HF 3631

3rd Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 05/02/2024 04:31pm

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; amending previous appropriations for capital projects;
changing the date of submission of a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022,
sections 16A.642, subdivision 1; 469.53; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter
8, article 1, section 20, subdivision 8, as amended; Laws 2018, chapter 214, article
1, sections 16, subdivision 14, as amended; 21, subdivision 16, as amended; Laws
2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, sections 7, subdivisions 3, as
amended, 26; 14, subdivisions 5, 6; 16, subdivision 36, as amended; 21,
subdivisions 7, 27, 37, as amended; 22, subdivision 17; 25, subdivision 2; article
2, section 2, subdivision 3; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2,
section 3; Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 2, section 3; Laws 2023, chapter 71,
article 1, sections 9, subdivision 7; 10, subdivisions 3, 7, 8, 11, 15; 11, subdivision
15; 14, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13, 23, 37, 40, 51, 53, 57, 58, 66, 67, 73, 77,
81, 84, 93, 94, 103, 106; 15, subdivisions 2, 5, 6, 12; 17, subdivision 3; Laws 2023,
chapter 72, article 1, sections 7, subdivision 8; 16, subdivisions 10, 14; 17,
subdivision 2; 23, subdivision 10; 27, subdivision 1; article 2, sections 3,
subdivision 4; 7, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 10, subdivisions 3, 6, 12, 13.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

ARTICLE 1

GENERAL FUND AND APPROPRIATION BONDS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 469.53, is amended to read:

469.53 REGIONAL EXCHANGE DISTRICT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS.

(a) The following projects shall be eligible for state appropriation support payments
upon approval by the Duluth City Council. Costs may be reimbursed for eligible projects
that begin construction prior to September 30, 2020, but in no case may the total state
payment per project exceed the amount established in this section. Eligible costs for the
projects in this paragraph may include expenditures as defined in section 469.54, subdivision
1, including but not limited to planning, acquisition, predesign, design, construction, site
preparation, demolition costs, furnishing, and equipping. Eligible projects include:

(1) demolition and replacement of a skywalk connected to an existing medical district
parking ramp in an amount not to exceed $2,100,000, including any land acquisition;

(2) a ramp with up to 1,400 new parking stalls and a skywalk to serve medical entity
west in an amount not to exceed $37,900,000, including any land acquisition;

(3) extension of 6th Avenue East from 2nd Street to 1st Street in an amount not to exceed
$6,650,000, including any land acquisition;

(4) demolition of existing hospital structure for site reuse, to accomplish the purposes
in section 469.51, subdivision 2, in an amount not to exceed $11,820,000;

(5) roadway, utility, and site improvements and capacity upgrades to support medical
entity west hospital construction in an amount not to exceed $13,950,000;

(6) district energy connections, capacity enhancement, a pressure pump station, and
district energy utility improvements outside of the district reasonably necessary and
advantageous to services developments within the district in an amount not to exceed
$7,000,000;

(7) a ramp with up to 400 new parking stalls to serve medical entity east in an amount
not to exceed $14,000,000; and

(8) site improvements made upon private property and within the public realm, including
retaining walls, public sidewalks, public stairs, and other related infrastructure, necessary
to support medical entity west hospital construction in an amount not less than $1,300,000
or in excess of $4,300,000.

(b) Upon notice to the commissioner of employment and economic development, any
unexpended amount for the projects described in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4) and (8),
that have been substantially completed may fund the project in paragraph (a), clause (5).
The unexpended amounts applied to the project in paragraph (a), clause (5), shall be in
addition to the amount specified for that project. The Duluth City Council must submit a
written plan to the commissioner of employment and economic development to use
unexpended funds in the manner under this paragraph.

(c) For any public infrastructure project that will not be let by the city for which state
support is sought, the project must proceed and comply with any state and local contracting
requirements otherwise applicable to the city had the city let the project. The city shall have
the right to inspect, upon reasonable notice, the construction contracts and related
documentation for any public infrastructure project for which state support is sought.

Sec. 2.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 9, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7. Edina; Community Health and Safety Center

1,300,000

For a grant to the city of Edina to acquire
property for, predesign and, design, and
construct a community health and safety center
to be located in the southeast quadrant of the
city.

Sec. 3.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Barnesville; 13th Street

185,000

For a grant to the city of Barnesville to design
and reconstruct the reconstruction of 13th
Street in the city of Barnesville as a paved
road from Trunk Highway 34 to 9th Avenue
Southeast.

Sec. 4.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 10, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7. Douglas County; U.S. Marked Trunk Highway 29

2,000,000

For a grant to Douglas County to install a new
box culvert under design, engineer, and
construct a new bridge on marked U.S. Trunk
Highway 29 between Lake Le Homme Dieu
and Lake Geneva and to regrade and
reconstruct a portion of marked U.S. Trunk
Highway 29 to accommodate the new culvert
bridge.

Sec. 5.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 10, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8. East Gull Lake; Street and Trail Reconstruction

353,000

To the commissioner of natural resources for
a grant to the city of East Gull Lake for trail
reconstruction and future park development
on East Gull Lake Drive to design, engineer,
and construct a continuation of the Gull Lake
Trail, including a segment along Gull Point
Road, and a trail connection to the channel
adjacent to the harbor development that
provides for watercraft and fishing access.
This appropriation also includes money to
design, engineer, and construct a fishing park,
including dredging of the channel for
watercraft and fishing access, a parking area,
and other amenities.

Sec. 6.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 10, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11. Karlstad; Airport Runway

3,900,000

For a grant to the city of Karlstad for the
acquisition of land, predesign, design,
engineering, and construction of a primary
airport runway and supporting facilities. This
appropriation is for Phase 2 of the project and
includes money for site grading and drainage,
and is in addition to the appropriation for the
same purposes in Laws 2021, First Special
Session chapter 5, article 1, section 2,
subdivision 2, which was Phase 1 of the
project.

Sec. 7.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 10, subdivision 15, is amended to read:

Subd. 15. Plymouth; Chankahda Trail

800,000

For a grant to the city of Plymouth for
property acquisition and, design of, and
construction of roadway, utility, drainage,
pedestrian facilities, and associated
appurtenances, on Chankahda Trail, formerly
known as Hennepin County Road 47, from
Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 101 to
Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 61.

Sec. 8.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 11, subdivision 15, is amended to read:

Subd. 15. Ramsey County; Rice Street Revitalization

1,000,000

For one or more grants to Ramsey County, the
city of Maplewood, the city of St. Paul, or the
city of Roseville for the Rice Street
revitalization project, to improve safety for
users in the corridor with a focus on
pedestrians and bicyclists. This appropriation
includes money for reconstruction predesign,
design, environmental analysis, and
right-of-way acquisition of Rice Street
(County State-Aid Highway 49) and on
approach streets to support reconstruction of
Rice Street from Wheelock Parkway in St.
Paul to County Road B in Roseville and
Maplewood.

Sec. 9.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

395,567,000

To the commissioner of employment and
economic development or other named entity
for the purposes specified in this section.

Sec. 10.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Bigfork; Community Center

1,500,000

For a grant to the city of Bigfork Independent
School District No. 318 to design and
construct the renovation and expansion of the
Bigfork school to provide community center
facilities available to the community center
through a use agreement with the city of
Bigfork, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.695. This appropriation may be used to
add a community strength training, fitness,
and wellness center; and public restrooms
accessible from the multiuse Bigfork River
Walk Trail; and new locker rooms and related
amenities for the Bigfork school.

Sec. 11.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6. Bloomington; Public Health Facility

1,800,000

For a grant to the city of Bloomington to
predesign and, design, and construct a public
health facility in the city of Bloomington to
serve people who live and work in the cities
of Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield.

Sec. 12.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10. Brooklyn Park; Community Activity Center

5,000,000

For a grant to the city of Brooklyn Park to
design, construct, furnish, and equip the
renovation of the Brooklyn Park Community
Activity Center to convert an existing ice arena
into for a multicourt gymnasium space to serve
as a regional competition and training
multisport athletic and activities facility for
basketball, volleyball, and pickleball.

Sec. 13.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 12. Chisholm; Ice Arena and Curling Club

3,000,000

For a grant to the city of Chisholm to
predesign, design, and construct capital
improvements to the existing Sports Arena
and Curling Club, located in Chisholm,
including replacing an existing ice plant
serving both the hockey arena and the curling
club, adding new heating mains and replacing
curling mains, and replacing the floor systems
in both the hockey arena and the curling club,
and installing dehumidification systems in
both the hockey arena and the curling club.

Sec. 14.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13. Chisholm; Film Facility Chisholm City Hall

2,040,000

For a grant to the city of Chisholm to design,
engineer, and renovate Chisholm City Hall,
316 West Lake Street, in the city of Chisholm
into a filmmaking and film education facility.

Sec. 15.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 23, is amended to read:

Subd. 23. Litchfield; Building Facades

2,025,000

To the Minnesota Historical Society for a grant
to the city of Litchfield to design and
rehabilitate building the facades of publicly
and privately owned buildings in the
commercial historic district of the city of
Litchfield, consistent with the appropriate
historic preservation standards for
rehabilitation under Code of Federal
Regulations, title 36, section 67.7, and
guidance for rehabilitation from the Minnesota
Historical Society. The city of Litchfield may
use up to four percent of this appropriation to
administer the historic building facade grants
and shall consult with the city's heritage
preservation commission. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, this
appropriation is available until December 31,
2028.

Sec. 16.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 37, is amended to read:

Subd. 37. St. Paul; Conway Recreation Center

2,500,000

For a grant to the city of St. Paul for the repair,
upgrade, and renovation of the existing
structure; design, site preparation, and
preconstruction services for an auxiliary
storage facility;, and construction of a new
structure, or expansion of the existing
structure; site improvements, including traffic
management and outdoor court construction;
and improvements to increase security and
safety at the Conway Community Recreation
Center and Conway Park facilities in the city
of St. Paul.

Sec. 17.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 40, is amended to read:

Subd. 40. Waite Park; Quarry Redevelopment

2,500,000

For a grant to the city of Waite Park to acquire
property for and to predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip Phase 2 of the
Quarry Redevelopment Project, to include for
improvements and enhancements of a capital
nature to the public open-air stage and related
facilities.

Sec. 18.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 51, is amended to read:

Subd. 51. Avenues For Youth

6,000,000

For a grant to Avenues for Youth to acquire
property, predesign, and design, construct,
furnish, and equip a new expanded facility in
North Minneapolis to provide space for the
organization's existing North Minneapolis
emergency shelter and transitional housing
program, provide affordable housing for
youth, and serve as the new administrative
headquarters for Avenues for Youth.

Sec. 19.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 53, is amended to read:

Subd. 53. Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES)

3,500,000

For a grant to Comunidades Latinas Unidas
en Servicio (CLUES) to acquire property and,
predesign, and design a new Latino outreach
facility at 2800 East Lake Street, Minneapolis,
or a similar property in Hennepin County. The
new Economic Opportunity and Wellness Hub
will provide workforce training, business
incubators and technical assistance, a youth
technology center, behavioral health clinics,
a food shelf, child care, and other high-demand
community supports.

Sec. 20.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 57, is amended to read:

Subd. 57. Duluth Historic Armory

4,500,000

(a) For a grant one or more grants to the
Armory Arts and Music Center to design,
construct, furnish, and equip for the renovation
of the historic Armory in the city of Duluth.

(b) $500,000 of this appropriation is to
predesign and design the renovation of the
historic Armory. Any money remaining upon
completion of predesign and design may be
used for the purposes in paragraph (c).

(c) $4,000,000 of this appropriation is to
construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
of the historic Armory.

(b) (d) This appropriation includes money for
improvements for the Music Resource Center,
the North Country Creative Center, and the
Food Enterprise Center; interior building
improvements, including structural
enhancements to meet current applicable
building codes; improvements for compliance
with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
requirements; and building systems, including
mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and utility
upgrades.

(c) (e) This project must use design and
construction methods to maximize
consideration of energy efficiency and
long-life cycle materials, while meeting the
requirements of the federal National Parks
Service, Secretary of Interior Standards for
Rehabilitation.

(d) (f) Due to the integrated nature of the
overall development, public bidding is not
required for this project.

Sec. 21.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 58, is amended to read:

Subd. 58. East Side Neighborhood Services

300,000

For a grant to East Side Neighborhood
Services to predesign rehabilitation of an
existing structure in Northeast Minneapolis,
the Mobile Food Shelf Storage and Preparation
Center. This rehabilitated structure shall
physically connect and integrate the food
security and accesswork of East Side
Neighborhood Services with the existing
services for older adults, families and children,
community food partners, economic
development and job pathways programs, and
the educational efforts to teach youth about
food systems, urban agriculture, and
sustainability, design, renovate, and equip the
existing garage at 1700 2nd Street NE in the
city of Minneapolis for the High Rise Mobile
Food Shelf Warehouse, including constructing
a new dividing wall separating the Food Shelf
Warehouse area from the rest of the garage.

Sec. 22.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 66, is amended to read:

Subd. 66. Irreducible Grace Foundation

1,500,000

For a grant to the Irreducible Grace
Foundation for demolition of 3,800 square feet
of the Black Youth Healing Arts Center, and
predesign and design of housing at 643
Virginia St. in to acquire and to design,
construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
of existing multiunit residential housing in the
Rondo or Frogtown neighborhood in the city
of St. Paul to be owned and managed by the
Irreducible Grace Foundation to provide
approximately 12 to 14 units of housing for
youth and young adults facing homelessness.

Sec. 23.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 67, is amended to read:

Subd. 67. Isuroon

3,000,000

For a grant to Isuroon to predesign, design,
construct, and renovate the property located
at 1600 East Lake Street, in the city of
Minneapolis, to carry out the mission of the
organization to support immigrant women and
provide mental health counseling. This
appropriation may be used to reimburse
Isuroon for costs incurred for this project after
June 1, 2023.

Sec. 24.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 73, is amended to read:

Subd. 73. Lower Phalen Creek Project

2,500,000

To the Metropolitan Council for a grant to the
Lower Phalen Creek Project city of St. Paul
to construct the Wakan Tipi Center in St. Paul,
including construction of a reception area,
classrooms, permanent and temporary exhibit
space, community gathering area, and gallery
space. This appropriation is in addition to the
appropriation in Laws 2020, Fifth Special
Session chapter 3, article 1, section 17,
subdivision 11, for the same purpose.

Sec. 25.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 77, is amended to read:

Subd. 77. New Native Theater

300,000

For a grant to the New Native Theater for
predesign and design activities of a new and
permanent 200-seat theater space in the
metropolitan area as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 473.121. The new theater
space will be colocated in the newly
constructed Minneapolis American Indian
Center.

Sec. 26.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 81, is amended to read:

Subd. 81. Open Arms

500,000

For a grant to Open Arms of Minnesota to
construct, renovate, furnish, and equip acquire
items of capital equipment to be used for a
new kitchen and nutrition counseling center
in Ramsey County to expand access to
medically tailored meals for Minnesotans with
life-threatening illnesses. This appropriation
is available for expenditures made on or after
July 1, 2023.

Sec. 27.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 84, is amended to read:

Subd. 84. Phyllis Wheatley Community Center

550,000

For a grant to the Phyllis Wheatley
Community Center to design the construction
and rehabilitation of infrastructure at Camp
Katherine Katharine Parsons in Carver
County.

Sec. 28.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 93, is amended to read:

Subd. 93. Somali Museum

3,900,000

For a grant to the Somali Museum to acquire
land, predesign and, design, construct, furnish,
and equip a facility in the city of Minneapolis
to be used for a museum of Somali relics and
artifacts, Somali cultural history, and
education.

Sec. 29.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 94, is amended to read:

Subd. 94. Southern Anoka Community Assistance

2,500,000

For a grant to Southern Anoka Community
Assistance to predesign, design acquire,
renovate, construct, engineer, furnish, and
equip a facility in the city of Columbia Heights
to provide food shelf services, grocery delivery
for seniors and people with disabilities, and
basic needs support.

Sec. 30.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 103, is amended to read:

Subd. 103. Walker | West Music Academy

4,100,000

For a grant to Walker | West Music Academy
to acquire property, predesign, and design,
renovate, and construct a building in the city
of St. Paul to support youth music education.

Sec. 31.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 106, is amended to read:

Subd. 106. YWCA St. Paul

2,317,000

For a grant to YWCA St. Paul for restoration,
replacement, and repairs and to enhance the
security, efficiency, safety, sustainability, and
accessibility of the nine supportive housing
facilities in St. Paul owned and operated by
YWCA St. Paul and of its headquarters at 375
Selby Avenue in St. Paul, which is comprised
of several attached structures with nine roofs.
The necessary work will include capital
improvements such as tuckpointing and
masonry, roofing, windows, furnaces, air
conditioning, water heaters, boilers, exterior
doors, retaining walls, gutters, flooring,
decking, and enhanced security, lighting, and
accessibility. This appropriation may be used
to reimburse YWCA St. Paul for project costs
already paid by YWCA St. Paul for this
project after July 1, 2023.

Sec. 32.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Lewis and Clark Joint Powers Board

22,000,000

For a grant or grants to the Lewis and Clark
Joint Powers Board to make annual equity
contributions to the Lewis and Clark Rural
Water System, Inc., pursuant to terms agreed
to by each of the Joint Powers Board members
in an expansion commitment agreement to
acquire land for and to design, engineer, and
construct facilities and infrastructure necessary
for an expansion of the Lewis and Clark
Regional Water System. This appropriation is
not available until the Lewis and Clark Joint
Powers Board pays to the commissioner of
management and budget the total amount of
federal money that it received or receives
associated with the project that was funded by
Laws 2014, chapter 295, section 11,
subdivision 2, and Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.967, estimated to be $39,003,078, by June
30, 2024. The commissioner must deposit this
money in the general fund. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, this
appropriation is available until December 31,
2031.

Sec. 33.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 15, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Buhl; Water System

2,000,000

For a grant to the city of Buhl to design,
construct, furnish renovate, and equip a new
publicly owned water infrastructure, including
water storage and treatment system, including
a new water tower systems and other
improvements to infrastructure required for
an upgrade of the city's water system.

Sec. 34.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 15, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6. Dayton; Wellhead Treatment Improvements

1,750,000

For a grant to the city of Dayton to construct
two one wellhead treatment plants plant to
improve the city's drinking water.

Sec. 35.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 15, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 12. Mound; Clean Water Infrastructure

10,300,000

For a grant to the city of Mound to predesign,
design, and construct a new clean water well,
decommission and seal of off wells No. 4 and
No. 7, installation of a new water main install
and replace trunk water mains between water
towers 3 and 8, and capital improvements to
the predesign and design of a water treatment
facility.

Sec. 36.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 17, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Morrison County Historical Society; Weyerhaeuser Museum

700,000

For a grant to the Morrison County Historical
Society for repair and stabilization of the
riverbank along the Mississippi River at the
C.A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum. This
appropriation may be used for replacement of
the building's roof, exterior and interior repairs
and upgrades to the building, and replacement
of the parking lot.

Sec. 37.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 3, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Crosslake; National Loon Center

2,500,000

For a grant to the city of Crosslake for site
preparation to acquire property for and to
predesign, and design, construct, furnish, and
equip a new building and adjacent outdoor
public space improvements, including surface
lot parking areas, in the city of Crosslake to
house a national loon center, to provide visitor,
education, and exhibit facilities for the general
public. Amounts remaining after completion
of property acquisition, predesign, and design
may be applied to site preparation and
construction for the same project.

Sec. 38.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 7, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Anoka County; Trunk Highway 65

25,000,000

For one or more grants to the city of Blaine,
Anoka County, or both for the predesign,
right-of-way acquisition, design, engineering,
and construction of intersection improvements
along Trunk Highway 65 at 99th Avenue
Northeast, 105th Avenue Northeast, Anoka
County State-Aid Highway 12 (109th Avenue
Northeast), Anoka County State-Aid Highway
116, and 117th Avenue Northeast and the
associated frontage roads, backage roads,
connecting local streets, and utility
infrastructure improvements, if necessary or
required for the construction.

Sec. 39.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 7, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Baytown Township; Civil Air Patrol; Hangar

150,000

For a grant to the town of Baytown Civil Air
Patrol to construct, renovate, and equip a
hangar for the Civil Air Patrol at the Lake
Elmo Airport.

Sec. 40.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 7, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Carver County; CSAH 18

6,240,000

For one or more grants to the cities of Victoria,
Chaska, or Chanhassen or Carver County, or
any combination of these entities, for property
or permanent easement acquisition, predesign,
and design of, and construction of
improvements to Carver County State-Aid
Highway 18, known as West 82nd Street, from
Bavaria Road to marked Trunk Highway 41.
This project includes cross streets, off-street
trails, a bridge over a ravine and trail, and
utility relocations, installations, and
connections.

Sec. 41.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Cologne; Wastewater Treatment Facility

1,060,000

For a grant to the city of Cologne to predesign
and design, permit, engineer, construct, and
equip a new improvements to the existing
municipal wastewater treatment facility and
related infrastructure.

Sec. 42.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 10, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6. Floodwood; Water and Sewer Infrastructure

1,500,000

For a grant to the city of Floodwood to design
and construct capital improvements to the
city's water and sewer infrastructure along
County Road 8, Trunk Highway 8, and Trunk
Highway 73. This appropriation includes
money for replacement and expansion of water
and sewer mains, a new lift station, and
associated street reconstruction.

Sec. 43.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 10, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 12. Ramsey; Water Treatment Facility

3,200,000

For a grant to the city of Ramsey to construct
a new water treatment facility and trunk water
main improvements to remove manganese and
iron from the city's water supply.

Sec. 44.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 10, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13. Red Rock Rural Water System

1,252,000

For a grant to the Red Rock Rural Water
System to acquire land and design, construct,
furnish, and equip a new water treatment plant,
a new well field two ground storage reservoirs,
installation of approximately 20 15 miles of
water transmission main, and other
improvements to infrastructure required for
an expansion of the Red Rock Rural Water
System, to be built and located in Watonwan,
Brown, and Martin Counties in Murray
County.

Sec. 45. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This article is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 2

GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS

Section 1.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 20, subdivision
8, as amended by Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 9, section 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8. Eagle Bend High School

1,500,000

For a grant to the city of Eagle Bend to replace
the roof on the Eagle Bend High School
building. Amounts remaining after completion
of the roof replacement are to predesign,
design, prepare, and renovate the Eagle Bend
High School building to remove life safety
hazards to facilitate the redevelopment and
reuse of the site and buildings. The city may
contract or partner with a third party to
manage the renovation and to operate the
renovated housing project subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. This
appropriation does not require a nonstate
contribution. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond
authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for this project are available until
December 31, 2024 2028.

Sec. 2.

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 16, subdivision 14, as amended by Laws
2023, chapter 72, article 3, section 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 14. Wadena - U.S. Highway 10 Environmental Cleanup

5,000,000

From the bond proceeds account in the state
transportation fund as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.50, for a grant to the city
of Wadena for environmental analysis and
environmental cleanup, including replacement
and removal of water main and sanitary sewer
infrastructure, and construction of storm water
drainage within and near the marked U.S.
Highway 10 corridor in the city of Wadena.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642, the bond authorization and
appropriation of bond proceeds for this project
are available until December 31, 2026.

Sec. 3.

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 21, subdivision 16, as amended by Laws
2021, First Special Session chapter 9, section 15, is amended to read:

Subd. 16. Minneapolis - Upper Harbor Terminal Redevelopment

15,000,000

For a grant one or more grants to the city of
Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board, or both, for predesign,
design, and construction work for site
preparation and for park and public
infrastructure improvements to support an
initial phase of redevelopment of the Upper
Harbor Terminal on the Mississippi River; a
site that was rendered inoperable for barging
by the federal closure of the Upper St.
Anthony Falls Lock. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond
sale authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds in this subdivision are available until
December 31, 2024. Of this amount,
$6,000,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis
Park and Recreation Board to design, engineer,
construct, and equip a public park along the
Mississippi riverfront. Of this amount,
$9,000,000 is for a grant to the city of
Minneapolis for predesign, design, and
construction work for site preparation and for
public infrastructure improvements, including
portions of West River Road North.

Sec. 4.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 7, subdivision 3, as
amended by Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 9, section 19, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Flood Hazard Mitigation

17,000,000

(a) For the state share of flood hazard
mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.161.

(b) To the extent practical, levee projects shall
meet the state standard of three feet above the
100-year flood elevation.

(c) Project priorities shall be determined by
the commissioner as appropriate, based on
need and consideration of available leveraging
of federal, state, and local funds.

(d) This appropriation may be used for projects
in the following municipalities: Afton, Austin,
Breckenridge, Browns Valley, Carver, Delano,
Faribault, Golden Valley, Halstad, Hawley,
Hendrum, Inver Grove Heights, Jordan,
Montevideo, Moorhead, Newfolden,
Nielsville, Owatonna, Round Lake Township
in Jackson County, Sioux Valley Township
in Jackson County, and Waseca.

(e) This appropriation also may be used for
projects in the following watershed districts:
Bois de Sioux Watershed District, Buffalo-Red
River Watershed District, Cedar River
Watershed District;Lower Minnesota River
Watershed District, Middle Snake Tamarac
Rivers Watershed District, Prior Lake-Spring
Lake Watershed District, Red Lake Watershed
District, Roseau River Watershed District,
Shell Rock River Watershed District, Two
Rivers Watershed District, Upper Minnesota
River Watershed District, and Wild Rice River
Watershed District.

(f) This appropriation may also be used for a
project in the Southern Minnesota Rivers
Basin Area II.

(g) For any project listed in this subdivision
that the commissioner determines is not ready
to proceed, does not have the nonstate match
committed, or does not expend all the money
granted to it, the commissioner may allocate
that project's unexpended money to a priority
project on the commissioner's list.

(h) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), $2,000,000
of this appropriation is for flood hazard
mitigation a grant to the city of Browns Valley
for Phase II of the Toelle Coulee in Traverse
County project to mitigate flood risks posed
to the city, including construction of an East
Levee, County State-Aid Highway 2 culvert
replacement, and marked Trunk Highway 28
culvert replacement.

(i) To the extent practicable and consistent
with the project, recipients of appropriations
for flood control projects in this subdivision
shall create wetlands that are eligible for
wetland replacement credit to replace wetlands
drained or filled as the result of repair,
reconstruction, replacement, or rehabilitation
of an existing public road under Minnesota
Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1,
paragraphs (l) and (m).

(j) To the extent that the cost of a project
exceeds two percent of the median household
income in a municipality or township
multiplied by the number of households in the
municipality or township, this appropriation
is also for the local share of the project.

Sec. 5.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 7, subdivision 26, is
amended to read:

Subd. 26. St. Louis County; Voyageur Country ATV Trail

950,000

For a grant to St. Louis County for design,
right-of-way acquisition, and construction of
Phase I of the Voyageur Country ATV Trail
and David Dill/Arrowhead State Trail
connections in the areas of Orr, Ash River,
Kabetogama Township, and International Falls
to the Voyageur Country ATV Trail system.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642, the bond sale authorization and
appropriation of bond proceeds for this project
are available until December 31, 2026.

Sec. 6.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 14, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:

Subd. 5. Marshall Readiness Center

3,100,000

To design and renovate existing space at the
Marshall Readiness Center, including
mechanical, electrical, building envelope,
energy efficiency, and life safety
improvements, and to construct an addition
on the existing property. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond
sale authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for this project are available until
December 31, 2025.

Sec. 7.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 14, subdivision 6, is
amended to read:

Subd. 6. Camp Ripley; Military Museum

13,000,000

To acquire land or interest in land, and to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip a facility outside the boundaries of
Camp Ripley in Morrison County for the
Minnesota Military Museum. This
appropriation includes money for a visitor's
center and gift shop; administrative offices;
work, storage, and exhibit space; landscaping;
parking; and other amenities and infrastructure
for the museum. The adjutant general may
enter into a lease or management agreement
for the museum, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond sale
authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for this project are available until
December 31, 2025.

Sec. 8.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 16, subdivision 36,
as amended by Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 9, section 25, is amended to read:

Subd. 36. Olmsted County; Trunk Highway 14 and County Road 104 Interchange Construction

6,000,000

For a grant to Olmsted County for the county's
share of general obligation bond eligible
portions of a project to conduct environmental
analysis, predesign, design, and engineer an
interchange at marked Trunk Highway 14 and
County Road 104, including a flyover at 7th
Street NW, in Olmsted County, and associated
infrastructure and road work to accommodate
the interchange. Any amount remaining after
substantial completion of environmental
analysis, predesign, design, and engineering
work may be applied to the county's share to
acquire right-of-way for, and to construct,
furnish, and equip, this interchange and
associated infrastructure and road work to
accommodate the interchange.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642, the bond sale authorization and
appropriation of bond proceeds for this project
are available until December 31, 2026.

Sec. 9.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 21, subdivision 7, is
amended to read:

Subd. 7. Alexandria; Runestone Community Center Expansion

5,600,000

For a grant to the city of Alexandria to design,
construct, furnish, and equip an expansion and
renovation of the Runestone Community
Center in Alexandria. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond
sale authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for the project in this subdivision are
available until December 31, 2028.

Sec. 10.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 21, subdivision 27,
is amended to read:

Subd. 27. Minneapolis; Outdoor Performance Venue

12,500,000

(a) For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip a new outdoor music performance venue
on the Upper Harbor site along the Mississippi
River in North Minneapolis. The venue will
accommodate approximately 7,000 to 10,000
people in a combination of temporary seating
or standing room. A portion of the venue will
be designed to allow it to be enclosed for
smaller events on a year-round basis.

(b) The city may operate the outdoor music
venue directly or enter into a lease or
management agreement with a for-profit or a
nonprofit operator, subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695. The lease or
management agreement must provide for a
program of free use of the venue that will
benefit the adjacent North Minneapolis
community and that will be curated and
controlled by a North Minneapolis
community-based partner.

(c) The city of Minneapolis contract with the
developer of the project or the lease or
management agreement, or both, must identify
community benefits from the development,
construction, management, operation, and
maintenance of the venue intended to benefit
the adjacent communities, including benefits
related to procurement, employment,
sustainability, and other commitments from
the operator of the venue.

(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, the bond sale authorization
and appropriation of bond proceeds for the
project in this subdivision are available until
December 31, 2025.

Sec. 11.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 21, subdivision 37,
as amended by Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 9, section 31, is amended to read:

Subd. 37. St. Joseph; Jacob Wetterling Recreation Center

4,000,000

For a grant to the city of St. Joseph to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip a recreation center adjacent to and
connected to the city's new community center.
The city may enter into a lease or management
agreement for operation of recreation
programs, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond sale
authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for this project are available until
December 31, 2026.

Sec. 12.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 22, subdivision 17,
is amended to read:

Subd. 17. Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System

5,750,000

For a grant to the Lincoln-Pipestone Rural
Water System to predesign and, design, and
construct water source development in its
service area, including new wells, a water
softening treatment plant (lime softening
plant), and new water distribution pipes.

Sec. 13.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 25, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Bond Sale Expenses

1,393,000

From the bond proceeds fund for bond sale
expenses under Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.641, subdivision 8. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond
sale authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for this purpose are available until
December 31, 2026.

Sec. 14.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 2, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:

Subd. 3. Project Development

25,000,000

From the bond proceeds account in the trunk
highway fund for environmental analysis,
predesign, design and engineering and
right-of-way acquisition for regional and
community investment priority projects on the
trunk highway system identified in the State
Highway Investment Plan to prepare the
projects for construction and application for
federal grants or other funding opportunities.
In consultation with the commissioner of
Minnesota Management and Budget, the
commissioner of transportation is authorized
to use funds from this appropriation on
existing bond-eligible trunk highway projects
within the State Transportation Improvement
Program. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, the bond sale authorization
and appropriation of bond proceeds for the
project in this subdivision are available until
December 31, 2028.

Sec. 15.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 7, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8. Flood Hazard Mitigation

40,300,000

(a) For the state share of flood hazard
mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.161. To the extent practical, levee
projects shall meet the state standard of three
feet above the 100-year flood elevation.

(b) Project priorities shall be determined by
the commissioner as appropriate, based on
need and consideration of available leveraging
of federal, state, and local funds.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), $3,300,000
of this appropriation is for a grant to the city
of Browns Valley for Phase II of the Toelle
Coulee project in Traverse County to mitigate
flood risks posed to the city of Browns Valley,
including construction of an East Levee,
County State-Aid Highway 2 culvert
replacement, and marked Trunk Highway 28
culvert replacement.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), $5,000,000
of this appropriation is for grants to watershed
districts that are members of the Red River
Watershed Management Board for flood
mitigation projects and is not for projects in
the city of Moorhead.

(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (b),
$11,000,000 is for a grant to the city of
Moorhead to design, construct, and equip
flood mitigation infrastructure. This
appropriation includes money for Phase 2 of
the North Moorhead levee project, the
relocation of sanitary lift station #2, and a
levee project along First Avenue North.

(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), $6,000,000
is from the general fund for a grant to the city
of Carver for capital improvements to restore
the Carver levee protecting an important
historic district in Minnesota from flood
waters of the Minnesota River. This levee
restoration must meet the requirements for
FEMA certification. The project includes
predesign, design, engineering, land
acquisition, and construction of capital
improvements, including raising the height of
the Carver levee, constructing internal
drainage, establishing maintainable setbacks
to adjacent structures, and certification by
FEMA.

(g) To the extent practicable and consistent
with the project, recipients of appropriations
for flood control projects in this subdivision
shall create wetlands that are eligible for
wetland replacement credit to replace wetlands
drained or filled as the result of repair,
reconstruction, replacement, or rehabilitation
of an existing public road under Minnesota
Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1,
paragraphs (l) and (m).

(h) To the extent that the cost of a municipal
project exceeds two percent of the median
household income in the municipality
multiplied by the number of households in the
municipality, this appropriation is also for the
local share of the project.

Sec. 16.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 16, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10. Carver County; CSAH 18

3,760,000

From the bond proceeds account in the state
transportation fund, as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.50, for one or more
grants to the cities of Victoria, Chaska, or
Chanhassen or Carver County, or any
combination of these entities, for property or
permanent easement acquisition, predesign,
and design of, and construction of
improvements to Carver County State-Aid
Highway 18, known as West 82nd Street, from
Bavaria Road to marked Trunk Highway 41.
This project includes cross streets, off-street
trails, a bridge over a ravine and trail, and
utility relocations, installations, and
connections.

Sec. 17.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 16, subdivision 14, is amended to read:

Subd. 14. Plymouth; Chankahda Trail

6,200,000

From the bond proceeds account in the state
transportation fund, as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.50, for a grant to the city
of Plymouth for property acquisition and,
design of, and construction of roadway, utility,
drainage, pedestrian facilities, and associated
appurtenances, on Chankahda Trail, formerly
known as Hennepin County Road 47, from
Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 101 to
Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 61.

Sec. 18.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Inflow and Infiltration Grants

12,000,000

(a) For grants to cities within the metropolitan
area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
473.121, subdivision 2, for capital
improvements in municipal wastewater
collection systems to reduce the amount of
inflow and infiltration to the Metropolitan
Council's metropolitan sanitary sewer disposal
system. The council must award grants based
on applications from cities that identify
eligible capital costs and include a timeline
for inflow and infiltration mitigation
construction, pursuant to guidelines
established by the council.

(b) Any unencumbered amount of this
appropriation on July 1, 2024, shall be issued
as grants through the metropolitan cities
inflow and infiltration grants program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 473.5491.

Sec. 19.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 23, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10. Clearbrook; Water Infrastructure Improvements

5,500,000

For a grant to the city of Clearbrook to
predesign, design, construct, rehabilitate, and
equip capital improvements to the city's water
infrastructure. This appropriation includes
money for water tower rehabilitation and water
treatment facility upgrades.

Sec. 20.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 27, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Bond proceeds fund.

To provide the money appropriated in this act from
the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue
bonds of the state in an amount up to $1,298,235,000 $1,343,241,000 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.

Sec. 21. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This article is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 3

TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDS

Section 1.

Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 3, is amended to
read:

Sec. 3. BOND SALE EXPENSES

$

413,000

(a) This appropriation is to the commissioner
of management and budget for bond sale
expenses under Minnesota Statutes, sections
16A.641, subdivision 8, and 167.50,
subdivision 4.

(b) This appropriation is available in the
amounts of:

(1) $213,000 in fiscal year 2022;

(2) $100,000 in fiscal year 2024; and

(3) $100,000 in fiscal year 2025.

(c) The appropriation in this section cancels
as specified under Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642, except that the commissioner of
management and budget must count the start
of authorization for issuance of state bonds as
the first day of the fiscal year during which
the bonds are available to be issued as
specified under paragraph (b), and not as the
date of enactment of this section.

Sec. 2.

Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 2, section 3, is amended to read:

Sec. 3. BOND SALE EXPENSES

$

610,000

(a) This appropriation is to the commissioner
of management and budget for bond sale
expenses under Minnesota Statutes, sections
16A.641, subdivision 8, and 167.50,
subdivision 4.

(b) This appropriation is available in the
amounts of:

(1) $330,000 in fiscal year 2024;

(2) $140,000 in fiscal year 2025; and

(3) $140,000 in fiscal year 2026.

(c) The appropriation in this section cancels
as specified under Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642, except that the commissioner of
management and budget must count the start
of authorization for issuance of state bonds as
the first day of the fiscal year during which
the bonds are available to be issued as
specified under paragraph (b), and not as the
date of enactment of this section.

Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This article is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 4

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.642, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Reports.

(a) The commissioner of management and budget shall report
to the chairs of the senate Committee on Finance and the house of representatives Committees
on Ways and Means and Capital Investment by January February 1 of each year on the
following:

(1) all laws authorizing the issuance of state bonds, bonds supported by a state
appropriation, or appropriating general fund money for state or local government capital
investment projects enacted more than four years before January 1 of that year; the projects
authorized to be acquired and constructed for which less than 100 percent of the authorized
total cost has been expended, encumbered, or otherwise obligated; the cost of contracts to
be let in accordance with existing plans and specifications shall be considered expended
for this report; and the amount of general fund money appropriated but not spent or otherwise
obligated, and the amount of bonds not issued and bond proceeds held but not previously
expended, encumbered, or otherwise obligated for these projects; and

(2) all laws authorizing the issuance of state bonds, bonds supported by a state
appropriation, or appropriating general fund money for state or local government capital
programs or projects other than those described in clause (1), enacted more than four years
before January 1 of that year; and the amount of general fund money appropriated but not
spent or otherwise obligated, and the amount of bonds not issued and bond proceeds held
but not previously expended, encumbered, or otherwise obligated for these programs and
projects.

(b) The commissioner shall also report on general fund appropriations for capital projects,
bond authorizations or bond proceed balances that may be canceled because projects have
been canceled, completed, or otherwise concluded, or because the purposes for which the
money was appropriated or bonds were authorized or issued have been canceled, completed,
or otherwise concluded. The general fund appropriations, bond authorizations or bond
proceed balances that are unencumbered or otherwise not obligated that are reported by the
commissioner under this subdivision are canceled, effective July 1 of the year of the report,
unless specifically reauthorized by act of the legislature.

(c) The reports required by this subdivision shall only contain bond authorizations
supported by a state appropriation and their associated general fund appropriations for
projects authorized or amended after December 31, 2013.

Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This article is effective the day following final enactment.