1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public 
1.3 	land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with certain 
1.4 	conditions; modifying previous appropriations; authorizing the Housing Finance 
1.5 	Agency to issue housing infrastructure bonds; establishing new programs 
1.6 	and modifying or repealing existing programs; extending the authority to use 
1.7 	negotiated sales; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating 
1.8 	money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 16A.641, subdivision 
1.9 	4a; 16B.24, subdivision 5; 16C.144, subdivisions 2, 3; 123B.65, subdivisions 
1.10 	1, 7; 129C.10, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 216C.10; 240A.09; 
1.11 	462A.37, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 
1.12 	22, subdivision 6, as amended; Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, sections 20, 
1.13 	subdivision 3, as amended; 23, subdivision 12, as amended; Laws 2006, chapter 
1.14 	258, sections 17, subdivision 8, as amended; 18, subdivision 6; Laws 2008, 
1.15 	chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 26, as amended; Laws 2008, chapter 365, 
1.16 	section 4, subdivision 3, as amended; Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 
1.17 	22, as amended; Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 16, subdivision 4, as amended; 
1.18 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 129C; 216C; 
1.19 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.433.
1.20 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

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

2.4	SUMMARY
	
2.5	University of Minnesota
	$
	103,167,000
	
2.6	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
		108,554,000
	
2.7	Education
		8,491,000
	
2.8	Minnesota State Academies
		810,000
	
2.9	Natural Resources
		52,615,000
	
2.10	Board of Water and Soil Resources
		22,000,000
	
2.11	Zoological Garden
		5,250,000
	
2.12	Administration
		110,860,000
	
2.13	Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission
		8,700,000
	
2.14	Military Affairs
		1,500,000
	
2.15	Transportation
		94,220,000
	
2.16	Metropolitan Council
		75,000,000
	
2.17	Human Services
		40,912,000
	
2.18	Veterans Affairs
		5,335,000
	
2.19	Corrections
		3,000,000
	
2.20	Employment and Economic Development
		119,057,000
	
2.21	Public Facilities Authority
		37,500,000
	
2.22	Housing Finance Agency
		15,000,000
	
2.23	Minnesota Historical Society
		10,607,000
	
2.24	Bond Sale Expenses
		800,000
	
2.25	Cancellations
		(2,000,000)
	
2.26	TOTAL
	$
	821,378,000
	
2.27	Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service)
		741,509,000
	
2.28	Bond Proceeds Fund (User Financed Debt Service)
		19,518,000
	
2.29	Maximum Effort School Loan Fund
		5,491,000
	
2.30	State Transportation Fund
		55,000,000
	
2.31	General Fund
		1,860,000
	
2.32	Bond Proceeds Cancellations 
		(2,000,000)

2.33						APPROPRIATIONS

2.34	Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

2.35	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	 103,167,000
	
2.36 	To the Board of Regents of the University 
2.37 	of Minnesota for the purposes specified in 
2.38 	this section.

3.1
3.2	Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation 
and Replacement (HEAPR)
 				30,000,000
	
3.3 	To be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
3.4 	Statutes, section 135A.046.

3.5	Subd. 3.Eddy Hall Renovation, Minneapolis
 				9,667,000
	
3.6 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip the 
3.7 	renovation of Eddy Hall on the Minneapolis 
3.8 	campus for the international and transfer 
3.9 	student admissions programs and to improve 
3.10 	space utilization by decommissioning 
3.11 	obsolete space.

3.12
3.13	Subd. 4.Tate Laboratory Renovation, 
Minneapolis
 				6,000,000
	
3.14 	To design the renovation of the Tate 
3.15 	Laboratory of Physics on the Minneapolis 
3.16 	campus for use by the School of Physics 
3.17 	and Astronomy, and the School of Earth 
3.18 	Sciences to consolidate programs in geology, 
3.19 	geobiology, hydrogeology, geochemistry, 
3.20 	and geophysics in the building.

3.21
3.22	Subd. 5.James Ford Bell Natural History 
Museum and Planetarium, St. Paul
 				47,500,000
	
3.23 	To complete the design of and to construct, 
3.24 	furnish, and equip a new James Ford Bell 
3.25 	Natural History Museum on the St. Paul 
3.26 	campus.

3.27	Subd. 6.Laboratory Replacement, St. Paul
 				4,000,000
	
3.28 	To design a new laboratory on the St. Paul 
3.29 	campus with approximately 50,000 to 60,000 
3.30 	square feet of lab space, and to replace 
3.31 	obsolete facilities, renovate current facilities, 
3.32 	and decommission space not suited for 
3.33 	research.

3.34	Subd. 7.Research Facility Improvements
 				6,000,000
	
4.1 	To replace the Bee Research Facility in 
4.2 	the College of Food, Agricultural and 
4.3 	Natural Resources, and to replace the 
4.4 	obsolete greenhouses used by the College of 
4.5 	Biological Sciences.

4.6	Subd. 8.University Share
 					
4.7 	Except for Higher Education Asset 
4.8 	Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) and 
4.9 	the Bell Museum, the appropriations in this 
4.10 	section are intended to cover approximately 
4.11 	two-thirds of the cost of each project. The 
4.12 	remaining costs must be paid from university 
4.13 	sources.

4.14	Subd. 9.Unspent Appropriations
 					
4.15 	Upon substantial completion of the projects 
4.16 	authorized in this section and after written 
4.17 	notice to the commissioner of management 
4.18 	and budget, the Board of Regents must use 
4.19 	any money remaining in the appropriation 
4.20 	for that project for HEAPR under Minnesota 
4.21 	Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board of 
4.22 	Regents must report by February 1 of each 
4.23 	even-numbered year to the chairs of the house 
4.24 	of representatives and senate committees 
4.25 	with jurisdiction over capital investments and 
4.26 	higher education finance, and to the chairs 
4.27 	of the house of representatives Ways and 
4.28 	Means Committee and the senate Finance 
4.29 	Committee, on how the remaining money 
4.30 	has been allocated or spent.

4.31
4.32	Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES 
AND UNIVERSITIES

4.33	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	108,554,000
	
5.1 	To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
5.2 	State Colleges and Universities for the 
5.3 	purposes specified in this section.

5.4
5.5	Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation 
and Replacement (HEAPR)
 				50,000,000
	
5.6 	To be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
5.7 	Statutes, section 135A.046.

5.8	Subd. 3.Central Lakes College, Staples

5.95.10
	Agriculture Reconfiguration and Main 
Building Renovation
				3,458,000
	
5.11 	To complete the design of and to renovate, 
5.12 	furnish, and equip Staples main campus 
5.13 	spaces for science, technology, and math 
5.14 	initiatives, agriculture, and energy programs, 
5.15 	and to replace HVAC systems.

5.16	Subd. 4.Metropolitan State University

5.17	Science Education Center Construction
				31,000,000
	
5.18 	To complete the design of and to construct, 
5.19 	furnish, and equip the science education 
5.20 	center on the campus of Metropolitan State 
5.21 	University.

5.22
5.23	Subd. 5.Minnesota State Community and 
Technical College, Moorhead

5.24
5.25	Transportation Center Renovation, Addition, 
and Demolition
				5,210,000
	
5.26 	To complete the design of and to renovate, 
5.27 	furnish, and equip existing space, and to 
5.28 	design, construct, furnish, and equip an 
5.29 	addition with new laboratories, to replace 
5.30 	HVAC systems, and to demolish an obsolete 
5.31 	facilities building.

5.32
5.33	Subd. 6.Riverland Community College, Albert 
Lea
 				3,083,000
	
6.1 	To complete the design of and to renovate, 
6.2 	furnish, and equip the Main Building for 
6.3 	multiuse classroom space, demolish the 
6.4 	obsolete Gateway Building, and replace 
6.5 	HVAC systems.

6.6
6.7	Subd. 7.Rochester Community and Technical 
College

6.8	Classroom Renovation Design
				900,000
	
6.9 	To complete the design of the renovation of 
6.10 	classrooms, including replacement of the 
6.11 	heating, ventilating, and air conditioning 
6.12 	systems.

6.13	Subd. 8.Winona State University
 				5,828,000
	
6.14 	To modernize and renovate classrooms to 
6.15 	introduce advanced teaching techniques to 
6.16 	better prepare future teachers and teachers 
6.17 	and educational leaders for the needs of 
6.18 	future schools.

6.19
6.20	Subd. 9.Systemwide Science, Technology, 
Engineering, and Math Initiatives
 				2,700,000
	
6.21 	To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
6.22 	science laboratories and classrooms at the 
6.23 	following campuses: Century College; 
6.24 	Minnesota State University, Moorhead; 
6.25 	Northeast Higher Education District, Itasca 
6.26 	Community College; and Mesabi Range 
6.27 	Community and Technical College, Eveleth.

6.28	Subd. 10.Systemwide classroom renovations
 				2,675,000
	
6.29 	To design, renovate, furnish, and equip space 
6.30 	for classrooms to meet workforce training 
6.31 	needs. This appropriation may be used at the 
6.32 	following campuses: Century College; Inver 
6.33 	Hills Community College; Northeast Higher 
7.1 	Education District, Vermilion Community 
7.2 	College; and Saint Paul College.

7.3
7.4	Subd. 11.Systemwide Energy Renovation and 
Additions
 				3,700,000
	
7.5 	To design, renovate, demolish, construct, 
7.6 	furnish, and equip space for workforce 
7.7 	training and programs for energy and 
7.8 	sustainable development. This appropriation 
7.9 	may be used at the following campuses: 
7.10 	Anoka Technical College; Century College; 
7.11 	Minnesota West Community and Technical 
7.12 	College, Canby and Jackson; and Northeast 
7.13 	Higher Education District, Itasca Community 
7.14 	College.

7.15	Subd. 12.Debt Service
 					
7.16 	(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the 
7.17 	board shall pay the debt service on one-third 
7.18 	of the principal amount of state bonds sold to 
7.19 	finance projects authorized by this section. 
7.20 	After each sale of general obligation bonds, 
7.21 	the commissioner of management and budget 
7.22 	shall notify the board of the amounts assessed 
7.23 	for each year for the life of the bonds.
7.24 	(b) The board need not pay debt service on 
7.25 	bonds sold to finance Higher Education Asset 
7.26 	Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR). 
7.27 	Where a nonstate match is required, the debt 
7.28 	service is due on a principal amount equal 
7.29 	to one-third of the total project cost, less the 
7.30 	match committed before the bonds are sold.
7.31 	(c) The commissioner of management and 
7.32 	budget shall reduce the board's assessment 
7.33 	each year by one-third of the net income 
7.34 	from investment of general obligation bond 
7.35 	proceeds in proportion to the amount of 
8.1 	principal and interest otherwise required to 
8.2 	be paid by the board. The board shall pay its 
8.3 	resulting net assessment to the commissioner 
8.4 	of management and budget by December 
8.5 	1 each year. If the board fails to make 
8.6 	a payment when due, the commissioner 
8.7 	of management and budget shall reduce 
8.8 	allotments for appropriations from the 
8.9 	general fund otherwise available to the board 
8.10 	and apply the amount of the reduction to 
8.11 	cover the missed debt service payment. The 
8.12 	commissioner of management and budget 
8.13 	shall credit the payments received from the 
8.14 	board to the bond debt service account in 
8.15 	the state bond fund each December 1 before 
8.16 	money is transferred from the general fund 
8.17 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, 
8.18 	subdivision 10.

8.19	Subd. 13.Unspent Appropriations
 					
8.20 	(a) Upon substantial completion of a project 
8.21 	authorized in this section and after written 
8.22 	notice to the commissioner of management 
8.23 	and budget, the board must use any money 
8.24 	remaining in the appropriation for that project 
8.25 	for Higher Education Asset Preservation and 
8.26 	Replacement (HEAPR) under Minnesota 
8.27 	Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board 
8.28 	of Trustees must report by February 1 of 
8.29 	each even-numbered year to the chairs of 
8.30 	the house of representatives and senate 
8.31 	committees with jurisdiction over capital 
8.32 	investment and higher education finance, and 
8.33 	to the chairs of the house of representatives 
8.34 	Ways and Means Committee and the senate 
8.35 	Finance Committee, on how the remaining 
8.36 	money has been allocated or spent.
9.1 	(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation 
9.2 	for a project in this section that is complete is 
9.3 	available for HEAPR under this subdivision, 
9.4 	at the same campus as the project for which 
9.5 	the original appropriation was made and the 
9.6 	debt service requirement under subdivision 
9.7 	20 is reduced accordingly. Minnesota 
9.8 	Statutes, section 16A.642, applies from the 
9.9 	date of the original appropriation to the 
9.10 	unspent amount transferred.

9.11	Sec. 4. EDUCATION

9.12	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	8,491,000
	
9.13 	To the commissioner of education or another 
9.14 	named person for the purposes specified in 
9.15 	this section.

9.16
9.17	Subd. 2.School Energy Conservation 
Revolving Loan Program
 				3,000,000
	
9.18 	To the commissioner of commerce for the 
9.19 	school energy efficiency revolving loan 
9.20 	program under new Minnesota Statutes, 
9.21 	sections 216C.371 and 216C.372.

9.22
9.23	Subd. 3.Independent School District No. 38, 
Red Lake
 				5,491,000
	
9.24 	From the maximum effort school loan fund 
9.25 	for a capital loan to Independent School 
9.26 	District No. 38, Red Lake, as provided 
9.27 	in Minnesota Statutes, sections 126C.60 
9.28 	to 126C.72, to design, construct, furnish, 
9.29 	and equip renovation of existing facilities 
9.30 	and construction of new facilities. The 
9.31 	project paid for with this appropriation 
9.32 	includes a portion of the renovation and 
9.33 	construction identified in the review and 
9.34 	comment performed by the commissioner of 
9.35 	education under the capital loan provisions 
10.1 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.69. This 
10.2 	portion includes renovation and construction 
10.3 	of a single kitchen and cafeteria to serve the 
10.4 	high school and middle school, a receiving 
10.5 	area and dock and adjacent drives, utilities, 
10.6 	and grading. Before any capital loan 
10.7 	contract is approved under this authorization, 
10.8 	the district must provide documentation 
10.9 	acceptable to the commissioner on how the 
10.10 	capital loan will be used. If any portion of 
10.11 	the appropriation remains after completion of 
10.12 	the identified project components, the district 
10.13 	may, with the commissioner's approval, use 
10.14 	the money for other items identified in the 
10.15 	review and comment submission.

10.16	Sec. 5. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES
 			$
	810,000
	
10.17 	To the commissioner of administration to 
10.18 	design a new residence hall on the Minnesota 
10.19 	State Academy for the Deaf campus, 
10.20 	including approximately 60 parking spaces.

10.21	Sec. 6. NATURAL RESOURCES

10.22	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	52,115,000
	
10.23 	To the commissioner of natural resources for 
10.24 	the purposes specified in this section.

10.25	Subd. 2.Natural Resources Asset Preservation
 				2,000,000
	
10.26 	For the renovation of state-owned facilities 
10.27 	and recreational assets operated by the  
10.28 	commissioner of natural resources to be 
10.29 	spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
10.30 	section 84.946.

10.31	Subd. 3.Flood Hazard Mitigation
 				20,000,000
	
10.32 	For the state share of flood hazard 
10.33 	mitigation grants for publicly owned capital 
11.1 	improvements to prevent or alleviate flood 
11.2 	damage, under Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.3 	103F.161. Levee projects, to the extent 
11.4 	practicable, shall meet the state standard of 
11.5 	three feet above the 100-year flood elevation.
11.6 	This appropriation includes money for 
11.7 	projects in Ada, Oslo, Montevideo, 
11.8 	Moorhead, South St. Paul, and Inver Grove 
11.9 	Heights, and other project priorities based on 
11.10 	need as determined by the commissioner of 
11.11 	natural resources.
11.12 	To the extent that the cost of a project 
11.13 	exceeds two percent of the median household 
11.14 	income in the municipality multiplied by the 
11.15 	number of households in the municipality, 
11.16 	this appropriation is also for the local share 
11.17 	of the project.

11.18	Subd. 4.Dam Renovation
 				5,400,000
	
11.19 	(a) $2,400,000 is for a grant to Blue Earth 
11.20 	County under Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.21 	103G.511, for capital improvements to 
11.22 	repair and renovate the Rapidan Dam. 
11.23 	Notwithstanding the match requirements in 
11.24 	section 103G.511, this appropriation does 
11.25 	not require a match.
11.26 	(b) $3,000,000 is for a grant to the city of 
11.27 	Champlin under Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.28 	103G.511, for capital improvements to repair 
11.29 	and renovate the Champlin Mill Pond Dam. 
11.30 	Notwithstanding the match requirements in 
11.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.511, this 
11.32 	appropriation does not require a match.

11.33	Subd. 5.State Trails Development
 				16,215,000
	
12.1 	To acquire land for and to construct and 
12.2 	renovate state trails under Minnesota 
12.3 	Statutes, section 85.015. This appropriation 
12.4 	includes funding:
12.5 	(1) up to $2,000,000 is for the Blazing Star 
12.6 	Trail;
12.7 	(2) up to $2,000,000 is for the Camp 
12.8 	Ripley/Veterans State Trail;
12.9 	(3) up to $500,000 is for the Casey Jones 
12.10 	Trail;
12.11 	(4) up to $2,715,000 is for the Cuyuna Lakes 
12.12 	Trail segments from Crosby to Deerwood, 
12.13 	Paul Bunyan State Trail to Lum Park, a 
12.14 	segment connecting to the Sagamore Unit of 
12.15 	the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area; 
12.16 	and Paul Bunyan State Trail to Riverton;
12.17 	(5) up to $600,000 is for the Gateway 
12.18 	Trail for the segment between Scandia and 
12.19 	William O'Brien State Park;
12.20 	(6) up to $200,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami 
12.21 	Trail from Grand Marais to the Cascade 
12.22 	River;
12.23 	(7) up to $1,500,000 is to acquire and 
12.24 	develop a five-mile bituminous extension 
12.25 	of the Glacial Lakes State Trail in the city 
12.26 	of New London to Sibley State Park, in the 
12.27 	County State-Aid Highway 40 corridor, for 
12.28 	bicycle and pedestrian use;
12.29 	(8) up to $300,000 is to acquire and develop 
12.30 	the segment of the Goodhue Pioneer Trail 
12.31 	between White Willow and Goodhue;
12.32 	(9) up to $3,100,000 is for the Heartland Trail 
12.33 	extension from Detroit Lakes to Frazee and 
13.1 	to begin work on the Moorhead to Buffalo 
13.2 	State Park segment;
13.3 	(10) up to $2,500,000 is for paving the 
13.4 	Luce Line Trail and developing a parallel 
13.5 	horse trail between the cities of Winsted 
13.6 	and Cedar Mills. The trail between the city 
13.7 	of Winsted and city of Cedar Mills must be 
13.8 	available for multiple uses, including hiking, 
13.9 	biking, horseback riding, snowmobiling, 
13.10 	cross-country skiing, and inline skating. 
13.11 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.12 	84.8712, subdivision 1, snowmobiles with 
13.13 	metal traction devices may be used on the 
13.14 	portion of the Luce Line Trail paved with this 
13.15 	appropriation. The commissioner of natural 
13.16 	resources shall ensure that all drainage tile 
13.17 	passing under the Luce Line Trail can be 
13.18 	maintained and provide for adequate crossing 
13.19 	locations for farmers with construction 
13.20 	standards that allow for large machinery to 
13.21 	cross the trail;
13.22 	(11) up to $600,000 for the Mill Towns Trail 
13.23 	segment between Lake Byllesby and the 
13.24 	Cannon Valley Trail, and for the segment 
13.25 	between Dundas and Northfield; and
13.26 	(12) up to $200,000 is for the Minnesota 
13.27 	River Trail between Mankato and St. Peter, 
13.28 	and connections to the Sakatah Singing 
13.29 	Hills State Trail and the Red Jacket Trail in 
13.30 	Mankato.
13.31 	For any project listed in this subdivision that 
13.32 	the commissioner determines is not ready to 
13.33 	proceed, the commissioner may reallocate 
13.34 	that project's money to another state trail 
13.35 	project described in this section or other state 
14.1 	trail infrastructure. The chairs of the house of 
14.2 	representatives and senate committees with 
14.3 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
14.4 	resources and legislators from the affected 
14.5 	legislative districts must be notified of any 
14.6 	changes.

14.7	Subd. 6.RIM Critical Habitat Match
 				3,000,000
	
14.8 	To provide the state match for the critical 
14.9 	habitat private sector matching account under 
14.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.943. This 
14.11 	appropriation must be used only to acquire 
14.12 	fee title.

14.13
14.14	Subd. 7.Groundwater Monitoring and 
Observation Wells
 				2,000,000
	
14.15 	To install groundwater monitoring wells for 
14.16 	multiple groundwater quantity and quality 
14.17 	monitoring purposes by state agencies, as 
14.18 	scientifically and practically appropriate.

14.19	Subd. 8.Fountain Lake Restoration
 				1,500,000
	
14.20 	For a grant to the Shell Rock River Watershed 
14.21 	District for engineering, design, permitting, 
14.22 	and land acquisition for sediment removal 
14.23 	and cleanup of Fountain Lake.

14.24	Subd. 9.Fort Snelling Upper Post
 				2,000,000
	
14.25 	For construction of streets, sidewalks, street 
14.26 	lighting, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, water 
14.27 	main, and other publicly owned infrastructure 
14.28 	to accommodate redevelopment of areas of 
14.29 	the Fort Snelling Upper Post in Hennepin 
14.30 	County. The commissioner of natural 
14.31 	resources may make one or more grants to 
14.32 	Hennepin County to undertake part or all of 
14.33 	the project.

15.1
15.2	Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 			$
	22,000,000

15.3	RIM Conservation Reserve
					
15.4 	(a) To acquire conservation easements from 
15.5 	landowners to preserve, restore, create, and 
15.6 	enhance wetlands and prairie grasslands 
15.7 	and restore and enhance rivers and streams, 
15.8 	riparian lands, and associated uplands in 
15.9 	order to protect soil and water quality, 
15.10 	support fish and wildlife habitat, reduce flood 
15.11 	damage, and provide other public benefits. 
15.12 	The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.13 	103F.515, apply to this program. Of this 
15.14 	appropriation, up to ten percent may be used 
15.15 	to implement the program.
15.16 	(b) The board shall give priority to leveraging 
15.17 	federal funds by (1) enrolling targeted 
15.18 	new lands eligible for the USDA Wetlands 
15.19 	Reserve Program (WRP), or (2) enrolling 
15.20 	lands that have expiring USDA Conservation 
15.21 	Reserve Program (CRP) contracts.
15.22 	(c) The board is authorized to enter into 
15.23 	new agreements and amend past agreements 
15.24 	with landowners as required by Minnesota 
15.25 	Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to 
15.26 	allow for restoration, including overseeding 
15.27 	and harvesting of native prairie vegetation for 
15.28 	use for energy production in a manner that 
15.29 	does not devalue the natural habitat, water 
15.30 	quality benefits, or carbon sequestration 
15.31 	functions of the area enrolled in the easement. 
15.32 	This shall occur after seed production and 
15.33 	shall minimize impacts on wildlife. Of this 
15.34 	appropriation, up to five percent may be used 
16.1 	for restoration and enhancement, including 
16.2 	overseeding.

16.3
16.4	Sec. 8. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL 
GARDENS
 			$
	5,250,000
	
16.5 	To the Minnesota Zoological Garden Board 
16.6 	for capital asset preservation improvements 
16.7 	and betterments to infrastructure and 
16.8 	exhibits at the Minnesota Zoo, to be spent 
16.9 	in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
16.10 	section 16B.307. This appropriation must be 
16.11 	used for repairs to existing state-owned zoo 
16.12 	buildings and grounds so that they remain 
16.13 	functional and safe, and for engineering and 
16.14 	architectural design for future enhancements 
16.15 	to exhibits, in order to maintain the zoo's 
16.16 	status as one of the state's premier cultural 
16.17 	institutions.

16.18	Sec. 9. ADMINISTRATION

16.19	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	110,860,000
	
16.20 	To the commissioner of administration for 
16.21 	the purposes specified in this section.

16.22	Subd. 2.Capitol Renovation and Restoration
 				109,000,000
	
16.23 	This appropriation may be used for one or 
16.24 	more of the following purposes:
16.25 	(1) to complete the design of, and to 
16.26 	construct, repair, improve, renovate, restore, 
16.27 	furnish, and equip the State Capitol building 
16.28 	and grounds; including but not limited 
16.29 	to exterior stone repairs and window 
16.30 	replacement; asbestos and hazardous 
16.31 	materials abatement; mechanical, electrical, 
16.32 	plumbing, and security systems replacement; 
16.33 	general construction, including but not 
16.34 	limited to demolition, site improvements, life 
17.1 	safety improvements, accessibility, security 
17.2 	and telecommunications; roof replacement; 
17.3 	and finish work; and
17.4 	(2) to predesign, design, conduct hazardous 
17.5 	materials abatement, construct, repair, 
17.6 	renovate, remodel, furnish, and equip 
17.7 	the State Office Building, Administration 
17.8 	Building, Centennial Office Building, 321 
17.9 	Grove Street Building, and other properties 
17.10 	located on the Capitol campus as determined 
17.11 	by the commissioner of administration 
17.12 	to meet temporary and permanent office, 
17.13 	storage, parking, and other space needs 
17.14 	occasioned by and in furtherance of an 
17.15 	efficient restoration of the State Capitol 
17.16 	Building and for the efficient and effective 
17.17 	function of the tenants currently located in 
17.18 	the Capitol Building.

17.19	Subd. 3.Relocation Expenses
 				1,860,000
	
17.20 	For rent loss and relocation expenses related 
17.21 	to the Capitol renovation project. This 
17.22 	appropriation is from the general fund.

17.23
17.24	Sec. 10. MINNESOTA AMATEUR SPORTS 
COMMISSION

17.25	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	8,700,000
	
17.26 	To the Minnesota Amateur Sports 
17.27 	Commission for the purposes specified in 
17.28 	this section.

17.29
17.30	Subd. 2.Mighty Ducks Grants; Air Handling 
Systems
 				1,500,000
	
17.31 	For grants to local government units under 
17.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 240A.09, 
17.33 	paragraph (g) or (k), to install, renovate, 
17.34 	or replace heating, ventilating, and air 
18.1 	conditioning systems in existing indoor ice 
18.2 	arenas whose ice resurfacing and ice edging 
18.3 	equipment are not powered by electricity 
18.4 	in order to improve indoor air quality by 
18.5 	reducing concentrations of carbon monoxide 
18.6 	and nitrogen dioxide. The new or renovated 
18.7 	heating, ventilating, and air conditioning 
18.8 	systems may include continuous electronic 
18.9 	air monitoring devices to automatically 
18.10 	activate the ventilation systems when the 
18.11 	concentration of carbon monoxide or nitrogen 
18.12 	dioxide reaches a predetermined level.

18.13
18.14	Subd. 3.Southwest Regional Amateur Sports 
Center
 				4,000,000
	
18.15 	For a grant to the city of Marshall to acquire 
18.16 	land and prepare a site for, and to design, 
18.17 	construct, furnish, and equip the Southwest 
18.18 	Regional Amateur Sports Center in Marshall. 
18.19 	This appropriation is not available until the 
18.20 	commissioner of management and budget 
18.21 	determines that at least an equal amount 
18.22 	is committed to the project from nonstate 
18.23 	sources.

18.24	Subd. 4.National Sports Center Expansion
 				3,200,000
	
18.25 	For site development and for the design and 
18.26 	construction of parking lots, roads, athletic 
18.27 	fields, and other infrastructure necessary 
18.28 	for expansion of tournament fields at the 
18.29 	National Sports Center in Blaine.

18.30	Sec. 11. MILITARY AFFAIRS 
 			$
	1,500,000
	
18.31 	To the adjutant general for asset preservation 
18.32 	improvements and betterments of a capital 
18.33 	nature at military affairs facilities statewide, 
19.1 	to be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
19.2 	Statutes, section 16B.307.

19.3	Sec. 12. TRANSPORTATION

19.4	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	94,220,000
	
19.5 	To the commissioner of transportation for the 
19.6 	purposes specified in this section.

19.7
19.8	Subd. 2.Local Bridge Replacement and 
Rehabilitation
 				20,000,000
	
19.9 	This appropriation is from the bond proceeds 
19.10 	account in the state transportation fund 
19.11 	to match federal money and to replace 
19.12 	or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as 
19.13 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.14 	174.50. To the extent practicable, the 
19.15 	commissioner shall expend the funds as 
19.16 	provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.17 	174.50, subdivisions 6c and 7, paragraph (c).
19.18 	Political subdivisions may use grants made 
19.19 	under this subdivision to construct or 
19.20 	reconstruct bridges, including but not limited 
19.21 	to:
19.22 	(1) matching federal aid grants to construct 
19.23 	or reconstruct key bridges;
19.24 	(2) paying the costs of preliminary 
19.25 	engineering and environmental studies 
19.26 	authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.27 	174.50, subdivision 6a;
19.28 	(3) paying the costs to abandon an existing 
19.29 	bridge that is deficient and in need of 
19.30 	replacement, but where no replacement will 
19.31 	be made; and
19.32 	(4) paying the costs to construct a road 
19.33 	or street to facilitate the abandonment 
19.34 	of an existing bridge determined by 
20.1 	the commissioner to be deficient, if the 
20.2 	commissioner determines that construction 
20.3 	of the road or street is more economical than 
20.4 	replacement of the existing bridge.

20.5
20.6	Subd. 3.Local Road Improvement Fund 
Grants
 				35,000,000
	
20.7 	This appropriation is from the bond proceeds 
20.8 	account in the state transportation fund as 
20.9 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.10 	174.50, for construction and reconstruction 
20.11 	of local roads with statewide or regional 
20.12 	significance under Minnesota Statutes, 
20.13 	section 174.52, subdivision 4, or for grants to 
20.14 	counties to assist in paying the costs of rural 
20.15 	road safety capital improvement projects on 
20.16 	county state-aid highways under Minnesota 
20.17 	Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4a.
20.18 	This appropriation includes money for a 
20.19 	grant to Anoka County to complete the final 
20.20 	design, land acquisition, and construction 
20.21 	of the interchange of marked U.S. Highway 
20.22 	10 and Anoka County State-Aid Highway 
20.23 	83 (Armstrong Boulevard) in the city of 
20.24 	Ramsey, and for associated improvements.
20.25 	$250,000 of this appropriation is for a grant 
20.26 	to Pine Lake Township in Otter Tail County 
20.27 	for improvements to Nitche Lake Road 
20.28 	between County Road 8 and County Road 53 
20.29 	in Pine Lake Township.

20.30	Subd. 4.Greater Minnesota Transit
 				4,920,000
	
20.31 	For capital assistance for greater Minnesota 
20.32 	transit systems to be used for transit capital 
20.33 	facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.34 	174.24, subdivision 3c. Money from this 
20.35 	appropriation may be used to pay up to 80 
21.1 	percent of the nonfederal share of these 
21.2 	facilities. Of this appropriation:
21.3 	$450,000 is for a grant to the city of Mankato 
21.4 	for phase III of the facility improvements;
21.5 	$800,000 is for a grant to the Rainbow Rider 
21.6 	Transit Board for bus garages in Elbow Lake, 
21.7 	Morris, Wheaton, Lowery, and Alexandria;
21.8 	$2,000,000 is for a grant to the St. Cloud 
21.9 	Metropolitan Transit Commission for phase 
21.10 	I of the metro bus operations center vehicle 
21.11 	storage addition and improvements project; 
21.12 	and
21.13 	$550,000 is for a grant to the Kandiyohi Area 
21.14 	Transit Joint Powers Board for an additional 
21.15 	bus storage garage in Willmar.

21.16
21.17	Subd. 5.Minnesota Valley Regional Railroad 
Track Rehabilitation
 				3,800,000
	
21.18 	For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional 
21.19 	Rail Authority to rehabilitate and make 
21.20 	capital improvements of portions of railroad 
21.21 	track between Norwood-Young America and 
21.22 	Hanley Falls. A grant under this section is in 
21.23 	addition to any grant, loan, or loan guarantee 
21.24 	for this project made by the commissioner 
21.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 222.46 
21.26 	to 222.62.
21.27 	Before seeking appropriations in the future, 
21.28 	the authority must seek local contributions 
21.29 	from the member counties.

21.30
21.31	Subd. 6.Railroad Warning Devices 
Replacement
 				500,000
	
21.32 	To design, construct, and equip the 
21.33 	replacement of active highway railroad grade 
21.34 	crossing warning devices that have reached 
21.35 	the end of their useful life.

22.1	Subd. 7.Intercity Passenger Rail Projects
 				15,000,000
	
22.2 	To implement capital improvements and 
22.3 	betterments for intercity passenger rail 
22.4 	projects as identified in the statewide freight 
22.5 	and passenger rail plan under Minnesota 
22.6 	Statutes, section 174.03, subdivision 1b, 
22.7 	which are determined to be eligible for 
22.8 	United States Department of Transportation 
22.9 	funding. Notwithstanding any law to the 
22.10 	contrary, a portion or phase of an intercity 
22.11 	passenger rail project may be accomplished 
22.12 	with one or more state appropriations and 
22.13 	an intercity passenger rail project need not 
22.14 	be completed with any one appropriation. 
22.15 	Capital improvements and betterments 
22.16 	include preliminary engineering, design, 
22.17 	engineering, environmental analysis 
22.18 	and mitigation, acquisition of land and 
22.19 	right-of-way, and construction.

22.20	Subd. 8.Safe Routes to School
 				2,000,000
	
22.21 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.22 	174.40.

22.23	Subd. 9.Range Regional Airport
 				5,000,000
	
22.24 	For a grant to the Chisholm-Hibbing Airport 
22.25 	Authority to construct, furnish, and equip 
22.26 	improvements and betterments of a capital 
22.27 	nature at the Range Regional Airport 
22.28 	terminal. The airport authority must use 
22.29 	American-made steel for this project, unless 
22.30 	the airport authority determines that an 
22.31 	exception in Public Law 111-5, section 1605, 
22.32 	applies.

22.33	Subd. 10.Port Development Assistance
 				8,000,000
	
23.1 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
23.2 	457A. Any improvements made with the 
23.3 	proceeds of these grants must be publicly 
23.4 	owned.

23.5	Sec. 13. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

23.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	75,000,000
	
23.7 	To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes 
23.8 	specified in this section.

23.923.10
	Subd. 2.Transit Capital Improvement 
Program
 				50,000,000
	
23.11 	(a) To advance transit in the metropolitan 
23.12 	area in accordance with the Metropolitan 
23.13 	Council's 2030 Transportation Policy Plan 
23.14 	and in consultation with the Counties Transit 
23.15 	Improvement Board. This appropriation 
23.16 	may be used by the Metropolitan Council 
23.17 	or for grants to metropolitan area political 
23.18 	subdivisions for preliminary engineering, 
23.19 	engineering, environmental assessment, 
23.20 	environmental work, design, right-of-way 
23.21 	acquisition, and construction for the 
23.22 	Lake Street and I-35W transit station in 
23.23 	Minneapolis, and in the following transit 
23.24 	way corridors: Bottineau Boulevard, East 
23.25 	7th Street in St. Paul, I-94 Gateway, Nicollet 
23.26 	Avenue, Red Rock, Riverview, Robert Street, 
23.27 	Rush Line, Snelling Avenue, and Southwest.
23.28 	(b) The council shall allocate transit capital 
23.29 	development resources so as to achieve 
23.30 	geographic balance within the region to the 
23.31 	extent possible.

23.32
23.33	Subd. 3.Metropolitan Regional Parks and 
Trails Capital Improvements

23.34	(a) Old Cedar Avenue Bridge, Bloomington
				7,000,000
	
24.1 	For a grant to the city of Bloomington for 
24.2 	environmental analysis and review, and to 
24.3 	design, renovate, and restore, or to replace, 
24.4 	the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge for bicycle 
24.5 	commuters and recreational users. This 
24.6 	appropriation is added to the appropriation 
24.7 	for the same project made in Laws 2006, 
24.8 	chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 8, 
24.9 	as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, 
24.10 	section 64, Laws 2011, First Special Session 
24.11 	chapter 12, section 30, and this act; Laws 
24.12 	2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 
24.13 	3, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 189, 
24.14 	section 58, Laws 2011, First Special Session 
24.15 	chapter 12, section 36, and this act; and Laws 
24.16 	2010, chapter 189, section 16, subdivision 
24.17 	4, as amended by Laws 2011, First Special 
24.18 	Session chapter 12, section 45, and this act.

24.19	(b) Springbrook Nature Center, Fridley
				5,000,000
	
24.20 	For a grant to the city of Fridley to predesign, 
24.21 	design, construct, furnish, and equip 
24.22 	the redevelopment and expansion of the 
24.23 	Springbrook Nature Center. No nonstate 
24.24 	match is required.

24.25
24.26	(c) Heritage Village - Rock Island Swing 
Bridge, Inver Grove Heights
				3,500,000
	
24.27 	For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights 
24.28 	for public infrastructure improvements 
24.29 	and land acquisition in and adjacent to the 
24.30 	Heritage Village Park, the Mississippi River 
24.31 	Trail, and the Rock Island Swing Bridge. 
24.32 	These improvements will include but are 
24.33 	not limited to motor vehicle access, utility 
24.34 	service, stormwater treatment, and trail and 
24.35 	sidewalk connections. This appropriation 
25.1 	is not available until the commissioner of 
25.2 	management and budget has determined that 
25.3 	at least an equal amount has been committed 
25.4 	to the project from nonstate sources.

25.5	(d) Fish Creek Trail, Maplewood
				500,000
	
25.6 	For a grant to the city of Maplewood to 
25.7 	acquire and develop approximately 70 acres 
25.8 	of land along Fish Creek to be included 
25.9 	within the Fish Creek Natural Greenway, a 
25.10 	park of regional and historical significance 
25.11 	located in Ramsey County within the 
25.12 	Mississippi National River and Recreation 
25.13 	Area. This appropriation is not available 
25.14 	until an amount sufficient to complete the 
25.15 	acquisition is committed to the project from 
25.16 	nonstate sources.

25.17	(e) Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
				7,000,000
	
25.18 	For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and 
25.19 	Recreation Board to predesign, design, and 
25.20 	construct renovation of the Minneapolis 
25.21 	Sculpture Garden, which displays art 
25.22 	owned by the Walker Art Center, subject 
25.23 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. 
25.24 	The complete renovation will include 
25.25 	improving irrigation, drainage, the parking 
25.26 	lot, security, granite substructures, concrete, 
25.27 	and fixtures, in order to update them with 
25.28 	more ecologically sustainable options that 
25.29 	are less expensive to maintain; increasing 
25.30 	physical accessibility in accordance with 
25.31 	the Americans with Disabilities Act; 
25.32 	transplanting and replacing trees and plant 
25.33 	materials; and improving the mechanical 
25.34 	plant, piping, and flooring of the Cowles 
25.35 	Conservatory to permit its flexible reuse in a 
26.1 	way that is more ecologically sustainable and 
26.2 	less expensive to maintain.

26.3
26.4	Subd. 4.Metropolitan Cities Inflow and 
Infiltration Grants
 				2,000,000
	
26.5 	For grants to cities within the metropolitan 
26.6 	area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
26.7 	section 473.121, subdivision 2, for capital 
26.8 	improvements in municipal wastewater 
26.9 	collection systems to reduce the amount of 
26.10 	inflow and infiltration to the Metropolitan 
26.11 	Council's metropolitan sanitary sewer 
26.12 	disposal system. Grants from this 
26.13 	appropriation are for up to 50 percent of the 
26.14 	cost to mitigate inflow and infiltration in 
26.15 	the publicly owned municipal wastewater 
26.16 	collection systems. The council must award 
26.17 	grants based on applications from cities that 
26.18 	identify eligible capital costs and include a 
26.19 	timeline for inflow and infiltration mitigation 
26.20 	construction, pursuant to guidelines 
26.21 	established by the council.

26.22	Sec. 14. HUMAN SERVICES

26.23	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	40,912,000
	
26.24 	To the commissioner of administration, or 
26.25 	another named agency, for the purposes 
26.26 	specified in this section.

26.27
26.28	Subd. 2.Minnesota Security Hospital - St. 
Peter, Phase One
 				36,317,000
	
26.29 	To complete the design of and to construct, 
26.30 	furnish, and equip the first phase of a 
26.31 	two-phase project to remodel existing, and to 
26.32 	develop new, residential, program, activity, 
26.33 	and ancillary facilities for the Minnesota 
26.34 	Security Hospital on the upper campus of 
26.35 	the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center. 
27.1 	In addition, phase one includes funding 
27.2 	to design phase two of the project. Upon 
27.3 	substantial completion of phase one, any 
27.4 	unspent portion of this appropriation is 
27.5 	available for phase two.

27.6	Subd. 3.Remembering With Dignity
 				195,000
	
27.7 	To the commissioner of human services for 
27.8 	grave markers or memorial monuments for 
27.9 	unmarked graves on public land of deceased 
27.10 	residents of state hospitals or regional 
27.11 	treatment centers.

27.12
27.13	Subd. 4.Hennepin County; St. David's Center 
for Child and Family Development
 				3,750,000
	
27.14 	To the commissioner of human services for a 
27.15 	grant to Hennepin County to acquire land for 
27.16 	and to predesign, design, construct, furnish, 
27.17 	and equip the expansion and renovation of 
27.18 	the St. David's Center for Child and Family 
27.19 	Development, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
27.20 	section 16A.695. The center must be used 
27.21 	to promote the public welfare by providing 
27.22 	early childhood education and respite care, 
27.23 	children's mental health services, pediatric 
27.24 	rehabilitative therapies for children with 
27.25 	special needs, support services for persons 
27.26 	with disabilities, foster care placement, and 
27.27 	other interventions for children who are 
27.28 	at risk for poor developmental outcomes 
27.29 	or maltreatment. This appropriation is 
27.30 	not available until the commissioner of 
27.31 	management and budget has determined that 
27.32 	at least an equal amount has been expended 
27.33 	or committed to the project from nonstate 
27.34 	resources.

27.35
27.36	Subd. 5.Maplewood; Harriet Tubman Center 
East
 				650,000
	
28.1 	To the commissioner of human services for 
28.2 	a grant to the city of Maplewood to design, 
28.3 	renovate, and equip the Harriet Tubman 
28.4 	Center East to be used as a regional safety 
28.5 	service center for a domestic violence shelter, 
28.6 	legal services, youth programs, mental and 
28.7 	chemical health services, and community 
28.8 	education. This appropriation is added to 
28.9 	the appropriation in Laws 2012, chapter 
28.10 	293, section 18, subdivision 3, for the same 
28.11 	purposes.

28.12	Sec. 15. VETERANS AFFAIRS 
 			$
	5,335,000
	
28.13 	To the commissioner of administration 
28.14 	for asset preservation improvements and 
28.15 	betterments of a capital nature at the 
28.16 	veterans homes and the Little Falls veterans 
28.17 	cemetery, to be spent in accordance with 
28.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. Of this 
28.19 	appropriation:
28.20 	$275,000 is for the Fergus Falls veterans 
28.21 	home;
28.22 	$1,635,000 is for the Hastings veterans home;
28.23 	$770,000 is for the Luverne veterans home;
28.24 	$1,630,000 is for the Minneapolis veterans 
28.25 	home;
28.26 	$975,000 is for the Silver Bay veterans 
28.27 	home; and
28.28 	$70,000 is for the Little Falls veterans 
28.29 	cemetery.

28.30	Sec. 16. CORRECTIONS
 			$
	3,000,000
	
28.31 	To the commissioner of administration 
28.32 	for asset preservation improvements and 
28.33 	betterments of a capital nature at Minnesota 
29.1 	correctional facilities statewide, including 
29.2 	providing additional space for sex offender 
29.3 	treatment, to be spent in accordance with 
29.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

29.5
29.6	Sec. 17. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT

29.7	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	119,556,000
	
29.8 	To the commissioner of employment and 
29.9 	economic development for the purposes 
29.10 	specified in this section.

29.11	Subd. 2.Public Building Accessibility Grants
 				450,000
	
29.12 	For grants to political subdivisions under 
29.13 	new Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.434.

29.14
29.15	Subd. 3.Brainerd, Sewer and Water Extension 
to the Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport
 				5,000,000
	
29.16 	For a grant to the city of Brainerd to design, 
29.17 	engineer, and construct an extension of water 
29.18 	and sanitary sewer service to the Brainerd 
29.19 	Lakes Regional Airport and to replace 
29.20 	approximately one mile of existing sewer to 
29.21 	accommodate flow from the airport.

29.22	Subd. 4.Chatfield, Center for the Arts
 				7,000,000
	
29.23 	For a grant to the city of Chatfield economic 
29.24 	development authority to predesign, design, 
29.25 	renovate, construct, furnish, and equip the 
29.26 	Chatfield Center for the Arts in the city of 
29.27 	Chatfield. The center includes the George 
29.28 	H. Potter auditorium, the adjacent 1916 
29.29 	school building, and the land surrounding the 
29.30 	structures currently owned by the economic 
29.31 	development authority. Money, land and 
29.32 	buildings, and in-kind contributions provided 
29.33 	to the center before the enactment of this 
30.1 	section are considered to be sufficient local 
30.2 	match, and no further local match is required.

30.3	Subd. 5.Duluth

30.4	(a) NorShor Theatre
				4,950,000
	
30.5 	For a grant to the Duluth Economic 
30.6 	Development Authority to design, construct, 
30.7 	furnish, and equip public improvements 
30.8 	and to provide public access to the historic 
30.9 	NorShor Theatre, including skyway access 
30.10 	for connection to nearby public parking, 
30.11 	interior circulation, street and utility 
30.12 	improvements, handicapped access, and 
30.13 	restoration of the theater's lobby, entrance, 
30.14 	and marquee as part of the overall restoration 
30.15 	of the theater.
30.16 	This appropriation is not available until the 
30.17 	commissioner of management and budget 
30.18 	has determined that at least $2 has been 
30.19 	committed from nonstate sources for private 
30.20 	renovation and improvement of the interior 
30.21 	of the theatre and the surrounding structures 
30.22 	for every $1 of state funds, and that sufficient 
30.23 	nonstate funds are available to complete both 
30.24 	the state bond-financed portion of the project 
30.25 	and the balance of the private development. 
30.26 	Funds invested in the project by a person 
30.27 	receiving state historic tax credits pursuant to 
30.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 290.0681, shall 
30.29 	be deemed nonstate funds for purposes of 
30.30 	this requirement. The city of Duluth and the 
30.31 	Duluth Economic Development Authority 
30.32 	may operate a performing arts center and 
30.33 	facilities that provide access to the center, 
30.34 	and may enter into a lease or management 
30.35 	agreement, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
31.1 	section 16A.695. The state bond-financed 
31.2 	project subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
31.3 	section 16A.695, shall consist only of 
31.4 	those improvements paid for with state 
31.5 	general obligation bond proceeds. The 
31.6 	state bond-financed property may be legally 
31.7 	described either as a separately platted real 
31.8 	estate parcel under a registered land survey 
31.9 	or a condominium unit. Due to the integrated 
31.10 	nature of the overall development, public 
31.11 	bidding shall not be required for the state 
31.12 	bond-financed project, provided there shall 
31.13 	be a separate construction contract for this 
31.14 	portion of the project, and any amounts 
31.15 	required for this portion of the project, in 
31.16 	excess of the bond appropriation, shall be 
31.17 	paid by nonstate sources.

31.18	(b) Wade Stadium
				250,000
	
31.19 	For a grant to the city of Duluth to design 
31.20 	improvements to Wade Stadium, including a 
31.21 	grandstand and field, with proper drainage, 
31.22 	for a ballpark and public outdoor events 
31.23 	facility. This appropriation is not available 
31.24 	until the commissioner determines that at 
31.25 	least an equal amount is committed to the 
31.26 	project from nonstate sources.

31.27
31.28	Subd. 6.Mankato, Arena and Events Center 
Auditorium
 				14,500,000
	
31.29 	For a grant to the city of Mankato to design, 
31.30 	construct, improve, furnish, and equip 
31.31 	the Minnesota State Mankato Arena and 
31.32 	to design, expand, furnish, and equip the 
31.33 	adjacent Events Center Auditorium.
31.34 	This appropriation is not available until the 
31.35 	commissioner of management and budget 
32.1 	has determined that at least an equal amount 
32.2 	has been committed to the project from 
32.3 	nonstate sources.

32.4	Subd. 7.Minneapolis

32.5
32.6	Masonic Temple at Hennepin Center for the 
Arts
				3,000,000
	
32.7 	For a grant to the city of Minneapolis for 
32.8 	improvements and betterments of a capital 
32.9 	nature to renovate the historic Masonic 
32.10 	Temple at the Hennepin Center for the 
32.11 	Arts, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
32.12 	16A.695.

32.13	Subd. 8.Red Wing, River Renaissance
 				1,583,000
	
32.14 	For a grant to the city of Red Wing for 
32.15 	improvements of a capital nature to the area 
32.16 	between Levee Road and the Mississippi 
32.17 	River, extending between Bay Point Drive 
32.18 	and Broad Street in Red Wing. This project 
32.19 	includes: reconstruction of Levee Road from 
32.20 	Broad Street to Jackson Street; improvements 
32.21 	to storm water, sanitary sewer, and drinking 
32.22 	water infrastructure; replacement of a harbor 
32.23 	retaining wall; parking improvements; 
32.24 	lighting improvements; and construction of a 
32.25 	segment of the Riverwalk Trail. This grant 
32.26 	is not available until the commissioner of 
32.27 	management and budget determines that an 
32.28 	amount sufficient to complete the project is 
32.29 	committed to it from nonstate sources.

32.30
32.31	Subd. 9.Rochester, Mayo Civic Center 
Complex
 				35,000,000
	
32.32 	For a grant to the city of Rochester to design, 
32.33 	construct, furnish, and equip the renovation 
32.34 	and expansion of the Mayo Civic Center 
32.35 	complex and related infrastructure, including 
33.1 	but not limited to skyway access, lighting, 
33.2 	parking, and landscaping.

33.3
33.4	Subd. 10.St. Cloud, River's Edge Convention 
Center
 				10,100,000
	
33.5 	For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to 
33.6 	predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 
33.7 	equip an expansion of the River's Edge 
33.8 	Convention Center, including a parking 
33.9 	facility and pedestrian skyway connection. 
33.10 	This appropriation is not available until the 
33.11 	commissioner of management and budget 
33.12 	determines that at least $10,100,000 has 
33.13 	been committed to the project from nonstate 
33.14 	sources. Amounts expended by the city of St. 
33.15 	Cloud for project costs since July 1, 2010, 
33.16 	shall count toward the matching requirement.

33.17	Subd. 11.St. Paul

33.18	(a) Minnesota Children's Museum
				14,000,000
	
33.19 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to design, 
33.20 	construct, furnish, and equip an expansion 
33.21 	and renovation of the Minnesota Children's 
33.22 	Museum, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
33.23 	section 16A.695. The expansion and exhibit 
33.24 	upgrades should incorporate the latest 
33.25 	research on early learning, allow for new 
33.26 	state-of-the art education facilities, and 
33.27 	increase the capacity of visitors to galleries 
33.28 	and programming areas.
33.29 	This appropriation is not available until the 
33.30 	commissioner of management and budget 
33.31 	has determined that at least an equal amount 
33.32 	has been committed from nonstate sources.

33.33	(b) Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
				5,000,000
	
34.1 	This appropriation is added to the 
34.2 	appropriation in Laws 2010, chapter 189, 
34.3 	section 21, subdivision 16, paragraph (b), and 
34.4 	is for the same purposes. This appropriation 
34.5 	is not available until the commissioner of 
34.6 	management and budget determines that the 
34.7 	labor contract dispute between the St. Paul 
34.8 	Chamber Orchestra and the musicians has 
34.9 	been settled.

34.10
34.11	(c) Twin Cities Public Television Building 
Renovation
				9,000,000
	
34.12 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to 
34.13 	construct and renovate the Twin Cities Public 
34.14 	Television Building in downtown St. Paul. 
34.15 	This appropriation is not available until at 
34.16 	least an equal amount is committed to the 
34.17 	project from nonstate sources.

34.18	(d) University Enterprise Laboratories
				500,000
	
34.19 	For a grant to the St. Paul Port Authority to 
34.20 	design phase two of the University Enterprise 
34.21 	Laboratories building in St. Paul, subject 
34.22 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. 
34.23 	Amounts expended to complete phase one 
34.24 	of the University Enterprise Laboratories 
34.25 	building since January 1, 2004, shall count 
34.26 	toward the matching requirement.

34.27	Subd. 12.Truman, Storm Water Project
 				1,350,000
	
34.28 	For a grant to the city of Truman to design, 
34.29 	construct, and install new storm water lines 
34.30 	to two areas of the city that experience 
34.31 	flooding with heavy rain. This appropriation 
34.32 	is not available until the commissioner of 
34.33 	management and budget has determined that 
34.34 	at least an equal amount has been committed 
34.35 	to the project from nonstate sources.

35.1
35.2	Subd. 13.Virginia, Relocation of Utilities and 
Trails

35.3	(a) Utilities relocation
				1,410,000
	
35.4 	For a grant to the city of Virginia and the 
35.5 	Virginia Public Utilities Commission for 
35.6 	engineering and predesign for relocation of 
35.7 	gas, electric, water, sanitary sewer, and storm 
35.8 	sewer utilities made necessary by and in 
35.9 	conjunction with the relocation of marked 
35.10 	Trunk Highway 53 in Virginia.

35.11	(b) Mesabi trails relocation
				150,000
	
35.12 	For a grant to the St. Louis and Lake 
35.13 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
35.14 	soil testing and preparation for relocation of 
35.15 	portions of the Mesabi bicycle, snowmobile, 
35.16 	and ATV trails that must be relocated due to 
35.17 	the relocation of marked Trunk Highway 53.

35.18
35.19	Subd. 14.Voyageurs National Park Clean 
Water Joint Powers Board
 				5,500,000
	
35.20 	For a grant to the Voyageurs National Park 
35.21 	Clean Water Joint Powers Board to acquire 
35.22 	land for, and to predesign, design, and 
35.23 	construct new sanitary sewer collection 
35.24 	systems in Koochiching and St. Louis 
35.25 	Counties. The systems must address 
35.26 	the sanitary sewer needs and projects in 
35.27 	the communities surrounding Voyageurs 
35.28 	National Park. This appropriation is 
35.29 	not available until the commissioner of 
35.30 	management and budget determines that at 
35.31 	least an equal amount has been committed to 
35.32 	the project from nonstate sources.

35.33	Sec. 18. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

35.34	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	37,500,000
	
36.1 	To the Public Facilities Authority for the 
36.2 	purposes specified in this section.

36.3	Subd. 2.State Match for Federal Grants
 				8,000,000
	
36.4 	To match federal grants for the clean water 
36.5 	revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
36.6 	section 446A.07, and the drinking water 
36.7 	revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
36.8 	section 446A.081. This appropriation must 
36.9 	be used for qualified capital projects.

36.10
36.11	Subd. 3.Wastewater Infrastructure Funding 
Program
 				25,000,000
	
36.12 	For grants to eligible municipalities under 
36.13 	the wastewater infrastructure funding 
36.14 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
36.15 	446A.072. Up to $5,000,000 may be used for 
36.16 	eligible costs to implement the wastewater 
36.17 	infrastructure funding program.

36.18	Subd. 4.Big Lake Area Sanitary District
 				4,500,000
	
36.19 	For a grant to the Big Lake Area Sanitary 
36.20 	District to construct a pressure sewer system 
36.21 	and force main to convey sewage to the 
36.22 	Western Lake Superior Sanitary District 
36.23 	connection in the city of Cloquet.

36.24
36.25	Sec. 19. MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE 
AGENCY
 			$
	15,000,000
	
36.26 	(a) To the Minnesota Housing Finance 
36.27 	Agency for transfer to the housing 
36.28 	development fund to finance the costs of 
36.29 	rehabilitation to preserve public housing 
36.30 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202, 
36.31 	subdivision 3a. For purposes of this 
36.32 	section, "public housing" means housing for 
36.33 	low-income persons and households financed 
36.34 	by the federal government and owned and 
37.1 	operated by the public housing authorities 
37.2 	and agencies formed by cities and counties. 
37.3 	Public housing authorities receiving a public 
37.4 	housing assessment composite score of 80 
37.5 	or above are eligible to receive funding. 
37.6 	Priority must be given to proposals that 
37.7 	maximize federal or local resources to 
37.8 	finance the capital costs. The priority in 
37.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202, 
37.10 	subdivision 3a, for projects to increase 
37.11 	the supply of affordable housing and the 
37.12 	restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section 
37.13 	462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this 
37.14 	appropriation.
37.15 	(b) In using proceeds of the housing 
37.16 	infrastructure bonds authorized in this 
37.17 	section, the agency shall give consideration 
37.18 	to projects that will provide supportive 
37.19 	housing for homeless youth, and for women 
37.20 	and children seeking to escape exploitation 
37.21 	and trafficking.

37.22
37.23	Sec. 20. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 
SOCIETY

37.24	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	10,607,000
	
37.25 	To the Minnesota Historical Society for the 
37.26 	purposes specified in this section.

37.27	Subd. 2.Historic Sites Asset Preservation
 				750,000
	
37.28 	For capital improvements and betterments 
37.29 	at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping 
37.30 	at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and 
37.31 	monuments, to be spent in accordance with 
37.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The 
37.33 	society shall determine project priorities as 
37.34 	appropriate based on need.

38.1	Subd. 3.Oliver H. Kelley Farm Historic Site
 				9,857,000
	
38.2 	To complete design and to construct, furnish, 
38.3 	and equip the renovation of the Oliver H. 
38.4 	Kelley Farm Historic Site, including the 
38.5 	site's visitor center and other essential visitor 
38.6 	services and site operations facilities.

38.7	Sec. 21. BOND SALE EXPENSES
 			$
	800,000
	
38.8 	To the commissioner of management 
38.9 	and budget for bond sale expenses under 
38.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, 
38.11 	subdivision 8.

38.12 	Sec. 22. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
 38.13 	The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state 
38.14 	general obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2015, no more 
38.15 	than $1,347,152,000 will need to be transferred from the general fund to the state bond 
38.16 	fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding state general 
38.17 	obligation bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds, 
38.18 	the commissioner of management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt service 
38.19 	payments needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt service 
38.20 	payments that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall 
38.21 	adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this 
38.22 	section. The amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from the 
38.23 	general fund as provided in Minnesota  Statutes, section 16A.641.

38.24 	Sec. 23. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
 38.25 		Subdivision 1.Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act 
38.26 	from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and 
38.27 	issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $761,027,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 
38.28 	and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and 
38.29 	by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
38.30 		Subd. 2.Maximum effort school loan fund. To provide the money appropriated in 
38.31 	this act from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of management and 
38.32 	budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $5,491,000 in the manner, 
39.1 	upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 
39.2 	16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of 
39.3 	the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, 
39.4 	must be credited to a bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school loan fund.
39.5 		Subd. 3.Transportation fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act from 
39.6 	the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and 
39.7 	issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $55,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and 
39.8 	with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by 
39.9 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except 
39.10 	accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to 
39.11 	a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.

39.12 	Sec. 24. CANCELLATIONS; BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION REDUCTIONS.
 39.13 		Subdivision 1.2009 MnDOT aeronautics. The $2,000,000 appropriation in 
39.14 	Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 11, subdivision 7, for the Alexandria aircraft 
39.15 	surveillance facility, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2009, chapter 93, 
39.16 	article 1, section 21, subdivision 1, is reduced by $2,000,000.

39.17 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.641, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
39.18 		Subd. 4a.Negotiated sales; temporary authority. Notwithstanding the public 
39.19 	sale requirements of subdivision 4 and section 16A.66, subdivision 2, from June 1, 
39.20 	2009, until June 30, 2013, the commissioner may sell bonds, including refunding bonds, 
39.21 	at negotiated sale.

39.22 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16B.24, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
39.23 		Subd. 5.Renting out state property. (a) Authority. The commissioner may rent 
39.24 	out state property, real or personal, that is not needed for public use, if the rental is not 
39.25 	otherwise provided for or prohibited by law. The property may not be rented out for 
39.26 	more than five years at a time without the approval of the State Executive Council and 
39.27 	may never be rented out for more than 25 years. A rental agreement may provide that 
39.28 	the state will reimburse a tenant for a portion of capital improvements that the tenant 
39.29 	makes to state real property if the state does not permit the tenant to renew the lease at 
39.30 	the end of the rental agreement.
39.31 	(b) Restrictions. Paragraph (a) does not apply to state trust fund lands, other state 
39.32 	lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources, lands forfeited for 
39.33 	delinquent taxes, or lands acquired under section 298.22.
40.1 	(c) Rental of living accommodations. The commissioner shall establish rental rates 
40.2 	for all living accommodations provided by the state for its employees. Money collected as 
40.3 	rent by state agencies pursuant to this paragraph must be deposited in the state treasury 
40.4 	and credited to the general fund.
40.5 	(d) Lease of space in certain state buildings to state agencies. The commissioner 
40.6 	may lease portions of the state-owned buildings under the custodial control of the 
40.7 	commissioner to state agencies and the court administrator on behalf of the judicial branch 
40.8 	of state government and charge rent on the basis of space occupied. Notwithstanding any 
40.9 	law to the contrary, all money collected as rent pursuant to the terms of this section shall 
40.10 	be deposited in the state treasury. Money collected as rent to recover the bond interest 
40.11 	costs of a building funded from the state bond proceeds fund shall be credited to the 
40.12 	general fund. Money collected as rent to recover the depreciation costs of a building 
40.13 	funded from the state bond proceeds fund and money collected as rent to recover capital 
40.14 	expenditures from capital asset preservation and replacement appropriations and statewide 
40.15 	building access appropriations shall be credited to a segregated asset preservation and 
40.16 	replacement account in a special revenue fund. Fifty percent of the money credited to the 
40.17 	account each fiscal year must be transferred to the general fund. The remaining money 
40.18 	in the account is appropriated to the commissioner to be expended for asset preservation 
40.19 	projects as determined by the commissioner. Money collected as rent to recover the 
40.20 	depreciation and interest costs of a building built with other state dedicated funds shall 
40.21 	be credited to the dedicated fund which funded the original acquisition or construction. 
40.22 	All other money received shall be credited to the general services revolving fund. The 
40.23 	commissioner shall not collect rent to recover bond interest costs or building depreciation 
40.24 	costs for any appropriations utilized for the Capitol restoration project, between calendar 
40.25 	years 2012 and 2017.
40.26 	(e) Lease of space in Andersen and Freeman buildings. The commissioner may 
40.27 	lease space in the Elmer L. Andersen and Orville L. Freeman buildings to state agencies 
40.28 	and charge rent on the basis of space occupied. Money collected as rent under this 
40.29 	paragraph to fund future building repairs must be credited to a segregated account for each 
40.30 	building in the special revenue fund and is appropriated to the commissioner to make 
40.31 	the repairs. When the state acquires title to each building, the account for that building 
40.32 	must be abolished and any balance remaining in the account must be transferred to the 
40.33 	appropriate asset preservation and replacement account created under paragraph (d).

40.34 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.144, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
41.1 		Subd. 2.Guaranteed energy-savings agreement. The commissioner may enter 
41.2 	into a guaranteed energy-savings agreement with a qualified provider if:
41.3 	(1) the qualified provider is selected through a competitive process in accordance 
41.4 	with the guaranteed energy-savings program guidelines within the Department of 
41.5 	Administration;
41.6 	(2) the qualified provider agrees to submit an engineering report prior to the 
41.7 	execution of the guaranteed energy-savings agreement. The cost of the engineering report 
41.8 	may be considered as part of the implementation costs if the commissioner enters into a 
41.9 	guaranteed energy-savings agreement with the provider;
41.10 	(3) the term of the guaranteed energy-savings agreement shall not exceed 15 years 
41.11 	from the date of final installation;
41.12 	(4) the commissioner finds that the amount it would spend on the utility cost-savings 
41.13 	measures recommended in the engineering report will not exceed the amount to be 
41.14 	saved in utility operation and maintenance costs over 15 20 years from the date of 
41.15 	implementation of utility cost-savings measures;
41.16 	(5) the qualified provider provides a written guarantee that the annual utility, 
41.17 	operation, and maintenance cost savings during the term of the guaranteed energy-savings 
41.18 	agreement will meet or exceed the annual payments due under a lease purchase agreement. 
41.19 	The qualified provider shall reimburse the state for any shortfall of guaranteed utility, 
41.20 	operation, and maintenance cost savings; and
41.21 	(6) the qualified provider gives a sufficient bond in accordance with section 
41.22 	574.26 to the commissioner for the faithful implementation and installation of the utility 
41.23 	cost-savings measures.

41.24 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.144, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
41.25 		Subd. 3.Lease purchase agreement. The commissioner may enter into a lease 
41.26 	purchase agreement with any party for the implementation of utility cost-savings measures 
41.27 	in accordance with the guaranteed energy-savings agreement. The implementation costs of 
41.28 	the utility cost-savings measures recommended in the engineering report shall not exceed 
41.29 	the amount to be saved in utility and operation and maintenance costs over the term of the 
41.30 	lease purchase agreement. The term of the lease purchase agreement shall not exceed 15
41.31 	 20 years from the date of final installation. The lease is assignable in accordance with 
41.32 	terms approved by the commissioner of management and budget.

41.33 	Sec. 29. [116J.434] PUBLIC BUILDING ACCESSIBILITY GRANT PROGRAM.
42.1 		Subdivision 1.Creation of account. A public building accessibility account 
42.2 	is created in the bond proceeds fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the 
42.3 	commissioner for grants under this section.
42.4 		Subd. 2.Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
42.5 	(1) "accessible" means satisfies the requirements of the State Building Code for 
42.6 	accessibility by persons with disabilities;
42.7 	(2) "eligible project" means predesign, design, acquisition of land or an interest in 
42.8 	land, construction, renovation, or other improvement or betterment of a capital nature to 
42.9 	make a building or facility owned by a local government unit accessible or improve its 
42.10 	accessibility;
42.11 	(3) "governing body" means the county board of commissioners, city council, or 
42.12 	town board of supervisors; and
42.13 	(4) "local government unit" means a county, statutory or home rule charter city, 
42.14 	or town.
42.15 		Subd. 3.Grant program established. The commissioner shall make grants to local 
42.16 	government units on a first-come, first-served basis for eligible projects.
42.17 		Subd. 4.Application. A local government unit seeking a grant under this section 
42.18 	must apply to the commissioner in the form and manner determined by the commissioner. 
42.19 	The application must include:
42.20 	(1) a resolution of the governing body requesting the grant and stating that the local 
42.21 	government unit has or will have in a timely manner the required nonstate contribution 
42.22 	necessary to complete the project;
42.23 	(2) a detailed description of the project and cost estimate, along with necessary 
42.24 	supporting evidence; and
42.25 	(3) any other information the commissioner determines is necessary or useful.
42.26 		Subd. 5.Maximum grant amount; match. A local unit of government must not 
42.27 	be awarded in aggregate more than $150,000, whether for one or more projects in one or 
42.28 	more years. The local government unit awarded a grant under this section must provide 
42.29 	at least an equal amount from nonstate sources, which may include contributions made 
42.30 	before the grant is awarded.

42.31 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.65, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
42.32 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
42.33 	(a) "Energy conservation measure" means a training program or facility alteration 
42.34 	designed to reduce energy consumption or operating costs and includes:
42.35 	(1) insulation of the building structure and systems within the building;
43.1 	(2) storm windows and doors, caulking or weatherstripping, multiglazed windows 
43.2 	and doors, heat absorbing or heat reflective glazed and coated window and door 
43.3 	systems, additional glazing, reductions in glass area, and other window and door system 
43.4 	modifications that reduce energy consumption;
43.5 	(3) automatic energy control systems;
43.6 	(4) heating, ventilating, or air conditioning system modifications or replacements;
43.7 	(5) replacement or modifications of lighting fixtures to increase the energy efficiency 
43.8 	of the lighting system without increasing the overall illumination of a facility, unless such 
43.9 	increase in illumination is necessary to conform to the applicable state or local building 
43.10 	code for the lighting system after the proposed modifications are made;
43.11 	(6) energy recovery systems;
43.12 	(7) cogeneration systems that produce steam or forms of energy such as heat, as well 
43.13 	as electricity, for use primarily within a building or complex of buildings;
43.14 	(8) energy conservation measures that provide long-term operating cost reductions.
43.15 	(b) "Guaranteed energy-savings contract" means a contract for the evaluation 
43.16 	and recommendations of energy conservation measures, and for one or more energy 
43.17 	conservation measures. The contract must provide that all payments, except obligations 
43.18 	on termination of the contract before its expiration, are to be made over time, but not to 
43.19 	exceed 15 20 years from the date of final installation, and the savings are guaranteed to 
43.20 	the extent necessary to make payments for the systems.
43.21 	(c) "Qualified provider" means a person or business experienced in the design, 
43.22 	implementation, and installation of energy conservation measures. A qualified provider 
43.23 	to whom the contract is awarded shall give a sufficient bond to the school district for 
43.24 	its faithful performance.
43.25 	(d) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce through the state energy 
43.26 	office.

43.27 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.65, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
43.28 		Subd. 7.District action. A district may enter into a guaranteed energy-savings 
43.29 	contract with a qualified provider if, after review of the report and the commissioner's 
43.30 	evaluation if requested, or if required under section 216C.372, the board finds that the 
43.31 	amount it would spend on the energy conservation measures recommended in the report is 
43.32 	not likely to exceed the amount to be saved in energy and operation costs over 15 20 years 
43.33 	from the date of installation if the recommendations in the report were followed, and the 
43.34 	qualified provider provides a written guarantee that the energy or operating cost savings 
43.35 	will meet or exceed the costs of the system. The guaranteed energy-savings contract may 
44.1 	provide for payments over a period of time, not to exceed 15 20 years. Notwithstanding 
44.2 	section 123B.79, a district annually may transfer from the general fund to the reserve for 
44.3 	operating capital account an amount up to the amount saved in energy and operation costs 
44.4 	as a result of guaranteed energy-savings contracts.

44.5 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129C.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
44.6 		Subd. 3.Powers and duties of board. (a) The board has the powers necessary for 
44.7 	the care, management, and control of the Perpich Center for Arts Education and any other 
44.8 	school authorized in this chapter, and all its their real and personal property. The powers 
44.9 	shall include, but are not limited to, those listed in this subdivision.
44.10 	(b) The board may employ and discharge necessary employees, and contract for 
44.11 	other services to ensure the efficient operation of the Center for Arts Education and any 
44.12 	other school authorized in this chapter.
44.13 	(c) The board may receive and award grants. The board may establish a charitable 
44.14 	foundation and accept, in trust or otherwise, any gift, grant, bequest, or devise for 
44.15 	educational purposes and hold, manage, invest, and dispose of them and the proceeds 
44.16 	and income of them according to the terms and conditions of the gift, grant, bequest, or 
44.17 	devise and its acceptance. The board must adopt internal procedures to administer and 
44.18 	monitor aids and grants.
44.19 	(d) The board may establish or coordinate evening, continuing education, extension, 
44.20 	and summer programs for teachers and pupils.
44.21 	(e) The board may identify pupils who have artistic talent, either demonstrated or 
44.22 	potential, in dance, literary arts, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts, or in more 
44.23 	than one art form.
44.24 	(f) The board must educate pupils with artistic talent by providing:
44.25 	(1) an interdisciplinary academic and arts program for pupils in the 11th and 12th 
44.26 	grades. The total number of pupils accepted under this clause and clause (2) shall not 
44.27 	exceed 310;
44.28 	(2) additional instruction to pupils for a 13th grade. Pupils eligible for this 
44.29 	instruction are those enrolled in 12th grade who need extra instruction and who apply 
44.30 	to the board, or pupils enrolled in the 12th grade who do not meet learner outcomes 
44.31 	established by the board;
44.32 	(3) intensive arts seminars for one or two weeks for pupils in grades 9 to 12;
44.33 	(4) summer arts institutes for pupils in grades 9 to 12;
44.34 	(5) artist mentor and extension programs in regional sites; and
44.35 	(6) teacher education programs for indirect curriculum delivery.
45.1 	(g) The board may determine the location for the Perpich Center for Arts Education 
45.2 	and any additional facilities related to the center, including the authority to lease a 
45.3 	temporary facility.
45.4 	(h) The board must plan for the enrollment of pupils on an equal basis from each 
45.5 	congressional district.
45.6 	(i) The board may establish task forces as needed to advise the board on policies and 
45.7 	issues. The task forces expire as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 6.
45.8 	(j) The board may request the commissioner of education for assistance and services.
45.9 	(k) The board may enter into contracts with other public and private agencies 
45.10 	and institutions for residential and building maintenance services if it determines that 
45.11 	these services could be provided more efficiently and less expensively by a contractor 
45.12 	than by the board itself. The board may also enter into contracts with public or private 
45.13 	agencies and institutions, school districts or combinations of school districts, or service 
45.14 	cooperatives to provide supplemental educational instruction and services.
45.15 	(l) The board may provide or contract for services and programs by and for the 
45.16 	Center for Arts Education, including a store, operating in connection with the center; 
45.17 	theatrical events; and other programs and services that, in the determination of the board, 
45.18 	serve the purposes of the center.
45.19 	(m) The board may provide for transportation of pupils to and from the Center for 
45.20 	Arts Education for all or part of the school year, as the board considers advisable and 
45.21 	subject to its rules. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board may charge a 
45.22 	reasonable fee for transportation of pupils. Every driver providing transportation of pupils 
45.23 	under this paragraph must possess all qualifications required by the commissioner of 
45.24 	education. The board may contract for furnishing authorized transportation under rules 
45.25 	established by the commissioner of education and may purchase and furnish gasoline to a 
45.26 	contract carrier for use in the performance of a contract with the board for transportation 
45.27 	of pupils to and from the Center for Arts Education. When transportation is provided, 
45.28 	scheduling of routes, establishment of the location of bus stops, the manner and method of 
45.29 	transportation, the control and discipline of pupils, and any other related matter is within 
45.30 	the sole discretion, control, and management of the board.
45.31 	(n) The board may provide room and board for its pupils. If the board provides room 
45.32 	and board, it shall charge a reasonable fee for the room and board. The fee is not subject 
45.33 	to chapter 14 and is not a prohibited fee according to sections 123B.34 to 123B.39.
45.34 	(o) The board may establish and set fees for services and programs. If the board sets 
45.35 	fees not authorized or prohibited by the Minnesota public school fee law, it may do so 
45.36 	without complying with the requirements of section 123B.38.
46.1 	(p) The board may apply for all competitive grants administered by agencies of the 
46.2 	state and other government or nongovernment sources.

46.3 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129C.10, is amended by adding a 
46.4 	subdivision to read:
46.5 		Subd. 9.Interdistrict voluntary integration magnet program. The board may 
46.6 	establish and operate an interdistrict integration magnet program according to section 
46.7 	129C.30.

46.8 	Sec. 34. [129C.30] CROSSWINDS INTEGRATION MAGNET SCHOOL.
46.9 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms 
46.10 	have the meanings given them.
46.11 	(b) "Board" means the board of directors of the Perpich Center for Arts Education.
46.12 	(c) "Crosswinds school" means the Crosswinds school in Woodbury operated during 
46.13 	the 2012-2013 school year by Joint Powers District No. 6067, East Metro Integration 
46.14 	District.
46.15 		Subd. 2.Board to operate Crosswinds school. The board may operate the 
46.16 	Crosswinds school with the powers and duties granted to it under this chapter.
46.17 		Subd. 3.General education funding. (a) General education revenue must be paid 
46.18 	to the Crosswinds school as though it were a district. The general education revenue for 
46.19 	each adjusted marginal cost pupil unit is the state average general education revenue 
46.20 	per pupil unit, plus the referendum equalization aid allowance in the pupil's district of 
46.21 	residence, calculated without basic skills revenue, extended time revenue, alternative 
46.22 	teacher compensation revenue, transition revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, 
46.23 	plus basic skills revenue, extended time revenue, basic alternative teacher compensation 
46.24 	aid according to section 126C.10, subdivision 34, and transition revenue as though the 
46.25 	school were a school district. The general education revenue for each extended time 
46.26 	marginal cost pupil unit equals $4,378.
46.27 	(b) General education revenue under paragraph (a) must be reduced by an amount 
46.28 	equal to 75 percent of the school's equity revenue for that year.
46.29 		Subd. 4.Special education funding. Special education aid must be paid to the 
46.30 	Crosswinds school according to section 125A.76 as though it were a school district. The 
46.31 	special education aid paid to the Crosswinds school shall be adjusted as follows:
46.32 	(1) if the Crosswinds school does not receive general education revenue on behalf of 
46.33 	the student according to subdivision 3, the aid shall be adjusted as provided in section 
46.34 	125A.11; or
47.1 	(2) if the Crosswinds school receives general education revenue on behalf of the 
47.2 	student according to subdivision 3, the aid shall be adjusted as provided in section 
47.3 	127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraph (e).
47.4 		Subd. 5.Pupil transportation. The board may transport pupils enrolled in the 
47.5 	2012-2013 school year to and from the Crosswinds school in succeeding school years 
47.6 	regardless of the student's district of residence. Pupil transportation expenses under this 
47.7 	section are reimbursable under section 124D.87.
47.8 		Subd. 6.Integration aid. The Crosswinds school is eligible for integration aid as if 
47.9 	it were a school district under section 124D.86 or any successor section.
47.10 		Subd. 7.Other aids, grants, revenue. (a) The Crosswinds school is eligible to 
47.11 	receive other aids, grants, and revenue according to chapters 120A to 129C as though it 
47.12 	were a district.
47.13 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the Crosswinds school may not receive aid, a 
47.14 	grant, or revenue if a levy is required to obtain the money, or if the aid, grant, or revenue 
47.15 	replaces levy revenue that is not general education revenue, except as otherwise provided 
47.16 	in this section.
47.17 	(c) Federal aid received by the state must be paid to the school if it qualifies for 
47.18 	the aid as though it were a school district.
47.19 	(d) In the year-end report to the commissioner of education, the Crosswinds school 
47.20 	shall report the total amount of funds received from grants and other outside sources.
47.21 		Subd. 8.Year-round programming. The Crosswinds school may operate as a 
47.22 	flexible learning year program under sections 124D.12 to 124D.127.
47.23 		Subd. 9.Data requirements. The commissioner of education shall require the 
47.24 	Crosswinds school to follow the budget and accounting procedures required for school 
47.25 	districts, and the Crosswinds school shall report all data to the Department of Education in 
47.26 	the form and manner required by the commissioner.

47.27 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216C.10, is amended to read:
47.28 	216C.10 COMMISSIONER POWERS.
47.29 	(a) The commissioner may:
47.30 	(1) adopt rules under chapter 14 as necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 
47.31 	216C.05 to 216C.30;
47.32 	(2) make all contracts under sections 216C.05 to 216C.30 and do all things necessary 
47.33 	to cooperate with the United States government, and to qualify for, accept, and disburse 
47.34 	any grant intended for the administration of sections 216C.05 to 216C.30;
48.1 	(3) provide on-site technical assistance to units of local government in order to 
48.2 	enhance local capabilities for dealing with energy problems;
48.3 	(4) administer for the state, energy programs under federal law, regulations, or 
48.4 	guidelines, and coordinate the programs and activities with other state agencies, units of 
48.5 	local government, and educational institutions;
48.6 	(5) develop a state energy investment plan with yearly energy conservation and 
48.7 	alternative energy development goals, investment targets, and marketing strategies;
48.8 	(6) perform market analysis studies relating to conservation, alternative and 
48.9 	renewable energy resources, and energy recovery;
48.10 	(7) assist with the preparation of proposals for innovative conservation, renewable, 
48.11 	alternative, or energy recovery projects;
48.12 	(8) manage and disburse funds made available for the purpose of research studies 
48.13 	or demonstration projects related to energy conservation or other activities deemed 
48.14 	appropriate by the commissioner;
48.15 	(9) intervene in certificate of need proceedings before the Public Utilities 
48.16 	Commission;
48.17 	(10) collect fees from recipients of loans, grants, or other financial aid from money 
48.18 	received from litigation or settlement of alleged violations of federal petroleum-pricing 
48.19 	regulations, which fees must be used to pay the department's costs in administering those 
48.20 	financial aids; and
48.21 	(11) collect fees from proposers and operators of conservation and other 
48.22 	energy-related programs that are reviewed, evaluated, or approved by the department, 
48.23 	other than proposers that are political subdivisions or community or nonprofit 
48.24 	organizations, to cover the department's cost in making the reviewal, evaluation, or 
48.25 	approval and in developing additional programs for others to operate.; and
48.26 	(12) fix, charge, and collect fees from state agencies, units of local government, 
48.27 	education institutions, and others that use the department's technical support services 
48.28 	during a guaranteed energy savings program contract under sections 16C.144, 123B.65, 
48.29 	and 471.345, or during an energy improvement financing program for local governments 
48.30 	under section 216C.43, to make those services self-funding. An energy performance 
48.31 	contracting fund is established as a special revenue account in the state treasury. Fees 
48.32 	collected and interest, dividends, and any other earnings arising from fund assets must 
48.33 	be credited to the fund.
48.34 	(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner is designated the state agent to 
48.35 	apply for, receive, and accept federal or other funds made available to the state for the 
48.36 	purposes of sections 216C.05 to 216C.30.

49.1 	Sec. 36. [216C.371] DEFINITIONS.
49.2 		Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of this section and section 216C.372, the 
49.3 	following terms have the meanings given them.
49.4 		Subd. 2.Capital improvement. "Capital improvement" means the acquisition or 
49.5 	betterment of public land, buildings, and other public improvements of a capital nature, 
49.6 	as permitted by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, clause (a). It does not 
49.7 	include repair or maintenance.
49.8 		Subd. 3.Energy audit. "Energy audit" has the meaning given in section 216C.435, 
49.9 	subdivision 4.
49.10 		Subd. 4.Energy improvement. "Energy improvement" means a renovation or 
49.11 	retrofitting of a school building that is permanently affixed to the property and that results 
49.12 	in a net reduction in energy consumption without altering the principal source of energy.
49.13 		Subd. 5.Engineering report. "Engineering report" has the meaning given in 
49.14 	section 16C.144, subdivision 1, paragraph (k).
49.15 		Subd. 6.School building. "School building" means a permanent structure owned 
49.16 	by and used for school district purposes that has a permanently installed heating or 
49.17 	cooling system.
49.18 		Subd. 7.School district. "School district" means a public independent, common, 
49.19 	special, or intermediate school district or a charter school.
49.20 		Subd. 8.Statewide greenhouse gas emissions. "Statewide greenhouse gas 
49.21 	emissions" has the meaning given in section 216H.01, subdivision 2.

49.22 	Sec. 37. [216C.372] SCHOOL ENERGY CONSERVATION REVOLVING LOAN 
49.23 	PROGRAM.
49.24 		Subdivision 1.Loan program established. A school energy conservation revolving 
49.25 	loan program account is established in the bond proceeds fund to receive appropriations 
49.26 	of state bond proceeds. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of 
49.27 	commerce to make loans to school districts for eligible capital improvement projects as 
49.28 	provided in this section and to pay reasonable and actual costs of administering the loan 
49.29 	program, not to exceed interest earned on fund assets. The commissioner of management 
49.30 	and budget must credit to the account all investment income on money in the account, and 
49.31 	all repayments of principal and interest. Section 16A.642 does not apply to money in the 
49.32 	account or the program. The commissioner of commerce shall manage and administer the 
49.33 	revolving loan program and individual accounts in the revolving loan account.
49.34 		Subd. 2.Purpose. The school energy conservation revolving loan program is 
49.35 	created to provide financial assistance to school districts to make energy improvements in 
50.1 	school buildings that reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions and improve indoor air 
50.2 	quality in schools.
50.3 		Subd. 3.Limitations. The commissioner of commerce shall make loans on a 
50.4 	first-come, first-served basis.
50.5 		Subd. 4.Applications. (a) A school district applying for a loan must submit an 
50.6 	application to the commissioner of commerce in the manner and on forms prescribed by 
50.7 	the commissioner. An applicant must provide the following information:
50.8 	(1) the name and contact information of the school district and the persons 
50.9 	responsible for loan administration and project implementation matters;
50.10 	(2) the estimated total cost of the capital improvement project and the amount of 
50.11 	the loan sought;
50.12 	(3) a description of the energy improvements to be made to school buildings as part 
50.13 	of the project, and new equipment and materials to be installed;
50.14 	(4) the proposed methods and sources of funds to be used to repay a loan made 
50.15 	under this section;
50.16 	(5) the proposed source of matching funds to be used in conjunction with a loan 
50.17 	made under this section, as required under subdivision 5, including, where the source of 
50.18 	matching funds is a guaranteed energy-savings contract entered into under section 16C.144 
50.19 	or section 123B.54, or a lease purchase agreement entered into under section 16C.144, a 
50.20 	copy of the proposed guaranteed energy-savings contract or lease purchase agreement;
50.21 	(6) the results of an energy audit conducted by an independent contractor, or an 
50.22 	engineering report prepared by a contractor qualified through section 16C.144 or section 
50.23 	216C.43, estimating the energy savings that will be realized as a result of the project;
50.24 	(7) a description of the projected improvements in indoor air quality achieved as 
50.25 	a result of the project, if applicable; and
50.26 	(8) any additional information requested by the commissioner of commerce.
50.27 	(b) A school district may, in consultation with the commissioner of commerce, 
50.28 	evaluate the use of the guaranteed energy-savings program outlined in section 16C.144 
50.29 	or an energy improvement financing program for local governments outlined in section 
50.30 	216C.43 before making an application for the school energy conservation loan program.
50.31 		Subd. 5.Loan conditions. (a) A loan made under this section must:
50.32 	(1) represent no more than one-half of the total cost of the project;
50.33 	(2) have a repayment term no longer than 20 years;
50.34 	(3) bear interest at or below the market rate; and
50.35 	(4) finance no energy improvement whose useful life is less than the loan term.
51.1 	(b) A school district loan recipient may apply towards the school district's share of 
51.2 	the total project costs the amount that the school district spent on the energy audit or 
51.3 	engineering report, and any amounts it spends to implement energy audit or engineering 
51.4 	report recommendations that are part of the overall project but that are not eligible for 
51.5 	financing with the loan money.
51.6 		Subd. 6.Commissioner review. The commissioner shall review applications filed 
51.7 	under this section and shall notify a school district in writing of the decision to approve or 
51.8 	disapprove the application. If the commissioner disapproves an application, the notice 
51.9 	shall contain the reasons why the application was disapproved. If an approved application 
51.10 	includes a proposed guaranteed energy-savings contract or lease purchase agreement as 
51.11 	a source of matching funds, the notice shall contain the commissioner's comments and 
51.12 	recommendations regarding the provisions of the guaranteed energy-savings contract or 
51.13 	lease purchase agreement.
51.14 		Subd. 7.Biennial report. The commissioner of commerce shall report by February 
51.15 	1 of each even-numbered year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
51.16 	committees of the house of representatives and senate with jurisdiction over energy policy, 
51.17 	education finance, and capital investment. The report must identify the school districts and 
51.18 	school buildings in which projects have been financed through the program, the amount of 
51.19 	the loans, the total project costs, the estimated and, if possible, measured energy savings 
51.20 	and greenhouse gas emissions reductions, the demand for loans and the availability of 
51.21 	loan money, and any other information the commissioner determines would be useful to 
51.22 	the legislature. The commissioner shall also submit the report as required in section 3.195.

51.23 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 240A.09, is amended to read:
51.24 	240A.09 PLAN DEVELOPMENT; CRITERIA.
51.25 	The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission shall develop a plan to promote the 
51.26 	development of proposals for new statewide public ice facilities including proposals for 
51.27 	ice centers and matching grants based on the criteria in this section.
51.28 	(a) For ice center proposals, the commission will give priority to proposals that 
51.29 	come from more than one local government unit. Institutions of higher education are not 
51.30 	eligible to receive a grant.
51.31 	(b) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, the 
51.32 	commission is encouraged to give priority to the following proposals:
51.33 	(1) proposals for renovation and indoor air quality improvements at an existing 
51.34 	indoor ice arena;
51.35 	(1) (2) proposals for construction of two or more ice sheets in a single new facility;
52.1 	(2) (3) proposals for construction of an additional sheet of ice at an existing ice center;
52.2 	(3) (4) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice as part of a sports 
52.3 	complex with multiple sports facilities; and
52.4 	(4) (5) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice that will be expanded 
52.5 	to a two-sheet facility in the future.
52.6 	(c) The commission shall administer a site selection process for the ice centers. The 
52.7 	commission shall invite proposals from cities or counties or consortia of cities. A proposal 
52.8 	for an ice center must include matching contributions including in-kind contributions of 
52.9 	land, access roadways and access roadway improvements, and necessary utility services, 
52.10 	landscaping, and parking.
52.11 	(d) Proposals for ice centers and matching grants must provide for meeting the 
52.12 	demand for ice time for female groups by offering up to 50 percent of prime ice time, as 
52.13 	needed, to female groups. For purposes of this section, prime ice time means the hours 
52.14 	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 
52.15 	and Sundays.
52.16 	(e) The location for all proposed facilities must be in areas of maximum 
52.17 	demonstrated interest and must maximize accessibility to an arterial highway.
52.18 	(f) To the extent possible, all proposed facilities must be dispersed equitably, must 
52.19 	be located to maximize potential for full utilization and profitable operation, and must 
52.20 	accommodate noncompetitive family and community skating for all ages.
52.21 	(g) The commission may also use the money to upgrade current facilities, purchase 
52.22 	girls' ice time, or conduct amateur women's hockey and other ice sport tournaments.
52.23 	(h) To the extent possible, 50 percent of all grants must be awarded to communities 
52.24 	in greater Minnesota.
52.25 	(i) To the extent possible, technical assistance shall be provided to Minnesota 
52.26 	communities by the commission on ice arena planning, design, redesign, installation, 
52.27 	renovation of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems, and operation, including 
52.28 	the marketing of ice time.
52.29 	(j) A grant for new facilities may not exceed $250,000.
52.30 	(k) The commission may make grants for rehabilitation and renovation. A 
52.31 	rehabilitation or renovation grant may not exceed $100,000 $200,000. Priority must be 
52.32 	given to grant applications for indoor air quality improvements, including zero emission 
52.33 	ice resurfacing equipment and the upgrading of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning 
52.34 	systems which may include electronic indoor air monitoring devices.
52.35 	(l) Grant money may be used for ice centers designed for sports other than hockey.
53.1 	(m) Grant money may be used to upgrade existing facilities to comply with the 
53.2 	bleacher safety requirements of section 326B.112.

53.3 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
53.4 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms 
53.5 	have the meanings given.
53.6 	(b) "Abandoned property" has the meaning given in section 117.025, subdivision 5.
53.7 	(c) "Community land trust" means an entity that meets the requirements of section 
53.8 	462A.31, subdivisions 1 and 2.
53.9 	(d) "Debt service" means the amount payable in any fiscal year of principal, 
53.10 	premium, if any, and interest on housing infrastructure bonds and the fees, charges, and 
53.11 	expenses related to the bonds.
53.12 	(e) "Foreclosed property" means residential property where foreclosure proceedings 
53.13 	have been initiated or have been completed and title transferred or where title is transferred 
53.14 	in lieu of foreclosure.
53.15 	(f) "Housing infrastructure bonds" means bonds issued by the agency under this 
53.16 	chapter that are qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, within the meaning of Section 145(a) of the 
53.17 	Internal Revenue Code, finance qualified residential rental projects within the meaning of 
53.18 	Section 142(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, or are tax-exempt bonds that are not private 
53.19 	activity bonds, within the meaning of Section 141(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, for the 
53.20 	purpose of financing or refinancing affordable housing authorized under this chapter.
53.21 	(g) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
53.22 	(h) "Supportive housing" means housing that is not time-limited and provides or 
53.23 	coordinates with linkages to services necessary for residents to maintain housing stability 
53.24 	and maximize opportunities for education and employment.

53.25 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a 
53.26 	subdivision to read:
53.27 		Subd. 2a.Additional authorization. In addition to the amount authorized in 
53.28 	subdivision 2, the agency may issue up to $35,000,000 of housing infrastructure bonds in 
53.29 	one or more series to which the payments made under this section may be pledged.

53.30 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a 
53.31 	subdivision to read:
54.1 		Subd. 5.Additional appropriation. (a) The agency must certify annually to the 
54.2 	commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of annual debt service on 
54.3 	each series of bonds issued under subdivision 2a.
54.4 	(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2014 and through 2033, if any housing infrastructure 
54.5 	bonds issued under subdivision 2a remain outstanding, the commissioner of management 
54.6 	and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under 
54.7 	section 462A.21, subdivision 32, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed 
54.8 	$2,590,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from 
54.9 	the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
54.10 	(c) The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds the 
54.11 	payments to be made by the state under this section.

54.12 	Sec. 42. Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 22, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws 2005, 
54.13 	chapter 20, article 1, section 43, is amended to read:

54.14
54.15	Subd. 6.Fergus Falls Regional Treatment 
Center
 				3,000,000
	
54.16 	To design, renovate, construct, furnish, 
54.17 	and equip ancillary support and program 
54.18 	facilities, including improvements to basic 
54.19 	infrastructure to be owned by a public entity, 
54.20 	such as sanitary and storm sewer and water 
54.21 	lines, public streets, curb, gutter, street lights, 
54.22 	or sidewalks, to make improvements for 
54.23 	building envelope and structural integrity,
54.24 	 for hazardous materials abatement, and for
54.25 	 demolition that will facilitate the relocation 
54.26 	of the facility's ancillary support, treatment, 
54.27 	and residential programs from the Kirkbride 
54.28 	buildings and of all or portions of surplus, 
54.29 	nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities 
54.30 	and infrastructure or to renovate surplus, 
54.31 	nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities and 
54.32 	infrastructure to facilitate the disposition
54.33 	 redevelopment of the Fergus Falls Regional 
54.34 	Treatment Center campus. If the property 
54.35 	is sold or transferred to a local unit of 
55.1 	government, the unspent portion of this 
55.2 	appropriation may be granted to the local 
55.3 	unit of government that acquires the campus 
55.4 	for the purposes stated in this subdivision.
55.5 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
55.6 	section 16A.642, the bond authorization 
55.7 	and appropriation of bond proceeds in this 
55.8 	subdivision are available until December 31, 
55.9 	2016.

55.10 	Sec. 43. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 20, subdivision 3, as amended by 
55.11 	Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 47, is amended to read:

55.12
55.13	Subd. 3.Systemwide Redevelopment, Reuse, 
or Demolition
 				17,600,000
	
55.14 	To demolish or improve surplus, 
55.15 	nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities and 
55.16 	infrastructure at Department of Human 
55.17 	Services campuses statewide. 
55.18 	(a) Up to $8,600,000 may be used to 
55.19 	predesign, design, construct, furnish, 
55.20 	and equip renovation of existing space 
55.21 	or construction of new space for skilled 
55.22 	nursing home capacity for forensic treatment 
55.23 	programs operated by state-operated services 
55.24 	on the campus of St. Peter Regional 
55.25 	Treatment Center. 
55.26 	(b) $4,000,000 may be used to prepare 
55.27 	and develop a site, including demolition of 
55.28 	buildings and infrastructure, to implement 
55.29 	the redevelopment and reuse of the 
55.30 	Ah-Gwah-Ching Regional Treatment Center 
55.31 	campus. If the property is sold or transferred 
55.32 	to a local unit of government, the unspent 
55.33 	portion of this appropriation may be granted 
55.34 	to the local unit of government that acquires 
56.1 	the campus for the purposes stated in this 
56.2 	subdivision. 
56.3 	Up to $400,000 may be used for a grant 
56.4 	to the city of Walker to connect the water 
56.5 	reservoir to the city. 
56.6 	(c) $1,000,000 may be used to renovate one 
56.7 	or more buildings for chemical dependency 
56.8 	treatment specializing in methamphetamine 
56.9 	addiction, and demolish buildings, on the 
56.10 	Willmar Regional Treatment Center campus. 
56.11 	If the property is sold or transferred to a local 
56.12 	unit of government, the unspent portion of 
56.13 	this appropriation may be granted to the local 
56.14 	unit of government that acquires the campus 
56.15 	for the purposes stated in this subdivision. 
56.16 	(d) Up to $2,210,000 may be spent by the 
56.17 	commissioner of finance to retire municipal 
56.18 	bonds issued by the city of Fergus Falls 
56.19 	and to retire interfund loans incurred by the 
56.20 	city of Fergus Falls in connection with the 
56.21 	waste incinerator and steam heating facility 
56.22 	at the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment 
56.23 	Center. $447,610 of unexpended nonsalary 
56.24 	money from state-operated services may be 
56.25 	transferred as a grant to the city of Fergus 
56.26 	Falls to retire interfund loans incurred by the 
56.27 	city of Fergus Falls in connection with the 
56.28 	waste incinerator and steam heating facility 
56.29 	at the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment 
56.30 	Center. This money is only available upon 
56.31 	satisfactory completion of implementation of 
56.32 	the final master plan agreement, as approved 
56.33 	by the Department of Administration, the 
56.34 	Department of Human Services, and the city 
56.35 	of Fergus Falls.
57.1 	(e) Up to $400,000 may be used for a grant 
57.2 	to the city of Fergus Falls for hazardous 
57.3 	materials abatement, improvements to basic 
57.4 	infrastructure to be owned by a public entity, 
57.5 	including sanitary and storm sewer and water 
57.6 	lines, public streets, curb, gutter, street lights, 
57.7 	or sidewalks, to make improvements for 
57.8 	building envelope and structural integrity, 
57.9 	and to demolish all or portions of surplus, 
57.10 	nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities 
57.11 	and infrastructure or to renovate surplus, 
57.12 	nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities and 
57.13 	infrastructure to facilitate redevelopment of
57.14 	 the city's waste-to-energy incineration plant 
57.15 	located on the grounds of the Fergus Falls 
57.16 	Regional Treatment Center campus. 
57.17 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
57.18 	section 16A.642, the bond authorization 
57.19 	and appropriation of bond proceeds in this 
57.20 	paragraph are available until December 31, 
57.21 	2016.
57.22 	(f) The provisions, terms, and conditions of 
57.23 	any grant made by the director of the Office of 
57.24 	Environmental Assistance under Minnesota 
57.25 	Statutes, chapter 115A, to the city of Fergus 
57.26 	Falls for the waste incinerator steam heating 
57.27 	facility that supports the Fergus Falls 
57.28 	Regional Treatment Center and that may 
57.29 	come into effect as a result of the incinerator 
57.30 	and facility being closed, are hereby waived.

57.31 	Sec. 44. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 12, as amended by 
57.32 	Laws 2006, chapter 171, section 2, Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 50, and Laws 2010, 
57.33 	chapter 189, section 47, is amended to read:

57.34	Subd. 12.  Bioscience Development
				18,500,000
	
58.1 	For grants to political subdivisions to 
58.2 	predesign, design, acquire, construct, furnish, 
58.3 	and equip publicly owned infrastructure 
58.4 	required to support bioscience development 
58.5 	in this state. 
58.6 	$2,500,000 is for a grant to the city of 
58.7 	Worthington. The $313,947.17 remaining 
58.8 	from this appropriation, which was reported 
58.9 	to the legislature according to Minnesota 
58.10 	Statutes, section 16A.642, subdivision 1, 
58.11 	on January 2, 2013, is reauthorized and 
58.12 	does not cancel under the terms of that 
58.13 	subdivision. The bond sale authorization 
58.14 	and appropriation of bond proceeds for 
58.15 	this project are available until December 
58.16 	31, 2016, and also may be used to design, 
58.17 	construct, furnish, and equip a laboratory 
58.18 	and technology training center on the site 
58.19 	supported by the infrastructure.
58.20 	$14,000,000 cumulatively is for grants to the 
58.21 	counties of Ramsey and Anoka for public 
58.22 	improvements to the portion of County Road 
58.23 	J located within each county, and for road and 
58.24 	bridge improvement costs at marked Trunk 
58.25 	Highway 36 and Rice Street in Ramsey 
58.26 	County in support of bioscience business 
58.27 	development. This amount may be used to 
58.28 	repay loans the proceeds of which were used 
58.29 	for the public improvement. The grants to 
58.30 	the individual counties shall be in amounts 
58.31 	proportionate to the individual counties' costs 
58.32 	associated with the public improvements.
58.33 	$2,000,000 is for bioscience business 
58.34 	development public infrastructure grants 
59.1 	under new Minnesota Statutes, section 
59.2 	116J.435.

59.3 	Sec. 45. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws 
59.4 	2008, chapter 179, section 64, and Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 
59.5 	30, is amended to read:

59.6
59.7	Subd. 8.Metropolitan Regional Parks Capital 
Improvements
 				35,362,000 
	
59.8 	For the cost of improvements and betterments 
59.9 	of a capital nature and acquisition by the 
59.10 	council and local government units of 
59.11 	regional recreational open-space lands in 
59.12 	accordance with the council's policy plan 
59.13 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
59.14 	473.147. Priority must be given to park 
59.15 	rehabilitation and land acquisition projects.
59.16 	$300,000 is for a grant to the city of 
59.17 	Bloomington for environmental analysis 
59.18 	and review, design, and construction of a 
59.19 	multimodal trail connection across or through 
59.20 	Long Meadow Lake in the vicinity of the old 
59.21 	Cedar Avenue bridge and for development 
59.22 	of a segment of the Minnesota Valley State 
59.23 	Trail from Fort Snelling State Park to the 
59.24 	Long Meadow Lake crossing to serve as 
59.25 	a hiking and bicycling trail connection to 
59.26 	renovate and restore, or to replace, the Old 
59.27 	Cedar Avenue Bridge for bicycle commuters 
59.28 	and recreational users. Notwithstanding 
59.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the 
59.30 	bond sale authorization and appropriation of 
59.31 	bond proceeds for this project are available 
59.32 	until December 31, 2017.
59.33 	$6,000,000 is for a grant to the county of 
59.34 	Dakota to acquire land for a regional park 
59.35 	and wildlife area adjacent to the Vermillion 
60.1 	Highlands Research, Recreation, and Wildlife 
60.2 	Management Area in Dakota County.
60.3 	$1,800,000 is for a grant to the city of 
60.4 	Minneapolis to complete land acquisition for 
60.5 	and construction of the Cedar Lake Trail.
60.6 	$3,500,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis 
60.7 	Park and Recreation Board to design, 
60.8 	construct, furnish, and equip a new cultural 
60.9 	and community center in the East Phillips 
60.10 	neighborhood in Minneapolis.
60.11 	$250,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis 
60.12 	Park and Recreation Board to predesign 
60.13 	completion of the Grand Rounds National 
60.14 	Scenic Byway by providing a link between 
60.15 	northeast Minneapolis on Stinson Avenue and 
60.16 	Southeast Minneapolis at East River Road.
60.17 	$2,500,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis 
60.18 	Park and Recreation Board to mitigate 
60.19 	flooding at Lake of the Isles in the city 
60.20 	of Minneapolis. The grant must be used 
60.21 	for shoreline stabilization and restoration, 
60.22 	dredging, wetland replacement, and other 
60.23 	infrastructure improvements necessary to 
60.24 	deal with the 1997 flood damage and to 
60.25 	prevent future flooding.
60.26 	$321,000 is for a grant to Ramsey County 
60.27 	to construct a bicycle and pedestrian trail on 
60.28 	the north side of Lower Afton Road between 
60.29 	Century Avenue and McKnight Road in the 
60.30 	city of Maplewood. This appropriation is 
60.31 	not available until the commissioner has 
60.32 	determined that at least an equal amount has 
60.33 	been committed from nonstate sources.
60.34 	$9,000,000 is for a grant to the city of St. 
60.35 	Paul to predesign, design, construct, furnish, 
61.1 	equip, and redevelop infrastructure at the 
61.2 	Como Zoo.
61.3 	$2,500,000 is for a grant to the city of St. 
61.4 	Paul to acquire land for and to predesign, 
61.5 	design, construct, furnish, and equip river 
61.6 	park development and redevelopment 
61.7 	infrastructure in National Great River Park 
61.8 	along the Mississippi River in St. Paul.
61.9 	$2,000,000 is for a grant to the city of 
61.10 	South St. Paul for the closure, capping, and 
61.11 	remediation of approximately 80 acres of 
61.12 	the Port Crosby construction and demolition 
61.13 	debris landfill in South St. Paul, as the fifth 
61.14 	phase of converting the land into parkland, 
61.15 	and to restore approximately 80 acres of 
61.16 	riverfront land along the Mississippi River.
61.17 	$191,000 is for a grant to the city of White 
61.18 	Bear Lake to construct the Lake Avenue 
61.19 	Regional Trail connecting Highway 96 
61.20 	Regional Trail with Ramsey Beach.

61.21 	Sec. 46. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 18, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

61.22
61.23	Subd. 6.Systemwide Redevelopment, Reuse, 
or Demolition
 				5,000,000 
	
61.24 	To abate hazardous materials, design, 
61.25 	construct, or improve basic infrastructure 
61.26 	to be owned by a public entity, including 
61.27 	sanitary and storm sewer and water lines, 
61.28 	public streets, curb, gutter, street lights, 
61.29 	or sidewalks, to make improvements 
61.30 	for building envelope and structural 
61.31 	integrity, demolish all or portions of 
61.32 	 surplus, nonfunctional, or deteriorated 
61.33 	facilities and infrastructure or to renovate 
61.34 	surplus, nonfunctional, or deteriorated 
62.1 	facilities and infrastructure at to facilitate 
62.2 	redevelopment of Department of Human 
62.3 	Services campuses that the commissioner 
62.4 	of administration is authorized to convey 
62.5 	to a local unit of government under Laws 
62.6 	2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 46, or 
62.7 	other law. These projects must facilitate the 
62.8 	redevelopment or reuse of these campuses 
62.9 	and must be implemented consistent with 
62.10 	the comprehensive redevelopment plans 
62.11 	developed and approved under Laws 
62.12 	2003, First Special Session chapter 14, 
62.13 	article 6, section 64, subdivision 2, unless 
62.14 	expressly provided otherwise. If a surplus 
62.15 	campus is sold or transferred to a local 
62.16 	unit of government, unspent portions of 
62.17 	this appropriation may be granted to that 
62.18 	local unit of government for the purposes 
62.19 	stated in this subdivision. Notwithstanding 
62.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the 
62.21 	bond authorization and appropriation of bond 
62.22 	proceeds in this subdivision are available 
62.23 	until December 31, 2016.

62.24 	Sec. 47. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 26, as amended by Laws 2009, 
62.25 	chapter 7, section 1, is amended to read:

62.26	Subd. 26.Regional and Local Park Grants
 				1,621,000
	
62.27 	An appropriation in this subdivision is not 
62.28 	available unless a covenant is placed, or has 
62.29 	been placed, on the land to keep the land as a 
62.30 	public park in perpetuity.
62.31 	$492,000 is for a grant to Stearns County to 
62.32 	acquire 23 acres of land adjacent to Warner 
62.33 	Lake Park in Stearns County to serve as part 
62.34 	of the Central Minnesota Parks and Trails.
63.1 	$500,000 is for a grant to Chisago City 
63.2 	to acquire land for the creation of Ojiketa 
63.3 	Regional Park in Chisago County.
63.4 	$129,000 is for a grant to the city of 
63.5 	Ortonville to construct improvements of 
63.6 	a capital nature at the Minnesota River 
63.7 	Regional Park in the city of Ortonville.
63.8 	$500,000 is for a grant to the city of Sartell 
63.9 	to acquire up to 68 acres of land located 
63.10 	along the Sauk River near the confluence of 
63.11 	the Mississippi to serve as part of the Central 
63.12 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails. This 
63.13 	appropriation, which was reported to the 
63.14 	legislature according to Minnesota Statutes, 
63.15 	section 16A.642, subdivision 1, on January 
63.16 	2, 2013, is reauthorized and does not cancel 
63.17 	under the terms of that subdivision. The 
63.18 	bond sale authorization and appropriation of 
63.19 	bond proceeds for this project are available 
63.20 	until December 31, 2016.

63.21 	Sec. 48. Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 
63.22 	2010, chapter 189, section 58, and Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 
63.23 	36, is amended to read:

63.24	Subd. 3.Old Cedar Avenue Bridge
 				2,000,000
	
63.25 	For a grant to the city of Bloomington for 
63.26 	environmental analysis and review, design, 
63.27 	and construction of a multimodal trail 
63.28 	connection across or through Long Meadow 
63.29 	Lake in the vicinity of the old Cedar Avenue 
63.30 	Bridge and for development of a segment of 
63.31 	the Minnesota Valley State Trail from Fort 
63.32 	Snelling State Park to the Long Meadow Lake 
63.33 	crossing to renovate and restore, or to replace, 
63.34 	the old Cedar Avenue Bridge for bicycle 
64.1 	commuters and recreational users. This 
64.2 	appropriation is added to the appropriation 
64.3 	in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, 
64.4 	subdivision 8, as amended. Notwithstanding 
64.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the 
64.6 	bond sale authorization and appropriation of 
64.7 	bond proceeds for this project are available 
64.8 	until December 31, 2017.

64.9 	Sec. 49. Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 22, the effective date, as amended by 
64.10 	Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 38, is amended to read:

64.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
64.12 	and expires July 1, 2013.

64.13 	Sec. 50. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 16, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2011, 
64.14 	First Special Session chapter 12, section 45, is amended to read:

64.15
64.16	Subd. 4.Metropolitan Regional Parks and 
Trails Capital Improvements

64.17	(a) Metropolitan Council Priorities
				10,500,000
	
64.18 	For the cost of improvements and betterments 
64.19 	of a capital nature and acquisition by the 
64.20 	council and local government units of 
64.21 	regional recreational open-space lands in 
64.22 	accordance with the council's policy plan 
64.23 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
64.24 	473.147. Priority must be given to park 
64.25 	rehabilitation and land acquisition projects. 
64.26 	This appropriation must not be used to 
64.27 	purchase easements.

64.28	(b) Como Zoo 
				11,000,000
	
64.29 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign, 
64.30 	design, construct, furnish, and equip phase 2 
64.31 	renovation of exhibits at the Como Zoo.

64.32	(d) Old Cedar Avenue Bridge
				1,000,000
	
65.1 	For a grant to the city of Bloomington for 
65.2 	environmental analysis and review, design, 
65.3 	and construction of a multimodal trail 
65.4 	connection across or through Long Meadow 
65.5 	Lake in the vicinity of the Old Cedar Avenue 
65.6 	Bridge and for development of a segment of 
65.7 	the Minnesota Valley State Trail from Fort 
65.8 	Snelling State Park to the Long Meadow 
65.9 	Lake crossing to renovate and restore, or to 
65.10 	replace, the old Cedar Avenue Bridge for 
65.11 	bicycle commuters and recreational users. 
65.12 	The city of Bloomington must consult with 
65.13 	the city of Eagan and Dakota County on 
65.14 	the renovation project. Notwithstanding 
65.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the 
65.16 	bond sale authorization and appropriation of 
65.17 	bond proceeds for this project are available 
65.18 	until December 31, 2017.
65.19 	This appropriation is added to the 
65.20 	appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 365, 
65.21 	section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by this 
65.22 	act.

65.23
65.24	(f) Rock Island Bridge Park and Trail 
Development
				1,000,000
	
65.25 	For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights 
65.26 	for park and trail development on the west 
65.27 	bank of the Mississippi River in Dakota 
65.28 	County at the site of Mississippi River Bridge 
65.29 	JAR 5600, commonly known as the Rock 
65.30 	Island Bridge. Any park or trails developed 
65.31 	with this appropriation must connect with 
65.32 	any local, regional, or state trails in the 
65.33 	vicinity, and the historic Rock Island Bridge.

65.34	(i) Veterans Memorial Parks
				2,000,000
	
66.1 	For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and 
66.2 	Recreation Board to: (1) design and construct 
66.3 	an appropriate monument in Sheridan 
66.4 	Veterans Memorial Park on the Mississippi 
66.5 	River in Minneapolis to memorialize the war 
66.6 	service of Minnesota veterans of all wars; 
66.7 	and (2) match money provided by Hennepin 
66.8 	County to restore the flagpole monument 
66.9 	and plaza, and make other infrastructure 
66.10 	improvements of a capital nature for the 
66.11 	Veterans of World War I Victory Memorial 
66.12 	Parkway, consistent with Hennepin County's 
66.13 	planned infrastructure improvements.

66.14 	Sec. 51. OPTIONS FOR TRANSFER OF CROSSWINDS SCHOOL FACILITIES.
 66.15 		Subdivision 1.Transfer. Notwithstanding the appropriation of state general 
66.16 	obligation bond proceeds in Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 5, subdivision 5; Laws 1999, 
66.17 	chapter 240, article 1, section 3; Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 5, subdivision 
66.18 	2; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 12, section 2, subdivision 2; and Laws 
66.19 	2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 5, subdivision 3, to acquire and better the Crosswinds 
66.20 	school facilities by the Joint Powers District No. 6067, East Metro Integration District, 
66.21 	in Woodbury, the Crosswinds school may be conveyed to the Perpich Center for Arts 
66.22 	Education or to Independent School District 833, South Washington County Schools, for 
66.23 	use as an east metropolitan area integration magnet school.
66.24 		Subd. 2.Sale. If Joint Powers District No. 6067, East Metro Integration District, 
66.25 	does not transfer the Crosswinds school facilities under subdivision 1, it may sell the 
66.26 	school at public sale for an amount at least equal to the total amount of state general 
66.27 	obligation bond proceeds used to acquire and better the school. The proceeds of the sale 
66.28 	must be allocated as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. Upon the sale 
66.29 	under this subdivision, the school facilities are no longer state bond-financed property 
66.30 	and may be used for any purpose.

66.31 	Sec. 52. CROSSWINDS SCHOOL TRANSITION TO PERPICH CENTER FOR 
66.32 	ARTS EDUCATION.
 67.1 		Subdivision 1.Application. This section applies if the Crosswinds school facilities 
67.2 	are transferred to the Perpich Center for Arts Education under section 51, subdivision 1, 
67.3 	prior to the 2013-2014 school year.
67.4 		Subd. 2.Staff transferred; contracts to remain separate. As soon as practicable, 
67.5 	the Perpich Center for Arts Education must notify all licensed and unlicensed employees 
67.6 	of the East Metro Integration District assigned to the Crosswinds school as of February 1, 
67.7 	2013, except administrative employees, of open positions for the 2013-2014 school year. 
67.8 	Employees shall notify the Perpich Center for Arts Education within 30 days if they 
67.9 	request appointment to a position. All requests must be granted. The commissioner of 
67.10 	management and budget shall assign these employees to the appropriate job classes in the 
67.11 	state civil service. Terms and conditions of employment for the transferred employees on 
67.12 	and after August 1, 2013, shall be determined by the collective bargaining agreement or 
67.13 	compensation plan applicable to each job class, provided that:
67.14 	(1) a person who becomes a state employee under this section will have seniority 
67.15 	with the state as of the date the person became an employee of the East Metro Integration 
67.16 	District;
67.17 	(2) if a person took a leave of absence from another school district to become an 
67.18 	employee of the East Metro Integration District, the person will have seniority with the 
67.19 	state as of the date the person first became an employee of the school district from which 
67.20 	the employee took the leave of absence;
67.21 	(3) a separate seniority list shall be maintained for the Crosswinds site of the Perpich 
67.22 	Center for Arts Education from the seniority list for the Golden Valley site;
67.23 	(4) the staff member shall receive the greater of:
67.24 	(i) credit on the appointing salary schedule for the Perpich Center for Arts Education 
67.25 	for the staff member's years of continuous service under contract with the East Metro 
67.26 	Integration District and any member district, if applicable, and for the staff member's 
67.27 	educational attainment at the time of appointment; or
67.28 	(ii) the salary that the staff member received in the East Metro Integration District;
67.29 	(5) all staff appointed to the Crosswinds site of the Perpich Center for Arts Education 
67.30 	under this subdivision shall be deemed to have completed any applicable probationary 
67.31 	period; and
67.32 	(6) all staff appointed to the Crosswinds site of the Perpich Center for Arts Education 
67.33 	under this subdivision shall receive credit for accumulations of sick leave, vacation, paid 
67.34 	time off, rights to severance benefits, and any other benefits, as if the staff member had 
67.35 	been employed by the Perpich Center for Arts Education during the staff member's years 
67.36 	of employment by the East Metro Integration District.
68.1 		Subd. 3.Student enrollment. Any student enrolled in the Crosswinds school 
68.2 	during the 2012-2013 school year may continue to enroll in the Crosswinds school in 
68.3 	any subsequent year. For the 2013-2014 school year and later, a student may apply for 
68.4 	enrollment to the school at any time in the method and manner prescribed by the board.
68.5 		Subd. 4.Compensatory revenue. For the 2013-2014 school year only, the 
68.6 	Department of Education must calculate compensatory revenue for the Crosswinds school 
68.7 	based on the fall 2012 enrollment counts at that site.
68.8 		Subd. 5.Title 1 funding. To the extent possible, the Department of Education must 
68.9 	qualify the Crosswinds school for Title 1 funding as if the program were still operated by 
68.10 	Joint Powers District No. 6067, East Metro Integration District.
68.11 		Subd. 6.Timelines notwithstanding. Any timelines established by resolution or 
68.12 	otherwise by Joint Powers Board No. 6067, East Metro Integration District, to convey the 
68.13 	Crosswinds school to another party are waived and are without effect.

68.14 	Sec. 53. CROSSWINDS TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL 
68.15 	DISTRICT NO. 833, SOUTH WASHINGTON COUNTY DISTRICT.
 68.16 		Subdivision 1.Application. This section applies if the Crosswinds school facilities 
68.17 	are transferred to Independent School District No. 833, South Washington County school 
68.18 	district, under section 51, subdivision 1, prior to the 2013-2014 school year.
68.19 		Subd. 2.Student enrollment. A student enrolled in the Crosswinds school during 
68.20 	the 2012-2013 school year may continue to enroll in the Crosswinds school in any 
68.21 	subsequent year. For the 2013-2014 school year and later, other students may apply for 
68.22 	enrollment to the school at any time in the method and manner prescribed by the board of 
68.23 	Independent School District No. 833, South Washington County.
68.24 		Subd. 3.Compensatory revenue. For the 2013-2014 school year only, the 
68.25 	Department of Education must calculate compensatory revenue for the Crosswinds school 
68.26 	based on the fall 2012 enrollment counts.
68.27 		Subd. 4.Year-round programming. The Crosswinds school may operate as a 
68.28 	flexible learning year program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.12 to 124D.127.
68.29 		Subd. 5.Pupil transportation. The board may transport pupils enrolled in the 
68.30 	2012-2013 school year to and from the Crosswinds school in succeeding school years 
68.31 	regardless of the student's district of residence. Pupil transportation expenses under this 
68.32 	section are reimbursable under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.87.

68.33 	Sec. 54. HARAMBEE COMMUNITY SCHOOL TRANSITION.
 69.1 		Subdivision 1.Facilities. Notwithstanding the specified uses of state general 
69.2 	obligation bond proceeds appropriated in this act and Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 14, 
69.3 	subdivision 7, the real and personal property owned by the Joint Powers District No. 6067, 
69.4 	East Metro Integration District, in Roseville, known as the Harambee community school, 
69.5 	may be conveyed to Independent School District No. 623, Roseville, for operation of a 
69.6 	school facility that serves students in any grade from early education through grade 12.
69.7 		Subd. 2.Student enrollment. A student enrolled in the Harambee community 
69.8 	school during the 2012-2013 school year may continue to enroll in the Harambee 
69.9 	community school in any subsequent year. For the 2013-2014 school year and later, other 
69.10 	students may apply for enrollment to the school at any time in the method and manner 
69.11 	prescribed by the board of Independent School District No. 623, Roseville.
69.12 		Subd. 3.Compensatory revenue. For the 2013-2014 school year only, the 
69.13 	Department of Education must calculate compensatory revenue for the Harambee 
69.14 	community school based on the fall 2012 enrollment counts.
69.15 		Subd. 4.Year-round programming. Harambee community school may operate as 
69.16 	a flexible learning year program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.12 to 124D.127.
69.17 		Subd. 5.Pupil transportation. The board may transport pupils enrolled in the 
69.18 	2012-2013 school year to and from the Harambee community school in succeeding school 
69.19 	years regardless of the student's district of residence. Pupil transportation expenses under 
69.20 	this section are reimbursable under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.87.

69.21 	Sec. 55.  REPEALER.
 69.22 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.433, is repealed.

69.23 	Sec. 56. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 69.24 	This act is effective the day following final enactment.