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This bill provides funding and authorizes bonding for the Minnesota Zoo to support two key initiatives: constructing a new animal hospital and performing capital asset preservation improvements. Specifically, the bill appropriates $21,475,000 from state bond proceeds, with $17,675,000 dedicated to designing, constructing, furnishing, and equipping a new animal hospital building, and $3,800,000 allocated for infrastructure and exhibit improvements. The asset preservation funds can be flexibly used not only for standard maintenance but also to replace outdated buildings and construct or renovate trails and roads on the zoo's site. The commissioner of management and budget is authorized to sell and issue state bonds up to the $21,475,000 amount, following standard state bonding procedures outlined in Minnesota statutes and constitutional provisions. The bill becomes effective immediately after it is enacted, allowing the Minnesota Zoological Board to proceed with these capital improvements to enhance the zoo's facilities and infrastructure.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1162&ssn=0&y=2025