HF 2703
2nd Committee Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008)
Posted on 12/22/2009 12:38 p.m.
KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
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1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for grants for digital
1.3conversion, asset preservation, improvements to and development of cultural,
1.4historical, and other public attractions; authorizing the sale and issuance of
1.5state bonds.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7
Section 1. new text begin CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.new text end
1.8 new text begin The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the new text end
1.9new text begin bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, new text end
1.10new text begin to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as new text end
1.11new text begin authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire new text end
1.12new text begin and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or new text end
1.13new text begin as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or new text end
1.14new text begin article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this act are available until new text end
1.15new text begin the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.new text end
1.16 Sec. 2. new text begin ADMINISTRATIONnew text end
1.17
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Total Appropriationnew text end
new text begin $11,000,000new text end
1.18new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund new text end
1.19new text begin to the commissioner of administration for the new text end
1.20new text begin purposes specified in this section.new text end
1.21
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Noncommercial Television Stationsnew text end
new text begin 6,500,000new text end
1.22new text begin For grants to noncommercial television new text end
1.23new text begin stations to assist with the continued new text end
2.1new text begin conversion to a digital broadcast signal as new text end
2.2new text begin mandated by the federal government. This new text end
2.3new text begin is a onetime appropriation and must be used new text end
2.4new text begin to assist each station to complete its digital new text end
2.5new text begin production facilities and interconnect with new text end
2.6new text begin other Minnesota public television stations. new text end
2.7new text begin In order to qualify for these grants, a station new text end
2.8new text begin must meet the criteria established for grants new text end
2.9new text begin in Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.12, new text end
2.10new text begin subdivision 2.new text end
2.11
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin Minnesota Public Radionew text end
new text begin 1,000,000new text end
2.12new text begin For grants to assist in the conversion to a new text end
2.13new text begin digital broadcast signal. This is a onetime new text end
2.14new text begin appropriation.new text end
2.15
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end new text begin AMPERS Digital Conversionnew text end
new text begin 3,500,000new text end
2.16new text begin For grants to the Association of Minnesota new text end
2.17new text begin Public Educational Radio Stations to assist new text end
2.18new text begin with the conversion to a digital broadcast new text end
2.19new text begin signal. This is a onetime appropriation and is new text end
2.20new text begin available until expended.new text end
2.21 Sec. 3. new text begin AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSIONnew text end
2.22
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Total Appropriationnew text end
new text begin $16,111,000new text end
2.23new text begin To the Amateur Sports Commission for the new text end
2.24new text begin purposes specified in this section.new text end
2.25
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin National Volleyball Centernew text end
new text begin 4,000,000new text end
2.26new text begin For a grant to the city of Rochester to design, new text end
2.27new text begin construct, furnish, and equip the phase II new text end
2.28new text begin expansion of the National Volleyball Center new text end
2.29new text begin in Rochester, subject to Minnesota Statutes, new text end
2.30new text begin section 16A.695.new text end
2.31
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin Ceylon Youth Softball Fieldsnew text end
new text begin 18,000new text end
3.1new text begin For a grant to the city of Ceylon to install new text end
3.2new text begin lighting fixtures and equipment on youth new text end
3.3new text begin softball fields owned by the city.new text end
3.4
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end new text begin Hyland K70 Ski Jumpnew text end
new text begin 550,000new text end
3.5new text begin For a grant to the Three Rivers Park new text end
3.6new text begin District for construction made necessary by new text end
3.7new text begin unforeseen site conditions in Phase I and new text end
3.8new text begin Phase II, primarily related to the summer new text end
3.9new text begin surface on the jump and lighting.new text end
3.10
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end new text begin Accessible Baseball Fieldsnew text end
new text begin 250,000new text end
3.11new text begin For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end
3.12new text begin 240A.12, to acquire, predesign, design, new text end
3.13new text begin construct, furnish, and equip baseball new text end
3.14new text begin fields and facilities on which children with new text end
3.15new text begin disabilities can play baseball.new text end
3.16
new text begin Subd. 6.new text end new text begin Badger Indoor Ice Arenanew text end
new text begin 168,000new text end
3.17new text begin For a grant to the city of Badger to construct new text end
3.18new text begin an indoor ice arena. This appropriation is not new text end
3.19new text begin available until the commissioner of finance new text end
3.20new text begin determines that at least an equal amount new text end
3.21new text begin is committed to the project from nonstate new text end
3.22new text begin sources. The city may enter into a lease or new text end
3.23new text begin management agreement for the operation new text end
3.24new text begin of the arena, subject to Minnesota Statutes, new text end
3.25new text begin section 16A.695.new text end
3.26
3.27
new text begin Subd. 7.new text end new text begin Northwestern Minnesota Regional new text end
new text begin Sports Centernew text end
new text begin $4,000,000new text end
3.28new text begin For a grant to the city of Moorhead to new text end
3.29new text begin design, construct, furnish, and equip the new text end
3.30new text begin Northwestern Minnesota Regional Sports new text end
3.31new text begin Center.new text end
3.32new text begin This appropriation is not available until the new text end
3.33new text begin commissioner has determined that at least new text end
3.34new text begin an equal amount has been committed to the new text end
4.1new text begin project from nonstate sources. The match new text end
4.2new text begin may include in-kind contributions, and may new text end
4.3new text begin include contributions made since January 1, new text end
4.4new text begin 2007.new text end
4.5
new text begin Subd. 8.new text end new text begin Public Ice Facilitiesnew text end
new text begin 5,000,000new text end
4.6new text begin For grants to local units of government new text end
4.7new text begin for the purpose of constructing public ice new text end
4.8new text begin facilities under Minnesota Statutes, sections new text end
4.9new text begin 240A.09 and 240A.10.new text end
4.10
4.11
new text begin Subd. 9.new text end new text begin Southwest Regional Amateur Sports new text end
new text begin Facilitynew text end
new text begin 100,000new text end
4.12new text begin For a grant to the city of Marshall to new text end
4.13new text begin predesign the Southwest Regional Amateur new text end
4.14new text begin Sports Facility.new text end
4.15
new text begin Subd. 10.new text end new text begin Metro North Regional Sports Facilitynew text end
new text begin 125,000new text end
4.16new text begin To predesign the renovation of Building 189 new text end
4.17new text begin located within the Rice Creek Corridor in new text end
4.18new text begin Ramsey County, formerly the Twin Cities new text end
4.19new text begin Army Ammunition Plant, to serve as a new text end
4.20new text begin regional, multi-use recreational amateur new text end
4.21new text begin sports facility, to be known as the Metro new text end
4.22new text begin North Regional Sports Facility.new text end
4.23
new text begin Subd. 11.new text end new text begin Hallock Ice Arenanew text end
new text begin 150,000new text end
4.24new text begin For a grant to Kittson Central School District, new text end
4.25new text begin No. 2171, to predesign, design, construct, new text end
4.26new text begin furnish, and equip renovations of the Hallock new text end
4.27new text begin Ice Arena. This appropriation is not available new text end
4.28new text begin until the commissioner of finance determines new text end
4.29new text begin that at least an equal amount has been new text end
4.30new text begin committed to the project from nonstate new text end
4.31new text begin sources, including in-kind contributions.new text end
4.32
new text begin Subd. 12.new text end new text begin National Sports Centernew text end
new text begin 1,500,000new text end
5.1new text begin For asset preservation at the National Sports new text end
5.2new text begin Center to be spent in accordance with section new text end
5.3new text begin 16B.307.new text end
5.4
5.5
new text begin Subd. 13.new text end new text begin St. Paul Regional Amateur Sports new text end
new text begin Facilitynew text end
new text begin 250,000new text end
5.6new text begin For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign new text end
5.7new text begin the St. Paul Regional Amateur Sports new text end
5.8new text begin Facility. The St. Paul facility may include, new text end
5.9new text begin but is not limited to, facilities for the sports new text end
5.10new text begin of soccer, lacrosse, football, and baseball.new text end
5.11 Sec. 4. new text begin EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTnew text end
5.12
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Lake Superior Zoonew text end
new text begin $2,180,000new text end
5.13new text begin To the commissioner of employment and new text end
5.14new text begin economic development for a grant to the city new text end
5.15new text begin of Duluth to predesign, design, construct, new text end
5.16new text begin furnish and equip an expanded polar bear new text end
5.17new text begin exhibit at the Lake Superior Zoo in the city new text end
5.18new text begin of Duluth. This appropriation is not available new text end
5.19new text begin until the commissioner of finance determines new text end
5.20new text begin that at least an equal amount is committed to new text end
5.21new text begin the project from nonstate sources.new text end
5.22 Sec. 5. new text begin EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISMnew text end
5.23
5.24
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Lake Superior Mississippi new text end
new text begin Railroadnew text end
new text begin $450,000new text end
5.25new text begin To the director of Explore Minnesota new text end
5.26new text begin Tourism for a grant to the Duluth Economic new text end
5.27new text begin Development Authority to purchase and new text end
5.28new text begin install railroad ties to improve the Lake new text end
5.29new text begin Superior Mississippi Railroad scenic railway new text end
5.30new text begin along St. Louis Bay in the city of Duluth.new text end
5.31
5.32
Sec. 6. new text begin MINNESOTA HISTORICAL new text end
new text begin SOCIETYnew text end
5.33
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Total Appropriationnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 38,349,500new text end
6.1
new text begin Bond Proceeds Fundnew text end
new text begin 37,612,000new text end
6.2
new text begin General Fundnew text end
new text begin 737,500new text end
6.3new text begin To the Minnesota Historical Society for the new text end
6.4new text begin purposes specified in this section.new text end
6.5
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Historic Sites Asset Preservationnew text end
new text begin 7,349,000new text end
6.6new text begin For capital improvements and betterments new text end
6.7new text begin at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping new text end
6.8new text begin at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and new text end
6.9new text begin monuments, to be spent in accordance with new text end
6.10new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The new text end
6.11new text begin society shall determine project priorities as new text end
6.12new text begin appropriate based on need.new text end
6.13
6.14
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive new text end
new text begin Centernew text end
new text begin 500,000new text end
6.15new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund in new text end
6.16new text begin fiscal year 2009 to the Minnesota Historical new text end
6.17new text begin Society for structural improvements and new text end
6.18new text begin interpretive exhibits at the Minnesota new text end
6.19new text begin Agricultural Interpretive Center in Waseca. new text end
6.20new text begin This is a onetime appropriation.new text end
6.21
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end new text begin Oliver H. Kelley Farm Historic Sitenew text end
new text begin 1,500,000new text end
6.22new text begin For predesign and design for the revitalization new text end
6.23new text begin of the Oliver H. Kelley Farm Historic Site. new text end
6.24new text begin Any unexpended funds may be used for the new text end
6.25new text begin construction of visitor amenities including new text end
6.26new text begin restroom and picnic facilities.new text end
6.27
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end new text begin Hinckley Fire Museumnew text end
new text begin 40,000new text end
6.28new text begin For a grant to the city of Hinckley to new text end
6.29new text begin repair and restore the Hinckley Fire State new text end
6.30new text begin Monument.new text end
6.31
new text begin Subd. 6.new text end new text begin Heritage Trailsnew text end
new text begin 894,000new text end
6.32new text begin For heritage trails at historic sites statewide.new text end
6.33
new text begin Subd. 7.new text end new text begin Wells Depotnew text end
new text begin 30,000new text end
7.1new text begin For a grant to the city of Wells for predesign new text end
7.2new text begin of the renovation of the historical Wells new text end
7.3new text begin Train Depot. This appropriation is available new text end
7.4new text begin until the project is completed or abandoned, new text end
7.5new text begin subject to Minnesota Statutes, section new text end
7.6new text begin 16A.642.new text end
7.7
new text begin Subd. 8.new text end new text begin Historic Fort Snellingnew text end
new text begin 24,799,000new text end
7.8new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip a new text end
7.9new text begin modern visitor center, to realign pedestrian new text end
7.10new text begin and vehicle routes, to restore and renovate new text end
7.11new text begin buildings and structures, and for other new text end
7.12new text begin capital improvement projects at historic Fort new text end
7.13new text begin Snelling.new text end
7.14
new text begin Subd. 9.new text end new text begin Kensington Area Historical Societynew text end
new text begin 237,500new text end
7.15new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund in new text end
7.16new text begin fiscal year 2009 for a grant to the Kensington new text end
7.17new text begin Area Historical Society for development new text end
7.18new text begin and operation of a museum and heritage new text end
7.19new text begin center chronicling the history of the city of new text end
7.20new text begin Kensington, its people, and the Kensington new text end
7.21new text begin Runestone. This appropriation is not new text end
7.22new text begin available until the commissioner of finance new text end
7.23new text begin determines that at least an equal amount new text end
7.24new text begin is committed to the project from nonstate new text end
7.25new text begin sources. This is a onetime appropriation and new text end
7.26new text begin is available until expended.new text end
7.27
7.28
new text begin Subd. 10.new text end new text begin Southeastern Minnesota Flood Area; new text end
new text begin Historic Preservation Grantsnew text end
new text begin 1,000,000new text end
7.29new text begin For grants for historical preservation work new text end
7.30new text begin in the flood damaged area of southeastern new text end
7.31new text begin Minnesota. Specifically, this appropriation is new text end
7.32new text begin for grants to the city of Hokah to renovate new text end
7.33new text begin the Hokah City Hall building; the Houston new text end
7.34new text begin County Historical Society to renovate new text end
7.35new text begin existing space and to predesign, design, and new text end
8.1new text begin construct an addition to the Houston County new text end
8.2new text begin Historical Society building located in the new text end
8.3new text begin city of Caledonia; and the city of Chatfield new text end
8.4new text begin to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and new text end
8.5new text begin equip a community center that will, among new text end
8.6new text begin other uses, house the Chatfield Brass Band new text end
8.7new text begin Music Lending Library.new text end
8.8
new text begin Subd. 11.new text end new text begin Historic Preservation Grantsnew text end
new text begin 2,000,000new text end
8.9new text begin For allocation to county and local new text end
8.10new text begin jurisdictions as matching money for historic new text end
8.11new text begin preservation projects of a capital nature. new text end
8.12new text begin Grant recipients must be public entities and new text end
8.13new text begin must match state funds on at least an equal new text end
8.14new text begin basis.new text end
8.15 Sec. 7. new text begin INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCILnew text end
8.16
8.17
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Becker County Indian Burial new text end
new text begin Sitenew text end
new text begin $80,000new text end
8.18new text begin To the Indian Affairs Council for the new text end
8.19new text begin acquisition of an Indian burial site in Becker new text end
8.20new text begin County containing historic remains that are new text end
8.21new text begin at least 4,600 years old.new text end
8.22 Sec. 8. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCILnew text end
8.23
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Como Zoo Infrastructurenew text end
new text begin $11,000,000new text end
8.24new text begin To the Metropolitan Council for a grant to new text end
8.25new text begin the city of St. Paul to predesign, design, new text end
8.26new text begin construct, furnish, equip, and redevelop new text end
8.27new text begin infrastructure at the Como Zoo.new text end
8.28
8.29
Sec. 9. new text begin MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL new text end
new text begin GARDENnew text end
8.30
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Total Appropriationnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 20,000,000new text end
8.31new text begin To the Minnesota Zoological Garden for the new text end
8.32new text begin purposes in this section.new text end
9.1
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Asset Preservationnew text end
new text begin 15,000,000new text end
9.2new text begin For capital asset preservation improvements new text end
9.3new text begin and betterments, to be spent in accordance new text end
9.4new text begin with Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.632.new text end
9.5
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin Master Plannew text end
new text begin 5,000,000new text end
9.6new text begin For planning to implement the zoo's Master new text end
9.7new text begin Plan.new text end
9.8 Sec. 10. new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.new text end
9.9 new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the new text end
9.10new text begin commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to new text end
9.11new text begin $87,432,750 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota new text end
9.12new text begin Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, new text end
9.13new text begin sections 4 to 7.new text end
9.14 Sec. 11. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
9.15 new text begin Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment.new text end