1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better 
1.3 	public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with 
1.4 	certain conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs; 
1.5 	authorizing the sale of state bonds; canceling and modifying previous 
1.6 	appropriations; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, 
1.7 	sections 16B.32, by adding a subdivision; 16B.325; 16B.335, subdivision 2; 
1.8 	103D.335, subdivision 17; 116.155, subdivisions 2, 3; 116J.423, by adding a 
1.9 	subdivision; 119A.45; 462A.21, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 
1.10 	2007 Supplement, sections 16A.695, subdivision 3; 103G.222, subdivision 1; 
1.11 	Laws 1997, chapter 21, section 1; Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 20, 
1.12 	article 1, section 12, subdivision 3; Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, sections 7, 
1.13 	subdivision 21; 17; 23, subdivisions 8, 11, as amended, 16; Laws 2006, chapter 
1.14 	258, sections 7, subdivisions 7, 11, 22; 16, subdivision 5; 21, subdivisions 6, 14, 
1.15 	15; 23, subdivision 3; Laws 2006, chapter 282, article 11, section 2, subdivision 
1.16 	6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116; 137; 462A.
1.17 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.18	Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.19 	The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the 
1.20 	bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, 
1.21 	to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as 
1.22 	authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire 
1.23 	and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or 
1.24 	as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or 
1.25 	article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this act are available until 
1.26 	the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.

1.27	SUMMARY
	
1.28	University of Minnesota
	$
	136,166,000
	
1.29	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
		281,440,000
	
2.1	Education
		34,000,000
	
2.2	Minnesota State Academies
		2,800,000
	
2.3	Perpich Center for Arts Education
		355,000
	
2.4	Natural Resources
		135,787,000
	
2.5	Pollution Control Agency
		32,500,000
	
2.6	Board of Water and Soil Resources
		39,275,000
	
2.7	Zoological Garden
		9,500,000
	
2.8	Administration
		15,725,000
	
2.9	Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission
		5,000,000
	
2.10	Military Affairs
		6,000,000
	
2.11	Public Safety
		7,655,000
	
2.12	Transportation
		14,500,000
	
2.13	Metropolitan Council
		111,700,000
	
2.14	Human Services
		13,185,000
	
2.15	Veterans Affairs
		11,227,000
	
2.16	Corrections
		27,000,000
	
2.17	Employment and Economic Development
		133,625,000
	
2.18	Public Facilities Authority
		56,450,000
	
2.19	Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
		2,000,000
	
2.20	Minnesota Historical Society
		9,300,000
	
2.21	Bond Sale Expenses
		961,000
	
2.22	Cancellations
		(26,615,000)
	
2.23	Lewis and Clark
		5,282,000
	
2.24	TOTAL
	$
	1,064,818,000
	
2.25	Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service)
		954,676,000
	
2.26	Bond Proceeds Fund (User Financed Debt Service)
		73,075,000
	
2.27	Maximum Effort School Loan Fund
		32,000,000
	
2.28	Remediation Fund
		25,000,000
	
2.29	General Fund
		6,682,000
	
2.30	Bond Proceeds Cancellations
		(26,615,000)

2.31						APPROPRIATIONS

2.32	Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

2.33	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	136,166,000
	
2.34 	To the Board of Regents of the University 
2.35 	of Minnesota for the purposes specified in 
2.36 	this section.

2.37
2.38	Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation 
and Replacement (HEAPR)
 				40,000,000
	
3.1 	To be spent in accordance with  Minnesota 
3.2 	Statutes, section 135A.046. 

3.3	Subd. 3.Twin Cities Campus

3.4	(a) Science Teaching and Student Services
				48,333,000
	
3.5 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip a 
3.6 	new science teaching and student services 
3.7 	building on the Twin Cities campus near 
3.8 	the Washington Avenue Bridge. This 
3.9 	appropriation includes money to demolish 
3.10 	the existing science classroom building and 
3.11 	to construct infrastructure required to serve 
3.12 	the new building.

3.13	(b) Bell Museum of Natural History
				24,000,000
	
3.14 	To complete design and to construct, furnish, 
3.15 	and equip a new Bell Museum of Natural 
3.16 	History on the St. Paul Campus.

3.17	Subd. 4.Duluth Campus

3.18	Civil Engineering Addition
				10,000,000
	
3.19 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip 
3.20 	an addition to Voss-Kovach Hall on the 
3.21 	University of Minnesota Duluth campus for 
3.22 	the Department of Civil Engineering. The 
3.23 	addition will include teaching laboratories, 
3.24 	research laboratories, classrooms, and 
3.25 	administrative offices.

3.26	Subd. 5.Morris Campus

3.27	Community Services Building Renovation
				5,000,000
	
3.28 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip 
3.29 	a renovation of the Community Services 
3.30 	Building on the University of Minnesota 
3.31 	Morris campus to serve as the campus 
3.32 	gateway center. This appropriation includes 
4.1 	money to improve infrastructure required to 
4.2 	serve the renovated building.

4.3	Subd. 6.Research and Outreach Centers
 				3,500,000

4.4
4.5	(a) Northwest Research and Outreach Center, 
Crookston
					
4.6 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip a 
4.7 	new maintenance and farm support facility.

4.8
4.9	(b) West Central research and Outreach 
Center, Morris
					
4.10 	To construct, furnish, and equip an addition 
4.11 	to the administration building for research 
4.12 	in renewable energy.

4.13	Subd. 7.Classroom Renewal
 				2,000,000
	
4.14 	To renovate classrooms and classroom 
4.15 	technology and improve accessibility to 
4.16 	classrooms by the disabled.

4.17	Subd. 8.Laboratory Renovation
 				3,333,000
	
4.18 	To renovate research laboratories.

4.19	Subd. 9.University Share
 					
4.20 	Except for Higher Education Asset 
4.21 	Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) 
4.22 	under subdivision 2, the appropriations in this 
4.23 	section are intended to cover approximately 
4.24 	two-thirds of the cost of each project. The 
4.25 	remaining costs must be paid from university 
4.26 	sources.

4.27	Subd. 10.Unspent Appropriations
 					
4.28 	Upon substantial completion of a project 
4.29 	authorized in this section and after written 
4.30 	notice to the commissioner of finance, the 
4.31 	Board of Regents must use any money 
4.32 	remaining in the appropriation for that 
4.33 	project for HEAPR under Minnesota 
5.1 	Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board 
5.2 	of Regents must report by February 1 of 
5.3 	each even-numbered year to the chairs 
5.4 	of the house and senate committees with 
5.5 	jurisdiction over capital investments and 
5.6 	higher education finance, and to the chairs of 
5.7 	the house Ways and Means Committee and 
5.8 	the senate Finance Committee, on how the 
5.9 	remaining money has been allocated or spent.

5.10
5.11	Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES 
AND UNIVERSITIES

5.12	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	281,440,000
	
5.13 	To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
5.14 	State Colleges and  Universities for the 
5.15 	purposes specified in  this section

5.16
5.17	Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset  Preservation 
and Replacement (HEAPR)
 				60,000,000
	
5.18 	To be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
5.19 	Statutes, section 135A.046.

5.20	Subd. 3.Alexandria Technical College

5.21	Law Enforcement Center Addition
				10,500,000
	
5.22 	To complete design of and to construct, 
5.23 	furnish, and equip a new law enforcement 
5.24 	center addition and to renovate, furnish, and 
5.25 	equip classroom and laboratory space.

5.26
5.27	Subd. 4.Anoka-Ramsey Community College, 
Coon Rapids

5.28	Classrooms and Laboratories
				3,800,000
	
5.29 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip an 
5.30 	addition for classrooms and offices and to 
5.31 	design a phase 2 renovation of the Fine Arts 
5.32 	classroom and laboratory building.

5.33	Subd. 5.Bemidji State University

6.1
6.2	Sattgast Science Building Addition and 
Renovation
				8,900,000
	
6.3 	To construct, furnish, and equip an addition 
6.4 	to and renovation of the Sattgast Science 
6.5 	Building for biology and chemistry labs, 
6.6 	science classrooms, and associated spaces 
6.7 	and to demolish the Peters Aquatics Lab.

6.8	Subd. 6.Century College

6.96.10
	Classroom and Student Support Space 
Renovation
			7,900,000
		
6.11 	To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
6.12 	phase 2 of the science and library project to 
6.13 	renovate existing spaces for classrooms, labs 
6.14 	and offices.

6.15	Subd. 7.Dakota County Technical College

6.16
6.17	Transportation and Emerging Technologies 
Labs
				200,000
	
6.18 	To design renovation of existing space for 
6.19 	transportation related program areas and 
6.20 	emerging technology fields. 

6.21	Subd. 8.Hennepin Technical College

6.22
6.23	Science Addition and Library and Student 
Service Design
				2,400,000
	
6.24 	To design, renovate, furnish and equip 
6.25 	existing space at the Eden Prairie campus for 
6.26 	science labs and shared classrooms, and to 
6.27 	design a renovation of existing space at the 
6.28 	Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie campuses 
6.29 	for a library and student services.

6.30	Subd. 9.Inver Hills Community College

6.31	Classroom Addition and Renovation
				13,200,000
	
6.32 	To construct, furnish, and equip a classroom 
6.33 	addition to and renovation of the Fine Arts 
7.1 	Building to include classrooms, teaching 
7.2 	labs, and a renovated auditorium. This 
7.3 	appropriation includes funding to demolish 
7.4 	obsolete space in the building. College funds 
7.5 	may be added to this appropriation up to a 
7.6 	total project cost of $13,450,000.

7.7
7.8	Subd. 10.Lake Superior Community and 
Technical College

7.9	Health and Science Center Addition
			11,000,000
		
7.10 	To complete design of and to construct, 
7.11 	furnish, and equip a health and science center 
7.12 	addition and to renovate existing spaces.

7.13
7.14	Subd. 11.Mesabi Range Community and 
Technical College, Eveleth
 				5,000,000

7.15	Shop Space Addition and Renovation
					
7.16 	To construct, furnish and equip shop space 
7.17 	for the industrial mechanical technology 
7.18 	and carpentry programs. This appropriation 
7.19 	includes funding for renovation of existing 
7.20 	space for ADA compliance.

7.21	Subd. 12.Metropolitan State University

7.22	(a) Classroom Center Addition
				4,980,000
	
7.23 	To construct, renovate, furnish, and 
7.24 	equip the renovation of two floors of 
7.25 	technology-enhanced classrooms and 
7.26 	offices in the power plant building. This 
7.27 	appropriation includes funding to demolish 
7.28 	the power plant annex to enable the new 
7.29 	construction.

7.30	(b) Law Enforcement Center Addition
				13,900,000
	
7.31 	To complete design of and to construct, 
7.32 	furnish and equip a regional law enforcement 
7.33 	training facility for all metro area public 
7.34 	higher education institutions, to be located on 
8.1 	the campus of Hennepin Technical College 
8.2 	at Brooklyn Park.

8.3
8.4	Subd. 13.Minneapolis Community and 
Technical College

8.5
8.6	Workforce Program and Infrastructure 
Renovation
				400,000
	
8.7 	To design the renovation of instructional 
8.8 	space, support space, and infrastructure for 
8.9 	the workforce program.

8.10	Subd. 14.Minnesota State University, Mankato

8.11	Trafton Science Center Renovation
				25,500,000
	
8.12 	To construct, furnish, and equip a renovation 
8.13 	of the south and center sections of Trafton 
8.14 	Science Center. This appropriation includes 
8.15 	funding to renovate the roof, exterior 
8.16 	masonry, and outdoor plaza.

8.17
8.18	Subd. 15.Minnesota State University, 
Moorhead

8.19	(a) Lommen Hall Renovation
				13,100,000
	
8.20 	To complete design of and to construct, 
8.21 	furnish, and equip renovation of Lommen 
8.22 	Hall and to construct an addition to the 
8.23 	basement.

8.24	(b) Livingston Lord Library
				400,000
	
8.25 	To design the renovation of Livingston Lord 
8.26 	Library.

8.27
8.28	Subd. 16.Minnesota West Community and 
Technical College, Worthington

8.29	Fieldhouse Design
				450,000
	
8.30 	To design an addition to and renovation of 
8.31 	the fieldhouse.

8.32
8.33	Subd. 17.Minnesota State Community and 
Technical College, Moorhead

9.1
9.2	Trades Addition and Classroom-Library 
Design
				2,500,000
	
9.3 	To design, construct, furnish and equip an 
9.4 	addition for the mechanical construction 
9.5 	trades, and to design a classroom-library 
9.6 	addition. This appropriation includes 
9.7 	funding to demolish an obsolete building for 
9.8 	placement of the classroom-library addition.

9.9	Subd. 18.Normandale Community College

9.10	Classroom Addition and Renovation
				7,000,000
	
9.11 	To complete the design, construct, furnish, 
9.12 	and equip an addition to and renovation 
9.13 	of the Health and Wellness Building for 
9.14 	classrooms, laboratories, and related offices, 
9.15 	and to renovate, furnish, and equip the 
9.16 	Athletic Building for classrooms and related 
9.17 	space. This appropriation includes funding 
9.18 	to install an elevator to make the building 
9.19 	ADA accessible.

9.20	Subd. 19.North Hennepin Community College

9.21	(a) Center for Business and Technology
				13,300,000
	
9.22 	To construct, furnish, and equip an addition 
9.23 	to the Center for Business and Technology 
9.24 	and to renovate, furnish, and equip the center 
9.25 	for classrooms and related space.

9.26
9.27	(b) Science, Technology, Engineering, and 
Math Facilities
				900,000
	
9.28 	To design for construction and renovation of 
9.29 	facilities at both North Hennepin Community 
9.30 	College and Anoka Ramsey Community 
9.31 	College, Coon Rapids, to support Science 
9.32 	Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) 
9.33 	program initiatives.

10.1
10.2	Subd. 20.Northland Community and Technical 
College, East Grand Forks
 					
10.3	Nursing, Health Care Addition and Renovation
				7,800,000
	
10.4 	To renovate, furnish, and equip existing 
10.5 	space, and to construct, furnish, and equip an 
10.6 	addition for health care classrooms and labs 
10.7 	for the nursing and allied health programs.

10.8
10.9	Subd. 21.Owatonna College and University 
Center

10.10	Property Acquisition 
				3,500,000
	
10.11 	To acquire the Owatonna College and 
10.12 	University Center Building in Steele County, 
10.13 	including the purchase of adjacent vacant 
10.14 	land.

10.15	Subd. 22.Ridgewater College, Willmar

10.16	Technical Instruction Design and Construction
				3,500,000
	
10.17 	To design, construct, furnish and equip 
10.18 	new instructional space, including "smart" 
10.19 	classrooms, and to renovate, furnish and 
10.20 	equip existing instructional space. This 
10.21 	appropriation includes funding to demolish 
10.22 	outdated structures.

10.23
10.24	Subd. 23.Rochester Community and Technical 
College

10.25	Workforce Center Colocation
				200,000
	
10.26 	To design an addition to the Heintz Center 
10.27 	for colocation of a workforce center, a career 
10.28 	and technical education center, and for 
10.29 	classroom renovation. 

10.30	Subd. 24.South Central College, Faribault

10.31	Classroom Renovation and Addition
				400,000
	
10.32 	To design the addition to and renovation of 
10.33 	existing space for technical instructional 
11.1 	space, labs and classrooms and the demolition 
11.2 	of obsolete space.

11.3	Subd. 25.St. Cloud State University

11.4	(a) Brown Hall Science Renovation
				14,800,000
	
11.5 	To complete design, construct, furnish, 
11.6 	and equip a renovation of Brown Hall for 
11.7 	classrooms and other instructional and 
11.8 	ancillary spaces. This appropriation includes 
11.9 	funding to reglaze the existing skyway from 
11.10 	the building and to construct a new skyway 
11.11 	to Centennial Hall.

11.12	(b) Science and Engineering Laboratory
				900,000
	
11.13 	To design an integrated science and 
11.14 	engineering laboratory and student and 
11.15 	academic support building.

11.16	Subd. 26.St. Cloud Technical College

11.17	Allied Health Building Renovation
				200,000
	
11.18 	To design the renovation of the Allied Health 
11.19 	Building.

11.20	Subd. 27.St. Paul College

11.21
11.22	Transportation and Applied Technology 
Laboratories and Shops
				13,500,000
	
11.23 	To construct, furnish, and equip the 
11.24 	renovation of classrooms, the transportation, 
11.25 	and applied technology and trades 
11.26 	laboratories on the ground floor, and an 
11.27 	expansion of the truck mechanics shop.

11.28
11.29	Subd. 28.Southwest Minnesota State 
University

11.30
11.31	(a) Science and Hotel and Restaurant 
Laboratories
				9,000,000
	
11.32 	To complete design of and to construct, 
11.33 	furnish, and equip renovation of laboratories 
12.1 	in the Science and Technology Building, 
12.2 	laboratories and a classroom in the Science 
12.3 	and Math Building, and hotel and restaurant 
12.4 	industries teaching laboratories in the 
12.5 	Individualized Learning Center.

12.6	(b) Science Laboratory Renovation
				200,000
	
12.7 	To design the renovation of science labs in 
12.8 	the science and math building and to design 
12.9 	an addition to the plant science learning 
12.10 	center.

12.11	Subd. 29.Winona State University

12.12	Memorial Hall Addition and Renovation
				8,400,000
	
12.13 	To construct, furnish, and equip an addition 
12.14 	to Memorial Hall and renovation of vacated 
12.15 	spaces at Gildemeister Hall. The board may 
12.16 	use nonstate money for the remainder of the 
12.17 	cost of construction.

12.18	Subd. 30.Systemwide Initiatives

12.19	(a) Science Lab Initiatives
				5,775,000
	
12.20 	To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
12.21 	teaching laboratories and classrooms for 
12.22 	science and applied technology at campuses 
12.23 	statewide. Campuses may use nonstate 
12.24 	funds to increase the size of the projects. 
12.25 	This appropriation may be used at the 
12.26 	following campuses: Alexandria Technical 
12.27 	College; Anoka Technical College; Anoka 
12.28 	Ramsey Community College; Bemidji State 
12.29 	University; Central Lakes College, Brainerd; 
12.30 	Century College; Inver Hills Community 
12.31 	College; Hennepin Technical College, 
12.32 	Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie; Northeast 
12.33 	Higher Education District, Vermilion 
13.1 	Community College; and Ridgewater 
13.2 	Community Technical College.

13.3	(b) Classroom Renovations
				3,625,000
	
13.4 	To design, renovate, furnish and equip 
13.5 	obsolete classroom space at campuses 
13.6 	statewide. This appropriation may be 
13.7 	used at the following campuses: Central 
13.8 	Lakes College, Brainerd; Minnesota State 
13.9 	Community and Technical College, Wadena, 
13.10 	Moorhead and Pipestone; Northland 
13.11 	Community and Technical College, Thief 
13.12 	River Falls; Pine Technical College; and 
13.13 	Rochester Community and Technical 
13.14 	College.

13.15	(c) Property Acquisition
				4,310,000
	
13.16 	To acquire real property adjacent to the state 
13.17 	college and university campuses or within 
13.18 	the boundaries of the campus master plan. 
13.19 	This appropriation may be used at: Bemidji 
13.20 	State University; Fond du Lac Tribal and 
13.21 	Community College; North East Higher 
13.22 	Education District, Vermillion.

13.23	Subd. 31.Debt Service
 					
13.24 	(a) The board shall pay the debt service on 
13.25 	one-third of the principal amount of state 
13.26 	bonds sold to finance projects authorized by 
13.27 	this section, except for higher education asset 
13.28 	preservation and replacement and except 
13.29 	that, where a nonstate match is required, the 
13.30 	debt service is due on a principal amount 
13.31 	equal to one-third of the total project cost, 
13.32 	less the match committed before the bonds 
13.33 	are sold. After each sale of general obligation 
13.34 	bonds, the commissioner of finance shall 
14.1 	notify the board of the amounts assessed for 
14.2 	each year for the life of the bonds.
14.3 	(b) The commissioner shall reduce the 
14.4 	board's assessment each year by one-third of 
14.5 	the net income from investment of general 
14.6 	obligation bond proceeds in proportion to the 
14.7 	amount of principal and interest otherwise 
14.8 	required to be paid by the board. The board 
14.9 	shall pay its resulting net assessment to the 
14.10 	commissioner of finance by December 1 each 
14.11 	year. If the board fails to make a payment 
14.12 	when due, the commissioner of finance 
14.13 	shall reduce allotments for appropriations 
14.14 	from the general fund otherwise available 
14.15 	to the board and apply the amount of the 
14.16 	reduction to cover the missed debt service 
14.17 	payment. The commissioner of finance 
14.18 	shall credit the payments received from the 
14.19 	board to the bond debt service account in 
14.20 	the state bond fund each December 1 before 
14.21 	money is transferred from the general fund 
14.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, 
14.23 	subdivision 10.

14.24	Subd. 32.Unspent Appropriations
 					
14.25 	(a) Upon substantial completion of a project 
14.26 	authorized in this section and after written 
14.27 	notice to the commissioner of finance, the 
14.28 	Board of Trustees must use any money 
14.29 	remaining in the appropriation for that 
14.30 	project for HEAPR under Minnesota 
14.31 	Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board 
14.32 	of Trustees must report by February 1 of 
14.33 	each even-numbered year to the chairs 
14.34 	of the house and senate committees with 
14.35 	jurisdiction over capital investments and 
15.1 	higher education finance, and to the chairs of 
15.2 	the house Ways and Means Committee and 
15.3 	the senate Finance Committee, on how the 
15.4 	remaining money has been allocated or spent.
15.5 	(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation 
15.6 	for a project in this section that is complete, 
15.7 	is available for higher education asset 
15.8 	preservation and replacement under this 
15.9 	subdivision, at the same campus as the 
15.10 	project for which the original appropriation 
15.11 	was made and the debt service requirement 
15.12 	under subdivision 23 is reduced accordingly. 
15.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies 
15.14 	from the date of the original appropriation to 
15.15 	the unspent amount transferred. 

15.16
15.17	Subd. 33.Anoka Technical College; 
Anoka-Hennepin School District Partnership
 					
15.18 	(a) By June 30, 2008, the Board of Trustees 
15.19 	of the Minnesota State Colleges and 
15.20 	Universities shall enter into a memorandum 
15.21 	of understanding with the Anoka-Hennepin 
15.22 	school district on new and expanded joint 
15.23 	programs to be offered for the secondary 
15.24 	technical education program currently based 
15.25 	at the Anoka Technical College campus. 
15.26 	Such programs may be offered at the site 
15.27 	now known as the "horticultural center" 
15.28 	in Anoka County and under the control of 
15.29 	Anoka Technical College.
15.30 	(b) By July 31, 2008, the Board shall transfer 
15.31 	the real property known as the "horticultural 
15.32 	center" to the Anoka-Hennepin School 
15.33 	District by quit claim deed for $1. Minnesota 
15.34 	Statutes, section 136F.60, subdivision 5, does 
15.35 	not apply to the real estate transaction under 
15.36 	this subdivision. 

16.1	Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

16.2	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	34,000,000
	
16.3 	Except as otherwise provided, to the 
16.4 	commissioner of education for the purposes 
16.5 	specified in this section.

16.6
16.7	Subd. 2.Independent School District No. 38, 
Red Lake
 				32,000,000
	
16.8 	This appropriation is from the maximum 
16.9 	effort school loan fund for a capital loan to 
16.10 	Independent School District No. 38, Red 
16.11 	Lake, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
16.12 	sections 126C.60 to 126C.72, to design, 
16.13 	construct, furnish, and equip renovation of 
16.14 	the secondary school. This appropriation is 
16.15 	expected to complete the financing for the 
16.16 	construction projects at the secondary school. 
16.17 	The commissioner and Independent School 
16.18 	District No. 38, Red Lake, shall report to 
16.19 	the legislature by January 10, 2009, on the 
16.20 	progress of the capital loan.
16.21 	Before any capital loan contract is approved 
16.22 	under this authorization, the district must 
16.23 	provide documentation acceptable to the 
16.24 	commissioner that the state capital loan 
16.25 	funds and the district's funds dedicated 
16.26 	to the capital project will be sufficient to 
16.27 	complete all facility construction needs for 
16.28 	the middle/high school facility for the next 20 
16.29 	years, barring extraordinary and unforeseen 
16.30 	circumstances.

16.31
16.32	Subd. 3.Library Accessibility and 
Improvement Grants
 				2,000,000
	
16.33 	For library accessibility and improvement 
16.34 	grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.35 	134.45.

17.1	Sec. 5. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES

17.2	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	2,800,000
	
17.3 	To the commissioner  of administration for 
17.4 	the purposes  specified in this section.

17.5	Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 				2,700,000
	
17.6 	For asset preservation on both campuses of 
17.7 	the academies, to be spent in accordance with 
17.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

17.9	Subd. 3.Frechette Hall
 				100,000
	
17.10 	For predesign for a new dorm to replace 
17.11 	Frechette Hall.

17.12
17.13	Sec. 6. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS 
EDUCATION
 			$
	355,000
	
17.14 	To the commissioner of administration for 
17.15 	asset preservation at the Perpich Center for 
17.16 	Arts Education to be spent in accordance 
17.17 	with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

17.18	Sec. 7. NATURAL RESOURCES

17.19	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	135,787,000
	
17.20 	To the commissioner of natural resources for 
17.21 	the purposes specified in this section.
17.22 	The appropriations in this section are subject 
17.23 	to the requirements of the natural resources 
17.24 	capital improvement program set forth in 
17.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12, unless 
17.26 	this section or the statutes referred to in this 
17.27 	section provide more specific standards, 
17.28 	criteria, or priorities for projects than 
17.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.
17.30 	To the extent possible, prairie restorations 
17.31 	funded in whole or in part with funds from 
17.32 	this appropriation must be made using best 
18.1 	management practices for native prairie 
18.2 	restoration as defined under Minnesota 
18.3 	Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 2.
18.4 	The commissioner must record in a central 
18.5 	location each project funded in whole or in 
18.6 	part with funds from this appropriation, that 
18.7 	is expected to have carbon sequestration 
18.8 	value in anticipation of guidelines written by 
18.9 	an interagency committee in conjunction with 
18.10 	the University of Minnesota for assessing 
18.11 	changes in carbon budgets resulting from 
18.12 	bonded restoration projects including 
18.13 	identification of relevant carbon pools, time 
18.14 	frames, and measurement protocols.

18.15	Subd. 2.Statewide Asset Preservation
 				1,000,000
	
18.16 	For the renovation of state-owned facilities 
18.17 	operated by the commissioner of natural 
18.18 	resources, to be spent in accordance with 
18.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The 
18.20 	commissioner may use this appropriation 
18.21 	to replace buildings if, considering the 
18.22 	embedded energy in the building, that is the 
18.23 	most energy efficient and carbon reducing 
18.24 	method of renovation.

18.25	Subd. 3.Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants
 				16,000,000
	
18.26 	For the state share of flood hazard 
18.27 	mitigation grants for publicly owned capital 
18.28 	improvements to prevent or alleviate flood 
18.29 	damage under Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.30 	103F.161.
18.31 	$3,500,000 is for a grant to the Western 
18.32 	Mesabi Mine Planning Board to construct a 
18.33 	conveyance system, and other improvements 
18.34 	to accommodate water level and outflow 
18.35 	control of the water level in the Canisteo 
19.1 	mine pit in Itasca County. This appropriation 
19.2 	does not require a local match. The 
19.3 	commissioner of natural resources shall be 
19.4 	responsible to maintain the improvements 
19.5 	after completion of the project.
19.6 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.7 	103F.161, $3,500,000 is for a grant to the 
19.8 	Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to 
19.9 	be used in conjunction with the Minnehaha 
19.10 	Creek Watershed District's plan to repair 
19.11 	and renovate Works Projects Administration 
19.12 	projects in the glen area of Minnehaha 
19.13 	Creek to repair, restore, and stabilize the 
19.14 	shoreline and cavernous banks of Minnehaha 
19.15 	Creek as it flows past Minnehaha Falls, to 
19.16 	restore fish and other natural habitat, and 
19.17 	to provide storm water retention and creek 
19.18 	bank management at or below the Minnesota 
19.19 	Veterans Home. This appropriation is 
19.20 	not available until the commissioner of 
19.21 	finance determines that $2,000,000 has been 
19.22 	committed to the project from nonstate 
19.23 	sources.
19.24 	This appropriation also includes money for 
19.25 	the following projects, based on need as 
19.26 	determined by the commissioner:
19.27 	(a) Ada
19.28 	(b) Agazziz Valley
19.29 	(c) Austin
19.30 	(d) Becker
19.31 	(e) Breckenridge
19.32 	(f) Browns Valley
19.33 	(g) Crookston
19.34 	(h) Granite Falls
20.1 	(i) Hay Creek/Norlund
20.2 	(j) Inver Grove Heights
20.3 	(k) Moorhead
20.4 	(l) Montevideo
20.5 	(m) North Ottawa Impoundment
20.6 	(n) Roseau
20.7 	For any project listed in this subdivision 
20.8 	that the commissioner determines is not 
20.9 	ready to proceed or does not expend all the 
20.10 	money allocated to it, the commissioner may 
20.11 	allocate that project's money to a project on 
20.12 	the commissioner's priority list.
20.13 	To the extent that the cost of a project in Ada, 
20.14 	Breckenridge, Browns Valley, Crookston, 
20.15 	Dawson, Granite Falls, Montevideo, or 
20.16 	Roseau exceeds two percent of the median 
20.17 	household income in the municipality 
20.18 	multiplied by the number of households in 
20.19 	the municipality, this appropriation is also 
20.20 	for the local share of the project.
20.21 	The Roseau project includes the state share 
20.22 	of land acquisition, engineering and design, 
20.23 	and bridge construction costs for the U. S. 
20.24 	Army Corps of Engineers East Diversion 
20.25 	Flood Control Project, which will protect the 
20.26 	city of Roseau from recurring flooding.

20.27	Subd. 4.Flood Control Project Relocation
 				12,000,000
	
20.28 	For a grant to the city of Crookston to design, 
20.29 	construct, furnish, and equip an ice arena 
20.30 	complex to replace an existing facility that is 
20.31 	being relocated to accommodate a planned 
20.32 	flood control project. This appropriation is 
20.33 	not available until the commissioner has 
21.1 	determined that the city of Crookston has 
21.2 	committed at least $1,720,825 to the project.

21.3	Subd. 5.Stillwater Flood Control Phase III
 				200,000
	
21.4 	For a grant under Minnesota Statutes, 
21.5 	section 103F.161, to the city of  Stillwater to 
21.6 	predesign, design, and begin construction 
21.7 	of Phase III of the Stillwater flood control 
21.8 	project, including flood control structures and 
21.9 	pumping stations. The appropriation is not 
21.10 	available until the commissioner determines 
21.11 	that $2,000,000 has been committed to the 
21.12 	project from nonstate sources.

21.13
21.14	Subd. 6.Red River Basin Digital Elevation 
Model
 				600,000
	
21.15 	To develop and implement a high-resolution 
21.16 	digital elevation model for the Red River 
21.17 	basin. This appropriation is from the general 
21.18 	fund.

21.19	Subd. 7.Groundwater Monitoring Wells
 				500,000
	
21.20 	To install new groundwater level monitoring 
21.21 	wells to monitor and assess groundwater for 
21.22 	water supply planning, including ten to 15 
21.23 	wells in the metropolitan and adjoining areas 
21.24 	and several new monitoring wells in the 
21.25 	south central regions of the state to monitor 
21.26 	the Mt. Simon aquifer. This appropriation 
21.27 	may also be used to seal existing monitoring 
21.28 	wells that are no longer functional.

21.29	Subd. 8.Dam Renovation and Removal
 				2,500,000
	
21.30 	To renovate or remove publicly owned dams. 
21.31 	The commissioner shall determine project 
21.32 	priorities as appropriate under Minnesota 
21.33 	Statutes, sections 103G.511 and 103G.515.
22.1 	This appropriation includes money for the 
22.2 	following projects:
22.3 	(a) Clayton Lake, Pine County
22.4 	(b) Cross Lake, Pine County
22.5 	(c) Hartley, Saint Louis County
22.6 	(d) King's Mill, Rice County
22.7 	(e) Lake Bronson, Kittson County
22.8 	(f) Luverne, Rock County
22.9 	(g) Windom, Cottonwood County
22.10 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.11 	16A.69, subdivision 2, upon the award of 
22.12 	final contracts for the completion of a project 
22.13 	listed in this subdivision, the commissioner 
22.14 	may transfer the unencumbered balance 
22.15 	in the project account to any other dam 
22.16 	renovation or removal project on the 
22.17 	commissioner's priority list.

22.18	Subd. 9.Water Control Structures
 				500,000
	
22.19 	To rehabilitate or replace water control 
22.20 	structures used to manage shallow lakes and 
22.21 	wetlands for waterfowl habitat on wildlife 
22.22 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
22.23 	section 86A.05, subdivision 8, or for the 
22.24 	purposes of public water reserves under 
22.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.101, or 
22.26 	structures on other waters under Minnesota 
22.27 	Statutes, section 103G.505.

22.28
22.29	Subd. 10.Mississippi River Aquatic Invasive 
Species Barrier
 				500,000
	
22.30 	To predesign and design an adequate barrier 
22.31 	in the Mississippi River in order to prevent 
22.32 	aquatic invasive species from migrating 
22.33 	up river. This money may be used by the 
23.1 	commissioner to match available federal 
23.2 	dollars and dollars from other states. The 
23.3 	commissioner must inform and work with 
23.4 	affected federal and state agencies and local 
23.5 	communities along the Mississippi River 
23.6 	before construction of a river barrier.

23.7	Subd. 11.Stream Protection and Restoration
 				2,000,000
	
23.8 	For the design and construction of stream 
23.9 	protection and restoration projects that 
23.10 	concentrate on downstream flooding 
23.11 	protection. This appropriation may be used 
23.12 	only for projects in flood areas.

23.13
23.14	Subd. 12.Shoreline and Critical Aquatic 
Habitat Acquisition
 				1,000,000
	
23.15 	To acquire land that is critical for fish 
23.16 	and other aquatic life under Minnesota 
23.17 	Statutes, section 86A.05, and to make 
23.18 	public improvements and betterments of a 
23.19 	capital nature to aquatic management areas 
23.20 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.21 	86A.05, subdivision 14.

23.22	Subd. 13.Fish Hatchery Improvements
 				2,000,000
	
23.23 	For improvements of a capital nature to 
23.24 	create ponds and renovate fish culture 
23.25 	facilities at hatcheries owned by the state 
23.26 	and operated by the commissioner of natural 
23.27 	resources under Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.28 	97A.045, subdivision 1, and to design, 
23.29 	construct, or acquire drainable ponds and 
23.30 	other facilities in order to move walleye 
23.31 	rearing out of natural wetlands.

23.32	Subd. 14.Water Access Acquisition
 				650,000
	
23.33 	For public water access acquisition, 
23.34 	construction, and renovation projects of a 
24.1 	capital nature on lakes and rivers, including 
24.2 	water access through the provision of fishing 
24.3 	piers and shoreline access under Minnesota 
24.4 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 9.

24.5
24.6	Subd. 15.Native Prairie Bank Acquisition and 
Development
 				5,000,000
	
24.7 	To acquire tracts of native prairie bank lands 
24.8 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, and 
24.9 	to develop and restore certain tracts of prairie 
24.10 	bank lands. Prairie restorations, funded 
24.11 	in whole or in part with funds from this 
24.12 	appropriation, must use native prairie species 
24.13 	of a local ecotype as defined in Minnesota 
24.14 	Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 6.

24.15
24.16	Subd. 16.Scientific and Natural Area 
Acquisition and Development
 				1,000,000
	
24.17 	To acquire land for scientific and natural 
24.18 	areas and for protection and improvements 
24.19 	of a capital nature to scientific and natural 
24.20 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
24.21 	84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5. Not less 
24.22 	than five percent of this appropriation is for 
24.23 	restoration.
24.24 	This appropriation may include money for 
24.25 	the following projects:
24.26 	(a) Avon Hills Forest SNA additions in 
24.27 	Stearns County
24.28 	(b) Big Woods of Cottonwood River in Lyon 
24.29 	County
24.30 	(c) Clinton Falls Dwarf Trout Lily site in 
24.31 	Steele County
24.32 	(d) Cooks Lake Forest in Otter Tail and 
24.33 	Becker Counties
25.1 	(e) Des Moines R forest-prairie complex in 
25.2 	Jackson County
25.3 	(f) Franconia Bluffs in Chisago County
25.4 	(g) Hovland Woods SNA addition in Cook 
25.5 	County
25.6 	(h) Lester Lake Forest in Hubbard County
25.7 	(i) Morton Outcrops in Renville County
25.8 	(j) Nopeming Unconformity in Saint Louis 
25.9 	County
25.10 	(k) Pine Bend Bluffs SNA addition in Dakota 
25.11 	County
25.12 	(l) Wycoff Balsam Fir SNA addition in 
25.13 	Fillmore County

25.14
25.15	Subd. 17.Wildlife Area Acquisition and 
Improvement
 				8,000,000
	
25.16 	To acquire land in fee for wildlife 
25.17 	management area purposes and for 
25.18 	improvements of a capital nature to develop, 
25.19 	protect, or improve habitat and facilities on 
25.20 	wildlife management areas under Minnesota 
25.21 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. Not 
25.22 	less than five percent of this appropriation 
25.23 	must be used for restoration of existing 
25.24 	wildlife management areas. Not less than ten 
25.25 	percent of this appropriation is for restoration 
25.26 	on land acquired with this appropriation. 
25.27 	Twenty percent of this appropriation is for 
25.28 	acquisition of land in the seven-county 
25.29 	metro area. Prairie restorations, funded 
25.30 	in whole or in part with funds from this 
25.31 	appropriation, must use native prairie species 
25.32 	of a local ecotype as defined in Minnesota 
25.33 	Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 6. The 
25.34 	commissioner shall submit a plan to the 
26.1 	legislature and the chairs of the house and 
26.2 	senate committees with jurisdiction over 
26.3 	the environment and natural resources on 
26.4 	the management of native prairie lands and 
26.5 	harvesting of native prairie vegetation for use 
26.6 	for energy production in a manner that does 
26.7 	not devalue the natural habitat, water quality 
26.8 	benefits, or carbon sequestration functions.

26.9	Subd. 18.RIM Critical Habitat Match
 				3,000,000
	
26.10 	To provide the state match for the critical 
26.11 	habitat private sector matching account under 
26.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.943.

26.13	Subd. 19.Forest Roads and Bridges
 				1,000,000
	
26.14 	For reconstruction, resurfacing, replacement, 
26.15 	and construction of state forest roads and 
26.16 	bridges under Minnesota Statutes, section 
26.17 	89.002.

26.18	Subd. 20.State Forest Land Reforestation
 				5,000,000
	
26.19 	To increase reforestation activities to meet 
26.20 	the reforestation requirements of Minnesota 
26.21 	Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 2, 
26.22 	including planting, seeding, site preparation, 
26.23 	and purchasing native seeds and native 
26.24 	seedlings.

26.25	Subd. 21.Big Bog State Recreation Area
 				1,600,000
	
26.26 	For improvements at the Big Bog State 
26.27 	Recreation Area, including upgrades to the 
26.28 	contact station and forest restoration.

26.29
26.30	Subd. 22.Cuyuna Country State Recreation 
Area
 				125,000
	
26.31 	To construct a natural surface multiuse trail 
26.32 	and provide for other improvements of a 
26.33 	capital nature at the Cuyuna Country State 
26.34 	Recreation Area.

27.1
27.2	Subd. 23.State Park and Recreation Area 
Facility Improvements
 				8,000,000
	
27.3 	For projects within state parks established 
27.4 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, 
27.5 	and state recreation areas established 
27.6 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.013, 
27.7 	contained in the Department of Natural 
27.8 	Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation's 
27.9 	ten-year project list for "New and Deferred 
27.10 	Maintenance Bondable Projects" dated 
27.11 	January 30, 2008. This appropriation 
27.12 	includes money for Afton, Bear Head Lake, 
27.13 	Beaver Creek Valley, Big Stone Lake, Blue 
27.14 	Mounds, Buffalo River, Camden, Cascade 
27.15 	River, Cuyuna Country State Recreation 
27.16 	Area, Flandrau, Forestville Mystery Cave, 
27.17 	Fort Ridgely, Frontenac, George Crosby 
27.18 	Manitou, Glendalough, Great River Bluffs, 
27.19 	Itasca, Judge Magney, Kilen Woods, 
27.20 	Lake Bemidji, Lake Carlos, Lake Louise, 
27.21 	Maplewood, Mille Lacs Kathio, Sakatah, 
27.22 	Savanna Portage, Sibley, Soudan Mine, 
27.23 	Split Rock Creek, Split Rock Lighthouse, 
27.24 	Temperance River, Tettegouche, Upper Sioux 
27.25 	Agency, Whitewater, and William O'Brien 
27.26 	State Parks and deciduous forest restoration 
27.27 	in region 3. The commissioner shall 
27.28 	determine project priorities as appropriate, 
27.29 	based on need.

27.30
27.31	Subd. 24.State Park Rehabilitation and 
Development
 				10,000,000
	
27.32 	For deferred maintenance including 
27.33 	infrastructure rehabilitation and the 
27.34 	renovation and development of facilities 
27.35 	within state parks established under 
27.36 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, 
28.1 	contained in the Department of Natural 
28.2 	Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation's 
28.3 	ten-year project list for "New and Deferred 
28.4 	Maintenance Bondable Projects" dated 
28.5 	January 30, 2008. This appropriation 
28.6 	includes money for Afton, Banning, Bear 
28.7 	Head Lake, Beaver Creek Valley, Big Stone 
28.8 	Lake, Blue Mounds, Camden, Crow Wing, 
28.9 	Flandrau, Forestville Mystery Cave, Fort 
28.10 	Ridgely, Fort Snelling, Frontenac, Glacial 
28.11 	Lakes, Glendalough, Gooseberry Falls, 
28.12 	Hayes Lake, Hill Annex, Itasca, Jay Cooke, 
28.13 	Judge Magney, Lake Bemidji, Lake Bronson, 
28.14 	Lake Carlos, Lake Louise, Lake Maria, 
28.15 	Lake Shetek, Maplewood, McCarthy Beach, 
28.16 	Minneopa, Moose Lake, Myre-Big Island, 
28.17 	Nerstrand, Old Mill, Rice Lake, Sakatah, 
28.18 	Savanna Portage, Scenic, Sibley, Soudan 
28.19 	Mine, Split Rock Lighthouse, St. Croix, 
28.20 	Temperance River, Tettegouche, Upper 
28.21 	Sioux Agency, Wild River, and William 
28.22 	O'Brien State Parks. The commissioner shall 
28.23 	determine project priorities as appropriate, 
28.24 	based on need.

28.25
28.26	Subd. 25.Lake Vermilion State Park 
Acquisition and Development
 				15,500,000
	
28.27 	To acquire land for Lake Vermilion State 
28.28 	Park and to make minimal infrastructure 
28.29 	improvements.

28.30
28.31	Subd. 26.State Park Prairie Reconstruction 
and Forest Restoration Projects
 				545,000
	
28.32 	$290,000 is for prairie and savanna 
28.33 	reconstruction projects at the following state 
28.34 	parks: Big Stone, Blue Mounds, Camden, 
28.35 	Crow Wing, Frontenac, Glacial Lakes, 
29.1 	Maplewood, Split Rock Creek, Upper Sioux, 
29.2 	and William O'Brien.
29.3 	$255,000 is for forest restoration projects 
29.4 	at the following state parks: Itasca, Lake 
29.5 	Bemidji, Nerstrand, and St. Croix.
29.6 	Prairie restorations, funded in whole or in 
29.7 	part with funds from this appropriation, 
29.8 	must include planting native prairie species 
29.9 	of a local ecotype as defined in Minnesota 
29.10 	Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 6.

29.11	Subd. 27.Regional and Local Park Grants
 				13,892,000
	
29.12 	An appropriation in this subdivision is not 
29.13 	available unless a covenant is placed, or has 
29.14 	been placed, on the land to keep the land as a 
29.15 	public park in perpetuity.
29.16 	$492,000 is for a grant to the Central 
29.17 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
29.18 	Coordination Board to acquire 23 acres of 
29.19 	land adjacent to Warner Lake Park in Stearns 
29.20 	County.
29.21 	$1,400,000 is for a grant to Chisago City 
29.22 	to acquire land for the creation of Ojiketa 
29.23 	Regional Park in Chisago County.
29.24 	$4,000,000 is for a grant to the city of Sartell 
29.25 	to acquire 68 acres of land located along 
29.26 	the Sauk River near the confluence of the 
29.27 	Mississippi to serve as part of the Central 
29.28 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails.
29.29 	$8,000,000 is for a grant to Wright County 
29.30 	to acquire land for Bertram Chain of Lakes 
29.31 	Regional Park, under Minnesota Statutes, 
29.32 	section 85.019, subdivision 2.

29.33
29.34	Subd. 28.State Trail Acquisition and 
Development
 				13,520,000
	
30.1 	To acquire land for and to design, construct, 
30.2 	and renovate state trails under Minnesota 
30.3 	Statutes, section 85.015.
30.4 	$970,000 is for the Chester Woods Trail from 
30.5 	Rochester to Dover.
30.6 	$750,000 is for the Gateway Trail 
30.7 	grade-separated crossing.
30.8 	$1,600,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami Trail.
30.9 	$1,200,000 is for the Great River Ridge Trail.
30.10 	$500,000 is for the Heartland Trail.
30.11 	$150,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail in 
30.12 	Faribault.
30.13 	$500,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail from 
30.14 	Lake Byllesby Park to Cannon Falls.
30.15 	$1,500,000 is for the Minnesota River Trail 
30.16 	from Appleton to Milan.
30.17 	$2,000,000 is for the Paul Bunyan Trail from 
30.18 	Walker to Guthrie.
30.19 	$100,000 is for the Root River Trail, the 
30.20 	eastern extension.
30.21 	$250,000 is for the Root River Trail, the 
30.22 	eastern extension Wagon Wheel.
30.23 	$4,000,000 is for the rehabilitation of state 
30.24 	trails.
30.25 	For any project listed in this subdivision that 
30.26 	the commissioner determines is not ready 
30.27 	to proceed, the commissioner may allocate 
30.28 	that project's money to another state trail 
30.29 	project identified in this subdivision. The 
30.30 	chairs of the house and senate committees 
30.31 	with jurisdiction over the environment and 
30.32 	natural resources and legislators from the 
31.1 	affected legislative districts must be notified 
31.2 	of any changes.

31.3	Subd. 29.Regional and Local Trails Grants
 				5,480,000
	
31.4 	$2,183,000 is for a grant to Anoka County as 
31.5 	the local share to match federal funds for the 
31.6 	Rice Creek North Regional Trail from Rice 
31.7 	Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve in Lino 
31.8 	Lakes to the Ramsey County trail system in 
31.9 	Shoreview.
31.10 	$225,000 is for a grant to Clara City to design 
31.11 	and construct a walking path in Clara City.
31.12 	$500,000 is for a grant to the city of Coon 
31.13 	Rapids to predesign, design, and construct 
31.14 	a bicycle and pedestrian trail connecting 
31.15 	the city of Fridley bicycle and pedestrian 
31.16 	trail along 85th Avenue to the Mississippi 
31.17 	Regional Trail Corridor in the city of Coon 
31.18 	Rapids.
31.19 	$2,000,000 is for a grant to the city of 
31.20 	Minneapolis to purchase, install, and replace 
31.21 	lighting fixtures along the nonmotorized 
31.22 	routes of the Grand Rounds. Any outdoor 
31.23 	lighting fixtures installed, replaced, 
31.24 	maintained, or operated with these funds 
31.25 	must be a full cutoff luminaire, as defined 
31.26 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.328, 
31.27 	subdivision 1, if the rated output of the 
31.28 	outdoor lighting fixture is greater than 1,800 
31.29 	lumens, and be the minimum illuminance 
31.30 	adequate for the intended purpose with 
31.31 	consideration given to nationally recognized 
31.32 	standards. Full consideration must be 
31.33 	given to energy conservation and savings, 
31.34 	reduction of glare, minimization of light 
31.35 	pollution, and preservation of the natural 
32.1 	night environment. This appropriation is not 
32.2 	available until the commissioner of finance 
32.3 	determines that at least an equal amount has 
32.4 	been committed to the project from nonstate 
32.5 	sources.
32.6 	$100,000 is for a grant to the city of Inver 
32.7 	Grove Heights for the Mississippi River 
32.8 	Bridge 5600 between Inver Grove Heights 
32.9 	and St. Paul Park.
32.10 	$100,000 is for a grant to the city of Mora 
32.11 	for construction of pedestrian and bicycle 
32.12 	trails, bridge restoration and renovation, and 
32.13 	other improvements of a capital nature for 
32.14 	the Spring Lake Trail, located in the city of 
32.15 	Mora.
32.16 	$372,000 is for a grant to the city of Rockville 
32.17 	to design and construct the Rocori Trail from 
32.18 	Richmond through Cold Spring to Rockville, 
32.19 	connecting with the Glacial Lakes Trail, the 
32.20 	Beaver Island Trail, and the Lake Wobegon 
32.21 	Trail.
32.22 	For any project listed in this subdivision that 
32.23 	the commissioner determines is not ready 
32.24 	to proceed, the commissioner may allocate 
32.25 	that project's money to another state trail 
32.26 	project identified in this subdivision. The 
32.27 	chairs of the house and senate committees 
32.28 	with jurisdiction over the environment and 
32.29 	natural resources and legislators from the 
32.30 	affected legislative districts must be notified 
32.31 	of any changes.

32.32	Subd. 30.Old Cedar Avenue Bridge
 				2,000,000
	
32.33 	For a grant to the city of Bloomington 
32.34 	to renovate the old Cedar Avenue bridge 
33.1 	to serve as a hiking and bicycling trail 
33.2 	connection.

33.3
33.4	Subd. 31.Fort Snelling Upper Bluff Emergency 
Building Stabilization
 				500,000
	
33.5 	For a grant to Hennepin County to conduct 
33.6 	emergency building stabilization at Fort 
33.7 	Snelling Upper Bluff. This appropriation 
33.8 	is not available until the commissioner of 
33.9 	finance has determined that Hennepin County 
33.10 	has entered into appropriate agreements to 
33.11 	use Sentence to Serve labor for the project 
33.12 	that will train the Sentence to Serve laborers 
33.13 	in the skills needed for the work.

33.14	Subd. 32.Bell Museum Landscaping
 				1,000,000
	
33.15 	To design and construct an environmental 
33.16 	landscape at the new Bell Museum of Natural 
33.17 	History.

33.18
33.19	Subd. 33.Diseased Shade Tree Removal and 
Replacement
 				1,000,000
	
33.20 	For grants to cities, counties, townships, and 
33.21 	park and recreation boards in cities of the 
33.22 	first class for the identification, removal, 
33.23 	disposal, and replacement of dead or dying 
33.24 	shade trees lost to forest pests or disease. 
33.25 	For purposes of this appropriation, "shade 
33.26 	tree" means a woody perennial grown 
33.27 	primarily for aesthetic or environmental 
33.28 	purposes with minimal to residual timber 
33.29 	value. The commissioner shall consult 
33.30 	with municipalities, park and recreation 
33.31 	boards in cities of the first class, nonprofit 
33.32 	organizations, and other interested parties in 
33.33 	developing eligibility criteria.

33.34	Subd. 34.Lake Zumbro
 				175,000
	
34.1 	For a grant to Olmsted and Wabasha Counties 
34.2 	to design and engineer the restoration of 
34.3 	Lake Zumbro. The design must include 
34.4 	public access.

34.5	Sec. 8. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

34.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	32,500,000
	
34.7 	To the Pollution Control Agency for the 
34.8 	purposes specified in this section.

34.934.10
	Subd. 2.Closed Landfill Cleanup Revenue 
Bonds
 				25,000,000
	
34.11 	From the bond proceeds account in the 
34.12 	remediation fund under new Minnesota 
34.13 	Statutes, section 116.156.
34.14 	This appropriation is for action at qualified 
34.15 	closed landfill facilities in Albert Lea, 
34.16 	Mille Lacs County, Washington County, the 
34.17 	Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, 
34.18 	and other locations as determined by the 
34.19 	commissioner of the Pollution Control 
34.20 	Agency. If the dig and fill option is chosen 
34.21 	for remediation of the Washington County 
34.22 	landfill, the landfill must have a triple liner.
34.23 	By January 15, 2009, the commissioner of 
34.24 	the Pollution Control Agency shall report to 
34.25 	the house and senate Finance Committees 
34.26 	and divisions with jurisdiction over the 
34.27 	environment on whether the remediation 
34.28 	fund needs additional revenue in order to 
34.29 	provide timely cleanup of closed landfills in 
34.30 	the state without depleting the remediation 
34.31 	fund.

34.32	Subd. 3.Remedial Systems; Albert Lea
 				2,500,000
	
34.33 	To design and construct remedial systems at 
34.34 	the Albert Lea Landfill, including relocating 
35.1 	and incorporating waste from the former 
35.2 	Albert Lea Dump owned by the city of Albert 
35.3 	Lea pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.4 	115B.403, which action may be taken by the 
35.5 	Pollution Control Agency notwithstanding 
35.6 	the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.7 	115B.403, paragraphs (a) and (b).

35.8
35.9	Subd. 4.Beneficial Reuse of Wastewater Grant 
Program
 				5,000,000
	
35.10 	For grants to political subdivisions for up 
35.11 	to 50 percent of the costs to predesign, 
35.12 	design, and implement capital projects that 
35.13 	demonstrate the beneficial use of wastewater 
35.14 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.195.

35.15
35.16	Sec. 9. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES

35.17	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	39,275,000
	
35.18 	To the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
35.19 	for the purposes specified in this section.
35.20 	The board must record in a central location 
35.21 	each project, funded in whole or in part 
35.22 	with funds from this appropriation, that is 
35.23 	expected to have carbon sequestration value 
35.24 	in anticipation of guidelines written by an 
35.25 	interagency committee in conjunction with 
35.26 	the University of Minnesota for assessing 
35.27 	changes in carbon budgets resulting from 
35.28 	bonded restoration projects, including 
35.29 	identification of relevant carbon pools, time 
35.30 	frames, and measurement protocols.
35.31 	To the extent possible, prairie restorations, 
35.32 	funded in whole or in part with funds from 
35.33 	this appropriation, must be made using best 
35.34 	management practices for native prairie 
36.1 	restoration as defined under Minnesota 
36.2 	Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 2.
36.3 	Funds previously appropriated and waivers 
36.4 	previously authorized to the Board of Water 
36.5 	and Soil Resources for DR-1717 flood relief 
36.6 	and recovery in Minnesota Laws 2007, First 
36.7 	Special Session chapter 2, are available and 
36.8 	applicable until June 30, 2010.

36.9	Subd. 2.RIM Reserve Program
 				35,000,000
	
36.10 	To acquire conservation easements from 
36.11 	landowners to preserve, restore, create, and 
36.12 	enhance wetlands, restore and enhance rivers 
36.13 	and streams, riparian lands, and associated 
36.14 	uplands in order to protect soil and water 
36.15 	quality, support fish and wildlife habitat, 
36.16 	reduce flood damages, and other public 
36.17 	benefits. The provisions of Minnesota 
36.18 	Statutes, section 103F.515, apply to this 
36.19 	appropriation, except that the board may 
36.20 	establish alternative payment rates for 
36.21 	easements and practices to establish restored 
36.22 	native prairies, as defined in Minnesota 
36.23 	Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 7, and 
36.24 	to protect uplands. Of this appropriation, up 
36.25 	to ten percent may be used to administer the 
36.26 	program.
36.27 	$5,000,000 of this amount is to be available 
36.28 	for use in the area designated for relief and 
36.29 	recovery from the flooding that occurred 
36.30 	on or after August 18, 2007, in the area 
36.31 	of Southeast Minnesota designated under 
36.32 	Presidential Declaration of Major Disaster, 
36.33 	DR-1717.
36.34 	At least $3,000,000 of this amount is 
36.35 	available for use by the Cedar River and 
37.1 	Turtle Creek Watershed Districts in Freeborn, 
37.2 	Mower, and Steele Counties to restore 
37.3 	wetlands and reduce flooding in the Austin 
37.4 	area.
37.5 	At least $10,000,000 of this amount is 
37.6 	available for use in Becker, Clay, Kittson, 
37.7 	Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, 
37.8 	Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, and Wilkin Counties 
37.9 	to restore wetlands and reduce flooding in 
37.10 	the Red River Valley area.
37.11 	The board is authorized to enter into new 
37.12 	agreements and amend past agreements 
37.13 	with landowners as required by Minnesota 
37.14 	Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to 
37.15 	allow for restoration, including overseeding 
37.16 	and harvesting, of native prairie vegetation 
37.17 	for use for energy production in a manner that 
37.18 	does not devalue the natural habitat, water 
37.19 	quality benefits, or carbon sequestration 
37.20 	functions of the area enrolled in the easement. 
37.21 	This shall occur after seed production and 
37.22 	minimize impacts on wildlife. Of this 
37.23 	appropriation, up to five percent may be used 
37.24 	for restoration, including overseeding.

37.25
37.26	Subd. 3.Wetland Replacement Due to Public 
Road Projects
 				3,000,000
	
37.27 	To acquire land for wetland restoration or 
37.28 	preservation to replace wetlands drained or 
37.29 	filled as a result of the repair or rehabilitation, 
37.30 	reconstruction, or replacement of existing 
37.31 	public roads as required by Minnesota 
37.32 	Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1, 
37.33 	paragraphs (l) and (m). The provisions of 
37.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, apply 
37.35 	to this appropriation, except that the board 
37.36 	may establish alternative payment rates for 
38.1 	easements and practices to establish restored 
38.2 	native prairies, as defined in Minnesota 
38.3 	Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 7, and to 
38.4 	protect uplands. Up to ten percent may be 
38.5 	used to administer the program.
38.6 	The purchase price paid for acquisition of 
38.7 	land, in fee or perpetual easement, must 
38.8 	be the fair market value as determined 
38.9 	by the board. The board may enter into 
38.10 	agreements with the federal government, 
38.11 	other state agencies, political subdivisions, 
38.12 	and nonprofit organizations or fee owners to 
38.13 	acquire land and restore and create wetlands 
38.14 	or to acquire wetland banking credits. 
38.15 	Acquisition of or the conveyance of land may 
38.16 	be in the name of the political subdivision.

38.17	Subd. 4.Clean Water Legacy
 				1,275,000
	
38.18 	$1,275,000 is for improving water quality. 
38.19 	The board may expend this amount for the 
38.20 	following purposes:
38.21 	(1) $800,000 for a grant to Kandiyohi 
38.22 	County to acquire conservation easements, 
38.23 	design and construct water control structures 
38.24 	and pumping infrastructure, and plant 
38.25 	native prairie species of a local ecotype as 
38.26 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.02, 
38.27 	subdivision 6, in order to restore the Grass 
38.28 	Lake prairie wetland basins adjacent to the 
38.29 	city of Willmar in Kandiyohi County. This 
38.30 	amount must be matched one-to-one by 
38.31 	funding from other sources;
38.32 	(2) $475,000 for a grant to the city of 
38.33 	Gaylord to improve water quality in the Lake 
38.34 	Titlow watershed. The funds may be used to 
38.35 	predesign and design holding ponds upstream 
39.1 	from Lake Titlow. The design must include 
39.2 	the best location for the ponds, an estimate 
39.3 	of the cost of land acquisition or easements, 
39.4 	construction costs of the holding ponds, and 
39.5 	the estimated expense of maintaining the 
39.6 	structures and who will be responsible for 
39.7 	the expense. The funds may also be used 
39.8 	to construct and reconstruct storm water 
39.9 	sewer drains and related facilities to divert 
39.10 	water that currently drains into Lake Titlow 
39.11 	into holding ponds south of the city. The 
39.12 	cost of reconstructing city streets as part of 
39.13 	this diversion, and as outlined in the city of 
39.14 	Gaylord's street improvement plan, is the 
39.15 	responsibility of the city. This diversion 
39.16 	will keep phosphorus and other chemicals 
39.17 	from entering the lake, and will improve 
39.18 	the water quality of Lake Titlow. The city 
39.19 	must also coordinate with state and county 
39.20 	conservation officials to ensure correct 
39.21 	conservation practices and improvements 
39.22 	in the watershed. For the purposes of this 
39.23 	appropriation, the criteria, limitations, and 
39.24 	assessment requirements in Minnesota 
39.25 	Statutes, sections 103D.701, 103D.705, and 
39.26 	103D.901, are waived. The information 
39.27 	gained from this project must be made 
39.28 	available for public use. This appropriation 
39.29 	is not available until the commissioner of 
39.30 	finance determines that $200,000 has been 
39.31 	committed to the project from other sources.

39.32
39.33	Sec. 10. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL 
GARDEN

39.34	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	9,500,000
	
40.1 	To the Minnesota Zoological Garden for the 
40.2 	purposes in this section.

40.3	Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 				8,500,000
	
40.4 	For capital asset preservation improvements 
40.5 	and betterments, to be spent in accordance 
40.6 	with Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.632.

40.7	Subd. 3.Master Plan
 				1,000,000
	
40.8 	For predesign and design to implement the 
40.9 	zoo's Master Plan.

40.10	Sec. 11. ADMINISTRATION

40.11	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	15,725,000
	
40.12 	To the commissioner of administration for 
40.13 	the purposes specified in this section.

40.14	Subd. 2.Property Acquisition
 				2,325,000
	
40.15 	To acquire property at 639 Jackson Street in 
40.16 	St. Paul adjacent to the Harold E. Stassen 
40.17 	Building, to demolish existing structures 
40.18 	on the property, and to develop temporary 
40.19 	parking on the site and adjacent areas.

40.20	Subd. 3.State Capitol Building Restoration
 				13,400,000
	
40.21 	For asset preservation of the State Capitol 
40.22 	Building, including but not limited to: 
40.23 	site work to stabilize the plaza; repair, 
40.24 	replacement, and stabilization of the 
40.25 	building's exterior envelope; replacement of 
40.26 	air handling units at risk of failure; projects 
40.27 	to improve interior emergency lighting, 
40.28 	dome lighting, and catwalks; tuckpointing of 
40.29 	the dome; and roof repairs.

40.30	Sec. 12. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION

40.31	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	5,000,000
	
41.1 	To the Amateur Sports Commission for the 
41.2 	purposes specified in this section.

41.3	Subd. 2.National Sports Center, Blaine
 				1,000,000
	
41.4 	For asset preservation at the National Sports 
41.5 	Center in Blaine to be spent in accordance 
41.6 	with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

41.7	Subd. 3.National Volleyball Center
 				4,000,000
	
41.8 	For a grant to the city of Rochester to design, 
41.9 	construct, furnish, and equip the phase II 
41.10 	expansion of the National Volleyball Center 
41.11 	in Rochester, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
41.12 	section 16A.695.

41.13	Sec. 13. MILITARY AFFAIRS

41.14	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	6,000,000
	
41.15 	To the adjutant general for the purposes 
41.16 	specified in this section.

41.17	Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 				3,500,000
	
41.18 	For asset preservation improvements and 
41.19 	betterments of a capital nature at military 
41.20 	affairs facilities statewide, to be spent in 
41.21 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
41.22 	16B.307. This appropriation may be used 
41.23 	to repair the roof at the Bemidji National 
41.24 	Guard Training and Community Center and 
41.25 	to replace the roof at the St. Cloud National 
41.26 	Guard Training and Community Center.

41.27	Subd. 3.Facility Life Safety Improvements
 				1,000,000
	
41.28 	For life safety improvements and to correct 
41.29 	code deficiencies at military affairs facilities 
41.30 	statewide, to be spent in accordance with 
41.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

41.32	Subd. 4.Facility ADA Compliance
 				1,500,000
	
42.1 	For Americans with Disabilities Act 
42.2 	(ADA) alterations to existing National 
42.3 	Guard Training and Community Centers in 
42.4 	locations throughout the state, to be spent in 
42.5 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
42.6 	16B.307.

42.7	Subd. 5.Unspent Appropriations
 					
42.8 	The unspent portion of an appropriation for 
42.9 	a project under this section that has been 
42.10 	completed may be used for any other purpose 
42.11 	permitted under Minnesota Statutes, section 
42.12 	16B.307.

42.13	Sec. 14. PUBLIC SAFETY

42.14	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	7,655,000
	
42.15 	To the commissioner of administration 
42.16 	or other named agency for the purposes 
42.17 	specified in this section.

42.18
42.19	Subd. 2.Public Safety Training Center - Camp 
Ripley
 				4,000,000
	
42.20 	To predesign, design, and construct phase 1 
42.21 	of a tier-3 homeland security and emergency 
42.22 	management training and exercise center at 
42.23 	Camp Ripley, which includes a classroom 
42.24 	facility and several facilities for field 
42.25 	response training.
42.26 	Nonmilitary public safety personnel from 
42.27 	Minnesota must be given priority access to 
42.28 	the training facilities. Any fees charged to 
42.29 	nonmilitary public safety personnel from 
42.30 	Minnesota or their employers may not 
42.31 	exceed the fees charged to military personnel 
42.32 	and units that use the facilities.

43.1
43.2
43.3	Subd. 3.Southeastern Minnesota Regional 
Public Safety Training Center - Olmsted 
County
 				3,655,000
	
43.4 	To the commissioner of public safety 
43.5 	for a grant to Olmsted County to design, 
43.6 	construct, furnish, and equip the Southeastern 
43.7 	Minnesota Regional Public Safety Training 
43.8 	Center in Olmsted County. The facility 
43.9 	must include a live burn training simulator 
43.10 	adjacent to the existing National Guard 
43.11 	facility, a driving range, and a weapons 
43.12 	training facility.
43.13 	This appropriation is not available until the 
43.14 	commissioner has determined that at least 
43.15 	an equal amount has been committed to the 
43.16 	project from nonstate sources.

43.17	Subd. 4.Crime Labs Strategic Plan
 					
43.18 	The commissioner of public safety must 
43.19 	develop a long-term strategic plan for 
43.20 	maintenance and staffing of existing state 
43.21 	and regional crime labs and creation, 
43.22 	maintenance, and staffing of new regional 
43.23 	and local crime labs.  The strategic plan must 
43.24 	include, but is not limited to, the following:
43.25 	(1) an assessment and explanation of the 
43.26 	state's crime lab needs, including the need 
43.27 	for additional regional or local crime labs;
43.28 	(2) specific recommendations for additional 
43.29 	regional or local crime labs, including 
43.30 	recommendations for locations for new 
43.31 	labs, and a ranking of the specific regions, 
43.32 	counties, or cities that need a crime lab in 
43.33 	order of urgency;
43.34 	(3) a long-range plan for the training of 
43.35 	state crime lab employees, including the 
44.1 	possibility of sharing employee training costs 
44.2 	with users of the state lab or entities that 
44.3 	operate regional or local labs;
44.4 	(4) a long-range funding plan for the state 
44.5 	crime lab and state owned regional labs;
44.6 	(5) an assessment of the state crime lab's 
44.7 	response times and specific recommendations 
44.8 	for improving the lab's response time; and
44.9 	(6) specific, clearly stated steps for 
44.10 	implementing the strategic plan.
44.11 	The commissioner must submit the strategic 
44.12 	plan, as a recommendation, to the house of 
44.13 	representatives and senate committees with 
44.14 	responsibility for public safety finance by 
44.15 	February 1, 2009.

44.16	Sec. 15. TRANSPORTATION

44.17	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	14,500,000
	
44.18 	To the commissioner of transportation for the 
44.19 	purposes specified in this section.

44.20	Subd. 2.Port Development Assistance
 				2,500,000
	
44.21 	For the port development assistance program, 
44.22 	to be spent as grants under Minnesota 
44.23 	Statutes, chapter 457A. Any improvements 
44.24 	made with the proceeds of these grants must 
44.25 	be publicly owned.

44.26	Subd. 3.High-Speed Rail Line
 				4,000,000
	
44.27 	For the state's share of a high-speed rail 
44.28 	line between St. Paul and Chicago. No 
44.29 	part of this appropriation may be spent to 
44.30 	acquire or better capital improvements that 
44.31 	are located outside the state of Minnesota, 
44.32 	that may be used from time to time outside 
44.33 	the state of Minnesota, or that are part of 
45.1 	a rail corridor that is not designated by the 
45.2 	Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact.
45.3 	The commissioner shall work with the 
45.4 	Wisconsin Department of Transportation 
45.5 	to coordinate application for federal capital 
45.6 	assistance for the high speed rail project.
45.7 	The commissioner shall develop a 
45.8 	comprehensive rail plan, as part of the state 
45.9 	transportation plan, including the high speed 
45.10 	rail project. The commissioner shall provide 
45.11 	to the chairs of the legislative committees 
45.12 	with jurisdiction over transportation policy 
45.13 	and finance a copy of the draft state 
45.14 	transportation plan for review and comment 
45.15 	before the plan is adopted.

45.16	Subd. 4.Northshore Express
 				500,000
	
45.17 	For a grant to the St. Louis and Lake 
45.18 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority to 
45.19 	acquire land, to conduct design, engineering, 
45.20 	and environmental studies, and to construct 
45.21 	or reconstruct rail lines, railway stations, and 
45.22 	other railroad appurtenances necessary to 
45.23 	facilitate the return of passenger rail service 
45.24 	within Duluth and in the Duluth/Minneapolis 
45.25 	rail corridor.

45.26	Subd. 5.Railroad Track Rehabilitation
 				7,000,000
	
45.27 	For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional 
45.28 	Rail Authority to rehabilitate a portion 
45.29 	of railroad track from Norwood-Young 
45.30 	America to Hanley Falls. A grant under this 
45.31 	subdivision is in addition to any grant, loan, 
45.32 	or loan guarantee for this project made by 
45.33 	the commissioner under Minnesota Statutes, 
45.34 	sections 222.46 to 222.62.

46.1	Subd. 6.Southeast Express
 				500,000
	
46.2 	For predesign, preliminary engineering, and 
46.3 	alternatives analysis for a transit corridor 
46.4 	between Rochester and St. Paul.

46.5	Sec. 16. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

46.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	111,700,000
	
46.7 	To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes 
46.8 	specified in this section.

46.9	Subd. 2.Central Corridor Light Rail Transit
 				70,000,000
	
46.10 	(a) For one or more of the following activities 
46.11 	for the Central Corridor light rail transit line 
46.12 	that will connect downtown Minneapolis with 
46.13 	downtown St. Paul: preliminary engineering, 
46.14 	final design, property acquisition, including 
46.15 	improvements and betterments of a capital 
46.16 	nature, relocation of utilities owned by public 
46.17 	entities, and construction. No more than 
46.18 	$20,000,000 of the appropriation may be 
46.19 	used for preliminary engineering.
46.20 	(b) Hennepin and Ramsey Counties need not 
46.21 	spend their matching money to this project at 
46.22 	a rate faster than dollar for dollar with the 
46.23 	money from this appropriation.
46.24 	(c) District heating and district cooling 
46.25 	nonprofit corporations organized under 
46.26 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 317A, that are 
46.27 	exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) 
46.28 	of the United States Internal Revenue Code 
46.29 	that are public right-of-way users under 
46.30 	Minnesota Rules, chapter 7819, are eligible 
46.31 	to receive grants and federal money for 
46.32 	costs of relocating facilities from public 
46.33 	rights-of-way to prevent interference with 
47.1 	public light rail projects, unless eligibility 
47.2 	would impact the project's Federal Transit 
47.3 	Authority required cost effectiveness index.

47.4	Subd. 3.Urban Partnership Agreement
 				12,000,000
	
47.5 	$6,000,000 of this appropriation is to acquire 
47.6 	land, design, and construct new or expanded 
47.7 	park-and-rides or transit stations in the 
47.8 	marked Interstate Highway 35W and marked 
47.9 	Trunk Highway 77/Cedar Avenue corridors.
47.10 	$6,000,000 of this appropriation is for bus 
47.11 	lane construction and related street and 
47.12 	sidewalk improvements and bus shelters in 
47.13 	downtown Minneapolis.
47.14 	The appropriation under this subdivision 
47.15 	is not available until the United States 
47.16 	Department of Transportation authorizes 
47.17 	funding under the Urban Partnership 
47.18 	Agreement.

47.19	Subd. 4.Bottineau Corridor Transit Way
 				500,000
	
47.20 	For a grant to the Hennepin County Regional 
47.21 	Rail Authority to prepare an alternatives 
47.22 	analysis, draft environmental impact study, 
47.23 	and for property acquisition for the Bottineau 
47.24 	Corridor Transit Way from the Hiawatha light 
47.25 	rail and Northstar transit hub in downtown 
47.26 	Minneapolis to the vicinity of the Target 
47.27 	development in northern Brooklyn Park.

47.28
47.29	Subd. 5.Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit 
(BRT)
 				500,000
	
47.30 	For environmental studies, preliminary 
47.31 	engineering, bus lane improvements, land 
47.32 	acquisition, and transit station construction 
47.33 	and improvements in the Cedar Avenue Bus 
47.34 	Rapid Transit Corridor.
48.1 	This appropriation may not be spent for 
48.2 	capital improvements within a trunk highway 
48.3 	right-of-way.

48.4	Subd. 6.I-94 Corridor Transit Way
 				500,000
	
48.5 	For a grant to Washington County to work 
48.6 	with the Metropolitan Council for predesign, 
48.7 	preliminary engineering, and matching 
48.8 	federal funds for transit improvements, 
48.9 	including busways or rail transit in the 
48.10 	marked Interstate Highway 94 Corridor 
48.11 	between the Union Depot Concourse 
48.12 	Multimodal Transit Hub, located in St. Paul, 
48.13 	extending eastward through Washington 
48.14 	County to the Minnesota-Wisconsin border.

48.15	Subd. 7.I-494 Corridor Transit Way
 				500,000
	
48.16 	For environmental studies and preliminary 
48.17 	engineering of light rail transit along a 
48.18 	corridor on or near marked Interstate 
48.19 	Highway 494, from Minneapolis-St. Paul 
48.20 	International Airport to a transit station 
48.21 	located on the proposed Southwest Corridor 
48.22 	Transit Way.

48.23	Subd. 8.Red Rock Corridor Transit Way
 				500,000
	
48.24 	For the Red Rock Corridor Transit Way 
48.25 	between Hastings and Minneapolis via St. 
48.26 	Paul, and extended between Hastings and 
48.27 	Red Wing, for the design, construction, and 
48.28 	furnishing of park-and-ride lots.

48.29	Subd. 9.Robert Street Corridor Transit Way
 				500,000
	
48.30 	For environmental studies and engineering 
48.31 	of bus rapid transit or light rail transit for the 
48.32 	Robert Street Corridor Transit Way along 
48.33 	a corridor on or parallel to U.S. Highway 
48.34 	52 and Robert Street from within the city 
49.1 	of St. Paul to Dakota County Road 42 in 
49.2 	Rosemount. This appropriation is added to 
49.3 	the appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258, 
49.4 	section 17, subdivision 6.

49.5	Subd. 10.Rush Line Corridor Transit Way
 				500,000
	
49.6 	For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional 
49.7 	Rail Authority to acquire land for, design, 
49.8 	and construct park-and-pool or park-and-ride 
49.9 	lots located along the Rush Line Corridor 
49.10 	along marked Interstate Highway 35E, 
49.11 	marked Interstate Highway 35, and marked 
49.12 	Trunk Highway 61, from downtown St. Paul 
49.13 	to Hinckley.

49.14	Subd. 11.Southwest Corridor Transit Way
 				500,000
	
49.15 	For a grant to the Hennepin County Regional 
49.16 	Rail Authority to prepare an environmental 
49.17 	impact statement (EIS) and for preliminary 
49.18 	engineering for the Southwest Corridor 
49.19 	Transit Way, from the Hiawatha light rail 
49.20 	transit line in downtown Minneapolis to the 
49.21 	vicinity of the Southwest Station transit hub 
49.22 	in Eden Prairie.

49.23	Subd. 12.Union Depot
 				4,500,000
	
49.24 	For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional 
49.25 	Rail Authority to acquire land and structures, 
49.26 	to renovate structures, and for design, 
49.27 	engineering, and environmental work 
49.28 	to revitalize Union Depot for use as a 
49.29 	multimodal transit center in St. Paul.

49.30
49.31	Subd. 13.Metropolitan Regional Parks Capital 
Improvements
 				10,500,000
	
49.32 	For the cost of improvements and betterments 
49.33 	of a capital nature and acquisition by the 
49.34 	council and local government units of 
50.1 	regional recreational open-space lands in 
50.2 	accordance with the council's policy plan 
50.3 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
50.4 	473.147.These funds shall not be used for the 
50.5 	purchase of easements.

50.6	Subd. 14.St. Paul National Great River Park
 				4,000,000
	
50.7 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to acquire 
50.8 	blighted properties, clean up, remediate, and 
50.9 	improve properties, predesign and design 
50.10 	facilities, and develop a master plan for 
50.11 	the National Great River Park along the 
50.12 	Mississippi River in St. Paul.

50.13	Subd. 15.Upper Landing Shoreline Protection
 				3,800,000
	
50.14 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to construct, 
50.15 	furnish, and equip river shoreline protection 
50.16 	and plan redevelopment infrastructure along 
50.17 	the Mississippi River in St. Paul.

50.18	Subd. 16.Springbrook Nature Center
 				2,500,000
	
50.19 	For a grant to the city of Fridley to predesign, 
50.20 	design, construct, furnish, and equip 
50.21 	the redevelopment and expansion of the 
50.22 	Springbrook Nature Center. No nonstate 
50.23 	match is required.

50.24	Subd. 17.Father Hennepin Regional Park
 				400,000
	
50.25 	For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and 
50.26 	Recreation Board for repair, restoration, and 
50.27 	rehabilitation of trails, picnic areas, lighting, 
50.28 	signage, and stairs and for bluff and slope 
50.29 	stabilization at Father Hennepin Regional 
50.30 	Park.

50.31	Sec. 17. HUMAN SERVICES

50.32	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	13,185,000
	
51.1 	To the commissioner of administration for 
51.2 	the purposes specified in this section.

51.3
51.4	Subd. 2.Systemwide Asset Preservation/Safety 
and Security
 				4,000,000
	
51.5 	To repair, replace, and renew needs specific 
51.6 	to the operations of each regional treatment 
51.7 	center such as code deficiencies, safety 
51.8 	hazards, security deficiencies, and health 
51.9 	risks.

51.10
51.11	Subd. 3.Systemwide Campus Redevelopment, 
Reuse, and Demolition
 				4,000,000
	
51.12 	To repair, replace, and improve key building 
51.13 	components and basic infrastructure 
51.14 	necessary to redevelop and reuse surplus 
51.15 	regional treatment center properties and to 
51.16 	demolish buildings and campus infrastructure 
51.17 	for current or future use.

51.18	Subd. 4.Early Childhood Facilities
 				1,000,000
	
51.19 	For the early childhood learning and child 
51.20 	protection facilities grant program under 
51.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.45.

51.22
51.23
51.24	Subd. 5.Multicounty Regional Chemical 
Dependency Treatment Facility and 
Correctional Center
 				150,000
	
51.25 	To the commissioner of human services 
51.26 	for predesign of a multicounty regional 
51.27 	chemical dependency treatment facility and 
51.28 	correctional center in west central Minnesota. 
51.29 	The commissioner shall consult with the 
51.30 	commissioner of corrections on the predesign 
51.31 	of the facility.

51.32	Subd. 6.Hennepin County Medical Center
 				3,500,000
	
51.33 	For a grant to Hennepin County to predesign 
51.34 	and design an outpatient clinic and health 
51.35 	education facility at Hennepin County 
52.1 	Medical Center that includes teaching clinics 
52.2 	and an education center.

52.3
52.4	Subd. 7.Ah Gwah Ching Regional Treatment 
Center
 				400,000
	
52.5 	For preparation and site development, 
52.6 	including demolition of buildings 
52.7 	and infrastructure, to implement the 
52.8 	redevelopment and reuse of the Ah Gwah 
52.9 	Ching Regional Treatment Center.  If the 
52.10 	campus is sold or transferred to a local unit 
52.11 	of government, unspent portions of this 
52.12 	appropriation may be granted to that local 
52.13 	unit of government for the purposes stated in 
52.14 	this subdivision.

52.15	Subd. 8.Remembering with Dignity
 				135,000
	
52.16 	For grave markers or memorial monuments 
52.17 	for unmarked graves of deceased residents of 
52.18 	state hospitals or regional treatment centers.

52.19	Sec. 18. VETERANS AFFAIRS

52.20	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	11,227,000
	
52.21 	To the commissioner of administration for 
52.22 	the purposes specified in this section.

52.23	Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 				2,800,000
	
52.24 	For asset preservation improvements and 
52.25 	betterments of a capital nature at veterans 
52.26 	homes statewide, to be spent in accordance 
52.27 	with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

52.28	Subd. 3.Kandiyohi County
 				7,900,000
	
52.29 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip a 
52.30 	90-bed facility to provide skilled nursing 
52.31 	services to veterans in Kandiyohi County.

52.32	Subd. 4.Silver Bay Campus Renovation
 				227,000
	
53.1 	For the state share of the cost to design, 
53.2 	construct, furnish, and equip an addition 
53.3 	to and renovation of the nursing care 
53.4 	facility. This appropriation is added to the 
53.5 	appropriation to the Veterans Homes Board 
53.6 	in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 19, 
53.7 	subdivision 7, for this project.

53.8	Subd. 5.Veterans Memorial, Eden Prairie
 				100,000
	
53.9 	For a grant to the city of Eden Prairie to 
53.10 	design and construct improvements of a 
53.11 	capital nature for a veterans memorial in 
53.12 	Purgatory Creek Recreation Area in the city 
53.13 	of Eden Prairie.

53.14	Subd. 6.All Veterans Memorial
 				100,000
	
53.15 	For a grant to the city of Richfield to design 
53.16 	and construct the All Veterans Memorial in 
53.17 	Veterans Memorial Park. The All Veterans 
53.18 	Memorial shall acknowledge the six branches 
53.19 	of military service at the first American flag 
53.20 	raising of the battle of Iwo Jima, and shall 
53.21 	feature a bronze bust of Charles "Chuck" 
53.22 	W. Lindberg, who helped raise the first flag 
53.23 	on February 23, 1945, and was the last flag 
53.24 	raiser of both Iwo Jima flag raisings to pass 
53.25 	away. It is anticipated that the total cost 
53.26 	of the project is $711,500, with the city 
53.27 	and nonprofit organizations contributing 
53.28 	$611,500. This appropriation is not available 
53.29 	until the commissioner of finance has 
53.30 	determined that at least an equal amount has 
53.31 	been committed from nonstate sources.

53.32	Subd. 7.Veterans Memorial, Virginia
 				100,000
	
53.33 	For a grant to the city of Virginia to acquire 
53.34 	a bronze statue to complete an Iron Range 
54.1 	Veterans Memorial in City Center Park. Any 
54.2 	expenditures by the city for development 
54.3 	and construction of the veterans memorial 
54.4 	and City Center Park shall be considered the 
54.5 	city's match for this project.

54.6	Sec. 19. CORRECTIONS

54.7	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	27,000,000
	
54.8 	To the commissioner of administration for 
54.9 	the purposes specified in this section.

54.10	Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 				11,000,000
	
54.11 	For improvements and betterments of a 
54.12 	capital nature at Minnesota correctional 
54.13 	facilities statewide, in accordance with 
54.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

54.15
54.16	Subd. 3.Minnesota Correctional Facility - 
Faribault: Phase III Expansion
 				16,000,000
	
54.17 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip 
54.18 	phase 3 of the expansion of the Minnesota 
54.19 	Correctional Facility-Faribault. This project 
54.20 	is a continuation of the expansion of the 
54.21 	Faribault facility to deal with the increasing 
54.22 	male offender population. It includes an 
54.23 	intake/receiving/warehouse/watch security 
54.24 	center building and demolition of two 
54.25 	housing units.

54.26
54.27	Sec. 20. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT

54.28	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	133,625,000
	
54.29 	To the commissioner of employment and 
54.30 	economic development or other named 
54.31 	agency for the purposes specified in this 
54.32 	section.

54.33
54.34	Subd. 2.Greater Minnesota Business 
Development Infrastructure Grant Program
 				5,000,000
	
55.1 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
55.2 	116J.431.
55.3 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
55.4 	116J.431, subdivision 2, at least one-half 
55.5 	of this appropriation must be used for 
55.6 	grants and loans to Minnesota school 
55.7 	districts, municipalities, and counties for 
55.8 	building infrastructure improvements that 
55.9 	use Minnesota biomass energy products 
55.10 	to conserve energy and reduce reliance on 
55.11 	electricity, oil, and natural gas.

55.12
55.13	Subd. 3.Bioscience Business Development 
Public Infrastructure Grant Program
 				9,325,000
	
55.14 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
55.15 	116J.435.
55.16 	Any bioscience or biotechnology project 
55.17 	financed in whole or in part by state 
55.18 	bond funds or other public subsidies must 
55.19 	document how and to what it extent the 
55.20 	project will provide a benefit to consumers 
55.21 	in the form of more affordable pricing of 
55.22 	the products or services being publicly 
55.23 	subsidized. The documentation must 
55.24 	be reported to the committees of the 
55.25 	legislature with responsibility for economic 
55.26 	development and to committees with 
55.27 	responsibility for finance.
55.28 	$6,000,000 is for a grant to the city of 
55.29 	Minneapolis to acquire land, predesign, 
55.30 	design, and construct stormwater and 
55.31 	roadway infrastructure for Granary Road.
55.32 	$2,000,000 is for a grant to Ramsey County 
55.33 	for the preliminary planning, design, and 
55.34 	engineering of the Rice Street bridge 
55.35 	where it crosses marked Trunk Highway 
56.1 	36 in Ramsey County to provide a better 
56.2 	connection for the campuses of St. Jude 
56.3 	Medical on both sides of the highway.
56.4 	$100,000 is for a grant to St. Cloud for 
56.5 	public infrastructure to support an incubator 
56.6 	for science-based manufacturing or research.
56.7 	$225,000 is for a grant to the city of 
56.8 	St. Paul for design and predesign for 
56.9 	public infrastructure to support University 
56.10 	Enterprise Laboratories.
56.11 	$1,000,000 is for a grant to the city of 
56.12 	Worthington for public infrastructure to 
56.13 	support an agricultural-based bioscience 
56.14 	training and testing center for incubator firms 
56.15 	developing new agricultural processes and 
56.16 	products.

56.17	Subd. 4.Redevelopment Account
 				5,000,000
	
56.18 	For purposes of the redevelopment account 
56.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.571. 
56.20 	Of this, $1,890,000 is for a grant to Cass 
56.21 	County to redevelop the Ah-Gwah-Ching site 
56.22 	in Walker. If this project does not proceed 
56.23 	prior to January 1, 2009, these funds shall be 
56.24 	available for other grants under Minnesota 
56.25 	Statutes, section 116J.571.

56.26	Subd. 5.Bemidji Regional Event Center
 				20,000,000
	
56.27 	For a grant to the city of Bemidji to acquire 
56.28 	land, predesign, design, construct, furnish, 
56.29 	and equip a regional event center. This 
56.30 	appropriation is not available until the 
56.31 	commissioner of finance determines that at 
56.32 	least $25,000,000 is committed to the project 
56.33 	from nonstate sources.

56.34	Subd. 6.Chisholm - Sewer and Water
 				750,000
	
57.1 	For a grant to St. Louis County to design, 
57.2 	construct, and install water and sewer lines 
57.3 	from the city of Chisholm to the regional 
57.4 	competition and exhibit center.
57.5 	This appropriation is not available until the 
57.6 	commissioner has determined that at least 
57.7 	an equal amount has been committed from 
57.8 	nonstate sources.

57.957.10
	Subd. 7.Duluth Entertainment and 
Convention Center Expansion
 				38,000,000
	
57.11 	For a grant to the Duluth Entertainment 
57.12 	and Convention Center Authority to 
57.13 	design, construct, furnish, and equip capital 
57.14 	improvements and renovations to the Duluth 
57.15 	Entertainment and Convention Center. The 
57.16 	capital improvements and renovations must 
57.17 	include an arena of at least 200,000 square 
57.18 	feet with an ice sheet of at least 200 feet 
57.19 	by 85 feet; trade show and concert space; 
57.20 	seating capacity of at least 6,500 with suites, 
57.21 	club seats, and concessions; updated locker 
57.22 	and training facilities; and accessible and 
57.23 	expanded media space.

57.24	Subd. 8.Duluth, Lake Superior Zoo
 			1,200,000
		
57.25 	For a grant to the city of Duluth for facility 
57.26 	corrections and improvements that are 
57.27 	needed to restore accreditation of the Lake 
57.28 	Superior Zoo with the Association of Zoos 
57.29 	and Aquariums. This appropriation is not 
57.30 	available until the commissioner of finance 
57.31 	determines that at least an equal amount 
57.32 	is committed to the project from nonstate 
57.33 	sources.

57.34
57.35	Subd. 9.Floodwood; Business Park 
Development
 				500,000
	
58.1 	For a grant to the city of Floodwood for 
58.2 	acquisition of land and site preparation, 
58.3 	including public water and wastewater 
58.4 	infrastructure and turn lanes, to support 
58.5 	development of a business park. This 
58.6 	appropriation is not available until the 
58.7 	commissioner of finance has determined that 
58.8 	at least an equal amount is committed to the 
58.9 	project from nonstate sources.

58.10	Subd. 10.Hibbing; Memorial Building
 				250,000
	
58.11 	For a grant to the city of Hibbing to design, 
58.12 	renovate, furnish, and equip the Memorial 
58.13 	Building.

58.14	Subd. 11.Itasca County - Infrastructure
 				28,000,000
	
58.15 	For a grant to Itasca County for public 
58.16 	infrastructure needed to support a steel plant 
58.17 	in Itasca County and economic development 
58.18 	projects in the surrounding area. Grant 
58.19 	money may be used by Itasca County to 
58.20 	acquire right-of-way and mitigate loss of 
58.21 	wetlands and runoff of storm water, to 
58.22 	predesign, design, construct, and equip 
58.23 	roads and rail lines, and in cooperation with 
58.24 	Nashwauk Municipal Utility, to predesign, 
58.25 	design, construct, and equip natural gas 
58.26 	pipelines, electric infrastructure, water 
58.27 	supply systems, and wastewater collection 
58.28 	and treatment systems.

58.29
58.30	Subd. 12.Minneapolis, Predesign of Orchestra 
Hall and Peavey Plaza
 				 3,000,000
	
58.31 	For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to 
58.32 	predesign the redevelopment of Orchestra 
58.33 	Hall and Peavey Plaza at its current 
58.34 	downtown Minneapolis location, subject to 
58.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.

59.1
59.2	Subd. 13.Rochester Mayo Civic Center 
Complex
 				3,500,000
	
59.3 	For a grant to the city of Rochester to design, 
59.4 	construct, furnish, and equip the renovation 
59.5 	and expansion of the Mayo Civic Center 
59.6 	Complex.

59.7
59.8	Subd. 14.Roseville; Guidant John Rose 
Minnesota Oval
 				600,000
	
59.9 	For a grant to the city of Roseville to 
59.10 	predesign, design, construct, or install, 
59.11 	furnish, and equip multiple improvements 
59.12 	to the Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval 
59.13 	including a geothermal heating and cooling 
59.14 	system for the facility.

59.15	Subd. 15.St. Cloud Civic Center Expansion
 				2,000,000
	
59.16 	For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to 
59.17 	acquire land for and to design, construct, 
59.18 	furnish, and equip an expansion of the 
59.19 	St. Cloud Civic Center. The expansion 
59.20 	includes approximately 66,000 square feet 
59.21 	of new space and a 300-stall parking ramp. 
59.22 	This appropriation is not available until the 
59.23 	commissioner of finance determines that at 
59.24 	least $15,000,000 is committed to the project 
59.25 	from nonstate sources.

59.26
59.27	Subd. 16.St. Paul Asian Pacific Cultural 
Center
 				5,000,000
	
59.28 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to construct, 
59.29 	furnish, and equip an Asian Pacific Cultural 
59.30 	Center, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
59.31 	16A.695.

59.32	Subd. 17.St. Paul, Como Zoo
 				11,000,000
	
59.33 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to 
59.34 	predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 
60.1 	equip Phase 2 renovation of the polar bear 
60.2 	and gorilla exhibits at the Como Zoo.

60.3	Subd. 18.Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
 				500,000
	
60.4 	For a grant to the Wildlife Rehabilitation 
60.5 	Center of Minnesota to retire construction 
60.6 	loans incurred by the Wildlife Rehabilitation 
60.7 	Center of Minnesota for construction 
60.8 	of its facility in the city of Roseville, 
60.9 	and for completion of educational 
60.10 	technology infrastructure at the center. This 
60.11 	appropriation is from the general fund.

60.12	Sec. 21. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

60.13	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	56,450,000
	
60.14 	To the Public Facilities Authority for the 
60.15 	purposes specified in this section.

60.16
60.17	Subd. 2.State Match for Federal USEPA 
Capitalization Grants
 				35,000,000
	
60.18 	(a) To match federal grants for the clean 
60.19 	water revolving fund under Minnesota 
60.20 	Statutes, section 446A.07, and the drinking 
60.21 	water revolving fund under Minnesota 
60.22 	Statutes, section 446A.081.
60.23 	(b) $6,000,000 of this appropriation shall 
60.24 	provide matching funds for the drinking 
60.25 	water revolving fund to match the 2009 and 
60.26 	2010 federal grants, with the balance to be 
60.27 	made available to the clean water revolving 
60.28 	fund.
60.29 	(c) This appropriation must be used for 
60.30 	qualified capital projects.

60.31
60.32	Subd. 3.Wastewater Infrastructure Funding 
Program
 				15,300,000
	
60.33 	(a) For grants and loans to eligible 
60.34 	municipalities under the wastewater 
61.1 	infrastructure funding program under 
61.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
61.3 	To the greatest practical extent, the authority 
61.4 	must use the appropriation for projects on 
61.5 	the 2008 project priority list in priority order 
61.6 	by qualified applicants that submit plans 
61.7 	and specifications to the Pollution Control 
61.8 	Agency or receive a funding commitment 
61.9 	from USDA Rural Economic and 
61.10 	Community Development by June 30, 2009, 
61.11 	or for projects on the 2009 project priority 
61.12 	list in priority order by qualified applicants 
61.13 	that submit plans and specifications to the 
61.14 	Pollution Control Agency or have received 
61.15 	a funding commitment from USDA Rural 
61.16 	Economic and Community Development by 
61.17 	June 30, 2010.
61.18 	Of this appropriation, $300,000 is from the 
61.19 	general fund to implement the wastewater 
61.20 	infrastructure funding program.
61.21 	(b) Up to $2,000,000 may be used for 
61.22 	corrective action on wastewater treatment 
61.23 	systems listed in Laws 2005, chapter 20, 
61.24 	article 1, section 23, subdivision 3, paragraph 
61.25 	(b). Grants under this paragraph are not 
61.26 	subject to the 2008 or 2009 project priority 
61.27 	list nor to the limitations on grant amounts 
61.28 	set forth in Minnesota Statutes, section 
61.29 	446A.072, subdivision 5a.
61.30 	(c) Notwithstanding the limitations and 
61.31 	conditions on loans under Minnesota 
61.32 	Statutes, section 446A.072, subdivisions 5a, 
61.33 	paragraph (b); 9; and 12, from any amounts 
61.34 	appropriated for the wastewater infrastructure 
61.35 	funding program, the Minnesota Public 
62.1 	Facilities Authority shall provide loans 
62.2 	not to exceed $6,000,000 to the city of 
62.3 	Litchfield to design and construct wastewater 
62.4 	treatment facility improvements to meet 
62.5 	more stringent effluent limits required by 
62.6 	the Pollution Control Agency, and not to 
62.7 	exceed $7,000,000 to the city of Willmar 
62.8 	to design, construct, furnish, and equip a 
62.9 	new wastewater treatment facility. Loans 
62.10 	under this paragraph are in addition to any 
62.11 	other grants and loans for which the cities of 
62.12 	Litchfield and Willmar qualify for from the 
62.13 	Public Facilities Authority.

62.14
62.15	Subd. 4.Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) 
Grants
 				2,000,000
	
62.16 	To the Public Facilities Authority for total 
62.17 	maximum daily load (TMDL) grants under 
62.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073.

62.19	Subd. 5.Phosphorus Reduction Grants
 				2,000,000
	
62.20 	To the Public Facilities Authority for the 
62.21 	phosphorus reduction grant program for 
62.22 	grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
62.23 	446A.074. A grant must not exceed $500,000 
62.24 	per project.

62.25	Subd. 6.Small Community Wastewater Grants
 				2,000,000
	
62.26 	To the Public Facilities Authority for the 
62.27 	small community wastewater treatment 
62.28 	account for loans and grants under Minnesota 
62.29 	Statutes, section 446A.075.

62.30	Subd. 7.Bayport Storm Sewer.
 				150,000
	
62.31 	For a grant to the city of Bayport for 
62.32 	the Middle St. Croix River Watershed 
62.33 	Management Organization to complete the 
62.34 	sewer system extending from Minnesota 
63.1 	Department of Natural Resources pond 
63.2 	82-310P (the prison pond) in Bayport 
63.3 	through the Stillwater prison grounds to the 
63.4 	St. Croix River. This appropriation is in 
63.5 	addition to the appropriations in Laws 2000, 
63.6 	chapter 492, article 1, section 21, subdivision 
63.7 	8, to the commissioner of corrections and 
63.8 	in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 
63.9 	23, subdivision 3, to the Public Facilities 
63.10 	Authority, for the same project.

63.11
63.12	Sec. 22. MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE 
AGENCY
 			$
	2,000,000
	
63.13 	To the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency 
63.14 	for transfer to the housing development 
63.15 	fund for the purposes specified in this 
63.16 	section. This appropriation is for loans or 
63.17 	grants: (1) for publicly owned emergency 
63.18 	shelter; (2) for publicly owned temporary 
63.19 	or transitional housing under Minnesota 
63.20 	Statutes, section 462A.202, subdivision 2; 
63.21 	and (3) for publicly owned permanent rental 
63.22 	housing under Minnesota Statutes, section 
63.23 	462A.202, subdivision 3a, for persons who 
63.24 	have been without a permanent residence 
63.25 	either for at least 12 months or on at least four 
63.26 	occasions in the last three years, or who were 
63.27 	at significant risk of lacking a permanent 
63.28 	residence for at least 12 months or on at 
63.29 	least four occasions in the last three years. 
63.30 	Loans or grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
63.31 	section 462A.202, subdivision 3a, must be 
63.32 	for housing that provides or coordinates with 
63.33 	linkages to services necessary for residents 
63.34 	to maintain housing stability and maximize 
63.35 	opportunities for education and employment.

64.1
64.2	Sec. 23. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 
SOCIETY

64.3	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	9,300,000
	
64.4 	To the Minnesota Historical Society for the 
64.5 	purposes specified in this section.

64.6	Subd. 2.Historic Sites Asset Preservation
 				5,000,000
	
64.7 	For capital improvements and betterments 
64.8 	at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping 
64.9 	at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and 
64.10 	monuments, to be spent in accordance with 
64.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The 
64.12 	society shall determine project priorities as 
64.13 	appropriate based on need.

64.14	Subd. 3.Historic Preservation Grants
 				4,000,000
	
64.15 	For allocation to county and local 
64.16 	jurisdictions as matching money for historic 
64.17 	preservation projects of a capital nature, 
64.18 	including grants to the city of Hokah to 
64.19 	renovate the Hokah City Hall building; 
64.20 	the Houston County Historical Society to 
64.21 	renovate existing space and to predesign, 
64.22 	design, and construct an addition to the 
64.23 	Houston County Historical Society building 
64.24 	located in the city of Caledonia; and the city 
64.25 	of Chatfield to predesign, design, construct, 
64.26 	furnish, and equip a community center that 
64.27 	will, among other uses, house the Chatfield 
64.28 	Brass Band Music Lending Library. Grant 
64.29 	recipients must be public entities and must 
64.30 	match state funds on at least an equal basis.

64.31	Subd. 4.Oliver H. Kelley Farm Historic Site
 				300,000
	
64.32 	For predesign and design for the revitalization 
64.33 	of the Oliver H. Kelley Farm Historic Site. 
64.34 	Any unexpended funds may be used for the 
65.1 	construction of visitor amenities including 
65.2 	restroom and picnic facilities.

65.3	Sec. 24. BOND SALE EXPENSES
 			$
	961,000
	
65.4 	To the commissioner of finance for bond sale 
65.5 	expenses under Minnesota Statutes, section 
65.6 	16A.641, subdivision 8.

65.7 	Sec. 25. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
 65.8 	The commissioner of finance shall schedule the sale of state general obligation 
65.9 	bonds so that during the biennium ending June 30, 2009, no more than $872,008,000 will 
65.10 	need to be transferred from the general fund to the state bond fund to pay principal and 
65.11 	interest due and to become due on outstanding state general obligation bonds. During the 
65.12 	biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds, the commissioner of finance 
65.13 	shall calculate the amount of debt service payments needed on bonds previously issued 
65.14 	and shall estimate the amount of debt service payments that will be needed on the bonds 
65.15 	scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to 
65.16 	be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this section. The amount needed to make 
65.17 	debt service payments is appropriated from the general fund as provided in Minnesota 
65.18 	Statutes, section 16A.641.

65.19 	Sec. 26. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
 65.20 		Subdivision 1.Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act 
65.21 	from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the 
65.22 	state in an amount up to $1,027,751,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect 
65.23 	prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota 
65.24 	Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
65.25 		Subd. 2.Maximum effort school loan fund. To provide the money appropriated in 
65.26 	this act from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell 
65.27 	and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $32,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 
65.28 	and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by 
65.29 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except 
65.30 	accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a 
65.31 	bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school loan fund.

65.32 	Sec. 27. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION CANCELLATIONS; REDUCTIONS.
 66.1 	(a) $17,262,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 19, 
66.2 	subdivision 2, to the Metropolitan Council for the Northwest busway, is canceled. The 
66.3 	bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, is reduced by $17,262,000.
66.4 	(b) $2,571,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 20, 
66.5 	article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), for the teaching and technology center, is 
66.6 	canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 20, 
66.7 	article 1, section 16, is reduced by $2,571,000.
66.8 	(c) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 20, 
66.9 	article 1, section 16, is reduced by $1,500,000.
66.10 	(d) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, 
66.11 	subdivision 1, is reduced by $2,000,000.
66.12 	(e) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 
66.13 	1, is reduced by $3,282,000.

66.14 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 16A.695, subdivision 3, is 
66.15 	amended to read:
66.16 		Subd. 3.Sale of property. (a) A public officer or agency shall not sell any state 
66.17 	bond financed property unless the public officer or agency determines by official action 
66.18 	that the property is no longer usable or needed by the public officer or agency to carry 
66.19 	out the governmental program for which it was acquired or constructed bettered, the 
66.20 	sale is made as authorized by law, the sale is made for fair market value, and the sale is 
66.21 	approved by the commissioner. 
66.22 	(b) If any state bonds issued to purchase or better the state bond financed property 
66.23 	that is sold remain outstanding on the date of sale, the net proceeds of sale must be 
66.24 	applied as follows:
66.25 	(1) if the state bond financed property was acquired and bettered solely with state 
66.26 	bond proceeds, the net proceeds of sale must be paid to the commissioner and deposited 
66.27 	in the state treasury; or
66.28 	(2) if the state bond financed property was acquired or bettered partly with state 
66.29 	bond proceeds and partly with other money, the net proceeds of sale must be used: 
66.30 	first, to pay to the state the amount of state bond proceeds used to acquire or better the 
66.31 	property; second, to pay in full any outstanding public or private debt incurred to acquire 
66.32 	or better the property; third, to pay interested public and private entities, other than any 
66.33 	public officer or agency or any private lender already paid in full, the amount of money 
66.34 	contributed to the acquisition or betterment of the property; and fourth, any excess over the 
66.35 	amount needed for those purposes must be divided in proportion to the shares contributed 
67.1 	to the acquisition or betterment of the property and paid to the interested public and 
67.2 	private entities, other than any private lender already paid in full, and the proceeds are 
67.3 	appropriated for this purpose. In calculating the share contributed by each entity, the 
67.4 	amount to be attributed to the owner of the property shall be the fair market value of the 
67.5 	property that was bettered by state bond proceeds at the time the betterment began.
67.6 	(c) If no state bonds issued to purchase or better the state bond financed property 
67.7 	that is sold remain outstanding on the date of sale, the net proceeds of the sale must be 
67.8 	applied as provided in paragraph (b) except as provided in this paragraph. If the state bond 
67.9 	financed property was acquired or bettered partly with state bond proceeds totaling not 
67.10 	more than $100,000, and partly with other money and was owned and directly operated 
67.11 	and managed by a political subdivision, the net proceeds of the sale must be paid to the 
67.12 	political subdivision and are appropriated for that purpose.
67.13 	(d) When all of the net proceeds of sale have been applied as provided in this 
67.14 	subdivision, this section no longer applies to the property.

67.15 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.32, is amended by adding a subdivision 
67.16 	to read:
67.17 		Subd. 1a.Onsite energy generation from renewable sources. A state agency 
67.18 	that prepares a predesign for a new building must consider meeting at least two percent 
67.19 	of the energy needs of the building from renewable sources located on the building site. 
67.20 	For purposes of this subdivision, "renewable sources" are limited to wind and the sun. 
67.21 	The predesign must include an explicit cost and price analysis of complying with the 
67.22 	two-percent requirement compared with the present and future costs of energy supplied 
67.23 	by a public utility from a location away from the building site and the present and future 
67.24 	costs of controlling carbon emissions. If the analysis concludes that the building should 
67.25 	not meet at least two-percent of its energy needs from renewable sources located on the 
67.26 	building site, the analysis must provide explicit reasons why not. The building may not 
67.27 	receive further state appropriations for design or construction unless at least two percent of 
67.28 	its energy needs are designed to be met from renewable sources, unless the commissioner 
67.29 	finds that the reasons given by the agency for not meeting the two-percent requirement 
67.30 	were supported by evidence in the record.

67.31 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.325, is amended to read:
67.32 	16B.325 SUSTAINABLE BUILDING GUIDELINES.
67.33 		Subdivision 1.Development of sustainable building guidelines. The Department 
67.34 	of Administration and the Department of Commerce, with the assistance of other agencies, 
68.1 	shall develop sustainable building design guidelines for all new state buildings by January 
68.2 	15, 2003, and for all major renovations of state buildings by February 1, 2009. The 
68.3 	primary objectives of these guidelines are to ensure that all new state buildings, and 
68.4 	major renovations of state buildings, initially exceed existing the state energy code, as 
68.5 	established in Minnesota Rules, chapter 7676, by at least 30 percent. 
68.6 		Subd. 2.Lowest possible cost; energy conservation. The guidelines must focus 
68.7 	on achieving the lowest possible lifetime cost for new buildings and major renovations, 
68.8 	and allow for changes in the guidelines that encourage continual energy conservation 
68.9 	improvements in new buildings. and major renovations. The guidelines must define 
68.10 	"major renovations" for purposes of this section. The definition may not allow "major 
68.11 	renovations" to encompass less than 10,000 square feet or to encompass less than the 
68.12 	complete replacement of the mechanical, ventilation, or cooling system of the building or 
68.13 	a section of the building. The design guidelines must establish sustainability guidelines 
68.14 	that include air quality and lighting standards and that create and maintain a healthy 
68.15 	environment and facilitate productivity improvements; specify ways to reduce material 
68.16 	costs; and must consider the long-term operating costs of the building, including the use of 
68.17 	renewable energy sources and distributed electric energy generation that uses a renewable 
68.18 	source or natural gas or a fuel that is as clean or cleaner than natural gas. 
68.19 		Subd. 3.Development of guidelines; applicability. (a) In developing the 
68.20 	guidelines, the departments shall use an open process, including providing the opportunity 
68.21 	for public comment. The guidelines established under this section are mandatory for all 
68.22 	new buildings receiving funding from the bond proceeds fund after January 1, 2004, and 
68.23 	for all major renovations receiving funding from the bond proceeds fund after February 
68.24 	1, 2009.
68.25 	(b) The commissioners of administration and commerce shall review the guidelines 
68.26 	periodically and incorporate performance standards developed under section 216B.241, 
68.27 	subdivision 9, into the guidelines as soon as practicable.

68.28 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.335, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
68.29 		Subd. 2.Other projects. All other capital projects for which a specific appropriation 
68.30 	is made must not proceed until the recipient undertaking the project has notified the chair 
68.31 	of the senate Finance Committee, the chair of the house Capital Investment Committee, 
68.32 	and the chair of the house Ways and Means Committee that the work is ready to begin. 
68.33 	Notice is not required for capital projects needed to comply with the Americans with 
68.34 	Disabilities Act, for asset preservation projects to which section 16A.307 applies, or 
68.35 	for projects funded by an agency's operating budget or by a capital asset preservation 
69.1 	and replacement account under section 16A.632, or a higher education capital asset 
69.2 	preservation and renewal replacement account under section 135A.046. 

69.3 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103D.335, subdivision 17, is amended to 
69.4 	read:
69.5 		Subd. 17.Borrowing funds. The managers may borrow funds from an agency of 
69.6 	the federal government, a state agency, a county where the watershed district is located 
69.7 	in whole or in part, or a financial institution authorized under chapter 47 to do business 
69.8 	in this state. A county board may lend the amount requested by a watershed district. A 
69.9 	watershed district may not have more than a total of $200,000 $600,000 in loans from 
69.10 	counties and financial institutions under this subdivision outstanding at any time.

69.11 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 103G.222, subdivision 1, 
69.12 	is amended to read:
69.13 		Subdivision 1.Requirements. (a) Wetlands must not be drained or filled, wholly 
69.14 	or partially, unless replaced by restoring or creating wetland areas of at least equal 
69.15 	public value under a replacement plan approved as provided in section 103G.2242, a 
69.16 	replacement plan under a local governmental unit's comprehensive wetland protection 
69.17 	and management plan approved by the board under section 103G.2243, or, if a permit to 
69.18 	mine is required under section 93.481, under a mining reclamation plan approved by the 
69.19 	commissioner under the permit to mine. Mining reclamation plans shall apply the same 
69.20 	principles and standards for replacing wetlands by restoration or creation of wetland areas 
69.21 	that are applicable to mitigation plans approved as provided in section 103G.2242. Public 
69.22 	value must be determined in accordance with section 103B.3355 or a comprehensive 
69.23 	wetland protection and management plan established under section 103G.2243. Sections 
69.24 	103G.221 to 103G.2372 also apply to excavation in permanently and semipermanently 
69.25 	flooded areas of types 3, 4, and 5 wetlands. 
69.26 	(b) Replacement must be guided by the following principles in descending order 
69.27 	of priority:
69.28 	(1) avoiding the direct or indirect impact of the activity that may destroy or diminish 
69.29 	the wetland;
69.30 	(2) minimizing the impact by limiting the degree or magnitude of the wetland 
69.31 	activity and its implementation;
69.32 	(3) rectifying the impact by repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the affected 
69.33 	wetland environment;
70.1 	(4) reducing or eliminating the impact over time by preservation and maintenance 
70.2 	operations during the life of the activity;
70.3 	(5) compensating for the impact by restoring a wetland; and
70.4 	(6) compensating for the impact by replacing or providing substitute wetland 
70.5 	resources or environments.
70.6 	For a project involving the draining or filling of wetlands in an amount not exceeding 
70.7 	10,000 square feet more than the applicable amount in section 103G.2241, subdivision 9, 
70.8 	paragraph (a), the local government unit may make an on-site sequencing determination 
70.9 	without a written alternatives analysis from the applicant. 
70.10 	(c) If a wetland is located in a cultivated field, then replacement must be 
70.11 	accomplished through restoration only without regard to the priority order in paragraph 
70.12 	(b), provided that a deed restriction is placed on the altered wetland prohibiting 
70.13 	nonagricultural use for at least ten years.
70.14 	(d) If a wetland is drained under section 103G.2241, subdivision 2, paragraphs 
70.15 	(b) and (e), the local government unit may require a deed restriction that prohibits 
70.16 	nonagricultural use for at least ten years unless the drained wetland is replaced as provided 
70.17 	under this section. The local government unit may require the deed restriction if it 
70.18 	determines the wetland area drained is at risk of conversion to a nonagricultural use within 
70.19 	ten years based on the zoning classification, proximity to a municipality or full service 
70.20 	road, or other criteria as determined by the local government unit.
70.21 	(e) Restoration and replacement of wetlands must be accomplished in accordance 
70.22 	with the ecology of the landscape area affected and ponds that are created primarily to 
70.23 	fulfill stormwater management, and water quality treatment requirements may not be 
70.24 	used to satisfy replacement requirements under this chapter unless the design includes 
70.25 	pretreatment of runoff and the pond is functioning as a wetland.
70.26 	(f) Except as provided in paragraph (g), for a wetland or public waters wetland 
70.27 	located on nonagricultural land, replacement must be in the ratio of two acres of replaced 
70.28 	wetland for each acre of drained or filled wetland.
70.29 	(g) For a wetland or public waters wetland located on agricultural land or in a greater 
70.30 	than 80 percent area, replacement must be in the ratio of one acre of replaced wetland 
70.31 	for each acre of drained or filled wetland.
70.32 	(h) Wetlands that are restored or created as a result of an approved replacement plan 
70.33 	are subject to the provisions of this section for any subsequent drainage or filling.
70.34 	(i) Except in a greater than 80 percent area, only wetlands that have been restored 
70.35 	from previously drained or filled wetlands, wetlands created by excavation in nonwetlands, 
70.36 	wetlands created by dikes or dams along public or private drainage ditches, or wetlands 
71.1 	created by dikes or dams associated with the restoration of previously drained or filled 
71.2 	wetlands may be used in a statewide banking program established in rules adopted under 
71.3 	section 103G.2242, subdivision 1. Modification or conversion of nondegraded naturally 
71.4 	occurring wetlands from one type to another are not eligible for enrollment in a statewide 
71.5 	wetlands bank. 
71.6 	(j) The Technical Evaluation Panel established under section 103G.2242, subdivision 
71.7 	2, shall ensure that sufficient time has occurred for the wetland to develop wetland 
71.8 	characteristics of soils, vegetation, and hydrology before recommending that the wetland 
71.9 	be deposited in the statewide wetland bank. If the Technical Evaluation Panel has reason 
71.10 	to believe that the wetland characteristics may change substantially, the panel shall 
71.11 	postpone its recommendation until the wetland has stabilized. 
71.12 	(k) This section and sections 103G.223 to 103G.2242, 103G.2364, and 103G.2365
71.13 	apply to the state and its departments and agencies. 
71.14 	(l) For projects involving draining or filling of wetlands associated with a new public 
71.15 	transportation road project, and for public road projects expanded solely for additional 
71.16 	traffic capacity, public transportation road authorities may purchase credits from the board 
71.17 	at the cost to the board to establish credits. Proceeds from the sale of credits provided 
71.18 	under this paragraph are appropriated to the board for the purposes of this paragraph.
71.19 	For purposes of this paragraph, public road authorities include: the state of Minnesota, 
71.20 	counties, cities, and townships.
71.21 	(m) A replacement plan for wetlands is not required for individual projects that 
71.22 	result in the filling or draining of wetlands for the repair, rehabilitation, reconstruction, 
71.23 	or replacement of a currently serviceable existing state, city, county, or town public road 
71.24 	necessary, as determined by the public transportation authority, to meet state or federal 
71.25 	design or safety standards or requirements, excluding new roads or roads expanded solely 
71.26 	for additional traffic capacity lanes. This paragraph only applies to authorities for public 
71.27 	transportation projects that:
71.28 	(1) minimize the amount of wetland filling or draining associated with the project 
71.29 	and consider mitigating important site-specific wetland functions on-site;
71.30 	(2) except as provided in clause (3), submit project-specific reports to the board, the 
71.31 	Technical Evaluation Panel, the commissioner of natural resources, and members of the 
71.32 	public requesting a copy at least 30 days prior to construction that indicate the location, 
71.33 	amount, and type of wetlands to be filled or drained by the project or, alternatively, 
71.34 	convene an annual meeting of the parties required to receive notice to review projects to 
71.35 	be commenced during the upcoming year; and
72.1 	(3) for minor and emergency maintenance work impacting less than 10,000 square 
72.2 	feet, submit project-specific reports, within 30 days of commencing the activity, to the 
72.3 	board that indicate the location, amount, and type of wetlands that have been filled 
72.4 	or drained.
72.5 	Those required to receive notice of public transportation projects may appeal 
72.6 	minimization, delineation, and on-site mitigation decisions made by the public 
72.7 	transportation authority to the board according to the provisions of section 103G.2242, 
72.8 	subdivision 9. The Technical Evaluation Panel shall review minimization and delineation 
72.9 	decisions made by the public transportation authority and provide recommendations 
72.10 	regarding on-site mitigation if requested to do so by the local government unit, a 
72.11 	contiguous landowner, or a member of the Technical Evaluation Panel. 
72.12 	Except for state public transportation projects, for which the state Department of 
72.13 	Transportation is responsible, the board must replace the wetlands, and wetland areas of 
72.14 	public waters if authorized by the commissioner or a delegated authority, drained or filled 
72.15 	by public transportation projects on existing roads.
72.16 	Public transportation authorities at their discretion may deviate from federal and 
72.17 	state design standards on existing road projects when practical and reasonable to avoid 
72.18 	wetland filling or draining, provided that public safety is not unreasonably compromised. 
72.19 	The local road authority and its officers and employees are exempt from liability for 
72.20 	any tort claim for injury to persons or property arising from travel on the highway and 
72.21 	related to the deviation from the design standards for construction or reconstruction under 
72.22 	this paragraph. This paragraph does not preclude an action for damages arising from 
72.23 	negligence in construction or maintenance on a highway.
72.24 	(n) If a landowner seeks approval of a replacement plan after the proposed project 
72.25 	has already affected the wetland, the local government unit may require the landowner to 
72.26 	replace the affected wetland at a ratio not to exceed twice the replacement ratio otherwise 
72.27 	required.
72.28 	(o) A local government unit may request the board to reclassify a county or 
72.29 	watershed on the basis of its percentage of presettlement wetlands remaining. After 
72.30 	receipt of satisfactory documentation from the local government, the board shall change 
72.31 	the classification of a county or watershed. If requested by the local government unit, 
72.32 	the board must assist in developing the documentation. Within 30 days of its action to 
72.33 	approve a change of wetland classifications, the board shall publish a notice of the change 
72.34 	in the Environmental Quality Board Monitor.
72.35 	(p) One hundred citizens who reside within the jurisdiction of the local government 
72.36 	unit may request the local government unit to reclassify a county or watershed on the basis 
73.1 	of its percentage of presettlement wetlands remaining. In support of their petition, the 
73.2 	citizens shall provide satisfactory documentation to the local government unit. The local 
73.3 	government unit shall consider the petition and forward the request to the board under 
73.4 	paragraph (o) or provide a reason why the petition is denied.

73.5 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116.155, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
73.6 		Subd. 2.Appropriation. (a) Money in the general portion of the remediation fund 
73.7 	is appropriated to the agency and the commissioners of agriculture and natural resources 
73.8 	for the following purposes:
73.9 	(1) to take actions related to releases of hazardous substances, or pollutants or 
73.10 	contaminants as provided in section 115B.20; 
73.11 	(2) to take actions related to releases of hazardous substances, or pollutants or 
73.12 	contaminants, at and from qualified landfill facilities as provided in section 115B.42, 
73.13 	subdivision 2; 
73.14 	(3) to provide technical and other assistance under sections 115B.17, subdivision 
73.15 	14, 115B.175 to 115B.179, and 115C.03, subdivision 9; 
73.16 	(4) for corrective actions to address incidents involving agricultural chemicals, 
73.17 	including related administrative, enforcement, and cost recovery actions pursuant to 
73.18 	chapter 18D; and
73.19 	(5) to make debt service payments on revenue bonds issued under section 116.156; 
73.20 	and
73.21 	(6) together with any amount approved for transfer to the agency from the petroleum 
73.22 	tank fund by the commissioner of finance, to take actions related to releases of petroleum 
73.23 	as provided under section 115C.08. 
73.24 	(b) The commissioner of finance shall allocate the amounts available in any 
73.25 	biennium to the agency, and the commissioners of agriculture and natural resources for the 
73.26 	purposes provided in this subdivision based upon work plans submitted by the agency and 
73.27 	the commissioners of agriculture and natural resources, and may adjust those allocations 
73.28 	upon submittal of revised work plans. Copies of the work plans shall be submitted 
73.29 	to the chairs of the senate and house committees having jurisdiction over environment 
73.30 	and environment finance.
73.31 	(c) Priority for appropriations from the general portion of the remediation fund must 
73.32 	be given to debt service payments under paragraph (a), clause (5).

73.33 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116.155, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
74.1 		Subd. 3.Revenues. The following revenues shall be deposited in the general 
74.2 	portion of the remediation fund:
74.3 	(1) response costs and natural resource damages related to releases of hazardous 
74.4 	substances, or pollutants or contaminants, recovered under sections 115B.17, subdivisions 
74.5 	6 and 7, 115B.443, 115B.444, or any other law; 
74.6 	(2) money paid to the agency or the Agriculture Department by voluntary parties 
74.7 	who have received technical or other assistance under sections 115B.17, subdivision 14, 
74.8 	115B.175 to 115B.179, and 115C.03, subdivision 9; 
74.9 	(3) money received in the form of gifts, grants, reimbursement, or appropriation from 
74.10 	any source for any of the purposes provided in subdivision 2, except federal grants; and
74.11 	(4) money received from revenue bonds sold under section 116.156 and placed 
74.12 	in a special bond proceeds account; and
74.13 	(5) interest accrued on the fund.

74.14 	Sec. 36. [116.156] CLOSED LANDFILL CLEANUP REVENUE BONDS.
74.15 		Subdivision 1.Bonding authority. (a) The commissioner of finance, if requested 
74.16 	by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, shall sell and issue state revenue 
74.17 	bonds for the following purposes:
74.18 	(1) to take actions related to hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants at 
74.19 	and from qualified landfill facilities as provided in section 115B.42, subdivision 2;
74.20 	(2) to pay the costs of issuance, debt service, and bond insurance or other credit 
74.21 	enhancements and to fund reserves; and
74.22 	(3) to refund bonds issued under this section.
74.23 	(b) The amount of bonds that may be issued for the purposes of paragraph (a), 
74.24 	clause (1), may not exceed $25,000,000. The amount of bonds that may be issued for the 
74.25 	purposes of paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3), is not limited.
74.26 		Subd. 2.Procedure. The commissioner of finance may sell and issue the bonds 
74.27 	on the terms and conditions the commissioner of finance determines to be in the best 
74.28 	interests of the state. The bonds may be sold at public or private sale. The commissioner 
74.29 	of finance may enter any agreements or pledges the commissioner of finance determines 
74.30 	necessary or useful to sell the bonds that are not inconsistent with this section. Sections 
74.31 	16A.672 to 16A.675 apply to the bonds. The proceeds of the bonds issued under this 
74.32 	section must be credited to a special bond proceeds account in the remediation fund and 
74.33 	are appropriated to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for the purposes 
74.34 	specified in subdivision 1.
75.1 		Subd. 3.Revenue sources. The debt service on the bonds is payable only from the 
75.2 	following sources:
75.3 	(1) the remediation fund; and
75.4 	(2) other revenues pledged to the payment of the bonds.
75.5 		Subd. 4.Refunding bonds. The commissioner of finance may issue bonds to refund 
75.6 	outstanding bonds issued under subdivision 1, including the payment of any redemption 
75.7 	premiums on the bonds and any interest accrued or to accrue to the first redemption date 
75.8 	after delivery of the refunding bonds. The proceeds of the refunding bonds may, in the 
75.9 	discretion of the commissioner of finance, be applied to the purchases or payment at 
75.10 	maturity of the bonds to be refunded, or the redemption of the outstanding bonds on the 
75.11 	first redemption date after delivery of the refunding bonds and may, until so used, be 
75.12 	placed in escrow to be applied to the purchase, retirement, or redemption. Refunding 
75.13 	bonds issued under this subdivision must be issued and secured in the manner provided 
75.14 	by the commissioner of finance.
75.15 		Subd. 5.Not a general or moral obligation. Bonds issued under this section are 
75.16 	not public debt, and the full faith, credit, and taxing powers of the state are not pledged 
75.17 	for their payment. The bonds may not be paid, directly in whole or in part from a tax of 
75.18 	statewide application on any class of property, income, transaction, or privilege. Payment 
75.19 	of the bonds is limited to the revenues explicitly authorized to be pledged under this 
75.20 	section. The state neither makes nor has a moral obligation to pay the bonds if the pledged 
75.21 	revenues and other legal security for them is insufficient.
75.22 		Subd. 6.Trustee. The commissioner of finance may contract with and appoint a 
75.23 	trustee for bondholders. The trustee has the powers and authority vested in it by the 
75.24 	commissioner of finance under the bond and trust indentures.
75.25 		Subd. 7.Pledges. Any pledge made by the commissioner of finance is valid and 
75.26 	binding from the time the pledge is made. The money or property pledged and later 
75.27 	received by the commissioner of finance is immediately subject to the lien of the pledge 
75.28 	without any physical delivery of the property or money or further act, and the lien of 
75.29 	any pledge is valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, 
75.30 	contract, or otherwise against the commissioner of finance, whether or not those parties 
75.31 	have notice of the lien or pledge. Neither the order nor any other instrument by which a 
75.32 	pledge is created need be recorded.
75.33 		Subd. 8.Bonds; purchase and cancellation. The commissioner of finance, subject 
75.34 	to agreements with bondholders that may then exist, may, out of any money available for 
75.35 	the purpose, purchase bonds of the commissioner of finance at a price not exceeding 
75.36 	(1) if the bonds are then redeemable, the redemption price then applicable plus accrued 
76.1 	interest to the next interest payment date thereon, or (2) if the bonds are not redeemable, 
76.2 	the redemption price applicable on the first date after the purchase upon which the bonds 
76.3 	become subject to redemption plus accrued interest to that date.
76.4 		Subd. 9.State pledge against impairment of contracts. The state pledges and 
76.5 	agrees with the holders of any bonds that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested 
76.6 	in the commissioner of finance to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the 
76.7 	bondholders, or in any way impair the rights and remedies of the holders until the bonds, 
76.8 	together with interest on them, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all 
76.9 	costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the 
76.10 	bondholders, are fully met and discharged. The commissioner of finance may include this 
76.11 	pledge and agreement of the state in any agreement with the holders of bonds issued 
76.12 	under this section.

76.13 	Sec. 37. [116.195] BENEFICIAL USE OF WASTEWATER; CAPITAL GRANTS 
76.14 	FOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
76.15 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms 
76.16 	have the meanings given them.
76.17 	(b) "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency.
76.18 	(c) "Beneficial use of wastewater" means use of the effluent from a wastewater 
76.19 	treatment plant that replaces use of groundwater.
76.20 	(d) "Capital project" means the acquisition or betterment of public land, buildings, 
76.21 	and other public improvements of a capital nature for the treatment of wastewater intended 
76.22 	for beneficial use. Capital project includes projects to retrofit, expand, or construct new 
76.23 	treatment facilities.
76.24 		Subd. 2.Grants for capital project design. The agency shall make grant awards 
76.25 	to political subdivisions for up to 50 percent of the costs to predesign and design capital 
76.26 	projects that demonstrate the beneficial use of wastewater. The maximum amount for a 
76.27 	grant under this subdivision is $500,000. The grant agreement must provide that the 
76.28 	predesign and design work being funded is public information and available to anyone 
76.29 	without charge. The agency must make the predesign and design work available on its 
76.30 	Web site.
76.31 		Subd. 3.Grants for capital project implementation. The agency shall make 
76.32 	grant awards to political subdivisions for up to 50 percent of the costs to acquire, 
76.33 	construct, install, furnish, and equip capital projects that demonstrate the beneficial use 
76.34 	of wastewater. The political subdivision must submit design plans and specifications 
76.35 	to the agency as part of the application.
77.1 	The agency must consult with the Public Facilities Authority and the commissioner 
77.2 	of natural resources in reviewing and ranking applications for grants under this section.
77.3 	The application must identify the uses of the treated wastewater and greater weight 
77.4 	will be given to applications that include a binding commitment to participate by the 
77.5 	user or users.
77.6 	The agency must give preference to projects that will reduce use of the greatest 
77.7 	volume of groundwater from aquifers with the slowest rate of recharge.
77.8 		Subd. 4.Application form; procedures. The agency shall develop an application 
77.9 	form and procedures.
77.10 		Subd. 5.Reports. The agency shall report by February 1 of each year to the chairs 
77.11 	of the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over environment policy and finance 
77.12 	and capital investment on the grants made and projects funded under this section. For each 
77.13 	demonstration project funded, the report must include information on the scale of water 
77.14 	constraints for the area, the volume of treated wastewater supply, the quality of treated 
77.15 	wastewater supplied and treatment implications for the industrial user, impacts to stream 
77.16 	flow and downstream users, and any considerations related to water appropriation and 
77.17 	discharge permits.

77.18 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116J.423, is amended by adding a 
77.19 	subdivision to read:
77.20 		Subd. 2a.Grants authorized. Notwithstanding subdivision 2, the commissioner 
77.21 	may use money in the fund to make grants to a county, or to a county regional rail authority 
77.22 	as appropriate, for public infrastructure needed to support an eligible project under this 
77.23 	section. Grant money may be used by the county or regional rail authority to acquire 
77.24 	right-of-way and mitigate loss of wetlands and runoff of storm water; to predesign, design, 
77.25 	construct, and equip roads and rail lines; and, in cooperation with municipal utilities, to 
77.26 	predesign, design, construct, and equip natural gas pipelines, electric infrastructure, water 
77.27 	supply systems, and wastewater collection and treatment systems. Grants made under this 
77.28 	subdivision are available until expended.

77.29 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 119A.45, is amended to read:
77.30 	119A.45 EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING AND CHILD PROTECTION 
77.31 	FACILITIES.
77.32 		Subdivision 1.Grant authority. The commissioner may make grants to state 
77.33 	agencies and political subdivisions to construct or rehabilitate facilities for early childhood 
77.34 	programs, with priority to centers in counties or municipalities with the highest percentage 
78.1 	of children living in poverty. The commissioner may also make grants to state agencies 
78.2 	and political subdivisions to construct or rehabilitate facilities for crisis nurseries, or 
78.3 	parenting time centers. The following requirements apply:
78.4 	(a) The facilities must be owned by the state or a political subdivision, but may 
78.5 	be leased under section 16A.695 to organizations that operate the programs. The 
78.6 	commissioner must prescribe the terms and conditions of the leases. 
78.7 	(b) A grant for an individual facility must not exceed $200,000 $300,000 for each 
78.8 	program that is housed in the facility, up to a maximum of $500,000 $750,000 for a 
78.9 	facility that houses three programs or more. Programs include Head Start, early childhood 
78.10 	and family education programs School Readiness, Early Childhood Family Education, 
78.11 	licensed child care, and other early childhood intervention programs. 
78.12 	(c) State appropriations must be matched on a 50 percent basis with nonstate funds. 
78.13 	The matching requirement must apply programwide and not to individual grants.
78.14 		Subd. 2.Grant priority. (a) The commissioner must give priority to:
78.15 	(1) projects in counties or municipalities with the highest percentage of children 
78.16 	living in poverty;
78.17 	(2) grants that involve collaboration among sponsors of programs under this section;
78.18 	and 
78.19 	(3) grants for programs that utilize Youthbuild under sections 116L.361 to 116L.366 
78.20 	for at least 25 percent of each grant awarded or $50,000 of the labor portion of the 
78.21 	construction, whichever is less, if:
78.22 	(i) the work is appropriate for Youthbuild, as mutually agreed upon by the grantee 
78.23 	and the local Youthbuild program, considering safety and skills needed;
78.24 	(ii) it is demonstrated by Youthbuild that using Youthbuild will not increase the 
78.25 	overall cost of the project; and
78.26 	(iii) eligible programs consult with appropriate labor organizations to deliver 
78.27 	education and training.
78.28 	(b) The commissioner may give priority to:
78.29 	(1)  projects that collaborate with child care providers, including all-day and 
78.30 	school-age child care programs, special needs care, sick child care, nontraditional 
78.31 	hour care, and programs that include services to refugee and immigrant families. The 
78.32 	commissioner may give priority to ; and
78.33 	(2) grants for programs that will increase their child care workers' wages as a result 
78.34 	of the grant. If there is work that is appropriate for youthbuild, as mutually agreed upon by 
78.35 	the grantee and the local youthbuild program, considering safety and skills needed, and if 
78.36 	it is demonstrated by youthbuild that using youthbuild will not increase the overall cost 
79.1 	of the project, then priority must be given to grants for programs that utilize youthbuild 
79.2 	under sections 116L.361 to 116L.366 for at least 25 percent of each grant awarded or 
79.3 	$50,000, whichever is less, of the labor portion of the construction. Eligible programs 
79.4 	must consult with appropriate labor organizations to deliver education and training. State 
79.5 	appropriations must be matched on a 50 percent basis with nonstate funds. The matching 
79.6 	requirement must apply programwide and not to individual grants.

79.7 	Sec. 40. [137.61] PURPOSE.
79.8 	(a) Sections 137.61 to 137.64 provide for a biomedical science research funding 
79.9 	program to further the investment in biomedical science research facilities in Minnesota to 
79.10 	benefit the state's economy, advance the biomedical technology industry, benefit human 
79.11 	health, and facilitate research collaboration between the University of Minnesota and other 
79.12 	private and public institutions in this state.
79.13 	(b) For the purposes of the Department of Finance debt management guidelines, 
79.14 	appropriations under section 137.64 must be treated the same as appropriations for the 
79.15 	stadium under section 137.54.

79.16 	Sec. 41. [137.62] DEFINITIONS.
79.17 		Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 
79.18 	137.51 to 137.60.
79.19 		Subd. 2.Biomedical science research facility. "Biomedical science research 
79.20 	facility" means a facility located on the campus of the University of Minnesota to be used 
79.21 	as a research facility and laboratory for biomedical science and biomedical technology. A 
79.22 	hospital licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.56 is not a biomedical science research 
79.23 	facility.
79.24 		Subd. 3.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of finance.
79.25 		Subd. 4.Project costs. "Project costs" means the sum of all obligations incurred, 
79.26 	paid, or to be paid that are reasonably required for the design, construction, and completion 
79.27 	of the project, including, but not limited to:
79.28 	(1) site acquisition;
79.29 	(2) soil and environmental testing, surveys, estimates, plans and specifications, 
79.30 	supervision of construction, and other engineering and architectural services;
79.31 	(3) payments under construction contracts and payments for performance bonds; and
79.32 	(4) purchase and installation of furniture, fixtures, and equipment.
79.33 		Subd. 5.Project. "Project" means the acquisition, construction, improvement, 
79.34 	expansion, repair, or rehabilitation of all or part of a structure, facility, infrastructure, or 
80.1 	equipment necessary for a biomedical science research facility approved by the Board of 
80.2 	Regents.

80.3 	Sec. 42. [137.63] BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH FACILITIES 
80.4 	FUNDING PROGRAM.
80.5 		Subdivision 1.Program established. A biomedical science research facilities 
80.6 	funding program is established to provide appropriations to the Board of Regents of the 
80.7 	University of Minnesota for up to two-thirds of the project costs for each of four projects 
80.8 	approved by the Board of Regents under section 137.64.
80.9 		Subd. 2.Project requirements. The Board of Regents of the University of 
80.10 	Minnesota, either acting on its own or in collaboration with another private or public 
80.11 	entity, must pay at least one-third of the project costs for each of four projects. The board 
80.12 	must not use tuition revenue to pay for the university's share of the costs for the projects 
80.13 	approved under section 137.64.

80.14 	Sec. 43. [137.64] CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENTS TO UNIVERSITY.
80.15 		Subdivision 1.Certifications. Before the commissioner may make any payments 
80.16 	authorized in this section to the Board of Regents for a biomedical science research 
80.17 	facility project, the commissioner must certify that the board has, by board resolution, 
80.18 	approved the maximum project cost for the project and complied with the requirements of 
80.19 	section 137.63, subdivision 2. For each project approved by the board, the board must 
80.20 	certify to the commissioner the amount of the annual payments of principal and interest 
80.21 	required to service each series of bonds issued by the University of Minnesota for the 
80.22 	project, and the actual amount of the state's annual payment to the University of Minnesota 
80.23 	under subdivision 2. The annual payment must not exceed the state's share of the amount 
80.24 	required to service the bonds issued for the project costs.
80.25 		Subd. 2.Payments. On July 1 of each year after the certification under subdivision 
80.26 	1, but no earlier than July 1, 2009, and for so long thereafter as any bonds issued by the 
80.27 	board for the construction of a project are outstanding, the state must transfer to the board 
80.28 	annual payments as certified under subdivision 1, up to the maximum amounts in the 
80.29 	appropriation schedule under subdivision 3. Payments under this section are to reimburse 
80.30 	the Board of Regents for the state's share of the project costs for the biomedical science 
80.31 	research facility projects provided that the bonds issued to pay the state's share of such 
80.32 	costs shall not exceed $195,600,000.
80.33 		Subd. 3.Appropriations. Annual appropriations are made from the general fund to 
80.34 	the commissioner of finance for transfer to the Board of Regents, as follows:
81.1 	(1) up to $1,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2010;
81.2 	(2) up to $4,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2011;
81.3 	(3) up to $9,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2012;
81.4 	(4) up to $14,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013;
81.5 	(5) up to $16,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2014; and 
81.6 	(6) up to $16,575,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2015 and each year thereafter, up 
81.7 	to 25 years following the certification of the last project by the commissioner.
81.8 		Subd. 4.Report to legislature. The Board of Regents must report to the committees 
81.9 	of the legislature with responsibility for capital investment by January 15 of each 
81.10 	even-numbered year on the biomedical science research facility projects authorized under 
81.11 	this section. The report must at a minimum include for each project, the total cost, the 
81.12 	number of researchers, research grants, and the amount of debt issued by the Board.
81.13 		Subd. 5.Reinvestment. The Board of Regents must, to the extent permitted under 
81.14 	federal law, place a priority on reducing the state's share of project costs by dedicating a 
81.15 	share of the proceeds from any commercialization or licensing revenues attributable 
81.16 	to research conducted in the biomedical science facilities to reduce the state's payment 
81.17 	of debt service.
81.18 		Subd. 6.Services to individuals and firms. Consistent with its mission and 
81.19 	governing policies and the requirements for tax exempt bonds, the university shall make 
81.20 	available laboratory and other services on a fee-for-service basis to individuals and firms 
81.21 	in the bioscience industry in Minnesota. The university will not assert patent rights when 
81.22 	providing services that do not involve its innovative intellectual contributions.

81.23 	Sec. 44. [137.65] NO FULL FAITH AND CREDIT.
81.24 	Any bonds or other obligations issued by the board under this act, are not public 
81.25 	debt of the state, and the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the state are not pledged 
81.26 	for their payment, or of any payments that the state agrees to make under this act.

81.27 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462A.21, is amended by adding a 
81.28 	subdivision to read:
81.29 		Subd. 32.Nonprofit housing bonds account. The agency may establish a nonprofit 
81.30 	housing bond account as a separate account within the housing development fund. 
81.31 	Proceeds of nonprofit housing bonds and payments made by the state pursuant to section 
81.32 	462A.36 may be deposited in the account. The agency may transfer the proceeds of 
81.33 	nonprofit housing bonds to another account within the housing development fund that it 
82.1 	determines appropriate to accomplish the purposes for which the bonds are authorized 
82.2 	under section 462A.36.

82.3 	Sec. 46. [462A.36] NONPROFIT HOUSING BONDS; AUTHORIZATION; 
82.4 	STANDING APPROPRIATION.
82.5 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms 
82.6 	have the meanings given them.
82.7 	(b) "Debt service" means the amount payable in any fiscal year of principal of, 
82.8 	premium, if any, and interest on nonprofit housing bonds and the fees, charges, and 
82.9 	expenses related to the bonds.
82.10 	(c) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
82.11 	(d) "Nonprofit housing bonds" means bonds issued by the agency under this chapter 
82.12 	that are "qualified 501(c)(3) bonds" (within the meaning of Section 145(a) of the Internal 
82.13 	Revenue Code) or are not "private activity bonds" (within the meaning of Section 141(a) 
82.14 	of the Internal Revenue Code) for the purpose of financing or refinancing affordable 
82.15 	housing authorized under this chapter.
82.16 		Subd. 2.Appropriation of debt service; payment to agency or trustee. (a) Up to 
82.17 	$2,400,000 annually is appropriated from the general fund for deposit in the nonprofit 
82.18 	housing bond account established in section 462A.21, subdivision 32, to pay the debt 
82.19 	service on nonprofit housing bonds. The appropriation may be made for no more than 20 
82.20 	years, commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009.
82.21 	(b) On July 1 of each year, but no earlier than July 1, 2009, and for so long as any 
82.22 	nonprofit housing bonds are outstanding, the state must transfer from the general fund 
82.23 	to the nonprofit housing bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 
82.24 	32, the amount of debt service payable in the fiscal year certified by the agency to the 
82.25 	commissioner of finance, not  to exceed $2,400,000 annually.
82.26 	(c) The agency may pledge to the payment of the nonprofit housing bonds the 
82.27 	payments to be made by the state pursuant to this section.
82.28 		Subd. 3.No full faith and credit. The nonprofit housing bonds are not public debt 
82.29 	of the state, and the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the state are not pledged 
82.30 	to the payment of the nonprofit housing bonds or to any payment that the state agrees to 
82.31 	make under this section. The bonds must contain a conspicuous statement to such effect.
82.32 		Subd. 4.Authorization. The agency may issue up to $30 million of nonprofit 
82.33 	housing bonds in one or more series to which the payments made pursuant to this section 
82.34 	may be pledged. The nonprofit housing bonds authorized in this subdivision may be issued 
82.35 	for the purpose of making loans, on terms and conditions the agency deems appropriate, 
83.1 	to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, preservation, and rehabilitation of 
83.2 	permanent supportive housing for individuals and families who: (1) either have been 
83.3 	without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or at least four times in the last three 
83.4 	years; or (2) are at significant risk of lacking a permanent residence for 12 months or at 
83.5 	least four times in the last three years. An insubstantial portion of the bond proceeds 
83.6 	may be used for permanent supportive housing for individuals and families experiencing 
83.7 	homelessness who do not meet the criteria of the previous sentence. For purposes of this 
83.8 	subdivision, "permanent supportive housing" means housing that is not time-limited and 
83.9 	provides or coordinates with linkages to services necessary for residents to maintain 
83.10 	housing stability and maximize opportunities for education and employment.

83.11 	Sec. 47. Laws 1997, chapter 21, section 1, is amended to read:
83.12 	Section 1. NASHWAUK GAS UTILITY.
 83.13 	The city of Nashwauk may construct and own one gas distribution line connecting 
83.14 	an area recently acquired by the city, and not currently served by a natural gas utility, with 
83.15 	a natural gas pipeline serving the region. Solely for the purpose of operating this gas line, 
83.16 	and distributing gas to customers located in the recently acquired area, The city may 
83.17 	establish a municipal gas utility without the election required under Minnesota Statutes, 
83.18 	section 412.321, subdivision 2, for the purpose of constructing, owning, and operating this 
83.19 	and other gas pipelines, and distributing gas to customers located within the municipal 
83.20 	boundaries of Nashwauk and to customers located within neighboring municipalities.

83.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after compliance by the city 
83.22 	of Nashwauk with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 3.

83.23 	Sec. 48. Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 20, article 1, section 12, subdivision 
83.24 	3, is amended to read:

83.25
83.26	Subd. 3. Wastewater Infrastructure Funding 
Program
 				15,000,000
 13,500,000
	
83.27 	To the public facilities authority for grants to 
83.28 	eligible municipalities under the wastewater 
83.29 	infrastructure program established in 
83.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072. 
83.31 	To the greatest practical extent, the authority 
83.32 	should use the grants for projects on the 
83.33 	2002 project priority list in priority order to 
84.1 	qualified applicants that submit plans and 
84.2 	specifications to the pollution control agency 
84.3 	or receive a funding commitment from 
84.4 	USDA rural development before December 
84.5 	1, 2003. 
84.6 	$1,500,000 is for grants to the Larsmont 
84.7 	portion of the Knife River-Larsmont sanitary 
84.8 	district. This appropriation must be used to 
84.9 	reduce the amount of the municipality's loan 
84.10 	from the water pollution revolving fund that 
84.11 	exceeds five percent of the market value of 
84.12 	the properties in the project service area. 
84.13 	This appropriation is in addition to grants 
84.14 	from other appropriations. 

84.15 	Sec. 49. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 7, subdivision 21, is amended to read:

84.16
84.17	Subd. 21.State Park and Recreation Area 
Acquisition
 				2,500,000
	
84.18 	For acquisition of land under Minnesota 
84.19 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivisions 2 and 
84.20 	3, from willing sellers of private lands within 
84.21 	state park and recreation area boundaries 
84.22 	established by law.
84.23 	$500,000 is to purchase land within the 
84.24 	boundaries of Greenleaf Lake state park
84.25 	recreation area in Meeker county.

84.26 	Sec. 50. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 17, is amended to read:

84.27	Sec. 17. PUBLIC SAFETY
 				642,000
	
84.28 	To the commissioner of public safety for 
84.29 	a grant to the Economic Development 
84.30 	Authority in and for the city of Blue Earth 
84.31 	to acquire land for and to predesign, design, 
84.32 	construct, furnish, and equip a fire and 
84.33 	police station. This appropriation is not 
85.1 	available until the commissioner of finance 
85.2 	has determined that at least an equal amount 
85.3 	has been committed to the project from 
85.4 	nonstate sources.

85.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

85.6 	Sec. 51. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

85.7
85.8	Subd. 8.Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, 
Inc.
 				2,000,000
	
85.9 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
85.10 	to the Public Facilities Authority for grants 
85.11 	to the city of Luverne, city of Worthington 
85.12 	Public Utilities, Lincoln-Pipestone rural 
85.13 	water system, and Rock County rural water 
85.14 	systemLewis and Clark Joint Powers 
85.15 	Board to acquire land, predesign, design, 
85.16 	construct, furnish, and equip one or more
85.17 	water transmission and storage facilities to 
85.18 	accommodate the connection with of the 
85.19 	Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc. 
85.20 	that will serve southwestern Minnesota.
85.21 	The grants Payment to the Lewis and Clark 
85.22 	Rural Water System, Inc., must be awarded 
85.23 	to projects approved by the Lewis and Clark 
85.24 	Joint Powers Board.
85.25 	This appropriation is available only to the 
85.26 	extent that each $1 of state money is matched 
85.27 	by at least $1 of local money paid to the 
85.28 	Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.
85.29 	for each $1 of state money to be used to 
85.30 	reimburse costs incurred on eligible projects.
85.31 	This appropriation is the first phase of the 
85.32 	state share for the Lewis and Clark Rural 
85.33 	Water System, Inc. project as defined in the 
86.1 	federal Lewis and Clark Rural Water System 
86.2 	Act of 2000.

86.3 	Sec. 52. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 11, as amended by 
86.4 	Laws 2006, chapter 171, section 1, is amended to read:

86.5	Subd. 11. Redevelopment Account
 				15,000,000 
	
86.6 	For purposes of the redevelopment  account 
86.7 	created in Minnesota Statutes,  section 
86.8 	116J.571.  
86.9 	$5,000,000 cumulatively is for grants to the 
86.10 	counties of Ramsey and Anoka for public 
86.11 	improvements  to the portions of County 
86.12 	Road J located within each county, including 
86.13 	predesign and design, the acquisition of 
86.14 	interests in land, and the repayment of loans 
86.15 	the proceeds of which were used for the 
86.16 	public improvements. The grants to the 
86.17 	individual counties shall be in amounts 
86.18 	proportionate to the individual counties' costs 
86.19 	associated with the public improvements.  
86.20 	This grant is  exempt from the requirements 
86.21 	of  Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.572  to 
86.22 	116J.575.  
86.23 	$1,000,000 is for a grant to the city  of 
86.24 	Willmar to pay part of the cost of  acquiring 
86.25 	land for the new city airport and  to construct, 
86.26 	furnish, and equip  hangars and a precision 
86.27 	lighting system  at the airport, to relocate 
86.28 	RCO communications equipment from the 
86.29 	old airport to the new airport, to design and 
86.30 	construct ramp and taxiway expansions, and 
86.31 	security fencing. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
86.32 	Statutes, section 116J.575, no match is 
86.33 	required for this project.  
87.1 	$600,000 is for a grant to the city of  Rushford 
87.2 	to acquire real property for,  and to design, 
87.3 	construct, and renovate,  furnish, and equip a 
87.4 	facility for the  Institute of Nanotechnology.  

87.5 	Sec. 53. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 16, is amended to 
87.6 	read:

87.7	Subd. 16.Minneapolis

87.8	(a) Minnesota Planetarium
				22,000,000
	
87.9 	For a grant to the city of Minneapolis
87.10 	Hennepin County to complete design and 
87.11 	to construct, furnish, and equip a new 
87.12 	Minnesota planetarium and space discovery 
87.13 	center in conjunction with the Minneapolis 
87.14 	downtown library.

87.15	(b) Heritage Park
					
87.16 	Any unspent balance remaining on December 
87.17 	31, 2004, in the appropriation made by 
87.18 	Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 
87.19 	22, subdivision 10, for a grant to the city of 
87.20 	Minneapolis, may be used by the city for 
87.21 	improvements to the Heritage Park project.

87.22	(c) Minnesota Shubert Center
				1,000,000
	
87.23 	For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to 
87.24 	predesign and design and provide for related 
87.25 	capital costs for an associated atrium to 
87.26 	create the Minnesota Shubert Center.

87.27 	Sec. 54. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 7, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

87.28	Subd.  7.Lake Superior safe harbors
 				3,000,000
	
87.29 	To design and construct capital  improvements 
87.30 	to public accesses and  small craft harbors on 
87.31 	Lake Superior in accordance with Minnesota 
87.32 	Statutes, sections 86A.20 to 86A.24, and in 
88.1 	cooperation with the United States Army 
88.2 	Corps of Engineers.
88.3 	This appropriation may be used to develop 
88.4 	the harbor of refuge and marina at Two 
88.5 	Harbors and is added to the appropriations 
88.6 	in Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 7, 
88.7 	subdivision 24; and Laws 2000, chapter 
88.8 	492, article 1, section 7,  subdivision 21, as 
88.9 	amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 
88.10 	1, section 42. Notwithstanding those laws, 
88.11 	the commissioner may proceed with the Two 
88.12 	Harbors project by providing up to $625,000 
88.13 	to complete the design specifications and 
88.14 	environmental work currently underway and 
88.15 	proceed with the remaining money for the 
88.16 	project upon securing an agreement with the 
88.17 	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that commits 
88.18 	federal expenditures of at least $4,000,000 
88.19 	to the project.

88.20 	Sec. 55. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 7, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

88.21	Subd. 11.Water control structures
 				1,000,000
	
88.22 	To rehabilitate or replace water control 
88.23 	structures used to manage shallow lakes and 
88.24 	wetlands for waterfowl habitat on wildlife 
88.25 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
88.26 	section 86A.05, subdivision 8, or for the 
88.27 	purposes of public water reserves under 
88.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.101.

88.29 	Sec. 56. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 7, subdivision 22, is amended to read:

88.30	Subd. 22.Regional trails
 				1,133,000
	
88.31 	For matching grants under Minnesota 
88.32 	Statutes, section 85.019, subdivision 4b.
89.1 	$648,000 is for the Agassiz Recreational 
89.2 	ATV Trail. Snowmobile trail grant money 
89.3 	received under Minnesota Statutes, section 
89.4 	84.83, subdivision 3, and all-terrain vehicle 
89.5 	trail grant money received under Minnesota 
89.6 	Statutes, section 84.927, subdivision 2, may 
89.7 	be counted as part of the county's required 50 
89.8 	percent nonstate match.
89.9 	$485,000 is for a grant to the Central 
89.10 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
89.11 	Coordination Board to design, engineer, 
89.12 	and construct 6.3 miles of trail and two 
89.13 	parking areas along the Mississippi River 
89.14 	in Sherburne County, to be known as Xcel 
89.15 	Energy Great River Woodland Trail.

89.16 	Sec. 57. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 16, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

89.17	Subd. 5. Northeast Minnesota rail initiative
 				1,300,000
	
89.18	(a) Heritage and Arts Center
				400,000
	
89.19 	For a grant to St. Louis County to renovate 
89.20 	the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts 
89.21 	Center (the Duluth Depot).

89.22	(b) Passenger Rail Service
				900,000
	
89.23 	 and to match federal money for  For a 
89.24 	grant to the St. Louis and Lake County 
89.25 	Regional Rail Authority for Phase 1 of 
89.26 	preliminary engineering, environmental 
89.27 	studies, and construction of the rail line, 
89.28 	railway stations, park-and-ride lots, and 
89.29 	other railroad appurtenances necessary 
89.30 	to facilitate the return of intercity and 
89.31 	commuter/passenger rail service within 
89.32 	Duluth and the Duluth/Twin Cities rail 
89.33 	corridor. 

90.1 	Sec. 58. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

90.2	Subd. 6.Redevelopment Account
 				9,000,000
	
90.3 	For purposes of the redevelopment account 
90.4 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.571.
90.5 	$800,000 is for a grant to the city of 
90.6 	Worthington to remediate contaminated 
90.7 	soil and redevelop the site of the former 
90.8 	Campbell Soup factory. This grant is exempt 
90.9 	from the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
90.10 	sections 116J.572 to 116J.575.
90.11 	$250,000 is for a grant to the city of Winona 
90.12 	to predesign facilities for a multipurpose 
90.13 	events center and arena to be used for the 
90.14 	Shakespeare Festival as part of the riverfront 
90.15 	redevelopment plan, Beethoven Festival, and 
90.16 	Winona State University events. This grant is 
90.17 	exempt from the requirements of Minnesota 
90.18 	Statutes, sections 116J.572 to 116J.575.

90.19 	Sec. 59. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivision 14, is amended to read:

90.20	Subd.  14. Itasca County - infrastructure
 				12,000,000 
	
90.21 	For a grant to Itasca County for public 
90.22 	infrastructure needed to support a steel plant 
90.23 	in Itasca County or an innovative energy 
90.24 	project in Itasca County under Minnesota 
90.25 	Statutes, section 216B.1694, that uses clean 
90.26 	energy technology as defined in Minnesota 
90.27 	Statutes, section 216B.1693, or both and 
90.28 	economic development projects in the 
90.29 	surrounding area. Grant money may be used 
90.30 	by Itasca County to acquire right-of-way and 
90.31 	mitigate loss of wetlands and runoff of storm 
90.32 	water, to predesign, design, construct, and 
90.33 	equip roads and rail lines, and, in cooperation 
90.34 	with  municipal public utilities Nashwauk 
91.1 	Municipal Utility, to predesign, design, 
91.2 	construct, and equip natural gas pipelines, 
91.3 	electric infrastructure, water supply systems, 
91.4 	and wastewater collection and treatment 
91.5 	systems. 
91.6 	Up to $4,000,000 of this appropriation may 
91.7 	be spent before the full financing for either 
91.8 	project has been closed. 

91.9 	Sec. 60. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivision 15, is amended to read:

91.10
91.11	Subd. 15.Lewis and Clark Rural Water 
System, Inc.
 				3,282,000
	
91.12 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
91.13 	to the Public Facilities Authority for  grants 
91.14 	to the city of Luverne, city of Worthington 
91.15 	Public Utilities, Lincoln-Pipestone rural 
91.16 	water system, and Rock County rural water 
91.17 	system Lewis and Clark Joint Powers 
91.18 	Board to acquire land, predesign, design, 
91.19 	construct, furnish, and equip one or more
91.20 	water transmission and storage  facilities to 
91.21 	accommodate the connection with of the 
91.22 	Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc. 
91.23 	that will serve southwestern Minnesota.
91.24 	The grants Payment to the Lewis and Clark 
91.25 	Rural Water System, Inc. must be awarded 
91.26 	to projects approved by the Lewis and Clark 
91.27 	Joint Powers Board.
91.28 	This appropriation is available to the extent 
91.29 	that each $1 of state money is matched by at 
91.30 	least $1 of local money paid to the Lewis and 
91.31 	Clark Rural Water System, Inc. to reimburse 
91.32 	the system for costs incurred on eligible 
91.33 	projects.

92.1 	Sec. 61. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 23, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

92.2
92.3	Subd. 3.Historic Fort Snelling Museum and 
Visitor Center
 				1,100,000
	
92.4 	To design the restoration and renovation of 
92.5 	the 1904 Cavalry Barracks Building for the 
92.6 	historic Fort Snelling Museum and Visitor 
92.7 	Center and other site improvements to 
92.8 	revitalize historic Fort Snelling.

92.9 	Sec. 62. Laws 2006, chapter 282, article 11, section 2, subdivision 6, is amended to 
92.10 	read:

92.11	Subd. 6. Itasca County infrastructure
 				11,500,000 
	
92.12 	For transfer to the Minnesota minerals 21st 
92.13 	century fund for a grant to Itasca County 
92.14 	to design, construct, and equip roads, rail 
92.15 	lines, and in cooperation with Nashwauk 
92.16 	Municipal Utility to predesign, design, 
92.17 	construct, and equip electric infrastructure, 
92.18 	natural gas pipelines, water supply systems, 
92.19 	or wastewater collection and treatment 
92.20 	systems for a steel plant in Itasca County. Of 
92.21 	this amount, up to $500,000 may be used for 
92.22 	other mineral related projects in the taconite 
92.23 	relief area. This is a onetime appropriation. 

92.24 	Sec. 63. STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION; REPORT.
 92.25 	(a) The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency shall meet with the stakeholders 
92.26 	described in paragraph (b) for the following purposes: 
92.27 	(1) to consider the use of 501(c)(3) bonds as a means to prevent residential mortgage 
92.28 	foreclosures and to address the effects of widespread residential mortgage foreclosures; 
92.29 	(2) to consider means to make community activity set aside (CASA) mortgages 
92.30 	more accessible to neighborhood land trusts; and 
92.31 	(3) to consider alternative tax classifications for neighborhood land trust properties 
92.32 	to make taxation of such properties more equitable and to provide an incentive for greater 
92.33 	utilization of neighborhood land trusts.
93.1 	(b) The stakeholders referenced in paragraph (a) must include individuals with 
93.2 	experience in community land trusts, providers of mortgage foreclosure prevention 
93.3 	services, bankers, individuals who have experienced mortgage foreclosure, legal aid 
93.4 	attorneys, and a representative of the property tax division of the Department of Revenue.
93.5 	(c) The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency shall report the results and 
93.6 	recommendations of the meetings under paragraph (a) to the legislative committees with 
93.7 	jurisdiction over housing policy and finance by January 1, 2009.

93.8 	Sec. 64. REPORT ON EAST PHILLIPS CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY 
93.9 	CENTER.
 93.10 	The Metropolitan Council shall report by January 1, 2009, to the legislative 
93.11 	committees with jurisdiction over capital investment on the terms of the grant agreement 
93.12 	and progress on design and construction of the East Phillips Cultural and Community 
93.13 	Center by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board with the appropriation in Laws 
93.14 	2006, chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 8.

93.15 	Sec. 65. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY.
 93.16 	To the greatest practical extent, projects on the Public Facilities Authority's 2008 
93.17 	intended use plan, the listings for which were based on the Pollution Control Agency's 
93.18 	2006 project priority list, shall be carried over to the 2009 intended use plan for potential 
93.19 	funding from the clean water revolving fund.

93.20 	Sec. 66. LEGISLATIVE INTENT; DEBT SERVICE.
 93.21 	The legislature intends that in any biennium for which the budget forecast is 
93.22 	prepared, the biennial general fund appropriation for debt service should not exceed three 
93.23 	percent of forecasted nondedicated general fund revenues.

93.24 	Sec. 67. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 93.25 	Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment.