Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF3700: Duluth; Lake Superior Zoo capital improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Status: In committee, April 13, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at the Lake Superior Zoo in the city of Duluth; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. new text begin [ADDED: Subdivision 1.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Appropriation.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: $6,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the city of Duluth to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip improvements of a capital nature at the Lake Superior Zoo, including major proje.
From the introduced text, February 24, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at the Lake Superior Zoo in the city of Duluth; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. new text begin [ADDED: Subdivision 1.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Appropriation.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: $6,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the city of Duluth to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip improvements of a capital nature at the Lake Superior Zoo, including major projects to preserve or replace mechanical or electrical systems, utility infrastructure, and other site renovations that support exhibit renewal and ongoing operations. This appropriation is exempt from the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.86, subdivision 4.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Subd. 2.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Bond sale.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $6,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.] new …