HF 1874

1st Committee Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008)

Posted on 12/22/2009 12:38 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act

1.2relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better
1.3public lands and for other improvements of a capital nature with certain
1.4conditions; appropriating money for state government capital projects;
1.5authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7	Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.

1.8    The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
1.9bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated,
1.10to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as
1.11authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire
1.12and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or
1.13as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or
1.14article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this act are available until
1.15the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.

1.16    Sec. 2. PRIORITIES.
1.17    Subdivision 1. General. The State Government Finance Division of the House
1.18Finance Committee prioritizes the appropriations in this act as provided in this section.
1.19    Subd. 2. High priorities. DOT Exterior Renovation
1.20    State Capitol Building Restoration
1.21    Subd. 3. Medium. Property Acquisition
1.22    Capital Asset Preservation and Replacement Account (CAPRA)
1.23    Predesign for State EOC, DPS/DOC Building
1.24    Veterans Memorial, Eden Prairie
2.1    Predesign for Orchestra Hall and Peavey Plaza
2.2    Asset Preservation Facility Life Safety Improvements
2.3    Facility ADA Compliance

2.4

Sec. 3. ADMINISTRATION

2.5

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

91,122,000

2.6To the commissioner of administration for
2.7the purposes specified in this section.

2.8

Subd. 2.DOT Exterior Renovation

18,197,000

2.9This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
2.10account in the trunk highway fund to
2.11renovate the exterior of the Department of
2.12Transportation Building at 395 John Ireland
2.13Boulevard in St. Paul.

2.14

Subd. 3.Property Acquisition

2,325,000

2.15To acquire property at 639 Jackson Street in
2.16St. Paul adjacent to the Harold E. Stassen
2.17Building, to demolish existing structures
2.18on the property, and to develop temporary
2.19parking on the site and adjacent areas.

2.20

Subd. 4.State Capitol Building Restoration

63,900,000

2.21(a) For asset preservation of the State
2.22Capitol Building, including but not limited
2.23to: site work to stabilize the plaza; repair,
2.24replacement, and stabilization of the
2.25building's exterior envelope; replacement of
2.26air handling units at risk of failure; projects
2.27to improve interior emergency lighting,
2.28dome lighting, and catwalks; construction of
2.29secure northeast and northwest underground
2.30mechanical vaults; replacement of the south
2.31stair entry; tuckpointing of the dome; and
2.32roof repairs.
3.1(b) Of this appropriation, $2,000,000 is
3.2for predesign and to continue design of a
3.3phased full restoration of the State Capitol
3.4Building. The predesign work must also
3.5include analysis of options for moving some
3.6functions currently located in the building
3.7to alternate locations. The predesign work
3.8must include a comprehensive plan for the
3.9north campus of the State Capitol complex,
3.10and must provide plans to coordinate the
3.11restoration work with light rail construction.
3.12(c) The appropriation in paragraph (b)
3.13is added to the funding provided to the
3.14commissioner by Laws 2006, chapter 258,
3.15section 13, to continue design work to restore
3.16the State Capitol Building.

3.17 3.18

Subd. 5.Capital Asset Preservation and Replacement Account (CAPRA)

3,000,000

3.19To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
3.20Statutes, section 16A.632.

3.21 3.22

Subd. 6.Predesign for State EOC, DPS/DOC Building

500,000

3.23(a) To predesign a new state emergency
3.24operations center. The predesign must
3.25consider the potential benefits of colocating
3.26this center with a new National Guard joint
3.27force headquarters and emergency operations
3.28center.
3.29(b) If other funding is available or if this
3.30appropriation is not fully spent to complete
3.31the predesign under paragraph (a), the
3.32unspent portion of this appropriation may be
3.33used to predesign a colocated headquarters
3.34for the Departments of Public Safety and
3.35Corrections.

4.1

Subd. 7.Veterans Memorial, Eden Prairie

200,000

4.2This appropriation is for a grant to the city
4.3of Eden Prairie to design and construct
4.4improvements of a capital nature for a
4.5veterans memorial in Purgatory Creek
4.6Recreation Area in the city of Eden Prairie.

4.7 4.8

Subd. 8.Predesign of Orchestra Hall and Peavey Plaza

3,000,000

4.9This appropriation is for a grant to the city of
4.10Minneapolis to predesign the redevelopment
4.11of Orchestra Hall and Peavey Plaza at its
4.12current downtown Minneapolis location,
4.13subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
4.1416A.695.

4.15

Sec. 4. MILITARY AFFAIRS

4.16

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

8,000,000

4.17To the adjutant general for the purposes
4.18specified in this section.

4.19

Subd. 2.Asset Preservation

5,500,000

4.20For asset preservation improvements and
4.21betterments of a capital nature at military
4.22affairs facilities statewide, to be spent in
4.23accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
4.2416B.307. This appropriation may be used
4.25to repair the roof at the Bemidji National
4.26Guard Training and Community Center and
4.27to replace the roof at the St. Cloud National
4.28Guard Training and Community Center.

4.29

Subd. 3.Facility Life Safety Improvements

1,000,000

4.30For life safety improvements and to correct
4.31code deficiencies at military affairs facilities
4.32statewide, to be spent in accordance with
4.33Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

5.1

Subd. 4.Facility ADA Compliance

1,500,000

5.2For Americans with Disabilities Act
5.3(ADA) alterations to existing National
5.4Guard Training and Community Centers in
5.5locations throughout the state, to be spent in
5.6accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
5.716B.307.

5.8

Subd. 5.Unspent Appropriations

5.9The unspent portion of an appropriation for
5.10a project under this section that has been
5.11completed may be used for any other purpose
5.12permitted under Minnesota Statutes, section
5.1316B.307.

5.14    Sec. 5. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
5.15    To provide the money appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the
5.16commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $....... in
5.17the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
5.1816A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

5.19    Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
5.20    Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment.