1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 5247, the second engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 112, after line 2, insert:

1.3    "Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.2406, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.4    Subdivision 1. Account established; appropriations and use of funds. (a) A Capitol
1.5Area building account is established in the state treasury. The commissioner of management
1.6and budget shall deposit the proceeds from the lease revenue bonds or certificates of
1.7participation received under subdivision 2 to the account. Net income from investment of
1.8the proceeds, as estimated by the commissioner of management and budget, must be credited
1.9to the appropriate accounts in the Capitol Area building account.
1.10(b) Funds in the Capitol Area building account are appropriated to the commissioner of
1.11administration for capital expenditures that address identified critical health, life safety, and
1.12security needs of buildings located on the State Capitol complex that were constructed
1.13before 1940 and for expenditures to ensure the continued operations of affected tenants
1.14while those needs are being addressed. The funds may be used for predesign, design,
1.15construction, equipping, and hazardous materials abatement activities related to these
1.16authorized uses including but not limited to addressing necessary accessibility, infrastructure,
1.17function, and building systems changes. This appropriation may only be used for renovation
1.18or rehabilitation of existing buildings in the State Capitol complex and to expand an existing
1.19building as part of a renovation or rehabilitation project funded under this section. This
1.20appropriation may not be used to demolish an existing building in its entirety.
1.21(c) Amounts necessary for predesign, design, rent loss, and tenant relocation for projects
1.22authorized by this subdivision are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
1.23of administration. The predesign must include a needs assessment prepared by an independent
1.24contractor. To prepare the needs assessment, the contractor must consider the needs of all
1.25tenants of the building. The assessment should identify goals to be achieved by the renovation
2.1or rehabilitation project and must address needs for health, life safety, security, and function,
2.2including space and layout needs for each tenant. The commissioner must not prepare final
2.3plans and specifications until the program plan and cost estimates for all elements necessary
2.4to complete the project are approved by the affected building's primary tenant. The final
2.5plans and specifications must resolve the needs identified in the needs assessment.
2.6(d) The commissioner of administration may not prepare final plans and specifications
2.7for any project authorized by this subdivision until at least 60 days after the commissioner
2.8has submitted the results of the needs assessment to the Capitol Area Architectural and
2.9Planning Board. Projects authorized by this section are exempt from the design competition
2.10requirement of section 15B.10.
2.11(e) In fiscal year 2025, the commissioner of revenue must certify to the commissioner
2.12of management and budget the amount necessary to cover the general fund cost of the sales
2.13tax holiday for school supplies and the commissioner of management and budget must
2.14transfer the certified amount to the school supply sales tax holiday account.
2.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
2.16Page 117, after line 21, insert:

2.17    "Sec. .... SALES TAX HOLIDAY; SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
2.18(a) The tax imposed under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297A, may not be collected
2.19during the period from 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. on August 31,
2.202024, on the retail sale of the following:
2.21(1) book bags having a retail price of $60 or less; and
2.22(2) school supplies having a retail price of $15 or less per item.
2.23(b) For the purposes of this section, "school supplies" includes binders, calculators,
2.24cellophane tape, blackboard chalk, compasses, composition books, crayons, erasers, folders,
2.25glue, paste, glue sticks, highlighters, index cards, index card boxes, legal pads, lunch boxes,
2.26markers, notebooks, poster board, construction paper, graph paper, tracing paper, manila
2.27paper, copy paper, loose-leaf ruled paper, colored paper, pencil boxes, school supply boxes,
2.28pencil sharpeners, pencils, pens, protractors, rulers, scissors, and writing tablets.
2.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

3.1    Sec. .... SCHOOL SUPPLIES SALES TAX HOLIDAY ACCOUNT; TRANSFER.
3.2The school supplies sales tax holiday account is created in the special revenue fund. On
3.3October 1, 2024, the commissioner of revenue must transfer the balance of the account to
3.4the general fund.
3.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
3.6Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
3.7Amend the title accordingly