1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the financing of state government; making onetime appropriations for 
1.3 	health and human services, environment and natural resources, energy, clean 
1.4 	water legacy, veterans, economic development, public safety, transportation, and 
1.5 	state government; modifying certain statutory provisions and laws; providing 
1.6 	for certain programs; fixing and limiting fees; authorizing rulemaking; requiring 
1.7 	reports; providing for penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota 
1.8 	Statutes 2006, sections 203B.02, subdivision 1; 203B.04, subdivisions 1, 6; 
1.9 	203B.06, subdivision 3; 203B.07, subdivision 2; 203B.11, subdivision 4; 
1.10 	256B.434, subdivision 4; 256J.77; 256K.45, by adding a subdivision; 462A.21, 
1.11 	subdivision 8b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
1.12 	116O; 144; 256D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 203B.04, 
1.13 	subdivision 5.
1.14 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.15 	ARTICLE 1
1.16 	SUMMARY

1.17	Section 1.  SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.18 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations from the general 
1.19 	fund made in this act.

1.20			2008
		2009
		Total
	
1.21	Health and Human Services
	$
	41,286,000
	$
	4,000,000
	$
	45,286,000
	
1.22
1.23	Environment, Energy & 
Natural Resources
		8,808,000
		92,000
		 8,900,000
	
1.24	Clean Water Legacy
		54,000,000
				54,000,000
	
1.25	Economic Development 
		105,529,000
				105,529,000
	
1.26	Public Safety
		4,200,000
				 4,200,000
	
1.27	Transportation
		2,675,000
				2,675,000
	
1.28	State Government 
		19,795,000
				19,795,000
	
1.29	Total
	$
	236,293,000
	$
	4,092,000
	$
	240,385,000

2.1 	ARTICLE 2
2.2 	HUMAN SERVICES

2.3	Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.4 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
2.5 	in this article.

2.6			2008
		2009
		Total
	
2.7	General
	$
	41,286,000
	$
	4,000,000
	$
	45,286,000

2.8	Sec. 2. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.9 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
2.10 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
2.11 	general fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures 
2.12 	"2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are 
2.13 	available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first 
2.14 	year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal 
2.15 	years 2008 and 2009. All the appropriations in this article are onetime appropriations.

2.16				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.17				Available for the Year
	
2.18				Ending June 30
	
2.19					2008
		2009

2.20	Sec. 3. HUMAN SERVICES

2.21	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	32,921,000
	$
	1,000,000
	
2.22 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.23 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.24 	subdivisions.

2.25
2.26	Subd. 2.Children and Economic Assistance 
Grants

2.27	(a) Child Support Enforcement Grants
		4,000,000
		-0-
	
2.28 	Grants to counties. For grants to counties 
2.29 	for child support enforcement programs 
2.30 	to make up for the loss under the federal 
2.31 	Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Public Law 
2.32 	109-171, of federal matching money for 
3.1 	federal incentive money passed on to the 
3.2 	counties by the state. 
3.3 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
3.4 	2009.

3.5	(b) Children and Community Services Grants
		23,650,000
		-0-
	
3.6 	Targeted Case Management Temporary 
3.7 	Funding. For grants to counties and tribes 
3.8 	affected by reductions in targeted case 
3.9 	management federal Medicaid revenue as 
3.10 	a result of the federal Deficit Reduction 
3.11 	Act of 2005, Public Law 109-171. The 
3.12 	commissioner shall distribute the grants in 
3.13 	proportion to each affected county or tribe's 
3.14 	targeted case management federal earnings 
3.15 	for calendar year 2005. Before distributing 
3.16 	the grants, the commissioner shall estimate 
3.17 	and certify the amount by which the federal 
3.18 	regulations will reduce case management 
3.19 	revenue over the 2008-2009 biennium. The 
3.20 	commissioner may provide grants up to the 
3.21 	amount of the estimated reduction, not to 
3.22 	exceed the amount of this appropriation. The 
3.23 	commissioner may determine the timing 
3.24 	and frequency of payments to counties. 
3.25 	Counties must use the grants to pay for 
3.26 	social service-related costs, but the grants are 
3.27 	not subject to requirements of the Children 
3.28 	and Community Services Act grant under 
3.29 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256M.
3.30 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
3.31 	2009.

3.32
3.33	(c) Other Children and Economic Assistance 
Grants
		2,900,000
		-0-
	
4.1 	$1,000,000 is for long-term homeless 
4.2 	services under Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.3 	256K.26.
4.4 	$1,000,000 is for the Runaway and Homeless 
4.5 	Youth Act under Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.6 	256K.45. This appropriation must be spent in 
4.7 	each area of the continuum of care to ensure 
4.8 	that programs are meeting the greatest need.
4.9 	(1) The commissioner of human services 
4.10 	shall offer a request for proposals to identify a 
4.11 	research and evaluation firm with experience 
4.12 	working with: 
4.13 	(i) homeless youth providers; 
4.14 	(ii) data; and 
4.15 	(iii) the topics of housing, homelessness, and 
4.16 	a continuum of care for youth.
4.17 	(2) The research and evaluation firm 
4.18 	identified under paragraph (a) shall monitor 
4.19 	and evaluate the programs receiving funding 
4.20 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.45.
4.21 	$500,000 is for transitional housing programs 
4.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.33. 
4.23 	Up to ten percent of this appropriation may 
4.24 	be used for housing and services that extend 
4.25 	beyond 24 months.
4.26 	$400,000 is for emergency services grants 
4.27 	under Laws 1997, chapter 162, article 3, 
4.28 	section 7.

4.29
4.30	Subd. 3.Children and Economic Assistance 
Management

4.31
4.32	(a) Children and Economic Assistance 
Administration
		87,000
		-0-

4.33
4.34	(b) Children and Economic Assistance 
Operations
		84,000
		-0-

5.1	Subd. 4.Continuing Care Grants
 		2,000,000
		1,000,000
	
5.2 	Nursing Facility Sprinkler Systems. To 
5.3 	reimburse the costs of nursing facility 
5.4 	sprinkler systems under Minnesota Statutes, 
5.5 	section 256B.434, subdivision 4, paragraph 
5.6 	(e).

5.7	Subd. 5.State-Operated Services
 		200,000
		-0-
	
5.8 	Remembering With Dignity Project. (a) 
5.9 	For a grant to Advocating Change Together 
5.10 	for the Remembering With Dignity project in 
5.11 	paragraph (b). This appropriation is available 
5.12 	until June 30, 2009.
5.13 	(b) As part of the Remembering With Dignity 
5.14 	project, the grant recipient shall:
5.15 	(1) conduct necessary research on persons 
5.16 	buried in state cemeteries who were residents 
5.17 	of state hospitals or regional treatment 
5.18 	centers and were buried in numbered or 
5.19 	unmarked graves;
5.20 	(2) purchase and install headstones that are 
5.21 	properly inscribed with their names on the 
5.22 	graves of those persons; and
5.23 	(3) collaborate with community groups 
5.24 	and state and local government agencies to 
5.25 	build community involvement and public 
5.26 	awareness, ensure public access to the 
5.27 	graves, and ensure appropriate perpetual 
5.28 	maintenance of state cemeteries.

5.29	Sec. 4. COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH
 	$
	5,365,000
	$
	-0-
	
5.30 	Window Replacement Program.
5.31 	$1,000,000 is to the commissioner of finance 
5.32 	for transfer to the window replacement 
6.1 	revolving account under Minnesota Statutes, 
6.2 	section 144.9513.
6.3 	Pandemic Influenza Preparedness.
6.4 	$4,365,000 is to prepare for and respond 
6.5 	to a pandemic influenza outbreak. Of this 
6.6 	appropriation, $2,183,000 is to purchase 
6.7 	antiviral medications and $2,182,000 is to 
6.8 	prepare and manage a stockpile of health 
6.9 	care supplies.

6.10
6.11	Sec. 5. VETERANS NURSING HOMES 
BOARD
 	$
	3,000,000
	$
	3,000,000
	
6.12 	Repair and Betterments. For repair, 
6.13 	maintenance, rehabilitation, and betterment 
6.14 	activities at veterans home facilities 
6.15 	statewide.

6.16 	Sec. 6. SUNSET OF UNCODIFIED LANGUAGE.
 6.17 	All uncodified language contained in this article expires on June 30, 2009, unless a 
6.18 	different expiration date is explicit.

6.19 	Sec. 7. [144.9513] WINDOW REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.
6.20 		Subdivision 1.Account establishment. A window replacement revolving account 
6.21 	is created in the state government special revenue fund. Money in the account is 
6.22 	appropriated to the commissioner of health to provide loans to property owners to assist in 
6.23 	the cost of replacing lead painted windows.
6.24 		Subd. 2.Eligibility. (a) To be eligible for a loan under this program, an applicant 
6.25 	must own the property and the property must:
6.26 	(1) have been built before 1960;
6.27 	(2) contain wooden frame interior windows with lead-based paint; and
6.28 	(3) have no more than four units.
6.29 	(b) Loans obtained through the program must be used for window replacement, 
6.30 	including installation, cavity insulation, and frame repairs. Replacement windows must 
6.31 	have a U rating from the National Fenestration Rating Council no greater than 35 and 
6.32 	must be purchased from a Minnesota-based manufacturer.
7.1 		Subd. 3.Application. An applicant must submit a loan application to the 
7.2 	commissioner of health on forms prescribed by the commissioner. The application must 
7.3 	include, at a minimum:
7.4 	(1) the amount of the loan requested with a description of the replacement project;
7.5 	(2) a legal description of the property; and
7.6 	(3) a quote from a certified contractor for window replacement.
7.7 		Subd. 4.Duties of local agencies. The commissioner of health shall designate local 
7.8 	administrative agencies, including, but not limited to, CAP agencies, tribal, city or county 
7.9 	housing agencies, and nonprofit organizations to be responsible for:
7.10 	(1) qualifying properties as eligible for the program;
7.11 	(2) filing a lien on each property receiving a loan through the program;
7.12 	(3) certifying installation contractors; and
7.13 	(4) conducting program outreach to eligible property owners, with priority given to 
7.14 	properties where young children reside.
7.15 		Subd. 5.Loans. (a) The commissioner of health shall make a no-interest loan 
7.16 	to property owners who are eligible under subdivision 2. The commissioner shall give 
7.17 	priority to properties where young children reside on a first-come basis provided that the 
7.18 	property owner complies with this section. The total accumulative loan principal must not 
7.19 	exceed $15,000 per loan. 
7.20 	(b) The commissioner may prescribe forms and establish an application process and 
7.21 	may impose an administrative fee not to exceed ten percent of the amount of the loan to 
7.22 	cover the cost of administering the loan program.
7.23 	(c) The borrower must begin repaying the principal no later than two years from the 
7.24 	date of the loan. Loans must be amortized no later than 15 years from the date of the loan.
7.25 	(d) The principal becomes due upon the sale of the property or upon the refinancing 
7.26 	of the current mortgage on the property.
7.27 	(e) Repayments must be credited to the account.

7.28 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.434, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
7.29 		Subd. 4.Alternate rates for nursing facilities. (a) For nursing facilities which 
7.30 	have their payment rates determined under this section rather than section 256B.431, the 
7.31 	commissioner shall establish a rate under this subdivision. The nursing facility must enter 
7.32 	into a written contract with the commissioner.
7.33 	(b) A nursing facility's case mix payment rate for the first rate year of a facility's 
7.34 	contract under this section is the payment rate the facility would have received under 
7.35 	section 256B.431.
8.1 	(c) A nursing facility's case mix payment rates for the second and subsequent years 
8.2 	of a facility's contract under this section are the previous rate year's contract payment 
8.3 	rates plus an inflation adjustment and, for facilities reimbursed under this section or 
8.4 	section 256B.431, an adjustment to include the cost of any increase in Health Department 
8.5 	licensing fees for the facility taking effect on or after July 1, 2001. The index for the 
8.6 	inflation adjustment must be based on the change in the Consumer Price Index-All Items 
8.7 	(United States City average) (CPI-U) forecasted by the commissioner of finance's national 
8.8 	economic consultant, as forecasted in the fourth quarter of the calendar year preceding 
8.9 	the rate year. The inflation adjustment must be based on the 12-month period from the 
8.10 	midpoint of the previous rate year to the midpoint of the rate year for which the rate is 
8.11 	being determined. For the rate years beginning on July 1, 1999, July 1, 2000, July 1, 2001, 
8.12 	July 1, 2002, July 1, 2003, July 1, 2004, July 1, 2005, July 1, 2006, July 1, 2007, and July 
8.13 	1, 2008, this paragraph shall apply only to the property-related payment rate, except 
8.14 	that adjustments to include the cost of any increase in Health Department licensing fees 
8.15 	taking effect on or after July 1, 2001, shall be provided. Beginning in 2005, adjustment to 
8.16 	the property payment rate under this section and section 256B.431 shall be effective on 
8.17 	October 1. In determining the amount of the property-related payment rate adjustment 
8.18 	under this paragraph, the commissioner shall determine the proportion of the facility's 
8.19 	rates that are property-related based on the facility's most recent cost report. 
8.20 	(d) The commissioner shall develop additional incentive-based payments of up to 
8.21 	five percent above a facility's operating payment rate for achieving outcomes specified 
8.22 	in a contract. The commissioner may solicit contract amendments and implement those 
8.23 	which, on a competitive basis, best meet the state's policy objectives. The commissioner 
8.24 	shall limit the amount of any incentive payment and the number of contract amendments 
8.25 	under this paragraph to operate the incentive payments within funds appropriated for this 
8.26 	purpose. The contract amendments may specify various levels of payment for various 
8.27 	levels of performance. Incentive payments to facilities under this paragraph may be in the 
8.28 	form of time-limited rate adjustments or onetime supplemental payments. In establishing 
8.29 	the specified outcomes and related criteria, the commissioner shall consider the following 
8.30 	state policy objectives:
8.31 	(1) successful diversion or discharge of residents to the residents' prior home or other 
8.32 	community-based alternatives;
8.33 	(2) adoption of new technology to improve quality or efficiency; 
8.34 	(3) improved quality as measured in the Nursing Home Report Card; 
8.35 	(4) reduced acute care costs; and
9.1 	(5) any additional outcomes proposed by a nursing facility that the commissioner 
9.2 	finds desirable.
9.3 	(e) Notwithstanding the threshold in section 256B.431, subdivision 16, facilities that 
9.4 	take action to come into compliance with existing or pending requirements of the life 
9.5 	safety code provisions or federal regulations governing sprinkler systems must receive 
9.6 	reimbursement for the costs associated with compliance if all of the following conditions 
9.7 	are met:
9.8 	(1) the expenses associated with compliance occurred on or after January 1, 2005, 
9.9 	and before December 31, 2008;
9.10 	(2) the costs were not otherwise reimbursed under subdivision 4f or section 
9.11 	144A.071 or 144A.073; and
9.12 	(3) the total allowable costs reported under this paragraph are  less than the minimum 
9.13 	threshold established under section 256B.431, subdivision 15, paragraph (e), and 
9.14 	subdivision 16.
9.15 	The commissioner shall use money appropriated for this purpose to provide to qualifying 
9.16 	nursing facilities a rate adjustment beginning October 1, 2007, and ending September 30, 
9.17 	2008. Nursing facilities that have spent money or anticipate the need to spend money 
9.18 	to satisfy the most recent life safety code requirements by (1) installing a sprinkler 
9.19 	system or (2) replacing all or portions of an existing sprinkler system may submit to the 
9.20 	commissioner by June 30, 2007, on a form provided by the commissioner the actual 
9.21 	costs of a completed project or the estimated costs, based on a project bid, of a planned 
9.22 	project. The commissioner shall calculate a rate adjustment equal to the allowable 
9.23 	costs of the project divided by the resident days reported for the report year ending 
9.24 	September 30, 2006. If the costs from all projects exceed the appropriation for this 
9.25 	purpose, the commissioner shall allocate the money appropriated on a pro rata basis to the 
9.26 	qualifying facilities by reducing the rate adjustment determined for each facility by an 
9.27 	equal percentage. Facilities that used estimated costs when requesting the rate adjustment 
9.28 	shall report to the commissioner by January 31, 2009, on the use of this money on a 
9.29 	form provided by the commissioner. If the nursing facility fails to provide the report, the 
9.30 	commissioner shall recoup the money paid to the facility for this purpose. If the facility 
9.31 	reports expenditures allowable under this subdivision that are less than the amount received 
9.32 	in the facility's annualized rate adjustment, the commissioner shall recoup the difference.

9.33 	Sec. 9. [256D.0516] AGING OF FOOD SUPPORT BENEFITS AND 
9.34 	REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
10.1 		Subdivision 1.Aging of food support benefits. Food support benefits must not be 
10.2 	stored off line or expunged from a recipient's account unless the benefits have not been 
10.3 	accessed for 12 months after the month they were issued.
10.4 		Subd. 2.Food support reporting requirements. The commissioner of human 
10.5 	services shall implement simplified reporting as permitted under the Food Stamp Act 
10.6 	of 1977, as amended, and the food stamp regulations at Code of Federal Regulations, 
10.7 	title 7, part 273. Food support recipient households required to report periodically are 
10.8 	not required to report more often than one time every six months. This provision does 
10.9 	not apply to households receiving food benefits under the Minnesota family investment 
10.10 	program waiver.

10.11 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256J.77, is amended to read:
10.12 	256J.77 AGING OF CASH BENEFITS.
10.13 	Cash benefits under chapters 256D, 256J, and 256K, except food stamp benefits 
10.14 	under chapter 256D,  by warrants or electronic benefit transfer that have not been accessed 
10.15 	within 90 days of issuance shall be canceled. Cash benefits may be replaced after they are 
10.16 	canceled, for up to one year after the date of issuance, if failure to do so would place the 
10.17 	client or family at risk. For purposes of this section, "accessed" means cashing a warrant 
10.18 	or making at least one withdrawal from benefits deposited in an electronic benefit account.

10.19 	Sec. 11. MINNESOTA FOOD SUPPORT PROGRAM SIMPLIFIED 
10.20 	APPLICATION.
 10.21 	The commissioner of human services shall create a simplified application for 
10.22 	the Minnesota food support program for persons over the age of 60 and persons with 
10.23 	disabilities. The application must be no longer than three pages.

10.24 	Sec. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 10.25 	This article is effective July 1, 2007, unless a different effective date is specified.

10.26 	ARTICLE 3
10.27 	ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, AND NATURAL RESOURCES

10.28	Section 1.  SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
10.29 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
10.30 	in this article.

10.31			2008
		2009
		Total
	
10.32	General
	$
	8,808,000
	$
	92,000
	$
	8,900,000

11.1
11.2	Sec. 2. ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, AND NATURAL RESOURCES 
APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
11.3 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated for the 
11.4 	2008-2009 biennium only to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. 
11.5 	The appropriations are from the general fund and are available only for the fiscal years 
11.6 	indicated for each purpose.  The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that 
11.7 	the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, 
11.8 	or June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is 
11.9 	fiscal year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 

11.10				APPROPRIATIONS
	
11.11				Available for the Year
	
11.12				Ending June 30
	
11.13					2008
		2009

11.14	Sec. 3. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	690,000
	$
	-0-
	
11.15 	$290,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for grants to 
11.16 	convert diesel emission systems in school 
11.17 	buses.
11.18 	$400,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for a grant 
11.19 	to the Koochiching Economic Development 
11.20 	Authority for a feasibility study for a plasma 
11.21 	torch gasification facility that converts 
11.22 	municipal solid waste into energy and slag.

11.23
11.24	Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	2,864,000
	$
	-0-
	
11.25 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for addressing 
11.26 	surface and groundwater issues related to 
11.27 	the development and expansion of ethanol 
11.28 	production.
11.29 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for the lands 
11.30 	records management system.
11.31 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for a grant to 
11.32 	the Forest Resources Council to conduct a 
11.33 	study of options and make recommendations 
11.34 	to the legislature for addressing the 
12.1 	fragmentation and parcelization of large 
12.2 	blocks of private forest land in the state.
12.3 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for a grant 
12.4 	to the Forest Resources Research Advisory 
12.5 	Committee to provide direction on research 
12.6 	topics recommended by the governor's task 
12.7 	force on the competitiveness of Minnesota's 
12.8 	primary forest products industry.
12.9 	$110,000 in fiscal year 2008 is to develop 
12.10 	and implement a statewide information 
12.11 	and education campaign regarding the 
12.12 	proposed statewide ban on the transport, 
12.13 	storage, or use of nonapproved firewood on 
12.14 	state-administered lands.
12.15 	$54,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for fencing 
12.16 	cattle-feeding areas in bovine tuberculosis 
12.17 	control zones under the emergency deterrent 
12.18 	materials assistance program in Minnesota 
12.19 	Statutes, section 97A,028, subdivision 3.
12.20 	$350,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for a grant to 
12.21 	the International Wolf Center for building 
12.22 	renovations.
12.23 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for a grant 
12.24 	to the Natural Resources Research Institute 
12.25 	for silvicultural research to improve the 
12.26 	quality and quantity of timber fiber. The 
12.27 	appropriation must be matched in the amount 
12.28 	of $200,000 in cash or in-kind contributions 
12.29 	from the forest products industry members of 
12.30 	the Minnesota Forest Productivity Research 
12.31 	Cooperative.
12.32 	$100,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for grants to 
12.33 	cities, counties, townships, park districts, and 
12.34 	park and recreation boards in cities of the first 
12.35 	class for the identification, removal, disposal, 
13.1 	and replacement of dead or dying shade trees 
13.2 	lost to forest pests or disease. For purposes 
13.3 	of this section, "shade tree" means a woody 
13.4 	perennial grown primarily for aesthetic or 
13.5 	environmental purposes with minimal to 
13.6 	residual timber value. The commissioner 
13.7 	shall consult with municipalities; park and 
13.8 	recreation boards in cities of the first class; 
13.9 	nonprofit organizations; and other interested 
13.10 	parties in developing eligibility criteria.
13.11 	$500,000 is for a grant to the city of Wabasha 
13.12 	for programming at the National Bald Eagle 
13.13 	Center.
13.14 	$100,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
13.15 	Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota 
13.16 	to retire loans incurred by the center for 
13.17 	construction of its facility in the city of 
13.18 	Roseville and to complete educational 
13.19 	technology infrastructure at the center.
13.20 	$50,000 is for a grant to the Minnesota 
13.21 	Conservation Corps to be used for learning 
13.22 	stipends for deaf students and wages for 
13.23 	interpreters participating in its summer youth 
13.24 	program. The appropriation is available until 
13.25 	June 30, 2009.

13.26
13.27	Sec. 5. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	 1,704,000 
	$
	92,000
	
13.28 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is to provide 
13.29 	grants for bioenergy crop research and 
13.30 	monitoring, including, but not limited to, 
13.31 	water quality, water quantity utilized, soil 
13.32 	carbon storage, biological diversity, wildlife 
13.33 	and habitat impacts and benefits, and small 
13.34 	diameter woody bioenergy. Of this amount, 
13.35 	$300,000 is for a grant to the Minnesota 
14.1 	Forest Resources Council for conducting site 
14.2 	level ecological research and assessments as 
14.3 	identified by the council's biomass technical 
14.4 	committee. Additional money from other 
14.5 	sources should be sought to accomplish this 
14.6 	purpose.
14.7 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2008 is to develop 
14.8 	clean energy program guidelines and 
14.9 	standards.
14.10 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is to make grants 
14.11 	to local units of government to improve 
14.12 	response to major wetlands violations.
14.13 	$60,000 in fiscal year 2008 is to develop 
14.14 	a comprehensive state wetland restoration 
14.15 	vision plan.
14.16 	$150,000 in fiscal year 2008 is to 
14.17 	develop guidelines for drainage records 
14.18 	modernization.
14.19 	$92,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $92,000 in 
14.20 	fiscal year 2009 is to the Minnesota River 
14.21 	Basin Joint Powers Board, also known as 
14.22 	the Minnesota River Board, for operating 
14.23 	expenses. Funding from this appropriation 
14.24 	will enable the Minnesota River Board to 
14.25 	track and publish the results of projects in the 
14.26 	12 major watersheds within the Minnesota 
14.27 	River basin.
14.28 	$2,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for a grant to 
14.29 	the Faribault Soil and Water Conservation 
14.30 	District to pay for erosion repair on the Blue 
14.31 	Earth River.
14.32 	$200,000 is for a grant to the city of Gaylord 
14.33 	to construct and reconstruct storm water 
14.34 	sewer drains and related facilities to divert 
15.1 	water that currently drains into Lake Titlow 
15.2 	into holding ponds south of the city. The 
15.3 	cost of reconstructing city streets as part of 
15.4 	this diversion, and as outlined in the city of 
15.5 	Gaylord's street improvement plan, is the 
15.6 	responsibility of the city. This diversion will 
15.7 	keep phosphorus and other chemicals from 
15.8 	entering the lake, and will improve the water 
15.9 	quality of Lake Titlow.

15.10	Sec. 6. AGRICULTURE
 	$
	50,000
			
15.11 	For a grant to the University of Minnesota, 
15.12 	Department of Horticultural Science, 
15.13 	Enology Laboratory, to upgrade and purchase 
15.14 	instrumentation to allow rapid and accurate 
15.15 	measurement of enology components. This 
15.16 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
15.17 	until expended.

15.18	Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 	$
	3,500,000
	$
	-0-
	
15.19 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for E85 
15.20 	cost-share grants.
15.21 	(a) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 is to the 
15.22 	Center for Rural Policy and Development 
15.23 	at Minnesota State University at Mankato 
15.24 	to make a grant to a nonprofit organization 
15.25 	with experience dealing with energy and 
15.26 	community wind issues to design and 
15.27 	implement a rural wind energy development 
15.28 	assistance program. The program must 
15.29 	be designed to maximize rural economic 
15.30 	development and stabilize rural community 
15.31 	institutions, including hospitals and schools, 
15.32 	by increasing the income of local residents 
15.33 	and increasing local tax revenues. The 
15.34 	grant may be disbursed in two installments. 
16.1 	The program must provide assistance to 
16.2 	rural entities seeking to develop wind 
16.3 	energy electric generation projects and to 
16.4 	sell the energy from the projects. Among 
16.5 	other strategies, the program may consider 
16.6 	combining rural entities and others into 
16.7 	groups with the size and market power 
16.8 	necessary for planning and developing 
16.9 	significant rural wind energy projects.
16.10 	(b) The program must provide assistance by, 
16.11 	among other things:
16.12 	(1) providing legal, engineering, and 
16.13 	financial services;
16.14 	(2) identifying target communities with 
16.15 	favorable wind resources, community 
16.16 	interest, and local political support;
16.17 	(3) providing assistance to reserve, obtain, 
16.18 	and assure the maintenance over time of 
16.19 	wind turbines;
16.20 	(4) creating market opportunities for utilities 
16.21 	to meet their renewable energy obligations 
16.22 	through purchases of rural community wind;
16.23 	(5) assisting in the negotiation of fair power 
16.24 	purchase agreements;
16.25 	(6) facilitating transmission interconnection 
16.26 	and delivery of energy from rural and 
16.27 	community wind projects; and 
16.28 	(7) lowering the market risk facing potential 
16.29 	wind investors by supporting local wind 
16.30 	development from start to finish.
16.31 	The grantee must demonstrate an ability 
16.32 	to sustain program functions with ongoing 
16.33 	revenue from sources other than state funding 
16.34 	and shall provide a 35 percent grant match. 
17.1 	The grant must be awarded on a competitive 
17.2 	basis. The initiative shall use best practices 
17.3 	regarding grant management functions, 
17.4 	including selection and monitoring of the 
17.5 	grantee, compliance review, and financial 
17.6 	oversight. Grant management fees are 
17.7 	limited to 2.5 percent of the grant.
17.8 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for 
17.9 	distribution to eligible households for home 
17.10 	heating assistance during the 2007 calendar 
17.11 	year. The commissioner must distribute 
17.12 	funds to eligible households according to 
17.13 	the formula developed for the distribution 
17.14 	of the federal Low-Income Home Energy 
17.15 	Assistance Program for fiscal year 2008.
17.16 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for the direct 
17.17 	and indirect expenses of the University 
17.18 	Enterprise Laboratories, Inc., for bioscience 
17.19 	business development activities.

17.20 	ARTICLE 4
17.21 	CLEAN WATER LEGACY

17.22	Section 1.  SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
17.23 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
17.24 	in this article.

17.25			2008
		2009
		Total
	
17.26	General
	$
	54,000,000
	$
	-0-
	$
	54,000,000

17.27	Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER LEGACY APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
17.28 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated for the 
17.29 	2008-2009 biennium only to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article 
17.30 	and are available until expended. The appropriations are from the general fund and are 
17.31 	available only for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.  The figure "2008" used in 
17.32 	this article means that the appropriations listed are available for the fiscal year ending 
17.33 	June 30, 2008. 

18.1				APPROPRIATIONS
	
18.2				Available for the Year
	
18.3				Ending June 30
	
18.4					2008
		2009

18.5	Sec. 3. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	27,300,000
	$
	-0-
	
18.6 	$12,610,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for 
18.7 	statewide assessments of surface water 
18.8 	quality and trends, including monitoring 
18.9 	endocrine disruptors contained in waters of 
18.10 	the state.
18.11 	$14,690,000 in fiscal year 2008 is to 
18.12 	develop TMDL's and TMDL implementation 
18.13 	plans for waters listed on United States 
18.14 	Environmental Protection Agency-approved 
18.15 	impaired waters list.

18.16
18.17	Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	4,500,000
	$
	-0-
	
18.18 	$1,800,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for statewide 
18.19 	assessments of surface water quality and 
18.20 	trends.
18.21 	$1,700,000 in fiscal year 2008 is to develop 
18.22 	TMDL's and TMDL implementation 
18.23 	plans for waters listed on United States 
18.24 	Environmental Protection Agency-approved 
18.25 	impaired waters list.
18.26 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for nonpoint 
18.27 	and point restoration programs to address 
18.28 	impaired waters.

18.29
18.30	Sec. 5. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	 17,700,000 
	$
	-0-
	
18.31 	$6,650,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for targeted 
18.32 	nonpoint restoration cost-share and incentive 
18.33 	payments, of which up to $4,850,000 is 
19.1 	available for grants and $1,500,000 is for 
19.2 	agricultural watershed restoration projects 
19.3 	that are located in a watershed impaired 
19.4 	by nonpoint agricultural sources and are 
19.5 	designed to provide long-term restoration of 
19.6 	surface water quality through restoration of 
19.7 	the natural hydrological function to working 
19.8 	lands.
19.9 	$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for targeted 
19.10 	nonpoint restoration and protection and 
19.11 	technical, compliance, and engineering 
19.12 	assistance activities, of which up to 
19.13 	$2,750,000 is available for grants.
19.14 	$400,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for reporting 
19.15 	and evaluating applied soil and water 
19.16 	conservation practices.
19.17 	$4,150,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for grants 
19.18 	to implement county individual sewage 
19.19 	treatment system programs and to locate and 
19.20 	identify imminent threat systems.
19.21 	$2,500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for grants 
19.22 	to support local nonpoint source protection 
19.23 	activities related to lake and river protection 
19.24 	and management.
19.25 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for grants 
19.26 	to address imminent threat and failing 
19.27 	individual sewage treatment systems.

19.28	Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	4,500,000
	$
	-0-
	
19.29 	$1,600,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for research, 
19.30 	evaluation, and effectiveness monitoring of 
19.31 	agricultural practices in restoring impaired 
19.32 	waters.
19.33 	$400,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for 
19.34 	management and coordination activities 
20.1 	that contribute to restoring impaired 
20.2 	waters, including technical assistance in the 
20.3 	development of TMDL plans.
20.4 	$2,500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for the 
20.5 	agricultural best management practices loan 
20.6 	program. At least $2,000,000 is available 
20.7 	for pass-through to local governments and 
20.8 	lenders for low-interest loans.

20.9 	ARTICLE 5
20.10 	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

20.11	Section 1.  SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
20.12 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
20.13 	in this article.

20.14			2008
		2009
		Total
	
20.15	General
		105,529,000
		-0-
	$
	105,529,000

20.16	Sec. 2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
20.17 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
20.18 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article.  The appropriations are from the 
20.19 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 
20.20 	for each purpose.  The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the 
20.21 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, 
20.22 	or June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is 
20.23 	fiscal year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. All the appropriations in 
20.24 	this article are onetime.

20.25				APPROPRIATIONS
	
20.26				Available for the Year
	
20.27				Ending June 30
	
20.28					2008
		2009

20.29
20.30	Sec. 3. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT
 	$
	72,129,000
	$
	-0-
	
20.31 	$37,500,000 the first year is for transfer 
20.32 	to the Minnesota minerals 21st century 
20.33 	fund created in Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.34 	116J.423, to partially restore the money 
21.1 	unallotted by the commissioner of finance 
21.2 	in 2003 under Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.3 	16A.152. This appropriation may be used 
21.4 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.5 	116J.423, subdivision 2. This appropriation 
21.6 	is available until expended.
21.7 	$30,000,000 the first year is for the direct 
21.8 	and indirect expenses of the collaborative 
21.9 	research partnership between the University 
21.10 	of Minnesota and the Mayo Foundation 
21.11 	for research in biotechnology and medical 
21.12 	genomics. An annual report on the 
21.13 	expenditure of this appropriation must 
21.14 	be submitted to the governor and the 
21.15 	chairs of the senate and house committees 
21.16 	responsible for higher education and 
21.17 	economic development by June 30 of each 
21.18 	fiscal year. This is a onetime appropriation 
21.19 	and is available until expended.
21.20 	$350,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
21.21 	Walker Area Community Center, Inc., to 
21.22 	construct, furnish, and equip the Walker 
21.23 	Area Community Center. This appropriation 
21.24 	is not available until the commissioner has 
21.25 	determined that at least an equal amount has 
21.26 	been committed from nonstate sources. This 
21.27 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
21.28 	until expended.
21.29 	$79,000 the first year is for a grant to 
21.30 	Le Sueur County for the cost of cleaning 
21.31 	debris from lakes in Le Sueur County, 
21.32 	caused by the August 24, 2006, tornado in 
21.33 	southern Le Sueur County. This is a onetime 
21.34 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
21.35 	2008.
22.1 	$500,000 the first year is to the Public 
22.2 	Facilities Authority for a grant to the Upper 
22.3 	Sioux Community to improve the current 
22.4 	water system to ensure continuity of service 
22.5 	to the entire population of the community 
22.6 	and to meet the demands of the planned 
22.7 	community expansion over the next 20 years. 
22.8 	This is a onetime appropriation and is not 
22.9 	available until the Public Facilities Authority 
22.10 	has determined that at least $1,000,000 has 
22.11 	been committed from nonstate sources. This 
22.12 	appropriation is available until expended.
22.13 	$750,000 the first year is to the Board of 
22.14 	Regents of the University of Minnesota 
22.15 	to assist in formation of the alliance and 
22.16 	for projects identified in section 12. The 
22.17 	alliance, board, and city may cooperate on 
22.18 	the projects and may use the services of 
22.19 	other entities to complete all or a portion of a 
22.20 	project. This is a onetime appropriation and 
22.21 	is available until expended.
22.22 	$400,000 the first year is to Minnesota 
22.23 	Technology, Inc. for the small business 
22.24 	growth acceleration program established 
22.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116O.115. 
22.26 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
22.27 	available until expended.
22.28 	$1,000,000 is for the urban challenge grant 
22.29 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.30 	116M.18, for a grant to the Neighborhood 
22.31 	Development Center for minority enterprise 
22.32 	retention at the Global Market. The grant 
22.33 	must be used for purposes that are consistent 
22.34 	with the urban challenge grant program, 
22.35 	including micro enterprise loans, other loans, 
23.1 	technical assistance, and training. Limits 
23.2 	on loan amounts and the level of technical 
23.3 	assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.4 	116M.18, do not apply to this grant.
23.5 	$750,000 the first year is for the urban 
23.6 	initiative program under Minnesota 
23.7 	Statutes, chapter 116M. This is a onetime 
23.8 	appropriation.
23.9 	$100,000 is for a grant to the Metropolitan 
23.10 	Economic Development Association for 
23.11 	continuing minority business development 
23.12 	programs in the metropolitan area and for 
23.13 	contract procurement support to businesses 
23.14 	in northeast and southwest Minnesota.
23.15 	$700,000 is for a grant to the city of 
23.16 	Inver Grove Heights to reduce debt on the 
23.17 	Inver Grove Heights Veterans Memorial 
23.18 	Community Center.

23.19	Sec. 4. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

23.20	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	25,300,000
		-0-
	
23.21 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
23.22 	purpose are specified in the following 
23.23 	subdivisions.
23.24 	This appropriation is for transfer to the 
23.25 	housing development fund for the programs 
23.26 	specified.

23.27	Subd.  2.Challenge Program
 		 15,800,000
		-0-
	
23.28 	For the economic development and housing 
23.29 	challenge program under Minnesota Statutes, 
23.30 	section 462A.33.
23.31 	For housing that:
23.32 	(1) conserves energy and utilizes sustainable, 
23.33 	healthy building materials;
24.1 	(2) preserves sensitive natural areas and 
24.2 	open spaces and minimizes the need for new 
24.3 	infrastructure;
24.4 	(3) is accessible to jobs and services through 
24.5 	integration with transportation or transit 
24.6 	systems; and
24.7 	(4) expands the mix of housing choices in 
24.8 	a community by diversifying the levels of 
24.9 	housing affordability.
24.10 	The agency may fund demonstration projects 
24.11 	that have unique approaches to achieving the 
24.12 	housing described in clauses (1) to (4).

24.13	Subd. 3.Housing Trust Fund
 		4,920,000
		-0-
	
24.14 	For deposit in the housing trust fund account 
24.15 	created under Minnesota Statutes, section 
24.16 	462A.201, to be used for the purposes 
24.17 	provided in that section. 

24.18	Subd. 4.Affordable Rental Investment Fund
 		2,500,000
		-0-
	
24.19 	For the affordable rental investment fund 
24.20 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
24.21 	462A.21, subdivision 8b.
24.22 	To finance the rehabilitation of and operating 
24.23 	costs to preserve public housing. For 
24.24 	purposes of this subdivision "public 
24.25 	housing" is housing for low-income persons 
24.26 	and households financed by the federal 
24.27 	government and owned and operated by 
24.28 	public housing authorities and agencies. 
24.29 	Eligible public housing authorities must 
24.30 	have a Public Housing Assessment System 
24.31 	rating of standard or above. Priority among 
24.32 	comparable proposals must be given to 
24.33 	proposals that maximize federal or local 
25.1 	resources to finance the capital and operating 
25.2 	costs.

25.3
25.4	Subd. 5.Housing Rehabilitation and 
Accessibility
 		1,300,000
		-0-
	
25.5 	For the housing rehabilitation and 
25.6 	accessibility program under Minnesota 
25.7 	Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivisions 14a 
25.8 	and 15a. 

25.925.10
	Subd. 6.Home Ownership Education, 
Counseling, and Training
 		630,000
		-0-
	
25.11 	For the home ownership education, 
25.12 	counseling, and training program under 
25.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.209.

25.14	Subd. 7.Capacity Building Grants
 		150,000
		-0-
	
25.15 	For nonprofit capacity building grants 
25.16 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21, 
25.17 	subdivision 3b.
25.18 	To be used for continuum of care planning 
25.19 	in greater Minnesota.

25.20	Sec. 5. EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM
 	$
	1,700,000
	$
	-0-
	
25.21 	For a grant to the Minnesota Film and TV 
25.22 	Board for the snowbate program. This is a 
25.23 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
25.24 	expended.

25.25
25.26	Sec. 6. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 
SOCIETY

25.27	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	200,000
	$
	-0-

25.28	Subd. 2.Sesquicentennial Commission
 		100,000
			
25.29 	For expenses incurred by the 
25.30 	Sesquicentennial Commission. This is 
25.31 	a onetime appropriation and is available until 
25.32 	expended.

25.33	Subd. 3.Nicollet County Historical Society
 		100,000
			
26.1 	For a grant to the Nicollet County Historical 
26.2 	Society to renovate the center exhibit gallery 
26.3 	in the Treaty Site History Center in St. 
26.4 	Peter, including additions to the center's 
26.5 	infrastructure and state-of-the-art interpretive 
26.6 	elements. This is a onetime appropriation 
26.7 	and is available until expended.

26.8	Sec. 7. HUMANITIES COMMISSION
 	$
	700,000
		-0-
	
26.9 	For a grant to the Minnesota Humanities 
26.10 	Commission under Minnesota Statutes, 
26.11 	section 138.911.
26.12 	Ten percent of this appropriation must 
26.13 	be dedicated to eligible lifelong learning 
26.14 	programs.

26.15	Sec. 8. FINANCE
 	$
	5,500,000
	$
	-0-
	
26.16 	To the commissioner of finance for a grant to 
26.17 	the city of St. Paul to be used to pay, redeem, 
26.18 	or refund bond obligations issued by the city 
26.19 	in 2000 for the RiverCentre parking ramp.

26.20 	Sec. 9. [116O.115] SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH ACCELERATION 
26.21 	PROGRAM.
26.22 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; purpose. The small business growth acceleration 
26.23 	program is established.  The purpose of the program is to (1) help qualified companies 
26.24 	implement technology and business improvements; and (2) bridge the gap between 
26.25 	standard market pricing for technology and business improvements and what qualified 
26.26 	companies can afford to pay.
26.27 		Subd. 2.Qualified company. A company is qualified to receive assistance under the 
26.28 	growth acceleration program if it is a manufacturing company or a manufacturing-related 
26.29 	service company that employs 100 or fewer full-time equivalent employees.
26.30 		Subd. 3.Applications for assistance. A company seeking assistance under the 
26.31 	growth acceleration program must file an application according to the requirements of 
26.32 	the corporation.  A company's application for growth acceleration program assistance 
26.33 	must include documentation of the company's overall plan for technology and business 
27.1 	improvement and prioritize the components of the overall plan.  The application must also 
27.2 	document the company's need for growth acceleration program money in order to carry 
27.3 	forward the highest priority components of the plan.
27.4 		Subd. 4.Grant awards; use of grant. (a) The corporation shall establish procedures 
27.5 	for determining which applicants for assistance under the growth acceleration program 
27.6 	will receive a program grant.  A grant must be awarded only to accelerate a qualified 
27.7 	company's adoption of needed technology or business improvements when the corporation 
27.8 	concludes that it is unlikely the improvements could be accomplished in any other way.
27.9 	(b) The maximum amount awarded to a qualified company under the growth 
27.10 	acceleration program for a particular project must not exceed 50 percent of the total cost 
27.11 	of a project and must not under any circumstances exceed $25,000 during a calendar year. 
27.12 	The corporation shall not award to a qualified company growth acceleration program 
27.13 	assistance of more than $50,000 per year.
27.14 	(c) A grant awarded to a qualified company under the growth acceleration program 
27.15 	must be used for business services and products that will enhance the operation of 
27.16 	the company. These business services and products must come either directly from 
27.17 	the corporation or from a network of expert providers identified and approved by the 
27.18 	corporation.  No company receiving a growth acceleration program grant may use the 
27.19 	money for refinancing, overhead costs, new construction, renovation, equipment, or 
27.20 	computer hardware.
27.21 	(d) A grant must be disbursed to the qualified company as reimbursement 
27.22 	documented according to requirements of the corporation.
27.23 		Subd. 5.Service agreements. The corporation shall enter a written service 
27.24 	agreement with each company awarded a grant under the growth acceleration program. 
27.25 	Each service agreement shall clearly articulate the company's need for service, state the 
27.26 	cost of the service, identify who will provide the service, and define the scope of the 
27.27 	service that will be provided.  The service agreement must also include an estimate of the 
27.28 	financial impact of the service on the company and require the company to report the actual 
27.29 	financial impact of the service to the corporation 24 months after the service is provided.
27.30 		Subd. 6.Reporting. The corporation shall report annually to the legislative 
27.31 	committees with fiscal jurisdiction over the corporation:
27.32 	(1) the grants awarded under the growth acceleration program during the past 12 
27.33 	months;
27.34 	(2) the estimated financial impact of the grant awarded to each company receiving 
27.35 	service under the program; and
27.36 	(3) the actual financial impact of grants awarded during the past 24 months.

28.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256K.45, is amended by adding a 
28.2 	subdivision to read:
28.3 		Subd. 6.Funding. Any money appropriated for this section may be expended on 
28.4 	programs described in subdivisions 3 to 5, technical assistance, and capacity building. In 
28.5 	addition, up to five percent of money appropriated may be used for program administration 
28.6 	and up to eight percent of money appropriated may be used to monitor and evaluate 
28.7 	runaway and homeless youth programs receiving funding under this section. Money shall 
28.8 	be directed to meet the greatest need, with a significant share of the money focused on 
28.9 	homeless youth providers in greater Minnesota.

28.10 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462A.21, subdivision 8b, is amended to read:
28.11 		Subd. 8b.Family rental housing. It may establish a family rental housing 
28.12 	assistance program to provide loans or direct rental subsidies for housing for families 
28.13 	with incomes of up to 80 percent of state median income, or to provide grants for the 
28.14 	operating cost of public housing. Priority must be given to those developments with 
28.15 	resident families with the lowest income. The development may be financed by the 
28.16 	agency or other public or private lenders. Direct rental subsidies must be administered by 
28.17 	the agency for the benefit of eligible families. Financial assistance provided under this 
28.18 	subdivision to recipients of aid to families with dependent children must be in the form 
28.19 	of vendor payments whenever possible. Loans, grants, and direct rental subsidies under 
28.20 	this subdivision may be made only with specific appropriations by the legislature. The 
28.21 	limitations on eligible mortgagors contained in section 462A.03, subdivision 13, do not 
28.22 	apply to loans for the rehabilitation of existing housing under this subdivision. 

28.23 	Sec. 12. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MINNEAPOLIS AREA 
28.24 	NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE.
 28.25 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms 
28.26 	have the meanings given them.
28.27 	(b) "Alliance" means a representative body of the constituencies, including, but 
28.28 	not limited to, the University of Minnesota, the city of Minneapolis, and the recognized 
28.29 	neighborhood organizations and business associations referenced in the report.
28.30 	(c) "Board" means the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.
28.31 	(d) "Report" means the report and appendix entitled Moving Forward Together: 
28.32 	University of Minnesota Minneapolis Area Neighborhood Impact Report, submitted to 
28.33 	the legislature in February 2007.
29.1 	(e) "University partnership district" or "district" means the area located within the 
29.2 	city that includes the neighborhoods of Cedar-Riverside, Marcy-Holmes, South East 
29.3 	Como, Prospect Park, and University, as they are defined by the city, and the university's 
29.4 	Minneapolis campus.
29.5 	(f) "University" means the University of Minnesota.
29.6 		Subd. 2.Alliance; functions. The alliance may facilitate, initiate, or manage 
29.7 	projects with the board, city, or other public or private entities that are intended to 
29.8 	maintain the university partnership district as a viable place to study, research, and live. 
29.9 	Projects may include, but not be limited to, those outlined in the report, as well as efforts 
29.10 	to involve students in activities to maintain and improve the university partnership 
29.11 	district; cooperative university and university partnership district long-term planning; and 
29.12 	incentives to increase homeownership within the district with particular emphasis on 
29.13 	employees of the university and of other major employers located within the district.
29.14 		Subd. 3.Report. The board must report to the legislature by January 15, 2009, on 
29.15 	the expenditure of money appropriated under section 3.
29.16 		Subd. 4.Expiration. This section expires June 30, 2009.

29.17 	ARTICLE 6
29.18 	PUBLIC SAFETY

29.19	Section 1.  SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
29.20 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
29.21 	in this act.

29.22			2008
		2009
		Total
	
29.23	General
	$
	4,200,000
	$
	-0-
	$
	4,200,000

29.24	Sec. 2. PUBLIC SAFETY APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
29.25 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
29.26 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the general 
29.27 	fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each 
29.28 	purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this act mean that the appropriations 
29.29 	listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, 
29.30 	respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal year 2009. 
29.31 	"The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. All the appropriations in this article are 
29.32 	onetime.

29.33				APPROPRIATIONS
	
29.34				Available for the Year
	
30.1				Ending June 30
	
30.2					2008
		2009

30.3	Sec. 3. PUBLIC SAFETY

30.4	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	3,600,000
		-0-
	
30.5 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
30.6 	purpose are specified in the following 
30.7 	subdivisions.

30.8	Subd. 2.Criminal Apprehension
 		1,600,000
		-0-
	
30.9 	E-Charging. To develop an electronic 
30.10 	system known as e-Charging to prepare 
30.11 	and transmit charging documents between 
30.12 	law enforcement agencies, prosecution 
30.13 	offices, and the courts. This is a onetime 
30.14 	appropriation.

30.15	Subd. 3.Office of Justice Programs
 		2,000,000
		-0-
	
30.16 	Defibrillators. $100,000 the first year 
30.17 	is for grants to local law enforcement 
30.18 	agencies in counties other than metropolitan 
30.19 	counties, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
30.20 	section 473.121, subdivision 4, to 
30.21 	purchase defibrillators. This is a onetime 
30.22 	appropriation.
30.23 	Integrated Domestic Violence Response 
30.24 	Framework. $500,000 the first year 
30.25 	is for a grant to the city of St. Paul to 
30.26 	implement an integrated domestic violence 
30.27 	response framework. The project must 
30.28 	focus on the following items: developing 
30.29 	policies, procedures, and quality assurance 
30.30 	for domestic violence responses from 911 
30.31 	operators, law enforcement, prosecutors, 
30.32 	probation, district court, victim advocates, 
30.33 	social service providers, and other identified 
30.34 	interveners; developing an information 
31.1 	gathering and dissemination plan for 
31.2 	interveners; and developing training 
31.3 	curricula for interveners. The project must 
31.4 	develop a statewide model for a domestic 
31.5 	violence response framework that may be 
31.6 	used by local criminal justice agencies and 
31.7 	advocacy programs throughout the state. The 
31.8 	city of St. Paul may contract with outside 
31.9 	organizations to assist with the duties to 
31.10 	be performed under this project. These 
31.11 	contracts, regardless of the monetary limit 
31.12 	or nature of the contract, shall be subject to 
31.13 	municipal bidding procedures or be awarded 
31.14 	through the city's request for proposal (RFP) 
31.15 	process. This is a onetime appropriation and 
31.16 	is available until June 30, 2009.
31.17 	By February 1, 2010, the city of St. Paul 
31.18 	shall report to the chairs and ranking minority 
31.19 	members of the senate and house committees 
31.20 	having jurisdiction over criminal justice 
31.21 	funding and policy on the results of the 
31.22 	project.
31.23 	Children at Risk. $600,000 the first year is 
31.24 	for a grant to an organization that provides 
31.25 	services to children under the age of ten 
31.26 	who are involved or are at highest risk of 
31.27 	becoming involved in the juvenile justice 
31.28 	system and who are at highest risk of future 
31.29 	serious or violent offending, substance abuse, 
31.30 	school failure, teen pregnancy, or welfare 
31.31 	dependency. This is a onetime appropriation.
31.32 	Legal Advocacy For Trafficking Victims.
31.33 	$300,000 the first year is for a grant for ten 
31.34 	weekly international trafficking screening 
31.35 	clinics that are staffed by attorneys from 
32.1 	a nonprofit organization that provides free 
32.2 	legal, medical, dental, mental health, shelter, 
32.3 	and vocational counseling services and 
32.4 	English language classes to trafficking 
32.5 	victims in the state. This is a onetime 
32.6 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
32.7 	2009.
32.8 	The grant applicant shall prepare and submit 
32.9 	to the commissioner a written grant proposal 
32.10 	detailing the screening clinic free services, 
32.11 	including components of the services offered.
32.12 	Homeless Outreach. $400,000 the first year 
32.13 	is for homeless outreach grants under section 
32.14 	5. This is a onetime appropriation and is 
32.15 	available until June 30, 2009.

32.16	Hennepin County Violent Offender Task Force
					
32.17 	$100,000 the first year is for a grant to 
32.18 	Hennepin County for the Hennepin County 
32.19 	Violent Offender Task Force. This is a 
32.20 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
32.21 	spent.

32.22	Sec. 4. CORRECTIONS
 	$
	600,000
	$
	-0-
	
32.23 	For the demonstration project described in 
32.24 	section 6. This is a onetime appropriation 
32.25 	and is available until spent.

32.26 	Sec. 5. HOMELESS OUTREACH GRANTS.
 32.27 		Subdivision 1.Grant program. The commissioner of public safety shall establish a 
32.28 	grant program to connect people experiencing homelessness to housing and services for 
32.29 	purposes of reducing recidivism and promoting stronger communities.
32.30 		Subd. 2.Grant recipients. The commissioner, in consultation with the director 
32.31 	of ending long-term homelessness, the Ending Long-Term Homelessness Advisory 
32.32 	Council, and the Office of Economic Opportunity of the Department of Human Services, 
32.33 	shall award grants to agencies experienced in homeless outreach services and provide 
33.1 	needed staff qualified to work with people with serious mental illness or chemical 
33.2 	dependency, and employ outreach staff who are trained and qualified to work with racially 
33.3 	and culturally diverse populations.
33.4 		Subd. 3.Project design. Projects eligible for grants under this section must do 
33.5 	the following:
33.6 	(1) provide outreach services that may be targeted to, but are not limited to, people 
33.7 	experiencing long-term homelessness and homeless people who have had repeated 
33.8 	interactions with law enforcement;
33.9 	(2) provide outreach services that will provide intervention strategies linking people 
33.10 	to housing and services as an alternative to arrest;
33.11 	(3) provide a plan to connect people experiencing homelessness to services for 
33.12 	which they may be eligible, such as Supplemental Security Income, veterans benefits, 
33.13 	health care, housing assistance, and long-term support programs for those with significant 
33.14 	barriers to living on their own;
33.15 	(4) demonstrate partnership or collaboration with local law enforcement, which may 
33.16 	include joint application for homeless outreach grants, joint sharing in administration of 
33.17 	the grant, development of protocol defining when outreach workers are called upon, 
33.18 	and shared training opportunities;
33.19 	(5) promote community collaboration with local and county governments, social 
33.20 	services providers, mental health crisis providers, and other community organizations 
33.21 	that address homelessness;
33.22 	(6) provide a plan to leverage resources from the entities listed in clause (5) and other 
33.23 	private sources to accomplish the goal of moving people into housing and services; and
33.24 	(7) provide a plan to measure and evaluate the program's effectiveness in connecting 
33.25 	people experiencing homelessness to housing and services and reducing the use of public 
33.26 	safety and corrections resources.
33.27 		Subd. 4.Annual report. Grant recipients shall report to the commissioner by June 
33.28 	30 of each year on the services and programs provided, expenditures of grant money, 
33.29 	and an evaluation of the program's success in connecting individuals experiencing 
33.30 	homelessness to housing and services, and reducing the use of public safety and 
33.31 	corrections resources. The commissioner shall independently evaluate the effectiveness of 
33.32 	the grant recipients in achieving the goals of the program and report the results of this 
33.33 	evaluation and other information on the grant program to the chairs and ranking minority 
33.34 	members of the senate and house of representatives divisions having jurisdiction over 
33.35 	criminal justice funding by January 15, 2010.

34.1 	Sec. 6. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR HIGH-RISK ADULTS.
 34.2 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "high-risk adult" means an 
34.3 	adult with a history of some combination of substance abuse, mental illness, chronic 
34.4 	unemployment, incarceration, or homelessness. High-risk adults are considered to be very 
34.5 	likely to enter or reenter state or county correctional programs or chemical or mental 
34.6 	health programs.
34.7 		Subd. 2.Establishment. (a) The commissioner of corrections shall contract with 
34.8 	one nonprofit entity to conduct this demonstration project and document the effectiveness 
34.9 	of this model. Initially, the demonstration will operate in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
34.10 	(b) At a minimum, the contractor shall meet the following criteria:
34.11 	(1) be an incorporated, nonprofit organization that is capable of managing and 
34.12 	operating a multidisciplinary model for providing high-risk adults with housing, short-term 
34.13 	work, health care, behavioral health care, and community reengagement;
34.14 	(2) demonstrate an ability to organize and manage an alliance of nonprofit 
34.15 	organizations providing services to high-risk adults;
34.16 	(3) have organizational leaders with a demonstrated ability to organize, manage, 
34.17 	and lead service teams consisting of workers from multiple service providers that deliver 
34.18 	direct support to high-risk adults;
34.19 	(4) have experience with providing a comprehensive set of housing, work, health 
34.20 	care, behavioral health care, and community reengagement services to high-risk adults; and
34.21 	(5) be a recipient of foundation and other private funds for the refinement and testing 
34.22 	of a demonstration of this type.
34.23 		Subd. 3.Scope of the demonstration project. The contractor undertaking this 
34.24 	demonstration project shall do the following, as part of this project:
34.25 	(1) enroll eligible high-risk adults over the demonstration project period, starting 
34.26 	December 1, 2007;
34.27 	(2) using best practices derived from research and testing, provide or assist in 
34.28 	arranging access to services for high-risk adults enrolled in the demonstration project, 
34.29 	including, at a minimum, housing, behavioral health services, health care, employment, 
34.30 	and community and family reengagement;
34.31 	(3) maximize the performance of existing services and programs by coordinating 
34.32 	access to and the delivery of these services; and
34.33 	(4) define conditions under which enrollees are considered to be in good standing 
34.34 	and allowed to remain in the demonstration project. 
34.35 	The conditions under clause (4) may include, but are not limited to, the following:
34.36 	(i) living in stable and safe housing;
35.1 	(ii) working and earning an income;
35.2 	(iii) paying child support, if appropriate;
35.3 	(iv) participating in treatment programs, if appropriate; and
35.4 	(v) having no arrests.
35.5 		Subd. 4.Eligibility. The following types of individuals are eligible for enrollment 
35.6 	in this demonstration project:
35.7 	(1) high-risk adults;
35.8 	(2) high-risk adults in the process of being released from state correctional facilities, 
35.9 	county detention facilities, community-based treatment or detoxification facilities, 
35.10 	community corrections halfway houses, or other similar programs, or on probation; and
35.11 	(3) high-risk adults willing to accept the requirements imposed on enrollees in the 
35.12 	demonstration project, including, but not limited to, maintaining steady employment; 
35.13 	paying child support, if applicable; remaining drug-free and alcohol-free, if applicable; 
35.14 	and no criminal activity.
35.15 		Subd. 5.Payment. The commissioner of corrections shall pay from the 
35.16 	appropriation for this demonstration project, to the entity under contract, a monthly flat fee 
35.17 	of $1,600 for every enrollee who is in good standing in the demonstration project.
35.18 		Subd. 6.Report. (a) By January 15 of each year, the entity under contract shall 
35.19 	submit a report to the commissioners of corrections, human services, employment and 
35.20 	economic development, and housing finance and the legislature. The report must include 
35.21 	the following:
35.22 	(1) the number of participants who have been enrolled and the number currently 
35.23 	participating in the demonstration project;
35.24 	(2) a description of the services provided to enrollees over the past year and over the 
35.25 	duration of the demonstration project to date;
35.26 	(3) an accounting of the costs associated with the enrollees over the past year and 
35.27 	over the duration of the demonstration project to date; and
35.28 	(4) any other information requested by the commissioners of corrections, human 
35.29 	services, employment and economic development, and housing finance  and the legislature.
35.30 	(b) The report must include recommendations on improving and expanding the 
35.31 	project to other geographical areas of the state.
35.32 	(c) The report must include an update on the status of the independent evaluation 
35.33 	required in subdivision 7.
35.34 		Subd. 7.Independent evaluation. An independent evaluator selected by the 
35.35 	contractor conducting this demonstration project, and approved by the commissioner of 
35.36 	corrections, shall conduct an evaluation of the project. The independent evaluator shall 
36.1 	complete and submit a report of findings and recommendations to the commissioners of 
36.2 	corrections, human services, employment and economic development, and housing finance 
36.3 	and the legislature. This independent evaluation must be developed and implemented 
36.4 	concurrently with the demonstration project, beginning on December 1, 2007. The final 
36.5 	report is due upon completion of the demonstration project and must be submitted to 
36.6 	the above-named entities.

36.7 	ARTICLE 7
36.8 	TRANSPORTATION

36.9	Section 1.  SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
36.10 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
36.11 	in this article.

36.12			2008
		2009
		Total
	
36.13	General
	$
	2,675,000
	$
	-0-
	$
	2,675,000

36.14	Sec. 2. TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
36.15 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
36.16 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
36.17 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 
36.18 	for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the 
36.19 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, 
36.20 	or June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is 
36.21 	fiscal year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. All the appropriations 
36.22 	in this article are onetime appropriations.

36.23				APPROPRIATIONS
	
36.24				Available for the Year
	
36.25				Ending June 30
	
36.26					2008
		2009

36.27	Sec. 3. TRANSPORTATION

36.28	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	2,675,000
		-0-
	
36.29 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
36.30 	purpose are specified in the following 
36.31 	subdivisions.

36.32
36.33	Subd. 2.Town Road Sign Replacement 
Program
 		2,500,000
		-0-
	
37.1 	To implement the town road sign replacement 
37.2 	program established in Laws 2005, First 
37.3 	Special Session chapter 6, article 3, section 
37.4 	89. For the purpose of this appropriation, 
37.5 	implementation includes the purchase and 
37.6 	installation of new signs. This appropriation 
37.7 	may be used to satisfy any local matching 
37.8 	requirement for the receipt of federal money.

37.937.10
	Subd. 3.North Shore Express Intercity Rail 
Initiative
 		175,000
		-0-
	
37.11 	For a grant to St. Louis and Lake 
37.12 	County Regional Rail Authority for 
37.13 	railroad acquisition and track restoration, 
37.14 	environmental impact studies, advanced 
37.15 	corridor planning, preliminary design and 
37.16 	preliminary engineering, station design, 
37.17 	analysis of railroad capacity, and easement 
37.18 	costs for intercity and passenger rail service 
37.19 	between the city of Duluth and the cities of 
37.20 	Minneapolis and St. Paul.

37.21 	ARTICLE 8
37.22 	STATE GOVERNMENT

37.23	Section 1.  SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

37.24 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
37.25 	in this article.

37.26			2008
		2009
		Total
	
37.27	General
	$
	19,795,000
	$
	-0-
	$
	$19,795,000

37.28	Sec. 2. STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
37.29 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated in fiscal 
37.30 	year 2008 for one time to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The 
37.31 	appropriations are from the general fund and are available until June 30, 2009. "The 
37.32 	first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal year 2009. "The biennium" is 
37.33 	fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 

38.1				APPROPRIATIONS
	
38.2				Available for the Year
	
38.3				Ending June 30
	
38.4					2008
		2009

38.5	Sec. 3. LEGISLATURE

38.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	3,660,000
		-0-
	
38.7 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
38.8 	purpose are specified in the following 
38.9 	subdivisions.

38.10	Subd. 2.Senate
 		 3,160,000
		-0-
	
38.11 	For improvements to information technology 
38.12 	systems for the senate.

38.13	Subd. 3.Legislative Coordinating Commission
 		500,000
		-0-
	
38.14 	For the revisor of statutes to complete 
38.15 	development of and implement the 
38.16 	administrative rulemaking component of the 
38.17 	XTEND bill drafting system.

38.18	Sec. 4. SECRETARY OF STATE
 	$
	100,000
		-0-
	
38.19 	To implement new absentee voting 
38.20 	procedures.

38.21	Sec. 5. ADMINISTRATION

38.22	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	15,600,000
		-0-
	
38.23 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
38.24 	purpose are specified in the following 
38.25 	subdivisions.

38.26	Subd. 2.State Facilities Services
 		400,000
			
38.27 	To design the restoration and expansion 
38.28 	of the State Capitol. This appropriation is 
38.29 	available until spent.

38.30	Subd. 3.Administrative Management Services
 		700,000
		-0-
	
39.1 	For a targeted group business disparity 
39.2 	study. The commissioner shall ensure that 
39.3 	the results of the study are kept current 
39.4 	and that any new or upgraded accounting 
39.5 	or procurement systems properly record 
39.6 	purchases from minority and female-owned 
39.7 	businesses through the use of state contracts, 
39.8 	and the availability of bids from those 
39.9 	businesses.

39.10	Subd. 4.Public Broadcasting
 		13,500,000
		-0-
	
39.11 	$10,440,000 is for grants to noncommercial 
39.12 	television stations to assist with the continued 
39.13 	conversion to a digital broadcast signal as 
39.14 	mandated by the federal government. This 
39.15 	appropriation must be used to assist each 
39.16 	station to complete its digital production 
39.17 	facilities and interconnect with other 
39.18 	Minnesota public television stations. In 
39.19 	order to qualify for these grants, a station 
39.20 	must meet the criteria established for grants 
39.21 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.12, 
39.22 	subdivision 2.
39.23 	$2,500,000 is for grants to Minnesota Public 
39.24 	Radio to assist with the conversion to a 
39.25 	digital broadcast signal. 
39.26 	$560,000 is for the senate to convert to a 
39.27 	digital broadcast signal.

39.28	Subd. 5.Disabled Veterans Rest Camp
 		1,000,000
			
39.29 	For a grant to Washington County for capital 
39.30 	improvements detailed in the approved 
39.31 	planned unit development for the Disabled 
39.32 	Veterans Rest Camp to provide increased 
39.33 	capacity, amenities, access, and safety for 
39.34 	Minnesota veterans. This appropriation is 
39.35 	available until spent.

40.1
40.2	Sec. 6. OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE 
TECHNOLOGY
 	$
	90,000
			
40.3 	For select small agency infrastructure 
40.4 	projects.

40.5
40.6	Sec. 7. CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL 
AND PLANNING BOARD
 	$
	65,000
	$
	-0-
	
40.7 	For the decennial expenses related to the 
40.8 	board's duties under Minnesota Statutes, 
40.9 	section 473.864, subdivisions 1 and 2.

40.10	Sec. 8. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
 	$
	200,000
		-0-
	
40.11 	For a grant to the University of Minnesota 
40.12 	Department of Health Informatics to evaluate 
40.13 	the use and impact of personal health 
40.14 	records on employees of the Minnesota 
40.15 	State Colleges and Universities. This 
40.16 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
40.17 	2009.

40.18	Sec. 9. INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
 	$
	80,000
	$
	-0-
	
40.19 	To acquire an Indian burial site in Becker 
40.20 	County. 

40.21 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 203B.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
40.22 		Subdivision 1.Unable to go to polling place Eligibility for absentee voting. (a)
40.23 	Any eligible voter who reasonably expects to be unable to go to the polling place on 
40.24 	election day in the precinct where the individual maintains residence because of absence 
40.25 	from the precinct; illness, including isolation or quarantine under sections 144.419
40.26 	to 144.4196 or United States Code, title 42, sections 264 to 272; disability; religious 
40.27 	discipline; observance of a religious holiday; or service as an election judge in another 
40.28 	precinct may vote by absentee ballot as provided in sections 203B.04 to 203B.15. 
40.29 	(b) If the governor has declared an emergency and filed the declaration with the 
40.30 	secretary of state under section 12.31, and the declaration states that the emergency has 
40.31 	made it difficult for voters to go to the polling place on election day, any voter in a 
41.1 	precinct covered by the declaration may vote by absentee ballot as provided in sections 
41.2 	203B.04 to 203B.15.

41.3 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 203B.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
41.4 		Subdivision 1.Application procedures. Except as otherwise allowed by 
41.5 	subdivision 2, an application for absentee ballots for any election may be submitted at 
41.6 	any time not less than one day before the day of that election. The county auditor shall 
41.7 	prepare absentee ballot application forms in the format provided by the secretary of state, 
41.8 	notwithstanding rules on absentee ballot forms, and shall furnish them to any person on 
41.9 	request. By January 1 of each even-numbered year, the secretary of state shall make the 
41.10 	forms to be used available to auditors through electronic means. An application submitted 
41.11 	pursuant to this subdivision shall be in writing and shall be submitted to:
41.12 	(a)(1) the county auditor of the county where the applicant maintains residence; or
41.13 	(b)(2) the municipal clerk of the municipality, or school district if applicable, where 
41.14 	the applicant maintains residence.
41.15 	An application shall be approved if it is timely received, signed and dated by the 
41.16 	applicant, contains the applicant's name and residence and mailing addresses, and states 
41.17 	that the applicant is eligible to vote by absentee ballot for one of the reasons specified in 
41.18 	section 203B.02. The application may contain a request for the voter's date of birth, which 
41.19 	must not be made available for public inspection. An application may be submitted to 
41.20 	the county auditor or municipal clerk by an electronic facsimile device. An application 
41.21 	mailed or returned in person to the county auditor or municipal clerk on behalf of a voter 
41.22 	by a person other than the voter must be deposited in the mail or returned in person to 
41.23 	the county auditor or municipal clerk within ten days after it has been dated by the voter 
41.24 	and no later than six days before the election. The absentee ballot applications or a list of 
41.25 	persons applying for an absentee ballot may not be made available for public inspection 
41.26 	until the close of voting on election day.
41.27 	An application under this subdivision may contain an application under subdivision 
41.28 	5 to automatically receive an absentee ballot application.

41.29 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 203B.04, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
41.30 		Subd. 6.Ongoing absentee status; termination; rules. (a) An eligible voter 
41.31 	may apply to a county auditor or municipal clerk for status as an ongoing absentee voter
41.32 	who reasonably expects to meet the requirements of section 203B.02, subdivision 1. 
41.33 	The voter may decline to receive an absentee ballot for one or more elections, provided 
41.34 	the request is received by the county auditor or municipal clerk at least five days before 
42.1 	the deadline in section 204B.35 for delivering ballots for the election to which it applies. 
42.2 	Each applicant must automatically be provided with an absentee ballot application for 
42.3 	each ensuing election, other than an election by mail conducted under section 204B.45, 
42.4 	or as otherwise requested by the voter, and must have the status of ongoing absentee voter 
42.5 	indicated on the voter's registration record.
42.6 	(b) Ongoing absentee voter status ends on:
42.7 	(1) the voter's written request;
42.8 	(2) the voter's death;
42.9 	(3) return of an ongoing absentee ballot as undeliverable;
42.10 	(4) a change in the voter's status so that the voter is not eligible to vote under section 
42.11 	201.15 or 201.155; or
42.12 	(5) placement of the voter's registration on inactive status under section 201.171.
42.13 	(c) The secretary of state shall adopt rules governing procedures under this 
42.14 	subdivision.

42.15 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 203B.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
42.16 		Subd. 3.Delivery of ballots. (a) If an application for absentee ballots is accepted 
42.17 	at a time when absentee ballots are not yet available for distribution, the county auditor, 
42.18 	or municipal clerk accepting the application shall file it and as soon as absentee ballots 
42.19 	are available for distribution shall mail them to the address specified in the application. 
42.20 	If an application for absentee ballots is accepted when absentee ballots are available for 
42.21 	distribution, the county auditor or municipal clerk accepting the application shall promptly:
42.22 	(1) mail the ballots to the voter whose signature appears on the application if the 
42.23 	application is submitted by mail and does not request commercial shipping under clause 
42.24 	(2);
42.25 	(2) ship the ballots to the voter using a commercial shipper requested by the voter at 
42.26 	the voter's expense;
42.27 	(3) deliver the absentee ballots directly to the voter if the application is submitted in 
42.28 	person; or
42.29 	(4) deliver the absentee ballots in a sealed transmittal envelope to an agent who has 
42.30 	been designated to bring the ballots, as provided in section 203B.11, subdivision 4, to a 
42.31 	voter who would have difficulty getting to the polls because of health reasons, or who is 
42.32 	disabled, or who is a patient in a health care facility, as provided in section 203B.11, 
42.33 	subdivision 4,a resident of a facility providing assisted living services governed by 
42.34 	chapter 144G, a participant in a residential program for adults licensed under section 
43.1 	245A.02, subdivision 14, or a resident of a shelter for battered women as defined in 
43.2 	section 611A.37, subdivision 4. 
43.3 	(b) If an application does not indicate the election for which absentee ballots are 
43.4 	sought, the county auditor or municipal clerk shall mail or deliver only the ballots for 
43.5 	the next election occurring after receipt of the application. Only one set of ballots may 
43.6 	be mailed, shipped, or delivered to an applicant for any election, except as provided in 
43.7 	section 203B.13, subdivision 2, or when a replacement ballot has been requested by the 
43.8 	voter for a ballot that has been spoiled or lost in transit. 

43.9 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 203B.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
43.10 		Subd. 2.Design of envelopes. The return envelope shall be of sufficient size to 
43.11 	conveniently enclose and contain the ballot envelope and a voter registration card folded 
43.12 	along its perforations. The return envelope shall be designed to open on the left-hand 
43.13 	end. Notwithstanding any rule to the contrary, the return envelope must be designed in 
43.14 	one of the following ways:
43.15 	(1) it must be of sufficient size to contain an additional envelope that when sealed, 
43.16 	conceals the signature, identification, and other information; or
43.17 	(2) it must provide an additional flap that when sealed, conceals the signature, 
43.18 	identification, and other information. Election officials may open the flap or the additional 
43.19 	envelope at any time after receiving the returned ballot to inspect the returned certificate 
43.20 	for completeness or to ascertain other information. A certificate of eligibility to vote by 
43.21 	absentee ballot shall be printed on the back of the envelope. The certificate shall contain 
43.22 	a statement to be signed and sworn by the voter indicating that the voter meets all of 
43.23 	the requirements established by law for voting by absentee ballot. If the voter was not 
43.24 	previously registered, the certificate shall also contain a statement signed by a person who 
43.25 	is registered to vote in Minnesota or by a notary public or other individual authorized 
43.26 	to administer oaths stating that:
43.27 	(a) the ballots were displayed to that individual unmarked;
43.28 	(b) the voter marked the ballots in that individual's presence without showing how 
43.29 	they were marked, or, if the voter was physically unable to mark them, that the voter 
43.30 	directed another individual to mark them; and
43.31 	(c) if the voter was not previously registered, the voter has provided proof of 
43.32 	residence as required by section 201.061, subdivision 3.
43.33 	The county auditor or municipal clerk shall affix first class postage to the return 
43.34 	envelopes.

44.1 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 203B.11, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
44.2 		Subd. 4.Agent delivery of ballots. During the four seven days preceding an 
44.3 	election and until 2:00 p.m. on election day, an eligible voter who would have difficulty 
44.4 	getting to the polls because of health reasons, or who is disabled, or who is a patient of 
44.5 	a health care facility, a resident of a facility providing assisted living services governed 
44.6 	by chapter 144G, a participant in a residential program for adults licensed under section 
44.7 	245A.02, subdivision 14, or a resident of a shelter for battered women as defined in section 
44.8 	611A.37, subdivision 4, may designate an agent to deliver the ballots to the voter from the 
44.9 	county auditor or municipal clerk. A candidate at the election may not be designated as 
44.10 	an agent. The voted ballots must be returned to the county auditor or municipal clerk no 
44.11 	later than 3:00 p.m. on election day. The voter must complete an affidavit requesting the 
44.12 	auditor or clerk to provide the agent with the ballots in a sealed transmittal envelope. The 
44.13 	affidavit must include a statement from the voter stating that the ballots were delivered to 
44.14 	the voter by the agent in the sealed transmittal envelope. An agent may deliver ballots to 
44.15 	no more than three persons in any election. The secretary of state shall provide samples of 
44.16 	the affidavit and transmission envelope for use by the county auditors.

44.17 	Sec. 16.  REPEALER.
 44.18 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 203B.04, subdivision 5, is repealed.