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Introduction - 86th Legislature, 2010 2nd Special Session

Posted on 10/18/2010 10:46 a.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to disaster assistance; authorizing spending to acquire and better 1.3public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with 1.4certain conditions; authorizing the sale of state bonds; providing flood loss aid 1.5and property tax relief; making cash flow and other budgetary adjustments; 1.6appropriating money for flood and tornado relief;amending Laws 2008, chapter 1.7152, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended; repealing Laws 2010, First 1.8Special Session chapter 1, article 24, sections 1; 2; 3. 1.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.10ARTICLE 1 1.11FLOOD DISASTER RELIEF 1.12    Section 1. new text begin DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATION SUMMARY. new text end 1.13 new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations made in this new text end 1.14 new text begin article. new text end 1.15 new text begin SUMMARY new text end 1.16 new text begin Public Safety new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 12,000,000 new text end 1.17 new text begin Transportation new text end new text begin 15,000,000 new text end 1.18 new text begin Employment and Economic Development new text end new text begin 10,000,000 new text end 1.19 new text begin Public Facilities Authority new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end 1.20 new text begin Housing Finance new text end new text begin 4,000,000 new text end 1.21 new text begin Historical Society new text end new text begin 250,000 new text end 1.22 new text begin Natural Resources new text end new text begin 14,000,000 new text end 1.23 new text begin Board of Water and Soil Resources new text end new text begin 13,000,000 new text end 1.24 new text begin Agriculture new text end new text begin 4,000,000 new text end 1.25 new text begin Education new text end new text begin 523,000 new text end 1.26 new text begin Health new text end new text begin 250,000 new text end 1.27 new text begin Bond Sale Expenses new text end new text begin 40,000 new text end 2.1 new text begin TOTAL new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 73,563,000 new text end 2.2 new text begin General Fund new text end new text begin 32,523,000 new text end 2.3 new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund new text end new text begin 26,040,000 new text end 2.4 new text begin Trunk Highway Fund new text end new text begin 5,000,000 new text end 2.5 new text begin State Transportation Fund new text end new text begin 10,000,000 new text end 2.6 Sec. 2. new text begin DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 2.7     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Appropriations. new text end new text begin The sums shown in the column under new text end 2.8 new text begin "Appropriations" are appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to be spent to acquire new text end 2.9 new text begin and to better publicly owned land and buildings and other public improvements of a new text end 2.10 new text begin capital nature, and from other named funds, for relief as specified in this article from the new text end 2.11 new text begin storms and flooding that occurred on or after September 22, 2010, in the area in Minnesota new text end 2.12 new text begin designated under Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster FEMA-1941-DR, whether new text end 2.13 new text begin included in the original declarations or added later by federal government action, referred new text end 2.14 new text begin to in this article as "the area included in DR-1941." The flooding that resulted from storms new text end 2.15 new text begin that occurred September 22 through September 24, 2010, is referred to as "the floods" in new text end 2.16 new text begin sections 18 to 21. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations included in this article new text end 2.17 new text begin are available through June 30, 2013, except that appropriations of bond proceeds for new text end 2.18 new text begin capital improvements are available until the project is completed or abandoned, subject to new text end 2.19 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642. The appropriations in this article are onetime. new text end 2.20     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Transfers. new text end new text begin Money appropriated under this article may be transferred as new text end 2.21 new text begin provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.03, subdivision 5. new text end 2.22 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 2.23 Sec. 3. new text begin PUBLIC SAFETY new text end 2.24 new text begin State and Local Match new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 12,000,000 new text end 2.25 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 2.26 new text begin General new text end new text begin 10,000,000 new text end 2.27 new text begin Bond Proceeds new text end new text begin 2,000,000 new text end 2.28 new text begin To the commissioner of public safety for new text end 2.29 new text begin the state and local match for federal disaster new text end 2.30 new text begin assistance to state agencies and other eligible new text end 2.31 new text begin applicants under Minnesota Statutes, sections new text end 2.32 new text begin 12.221 and 12A.15. new text end 3.1 new text begin The appropriation from the bond proceeds new text end 3.2 new text begin fund under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 3.3 new text begin 12A.15, subdivision 1, is available to fund new text end 3.4 new text begin 100 percent of the state and local match new text end 3.5 new text begin obligations for publicly owned capital new text end 3.6 new text begin improvement projects incurred through the new text end 3.7 new text begin receipt of federal disaster assistance. new text end 3.8 Sec. 4. new text begin TRANSPORTATION new text end 3.9 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 15,000,000 new text end 3.10 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 3.11 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 5,000,000 new text end 3.12 new text begin Transportation new text end new text begin 10,000,000 new text end 3.13 new text begin To the commissioner of transportation for new text end 3.14 new text begin the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, new text end 3.15 new text begin section 12A.16. The amounts that may be new text end 3.16 new text begin spent for each purpose are specified in the new text end 3.17 new text begin following subdivisions. new text end 3.18 3.19 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin State Road Infrastructure Operations new text end new text begin and Maintenance new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 5,000,000 new text end 3.20 new text begin From the trunk highway fund, for the new text end 3.21 new text begin purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, new text end 3.22 new text begin section 12A.16, subdivision 1. This is in new text end 3.23 new text begin addition to the appropriation made in Laws new text end 3.24 new text begin 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 3. new text end 3.25 3.26 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Local Road and Bridge Rehabilitation new text end new text begin and Replacement new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 10,000,000 new text end 3.27 new text begin From the bond proceeds account in the new text end 3.28 new text begin state transportation fund for grants under new text end 3.29 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, sections 12A.16, new text end 3.30 new text begin subdivision 3, including necessary new text end 3.31 new text begin demolition and design costs; and 174.50, to new text end 3.32 new text begin local governments in the area included in new text end 3.33 new text begin DR-1941. new text end 4.1 4.2 Sec. 5. new text begin EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC new text end new text begin DEVELOPMENT new text end 4.3 new text begin Minnesota Investment Fund new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 10,000,000 new text end 4.4 new text begin From the general fund to the commissioner of new text end 4.5 new text begin employment and economic development for new text end 4.6 new text begin Minnesota investment fund grants pursuant new text end 4.7 new text begin to Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.07. new text end 4.8 new text begin Before any grants under this section are new text end 4.9 new text begin awarded to a local unit of government, new text end 4.10 new text begin the commissioner of employment and new text end 4.11 new text begin economic development shall report to the new text end 4.12 new text begin chairs and ranking minority members of new text end 4.13 new text begin the senate Finance Committee and house new text end 4.14 new text begin of representatives Finance Committee and new text end 4.15 new text begin Ways and Means Committee the criteria and new text end 4.16 new text begin requirements to be used by local units of new text end 4.17 new text begin government in the grant or loan programs new text end 4.18 new text begin they will administer. new text end 4.19 Sec. 6. new text begin PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end 4.20 new text begin To the Public Facilities Authority for grants new text end 4.21 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.14. new text end 4.22 Sec. 7. new text begin HOUSING FINANCE new text end 4.23 4.24 new text begin Economic Development and Housing new text end new text begin Challenge Program new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 4,000,000 new text end 4.25 new text begin From the general fund to the Housing new text end 4.26 new text begin Finance Agency for transfer to the housing new text end 4.27 new text begin development fund for the economic new text end 4.28 new text begin development and housing challenge program new text end 4.29 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33, new text end 4.30 new text begin for assistance in the area included in new text end 4.31 new text begin DR-1941, in counties for which Small new text end 4.32 new text begin Business Administration assistance to new text end 4.33 new text begin homeowners is available, as provided in new text end 5.1 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.09. The new text end 5.2 new text begin maximum loan amount per housing structure new text end 5.3 new text begin is $30,000. Within the limits of available new text end 5.4 new text begin appropriations, the agency may increase new text end 5.5 new text begin the maximum amount if the cost of repair new text end 5.6 new text begin or replacement of the residential property new text end 5.7 new text begin exceeds the total of the maximum loan new text end 5.8 new text begin amount and any assistance available from new text end 5.9 new text begin FEMA, other federal government agencies new text end 5.10 new text begin including the Small Business Administration, new text end 5.11 new text begin and private insurance and flood insurance new text end 5.12 new text begin benefits. new text end 5.13 new text begin For assistance under this section, the new text end 5.14 new text begin requirements of Minnesota Statutes, new text end 5.15 new text begin section 462A.33, subdivisions 3 and 5, new text end 5.16 new text begin and Minnesota Rules, part 4900.3632, are new text end 5.17 new text begin waived. new text end 5.18 5.19 Sec. 8. new text begin MINNESOTA HISTORICAL new text end new text begin SOCIETY new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 250,000 new text end 5.20 new text begin To the Minnesota Historical Society for new text end 5.21 new text begin activities under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 5.22 new text begin 12A.11. This appropriation is from the new text end 5.23 new text begin general fund. new text end 5.24 Sec. 9. new text begin NATURAL RESOURCES new text end 5.25 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 14,000,000 new text end 5.26 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 5.27 new text begin General new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end 5.28 new text begin Bond Proceeds new text end new text begin 13,500,000 new text end 5.29 new text begin To the commissioner of natural resources for new text end 5.30 new text begin the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, new text end 5.31 new text begin section 12A.12. The amounts that may be new text end 5.32 new text begin spent for each purpose are specified in the new text end 5.33 new text begin following subdivisions. new text end 5.34 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Facility Damage new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,500,000 new text end 6.1 new text begin For the purposes specified in Minnesota new text end 6.2 new text begin Statutes, section 12A.12, subdivision 1, in new text end 6.3 new text begin the area included in DR-1941. new text end 6.4 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 10,000,000 new text end 6.5 new text begin For the purposes specified in Minnesota new text end 6.6 new text begin Statutes, section 12A.12, subdivision 2, in new text end 6.7 new text begin the area included in DR-1941. new text end 6.8 new text begin Any municipality in the DR-1941 area new text end 6.9 new text begin is eligible for fiscal year 2009 and fiscal new text end 6.10 new text begin year 2010 flood hazard mitigation grant new text end 6.11 new text begin appropriations under Laws 2009, chapter 93, new text end 6.12 new text begin article 1, section 5, subdivision 3, and Laws new text end 6.13 new text begin 2010, chapter 189, section 7, subdivision 3. new text end 6.14 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Flood Response and Recovery new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end 6.15 new text begin For expenditures in the area included in new text end 6.16 new text begin DR-1941 including removal of flood debris new text end 6.17 new text begin from public waters and the installation new text end 6.18 new text begin and repair of flood warning gauges. This new text end 6.19 new text begin appropriation is from the general fund. new text end 6.20 new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Dam Renovation and Removal new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,000,000 new text end 6.21 new text begin To provide cost share for the renovation new text end 6.22 new text begin or removal of publicly owned dams in the new text end 6.23 new text begin DR-1941 area under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 6.24 new text begin sections 103G.511 and 103G.515. new text end 6.25 new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Grant Extension new text end 6.26 new text begin Any existing state grant agreement of the new text end 6.27 new text begin commissioner of natural resources in the new text end 6.28 new text begin disaster area may be extended for up to two new text end 6.29 new text begin years. new text end 6.30 6.31 Sec. 10. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL new text end new text begin RESOURCES new text end 6.32 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 13,000,000 new text end 7.1 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 7.2 new text begin General new text end new text begin 3,000,000 new text end 7.3 new text begin Bond Proceeds new text end new text begin 10,000,000 new text end 7.4 new text begin To the Board of Water and Soil Resources for new text end 7.5 new text begin the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, new text end 7.6 new text begin section 12A.05. The amounts that may be new text end 7.7 new text begin spent for each purpose are specified in the new text end 7.8 new text begin following subdivisions. new text end 7.9 7.10 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) new text end new text begin Conservation Easements new text end new text begin 10,000,000 new text end 7.11 new text begin For the purposes specified in Minnesota new text end 7.12 new text begin Statutes, section 12A.05, subdivision 1, in new text end 7.13 new text begin the area included in DR-1941. Up to ten new text end 7.14 new text begin percent of this appropriation may be used new text end 7.15 new text begin by the board for eligible capital costs to new text end 7.16 new text begin implement the program. new text end 7.17 7.18 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Erosion, Sediment, and Water Quality new text end new text begin Control Cost-Share Program new text end new text begin 3,000,000 new text end 7.19 new text begin From the general fund for the purposes new text end 7.20 new text begin specified in Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 7.21 new text begin 12A.05, subdivision 2, in the area included new text end 7.22 new text begin in DR-1941. new text end 7.23 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Grant Extensions new text end 7.24 new text begin The clean water fund appropriations in fiscal new text end 7.25 new text begin years 2010 and 2011 to the Board of Water new text end 7.26 new text begin and Soil Resources in Laws 2009, chapter new text end 7.27 new text begin 172, article 2, section 6, and Laws 2010, new text end 7.28 new text begin chapter 361, article 2, section 6, are available new text end 7.29 new text begin until June 30, 2013, in the area included new text end 7.30 new text begin in DR-1941, and related grant agreements new text end 7.31 new text begin are extended for one year unless otherwise new text end 7.32 new text begin amended by the board. new text end 7.33 new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Flood Areas new text end 8.1 new text begin The Board of Soil and Water Resources, new text end 8.2 new text begin with the cooperation of the commissioner of new text end 8.3 new text begin natural resources, shall provide testimony to new text end 8.4 new text begin the chairs of the senate and house finance new text end 8.5 new text begin committees, by March 1, 2011, with an new text end 8.6 new text begin analysis of recent flood events in Minnesota new text end 8.7 new text begin that have been the subject of a federal disaster new text end 8.8 new text begin declaration, and shall make an estimate as new text end 8.9 new text begin to the likelihood of such events occurring new text end 8.10 new text begin in the future. This testimony shall include new text end 8.11 new text begin estimates of rainfall that may cause future new text end 8.12 new text begin flooding, areas that will be prone to flooding, new text end 8.13 new text begin and the volume of water that will need to be new text end 8.14 new text begin stored or retained for prevention. new text end 8.15 Sec. 11. new text begin AGRICULTURE new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 4,000,000 new text end 8.16 new text begin To the commissioner of agriculture for the new text end 8.17 new text begin purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, new text end 8.18 new text begin section 12A.04. This appropriation is from new text end 8.19 new text begin the general fund. new text end 8.20 Sec. 12. new text begin EDUCATION new text end 8.21 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 523,000 new text end 8.22 new text begin From the general fund to the commissioner new text end 8.23 new text begin of education for additional costs and loss of new text end 8.24 new text begin pupil units in the area included in DR-1941. new text end 8.25 new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each new text end 8.26 new text begin purpose are specified in the following new text end 8.27 new text begin subdivisions. new text end 8.28 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Disaster Enrollment Impact Aid new text end new text begin 30,000 new text end 8.29 new text begin For disaster enrollment impact aid under new text end 8.30 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06, new text end 8.31 new text begin subdivision 1, calculated at a rate of $5,924 new text end 8.32 new text begin per pupil in average daily membership lost new text end 8.33 new text begin during fiscal year 2011. new text end 9.1 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Disaster Relief Facilities Grants new text end new text begin 486,000 new text end 9.2 new text begin For disaster relief facilities grants under new text end 9.3 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06, new text end 9.4 new text begin subdivision 2. new text end 9.5 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Disaster Relief Operating Grants new text end new text begin 2,000 new text end 9.6 new text begin For disaster relief operating grants under new text end 9.7 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06, new text end 9.8 new text begin subdivision 3. new text end 9.9 new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Pupil Transportation Aid new text end new text begin 5,000 new text end 9.10 new text begin For pupil transportation grants under new text end 9.11 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06, new text end 9.12 new text begin subdivision 4. new text end 9.13 Sec. 13. new text begin HEALTH new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 250,000 new text end 9.14 new text begin To the commissioner of health for public new text end 9.15 new text begin health activities under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 9.16 new text begin section 12A.08. This appropriation is from new text end 9.17 new text begin the general fund. new text end 9.18 Sec. 14. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY new text end 9.19 new text begin Consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 9.20 new text begin 12A.13, the commissioner may use the new text end 9.21 new text begin petroleum tank release cleanup fund at new text end 9.22 new text begin an estimated cost of $400,000 to safely new text end 9.23 new text begin rehabilitate buildings if a portion of the new text end 9.24 new text begin rehabilitation cost is attributable to petroleum new text end 9.25 new text begin contamination or to buy out property new text end 9.26 new text begin substantially damaged by a petroleum tank new text end 9.27 new text begin release. new text end 9.28 Sec. 15. new text begin BOND SALE EXPENSES new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 40,000 new text end 9.29 new text begin To the commissioner of management new text end 9.30 new text begin and budget for bond sale expenses under new text end 10.1 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section new text end new text begin 16A.641, new text end 10.2 new text begin subdivision 8 new text end new text begin . new text end 10.3    Sec. 16. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended by 10.4Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 53, is amended to read: 10.5 Subd. 2.State Road Construction 1,717,694,000 10.6(a) For the actual construction, 10.7reconstruction, and improvement of 10.8trunk highways, including design-build 10.9contracts and consultant usage to support 10.10these activities. This includes the cost 10.11of actual payments to landowners for 10.12lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, 10.13payments to lessees, interest subsidies, and 10.14relocation expenses. This appropriation is in 10.15the following amounts: 10.16(1) $417,694,000 in fiscal year 2009, and the 10.17commissioner may use up to $71,008,000 of 10.18this amount for program delivery; 10.19(2) $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2010, and the 10.20commissioner may use up to $85,000,000 of 10.21this amount for program delivery; 10.22(3) $200,000,000 in each fiscal year for fiscal 10.23years 2011 and 2012, and the commissioner 10.24may use up to $34,000,000 of the amount in 10.25each fiscal year for program delivery; and 10.26(4) $100,000,000 in each fiscal year for 10.27fiscal years 2013 through 2016, and the 10.28commissioner may use up to $17,000,000 of 10.29the amount in each fiscal year for program 10.30delivery. 10.31(b) Of the amount in fiscal year 2009, 10.32$40,000,000 is for construction of 10.33interchanges involving a trunk highway, 11.1where the interchange will promote economic 11.2development, increase employment, relieve 11.3growing traffic congestion, and promote 11.4traffic safety. The amount under this 11.5paragraph must be allocated 50 percent to 11.6the department's metropolitan district, and 50 11.7percent to districts in greater Minnesota. 11.8(c) Of the amount in fiscal years 2009 11.9and 2010, the commissioner shall use 11.10$300,000,000 each year for predesign, 11.11design, preliminary engineering, 11.12right-of-way acquisition, construction, 11.13reconstruction, and maintenance of bridges 11.14in the trunk highway bridge improvement 11.15program under Minnesota Statutes, section 11.16165.14 . 11.17(d) Of the total appropriation under this 11.18subdivision, the commissioner shall use at 11.19least $50,000,000 for accelerating transit 11.20facility improvements on or adjacent to trunk 11.21highways. 11.22(e) Of the total appropriation under this 11.23subdivision provided to the Department of 11.24Transportation's district 7, the commissioner 11.25shall first expend funds as necessary to 11.26accelerate all projects that (1) are on a trunk 11.27highway classified as a medium priority 11.28interregional corridor, (2) are included in the 11.29district's long-range transportation plan, but 11.30are not included in the state transportation 11.31improvement program or the ten-year 11.32highway work plan, and (3) expand capacity 11.33from a two-lane highway to a freeway 11.34or expressway, as defined in Minnesota 11.35Statutes, section 160.02, subdivision 19. The 12.1commissioner shall establish as the highest 12.2priority under this paragraph any project that 12.3currently has a final environmental impact 12.4statement completed. The requirement 12.5under this paragraph does not change the 12.6department's funding allocation process 12.7or the amount otherwise allocated to 12.8each transportation district new text begin , except that new text end 12.9 new text begin expenditures for repair or replacement of new text end 12.10 new text begin flood damaged infrastructure are exempt new text end 12.11 new text begin from the requirements under this paragraph new text end . 12.12(f) The appropriation in this subdivision 12.13cancels as specified under Minnesota 12.14Statutes, section 16A.642, except that the 12.15commissioner of management and budget 12.16shall count the start of authorization for 12.17issuance of state bonds as the first day of 12.18the fiscal year during which the bonds are 12.19to be issued, as specified under paragraph 12.20(a), clause (1), (2), (3), or (4), respectively, 12.21and not as the date of enactment of this 12.22subdivision. 12.23    Sec. 17. new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS. new text end 12.24     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Bond proceeds fund. new text end new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this new text end 12.25 new text begin article from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget, at the new text end 12.26 new text begin request of the commissioner of public safety, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an new text end 12.27 new text begin amount up to $26,040,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by new text end 12.28 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, new text end 12.29 new text begin article XI, sections 4 to 7. new text end 12.30     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Transportation fund. new text end new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this article new text end 12.31 new text begin from the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell new text end 12.32 new text begin and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $10,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, new text end 12.33 new text begin and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by new text end 12.34 new text begin the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except new text end 13.1 new text begin accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to new text end 13.2 new text begin a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund. new text end 13.3    Sec. 18. new text begin 2010 FLOOD LOSS; CITY REPLACEMENT AID. new text end 13.4     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Flood net tax capacity loss. new text end new text begin The county assessor of each qualified new text end 13.5 new text begin county shall compute a "flood net tax capacity loss" for each city equal to the net tax new text end 13.6 new text begin capacity reduction resulting from the reassessments under section 21. A county assessor new text end 13.7 new text begin of a qualified county that contains a city that has a flood net tax capacity loss that exceeds new text end 13.8 new text begin five percent of its assessment year 2010 total taxable net tax capacity shall certify the city's new text end 13.9 new text begin flood net tax capacity loss to the commissioner of revenue by August 1, 2011. new text end 13.10 new text begin As used in this section, a "qualified county" is a county located within the area new text end 13.11 new text begin included in a disaster or emergency area that is designated and approved by the executive new text end 13.12 new text begin council under Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1231, as a result of the floods. new text end 13.13     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Flood loss aid. new text end new text begin In 2012, each city with a flood net tax capacity loss equal new text end 13.14 new text begin to or greater than five percent of its assessment year 2010 total taxable net tax capacity is new text end 13.15 new text begin entitled to flood loss aid equal to the flood net tax capacity loss times the city's average new text end 13.16 new text begin local tax rate for taxes payable in 2010. new text end 13.17     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Duties of commissioner. new text end new text begin The commissioner of revenue shall determine new text end 13.18 new text begin each city's aid amount under this section. The commissioner shall notify each eligible city new text end 13.19 new text begin of its flood loss aid amount by August 15, 2011. The commissioner shall make payments new text end 13.20 new text begin to each city after July 1, 2012, and before July 20, 2012. new text end 13.21     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Optional city expenditure. new text end new text begin A city that receives aid under this section new text end 13.22 new text begin may choose to expend a portion of the aid received for repair of county roads located new text end 13.23 new text begin within the city. new text end 13.24     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Appropriation. new text end new text begin The amount necessary to pay the aid amounts under this new text end 13.25 new text begin section in fiscal year 2013, for calendar year 2012, is appropriated to the commissioner of new text end 13.26 new text begin revenue from the general fund. new text end 13.27    Sec. 19. new text begin DISASTER AREA; WAIVING PROPERTY TAX PENALTIES FOR new text end 13.28 new text begin BUSINESS AND DAMAGED PROPERTIES. new text end 13.29 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 279.01, subdivision 1, but subject to new text end 13.30 new text begin the provisions of this section, a penalty does not accrue on the second half of the payable new text end 13.31 new text begin 2010 property taxes on either: (1) class 3a or 3b property, as classified under Minnesota new text end 13.32 new text begin Statutes, section 273.13, subdivision 24, that is located in a county that includes an area new text end 13.33 new text begin that would qualify to be designated as a "disaster or emergency area" under Minnesota new text end 13.34 new text begin Statutes, section 273.1231, if the designation were to be based solely on the damages to new text end 14.1 new text begin properties resulting from the floods and irrespective of executive council approval; or (2) new text end 14.2 new text begin any property that suffered damage of 50 percent or more as a result of the floods. new text end 14.3 new text begin (b) To qualify for this extended due date for the second half payment: (1) the new text end 14.4 new text begin taxpayer must have been unable to make the payment due to circumstances related to the new text end 14.5 new text begin floods; and (2) the taxpayer must have paid the first half of the payable 2010 taxes by May new text end 14.6 new text begin 16, 2010, and must pay the second half of the payable 2010 taxes by December 30, 2010. new text end 14.7 new text begin (c) If the second half of the payable 2010 property taxes is paid after December 30, new text end 14.8 new text begin 2010, then all penalties that would have occurred since the due date under Minnesota new text end 14.9 new text begin Statutes, section 279.01, subdivision 1, must be charged on the amount of the unpaid tax. new text end 14.10 new text begin (d) In the case of property described in paragraph (a), clause (1), the property new text end 14.11 new text begin taxpayer must attach to the payment a statement that all the requirements for an extension new text end 14.12 new text begin under this section are met. new text end 14.13    Sec. 20. new text begin AGRICULTURAL HOMESTEADS EXTENDED. new text end 14.14 new text begin Agricultural land and buildings that were homestead property under Minnesota new text end 14.15 new text begin Statutes, section 273.13, subdivision 23, paragraph (a), for the 2010 assessment shall new text end 14.16 new text begin remain classified agricultural homesteads for assessment years 2011 and 2012 if: new text end 14.17 new text begin (1) the property owner abandoned the homestead dwelling located on the agricultural new text end 14.18 new text begin homestead as a result of damage caused by the floods; new text end 14.19 new text begin (2) the property is located in an area designated, and approved by the executive new text end 14.20 new text begin council, as a "disaster or emergency area" under Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1231, new text end 14.21 new text begin based on damages to properties caused by the floods; new text end 14.22 new text begin (3) the agricultural land and buildings remain under the same ownership for the new text end 14.23 new text begin current assessment year as existed for the 2010 assessment year; new text end 14.24 new text begin (4) the dwelling occupied by the owner is located in this state and is within 50 miles new text end 14.25 new text begin of one of the parcels of agricultural land that is owned by the taxpayer; and new text end 14.26 new text begin (5) the owner notifies the county assessor that the relocation was due to the floods, new text end 14.27 new text begin and the owner furnishes the assessor any information deemed necessary by the assessor new text end 14.28 new text begin in verifying the change in homestead dwelling. For taxes payable in 2012, the owner new text end 14.29 new text begin must notify the assessor by December 1, 2011. Further notifications to the assessor are new text end 14.30 new text begin not required if the property continues to meet all the requirements in this paragraph and new text end 14.31 new text begin any dwellings on the agricultural land remain uninhabited. new text end 14.32    Sec. 21. new text begin ABATEMENT AND CREDIT APPLICATIONS WAIVED. new text end 14.33 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1232, subdivision 1, by new text end 14.34 new text begin November 1, 2010, each assessor shall cause to be reassessed the properties in their new text end 15.1 new text begin jurisdiction located in an area that would qualify to be designated as a "disaster or new text end 15.2 new text begin emergency area" under Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1231, if the designation were to new text end 15.3 new text begin be based solely on the damages to properties caused by the floods and irrespective of new text end 15.4 new text begin executive council approval. new text end 15.5 new text begin (b) Notwithstanding contrary provisions contained in Minnesota Statutes, sections new text end 15.6 new text begin 273.1233 to 273.1235, the requirements in those sections for an application by the new text end 15.7 new text begin property owner or property taxpayer are waived for properties located in an area that is new text end 15.8 new text begin designated, and approved by the executive council, as a "disaster or emergency area" new text end 15.9 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1231, as a result of the damages to properties new text end 15.10 new text begin caused by the floods. Before December 30, 2010, each county assessor shall notify the new text end 15.11 new text begin taxpayers or owners of the affected parcels. new text end 15.12    Sec. 22. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end 15.13 new text begin This article is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 15.14ARTICLE 2 15.15WADENA TORNADO 15.16 Section 1. new text begin DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATION SUMMARY. new text end 15.17 new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations made in this new text end 15.18 new text begin article. new text end 15.19 new text begin SUMMARY new text end 15.20 new text begin Public Safety new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 5,200,000 new text end 15.21 new text begin Employment and Economic Development new text end new text begin 750,000 new text end 15.22 new text begin Education new text end new text begin 693,000 new text end 15.23 new text begin TOTAL new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 6,643,000 new text end 15.24 new text begin General Fund new text end new text begin 5,893,000 new text end 15.25 new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund new text end new text begin 750,000 new text end 15.26 Sec. 2. new text begin DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 15.27     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Appropriations. new text end new text begin The sums shown in the column under new text end 15.28 new text begin "Appropriations" are appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to be spent to acquire new text end 15.29 new text begin and to better publicly owned land and buildings and other public improvements of new text end 15.30 new text begin a capital nature, and from other named funds, for relief as specified in this article new text end 15.31 new text begin from the tornadoes, storms, and flooding that occurred on or after June 17, 2010, in new text end 15.32 new text begin the area in Minnesota designated under Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster new text end 15.33 new text begin FEMA-1921-DR, whether included in the original declarations or added later by federal new text end 16.1 new text begin government action, referred to in this article as "the area included in DR-1921." Unless new text end 16.2 new text begin otherwise specified, the appropriations included in this article are available through June new text end 16.3 new text begin 30, 2013, except that appropriations of bond proceeds for capital improvements are new text end 16.4 new text begin available until the project is completed or abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes, new text end 16.5 new text begin section 16A.642. The appropriations in this article are onetime. new text end 16.6     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Transfers. new text end new text begin Money appropriated under this article may be transferred as new text end 16.7 new text begin provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.03, subdivision 5. new text end 16.8 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 16.9 Sec. 3. new text begin PUBLIC SAFETY new text end 16.10 new text begin State and Local Match new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 5,200,000 new text end 16.11 new text begin To the commissioner of public safety for new text end 16.12 new text begin the state and local match for federal disaster new text end 16.13 new text begin assistance to state agencies and other eligible new text end 16.14 new text begin applicants under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 16.15 new text begin 12.221. This appropriation is from the new text end 16.16 new text begin general fund. new text end 16.17 16.18 Sec. 4. new text begin EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC new text end new text begin DEVELOPMENT new text end 16.19 new text begin Wadena Public Facilities new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 750,000 new text end 16.20 new text begin To the commissioner of employment and new text end 16.21 new text begin economic development for a grant to the city new text end 16.22 new text begin of Wadena to predesign and design public new text end 16.23 new text begin facilities to replace facilities destroyed in new text end 16.24 new text begin the June 17, 2010, tornado. To increase new text end 16.25 new text begin the potential for long-term savings, the new text end 16.26 new text begin predesign must consider sharing services new text end 16.27 new text begin and colocating facilities with Wadena High new text end 16.28 new text begin School. new text end 16.29 Sec. 5. new text begin EDUCATION new text end 16.30 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 693,000 new text end 16.31 new text begin From the general fund to the commissioner new text end 16.32 new text begin of education for operating expenses and new text end 17.1 new text begin additional costs in the area included in new text end 17.2 new text begin DR-1921. The amounts that may be spent for new text end 17.3 new text begin each purpose are specified in the following new text end 17.4 new text begin subdivisions. new text end 17.5 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Disaster Relief Operating Grants new text end new text begin 314,000 new text end 17.6 new text begin For disaster relief operating grants under new text end 17.7 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06, new text end 17.8 new text begin subdivision 3. new text end 17.9 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Pupil Transportation Aid new text end new text begin 379,000 new text end 17.10 new text begin For pupil transportation grants under new text end 17.11 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06, new text end 17.12 new text begin subdivision 4. new text end 17.13    Sec. 6. new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION. new text end 17.14     new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds fund, the new text end 17.15 new text begin commissioner of management and budget, at the request of the commissioner of public new text end 17.16 new text begin safety, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $750,000 in the manner, new text end 17.17 new text begin upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to new text end 17.18 new text begin 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. new text end 17.19    Sec. 7. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end 17.20 new text begin This article is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 17.21ARTICLE 3 17.22CASH FLOW AND BUDGET RESERVE 17.23 Section 1. new text begin HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 17.24 new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown new text end 17.25 new text begin in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, new text end 17.26 new text begin as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 2, and Laws 2010, First Special Session new text end 17.27 new text begin chapter 1, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations new text end 17.28 new text begin are from the general fund or the health care access fund as specified and are available for new text end 17.29 new text begin the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" as used in this new text end 17.30 new text begin article mean that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under the new text end 17.31 new text begin figures "2010" and "2011" is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June new text end 17.32 new text begin 30, 2011, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations new text end 18.1 new text begin for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, are effective the day following final enactment new text end 18.2 new text begin unless a different effective date is explicit. new text end 18.3 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 18.4 new text begin Available for the Year new text end 18.5 new text begin Ending June 30 new text end 18.6 new text begin 2010 new text end new text begin 2011 new text end 18.7 Sec. 2. new text begin HUMAN SERVICES new text end 18.8 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (236,98 new text end new text begin 3 new text end new text begin ,000) new text end 18.9 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 18.10 new text begin 2010 new text end new text begin 2011 new text end 18.11 new text begin General new text end new text begin (230,910,000) new text end 18.12 new text begin Health Care Access new text end new text begin (6,073,000) new text end 18.13 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Basic Health Care Grants new text end 18.14 new text begin The amounts that may be spent from this new text end 18.15 new text begin appropriation for each purpose are as follows: new text end 18.16 new text begin (a) MinnesotaCare Grants new text end new text begin (6,073,000) new text end 18.17 new text begin This reduction is from the appropriation in new text end 18.18 new text begin the health care access fund. new text end 18.19 18.20 ( new text begin b) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care Grants new text end new text begin - Families and Children new text end new text begin (63,171,000) new text end 18.21 18.22 new text begin (c) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care Grants new text end new text begin - Elderly and Disabled new text end new text begin (70,163,000) new text end 18.23 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Continuing Care Grants new text end 18.24 18.25 new text begin (a) Medical Assistance - Long-Term Care new text end new text begin Facilities Grants new text end new text begin (28,202,000) new text end 18.26 18.27 new text begin (b) Medical Assistance Grants - Long-Term Care new text end new text begin Waivers and Home Care Grants new text end new text begin (69,112,000) new text end 18.28 new text begin (c) Chemical Dependency Entitlement Grants new text end new text begin (262,000) new text end 18.29    Sec. 3. new text begin CONTINGENT REDUCTION; CASH FLOW ACCOUNT. new text end 18.30 new text begin Prior to reducing allotments in fiscal year 2011 under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 18.31 new text begin 16A.152, the commissioner of management and budget shall cancel to the general new text end 18.32 new text begin fund from the cash flow account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.152, new text end 18.33 new text begin subdivision 1, an amount equal to the general fund appropriations in articles 1 and 2. new text end 19.1    Sec. 4. new text begin BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD. new text end 19.2 new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.152, subdivision 2, any positive new text end 19.3 new text begin unrestricted general fund balance on June 30, 2011, is carried forward in the general new text end 19.4 new text begin fund to fiscal year 2012. new text end 19.5    Sec. 5. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 19.6 new text begin Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 24, sections 1; 2; and 3, new text end new text begin are new text end 19.7 new text begin repealed. new text end 19.8    Sec. 6. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end 19.9 new text begin This article is effective the day following final enactment. new text end