1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 05/10/2010 09:57am
A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money to match federal disaster
assistance made available through FEMA Public Assistance Program;
modifying previous appropriations; amending Laws 2006, chapter 258, section
7, subdivision 23; Laws 2008, chapter 179, sections 4, subdivision 4; 18,
subdivision 6; Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 16, subdivision 5.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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$3,691,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of public
safety to provide a match for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster
assistance to state agencies and political subdivisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
12.221, in the area designated under Presidential Declaration of Major Disaster, for the
flooding in Minnesota in the spring of 2010, whether included in the original declaration
or added later by federal government action. This is a onetime appropriation. This
appropriation does not lapse.
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Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 7, subdivision 23, is amended to read:
Subd. 23.Trail connections
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2,010,000 |
For matching grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.019, subdivision 4c.
$500,000 is for a grant to Carlton County
to predesign, design, and construct a
nonmotorized pedestrian trail connection
to the Willard Munger State Trail from the
city of Carlton through the city of Scanlon
continuing to the city of Cloquet, along the
St. Louis River in Carlton County.
$260,000 is to provide the state match for the
cost of the Soo Line Multiuse Recreational
Bridge project over marked Trunk Highway
169 in Mille Lacs County.
$175,000 is for a grant to the city of Bowlus
in Morrison County to design, construct,
furnish, and equip a trailhead center at the
head of the Soo Line Recreational Trail.
$125,000 is for a grant to Morrison
County to predesign, design, construct,
furnish, and equip a park-and-ride lot and
restroom building adjacent to the Soo Line
Recreational Trail at U.S. Highway 10.
$950,000 is for a grant to the St. Louis
and Lake Counties Regional Railroad
Authority for land acquisition, engineering,
construction, furnishing, and equipping of a
19-mile "Boundary Waters Connection" of
the Mesabi Trail from Bearhead State Park
to the International Wolf Center in Ely. This
appropriation is contingent upon a matching
contribution of $950,000 from other
sources, public or private.new text begin Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
bond authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for this project are available until
June 30, 2014.
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Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 4, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.Independent School District No. 279,
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2,000,000 |
For a grant to Independent School District
No. 279, Osseo, to predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip the Northwest
Hennepin Family Center new text begin and parking facility
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not available until the commissioner has
determined that at least an equal amount has
been committed from nonstate sources.
No later than five years after the facility
opens, the school district must report to
the commissioner of education on how the
facility has improved student achievement
and reduced educational disparities.
Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 18, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.Hennepin County Medical Center
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820,000 |
For a grant to Hennepin County to predesigndeleted text begin
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outpatient clinic and health education facility
at Hennepin County Medical Center that
includes teaching clinics and an education
center.
Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 16, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.Olmsted County - Steam Line
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5,000,000 |
For a grant to Olmsted County to design
and construct approximately 1.25 miles of
a new steam pipeline from the Olmsted
Waste-to-Energy Facility to the Rochester
Community and Technical College Campus,
supplying steam heat and cooling from
a renewable energy source.new text begin Any portion
of this appropriation remaining after the
construction is completed is reappropriated
to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities to convert
heating and cooling systems within existing
Rochester Community and Technical
College buildings from electrical energy to
steam-derived energy.
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This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least
an equal amount has been committed from
Olmsted County.
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If the appropriations made in this act are enacted more than once in the 2010 regular
session, these appropriations must be given effect only once.
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This act is effective the day following final enactment.
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