1.1CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 27001.2A bill for an act1.3relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better 1.4public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with 1.5certain conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs; 1.6authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; cancelling and modifying 1.7previous appropriations; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 1.82008, sections 16A.105; 16A.501; 16A.66, subdivision 2; 103F.161, subdivisions 1.91, 3; 103F.515, by adding a subdivision; 116J.435, as amended; 174.50, 1.10subdivisions 6, 7; 256E.37, subdivisions 1, 2; Minnesota Statutes 2009 1.11Supplement, sections 16A.647, subdivisions 1, 5; 16A.86, subdivision 3a; Laws 1.122005, chapter 20, article 1, sections 19, subdivision 4; 23, subdivision 12, as 1.13amended; Laws 2006, chapter 258, sections 5, subdivision 3; 8, subdivision 1.144; 17, subdivision 5; 21, subdivision 14, as amended; Laws 2008, chapter 1.15152, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2; Laws 2008, chapter 179, sections 5, 1.16subdivision 4; 7, subdivisions 8, 27; 21, subdivision 9; Laws 2008, chapter 365, 1.17sections 4, subdivision 3; 5, subdivision 2; 24, subdivision 2; 25; Laws 2009, 1.18chapter 93, article 1, sections 11, subdivision 5; 20; proposing coding for new 1.19law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 16B; repealing Laws 2009, chapter 1.2093, article 1, section 45.1.21March 9, 20101.22The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher1.23Speaker of the House of Representatives1.24The Honorable James P. Metzen1.25President of the Senate1.26We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 2700 report that we have agreed upon 1.27the items in dispute and recommend as follows:1.28That the Senate recede from its amendment and that H. F. No. 2700 be further 1.29amended as follows:1.30Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.31"Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.

1.32    The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the 1.33bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, 1.34to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as 1.35authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire 2.1and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or 2.2as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), 2.3or article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act for a capital 2.4program or project may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly 2.5to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the 2.6commissioner of management and budget. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations 2.7in this act are available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota 2.8Statutes, section 16A.642.

2.9SUMMARY2.10University of Minnesota$100,001,0002.11Minnesota State Colleges and Universities239,920,0002.12Education7,780,0002.13Minnesota State Academies2,500,0002.14Perpich Center for Arts Education1,373,0002.15Natural Resources126,254,0002.16Pollution Control Agency14,275,0002.17Board of Water and Soil Resources27,500,0002.18Zoological Garden21,000,0002.19Administration11,175,0002.20Amateur Sports Commission8,450,0002.21Military Affairs11,900,0002.22Public Safety15,000,0002.23Transportation156,227,0002.24Metropolitan Council79,100,0002.25Health15,000,0002.26Human Services51,625,0002.27Veterans Affairs13,900,0002.28Corrections23,829,0002.29Employment and Economic Development121,965,0002.30Public Facilities Authority57,000,0002.31Housing Finance Agency10,000,0002.32Minnesota Historical Society13,757,0002.33Bond Sale Expenses1,079,0002.34Cancellations(27,562,000)2.35TOTAL$1,103,048,0002.36Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service)936,937,0002.37Bond Proceeds Fund (User Financed Debt Service)66,148,0002.38Maximum Effort School Loan Fund5,780,0002.39State Transportation Fund66,000,0002.40Trunk Highway Fund Bond Proceeds Account32,945,0002.41Trunk Highway Fund22,800,0003.1Bond Proceeds Cancellations(9,062,000)3.2Trunk Highway Bond Proceeds Cancellations(18,500,000)

3.3APPROPRIATIONS

3.4Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

3.5Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$100,001,000

3.6To the Board of Regents of the University 3.7of Minnesota for the purposes specified in 3.8this section.

3.93.10Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)56,000,000

3.11To be spent in accordance with Minnesota 3.12Statutes, section 135A.046. 

3.13Subd. 3.Twin Cities Campus

3.14(a) Folwell Hall23,000,000

3.15To design, renovate, furnish, and equip the 3.16interior of Folwell Hall for teaching and 3.17research space for College of Liberal Arts 3.18programs.

3.19(b) Physics and Nanotechnology4,000,000

3.20To predesign and design a new building to 3.21house the research branch of the physics 3.22program and the Center for Nanostructure 3.23Applications. This appropriation is not 3.24available until the board of regents has 3.25certified to the commissioner of management 3.26and budget that the building will not be 3.27built within the area impacted by vibration 3.28or magnetic resonance caused by light rail 3.29transit on Washington Avenue.

3.30Subd. 4.Duluth Campus

3.31American Indian Learning Resource Center6,667,000

4.1To design, construct, furnish, and equip an 4.2American Indian Learning Resource Center.

4.3Subd. 5.Itasca Biological Station

4.44.5New Biological Station and Lakeside Lab Renovation3,667,000

4.6To predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 4.7equip a new biological station and renovate 4.8the classroom in the historic lakeside 4.9laboratory at the University of Minnesota 4.10facility in Itasca State Park.

4.11Subd. 6.Laboratory Renovation6,667,000

4.12To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 4.13research laboratories on the Crookston, 4.14Duluth, Morris, and Twin Cities campuses.

4.15Subd. 7.University Share

4.16Except for Higher Education Asset 4.17Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) 4.18under subdivision 2, the appropriations in this 4.19section are intended to cover approximately 4.20two-thirds of the cost of each project. The 4.21remaining costs must be paid from university 4.22sources.

4.23Subd. 8.Unspent Appropriations

4.24Upon substantial completion of a project 4.25authorized in this section and after written 4.26notice to the commissioner of management 4.27and budget, the Board of Regents must use 4.28any money remaining in the appropriation 4.29for that project for HEAPR under Minnesota 4.30Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board of 4.31Regents must report by February 1 of each 4.32even-numbered year to the chairs of the house 4.33of representatives and senate committees 4.34with jurisdiction over capital investments and 5.1higher education finance, and to the chairs of 5.2the house of representatives Ways and Means 5.3and Finance Committees and the senate 5.4Finance Committee, on how the remaining 5.5money has been allocated or spent.

5.65.7Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

5.8Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$239,920,000

5.9To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 5.10State Colleges and Universities for the 5.11purposes specified in this section.

5.125.13Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)52,000,000

5.14To be spent in accordance with Minnesota 5.15Statutes, section 135A.046.

5.16Subd. 3.Alexandria Technical College

5.17Main Building Renovation and Addition200,000

5.18To design the library, student services, and 5.19student commons building and to complete 5.20design for an infill addition to it.

5.215.22Subd. 4.Anoka Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids

5.23(a) Fine Arts Building Renovation5,357,000

5.24To complete design and to renovate, furnish, 5.25and equip the Fine Arts classroom and lab 5.26building.

5.27(b) Bioscience and Allied Health Addition400,000

5.28To complete design of a Bioscience and 5.29Allied Health addition and renovation to 5.30support Science Technology and Math 5.31(STEM) and nursing program initiatives.

5.32Subd. 5.Dakota County Technical College

6.16.2Transportation and Emerging Technologies Lab300,000

6.3To complete design of the transportation 6.4and emerging technologies classrooms, 6.5laboratories, and related spaces.

6.66.7Subd. 6.Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie, Brooklyn Park

6.86.9Learning Resource and Student Services Renovation10,566,000

6.10To renovate, furnish, and equip existing 6.11space at the Brooklyn Park and Eden 6.12Prairie campuses for a Library and Learning 6.13Resource Center and student services with an 6.14addition and new entrances at both campuses.

6.15Subd. 7.Lake Superior College

6.16Health Science Center12,098,000

6.17To construct, furnish, and equip a new Health 6.18and Science Center addition and to design 6.19renovation of existing spaces.

6.20Subd. 8.Metropolitan State University

6.21Classroom Center5,860,000

6.22To construct, furnish, and equip 6.23technology-enhanced classrooms and 6.24academic offices located above the power 6.25plant building. This appropriation includes 6.26money to demolish the power plant annex to 6.27enable the new construction.

6.286.29Subd. 9.Minneapolis Community and Technical College

6.30Workforce Program Renovation12,990,000

6.31To complete design and to renovate, furnish, 6.32and equip instructional space, support space, 6.33and infrastructure for workforce programs.

7.17.2Subd. 10.Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Moorhead

7.3Library and Classroom Addition5,448,000

7.4To complete design and to construct, furnish, 7.5and equip a classroom and library addition, 7.6and to demolish obsolete space.

7.7Subd. 11.Minnesota State University, Mankato

7.8Clinical Science Building Design1,908,000

7.9To design for construction a Clinical Science 7.10Building.

7.117.12Subd. 12.Minnesota State University, Moorhead

7.137.14Livingston Lord Library and Information Technology Renovation14,901,000

7.15To complete design and to renovate, furnish, 7.16and equip Livingston Lord Library.

7.177.18Subd. 13.Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Canby

7.19Wind Turbine Training Facility 200,000

7.20For preliminary engineering and design of   a 7.21commercial scale wind turbine for the wind 7.22energy technology program.

7.237.24Subd. 14.NHED Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Eveleth

7.25Shop Space Addition5,477,000

7.26To construct, furnish, and equip shop space 7.27for the industrial mechanical technology 7.28and carpentry programs. This appropriation 7.29includes funding for renovation of existing 7.30space for Americans with Disabilities Act 7.31(ADA) compliance.

7.327.33Subd. 15.NHED Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Virginia

8.1Iron Range Engineering Program Facilities3,000,000

8.2To predesign, design, construct, furnish, 8.3and equip an addition to and renovation 8.4of existing space for laboratories, flexible 8.5classrooms, and office space for the 8.6engineering program on the Virginia campus.

8.7Subd. 16.Normandale Community College

8.88.9Academic Partnership Center and Student Services1,000,000

8.10To design a new building for classrooms 8.11and offices and to design renovation of the 8.12Student Services Building.

8.13Subd. 17.North Hennepin Community College

8.148.15(a) Bioscience and Health Careers Center Addition600,000

8.16To complete design of a new building 8.17for Bioscience and Health Careers Center 8.18laboratory and classroom space.

8.19(b) Center for Business and Technology14,782,000

8.20To construct, furnish, and equip an addition 8.21to the Center for Business and Technology 8.22and to renovate existing space for classrooms 8.23and related space.

8.248.25Subd. 18.Ridgewater Community Technical College, Willmar

8.26Technical Instruction Renovation14,300,000

8.27To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 8.28classroom and existing instructional lab space 8.29and construct an addition for circulation; and 8.30to demolish obsolete space.

8.318.32Subd. 19.Rochester Community Technical College

8.33Workforce Center Colocation 8,500,000

9.1To complete the design and to construct, 9.2furnish, and equip an addition to the 9.3Heintz Center at Rochester Community 9.4and Technical College and to renovate the 9.5heating, ventilating, and air conditioning 9.6systems. The addition will house the 9.7Rochester Area Work Force Center. The 9.8board of trustees must consult with the 9.9commissioner of employment and economic 9.10development on the design of the renovations 9.11and addition. The board must enter into a 9.12lease agreement with the commissioner of 9.13employment and economic development 9.14for use of the work force center. The lease 9.15agreement must provide that lease payments 9.16made by the commissioner will pay for the 9.17college's reasonable costs in support of the 9.18work force center.9.19This appropriation is in addition to the 9.20appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179, 9.21section 3, subdivision 23.

9.22Subd. 20.South Central College, Faribault13,360,000

9.23Classroom Renovation and Addition

9.24To complete design and to construct, furnish, 9.25and equip an addition, and to renovate space 9.26for classrooms, a learning resource center, 9.27related spaces, and laboratories.

9.289.29Subd. 21.Southwest Minnesota State University

9.30Science Lab Renovation200,000

9.31To complete design of the Science and Math 9.32building renovation.

9.33Subd. 22.St. Cloud State University

10.110.2Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility42,334,000

10.3To complete design and to construct, 10.4furnish, and equip Integrated Science and 10.5Engineering Laboratory Facility.

10.6Subd. 23.St. Cloud Technical College

10.7Allied Health Center Renovation5,421,000

10.8To complete design and to renovate, furnish, 10.9and equip an Allied Health Center.

10.10Subd. 24.Classroom Initiatives and Demolition3,883,000

10.11To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 10.12classrooms and academic space and demolish 10.13obsolete space at the following campuses: 10.14Central Lakes College, Brainerd; Minnesota 10.15State Community Technical College, Wadena 10.16and Moorhead; Minnesota West Community 10.17Technical College, Pipestone; Northland 10.18Community Technical College, Thief River 10.19Falls; Pine Technical College, Pine City; and 10.20Rochester Community Technical College, 10.21Rochester.10.22Campuses may use internal and nonstate 10.23money to increase the size of the projects.

10.2410.25Subd. 25.Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Initiatives4,835,000

10.26To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 10.27science laboratories and classrooms at 10.28the following campuses: Bemidji State 10.29University; Century College; Minnesota 10.30State Community and Technical College, 10.31Moorhead; Minnesota State University, 10.32Moorhead; Northeast Higher Education 10.33District, Hibbing College, Itasca Community 10.34College, and Mesabi Range Eveleth; 11.1Northwest Technical College; South Central 11.2College, North Mankato.11.3Campuses may use internal and nonstate 11.4money to increase the size of the projects.

11.5Subd. 26.Debt Service

11.6(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the 11.7board shall pay the debt service on one-third 11.8of the principal amount of state bonds sold to 11.9finance projects authorized by this section. 11.10After each sale of general obligation bonds, 11.11the commissioner of management and budget 11.12shall notify the board of the amounts assessed 11.13for each year for the life of the bonds.11.14(b) The board need not pay debt service 11.15on bonds sold to finance higher education 11.16asset preservation and replacement. Where a 11.17nonstate match is required, the debt service is 11.18due on a principal amount equal to one-third 11.19of the total project cost, less the match 11.20committed before the bonds are sold. For 11.21the workforce center colocation project 11.22at Rochester Community and Technical 11.23College, the board shall pay the debt service 11.24on $1,079,000 of the principal amount of 11.25state bonds sold to finance the project. The 11.26commissioner of employment and economic 11.27development shall pay the debt service on 11.28$5,262,000 of the principal amount of state 11.29bonds sold to finance the project, in the 11.30manner provided in Minnesota Statutes, 11.31section 16A.643.11.32(c) The commissioner of management and 11.33budget shall reduce the board's assessment 11.34each year by one-third of the net income 11.35from investment of general obligation bond 12.1proceeds in proportion to the amount of 12.2principal and interest otherwise required to 12.3be paid by the board. The board shall pay its 12.4resulting net assessment to the commissioner 12.5of management and budget by December 12.61 each year. If the board fails to make 12.7a payment when due, the commissioner 12.8of management and budget shall reduce 12.9allotments for appropriations from the 12.10general fund otherwise available to the board 12.11and apply the amount of the reduction to 12.12cover the missed debt service payment. The 12.13commissioner of management and budget 12.14shall credit the payments received from the 12.15board to the bond debt service account in 12.16the state bond fund each December 1 before 12.17money is transferred from the general fund 12.18under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, 12.19subdivision 10.

12.20Subd. 27.Unspent Appropriations

12.21(a) Upon substantial completion of a project 12.22authorized in this section and after written 12.23notice to the commissioner of management 12.24and budget, the board must use any money 12.25remaining in the appropriation for that 12.26project for higher asset preservation and 12.27replacement (HEAPR) under Minnesota 12.28Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board 12.29of Trustees must report by February 1 of 12.30each even-numbered year to the chairs of 12.31the house of representatives and senate 12.32committees with jurisdiction over capital 12.33investment and higher education finance, and 12.34to the chairs of the house of representatives 12.35Ways and Means Committee and the senate 13.1Finance Committee, on how the remaining 13.2money has been allocated or spent.13.3(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation 13.4for a project in this section that is complete 13.5is available for higher education asset 13.6preservation and replacement under this 13.7subdivision, at the same campus as the 13.8project for which the original appropriation 13.9was made and the debt service requirement 13.10under subdivision 27 is reduced accordingly. 13.11Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies 13.12from the date of the original appropriation to 13.13the unspent amount transferred.

13.14Sec. 4. EDUCATION

13.15Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$7,780,000

13.16To the commissioner of education for the 13.17purposes specified in this section.

13.1813.19Subd. 2.Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake5,780,000

13.20From the maximum effort school loan fund 13.21for a capital loan to Independent School 13.22District No. 38, Red Lake, as provided in 13.23Minnesota Statutes, sections 126C.60 to 13.24126C.72, to design, construct, furnish, and 13.25equip renovation of existing facilities and 13.26construction of new facilities.13.27The project paid for with this appropriation 13.28includes a portion of the renovation and 13.29construction identified in the review and 13.30comment performed by the commissioner of 13.31education under the capital loan provisions 13.32of Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.69. This 13.33portion includes renovation and construction 13.34of a single kitchen and cafeteria to serve the 14.1high school and middle school, a receiving 14.2area and dock and adjacent drives, utilities, 14.3and grading.14.4Before any capital loan contract is approved 14.5under this authorization, the district must 14.6provide documentation acceptable to the 14.7commissioner on how the capital loan will 14.8be used. If any portion of the appropriation 14.9remains after completion of the identified 14.10project components, the district may, with 14.11the commissioner's approval, use the money 14.12for other items identified in the review and 14.13comment submission.

14.1414.15Subd. 3.Library Accessibility and Improvement Grants2,000,000

14.16For library accessibility and improvement 14.17grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.18134.45.

14.19Sec. 5. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES

14.20Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$2,500,000

14.21To the commissioner of administration for 14.22the purposes specified in this section.

14.23Subd. 2.Asset Preservation2,000,000

14.24For asset preservation on both campuses of 14.25the academies, to be spent in accordance with 14.26Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

14.27Subd. 3.Independent Living Housing500,000

14.28To predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 14.29equip independent living housing on the 14.30Academy for the Blind campus. The project 14.31will be conducted in collaboration with the 14.32carpentry class of South Central College of 14.33Faribault and provide housing for students 15.118 to 21 years of age in the nontraditional 15.2student component of the Academy Plus 15.3Transition program.

15.415.5Sec. 6. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION

15.6Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$1,373,000

15.7To the commissioner of administration for 15.8the purposes specified in this section.

15.9Subd. 2.Alpha Building Demolition755,000

15.10To demolish the Alpha Building.

15.11Subd. 3.Delta Dorm Windows489,000

15.12To install new windows in the Delta 15.13Dormitory, completing the building's 15.14renovations.

15.15Subd. 4.Storage Building129,000

15.16To construct a storage building on the site of 15.17the demolished Alpha Building.

15.18Sec. 7. NATURAL RESOURCES

15.19Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$126,254,000

15.20To the commissioner of natural resources for 15.21the purposes specified in this section.15.22The appropriations in this section are 15.23subject to the requirements of the natural 15.24resources capital improvement program 15.25under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12, 15.26unless this section or the statutes referred 15.27to in this section provide more specific 15.28standards, criteria, or priorities for projects 15.29than Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.

15.30Subd. 2.Natural Resources Asset Preservation1,000,000

16.1For the renovation of state-owned facilities 16.2and recreational assets operated by the 16.3commissioner of natural resources that can 16.4be substantially completed within 12 months 16.5after the effective date of this section, to be 16.6spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 16.7section 84.946. The commissioner may 16.8use this appropriation to replace buildings 16.9if, considering the embedded energy in the 16.10building, that is the most energy-efficient and 16.11carbon-reducing method of renovation.

16.12Subd. 3.Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants 63,500,000

16.13(a) For the state share of flood hazard 16.14mitigation grants for publicly owned capital 16.15improvements to prevent or alleviate flood 16.16damage under Minnesota Statutes, section 16.17103F.161. 16.18(b) The commissioner shall determine project 16.19priorities as appropriate, based on need. 16.20(c) This appropriation includes money for 16.21the following county and municipal projects: 16.22Ada, Afton, Austin, Borup, Breckenridge, 16.23Clay County, Climax, Crookston, Felton, 16.24Georgetown, Granite Falls, Halstad, 16.25Hendrum, Inver Grove Heights, Montevideo, 16.26Moorhead, Nielsville, Oakport Township, 16.27Oslo, Perley, Roseau, Rushford, and Shelly.16.28(d) This appropriation includes money for 16.29the following watershed district projects: 16.30Brandt Angus, Middle-Snake-Tamarac 16.31Rivers Watershed District; Fountain Lake, 16.32Shell Rock River Watershed District; Grand 16.33Marais Creek, Red Lake Watershed District; 16.34Hay Creek-Norland, Roseau Watershed 16.35District; Manston Slough, Buffalo-Red River 17.1Watershed District; North Ottawa, Bois de 17.2Sioux Watershed District; Red Path, Bois de 17.3Sioux Watershed District; Springbrook, Two 17.4Rivers Watershed District; Thief River Falls, 17.5County Ditch No. 1, Red Lake Watershed 17.6District; Upper Becker Dams, Wild Rice 17.7Watershed District; and Upper South Branch, 17.8Buffalo-Red River Watershed District.17.9(e) The commissioner may spend money 17.10and make grants for land acquisition, 17.11predesign, design, and engineering for the 17.12Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan diversion 17.13project proposed by the United States Army 17.14Corps of Engineers, but must not spend 17.15money or make grants for construction of the 17.16diversion channel until an implementation 17.17plan for mitigation of downstream impacts 17.18has been developed, or April 1, 2012, 17.19whichever occurs first. The mitigation plan 17.20must ensure that the project will not make 17.21downstream flooding worse than it would 17.22have been without the project.17.23(f) For any project listed in this subdivision 17.24that the commissioner determines is not 17.25ready to proceed or does not expend all the 17.26money allocated to it, the commissioner may 17.27allocate that project's money to a project on 17.28the commissioner's priority list. 17.29(g) To the extent that the cost of a project 17.30exceeds two percent of the median household 17.31income in the municipality, Oakport 17.32Township, or Clay County multiplied by the 17.33number of households in the municipality, 17.34Oakport Township, or Clay County, this 18.1appropriation is also for the local share of the 18.2project.18.3(h) For the purpose of determining any 18.4local match required for the Moorhead 18.5project and other municipal Red River flood 18.6hazard mitigation projects, the projects 18.7include all bondable flood hazard mitigation 18.8activities occurring under Department of 18.9Natural Resources flood hazard mitigation 18.10grants after April 2009 and bondable flood 18.11hazard mitigation projects resulting from 18.12the United States Army Corps of Engineers 18.13Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Feasibility 18.14Study.18.15(i) The commissioner shall report quarterly 18.16to the chairs of the senate and house of 18.17representatives committees on finance, 18.18ways and means, and capital investment, 18.19and to the chairs of the senate and house of 18.20representatives committees and divisions 18.21with jurisdiction over natural resources 18.22policy and budget on the previous quarter's 18.23expenditure of the appropriation in this 18.24subdivision.

18.2518.26Subd. 4.Groundwater Monitoring and Observation Wells1,000,000

18.27To install new publicly owned groundwater 18.28level observation wells to monitor the Mount 18.29Simon aquifer and assess groundwater for 18.30water supply planning in the south and central 18.31regions of the state. This appropriation 18.32may also be used to seal existing obsolete 18.33monitoring wells in the Mount Simon region 18.34that are no longer functional.

18.35Subd. 5.Dam Renovation and Removal4,750,000

19.1To renovate or remove publicly owned dams. 19.2The commissioner shall determine project 19.3priorities as appropriate under Minnesota 19.4Statutes, sections 103G.511 and 103G.515.19.5This appropriation includes money for the 19.6following projects:19.7(a) Byllesby Dam, Dakota and Goodhue 19.8Counties19.9(b) Champlin Mill Pond Dam, Hennepin 19.10County19.11(c) Clayton Lake Dam, Pine County19.12(d) Drayton Dam, Kittson County19.13(e) Hallock Dam, Kittson County19.14(f) Lake Bronson Dam, Kittson County19.15(g) Lanesboro Dam, Fillmore County19.16(h) Milaca Dam, Mille Lacs County19.17(i) Montevideo Dam, Chippewa County19.18(j) Pike River Dam, St. Louis County19.19(k) $750,000 is for a grant to the Three Rivers 19.20Park District to renovate the Coon Rapids 19.21Dam. This appropriation is not available 19.22until the commissioner determines that an 19.23amount sufficient to complete the project is 19.24committed to the project.19.25Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 19.2616A.69, subdivision 2, upon the award of 19.27final contracts for the completion of a project 19.28listed in this subdivision, the commissioner 19.29may transfer the unencumbered balance 19.30in the project account to any other dam 19.31renovation or removal project on the 19.32commissioner's priority list.

20.120.2Subd. 6.Wildlife and Aquatic Management Area Land Acquisition and Improvement1,000,000

20.3To acquire land in fee for wildlife 20.4management area and aquatic management 20.5area purposes and for improvements of a 20.6capital nature to develop, protect, or improve 20.7habitat and facilities on wildlife management 20.8areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 20.986A.05, subdivisions 8 and 14.

20.10Subd. 7.RIM Critical Habitat Match3,000,000

20.11To provide the state match for the critical 20.12habitat private sector matching account under 20.13Minnesota Statutes, section 84.943. This 20.14appropriation must be used only to acquire 20.15fee title.

20.1620.17Subd. 8.Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition and Development4,500,000

20.18To acquire in fee the Hastings Sand Coulee 20.19in Dakota County, and other lands identified 20.20by the commissioner as targeted sites for 20.21potential acquisition for scientific and natural 20.22areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 20.2384.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5, and for 20.24protection and improvements of a capital 20.25nature in scientific and natural areas. Not 20.26less than five percent of this appropriation 20.27is for restoration.

20.28Subd. 9.Forests for the Future500,000

20.29To acquire conservation easements as 20.30described under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 20.3184C, on private forest lands and within 20.32Forest Legacy Areas established under 20.33United States Code, title 16, section 2103c. 21.1The conservation easements must guarantee 21.2public access, including hunting and fishing.

21.3Subd. 10.State Forest Land Reforestation3,000,000

21.4To increase reforestation activities to meet 21.5the reforestation requirements of Minnesota 21.6Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 2, 21.7including planting, seeding, site preparation, 21.8and purchasing native seeds and native 21.9seedlings; and for timber stand improvement.

21.10Subd. 11.Forest Roads and Bridges1,000,000

21.11For reconstruction, resurfacing, replacement, 21.12and construction of state forest roads and 21.13bridges under Minnesota Statutes, section 21.1489.002.

21.15Subd. 12.Shade Tree Program3,000,000

21.16For grants to cities, counties, townships, 21.17and park and recreation boards in cities of 21.18the first class for the planting of publicly 21.19owned shade trees on public land to provide 21.20environmental benefits; replace trees lost to 21.21forest pests, disease or storm; or to establish 21.22a more diverse community forest better able 21.23to withstand disease and forest pests. The 21.24commissioner must give priority to grant 21.25requests to remove and replace trees with 21.26active infestations of emerald ash borer. For 21.27purposes of this appropriation, "shade tree" 21.28means a woody perennial grown primarily 21.29for aesthetic or environmental purposes 21.30with minimal to residual timber value and 21.31no intent to harvest the tree for its wood. 21.32Any tree planted with funding under this 21.33subdivision must be a species native to 21.34Minnesota.

22.1Subd. 13.State Park Rehabilitation4,659,000

22.2For rehabilitation projects within state 22.3parks established under Minnesota Statutes, 22.4section 85.012, as identified in the January 22.520, 2010, list of projects titled "State Park 22.6Development Projects - 12 month completion 22.7possible," including: at the Soudan 22.8Underground Mine, water treatment system 22.9and lab building, and new discharge pipeline; 22.10at Minneopa, safety improvements to the 22.11historic pedestrian bridge; at Itasca, repaving 22.12the wilderness drive and improvements 22.13to the beach area amphitheater; at Fort 22.14Ridgely, office consolidation into the historic 22.15museum building; at Whitewater and 22.16Mille Lacs Kathio, new RV sanitary dump 22.17stations; at Lake Maria, road paving and 22.18rehabilitation; and at all parks, campground 22.19electrical upgrades. Up to one percent of 22.20this appropriation may be used for project 22.21predesign for next funding cycle. Most of 22.22the appropriation in this subdivision must be 22.23spent within 12 months after the effective 22.24date of this section.

22.2522.26Subd. 14.State Park and Recreation Area Acquisition2,150,000

22.27To acquire from willing sellers private lands 22.28for the following state parks established 22.29under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012: 22.30land within William O'Brien State Park and 22.31land near Split Rock Lighthouse State Park 22.32that provides a view of the lighthouse; and 22.33land within Cuyuna Country State Recreation 22.34Area, established under Minnesota Statutes, 22.35section 85.013.

23.123.2Subd. 15.State Park and Recreation Area Development

23.3For projects within state parks established 23.4under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, 23.5and state recreation areas established under 23.6Minnesota Statutes, section 85.013.23.7This appropriation includes money for the 23.8following projects:

23.9(a) Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area1,250,000

23.10(b) Glendalough State Park350,000

23.11To develop a trail within Glendalough State 23.12Park.

23.13Subd. 16.State Trail Rehabilitation4,000,000

23.14(a) To renovate state trails established 23.15under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015, 23.16according to the commissioner's priorities 23.17and as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 23.18section 84.946. Most of the appropriation 23.19in this subdivision must be spent within 12 23.20months after the effective date of this section. 23.21This appropriation is for the following trails:23.22(1) Gateway Trail;23.23(2) Luce Line Trail;23.24(3) Munger Trail;23.25(4) Paul Bunyan Trail; and23.26(5) Root River Trail.23.27For any project listed in this subdivision that 23.28the commissioner determines is not ready to 23.29proceed, the commissioner may allocate that 23.30project's money to another state trail project. 23.31The chairs of the house of representatives 23.32and senate committees with jurisdiction 24.1over environment and natural resources 24.2and legislators from the affected legislative 24.3districts must be notified of any changes.24.4(b) This appropriation may also be used to 24.5renovate the Alborn-Pengilly Railroad ATV 24.6Trail.

24.724.8Subd. 17.State Trail Acquisition and Development21,423,000

24.9To acquire land for and to construct and 24.10renovate state trails under Minnesota 24.11Statutes, section 85.015.24.12Up to $1,000,000 is for the Blazing Star 24.13Trail.24.14Up to $1,000,000 is for the Browns Creek 24.15Trail.24.16Up to $2,000,000 is for the Casey Jones Trail.24.17Up to $2,000,000 is to design, acquire land 24.18for, and develop the Camp Ripley/Veterans 24.19State Trail, established in new Minnesota 24.20Statutes, section 85.015, subdivision 28, 24.21in conjunction with the United States 24.22Department of Defense and the Minnesota 24.23Department of Transportation.24.24Up to $1,000,000 is for the Cuyuna Lakes 24.25Trail.24.26Up to $2,000,000 is for the Gateway Trail.24.27Up to $1,000,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami 24.28Trail.24.29Up to $2,000,000 is to acquire and develop 24.30a five-mile bituminous extension of the 24.31Glacial Lakes State Trail in the city of New 24.32London to Sibley State Park, in the CSAH 40 24.33corridor, for bicycle and pedestrian use.25.1Up to $1,300,000 is to acquire and develop 25.2the segment of the Goodhue Pioneer Trail 25.3between the cities of Zumbrota and Goodhue.25.4Up to $1,500,000 is for the Heartland Trail 25.5extension.25.6Up to $2,373,000 is for paving the Luce 25.7Line Trail and developing a parallel horse 25.8trail between the city of Winsted and city 25.9of Cedar Mills. The trail between the city 25.10of Winsted and city of Cedar Mills must be 25.11available for multiple uses, including hiking, 25.12biking, horseback riding, snowmobiling, 25.13cross-country skiing, and inline skating. 25.14Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 25.1584.8712, subdivision 1, snowmobiles with 25.16metal traction devices may be used on the 25.17portion of the Luce Line Trail paved with this 25.18appropriation. The commissioner of natural 25.19resources shall ensure that all drainage tile 25.20passing under the Luce Line Trail can be 25.21maintained and provide for adequate crossing 25.22locations for farmers with construction 25.23standards that allow for large machinery to 25.24cross the trail.25.25Up to $550,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail.25.26Up to $400,000 is for the Minnesota River 25.27Trail.25.28Up to $1,800,000 is for the Paul Bunyan 25.29Trail.25.30Up to $1,500,000 is for the Shooting Star 25.31Trail.25.32For any project listed in this subdivision that 25.33the commissioner determines is not ready to 25.34proceed, the commissioner may allocate that 26.1project's money to another state trail project. 26.2The chairs of the house of representatives 26.3and senate committees with jurisdiction 26.4over environment and natural resources 26.5and legislators from the affected legislative 26.6districts must be notified of any changes.

26.7Subd. 18.Regional Trails500,000

26.8For matching grants under Minnesota 26.9Statutes, section 85.019, subdivision 4b.26.10For a grant to Aitkin County to acquire 26.11land for and to construct segments of the 26.12Northwoods Regional All-Terrain Vehicle 26.13Trail.

26.14Subd. 19.Trail Connections3,292,000

26.15For matching grants under Minnesota 26.16Statutes, section 85.019, subdivision 4c.26.17$55,000 is for a grant to Carlton County to 26.18make safety improvements on the Soo Line 26.19Trail in Moose Lake, including restoring 26.20decking, railings, and approaches of the 26.21trestles on the trail.26.22$512,000 is for a grant to the city of Granite 26.23Falls to renovate the Roebling suspension 26.24pedestrian bridge over the Minnesota River 26.25in Granite Falls.26.26$175,000 is for a grant to the city of Hibbing 26.27to acquire land, predesign, design, construct, 26.28and resurface the Carey Lake Bike Trail 26.29which follows 25th Street (Dupont Road) 26.30east to the Carey Lake Park in Hibbing, St. 26.31Louis County.26.32$1,000,000 is for a grant to the city of 26.33Rochester to acquire the DM&E Pine Island 27.1spur right-of-way to connect to the Douglas 27.2State Trail.27.3$800,000 is for a grant to the Rocori Trail 27.4Board to acquire, design, and construct phase 27.51 of the Rocori Trail, from Richmond to the 27.6east side of the Sauk River into Cold Spring, 27.7connecting the Glacial Lakes State Trail to 27.8the Beaver Island Trail and Lake Wobegon 27.9Trail.27.10$250,000 is for a grant to Stearns County 27.11to develop the 26-mile Dairyland Trail 27.12connecting to the Lake Wobegon Trail.27.13$500,000 is for a grant to the city of Walker 27.14for phases 2 and 3 of the Shingobee Trail 27.15Connection to the Paul Bunyan State Trail.27.16For any project listed in this subdivision 27.17that the commissioner determines is not 27.18ready to proceed, the commissioner may 27.19allocate that project's money to another 27.20trail connection project in this subdivision. 27.21The chairs of the house of representatives 27.22and senate committees with jurisdiction 27.23over the environment and natural resources 27.24and legislators from the affected legislative 27.25districts must be notified of any changes.

27.2627.27Subd. 20.St. Mathias Trail Paving - Fort Ripley50,000

27.28For a grant to the city of Fort Ripley to pave 27.29a trail in St. Mathias Park.

27.3027.31Subd. 21.Rum River Buffer and Bridge Replacement130,000

27.32For a grant to the city of Milaca to demolish 27.33and remove the pedestrian bridge over the 27.34Rum River between Rec Park and Forest 28.1Hill cemetery in the city of Milaca, and to 28.2design, engineer, construct, and install a new 28.3accessible pedestrian bridge in the same 28.4location. The project must remove the pillars 28.5in the river and the new bridge must not have 28.6pillars in the river. This appropriation is not 28.7available until the city has agreed to develop 28.8a 100-foot-wide permanent buffer on the 28.9east side of the river that will protect the 28.10river where currently there is no appropriate 28.11buffer.

28.12Subd. 22.Fort Snelling Upper Bluff1,200,000

28.13For a grant to Hennepin County to conduct 28.14emergency building stabilization at Fort 28.15Snelling Upper Bluff. This appropriation 28.16is not available until the commissioner of 28.17management and budget has determined 28.18that Hennepin County has entered into 28.19appropriate agreements to use Sentence to 28.20Serve labor for the project that will train 28.21the Sentence to Serve laborers in the skills 28.22needed for the work.

28.2328.24Subd. 23.Lake Superior Campground Expansion1,000,000

28.25For a grant to the city of Two Harbors to 28.26design and construct an expansion of the 28.27Burlington Bay Campground.

28.28Subd. 24.Unspent Appropriations

28.29The unspent portion of an appropriation, but 28.30not to exceed ten percent of the appropriation, 28.31for a project in this section that is complete, 28.32other than an appropriation for flood hazard 28.33mitigation, is available for asset preservation 28.34under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.946. 28.35Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies 29.1from the date of the original appropriation 29.2to the unspent amount transferred for asset 29.3preservation.

29.4Sec. 8. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

29.5Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$14,275,000

29.6To the Pollution Control Agency for the 29.7purposes specified in this section.

29.8Subd. 2.Closed Landfill Cleanup8,700,000

29.9To design and construct remedial systems 29.10and acquire land at landfills throughout the 29.11state in accordance with the closed landfill 29.12program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 29.13115B.39 to 115B.42. The agency must follow 29.14the agency priorities. Entities administering 29.15projects undertaken with funds in this 29.16subdivision must conform to occupational 29.17safety and health standards under federal law 29.18and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 182, and 29.19report to the legislature any violations.

29.20Subd. 3.Capital Assistance Program5,575,000

29.21For the solid waste capital assistance grants 29.22program under Minnesota Statutes, section 29.23115A.54, except that the $2,000,000 limit on 29.24the total amount of the grant is waived for 29.25these projects.29.26(1) $500,000 is for a grant to Becker County 29.27to design and construct a waste transfer 29.28facility. This amount includes 75 percent of 29.29the cost of the transfer station and 50 percent 29.30of the cost of the material recovery facility. 29.31The counties using this facility must agree 29.32to achieve a 60 percent recycling rate and 29.33an organics recovery rate of 15 percent by 30.12025. This grant is not available until the 30.2agency determines that an amount sufficient 30.3to complete the project is committed to it 30.4from nonstate sources.30.5(2) $5,075,000 is for a grant to the city 30.6of Perham in Otter Tail County to design, 30.7construct, furnish, and equip a material 30.8recovery facility at the Perham Resource 30.9Recovery Facility. The counties using this 30.10facility must agree to achieve a 60 percent 30.11recycling rate and an organics recovery rate 30.12of 15 percent by 2025.

30.1330.14Sec. 9. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES

30.15Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$27,500,000

30.16To the Board of Water and Soil Resources 30.17for the purposes specified in this section.

30.18Subd. 2.RIM Conservation Reserve25,000,000

30.19(a) To acquire conservation easements from 30.20landowners to preserve, restore, create, 30.21and enhance wetlands; restore and enhance 30.22rivers and streams, riparian lands, and 30.23associated uplands in order to protect soil 30.24and water quality; support fish and wildlife 30.25habitat; reduce flood damage; and provide 30.26other public benefits. The provisions of 30.27Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, apply 30.28to this appropriation, except that the board 30.29may establish alternative payment rates for 30.30easements and practices to establish restored 30.31native prairies, as defined in Minnesota 30.32Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 7, and 30.33to protect uplands. Of this appropriation, up 31.1to ten percent may be used to implement the 31.2program.31.3The board may give priority to the area 31.4designated for relief and recovery from the 31.5flooding that occurred on or after August 31.618, 2007, in the area of southeast Minnesota 31.7designated under Presidential Declaration of 31.8Major Disaster DR-1717.31.9At least $2,000,000 of this amount is 31.10available for use by the Cedar River and 31.11Turtle Creek Watershed Districts in Freeborn, 31.12Mower, Dodge, and Steele Counties to 31.13restore wetlands and reduce flooding in the 31.14Austin area.31.15Up to $8,000,000 of this amount is available 31.16for use in Minnesota counties in the Red 31.17River Basin to restore wetlands and reduce 31.18flooding.31.19Up to $500,000 is for use in the Rum River 31.20watershed.31.21Up to $2,000,000 is for use in Area II.31.22$7,500,000 is for use in the seven-county 31.23metropolitan area.31.24Up to $400,000 is for a grant to the Freeborn 31.25County Soil and Water Conservation District 31.26for use in the Minnesota portion of the Bear 31.27Lake watershed.31.28(b) The board is authorized to enter into 31.29new agreements and amend past agreements 31.30with landowners as required by Minnesota 31.31Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 31.325, to allow for restoration, including 31.33overseeding and harvesting of native prairie 31.34vegetation for use for energy production in 32.1a manner that does not devalue the natural 32.2habitat, water quality benefits, or carbon 32.3sequestration functions of the area enrolled 32.4in the easement. This shall occur after seed 32.5production and minimize impacts on wildlife. 32.6Of this appropriation, up to five percent 32.7may be used for restoration, including 32.8overseeding. The board must submit to the 32.9legislative committees with jurisdiction over 32.10environment finance and capital investment 32.11an interim report on this program by October 32.121, 2010, and a final report by February 1, 32.132011.

32.1432.15Subd. 3.Wetland Replacement Due to Public Road Projects2,500,000

32.16To acquire land for wetland restoration 32.17or preservation to replace wetlands 32.18drained or filled as a result of the 32.19repair or reconstruction, replacement, or 32.20rehabilitation of existing public roads as 32.21required by Minnesota Statutes, section 32.22103G.222, subdivision 1, paragraphs (l) 32.23and (m). The board shall give priority 32.24consideration to establishing wetland credits 32.25in the seven-county metropolitan area in 32.26partnership with the Minneapolis Park and 32.27Recreation Board and the sculpture garden 32.28project.32.29The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 32.30103F.515, apply to this appropriation, except 32.31that the board may establish alternative 32.32payment rates for easements and practices 32.33to establish restored native prairies, as 32.34defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.02, 32.35subdivision 7, and to protect uplands.33.1The purchase price paid for acquisition 33.2of land, fee, or perpetual easement must 33.3be the fair market value as determined 33.4by the board. The board may enter into 33.5agreements with the federal government, 33.6other state agencies, political subdivisions, 33.7and nonprofit organizations or fee owners to 33.8acquire land and restore and create wetlands 33.9and to acquire existing wetland banking 33.10credits. Acquisition of or the conveyance 33.11of land may be in the name of the political 33.12subdivision.

33.1333.14Sec. 10. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN

33.15Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$21,000,000

33.16To the Minnesota Zoological Garden Board 33.17for the purposes specified in this section.

33.18Subd. 2.Asset Preservation and Improvement6,000,000

33.19For capital asset preservation improvements 33.20and betterments to infrastructure and 33.21exhibits at the Minnesota Zoo, to be spent in 33.22accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 33.2316B.307.

33.24Subd. 3.Master Plan15,000,000

33.25To design, construct, furnish, and equip 33.26phase 1 of the Heart of the Zoo entry, Visitor 33.27Center, and Environmental Education Center. 33.28This appropriation is not available until the 33.29city of St. Paul certifies to the commissioner 33.30of management and budget that it has 33.31sufficient financing to complete phase 2 33.32renovation of exhibits at the Como Zoo.

33.33Sec. 11. ADMINISTRATION

34.1Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$11,175,000

34.2To the commissioner of administration for 34.3the purposes specified in this section.

34.434.5Subd. 2.Capital Asset Preservation and Replacement Account (CAPRA)2,000,000

34.6To be spent in accordance with Minnesota 34.7Statutes, section 16A.632.

34.8Subd. 3.Asset Preservation8,075,000

34.9For asset preservation projects in properties 34.10managed by the commissioner. This 34.11appropriation must be spent in accordance 34.12with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.34.13$1,250,000 is to design, construct, furnish, 34.14and equip phase 1 of Capitol campus security 34.15upgrades.34.16$75,000 is to predesign renovation of the 34.17Governor's residence on Summit Avenue in 34.18St. Paul.

34.19Subd. 4.Cooperative Local Facilities Grants1,000,000

34.20For grants to counties, cities, towns, and 34.21school districts to construct or renovate 34.22cooperative local facilities under new 34.23Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.355.

34.2434.25Subd. 5.Veterans, Firefighters, and Police Memorial - Eagan100,000

34.26For a grant to the city of Eagan to design and 34.27construct a memorial to those in the military, 34.28firefighters, and police who have died in the 34.29line of duty.

34.30Sec. 12. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION

34.31Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$8,450,000

35.1To the Minnesota Amateur Sports 35.2Commission for the purposes specified in 35.3this section.

35.4Subd. 2.Women's Hockey Center - Blaine950,000

35.5To predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 35.6equip a women's locker room, training room, 35.7and education display at the National Sports 35.8Center Super Rink in Blaine.

35.9Subd. 3.National Volleyball Center - Rochester4,000,000

35.10For a grant to the city of Rochester to design, 35.11construct, furnish, and equip the phase 2 35.12expansion of the National Volleyball Center 35.13in Rochester, designated by the Minnesota 35.14Amateur Sports Commission as a regional 35.15amateur sports center, subject to Minnesota 35.16Statutes, section 16A.695.

35.1735.18Subd. 4.Northwestern Minnesota Regional Sports Center - Moorhead3,500,000

35.19For a grant to the city of Moorhead to 35.20design, construct, furnish, and equip the 35.21Northwestern Minnesota Regional Sports 35.22Center.35.23This appropriation is not available until the 35.24commissioner has determined that at least 35.25an equal amount has been committed to the 35.26project from nonstate sources. The match 35.27may include in-kind contributions, and may 35.28include contributions made since January 1, 35.292007.

35.30Sec. 13. MILITARY AFFAIRS

35.31Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$11,900,000

35.32To the adjutant general for the purposes 35.33specified in this section.

36.1Subd. 2.Asset Preservation4,000,000

36.2For asset preservation improvements and 36.3betterments of a capital nature at military 36.4affairs facilities statewide, to be spent in 36.5accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 36.616B.307.

36.7Subd. 3.Facility Life Safety Improvements1,000,000

36.8For life safety improvements and to correct 36.9code deficiencies at military affairs facilities 36.10statewide, to be spent in accordance with 36.11Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

36.12Subd. 4.Facility ADA Compliance900,000

36.13For Americans with Disabilities Act 36.14(ADA) alterations to existing National 36.15Guard Training and Community Centers in 36.16locations throughout the state, to be spent in 36.17accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 36.1816B.307.

36.19Subd. 5.Cedar Street Armory Renovation5,000,000

36.20To design and renovate the Cedar Street 36.21Armory in St. Paul, including mechanical, 36.22electrical, building envelope, and life safety 36.23improvements.

36.24Subd. 6.Camp Ripley Troop Support Facility1,000,000

36.25To complete design, renovation, furnishing, 36.26and equipping of the Troop Support 36.27Facility at Camp Ripley, including but 36.28not limited to: window replacement, 36.29interior floor installation and finishings, air 36.30conditioning, upgrade of electrical, data, and 36.31telecommunication systems, and kitchen 36.32installation.

36.33Subd. 7.Unspent Appropriations.

37.1The unspent portion of an appropriation for 37.2a project under this section that has been 37.3completed may be used for any other purpose 37.4permitted under Minnesota Statutes, section 37.516B.307.

37.6Sec. 14. PUBLIC SAFETY

37.7Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$15,000,000

37.8To the commissioner of public safety, or other 37.9named agency, for the purposes specified in 37.10this section.

37.1137.12Subd. 2.Emergency Management Training Facility - Camp Ripley6,000,000

37.13To the commissioner of administration to 37.14design, construct, furnish, and equip an 37.15emergency vehicle operator's course at Camp 37.16Ripley.37.17Nonmilitary public safety personnel from 37.18Minnesota must be given access to the 37.19facility.

37.20Subd. 3.State Emergency Operations Center2,250,000

37.21To the commissioner of administration to 37.22predesign and design a new state emergency 37.23operations center in Arden Hills.37.24The commissioner of administration must 37.25consult with the commissioner of public 37.26safety in the predesign and design. This 37.27appropriation is not available until the 37.28commissioner has reported to the chairs and 37.29ranking minority members of the house of 37.30representatives and senate committees with 37.31jurisdiction over public safety policy and 37.32finance, capital investment, finance, and 37.33ways and means, how the Arden Hills site 38.1will be adequately accessible in the event 38.2of a disaster that adversely affects major 38.3transportation corridors.

38.438.5Subd. 4.East Metro Regional Fire Training Facility - Maplewood3,000,000

38.6For a grant to the city of Maplewood 38.7to acquire land, prepare a site including 38.8environmental work, predesign, design, 38.9and construct the East Metro Regional Fire 38.10Training Facility in Ramsey County, within 38.11the city of Maplewood.38.12This appropriation is not available until the 38.13commissioner has determined that at least 38.14an equal amount has been committed from 38.15nonstate sources.

38.1638.17Subd. 5.Emergency Operations Center and Fire Training Facility - Minneapolis750,000

38.18For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to 38.19complete design and construction of an 38.20Emergency Operations Center and Fire 38.21Training Facility in the city of Minneapolis.38.22This appropriation is not available until the 38.23commissioner has determined that at least 38.24an equal amount has been committed from 38.25nonstate sources.

38.2638.2738.28Subd. 6.Marshall - Minnesota Emergency Response and Industry Training Center (MERIT)1,000,000

38.29For a grant to the city of Marshall to acquire 38.30land, predesign, design, construct, furnish, 38.31and equip the expansion of the Minnesota 38.32Emergency Response and Industry Training 38.33Center (MERIT Center) in Marshall, Lyon 38.34County. The project includes acquiring 38.35approximately 80 acres of land for expanded 39.1facilities that will include a driving course, 39.2classrooms and offices, skid pad, and training 39.3simulators for driving, hand gun shooting, 39.4and driving education. This appropriation 39.5is not available until the commissioner 39.6determines that at least an equal amount 39.7is committed to the project from nonstate 39.8sources.

39.9Subd. 7.Public Safety Facility - Princeton2,000,000

39.10For a grant to the city of Princeton to design, 39.11construct, furnish, and equip a new public 39.12safety building to be the headquarters for 39.13emergency operations for the city and to 39.14house equipment used to respond to regional 39.15emergencies.39.16This appropriation is not available until the 39.17commissioner has determined that at least 39.18an equal amount has been committed to the 39.19project from nonstate sources.

39.20Sec. 15. TRANSPORTATION

39.21Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$156,227,000

39.22To the commissioner of transportation for the 39.23purposes specified in this section.

39.2439.25Subd. 2.Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation66,000,000

39.26This appropriation is from the bond proceeds 39.27account in the state transportation fund 39.28to match federal money and to replace 39.29or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as 39.30provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 39.31174.50. To the extent practicable, the 39.32commissioner shall expend the funds as 39.33provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 39.34174.50, subdivisions 6c and 7, paragraph (c).40.1Political subdivisions may use grants made 40.2under this subdivision to construct or 40.3reconstruct bridges, including but not limited 40.4to: 40.5(1) matching federal aid grants to construct 40.6or reconstruct key bridges;40.7(2) paying the costs of preliminary 40.8engineering and environmental studies 40.9authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 40.10174.50, subdivision 6a;40.11(3) paying the costs to abandon an existing 40.12bridge that is deficient and in need of 40.13replacement, but where no replacement will 40.14be made; and40.15(4) paying the costs to construct a road 40.16or street to facilitate the abandonment 40.17of an existing bridge determined by 40.18the commissioner to be deficient, if the 40.19commissioner determines that construction 40.20of the road or street is more economical than 40.21replacement of the existing bridge.40.22$1,800,000 is for a grant to the city of Fergus 40.23Falls to renovate the Tower Road bridge.40.24Up to $10,000,000 is for a grant to Hennepin 40.25County for phase 2 of the project for the 40.26removal of the existing Canadian Pacific 40.27Railway bridge and crib wall structure 40.28supporting the roadway, construction of a 40.29retaining wall structure to support Lowry 40.30Avenue, and construction of an extension of 40.31phase 1, the construction and replacement 40.32of the Lowry Avenue Bridge carrying 40.33County State-Aid Highway 153 across the 40.34Mississippi River in Minneapolis.41.1$7,000,000 is for a grant to the city of 41.2Minneapolis to construct a bridge for St. 41.3Anthony Parkway over the Northtown Rail 41.4Yard.41.5By November 1, 2010, the commissioner of 41.6management and budget, subject to approval 41.7of the commissioner of transportation, shall 41.8implement a grant administration method for 41.9grants provided under Minnesota Statutes, 41.10sections 174.50 and 174.52. The grant 41.11administration method must:41.12(1) not require a separate grant agreement for 41.13each project funded in whole or in part from 41.14general obligation grants;41.15(2) provide for efficient audits concerning 41.16state bond-financed property;41.17(3) ensure that all uses of the state 41.18bond-financed property will not cause the 41.19interest on the state general obligation bonds 41.20to be or become subject to federal income 41.21taxation for any reason; and41.22(4) otherwise comply with Minnesota 41.23Statutes, section 16A.695, the Minnesota 41.24Constitution, and all commissioner's orders.41.25By November 1, 2010, the commissioners of 41.26management and budget and transportation 41.27shall jointly submit a report on the grant 41.28administration method to the chairs and 41.29ranking minority members of the house 41.30of representatives and senate committees 41.31with jurisdiction over transportation 41.32policy and finance and capital investment. 41.33At a minimum, the report must briefly 41.34summarize the grant administration method 42.1being implemented, provide a copy of 42.2any model grant agreement, and provide 42.3recommendations, if any, for legislative 42.4changes.

42.5Subd. 3.Greater Minnesota Transit2,500,000

42.6For capital assistance for greater Minnesota 42.7transit systems to be used for transit capital 42.8facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section 42.9174.24, subdivision 3c. Money from this 42.10appropriation may be used to pay up to 80 42.11percent of the nonfederal share of these 42.12facilities.42.13$520,000 is for a grant to the city of 42.14Northfield to design, construct, furnish, 42.15and equip a multimodal hub to serve as a 42.16transfer station, park and ride, intercity hub 42.17and trailhead, providing connections to Mill 42.18Towns State Trail, bike paths, and sidewalks 42.19within the city of Northfield.

42.20Subd. 4.Rail Service Improvement2,000,000

42.21For the rail service improvement program 42.22to be spent for the purposes set forth 42.23in Minnesota Statutes, section 222.50, 42.24subdivision 7.

42.2542.26Subd. 5.Minnesota Valley Railroad Track Rehabilitation5,000,000

42.27For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional 42.28Rail Authority to rehabilitate and make 42.29capital improvements to railroad track from 42.30east of Gaylord to Winthrop. A grant under 42.31this subdivision is in addition to any grant, 42.32loan, or loan guarantee for this project 42.33made by the commissioner under Minnesota 42.34Statutes, sections 222.46 to 222.62.

43.143.2Subd. 6.Northstar Commuter Rail Extension to St. Cloud1,000,000

43.3To match federal money for environmental 43.4analysis, design, engineering, and acquisition 43.5of real property or interests in real property 43.6to extend the Northstar commuter rail line 43.7from Big Lake to the St. Cloud area.

43.843.9Subd. 7.Railroad Grade Warning Devices Replacement2,500,000

43.10(a) To design, construct, and equip the 43.11replacement of active highway railroad grade 43.12crossing warning devices that have reached 43.13the end of their useful life.43.14(b) $900,000 is for a grant to the city of 43.15Grand Rapids to make at-grade railroad 43.16crossing improvements in the city. The 43.17project includes closing at-grade crossings 43.18at 12th Avenue West and 5th Avenue East 43.19along with at-grade crossing improvements 43.20on and adjacent to 19th Avenue West 43.21and 3rd Avenue East under City Projects 43.222003-6 and 2010-3. Crossing improvements 43.23include but are not limited to concrete 43.24crossings, railroad cross arms and signals, 43.25and street and utility improvements 43.26necessary to facilitate the crossing closures 43.27and improvements including design and 43.28construction engineering. This appropriation 43.29is not subject to the requirements of the 43.30commissioner to receive funding under 43.31paragraph (a) or under the department's 43.32rail grade crossing improvement program. 43.33This appropriation is not available until the 43.34commissioner of management and budget 43.35has determined that at least $2,400,000 has 44.1been committed, including expenditures 44.2prior to July 1, 2010, to the project from 44.3nonstate sources.

44.4Subd. 8.Port Development Assistance3,000,000

44.5For grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 44.6457A. Any improvements made with the 44.7proceeds of these grants must be publicly 44.8owned.

44.9Subd. 9.Range Regional Airport3,700,000

44.10For a grant to the Chisholm-Hibbing 44.11Airport Authority for site preparation 44.12and to predesign, design, and construct a 44.13multiuse hangar and maintenance and storage 44.14facilities.

44.15Subd. 10.Duluth Airport Terminal11,700,000

44.16For a grant to the city of Duluth to predesign, 44.17design, construct, furnish, and equip phase 2 44.18of the new terminal facilities at the Duluth 44.19International Airport as phase 2 of the airport 44.20terminal project is described for purposes of 44.21the federal aviation administration project 44.22grant.44.23This appropriation is not available until the 44.24commissioner determines that at least an 44.25equal amount is committed to the project 44.26from nonstate sources.

44.27Subd. 11.Thief River Falls Airport2,097,000

44.28For a grant to the city of Thief River Falls 44.29to design, construct, furnish, and equip a 44.30multipurpose hangar at the Thief River Falls 44.31Regional Airport in Pennington County. 44.32This appropriation is not available until 44.33the commissioner determines that a match 45.1from other sources of at least $699,000 is 45.2committed to the project.

45.3Subd. 12.Rochester Maintenance Facility26,430,000

45.4This appropriation is from the bond proceeds 45.5account in the trunk highway fund.45.6To prepare a site for and design, construct, 45.7furnish, and equip a new maintenance facility 45.8in Rochester.

45.9Subd. 13.Arden Hills Training Center6,500,000

45.10This appropriation is from the bond proceeds 45.11account in the trunk highway fund.45.12To design and construct an addition to the 45.13Arden Hills Training Center.

45.14Subd. 14.Maple Grove Truck Station15,800,000

45.15This appropriation is from the trunk highway 45.16fund.45.17To design and construct a new truck station 45.18in Maple Grove.

45.19Subd. 15.Little Falls Truck Station3,300,000

45.20This appropriation is from the trunk highway 45.21fund.45.22To design and construct a new truck station 45.23in Little Falls.

45.24Subd. 16.Maplewood Bridge Crew Building3,000,000

45.25This appropriation is from the trunk highway 45.26fund.45.27To design and construct a new building for 45.28the metro bridge crew.

45.29Subd. 17.Design 700,000

45.30This appropriation is from the trunk highway 45.31fund for design of the new Willmar district 46.1headquarters vehicle storage facility and the 46.2new Plymouth truck station.

46.3Subd. 18.Hoffman Yard1,000,000

46.4For environmental analysis, engineering, 46.5acquisition of real property or interests in 46.6real property, and construction relating to 46.7capacity improvements at the Hoffman 46.8Interlocking/Hoffman Yard in St. Paul as 46.9identified in the Minnesota Comprehensive 46.10Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan.

46.11Sec. 16. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

46.12Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$79,100,000

46.13To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes 46.14specified in this section.

46.1546.16Subd. 2.Transit Capital Improvement Program43,500,000

46.17(a) To advance transit in the metropolitan 46.18area, in consultation with the Counties 46.19Transit Improvement Board. Transit way 46.20corridors include the following: Bottineau 46.21Boulevard, Cedar Avenue, Central Corridor 46.22LRT, I-35W corridor, I-94 corridor, Red 46.23Rock corridor, Riverview corridor, Robert 46.24Street corridor, Rush Line, and Southwest 46.25corridor.46.26The appropriation must be used first to 46.27maximize federal money for all the following 46.28projects and to fund all projects in this 46.29paragraph as follows, but not listed in rank 46.30order of priority:46.31(1) preliminary engineering and 46.32environmental work for the Southwest 46.33Corridor light rail line from the Hiawatha 47.1light rail in downtown Minneapolis to Eden 47.2Prairie;47.3(2) environmental assessment, preliminary 47.4engineering, design, right-of-way acquisition, 47.5and construction of bus shoulders and transit 47.6facilities all as part of the Cedar Avenue Bus 47.7Rapid Transit Way from Lakeville in Dakota 47.8County to Bloomington in Hennepin County; 47.9(3) a grant to the Ramsey County Regional 47.10Railroad Authority to acquire land and 47.11structures, to renovate structures, and for 47.12design, engineering, and environmental work 47.13to complete revitalization of the Union Depot 47.14for use as a multimodal transit center in St. 47.15Paul. The center must be designed so that 47.16it facilitates a potential future connection of 47.17high-speed rail to Minneapolis;47.18(4) real property acquisition, environmental 47.19analysis, and engineering for and construction 47.20of a park-and-ride facility for the Red Rock 47.21Corridor Transit Way;47.22(5) environmental work, engineering, 47.23acquisition of real property or interests in 47.24real property, and design and construction 47.25of a park-and-ride facility in the city of 47.26Woodbury for the I-94 Corridor Transit Way; 47.27(6) a grant to the Hennepin County Regional 47.28Rail Authority for environmental analysis, 47.29engineering, design, acquisition of real 47.30property or interests in real property, 47.31and site preparation for the Minneapolis 47.32Transportation Interchange Facility located 47.33in the vicinity of the confluence of the 47.34Hiawatha light rail line and the Northstar 47.35commuter rail line. The interchange must 48.1be designed so that it facilitates a potential 48.2future connection of passenger or commuter 48.3rail to the Union Depot in St. Paul. The 48.4amount of the grant may not exceed the 48.5amount spent under this appropriation for 48.6park-and-ride facilities; and48.7(7) to design, construct, furnish, and equip 48.8improvements to property along the Central 48.9Corridor light rail tracks as they pass the 48.10State Capitol on University Avenue in St. 48.11Paul; money used for this purpose is not 48.12part of the Central Corridor light rail transit 48.13project budget.48.14(b) The remainder of the appropriation must 48.15be used to implement any of the following 48.16capital improvements, which are not listed in 48.17rank order of priority, to be selected by the 48.18Metropolitan Council after consultation with 48.19the Counties Transit Improvement Board and 48.20after consultation with other stakeholders 48.21as appropriate. The council shall seek 48.22geographic balance in the allocation of this 48.23appropriation where possible. The remainder 48.24of the appropriation is for:48.25(1) environmental studies, engineering, real 48.26property acquisition, and construction of 48.27passenger facilities for the Robert Street 48.28Corridor Transit Way along a corridor on 48.29or parallel to U.S. Highway 52 and Robert 48.30Street from within the city of St. Paul to 48.31Dakota County Road 42 in Rosemount;48.32(2) environmental analysis and project 48.33development for the Bottineau Boulevard 48.34Transit Way corridor from the Target 48.35Ballpark station in downtown Minneapolis 49.1to the vicinity of the Target development in 49.2northern Brooklyn Park or the Arbor Lakes 49.3retail area in Maple Grove;49.4(3) real property acquisition for and 49.5construction of a park-and-ride facility in the 49.6vicinity of the intersection of County Road 49.714 and Interstate Highway 35E for the Rush 49.8Line Transit Way;49.9(4) a grant to the Anoka County Regional 49.10Rail Authority for environmental analysis, 49.11design, engineering, acquisition of real 49.12property or interests in real property, and 49.13construction of related infrastructure and 49.14other improvements of a capital nature for 49.15the Foley Boulevard Northstar commuter rail 49.16station;49.17(5) a grant to Hennepin County for design 49.18of a transit station in the Lake Street area at 49.19marked Interstate Highway 35W in the city 49.20of Minneapolis; 49.21(6) to predesign, design, construct, furnish, 49.22and equip a parking lot and transit station 49.23shelter on land owned by the city of 49.24Rosemount in the city's downtown area. The 49.25parking lot will have approximately 100 49.26spaces for vehicles; and49.27(7) a grant to the Ramsey County Regional 49.28Railroad Authority for environmental work 49.29and preliminary engineering for bus rapid 49.30transit in the Riverview corridor between the 49.31east side of St. Paul and the Minneapolis-St. 49.32Paul International Airport and the Mall of 49.33America.

49.3449.35Subd. 3.Metropolitan Cities Inflow and Infiltration Grants3,000,000

50.1For grants to cities within the metropolitan 50.2area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 50.3section 473.121, subdivision 2, for capital 50.4improvements in municipal wastewater 50.5collection systems to reduce the amount of 50.6inflow and infiltration to the Metropolitan 50.7Council's metropolitan sanitary sewer 50.8disposal system. To be eligible for a grant, a 50.9city must be identified by the Metropolitan 50.10Council as a contributor of excessive 50.11inflow or infiltration. Grants from this 50.12appropriation are for up to 50 percent of the 50.13cost to mitigate inflow and infiltration in 50.14the publicly owned municipal wastewater 50.15collection systems. The council must 50.16award grants based on applications from 50.17eligible cities that identify eligible capital 50.18costs and include a timeline for inflow and 50.19infiltration mitigation construction, pursuant 50.20to guidelines established by the council.

50.2150.22Subd. 4.Metropolitan Regional Parks and Trails Capital Improvements

50.23(a) Metropolitan Council Priorities10,500,000

50.24For the cost of improvements and betterments 50.25of a capital nature and acquisition by the 50.26council and local government units of 50.27regional recreational open-space lands in 50.28accordance with the council's policy plan 50.29as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 50.30473.147. Priority must be given to park 50.31rehabilitation and land acquisition projects. 50.32This appropriation must not be used to 50.33purchase easements. 

50.34(b) Como Zoo 11,000,000

51.1For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign, 51.2design, construct, furnish, and equip phase 2 51.3renovation of exhibits at the Como Zoo.

51.4(c) Minneapolis Sculpture Garden2,000,000

51.5For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and 51.6Recreation Board to predesign, design, and 51.7begin construction of the renovation of 51.8the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, which 51.9displays art owned by the Walker Art Center, 51.10subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 51.1116A.695. The complete renovation will 51.12include improving irrigation, drainage, the 51.13parking lot, security, granite substructures, 51.14concrete, and fixtures, in order to update them 51.15with more ecologically sustainable options 51.16that are less expensive to maintain; increasing 51.17physical accessibility in accordance with 51.18the Americans with Disabilities Act; 51.19transplanting and replacing trees and plant 51.20materials; and improving the mechanical 51.21plant, piping, and flooring of the Cowles 51.22Conservatory to permit its flexible reuse in a 51.23way that is more ecologically sustainable and 51.24less expensive to maintain.

51.25(d) Old Cedar Avenue Bridge2,000,000

51.26For a grant to the city of Bloomington to 51.27renovate the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge for 51.28bicycle commuters and recreational users. 51.29The city of Bloomington must consult with 51.30the city of Eagan and Dakota County on the 51.31renovation. 51.32This appropriation is added to the 51.33appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 365, 52.1section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by this 52.2act.

52.3(e) Phalen-Keller Regional Park1,100,000

52.4For grants to the city of St. Paul and 52.5Ramsey County for improvements to the 52.6Phalen-Keller Regional Park, including 52.7design, engineering, and construction for 52.8channel restoration and other associated 52.9channel improvements between Phalen, 52.10Keller, and Round Lakes, renovation of 52.11the waterfall on the northwest shore of 52.12Lake Phalen and addition of lighting and 52.13landscaping along the path near the waterfall, 52.14and design and construction of a paved 52.15off-road trail between Roselawn Avenue and 52.16County Road B connecting use areas within 52.17Keller Regional Park and to Phalen Regional 52.18Park and the Gateway State Trail.

52.1952.20(f) Rock Island Bridge Park and Trail Development1,000,000

52.21For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights 52.22for park and trail development on the west 52.23bank of the Mississippi River in Dakota 52.24County at the site of Mississippi River Bridge 52.25JAR 5600, commonly known as the Rock 52.26Island Bridge. Any park or trails developed 52.27with this appropriation must connect with 52.28any local, regional, or state trails in the 52.29vicinity, and the historic Rock Island Bridge.

52.30(g) Springbrook Nature Center2,000,000

52.31For a grant to the city of Fridley to predesign, 52.32design, construct, furnish, and equip 52.33the redevelopment and expansion of the 52.34Springbrook Nature Center. No nonstate 52.35match is required.

53.1(h) Theodore Wirth Olympic Training Center1,000,000

53.2For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and 53.3Recreation Board to predesign, design, 53.4construct, furnish, and equip, at Theodore 53.5Wirth Regional Park in Golden Valley, 53.6Hennepin County, a winter recreation 53.7center, including warming and training areas 53.8and maintenance facilities, for developing 53.9Olympic-caliber athletes.

53.10(i) Veterans Memorial Parks2,000,000

53.11For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and 53.12Recreation Board to: (1) design and 53.13construct an appropriate monument in 53.14Sheridan Veterans Memorial Park on 53.15the Mississippi River in Minneapolis to 53.16memorialize the war service of Minnesota 53.17veterans of all wars; and (2) match money 53.18provided by Hennepin County to restore the 53.19flagpole monument and plaza, and make 53.20other infrastructure improvements of a 53.21capital nature for the Veterans of World War 53.22I Victory Memorial Parkway, consistent with 53.23Hennepin County's planned infrastructure 53.24improvements.

53.25Sec. 17. HEALTH

53.26Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$15,000,000

53.27To the commissioner of administration for 53.28the purposes specified in this section.

53.2953.30Subd. 2.Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare10,000,000

53.31For a grant to Ramsey County to design, 53.32construct, furnish, and equip capital 53.33improvements to the hospital facility 54.1operated by Gillette Children's Specialty 54.2Healthcare, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 54.3section 16A.695. A management contract 54.4or use agreement with respect to the facility 54.5must require that it be used to carry out a 54.6governmental program, including but not 54.7limited to providing health care.54.8This appropriation is intended to cover 54.9approximately one-sixth of the $62,000,000 54.10total project cost. It is not available until the 54.11commissioner has determined that an amount 54.12sufficient to complete the project has been 54.13committed from nonstate sources.54.14If this state bond financed property is sold, 54.15and notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 54.16section 16A.695, subdivision 3, clause (2), 54.17the net proceeds must be applied as follows: 54.18first, to pay the state the amount of state 54.19bond proceeds used to acquire or better 54.20the property; and second, any remaining 54.21amount must be paid to Ramsey County, 54.22or its successor in interest in the property. 54.23When the sale is complete and the sale 54.24proceeds have been applied as provided in 54.25this subdivision, section 16A.695 no longer 54.26applies to the property and the property is no 54.27longer state bond financed property.

54.28Subd. 3.Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber5,000,000

54.29For a grant to Hennepin County for Hennepin 54.30County Medical Center to design, construct, 54.31furnish, and equip the relocation of a 54.32hyperbaric oxygen facility on the Hennepin 54.33County Medical Center campus.

54.34Sec. 18. HUMAN SERVICES

55.1Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$51,625,000

55.2To the commissioner of administration, or 55.3another named agency, for the purposes 55.4specified in this section.

55.5Subd. 2.Asset Preservation 2,000,000

55.6For asset preservation improvements and 55.7betterments of a capital nature at Department 55.8of Human Services facilities statewide, to be 55.9spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 55.10section 16B.307.

55.1155.12Subd. 3.Early Childhood Learning and Child Protection Facilities2,000,000

55.13To the commissioner of human services for 55.14grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 55.15256E.37, to construct and rehabilitate early 55.16childhood learning and child protection 55.17facilities.

55.18Subd. 4.Remembering With Dignity125,000

55.19To the commissioner of human services for 55.20grave markers or memorial monuments for 55.21unmarked graves on public land of deceased 55.22residents of state hospitals or regional 55.23treatment centers.

55.2455.25Subd. 5.Minnesota Sex Offender Program Treatment Facilities - Moose Lake47,500,000

55.26To complete design for and to construct, 55.27furnish, and equip phase 2 of the Minnesota 55.28sex offender treatment program at Moose 55.29Lake.

55.3055.31Subd. 6.Sex Offender Treatment Center; Facilities Study

55.32The commissioner of human services, in 55.33consultation with the commissioners of 56.1corrections and administration, shall study 56.2the potential for using existing vacant or 56.3underused state facilities, including regional 56.4treatment centers, for the sex offender 56.5treatment program or for other programs or 56.6services administered by the Department of 56.7Human Services. The study must analyze 56.8the feasibility, time required, and cost of 56.9making the building and infrastructure 56.10changes necessary for the program. The 56.11study must also examine the current civil 56.12commitment policies of the state, sex 56.13offender treatment, and possible legislation 56.14to change determinate sentencing for sex 56.15offenders. The study must include a review 56.16of how other states use civil commitment 56.17for sex offenders. The commissioner 56.18shall submit a report on the study, with 56.19specific recommendations, to the chairs and 56.20ranking minority members of the house of 56.21representatives and senate committees with 56.22jurisdiction over capital investment, human 56.23services policy and finance, and public safety 56.24policy and finance by January 15, 2011.

56.25Sec. 19. VETERANS AFFAIRS

56.26Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$13,900,000

56.27To the commissioner of administration for 56.28the purposes specified in this section.

56.29Subd. 2.Asset Preservation4,000,000

56.30For asset preservation improvements and 56.31betterments of a capital nature at veterans 56.32homes statewide, to be spent in accordance 56.33with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

57.157.2Subd. 3.Luverne Veterans Home Entrance Enclosure450,000

57.3To design, construct, and furnish a new 57.4enclosure attached to the front entrance of 57.5the Luverne Veterans Home; re-engineer 57.6the circle drive parking lot adjoining the 57.7entrance to increase visitor parking capacity; 57.8and provide day room and lounge space on 57.9either side of the entrance.

57.10Subd. 4.Minneapolis Veterans Home9,450,000

57.11To remodel building 16 to accommodate 57.12a domiciliary program, demolish the north 57.13wing of building 17, and design, construct, 57.14furnish, and equip up to a 72-bed single 57.15occupancy person-centered nursing care 57.16building, including site improvements and 57.17amenities for building and program support.

57.18Sec. 20. CORRECTIONS

57.19Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$23,829,000

57.20To the commissioner of administration for 57.21the purposes specified in this section.

57.22Subd. 2.Asset Preservation8,000,000

57.23For improvements and betterments of a 57.24capital nature at Minnesota correctional 57.25facilities statewide, in accordance with 57.26Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

57.27Subd. 3.ARMER Radio System Migration5,800,000

57.28To design, construct, furnish, and equip 57.29the Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency 57.30Response (ARMER) system migration into 57.31all state correctional facilities, including, 57.32but not limited to, building and radio site 57.33improvements, installation of fixed antenna 58.1systems and repeaters, and installation of 58.2master control dispatch console equipment.

58.358.4Subd. 4.Minnesota Correctional Facility - Oak Park Heights

58.558.6(a) Exterior Intrusion Detection System Upgrade3,529,000

58.7To replace and improve the current perimeter 58.8detection system with a comprehensive 58.9system that will use current technology and 58.10provide essential components of effective 58.11and reliable escape detection at Minnesota's 58.12maximum security correctional facility, 58.13including but not limited to installation of a 58.14new sensor coil system, improved lighting, 58.15cameras, recording devices, and renovations 58.16of existing facilities required to accommodate 58.17the technology and functionality of the new 58.18system.

58.19(b) Security System Upgrade6,500,000

58.20To replace and upgrade existing facility 58.21security systems and components with new 58.22fully integrated systems throughout the 58.23prison, including renovations of existing 58.24facilities required to accommodate the 58.25technology and functionality of the new 58.26systems.

58.27Subd. 5.Unspent appropriations

58.28The unspent portion of an appropriation for 58.29a project in this section that is complete, 58.30upon written notice to the commissioner of 58.31management and budget, is available for 58.32asset preservation under Minnesota Statutes, 58.33section 16B.307, at the same correctional 58.34facility as the project for which the original 58.35appropriation was made. Minnesota Statutes, 59.1section 16A.642, applies from the date of the 59.2original appropriation to the unspent amount 59.3transferred.

59.459.5Sec. 21. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

59.6Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$121,965,000

59.7To the commissioner of employment and 59.8economic development for the purposes 59.9specified in this section.

59.1059.11Subd. 2.Greater Minnesota Business Development Infrastructure Grant Program10,000,000

59.12For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 59.13116J.431.59.14$1,000,000 is for a grant to the city of North 59.15Branch in Chisago County to complete the 59.16predesign, design, and construction of a main 59.17water line loop, including connections and a 59.18main sanitary sewer line with a lift station, in 59.19the city of North Branch. The trunk water 59.20main loop connection line will provide 59.21adequate water volume and pressure for fire 59.22protection and suppression for industrial 59.23users at the ESSBY Business Park, while 59.24the trunk sewer line is required to provide 59.25sanitary sewer service to property along the 59.26water main loop.59.27$200,000 is for a matching grant to the Board 59.28of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges 59.29and Universities for Pine Technical College 59.30to design, construct, furnish, and equip an 59.31entrepreneurship and technology business 59.32incubator at Pine Technical College. This 59.33appropriation is not available until the board 59.34determines that at least an equal match has 60.1been committed from nonstate sources, 60.2including a grant from the United States 60.3Economic Development Administration.60.4$285,000 is for a grant to the Voyageurs 60.5National Park Clean Water Joint Powers 60.6Board to predesign a wastewater collection 60.7and treatment facility located in the 60.8Voyageurs National Park area.

60.960.10Subd. 3.Innovative Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant Program4,000,000

60.11For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 60.12116J.435.

60.13Subd. 4.Redevelopment Account5,000,000

60.14For purposes of the redevelopment account 60.15under Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.571 60.16to 116J.575.60.17$2,000,000 is for a grant to the city of Lake 60.18Elmo. $1,000,000 must be used to design 60.19and construct an expansion of the city's water 60.20pumping, storage, and distribution system 60.21to provide approximately 1,000 additional 60.22service hookups and replace a city well lost 60.23to contamination by perfluorochemicals 60.24(PFC's). $1,000,000 must be used to 60.25design and construct the extension of a 60.2616-inch sanitary sewer force main from 60.27the Metropolitan Council interceptor on 60.28Interstate Highway 94 to 30th Street to the 60.29proposed southern edge of the Lake Elmo 60.30Village area. This appropriation is not 60.31available until the council has determined 60.32that at least an equal amount has been 60.33committed to the project from nonstate 60.34sources.61.1Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 61.2section 16A.642, grant number 61.3RDGP-06-0007-0-FY07, awarded in 61.4September 2006 to the city of Tower from an 61.5appropriation to the redevelopment account 61.6in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 61.723, subdivision 11, is available until June 30, 61.82013.

61.9Subd. 5.Bemidji - Headwaters Science Center475,000

61.10For a grant to the city of Bemidji to predesign 61.11and design the Headwaters Science Center, 61.12subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 61.1316A.695. 61.14This appropriation is not available until the 61.15commissioner has determined that at least 61.16an equal amount has been committed to the 61.17project from nonstate sources.

61.18Subd. 6.Chatfield - Potter Center for the Arts2,200,000

61.19For a grant to the Chatfield Economic 61.20Development Authority for site preparation 61.21and to predesign, design, construct, furnish, 61.22and equip the renovation of Potter Memorial 61.23Auditorium and adjacent structures in the 61.24city of Chatfield as the Potter Center for the 61.25Arts. The economic development authority 61.26may enter into leases and management 61.27agreements with the city and other entities to 61.28provide the programs in the center, subject to 61.29Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.

61.30Subd. 7.Duluth Zoo200,000

61.31For a grant to the city of Duluth for asset 61.32preservation and exhibit renewal at the 61.33Duluth Zoo that is needed for the zoo to 61.34achieve accreditation. No match is required.

62.1Subd. 8.Hennepin County 

62.262.3Minnesota African American History Museum and Cultural Center840,000

62.4For a grant to Hennepin County to predesign, 62.5design, construct, furnish, and equip the 62.6renovation of an historic mansion for 62.7the Minnesota African American History 62.8Museum and Cultural Center in Minneapolis, 62.9subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 62.1016A.695.62.11This appropriation is not available until the 62.12commissioner has determined that at least 62.13an equal amount has been committed from 62.14nonstate sources.

62.1562.16Subd. 9.Mankato - Civic Center and All Seasons Arenas12,000,000

62.17For a grant to the city of Mankato to design, 62.18construct, furnish, and equip the expansion 62.19of the Civic Center auditorium, including a 62.20performing arts theater, and the remodelling 62.21and expansion of the Civic Center and 62.22All Seasons arenas, which must include 62.23the Southern Minnesota Women's Hockey 62.24Exposition Center, for joint use by the city 62.25and Minnesota State University, Mankato.62.26This appropriation is not available until the 62.27commissioner has determined that at least 62.28an equal amount has been committed to the 62.29project from nonstate sources.

62.3062.31Subd. 10.Minneapolis - Granary Road Storm Water Infrastructure4,000,000

62.32For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to 62.33acquire land for, and to predesign, design, 62.34and construct, storm water and roadway 63.1infrastructure for phase 2 of the proposed 63.2Granary Road between 17th Avenue SE and 63.325th Avenue SE in Minneapolis.63.4This appropriation is not available until the 63.5commissioner has determined that at least 63.6an equal amount has been committed to the 63.7project from nonstate sources.

63.8Subd. 11.Minneapolis - Orchestra Hall16,000,000

63.9For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to 63.10predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 63.11equip the renovation of Orchestra Hall at 63.12its current downtown Minneapolis location, 63.13including $2,000,000 for Peavey Plaza. 63.14The city of Minneapolis may operate a 63.15performing arts center and adjacent property 63.16for public recreation and may enter into 63.17a lease or management agreement for the 63.18improved facilities, subject to Minnesota 63.19Statutes, section 16A.695.63.20This appropriation is not available until the 63.21commissioner has determined that at least 63.22an equal amount has been committed from 63.23nonstate sources.

63.2463.25Subd. 12.Ramsey County - Rice Street Bioscience Corridor5,000,000

63.26For a grant to Ramsey County to reconstruct 63.27the Rice Street bridge where it crosses 63.28marked Trunk Highway 36 in Ramsey 63.29County, and for other improvements 63.30of a capital nature to publicly owned 63.31infrastructure to support bioscience business 63.32development.

63.3363.34Subd. 13.Rochester - Mayo Civic Center Complex28,000,000

64.1For a grant to the city of Rochester to design, 64.2construct, furnish, and equip the renovation 64.3and expansion of the Mayo Civic Center 64.4Complex.64.5This appropriation is not available until the 64.6commissioner has determined that at least 64.7an equal amount has been committed from 64.8nonstate sources.

64.9Subd. 14.St. Cloud - Civic Center Expansion13,000,000

64.10For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to 64.11predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 64.12equip an expansion to the St. Cloud Civic 64.13Center, including a parking facility and 64.14skyway connection.64.15This appropriation is not available until the 64.16commissioner has determined that at least 64.17an equal amount has been committed to the 64.18project from nonstate sources.

64.1964.20Subd. 15.St. Louis County - Arrowhead Regional Event Facilities250,000

64.21For a grant to St. Louis County as the fiscal 64.22agent to provide and improve event facilities 64.23in the Arrowhead region as provided in 64.24this subdivision. The facilities must have a 64.25cooperative agreement to provide training, 64.26exhibition, and competition centers for the 64.27five community colleges of the Northeast 64.28Higher Education District. The St. Louis 64.29County Board of Commissioners shall 64.30make grants to the cities included in this 64.31subdivision, and the cities will retain title 64.32to the facilities. Grants may include the 64.33following projects:

64.34(a) Hibbing Memorial Building

65.1To predesign and design a new addition 65.2to the Hibbing Memorial Building. This 65.3request includes the American Disabilities 65.4Act compliance requirements for the Hibbing 65.5Memorial Building to serve as a regional 65.6facility for veterans, seniors, and community 65.7events.

65.8(b) Mountain Iron Arrowhead Event Center

65.9To predesign and design a new Arrowhead 65.10event facility in the city of Mountain Iron.

65.11Subd. 16.St. Paul

65.12(a) Asian Pacific Cultural Center5,000,000

65.13For a grant to the St. Paul Housing and 65.14Redevelopment Authority, to construct, 65.15furnish, and equip an Asian-Pacific Cultural 65.16Center, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 65.1716A.695. The appropriation does not require 65.18a local match.

65.19(b) Ordway Center for the Performing Arts16,000,000

65.20For a grant to the city of St. Paul to design, 65.21construct, furnish, and equip a concert hall of 65.22approximately 1,100 seats and support spaces 65.23at the Ordway Center for the Performing 65.24Arts, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 65.2516A.695.

65.26Sec. 22. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

65.27Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$57,000,000

65.28To the Public Facilities Authority for the 65.29purposes specified in this section.

65.30Subd. 2.State Match For Federal Grants30,000,000

65.31(a) To match federal grants for the clean 65.32water revolving fund under Minnesota 66.1Statutes, section 446A.07, and the drinking 66.2water revolving fund under Minnesota 66.3Statutes, section 446A.081.66.4(b) $10,800,000 of this appropriation shall 66.5provide matching funds for the drinking 66.6water revolving fund to match the 2011 and 66.72012 federal grants, with the balance to be 66.8made available to the clean water revolving 66.9fund.66.10(c) This appropriation must be used for 66.11qualified capital projects.

66.1266.13Subd. 3.Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Program27,000,000

66.14For grants to eligible municipalities under the 66.15wastewater infrastructure funding program 66.16under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.66.17Up to $2,800,000 may be used as a grant to 66.18the city of Williams to undertake corrective 66.19action on a system built since 2001 with 66.20federal money from USDA Rural Economic 66.21and Community Development. This grant 66.22is not subject to the 2010 or 2011 project 66.23priority list nor to the limitations on grant 66.24amounts set forth in Minnesota Statutes, 66.25section 446A.072, subdivision 5a.

66.2666.27Sec. 23. MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY$10,000,000

66.28To the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency 66.29for transfer to the housing development 66.30fund to finance the costs to rehabilitate, or 66.31to replace units lost in a fire, to preserve 66.32public housing under Minnesota Statutes, 66.33section 462A.202, subdivision 3a. For 66.34purposes of this section, "public housing" 67.1means housing for low-income persons 67.2and households financed by the federal 67.3government and owned and operated by 67.4the public housing authorities and agencies 67.5formed by cities and counties. Eligible 67.6public housing authorities must have a public 67.7housing assessment system rating of standard 67.8or above. Priority must be given to proposals 67.9that maximize federal or local resources 67.10to finance the capital costs. The priority 67.11in Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202, 67.12subdivision 3a, for projects to increase 67.13the supply of affordable housing and the 67.14restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section 67.15462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this 67.16appropriation.

67.1767.18Sec. 24. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

67.19Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$13,757,000

67.20To the Minnesota Historical Society for the 67.21purposes specified in this section.

67.22Subd. 2.Historic Sites Asset Preservation3,400,000

67.23For capital improvements and  betterments 67.24at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping 67.25at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and 67.26monuments, to be spent in accordance with 67.27Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The 67.28society shall determine project priorities as 67.29appropriate based on need.

67.3067.31Subd. 3.County and Local Preservation Grants1,000,000

67.32To be allocated to county and local 67.33jurisdictions as matching money for historic 67.34preservation projects of a capital nature, 68.1as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 68.2138.0525.68.3$150,000 is for a grant to the city of South St. 68.4Paul to renovate the historically significant 68.51941 Navy Hangar at 310 Airport Road at 68.6Fleming Field in the city to meet life safety 68.7and building code requirements, subject to 68.8Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. No 68.9local match is required for this grant.

68.10Subd. 4.Oliver H. Kelley Farm Historic Site9,357,000

68.11To complete design and to construct, furnish, 68.12and equip the renovation of the Oliver H. 68.13Kelley Farm Historic Site, including the 68.14site's visitor center and other essential visitor 68.15services and site operations facilities.

68.16Sec. 25. BOND SALE EXPENSES$1,079,000

68.17(a) $1,064,000 is from the bond proceeds 68.18fund to the commissioner of management 68.19and budget for bond sale expenses under 68.20Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, 68.21subdivision 8.68.22(b) $15,000 is from the bond proceeds 68.23account in the trunk highway fund to the 68.24commissioner of management and budget 68.25for bond sale expenses under Minnesota 68.26Statutes, section 167.50, subdivision 4.68.27    Sec. 26. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.68.28    Subdivision 1.Bond proceeds fund.To provide the money appropriated in this act 68.29from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and 68.30issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $1,003,085,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 68.31and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and 68.32by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.69.1    Subd. 2.Maximum effort school loan fund.To provide the money appropriated in 69.2this act from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of management and 69.3budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $5,780,000 in the manner, 69.4upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 69.516A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of 69.6the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, 69.7must be credited to a bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school loan fund.69.8    Subd. 3.Transportation fund.To provide the money appropriated in this act from 69.9the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and 69.10issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $66,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and 69.11with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by 69.12the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except 69.13accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to 69.14a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.69.15    Subd. 4.Trunk highway fund bond proceeds account.To provide the money 69.16appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the 69.17commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an 69.18amount up to $32,945,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed 69.19by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution, 69.20article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the commissioner 69.21of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium 69.22received from the sale of the bonds, must be credited to the bond proceeds account in 69.23the trunk highway fund.69.24    Sec. 27. CANCELLATIONS; BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS REDUCED.69.25    Subdivision 1.Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.$525,000 of the appropriation 69.26in Laws 2002, chapter 374, article 11, section 7, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 69.272002, chapter 393, section 90, for construction of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension 69.28building in Saint Paul, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 69.29374, article 11, section 17, is reduced by $525,000.69.30    Subd. 2.Administration; property acquisition.$5,131.83 of the appropriation in 69.31Laws 2002, chapter 374, article 11, section 7, subdivision 4, for property acquisition, is 69.32canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 374, article 11, section 17, 69.33is reduced by $5,131.83.70.1    Subd. 3.Human services.$23,642.57 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 70.2374, article 11, section 11, for Department of Human Services asset preservation, is 70.3canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 374, article 11, section 17, is 70.4reduced by $23,642.57.70.5    Subd. 4.CAPRA.$101,485.07 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 393, 70.6section 13, subdivision 2, for the capital asset preservation and replacement account, is 70.7canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 70.81, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 70.9179, section 28, is reduced by $101,485.07.70.10    Subd. 5.Administration.$1,041.79 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 70.11393, section 13, subdivision 3, for electrical utility infrastructure in the capitol complex, is 70.12canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 70.131, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 70.14179, section 28, is reduced by $1,041.79.70.15    Subd. 6.Health and agriculture laboratory.$10,701.71 of the appropriation 70.16in Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 13, subdivision 6, for health and agriculture lab, is 70.17canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 70.181, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 70.19179, section 28, is reduced by $10,701.71.70.20    Subd. 7.Minnesota state academies.$8,730.46 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, 70.21chapter 393, section 6, for asset preservation, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in 70.22Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, 70.23article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $8,730.46.70.24    Subd. 8.Human services.$5,829.55 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 70.25393, section 22, subdivision 2, for systemwide roof renovation and replacement, is 70.26canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 70.271, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 70.28179, section 28, is reduced by $5,829.55.70.29    Subd. 9.Human services.$53,695.76 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 70.30393, section 22, subdivision 3, for asset preservation, is canceled. Laws 2002, chapter 70.31393, section 30, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, 70.32and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $53,695.76.71.1    Subd. 10.Human services.$77,034.74 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 71.2393, section 22, subdivision 4, for demolition, is canceled. Laws 2002, chapter 393, 71.3section 30, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and 71.4Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $77,034.74. 71.5    Subd. 11.Human services.$8,873.69 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 71.6393, section 22, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 71.743, for the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center, is canceled. Laws 2002, chapter 393, 71.8section 30, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and 71.9Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $8,873.69.71.10    Subd. 12.Human services.$3,498 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 393, 71.11section 22, subdivision 7, for the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center, is canceled. Laws 71.122002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, 71.13article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $3,498.71.14    Subd. 13.Veterans Homes Board.$8,022.83 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, 71.15chapter 393, section 23, subdivision 2, for asset preservation, is canceled. Laws 2002, 71.16chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, 71.17section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $8,022.83.71.18    Subd. 14.Veterans Homes Board.$2,000 of the appropriation in Laws 71.192002, chapter 393, section 23, subdivision 3, for the Hastings Veterans Home utility 71.20infrastructure, is canceled. Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 1, as amended 71.21by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is 71.22reduced by $2,000.71.23    Subd. 15.Phalen Boulevard.$201,486 of the appropriation in Laws 2003, First 71.24Special Session chapter 20, article 1, section 12, subdivision 6, for a grant to the city of St. 71.25Paul for the Phalen Boulevard project, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 71.262003, First Special Session chapter 20, article 1, section 16, as amended by Laws 2008, 71.27chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $201,486.71.28    Subd. 16.Perpich Center for Arts Education.$1.12 of the appropriation in Laws 71.292005, chapter 20, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2, for asset preservation, is canceled. 71.30The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, 71.31as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $1.12.71.32    Subd. 17.Perpich Center for Arts Education.$7,480.88 of the appropriation 71.33in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, for the Beta Building, is 72.1canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, 72.2subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $7,480.88.72.3    Subd. 18.Administration.$28,261.71 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 72.420, article 1, section 13, subdivision 4, for capitol area parking, is canceled. The bond sale 72.5authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as amended by 72.6Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $28,261.71.72.7    Subd. 19.Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board.$14,140.75 of the 72.8appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 14, subdivision 2, for capitol 72.9interior renovation, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, 72.10article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is 72.11reduced by $14,140.75.72.12    Subd. 20.Veterans Homes Board.$1,863.57 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, 72.13chapter 20, article 1, section 21, subdivision 3, for the Luverne home, is canceled. The 72.14bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as 72.15amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $1,863.57.72.16    Subd. 21.Veterans Homes Board.$25,720 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, 72.17chapter 20, article 1, section 21, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws 2005, First Special 72.18Session chapter 7, section 5, for predesign of a home in Willmar, is canceled. The bond 72.19sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as 72.20amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $25,720.72.21    Subd. 22.Minnesota Correctional Facility - Stillwater.$1,003,283.99 of the 72.22appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 22, subdivision 3, for new 72.23segregation unit, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, 72.24article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is 72.25reduced by $1,003,283.99.72.26    Subd. 23.Minnesota Correctional Facility - Willow River.$962.09 of the 72.27appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 22, subdivision 4, paragraph 72.28(a), for an activities building, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, 72.29chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, 72.30section 28, is reduced by $962.09.72.31    Subd. 24.Minnesota correctional facility - beds.$853 of the appropriation in 72.32Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 22, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), for additional 72.33beds at Willow River, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 73.120, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 73.228, is reduced by $853.73.3    Subd. 25.Institute of Nanotechnology.$600,000 of the appropriation in Laws 73.42005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 11, as amended by Laws 2006, chapter 73.5171, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 57, for a grant to the city of Rushford 73.6for the Institute of Nanotechnology, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 73.72005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 73.8179, section 28, is reduced by $600,000.73.9    Subd. 26.Veterans Homes Board.$7,770.30 of the appropriation in Laws 2006, 73.10chapter 258, section 19, subdivision 5, for the Luverne addition, is canceled. The bond 73.11sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 1, as amended by 73.12Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 3, section 6, and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, 73.13is reduced by $7,770.30.73.14    Subd. 27.Department of Natural Resources facility damage.$2,283,263 of 73.15the appropriation in Laws 2007, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 5, 73.16subdivision 2, to rehabilitate and replace state facilities and restore natural resources in the 73.17flood damaged area, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2007, First Special 73.18Session chapter 2, article 1, section 15, subdivision 1, is reduced by $2,283,263.73.19    Subd. 28.Department of Transportation; Urban Partnership Agreement.73.20$9,000,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 3, 73.21subdivision 4, for the urban partnership agreement, is canceled. The trunk highway 73.22bond sale authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 7, subdivision 1, is 73.23reduced by $9,000,000.73.24    Subd. 29.Department of Transportation building.$9,500,000 of the 73.25appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 5, for the exterior of the 73.26Department of Transportation building in Saint Paul, is canceled. The trunk highway 73.27bond sale authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 7, subdivision 1, is 73.28reduced by $9,500,000.73.29    Subd. 30.Agriculture.$2,660 of the appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179, 73.30section 10, for the potato inspection unit building roof, is canceled. The bond sale 73.31authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 73.322008, chapter 365, section 7, is reduced by $2,660.74.1    Subd. 31.Bayport storm sewer.$150,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2008, 74.2chapter 179, section 22, subdivision 8, for the Bayport storm sewer, is canceled. The bond 74.3sale authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, as amended by 74.4Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 7, is reduced by $150,000.74.5    Subd. 32.Disaster relief.$3,900,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2009, chapter 74.693, article 2, section 3, subdivision 3, for state and local match, is canceled. The bond sale 74.7authorization in Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 2, section 13, subdivision 1, is reduced 74.8by $3,900,000.74.9    Subd. 33.2009 authorizations.(a) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2009, 74.10chapter 93, article 1, section 21, subdivision 1, is reduced by $79,375,000.74.11(b) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 21, 74.12subdivision 2, is reduced by $5,780,000.74.13    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.501, is amended to read:74.1416A.501 REPORT ON EXPENDITURE OF BOND PROCEEDS.74.15(a) The commissioner of management and budget must report annually to the 74.16legislature on the degree to which entities receiving appropriations for capital projects in 74.17previous omnibus capital improvement acts have encumbered or expended that money. 74.18The report must be submitted to the chairs of the house of representatives Ways and Means 74.19Committee and the senate Finance Committee by January 1 of each year.74.20(b) The commissioner of management and budget must report by January 15 of each 74.21year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and 74.22senate committees with jurisdiction over capital investment, finance, and ways and means, 74.23on the amount and percentage of each agency's capital appropriation that is used to pay 74.24for the costs of staff directly attributable to capital programs or projects funded with state 74.25general obligation bond proceeds. The report must also include information on agencies' 74.26compliance with the commissioner's policies governing the use of general obligation bond 74.27proceeds to pay staff costs and any changes to the commissioner's policies.74.28    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 16A.647, subdivision 1, is 74.29amended to read:74.30    Subdivision 1. Authority to issue. When authorized by law to issue state general 74.31obligation bonds or state 911 revenue bonds under section 403.275, the commissioner 74.32may issue all or part of the bonds as tax credit bonds or as interest subsidy bonds or a 74.33combination of the two.75.1    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 16A.647, subdivision 5, is 75.2amended to read:75.3    Subd. 5. Sale; certain costs of issuance. Tax credit bonds and interest subsidy 75.4bonds must be sold at a price not less than 98 percent of their stated principal amount. No 75.5state trunk highway bond may be sold for a price of less than par and accrued interest.75.6When the commissioner determines to issue tax credit bonds or interest subsidy bonds to 75.7achieve a net present value debt service savings over tax-exempt bonds, the commissioner 75.8may issue an additional principal amount of bonds, not to exceed two percent of the 75.9principal amount of bonds otherwise authorized by law to be issued, to pay the costs of 75.10investment banking and banking services related to the sale or placement of the bonds, 75.11provided the additional issuance will not cause an increase in the general fund debt 75.12service transfer for the biennium during which the bonds are sold, as estimated by the 75.13commissioner. The proceeds are appropriated for this purpose.75.14    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.66, subdivision 2, is amended to read:75.15    Subd. 2. Special provisions for sale and issuance. Refunding bonds may be 75.16sold publicly, or directly to the State Board of Investment without bids, or may be 75.17exchanged for bonds refunded by agreement with their holders. The refunding bonds must 75.18be prepared, executed, delivered, and secured in the same way as the refunded bonds. 75.19The proceeds of refunding bonds may be deposited, invested, and applied to accomplish 75.20the refunding as provided in section 
         475.67, subdivisions 5 to 10, and 13. Bids for the 75.21securities to be purchased for the escrow account may be secured, at the commissioner's 75.22election, either through the State Board of Investment or a suitable financial institution. 75.23The interest rate on refunding bonds may exceed that on the refunded bonds if the purpose 75.24of refunding is to extend the maturities and to reduce the amount needed annually to 75.25pay and to secure the debt.  75.26    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16B.26, is amended to read:75.2716B.26 UTILITY COMPANIES, PERMITS TO CROSS STATE-OWNED 75.28LANDS.75.29    Subdivision 1. Easements. (a) Authority. Except where the authority conferred 75.30by this section has been imposed on some other state or county office, the commissioner 75.31may grant an easement or permit over, under, or across any land owned by the state for 75.32the purpose of constructing roads, streets, telephone, telegraph, and electric power lines, 75.33cables or conduits, underground or otherwise, or mains or pipe lines for gas, liquids, or 75.34solids in suspension public purposes, including but not limited to, access, road, street, 76.1mass transit, telecommunication, flood protection, or utility purposes. This authority 76.2does not apply to land under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of natural resources or 76.3land obtained for trunk highway purposes. 76.4(b)  Notice of revocation. An easement or permit is revocable by written notice 76.5given by the commissioner if at any time its continuance will conflict with a public use 76.6of the land over, under, or upon which it is granted, or for any other reason. The notice 76.7must be in writing and is effective 90 days after the notice is sent by certified mail to the 76.8last known address of the record holder of the easement. If the address of the holder of 76.9the easement or permit is not known, it expires 90 days after the notice is recorded in the 76.10office of the county recorder of the county in which the land is located. Upon revocation 76.11of an easement, the commissioner may allow a reasonable time for the easement holder 76.12to vacate the premises affected. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the commissioner may 76.13grant to a state agency or political subdivision a permanent easement for the construction, 76.14operation, and maintenance of publicly owned infrastructure as described in paragraph (a), 76.15to have and to hold for as long as the easement area is used in accordance with the terms 76.16and conditions of the easement. If a permanent easement ceases to be used for the purposes 76.17stated in the easement or in accordance with its terms and conditions, the easement may be 76.18revoked by a written notice given by the commissioner in accordance with this paragraph.76.19(c)  Easement runs with land. State land subject to an easement or permit granted 76.20by the commissioner remains subject to sale or lease, and the sale or lease does not revoke 76.21the permit or easement granted. 76.22    Subd. 2. Land controlled by other agencies. If the easement or permit involves 76.23land under the jurisdiction of an agency other than the Department of Administration, it 76.24is subject to the approval of the head of the agency and is subject to revocation by the 76.25commissioner as provided in this section, on request of the head of the agency.76.26    Subd. 3. Application. An application for easement or permit under this section 76.27must be in quadruplicate and must include: a legal description of the land affected; a 76.28map showing the area affected by the easement or permit; and a detailed design of any 76.29structures to be placed on the land. The commissioner may require that the application 76.30be in another form and include other descriptions, maps, or designs. The commissioner 76.31may at any time order changes or modifications respecting construction or maintenance of 76.32structures or other conditions of the easement which the commissioner finds necessary to 76.33protect the public health and safety.76.34    Subd. 4. Form; duration. The easement or permit must be in a form prescribed 76.35by the attorney general and must describe the location of the easement granted. The 77.1easement or permit continues until revoked by the commissioner, subject to change or 77.2modification as provided in this section.77.3    Subd. 5. Consideration; terms. The commissioner may prescribe consideration 77.4and conditions for granting an easement or permit. Money received by the state under 77.5this section must be credited to the fund to which income or proceeds of sale from the 77.6land would be credited, if provision for the sale is made by law. Otherwise, it must be 77.7credited to the general fund.77.8    Sec. 33. [16B.327] RECYCLING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION 77.9WASTE FROM STATE BUILDINGS; REQUIREMENT.77.10The commissioner shall require in contracts for the construction, renovation, or 77.11demolition of a state building that the contractor and any subcontractor must divert from 77.12deposit in a landfill and must recycle at least 50 percent of the nonhazardous construction 77.13and demolition waste, measured by tonnage or volume, produced by the project or 77.14demonstrate that the waste was delivered to construction and demolition waste recycling 77.15facilities that maintain a 50 percent annual recycling rate. This requirement applies to a 77.16project to construct, renovate, or demolish a state building that receives funding from the 77.17bond proceeds fund after January 1, 2011, provided that:77.18(1) the project is located within 40 miles of a construction and demolition waste 77.19recycling facility that meets the requirements of this section and can process the applicable 77.20building materials; and77.21(2) for construction and renovation projects, funding from the bond proceeds fund is 77.22$5,000,000 or more.77.23 For the purposes of this section, "state building" means a building wholly owned or 77.24leased by a state agency, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, or the University 77.25of Minnesota.77.26    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16B.335, subdivision 1, is amended to read:77.27    Subdivision 1. Construction and major remodeling. (a) The commissioner, or 77.28any other recipient to whom an appropriation is made to acquire or better public lands 77.29or buildings or other public improvements of a capital nature, must not prepare final 77.30plans and specifications for any construction, major remodeling, or land acquisition in 77.31anticipation of which the appropriation was made until the agency that will use the 77.32project has presented the program plan and cost estimates for all elements necessary 77.33to complete the project to the chair of the senate Finance Committee and the chair of 77.34the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee and the chairs have made 78.1their recommendations, and the chair of the house of representatives Capital Investment 78.2Committee is notified. "Construction or major remodeling" means construction of a new 78.3building, a substantial addition to an existing building, or a substantial change to the 78.4interior configuration of an existing building. The presentation must note any significant 78.5changes in the work that will be done, or in its cost, since the appropriation for the 78.6project was enacted or from the predesign submittal. The program plans and estimates 78.7must be presented for review at least two weeks before a recommendation is needed. 78.8The recommendations are advisory only. Failure or refusal to make a recommendation 78.9is considered a negative recommendation. The chairs of the senate Finance Committee 78.10and the house of representatives Capital Investment and Ways and Means Committees 78.11must also be notified whenever there is a substantial change in a construction or major 78.12remodeling project, or in its cost.78.13(b) Capital projects exempt from the requirements of this subdivision include 78.14demolition or decommissioning of state assets, hazardous material projects, utility 78.15infrastructure projects, environmental testing, parking lots, parking structures, park 78.16and ride facilities, bus rapid transit stations, light rail lines, exterior lighting, fencing, 78.17highway rest areas, truck stations, storage facilities not consisting primarily of offices or 78.18heated work areas, roads, bridges, trails, pathways, campgrounds, athletic fields, dams, 78.19floodwater retention systems, water access sites, harbors, sewer separation projects, water 78.20and wastewater facilities, port development projects for which the commissioner of 78.21transportation has entered into an assistance agreement under section 
         457A.04, ice centers, 78.22a local government project with a construction cost of less than $1,500,000, or any other 78.23capital project with a construction cost of less than $750,000. 78.24    Sec. 35. [16B.355] COOPERATIVE LOCAL FACILITIES GRANTS.78.25    Subdivision 1.Grants authorized.The commissioner shall make grants to 78.26counties, cities, towns, and school districts to acquire, construct, or renovate public land 78.27and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature for cooperative facilities 78.28to be owned and operated by the grantees.78.29    Subd. 2.Match.A grant under this section may not be made until the commissioner 78.30has determined that at least 30 percent of the total project cost has been committed to 78.31the project from nonstate sources.78.32    Subd. 3.Amount.No more than one-third of the amount appropriated by any one 78.33appropriation act may be granted to any one project.78.34    Subd. 4.Application.(a) To be eligible to receive a grant, the grant application 78.35must be made to the commissioner on behalf of any combination of at least three counties, 79.1cities, towns, or school districts. The grant applicants must have entered into a joint 79.2powers agreement and formed a joint powers board under section 471.59 to govern the 79.3facilities. The joint powers board must approve the application by resolution.79.4(b) The grant application must demonstrate that acquisition, construction, or 79.5renovation of the cooperative facilities will improve the delivery of services by the 79.6grant applicants and will generate savings to the applicants in operating their buildings 79.7and programs.79.8(c) The commissioner shall prescribe and provide the application form. The 79.9application must include at least the following information:79.10(1) identification of the facilities;79.11(2) a plan for the facilities;79.12(3) a description of how the facilities will improve the delivery of governmental 79.13services by the applicants;79.14(4) a detailed estimate, along with necessary supporting evidence, of the total costs 79.15for the facilities;79.16(5) an estimate of the dates when the facilities for which the grant is requested will 79.17be contracted for and completed;79.18(6) a detailed estimate, along with necessary supporting evidence, of the savings in 79.19operating costs of buildings and programs that the project will generate;79.20(7) the manner in which the applicants will meet the local match requirement; and79.21(8) any additional information or material the commissioner prescribes.79.22    Subd. 5.Priority.The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of 79.23management and budget and the commissioners of other state departments, as appropriate, 79.24shall give priority to projects that demonstrate a significant increase in cooperation as 79.25measured by one or more of the following criteria:79.26(1) improved quality, access, transparency, or level of service to citizens;79.27(2) fundamental change in the organization of service delivery;79.28(3) substantial savings in operating costs; or79.29(4) positive return on investment over the life of the facility.79.30    Subd. 6.Geographic distribution.At least half the money provided as grants each 79.31fiscal biennium must be for projects located outside the seven-county metropolitan area, as 79.32defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.79.33    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.015, is amended by adding a subdivision 79.34to read:80.1    Subd. 28.Camp Ripley/Veterans State Trail.The trail shall originate at Crow 80.2Wing State Park in Crow Wing County at the southern end of the Paul Bunyan Trail and 80.3shall extend from Crow Wing State Park westerly to the city of Pillager, then southerly 80.4along the west side of Camp Ripley, then easterly along the south side of Camp Ripley 80.5across to the east side of the Mississippi River, and then northerly through Fort Ripley 80.6to Crow Wing State Park. A second segment of the trail shall be established that shall 80.7extend in a southerly direction and in close proximity to the Mississippi River from the 80.8southeasterly portion of the first segment of the trail to the city of Little Falls, and then 80.9terminate at the Soo Line Trail in Morrison County.80.10    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103F.161, subdivision 3, is amended to read:80.11    Subd. 3. Red River basin flood mitigation projects. Notwithstanding subdivision 80.122, a grant for implementation of a flood hazard mitigation project in the Red River basin 80.13that is consistent with the 1998 mediation agreement and approved by the Red River flood 80.14damage reduction work group may be for up to 75 percent of the cost of the proposed 80.15mitigation measures for the Agassiz-Audubon, North Ottawa, Hay Creek, and Thief 80.16River subwatershed projects.80.17    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103F.515, is amended by adding a 80.18subdivision to read:80.19    Subd. 10.Use for mitigation prohibited.Money made available under the reinvest 80.20in Minnesota reserve program may not be used for environmental regulatory or wetland 80.21mitigation purposes required under federal or state law.80.22    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.435, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 80.2335, sections 1 and 2, and Laws 2009, chapter 78, article 2, section 12, is amended to read:80.24116J.435 BIOSCIENCE INNOVATIVE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC 80.25INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.80.26    Subdivision 1. Creation of account.A bioscience An innovative  business 80.27development public infrastructure account is created in the bond proceeds fund. Money 80.28in the account may only be used for capital costs of public infrastructure for eligible 80.29bioscience innovative  business development projects.80.30    Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this section:80.31(1) "local governmental unit" means a county, city, town, special district, public 80.32higher education institution, or other political subdivision or public corporation;81.1(2) "governing body" means the council, board of commissioners, board of trustees, 81.2board of regents, or other body charged with governing a local governmental unit; 81.3(3) "public infrastructure" means publicly owned physical infrastructure in this state, 81.4including, but not limited to, wastewater collection and treatment systems, drinking water 81.5systems, storm sewers, utility extensions, telecommunications infrastructure, streets, 81.6roads, bridges, parking ramps, facilities that support basic science technology and clinical 81.7research, and research infrastructure; and81.8(4) "innovative business" means a business that is engaged in, or is committed to 81.9engage in, innovation in Minnesota in one of the following: using proprietary technology 81.10to add value to a product, process, or service in a high technology field; researching 81.11or developing a proprietary product, process, or service in a high technology field; 81.12researching, developing, or producing a new proprietary technology for use in the fields of 81.13tourism, forestry, mining, transportation, or green manufacturing; 81.14(5) "proprietary technology" means the technical innovations that are unique and 81.15legally owned or licensed by a business and includes, without limitation, those innovations 81.16that are patented, patent pending, a subject of trade secrets, or copyrighted; and81.17(4) (6) "eligible project" means a bioscience an innovative  business development 81.18capital improvement project in this state, including: manufacturing; technology; 81.19warehousing and distribution; research and development; bioscience innovative  business 81.20incubator; agricultural bioprocessing processing; or industrial, office, or research park 81.21development that would be used by a bioscience-basedan innovative business.81.22    Subd. 3. Grant program established. (a) The commissioner shall make 81.23competitive grants to local governmental units to acquire and prepare land on which 81.24public infrastructure required to support an eligible project will be located, including 81.25demolition of structures and remediation of any hazardous conditions on the land, or to 81.26predesign, design, acquire, construct, furnish, and equip public infrastructure required to 81.27support an eligible project. The local governmental unit receiving a grant must provide for 81.28the remainder of the public infrastructure costs from other sources. The commissioner 81.29may waive the requirements related to an eligible project under subdivision 2 if a project 81.30would be eligible under this section but for the fact that its location requires infrastructure 81.31improvements to residential development.81.32(b) The amount of a grant may not exceed the lesser of the cost of the public 81.33infrastructure or 50 percent of the sum of the cost of the public infrastructure plus the cost 81.34of the completed eligible project.82.1(c) The purpose of the program is to keep or enhance jobs in the area, increase the 82.2tax base, or to expand or create new economic development through the growth of new 82.3bioscienceinnovative businesses and organizations.82.4    Subd. 4. Application. (a) The commissioner must develop forms and procedures 82.5for soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a 82.6local governmental unit must include the following information in its application:82.7(1) a resolution of its governing body certifying that the money required to be 82.8supplied by the local governmental unit to complete the public infrastructure is available 82.9and committed; 82.10(2) a detailed estimate, along with necessary supporting evidence, of the total 82.11development costs for the public infrastructure and eligible project;82.12(3) an assessment of the potential or likely use of the site for bioscience innovative 82.13business  activities after completion of the public infrastructure and eligible project; 82.14(4) a timeline indicating the major milestones of the public infrastructure and eligible 82.15project and their anticipated completion dates; 82.16(5) a commitment from the governing body to repay the grant if the milestones are 82.17not realized by the completion date identified in clause (4); and 82.18(6) any additional information or material the commissioner prescribes.82.19(b) The determination of whether to make a grant under subdivision 3 is within the 82.20discretion of the commissioner, subject to this section. The commissioner's decisions and 82.21application of the priorities are not subject to judicial review, except for abuse of discretion. 82.22    Subd. 5. Priorities. (a) If applications for grants exceed the available appropriations, 82.23grants must be made for public infrastructure that, in the commissioner's judgment, 82.24provides the highest return in public benefits for the public costs incurred. "Public benefits" 82.25include job creation, environmental benefits to the state and region, efficient use of public 82.26transportation, efficient use of existing infrastructure, provision of affordable housing, 82.27multiuse development that constitutes community rebuilding rather than single-use 82.28development, crime reduction, blight reduction, community stabilization, and property tax 82.29base maintenance or improvement. In making this judgment, the commissioner shall give 82.30priority to eligible projects with one or more of the following characteristics:82.31(1) the potential of the local governmental unit to attract viable bioscience innovative 82.32 businesses; 82.33(2) proximity to public transit if located in a metropolitan county, as defined in 82.34section 
         473.121, subdivision 4; 82.35(3) multijurisdictional eligible projects that take into account the need for affordable 82.36housing, transportation, and environmental impact; 83.1(4) the eligible project is not relocating substantially the same operation from another 83.2location in the state, unless the commissioner determines the eligible project cannot be 83.3reasonably accommodated within the local governmental unit in which the business is 83.4currently located, or the business would otherwise relocate to another state or country; and 83.5(5) the number of jobs that will be created. 83.6(b) The factors in paragraph (a) are not listed in a rank order of priority; rather, the 83.7commissioner may weigh each factor, depending upon the facts and circumstances, as 83.8the commissioner considers appropriate. 83.9    Subd. 6. Cancellation of grant. If a grant is awarded to a local governmental unit 83.10and funds are not encumbered for the grant within four years after the award date, the 83.11grant must be canceled. 83.12    Subd. 7. Repayment of grant. If an eligible project supported by public 83.13infrastructure funded with a grant awarded under this section is not occupied by a 83.14bioscience an innovative  business in accordance with the grant application under 83.15subdivision 4 within five years after the date of the last grant payment, the grant recipient 83.16must repay the amount of the grant received. The commissioner must deposit all money 83.17received under this subdivision into the state treasury and credit it to the debt service 83.18account in the state bond fund.83.19    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.50, subdivision 6, is amended to read:83.20    Subd. 6. Grant rules criteria; rulemaking.Procedures for application for 83.21grants from the fund, conditions for their administration, and criteria for priority, 83.22unless established in the laws authorizing the grants, shall be established by rules of 83.23the Department of Transportation consistent with those laws. The commissioner of 83.24transportation shall adopt rules consistent with this section that establish criteria for 83.25determining priorities and amounts of grants shall, which must be based on consideration 83.26of:83.27(1) effectiveness of the project in eliminating a deficiency in the transportation 83.28system;83.29(2) number of persons affected by the deficiency;83.30(3) economic feasibility;83.31(4) effect on optimum land use and other concerns of state and regional planning;83.32(5) availability of other financing capability; and83.33(6) adequacy of provision for proper operation and maintenance after construction.83.34    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:84.1    Subd. 7. Rules for administering funds and grants Program administration; 84.2rulemaking.(a) The commissioner of transportation shall develop rules, procedures for 84.3application for grants, conditions of grant administration, standards, and criteria, including 84.4bridge specifications, in cooperation with road authorities of political subdivisions, for use 84.5in the administration of funds appropriated to the commissioner and for the administration 84.6of grants to subdivisions.84.7(b) The maximum use of standardized bridges is encouraged. Regardless of the size 84.8of the existing bridge, a bridge or replacement bridge is eligible for assistance from the 84.9state transportation fund if a hydrological survey indicates that the bridge or replacement 84.10bridge must be ten feet or more in length.84.11(c) As part of the standards or rules, the commissioner shall, in consultation with 84.12local road authorities, establish a minimum distance between any two bridges that cross 84.13over the same river, stream, or waterway, so that only one of the bridges is eligible for a 84.14grant under this section. As appropriate, the commissioner may establish exceptions from 84.15the minimum distance requirement or procedures for obtaining a variance.84.16(d) Funds appropriated to the commissioner from the Minnesota state transportation 84.17fund shall be segregated from the highway tax user distribution fund and other funds 84.18created by article XIV of the Constitution.84.19    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256E.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:84.20    Subdivision 1. Grant authority. The commissioner may make grants to state 84.21agencies and political subdivisions to construct or rehabilitate facilities for early childhood 84.22programs, crisis nurseries, or parenting time centers. The following requirements apply:84.23    (1) The facilities must be owned by the state or a political subdivision, but may 84.24be leased under section 
         16A.695 to organizations that operate the programs. The 84.25commissioner must prescribe the terms and conditions of the leases. 84.26    (2) A grant for an individual facility must not exceed $300,000 $500,000 for each 84.27program that is housed in the facility, up to a maximum of $750,000 $2,000,000 for 84.28a facility that houses three programs or more. Programs include Head Start, School 84.29Readiness, Early Childhood Family Education, licensed child care, and other early 84.30childhood intervention programs. 84.31    (3) State appropriations must be matched on a 50 percent basis with nonstate funds. 84.32The matching requirement must apply program wide and not to individual grants.84.33    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256E.37, subdivision 2, is amended to read:84.34    Subd. 2. Grant priority. (a) The commissioner must give priority to:85.1    (1) projects in counties or municipalities with the highest percentage of children 85.2living in poverty;85.3    (2) grants that involve collaboration among sponsors of programs under this section; 85.4and 85.5    (3) where feasible, grants for programs that utilize Youthbuild under sections 85.6116L.361
          to 
         116L.366 for at least 25 percent of each grant awarded or $50,000 of the labor 85.7portion of the construction, whichever is less, if:85.8    (i) the work is appropriate for Youthbuild, as mutually agreed upon by the grantee 85.9and the local Youthbuild program, considering safety and skills needed;85.10    (ii) it is demonstrated by Youthbuild that using Youthbuild will not increase the 85.11overall cost of the project; and85.12    (iii) eligible programs consult with appropriate labor organizations to deliver 85.13education and training.85.14    (b) The commissioner may give priority to:85.15    (1) projects that collaborate with child care providers, including all-day and 85.16school-age child care programs, special needs care, sick child care, nontraditional hour 85.17care, and programs that include services to refugee and immigrant families; and85.18    (2) grants for programs that will increase their child care workers' wages as a result 85.19of the grant; and85.20    (3) projects that will improve the quality of early childhood programs. 85.21    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 403.275, subdivision 2, is amended to read:85.22    Subd. 2. Procedure; certain costs of issuance. (a) The commissioner may sell and 85.23issue the bonds on the terms and conditions the commissioner determines to be in the best 85.24interests of the state. The bonds may be sold at public or private sale. The commissioner 85.25may enter any agreements or pledges the commissioner determines necessary or useful to 85.26sell the bonds that are not inconsistent with sections 
         403.21 to 
         403.40. Sections 
         16A.67285.27to 
         16A.675 apply to the bonds. The commissioner may issue all or part of the bonds as tax 85.28credit bonds or as interest subsidy bonds under section 16A.647 or a combination of the 85.29two. Except for amounts appropriated to pay the costs of investment banking and banking 85.30services under section 16A.647, the proceeds of the bonds issued under this section must 85.31be credited to a special 911 revenue bond proceeds account in the state treasury.85.32(b) Before the proceeds are received in the 911 revenue bond proceeds account, 85.33the commissioner of management and budget may transfer to the account from the 911 85.34emergency telecommunications service account amounts not exceeding the expected 85.35proceeds from the next bond sale. The commissioner of management and budget shall 86.1return these amounts to the 911 emergency telecommunications service account by 86.2transferring proceeds when received. The amounts of these transfers are appropriated 86.3from the 911 emergency telecommunications service account and from the 911 revenue 86.4bond proceeds account.86.5    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462A.36, subdivision 2, is amended to read:86.6    Subd. 2. Authorization. (a) The agency may issue up to $30,000,000 $36,000,00086.7of nonprofit housing bonds in one or more series to which the payments made under this 86.8section may be pledged. The nonprofit housing bonds authorized in this subdivision 86.9may be issued for the purpose of making loans, on terms and conditions the agency 86.10deems appropriate, to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, preservation, and 86.11rehabilitation of permanent supportive housing for individuals and families who: (1) 86.12either have been without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or at least four 86.13times in the last three years; or (2) are at significant risk of lacking a permanent residence 86.14for 12 months or at least four times in the last three years. The bonds may also be issued 86.15to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, preservation, and rehabilitation of 86.16foreclosed or vacant housing to be used for affordable rental housing.86.17    (b) An insubstantial portion of the bond proceeds may be used for permanent 86.18supportive housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness who do not 86.19meet the criteria of paragraph (a).86.20    Sec. 46. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 19, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

86.21Subd. 4. Red Rock Corridor Transit Way500,000

86.22For preliminary engineering and 86.23environmental review, acquisition of 86.24real property or interests in real property, 86.25and construction of the Red Rock corridor 86.26transit way from Hastings through St. Paul 86.27to Minneapolis.86.28This appropriation may not be spent for 86.29capital improvements within a trunk highway 86.30right-of-way.87.1    Sec. 47. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 12, as amended by 87.2Laws 2006, chapter 171, section 2, and Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 50, is amended to 87.3read:

87.4Subd. 12.  Bioscience Development18,500,000

87.5For grants to political subdivisions to 87.6predesign, design, acquire, construct, furnish, 87.7and equip publicly owned infrastructure 87.8required to support bioscience development 87.9in this state. 87.10$2,500,000 is for a grant to the city of 87.11Worthington. 87.12$14,000,000 cumulatively is for grants to the 87.13counties of Ramsey and Anoka for public 87.14improvements to the portion of County 87.15Road J located within each county, and 87.16for road and bridge improvement costs at 87.17marked Trunk Highway 36 and Rice Street 87.18in Ramsey County in support of bioscience 87.19business development. This amount may be 87.20used to repay loans the proceeds of which 87.21were used for the public improvement. The 87.22grants to the individual counties shall be 87.23in amounts proportionate to the individual 87.24counties' costs associated with the public 87.25improvements.87.26$2,000,000 is for bioscience business 87.27development public infrastructure grants 87.28under new Minnesota Statutes, section 87.29116J.435
         .87.30    Sec. 48. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 5, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

87.31Subd.  3.Frechette Hall Asset Preservation25,000

87.32To begin to design the renovation of 87.33Frechette Hall, including a new electrical 88.1system, new HVAC system, new windows, 88.2plumbing upgrades, removal of the fireplace 88.3and sunken seating in the commons area, 88.4addition of recreational space for students to 88.5utilize during inclement weather, and repair 88.6of the Scout Cabin.For asset preservation 88.7on either campus of the academies, to be 88.8spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 88.9section 16B.307.88.10    Sec. 49. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 8, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

88.1188.12Subd. 4.Koochiching Renewable Energy Clean Air Project (RECAP)2,500,000

88.13For a grant to Koochiching County to 88.14prepare a site for andor the Koochiching 88.15Development Authority to design, construct, 88.16and equip a plasma torch gasification facility 88.17that converts municipal solid waste into 88.18energy and slag, reducing the need to dispose 88.19of the waste in a landfill.88.20After the design has been completed, this 88.21appropriation may be used for any or all or 88.22any combination of the following: (1) to 88.23upgrade an existing waste transfer station 88.24in Koochiching County to serve the facility 88.25by performing site work, construction, or 88.26placement of equipment; or (2) to prepare a 88.27site for or to construct or equip a portion of 88.28the plasma torch gasification facility.88.29This appropriation, or any portion of it, is 88.30not available until the commissioner has 88.31determined that at least an equal amount has 88.32been committed to the project as matched, 88.33dollar for dollar, with money from nonstate 88.34sources.89.1    Sec. 50. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

89.2Subd.  5.Red Rock corridor transit way500,000

89.3For preliminary engineering and 89.4environmental review, acquisition of 89.5real property or interests in real property, and 89.6construction of the Red Rock corridor transit 89.7way between Hastings and Minneapolis via 89.8St. Paul.89.9    Sec. 51. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2009, 89.10chapter 93, article 1, section 34, is amended to read:

89.1189.12Subd. 4.Hibbing Wastewater Treatment Facilities2,500,000

89.13To the Public Facilities Authority for a 89.14grant to the city of Hibbing for mercury 89.15treatment facilities at the south wastewater 89.16treatment plant and for wastewater and 89.17storm water infrastructure improvements. 89.18This appropriation is not available until the 89.19authority determines that at least an equal 89.20amount is committed to the project from 89.21nonstate sources.89.22    Sec. 52. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivision 14, as amended by Laws 89.232008, chapter 179, section 66, is amended to read:

89.24Subd.  14. Itasca County - infrastructure12,000,000 

89.25For a grant to Itasca County for public 89.26infrastructure needed to support a steel plant 89.27in Itasca County and economic development 89.28projects in the surrounding area. Grant 89.29money may be used by Itasca County and the 89.30Itasca County Regional Railroad Authority 89.31 to acquire right-of-way and mitigate loss 89.32of wetlands and runoff of storm water, and89.33to predesign, design, construct, and equip 90.1roads and rail lines,; and, in cooperation with 90.2Nashwauk Municipal Utility, may be used by 90.3the Nashwauk Public Utilities Commission 90.4to acquire right-of-way and mitigate loss 90.5of wetlands and runoff of storm water and90.6to predesign, design, construct, and equip 90.7natural gas pipelines, electric infrastructure, 90.8water supply systems, and wastewater 90.9collection and treatment systems. If the 90.10county determines that any of the listed uses 90.11are not needed, then the grant may be used 90.12for the remaining listed uses.90.13The public ownership requirement contained 90.14in article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), 90.15of the Minnesota Constitution may be 90.16satisfied by way of Itasca County, the Itasca 90.17County Regional Railroad Authority, or 90.18the Nashwauk Public Utilities Commission 90.19possessing the required ownership interest 90.20even though the grant is only to Itasca 90.21County.90.22Up to $4,000,000 of this appropriation may 90.23be spent before the full financing for either 90.24project has been closed. 90.25    Sec. 53. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

90.26Subd. 2.State Road Construction1,717,694,000

90.27(a) For the actual construction, 90.28reconstruction, and improvement of 90.29trunk highways, including design-build 90.30contracts and consultant usage to support 90.31these activities. This includes the cost 90.32of actual payments to landowners for 90.33lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, 90.34payments to lessees, interest subsidies, and 91.1relocation expenses. This appropriation is in 91.2the following amounts:91.3(1) $417,694,000 in fiscal year 2009, and the 91.4commissioner may use up to $71,008,000 of 91.5this amount for program delivery;91.6(2) $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2010, and the 91.7commissioner may use up to $85,000,000 of 91.8this amount for program delivery; and91.9(3) $200,000,000 in each fiscal year for fiscal 91.10years 2011 and 2012, and the commissioner 91.11may use up to $34,000,000 of the amount in 91.12each fiscal year for program delivery; and91.13(4) $100,000,000 in each fiscal year for 91.14fiscal years 2011 through 2018 2013 through 91.152016, and the commissioner may use up to 91.16$17,000,000 of the amount in each fiscal year 91.17for program delivery.91.18(b) Of the amount in fiscal year 2009, 91.19$40,000,000 is for construction of 91.20interchanges involving a trunk highway, 91.21where the interchange will promote economic 91.22development, increase employment, relieve 91.23growing traffic congestion, and promote 91.24traffic safety. The amount under this 91.25paragraph must be allocated 50 percent to 91.26the department's metropolitan district, and 50 91.27percent to districts in greater Minnesota.91.28(c) Of the amount in fiscal years 2009 91.29and 2010, the commissioner shall use 91.30$300,000,000 each year for predesign, 91.31design, preliminary engineering, 91.32right-of-way acquisition, construction, 91.33reconstruction, and maintenance of bridges 91.34in the trunk highway bridge improvement 92.1program under Minnesota Statutes, section 92.2165.14
         .92.3(d) Of the total appropriation under this 92.4subdivision, the commissioner shall use at 92.5least $50,000,000 for accelerating transit 92.6facility improvements on or adjacent to trunk 92.7highways.92.8(e) Of the total appropriation under this 92.9subdivision provided to the Department of 92.10Transportation's district 7, the commissioner 92.11shall first expend funds as necessary to 92.12accelerate all projects that (1) are on a trunk 92.13highway classified as a medium priority 92.14interregional corridor, (2) are included in the 92.15district's long-range transportation plan, but 92.16are not included in the state transportation 92.17improvement program or the ten-year 92.18highway work plan, and (3) expand capacity 92.19from a two-lane highway to a freeway 92.20or expressway, as defined in Minnesota 92.21Statutes, section 
         160.02, subdivision 19. The 92.22commissioner shall establish as the highest 92.23priority under this paragraph any project that 92.24currently has a final environmental impact 92.25statement completed. The requirement 92.26under this paragraph does not change the 92.27department's funding allocation process 92.28or the amount otherwise allocated to each 92.29transportation district.92.30(f) The appropriation in this subdivision 92.31cancels as specified under Minnesota 92.32Statutes, section 16A.642, except that the 92.33commissioner of management and budget 92.34shall count the start of authorization for 92.35issuance of state bonds as the first day of 93.1the fiscal year during which the bonds are 93.2to be issued, as specified under paragraph 93.3(a), clause (1), (2), (3), or (4), respectively, 93.4and not as the date of enactment of this 93.5subdivision.93.6    Sec. 54. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 5, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

93.793.8Subd. 4.Mott Memorial Hall Technology Center100,000

93.9To predesign the renovation of Mott 93.10Memorial Hall a technology center for the 93.11Minnesota State Academies.93.12    Sec. 55. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

93.1393.14Subd. 8.Mississippi River Aquatic Invasive Species Barrier500,000

93.15To predesign and, design, renovate, 93.16or construct an adequate barrier in the 93.17Mississippi River to prevent aquatic invasive 93.18species from migrating up river. This money 93.19may be used by the commissioner to match 93.20available federal money and money from 93.21other states. The commissioner must inform 93.22and work with affected federal and state 93.23agencies and local communities along the 93.24Mississippi River before constructing the 93.25river barrier.93.26    Sec. 56. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 27, is amended to read:

93.2793.28Subd. 27.State Trail Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Development15,320,000

93.29To acquire land for and to construct and 93.30renovate state trails under Minnesota 93.31Statutes, section 
         85.015.94.1$970,000 is for the Chester Woods Trail from 94.2Rochester to Dover.94.3$700,000 is for the Casey Jones Trail.94.4$750,000 is for the Gateway Trail, to replace 94.5an at-grade crossing of the Gateway Trail 94.6at Highway 120 with a grade-separated 94.7crossing.94.8$1,600,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami Trail 94.9between Silver Bay and Tettegouche State 94.10Park.94.11$1,500,000 is for the Great River Ridge Trail 94.12from Plainview to Elgin to Eyota. 94.13$1,500,000 is for the Heartland Trail.94.14$500,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail from 94.15Lake Byllesby Park to Cannon Falls.94.16$150,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail within 94.17the city of Faribault.94.18$1,500,000 is for the Minnesota River Trail 94.19from Appleton to through Milan to the Marsh 94.20Lake Dam.94.21$2,000,000 is for the Paul Bunyan Trail from 94.22Walker to Guthrie.94.23$250,000 is for the Root River Trail from 94.24Preston to Forestville State Park.94.25$100,000 is for the Root River Trail, the 94.26eastern extension.94.27$250,000 is for the Root River Trail, the 94.28eastern extension Wagon Wheel.94.29$550,000 is to connect the Stagecoach Trail 94.30with the Douglas Trail in Olmsted County.94.31$3,000,000 is to rehabilitate state trails.95.1For any project listed in this subdivision that 95.2the commissioner determines is not ready to 95.3proceed, the commissioner may allocate that 95.4project's money to another state trail project 95.5in this subdivision. The chairs of the house 95.6and senate committees with jurisdiction 95.7over environment and natural resources 95.8and legislators from the affected legislative 95.9districts must be notified of any changes.95.10    Sec. 57. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 21, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

95.1195.12Subd. 9.Itasca County - Steel Plant Infrastructure28,000,000

95.13For a grant to Itasca County for public 95.14infrastructure needed to support a steel plant 95.15in Itasca County and economic development 95.16projects in the surrounding area. Grant 95.17money may be used by Itasca County and the 95.18Itasca County Regional Railroad Authority95.19to acquire right-of-way and mitigate loss 95.20of wetlands and runoff of storm water, and95.21to predesign, design, construct, and equip 95.22roads and rail lines,; and in cooperation with95.23may be used by the Nashwauk Municipal 95.24Utility, Public Utilities Commission to 95.25acquire right-of-way and mitigate loss of 95.26wetlands and runoff of storm water and95.27to predesign, design, construct, and equip 95.28natural gas pipelines, electric infrastructure, 95.29water supply systems, and wastewater 95.30collection and treatment systems. If the 95.31county determines that any of the listed uses 95.32are not needed, then the grant may be used 95.33for the remaining listed uses.95.34The public ownership requirement contained 95.35in article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), 96.1of the Minnesota Constitution may be 96.2satisfied by way of Itasca County, the Itasca 96.3County Regional Railroad Authority, or 96.4the Nashwauk Public Utilities Commission 96.5possessing the required ownership interest 96.6even though the grant is only to Itasca 96.7County.96.8    Sec. 58. Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

96.9Subd. 3.Old Cedar Avenue Bridge2,000,000

96.10For a grant to the city of Bloomington for 96.11removal and replacement of to renovate96.12the old Cedar Avenue bridge for bicycle 96.13commuters and recreational users. This 96.14appropriation is added to the appropriation 96.15in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, 96.16subdivision 8.96.17    Sec. 59. Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 5, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

96.18Subd. 2.Minneapolis Veterans Home Campus

96.19(a) Building 9 Demolition1,000,000

96.20To demolish Building 9 and, relocate 96.21a water main serving the campus, and 96.22make associated site improvements and 96.23modifications necessary to complete the 96.24project. This appropriation is to cover 100 96.25percent of the cost of this portion of the 96.26project.

96.27(b) New Nursing Facility9,100,000

96.28To design, construct, furnish, and equip a 96.29100-bed nursing facility on the Minneapolis 96.30campus.96.31The appropriation is to cover the 35 percent 96.32state share of this portion of the project.97.1    Sec. 60. Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 24, subdivision 2, is amended to read:97.2    Subd. 2. Management. All lands acquired for Lake Vermilion State Park must be 97.3administered in the same manner as provided for other state parks and must be perpetually 97.4dedicated for that use. After acquisition of lands for Lake Vermilion State Park, but before 97.5any infrastructure development for the state park, public access and use, including, 97.6but not limited to, hunting, fishing, and trail use, shall continue as allowed before the 97.7acquisition. No additional restrictions may be implemented for public access and use until 97.8development of state park infrastructure commences.97.9    Sec. 61. Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 25, is amended to read:97.10    Sec. 25. ACQUISITION; LAKE VERMILION STATE PARK.97.11    The commissioner of natural resources may acquire by gift or purchase the lands 97.12for Lake Vermilion State Park. Minnesota Statutes, section 
         84.0272, subdivision 1, does 97.13not apply to a purchase, except for the requirement that the lands be appraised. The 97.14commissioner must not pay more than 12 percent above the appraised value of the land.97.15    Sec. 62. Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 11, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

97.16Subd. 5.Intercity Passenger Rail Projects26,000,000

97.17To implement capital improvements and 97.18betterments for intercity passenger rail 97.19projects as identified in the statewide freight 97.20and passenger rail plan under Minnesota 97.21Statutes, section 
         174.03, subdivision 1b, 97.22which are determined to be eligible for 97.23USDOT funding. Notwithstanding any 97.24law to the contrary, a portion or phase 97.25of an intercity passenger rail project may 97.26be accomplished with one or more state 97.27appropriations, and an intercity passenger rail 97.28project need not be completed with any one 97.29appropriation. Capital improvements and 97.30betterments include preliminary engineering, 97.31design, engineering, environmental analysis 97.32and mitigation, acquisition of land and 97.33right-of-way, and construction. The 97.34commissioner may spend a portion of this 98.1appropriation to pay for costs of agency staff 98.2directly attributable to this capital project, 98.3consistent with the accounting policies 98.4adopted by the commissioner of management 98.5and budget.98.6    Sec. 63. Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 20, is amended to read:

98.7Sec. 20. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.

98.8    The commissioner of finance management and budget shall schedule the sale of state 98.9general obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2011, no more 98.10than $1,085,281,000 $958,113,000 will need to be transferred from the general fund to 98.11the state bond fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding 98.12state general obligation bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general 98.13obligation bonds, the commissioner of finance management and budget shall calculate the 98.14amount of debt service payments needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the 98.15amount of debt service payments that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. 98.16The commissioner shall adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain 98.17within the limit set by this section. The amount needed to make the debt service payments 98.18is appropriated from the general fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         16A.641.98.19    Sec. 64. LEASE REVENUE; ST. CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE.98.20Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, subdivision 2, the Board of 98.21Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall pay the commissioner 98.22of management and budget one-third of the lease revenue received from the property 98.23acquired for St. Cloud Technical College pursuant to Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 3, 98.24subdivision 22, paragraph (c). The commissioner shall deposit the amount received in the 98.25state bond fund to be used to pay, redeem, or defease bonds issued to finance the property 98.26in accordance with the commissioner's order authorizing their issuance. The commissioner 98.27shall credit the board's total general obligation bond debt service assessment by an amount 98.28equal to the lease revenue it receives from the board under this section.98.29    Sec. 65. REPEALER.98.30Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 45, is repealed.98.31    Sec. 66. EFFECTIVE DATE.98.32    Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment."99.1Delete the title and insert:99.2"A bill for an act99.3relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better 99.4public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with 99.5certain conditions; authorizing the sale of state bonds; modifying previous 99.6appropriations; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, 99.7sections 16A.501; 16A.66, subdivision 2; 16B.26; 16B.335, subdivision 1; 99.885.015, by adding a subdivision; 103F.161, subdivision 3; 103F.515, by adding 99.9a subdivision; 116J.435, as amended; 174.50, subdivisions 6, 7; 256E.37, 99.10subdivisions 1, 2; 403.275, subdivision 2; 462A.36, subdivision 2; Minnesota 99.11Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 16A.647, subdivisions 1, 5; Laws 2005, 99.12chapter 20, article 1, sections 19, subdivision 4; 23, subdivision 12, as amended; 99.13Laws 2006, chapter 258, sections 5, subdivision 3; 8, subdivision 4; 17, 99.14subdivision 5; 21, subdivisions 4, as amended, 14, as amended; Laws 2008, 99.15chapter 152, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2; Laws 2008, chapter 179, sections 99.165, subdivision 4; 7, subdivisions 8, 27; 21, subdivision 9; Laws 2008, chapter 99.17365, sections 4, subdivision 3; 5, subdivision 2; 24, subdivision 2; 25; Laws 99.182009, chapter 93, article 1, sections 11, subdivision 5; 20; proposing coding for 99.19new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B; repealing Laws 2009, chapter 93, 99.20article 1, section 45."

We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.House Conferees:
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                     						Alice HausmanJean Wagenius
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                     						Loren SolbergBev Scalze
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                     						Larry HowesSenate Conferees:
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                     						Keith LangsethDavid Tomassoni
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                     						Sandra PappasPaul Koering
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                     						Ann Lynch