1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to acquire and better public 
1.3 	land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the 
1.4 	sale and issuance of state bonds; modifying and cancelling prior appropriations;
1.5 	amending Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 22, subdivision 6, as amended; Laws 
1.6 	2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 20, subdivision 3, as amended; Laws 2006, 
1.7 	chapter 258, sections 17, subdivision 8, as amended; 18, subdivision 6; Laws 
1.8 	2008, chapter 179, section 21, subdivision 3; Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, 
1.9 	subdivision 3, as amended; Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 16, subdivision 4, as 
1.10 	amended; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 10.
1.11 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.12	Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.13 	The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the 
1.14 	bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, 
1.15 	to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as 
1.16 	authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire 
1.17 	and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature or 
1.18 	as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), 
1.19 	or article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act for a capital 
1.20 	program or project may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly 
1.21 	to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the 
1.22 	commissioner of management and budget. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations 
1.23 	in this act are available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota 
1.24 	Statutes, section 16A.642.

1.25	SUMMARY
	
1.26	Natural Resources
		20,000,000
	
1.27	Administration
		131,680,000
	
2.1	Veterans Affairs
		18,935,000
	
2.2	Public Facilities Authority
		8,000,000
	
2.3	Bond Sale Expenses
		180,000
	
2.4	Cancellations; Reductions
		(2,000,000)
	
2.5	TOTAL
	$
	176,795,000
	
2.6	Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service)
		156,115,000
	
2.7	Bond Proceeds Fund (User Financed Debt Service)
		22,680,000
	
2.8	Bond Proceeds Cancellations
		(2,000,000)

2.9						APPROPRIATIONS

2.10	Sec. 2. NATURAL RESOURCES
 			$
	20,000,000
	
2.11 	To the commissioner of natural resources for 
2.12 	the purposes specified in this section.
2.13 	(a) For the state share of flood hazard 
2.14 	mitigation grants for publicly owned capital 
2.15 	improvements to prevent or alleviate flood 
2.16 	damage under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.17 	103F.161.
2.18 	(b) Levee projects, to the extent practical, 
2.19 	shall meet the state standard of three feet 
2.20 	above the 100-year flood elevation.
2.21 	(c) Project priorities shall be determined by 
2.22 	the commissioner as appropriate and based 
2.23 	on need, and to the extent possible, address 
2.24 	needs in the Moorhead area first.
2.25 	(d) This appropriation includes money 
2.26 	for the following county, township, and 
2.27 	municipal projects as prioritized by the 
2.28 	commissioner: Ada, Afton, Alvarado, 
2.29 	Argyle, Austin, Borup, Breckenridge, 
2.30 	Browntown, Climax, Crookston, Delano, 
2.31 	Granite Falls, Inver Grove Heights, Maynard, 
2.32 	Melrose, Minneota, Minnesota River Area II, 
2.33 	Montevideo, Moorhead, Newport, Nielsville, 
2.34 	Oakport Township, Oslo, Roseau, Rushford, 
2.35 	St. Vincent, and Shelly.
3.1 	(e) This appropriation includes money for 
3.2 	the following watershed projects: North 
3.3 	Ottawa, Bois de Sioux Watershed District; 
3.4 	Quick, Two Rivers Watershed District; 
3.5 	Redpath, Bois de Sioux Watershed District; 
3.6 	Roseau Wildlife Management Area, Roseau 
3.7 	River Watershed District; and Shell Rock 
3.8 	Watershed District.
3.9 	(f) For any project listed in this subdivision 
3.10 	that the commissioner determines is not 
3.11 	ready to proceed or does not expend all the 
3.12 	money allocated to it, the commissioner may 
3.13 	allocate that project's money to a project on 
3.14 	the commissioner's priority list.
3.15 	(g) To the extent that the cost of a project 
3.16 	exceeds two percent of the median household 
3.17 	income in a municipality or township 
3.18 	multiplied by the number of households in the 
3.19 	municipality or township, this appropriation 
3.20 	is also for the local share of the project.

3.21	Sec. 3. ADMINISTRATION

3.22	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 				131,680,000
	
3.23 	To the commissioner of administration for 
3.24 	the purposes specified in this section.

3.25	Subd. 2.Capitol Renovation and Restoration
 				109,000,000
	
3.26 	This appropriation may be used for one or 
3.27 	more of the following purposes:
3.28 	(1) to complete the design of, and to 
3.29 	construct, repair, improve, renovate, restore, 
3.30 	furnish, and equip the State Capitol building 
3.31 	and grounds; including but not limited 
3.32 	to exterior stone repairs and window 
3.33 	replacement; asbestos and hazardous 
3.34 	materials abatement; mechanical, electrical, 
4.1 	plumbing, and security systems replacement; 
4.2 	general construction, including but not 
4.3 	limited to demolition, site improvements, life 
4.4 	safety improvements, accessibility, security 
4.5 	and telecommunications; roof replacement; 
4.6 	and finish work; and
4.7 	(2) to predesign, design, conduct hazardous 
4.8 	materials abatement, construct, repair, 
4.9 	renovate, remodel, furnish, and equip 
4.10 	the State Office Building, Administration 
4.11 	Building, Centennial Office Building, 321 
4.12 	Grove Street Building, and other buildings 
4.13 	and parking facilities located on the Capitol 
4.14 	campus as determined by the commissioner 
4.15 	of administration to meet temporary and 
4.16 	permanent office, storage, parking, and other 
4.17 	space needs occasioned by and in furtherance 
4.18 	of an efficient restoration of the State Capitol 
4.19 	Building and for the efficient and effective 
4.20 	function of the tenants currently located in 
4.21 	the Capitol Building.
4.22 	In addition to any other approvals required, 
4.23 	the commissioner of administration must 
4.24 	submit the schematic design, design 
4.25 	development, and work packages to the 
4.26 	Capitol Preservation Commission, and may 
4.27 	not proceed with a work package until the 
4.28 	commission approves that work package.
4.29 	The commissioner must incorporate life 
4.30 	safety (Tier 1), water management (Tier 2), 
4.31 	and selective restoration of architectural 
4.32 	features (Tier 3), as described in the 
4.33 	Minnesota State Capitol Exterior Stone 
4.34 	Repair Project report dated May 8, 2013, 
4.35 	into repair work on the exterior stone 
5.1 	of the Capitol that is funded under this 
5.2 	appropriation.
5.3 	The commissioner of administration must not 
5.4 	construct or place any permanent building, 
5.5 	structure, or facility for offices, parking, 
5.6 	storage, or other use, in the area commonly 
5.7 	known as Lief Erikson Park in the Capitol 
5.8 	complex.

5.9	Subd. 3.Tenant approval
 					
5.10 	(a) The commissioner of administration must 
5.11 	not prepare final plans and specifications 
5.12 	for any construction authorized under 
5.13 	subdivision 2 until the program plan and 
5.14 	cost estimates for all elements necessary to 
5.15 	complete the project have been approved 
5.16 	by each tenant representative as to the 
5.17 	space proposed for that tenant. The 
5.18 	program plans and cost estimates must 
5.19 	be presented to a tenant representative at 
5.20 	least 30 days before the approval is needed 
5.21 	from that representative. In addition, the 
5.22 	appropriation in 2013 House File No. 677, 
5.23 	article 12, section 22, if enacted, is not 
5.24 	available for relocation of a tenant until that 
5.25 	tenant representative approves a relocation 
5.26 	plan submitted by the commissioner of 
5.27 	administration for that tenant at least ten 
5.28 	days before approval is needed from that 
5.29 	representative. The relocation plan shall:
5.30 	(1) describe when each person who currently 
5.31 	occupies office space located in the Capitol 
5.32 	building will be moved out of the Capitol 
5.33 	building;
6.1 	(2) identify the building and office space 
6.2 	assigned to each person relocated during 
6.3 	renovation of the Capitol building;
6.4 	(3) identify the parking spaces that will be 
6.5 	assigned to each person relocated during 
6.6 	renovation, including the funding mechanism 
6.7 	for any new parking spaces;
6.8 	(4) state when each person relocated 
6.9 	during renovation will be moved back into 
6.10 	permanent office space and where the office 
6.11 	space will be located; and
6.12 	(5) include a written, signed tenant agreement 
6.13 	for tenancy in the Capitol building after 
6.14 	renovation.
6.15 	For the purposes of this paragraph, "tenant 
6.16 	representative" includes the secretary of the 
6.17 	senate, on behalf of the senate; the chief clerk 
6.18 	of the house of representatives, on behalf of 
6.19 	the house of representatives; the governor; 
6.20 	the court administrator, on behalf of the 
6.21 	judicial branch; and the attorney general, on 
6.22 	behalf of the attorney general's office.
6.23 	(b) The commissioner of administration 
6.24 	must not install new windows in the Capitol 
6.25 	building office spaces that cannot be opened 
6.26 	by the tenants of the building, unless 
6.27 	otherwise approved by a tenant occupying 
6.28 	an office.
6.29 	(c) The commissioner of administration shall 
6.30 	consult and collaborate with the director 
6.31 	of the Historical Society on plans and 
6.32 	specifications for construction authorized 
6.33 	under subdivision 2.

6.34	Subd. 4.Legislative Office Building
 					
7.1 	The plans and specifications for a new 
7.2 	legislative office building as provided in 
7.3 	2013 H.F. No. 677, article 12, section 21, are 
7.4 	subject to approval by the house Committee 
7.5 	on Rules and Legislative Administration in 
7.6 	addition to approval by the senate Committee 
7.7 	on Rules and Administration.

7.8	Subd. 5.Parking Facilities
 				22,680,000
	
7.9 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip 
7.10 	one or more parking facilities in the 
7.11 	Capitol complex to accommodate up to 
7.12 	approximately 880 parking stalls, with a net 
7.13 	replacement of approximately 675 parking 
7.14 	stalls, including to address temporary parking 
7.15 	needed during construction of permanent 
7.16 	parking facilities.
7.17 	Notwithstanding any other provision of 
7.18 	law, any parking facility proposed to be 
7.19 	located on state-owned land located on the 
7.20 	block bordered by Sherburne Avenue on the 
7.21 	north, Park Street on the east, University 
7.22 	Avenue on the south, and Rice Street on 
7.23 	the west, must not require demolition of 
7.24 	the historic Ford Building unless approved 
7.25 	by the house Committee on Rules and 
7.26 	Legislative Administration and the senate 
7.27 	Committee on Rules and Administration. 
7.28 	The parking facilities must accommodate the 
7.29 	needs of members and staff of the house of 
7.30 	representatives as well as other tenants of the 
7.31 	Capitol complex.
7.32 	The parking facilities developed with 
7.33 	this appropriation are exempt from the 
7.34 	requirements for design competition under 
7.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 15B.10.
8.1 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, 
8.2 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 16C.32 
8.3 	and 16C.33, if the commissioner elects to 
8.4 	utilize a design-build delivery method to 
8.5 	design and construct one or more parking 
8.6 	facilities with this appropriation, the Capital 
8.7 	Area Architectural and Planning Board, in 
8.8 	cooperation with the commissioner, shall 
8.9 	create a selection committee to act as the 
8.10 	board under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
8.11 	16C.32 and 16C.33. Notwithstanding 
8.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.33, if the 
8.13 	commissioner elects to contract with a 
8.14 	primary designer to design one or more 
8.15 	parking facilities with this appropriation, 
8.16 	the Capital Area Architectural and Planning 
8.17 	Board, in cooperation with the commissioner, 
8.18 	shall create a selection committee to conduct 
8.19 	the selection process in accordance with the 
8.20 	standards in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
8.21 	15B and 16B. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
8.22 	Statutes, section 16C.33, subdivision 5, 
8.23 	paragraph (b), after obtaining and evaluating 
8.24 	qualifications from each design-builder, in 
8.25 	accordance with the weighted criteria and 
8.26 	subequatorial and procedures set forth in 
8.27 	the request for qualifications, the selection 
8.28 	committee shall select a short list of up to 
8.29 	five proposals.
8.30 	If the commissioner does not receive any 
8.31 	proposals, the commissioner may either 
8.32 	(1) solicit new proposals, (2) revise the 
8.33 	request for qualifications and thereafter 
8.34 	solicit new proposals using the revised 
8.35 	request for qualifications, or (3) request 
8.36 	selection of a primary designer pursuant to 
9.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.33, 16C.08, 
9.2 	or 16C.095, and proceed with competitive 
9.3 	bidding pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 
9.4 	sections 16C.25 to 16C.29.
9.5 	The bond debt from the appropriation under 
9.6 	this subdivision shall be user-financed. 
9.7 	Parking fees collected shall be deposited into 
9.8 	a state parking account and credited to the 
9.9 	debt service account in the state bond fund as 
9.10 	provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.11 	16A.643.

9.12	Sec. 4. VETERANS AFFAIRS
 			$
	18,935,000
	
9.13 	To the commissioner of administration to 
9.14 	complete the design of, perform hazardous 
9.15 	materials abatement for, and demolish the 
9.16 	south wing of Building 17 and adjoining 
9.17 	buildings, and design, reconstruct, and 
9.18 	furnish the new south wing of Building 17 
9.19 	and adjoining buildings as a new skilled 
9.20 	nursing building, construct a new distribution 
9.21 	and service tunnel to serve buildings 6, 17 
9.22 	north, and 19, and the future 17 south, and 
9.23 	design, construct, and equip a network and 
9.24 	server room, including installation of new 
9.25 	fiber optic lines.

9.26	Sec. 5. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 			$
	8,000,000
	
9.27 	To the Public Facilities Authority to match 
9.28 	federal grants for the clean water revolving 
9.29 	fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.30 	446A.07, and the drinking water revolving 
9.31 	fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.32 	446A.081. This appropriation must be used 
9.33 	for qualified capital projects.

10.1	Sec. 6. BOND SALE EXPENSES
 			$
	180,000
	
10.2 	To the commissioner of management 
10.3 	and budget for bond sale expenses under 
10.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, 
10.5 	subdivision 8.

10.6 	Sec. 7. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
 10.7 	The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state 
10.8 	general obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2015, no more 
10.9 	than $1,280,165,000 will need to be transferred from the general fund to the state bond 
10.10 	fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding state general 
10.11 	obligation bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds, 
10.12 	the commissioner of management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt service 
10.13 	payments needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt service 
10.14 	payments that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall 
10.15 	adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this 
10.16 	section. The amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from the 
10.17 	general fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641.

10.18 	Sec. 8. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
 10.19 	To provide the money appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the 
10.20 	commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an 
10.21 	amount up to $178,795,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed 
10.22 	by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, 
10.23 	article XI, sections 4 to 7.

10.24 	Sec. 9. CANCELLATION; BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION REDUCTION.
 10.25 	The $2,000,000 appropriation in Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 11, 
10.26 	subdivision 7, for the Alexandria aircraft surveillance facility, is canceled. The bond sale 
10.27 	authorization in Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 21, subdivision 1, is reduced 
10.28 	by $2,000,000.

10.29 	Sec. 10. Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 22, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws 2005, 
10.30 	chapter 20, article 1, section 43, is amended to read:

10.31
10.32	Subd. 6.Fergus Falls Regional Treatment 
Center
 				3,000,000
	
11.1 	To design, renovate, construct, furnish, 
11.2 	and equip ancillary support and program 
11.3 	facilities, including improvements to basic 
11.4 	infrastructure,such as sanitary and storm 
11.5 	sewer and water lines, public streets, 
11.6 	curb, gutter, street lights, or sidewalks, to 
11.7 	make improvements for building envelope 
11.8 	and structural integrity for the purposes 
11.9 	of stabilizing the buildings for sale, for
11.10 	 hazardous materials abatement, and for
11.11 	 demolition that will facilitate the relocation 
11.12 	of the facility's ancillary support, treatment, 
11.13 	and residential programs from the Corkboard 
11.14 	buildings and of all or portions of surplus, 
11.15 	nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities 
11.16 	and infrastructure or to renovate surplus, 
11.17 	nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities and 
11.18 	infrastructure to facilitate the disposition
11.19 	 redevelopment of the Fergus Falls Regional 
11.20 	Treatment Center campus. If the property 
11.21 	is sold or transferred to a local unit of 
11.22 	government, the unspent portion of this 
11.23 	appropriation may be granted to the local 
11.24 	unit of government that acquires the campus 
11.25 	for the purposes stated in this subdivision.
11.26 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.27 	16A.642, the bond sale authorization and 
11.28 	appropriation of bond proceeds in this 
11.29 	subdivision are available until December 31, 
11.30 	2016.

11.31 	Sec. 11. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 20, subdivision 3, as amended by 
11.32 	Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 47, is amended to read:

11.33
11.34	Subd. 3.Systemwide Redevelopment, Reuse, 
or Demolition
 				17,600,000
	
12.1 	To demolish or improve surplus, 
12.2 	nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities and 
12.3 	infrastructure at Department of Human 
12.4 	Services campuses statewide. 
12.5 	(a) Up to $8,600,000 may be used to 
12.6 	predesign, design, construct, furnish, 
12.7 	and equip renovation of existing space 
12.8 	or construction of new space for skilled 
12.9 	nursing home capacity for forensic treatment 
12.10 	programs operated by state-operated services 
12.11 	on the campus of St. Peter Regional 
12.12 	Treatment Center. 
12.13 	(b) $4,000,000 may be used to prepare 
12.14 	and develop a site, including demolition of 
12.15 	buildings and infrastructure, to implement 
12.16 	the redevelopment and reuse of the 
12.17 	Ah-gwah-ching Regional Treatment Center 
12.18 	campus. If the property is sold or transferred 
12.19 	to a local unit of government, the unspent 
12.20 	portion of this appropriation may be granted 
12.21 	to the local unit of government that acquires 
12.22 	the campus for the purposes stated in this 
12.23 	subdivision. 
12.24 	Up to $400,000 may be used for a grant 
12.25 	to the city of Walker to connect the water 
12.26 	reservoir to the city. 
12.27 	(c) $1,000,000 may be used to renovate one 
12.28 	or more buildings for chemical dependency 
12.29 	treatment specializing in methamphetamine 
12.30 	addiction, and demolish buildings, on the 
12.31 	Willmar Regional Treatment Center campus. 
12.32 	If the property is sold or transferred to a local 
12.33 	unit of government, the unspent portion of 
12.34 	this appropriation may be granted to the local 
13.1 	unit of government that acquires the campus 
13.2 	for the purposes stated in this subdivision. 
13.3 	(d) Up to $2,210,000 may be spent by the 
13.4 	commissioner of finance to retire municipal 
13.5 	bonds issued by the city of Fergus Falls 
13.6 	and to retire interfund loans incurred by the 
13.7 	city of Fergus Falls in connection with the 
13.8 	waste incinerator and steam heating facility 
13.9 	at the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment 
13.10 	Center. $447,610 of unexpended nonsalary 
13.11 	money from state-operated services may be 
13.12 	transferred as a grant to the city of Fergus 
13.13 	Falls to retire interfund loans incurred by the 
13.14 	city of Fergus Falls in connection with the 
13.15 	waste incinerator and steam heating facility 
13.16 	at the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment 
13.17 	Center. This money is only available upon 
13.18 	satisfactory completion of implementation of 
13.19 	the final master plan agreement, as approved 
13.20 	by the Department of Administration, the 
13.21 	Department of Human Services, and the city 
13.22 	of Fergus Falls.
13.23 	(e) Up to $400,000 may be used for a grant 
13.24 	to the city of Fergus Falls for hazardous 
13.25 	materials abatement, improvements to 
13.26 	basic infrastructure, including sanitary and 
13.27 	storm sewer and water lines, public streets, 
13.28 	curb, gutter, street lights, or sidewalks, to 
13.29 	make improvements for building envelope 
13.30 	and structural integrity for the purposes 
13.31 	of stabilizing the buildings for sale, and
13.32 	 to demolish all or portions of surplus, 
13.33 	nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities 
13.34 	and infrastructure or to renovate surplus, 
13.35 	nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities and 
13.36 	infrastructure to facilitate redevelopment of
14.1 	 the city's waste-to-energy incineration plant 
14.2 	located on the grounds of the Fergus Falls 
14.3 	Regional Treatment Center campus. 
14.4 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.5 	16A.642, the bond sale authorization and 
14.6 	appropriation of bond proceeds in this 
14.7 	paragraph are available until December 31, 
14.8 	2016.
14.9 	(f) The provisions, terms, and conditions of 
14.10 	any grant made by the director of the Office of 
14.11 	Environmental Assistance under Minnesota 
14.12 	Statutes, chapter 115A, to the city of Fergus 
14.13 	Falls for the waste incinerator steam heating 
14.14 	facility that supports the Fergus Falls 
14.15 	Regional Treatment Center and that may 
14.16 	come into effect as a result of the incinerator 
14.17 	and facility being closed, are hereby waived.

14.18 	Sec. 12. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws 
14.19 	2008, chapter 179, section 64, and Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 
14.20 	30, is amended to read:

14.21
14.22	Subd. 8.Metropolitan Regional Parks Capital 
Improvements
 				35,362,000 
	
14.23 	For the cost of improvements and betterments 
14.24 	of a capital nature and acquisition by the 
14.25 	council and local government units of 
14.26 	regional recreational open-space lands in 
14.27 	accordance with the council's policy plan 
14.28 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.29 	473.147. Priority must be given to park 
14.30 	rehabilitation and land acquisition projects.
14.31 	$300,000 is for a grant to the city of 
14.32 	Bloomington for environmental analysis 
14.33 	and review, design, and construction of a 
14.34 	multimodal trail connection across or through 
15.1 	Long Meadow Lake in the vicinity of the old 
15.2 	Cedar Avenue bridge and for development 
15.3 	of a segment of the Minnesota Valley State 
15.4 	Trail from Fort Snelling State Park to the 
15.5 	Long Meadow Lake crossing to serve as 
15.6 	a hiking and bicycling trail connection to 
15.7 	renovate and restore, or to replace, the Old 
15.8 	Cedar Avenue Bridge for bicycle commuters 
15.9 	and recreational users. Notwithstanding 
15.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the 
15.11 	bond sale authorization and appropriation of 
15.12 	bond proceeds for this project are available 
15.13 	until December 31, 2017.
15.14 	$6,000,000 is for a grant to the county of 
15.15 	Dakota to acquire land for a regional park 
15.16 	and wildlife area adjacent to the Vermillion 
15.17 	Highlands Research, Recreation, and Wildlife 
15.18 	Management Area in Dakota County.
15.19 	$1,800,000 is for a grant to the city of 
15.20 	Minneapolis to complete land acquisition for 
15.21 	and construction of the Cedar Lake Trail.
15.22 	$3,500,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis 
15.23 	Park and Recreation Board to design, 
15.24 	construct, furnish, and equip a new cultural 
15.25 	and community center in the East Phillips 
15.26 	neighborhood in Minneapolis.
15.27 	$250,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis 
15.28 	Park and Recreation Board to predesign 
15.29 	completion of the Grand Rounds National 
15.30 	Scenic Byway by providing a link between 
15.31 	northeast Minneapolis on Stinson Avenue and 
15.32 	Southeast Minneapolis at East River Road.
15.33 	$2,500,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis 
15.34 	Park and Recreation Board to mitigate 
15.35 	flooding at Lake of the Isles in the city 
16.1 	of Minneapolis. The grant must be used 
16.2 	for shoreline stabilization and restoration, 
16.3 	dredging, wetland replacement, and other 
16.4 	infrastructure improvements necessary to 
16.5 	deal with the 1997 flood damage and to 
16.6 	prevent future flooding.
16.7 	$321,000 is for a grant to Ramsey County 
16.8 	to construct a bicycle and pedestrian trail on 
16.9 	the north side of Lower Afton Road between 
16.10 	Century Avenue and McKnight Road in the 
16.11 	city of Maplewood. This appropriation is 
16.12 	not available until the commissioner has 
16.13 	determined that at least an equal amount has 
16.14 	been committed from nonstate sources.
16.15 	$9,000,000 is for a grant to the city of St. 
16.16 	Paul to predesign, design, construct, furnish, 
16.17 	equip, and redevelop infrastructure at the 
16.18 	Como Zoo.
16.19 	$2,500,000 is for a grant to the city of St. 
16.20 	Paul to acquire land for and to predesign, 
16.21 	design, construct, furnish, and equip river 
16.22 	park development and redevelopment 
16.23 	infrastructure in National Great River Park 
16.24 	along the Mississippi River in St. Paul.
16.25 	$2,000,000 is for a grant to the city of 
16.26 	South St. Paul for the closure, capping, and 
16.27 	remediation of approximately 80 acres of 
16.28 	the Port Crosby construction and demolition 
16.29 	debris landfill in South St. Paul, as the fifth 
16.30 	phase of converting the land into parkland, 
16.31 	and to restore approximately 80 acres of 
16.32 	riverfront land along the Mississippi River.
16.33 	$191,000 is for a grant to the city of White 
16.34 	Bear Lake to construct the Lake Avenue 
17.1 	Regional Trail connecting Highway 96 
17.2 	Regional Trail with Ramsey Beach.

17.3 	Sec. 13. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 18, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

17.4
17.5	Subd. 6.Systemwide Redevelopment, Reuse, 
or Demolition
 				5,000,000 
	
17.6 	To abate hazardous materials, design, 
17.7 	construct, or improve basic infrastructure, 
17.8 	including sanitary and storm sewer and 
17.9 	water lines, public streets, curb, gutter, street 
17.10 	lights, or sidewalks, to make improvements 
17.11 	for building envelope and structural 
17.12 	integrity for the purposes of stabilizing the 
17.13 	buildings for sale, demolish all or portions 
17.14 	of  surplus, nonfunctional, or deteriorated 
17.15 	facilities and infrastructure or to renovate 
17.16 	surplus, nonfunctional, or deteriorated 
17.17 	facilities and infrastructure at to facilitate 
17.18 	redevelopment of Department of Human 
17.19 	Services campuses that the commissioner 
17.20 	of administration is authorized to convey 
17.21 	to a local unit of government under Laws 
17.22 	2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 46, or 
17.23 	other law. These projects must facilitate the 
17.24 	redevelopment or reuse of these campuses 
17.25 	and must be implemented consistent with 
17.26 	the comprehensive redevelopment plans 
17.27 	developed and approved under Laws 2003, 
17.28 	First Special Session chapter 14, article 6, 
17.29 	section 64, subdivision 2, unless expressly 
17.30 	provided otherwise. If a surplus campus 
17.31 	is sold or transferred to a local unit of 
17.32 	government, unspent portions of this 
17.33 	appropriation may be granted to that local 
17.34 	unit of government for the purposes stated in 
17.35 	this subdivision. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
18.1 	Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond sale 
18.2 	authorization and appropriation of bond 
18.3 	proceeds in this subdivision are available 
18.4 	until December 31, 2016.

18.5 	Sec. 14. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 21, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

18.6
18.7	Subd. 3.Bioscience Business Development 
Public Infrastructure Grant Program
 				9,000,000
	
18.8 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.9 	116J.435.
18.10 	$3,500,000 is for public infrastructure, 
18.11 	including land acquisition, to support a 
18.12 	private research park within a designated 
18.13 	bioscience subzone that is adjacent to and 
18.14 	complementary to research facilities of 
18.15 	a college or university. Notwithstanding 
18.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the 
18.17 	bond sale authorization and appropriation of 
18.18 	bond proceeds for this project are available 
18.19 	until June 30, 2015.
18.20 	$1,000,000 is for a grant to the city of 
18.21 	Worthington for public infrastructure to 
18.22 	support an agricultural-based bioscience 
18.23 	training and testing center for incubator firms 
18.24 	developing new agricultural processes and 
18.25 	products.

18.26 	Sec. 15. Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 
18.27 	2010, chapter 189, section 58, and Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 
18.28 	36, is amended to read:

18.29	Subd. 3.Old Cedar Avenue Bridge
 				2,000,000
	
18.30 	For a grant to the city of Bloomington for 
18.31 	environmental analysis and review, design, 
18.32 	and construction of a multimodal trail 
18.33 	connection across or through Long Meadow 
19.1 	Lake in the vicinity of the old Cedar Avenue 
19.2 	Bridge and for development of a segment of 
19.3 	the Minnesota Valley State Trail from Fort 
19.4 	Snelling State Park to the Long Meadow Lake 
19.5 	crossing to renovate and restore, or to replace, 
19.6 	the old Cedar Avenue Bridge for bicycle 
19.7 	commuters and recreational users. This 
19.8 	appropriation is added to the appropriation 
19.9 	in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, 
19.10 	subdivision 8, as amended. Notwithstanding 
19.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the 
19.12 	bond sale authorization and appropriation of 
19.13 	bond proceeds for this project are available 
19.14 	until December 31, 2017.

19.15 	Sec. 16. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 16, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2011, 
19.16 	First Special Session chapter 12, section 45, is amended to read:

19.17
19.18	Subd. 4.Metropolitan Regional Parks and 
Trails Capital Improvements

19.19	(a) Metropolitan Council Priorities
				10,500,000
	
19.20 	For the cost of improvements and betterments 
19.21 	of a capital nature and acquisition by the 
19.22 	council and local government units of 
19.23 	regional recreational open-space lands in 
19.24 	accordance with the council's policy plan 
19.25 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.26 	473.147. Priority must be given to park 
19.27 	rehabilitation and land acquisition projects. 
19.28 	This appropriation must not be used to 
19.29 	purchase easements.

19.30	(b) Como Zoo 
				11,000,000
	
19.31 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign, 
19.32 	design, construct, furnish, and equip phase 2 
19.33 	renovation of exhibits at the Como Zoo.

19.34	(d) Old Cedar Avenue Bridge
				1,000,000
	
20.1 	For a grant to the city of Bloomington for 
20.2 	environmental analysis and review, design, 
20.3 	and construction of a multimodal trail 
20.4 	connection across or through Long Meadow 
20.5 	Lake in the vicinity of the Old Cedar Avenue 
20.6 	Bridge and for development of a segment of 
20.7 	the Minnesota Valley State Trail from Fort 
20.8 	Snelling State Park to the Long Meadow 
20.9 	Lake crossing to renovate and restore, or to 
20.10 	replace, the old Cedar Avenue Bridge for 
20.11 	bicycle commuters and recreational users. 
20.12 	The city of Bloomington must consult with 
20.13 	the city of Eagan and Dakota County on 
20.14 	the renovation project. Notwithstanding 
20.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the 
20.16 	bond sale authorization and appropriation of 
20.17 	bond proceeds for this project are available 
20.18 	until December 31, 2017.
20.19 	This appropriation is added to the 
20.20 	appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 365, 
20.21 	section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by this 
20.22 	act.

20.23
20.24	(f) Rock Island Bridge Park and Trail 
Development
				1,000,000
	
20.25 	For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights 
20.26 	for park and trail development on the west 
20.27 	bank of the Mississippi River in Dakota 
20.28 	County at the site of Mississippi River Bridge 
20.29 	JAR 5600, commonly known as the Rock 
20.30 	Island Bridge. Any park or trails developed 
20.31 	with this appropriation must connect with 
20.32 	any local, regional, or state trails in the 
20.33 	vicinity, and the historic Rock Island Bridge.

20.34	(i) Veterans Memorial Parks
				2,000,000
	
21.1 	For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and 
21.2 	Recreation Board to: (1) design and construct 
21.3 	an appropriate monument in Sheridan 
21.4 	Veterans Memorial Park on the Mississippi 
21.5 	River in Minneapolis to memorialize the war 
21.6 	service of Minnesota veterans of all wars; 
21.7 	and (2) match money provided by Hennepin 
21.8 	County to restore the flagpole monument 
21.9 	and plaza, and make other infrastructure 
21.10 	improvements of a capital nature for the 
21.11 	Veterans of World War I Victory Memorial 
21.12 	Parkway, consistent with Hennepin County's 
21.13 	planned infrastructure improvements.

21.14 	Sec. 17. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 10, is amended to read:

21.15	Sec. 10. ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY
 			$
	5,659,000
	
21.16 	To the commissioner of administration 
21.17 	to predesign, design, construct, renovate, 
21.18 	furnish, and equip certain existing state data 
21.19 	center facilities and decommission certain 
21.20 	other existing state data center for the purpose 
21.21 	of decommissioning and repurposing or for 
21.22 	maximizing capacity and utilization of such
21.23 	 facilities.

21.24 	Sec. 18. CAPITOL RESTORATION; COLLECTION OF RENT.
 21.25 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.24, subdivision 5, paragraph (d), 
21.26 	the commissioner of administration shall not collect rent to recover bond interest costs or 
21.27 	building depreciation costs for any appropriations utilized for the restoration of the State 
21.28 	Capitol campus, between calendar years 2012 and 2017.

21.29 	Sec. 19. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 21.30 	This act is effective the day following final enactment.