E Relating to capital improvements; appropriating money and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to acquire and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; providing a summary of appropriations to certain state departments and agencies and educational institutions; appropriating money to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPR), for completion of the molecular and cellular biology building, for construction of a new art building and for an addition to the law school on the Minneapolis campus, for construction of a microbial and plant genomics center and for replacement and renovation of greenhouses on the St. Paul campus, for an addition to the technology and learning resources centers on the Crookston campus, for design of a sports center and a music performance laboratory on the Duluth campus, for renovation of the science building on the Morris campus and for improvements to certain research and outreach centers, to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities for asset preservation and replacement, for certain improvements at the Anoka Hennepin technical college, the Fond Du Lac tribal and community college, the Hennepin technical college, Itasca community college, Mankato state university, the metropolitan state university campuses, Minneapolis community and technical college, Moorhead state university, Normandale and north Hennepin community colleges, Northland community and technical college, Northwest technical college, southwest and St. Cloud state universities, St. Cloud technical college, the university center at Rochester and Winona state university, for acquisition of land, for certain small projects at certain colleges and universities and for systemwide remodeling and technology upgrades, to the commissioner of administration for certain improvements at the Perpich center for arts education, to the commissioner of children, families and learning for the metropolitan magnet school grant program, for expansion of the library for the blind, for youth enrichment grants, for construction of the Minnesota planetarium, for multicultural development grants to Watonwan county and to the cities of Pelican Rapids and Minneapolis, for library facilities grants, for independent school district 625, St. Paul to complete construction of a new achievement plus facility, for school building accessibility and school safety capital improvement grants and for early childhood learning facilities, to the commissioner of administration for the Minnesota state academies, for asset preservation and for mold abatement and renovation of the west wing of Noyes hall and to the commissioner of finance for the energy conservation investment loan program in the department of public service, to the department of natural resources (DNR) for asset preservation improvements, for construction of an area office and service facility in Fergus Falls, Deer River, Littlefork and Effie, for Americans with disabilities act (ADA) compliance and state park and recreation area improvements, for construction of the Moose Lake rock, gem and mineral interpretive center, for development of the Big Bog and Red River state recreation areas, for metropolitan regional park acquisition and betterment, for regional trail and trail connection grants and state trail improvements, for development of public access sites at Gray s bay on Lake Minnetonka and at McQuade road on Lake Superior and of a harbor of refuge and marina at Two Harbors, for dam improvements, for flood hazard mitigation grants, for a grant to the Lewis and Clark joint powers board for construction of a rural water system in southwestern Minnesota, for construction of ring dikes, for state forests land acquisition, for fisheries acquisition and reinvest in Minnesota improvements, for stream protection loans, for scientific and natural areas acquisition and improvement, for metro greenways and natural areas acquisition and betterment grants, for the critical habitat private sector matching account state match, for RIM wildlife habitat improvements, for native prairie bank easements acquisition and for grants to the metropolitan council to complete construction of the Como park education resource center, to the raptor center at the university of Minnesota for proposed expansion design costs and to the St. Croix valley heritage coalition for creation of a heritage center at Taylors Falls, to the office of environmental assistance for solid waste capital assistance grants, to the commissioner of trade and economic development (DTED) for matching money for federal grants for the public facilities authority water pollution control and drinking water revolving funds and for administration of the wastewater infrastructure fund and clean water partnership loan programs, to the board of water and soil resources (BOWSR) for RIM and PWP conservation easements, for the Minnesota river basin conservation enhancement program, for wetlands replacement and restoration, for feedlot cost share grants, for a shoreland conservation pilot project and for a grant to area II Minnesota river basin projects for construction of the LQP-25 Lazarus creek floodwater retention project, to the commissioner of agriculture for rural finance authority agricultural loans participation, for agriculture best management practices and agroforestry loans, for a grant to the city of Olivia to establish the Minnesota center for agricultural innovation and for a Farmamerica accessibility and security improvements grant, to the Minnesota zoological gardens for heating and cooling systems and roadways and pathways improvements, to the commissioner of administration for a capitol complex primary electrical distribution system upgrade, for capitol security renovation, for health, human services and agriculture departments new facilities and capitol area and building predesigns, for capital asset preservation and replacement, for agency relocation and for grants to noncommercial television stations for conversion to digital broadcast signals, to the capitol area architectural and planning board (CAAPB) for a capitol building exterior lighting system, to the amateur sports commission for mighty ducks ice arena and mighty kicks soccer field development grants, for predesign of a sports conference center at the national sports center and for renovation of the Giants Ridge nordic center, to the commissioner of administration for grants to the city of Austin to restore the historic paramount atmospheric theatre, to the city of Lanesboro to construct the Root River center for the arts, to the city of Luverne for improvements to the Carnegie cultural center, to the city of Minneapolis for the Guthrie and Shubert theaters, to the city of St. Paul for the children s museum, the Roy Wilkins auditorium and the university of Minnesota showboat, and to the city of Woodbury for construction of the center for the arts, to the adjutant general for kitchen facilities renovation, for upgrade of certain systems at the military museum at Camp Ripley, to the commissioner of veterans affairs for a grant to women in military service for America memorial foundation for the women s memorial at Arlington national cemetery, to the commissioner of administration for human services facilities and veterans homes improvements, for a grant to Ramsey county for an addition to the Gillette children s hospital and for construction of a new bureau of criminal apprehension (BCA) headquarters building, to the commissioner of public safety for regional public safety training facility construction grants, to the commissioner of administration for improvements at certain correctional facilities, the commissioner of trade and economic development (DTED) for transfer to the redevelopment account, for grants to Kanabec county for an elevator in the county building in Mora, to Koochiching county for construction of the cold weather testing center and to the city of Minneapolis for certain empowerment zone projects, to the commissioner of the iron range resources and rehabilitation board (IRRRB) for construction of a host technology center and major motorplex and for upgrade of historical exhibits and archives at the interpretative center, to the commissioner of the housing finance agency (HFA) for transitional or supportive housing loans, to the Minnesota historical society for historic site preservation and repair and for construction of the St. Anthony Falls heritage center and of permanent exhibits at the North West company fur post interpretive center and to the commissioner of finance for bond sale expenses; cancelling certain prior appropriations for design of the labor interpretive center, for the St. Croix valley heritage center. for certain support and armory facilities in the city of St. Paul, for the Brainerd bed expansion project, for the Battle Point historic site and cultural education center, for the southwest metropolitan integration magnet school in Edina and for the St. Cloud community events center and for demolition of the capitol square building and reducing the corresponding bond sale authorizations; providing for the payment of debt service on state bonds sold to finance the college and university projects; specifying certain work program and semiannual progress report requirements of the commissioner of natural resources and the board of water and soil resources; authorizing the Minnesota historical society to spend nonstate money to commission a bust of former U.S. supreme court justice Harry A. Blackmun for installation in the state capitol; naming the hall at the North West company fur post interpretive center housing the exhibits as the Senator Janet B. Johnson exhibit hall; specifying certain bases for commissioner of finance bond sale timing decisions; removing the authority of the governor to control the sale of state bonds and certificates of indebtedness and the authority of the legislature to reauthorize bond authorization or bond proceed unencumbered balance cancellations; authorizing the commissioner to pay rebates to the federal government to maintain the federal tax exemption of bonds; providing for the deposit of certain fees and proceeds in the general fund under certain conditions; excluding facilities owned or operated by the Minnesota state colleges and universities, the university of Minnesota or private colleges or universities from bleacher safety requirements; requiring and providing for the RFA to establish and implement an agroforestry loan program; increasing the flood hazard mitigation grant level for projects in the Red River basin subject to a mediation agreement and approval by the Red River flood damage reduction work group; increasing the cost limit for eligibility for state owned dam repair or reconstruction grants; specifying certain conditions for pollution control agency issuance of permits for new wastewater treatment systems requiring a national pollutant discharge elimination or a state disposal system permit; requiring city adoption of a resolution for alternative discharging sewage system permittees to conduct activities in areas surrounding the city; removing future wastewater flows and loadings from the definition of essential project components for wastewater treatment financial assistance purposes; changing library accessibility grants to library facilities grants, authorizing the commissioner of children, families and learning to make the grants to renovate or expand existing buildings or to construct new buildings for use as libraries and increasing the monetary grant limit; increasing the bonding authority of the higher education facilities and the MnSCU board of trustees and authorizing the board to issue revenue bonds to refund previously issued bonds; authorizing the state armory building commission to provide partnerships with federal and state governments and to match available federal and local funds; requiring the amateur sports commission to develop a plan to stimulate the development of new amateur sports facilities statewide to be used primarily for youth athletic activities and authorizing and providing for commission matching grants to local government units to develop new amateur soccer fields; requiring the public facilities authority in consultation with the PCA to evaluate wastewater treatment alternatives before granting financial assistance under the wastewater infrastructure funding program and authorizing an increased level of funding for certain multijurisdictional projects; authorizing housing finance agency (HFA) loans for supportive housing; increasing a certain prior appropriation to the Minnesota historical society for the MnSCU board to construct the American Indian history museum and center at Bemidji state university and eliminating the match requirement and the deadline for initiation of the project; authorizing use of a certain prior appropriation to the board for an addition to the graphic arts and dental space at St. Cloud technical college for predesign; expanding the authorized use of a certain prior appropriation to the commissioner of natural resources for a grant to Anoka county for the Rice Creek west regional trail in the city of Fridley for certain amenities at the trailhead; eliminating the use of a certain prior appropriation to the commissioner of administration for CAPRA for roof repairs at the Hastings veterans home; reducing the limit on the transferring of funds from the general fund to the state bond fund to pay the principal and interest on state bonds sold during a certain biennium; authorizing Ridgewater community and technical college to build an addition to kennels for veterinary technology at the Willmar campus with existing college funds; authorizing the MnSCU board to construct a campus security building and to lease state property at Moorhead state university; authorizing Minnesota west community and technical college to enter into an agreement with the YMCA for the lease of land on the Worthington campus; requiring theMnSCU board and the commissioner of administration and economic security to develop and report to the legislature by a certain date on a long range plan for the location of workforce centers on state college and university campuses; requiring the PCA in conjunction with the public facilities authority and other interested state agencies to by a certain date recommend and report to the legislature on the wastewater treatment evaluation process; requiring and providing for the conveyance of certain state land to the city of St. Paul for certain building relocation and preservation purposes; renaming the visitors center at Lake Bronson the Victor Johnson visitors center and the national sports center in Blaine the Rudy Perpich sports center; repealing a certain cost benefit analysis requirement for certain large state procurement contracts (mk, ja)