as introduced - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending 1.3 to acquire and better public land and buildings and 1.4 other public improvements of a capital nature with 1.5 certain conditions; making adjustments to previous 1.6 bond authorizations; authorizing sale of state bonds; 1.7 appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, 1.8 sections 16A.671, subdivision 3; 116J.571; 116J.572, 1.9 subdivisions 2, 4; 116J.573, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5; 1.10 116J.574, subdivision 2; 116J.575, subdivision 1; Laws 1.11 2002, chapter 393, section 19, subdivision 2; Laws 1.12 2003, First Special Session chapter 20, article 1, 1.13 section 15. 1.14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.15 ARTICLE 1 1.16 APPROPRIATIONS AND RELATED LANGUAGE 1.17 Section 1. [CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.] 1.18 The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 1.19 appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 1.20 to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent for 1.21 public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent 1.22 as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 1.23 5, paragraph (a), to acquire and better public land and 1.24 buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or 1.25 as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 1.26 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or article XIV. Unless otherwise 1.27 specified, the appropriations in this act are available until 1.28 the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota 1.29 Statutes, section 16A.642. 2.1 SUMMARY 2.2 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $ 76,600,000 2.3 MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 88,632,000 2.4 PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION 1,829,000 2.5 EDUCATION 24,249,000 2.6 MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES 4,255,000 2.7 NATURAL RESOURCES 67,000,000 2.8 POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY 14,000,000 2.9 OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE 4,000,000 2.10 BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES 26,362,000 2.11 AGRICULTURE 18,570,000 2.12 ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN 25,000,000 2.13 ADMINISTRATION 47,627,000 2.14 CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING BOARD 1,870,000 2.15 MILITARY AFFAIRS 5,000,000 2.16 TRANSPORTATION 92,300,000 2.17 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL 17,000,000 2.18 HUMAN SERVICES 14,164,000 2.19 VETERANS HOMES BOARD 7,077,000 2.20 VETERANS AFFAIRS 500,000 2.21 CORRECTIONS 105,433,000 2.22 EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 71,480,000 2.23 HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 20,000,000 2.24 MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 9,146,000 2.25 GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS 16,865,000 2.26 BOND SALE EXPENSES 735,000 2.27 TOTAL $ 759,694,000 2.28 Bond Proceeds Fund 2.29 (General Fund Debt Service) 660,724,000 2.30 Bond Proceeds Fund 2.31 (User Financed Debt Service) 32,826,000 2.32 State Transportation Fund 2.33 Bond Proceeds Account 28,000,000 2.34 General Fund 12,644,000 2.35 Trunk Highway Fund 6,800,000 2.36 Trunk Highway Bond Proceeds Account 18,700,000 2.37 APPROPRIATIONS 2.38 $ 3.1 Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 3.2 Subdivision 1. To the Board of Regents 3.3 of the University of Minnesota for the 3.4 purposes specified in this section 76,600,000 3.5 Subd. 2. Higher Education Asset 3.6 Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) 38,000,000 3.7 To be spent in accordance with 3.8 Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046. 3.9 Subd. 3. Duluth Life Science 3.10 Building 9,300,000 3.11 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 3.12 the Life Science Building for the 3.13 pharmacy program and other academic 3.14 programs on the Duluth campus. The 3.15 renovation may include, but is not 3.16 limited to, improvements to correct air 3.17 quality problems, life safety and 3.18 accessibility code deficiencies, 3.19 asbestos, and fireproofing of the 3.20 facility. 3.21 Subd. 4. Twin Cities Campus - 3.22 Minneapolis 3.23 (a) Kolthoff Hall 16,000,000 3.24 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 3.25 Kolthoff Hall to correct air quality 3.26 problems in the facility that may 3.27 include, but is not limited to, repair 3.28 or replacement of the mechanical, 3.29 electrical, and HVAC systems. 3.30 (b) Education Sciences 13,300,000 3.31 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 3.32 the Education Sciences Building. 3.33 Subd. 5. University Bonds 3.34 The Board of Regents shall issue bonds 3.35 for remaining costs associated with 3.36 projects authorized by subdivisions 3 3.37 and 4. 3.38 Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND 3.39 UNIVERSITIES 3.40 Subdivision 1. To the Board of Trustees 3.41 of the Minnesota State Colleges and 3.42 Universities for the purposes specified in 3.43 this section 88,632,000 3.44 Subd. 2. Higher Education Asset 3.45 Preservation and Replacement 49,000,000 3.46 This appropriation is for the purposes 3.47 specified in Minnesota Statutes, 3.48 section 135A.046, including safety and 3.49 statutory compliance, envelope 3.50 integrity, mechanical systems, and 3.51 space restoration. 3.52 Subd. 3. Winona State University 10,235,000 4.1 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 4.2 Pasteur Hall for classrooms, science 4.3 laboratories, and related offices. 4.4 Subd. 4. Minnesota State University - 4.5 Moorhead 9,645,000 4.6 To renovate, furnish, and equip Hagen 4.7 Hall for classrooms, science 4.8 laboratories, and related offices. 4.9 Subd. 5. Century Community and 4.10 Technical College 4,500,000 4.11 To remodel, furnish, and equip recently 4.12 purchased space into a computer center, 4.13 offices, and smart classrooms. 4.14 Subd. 6. St. Cloud State University 2,900,000 4.15 To remodel, furnish, and equip 4.16 Centennial Hall to convert it from a 4.17 library to classroom and office space. 4.18 Subd. 7. St. Cloud Technical College 980,000 4.19 To renovate classroom space into 4.20 science space, including two science 4.21 laboratories and a faculty office. 4.22 Subd. 8. South Central Technical 4.23 College 4,747,000 4.24 To remodel, furnish, and equip teaching 4.25 laboratories at the North Mankato 4.26 campus and for asset preservation at 4.27 the Faribault campus. 4.28 Subd. 9. Systemwide Science Lab 4.29 Renovations 3,000,000 4.30 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 4.31 science laboratories at campuses 4.32 statewide. 4.33 Subd. 10. Systemwide Workforce 4.34 Training Classrooms 2,000,000 4.35 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 4.36 classroom space at campuses statewide 4.37 into space designed to address emerging 4.38 workforce training needs. 4.39 Subd. 11. Systemwide Demolition 4.40 Initiative 1,625,000 4.41 To demolish obsolete buildings on ten 4.42 campuses. 4.43 Subd. 12. Debt Service 4.44 (a) The board shall pay the debt 4.45 service on one-third of the principal 4.46 amount of state bonds sold to finance 4.47 projects authorized by this section, 4.48 except for higher education asset 4.49 preservation and replacement in 4.50 subdivision 2. After each sale of 4.51 general obligation bonds, the 4.52 commissioner of finance shall notify 4.53 the board of the amounts assessed for 5.1 each year for the life of the bonds. 5.2 (b) The commissioner shall reduce the 5.3 board's assessment each year by 5.4 one-third of the net income from 5.5 investment of general obligation bond 5.6 proceeds in proportion to the amount of 5.7 principal and interest otherwise 5.8 required to be paid by the board. The 5.9 board shall pay its resulting net 5.10 assessment to the commissioner of 5.11 finance by December 1 each year. If 5.12 the board fails to make a payment when 5.13 due, the commissioner of finance shall 5.14 reduce allotments for appropriations 5.15 from the general fund otherwise 5.16 available to the board and apply the 5.17 amount of the reduction to cover the 5.18 missed debt service payment. The 5.19 commissioner of finance shall credit 5.20 the payments received from the board to 5.21 the bond debt service account in the 5.22 state bond fund each December 1 before 5.23 money is transferred from the general 5.24 fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 5.25 16A.641, subdivision 10. 5.26 Sec. 4. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION 5.27 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner 5.28 of administration for the purposes 5.29 specified in this section 1,829,000 5.30 Subd. 2. Campus Asset Preservation 558,000 5.31 For asset preservation capital 5.32 improvements on the campus including, 5.33 but not limited to, construction or 5.34 repair of perimeter fencing, sidewalks, 5.35 roads, sewers, the addition of an air 5.36 conditioning chiller, and mold 5.37 abatement. 5.38 Subd. 3. Beta Building Demolition 525,000 5.39 To demolish the Beta Building on the 5.40 Perpich Center Campus, dispose of any 5.41 hazardous materials, and fill the site. 5.42 Subd. 4. Alpha Building Renovation 746,000 5.43 To renovate and remodel the Alpha 5.44 Building on the Perpich Center Campus 5.45 for use as a storage facility. 5.46 Sec. 5. EDUCATION 5.47 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of 5.48 education for the purposes specified in 5.49 this section 24,249,000 5.50 Subd. 2. Duluth Grant School 5.51 Youth and Community Center 1,065,000 5.52 For a grant to Independent School 5.53 District No. 709, Duluth, to design, 5.54 construct, furnish, and equip an 5.55 addition to the Grant Magnet School for 5.56 expansion of successful youth and 5.57 community programming. The addition 5.58 will include a gymnasium, performance 6.1 stage, multipurpose classrooms, and 6.2 will expand cafeteria seating. 6.3 If the Department of Education and 6.4 Independent School District No. 709, 6.5 Duluth, do not enter into a grant 6.6 agreement by June 30, 2005, this 6.7 appropriation lapses and is no longer 6.8 available. 6.9 Subd. 3. Independent School 6.10 District No. 38 - Red Lake 22,130,000 6.11 This appropriation is from the maximum 6.12 effort school loan fund for a capital 6.13 loan to Independent School District No. 6.14 38, Red Lake, as provided in Minnesota 6.15 Statutes, sections 126C.60 to 126C.72, 6.16 to design, construct, renovate, 6.17 furnish, and equip a middle school 6.18 facility. This capital loan is 6.19 approved as required in Minnesota 6.20 Statutes, section 126C.69, subdivision 6.21 10. 6.22 The commissioner shall review the 6.23 proposed plan and budget of the project 6.24 and may reduce the amount of the loan 6.25 to ensure that the project will be 6.26 economical. The commissioner may 6.27 recover the cost incurred by the 6.28 commissioner for any professional 6.29 services associated with the final 6.30 review and construction by reducing the 6.31 proceeds of the loan paid by the 6.32 district. The commissioner shall 6.33 report to the legislature any 6.34 reductions to the appropriations in 6.35 this subdivision by January 10, 2005. 6.36 Subd. 4. East Metro Magnet 6.37 School - Crosswinds Middle School 1,054,000 6.38 For a grant to Joint Powers District 6.39 6067, East Metro Integration District, 6.40 to complete land acquisition of the 6.41 Crosswinds Arts and Science Middle 6.42 School site based on a mediated 6.43 settlement. 6.44 Sec. 6. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES 4,255,000 6.45 To the commissioner of administration 6.46 for asset preservation capital 6.47 improvements on both campuses of the 6.48 Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf 6.49 and the Blind. 6.50 Sec. 7. NATURAL RESOURCES 6.51 Subdivision 1. To the 6.52 commissioner of natural resources 6.53 for the purposes specified 6.54 in this section 67,000,000 6.55 Subd. 2. Flood Hazard Mitigation 6.56 Grants 20,000,000 6.57 For the state share of flood hazard 6.58 mitigation grants for publicly owned 6.59 capital improvements to prevent or 7.1 alleviate flood damage under Minnesota 7.2 Statutes, section 103F.161. 7.3 To the extent that the cost of the 7.4 projects in Montevideo, Breckenridge, 7.5 East Grand Forks, Ada, Roseau, Oakport 7.6 Township, Granite Falls, and Dawson 7.7 exceed two percent of the median 7.8 household income in the municipality 7.9 multiplied by the number of households 7.10 in the municipality, this appropriation 7.11 is also for the local share of the 7.12 project. 7.13 Subd. 3. Dam Renovation and 7.14 Removal 1,000,000 7.15 To renovate or remove publicly owned 7.16 dams. The commissioner shall determine 7.17 project priorities as appropriate under 7.18 Minnesota Statutes, sections 103G.511 7.19 and 103G.515. 7.20 Subd. 4. RIM - Critical Habitat 7.21 Match 4,000,000 7.22 To provide the state match for the 7.23 critical habitat private sector 7.24 matching account under Minnesota 7.25 Statutes, section 84.943, for the 7.26 acquisition or improvements of a 7.27 capital nature for critical fish, 7.28 wildlife, and native plant habitats. 7.29 Subd. 5. RIM - Wildlife Area Land 7.30 Acquisition 12,000,000 7.31 To acquire land for wildlife management 7.32 area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, 7.33 section 86A.05, subdivision 8. 7.34 Subd. 6. Fisheries Acquisition and 7.35 Improvement 1,050,000 7.36 To acquire land and interests in land 7.37 for aquatic management areas and to 7.38 make public improvements and 7.39 betterments of a capital nature to 7.40 aquatic management areas established 7.41 under Minnesota Statutes, section 7.42 86A.05, subdivision 14. 7.43 Subd. 7. Water Access Acquisition, 7.44 Betterment, and Fishing Piers 3,500,000 7.45 For public water access acquisition, 7.46 construction, and renovation to capital 7.47 projects on lakes and rivers, including 7.48 water access through the provision of 7.49 fishing piers and shoreline access 7.50 under Minnesota Statutes, section 7.51 86A.05, subdivision 9. 7.52 Subd. 8. Stream Protection and 7.53 Restoration 500,000 7.54 For the design and construction of 7.55 trout stream restoration projects. 7.56 Subd. 9. Reforestation 3,000,000 8.1 To increase reforestation activities to 8.2 meet the reforestation requirements of 8.3 Minnesota Statutes, section 89.002, 8.4 subdivision 2, including planting, 8.5 seeding, site preparation, and 8.6 purchasing tree seeds and seedlings. 8.7 Subd. 10. Metro Greenways and 8.8 Natural Areas 1,000,000 8.9 To provide grants to local units of 8.10 government for acquisition or 8.11 betterment of greenways and natural 8.12 areas in the metro region and to 8.13 acquire greenways and natural areas in 8.14 the metro region through the purchase 8.15 of conservation easements or fee 8.16 titles. The commissioner shall 8.17 determine the project priorities and 8.18 shall consult with representatives of 8.19 local units of government, nonprofit 8.20 organizations, and other interested 8.21 parties. 8.22 Subd. 11. Native Prairie Bank 8.23 Easements and Development 1,000,000 8.24 For acquisition of native prairie bank 8.25 easements under Minnesota Statutes, 8.26 section 84.96, and for betterment of 8.27 prairie bank lands. 8.28 Subd. 12. Scientific and Natural 8.29 Area Acquisition and Development 300,000 8.30 To acquire land for scientific and 8.31 natural areas and for development, 8.32 protection, or improvements of a 8.33 capital nature to scientific and 8.34 natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, 8.35 sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 8.36 5. 8.37 Subd. 13. State Trail Development 2,000,000 8.38 To renovate state trails as specified 8.39 in Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015. 8.40 Subd. 14. County Forest Land 8.41 Reforestation 1,000,000 8.42 To provide matching grants to counties 8.43 for reforestation of 8.44 county-administered lands. The 8.45 commissioner shall determine project 8.46 priorities based on need and level of 8.47 county matching funds. The state 8.48 matching grants are available to 8.49 counties for site preparation, tree 8.50 planting, tree seeding, and are to 8.51 supplement, not supplant, county 8.52 funding for timber development 8.53 described under Minnesota Statutes, 8.54 section 282.08, clause (5)(i). 8.55 These grants are not available until 8.56 the commissioner has determined that at 8.57 least an equal amount has been 8.58 committed from the recipient county. 8.59 Subd. 15. Fish Hatchery Improvements 1,750,000 9.1 For improvements of a capital nature to 9.2 renovate fish culture facilities. 9.3 Subd. 16. RIM - Wildlife Management 9.4 Area Development 600,000 9.5 For improvements of a capital nature to 9.6 develop, protect, or improve habitat 9.7 and facilities on wildlife management 9.8 areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 9.9 86A.05, subdivision 8. 9.10 Subd. 17. State Forest Land Acquisition 1,000,000 9.11 To acquire private lands from willing 9.12 sellers within established boundaries 9.13 of state forests established under 9.14 Minnesota Statutes, section 89.021. 9.15 Subd. 18. Forest Road and Bridge Projects 1,000,000 9.16 For reconstruction, resurfacing, 9.17 replacement, and construction of state 9.18 forest roads and bridges throughout the 9.19 state under Minnesota Statutes, section 9.20 89.002. 9.21 Subd. 19. State Park and Recreation Area 9.22 Acquisition 2,000,000 9.23 For acquisition of land under Minnesota 9.24 Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivisions 9.25 2 and 3, from willing sellers of 9.26 private lands within state park and 9.27 recreation area boundaries established 9.28 by law. 9.29 Subd. 20. State Park and Recreation Area 9.30 Building Development and Rehabilitation and 9.31 Infrastructure Improvements 3,000,000 9.32 For construction, rehabilitation, and 9.33 infrastructure improvements within 9.34 Minnesota state parks and state 9.35 recreation areas according to the 9.36 management plan required in Minnesota 9.37 Statutes, chapter 86A. 9.38 Subd. 21. Lake Superior Safe Harbor 2,000,000 9.39 For design, construction, and capital 9.40 improvements to public accesses and 9.41 small craft harbors on Lake Superior in 9.42 cooperation with the United States Army 9.43 Corps of Engineers, and to purchase 9.44 buildings, piers, and capital equipment 9.45 from Lake County. 9.46 Subd. 22. Statewide Asset Preservation 2,000,000 9.47 For asset preservation improvements and 9.48 betterments at Department of Natural 9.49 Resources buildings statewide, 9.50 including removal of life safety 9.51 hazards and structural defects; 9.52 elimination or containment of hazardous 9.53 materials; code compliance 9.54 improvements; accessibility 9.55 improvements; replacement or renovation 9.56 of roofs, windows, tuckpointing, and 9.57 structural members; and improvements 10.1 necessary to preserve the interior and 10.2 exterior of buildings and other 10.3 infrastructure. 10.4 Subd. 23. Field Office Renovation and 10.5 Improvement 1,000,000 10.6 To design, acquire, renovate, 10.7 construct, furnish, and equip field 10.8 offices. 10.9 Subd. 24. Office Facility Development 2,300,000 10.10 To design, construct, furnish, and 10.11 equip colocated facilities. 10.12 Sec. 8. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY 14,000,000 10.13 To the Pollution Control Agency to 10.14 design and construct remedial systems 10.15 and acquire land at landfills 10.16 throughout the state in accordance with 10.17 the closed landfill program under 10.18 Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.39. 10.19 Sec. 9. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE 4,000,000 10.20 To the Office of Environmental 10.21 Assistance for the solid waste capital 10.22 assistance grants program under 10.23 Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54. 10.24 Grants from this appropriation must be 10.25 awarded to applicants whose 10.26 applications were on file with the 10.27 office before September 13, 2003. 10.28 Sec. 10. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES 10.29 Subdivision 1. To the Board 10.30 of Water and Soil Resources for the 10.31 purposes specified in this section 26,362,000 10.32 Subd. 2. RIM and CREP Conservation 10.33 Easements 22,000,000 10.34 This appropriation is to acquire 10.35 conservation easements from landowners 10.36 on marginal lands to protect soil and 10.37 water quality and to support fish and 10.38 wildlife habitat as provided in 10.39 Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. 10.40 $2,000,000 of this amount is 10.41 appropriated from the general fund to 10.42 implement the program. 10.43 Subd. 3. Wetland Replacement 10.44 Due to Public Road Projects 4,362,000 10.45 To acquire land for wetlands or restore 10.46 wetlands to be used to replace wetlands 10.47 drained or filled as a result of the 10.48 repair, maintenance, or rehabilitation 10.49 of existing public roads as required by 10.50 Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, 10.51 subdivision 1, paragraphs (k) and (l). 10.52 The purchase price paid for acquisition 10.53 of land, fee, or perpetual easement 10.54 must be the fair market value as 10.55 determined by the board. The board may 11.1 enter into agreements with the federal 11.2 government, other state agencies, 11.3 political subdivisions, and nonprofit 11.4 organizations or fee owners to acquire 11.5 land and restore and create wetlands 11.6 and to acquire existing wetland banking 11.7 credits with money provided by this 11.8 appropriation. Acquisition of or the 11.9 conveyance of land may be in the name 11.10 of the political subdivision. 11.11 Sec. 11. AGRICULTURE 11.12 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of 11.13 agriculture or other named agencies for 11.14 the purposes specified in this section 18,570,000 11.15 Subd. 2. Rural Finance Authority 11.16 Loan Participation 18,000,000 11.17 For purposes as set forth in the 11.18 Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 11.19 section 5, clause (h). To the rural 11.20 finance authority to purchase 11.21 participation interests in or to make 11.22 direct agricultural loans to farmers 11.23 under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B. 11.24 This appropriation is for the beginning 11.25 farmer program under Minnesota 11.26 Statutes, section 41B.039, the loan 11.27 restructuring program under Minnesota 11.28 Statutes, section 41B.04, the 11.29 seller-sponsored program under 11.30 Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.042, 11.31 the agricultural improvement loan 11.32 program under Minnesota Statutes, 11.33 section 41B.043, and the livestock 11.34 expansion loan program under Minnesota 11.35 Statutes, section 41B.045. All debt 11.36 service on bond proceeds used to 11.37 finance this appropriation must be 11.38 repaid by the rural finance authority 11.39 under Minnesota Statutes, section 11.40 16A.643. Loan participations must be 11.41 priced to provide full interest and 11.42 principal coverage and a reserve for 11.43 potential losses. 11.44 Subd. 3. Agriculture Water Management 11.45 Research Partnership 570,000 11.46 To the Board of Regents of the 11.47 University of Minnesota to establish or 11.48 expand agricultural water management 11.49 projects at the Crookston, Morris, 11.50 Lamberton, and Waseca Research and 11.51 Outreach Centers in partnership with 11.52 the Department of Agriculture. 11.53 Sec. 12. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL 11.54 GARDEN 11.55 Subdivision 1. To the Minnesota 11.56 Zoological Garden for the purposes 11.57 specified in this section 25,000,000 11.58 Subd. 2. Phase 1 of Master Plan 19,000,000 11.59 To design, construct, furnish, and 11.60 equip zoo facilities consistent with 11.61 the current Master Plan for the Gateway 12.1 to the North exhibit. 12.2 Subd. 3. Asset Preservation 6,000,000 12.3 For capital asset preservation 12.4 improvements and betterments to roofs, 12.5 mechanical and utility systems, roads 12.6 and pathways, building envelopes, storm 12.7 water systems, exhibits, and safety and 12.8 code compliance upgrades. 12.9 Sec. 13. ADMINISTRATION 12.10 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner 12.11 of administration for the purposes 12.12 specified in this section 47,627,000 12.13 Subd. 2. Exterior Repair of 12.14 Transportation Building 8,683,000 12.15 To repair and renovate the exterior of 12.16 the Department of Transportation 12.17 Building at 395 John Ireland Boulevard 12.18 in St. Paul. 12.19 This appropriation is from the trunk 12.20 highway bond proceeds account. 12.21 Subd. 3. Capital Asset Preservation 12.22 and Replacement Account (CAPRA) 4,000,000 12.23 To be spent in accordance with 12.24 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.632. 12.25 Subd. 4. Agency Relocation 10,444,000 12.26 For relocation of state agencies as 12.27 determined by the commissioner of 12.28 administration, including, but not 12.29 limited to, the Departments of 12.30 Agriculture, Health, and Human Services 12.31 and tenants of the Veterans Services 12.32 and Administration Buildings. 12.33 This appropriation is from the general 12.34 fund. 12.35 Subd. 5. Asset Preservation 6,600,000 12.36 For asset preservation projects in 12.37 properties managed by the Department of 12.38 Administration. 12.39 Subd. 6. Ford Building Demolition 1,176,000 12.40 For demolition and hazardous material 12.41 abatement of the Ford Building located 12.42 at 117 University Avenue in St. Paul 12.43 and subsequent parking lot 12.44 improvements, including tunnel access, 12.45 on the vacated area. 12.46 Subd. 7. Parking 1,724,000 12.47 (a) Of this amount, $1,638,000 is for 12.48 renovation of the Central Park parking 12.49 ramp, located east and adjacent to the 12.50 Centennial Office Building in St. Paul, 12.51 to accommodate additional parking 12.52 stalls and for capital costs to expand 12.53 Capitol Parking Lot Q, located at Cedar 13.1 Street and Sherburne Avenue in St. 13.2 Paul, to accommodate additional parking 13.3 stalls. 13.4 (b) Of this amount, $86,000 is to 13.5 remove deficient retaining walls and 13.6 stairs and to regrade portions of Cass 13.7 Gilbert Park, located east and adjacent 13.8 to Lot Q. 13.9 (c) The bond debt in paragraph (a) will 13.10 be user financed from parking fees 13.11 collected and deposited into the state 13.12 parking account. 13.13 Subd. 8. Cooperative Local Facilities 13.14 Grants 15,000,000 13.15 (a) For grants to local government 13.16 units to construct or renovate shared 13.17 facilities and capital infrastructure. 13.18 The facilities must be used to enable 13.19 and support local units of government 13.20 to develop innovative methods to 13.21 deliver public services better, faster, 13.22 and cheaper through increased 13.23 cooperation and consolidation. 13.24 (b) Qualified projects must demonstrate 13.25 a significant level of increased 13.26 cooperation or consolidation as 13.27 measured by a fundamental change in how 13.28 services are delivered; substantial 13.29 operating cost savings; positive return 13.30 on investment over the life of the 13.31 facility; and improved quality, access, 13.32 transparency, or level of service for 13.33 citizens. 13.34 (c) Only counties or home rule charter 13.35 or statutory cities are eligible to 13.36 apply for the grants. An application 13.37 from such a city, county, or group of 13.38 such cities and/or counties may include 13.39 cooperation with other types of local 13.40 governments including, but not limited 13.41 to, townships and school districts. 13.42 (d) No single grant awarded for a 13.43 specific project may be greater than 13.44 $2,000,000. 13.45 (e) Each grant must be matched by 13.46 nonstate funds with no more than 40 13.47 percent of the total project costs 13.48 financed with state funds. 13.49 (f) Applicants must submit proposals to 13.50 the Department of Administration which 13.51 will administer the program. The 13.52 commissioner of administration will 13.53 select grantees in consultation with 13.54 the commissioner of finance and 13.55 commissioners of other state agencies 13.56 as appropriate. 13.57 Sec. 14. CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL 13.58 AND PLANNING BOARD 1,870,000 13.59 To the commissioner of administration, 13.60 for repair and restoration of the 14.1 public corridors, walls, and ceilings 14.2 of the third floor and the dome of the 14.3 Capitol Building in St. Paul. 14.4 Sec. 15. MILITARY AFFAIRS 14.5 Subdivision 1. To the adjutant 14.6 general for the purposes specified 14.7 in this section 5,000,000 14.8 Subd. 2. Asset Preservation 4,000,000 14.9 For asset preservation improvements, 14.10 Americans With Disabilities Act 14.11 upgrades, and betterments of a capital 14.12 nature at military affairs facilities 14.13 statewide. 14.14 Subd. 3. Facility Life Safety 14.15 Improvements 1,000,000 14.16 For life/safety improvements, Americans 14.17 With Disabilities Act upgrades, and 14.18 betterments of a capital nature at 14.19 military affairs facilities statewide. 14.20 Sec. 16. TRANSPORTATION 14.21 Subdivision 1. To the 14.22 commissioner of transportation for 14.23 the purposes specified in this section 92,300,000 14.24 Subd. 2. Analog to Digital Conversion 3,000,000 14.25 To continue the conversion of the 14.26 existing analog microwave backbone 14.27 equipment to digital equipment. 14.28 This appropriation is from the trunk 14.29 highway fund. 14.30 Subd. 3. Local Bridge Replacement 14.31 and Rehabilitation 28,000,000 14.32 This appropriation is from the bond 14.33 proceeds account in the state 14.34 transportation fund as provided in 14.35 Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, to 14.36 match federal money and to replace or 14.37 rehabilitate local deficient bridges. 14.38 Political subdivisions may use grants 14.39 made under this section to construct or 14.40 reconstruct bridges, including: 14.41 (1) matching federal-aid grants to 14.42 construct or reconstruct key bridges; 14.43 (2) paying the costs of preliminary 14.44 engineering and environmental studies 14.45 authorized under Minnesota Statutes, 14.46 section 174.50, subdivision 6a; 14.47 (3) paying the costs to abandon an 14.48 existing bridge that is deficient and 14.49 in need of replacement, but where no 14.50 replacement will be made; and 14.51 (4) paying the costs to construct a 14.52 road or street to facilitate the 14.53 abandonment of an existing bridge 15.1 determined by the commissioner to be 15.2 deficient, if the commissioner 15.3 determines that construction of the 15.4 road or street is more cost efficient 15.5 than the replacement of the existing 15.6 bridge. 15.7 Subd. 4. Mankato Headquarters Building 10,000,000 15.8 To design, construct, furnish, and 15.9 equip a new headquarters facility in 15.10 Mankato. The commissioner shall sell 15.11 the existing site at fair market 15.12 value. Any proceeds from the sale are 15.13 appropriated to the commissioner to pay 15.14 for costs associated with the sale and 15.15 to supplement the appropriation for the 15.16 new facility. 15.17 This appropriation is from the trunk 15.18 highway bond proceeds account. 15.19 Subd. 5. Local Road Improvement Program 10,000,000 15.20 For construction, reconstruction, or 15.21 reconditioning of local roads with 15.22 statewide or regional significance 15.23 under Minnesota Statutes, section 15.24 174.52, subdivision 4, that are 15.25 directly associated with development of 15.26 major state road projects. 15.27 Subd. 6. Small Capital Projects 3,800,000 15.28 To design, construct, furnish, and 15.29 equip statewide building projects, 15.30 consisting of truck stations, salt 15.31 storage facilities, cold storage 15.32 facilities, and Mankato headquarters 15.33 site work. 15.34 This appropriation is from the trunk 15.35 highway fund. 15.36 Subd. 7. Northstar Commuter Rail 37,500,000 15.37 For final design and project management 15.38 of a commuter rail line serving Big 15.39 Lake to downtown Minneapolis; to 15.40 acquire land for stations, maintenance 15.41 facilities, and park and ride lots; and 15.42 for final design and project management 15.43 of an extension of the Hiawatha Light 15.44 Rail Transit line from its terminus in 15.45 downtown Minneapolis to a new terminus 15.46 near Fifth Avenue North adjacent to the 15.47 proposed downtown Minneapolis commuter 15.48 rail station. 15.49 This appropriation is not available 15.50 until $37,500,000 has been committed by 15.51 local governments and approval to 15.52 proceed to final design has been 15.53 authorized by the Federal Transit 15.54 Administration. 15.55 Up to $10,000,000 of this appropriation 15.56 may be used for final design and 15.57 project management. 15.58 After a full-funding grant agreement 16.1 has been executed with the Federal 16.2 Transit Administration for the 16.3 Northstar Commuter Rail project, the 16.4 remaining balance of this appropriation 16.5 not committed for final design and 16.6 project management or committed to 16.7 acquire land shall be available to 16.8 construct, furnish, and equip the 16.9 Northstar Commuter Rail line and to 16.10 construct, furnish, and equip the 16.11 extension of the Light Rail Transit 16.12 line. 16.13 Sec. 17. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL 16.14 Subdivision 1. To the Metropolitan 16.15 Council for the purposes specified 16.16 in this section 17,000,000 16.17 Subd. 2. Cedar Avenue Bus 16.18 Rapid Transit (BRT) 10,000,000 16.19 To conduct environmental and 16.20 preliminary engineering studies for the 16.21 Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit, to 16.22 improve highway shoulders for bus use 16.23 within the corridor, to add or improve 16.24 park and ride facilities along the 16.25 corridor, and to match $1,000,000 in 16.26 federal funds. 16.27 Subd. 3. Metropolitan Regional 16.28 Parks Capital Improvements 7,000,000 16.29 This appropriation must be used to pay 16.30 the cost of improvements and 16.31 betterments of a capital nature and 16.32 acquisition by the council and local 16.33 government units of regional 16.34 recreational open-space lands in 16.35 accordance with the council's policy 16.36 plan as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 16.37 section 473.147. Priority should be 16.38 given to park rehabilitation and land 16.39 acquisition projects. 16.40 Sec. 18. HUMAN SERVICES 16.41 Subdivision 1. To the 16.42 commissioner of administration 16.43 for the purposes specified 16.44 in this section 14,164,000 16.45 Subd. 2. St. Peter Regional 16.46 Treatment Center Sex Offender Facility 3,000,000 16.47 To design new facilities for up to 150 16.48 beds for the treatment of sex offenders 16.49 in the Minnesota Sexual Offender 16.50 Program at the St. Peter Regional 16.51 Treatment Center. 16.52 Subd. 3. Systemwide - Campus 16.53 Redevelopment/Reuse/Demolition 6,150,000 16.54 To demolish or improve surplus, 16.55 nonfunctional, or deteriorated 16.56 facilities and infrastructure at 16.57 Department of Human Services campuses 16.58 statewide. 17.1 Subd. 4. Systemwide Roof 17.2 Renovation and Replacement 1,014,000 17.3 For renovation and replacement of roofs 17.4 at Department of Human Services 17.5 facilities statewide. 17.6 Subd. 5. Systemwide Asset 17.7 Preservation 4,000,000 17.8 For asset preservation improvements and 17.9 betterments of a capital nature at 17.10 state regional treatment centers. 17.11 Sec. 19. VETERANS HOMES BOARD 17.12 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner 17.13 of administration for the purposes 17.14 specified in this section 7,077,000 17.15 Subd. 2. Minneapolis Veterans Home - 17.16 Waste Piping Replacement 1,077,000 17.17 For design, renovation, and related 17.18 costs of replacing the sanitary waste 17.19 piping in Building 17 at the 17.20 Minneapolis Veterans Home. 17.21 Subd. 3. Asset Preservation 6,000,000 17.22 For asset preservation improvements and 17.23 betterments of a capital nature at 17.24 veterans homes statewide. 17.25 Sec. 20. VETERANS AFFAIRS 500,000 17.26 To the commissioner of administration 17.27 to complete construction of the World 17.28 War II veterans' memorial on the 17.29 Capitol mall. This is the final state 17.30 appropriation for the project and is 17.31 contingent on sufficient nonstate funds 17.32 being received and deposited into a 17.33 segregated account for perpetual 17.34 maintenance of the memorial. 17.35 Sec. 21. CORRECTIONS 17.36 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of 17.37 administration for the purposes specified 17.38 in this section 105,433,000 17.39 Subd. 2. Minnesota Correctional 17.40 Facility - Faribault 74,891,000 17.41 To design, construct, furnish, and 17.42 equip a bed expansion at the Minnesota 17.43 Correctional Facility - Faribault, to 17.44 include, but not be limited to, three 17.45 new 416-bed, double-bunked wet cell 17.46 lockable living units, a new kitchen 17.47 and dining area, an expanded health 17.48 services area, additional programming 17.49 space, an upgrade to the existing 17.50 heating plant, and demolition of 17.51 several buildings and a utility tunnel. 17.52 Subd. 3. Asset Preservation 11,000,000 17.53 For improvements and betterments of a 17.54 capital nature at Minnesota 18.1 correctional facilities statewide, 18.2 including, but not limited to, 18.3 emergency lighting projects, roof and 18.4 window replacement, tuckpointing, and 18.5 asbestos abatement. 18.6 Subd. 4. Minnesota Correctional 18.7 Facility - Stillwater 19,192,000 18.8 To design, construct, furnish, and 18.9 equip a new 150-bed high security 18.10 segregation unit to improve staff 18.11 safety and accommodate increased inmate 18.12 population, including the remodeling of 18.13 the discipline and 18.14 psychology/psychiatry unit, the 18.15 demolition of the former health 18.16 services building, and the removal of 18.17 walls dividing Cell Hall A/West and 18.18 Cell Hall A/Segregation. 18.19 Subd. 5. Minnesota Correctional 18.20 Facility - Willow River 350,000 18.21 To purchase, furnish, equip, and 18.22 prepare foundation and utilities for a 18.23 new 24-bed prefabricated building. 18.24 Sec. 22. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 18.25 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of 18.26 employment and economic development or other 18.27 named agency for the purposes 18.28 specified in this section 71,480,000 18.29 Subd. 2. State Match for 18.30 Federal Grants 16,280,000 18.31 (a) To the public facilities authority: 18.32 (1) to match federal grants to the 18.33 water pollution control revolving fund 18.34 under Minnesota Statutes, section 18.35 446A.07; and 18.36 (2) to match federal grants to the 18.37 drinking water revolving fund under 18.38 Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.081. 18.39 (b) The expenditure and allocation of 18.40 state matching money between funds 18.41 described in paragraph (a), clauses (1) 18.42 and (2), must be based on the amount of 18.43 federal money appropriated to the funds. 18.44 (c) This appropriation must be used for 18.45 qualified capital projects. 18.46 Subd. 3. Minnesota Development 18.47 Account 25,000,000 18.48 For transfer to the Minnesota 18.49 development account created in 18.50 Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.571. 18.51 Of this appropriation, $15,000,000 must 18.52 be directed toward eligible projects 18.53 within the biotechnology and health 18.54 science zone designated pursuant to 18.55 Minnesota Statutes, section 469.334. 18.56 The remaining $10,000,000 must be 18.57 divided equally between redevelopment 19.1 of previously developed land and new 19.2 development. 19.3 Subd. 4. Wastewater Infrastructure 19.4 Funding Program 10,200,000 19.5 To the Public Facilities Authority for 19.6 the purposes specified in this 19.7 subdivision. $10,000,000 of this 19.8 appropriation is for grants to eligible 19.9 municipalities under the wastewater 19.10 infrastructure program established in 19.11 Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072. 19.12 To the greatest practical extent, the 19.13 authority must use the funds for 19.14 projects on the 2004 project priority 19.15 list in priority order to qualified 19.16 applicants that submit plans and 19.17 specifications to the Pollution Control 19.18 Agency or receive a funding commitment 19.19 from USDA rural development before 19.20 December 1, 2005. 19.21 $200,000 of this appropriation is from 19.22 the general fund for administration of 19.23 the wastewater infrastructure program. 19.24 Subd. 5. University of Minnesota - 19.25 Mayo Clinic Biotechnology Research Facility 20,000,000 19.26 To the Board of Regents of the 19.27 University of Minnesota to purchase 19.28 three floors in the Stabile Building on 19.29 the Mayo Clinic campus in Rochester. 19.30 The floors are to be used for 19.31 scientific research beneficial to 19.32 collaborative research efforts between 19.33 the University of Minnesota and the 19.34 Mayo Clinic. The three floors will be 19.35 owned by the University of Minnesota 19.36 and operated by the Mayo Clinic through 19.37 a use agreement approved by the 19.38 commissioner of finance subject to 19.39 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. 19.40 Sec. 23. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 20,000,000 19.41 To the commissioner of the Housing 19.42 Finance Agency for loans and grants for 19.43 publicly owned permanent rental housing 19.44 under Minnesota Statutes, section 19.45 462A.202, subdivision 3a, for persons 19.46 who have been without a permanent 19.47 residence for at least 12 months or on 19.48 at least four occasions in the last 19.49 three years or are at significant risk 19.50 of lacking a permanent residence for at 19.51 least 12 months or on at least four 19.52 occasions in the last three years. The 19.53 housing must provide or coordinate with 19.54 linkages to services necessary for 19.55 residents to maintain housing stability 19.56 and maximize opportunities for 19.57 education and employment. 19.58 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 19.59 section 462A.202, subdivision 3a, the 19.60 commissioner shall give equal 19.61 consideration to proposals for projects 19.62 serving individuals and those serving 19.63 families with children. Preference 20.1 among comparable proposals shall be 20.2 given to proposals for the acquisition 20.3 and rehabilitation of property. 20.4 Sec. 24. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 20.5 Subdivision 1. To the Minnesota 20.6 Historical Society for the purposes 20.7 specified in this section 9,146,000 20.8 Subd. 2. Historic Sites Asset 20.9 Preservation 7,167,000 20.10 For capital improvements and 20.11 betterments at state historic sites, 20.12 buildings, landscaping at historic 20.13 buildings, exhibits, markers, and 20.14 monuments. The society shall determine 20.15 project priorities as appropriate based 20.16 on need. 20.17 Subd. 3. Fort Snelling Historic Site 1,979,000 20.18 To design, construct, furnish, and 20.19 equip the most urgent preservation 20.20 projects needed for historic Fort 20.21 Snelling. 20.22 Sec. 25. GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS 20.23 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of 20.24 employment and economic development or other 20.25 named agency for the purposes specified 20.26 in this section 16,865,000 20.27 Subd. 2. Buffalo Lake Maintenance 20.28 Garage and Street Repair 635,000 20.29 For a grant to the city of Buffalo Lake 20.30 to design, construct, furnish, and 20.31 equip a municipal maintenance garage 20.32 and reconstruct city streets damaged by 20.33 a tornado. 20.34 Subd. 3. Colin Powell Youth 20.35 Leadership Center 4,230,000 20.36 For a grant to Hennepin County to 20.37 acquire land for and to design, 20.38 construct, furnish, and equip the Colin 20.39 Powell Youth Leadership Center in 20.40 Minneapolis, subject to Minnesota 20.41 Statutes, section 16A.695. The center 20.42 may include a National Guard drill 20.43 area, an education wing, including a 20.44 computer lab, a multipurpose arts 20.45 facility, a community education space, 20.46 a nutrition education and cooking 20.47 skills work-preparation area, and new 20.48 basketball courts. 20.49 This appropriation is not available 20.50 until the commissioner has determined 20.51 that all funds necessary to complete 20.52 the project are committed from nonstate 20.53 sources. 20.54 Subd. 4. Lewis and Clark 20.55 Rural Water System 2,000,000 20.56 To the Public Facilities Authority for 21.1 a grant to a county or municipality 21.2 served by the Lewis and Clark Rural 21.3 Water System to acquire land, 21.4 predesign, design, construct, furnish, 21.5 and equip one or more rural water 21.6 facilities that serve southwestern 21.7 Minnesota. 21.8 This appropriation is only available 21.9 when matched by $8 of federal money and 21.10 $1 of local money for each $1 of state 21.11 money. The grant must be awarded to a 21.12 project approved by the Lewis and Clark 21.13 Joint Powers Board. 21.14 Subd. 5. Roseau Infrastructure 21.15 Repair and Improvements 10,000,000 21.16 For a grant to the city of Roseau for 21.17 the following capital expenditures: 21.18 (1) to predesign, design, construct, 21.19 and replace municipal infrastructure 21.20 damaged by the 2002 flood in the city, 21.21 including, but not limited to, water 21.22 mains, sewer mains, streets, sidewalks, 21.23 curbs, and gutters; 21.24 (2) to predesign, design, construct, 21.25 furnish, and equip new municipal 21.26 buildings that may include a city hall, 21.27 auditorium, police department, library, 21.28 and museum; and 21.29 (3) to predesign, design, and construct 21.30 water, sewer, and street improvements 21.31 to the Roseau Industrial Park. 21.32 This appropriation is not available 21.33 until all funds necessary to complete 21.34 the project are committed from nonstate 21.35 sources. 21.36 Sec. 26. BOND SALE EXPENSES 735,000 21.37 To the commissioner of finance for bond 21.38 sale expenses under Minnesota Statutes, 21.39 section 16A.641, subdivision 8. Of 21.40 this amount, $718,000 is appropriated 21.41 from the bond proceeds fund and $17,000 21.42 is appropriated from the bond proceeds 21.43 account in the trunk highway fund. 21.44 Sec. 27. Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 20, 21.45 article 1, section 15, is amended to read: 21.46 Sec. 15. BOND SALE SCHEDULE 21.47 The commissioner of finance shall 21.48 schedule the sale of state general 21.49 obligation bonds so that, during the 21.50 biennium ending June 30, 2005, no more 21.51 than$673,625,000$657,720,000 will 21.52 need to be transferred from the general 21.53 fund to the state bond fund to pay 21.54 principal and interest due and to 21.55 become due on outstanding state general 21.56 obligation bonds. During the biennium, 21.57 before each sale of state general 21.58 obligation bonds, the commissioner of 22.1 finance shall calculate the amount of 22.2 debt service payments needed on bonds 22.3 previously issued and shall estimate 22.4 the amount of debt service payments 22.5 that will be needed on the bonds 22.6 scheduled to be sold. The commissioner 22.7 shall adjust the amount of bonds 22.8 scheduled to be sold so as to remain 22.9 within the limit set by this section. 22.10 The amount needed to make the debt 22.11 service payments is appropriated from 22.12 the general fund as provided in 22.13 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641. 22.14 Sec. 28. [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.] 22.15 Subdivision 1. [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money 22.16 appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the 22.17 commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state 22.18 in an amount up to $671,420,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 22.19 and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 22.20 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article 22.21 XI, sections 4 to 7. 22.22 Subd. 2. [MAXIMUM EFFORT SCHOOL LOAN FUND.] To provide the 22.23 money appropriated in this act from the maximum effort school 22.24 loan fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue 22.25 bonds of the state in an amount up to $22,130,000 in the manner, 22.26 upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota 22.27 Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota 22.28 Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the 22.29 bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received on the 22.30 sale of the bonds, must be credited to a bond proceeds account 22.31 in the maximum effort school loan fund. 22.32 Subd. 3. [TRANSPORTATION FUND BOND PROCEEDS ACCOUNT.] To 22.33 provide the money appropriated in this act from the state 22.34 transportation fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and 22.35 issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $28,000,000 in the 22.36 manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 22.37 Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 22.38 Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The 22.39 proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium 22.40 received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a bond 22.41 proceeds account in the state transportation fund. 22.42 Subd. 4. [TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND BOND PROCEEDS ACCOUNT.] To 23.1 provide the money appropriated in this act from the trunk 23.2 highway bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the 23.3 commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state 23.4 in an amount up to $18,700,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 23.5 and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 23.6 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article 23.7 XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amount requested by the 23.8 commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, 23.9 except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of 23.10 the bonds, must be credited to the trunk highway bond proceeds 23.11 account in the trunk highway fund. 23.12 Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 16A.671, 23.13 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 23.14 Subd. 3. [DEFINITIONS.] As used in this section, the terms 23.15 defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them: 23.16 (a) "General fund" means all cash and investments from time 23.17 to time received and held in the treasury, except proceeds of 23.18 state bonds and amounts received and held in special or 23.19 dedicated funds created by the Constitution, or by or pursuant 23.20 to federal laws or regulations, or by bond or trust instruments, 23.21 pension contracts, or other agreements of the state or its 23.22 agencies with private persons, entered into under state law. 23.23 (b) "Maximum current cash flow requirement" means the 23.24 commissioner's written estimate of the largest of the amounts by 23.25 which, on a particular designated date in each month of the term 23.26 for which certificates are to be issued, the sum of (1) the 23.27 warrants then outstanding against the general fund plus (2) 23.28those that must be drawn on the fund before the same date in the23.29following month, in payment of claims due for expenditure under23.30all appropriations and allotments, will exceed the amount of23.31cash or cash equivalent assets held in the general fund on the23.32first of these datesan amount equal to five percent of the 23.33 actual working capital expenditures from the general fund in the 23.34 fiscal year immediately preceding the date of the largest of 23.35 such amounts, will exceed the amount of cash or cash equivalent 23.36 assets held in the general fund, excluding the proceeds of the 24.1 certificates to be issued. 24.2 Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 116J.571, is 24.3 amended to read: 24.4 116J.571 [CREATION OF ACCOUNTS.] 24.5 TwogreaterMinnesotaredevelopmentdevelopment accounts 24.6 are created, one in the general fund and one in the bond 24.7 proceeds fund. Money in the accounts may be used to make grants 24.8 as provided in section 116J.575. Money in the bond proceeds 24.9 fund may only be used for eligible costs for publicly owned 24.10 property. Money in the general fund may be used to pay for the 24.11 commissioner's costs in reviewing the applications. 24.12 Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 116J.572, 24.13 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 24.14 Subd. 2. [DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.] "Development authority" 24.15 includes a statutory or home rule charter city, county, housing 24.16 and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, or 24.17 port authoritylocated outside the seven-county metropolitan24.18area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. 24.19 Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 116J.572, 24.20 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 24.21 Subd. 4. [REDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT.] "Redevelopment24.22 Development" means recycling obsolete, abandoned, or 24.23 underutilized properties for new industrial, commercial, or 24.24 residential uses. 24.25 Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 116J.573, 24.26 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 24.27 Subdivision 1. [ACCOUNTS.] Criteria for use of the 24.28 accounts created in section 116J.571 must be consistent with and 24.29 promote the purposes of sections 116J.571 to 116J.575. They 24.30 include, but are not limited to: 24.31 (1) creating and preserving living wage jobsin greater24.32Minnesota; 24.33 (2) creating incentives for communities to include a full 24.34 range of housing opportunities; 24.35 (3) creating incentives for all communities to implement 24.36 compact, efficient, and mixed-use development; and 25.1 (4) creating incentives to assist communities in 25.2 maintaining a unique sense of place by preserving local, 25.3 cultural assets. 25.4 Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 116J.573, 25.5 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 25.6 Subd. 2. [PROJECTS.] To be eligible for funding by the 25.7greaterMinnesotaredevelopmentdevelopment account, a project 25.8 must: 25.9 (1) interrelateredevelopmentdevelopment with other public 25.10 investments in transportation, housing, schools, energy, 25.11 utilities information infrastructure, and other public services; 25.12 (2) interrelate affordable housing and employment growth 25.13 areas; 25.14 (3) intensify land use that leads to more compact 25.15redevelopmentdevelopment; 25.16 (4) involveredevelopmentdevelopment that mixes incomes of 25.17 residents in housing, including introducing or reintroducing 25.18 higher value housing in lower income areas to achieve a mix of 25.19 housing opportunities; 25.20 (5) involve participation from citizens and the business 25.21 community in the planning and development of the proposed 25.22redevelopmentdevelopment plan; 25.23 (6) encourage public infrastructure investments which 25.24 attract private sectorredevelopmentdevelopment investment in 25.25 commercial, industrial, and residential properties adjacent to 25.26 public improvements, and provide project area residents with 25.27 expanded opportunities for private sector employment; or 25.28 (7) be sustainable at the local level and reduce the 25.29 probability of future requests for state development, 25.30 maintenance, or replacement assistance. 25.31 Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 116J.573, 25.32 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 25.33 Subd. 4. [PARTNERSHIPS.] The commissioner shall give 25.34 priority to proposals using innovative financial partnerships 25.35 between government, private for-profit, and nonprofit sectors as 25.36 well as to proposals that meet current tax increment financing 26.1 requirements for aredevelopmentdevelopment district and 26.2 contribute tax increment financing towards the project. 26.3 Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 116J.573, 26.4 subdivision 5, is amended to read: 26.5 Subd. 5. [ANNUAL REPORT.] The commissioner shall prepare 26.6 and submit to the legislature an annual report on thegreater26.7 Minnesotaredevelopmentdevelopment account. The report must 26.8 include information on the amount of money in the account, the 26.9 amount distributed, to whom the grants were distributed and for 26.10 what purposes, and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 26.11 projects funded in meeting the policies and goals of the program. 26.12 Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 116J.574, 26.13 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 26.14 Subd. 2. [REQUIRED CONTENT.] The commissioner shall 26.15 prescribe and provide the application form. The application 26.16 must include at least the following information: 26.17 (1) identification of the site; 26.18 (2) a detailed budget, including necessary supporting 26.19 evidence, of the total costs for the site including the total 26.20 eligibleredevelopmentdevelopment costs; 26.21 (3) a completeredevelopmentdevelopment plan, including 26.22 any specific commitments from third parties to construct 26.23 improvements on the site; 26.24 (4) a complete financing plan, including the manner in 26.25 which the development authority uses innovative financial 26.26 partnerships between government, private for-profit, and 26.27 nonprofit sectors; and 26.28 (5) any additional information or material that the 26.29 commissioner prescribes. 26.30 Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 116J.575, 26.31 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 26.32 Subdivision 1. [COMMISSIONER DISCRETION.] The commissioner 26.33 may make a grant for up to 50 percent of the eligible costs of a 26.34 project. The determination of whether to make a grant for a 26.35 site is within the discretion of the commissioner, subject to 26.36 this section and sections 116J.571 to 116J.574 and available 27.1 unencumbered money in thegreaterMinnesotaredevelopment27.2 development account. The commissioner's decisions and 27.3 application of the priorities under this section are not subject 27.4 to judicial review, except for abuse of discretion. 27.5 Sec. 39. Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 19, subdivision 27.6 2, is amended to read: 27.7 Subd. 2. Northwest Busway 20,000,000 27.8 To design and construct a portion of a 27.9 busway in the northwest metropolitan 27.10 areabetween downtown Minneapolis and27.11Rogers. Funds may be used to design 27.12 all or a portion of the busway from 27.13 downtown Minneapolis to Rogers along 27.14 CSAH 81; to design, construct, and 27.15 equip up to 19 stations, including 36 27.16 passenger shelters in Minneapolis, 27.17 Robbinsdale, and Crystal as well as at 27.18 Hennepin Technical College and North 27.19 Hennepin Community College located in 27.20 Brooklyn Park; to acquire necessary 27.21 rights-of-way in Minneapolis, 27.22 Robbinsdale, Crystal, and Brooklyn Park 27.23 to accommodate station and park and 27.24 ride locations, and adjacent to CSAH 81 27.25 between Highway 100 and Brooklyn 27.26 Boulevard to accommodate queue jump 27.27 lanes for buses; to design and 27.28 construct two park and ride facilities 27.29 adjacent to CSAH 81 at its 27.30 intersections with 63rd Avenue North 27.31 and with Brooklyn Boulevard; and to 27.32 design and construct queue jump lanes 27.33 between Highway 100 and Brooklyn 27.34 Boulevard. This appropriation is 27.35 contingent on $12,000,000 from Hennepin 27.36 County for roadway design, property 27.37 acquisition, and road construction 27.38 between Lowry Avenue in Minneapolis and 27.39 Bass Lake Road in Crystal and 27.40 $5,000,000 from the Metropolitan 27.41 Council forthe projectfleet 27.42 acquisition and station equipment. 27.43Total funding from all sources may be27.44used for roadway design,27.45reconstruction, acquisition of land and27.46right-of-way, and to design, construct,27.47furnish, and equip transit stations and27.48park and rides.To implement this 27.49 project, the Metropolitan Council has 27.50 the powers that Hennepin County has to 27.51 use design-build undernewMinnesota 27.52 Statutes, sections 383B.158 to 27.53 383B.1586, may be used for implementing27.54this project. 27.55 Sec. 40. [MINNESOTA ZOO MARINE CENTER DEBT SERVICE.] 27.56 Beginning in fiscal year 2005, the Minnesota Zoological 27.57 Garden is not required to pay any of the debt service costs on 27.58 bonds sold for the Marine Education Center authorized in Laws 27.59 1994, chapter 643, section 27, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 28.1 1996, chapter 463, section 54. 28.2 Sec. 41. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 28.3 This article is effective the day following final enactment. 28.4 ARTICLE 2 28.5 ADJUSTMENT OF GENERAL 28.6 OBLIGATION BOND AUTHORIZATIONS 28.7 Section 1. [TABLE OF ORIGINAL AND ADJUSTED 28.8 AUTHORIZATIONS.] 28.9 Column A lists the citation to each law authorizing general 28.10 obligation bonds since Laws 1983, chapter 323, section 6, to 28.11 which a further adjustment is being made in this section. 28.12 The original authorization amount in each law is shown in 28.13 column B opposite the citation of the law it appears in. 28.14 The original authorization amount in column B is hereby 28.15 adjusted to the amount shown in column C. The adjustments 28.16 resulting in the column C amount reflect specific changes to an 28.17 authorization in law, executive vetoes sustained or not 28.18 challenged, administrative action reflecting cancellation and 28.19 abandonment of all or the unused balance from specific projects 28.20 for which the proceeds of authorized bonds were intended to be 28.21 used, and other action pursuant to law resulting in the adjusted 28.22 authorizations shown in column C. The amounts shown in column C 28.23 are validated as the lawful adjusted authorization for the cited 28.24 law as of August 1, 2003, for all purposes for which the 28.25 authorization is required or used. 28.26 Column A Column B Column C 28.27 L 1983, c 323, s 6 $ 30,000,000 $ 29,935,000 28.28 L 1987, c 400, s 25, 28.29 subd 1 370,972,200 369,560,500 28.30 L 1987, c 400, s 25, 28.31 subd 5 66,747,000 66,740,000 28.32 L 1989, c 300, art 1, 28.33 s 23, subd 1 142,585,000 112,235,000 28.34 L 1991, c 354, art 11, 28.35 s 2, subd 1 12,000,000 11,360,000 28.36 L 1992, c 558, s 28, 29.1 subd 1 231,695,000 198,535,000 29.2 L 1992, c 558, s 28, 29.3 subd 3 17,500,000 17,368,000 29.4 L 1993, c 373, s 19, 29.5 subd 1 54,640,000 38,355,000 29.6 L 1993, c 373, s 19, 29.7 subd 2 9,900,000 9,480,000 29.8 L 1994, c 643, s 31, 29.9 subd 1 573,385,000 527,849,524 29.10 L 1994, c 643, s 31, 29.11 subd 2 45,000,000 34,820,000 29.12 L 1995, 1SS c 2, s 14, 29.13 subd 1 5,630,000 5,621,448 29.14 L 1996, c 463, s 27, 29.15 subd 1 597,110,000 483,665,089 29.16 L 1997, c 246, s 10, 29.17 subd 1 86,625,000 86,191,283 29.18 L 1997, 2SS c 2, s 12 55,305,000 38,308,055 29.19 L 1998, c 404, s 27, 29.20 subd 1 463,795,000 100,829,182 29.21 L 1999, c 240, art 1, 29.22 s 16, subd 1 372,400,000 299,873,000 29.23 L 2000, c 492, art 1, 29.24 s 26, subd 1 426,870,000 423,570,000 29.25 L 2001, 1SS c 12, s 11, 29.26 subd 1 99,205,000 98,205,000 29.27 L 2002, c 393, s 30, 29.28 subd 1 920,235,000 567,312,000 29.29 Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 29.30 This article is effective the day following final enactment.