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as introduced - 86th Legislature, 2010 2nd Special Session (2010 - 2010) Posted on 10/18/2010 12:48pm

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A bill for an act
relating to disaster assistance; authorizing spending to acquire and better
public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with
certain conditions; authorizing the sale of state bonds; providing flood loss aid
and property tax relief; making cash flow and other budgetary adjustments;
appropriating money for flood and tornado relief; amending Laws 2008, chapter
152, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended; repealing Laws 2010, First
Special Session chapter 1, article 24, sections 1; 2; 3.

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

ARTICLE 1

FLOOD DISASTER RELIEF

Section 1. new text beginDISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATION SUMMARY.
new text end

new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations made in this
article.
new text end

new text begin SUMMARY
new text end
new text begin Public Safety
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 12,000,000
new text end
new text begin Transportation
new text end
new text begin 15,000,000
new text end
new text begin Employment and Economic Development
new text end
new text begin 10,000,000
new text end
new text begin Public Facilities Authority
new text end
new text begin 500,000
new text end
new text begin Housing Finance
new text end
new text begin 4,000,000
new text end
new text begin Historical Society
new text end
new text begin 250,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 14,000,000
new text end
new text begin Board of Water and Soil Resources
new text end
new text begin 13,000,000
new text end
new text begin Agriculture
new text end
new text begin 4,000,000
new text end
new text begin Education
new text end
new text begin 523,000
new text end
new text begin Health
new text end
new text begin 250,000
new text end
new text begin Bond Sale Expenses
new text end
new text begin 40,000
new text end
new text begin TOTAL
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 73,563,000
new text end
new text begin General Fund
new text end
new text begin 32,523,000
new text end
new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund
new text end
new text begin 26,040,000
new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway Fund
new text end
new text begin 5,000,000
new text end
new text begin State Transportation Fund
new text end
new text begin 10,000,000
new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginDISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriations. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the column under
"Appropriations" are appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to be spent to acquire
and to better publicly owned land and buildings and other public improvements of a
capital nature, and from other named funds, for relief as specified in this article from the
storms and flooding that occurred on or after September 22, 2010, in the area in Minnesota
designated under Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster FEMA-1941-DR, whether
included in the original declarations or added later by federal government action, referred
to in this article as "the area included in DR-1941." The flooding that resulted from storms
that occurred September 22 through September 24, 2010, is referred to as "the floods" in
sections 18 to 21. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations included in this article
are available through June 30, 2013, except that appropriations of bond proceeds for
capital improvements are available until the project is completed or abandoned, subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Transfers. new text end

new text begin Money appropriated under this article may be transferred as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.03, subdivision 5.
new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin PUBLIC SAFETY
new text end

new text begin State and Local Match
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 12,000,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 10,000,000
new text end
new text begin Bond Proceeds
new text end
new text begin 2,000,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of public safety for
the state and local match for federal disaster
assistance to state agencies and other eligible
applicants under Minnesota Statutes, sections
12.221 and 12A.15.
new text end

new text begin The appropriation from the bond proceeds
fund under Minnesota Statutes, section
12A.15, subdivision 1, is available to fund
100 percent of the state and local match
obligations for publicly owned capital
improvement projects incurred through the
receipt of federal disaster assistance.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text beginTRANSPORTATION
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin new text end new text begin new text end new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 15,000,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway
new text end
new text begin 5,000,000
new text end
new text begin Transportation
new text end
new text begin 10,000,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of transportation for
the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
section 12A.16. The amounts that may be
spent for each purpose are specified in the
following subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin State Road Infrastructure Operations
and Maintenance
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 5,000,000
new text end

new text begin From the trunk highway fund, for the
purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
section 12A.16, subdivision 1. This is in
addition to the appropriation made in Laws
2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Local Road and Bridge Rehabilitation
and Replacement
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 10,000,000
new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds account in the
state transportation fund for grants under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 12A.16,
subdivision 3, including necessary
demolition and design costs; and 174.50, to
local governments in the area included in
DR-1941.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text beginEMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Investment Fund
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 10,000,000
new text end

new text begin From the general fund to the commissioner of
employment and economic development for
Minnesota investment fund grants pursuant
to Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.07.
new text end

new text begin Before any grants under this section are
awarded to a local unit of government,
the commissioner of employment and
economic development shall report to the
chairs and ranking minority members of
the senate Finance Committee and house
of representatives Finance Committee and
Ways and Means Committee the criteria and
requirements to be used by local units of
government in the grant or loan programs
they will administer.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text beginPUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 500,000
new text end

new text begin To the Public Facilities Authority for grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.14.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text beginHOUSING FINANCE
new text end

new text begin Economic Development and Housing
Challenge Program
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 4,000,000
new text end

new text begin From the general fund to the Housing
Finance Agency for transfer to the housing
development fund for the economic
development and housing challenge program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33,
for assistance in the area included in
DR-1941, in counties for which Small
Business Administration assistance to
homeowners is available, as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.09. The
maximum loan amount per housing structure
is $30,000. Within the limits of available
appropriations, the agency may increase
the maximum amount if the cost of repair
or replacement of the residential property
exceeds the total of the maximum loan
amount and any assistance available from
FEMA, other federal government agencies
including the Small Business Administration,
and private insurance and flood insurance
benefits.
new text end

new text begin For assistance under this section, the
requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
section 462A.33, subdivisions 3 and 5,
and Minnesota Rules, part 4900.3632, are
waived.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text beginMINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 250,000
new text end

new text begin To the Minnesota Historical Society for
activities under Minnesota Statutes, section
12A.11. This appropriation is from the
general fund.
new text end

Sec. 9. new text beginNATURAL RESOURCES
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 14,000,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 500,000
new text end
new text begin Bond Proceeds
new text end
new text begin 13,500,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of natural resources for
the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
section 12A.12. The amounts that may be
spent for each purpose are specified in the
following subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Facility Damage
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 2,500,000
new text end

new text begin For the purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 12A.12, subdivision 1, in
the area included in DR-1941.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 10,000,000
new text end

new text begin For the purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 12A.12, subdivision 2, in
the area included in DR-1941.
new text end

new text begin Any municipality in the DR-1941 area
is eligible for fiscal year 2009 and fiscal
year 2010 flood hazard mitigation grant
appropriations under Laws 2009, chapter 93,
article 1, section 5, subdivision 3, and Laws
2010, chapter 189, section 7, subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Flood Response and Recovery
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 500,000
new text end

new text begin For expenditures in the area included in
DR-1941 including removal of flood debris
from public waters and the installation
and repair of flood warning gauges. This
appropriation is from the general fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Dam Renovation and Removal
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 1,000,000
new text end

new text begin To provide cost share for the renovation
or removal of publicly owned dams in the
DR-1941 area under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 103G.511 and 103G.515.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Grant Extension
new text end

new text begin Any existing state grant agreement of the
commissioner of natural resources in the
disaster area may be extended for up to two
years.
new text end

Sec. 10. new text beginBOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
RESOURCES
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 13,000,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 3,000,000
new text end
new text begin Bond Proceeds
new text end
new text begin 10,000,000
new text end

new text begin To the Board of Water and Soil Resources for
the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
section 12A.05. The amounts that may be
spent for each purpose are specified in the
following subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM)
Conservation Easements
new text end

new text begin 10,000,000
new text end

new text begin For the purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 12A.05, subdivision 1, in
the area included in DR-1941. Up to ten
percent of this appropriation may be used
by the board for eligible capital costs to
implement the program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Erosion, Sediment, and Water Quality
Control Cost-Share Program
new text end

new text begin 3,000,000
new text end

new text begin From the general fund for the purposes
specified in Minnesota Statutes, section
12A.05, subdivision 2, in the area included
in DR-1941.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Grant Extensions
new text end

new text begin The clean water fund appropriations in fiscal
years 2010 and 2011 to the Board of Water
and Soil Resources in Laws 2009, chapter
172, article 2, section 6, and Laws 2010,
chapter 361, article 2, section 6, are available
until June 30, 2013, in the area included
in DR-1941, and related grant agreements
are extended for one year unless otherwise
amended by the board.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Flood Areas
new text end

new text begin The Board of Soil and Water Resources,
with the cooperation of the commissioner of
natural resources, shall provide testimony to
the chairs of the senate and house finance
committees, by March 1, 2011, with an
analysis of recent flood events in Minnesota
that have been the subject of a federal disaster
declaration, and shall make an estimate as
to the likelihood of such events occurring
in the future. This testimony shall include
estimates of rainfall that may cause future
flooding, areas that will be prone to flooding,
and the volume of water that will need to be
stored or retained for prevention.
new text end

Sec. 11. new text beginAGRICULTURE
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 4,000,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of agriculture for the
purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
section 12A.04. This appropriation is from
the general fund.
new text end

Sec. 12. new text beginEDUCATION
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 523,000
new text end

new text begin From the general fund to the commissioner
of education for additional costs and loss of
pupil units in the area included in DR-1941.
The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Disaster Enrollment Impact Aid
new text end

new text begin 30,000
new text end

new text begin For disaster enrollment impact aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06,
subdivision 1, calculated at a rate of $5,924
per pupil in average daily membership lost
during fiscal year 2011.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Disaster Relief Facilities Grants
new text end

new text begin 486,000
new text end

new text begin For disaster relief facilities grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06,
subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Disaster Relief Operating Grants
new text end

new text begin 2,000
new text end

new text begin For disaster relief operating grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06,
subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Pupil Transportation Aid
new text end

new text begin 5,000
new text end

new text begin For pupil transportation grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06,
subdivision 4.
new text end

Sec. 13. new text beginHEALTH
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 250,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of health for public
health activities under Minnesota Statutes,
section 12A.08. This appropriation is from
the general fund.
new text end

Sec. 14. new text beginPOLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
new text end

new text begin Consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
12A.13, the commissioner may use the
petroleum tank release cleanup fund at
an estimated cost of $400,000 to safely
rehabilitate buildings if a portion of the
rehabilitation cost is attributable to petroleum
contamination or to buy out property
substantially damaged by a petroleum tank
release.
new text end

Sec. 15. new text beginBOND SALE EXPENSES
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 40,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of management
and budget for bond sale expenses under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
subdivision 8
.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended by
Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 53, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

State Road Construction

1,717,694,000

(a) For the actual construction,
reconstruction, and improvement of
trunk highways, including design-build
contracts and consultant usage to support
these activities. This includes the cost
of actual payments to landowners for
lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
payments to lessees, interest subsidies, and
relocation expenses. This appropriation is in
the following amounts:

(1) $417,694,000 in fiscal year 2009, and the
commissioner may use up to $71,008,000 of
this amount for program delivery;

(2) $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2010, and the
commissioner may use up to $85,000,000 of
this amount for program delivery;

(3) $200,000,000 in each fiscal year for fiscal
years 2011 and 2012, and the commissioner
may use up to $34,000,000 of the amount in
each fiscal year for program delivery; and

(4) $100,000,000 in each fiscal year for
fiscal years 2013 through 2016, and the
commissioner may use up to $17,000,000 of
the amount in each fiscal year for program
delivery.

(b) Of the amount in fiscal year 2009,
$40,000,000 is for construction of
interchanges involving a trunk highway,
where the interchange will promote economic
development, increase employment, relieve
growing traffic congestion, and promote
traffic safety. The amount under this
paragraph must be allocated 50 percent to
the department's metropolitan district, and 50
percent to districts in greater Minnesota.

(c) Of the amount in fiscal years 2009
and 2010, the commissioner shall use
$300,000,000 each year for predesign,
design, preliminary engineering,
right-of-way acquisition, construction,
reconstruction, and maintenance of bridges
in the trunk highway bridge improvement
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
165.14.

(d) Of the total appropriation under this
subdivision, the commissioner shall use at
least $50,000,000 for accelerating transit
facility improvements on or adjacent to trunk
highways.

(e) Of the total appropriation under this
subdivision provided to the Department of
Transportation's district 7, the commissioner
shall first expend funds as necessary to
accelerate all projects that (1) are on a trunk
highway classified as a medium priority
interregional corridor, (2) are included in the
district's long-range transportation plan, but
are not included in the state transportation
improvement program or the ten-year
highway work plan, and (3) expand capacity
from a two-lane highway to a freeway
or expressway, as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 160.02, subdivision 19. The
commissioner shall establish as the highest
priority under this paragraph any project that
currently has a final environmental impact
statement completed. The requirement
under this paragraph does not change the
department's funding allocation process
or the amount otherwise allocated to
each transportation districtnew text begin, except that
expenditures for repair or replacement of
flood damaged infrastructure are exempt
from the requirements under this paragraph
new text end.

(f) The appropriation in this subdivision
cancels as specified under Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642, except that the
commissioner of management and budget
shall count the start of authorization for
issuance of state bonds as the first day of
the fiscal year during which the bonds are
to be issued, as specified under paragraph
(a), clause (1), (2), (3), or (4), respectively,
and not as the date of enactment of this
subdivision.

Sec. 17. new text beginBOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Bond proceeds fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this
article from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget, at the
request of the commissioner of public safety, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an
amount up to $26,040,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by
Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution,
article XI, sections 4 to 7.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Transportation fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this article
from the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell
and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $10,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by
the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except
accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to
a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.
new text end

Sec. 18. new text begin2010 FLOOD LOSS; CITY REPLACEMENT AID.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Flood net tax capacity loss. new text end

new text begin The county assessor of each qualified
county shall compute a "flood net tax capacity loss" for each city equal to the net tax
capacity reduction resulting from the reassessments under section 21. A county assessor
of a qualified county that contains a city that has a flood net tax capacity loss that exceeds
five percent of its assessment year 2010 total taxable net tax capacity shall certify the city's
flood net tax capacity loss to the commissioner of revenue by August 1, 2011.
new text end

new text begin As used in this section, a "qualified county" is a county located within the area
included in a disaster or emergency area that is designated and approved by the executive
council under Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1231, as a result of the floods.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Flood loss aid. new text end

new text begin In 2012, each city with a flood net tax capacity loss equal
to or greater than five percent of its assessment year 2010 total taxable net tax capacity is
entitled to flood loss aid equal to the flood net tax capacity loss times the city's average
local tax rate for taxes payable in 2010.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Duties of commissioner. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of revenue shall determine
each city's aid amount under this section. The commissioner shall notify each eligible city
of its flood loss aid amount by August 15, 2011. The commissioner shall make payments
to each city after July 1, 2012, and before July 20, 2012.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Optional city expenditure. new text end

new text begin A city that receives aid under this section
may choose to expend a portion of the aid received for repair of county roads located
within the city.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin The amount necessary to pay the aid amounts under this
section in fiscal year 2013, for calendar year 2012, is appropriated to the commissioner of
revenue from the general fund.
new text end

Sec. 19. new text beginDISASTER AREA; WAIVING PROPERTY TAX PENALTIES FOR
BUSINESS AND DAMAGED PROPERTIES.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 279.01, subdivision 1, but subject to
the provisions of this section, a penalty does not accrue on the second half of the payable
2010 property taxes on either: (1) class 3a or 3b property, as classified under Minnesota
Statutes, section 273.13, subdivision 24, that is located in a county that includes an area
that would qualify to be designated as a "disaster or emergency area" under Minnesota
Statutes, section 273.1231, if the designation were to be based solely on the damages to
properties resulting from the floods and irrespective of executive council approval; or (2)
any property that suffered damage of 50 percent or more as a result of the floods.
new text end

new text begin (b) To qualify for this extended due date for the second half payment: (1) the
taxpayer must have been unable to make the payment due to circumstances related to the
floods; and (2) the taxpayer must have paid the first half of the payable 2010 taxes by May
16, 2010, and must pay the second half of the payable 2010 taxes by December 30, 2010.
new text end

new text begin (c) If the second half of the payable 2010 property taxes is paid after December 30,
2010, then all penalties that would have occurred since the due date under Minnesota
Statutes, section 279.01, subdivision 1, must be charged on the amount of the unpaid tax.
new text end

new text begin (d) In the case of property described in paragraph (a), clause (1), the property
taxpayer must attach to the payment a statement that all the requirements for an extension
under this section are met.
new text end

Sec. 20. new text beginAGRICULTURAL HOMESTEADS EXTENDED.
new text end

new text begin Agricultural land and buildings that were homestead property under Minnesota
Statutes, section 273.13, subdivision 23, paragraph (a), for the 2010 assessment shall
remain classified agricultural homesteads for assessment years 2011 and 2012 if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the property owner abandoned the homestead dwelling located on the agricultural
homestead as a result of damage caused by the floods;
new text end

new text begin (2) the property is located in an area designated, and approved by the executive
council, as a "disaster or emergency area" under Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1231,
based on damages to properties caused by the floods;
new text end

new text begin (3) the agricultural land and buildings remain under the same ownership for the
current assessment year as existed for the 2010 assessment year;
new text end

new text begin (4) the dwelling occupied by the owner is located in this state and is within 50 miles
of one of the parcels of agricultural land that is owned by the taxpayer; and
new text end

new text begin (5) the owner notifies the county assessor that the relocation was due to the floods,
and the owner furnishes the assessor any information deemed necessary by the assessor
in verifying the change in homestead dwelling. For taxes payable in 2012, the owner
must notify the assessor by December 1, 2011. Further notifications to the assessor are
not required if the property continues to meet all the requirements in this paragraph and
any dwellings on the agricultural land remain uninhabited.
new text end

Sec. 21. new text beginABATEMENT AND CREDIT APPLICATIONS WAIVED.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1232, subdivision 1, by
November 1, 2010, each assessor shall cause to be reassessed the properties in their
jurisdiction located in an area that would qualify to be designated as a "disaster or
emergency area" under Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1231, if the designation were to
be based solely on the damages to properties caused by the floods and irrespective of
executive council approval.
new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding contrary provisions contained in Minnesota Statutes, sections
273.1233 to 273.1235, the requirements in those sections for an application by the
property owner or property taxpayer are waived for properties located in an area that is
designated, and approved by the executive council, as a "disaster or emergency area"
under Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1231, as a result of the damages to properties
caused by the floods. Before December 30, 2010, each county assessor shall notify the
taxpayers or owners of the affected parcels.
new text end

Sec. 22. new text beginEFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

WADENA TORNADO

Section 1. new text begin DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATION SUMMARY.
new text end

new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations made in this
article.
new text end

new text begin SUMMARY
new text end
new text begin Public Safety
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 5,200,000
new text end
new text begin Employment and Economic Development
new text end
new text begin 750,000
new text end
new text begin Education
new text end
new text begin 693,000
new text end
new text begin TOTAL
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 6,643,000
new text end
new text begin General Fund
new text end
new text begin 5,893,000
new text end
new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund
new text end
new text begin 750,000
new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginDISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriations. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the column under
"Appropriations" are appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to be spent to acquire
and to better publicly owned land and buildings and other public improvements of
a capital nature, and from other named funds, for relief as specified in this article
from the tornadoes, storms, and flooding that occurred on or after June 17, 2010, in
the area in Minnesota designated under Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster
FEMA-1921-DR, whether included in the original declarations or added later by federal
government action, referred to in this article as "the area included in DR-1921." Unless
otherwise specified, the appropriations included in this article are available through June
30, 2013, except that appropriations of bond proceeds for capital improvements are
available until the project is completed or abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Transfers. new text end

new text begin Money appropriated under this article may be transferred as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.03, subdivision 5.
new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin PUBLIC SAFETY
new text end
new text begin State and Local Match
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 5,200,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of public safety for
the state and local match for federal disaster
assistance to state agencies and other eligible
applicants under Minnesota Statutes, section
12.221. This appropriation is from the
general fund.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text beginEMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
new text end

new text begin Wadena Public Facilities
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 750,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of employment and
economic development for a grant to the city
of Wadena to predesign and design public
facilities to replace facilities destroyed in
the June 17, 2010, tornado. To increase
the potential for long-term savings, the
predesign must consider sharing services
and colocating facilities with Wadena High
School.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text beginEDUCATION
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 693,000
new text end

new text begin From the general fund to the commissioner
of education for operating expenses and
additional costs in the area included in
DR-1921. The amounts that may be spent for
each purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Disaster Relief Operating Grants
new text end

new text begin 314,000
new text end

new text begin For disaster relief operating grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06,
subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Pupil Transportation Aid
new text end

new text begin 379,000
new text end

new text begin For pupil transportation grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06,
subdivision 4.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text beginBOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds fund, the
commissioner of management and budget, at the request of the commissioner of public
safety, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $750,000 in the manner,
upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to
16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text beginEFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

CASH FLOW AND BUDGET RESERVE

Section 1. new text beginHEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown
in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13,
as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 2, and Laws 2010, First Special Session
chapter 1, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations
are from the general fund or the health care access fund as specified and are available for
the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" as used in this
article mean that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under the
figures "2010" and "2011" is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June
30, 2011, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, are effective the day following final enactment
unless a different effective date is explicit.
new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
new text end
new text begin Available for the Year
new text end
new text begin Ending June 30
new text end
new text begin 2010
new text end
new text begin 2011
new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginHUMAN SERVICES
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin (236,98 new text end new text begin 3 new text end new text begin ,000)
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2010
new text end
new text begin 2011
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin (230,910,000)
new text end
new text begin Health Care Access
new text end
new text begin (6,073,000)
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Basic Health Care Grants
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each purpose are as follows:
new text end

new text begin (a) MinnesotaCare Grants
new text end
new text begin (6,073,000)
new text end

new text begin This reduction is from the appropriation in
the health care access fund.
new text end

(new text beginb) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care Grants
- Families and Children
new text end
new text begin (63,171,000)
new text end
new text begin (c) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care Grants
- Elderly and Disabled
new text end
new text begin (70,163,000)
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Continuing Care Grants
new text end

new text begin (a) Medical Assistance - Long-Term Care
Facilities Grants
new text end
new text begin (28,202,000)
new text end
new text begin (b) Medical Assistance Grants - Long-Term Care
Waivers and Home Care Grants
new text end
new text begin (69,112,000)
new text end
new text begin (c) Chemical Dependency Entitlement Grants
new text end
new text begin (262,000)
new text end

Sec. 3. new text beginCONTINGENT REDUCTION; CASH FLOW ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin Prior to reducing allotments in fiscal year 2011 under Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.152, the commissioner of management and budget shall cancel to the general
fund from the cash flow account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.152,
subdivision 1, an amount equal to the general fund appropriations in articles 1 and 2.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text beginBALANCE CARRIED FORWARD.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.152, subdivision 2, any positive
unrestricted general fund balance on June 30, 2011, is carried forward in the general
fund to fiscal year 2012.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text beginREPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 24, sections 1; 2; and 3, new text end new text begin are
repealed.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text beginEFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end