1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending 
  1.3             for public purposes; authorizing spending to acquire 
  1.4             and to better public land and buildings and other 
  1.5             public improvements of a capital nature with certain 
  1.6             conditions; authorizing the sale of state bonds; 
  1.7             appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, 
  1.8             sections 16A.105; 16A.11, subdivision 3a, and by 
  1.9             adding a subdivision; 17.117, subdivision 3; 85.019, 
  1.10            subdivision 4a, and by adding a subdivision; 103F.725, 
  1.11            subdivision 1a; 116.16, subdivision 5; 116.182, 
  1.12            subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; and 
  1.13            446A.072, subdivisions 2, 4, 7, 9, and 12; Minnesota 
  1.14            Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 16A.641, 
  1.15            subdivision 4; 84.027, subdivision 15; 116.18, 
  1.16            subdivision 3c; and 268.917; Laws 1986, chapter 396, 
  1.17            section 2, subdivision 1, as amended; Laws 1990, 
  1.18            chapter 610, article 1, section 16, subdivision 4; 
  1.19            Laws 1994, chapter 643, sections 2, subdivision 13; 8, 
  1.20            subdivision 2; and 15, subdivision 6; Laws 1997, 
  1.21            chapter 202, article 1, section 35, as amended; 
  1.22            proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
  1.23            chapters 16A; 85; and 116J; repealing Minnesota 
  1.24            Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 446A.072, 
  1.25            subdivision 4a; Laws 1986, chapter 396, section 2, 
  1.26            subdivision 2. 
  1.27  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.28  Section 1.  [CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  1.29     The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
  1.30  appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to 
  1.31  the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent for 
  1.32  public purposes including to acquire and to better public land 
  1.33  and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, 
  1.34  as specified in this act.  Unless otherwise specified, the 
  1.35  appropriations in this act are available until the project is 
  1.36  completed or abandoned. 
  2.1                               SUMMARY 
  2.2   UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA                          $  172,370,000 
  2.3   MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES           139,590,000 
  2.4   CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION                             1,885,000 
  2.5   CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING                     56,204,000 
  2.6   FARIBAULT RESIDENTIAL ACADEMIES                       9,323,000 
  2.7   PUBLIC SERVICE                                        8,000,000 
  2.8   NATURAL RESOURCES                                   119,050,000 
  2.9   OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE                    3,000,000 
  2.10  PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY                          44,300,000 
  2.11  BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES                    19,000,000 
  2.12  AGRICULTURE                                             500,000 
  2.13  ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS                                    3,200,000 
  2.14  ADMINISTRATION                                       55,333,000 
  2.15  CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND
  2.16  PLANNING BOARD                                        9,463,000 
  2.17  AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION                             5,535,000 
  2.18  MILITARY AFFAIRS                                      1,880,000 
  2.19  TRANSPORTATION                                      118,228,000 
  2.20  HUMAN SERVICES                                       17,354,000 
  2.21  VETERANS HOMES BOARD                                 12,054,000 
  2.22  CORRECTIONS                                          14,182,000 
  2.23  PUBLIC SAFETY                                         6,478,000 
  2.24  LABOR INTERPRETIVE CENTER                             5,500,000 
  2.25  TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT                        9,769,000 
  2.26  INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL                                1,700,000 
  2.27  GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS                    116,880,000 
  2.28  HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY                                1,000,000 
  2.29  MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY                          4,983,000 
  2.30  BOND SALE EXPENSES                                       90,000 
  2.31  CANCELLATIONS                                         (643,000) 
  2.32  TRANSFERS INTO GENERAL FUND                         (2,000,000) 
  2.33  TOTAL                                           $   954,208,000 
  2.34  Bond Proceeds Fund  
  2.35  (User Financed Debt Service)                         88,170,000
  2.36  General Fund                                        813,287,000 
  2.37  Trunk Highway Fund                                   52,751,000 
  3.1                                                    APPROPRIATIONS
  3.2                                                    $ 
  3.3   Sec. 2.  UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 
  3.4   Subdivision 1.  To the board of regents
  3.5   of the University of Minnesota for the 
  3.6   purposes specified in this section                  172,370,000
  3.7   Subd. 2.  Twin Cities 
  3.8   (a) Minneapolis campus 
  3.9   (1) Amundson Hall                                     1,250,000
  3.10  Construct, furnish, and equip an 
  3.11  addition for the Chemical Engineering 
  3.12  and Materials Science program and 
  3.13  remodel existing space.  This 
  3.14  appropriation is contingent upon 
  3.15  $2,488,000 of nonstate matching money.  
  3.16  The nonstate money is in lieu of 
  3.17  one-third debt service payments. 
  3.18  (2) Art Building                                        730,000 
  3.19  Design and prepare construction 
  3.20  drawings for the construction of a new 
  3.21  facility.  The current building on the 
  3.22  Minneapolis West Bank campus shall be 
  3.23  demolished. 
  3.24  (3) Digital and Utility Infrastructure                7,000,000 
  3.25  Predesign, design, and complete the 
  3.26  following projects: 
  3.27  (i) Of this amount, $2,000,000 is to 
  3.28  replace and upgrade the information 
  3.29  technology infrastructure serving Mall 
  3.30  District buildings.  This appropriation 
  3.31  is from the general fund. 
  3.32  (ii) Of this amount, $5,000,000 is to 
  3.33  separate the combined storm sewer and 
  3.34  sanitary sewer systems and for air 
  3.35  conditioning Mall District buildings 
  3.36  using chilled water clusters.  This 
  3.37  appropriation is from the general fund. 
  3.38  (4) Folwell Hall Renovation                             690,000 
  3.39  Design the renovation and upgrading of 
  3.40  classrooms. 
  3.41  (5) Ford Hall                                         9,900,000  
  3.42  Design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  3.43  existing classroom space. 
  3.44  (6) Higher Education Asset Preservation
  3.45  and Replacement                                       4,340,000
  3.46  To be spent in accordance with 
  3.47  Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.  
  3.48  This appropriation is from the general 
  3.49  fund. 
  3.50  (7) Molecular and Cellular Biology Building          70,000,000
  3.51  Design, construct, furnish, and equip a 
  4.1   new Molecular and Cellular Biology 
  4.2   Building, and demolish all except 
  4.3   Jackson of the existing 
  4.4   Jackson-Owre-Millard-Lyon Hall complex. 
  4.5   (8) Sports Facilities                                   300,000 
  4.6   Design of a soccer and softball sports 
  4.7   facility for the Twin Cities and study 
  4.8   possibility of an ice arena for Duluth. 
  4.9   This appropriation is from the general 
  4.10  fund. 
  4.11  (9) Walter Digital Technology 
  4.12  Center/Science and Engineering Library                1,000,000
  4.13  Design the library and the technology 
  4.14  center. 
  4.15  (b) St. Paul campus 
  4.16  (1) Gortner and Snyder Halls                          4,000,000
  4.17  Design and remodel selected biology 
  4.18  laboratories.  
  4.19  (2) Greenhouse Renovation and Replacement               900,000 
  4.20  Design for upgrading plant growth 
  4.21  facilities for teaching and research.  
  4.22  The project will renovate or replace 
  4.23  obsolete greenhouse and headhouse space 
  4.24  and construct a biocontainment facility 
  4.25  to support the teaching and research 
  4.26  activities of both the university and 
  4.27  the Minnesota department of agriculture.
  4.28  (3) Higher Education Asset Preservation 
  4.29  and Replacement                                       1,400,000 
  4.30  To be spent in accordance with 
  4.31  Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.  
  4.32  This appropriation is from the general 
  4.33  fund. 
  4.34  (4) Peters Hall, Phase II                             6,950,000 
  4.35  Renovate, furnish, and equip classroom, 
  4.36  research, and office space. 
  4.37  Subd. 3.  Crookston 
  4.38  (a) Facility Improvements                             3,800,000 
  4.39  Design, construct, furnish, and equip 
  4.40  four projects: 
  4.41  (1) Early Child Development Center new 
  4.42  construction; 
  4.43  (2) Knutson Hall remodeling; 
  4.44  (3) Owen Hall Addition remodeling; and 
  4.45  (4) University Teaching and Outreach 
  4.46  Center stable expansion. 
  4.47  (b) Higher Education Asset Preservation 
  4.48  and Replacement                                         625,000 
  4.49  To be spent in accordance with 
  5.1   Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.  
  5.2   This appropriation is from the general 
  5.3   fund. 
  5.4   Subd. 4.  Duluth 
  5.5   (a) Higher Education Asset Preservation 
  5.6   and Replacement                                       3,300,000
  5.7   To be spent in accordance with 
  5.8   Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.  
  5.9   This appropriation is from the general 
  5.10  fund. 
  5.11  (b) Library                                          22,300,000 
  5.12  Construct, furnish, and equip a new 
  5.13  library. 
  5.14  Subd. 5.  Morris 
  5.15  (a) Higher Education Asset Preservation 
  5.16  and Replacement                                       1,285,000
  5.17  To be spent in accordance with 
  5.18  Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.  
  5.19  This appropriation is from the general 
  5.20  fund. 
  5.21  (b) Science and Mathematics Building Addition, 
  5.22  Recreational Sports Addition, 
  5.23  and Heating Plant Improvements                       28,200,000
  5.24  Construct, furnish, and equip existing 
  5.25  space and the additions.  Demolish the 
  5.26  physical education annex.  This project 
  5.27  consists of four components: 
  5.28  (1) an addition to the existing science 
  5.29  building; 
  5.30  (2) renovation of the science 
  5.31  auditorium/lecture hall; 
  5.32  (3) expansion of the heating plant; and 
  5.33  (4) an addition to the Physical 
  5.34  Education Center in partnership with 
  5.35  the Morris community.  Total project 
  5.36  costs of this component may be 
  5.37  increased to the extent supplemented by 
  5.38  local government and private money. 
  5.39  Subd. 6.  Agricultural Experiment
  5.40  Stations                                              4,400,000
  5.41  Design, construct, furnish, and equip 
  5.42  the following:  
  5.43  (1) swine research facilities at Morris 
  5.44  and Waseca; 
  5.45  (2) Arboretum/Horticultural Research 
  5.46  Center laboratory in Victoria.  In 
  5.47  addition, the university shall 
  5.48  contribute $833,000 toward construction 
  5.49  of this project; 
  5.50  (3) Cloquet Forestry Center dormitory 
  5.51  remodeling; and 
  6.1   (4) Grand Rapids Administration 
  6.2   Building addition. 
  6.3   Subd. 7.  Debt Service 
  6.4   (a) One-third of the appropriations in 
  6.5   subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clauses 
  6.6   (2), (4), (5), (7), (8), and (9), and 
  6.7   paragraph (b), clauses (1), (2), and 
  6.8   (4); subdivision 3, paragraph (a); 
  6.9   subdivision 4, paragraph (b); 
  6.10  subdivision 5, paragraph (b); and 
  6.11  subdivision 6, is from the bond 
  6.12  proceeds fund.  The board of regents 
  6.13  shall pay the debt service on state 
  6.14  bonds sold to finance those 
  6.15  appropriations.  After each sale of 
  6.16  general obligation bonds, the 
  6.17  commissioner of finance shall notify 
  6.18  the board of regents of the amounts for 
  6.19  which it is assessed each year for the 
  6.20  life of the bonds. 
  6.21  (b) The commissioner shall reduce the 
  6.22  board's assessment each year by the net 
  6.23  income from investment of general 
  6.24  obligation bond proceeds in proportion 
  6.25  to the amount of principal and interest 
  6.26  otherwise required to be paid by the 
  6.27  board.  The board shall pay its 
  6.28  resulting net assessment to the 
  6.29  commissioner of finance by December 1 
  6.30  each year.  If the board fails to make 
  6.31  a payment when due, the commissioner of 
  6.32  finance shall reduce allotments for 
  6.33  appropriations from the general fund 
  6.34  otherwise available to the board and 
  6.35  apply the amount of the reduction to 
  6.36  cover the missed debt service payment.  
  6.37  The commissioner of finance shall 
  6.38  credit the payments received from the 
  6.39  board to the bond debt service account 
  6.40  in the state bond fund each December 1 
  6.41  before money is transferred from the 
  6.42  general fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
  6.43  section 16A.641, subdivision 10. 
  6.44  (c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
  6.45  section 16A.28, subdivision 5, the 
  6.46  appropriations for those projects made 
  6.47  from the general fund do not lapse when 
  6.48  the purposes of the appropriations have 
  6.49  been accomplished, but may be used by 
  6.50  the board for any instructional or 
  6.51  noninstructional purpose. 
  6.52  Sec. 3.  MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 
  6.53  Subdivision 1.  To the board of trustees 
  6.54  of the Minnesota state colleges and 
  6.55  universities for the purposes specified in 
  6.56  this section                                        139,590,000
  6.57  Subd. 2.  Higher Education Asset
  6.58  Preservation and Replacement                         51,300,000
  6.59  To be spent in accordance with 
  6.60  Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046, 
  6.61  subdivision 2.  This appropriation is 
  6.62  from the general fund.  
  7.1   Subd. 3.  Master Facilities Plans                     1,400,000 
  7.2   Complete and update college and 
  7.3   university master facilities plans.  Of 
  7.4   this appropriation, up to $400,000 is 
  7.5   for Minnesota West Technical and 
  7.6   Community College and Northwest 
  7.7   Technical College.  This appropriation 
  7.8   is from the general fund. 
  7.9   Subd. 4.  Bemidji State University
  7.10  and Northwest Technical College, Bemidji              1,000,000
  7.11  Predesign and design facilities 
  7.12  required to colocate all programs of 
  7.13  the technical college and the state 
  7.14  university's industrial technology and 
  7.15  nursing programs.  The board of 
  7.16  trustees may consider, among other 
  7.17  options, the remodeling of the former 
  7.18  Bemidji high school.  The board may 
  7.19  acquire the former Bemidji high school 
  7.20  and may sell the former technical 
  7.21  college to the school district.  
  7.22  Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 
  7.23  94.16 and 103F.535 do not apply to 
  7.24  these real estate transactions. 
  7.25  Subd. 5.  Century Community and Technical College
  7.26  and Anoka-Hennepin Technical College                           
  7.27  (a) Academic Facilities Master Plan                     800,000
  7.28  The board shall prepare an academic and 
  7.29  facilities master plan for 
  7.30  Anoka-Hennepin technical college and 
  7.31  Century community and technical 
  7.32  college.  The board shall not be 
  7.33  restricted to current buildings and 
  7.34  campus locations in developing each 
  7.35  plan.  Alternate sites in the Anoka 
  7.36  community for Anoka-Hennepin technical 
  7.37  college may be considered. 
  7.38  (b) Safety Measures                                   3,200,000
  7.39  To design and construct an all-season 
  7.40  footbridge connecting Century's two 
  7.41  campuses, traffic control measures, and 
  7.42  reroute campus traffic. 
  7.43  The board and the department of 
  7.44  transportation shall cooperate in the 
  7.45  design and construction of this project.
  7.46  Subd. 6.  Hibbing Community
  7.47  and Technical College                                16,000,000
  7.48  Construct a new facility, adjacent to 
  7.49  the community college, for technical 
  7.50  programs, administrative services, and 
  7.51  customized training.  Upon completion 
  7.52  of this facility, the college must 
  7.53  vacate all buildings of the former 
  7.54  technical college.  The city shall 
  7.55  provide sewer and water, and a 
  7.56  perimeter street.  The board of 
  7.57  trustees shall dispose of the former 
  7.58  technical college land and buildings.  
  7.59  The proceeds may be retained by the 
  7.60  board pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 
  8.1   section 136F.71, subdivision 1.  
  8.2   Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 
  8.3   94.16 and 103F.535 do not apply to 
  8.4   these real estate transactions. 
  8.5   Subd. 7.  Inver Hills Community College              12,600,000
  8.6   Design and construct a new 
  8.7   instructional building and remodel the 
  8.8   existing science building.  The new 
  8.9   building will include space for the 
  8.10  emergency health services program, 
  8.11  chemistry and biology laboratories, an 
  8.12  interactive television classroom, 
  8.13  general instruction classrooms, 
  8.14  activities/fitness rooms, faculty 
  8.15  offices, small group meeting rooms, and 
  8.16  conference rooms.  Up to $600,000 may 
  8.17  be spent for the new entrance to the 
  8.18  college. 
  8.19  Subd. 8.  Laurentian Community
  8.20  and Technical College                                   500,000
  8.21  Predesign and design a new learning 
  8.22  resource center and remodel classrooms, 
  8.23  computer labs, and offices at the 
  8.24  Virginia campus. 
  8.25  Subd. 9.  Mankato State University                   11,000,000 
  8.26  (a) This money is for:  (1) the design 
  8.27  of Phase I and Phase II of the project 
  8.28  to renovate the indoor and outdoor 
  8.29  athletic facilities, and (2) for 
  8.30  construction and renovation work in 
  8.31  Myers Field House, Pennington 
  8.32  Foundation Building and tennis courts; 
  8.33  add required chiller capacity at the 
  8.34  utility plant; and selected remodeling 
  8.35  in Otto Arena, Highland Center, 
  8.36  Highland North, Blakeslee Stadium, and 
  8.37  outdoor track.  Phase II of the project 
  8.38  consists of completion of the remaining 
  8.39  construction and renovation work in 
  8.40  Highland Center, Highland North, Otto 
  8.41  Arena, Blakeslee Stadium, and the 
  8.42  outdoor track.  Money for Phase II of 
  8.43  this project is not included in this 
  8.44  appropriation. 
  8.45  (b) Notwithstanding Laws 1997, chapter 
  8.46  183, article 3, section 37, subdivision 
  8.47  6, the Mankato state university 
  8.48  foundation may build a black box 
  8.49  theater on the Mankato state university 
  8.50  campus at a site approved by the 
  8.51  board.  Prior to the beginning of 
  8.52  construction, the board must approve 
  8.53  the design and the foundation must 
  8.54  agree to donate the theater to the 
  8.55  state.  Title to the building shall 
  8.56  pass to the state immediately upon 
  8.57  donation. 
  8.58  Subd. 10.  Metropolitan State University               1,000,000 
  8.59  Design a new library and information 
  8.60  access center on the university's St. 
  8.61  Paul campus.  The facility will include 
  8.62  space for collections of the St. Paul 
  9.1   public library and community library 
  9.2   services. 
  9.3   Subd. 11.  Minneapolis Community
  9.4   and Technical College                                   500,000
  9.5   Design an addition and remodel the 
  9.6   existing library and other space.  The 
  9.7   addition will include a library and 
  9.8   media center and an instructional 
  9.9   technology center.  The remodeled space 
  9.10  will include classrooms, laboratories, 
  9.11  faculty offices, student services, and 
  9.12  interactive television classrooms. 
  9.13  Subd. 12.  Normandale Community College                 240,000 
  9.14  Design for the renovation or new 
  9.15  construction of science program 
  9.16  facilities.  
  9.17  Subd. 13.  North Hennepin Community College           9,650,000 
  9.18  Design, remodel, and construct a new 
  9.19  science center including classrooms, 
  9.20  laboratories, offices, and storage, 
  9.21  preparation, and study space. 
  9.22  Subd. 14.  Northland Community
  9.23  and Technical College                                 4,000,000
  9.24  Design and construct an addition and 
  9.25  remodel existing space for student 
  9.26  services, women's center, bookstore, 
  9.27  customized training, administrative 
  9.28  services, and classrooms. 
  9.29  Subd. 15.  Red Wing/Winona
  9.30  Technical College                                     1,500,000
  9.31  Design and construct a new classroom 
  9.32  and garage facility for the truck 
  9.33  driving program at the Winona campus.  
  9.34  The facility may be connected to or 
  9.35  separate from the main campus building, 
  9.36  as deemed appropriate to accommodate 
  9.37  safety, traffic, and programmatic 
  9.38  concerns. 
  9.39  Subd. 16.  Ridgewater Community
  9.40  and Technical College                                 7,600,000
  9.41  Design and construct a new addition and 
  9.42  remodel existing facilities at the 
  9.43  Hutchinson campus for a library and 
  9.44  media resource center, nondestructive 
  9.45  testing facilities, student support 
  9.46  services, and child care center. 
  9.47  Subd. 17.  Riverland Community
  9.48  and Technical College                                 1,000,000
  9.49  Design and complete minor construction 
  9.50  and remodeling at the Austin campus, 
  9.51  including remodeling for student 
  9.52  services and health science programs, 
  9.53  and reconfiguration of building 
  9.54  entryways, sidewalks, and roadways to 
  9.55  better connect the two separate 
  9.56  facilities. 
 10.1   Subd. 18.  Rochester Community
 10.2   and Technical College                                 1,000,000
 10.3   Construct an interior roadway 
 10.4   connecting the two campuses. 
 10.5   Subd. 19.  St. Cloud State University
 10.6   The board may construct a new bookstore 
 10.7   on the St. Cloud state university 
 10.8   campus. 
 10.9   Subd. 20.  St. Cloud Technical College                1,000,000 
 10.10  Design and construct an addition and 
 10.11  remodeling of graphic arts and dental 
 10.12  space, including classrooms, and design 
 10.13  remodeling of most of the remaining 
 10.14  space. 
 10.15  Subd. 21.  St. Paul Technical College                10,000,000 
 10.16  Design and construct an addition to the 
 10.17  library and learning resource center 
 10.18  and remodel existing space for student 
 10.19  services, chemical technology 
 10.20  laboratory, and update the HVAC and 
 10.21  building equipment automation system. 
 10.22  Subd. 22.  Southwest State University                   800,000 
 10.23  Predesign and design the renovation of 
 10.24  the library including the replacement 
 10.25  of HVAC systems and installation of 
 10.26  wiring for computer technology. 
 10.27  Subd. 23.  Winona State University                      500,000 
 10.28  Design the remodeling of Maxwell 
 10.29  Library into offices and classrooms. 
 10.30  Subd. 24.  Land Acquisition                           3,000,000 
 10.31  Purchase land adjacent to or near the 
 10.32  university campuses pursuant to 
 10.33  Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.60. 
 10.34  Subd. 25.  Debt Service                                         
 10.35  (a) One-third of the appropriations in 
 10.36  subdivisions 4; 5, paragraphs (a) and 
 10.37  (b); 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 
 10.38  15; 16; 17; 18; 20; 21; 22; 23; and 24, 
 10.39  is from the bond proceeds fund.  The 
 10.40  board of trustees of the Minnesota 
 10.41  state colleges and universities shall 
 10.42  pay the debt service on state bonds 
 10.43  sold to finance those appropriations.  
 10.44  After each sale of general obligation 
 10.45  bonds, the commissioner of finance 
 10.46  shall notify the board of trustees of 
 10.47  the amounts for which it is assessed 
 10.48  each year for the life of the bonds. 
 10.49  (b) The commissioner shall reduce the 
 10.50  board's assessment each year by the net 
 10.51  income from investment of general 
 10.52  obligation bond proceeds in proportion 
 10.53  to the amount of principal and interest 
 10.54  otherwise required to be paid by the 
 10.55  board.  The board shall pay its 
 11.1   resulting net assessment to the 
 11.2   commissioner of finance by December 1 
 11.3   each year.  If the board fails to make 
 11.4   a payment when due, the commissioner of 
 11.5   finance shall reduce allotments for 
 11.6   appropriations from the general fund 
 11.7   otherwise available to the board and 
 11.8   apply the amount of the reduction to 
 11.9   cover the missed debt service payment.  
 11.10  The commissioner of finance shall 
 11.11  credit the payments received from the 
 11.12  board to the bond debt service account 
 11.13  in the state bond fund each December 1 
 11.14  before money is transferred from the 
 11.15  general fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
 11.16  section 16A.641, subdivision 10. 
 11.17  (c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
 11.18  section 16A.28, subdivision 5, the 
 11.19  appropriations for those projects made 
 11.20  from the general fund do not lapse when 
 11.21  the purposes of the appropriations have 
 11.22  been accomplished, but may be used by 
 11.23  the board for any instructional or 
 11.24  noninstructional purpose. 
 11.25  Sec. 4.  CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION 
 11.26  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 11.27  of administration for the purposes
 11.28  specified in this section                             1,885,000
 11.29  Subd. 2.  Administration/Classroom
 11.30  Building Renovation                                     782,000
 11.31  To design, furnish, equip, and renovate 
 11.32  the administrative/classroom building.  
 11.33  This project is to include upgrades to 
 11.34  building hallways, conversion of a 
 11.35  temporary student computer lab to a 
 11.36  student commons area, reconfiguration 
 11.37  of support and classroom spaces, and 
 11.38  partial renovation of the cafeteria 
 11.39  food service and seating areas. 
 11.40  Subd. 3.  Asset Preservation                            467,000 
 11.41  For asset preservation improvements on 
 11.42  the campus including, but not limited 
 11.43  to, design and construction of 
 11.44  sprinkler systems, demolition of the 
 11.45  main entry to the 
 11.46  administration/classroom building, 
 11.47  foundation repairs, reconstruction of 
 11.48  campus roads and parking areas, and 
 11.49  replacement of deteriorated sidewalks. 
 11.50  Subd. 4.  Delta Dormitory Upgrades                      486,000
 11.51  For construction to electronically link 
 11.52  the dormitory to the main computer 
 11.53  information systems, upgrade the 
 11.54  electrical needs of the residential 
 11.55  students, reconfigure mechanical 
 11.56  ductwork to provide for decentralized 
 11.57  temperature controls, install a 
 11.58  commercial stove, construct student 
 11.59  outdoor recreation spaces, and replace 
 11.60  carpet, some dormitory furniture, and 
 11.61  install window treatments throughout 
 11.62  the dormitory. 
 12.1   Subd. 5.  GAIA Building Renovation                      150,000 
 12.2   For the partial renovation of spaces 
 12.3   currently used for student instruction 
 12.4   to spaces that will be utilized for 
 12.5   adult professional development and 
 12.6   related administrative support services.
 12.7   Sec. 5.  CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING 
 12.8   Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of
 12.9   children, families, and learning for the
 12.10  purposes specified in this section                   56,204,000 
 12.11  Subd. 2.  Community Schools
 12.12  Partnership, St. Paul                                14,330,000
 12.13  For a grant to independent school 
 12.14  district No. 625 to improve or renovate 
 12.15  achievement-plus facilities. 
 12.16  Of this amount, $2,180,000 is to 
 12.17  remodel and renovate the Monroe 
 12.18  community school and $2,400,000 is to 
 12.19  remodel and renovate the Dayton's Bluff 
 12.20  elementary school. 
 12.21  This appropriation is contingent upon a 
 12.22  nonstate funding match of $5,170,000. 
 12.23  Of this amount, $9,750,000 is to 
 12.24  design, construct, and acquire the land 
 12.25  for a new achievement-plus facility. 
 12.26  This appropriation is contingent upon a 
 12.27  nonstate funding match of $9,150,000. 
 12.28  Subd. 3.  Metropolitan Magnet Schools                33,454,000 
 12.29  For awarding metropolitan magnet school 
 12.30  grants to groups of qualified 
 12.31  metropolitan school districts under 
 12.32  Minnesota Statutes, section 124C.498.  
 12.33  Of this amount, $1,900,000 is for the 
 12.34  completion of the Downtown Integration 
 12.35  magnet school in Minneapolis. 
 12.36  Of this amount, $3,800,000 is for 
 12.37  planning, design, acquisition of land, 
 12.38  architectural fees, and engineering 
 12.39  fees for the East Metropolitan 
 12.40  Integration magnet school in the East 
 12.41  Metropolitan area.  Of that amount, 
 12.42  $2,800,000 is for land acquisition.  
 12.43  Of this amount, $14,554,000 is for the 
 12.44  construction of the Metropolitan 
 12.45  Integration magnet school in 
 12.46  Robbinsdale. 
 12.47  Of this amount, $13,200,000 is for the 
 12.48  Southwest Metropolitan Integration 
 12.49  magnet school in Edina. 
 12.50  Subd. 4.  Statewide Residential
 12.51  Academies                                             3,620,000
 12.52  For grants to public or private 
 12.53  organizations or a collaboration of 
 12.54  organizations to provide predesign, 
 13.1   design, land acquisition, construction, 
 13.2   remodeling, and furnishing costs for 
 13.3   residential academies for youth between 
 13.4   the ages of 12 and 18 years.  Grants 
 13.5   shall be awarded through a competitive 
 13.6   request process.  Enrollment will be 
 13.7   voluntary, with placement agreed to by 
 13.8   the youth's parent or guardian, county 
 13.9   of residence, school district, and 
 13.10  residential academy, as appropriate.  
 13.11  Priority shall be given to programs 
 13.12  where a collaborative effort is 
 13.13  demonstrated to the commissioner among 
 13.14  the various partners and an emphasis is 
 13.15  placed on after-school enrichment 
 13.16  activities and parental involvement.  
 13.17  Subd. 5.  Early Childhood
 13.18  Learning Facilities                                   4,800,000
 13.19  For grants pursuant to Minnesota 
 13.20  Statutes, section 268.917. 
 13.21  Sec. 6.  RESIDENTIAL ACADEMIES AT FARIBAULT 
 13.22  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 13.23  of administration for the purposes
 13.24  specified in this section                             9,323,000
 13.25  Subd. 2.  Asset Preservation                            725,000 
 13.26  For asset preservation improvements on 
 13.27  both campuses at the Faribault 
 13.28  residential academies including, but 
 13.29  not limited to, asbestos removal and 
 13.30  replacement of roofs, windows, fire 
 13.31  protection systems, and sidewalks. 
 13.32  Subd. 3.  Tate Hall Renovation                        4,009,000 
 13.33  To design, remodel, furnish, and equip 
 13.34  Tate Hall on the campus of the 
 13.35  Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf.  
 13.36  This project is to include asset 
 13.37  preservation improvements, installation 
 13.38  of a ventilation and humidity control 
 13.39  system, remodeling to expand bathroom 
 13.40  facilities, and renovation of new space 
 13.41  for a home living skills center. 
 13.42  Subd. 4.  Lysen Expansion
 13.43  and Renovation                                        4,589,000
 13.44  To design, construct, furnish, and 
 13.45  equip an expansion and renovation of 
 13.46  the Lysen Learning Building on the 
 13.47  campus of the Minnesota State Academy 
 13.48  for the Blind.  This project is to 
 13.49  include expansion or remodeling of 
 13.50  classrooms, offices, recreation areas, 
 13.51  and related spaces in this building. 
 13.52  Sec. 7.  PUBLIC SERVICE 
 13.53  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of 
 13.54  public service for the purposes specified 
 13.55  in this section                                       8,000,000 
 13.56  Subd. 2.  Energy Investment Loan 
 13.57  Program                                               8,000,000 
 14.1   For loans according Minnesota Statutes, 
 14.2   section 216C.37, to make energy-saving 
 14.3   capital improvements.  This 
 14.4   appropriation is from the bond proceeds 
 14.5   fund.  
 14.6   Sec. 8.  NATURAL RESOURCES 
 14.7   Subdivision 1.  To the 
 14.8   commissioner of natural resources 
 14.9   for the purposes specified
 14.10  in this section.                                    119,050,000
 14.11  Subd. 2.  Statewide Asset
 14.12  Preservation                                          2,282,000
 14.13  For repair and renovation of the 
 14.14  department of natural resources land, 
 14.15  buildings, or other improvements of a 
 14.16  capital nature throughout the state.  
 14.17  The commissioner shall determine 
 14.18  project priorities as appropriate based 
 14.19  upon need. 
 14.20  Subd. 3.  Office Facility
 14.21  Consolidation                                         7,391,000
 14.22  To acquire land, design, construct, 
 14.23  furnish, and equip offices and service 
 14.24  facilities at consolidated office sites 
 14.25  in Windom and Tower. 
 14.26  Subd. 4.  State Park and Recreation
 14.27  Area Building Rehabilitation                          4,255,000
 14.28  To design, repair, rehabilitate, 
 14.29  construct, or add to state park 
 14.30  buildings throughout the state, 
 14.31  according to the management plan 
 14.32  required in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
 14.33  86A.  The commissioner shall determine 
 14.34  project priorities as appropriate based 
 14.35  upon need. 
 14.36  Subd. 5.  State Park and Recreation
 14.37  Area Building Development                             4,585,000
 14.38  To design, construct, furnish, and 
 14.39  equip new buildings and associated 
 14.40  utilities in the state park system, 
 14.41  according to the management plan 
 14.42  required in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
 14.43  86A.  
 14.44  Subd. 6.  State Park and Recreation
 14.45  Area Betterment and Rehabilitation                    2,021,000
 14.46  To upgrade, repair, or rehabilitate 
 14.47  improvements of a capital nature at 
 14.48  state park and recreation area 
 14.49  facilities throughout the state, 
 14.50  including, but not limited to, resource 
 14.51  management projects, trail 
 14.52  rehabilitation, campground 
 14.53  rehabilitation, and road and bridge 
 14.54  repair.  The commissioner shall 
 14.55  determine project priorities as 
 14.56  appropriate based upon need. 
 14.57  Subd. 7.  State Park and 
 14.58  Recreation Area Acquisition                           2,500,000
 15.1   For acquisition from willing sellers of 
 15.2   private lands within state park and 
 15.3   recreation area boundaries established 
 15.4   by law.  The commissioner shall 
 15.5   determine project priorities as 
 15.6   appropriate based upon need. 
 15.7   Subd. 8.  Metro Regional Park 
 15.8   Acquisition and Betterment                            9,825,000
 15.9   For payment to the metropolitan 
 15.10  council.  The commissioner shall pay 
 15.11  the amount on a reimbursement basis to 
 15.12  the metropolitan council upon receipt 
 15.13  of a certified copy of a council 
 15.14  resolution requesting payment.  The 
 15.15  appropriation must be used to pay the 
 15.16  cost of rehabilitation, acquisition, 
 15.17  and development by the council and 
 15.18  local government units of regional 
 15.19  recreational open-space lands in 
 15.20  accordance with the council's policy 
 15.21  plan as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
 15.22  section 473.315.  This appropriation 
 15.23  must not be used for research, 
 15.24  planning, administration, or tax 
 15.25  equivalency payments.  This 
 15.26  appropriation may be used for the 
 15.27  purchase of homes only if the purchases 
 15.28  are included in the work program 
 15.29  required by law and they are expressly 
 15.30  approved by the legislative commission 
 15.31  on Minnesota resources.  
 15.32  $840,000 of this appropriation may be 
 15.33  used by the metropolitan council to 
 15.34  reimburse Washington county for 
 15.35  acquiring St. Croix Bluffs regional 
 15.36  park in 1997. 
 15.37  Subd. 9.  Dam Improvements                             1,000,000 
 15.38  For the emergency repair, 
 15.39  reconstruction, or removal of publicly 
 15.40  owned dams throughout the state.  Up to 
 15.41  $300,000 of this appropriation is for a 
 15.42  grant to the city of Appleton for 
 15.43  removal of a dam located on the Pomme 
 15.44  de Terre river in Swift county.  The 
 15.45  commissioner shall determine remaining 
 15.46  project priorities as appropriate based 
 15.47  upon need as provided in Minnesota 
 15.48  Statutes, section 103G.511. 
 15.49  Subd. 10.  Flood Hazard
 15.50  Mitigation Grants                                    38,200,000
 15.51  For the flood hazard mitigation grant 
 15.52  program to local government units for 
 15.53  capital improvements to prevent or 
 15.54  alleviate flood damages under Minnesota 
 15.55  Statutes, section 103F.161, including 
 15.56  $1,500,000 for the construction of ring 
 15.57  dikes.  The commissioner shall 
 15.58  determine project priorities as 
 15.59  appropriate based upon need.  As soon 
 15.60  as the United States Army Corps of 
 15.61  Engineers section 205 flood control 
 15.62  study for the city of Breckenridge is 
 15.63  complete, the commissioner shall make a 
 16.1   recommendation to the legislature for 
 16.2   the funding necessary to complete flood 
 16.3   hazard mitigation efforts in the city.  
 16.4   This appropriation contains the amount 
 16.5   necessary to fully fund the state share 
 16.6   of the East Grand Forks project. Grants 
 16.7   under this subdivision are exempt from 
 16.8   the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 16.9   section 16B.335. 
 16.10  Subd. 11.  Forest Road and
 16.11  Bridge Projects                                       1,000,000
 16.12  For reconstruction, resurfacing, 
 16.13  replacement, or construction of 
 16.14  improvements of a capital nature to 
 16.15  state forest roads and bridges 
 16.16  throughout the state.  The commissioner 
 16.17  shall determine project priorities as 
 16.18  appropriate based upon need. 
 16.19  Subd. 12.  Forestry Land Acquisition                    800,000 
 16.20  To acquire private lands from willing 
 16.21  sellers within established boundaries 
 16.22  of state forests throughout the state.  
 16.23  The commissioner shall determine 
 16.24  project priorities as appropriate based 
 16.25  upon need. 
 16.26  Subd. 13.  Forestry Recreation
 16.27  Facilities                                              750,000
 16.28  For improvements of a capital nature to 
 16.29  rehabilitate, improve, or develop 
 16.30  forestry recreation facilities 
 16.31  throughout the state.  The commissioner 
 16.32  shall determine project priorities as 
 16.33  appropriate based upon need. 
 16.34  Subd. 14.  RIM Wildlife Management Areas, 
 16.35  Critical Habitat, and North American 
 16.36  Waterfowl Management Plan                             8,841,000
 16.37  $1,000,000 of this appropriation is to 
 16.38  acquire land for wildlife management 
 16.39  areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 16.40  97A.135; $7,341,000 is for the critical 
 16.41  habitat private sector matching account 
 16.42  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 16.43  84.943; and $500,000 is for acquisition 
 16.44  and wetland restoration under the North 
 16.45  American Waterfowl Management Plan.  
 16.46  The commissioner shall determine 
 16.47  project priorities as appropriate based 
 16.48  upon need.  
 16.49  Subd. 15.  RIM Fish Hatchery
 16.50  Rehabilitation                                        1,300,000
 16.51  For improvements of a capital nature to 
 16.52  rehabilitate, improve, or develop fish 
 16.53  culture facilities. 
 16.54  Subd. 16.  RIM Wildlife,
 16.55  Habitat Improvements                                  3,000,000
 16.56  For improvements of a capital nature to 
 16.57  develop, protect, or improve wildlife 
 16.58  management areas and other state lands 
 16.59  throughout the state.  The commissioner 
 17.1   shall determine project priorities as 
 17.2   appropriate based upon need.  
 17.3   Subd. 17.  Stream Protection
 17.4   and Restoration                                       1,500,000
 17.5   For the acquisition of easements and 
 17.6   aquatic management areas on streams for 
 17.7   fisheries management purposes, and 
 17.8   stream restoration on portions of the 
 17.9   Whitewater river and Sandy river. 
 17.10  Subd. 18.  Scientific and Natural Area and
 17.11  Prairie Bank Acquisition and Improvement              2,300,000
 17.12  $1,500,000 of this appropriation is to 
 17.13  acquire land related to scientific and 
 17.14  natural areas pursuant to Minnesota 
 17.15  Statutes, section 84.033; $400,000 is 
 17.16  for acquisition of prairie bank 
 17.17  easements pursuant to Minnesota 
 17.18  Statutes, section 84.96; and $400,000 
 17.19  is for development, protection, or 
 17.20  improvements of a capital nature to 
 17.21  scientific and natural areas throughout 
 17.22  the state.  Scientific and natural area 
 17.23  acquisition that is consistent with the 
 17.24  greenways and natural areas 
 17.25  collaborative must be given priority 
 17.26  for funding.  The commissioner shall 
 17.27  determine other project priorities as 
 17.28  appropriate based upon need.  
 17.29  Subd. 19.  Accelerated Wildlife
 17.30  Habitat Management                                    1,100,000
 17.31  For wildlife habitat improvement.  Of 
 17.32  this amount, $900,000 is for winter 
 17.33  wildlife habitat improvement for 
 17.34  pheasants and other grassland wildlife 
 17.35  in key farmland areas and $200,000 is 
 17.36  for brushland and forest habitat 
 17.37  renewal for sharp-tailed grouse and 
 17.38  other species of birds dependent on 
 17.39  open brushlands in forest areas. 
 17.40  Subd. 20.  Water Access
 17.41  Acquisition and Development                           1,000,000
 17.42  For public water access acquisition 
 17.43  development and rehabilitation on lakes 
 17.44  and rivers, including boat access 
 17.45  through the provision of fishing piers 
 17.46  and shoreline access. 
 17.47  Subd. 21.  Trail Acquisition
 17.48  and Development                                       9,500,000
 17.49  For acquisition and development of a 
 17.50  capital nature on state trails as 
 17.51  specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
 17.52  section 85.015.  The commissioner shall 
 17.53  determine project priorities as 
 17.54  appropriate based upon need.  
 17.55  $1,500,000 of this appropriation is for 
 17.56  the state targeting accessible 
 17.57  recreation trails (START) project to 
 17.58  complete the trail survey, 
 17.59  prioritizing, and preengineering work 
 17.60  for all 100 major recreation areas and 
 17.61  to improve accessibility in up to 35 of 
 18.1   these areas.  This appropriation 
 18.2   includes money for an alternate trail 
 18.3   surface on the Heartland trail and for 
 18.4   acquisition of the extension of the 
 18.5   Blufflands trail from Preston to 
 18.6   Forestville state park and the Blazing 
 18.7   Star trail. 
 18.8   Subd. 22.  Mississippi Whitewater 
 18.9   Trail                                                   100,000
 18.10  For engineering and hydraulic studies 
 18.11  in conjunction with the proposed 
 18.12  development of an urban whitewater 
 18.13  trail along the Mississippi river in 
 18.14  the lower St. Anthony Falls area below 
 18.15  the stone arch bridge in Minneapolis 
 18.16  and to examine the economic impact, 
 18.17  market use potential, public safety 
 18.18  concerns, environmental considerations, 
 18.19  and land and water use impacts of the 
 18.20  proposed Mississippi Whitewater trail.  
 18.21  The commissioner must coordinate and 
 18.22  work with affected local, state, and 
 18.23  federal governments and interested 
 18.24  citizen groups, including, but not 
 18.25  limited to, the National Park Service, 
 18.26  the United States Army Corps of 
 18.27  Engineers, the University of Minnesota, 
 18.28  the Minnesota historical society, the 
 18.29  metropolitan parks and open space 
 18.30  commission, the Minneapolis park board, 
 18.31  and the Mississippi Whitewater Park 
 18.32  Development Corporation.  The 
 18.33  commissioner must report to the senate 
 18.34  environment and agriculture budget 
 18.35  division and the house environment, 
 18.36  natural resources, and agriculture 
 18.37  finance committee by November 1, 1999, 
 18.38  on the findings from the studies 
 18.39  required under this subdivision.  This 
 18.40  appropriation is available until June 
 18.41  30, 1999. 
 18.42  Subd. 23.  Lake Superior
 18.43  Safe Harbors                                          5,150,000
 18.44  For acquisition, design, and 
 18.45  development of safe harbors and public 
 18.46  accesses on Lake Superior at Taconite 
 18.47  Harbor, Two Harbors, and Knife river.  
 18.48  This appropriation is intended to 
 18.49  maximize federal matching funds from 
 18.50  the United States Army Corps of 
 18.51  Engineers.  
 18.52  Subd. 24.  Local Initiative Grants                    6,500,000 
 18.53  For matching grants to be provided to 
 18.54  local units of government to purchase 
 18.55  interests in land, development, or 
 18.56  renovation of a capital nature of local 
 18.57  parks, trails, and natural and scenic 
 18.58  areas.  Recipients must provide a match 
 18.59  of at least one-half of total eligible 
 18.60  project costs.  The commissioner shall 
 18.61  make payment to local units of 
 18.62  government upon receiving documentation 
 18.63  of reimbursable expenditures.  The 
 18.64  commissioner shall determine project 
 18.65  priorities as appropriate based upon 
 19.1   need. 
 19.2   $1,000,000 of this appropriation is for 
 19.3   grants to units of government to 
 19.4   acquire and develop outdoor recreation 
 19.5   areas. 
 19.6   $1,000,000 of this appropriation is for 
 19.7   cooperative trail grants of up to 
 19.8   $50,000 per project for trail linkages 
 19.9   between communities, trails, and parks. 
 19.10  $2,500,000 of this appropriation is for 
 19.11  regional trail grants under Minnesota 
 19.12  Statutes, section 85.019, subdivision 
 19.13  4b.  Priority shall be given to 
 19.14  matching funds for an ISTEA grant. 
 19.15  $500,000 of this appropriation is for 
 19.16  the cost of development and acquisition 
 19.17  of the Southwest regional trail in the 
 19.18  city of St. Louis Park.  The trail must 
 19.19  connect the Minneapolis regional trail 
 19.20  system at Cedar Lake park to the 
 19.21  Hennepin parks regional trail system at 
 19.22  the Hopkins trail head.  This 
 19.23  appropriation is not available until 
 19.24  the commissioner has determined that 
 19.25  the necessary additional financing to 
 19.26  complete a fully functional project, in 
 19.27  the amount of at least $500,000, has 
 19.28  been committed from nonstate sources.  
 19.29  $1,500,000 of this appropriation is for 
 19.30  grants to units of government to 
 19.31  acquire and better natural and scenic 
 19.32  areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 19.33  85.019, subdivision 4a.  Acquisition 
 19.34  that is consistent with the greenways 
 19.35  and natural areas collaborative must be 
 19.36  given priority for funding. 
 19.37  Grants under this subdivision are 
 19.38  exempt from the requirements of 
 19.39  Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 19.40  Subd. 25.  Laurentian         
 19.41  Environmental Center                                    800,000
 19.42  For a grant to independent school 
 19.43  district No. 621, Mounds View, for 
 19.44  capital improvements at the Laurentian 
 19.45  Environmental Learning Center, 
 19.46  including remodeling of existing 
 19.47  buildings, construction of new 
 19.48  buildings, demolition, and access 
 19.49  improvements for people with 
 19.50  disabilities.  $300,000 of this 
 19.51  appropriation is available 
 19.52  immediately.  The balance is available 
 19.53  to the extent matched by money from 
 19.54  other sources. 
 19.55  Subd. 26.  International Wolf Center                    350,000 
 19.56  For capital improvements to the 
 19.57  International Wolf Center, including 
 19.58  repair of grounds and buildings, 
 19.59  improvements to the heating and 
 19.60  ventilation system, the wolf enclosure, 
 19.61  and the children's exhibit room, and 
 20.1   added facilities for vehicle garaging 
 20.2   and a workshop. 
 20.3   Subd. 27.  Savage Water       
 20.4   Supply System                                         2,000,000
 20.5   For a grant to the city of Savage for a 
 20.6   water supply system.  The system must 
 20.7   implement uniform demand management 
 20.8   measures and provide for alternative 
 20.9   sustainable water sources while 
 20.10  protecting the Savage Fen wetland 
 20.11  complex and the water resources of the 
 20.12  aquifers.  Conservation and demand 
 20.13  reduction measures must be adopted.  
 20.14  The system may be constructed under 
 20.15  authority of Minnesota Statutes, 
 20.16  section 471.59, 471.591, or other law.  
 20.17  The alternative sources of water must 
 20.18  be approved by the commissioner and 
 20.19  comply with permit requirements under 
 20.20  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G.  This 
 20.21  appropriation may not be used to pay 
 20.22  for more than 50 percent of the 
 20.23  additional costs incurred for 
 20.24  protection of the Savage Fen, as 
 20.25  determined by the commissioner. 
 20.26  No later than June 30, 1998, the 
 20.27  commissioner of finance shall transfer 
 20.28  $2,000,000 of the unencumbered balance 
 20.29  in the once-through cooling conversion 
 20.30  loan account from funds credited to the 
 20.31  account under Minnesota Statutes, 
 20.32  section 103G.271, subdivision 6, 
 20.33  paragraph (g), to the general fund. 
 20.34  Subd. 28.  Como Park Education Resource Center          500,000 
 20.35  For a grant to the city of St. Paul for 
 20.36  initial construction costs for the Como 
 20.37  Park education resource center.  This 
 20.38  appropriation is not available until 
 20.39  the commissioner has determined that 
 20.40  the necessary additional financing to 
 20.41  complete a fully functional project, in 
 20.42  the amount of at least $500,000, has 
 20.43  been committed from nonstate sources.  
 20.44  The center must report to the chair of 
 20.45  the senate environment and agriculture 
 20.46  budget division, the chair of the house 
 20.47  environment and agriculture finance 
 20.48  committee, and the chairs of the senate 
 20.49  and house environment and natural 
 20.50  resources policy committees as soon as 
 20.51  the center has secured half of the 
 20.52  total project costs from nonstate 
 20.53  sources. 
 20.54  Subd. 29.  Work Program                                         
 20.55  The commissioner must submit a work 
 20.56  program and semiannual progress reports 
 20.57  in the form determined by the 
 20.58  legislative commission on Minnesota 
 20.59  resources and request its 
 20.60  recommendation before spending any 
 20.61  money appropriated by subdivision 4, 5, 
 20.62  6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 
 20.63  19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, or 
 21.1   30 of this section.  The commission's 
 21.2   recommendation is advisory only.  
 21.3   Failure to respond to a request within 
 21.4   60 days after receipt is a positive 
 21.5   recommendation.  Work programs 
 21.6   involving land acquisition must include 
 21.7   a land acquisition plan. 
 21.8   Subd. 30.  American Bald 
 21.9   Eagle Center                                            500,000
 21.10  For a grant to the city of Wabasha to 
 21.11  construct the American Bald Eagle 
 21.12  Center.  This appropriation is not 
 21.13  available until the commissioner has 
 21.14  determined that the necessary 
 21.15  additional financing to complete a 
 21.16  fully functional project, in the amount 
 21.17  of at least $500,000, has been 
 21.18  committed from nonstate sources. 
 21.19  Sec. 9.  OFFICE OF 
 21.20  ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE                              3,000,000
 21.21  To the office of environmental 
 21.22  assistance for the solid waste capital 
 21.23  assistance grants program under 
 21.24  Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54.  
 21.25  Grants under this section are exempt 
 21.26  from the requirements of Minnesota 
 21.27  Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 21.28  Sec. 10.  PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY 
 21.29  Subdivision 1.  To the public
 21.30  facilities authority for the purposes
 21.31  specified in this section                            44,300,000
 21.32  Subd. 2.  Matching Money
 21.33  for Federal Grants                                   15,000,000
 21.34  For state matching money for federal 
 21.35  grants to capitalize the water 
 21.36  pollution control fund and the drinking 
 21.37  water revolving fund under Minnesota 
 21.38  Statutes, sections 446A.07 and 446A.081.
 21.39  The expenditure and allocation of state 
 21.40  matching funds between funds shall be 
 21.41  based on the amount of federal funds 
 21.42  appropriated to the funds.  This 
 21.43  appropriation must be used for 
 21.44  qualified capital projects. 
 21.45  By October 1, 1998, the commissioner of 
 21.46  the pollution control agency shall 
 21.47  report to the chairs of the senate 
 21.48  environment and agriculture budget 
 21.49  division and the house environment, 
 21.50  natural resources, and agriculture 
 21.51  finance committee and the chairs of the 
 21.52  senate and house environment and 
 21.53  natural resources committees on the 
 21.54  feasibility and cost of options for 
 21.55  correcting sewage treatment system 
 21.56  problems in the city of Tracy. 
 21.57  Subd. 3.  Wastewater
 21.58  Infrastructure Program                               16,000,000
 21.59  For supplemental assistance to 
 22.1   municipalities under Minnesota 
 22.2   Statutes, section 446A.072.  The 
 22.3   authority shall reimburse cities with 
 22.4   median annual household incomes, based 
 22.5   on the 1990 federal census, of less 
 22.6   than $26,000 that have constructed 
 22.7   projects that reduce discharge into 
 22.8   outstanding resource value waters in 
 22.9   order to comply with more stringent 
 22.10  wastewater standards required to 
 22.11  protect those waters.  The amount of 
 22.12  the reimbursement shall be equal to the 
 22.13  reimbursement the city would have 
 22.14  received pursuant to Minnesota 
 22.15  Statutes, section 446A.072, subdivision 
 22.16  4, as it is amended by this act. 
 22.17  The authority shall give priority to 
 22.18  matching grant funds on a 50 percent 
 22.19  basis with United States Department of 
 22.20  Agriculture rural development projects. 
 22.21  Subd. 4.  Bayport Sewer       
 22.22  Reconstruction                                          300,000
 22.23  For a grant to the city of Bayport for 
 22.24  engineering of the storm sewer 
 22.25  reconstruction project adjacent to the 
 22.26  department of corrections Stillwater 
 22.27  facility. 
 22.28  Subd. 5.  State Revolving Fund
 22.29  Supplemental                                         13,000,000
 22.30  For deposit in the water pollution 
 22.31  control fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
 22.32  section 446A.07, for the agricultural 
 22.33  best management practices loan program 
 22.34  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 22.35  17.117, except that none of this 
 22.36  appropriation may be used for 
 22.37  conservation tillage equipment. 
 22.38  Sec. 11.  BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES 
 22.39  Subdivision 1.  To the board
 22.40  of water and soil resources for the
 22.41  purposes specified in this section                   19,000,000
 22.42  Subd. 2.  RIM and PWP
 22.43  Conservation Easements                               15,000,000
 22.44  This appropriation is for the following 
 22.45  purposes: 
 22.46  (1) to acquire conservation easements 
 22.47  from landowners on marginal lands to 
 22.48  protect soil and water quality and to 
 22.49  support fish and wildlife habitat as 
 22.50  provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
 22.51  103F.515; and 
 22.52  (2) to acquire perpetual conservation 
 22.53  easements on existing type 1, 2, 3, and 
 22.54  6 wetlands, adjacent lands, and for the 
 22.55  establishment of permanent cover on 
 22.56  adjacent lands, in accordance with 
 22.57  Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.516. 
 22.58  Up to $250,000 may be used for the 
 22.59  acquisition of flood storage easements 
 23.1   that allow haying, grazing, or other 
 23.2   activities approved by the board when 
 23.3   the flood storage is not needed, and 
 23.4   for the cost of constructing related 
 23.5   dikes and other structures necessary to 
 23.6   maintain water in the flood storage 
 23.7   easement areas.  Up to ten percent of 
 23.8   the appropriation may be used for 
 23.9   professional and technical services 
 23.10  related to acquisition of the easement. 
 23.11  The board, in consultation with the 
 23.12  commissioner of natural resources, must 
 23.13  select at least two local government 
 23.14  units for participation in the flood 
 23.15  storage easement pilot program based on 
 23.16  the potential and need for flood water 
 23.17  storage in the local area.  The board 
 23.18  may acquire the easement directly or 
 23.19  provide grants to the local government 
 23.20  units for their acquisition of 
 23.21  easements that conform with the 
 23.22  requirements established by the board.  
 23.23  A conservation easement must be for at 
 23.24  least ten years.  The board or the 
 23.25  local government unit must make the 
 23.26  following payments to the landowner for 
 23.27  the conservation easement and agreement:
 23.28  (1) to establish conservation practices 
 23.29  required by the easement, up to 75 
 23.30  percent of the total eligible cost, not 
 23.31  to exceed an average of $75 per acre; 
 23.32  and 
 23.33  (2) 25 percent of the payment rate for 
 23.34  20-year easements acquired under 
 23.35  Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515; 
 23.36  or 
 23.37  (3) an alternative payment system for 
 23.38  easements as may be determined by the 
 23.39  board, in consultation with the 
 23.40  commissioner of natural resources. 
 23.41  By January 15, 2000, the board, in 
 23.42  conjunction with the commissioner of 
 23.43  natural resources, shall report to the 
 23.44  senate environment and agriculture 
 23.45  budget division and the house 
 23.46  environment, natural resources, and 
 23.47  agriculture finance committee on the 
 23.48  acquisition of easements under this 
 23.49  paragraph.  The report must include an 
 23.50  analysis of the benefit to expansion of 
 23.51  the program in other areas of the state 
 23.52  that are prone to flooding and on the 
 23.53  adequacy of payments under the pilot 
 23.54  program. 
 23.55  Subd. 3.  Local Government
 23.56  Road Replacement                                      3,000,000
 23.57  To acquire land, including related 
 23.58  wetland credits, and restore and create 
 23.59  wetlands for the replacement of 
 23.60  wetlands drained or filled by public 
 23.61  transportation projects on existing 
 23.62  roads as required by Minnesota 
 23.63  Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 
 23.64  1, paragraph (m). 
 24.1   The purchase price paid for acquisition 
 24.2   of land, fee or perpetual easement, 
 24.3   shall be the amount deemed reasonable 
 24.4   by the board.  The board may enter into 
 24.5   agreements with the federal government, 
 24.6   other state agencies, political 
 24.7   subdivisions, and nonprofit 
 24.8   organizations or fee owners for 
 24.9   acquisition of land and restoration and 
 24.10  creation of wetlands with funds 
 24.11  provided by this appropriation.  
 24.12  Acquisition of or the conveyance of 
 24.13  land may be in the name of the 
 24.14  political subdivision.  The 
 24.15  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 24.16  sections 16B.07, 16B.19, and 177.41 to 
 24.17  177.44 shall not apply to agreements 
 24.18  for reimbursement of reasonable costs 
 24.19  incurred by a private fee owner or 
 24.20  nonprofit organization. 
 24.21  Subd. 4.  Area II Minnesota
 24.22  River Basin Grant-in-Aid Program                      1,000,000
 24.23  For grants to assist local governments 
 24.24  in acquiring and constructing 
 24.25  floodwater retention systems in area II 
 24.26  of the Minnesota river basin.  Projects 
 24.27  may include flood control reservoirs, 
 24.28  road retention structures, and other 
 24.29  floodwater mitigation improvements.  
 24.30  This appropriation must be matched by 
 24.31  at least $333,000 from nonstate 
 24.32  sources.  Grants under this subdivision 
 24.33  are exempt from the requirements of 
 24.34  Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 24.35  Subd. 5.  Work Program                                          
 24.36  The board must submit a work program 
 24.37  and semiannual progress reports in the 
 24.38  form determined by the legislative 
 24.39  commission on Minnesota resources and 
 24.40  request its recommendation before 
 24.41  spending any money appropriated by this 
 24.42  section.  The commission's 
 24.43  recommendation is advisory only.  
 24.44  Failure to respond to a request within 
 24.45  60 days after receipt is a positive 
 24.46  recommendation.  Work programs 
 24.47  involving land acquisition must include 
 24.48  a land acquisition plan. 
 24.49  Sec. 12.  AGRICULTURE                                    500,000
 24.50  For a grant to a political subdivision 
 24.51  that is chosen as a site for a soybean 
 24.52  oilseed processing and refining 
 24.53  facility, constructed by a 
 24.54  Minnesota-based cooperative.  This 
 24.55  appropriation is for site preparation, 
 24.56  predevelopment, and other 
 24.57  infrastructure improvements, including 
 24.58  public and private utility 
 24.59  improvements, that are necessary for 
 24.60  development of the oilseed processing 
 24.61  and refining facility.  This 
 24.62  appropriation is available until 
 24.63  December 31, 2000. 
 24.64  Sec. 13.  MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL
 25.1   GARDENS                                               3,200,000
 25.2   To the Minnesota zoological gardens for 
 25.3   design, repair, and reconstruction of 
 25.4   roadways, pathways, parking lots, 
 25.5   outdoor lighting, and public plaza 
 25.6   areas.  This appropriation is exempt 
 25.7   from the requirements of Minnesota 
 25.8   Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 25.9   Sec. 14.  METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION
 25.10  The metropolitan airports commission 
 25.11  shall grant $4,000,000 to the city of 
 25.12  Richfield for planning, designing, 
 25.13  constructing, and equipping 
 25.14  recreational facilities needed to 
 25.15  replace facilities lost due to 
 25.16  improvements to Wold Chamberlain 
 25.17  field.  The city must spend the money 
 25.18  in a manner consistent with the 
 25.19  recreation asset replacement study of 
 25.20  the Richfield community services 
 25.21  department. 
 25.22  Sec. 15.  ADMINISTRATION 
 25.23  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 25.24  of administration for the purposes
 25.25  specified in this section                            55,333,000
 25.26  Subd. 2.  Capitol Square
 25.27  Building Demolition                                   3,464,000
 25.28  To demolish the Capitol Square Building 
 25.29  in St. Paul, relocate the department of 
 25.30  children, families, and learning (CFL), 
 25.31  and the higher education services 
 25.32  office (HESO), convert the existing 
 25.33  site to temporary parking until a new 
 25.34  state-owned facility can be 
 25.35  constructed, and conduct a predesign 
 25.36  study of future facilities for CFL and 
 25.37  HESO.  
 25.38  Subd. 3.  Electrical Utility
 25.39  Infrastructure                                        5,361,000
 25.40  To upgrade the primary electrical 
 25.41  distribution system in the Capitol 
 25.42  complex and to upgrade the mechanical 
 25.43  infrastructure in the east Capitol 
 25.44  area.  This appropriation is exempt 
 25.45  from the requirements of Minnesota 
 25.46  Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 25.47  Subd. 4.  Capitol Security and
 25.48  Plant Management Facility Predesign                      45,000
 25.49  To conduct a predesign of a new 
 25.50  facility for the department of public 
 25.51  safety's capitol security division and 
 25.52  the department of administration's 
 25.53  plant management division. 
 25.54  Subd. 5.  Capital Asset
 25.55  Preservation and Replacement (CAPRA)                 15,000,000
 25.56  To be spent in accordance with 
 25.57  Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.632.  
 26.1   The commissioner of administration, in 
 26.2   cooperation with the commissioner of 
 26.3   finance, president of the University of 
 26.4   Minnesota, and chancellor of the 
 26.5   Minnesota state colleges and 
 26.6   universities, shall review how state 
 26.7   agencies and state higher education 
 26.8   institutions plan and budget for 
 26.9   ongoing asset preservation needs in 
 26.10  capital and operating budgets, examine 
 26.11  alternative methodologies and formulas 
 26.12  for future agency requests, and report 
 26.13  the commissioner's findings by January 
 26.14  15, 1999, to the chairs of the senate 
 26.15  committees on finance and the house of 
 26.16  representatives committees on ways and 
 26.17  means and capital investment. 
 26.18  The legislature intends to use the 
 26.19  report in considering future capital 
 26.20  and operating appropriations to state 
 26.21  agencies and state higher education 
 26.22  institutions for asset preservation, 
 26.23  repair, and replacement budgets. 
 26.24  Subd. 6.  Transportation
 26.25  Building Renovation                                  15,775,000
 26.26  To complete renovation and life safety 
 26.27  improvements to the transportation 
 26.28  building in the Capitol complex.  This 
 26.29  appropriation is from the trunk highway 
 26.30  fund and is the final state 
 26.31  appropriation for this project. 
 26.32  Subd. 7.  Agency Relocation                           3,141,000 
 26.33  $648,000 is from the trunk highway fund 
 26.34  for relocation of a portion of the 
 26.35  department of transportation offices 
 26.36  during the final phase of renovation to 
 26.37  the department of transportation 
 26.38  building in the Capitol complex. 
 26.39  $2,493,000 is for relocation of state 
 26.40  agencies as determined by the 
 26.41  commissioner of administration. 
 26.42  The commissioner of administration 
 26.43  shall study the possibility of 
 26.44  acquiring property on the southwest 
 26.45  corner of Rice Street and University 
 26.46  Avenue to serve as the location for a 
 26.47  state office building to house the 
 26.48  department of commerce and other 
 26.49  agencies that need to relocate. 
 26.50  Subd. 8.  Department of
 26.51  Revenue Relocation                                    5,354,000
 26.52  To relocate the department of revenue 
 26.53  from a leased facility to a new 
 26.54  state-owned facility in the Capitol 
 26.55  complex.  This appropriation includes 
 26.56  staging equipment and furnishings 
 26.57  necessary to complete the relocation 
 26.58  and to continue critical operations at 
 26.59  the new facility. 
 26.60  Subd. 9.  Ely Revenue  
 26.61  Building                                              1,643,000
 27.1   This appropriation is to predesign, 
 27.2   design, construct, furnish, and equip a 
 27.3   new building for the department of 
 27.4   revenue's Minnesota collection 
 27.5   enterprise operations in Ely.  The 
 27.6   unencumbered balance of the 
 27.7   appropriation of $650,000 in Laws 1997, 
 27.8   chapter 202, article 1, section 12, 
 27.9   subdivision 3, to acquire the building 
 27.10  in Ely currently used by the department 
 27.11  of revenue is canceled. 
 27.12  Subd. 10.  Minnesota African-American
 27.13  Performing Arts Center                                4,800,000
 27.14  This appropriation is to make a grant 
 27.15  to the city of St. Paul to predesign, 
 27.16  design, construct, furnish, and equip 
 27.17  the Minnesota African-American 
 27.18  performing arts and education center.  
 27.19  The city of St. Paul may contract with 
 27.20  a nonprofit organization to operate the 
 27.21  center, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
 27.22  section 16A.695.  This appropriation is 
 27.23  not available until the commissioner 
 27.24  has determined that the necessary 
 27.25  additional financing to complete a 
 27.26  $20,500,000 project has been committed 
 27.27  by nonstate sources.  
 27.28  Subd. 11.  Paramount Arts District
 27.29  Regional Arts Center                                    750,000
 27.30  For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to 
 27.31  construct, furnish, and equip the 
 27.32  paramount arts district regional arts 
 27.33  center, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
 27.34  section 16A.695.  This appropriation is 
 27.35  not available until the commissioner 
 27.36  has determined that the necessary 
 27.37  additional financing to complete a 
 27.38  $5,400,000 project has been committed 
 27.39  by nonstate sources.  
 27.40  Sec. 16.  CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND
 27.41  PLANNING BOARD 
 27.42  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 27.43  of administration for the purposes
 27.44  specified in this section.  Appropriations
 27.45  in this section are exempt from the
 27.46  requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
 27.47  section 16B.335                                       9,463,000
 27.48  Subd. 2.  Capitol Building
 27.49  Structural Stabilization                              6,673,000
 27.50  To stabilize the Capitol building's 
 27.51  structure and provide related facility 
 27.52  improvements. 
 27.53  Subd. 3.  Capitol Building Accessibility              1,344,000 
 27.54  To design, construct, renovate, and 
 27.55  replace exterior doors on the Capitol's 
 27.56  ground, first, and second floors to 
 27.57  meet code requirements. 
 27.58  Subd. 4.  Security Lighting                             734,000
 28.1   To improve security lighting for 
 28.2   pedestrians parking in lots and ramps 
 28.3   north of the Capitol and, to the extent 
 28.4   money is available, for 
 28.5   pedestrian-scaled lighting on the mall 
 28.6   south of the Capitol. 
 28.7   Subd. 5.  Statuary Restoration                          120,000
 28.8   This appropriation is to restore the 
 28.9   statuary immediately in front of the 
 28.10  Capitol. 
 28.11  Subd. 6.  Women's Suffrage
 28.12  Memorial Garden                                         150,000
 28.13  This appropriation is to complete the 
 28.14  Minnesota women's suffrage memorial 
 28.15  garden. 
 28.16  Subd. 7.  Capitol Mall
 28.17  Memorials                                               442,000
 28.18  This appropriation is to repair and 
 28.19  rehabilitate the reflecting pool and 
 28.20  sculpture at the veterans services 
 28.21  building, the plaza and wall of the 
 28.22  Floyd B. Olson memorial, and the paving 
 28.23  stones at the Lindbergh memorial. 
 28.24  Subd. 8.  Greening the Mall                                    
 28.25  The capitol area architectural and 
 28.26  planning board shall solicit 
 28.27  contributions of labor, trees, and 
 28.28  other landscape materials from 
 28.29  individuals and groups willing to 
 28.30  assist with replacing and increasing 
 28.31  vegetation on the capitol mall in 
 28.32  preparation for the Capitol's 
 28.33  centennial celebration in 2005.  
 28.34  Sec. 17.  AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION 
 28.35  Subdivision 1.  To the amateur
 28.36  sports commission for the purposes
 28.37  specified in this section                             5,535,000
 28.38  Subd. 2.  National Sports Center                      1,200,000 
 28.39  This appropriation is exempt from the 
 28.40  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 28.41  section 16B.335. 
 28.42  This appropriation is to purchase land 
 28.43  adjacent to the National Sports Center 
 28.44  in Blaine for use as athletic fields. 
 28.45  Subd. 3.  Minneapolis Urban
 28.46  Sports Center                                           600,000
 28.47  For a grant to special school district 
 28.48  No. 1, Minneapolis, to complete funding 
 28.49  for an urban sports facility, to be 
 28.50  owned by the district.  This 
 28.51  appropriation is in addition to the 
 28.52  project appropriation of $3,400,000 in 
 28.53  Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 14, 
 28.54  subdivision 5, paragraph (a), and 
 28.55  subject to the conditions contained 
 28.56  therein. 
 29.1   Subd. 4.  Ice Centers                                 3,600,000
 29.2   $2,500,000 is for grants for ice 
 29.3   centers under Minnesota Statutes, 
 29.4   section 240A.09, of up to $250,000 each.
 29.5   $1,100,000 is for ice arena renovation 
 29.6   grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
 29.7   section 274A.09, of up to $100,000 each.
 29.8   The legislative auditor, if directed by 
 29.9   the legislative audit commission, shall 
 29.10  evaluate the need for additional ice 
 29.11  center grants and whether the ice 
 29.12  centers currently operating or to be 
 29.13  constructed with ice center grants 
 29.14  previously appropriated will be 
 29.15  self-supporting. 
 29.16  Subd. 5.  Mt. Itasca Ski Area                           135,000
 29.17  For a grant to the Iron Range resources 
 29.18  and rehabilitation board to expand the 
 29.19  facilities at Mt. Itasca ski area. 
 29.20  Sec. 18.  MILITARY AFFAIRS 
 29.21  Subdivision 1.  To the adjutant
 29.22  general or other named agency for the
 29.23  purposes specified in this section                    1,880,000
 29.24  Subd. 2.  Kitchen Renovation                            880,000 
 29.25  To renovate kitchen facilities at 
 29.26  National Guard training and community 
 29.27  centers in Thief River Falls, Bemidji, 
 29.28  Detroit Lakes, Marshall, Litchfield, 
 29.29  Anoka, Fergus Falls, and Pine City.  
 29.30  This appropriation is exempt from the 
 29.31  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 29.32  section 16B.335. 
 29.33  Subd. 3.  Asset Preservation                            900,000 
 29.34  For asset preservation improvements at 
 29.35  military affairs facilities statewide. 
 29.36  Subd. 4.  Military Affairs/Emergency
 29.37  Management Facility Predesign                           100,000
 29.38  To the commissioner of administration 
 29.39  to predesign a joint military 
 29.40  affairs/emergency management facility.  
 29.41  Sec. 19.  TRANSPORTATION 
 29.42  Subdivision 1.  To the
 29.43  commissioner of transportation for
 29.44  the purposes specified in this section.             118,228,000
 29.45  Subd. 2.  Transitways                                46,000,000 
 29.46  To match federal and local funding for 
 29.47  the planning, design, engineering, and 
 29.48  construction of transitways in the 
 29.49  metropolitan area.  Of this amount, 
 29.50  $40,000,000 is for the preliminary 
 29.51  engineering, final design, and 
 29.52  construction of light rail transit in 
 29.53  the Hiawatha Avenue corridor from 
 29.54  downtown Minneapolis through 
 30.1   Minneapolis-St. Paul International 
 30.2   Airport and the site of the former Met 
 30.3   Center or surrounding area with a 
 30.4   terminus in southern Hennepin or 
 30.5   northern Dakota county.  The remaining 
 30.6   funds must be distributed as grants to 
 30.7   appropriate county regional rail 
 30.8   authorities as follows: 
 30.9   (1) $3,000,000 to match federal funding 
 30.10  for a major investment study, 
 30.11  engineering, and implementation in the 
 30.12  Riverview corridor between the east 
 30.13  side of St. Paul and the 
 30.14  Minneapolis-St. Paul International 
 30.15  Airport and the Mall of America; 
 30.16  (2) $1,500,000 to match federal funding 
 30.17  for a major investment study, 
 30.18  engineering, and implementation in the 
 30.19  Northstar corridor linking downtown 
 30.20  Minneapolis to the St. Cloud area; 
 30.21  (3) $500,000 to study potential transit 
 30.22  improvements and engineering studies in 
 30.23  the Cedar Avenue corridor to link the 
 30.24  Hiawatha, Riverview, and Northstar 
 30.25  transit corridors with Dakota county; 
 30.26  (4) $500,000 to develop engineering 
 30.27  documents for the Northwest corridor 
 30.28  commuter rail line from downtown 
 30.29  Minneapolis to the Northwest suburbs of 
 30.30  Hennepin county; and 
 30.31  (5) $500,000 to develop engineering 
 30.32  documents for a commuter rail line from 
 30.33  downtown St. Paul through southern 
 30.34  Washington county to Hastings. 
 30.35  The Hiawatha Avenue corridor management 
 30.36  committee created pursuant to Minnesota 
 30.37  Statutes, section 473.3994, subdivision 
 30.38  10, shall establish an advisory 
 30.39  committee of: 
 30.40  (1) individuals who reside near the 
 30.41  proposed corridor; 
 30.42  (2) representatives of businesses 
 30.43  located within one mile on either side 
 30.44  of the corridor; and 
 30.45  (3) elected officials, including 
 30.46  legislators, who represent the area in 
 30.47  which the Hiawatha corridor is 
 30.48  located.  The advisory committee shall 
 30.49  advise the corridor management 
 30.50  committee on issues relating to the 
 30.51  preliminary engineering, final design, 
 30.52  and construction of light rail 
 30.53  facilities, including the proposed 
 30.54  alignment for the corridor. 
 30.55  The city of Bloomington is not required 
 30.56  to contribute from any funding source 
 30.57  under its control to the construction 
 30.58  of light rail transit facilities in the 
 30.59  Hiawatha corridor unless the city 
 30.60  voluntarily agrees to do so. 
 31.1   Subd. 3.  Local Bridge
 31.2   Replacement and Rehabilitation                       31,000,000
 31.3   This appropriation is from the general 
 31.4   fund for the same purposes and subject 
 31.5   to the same conditions as money 
 31.6   appropriated from the state 
 31.7   transportation fund as provided in 
 31.8   Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, to 
 31.9   match federal funds and to replace or 
 31.10  rehabilitate local deficient bridges. 
 31.11  Political subdivisions may use grants 
 31.12  made under this section to construct or 
 31.13  reconstruct bridges, including: 
 31.14  (1) matching federal-aid grants to 
 31.15  construct or reconstruct key bridges; 
 31.16  (2) paying the costs of preliminary 
 31.17  engineering and environmental studies 
 31.18  authorized under Minnesota Statutes, 
 31.19  section 174.50, subdivision 6a; 
 31.20  (3) paying the costs to abandon an 
 31.21  existing bridge that is deficient and 
 31.22  in need of replacement, but where no 
 31.23  replacement will be made; and 
 31.24  (4) paying the costs to construct a 
 31.25  road or street to facilitate the 
 31.26  abandonment of an existing bridge 
 31.27  determined by the commissioner to be 
 31.28  deficient, if the commissioner 
 31.29  determines that construction of the 
 31.30  road or street is more cost efficient 
 31.31  than the replacement of the existing 
 31.32  bridge. 
 31.33  Subd. 4.  Port Development Grants                     3,000,000 
 31.34  For port development assistance 
 31.35  grants.  The grants must be made to 
 31.36  political subdivisions for capital 
 31.37  improvements under the provisions of 
 31.38  Minnesota Statutes, sections 457A.01 to 
 31.39  457A.06.  Any improvements made with 
 31.40  the proceeds of these grants must be 
 31.41  publicly owned. 
 31.42  Subd. 5.  Trunk Highway Bridges                      35,000,000 
 31.43  This appropriation is from the bridge 
 31.44  construction account in the trunk 
 31.45  highway fund.  This appropriation is 
 31.46  for the reconstruction and replacement 
 31.47  of key bridges on the state trunk 
 31.48  highway system. 
 31.49  Subd. 6.  State Patrol Camp 
 31.50  Ripley Training Facility                              1,328,000 
 31.51  To design, construct, furnish, and 
 31.52  equip a state patrol training facility 
 31.53  at Camp Ripley in Little Falls.  This 
 31.54  appropriation is from the trunk highway 
 31.55  fund. 
 31.56  Subd. 7.  Forest Highway 11                           1,650,000 
 31.57  To fund the nonfederal matching 
 32.1   requirement for Forest Highway 11 in 
 32.2   St. Louis and Lake counties. 
 32.3   Subd. 8.  Seaway Port Authority
 32.4   of Duluth                                               250,000
 32.5   For a grant to the Seaway Port 
 32.6   Authority of Duluth to construct a new 
 32.7   warehouse. 
 32.8   Sec. 20.  HUMAN SERVICES 
 32.9   Subdivision 1.  To the
 32.10  commissioner of administration
 32.11  for the purposes specified 
 32.12  in this section                                      17,354,000
 32.13  Subd. 2.  Roof Repairs
 32.14  and Replacement                                       1,935,000
 32.15  For critical repairs and replacement to 
 32.16  roofs of department of human services 
 32.17  service facilities statewide. 
 32.18  Subd. 3.  Asset Preservation                          4,659,000 
 32.19  To be spent for asset preservation 
 32.20  needs at state regional treatment 
 32.21  centers. 
 32.22  Subd. 4.  METO Construction,
 32.23  Cambridge                                             1,950,000
 32.24  To design, undertake site improvements 
 32.25  including demolition, construct, 
 32.26  remodel, furnish, and equip 12 
 32.27  additional beds for the Minnesota 
 32.28  extended treatment option (METO) 
 32.29  program on the Cambridge regional human 
 32.30  services center campus.  This is the 
 32.31  final state capital appropriation for 
 32.32  this project. 
 32.33  Subd. 5.  Moose Lake 
 32.34  Psychopathic Personality Center                       8,810,000
 32.35  To design, construct, furnish, and 
 32.36  equip additional residential and 
 32.37  ancillary service facilities for the 
 32.38  treatment of persons with sexual 
 32.39  psychopathic personalities.  The 
 32.40  commissioner shall examine all 
 32.41  available options for expanding these 
 32.42  facilities and services, including 
 32.43  further construction at the Moose Lake 
 32.44  treatment facility and the conversion 
 32.45  of unused buildings at regional 
 32.46  treatment center campuses and submit a 
 32.47  report with recommendations to the 
 32.48  relevant finance committees and 
 32.49  divisions in the house and senate as 
 32.50  soon as practicable.  Before proceeding 
 32.51  with this project, the commissioner 
 32.52  shall obtain the recommendations of the 
 32.53  chairs of the senate human resources 
 32.54  finance committee and the house ways 
 32.55  and means committee. 
 32.56  Sec. 21.  VETERANS HOMES BOARD 
 32.57  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 33.1   of administration for the purposes
 33.2   specified in this section.
 33.3   Appropriations in this section are 
 33.4   exempt from the requirements of 
 33.5   Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335                  12,054,000
 33.6   Subd. 2.  Minneapolis
 33.7   Veterans Home                                         6,341,000
 33.8   For design and infrastructure 
 33.9   improvements to tunnels, piping 
 33.10  systems, and utility systems at the 
 33.11  campus of the Minneapolis veterans home.
 33.12  Subd. 3.  Veterans Homes Board                        5,713,000 
 33.13  For design and renovation of the power 
 33.14  plant, boiler, and related utility 
 33.15  infrastructure systems at the campus of 
 33.16  the Hastings veterans home. 
 33.17  Sec. 22.  CORRECTIONS 
 33.18  Subdivision 1.  To the 
 33.19  commissioner of administration 
 33.20  for the purposes specified in
 33.21  this section                                         14,182,000
 33.22  Subd. 2.  Asset Preservation                          3,500,000 
 33.23  For asset preservation needs at state 
 33.24  correctional facilities. 
 33.25  Subd. 3.  Inmate Bed
 33.26  Expansion, Shakopee                                   4,646,000
 33.27  To design, construct, furnish, and 
 33.28  equip a living unit for approximately 
 33.29  62 adult female inmates at MCF-Shakopee 
 33.30  and expansion and modification of 
 33.31  related support service areas.  The 
 33.32  living units must be double-bunked.  
 33.33  Subd. 4.  Security Fence,
 33.34  Red Wing                                              1,206,000
 33.35  To design and construct a security 
 33.36  fence and purchase related lighting and 
 33.37  security equipment at MCF-Red Wing.  
 33.38  This subdivision is exempt from the 
 33.39  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 33.40  section 16B.335. 
 33.41  Subd. 5.  Health Care 
 33.42  Improvements, Oak Park Heights                        3,330,000
 33.43  To convert Complex 4 from a 52-bed 
 33.44  living unit to a 45-bed department-wide 
 33.45  mental health unit, convert an existing 
 33.46  42-bed unit to a 39-bed department-wide 
 33.47  infirmary, and provide predesign and 
 33.48  partial design funds for a new 60-bed 
 33.49  high security unit to replace beds lost 
 33.50  in the previous improvements. 
 33.51  Subd. 6.  Intake Center,
 33.52  St. Cloud                                             1,500,000
 33.53  To design and remodel dayrooms into 
 33.54  offices and inmate processing areas. 
 34.1   Sec. 23.  PUBLIC SAFETY                                       
 34.2   Subdivision 1.  To the 
 34.3   commissioner of administration 
 34.4   for the purposes specified in
 34.5   this section                                           6,478,000
 34.6   Subd. 2.  Bureau of Criminal 
 34.7   Apprehension Facility Design and Site 
 34.8   Acquisition                                            3,815,000 
 34.9   To design a new building for the bureau 
 34.10  of criminal apprehension, including 
 34.11  offices and forensic laboratories and 
 34.12  to select and acquire a site for the 
 34.13  building. 
 34.14  Subd. 3.  South Metro Joint Public
 34.15  Safety Training Facility                               1,731,000
 34.16  For a grant to the city of Richfield or 
 34.17  other fiscal agent of the joint powers 
 34.18  entity created for the purpose under 
 34.19  Minnesota Statutes, section 471.59, to 
 34.20  construct the south metro joint public 
 34.21  safety training facility.  The 
 34.22  appropriation must be matched by 
 34.23  $4,000,000 from nonstate sources. 
 34.24  Subd. 4.  Northeast Law Enforcement 
 34.25  Training Center                                           50,000
 34.26  For a grant to Ramsey county for the 
 34.27  predesign of the northeast law 
 34.28  enforcement training center. 
 34.29  Subd. 5.  Marshall Regional Emergency
 34.30  Response Training Center                                 882,000
 34.31  For a grant to the city of Marshall for 
 34.32  construction of a regional emergency 
 34.33  response training center. 
 34.34  Sec. 24.  LABOR INTERPRETIVE CENTER                    5,500,000 
 34.35  To the commissioner of administration 
 34.36  for renovation and upgrades to the East 
 34.37  Building of the Science Museum for use 
 34.38  for the Minnesota Labor Interpretive 
 34.39  Center. 
 34.40  Sec. 25.  TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
 34.41  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 34.42  of trade and economic development for the
 34.43  purposes specified in this section                    9,769,000
 34.44  Subd. 2.  Redevelopment Grant Program                 5,100,000
 34.45  For transfer to the redevelopment 
 34.46  account in the general fund for the 
 34.47  purposes of that account. 
 34.48  Subd. 3.  Direct Reduction Iron
 34.49  Processing Facilities                                 3,000,000
 34.50  For a grant for construction of a 
 34.51  direct reduction iron processing 
 34.52  facility.  The commissioners of trade 
 34.53  and economic development and natural 
 34.54  resources must jointly agree on and 
 35.1   issue the grant.  The appropriation in 
 35.2   this section does not cancel but is 
 35.3   available until June 30, 2003, and is 
 35.4   contingent upon commitment of 
 35.5   $15,000,000 in matching funds from the 
 35.6   Northeast Minnesota economic protection 
 35.7   trust fund. 
 35.8   Subd. 4.  Green Institute                             1,169,000 
 35.9   For a grant to the Green Institute, 
 35.10  Inc. for construction and related costs 
 35.11  of the Phillips Eco-Enterprise Center 
 35.12  in the Phillips neighborhood in south 
 35.13  Minneapolis to create up to 200 jobs in 
 35.14  businesses, many of which specialize in 
 35.15  energy conservation, renewable energy, 
 35.16  environmental technology, recycling, 
 35.17  reuse, and related fields. One-half of 
 35.18  the jobs created must be targeted for 
 35.19  persons on public assistance or below 
 35.20  the federal poverty level.  This 
 35.21  appropriation is contingent upon 
 35.22  demonstration of $3,000,000 in nonstate 
 35.23  matching funds to the commissioner of 
 35.24  finance.  Debt and equity funding 
 35.25  qualify as nonstate sources. 
 35.26  Subd. 5.  Taconite Mining Grants                         500,000
 35.27  For the taconite mining grant program 
 35.28  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 35.29  116J.992. 
 35.30  Sec. 26.  INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL                       1,700,000
 35.31  To the Indian affairs council for 
 35.32  construction of the Battle Point 
 35.33  Cultural and Education Center. 
 35.34  Sec. 27.  GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS 
 35.35  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of 
 35.36  administration, or other named agency 
 35.37  or official, for the purposes specified 
 35.38  in this section                                      116,880,000
 35.39  Subd. 2.  Minneapolis
 35.40  Convention Center                                     87,145,000
 35.41  To the commissioner of finance for a 
 35.42  grant to the city of Minneapolis to pay 
 35.43  principal costs on city of Minneapolis' 
 35.44  $178,985,000 general obligation sales 
 35.45  tax refunding bonds, series 1992.  It 
 35.46  is the expectation of the legislature 
 35.47  that the city will issue bonds and pay 
 35.48  all capital and operating costs 
 35.49  associated with an expansion of the 
 35.50  existing Minneapolis Convention 
 35.51  Center.  This is the final state 
 35.52  appropriation for this facility. 
 35.53  Subd. 3.  Mayo Civic Center
 35.54  in Rochester                                          2,800,000
 35.55  For a grant to the city of Rochester to 
 35.56  acquire land, design, construct, 
 35.57  furnish, and equip an expansion and 
 35.58  remodeling of the Mayo Civic Center.  
 35.59  This appropriation is contingent upon 
 36.1   demonstration of $6,500,000 in nonstate 
 36.2   matching funds to the commissioner of 
 36.3   finance. 
 36.4   Subd. 4.  Lake Crystal Area
 36.5   Recreation Center                                     1,500,000
 36.6   For a grant to the city of Lake Crystal 
 36.7   to design, construct, furnish, and 
 36.8   equip the Lake Crystal Area Recreation 
 36.9   Center. 
 36.10  Subd. 5.  Red Lake  
 36.11  Educational and Training Facility                     2,600,000
 36.12  For a grant to the Red Lake tribal 
 36.13  council to construct an educational and 
 36.14  training facility on land assigned by 
 36.15  the council on the Red Lake 
 36.16  reservation.  The building will provide 
 36.17  a site for Northwest technical college 
 36.18  to offer basic skills and vocational 
 36.19  training to adults to help them 
 36.20  overcome the effects of underemployment 
 36.21  and unemployment and to prepare them 
 36.22  for meaningful employment. Training 
 36.23  will utilize personalized, computerized 
 36.24  programs designed to prepare 
 36.25  participants for college and other 
 36.26  further training as well as direct 
 36.27  access to the work force. 
 36.28  Subd. 6.  Herman Monument in
 36.29  New Ulm                                                  200,000
 36.30  For a grant to the city of New Ulm for 
 36.31  the restoration, enhancement, and 
 36.32  protection of Herman Monument.  The 
 36.33  appropriation must be matched with 
 36.34  nonstate contributions sufficient to 
 36.35  provide and install the four decorative 
 36.36  copper lions depicted in Julius 
 36.37  Berndt's 1885 architectural drawings of 
 36.38  the monument.  The nonstate 
 36.39  contribution may be any combination of 
 36.40  materials, in-kind, or cash 
 36.41  contributions. The city of New Ulm, in 
 36.42  consultation with the director of the 
 36.43  state historical society, must develop 
 36.44  interpretive displays depicting the 
 36.45  significance of Herman in the history 
 36.46  of German people and their immigration 
 36.47  to America and with the director of the 
 36.48  office of tourism to develop and 
 36.49  implement a program to inform and 
 36.50  attract national and international 
 36.51  visitors to New Ulm and Herman Monument.
 36.52  The appropriation is available 
 36.53  proportionally as the match is raised 
 36.54  by the city of New Ulm.  
 36.55  Subd. 7.  People Incorporated
 36.56  Northside Community Support Program                     250,000
 36.57  For a grant to Hennepin county for 
 36.58  purchase, remodeling, and accessibility 
 36.59  upgrades to an existing building for 
 36.60  use for the People Incorporated North 
 36.61  Side Community Support Program. 
 36.62  Subd. 8.  Central Exhibit at Treaty
 37.1   Site History Center                                     200,000
 37.2   To the Minnesota Historical Society for 
 37.3   a grant to Nicollet county to design 
 37.4   and construct a new central exhibit at 
 37.5   the treaty site history center, subject 
 37.6   to the requirements of Minnesota 
 37.7   Statutes, section 16A.695. 
 37.8   Subd. 9.  Duluth Convention Center
 37.9   Expansion                                             5,300,000
 37.10  For a grant to the city of Duluth to 
 37.11  design an expansion and remodeling of 
 37.12  the Convention Center in Duluth.  
 37.13  Subd. 10.  Glensheen Mansion                            150,000 
 37.14  To the Minnesota Historical Society for 
 37.15  a grant to the University of Minnesota 
 37.16  at Duluth for capital repair, 
 37.17  reconstruction, or replacement of the 
 37.18  foundation and heating, ventilating, 
 37.19  and air conditioning system of the 
 37.20  Glensheen Mansion, subject to the 
 37.21  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 37.22  section 16A.695. 
 37.23  Subd. 11.  Headwaters Science Center                    200,000
 37.24  For a grant to the city of Bemidji for 
 37.25  design of the Headwaters Science Center.
 37.26  Subd. 12.  Fergus Falls Convention
 37.27  Center                                                  950,000
 37.28  For a grant to the city of Fergus Falls 
 37.29  to acquire land, predesign, design, 
 37.30  construct, furnish, and equip a 
 37.31  convention center in Fergus Falls.  
 37.32  This appropriation is contingent upon 
 37.33  demonstration of $1,500,000 in nonstate 
 37.34  matching funds to the commissioner of 
 37.35  finance. 
 37.36  Subd. 13.  Bemidji Historic Railroad
 37.37  Depot                                                   600,000
 37.38  For a grant to the city of Bemidji to 
 37.39  pay up to one-half of the total costs, 
 37.40  including acquisition, design, other 
 37.41  preliminary work, construction costs, 
 37.42  furniture, fixtures, and equipment, to 
 37.43  convert an abandoned historic railroad 
 37.44  depot within the city to a historical 
 37.45  museum and facility for the Beltrami 
 37.46  county historical society.  This 
 37.47  appropriation is in addition to the 
 37.48  appropriation of $50,000 for the same 
 37.49  project in Laws 1997, chapter 200, 
 37.50  article 1, section 18, subdivision 5, 
 37.51  paragraph (g). 
 37.52  Subd. 14.  Valley Technology Park
 37.53  in Crookston                                            600,000
 37.54  For a grant to the city of Crookston 
 37.55  for capital development of its Valley 
 37.56  Technology Park. 
 37.57  Subd. 15.  Phalen Corridor       
 38.1   Right-of-way                                          5,000,000
 38.2   To the commissioner of trade and 
 38.3   economic development for the purpose of 
 38.4   making a grant to the city of St. 
 38.5   Paul.  The grant is to acquire roadway 
 38.6   right-of-way in the Phalen corridor. 
 38.7   Subd. 16.  Windom Area Multipurpose 
 38.8   Center                                                  950,000
 38.9   For a grant to the city of Windom for 
 38.10  the design, construction, furnishing, 
 38.11  and equipping of the multipurpose 
 38.12  center. 
 38.13  Subd. 17.  Owatonna Infrastructure                    1,900,000 
 38.14  For a grant to the city of Owatonna to 
 38.15  defray costs of city infrastructure for 
 38.16  the Heritage Halls Museum/Cabela's 
 38.17  project. 
 38.18  Subd. 18.  Southwest Minnesota Regional 
 38.19  Center, Marshall                                        200,000
 38.20  For a grant to the southwest regional 
 38.21  development commission to plan with 
 38.22  community collaboration and predesign 
 38.23  the Southwest Minnesota Regional Center 
 38.24  in Marshall. 
 38.25  Subd. 19.  Detroit Lakes Community
 38.26  Center                                                1,400,000
 38.27  For a grant to the city of Detroit 
 38.28  Lakes to design, construct, furnish, 
 38.29  and equip the Detroit Lakes Community 
 38.30  Center.  
 38.31  Subd. 20.  City of Proctor; Community
 38.32  Activity Center                                         700,000
 38.33  For a grant to the city of Proctor to 
 38.34  discharge a portion of the cost to 
 38.35  acquire and better a city community 
 38.36  activity center designed to provide 
 38.37  facilities for city government, 
 38.38  library, arts, museum, and other public 
 38.39  functions.  The commissioner may 
 38.40  disburse the appropriation after the 
 38.41  commissioner determines that financing 
 38.42  of an amount equal to the appropriation 
 38.43  is available for the project from other 
 38.44  nonstate sources. 
 38.45  Subd. 21.  Montevideo Railroad
 38.46  Depot                                                  135,000
 38.47  For a grant to the city of Montevideo 
 38.48  for exterior improvements to the city's 
 38.49  historic railroad depot and for design 
 38.50  and development of a related parking 
 38.51  area, trailhead, and public facilities 
 38.52  at the site, subject to the 
 38.53  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 38.54  section 16A.695. 
 38.55  Subd. 22.  Hastings Municipal Water
 38.56  Park                                                    400,000
 39.1   For a grant to the city of Hastings for 
 39.2   the construction of a municipal water 
 39.3   park.  This appropriation must be 
 39.4   matched by at least $750,000 of 
 39.5   nonstate money. 
 39.6   Subd. 23.  Little Falls Conference
 39.7   and Retreat Center                                      200,000
 39.8   For a grant to the city of Little Falls 
 39.9   to develop programming and marketing 
 39.10  plans, and to equip a conference center 
 39.11  and retreat site on the Mississippi 
 39.12  River in Little Falls. 
 39.13  Subd. 24.  Stroh Brewery 
 39.14  Redevelopment                                         2,000,000
 39.15  For a grant to the commissioner of 
 39.16  trade and economic development for 
 39.17  transfer as a grant to the St. Paul 
 39.18  Port Authority for assistance in 
 39.19  redevelopment of the Stroh Brewery site 
 39.20  and adjacent properties to create light 
 39.21  manufacturing jobs.  This money must be 
 39.22  used for necessary site preparation and 
 39.23  other predevelopment activities.  This 
 39.24  appropriation is available until spent. 
 39.25  Subd. 25.  Granite Falls Area 
 39.26  Multipurpose Community Recreation and 
 39.27  Education Center                                        950,000
 39.28  For a grant to the city of Granite 
 39.29  Falls to construct, furnish, and equip 
 39.30  a multipurpose community recreation and 
 39.31  education building.  This appropriation 
 39.32  must be matched by a local 
 39.33  referendum-authorized bond sale or 
 39.34  other nonstate money of $1,400,000. 
 39.35  Subd. 26.  St. Cloud Community
 39.36  Event Center                                            550,000
 39.37  For a grant to the city of St. Cloud 
 39.38  for predesign of a community event 
 39.39  center. This appropriation must be 
 39.40  matched by $550,000 in nonstate funds. 
 39.41  Sec. 28.  HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY                       1,000,000
 39.42  To the commissioner of the housing 
 39.43  finance agency for the purpose of 
 39.44  making transitional housing loans, 
 39.45  including loans for housing for 
 39.46  homeless youths, homeless families, and 
 39.47  battered women to local government 
 39.48  units authorized under Minnesota 
 39.49  Statutes, section 462A.202, subdivision 
 39.50  2. 
 39.51  Sec. 29.  MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 
 39.52  Subdivision 1.  To the Minnesota 
 39.53  Historical Society for the purposes 
 39.54  specified in this section                             4,983,000
 39.55  Subd. 2.  Historic Site
 39.56  Preservation and Repair                               2,000,000
 39.57  For capital repair, reconstruction, or 
 40.1   replacement of deferred maintenance 
 40.2   needs at state historic sites, 
 40.3   buildings, exhibits, markers, and 
 40.4   monuments.  The society shall determine 
 40.5   project priorities as appropriate based 
 40.6   on need. 
 40.7   Subd. 3.  County and Local
 40.8   Preservation Projects                                 1,000,000
 40.9   To be allocated to county and local 
 40.10  jurisdictions as matching money for 
 40.11  historic preservation projects of a 
 40.12  capital nature.  Grant recipients must 
 40.13  be public entities and must match state 
 40.14  funds on at least an equal basis.  The 
 40.15  facilities must be publicly owned. 
 40.16  Subd. 4.  Split Rock Lighthouse
 40.17  Visitor Center Improvements                             783,000
 40.18  To design, renovate, and expand public 
 40.19  restrooms and related facilities at the 
 40.20  Split Rock Lighthouse visitor center. 
 40.21  Subd. 5.  Red River Valley Center                     1,000,000 
 40.22  For capital remodeling and new 
 40.23  construction to expand the Red River 
 40.24  Valley Center under Minnesota Statutes, 
 40.25  section 138.93.  The state's share of 
 40.26  the remodeling and expansion must not 
 40.27  exceed 50 percent of the cost of the 
 40.28  project. 
 40.29  Subd. 6.  Historic Fort Snelling                        200,000 
 40.30  For a grant to Hosteling International 
 40.31  for planning for the renovation of 
 40.32  building no. 17 at Fort Snelling for 
 40.33  its future use as the Fort Snelling 
 40.34  International Hostel.  Hosteling 
 40.35  International of Minnesota must enter 
 40.36  into a lease with the Minnesota 
 40.37  historical society to operate the 
 40.38  hostel.  State operating funds must not 
 40.39  be used for the operation and 
 40.40  maintenance of the hostel. 
 40.41  Sec. 30.  BOND SALE EXPENSES                              90,000 
 40.42  To the commissioner of finance for bond 
 40.43  sale expenses under Minnesota Statutes, 
 40.44  section 16A.641, subdivision 8.  This 
 40.45  appropriation is from the bond proceeds 
 40.46  fund. 
 40.47     Sec. 31.  [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.] 
 40.48     Subdivision 1.  [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money 
 40.49  appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the 
 40.50  commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 40.51  and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $88,170,000 in 
 40.52  the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 40.53  Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 41.1   Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  
 41.2      Subd. 2.  [TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND.] The commissioner of finance 
 41.3   shall, on recommendation of the commissioner of transportation, 
 41.4   issue and sell Minnesota trunk highway bonds under Minnesota 
 41.5   Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and the Minnesota 
 41.6   Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7, and article XIV, 
 41.7   section 11, at such times and in such amounts as are determined 
 41.8   by the commissioner of transportation.  Bonds issued under this 
 41.9   section are authorized in an aggregate principal amount of 
 41.10  $35,000,000.  The proceeds from the bonds must be deposited in a 
 41.11  separate bridge construction account in the trunk highway fund. 
 41.12     Sec. 32.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.105, is 
 41.13  amended to read: 
 41.14     16A.105 [DEBT CAPACITY FORECAST.] 
 41.15     By December 1 of each even-numbered In February and 
 41.16  November of each year the governor shall submit to the 
 41.17  legislature commissioner shall prepare a debt capacity forecast 
 41.18  to be delivered to the governor and legislature in accordance 
 41.19  with section 16A.103, subdivision 1.  The debt capacity forecast 
 41.20  must include statements of the indebtedness of the state for 
 41.21  bonds, notes, and other forms of long-term general obligation 
 41.22  indebtedness that are not accounted for in proprietary or 
 41.23  fiduciary funds, including general obligation bonds, moral 
 41.24  obligation bonds, revenue bonds, loans, grants payable, and 
 41.25  capital leases.  The forecast must show the actual amount of the 
 41.26  debt service for at least the past two completed fiscal years, 
 41.27  and the estimated amount for the current fiscal year and the 
 41.28  next six fiscal years, the debt authorized and unissued, the 
 41.29  condition of the sinking funds, and the borrowing capacity for 
 41.30  the next six fiscal years. 
 41.31     Sec. 33.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.11, 
 41.32  subdivision 3a, is amended to read: 
 41.33     Subd. 3a.  [PART THREE:  DETAILED CAPITAL BUDGET.] The 
 41.34  detailed capital budget must include recommendations for capital 
 41.35  projects to be funded during the next six fiscal years.  It must 
 41.36  be submitted with projects rank ordered in two ways:  in order 
 42.1   of importance among all budget projects as determined by the 
 42.2   governor, recommended by the governor and in order of importance 
 42.3   among that agency's requests as determined by the agency 
 42.4   originating the request.  It may include capital requests from 
 42.5   political subdivisions only if the political subdivisions have 
 42.6   completed a predesign that defines the purpose, scope, cost, and 
 42.7   schedule of each project, as provided in section 16A.86. 
 42.8      Sec. 34.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.11, is 
 42.9   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 42.10     Subd. 6.  [BUILDING MAINTENANCE.] The detailed operating 
 42.11  budget must include amounts necessary to maintain state 
 42.12  buildings.  The commissioner of finance, in consultation with 
 42.13  the commissioner of administration, appropriate legislative 
 42.14  committees, the board of trustees of the Minnesota state 
 42.15  colleges and universities, and the regents of the University of 
 42.16  Minnesota, shall establish budget guidelines for building 
 42.17  maintenance appropriations.  The budget documents submitted to 
 42.18  the legislature by the commissioner of finance must include 
 42.19  budget guidelines for building maintenance appropriations. 
 42.20     Sec. 35.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
 42.21  16A.641, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 42.22     Subd. 4.  [SALE AND ISSUANCE.] State bonds must be sold and 
 42.23  issued upon sealed competitive bids in the manner and on the 
 42.24  terms and conditions determined by the commissioner in 
 42.25  accordance with the laws authorizing them and subject to the 
 42.26  approval of the attorney general, but not subject to chapter 14, 
 42.27  including section 14.386.  For each series, in addition to 
 42.28  provisions required by subdivision 3, the commissioner may 
 42.29  determine:  
 42.30     (1) the time, place, and notice of sale and method of 
 42.31  comparing bids; 
 42.32     (2) the price, not less than par for highway bonds; 
 42.33     (3) the principal amount and date of issue; 
 42.34     (4) the interest rates and payment dates; 
 42.35     (5) the maturity amounts and dates, not more than 20 years 
 42.36  from the date of issue, subject to subdivision 5; 
 43.1      (6) the terms, if any, on which the bonds may or must be 
 43.2   redeemed before maturity, including notice, times, and 
 43.3   redemption prices; and 
 43.4      (7) the form of the bonds and the method of execution, 
 43.5   delivery, payment, registration, conversion, and exchange, in 
 43.6   accordance with section 16A.672. 
 43.7      Sec. 36.  [16A.86] [CAPITAL PROJECT GRANTS TO POLITICAL 
 43.8   SUBDIVISIONS.] 
 43.9      Subdivision 1.  [PROJECTS COVERED.] The capital improvement 
 43.10  projects covered by this section are only those not covered by 
 43.11  another state program of assistance to political subdivisions. 
 43.12     Subd. 2.  [BUDGET REQUEST.] A political subdivision that 
 43.13  requests an appropriation of state money for a local capital 
 43.14  improvement project shall submit the request to the commissioner 
 43.15  of finance.  The request must be submitted in the form and with 
 43.16  the supporting documentation required by the commissioner of 
 43.17  finance.  The supporting documentation must include a predesign 
 43.18  package that defines the purpose, scope, cost, and schedule of 
 43.19  the project.  
 43.20     Subd. 3.  [EVALUATION.] The commissioner shall evaluate all 
 43.21  requests from political subdivisions for state assistance and 
 43.22  give higher priority to requests that meet the following 
 43.23  criteria: 
 43.24     (1) the political subdivision has provided for local, 
 43.25  private, and user financing for the project to the maximum 
 43.26  extent possible; 
 43.27     (2) the project is of strategic value to the state as a 
 43.28  whole; 
 43.29     (3) the project is of regional or statewide significance; 
 43.30     (4) the project will not require new or any additional 
 43.31  state operating subsidies; 
 43.32     (5) the project will not expand the state's role in a new 
 43.33  policy area; and 
 43.34     (6) state funding for the project will not create 
 43.35  inequities among local jurisdictions. 
 43.36     The commissioner's evaluation of each request must be 
 44.1   submitted to the legislature along with the governor's 
 44.2   recommendations under section 16A.11, subdivision 1, whether or 
 44.3   not the governor recommends that the request be funded.  
 44.4      Subd. 4.  [FUNDING.] If the commissioner recommends to the 
 44.5   governor that a project be funded, the amount of funding must be 
 44.6   no more than half the total cost of the project, including 
 44.7   predesign, design, construction, furnishings, and equipment.  
 44.8   The cost of predesign must be paid from nonstate sources.  
 44.9   Unless otherwise specifically provided, the state grant must not 
 44.10  be paid out until the commissioner or other official or board to 
 44.11  whom the appropriation was made has determined that the 
 44.12  necessary additional financing, if any, to complete a fully 
 44.13  functional project has been committed from nonstate sources.  
 44.14     Subd. 5.  [DESIGN.] Predesign and design of a political 
 44.15  subdivision capital improvement project for which state funding 
 44.16  is provided must comply with section 16B.335. 
 44.17     Sec. 37.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 17.117, 
 44.18  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 44.19     Subd. 3.  [APPROPRIATIONS.] Up to $40,000,000 $50,000,000 
 44.20  of the balance in the water pollution control revolving fund in 
 44.21  section 446A.07, as determined by the public facilities 
 44.22  authority, is appropriated to the commissioner for the 
 44.23  establishment of this program.  
 44.24     Sec. 38.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
 44.25  84.027, subdivision 15, is amended to read: 
 44.26     Subd. 15.  [ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS.] (a) The commissioner 
 44.27  may receive an application for, sell, and issue any license, 
 44.28  stamp, permit, registration, or transfer under the jurisdiction 
 44.29  of the commissioner by electronic means, including by 
 44.30  telephone.  Notwithstanding section 97A.472, electronic and 
 44.31  telephone transactions may be made outside of the state.  The 
 44.32  commissioner may: 
 44.33     (1) provide for the electronic transfer of funds generated 
 44.34  by electronic transactions, including by telephone; 
 44.35     (2) assign a license identification number to an applicant 
 44.36  who purchases a hunting or fishing license by electronic means, 
 45.1   to serve as temporary authorization to engage in the licensed 
 45.2   activity until the license is received or expires; 
 45.3      (3) charge and permit agents to charge a fee of individuals 
 45.4   who make electronic transactions, and transactions by telephone, 
 45.5   including a transaction an issuing fee under section 97A.485, 
 45.6   subdivision 6, and a credit card an additional transaction fee 
 45.7   established by the commissioner, not to exceed $3.50 for 
 45.8   electronic telephone transactions; 
 45.9      (4) select up to four volunteer counties, not more than two 
 45.10  in the metropolitan area, to participate in this pilot project 
 45.11  and the counties shall select the participating agents; and 
 45.12     (5) upon completion of a pilot project, implement a 
 45.13  statewide system, and select the participating agents; and 
 45.14     (6) adopt rules to administer the provisions of this 
 45.15  subdivision. 
 45.16     (b) A county shall not collect a commission for the sale of 
 45.17  licenses or permits made by agents selected by the participating 
 45.18  counties under this subdivision. 
 45.19     (c) Establishment of the transaction fee under paragraph 
 45.20  (a), clause (3), is not subject to rulemaking procedures. 
 45.21     Sec. 39.  [85.0156] [MISSISSIPPI WHITEWATER TRAIL.] 
 45.22     Subdivision 1.  [CREATION.] An urban whitewater trail is 
 45.23  created along the Mississippi river in the lower St. Anthony 
 45.24  falls area below the stone arch bridge in Minneapolis.  The 
 45.25  trail must be primarily developed for whitewater rafters, 
 45.26  canoers, and kayakers. 
 45.27     Subd. 2.  [COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES.] (a) The commissioner of 
 45.28  natural resources must coordinate the creation of the whitewater 
 45.29  trail by placing designation signs near and along the river and 
 45.30  must publicize the designation. 
 45.31     (b) In designating the Mississippi whitewater trail, the 
 45.32  commissioner must work with other federal, state, and local 
 45.33  agencies and private businesses and organizations interested in 
 45.34  the trail. 
 45.35     Subd. 3.  [GIFTS; DONATIONS.] The commissioner of natural 
 45.36  resources is authorized to accept, on behalf of a nonprofit 
 46.1   corporation, donations of land or easements in land for the 
 46.2   whitewater trail and may seek and accept money for the trail 
 46.3   from other public and private sources. 
 46.4      Sec. 40.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 85.019, 
 46.5   subdivision 4a, is amended to read: 
 46.6      Subd. 4a.  [NATURAL AND SCENIC AREAS.] The commissioner 
 46.7   shall administer a program to provide grants to units of 
 46.8   government and school districts for the acquisition and 
 46.9   betterment of natural and scenic areas such as blufflands, 
 46.10  prairies, shorelands, wetlands, and wooded areas.  A grant may 
 46.11  not exceed 50 percent or $200,000 $500,000, whichever is less, 
 46.12  of the costs of acquisition and betterment of land acquired 
 46.13  under this subdivision. 
 46.14     Sec. 41.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 85.019, is 
 46.15  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 46.16     Subd. 4b.  [REGIONAL TRAILS.] The commissioner shall 
 46.17  administer a program to provide grants to units of government 
 46.18  for locally funded trails of regional significance.  A grant may 
 46.19  not exceed 50 percent or $250,000, whichever is less, of the 
 46.20  costs to purchase interests in land, develop, or renovate 
 46.21  locally funded trails under this subdivision. 
 46.22     Sec. 42.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 103F.725, 
 46.23  subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 
 46.24     Subd. 1a.  [FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; LOANS.] (a) Up to 
 46.25  $24,000,000 $36,000,000 of the balance in the water pollution 
 46.26  control revolving fund in section 446A.07, as determined by the 
 46.27  public facilities authority shall be appropriated to the 
 46.28  commissioner for the establishment of a clean water partnership 
 46.29  loan program. 
 46.30     (b) The agency may award loans for up to 100 percent of the 
 46.31  costs associated with activities identified by the agency as 
 46.32  best management practices pursuant to section 319 and section 
 46.33  320 of the federal Water Quality Act of 1987, as amended, 
 46.34  including associated administrative costs. 
 46.35     (c) Loans may be used to finance clean water partnership 
 46.36  grant project eligible costs not funded by grant assistance. 
 47.1      (d) The interest rate, at or below market rate, and the 
 47.2   term, not to exceed 20 years, shall be determined by the agency 
 47.3   in consultation with the public facilities authority. 
 47.4      (e) The repayment must be deposited in the water pollution 
 47.5   control revolving fund under section 446A.07. 
 47.6      (f) The local unit of government receiving the loan is 
 47.7   responsible for repayment of the loan. 
 47.8      (g) For the purpose of obtaining a loan from the agency, a 
 47.9   local government unit may provide to the agency its general 
 47.10  obligation note.  All obligations incurred by a local government 
 47.11  unit in obtaining a loan from the agency must be in accordance 
 47.12  with chapter 475, except that so long as the obligations are 
 47.13  issued to evidence a loan from the agency to the local 
 47.14  government unit, an election is not required to authorize the 
 47.15  obligations issued, and the amount of the obligations shall not 
 47.16  be included in determining the net indebtedness of the local 
 47.17  government unit under the provisions of any law or chapter 
 47.18  limiting the indebtedness. 
 47.19     Sec. 43.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.16, 
 47.20  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 47.21     Subd. 5.  [RULES.] (a) The agency shall promulgate 
 47.22  permanent rules for the administration of grants and loans 
 47.23  authorized to be made under the water pollution control program, 
 47.24  which rules, however, shall not be applicable to the issuance of 
 47.25  bonds by the commissioner of finance as provided in section 
 47.26  116.17.  The rules shall contain as a minimum: 
 47.27     (1) procedures for application by municipalities; 
 47.28     (2) conditions for the administration of the grant or loan; 
 47.29     (3) criteria for the ranking of projects in order of 
 47.30  priority for grants or loans, based on factors including the 
 47.31  extent and nature of pollution, technological feasibility, 
 47.32  assurance of proper operation, maintenance and replacement, and 
 47.33  participation in multimunicipal systems; and 
 47.34     (4) such other matters as the agency and the commissioner 
 47.35  find necessary to the proper administration of the grant program.
 47.36     (b) The agency shall award the amount of additional 
 48.1   priority points necessary to place a project in the fundable 
 48.2   range of the intended use plan if the agency determines that the 
 48.3   project would repair a facility that is an imminent threat to 
 48.4   discharge untreated or partially treated sewage to the Boundary 
 48.5   Waters Canoe Area Wilderness if it fails.  
 48.6      (c) For purposes of awarding independent state grants, the 
 48.7   agency may by rule waive the federal 20-year planning 
 48.8   requirement for municipalities with a population of less than 
 48.9   1,500. 
 48.10     Sec. 44.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
 48.11  116.18, subdivision 3c, is amended to read: 
 48.12     Subd. 3c.  [INDIVIDUAL ON-SITE TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND 
 48.13  ALTERNATIVE DISCHARGING SEWAGE SYSTEMS PROGRAM.] (a) Beginning 
 48.14  in fiscal year 1989, up to ten percent of the money to be 
 48.15  awarded as grants under subdivision 3a in any single fiscal 
 48.16  year, up to a maximum of $1,000,000, may be set aside for the 
 48.17  award of grants by the agency to municipalities to reimburse 
 48.18  owners of individual on-site wastewater treatment systems or 
 48.19  alternative discharging sewage systems for a part of the costs 
 48.20  of upgrading or replacing the systems. 
 48.21     (b) An individual on-site treatment system is a wastewater 
 48.22  treatment system, or part thereof, that uses soil treatment and 
 48.23  disposal technology to treat 5,000 gallons or less of wastewater 
 48.24  per day from dwellings or other establishments. 
 48.25     (c) An alternative discharging sewage system is a system 
 48.26  permitted under section 115.58 that: 
 48.27     (1) serves one or more dwellings and other establishments; 
 48.28     (2) discharges less than 10,000 gallons of water per day; 
 48.29  and 
 48.30     (3) uses any treatment and disposal methods other than 
 48.31  subsurface soil treatment and disposal. 
 48.32     (d) Municipalities may apply yearly for grants of up to 50 
 48.33  percent of the cost of replacing or upgrading individual on-site 
 48.34  treatment systems, including conversion to an alternative 
 48.35  discharging sewage system, within their jurisdiction, up to a 
 48.36  limit of $5,000 per system or per connection to a cluster 
 49.1   system.  Before agency approval of the grant application, a 
 49.2   municipality must certify that:  
 49.3      (1) it has adopted and is enforcing the requirements of 
 49.4   Minnesota Rules governing individual sewage treatment systems; 
 49.5      (2) the existing systems for which application is made do 
 49.6   not conform to those rules, are at least 20 years old, do not 
 49.7   serve seasonal residences, and were not constructed with state 
 49.8   or federal funds; and 
 49.9      (3) the costs requested do not include administrative 
 49.10  costs, costs for improvements or replacements made before the 
 49.11  application is submitted to the agency unless it pertains to the 
 49.12  plan finally adopted, and planning and engineering costs other 
 49.13  than those for the individual site evaluations and system design.
 49.14     (d) (e) The federal and state regulations regarding the 
 49.15  award of state and federal wastewater treatment grants do not 
 49.16  apply to municipalities or systems funded under this 
 49.17  subdivision, except as provided in this subdivision.  
 49.18     (e) (f) The agency shall adopt permanent rules regarding 
 49.19  priorities, distribution of funds, payments, inspections, 
 49.20  procedures for administration of the agency's duties, and other 
 49.21  matters that the agency finds necessary for proper 
 49.22  administration of grants awarded under this subdivision.  
 49.23     Sec. 45.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.182, 
 49.24  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 49.25     Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITIONS.] (a) For the purposes of this 
 49.26  section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings 
 49.27  given them. 
 49.28     (b) "Agency" means the pollution control agency. 
 49.29     (c) "Authority" means the public facilities authority 
 49.30  established in section 446A.03. 
 49.31     (d) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the pollution 
 49.32  control agency. 
 49.33     (e) "Essential project components" means those components 
 49.34  of a wastewater disposal system that are necessary to convey or 
 49.35  treat a municipality's existing wastewater flows and loadings, 
 49.36  and future wastewater flows and loadings based on 50 percent of 
 50.1   the projected residential growth of the municipality for a 
 50.2   20-year period. 
 50.3      (f) "Municipality" means a county, home rule charter or 
 50.4   statutory city, town, the metropolitan council, an Indian tribe 
 50.5   or an authorized Indian tribal organization; or any other 
 50.6   governmental subdivision of the state responsible by law for the 
 50.7   prevention, control, and abatement of water pollution in any 
 50.8   area of the state. 
 50.9      (g) "Outstanding international resource value waters" are 
 50.10  the surface waters of the state in the Lake Superior Basin, 
 50.11  other than Class 7 waters and those waters designated as 
 50.12  outstanding resource value waters. 
 50.13     (h) "Outstanding resource value waters" are those that have 
 50.14  high water quality, wilderness characteristics, unique 
 50.15  scientific or ecological significance, exceptional recreation 
 50.16  value, or other special qualities that warrant special 
 50.17  protection. 
 50.18     Sec. 46.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.182, is 
 50.19  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 50.20     Subd. 3a.  [NOTIFICATION OF OTHER GOVERNMENT UNITS.] (a) In 
 50.21  addition to other applicable statutes or rules that are required 
 50.22  to receive financial assistance consistent with this 
 50.23  subdivision, the commissioner may not approve or certify a 
 50.24  project to the public facilities authority for wastewater 
 50.25  financial assistance unless the requirements in paragraphs (b) 
 50.26  to (g) are met. 
 50.27     (b) Prior to the initiation of the public facilities 
 50.28  planning process for a new wastewater treatment system, the 
 50.29  project proposer must give written notice to all municipalities 
 50.30  within ten miles of the proposed project service area, including 
 50.31  the county in which the project is located, the office of 
 50.32  strategic and long-range planning, and the pollution control 
 50.33  agency.  The notice shall state the proposer's intent to begin 
 50.34  the facilities planning process and provide a description of the 
 50.35  need for the proposed project.  The notice also shall request a 
 50.36  response within 30 days of the notice date from all government 
 51.1   units that wish to receive and comment on the future facilities 
 51.2   plan for the proposed project. 
 51.3      (c) During development of the facility plan's analysis of 
 51.4   service alternatives, the project proposer must request 
 51.5   information from all municipalities and sanitary districts which 
 51.6   have existing systems that have current capacity to meet the 
 51.7   proposer's needs or can be upgraded to meet those needs.  At a 
 51.8   minimum, the proposer must notify in writing those 
 51.9   municipalities and sanitary districts whose corporate limits or 
 51.10  boundaries are within three miles of the proposed project's 
 51.11  service area. 
 51.12     (d) Sixty days prior to the municipality's public hearing 
 51.13  on the facilities plan, a copy of the draft facilities plan and 
 51.14  notice of the public hearing on the facilities plan must be 
 51.15  given to the local government units that previously expressed 
 51.16  interest in the proposed project under paragraph (b). 
 51.17     (e) For a proposed project located or proposed to be 
 51.18  located outside the corporate limits of a city, the affected 
 51.19  county has certified to the agency that the proposed project is 
 51.20  consistent with the applicable county comprehensive plan and 
 51.21  zoning and subdivision regulations. 
 51.22     (f) Copies of the notifications required under paragraphs 
 51.23  (b) and (c), as well as the certification from the county and a 
 51.24  summary of the comments received, must be included by the 
 51.25  municipality in the submission of its facilities plan to the 
 51.26  pollution control agency, along with other required items as 
 51.27  specified in the agency's rules. 
 51.28     (g) At any time within the 60-day period specified in 
 51.29  paragraph (d), any city in the state within three miles of a 
 51.30  proposed project located outside the corporate limits of a city 
 51.31  may file a written objection with the pollution control agency.  
 51.32  An objection makes the proposed project ineligible for grant 
 51.33  funding until the city withdraws its objection or the pollution 
 51.34  control agency board certifies that the proposed project is the 
 51.35  only feasible and cost-effective option available for servicing 
 51.36  the proposed area. 
 52.1      (h) This subdivision does not apply to the western Lake 
 52.2   Superior sanitary district or the metropolitan council. 
 52.3      Sec. 47.  [116J.561] [CREATION OF ACCOUNT.] 
 52.4      A redevelopment account is created in the general fund.  
 52.5   Money in the account may be used to make grants as provided in 
 52.6   section 116J.564 and to pay for the commissioner's costs in 
 52.7   reviewing applications and making grants. 
 52.8      Sec. 48.  [116J.562] [DEFINITIONS.] 
 52.9      Subdivision 1.  [SCOPE OF APPLICATION.] For purposes of 
 52.10  sections 116J.561 to 116J.566, the terms in subdivisions 2 to 5 
 52.11  have the meanings given. 
 52.12     Subd. 2.  [REDEVELOPMENT COSTS OR COSTS.] "Redevelopment 
 52.13  costs" or "costs" means the costs of land acquisition, 
 52.14  demolition, infrastructure improvement, and ponding, or other 
 52.15  environmental infrastructure. 
 52.16     Subd. 3.  [DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.] "Development authority" 
 52.17  includes a statutory or home rule charter city, county, housing 
 52.18  and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, and 
 52.19  port authority. 
 52.20     Subd. 4.  [METROPOLITAN AREA.] "Metropolitan area" means 
 52.21  the seven-county metropolitan area, as defined in section 
 52.22  473.121, subdivision 2. 
 52.23     Subd. 5.  [MUNICIPALITY.] "Municipality" means the 
 52.24  statutory or home rule charter city, town, or, in the case of 
 52.25  unorganized territory, county in which the redevelopment is 
 52.26  located. 
 52.27     Subd. 6.  [PUBLIC BENEFITS.] "Public benefits" include job 
 52.28  creation, environmental benefits to the state and region, 
 52.29  efficient use of public transportation, efficient use of 
 52.30  existing infrastructure, provision of affordable housing, 
 52.31  multiuse development that constitutes community rebuilding 
 52.32  rather than single-use development, crime reduction, blight 
 52.33  reduction, community stabilization, and property tax base 
 52.34  maintenance or improvement. 
 52.35     Sec. 49.  [116J.563] [GRANT APPLICATIONS.] 
 52.36     Subdivision 1.  [APPLICATION REQUIRED.] To obtain a 
 53.1   redevelopment grant, the development authority shall apply to 
 53.2   the commissioner.  The governing body of the municipality must 
 53.3   approve, by resolution, the application. 
 53.4      Subd. 2.  [REQUIRED CONTENT.] The commissioner shall 
 53.5   prescribe and provide the application form.  The application 
 53.6   must include at least the following information: 
 53.7      (1) identification of the site; 
 53.8      (2) a redevelopment plan for the site; 
 53.9      (3) a detailed estimate, along with necessary supporting 
 53.10  evidence, of the total redevelopment costs for the site; 
 53.11     (4) an assessment of the development potential or likely 
 53.12  use of the site after completion of the redevelopment plan, 
 53.13  including any specific commitments from third parties to 
 53.14  construct improvements on the site; 
 53.15     (5) the manner in which the municipality will meet the 
 53.16  local match requirement; and 
 53.17     (6) any additional information or material that the 
 53.18  commissioner prescribes. 
 53.19     Sec. 50.  [116J.564] [GRANTS.] 
 53.20     Subdivision 1.  [GENERAL PROVISIONS.] The commissioner may 
 53.21  make a grant to an applicant development authority to pay for up 
 53.22  to 50 percent of the redevelopment costs for a qualifying site.  
 53.23  The determination of whether to make a grant for a site is 
 53.24  within the sole discretion of the commissioner, subject to 
 53.25  sections 116J.561 to 116J.566 and available unencumbered money 
 53.26  in the redevelopment account.  The commissioner's decisions and 
 53.27  application of the priorities under this section are not subject 
 53.28  to judicial review, except for abuse of discretion. 
 53.29     Subd. 2.  [PRIORITIES.] If applications for grants exceed 
 53.30  the available appropriations, grants shall be made for sites 
 53.31  that, in the commissioner's judgment, provide the highest return 
 53.32  in public benefits for the public costs incurred.  In making 
 53.33  this judgment, the commissioner shall give priority to 
 53.34  redevelopment projects with one or more of the following 
 53.35  characteristics: 
 53.36     (1) the project is in an area of high unemployment; 
 54.1      (2) the project returns currently untaxed property to the 
 54.2   tax rolls; and 
 54.3      (3) the project is in an area that has recently been 
 54.4   subject to a natural disaster. 
 54.5      Subd. 3.  [ADDITIONAL PRIORITIES.] (a) The commissioner 
 54.6   shall also consider the following criteria when making grants 
 54.7   under this section: 
 54.8      (1) the need for redevelopment in conjunction with 
 54.9   contamination remediation needs; 
 54.10     (2) the redevelopment project meets current tax increment 
 54.11  financing requirements for a redevelopment district and tax 
 54.12  increments will contribute to the project; 
 54.13     (3) the redevelopment potential within the municipality; 
 54.14     (4) proximity to public transit if located in the 
 54.15  metropolitan area; and 
 54.16     (5) multijurisdictional projects that take into account the 
 54.17  need for affordable housing, transportation, and environmental 
 54.18  impact. 
 54.19     (b) The factors in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5), and 
 54.20  in subdivision 2, are not listed in a rank order of priority; 
 54.21  rather the commissioner may weigh each factor, depending upon 
 54.22  the facts and circumstances, as the commissioner considers 
 54.23  appropriate.  The commissioner may consider other factors that 
 54.24  affect the net return of public benefits for completion of the 
 54.25  redevelopment plan.  The commissioner, notwithstanding the 
 54.26  listing of priorities and the goal of maximizing the return of 
 54.27  public benefits, shall make grants that distribute available 
 54.28  money to sites both within and outside of the metropolitan 
 54.29  area.  The commissioner shall provide a written statement of the 
 54.30  supporting reasons for each grant. 
 54.31     Subd. 4.  [DISTRIBUTION.] (a) Unless sufficient 
 54.32  applications are not received to do so, the commissioner shall 
 54.33  distribute the money provided as grants according the following 
 54.34  schedule:  
 54.35     (1) approximately 35 percent for sites located in the 
 54.36  metropolitan area in cities other than cities of the first 
 55.1   class; 
 55.2      (2) approximately 25 percent for sites located outside of 
 55.3   the metropolitan area, not including the city of Duluth; and 
 55.4      (3) approximately 40 percent for sites located in cities of 
 55.5   the first class. 
 55.6      (b) If sufficient applications are not received for the 
 55.7   commissioner to meet one or more of the percentages set under 
 55.8   paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), the commissioner may 
 55.9   reallocate the remaining grant money according to the priorities 
 55.10  described in subdivisions 2 and 3.  
 55.11     (c) The commissioner shall consult with the metropolitan 
 55.12  council about metropolitan area grants. 
 55.13     Subd. 5.  [APPLICATION CYCLES.] In making grants, the 
 55.14  commissioner shall establish semiannual application deadlines in 
 55.15  which grants will be authorized from all or part of the 
 55.16  available money in the account. 
 55.17     Sec. 51.  [116J.565] [LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENT.] 
 55.18     In order to qualify for a grant under sections 116J.561 to 
 55.19  116J.566, the municipality must pay for at least one-half of the 
 55.20  redevelopment costs as a local match from any money available to 
 55.21  the municipality. 
 55.22     Sec. 52.  [116J.566] [SALE OF LAND.] 
 55.23     Bond proceeds funds in the account may only be used for 
 55.24  redevelopment costs for publicly owned property.  Non-bond 
 55.25  proceeds funds in the account may be used for redevelopment 
 55.26  costs if the land upon which the improvements are made is 
 55.27  ultimately sold to a private developer at the fair market value 
 55.28  of the land.  Net sale proceeds up to the amount of the grant, 
 55.29  must be paid to the account by the development authority within 
 55.30  two years of the sale. 
 55.31     Sec. 53.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
 55.32  268.917, is amended to read: 
 55.33     268.917 [EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING AND CHILD PROTECTION 
 55.34  FACILITIES.] 
 55.35     The commissioner may make grants to state agencies and 
 55.36  political subdivisions to construct or rehabilitate facilities 
 56.1   for Head Start, early childhood and family education programs, 
 56.2   other early childhood intervention programs, or demonstration 
 56.3   family service centers housing multiagency collaboratives, or 
 56.4   child visitation centers, with priority to centers in counties 
 56.5   or municipalities with the highest number of children living in 
 56.6   poverty.  The commissioner may also make grants to state 
 56.7   agencies and political subdivisions to construct or rehabilitate 
 56.8   facilities for crisis nurseries or child visitation centers.  
 56.9   The facilities must be owned by the state or a political 
 56.10  subdivision, but may be leased under section 16A.695 to 
 56.11  organizations that operate the programs.  The commissioner shall 
 56.12  prescribe the terms and conditions of the leases.  A grant for 
 56.13  an individual facility must not exceed $200,000 for each program 
 56.14  that is housed in the facility, up to a maximum of $500,000 for 
 56.15  a facility that houses three programs or more.  The commissioner 
 56.16  shall give priority to grants that involve collaboration among 
 56.17  sponsors of programs under this section.  At least 25 percent of 
 56.18  the amounts appropriated for these grants must be used in 
 56.19  conjunction with the youth employment and training programs 
 56.20  operated by the commissioner.  Eligible programs must consult 
 56.21  with appropriate labor organizations to deliver education and 
 56.22  training.  State appropriations must be matched on a 50 percent 
 56.23  basis with nonstate funds.  The matching requirement must apply 
 56.24  programwide and not to individual grants. 
 56.25     Sec. 54.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 446A.072, 
 56.26  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 56.27     Subd. 2.  [TYPE OF SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE.] Supplemental 
 56.28  assistance shall be in the form of zero percent loans, with loan 
 56.29  repayments beginning February 20 or August 20 following the 
 56.30  scheduled date of the project obtaining grants.  If the project 
 56.31  does not meet the operational performance standards established 
 56.32  by the agency within one year after operation of the project has 
 56.33  begun, the grant must be repaid.  Upon receipt of notice from 
 56.34  the agency that the project operational performance standards 
 56.35  have been met, the authority will forgive the scheduled loan 
 56.36  repayments made under this section.  If not forgiven, loan Grant 
 57.1   repayments shall be deferred upon request from the commissioner 
 57.2   of the agency for six-month periods, provided the commissioner 
 57.3   has determined that satisfactory progress is being made to 
 57.4   achieve project performance or is developing or implementing a 
 57.5   corrective action plan. 
 57.6      Sec. 55.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 446A.072, 
 57.7   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 57.8      Subd. 4.  [FUNDING LEVEL.] (a) The authority shall provide 
 57.9   supplemental assistance for essential project component costs as 
 57.10  certified by the commissioner of the pollution control agency 
 57.11  under section 116.182, subdivision 4.  
 57.12     (b) A municipality may not receive more than $4,000,000 or 
 57.13  $2,000,000 when matched with a United States Department of 
 57.14  Agriculture rural development grant under this section unless 
 57.15  specifically approved by law. 
 57.16     (c) The authority will calculate the grant amount needed 
 57.17  for the essential project component costs by first determining 
 57.18  the amount needed to reduce a municipality's monthly residential 
 57.19  sewer service charge to $25 or to an annual residential sewer 
 57.20  service charge in excess of 1.5 percent of the municipality's 
 57.21  median household income, whichever is less, and then multiplying 
 57.22  that amount by 80 percent to determine the actual award amount 
 57.23  to supplement loans under section 446A.07 or provide up to 
 57.24  one-third of the amount of the grant funding level required by 
 57.25  USDA/RECD for projects listed on the agency's intended use plan. 
 57.26     (d) The authority shall provide supplemental assistance for 
 57.27  up to one-half of an eligible grant under the United States 
 57.28  Department of Agriculture Rural Development Program that will 
 57.29  reduce a municipality's annual residential sewer cost to no more 
 57.30  than 1.7 percent of the municipality's median household income 
 57.31  for projects listed on the agency's project priority list, in 
 57.32  priority order.  For municipalities that are not eligible for 
 57.33  United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development 
 57.34  funding for wastewater, the authority shall provide supplemental 
 57.35  assistance for:  
 57.36     (1) essential project component costs calculated by first 
 58.1   determining the amount needed to reduce a municipality's annual 
 58.2   residential sewer costs to 1.5 percent of the municipality's 
 58.3   median household income or to reduce a municipality's monthly 
 58.4   residential sewer service charge to $25, whichever is less, and 
 58.5   then multiplying that amount by 80 percent to determine the 
 58.6   actual award amount to supplement loans under section 446A.07; 
 58.7   and 
 58.8      (2) up to 50 percent of the incremental costs specifically 
 58.9   identified by the agency as being attributable to more stringent 
 58.10  wastewater standards required to protect outstanding resource 
 58.11  value waters or outstanding international resource value waters. 
 58.12     (d) In the event that a municipality's monthly residential 
 58.13  sewer service charges average above $50, the authority shall 
 58.14  provide 90 percent of the grant amount needed to reduce the 
 58.15  average monthly sewer service charge to $50, provided the 
 58.16  project is ranked in the top 50 percentile of the agency's 
 58.17  intended use plan. 
 58.18     (e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), a 
 58.19  municipality with an annual median household income, based on 
 58.20  the 1990 federal census, of $40,000 or greater shall not be 
 58.21  eligible for a grant, except for incremental costs specifically 
 58.22  identified by the agency as being attributable to more stringent 
 58.23  wastewater standards required to protect outstanding resource 
 58.24  value waters or outstanding international resource value waters. 
 58.25     (f) The authority shall provide supplemental assistance to 
 58.26  a municipality that would not otherwise qualify for supplemental 
 58.27  assistance if: 
 58.28     (1) the municipality voluntarily accepts a sewer connection 
 58.29  from another governmental unit to serve residential, industrial, 
 58.30  or commercial developments that were completed before March 1, 
 58.31  1996, or are on lots whose plats were recorded before that date; 
 58.32  and 
 58.33     (2) fees charged by the municipality for the connection 
 58.34  must take into account state and federal grants used by the 
 58.35  municipality for the construction of the treatment plant. 
 58.36  The amount of supplemental assistance under this paragraph must 
 59.1   be sufficient to reduce debt service payments under section 
 59.2   446A.07 to an extent equivalent to a zero percent loan in an 
 59.3   amount up to the other governmental unit's project costs 
 59.4   necessary for connection.  Eligibility for supplemental 
 59.5   assistance under this paragraph ends three years after the 
 59.6   agency certifies that the connection has met the operational 
 59.7   performance standards established by the agency. 
 59.8      Sec. 56.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 446A.072, 
 59.9   subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
 59.10     Subd. 7.  [LOAN GRANT REPAYMENTS.] All loan grant 
 59.11  repayments received by the authority under subdivision 2 must be 
 59.12  used to provide additional assistance under this section. 
 59.13     Sec. 57.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 446A.072, 
 59.14  subdivision 9, is amended to read: 
 59.15     Subd. 9.  [LOAN GRANT LIMITATION.] Supplemental assistance 
 59.16  may not be used to reduce the sewer service charges of a 
 59.17  significant wastewater contributor, or a single user that has 
 59.18  caused the need for the project or whose current or projected 
 59.19  flow and load exceed one-half of the current wastewater 
 59.20  treatment plant's capacity, unless the applicant can demonstrate 
 59.21  to the authority that the significant wastewater contributor 
 59.22  cannot pay its fair share.  Funding will not be provided for 
 59.23  projects that are not qualified for assistance or that would 
 59.24  violate the state's constitution or laws regarding the use of 
 59.25  funds appropriated for the program. 
 59.26     Sec. 58.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 446A.072, 
 59.27  subdivision 12, is amended to read: 
 59.28     Subd. 12.  [SYSTEM REPLACEMENT FUND.] Each recipient of 
 59.29  assistance under this section shall establish a system 
 59.30  replacement fund setting aside a minimum of $.10 per 1,000 
 59.31  gallons of flow for major rehabilitation, expansion, or 
 59.32  replacement of the treatment plant at the end of its useful 
 59.33  life.  Money must remain in the account, for the life of the 
 59.34  loan associated with the supplemental assistance under this 
 59.35  section, unless use of the fund is approved by the authority for 
 59.36  major rehabilitation, expansion, or replacement of the treatment 
 60.1   plant.  Failure A municipality that fails to maintain the fund 
 60.2   will cancel the loan forgiveness must repay the grant as 
 60.3   provided under subdivision 2. 
 60.4      Sec. 59.  Laws 1986, chapter 396, section 2, subdivision 1, 
 60.5   as amended by Laws 1987, chapter 55, section 4, and Laws 1989, 
 60.6   chapter 54, section 2, is amended to read: 
 60.7      Subdivision 1.  [ACTIVITIES; CONTRACTS.] The city may 
 60.8   acquire, design, construct, equip, improve, expand, control, 
 60.9   operate, and maintain the convention center and related 
 60.10  facilities.  The city shall have all powers necessary or 
 60.11  convenient for those purposes and may enter into any contract 
 60.12  for those purposes, including the financing of the convention 
 60.13  center and any related facilities. 
 60.14     The city may contract for construction materials, supplies, 
 60.15  and equipment in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
 60.16  471.345, except that it may enter into contracts with persons, 
 60.17  firms, or corporations to perform one or more or all of the 
 60.18  functions of architect, engineer, and construction manager with 
 60.19  respect to all or part of a project to build or remodel the 
 60.20  convention center and related facilities.  Contractors shall be 
 60.21  selected through the process of public bidding provided that it 
 60.22  shall be permissible for the city to narrow the listing of 
 60.23  eligible bidders to those which the city determines to possess 
 60.24  sufficient expertise to perform the intended functions and the 
 60.25  city may negotiate with the three lowest responsible bidders to 
 60.26  achieve the lowest possible bid.  Notwithstanding any other law 
 60.27  or charter provision to the contrary, the city may, at the 
 60.28  discretion of the city council, enter into agreements relating 
 60.29  to the convention center, related facilities or any other city 
 60.30  construction project with appropriate labor organizations and 
 60.31  contractors which provide that no strike or lockout may be 
 60.32  ordered during the term of the agreements.  These provisions and 
 60.33  necessary procedures may be utilized for the purpose of 
 60.34  maintaining employment stability and avoiding delay or 
 60.35  interference with the performance of the fast-track construction 
 60.36  schedule in connection with the project.  The city may require 
 61.1   any construction manager to certify a construction price and 
 61.2   completion date to the city.  The city may require the posting 
 61.3   of a bond in an amount determined by the city to cover any costs 
 61.4   which may be incurred over and above the certified price, 
 61.5   including but not limited to costs incurred by the city or loss 
 61.6   of revenues resulting from incomplete construction on the 
 61.7   completion date and any other obligations the city may require 
 61.8   the construction manager to bear.  The city shall secure surety 
 61.9   bonds as required in Minnesota Statutes, section 574.26, 
 61.10  securing payment of just claims in connection with all public 
 61.11  work undertaken by it.  Persons entitled to the protection of 
 61.12  the bonds may enforce them as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
 61.13  sections 574.28 to 574.32, and shall not be entitled to a lien 
 61.14  on any property of the city under the provisions of Minnesota 
 61.15  Statutes, sections 514.01 to 514.16. 
 61.16     Sec. 60.  Laws 1990, chapter 610, article 1, section 16, 
 61.17  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 61.18  Subd. 4.  For the labor 
 61.19  history center                                          550,000
 61.20  This appropriation is to plan and 
 61.21  design the Labor History Center.  The 
 61.22  society shall develop a facility 
 61.23  program document that defines the space 
 61.24  and programming needs of the center 
 61.25  including operating expenses.  The 
 61.26  society shall determine, through a site 
 61.27  location assessment study, the location 
 61.28  of the center on a site adjacent to the 
 61.29  history center and prepare working 
 61.30  drawings for the project.  Cost 
 61.31  estimates for all elements necessary to 
 61.32  complete the project must be submitted 
 61.33  to the chairs of the agriculture, 
 61.34  transportation, and semi-states 
 61.35  divisions of the senate finance and 
 61.36  house appropriations committees for 
 61.37  their recommendations.  The 
 61.38  recommendations are advisory only.  
 61.39  Failure or refusal to make a 
 61.40  recommendation promptly is deemed a 
 61.41  negative recommendation.  The total 
 61.42  cost of the project must not exceed 
 61.43  $12,500,000 $14,000,000.  The project 
 61.44  cost may include exhibits and 
 61.45  audio-visual devices and systems. 
 61.46     Sec. 61.  Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 2, subdivision 
 61.47  13, is amended to read: 
 61.48  Subd. 13.  St. Louis County
 61.49  Heritage and Arts Center                                750,000
 62.1   This appropriation is for a grant to 
 62.2   St. Louis county to construct an 
 62.3   addition and improvements to the St. 
 62.4   Louis county heritage and arts center 
 62.5   in Duluth, subject to new Minnesota 
 62.6   Statutes, section 16A.695. 
 62.7   This appropriation is available only as 
 62.8   matched by $2 of nonstate money for 
 62.9   every $1 of state money. 
 62.10     Sec. 62.  Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 8, subdivision 2, 
 62.11  is amended to read: 
 62.12  Subd. 2.  Homes for State-Operated
 62.13  Waiver Services (SOCS)                                8,835,000
 62.14  $6,135,000 is to purchase and remodel, 
 62.15  or construct up to 43 four-bed homes 
 62.16  for purposes of state-operated waiver 
 62.17  services programs for developmentally 
 62.18  disabled individuals at various 
 62.19  locations throughout the state.  
 62.20  $2,700,000 of this appropriation is for 
 62.21  a contingency to acquire and better 
 62.22  additional four-bed homes for purposes 
 62.23  of state-operated waiver services 
 62.24  programs for developmentally disabled 
 62.25  individuals under the terms of future 
 62.26  negotiated downsizing of regional 
 62.27  treatment centers under the ten-year 
 62.28  plan. 
 62.29  Debt service costs on the bonds sold to 
 62.30  finance this project must be paid to 
 62.31  the commissioner of finance in 
 62.32  accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
 62.33  section 16A.643, from group residential 
 62.34  housing fees charged and collected by 
 62.35  the commissioner of human services 
 62.36  under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256I. 
 62.37  This $8,835,000 appropriation may also 
 62.38  be used for the development of crisis 
 62.39  and respite residential capacity.  In 
 62.40  the development of this capacity, the 
 62.41  department shall consider the use of 
 62.42  existing surplus space in the public 
 62.43  and private human service system. 
 62.44  Debt service costs on the bonds sold to 
 62.45  finance projects for crisis and respite 
 62.46  capacity shall be paid to the 
 62.47  commissioner of finance in accordance 
 62.48  with Minnesota Statutes, section 
 62.49  16A.643, with funds appropriated to the 
 62.50  commissioner for this purpose. 
 62.51     Sec. 63.  Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 15, subdivision 
 62.52  6, is amended to read: 
 62.53  Subd. 6.  Light Rail Transit                         10,000,000
 62.54  This appropriation is from the state 
 62.55  transportation fund as provided in 
 62.56  Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, to 
 62.57  match a $10,000,000 federal grant for 
 62.58  preliminary engineering and final 
 63.1   design of light rail transit in the 
 63.2   central Hiawatha Avenue corridor.  The 
 63.3   project must be managed by the 
 63.4   commissioner of transportation. 
 63.5      Sec. 64.  Laws 1997, chapter 202, article 1, section 35, as 
 63.6   amended by Laws 1997, chapter 246, section 34, and Laws 1997, 
 63.7   Second Special Session chapter 2, section 24, is amended to read:
 63.8   Sec. 35.  BOND SALE SCHEDULE 
 63.9   The commissioner of finance shall 
 63.10  schedule the sale of state general 
 63.11  obligation bonds so that, during the 
 63.12  biennium ending June 30, 1999, no more 
 63.13  than $565,457,000 $538,765,000 will 
 63.14  need to be transferred from the general 
 63.15  fund to the state bond fund to pay 
 63.16  principal and interest due and to 
 63.17  become due on outstanding state general 
 63.18  obligation bonds.  During the biennium, 
 63.19  before each sale of state general 
 63.20  obligation bonds, the commissioner of 
 63.21  finance shall calculate the amount of 
 63.22  debt service payments needed on bonds 
 63.23  previously issued and shall estimate 
 63.24  the amount of debt service payments 
 63.25  that will be needed on the bonds 
 63.26  scheduled to be sold, the commissioner 
 63.27  shall adjust the amount of bonds 
 63.28  scheduled to be sold so as to remain 
 63.29  within the limit set by this section.  
 63.30  The commissioner may use the amount 
 63.31  needed of this appropriation to redeem 
 63.32  and prepay the state general obligation 
 63.33  taxable state various purpose bonds 
 63.34  dated July 1, 1988, and to also pay 
 63.35  expenses related to redeeming and 
 63.36  repaying these bonds.  The amount 
 63.37  needed to make the debt service 
 63.38  payments is appropriated from the 
 63.39  general fund as provided in Minnesota 
 63.40  Statutes, section 16A.641. 
 63.41     Sec. 65.  [LOW-INCOME ACCESS TO COMMUNITY CENTERS.] 
 63.42     A community center that is funded by this act that sells 
 63.43  memberships to families or individuals or charges a fee to 
 63.44  individuals or families to use the amenities of the center shall 
 63.45  provide reduced rate memberships and fees to individuals and 
 63.46  families who have a household income at or below 150 percent of 
 63.47  the federal poverty income guidelines published in the calendar 
 63.48  year by the United States Department of Health and Human 
 63.49  Services. 
 63.50     Sec. 66.  [REPEALER.] 
 63.51     Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 446A.072, 
 63.52  subdivision 4a, is repealed. 
 63.53     Laws 1986, chapter 396, section 2, subdivision 2, is 
 64.1   repealed. 
 64.2      Sec. 67.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 64.3      This act is effective the day following final enactment.