1E Relating to the financing of state government; making onetime appropriations

ARTICLE 1 - SUMMARY

Providing a summary of appropriations

ARTICLE 2 - HUMAN SERVICES

Appropriating money to the commissioner of human services for children and economic assistance grants, for grants to counties for child support enforcement programs, for children and community services grants, for grants to counties and tribes affected by reductions in targeted case management federal Medicaid revenue, for other children and economic assistance grants, for children and economic assistance management, administration and operations, for continuing care grants to reimburse the costs of nursing facility sprinkler systems and for state operated services for a grant to Advocating Change Together (ACT) for the remembering with dignity project, to the commissioner of health for the window replacement program and pandemic influenza preparedness, to the veterans nursing homes board for repair, maintenance, rehabilitation and betterment activities a veterans home facilities statewide; providing for the sunset of uncodified language; creating a window replacement program to assist property owners in the cost of replacing lead painted windows, specifying eligibility and providing for loans; authorizing nursing facilities rate increases for complying with certain federal certification standards or codes; requiring the commissioner of human services to use reimbursements to calculate an average per patient day increase for eligible nursing facilities; providing for the expungement or the storing off line of food support benefits under certain conditions; modifying food support recipients reporting requirements to the commissioner of human services; simplifying application procedures for certain citizens applying to the Minnesota food support program

ARTICLE 3 - ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Appropriating money to the pollution control agency (PCA) for grants to convert diesel emission systems in school buses and for a grant to the Koochiching economic development authority for a feasibility study for a plasma torch gasification facility to convert municipal solid waste to energy and slag, to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for addressing surface and groundwater issues related to the development and expansion of ethanol production, for lands records management system, for a grant to the forest resources council, to develop and implement a statewide information and education campaign on the proposed statewide ban on the transport storage or use of nonapproved firewood on state land, for fencing cattle feeding areas in bovine tuberculosis control zones, for a grant to the international wolf center for building renovations, for a grant to the natural resources institute for silvicultural research to improve timber fiber, for grants to cities, counties, townships, park districts and park and recreation boards in cities of the first class cities for the identification and replacement of dead shade trees, for a grant to the city of Wabasha for programming at the national bald eagle center, for a grant to the wildlife rehabilitation center to retire loans for the facility in Roseville and for a grant to the conservation corps for learning stipends for deaf students and wages for interpreters participating in the summer youth program, to the board of water and soil resources (BOWSR) for bioenergy crop research and monitoring, to develop clean energy program guidelines and standards, for grants to local units of government to improve response to major wetlands violations, to develop a comprehensive state wetland restoration vision plan, to develop guidelines for drainage records modernization, to the Minnesota river basin joint powers board for operating expenses, for a grant to the Faribault soil and water conservation district to pay for erosion repair on the Blue Earth river, for a grant to the city of Gaylord to construct storm water sewer drains and related facilities to divert water currently draining into Lake Titlow into holding ponds, to the commissioner of agriculture for a grant to the university of Minnesota to allow rapid and accurate measurement of enology components, to the commissioner of commerce for E85 cost share grants, to the center for rural policy and development at Minnesota state university at Mankato for a grant for a rural wind energy development assistance program, for home heating assistance and for expenses of the University Enterprise Laboratories, Inc. for bioscience business development activities

ARTICLE 4 - CLEAN WATER LEGACY

Appropriating money to the pollution control agency (PCA) for statewide assessments of surface water quality and trends including monitoring endocrine disruptors contained in waters of the state and to develop total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for statewide assessments of surface water quality and trends and to develop total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans and for nonpoint and point restoration programs to address impaired waters, to the board of water and soil resources (BOWSR) for targeted nonpoint restoration cost share and incentive payments and technical, compliance and engineering assistance, for reporting and evaluating applied soil and water conservation practices, for grants to counties to implement county individual sewage treatment system (ISTS) programs, for grants to support local nonpoint source protection activities related to lake and river protection and management and for grants to address imminent threat and failing ISTS and to the commissioner of agriculture for research, evaluation and effectiveness monitoring of agricultural practices in restoring impaired waters, for management and coordination activities contributing to restoring impaired waters and for the agricultural best management practices loan program

ARTICLE 5 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development (DEED) for the Minnesota minerals 21st century fund, for the collaborative research partnership between the university of Minnesota and the Mayo foundation for biotechnology and medical genomics research, for a grant to the Walker Area Community Center, Inc., for a grant to Le Sueur county for the cost of cleaning debris from lakes, to the public facilities authority for a grant to the Upper Sioux community to improve the current water system, to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota for the neighborhood alliance, to Minnesota Technology, Inc. for the small business growth acceleration program, to the urban challenge grant program for a grant to the neighborhood development center for minority enterprise retention at the global market, for the urban initiative program and for a grant to the metropolitan economic development association for continuing minority business development program in the metropolitan area and for contract procurement support to businesses and for a grant to the city Inver Grove Heights to reduce debt on the veterans memorial community center, to the housing finance agency (HFA) for the challenge program, the housing trust fund, the affordable rental investment fund, the housing rehabilitation and accessibility fund, for home ownership education, counseling and training and for capacity building grants, to Explore Minnesota tourism for a grant to the Minnesota film and television board for the snowbate program, to the Minnesota historical society for expenses incurred by the sesquicentennial commission and for a grant to the Nicollet county historical society for renovation of the center exhibit gallery at the treaty site history center in St. Peter, to the humanities commission for lifelong learning programs, to the commissioner of finance for a grant to the city of St. Paul for the RiverCentre parking ramp, establishing the small business growth acceleration program under Minnesota Technology, Inc. to provide assistance to certain qualified manufacturing companies in implementing technology and business improvements and in controlling standard market pricing for technology and business improvements; modifying funding provisions relating to the runaway and homeless youth act; authorizing the HFA to provide grants for the operating cost of public housing; providing for the university of Minnesota to assist in the formation of the university of Minnesota Minneapolis area neighborhood alliance, providing for alliance functions and projects, requiring a report to the legislature by a certain date, sunset provision

ARTICLE 6 - PUBLIC SAFETY

Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for criminal apprehension to develop an electronic system known as e-Charging to prepare and transmit charging documents between law enforcement agencies, prosecution offices and courts, to the office of justice programs for grants to counties for defibrillators purchase, for a grant to the city of St. Paul to implement an integrated domestic violence response framework, for children at risk, for legal advocacy for trafficking victims, for homeless outreach and for the Hennepin county violent offender task force, to the commissioner of corrections for the demonstration project for high risk adults; requiring the commissioner of public safety to establish a grant program to connect people experiencing homelessness to housing and services for purposes of reducing recidivism and promoting communities, specifying grant recipients, providing for project design and requiring annual reports to the commissioner; requiring the commissioner of corrections to establish a high risk adult demonstration project to apply best practices to improve and promote the recovery and success of high risk adults frequently using costly public services; specifying scope and eligibility of certain high risk adults with substance abuse, mental illness, chronic unemployment, incarceration and homelessness histories; specifying enrollment, payment, reporting and independent evaluation requirements

ARTICLE 7 - TRANSPORTATION

Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for the town road sign replacement program and for a grant to the St. Louis and Lake county regional rail authority for the North Shore express intercity rail initiative

ARTICLE 8 - STATE GOVERNMENT

Appropriating money to the legislature for improvements to information technology systems for the senate and to the legislative coordinating commission (LCC) for the revisor of statutes to complete development of and implementation of the administrative rulemaking component of the XTEND bill drafting system, to the secretary of state to implement new absentee voting procedures, to the commissioner of administration to design the restoration and expansion of the state capitol and for administrative management services for a targeted group business disparity study, for grants to noncommercial television stations and public radio to assist with the continued conversion to a digital broadcast and for the senate to convert to a digital broadcast signal, to the commissioner of veterans affairs for a grant to Washington county for capital improvements detailed in the approved planned unit development for the disabled veterans rest camp to provide increased capacity, amenities, access and safety for Minnesota veterans, to the office of enterprise technology for select small infrastructure projects, to the capitol area architectural and planning (CAAP) board, to the commissioner of employee relations for a grant to the university of Minnesota department of health informatics to evaluate the use and impact of personal health records on employees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU), to the Indian affairs council to acquire an Indian burial site in Becker county, simplifying the process of voting by absentee ballot; expanding eligibility and certain ballot delivery requirements; providing for delivery of absentee ballots to an agent of certain persons and return of ballots by an agent; providing for ongoing delivery of absentee ballots on request without application under certain conditions; expanding time for agent delivery of absentee ballots; modifying certain requirements for previously registered voters absentee ballots; authorizing the secretary of state to adopt rules
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