1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; 
1.3 	appropriating money for Grass Lake restoration.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. GRASS LAKE RESTORATION.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $3,900,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds 
1.7 	fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for the purposes specified in this section.
1.8 		Subd. 2.RIM conservation easements. $1,500,000 is to acquire conservation 
1.9 	easements from landowners on marginal lands, professional and technical services, and 
1.10 	associated conservation practices to restore Grass Lake, protect water quality, and to 
1.11 	support fish and wildlife habitat as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. Up 
1.12 	to 15 percent is available for agency implementation costs.
1.13 		Subd. 3.Kandiyohi County. $900,000 is for a grant to Kandiyohi County for 
1.14 	acquisition, construction, and technical costs required to integrate storm water diversion 
1.15 	and treatment system measures with a public ditch system.
1.16 		Subd. 4.City of Willmar. $1,500,000 is for a grant to the city of Willmar for a 
1.17 	pumping station, appurtenances, and professional and technical services to address water 
1.18 	quantity and quality issues concurrent with the restoration of Grass Lake.

1.19 	Sec. 2. BOND SALE.
 1.20 	To provide the money appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the 
1.21 	commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to 
2.1 	$3,900,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota 
2.2 	Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 
2.3 	sections 4 to 7.

2.4 	Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.5 	Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment.