1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending 
  1.3             to acquire and better public land and buildings and 
  1.4             other public improvements of a capital nature with 
  1.5             certain conditions; requiring certain studies and 
  1.6             reports; authorizing sale of state bonds; canceling 
  1.7             earlier appropriations and reducing bond 
  1.8             authorizations; making technical corrections; making 
  1.9             changes to statutes related to administration of the 
  1.10            state's capital improvement program; requiring an 
  1.11            inventory of state-owned land; providing a certain 
  1.12            exemption from any moratorium on state professional or 
  1.13            technical contracts; authorizing a lease of certain 
  1.14            Minneapolis park and recreation board land; modifying 
  1.15            the wastewater infrastructure program; establishing a 
  1.16            local road improvement account; prohibiting any action 
  1.17            on the Dan Patch Commuter Rail Line; establishing a 
  1.18            multiagency working group on mitigation of effects of 
  1.19            DM&E rail project in southern Minnesota; authorizing 
  1.20            the purchase of certain state park inholdings; 
  1.21            appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, 
  1.22            sections 13.462, subdivision 2; 16A.11, subdivision 6; 
  1.23            16A.501; 16A.86, subdivision 3; 16B.335, subdivision 
  1.24            3; 119A.45; 446A.072, subdivisions 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 
  1.25            11, 12, by adding subdivisions; Laws 1998, chapter 
  1.26            404, section 18, subdivision 4; Laws 2000, chapter 
  1.27            492, article 1, section 12, subdivision 7; Laws 2000, 
  1.28            chapter 492, article 1, section 15, subdivision 4; 
  1.29            Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 22, 
  1.30            subdivisions 3, as amended, 4; Laws 2000, chapter 492, 
  1.31            article 1, section 27; Laws 2001, First Special 
  1.32            Session chapter 12, section 10; proposing coding for 
  1.33            new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16B; 174; 
  1.34            repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 446A.072, 
  1.35            subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 10, 13. 
  1.36  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.37  Section 1.  [CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  1.38     The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
  1.39  appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 
  1.40  to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent for 
  2.1   public purposes.  Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent 
  2.2   as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 
  2.3   5, paragraph (a), to acquire and better public land and 
  2.4   buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or 
  2.5   as authorized by article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), 
  2.6   or article XIV.  Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations 
  2.7   in this act are available until the project is completed or 
  2.8   abandoned.  Appropriations for asset preservation are available 
  2.9   until June 30, 2004. 
  2.10                              SUMMARY 
  2.11  UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA                          $  131,282,000 
  2.12  MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES           195,908,000 
  2.13  PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION                       643,000 
  2.14  CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING                      1,500,000 
  2.15  MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES                             1,500,000 
  2.16  NATURAL RESOURCES                                    89,118,000 
  2.17  POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY                             10,000,000 
  2.18  OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE                    1,150,000 
  2.19  BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES                     8,500,000 
  2.20  AGRICULTURE                                          15,000,000 
  2.21  ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS                                    3,000,000 
  2.22  ADMINISTRATION                                       64,307,000 
  2.23  AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION                             4,500,000 
  2.24  MILITARY AFFAIRS                                      4,857,000 
  2.25  TRANSPORTATION                                      157,400,000 
  2.26  METROPOLITAN COUNCIL                                  4,600,000 
  2.27  COMMERCE                                              6,000,000 
  2.28  HUMAN SERVICES                                       16,158,000 
  2.29  VETERANS HOMES BOARD                                 11,250,000 
  2.30  CORRECTIONS                                          31,970,000 
  2.31  TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT                       59,085,000 
  2.32  IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION                 600,000 
  2.33  HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY                               21,500,000 
  2.34  MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY                          3,200,000 
  2.35  BOND SALE EXPENSES                                      740,000 
  2.36  CANCELLATIONS                                        (4,646,000)
  3.1   TOTAL                                            $  839,122,000
  3.2   Bond Proceeds Fund 
  3.3   (General Fund Debt Service)                         692,711,000
  3.4   Bond Proceeds Fund  
  3.5   (User Financed Debt Service)                         96,881,000 
  3.6   General Fund                                          1,130,000 
  3.7   General Fund Cancellations                           (3,396,000)
  3.8   Bond Proceeds Cancellations                          (1,250,000)
  3.9   Trunk Highway Fund                                    5,046,000 
  3.10  State Transportation Fund 
  3.11  Bond Proceeds Account                                48,000,000 
  3.12                                                   APPROPRIATIONS
  3.13                                                   $ 
  3.14  Sec. 2.  UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 
  3.15  Subdivision 1.  To the board of regents
  3.16  of the University of Minnesota for the 
  3.17  purposes specified in this section                  131,282,000 
  3.18  Subd. 2.  Higher Education Asset
  3.19  Preservation and Replacement                         40,000,000 
  3.20  To be spent in accordance with 
  3.21  Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.  
  3.22  The unspent portion of an 
  3.23  appropriation, but not to exceed ten 
  3.24  percent of the appropriation, for a 
  3.25  project in this section that is 
  3.26  complete, is available for higher 
  3.27  education asset preservation and 
  3.28  replacement under this subdivision, at 
  3.29  the same campus as the project for 
  3.30  which the original appropriation was 
  3.31  made and the debt service requirement 
  3.32  under subdivision 8 is reduced 
  3.33  accordingly.  Minnesota Statutes, 
  3.34  section 16A.642, applies from the date 
  3.35  of the original appropriation to the 
  3.36  unspent amount transferred. 
  3.37  Subd. 3.  Twin Cities - Minneapolis
  3.38  (a) Jones Hall                                        8,000,000
  3.39  To renovate Jones Hall on the 
  3.40  Minneapolis campus. 
  3.41  (b) Nicholson Hall                                   24,000,000
  3.42  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  3.43  Nicholson Hall, including complete 
  3.44  renovation of the original building and 
  3.45  demolition of the 1925 wing and 1946 
  3.46  auditorium. 
  3.47  (c) Mineral Resources Research Center                18,400,000
  3.48  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  3.49  the Mineral Resources Research Center 
  3.50  for use by the college of education and 
  3.51  human development. 
  4.1   Subd. 4.  Twin Cities - St. Paul                               
  4.2   (a) Plant Growth Facilities - Phase 2                 3,400,000
  4.3   To construct a containment greenhouse 
  4.4   and demolish the northwest greenhouses 
  4.5   on the St. Paul campus. 
  4.6   (b) Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory                  1,580,000
  4.7   To renovate and upgrade the veterinary 
  4.8   diagnostic laboratory to provide 
  4.9   additional laboratory space for a 
  4.10  veterinary molecular diagnostic 
  4.11  laboratory.  
  4.12  Subd. 5.  Duluth     
  4.13  Laboratory Science Building                          25,500,000 
  4.14  To design, construct, furnish, and 
  4.15  equip a new laboratory science building 
  4.16  to meet the needs of the chemistry and 
  4.17  biology programs.  
  4.18  This appropriation is not available 
  4.19  until the commissioner of finance has 
  4.20  determined that at least $7,500,000 has 
  4.21  been committed from nonstate sources.  
  4.22  Subd. 6.  Morris                                      9,070,000
  4.23  Of this amount, $8,000,000 is to 
  4.24  design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  4.25  the social science building to correct 
  4.26  building code deficiencies, remodel the 
  4.27  interior, install new windows, upgrade 
  4.28  the building's mechanical and 
  4.29  electrical systems, replace the roof, 
  4.30  and construct an addition over the 
  4.31  existing auditorium wing to create 
  4.32  space for faculty offices.  
  4.33  Of this amount, $1,000,000 is to 
  4.34  install fire protection systems in 
  4.35  three student housing facilities. 
  4.36  Of this amount, $70,000 is for the 
  4.37  construction of an environmentally 
  4.38  friendly, swine farrowing demonstration 
  4.39  facility, subject to the requirements 
  4.40  of Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. 
  4.41  Subd. 7.  Research and Outreach        
  4.42  Centers                                               1,332,000
  4.43  To acquire land for and design, 
  4.44  construct, furnish, and equip 
  4.45  facilities at research and outreach 
  4.46  centers.  Projects funded by this 
  4.47  appropriation include: 
  4.48  (1) construction of research laboratory 
  4.49  and office space at the Northwest ROC 
  4.50  at Crookston; and 
  4.51  (2) construction of an addition to the 
  4.52  aspen/larch genetics laboratory at the 
  4.53  North Central ROC at Grand Rapids and 
  4.54  acquisition of land for the development 
  4.55  of two test planting sites to conduct 
  5.1   research on fast growing trees. 
  5.2   Subd. 8.  Debt Service
  5.3   (a) The board of regents shall pay the 
  5.4   debt service on one-third of the 
  5.5   principal amount of state bonds sold to 
  5.6   finance projects authorized by this 
  5.7   section, except for higher education 
  5.8   asset preservation and replacement.  
  5.9   After each sale of general obligation 
  5.10  bonds, the commissioner of finance 
  5.11  shall notify the board of regents of 
  5.12  the amounts assessed for each year for 
  5.13  the life of the bonds. 
  5.14  (b) The commissioner shall reduce the 
  5.15  board's assessment each year by 
  5.16  one-third of the net income from 
  5.17  investment of general obligation bond 
  5.18  proceeds in proportion to the amount of 
  5.19  principal and interest otherwise 
  5.20  required to be paid by the board.  The 
  5.21  board shall pay its resulting net 
  5.22  assessment to the commissioner of 
  5.23  finance by December 1 each year.  If 
  5.24  the board fails to make a payment when 
  5.25  due, the commissioner of finance shall 
  5.26  reduce allotments for appropriations 
  5.27  from the general fund otherwise 
  5.28  available to the board and apply the 
  5.29  amount of the reduction to cover the 
  5.30  missed debt service payment.  The 
  5.31  commissioner of finance shall credit 
  5.32  the payments received from the board to 
  5.33  the bond debt service account in the 
  5.34  state bond fund each December 1 before 
  5.35  money is transferred from the general 
  5.36  fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  5.37  16A.641, subdivision 10. 
  5.38  Subd. 9.  Contingencies                              
  5.39  The board of regents must combine into 
  5.40  one account the portion of each 
  5.41  appropriation in this section that is 
  5.42  attributable to the amount budgeted for 
  5.43  contingencies.  The board of regents 
  5.44  must release funds from this account to 
  5.45  a project when, in the judgment of the 
  5.46  board of regents, the project incurs 
  5.47  exceptional but necessary costs.  Upon 
  5.48  substantial completion or abandonment 
  5.49  of all projects authorized in this 
  5.50  section, any amount remaining under the 
  5.51  contingency account is available for 
  5.52  HEAPR, under subdivision 2.  The board 
  5.53  of regents must report by February 1 
  5.54  each even-numbered year to the chairs 
  5.55  of the house and senate committees with 
  5.56  jurisdiction over capital investments, 
  5.57  and higher education finance, and to 
  5.58  the chairs of the house ways and means 
  5.59  committee and the senate finance 
  5.60  committee how the money in the 
  5.61  contingency account has been allocated 
  5.62  or spent. 
  5.63  Subd. 10.  717 Delaware Street                                  
  5.64  If the property at 717 Delaware Street 
  6.1   is declared surplus by the state and 
  6.2   the board of regents determines to 
  6.3   acquire it, the board must pay the 
  6.4   state fair market value for the 
  6.5   property.  
  6.6   Sec. 3.  MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND 
  6.7   UNIVERSITIES 
  6.8   Subdivision 1.  To the board of trustees
  6.9   of the Minnesota state colleges and 
  6.10  universities for the purposes specified in 
  6.11  this section                                        195,908,000
  6.12  Subd. 2.  Higher Education Asset
  6.13  Preservation and Replacement                         60,000,000
  6.14  This appropriation is for the purposes 
  6.15  specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
  6.16  section 135A.046, including safety and 
  6.17  statutory compliance, envelope 
  6.18  integrity, mechanical systems, and 
  6.19  space restoration on campuses of the 
  6.20  following institutions, in the 
  6.21  discretion of the board of trustees:  
  6.22  Alexandria Technical College; 
  6.23  Anoka-Hennepin Technical College; 
  6.24  Anoka-Ramsey Community College; Bemidji 
  6.25  State University; Central Lakes 
  6.26  College; Century College; Dakota County 
  6.27  Technical College; Fergus Falls 
  6.28  Community College; Fond du Lac Tribal 
  6.29  and Community College; Hennepin 
  6.30  Technical College; Hibbing Community 
  6.31  College; Inver Hills Community College; 
  6.32  Lake Superior College; Metropolitan 
  6.33  State University; Minneapolis Community 
  6.34  and Technical College; Minnesota State 
  6.35  University, Mankato; Minnesota State 
  6.36  University Moorhead; Minnesota State 
  6.37  College-Southeast Technical; Minnesota 
  6.38  West Community and Technical College; 
  6.39  Normandale Community College; North 
  6.40  Hennepin Community College; Northeast 
  6.41  Higher Education District; Northland 
  6.42  Community and Technical College; 
  6.43  Northwest Technical College; Pine 
  6.44  Technical College; Ridgewater College; 
  6.45  Riverland Community College; Rochester 
  6.46  Community and Technical College; South 
  6.47  Central Technical College; Southwest 
  6.48  State University; St. Cloud State 
  6.49  University; St. Cloud Technical 
  6.50  College; St. Paul Technical College; 
  6.51  and Winona State University.  
  6.52  This appropriation is also for 
  6.53  replacement and renovation of 
  6.54  facilities destroyed and damaged by a 
  6.55  fire on January 2, 2002, at Southwest 
  6.56  State University.  The amount available 
  6.57  is to supplement, as necessary, the 
  6.58  negotiated insurance settlement. 
  6.59  The unspent portion of an 
  6.60  appropriation, but not to exceed ten 
  6.61  percent of the appropriation, for a 
  6.62  project in this section that is 
  6.63  complete, is available for higher 
  6.64  education asset preservation and 
  6.65  replacement under this subdivision, at 
  7.1   the same campus as the project for 
  7.2   which the original appropriation was 
  7.3   made and the debt service requirement 
  7.4   under subdivision 25 is reduced 
  7.5   accordingly.  Minnesota Statutes, 
  7.6   section 16A.642, applies from the date 
  7.7   of the original appropriation to the 
  7.8   unspent amount transferred. 
  7.9   Subd. 3.  Alexandria Technical College                9,150,000 
  7.10  To construct, furnish, and equip a 
  7.11  smart classroom and computer laboratory 
  7.12  building, including an auditorium, 
  7.13  connected to the college's office 
  7.14  education building. 
  7.15  Subd. 4.  Bemidji State University                    1,500,000 
  7.16  $1,000,000 is to design the colocation 
  7.17  of the emerging technologies and health 
  7.18  care programs of Bemidji state 
  7.19  university and Northwest technical 
  7.20  college. 
  7.21  $500,000 is to design the renovation 
  7.22  and expansion of the John Glass field 
  7.23  house. 
  7.24  Subd. 5.  Century Community and        
  7.25  Technical College                                     2,500,000
  7.26  To purchase the transition wing of 
  7.27  intermediate school district No. 916 
  7.28  and design renovation of space for 
  7.29  expansion of the computer center, 
  7.30  offices, and smart classrooms. 
  7.31  Subd. 6.  Dakota Technical College                      500,000
  7.32  To design the renovation of the west 
  7.33  side of the main campus facility to 
  7.34  create an information technology and 
  7.35  telecommunications center of excellence 
  7.36  and an integrated library and library 
  7.37  information technology center. 
  7.38  Subd. 7.  Fergus Falls                 
  7.39  Community College                                       260,000
  7.40  To design, construct, furnish, and 
  7.41  equip an expansion of the existing 
  7.42  maintenance shop. 
  7.43  Subd. 8.  Hennepin Technical College                  2,000,000
  7.44  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  7.45  existing space at the Brooklyn Park 
  7.46  campus and realign the driveway at 
  7.47  Brooklyn Park. 
  7.48  Subd. 9.  Lake Superior Community      
  7.49  and Technical College                                   700,000
  7.50  To design a student center addition to 
  7.51  house a consolidated system of student 
  7.52  services, smart classrooms, and open 
  7.53  laboratories. 
  7.54  Subd. 10.  Metropolitan State
  7.55  University                                           17,442,000
  8.1   To construct, furnish, and equip a 
  8.2   library and information access center. 
  8.3   This appropriation is not available 
  8.4   until the commissioner of finance has 
  8.5   determined that at least $2,504,000 has 
  8.6   been committed from nonstate sources.  
  8.7   Subd. 11.  Minneapolis Community
  8.8   and Technical College                                12,625,000
  8.9   To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  8.10  the Helland Center and former technical 
  8.11  college building and to provide space 
  8.12  to colocate Metropolitan State 
  8.13  University classrooms, offices, and 
  8.14  student service areas.  $3,625,000 of 
  8.15  this appropriation is contingent on 
  8.16  Metropolitan State University not 
  8.17  extending or renewing its lease at 730 
  8.18  Hennepin Avenue for its Minneapolis 
  8.19  campus. 
  8.20  Subd. 12.  Minnesota State University - 
  8.21  Moorhead                                             18,955,000
  8.22  To construct, furnish, and equip a new 
  8.23  science laboratory and auditorium 
  8.24  addition to Hagen Hall. 
  8.25  Subd. 13.  Normandale Community 
  8.26  College                                               9,900,000
  8.27  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  8.28  the vacated science laboratories. 
  8.29  Subd. 14.  Northeast Higher Education  
  8.30  District - Virginia                                   5,496,000
  8.31  To design, renovate, and equip science 
  8.32  laboratories, a learning resource 
  8.33  center, a student commons, and 
  8.34  classrooms, including technology 
  8.35  equipped classrooms, and construct new 
  8.36  loading dock and driveway. 
  8.37  Subd. 15.  Northwest Technical College -     
  8.38  Moorhead Campus                                         400,000
  8.39  To design the renovation of existing 
  8.40  facilities and design new facilities 
  8.41  for an allied health and applied 
  8.42  technology laboratory and support 
  8.43  facilities. 
  8.44  Subd. 16.  Ridgewater Community and
  8.45  Technical College                                     2,880,000
  8.46  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  8.47  existing chemistry, physics, and 
  8.48  biology laboratories and convert a 
  8.49  classroom into a geology laboratory on 
  8.50  the Willmar campus.  
  8.51  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  8.52  interior space to convert obsolete 
  8.53  applied laboratory space on the 
  8.54  Hutchinson campus into chemistry, 
  8.55  physics, and biology laboratories. 
  9.1   Subd. 17.  South Central Technical                              
  9.2   College                                                 300,000
  9.3   To design renovation of teaching 
  9.4   laboratories at the North Mankato 
  9.5   campus and design asset preservation at 
  9.6   the Faribault campus. 
  9.7   Subd. 18.  Southwest State University                 9,200,000 
  9.8   To renovate and reconfigure, furnish, 
  9.9   and equip the library and construct a 
  9.10  new entrance. 
  9.11  Subd. 19.  St. Cloud State University                 10,000,000 
  9.12  To design the renovation of Centennial 
  9.13  Hall and to renovate, furnish, and 
  9.14  equip the renovation of Centennial Hall 
  9.15  and its conversion from library to 
  9.16  classroom use and to design the code 
  9.17  correction and renovation of Riverview 
  9.18  Hall.  This appropriation may also be 
  9.19  used for design of the renovation of 
  9.20  Brown Hall and Eastman Hall. 
  9.21  Subd. 20.  St. Cloud Technical College                  700,000
  9.22  To design the construction of a 
  9.23  multistory building connected to the 
  9.24  existing facility and the renovation of 
  9.25  part of "G" wing. 
  9.26  Subd. 21.  St. Paul Technical College 
  9.27  The Pipefitters Local 455/JATC may 
  9.28  donate money for or build a building 
  9.29  for academic purposes of the pipe 
  9.30  trades at a site approved by the board 
  9.31  of trustees of the Minnesota state 
  9.32  colleges and universities on the campus 
  9.33  of the St. Paul technical college.  If 
  9.34  the donor builds the building, before 
  9.35  the beginning of construction the board 
  9.36  must approve the design and the donor 
  9.37  must agree to donate the building to 
  9.38  the state.  Title to the building 
  9.39  passes to the state immediately upon 
  9.40  donation.  
  9.41  Subd. 22.  Winona State University                   29,000,000
  9.42  To design, construct, furnish, and 
  9.43  equip a new science building to serve 
  9.44  programs in biology, chemistry, 
  9.45  geoscience, physics, nursing, health 
  9.46  sciences, engineering, and K-12 science 
  9.47  teacher preparation. 
  9.48  Subd. 23.  Science Lab Renovations                    1,900,000
  9.49  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  9.50  science laboratories at the campuses of 
  9.51  Southeast technical college at Winona 
  9.52  and Red Wing, Minnesota West at Canby 
  9.53  and Worthington, Minneapolis community 
  9.54  and technical college, and South 
  9.55  Central technical college at Faribault. 
  9.56  Subd. 24.  Land Acquisition                              500,000 
 10.1   To acquire real property for Bemidji 
 10.2   State University. 
 10.3   Subd. 25.  Debt Service
 10.4   (a) The board shall pay the debt 
 10.5   service on one-third of the principal 
 10.6   amount of state bonds sold to finance 
 10.7   projects authorized by this section, 
 10.8   except for higher education asset 
 10.9   preservation and replacement in 
 10.10  subdivision 2.  After each sale of 
 10.11  general obligation bonds, the 
 10.12  commissioner of finance shall notify 
 10.13  the board of the amounts assessed for 
 10.14  each year for the life of the bonds. 
 10.15  (b) The commissioner shall reduce the 
 10.16  board's assessment each year by 
 10.17  one-third of the net income from 
 10.18  investment of general obligation bond 
 10.19  proceeds in proportion to the amount of 
 10.20  principal and interest otherwise 
 10.21  required to be paid by the board.  The 
 10.22  board shall pay its resulting net 
 10.23  assessment to the commissioner of 
 10.24  finance by December 1 each year.  If 
 10.25  the board fails to make a payment when 
 10.26  due, the commissioner of finance shall 
 10.27  reduce allotments for appropriations 
 10.28  from the general fund otherwise 
 10.29  available to the board and apply the 
 10.30  amount of the reduction to cover the 
 10.31  missed debt service payment.  The 
 10.32  commissioner of finance shall credit 
 10.33  the payments received from the board to 
 10.34  the bond debt service account in the 
 10.35  state bond fund each December 1 before 
 10.36  money is transferred from the general 
 10.37  fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 10.38  16A.641, subdivision 10. 
 10.39  Subd. 26.  Contingencies                                        
 10.40  The board of trustees must combine into 
 10.41  one account the portion of each 
 10.42  appropriation in this section that is 
 10.43  attributable to the amount budgeted for 
 10.44  contingencies.  The board of trustees 
 10.45  must release funds from this account to 
 10.46  a project when, in the judgment of the 
 10.47  board of trustees, the project incurs 
 10.48  exceptional but necessary costs.  Upon 
 10.49  substantial completion or abandonment 
 10.50  of all projects authorized in this 
 10.51  section, any amount remaining in the 
 10.52  contingency account is available for 
 10.53  HEAPR, under subdivision 2.  The board 
 10.54  of trustees must report by February 1 
 10.55  each even-numbered year to the chairs 
 10.56  of the house and senate committees with 
 10.57  jurisdiction over capital investments, 
 10.58  and higher education finance, and to 
 10.59  the chairs of the house ways and means 
 10.60  committee and the senate finance 
 10.61  committee how the money in the 
 10.62  contingency account has been allocated 
 10.63  or spent. 
 10.64  Sec. 4.  PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION 
 11.1   Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 11.2   of administration for the purposes
 11.3   specified in this section                               643,000
 11.4   Subd. 2.  Asset Preservation                            643,000 
 11.5   For asset preservation capital 
 11.6   improvements on the campus, including 
 11.7   east wing climate control improvements, 
 11.8   ceiling replacements, centerwide 
 11.9   asbestos removal, flooring 
 11.10  replacements, and water pipe 
 11.11  replacement. 
 11.12  Sec. 5.  CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING 
 11.13  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of
 11.14  children, families, and learning for the
 11.15  purposes specified in this section                    1,500,000
 11.16  Subd. 2.  Southwest Integration 
 11.17  Magnet Schools                                        1,000,000
 11.18  For a grant in accordance with the 
 11.19  metropolitan magnet school grant 
 11.20  program under Minnesota Statutes, 
 11.21  section 124D.88, to the West Metro 
 11.22  Education Program joint powers board to 
 11.23  acquire land, prepare a site, 
 11.24  predesign, and design a new building 
 11.25  for the Southwest Integration Magnet 
 11.26  School in St. Louis Park, to serve a 
 11.27  population of approximately 500 
 11.28  kindergarten through grade 8 students. 
 11.29  Subd. 3.  Early Childhood Learning                              
 11.30  and Child Protection Facilities                         500,000 
 11.31  For grants to construct or rehabilitate 
 11.32  facilities for programs under Minnesota 
 11.33  Statutes, section 119A.45. 
 11.34  Sec. 6.  MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES 
 11.35  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 11.36  of administration for the purposes
 11.37  specified in this section                             1,500,000
 11.38  Subd. 2.  Asset Preservation                          1,500,000 
 11.39  For asset preservation capital 
 11.40  improvements on both campuses of the 
 11.41  Minnesota state academies for the deaf 
 11.42  and the blind. 
 11.43  $690,000 of this appropriation is for 
 11.44  demolition of the West Cottage. 
 11.45  Sec. 7.  NATURAL RESOURCES 
 11.46  Subdivision 1.  To the 
 11.47  commissioner of natural resources 
 11.48  for the purposes specified
 11.49  in this section                                      89,118,000
 11.50  Subd. 2.  Statewide Asset Preservation                2,900,000 
 11.51  For asset preservation improvements and 
 11.52  betterments at department of natural 
 11.53  resources buildings statewide, 
 11.54  including removal of life safety 
 12.1   hazards and structural defects; 
 12.2   elimination or containment of hazardous 
 12.3   materials; code compliance 
 12.4   improvements; accessibility 
 12.5   improvements; replacement or renovation 
 12.6   of roofs, windows, tuckpointing, and 
 12.7   structural members; and improvements 
 12.8   necessary to preserve the interior and 
 12.9   exterior of buildings and other 
 12.10  infrastructure.  The commissioner shall 
 12.11  determine project priorities as 
 12.12  appropriate based upon need. 
 12.13  The unspent portion of an 
 12.14  appropriation, but not to exceed ten 
 12.15  percent of the appropriation, for a 
 12.16  project in this section that is 
 12.17  complete, is available for asset 
 12.18  preservation.  Minnesota Statutes, 
 12.19  section 16A.642, applies from the date 
 12.20  of the original appropriation to the 
 12.21  unspent amount transferred. 
 12.22  Subd. 3.  ADA Compliance                                500,000 
 12.23  For improvements and betterments of a 
 12.24  capital nature to remove barriers and 
 12.25  make department of natural resources 
 12.26  buildings, programs, and services 
 12.27  accessible to individuals with 
 12.28  disabilities, in compliance with state 
 12.29  and federal ADA guidelines. 
 12.30  Subd. 4.  State Park Initiative                      27,988,000
 12.31  For building, utility, and natural 
 12.32  resource projects within the Minnesota 
 12.33  state park system according to the 
 12.34  management plan required in Minnesota 
 12.35  Statutes, chapter 86A, as follows:  
 12.36  (1) to design, renovate, construct, 
 12.37  furnish, and equip state park 
 12.38  buildings; and 
 12.39  (2) to design, renovate, furnish, and 
 12.40  equip capital facilities at state 
 12.41  parks, state recreation areas, and 
 12.42  forest recreation areas, including, but 
 12.43  not limited to, roads, trails, bridges, 
 12.44  campgrounds, and utility systems. 
 12.45  $2,988,000 is for development of the 
 12.46  Red River state recreation area, 
 12.47  including construction of a visitors 
 12.48  center. 
 12.49  Subd. 5.  Metro Regional Park Acquisition    
 12.50  and Betterment                                       10,850,000
 12.51  $8,000,000 is for a grant to the 
 12.52  metropolitan council.  The commissioner 
 12.53  shall pay the amount on a reimbursement 
 12.54  basis to the metropolitan council upon 
 12.55  receipt of a certified copy of a 
 12.56  council resolution requesting payment.  
 12.57  The appropriation must be used to pay 
 12.58  the cost of rehabilitation, 
 12.59  acquisition, and development by the 
 12.60  council and local government units of 
 12.61  regional recreational open-space lands 
 13.1   in accordance with the council's policy 
 13.2   plan as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
 13.3   section 473.315.  This appropriation 
 13.4   must not be used for research, 
 13.5   planning, administration, or tax 
 13.6   equivalency payments.  This 
 13.7   appropriation may be used for the 
 13.8   purchase of homes only if the purchases 
 13.9   are included in the work program 
 13.10  required by law and they are expressly 
 13.11  approved by the legislative commission 
 13.12  on Minnesota resources. 
 13.13  $2,700,000 is for a grant to the 
 13.14  metropolitan council to complete 
 13.15  restoration of the Como Park 
 13.16  conservatory.  The project must include 
 13.17  restoration of the fern room and 
 13.18  construction of a bonsai collection 
 13.19  space, an orchid growing and display 
 13.20  house, and a children's activity zone, 
 13.21  as well as corridors and connections to 
 13.22  the education resource building. 
 13.23  $150,000 is from the general fund and 
 13.24  is for a grant to the New Brighton area 
 13.25  historical society to renovate its 
 13.26  caboose and history center in Long Lake 
 13.27  regional park.  This appropriation is 
 13.28  not available until the commissioner of 
 13.29  finance has determined that an equal 
 13.30  amount has been committed from nonstate 
 13.31  sources.  
 13.32  Subd. 6.  Regional Parks:   
 13.33  Greater Minnesota                                    10,850,000
 13.34  For grants to public regional parks 
 13.35  organizations located outside the 
 13.36  metropolitan area as defined in 
 13.37  Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, 
 13.38  subdivision 2, to acquire land, design, 
 13.39  and construct and redevelop regional 
 13.40  parks and trails, open space, and 
 13.41  recreational facilities.  The 
 13.42  improvements must be of a capital 
 13.43  nature.  Each $3 of state grants must 
 13.44  be matched by $2 of nonstate funds. 
 13.45  Subd. 7.  Forest Road and Bridge 
 13.46  Projects                                              1,200,000 
 13.47  For reconstruction, resurfacing, 
 13.48  replacement, or construction of other 
 13.49  improvements of a capital nature to 
 13.50  state forest roads and bridges 
 13.51  throughout the state under Minnesota 
 13.52  Statutes, section 89.002.  The 
 13.53  commissioner shall determine project 
 13.54  priorities as appropriate based on need.
 13.55  Subd. 8.  Reforestation                               2,500,000
 13.56  For improvements authorized under the 
 13.57  Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 
 13.58  section 5, clause (f).  To increase 
 13.59  reforestation activities to meet the 
 13.60  reforestation requirements of Minnesota 
 13.61  Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 
 13.62  2, including planting, seeding, site 
 13.63  preparation, purchasing tree seeds and 
 14.1   seedlings, improving forest stands, and 
 14.2   protecting plantations. 
 14.3   Subd. 9.  State Trail Acquisition     
 14.4   and Development                                       2,875,000
 14.5   To acquire, develop, and renovate state 
 14.6   trails as specified in Minnesota 
 14.7   Statutes, section 85.015. 
 14.8   $725,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami trail. 
 14.9   $450,000 is for the Shooting Star trail.
 14.10  $300,000 is for the Luce Line trail. 
 14.11  $300,000 is for the Douglas trail. 
 14.12  $500,000 is for the Casey Jones trail. 
 14.13  $600,000 is for the Blazing Star trail. 
 14.14  Subd. 10.  Trail Connections                          1,000,000 
 14.15  For matching grants to local units of 
 14.16  government to acquire and better public 
 14.17  land and improvements needed for trails 
 14.18  that connect communities, trails, and 
 14.19  parks and thereby increase the 
 14.20  effective length of trail experiences 
 14.21  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 14.22  85.019, subdivision 4c.  
 14.23  Of this amount, $365,000 is for the 
 14.24  Lake Koronis trail and $300,000 is for 
 14.25  the New Ulm trail connecting Flandreau 
 14.26  state park with the city of New Ulm. 
 14.27  The commissioner shall determine 
 14.28  project priorities as appropriate based 
 14.29  on need. 
 14.30  Subd. 11.  Well Sealing                                 600,000
 14.31  To identify and seal inactive wells on 
 14.32  state-owned land under Minnesota 
 14.33  Statutes, section 103I.311. 
 14.34  Subd. 12.  Lewis and Clark             
 14.35  Rural Water System                                      180,000
 14.36  This appropriation is from the general 
 14.37  fund. 
 14.38  For a grant to the Lewis and Clark 
 14.39  joint powers board to acquire land for, 
 14.40  and to predesign, design, construct, 
 14.41  furnish, and equip, a rural water 
 14.42  system to serve southwestern 
 14.43  Minnesota.  This appropriation is 
 14.44  available when matched by $8 of federal 
 14.45  money and $1 of local money for each $1 
 14.46  of state money. 
 14.47  Subd. 13.  Red Rock Rural 
 14.48  Water System                                            125,000 
 14.49  For a grant to the Red Rock rural water 
 14.50  system to acquire land, predesign, 
 14.51  design, construct, and equip the 
 14.52  southwest Minnesota regional water 
 15.1   supply project.  This appropriation is 
 15.2   not available until an equal amount of 
 15.3   nonstate money has been committed to 
 15.4   the project. 
 15.5   Subd. 14.  Dam Improvements                             950,000
 15.6   To renovate or remove publicly owned 
 15.7   dams.  
 15.8   Of this amount, up to $250,000 is for a 
 15.9   grant to Blue Earth county for 
 15.10  renovation of the Rapidan dam.  This 
 15.11  grant is not available until an equal 
 15.12  amount is committed to the project from 
 15.13  nonstate sources. 
 15.14  The commissioner shall determine other 
 15.15  project priorities as appropriate based 
 15.16  on need as provided in Minnesota 
 15.17  Statutes, sections 103G.511 and 
 15.18  103G.515. 
 15.19  Subd. 15.  Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants            21,800,000 
 15.20  For the state share of flood hazard 
 15.21  mitigation grants for publicly owned 
 15.22  capital improvements to prevent or 
 15.23  alleviate flood damage under Minnesota 
 15.24  Statutes, section 103F.161, for 
 15.25  projects, in order of priority, in East 
 15.26  Grand Forks, Warren, Agassiz, 
 15.27  Montevideo, St. Louis Park, Two Rivers, 
 15.28  Granite Falls, Hay Creek, St. Anthony, 
 15.29  Minneapolis, and St. Paul.  To the 
 15.30  extent that the cost of a project in 
 15.31  Warren, East Grand Forks, Montevideo, 
 15.32  Breckenridge, Granite Falls, Oakport, 
 15.33  or Crookston exceeds two percent of the 
 15.34  median household income in the 
 15.35  municipality multiplied by the number 
 15.36  of households in the municipality, this 
 15.37  appropriation is also for the local 
 15.38  share of the project listed in this 
 15.39  subdivision.  For any project that is 
 15.40  not ready to proceed, the commissioner 
 15.41  may allocate that project's funds to 
 15.42  the next project on the agency's 
 15.43  priority list. 
 15.44  Subd. 16.  Stream Protection
 15.45  and Restoration                                         500,000
 15.46  For the design and implementation of 
 15.47  stream restoration projects that employ 
 15.48  natural channel design principles. 
 15.49  Subd. 17.  Water Access
 15.50  Acquisition and Development                           2,000,000
 15.51  For construction of a fishing pier at 
 15.52  Blue Mound state park and other public 
 15.53  water access acquisition, construction, 
 15.54  and renovation to capital projects on 
 15.55  lakes and rivers, including water 
 15.56  access through the provision of fishing 
 15.57  piers and shoreline access under 
 15.58  Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
 15.59  subdivision 9. 
 15.60  Subd. 18.  Fish Hatchery
 16.1   Improvements                                            300,000
 16.2   For improvements of a capital nature to 
 16.3   design, construct, renovate, furnish, 
 16.4   and equip fish culture facilities under 
 16.5   Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.045, 
 16.6   subdivision 1. 
 16.7   Subd. 19.  Fisheries Acquisition 
 16.8   and Improvement                                         500,000
 16.9   To acquire aquatic management areas and 
 16.10  to make public improvements and 
 16.11  betterments of a capital nature to fish 
 16.12  habitat under Minnesota Statutes, 
 16.13  section 86A.05, subdivision 14.  
 16.14  Subd. 20.  Scientific and Natural Area                 
 16.15  Acquisition and Improvement                             500,000
 16.16  To acquire land for scientific and 
 16.17  natural areas and for development, 
 16.18  protection, or improvements of a 
 16.19  capital nature to scientific and 
 16.20  natural areas throughout the state 
 16.21  under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
 16.22  84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5.  
 16.23  Subd. 21.  Natural and Scenic Area      
 16.24  Land Acquisition Grants                                 500,000
 16.25  For matching grants to local units of 
 16.26  government to acquire and better local 
 16.27  natural and scenic areas under 
 16.28  Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019, 
 16.29  subdivision 4a.  The commissioner shall 
 16.30  determine project priorities as 
 16.31  appropriate based on project 
 16.32  significance and need. 
 16.33  Subd. 22.  RIM Consolidated 
 16.34  Wildlife and Critical Habitat Match                     500,000
 16.35  To acquire land and interests in land 
 16.36  for wildlife management area purposes 
 16.37  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 16.38  97A.145; for improvements of a capital 
 16.39  nature to develop, protect, or improve 
 16.40  wildlife management areas and other 
 16.41  state lands throughout the state under 
 16.42  Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
 16.43  subdivision 8; and to provide state 
 16.44  match for the critical habitat private 
 16.45  sector matching account under Minnesota 
 16.46  Statutes, section 84.943, for the 
 16.47  acquisition or improvement of critical 
 16.48  fish, wildlife, and native plant 
 16.49  habitats.  
 16.50  Subd. 23.  Seminary Fen 
 16.51  The commissioner of natural resources 
 16.52  shall use funds up to $1,118,000 in the 
 16.53  land acquisition account, established 
 16.54  in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.165, 
 16.55  when sufficient funds are available, to 
 16.56  acquire and restore the Seminary fen in 
 16.57  the Assumption creek watershed in 
 16.58  Carver county.  The commissioner shall 
 16.59  manage the Seminary fen in accordance 
 16.60  with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 86A. 
 17.1   Subd. 24.  Work Program                                         
 17.2   The commissioner must submit a work 
 17.3   program and semiannual progress reports 
 17.4   in the form determined by the 
 17.5   legislative commission on Minnesota 
 17.6   resources and request its 
 17.7   recommendation before spending any 
 17.8   money appropriated by subdivisions ... 
 17.9   to ...  The commission's recommendation 
 17.10  is advisory only.  Failure to respond 
 17.11  to a request within 60 days after 
 17.12  receipt is a positive recommendation.  
 17.13  Work programs involving land 
 17.14  acquisition must include a land 
 17.15  acquisition plan. 
 17.16  Sec. 8.  POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY                               
 17.17  Subdivision 1.  To the pollution control
 17.18  agency for the purposes specified
 17.19  in this section                                      10,000,000
 17.20  Subd. 2.  Closed Landfill Cleanup Program            10,000,000
 17.21  For the pollution control agency to 
 17.22  design and construct remedial systems 
 17.23  and acquire land at landfills 
 17.24  throughout the state in accordance with 
 17.25  the closed landfill program under 
 17.26  Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.39. 
 17.27  Sec. 9.  OFFICE OF 
 17.28  ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE                                       
 17.29  Subdivision 1.  To the office of environmental
 17.30  assistance for the purposes specified
 17.31  in this section                                       1,150,000
 17.32  Subd. 2.  Fergus Falls                                1,150,000
 17.33  For a grant to the city of Fergus Falls 
 17.34  to design, construct, furnish, and 
 17.35  equip the city's municipal solid waste 
 17.36  combustor with new air pollution 
 17.37  control equipment to meet federal and 
 17.38  state environmental guidelines.  This 
 17.39  grant is in addition to any other state 
 17.40  grants previously awarded for this 
 17.41  project, including the 1997 grant to 
 17.42  the city of Fergus Falls by the office 
 17.43  of environmental assistance.  This 
 17.44  appropriation is not available until 
 17.45  the commissioner has determined that at 
 17.46  least $1,150,000 has been committed 
 17.47  from nonstate sources. 
 17.48  Sec. 10.  BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES 
 17.49  Subdivision 1.  To the board 
 17.50  of water and soil resources for the 
 17.51  purposes specified in this section                    8,500,000 
 17.52  Subd. 2.  RIM (Reinvest in Minnesota)                   500,000
 17.53  To acquire conservation easements from 
 17.54  landowners on marginal lands to protect 
 17.55  soil and water quality and to support 
 17.56  fish and wildlife habitat as provided 
 17.57  in Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515.
 18.1   Subd. 3.  Wetland Replacement          
 18.2   Due to Public Road Projects                           5,200,000
 18.3   To acquire land for wetlands or restore 
 18.4   wetlands to be used to replace wetlands 
 18.5   drained or filled as a result of the 
 18.6   repair, maintenance, or rehabilitation 
 18.7   of existing public roads as required by 
 18.8   Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, 
 18.9   subdivision 1, paragraph (l). 
 18.10  The purchase price paid for acquisition 
 18.11  of land, fee, or perpetual easement 
 18.12  must be the amount deemed reasonable by 
 18.13  the board.  The board may enter into 
 18.14  agreements with the federal government, 
 18.15  other state agencies, political 
 18.16  subdivisions, and nonprofit 
 18.17  organizations or fee owners to acquire 
 18.18  land and restore and create wetlands 
 18.19  and to acquire existing wetland banking 
 18.20  credits with money provided by this 
 18.21  appropriation.  Acquisition of or the 
 18.22  conveyance of land may be in the name 
 18.23  of the political subdivision.  
 18.24  Subd. 4.  Lazarus Creek                               1,500,000
 18.25  For a grant to Area II Minnesota River 
 18.26  Basin Projects, Inc. for construction 
 18.27  of the LQP-25/Lazarus Creek floodwater 
 18.28  retention project.  The grant may not 
 18.29  exceed 75 percent of the project's 
 18.30  cost.  The remaining share must be 
 18.31  provided by Area II Minnesota River 
 18.32  Basin Projects, Inc.  Any balance in 
 18.33  the grant amount after completion of 
 18.34  construction of the LQP-25/Lazarus 
 18.35  Creek floodwater retention project may 
 18.36  be used by the board of water and soil 
 18.37  resources for capital improvement 
 18.38  projects. 
 18.39  Subd. 5.  Stillwater - 
 18.40  Brown's Creek                                         1,300,000
 18.41  For a grant to the city of Stillwater 
 18.42  to provide environmental protection 
 18.43  capital improvements for Brown's Creek. 
 18.44  Sec. 11.  AGRICULTURE                                          
 18.45  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of
 18.46  administration or another named agency for
 18.47  the purposes specified in this section               15,000,000
 18.48  Subd. 2.  Rural Finance Authority      
 18.49  Loan Participation                                   15,000,000
 18.50  For purposes as set forth in the 
 18.51  Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 
 18.52  section 5, clause (h).  To the rural 
 18.53  finance authority to purchase 
 18.54  participation interests in or to make 
 18.55  direct agricultural loans to farmers 
 18.56  under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B.  
 18.57  This appropriation is for the beginning 
 18.58  farmer program under Minnesota 
 18.59  Statutes, section 41B.039, the loan 
 18.60  restructuring program under Minnesota 
 18.61  Statutes, section 41B.04, the 
 19.1   seller-sponsored program under 
 19.2   Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.042, 
 19.3   the agricultural improvement loan 
 19.4   program under Minnesota Statutes, 
 19.5   section 41B.043, and the livestock 
 19.6   expansion loan program under Minnesota 
 19.7   Statutes, section 41B.045.  All debt 
 19.8   service on bond proceeds used to 
 19.9   finance this appropriation must be 
 19.10  repaid by the rural finance authority 
 19.11  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 19.12  16A.643.  Loan participations must be 
 19.13  priced to provide full interest and 
 19.14  principal coverage and a reserve for 
 19.15  potential losses. 
 19.16  Priority for loans must be given first 
 19.17  to basic beginning farmer loans; 
 19.18  second, to seller-sponsored loans; and 
 19.19  third, to agricultural improvement 
 19.20  loans. 
 19.21  Sec. 12.  MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL
 19.22  GARDENS                                              
 19.23  Subdivision 1.  To the Minnesota 
 19.24  Zoological Gardens for the purposes 
 19.25  specified in this section                             3,000,000
 19.26  Subd. 2.  Asset Preservation                          3,000,000
 19.27  For capital asset preservation 
 19.28  improvements and betterments. 
 19.29  Sec. 13.  ADMINISTRATION 
 19.30  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 19.31  of administration for the purposes
 19.32  specified in this section                            64,307,000
 19.33  Subd. 2.  Capital Asset
 19.34  Preservation and Replacement (CAPRA)                  4,100,000
 19.35  To be spent in accordance with 
 19.36  Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.632.  
 19.37  The unspent portion of an 
 19.38  appropriation, but not to exceed ten 
 19.39  percent of the appropriation, for a 
 19.40  project in this section that is 
 19.41  complete, is available for capital 
 19.42  asset preservation and replacement.  
 19.43  Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, 
 19.44  applies from the date of the original 
 19.45  appropriation to the unspent amount 
 19.46  transferred. 
 19.47  Subd. 3.  Electrical Utility
 19.48  Infrastructure - Phase 6                              3,231,000
 19.49  To complete the upgrade of the 
 19.50  high-voltage primary electrical 
 19.51  distribution system in the capitol 
 19.52  complex, replace the emergency 
 19.53  generator in the Capitol, and upgrade 
 19.54  the non-high-voltage electrical system 
 19.55  in the Capitol building. 
 19.56  Subd. 4.  Renovate Governor's
 19.57  Residence                                               430,000
 20.1   To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
 20.2   the Governor's residence in St. Paul.  
 20.3   Subd. 5.  Health and Agriculture       
 20.4   Laboratories                                         50,000,000
 20.5   To design, construct, furnish, and 
 20.6   equip a joint laboratory facility in 
 20.7   St. Paul for the departments of health 
 20.8   and agriculture. 
 20.9   Subd. 6.  World War II Memorial                       1,500,000 
 20.10  To complete the design and to construct 
 20.11  the World War II veterans memorial 
 20.12  authorized by Laws 2000, chapter 492, 
 20.13  article 1, section 12, subdivision 7. 
 20.14  Subd. 7.  Department of Transportation
 20.15  Building Exterior                                     5,046,000
 20.16  To renovate the exterior of the 
 20.17  department of transportation building 
 20.18  at 395 John Ireland Boulevard in St. 
 20.19  Paul. 
 20.20  This appropriation is from the trunk 
 20.21  highway fund. 
 20.22  Sec. 14.  AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
 20.23  Subdivision 1.  To the amateur sports
 20.24  commission for the purposes specified
 20.25  in this section                                       4,500,000
 20.26  Subd. 2.  Sports Conference Center                    4,250,000
 20.27  To construct, furnish, and equip a 
 20.28  sports conference center on the campus 
 20.29  of the National Sports Center and for 
 20.30  related capital development costs. 
 20.31  Subd. 3.  Mount Itasca
 20.32  Biathlon Training Facility                             250,000
 20.33  To complete construction of the Mount 
 20.34  Itasca biathlon training project.  This 
 20.35  appropriation is not available until an 
 20.36  equal amount has been committed to the 
 20.37  project from nonstate sources. 
 20.38  Sec. 15.  MILITARY AFFAIRS 
 20.39  Subdivision 1.  To the adjutant
 20.40  general for the purposes specified
 20.41  in this section                                       4,857,000
 20.42  Subd. 2.  Asset Preservation                          2,500,000 
 20.43  For asset preservation improvements and 
 20.44  betterments of a capital nature at 
 20.45  military affairs facilities statewide. 
 20.46  Subd. 3.  ADA Improvements                              857,000 
 20.47  For improvements and betterments of a 
 20.48  capital nature to remove barriers and 
 20.49  make department of military affairs 
 20.50  buildings, programs, and services 
 20.51  accessible to individuals with 
 20.52  disabilities, in compliance with state 
 21.1   and federal ADA guidelines. 
 21.2   Subd. 4.  Facility Life Safety         
 21.3   Improvements                                          1,000,000
 21.4   For life/safety improvements and 
 21.5   betterments of a capital nature at 
 21.6   military affairs facilities statewide. 
 21.7   Subd. 5.  Camp Ripley Antiterrorism
 21.8   Facility                                                500,000
 21.9   For predesign of a joint military/law 
 21.10  enforcement antiterrorism training 
 21.11  facility at Camp Ripley. 
 21.12  Sec. 16.  TRANSPORTATION 
 21.13  Subdivision 1.  To the 
 21.14  commissioner of transportation for 
 21.15  the purposes specified in this section              157,400,000
 21.16  Subd. 2.  Local Bridge Replacement
 21.17  and Rehabilitation                                   48,000,000
 21.18  This appropriation is from the bond 
 21.19  proceeds account in the state 
 21.20  transportation fund as provided in 
 21.21  Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, to 
 21.22  match federal money and to replace or 
 21.23  rehabilitate local deficient bridges. 
 21.24  Political subdivisions may use grants 
 21.25  made under this section to construct or 
 21.26  reconstruct bridges, including: 
 21.27  (1) matching federal-aid grants to 
 21.28  construct or reconstruct key bridges; 
 21.29  (2) paying the costs of preliminary 
 21.30  engineering and environmental studies 
 21.31  authorized under Minnesota Statutes, 
 21.32  section 174.50, subdivision 6a; 
 21.33  (3) paying the costs to abandon an 
 21.34  existing bridge that is deficient and 
 21.35  in need of replacement, but where no 
 21.36  replacement will be made; and 
 21.37  (4) paying the costs to construct a 
 21.38  road or street to facilitate the 
 21.39  abandonment of an existing bridge 
 21.40  determined by the commissioner to be 
 21.41  deficient, if the commissioner 
 21.42  determines that construction of the 
 21.43  road or street is more cost efficient 
 21.44  than the replacement of the existing 
 21.45  bridge. 
 21.46  Subd. 3.  Local Road Ten-ton Upgrades                10,000,000 
 21.47  For grants to counties for construction 
 21.48  and reconstruction projects on county 
 21.49  state-aid highways or any other county 
 21.50  highways on which gross axle weights 
 21.51  are restricted, either seasonally or 
 21.52  year-round, to less than 20,000 pounds, 
 21.53  for the purpose of improving them to 
 21.54  permit gross axle weights of 20,000 
 21.55  pounds year-round.  Applications for 
 21.56  grants must be made by resolution of 
 22.1   the county board.  The commissioner 
 22.2   shall by order prescribe a process for 
 22.3   grant applications, application 
 22.4   evaluation, and awarding of grants 
 22.5   under this subdivision.  The 
 22.6   application evaluation process must 
 22.7   provide that applications are evaluated 
 22.8   on the basis of, among other things, 
 22.9   (1) commercial vehicle traffic volume 
 22.10  on the highway, (2) the importance of 
 22.11  the highway to the state and regional 
 22.12  highway system, and (3) the 
 22.13  contribution of the improvement project 
 22.14  to economic development in the county 
 22.15  and region.  Grants under this 
 22.16  subdivision may not be used to pay more 
 22.17  than 80 percent of the cost of a 
 22.18  project. 
 22.19  Subd. 4.  Local Road Improvement Program             61,000,000 
 22.20  Of this appropriation: 
 22.21  (1) $30,000,000 is for deposit in the 
 22.22  trunk highway corridor projects account 
 22.23  in the local road improvement fund 
 22.24  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 22.25  174.52, subdivision 2. 
 22.26  (2) $31,000,000 is for deposit in the 
 22.27  local road account for routes of 
 22.28  regional significance in the local road 
 22.29  improvement fund under Minnesota 
 22.30  Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4.
 22.31  Subd. 5.  Town Road Sign Replacement                  1,000,000 
 22.32  For grants to political subdivisions to 
 22.33  pay the local share of costs of town 
 22.34  road sign replacement under the federal 
 22.35  highway administration's hazard 
 22.36  elimination program.  Grants under this 
 22.37  subdivision may only be used for the 
 22.38  purchase of signs that conform to the 
 22.39  commissioner of transportation's 
 22.40  uniform manual of traffic control 
 22.41  devices, including applicable 
 22.42  reflective sheeting requirements, and 
 22.43  that have a useful life of at least 20 
 22.44  years. 
 22.45  Subd. 6.  Port Development Assistance                 2,000,000 
 22.46  For grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
 22.47  sections 457A.01 to 457A.06.  Any 
 22.48  improvements made with the proceeds of 
 22.49  these grants must be publicly owned. 
 22.50  Subd. 7.  Rail Service Improvement                    2,000,000 
 22.51  For freight rail improvements through 
 22.52  the rail service improvement program 
 22.53  under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
 22.54  222.46 to 222.63. 
 22.55  Subd. 8.  Freight Access Improvements                 2,000,000 
 22.56  For grants to political subdivisions to 
 22.57  implement freight investment projects 
 22.58  contained in the department of 
 22.59  transportation's December 2001 freight 
 23.1   investment plan.  A grant for an 
 23.2   individual project is not available 
 23.3   until the commissioner has determined 
 23.4   that an equal amount has been committed 
 23.5   from any combination of municipal 
 23.6   state-aid street funds and nonstate 
 23.7   sources.  The state share may be 
 23.8   allocated to any one or more of the 
 23.9   project elements, with the nonstate 
 23.10  money used to complete any elements not 
 23.11  completed with state money.  No grant 
 23.12  under this subdivision may be used for 
 23.13  projects under the port development 
 23.14  assistance program or the rail service 
 23.15  improvement program. 
 23.16  Subd. 9.  Rush Line                                     400,000 
 23.17  For environmental review, engineering, 
 23.18  real property acquisition, and 
 23.19  construction of corridor improvements 
 23.20  for bus rapid transit for the Rush Line 
 23.21  between the city of St. Paul and the 
 23.22  city of Hinckley. 
 23.23  Subd. 10.  Cedar Avenue Transitway                    1,000,000 
 23.24  For environmental review, engineering, 
 23.25  real property acquisition, and 
 23.26  construction of corridor improvements 
 23.27  for bus rapid transit on the Cedar 
 23.28  Avenue transitway between the Apply 
 23.29  Valley/Lakeville area and the Mall of 
 23.30  America in Bloomington. 
 23.31  Subd. 11.  St. Paul Union Depot                       1,500,000 
 23.32  For a grant to the city of St. Paul to 
 23.33  acquire the Union Depot in St. Paul. 
 23.34  Subd. 12.  Greater Minnesota 
 23.35  Transit Facilities                                    2,000,000
 23.36  For capital assistance for greater 
 23.37  Minnesota transit systems to be used 
 23.38  for transit capital facilities.  Money 
 23.39  from this appropriation may be used to 
 23.40  pay up to 80 percent of the nonfederal 
 23.41  share of these facilities. 
 23.42  Subd. 13.  Radio Communications
 23.43  Statewide System                                     26,000,000
 23.44  To design and construct the statewide 
 23.45  public safety radio communications 
 23.46  system infrastructure, coordinating it 
 23.47  with other state and local units of 
 23.48  government, and extending it to all of 
 23.49  the southeast district of the state 
 23.50  patrol, and to Stearns, Sherburne, 
 23.51  Benton, and Wright counties in the 
 23.52  eastern portion of the central district 
 23.53  of the state patrol subject to the 
 23.54  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 23.55  section 16A.695. 
 23.56  Subd. 14.  DM&E Working Group                           500,000
 23.57  This appropriation is from the general 
 23.58  fund and is for the purposes of section 
 23.59  57. 
 24.1   Sec. 17.  METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 24.2   Subdivision 1.  To the metropolitan 
 24.3   council for the purposes specified 
 24.4   in this section                                       4,600,000
 24.5   Subd. 2.  Northwest Busway                            4,000,000 
 24.6   To design and construct a busway in the 
 24.7   northwest metropolitan area between 
 24.8   downtown Minneapolis and Rogers.  This 
 24.9   appropriation is contingent on 
 24.10  $2,400,000 from Hennepin county and 
 24.11  $1,000,000 from the metropolitan 
 24.12  council for the project.  Total funding 
 24.13  from all sources may be used for 
 24.14  roadway design, reconstruction, 
 24.15  acquisition of land and right-of-way, 
 24.16  construction of transit stations and 
 24.17  park and rides. 
 24.18  Subd. 3.  Snelling Bus Garage                           100,000 
 24.19  For predesign of a replacement bus 
 24.20  garage for metro transit buses at the 
 24.21  current Snelling Avenue garage site in 
 24.22  St. Paul.  The council may not (1) 
 24.23  construct a bus garage at this location 
 24.24  of more than one story, and (2) lease 
 24.25  any part of the land on which the bus 
 24.26  garage will be located for mixed-use 
 24.27  development. 
 24.28  Subd. 4.  Park-and-Ride Facilities                      500,000 
 24.29  For land acquisition and construction 
 24.30  of park-and-ride facilities in the 
 24.31  seven-county metropolitan area outside 
 24.32  the transit taxing district defined in 
 24.33  Minnesota Statutes, section 473.446, 
 24.34  subdivision 2. 
 24.35  Sec. 18.  COMMERCE                                    6,000,000
 24.36  To the commissioner of finance for the 
 24.37  energy conservation investment loan 
 24.38  program under Minnesota Statutes, 
 24.39  section 216C.37. 
 24.40  Sec. 19.  HUMAN SERVICES
 24.41  Subdivision 1.  To the 
 24.42  commissioner of administration 
 24.43  for the purposes specified 
 24.44  in this section                                      16,158,000
 24.45  Subd. 2.  Systemwide Roof
 24.46  Renovation and Replacement                            2,789,000
 24.47  For renovation and replacement of roofs 
 24.48  at department of human services 
 24.49  facilities statewide. 
 24.50  Subd. 3.  Systemwide Asset
 24.51  Preservation                                          4,000,000
 24.52  For asset preservation improvements and 
 24.53  betterments of a capital nature at 
 24.54  state regional treatment centers.  
 24.55  The unspent portion of an 
 25.1   appropriation, but not to exceed ten 
 25.2   percent of the appropriation, for a 
 25.3   project in this section that is 
 25.4   complete, is available for asset 
 25.5   preservation.  Minnesota Statutes, 
 25.6   section 16A.642, applies from the date 
 25.7   of the original appropriation to the 
 25.8   unspent amount transferred. 
 25.9   Subd. 4.  Systemwide -                 
 25.10  Building and Structure Demolition                     2,750,000
 25.11  To demolish and dispose of hazardous 
 25.12  materials from obsolete buildings at 
 25.13  state regional treatment centers.  
 25.14  Subd. 5.  Fergus Falls                 
 25.15  Regional Treatment Center                             3,000,000
 25.16  To design, renovate, construct, 
 25.17  furnish, and equip facilities for the 
 25.18  psychiatric treatment program and to 
 25.19  vacate the Kirkbride complex. 
 25.20  Subd. 6.  St. Peter 
 25.21  Regional Treatment Center                             3,619,000
 25.22  To design and replace the high-pressure 
 25.23  steam boilers and convert the system to 
 25.24  a low-pressure steam system at the St. 
 25.25  Peter regional treatment center. 
 25.26  Sec. 20.  VETERANS HOMES BOARD 
 25.27  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 25.28  of administration for the purposes
 25.29  specified in this section                            11,250,000  
 25.30  Subd. 2.  Asset Preservation                          2,000,000 
 25.31  For asset preservation improvements and 
 25.32  betterments of a capital nature at 
 25.33  veterans homes statewide. 
 25.34  Subd. 3.  Hastings Veterans Home - Phase 3            8,553,000 
 25.35  For design and renovation of the 
 25.36  utility infrastructure systems and 
 25.37  related improvements at the campus of 
 25.38  the Hastings veterans home. 
 25.39  Subd. 4.  Silver Bay Veterans Home                      697,000 
 25.40  To replace the roof. 
 25.41  Sec. 21.  CORRECTIONS 
 25.42  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of
 25.43  administration for the purposes specified
 25.44  in this section                                      31,970,000
 25.45  Subd. 2.  Asset Preservation                         23,100,000 
 25.46  For improvements and betterments of a 
 25.47  capital nature at Minnesota 
 25.48  correctional facilities statewide, 
 25.49  including, but not limited to, 
 25.50  completing the perimeter wall and 
 25.51  security improvements at 
 25.52  MCF-Stillwater.  Up to $750,000 of this 
 25.53  appropriation may be used for wetland 
 26.1   mitigation for the Rush City Prison. 
 26.2   The unspent portion of an 
 26.3   appropriation, but not to exceed ten 
 26.4   percent of the appropriation, for a 
 26.5   project in this section that is 
 26.6   complete, is available for asset 
 26.7   preservation.  Minnesota Statutes, 
 26.8   section 16A.642, applies from the date 
 26.9   of the original appropriation to the 
 26.10  unspent amount transferred. 
 26.11  Subd. 3.  Minnesota Correctional       
 26.12  Facility - Lino Lakes                                 4,160,000
 26.13  To design, construct, furnish, and 
 26.14  equip a new 416-bed unit to house 
 26.15  offenders. 
 26.16  This appropriation is not available 
 26.17  until the commissioner has determined 
 26.18  that at least $10,179,000 has been 
 26.19  committed from federal sources.  
 26.20  Subd. 4.  Minnesota Correctional       
 26.21  Facility - Shakopee                                   3,070,000
 26.22  To design, construct, renovate, 
 26.23  furnish, and equip the Independent 
 26.24  Living Center (ILC) into a 48-bed 
 26.25  general population living unit; 
 26.26  increase space in the kitchen, serving, 
 26.27  and eating areas; increase space in the 
 26.28  visitation area; and modify the staff 
 26.29  control station in the segregation unit 
 26.30  to provide adequate space for updated 
 26.31  technical equipment and more room for 
 26.32  staff. 
 26.33  Subd. 5.  Minnesota Correctional       
 26.34  Facility - Stillwater                                    90,000
 26.35  To predesign a new 150-bed segregation 
 26.36  unit on the facility grounds. 
 26.37  Subd. 6.  Bayport Storm Sewer                         1,550,000
 26.38  For a grant to the city of Bayport for 
 26.39  the Middle St. Croix River Watershed 
 26.40  Management organization to complete 
 26.41  construction of the sewer system 
 26.42  extending from Minnesota department of 
 26.43  natural resources pond 82-310P (the 
 26.44  prison pond) in Bayport through the 
 26.45  Stillwater prison grounds to the St. 
 26.46  Croix river.  
 26.47  Sec. 22.  TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 26.48  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of
 26.49  trade and economic development or other
 26.50  named agency for the purposes
 26.51  specified in this section                            59,085,000
 26.52  Subd. 2.  Redevelopment Account                       5,000,000 
 26.53  For transfer to the redevelopment 
 26.54  account in Minnesota Statutes, section 
 26.55  116J.561.  
 26.56  Of this amount, $4,000,000 is for 
 27.1   grants to projects located outside of 
 27.2   the seven-county metropolitan area. 
 27.3   Of this amount, $1,000,000 is for a 
 27.4   grant to the city of Little Falls for 
 27.5   environmental cleanup of the Hennepin 
 27.6   paper company property in Little Falls, 
 27.7   contingent on at least an equal amount 
 27.8   from nonstate sources.  
 27.9   Subd. 3.  State Match for Federal Grants             16,000,000 
 27.10  To the public facilities authority to 
 27.11  match federal grants for eligible 
 27.12  projects in the water pollution control 
 27.13  revolving fund under Minnesota 
 27.14  Statutes, section 446A.07, and the 
 27.15  drinking water revolving loan fund 
 27.16  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 27.17  446A.081. 
 27.18  Subd. 4.  Wastewater Infrastructure                            
 27.19  Funding Program                                      16,035,000 
 27.20  $300,000 of this appropriation is from 
 27.21  the general fund to administer the 
 27.22  wastewater infrastructure program. 
 27.23  To the public facilities authority for 
 27.24  grants to eligible municipalities under 
 27.25  the wastewater infrastructure program 
 27.26  established in Minnesota Statutes, 
 27.27  section 446A.072. 
 27.28  To the greatest practical extent, the 
 27.29  authority should use the grants for 
 27.30  projects on the 2002 project priority 
 27.31  list in priority order to qualified 
 27.32  applicants that submit plans and 
 27.33  specifications to the pollution control 
 27.34  agency or receive a funding commitment 
 27.35  from USDA rural development before 
 27.36  December 1, 2003.  Municipalities 
 27.37  listed on the 2002 project priority 
 27.38  list eligible for this funding, in 
 27.39  priority order, include, but are not 
 27.40  limited to:  Revere, Nerstrand, Delhi, 
 27.41  Evan, Warroad, Avon, Lake Township, 
 27.42  Lewisville, Chandler, Dovray, Ormsby, 
 27.43  Chester Heights (Olmsted county), 
 27.44  Garvin, Garrison-Kathio-Mille Lacs 
 27.45  sanitary district, and Dassel. 
 27.46  State funds appropriated for the 
 27.47  Garrison Kathio West Mille Lacs 
 27.48  sanitary district project shall be made 
 27.49  available for the project only after 
 27.50  the Garrison Kathio West Mille Lacs 
 27.51  sanitary sewer district and ML 
 27.52  Wastewater Management, Inc. enter into 
 27.53  a written agreement which provides: 
 27.54  (1) that neither the sewer services 
 27.55  agreement between the district and ML 
 27.56  Wastewater Management, Inc. nor the use 
 27.57  of the sanitary sewer services by 
 27.58  non-members of the Mille Lacs Band of 
 27.59  Ojibwe creates a basis for jurisdiction 
 27.60  by the Band over non-members; and 
 27.61  (2) that the arbitration provision in 
 28.1   the agreement and any award from 
 28.2   arbitration are enforceable in the 
 28.3   state or federal courts. 
 28.4   Notwithstanding rules adopted under 
 28.5   Minnesota Statutes, section 116.812, 
 28.6   when ranking wastewater projects on the 
 28.7   project priority list the agency shall 
 28.8   provide an additional 350 points to 
 28.9   municipalities whose projects will 
 28.10  correct a situation where the agency 
 28.11  has imposed a moratorium on new sewer 
 28.12  connections. 
 28.13  Due to concern that Minnesota Rules, 
 28.14  part 7077.0115, for ranking wastewater 
 28.15  projects on the project priority list 
 28.16  does not adequately consider the age 
 28.17  and condition of existing wastewater 
 28.18  treatment systems, the need to expand 
 28.19  existing systems to accommodate growth, 
 28.20  and the economic hardship 
 28.21  municipalities face when a moratorium 
 28.22  is imposed on new sewer connections, 
 28.23  the pollution control agency shall 
 28.24  prepare rule amendments that take these 
 28.25  factors into account when ranking 
 28.26  projects.  The agency shall report on 
 28.27  its recommended rule amendments to the 
 28.28  chairs of the house environment and 
 28.29  natural resources finance committee, 
 28.30  the house jobs and economic development 
 28.31  finance committee, the house capital 
 28.32  investment committee, the senate 
 28.33  environment and agricultural finance 
 28.34  division, the senate jobs, housing and 
 28.35  community development division, and the 
 28.36  senate capital investment committee by 
 28.37  February 1, 2003. 
 28.38  Subd. 5.  Itasca County -
 28.39  Judy Garland/Children's Discovery
 28.40  Museum                                                  300,000
 28.41  For a grant to Itasca county to design, 
 28.42  construct, furnish, and equip the Judy 
 28.43  Garland/Children's Discovery Museum in 
 28.44  Grand Rapids that will include a 
 28.45  display of Judy Garland memorabilia.  
 28.46  The county may enter into a lease or 
 28.47  management agreement for the center, 
 28.48  subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
 28.49  16A.695. 
 28.50  Subd. 6.  Minneapolis-SEMI Empowerment Zone           3,000,000 
 28.51  For a grant to the city of Minneapolis 
 28.52  for public infrastructure improvements 
 28.53  in the south east Minneapolis 
 28.54  industrial redevelopment empowerment 
 28.55  zone project.  This appropriation is 
 28.56  not available until the commissioner 
 28.57  has determined that an equal amount has 
 28.58  been committed from nonstate sources. 
 28.59  Subd. 7.  St. Cloud -                 
 28.60  Civic Center Expansion                                3,250,000
 28.61  For a grant to the city of St. Cloud 
 28.62  for asset preservation, land 
 28.63  acquisition, and to construct the 
 29.1   expansion of the St. Cloud civic center.
 29.2   This appropriation is not available 
 29.3   until the commissioner has determined 
 29.4   that an equal amount has been committed 
 29.5   from nonstate sources.  
 29.6   Subd. 8.  St. Paul -                   
 29.7   Roy Wilkins Auditorium                                  500,000
 29.8   For a grant to the city of St. Paul for 
 29.9   asset preservation of the Roy Wilkins 
 29.10  Center. 
 29.11  This appropriation is not available 
 29.12  until the commissioner has determined 
 29.13  that an equal amount has been committed 
 29.14  from nonstate sources.  
 29.15  Subd. 9.  St. Paul-Phalen Boulevard                   8,000,000 
 29.16  For a grant to the city of St. Paul to 
 29.17  acquire land and to complete 
 29.18  contamination remediation on Phalen 
 29.19  Boulevard between I-35E and Johnson 
 29.20  Parkway. 
 29.21  Subd. 10.  Small Cities Economic Development          6,000,000 
 29.22  For grants to cities with populations 
 29.23  of less than 5,000, for capital 
 29.24  expenditures for publicly owned 
 29.25  infrastructure related to economic 
 29.26  development and the creation of good 
 29.27  quality jobs in these cities.  The 
 29.28  commissioner shall award grants 
 29.29  according to a competitive grant 
 29.30  process and shall create criteria for 
 29.31  the award of grants. 
 29.32  Subd. 11.  Hastings Hydroelectric
 29.33  Plant                                                 1,000,000
 29.34  For a grant to the city of Hastings to 
 29.35  pay or reimburse costs not covered by 
 29.36  federal disaster programs under the 
 29.37  Presidential Declaration of Major 
 29.38  Disaster number 1370 for capital 
 29.39  improvements on the hydroelectric plant 
 29.40  necessitated by that disaster and to 
 29.41  pay principal costs on the city's 
 29.42  general obligation bonds issued to 
 29.43  finance the hydroelectric plant. 
 29.44  Sec. 23.  IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND     
 29.45  REHABILITATION BOARD                                    600,000
 29.46  To design, construct, furnish, and 
 29.47  equip Mesabi station as the central 
 29.48  guest services facility for the Mesabi 
 29.49  trail. 
 29.50  Sec. 24.  HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY                               
 29.51  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner 
 29.52  of the housing finance agency for the 
 29.53  purposes of this section                             21,500,000
 29.54  Subd. 2.  Homeless Veterans                          19,500,000 
 29.55  For loans and grants for publicly owned 
 30.1   transitional and permanent housing 
 30.2   under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 30.3   462A.202, subdivisions 2 and 3a. 
 30.4   Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
 30.5   section 462A.202, subdivision 3a, the 
 30.6   loans or grants must be used for the 
 30.7   development, construction, acquisition, 
 30.8   or rehabilitation of transitional or 
 30.9   permanent housing to serve veterans and 
 30.10  single adults who are homeless or at 
 30.11  risk of becoming homeless.  The loans 
 30.12  or grants must be used for two housing 
 30.13  projects that: 
 30.14  (1) are located on property owned by 
 30.15  the United States Department of 
 30.16  Veterans Affairs that is leased by the 
 30.17  Department of Veterans Affairs to the 
 30.18  owners of the housing projects; 
 30.19  (2) provide or coordinate health and 
 30.20  social services needed by the 
 30.21  residents; and 
 30.22  (3) are a collaborative partnership 
 30.23  between community agencies, local units 
 30.24  of government, and the federal 
 30.25  government. 
 30.26  Subd. 3.  Transitional
 30.27  Housing Loans                                         2,000,000
 30.28  For loans and grants for publicly owned 
 30.29  transitional and permanent supportive 
 30.30  housing under Minnesota Statutes, 
 30.31  section 462A.202. 
 30.32  Sec. 25.  MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 
 30.33  Subdivision 1.  To the Minnesota 
 30.34  Historical Society for the purposes 
 30.35  specified in this section                             3,200,000
 30.36  Subd. 2.  Historic Site Asset 
 30.37  Preservation                                          2,500,000
 30.38  (a) For capital improvements and 
 30.39  betterments at state historic sites, 
 30.40  buildings, landscaping at historic 
 30.41  buildings, exhibits, markers, and 
 30.42  monuments.  The society shall determine 
 30.43  project priorities as appropriate based 
 30.44  on need. 
 30.45  (b) Of this amount, $1,000,000 is for 
 30.46  asset preservation of the William G. 
 30.47  LeDuc house.  This appropriation is 
 30.48  available only if the historical 
 30.49  society enters into an agreement with 
 30.50  the city of Hastings, or another public 
 30.51  entity, providing for transfer of 
 30.52  ownership of the property to the city 
 30.53  or the other public entity when the 
 30.54  asset preservation work is completed, 
 30.55  and providing that the city or other 
 30.56  public entity will provide for 
 30.57  additional renovation and operation of 
 30.58  the site.  If an agreement for the 
 30.59  transfer of ownership of the Le Duc 
 30.60  house site is not entered into by 
 30.61  December 31, 2002, this amount is 
 31.1   available for asset preservation under 
 31.2   paragraph (a).  This appropriation is 
 31.3   available until spent, notwithstanding 
 31.4   section 1.  The city or other public 
 31.5   entity may enter into an agreement with 
 31.6   a nonprofit organization for the 
 31.7   operation of the site subject to 
 31.8   Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.  
 31.9   Subd. 3.  County and Local 
 31.10  Preservation Grants                                     500,000
 31.11  To be allocated to county and local 
 31.12  jurisdictions as matching money for 
 31.13  historic preservation projects of a 
 31.14  capital nature.  Grant recipients must 
 31.15  be public entities and must match state 
 31.16  funds on at least an equal basis.  The 
 31.17  facilities must be publicly owned.  
 31.18  Subd. 4.  Fort Belmont                                  200,000
 31.19  For a grant to Jackson county to 
 31.20  design, construct, furnish, and equip a 
 31.21  new site for historic Fort Belmont. 
 31.22  Sec. 26.  BOND SALE EXPENSES                            740,000 
 31.23  To the commissioner of finance for bond 
 31.24  sale expenses under Minnesota Statutes, 
 31.25  section 16A.641, subdivision 8.  This 
 31.26  appropriation is from the bond proceeds 
 31.27  fund. 
 31.28     Sec. 27.  [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.] 
 31.29     Subdivision 1.  [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money 
 31.30  appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the 
 31.31  commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state 
 31.32  in an amount up to $789,592,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 
 31.33  and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 
 31.34  16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article 
 31.35  XI, sections 4 to 7.  
 31.36     Subd. 2.  [TRANSPORTATION FUND.] To provide the money 
 31.37  appropriated in this act from the state transportation fund, the 
 31.38  commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state 
 31.39  in an amount up to $48,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 
 31.40  and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 
 31.41  16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article 
 31.42  XI, sections 4 to 7.  The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued 
 31.43  interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must 
 31.44  be credited to a bond proceeds account in the state 
 31.45  transportation fund. 
 31.46     Sec. 28.  [CANCELLATIONS.] 
 32.1      Subdivision 1.  The unobligated balance of the 
 32.2   appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 7, subdivision 
 32.3   28, for the Sand Dunes state forest center, estimated to be 
 32.4   $113,000, is canceled to the general fund. 
 32.5      Subd. 2.  $100,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1998, 
 32.6   chapter 404, section 7, subdivision 30, for the Hartley nature 
 32.7   center is canceled to the general fund. 
 32.8      Subd. 3.  $2,125,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1998, 
 32.9   chapter 404, section 17, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), item (1), 
 32.10  for a major investment study, engineering, and transitway 
 32.11  implementation in the Riverview corridor, is canceled to the 
 32.12  general fund. 
 32.13     Subd. 4.  $500,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1998, 
 32.14  chapter 404, section 23, subdivision 27, for a production 
 32.15  facility associated with an educational and training facility, 
 32.16  is canceled to the general fund. 
 32.17     Subd. 5.  The $400,000 appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 
 32.18  404, section 25, subdivision 9, for a treaty site history 
 32.19  center, is canceled to the general fund. 
 32.20     Subd. 6.  $1,250,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1999, 
 32.21  chapter 240, article 2, section 12, subdivision 14, for the 
 32.22  Minnesota African-American performing arts center, is canceled.  
 32.23  The bond sale authorization in Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 
 32.24  2, section 16, subdivision 1, is reduced by $1,250,000.  
 32.25     Sec. 29.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 13.462, 
 32.26  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 32.27     Subd. 2.  [PUBLIC DATA.] The names and addresses of 
 32.28  applicants for and recipients of benefits, aid, or assistance 
 32.29  through programs administered by any political subdivision, 
 32.30  state agency, or statewide system that are intended to assist 
 32.31  with the purchase of, rehabilitation, or other purposes related 
 32.32  to housing or other real property are classified as public data 
 32.33  on individuals.  If an applicant or recipient is a corporation, 
 32.34  the names and addresses of the officers of the corporation are 
 32.35  public data on individuals.  If an applicant or recipient is a 
 32.36  partnership, the names and addresses of the partners are public 
 33.1   data on individuals.  The amount or value of benefits, aid, or 
 33.2   assistance received is public data. 
 33.3      Sec. 30.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 16A.11, 
 33.4   subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
 33.5      Subd. 6.  [BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL BETTERMENT.] 
 33.6   The detailed operating budget and capital budget must include 
 33.7   amounts necessary to maintain and better state buildings.  The 
 33.8   commissioner of finance, in consultation with the commissioner 
 33.9   of administration, the board of trustees of the Minnesota state 
 33.10  colleges and universities, and the regents of the University of 
 33.11  Minnesota, shall establish budget guidelines for building 
 33.12  maintenance and betterment appropriations.  Unless otherwise 
 33.13  provided by the commissioner of finance, the combined amount to 
 33.14  be budgeted each year for building maintenance and betterment in 
 33.15  the operating budget and capital budget is two one percent of 
 33.16  the replacement cost of the building, adjusted up or down 
 33.17  depending on the age and condition of the building. 
 33.18     Sec. 31.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 16A.501, is 
 33.19  amended to read: 
 33.20     16A.501 [REPORT ON EXPENDITURE OF BOND PROCEEDS.] 
 33.21     The commissioner of finance must report annually to the 
 33.22  legislature on the degree to which entities receiving 
 33.23  appropriations of bond proceeds for capital projects in previous 
 33.24  omnibus capital improvement acts have encumbered or expended 
 33.25  that money.  The report must be submitted to the chairs of the 
 33.26  house of representatives ways and means committee and the senate 
 33.27  finance committee by February 1 of each year. 
 33.28     Sec. 32.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 16A.86, 
 33.29  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 33.30     Subd. 3.  [EVALUATION.] (a) The commissioner shall evaluate 
 33.31  all requests from political subdivisions for state assistance 
 33.32  based on the following criteria: 
 33.33     (1) the political subdivision has provided for local, 
 33.34  private, and user financing for the project to the maximum 
 33.35  extent possible; 
 33.36     (2) the project helps fulfill an important state mission; 
 34.1      (3) the project is of regional or statewide significance; 
 34.2      (4) the project will not require new or any additional 
 34.3   state operating subsidies; 
 34.4      (5) the project will not expand the state's role in a new 
 34.5   policy area; 
 34.6      (6) state funding for the project will not create 
 34.7   significant inequities among local jurisdictions; 
 34.8      (7) the project will not compete with other facilities in 
 34.9   such a manner that they lose a significant number of users to 
 34.10  the new project; and 
 34.11     (8) the governing bodies of those political subdivisions 
 34.12  primarily benefiting from the project have passed resolutions in 
 34.13  support of the project and have established priorities for all 
 34.14  projects within their jurisdictions for which bonding 
 34.15  appropriations are requested when submitting multiple requests; 
 34.16  and 
 34.17     (9) if a predesign that meets the requirements of section 
 34.18  16B.335 has been completed and is available at the time the 
 34.19  project request is submitted to the commissioner of finance, the 
 34.20  applicant has submitted the project predesign to the 
 34.21  commissioner of administration. 
 34.22     (b) The commissioner's evaluation of each request, 
 34.23  including whether it meets each of the criteria in paragraph 
 34.24  (a), must be submitted to the legislature along with the 
 34.25  governor's recommendations under section 16A.11, subdivision 1, 
 34.26  whether or not the governor recommends that the request be 
 34.27  funded. 
 34.28     Sec. 33.  [16B.245] [INVENTORY OF STATE-OWNED LAND.] 
 34.29     Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITIONS.] For the purposes of this 
 34.30  section, "state-owned land" means land, with or without 
 34.31  improvements upon it, for which the state owns fee title.  It 
 34.32  does not include: 
 34.33     (1) land held in trust by the state for political 
 34.34  subdivisions of the state; 
 34.35     (2) permanent school trust fund lands; 
 34.36     (3) university trust fund lands; 
 35.1      (4) mineral interests; or 
 35.2      (5) trunk highway right-of-way. 
 35.3      Subd. 2.  [INVENTORY.] The commissioner of administration 
 35.4   must inventory all state-owned land and determine the number of 
 35.5   acres owned by the state as of December 31, 2002.  The inventory 
 35.6   must identify for each parcel the state agency responsible for 
 35.7   the parcel, its location, size, and whether it is (1) currently 
 35.8   being used for a public purpose, (2) anticipated to be used for 
 35.9   a public purpose in the future, or (3) not currently being used 
 35.10  or anticipated to be used for a public purpose.  The inventory 
 35.11  must also identify how much land is included in each 
 35.12  classification under section 86A.05.  Within two months of 
 35.13  completing the inventory, and by January 15 each odd-numbered 
 35.14  year thereafter, the commissioner must report on the inventory 
 35.15  to the chairs of the house and senate committees with 
 35.16  jurisdiction over higher education, capital investment, and 
 35.17  natural resources and environment finance, and the chairs of the 
 35.18  house committee on ways and means and the senate committee on 
 35.19  finance. 
 35.20     Sec. 34.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 16B.335, 
 35.21  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 35.22     Subd. 3.  [PREDESIGN REQUIREMENT.] The definitions in 
 35.23  paragraphs (a) and (b) apply to this section. 
 35.24     (a) "Predesign" means the stage in the development of a 
 35.25  project during which the purpose, scope, cost, and schedule of 
 35.26  the complete project are defined and instructions to design 
 35.27  professionals are produced.  
 35.28     (b) "Design" means the stage in the development of a 
 35.29  project during which schematic, design development, and contract 
 35.30  documents are produced. 
 35.31     (c) A recipient to whom an appropriation is made for a 
 35.32  project subject to review under subdivision 1 or notice under 
 35.33  subdivision 2 shall prepare a predesign package and submit it to 
 35.34  the commissioner for review and recommendation before proceeding 
 35.35  with design activities.  The commissioner must complete the 
 35.36  review and recommendation within ten working days after 
 36.1   receiving it.  Failure to review and recommend within the ten 
 36.2   days is considered a positive recommendation.  The predesign 
 36.3   package must be sufficient to define the purpose, scope, cost, 
 36.4   and schedule of the project and must demonstrate that the 
 36.5   project has been analyzed according to appropriate space needs 
 36.6   standards.  The predesign must include product specifications as 
 36.7   outlined in state contracts approved through the department of 
 36.8   administration. 
 36.9      Sec. 35.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119A.45, is 
 36.10  amended to read: 
 36.11     119A.45 [EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING AND CHILD PROTECTION 
 36.12  FACILITIES.] 
 36.13     The commissioner may make grants to state agencies and 
 36.14  political subdivisions to construct or rehabilitate facilities 
 36.15  for early childhood programs, with priority to centers in 
 36.16  counties or municipalities with the highest percentage of 
 36.17  children living in poverty.  The commissioner may also make 
 36.18  grants to state agencies and political subdivisions to construct 
 36.19  or rehabilitate facilities for crisis nurseries or parenting 
 36.20  time centers.  The facilities must be owned by the state or a 
 36.21  political subdivision, but may be leased under section 16A.695 
 36.22  to organizations that operate the programs.  The commissioner 
 36.23  must prescribe the terms and conditions of the leases.  A grant 
 36.24  for an individual facility must not exceed $200,000 for each 
 36.25  program that is housed in the facility, up to a maximum of 
 36.26  $500,000 for a facility that houses three programs or more.  
 36.27  Programs include Head Start, early childhood and family 
 36.28  education programs, and other early childhood intervention 
 36.29  programs.  The commissioner must give priority to grants that 
 36.30  involve collaboration among sponsors of programs under this 
 36.31  section and may give priority to projects that collaborate with 
 36.32  child care providers, including all-day and school-age child 
 36.33  care programs, special needs care, sick child care, 
 36.34  nontraditional hour care, and programs that include services to 
 36.35  refugee and immigrant families.  The commissioner may give 
 36.36  priority to grants for programs that will increase their child 
 37.1   care workers' wages as a result of the grant.  At least 25 
 37.2   percent of the amounts appropriated for these grants up to 
 37.3   $50,000 must utilize youthbuild under sections 268.361 to 
 37.4   268.366 or other youth employment and training programs for the 
 37.5   labor portion of the construction.  Eligible programs must 
 37.6   consult with appropriate labor organizations to deliver 
 37.7   education and training.  State appropriations must be matched on 
 37.8   a 50 percent basis with nonstate funds.  The matching 
 37.9   requirement must apply programwide and not to individual grants. 
 37.10     Sec. 36.  [174.52] [LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT FUND.] 
 37.11     Subdivision 1.  [FUND CREATED.] A local road improvement 
 37.12  fund is created in the state treasury.  The fund consists of 
 37.13  money transferred to the fund through appropriation, gift, or 
 37.14  grant. 
 37.15     Subd. 2.  [TRUNK HIGHWAY CORRIDOR PROJECTS ACCOUNT.] A 
 37.16  trunk highway corridor projects account is established in the 
 37.17  local road improvement fund.  Money in the account is annually 
 37.18  appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for 
 37.19  expenditure as specified in this section.  Money in the account 
 37.20  must be used as grants or loans to statutory or home rule 
 37.21  charter cities, towns, and counties to assist in paying the 
 37.22  local share of trunk highway projects that have local costs that 
 37.23  are directly or partially related to the trunk highway 
 37.24  improvement and that are not funded or are only partially funded 
 37.25  with other state and federal funds.  The commissioner shall 
 37.26  determine the amount of the local share of costs eligible for 
 37.27  assistance from the account. 
 37.28     Subd. 3.  [ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] The commissioner shall 
 37.29  establish an advisory committee consisting of five members 
 37.30  including: 
 37.31     (1) one county commissioner; 
 37.32     (2) one county engineer; 
 37.33     (3) one city engineer; 
 37.34     (4) one city council member or city administrator 
 37.35  representing a city with a population over 5,000; and 
 37.36     (5) one city council member or city administrator 
 38.1   representing a city with a population under 5,000.  The advisory 
 38.2   committee shall provide recommendations to the commissioner 
 38.3   regarding expenditures from the trunk highway corridor projects 
 38.4   account. 
 38.5      Subd. 4.  [LOCAL ROAD ACCOUNT FOR ROUTES OF REGIONAL 
 38.6   SIGNIFICANCE.] A local road account for routes of regional 
 38.7   significance is established in the local road improvement fund.  
 38.8   Money in the account is annually appropriated to the 
 38.9   commissioner of transportation for expenditure as specified in 
 38.10  this section.  Money in the account must be used as grants or 
 38.11  loans to statutory or home rule charter cities, towns, and 
 38.12  counties to assist in paying the costs of constructing or 
 38.13  reconstructing city streets, county highways, or town roads with 
 38.14  statewide or regional significance that has not been fully 
 38.15  funded through other state, federal, or local funding sources. 
 38.16     Subd. 5.  [GRANT PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA.] The commissioner 
 38.17  shall establish procedures for statutory or home rule charter 
 38.18  cities, towns, and counties to apply for grants or loans from 
 38.19  the fund and criteria to be used to select projects for funding. 
 38.20  The commissioner shall establish these procedures and criteria 
 38.21  in consultation with representatives appointed by the 
 38.22  association of Minnesota counties, league of Minnesota cities, 
 38.23  and Minnesota township officers association.  The criteria for 
 38.24  determining project priority and the amount of a grant or loan 
 38.25  must be based upon consideration of: 
 38.26     (1) the availability of other state, federal, and local 
 38.27  funds; 
 38.28     (2) the regional significance of the route; 
 38.29     (3) effectiveness of the proposed project in eliminating a 
 38.30  transportation system deficiency; 
 38.31     (4) the number of persons who will be positively impacted 
 38.32  by the project; 
 38.33     (5) the project's contribution to other local, regional, or 
 38.34  state economic development or redevelopment efforts; and 
 38.35     (6) ability of the local unit of government to adequately 
 38.36  provide for the safe operation and maintenance of the facility 
 39.1   upon project completion. 
 39.2      Subd. 6.  [ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.] A sum of 0.25 percent of 
 39.3   the total amount in the fund, other than amounts deposited in 
 39.4   the fund from the proceeds from the sale of state bonds, is 
 39.5   available to be used for administrative costs incurred by the 
 39.6   department in carrying out the provisions of this section. 
 39.7      Sec. 37.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 446A.072, 
 39.8   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 39.9      Subdivision 1.  [ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.] The authority 
 39.10  will establish a wastewater infrastructure funding program to 
 39.11  provide supplemental assistance to municipalities applying 
 39.12  for receiving funding under through the water pollution control 
 39.13  revolving loan program or the United States Department of 
 39.14  Agriculture Rural Economic and Community Development's 
 39.15  (USDA/RECD) Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants program 
 39.16  for the design and planning, improvements to, and construction 
 39.17  of municipal wastewater treatment systems.  The purpose of the 
 39.18  program is to assist municipalities demonstrating financial need 
 39.19  in building cost-efficient projects to address existing 
 39.20  environmental or public health problems.  To implement the 
 39.21  program, the authority shall establish a wastewater 
 39.22  infrastructure fund to provide grants and loans for the purposes 
 39.23  authorized under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
 39.24  Act.  The fund shall be credited with all investment income from 
 39.25  the fund and all repayments of loans, grants, and penalties. 
 39.26     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective for funds 
 39.27  appropriated after January 1, 2002. 
 39.28     Sec. 38.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 446A.072, 
 39.29  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 39.30     Subd. 3.  [PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.] (a) The authority shall 
 39.31  provide supplemental assistance, as provided in subdivision 2, 
 39.32  5a to municipalities demonstrating financial need, as provided 
 39.33  in subdivision 4, whose projects have been certified to the 
 39.34  authority by the commissioner of the agency.  The authority 
 39.35  shall reserve supplemental assistance for projects in order of 
 39.36  their priority ranking established by the agency.: 
 40.1      (1) whose projects are listed on the agency's project 
 40.2   priority list; 
 40.3      (2) that demonstrate their projects are a cost-effective 
 40.4   solution to an existing environmental or public health problem; 
 40.5   and 
 40.6      (3) whose projects are approved by the USDA/RECD or 
 40.7   certified by the commissioner of the agency. 
 40.8      (b) For a municipality receiving grant funding from the 
 40.9   USDA/RECD, applications must be made to the USDA/RECD with 
 40.10  additional information submitted to the authority as required by 
 40.11  the authority.  Eligible project costs and affordability 
 40.12  criteria shall be determined by the USDA/RECD. 
 40.13     (c) For a municipality not receiving grant funding from the 
 40.14  USDA/RECD, application must be made to the authority on forms 
 40.15  prescribed by the authority for the water pollution control 
 40.16  revolving fund program with additional information as required 
 40.17  by the authority.  In accordance with section 116.182, the 
 40.18  agency shall: 
 40.19     (1) calculate the essential project component percentage 
 40.20  which must be multiplied by the total project cost to determine 
 40.21  the eligible project cost; and 
 40.22     (2) review and certify approved projects to the authority. 
 40.23     (d) At the time funds are appropriated under this section, 
 40.24  the authority shall reserve supplemental assistance for projects 
 40.25  in order of their rankings on the agency's project priority list 
 40.26  and in an amount based on their most recent cost estimates 
 40.27  submitted to the authority or the as-bid costs, whichever is 
 40.28  less. 
 40.29     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective for funds 
 40.30  appropriated after January 1, 2002. 
 40.31     Sec. 39.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 446A.072, is 
 40.32  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 40.33     Subd. 5a.  [TYPE AND AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.] (a) For a 
 40.34  municipality receiving grant funding from the USDA/RECD, the 
 40.35  authority shall provide assistance in the form of a grant of up 
 40.36  to one-half of the eligible grant amount determined by 
 41.1   USDA/RECD.  A municipality may not receive a grant under this 
 41.2   paragraph for more than $4,000,000 or $15,000 per existing 
 41.3   connection, whichever is less, unless specifically approved by 
 41.4   law.  In the case of a sanitary district or other 
 41.5   multijurisdictional project for which the USDA/RECD is unable to 
 41.6   fully fund up to one-half of the eligible grant amount, the 
 41.7   authority may provide up to an additional $1,000,000 for each 
 41.8   additional municipality participating up to a maximum of 
 41.9   $8,000,000 or $15,000 per existing connection, whichever is 
 41.10  less, but not to exceed the maximum grant level determined by 
 41.11  the USDA/RECD as needed to keep the project affordable. 
 41.12     (b) For a municipality not receiving grant funding from the 
 41.13  USDA/RECD, the authority shall provide assistance in the form of 
 41.14  a loan for the eligible project costs that exceed five percent 
 41.15  of the market value of properties in the project service area.  
 41.16  A municipality may not receive a loan under this paragraph for 
 41.17  more than $4,000,000 or $15,000 per existing connection, 
 41.18  whichever is less, unless specifically approved by law.  In the 
 41.19  case of a sanitary district or other multijurisdictional 
 41.20  project, the authority may provide a loan under this paragraph 
 41.21  for up to an additional $1,000,000 for each additional 
 41.22  municipality participating up to a maximum of $8,000,000 or 
 41.23  $15,000 per existing connection, whichever is less, unless 
 41.24  specifically approved by law.  A loan under this paragraph must 
 41.25  bear no interest, must be repaid as provided in subdivision 7, 
 41.26  and must only be provided in conjunction with a loan from the 
 41.27  water pollution control revolving fund under section 446A.07. 
 41.28     (c) Notwithstanding the limits in paragraphs (a) and (b), 
 41.29  for a municipality receiving supplemental assistance under this 
 41.30  section after January 1, 2002, the authority shall provide 
 41.31  assistance up to $25,000 per existing connection if the 
 41.32  authority determines that the municipality's construction and 
 41.33  installation costs are significantly increased due to geological 
 41.34  conditions and more stringent discharge limits. 
 41.35     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective for funds 
 41.36  appropriated after January 1, 2002. 
 42.1      Sec. 40.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 446A.072, is 
 42.2   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 42.3      Subd. 5b.  [SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DEFERRAL.] A municipality 
 42.4   receiving a loan under subdivision 5a that levies special 
 42.5   assessments to repay the loan under subdivision 5a or section 
 42.6   446A.07 may defer payment of such assessments under the 
 42.7   provisions of sections 435.193 to 435.195. 
 42.8      <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective for funds 
 42.9   appropriated after January 1, 2002. 
 42.10     Sec. 41.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 446A.072, 
 42.11  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
 42.12     Subd. 6.  [DISBURSEMENTS.] Disbursements made of grants or 
 42.13  loans awarded under this section by the authority to recipients 
 42.14  must be made for eligible project costs as incurred by the 
 42.15  recipients, and must be made by the authority in accordance with 
 42.16  the project financing agreement and applicable state and federal 
 42.17  laws and rules governing the payments. 
 42.18     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective for funds 
 42.19  appropriated after January 1, 2002. 
 42.20     Sec. 42.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 446A.072, 
 42.21  subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
 42.22     Subd. 7.  [LOAN REPAYMENTS.] All loan repayments received 
 42.23  by the authority under subdivision 2 must be used to provide 
 42.24  additional assistance under this section.  A municipality 
 42.25  receiving a loan under this section shall repay the loan in 
 42.26  semiannual payment amounts determined by the authority.  The 
 42.27  payment amount must be based on the average payments on the 
 42.28  municipality's water pollution control revolving fund loan or, 
 42.29  if greater, the minimum amount required to fully repay the loan 
 42.30  by the maturity date.  Payments must begin within one year of 
 42.31  the date of the municipality's final payment on the water 
 42.32  pollution control revolving fund loan.  The maturity date of the 
 42.33  loan must be no later than 20 years from the date of the first 
 42.34  payment. 
 42.35     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective for funds 
 42.36  appropriated after January 1, 2002. 
 43.1      Sec. 43.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 446A.072, 
 43.2   subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
 43.3      Subd. 8.  [ELIGIBILITY.] A municipality is eligible for 
 43.4   assistance under this section only after grant funding from 
 43.5   other sources has been applied for, obtained, rejected, or the 
 43.6   authority has determined that the potential funding is unlikely. 
 43.7      <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective for funds 
 43.8   appropriated after January 1, 2002. 
 43.9      Sec. 44.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 446A.072, 
 43.10  subdivision 9, is amended to read: 
 43.11     Subd. 9.  [LOAN LIMITATION.] Supplemental assistance may 
 43.12  not be used to reduce the sewer service charges of a significant 
 43.13  wastewater contributor, or a single user that has caused the 
 43.14  need for the project or whose current or projected flow and load 
 43.15  exceed one-half of the current wastewater treatment plant's 
 43.16  capacity, unless the applicant can demonstrate to the authority 
 43.17  that the significant wastewater contributor cannot pay its fair 
 43.18  share.  Funding will not be provided for projects that are not 
 43.19  qualified for assistance or that would violate the state's 
 43.20  constitution or laws regarding the use of funds appropriated for 
 43.21  the program. 
 43.22     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective for funds 
 43.23  appropriated after January 1, 2002. 
 43.24     Sec. 45.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 446A.072, 
 43.25  subdivision 11, is amended to read: 
 43.26     Subd. 11.  [REPORT ON NEEDS.] By October 15 February 1 of 
 43.27  each odd-numbered even-numbered year, the authority, in 
 43.28  conjunction with the pollution control agency, shall prepare a 
 43.29  report to the finance division of the senate environment and 
 43.30  natural resources committee and the house environment and 
 43.31  natural resources finance committee on wastewater funding 
 43.32  assistance needs of municipalities under this section. 
 43.33     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective for funds 
 43.34  appropriated after January 1, 2002. 
 43.35     Sec. 46.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 446A.072, 
 43.36  subdivision 12, is amended to read: 
 44.1      Subd. 12.  [SYSTEM REPLACEMENT FUND.] Each recipient of 
 44.2   assistance municipality receiving a loan under this section 
 44.3   shall establish a system replacement fund setting aside and 
 44.4   shall annually deposit a minimum of $.10 $.50 per 1,000 gallons 
 44.5   of flow for major rehabilitation, expansion, or replacement of 
 44.6   the treatment plant system at the end of its useful life.  Money 
 44.7   must remain in the account, for the life of the loan associated 
 44.8   with the supplemental assistance under this section, unless use 
 44.9   of the fund is approved in writing by the authority for major 
 44.10  rehabilitation, expansion, or replacement of the treatment 
 44.11  plant.  Failure to maintain the fund will cancel the loan 
 44.12  forgiveness provided under subdivision 2 system.  By March 1 
 44.13  each year during the life of the loan, each municipality shall 
 44.14  submit a report to the authority regarding the amount deposited 
 44.15  and the fund balance for the prior calendar year.  Failure to 
 44.16  comply with the requirements of this subdivision shall result in 
 44.17  the authority assessing a penalty fee to the municipality equal 
 44.18  to one percent of the outstanding loan balance for each year of 
 44.19  noncompliance.  Failure to make the required deposit or pay the 
 44.20  penalty fee as required constitutes a default on the loan. 
 44.21     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective for funds 
 44.22  appropriated after January 1, 2002. 
 44.23     Sec. 47.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 466A.072, is 
 44.24  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 44.25     Subd. 14.  [CONSISTENCY WITH LAND USE PLANS.] A 
 44.26  municipality applying for a project in an unsewered area shall 
 44.27  include in its application to the authority a certification from 
 44.28  the county in which the project is located that: 
 44.29     (1) the project is consistent with the county comprehensive 
 44.30  land use plan, if the county has adopted such a plan; 
 44.31     (2) the project is consistent with the county water plan, 
 44.32  if the county has adopted such a plan; and 
 44.33     (3) the county has adopted specific land use ordinances or 
 44.34  controls so as to meet or exceed the requirements of Minnesota 
 44.35  Rules, part 7080.0305. 
 44.36     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective for funds 
 45.1   appropriated after January 1, 2002. 
 45.2      Sec. 48.  Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 18, subdivision 
 45.3   4, is amended to read: 
 45.4   Subd. 4.  People, Inc. North Side Community 
 45.5   Support Program                                         375,000
 45.6   For a grant to Hennepin county 
 45.7   Minneapolis Community Development 
 45.8   Agency to purchase, remodel, and 
 45.9   complete accessibility upgrades to an 
 45.10  existing building or to acquire land or 
 45.11  construct a building to be used by the 
 45.12  People, Inc. North Side Community 
 45.13  Support Program which may provide 
 45.14  office space for state employees.  
 45.15  The grant is available when matched by 
 45.16  at least $175,000 from nonstate 
 45.17  sources.  This appropriation is from 
 45.18  the general fund. 
 45.19     Sec. 49.  Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 12, 
 45.20  subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
 45.21  Subd. 7.  World War II Veterans Memorial                150,000 
 45.22  This appropriation is from the general 
 45.23  fund. 
 45.24  For design, architectural drawings, and 
 45.25  the start of construction for a World 
 45.26  War II veterans memorial on the state 
 45.27  capitol mall.  The design is subject to 
 45.28  approval by the capitol area 
 45.29  architectural and planning board.  The 
 45.30  commissioner of veterans affairs shall 
 45.31  convene an advisory group, including 
 45.32  members of veterans organizations to 
 45.33  review and make recommendations about 
 45.34  the design of the memorial.  The 
 45.35  appropriation must be matched by an 
 45.36  equal amount from nonstate sources.  
 45.37  The commissioner may accept donations 
 45.38  from nonstate sources for purposes 
 45.39  stated in this subdivision. 
 45.40     Sec. 50.  Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 15, 
 45.41  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 45.42  Subd. 4.  Minnesota    
 45.43  Military Museum at Camp Ripley                          125,000
 45.44  To upgrade the electrical and lighting, 
 45.45  and heating, ventilation, and air 
 45.46  conditioning systems in the main 
 45.47  building of the Minnesota military 
 45.48  museum, to design and, construct, 
 45.49  furnish and equip, including permanent 
 45.50  display cases, an addition to the 
 45.51  museum, and to insulate a heating 
 45.52  system in building I-40.  The adjutant 
 45.53  general may enter into a lease or 
 45.54  management agreement for the museum, 
 45.55  subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
 45.56  16A.695. 
 46.1      Sec. 51.  Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 22, 
 46.2   subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2000, chapter 499, section 15, 
 46.3   which amendment was reenacted in Laws 2001, First Special 
 46.4   Session chapter 12, section 15, is amended to read: 
 46.5   Subd. 3.  Wastewater Infrastructure                            
 46.6   Funding Program                                      18,319,000 
 46.7   $6,309,000 $4,309,000 of this 
 46.8   appropriation is from the general fund 
 46.9   of which $319,000 is to administer the 
 46.10  wastewater infrastructure fund program. 
 46.11  To the public facilities authority for 
 46.12  grants to eligible municipalities under 
 46.13  the wastewater infrastructure program 
 46.14  established in Minnesota Statutes, 
 46.15  section 446A.072. 
 46.16  To the greatest extent practical, the 
 46.17  authority should use the grants for 
 46.18  projects on the 2000 intended use plan 
 46.19  in priority order to qualified 
 46.20  applicants that submit plans and 
 46.21  specifications to the pollution control 
 46.22  agency or receive a funding commitment 
 46.23  from USDA rural development before 
 46.24  December 1, 2001.  In determining 
 46.25  whether the penalty factor under 
 46.26  Minnesota Rules, part 7077.0196, should 
 46.27  be applied to a project, the pollution 
 46.28  control agency shall, beginning with 
 46.29  the 2001 Intended Use Plan and Project 
 46.30  Priority list, first assess the impact 
 46.31  of the new or expanded discharge 
 46.32  compared to the impact of the 
 46.33  preexisting conditions and to the 
 46.34  impact of alternative discharge 
 46.35  locations.  If the agency determines 
 46.36  that the new or expanded discharge is 
 46.37  to a less environmentally sensitive 
 46.38  area or that it is the preferable 
 46.39  location for the discharge compared to 
 46.40  the alternatives, the agency shall not 
 46.41  apply the penalty factor to the 
 46.42  project.  The pollution control agency 
 46.43  shall include as a factor in 
 46.44  prioritizing projects whether a project 
 46.45  is a multijurisdictional project 
 46.46  connecting areas with failing onsite 
 46.47  treatment systems with an existing or 
 46.48  regional wastewater treatment system. 
 46.49  The authority shall set aside up to 
 46.50  $400,000 for the Innovative Technology 
 46.51  Grants Program to provide 50 percent 
 46.52  reimbursement for the cost of equipment 
 46.53  and installation into an existing 
 46.54  municipal wastewater treatment system.  
 46.55  The project must be approved by the 
 46.56  pollution control agency and 
 46.57  demonstrate the application of existing 
 46.58  technology that has not been used 
 46.59  before in the treatment of municipal 
 46.60  wastewater, but has the potential to 
 46.61  improve the treatment of wastewater or 
 46.62  make the treatment process more cost 
 46.63  effective. 
 47.1   Beginning with the 2001 intended use 
 47.2   plan, the pollution control agency 
 47.3   shall include whether a community has a 
 47.4   moratorium on development as a factor 
 47.5   in prioritizing projects.  The agency 
 47.6   shall adopt rules implementing the 
 47.7   provisions of this paragraph under 
 47.8   Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389. 
 47.9      Sec. 52.  Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 22, 
 47.10  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 47.11  Subd. 4.  Clean Water Partnership                     2,000,000
 47.12  For deposit in the water pollution 
 47.13  control fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
 47.14  section 446A.07, for the clean water 
 47.15  partnership loan program under 
 47.16  Minnesota Statutes, section 
 47.17  103F.725.  This appropriation is from 
 47.18  the general fund. 
 47.19     Sec. 53.  Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 27, is 
 47.20  amended to read: 
 47.21     Sec. 27.  [CANCELLATIONS AND TRANSFERS.] 
 47.22     (a) The $734,000 appropriation in Laws 1994, chapter 643, 
 47.23  section 18, for the design of the labor interpretive center is 
 47.24  canceled.  The bond sale authorization in Laws 1994, chapter 
 47.25  643, section 31, subdivision 1, is reduced by $734,000. 
 47.26     (b) The $1,100,000 appropriation in Laws 1994, chapter 643, 
 47.27  section 19, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 1995, chapter 224, 
 47.28  section 124, and Laws 1997, chapter 183, article 3, section 30, 
 47.29  for the American Indian history center at Bemidji state 
 47.30  university is canceled.  The bond sale authorization in Laws 
 47.31  1994, chapter 643, section 31, subdivision 1, is reduced by 
 47.32  $1,100,000. 
 47.33     (c) $130,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1994, chapter 
 47.34  643, section 23, for dam improvements is canceled.  The bond 
 47.35  sale authorization in Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 31, 
 47.36  subdivision 1, is reduced by $130,000. 
 47.37     (d) $383,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1996, chapter 
 47.38  463, section 13, subdivision 9, for a support services facility 
 47.39  near the corner of Mississippi Street and University Avenue is 
 47.40  canceled.  The bond sale authorization in Laws 1996, chapter 
 47.41  463, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by $383,000.  
 47.42     (e) The unobligated balance of the appropriation in Laws 
 48.1   1996, chapter 463, section 15, subdivision 4, for an armory 
 48.2   facility and ramp near the corner of Rice Street and University 
 48.3   Avenue, estimated to be $197,000, is canceled to the general 
 48.4   fund. 
 48.5      (f) $1,355,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1996, chapter 
 48.6   463, section 16, subdivision 5, for the Brainerd bed expansion 
 48.7   project is canceled.  The bond sale authorization in Laws 1996, 
 48.8   chapter 463, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by $1,355,000.
 48.9      (g) The $500,000 appropriation in Laws 1996, chapter 463, 
 48.10  section 22, subdivision 7, for the Battle Point historic site is 
 48.11  canceled.  The bond sale authorization in Laws 1996, chapter 
 48.12  463, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by $500,000. 
 48.13     (h) $10,000,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1997, Second 
 48.14  Special Session chapter 2, section 2, for public safety disaster 
 48.15  assistance funds is canceled.  The bond sale authorization in 
 48.16  Laws 1997, Second Special Session chapter 2, section 12, is 
 48.17  reduced by $10,000,000. 
 48.18     (i) $5,800,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 
 48.19  404, section 13, subdivision 5, for the Minnesota labor 
 48.20  interpretive center is canceled to the general fund.  
 48.21     (j) $1,893,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 
 48.22  404, section 5, subdivision 5, for the Southwest Metropolitan 
 48.23  Integration Magnet School in Edina is canceled to the general 
 48.24  fund. 
 48.25     (k) The $800,000 appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 404, 
 48.26  section 15, subdivision 5, for a tennis facility in the city of 
 48.27  St. Paul is canceled to the general fund.  
 48.28     (l) The $1,700,000 appropriation in Laws 1998 1999, chapter 
 48.29  404 240, article 2, section 22 11, for the Battle Point cultural 
 48.30  education center is canceled.  The bond sale authorization in 
 48.31  Laws 1998 1999, chapter 404 240, article 2, section 27 16, 
 48.32  subdivision 1, is reduced by $1,700,000. 
 48.33     (m) The balance of the appropriation in Laws 1998 1999, 
 48.34  chapter 404 240, article 2, section 23 12, subdivision 11 5, 
 48.35  for the St. Cloud community events center is transferred to the 
 48.36  board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and 
 49.1   universities to construct a new athletic facility on the south 
 49.2   side of the existing St. Cloud State University campus.  The 
 49.3   balance of the bond sale authorization in Laws 1998 1999, 
 49.4   chapter 404 240, article 2, section 27 16, subdivision 1, 
 49.5   attributable to the events center project is to provide the 
 49.6   money for the athletic facility project. 
 49.7      (n) $1,000,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1998 1999, 
 49.8   chapter 404 240, article 2, section 23 12, subdivision 24 
 49.9   14, for the Minnesota African-American Performing Arts Center is 
 49.10  canceled.  The bond sale authorization in Laws 1998 1999, 
 49.11  chapter 404 240, article 2, section 27 16, subdivision 1, is 
 49.12  reduced by $1,000,000. 
 49.13     (o) The $4,000,000 appropriation in Laws 1999, chapter 240, 
 49.14  article 1, section 3, for the Southwest Metropolitan Integration 
 49.15  Magnet School in Edina is canceled.  The bond sale authorization 
 49.16  in Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 13, is reduced by 
 49.17  $4,000,000. 
 49.18     (p) $321,000 of the unobligated balance of the 
 49.19  appropriation in Laws 1999, chapter 250, article 1, section 12, 
 49.20  subdivision 5, to demolish the capitol square building and 
 49.21  restructure the site as a temporary parking lot is canceled to 
 49.22  the general fund. 
 49.23     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective retroactively 
 49.24  to May 16, 2000. 
 49.25     Sec. 54.  Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 12, 
 49.26  section 10, is amended to read: 
 49.27  Sec. 10.  BOND SALE SCHEDULE   
 49.28  The commissioner of finance shall 
 49.29  schedule the sale of state general 
 49.30  obligation bonds so that, during the 
 49.31  biennium ending June 30, 2003, no more 
 49.32  than $629,739,000 $612,840,000 will 
 49.33  need to be transferred from the general 
 49.34  fund to the state bond fund to pay 
 49.35  principal and interest due and to 
 49.36  become due on outstanding state general 
 49.37  obligation bonds.  During the biennium, 
 49.38  before each sale of state general 
 49.39  obligation bonds, the commissioner of 
 49.40  finance shall calculate the amount of 
 49.41  debt service payments needed on bonds 
 49.42  previously issued and shall estimate 
 49.43  the amount of debt service payments 
 49.44  that will be needed on the bonds 
 50.1   scheduled to be sold.  The commissioner 
 50.2   shall adjust the amount of bonds 
 50.3   scheduled to be sold so as to remain 
 50.4   within the limit set by this section.  
 50.5   The amount needed to make the debt 
 50.6   service payments is appropriated from 
 50.7   the general fund as provided in 
 50.8   Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641. 
 50.9      Sec. 55.  [LEASE OF MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD 
 50.10  LAND.] 
 50.11     The Minneapolis park and recreation board may solicit bids 
 50.12  for and may lease that portion of property known as the Fuji Ya 
 50.13  restaurant that was acquired but not used to construct the Great 
 50.14  River Road project for the purpose of operating a commercial 
 50.15  food or entertainment facility that is compatible and consistent 
 50.16  with a location adjacent to the Mississippi River.  If the park 
 50.17  board leases the property for such purpose, notwithstanding the 
 50.18  provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, and relevant 
 50.19  orders of the commissioner of finance, the park board shall 
 50.20  reimburse the state $158,284.04, the amount of the grant the 
 50.21  state made for the entire project and shall not be required to 
 50.22  sell the property or make any other payment to another 
 50.23  governmental unit.  Any funds received under this section shall 
 50.24  be deposited in the appropriate fund by the commissioner of 
 50.25  finance. 
 50.26     Sec. 56.  [DAN PATCH COMMUTER RAIL LINE; PROHIBITIONS.] 
 50.27     Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITION.] For purposes of this section, 
 50.28  "Dan Patch commuter rail line" means the commuter rail line 
 50.29  between Northfield and Minneapolis identified in the 
 50.30  metropolitan council's transit 2020 master plan as the Dan Patch 
 50.31  line. 
 50.32     Subd. 2.  [METROPOLITAN COUNCIL; PROHIBITIONS.] The 
 50.33  metropolitan council must not take any action or spend any money 
 50.34  for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or 
 50.35  construction for the Dan Patch commuter rail line.  The council 
 50.36  must remove all references, other than references for historical 
 50.37  purposes, to the Dan Patch commuter rail line from any future 
 50.38  revisions to the council's transportation development guide and 
 50.39  the council's regional transit master plan. 
 51.1      Subd. 3.  [COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION.] The 
 51.2   commissioner of transportation must not expend any money for 
 51.3   study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or 
 51.4   construction for the Dan Patch commuter rail line.  The 
 51.5   commissioner must remove all references, other than references 
 51.6   for historical purposes, to the Dan Patch commuter rail line 
 51.7   from any future revisions to the state transportation plan and 
 51.8   the commissioner's commuter rail system plan. 
 51.9      Subd. 4.  [REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITIES.] No regional rail 
 51.10  authority may expend any money for study, planning, preliminary 
 51.11  engineering, final design, or construction for the Dan Patch 
 51.12  commuter rail line. 
 51.13     Sec. 57.  [DM&E; WORKING GROUP.] 
 51.14     Subdivision 1.  [MEMBERSHIP.] The commissioner of 
 51.15  transportation or the commissioner's designee shall convene a 
 51.16  multiagency working group on DM&E rail project mitigation, 
 51.17  consisting of the commissioners of public safety, the pollution 
 51.18  control agency, trade and economic development, and 
 51.19  transportation; and director of Minnesota planning; or their 
 51.20  designees.  The director of Minnesota planning or the director's 
 51.21  designee shall serve as chair of the working group. 
 51.22     Subd. 2.  [TASKS.] The working group shall: 
 51.23     (1) evaluate the economic effects of the DM&E rail 
 51.24  expansion project in southern Minnesota on each local unit of 
 51.25  government impacted by the project, including costs related to 
 51.26  noise mitigation costs, right-of-way acquisition, and 
 51.27  rail-highway grade crossing protection and upgrade; 
 51.28     (2) determine the availability of federal assistance and 
 51.29  other resources available to such local units of government for 
 51.30  mitigation costs, including the timing of the assistance and 
 51.31  resources; 
 51.32     (3) involve local units of government in issues discussed 
 51.33  by the working group; and 
 51.34     (4) determine what direct and indirect costs are likely to 
 51.35  accrue to private property owners as a result of the project 
 51.36  including, but not limited to, costs for mitigation, 
 52.1   right-of-way acquisitions, and crossing safety. 
 52.2      Subd. 3.  [REPORTS.] The working group shall present an 
 52.3   interim report to the legislature by January 15, 2003, and a 
 52.4   final report to the legislature no later than January 15, 2004. 
 52.5      Sec. 58.  [EXEMPTION FROM MORATORIUM.] 
 52.6      Notwithstanding Laws 2002, chapter 220, article 10, section 
 52.7   37, projects authorized in this act, Laws 2001, First Special 
 52.8   Session chapter 12, Laws 2000, chapter 492, and Laws 1999, 
 52.9   chapter 240, are exempt from any moratorium on professional or 
 52.10  technical contracts, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
 52.11  16C.08, subdivision 1. 
 52.12     Sec. 59.  [PURCHASE OF STATE PARK INHOLDINGS.] 
 52.13     Up to $2,000,000 in the land acquisition account 
 52.14  established in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.165, and is from 
 52.15  the sale of lands in the custody of the commissioner of natural 
 52.16  resources, is appropriated to the commissioner for acquisition 
 52.17  of inholdings within the boundaries of state parks, with 
 52.18  permanent school trust fund lands being given the top priority 
 52.19  for acquisition.  The commissioner of natural resources must 
 52.20  include any purchases made under this section in the report made 
 52.21  under section 94.165. 
 52.22     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective July 1, 2003, 
 52.23  and expires June 30, 2005. 
 52.24     Sec. 60.  [REPEALER.] 
 52.25     Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 446A.072, subdivisions 2, 
 52.26  4, 5, 10, and 13, are repealed. 
 52.27     Sec. 61.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 52.28     Except as otherwise provided in this act, this act is 
 52.29  effective the day following final enactment.