1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital projects; 
1.3 	authorizing the Housing Finance Agency to issue housing infrastructure bonds;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 240A.09; 462A.37, subdivision 2, 
1.5 	by adding subdivisions.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7	Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.8 	The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the 
1.9 	general fund to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent for public purposes. 
1.10 	Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this act are available until the project is 
1.11 	completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.

1.12	SUMMARY
	
1.13	Natural Resources
		13,000,000
	
1.14	Agriculture
		528,000
	
1.15	Administration
		15,000,000
	
1.16	Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission
		1,500,000
	
1.17	Public Safety
		1,555,000
	
1.18	Transportation
		6,884,000
	
1.19	Metropolitan Council
		37,193,000
	
1.20	Human Services
		195,000
	
1.21	Veterans Affairs
		250,000
	
1.22	Corrections
		4,000,000
	
1.23	Employment and Economic Development
		5,000,000
	
1.24	Minnesota Historical Society
		1,422,000
	
1.25	Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board
		4,995,000
	
1.26	Grants to Political Subdivisions
		33,478,000
	
1.27	TOTAL
	$
	125,000,000

2.1						APPROPRIATIONS

2.2	Sec. 2. NATURAL RESOURCES

2.3	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	13,000,000
	
2.4 	To the commissioner of natural resources for 
2.5 	the purposes specified in this section.

2.6
2.7	Subd. 2.Native Prairie Bank Acquisition and 
Development
 				2,000,000
	
2.8 	To acquire native prairie bank easements 
2.9 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, to 
2.10 	develop and restore certain tracts of prairie 
2.11 	bank lands.

2.12	Subd. 3.Fish Hatchery Improvements
 				2,000,000
	
2.13 	For improvements at state fish hatcheries 
2.14 	located in one or more of the following 
2.15 	locations: Lanesboro, Grand Rapids, 
2.16 	Hinckley, Waterville, Tower, Spire Valley 
2.17 	near Remer, and Crystal Springs near Altura, 
2.18 	and for bio-security and energy efficiency 
2.19 	upgrades statewide.

2.20
2.21	Subd. 4.Scientific and Natural Areas 
Acquisition and Development
 				2,000,000
	
2.22 	To acquire land identified by the 
2.23 	commissioner as targeted sites for potential 
2.24 	acquisition for scientific and natural areas 
2.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 
2.26 	and 86A.05, subdivision 5, and for protection 
2.27 	and improvements of a capital nature in 
2.28 	scientific and natural areas.

2.29
2.30	Subd. 5.Groundwater Monitoring and 
Observation Wells
 				1,000,000
	
2.31 	To install groundwater monitoring wells for 
2.32 	multiple groundwater quantity and quality 
2.33 	monitoring purposes by state agencies, as 
2.34 	scientifically and practically appropriate, 
3.1 	with preference given to placing monitoring 
3.2 	wells in ground water management areas.

3.3	Subd. 6.Forestry Seed Processing Facilities
 				2,000,000
	
3.4 	To construct, furnish, and equip an expansion 
3.5 	to the cold storage and processing facilities 
3.6 	at Badoura Nursery to support consolidated 
3.7 	bareroot production; construct and equip 
3.8 	improved seed development, processing, 
3.9 	and storage facilities at Badoura Nursery; 
3.10 	construct, furnish, and equip greenhouse 
3.11 	and laboratory facilities at General Andrews 
3.12 	Nursery site to support expanded tree 
3.13 	improvement operations; and to upgrade 
3.14 	irrigation and artificial propagation bed 
3.15 	infrastructure at the General Andrews 
3.16 	Nursery site.

3.17	Subd. 7.Stream Restoration
 				2,000,000
	
3.18 	For design, land acquisition, and construction 
3.19 	of the following stream protection and 
3.20 	restoration projects:
3.21 	(1) to convert four low-head dams to rapids 
3.22 	in a three-mile stretch on the Sand Hill River; 
3.23 	and
3.24 	(2) to modify dams on Deer Creek to 
3.25 	reconnect 20 miles of stream and 2,240 acres 
3.26 	on the Pickerel chain of lakes near the city 
3.27 	of Effie.

3.28	Subd. 8.James Ford Bell Museum
 				2,000,000
	
3.29 	To design and construct outdoor classroom 
3.30 	space and landscapes representing Minnesota 
3.31 	biomes at the new James Ford Bell Museum 
3.32 	of Natural History on the St. Paul campus of 
3.33 	the University of Minnesota.

3.34	Subd. 9.Unspent Appropriations
 					
4.1 	The unspent portion of an appropriation for 
4.2 	a project in this section that is complete, 
4.3 	upon written notice to the commissioner 
4.4 	of management and budget, is available 
4.5 	for asset preservation under Minnesota 
4.6 	Statutes, section 84.946. Minnesota Statutes, 
4.7 	section 16A.642, applies from the date of the 
4.8 	original appropriation to the unspent amount 
4.9 	transferred.

4.10	Sec. 3. AGRICULTURE

4.11	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	528,000
	
4.12 	To the commissioner of agriculture for the 
4.13 	purposes specified in this section.

4.14	Subd. 2.Lab Sample Storage
 				203,000
	
4.15 	To design, reconstruct, and equip the feed 
4.16 	storage and grinding rooms in the Agriculture 
4.17 	Laboratory.

4.18	Subd. 3.Aitkin County Fairgrounds
 				325,000
	
4.19 	For a grant to the Aitkin County Agricultural 
4.20 	Society to predesign, design, construct, 
4.21 	furnish, and equip a shared food service 
4.22 	building that can be separated into three 
4.23 	smaller food preparation areas.

4.24	Sec. 4. ADMINISTRATION
 			$
	15,000,000
	
4.25 	To the commissioner of administration for 
4.26 	one or more of the following purposes:
4.27 	(1) to complete the design of, and to 
4.28 	construct, repair, improve, renovate, restore, 
4.29 	furnish, and equip the State Capitol building 
4.30 	and grounds including, but not limited 
4.31 	to, exterior stone repairs and window 
4.32 	replacement; asbestos and hazardous 
4.33 	materials abatement; mechanical, electrical, 
5.1 	and plumbing; security systems replacement; 
5.2 	general construction including, but not 
5.3 	limited to, demolition, site improvements, 
5.4 	life safety improvements, accessibility, 
5.5 	security, and telecommunications; roof 
5.6 	replacement; and finish work; and
5.7 	(2) to predesign, design, conduct hazardous 
5.8 	materials abatement, construct, repair, 
5.9 	renovate, remodel, furnish, and equip 
5.10 	the State Office Building, Administration 
5.11 	Building, Centennial Office Building, 321 
5.12 	Grove Street buildings, and such other 
5.13 	properties located on the Capitol campus as 
5.14 	determined by the commissioner to meet 
5.15 	temporary and permanent office, broadcast 
5.16 	media, storage, parking, and other space 
5.17 	needs occasioned by and in furtherance of 
5.18 	an efficient restoration of the State Capitol 
5.19 	building and for the efficient and effective 
5.20 	function of the tenants currently located in 
5.21 	the State Capitol building.

5.22
5.23	Sec. 5. MINNESOTA AMATEUR SPORTS 
COMMISSION
 			$
	1,500,000
	
5.24 	To the Minnesota Amateur Sports 
5.25 	Commission for grants to local government 
5.26 	units under Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.27 	240A.09, paragraph (g) or (k), or to acquire 
5.28 	equipment to improve indoor air quality by 
5.29 	reducing concentrations of carbon monoxide 
5.30 	and nitrogen dioxide.

5.31	Sec. 6. PUBLIC SAFETY

5.32	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	1,555,000
	
5.33 	To the commissioner of public safety for the 
5.34 	purposes specified in this section.

6.1	Subd. 2.Cyrus - Public Safety Center
 				225,000
	
6.2 	For a grant to the city of Cyrus to acquire 
6.3 	land for and to predesign, design, construct, 
6.4 	furnish, and equip a facility to accommodate 
6.5 	the city hall with community meeting space 
6.6 	and the fire department.

6.7	Subd. 3.Montgomery - Public Safety Facility
 				1,330,000
	
6.8 	For a grant to the city of Montgomery to 
6.9 	design, construct, furnish, and equip a public 
6.10 	safety facility for fire and ambulance services 
6.11 	in the city of Montgomery. This appropriation 
6.12 	is not available until the commissioner of 
6.13 	management and budget determines that at 
6.14 	least an equal amount is committed to the 
6.15 	project from nonstate sources.

6.16	Sec. 7. TRANSPORTATION

6.17	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	6,884,000
	
6.18 	To the commissioner of transportation for the 
6.19 	purposes specified in this section.

6.20	Subd. 2.Passenger and Freight Rail 
 				2,384,000
	
6.21 	To implement capital improvements and 
6.22 	betterments for intercity passenger rail 
6.23 	projects as identified in the statewide freight 
6.24 	and passenger rail plan under Minnesota 
6.25 	Statutes, section 174.03, subdivision 1b, 
6.26 	which are determined to be eligible for 
6.27 	United States Department of Transportation 
6.28 	funding. Notwithstanding any law to the 
6.29 	contrary, a portion or phase of an intercity 
6.30 	passenger rail project may be accomplished 
6.31 	with one or more state appropriations and 
6.32 	an intercity passenger rail project need not 
6.33 	be completed with any one appropriation. 
7.1 	Capital improvements and betterments 
7.2 	include preliminary engineering, design, 
7.3 	engineering, environmental analysis 
7.4 	and mitigation, acquisition of land and 
7.5 	right-of-way, and construction.
7.6 	This appropriation includes money for 
7.7 	passenger and freight rail projects necessary 
7.8 	for system capacity improvements and 
7.9 	betterments per Passenger Rail Investment 
7.10 	and Improvement Act of 2008 guidance, if 
7.11 	federal funds are committed to the overall 
7.12 	project.

7.13
7.14	Subd. 3.Minneapolis; I-35W Storm Tunnel 
Rehabilitation
 				4,500,000
	
7.15 	To design and construct the rehabilitation 
7.16 	of the Interstate 35W North and South 
7.17 	Tunnels System in cooperation with the 
7.18 	city of Minneapolis. The commissioner of 
7.19 	transportation may enter into an agreement 
7.20 	with the city of Minneapolis to conduct the 
7.21 	work. This appropriation is not available 
7.22 	until the commissioner of management and 
7.23 	budget determines that at least an equal 
7.24 	amount is committed to the project from 
7.25 	nonstate sources.

7.26	Sec. 8. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

7.27	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	37,193,000
	
7.28 	To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes 
7.29 	specified in this section.

7.30
7.31	Subd. 2.Transit Capital Improvement 
Program
 				14,475,000
	
7.32 	(a) To advance transit in the metropolitan 
7.33 	area in accordance with the Metropolitan 
7.34 	Council's current Transportation Policy Plan 
8.1 	and in consultation with the Counties Transit 
8.2 	Improvement Board. This appropriation 
8.3 	may be used by the Metropolitan Council 
8.4 	or for grants to metropolitan area political 
8.5 	subdivisions for preliminary engineering, 
8.6 	engineering, environmental assessment, 
8.7 	environmental work, design, right-of-way 
8.8 	acquisition, and construction for the 
8.9 	Lake Street and I-35W transit station in 
8.10 	Minneapolis, and in the following transitway 
8.11 	corridors: Bottineau Boulevard, East 7th 
8.12 	Street in St. Paul, I-94 Gateway, Penn 
8.13 	Avenue North bus rapid transit, Red Line bus 
8.14 	rapid transit, Red Rock, Riverview, Robert 
8.15 	Street, Rush Line, and Snelling Avenue.
8.16 	(b) The council shall allocate transit capital 
8.17 	development resources so as to achieve 
8.18 	geographic balance within the region to the 
8.19 	extent possible.

8.20	Subd. 3.Maplewood - Fish Creek Trail
 				318,000
	
8.21 	For a grant to the city of Maplewood to 
8.22 	acquire and develop approximately 70 acres 
8.23 	of land along Fish Creek to be included 
8.24 	within the Fish Creek Natural Greenway, a 
8.25 	park of regional and historical significance 
8.26 	located in Ramsey County within the 
8.27 	Mississippi National River and Recreation 
8.28 	Area. This appropriation is not available 
8.29 	until the commissioner of management and 
8.30 	budget determines that an amount sufficient 
8.31 	to complete the acquisition is committed to 
8.32 	the project from nonstate sources.

8.33
8.34	Subd. 4.Minneapolis - Sculpture Garden 
Drainage Control
 				8,000,000
	
9.1 	For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and 
9.2 	Recreation Board to predesign, design, and 
9.3 	construct renovation of the Minneapolis 
9.4 	Sculpture Garden, which displays art owned 
9.5 	by the Walker Art Center. The complete 
9.6 	renovation will include improving irrigation, 
9.7 	drainage, the parking lot, security, granite 
9.8 	substructures, concrete, and fixtures in 
9.9 	order to update them with more ecologically 
9.10 	sustainable options that are less expensive to 
9.11 	maintain; increasing physical accessibility 
9.12 	in accordance with the Americans with 
9.13 	Disabilities Act; transplanting and replacing 
9.14 	trees and plant materials; and improving the 
9.15 	mechanical plant, piping, and flooring of the 
9.16 	Cowles Conservatory to permit its flexible 
9.17 	reuse in a way that is more ecologically 
9.18 	sustainable and less expensive to maintain.

9.19	Subd. 5.St. Paul - Como Regional Park Access
 				5,400,000
	
9.20 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign, 
9.21 	design, and construct access and circulation 
9.22 	improvements to Como Regional Park.

9.23	Subd. 6.St. Paul - Como Zoo
 				7,000,000
	
9.24 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to design, 
9.25 	construct, furnish, and equip renovations to 
9.26 	exhibits at Como Zoo.

9.27
9.28	Subd. 7.West St. Paul - North Urban Regional 
Trail Bridge
 				2,000,000
	
9.29 	For a grant to the city of West St. Paul to 
9.30 	predesign, design, and construct a pedestrian 
9.31 	bridge for the North Urban Regional Trail as 
9.32 	an overpass of Robert Street in the area near 
9.33 	Wentworth Avenue in West St. Paul. This 
9.34 	appropriation may also be used to acquire 
9.35 	property or purchase rights-of-way needed 
10.1 	for bridge construction. This appropriation 
10.2 	is not available until the commissioner of 
10.3 	management and budget has determined that 
10.4 	at least an equal amount has been committed 
10.5 	to the project from nonstate sources.

10.6	Sec. 9. HUMAN SERVICES
 			$
	195,000
	
10.7 	To the commissioner of human services for 
10.8 	grave markers or memorial monuments for 
10.9 	unmarked graves on public land of deceased 
10.10 	residents of state hospitals or regional 
10.11 	treatment centers.

10.12	Sec. 10. VETERANS AFFAIRS
 			$
	250,000
	
10.13 	To the Minnesota Housing Finance 
10.14 	Agency for up to five grants to conduct a 
10.15 	housing needs assessment for veterans in 
10.16 	a community. The grants may be awarded 
10.17 	to any governmental or nongovernmental 
10.18 	organization. The assessment, which may be 
10.19 	a study or a survey, may examine the need for 
10.20 	scattered site housing for veterans and their 
10.21 	families who are homeless or in danger of 
10.22 	homelessness or for housing that addresses 
10.23 	the health care needs of disabled or aging 
10.24 	veterans. The assessment must be started no 
10.25 	later than July 30, 2015, and completed no 
10.26 	later than July 30, 2016. The commissioner 
10.27 	of administration must provide copies of 
10.28 	any completed assessment to the legislative 
10.29 	committees with jurisdiction over housing 
10.30 	and veterans affairs no later than January 1, 
10.31 	2017.

10.32	Sec. 11. CORRECTIONS
 			$
	4,000,000
	
11.1 	To the commissioner of administration 
11.2 	for a grant to the Arrowhead Regional 
11.3 	Corrections Joint Powers Board to design, 
11.4 	construct, remodel, furnish, and equip the 
11.5 	Northeast Regional Corrections Center 
11.6 	campus buildings that support farm 
11.7 	operations, educational programming, work 
11.8 	readiness, and vocational training. Nonstate 
11.9 	contributions to improvements at the center 
11.10 	made before the enactment of this subdivision 
11.11 	are considered to be sufficient match, and no 
11.12 	further nonstate match is required.

11.13
11.14	Sec. 12. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT
 			$
	5,000,000
	
11.15 	To the commissioner of employment and 
11.16 	economic development for grants under the 
11.17 	Greater Minnesota Business Development 
11.18 	Public Infrastructure Grant program, 
11.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.431.

11.20
11.21	Sec. 13. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 
SOCIETY
 			$
	 1,422,000
	
11.22 	To the Minnesota Historical Society to be 
11.23 	allocated to county and local jurisdictions 
11.24 	as matching money for historic preservation 
11.25 	projects of a capital nature, as provided in 
11.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 138.0525.

11.27
11.28	Sec. 14. IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND 
REHABILITATION BOARD
 			$
	4,995,000
	
11.29 	To the Iron Range Resources and 
11.30 	Rehabilitation Board to predesign, design, 
11.31 	construct, furnish, and equip a new multiuse, 
11.32 	year-round event center at Giants Ridge 
11.33 	that will replace the existing facility. This 
11.34 	appropriation is not available until the 
12.1 	commissioner of management and budget 
12.2 	determines that at least an equal amount has 
12.3 	been committed to the project from other 
12.4 	sources.

12.5
12.6	Sec. 15. GRANTS TO POLITICAL 
SUBDIVISIONS

12.7	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	33,478,000
	
12.8 	To the commissioner of employment and 
12.9 	economic development, or another named 
12.10 	agency, for the purposes specified in this 
12.11 	section.

12.12	Subd. 2.Duluth - NorShor Theatre
 				6,950,000
	
12.13 	For a grant to the Duluth Economic 
12.14 	Development Authority to design, 
12.15 	construct, furnish, and equip certain public 
12.16 	improvements, including skyway access from 
12.17 	adjacent public parking, interior circulation, 
12.18 	street and utility upgrades, the connection 
12.19 	between the skyway and street levels, 
12.20 	handicapped access, and the restoration of 
12.21 	the lobby, entrance, and marquee, as part of 
12.22 	the restoration and to enhance and provide 
12.23 	public access to the historic NorShor Theatre. 
12.24 	This appropriation is not available until the 
12.25 	commissioner of management and budget 
12.26 	has determined that at least $20,850,000 
12.27 	has been committed to the project from 
12.28 	nonstate sources and that sufficient nonstate 
12.29 	funds are available to complete the project. 
12.30 	Funds invested in the project by an investor 
12.31 	receiving an assignment of state historic 
12.32 	tax credits pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 
12.33 	section 290.0681 are nonstate funds for 
12.34 	purposes of this requirement. Due to the 
13.1 	integrated nature of the overall development, 
13.2 	public bidding shall not be required.

13.3
13.4	Subd. 3.Duluth - Spirit Mountain Recreation 
Area
 				3,400,000
	
13.5 	For a grant to the city of Duluth for the 
13.6 	Spirit Mountain Recreation Area Authority 
13.7 	to acquire easements, licenses, and other 
13.8 	interests in real property and to engineer, 
13.9 	design, permit, and construct works and 
13.10 	systems to transport water from the St. Louis 
13.11 	River estuary for commercial and industrial 
13.12 	use. This appropriation is not available until 
13.13 	the commissioner of management and budget 
13.14 	determines that at least $1,100,000 has been 
13.15 	committed to the project from nonstate 
13.16 	sources. Expenditures made on or after 
13.17 	September 1, 2011, for this project shall count 
13.18 	toward the match from nonstate sources.

13.19	Subd. 4.Duluth - Wade Stadium
 				3,920,000
	
13.20 	For a grant to the city of Duluth to design, 
13.21 	construct, furnish, and equip improvements 
13.22 	to Wade Stadium, including the stadium walls 
13.23 	and faÃ§ade, grandstand, lighting, concession 
13.24 	facilities and field, with proper drainage, for 
13.25 	a ballpark and public outdoor events facility. 
13.26 	This appropriation is not available until the 
13.27 	commissioner of management and budget 
13.28 	determines that at least an equal amount 
13.29 	is committed to the project from nonstate 
13.30 	sources.

13.31	Subd. 5.Hanover - Bridge
 				78,000
	
13.32 	For a grant to the city of Hanover to 
13.33 	rehabilitate the historic bridge over the Crow 
13.34 	River.

13.35	Subd. 6.International Falls - Airport
 				1,300,000
	
14.1 	To the commissioner of transportation for a 
14.2 	grant to the International Falls-Koochiching 
14.3 	County Airport Commission to design, 
14.4 	construct, furnish, and equip a new 
14.5 	terminal building, jetway, and associated 
14.6 	appurtenances of a capital nature at the Falls 
14.7 	International Airport. This appropriation 
14.8 	is not available until the commissioner of 
14.9 	management and budget has determined that 
14.10 	at least an equal amount has been committed 
14.11 	to the project from nonstate sources.

14.12
14.13	Subd. 7.Lake Superior - Poplar River Water 
District
 				1,100,000
	
14.14 	For a grant to the Lake Superior-Poplar 
14.15 	River Water District to acquire interests in 
14.16 	real property, engineer, design, permit, and 
14.17 	construct infrastructure to transport and treat 
14.18 	water from Lake Superior through the Poplar 
14.19 	River Valley to serve domestic, irrigation, 
14.20 	commercial, stock watering, and industrial 
14.21 	water users.

14.22
14.23	Subd. 8.Minneapolis - Brian Coyle 
Community Center
 				330,000
	
14.24 	To the Metropolitan Council for a grant to 
14.25 	the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board 
14.26 	to predesign and design the renovation and 
14.27 	expansion of the Brian Coyle Community 
14.28 	Center. This appropriation does not require 
14.29 	a local match. The Minneapolis Park and 
14.30 	Recreation Board, the Pillsbury United 
14.31 	Communities, Hennepin County, institutions 
14.32 	of higher education, and neighborhood 
14.33 	organizations shall develop an agreement 
14.34 	for the use of the existing Brian Coyle 
14.35 	Community Center. The lease between the 
14.36 	Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board 
15.1 	and Pillsbury United Communities shall be 
15.2 	reformed prior to the expenditure of any 
15.3 	funds for predesign and design.

15.4
15.5	Subd. 9.Minneapolis - Hennepin Center for 
the Arts
 				3,000,000
	
15.6 	For a grant to the city of Minneapolis for 
15.7 	improvements and betterments of a capital 
15.8 	nature to renovate the historic Hennepin 
15.9 	Center for the Arts.

15.10
15.11	Subd. 10.Minneapolis - Pioneers and Soldiers 
Cemetery Fence
 				1,900,000
	
15.12 	To the Minnesota Historical Society for a 
15.13 	grant to the city of Minneapolis to restore the 
15.14 	historic steel and limestone pillar fence along 
15.15 	Cedar Avenue and Lake Street, install a new 
15.16 	steel fence and pillars along 21st Avenue 
15.17 	South, and install a waterproofing system for 
15.18 	preservation of the fence and pillars, at the 
15.19 	Pioneer and Soldiers Cemetery.

15.20
15.21	Subd. 11.St. Paul - Ordway Center for the 
Performing Arts
 				5,000,000
	
15.22 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to 
15.23 	construct, furnish, and equip a concert hall of 
15.24 	approximately 1,100 seats and support spaces 
15.25 	at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts.

15.26
15.27	Subd. 12.St. Paul - Historic Palace Theater 
Renovation
 				6,000,000
	
15.28 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign, 
15.29 	design, construct, furnish, and equip the 
15.30 	renovation of the historic Palace Theater in 
15.31 	St. Paul. The city of St. Paul may enter into 
15.32 	one or more lease or management agreements 
15.33 	to operate performing arts programs. This 
15.34 	appropriation is not available until the 
15.35 	commissioner of management and budget 
16.1 	has determined that at least an equal amount 
16.2 	has been committed from nonstate sources.

16.3	Subd. 13.University Enterprise Laboratories
 				500,000
	
16.4 	For a grant to the St. Paul Port Authority 
16.5 	to predesign and begin design of phase two 
16.6 	of the University Enterprise Laboratories 
16.7 	building in St. Paul, subject to Minnesota 
16.8 	Statutes, section 16A.695. Amounts 
16.9 	expended to complete phase one of the 
16.10 	University Enterprise Laboratories building 
16.11 	since January 1, 2004, shall count toward the 
16.12 	matching requirement.

16.13 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 240A.09, is amended to read:
16.14 	240A.09 PLAN DEVELOPMENT; CRITERIA.
16.15 	The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission shall develop a plan to promote the 
16.16 	development of proposals for new statewide public ice facilities including proposals for 
16.17 	ice centers and matching grants based on the criteria in this section.
16.18 	(a) For ice center proposals, the commission will give priority to proposals that 
16.19 	come from more than one local government unit. Institutions of higher education are not 
16.20 	eligible to receive a grant.
16.21 	(b) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, the 
16.22 	commission is encouraged to give priority to the following proposals:
16.23 	(1) proposals for renovation and indoor air quality improvements at an existing 
16.24 	indoor ice arena;
16.25 	(1) (2) proposals for construction of two or more ice sheets in a single new facility;
16.26 	(2) (3) proposals for construction of an additional sheet of ice at an existing ice center;
16.27 	(3) (4) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice as part of a sports 
16.28 	complex with multiple sports facilities; and
16.29 	(4) (5) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice that will be expanded 
16.30 	to a two-sheet facility in the future.
16.31 	(c) The commission shall administer a site selection process for the ice centers. The 
16.32 	commission shall invite proposals from cities or counties or consortia of cities. A proposal 
16.33 	for an ice center must include matching contributions including in-kind contributions of 
17.1 	land, access roadways and access roadway improvements, and necessary utility services, 
17.2 	landscaping, and parking.
17.3 	(d) Proposals for ice centers and matching grants must provide for meeting the 
17.4 	demand for ice time for female groups by offering up to 50 percent of prime ice time, as 
17.5 	needed, to female groups. For purposes of this section, prime ice time means the hours 
17.6 	of 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays 
17.7 	and Sundays.
17.8 	(e) The location for all proposed facilities must be in areas of maximum 
17.9 	demonstrated interest and must maximize accessibility to an arterial highway.
17.10 	(f) To the extent possible, all proposed facilities must be dispersed equitably, must 
17.11 	be located to maximize potential for full utilization and profitable operation, and must 
17.12 	accommodate noncompetitive family and community skating for all ages.
17.13 	(g) The commission may also use the money to upgrade current facilities, purchase 
17.14 	girls' ice time, or conduct amateur women's hockey and other ice sport tournaments.
17.15 	(h) To the extent possible, 50 percent of all grants must be awarded to communities 
17.16 	in greater Minnesota.
17.17 	(i) To the extent possible, technical assistance shall be provided to Minnesota 
17.18 	communities by the commission on ice arena planning, design, redesign, installation, 
17.19 	renovation of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems, and operation, including 
17.20 	the marketing of ice time.
17.21 	(j) A grant for new facilities may not exceed $250,000.
17.22 	(k) The commission may make grants for rehabilitation and renovation. A 
17.23 	rehabilitation or renovation grant may not exceed $100,000 $200,000. Priority must be 
17.24 	given to grant applications for indoor air quality improvements, including zero emission 
17.25 	ice resurfacing equipment and the upgrading of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning 
17.26 	systems which may include electronic indoor air monitoring devices.
17.27 	(l) Grant money may be used for ice centers designed for sports other than hockey.
17.28 	(m) Grant money may be used to upgrade existing facilities to comply with the 
17.29 	bleacher safety requirements of section 326B.112.

17.30 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
17.31 		Subd. 2.Authorization. (a) The agency may issue up to $30,000,000 in aggregate 
17.32 	principal amount of housing infrastructure bonds in one or more series to which the 
17.33 	payment made under this section may be pledged. The housing infrastructure bonds 
17.34 	authorized in this subdivision may be issued to fund loans, on terms and conditions the 
17.35 	agency deems appropriate, made for one or more of the following purposes:
18.1 	(1) to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of 
18.2 	supportive housing for individuals and families who are without a permanent residence;
18.3 	(2) to finance the costs of the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed or 
18.4 	abandoned housing to be used for affordable rental housing and the costs of new 
18.5 	construction of rental housing on abandoned or foreclosed property where the existing 
18.6 	structures will be demolished or removed;
18.7 	(3) to finance that portion of the costs of acquisition of abandoned or foreclosed
18.8 	 property that is attributable to the land to be leased by community land trusts to low- 
18.9 	and moderate-income homebuyers; and
18.10 	(4) to finance the costs of acquisition and rehabilitation of federally assisted rental 
18.11 	housing and for the refinancing of costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation 
18.12 	of federally assisted rental housing, including providing funds to refund, in whole or in 
18.13 	part, outstanding bonds previously issued by the agency or another government unit to 
18.14 	finance or refinance such costs.
18.15 	(b) Among comparable proposals for permanent supportive housing, preference 
18.16 	shall be given to permanent supportive housing for veterans and other individuals or 
18.17 	families who:
18.18 	(1) either have been without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or at 
18.19 	least four times in the last three years; or
18.20 	(2) are at significant risk of lacking a permanent residence for 12 months or at least 
18.21 	four times in the last three years.

18.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment for 
18.23 	bonds authorized in 2014 and thereafter.

18.24 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a 
18.25 	subdivision to read:
18.26 		Subd. 2a.Additional authorization. In addition to the amount authorized in 
18.27 	subdivision 2, the agency may issue up to $80,000,000 of housing infrastructure bonds in 
18.28 	one or more series to which the payments made under this section may be pledged.

18.29 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a 
18.30 	subdivision to read:
18.31 		Subd. 5.Additional appropriation. (a) The agency must certify annually to the 
18.32 	commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of annual debt service on 
18.33 	each series of bonds issued under subdivision 2a.
19.1 	(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2015 and through 2037, if any housing infrastructure 
19.2 	bonds issued under subdivision 2a remain outstanding, the commissioner of management 
19.3 	and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under 
19.4 	section 462A.21, subdivision 32, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed 
19.5 	$6,400,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from 
19.6 	the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
19.7 	(c) The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds the 
19.8 	payments to be made by the state under this section.

19.9 	Sec. 20. APPROPRIATIONS GIVEN EFFECT ONCE.
 19.10 	If an appropriation in this act is enacted more than once in the 2014 legislative 
19.11 	session, the appropriation must be given effect only once.

19.12 	Sec. 21. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 19.13 	Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment.