MN SF621

Amends Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 135A.046, subdivision 2, to modify standards for Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) capital budget expenditures.

Adds "building energy efficiency improvements using best practices" as an eligible category for HEAPR project funding.

Maintains existing eligible categories: code compliance including health and safety, Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, hazardous material abatement, access improvement, air quality improvement, building or infrastructure repairs, and renewal to support existing programmatic mission.

Allows up to 10 percent of HEAPR appropriations to be used for design costs for projects eligible to be funded from this account in anticipation of future funding.