Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to capital investment; renaming the library construction grant program;
3	3	1.3 appropriating money for library construction grants; authorizing the sale and
4	4	1.4 issuance of state bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 134.45.
5	5	1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
6	6	1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 134.45, is amended to read:
7	7	1.7 134.45 MARY C. MURPHY LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION GRANTS PROGRAM.
8	8	1.8 Subdivision 1.Application; definition.Public library jurisdictions may apply to the
9	9	1.9commissioner of education for grants for improvements and accessibility to their library
10	10	1.10facilities. For the purposes of this section, "public library jurisdictions" means regional
11	11	1.11public library systems, regional library districts, cities, and counties operating libraries under
12	12	1.12chapter 134.
13	13	1.13 Subd. 2.Approval by commissioner.The commissioner of education, in consultation
14	14	1.14with the state Council on Disability, may approve or disapprove applications under this
15	15	1.15section. The grant money must be used to remove architectural barriers from a building or
16	16	1.16site, to renovate or expand an existing building for use as a library, or to construct a new
17	17	1.17library building.
18	18	1.18 Subd. 3.Application forms.The commissioner of education shall prepare application
19	19	1.19forms and establish application dates.
20	20	1.20 Subd. 4.Match.A public library jurisdiction applying for a grant under this section
21	21	1.21must match the grant with local funds.
22	22	1Section 1.
23	23	25-04752 as introduced03/06/25 REVISOR JSK/DG
24	24	SENATE
25	25	STATE OF MINNESOTA
26	26	S.F. No. 2827NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
27	27	(SENATE AUTHORS: PAPPAS)
28	28	OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
29	29	Introduction and first reading03/20/2025
30	30	Referred to Capital Investment 2.1 Subd. 5.Qualification; accessibility grants.A public library jurisdiction may apply
31	31	2.2for a grant in an amount up to $450,000 or 50 percent of the approved costs of removing
32	32	2.3architectural barriers from a building or site, whichever is less. Grants may be made only
33	33	2.4for projects in existing buildings used as a library, or to prepare another existing building
34	34	2.5for use as a library. Renovation of an existing building may include an addition to the
35	35	2.6building if the additional space is necessary to provide accessibility or if relocating public
36	36	2.7spaces to the ground level provides improved overall accessibility. Grants must not be used
37	37	2.8to pay part of the cost of meeting accessibility requirements in a new building.
38	38	2.9 Subd. 5a.Prohibition on pornographic use of internet.A public library jurisdiction
39	39	2.10is not eligible for a grant under this section unless it has adopted a policy to prohibit library
40	40	2.11users from using the library's Internet access to view, print, or distribute material that is
41	41	2.12obscene within the meaning of section 617.241.
42	42	2.13 Subd. 5b.Qualification; improvement grants.A public library jurisdiction may apply
43	43	2.14for a grant in an amount up to $1,000,000 or 50 percent, whichever is less, of the approved
44	44	2.15costs of renovating or expanding an existing library building, or to construct a new library
45	45	2.16building. Renovation may include remediation of conditions hazardous to health or safety.
46	46	2.17 Subd. 6.Award of grants.The commissioner, in consultation with the state Council on
47	47	2.18Disability, shall examine and consider all applications for grants. If a public library
48	48	2.19jurisdiction is found not qualified, the commissioner shall promptly notify it. The
49	49	2.20commissioner shall prioritize grants on the following bases: the degree of collaboration
50	50	2.21with other public or private agencies, the public library jurisdiction's tax burden, the long-term
51	51	2.22feasibility of the project, the suitability of the project, and the need for the project. If the
52	52	2.23total amount of the applications exceeds the amount that is or can be made available, the
53	53	2.24commissioner shall award grants according to the commissioner's judgment and discretion
54	54	2.25and based upon a ranking of the projects according to the factors listed in this subdivision.
55	55	2.26The commissioner shall promptly certify to each public library jurisdiction the amount, if
56	56	2.27any, of the grant awarded to it.
57	57	2.28 Subd. 7.Project budget.A public library jurisdiction that receives a grant must provide
58	58	2.29the commissioner with the project budget and any other information the commissioner
59	59	2.30requests.
60	60	2.31 Subd. 8.Sale of public library funded with state bond proceeds.If the commissioner
61	61	2.32of education and the local or regional governmental entity that owns a public library that
62	62	2.33has been improved with state bond proceeds under this section determines that the library
63	63	2.34is no longer usable or needed for the purposes for which the grant of state bond funds was
64	64	2Section 1.
65	65	25-04752 as introduced03/06/25 REVISOR JSK/DG 3.1made, the owner of the public library may sell the property in the manner authorized by law
66	66	3.2for the sale of other property owned by that jurisdiction for its fair market value. The sale
67	67	3.3must be approved by the commissioner of management and budget. Notwithstanding section
68	68	3.416A.695, subdivision 3, clause (2), the net proceeds must be applied as follows: first, to
69	69	3.5pay the state the amount of state bond proceeds used to acquire or better the property; and
70	70	3.6second, any remaining amount must be paid to the local or regional governmental owner
71	71	3.7of the property sold. When the sale is complete and the sale proceeds have been applied as
72	72	3.8provided in this subdivision, section 16A.695 no longer applies to the property and the
73	73	3.9property is no longer state bond financed property.
74	74	3.10 Subd. 9.Citation.This section shall be known as the "Mary C. Murphy Library
75	75	3.11Construction Grants Program."
76	76	3.12 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
77	77	3.13 Sec. 2. LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION GRANTS.
78	78	3.14 Subdivision 1.Appropriation.$1,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund
79	79	3.15to the commissioner of education for the Mary C. Murphy Library Construction Grants
80	80	3.16Program under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.45.
81	81	3.17 Subd. 2.Bond sale.To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond
82	82	3.18proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of
83	83	3.19the state in an amount up to $1,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect
84	84	3.20prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota
85	85	3.21Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
86	86	3.22 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
87	87	3Sec. 2.
88	88	25-04752 as introduced03/06/25 REVISOR JSK/DG