1.1A bill for an act1.2relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better 1.3public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with 1.4certain conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs; 1.5authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; cancelling and modifying 1.6previous appropriations; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 1.72008, sections 103F.515, by adding a subdivision; 174.50, subdivisions 6, 1.87; 462A.36, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, 1.9section 16A.86, subdivision 3a; Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, sections 1.1019, subdivision 4; 23, subdivision 12, as amended; Laws 2006, chapter 258, 1.11sections 8, subdivision 4; 17, subdivision 5; Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 5, 1.12subdivision 4; Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 3; Laws 2009, 1.13chapter 93, article 1, sections 11, subdivision 5; 20; proposing coding for new 1.14law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 16B; repealing Laws 2009, chapter 1.1593, article 1, section 45.1.16BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:1.17ARTICLE 11.18CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

1.19Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.

1.20    The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the 1.21bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, 1.22to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as 1.23authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire 1.24and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or 1.25as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or 1.26article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this act are available until 1.27the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.

2.1SUMMARY2.2University of Minnesota$77,001,0002.3Minnesota State Colleges and Universities338,576,0002.4Education7,780,0002.5Minnesota State Academies2,500,0002.6Perpich Center for Arts Education1,244,0002.7Natural Resources73,588,0002.8Pollution Control Agency17,411,0002.9Board of Water and Soil Resources2,500,0002.10Zoological Garden32,500,0002.11Administration10,000,0002.12Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission4,000,0002.13Military Affairs11,900,0002.14Public Safety16,050,0002.15Transportation164,452,0002.16Metropolitan Council74,295,0002.17Health5,000,0002.18Human Services5,125,0002.19Veterans Affairs9,975,0002.20Corrections11,529,0002.21Employment and Economic Development126,668,0002.22Public Facilities Authority60,000,0002.23Housing Finance Agency10,000,0002.24Minnesota Historical Society14,257,0002.25Bond Sale Expenses1,035,0002.26Cancellations(27,562,000)2.27TOTAL$1,049,824,0002.28Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service)856,002,0002.29Bond Proceeds Fund (User Financed Debt Service)92,859,0002.30Maximum Effort School Loan Fund5,780,0002.31State Transportation Fund67,000,0002.32Trunk Highway Fund Bond Proceeds Account32,945,0002.33Trunk Highway Fund22,800,0002.34Bond Proceeds Cancellations(9,062,000)2.35Trunk Highway Bond Proceeds Cancellations(18,500,000)

2.36APPROPRIATIONS

2.37Sec. 2.  UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

2.38Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$77,001,000

3.1To the Board of Regents of the University 3.2of Minnesota for the purposes specified in 3.3this section.

3.43.5Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)40,000,000

3.6To be spent in accordance with Minnesota 3.7Statutes, section 135A.046.

3.8Subd. 3.Twin Cities Campus

3.9Folwell Hall20,000,000

3.10To design, renovate, furnish, and equip the 3.11interior of Folwell Hall for teaching and 3.12research space for College of Liberal Arts 3.13programs.

3.14Subd. 4.Duluth Campus

3.15American Indian Learning Resource Center6,667,000

3.16To design, construct, furnish, and equip an 3.17American Indian Learning Resource Center 3.18to colocate existing programs and provide 3.19academic, classrooms, computer lab, and 3.20other spaces.

3.21Subd. 5.Itasca Biological Station

3.22Campus Center3,667,000

3.23To design, construct, furnish, and equip 3.24a campus center at the Itasca field station 3.25with classrooms, labs, library, auditorium 3.26and other spaces to replace deteriorating 3.27single-function buildings.

3.28Subd. 6.Laboratory Renovation6,667,000

3.29To renovate, furnish, and equip laboratory 3.30facilities on the Crookston, Duluth, Morris, 3.31and Twin Cities campuses.

3.32Subd. 7.University Share

4.1Except for Higher Education Asset 4.2Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) 4.3under subdivision 2, the appropriations in this 4.4section are intended to cover approximately 4.5two-thirds of the cost of each project. The 4.6remaining costs must be paid from university 4.7sources.

4.8Subd. 8.Unspent Appropriations

4.9Upon substantial completion of a project 4.10authorized in this section and after written 4.11notice to the commissioner of management 4.12and budget, the Board of Regents must use 4.13any money remaining in the appropriation 4.14for that project for HEAPR under Minnesota 4.15Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board 4.16of Regents must report by February 1 of 4.17each even-numbered year to the chairs of 4.18the house of representatives and senate 4.19committees with jurisdiction over capital 4.20investment and higher education finance, and 4.21to the chairs of the house of representatives 4.22Ways and Means and Finance Committees 4.23and the senate Finance Committee, on how 4.24the remaining money has been allocated or 4.25spent.

4.264.27Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

4.28Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$338,576,000

4.29To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 4.30State Colleges and Universities for the 4.31purposes specified in this section.

4.324.33Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)60,000,000

4.34To be spent in accordance with Minnesota 4.35Statutes, section 135A.046.

5.1Subd. 3.Alexandria Technical College

5.2Main Building Renovation and Addition4,363,000

5.3To complete design, construct, renovate, 5.4furnish, and equip an infill addition for 5.5the library, student services, and student 5.6commons.

5.75.8Subd. 4.Anoka Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids

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

5.10To complete design, renovate, furnish, 5.11and equip the Fine Arts classroom and lab 5.12building.

5.13(b) Bioscience and Allied Health Addition16,484,000

5.14To complete design, construct, furnish, 5.15and equip a Bioscience and Allied Health 5.16addition and renovation to support Science 5.17Technology and Math (STEM) and nursing 5.18program initiatives.

5.19Subd. 5.Bemidji State University

5.205.21Business Building Addition Design and Demolition3,425,000

5.22To design an addition to and renovation 5.23of Hobson Hall; to design renovation of 5.24Memorial Hall and a portion of Deputy Hall; 5.25to design the demolition of three obsolete 5.26buildings; and to demolish Maple Hall.

5.27Subd. 6.Dakota County Technical College

5.285.29Transportation and Emerging Technologies Lab7,230,000

5.30To complete design, renovate, furnish, 5.31and equip the transportation and emerging 6.1technologies classrooms, laboratories, and 6.2related spaces.

6.36.4Subd. 7.Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie, Brooklyn Park

6.56.6Learning Resource and Student Services Renovation10,566,000

6.7To renovate, furnish, and equip existing 6.8space at the Brooklyn Park and Eden 6.9Prairie campuses for a Library and Learning 6.10Resource Center and student services with an 6.11addition and new entrances at both campuses.

6.12Subd. 8.Lake Superior College

6.13Health Science Center12,098,000

6.14To construct, renovate, furnish, and equip a 6.15new Health and Science Center addition and 6.16to design renovation of existing spaces.

6.17Subd. 9.Metropolitan State University

6.18(a) Classroom Center5,860,000

6.19To construct, furnish, and equip 6.20technology-enhanced classrooms and 6.21academic offices located above the power 6.22plant building. This appropriation includes 6.23money to demolish the power plant annex to 6.24enable the new construction.

6.256.26(b) Science Education Center Design and Property Acquisition3,444,000

6.27To design for construction and to acquire 6.28adjacent property for a Science Education 6.29Center.

6.306.31Subd. 10.Minneapolis Community and Technical College

6.32Workforce Program Renovation12,990,000

7.1To complete design, renovate, furnish, and 7.2equip instructional space, support space, and 7.3infrastructure for workforce programs.

7.47.5Subd. 11.Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Moorhead

7.6Library and Classroom Addition5,448,000

7.7To complete design, construct, furnish, and 7.8equip a classroom and library addition, and 7.9to demolish obsolete space.

7.107.11Subd. 12.Minnesota State University, Moorhead

7.127.13Livingston Lord Library and Information Technology Renovation14,901,000

7.14To complete design, renovate, furnish, and 7.15equip Livingston Lord Library.

7.16Subd. 13.Minnesota State University, Mankato

7.17Clinical Science Building Design1,908,000

7.18To design for construction a Clinical Science 7.19Building.

7.207.21Subd. 14.Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Worthington

7.22Fieldhouse Renovation4,641,000

7.23To construct, renovate, furnish, and equip an 7.24addition to and renovation of the Fieldhouse.

7.257.26Subd. 15.Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Canby

7.27Wind Turbine Training Facility 4,000,000

7.28To acquire land and for preliminary 7.29engineering, design to acquire, construct, and 7.30install a commercial scale wind turbine for 7.31the wind energy technology program.

7.327.33Subd. 16.NHED Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Eveleth

8.1Shop Space Addition5,477,000

8.2To construct, furnish, and equip shop space 8.3for the industrial mechanical technology 8.4and carpentry programs. This appropriation 8.5includes funding for renovation of existing 8.6space for Americans with Disabilities Act 8.7(ADA) compliance.

8.88.9Subd. 17.NHED Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Virginia

8.10Iron Range Engineering Program Facilities3,000,000

8.11Predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 8.12equip an addition to and renovation of 8.13existing space for laboratories, flexible 8.14classrooms, and office space for the 8.15engineering program on the Virginia campus.

8.16Subd. 18.Normandale Community College

8.178.18Academic Partnership Center and Student Services22,984,000

8.19To design, construct, furnish, and equip a 8.20new building for classrooms and offices and 8.21to design renovation of the Student Services 8.22Building.

8.23Subd. 19.North Hennepin Community College

8.248.25(a) Bioscience and Health Careers Center Addition26,581,000

8.26To complete design, construct, furnish, 8.27and equip a new building for Bioscience 8.28and Health Careers Center laboratory and 8.29classroom space.

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

8.31To construct, furnish, and equip an addition 8.32to the Center for Business and Technology 9.1and to renovate existing space for classrooms 9.2and related space.

9.39.4Subd. 20.Ridgewater Community Technical College, Willmar

9.5Technical Instruction Renovation14,300,000

9.6To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 9.7classroom and existing instructional lab space 9.8and construct an addition for circulation; and 9.9to demolish obsolete space.

9.109.11Subd. 21.Rochester Community Technical College

9.12Workforce Center Colocation3,238,000

9.13To complete design, construct, and renovate 9.14heating, ventilation, and air conditioning 9.15systems for the Heintz Center and the 9.16Minnesota Workforce Center addition.

9.17Subd. 22.South Central College, Faribault13,360,000

9.18Classroom Renovation and Addition

9.19To complete design, construct, renovate, 9.20furnish, and equip an addition, and to 9.21renovate space for classrooms, a learning 9.22resource center, related spaces, and 9.23laboratories.

9.249.25Subd. 23.Southwest Minnesota State University

9.26Science Lab Renovation5,666,000

9.27To complete design, renovate, furnish, and 9.28equip the Science and Math building and an 9.29addition to the Plant Science building.

9.30Subd. 24.St. Cloud State University

9.319.32Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility42,334,000

10.1To complete design, construct, furnish, and 10.2equip Integrated Science and Engineering 10.3Laboratory Facility.

10.4Subd. 25.St. Cloud Technical College

10.5Allied Health Center Renovation5,421,000

10.6To complete design, renovate, furnish, and 10.7equip an Allied Health Center.

10.8Subd. 26.Systemwide Initiatives

10.9(a) Classroom Initiative and Demolition3,883,000

10.10To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 10.11classrooms and academic space statewide 10.12and demolish obsolete space. Campuses may 10.13use internal and nonstate funds to increase 10.14the size of the projects. This appropriation 10.15may be used at the following campuses: 10.16Central Lakes College, Brainerd; Minnesota 10.17State Community Technical College, Wadena 10.18and Moorhead; Minnesota West Community 10.19Technical College, Pipestone; Northland 10.20Community Technical College, Thief River 10.21Falls; Pine Technical College, Pine City; and 10.22Rochester Community Technical College, 10.23Rochester.

10.2410.25(b) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Initiative4,835,000

10.26To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 10.27science laboratories and classrooms at 10.28campuses statewide. Campuses may use 10.29internal and nonstate funds to increase the 10.30size of the projects. This appropriation 10.31may be used at the following campuses: 10.32Bemidji State University; Century College; 10.33Minnesota State Community and Technical 10.34College, Moorhead; Minnesota State 11.1University, Moorhead; Northeast Higher 11.2Education District, Hibbing College, Itasca 11.3Community College, and Mesabi Range 11.4Eveleth; Northwest Technical College; South 11.5Central College, North Mankato.

11.6Subd. 27.Debt Services

11.7(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the 11.8board shall pay the debt service on one-third 11.9of the principal amount of state bonds sold to 11.10finance projects authorized by this section. 11.11After each sale of general obligation bonds, 11.12the commissioner of management and budget 11.13shall notify the board of the amounts assessed 11.14for each year for the life of the bonds.11.15(b) The board need not pay debt service 11.16on bonds sold to finance higher education 11.17asset preservation and replacement. Where a 11.18nonstate match is required, the debt service is 11.19due on a principal amount equal to one-third 11.20of the total project cost, less the match 11.21committed before the bonds are sold. For 11.22the workforce center colocation project 11.23at Rochester Community and Technical 11.24College, the board shall pay the debt service 11.25on $1,079,000 of the principal amount of 11.26state bonds sold to finance the project; the 11.27commissioner of employment and economic 11.28development shall pay the debt service on 11.29$5,262,000 of the principal amount of state 11.30bonds sold to finance the project, in the 11.31manner provided in Minnesota Statutes, 11.32section 16A.643.11.33(c) The commissioner shall reduce the 11.34board's assessment each year by one-third of 11.35the net income from investment of general 12.1obligation bond proceeds in proportion to the 12.2amount of principal and interest otherwise 12.3required to be paid by the board. The board 12.4shall pay its resulting net assessment to the 12.5commissioner of management and budget by 12.6December 1 each year. If the board fails to 12.7make a 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. 28.Unspent Appropriations

12.21(a) Upon completion of a project authorized 12.22in this section and after written notice to the 12.23commissioner of management and budget, 12.24the board must use any money remaining in 12.25the appropriation for that project for higher 12.26asset preservation and replacement (HEAPR) 12.27under Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046. 12.28The board must report by February 1 of 12.29each even-numbered year to the chairs of 12.30the house of representatives and senate 12.31committees with jurisdiction over capital 12.32investment and higher education finance, and 12.33to the chairs of the house of representatives 12.34Ways and Means Committee and the senate 12.35Finance Committee, on how the remaining 12.36money has been allocated or spent.13.1(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation 13.2for a project in this section that is complete 13.3is available for higher education asset 13.4preservation and replacement under this 13.5subdivision, at the same campus as the 13.6project for which the original appropriation 13.7was made and the debt service requirement 13.8under subdivision 27 is reduced accordingly. 13.9Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies 13.10from the date of the original appropriation to 13.11the unspent amount transferred.

13.12Sec. 4. EDUCATION

13.13Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$7,780,000

13.14To the commissioner of education for the 13.15purposes specified in this section.

13.1613.17Subd. 2.Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake5,780,000

13.18From the maximum effort school loan fund 13.19for a capital loan to Independent School 13.20District No. 38, Red Lake, as provided in 13.21Minnesota Statutes, sections 126C.60 to 13.22126C.72, to design, construct, furnish, and 13.23equip renovation of existing facilities and 13.24construction of new facilities.13.25The project paid for with this appropriation 13.26includes a portion of the renovation and 13.27construction identified in the review and 13.28comment performed by the commissioner of 13.29education under the capital loan provisions 13.30of Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.69. This 13.31portion includes renovation and construction 13.32of a single kitchen and cafeteria to serve the 13.33high school and middle school, a receiving 13.34area and dock and adjacent drives, utilities, 13.35and grading.14.1Before any capital loan contract is approved 14.2under this authorization, the district must 14.3provide documentation acceptable to the 14.4commissioner on how the capital loan will 14.5be used. If any portion of the appropriation 14.6remains after completion of the identified 14.7project components, the district may, with the 14.8commissioner's approval, use funds for other 14.9items identified in the review and comment 14.10submission.

14.1114.12Subd. 3.Library Accessibility and Improvement Grants2,000,000

14.13For library accessibility and improvement 14.14grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.15134.45.

14.16Sec. 5. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES

14.17Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$2,500,000

14.18To the commissioner of administration for 14.19the purposes specified in this section.

14.20Subd. 2.Asset Preservation2,000,000

14.21For asset preservation on both campuses of 14.22the academies, to be spent in accordance with 14.23Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

14.24Subd. 3.Independent Living Housing500,000

14.25To predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 14.26equip independent living housing on the 14.27Academy for the Blind campus. The project 14.28will be conducted in collaboration with the 14.29carpentry class of South Central College of 14.30Faribault and provide housing for students 14.3118 to 21 years of age in the nontraditional 14.32student component of the Academy Plus 14.33Transition program.

15.115.2Sec. 6. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION

15.3Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$1,244,000

15.4To the commissioner of administration for 15.5the purposes specified in this section.

15.6Subd. 2.Alpha Building Demolition755,000

15.7To demolish the Alpha building.

15.8Subd. 3.Delta Dorm Windows489,000

15.9To install new windows in the Delta 15.10dormitory, completing the building's 15.11renovations.

15.12Sec. 7. NATURAL RESOURCES

15.13Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$73,588,000

15.14To the commissioner of natural resources for 15.15the purposes specified in this section.15.16The appropriations in this section are 15.17subject to the requirements of the natural 15.18resources capital improvement program 15.19under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12, 15.20unless this section or the statutes referred 15.21to in this section provide more specific 15.22standards, criteria, or priorities for projects 15.23than Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.15.24To the extent possible, a person conducting 15.25prairie restoration with state money must 15.26plant vegetation or sow seed only of ecotypes 15.27native to Minnesota, and preferably of the 15.28local ecotype, using a high diversity of 15.29species originating from as close to the 15.30restoration site as possible, and protect 15.31existing native prairies from genetic 15.32contamination.

15.33Subd. 2.Statewide Asset Preservation1,000,000

16.1For the renovation of state-owned facilities 16.2operated by the commissioner of natural 16.3resources that can be substantially completed 16.4in calendar year 2010, as determined by the 16.5commissioner of natural resources, to be 16.6spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 16.7section 84.946, including renovation 16.8of buildings for energy efficiency, roof 16.9replacements, replacement of well and water 16.10treatment systems, road resurfacing, major 16.11culvert replacement and erosion control, 16.12water access rehabilitation, trail resurfacing 16.13and widening, and bridge replacement and 16.14rehabilitation. The commissioner may use 16.15this appropriation to replace buildings if, 16.16considering the embedded energy in the 16.17building, that is the most energy-efficient and 16.18carbon-reducing method of renovation.

16.1916.20Subd. 3.Groundwater Monitoring and Observation Wells2,000,000

16.21To install new groundwater level observation 16.22wells to monitor the Mount Simon aquifer 16.23and assess groundwater for water supply 16.24planning in the south and central regions of 16.25the state. This appropriation may also be 16.26used to seal existing obsolete monitoring 16.27wells in the Mount Simon aquifer that are no 16.28longer functional.

16.29Subd. 4.Dam Renovation and  Removal6,000,000

16.30To renovate or remove publicly owned dams. 16.31The commissioner shall determine project 16.32priorities as appropriate under Minnesota 16.33Statutes, sections 103G.511 and 103G.515. 16.34This appropriation includes money for the 16.35following projects:17.1(a) Byllesby Dam, Dakota and Goodhue 17.2Counties.17.3(b) Champlin Mill Pond Dam, Hennepin 17.4County.17.5(c) Clayton Lake Dam, Pine County.17.6(d) Drayton Dam, Kittson County.17.7(e) Hallock Dam, Kittson County.17.8(f) Lake Bronson Dam, Kittson County.17.9(g) Milaca Dam, Mille Lacs County.17.10(h) Montevideo Dam, Chippewa County.17.11(i) Pike River Dam, St. Louis County.17.12(j) $900,000 is to renovate the Lanesboro 17.13Dam in the south branch Root River in 17.14Fillmore County.17.15(k) $2,000,000 is for a grant to the Three 17.16Rivers Park District to renovate the Coon 17.17Rapids Dam. This appropriation is not 17.18available until the commissioner determines 17.19that an amount sufficient to complete the 17.20project is committed to the project.17.21Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 17.2216A.69, subdivision 2, upon the award of 17.23final contracts for the completion of a project 17.24listed in this subdivision, the commissioner 17.25may transfer the unencumbered balance 17.26in the project account to any other dam 17.27renovation or removal project on the 17.28commissioner's priority list.

17.29Subd. 5.Water Control Structures500,000

17.30To rehabilitate or replace water control 17.31structures used to manage shallow lakes and 17.32wetlands for waterfowl habitat on wildlife 17.33management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 18.1section 86A.05, subdivision 8, or for the 18.2purposes of public water reserves under 18.3Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.101; or 18.4structures on other waters under Minnesota 18.5Statutes, section 103G.505.

18.618.7Subd. 6.Aquatic Management Areas Acquisition1,000,000

18.8To acquire land in fee that is critical for 18.9fish and other aquatic life under Minnesota 18.10Statutes, section 86A.05, and to make 18.11public improvements and betterments of a 18.12capital nature to aquatic management areas 18.13established under Minnesota Statutes, section 18.1486A.05, subdivision 14.

18.15Subd. 7.RIM Critical Habitat Match3,000,000

18.16To provide the state match for the critical 18.17habitat private sector matching account under 18.18Minnesota Statutes, section 84.943. This 18.19appropriation must be used only to acquire 18.20fee title.

18.2118.22Subd. 8.Scientific and Natural Area Native Prairie Acquisition And Development5,649,000

18.23To acquire in fee the Hastings Sand Coulee 18.24in Dakota County, and other lands identified 18.25by the commissioner as targeted sites for 18.26potential acquisition for scientific and natural 18.27areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 18.2884.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5. Not less 18.29than five percent of this appropriation is for 18.30restoration of lands acquired. 

18.31Subd. 9.State Forest Land Reforestation3,000,000

18.32To increase reforestation activities to meet 18.33the reforestation requirements of  Minnesota 18.34Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 2, 18.35including planting, seeding, site preparation, 19.1and purchasing seeds and seedlings of 19.2species native to Minnesota.

19.3Subd. 10.Shade Tree Program 3,000,000

19.4For grants to cities, counties, townships, and 19.5park and recreation boards in cities of the first 19.6class for the planting of publicly owned shade 19.7trees to provide environmental benefits; 19.8replace trees lost to forest pests, disease, 19.9or storm; or to establish a more diverse 19.10community forest better able to withstand 19.11disease and forest pests. The commissioner 19.12must give priority to grant requests to remove 19.13and replace trees with active infestations 19.14of emerald ash borer. For purposes of this 19.15appropriation, "shade tree" means a woody 19.16perennial grown primarily for aesthetic or 19.17environmental purposes with minimal to 19.18residual timber value and no intent to harvest 19.19the tree for its wood. Any tree planted with 19.20funding under this subdivision must be a 19.21species native to Minnesota. 

19.22Subd. 11.State Park Rehabilitation5,659,000

19.23For rehabilitation projects within state 19.24parks established under Minnesota Statutes, 19.25section 85.012, as identified in the January 19.2620, 2010, list of projects titled "State Park 19.27Development Projects - 12 month completion 19.28possible," including: at the Soudan 19.29Underground Mine, water treatment system 19.30and lab building, and new discharge pipeline; 19.31at Minneopa, safety improvements to the 19.32historic pedestrian bridge; at Itasca, repaving 19.33the wilderness drive and improvements 19.34to the beach area amphitheater; at Fort 19.35Ridgely, office consolidation into the historic 20.1museum building; at Whitewater and 20.2Mille Lacs Kathio, new RV sanitary dump 20.3stations; at Lake Maria, road paving and 20.4rehabilitation; and at all parks, campground 20.5electrical upgrades. Up to one percent of 20.6this appropriation may be used for project 20.7predesign for next funding cycle. At least 20.880 percent of the appropriation in this 20.9subdivision must be spent during the 2010 20.10construction season.

20.1120.12Subd. 12.State Park and Recreation Area Acquisition and Development2,150,000

20.13To acquire from willing sellers private lands 20.14for the following state parks established 20.15under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012: 20.16land within William O'Brien State Park 20.17and land adjacent to or near Split Rock 20.18Lighthouse State Park that provides a 20.19view of the lighthouse; and land within 20.20Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area, 20.21established under Minnesota Statutes, section 20.2285.013. This appropriation is also for a 20.23grant to Wright County to acquire land for 20.24Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park, 20.25under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019, 20.26subdivision 2.

20.27Subd. 13.State Trail Rehabilitation10,000,000

20.28To renovate state trails established under 20.29Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015, 20.30according to the commissioner's priorities 20.31and as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 20.32section 84.946. At least 80 percent of the 20.33appropriation in this subdivision must be 20.34spent during the 2010 construction season. 20.35This includes funding for the following trails:21.1(1) Gateway Trail, resurface and widen 21.2County State-Aid Highway 15 to Pine Point 21.3Park, in Washington County;21.4(2) Luce Line Trail, replace three bridges 21.5between Winsted and Hutchinson, in 21.6McLeod County;21.7(3) Munger Trail, replace culverts at mile 21.8post 139 and 138, in Carlton County;21.9(4) Munger Trail, resurface and widen 15 21.10miles of trail between Duluth and Thomson, 21.11in St. Louis and Carlton Counties;21.12(5) Munger Trail, replacement of the Grand 21.13Avenue bridge in Duluth;21.14(6) Paul Bunyan Trail realignment along 21.15County Road 159, in Cass County;21.16(7) Paul Bunyan Trail resurfacing between 21.17Hackensack and Chippewa Forest, in Cass 21.18and Crow Wing Counties;21.19(8) Pengilly-Alborn Trail, replace two 21.20bridges, in St. Louis County;21.21(9) Root River Trail, resurface and widen 20 21.22miles, in Fillmore County;21.23(10) Root River Trail, rehabilitate or replace 21.24eight bridges, in Fillmore County.

21.2521.26Subd. 14.State Trail Acquisition and Development21,000,000

21.27(a) For state trail acquisition and development 21.28of trails designated in Minnesota Statutes, 21.29section 85.015, including:21.30(1) Blazing Star Trail, develop Albert Lea 21.31Lake bridge crossing and one mile of trail;21.32(2) Browns Creek Trail, acquire land along 21.33the former Minnesota Zephyr corridor;22.1(3) Casey Jones Trail, complete Pipestone to 22.2Woodstock segment;22.3(4) Cuyuna Lakes Trail, acquire and develop 22.4Riverton to Deerwood;22.5(5) Gateway Trail, develop Pine Point 22.6Park to May Township segment, acquire 22.7approximately two miles between May 22.8Township and Marine on St. Croix;22.9(6) Glacial Lakes Trail, acquire and develop 22.10New London to Sibley State Park;22.11(7) Gitchi Gami Trail, develop Lutsen and 22.12Silver Bay segments;22.13(8) Goodhue Pioneer Trail, develop 22.14Zumbrota to Goodhue segment;22.15(9) Heartland Trail, develop Detroit Lakes to 22.16Frazee segment;22.17(10) Luce Line Trail;22.18(11) Mill Towns Trail, acquire eight miles 22.19from Dundas to Faribault, develop marked 22.20Trunk Highway 21 grade separation and trail 22.21in Faribault;22.22(12) Minnesota River Trail;22.23(13) Paul Bunyan Trail, develop south 22.24shore Lake Bemidji segment, marked Trunk 22.25Highway 197 grade separation in Bemidji, 22.26Crow Wing State Park to Baxter segment;22.27(14) Shooting Star Trail, develop Adams to 22.28Rose Creek segment.22.29(b) At least 80 percent of the appropriation 22.30in this subdivision must be spent during 22.31the 2010 construction season. Up to one 22.32percent of this appropriation may be used to 22.33predesign and design projects not included in 23.1this subdivision and in preparation for future 23.2funding.

23.323.4Subd. 15.Regional Trails and Trail Connections8,300,000

23.5(a) For matching grants for regional trails and 23.6trail connections under Minnesota Statutes, 23.7section 85.019, subdivisions 4b and 4c, as 23.8provided in this subdivision.23.9(1) $250,000 is for a grant to Stearns County 23.10for development of the 26-mile Dairyland 23.11Trail connecting to the Lake Wobegon Trail.23.12(2) $1,500,000 is for a grant to Dakota 23.13County for a bridge over the Cannon River 23.14to connect Lake Byllesby Regional Park to 23.15the Mill Towns State Trail.23.16(3) $413,000 is for a grant to the city of 23.17Rochester to acquire the DM&E Pine Island 23.18spur right-of-way to connect to the Douglas 23.19State Trail.23.20(4) $800,000 is for a grant to the Rocori 23.21Trail Board for acquisition, design, and 23.22construction of phase 1 of the Rocori Trail, 23.23connecting the Glacial Lakes State Trail to 23.24the Beaver Island Trail and Lake Wobegon 23.25Trail.23.26(5) $1,400,000 is for a grant to the city of 23.27Walker for acquisition and development of 23.28the Shingobee Connection Trail connecting 23.29Walker to the Paul Bunyan State Trail and 23.30the Heartland State Trail.23.31(6) $512,000 is for a grant to the city of 23.32Granite Falls to renovate the Roebling 23.33suspension pedestrian bridge over the 23.34Minnesota River in Granite Falls. This 23.35appropriation is not available until the 24.1commissioner determines that at least an 24.2equal amount has been committed to the 24.3project from nonstate sources.24.4(7) $400,000 is for a grant to Dodge County 24.5to acquire land for the Stagecoach Trail, 24.6primarily a nonmotorized recreational 24.7trail that will connect the proposed Prairie 24.8Wildflower State Trail in Steele County to 24.9the existing Douglas State Trail in Olmsted 24.10County.24.11(8) $175,000 is for a grant to the city of 24.12Hibbing to acquire land, predesign, design, 24.13construct, and resurface the Carey Lake Bike 24.14Trail which follows 25th Street (Dupont 24.15Road) east to the Carey Lake Park in Hibbing, 24.16St. Louis County. This appropriation is not 24.17available until the commissioner determines 24.18that at least an equal amount has been 24.19committed to the project from nonstate 24.20sources.24.21For any project listed in this paragraph 24.22that the commissioner determines is not 24.23ready to proceed, the commissioner may 24.24allocate that project's money to another trail 24.25connection project in this paragraph. The 24.26chairs of the house of representatives and 24.27senate committees with jurisdiction over 24.28the environment and natural resources and 24.29legislators from the affected legislative 24.30districts must be notified of any changes.24.31(b) $55,000 is for a grant to Carlton County 24.32to make safety improvements on the Soo 24.33Line Trail in Moose Lake, including restoring 24.34decking, railings, and approaches of the 24.35trestles on the trail.25.1(c) $2,000,000 is to design, acquire land for, 25.2and develop the Camp Ripley/Mississippi 25.3River Cross Roads Trail, in conjunction with 25.4the United States Department of Defense and 25.5the Minnesota Department of Transportation. 25.6The trail shall originate at Crow Wing State 25.7Park in Crow Wing County at the southern 25.8end of the Paul Bunyan Trail and shall extend 25.9from Crow Wing State Park westerly to the 25.10city of Pillager, then southerly along the west 25.11side of Camp Ripley, then easterly along 25.12the south side of Camp Ripley across to the 25.13east side of the Mississippi River, and then 25.14northerly through Fort Ripley to Crow Wing 25.15State Park. A second segment of the trail 25.16shall be established that shall extend in a 25.17southerly direction and in close proximity to 25.18the Mississippi River from the southeasterly 25.19portion of the first segment of the trail to the 25.20city of Little Falls, and then terminate at the 25.21Soo Line Trail in Morrison County.

25.2225.23Subd. 16.Rum River Buffer and Bridge Replacement130,000

25.24For a grant to the city of Milaca to demolish 25.25and remove the pedestrian bridge over the 25.26Rum River between Rec Park and Forest 25.27Hill cemetery in the city of Milaca, and to 25.28design, engineer, construct, and install a new 25.29accessible pedestrian bridge in the same 25.30location. The project must remove the pillars 25.31in the river and the new bridge must not have 25.32pillars in the river. This appropriation is not 25.33available until the city has agreed to develop 25.34a 100-foot-wide permanent buffer on the 25.35east side of the river that will protect the 26.1river where currently there is no appropriate 26.2buffer.

26.3Subd. 17.Fort Snelling Upper Bluff1,200,000

26.4For a grant to Hennepin County to conduct 26.5emergency building stabilization at Fort 26.6Snelling Upper Bluff. This appropriation 26.7is not available until the commissioner of 26.8management and budget has determined 26.9that Hennepin County has entered into 26.10appropriate agreements to use Sentence to 26.11Serve labor for the project that will train 26.12the Sentence to Serve laborers in the skills 26.13needed for the work.

26.14Subd. 18.Unspent Appropriations

26.15The unspent portion of an appropriation, but 26.16not to exceed ten percent of the appropriation, 26.17for a project in this section that is complete, 26.18other than an appropriation for flood hazard 26.19mitigation, is available for asset preservation 26.20under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. 26.21Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies 26.22from the date of the original appropriation 26.23to the unspent amount transferred for asset 26.24preservation.

26.25Sec. 8. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

26.26Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$17,411,000

26.27To the Pollution Control Agency for the 26.28purposes specified in this section.

26.29Subd. 2.Closed Landfill Cleanup8,700,000

26.30To design and construct remedial systems 26.31and acquire land at landfills throughout 26.32the state in accordance with the closed 26.33landfill program under Minnesota Statutes, 27.1sections 115B.39 to 115B.42. The agency 27.2must follow the agency priorities. Entities 27.3administering projects undertaken with funds 27.4in this subdivision must:27.5(1) conform to occupational safety and health 27.6standards under federal law and Minnesota 27.7Statutes, chapter 182;27.8(2) as an additional occupational safety and 27.9health standard, develop a comprehensive 27.10human health and safety plan for each project 27.11location and provide personal protective 27.12equipment to all workers performing 27.13labor at each project location that protects 27.14against all contaminants of concern and 27.15contaminants of potential concern identified 27.16at the project location. For the purposes of 27.17this subdivision, "contaminants of concern" 27.18and "contaminants of potential concern" 27.19must be identified by methods substantially 27.20the same as the United States Environmental 27.21Protection Agency's Superfund remedial 27.22investigation processes;27.23(3) before commencing work on a project 27.24undertaken with funds in this subdivision, 27.25submit a report to the chairs of the 27.26committees of the house of representatives 27.27and the senate having jurisdiction over 27.28labor and the environment on how they are 27.29complying with the occupational safety and 27.30health standards required by this subdivision; 27.31and27.32(4) provide onsite monitoring of compliance 27.33with the occupational safety and health 27.34standards required by this subdivision at all 28.1times that workers are performing labor at a 28.2project location.

28.3Subd. 3.Capital Assistance Program8,711,000

28.4For grants under the solid waste capital 28.5assistance grants program in Minnesota 28.6Statutes, section 115A.54.28.7(1) $1,800,000 is for a grant to Becker 28.8County to construct a waste transfer facility, 28.9including an office building for staff, 28.10installation of a truck scale, and construction 28.11of a material recovery facility. This amount 28.12includes 75 percent of the cost of the transfer 28.13station and 50 percent of the cost of the 28.14material recovery facility. The counties 28.15using this facility must agree to achieve a 28.1660 percent recycling rate and an organics 28.17recovery rate of 15 percent by 2025. This 28.18grant is not available until the agency 28.19determines that an amount sufficient to 28.20complete the project is committed to it from 28.21nonstate sources.28.22(2) $5,000,000 is for a grant to the 28.23Pope/Douglas Solid Waste Joint Powers 28.24Board to design, construct, furnish, and 28.25equip the expansion of the Pope/Douglas 28.26waste-to-energy facility located in 28.27Alexandria. The counties using this facility 28.28must agree to achieve a 60 percent recycling 28.29rate and an organics recovery rate of 15 28.30percent by 2025.28.31(3) $1,911,000 is for a grant to Redwood 28.32County under the solid waste capital 28.33assistance grants program in Minnesota 28.34Statutes, section 115A.54, to predesign, 28.35design, construct, furnish, and equip the 29.1Redwood County Materials Recovery 29.2Facility in order to allow processing of 29.3recyclables from other counties. The 29.4counties using this facility must agree to 29.5achieve a 60 percent recycling rate and an 29.6organics recovery rate of 15 percent by 2025. 29.7This grant is not available until the agency 29.8determines that an amount sufficient to 29.9complete the project is committed to it from 29.10nonstate sources.

29.1129.12Sec. 9. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES

29.13Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$2,500,000

29.14To the Board of Water and Soil Resources 29.15for the purposes specified in this section.29.16To the extent possible, a person conducting 29.17prairie restoration with state money must 29.18plant vegetation or sow seed only of ecotypes 29.19native to Minnesota, and preferably of the 29.20local ecotype, using a high diversity of 29.21species originating from as close to the 29.22restoration site as possible, and protect 29.23existing native prairies from genetic 29.24contamination.

29.2529.26Subd. 2.Wetland Replacement Due to Public Road Projects2,500,000

29.27To acquire land for wetland restoration or 29.28preservation to replace wetlands drained 29.29or filled as a result of the repair or 29.30reconstruction, replacement, or rehabilitation 29.31of existing public roads as required by 29.32Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, 29.33subdivision 1, paragraphs (l) and (m). Up 29.34to 17 percent of this appropriation is to 29.35implement the program.30.1The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 30.2103F.515, apply to this appropriation, except 30.3that the board may establish alternative 30.4payment rates for easements and practices 30.5to establish restored native prairies, as 30.6defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.02, 30.7subdivision 7, and to protect uplands.30.8The purchase price paid for acquisition 30.9of land, fee, or perpetual easement must 30.10be the fair market value as determined 30.11by the board. The board may enter into 30.12agreements with the federal government, 30.13other state agencies, political subdivisions, 30.14and nonprofit organizations or fee owners to 30.15acquire land and restore and create wetlands 30.16and to acquire existing wetland banking 30.17credits. Acquisition of or the conveyance 30.18of land may be in the name of the political 30.19subdivision. 

30.2030.21Sec. 10. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN

30.22Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$32,500,000

30.23To the Minnesota Zoological Garden for the 30.24purposes specified in this section.

30.25Subd. 2.Master Plan Implementation, Phase I15,000,000

30.26For phase I of the 2001 Minnesota Zoological 30.27Garden Facilities and Business Master Plan, 30.28which includes renovation and expansion of 30.29the zoo's entry and main building, visitor 30.30center, and environmental education center.

30.3130.32Subd. 3.Asset Preservation and Exhibit Renewal17,500,000

30.33For capital asset preservation improvements, 30.34exhibit renewals, and betterments, to be 31.1spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 31.2section 16B.307. Of this:31.3(a) $11,000,000 is for a grant to Como Zoo 31.4for exhibit renewal.31.5(b) $500,000 is for a grant to the Duluth Zoo 31.6for asset preservation and exhibit renewal 31.7needed to achieve accreditation.

31.8Sec. 11. ADMINISTRATION

31.9Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$10,000,000

31.10To the commissioner of administration for 31.11the purposes specified in this section.

31.12Subd. 2.Asset Preservation8,000,000

31.13For capital asset preservation improvements 31.14and betterments, to be spent in accordance 31.15with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307, 31.16$500,000 is for Capitol campus security 31.17upgrades.

31.1831.19Subd. 3.Capital Asset Preservation and Replacement Account (CAPRA)2,000,000

31.20To be spent in accordance with Minnesota 31.21Statutes, section 16A.632.

31.22Sec. 12. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION$4,000,000

31.23To the Minnesota Amateur Sports 31.24Commission to complete phase II of the 31.25National Volleyball Center in Rochester, 31.26adding approximately 22,000 square feet of 31.27space to the existing facility and including 31.28the following: a high intensity training 31.29center, a training and weight center, a 31.30conference-classroom, lobby and assembly 31.31hall, public toilet rooms, locker room, 31.32vestibule, and observation mezzanine.

32.1Sec. 13. MILITARY AFFAIRS

32.2Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$11,900,000

32.3To the adjutant general for the purposes 32.4specified in this section.

32.5Subd. 2.Asset Preservation4,000,000

32.6For asset preservation improvements and 32.7betterments of a capital nature at military 32.8affairs facilities statewide, to be spent in 32.9accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 32.1016B.307.

32.11Subd. 3.Facility Life Safety Improvements1,000,000

32.12For life safety improvements and to correct 32.13code deficiencies at military affairs facilities 32.14statewide, to be spent in accordance with 32.15Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

32.16Subd. 4.Facility ADA Compliance900,000

32.17For Americans with Disabilities Act 32.18(ADA) alterations to existing National 32.19Guard Training and Community Centers in 32.20locations throughout the state, to be spent in 32.21accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 32.2216B.307.

32.23Subd. 5.Cedar Street Armory, St. Paul5,000,000

32.24To renovate the Cedar Street Armory in 32.25St. Paul. This project includes window 32.26replacement, mechanical and electrical 32.27system upgrades, office space renovation, 32.28and asbestos abatement. 

32.29Subd. 6.Camp Ripley Troop Support Facility1,000,000

32.30To complete design, renovation, furnishing, 32.31and equipping of the Troop Support 32.32Facility at Camp Ripley, including but 32.33not limited to: window replacement, 33.1interior floor installation and finishings, air 33.2conditioning, upgrade of electrical, data, and 33.3telecommunication systems, and kitchen 33.4installation.

33.5Subd. 7.Unspent Appropriations

33.6The unspent portion of an appropriation for 33.7a project under this section that has been 33.8completed may be used for any other purpose 33.9permitted under Minnesota Statutes, section 33.1016B.307.

33.11Sec. 14. PUBLIC SAFETY

33.12Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$16,050,000

33.13To the commissioner of public safety, or 33.14another named agency, for the purposes 33.15specified in this section.

33.16Subd. 2.Phase II, Camp Ripley10,000,000

33.17To the commissioner of administration to 33.18complete phase II of the tier 3 homeland 33.19security and emergency management 33.20training and exercise center at Camp Ripley, 33.21which includes a classroom facility and 33.22several facilities for field response training. 33.23Nonmilitary public safety personnel from 33.24Minnesota must be given access to the 33.25facility.

33.2633.27Subd. 3.Maplewood - East Metro Regional Fire Training Facility3,000,000

33.28For a grant to the city of Maplewood 33.29to acquire land, prepare a site including 33.30environmental work, predesign, design, 33.31and construct the East Metro Regional Fire 33.32Training Facility in Ramsey County, within 33.33the city of Maplewood.

34.134.2Subd. 4.Minneapolis - Emergency Operations Center and Fire Training Facility750,000

34.3For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to 34.4complete design and construction of an 34.5Emergency Operations Center and Fire 34.6Training Facility in the city of Minneapolis.

34.7Subd. 5.Annandale Tactical Training Center160,000

34.8For a grant to the city of Annandale to 34.9predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 34.10equip improvements in the tactical training 34.11center, including improvements to the indoor 34.12live-fire shoothouse for air quality and noise 34.13mitigation, a steel breaching door, moving 34.14target systems within the shoothouse and 34.15outdoor range, and a 40-foot rappelling tower 34.16for high-angle fire, rescue, and police tactical 34.17training.

34.1834.1934.20Subd. 6.Marshall - Minnesota Emergency Response and Industry Training Center (MERIT)2,140,000

34.21For a grant to the city of Marshall to acquire 34.22land, predesign, design, construct, furnish, 34.23and equip the expansion of the Minnesota 34.24Emergency Response and Industry Training 34.25Center (MERIT Center) in Marshall, Lyon 34.26County. The project includes acquiring 34.27approximately 80 acres of land for expanded 34.28facilities that will include a driving course, 34.29classrooms and offices, skid pad, and training 34.30simulators for driving, hand gun shooting, 34.31and driving education. This appropriation 34.32is not available until the commissioner 34.33determines that at least an equal amount 34.34is committed to the project from nonstate 34.35sources.

35.1Sec. 15. TRANSPORTATION

35.2Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$164,452,000

35.3To the commissioner of transportation for the 35.4purposes specified in this section.

35.535.6Subd. 2.Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation67,000,000

35.7This appropriation is from the bond proceeds 35.8account in the state transportation fund 35.9to match federal money and to replace 35.10or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as 35.11provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 35.12174.50. To the extent practicable, the 35.13commissioner shall expend the funds as 35.14provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 35.15174.50, subdivisions 6c and 7, paragraph (c).35.16Political subdivisions may use grants made 35.17under this subdivision to construct or 35.18reconstruct bridges, including but not limited 35.19to: 35.20(1) matching federal aid grants to construct 35.21or reconstruct key bridges;35.22(2) paying the costs of preliminary 35.23engineering and environmental studies 35.24authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 35.25174.50, subdivision 6a;35.26(3) paying the costs to abandon an existing 35.27bridge that is deficient and in need of 35.28replacement, but where no replacement will 35.29be made; and35.30(4) paying the costs to construct a road 35.31or street to facilitate the abandonment 35.32of an existing bridge determined by 35.33the commissioner to be deficient, if the 35.34commissioner determines that construction 36.1of the road or street is more economical than 36.2replacement of the existing bridge.36.3$1,000,000 is for a grant to the city of 36.4Fairmont to demolish the existing bridge 36.5and to design and construct a new bridge 36.6over the channel between Budd Lake and 36.7Hall Lake, on West Lair Road in Gomsrud 36.8Park. This appropriation is not available 36.9until the commissioner determines that at 36.10least $1,500,000 has been committed to the 36.11project from nonstate sources.36.12$1,500,000 is for a grant to the city of Fergus 36.13Falls to renovate the Tower Road bridge.36.14$10,000,000 is for a grant to Hennepin 36.15County for phase II of the project for the 36.16removal of the existing Canadian Pacific 36.17Railway bridge and crib wall structure 36.18supporting the roadway, construction of a 36.19retaining wall structure to support Lowry 36.20Avenue, and construction of an extension of 36.21phase I, the construction and replacement 36.22of the Lowry Avenue Bridge carrying 36.23County State-Aid Highway 153 across the 36.24Mississippi River in Minneapolis.36.25$7,000,000 is for a grant to the city of 36.26Minneapolis to construct a bridge for St. 36.27Anthony Parkway over the Northtown Rail 36.28Yard.36.29By November 1, 2010, the commissioner of 36.30management and budget, subject to approval 36.31of the commissioner of transportation, shall 36.32implement a grant administration method for 36.33grants provided under Minnesota Statutes, 36.34sections 174.50 and 174.52. The grant 36.35administration method must:37.1(1) not require a separate grant agreement for 37.2each project funded in whole or in part from 37.3general obligation grants;37.4(2) provide for efficient audits concerning 37.5state bond-financed property;37.6(3) ensure that all uses of the state 37.7bond-financed property will not cause the 37.8interest on the state general obligation bonds 37.9to be or become subject to federal income 37.10taxation for any reason; and37.11(4) otherwise comply with Minnesota 37.12Statutes, section 16A.695, the Minnesota 37.13Constitution, and all commissioner's orders.37.14By November 1, 2010, the commissioners of 37.15management and budget and transportation 37.16shall jointly submit a report on the grant 37.17administration method to the chairs and 37.18ranking minority members of the house 37.19of representatives and senate committees 37.20with jurisdiction over transportation 37.21policy and finance and capital investment. 37.22At a minimum, the report must briefly 37.23summarize the grant administration method 37.24being implemented, provide a copy of 37.25any model grant agreement, and provide 37.26recommendations, if any, for legislative 37.27changes.

37.28Subd. 3.Greater Minnesota Transit4,000,000

37.29For capital assistance for greater Minnesota 37.30transit systems to be used for transit capital 37.31facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section 37.32174.24, subdivision 3c. Money from this 37.33appropriation may be used to pay up to 80 37.34percent of the nonfederal share of these 37.35facilities. $520,000 is for a grant to the city 38.1of Northfield to design, construct, furnish, 38.2and equip a multimodal hub to serve as a 38.3transfer station, park and ride, intercity hub 38.4and trailhead, providing connections to Mill 38.5Towns State Trail, bike paths, and sidewalks 38.6within the city of Northfield.

38.7Subd. 4.Rail Service Improvement3,000,000

38.8For the rail service improvement program 38.9to be spent for the purposes set forth 38.10in Minnesota Statutes, section 222.50, 38.11subdivision 7.

38.1238.13Subd. 5.Minnesota Valley Railroad Track Rehabilitation6,500,000

38.14For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional 38.15Rail Authority for capital improvements 38.16and rehabilitation of railroad track from 38.17Norwood-Young America to Hanley Falls. 38.18A grant under this subdivision is in addition 38.19to any grant, loan, or loan guarantee for this 38.20project made by the commissioner under 38.21Minnesota Statutes, sections 222.46 to 38.22222.62.

38.23Subd. 6.Northstar Commuter Rail Extension1,000,000

38.24To match federal funds for environmental 38.25analysis, design, engineering, negotiations 38.26with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe 38.27Railway, and acquisition of real property 38.28or interests in real property to extend the 38.29Northstar commuter rail line from Big Lake 38.30to the St. Cloud area.

38.31Subd. 7.Railroad Grade Crossings2,500,000

38.32(a) To replace aging grade crossing safety 38.33warning devices statewide. 39.1(b) $900,000 is for a grant to the city of 39.2Grand Rapids to make at-grade railroad 39.3crossing improvements in the city. The 39.4project includes closing at-grade crossings 39.5at 12th Avenue West and 5th Avenue East 39.6along with at-grade crossing improvements 39.7on and adjacent to 19th Avenue West 39.8and 3rd Avenue East under City Projects 39.92003-6 and 2010-3. Crossing improvements 39.10include but are not limited to concrete 39.11crossings, railroad cross arms and signals, 39.12and street and utility improvements 39.13necessary to facilitate the crossing closures 39.14and improvements including design and 39.15construction engineering. This appropriation 39.16is not subject to the requirements of the 39.17commissioner to receive funding under 39.18paragraph (a) or under the department's 39.19rail grade crossing improvement program. 39.20This appropriation is not available until the 39.21commissioner of management and budget 39.22has determined that at least $2,400,000 has 39.23been committed, including expenditures 39.24prior to July 1, 2010, to the project from 39.25nonstate sources.

39.26Subd. 8.Port Development Assistance7,000,000

39.27For grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 39.28457A. Any improvements made with the 39.29proceeds of these grants must be publicly 39.30owned.

39.31Subd. 9.Lower Minnesota River Watershed225,000

39.32For a grant to the Lower Minnesota River 39.33Watershed District for site preparation, 39.34environmental mitigation, to acquire land for, 39.35and to design and construct improvements 40.1for dredge material site projects located 40.2within the district.

40.3Subd. 10.Chisholm-Hibbing Airport3,700,000

40.4For a grant to the Chisholm-Hibbing Airport 40.5Authority for site preparation and to design 40.6and construct a Department of Natural 40.7Resources hangar and to design and construct 40.8an addition to the western multiple plane 40.9storage hangar.

40.10Subd. 11.Duluth Airport11,700,000

40.11For a grant to the city of Duluth to predesign, 40.12design, construct, furnish, and equip phase 2 40.13of the new terminal facilities at the Duluth 40.14International Airport as phase 2 of the airport 40.15terminal project is described for purposes of 40.16the Federal Aviation Administration project 40.17grant. This appropriation is not available 40.18until the commissioner determines that at 40.19least an equal amount is committed to the 40.20project from nonstate sources. The airport 40.21terminal phase 2 project for which funds are 40.22appropriated in this subdivision is not subject 40.23to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 40.24section 16A.695.

40.25Subd. 12.Thief River Falls Airport2,097,000

40.26For a grant to the city of Thief River Falls 40.27to design, construct, furnish, and equip a 40.28multipurpose hangar at the Thief River Falls 40.29Regional Airport in Pennington County, 40.30subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 40.3116A.695. This appropriation is not available 40.32until the commissioner determines that 40.33a nonstate match of at least $699,000 is 40.34committed to the project.

41.1Subd. 13.Rochester Maintenance Facility26,430,000

41.2This appropriation is from the bond proceeds 41.3account in the trunk highway fund for 41.4site preparation and construction of a new 41.5maintenance facility in Rochester.

41.6Subd. 14.Arden Hills Training Center6,500,000

41.7This appropriation is from the bond proceeds 41.8account in the trunk highway fund for 41.9an addition and remodeling at the Arden 41.10Hills Training Center. The project includes 41.11construction of a 35,000 square foot 41.12conference center, containing a 9,000 square 41.13foot meeting room that is divisible into four 41.14smaller rooms, additional classrooms, and 41.15support facilities; remodeling approximately 41.1612,500 square feet of office space for the 41.17State Patrol to consolidate their two metro 41.18district offices; and remodeling the existing 41.19classroom building to bring it to current 41.20standards.

41.21Subd. 15.Maple Grove Truck Station15,800,000

41.22This appropriation is from the trunk highway 41.23fund to construct a new Maple Grove truck 41.24station and mechanics facility. The 95,000 41.25square foot truck station will contain offices, 41.26shops, vehicle support, inventory space, 41.27storage spaces, and mechanics work bays. It 41.28will provide salt, yard, and unheated storage 41.29space, and a fuel dispensing station.

41.30Subd. 16.Little Falls Truck Station3,300,000

41.31This appropriation is from the trunk 41.32highway fund to construct a new Little 41.33Falls truck station. This project includes 41.34an approximately 16,000 square foot truck 42.1station facility with offices, shops, vehicle 42.2support, inventory space, storage spaces, 42.3and mechanics work bays. The site will also 42.4house a salt storage building, an unheated 42.5storage building, fuel dispensing, and yard 42.6storage.

42.7Subd. 17.Maplewood Bridge Crew Building3,000,000

42.8This appropriation is from the trunk highway 42.9fund to construct an approximately 17,590 42.10square foot facility for the new bridge crew 42.11to be located at an existing Department of 42.12Transportation site in Maplewood, including 42.13offices, shops, vehicle storage, and crew 42.14support spaces. The site will also provide salt 42.15and yard storage, unheated storage building, 42.16and fuel dispensing.

42.17Subd. 18.Design 700,000

42.18This appropriation is from the trunk highway 42.19fund for design of the new Willmar district 42.20headquarters vehicle storage facility and the 42.21new Plymouth truck station.

42.22Sec. 16. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

42.23Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$74,295,000

42.24To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes 42.25specified in this section.

42.2642.27Subd. 2.Transit Capital Improvement Program50,000,000

42.28(a) To implement the Metropolitan Council's 42.29adopted 2030 Transportation Policy Plan for 42.30transit way corridors, in consultation with 42.31the Counties Transit Improvement Board. 42.32Transit way corridors include the following: 42.33Bottineau Boulevard, Cedar Avenue, Central 42.34Corridor LRT, I-35W corridor, I-94 corridor, 43.1Red Rock corridor, Riverview corridor, 43.2Robert Street corridor, Rush Line, and 43.3Southwest corridor.43.4(b) In addition to the corridors identified in 43.5the 2030 plan, this appropriation is for:43.6(1) a grant to the Anoka County Regional 43.7Rail Authority for environmental analysis, 43.8design, engineering, negotiations with the 43.9Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, 43.10acquisition of real property or interests in 43.11real property, and construction of related 43.12infrastructure and other improvements of 43.13a capital nature for the Foley Boulevard 43.14Northstar commuter rail station;43.15(2) a grant to the Hennepin County Regional 43.16Rail Authority to match federal funds for 43.17environmental analysis, engineering, design, 43.18acquisition of real property or interests in 43.19real property, and site preparation for the 43.20Minneapolis Transportation Interchange 43.21Facility located in the vicinity of the 43.22confluence of the Hiawatha light rail line and 43.23the Northstar commuter rail line;43.24(3) a grant to the city of Rosemount to 43.25predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 43.26equip a parking lot and transit station shelter 43.27on land owned by the city of Rosemount 43.28in the city's downtown area. The parking 43.29lot will have approximately 100 spaces for 43.30vehicles;43.31(4) a grant to the city of Ramsey to match 43.32federal and local funds for environmental 43.33analysis, engineering, design, negotiations 43.34with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe 43.35Railway, acquisition of real property or 44.1interests in real property, and construction 44.2of a Northstar commuter rail station in the 44.3vicinity of the city of Ramsey Municipal 44.4Center;44.5(5) a grant to the Ramsey County Regional 44.6Railroad Authority to acquire land and 44.7structures, to renovate structures, and 44.8for design, engineering, and construction 44.9to revitalize Union Depot for use as a 44.10multimodal transit center in St. Paul. The 44.11center must be designed so that it facilitates 44.12a potential future connection of high-speed 44.13rail to Minneapolis;44.14(6) for environmental analysis, engineering, 44.15acquisition of real property or interests in 44.16real property, and construction relating to 44.17capacity improvements at the Hoffman 44.18Interlocking/Hoffman Yard in St. Paul as 44.19identified in the Minnesota Comprehensive 44.20Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan; 44.21and44.22(7) for a grant to Washington County to 44.23construct a park-and-ride facility for the Red 44.24Rock Corridor Transit Way.44.25(c) $1,500,000 is for environmental analysis, 44.26engineering, acquisition of real property or 44.27interests in real property, and construction 44.28of a park-and-ride facility in the city of 44.29Woodbury for the I-94 Corridor Transit Way.

44.3044.31Subd. 3.Metropolitan Cities Inflow and Infiltration Grants3,000,000

44.32For grants to cities within the metropolitan 44.33area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 44.34section 473.121, subdivision 2, for capital 44.35improvements in municipal wastewater 45.1collection systems to reduce the amount of 45.2inflow and infiltration to the Metropolitan 45.3Council's metropolitan sanitary sewer 45.4disposal system. To be eligible for a grant, a 45.5city must be identified by the Metropolitan 45.6Council as a contributor of excessive inflow 45.7or infiltration and must be subject to the 45.8council's inflow and infiltration surcharge. 45.9Grants from this appropriation are for up to 45.1050 percent of the cost to mitigate inflow and 45.11infiltration in the publicly owned municipal 45.12wastewater collection systems. The council 45.13must award grants based on applications from 45.14eligible cities that identify eligible capital 45.15costs and include a timeline for inflow and 45.16infiltration mitigation construction, pursuant 45.17to guidelines established by the council.

45.1845.19Subd. 4.Metropolitan Regional Parks and Trails Capital Improvements

45.20(a) Metropolitan Council Priorities10,500,000

45.21For the cost of improvements and betterments 45.22of a capital nature and acquisition by the 45.23council and local government units of 45.24regional recreational open-space lands in 45.25accordance with the council's policy plan 45.26as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 45.27473.147. Priority must be given to park 45.28rehabilitation and land acquisition projects. 45.29This appropriation must not be used to 45.30purchase easements. 

45.31(b) Phalen-Keller Regional Park1,100,000

45.32For grants to the city of St. Paul and 45.33Ramsey County for improvements to the 45.34Phalen-Keller Regional Park, including 45.35design, engineering, and construction for 46.1channel restoration and other associated 46.2channel improvements between Phalen, 46.3Keller, and Round Lakes, renovation of 46.4the waterfall on the northwest shore of 46.5Lake Phalen and addition of lighting and 46.6landscaping along the path near the waterfall, 46.7and design and construction of a paved 46.8off-road trail between Roselawn Avenue and 46.9County Road B connecting use areas within 46.10Keller Regional Park and to Phalen Regional 46.11Park and the Gateway State Trail.

46.12(c) Springbrook Nature Center2,151,000

46.13For a grant to the city of Fridley to predesign, 46.14design, construct, furnish, and equip 46.15the redevelopment and expansion of the 46.16Springbrook Nature Center. No nonstate 46.17match is required.

46.1846.19(d) Theodore Wirth Park Winter Recreation Area1,150,000

46.20For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and 46.21Recreation Board to predesign, design, 46.22construct, furnish, and equip a winter 46.23recreation center at Theodore Wirth Regional 46.24Park in Golden Valley, Hennepin County, 46.25including warming and training areas and 46.26maintenance facilities.

46.27(e) Veterans Memorial Parks, Minneapolis2,500,000

46.28For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and 46.29Recreation Board to: (1) restore the Sheridan 46.30Veterans Memorial Park on the Mississippi 46.31River in Minneapolis. Funds must be used 46.32to construct the appropriate monument to 46.33memorialize the war service of Minnesota 46.34veterans of all wars and related park facilities; 46.35and (2) to match funds provided by Hennepin 47.1County to restore the flagpole monument 47.2and plaza, and make other infrastructure 47.3improvements of a capital nature for the 47.4Veterans of World War I Victory Memorial 47.5Parkway, consistent with Hennepin County's 47.6planned infrastructure improvements.

47.7(f) Minneapolis Sculpture Garden200,000

47.8For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and 47.9Recreation Board to predesign, design, and 47.10construct the renovation of the Minneapolis 47.11Sculpture Garden, which displays art 47.12owned by the Walker Art Center, subject to 47.13Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. The 47.14renovation will include improving irrigation, 47.15drainage, the parking lot, security, granite 47.16substructures, concrete, and fixtures, in 47.17order to update them with more ecologically 47.18sustainable options that are less expensive to 47.19maintain; increasing physical accessibility 47.20in accordance with the Americans with 47.21Disabilities Act; transplanting and replacing 47.22trees and plant materials; and improving the 47.23mechanical plant, piping, and flooring of the 47.24Cowles Conservatory to permit its flexible 47.25reuse in a way that is more ecologically 47.26sustainable and less expensive to maintain.

47.27(g) Bloomington, Old Cedar Avenue Bridge2,000,000

47.28For a grant to the city of Bloomington to 47.29renovate the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge for 47.30bicycle commuters and recreational users. 47.31The city of Bloomington must consult with 47.32the city of Eagan and Dakota County on the 47.33renovation.

47.3447.35(h) Dakota Rail Regional Trail, Pedestrian and Bicycle Tunnel344,000

48.1For a grant to the city of Minnetonka Beach 48.2to construct a pedestrian and bicycle tunnel 48.3under Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 48.415 that would link an existing city trail with 48.5the Dakota Rail Regional Trail.

48.648.7(i) Rock Island Bridge Park and Trail Development1,350,000

48.8For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights 48.9for park and trail development on the west 48.10bank of the Mississippi River in Dakota 48.11County at the site of Mississippi River Bridge 48.12JAR 5600, commonly known as the Rock 48.13Island Bridge. Any park or trails developed 48.14with this appropriation must connect with 48.15any local, regional, or state trails in the 48.16vicinity, and the historic Rock Island Bridge.

48.17Sec. 17. HEALTH5,000,000

48.18Hyperbaric Chamber Replacement

48.19To the commissioner of health for a 48.20grant to Hennepin County for Hennepin 48.21County Medical Center (HCMC) to design, 48.22construct, furnish, and equip the relocation of 48.23a hyperbaric oxygen facility on the HCMC 48.24campus.

48.25Sec. 18. HUMAN SERVICES

48.26Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$5,125,000

48.27To the commissioner of administration, or 48.28another named agency, for the purposes 48.29specified in this section.

48.30Subd. 2.Asset Preservation3,000,000

48.31For asset preservation improvements and 48.32betterments of a capital nature at Department 48.33of Human Services facilities statewide, to be 49.1spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 49.2section 16B.307.

49.3Subd. 3.Early Childhood Learning Facilities2,000,000

49.4To the commissioner of human services for 49.5grants to construct and rehabilitate facilities 49.6for programs under Minnesota Statutes, 49.7section 256E.37.

49.8Subd. 4.Remembering with Dignity125,000

49.9For grave markers or memorial monuments 49.10for unmarked graves of deceased residents of 49.11state hospitals or regional treatment centers.

49.12Sec. 19. VETERANS AFFAIRS

49.13Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$9,975,000

49.14To the commissioner of administration for 49.15the purposes specified in this section.

49.16Subd. 2.Asset Preservation4,000,000

49.17For asset preservation improvements and 49.18betterments of a capital nature at veterans 49.19homes statewide, to be spent in accordance 49.20with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

49.21Subd. 3.Luverne Veterans Home450,000

49.22To design, construct, and furnish a new 49.23enclosure attached to the front entrance of 49.24the Luverne Veterans Home. This project 49.25also includes re-engineering the circle drive 49.26parking lot adjoining the entrance to increase 49.27visitor parking capacity.

49.28Subd. 4.Kandiyohi Veterans Home 5,525,000

49.29For the state share to design, construct, 49.30furnish, and equip a 90-bed facility in 49.31Kandiyohi County to provide geriatric and 49.32mental health skilled nursing services to 50.1veterans or their spouses. This appropriation 50.2is not available until the commissioner 50.3determines that an amount sufficient to 50.4complete the project is committed to it from 50.5nonstate sources.

50.6Sec. 20. CORRECTIONS

50.7Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$11,529,000

50.8To the commissioner of administration for 50.9the purposes specified in this section.

50.10Subd. 2.Asset Preservation8,000,000

50.11For improvements and betterments of a 50.12capital nature at Minnesota correctional 50.13facilities statewide, in accordance with 50.14Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

50.15Subd. 3.MCF - Oak Park Heights3,529,000

50.16To replace the intrusion detection system 50.17on the top of the walls surrounding the 50.18interior courtyard and to upgrade lighting 50.19and cameras on the exterior perimeter fences.

50.20Subd. 4.Unspent appropriations

50.21The unspent portion of an appropriation for 50.22a project in this section that is complete, 50.23upon written notice to the commissioner of 50.24management and budget, is available for 50.25asset preservation under Minnesota Statutes, 50.26section 16B.307, at the same correctional 50.27facility as the project for which the original 50.28appropriation was made. Minnesota Statutes, 50.29section 16A.642, applies from the date of the 50.30original appropriation to the unspent amount 50.31transferred.

50.3250.33Sec. 21. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

51.1Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$126,668,000

51.2To the commissioner of employment and 51.3economic development for the purposes 51.4specified in this section.

51.551.6Subd. 2.Greater Minnesota Business Development Infrastructure Grant Program7,259,000

51.7For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 51.8116J.431. Up to $200,000 is for a grant 51.9to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 51.10State Colleges and Universities for Pine 51.11Technical College as a match for a grant from 51.12the United States Economic Development 51.13Administration to design, construct, 51.14furnish, and equip an entrepreneurship and 51.15technology business incubator. 51.16$1,000,000 is for a grant to the city of Perham 51.17in Otter Tail County to design, construct, 51.18furnish, and equip a material recovery facility 51.19at the Perham Resource Recovery Facility. 51.20The counties using the facility must agree to 51.21achieve a 60 percent recycling rate and an 51.22organics recovery rate of 15 percent by 2025.

51.2351.24Subd. 3.Bioscience Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant Program4,000,000

51.25For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 51.26116J.435.

51.27Subd. 4.Redevelopment Account5,000,000

51.28For purposes of the redevelopment account 51.29under Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.571 51.30to 116J.575.51.31$2,000,000 is for a grant to the city of Lake 51.32Elmo. $1,000,000 must be used to design 51.33and construct an expansion of the city's water 51.34pumping, storage, and distribution system 52.1to provide approximately 1,000 additional 52.2service hookups and replace a city well lost to 52.3contamination by perfluorochemicals (PFCs). 52.4$1,000,000 must be used to design and 52.5construct the extension of a 16-inch sanitary 52.6sewer force main from the Metropolitan 52.7Council interceptor on Interstate Highway 52.894 to 30th Street to the proposed southern 52.9edge of the Lake Elmo Village area. This 52.10appropriation is not available until the 52.11council has determined that at least an equal 52.12amount has been committed to the project 52.13from nonstate sources.52.14The commissioner may require that grant 52.15money not committed by contract for 52.16approved project activities within 120 days 52.17after the grant agreement was signed be 52.18returned and credited to the redevelopment 52.19account.52.20Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 52.21section 16A.642, grant number 52.22RDGP-06-0007-0-FY07, awarded in 52.23September 2006 to the city of Tower from an 52.24appropriation to the redevelopment account 52.25in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 52.2623, subdivision 11, is available until June 30, 52.272013.

52.28Subd. 5.Bemidji - Headwaters Science Center475,000

52.29For a grant to the city of Bemidji to predesign 52.30and design the Headwaters Science Center 52.31in the city of Bemidji.

52.3252.33Subd. 6.Chatfield - Potter Center for the Arts/Historic Preservation7,094,000

52.34For a grant to Independent School District 52.35No. 227, Chatfield, to predesign, design, 53.1renovate, construct, furnish, and equip the 53.2Potter Center for the Arts, in the city of 53.3Chatfield, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 53.4section 16A.695. 

53.5Subd. 7.Hennepin County 

53.653.7Minnesota African American History Museum and Cultural Center840,000

53.8For a grant to Hennepin County to predesign, 53.9design, construct, furnish, and equip the 53.10renovation of an historic mansion for the 53.11African American History Museum and 53.12Cultural Center in Minneapolis, subject to 53.13Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.

53.1453.15Subd. 8.Mankato - Civic Center and All Seasons Arenas13,900,000

53.16For a grant to the city of Mankato to 53.17design, construct, furnish, and equip the 53.18expansion of the civic center auditorium 53.19and the renovation and expansion of the 53.20civic center and all seasons arenas, including 53.21the Southern Minnesota Women's Hockey 53.22Exposition Center jointly used by the city 53.23and Minnesota State University, Mankato.

53.24Subd. 9.Minneapolis - Orchestra Hall17,000,000

53.25For a grant to the city of Minneapolis 53.26to predesign, design, construct, furnish, 53.27and equip the renovation of Orchestra 53.28Hall and Peavey Plaza at its current 53.29downtown Minneapolis location. The city 53.30of Minneapolis may operate a performing 53.31arts center and adjacent property for public 53.32recreation, and may enter into a lease or 53.33management agreement for the improved 53.34facilities, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 53.35section 16A.695.

54.154.2Subd. 10.Ramsey County - Rice Street Bioscience Corridor5,000,000

54.3For a grant to Ramsey County to reconstruct 54.4the Rice Street bridge where it crosses 54.5marked Trunk Highway 36 in Ramsey 54.6County, and for other improvements 54.7of a capital nature to publicly owned 54.8infrastructure to support bioscience business 54.9development.

54.1054.11Subd. 11.Rochester - Mayo Civic Center Complex28,000,000

54.12For a grant to the city of Rochester to 54.13construct, furnish, and equip the renovation 54.14and expansion of the Mayo Civic Center 54.15Complex.

54.16Subd. 12.St. Cloud - Civic Center Expansion15,100,000

54.17For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to 54.18predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 54.19equip an expansion of the St. Cloud Civic 54.20Center, including a parking facility and 54.21skyway connection. This appropriation is not 54.22available until the commissioner determines 54.23that at least an equal amount is committed to 54.24the project from nonstate sources.

54.25Subd. 13.St. Paul

54.26(a) Ordway Center for the Performing Arts16,000,000

54.27For a grant to the city of St. Paul to construct, 54.28furnish, and equip a 1,100-seat concert hall 54.29and support spaces at the Ordway Center for 54.30the Performing Arts, subject to Minnesota 54.31Statutes, section 16A.695.

54.32(b) Asian Pacific Cultural Center7,000,000

54.33For a grant to the city of St. Paul to construct, 54.34furnish, and equip an Asian Pacific Cultural 55.1Center, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 55.216A.695. This appropriation does not require 55.3a local match.

55.4Sec. 22. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

55.5Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$60,000,000

55.6To the Public Facilities Authority for the 55.7purposes specified in this section.

55.8Subd. 2.State Match For Federal Grants30,000,000

55.9(a) To match federal grants for the clean 55.10water revolving fund under Minnesota 55.11Statutes, section 446A.07, and the drinking 55.12water revolving fund under Minnesota 55.13Statutes, section 446A.081.55.14(b) $10,800,000 of this appropriation shall 55.15provide matching funds for the drinking 55.16water revolving fund to match the 2011 and 55.172012 federal grants, with the balance to be 55.18made available to the clean water revolving 55.19fund.55.20(c) This appropriation must be used for 55.21qualified capital projects.

55.2255.23Subd. 3.Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Program30,000,000

55.24For grants to eligible municipalities under the 55.25wastewater infrastructure funding program 55.26under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072. 55.27Up to $400,000 may be used for eligible costs 55.28to implement the wastewater infrastructure 55.29funding program.

55.3055.31Sec. 23. MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY$10,000,000

55.32To the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency 55.33for transfer to the housing development fund 56.1to finance the rehabilitation costs to preserve 56.2public housing under Minnesota Statutes, 56.3section 462A.202, subdivision 3a. For 56.4purposes of this section, "public housing" 56.5means housing for low-income persons 56.6and households financed by the federal 56.7government and owned and operated by 56.8the public housing authorities and agencies 56.9formed by cities and counties. Eligible 56.10public housing authorities must have a public 56.11housing assessment system rating of standard 56.12or above. Priority must be given to proposals 56.13that maximize federal or local resources 56.14to finance the capital costs. The priority 56.15in Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202, 56.16subdivision 3a, for projects to increase 56.17the supply of affordable housing and the 56.18restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section 56.19462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this 56.20appropriation.

56.2156.22Sec. 24. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

56.23Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$14,257,000

56.24To the Minnesota Historical Society for the 56.25purposes specified in this section.

56.26Subd. 2.Historic Sites Asset Preservation3,400,000

56.27For capital improvements and  betterments 56.28at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping 56.29at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and 56.30monuments, to be spent in accordance with 56.31Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The 56.32society shall determine project priorities as 56.33appropriate based on need.

56.3456.35Subd. 3.County and Local Preservation Grants1,000,000

57.1To be allocated to county and local 57.2jurisdictions as matching money for historic 57.3preservation projects of a capital nature, 57.4as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 57.5138.0525.

57.6Subd. 4.Oliver H. Kelley Farm Historic Site9,857,000

57.7To complete design and to construct, furnish, 57.8and equip the renovation of the Oliver H. 57.9Kelley Farm Historic Site, including the 57.10site's visitor center and other essential visitor 57.11services and site operations facilities.

57.12Sec. 25. BOND SALE EXPENSES$1,035,000

57.13(a) $1,020,000 is from the bond proceeds 57.14fund to the commissioner of management 57.15and budget for bond sale expenses under 57.16Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, 57.17subdivision 8.57.18(b) $15,000 is from the bond proceeds 57.19account in the trunk highway fund to the 57.20commissioner of management and budget 57.21for bond sale expenses under Minnesota 57.22Statutes, section 167.50, subdivision 4.57.23    Sec. 26. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.57.24    Subdivision 1.Bond proceeds fund.To provide the money appropriated in this 57.25article from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall 57.26sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $948,861,000 in the manner, upon the 57.27terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, 57.28and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.57.29    Subd. 2.Maximum effort school loan fund.To provide the money appropriated in 57.30this article from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of management 57.31and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $5,780,000 in the 57.32manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 57.3316A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The 58.1proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of 58.2the bonds, must be credited to a bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school 58.3loan fund.58.4    Subd. 3.Transportation fund bond proceeds account.To provide the money 58.5appropriated in this article from the state transportation fund, the commissioner of 58.6management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to 58.7$67,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota 58.8Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 58.9sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium 58.10received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a bond proceeds account in the 58.11state transportation fund.58.12    Subd. 4.Trunk highway bond proceeds fund.To provide the money appropriated 58.13in this article from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the commissioner 58.14of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to 58.15$32,945,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota 58.16Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section 58.1711, at the times and in the amounts requested by the commissioner of transportation. The 58.18proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received from the sale of 58.19the bonds, must be credited to the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.58.20    Sec. 27. CANCELLATIONS; BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS REDUCED.58.21    Subdivision 1.Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.$525,000 of the appropriation 58.22in Laws 2002, chapter 374, article 11, section 7, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 58.232002, chapter 393, section 90, for construction of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension 58.24building in Saint Paul, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 58.25374, article 11, section 17, is reduced by $525,000.58.26    Subd. 2.Administration; property acquisition.$5,131.83 of the appropriation in 58.27Laws 2002, chapter 374, article 11, section 7, subdivision 4, for property acquisition, is 58.28canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 374, article 11, section 17, 58.29is reduced by $5,131.83.58.30    Subd. 3.Human services.$23,642.57 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 58.31374, article 11, section 11, for Department of Human Services asset preservation, is 58.32canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 374, article 11, section 17, is 58.33reduced by $23,642.57.58.34    Subd. 4.CAPRA.$101,485.07 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 393, 58.35section 13, subdivision 2, for the capital asset preservation and replacement account, is 59.1canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 59.21, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 59.3179, section 28, is reduced by $101,485.07.59.4    Subd. 5.Administration.$1,041.79 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 59.5393, section 13, subdivision 3, for electrical utility infrastructure in the capitol complex, is 59.6canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 59.71, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 59.8179, section 28, is reduced by $1,041.79.59.9    Subd. 6.Health and agriculture lab.$10,701.71 of the appropriation in Laws 59.102002, chapter 393, section 13, subdivision 6, for health and agriculture lab, is canceled. 59.11The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 1, as 59.12amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 179, 59.13section 28, is reduced by $10,701.71.59.14    Subd. 7.Minnesota State Academies.$8,730.46 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, 59.15chapter 393, section 6, for asset preservation, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in 59.16Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, 59.17article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $8,730.46.59.18    Subd. 8.Human services.$5,829.55 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 59.19393, section 22, subdivision 2, for systemwide roof renovation and replacement, is 59.20canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 59.211, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 59.22179, section 28, is reduced by $5,829.55.59.23    Subd. 9.Human services.$53,695.76 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 59.24393, section 22, subdivision 3, for asset preservation, is canceled. Laws 2002, chapter 59.25393, section 30, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, 59.26and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $53,695.76.59.27    Subd. 10.Human services.$77,034.74 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 59.28393, section 22, subdivision 4, for demolition, is canceled. Laws 2002, chapter 393, 59.29section 30, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and 59.30Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $77,034.74. 59.31    Subd. 11.Human services.$8,873.69 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 59.32393, section 22, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 59.3343, for the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center, is canceled. Laws 2002, chapter 393, 59.34section 30, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and 59.35Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $8,873.69.60.1    Subd. 12.Human services.$3,498 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 393, 60.2section 22, subdivision 7, for the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center, is canceled. Laws 60.32002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, 60.4article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $3,498.60.5    Subd. 13.Veterans Home Board.$8,022.83 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, 60.6chapter 393, section 23, subdivision 2, for asset preservation, is canceled. Laws 2002, 60.7chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, 60.8section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $8,022.83.60.9    Subd. 14.Veterans Home Board.$2,000 of the appropriation in Laws 60.102002, chapter 393, section 23, subdivision 3, for the Hastings Veterans Home utility 60.11infrastructure, is canceled. Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 1, as amended 60.12by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is 60.13reduced by $2,000.60.14    Subd. 15.Phalen Boulevard.$201,486 of the appropriation in Laws 2003, First 60.15Special Session chapter 20, article 1, section 12, subdivision 6, for a grant to the city of St. 60.16Paul for the Phalen Boulevard project, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 60.172003, First Special Session chapter 20, article 1, section 16, as amended by Laws 2008, 60.18chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $201,486.60.19    Subd. 16.PCAE.$1.12 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, 60.20section 4, subdivision 2, for asset preservation, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in 60.21Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2008, 60.22chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $1.12.60.23    Subd. 17.PCAE.$7,480.88 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 60.241, section 4, subdivision 3, for the Beta Building, is canceled. The bond sale authorization 60.25in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2008, 60.26chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $7,480.88.60.27    Subd. 18.Administration.$28,261.71 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 60.2820, article 1, section 13, subdivision 4, for capitol area parking, is canceled. The bond sale 60.29authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as amended by 60.30Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $28,261.71.60.31    Subd. 19.CAAPB.$14,140.75 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 20, 60.32article 1, section 14, subdivision 2, for capitol interior renovation, is canceled. The 60.33bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as 60.34amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $14,140.75.60.35    Subd. 20.Veterans Home Board.$1,863.57 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, 60.36chapter 20, article 1, section 21, subdivision 3, for the Luverne home, is canceled. The 61.1bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as 61.2amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $1,863.57.61.3    Subd. 21.Veterans Home Board.$25,720 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, 61.4chapter 20, article 1, section 21, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws 2005, First Special 61.5Session chapter 7, section 5, for predesign of a home in Willmar, is canceled. The bond 61.6sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as 61.7amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $25,720.61.8    Subd. 22.MCF Stillwater.$1,003,283.99 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, 61.9chapter 20, article 1, section 22, subdivision 3, for new segregation unit, is canceled. The 61.10bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as 61.11amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $1,003,283.99.61.12    Subd. 23.MCF Willow River.$962.09 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, 61.13chapter 20, article 1, section 22, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), for an activities building, 61.14is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, 61.15subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $962.09.61.16    Subd. 24.MCF beds.$853 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, 61.17section 22, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), for additional beds at Willow River, is canceled. 61.18The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, 61.19as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $853.61.20    Subd. 25.Institute of Nanotechnology.$600,000 of the appropriation in Laws 61.212005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 11, as amended by Laws 2006, chapter 61.22171, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 57, for a grant to the city of Rushford 61.23for the Institute of Nanotechnology, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 61.242005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 61.25179, section 28, is reduced by $600,000.61.26    Subd. 26.Veterans Home Board.$7,770.30 of the appropriation in Laws 2006, 61.27chapter 258, section 19, subdivision 5, for the Luverne addition, is canceled. The bond 61.28sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 1, as amended by 61.29Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 3, section 6, and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, 61.30is reduced by $7,770.30.61.31    Subd. 27.DNR facility damage.$2,283,263 of the appropriation in Laws 2007, 61.32First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 5, subdivision 2, to rehabilitate and 61.33replace state facilities and restore natural resources in the flood damaged area, is canceled. 61.34The bond sale authorization in Laws 2007, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, 61.35section 15, subdivision 1, is reduced by $2,283,263.62.1    Subd. 28.Department of Transportation; Urban Partnership Agreement.62.2$9,000,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 3, 62.3subdivision 4, for the urban partnership agreement, is canceled. The trunk highway 62.4bond sale authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 7, subdivision 1, is 62.5reduced by $9,000,000.62.6    Subd. 29.Transportation Building.$9,500,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2008, 62.7chapter 152, article 2, section 5, for the exterior of the Department of Transportation 62.8building in Saint Paul, is canceled. The trunk highway bond sale authorization in Laws 62.92008, chapter 152, article 2, section 7, subdivision 1, is reduced by $9,500,000.62.10    Subd. 30.Agriculture.$2,660 of the appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179, 62.11section 10, for the potato inspection unit building roof, is canceled. The bond sale 62.12authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 62.132008, chapter 365, section 7, is reduced by $2,660.62.14    Subd. 31.Bayport storm sewer.The $150,000 appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 62.15179, section 22, subdivision 8, for the Bayport storm sewer, is canceled. The bond sale 62.16authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 62.172008, chapter 365, section 7, is reduced by $150,000.62.18    Subd. 32.Disaster relief.$3,900,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2009, chapter 62.1993, article 2, section 3, subdivision 3, for state and local match, is canceled. The bond sale 62.20authorization in Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 2, section 13, subdivision 1, is reduced 62.21by $3,900,000.62.22    Sec. 28. [16A.505] CAPITAL PROJECTS ENCOURAGED TO MEET STATE 62.23CLIMATE GOALS.62.24    Subdivision 1.State climate goals.The state climate goals are the goals in section 62.25216H.02, subdivision 1.62.26    Subd. 2.State capital projects to provide leadership to meet goals.The 62.27commissioners of commerce, administration, and management and budget must promote 62.28and encourage incorporating solar, wind, and geothermal energy systems into state and 62.29local capital projects to help achieve the state climate goals.62.30    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 16A.86, subdivision 3a, is 62.31amended to read:62.32    Subd. 3a. Information provided. All requests for state assistance under this section 62.33must include the following information:63.1(1) the name of the political subdivision that will own the capital project for which 63.2state assistance is being requested;63.3(2) the public purpose of the project;63.4(3) the extent to which the political subdivision has or expects to provide local, 63.5private, user financing, or other nonstate funding for the project;63.6(4) a list of the bondable activities that the project encompasses; examples of 63.7bondable activities are public improvements of a capital nature for land acquisition, 63.8predesign, design, construction, and furnishing and equipping for occupancy;63.9(5) whether the project will require new or additional state operating subsidies;63.10(6) whether the governing body of the political subdivision requesting the project 63.11has passed a resolution in support of the project and has established priorities for all 63.12projects within its jurisdiction for which bonding appropriations are requested when 63.13submitting multiple requests; and63.14(7) if the project requires a predesign under section 
         16B.335, whether the predesign 63.15has been completed at the time the capital project request is submitted, and whether 63.16the political subdivision has submitted the project predesign to the commissioner of 63.17administration for review and approval; and63.18(8) whether the project will help the state achieve the state climate goals in section 63.19216H.02, subdivision 1.63.20    Sec. 30. [16B.327] RECYCLING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION 63.21WASTE FROM STATE BUILDINGS; REQUIREMENT.63.22The commissioner of administration shall require in contracts for the construction, 63.23renovation, or demolition of a state building that the contractor and any subcontractor 63.24must divert from deposit in a landfill and must recycle at least 50 percent of the waste, 63.25measured by tonnage or volume, produced by the project. This requirement applies to 63.26state building projects receiving funding from the bond proceeds fund after January 1, 63.272010, as follows: (1) construction and renovation projects of $5,000,000 or more; and (2) 63.28all demolition projects.63.29    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103F.515, is amended by adding a 63.30subdivision to read:63.31    Subd. 10.Use for mitigation prohibited.Funds made available under the reinvest 63.32in Minnesota reserve program may not be used for environmental regulatory or wetland 63.33mitigation purposes required under federal or state law.64.1    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.435, as amended by Laws 2009, 64.2chapter 35, sections 1, 2, chapter 78, article 2, section 12, is amended to read:64.3116J.435 BIOSCIENCE INNOVATIVE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC 64.4INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.64.5    Subdivision 1. Creation of account.A bioscience An innovative  business 64.6development public infrastructure account is created in the bond proceeds fund. Money 64.7in the account may only be used for capital costs of public infrastructure for eligible 64.8bioscience innovative  business development projects.64.9    Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this section:64.10(1) "local governmental unit" means a county, city, town, special district, public 64.11higher education institution, or other political subdivision or public corporation;64.12(2) "governing body" means the council, board of commissioners, board of trustees, 64.13board of regents, or other body charged with governing a local governmental unit; 64.14(3) "public infrastructure" means publicly owned physical infrastructure in this state, 64.15including, but not limited to, wastewater collection and treatment systems, drinking water 64.16systems, storm sewers, utility extensions, telecommunications infrastructure, streets, 64.17roads, bridges, parking ramps, facilities that support basic science technology and clinical 64.18research, and research infrastructure; and64.19(4) "innovative business" means a business that is engaged in, or is committed to 64.20engage in, innovation in Minnesota in one of the following: using proprietary technology 64.21to add value to a product, process, or service in a high technology field; researching 64.22or developing a proprietary product, process, or service in a high technology field; 64.23researching, developing, or producing a new proprietary technology for use in the fields of 64.24tourism, forestry, mining, transportation, or green manufacturing; 64.25(5) "proprietary technology" means the technical innovations that are unique and 64.26legally owned or licensed by a business and includes, without limitation, those innovations 64.27that are patented, patent pending, a subject of trade secrets, or copyrighted; and64.28(4) (6) "eligible project" means a bioscience an innovative  business development 64.29capital improvement project in this state, including: manufacturing; technology; 64.30warehousing and distribution; research and development; bioscience innovative  business 64.31incubator; agricultural bioprocessing processing; or industrial, office, or research park 64.32development that would be used by a bioscience-basedan innovative business.64.33    Subd. 3. Grant program established. (a) The commissioner shall make 64.34competitive grants to local governmental units to acquire and prepare land on which 64.35public infrastructure required to support an eligible project will be located, including 64.36demolition of structures and remediation of any hazardous conditions on the land, or to 65.1predesign, design, acquire, construct, furnish, and equip public infrastructure required to 65.2support an eligible project. The local governmental unit receiving a grant must provide for 65.3the remainder of the public infrastructure costs from other sources. The commissioner 65.4may waive the requirements related to an eligible project under subdivision 2 if a project 65.5would be eligible under this section but for the fact that its location requires infrastructure 65.6improvements to residential development.65.7(b) The amount of a grant may not exceed the lesser of the cost of the public 65.8infrastructure or 50 percent of the sum of the cost of the public infrastructure plus the cost 65.9of the completed eligible project.65.10(c) The purpose of the program is to keep or enhance jobs in the area, increase the 65.11tax base, or to expand or create new economic development through the growth of new 65.12bioscienceinnovative businesses and organizations.65.13    Subd. 4. Application. (a) The commissioner must develop forms and procedures 65.14for soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a 65.15local governmental unit must include the following information in its application:65.16(1) a resolution of its governing body certifying that the money required to be 65.17supplied by the local governmental unit to complete the public infrastructure is available 65.18and committed; 65.19(2) a detailed estimate, along with necessary supporting evidence, of the total 65.20development costs for the public infrastructure and eligible project;65.21(3) an assessment of the potential or likely use of the site for bioscience innovative 65.22business  activities after completion of the public infrastructure and eligible project; 65.23(4) a timeline indicating the major milestones of the public infrastructure and eligible 65.24project and their anticipated completion dates; 65.25(5) a commitment from the governing body to repay the grant if the milestones are 65.26not realized by the completion date identified in clause (4); and 65.27(6) any additional information or material the commissioner prescribes.65.28(b) The determination of whether to make a grant under subdivision 3 is within the 65.29discretion of the commissioner, subject to this section. The commissioner's decisions and 65.30application of the priorities are not subject to judicial review, except for abuse of discretion. 65.31    Subd. 5. Priorities. (a) If applications for grants exceed the available appropriations, 65.32grants must be made for public infrastructure that, in the commissioner's judgment, 65.33provides the highest return in public benefits for the public costs incurred. "Public benefits" 65.34include job creation, environmental benefits to the state and region, efficient use of public 65.35transportation, efficient use of existing infrastructure, provision of affordable housing, 65.36multiuse development that constitutes community rebuilding rather than single-use 66.1development, crime reduction, blight reduction, community stabilization, and property tax 66.2base maintenance or improvement. In making this judgment, the commissioner shall give 66.3priority to eligible projects with one or more of the following characteristics:66.4(1) the potential of the local governmental unit to attract viable bioscience innovative 66.5 businesses; 66.6(2) proximity to public transit if located in a metropolitan county, as defined in 66.7section 
         473.121, subdivision 4; 66.8(3) multijurisdictional eligible projects that take into account the need for affordable 66.9housing, transportation, and environmental impact; 66.10(4) the eligible project is not relocating substantially the same operation from another 66.11location in the state, unless the commissioner determines the eligible project cannot be 66.12reasonably accommodated within the local governmental unit in which the business is 66.13currently located, or the business would otherwise relocate to another state or country; and 66.14(5) the number of jobs that will be created. 66.15(b) The factors in paragraph (a) are not listed in a rank order of priority; rather, the 66.16commissioner may weigh each factor, depending upon the facts and circumstances, as 66.17the commissioner considers appropriate. 66.18    Subd. 6. Cancellation of grant. If a grant is awarded to a local governmental unit 66.19and funds are not encumbered for the grant within four years after the award date, the 66.20grant must be canceled. 66.21    Subd. 7. Repayment of grant. If an eligible project supported by public 66.22infrastructure funded with a grant awarded under this section is not occupied by a 66.23bioscience an innovative  business in accordance with the grant application under 66.24subdivision 4 within five years after the date of the last grant payment, the grant recipient 66.25must repay the amount of the grant received. The commissioner must deposit all money 66.26received under this subdivision into the state treasury and credit it to the debt service 66.27account in the state bond fund.66.28    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.50, subdivision 6, is amended to read:66.29    Subd. 6. Grant rules criteria; rulemaking.Procedures for application for 66.30grants from the fund, conditions for their administration, and criteria for priority, 66.31unless established in the laws authorizing the grants, shall be established by rules of 66.32the Department of Transportation consistent with those laws. The commissioner of 66.33transportation shall adopt rules consistent with this section that establish criteria for 66.34determining priorities and amounts of grants shall, which must be based on consideration 66.35of:67.1(1) effectiveness of the project in eliminating a deficiency in the transportation 67.2system;67.3(2) number of persons affected by the deficiency;67.4(3) economic feasibility;67.5(4) effect on optimum land use and other concerns of state and regional planning;67.6(5) availability of other financing capability; and67.7(6) adequacy of provision for proper operation and maintenance after construction.67.8    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:67.9    Subd. 7. Rules for administering funds and grants Program administration; 67.10rulemaking.(a) The commissioner of transportation shall develop rules, procedures for 67.11application for grants, conditions of grant administration, standards, and criteria, including 67.12bridge specifications, in cooperation with road authorities of political subdivisions, for use 67.13in the administration of funds appropriated to the commissioner and for the administration 67.14of grants to subdivisions.67.15(b) The maximum use of standardized bridges is encouraged. Regardless of the size 67.16of the existing bridge, a bridge or replacement bridge is eligible for assistance from the 67.17state transportation fund if a hydrological survey indicates that the bridge or replacement 67.18bridge must be ten feet or more in length.67.19(c) As part of the standards or rules, the commissioner shall, in consultation with 67.20local road authorities, establish a minimum distance between any two bridges that cross 67.21over the same river, stream, or waterway, so that only one of the bridges is eligible for a 67.22grant under this section. As appropriate, the commissioner may establish exceptions from 67.23the minimum distance requirement or procedures for obtaining a variance.67.24(d) Funds appropriated to the commissioner from the Minnesota state transportation 67.25fund shall be segregated from the highway tax user distribution fund and other funds 67.26created by article XIV of the Constitution.67.27    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256E.37, subdivision 2, is amended to read:67.28    Subd. 2. Grant priority. (a) The commissioner must give priority to:67.29    (1) projects in counties or municipalities with the highest percentage of children 67.30living in poverty;67.31    (2) grants that involve collaboration among sponsors of programs under this section; 67.32and 68.1    (3) where feasible, grants for programs that utilize Youthbuild under sections 68.2116L.361
          to 
         116L.366 for at least 25 percent of each grant awarded or $50,000 of the labor 68.3portion of the construction, whichever is less, if:68.4    (i) the work is appropriate for Youthbuild, as mutually agreed upon by the grantee 68.5and the local Youthbuild program, considering safety and skills needed;68.6    (ii) it is demonstrated by Youthbuild that using Youthbuild will not increase the 68.7overall cost of the project; and68.8    (iii) eligible programs consult with appropriate labor organizations to deliver 68.9education and training.68.10    (b) The commissioner may give priority to:68.11    (1) projects that collaborate with child care providers, including all-day and 68.12school-age child care programs, special needs care, sick child care, nontraditional hour 68.13care, and programs that include services to refugee and immigrant families; and68.14    (2) grants for programs that will increase their child care workers' wages as a result 68.15of the grant; and68.16    (3) projects that will improve the quality of early childhood programs. 68.17    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462A.36, is amended by adding a 68.18subdivision to read:68.19    Subd. 2a.Authorization; foreclosed and abandoned properties.(a) The agency 68.20may issue up to $5,000,000 of nonprofit housing bonds in one or more series to which the 68.21payments made under this section may be pledged.68.22(b) The agency shall use 50 percent of funds from any nonprofit housing bonds 68.23issued under this subdivision for the purpose of making grants, on terms and conditions 68.24the agency deems appropriate, to neighborhood land trusts authorized under section 68.25462A.31, to acquire land for preservation and rehabilitation of foreclosed, abandoned, 68.26or vacant residential properties. Grants to acquire land made under this subdivision are 68.27a supplement to be used by the agency with other sources of funding, and the agency 68.28must consider the award of a grant under this subdivision when making decisions under 68.29other funding programs for preservation and rehabilitation of foreclosed, abandoned, 68.30or vacant residential properties.68.31(c) The agency shall use 50 percent of funds from any nonprofit housing bonds issued 68.32under this subdivision for the purpose of making loans or grants, on terms and conditions 68.33the agency deems appropriate, to finance the costs of acquisition, preservation, and 68.34rehabilitation of foreclosed, abandoned, or vacant residential rental properties. The agency 69.1shall make loans or grants under this paragraph in a manner that meets the requirements of 69.2the economic development and housing challenge program under section 462A.33.69.3    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462A.36, subdivision 4, is amended to read:69.4    Subd. 4. Appropriation Appropriations; payment to the agency or trustee. (a) 69.5The agency must certify annually to the commissioner of management and budget the 69.6actual amount of annual debt service on each series of bonds issued under subdivision69.7subdivisions 2 and 2a, respectively.69.8    (b) Each July 15, beginning in 2009 and through 2031, if any nonprofit housing 69.9bonds issued under subdivision 2 remain outstanding, the commissioner of management 69.10and budget must transfer to the nonprofit housing bond account established under 69.11section 
         462A.21, subdivision 32, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed 69.12$2,400,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from 69.13the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.69.14    (c) Each July 15, beginning in 2010 and through 2032, if any nonprofit housing 69.15bonds issued under subdivision 2a remain outstanding, the commissioner of management 69.16and budget must transfer to the nonprofit housing bond account the amount certified 69.17under paragraph (a), not to exceed $400,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make 69.18the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management 69.19and budget.69.20(d) The agency may pledge to the payment of the nonprofit housing bonds the 69.21payments to be made by the state under this section.69.22    Sec. 38. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 19, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

69.23Subd. 4. Red Rock Corridor Transit Way500,000

69.24For preliminary engineering and 69.25environmental review, acquisition of 69.26real property or interests in real property 69.27and construction of the Red Rock corridor 69.28transit way from Hastings through St. Paul 69.29to Minneapolis.69.30This appropriation may not be spent for 69.31capital improvements within a trunk highway 69.32right-of-way.70.1    Sec. 39. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 12, as amended by 70.2Laws 2006, chapter 171, section 2, and Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 50, is amended to 70.3read:

70.4Subd. 12.  Bioscience Development18,500,000

70.5For grants to political subdivisions to 70.6predesign, design, acquire, construct, furnish, 70.7and equip publicly owned infrastructure 70.8required to support bioscience development 70.9in this state. 70.10$2,500,000 is for a grant to the city of 70.11Worthington. 70.12$14,000,000 cumulatively is for grants to the 70.13counties of Ramsey and Anoka for public 70.14improvements to the portion of County 70.15Road J located within each county, and 70.16for road and bridge improvement costs at 70.17marked Trunk Highway 36 and Rice Street 70.18in Ramsey County in support of bioscience 70.19business development. This amount may be 70.20used to repay loans the proceeds of which 70.21were used for the public improvement. The 70.22grants to the individual counties shall be 70.23in amounts proportionate to the individual 70.24counties' costs associated with the public 70.25improvements.70.26$2,000,000 is for bioscience business 70.27development public infrastructure grants 70.28under new Minnesota Statutes, section 70.29116J.435
         .70.30    Sec. 40. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 5, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

70.31Subd.  3.Frechette Hall Asset Preservation25,000

70.32To begin to design the renovation of 70.33Frechette Hall, including a new electrical 71.1system, new HVAC system, new windows, 71.2plumbing upgrades, removal of the fireplace 71.3and sunken seating in the commons area, 71.4addition of recreational space for students to 71.5utilize during inclement weather, and repair 71.6of the Scout Cabin.For asset preservation 71.7on either campus of the academies, to be 71.8spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 71.9section 16B.307.71.10    Sec. 41. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 8, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

71.1171.12Subd. 4.Koochiching Renewable Energy Clean Air Project (RECAP)2,500,000

71.13For a grant to Koochiching County to 71.14prepare a site for andor the Koochiching 71.15Development Authority to design, construct, 71.16and equip a plasma torch gasification facility 71.17that converts municipal solid waste into 71.18energy and slag, reducing the need to dispose 71.19of the waste in a landfill.71.20After the design has been completed, this 71.21appropriation may be used for any or all or 71.22any combination of the following: (1) to 71.23upgrade an existing waste transfer station 71.24in Koochiching County to serve the facility 71.25by performing site work, construction, or 71.26placement of equipment; or (2) to prepare a 71.27site for or to construct or equip a portion of 71.28the plasma torch gasification facility.71.29This appropriation, or any portion of it, is 71.30not available until the commissioner has 71.31determined that at least an equal amount has 71.32been committed to the project as matched, 71.33dollar for dollar, with money from nonstate 71.34sources.72.1    Sec. 42. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

72.2Subd.  5.Red Rock corridor transit way500,000

72.3For preliminary engineering and 72.4environmental review, acquisition of 72.5real property or interests in real property and 72.6construction of the Red Rock corridor transit 72.7way between Hastings and Minneapolis via 72.8St. Paul.72.9    Sec. 43. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivision 14, as amended by Laws 72.102008, chapter 179, section 66, is amended to read:

72.11Subd.  14. Itasca County - infrastructure12,000,000 

72.12For a grant to Itasca County for public 72.13infrastructure needed to support a steel plant 72.14in Itasca County and economic development 72.15projects in the surrounding area. Grant 72.16money may be used by Itasca County and the 72.17Itasca County Regional Railroad Authority 72.18 to acquire right-of-way and mitigate loss 72.19of wetlands and runoff of storm water, and72.20to predesign, design, construct, and equip 72.21roads and rail lines,; and, in cooperation 72.22with Nashwauk Municipal Utility, may be 72.23used by the Public Utilities Commission 72.24to acquire right-of-way and mitigate loss 72.25of wetlands and runoff of storm water and72.26to predesign, design, construct, and equip 72.27natural gas pipelines, electric infrastructure, 72.28water supply systems, and wastewater 72.29collection and treatment systems. If the 72.30county determines that any of the listed uses 72.31are not needed, then the grant may be used 72.32for the remaining listed uses.72.33The public ownership requirement contained 72.34in article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), 73.1of the Minnesota Constitution may be 73.2satisfied by way of Itasca County, the Itasca 73.3County Regional Railroad Authority, or 73.4the Nashwauk Public Utilities Commission 73.5possessing the required ownership interest 73.6even though the grant is only to Itasca 73.7County.73.8Up to $4,000,000 of this appropriation may 73.9be spent before the full financing for either 73.10project has been closed. 73.11    Sec. 44. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

73.12Subd. 2.State Road Construction1,717,694,000

73.13(a) For the actual construction, 73.14reconstruction, and improvement of 73.15trunk highways, including design-build 73.16contracts and consultant usage to support 73.17these activities. This includes the cost 73.18of actual payments to landowners for 73.19lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, 73.20payments to lessees, interest subsidies, and 73.21relocation expenses. This appropriation is in 73.22the following amounts:73.23(1) $417,694,000 in fiscal year 2009, and the 73.24commissioner may use up to $71,008,000 of 73.25this amount for program delivery;73.26(2) $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2010, and the 73.27commissioner may use up to $85,000,000 of 73.28this amount for program delivery; and73.29(3) $200,000,000 in each fiscal year for fiscal 73.30years 2011 and 2012, and the commissioner 73.31may use up to $34,000,000 of the amount in 73.32each fiscal year for program delivery; and74.1(4) $100,000,000 in each fiscal year for 74.2fiscal years 2011 through 2018 2013 through 74.32016, and the commissioner may use up to 74.4$17,000,000 of the amount in each fiscal year 74.5for program delivery.74.6(b) Of the amount in fiscal year 2009, 74.7$40,000,000 is for construction of 74.8interchanges involving a trunk highway, 74.9where the interchange will promote economic 74.10development, increase employment, relieve 74.11growing traffic congestion, and promote 74.12traffic safety. The amount under this 74.13paragraph must be allocated 50 percent to 74.14the department's metropolitan district, and 50 74.15percent to districts in greater Minnesota.74.16(c) Of the amount in fiscal years 2009 74.17and 2010, the commissioner shall use 74.18$300,000,000 each year for predesign, 74.19design, preliminary engineering, 74.20right-of-way acquisition, construction, 74.21reconstruction, and maintenance of bridges 74.22in the trunk highway bridge improvement 74.23program under Minnesota Statutes, section 74.24165.14
         .74.25(d) Of the total appropriation under this 74.26subdivision, the commissioner shall use at 74.27least $50,000,000 for accelerating transit 74.28facility improvements on or adjacent to trunk 74.29highways.74.30(e) Of the total appropriation under this 74.31subdivision provided to the Department of 74.32Transportation's district 7, the commissioner 74.33shall first expend funds as necessary to 74.34accelerate all projects that (1) are on a trunk 74.35highway classified as a medium priority 75.1interregional corridor, (2) are included in the 75.2district's long-range transportation plan, but 75.3are not included in the state transportation 75.4improvement program or the ten-year 75.5highway work plan, and (3) expand capacity 75.6from a two-lane highway to a freeway 75.7or expressway, as defined in Minnesota 75.8Statutes, section 
         160.02, subdivision 19. The 75.9commissioner shall establish as the highest 75.10priority under this paragraph any project that 75.11currently has a final environmental impact 75.12statement completed. The requirement 75.13under this paragraph does not change the 75.14department's funding allocation process 75.15or the amount otherwise allocated to each 75.16transportation district.75.17(f) The appropriation in this subdivision 75.18cancels as specified under section 16A.642, 75.19except that the commissioner of management 75.20and budget shall count the start of 75.21authorization for issuance of state bonds as 75.22the first day of the fiscal year specified under 75.23paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), (3), or (4), 75.24respectively, and not as the date of enactment 75.25of this subdivision.75.26    Sec. 45. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 5, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

75.2775.28Subd. 4.Mott Memorial Hall Technology Center100,000

75.29To predesign the renovation of Mott 75.30Memorial Hall a technology center for the 75.31Minnesota State Academies.75.32    Sec. 46. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

75.3375.34Subd. 8.Mississippi River Aquatic Invasive Species Barrier500,000

76.1To predesign and, design, renovate, 76.2or construct an adequate barrier in the 76.3Mississippi River to prevent aquatic invasive 76.4species from migrating up river. This money 76.5may be used by the commissioner to match 76.6available federal money and money from 76.7other states. The commissioner must inform 76.8and work with affected federal and state 76.9agencies and local communities along the 76.10Mississippi River before constructing the 76.11river barrier.76.12    Sec. 47. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 21, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

76.1376.14Subd. 9.Itasca County - Steel Plant Infrastructure28,000,000

76.15For a grant to Itasca County for public 76.16infrastructure needed to support a steel plant 76.17in Itasca County and economic development 76.18projects in the surrounding area. Grant 76.19money may be used by Itasca County and the 76.20Itasca County Regional Railroad Authority76.21to acquire right-of-way and mitigate loss 76.22of wetlands and runoff of storm water, and76.23to predesign, design, construct, and equip 76.24roads and rail lines,; and in cooperation with76.25may be used by the Nashwauk Municipal 76.26Utility, Public Utilities Commission to 76.27acquire right-of-way and mitigate loss of 76.28wetlands and runoff of storm water and76.29to predesign, design, construct, and equip 76.30natural gas pipelines, electric infrastructure, 76.31water supply systems, and wastewater 76.32collection and treatment systems. If the 76.33county determines that any of the listed uses 76.34are not needed, then the grant may be used 76.35for the remaining listed uses.77.1The public ownership requirement contained 77.2in article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), 77.3of the Minnesota Constitution may be 77.4satisfied by way of Itasca County, the Itasca 77.5County Regional Railroad Authority, or 77.6the Nashwauk Public Utilities Commission 77.7possessing the required ownership interest 77.8even though the grant is only to Itasca 77.9County.77.10    Sec. 48. Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

77.11Subd. 3.Old Cedar Avenue Bridge2,000,000

77.12For a grant to the city of Bloomington for 77.13removal and replacement of to renovate77.14the old Cedar Avenue bridge for bicycle 77.15commuters and recreational users. This 77.16appropriation is added to the appropriation 77.17in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, 77.18subdivision 8.77.19    Sec. 49. Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 5, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

77.20Subd. 2.Minneapolis Veterans Home Campus

77.21(a) Building 9 Demolition1,000,000

77.22To demolish Building 9 and, relocate 77.23a water main serving the campus, and 77.24make associated site improvements and 77.25modifications necessary to complete the 77.26project. This appropriation is to cover 100 77.27percent of the cost of this portion of the 77.28project.

77.29(b) New Nursing Facility9,100,000

77.30To design, construct, furnish, and equip a 77.31100-bed nursing facility on the Minneapolis 77.32campus.78.1The appropriation is to cover the 35 percent 78.2state share of this portion of the project.78.3    Sec. 50. Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 25, is amended to read:78.4    Sec. 25. ACQUISITION; LAKE VERMILION STATE PARK.78.5    The commissioner of natural resources may acquire by gift or purchase the lands 78.6for Lake Vermilion State Park. Minnesota Statutes, section 
         84.0272, subdivision 1, does 78.7not apply to a purchase, except for the requirement that the lands be appraised. The 78.8commissioner must not pay more than 12 percent above the appraised value of the land.78.9    Sec. 51. Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 11, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

78.10Subd. 5.Intercity Passenger Rail Projects26,000,000

78.11To implement capital improvements and 78.12betterments for intercity passenger rail 78.13projects as identified in the statewide freight 78.14and passenger rail plan under Minnesota 78.15Statutes, section 
         174.03, subdivision 1b, 78.16which are determined to be eligible for 78.17USDOT funding. Notwithstanding any 78.18law to the contrary, a portion or phase 78.19of an intercity passenger rail project may 78.20be accomplished with one or more state 78.21appropriations, and an intercity passenger rail 78.22project need not be completed with any one 78.23appropriation. Capital improvements and 78.24betterments include preliminary engineering, 78.25design, engineering, environmental analysis 78.26and mitigation, acquisition of land and 78.27right-of-way, and construction. Up to 78.28$3,000,000 is for a grant to the St. Louis 78.29and Lake Counties Regional Railroad 78.30Authority for the Northern Lights Express 78.31Intercity Passenger Rail Project for 78.32preliminary engineering, design, including 78.33preparation of the reports and plans required 78.34for the Federal Railroad Administration 79.1Corridor Transportation Plan, engineering, 79.2environmental analysis and mitigation, 79.3and project administration, to be used in 79.4conjunction with 20 percent Federal Railroad 79.5Administration matching funding.79.6    Sec. 52. Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 20, is amended to read:

79.7Sec. 20. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.

79.8    The commissioner of finance management and budget shall schedule the sale of state 79.9general obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2011, no more 79.10than $1,085,281,000 $957,001,000 will need to be transferred from the general fund to 79.11the state bond fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding 79.12state general obligation bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general 79.13obligation bonds, the commissioner of finance management and budget shall calculate the 79.14amount of debt service payments needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the 79.15amount of debt service payments that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. 79.16The commissioner shall adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain 79.17within the limit set by this section. The amount needed to make the debt service payments 79.18is appropriated from the general fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         16A.641.79.19    Sec. 53. LEASE REVENUE; ST. CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE.79.20Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, subdivision 2, the Board of 79.21Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall pay the commissioner 79.22of management and budget one-third of the lease revenue received from the property 79.23acquired for St. Cloud Technical College pursuant to Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 3, 79.24subdivision 22, paragraph (c). The commissioner shall deposit the amount received in the 79.25state bond fund to be used to pay, redeem, or defease bonds issued to finance the property 79.26in accordance with the commissioner's order authorizing their issuance. The commissioner 79.27shall credit the board's total general obligation bond debt service assessment by an amount 79.28equal to the lease revenue it receives from the board under this provision.79.29    Sec. 54. BUY AMERICAN/BUY LOCAL CERTIFICATION.79.30(a) No money appropriated in this act may be spent to acquire and better public land 79.31and buildings and make other improvements of a capital nature until the commissioner of 79.32management and budget receives a certification from the entity to whom the appropriation 79.33was made that: (1) all iron, steel, and manufactured goods to be purchased are produced 80.1in the United States and obtained through local suppliers and manufacturers; and (2) 80.2preference will be given to the employment of local workers when workers are hired 80.3in connection with the project.80.4(b) The certification required in paragraph (a) is not required if the entity certifies 80.5to the commissioner of management and budget before any money appropriated by this 80.6act is spent that: (1) the iron, steel, and other relevant goods are not produced in the 80.7United States and this state in sufficient and reasonably available quantities of satisfactory 80.8quality; or (2) requiring iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in the United States 80.9and this state will increase the overall cost of the project.80.10The entity must also publish the certificate under this paragraph in the State Register 80.11promptly after it is submitted to the commissioner.80.12    Sec. 55. REPEALER.80.13Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 45, is repealed.80.14    Sec. 56. EFFECTIVE DATE.80.15    Except as otherwise provided, this article is effective the day following final 80.16enactment.80.17ARTICLE 280.18FLOOD HAZARD MITIGATION AND PREVENTION80.19    Section 1. APPROPRIATION SUMMARY.80.20The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the 80.21bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, 80.22to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as 80.23authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire 80.24and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or 80.25as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or 80.26article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this act are available until 80.27the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.

80.28SUMMARY80.29Natural Resources$50,000,00080.30Board of Water and Soil Resources30,000,00080.31Bond Sale Expenses80,00080.32TOTAL$80,080,00080.33Bond Proceeds Fund80,080,000

81.1APPROPRIATIONS

81.2Sec. 2. NATURAL RESOURCES

81.3Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$50,000,000

81.4To the commissioner of natural resources for 81.5the purposes specified in this section.81.6To the extent possible, a person conducting 81.7prairie restoration with state money must 81.8plant vegetation or sow seed only of ecotypes 81.9native to Minnesota, and preferably of the 81.10local ecotype, using a high diversity of 81.11species originating from as close to the 81.12restoration site as possible, and protect 81.13existing native prairies from genetic 81.14contamination.

81.15Subd. 2.Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants 50,000,000

81.16(a) For the state share of flood hazard 81.17mitigation grants for publicly owned capital 81.18improvements to prevent or alleviate flood 81.19damage under Minnesota  Statutes, section 81.20103F.161, and enhance natural resources 81.21consistent with the flood damage reduction 81.22mediation agreement. Within this paragraph, 81.23the commissioner shall determine project 81.24priorities as appropriate, based on need.81.25(b) $23,500,000 is for the following Red 81.26River Basin impoundment projects: 81.27(1) Bois de Sioux Watershed District, North 81.28Ottawa, and Redpath projects;81.29(2) Brandt-Angus;81.30(3) Hay Creek-Norland; and81.31(4) Wild Rice River Watershed District, 81.32South Branch project.82.1For any project listed in this paragraph 82.2that the commissioner determines is not 82.3ready to proceed or does not expend all the 82.4money allocated to it, the commissioner 82.5may allocate that project's money to another 82.6impoundment project identified in the flood 82.7damage reduction mediation agreement. 82.8(c) $26,500,000 is for the following projects:82.9(1) Ada;82.10(2) Afton;82.11(3) Austin;82.12(4) Clay County;82.13(5) Crookston;82.14(6) Granite Falls;82.15(7) Montevideo;82.16(8) Moorhead;82.17(9) Oakport Township;82.18(10) Oslo;82.19(11) Roseau;82.20(12) Rushford; and82.21(13) Halstad, Shelly, Nielsville, Climax, St. 82.22Vincent, Felton, Borup, Perley, Hendrum, 82.23and Georgetown, all in the Red River Basin.82.24To the extent that the cost of a project 82.25exceeds two percent of the median household 82.26income in the municipality multiplied by the 82.27number of households in the municipality, 82.28this appropriation is also for the local share 82.29of the project.

82.3082.31Sec. 3. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES

82.32Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$30,000,000

83.1To the Board of Water and Soil Resources 83.2for the purposes specified in this section.83.3To the extent possible, a person conducting 83.4prairie restoration with state money must 83.5plant vegetation or sow seed only of ecotypes 83.6native to Minnesota, and preferably of the 83.7local ecotype, using a high diversity of 83.8species originating from as close to the 83.9restoration site as possible, and protect 83.10existing native prairies from genetic 83.11contamination.

83.12Subd. 2.RIM Conservation Reserve30,000,000

83.13(a) To acquire conservation easements from 83.14landowners to preserve, restore, create, 83.15and enhance wetlands; restore and enhance 83.16rivers and streams, riparian lands, and 83.17associated uplands in order to protect soil 83.18and water quality; support fish and wildlife 83.19habitat; reduce flood damage; and provide 83.20other public benefits. The provisions of 83.21Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, apply 83.22to this appropriation, except that the board 83.23may establish alternative payment rates for 83.24easements and practices to establish restored 83.25native prairies, as defined in Minnesota 83.26Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 7, and 83.27to protect uplands. Of this appropriation, up 83.28to ten percent may be used to implement the 83.29program.83.30The board shall give priority to the area 83.31designated for relief and recovery from the 83.32flooding that occurred on or after August 83.3318, 2007, in the area of southeast Minnesota 83.34designated under Presidential Declaration of 83.35Major Disaster DR-1717.84.1At least $2,000,000 of this amount is 84.2available for use by the Cedar River and 84.3Turtle Creek Watershed Districts in Freeborn, 84.4Mower, and Steele Counties to restore 84.5wetlands and reduce flooding in the Austin 84.6area.84.7Up to $8,000,000 of this amount is available 84.8for use in Minnesota counties in the Red 84.9River Basin to restore wetlands and reduce 84.10flooding.84.11Up to $500,000 is for use in the Rum River 84.12watershed.84.13Up to $500,000 is for use in Area II.84.14$7,500,000 is for use in the seven-county 84.15metropolitan area.84.16(b) The board is authorized to enter into 84.17new agreements and amend past agreements 84.18with landowners as required by Minnesota 84.19Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 84.205, to allow for restoration, including 84.21overseeding and harvesting of native prairie 84.22vegetation for use for energy production in 84.23a manner that does not devalue the natural 84.24habitat, water quality benefits, or carbon 84.25sequestration functions of the area enrolled 84.26in the easement. This shall occur after seed 84.27production and minimize impacts on wildlife. 84.28Of this appropriation, up to five percent 84.29may be used for restoration, including 84.30overseeding. The board must submit to the 84.31legislative committees with jurisdiction over 84.32environment finance and capital investment 84.33an interim report on this program by October 84.341, 2010, and a final report by February 1, 84.352011.

85.1Sec. 4. BOND SALE EXPENSES$80,000

85.2To the commissioner of management 85.3and budget for bond sale expenses under 85.4Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, 85.5subdivision 8.85.6    Sec. 5. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.85.7    To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds fund, the 85.8commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an 85.9amount up to $80,080,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 85.10Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, 85.11article XI, sections 4 to 7.85.12    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103F.161, subdivision 3, is amended to read:85.13    Subd. 3. Red River basin flood mitigation projects. Notwithstanding subdivision 85.142, a grant for implementation of a flood hazard mitigation project in the Red River basin 85.15that is consistent with the 1998 mediation agreement and approved by the Red River flood 85.16damage reduction work group may be for up to 75 percent of the cost of the proposed 85.17mitigation measures for the Agassiz-Audubon, North Ottawa, Hay Creek, and Thief 85.18River subwatershed projects.85.19    Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.85.20This article is effective the day following final enactment.