1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 5247, the second engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 72, after line 5, insert:

1.3    "Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.67, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
1.4    Subd. 9. Baby products. (a) All baby products are exempt.
1.5    (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "baby products" includes but is not limited to
1.6breast pumps, baby bottles and nipples, pacifiers, teething rings, and infant syringes are
1.7exempt, baby wipes, baby oils, baby lotions, baby creams, cribs and bassinets, changing
1.8tables, strollers, car seats, baby swings, and similar products.
1.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for sales and purchases made after June
1.1030, 2024."
1.11Page 112, after line 2, insert:

1.12    "Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.2406, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.13    Subdivision 1. Account established; appropriations and use of funds. (a) A Capitol
1.14Area building account is established in the state treasury. The commissioner of management
1.15and budget shall deposit the proceeds from the lease revenue bonds or certificates of
1.16participation received under subdivision 2 to the account. Net income from investment of
1.17the proceeds, as estimated by the commissioner of management and budget, must be credited
1.18to the appropriate accounts in the Capitol Area building account.
1.19(b) Funds in the Capitol Area building account are appropriated to the commissioner of
1.20administration for capital expenditures that address identified critical health, life safety, and
1.21security needs of buildings located on the State Capitol complex that were constructed
1.22before 1940 and for expenditures to ensure the continued operations of affected tenants
1.23while those needs are being addressed. The funds may be used for predesign, design,
2.1construction, equipping, and hazardous materials abatement activities related to these
2.2authorized uses including but not limited to addressing necessary accessibility, infrastructure,
2.3function, and building systems changes. This appropriation may only be used for renovation
2.4or rehabilitation of existing buildings in the State Capitol complex and to expand an existing
2.5building as part of a renovation or rehabilitation project funded under this section. This
2.6appropriation may not be used to demolish an existing building in its entirety.
2.7(c) Amounts necessary for predesign, design, rent loss, and tenant relocation for projects
2.8authorized by this subdivision are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
2.9of administration. The predesign must include a needs assessment prepared by an independent
2.10contractor. To prepare the needs assessment, the contractor must consider the needs of all
2.11tenants of the building. The assessment should identify goals to be achieved by the renovation
2.12or rehabilitation project and must address needs for health, life safety, security, and function,
2.13including space and layout needs for each tenant. The commissioner must not prepare final
2.14plans and specifications until the program plan and cost estimates for all elements necessary
2.15to complete the project are approved by the affected building's primary tenant. The final
2.16plans and specifications must resolve the needs identified in the needs assessment.
2.17(d) The commissioner of administration may not prepare final plans and specifications
2.18for any project authorized by this subdivision until at least 60 days after the commissioner
2.19has submitted the results of the needs assessment to the Capitol Area Architectural and
2.20Planning Board. Projects authorized by this section are exempt from the design competition
2.21requirement of section 15B.10.
2.22(e) $23,300,000 in fiscal year 2025 is transferred from the Capitol Area building account
2.23to the baby product sales tax exemption account.
2.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
2.25Page 117, after line 21, insert:

2.26    "Sec. .... BABY PRODUCTS SALES TAX EXEMPTION ACCOUNT; TRANSFER.
2.27The baby product sales tax exemption account is created in the special revenue fund.
2.28On October 1, 2024, the commissioner of revenue must transfer the balance of the account
2.29to the general fund.
2.30EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
2.31Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.32Amend the title accordingly