1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to public administration; authorizing 
  1.3             spending to acquire and to better public land and 
  1.4             buildings and other public improvements of a capital 
  1.5             nature with certain conditions; authorizing issuance 
  1.6             of bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota 
  1.7             Statutes 1996, sections 16A.105; 16A.11, subdivision 
  1.8             3a; 16A.501; and 16B.30; Minnesota Statutes 1997 
  1.9             Supplement, sections 16A.641, subdivision 4; 84.027, 
  1.10            subdivision 15; 85.0505, by adding a subdivision; and 
  1.11            268.917; Laws 1997, chapter 202, article 1, section 
  1.12            35, as amended. 
  1.13  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.14                             ARTICLE 1 
  1.15                        TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS 
  1.16  Section 1.  [SUMMARY.] 
  1.17     The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
  1.18  appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 
  1.19  to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 
  1.20  acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 
  1.21  improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act. 
  1.22                              SUMMARY 
  1.23  UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA                          $  251,950,000 
  1.24  MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES           162,755,000 
  1.25  NATURAL RESOURCES                                   140,314,000 
  1.26  OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE                    5,000,000 
  1.27  PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY                          27,180,000 
  1.28  BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES                    26,830,000 
  1.29  ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS                                    3,200,000 
  2.1   GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS                    174,400,000 
  2.2   HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY                                2,500,000 
  2.3   MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY                          3,783,000 
  2.4   PUBLIC SERVICE                                        8,000,000 
  2.5   CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION                             1,249,000 
  2.6   CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING                     20,780,000 
  2.7   FARIBAULT RESIDENTIAL ACADEMIES                       9,323,000 
  2.8   HUMAN SERVICES                                       17,354,000 
  2.9   VETERANS HOMES BOARD                                 12,054,000 
  2.10  CORRECTIONS                                          17,845,000 
  2.11  PUBLIC SAFETY                                         1,328,000 
  2.12  TRANSPORTATION                                       19,429,000 
  2.13  ADMINISTRATION                                       63,332,000 
  2.14  AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION                            30,600,000 
  2.15  CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND
  2.16  PLANNING BOARD                                       12,702,000 
  2.17  MILITARY AFFAIRS                                      1,880,000 
  2.18  FINANCE BOND SALE EXPENSES                              700,000 
  2.19  TOTAL                                           $ 1,014,488,000 
  2.20  Bond Proceeds Fund  
  2.21  (General Fund Debt Service)                         687,394,000
  2.22  Bond Proceeds Fund  
  2.23  (User Financed Debt Service)                        117,995,000
  2.24  Transportation Fund                                  10,000,000 
  2.25  Trunk Highway Fund                                   27,180,000 
  2.26  General Fund                                        171,919,000 
  2.27                                                   APPROPRIATIONS
  2.28                                                   $ 
  2.29                             ARTICLE 2 
  2.30                          HIGHER EDUCATION 
  2.31  Section 1.  [HIGHER EDUCATION; APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  2.32     The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
  2.33  appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 
  2.34  to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 
  2.35  acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 
  2.36  improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act.  
  2.37  Unless otherwise specified, general fund appropriations in this 
  2.38  article are available until June 30, 2002. 
  3.1                           SUMMARY BY FUND 
  3.2   Bond Proceeds Fund  
  3.3   (General Fund Debt Service)                         225,605,000
  3.4   Bond Proceeds Fund  
  3.5   (User Financed Debt Service)                        109,995,000
  3.6   General Fund                                         79,105,000 
  3.7   Sec. 2.  UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 
  3.8   Subdivision 1.  To the board of regents
  3.9   of the University of Minnesota for the 
  3.10  purposes specified in this section                  251,950,000
  3.11  Subd. 2.  Minneapolis Campus Mall Preservation 
  3.12  (a) Renovation for Walter 
  3.13  Digital Technology Center/Science
  3.14  and Engineering Library                              53,600,000
  3.15  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  3.16  the Walter Digital Technology 
  3.17  Center/Science and Engineering Library. 
  3.18  (b) Molecular and Cellular Biology Building          70,000,000 
  3.19  To design, construct, furnish, and 
  3.20  equip the Molecular and Cellular 
  3.21  Biology Building, and to demolish all 
  3.22  or part of the existing 
  3.23  Jackson-Owre-Millard-Lyon Hall complex. 
  3.24  (c) Architecture Building Addition: 
  3.25  Design Initiative and Classroom Renovation           14,600,000
  3.26  To design, construct, furnish, and 
  3.27  equip an addition to the Architecture 
  3.28  Building and renovate the basement 
  3.29  level of the existing building. 
  3.30  (d) Amundson Hall Addition:
  3.31  Molecular Materials Laboratory                        1,250,000
  3.32  To construct, furnish, and equip an 
  3.33  addition to Amundson Hall for the 
  3.34  Chemical Engineering and Materials 
  3.35  Science program to remodel existing 
  3.36  space.  This appropriation is 
  3.37  contingent upon $2,488,000 in nonstate 
  3.38  matching funds. 
  3.39  (e) Murphy Hall Renovation:
  3.40  New Media Initiative                                  9,000,000
  3.41  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  3.42  Murphy Hall to support the New Media 
  3.43  Initiative. 
  3.44  (f) Ford Hall Renovation:
  3.45  New Media Initiative                                  9,900,000
  3.46  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  3.47  Ford Hall to support the New Media 
  3.48  Initiative. 
  3.49  (g) Digital and Utility Infrastructure                7,000,000 
  3.50  To predesign, design, and complete the 
  3.51  following projects: 
  4.1   (1) Of this amount, $2,000,000 is to 
  4.2   replace and upgrade the information 
  4.3   technology infrastructure serving Mall 
  4.4   District buildings.  This appropriation 
  4.5   is from the general fund; 
  4.6   (2) Of this amount, $5,000,000 is to 
  4.7   separate the combined storm sewer and 
  4.8   sanitary sewer systems for this area of 
  4.9   campus, and replace obsolete chiller 
  4.10  equipment and develop chiller equipment 
  4.11  for air conditioning Mall District 
  4.12  buildings. 
  4.13  (h) Higher Education Asset Preservation
  4.14  and Replacement:  Health and Safety                     325,000
  4.15  To be spent in accordance with 
  4.16  Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.  
  4.17  This appropriation is from the general 
  4.18  fund. 
  4.19  Subd. 3.  Morris Campus 
  4.20  (a) Science and Mathematics 
  4.21  Addition, Recreational Sports Addition, 
  4.22  and Heating Plant Improvements                       28,200,000
  4.23  To construct, furnish, and equip the 
  4.24  first phase of a two-phased project to 
  4.25  enlarge and upgrade facilities to 
  4.26  support the science and mathematics 
  4.27  programs and demolish the physical 
  4.28  education annex at the University of 
  4.29  Minnesota, Morris.  The initial phase 
  4.30  consists of four components: 
  4.31  (1) an addition to the existing science 
  4.32  building; 
  4.33  (2) renovation of the science 
  4.34  auditorium/lecture hall; 
  4.35  (3) expansion of the heating plant; and 
  4.36  (4) an addition to the Physical 
  4.37  Education Center in partnership with 
  4.38  the Morris community.  Total project 
  4.39  costs of this component may be 
  4.40  increased to the extent supplemented by 
  4.41  local government and private funds. 
  4.42  (b) Higher Education Asset 
  4.43  Preservation and Replacement:  Classroom 
  4.44  Renovation and Health and Safety                      1,285,000
  4.45  To be spent in accordance with 
  4.46  Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.  
  4.47  This appropriation is from the general 
  4.48  fund. 
  4.49  Subd. 4.  Duluth Campus 
  4.50  (a) Library                                          22,300,000 
  4.51  To construct, furnish, and equip a new 
  4.52  library to support the undergraduate 
  4.53  and graduate education, research, and 
  4.54  outreach missions of the University of 
  4.55  Minnesota, Duluth. 
  5.1   (b) Higher Education Asset 
  5.2   Preservation and Replacement:  Classroom 
  5.3   Renovation and Health and Safety                      3,300,000
  5.4   To be spent in accordance with 
  5.5   Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.  
  5.6   This appropriation is from the general 
  5.7   fund. 
  5.8   (c) Academic Space Renovation                           200,000 
  5.9   To design for remodeling vacated 
  5.10  academic space in Heller Hall, MW 
  5.11  Alworth Hall, Business and Economics, 
  5.12  and the existing Library Building. 
  5.13  Subd. 5.  St. Paul Campus 
  5.14  (a) Peters Hall Renovation                            6,950,000 
  5.15  To renovate, furnish, and equip Peters 
  5.16  Hall on the St. Paul campus. 
  5.17  (b) Gortner and Snyder Halls:
  5.18  Biology Laboratory Renovation                         4,000,000
  5.19  To design and remodel selected 
  5.20  laboratories in Gortner Laboratory and 
  5.21  Snyder Hall on the St. Paul campus to 
  5.22  support research in molecular and 
  5.23  cellular biology. 
  5.24  (c) Higher Education Asset
  5.25  Preservation and Replacement:
  5.26  Health and Safety                                     1,400,000 
  5.27  To be spent in accordance with 
  5.28  Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.  
  5.29  This appropriation is from the general 
  5.30  fund. 
  5.31  (d) Greenhouse Renovation
  5.32  and Replacement                                         900,000
  5.33  To design for upgrading plant growth 
  5.34  facilities for teaching and research on 
  5.35  the St. Paul campus.  The project will 
  5.36  renovate or replace obsolete greenhouse 
  5.37  and headhouse space and construct a 
  5.38  biocontainment facility to support the 
  5.39  teaching and research activities of 
  5.40  both the university and the Minnesota 
  5.41  department of agriculture. 
  5.42  Subd. 6.  Crookston Campus 
  5.43  (a) Facility Improvements                             3,800,000 
  5.44  To design, construct, furnish, and 
  5.45  equip four projects at the University 
  5.46  of Minnesota, Crookston: 
  5.47  (1) Early Child Development Center new 
  5.48  construction; 
  5.49  (2) Knutson Hall remodeling; 
  5.50  (3) Owen Hall addition remodeling; and 
  5.51  (4) University Teaching and Outreach 
  5.52  Center stable expansion. 
  6.1   (b) Higher Education Asset 
  6.2   Preservation and Replacement:  Classroom 
  6.3   Renovation and Health and Safety                        625,000
  6.4   To be spent in accordance with 
  6.5   Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.  
  6.6   This appropriation is from the general 
  6.7   fund. 
  6.8   (c) Kiehle Building Renovation
  6.9   and Addition                                            180,000
  6.10  To predesign and design the Kiehle 
  6.11  building renovation and addition on the 
  6.12  Crookston campus. 
  6.13  Subd. 7.  Agricultural Experiment
  6.14  Station:  Facility Improvements                       4,400,000
  6.15  To design, construct, furnish, and 
  6.16  equip the following experiment station 
  6.17  projects: 
  6.18  (1) swine research facilities at Morris 
  6.19  and Waseca; 
  6.20  (2) Arboretum/Horticultural Research 
  6.21  Center laboratory in Victoria.  In 
  6.22  addition, the university shall 
  6.23  contribute $833,000 of agency operating 
  6.24  funds towards construction of this 
  6.25  project; 
  6.26  (3) Cloquet Forestry Center dormitory 
  6.27  remodeling; and 
  6.28  (4) Grand Rapids Administration 
  6.29  Building addition. 
  6.30  Subd. 8.  Minneapolis Campus 
  6.31  (a) Higher Education Asset 
  6.32  Preservation and Replacement:
  6.33  Health and Safety                                     4,015,000
  6.34  To be spent in accordance with 
  6.35  Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.  
  6.36  This appropriation is from the general 
  6.37  fund. 
  6.38  (b) Folwell Hall Renovation                             690,000 
  6.39  To design the renovation of Folwell 
  6.40  Hall and upgrading of its classrooms. 
  6.41  (c) Art Building                                        730,000 
  6.42  To design and prepare construction 
  6.43  drawings for the construction of a new 
  6.44  facility for the Department of Art on 
  6.45  the Minneapolis West Bank campus. 
  6.46  Subd. 9.  Sports Facilities 
  6.47  (a) Sports Facilities Predesign                         300,000 
  6.48  For predesign of sports facilities 
  6.49  systemwide.  This appropriation is from 
  6.50  the general fund. 
  6.51  (b) Women's Athletics Fields
  7.1   and Facilities                                        3,000,000
  7.2   To design and rebuild the soccer 
  7.3   complex on the St. Paul campus, design 
  7.4   and rebuild the softball complex on the 
  7.5   Minneapolis campus, and design and 
  7.6   construct Women's Athletics office 
  7.7   space in the Bierman complex on the 
  7.8   Minneapolis campus.  Total project 
  7.9   costs may be increased to the extent 
  7.10  supplemented by private funds. 
  7.11  Subd. 10.  Debt Service 
  7.12  (a) The board of regents shall pay 
  7.13  one-third of the debt service on state 
  7.14  bonds sold to finance projects 
  7.15  authorized by subdivisions 2, 
  7.16  paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), and 
  7.17  (g), clause (2); 3, paragraph (a); 4, 
  7.18  paragraphs (a) and (c); 5, paragraphs 
  7.19  (a), (b), and (d); 6, paragraphs (a) 
  7.20  and (c); 7; 8, paragraphs (b) and (c); 
  7.21  and 9, paragraphs (a) and (b). 
  7.22  (b) The commissioner shall reduce the 
  7.23  board's assessment each year by 
  7.24  one-third of the net income from 
  7.25  investment of general obligation bond 
  7.26  proceeds in proportion to the amount of 
  7.27  principal and interest otherwise 
  7.28  required to be paid by the board.  The 
  7.29  board shall pay its resulting net 
  7.30  assessment to the commissioner of 
  7.31  finance by December 1 each year.  If 
  7.32  the board fails to make a payment when 
  7.33  due, the commissioner of finance shall 
  7.34  reduce allotments for appropriations 
  7.35  from the general fund otherwise 
  7.36  available to the board and apply the 
  7.37  amount of the reduction to cover the 
  7.38  missed debt service payment.  The 
  7.39  commissioner of finance shall credit 
  7.40  the payments received from the board to 
  7.41  the bond debt service account in the 
  7.42  state bond fund each December 1 before 
  7.43  money is transferred from the general 
  7.44  fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  7.45  16A.641, subdivision 10. 
  7.46  Sec. 3.  MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 
  7.47  Subdivision 1.  To the board of trustees 
  7.48  of the Minnesota state colleges and 
  7.49  universities for the purposes specified in 
  7.50  this section                                        162,755,000
  7.51  Subd. 2.  Higher Education Asset
  7.52  Preservation and Replacement                         43,000,000
  7.53  This appropriation is from the general 
  7.54  fund for higher education asset 
  7.55  preservation and replacement projects 
  7.56  throughout the Minnesota state colleges 
  7.57  and universities system which meet the 
  7.58  standards defined in Minnesota 
  7.59  Statutes, section 135A.046, subdivision 
  7.60  2. 
  7.61  Subd. 3.  Metro Area Plan                            15,000,000 
  8.1   This appropriation is from the general 
  8.2   fund for master academic and 
  8.3   facilities-related planning and capital 
  8.4   improvements at colleges and 
  8.5   universities in the Twin Cities 
  8.6   metropolitan area.  This appropriation 
  8.7   is contingent upon the completion of 
  8.8   the board of trustees' metro area plan. 
  8.9   Subd. 4.  Master Facilities Plans                     1,400,000 
  8.10  This appropriation is from the general 
  8.11  fund to complete and update college and 
  8.12  university master facilities plans.  Of 
  8.13  this appropriation, $400,000 is for 
  8.14  Minnesota West Technical and Community 
  8.15  College and Northwest Technical College.
  8.16  Subd. 5.  St. Paul Technical College                 10,000,000 
  8.17  This appropriation is to design and 
  8.18  construct an addition to the library 
  8.19  and learning resource center and 
  8.20  remodel existing space for student 
  8.21  services, chemical technology 
  8.22  laboratory, and to update the building 
  8.23  equipment automation system. 
  8.24  Subd. 6.  Inver Hills Community
  8.25  College                                              12,000,000
  8.26  This appropriation is to design and 
  8.27  construct a new instructional building 
  8.28  and remodel the existing science 
  8.29  building.  The new building will 
  8.30  include space for the emergency health 
  8.31  services program, chemistry and biology 
  8.32  laboratories, an interactive television 
  8.33  classroom, general instruction 
  8.34  classrooms, activities/fitness rooms, 
  8.35  faculty offices, small group meeting 
  8.36  rooms, and conference rooms. 
  8.37  Subd. 7.  Hibbing Community
  8.38  and Technical College                                16,000,000
  8.39  This appropriation is to construct a 
  8.40  new facility, adjacent to the community 
  8.41  college, for technical programs, 
  8.42  administrative services, and customized 
  8.43  training.  Upon completion of this 
  8.44  facility, the college must vacate all 
  8.45  buildings of the former technical 
  8.46  college. 
  8.47  Subd. 8.  Ridgewater Community
  8.48  and Technical College                                 7,600,000
  8.49  This appropriation is to design and 
  8.50  construct a new addition and remodeling 
  8.51  of existing facilities at the 
  8.52  Hutchinson campus for a library and 
  8.53  media resource center, nondestructive 
  8.54  testing facilities, student support 
  8.55  services, and child care center. 
  8.56  Subd. 9.  Minneapolis Community
  8.57  and Technical College                                   500,000
  8.58  This appropriation is to design a new 
  8.59  addition and remodeling of the existing 
  9.1   library and other space.  The addition 
  9.2   will include a library and media center 
  9.3   and an instructional technology center. 
  9.4   The remodeled space will include 
  9.5   classrooms, laboratories, faculty 
  9.6   offices, student services, and 
  9.7   interactive television classrooms. 
  9.8   Subd. 10.  Red Wing/Winona
  9.9   Technical College                                     1,500,000
  9.10  This appropriation is to design and 
  9.11  construct a new classroom and garage 
  9.12  facility for the truck driving program 
  9.13  at the Winona campus.  The facility may 
  9.14  be connected to or separate from the 
  9.15  main campus building, as deemed 
  9.16  appropriate to accommodate safety, 
  9.17  traffic, and programmatic concerns. 
  9.18  Subd. 11.  Bemidji State University
  9.19  and Northwest Technical College, Bemidji              1,000,000
  9.20  This appropriation is for predesign and 
  9.21  design of facilities required to 
  9.22  colocate all programs of the technical 
  9.23  college and the state university's 
  9.24  industrial technology and nursing 
  9.25  programs.  The board of trustees may 
  9.26  consider, among other options, the 
  9.27  remodeling of Bemidji high school. 
  9.28  Subd. 12.  Metropolitan State University              1,000,000 
  9.29  This appropriation is to design a new 
  9.30  library and information access center 
  9.31  on the University's St. Paul campus.  
  9.32  The facility will include space for 
  9.33  collections of the St. Paul public 
  9.34  library and community library services. 
  9.35  Subd. 13.  Mankato State University                  11,000,000 
  9.36  This appropriation is for design and 
  9.37  construction of the first phase of a 
  9.38  two-phase project to renovate the 
  9.39  university's indoor and outdoor student 
  9.40  athletic facilities.  This 
  9.41  appropriation is to remodel Otto arena; 
  9.42  construct an underground mechanical 
  9.43  vault; remodel and construct an 
  9.44  addition to Meyers field house; and for 
  9.45  improvements to Blakeslee field, the 
  9.46  outdoor running track, and tennis 
  9.47  courts. 
  9.48  Subd. 14.  Century Community
  9.49  and Technical College                                   800,000
  9.50  This appropriation is for the design of 
  9.51  new construction and remodeling to 
  9.52  better integrate and connect the two 
  9.53  campuses, including construction of a 
  9.54  new learning resource center on the 
  9.55  east campus, a pedestrian bridge, and 
  9.56  remodeling on both campuses to 
  9.57  accommodate the consolidation of 
  9.58  programs and services. 
  9.59  Subd. 15.  Northland Community
  9.60  and Technical College                                 4,000,000
 10.1   This appropriation is to design and 
 10.2   construct an addition and remodeling of 
 10.3   existing space for student services, 
 10.4   women's center, bookstore, customized 
 10.5   training, administrative services, and 
 10.6   classrooms. 
 10.7   Subd. 16.  Systemwide                                13,000,000 
 10.8   (a) Land Bank 
 10.9        8,000,000 
 10.10  This appropriation is to purchase land 
 10.11  adjacent to or near the college and 
 10.12  university campuses.  Of this amount, 
 10.13  $2,500,000 is for Winona State 
 10.14  University and $2,500,000 is for St. 
 10.15  Cloud State University.  The board of 
 10.16  trustees shall report annually to the 
 10.17  legislature on purchases made from this 
 10.18  appropriation. 
 10.19  (b) Minor Capital Improvements 
 10.20       5,000,000 
 10.21  This appropriation is for minor 
 10.22  remodeling and for new construction 
 10.23  projects of 2,000 square feet or less, 
 10.24  to accommodate changes in academic 
 10.25  programs and enhance support services 
 10.26  at the colleges and universities.  The 
 10.27  board of trustees shall report annually 
 10.28  to the legislature on projects 
 10.29  completed with funds from this 
 10.30  appropriation. 
 10.31  Subd. 17.  Winona State University                      500,000 
 10.32  To design the remodeling of Maxwell 
 10.33  Library into offices and classrooms. 
 10.34  Subd. 18.  Riverland Community
 10.35  and Technical College                                 1,000,000
 10.36  This appropriation is for design and 
 10.37  execution of minor construction and 
 10.38  remodeling at the Austin campus, 
 10.39  including remodeling for student 
 10.40  services and health science programs, 
 10.41  and reconfiguration of building 
 10.42  entryways, sidewalks, and roadways to 
 10.43  better connect the two separate 
 10.44  facilities. 
 10.45  Subd. 19.  Southwest State University                   800,000 
 10.46  This appropriation is to predesign and 
 10.47  design the renovation of the library 
 10.48  including the replacement of HVAC 
 10.49  systems and installation of wiring for 
 10.50  computer technology. 
 10.51  Subd. 20.  St. Cloud Technical College                1,000,000 
 10.52  This appropriation is to predesign and 
 10.53  design an addition and remodeling of 
 10.54  existing space, including classrooms. 
 11.1   Subd. 21.  Laurentian Community
 11.2   and Technical College                                   500,000
 11.3   This appropriation is to predesign and 
 11.4   design a new learning resource center 
 11.5   and remodeling of existing space at the 
 11.6   Virginia campus. 
 11.7   Subd. 22.  Pine Technical College                     1,700,000 
 11.8   This appropriation is for predesign, 
 11.9   design, and execution of remodeling for 
 11.10  a telecommunications/media/technology 
 11.11  center, student services, 
 11.12  administrative services, classrooms, 
 11.13  and a regional economic development 
 11.14  center. 
 11.15  Subd. 23.  Rochester Community
 11.16  and Technical College                                 1,000,000
 11.17  This appropriation is to construct an 
 11.18  interior roadway connecting the two 
 11.19  campuses. 
 11.20  Subd. 24.  University Center, Rochester               6,455,000 
 11.21  This appropriation is from the general 
 11.22  fund to predesign, design, and execute 
 11.23  the renovation of existing facilities 
 11.24  and install telecommunications 
 11.25  infrastructure improvements to create 
 11.26  an educational telecommunications hub 
 11.27  and regional technology and media 
 11.28  center.  This appropriation is 
 11.29  contingent upon matching funds of 
 11.30  $3,237,000 from the Minnesota state 
 11.31  colleges and universities system. 
 11.32  Subd. 25.  Rochester Regional 
 11.33  Recreation and Sports Center                          5,000,000
 11.34  This appropriation is to predesign, 
 11.35  design, and execute construction of 
 11.36  phase 1 of a regional community 
 11.37  recreation and sports activity complex 
 11.38  adjacent to the University Center, 
 11.39  including a field house, sport and 
 11.40  fitness center, aquatics facility, 
 11.41  outdoor football and soccer stadium, 
 11.42  soccer and baseball fields, and surface 
 11.43  parking lots.  This appropriation is 
 11.44  contingent upon a $5,000,000 matching 
 11.45  contribution from the city of Rochester.
 11.46  Subd. 26.  Mankato Technology Center                  7,000,000
 11.47  This appropriation is for land 
 11.48  acquisition, design and construction of 
 11.49  a multi-use facility that includes a 
 11.50  technology incubator, a community 
 11.51  technology park, a multi-institutional 
 11.52  education center, headquarters space 
 11.53  for the Institute for Wireless 
 11.54  Education, laboratories, and office and 
 11.55  administrative space.  This 
 11.56  appropriation is contingent upon 
 11.57  nonstate matching funds of $7,000,000 
 11.58  from the city of Mankato. 
 11.59  Subd. 27.  Debt Service                                         
 12.1   (a) The board of trustees of the 
 12.2   Minnesota state colleges and 
 12.3   universities shall pay one-third of the 
 12.4   debt service on state bonds sold to 
 12.5   finance projects authorized by 
 12.6   subdivisions 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 
 12.7   13; 14; 15; 16, paragraphs (a) and (b); 
 12.8   17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; and 26.  
 12.9   After each sale of general obligation 
 12.10  bonds, the commissioner of finance 
 12.11  shall notify the board of trustees of 
 12.12  the amounts for which it is assessed 
 12.13  each year for the life of the bonds. 
 12.14  (b) The commissioner shall reduce the 
 12.15  board's assessment each year by 
 12.16  one-third of the net income from 
 12.17  investment of general obligation bond 
 12.18  proceeds in proportion to the amount of 
 12.19  principal and interest otherwise 
 12.20  required to be paid by the board.  The 
 12.21  board shall pay its resulting net 
 12.22  assessment to the commissioner of 
 12.23  finance by December 1 each year.  If 
 12.24  the board fails to make a payment when 
 12.25  due, the commissioner of finance shall 
 12.26  reduce allotments for appropriations 
 12.27  from the general fund otherwise 
 12.28  available to the board and apply the 
 12.29  amount of the reduction to cover the 
 12.30  missed debt service payment.  The 
 12.31  commissioner of finance shall credit 
 12.32  the payments received from the board to 
 12.33  the bond debt service account in the 
 12.34  state bond fund each December 1 before 
 12.35  money is transferred from the general 
 12.36  fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 12.37  16A.641, subdivision 10. 
 12.38                             ARTICLE 3 
 12.39                            ENVIRONMENT 
 12.40  Section 1.  [ENVIRONMENT; APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 12.41     The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
 12.42  appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 
 12.43  to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 
 12.44  acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 
 12.45  improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act.  
 12.46  Unless otherwise specified, general fund appropriations in this 
 12.47  article are available until June 30, 2002. 
 12.48                          SUMMARY BY FUND 
 12.49  Bond Proceeds Fund 
 12.50  (General Fund Debt Service)                         175,688,000
 12.51  General Fund                                         26,836,000 
 12.52  Sec. 2.  NATURAL RESOURCES 
 12.53  Subdivision 1.  To the 
 12.54  commissioner of natural resources 
 12.55  for the purposes specified
 13.1   in this section                                     140,314,000
 13.2   Subd. 2.  Statewide Asset
 13.3   Preservation                                          2,282,000
 13.4   For repair and renovation of the 
 13.5   department of natural resources land, 
 13.6   buildings, or other improvements of a 
 13.7   capital nature throughout the state.  
 13.8   The commissioner shall determine 
 13.9   project priorities as appropriate based 
 13.10  upon need. 
 13.11  Subd. 3.  Office Facility
 13.12  Consolidation                                        11,991,000
 13.13  To acquire land, design, construct, 
 13.14  furnish, and equip offices and service 
 13.15  facilities at consolidated office sites 
 13.16  in Windom, Tower, and Fergus Falls. 
 13.17  Subd. 4.  State Park and Recreation
 13.18  Area Building Rehabilitation                          4,620,000
 13.19  To design, repair, rehabilitate, 
 13.20  construct, or add to state park 
 13.21  buildings throughout the state, 
 13.22  according to the management plan 
 13.23  required in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
 13.24  86A.  The commissioner shall determine 
 13.25  project priorities as appropriate based 
 13.26  upon need. 
 13.27  Subd. 5.  State Park and Recreation
 13.28  Area Building Development                             5,895,000
 13.29  To design, construct, furnish, and 
 13.30  equip new buildings and associated 
 13.31  utilities in the state park system, 
 13.32  according to the management plan 
 13.33  required in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
 13.34  86A.  $4,250,000 of this amount is for 
 13.35  the development of a visitor center at 
 13.36  Itasca State Park; $700,000 is for the 
 13.37  construction of a visitor center at 
 13.38  Mystery Cave in Forestville State Park; 
 13.39  and $360,000 of this appropriation is 
 13.40  from the general fund for the operation 
 13.41  of new facilities in state parks and is 
 13.42  available until June 30, 1999. 
 13.43  Subd. 6.  State Park and Recreation
 13.44  Area Betterment and Rehabilitation                    2,935,000
 13.45  To upgrade, repair, or rehabilitate 
 13.46  improvements of a capital nature at 
 13.47  state park and recreation area 
 13.48  facilities throughout the state, 
 13.49  including, but not limited to, resource 
 13.50  management projects, trail 
 13.51  rehabilitation, campground 
 13.52  rehabilitation, and road and bridge 
 13.53  repair.  The commissioner shall 
 13.54  determine project priorities as 
 13.55  appropriate based upon need. 
 13.56  Subd. 7.  Well Inventory and Sealing                    476,000 
 13.57  To seal inactive wells on state-owned 
 13.58  land.  This appropriation is from the 
 13.59  general fund.  The commissioner shall 
 14.1   determine project priorities as 
 14.2   appropriate based upon need. 
 14.3   Subd. 8.  Dam Improvements                            1,000,000 
 14.4   For the emergency repair, 
 14.5   reconstruction, or removal of publicly 
 14.6   owned dams throughout the state.  Up to 
 14.7   $300,000 of this appropriation is for a 
 14.8   grant to the city of Appleton for 
 14.9   removal of a dam located on the Pomme 
 14.10  de Terre River in Swift county.  The 
 14.11  commissioner shall determine remaining 
 14.12  project priorities as appropriate based 
 14.13  upon need as provided in Minnesota 
 14.14  Statutes, section 103G.511. 
 14.15  Subd. 9.  Flood Hazard
 14.16  Mitigation Grants                                    24,000,000
 14.17  For the flood hazard mitigation grant 
 14.18  program to local government units for 
 14.19  capital improvements to prevent or 
 14.20  alleviate flood damages under Minnesota 
 14.21  Statutes, section 103F.161.  The 
 14.22  commissioner shall determine project 
 14.23  priorities as appropriate based upon 
 14.24  need.  Grants under this subdivision 
 14.25  are exempt from the requirements of 
 14.26  Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 14.27  Subd. 10.  RIM Critical
 14.28  Habitat Match                                        11,500,000
 14.29  To acquire land for wildlife management 
 14.30  areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 14.31  97A.135; for the critical habitat 
 14.32  private sector matching account under 
 14.33  Minnesota Statutes, section 84.943; and 
 14.34  for acquisition and wetland restoration 
 14.35  under the North American Waterfowl 
 14.36  Management Plan.  The commissioner 
 14.37  shall determine project priorities as 
 14.38  appropriate based upon need.  $250,000 
 14.39  of this appropriation is from the 
 14.40  general fund for population and habitat 
 14.41  objectives of the nongame wildlife 
 14.42  management program. 
 14.43  Subd. 11.  Veterans Memorial
 14.44  State Park                                           14,000,000
 14.45  This appropriation is from the general 
 14.46  fund to acquire land within the 
 14.47  designated boundary established for the 
 14.48  Veterans Memorial State Park; for 
 14.49  construction of a berthing site for the 
 14.50  U.S.S. Des Moines; and ship preparation 
 14.51  and movement and the development of 
 14.52  parking and state park facilities.  
 14.53  $1,800,000 of this appropriation is for 
 14.54  the operational costs of the state park 
 14.55  and is available until June 30, 1999.  
 14.56  This appropriation is exempt from the 
 14.57  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 14.58  section 16B.335. 
 14.59  Subd. 12.  White Pine Management                        300,000 
 14.60  This appropriation is from the general 
 14.61  fund to implement increased public 
 15.1   involvement in white pine management 
 15.2   planning and to accelerate white pine 
 15.3   management on state forest lands.  This 
 15.4   appropriation is available until June 
 15.5   30, 1999. 
 15.6   Subd. 13.  Forest Road and
 15.7   Bridge Projects                                       1,900,000
 15.8   For reconstruction, resurfacing, 
 15.9   replacement, or construction of 
 15.10  improvements of a capital nature to 
 15.11  state forest roads and bridges 
 15.12  throughout the state.  The commissioner 
 15.13  shall determine project priorities as 
 15.14  appropriate based upon need. 
 15.15  Subd. 14.  RIM Fish Hatchery
 15.16  Rehabilitation                                        1,300,000
 15.17  For improvements of a capital nature to 
 15.18  rehabilitate, improve, or develop fish 
 15.19  culture facilities. 
 15.20  Subd. 15.  Forestry Recreation
 15.21  Facilities                                            1,600,000
 15.22  For improvements of a capital nature to 
 15.23  rehabilitate, improve, or develop 
 15.24  forestry recreation facilities 
 15.25  throughout the state.  The commissioner 
 15.26  shall determine project priorities as 
 15.27  appropriate based upon need.  $600,000 
 15.28  of this appropriation is from the 
 15.29  general fund to improve camper safety 
 15.30  and security, and to make repairs to 
 15.31  selected state forest campgrounds and 
 15.32  is available until June 30, 1999. 
 15.33  Subd. 16.  RIM Wildlife,
 15.34  Habitat Improvements                                  4,500,000
 15.35  For improvements of a capital nature to 
 15.36  develop, protect, or improve wildlife 
 15.37  management areas and other state lands 
 15.38  throughout the state.  The commissioner 
 15.39  shall determine project priorities as 
 15.40  appropriate based upon need.  $500,000 
 15.41  of this appropriation is from the 
 15.42  general fund for operational costs 
 15.43  related to wildlife management at the 
 15.44  area level. 
 15.45  Subd. 17.  Scientific and Natural Area and
 15.46  Prairie Bank Acquisition and Improvement              2,000,000
 15.47  To acquire land related to scientific 
 15.48  and natural areas and prairie bank 
 15.49  easements; and for development, 
 15.50  protection, or improvements of a 
 15.51  capital nature to scientific and 
 15.52  natural areas throughout the state.  
 15.53  The commissioner shall determine 
 15.54  project priorities as appropriate based 
 15.55  upon need.  $500,000 of this 
 15.56  appropriation is from the general fund 
 15.57  for the interpretation, management, and 
 15.58  monitoring of scientific and natural 
 15.59  areas and is available until June 30, 
 15.60  1999. 
 16.1   Subd. 18.  Metro Greenways
 16.2   and Natural Areas                                     1,100,000
 16.3   To acquire natural areas and greenways 
 16.4   in the metro region through purchase of 
 16.5   conservation easements, land trusting, 
 16.6   or fee-acquisition.  The commissioner 
 16.7   shall determine project priorities as 
 16.8   appropriate based upon need.  $200,000 
 16.9   of this appropriation is from the 
 16.10  general fund for grants to assist local 
 16.11  government units and organizations and 
 16.12  is available until June 30, 1999. 
 16.13  Subd. 19.  Water Access
 16.14  Acquisition and Development                           1,000,000
 16.15  For public water access acquisition 
 16.16  development and rehabilitation on lakes 
 16.17  and rivers including boat access 
 16.18  through the provision of fishing piers 
 16.19  and shoreline access. 
 16.20  Subd. 20.  Trail Acquisition
 16.21  and Development                                      12,450,000
 16.22  For acquisition and development of a 
 16.23  capital nature on state trails as 
 16.24  specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
 16.25  section 85.015.  The commissioner shall 
 16.26  determine project priorities as 
 16.27  appropriate based upon need.  
 16.28  $2,000,000 of this appropriation is for 
 16.29  the state targeting accessible 
 16.30  recreation trails (START) project to 
 16.31  complete the trail survey, 
 16.32  prioritizing, and preengineering work 
 16.33  for all 100 major recreation areas and 
 16.34  to improve accessibility in up to 35 of 
 16.35  these areas.  $450,000 of this 
 16.36  appropriation is from the general fund 
 16.37  for state trail amenities. 
 16.38  Subd. 21.  Stream Protection
 16.39  and Restoration                                       1,800,000
 16.40  For the acquisition of easements and 
 16.41  aquatic management areas on streams for 
 16.42  fisheries management purposes; and 
 16.43  stream restoration on portions of the 
 16.44  Whitewater River and Sandy River. 
 16.45  $300,000 of this appropriation is from 
 16.46  the general fund to continue work to 
 16.47  develop protected water flow 
 16.48  recommendations on Minnesota streams; 
 16.49  and to support river restoration 
 16.50  expertise and its application to the 
 16.51  White Water River and Sandy River. 
 16.52  Subd. 22.  State Park and 
 16.53  Recreation Area Acquisition                           3,500,000
 16.54  For acquisition from willing sellers of 
 16.55  private lands within state park and 
 16.56  recreation area boundaries established 
 16.57  by law.  The commissioner shall 
 16.58  determine project priorities as 
 16.59  appropriate based upon need. 
 16.60  Subd. 23.  Forestry Land Acquisition                    800,000 
 17.1   To acquire private lands from willing 
 17.2   sellers within established boundaries 
 17.3   of state forests throughout the state.  
 17.4   The commissioner shall determine 
 17.5   project priorities as appropriate based 
 17.6   upon need. 
 17.7   Subd. 24.  Lake Superior
 17.8   Safe Harbors                                          5,300,000
 17.9   For acquisition, design, and 
 17.10  development of safe harbors and public 
 17.11  accesses on Lake Superior at Taconite 
 17.12  Harbor, Two Harbors, McQuade Road, and 
 17.13  Knife River.  This appropriation is 
 17.14  intended to maximize federal matching 
 17.15  funds from the United States Army Corps 
 17.16  of Engineers.  This appropriation is 
 17.17  exempt from the requirements of 
 17.18  Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 17.19  Subd. 25.  Accelerated Wildlife
 17.20  Habitat Management and Inventory                      4,550,000
 17.21  For wildlife habitat improvement; 
 17.22  wildlife population surveys and 
 17.23  monitoring private lands cost-sharing 
 17.24  for wildlife habitat and forest 
 17.25  stewardship; and project grants to 
 17.26  local government and native plant 
 17.27  habitats.  Of this amount, $1,200,000 
 17.28  is for winter wildlife habitat 
 17.29  improvement for pheasants and other 
 17.30  grassland wildlife in key farmland 
 17.31  areas; $1,500,000 is for brush land and 
 17.32  forest habitat renewal for sharp-tailed 
 17.33  grouse and other species of birds 
 17.34  dependent on open brush lands in forest 
 17.35  areas by providing financial and 
 17.36  technical assistance to landowners as 
 17.37  well as brush land renewal on public 
 17.38  lands ($1,250,000 of this amount is 
 17.39  from the general fund); $750,000 is for 
 17.40  wildlife habitat improvements through 
 17.41  cost-sharing and technical assistance 
 17.42  to private landowners ($750,000 is from 
 17.43  the general fund); $400,000 is for 
 17.44  forest stewardship improvements through 
 17.45  cost-sharing and technical assistance 
 17.46  ($400,000 is from the general fund); 
 17.47  $500,000 is for wildlife population 
 17.48  surveys, monitoring, evaluation, and 
 17.49  constituent surveys ($500,000 is from 
 17.50  the general fund); and $200,000 is for 
 17.51  the conservation partners program to 
 17.52  enhance fish, wildlife, and native 
 17.53  plant habitats through project grants 
 17.54  to local government and private 
 17.55  organizations ($200,000 is from the 
 17.56  general fund). 
 17.57  Subd. 26.  Customer Service
 17.58  and Data Access                                       1,190,000
 17.59  To enhance customer service and data 
 17.60  access through the collaborative use of 
 17.61  technology, improve communication with 
 17.62  citizens and stakeholders, and provide 
 17.63  technical assistance and data delivery 
 17.64  to citizens and local government.  
 17.65  $465,000 of this appropriation is for 
 18.1   the Minnesota Environmental/Natural 
 18.2   Resource Electronic Library (MENREL) to 
 18.3   accelerate the development of 
 18.4   integrated and indexed environmental 
 18.5   and geographic data catalogs, 
 18.6   cross-agency search and retrieval, and 
 18.7   content-rich libraries of environmental 
 18.8   data and information.  $725,000 of this 
 18.9   appropriation is for improving citizen 
 18.10  access through the Internet to 
 18.11  environmental and geographic data 
 18.12  including the capability of producing 
 18.13  customized maps and reports.  The 
 18.14  appropriation for this subdivision is 
 18.15  from the general fund. 
 18.16  Subd. 27.  Enhance and Promote
 18.17  Outdoor Skills                                          150,000
 18.18  $50,000 of this appropriation is for 
 18.19  expansion of the "Becoming an Outdoors 
 18.20  Woman Program," and $100,000 is for a 
 18.21  position to coordinate shooting range 
 18.22  development on a statewide basis.  Of 
 18.23  this amount, $35,000 is available as 
 18.24  matching funds for shooting range 
 18.25  partnership agreements.  The 
 18.26  appropriation in this subdivision is 
 18.27  from the general fund and is available 
 18.28  until June 30, 1999. 
 18.29  Subd. 28.  Local Initiative Grants                    8,350,000 
 18.30  For matching grants to be provided to 
 18.31  local units of government for 
 18.32  acquisition, development, or renovation 
 18.33  of a capital nature of local parks, 
 18.34  trails, and natural and scenic areas.  
 18.35  Recipients must provide a match of at 
 18.36  least one-half of total eligible 
 18.37  project costs.  The commissioner shall 
 18.38  make payment to local units of 
 18.39  government upon receiving documentation 
 18.40  of reimbursable expenditures.  The 
 18.41  commissioner shall determine project 
 18.42  priorities as appropriate based upon 
 18.43  need. 
 18.44  $2,000,000 of this appropriation is for 
 18.45  grants to units of government to 
 18.46  acquire and develop outdoor recreation 
 18.47  areas. 
 18.48  $2,000,000 of this appropriation is for 
 18.49  cooperative trail grants of up to 
 18.50  $50,000 per project for trail linkages 
 18.51  between communities, trails, and parks. 
 18.52  $4,000,000 of this appropriation is for 
 18.53  regional trail grants of up to $240,000 
 18.54  for locally funded trails of regional 
 18.55  significance. 
 18.56  $100,000 of this appropriation is for 
 18.57  grants to units of government to 
 18.58  acquire and better natural and scenic 
 18.59  areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 18.60  85.019, subdivision 4a. 
 18.61  $250,000 of this appropriation is from 
 18.62  the general fund for program grant 
 19.1   administration. 
 19.2   Grants under this subdivision are 
 19.3   exempt from the requirements of 
 19.4   Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 19.5   Subd. 29.  Metro Regional Park
 19.6   Acquisition and Betterment                            9,825,000
 19.7   For a grant to the metropolitan council 
 19.8   to pay the cost of acquisition, 
 19.9   development, and improvement of 
 19.10  recreation land and facilities.  The 
 19.11  commissioner shall pay the amount on a 
 19.12  reimbursement basis to the metropolitan 
 19.13  council upon receipt of a certified 
 19.14  copy of a council resolution requesting 
 19.15  payment.  This appropriation must not 
 19.16  be used for research, planning, 
 19.17  administration, or tax equivalency 
 19.18  payments. 
 19.19  Sec. 3.  OFFICE OF 
 19.20  ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE                              5,000,000
 19.21  To the office of environmental 
 19.22  assistance for the solid waste capital 
 19.23  assistance grants program under 
 19.24  Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54.  
 19.25  Grants under this section are exempt 
 19.26  from the requirements of Minnesota 
 19.27  Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 19.28  Sec. 4.  PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY 
 19.29  Subdivision 1.  To the public
 19.30  facilities authority for the purposes
 19.31  specified in this section                            27,180,000
 19.32  Subd. 2.  Matching Money
 19.33  for Federal Grants                                   18,000,000
 19.34  For state matching money for federal 
 19.35  grants to capitalize the water 
 19.36  pollution control fund and the drinking 
 19.37  water revolving fund under Minnesota 
 19.38  Statutes, sections 446A.07 and 446A.081.
 19.39  The expenditure and allocation of state 
 19.40  matching funds between funds shall be 
 19.41  based on the amount of federal funds 
 19.42  appropriated to the funds.  This 
 19.43  appropriation must be used for 
 19.44  qualified capital projects. 
 19.45  Subd. 3.  Wastewater
 19.46  Infrastructure Program                                9,180,000
 19.47  For supplemental assistance to 
 19.48  municipalities under Minnesota 
 19.49  Statutes, section 446A.072.  
 19.50  Of this amount, $180,000 is from the 
 19.51  general fund for transfer to the 
 19.52  pollution control agency for the cost 
 19.53  of administering the program.  
 19.54  The authority shall also set aside up 
 19.55  to $500,000 to provide 50 percent grant 
 19.56  funding for the cost of equipment and 
 19.57  installation into an existing municipal 
 20.1   wastewater treatment.  The project must 
 20.2   demonstrate the application of existing 
 20.3   technology that currently is not being 
 20.4   used in the treatment of wastewater, 
 20.5   but has the potential to improve the 
 20.6   treatment of wastewater or make the 
 20.7   treatment process more cost-effective.  
 20.8   The authority should work with the 
 20.9   pollution control agency to solicit 
 20.10  proposals from municipalities willing 
 20.11  to share the risks and cost of removing 
 20.12  the equipment if it does not perform.  
 20.13  The remaining funds shall be used to 
 20.14  match grant funds on a 50 percent basis 
 20.15  with USDA rural development projects.  
 20.16  At least $4,000,000 is reserved for 
 20.17  fiscal year 2000. 
 20.18  Sec. 5.  BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES 
 20.19  Subdivision 1.  To the board
 20.20  of water and soil resources for the
 20.21  purposes specified in this section                   26,830,000
 20.22  Subd. 2.  RIM and PWP
 20.23  Conservation Easements                               20,000,000
 20.24  This appropriation is for the following 
 20.25  purposes: 
 20.26  (a) to acquire conservation easements 
 20.27  from landowners on marginal lands to 
 20.28  protect soil and water quality and to 
 20.29  support fish and wildlife habitat as 
 20.30  provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
 20.31  103F.515; and 
 20.32  (b) to acquire perpetual conservation 
 20.33  easements on existing type 1, 2, 3, and 
 20.34  6 wetlands, adjacent lands, and for the 
 20.35  establishment of permanent cover on 
 20.36  adjacent lands, in accordance with 
 20.37  Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.516. 
 20.38  (c) Up to $1,500,000 may be used for 
 20.39  the acquisition of limited conservation 
 20.40  easements that allow cropping or 
 20.41  grazing at reduced payment rates on 
 20.42  land that is currently or within the 
 20.43  last two years has been enrolled in the 
 20.44  federal Conservation Reserve Program 
 20.45  (CRP), under United States Code, title 
 20.46  16, section 3831.  The board, in 
 20.47  conjunction with the commissioner of 
 20.48  agriculture, must select counties for 
 20.49  participation in the program based on:  
 20.50  (1) the number of CRP acres; (2) the 
 20.51  number of whole farm CRP acres; (3) the 
 20.52  number of highly erodible CRP acres; 
 20.53  (4) local soil conservation initiatives 
 20.54  in place; (5) the potential for 
 20.55  negative water quality impacts from CRP 
 20.56  acres converted to agricultural crop 
 20.57  production; and (6) the potential to 
 20.58  complement public wildlife lands and 
 20.59  other conservation lands, including 
 20.60  protected grassland prairies.  A 
 20.61  conservation easement must be for 20 
 20.62  years and require that the activities 
 20.63  on the enrolled lands comply with a 
 20.64  conservation plan that will limit soil 
 21.1   erosion within the soil loss tolerance, 
 21.2   as defined in rules adopted under 
 21.3   Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.411.  
 21.4   Payments for conservation easements and 
 21.5   practices under this program are as 
 21.6   follows: 
 21.7   (1) to establish permanent conservation 
 21.8   practices required by the conservation 
 21.9   plan, for the installation of permanent 
 21.10  livestock watering systems, or for the 
 21.11  installation of permanent fencing for 
 21.12  grazing systems, up to 75 percent of 
 21.13  the total eligible costs, not to exceed 
 21.14  an average of $75 per acre; and 
 21.15  (2) ten annual payments each equal to 
 21.16  five percent of the payment rate for 
 21.17  20-year easements acquired under 
 21.18  Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515 
 21.19  for land restricted to grazing and 
 21.20  haying under the conservation plan; or 
 21.21  (3) ten annual payments each equal to 
 21.22  two and one-half percent of the payment 
 21.23  rate for 20-year easements acquired 
 21.24  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 21.25  103F.515 for land where cropping is 
 21.26  allowed under the conservation plan. 
 21.27  The board may only acquire an easement 
 21.28  under this paragraph after it 
 21.29  determines that there is adequate 
 21.30  funding appropriated to make the annual 
 21.31  payments required for the duration of 
 21.32  the easement and the landowner agrees 
 21.33  to convey at least ten percent of the 
 21.34  landowner's CRP land in a permanent 
 21.35  easement under Minnesota Statutes, 
 21.36  section 103F.515.  Priority must be 
 21.37  given for land being conveyed or leased 
 21.38  to beginning farmers, as defined under 
 21.39  Minnesota Statutes, section 41C.02, 
 21.40  subdivision 6.  Up to 20 percent of the 
 21.41  appropriation may be used for 
 21.42  professional and technical services 
 21.43  related to acquisition of the easements.
 21.44  Of this amount, $3,200,000 is from the 
 21.45  general fund for professional and 
 21.46  technical services necessary to 
 21.47  administer the program. 
 21.48  Subd. 3.  Local Government
 21.49  Road Replacement                                      5,830,000
 21.50  To acquire land for wetlands or restore 
 21.51  wetlands to be used to replace wetlands 
 21.52  drained or filled as a result of the 
 21.53  repair, maintenance, or rehabilitation 
 21.54  of existing roads, as provided in 
 21.55  Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, 
 21.56  subdivision 1, paragraph (m). 
 21.57  Of this amount, $830,000 is from the 
 21.58  general fund for professional and 
 21.59  technical services to administer the 
 21.60  program. 
 21.61  Subd. 4.  Area II Minnesota
 21.62  River Basin Grant-in-Aid Program                      1,000,000
 22.1   For grants to assist local governments 
 22.2   in acquiring and constructing 
 22.3   floodwater retention systems in area II 
 22.4   of the Minnesota river basin.  Projects 
 22.5   may include flood control reservoirs, 
 22.6   road retention structures, and other 
 22.7   floodwater mitigation improvements.  
 22.8   This appropriation must be matched by 
 22.9   at least $333,000 from nonstate 
 22.10  sources.  Grants under this subdivision 
 22.11  are exempt from the requirements of 
 22.12  Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 22.13  Sec. 6.  MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL
 22.14  GARDENS                                               3,200,000
 22.15  To the Minnesota zoological gardens for 
 22.16  design, repair, and reconstruction of 
 22.17  roadways, pathways, parking lots, 
 22.18  outdoor lighting, and public plaza 
 22.19  areas.  This appropriation is exempt 
 22.20  from the requirements of Minnesota 
 22.21  Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 22.22     Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
 22.23  84.027, subdivision 15, is amended to read: 
 22.24     Subd. 15.  [ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS.] (a) The commissioner 
 22.25  may receive an application for, sell, and issue any license, 
 22.26  stamp, permit, registration, or transfer under the jurisdiction 
 22.27  of the commissioner by electronic means, including by 
 22.28  telephone.  The commissioner may: 
 22.29     (1) provide for the electronic transfer of funds generated 
 22.30  by electronic transactions, including by telephone; 
 22.31     (2) assign a license identification number to an applicant 
 22.32  who purchases a hunting or fishing license by electronic means, 
 22.33  to serve as temporary authorization to engage in the licensed 
 22.34  activity until the license is received or expires; 
 22.35     (3) charge and permit agents to charge a fee of individuals 
 22.36  who make electronic transactions, and transactions by telephone, 
 22.37  including a transaction fee under section 97A.485, subdivision 
 22.38  6, and a credit card fee not to exceed $3.50 for electronic 
 22.39  transactions; 
 22.40     (4) select up to four volunteer counties, not more than two 
 22.41  in the metropolitan area, to participate in this pilot project 
 22.42  and the counties shall select the participating agents; and 
 22.43     (5) upon successful completion of a pilot project, 
 22.44  implement a statewide system, and select the participating 
 23.1   agents; and 
 23.2      (6) adopt rules to administer the provisions of this 
 23.3   subdivision. 
 23.4      (b) A county shall not collect a commission for the sale of 
 23.5   licenses or permits made by agents selected by the participating 
 23.6   counties under this subdivision. 
 23.7      Sec. 8.  [VETERANS MEMORIAL STATE PARK.] 
 23.8      Subdivision 1.  [LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.] The legislature 
 23.9   finds that there is no state park dedicated to the efforts and 
 23.10  sacrifices of men and women of the armed forces and citizens 
 23.11  during World War II; over 360,000 Minnesotans served in the 
 23.12  military services during World War II; Minnesota's iron mining, 
 23.13  ship building, forestry, and agricultural industries contributed 
 23.14  significantly to the allied peacekeeping effort; and knowledge 
 23.15  of the history of the era is vital to peace in the future. 
 23.16     Subd. 2.  [85.012] [Subd. 58a.] [VETERANS MEMORIAL STATE 
 23.17  PARK.] Veterans Memorial state park is established in Saint 
 23.18  Louis county. 
 23.19     Subd. 3.  [ACQUISITION.] The commissioner of natural 
 23.20  resources may acquire by gift or purchase the lands for Veterans 
 23.21  Memorial state park.  The commissioner shall give emphasis to 
 23.22  the interpretation of the role played by Minnesota's military 
 23.23  and civilian citizens and Minnesota industry during World War II.
 23.24     Subd. 4.  [CAPITAL FACILITIES.] The commissioner of natural 
 23.25  resources may build or acquire by gift, purchase, or otherwise 
 23.26  the capital facilities necessary for the interpretation of 
 23.27  military and civilian efforts during World War II.  Capital 
 23.28  facilities include land, air, and sea vehicles and related 
 23.29  artifacts with a projected useful display and interpretation 
 23.30  life in excess of 20 years.  
 23.31     Subd. 5.  [ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] (a) A local area advisory 
 23.32  committee is established to provide direction on the 
 23.33  establishment, planning, development, and operation of Veterans 
 23.34  Memorial state park. 
 23.35     (b) Membership on the advisory committee shall include but 
 23.36  is not limited to:  
 24.1      (1) two members of the Duluth city council; 
 24.2      (2) two members of the Duluth economic development 
 24.3   authority; 
 24.4      (3) a member of the St. Louis county board; 
 24.5      (4) a member of a Duluth area American Legion post; 
 24.6      (5) a member of a Duluth area Veterans of Foreign Wars 
 24.7   post; 
 24.8      (6) a member of the Duluth convention and visitors bureau; 
 24.9   and 
 24.10     (7) a representative of the regional parks division of the 
 24.11  department of natural resources. 
 24.12     (c) The advisory committee shall elect its own chair and 
 24.13  meetings shall be at the call of the chair. 
 24.14     (d) The advisory committee members shall serve as 
 24.15  volunteers and accept no per diem. 
 24.16     Subd. 6.  [ADMINISTRATION.] (a) The commissioner of natural 
 24.17  resources is authorized to establish and charge a fee for 
 24.18  entrance to Veterans Memorial state park, or any part thereof.  
 24.19  The fee is in addition to any other state park fees, passes, or 
 24.20  stickers.  The commissioner is exempt from rulemaking in setting 
 24.21  a fee under this subdivision.  The commissioner shall publish 
 24.22  the proposed fee in the State Register.  Interested parties have 
 24.23  30 days to comment on the proposed fee.  After the commissioner 
 24.24  has considered all comments, the commissioner shall publish the 
 24.25  final fee in the State Register 30 days before the fee is to 
 24.26  take effect. 
 24.27     (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all lands 
 24.28  acquired for Veterans Memorial state park shall be administered 
 24.29  in the same manner as provided for other state parks and shall 
 24.30  be perpetually dedicated for that use. 
 24.31     Subd. 7.  [BOUNDARIES.] The following described lands are 
 24.32  located within the boundaries of Veterans Memorial state park: 
 24.33     (1) Lots 5 through 16 inclusive, Block 10, all in BAY FRONT 
 24.34  DIVISION OF DULUTH, according to the recorded plat thereof, on 
 24.35  file and of record in the office of the county recorder in and 
 24.36  for St. Louis county, Minnesota; 
 25.1      (2) Lots 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 
 25.2   28, 30, 32, and 34, Block 11, all in BAY FRONT DIVISION OF 
 25.3   DULUTH, according to the recorded plat thereof, on file and of 
 25.4   record in the office of the county recorder in and for St. Louis 
 25.5   county, Minnesota; 
 25.6      (3) Lots 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 
 25.7   29, 31, and 33, Block 12, all in BAY FRONT DIVISION OF DULUTH, 
 25.8   FIRST REARRANGEMENT, according to the recorded plat thereof, on 
 25.9   file and of record in the office of the county recorder in and 
 25.10  for St. Louis county, Minnesota; 
 25.11     (4) Lots 1 through 13 inclusive, Block 13, all in BAY FRONT 
 25.12  DIVISION OF DULUTH, FIRST REARRANGEMENT, according to the 
 25.13  recorded plat thereof, on file and of record in the office of 
 25.14  the county recorder in and for St. Louis county, Minnesota; 
 25.15     (5) those parts of Lot 14, Block 13, and Lots 2, 4, 6, 8, 
 25.16  10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, and 30, Block 14, lying 
 25.17  northeasterly of the following described line:  Beginning at a 
 25.18  point on the northwesterly line of said Lot 14, Block 13, said 
 25.19  point being 0.7 feet southwesterly of the northerly corner of 
 25.20  said Lot 14, Block 13, thence southeasterly a distance of 861.78 
 25.21  feet to a point on the southeasterly line of said Lot 2, Block 
 25.22  14, said point being 70.01 feet southwesterly from the easterly 
 25.23  corner of said Lot 2, Block 14, all in BAY FRONT DIVISION OF 
 25.24  DULUTH, FIRST REARRANGEMENT, according to the recorded plat 
 25.25  thereof, on file and of record in the office of the county 
 25.26  recorder in and for St. Louis county, Minnesota; 
 25.27     (6) that part of Blocks 12 and 13 lying southeasterly of 
 25.28  the southeasterly line of Railroad Street, southerly of Lots 1, 
 25.29  2 and 3, Block 13, southwesterly of the southwesterly line of 
 25.30  vacated Ninth Avenue West, and northerly of Lots 31 and 33, 
 25.31  Block 12, and of Lots 4 and 5, Block 13, all in BAY FRONT 
 25.32  DIVISION OF DULUTH, FIRST REARRANGEMENT, according to the 
 25.33  recorded plat thereof, on file and of record in the office of 
 25.34  the county recorder in and for St. Louis county, Minnesota; 
 25.35     (7) that part of Slip Number 4 lying northwesterly of a 
 25.36  line drawn from the most easterly corner of said Lot 2, Block 
 26.1   14, to the most southwesterly corner of said Lot 3, Block 12, 
 26.2   all in BAY FRONT DIVISION OF DULUTH, FIRST REARRANGEMENT, 
 26.3   according to the recorded plat thereof, on file and of record in 
 26.4   the office of the county recorder in and for St. Louis county, 
 26.5   Minnesota; and 
 26.6      (8) that part of vacated Ninth Avenue West lying 
 26.7   southeasterly of the southeasterly line of Railroad Street, all 
 26.8   in BAY FRONT DIVISION OF DULUTH, FIRST REARRANGEMENT, according 
 26.9   to the recorded plat thereof, on file and of record in the 
 26.10  office of the county recorder in and for St. Louis county, 
 26.11  Minnesota. 
 26.12     Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
 26.13  85.0505, is amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 26.14     Subd. 3.  [VETERANS MEMORIAL STATE PARK.] (a) Liquor, wine, 
 26.15  and beer may be sold and consumed by the drink at Veterans 
 26.16  Memorial state park, subject to other laws relating to the sale 
 26.17  of intoxicating liquor. 
 26.18     (b) The commissioner of natural resources may contract with 
 26.19  a private person, firm, or corporation to operate restaurant and 
 26.20  beverage services in Veterans Memorial state park. 
 26.21                             ARTICLE 4 
 26.22                        ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
 26.23  Section 1.  [ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 26.24     The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
 26.25  appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 
 26.26  to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 
 26.27  acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 
 26.28  improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act. 
 26.29                          SUMMARY BY FUND 
 26.30  Bond Proceeds Fund  
 26.31  (General Fund Debt Service)                         180,683,000
 26.32  Bond Proceeds Fund 
 26.33  (User Financed Debt Service)                          8,000,000
 26.34  Sec. 2.  GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS 
 26.35  Subdivision 1.  To the 
 26.36  commissioner of administration for
 26.37  the purposes specified in
 26.38  this section                                        174,400,000
 27.1   Subd. 2.  St. Paul RiverCentre
 27.2   Arena                                                65,000,000
 27.3   For a grant to the city of St. Paul to 
 27.4   design, construct, furnish, and equip a 
 27.5   new St. Paul RiverCentre Arena.  This 
 27.6   appropriation is contingent upon 
 27.7   demonstration of $65,000,000 in 
 27.8   nonstate matching funds to the 
 27.9   commissioner of finance. 
 27.10  Subd. 3.  Minneapolis
 27.11  Convention Center                                    87,145,000
 27.12  To the commissioner of finance for a 
 27.13  grant to the city of Minneapolis to pay 
 27.14  principal costs on city of Minneapolis' 
 27.15  $178,985,000 general obligation sales 
 27.16  tax refunding bonds, series 1992.  It 
 27.17  is the expectation of the legislature 
 27.18  that the city will issue bonds and pay 
 27.19  all capital and operating costs 
 27.20  associated with an expansion of the 
 27.21  existing Minneapolis Convention 
 27.22  Center.  This is the final state 
 27.23  appropriation for this facility. 
 27.24  Subd. 4.  Duluth Convention
 27.25  Center                                               13,999,000
 27.26  For a grant to the city of Duluth to 
 27.27  acquire land, design, construct, 
 27.28  furnish, and equip an expansion and 
 27.29  remodeling of the Minnesota State 
 27.30  Convention Center in Duluth.  This 
 27.31  appropriation is contingent upon 
 27.32  demonstration of $14,000,000 in 
 27.33  nonstate matching funds to the 
 27.34  commissioner of finance. 
 27.35  Subd. 5.  Fergus Falls
 27.36  Convention Center                                     1,500,000
 27.37  For a grant to the city of Fergus Falls 
 27.38  to acquire land, design, construct, 
 27.39  furnish, and equip a convention center 
 27.40  in Fergus Falls.  This appropriation is 
 27.41  contingent upon demonstration of 
 27.42  $1,500,000 in nonstate matching funds 
 27.43  to the commissioner of finance. 
 27.44  Subd. 6.  Mayo Civic Center
 27.45  in Rochester                                          6,756,000
 27.46  For a grant to the city of Rochester to 
 27.47  acquire land, design, construct, 
 27.48  furnish, and equip an expansion and 
 27.49  remodeling of the Mayo Civic Center.  
 27.50  This appropriation is contingent upon 
 27.51  demonstration of $6,756,000 in nonstate 
 27.52  matching funds to the commissioner of 
 27.53  finance. 
 27.54  Sec. 3.  HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY                       2,500,000 
 27.55  To the commissioner of the housing 
 27.56  finance agency for the purpose of 
 27.57  making transitional housing loans to 
 27.58  local government units authorized under 
 27.59  Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202, 
 27.60  subdivision 2. 
 28.1   Sec. 4.  MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 
 28.2   Subdivision 1.  To the 
 28.3   Minnesota Historical Society
 28.4   for the purposes specified in
 28.5   this section                                          3,783,000
 28.6   Subd. 2.  Historic Site
 28.7   Preservation and Repair                               2,000,000
 28.8   For capital repair, reconstruction, or 
 28.9   replacement of deferred maintenance 
 28.10  needs at state historic sites, 
 28.11  buildings, exhibits, markers, and 
 28.12  monuments.  The society shall determine 
 28.13  project priorities as appropriate based 
 28.14  on need. 
 28.15  Subd. 3.  County and Local
 28.16  Preservation Projects                                 1,000,000
 28.17  To be allocated to county and local 
 28.18  jurisdictions as matching money for 
 28.19  historic preservation projects of a 
 28.20  capital nature.  Grant recipients must 
 28.21  be public entities and must match state 
 28.22  funds on at least an equal basis.  The 
 28.23  facilities must be publicly owned. 
 28.24  Subd. 4.  Split Rock Lighthouse
 28.25  Visitor Center Improvements                             783,000
 28.26  To design, renovate, and expand public 
 28.27  restrooms and related facilities at the 
 28.28  Split Rock Lighthouse visitor center. 
 28.29  Sec. 5.  PUBLIC SERVICE                               8,000,000
 28.30  To the commissioner of finance for the 
 28.31  energy conservation investment loan 
 28.32  program in the department of public 
 28.33  service under Minnesota Statutes, 
 28.34  section 216C.37. 
 28.35                             ARTICLE 5 
 28.36                  CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING 
 28.37  Section 1.  [CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING; APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 28.38     The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
 28.39  appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 
 28.40  to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 
 28.41  acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 
 28.42  improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act.  
 28.43  Unless otherwise specified, general fund appropriations in this 
 28.44  article are available until June 30, 2002.  
 28.45                          SUMMARY BY FUND 
 28.46  Bond Proceeds Fund  
 28.47  (General Fund Debt Service)                          19,352,000
 28.48  General Fund                                         12,000,000 
 29.1   Sec. 2.  CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION 
 29.2   Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 29.3   of administration for the purposes
 29.4   specified in this section                             1,249,000
 29.5   Subd. 2.  Administration/Classroom
 29.6   Building Renovation                                     782,000
 29.7   To design, furnish, equip, and renovate 
 29.8   the administrative/classroom building.  
 29.9   This project is to include upgrades to 
 29.10  building hallways, conversion of a 
 29.11  temporary student computer lab to a 
 29.12  student commons area, reconfiguration 
 29.13  of support and classroom spaces, and 
 29.14  partial renovation of the cafeteria 
 29.15  food service and seating areas. 
 29.16  Subd. 3.  Asset Preservation                            467,000 
 29.17  For asset preservation improvements on 
 29.18  the campus including but not limited to 
 29.19  design and construction of sprinkler 
 29.20  systems, demolition of the main entry 
 29.21  to the administration/classroom 
 29.22  building, foundation repairs, 
 29.23  reconstruction of campus roads and 
 29.24  parking areas, and replacement of 
 29.25  deteriorated sidewalks. 
 29.26  Sec. 3.  CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING 
 29.27  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of
 29.28  children, families, and learning for the
 29.29  purposes specified in this section                   20,780,000
 29.30  Subd. 2.  Head Start Grants                           3,000,000 
 29.31  For grants to political subdivisions to 
 29.32  construct or rehabilitate facilities 
 29.33  for Head Start and other early 
 29.34  childhood programs under Minnesota 
 29.35  Statutes, section 268.917. 
 29.36  Subd. 3.  Community Schools
 29.37  Partnership, St. Paul                                 4,580,000
 29.38  For a grant to the St. Paul public 
 29.39  schools to improve or renovate two 
 29.40  achievement-plus facilities. 
 29.41  Of this amount, $2,180,000 is to 
 29.42  remodel and renovate the Monroe 
 29.43  community school and $2,400,000 is to 
 29.44  remodel and renovate the Dayton's Bluff 
 29.45  elementary school. 
 29.46  This appropriation is contingent upon a 
 29.47  nonstate funding match of $5,170,000. 
 29.48  Subd. 4.  Statewide Residential
 29.49  Academies                                            12,000,000
 29.50  For grants to state agencies and 
 29.51  political subdivisions to provide 
 29.52  predesign, design, land acquisition, 
 29.53  construction, remodeling, and 
 29.54  furnishing costs for residential 
 29.55  academies for youth between the ages of 
 29.56  12 and 18 years.  Grants shall be 
 30.1   awarded through a competitive request 
 30.2   process.  Enrollment will be voluntary, 
 30.3   with placement agreed to by the youth's 
 30.4   parent or guardian, county of 
 30.5   residence, school district, and 
 30.6   residential academy, as appropriate.  
 30.7   Priority shall be given to programs 
 30.8   where a collaborative effort is 
 30.9   demonstrated to the commissioner among 
 30.10  the various partners and an emphasis is 
 30.11  placed on after-school enrichment 
 30.12  activities with parental involvement.  
 30.13  This appropriation is from the general 
 30.14  fund. 
 30.15  Subd. 5.  Grand Rapids Library                        1,200,000 
 30.16  For a grant to the city of Grand Rapids 
 30.17  for design and capital improvements to 
 30.18  the Grand Rapids library.  This 
 30.19  appropriation is contingent upon a 
 30.20  nonstate funding match of $4,820,000. 
 30.21  Sec. 4.  RESIDENTIAL ACADEMIES AT FARIBAULT 
 30.22  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 30.23  of administration for the purposes
 30.24  specified in this section                             9,323,000
 30.25  Subd. 2.  Asset Preservation                            725,000 
 30.26  For asset preservation improvements on 
 30.27  both campuses at the Faribault 
 30.28  residential academies, including but 
 30.29  not limited to asbestos removal and 
 30.30  replacement of roofs, windows, fire 
 30.31  protection systems, and sidewalks. 
 30.32  Subd. 3.  Tate Hall Renovation                        4,009,000 
 30.33  To design, remodel, furnish, and equip 
 30.34  Tate Hall on the campus of the 
 30.35  Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf.  
 30.36  This project is to include asset 
 30.37  preservation improvements, installation 
 30.38  of a ventilation and humidity control 
 30.39  system, remodeling to expand bathroom 
 30.40  facilities, and renovation of new space 
 30.41  for a home living skills center. 
 30.42  Subd. 4.  Lysen Expansion
 30.43  and Renovation                                        4,589,000
 30.44  To design, construct, furnish, and 
 30.45  equip an expansion and renovation of 
 30.46  the Lysen Learning Building on the 
 30.47  campus of the Minnesota State Academy 
 30.48  for the Blind.  This project is to 
 30.49  include expansion or remodeling of 
 30.50  classrooms, offices, recreation areas, 
 30.51  and related spaces in this building. 
 30.52     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
 30.53  268.917, is amended to read: 
 30.54     268.917 [EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING AND CHILD PROTECTION 
 30.55  FACILITIES.] 
 30.56     The commissioner may make grants to state agencies and 
 31.1   political subdivisions to construct or rehabilitate facilities 
 31.2   for Head Start, early childhood and family education programs, 
 31.3   other early childhood intervention programs, or demonstration 
 31.4   family service centers housing multiagency collaboratives, with 
 31.5   priority to centers in counties or municipalities with the 
 31.6   highest number of children living in poverty.  The commissioner 
 31.7   may also make grants to state agencies and political 
 31.8   subdivisions to construct or rehabilitate facilities for crisis 
 31.9   nurseries or child visitation centers.  The facilities must be 
 31.10  owned by the state or a political subdivision, but may be leased 
 31.11  under section 16A.695 to organizations that operate the 
 31.12  programs.  The commissioner shall prescribe the terms and 
 31.13  conditions of the leases.  A grant for an individual facility 
 31.14  must not exceed $200,000 for each program that is housed in the 
 31.15  facility, up to a maximum of $500,000 for a facility that houses 
 31.16  three programs or more.  The commissioner shall give priority to 
 31.17  grants that involve collaboration among sponsors of programs 
 31.18  under this section.  At least 25 percent of the amounts 
 31.19  appropriated for these grants must be used in conjunction with 
 31.20  the youth employment and training programs operated by the 
 31.21  commissioner.  Eligible programs must consult with appropriate 
 31.22  labor organizations to deliver education and training.  State 
 31.23  appropriations must be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis with 
 31.24  nonstate funds.  The matching requirement shall apply 
 31.25  program-wide to the appropriation and not to individual grants. 
 31.26                             ARTICLE 6 
 31.27                     HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
 31.28  Section 1.  [HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 31.29     The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
 31.30  appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 
 31.31  to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 
 31.32  acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 
 31.33  improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act. 
 31.34                          SUMMARY BY FUND 
 31.35  Bond Proceeds Fund  
 31.36  (General Fund Debt Service)                          29,408,000
 32.1   Sec. 2.  HUMAN SERVICES 
 32.2   Subdivision 1.  To the
 32.3   commissioner of administration
 32.4   for the purposes specified 
 32.5   in this section                                      17,354,000
 32.6   Subd. 2.  Roof Repairs
 32.7   and Replacement                                       1,935,000
 32.8   For critical repairs and replacement to 
 32.9   roofs of department of human services 
 32.10  service facilities statewide. 
 32.11  Subd. 3.  Asset Preservation                          4,659,000 
 32.12  To be spent for asset preservation 
 32.13  needs at state regional treatment 
 32.14  centers. 
 32.15  Subd. 4.  METO Construction,
 32.16  Cambridge                                             1,950,000
 32.17  To design, undertake site improvements 
 32.18  including demolition, construct, 
 32.19  remodel, furnish, and equip 12 
 32.20  additional beds for the Minnesota 
 32.21  extended treatment option (METO) 
 32.22  program on the Cambridge regional human 
 32.23  services center campus.  This is the 
 32.24  final state capital appropriation for 
 32.25  this project. 
 32.26  Subd. 5.  Moose Lake 
 32.27  Psychopathic Personality Center                       8,810,000
 32.28  To design, construct, furnish, and 
 32.29  equip additional residential and 
 32.30  ancillary service facilities for the 
 32.31  Minnesota sexual psychopathic 
 32.32  personality treatment center at Moose 
 32.33  Lake. 
 32.34  Sec. 3.  VETERANS HOMES BOARD 
 32.35  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 32.36  of administration for the purposes
 32.37  specified in this section.
 32.38  Appropriations in this section are 
 32.39  exempt from the requirements of 
 32.40  Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335                  12,054,000
 32.41  Subd. 2.  Minneapolis
 32.42  Veterans Home                                         6,341,000
 32.43  For design and infrastructure 
 32.44  improvements to tunnels, piping 
 32.45  systems, and utility systems at the 
 32.46  campus of the Minneapolis veterans home.
 32.47  Subd. 3.  Veterans Homes Board                        5,713,000 
 32.48  For design and renovation of the power 
 32.49  plant, boiler, and related utility 
 32.50  infrastructure systems at the campus of 
 32.51  the Hastings veterans home. 
 32.52                             ARTICLE 7 
 32.53                          CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
 33.1   Section 1.  [CRIMINAL JUSTICE; APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 33.2      The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
 33.3   appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 
 33.4   to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 
 33.5   acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 
 33.6   improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act. 
 33.7                           SUMMARY BY FUND 
 33.8   Bond Proceeds Fund  
 33.9   (General Fund Debt Service)                          17,845,000
 33.10  Sec. 2.  CORRECTIONS 
 33.11  Subdivision 1.  To the 
 33.12  commissioner of administration 
 33.13  for the purposes specified in
 33.14  this section                                         17,845,000
 33.15  Subd. 2.  Asset Preservation                          4,100,000 
 33.16  For asset preservation needs at state 
 33.17  correctional facilities. 
 33.18  Subd. 3.  Inmate Bed
 33.19  Expansion, Shakopee                                   6,958,000
 33.20  To design, construct, furnish, and 
 33.21  equip a two-story living unit for 
 33.22  approximately 124 adult female inmates 
 33.23  at MCF-Shakopee and expansion and 
 33.24  modification of related support service 
 33.25  areas. 
 33.26  Subd. 4.  Administrative
 33.27  Segregation Unit, Lino Lakes                            344,000
 33.28  To construct, furnish, and equip an 
 33.29  80-cell administrative segregation unit 
 33.30  to provide more restrictive and staff 
 33.31  efficient housing for inmates who are 
 33.32  unable to live in the general 
 33.33  population.  This appropriation is 
 33.34  contingent upon $7,592,000 in federal 
 33.35  matching funds. 
 33.36  Notwithstanding Laws 1997, chapter 239, 
 33.37  section 12, subdivision 2, federal 
 33.38  funds authorized for use to renovate 
 33.39  the Brainerd regional center may be 
 33.40  redirected and used for match for this 
 33.41  appropriation. 
 33.42  Subd. 5.  Security Fence,
 33.43  Red Wing                                              1,206,000
 33.44  To design and construct a security 
 33.45  fence and purchase related lighting and 
 33.46  security equipment at MCF-Red Wing.  
 33.47  This subdivision is exempt from the 
 33.48  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 33.49  section 16B.335. 
 33.50  Subd. 6.  Health Care 
 33.51  Improvements, Oak Park Heights                        3,330,000
 34.1   To convert Complex 4 from a 52-bed 
 34.2   living unit to a 45-bed department-wide 
 34.3   mental health unit, convert an existing 
 34.4   42-bed unit to a 39-bed department-wide 
 34.5   infirmary, and provide predesign and 
 34.6   partial design funds for a new 60-bed 
 34.7   high security unit to replace beds lost 
 34.8   in the previous improvements. 
 34.9   Subd. 7.  Intake Center,
 34.10  St. Cloud                                             1,907,000
 34.11  To design and remodel dayrooms into 
 34.12  offices and inmate processing areas and 
 34.13  to construct, furnish, and equip a 
 34.14  transportation building to house the 
 34.15  department's transport operations and 
 34.16  vehicles. 
 34.17                             ARTICLE 8 
 34.18                           TRANSPORTATION 
 34.19  Section 1.  [TRANSPORTATION; APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 34.20     The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
 34.21  appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 
 34.22  to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 
 34.23  acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 
 34.24  improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act. 
 34.25                          SUMMARY BY FUND 
 34.26  Transportation Fund                                  10,000,000 
 34.27  Trunk Highway Fund                                   10,757,000 
 34.28  Sec. 2.  PUBLIC SAFETY                                1,328,000 
 34.29  To the commissioner of transportation 
 34.30  to design, construct, furnish, and 
 34.31  equip a state patrol training facility 
 34.32  at Camp Ripley in Little Falls.  This 
 34.33  appropriation is from the trunk highway 
 34.34  fund. 
 34.35  Sec. 3.  TRANSPORTATION 
 34.36  Subdivision 1.  To the
 34.37  commissioner of transportation for
 34.38  the purposes specified in this section               19,429,000
 34.39  Subd. 2.  Local Bridge
 34.40  Replacement and Rehabilitation                       10,000,000
 34.41  This appropriation is from the state 
 34.42  transportation fund as provided in 
 34.43  Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, to 
 34.44  match federal funds and to replace or 
 34.45  rehabilitate local deficient bridges. 
 34.46  Political subdivisions may use grants 
 34.47  made under this section to construct or 
 34.48  reconstruct bridges, including: 
 34.49  (1) matching federal-aid grants to 
 34.50  construct or reconstruct key bridges; 
 35.1   (2) paying the costs of preliminary 
 35.2   engineering and environmental studies 
 35.3   authorized under Minnesota Statutes, 
 35.4   section 174.50, subdivision 6a; 
 35.5   (3) paying the costs to abandon an 
 35.6   existing bridge that is deficient and 
 35.7   in need of replacement, but where no 
 35.8   replacement will be made; and 
 35.9   (4) paying the costs to construct a 
 35.10  road or street to facilitate the 
 35.11  abandonment of an existing bridge 
 35.12  determined by the commissioner to be 
 35.13  deficient, if the commissioner 
 35.14  determines that construction of the 
 35.15  road or street is more cost-efficient 
 35.16  than the replacement of the existing 
 35.17  bridge. 
 35.18  Political subdivisions must match state 
 35.19  grants on at least an equal basis. 
 35.20  Subd. 3.  St. Cloud Headquarters                      9,429,000 
 35.21  This appropriation is from the trunk 
 35.22  highway fund for design, construction, 
 35.23  and furnishing of an addition and 
 35.24  remodeling of existing space at the 
 35.25  headquarters facility in St. Cloud. 
 35.26                             ARTICLE 9 
 35.27                          STATE GOVERNMENT 
 35.28  Section 1.  [STATE GOVERNMENT; APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 35.29     The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
 35.30  appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 
 35.31  to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 
 35.32  acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 
 35.33  improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act.  
 35.34  Unless otherwise specified, general fund appropriations in this 
 35.35  article are available until June 30, 2002.  
 35.36                          SUMMARY BY FUND 
 35.37  Bond Proceeds Fund  
 35.38  (General Fund Debt Service)                          38,813,000
 35.39  General Fund                                         53,978,000 
 35.40  Trunk Highway Fund                                   16,423,000
 35.41  Sec. 2.  ADMINISTRATION 
 35.42  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 35.43  of administration for the purposes
 35.44  specified in this section                            63,332,000
 35.45  Subd. 2.  Capitol Square
 35.46  Building Demolition                                   3,464,000
 35.47  To demolish the Capitol Square Building 
 35.48  in St. Paul, relocate the department of 
 36.1   children, families, and learning (CFL), 
 36.2   and the higher education services 
 36.3   office (HESO), convert the existing 
 36.4   site to temporary parking until a new 
 36.5   state-owned facility can be 
 36.6   constructed, and conduct a predesign 
 36.7   study of future facilities for CFL and 
 36.8   HESO.  This appropriation is from the 
 36.9   general fund. 
 36.10  Subd. 3.  Electrical Utility
 36.11  Infrastructure                                        5,361,000
 36.12  To upgrade the primary electrical 
 36.13  distribution system in the Capitol 
 36.14  complex and to upgrade the mechanical 
 36.15  infrastructure in the east Capitol 
 36.16  area.  This appropriation is from the 
 36.17  general fund.  This appropriation is 
 36.18  exempt from the requirements of 
 36.19  Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 36.20  Subd. 4.  Capitol Security and
 36.21  Plant Management Facility Predesign                      45,000
 36.22  To conduct a predesign of a new 
 36.23  facility for the department of public 
 36.24  safety's capitol security division and 
 36.25  the department of administration's 
 36.26  plant management division. 
 36.27  Subd. 5.  Capital Asset
 36.28  Preservation and Replacement (CAPRA)                 15,000,000
 36.29  To be spent in accordance with 
 36.30  Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.632.  
 36.31  This appropriation is from the general 
 36.32  fund. 
 36.33  The commissioner of administration, in 
 36.34  cooperation with the commissioner of 
 36.35  finance, president of the University of 
 36.36  Minnesota, and chancellor of the 
 36.37  Minnesota state colleges and 
 36.38  universities, shall review how state 
 36.39  agencies and state higher education 
 36.40  institutions plan and budget for 
 36.41  ongoing asset preservation needs in 
 36.42  capital and operating budgets, examine 
 36.43  alternative methodologies and formulas 
 36.44  for future agency requests, and report 
 36.45  the commissioner's findings by January 
 36.46  1, 1999, to the chairs of the senate 
 36.47  committees on finance and the house of 
 36.48  representatives committees on ways and 
 36.49  means and capital investment. 
 36.50  The legislature intends to use the 
 36.51  report in considering future capital 
 36.52  and operating appropriations to state 
 36.53  agencies and state higher education 
 36.54  institutions for asset preservation, 
 36.55  repair, and replacement budgets. 
 36.56  Subd. 6.  Transportation
 36.57  Building Renovation                                  15,775,000
 36.58  To complete renovation and life safety 
 36.59  improvements to the transportation 
 36.60  building in the Capitol complex.  This 
 36.61  appropriation is from the trunk highway 
 37.1   fund and is the final state 
 37.2   appropriation for this project. 
 37.3   Subd. 7.  Bureau of Criminal
 37.4   Apprehension Facility Design                          2,815,000
 37.5   For design of a new bureau of criminal 
 37.6   apprehension (BCA) building. 
 37.7   Subd. 8.  Real Property Acquisition                   3,300,000 
 37.8   This appropriation is from the general 
 37.9   fund for acquisition of land and 
 37.10  purchase options in order to hold 
 37.11  properties that meet state development 
 37.12  needs. 
 37.13  Subd. 9.  Agency Relocation                          10,550,000 
 37.14  $648,000 is from the trunk highway fund 
 37.15  for relocation of a portion of the 
 37.16  department of transportation offices 
 37.17  during the final phase of renovation to 
 37.18  the department of transportation 
 37.19  building in the Capitol complex. 
 37.20  $9,902,000 is from the general fund for 
 37.21  relocation of the emergency management 
 37.22  and capitol security divisions of the 
 37.23  department of public safety, department 
 37.24  of administration plant management and 
 37.25  environmental management divisions, 
 37.26  department of health operations in the 
 37.27  Central Medical building in St. Paul, 
 37.28  department of commerce operations at 
 37.29  133 East Seventh street in St. Paul, 
 37.30  department of labor and industry in St. 
 37.31  Cloud, and department of human services 
 37.32  operations at various locations. 
 37.33  Subd. 10.  Department of
 37.34  Revenue Relocation                                    5,722,000
 37.35  To relocate the department of revenue 
 37.36  from a leased facility to a new 
 37.37  state-owned facility in the Capitol 
 37.38  complex.  This appropriation is from 
 37.39  the general fund and includes staging 
 37.40  equipment and furnishings necessary to 
 37.41  complete the relocation and to continue 
 37.42  critical operations at the new facility.
 37.43  Subd. 11.  Labor Interpretive Center
 37.44  Building HVAC                                         1,200,000
 37.45  For capital improvements to the 
 37.46  heating, ventilation, and air 
 37.47  conditioning system of the east 
 37.48  building of the Science Museum of 
 37.49  Minnesota (SMM) in St. Paul, in 
 37.50  anticipation of the relocation of SMM 
 37.51  during the fall of 1999 and subsequent 
 37.52  acquisition and remodeling of the 
 37.53  building for a labor interpretive 
 37.54  center facility after 1999.  This 
 37.55  appropriation is exempt from the 
 37.56  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 37.57  section 16B.335. 
 37.58  Subd. 12.  Dahl House Relocation                        100,000
 38.1   This appropriation is from the general 
 38.2   fund to relocate the Dahl house to a 
 38.3   more suitable site outside of the 
 38.4   Capitol complex.  If, upon 
 38.5   determination of the commissioner of 
 38.6   administration that a viable site and 
 38.7   use for the facility is not available, 
 38.8   the commissioner may use this 
 38.9   appropriation for demolition of the 
 38.10  facility.  This appropriation is exempt 
 38.11  from the requirements of Minnesota 
 38.12  Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 38.13  Sec. 3.  AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION 
 38.14  Subdivision 1.  To the amateur
 38.15  sports commission for the purposes
 38.16  specified in this section                            30,600,000
 38.17  Subd. 2.  St. Cloud Community
 38.18  Special Events Center                                25,000,000
 38.19  For a grant to the city of St. Cloud or 
 38.20  the board of regents of the Minnesota 
 38.21  state colleges and universities system 
 38.22  for a convention center and St. Cloud 
 38.23  State University Stadium, or to both.  
 38.24  This appropriation is contingent upon 
 38.25  $25,000,000 in nonstate matching funds. 
 38.26  Subd. 3.  National Sports Center                      5,000,000 
 38.27  This appropriation is from the general 
 38.28  fund and is exempt from the 
 38.29  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 38.30  section 16B.335. 
 38.31  $3,000,000 is for purchase and 
 38.32  development of land for the National 
 38.33  Children's Golf Course in Blaine. 
 38.34  $2,000,000 is for the purchase and 
 38.35  development of land to expand the 
 38.36  National Sports Center in Blaine, and 
 38.37  development of a soccer field and 
 38.38  related improvements in White Bear Lake.
 38.39  Subd. 4.  Minneapolis Urban
 38.40  Sports Center                                           600,000
 38.41  For a grant to special school district 
 38.42  No. 1, Minneapolis, to complete funding 
 38.43  for an urban sports facility, to be 
 38.44  owned by the district.  This 
 38.45  appropriation is in addition to the 
 38.46  project appropriation of $3,400,000 in 
 38.47  Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 14, 
 38.48  subdivision 5, paragraph (a), and 
 38.49  subject to the conditions contained 
 38.50  therein. 
 38.51  Sec. 4.  CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND
 38.52  PLANNING BOARD 
 38.53  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 38.54  of administration for the purposes
 38.55  specified in this section.  Appropriations
 38.56  in this section are exempt from the
 38.57  requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
 38.58  section 16B.335                                      12,702,000
 39.1   Subd. 2.  Capitol Building
 39.2   Structural Stabilization                              6,673,000
 39.3   To stabilize the Capitol building's 
 39.4   structure and provide related facility 
 39.5   improvements. 
 39.6   Subd. 3.  Capitol Building Accessibility              4,865,000 
 39.7   To design and construct exterior doors 
 39.8   on the Capitol's ground, first, and 
 39.9   second floors, and to design and 
 39.10  renovate passenger and freight 
 39.11  elevators at the Capitol.  This 
 39.12  appropriation is from the general fund. 
 39.13  Subd. 4.  Capitol Complex Signage                       764,000 
 39.14  For exterior directional, 
 39.15  informational, parking, and building 
 39.16  signage in the Capitol complex. 
 39.17  Subd. 5.  Aurora Street
 39.18  Rehabilitation                                          400,000
 39.19  This appropriation is from the general 
 39.20  fund to redesign and improve Aurora 
 39.21  street in front of the Capitol; with 
 39.22  related parking and security 
 39.23  improvements. 
 39.24  Sec. 5.  MILITARY AFFAIRS 
 39.25  Subdivision 1.  To the adjutant
 39.26  general or other named agency for the
 39.27  purposes specified in this section                    1,880,000
 39.28  Subd. 2.  Kitchen Renovation                            880,000 
 39.29  To renovate kitchen facilities at 
 39.30  National Guard training and community 
 39.31  centers in Thief River Falls, Bemidji, 
 39.32  Detroit Lakes, Marshall, Litchfield, 
 39.33  Anoka, Fergus Falls, and Pine City.  
 39.34  This appropriation is exempt from the 
 39.35  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 39.36  section 16B.335. 
 39.37  Subd. 3.  Asset Preservation                            900,000 
 39.38  For asset preservation improvements at 
 39.39  military affairs facilities statewide. 
 39.40  Subd. 4.  Military Affairs/Emergency
 39.41  Management Facility Predesign                           100,000
 39.42  To the commissioner of administration 
 39.43  to predesign a joint military 
 39.44  affairs/emergency management facility.  
 39.45  This appropriation is from the general 
 39.46  fund. 
 39.47  Sec. 6.  BOND SALE EXPENSES                             700,000 
 39.48  To the commissioner of finance for bond 
 39.49  sale expenses under Minnesota Statutes, 
 39.50  section 16A.641, subdivision 8. 
 39.51     Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.105, is 
 39.52  amended to read: 
 40.1      16A.105 [DEBT CAPACITY FORECAST.] 
 40.2      By December 1 of each even-numbered In February and 
 40.3   November of each year the governor shall submit to the 
 40.4   legislature commissioner shall prepare a debt capacity forecast 
 40.5   to be delivered to the governor and legislature in accordance 
 40.6   with section 16A.103, subdivision 1.  The debt capacity forecast 
 40.7   must include statements of the indebtedness of the state for 
 40.8   bonds, notes, and other forms of long-term general obligation 
 40.9   indebtedness that are not accounted for in proprietary or 
 40.10  fiduciary funds, including general obligation bonds, moral 
 40.11  obligation bonds, revenue bonds, loans, grants payable, and 
 40.12  capital leases.  The forecast must show the actual amount of the 
 40.13  debt service for at least the past two completed fiscal years, 
 40.14  and the estimated amount for the current fiscal year and the 
 40.15  next six fiscal years, the debt authorized and unissued, the 
 40.16  condition of the sinking funds, and the borrowing capacity for 
 40.17  the next six fiscal years. 
 40.18     Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.11, 
 40.19  subdivision 3a, is amended to read: 
 40.20     Subd. 3a.  [PART THREE:  DETAILED CAPITAL BUDGET.] The 
 40.21  detailed capital budget must include recommendations for capital 
 40.22  projects to be funded during the next six fiscal years.  It must 
 40.23  be submitted with projects rank ordered in two ways:  in order 
 40.24  of importance among all budget projects as determined by the 
 40.25  governor, recommended by the governor and in order of importance 
 40.26  among that agency's requests as determined by the agency 
 40.27  originating the request.  It may include capital requests from 
 40.28  political subdivisions only if such political subdivisions have 
 40.29  completed a predesign that defines the purpose, scope, cost, and 
 40.30  schedule of each project. 
 40.31     Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.501, is 
 40.32  amended to read: 
 40.33     16A.501 [REPORT ON MATCHING MONEY.] 
 40.34     The commissioner of finance must report annually to the 
 40.35  legislature on the degree to which entities receiving 
 40.36  appropriations of bond proceeds contingent upon obtaining 
 41.1   matching money have been successful in raising have encumbered 
 41.2   or expended that money.  The report must be submitted to the 
 41.3   chairs of the house of representatives ways and means committee 
 41.4   and the senate finance committee by February 1 of each year. 
 41.5      Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
 41.6   16A.641, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 41.7      Subd. 4.  [SALE AND ISSUANCE.] State bonds must be sold and 
 41.8   issued upon sealed competitive bids in the manner and on the 
 41.9   terms and conditions determined by the commissioner in 
 41.10  accordance with the laws authorizing them and subject to the 
 41.11  approval of the attorney general, but not subject to chapter 14, 
 41.12  including section 14.386.  For each series, in addition to 
 41.13  provisions required by subdivision 3, the commissioner may 
 41.14  determine:  
 41.15     (1) the time, place, and notice of sale and method of 
 41.16  comparing bids; 
 41.17     (2) the price, not less than par for highway bonds; 
 41.18     (3) the principal amount and date of issue; 
 41.19     (4) the interest rates and payment dates; 
 41.20     (5) the maturity amounts and dates, not more than 20 years 
 41.21  from the date of issue, subject to subdivision 5; 
 41.22     (6) the terms, if any, on which the bonds may or must be 
 41.23  redeemed before maturity, including notice, times, and 
 41.24  redemption prices; and 
 41.25     (7) the form of the bonds and the method of execution, 
 41.26  delivery, payment, registration, conversion, and exchange, in 
 41.27  accordance with section 16A.672. 
 41.28     Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.30, is 
 41.29  amended to read: 
 41.30     16B.30 [GENERAL AUTHORITY.] 
 41.31     Subject to other provisions in this chapter, the 
 41.32  commissioner shall supervise and control the making of all 
 41.33  contracts for the construction of buildings and for other 
 41.34  capital improvements to state buildings and structures, other 
 41.35  than buildings and structures under the control of the board of 
 41.36  trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities.  A 
 42.1   state agency may not undertake improvements of a capital nature 
 42.2   without specific legislative authority. 
 42.3      However, specific legislative authority is not required for 
 42.4   projects financed with operating appropriations or agency 
 42.5   receipts which (1) are undertaken for asset preservation or code 
 42.6   compliance purposes, (2) do not materially increase the net 
 42.7   square footage of the facility, and (3) do not increase the cost 
 42.8   of facility programs. 
 42.9      Sec. 12.  Laws 1997, chapter 202, article 1, section 35, as 
 42.10  amended by Laws 1997, chapter 246, section 34, and Laws 1997, 
 42.11  Second Special Session chapter 2, section 24, is amended to read:
 42.12  Sec. 35.  BOND SALE SCHEDULE 
 42.13  The commissioner of finance shall 
 42.14  schedule the sale of state general 
 42.15  obligation bonds so that, during the 
 42.16  biennium ending June 30, 1999, no more 
 42.17  than $565,457,000 $569,185,000 will 
 42.18  need to be transferred from the general 
 42.19  fund to the state bond fund to pay 
 42.20  principal and interest due and to 
 42.21  become due on outstanding state general 
 42.22  obligation bonds.  During the biennium, 
 42.23  before each sale of state general 
 42.24  obligation bonds, the commissioner of 
 42.25  finance shall calculate the amount of 
 42.26  debt service payments needed on bonds 
 42.27  previously issued and shall estimate 
 42.28  the amount of debt service payments 
 42.29  that will be needed on the bonds 
 42.30  scheduled to be sold, the commissioner 
 42.31  shall adjust the amount of bonds 
 42.32  scheduled to be sold so as to remain 
 42.33  within the limit set by this section.  
 42.34  The commissioner may use the amount 
 42.35  needed of this appropriation to redeem 
 42.36  and prepay the state general obligation 
 42.37  taxable state various purpose bonds 
 42.38  dated July 1, 1988, and to also pay 
 42.39  expenses related to redeeming and 
 42.40  repaying these bonds.  The amount 
 42.41  needed to make the debt service 
 42.42  payments is appropriated from the 
 42.43  general fund as provided in Minnesota 
 42.44  Statutes, section 16A.641. 
 42.45     Sec. 13.  [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.] 
 42.46     Subdivision 1.  [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money 
 42.47  appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the 
 42.48  commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 42.49  and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $805,390,000 in 
 42.50  the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 42.51  Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 43.1   Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  
 43.2      Subd. 2.  [TRANSPORTATION FUND.] To provide the money 
 43.3   appropriated in this act from the state transportation fund, the 
 43.4   commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 43.5   and issue general obligation bonds of the state in an amount up 
 43.6   to $10,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the 
 43.7   effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 
 43.8   16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 
 43.9   4 to 7.  The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and 
 43.10  any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited 
 43.11  to a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund. 
 43.12                             ARTICLE 10 
 43.13                           EFFECTIVE DATE 
 43.14     Section 1.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 43.15     This act is effective the day after its final enactment.