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HF 84

as introduced - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

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Current Version - as introduced

  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; authorizing sale of state bonds; 
  1.6             appropriating money. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8   Section 1.  [CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  1.9      The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
  1.10  appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 
  1.11  to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent for 
  1.12  public purposes.  Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent 
  1.13  as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 
  1.14  5, paragraph (a), to acquire and better public land and 
  1.15  buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or 
  1.16  as authorized by article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), 
  1.17  or article XIV.  Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations 
  1.18  in this act are available until the project is completed or 
  1.19  abandoned.  
  1.20                              SUMMARY 
  1.21  UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA                          $   48,308,000 
  1.22  MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES            50,716,000 
  1.23  CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING                     22,500,000 
  1.24  NATURAL RESOURCES                                    32,162,000 
  1.25  OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE                    3,600,000 
  1.26  BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES                     8,250,000 
  2.1   AGRICULTURE                                             292,000 
  2.2   ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS                                    8,184,000 
  2.3   ADMINISTRATION                                        4,991,000 
  2.4   AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION                             8,250,000 
  2.5   ARTS                                                 31,000,000 
  2.6   MILITARY AFFAIRS                                        500,000 
  2.7   TRANSPORTATION                                       47,500,000 
  2.8   METROPOLITAN COUNCIL                                 10,500,000 
  2.9   HEALTH                                                  775,000 
  2.10  HUMAN SERVICES                                        6,680,000 
  2.11  CORRECTIONS                                           1,640,000 
  2.12  TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT                       68,650,000 
  2.13  IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION BOARD         1,500,000 
  2.14  MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY                            725,000 
  2.15  BOND SALE EXPENSES                                      332,000 
  2.16  TOTAL                                            $  357,055,000
  2.17  Bond Proceeds Fund                                  353,255,000 
  2.18  General Fund                                          3,800,000 
  2.19                                                   APPROPRIATIONS
  2.20                                                   $ 
  2.21  Sec. 2.  UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 
  2.22  Subdivision 1.  To the board of regents
  2.23  of the University of Minnesota for the 
  2.24  purposes specified in this section                   48,308,000 
  2.25  Subd. 2.  Twin Cities - Minneapolis
  2.26  (a) Jones Hall                                        8,000,000
  2.27  To renovate Jones Hall on the 
  2.28  Minneapolis campus. 
  2.29  The board of regents may use the 
  2.30  single-phase design-build method 
  2.31  described in Minnesota Statutes, 
  2.32  section 16C.31, subdivision 6, 
  2.33  paragraph (c), to implement this 
  2.34  project.  
  2.35  (b) Translational Research Facility                  24,700,000
  2.36  To design, construct, furnish, and 
  2.37  equip the Translational Research 
  2.38  Facility, an addition to the Lyons 
  2.39  Research Lab building on the 
  2.40  Minneapolis campus. 
  2.41  This appropriation is not available 
  2.42  until the commissioner of finance has 
  2.43  determined that at least $12,300,000 
  2.44  has been committed from nonstate 
  3.1   sources.  
  3.2   The board of regents may use the 
  3.3   two-phase design-build method described 
  3.4   in Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.31, 
  3.5   to implement this project. 
  3.6   (c) Teaching and Technology Center                    3,000,000
  3.7   To predesign and design a teaching and 
  3.8   technology center for the Institute of 
  3.9   Technology. 
  3.10  Subd. 3.  Twin Cities - St. Paul 
  3.11  Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory                      1,500,000
  3.12  To renovate and upgrade the veterinary 
  3.13  diagnostic laboratory to provide 
  3.14  additional laboratory space for a 
  3.15  veterinary molecular diagnostic 
  3.16  laboratory.  The renovation and upgrade 
  3.17  must include space for molecular 
  3.18  diagnostic testing for paratuberculosis 
  3.19  (Johne's disease), porcine reproductive 
  3.20  and respiratory syndrome virus in 
  3.21  swine, avian pneumovirus in turkeys, 
  3.22  bovine mastitis, and emerging and 
  3.23  foreign animal diseases. 
  3.24  Subd. 4.  Morris                                      8,600,000
  3.25  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  3.26  the social science building to correct 
  3.27  building code deficiencies, remodel the 
  3.28  interior, install new windows, upgrade 
  3.29  the building's mechanical and 
  3.30  electrical systems, replace the roof, 
  3.31  and construct an addition over the 
  3.32  existing auditorium wing to create 
  3.33  space for faculty offices, and to 
  3.34  install fire protection systems in 
  3.35  three student housing facilities. 
  3.36  This appropriation is not available 
  3.37  until the commissioner of finance has 
  3.38  determined that at least $400,000 has 
  3.39  been committed from nonstate sources. 
  3.40  Subd. 5.  Research and Outreach        
  3.41  Centers                                               2,508,000
  3.42  To acquire land and design, construct, 
  3.43  furnish and equip facilities at 
  3.44  research and outreach centers.  
  3.45  Projects funded by this appropriation 
  3.46  include: 
  3.47  (1) research laboratory and office 
  3.48  space at the Northwest ROC at 
  3.49  Crookston; 
  3.50  (2) an addition to the aspen/larch 
  3.51  genetics laboratory at the North 
  3.52  Central ROC at Grand Rapids and 
  3.53  acquisition of land for the development 
  3.54  of two test planting sites to conduct 
  3.55  research on fast growing trees; 
  3.56  (3) an addition to the administration 
  3.57  building at the Southern ROC at Waseca; 
  3.58  and 
  4.1   (4) of this amount, $70,000 is to 
  4.2   construct an environmentally friendly 
  4.3   swine farrowing demonstration facility 
  4.4   at the West Central ROC, subject to 
  4.5   Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. 
  4.6   Sec. 3.  MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND 
  4.7   UNIVERSITIES 
  4.8   Subdivision 1.  To the board of trustees
  4.9   of the Minnesota state colleges and 
  4.10  universities for the purposes specified in 
  4.11  this section                                         50,716,000
  4.12  Subd. 2.  Bemidji State University                    1,000,000 
  4.13  To design the colocation of the 
  4.14  emerging technologies and health care 
  4.15  programs of Bemidji state university 
  4.16  and Northwest technical college. 
  4.17  Subd. 3.  Dakota Technical College                      500,000
  4.18  To design the renovation of the west 
  4.19  side of the main campus facility to 
  4.20  create an information technology and 
  4.21  telecommunications center of excellence 
  4.22  and an integrated library and library 
  4.23  information technology center. 
  4.24  Subd. 4.  Fergus Falls                 
  4.25  Community College                                       760,000
  4.26  To design, construct, furnish, and 
  4.27  equip an expansion of the existing 
  4.28  maintenance shop. 
  4.29  To design an addition to link 
  4.30  Administration and Fine Arts to provide 
  4.31  a one-stop student service shop, smart 
  4.32  classrooms, open computer laboratories; 
  4.33  design renovation to provide space for 
  4.34  technology support next to the library; 
  4.35  and design asset preservation work. 
  4.36  Subd. 5.  Hennepin Technical College                  2,000,000
  4.37  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  4.38  existing space at the Brooklyn Park and 
  4.39  Eden Prairie campuses.  
  4.40  Subd. 6.  Inver Hills Community
  4.41  College                                                 500,000
  4.42  To design renovation of existing space 
  4.43  and construction of an addition to 
  4.44  create a one-stop student services 
  4.45  shop; enlarge and colocate central 
  4.46  services, the bookstore, and a new 
  4.47  loading dock; upgrade mechanical 
  4.48  systems; and provide a welcoming front 
  4.49  door and help desk for the campus. 
  4.50  Subd. 7.  Lake Superior Community      
  4.51  and Technical College                                   700,000
  4.52  To design a student center addition to 
  4.53  house a consolidated system of student 
  4.54  services, smart classrooms, and open 
  4.55  laboratories. 
  5.1   Subd. 8.  Minnesota State University - 
  5.2   Mankato - Phase 3                                     8,400,000
  5.3   To renovate, furnish, and equip Otto 
  5.4   Arena and adjacent areas to provide a 
  5.5   student fitness facility. 
  5.6   Subd. 9.  Minnesota West Community and
  5.7   Technical College at Worthington                      6,300,000
  5.8   To design, construct, furnish, and 
  5.9   equip a one-stop student services shop 
  5.10  and welcome counter addition. 
  5.11  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  5.12  two science laboratories and associated 
  5.13  preparation, storage, and office spaces.
  5.14  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  5.15  consolidated nursing and allied health 
  5.16  department and other classroom spaces. 
  5.17  Subd. 10.  Northeast Higher Education  
  5.18  District - Virginia                                   5,496,000
  5.19  To design, renovate, and equip science 
  5.20  laboratories, a learning resource 
  5.21  center, a student commons, and 
  5.22  classrooms, including technology 
  5.23  equipped classrooms, and construct new 
  5.24  loading dock and driveway. 
  5.25  Subd. 11.  Northwest Technical College -     
  5.26  Moorhead Campus                                         400,000
  5.27  To design the renovation of existing 
  5.28  facilities and design new facilities 
  5.29  for an allied health and applied 
  5.30  technology laboratory and support 
  5.31  facilities. 
  5.32  Subd. 12.  Ridgewater Community and
  5.33  Technical College                                     2,880,000
  5.34  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  5.35  existing chemistry, physics, and 
  5.36  biology laboratories and convert a 
  5.37  classroom into a geology laboratory on 
  5.38  the Willmar campus.  
  5.39  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  5.40  interior space to convert obsolete 
  5.41  applied laboratory space on the 
  5.42  Hutchinson campus into chemistry, 
  5.43  physics, and biology laboratories. 
  5.44  Subd. 13.  South Central Technical                              
  5.45  College                                                 300,000
  5.46  To design renovation of teaching 
  5.47  laboratories at the North Mankato 
  5.48  campus and design asset preservation at 
  5.49  the Faribault campus. 
  5.50  Subd. 14.  Southeast Technical
  5.51  College                                                 580,000
  5.52  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  5.53  a one-stop student services area and 
  5.54  workforce center entrance at Winona. 
  6.1   To design the renovation of a one-stop 
  6.2   student services areas and student 
  6.3   center entrance at Red Wing. 
  6.4   Subd. 15.  Southwest State University                 9,200,000 
  6.5   To renovate and reconfigure, furnish, 
  6.6   and equip the library and construct a 
  6.7   new entrance. 
  6.8   Subd. 16.  St. Cloud State University                10,000,000 
  6.9   To design the renovation of Centennial 
  6.10  Hall and to renovate, furnish, and 
  6.11  equip the renovation of Centennial Hall 
  6.12  and its conversion from library to 
  6.13  classroom use and to design the code 
  6.14  correction and renovation of Riverview 
  6.15  Hall.  This appropriation may also be 
  6.16  used for design of the renovation of 
  6.17  Brown Hall and Eastman Hall. 
  6.18  Subd. 17.  St. Cloud Technical College                  700,000
  6.19  To design the construction of a 
  6.20  multistory building connected to the 
  6.21  existing facility and the renovation of 
  6.22  part of "G" wing. 
  6.23  Subd. 18.  Land Acquisition                           1,000,000
  6.24  To acquire real property near the state 
  6.25  college and university campuses from 
  6.26  willing sellers. 
  6.27  Sec. 4.  CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING 
  6.28  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of
  6.29  children, families, and learning for the
  6.30  purposes specified in this section                   22,500,000
  6.31  Subd. 2.  Southwest Integration 
  6.32  Magnet Schools                                        1,000,000
  6.33  For a grant in accordance with the 
  6.34  metropolitan magnet school grant 
  6.35  program under Minnesota Statutes, 
  6.36  section 124D.88, to the West Metro 
  6.37  Education Program joint powers board to 
  6.38  acquire land, prepare a site, 
  6.39  predesign, and design a new building 
  6.40  for the Southwest Integration Magnet 
  6.41  School in St. Louis Park, to serve a 
  6.42  population of approximately 500 
  6.43  kindergarten through grade 8 students. 
  6.44  Subd. 3.  Library Access Grants                      1,000,000 
  6.45  For library access grants under 
  6.46  Minnesota Statutes, section 134.45, to 
  6.47  remove architectural barriers from a 
  6.48  library building or site. 
  6.49  Subd. 4.  Minnesota         
  6.50  Planetarium                                           9,500,000
  6.51  For a grant to the city of Minneapolis 
  6.52  to design, construct, furnish, and 
  6.53  equip a new Minnesota planetarium, 
  6.54  subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
  6.55  16A.695. 
  7.1   This appropriation is not available 
  7.2   until the commissioner has determined 
  7.3   that at least an equal amount has been 
  7.4   committed from nonstate sources.  The 
  7.5   proportional share of the in-kind 
  7.6   contributions for the planetarium of 
  7.7   land, parking facilities, skyways, and 
  7.8   municipal infrastructure for the 
  7.9   planetarium may be counted as part of 
  7.10  the match.  The proportional share of 
  7.11  the costs to the city of constructing 
  7.12  mechanical and electrical systems, 
  7.13  common areas, service areas, freight 
  7.14  elevators, and walls and roofs for the 
  7.15  planetarium shared with the Minneapolis 
  7.16  library and included in the costs of 
  7.17  constructing the library may also be 
  7.18  counted as part of the match. 
  7.19  The legislature intends not to 
  7.20  appropriate additional money to 
  7.21  construct the planetarium until at 
  7.22  least $4,000,000 in cash contributions 
  7.23  have been committed to the project from 
  7.24  other than state or local government 
  7.25  funds. 
  7.26  Subd. 5.  Asian Community Center                      1,000,000
  7.27  For a grant to the city of St. Paul to 
  7.28  design, construct, furnish, and equip 
  7.29  an Asian community center, subject to 
  7.30  Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. 
  7.31  This appropriation is not available 
  7.32  until the commissioner has determined 
  7.33  that at least an equal amount has been 
  7.34  committed from nonstate sources.  
  7.35  Subd. 6.  Colin Powell Youth
  7.36  Leadership Center                                       700,000
  7.37  For a grant to Hennepin county to 
  7.38  acquire land for and to design, 
  7.39  construct, furnish, and equip the Colin 
  7.40  Powell Youth Leadership center in 
  7.41  Minneapolis, subject to Minnesota 
  7.42  Statutes, section 16A.695.  The center 
  7.43  will include a national guard drill 
  7.44  area, an education wing, including a 
  7.45  computer lab, a multipurpose arts 
  7.46  facility, a community education space, 
  7.47  a nutrition education and cooking 
  7.48  skills work-preparation area, and four 
  7.49  new basketball courts. 
  7.50  This appropriation is not available 
  7.51  until the commissioner has determined 
  7.52  that at least an equal amount has been 
  7.53  committed from nonstate sources. 
  7.54  Subd. 7.  Neighborhood 
  7.55  House/El Rio Vista                                    1,800,000
  7.56  For a grant to the city of St. Paul to 
  7.57  acquire land for and to design, 
  7.58  construct, furnish, and equip an 
  7.59  expansion of Neighborhood House/El Rio 
  7.60  Vista, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
  7.61  section 16A.695. 
  8.1   This appropriation is not available 
  8.2   until the commissioner has determined 
  8.3   that at least an equal amount has been 
  8.4   committed from nonstate sources.  
  8.5   Subd. 8.  Trollwood                    
  8.6   Performing Arts School                                5,500,000
  8.7   For a grant to the city of Moorhead to 
  8.8   acquire land for and to design, 
  8.9   construct, furnish, and equip Trollwood 
  8.10  Arts Village in the city of Moorhead, 
  8.11  subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
  8.12  16A.695.  Trollwood must be available 
  8.13  to regional arts groups. 
  8.14  This appropriation is not available 
  8.15  until the commissioner has determined 
  8.16  that at least an equal amount has been 
  8.17  committed from nonstate sources.  
  8.18  Subd. 9.  Early Childhood Learning                              
  8.19  and Child Protection Facilities                       2,000,000 
  8.20  For grants to construct or rehabilitate 
  8.21  facilities for programs under Minnesota 
  8.22  Statutes, section 119A.45. 
  8.23  Sec. 5.  NATURAL RESOURCES 
  8.24  Subdivision 1.  To the 
  8.25  commissioner of natural resources 
  8.26  for the purposes specified
  8.27  in this section                                      32,162,000
  8.28  Subd. 2.  State Park Initiative                       4,500,000
  8.29  For building, utility, and natural 
  8.30  resource projects within the Minnesota 
  8.31  state park system according to the 
  8.32  management plan required in Minnesota 
  8.33  Statutes, chapter 86A, as follows:  
  8.34  (1) to design, renovate, construct, 
  8.35  furnish, and equip state park 
  8.36  buildings; and 
  8.37  (2) to design, renovate, furnish, and 
  8.38  equip capital facilities at state 
  8.39  parks, state recreation areas, and 
  8.40  forest recreation areas, including, but 
  8.41  not limited to, roads, trails, bridges, 
  8.42  campgrounds, and utility systems. 
  8.43  $1,600,000 is for improvements and 
  8.44  betterments of a capital nature to 
  8.45  develop the Big Bog state recreation 
  8.46  area, including constructing, 
  8.47  furnishing, and equipping a visitors 
  8.48  center. 
  8.49  $2,900,000 is for improvements and 
  8.50  betterments of a capital nature to 
  8.51  develop the Red River state recreation 
  8.52  area, including construction of a 
  8.53  visitor's center. 
  8.54  Subd. 3.  State Park and Recreation Area
  8.55  Acquisition                                            3,000,000 
  8.56  For acquisition of land under Minnesota 
  9.1   Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 
  9.2   2, from willing sellers of private 
  9.3   lands within state park and recreation 
  9.4   area boundaries established by law.  
  9.5   Subd. 4.  Metro Regional Park Acquisition    
  9.6   and Betterment                                        2,700,000
  9.7   For a grant to the metropolitan council 
  9.8   to complete renovation of the Como Park 
  9.9   conservatory under phase 2.  The 
  9.10  project must include renovation of the 
  9.11  fern room and construction of a bonsai 
  9.12  collection space, an orchid growing and 
  9.13  display house, and a children's 
  9.14  activity zone, as well as corridors and 
  9.15  connections to the education resource 
  9.16  building. 
  9.17  Subd. 5.  Regional Parks:   
  9.18  Greater Minnesota                                     4,000,000
  9.19  For grants to public regional parks 
  9.20  organizations located outside the 
  9.21  metropolitan area as defined in 
  9.22  Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, 
  9.23  subdivision 2, to acquire land, design, 
  9.24  and construct and redevelop regional 
  9.25  parks and trails, open space, and 
  9.26  recreational facilities.  The 
  9.27  improvements must be of a capital 
  9.28  nature.  A greater Minnesota regional 
  9.29  parks organization with a project 
  9.30  previously funded through the regional 
  9.31  parks program, whether with bond funds 
  9.32  or other funds, at less than the total 
  9.33  eligible amount may reapply for the 
  9.34  total eligible amount from this 
  9.35  appropriation.  If it is awarded, the 
  9.36  organization must return the original 
  9.37  grant award.  Each $3 of state grants 
  9.38  must be matched by $2 of nonstate funds.
  9.39  Subd. 6.  Reforestation                               1,500,000
  9.40  For improvements authorized under the 
  9.41  Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 
  9.42  section 5, clause (f).  To increase 
  9.43  reforestation activities to meet the 
  9.44  reforestation requirements of Minnesota 
  9.45  Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 
  9.46  2, including planting, seeding, site 
  9.47  preparation, purchasing tree seeds and 
  9.48  seedlings, improving forest stands, and 
  9.49  protecting plantations. 
  9.50  Subd. 7.  State Forest Land Acquisition                 500,000 
  9.51  To acquire private lands from willing 
  9.52  sellers within established boundaries 
  9.53  of state forests throughout the state 
  9.54  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  9.55  86A.05, subdivision 7. 
  9.56  Subd.  8.  State Trail Acquisition     
  9.57  and Development                                       2,750,000
  9.58  To acquire, develop, and renovate state 
  9.59  trails as specified in Minnesota 
  9.60  Statutes, section 85.015. 
 10.1   $725,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami trail. 
 10.2   $450,000 is for the Shooting Star trail.
 10.3   $600,000 is for a grant to the city of 
 10.4   Austin to acquire land for the Blazing 
 10.5   Star trail. 
 10.6   $475,000 is for the Goodhue Pioneer 
 10.7   trail. 
 10.8   $500,000 is to connect the portions of 
 10.9   the Paul Bunyan trail in the city of 
 10.10  Bemidji, including constructing an 
 10.11  underpass.  This appropriation is not 
 10.12  available until the commissioner has 
 10.13  determined that an equal amount has 
 10.14  been committed by the city of Bemidji.  
 10.15  Subd. 9.  Trail Connections                            1,857,000
 10.16  For matching grants under Minnesota 
 10.17  Statutes, section 85.019, subdivision 
 10.18  4c, including a grant to the city of 
 10.19  St. Louis Park to design and construct 
 10.20  a grade separated pedestrian and 
 10.21  regional trail crossing over CSAH No. 
 10.22  25/Trunk Highway 7 at Trunk Highway 100 
 10.23  to connect the Cedar Lake Regional 
 10.24  Trail and the Southwest LRT Regional 
 10.25  Trail, a grant to the city of New Ulm 
 10.26  to connect the city trail to Flandrau 
 10.27  state park, and a grant to Stearns 
 10.28  county for the Lake Koronis trail.  
 10.29  The commissioner shall determine other 
 10.30  project priorities as appropriate based 
 10.31  on need. 
 10.32  Subd. 10.  Metro Greenways and Natural                          
 10.33  Areas                                                 1,000,000 
 10.34  To provide grants to local units of 
 10.35  government for acquisition or 
 10.36  betterment of greenways and natural 
 10.37  areas in the metro region and to 
 10.38  acquire greenways and natural areas in 
 10.39  the metro region through the purchase 
 10.40  of conservation easements or fee 
 10.41  titles.  The commissioner shall 
 10.42  determine the project priorities and 
 10.43  shall consult with representatives of 
 10.44  local units of government, nonprofit 
 10.45  organizations, and other interested 
 10.46  parties.  
 10.47  Subd. 11.  Lewis and Clark             
 10.48  Rural Water System                                      180,000
 10.49  This appropriation is from the general 
 10.50  fund. 
 10.51  For a grant to the Lewis and Clark 
 10.52  joint powers board to acquire land for, 
 10.53  and to predesign, design, construct, 
 10.54  furnish, and equip, a rural water 
 10.55  system to serve southwestern 
 10.56  Minnesota.  This appropriation is 
 10.57  available when matched by $8 of federal 
 10.58  money and $1 of local money for each $1 
 10.59  of state money. 
 11.1   Subd. 12.  Red Rock Rural 
 11.2   Water System                                            125,000 
 11.3   For a grant to the Red Rock rural water 
 11.4   system to acquire land, predesign, 
 11.5   design, construct, and equip the 
 11.6   southwest Minnesota regional water 
 11.7   supply project.  This appropriation is 
 11.8   not available until at least an equal 
 11.9   amount of nonstate money has been 
 11.10  committed to the project. 
 11.11  Subd. 13.  Dam Improvements                           1,150,000
 11.12  To renovate or remove publicly owned 
 11.13  dams.  
 11.14  Of this amount, up to $100,000 is for a 
 11.15  grant to Blue Earth county for 
 11.16  renovation of the Rapidan dam.  This 
 11.17  grant is not available until at least 
 11.18  an equal amount is committed to the 
 11.19  project from nonstate sources. 
 11.20  Up to $1,050,000 is for a grant to the 
 11.21  city of Crookston for phases 2 and 3 of 
 11.22  the Red Lake River restoration and 
 11.23  habitat improvement project.  
 11.24  Subd. 14.  Stream Protection
 11.25  and Restoration                                       1,000,000
 11.26  For the design and implementation of 
 11.27  stream restoration projects that employ 
 11.28  natural channel design principles. 
 11.29  Subd. 15.  Water Access
 11.30  Acquisition and Development                           1,500,000
 11.31  For public water access acquisition, 
 11.32  construction, and renovation to capital 
 11.33  projects on lakes and rivers, including 
 11.34  construction of a fishing pier at Blue 
 11.35  Mound state park and other water access 
 11.36  through the provision of fishing piers 
 11.37  and shoreline access under Minnesota 
 11.38  Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 9.
 11.39  Subd. 16.  Lake Superior
 11.40  Safe Harbor                                           1,100,000
 11.41  To complete construction of the public 
 11.42  access at McQuade Road on Lake Superior 
 11.43  in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps 
 11.44  of Engineers and the joint powers board 
 11.45  made up of the city of Duluth, St. 
 11.46  Louis county, the town of Duluth, and 
 11.47  the town of Lakewood. 
 11.48  Subd. 17.  Fish Hatchery
 11.49  Improvements                                            300,000
 11.50  For improvements of a capital nature to 
 11.51  design, construct, renovate, furnish, 
 11.52  and equip fish culture facilities under 
 11.53  Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.045, 
 11.54  subdivision 1. 
 11.55  Subd. 18.  Fisheries Acquisition 
 11.56  and Improvement                                         500,000
 12.1   To acquire aquatic management areas and 
 12.2   to make public improvements and 
 12.3   betterments of a capital nature to fish 
 12.4   habitat under Minnesota Statutes, 
 12.5   section 86A.05, subdivision 14.  
 12.6   Subd. 19.  Scientific and Natural Area                 
 12.7   Acquisition and Improvement                           2,500,000
 12.8   To acquire land for scientific and 
 12.9   natural areas and for development, 
 12.10  protection, or improvements of a 
 12.11  capital nature to scientific and 
 12.12  natural areas throughout the state 
 12.13  under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
 12.14  84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5.  
 12.15  Up to $1,500,000 is to acquire and make 
 12.16  improvements of a capital nature to 
 12.17  restore, and develop the Seminary fen 
 12.18  in the Assumption creek watershed in 
 12.19  Carver county.  The commissioner shall 
 12.20  manage the Seminary fen in accordance 
 12.21  with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 86A, 
 12.22  in part as an aquatic management area, 
 12.23  in part as a scientific and natural 
 12.24  area, and in part as a wildlife 
 12.25  management area. 
 12.26  Subd. 20.  Natural and Scenic Area      
 12.27  Land Acquisition Grants                               1,000,000
 12.28  For matching grants to local units of 
 12.29  government to acquire and better local 
 12.30  natural and scenic areas under 
 12.31  Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019, 
 12.32  subdivision 4a.  The commissioner shall 
 12.33  determine project priorities as 
 12.34  appropriate based on project 
 12.35  significance and need. 
 12.36  Subd. 21.  Native Prairie    
 12.37  Bank Easements                                        1,000,000
 12.38  For acquisition of native prairie bank 
 12.39  easements under Minnesota Statutes, 
 12.40  section 84.96. 
 12.41  Sec. 6.  OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE           3,600,000 
 12.42  To the office of environmental 
 12.43  assistance for grants under the solid 
 12.44  waste capital assistance grants program 
 12.45  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 12.46  115A.54.  Grants from this 
 12.47  appropriation must be awarded to 
 12.48  applicants whose applications were on 
 12.49  file with the office before January 1, 
 12.50  2002.  The office must give priority 
 12.51  for grants to projects that expand 
 12.52  processing capacity. 
 12.53  Sec. 7.  BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES 
 12.54  Subdivision 1.  To the board 
 12.55  of water and soil resources for the 
 12.56  purposes specified in this section                    8,250,000 
 12.57  Subd. 2.  RIM Conservation
 12.58  Easements                                             2,000,000 
 13.1   This appropriation is to acquire 
 13.2   conservation easements from landowners 
 13.3   on marginal lands to protect soil and 
 13.4   water quality and to support fish and 
 13.5   wildlife habitat as provided in 
 13.6   Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. 
 13.7   Subd. 3.  Shoreland Protection           
 13.8   Program                                                 750,000
 13.9   To acquire conservation easements in 
 13.10  environmentally sensitive lake and 
 13.11  river shoreland areas from private 
 13.12  landowners.  The board may award grants 
 13.13  to local soil and water conservation 
 13.14  districts and participating local units 
 13.15  of government to accomplish the 
 13.16  purposes of this program, in accordance 
 13.17  with Minnesota Statutes, section 
 13.18  103F.225.  
 13.19  $100,000 of this amount may be used to 
 13.20  administer the program. 
 13.21  Subd. 4.  Wetland Replacement          
 13.22  Due to Public Road Projects                           2,700,000
 13.23  To acquire land for wetlands or restore 
 13.24  wetlands to be used to replace wetlands 
 13.25  drained or filled as a result of the 
 13.26  repair, maintenance, or rehabilitation 
 13.27  of existing public roads as required by 
 13.28  Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, 
 13.29  subdivision 1, paragraph (l). 
 13.30  The purchase price paid for acquisition 
 13.31  of land, fee, or perpetual easement 
 13.32  must be the fair market value as 
 13.33  determined by the board.  The board may 
 13.34  enter into agreements with the federal 
 13.35  government, other state agencies, 
 13.36  political subdivisions, and nonprofit 
 13.37  organizations or fee owners to acquire 
 13.38  land and restore and create wetlands 
 13.39  and to acquire existing wetland banking 
 13.40  credits with money provided by this 
 13.41  appropriation.  Acquisition of or the 
 13.42  conveyance of land may be in the name 
 13.43  of the political subdivision.  
 13.44  Subd. 5.  Lazarus Creek                               1,500,000
 13.45  For a grant to Area II Minnesota River 
 13.46  Basin Projects, Inc. for construction 
 13.47  of the LQP-25/Lazarus Creek floodwater 
 13.48  retention project.  The grant may not 
 13.49  exceed 75 percent of the project's 
 13.50  cost.  The remaining share must be 
 13.51  provided by Area II Minnesota River 
 13.52  Basin Projects, Inc.  
 13.53  Subd. 6.  Stillwater - 
 13.54  Brown's Creek                                         1,300,000
 13.55  For a grant to the city of Stillwater 
 13.56  to provide environmental protection 
 13.57  capital improvements for Brown's Creek. 
 13.58  Sec. 8.  AGRICULTURE                                    292,000 
 13.59  To the commissioner of administration 
 14.1   or another named agency to design, 
 14.2   construct, furnish, and equip an 
 14.3   expansion of the Metro Greenhouse and 
 14.4   Storage Bay greenhouse facility owned 
 14.5   by the department of agriculture on the 
 14.6   campus of Metropolitan State University 
 14.7   in St. Paul. 
 14.8   Sec. 9.  MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL
 14.9   GARDENS                                               8,184,000
 14.10  To the Minnesota Zoological Gardens to 
 14.11  design, construct, furnish, and equip 
 14.12  zoo facilities consistent with phase 1 
 14.13  of the facilities and business master 
 14.14  plan for the Asia Trail.  Up to 
 14.15  $1,000,000 of this appropriation may be 
 14.16  used to design other components of 
 14.17  phase 1.  
 14.18  This appropriation is not available 
 14.19  until the commissioner of finance has 
 14.20  determined that additional money at 
 14.21  least equal to 25 percent of the 
 14.22  appropriated amount has been committed 
 14.23  to the project from nonstate sources. 
 14.24  Sec. 10.  ADMINISTRATION 
 14.25  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 14.26  of administration for the purposes
 14.27  specified in this section                             4,991,000
 14.28  Subd. 2.  Renovate Governor's
 14.29  Residence                                             4,291,000
 14.30  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
 14.31  the Governor's residence in St. Paul.  
 14.32  $45,000 is from the general fund for 
 14.33  relocation expenses. 
 14.34  Subd. 3.  Government Services          
 14.35  Center                                                  700,000
 14.36  To predesign in Olmsted county a 
 14.37  government services facility to 
 14.38  colocate federal, state, and local 
 14.39  government offices, to the extent that 
 14.40  the predesign determines their 
 14.41  colocation to be feasible and 
 14.42  practical.  Participating agencies to 
 14.43  be evaluated in the predesign must 
 14.44  include, but need not be limited to, 
 14.45  the city of Rochester; Olmsted county; 
 14.46  the state departments of natural 
 14.47  resources, commerce, economic security, 
 14.48  health, pollution control, revenue, and 
 14.49  the board of water and soil resources; 
 14.50  and appropriate federal agencies.  
 14.51  Sec. 11.  AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
 14.52  Subdivision 1.  To the amateur sports
 14.53  commission for the purposes specified
 14.54  in this section                                       8,250,000
 14.55  Subd. 2.  Sports Conference Center                    5,000,000
 14.56  To construct, furnish, and equip a 
 14.57  sports conference center on the campus 
 14.58  of the National Sports Center and for 
 15.1   related capital development costs, 
 15.2   subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
 15.3   16A.695. 
 15.4   Subd. 3.  National Volleyball
 15.5   Center - Phase 2                                      3,000,000
 15.6   To design, construct, furnish, and 
 15.7   equip Phase 2 of the National 
 15.8   Volleyball Center in Rochester.  
 15.9   Subd. 4.  Mount Itasca Biathlon
 15.10  Training Facility                                       250,000
 15.11  To complete construction of the Mount 
 15.12  Itasca biathlon training project.  This 
 15.13  appropriation is not available until at 
 15.14  least an equal amount has been 
 15.15  committed to the project from nonstate 
 15.16  sources. 
 15.17  Sec. 12.  ARTS                                                 
 15.18  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of
 15.19  administration for the purposes specified
 15.20  in this section                                      31,000,000
 15.21  Subd. 2.  Bloomington -               
 15.22  Bloomington Center for the Arts                       1,000,000
 15.23  This appropriation is from the general 
 15.24  fund. 
 15.25  For a grant to the city of Bloomington 
 15.26  to furnish and equip a new multipurpose 
 15.27  public arts facility to facilitate the 
 15.28  economic development, education, and 
 15.29  cultural activities in the city of 
 15.30  Bloomington that will serve the 
 15.31  southern and southwest metro areas. 
 15.32  This appropriation is not available 
 15.33  until the commissioner has determined 
 15.34  that at least an equal amount has been 
 15.35  committed from nonstate sources. 
 15.36  Subd. 3.  Minneapolis -
 15.37  Children's Theatre Company                            5,000,000
 15.38  For a grant to Hennepin county to 
 15.39  design, construct, furnish, and equip 
 15.40  an expansion of the Children's Theatre 
 15.41  Company's current facility.  Hennepin 
 15.42  county may enter into a lease or 
 15.43  management agreement for operation of 
 15.44  the theater, subject to Minnesota 
 15.45  Statutes, section 16A.695. 
 15.46  This appropriation is not available 
 15.47  until the commissioner has determined 
 15.48  that at least an equal amount has been 
 15.49  committed from nonstate sources.  
 15.50  Subd. 4.  Minneapolis -              
 15.51  Guthrie Theater                                      24,000,000
 15.52  For a grant to the Minneapolis 
 15.53  community development agency to acquire 
 15.54  and prepare a site for and to design, 
 15.55  construct, furnish, and equip a new 
 15.56  Guthrie Theater in the city of 
 16.1   Minneapolis.  The Minneapolis community 
 16.2   development agency may enter into a 
 16.3   lease or management agreement for the 
 16.4   theater, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
 16.5   section 16A.695.  
 16.6   This appropriation is not available 
 16.7   until the commissioner has determined 
 16.8   that at least an equal amount has been 
 16.9   committed from nonstate sources.  
 16.10  Subd. 5.  Rochester -                  
 16.11  Rochester Art Center                                  1,000,000
 16.12  This appropriation is from the general 
 16.13  fund. 
 16.14  For a grant to the city of Rochester to 
 16.15  design the new Rochester Art Center. 
 16.16  This appropriation is not available 
 16.17  until the commissioner has determined 
 16.18  that an equal amount has been committed 
 16.19  from nonstate sources. 
 16.20  Sec. 13.  MILITARY AFFAIRS                              500,000 
 16.21  To the adjutant general for predesign 
 16.22  of a joint military/law enforcement 
 16.23  antiterrorism training facility at Camp 
 16.24  Ripley. 
 16.25  Sec. 14.  TRANSPORTATION 
 16.26  Subdivision 1.  To the 
 16.27  commissioner of transportation for 
 16.28  the purposes specified in this section               47,500,000
 16.29  Subd. 2.  Local Road Improvement Program             20,000,000 
 16.30  Of this appropriation: 
 16.31  (1) $10,000,000 is for deposit in the 
 16.32  trunk highway corridor projects account 
 16.33  in the local road improvement fund 
 16.34  under new Minnesota Statutes, section 
 16.35  174.52, subdivision 2. 
 16.36  (2) $10,000,000 is for deposit in the 
 16.37  local road account for routes of 
 16.38  regional significance in the local road 
 16.39  improvement fund under new Minnesota 
 16.40  Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4.
 16.41  Subd. 3.  Town Road Sign Replacement                  1,000,000 
 16.42  For grants to political subdivisions to 
 16.43  pay the local share of costs of town 
 16.44  road sign replacement under the federal 
 16.45  highway administration's hazard 
 16.46  elimination program.  Grants under this 
 16.47  subdivision may only be used for the 
 16.48  purchase of signs that conform to the 
 16.49  commissioner of transportation's 
 16.50  uniform manual of traffic control 
 16.51  devices, including applicable 
 16.52  reflective sheeting requirements, and 
 16.53  that have a useful life of at least 20 
 16.54  years. 
 16.55  Subd. 4.  Duluth Aerial               
 17.1   Lift Bridge                                           1,000,000
 17.2   For a grant to the city of Duluth for 
 17.3   capital restoration of the aerial lift 
 17.4   bridge.  This appropriation is 
 17.5   available when matched by $1 of money 
 17.6   secured or provided by the city of 
 17.7   Duluth for each $1 of state money. 
 17.8   Subd. 5.  Port Development Assistance                 3,000,000 
 17.9   For grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
 17.10  sections 457A.01 to 457A.06.  Any 
 17.11  improvements made with the proceeds of 
 17.12  these grants must be publicly owned. 
 17.13  Subd. 6.  Freight Access Improvements                 7,000,000
 17.14  Each grant is not available until the 
 17.15  commissioner has determined that at 
 17.16  least an equal amount has been 
 17.17  committed from any combination of 
 17.18  municipal state-aid money and nonstate 
 17.19  sources.  The state share may be 
 17.20  allocated to any one or more of the 
 17.21  project elements, with the nonstate 
 17.22  money used to complete any elements not 
 17.23  completed with state money. 
 17.24  $3,500,000 is for a grant to the city 
 17.25  of Savage to improve highway access to 
 17.26  the ports of Savage.  The improvements 
 17.27  may include local frontage roads, 
 17.28  access consolidations, road closures, 
 17.29  new signals, and acceleration and 
 17.30  deceleration lanes.  
 17.31  $3,500,000 is for a grant to the port 
 17.32  authority of Winona to construct 
 17.33  intermodal improvements at the Winona 
 17.34  harbor.  The improvements may include 
 17.35  commercial harbor dredging, overpass 
 17.36  construction, street widening, signal 
 17.37  installation, and intersection 
 17.38  reconstruction.  
 17.39  Subd. 7.  Greater Minnesota 
 17.40  Transit Facilities                                    2,000,000
 17.41  For capital assistance for greater 
 17.42  Minnesota transit systems to be used 
 17.43  for transit capital facilities.  Money 
 17.44  from this appropriation may be used to 
 17.45  pay up to 80 percent of the nonfederal 
 17.46  share of these facilities. 
 17.47  Subd. 8.  Radio Communications
 17.48  Statewide System                                     13,000,000
 17.49  To design and construct the statewide 
 17.50  public safety radio communications 
 17.51  system infrastructure, coordinating it 
 17.52  with other state and local units of 
 17.53  government, and extending it to all of 
 17.54  the southeast district of the state 
 17.55  patrol, and into the central district 
 17.56  of the state patrol, with first 
 17.57  priority given to development in 
 17.58  Stearns, Sherburne, Benton, and Wright 
 17.59  counties, subject to the requirements 
 17.60  of Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. 
 18.1   Subd. 9.  DM&E Working Group                            500,000
 18.2   This appropriation is from the general 
 18.3   fund and is for the purposes of Laws 
 18.4   2002, chapter 393, article 1, section 
 18.5   86. 
 18.6   Sec. 15.  METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 18.7   Subdivision 1.  To the metropolitan 
 18.8   council for the purposes specified 
 18.9   in this section                                      10,500,000
 18.10  Subd. 2.  Livable Communities Grant
 18.11  Program                                               9,000,000
 18.12  For public infrastructure grants for 
 18.13  development and redevelopment projects 
 18.14  of the livable communities grant 
 18.15  program under Minnesota Statutes, 
 18.16  sections 473.25 to 473.255, as 
 18.17  applicable. 
 18.18  In development of the project, the 
 18.19  council shall:  
 18.20  (1) take into consideration livable 
 18.21  communities principles, including 
 18.22  support of housing production and 
 18.23  ensuring integration of land use and 
 18.24  transportation needs of communities 
 18.25  along the route of the busway; 
 18.26  (2) take advantage of any local funding 
 18.27  for the project that may be available; 
 18.28  and 
 18.29  (3) encourage citizen and stakeholder 
 18.30  participation in development of the 
 18.31  project. 
 18.32  Before soliciting any applications for 
 18.33  grants, the council must present its 
 18.34  proposed criteria for ranking projects 
 18.35  and the proposed application process to 
 18.36  the legislative commission on 
 18.37  metropolitan government for review and 
 18.38  recommendations.  Before making any 
 18.39  grant awards after receiving 
 18.40  applications for funding, the council 
 18.41  must present to the legislative 
 18.42  commission on metropolitan government 
 18.43  for review and comment, a complete list 
 18.44  of applications received by the council 
 18.45  by the application deadline, the 
 18.46  council's ranking under the adopted 
 18.47  criteria, and the proposed funding 
 18.48  awards. 
 18.49  Subd. 3.  Park-and-Ride Facilities                      500,000 
 18.50  For land acquisition and construction 
 18.51  of park-and-ride facilities in the 
 18.52  seven-county metropolitan area outside 
 18.53  the transit taxing district defined in 
 18.54  Minnesota Statutes, section 473.446, 
 18.55  subdivision 2. 
 18.56  Subd. 4.  Central Corridor  
 18.57  Transitway                                            1,000,000
 19.1   For predesign, design, final 
 19.2   environmental impact statement, and 
 19.3   preliminary engineering of the Central 
 19.4   Corridor Bus Transitway between St. 
 19.5   Paul and the city of Minneapolis.  This 
 19.6   appropriation must not be used for any 
 19.7   work on rail transportation.  
 19.8   Sec. 16.  HEALTH                                        775,000
 19.9   To design and construct a community 
 19.10  dental clinic at Lake Superior 
 19.11  community college in Duluth and design 
 19.12  and renovate the Northwest technical 
 19.13  college dental hygiene clinic in 
 19.14  Moorhead, subject to Minnesota 
 19.15  Statutes, section 16A.695. 
 19.16  Sec. 17.  HUMAN SERVICES
 19.17  Subdivision 1.  To the 
 19.18  commissioner of administration 
 19.19  for the purposes specified 
 19.20  in this section                                       6,680,000
 19.21  Subd. 2.  Brainerd                   
 19.22  Regional Treatment Center                             6,305,000
 19.23  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
 19.24  the residential and program areas in 
 19.25  building No. 20. 
 19.26  Subd. 3.  People, Inc. 
 19.27  North Side Community Support Program                    375,000
 19.28  This appropriation is from the general 
 19.29  fund. 
 19.30  For a grant to Minneapolis Community 
 19.31  Development Agency to purchase, 
 19.32  remodel, and complete accessibility 
 19.33  upgrades to an existing building or to 
 19.34  acquire land or construct a building to 
 19.35  be used by the People, Inc. North Side 
 19.36  Community Support Program, which may 
 19.37  provide office space for state 
 19.38  employees.  
 19.39  This grant is available when matched by 
 19.40  at least $175,000 from nonstate sources.
 19.41  Sec. 18.  CORRECTIONS 
 19.42  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 19.43  of administration for the purposes
 19.44  specified in this section                             1,640,000  
 19.45  Subd. 2.  Minnesota Correctional       
 19.46  Facility - Stillwater                                    90,000
 19.47  To predesign a new 150-bed segregation 
 19.48  unit on the facility grounds. 
 19.49  Subd. 3.  Bayport Storm Sewer                         1,550,000
 19.50  For a grant to the city of Bayport for 
 19.51  the Middle St. Croix River Watershed 
 19.52  Management organization to complete 
 19.53  construction of the sewer system 
 19.54  extending from Minnesota department of 
 19.55  natural resources pond 82-310P (the 
 20.1   prison pond) in Bayport through the 
 20.2   Stillwater prison grounds to the St. 
 20.3   Croix river.  
 20.4   Sec. 19.  TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 20.5   Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of
 20.6   trade and economic development or other
 20.7   named agency for the purposes
 20.8   specified in this section                            68,650,000
 20.9   Subd. 2.  Redevelopment Account                       4,000,000 
 20.10  For transfer to the redevelopment 
 20.11  account created in Minnesota Statutes, 
 20.12  section 116J.571.  This appropriation 
 20.13  is only available for grants to 
 20.14  projects located outside of the 
 20.15  seven-county metropolitan area. 
 20.16  $1,000,000 is for a grant to the city 
 20.17  of Little Falls for environmental 
 20.18  cleanup of the Hennepin Paper Company 
 20.19  property in the city of Little Falls.  
 20.20  No match is required for this grant.  
 20.21  Subd. 3.  Wastewater Infrastructure                            
 20.22  Funding Program                                      30,600,000 
 20.23  $600,000 of this appropriation is from 
 20.24  the general fund to administer the 
 20.25  wastewater infrastructure program. 
 20.26  To the public facilities authority for 
 20.27  grants to eligible municipalities under 
 20.28  the wastewater infrastructure program 
 20.29  established in Minnesota Statutes, 
 20.30  section 446A.072. 
 20.31  To the greatest practical extent, the 
 20.32  authority should use the grants for 
 20.33  projects on the 2002 project priority 
 20.34  list in priority order to qualified 
 20.35  applicants that submit plans and 
 20.36  specifications to the pollution control 
 20.37  agency or receive a funding commitment 
 20.38  from USDA rural development before 
 20.39  December 1, 2004. 
 20.40  The pollution control agency shall 
 20.41  prepare amendments to Minnesota Rules, 
 20.42  part 7077.0115, for ranking wastewater 
 20.43  projects on the project priority list 
 20.44  that take into account issues such as, 
 20.45  but not limited to, the age and 
 20.46  condition of existing wastewater 
 20.47  treatment systems, issues associated 
 20.48  with growth, and the effects on 
 20.49  municipalities when a moratorium on new 
 20.50  sewer connections is imposed.  The 
 20.51  agency shall report on its recommended 
 20.52  rule amendments to the chairs of the 
 20.53  house environment and natural resources 
 20.54  finance committee, the house jobs and 
 20.55  economic development finance committee, 
 20.56  the house capital investment committee, 
 20.57  the senate environment and agricultural 
 20.58  finance division, the senate jobs, 
 20.59  housing and community development 
 20.60  committee, and the senate capital 
 20.61  investment committee by February 1, 
 21.1   2004. 
 21.2   $1,500,000 is for grants to the 
 21.3   Larsmont portion of the Knife 
 21.4   River-Larsmont sanitary district.  This 
 21.5   appropriation must be used to reduce 
 21.6   the amount of the municipality's loan 
 21.7   from the water pollution revolving fund 
 21.8   that exceeds five percent of the market 
 21.9   value of the properties in the project 
 21.10  service area.  This appropriation is in 
 21.11  addition to grants from other 
 21.12  appropriations. 
 21.13  Subd. 4.  Fairmont -                   
 21.14  Winnebago Avenue Sports Complex                         500,000
 21.15  For a grant to the city of Fairmont to 
 21.16  acquire land for, renovate, and expand 
 21.17  the Winnebago Avenue sports complex, 
 21.18  including reconfiguring two ball 
 21.19  fields, adding two fields, paving a 
 21.20  parking lot, and building other 
 21.21  amenities.  
 21.22  This appropriation is not available 
 21.23  until the commissioner has determined 
 21.24  that at least an equal amount has been 
 21.25  committed from nonstate sources.  
 21.26  Subd. 5.  Greater Minnesota Business
 21.27  Development Infrastructure Grant Program             12,000,000
 21.28  For grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
 21.29  section 116J.431. 
 21.30  Subd. 6.  Itasca County - Children's 
 21.31  Discovery Museum                                        300,000
 21.32  For a grant to Itasca county to design, 
 21.33  construct, furnish, and equip the 
 21.34  Children's Discovery Museum in Grand 
 21.35  Rapids.  The county may enter into a 
 21.36  lease or management agreement for the 
 21.37  center, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
 21.38  section 16A.695.  This appropriation is 
 21.39  not available until the commissioner 
 21.40  has determined that at least an equal 
 21.41  amount has been committed from nonstate 
 21.42  sources.  
 21.43  Subd. 7.  Minneapolis -
 21.44  Empowerment Zone Projects                             3,000,000
 21.45  For a grant to the city of Minneapolis 
 21.46  to acquire land and to design, 
 21.47  construct, furnish, and equip public 
 21.48  infrastructure improvements in the 
 21.49  following empowerment zone projects:  
 21.50  the Near Northside redevelopment 
 21.51  project; the Chicago/Lake project; and 
 21.52  the South East Minneapolis industrial 
 21.53  redevelopment project. 
 21.54  This appropriation is not available 
 21.55  until the commissioner has determined 
 21.56  that at least an equal amount has been 
 21.57  committed from nonstate sources.  
 21.58  Subd. 8.  Olivia -                     
 21.59  Minnesota Center for Agricultural Innovation          1,000,000
 22.1   For a grant to the city of Olivia to 
 22.2   acquire land and to design, construct, 
 22.3   furnish, and equip the Minnesota Center 
 22.4   for Agricultural Innovation, subject to 
 22.5   Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. 
 22.6   This appropriation is not available 
 22.7   until the commissioner has determined 
 22.8   that at least an equal amount has been 
 22.9   committed from nonstate sources.  
 22.10  Subd. 9.  St. Cloud -                 
 22.11  Civic Center Expansion                                3,250,000
 22.12  For a grant to the city of St. Cloud 
 22.13  for asset preservation, land 
 22.14  acquisition, and to predesign, design, 
 22.15  construct, furnish, and equip the 
 22.16  expansion of the St. Cloud Civic Center.
 22.17  This appropriation is not available 
 22.18  until the commissioner has determined 
 22.19  that at least an equal amount has been 
 22.20  committed from nonstate sources.  
 22.21  Subd. 10.  St. Paul -                   
 22.22  Roy Wilkins Auditorium                                4,000,000
 22.23  For a grant to the city of St. Paul for 
 22.24  asset preservation of the Roy Wilkins 
 22.25  Center. 
 22.26  This appropriation is not available 
 22.27  until the commissioner has determined 
 22.28  that at least an equal amount has been 
 22.29  committed from nonstate sources.  
 22.30  Subd. 11.  St. Paul-Phalen Boulevard                  8,000,000 
 22.31  For a grant to the city of St. Paul to 
 22.32  acquire land and to complete 
 22.33  contamination remediation on Phalen 
 22.34  Boulevard between I-35E and Johnson 
 22.35  Parkway.  This appropriation is not 
 22.36  available until the commissioner has 
 22.37  determined that at least an equal 
 22.38  amount has been committed from nonstate 
 22.39  sources.  
 22.40  Subd. 12.  St. Paul -                   
 22.41  2004 Renaissance Project                              2,000,000
 22.42  For a grant to the city of St. Paul to 
 22.43  design and construct river edge 
 22.44  improvements and make capital 
 22.45  improvements and betterments for a 
 22.46  public park on Raspberry Island. 
 22.47  This appropriation is not available 
 22.48  until the commissioner has determined 
 22.49  that at least an equal amount has been 
 22.50  committed from nonstate sources.  
 22.51  Sec. 20.  IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND     
 22.52  REHABILITATION BOARD                                  1,500,000
 22.53  To design, construct, furnish, and 
 22.54  equip Mesabi station as the central 
 22.55  guest services facility for the Mesabi 
 22.56  trail. 
 23.1   Sec. 21.  MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 
 23.2   Subdivision 1.  To the Minnesota 
 23.3   Historical Society for the purposes 
 23.4   specified in this section                               725,000
 23.5   Subd. 2.  County and Local 
 23.6   Preservation Grants                                     300,000
 23.7   To be allocated to county and local 
 23.8   jurisdictions as matching money for 
 23.9   historic preservation projects of a 
 23.10  capital nature.  Grant recipients must 
 23.11  be public entities and must match state 
 23.12  funds on at least an equal basis.  The 
 23.13  facilities must be publicly owned.  
 23.14  Subd. 3.  Fort Belmont                                  200,000
 23.15  For a grant to Jackson county to 
 23.16  design, construct, furnish, and equip a 
 23.17  new site for historic Fort Belmont, 
 23.18  subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
 23.19  16A.695. 
 23.20  Subd. 4.  New Brighton                 
 23.21  Caboose and History Center                              100,000
 23.22  This appropriation is from the general 
 23.23  fund. 
 23.24  For a grant to the New Brighton area 
 23.25  historical society to renovate its 
 23.26  caboose and history center in Long Lake 
 23.27  Regional Park. 
 23.28  This appropriation is not available 
 23.29  until the commissioner of finance has 
 23.30  determined that at least an equal 
 23.31  amount has been committed from nonstate 
 23.32  sources.  
 23.33  Subd. 5.  Pipestone County Museum                      125,000
 23.34  For a grant to the city of Pipestone to 
 23.35  design and construct an external shaft 
 23.36  and hoist way and install an elevator 
 23.37  adjacent to the Pipestone County Museum 
 23.38  and renovate a third-floor area to be 
 23.39  used as a community room and a museum 
 23.40  programs room, subject to Minnesota 
 23.41  Statutes, section 16A.695. 
 23.42  This appropriation is not available 
 23.43  until the commissioner of finance has 
 23.44  determined that at least an equal 
 23.45  amount has been committed from nonstate 
 23.46  sources. 
 23.47  Sec. 22.  BOND SALE EXPENSES                            332,000 
 23.48  To the commissioner of finance for bond 
 23.49  sale expenses under Minnesota Statutes, 
 23.50  section 16A.641, subdivision 8.  This 
 23.51  appropriation is from the bond proceeds 
 23.52  fund. 
 23.53     Sec. 23.  [APPROPRIATION CANCELED.] 
 23.54     $332,000 of the appropriation for bond sales expenses in 
 24.1   Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 29, is canceled to the bond 
 24.2   proceeds fund. 
 24.3      Sec. 24.  [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.] 
 24.4      To provide the money appropriated in this act from the bond 
 24.5   proceeds fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue 
 24.6   bonds of the state in an amount up to $353,255,000 in the 
 24.7   manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 24.8   Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 24.9   Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. 
 24.10     Sec. 25.  [2002 BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION REDUCED.] 
 24.11     The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 393, 
 24.12  section 30, subdivision 1, is reduced by $353,255,000. 
 24.13     Sec. 26.  [DEBT SERVICE AND CONTINGENCY FUNDS; CERTAIN 
 24.14  EDUCATION PROJECTS.] 
 24.15     Laws 2002, chapter 393, sections 2, subdivisions 10 and 11; 
 24.16  and 3, subdivisions 29 and 30, apply to projects in this act to 
 24.17  the same extent they would have applied to those projects if 
 24.18  they had not been vetoed and thus not finally enacted as a part 
 24.19  of Laws 2002, chapter 393. 
 24.20     Sec. 27.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 24.21     Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this 
 24.22  act is effective the day after its final enactment.