HF3777 Summary

• Appropriates $18,287,000 total for capital improvements: $6,667,000 to University of Minnesota, $5,780,000 to Education, and $5,840,000 to Employment and Economic Development.

• University of Minnesota receives $6,667,000 to design, construct, furnish, and equip an American Indian Learning Resource Center at Duluth Campus, covering approximately two-thirds of project costs with remaining funds from university sources.

• Education funding of $5,780,000 provides a capital loan to Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake for renovation and construction including kitchen, cafeteria, receiving area, dock, and utilities.

• Employment and Economic Development funding includes $840,000 grant to Hennepin County for Minnesota African American History Museum renovation in Minneapolis and $5,000,000 grant to St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority for Asian-Pacific Cultural Center construction.

• Authorizes state bond sales of $12,507,000 from bond proceeds fund and $5,780,000 from maximum effort school loan fund to finance appropriations; reduces previous bond authorizations by $355,680,000, $5,780,000, and $6,500,000 respectively.