Relating to capital investments; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; providing a summary of appropriations; appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to acquire land for Lake Vermillion state park, to the commissioner of administration for capital asset preservation and replacement, to the metropolitan council for the central corridor light rail transit line and for a grant to the city of Bloomington for removal and replacement of the old Cedar avenue bridge for bicycle commuters and recreational users, to the commissioner of veterans affairs to demolish building 9 and to design, construct, furnish and equip a nursing facility on the Minneapolis veterans home campus, authorizing the sale of bonds, reducing a previous bond sale authorization, making certain technical correction, establishing Lake Vermillion state park, providing for state payments for light rail line operating and capital costs, modifying the Lewis and Clark joint powers board authority to make an equity contribution to the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc., modifying provisions relating to the St. Louis county heritage and arts center (Duluth Depot), increasing the number of permanent supportive units for veterans with disabilities at the Hastings veterans home, modifying provisions relating to the Hennepin county technical college law enforcement training center, clarifying the appropriation for the Pollard hall renovation to house the deaf and hard of hearing children's day treatment center, clarifying Minnesota zoological garden appropriations for water management system improvements, clarifying provisions relating to the Scott county public safety training center, clarifying provisions relating to the urban partnership agreement for bus lane construction and street and sidewalk improvements in downtown Minneapolis, clarifying provisions relating to the St. Cloud state university national hockey center addition, modifying a previous bond sale schedule, prescribing boundaries, authorizing the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to acquire land, repealing a certain provision relating to the maximum effort school loan fund
(Ch. 365, 2008)