3rd Engrossment - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 03/11/2004 | |
1st Engrossment | Posted on 04/23/2004 | |
2nd Engrossment | Posted on 04/28/2004 | |
3rd Engrossment | Posted on 04/30/2004 |
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 canceling an earlier appropriation and appropriating 1.8 money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 1.9 16A.661, by adding a subdivision; 16A.662, by adding a 1.10 subdivision; 16A.671, subdivision 3; 16A.695, 1.11 subdivision 3; 41B.03, subdivision 3; 41B.039, 1.12 subdivision 2; 41B.04, subdivision 8; 41B.042, 1.13 subdivision 4; 41B.043, subdivision 1b, by adding a 1.14 subdivision; 41B.045, subdivision 2; 41B.046, 1.15 subdivision 5; 41C.02, subdivision 12; 116J.571; 1.16 116J.572, subdivision 2; 116J.573, subdivisions 1, 2, 1.17 4, 5; 116J.575, subdivision 1; 116P.08, subdivision 2; 1.18 136F.60, by adding a subdivision; 446A.12, subdivision 1.19 1; 446A.14; 446A.17; 446A.19; Laws 1998, chapter 404, 1.20 section 23, subdivision 17, as amended; Laws 2002, 1.21 chapter 393, section 19, subdivision 2; Laws 2003, 1.22 First Special Session chapter 20, article 1, section 1.23 15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 1.24 Statutes, chapter 16A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1.25 2002, section 16B.325. 1.26 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.27 ARTICLE 1 1.28 APPROPRIATIONS AND RELATED LANGUAGE 1.29 Section 1. [CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.] 1.30 The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 1.31 appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 1.32 to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent for 1.33 public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent 1.34 as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 1.35 5, paragraph (a), to acquire and better public land and 2.1 buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or 2.2 as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 2.3 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or article XIV. Unless otherwise 2.4 specified, the appropriations in this act are available until 2.5 the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota 2.6 Statutes, section 16A.642. 2.7 SUMMARY 2.8 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $ 90,480,000 2.9 MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 147,017,000 2.10 PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION 1,100,000 2.11 EDUCATION 1,054,000 2.12 MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES 4,255,000 2.13 NATURAL RESOURCES 52,400,000 2.14 POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY 14,000,000 2.15 OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE 4,000,000 2.16 BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES 23,000,000 2.17 AGRICULTURE 18,570,000 2.18 ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN 2,000,000 2.19 ADMINISTRATION 1,000,000 2.20 CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING BOARD 1,870,000 2.21 AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION 18,100,000 2.22 MILITARY AFFAIRS 5,000,000 2.23 VETERANS AFFAIRS 500,000 2.24 TRANSPORTATION 81,008,000 2.25 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL 18,000,000 2.26 HUMAN SERVICES 9,014,000 2.27 VETERANS HOMES BOARD 7,077,000 2.28 CORRECTIONS 65,433,000 2.29 EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 61,280,000 2.30 MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 4,000,000 2.31 GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS 46,740,000 2.32 BOND SALE EXPENSES 682,000 2.33 CANCELLATIONS (435,000) 2.34 TOTAL $ 677,145,000 2.35 Bond Proceeds Fund 2.36 (General Fund Debt Service) 571,007,000 3.1 Bond Proceeds Fund 3.2 (User Financed Debt Service) 56,640,000 3.3 State Transportation Fund 3.4 Bond Proceeds Account 31,118,000 3.5 Bond Proceeds Cancellations (435,000) 3.6 Trunk Highway Fund 3,800,000 3.7 Trunk Highway Bond Proceeds Account 15,015,000 3.8 APPROPRIATIONS 3.9 $ 3.10 Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 3.11 Subdivision 1. To the Board of Regents 3.12 of the University of Minnesota for the 3.13 purposes specified in this section 90,480,000 3.14 Subd. 2. Higher Education Asset 3.15 Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) 38,000,000 3.16 To be spent in accordance with 3.17 Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046. 3.18 Subd. 3. Academic Health Center, 3.19 Minneapolis 9,600,000 3.20 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 3.21 classrooms in the academic health care 3.22 facility to provide flexible space, 3.23 including computer-based testing 3.24 facilities, computer labs, and 3.25 simulation facilities for health 3.26 professional education. 3.27 Subd. 4. Duluth Life Science 3.28 Building 9,300,000 3.29 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 3.30 the Life Science Building for the 3.31 pharmacy program and other academic 3.32 programs on the Duluth campus. The 3.33 renovation may include, but is not 3.34 limited to, improvements to correct air 3.35 quality problems, life safety and 3.36 accessibility code deficiencies, 3.37 asbestos, and fireproofing of the 3.38 facility. 3.39 Subd. 5. Education Sciences - Minneapolis 13,300,000 3.40 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 3.41 the Education Sciences Building. 3.42 Subd. 6. Kolthoff Hall - 3.43 Minneapolis 16,000,000 3.44 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 3.45 Kolthoff Hall, including the correction 3.46 of air quality problems in the facility 3.47 that may include, but is not limited 3.48 to, repair or replacement of the 3.49 mechanical, electrical, and HVAC 3.50 systems. 3.51 Subd. 7. Morris District Facilities 2,890,000 3.52 To design, construct, furnish, and 4.1 equip an addition to the heating plant 4.2 to provide the capacity to generate 4.3 steam by burning biomass. 4.4 Subd. 8. Business School and 4.5 Utility Infrastructure - Duluth 1,000,000 4.6 To design a new building, including 4.7 classrooms, offices, teaching 4.8 laboratories, student services, and 4.9 administrative support for the Labovitz 4.10 School of Business and Economics and to 4.11 design upgrades for the central utility 4.12 distribution system to accommodate 4.13 increased demand. 4.14 Subd. 9. North Central Research and 4.15 Outreach Center 390,000 4.16 To construct a building at the North 4.17 Central Outreach Center at Grand Rapids 4.18 to accommodate the farm machinery 4.19 repair, maintenance, and carpentry 4.20 shops. 4.21 Subd. 10. University Funding 4.22 (a) The Board of Regents shall provide 4.23 nonstate funding for remaining costs 4.24 associated with projects authorized by 4.25 subdivisions 3 to 9. 4.26 (b)(1) The appropriation for each 4.27 project in subdivisions 3 to 9 is for 4.28 two-thirds of the assumed total project 4.29 cost up to a maximum of two-thirds of 4.30 150 percent of the appropriated amount. 4.31 (2) The amount of an appropriation that 4.32 is paid to the University must be 4.33 prorated if the actual final project 4.34 cost for a project in subdivisions 3 to 4.35 9 is less than 150 percent of the 4.36 appropriated amount for the project. 4.37 (3) The Board of Regents must certify 4.38 the actual final project cost for each 4.39 project. 4.40 (4) If the amount paid to the 4.41 University from an appropriation for a 4.42 project is found to have exceeded 4.43 two-thirds of 150 percent of the Board 4.44 of Regents-certified total actual 4.45 project cost, the state must offset the 4.46 excess amount paid from any other 4.47 appropriation to the University for any 4.48 other capital project, unless the 4.49 Department of Finance and the 4.50 University agree to an equivalent 4.51 alternative to the offset for 4.52 administrative convenience. 4.53 (5) The Board of Regents agrees to the 4.54 conditions in the clauses of this 4.55 paragraph for each appropriation in 4.56 subdivisions 3 to 9 by accepting the 4.57 appropriation. 4.58 Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND 4.59 UNIVERSITIES 5.1 Subdivision 1. To the Board of Trustees 5.2 of the Minnesota State Colleges and 5.3 Universities for the purposes specified in 5.4 this section 147,017,000 5.5 Subd. 2. Higher Education Asset 5.6 Preservation and Replacement 49,000,000 5.7 This appropriation is for the purposes 5.8 specified in Minnesota Statutes, 5.9 section 135A.046, including safety and 5.10 statutory compliance, envelope 5.11 integrity, mechanical systems, and 5.12 space restoration. 5.13 Subd. 3. Winona State University 10,235,000 5.14 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 5.15 Pasteur Hall for classrooms, science 5.16 laboratories, and related offices. 5.17 Subd. 4. Minnesota State University - 5.18 Moorhead 9,645,000 5.19 To renovate, furnish, and equip Hagen 5.20 Hall for classrooms, science 5.21 laboratories, and related offices. 5.22 Subd. 5. Century Community and 5.23 Technical College 4,500,000 5.24 To remodel, furnish, and equip recently 5.25 purchased space into a computer center, 5.26 offices, and smart classrooms. 5.27 Subd. 6. St. Cloud State University 2,900,000 5.28 To remodel, furnish, and equip 5.29 Centennial Hall to convert it from a 5.30 library to classroom and office space. 5.31 This appropriation is added to the 5.32 appropriation in Laws 2003, First 5.33 Special Session chapter 20, article 1, 5.34 section 3, subdivision 16. 5.35 Subd. 7. Lake Superior Community 5.36 and Technical College 8,300,000 5.37 To design, construct, furnish, and 5.38 equip an academic addition for smart 5.39 classrooms and open laboratories. 5.40 Subd. 8. St. Cloud Technical College 12,960,000 5.41 To design, construct, furnish, and 5.42 equip a building addition and to 5.43 renovate, furnish, and equip classroom 5.44 space into science space for allied 5.45 health programs and the co-location of 5.46 a workforce center. 5.47 Subd. 9. South Central Technical 5.48 College 4,747,000 5.49 To remodel, furnish, and equip teaching 5.50 laboratories at the North Mankato 5.51 campus and for asset preservation at 5.52 the Faribault campus. 5.53 Subd. 10. Inver Hills Community 6.1 College 4,500,000 6.2 To construct, furnish, and equip an 6.3 addition to and remodel space in the 6.4 College Center Building. 6.5 Subd. 11. Bemidji State University, 6.6 Northwest Technical College, Bemidji-Phase 2 10,000,000 6.7 To remodel, furnish, and equip 6.8 Bridgeman Hall for the emerging 6.9 technologies addition project and to 6.10 construct, furnish, and equip a 6.11 technical college addition for 6.12 shared-use of health care programs and 6.13 industrial technology programs of 6.14 Bemidji State University and Northwest 6.15 Technical College. 6.16 Subd. 12. Systemwide Science Lab 6.17 Renovations 8,900,000 6.18 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 6.19 science laboratories at campuses 6.20 statewide. 6.21 Subd. 13. Riverland Community and 6.22 Technical College 4,100,000 6.23 To design, remodel, furnish, and equip 6.24 existing space into labs and classrooms 6.25 at the Austin campus. 6.26 Subd. 14. Rochester Community and 6.27 Technical College 10,945,000 6.28 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 6.29 the vacant Rockenbach gymnasium, part 6.30 of the Heintz center, and part of the 6.31 main campus buildings into a health 6.32 science center to co-locate nursing 6.33 programs, expand the dental clinic, and 6.34 create a community primary care clinic. 6.35 Subd. 15. Systemwide Demolition 6.36 Initiative 1,625,000 6.37 To demolish obsolete buildings on ten 6.38 campuses. 6.39 Subd. 16. Minnesota State University - 6.40 Mankato 2,560,000 6.41 To design, through construction 6.42 documents, an addition to and partial 6.43 remodeling of Trafton Science Center to 6.44 provide additional science labs and 6.45 remodel existing science labs. 6.46 Subd. 17. St. Cloud State University 900,000 6.47 To design, through construction 6.48 documents, renovation of and addition 6.49 to Brown Hall, and Math and Science 6.50 Hall, for science and health care 6.51 instruction. 6.52 Subd. 18. Dakota Technical College 1,200,000 6.53 To remodel, furnish, and equip the west 6.54 side of the main campus facility for an 7.1 information technology and 7.2 telecommunications upgrade, an 7.3 integrated library and library 7.4 information technology center, science 7.5 lab and preparatory space and asset 7.6 preservation. 7.7 Subd. 19. Debt Service 7.8 (a) The board shall pay the debt 7.9 service on one-third of the principal 7.10 amount of state bonds sold to finance 7.11 projects authorized by this section, 7.12 except for higher education asset 7.13 preservation and replacement in 7.14 subdivision 2. After each sale of 7.15 general obligation bonds, the 7.16 commissioner of finance shall notify 7.17 the board of the amounts assessed for 7.18 each year for the life of the bonds. 7.19 (b) The commissioner shall reduce the 7.20 board's assessment each year by 7.21 one-third of the net income from 7.22 investment of general obligation bond 7.23 proceeds in proportion to the amount of 7.24 principal and interest otherwise 7.25 required to be paid by the board. The 7.26 board shall pay its resulting net 7.27 assessment to the commissioner of 7.28 finance by December 1 each year. If 7.29 the board fails to make a payment when 7.30 due, the commissioner of finance shall 7.31 reduce allotments for appropriations 7.32 from the general fund otherwise 7.33 available to the board and apply the 7.34 amount of the reduction to cover the 7.35 missed debt service payment. The 7.36 commissioner of finance shall credit 7.37 the payments received from the board to 7.38 the bond debt service account in the 7.39 state bond fund each December 1 before 7.40 money is transferred from the general 7.41 fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 7.42 16A.641, subdivision 10. 7.43 Sec. 4. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION 7.44 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner 7.45 of administration for the purposes 7.46 specified in this section 1,100,000 7.47 Subd. 2. Campus Asset Preservation 600,000 7.48 For asset preservation capital 7.49 improvements on the campus including, 7.50 but not limited to, construction or 7.51 repair of perimeter fencing, sidewalks, 7.52 roads, sewers, the addition of an air 7.53 conditioning chiller, and mold 7.54 abatement. 7.55 Subd. 3. Beta Building Demolition 500,000 7.56 To demolish the Beta Building on the 7.57 Perpich Center Campus, dispose of any 7.58 hazardous materials, and fill the site. 7.59 Sec. 5. EDUCATION 7.60 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of 8.1 education for the purposes specified in 8.2 this section 1,054,000 8.3 Subd. 2. East Metro Magnet 8.4 School - Crosswinds Middle School 1,054,000 8.5 For a grant to East Metro Integration 8.6 District No. 6067, to complete land 8.7 acquisition of the current site for the 8.8 Crosswinds Arts and Science Middle 8.9 School. 8.10 Sec. 6. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES 4,255,000 8.11 To the commissioner of administration 8.12 for asset preservation capital 8.13 improvements on both campuses of the 8.14 Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf 8.15 and the Blind. 8.16 Sec. 7. NATURAL RESOURCES 8.17 Subdivision 1. To the 8.18 commissioner of natural resources 8.19 for the purposes specified 8.20 in this section 52,400,000 8.21 Subd. 2. Flood Hazard Mitigation 8.22 Grants 20,000,000 8.23 For the state share of flood hazard 8.24 mitigation grants for publicly owned 8.25 capital improvements to prevent or 8.26 alleviate flood damage under Minnesota 8.27 Statutes, section 103F.161. 8.28 $175,000 of this amount is for the 8.29 state share of a grant to the city of 8.30 Cannon Falls. 8.31 $3,400,000 of this amount is for the 8.32 state share of flood hazard mitigation 8.33 grants for the Roseau River Wildlife 8.34 Management Area, Palmville, Malung, and 8.35 the Grand Marais Creek Flood Reduction 8.36 Project in the Red Lake Watershed 8.37 District. 8.38 For grants for the Roseau River 8.39 Wildlife Management Area, Palmville, 8.40 and Malung, the state share must be $3 8.41 for each $1 of nonstate contribution. 8.42 To the extent that the cost of the 8.43 projects in Montevideo, Breckenridge, 8.44 East Grand Forks, Ada, Roseau, Oakport 8.45 Township, Granite Falls, Warren, and 8.46 Dawson exceed two percent of the median 8.47 household income in the municipality 8.48 multiplied by the number of households 8.49 in the municipality, this appropriation 8.50 is also for the local share of the 8.51 project. 8.52 Subd. 3. Dam Renovation and 8.53 Removal 1,200,000 8.54 To renovate or remove publicly owned 8.55 dams. The commissioner shall determine 8.56 project priorities as appropriate under 8.57 Minnesota Statutes, sections 103G.511 9.1 and 103G.515. 9.2 $200,000 of this amount is to remove 9.3 the dam on Rush Creek in Chisago 9.4 County, restore the river channel and 9.5 floodplain, and construct off-channel 9.6 ponds for storm water retention and 9.7 recreation. 9.8 Subd. 4. RIM - Critical Habitat 9.9 Match 2,000,000 9.10 To provide the state match for the 9.11 critical habitat private sector 9.12 matching account under Minnesota 9.13 Statutes, section 84.943, for the 9.14 acquisition or improvements of a 9.15 capital nature for critical fish, 9.16 wildlife, and native plant habitats. 9.17 Subd. 5. RIM - Wildlife Area Land 9.18 Acquisition 6,000,000 9.19 To acquire land for wildlife management 9.20 area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, 9.21 section 86A.05, subdivision 8. 9.22 Subd. 6. Fisheries Acquisition and 9.23 Improvement 1,000,000 9.24 To acquire land and interests in land 9.25 for aquatic management areas and to 9.26 make public improvements and 9.27 betterments of a capital nature to 9.28 aquatic management areas established 9.29 under Minnesota Statutes, section 9.30 86A.05, subdivision 14. 9.31 Subd. 7. Water Access Acquisition, 9.32 Betterment, and Fishing Piers 3,000,000 9.33 For public water access acquisition, 9.34 construction, and renovation to capital 9.35 projects on lakes and rivers, including 9.36 water access through the provision of 9.37 fishing piers and shoreline access 9.38 under Minnesota Statutes, section 9.39 86A.05, subdivision 9. 9.40 Subd. 8. Reforestation 3,000,000 9.41 To increase reforestation activities to 9.42 meet the reforestation requirements of 9.43 Minnesota Statutes, section 89.002, 9.44 subdivision 2, including planting, 9.45 seeding, site preparation, and 9.46 purchasing tree seeds and seedlings. 9.47 Subd. 9. Scientific and Natural 9.48 Area Acquisition and Development 300,000 9.49 To acquire land for scientific and 9.50 natural areas and for development, 9.51 protection, or improvements of a 9.52 capital nature to scientific and 9.53 natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, 9.54 sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 9.55 5. 9.56 Subd. 10. State and Local Trail 9.57 Development and Acquisition 6,200,000 10.1 (a) $4,500,000 is for accelerated state 10.2 trail development. Of this amount: 10.3 (1) $200,000 is for acquisition and 10.4 development of the Goodhue Pioneer 10.5 Trail; (2) $450,000 is for design, 10.6 acquisition, and construction of the 10.7 segment of the Shooting Star Trail from 10.8 Leroy to Rose Creek; (3) $1,500,000 is 10.9 for extension across Excelsior Road to 10.10 connect with the Oberstar Tunnel on the 10.11 Paul Bunyan Trail; (4) $450,000 is for 10.12 development of the Forestville segment 10.13 of the Blufflands Trail system; (5) 10.14 $900,000 is for acquisition and 10.15 preliminary development of the 10.16 undeveloped portion of the Paul Bunyan 10.17 State Trail in the city of Bemidji; and 10.18 (6) $1,000,000 is for acquisition and 10.19 development of the Mill Towns State 10.20 Trail between the existing Cannon 10.21 Valley Trail and the Sakatah Singing 10.22 Hills State Trail. 10.23 (b) $700,000 is for rehabilitation 10.24 projects on existing state trails. 10.25 (c) $500,000 is for a grant to the city 10.26 of St. Louis Park to design and 10.27 construct a grade-separated pedestrian 10.28 and trail crossing over Hennepin County 10.29 State-Aid Highway (CSAH) 25 near Belt 10.30 Line Boulevard in St. Louis Park. The 10.31 grant is under the program in Minnesota 10.32 Statutes, section 85.019, subdivision 10.33 4c. 10.34 (d) $200,000 is for a grant under 10.35 Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019, 10.36 subdivision 4c, to the city of 10.37 Bloomington to remove the old Cedar 10.38 Avenue bridge in preparation for a 10.39 hiking and bicycling trail connection. 10.40 (e) $300,000 is for a grant to Stearns 10.41 County under Minnesota Statutes, 10.42 section 85.019, subdivision 4c, for 10.43 land acquisition, engineering, and 10.44 construction of trail connections on 10.45 the Lake Koronis Trail. 10.46 Subd. 11. State Forest Land Acquisition 1,000,000 10.47 To acquire, in fee and easement, 10.48 private lands from willing sellers 10.49 within established boundaries of state 10.50 forests established under Minnesota 10.51 Statutes, section 89.021, and within 10.52 forest legacy areas. 10.53 Subd. 12. State Park and Recreation Area 10.54 Acquisition 2,000,000 10.55 For acquisition of land under Minnesota 10.56 Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivisions 10.57 2 and 3, from willing sellers of 10.58 private lands within state park and 10.59 recreation area boundaries established 10.60 by law. 10.61 Subd. 13. Lake Superior Zoo 400,000 11.1 For a grant to the city of Duluth to 11.2 design and construct facility 11.3 improvements at the Lake Superior Zoo. 11.4 This appropriation is available when 11.5 matched by $1 of money secured or 11.6 provided by the city of Duluth for each 11.7 $1 of state money. 11.8 Subd. 14. Local Parks Grants 2,000,000 11.9 For local parks grants under Minnesota 11.10 Statutes, section 85.019, subdivisions 11.11 2 and 4a. 11.12 $500,000 of this amount is for a grant 11.13 to the city of South St. Paul for the 11.14 closure, capping, and remediation of 11.15 approximately 80 acres of the Port 11.16 Crosby construction and demolition 11.17 debris landfill in South St. Paul, as 11.18 the fourth phase of converting the land 11.19 into parkland, and to restore 11.20 approximately 80 acres of riverfront 11.21 land along the Mississippi River. 11.22 $250,000 of this amount is for a grant 11.23 to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation 11.24 Board to develop a plan to complete the 11.25 Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway by 11.26 providing a link between northeast 11.27 Minneapolis on Stinson Avenue and 11.28 southeast Minneapolis at East River 11.29 Road. 11.30 Subd. 15. Regional Parks: 11.31 Greater Minnesota 3,000,000 11.32 For grants to counties and public 11.33 regional parks organizations located 11.34 outside the metropolitan area as 11.35 defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 11.36 473.121, subdivision 2, to acquire 11.37 land, design, and construct and 11.38 redevelop regional parks and trails, 11.39 open space, and recreational 11.40 facilities. The improvements must be 11.41 of a capital nature. Each $3 of state 11.42 grants must be matched by $2 of 11.43 nonstate funds. 11.44 Subd. 16. Big Bog State 11.45 Recreation Area 1,300,000 11.46 For development of the Big Bog State 11.47 Recreation Area, including construction 11.48 of a visitor's center. 11.49 Sec. 8. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY 14,000,000 11.50 To the Pollution Control Agency to 11.51 design and construct remedial systems 11.52 and acquire land at landfills 11.53 throughout the state in accordance with 11.54 the closed landfill program under 11.55 Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.39. 11.56 Sec. 9. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE 4,000,000 11.57 To the Office of Environmental 11.58 Assistance for the solid waste capital 11.59 assistance grants program under 12.1 Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54. 12.2 Grants from this appropriation must be 12.3 awarded to applicants whose 12.4 applications were on file with the 12.5 office before September 13, 2003. 12.6 Sec. 10. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES 12.7 Subdivision 1. To the Board 12.8 of Water and Soil Resources for the 12.9 purposes specified in this section 23,000,000 12.10 Subd. 2. RIM and CREP Conservation 12.11 Easements 20,000,000 12.12 This appropriation is to acquire 12.13 conservation easements from landowners 12.14 on marginal lands to protect soil and 12.15 water quality and to support fish and 12.16 wildlife habitat as provided in 12.17 Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. 12.18 The board must absorb the 12.19 administrative costs of this program. 12.20 Subd. 3. Wetland Replacement 12.21 Due to Public Road Projects 3,000,000 12.22 To acquire land for wetlands or restore 12.23 wetlands to be used to replace wetlands 12.24 drained or filled as a result of the 12.25 repair, maintenance, or rehabilitation 12.26 of existing public roads as required by 12.27 Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, 12.28 subdivision 1, paragraphs (k) and (l). 12.29 The purchase price paid for acquisition 12.30 of land, fee, or perpetual easement 12.31 must be the fair market value as 12.32 determined by the board. The board may 12.33 enter into agreements with the federal 12.34 government, other state agencies, 12.35 political subdivisions, and nonprofit 12.36 organizations or fee owners to acquire 12.37 land and restore and create wetlands 12.38 and to acquire existing wetland banking 12.39 credits with money provided by this 12.40 appropriation. Acquisition of or the 12.41 conveyance of land may be in the name 12.42 of the political subdivision. 12.43 Sec. 11. AGRICULTURE 12.44 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of 12.45 agriculture or other named agencies for 12.46 the purposes specified in this section 18,570,000 12.47 Subd. 2. Rural Finance Authority 12.48 Loan Participation 18,000,000 12.49 For purposes as set forth in the 12.50 Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 12.51 section 5, clause (h). To the rural 12.52 finance authority to purchase 12.53 participation interests in or to make 12.54 direct agricultural loans to farmers 12.55 under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B. 12.56 This appropriation is for the beginning 12.57 farmer program under Minnesota 12.58 Statutes, section 41B.039, the loan 12.59 restructuring program under Minnesota 13.1 Statutes, section 41B.04, the 13.2 seller-sponsored program under 13.3 Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.042, 13.4 the agricultural improvement loan 13.5 program under Minnesota Statutes, 13.6 section 41B.043, and the livestock 13.7 expansion loan program under Minnesota 13.8 Statutes, section 41B.045. All debt 13.9 service on bond proceeds used to 13.10 finance this appropriation must be 13.11 repaid by the rural finance authority 13.12 under Minnesota Statutes, section 13.13 16A.643. Loan participations must be 13.14 priced to provide full interest and 13.15 principal coverage and a reserve for 13.16 potential losses. 13.17 Subd. 3. Agriculture Water Management 13.18 Research Partnership 570,000 13.19 To the Board of Regents of the 13.20 University of Minnesota to establish or 13.21 expand agricultural water management 13.22 projects at the Crookston, Morris, 13.23 Lamberton, and Waseca Research and 13.24 Outreach Centers in partnership with 13.25 the Department of Agriculture. 13.26 Sec. 12. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL 13.27 GARDEN 2,000,000 13.28 To the Minnesota Zoological Garden for 13.29 capital asset preservation improvements 13.30 and betterments to roofs, mechanical 13.31 and utility systems, roads and 13.32 pathways, building envelopes, storm 13.33 water systems, exhibits, and safety and 13.34 code compliance upgrades. 13.35 Sec. 13. ADMINISTRATION 1,000,000 13.36 To the commissioner of administration 13.37 for the Capital Asset Preservation and 13.38 Replacement Account (CAPRA), to be 13.39 spent in accordance with Minnesota 13.40 Statutes, section 16A.632. 13.41 Sec. 14. CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL 13.42 AND PLANNING BOARD 1,870,000 13.43 To the commissioner of administration, 13.44 for repair and restoration of the 13.45 public corridors, walls, and ceilings 13.46 of the third floor and the dome of the 13.47 Capitol Building in St. Paul. 13.48 Sec. 15. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION 13.49 Subdivision 1. To the Amateur Sports 13.50 Commission for the purposes specified 13.51 in this section 18,100,000 13.52 Subd. 2. Bemidji Hockey Arena 18,000,000 13.53 To design, construct, furnish, and 13.54 equip a hockey arena on the campus of 13.55 Bemidji State University. The Amateur 13.56 Sports Commission must consult with 13.57 Bemidji State University on the 13.58 design. The hockey arena is to be 13.59 owned by the Board of Trustees of the 14.1 Minnesota State Colleges and 14.2 Universities and operated by Bemidji 14.3 State University. 14.4 The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 14.5 State Colleges and Universities shall 14.6 pay the debt service according to 14.7 section 3, subdivision 19, on one-third 14.8 of the principal amount of state bonds 14.9 sold to finance the project under this 14.10 section. 14.11 Subd. 3. Bloomington Ski Jump 100,000 14.12 To pay for costs for unforeseen site 14.13 conditions in Phase I and for Phase II 14.14 construction, primarily, of the summer 14.15 surface on the Hyland K70 ski jump in 14.16 Bloomington. 14.17 Sec. 16. MILITARY AFFAIRS 14.18 Subdivision 1. To the adjutant 14.19 general for the purposes specified 14.20 in this section 5,000,000 14.21 Subd. 2. Asset Preservation 4,000,000 14.22 For asset preservation improvements, 14.23 Americans With Disabilities Act 14.24 upgrades, and betterments of a capital 14.25 nature at military affairs facilities 14.26 statewide. 14.27 Subd. 3. Facility Life Safety 14.28 Improvements 1,000,000 14.29 For life/safety improvements and 14.30 correcting code deficiencies at 14.31 military affairs facilities statewide. 14.32 Sec. 17. VETERANS AFFAIRS 500,000 14.33 To the commissioner of administration 14.34 to complete construction of the World 14.35 War II veterans' memorial on the 14.36 Capitol mall. This is the final state 14.37 appropriation for the project and is 14.38 contingent on sufficient nonstate funds 14.39 being received and deposited into a 14.40 segregated account for perpetual 14.41 maintenance of the memorial. 14.42 Sec. 18. TRANSPORTATION 14.43 Subdivision 1. To the 14.44 commissioner of transportation for 14.45 the purposes specified in this section 81,008,000 14.46 Subd. 2. Local Bridge Replacement 14.47 and Rehabilitation 31,118,000 14.48 This appropriation is from the bond 14.49 proceeds account in the state 14.50 transportation fund. 14.51 The commissioner shall spend this 14.52 appropriation as grants to political 14.53 subdivisions for the replacement, 14.54 rehabilitation, and repair of key 14.55 bridges on the state transportation 15.1 system. The commissioner shall make 15.2 these grants in accordance with and for 15.3 the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, 15.4 section 174.50. 15.5 Subd. 3. Local Road Improvement Program 23,090,000 15.6 The commissioner shall deposit this 15.7 amount in the local road improvement 15.8 fund for allocation as follows: 15.9 (1) $15,000,000 is for deposit in the 15.10 local road account for routes of 15.11 regional significance to be spent as 15.12 grants for the purposes of Minnesota 15.13 Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 15.14 4; and 15.15 (2) $8,090,000 is for deposit in the 15.16 trunk highway corridor projects account 15.17 to be spent as grants for the purposes 15.18 of Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52, 15.19 subdivision 2. 15.20 Subd. 4. Port Development Assistance 4,000,000 15.21 For the purposes of the port 15.22 development program under Minnesota 15.23 Statutes, chapter 457A. 15.24 Subd. 5. Small Capital Projects 3,800,000 15.25 To design, construct, furnish, and 15.26 equip statewide building projects, 15.27 consisting of truck stations, salt 15.28 storage facilities, cold storage 15.29 facilities, and Mankato headquarters 15.30 site work. 15.31 This appropriation is from the trunk 15.32 highway fund. 15.33 Subd. 6. Personal Rapid Transit 4,000,000 15.34 (a) For a grant to a statutory or home 15.35 rule charter city, a public 15.36 postsecondary educational institution, 15.37 or a public transit authority with the 15.38 power to issue general obligation 15.39 bonds, if the grantee is a signatory to 15.40 an agreement to implement the project 15.41 funded in this subdivision entered into 15.42 by at least one statutory or home rule 15.43 charter city, public postsecondary 15.44 educational institution, and public 15.45 transit authority with the power to 15.46 issue general obligation bonds. 15.47 (b) This appropriation is to design, 15.48 acquire, construct, furnish, and equip 15.49 a personal rapid transit safety 15.50 certification and training facility, in 15.51 order to (1) confirm the safety of the 15.52 patented personal rapid transit 15.53 technology for sustainable public 15.54 transit service, (2) provide an 15.55 opportunity for engineers to be trained 15.56 in its design and use, and (3) 15.57 establish a new and economically 15.58 self-sustaining, viable technology in 15.59 Minnesota so that the University of 16.1 Minnesota may realize royalty benefits 16.2 from an existing agreement. The 16.3 grantee may enter into an agreement for 16.4 operation of the facility, subject to 16.5 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. 16.6 (c) The facility, at a minimum, must 16.7 consist of a 2,200-foot oval guideway, 16.8 one off-line station, and a maintenance 16.9 and control center. The facility must 16.10 be developed in accord with plans for a 16.11 future personal rapid transit system 16.12 serving the area within the 16.13 jurisdiction of the signatories to the 16.14 agreement required in paragraph (a). 16.15 (d) This appropriation is contingent on 16.16 (1) a contribution of at least 16.17 $8,000,000 in private resources from an 16.18 entity with the licensing and 16.19 technological capacity to provide at 16.20 least three personal rapid transit 16.21 vehicles, training services for 16.22 engineers, engineering work, and six 16.23 months of operational testing to 16.24 confirm the technology's safety for 16.25 public use, (2) a contribution of at 16.26 least $12,000,000 from other nonstate 16.27 sources to meet the total project cost 16.28 of $24,000,000, and (3) an agreement by 16.29 a postsecondary educational institution 16.30 to provide technical support and 16.31 training for planning, design, 16.32 operation, and maintenance of personal 16.33 rapid transit systems. 16.34 Subd. 7. Mankato Headquarters Building 15,000,000 16.35 To design, construct, furnish, and 16.36 equip a new headquarters facility in 16.37 Mankato. The commissioner shall sell 16.38 the existing site at fair market 16.39 value. Any proceeds from the sale are 16.40 appropriated to the commissioner to pay 16.41 for costs associated with the sale and 16.42 to supplement the appropriation for the 16.43 new facility. 16.44 This appropriation is from the trunk 16.45 highway bond proceeds account. 16.46 Sec. 19. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL 16.47 Subdivision 1. To the Metropolitan 16.48 Council for the purposes specified 16.49 in this section 18,000,000 16.50 Subd. 2. Cedar Avenue Bus 16.51 Rapid Transit (BRT) 10,000,000 16.52 For environmental studies, preliminary 16.53 engineering, bus lane improvements, and 16.54 transit station construction and 16.55 improvements for Cedar Avenue bus rapid 16.56 transit between the Mall of America in 16.57 Bloomington and the cities of Eagan, 16.58 Apple Valley, and Lakeville. 16.59 Subd. 3. Rush Line Corridor Transitway 1,000,000 16.60 To match federal funds and for 17.1 right-of-way acquisition, planning, and 17.2 engineering of the Rush Line corridor 17.3 transitway between St. Paul and 17.4 Hinckley. 17.5 Subd. 4. Metropolitan Regional 17.6 Parks Capital Improvements 7,000,000 17.7 This appropriation must be used to pay 17.8 the cost of improvements and 17.9 betterments of a capital nature and 17.10 acquisition by the council and local 17.11 government units of regional 17.12 recreational open-space lands in 17.13 accordance with the council's policy 17.14 plan as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 17.15 section 473.147. Priority should be 17.16 given to park rehabilitation and land 17.17 acquisition projects. 17.18 Sec. 20. HUMAN SERVICES 17.19 Subdivision 1. To the 17.20 commissioner of administration 17.21 for the purposes specified 17.22 in this section 9,014,000 17.23 Subd. 2. St. Peter Regional 17.24 Treatment Center Sex Offender Facility 3,000,000 17.25 To design new facilities for up to 150 17.26 beds for the treatment of sex offenders 17.27 in the Minnesota Sexual Offender 17.28 Program at the St. Peter Regional 17.29 Treatment Center. 17.30 Subd. 3. Systemwide - Campus 17.31 Redevelopment/Reuse/Demolition 5,000,000 17.32 To demolish or improve surplus, 17.33 nonfunctional, or deteriorated 17.34 facilities and infrastructure at 17.35 Department of Human Services campuses 17.36 statewide. 17.37 Of this amount, up to $250,000 in 17.38 fiscal year 2005 is to the commissioner 17.39 to provide grants to cities, counties, 17.40 or towns to purchase and place cemetery 17.41 grave markers or memorial monuments, 17.42 that include the available names of 17.43 individuals, at cemeteries located on 17.44 the site of former or current regional 17.45 treatment centers or state hospitals 17.46 and within the boundaries of the city, 17.47 county, or town awarded the grant. An 17.48 individual monument must not be placed 17.49 if the family of the deceased resident 17.50 objects to the placement of the 17.51 monument. A grantee must consult with 17.52 members of local service or charitable 17.53 organizations, members of the local 17.54 business community, and persons with 17.55 mental illness or developmental 17.56 disabilities or their representatives, 17.57 and to the extent possible, consult 17.58 with family members of deceased 17.59 residents of the regional treatment 17.60 center or state hospital, and current 17.61 or former employees of the regional 17.62 treatment center or state hospital. 18.1 Subd. 4. Systemwide Roof 18.2 Renovation and Replacement 1,014,000 18.3 For renovation and replacement of roofs 18.4 at Department of Human Services 18.5 facilities statewide. 18.6 Sec. 21. VETERANS HOMES BOARD 18.7 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner 18.8 of administration for the purposes 18.9 specified in this section 7,077,000 18.10 Subd. 2. Minneapolis Veterans Home - 18.11 Waste Piping Replacement 1,077,000 18.12 For design, renovation, and related 18.13 costs of replacing the sanitary waste 18.14 piping in Building 17 at the 18.15 Minneapolis Veterans Home. 18.16 Subd. 3. Asset Preservation 6,000,000 18.17 For asset preservation improvements and 18.18 betterments of a capital nature at 18.19 veterans homes statewide. 18.20 Sec. 22. CORRECTIONS 18.21 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of 18.22 administration for the purposes specified 18.23 in this section 65,433,000 18.24 Subd. 2. Minnesota Correctional 18.25 Facility - Faribault Asset Preservation 34,891,000 18.26 For asset preservation of existing 18.27 facilities at the Minnesota 18.28 Correctional Facility - Faribault. 18.29 Subd. 3. Minnesota Correctional 18.30 Facility - Stillwater 19,192,000 18.31 To design, construct, furnish, and 18.32 equip a new 150-bed high security 18.33 segregation unit to improve staff 18.34 safety and accommodate increased inmate 18.35 population, including the remodeling of 18.36 the discipline and 18.37 psychology/psychiatry unit, the 18.38 demolition of the former health 18.39 services building, and the removal of 18.40 walls dividing Cell Hall A/West and 18.41 Cell Hall A/Segregation. 18.42 Subd. 4. Asset Preservation 11,000,000 18.43 For improvements and betterments of a 18.44 capital nature at Minnesota 18.45 correctional facilities statewide, 18.46 including, but not limited to, 18.47 emergency lighting projects, roof and 18.48 window replacement, tuckpointing, and 18.49 asbestos abatement. 18.50 Subd. 5. Minnesota Correctional 18.51 Facility - Willow River 350,000 18.52 To purchase, furnish, equip, and 18.53 prepare foundation and utilities for a 18.54 new 24-bed prefabricated building. 19.1 Subd. 6. Study and Report on Inmate Population 19.2 Growth and Alternative Sentencing Models 19.3 The commissioner of corrections shall 19.4 fund, from existing resources, a study 19.5 of inmate population growth, increased 19.6 demand for prison and jail beds, and 19.7 alternative sentencing models. The 19.8 commissioner shall contract with an 19.9 entity outside of state government to 19.10 perform the study. The commissioner 19.11 and the executive director of the 19.12 sentencing guidelines commission must 19.13 cooperate fully with the entity 19.14 selected to perform the study. 19.15 The study must analyze, at a minimum, 19.16 the following topics: 19.17 (1) projected growth in Minnesota's 19.18 inmate population over the next ten 19.19 years for both state and local 19.20 correctional facilities; 19.21 (2) specific inmate growth projections 19.22 over the next ten years based on 19.23 anticipated severity level distribution 19.24 of future inmates; 19.25 (3) projected need for additional 19.26 prison and jail beds over the next ten 19.27 years, including a specific breakdown 19.28 by state prison versus local jail and 19.29 by severity levels within state 19.30 prisons; 19.31 (4) a cost/benefit analysis and 19.32 evaluation of whether inmates should be 19.33 housed in private prisons or jails and 19.34 an assessment of which class or classes 19.35 of inmates are best suited for 19.36 incarceration in private prisons; and 19.37 (5) alternatives to Minnesota's current 19.38 system of determinate sentencing 19.39 guidelines, specifically addressing the 19.40 use of indeterminate sentencing and a 19.41 parole board for certain classes of 19.42 offenders including drug offenders, and 19.43 an assessment of whether alternative 19.44 sentencing approaches would improve the 19.45 operation, effectiveness, and outcomes 19.46 of Minnesota's criminal justice system. 19.47 The report containing the findings and 19.48 recommendations from this study is due 19.49 to the chairs and ranking minority 19.50 members of the senate and house 19.51 committees having jurisdiction over 19.52 criminal justice policy by February 15, 19.53 2005. 19.54 Sec. 23. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 19.55 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of 19.56 employment and economic development or other 19.57 named agency for the purposes 19.58 specified in this section 61,280,000 19.59 Subd. 2. State Match for 19.60 Federal Grants 16,280,000 20.1 (a) To the public facilities authority: 20.2 (1) to match federal grants to the 20.3 water pollution control revolving fund 20.4 under Minnesota Statutes, section 20.5 446A.07; and 20.6 (2) to match federal grants to the 20.7 drinking water revolving fund under 20.8 Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.081. 20.9 (b) The expenditure and allocation of 20.10 state matching money between funds 20.11 described in paragraph (a), clauses (1) 20.12 and (2), must be based on the amount of 20.13 federal money appropriated to the funds. 20.14 (c) This appropriation must be used for 20.15 qualified capital projects. 20.16 Subd. 3. Minnesota Redevelopment 20.17 Account 15,000,000 20.18 For transfer to the Minnesota 20.19 redevelopment account created in 20.20 Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.571. 20.21 This appropriation may be used for 20.22 grants for eligible projects within the 20.23 biotechnology and health science zone 20.24 designated under Minnesota Statutes, 20.25 section 469.334. 20.26 Subd. 4. Wastewater Infrastructure 20.27 Funding Program 10,000,000 20.28 To the Public Facilities Authority for 20.29 the purposes specified in this 20.30 subdivision. $10,000,000 of this 20.31 appropriation is for grants to eligible 20.32 municipalities under the wastewater 20.33 infrastructure program established in 20.34 Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072. 20.35 To the greatest practical extent, the 20.36 authority must use the funds for 20.37 projects on the 2004 project priority 20.38 list in priority order to qualified 20.39 applicants that submit plans and 20.40 specifications to the Pollution Control 20.41 Agency or receive a funding commitment 20.42 from USDA rural development before 20.43 December 1, 2005. 20.44 The authority must absorb the costs for 20.45 administration of the wastewater 20.46 infrastructure program. 20.47 Subd. 5. University of Minnesota - 20.48 Mayo Clinic Biotechnology Research Facility 20,000,000 20.49 To the Board of Regents of the 20.50 University of Minnesota to purchase 20.51 three floors in the Stabile Building on 20.52 the Mayo Clinic campus in Rochester. 20.53 The floors are to be used for 20.54 scientific research beneficial to 20.55 collaborative research efforts between 20.56 the University of Minnesota and the 20.57 Mayo Clinic. The three floors will be 20.58 owned by the University of Minnesota 21.1 and operated by the Mayo Clinic through 21.2 a use agreement approved by the 21.3 commissioner of finance subject to 21.4 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. 21.5 Sec. 24. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 21.6 Subdivision 1. To the Minnesota 21.7 Historical Society for the purposes 21.8 specified in this section 4,000,000 21.9 Subd. 2. Historic Sites Asset 21.10 Preservation 2,000,000 21.11 For capital improvements and 21.12 betterments at state historic sites, 21.13 buildings, landscaping at historic 21.14 buildings, exhibits, markers, and 21.15 monuments. The society shall determine 21.16 project priorities as appropriate based 21.17 on need. 21.18 Subd. 3. County and Local Preservation Grants 2,000,000 21.19 To be allocated to county and local 21.20 jurisdictions as matching money for 21.21 historic preservation projects of a 21.22 capital nature. Grant recipients must 21.23 be public entities and must match state 21.24 funds on at least an equal basis. The 21.25 facilities must be publicly owned. 21.26 Sec. 25. GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS 21.27 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of 21.28 employment and economic development or other 21.29 named agency for the purposes specified 21.30 in this section 46,740,000 21.31 Subd. 2. Buffalo Lake Maintenance 21.32 Garage and Street Repair 635,000 21.33 For a grant to the city of Buffalo Lake 21.34 to design, construct, furnish, and 21.35 equip a municipal maintenance garage 21.36 and reconstruct city streets damaged by 21.37 a tornado. 21.38 Subd. 3. Roseau Infrastructure Repair and 21.39 Municipal Complex Relocation 10,000,000 21.40 (a)(1) $4,615,000 to the public 21.41 facilities authority for a grant to the 21.42 city of Roseau to assist with the cost 21.43 of rehabilitation and replacement of 21.44 publicly owned infrastructure, 21.45 including storm sewers, wastewater and 21.46 municipal utility service, drinking 21.47 water systems, and other infrastructure 21.48 damaged by flooding in the area 21.49 included in DR-1419. For the purposes 21.50 of this appropriation, criteria, 21.51 limitations, and repayment requirements 21.52 in Minnesota Statutes, sections 21.53 446A.07, 446A.072, and 446A.081, are 21.54 waived. 21.55 (2) $5,385,000 is for a grant to the 21.56 city of Roseau to relocate the flood 21.57 damaged city hall, auditorium, library, 21.58 museum, and police department out of 22.1 the Roseau River floodway as a result 22.2 of flooding as declared in DR-1419, and 22.3 in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 22.4 section 16A.86. 22.5 (b) Capital costs for the projects in 22.6 paragraph (a), incurred in calendar 22.7 year 2004 after the effective date of 22.8 this act are eligible for reimbursement 22.9 from the grants authorized in paragraph 22.10 (a). 22.11 Subd. 4. Lewis and Clark Rural Water System 1,700,000 22.12 (a) To the public facilities authority 22.13 for grants to counties, rural water 22.14 systems, or municipalities served by 22.15 the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System 22.16 to acquire land, predesign, design, 22.17 construct, furnish, and equip one or 22.18 more rural water facilities that serve 22.19 southwestern Minnesota. The grants 22.20 must be awarded to projects approved by 22.21 the Lewis and Clark Joint Powers Board. 22.22 (b) This appropriation is only 22.23 available when matched by: 22.24 (1) $8 of federal money; and 22.25 (2) at least $1 of local money to the 22.26 system for each $1 of state money to 22.27 the grant projects under paragraph (a). 22.28 Subd. 5. North Central Regional 22.29 Correctional Facility 6,000,000 22.30 For a grant to Cass County to 22.31 construct, furnish, and equip a 22.32 publicly owned and operated regional 22.33 jail on surplus land of the 22.34 state-operated nursing home, Ah Gwah 22.35 Ching, in the city of Walker. 22.36 The state shall own 75 percent of the 22.37 beds and Cass County shall own 25 22.38 percent of the beds. The state must 22.39 contract with Cass County to operate 22.40 the facility. 22.41 The appropriation is not available 22.42 until the commissioner determines that 22.43 at least $6,000,000 has been committed 22.44 to the project from nonstate sources. 22.45 Subd. 6. Rochester Regional Public 22.46 Safety Training Center 627,000 22.47 To the commissioner of administration 22.48 for Phase I of the Rochester Regional 22.49 Public Safety Training Center to 22.50 develop a live burn training simulator 22.51 adjacent to the existing National Guard 22.52 facility in Rochester. 22.53 The appropriation is not available 22.54 until the commissioner determines that 22.55 an equal amount has been committed to 22.56 the project from nonstate sources. 22.57 Subd. 7. Blue Earth Police and Fire Station 642,000 23.1 To the commissioner of public safety 23.2 for a grant to the city of Blue Earth 23.3 to acquire land for and to predesign, 23.4 design, construct, furnish, and equip a 23.5 fire and police station. This 23.6 appropriation is not available until 23.7 the commissioner of finance has 23.8 determined that at least an equal 23.9 amount has been committed to the 23.10 project from nonstate sources. 23.11 Subd. 8. Hopkins Haz-mat Training Center 250,000 23.12 To the commissioner of administration 23.13 for a grant to the city of Hopkins for 23.14 construction of a regional hazardous 23.15 materials training facility. 23.16 Subd. 9. Middle St. Croix River 23.17 Watershed Management Organization 1,550,000 23.18 For a grant to the city of Bayport for 23.19 the Middle St. Croix River Watershed 23.20 Management Organization to complete the 23.21 sewer system extending from Minnesota 23.22 department of natural resources pond 23.23 82-310P (the prison pond) in Bayport to 23.24 the St. Croix River. 23.25 Subd. 10. City of Rushford 600,000 23.26 For a grant, subject to Minnesota 23.27 Statutes, section 16A.695, to the city 23.28 of Rushford for construction, 23.29 renovation, remodeling, and 23.30 infrastructure for capital improvements 23.31 to and for the facility to be used by 23.32 the Rushford Institute for 23.33 Nanotechnology, Inc. 23.34 Subd. 11. City of St. Paul 2,000,000 23.35 For a grant to the city of St. Paul to 23.36 acquire land for right-of-way and to 23.37 complete contamination remediation and 23.38 construct Phalen Boulevard between 23.39 Interstate Highway I-35E and Johnson 23.40 Parkway. 23.41 Subd. 12. Hennepin County 1,200,000 23.42 For a grant to Hennepin County for 23.43 Phase I capital improvements to the 23.44 Lowry Avenue corridor from Girard 23.45 Avenue North to the I-94 bridge in 23.46 Minneapolis. 23.47 Subd. 13. Laurentian Energy Authority 2,500,000 23.48 For a grant to the Laurentian Energy 23.49 Authority to construct a wood yard for 23.50 processing and prepping agricultural 23.51 biomass and forest-derived biomass wood 23.52 waste for biomass energy facilities. 23.53 Subd. 14. Central Iron Range Sanitary 23.54 Sewer District 500,000 23.55 For a grant to the Central Iron Range 23.56 Sanitary Sewer District Authority to 23.57 predesign the necessary facilities to 24.1 collect, treat, and dispose of sewage 24.2 in the district, including a 24.3 pump-storage facility and a wind-energy 24.4 facility. 24.5 Subd. 15. City of Two Harbors 1,071,000 24.6 To the Minnesota Pollution Control 24.7 Agency for a grant to the city of Two 24.8 Harbors to acquire land for, design, 24.9 construct, furnish, and equip a 24.10 2,500,000 gallon equalization basin and 24.11 a chlorine-contact tank of at least 24.12 100,000 gallon capacity, adjacent to 24.13 the city's wastewater treatment plant. 24.14 The equalization basin is required 24.15 under the city's National Pollution 24.16 Discharge Elimination System permit. 24.17 This appropriation is not available 24.18 until the commissioner of finance 24.19 determines that at least an equal 24.20 amount has been committed to the 24.21 project from nonstate sources. 24.22 Subd. 16. City of Crookston 2,000,000 24.23 To the public facilities authority to 24.24 make a grant to the city of Crookston 24.25 to predesign, design, and construct 24.26 emergency riverbank protection and 24.27 erosion control measures in the 24.28 vicinity of U.S. Highway 2. For the 24.29 purposes of this appropriation, the 24.30 criteria, limitations, and repayment 24.31 requirements in Minnesota Statutes, 24.32 sections 446A.07, 446A.072, and 24.33 446A.081, are waived. 24.34 Subd. 17. City of Askov 1,215,000 24.35 To the public facilities authority to 24.36 make a grant to the city of Askov to 24.37 construct a new wastewater treatment 24.38 plant and sewer and water main 24.39 extensions. This appropriation is not 24.40 available until the commissioner of 24.41 finance has determined that at least an 24.42 equal amount is committed to the 24.43 project from nonstate sources. 24.44 Subd. 18. City of Duluth 4,950,000 24.45 To the commissioner of the Minnesota 24.46 Pollution Control Agency for a grant to 24.47 the city of Duluth for design and 24.48 construction of sanitary sewer overflow 24.49 storage facilities at selected 24.50 locations in the city of Duluth. This 24.51 appropriation is available when matched 24.52 by $1 of money secured or provided by 24.53 the city of Duluth for each $1 of state 24.54 money. 24.55 Subd. 19. Bruentrup Farm Restoration 100,000 24.56 For a grant to the city of Maplewood to 24.57 complete restoration of the Bruentrup 24.58 farm in Maplewood. 24.59 This appropriation is not available 24.60 until the commissioner of finance has 25.1 determined that at least an equal 25.2 amount has been committed to the 25.3 project from nonstate sources. 25.4 Subd. 20. Burnsville Water Treatment 2,000,000 25.5 To the public facilities authority for 25.6 a grant to the city of Burnsville to 25.7 design, construct, furnish, and equip a 25.8 water treatment facility that will 25.9 provide an additional potable water 25.10 source for the city of Burnsville using 25.11 water from the Burnsville quarry. This 25.12 appropriation is not available until 25.13 the commissioner of finance has 25.14 determined that at least $6,000,000 is 25.15 available in matching funds from 25.16 nonstate sources. Amounts spent since 25.17 January 1, 2002, to plan, design, and 25.18 construct this project may be counted 25.19 as part of the nonstate match. 25.20 Subd. 21. Como Park Zoo 300,000 25.21 For a grant to the city of St. Paul for 25.22 the predesign and design for renovation 25.23 to the Como Park Zoo. 25.24 Subd. 22. Western Mesabi Mine 25.25 Planning Board 2,000,000 25.26 For a grant to the Western Mesabi Mine 25.27 Planning Board, a joint powers agency 25.28 under Minnesota Statutes, section 25.29 471.59, for engineering design to 25.30 alleviate otherwise certain flooding 25.31 emanating from the abandoned Canisteo 25.32 Mine in Itasca County to determine 25.33 which proposal is most appropriate to 25.34 drain the mine and serve as a model for 25.35 inevitable future flooding problems 25.36 from other abandoned mines. 25.37 Subd. 23. Mesabi Trail Head Station 700,000 25.38 For a grant to the St. Louis and Lake 25.39 counties regional railroad authority to 25.40 complete construction of Mesabi Station 25.41 along the 132-mile recreational trail 25.42 known as Mesabi Trail and located on 25.43 Lake Mesabi at the intersection of 25.44 marked U.S. highway Nos. 53 and 169 and 25.45 marked trunk highway No. 135. This 25.46 appropriation is contingent upon a 25.47 contribution of $800,000 from other 25.48 sources, public or private. 25.49 Subd. 24. Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board 2,000,000 25.50 To the commissioner of natural 25.51 resources to make a grant to the 25.52 Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board 25.53 to mitigate flooding at Lake of the 25.54 Isles in the city of Minneapolis. This 25.55 appropriation must be used for 25.56 shoreline stabilization and 25.57 restoration, dredging, wetland 25.58 replacement, and other infrastructure 25.59 improvements necessary to deal with the 25.60 1997 flood damage and to prevent future 25.61 flooding. 26.1 Subd. 25. Waseca Job Incubator 500,000 26.2 For a grant to the city of Waseca for 26.3 acquisition and renovation of, and 26.4 infrastructure for, an existing 26.5 facility for a job incubator. 26.6 Subd. 26. Richmond Wastewater Treatment 1,700,000 26.7 To the Public Facilities Authority for 26.8 a grant to the city of Richmond to 26.9 design, construct, furnish, and equip a 26.10 wastewater treatment facility. 26.11 Sec. 26. BOND SALE EXPENSES 682,000 26.12 To the commissioner of finance for bond 26.13 sale expenses under Minnesota Statutes, 26.14 section 16A.641, subdivision 8. 26.15 Of this amount, $667,000 is 26.16 appropriated from the bond proceeds 26.17 fund and $15,000 is appropriated from 26.18 the bond proceeds account in the trunk 26.19 highway fund. 26.20 Sec. 27. Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 20, 26.21 article 1, section 15, is amended to read: 26.22 Sec. 15. BOND SALE SCHEDULE 26.23 The commissioner of finance shall 26.24 schedule the sale of state general 26.25 obligation bonds so that, during the 26.26 biennium ending June 30, 2005, no more 26.27 than$673,625,000$653,206,000 will 26.28 need to be transferred from the general 26.29 fund to the state bond fund to pay 26.30 principal and interest due and to 26.31 become due on outstanding state general 26.32 obligation bonds. During the biennium, 26.33 before each sale of state general 26.34 obligation bonds, the commissioner of 26.35 finance shall calculate the amount of 26.36 debt service payments needed on bonds 26.37 previously issued and shall estimate 26.38 the amount of debt service payments 26.39 that will be needed on the bonds 26.40 scheduled to be sold. The commissioner 26.41 shall adjust the amount of bonds 26.42 scheduled to be sold so as to remain 26.43 within the limit set by this section. 26.44 The amount needed to make the debt 26.45 service payments is appropriated from 26.46 the general fund as provided in 26.47 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641. 26.48 Sec. 28. [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.] 26.49 Subdivision 1. [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money 26.50 appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the 26.51 commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state 26.52 in an amount up to $627,647,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 26.53 and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 26.54 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article 27.1 XI, sections 4 to 7. 27.2 Subd. 2. [TRANSPORTATION FUND BOND PROCEEDS ACCOUNT.] To 27.3 provide the money appropriated in this act from the state 27.4 transportation fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and 27.5 issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $31,118,000 in the 27.6 manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 27.7 Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 27.8 Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The 27.9 proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium 27.10 received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a bond 27.11 proceeds account in the state transportation fund. 27.12 Subd. 3. [TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND BOND PROCEEDS ACCOUNT.] To 27.13 provide the money appropriated in this act from the trunk 27.14 highway bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the 27.15 commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state 27.16 in an amount up to $15,015,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 27.17 and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 27.18 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article 27.19 XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amount requested by the 27.20 commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, 27.21 except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of 27.22 the bonds, must be credited to the trunk highway bond proceeds 27.23 account in the trunk highway fund. 27.24 Sec. 29. [CANCELLATION.] 27.25 The remaining $435,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2000, 27.26 chapter 492, article 1, section 12, subdivision 8, for 717 27.27 Delaware Street Health Building, is canceled. The bond sale 27.28 authorization in Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 26, 27.29 subdivision 1, is reduced by $435,000. 27.30 Sec. 30. [16A.502] [NONSTATE COMMITMENTS TO CAPITAL 27.31 PROJECTS.] 27.32 (a) A state appropriation or grant for a capital project 27.33 may require a commitment from nonstate sources. 27.34 (1) The commitment must be in the amount that when added to 27.35 the appropriation or grant is sufficient to complete the 27.36 project; 28.1 (2) the appropriation or grant is not available until the 28.2 commitment is determined to be sufficient; and 28.3 (3) the commissioner must determine the sufficiency of the 28.4 commitment. 28.5 (b) In making the determination, the commissioner must 28.6 apply generally accepted governmental accounting standards and 28.7 principles, including those that are particularly applicable to 28.8 capital projects. 28.9 Sec. 31. [16A.503] [REFERENDUM REQUIRED FOR LOCAL MATCH 28.10 OVER $1,000,000.] 28.11 (a) The commissioner must not release state bond funds for 28.12 a project that requires a local government to commit $1,000,000 28.13 or more in local public funds unless (1) all members of the 28.14 governing body have voted in favor of a resolution supporting 28.15 the use of the local funds and identifying the source of the 28.16 local funds, or (2) if the governing body of the local 28.17 government has not adopted such a resolution or if the 28.18 resolution is rescinded within 60 days of adoption, the voters 28.19 have approved the project by referendum. If more than one local 28.20 government is required to contribute $1,000,000 or more of local 28.21 public funds to a state bond funded project, then the governing 28.22 body of each local government must meet the requirements of this 28.23 paragraph. 28.24 (b) The governing body of a local government may choose to 28.25 submit the question directly to the local voters without 28.26 consideration of a resolution by the governing body. 28.27 (c) Any entity, except a state agency as defined in section 28.28 13.02, subdivision 17, that is required to contribute nonstate 28.29 money to a project funded in this act, must certify to the 28.30 commissioner of finance that at least 80 percent of the required 28.31 amount of nonstate money has been spent before the commissioner 28.32 of finance may release state funds appropriated to the project. 28.33 Sec. 32. [16A.504] [COMMISSIONER, ARCHITECT ASSURANCES.] 28.34 Before releasing state bond proceeds or entering into a 28.35 grant agreement for construction grants for projects funded with 28.36 general obligation bonds, the commissioner of finance must work 29.1 with the state architect to be assured that the project can be 29.2 delivered for the lowest cost possible and that the project will 29.3 follow applicable state or local laws. 29.4 Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 16A.661, is 29.5 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 29.6 Subd. 5a. [BUDGET RESERVE AND CASH FLOW ACCOUNT TO REDUCE 29.7 LEVY.] Prior to the state auditor making a levy under 29.8 subdivision 5, the commissioner of finance must use any amounts 29.9 in the budget reserve and the cash flow account under section 29.10 16A.152 to pay principal and interest on bonds. Amounts in the 29.11 budget reserve and cash flow account are appropriated for that 29.12 purpose. 29.13 Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 16A.662, is 29.14 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 29.15 Subd. 7a. [BUDGET RESERVE AND CASH FLOW ACCOUNT TO REDUCE 29.16 LEVY.] Prior to the state auditor making a levy under 29.17 subdivision 7, the commissioner of finance must use any amounts 29.18 in the budget reserve and the cash flow account under section 29.19 16A.152 to pay principal and interest on bonds. Amounts in the 29.20 budget reserve and cash flow account are appropriated for that 29.21 purpose. 29.22 Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 16A.671, 29.23 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 29.24 Subd. 3. [DEFINITIONS.] As used in this section, the terms 29.25 defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them: 29.26 (a) "General fund" means all cash and investments from time 29.27 to time received and held in the treasury, except proceeds of 29.28 state bonds and amounts received and held in special or 29.29 dedicated funds created by the Constitution, or by or pursuant 29.30 to federal laws or regulations, or by bond or trust instruments, 29.31 pension contracts, or other agreements of the state or its 29.32 agencies with private persons, entered into under state law. 29.33 (b) "Maximum current cash flow requirement" means the 29.34 commissioner's written estimate of the largest of the amounts by 29.35 which, on a particular designated date in each month of the term 29.36 for which certificates are to be issued, the sum of (1) the 30.1 warrants then outstanding against the general fund plus (2) 30.2those that must be drawn on the fund before the same date in the30.3following month, in payment of claims due for expenditure under30.4all appropriations and allotments, will exceed the amount of30.5cash or cash equivalent assets held in the general fund on the30.6first of these datesan amount equal to five percent of the 30.7 actual working capital expenditures from the general fund in the 30.8 fiscal year immediately preceding the date of the largest of 30.9 such amounts, will exceed the amount of cash or cash equivalent 30.10 assets held in the general fund, excluding the proceeds of the 30.11 certificates to be issued. 30.12 Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 16A.695, 30.13 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 30.14 Subd. 3. [SALE OF PROPERTY.] A public officer or agency 30.15 shall not sell any state bond financed property unless the 30.16 public officer or agency determines by official action that the 30.17 property is no longer usable or needed by the public officer or 30.18 agency to carry out the governmental program for which it was 30.19 acquired or constructed, the sale is made as authorized by law, 30.20 the sale is made for fair market value, and the sale is approved 30.21 by the commissioner. If any state bonds issued to purchase or 30.22 better the state bond financed property that is sold remain 30.23 outstanding on the date of sale, the net proceeds of sale must 30.24 be applied as follows: 30.25 (1) if the state bond financed property was acquired and 30.26 bettered solely with state bond proceeds, the net proceeds of 30.27 sale must be paid to the commissioner, deposited in the state 30.28 bond fund, and used to pay or redeem or defease the outstanding 30.29 state bonds in accordance with the commissioner's order 30.30 authorizing their issuance, and the proceeds are appropriated 30.31 for this purpose; or 30.32 (2) if the state bond financed property was acquired or 30.33 bettered partly with state bond proceeds and partly with other 30.34 money, the net proceeds of sale must be used: first, to pay to 30.35 the state the amount of state bond proceeds used to acquire or 30.36 better the property; second, to pay in full any outstanding 31.1 public or private debt incurred to acquire or better the 31.2 property; and third, any excess over the amount needed for those 31.3 purposes must be divided in proportion to the shares contributed 31.4 to the acquisition or betterment of the property and paid to the 31.5 interested public and private entities, other than any private 31.6 lender already paid in full, and the proceeds are appropriated 31.7 for this purpose. In calculating the share contributed by each 31.8 entity, the amount to be attributed to the owner of the property 31.9 shall be the fair market value of the property that was bettered 31.10 by state bond proceeds at the time the betterment began. 31.11 When all of the net proceeds of sale have been applied as 31.12 provided in this subdivision, this section no longer applies to 31.13 the property. 31.14 Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 41B.03, 31.15 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 31.16 Subd. 3. [ELIGIBILITY FOR BEGINNING FARMER LOANS.] (a) In 31.17 addition to the requirements under subdivision 1, a prospective 31.18 borrower for a beginning farm loan in which the authority holds 31.19 an interest, must: 31.20 (1) have sufficient education, training, or experience in 31.21 the type of farming for which the loan is desired; 31.22 (2) have a total net worth, including assets and 31.23 liabilities of the borrower's spouse and dependents, of less 31.24 than$200,000 in 1991$350,000 in 2004 and an amount in 31.25 subsequent years which is adjusted for inflation by 31.26 multiplying$200,000that amount by the cumulative inflation 31.27 rate as determined by the United States All-Items Consumer Price 31.28 Index; 31.29 (3) demonstrate a need for the loan; 31.30 (4) demonstrate an ability to repay the loan; 31.31 (5) certify that the agricultural land to be purchased will 31.32 be used by the borrower for agricultural purposes; 31.33 (6) certify that farming will be the principal occupation 31.34 of the borrower; 31.35 (7) agree to participate in a farm management program 31.36 approved by the commissioner of agriculture for at least the 32.1 first three years of the loan, if an approved program is 32.2 available within 45 miles from the borrower's residence. The 32.3 commissioner may waive this requirement for any of the programs 32.4 administered by the authority if the participant requests a 32.5 waiver and has either a four-year degree in an agricultural 32.6 program or certification as an adult farm management instructor; 32.7 and 32.8 (8) agree to file an approved soil and water conservation 32.9 plan with the Soil Conservation Service office in the county 32.10 where the land is located. 32.11 (b) If a borrower fails to participate under paragraph (a), 32.12 clause (7), the borrower is subject to penalty as determined by 32.13 the authority. 32.14 Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 41B.039, 32.15 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 32.16 Subd. 2. [STATE PARTICIPATION.] The state may participate 32.17 in a new real estate loan with an eligible lender to a beginning 32.18 farmer to the extent of 45 percent of the principal amount of 32.19 the loan or$125,000$200,000, whichever is less. The interest 32.20 rates and repayment terms of the authority's participation 32.21 interest may be different than the interest rates and repayment 32.22 terms of the lender's retained portion of the loan. 32.23 Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 41B.04, 32.24 subdivision 8, is amended to read: 32.25 Subd. 8. [STATE'S PARTICIPATION.] With respect to loans 32.26 that are eligible for restructuring under sections 41B.01 to 32.27 41B.23 and upon acceptance by the authority, the authority shall 32.28 enter into a participation agreement or other financial 32.29 arrangement whereby it shall participate in a restructured loan 32.30 to the extent of 45 percent of the primary principal or 32.31$150,000$225,000, whichever is less. The authority's portion 32.32 of the loan must be protected during the authority's 32.33 participation by the first mortgage held by the eligible lender 32.34 to the extent of its participation in the loan. 32.35 Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 41B.042, 32.36 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 33.1 Subd. 4. [PARTICIPATION LIMIT; INTEREST.] The authority 33.2 may participate in new seller-sponsored loans to the extent of 33.3 45 percent of the principal amount of the loan or 33.4$125,000$200,000, whichever is less. The interest rates and 33.5 repayment terms of the authority's participation interest may be 33.6 different than the interest rates and repayment terms of the 33.7 seller's retained portion of the loan. 33.8 Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 41B.043, 33.9 subdivision 1b, is amended to read: 33.10 Subd. 1b. [LOAN PARTICIPATION.] The authority may 33.11 participate in an agricultural improvement loan with an eligible 33.12 lender to a farmer who meets the requirements of section 41B.03, 33.13 subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), and who is actively engaged 33.14 in farming. Participation is limited to 45 percent of the 33.15 principal amount of the loan or$125,000$200,000, whichever is 33.16 less. The interest rates and repayment terms of the authority's 33.17 participation interest may be different than the interest rates 33.18 and repayment terms of the lender's retained portion of the loan. 33.19 Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 41B.043, is 33.20 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 33.21 Subd. 5. [TOTAL NET WORTH LIMIT.] A prospective borrower 33.22 for an agricultural improvement loan in which the authority 33.23 holds an interest must have a total net worth, including assets 33.24 and liabilities of the borrower's spouse and dependents, of less 33.25 than $350,000 in 2004 and an amount in subsequent years which is 33.26 adjusted for inflation by multiplying that amount by the 33.27 cumulative inflation rate as determined by the United States 33.28 All-Items Consumer Price Index. 33.29 Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 41B.045, 33.30 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 33.31 Subd. 2. [LOAN PARTICIPATION.] The authority may 33.32 participate in a livestock expansion loan with an eligible 33.33 lender to a livestock farmer who meets the requirements of 33.34 section 41B.03, subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), and who are 33.35 actively engaged in a livestock operation. A prospective 33.36 borrower must have a total net worth, including assets and 34.1 liabilities of the borrower's spouse and dependents, of less 34.2 than $400,000 in 1999 and an amount in subsequent years which is 34.3 adjusted for inflation by multiplying $400,000 by the cumulative 34.4 inflation rate as determined by the United States All-Items 34.5 Consumer Price Index. 34.6 Participation is limited to 45 percent of the principal 34.7 amount of the loan or$250,000$275,000, whichever is less. The 34.8 interest rates and repayment terms of the authority's 34.9 participation interest may be different from the interest rates 34.10 and repayment terms of the lender's retained portion of the loan. 34.11 Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 41B.046, 34.12 subdivision 5, is amended to read: 34.13 Subd. 5. [LOANS.] (a) The authority may participate in a 34.14 stock loan with an eligible lender to a farmer who is eligible 34.15 under subdivision 4. Participation is limited to 45 percent of 34.16 the principal amount of the loan or$24,000$40,000, whichever 34.17 is less. The interest rates and repayment terms of the 34.18 authority's participation interest may differ from the interest 34.19 rates and repayment terms of the lender's retained portion of 34.20 the loan, but the authority's interest rate must not exceed 50 34.21 percent of the lender's interest rate. 34.22 (b) No more than 95 percent of the purchase price of the 34.23 stock may be financed under this program. 34.24 (c) Security for stock loans must be the stock purchased, a 34.25 personal note executed by the borrower, and whatever other 34.26 security is required by the eligible lender or the authority. 34.27 (d) The authority may impose a reasonable nonrefundable 34.28 application fee for each application for a stock loan. The 34.29 authority may review the fee annually and make adjustments as 34.30 necessary. The application fee is initially $50. Application 34.31 fees received by the authority must be deposited in the 34.32 value-added agricultural product revolving fund. 34.33 (e) Stock loans under this program will be made using money 34.34 in the value-added agricultural product revolving fund 34.35 established under subdivision 3. 34.36 (f) The authority may not grant stock loans in a cumulative 35.1 amount exceeding $2,000,000 for the financing of stock purchases 35.2 in any one cooperative. 35.3 Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 41C.02, 35.4 subdivision 12, is amended to read: 35.5 Subd. 12. [LOW OR MODERATE NET WORTH.] "Low or moderate 35.6 net worth" means: 35.7 (1) for an individual, an aggregate net worth of the 35.8 individual and the individual's spouse and minor children of 35.9 less than$200,000 in 1991$350,000 in 2004 and an amount in 35.10 subsequent years which is adjusted for inflation by 35.11 multiplying$200,000that amount by the cumulative inflation 35.12 rate as determined by the United States All-Items Consumer Price 35.13 Index; or 35.14 (2) for a partnership, an aggregate net worth of all 35.15 partners, including each partner's net capital in the 35.16 partnership, and each partner's spouse and minor children of 35.17 less than$400,000 in 1991 and an amount in subsequent years35.18which is adjusted for inflation by multiplying $400,000 by the35.19cumulative inflation rate as determined by the United States35.20All-Items Consumer Price Indextwice the amount set for an 35.21 individual in clause (1). However, the aggregate net worth of 35.22 each partner and that partner's spouse and minor children may 35.23 not exceed$200,000 in 1991 and an amount in subsequent years35.24which is adjusted for inflation by multiplying $200,000 by the35.25cumulative inflation rate as determined by the United States35.26All-Items Consumer Price Indexthe amount set for an individual 35.27 in clause (1). 35.28 Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 116J.571, is 35.29 amended to read: 35.30 116J.571 [CREATION OF ACCOUNTS.] 35.31 Twogreater Minnesotaredevelopment accounts are created, 35.32 one in the general fund and one in the bond proceeds fund. 35.33 Money in the accounts may be used to make grants as provided in 35.34 section 116J.575. Money in the bond proceeds fund may only be 35.35 used for eligible costs for publicly owned property. Money in 35.36 the general fund may be used to pay for the commissioner's costs 36.1 in reviewing the applications. 36.2 Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 116J.572, 36.3 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 36.4 Subd. 2. [DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.] "Development authority" 36.5 includes a statutory or home rule charter city, county, housing 36.6 and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, or 36.7 port authoritylocated outside the seven-county metropolitan36.8area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. 36.9 Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 116J.573, 36.10 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 36.11 Subdivision 1. [ACCOUNTS.] Criteria for use of the 36.12 accounts created in section 116J.571 must be consistent with and 36.13 promote the purposes of sections 116J.571 to 116J.575. They 36.14 include, but are not limited to: 36.15 (1) creating and preserving living wage jobsin greater36.16Minnesota; 36.17 (2) creating incentives for communities to include a full 36.18 range of housing opportunities; 36.19 (3) creating incentives for all communities to implement 36.20 compact, efficient, and mixed-use development; and 36.21 (4) creating incentives to assist communities in 36.22 maintaining a unique sense of place by preserving local, 36.23 cultural assets. 36.24 Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 116J.573, 36.25 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 36.26 Subd. 2. [PROJECTS.] To be eligible for funding by the 36.27greater Minnesotaredevelopment account, a project must: 36.28 (1) interrelate redevelopment with other public investments 36.29 in transportation, housing, schools, energy, utilities 36.30 information infrastructure, and other public services; 36.31 (2) interrelate affordable housing and employment growth 36.32 areas; 36.33 (3) intensify land use that leads to more compact 36.34 redevelopment; 36.35 (4) involve redevelopment that mixes incomes of residents 36.36 in housing, including introducing or reintroducing higher value 37.1 housing in lower income areas to achieve a mix of housing 37.2 opportunities; 37.3 (5) involve participation from citizens and the business 37.4 community in the planning and development of the proposed 37.5 redevelopment plan; 37.6 (6) encourage public infrastructure investments which 37.7 attract private sector redevelopment investment in commercial, 37.8 industrial, and residential properties adjacent to public 37.9 improvements, and provide project area residents with expanded 37.10 opportunities for private sector employment; or 37.11 (7) be sustainable at the local level and reduce the 37.12 probability of future requests for state development, 37.13 maintenance, or replacement assistance. 37.14 Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 116J.573, 37.15 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 37.16 Subd. 4. [PARTNERSHIPS.] The commissioner shall give 37.17 priority to proposals using innovative financial partnerships 37.18 between government, private for-profit, and nonprofit sectorsas37.19well as to proposals that meet current tax increment financing37.20requirements for a redevelopment district and contribute tax37.21increment financing towards the project. 37.22 Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 116J.573, 37.23 subdivision 5, is amended to read: 37.24 Subd. 5. [ANNUAL REPORT.] The commissioner shall prepare 37.25 and submit to the legislature an annual report on thegreater37.26Minnesotaredevelopment account. The report must include 37.27 information on the amount of money in the account, the amount 37.28 distributed, to whom the grants were distributed and for what 37.29 purposes, and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the projects 37.30 funded in meeting the policies and goals of the program. 37.31 Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 116J.575, 37.32 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 37.33 Subdivision 1. [COMMISSIONER DISCRETION.] The commissioner 37.34 may make a grant for up to 50 percent of the eligible costs of a 37.35 project. The commissioner shall, in each grant cycle, make 37.36 grants so that 50 percent of the dollar value of grants for that 38.1 cycle are for projects located outside of the seven-county 38.2 metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, 38.3 and 50 percent are for projects located within the seven-county 38.4 metropolitan area. This allocation of grant funds does not apply 38.5 for any grant cycle in which the applications received by the 38.6 application deadline are insufficient to permit the equal 38.7 division of grants between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan 38.8 projects. The determination of whether to make a grant for a 38.9 site is within the discretion of the commissioner, subject to 38.10 this section and sections 116J.571 to 116J.574 and available 38.11 unencumbered money in thegreater Minnesotaredevelopment 38.12 account. The commissioner's decisions and application of the 38.13 priorities under this section are not subject to judicial 38.14 review, except for abuse of discretion. 38.15 Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 116P.08, 38.16 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 38.17 Subd. 2. [EXCEPTIONS.] Money from the trust fund may not 38.18 be spent for: 38.19 (1) purposes of environmental compensation and liability 38.20 under chapter 115B and response actions under chapter 115C; 38.21 (2)purposes of municipal water pollution control under the38.22authority of chapters 115 and 116;38.23(3)costs associated with the decommissioning of nuclear 38.24 power plants; 38.25(4)(3) hazardous waste disposal facilities; 38.26(5)(4) solid waste disposal facilities; or 38.27(6)(5) projects or purposes inconsistent with the 38.28 strategic plan. 38.29 Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 136F.60, is 38.30 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 38.31 Subd. 5. [DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY.] (a) The board 38.32 may declare state lands under its control that are no longer 38.33 needed by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system 38.34 to be surplus and may offer them for public sale in a manner 38.35 consistent with the procedures set forth in sections 94.10 to 38.36 94.14 for disposition of state lands by the commissioner of 39.1 administration. The parcels must not be exchanged or 39.2 transferred for no or nominal consideration. 39.3 (b) Proceeds from the sale or disposition of land under 39.4 this subdivision, after paying all expenses incurred in selling 39.5 or disposing of the land and then paying any amounts due under 39.6 section 16A.695, shall be appropriated to the board for use for 39.7 capital projects at the institution which was responsible for 39.8 management of the land. 39.9 Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 446A.12, 39.10 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 39.11 Subdivision 1. [BONDING AUTHORITY.] The authority may 39.12 issue negotiable bonds in a principal amount that the authority 39.13 determines necessary to provide sufficient funds for achieving 39.14 its purposes, including the making of loans and purchase of 39.15 securities, the payment of interest on bonds of the authority, 39.16 the establishment of reserves to secure its bonds, the payment 39.17 of fees to a third party providing credit enhancement, and the 39.18 payment of all other expenditures of the authority incident to 39.19 and necessary or convenient to carry out its corporate purposes 39.20 and powers, but not including the making of grants. Bonds of 39.21 the authority may be issued as bonds or notes or in any other 39.22 form authorized by law. The principal amount of bonds issued 39.23 and outstanding under this section at any time may not exceed 39.24$1,000,000,000$1,250,000,000, excluding bonds for which 39.25 refunding bonds or crossover refunding bonds have been issued. 39.26 Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 446A.14, is 39.27 amended to read: 39.28 446A.14 [INTERESTEXCHANGESRATE SWAPS AND OTHER 39.29 AGREEMENTS.] 39.30The authority may enter into an agreement with a third39.31party for an exchange of interest rates under this subdivision.39.32With respect to outstanding obligations bearing interest at a39.33variable rate, the authority may agree to pay sums equal to39.34interest at a fixed rate or at a different variable rate39.35determined in accordance with a formula set out in the agreement39.36on an amount not exceeding the outstanding principal amount of40.1the obligations, in exchange for an agreement by the third party40.2to pay sums equal to interest on a similar amount at a variable40.3rate determined according to a formula set out in the agreement.40.4With respect to outstanding obligations bearing interest at a40.5fixed rate or rates, the authority may agree to pay sums equal40.6to interest at a variable rate determined according to a formula40.7set out in the agreement on an amount not exceeding the40.8outstanding principal amount of the obligations in exchange for40.9an agreement by the third party to pay sums equal to interest on40.10a similar amount at a fixed rate or rates set out in the40.11agreement. Subject to any applicable bonds covenants, payments40.12required to be made by the municipality under the swap agreement40.13may be made from amounts secured to pay debt service on the40.14obligations with respect to which the swap agreement was made40.15from any other available source of the authority.Subdivision 1. 40.16 [AGREEMENTS.] (a) The authority may enter into interest rate 40.17 exchange or swap agreements, hedges, forward purchase or sale 40.18 agreements, loan sale or pooling agreements or trusts, or other 40.19 similar agreements in connection with: 40.20 (1) the issuance or proposed issuance of bonds; 40.21 (2) the making, proposed making, or sale of loans or other 40.22 financial assistance or investments; 40.23 (3) outstanding bonds, loans, or other financial 40.24 assistance; or 40.25 (4) existing similar agreements. 40.26 (b) The agreements authorized by this subdivision include, 40.27 without limitation, master agreements, options or contracts to 40.28 enter into such agreements in the future and related agreements, 40.29 including, without limitation, agreements to provide credit 40.30 enhancement, liquidity, or remarketing; valuation; monitoring; 40.31 or administrative services currently or in the future. However, 40.32 the term of an option to enter into an interest rate swap, 40.33 exchange, hedge, or other similar agreement and the term of a 40.34 contract to sell, buy, or refund bonds in the future must not 40.35 exceed five years and the authorization of the authority to 40.36 enter into option agreements with respect to interest rate swap 41.1 agreements expires on December 31, 2008; provided that such 41.2 option agreements entered into prior to that date remain valid 41.3 agreements of the authority after that date. 41.4 (c) The agreements authorized by this subdivision or 41.5 supplements to master agreements may be entered into on the 41.6 basis of negotiation with a qualified third party or through a 41.7 competitive proposal process on terms and conditions and with 41.8 covenants and provisions approved by the authority and may 41.9 include, without limitation: 41.10 (1) provisions establishing reserves; 41.11 (2) pledging assets or revenues of the authority for 41.12 current or other payments or termination payments; 41.13 (3) contracting with the other parties to such agreements 41.14 as to the custody, collection, securing, investment, and payment 41.15 of money of the authority or money held in trust; or 41.16 (4) requiring the issuance of bonds or entering into loans 41.17 or other agreements authorized by this subdivision in the future. 41.18 (d) Subject to the terms of the agreement and other 41.19 agreements of the authority with bondholders or other third 41.20 parties, the agreements authorized by this subdivision may be 41.21 general or limited obligations of the authority payable from all 41.22 available or certain specified funds appropriated to the 41.23 authority. The agreements authorized by this subdivision do not 41.24 constitute debt of the authority for the purposes of the limits 41.25 on bonds or notes of the authority set forth in section 446A.12, 41.26 subdivision 1. 41.27 (e) The authority may issue bonds to provide funds to make 41.28 payments, including, without limitation, termination payments 41.29 pursuant to an agreement authorized by this subdivision. 41.30 (f) The aggregate notional amount of interest rate swap or 41.31 exchange agreements in effect at any time must not exceed an 41.32 amount equal to ten percent of the aggregate principal amount of 41.33 bonds the authority is authorized to have outstanding pursuant 41.34 to section 446A.12, subdivision 1, including the notional amount 41.35 of interest rate swap or exchange agreements with respect to 41.36 which a reversing agreement has been entered into, the effect of 42.1 which is to terminate the original agreement or a portion 42.2 thereof, and reversing agreements with respect to all or a 42.3 portion of existing agreements. 42.4 (g) For the purposes of this section, the following terms 42.5 have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires 42.6 otherwise: 42.7 (1) "agreement to provide remarketing" means an agreement 42.8 with a third party to provide the service, as agent of for the 42.9 authority, of marketing bonds or other outstanding obligations 42.10 where the bonds are subject to tender to the authority for 42.11 purchase by the authority; 42.12 (2) "credit enhancement" means additional third-party 42.13 security or sources of repayment for obligations of another 42.14 party, and may include, without limitation, guaranties, 42.15 insurance, letters of credit, lines of credit, standby bond 42.16 purchase agreements, or agreements pledging collateral; 42.17 (3) "hedge" means an agreement entered into with a third 42.18 party for the purpose of trying to limit, offset, or compensate 42.19 for possible losses, expenses, or outcomes, in whole or in part, 42.20 from particular actions, agreements, or obligations; 42.21 (4) "interest rate swap agreement" or "interest rate 42.22 exchange agreement" means an agreement between two or more 42.23 parties where two or more parties agree to pay to each other, 42.24 for a stated period of time, interest on a stated amount at 42.25 different rates, or rates calculated on a different basis, which 42.26 agreement does not include the borrowing of money or the 42.27 obligation to pay the stated amount, and may include, without 42.28 limitation, agreements where one party agrees to pay a fixed 42.29 rate and the other agrees to pay a variable rate, or where one 42.30 party agrees to pay a variable rate determined in one manner and 42.31 the other party agrees to pay a variable rate determined in 42.32 another manner; 42.33 (5) "liquidity" means a form of credit enhancement entered 42.34 into for the purpose of providing money on demand or within a 42.35 specified period of time to meet obligations which may arise and 42.36 be payable, for which a party determines that it is not 43.1 desirable, practicable, or possible to keep funds or readily 43.2 saleable short-term investments available at all times such 43.3 obligations to pay may arise or in the full amount of the 43.4 potential obligation; and 43.5 (6) "master agreement" means any agreement pursuant to 43.6 which one or more separate interest rate swaps, transactions, or 43.7 other agreements may be entered into from time to time or 43.8 pursuant to which separately stated terms and conditions 43.9 intended to cover multiple transactions or agreements are set 43.10 forth. 43.11 Subd. 2. [POWERS OF AUTHORITY.] For the purposes of this 43.12 section, the authority may exercise all powers provided in this 43.13 chapter. The authority may consent, whenever it considers it 43.14 necessary or desirable in connection with agreements entered 43.15 into under this subdivision, to modifications, amendments, or 43.16 waivers of the terms of such agreements. The proceeds of any 43.17 agreements entered into pursuant to this subdivision are 43.18 appropriated to the authority pursuant to section 446A.11, 43.19 subdivision 13. The agreements entered into pursuant to this 43.20 subdivision are not subject to sections 16C.03, subdivision 4, 43.21 and 16C.05. 43.22 Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 446A.17, is 43.23 amended to read: 43.24 446A.17 [NONLIABILITY.] 43.25 Subdivision 1. [NONLIABILITY OF INDIVIDUALS.] No member of 43.26 the authority or other person executing the bonds, loans, 43.27 interest rate swaps, or other agreements or contracts of the 43.28 authority is liable personally onthe bondssuch bonds, loans, 43.29 interest rate swaps, or other agreements or contracts of the 43.30 authority or is subject to any personal liability or 43.31 accountability by reason of their issuance, execution, delivery, 43.32 or performance. 43.33 Subd. 2. [NONLIABILITY OF STATE.] The state is not liable 43.34 on bonds, loans, interest rate swaps, or other agreements or 43.35 contracts of the authority issued or entered into under this 43.36 chapter andthose bondssuch bonds, loans, interest rate swaps, 44.1 or other agreements or contracts of the authority are not a debt 44.2 of the state.The bondsSuch bonds, loans, interest rate swaps, 44.3 or other agreements or contracts of the authority must contain 44.4 on their face a statement to that effect. 44.5 Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 446A.19, is 44.6 amended to read: 44.7 446A.19 [STATE PLEDGE AGAINST IMPAIRMENT OF CONTRACTS.] 44.8 The state pledges and agrees with the holders of bonds 44.9 issued under sections 446A.051, and 446A.12 to 446A.20 or other 44.10 parties to any loans, interest rate swaps, or other agreements 44.11 or contracts of the authority that the state will not limit or 44.12 alter the rights vested in the authority to fulfill the terms of 44.13 any agreements made with the bondholders or parties to any 44.14 loans, interest rate swaps, or other agreements or contracts of 44.15 the authority or in any way impair the rights and remedies of 44.16 the holders until the bonds, together with interest on them, 44.17 with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all 44.18 costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding 44.19 by or on behalf of the bondholders, are fully met and discharged 44.20 or, with respect to any loans, interest rate swaps, or other 44.21 agreements or contracts of the authority, such agreements have 44.22 been fully performed by the authority or otherwise terminated or 44.23 discharged. The authority may include this pledge and agreement 44.24 of the state in any agreement with the holders of bonds issued 44.25 under sections 446A.051, and 446A.12 to 446A.20 or in any loans, 44.26 interest rate swaps, or other agreements or contracts of the 44.27 authority. 44.28 Sec. 59. Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 23, subdivision 44.29 17, as amended by Laws 1999, chapter 20, section 1, is amended 44.30 to read: 44.31 Subd. 17. Paramount Arts District 44.32 Regional Arts Center 750,000 44.33 (a) To the commissioner of 44.34 administration for a grant to the city 44.35 of St. CloudHousing and Redevelopment44.36Authorityto construct, furnish, and 44.37 equip the Paramount Arts District 44.38 Regional Arts Center, subject to 44.39 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. 44.40 This appropriation is not available 45.1 until the commissioner has determined 45.2 that the necessary additional financing 45.3 to complete at least a $5,400,000 45.4 project has been committed by nonstate 45.5 sources. 45.6 (b) The Housing and Redevelopment 45.7 Authority must effect the transfer as 45.8 otherwise required or permitted by 45.9 law. Once the transfer is effected, 45.10 the city is the successor to the 45.11 Housing and Redevelopment Authority for 45.12 the purposes of the grant and Minnesota 45.13 Statutes, section 16A.695. 45.14 Sec. 60. Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 19, subdivision 45.15 2, is amended to read: 45.16 Subd. 2. Northwest Busway 20,000,000 45.17 To design and construct a portion of a 45.18 busway in the northwest metropolitan 45.19 areabetween downtown Minneapolis and45.20Rogers. Funds may be used to design 45.21 all or a portion of the busway from 45.22 downtown Minneapolis to Rogers along 45.23 CSAH 81; to design, construct, and 45.24 equip up to 19 stations, including 36 45.25 passenger shelters in Minneapolis, 45.26 Robbinsdale, and Crystal as well as at 45.27 Hennepin Technical College and North 45.28 Hennepin Community College located in 45.29 Brooklyn Park; to acquire necessary 45.30 rights-of-way in Minneapolis, 45.31 Robbinsdale, Crystal, and Brooklyn Park 45.32 to accommodate station and park and 45.33 ride locations, and adjacent to CSAH 81 45.34 between Highway 100 and Brooklyn 45.35 Boulevard to accommodate queue jump 45.36 lanes for buses; to design and 45.37 construct two park and ride facilities 45.38 adjacent to CSAH 81 at its 45.39 intersections with 63rd Avenue North 45.40 and with Brooklyn Boulevard; and to 45.41 design and construct queue jump lanes 45.42 between Highway 100 and Brooklyn 45.43 Boulevard. This appropriation is 45.44 contingent on $12,000,000 from Hennepin 45.45 County for roadway design, property 45.46 acquisition, and road construction 45.47 between Lowry Avenue in Minneapolis and 45.48 Bass Lake Road in Crystal and 45.49 $5,000,000 from the Metropolitan 45.50 Council forthe projectfleet 45.51 acquisition and station equipment. 45.52Total funding from all sources may be45.53used for roadway design,45.54reconstruction, acquisition of land and45.55right-of-way, and to design, construct,45.56furnish, and equip transit stations and45.57park and rides.To implement this 45.58 project, the Metropolitan Council has 45.59 the powers that Hennepin County has to 45.60 use design-build undernewMinnesota 45.61 Statutes, sections 383B.158 to 45.62 383B.1586, may be used for implementing45.63this project. 45.64 Sec. 61. [MAXIMUM EFFORT CAPITAL LOAN FORGIVEN; EAST 46.1 CENTRAL.] 46.2 Subdivision 1. [SALE REQUIREMENTS.] Independent School 46.3 District No. 2580, East Central, may sell its middle school 46.4 building in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 46.5 16A.695. The net proceeds from the sale of the property must be 46.6 paid to the commissioner of finance and deposited in the state 46.7 bond fund. 46.8 Subd. 2. [OUTSTANDING LOAN BALANCE FORGIVEN.] Any 46.9 remaining outstanding balance on the maximum effort capital loan 46.10 issued in January 1982 to former Independent School District No. 46.11 566, Askov, after the application of the sale proceeds according 46.12 to subdivision 1, is forgiven. 46.13 Sec. 62. [DNR; PLAN FOR LAND MANAGEMENT.] 46.14 The commissioner of natural resources must prepare a plan 46.15 for development of a comprehensive land management plan by 46.16 January 15, 2005, and submit it to the chairs of the committees 46.17 in the house and senate with jurisdiction over environmental 46.18 policy and finance, and capital investment. 46.19 Sec. 63. [STILLWATER LEVEE FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT.] 46.20 Notwithstanding the grant expiration date of June 30, 2002, 46.21 the commissioner of natural resources shall extend until June 46.22 30, 2006, the expiration date of a grant made to the city of 46.23 Stillwater under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.161, and 46.24 matching certain federal appropriations for flood hazard 46.25 mitigation. 46.26 Sec. 64. [RELEASE FUNDS FOR RICE STREET BRIDGE OVER 46.27 I-694.] 46.28 The commissioner of transportation must release by December 46.29 31, 2004, the $7,500,000 for the Rice Street bridge over I-694 46.30 in Ramsey County, committed by the Department of Transportation 46.31 in a memorandum of understanding between the department and 46.32 Ramsey County. 46.33 Sec. 65. [OUTDOOR LIGHTING PURCHASE.] 46.34 All purchasing of outdoor lighting fixtures using funds 46.35 appropriated under this act must give consideration to 46.36 maximizing energy conservation and savings, reducing glare, 47.1 minimizing light pollution, and preserving the natural night 47.2 environment. 47.3 Sec. 66. [MINNESOTA ZOO MARINE CENTER DEBT SERVICE.] 47.4 Beginning in fiscal year 2005, the Minnesota Zoological 47.5 Garden is not required to pay any of the debt service costs on 47.6 bonds sold for the Marine Education Center authorized in Laws 47.7 1994, chapter 643, section 27, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 47.8 1996, chapter 463, section 54. 47.9 Sec. 67. [UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA; DULUTH PARKING.] 47.10 The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is 47.11 encouraged to expand the parking facilities at the University of 47.12 Minnesota, Duluth campus through the purchase of land and 47.13 property from willing sellers. 47.14 Sec. 68. [REPEALER.] 47.15 Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 16B.325, is repealed. 47.16 Sec. 69. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 47.17 Except as otherwise provided, this article is effective the 47.18 day following final enactment. 47.19 ARTICLE 2 47.20 ADJUSTMENT OF GENERAL 47.21 OBLIGATION BOND AUTHORIZATIONS 47.22 Section 1. [TABLE OF ORIGINAL AND ADJUSTED 47.23 AUTHORIZATIONS.] 47.24 Column A lists the citation to each law authorizing general 47.25 obligation bonds since Laws 1983, chapter 323, section 6, to 47.26 which a further adjustment is being made in this section. 47.27 The original authorization amount in each law is shown in 47.28 column B opposite the citation of the law it appears in. 47.29 The original authorization amount in column B is hereby 47.30 adjusted to the amount shown in column C. The adjustments 47.31 resulting in the column C amount reflect specific changes to an 47.32 authorization in law, executive vetoes sustained or not 47.33 challenged, administrative action reflecting cancellation and 47.34 abandonment of all or the unused balance from specific projects 47.35 for which the proceeds of authorized bonds were intended to be 47.36 used, and other action pursuant to law resulting in the adjusted 48.1 authorizations shown in column C. The amounts shown in column C 48.2 are validated as the lawful adjusted authorization for the cited 48.3 law as of April 1, 2004, for all purposes for which the 48.4 authorization is required or used. 48.5 Column A Column B Column C 48.6 L 1983, c 323, s 6 $ 30,000,000 $ 29,935,000 48.7 L 1987, c 400, s 25, 48.8 subd 1 370,972,200 369,560,500 48.9 L 1987, c 400, s 25, 48.10 subd 5 66,747,000 66,740,000 48.11 L 1989, c 300, art 1, 48.12 s 23, subd 1 142,585,000 135,060,000 48.13 L 1991, c 354, art 11, 48.14 s 2, subd 1 12,000,000 11,360,000 48.15 L 1992, c 558, s 28, 48.16 subd 1 231,695,000 219,085,000 48.17 L 1992, c 558, s 28, 48.18 subd 3 17,500,000 17,368,000 48.19 L 1993, c 373, s 19, 48.20 subd 1 54,640,000 53,355,000 48.21 L 1993, c 373, s 19, 48.22 subd 2 9,900,000 9,480,000 48.23 L 1994, c 643, s 31, 48.24 subd 1 573,385,000 564,650,524 48.25 L 1994, c 643, s 31, 48.26 subd 2 45,000,000 34,820,000 48.27 L 1995, 1SS c 2, s 14, 48.28 subd 1 5,630,000 5,590,000 48.29 L 1996, c 463, s 27, 48.30 subd 1 597,110,000 549,215,089 48.31 L 1997, c 246, s 10, 48.32 subd 1 86,625,000 86,191,283 48.33 L 1997, 2SS c 2, s 12 55,305,000 38,308,055 48.34 L 1998, c 404, s 27, 48.35 subd 1 463,795,000 104,478,675 48.36 L 1999, c 240, art 1, 49.1 s 13, subd 1 139,510,000 111,905,000 49.2 L 1999, c 240, art 1, 49.3 s 13, subd 2 10,440,000 -0- 49.4 L 1999, c 240, art 2, 49.5 s 16, subd 1 372,400,000 367,418,000 49.6 L 2000, c 492, art 1, 49.7 s 26, subd 1 426,870,000 487,730,000 49.8 L 2001, 1SS c 12, s 11, 49.9 subd 1 99,205,000 98,205,000 49.10 L 2002, c 393, s 30, 49.11 subd 1 920,235,000 567,312,000 49.12 Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 49.13 This article is effective the day following final enactment.