1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better
1.3public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with
1.4certain conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs;
1.5authorizing the sale of state bonds; canceling and modifying previous
1.6appropriations; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
1.7section 16A.695, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding subdivisions; Laws 2005, chapter
1.820, article 1, sections 7, subdivision 21; 17; 20, subdivision 3; 21, subdivision
1.92; 23, subdivisions 8, 16; Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 2, section 46; Laws
1.102006, chapter 258, sections 4, subdivision 4; 7, subdivisions 3, 7, 11, 22; 16,
1.11subdivision 4; 21, subdivisions 6, 15; 23, subdivision 3.
1.12BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.13
Section 1. new text begin CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.new text end
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new text begin The sums shown in the column under "appropriations" are appropriated from the new text end
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new text begin bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, to new text end
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new text begin be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as authorized new text end
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new text begin by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire and better new text end
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new text begin public land and buildings and other public improvements of the capital nature, or as new text end
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new text begin authorized by article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or article XIV. Unless otherwise new text end
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new text begin specified, the appropriations in this article are available until the project is completed or new text end
1.21
new text begin abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.new text end
1.22
new text begin SUMMARYnew text end
1.23
new text begin University of Minnesotanew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 35,400,000new text end
1.24
new text begin Minnesota State Colleges and Universitiesnew text end
new text begin 34,520,000new text end
1.25
new text begin Educationnew text end
new text begin 30,240,000new text end
1.26
new text begin Natural Resourcesnew text end
new text begin 4,684,000new text end
1.27
new text begin Pollution Control Agencynew text end
new text begin 2,500,000new text end
1.28
new text begin Board of Water and Soil Resourcesnew text end
new text begin 8,165,000new text end
2.1
new text begin Zoological Gardennew text end
new text begin 1,526,000new text end
2.2
new text begin Administrationnew text end
new text begin 19,740,000new text end
2.3
new text begin Public Safetynew text end
new text begin 5,050,000new text end
2.4
new text begin Transportationnew text end
new text begin 53,673,000new text end
2.5
new text begin Metropolitan Councilnew text end
new text begin 50,650,000new text end
2.6
new text begin Human Servicesnew text end
new text begin 150,000new text end
2.7
new text begin Correctionsnew text end
new text begin 6,117,000new text end
2.8
new text begin Employment and Economic Developmentnew text end
new text begin 81,650,000new text end
2.9
new text begin Bond Sale Expensesnew text end
new text begin 167,000new text end
2.10
new text begin Cancellationsnew text end
new text begin (5,282,000)new text end
2.11
new text begin Lewis and Clarknew text end
new text begin 5,282,000new text end
2.12
new text begin TOTALnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 334,232,000new text end
2.13
new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service)new text end
new text begin 110,288,000new text end
2.14
new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund (User Financed Debt Service)new text end
new text begin 1,267,000new text end
2.15
new text begin State Transportation Fundnew text end
new text begin 30,000,000new text end
2.16
new text begin Trunk Highway Fund Bond Proceeds Accountnew text end
new text begin 33,420,000new text end
2.17
new text begin General Fundnew text end
new text begin 164,539,000new text end
2.18
new text begin Bond Proceeds Cancellationsnew text end
new text begin (5,282,000)new text end
2.19
new text begin APPROPRIATIONSnew text end
2.20
Sec. 2. new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAnew text end
2.21
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Total Appropriationnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 35,400,000new text end
2.22
new text begin To the Board of Regents of the University new text end
2.23
new text begin of Minnesota for the purposes specified in new text end
2.24
new text begin this section.new text end
2.25
2.26
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Higher Education Asset Preservation new text end
new text begin and Replacement (HEAPR)new text end
new text begin 21,000,000new text end
2.27
new text begin To be spent in accordance with Minnesota new text end
2.28
new text begin Statutes, section 135A.046. new text end
2.29
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin 717 Delawarenew text end
new text begin 14,400,000new text end
2.30
new text begin To renovate the building at 717 Delaware new text end
2.31
new text begin for use as a biomedical science research new text end
2.32
new text begin facility. This appropriation is intended to new text end
2.33
new text begin cover approximately 80 percent of the cost new text end
2.34
new text begin of the project. The remaining costs must be new text end
2.35
new text begin paid from university sources.new text end
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3.2
Sec. 3. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES new text end
new text begin AND UNIVERSITIESnew text end
3.3
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Total Appropriationnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 34,520,000new text end
3.4
new text begin To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota new text end
3.5
new text begin State Colleges and Universities for the new text end
3.6
new text begin purposes specified in this section.new text end
3.7
3.8
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Higher Education Asset Preservation new text end
new text begin And Replacementnew text end
new text begin 30,720,000new text end
3.9
new text begin This appropriation is for the purposes new text end
3.10
new text begin specified in Minnesota Statutes, section new text end
3.11
new text begin 135A.046. Of this, $720,000 is for HVAC new text end
3.12
new text begin replacement and asbestos removal at new text end
3.13
new text begin the Brooklyn Park campus of Hennepin new text end
3.14
new text begin Technical College.new text end
3.15
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin Bemidji State Universitynew text end
new text begin 2,000,000new text end
3.16
new text begin To acquire property adjacent to Bemidji State new text end
3.17
new text begin University.new text end
3.18
3.19
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end new text begin Fond du Lac Tribal and Community new text end
new text begin Collegenew text end
new text begin 1,800,000new text end
3.20
new text begin To acquire property adjacent to the Fond du new text end
3.21
new text begin Lac Tribal and Community College.new text end
3.22
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end new text begin Debt Servicenew text end
3.23
new text begin (a) The board shall pay the debt service on new text end
3.24
new text begin one-third of the principal amount of state new text end
3.25
new text begin bonds sold to finance projects authorized by new text end
3.26
new text begin this section, except for higher education asset new text end
3.27
new text begin preservation and replacement, except that, new text end
3.28
new text begin where a nonstate match is required, the debt new text end
3.29
new text begin service is due on a principal amount equal new text end
3.30
new text begin to one-third of the total project cost, less the new text end
3.31
new text begin match committed before the bonds are sold. new text end
3.32
new text begin After each sale of general obligation bonds, new text end
3.33
new text begin the commissioner of finance shall notify the new text end
4.1
new text begin board of the amounts assessed for each year new text end
4.2
new text begin for the life of the bonds.new text end
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new text begin (b) The commissioner shall reduce the new text end
4.4
new text begin board's assessment each year by one-third of new text end
4.5
new text begin the net income from investment of general new text end
4.6
new text begin obligation bond proceeds in proportion to the new text end
4.7
new text begin amount of principal and interest otherwise new text end
4.8
new text begin required to be paid by the board. The board new text end
4.9
new text begin shall pay its resulting net assessment to the new text end
4.10
new text begin commissioner of finance by December 1 each new text end
4.11
new text begin year. If the board fails to make a payment new text end
4.12
new text begin when due, the commissioner of finance new text end
4.13
new text begin shall reduce allotments for appropriations new text end
4.14
new text begin from the general fund otherwise available new text end
4.15
new text begin to the board and apply the amount of the new text end
4.16
new text begin reduction to cover the missed debt service new text end
4.17
new text begin payment. The commissioner of finance new text end
4.18
new text begin shall credit the payments received from the new text end
4.19
new text begin board to the bond debt service account in new text end
4.20
new text begin the state bond fund each December 1 before new text end
4.21
new text begin money is transferred from the general fund new text end
4.22
new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, new text end
4.23
new text begin subdivision 10.new text end
4.24
new text begin Subd. 6.new text end new text begin Unspent Appropriationsnew text end
4.25
new text begin (a) Upon substantial completion of a project new text end
4.26
new text begin authorized in this section and after written new text end
4.27
new text begin notice to the commissioner of finance, the new text end
4.28
new text begin Board of Trustees must use any money new text end
4.29
new text begin remaining in the appropriation for that new text end
4.30
new text begin project for HEAPR under Minnesota new text end
4.31
new text begin Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board new text end
4.32
new text begin of Trustees must report by February 1 of new text end
4.33
new text begin each even-numbered year to the chairs new text end
4.34
new text begin of the house and senate committees with new text end
4.35
new text begin jurisdiction over capital investments and new text end
5.1
new text begin higher education finance, and to the chairs of new text end
5.2
new text begin the house Ways and Means Committee and new text end
5.3
new text begin the senate Finance Committee, on how the new text end
5.4
new text begin remaining money has been allocated or spent.new text end
5.5
new text begin (b) The unspent portion of an appropriation new text end
5.6
new text begin for a project in this section that is complete, new text end
5.7
new text begin is available for higher education asset new text end
5.8
new text begin preservation and replacement under this new text end
5.9
new text begin subdivision, at the same campus as the new text end
5.10
new text begin project for which the original appropriation new text end
5.11
new text begin was made and the debt service requirement new text end
5.12
new text begin under subdivision 5 is reduced accordingly. new text end
5.13
new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies new text end
5.14
new text begin from the date of the original appropriation to new text end
5.15
new text begin the unspent amount transferred. new text end
5.16
5.17
Sec. 4. new text begin MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF new text end
new text begin EDUCATIONnew text end
5.18
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Total Appropriationnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 30,240,000new text end
5.19
new text begin To the commissioner of education for the new text end
5.20
new text begin purposes specified in this section. The new text end
5.21
new text begin appropriations in this section are from the new text end
5.22
new text begin general fund.new text end
5.23
5.24
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Independent School District No. 11, new text end
new text begin Anoka-Hennepinnew text end
new text begin 240,000new text end
5.25
new text begin For a grant to Independent School District new text end
5.26
new text begin No. 11, Anoka-Hennepin, to acquire land new text end
5.27
new text begin adjacent to Riverview Elementary School new text end
5.28
new text begin and for improvements of a capital nature new text end
5.29
new text begin to develop and restore wetland and native new text end
5.30
new text begin prairie habitat on the land.new text end
5.31
5.32
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin Independent School District No. 38, new text end
new text begin Red Lakenew text end
new text begin 30,000,000new text end
5.33
new text begin For a grant to Independent School District new text end
5.34
new text begin No. 38, Red Lake, to design, construct, new text end
5.35
new text begin furnish, and equip renovation of existing new text end
6.1
new text begin facilities and construction of new facilities. new text end
6.2
new text begin The project includes renovation of, new text end
6.3
new text begin and an addition to, the high school and new text end
6.4
new text begin middle school to provide classrooms and new text end
6.5
new text begin related facilities for technology education, new text end
6.6
new text begin vocational education, physical education, new text end
6.7
new text begin and community education, and to provide new text end
6.8
new text begin for food services and administrative offices. new text end
6.9
new text begin The heating plant and piping for the high new text end
6.10
new text begin school and middle school will be upgraded new text end
6.11
new text begin and the motor vehicle fuel and propane tanks new text end
6.12
new text begin may be relocated. The project may include new text end
6.13
new text begin renovation of the Red Lake Elementary new text end
6.14
new text begin School to add classrooms and to link it new text end
6.15
new text begin to the Early Childhood Learning Center. new text end
6.16
new text begin The project may include renovation of the new text end
6.17
new text begin Ponemah Elementary School to add a media new text end
6.18
new text begin center and Head Start center, add parking, new text end
6.19
new text begin improve the bus drop-off, and expand new text end
6.20
new text begin playground facilities. The commissioner new text end
6.21
new text begin and Independent School District No. 38, new text end
6.22
new text begin Red Lake, shall report to the legislature by new text end
6.23
new text begin January 10, 2008, on the progress of the new text end
6.24
new text begin project funded by the grant. The unexpended new text end
6.25
new text begin balance of the appropriation in Laws 2005, new text end
6.26
new text begin chapter 20, article 1, section 5, subdivision new text end
6.27
new text begin 2, as amended by Laws 2006, chapter 258, new text end
6.28
new text begin section 42, to design, construct, renovate, new text end
6.29
new text begin furnish, equip, and make health and safety new text end
6.30
new text begin capital improvements to school facilities may new text end
6.31
new text begin be added to this appropriation.new text end
6.32
Sec. 5. new text begin NATURAL RESOURCESnew text end
6.33
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Total Appropriationnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 4,684,000new text end
6.34
new text begin To the commissioner of natural resources for new text end
6.35
new text begin the purposes specified in this section.new text end
7.1
new text begin The appropriations in this section are from new text end
7.2
new text begin the general fund.new text end
7.3
new text begin The appropriations in this section are subject new text end
7.4
new text begin to the requirements of the natural resources new text end
7.5
new text begin capital improvement program set forth in new text end
7.6
new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12, unless new text end
7.7
new text begin this section or the statutes referred to in this new text end
7.8
new text begin section provide more specific standards, new text end
7.9
new text begin criteria, or priorities for projects than new text end
7.10
new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.new text end
7.11
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Stillwater Flood Control Phase IIInew text end
new text begin 200,000new text end
7.12
new text begin For a grant under Minnesota Statutes, new text end
7.13
new text begin section 103F.161, to the city of Stillwater to new text end
7.14
new text begin predesign, design, and begin construction new text end
7.15
new text begin of Phase III of the Stillwater flood control new text end
7.16
new text begin project, including flood control structures new text end
7.17
new text begin and pumping stations. This appropriation new text end
7.18
new text begin is not available until the commissioner has new text end
7.19
new text begin determined that at least $2,000,000 has been new text end
7.20
new text begin committed from nonstate sources.new text end
7.21
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin Canisteo Minenew text end
new text begin 1,300,000new text end
7.22
new text begin For a grant to the Western Mesabi Mine new text end
7.23
new text begin Planning Board to construct siphons, a new text end
7.24
new text begin conveyance system, and other improvements new text end
7.25
new text begin to accommodate water level and outflow new text end
7.26
new text begin control of the water level in the Canisteo new text end
7.27
new text begin mine pit in Itasca County. This appropriation new text end
7.28
new text begin does not require a local match. The new text end
7.29
new text begin commissioner of natural resources shall be new text end
7.30
new text begin responsible to maintain the improvements new text end
7.31
new text begin after completion of the project.new text end
7.32
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end new text begin Lake Zumbro Restorationnew text end
new text begin 350,000new text end
7.33
new text begin For an agreement with Olmsted and new text end
7.34
new text begin Wabasha Counties to design and engineer new text end
8.1
new text begin the restoration of Lake Zumbro. This is a new text end
8.2
new text begin onetime appropriation and is available until new text end
8.3
new text begin June 30, 2009.new text end
8.4
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end new text begin Red River Digital Elevation Modelnew text end
new text begin 600,000new text end
8.5
new text begin To develop and implement a high-resolution new text end
8.6
new text begin digital elevation model for the Red River new text end
8.7
new text begin basin.new text end
8.8
new text begin Subd. 6.new text end new text begin Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Areanew text end
new text begin 500,000new text end
8.9
new text begin To acquire from willing sellers land new text end
8.10
new text begin within the boundaries of Greenleaf Lake new text end
8.11
new text begin State Recreation Area, established under new text end
8.12
new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 85.013, new text end
8.13
new text begin subdivision 11b.new text end
8.14
new text begin Subd. 7.new text end new text begin Fort Snelling Upper Bluffnew text end
new text begin 500,000new text end
8.15
new text begin For a grant to Hennepin County to conduct new text end
8.16
new text begin emergency building stabilization at Fort new text end
8.17
new text begin Snelling Upper Bluff. This appropriation new text end
8.18
new text begin is not available until the commissioner of new text end
8.19
new text begin finance has determined that Hennepin County new text end
8.20
new text begin has entered into appropriate agreements to new text end
8.21
new text begin use sentence-to-serve labor for the project new text end
8.22
new text begin that will train sentence-to-serve laborers in new text end
8.23
new text begin the skills needed for the work.new text end
8.24
8.25
new text begin Subd. 8.new text end new text begin State Trail Acquisition and new text end
new text begin Developmentnew text end
new text begin 1,234,000new text end
8.26
new text begin To acquire land for and to construct and new text end
8.27
new text begin renovate state trails under Minnesota new text end
8.28
new text begin Statutes, section 85.015.new text end
8.29
new text begin $125,000 is for the Cuyuna Lakes Trail, to new text end
8.30
new text begin develop a natural surface multiuse trail in the new text end
8.31
new text begin Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area.new text end
8.32
new text begin $650,000 is for the Gateway Trail, to replace new text end
8.33
new text begin an at-grade crossing of the Gateway Trail at new text end
8.34
new text begin Highway 120 with a tunnel.new text end
9.1
new text begin $209,000 is for the Luce Line Trail, to new text end
9.2
new text begin acquire land for, develop, and rehabilitate the new text end
9.3
new text begin trail.new text end
9.4
new text begin $250,000 is for acquisition of the Browns new text end
9.5
new text begin Creek segment of the Willard Munger Trail new text end
9.6
new text begin System, currently the right-of-way for the new text end
9.7
new text begin Minnesota Zephyr.new text end
9.8
Sec. 6. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCYnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 2,500,000new text end
9.9
new text begin Closed landfill programnew text end
9.10
new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund new text end
9.11
new text begin for a grant to the city of Albert Lea to new text end
9.12
new text begin construct remedial systems at the Albert new text end
9.13
new text begin Lea landfill. This includes relocating and new text end
9.14
new text begin incorporating waste from the former Albert new text end
9.15
new text begin Lea dump owned by the city of Albert new text end
9.16
new text begin Lea under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end
9.17
new text begin 115B.403, which action may be taken by the new text end
9.18
new text begin Pollution Control Agency notwithstanding new text end
9.19
new text begin the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section new text end
9.20
new text begin 115B.403, paragraphs (a) and (b).new text end
9.21
new text begin The appropriation in this section is added to new text end
9.22
new text begin the amounts for the city of Albert Lea landfill new text end
9.23
new text begin funding in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section new text end
9.24
new text begin 8, subdivision 2.new text end
9.25
9.26
Sec. 7. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL new text end
new text begin RESOURCESnew text end
9.27
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Total Appropriationnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 8,165,000new text end
9.28
new text begin To the Board of Water and Soil Resources new text end
9.29
new text begin for the purposes specified in this section. The new text end
9.30
new text begin appropriations in this section are from the new text end
9.31
new text begin general fund.new text end
9.32
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin RIM Conservation Reservenew text end
new text begin 8,000,000new text end
10.1
new text begin To acquire conservation easements from new text end
10.2
new text begin landowners on marginal lands and to new text end
10.3
new text begin construct conservation measures on acquired new text end
10.4
new text begin land in order to protect soil and water quality new text end
10.5
new text begin and to support fish and wildlife habitat as new text end
10.6
new text begin provided in Minnesota Statutes, sections new text end
10.7
new text begin 103F.501 to 103F.535. Of this, $1,200,000 new text end
10.8
new text begin is to implement the program. The board new text end
10.9
new text begin must submit to the legislative committees new text end
10.10
new text begin with jurisdiction over environment finance new text end
10.11
new text begin and capital investment an interim report on new text end
10.12
new text begin this program by October 1, 2007, and a final new text end
10.13
new text begin report by February 1, 2008.new text end
10.14
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin Lake Titlow Watershed Improvementsnew text end
new text begin 165,000new text end
10.15
new text begin $150,000 is for a grant to the city of Gaylord new text end
10.16
new text begin to predesign and design holding ponds new text end
10.17
new text begin upstream from Lake Titlow. The design new text end
10.18
new text begin must include the best location for the ponds, new text end
10.19
new text begin an estimate of the cost of land acquisition new text end
10.20
new text begin or easements, construction costs of the new text end
10.21
new text begin holding ponds, and the estimated expense new text end
10.22
new text begin of maintaining the structures and who will new text end
10.23
new text begin be responsible for the expense. The city new text end
10.24
new text begin must also coordinate with state and county new text end
10.25
new text begin conservation officials to ensure correct new text end
10.26
new text begin conservation practices and improvements in new text end
10.27
new text begin the watershed district.new text end
10.28
new text begin $15,000 is for a grant to the city of Gaylord to new text end
10.29
new text begin purchase open intake tile covers or cones that new text end
10.30
new text begin limit soil erosion and chemicals from entering new text end
10.31
new text begin the water ditch systems and waterways of new text end
10.32
new text begin the Lake Titlow watershed. These water new text end
10.33
new text begin control devices must be provided at low new text end
10.34
new text begin cost to landowners to promote conservation new text end
10.35
new text begin improvement and clean up groundwater. new text end
11.1
new text begin Volunteers from the city of Gaylord and local new text end
11.2
new text begin clubs and high school students must be used new text end
11.3
new text begin to install the water control devices at no cost new text end
11.4
new text begin to the landowner.new text end
11.5
new text begin The criteria, limitations, and assessment new text end
11.6
new text begin requirements in Minnesota Statutes, sections new text end
11.7
new text begin 103D.701, 103D.705, and 103D.901 do not new text end
11.8
new text begin apply to this subdivision.new text end
11.9
11.10
Sec. 8. new text begin MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL new text end
new text begin GARDENnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 1,526,000new text end
11.11
new text begin Inflow and infiltration emergency abatementnew text end
11.12
new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund to new text end
11.13
new text begin the Minnesota Zoological Garden to design new text end
11.14
new text begin and construct improvements to its water new text end
11.15
new text begin management system. The project must be new text end
11.16
new text begin designed to address inflow and infiltration new text end
11.17
new text begin problems associated with the Minnesota new text end
11.18
new text begin Zoo's water discharge flow to the city of new text end
11.19
new text begin Eagan.new text end
11.20
Sec. 9. new text begin ADMINISTRATIONnew text end
11.21
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Total Appropriationnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 19,740,000new text end
11.22
new text begin To the commissioner of administration for new text end
11.23
new text begin the purposes specified in this section.new text end
11.24
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Capitol Renovationnew text end
new text begin 4,500,000new text end
11.25
new text begin (a) This appropriation is from the general new text end
11.26
new text begin fund for architectural and engineering new text end
11.27
new text begin services related to the exploration and new text end
11.28
new text begin development of an acceptable plan and the new text end
11.29
new text begin schematic design of that plan to restore and new text end
11.30
new text begin renovate the Capitol building. Services new text end
11.31
new text begin leading up to and including schematic design new text end
11.32
new text begin will include the planning, review, and further new text end
11.33
new text begin development of an approved concept plan new text end
12.1
new text begin for the restoration and renovation of the new text end
12.2
new text begin Capitol. Drawings, cost estimates, and new text end
12.3
new text begin other documents produced during this phase new text end
12.4
new text begin will address planning options and campus new text end
12.5
new text begin concerns, as well as considerations for new text end
12.6
new text begin swing space, phasing strategies, and cost new text end
12.7
new text begin implications. Based on the approval concept new text end
12.8
new text begin plan, a site survey and geotechnical testing new text end
12.9
new text begin will be performed. From this data, a capital new text end
12.10
new text begin budget request will be prepared for the 2008 new text end
12.11
new text begin session of the legislature.new text end
12.12
new text begin (b) The appropriation in this subdivision new text end
12.13
new text begin may not be spent on any project that affects new text end
12.14
new text begin space under the control of the senate without new text end
12.15
new text begin the approval of the chair of the Committee new text end
12.16
new text begin on Rules and Administration of the senate new text end
12.17
new text begin nor on any project that affects space under new text end
12.18
new text begin the control of the house of representatives new text end
12.19
new text begin without the approval of the speaker of the new text end
12.20
new text begin house. new text end
12.21
12.22
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin Exterior Repair of Transportation new text end
new text begin Buildingnew text end
new text begin 12,715,000new text end
12.23
new text begin This appropriation is from the bond proceeds new text end
12.24
new text begin account in the trunk highway fund to repair new text end
12.25
new text begin and renovate the exterior of the Department new text end
12.26
new text begin of Transportation Building at 395 John new text end
12.27
new text begin Ireland Boulevard in St. Paul.new text end
12.28
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end new text begin The appropriation in new text end
12.29
new text begin subdivision 3 is void if H.F. 946 is enacted in new text end
12.30
new text begin the 2007 legislative session.new text end
12.31
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end new text begin Property Acquisitionnew text end
new text begin 2,325,000new text end
12.32
new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund new text end
12.33
new text begin to acquire property at 639 Jackson Street in new text end
12.34
new text begin St. Paul adjacent to the Harold E. Stassen new text end
12.35
new text begin Building, to demolish existing structures new text end
13.1
new text begin on the property, and to develop temporary new text end
13.2
new text begin parking on the site and adjacent areas.new text end
13.3
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end new text begin Veterans Memorial, Eden Prairienew text end
new text begin 200,000new text end
13.4
new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund new text end
13.5
new text begin for a grant to the city of Eden Prairie to new text end
13.6
new text begin design and construct improvements of a new text end
13.7
new text begin capital nature for a veterans memorial in new text end
13.8
new text begin Purgatory Creek Recreation Area in the city new text end
13.9
new text begin of Eden Prairie.new text end
13.10
Sec. 10. new text begin PUBLIC SAFETYnew text end
13.11
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Total Appropriationnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 5,050,000new text end
13.12
new text begin To the commissioner of public safety for the new text end
13.13
new text begin purposes specified in this section.new text end
13.14
new text begin The appropriations in this section are from new text end
13.15
new text begin the general fund.new text end
13.16
13.17
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Anoka County Forensic Crime new text end
new text begin Laboratorynew text end
new text begin 2,000,000new text end
13.18
new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, new text end
13.19
new text begin this appropriation is for a grant to Anoka new text end
13.20
new text begin County to design, construct, furnish, and new text end
13.21
new text begin equip a regional forensic crime laboratory, new text end
13.22
new text begin for the use of Anoka, Sherburne, and Wright new text end
13.23
new text begin Counties, to be located in Anoka County.new text end
13.24
new text begin This appropriation is not available until the new text end
13.25
new text begin commissioner has determined that at least new text end
13.26
new text begin $7,500,000 has been committed or will be new text end
13.27
new text begin committed from nonstate sources to the new text end
13.28
new text begin forensic crime laboratory and/or a public new text end
13.29
new text begin safety facility that will contain the forensic new text end
13.30
new text begin crime laboratory.new text end
13.31
13.32
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin Gonvick Public Safety Training new text end
new text begin Centernew text end
new text begin 50,000new text end
13.33
new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, for new text end
13.34
new text begin a grant to the city of Gonvick to predesign a new text end
14.1
new text begin regional emergency training administration new text end
14.2
new text begin center in Gonvick.new text end
14.3
new text begin This appropriation is not available until the new text end
14.4
new text begin commissioner has determined that at least new text end
14.5
new text begin an equal amount has been committed from new text end
14.6
new text begin nonstate sources.new text end
14.7
14.8
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end new text begin Scott County Public Safety Training new text end
new text begin Centernew text end
new text begin 1,500,000new text end
14.9
new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, for new text end
14.10
new text begin a grant to Scott County to design, construct, new text end
14.11
new text begin furnish, and equip a regional public safety new text end
14.12
new text begin training center in Scott County.new text end
14.13
new text begin This appropriation is not available until the new text end
14.14
new text begin commissioner has determined that at least new text end
14.15
new text begin an equal amount has been committed from new text end
14.16
new text begin nonstate sources.new text end
14.17
14.18
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end new text begin Southeastern Minnesota Regional new text end
new text begin Public Safety Training Centernew text end
new text begin 1,500,000new text end
14.19
new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, new text end
14.20
new text begin to design, construct, furnish, and equip the new text end
14.21
new text begin Southeastern Minnesota Regional Public new text end
14.22
new text begin Safety Training Center in Rochester. The new text end
14.23
new text begin facility must include a live burn training new text end
14.24
new text begin simulator, a driving range, and a weapons new text end
14.25
new text begin training facility.new text end
14.26
new text begin This appropriation is not available until the new text end
14.27
new text begin commissioner has determined that at least new text end
14.28
new text begin an equal amount has been committed from new text end
14.29
new text begin nonstate sources.new text end
14.30
Sec. 11. new text begin TRANSPORTATIONnew text end
14.31
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Total Appropriationnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 53,673,000new text end
14.32
new text begin To the commissioner of transportation for the new text end
14.33
new text begin purposes specified in this section.new text end
15.1
15.2
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Local Bridge Replacement and new text end
new text begin Rehabilitationnew text end
new text begin 30,000,000new text end
15.3
new text begin This appropriation is from the bond proceeds new text end
15.4
new text begin account in the state transportation fund as new text end
15.5
new text begin provided in Minnesota Statutes, section new text end
15.6
new text begin 174.50, to match federal money and to new text end
15.7
new text begin replace or rehabilitate local deficient bridges.new text end
15.8
new text begin Political subdivisions may use grants made new text end
15.9
new text begin under this section to construct or reconstruct new text end
15.10
new text begin bridges, including:new text end
15.11
new text begin (1) matching federal aid grants to construct new text end
15.12
new text begin or reconstruct key bridges;new text end
15.13
new text begin (2) paying the costs of preliminary new text end
15.14
new text begin engineering and environmental studies new text end
15.15
new text begin authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end
15.16
new text begin 174.50, subdivision 6a;new text end
15.17
new text begin (3) paying the costs to abandon an existing new text end
15.18
new text begin bridge that is deficient and in need of new text end
15.19
new text begin replacement, but where no replacement will new text end
15.20
new text begin be made; andnew text end
15.21
new text begin (4) paying the costs to construct a road new text end
15.22
new text begin or street to facilitate the abandonment new text end
15.23
new text begin of an existing bridge determined by new text end
15.24
new text begin the commissioner to be deficient, if the new text end
15.25
new text begin commissioner determines that construction new text end
15.26
new text begin of the road or street is more cost efficient new text end
15.27
new text begin than the replacement of the existing bridge.new text end
15.28
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin Port Development Assistancenew text end
new text begin 500,000new text end
15.29
new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund new text end
15.30
new text begin for grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter new text end
15.31
new text begin 457A. Any improvements made with the new text end
15.32
new text begin proceeds of these grants must be publicly new text end
15.33
new text begin owned.new text end
15.34
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end new text begin Mankato District Headquartersnew text end
new text begin 20,673,000new text end
16.1
new text begin This appropriation is from the bond proceeds new text end
16.2
new text begin account in the trunk highway fund to new text end
16.3
new text begin design, construct, furnish, and equip a new text end
16.4
new text begin new Department of Transportation district new text end
16.5
new text begin headquarters facility in Mankato.new text end
16.6
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end new text begin The appropriation in new text end
16.7
new text begin subdivision 4 is void if H.F. 946 is enacted in new text end
16.8
new text begin the 2007 legislative session.new text end
16.9
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end new text begin High-Speed Rail Linenew text end
new text begin 2,000,000new text end
16.10
new text begin This appropriation is from the general new text end
16.11
new text begin fund for the state's share of a high-speed new text end
16.12
new text begin rail line connecting Chicago, LaCrescent, new text end
16.13
new text begin Winona, Red Wing, and the Union Depot new text end
16.14
new text begin Concourse Multimodal Transit Hub, located new text end
16.15
new text begin in downtown St. Paul in the area south new text end
16.16
new text begin of Kellogg Boulevard and east of Jackson new text end
16.17
new text begin Street. No part of this appropriation new text end
16.18
new text begin may be spent to acquire or better capital new text end
16.19
new text begin improvements that are located outside the new text end
16.20
new text begin state of Minnesota, that may be used from new text end
16.21
new text begin time to time outside the state of Minnesota, new text end
16.22
new text begin or that are part of a rail corridor that is new text end
16.23
new text begin not designated by the Midwest Interstate new text end
16.24
new text begin Passenger Rail Compact.new text end
16.25
new text begin Subd. 6.new text end new text begin Commuter Rail Extensionnew text end
new text begin 250,000new text end
16.26
new text begin This appropriation is from the general new text end
16.27
new text begin fund for a grant to the Northstar Corridor new text end
16.28
new text begin Development Authority to fund advanced new text end
16.29
new text begin preliminary engineering, updated new text end
16.30
new text begin environmental documentation, property new text end
16.31
new text begin appraisals, and negotiations with the railroad new text end
16.32
new text begin to extend commuter rail service on the new text end
16.33
new text begin Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail line new text end
16.34
new text begin between Big Lake and Rice.new text end
17.1
17.2
new text begin Subd. 7.new text end new text begin North Shore Express Intercity Rail new text end
new text begin Initiativenew text end
new text begin 250,000new text end
17.3
new text begin This appropriation is from the general new text end
17.4
new text begin fund for a grant to St. Louis and Lake new text end
17.5
new text begin County Regional Rail Authority for new text end
17.6
new text begin railroad acquisition and track restoration, new text end
17.7
new text begin environmental impact studies, advanced new text end
17.8
new text begin corridor planning, preliminary design and new text end
17.9
new text begin preliminary engineering, station design, new text end
17.10
new text begin analysis of railroad capacity, and easement new text end
17.11
new text begin costs for intercity and passenger rail service new text end
17.12
new text begin between the city of Duluth and the cities of new text end
17.13
new text begin Minneapolis and St. Paul.new text end
17.14
Sec. 12. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCILnew text end
17.15
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Total Appropriationnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 50,650,000new text end
17.16
new text begin To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes new text end
17.17
new text begin specified in this section. The appropriations new text end
17.18
new text begin in this section are from the general fund, new text end
17.19
new text begin unless another fund is named.new text end
17.20
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Central Corridor Transit Waynew text end
new text begin 40,000,000new text end
17.21
new text begin This appropriation is from the bond proceeds new text end
17.22
new text begin fund for preliminary engineering, preliminary new text end
17.23
new text begin design, final design, and construction of new text end
17.24
new text begin the central corridor transit way between new text end
17.25
new text begin downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. new text end
17.26
new text begin Paul, terminating in downtown St. Paul at new text end
17.27
new text begin the Union Depot.new text end
17.28
new text begin This appropriation may not be spent for new text end
17.29
new text begin capital improvements within a trunk highway new text end
17.30
new text begin right-of-way.new text end
17.31
new text begin District heating and district cooling nonprofit new text end
17.32
new text begin corporations organized under Minnesota new text end
17.33
new text begin Statutes, chapter 317A, that are exempt new text end
17.34
new text begin organizations under section 501(c)(3) of new text end
18.1
new text begin the United States Internal Revenue Code new text end
18.2
new text begin that are public right-of-way users under new text end
18.3
new text begin Minnesota Rules, chapter 7819, are eligible new text end
18.4
new text begin to receive grants and federal money for new text end
18.5
new text begin costs of relocating facilities from public new text end
18.6
new text begin rights-of-way to prevent interference with new text end
18.7
new text begin public light rail projects unless receipt of the new text end
18.8
new text begin money would impact the project's Federal new text end
18.9
new text begin Transit Authority required cost effectiveness new text end
18.10
new text begin index.new text end
18.11
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin South St. Paul - Span Arch Bridgenew text end
new text begin 600,000new text end
18.12
new text begin For a grant to the city of South St. Paul new text end
18.13
new text begin to design and construct a span arch bridge new text end
18.14
new text begin under 19th Avenue in South St. Paul for new text end
18.15
new text begin connection with the Dakota County North new text end
18.16
new text begin Urban Regional Trail.new text end
18.17
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end new text begin Union Depotnew text end
new text begin 2,500,000new text end
18.18
new text begin $1,000,000 of this appropriation is from the new text end
18.19
new text begin general fund.new text end
18.20
new text begin $1,500,000 of this appropriation is from the new text end
18.21
new text begin bond proceeds fund.new text end
18.22
new text begin For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional new text end
18.23
new text begin Railroad Authority to acquire land and new text end
18.24
new text begin structures, to renovate structures, and for new text end
18.25
new text begin design, engineering, and environmental new text end
18.26
new text begin work to revitalize Union Depot for use as a new text end
18.27
new text begin multimodal transit center in St. Paul.new text end
18.28
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end new text begin Rush Line Corridor Transit Waynew text end
new text begin 500,000new text end
18.29
new text begin For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional new text end
18.30
new text begin Railroad Authority to acquire land for, new text end
18.31
new text begin design, and construct park-and-ride or new text end
18.32
new text begin park-and-pool lots located along the Rush new text end
18.33
new text begin Line Corridor along I-35E/I-35W and new text end
19.1
new text begin Highway 61 from the Union Depot in new text end
19.2
new text begin downtown St. Paul to Hinckley.new text end
19.3
new text begin Subd. 6.new text end new text begin Red Rock Corridor Transit Waynew text end
new text begin 500,000new text end
19.4
new text begin To design, construct, and furnish new text end
19.5
new text begin park-and-ride lots for the Red Rock new text end
19.6
new text begin Corridor transit way between Hastings and new text end
19.7
new text begin Minneapolis via St. Paul, and any extension new text end
19.8
new text begin between Hastings and Red Wing.new text end
19.9
new text begin Subd. 7.new text end new text begin Southwest Corridor Transit Waynew text end
new text begin 500,000new text end
19.10
new text begin For a grant to the Hennepin County new text end
19.11
new text begin Regional Rail Authority to prepare a draft new text end
19.12
new text begin environmental impact statement (DEIS) new text end
19.13
new text begin and for preliminary engineering for the new text end
19.14
new text begin Southwest Corridor Transit Way, from the new text end
19.15
new text begin Hiawatha light rail in downtown Minneapolis new text end
19.16
new text begin to the vicinity of the Southwest Station new text end
19.17
new text begin transit hub in Eden Prairie.new text end
19.18
new text begin Subd. 8.new text end new text begin Transit Master Plannew text end
new text begin 250,000new text end
19.19
new text begin (a) The Metropolitan Council, in consultation new text end
19.20
new text begin with the regional railroad authorities in the new text end
19.21
new text begin metropolitan area, must complete a revision new text end
19.22
new text begin of the regional master plan for transit. The new text end
19.23
new text begin plan must identify recommended transit new text end
19.24
new text begin investments in the metropolitan area through new text end
19.25
new text begin 2030. The revised plan must be completed new text end
19.26
new text begin for presentation to the legislature by February new text end
19.27
new text begin 20, 2008. The plan must include an analysis new text end
19.28
new text begin and comparison of transit way corridors new text end
19.29
new text begin and the potential for bus and busway, light new text end
19.30
new text begin rail transit, and commuter rail development new text end
19.31
new text begin within the corridors based on current and new text end
19.32
new text begin projected:new text end
19.33
new text begin (1) population and population density;new text end
20.1
new text begin (2) employment concentrations and job new text end
20.2
new text begin density;new text end
20.3
new text begin (3) transit dependent segments of the new text end
20.4
new text begin population;new text end
20.5
new text begin (4) ridership;new text end
20.6
new text begin (5) capital and operating costs:new text end
20.7
new text begin (6) land use;new text end
20.8
new text begin (7) right-of-way availability; andnew text end
20.9
new text begin (8) adequacy of existing transportation new text end
20.10
new text begin options within the corridor.new text end
20.11
new text begin The council and regional rail authorities must new text end
20.12
new text begin jointly select the corridors to be included in new text end
20.13
new text begin the analysis.new text end
20.14
new text begin (b) The plan must include, but is not limited new text end
20.15
new text begin to, an analysis of the following corridors:new text end
20.16
new text begin (1) the I-94 corridor, beginning at the new text end
20.17
new text begin Union Depot Concourse Multimodal new text end
20.18
new text begin Transit Hub, located in downtown St. Paul new text end
20.19
new text begin in the area south of Kellogg Boulevard new text end
20.20
new text begin and east of Jackson Street, extending new text end
20.21
new text begin eastward through Washington County new text end
20.22
new text begin to the Minnesota-Wisconsin border, and new text end
20.23
new text begin terminating in St. Croix County, Wisconsin;new text end
20.24
new text begin (2) the I-494 corridor, on or near new text end
20.25
new text begin marked Interstate Highway 494, from new text end
20.26
new text begin Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to new text end
20.27
new text begin a transit station on the proposed Southwest new text end
20.28
new text begin Corridor transit way; andnew text end
20.29
new text begin (3) the I-35W/I-35 corridor, on or near new text end
20.30
new text begin marked Interstate Highway 35W/35 from new text end
20.31
new text begin downtown Minneapolis to County Road 50 new text end
20.32
new text begin in Lakeville.new text end
20.33
20.34
new text begin Subd. 9.new text end new text begin Metropolitan Regional Parks Capital new text end
new text begin Improvementsnew text end
new text begin 5,800,000new text end
21.1
new text begin Saint Paul - National Great River Parknew text end
21.2
new text begin $3,800,000 is for a grant to the city of St. new text end
21.3
new text begin Paul to design, construct, furnish, and equip new text end
21.4
new text begin river park development and redevelopment new text end
21.5
new text begin infrastructure in National Great River Park new text end
21.6
new text begin along the Mississippi River in St. Paul. new text end
21.7
new text begin Fridley - Springbrook Nature Centernew text end
21.8
new text begin $2,000,000 is from the general fund new text end
21.9
new text begin for a grant to the city of Fridley to new text end
21.10
new text begin predesign, design, construct, and equip new text end
21.11
new text begin the redevelopment and expansion of new text end
21.12
new text begin the Springbrook Nature Center. This new text end
21.13
new text begin appropriation is not available until the new text end
21.14
new text begin commissioner has determined that at least new text end
21.15
new text begin an equal amount has been committed from new text end
21.16
new text begin nonstate sources.new text end
21.17
Sec. 13. new text begin HUMAN SERVICESnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 150,000new text end
21.18
new text begin West central secured treatment facilitynew text end
21.19
new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund new text end
21.20
new text begin to the commissioner of human services new text end
21.21
new text begin for a grant to Pope County to predesign new text end
21.22
new text begin a multicounty regional secured treatment new text end
21.23
new text begin facility in west central Minnesota. The new text end
21.24
new text begin commissioner shall prepare a report to the new text end
21.25
new text begin legislature assessing the need for and the new text end
21.26
new text begin viability of the facility and the benefits new text end
21.27
new text begin derived from a coordinated multicounty, new text end
21.28
new text begin regional approach to local chemical new text end
21.29
new text begin dependency needs in west central Minnesota. new text end
21.30
new text begin The report is due to the legislature by new text end
21.31
new text begin February 1, 2008.new text end
21.32
Sec. 14. new text begin CORRECTIONSnew text end
21.33
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Total Appropriationnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 6,117,000new text end
22.1
new text begin To the commissioner of administration for new text end
22.2
new text begin the purposes specified in this section. The new text end
22.3
new text begin appropriations in this section are from the new text end
22.4
new text begin general fund.new text end
22.5
22.6
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Minnesota Correctional Facility - Oak new text end
new text begin Park Heightsnew text end
22.7
new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Perimeter system renovationnew text end
new text begin 3,875,000new text end
22.8
new text begin To renovate the perimeter system at the new text end
22.9
new text begin Oak Park Heights Correctional Facility new text end
22.10
new text begin by replacing the security fence system for new text end
22.11
new text begin the inside wall of the main prison yard new text end
22.12
new text begin and exterior fence, replacing the perimeter new text end
22.13
new text begin lighting system and the security razor new text end
22.14
new text begin ribbon, and installing cameras and lighting to new text end
22.15
new text begin correspond to the perimeter system's added new text end
22.16
new text begin security zones.new text end
22.17
new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Ventilation system renovationnew text end
new text begin 2,242,000new text end
22.18
new text begin To renovate the ventilation system at the new text end
22.19
new text begin Oak Park Heights Correctional Facility by new text end
22.20
new text begin demolishing sections of existing ductwork, new text end
22.21
new text begin installing new ductwork, installing an new text end
22.22
new text begin ultraviolet lighting system, installing system new text end
22.23
new text begin air controls and electronics, and cleaning new text end
22.24
new text begin or otherwise renovating sections of existing new text end
22.25
new text begin ductwork.new text end
22.26
22.27
Sec. 15. new text begin EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC new text end
new text begin DEVELOPMENTnew text end
22.28
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Total Appropriationnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 81,650,000new text end
22.29
new text begin To the commissioner of employment and new text end
22.30
new text begin economic development or other named new text end
22.31
new text begin agency for the purposes specified in this new text end
22.32
new text begin section.new text end
22.33
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Bayport Storm Sewernew text end
new text begin 150,000new text end
23.1
new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund to new text end
23.2
new text begin the Public Facilities Authority for a grant to new text end
23.3
new text begin the city of Bayport for the Middle St. Croix new text end
23.4
new text begin River Watershed Management Organization new text end
23.5
new text begin to complete construction documents and new text end
23.6
new text begin bidding for the sewer system extending from new text end
23.7
new text begin Minnesota Department of Natural Resources new text end
23.8
new text begin pond 82-310P (the prison pond) in Bayport new text end
23.9
new text begin through the Stillwater prison grounds to the new text end
23.10
new text begin St. Croix River.new text end
23.11
new text begin This appropriation is in addition to the new text end
23.12
new text begin appropriations in Laws 2000, chapter 492, new text end
23.13
new text begin article 1, section 21, subdivision 8, to new text end
23.14
new text begin the commissioner of corrections and in new text end
23.15
new text begin Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section new text end
23.16
new text begin 23, subdivision 3, to the Public Facilities new text end
23.17
new text begin Authority, for the same project.new text end
23.18
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin DECC Arenanew text end
new text begin 37,000,000new text end
23.19
new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund new text end
23.20
new text begin for a grant to the Duluth Entertainment new text end
23.21
new text begin and Convention Center Authority to new text end
23.22
new text begin design, construct, furnish, and equip capital new text end
23.23
new text begin improvements and renovations to the Duluth new text end
23.24
new text begin Entertainment and Convention Center. The new text end
23.25
new text begin capital improvements and renovations must new text end
23.26
new text begin include an approximately 217,446 square new text end
23.27
new text begin foot arena with an ice sheet of at least 200 new text end
23.28
new text begin feet by 85 feet; trade show and concert space; new text end
23.29
new text begin seating capacity of at least 6,630 with suites, new text end
23.30
new text begin club seats, and concessions; state-of-the-art new text end
23.31
new text begin locker and training facilities; and accessible new text end
23.32
new text begin and expanded media space. Notwithstanding new text end
23.33
new text begin any law to the contrary, the authority may new text end
23.34
new text begin adopt a design and construction procurement new text end
23.35
new text begin process as determined by the authority, in new text end
24.1
new text begin its discretion, to be in the public interest in new text end
24.2
new text begin connection with the Duluth Entertainment new text end
24.3
new text begin and Convention Center improvements.new text end
24.4
24.5
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end new text begin Itasca County - Steel Plant new text end
new text begin Infrastructurenew text end
new text begin 30,000,000new text end
24.6
new text begin This appropriation is from the general new text end
24.7
new text begin fund and is in addition to the appropriation new text end
24.8
new text begin in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, new text end
24.9
new text begin subdivision 14.new text end
24.10
new text begin For a grant to Itasca County for public new text end
24.11
new text begin infrastructure needed to support a steel plant new text end
24.12
new text begin in Itasca County. Grant money may be used new text end
24.13
new text begin by Itasca County to acquire right-of-way and new text end
24.14
new text begin mitigate loss of wetlands and runoff of storm new text end
24.15
new text begin water, to predesign, design, construct, and new text end
24.16
new text begin equip roads and rail lines, and, in cooperation new text end
24.17
new text begin with municipal public utilities, to predesign, new text end
24.18
new text begin design, construct, and equip natural gas new text end
24.19
new text begin pipelines, electric infrastructure, water new text end
24.20
new text begin supply systems, and wastewater collection new text end
24.21
new text begin and treatment systems. new text end
24.22
24.23
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end new text begin Rochester - Mayo Civic Center new text end
new text begin Complexnew text end
new text begin 2,000,000new text end
24.24
new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund new text end
24.25
new text begin for a grant to the city of Rochester to design new text end
24.26
new text begin the renovation and expansion of the Mayo new text end
24.27
new text begin Civic Center Complex.new text end
24.28
new text begin Subd. 6.new text end new text begin Wildlife Rehabilitation Centernew text end
new text begin 500,000new text end
24.29
new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund new text end
24.30
new text begin for a grant to the Wildlife Rehabilitation new text end
24.31
new text begin Center of Minnesota to retire loans incurred new text end
24.32
new text begin by the center for construction of its facility in new text end
24.33
new text begin the city of Roseville, and for completion of new text end
24.34
new text begin educational technology infrastructure at the new text end
24.35
new text begin center.new text end
25.1
new text begin Subd. 7.new text end new text begin Rice Street Bridgenew text end
new text begin 2,000,000new text end
25.2
new text begin This appropriation is from the general new text end
25.3
new text begin fund for a grant to Ramsey County for new text end
25.4
new text begin the preliminary planning, design, and new text end
25.5
new text begin engineering of the Rice Street bridge where new text end
25.6
new text begin it crosses marked Trunk Highway 36 in new text end
25.7
new text begin Ramsey County.new text end
25.8
25.9
new text begin Subd. 8.new text end new text begin St. Cloud State University - National new text end
new text begin Hockey Centernew text end
new text begin 10,000,000new text end
25.10
new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund new text end
25.11
new text begin to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota new text end
25.12
new text begin State Colleges and Universities to predesign, new text end
25.13
new text begin design, construct, furnish, and equip the new text end
25.14
new text begin renovation of the National Hockey Center.new text end
25.15
Sec. 16. new text begin BOND SALE EXPENSESnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 167,000new text end
25.16
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Bond Proceeds Fundnew text end
25.17
new text begin To the commissioner of finance for bond sale new text end
25.18
new text begin expenses under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end
25.19
new text begin 16A.641, subdivision 8.new text end
25.20
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Trunk Highway Fundnew text end
25.21
new text begin Of this amount, $32,000 is from the bond new text end
25.22
new text begin proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.new text end
25.23
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end new text begin The appropriation in new text end
25.24
new text begin subdivision 2 is void if H.F. 946 is enacted in new text end
25.25
new text begin the 2007 legislative session.new text end
25.26
Sec. 17. new text begin BOND SALE SCHEDULEnew text end
25.27
new text begin The commissioner of finance shall schedule new text end
25.28
new text begin the sale of state general obligation bonds so new text end
25.29
new text begin that, during the biennium ending June 30, new text end
25.30
new text begin 2009, no more than $918,620,000 will need new text end
25.31
new text begin to be transferred from the general fund to the new text end
25.32
new text begin state bond fund to pay principal and interest new text end
26.1
new text begin due and to become due on outstanding new text end
26.2
new text begin state general obligation bonds. During new text end
26.3
new text begin the biennium, before each sale of state new text end
26.4
new text begin general obligation bonds, the commissioner new text end
26.5
new text begin of finance shall calculate the amount of new text end
26.6
new text begin debt service payments needed on bonds new text end
26.7
new text begin previously issued and shall estimate the new text end
26.8
new text begin amount of debt service payments that will new text end
26.9
new text begin be needed on the bonds scheduled to be new text end
26.10
new text begin sold. The commissioner shall adjust the new text end
26.11
new text begin amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as new text end
26.12
new text begin to remain within the limit set by this section. new text end
26.13
new text begin The amount needed to make the debt service new text end
26.14
new text begin payments is appropriated from the general new text end
26.15
new text begin fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, new text end
26.16
new text begin section 16A.641.new text end
26.17 Sec. 18.
new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.new text end
26.18
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Bond proceeds fund.new text end new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this act new text end
26.19
new text begin from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the new text end
26.20
new text begin state in an amount up to $111,555,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect new text end
26.21
new text begin prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota new text end
26.22
new text begin Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.new text end
26.23
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Transportation fund bond proceeds account.new text end new text begin To provide the money new text end
26.24
new text begin appropriated in this article from the state transportation fund, the commissioner of finance new text end
26.25
new text begin shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $30,000,000 in the manner, upon new text end
26.26
new text begin the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to new text end
26.27
new text begin 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of new text end
26.28
new text begin the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, new text end
26.29
new text begin must be credited to a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.new text end
26.30
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin Trunk highway bonds.new text end new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this article new text end
26.31
new text begin from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the commissioner of finance new text end
26.32
new text begin shall sell and issue trunk highway bonds in an amount up to $33,420,000 in the manner, on new text end
26.33
new text begin the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, new text end
26.34
new text begin and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts new text end
26.35
new text begin requested by the commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except new text end
27.1
new text begin accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to new text end
27.2
new text begin the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.new text end
27.3
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end new text begin Subdivision 3 is effective unless H.F. 946 is enacted in the new text end
27.4
new text begin 2007 legislative session.new text end
27.5 Sec. 19.
new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION REDUCTIONS.new text end
27.6
new text begin The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, new text end
27.7
new text begin subdivision 1, is reduced by $2,000,000.new text end
27.8
new text begin The bond sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 1, is new text end
27.9
new text begin reduced by $3,282,000.new text end
27.10 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.695, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
27.11 Subd. 2.
Leases and management contracts. (a) A public officer or agency that
27.12is authorized by law to lease or enter into a management contract with respect to state
27.13bond financed property shall comply with this subdivision.
new text begin A reference to a lease or new text end
27.14
new text begin management contract in this subdivision includes any amendments, modifications, or new text end
27.15
new text begin alterations to the referenced lease or management contract and refers to the lease wherein new text end
27.16
new text begin the public officer or agency is the lessor of the state bond financed property and the other new text end
27.17
new text begin contracting party is the lessee.new text end
27.18 (b) The lease or management contract may be entered into for the express purpose of
27.19carrying out a governmental program established or authorized by law and established by
27.20official action of the contracting public officer or agency, in accordance with orders of the
27.21commissioner intended to ensure the legality and tax-exempt status of bonds issued to
27.22finance the property, and with the approval of the commissioner. A lease or management
27.23contract, including any renewals that are solely at the option of the lessee, must be for a
27.24term substantially less than the useful life of the property, but may allow renewal beyond
27.25that term upon a determination by the lessor that the
new text begin lessee has demonstrated that the new text end use
27.26continues to carry out the governmental program.
new text begin If the lessor and lessee do not renew the new text end
27.27
new text begin lease or management contract and if the lessee has contributed to the land and the capital new text end
27.28
new text begin improvements on the state bond financed property, the lessor may agree to reimburse the new text end
27.29
new text begin lessee for its investment in the land and capital improvements. The reimbursement may be new text end
27.30
new text begin paid, at the option of the lessor and lessee, at the time of nonrenewal without a requirement new text end
27.31
new text begin for a prior escrow of funds or at a later date and on additional terms agreed to by the lessor new text end
27.32
new text begin and the lessee. new text end A lease or management contract must be terminable by the contracting
27.33public officer or agency if the other contracting party defaults under the contract or if the
27.34governmental program is terminated or changed, and must provide for program oversight
28.1by the contracting public officer or agency.
new text begin The expiration or termination of a lease or new text end
28.2
new text begin management agreement does not require that the state bond proceeds be repaid or that new text end
28.3
new text begin the property be sold, so long as the property continues to be operated by, or on behalf of, new text end
28.4
new text begin the public officer or agency for the intended governmental program.new text end Money received by
28.5the public officer or agency under the lease or management contract that is not needed
28.6to pay and not authorized to be used to pay operating costs of the property, or to pay the
28.7principal, interest, redemption premiums, and other expenses when due on debt related to
28.8the property other than state bonds, must be:
28.9 (1) paid to the commissioner in the same proportion as the state bond financing is
28.10to the total public debt financing for the property, excluding debt issued by a unit of
28.11government for which it has no financial liability;
28.12 (2) deposited in the state bond fund; and
28.13 (3) used to pay or redeem or defease bonds issued to finance the property in
28.14accordance with the commissioner's order authorizing their issuance.
28.15 The money paid to the commissioner is appropriated for this purpose.
28.16 (c) With the approval of the commissioner, a lease or management contract between
28.17a city and a nonprofit corporation under section
471.191, subdivision 1, need not require
28.18the lessee to pay rentals sufficient to pay the principal, interest, redemption premiums,
28.19and other expenses when due with respect to state bonds issued to acquire and better
28.20the facilities.
28.21
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end new text begin This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2006, new text end
28.22
new text begin and applies to leases, grant agreements, or management agreements entered into on or new text end
28.23
new text begin after that date.new text end
28.24 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.695, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
28.25 Subd. 3.
Sale of property. A public officer or agency shall not sell any state bond
28.26financed property unless the public officer or agency determines by official action that
28.27the property is no longer usable or needed by the public officer or agency to carry out
28.28the governmental program for which it was acquired or constructed, the sale is made as
28.29authorized by law, the sale is made for fair market value, and the sale is approved by the
28.30commissioner. If any state bonds issued to purchase or better the state bond financed
28.31property that is sold remain outstanding on the date of sale, the net proceeds of sale must
28.32be applied as follows:
28.33 (1) if the state bond financed property was acquired and bettered solely with state
28.34bond proceeds, the net proceeds of sale must be paid to the commissioner,
new text begin and new text end deposited
28.35in the state bond fund, and used to pay or redeem or defease the outstanding state bonds in
29.1accordance with the commissioner's order authorizing their issuance, and the proceeds are
29.2appropriated for this purpose
new text begin treasurynew text end ; or
29.3 (2) if the state bond financed property was acquired or bettered partly with state
29.4bond proceeds and partly with other money, the net proceeds of sale must be used: first, to
29.5pay to the state the amount of state bond proceeds used to acquire or better the property;
29.6second, to pay in full any outstanding public or private debt incurred to acquire or better
29.7the property; and third,
new text begin to pay interested public and private entities, other than any new text end
29.8
new text begin public officer or agency or any private lender already paid in full, the amount of money new text end
29.9
new text begin contributed to the acquisition or betterment of the property; and fourth, new text end any excess over the
29.10amount needed for those purposes must be divided in proportion to the shares contributed
29.11to the acquisition or betterment of the property and paid to the interested public and
29.12private entities, other than any private lender already paid in full, and the proceeds are
29.13appropriated for this purpose. In calculating the share contributed by each entity, the
29.14amount to be attributed to the owner of the property shall be the fair market value of the
29.15property that was bettered by state bond proceeds at the time the betterment began.
29.16 When all of the net proceeds of sale have been applied as provided in this
29.17subdivision, this section no longer applies to the property.
29.18
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end new text begin This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2006, new text end
29.19
new text begin and applies to leases, grant agreements, or management agreements entered into on or new text end
29.20
new text begin after that date.new text end
29.21 Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.695, is amended by adding a
29.22subdivision to read:
29.23
new text begin Subd. 6.new text end new text begin Match requirements.new text end new text begin Recipients of grants from money appropriated new text end
29.24
new text begin from the bond proceeds fund may be required to demonstrate a commitment of money new text end
29.25
new text begin from nonstate sources. This matching money may be pledged payments that have been new text end
29.26
new text begin deposited into a segregated account or multiyear pledges that are converted into cash or new text end
29.27
new text begin cash equivalent through a loan or irrevocable letter of credit from a financial institution. new text end
29.28
new text begin The loan or irrevocable letter of credit may be secured by a lien on the state bond financed new text end
29.29
new text begin property.new text end
29.30
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end new text begin This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2006, new text end
29.31
new text begin and applies to leases, grant agreements, or management agreements entered into on or new text end
29.32
new text begin after that date.new text end
30.1 Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.695, is amended by adding a
30.2subdivision to read:
30.3
new text begin Subd. 7.new text end new text begin Ground lease for state bond financed property.new text end new text begin A public officer or new text end
30.4
new text begin agency, as lessee, may lease real property and improvements that are to be acquired or new text end
30.5
new text begin improved with state bond proceeds. The lease must be for a term equal to or longer than new text end
30.6
new text begin 125 percent of the useful life of the property. The expiration of the lease upon the end of new text end
30.7
new text begin its term does not require that the state be repaid or that the property be sold and upon the new text end
30.8
new text begin expiration the real property and improvements are no longer state bond financed property.new text end
30.9
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end new text begin This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2006, new text end
30.10
new text begin and applies to leases, grant agreements, or management agreements entered into on or new text end
30.11
new text begin after that date.new text end
30.12 Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.695, is amended by adding a
30.13subdivision to read:
30.14
new text begin Subd. 8.new text end new text begin General applicability.new text end new text begin (a) This section establishes requirements for new text end
30.15
new text begin the receipt and use of general obligation grants and the ownership and operation of new text end
30.16
new text begin state bond-financed property. General obligation grants may only be issued and used to new text end
30.17
new text begin finance the acquisition and betterment of public lands and buildings and other public new text end
30.18
new text begin improvements of a capital nature that are used to operate a governmental program, and new text end
30.19
new text begin for predesign and design activities for specifically identified projects that involve the new text end
30.20
new text begin operation of a governmental program or activity. A general obligation grant may not be new text end
30.21
new text begin used for general operating expenses, staffing, or general master planning. A public officer new text end
30.22
new text begin or agency that is the recipient of a general obligation grant must comply with this section new text end
30.23
new text begin in its use of the general obligation grant and operation, management, lease, and sale new text end
30.24
new text begin of state bond-financed property. A public officer or agency that uses the proceeds of a new text end
30.25
new text begin general obligation grant for any unauthorized purpose or in violation of this section must new text end
30.26
new text begin immediately repay the outstanding balance of the grant to the commissioner, and a failure new text end
30.27
new text begin to comply authorizes the commissioner to recover the outstanding balance as a setoff new text end
30.28
new text begin against any state aid provided to the public officer or agency.new text end
30.29
new text begin (b) This section does not create any new authority regarding the ownership, new text end
30.30
new text begin construction, rehabilitation, use, operation, lease management, or sale of state new text end
30.31
new text begin bond-financed property, or the operation of the governmental program that will be new text end
30.32
new text begin operated on the property. Any authority that is needed to enter into a management contract new text end
30.33
new text begin or lease of property, to sell property, or to operate a governmental program or carry out new text end
30.34
new text begin any activity contained in the law that appropriates money for a general obligation grant new text end
30.35
new text begin must be provided by as contained in some other law.new text end
31.1
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end new text begin This section is effective on and after July 1, 2007.new text end
31.2 Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.695, is amended by adding a
31.3subdivision to read:
31.4
new text begin Subd. 9.new text end new text begin Grant agreement.new text end new text begin All general obligation grants must be evidenced by new text end
31.5
new text begin a grant agreement that specifies:new text end
31.6
new text begin (1) how the general obligation grant will be used;new text end
31.7
new text begin (2) the governmental program that will be operated on the state bond-financed new text end
31.8
new text begin property; andnew text end
31.9
new text begin (3) that the state bond-financed property must be operated in compliance with this new text end
31.10
new text begin section, all state and federal laws, and in a manner that will not cause the interest on the new text end
31.11
new text begin state general obligation bonds to be or become subject to federal income taxation for any new text end
31.12
new text begin reason. A grant agreement must comply with this section, the Minnesota Constitution, new text end
31.13
new text begin and all commissioner's orders, and also contain other provisions the commissioner of the new text end
31.14
new text begin agency making the grant deems appropriate. The commissioner shall draft and make new text end
31.15
new text begin available forms for grant agreements that satisfy the requirements of this subdivision.new text end
31.16
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end new text begin This section is effective on and after July 1, 2007.new text end
31.17 Sec. 26. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 7, subdivision 21, is amended to read:
31.18
31.19
Subd. 21.State Park and Recreation Area
Acquisition
2,500,000
31.20For acquisition of land under Minnesota
31.21Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivisions 2 and
31.223, from willing sellers of private lands within
31.23state park and recreation area boundaries
31.24established by law.
31.25$500,000 is to purchase land within the
31.26boundaries of Greenleaf Lake state park
new text begin new text end
31.27
new text begin recreation areanew text end in Meeker county.
31.28 Sec. 27. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 17, is amended to read:
31.29
Sec. 17.PUBLIC SAFETY
642,000
31.30To the commissioner of public safety for
31.31a grant to the
new text begin Economic Development new text end
31.32
new text begin Authority in and for the new text end city of Blue Earth
32.1to acquire land for and to predesign, design,
32.2construct, furnish, and equip a fire and
32.3police station. This appropriation is not
32.4available until the commissioner of finance
32.5has determined that at least an equal amount
32.6has been committed to the project from
32.7nonstate sources.
32.8
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.new text end
32.9 Sec. 28. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 20, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
32.10
32.11
Subd. 3.Systemwide Redevelopment, Reuse,
or Demolition
17,600,000
32.12To demolish or improve surplus,
32.13nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities and
32.14infrastructure at Department of Human
32.15Services campuses statewide.
32.16(a) Up to $8,600,000 may be used to
32.17predesign, design, construct, furnish,
32.18and equip renovation of existing space
32.19or construction of new space for skilled
32.20nursing home capacity for forensic treatment
32.21programs operated by state-operated services
32.22on the campus of St. Peter Regional
32.23Treatment Center.
32.24(b) $4,000,000 may be used to prepare
32.25and develop a site, including demolition of
32.26buildings and infrastructure, to implement
32.27the redevelopment and reuse of the
32.28Ah-Gwah-Ching Regional Treatment Center
32.29campus. If the property is sold or transferred
32.30to a local unit of government, the unspent
32.31portion of this appropriation may be granted
32.32to the local unit of government that acquires
32.33the campus for the purposes stated in this
32.34subdivision.
new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota new text end
33.1
new text begin Statutes, section 16A.642, this appropriation new text end
33.2
new text begin and its corresponding bond authorization do new text end
33.3
new text begin not cancel until June 30, 2010.new text end
33.4(c) $1,000,000 may be used to renovate one
33.5or more buildings for chemical dependency
33.6treatment specializing in methamphetamine
33.7addiction, and demolish buildings, on the
33.8Willmar Regional Treatment Center campus.
33.9If the property is sold or transferred to a local
33.10unit of government, the unspent portion of
33.11this appropriation may be granted to the local
33.12unit of government that acquires the campus
33.13for the purposes stated in this subdivision.
33.14(d) Up to $2,210,000 may be spent by the
33.15commissioner of finance to retire municipal
33.16bonds issued by the city of Fergus Falls and
33.17to retire interfund loans incurred by the city
33.18of Fergus Falls in connection with the waste
33.19incinerator and steam heating facility at the
33.20Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center.
33.21(e) Up to $400,000 may be used for a grant to
33.22the city of Fergus Falls to demolish the city's
33.23waste-to-energy incineration plant located
33.24on the grounds of the Fergus Falls Regional
33.25Treatment Center.
33.26(f) The provisions, terms, and conditions
33.27of any grant made by the director of the
33.28Office of Environmental Assistance under
33.29Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A, to the
33.30city of Fergus Falls for the waste incinerator
33.31steam heating facility that supports the
33.32Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center and
33.33that may come into effect as a result of the
33.34incinerator and facility being closed, are
33.35hereby waived.
34.1 Sec. 29. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
34.2
Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
4,000,000
34.3For asset preservation improvements and
34.4betterments of a capital nature at veterans
34.5homes statewide to be spent in accordance
34.6with Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.632.
34.7Up to $2,200,000 of federal money received
34.8by the Minnesota Veterans Homes Board
34.9of Directors as reimbursement for state
34.10capital expenditures at the veterans homes
34.11must be credited to the general fund and
34.12is appropriated to the commissioner of
34.13administration for asset preservation
new text begin repairs new text end
34.14
new text begin and betterments new text end at the homes in accordance
34.15with Minnesota Statutes, section
.
34.16 Sec. 30. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
34.17
34.18
Subd. 8.Lewis and Clark Rural Water System,
Inc.
2,000,000
34.19
new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund new text end
34.20to the Public Facilities Authority for grants
34.21to the city of Luverne, city of Worthington
34.22Public Utilities, Lincoln-Pipestone rural
34.23water system, and Rock County rural water
34.24system
new text begin Lewis and Clark Joint Powers new text end
34.25
new text begin Board new text end to acquire land, predesign, design,
34.26construct, furnish, and equip one or more
34.27water transmission and storage facilities to
34.28accommodate the connection with
new text begin ofnew text end the
34.29Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.
34.30that will serve southwestern Minnesota.
34.31The grants
new text begin Payment to the Lewis and Clark new text end
34.32
new text begin Rural Water System, Inc.,new text end must be awarded
34.33to projects approved by the Lewis and Clark
34.34Joint Powers Board.
35.1This appropriation is available only to the
35.2extent
new text begin that each $1 of state money is new text end matched
35.3by at least $1 of local money paid to the
35.4Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.
35.5for each $1 of state money to be used to
35.6reimburse costs incurred on eligible projects.
35.7This appropriation is the first phase of the
35.8state share for the Lewis and Clark Rural
35.9Water System, Inc. project as defined in the
35.10federal Lewis and Clark Rural Water System
35.11Act of 2000.
35.12 Sec. 31. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 16, is amended to
35.13read:
35.14
Subd. 16.Minneapolis
35.15
(a) Minnesota Planetarium
22,000,000
35.16For a grant to the city of Minneapolis
new text begin new text end
35.17
new text begin Hennepin Countynew text end to complete design and
35.18to construct, furnish, and equip a new
35.19Minnesota planetarium and space discovery
35.20center in conjunction with the Minneapolis
35.21downtown library.
35.23Any unspent balance remaining on December
35.2431, 2004, in the appropriation made by
35.25Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section
35.2622, subdivision 10, for a grant to the city of
35.27Minneapolis, may be used by the city for
35.28improvements to the Heritage Park project.
35.29
(c) Minnesota Shubert Center
1,000,000
35.30For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to
35.31predesign and design and provide for related
35.32capital costs for an associated atrium to
35.33create the Minnesota Shubert Center.
36.1
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end new text begin This section is effective on the same date as H.F. 1973/S.F. new text end
36.2
new text begin 1812, if enacted in the 2007 legislative session.new text end
36.3 Sec. 32. Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 2, section 46, is amended to read:
36.4 Sec. 46.
FORD BUILDING.
36.5 The Ford Building at 117 University Avenue in St. Paul may not be demolished
36.6during the biennium ending
new text begin beforenew text end June 30, 2007
new text begin 2008new text end . By January 15, 2006, the
36.7commissioner of administration, in consultation with interested legislators, private sector
36.8real estate professionals, historic preservation specialists, and representatives of the city of
36.9St. Paul, neighboring property, and St. Paul neighborhood associations, must report to the
36.10legislature with recommendations regarding potential means of preserving and using the
36.11Ford Building. The report must include:
36.12 (1) availability of potential lessees for the building;
36.13 (2) constraints on leasing the building, including the requirement to pay off any state
36.14general obligation bonds previously used in maintaining or rehabilitating the building; and
36.15 (3) the cost of restoring and rehabilitating the building, and the feasibility of various
36.16means of paying these costs, including potential use of revenue bonds.
36.17 Sec. 33. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 4, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
36.18
Subd. 4.MacPhail Music Center
5,000,000
36.19(a) For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to
36.20predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
36.21equip a new facility for the MacPhail Center
36.22for Music. The city of Minneapolis may
36.23enter into a lease or management agreement
36.24to operate the center, subject to Minnesota
36.25Statutes, section
16A.695. This appropriation
36.26is not available until the commissioner has
36.27determined that not less than $15,000,000
36.28has been committed to the MacPhail Center
36.29for Music from nonstate sources, and that
36.30the available money is sufficient to complete
36.31a functional facility. Money secured before
36.32the effective date of this section may count
36.33toward the required commitment of nonstate
36.34sources, provided it is used for qualified
37.1capital expenditures. Any land acquisition
37.2costs paid by MacPhail Center for Music
37.3qualify as capital expenditures.
37.4(b) The city of Minneapolis may provide
37.5money to predesign, design, construct,
37.6furnish, and equip a center for music
37.7education, including classrooms and a
37.8recital hall in the city of Minneapolis,
37.9to provide a facility for education of
37.10students, music therapy programs for
37.11persons with disabilities, music teacher
37.12training opportunities, curriculum and
37.13program development, and to provide the
37.14programming in public and private schools
37.15and in partnership with other organizations
37.16throughout the state.
37.17
new text begin (c) The required demonstration of a new text end
37.18
new text begin commitment of funds from nonstate sources new text end
37.19
new text begin has been met by cash, prepaid qualified new text end
37.20
new text begin expenses, and private multiyear pledges that new text end
37.21
new text begin have been converted into cash through bond new text end
37.22
new text begin financing and a letter of credit secured by new text end
37.23
new text begin a mortgage lien on the state bond financed new text end
37.24
new text begin property. The $5,000,000 construction grant new text end
37.25
new text begin shall be disbursed without requirement that new text end
37.26
new text begin the mortgage lien be released.new text end
37.27
new text begin (d) The commissioners of education and new text end
37.28
new text begin finance shall agree to a provision in the new text end
37.29
new text begin ground lease that permits the city of new text end
37.30
new text begin Minneapolis to purchase for fair market new text end
37.31
new text begin value, as that term is defined in Minnesota new text end
37.32
new text begin Statutes, section 16A.695, subdivision 1, new text end
37.33
new text begin paragraph (d), the interest of the operating new text end
37.34
new text begin lease lessee in the state bond financed new text end
37.35
new text begin property (based on investment in land new text end
38.1
new text begin and capital improvements) in the event of new text end
38.2
new text begin nonrenewal of the operating lease at the time new text end
38.3
new text begin of nonrenewal without requirement of a prior new text end
38.4
new text begin escrow for funds by the city of Minneapolis.new text end
38.5
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end new text begin This section is effective retroactively from June 2, 2006.new text end
38.6 Sec. 34. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 7, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
38.7
Subd. 3.Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants
25,000,000
38.8For the state share of flood hazard
38.9mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
38.10improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
38.11damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
38.12103F.161.
38.13The commissioner shall determine project
38.14priorities as appropriate, based on need.
38.15This appropriation includes money for the
38.16following projects:
38.17(a) Austin
38.18(b) Albert Lea
38.19(c) Crookston
38.20(d) Canisteo Mine
38.21(e) Delano
38.22(f) East Grand Forks
38.23(g) Golden Valley
38.24(h) Grand Marais Creek
38.25(i) Granite Falls
38.26(j) Inver Grove Heights
38.27(k) Manston Slough
38.28(l) Oakport Township
38.29(m) Riverton Township
38.30(n)
new text begin Roseaunew text end
39.1
new text begin (o)new text end Shell Rock Watershed District
39.2(o)
new text begin (p)new text end St. Vincent
39.3(p)
new text begin (q)new text end Wild Rice River Watershed District
39.4For any project listed in this subdivision
39.5that the commissioner determines is not
39.6ready to proceed or does not expend all the
39.7money allocated to it, the commissioner may
39.8allocate that project's money to a project on
39.9the commissioner's priority list.
39.10To the extent that the cost of a project in Ada,
39.11Breckenridge, Crookston, Dawson, East
39.12Grand Forks, Granite Falls, Montevideo,
39.13Oakport Township, Roseau, St. Vincent, or
39.14Warren exceeds two percent of the median
39.15household income in the municipality
39.16multiplied by the number of households in
39.17the municipality, this appropriation is also
39.18for the local share of the project. The local
39.19share for the St. Vincent dike may not exceed
39.20$30,000.
39.21 Sec. 35. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 7, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
39.22
Subd. 7.Lake Superior safe harbors
3,000,000
39.23To design and construct capital improvements
39.24to public accesses and small craft harbors on
39.25Lake Superior in accordance with Minnesota
39.26Statutes, sections
86A.20 to
86A.24, and in
39.27cooperation with the United States Army
39.28Corps of Engineers.
39.29This appropriation may be used to develop
39.30the harbor of refuge and marina at Two
39.31Harbors and is added to the appropriations
39.32in Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 7,
39.33subdivision 24; and Laws 2000, chapter
40.1492, article 1, section 7, subdivision 21, as
40.2amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article
40.31, section 42. Notwithstanding those laws,
40.4the commissioner may proceed with the Two
40.5Harbors project
new text begin by providing up to $625,000 new text end
40.6
new text begin to complete the design specifications and new text end
40.7
new text begin environmental work currently underway and new text end
40.8
new text begin proceed with the remaining money for the new text end
40.9
new text begin project new text end upon securing an agreement with the
40.10U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that commits
40.11federal expenditures of at least $4,000,000
40.12to the project.
40.13 Sec. 36. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 7, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
40.14
Subd. 11.Water control structures
1,000,000
40.15To rehabilitate or replace water control
40.16structures used to manage shallow lakes and
40.17wetlands for waterfowl habitat on wildlife
40.18management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
40.19section
86A.05, subdivision 8new text begin , or for the new text end
40.20
new text begin purposes of public water reserves under new text end
40.21
new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.101new text end .
40.22 Sec. 37. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 7, subdivision 22, is amended to read:
40.23
Subd. 22.Regional trails
1,133,000
40.24For matching grants under Minnesota
40.25Statutes, section
85.019, subdivision 4b.
40.26$648,000 is for the Agassiz Recreational
40.27ATV Trail.
new text begin Snowmobile trail grant money new text end
40.28
new text begin received under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end
40.29
new text begin 84.83, subdivision 3, and all-terrain vehicle new text end
40.30
new text begin trail grant money received under Minnesota new text end
40.31
new text begin Statutes, section 84.927, subdivision 2, may new text end
40.32
new text begin be counted as part of the county's required 50 new text end
40.33
new text begin percent nonstate match.new text end
41.1$485,000 is for a grant to the Central
41.2Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
41.3Coordination Board to design, engineer,
41.4and construct
6.3 miles of trail and two
41.5parking areas along the Mississippi River
41.6in Sherburne County, to be known as Xcel
41.7Energy Great River Woodland Trail.
41.8 Sec. 38. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 16, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
41.9
Subd. 4.Northstar Commuter Rail
60,000,000
41.10(a) To acquire land, or an interest in land,
41.11and to design, construct, furnish, and equip
41.12the Northstar commuter rail line serving
41.13Big Lake to downtown Minneapolis and
41.14to acquire land, or an interest in land, and
41.15to design, construct, furnish, and equip
41.16the extension of the Hiawatha light rail
41.17transit line from its terminus in downtown
41.18Minneapolis to a new terminus near Fifth
41.19Avenue North adjacent to the proposed
41.20downtown Minneapolis commuter rail
41.21station.
41.22(b) This appropriation is added to the
41.23appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 20,
41.24article 1, section 18, subdivision 5.
41.25(c) This appropriation is not available until
41.26a full-funding grant agreement has been
41.27executed with
new text begin , or a letter of no prejudice new text end
41.28
new text begin for a specific component of the project or new text end
41.29
new text begin pre-award authority has been issued by,new text end the
41.30Federal Transit Administration.
41.31(d) If the Northstar commuter rail line is
41.32extended from Big Lake to the St. Cloud
41.33area, regional rail authority members of the
41.34Northstar Corridor Development Authority
42.1who did not fund a portion of the share
42.2of capital costs from Minneapolis to Big
42.3Lake shall contribute an amount for the
42.4extension equal to the amount they would
42.5have contributed for their proportional share
42.6of the entire line from Minneapolis to the
42.7St. Cloud area.
42.8
new text begin (e) The commissioner of transportation may new text end
42.9
new text begin encumber money in an account in the special new text end
42.10
new text begin revenue fund, up to the amount of federal new text end
42.11
new text begin funding obligated in a multiyear full-funding new text end
42.12
new text begin grant agreement with the Federal Transit new text end
42.13
new text begin Administration, for the Northstar Commuter new text end
42.14
new text begin Rail project.new text end
42.15 Sec. 39. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
42.16
Subd. 6.Redevelopment Account
9,000,000
42.17For purposes of the redevelopment account
42.18under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.571.
42.19$800,000 is for a grant to the city of
42.20Worthington to remediate contaminated
42.21soil and redevelop the site of the former
42.22Campbell Soup factory.
new text begin This grant is exempt new text end
42.23
new text begin from the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, new text end
42.24
new text begin sections 116J.572 to 116J.575.new text end
42.25$250,000 is for a grant to the city of
42.26Winona to predesign facilities for the
42.27Shakespeare Festival as part of the riverfront
42.28redevelopment plan. This grant is exempt
42.29from the requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
42.30sections
116J.572 to
116J.575.
42.31 Sec. 40. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
42.32
42.33
Subd. 15.Lewis and Clark Rural Water
System, Inc.
3,282,000
43.1
new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund new text end
43.2to the Public Facilities Authority for grants
43.3to the city of Luverne, city of Worthington
43.4Public Utilities, Lincoln-Pipestone rural
43.5water system, and Rock County rural water
43.6system
new text begin Lewis and Clark Joint Powers new text end
43.7
new text begin Boardnew text end to acquire land, predesign, design,
43.8construct, furnish, and equip one or more
43.9water transmission and storage facilities to
43.10accommodate the connection with
new text begin ofnew text end the
43.11Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.
43.12that will serve southwestern Minnesota.
43.13The grants
new text begin Payment to the Lewis and Clark new text end
43.14
new text begin Rural Water System, Inc.new text end must be awarded
43.15to projects approved by the Lewis and Clark
43.16Joint Powers Board.
43.17This appropriation is available to the extent
43.18that each $1 of state money is matched by at
43.19least $1 of local money paid to the Lewis and
43.20Clark Rural Water System, Inc. to reimburse
43.21the system for costs incurred on eligible
43.22projects.
43.23 Sec. 41. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 23, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
43.24
43.25
Subd. 3.Historic Fort Snelling Museumnew text begin and new text end
new text begin Visitor Centernew text end
1,100,000
43.26To design the restoration and renovation of
43.27the 1904 Cavalry Barracks Building for the
43.28historic Fort Snelling Museum
new text begin and Visitor new text end
43.29
new text begin Center and other site improvements to new text end
43.30
new text begin revitalize historic Fort Snellingnew text end .
43.31 Sec. 42.
new text begin REPORT ON EAST PHILLIPS CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY new text end
43.32
new text begin CENTER.new text end
43.33
new text begin The Metropolitan Council shall report by January 1, 2008, to the legislative new text end
43.34
new text begin committees with jurisdiction over capital investment on the terms of the grant agreement new text end
44.1
new text begin and progress on design and construction of the East Phillips Cultural and Community new text end
44.2
new text begin Center by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board with the appropriation in Laws new text end
44.3
new text begin 2006, chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 8.new text end
44.4 Sec. 43.
new text begin PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY FUNDING.new text end
44.5
new text begin To the greatest practical extent, projects on the Public Facilities Authority's 2007 new text end
44.6
new text begin intended use plan, the listings for which were based on the Pollution Control Agency's new text end
44.7
new text begin 2006 project priority list, shall be carried over to the 2008 intended use plan. Projects that new text end
44.8
new text begin qualified for funding from the Public Facilities Authority under Laws 2006, chapter 258, new text end
44.9
new text begin section 21, that could not be certified by the Pollution Control Agency by the applicable new text end
44.10
new text begin deadline shall have until May 1, 2008, to obtain the required certification from the new text end
44.11
new text begin Pollution Control Agency.new text end
44.12 Sec. 44.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
44.13
new text begin Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment.new text end
