SF 3810

Introduction - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000)

Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00 a.m.

  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 state bonds; appropriating 
  1.7             money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 
  1.8             134.45; 136A.29, subdivision 9; and 136F.98, 
  1.9             subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, 
  1.10            section 16B.616, subdivision 1; Laws 1994, chapter 
  1.11            643, section 19, subdivision 9, as amended; and Laws 
  1.12            1998, chapter 404, section 3, subdivision 24. 
  1.13  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.14  Section 1.  [CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  1.15     The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
  1.16  appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 
  1.17  to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent for 
  1.18  public purposes including to acquire and to better public land 
  1.19  and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, 
  1.20  as specified in this act.  Unless otherwise specified, the 
  1.21  appropriations in this act are available until the project is 
  1.22  completed or abandoned. 
  1.23                              SUMMARY 
  1.24  UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA                          $  122,700,000 
  1.25  MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES           174,247,000 
  1.26  PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION                     1,449,000 
  1.27  CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING                     62,021,000 
  1.28  MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES                             3,816,000 
  1.29  PUBLIC SERVICE                                        2,500,000 
  2.1   CANCELLATIONS                                        (5,894,000) 
  2.2   TOTAL                                            $  360,839,000 
  2.3   Bond Proceeds Fund
  2.4   (General Fund Debt Service)                         230,000,000
  2.5   Bond Proceeds Fund  
  2.6   (User Financed Debt Service)                         62,839,000
  2.7   General Fund                                         68,000,000
  2.8                                                    APPROPRIATIONS
  2.9                                                    $ 
  2.10  Sec. 2.  UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 
  2.11  Subdivision 1.  To the board of regents
  2.12  of the University of Minnesota for the 
  2.13  purposes specified in this section                  122,700,000 
  2.14  Subd. 2.  Higher Education Asset
  2.15  Preservation and Replacement                         16,000,000 
  2.16  To be spent in accordance with 
  2.17  Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.  
  2.18  This appropriation is not subject to 
  2.19  the one-third debt service requirement. 
  2.20  This appropriation is from the general 
  2.21  fund. 
  2.22  Subd. 3.  Twin Cities - Minneapolis                  59,000,000
  2.23  (a) Molecular and Cellular
  2.24  Biology Building                                     
  2.25  $35,000,000 is to complete 
  2.26  construction, furnish, and equip a new 
  2.27  molecular and cellular biology building 
  2.28  on the east bank of the Minneapolis 
  2.29  campus.  This appropriation is in 
  2.30  addition to project funding of 
  2.31  $35,000,000 in Laws 1998, chapter 404, 
  2.32  section 2, subdivision 11. 
  2.33  (b) Art Building                                      
  2.34  $21,000,000 is to design, construct, 
  2.35  furnish, and equip a new art building 
  2.36  on the west bank of the Minneapolis 
  2.37  campus.  This appropriation is 
  2.38  contingent on $23,000,000 of nonstate 
  2.39  money for this project.  The nonstate 
  2.40  money is in lieu of the one-third debt 
  2.41  service payments. 
  2.42  (c) Law School 
  2.43  $3,000,000 is to design, construct, 
  2.44  equip, and furnish an addition to the 
  2.45  law school.  This appropriation is 
  2.46  contingent on $6,000,000 of nonstate 
  2.47  money for this project.  The nonstate 
  2.48  money is in lieu of the one-third debt 
  2.49  service payments. 
  2.50  Subd. 4.  Twin Cities - St. Paul                     20,900,000
  2.51  (a) Microbial and Plant
  2.52  Genomics Building                                    
  3.1   $10,000,000 is to design, construct, 
  3.2   furnish, and equip a new microbial and 
  3.3   plant genomics center on the St. Paul 
  3.4   campus.  This appropriation is 
  3.5   contingent on $10,000,000 in nonstate 
  3.6   matching money for this project.  The 
  3.7   nonstate money is in lieu of the 
  3.8   one-third debt service payments. 
  3.9   (b) Plant Growth Facilities - Phase I                
  3.10  $10,900,000 is to replace obsolete 
  3.11  greenhouses and renovate existing 
  3.12  greenhouses. 
  3.13  Subd. 5.  Crookston Kiehle Building                   6,500,000
  3.14  To construct, furnish, and equip an 
  3.15  addition for the Technology Center, 
  3.16  Learning Resources Center, and support 
  3.17  spaces for art, music, and theater, and 
  3.18  to renovate existing space. 
  3.19  Subd. 6.  Duluth                                      8,100,000
  3.20  (a) Hockey Center                             
  3.21  $2,000,000 is to design a sports center 
  3.22  that includes an arena for training and 
  3.23  conditioning facilities, office space 
  3.24  for coaches, and ice hockey. 
  3.25  Prior to design, the university and 
  3.26  amateur sports commission shall study 
  3.27  the feasibility of constructing a 
  3.28  multiple ice sheet arena.  The study 
  3.29  shall include an analysis of the 
  3.30  additional revenues that may be 
  3.31  generated by a multiple ice sheet arena 
  3.32  and how that may affect the 
  3.33  university's obligations under title IX.
  3.34  The university and amateur sports 
  3.35  commission shall submit a copy of the 
  3.36  study to the chairs of the higher 
  3.37  education finance committees of the 
  3.38  legislature prior to design. 
  3.39  (b) Music Performance Center                          
  3.40  $6,100,000 is to design, construct, 
  3.41  furnish, and equip a music performance 
  3.42  laboratory, that will include a lobby, 
  3.43  auditorium, stage, green room, 
  3.44  rehearsal space, media space, and 
  3.45  related facilities. 
  3.46  Subd. 7.  Morris - Science Building                   8,200,000
  3.47  To renovate, furnish, and equip the 
  3.48  science building. 
  3.49  Subd. 8.  Research and Outreach Centers               4,000,000
  3.50  To remodel facilities and replace the 
  3.51  sewage handling system for the Cloquet 
  3.52  Forestry Center, planning to remodel 
  3.53  the Annex Building meeting room, and 
  3.54  construct a wean/finish facility for 
  3.55  swine research and construct an 
  3.56  addition and remodel the administration 
  4.1   building at Waseca, construct research 
  4.2   labs and offices at the Northwest 
  4.3   center in Crookston, construct an 
  4.4   addition to the Aspen/Larch genetics 
  4.5   lab, and acquire land for two test 
  4.6   planting sites for trees at Grand 
  4.7   Rapids, construct a storage/workshop 
  4.8   building at Grand Rapids, and construct 
  4.9   washroom facilities for students at the 
  4.10  Itasca Forestry Station at Bemidji. 
  4.11  Subd. 9.  Debt Service
  4.12  (a) The board of regents shall pay 
  4.13  one-third of the debt service on state 
  4.14  bonds sold to finance projects 
  4.15  authorized by this section, unless 
  4.16  otherwise stated.  After each sale of 
  4.17  general obligation bonds, the 
  4.18  commissioner of finance shall notify 
  4.19  the board of regents of the amounts 
  4.20  assessed for each year for the life of 
  4.21  the bonds. 
  4.22  (b) The commissioner shall reduce the 
  4.23  board's assessment each year by 
  4.24  one-third of the net income from 
  4.25  investment of general obligation bond 
  4.26  proceeds in proportion to the amount of 
  4.27  principal and interest otherwise 
  4.28  required to be paid by the board.  The 
  4.29  board shall pay its resulting net 
  4.30  assessment to the commissioner of 
  4.31  finance by December 1 each year.  If 
  4.32  the board fails to make a payment when 
  4.33  due, the commissioner of finance shall 
  4.34  reduce allotments for appropriations 
  4.35  from the general fund otherwise 
  4.36  available to the board and apply the 
  4.37  amount of the reduction to cover the 
  4.38  missed debt service payment.  The 
  4.39  commissioner of finance shall credit 
  4.40  the payments received from the board to 
  4.41  the bond debt service account in the 
  4.42  state bond fund each December 1 before 
  4.43  money is transferred from the general 
  4.44  fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  4.45  16A.641, subdivision 10. 
  4.46  Sec. 3.  MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND 
  4.47  UNIVERSITIES 
  4.48  Subdivision 1.  To the board of trustees
  4.49  of the Minnesota state colleges and 
  4.50  universities for the purposes specified in 
  4.51  this section                                        172,247,000
  4.52  Subd. 2.  Higher Education Asset
  4.53  Preservation and Replacement                         55,148,000
  4.54  This appropriation is for the purposes 
  4.55  specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
  4.56  section 135A.046. 
  4.57  $47,900,000 of this appropriation is 
  4.58  from the general fund. 
  4.59  This appropriation includes $6,100,000 
  4.60  for the replacement of Winona State 
  4.61  University's boilers. 
  5.1   Subd. 3.  Anoka-Hennepin Technical College           14,700,000
  5.2   For roof repairs and replacements, 
  5.3   heat, ventilation, and air conditioning 
  5.4   improvements, necessary repairs and 
  5.5   remodeling, and demolition. 
  5.6   The technical college shall complete an 
  5.7   evaluation of programs, program 
  5.8   placement, and space needs by June 30, 
  5.9   2000.  The technical college shall, as 
  5.10  soon as practicable, submit copies of 
  5.11  the reports and agreements required by 
  5.12  this subdivision to the chairs of the 
  5.13  house and senate higher education 
  5.14  funding divisions.  
  5.15  The commissioner may not release this 
  5.16  appropriation until the following 
  5.17  conditions for establishing a middle 
  5.18  college on the campus are satisfied: 
  5.19  (1) by June 30, 2000, a completed 
  5.20  memorandum of understanding between the 
  5.21  board and the Anoka-Hennepin school 
  5.22  district on programs to be offered for 
  5.23  the middle college, allocation of space 
  5.24  in the current building and the new 
  5.25  building to be constructed pursuant to 
  5.26  clause (2), and terms for the mutual 
  5.27  operation of the campus; and 
  5.28  (2) by June 30, 2000, a completed 
  5.29  agreement between Anoka county and the 
  5.30  Anoka-Hennepin school district on 
  5.31  financing and constructing a new 
  5.32  building for a middle college on the 
  5.33  campus for a value of at least 
  5.34  $8,500,000.  The school district may 
  5.35  enter into a lease/purchase agreement 
  5.36  with the county as part of the 
  5.37  financing transaction and the board may 
  5.38  convey title to land to accomplish such 
  5.39  purpose.  Minnesota Statutes, sections 
  5.40  94.09 to 94.16, and 103F.535, do not 
  5.41  apply to these real estate transactions.
  5.42  Subd. 4.  Fond Du Lac Tribal
  5.43  and Community College                                 4,500,000
  5.44  To construct and remodel classroom, 
  5.45  lab, and recreational space at the 
  5.46  college. 
  5.47  This appropriation is contingent on 
  5.48  $3,000,000 of nonstate money for this 
  5.49  project, which shall be added to the 
  5.50  appropriation.  
  5.51  Subd. 5.  Hennepin Technical College
  5.52  North and South                                       1,638,000
  5.53  To remodel, furnish, and equip high bay 
  5.54  areas. 
  5.55  Subd. 6.  Itasca Community College                    4,000,000
  5.56  To construct an engineering building.  
  5.57  The portion of the project for student 
  5.58  housing shall be 100 percent user 
  5.59  financed debt service. 
  6.1   Subd. 7.  Mankato State University -                  6,907,000
  6.2   Phase II 
  6.3   To renovate, restore, and construct an 
  6.4   addition to indoor and outdoor student 
  6.5   athletic facilities at the Pennington 
  6.6   Building, Highland Center, Highland 
  6.7   North, and the Taylor Center. 
  6.8   Subd. 8.  Metropolitan State University,
  6.9   St. Paul campus                                      16,000,000
  6.10  To construct, furnish, and equip a new 
  6.11  library.  This appropriation is 
  6.12  contingent on $3,000,000 in nonstate 
  6.13  money for this project, which shall be 
  6.14  added to the appropriation. 
  6.15  Subd. 9.  Metropolitan State University 
  6.16  West Campus and Minneapolis Community and 
  6.17  Technical College - Colocation                        1,400,000
  6.18  To design a new facility and design 
  6.19  remodeling of existing space to provide 
  6.20  a fully integrated colocated campus, 
  6.21  including, but not limited to, a single 
  6.22  student services area and 
  6.23  administrative services area.  The 
  6.24  design shall provide for colocation by 
  6.25  discipline of office space for two-year 
  6.26  and four-year faculty, where 
  6.27  practicable. 
  6.28  Subd. 10.  Minneapolis Community
  6.29  and Technical College                                11,700,000
  6.30  To design, construct, furnish, and 
  6.31  equip a new library and information 
  6.32  technology center, and remodel the 
  6.33  Helland Center. 
  6.34  Subd. 11.  Moorhead State University                  5,700,000
  6.35  Of this amount: 
  6.36  $4,100,000 is from the general fund to 
  6.37  demolish structures, eliminate blight, 
  6.38  and construct parking facilities; and 
  6.39  $1,600,000 is to design an addition and 
  6.40  design remodeling of Hagen Hall for 
  6.41  sciences. 
  6.42  Subd. 12.  Normandale Community 
  6.43  College - Phase I                                    12,000,000
  6.44  To design, construct, furnish, and 
  6.45  equip an addition to the current 
  6.46  science building. 
  6.47  Subd. 13.  North Hennepin Community
  6.48  College - Phase II                                   11,161,000 
  6.49  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  6.50  the old science building and construct 
  6.51  a connecting link and an addition to 
  6.52  become a new general education building.
  6.53  Subd. 14.  Northland Community College
  6.54  and Technical College - Phase II                      5,000,000
  7.1   To remodel and construct an addition to 
  7.2   the Developmental Learning Center and 
  7.3   campus connector and replacement of the 
  7.4   HVAC system. 
  7.5   Subd. 15.  Northwest Technical College                9,258,000
  7.6   Of this amount: 
  7.7   $1,258,000 is for the Moorhead campus 
  7.8   to design, construct, and renovate the 
  7.9   Health Sciences Instructional Center 
  7.10  and construct an addition, replace the 
  7.11  boiler, and add parking; and 
  7.12  $8,000,000 is for the Bemidji campus to 
  7.13  construct, furnish, and equip labs for 
  7.14  the advanced and emerging technologies 
  7.15  center, demolish buildings, and 
  7.16  relocate the athletic fields. 
  7.17  The board shall exchange the title to 
  7.18  the former technical college in 
  7.19  exchange for title to the former 
  7.20  Bemidji high school, subject to 
  7.21  negotiation of an agreement with the 
  7.22  school district.  Minnesota Statutes, 
  7.23  sections 94.09 to 94.16, and 103F.535, 
  7.24  do not apply to these real estate 
  7.25  transactions. 
  7.26  Subd. 16.  Southwest State University                   800,000
  7.27  To design the renovation of the library.
  7.28  Subd. 17.  St. Cloud State University                   300,000
  7.29  To design and prepare construction 
  7.30  documents for remodeling Riverview hall.
  7.31  Subd. 18.  St. Cloud Technical College                1,939,000
  7.32  To design, remodel, construct an 
  7.33  addition to the boiler room, and 
  7.34  enlarge the HVAC system. 
  7.35  Subd. 19.  University Center, Rochester               1,000,000
  7.36  To construct the internal road system, 
  7.37  replace displaced athletic fields and 
  7.38  begin construction of a quadrangle. 
  7.39  Subd. 20.  Winona State University                    1,600,000
  7.40  To design a new science building. 
  7.41  Subd. 21.  Land Acquisition                           1,000,000
  7.42  To acquire real property land adjacent 
  7.43  to or near the state college and 
  7.44  university campuses.  The land must be 
  7.45  within the campus boundaries.  The 
  7.46  board of trustees shall report annually 
  7.47  to the legislature on purchases made 
  7.48  from this appropriation. 
  7.49  Subd. 22.  Small Projects                             6,496,000
  7.50  To design, construct, remodel, furnish, 
  7.51  and equip projects at the following 
  7.52  locations: 
  8.1   (a) $500,000 to design classrooms, 
  8.2   offices, and an auditorium at 
  8.3   Alexandria Technical College. 
  8.4   (b) $425,000 to remodel student 
  8.5   services at Southeast Technical College 
  8.6   at Winona. 
  8.7   (c) $397,000 to replace the greenhouse, 
  8.8   $654,000 to relocate the driveway, and 
  8.9   $50,000 to design powdered metal 
  8.10  remodeling at Hennepin Technical 
  8.11  College at Brooklyn Park. 
  8.12  (d) $495,000 for the Allied Health 
  8.13  Center addition at Riverland Technical 
  8.14  College and Community College at Austin.
  8.15  (e) $816,000 to expand the 
  8.16  telecommunications area at Dakota 
  8.17  Technical College. 
  8.18  (f) $125,000 for the ITV classroom at 
  8.19  Rainy River Community College. 
  8.20  (g) $250,000 for a maintenance and 
  8.21  storage garage at Fergus Falls 
  8.22  Community College. 
  8.23  (h) $100,000 for cold storage garages 
  8.24  at Minnesota West Community College and 
  8.25  Technical College at Granite Falls, 
  8.26  Jackson, and Worthington, and a loading 
  8.27  dock at Pipestone. 
  8.28  (i) $507,000 for classroom technology 
  8.29  upgrade at Southwest State University 
  8.30  at Marshall. 
  8.31  (j) $56,000 for a maintenance and 
  8.32  storage garage at Central Lakes 
  8.33  Community College and Technical College 
  8.34  at Brainerd. 
  8.35  (k) $510,000 for a mechanical shop 
  8.36  addition at Laurentian Community 
  8.37  College and Technical College at 
  8.38  Eveleth. 
  8.39  (l) $1,300,000 is to design and 
  8.40  construct a greenhouse at University 
  8.41  Center, Rochester. 
  8.42  (m) $311,000 for systemwide remodeling 
  8.43  and technology upgrades. 
  8.44  Upon completion of a project, any 
  8.45  unused appropriations in this 
  8.46  subdivision may be transferred to other 
  8.47  projects listed in this subdivision. 
  8.48  Subd. 23.  Debt Service
  8.49  (a) The board shall pay one-third of 
  8.50  the debt service on state bonds sold to 
  8.51  finance projects authorized by this 
  8.52  section, except for subdivisions 2 and 
  8.53  4.  After each sale of general 
  8.54  obligation bonds, the commissioner of 
  8.55  finance shall notify the board of the 
  8.56  amounts assessed for each year for the 
  9.1   life of the bonds. 
  9.2   (b) The commissioner shall reduce the 
  9.3   board's assessment each year by 
  9.4   one-third of the net income from 
  9.5   investment of general obligation bond 
  9.6   proceeds in proportion to the amount of 
  9.7   principal and interest otherwise 
  9.8   required to be paid by the board.  The 
  9.9   board shall pay its resulting net 
  9.10  assessment to the commissioner of 
  9.11  finance by December 1 each year.  If 
  9.12  the board fails to make a payment when 
  9.13  due, the commissioner of finance shall 
  9.14  reduce allotments for appropriations 
  9.15  from the general fund otherwise 
  9.16  available to the board and apply the 
  9.17  amount of the reduction to cover the 
  9.18  missed debt service payment.  The 
  9.19  commissioner of finance shall credit 
  9.20  the payments received from the board to 
  9.21  the bond debt service account in the 
  9.22  state bond fund each December 1 before 
  9.23  money is transferred from the general 
  9.24  fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  9.25  16A.641, subdivision 10. 
  9.26  Sec. 4.  PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION 
  9.27  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
  9.28  of administration for the purposes
  9.29  specified in this section                             1,449,000
  9.30  Subd. 2.  Delta Dormitory Upgrades                      296,000
  9.31  Of this amount: 
  9.32  $214,000 is for capital improvements to 
  9.33  the electrical and mechanical systems 
  9.34  in the campus residence hall; and 
  9.35  $82,000 is from the general fund for 
  9.36  window coverings and furniture 
  9.37  replacement. 
  9.38  Subd. 3.  Asset Preservation                            918,000 
  9.39  For asset preservation capital 
  9.40  improvements on the campus including, 
  9.41  but not limited to, design and 
  9.42  construction of replacement of windows, 
  9.43  removal of precast panels, installation 
  9.44  of walls and insulation, and new water 
  9.45  piping. 
  9.46  Subd. 4.  Air Conditioning   
  9.47  East Building                                            31,000
  9.48  Purchase, design, and install air 
  9.49  conditioning system. 
  9.50  Subd. 5.  Air Conditioning  
  9.51  Gaia Building                                            81,000
  9.52  Purchase, design, and install air 
  9.53  conditioning system. 
  9.54  Subd. 6.  Repair and        
  9.55  Maintenance Building                                    123,000
  9.56  Purchase, design, and construct new 
 10.1   repair and maintenance building. 
 10.2   Sec. 5.  CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING 
 10.3   Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of
 10.4   children, families, and learning for the
 10.5   purposes specified in this section                   62,021,000 
 10.6   Subd. 2.  Metropolitan Magnet Schools                17,700,000 
 10.7   In accordance with the metropolitan 
 10.8   magnet school grant program under 
 10.9   Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.88, 
 10.10  $17,700,000 is for construction to 
 10.11  complete the East Metro Middle School.  
 10.12  This is in addition to appropriations 
 10.13  in Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 5, 
 10.14  subdivision 5, and Laws 1999, chapter 
 10.15  240, section 3. 
 10.16  Subd. 3.  Library for the Blind
 10.17  Expansion                                             1,350,000 
 10.18  Of this amount: 
 10.19  $600,000 is to install permanent 
 10.20  compact shelving in the basement area; 
 10.21  and 
 10.22  $750,000 is for the cost of planning 
 10.23  and designing an addition to the 
 10.24  library for the blind and physically 
 10.25  handicapped. 
 10.26  Subd. 4.  Youth Enrichment
 10.27  Grants                                               10,000,000
 10.28  For grants to local government units to 
 10.29  design, furnish, equip, renovate, 
 10.30  replace, or construct parks and 
 10.31  recreation facilities and school 
 10.32  facilities to provide youth, with 
 10.33  preference for youth in grades 4 to 8, 
 10.34  with regular enrichment activities 
 10.35  during nonschool hours, including after 
 10.36  school, evenings, weekends, and school 
 10.37  vacation periods, and that will provide 
 10.38  equal access and programming for all 
 10.39  children.  The buildings or facilities 
 10.40  may be leased to nonprofit community 
 10.41  organizations, subject to Minnesota 
 10.42  Statutes, section 16A.695, for the same 
 10.43  purposes.  Enrichment programs include 
 10.44  academic enrichment, homework 
 10.45  assistance, computer and technology 
 10.46  use, arts and cultural activities, 
 10.47  clubs, school-to-work and workforce 
 10.48  development, athletic, and recreational 
 10.49  activities.  Grants must be used to 
 10.50  expand the number of children 
 10.51  participating in enrichment programs or 
 10.52  improve the quality or range of program 
 10.53  offerings.  The facilities must be 
 10.54  fully available for programming 
 10.55  sponsored by nonprofit and community 
 10.56  groups serving youth, or school, 
 10.57  county, or city programs, for maximum 
 10.58  hours after school, evenings, weekends, 
 10.59  summers, and other school vacation 
 10.60  periods.  Priority must be given to 
 10.61  proposals that demonstrate 
 11.1   collaborations among political 
 11.2   subdivisions, private, nonprofit, and 
 11.3   public agencies, including regional 
 11.4   entities dealing with at-risk youth, 
 11.5   and community and parent organizations 
 11.6   in arranging for programming, staffing, 
 11.7   transportation, and equipment.  All 
 11.8   proposals must include an inventory of 
 11.9   existing facilities and an assessment 
 11.10  of programming needs in the community.  
 11.11  In awarding these grants, the 
 11.12  commissioner shall consider the 
 11.13  regional distributions required in Laws 
 11.14  1996, chapter 463, section 4, 
 11.15  subdivision 2. 
 11.16  Subd. 5.  Minnesota         
 11.17  Planetarium                                           1,760,000
 11.18  For planning for the construction of 
 11.19  the Minnesota planetarium located in 
 11.20  conjunction with the Minneapolis 
 11.21  downtown library. 
 11.22  Subd. 6.  Multicultural     
 11.23  Development Grants                                    2,511,000
 11.24  (a) $1,011,000 is for a grant to 
 11.25  Watonwan county to renovate and expand 
 11.26  the Watonwan county-St. James 
 11.27  multicultural learning center. 
 11.28  (b) $500,000 is for a grant to the city 
 11.29  of Pelican Rapids for the construction 
 11.30  of a multicultural learning center. 
 11.31  (c) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the 
 11.32  city of Minneapolis through the 
 11.33  Minneapolis Community Development 
 11.34  Agency for design and construction of 
 11.35  the Glover-Sudduth Center for Urban 
 11.36  Affairs, Education, and Economic 
 11.37  Development. 
 11.38  Subd. 7.  Library Facility  
 11.39  Grants                                               11,500,000
 11.40  For library facilities grants to 
 11.41  renovate or expand an existing building 
 11.42  for use as a library or to construct a 
 11.43  new library building under Minnesota 
 11.44  Statutes, section 134.45, subject to 
 11.45  the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 11.46  section 16A.695.  At least $1,500,000 
 11.47  of this appropriation must be used to 
 11.48  remove architectural barriers from a 
 11.49  building or site.  
 11.50  Subd. 8.  Fine Arts         
 11.51  Interdisciplinary Resource School                     3,000,000
 11.52  For a metropolitan magnet school grant 
 11.53  to the West Metro Education Program for 
 11.54  the completion of the Fine Arts 
 11.55  Interdisciplinary Resource School. 
 11.56  Subd. 9.  Southwest         
 11.57  Metropolitan Magnet School                              500,000
 11.58  For a metropolitan magnet school grant 
 11.59  to the West Metro Education Program for 
 12.1   the Southwest Metropolitan 
 12.2   Interdistrict Magnet School to be 
 12.3   located within the boundaries of 
 12.4   independent school district No. 283, 
 12.5   St. Louis Park. 
 12.6   Subd. 10.  Independent School 
 12.7   District No. 625, St. Paul;
 12.8   Achievement Plus Facility                             5,200,000
 12.9   To independent school district No. 625, 
 12.10  St. Paul, to complete construction of a 
 12.11  new Achievement Plus facility.  This 
 12.12  appropriation is not available until 
 12.13  the commissioner has determined that 
 12.14  the financial commitment of nonstate 
 12.15  funds to design, construct, furnish, 
 12.16  and equip Achievement Plus facilities 
 12.17  is equal to the total commitment of 
 12.18  state funds. 
 12.19  Subd. 11.  School Building  
 12.20  Accessibility Grants                                  1,000,000
 12.21  For school building accessibility 
 12.22  grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
 12.23  sections 123B.67 to 123B.69. 
 12.24  Subd. 12.  School Safety    
 12.25  Capital Improvements                                  2,500,000
 12.26  For grants to school districts for 
 12.27  capital improvements to public school 
 12.28  buildings to improve the safety of 
 12.29  students, teachers, and others using 
 12.30  the public school building. 
 12.31  Subd. 13.  Early Childhood 
 12.32  Learning                                              5,000,000
 12.33  To construct, rehabilitate, and expand 
 12.34  early childhood learning and child 
 12.35  protection facilities provided under 
 12.36  Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.45. 
 12.37  Sec. 6.  MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES 
 12.38  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 12.39  of administration for the purposes
 12.40  specified in this section                             3,816,000
 12.41  Subd. 2.  Asset Preservation                          1,750,000 
 12.42  For asset preservation capital 
 12.43  improvements on both campuses of the 
 12.44  Minnesota State Academies including, 
 12.45  but not limited to, general asset 
 12.46  preservation, electrical infrastructure 
 12.47  upgrades, and sewer and water 
 12.48  improvements. 
 12.49  Subd. 3.  West Wing Noyes Hall                        2,066,000 
 12.50  For mold abatement and renovation of 
 12.51  the west wing of Noyes hall, including 
 12.52  improvements to the mechanical system, 
 12.53  to eliminate air quality problems. 
 12.54  Sec. 7.  PUBLIC SERVICE                               2,500,000
 12.55  To the commissioner of finance 
 13.1   for the energy conservation investment 
 13.2   loan program in the department of public 
 13.3   service under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 13.4   216C.37.
 13.5      Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
 13.6   16B.616, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 13.7      Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITIONS.] (a) For purposes of this 
 13.8   section, the following terms have the meanings given. 
 13.9      (b) "Place of public accommodation" means a public or 
 13.10  privately owned sports or entertainment arena, gymnasium, 
 13.11  auditorium, stadium, hall, special event center in a public 
 13.12  park, or other facility for public assembly.  "Place of public 
 13.13  accommodation" does not include facilities owned or operated by 
 13.14  the Minnesota state colleges and universities, the University of 
 13.15  Minnesota, or any private college or university. 
 13.16     (c) "Bleacher" refers to any tiered or stepped seating 
 13.17  facility, whether temporary or permanent, used in a place of 
 13.18  public accommodation for the seating of its occupants. 
 13.19     Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 134.45, is 
 13.20  amended to read: 
 13.21     134.45 [LIBRARY ACCESSIBILITY FACILITIES GRANTS.] 
 13.22     Subdivision 1.  [APPLICATION; DEFINITION.] Public library 
 13.23  jurisdictions may apply to the commissioner of children, 
 13.24  families, and learning for grants to improve accessibility to 
 13.25  their library facilities.  For the purposes of this section, 
 13.26  "public library jurisdictions" means regional public library 
 13.27  systems, regional library districts, cities, and counties 
 13.28  operating libraries under chapter 134. 
 13.29     Subd. 2.  [APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER.] The commissioner of 
 13.30  children, families, and learning, in consultation with the state 
 13.31  council on disability, may approve or disapprove applications 
 13.32  under this section.  The grant money must be used only to remove 
 13.33  architectural barriers from a building or site, to renovate or 
 13.34  expand an existing building for use as a library, or to 
 13.35  construct a new library building. 
 13.36     Subd. 3.  [APPLICATION FORMS.] The commissioner of 
 13.37  children, families, and learning shall prepare application forms 
 14.1   and establish application dates.  
 14.2      Subd. 4.  [MATCH.] A public library jurisdiction applying 
 14.3   for a grant under this section must match the grant with local 
 14.4   funds. 
 14.5      Subd. 5.  [QUALIFICATION.] A public library jurisdiction 
 14.6   may apply for a grant in an amount up to $150,000 $1,000,000 or 
 14.7   50 percent of the approved costs of removing architectural 
 14.8   barriers from a building or site, whichever is less.  Grants may 
 14.9   be made only for projects in existing buildings used as a 
 14.10  library, or to prepare another existing building for use as a 
 14.11  library.  Grants must not be used to pay part of the cost of 
 14.12  meeting accessibility requirements in a new building. 
 14.13     Subd. 6.  [AWARD OF GRANTS.] The commissioner, in 
 14.14  consultation with the state council on disability, shall examine 
 14.15  and consider all applications for grants.  If a public library 
 14.16  jurisdiction is found not qualified, the commissioner shall 
 14.17  promptly notify it.  The commissioner shall prioritize grants on 
 14.18  the following bases:  the degree of collaboration with other 
 14.19  public or private agencies, the public library jurisdiction's 
 14.20  tax burden, the long-term feasibility of the project, the 
 14.21  suitability of the project, and the need for the project.  If 
 14.22  the total amount of the applications exceeds the amount that is 
 14.23  or can be made available, the commissioner shall award grants 
 14.24  according to the commissioner's judgment and discretion and 
 14.25  based upon a ranking of the projects according to the factors 
 14.26  listed in this subdivision.  The commissioner shall promptly 
 14.27  certify to each public library jurisdiction the amount, if any, 
 14.28  of the grant awarded to it. 
 14.29     Subd. 7.  [PROJECT BUDGET.] A public library jurisdiction 
 14.30  that receives a grant must provide the commissioner with the 
 14.31  project budget and any other information the commissioner 
 14.32  requests. 
 14.33     Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 136A.29, 
 14.34  subdivision 9, is amended to read: 
 14.35     Subd. 9.  The authority is authorized and empowered to 
 14.36  issue revenue bonds whose aggregate principal amount at any time 
 15.1   shall not exceed $500,000,000 $650,000,000 and to issue notes, 
 15.2   bond anticipation notes, and revenue refunding bonds of the 
 15.3   authority under the provisions of sections 136A.25 to 136A.42, 
 15.4   to provide funds for acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, 
 15.5   enlarging, remodeling, renovating, improving, furnishing, or 
 15.6   equipping one or more projects or parts thereof. 
 15.7      Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 136F.98, 
 15.8   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 15.9      Subdivision 1.  [ISSUANCE OF BONDS.] The board of trustees 
 15.10  of the Minnesota state colleges and universities or a successor 
 15.11  may issue additional revenue bonds under sections 136F.90 to 
 15.12  136F.97 in an aggregate principal amount not 
 15.13  exceeding $40,000,000, subject to the resolutions authorizing 
 15.14  its outstanding revenue bonds $100,000,000, and payable from the 
 15.15  revenue appropriated to the fund established by section 136F.94, 
 15.16  and use the proceeds together with other public or private money 
 15.17  that may otherwise become available to acquire land, and to 
 15.18  acquire, construct, complete, remodel, and equip structures or 
 15.19  portions thereof to be used for dormitory, residence hall, 
 15.20  student union, food service, and related parking purposes at the 
 15.21  state universities.  Bonds may be issued to refund previously 
 15.22  issued bonds, and any such refunding bonds may be issued in 
 15.23  addition to the bonds otherwise authorized by this subdivision.  
 15.24  Before issuing the bonds or any part of them, the board shall 
 15.25  consult with and obtain the advisory recommendations of the 
 15.26  chairs of the house ways and means committee and the senate 
 15.27  finance committee about the facilities to be financed by the 
 15.28  bonds. 
 15.29     Sec. 12.  Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 19, subdivision 
 15.30  9, as amended by Laws 1995, chapter 224, section 124, and Laws 
 15.31  1997, chapter 183, article 3, section 30, is amended to read: 
 15.32  Subd. 9.  Museum and Center for 
 15.33  American Indian History                               1,100,000
 15.34                                                        2,000,000
 15.35  This appropriation is for the board of 
 15.36  trustees of the Minnesota state 
 15.37  colleges and universities to plan, 
 15.38  design, and construct a museum and 
 16.1   center for American Indian history and 
 16.2   policy.  The facility shall be located 
 16.3   at Bemidji State University.  This 
 16.4   appropriation is available dollar for 
 16.5   dollar to the extent matched by 
 16.6   nonstate money, provided that a minimum 
 16.7   of $500,000 must be raised from 
 16.8   nonstate money.  If more than 
 16.9   $1,100,000 is raised from nonstate 
 16.10  money, the money may be used to expand 
 16.11  the project.  Initiation of the project 
 16.12  must begin prior to June 30, 2001.  The 
 16.13  board of trustees of the Minnesota 
 16.14  state colleges and universities is not 
 16.15  required to pay any debt service for 
 16.16  this appropriation. 
 16.17     Sec. 13.  Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 3, subdivision 
 16.18  24, is amended to read: 
 16.19  Subd. 24.  St. Cloud Technical College                1,000,000 
 16.20  To design and construct an addition and 
 16.21  remodeling of graphic arts and dental 
 16.22  space, including classrooms, and design 
 16.23  predesign remodeling of most of the 
 16.24  remaining space. 
 16.25     Sec. 14.  [RIDGEWATER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT 
 16.26  WILLMAR.] 
 16.27     Ridgewater community and technical college may build an 
 16.28  addition to kennels for veterinary technology at Willmar campus 
 16.29  with existing college funds. 
 16.30     Sec. 15.  [MOORHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY; CONSTRUCTION OF 
 16.31  CAMPUS SECURITY BUILDING; AUTHORIZATION.] 
 16.32     The board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and 
 16.33  universities is authorized to construct a campus building at 
 16.34  Moorhead State University.  The board may accept nonstate money 
 16.35  to support construction of the building.  The board may enter 
 16.36  into an agreement with the city of Moorhead whereby the city 
 16.37  provides money for the construction of the building in exchange 
 16.38  for the lease of space in the building for use by the city 
 16.39  police department.  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
 16.40  16B.24, or any other law to the contrary, the board may lease 
 16.41  space in the building to the city for up to 25 years without 
 16.42  obtaining state executive council approval. 
 16.43     Sec. 16.  [MOORHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY; LEASE OF STATE 
 16.44  PROPERTY; AUTHORIZATION.] 
 16.45     The board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and 
 17.1   universities is authorized to lease state property, including 
 17.2   state bond financed property, at Moorhead State University to a 
 17.3   private developer for the construction of student services, 
 17.4   alumni foundation, and student residence hall facilities.  
 17.5   Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.695, 
 17.6   subdivision 2, and 16B.24, or any other law, the board may lease 
 17.7   the property for a term of up to 50 years without obtaining 
 17.8   state executive council approval.  The board shall evaluate 
 17.9   financing options available under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
 17.10  136A.25 to 136A.42, and 136F.98.  
 17.11     Sec. 17.  [MINNESOTA WEST COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE 
 17.12  AT WORTHINGTON; AUTHORIZATION TO LEASE LAND TO THE YMCA AND THE 
 17.13  CITY OF WORTHINGTON.] 
 17.14     Minnesota West Community and Technical College may enter 
 17.15  into a lease agreement with the YMCA, subject to Minnesota 
 17.16  Statutes, section 16A.695, for the lease of land on the 
 17.17  Worthington campus.  Siting and design of the facility must be 
 17.18  consistent with the college's master plan and Minnesota state 
 17.19  colleges and universities building standards.  Minnesota West 
 17.20  Community and Technical College may negotiate for use of the 
 17.21  facility for college purposes.  The lease may also include the 
 17.22  city of Worthington. 
 17.23     Sec. 18.  [WORKFORCE CENTER LOCATIONS.] 
 17.24     The board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and 
 17.25  universities system and the commissioner of economic security, 
 17.26  with the assistance of the department of administration, shall 
 17.27  develop and report to the legislature by January 15, 2001, on a 
 17.28  ten-year plan for the possible location of workforce centers or 
 17.29  affiliate locations on Minnesota college and university campuses 
 17.30  where appropriate.  
 17.31     The plan must identify space requirements, current 
 17.32  workforce center lease expiration dates, and the campuses that 
 17.33  can immediately accommodate workforce centers, and recommend 
 17.34  timelines for colocating workforce centers with Minnesota state 
 17.35  colleges and universities system facilities.  The plan should 
 17.36  also identify ways that Minnesota state colleges and 
 18.1   universities services can be made available in workforce centers 
 18.2   in communities without Minnesota state colleges and universities 
 18.3   campuses.  
 18.4      If additional space would be required to accommodate the 
 18.5   workforce center, the plan must outline alternative capital 
 18.6   financing mechanisms, including private build-lease. 
 18.7      Sec. 19.  [CANCELLATIONS.] 
 18.8      (a) The $4,000,000 appropriation in Laws 1999, chapter 240, 
 18.9   article 1, section 3, for the Southwest Metropolitan Integration 
 18.10  Magnet School in Edina is canceled.  The bond sale authorization 
 18.11  in Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 13, is reduced by 
 18.12  $4,000,000. 
 18.13     (b) $1,894,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 
 18.14  404, section 5, subdivision 5, for the Southwest Metropolitan 
 18.15  Integration Magnet School in Edina is canceled. 
 18.16     Sec. 20.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 18.17     This act is effective the day after its final enactment.