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 to match federal disaster aid for the April 2013 severe winter storm 
1.9 	in southwest Minnesota; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.10 	2012, sections 12A.16, subdivision 5; 16A.641, subdivision 4a; 16B.335, 
1.11 	subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 16C.144, subdivisions 2, 3; 123B.65, subdivisions 1, 
1.12 	7; 174.50, subdivisions 6b, 7; 216C.10; 240A.09; 462A.36, subdivision 1; 
1.13 	462A.37, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; Laws 2002, chapter 393, 
1.14 	section 22, subdivision 6, as amended; Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, sections 
1.15 	20, subdivision 3, as amended; 23, subdivision 12, as amended; Laws 2006, 
1.16 	chapter 258, sections 17, subdivision 8, as amended; 18, subdivision 6; Laws 
1.17 	2008, chapter 179, sections 7, subdivision 26, as amended; 21, subdivision 3; 
1.18 	Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 3, as amended; Laws 2009, 
1.19 	chapter 93, article 1, section 22, as amended; Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 
1.20 	16, subdivision 4, as amended; Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 3, section 3, 
1.21 	subdivision 6, as amended; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 
1.22 	10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 216C; 
1.23 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.433.
1.24 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.25 	ARTICLE 1
1.26 	CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

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

2.9	SUMMARY
	
2.10	University of Minnesota
	$
	109,297,000
	
2.11	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
		88,562,000
	
2.12	Education
		8,491,000
	
2.13	Minnesota State Academies
		895,000
	
2.14	Natural Resources
		59,145,000
	
2.15	Pollution Control Agency
		3,100,000
	
2.16	Board of Water and Soil Resources
		12,000,000
	
2.17	Agriculture
		500,000
	
2.18	Zoological Garden
		4,250,000
	
2.19	Administration
		137,040,000
	
2.20	Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission
		8,555,000
	
2.21	Military Affairs
		2,000,000
	
2.22	Transportation
		79,720,000
	
2.23	Metropolitan Council
		65,000,000
	
2.24	Human Services
		47,662,000
	
2.25	Veterans Affairs
		22,545,000
	
2.26	Corrections
		25,187,000
	
2.27	Employment and Economic Development
		110,885,000
	
2.28	Public Facilities Authority
		41,075,000
	
2.29	Housing Finance Agency
		15,000,000
	
2.30	Minnesota Historical Society
		10,607,000
	
2.31	Bond Sale Expenses
		800,000
	
2.32	Cancellations
		(2,000,000)
	
2.33	TOTAL
	$
	852,316,000
	
2.34	Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service)
		753,508,000
	
2.35	Bond Proceeds Fund (User Financed Debt Service)
		40,317,000
	
2.36	Maximum Effort School Loan Fund
		5,491,000
	
2.37	State Transportation Fund
		45,000,000
	
2.38	General Fund
		10,000,000
	
2.39	Bond Proceeds Cancellations 
		(2,000,000)

2.40						APPROPRIATIONS

3.1	Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

3.2	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	109,297,000
	
3.3 	To the Board of Regents of the University 
3.4 	of Minnesota for the purposes specified in 
3.5 	this section.

3.6
3.7	Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation 
and Replacement (HEAPR)
 				 35,000,000
	
3.8 	To be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
3.9 	Statutes, section 135A.046.

3.10	Subd. 3.Crookston
 				1,130,000
	
3.11 	To engineer, predesign, and design the 
3.12 	renovation and expansion of the existing 
3.13 	campus wellness and recreational center at 
3.14 	the University of Minnesota, Crookston.

3.15	Subd. 4.Eddy Hall Renovation, Minneapolis
 				9,667,000
	
3.16 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip the 
3.17 	renovation of Eddy Hall on the Minneapolis 
3.18 	campus for the international and transfer 
3.19 	student admissions programs and to improve 
3.20 	space utilization by decommissioning 
3.21 	obsolete space.

3.22
3.23	Subd. 5.Tate Laboratory Renovation, 
Minneapolis
 				6,000,000
	
3.24 	To design the renovation of the Tate 
3.25 	Laboratory of Physics on the Minneapolis 
3.26 	campus for use by the College of Science 
3.27 	and Engineering. 

3.28
3.29	Subd. 6.James Ford Bell Natural History 
Museum and Planetarium, St. Paul
 				47,500,000
	
3.30 	To complete the design of and to construct, 
3.31 	furnish, and equip a new James Ford Bell 
3.32 	Natural History Museum on the St. Paul 
3.33 	campus.

4.1	Subd. 7.Laboratory Replacement, St. Paul
 				4,000,000
	
4.2 	To design new laboratory facilities on the St. 
4.3 	Paul campus to replace obsolete facilities, 
4.4 	renovate current facilities, and decommission 
4.5 	space not suited for research.

4.6	Subd. 8.Research Facility Improvements
 				6,000,000
	
4.7 	To replace the Bee Research Facility in 
4.8 	the College of Food, Agricultural and 
4.9 	Natural Resources, and to replace the 
4.10 	obsolete greenhouses used by the College of 
4.11 	Biological Sciences.

4.12	Subd. 9.University Share
 					
4.13 	Except for Higher Education Asset 
4.14 	Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) and 
4.15 	the Bell Museum, the appropriations in this 
4.16 	section are intended to cover approximately 
4.17 	two-thirds of the cost of each project. The 
4.18 	remaining costs must be paid from university 
4.19 	sources.

4.20	Subd. 10.Unspent Appropriations
 					
4.21 	Upon substantial completion of a project 
4.22 	authorized in this section and after written 
4.23 	notice to the commissioner of management 
4.24 	and budget, the Board of Regents must use 
4.25 	any money remaining in the appropriation 
4.26 	for that project for HEAPR under Minnesota 
4.27 	Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board 
4.28 	of Regents must report by February 1 of 
4.29 	each even-numbered year to the chairs of 
4.30 	the house of representatives and senate 
4.31 	committees with jurisdiction over capital 
4.32 	investment and higher education finance, and 
4.33 	to the chairs of the house of representatives 
4.34 	Ways and Means Committee and the senate 
5.1 	Finance Committee, on how the remaining 
5.2 	money has been allocated or spent.

5.3
5.4	Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES 
AND UNIVERSITIES

5.5	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	88,562,000
	
5.6 	To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
5.7 	State Colleges and Universities for the 
5.8 	purposes specified in this section.

5.95.10
	Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation 
and Replacement (HEAPR)
 				35,000,000
	
5.11 	To be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
5.12 	Statutes, section 135A.046.

5.13
5.14	Subd. 3.Alexandria Technical and Community 
College
 				650,000
	
5.15 	From the general fund for equipment 
5.16 	maintenance and acquisition for 
5.17 	manufacturing programs at Alexandria 
5.18 	Technical and Community College, including 
5.19 	the machine tool and welding programs, 
5.20 	and any other appropriate programs as 
5.21 	determined by the college.

5.22	Subd. 4.Metropolitan State University
 				32,516,000
	
5.23 	To complete the design of and to construct, 
5.24 	furnish, and equip the science education 
5.25 	center on the campus of Metropolitan State 
5.26 	University.

5.27
5.28	Subd. 5.Minnesota State Community and 
Technical College, Moorhead
 				5,210,000
	
5.29 	To complete the design of and to renovate, 
5.30 	furnish, and equip existing space, and to 
5.31 	design, construct, furnish, and equip an 
5.32 	addition with new laboratories, to replace 
5.33 	HVAC systems, and to demolish an obsolete 
5.34 	facilities building.

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

6.8
6.9	Subd. 7.Rochester Community and Technical 
College
 				900,000
	
6.10 	To complete the design of the renovation of 
6.11 	classrooms, including replacement of the 
6.12 	heating, ventilating, and air conditioning 
6.13 	systems.

6.14	Subd. 8.Winona State University
 				5,828,000
	
6.15 	To design, renovate, remodel, furnish, and 
6.16 	equip classrooms to introduce advanced 
6.17 	teaching and evaluation techniques to better 
6.18 	prepare future teachers and teachers and 
6.19 	educational leaders for the needs of future 
6.20 	schools.

6.21
6.22	Subd. 9.Systemwide Science, Technology, 
Engineering, and Math Initiatives
 				2,700,000
	
6.23 	To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
6.24 	science laboratories and classrooms at the 
6.25 	following campuses: Century College; 
6.26 	Minnesota State University, Moorhead; 
6.27 	Northeast Higher Education District, Itasca 
6.28 	Community College; and Mesabi Range 
6.29 	Community and Technical College, Eveleth.
6.30 	Campuses may use internal and nonstate 
6.31 	money to increase the size of the projects.

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

7.6	Subd. 11.Debt Service
 					
7.7 	(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the 
7.8 	Board of Trustees shall pay the debt service 
7.9 	on one-third of the principal amount of state 
7.10 	bonds sold to finance projects authorized 
7.11 	by this section. After each sale of general 
7.12 	obligation bonds, the commissioner of 
7.13 	management and budget shall notify the 
7.14 	board of the amounts assessed for each year 
7.15 	for the life of the bonds.
7.16 	(b) The board need not pay debt service on 
7.17 	bonds sold to finance Higher Education Asset 
7.18 	Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR). 
7.19 	Where a nonstate match is required, the debt 
7.20 	service is due on a principal amount equal 
7.21 	to one-third of the total project cost, less the 
7.22 	match committed before the bonds are sold.
7.23 	(c) The commissioner of management and 
7.24 	budget shall reduce the board's assessment 
7.25 	each year by one-third of the net income 
7.26 	from investment of general obligation bond 
7.27 	proceeds in proportion to the amount of 
7.28 	principal and interest otherwise required to 
7.29 	be paid by the board. The board shall pay its 
7.30 	resulting net assessment to the commissioner 
7.31 	of management and budget by December 
7.32 	1 each year. If the board fails to make 
7.33 	a payment when due, the commissioner 
7.34 	of management and budget shall reduce 
7.35 	allotments for appropriations from the 
8.1 	general fund otherwise available to the board 
8.2 	and apply the amount of the reduction to 
8.3 	cover the missed debt service payment. The 
8.4 	commissioner of management and budget 
8.5 	shall credit the payments received from the 
8.6 	board to the bond debt service account in 
8.7 	the state bond fund each December 1 before 
8.8 	money is transferred from the general fund 
8.9 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, 
8.10 	subdivision 10.

8.11	Subd. 12.Unspent Appropriations
 					
8.12 	(a) Upon substantial completion of a project 
8.13 	authorized in this section and after written 
8.14 	notice to the commissioner of management 
8.15 	and budget, the board must use any money 
8.16 	remaining in the appropriation for that project 
8.17 	for Higher Education Asset Preservation and 
8.18 	Replacement (HEAPR) under Minnesota 
8.19 	Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board 
8.20 	of Trustees must report by February 1 of 
8.21 	each even-numbered year to the chairs of 
8.22 	the house of representatives and senate 
8.23 	committees with jurisdiction over capital 
8.24 	investment and higher education finance, and 
8.25 	to the chairs of the house of representatives 
8.26 	Ways and Means Committee and the senate 
8.27 	Finance Committee, on how the remaining 
8.28 	money has been allocated or spent.
8.29 	(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation 
8.30 	for a project in this section that is complete is 
8.31 	available for HEAPR under this subdivision, 
8.32 	at the same campus as the project for which 
8.33 	the original appropriation was made and the 
8.34 	debt service requirement under subdivision 
8.35 	11 is reduced accordingly. Minnesota 
9.1 	Statutes, section 16A.642, applies from the 
9.2 	date of the original appropriation to the 
9.3 	unspent amount transferred.

9.4	Sec. 4. EDUCATION

9.5	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	8,491,000
	
9.6 	To the commissioner of education or another 
9.7 	named agency for the purposes specified in 
9.8 	this section.

9.99.10
	Subd. 2.Library Accessibility and 
Improvement Grants
 				1,500,000
	
9.11 	For library accessibility and improvement 
9.12 	grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.13 	134.45.

9.14
9.15	Subd. 3.School Energy Conservation Grant 
Program
 				1,500,000
	
9.16 	To the commissioner of commerce for the 
9.17 	school energy conservation grant program 
9.18 	under new Minnesota Statutes, sections 
9.19 	216C.371 and 216C.372.

9.20
9.21	Subd. 4.Independent School District No. 38, 
Red Lake
 				5,491,000
	
9.22 	From the maximum effort school loan fund 
9.23 	for a capital loan to Independent School 
9.24 	District No. 38, Red Lake, as provided 
9.25 	in Minnesota Statutes, sections 126C.60 
9.26 	to 126C.72, to design, construct, furnish, 
9.27 	and equip renovation of existing facilities 
9.28 	and construction of new facilities. The 
9.29 	project paid for with this appropriation 
9.30 	includes a portion of the renovation and 
9.31 	construction identified in the review and 
9.32 	comment performed by the commissioner of 
9.33 	education under the capital loan provisions 
9.34 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.69. This 
10.1 	portion includes renovation and construction 
10.2 	of a single kitchen and cafeteria to serve the 
10.3 	high school and middle school, a receiving 
10.4 	area and dock and adjacent drives, utilities, 
10.5 	and grading. Before any capital loan 
10.6 	contract is approved under this authorization, 
10.7 	the district must provide documentation 
10.8 	acceptable to the commissioner on how the 
10.9 	capital loan will be used. If any portion of 
10.10 	the appropriation remains after completion of 
10.11 	the identified project components, the district 
10.12 	may, with the commissioner's approval, use 
10.13 	the money for other items identified in the 
10.14 	review and comment submission.

10.15	Sec. 5. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES

10.16	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	895,000
	
10.17 	To the commissioner of administration for 
10.18 	the purposes specified in this section.

10.19	Subd. 2.New Residence Hall
 				810,000
	
10.20 	To predesign and design a new residence 
10.21 	hall on the Minnesota State Academy for the 
10.22 	Deaf campus, including approximately 60 
10.23 	parking spaces.

10.24	Subd. 3.Kitchen Upgrades
 				85,000
	
10.25 	From the general fund to complete upgrades 
10.26 	to the academies kitchen facilities. This 
10.27 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.

10.28	Sec. 6. NATURAL RESOURCES

10.29	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	58,645,000
	
10.30 	To the commissioner of natural resources for 
10.31 	the purposes specified in this section.

10.32	Subd. 2.Natural Resources Asset Preservation
 				1,580,000
	
11.1 	For the renovation of state-owned facilities 
11.2 	and recreational assets operated by the  
11.3 	commissioner of natural resources to be 
11.4 	spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
11.5 	section 84.946.
11.6 	The commissioner may use this appropriation 
11.7 	to replace buildings if, considering the 
11.8 	embedded energy in the building, that is the 
11.9 	most energy-efficient and carbon-reducing 
11.10 	method of renovation.

11.11	Subd. 3.Flood Hazard Mitigation
 				20,000,000
	
11.12 	(a) For the state share of flood hazard 
11.13 	mitigation grants for publicly owned capital 
11.14 	improvements to prevent or alleviate flood 
11.15 	damage under Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.16 	103F.161.
11.17 	(b) Levee projects, to the extent practical, 
11.18 	shall meet the state standard of three feet 
11.19 	above the 100-year flood elevation.
11.20 	(c) Project priorities shall be determined by 
11.21 	the commissioner as appropriate and based 
11.22 	on need, and to the extent possible, address 
11.23 	needs in the Moorhead area first.
11.24 	(d) This appropriation includes money 
11.25 	for the following county, township, and 
11.26 	municipal projects as prioritized by the 
11.27 	commissioner: Ada, Afton, Alvarado, 
11.28 	Argyle, Austin, Borup, Breckenridge, 
11.29 	Browntown, Climax, Crookston, Delano, 
11.30 	Granite Falls, Inver Grove Heights, Maynard, 
11.31 	Melrose, Minneota, Minnesota River Area II, 
11.32 	Montevideo, Moorhead, Newport, Nielsville, 
11.33 	Oakport Township, Oslo, Roseau, Rushford, 
11.34 	St. Vincent, and Shelly.
12.1 	(e) This appropriation includes money for 
12.2 	the following watershed projects: North 
12.3 	Ottawa, Bois de Sioux Watershed District; 
12.4 	Quick, Two Rivers Watershed District; 
12.5 	Redpath, Bois de Sioux Watershed District; 
12.6 	Roseau Wildlife Management Area, Roseau 
12.7 	River Watershed District; and Shell Rock 
12.8 	Watershed District.
12.9 	(f) For any project listed in this subdivision 
12.10 	that the commissioner determines is not 
12.11 	ready to proceed or does not expend all the 
12.12 	money allocated to it, the commissioner may 
12.13 	allocate that project's money to a project on 
12.14 	the commissioner's priority list.
12.15 	(g) To the extent that the cost of a project 
12.16 	exceeds two percent of the median household 
12.17 	income in a municipality or township 
12.18 	multiplied by the number of households in the 
12.19 	municipality or township, this appropriation 
12.20 	is also for the local share of the project.

12.21	Subd. 4.Dam Renovation
 				5,500,000
	
12.22 	(a) $2,400,000 is for a grant to Blue Earth 
12.23 	County under Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.24 	103G.511, for capital improvements to 
12.25 	repair and renovate the Rapidan Dam. 
12.26 	Notwithstanding the match requirements in 
12.27 	section 103G.511, this appropriation does 
12.28 	not require a match.
12.29 	(b) $2,000,000 is for a grant to the city of 
12.30 	Champlin under Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.31 	103G.511, for capital improvements to repair 
12.32 	and renovate the Champlin Mill Pond Dam. 
12.33 	Notwithstanding the match requirements in 
12.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.511, this 
12.35 	appropriation does not require a match.
13.1 	(c) $1,100,000 is for a grant to the city of 
13.2 	Lanesboro under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.3 	103G.511, to replace the Lanesboro dam in 
13.4 	Fillmore County. Notwithstanding the match 
13.5 	requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.6 	103G.511, this appropriation does not require 
13.7 	a match.

13.8	Subd. 5.State Trails Development
 				15,415,000
	
13.9 	To acquire land for and to construct and 
13.10 	renovate state trails under Minnesota 
13.11 	Statutes, section 85.015. This appropriation 
13.12 	includes funding:
13.13 	(1) up to $2,000,000 is for the Blazing Star 
13.14 	Trail;
13.15 	(2) up to $2,000,000 is for the Camp 
13.16 	Ripley/Veterans State Trail;
13.17 	(3) up to $500,000 is for the Casey Jones 
13.18 	Trail;
13.19 	(4) up to $2,715,000 is for the Cuyuna Lakes 
13.20 	Trail segments from Crosby to Deerwood, 
13.21 	Paul Bunyan State Trail to Lum Park, a 
13.22 	segment connecting to the Sagamore Unit of 
13.23 	the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area; 
13.24 	and Paul Bunyan State Trail to Riverton;
13.25 	(5) up to $600,000 is for the Gateway 
13.26 	Trail for the segment between Scandia and 
13.27 	William O'Brien State Park;
13.28 	(6) up to $1,700,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami 
13.29 	Trail from Grand Marais to the Cascade 
13.30 	River;
13.31 	(7) up to $1,500,000 is to acquire and 
13.32 	develop a five-mile bituminous extension 
13.33 	of the Glacial Lakes State Trail in the city 
13.34 	of New London to Sibley State Park, in the 
14.1 	County State-Aid Highway 40 corridor, for 
14.2 	bicycle and pedestrian use;
14.3 	(8) up to $300,000 is to acquire and develop 
14.4 	the segment of the Goodhue Pioneer Trail 
14.5 	between White Willow and Goodhue;
14.6 	(9) up to $3,100,000 is for the Heartland Trail 
14.7 	extension from Detroit Lakes to Frazee and 
14.8 	to begin work on the Moorhead to Buffalo 
14.9 	State Park segment;
14.10 	(10) up to $600,000 for the Mill Towns Trail 
14.11 	segment between Lake Byllesby and the 
14.12 	Cannon Valley Trail, and for the segment 
14.13 	between Dundas and Northfield; and
14.14 	(11) up to $400,000 is for the Minnesota 
14.15 	River Trail between Mankato and St. Peter, 
14.16 	and connections to the Sakatah Singing 
14.17 	Hills State Trail and the Red Jacket Trail in 
14.18 	Mankato.
14.19 	For any project listed in this subdivision that 
14.20 	the commissioner determines is not ready to 
14.21 	proceed, the commissioner may reallocate 
14.22 	that project's money to another state trail 
14.23 	project described in this section or other state 
14.24 	trail infrastructure. The chairs of the house of 
14.25 	representatives and senate committees with 
14.26 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
14.27 	resources and legislators from the affected 
14.28 	legislative districts must be notified of any 
14.29 	changes.

14.30
14.31	Subd. 6.Lake Vermilion State Park and 
Soudan Underground Mine State Park
 				 8,000,000
	
14.32 	For development of the Lake Vermilion State 
14.33 	Park and the Soudan Underground Mine 
14.34 	State Park, as provided for in Minnesota 
14.35 	Statutes, section 85.012.

15.1
15.2	Subd. 7.Groundwater Monitoring and 
Observation Wells
 				1,000,000
	
15.3 	To install groundwater monitoring wells for 
15.4 	multiple groundwater quantity and quality 
15.5 	monitoring purposes by state agencies, as 
15.6 	scientifically and practically appropriate.

15.7	Subd. 8.Fountain Lake Restoration
 				1,500,000
	
15.8 	For a grant to the Shell Rock River Watershed 
15.9 	District for engineering, design, permitting, 
15.10 	and land acquisition for sediment removal 
15.11 	and cleanup of Fountain Lake.

15.12	Subd. 9.Spirit Mountain Recreation Area
 				3,400,000
	
15.13 	For a grant to the Spirit Mountain Recreation 
15.14 	Area Authority to acquire easements, 
15.15 	licenses, and other interests in real property 
15.16 	and to engineer, design, permit, and construct 
15.17 	works and systems to transport water from 
15.18 	the St. Louis River estuary for commercial 
15.19 	and industrial use. This appropriation is not 
15.20 	available until the authority determines that 
15.21 	at least $1,100,000 has been committed to the 
15.22 	project from nonstate sources. Expenditures 
15.23 	made on or after September 1, 2011, for this 
15.24 	project shall count towards the match from 
15.25 	nonstate sources.

15.26	Subd. 10.Red River Recreation Area
 				250,000
	
15.27 	To improve campground utilities in the Red 
15.28 	River State Recreational Area in the city 
15.29 	of East Grand Forks. These improvements 
15.30 	may include expansion of camping amenities 
15.31 	in the form of full hookups, which include 
15.32 	water, electricity, and sewage, but the 
15.33 	appropriation does not include funding of a 
15.34 	swimming pool.

16.1	Subd. 11.Fort Snelling Upper Post
 				2,000,000
	
16.2 	For construction of streets, sidewalks, street 
16.3 	lighting, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, water 
16.4 	main, and other publicly owned infrastructure 
16.5 	to accommodate redevelopment of areas of 
16.6 	the Fort Snelling Upper Post in Hennepin 
16.7 	County. The commissioner of natural 
16.8 	resources may make one or more grants to 
16.9 	Hennepin County to undertake part or all of 
16.10 	the project.

16.11	Sec. 7. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 			$
	3,100,000
	
16.12 	To the Pollution Control Agency for the 
16.13 	solid waste capital assistance grants to local 
16.14 	governments for the construction of solid 
16.15 	waste resource recovery facilities under 
16.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54. The 
16.17 	commissioner shall, to the extent possible, 
16.18 	address the needs of the Becker County 
16.19 	proposal.

16.20
16.21	Sec. 8. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 			$
	 12,000,000

16.22	RIM Conservation Reserve
					
16.23 	(a) To acquire conservation easements from 
16.24 	landowners to preserve, restore, create, and 
16.25 	enhance wetlands and prairie grasslands 
16.26 	and restore and enhance rivers and streams, 
16.27 	riparian lands, and associated uplands in 
16.28 	order to protect soil and water quality, 
16.29 	support fish and wildlife habitat, reduce flood 
16.30 	damage, and provide other public benefits. 
16.31 	The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.32 	103F.515, apply to this program. Of this 
17.1 	appropriation, up to ten percent may be used 
17.2 	to implement the program.
17.3 	(b) The board shall give priority to leveraging 
17.4 	federal funds by (1) enrolling targeted 
17.5 	new lands eligible for the USDA Wetlands 
17.6 	Reserve Program (WRP), or (2) enrolling 
17.7 	lands that have expiring USDA Conservation 
17.8 	Reserve Program (CRP) contracts.
17.9 	(c) The board is authorized to enter into 
17.10 	new agreements and amend past agreements 
17.11 	with landowners as required by Minnesota 
17.12 	Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to 
17.13 	allow for restoration, including overseeding 
17.14 	and harvesting of native prairie vegetation for 
17.15 	use for energy production in a manner that 
17.16 	does not devalue the natural habitat, water 
17.17 	quality benefits, or carbon sequestration 
17.18 	functions of the area enrolled in the easement. 
17.19 	This shall occur after seed production and 
17.20 	shall minimize impacts on wildlife. Of this 
17.21 	appropriation, up to five percent may be used 
17.22 	for restoration and enhancement, including 
17.23 	overseeding.

17.24	Sec. 9. AGRICULTURE
 			$
	500,000
	
17.25 	From the general fund to the commissioner 
17.26 	of agriculture for grants to county and district 
17.27 	agricultural societies and associations for 
17.28 	acquisition of real property, construction of 
17.29 	buildings, repairs, and asset preservation. 
17.30 	This appropriation for distribution under 
17.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02, is for the 
17.32 	purposes of improving facilities for county 
17.33 	fair exhibits and operations, including, but 
17.34 	not limited to, agricultural education centers, 
18.1 	art and cultural buildings, and performance 
18.2 	stages.

18.3
18.4	Sec. 10. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL 
GARDENS
 			$
	 4,250,000
	
18.5 	To the Minnesota Zoological Garden Board 
18.6 	for capital asset preservation improvements 
18.7 	and betterments to infrastructure and 
18.8 	exhibits at the Minnesota Zoo, to be spent 
18.9 	in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
18.10 	section 16B.307. This appropriation must be 
18.11 	used for repairs to existing state-owned zoo 
18.12 	buildings and grounds so that they remain 
18.13 	functional and safe, and for engineering and 
18.14 	architectural design for future enhancements 
18.15 	to exhibits, in order to maintain the zoo's 
18.16 	status as one of the state's premier cultural 
18.17 	institutions.

18.18	Sec. 11. ADMINISTRATION

18.19	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	137,040,000
	
18.20 	To the commissioner of administration for 
18.21 	the purposes specified in this section.

18.22	Subd. 2.Capitol Renovation and Restoration
 				109,000,000
	
18.23 	This appropriation may be used for one or 
18.24 	more of the following purposes:
18.25 	(1) to complete the design of, and to 
18.26 	construct, repair, improve, renovate, restore, 
18.27 	furnish, and equip the State Capitol building 
18.28 	and grounds; including but not limited 
18.29 	to exterior stone repairs and window 
18.30 	replacement; asbestos and hazardous 
18.31 	materials abatement; mechanical, electrical, 
18.32 	plumbing, and security systems replacement; 
18.33 	general construction, including but not 
18.34 	limited to demolition, site improvements, life 
19.1 	safety improvements, accessibility, security 
19.2 	and telecommunications; roof replacement; 
19.3 	and finish work; and
19.4 	(2) to predesign, design, conduct hazardous 
19.5 	materials abatement, construct, repair, 
19.6 	renovate, remodel, furnish, and equip 
19.7 	the State Office Building, Administration 
19.8 	Building, Centennial Office Building, 321 
19.9 	Grove Street Building, and other buildings 
19.10 	and parking facilities located on the Capitol 
19.11 	campus as determined by the commissioner 
19.12 	of administration to meet temporary and 
19.13 	permanent office, storage, parking, and other 
19.14 	space needs occasioned by and in furtherance 
19.15 	of an efficient restoration of the State Capitol 
19.16 	Building and for the efficient and effective 
19.17 	function of the tenants currently located in 
19.18 	the Capitol Building.
19.19 	The commissioner of administration must not 
19.20 	construct or place any permanent building, 
19.21 	structure, or facility for offices, parking, 
19.22 	storage, or other use in the area commonly 
19.23 	known as Leif Erickson Park in the Capitol 
19.24 	complex.

19.25	Subd. 3.Relocation Expenses
 				1,860,000
	
19.26 	For rent loss and relocation expenses related 
19.27 	to the Capitol renovation project. This 
19.28 	appropriation is from the general fund. 
19.29 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.30 	16A.642, this appropriation is available until 
19.31 	June 30, 2015. The base for this appropriation 
19.32 	is $1,380,000 in fiscal year 2016, $960,000 
19.33 	in fiscal year 2017, and $0 after that.

19.34	Subd. 4.Tenant Approval
 					
20.1 	(a) The commissioner of administration must 
20.2 	not prepare final plans and specifications 
20.3 	for any construction authorized under 
20.4 	subdivision 2, until the program plan and 
20.5 	cost estimates for all elements necessary to 
20.6 	complete the project have been approved by 
20.7 	each tenant representative. In addition, the 
20.8 	appropriations in subdivisions 2 and 3 are 
20.9 	not available until each tenant representative 
20.10 	approves a relocation plan submitted by 
20.11 	the commissioner of administration. The 
20.12 	relocation plan shall:
20.13 	(1) describe when each person who currently 
20.14 	occupies office space located in the Capitol 
20.15 	building will be moved out of the Capitol 
20.16 	building;
20.17 	(2) identify the building and office space 
20.18 	assigned to each person relocated during 
20.19 	renovation of the Capitol building;
20.20 	(3) identify the parking spaces that will be 
20.21 	assigned to each person relocated during 
20.22 	renovation, including the funding mechanism 
20.23 	for any new parking spaces;
20.24 	(4) state when each person relocated 
20.25 	during renovation will be moved back into 
20.26 	permanent office space and where the office 
20.27 	space will be located; and
20.28 	(5) include written, signed tenant agreements 
20.29 	for tenancy in the Capitol building after 
20.30 	renovation.
20.31 	For the purposes of this paragraph, "each 
20.32 	tenant representative" means the secretary 
20.33 	of the senate, on behalf of the senate; the 
20.34 	chief clerk of the house of representatives, 
20.35 	on behalf of the house of representatives; 
21.1 	the governor; the court administrator, on 
21.2 	behalf of the judicial branch; and the attorney 
21.3 	general, on behalf of the attorney general's 
21.4 	office.
21.5 	(b) The commissioner of administration 
21.6 	must not install new windows in the Capitol 
21.7 	building that cannot be opened by the tenants 
21.8 	of the building.
21.9 	(c) The commissioner of administration shall 
21.10 	consult and collaborate with the director 
21.11 	of the Historical Society on plans and 
21.12 	specifications for construction authorized 
21.13 	under subdivision 2.

21.14	Subd. 5.Legislative Office Building
 				3,000,000
	
21.15 	From the general fund, for predesign and 
21.16 	design of office, hearing room, and parking 
21.17 	facilities for legislative and other functions, 
21.18 	located on the block bounded by Sherburne 
21.19 	Avenue on the north, Park Street on the 
21.20 	west, University Avenue on the south, and 
21.21 	North Capitol Boulevard on the east. The 
21.22 	legislative office facility must provide office 
21.23 	accommodations for all senators and senate 
21.24 	staff who do not have offices in the Capitol 
21.25 	building, and on-site parking facilities 
21.26 	for all members and staff, and disabled 
21.27 	visitors to senate offices. This is a onetime 
21.28 	appropriation. If an appropriation for this 
21.29 	purpose is enacted more than once in the 
21.30 	2013 regular session, it shall be implemented 
21.31 	only once.

21.32	Subd. 6.Parking Facilities
 				22,680,000
	
21.33 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip 
21.34 	one or more parking facilities in the 
21.35 	Capitol complex to accommodate up to 880 
22.1 	parking stalls, with a net replacement of 
22.2 	approximately 675 parking stalls, including 
22.3 	to address temporary parking needed during 
22.4 	construction of permanent parking facilities. 
22.5 	The parking facilities developed with 
22.6 	this appropriation are exempt from the 
22.7 	requirements for design competition under 
22.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 15B.10. 
22.9 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, 
22.10 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 16C.32 
22.11 	and 16C.33, if the commissioner elects to 
22.12 	utilize a design-build delivery method to 
22.13 	design and construct one or more parking 
22.14 	facilities with this appropriation, the Capital 
22.15 	Area Architectural and Planning Board, in 
22.16 	cooperation with the commissioner, shall 
22.17 	create a selection committee to act as the 
22.18 	board under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
22.19 	16C.32 and 16C.33. Notwithstanding 
22.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.33, if the 
22.21 	commissioner elects to contract with a 
22.22 	primary designer to design one or more 
22.23 	parking facilities with this appropriation, 
22.24 	the Capital Area Architectural and Planning 
22.25 	Board, in cooperation with the commissioner, 
22.26 	shall create a selection committee to conduct 
22.27 	the selection process in accordance with the 
22.28 	standards in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
22.29 	15B and 16B. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
22.30 	Statutes, section 16C.33, subdivision 5, 
22.31 	paragraph (b), after obtaining and evaluating 
22.32 	qualifications from each design-builder, 
22.33 	in accordance with the weighted criteria 
22.34 	and subcriteria and procedures set forth in 
22.35 	the request for qualifications, the selection 
23.1 	committee shall select a short list of up to 
23.2 	five proposals.
23.3 	If the commissioner does not receive any 
23.4 	proposals, the commissioner may either 
23.5 	(1) solicit new proposals, (2) revise the 
23.6 	request for qualifications and thereafter 
23.7 	solicit new proposals using the revised 
23.8 	request for qualifications, or (3) request 
23.9 	selection of a primary designer pursuant to 
23.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.33, 16C.08, 
23.11 	or 16C.095, and proceed with competitive 
23.12 	bidding pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 
23.13 	sections 16C.25 to 16C.29.
23.14 	The bond debt will be user-financed from 
23.15 	parking fees collected and deposited into 
23.16 	the state parking account under Minnesota 
23.17 	Statutes, section 16A.643.

23.18
23.19	Subd. 7.Minnesota Hmong-Lao Veterans 
Memorial
 				500,000
	
23.20 	To complete design and construction of a 
23.21 	memorial in the Capitol Area to honor all 
23.22 	Hmong-Lao veterans of the war in Laos 
23.23 	who were allied with the American forces 
23.24 	during the Vietnam War. This appropriation 
23.25 	is not available until the commissioner of 
23.26 	management and budget has determined that 
23.27 	at least $150,000 has been committed to 
23.28 	the project from nonstate sources. Nonstate 
23.29 	funds provided for this project may also be 
23.30 	used to fund only its proportional share of 
23.31 	new sidewalks leading to monuments in the 
23.32 	Capitol Area.

23.33
23.34	Sec. 12. MINNESOTA AMATEUR SPORTS 
COMMISSION

23.35	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	8,555,000
	
24.1 	To the Minnesota Amateur Sports 
24.2 	Commission for the purposes specified in 
24.3 	this section.

24.4
24.5	Subd. 2.Mighty Ducks Grants; Air Handling 
Systems
 				1,355,000
	
24.6 	From the general fund for grants to local 
24.7 	government units under Minnesota Statutes, 
24.8 	section 240A.09, paragraph (g) or (k), 
24.9 	to install, renovate, or replace heating, 
24.10 	ventilating, and air conditioning systems 
24.11 	in existing indoor ice arenas whose ice 
24.12 	resurfacing and ice edging equipment are not 
24.13 	powered by electricity in order to improve 
24.14 	indoor air quality by reducing concentrations 
24.15 	of carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide. 
24.16 	The new or renovated heating, ventilating, 
24.17 	and air conditioning systems may include 
24.18 	continuous electronic air monitoring devices 
24.19 	to automatically activate the ventilation 
24.20 	systems when the concentration of carbon 
24.21 	monoxide or nitrogen dioxide reaches a 
24.22 	predetermined level.

24.23
24.24	Subd. 3.Southwest Regional Amateur Sports 
Center
 				4,000,000
	
24.25 	For a grant to the city of Marshall to acquire 
24.26 	land and prepare a site for, and to design, 
24.27 	construct, furnish, and equip the Southwest 
24.28 	Regional Amateur Sports Center in Marshall. 
24.29 	This appropriation is not available until the 
24.30 	commissioner of management and budget 
24.31 	determines that at least an equal amount 
24.32 	is committed to the project from nonstate 
24.33 	sources.

24.34	Subd. 4.National Sports Center Expansion
 				3,200,000
	
25.1 	For site development and for the design and 
25.2 	construction of parking lots, roads, athletic 
25.3 	fields, and other infrastructure necessary 
25.4 	for expansion of tournament fields at the 
25.5 	National Sports Center in Blaine.

25.6	Sec. 13. MILITARY AFFAIRS 
 			$
	2,000,000
	
25.7 	To the adjutant general for asset preservation 
25.8 	improvements and betterments of a capital 
25.9 	nature at military affairs facilities statewide, 
25.10 	to be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
25.11 	Statutes, section 16B.307, including life 
25.12 	safety improvements, correcting code 
25.13 	deficiencies, and federal Americans with 
25.14 	Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance activities.

25.15	Sec. 14. TRANSPORTATION

25.16	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	79,720,000
	
25.17 	To the commissioner of transportation for the 
25.18 	purposes specified in this section.

25.19
25.20	Subd. 2.Local Bridge Replacement and 
Rehabilitation
 				20,000,000
	
25.21 	This appropriation is from the bond proceeds 
25.22 	account in the state transportation fund 
25.23 	to match federal money and to replace 
25.24 	or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as 
25.25 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.26 	174.50. To the extent practicable, the 
25.27 	commissioner shall expend the funds as 
25.28 	provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.29 	174.50, subdivision 6a, 6b, or 6c.

25.30
25.31	Subd. 3.Local Road Improvement Fund 
Grants
 				25,000,000
	
25.32 	This appropriation is from the bond proceeds 
25.33 	account in the state transportation fund as 
25.34 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
26.1 	174.50, for construction and reconstruction 
26.2 	of local roads with statewide or regional 
26.3 	significance under Minnesota Statutes, 
26.4 	section 174.52, subdivision 4, or for grants to 
26.5 	counties to assist in paying the costs of rural 
26.6 	road safety capital improvement projects on 
26.7 	county state-aid highways under Minnesota 
26.8 	Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4a.
26.9 	This appropriation includes money for a 
26.10 	grant to Anoka County to complete the final 
26.11 	design, land acquisition, and construction 
26.12 	of the interchange of marked U.S. Highway 
26.13 	10 and Anoka County State-Aid Highway 
26.14 	83 (Armstrong Boulevard) in the city of 
26.15 	Ramsey, and for associated improvements.
26.16 	$250,000 of this appropriation is for a grant 
26.17 	to Pine Lake Township in Otter Tail County 
26.18 	for improvements to Nitche Lake Road 
26.19 	between County Road 8 and County Road 53 
26.20 	in Pine Lake Township.

26.21	Subd. 4.Greater Minnesota Transit
 				4,920,000
	
26.22 	For capital assistance for greater Minnesota 
26.23 	transit systems to be used for transit capital 
26.24 	facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section 
26.25 	174.24, subdivision 3c. Money from this 
26.26 	appropriation may be used to pay up to 80 
26.27 	percent of the nonfederal share of these 
26.28 	facilities. Of this appropriation:
26.29 	$450,000 is for a grant to the city of Mankato 
26.30 	for phase III of the facility improvements;
26.31 	$800,000 is for a grant to the Rainbow Rider 
26.32 	Transit Board for bus garages in Elbow Lake, 
26.33 	Morris, Wheaton, Lowery, and Alexandria;
27.1 	$2,000,000 is for a grant to the St. Cloud 
27.2 	Metropolitan Transit Commission for phase 
27.3 	I of the metro bus operations center vehicle 
27.4 	storage addition and improvements project; 
27.5 	and
27.6 	$550,000 is for a grant to the Kandiyohi Area 
27.7 	Transit Joint Powers Board for an additional 
27.8 	bus storage garage in Willmar.

27.927.10
	Subd. 5.Minnesota Valley Regional Railroad 
Track Rehabilitation
 				3,800,000
	
27.11 	For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional 
27.12 	Rail Authority to rehabilitate and make 
27.13 	capital improvements of portions of railroad 
27.14 	track between Norwood-Young America and 
27.15 	Hanley Falls. A grant under this section is in 
27.16 	addition to any grant, loan, or loan guarantee 
27.17 	for this project made by the commissioner 
27.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 222.46 
27.19 	to 222.62.
27.20 	Before seeking appropriations in the future, 
27.21 	the authority must seek local contributions 
27.22 	from the member counties.

27.23
27.24	Subd. 6.Railroad Warning Devices 
Replacement
 				1,000,000
	
27.25 	To design, construct, and equip the 
27.26 	replacement of active highway railroad grade 
27.27 	crossing warning devices that have reached 
27.28 	the end of their useful life. The commissioner 
27.29 	shall give priority to Blue Earth County.

27.30	Subd. 7.Passenger and Freight Rail 
 				10,000,000
	
27.31 	To implement capital improvements and 
27.32 	betterments for intercity passenger rail 
27.33 	projects as identified in the statewide freight 
27.34 	and passenger rail plan under Minnesota 
27.35 	Statutes, section 174.03, subdivision 1b, 
28.1 	which are determined to be eligible for 
28.2 	United States Department of Transportation 
28.3 	funding. Notwithstanding any law to the 
28.4 	contrary, a portion or phase of an intercity 
28.5 	passenger rail project may be accomplished 
28.6 	with one or more state appropriations and 
28.7 	an intercity passenger rail project need not 
28.8 	be completed with any one appropriation. 
28.9 	Capital improvements and betterments 
28.10 	include preliminary engineering, design, 
28.11 	engineering, environmental analysis 
28.12 	and mitigation, acquisition of land and 
28.13 	right-of-way, and construction.
28.14 	This appropriation is also for environmental 
28.15 	analysis, engineering, acquisition 
28.16 	of real property or interests in real 
28.17 	property, and construction relating to 
28.18 	capacity improvements at the Hoffman 
28.19 	Interlocking/Hoffman Yard in St. Paul as 
28.20 	identified in the Minnesota Comprehensive 
28.21 	Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan.

28.22	Subd. 8.Safe Routes to School
 				2,000,000
	
28.23 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.24 	174.40.

28.25	Subd. 9.Range Regional Airport
 				5,000,000
	
28.26 	For a grant to the Chisholm-Hibbing Airport 
28.27 	Authority to construct, furnish, and equip 
28.28 	improvements and betterments of a capital 
28.29 	nature at the Range Regional Airport 
28.30 	terminal. The airport authority must use 
28.31 	American-made steel for this project, unless 
28.32 	the airport authority determines that an 
28.33 	exception in Public Law 111-5, section 1605, 
28.34 	applies. The capital improvements paid for 
28.35 	with this appropriation may be used as the 
29.1 	local contribution required by Minnesota 
29.2 	Statutes, section 360.305, subdivision 4.

29.3	Subd. 10.Port Development Assistance
 				8,000,000
	
29.4 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
29.5 	457A. Any improvements made with the 
29.6 	proceeds of these grants must be publicly 
29.7 	owned.

29.8	Sec. 15. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

29.9	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	65,000,000
	
29.10 	To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes 
29.11 	specified in this section.

29.12
29.13	Subd. 2.Transit Capital Improvement 
Program
 				 45,000,000
	
29.14 	(a) To advance transit in the metropolitan 
29.15 	area in accordance with the Metropolitan 
29.16 	Council's 2030 Transportation Policy Plan 
29.17 	and in consultation with the Counties Transit 
29.18 	Improvement Board. This appropriation 
29.19 	may be used by the Metropolitan Council 
29.20 	or for grants to metropolitan area political 
29.21 	subdivisions for preliminary engineering, 
29.22 	engineering, environmental assessment, 
29.23 	environmental work, design, right-of-way 
29.24 	acquisition, and construction for the 
29.25 	Lake Street and I-35W transit station in 
29.26 	Minneapolis, and in the following transit 
29.27 	way corridors: Bottineau Boulevard, East 
29.28 	7th Street in St. Paul, I-94 Gateway, Nicollet 
29.29 	Avenue, Red Rock, Riverview, Robert Street, 
29.30 	Rush Line, Snelling Avenue, and Southwest.
29.31 	(b) The council shall allocate transit capital 
29.32 	development resources so as to achieve 
29.33 	geographic balance within the region to the 
29.34 	extent possible.

30.1
30.2	Subd. 3.Metropolitan Regional Parks and 
Trails Capital Improvements

30.3	(a) Springbrook Nature Center, Fridley
				5,000,000
	
30.4 	For a grant to the city of Fridley to predesign, 
30.5 	design, construct, furnish, and equip 
30.6 	the redevelopment and expansion of the 
30.7 	Springbrook Nature Center. No nonstate 
30.8 	match is required.

30.930.10
	(b) Heritage Village - Rock Island Swing 
Bridge, Inver Grove Heights
				3,500,000
	
30.11 	For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights 
30.12 	for public infrastructure improvements 
30.13 	and land acquisition in and adjacent to the 
30.14 	Heritage Village Park, the Mississippi River 
30.15 	Trail, and the Rock Island Swing Bridge. 
30.16 	These improvements will include but are 
30.17 	not limited to motor vehicle access, utility 
30.18 	service, stormwater treatment, and trail and 
30.19 	sidewalk connections. This appropriation 
30.20 	is not available until the commissioner of 
30.21 	management and budget has determined that 
30.22 	at least an equal amount has been committed 
30.23 	to the project from nonstate sources.

30.24	(c) Fish Creek Trail, Maplewood
				500,000
	
30.25 	For a grant to the city of Maplewood to 
30.26 	acquire and develop approximately 70 acres 
30.27 	of land along Fish Creek to be included 
30.28 	within the Fish Creek Natural Greenway, a 
30.29 	park of regional and historical significance 
30.30 	located in Ramsey County within the 
30.31 	Mississippi National River and Recreation 
30.32 	Area. This appropriation is not available 
30.33 	until an amount sufficient to complete the 
30.34 	acquisition is committed to the project from 
30.35 	nonstate sources.

31.1	(d) Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
				7,000,000
	
31.2 	For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and 
31.3 	Recreation Board to predesign, design, and 
31.4 	construct renovation of the Minneapolis 
31.5 	Sculpture Garden, which displays art 
31.6 	owned by the Walker Art Center, subject 
31.7 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. 
31.8 	The complete renovation will include 
31.9 	improving irrigation, drainage, the parking 
31.10 	lot, security, granite substructures, concrete, 
31.11 	and fixtures, in order to update them with 
31.12 	more ecologically sustainable options that 
31.13 	are less expensive to maintain; increasing 
31.14 	physical accessibility in accordance with 
31.15 	the Americans with Disabilities Act; 
31.16 	transplanting and replacing trees and plant 
31.17 	materials; and improving the mechanical 
31.18 	plant, piping, and flooring of the Cowles 
31.19 	Conservatory to permit its flexible reuse in a 
31.20 	way that is more ecologically sustainable and 
31.21 	less expensive to maintain.

31.22
31.23	(e) Washington and Dakota Counties Regional 
Trails
				2,000,000
	
31.24 	For a grant to Washington County to design 
31.25 	and construct trail bridges and related trails 
31.26 	that connect the regional trail systems of 
31.27 	Washington and Dakota Counties.

31.28
31.29	Subd. 4.Metropolitan Cities Inflow and 
Infiltration Grants
 				2,000,000
	
31.30 	For grants to cities within the metropolitan 
31.31 	area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
31.32 	section 473.121, subdivision 2, for capital 
31.33 	improvements in municipal wastewater 
31.34 	collection systems to reduce the amount of 
31.35 	inflow and infiltration to the Metropolitan 
32.1 	Council's metropolitan sanitary sewer 
32.2 	disposal system. Grants from this 
32.3 	appropriation are for up to 50 percent of the 
32.4 	cost to mitigate inflow and infiltration in 
32.5 	the publicly owned municipal wastewater 
32.6 	collection systems. The council must award 
32.7 	grants based on applications from cities that 
32.8 	identify eligible capital costs and include a 
32.9 	timeline for inflow and infiltration mitigation 
32.10 	construction, pursuant to guidelines 
32.11 	established by the council.

32.12	Sec. 16. HUMAN SERVICES

32.13	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	47,662,000
	
32.14 	To the commissioner of administration, or 
32.15 	another named agency, for the purposes 
32.16 	specified in this section.

32.17	Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 				2,000,000
	
32.18 	For asset preservation improvements and 
32.19 	betterments of a capital nature at Department 
32.20 	of Human Services facilities statewide, to be 
32.21 	spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
32.22 	section 16B.307.

32.23
32.24	Subd. 3.Minnesota Security Hospital - St. 
Peter, Phase One
 				 41,317,000
	
32.25 	To complete the design of and to construct, 
32.26 	furnish, and equip the first phase of a 
32.27 	two-phase project to remodel existing, and to 
32.28 	develop new, residential, program, activity, 
32.29 	and ancillary facilities for the Minnesota 
32.30 	Security Hospital on the upper campus of 
32.31 	the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center. 
32.32 	In addition, phase one includes funding 
32.33 	to design phase two of the project. Upon 
32.34 	substantial completion of phase one, any 
33.1 	unspent portion of this appropriation is 
33.2 	available for phase two.

33.3	Subd. 4.Remembering With Dignity
 				195,000
	
33.4 	To the commissioner of human services for 
33.5 	grave markers or memorial monuments for 
33.6 	unmarked graves on public land of deceased 
33.7 	residents of state hospitals or regional 
33.8 	treatment centers.

33.933.10
	Subd. 5.Hennepin County; St. David's Center 
for Child and Family Development
 				3,500,000
	
33.11 	To the commissioner of human services for a 
33.12 	grant to Hennepin County to acquire land for 
33.13 	and to predesign, design, construct, furnish, 
33.14 	and equip the expansion and renovation of 
33.15 	the St. David's Center for Child and Family 
33.16 	Development, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
33.17 	section 16A.695. The center must be used 
33.18 	to promote the public welfare by providing 
33.19 	early childhood education and respite care, 
33.20 	children's mental health services, pediatric 
33.21 	rehabilitative therapies for children with 
33.22 	special needs, support services for persons 
33.23 	with disabilities, foster care placement, and 
33.24 	other interventions for children who are 
33.25 	at risk for poor developmental outcomes 
33.26 	or maltreatment. This appropriation is 
33.27 	not available until the commissioner of 
33.28 	management and budget has determined that 
33.29 	at least an equal amount has been expended 
33.30 	or committed to the project from nonstate 
33.31 	resources.

33.32
33.33	Subd. 6.Maplewood; Harriet Tubman Center 
East
 				650,000
	
33.34 	To the commissioner of human services for 
33.35 	a grant to the city of Maplewood to design, 
34.1 	renovate, and equip the Harriet Tubman 
34.2 	Center East to be used as a regional safety 
34.3 	service center for a domestic violence shelter, 
34.4 	legal services, youth programs, mental and 
34.5 	chemical health services, and community 
34.6 	education. This appropriation is added to 
34.7 	the appropriation in Laws 2012, chapter 
34.8 	293, section 18, subdivision 3, for the same 
34.9 	purposes.

34.10	Sec. 17. VETERANS AFFAIRS

34.11	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	22,545,000
	
34.12 	To the commissioner of administration 
34.13 	for the purposes specified in this section. 
34.14 	The commissioner must seek to maximize 
34.15 	available federal funds and allocate money 
34.16 	appropriated in this section so as to maximize 
34.17 	the use of all available federal funding.

34.18	Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 				3,000,000
	
34.19 	For asset preservation improvements and 
34.20 	betterments of a capital nature at the veterans 
34.21 	homes in Fergus Falls, Hastings, Luverne, 
34.22 	and Silver Bay, and the Little Falls veterans 
34.23 	cemetery, to be spent in accordance with 
34.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

34.25
34.26	Subd. 3.Minneapolis Veterans Home Building 
17 South
 				18,935,000
	
34.27 	To complete the design of, perform hazardous 
34.28 	materials abatement for, and demolish the 
34.29 	south wing of Building 17 and adjoining 
34.30 	buildings, and design, reconstruct, and 
34.31 	furnish the new south wing of Building 17 
34.32 	and adjoining buildings as a new skilled 
34.33 	nursing building, construct a new distribution 
34.34 	and service tunnel to serve buildings 6, 17 
35.1 	north, and 19, and the future 17 south, and 
35.2 	design, construct, and equip a network and 
35.3 	server room, including installation of new 
35.4 	fiber optic lines.

35.5	Subd. 4.Veterans Homes Resident Lift System
 				385,000
	
35.6 	To purchase and install fixed asset ceiling 
35.7 	lifts in resident rooms.

35.8	Subd. 5.All-Veterans Memorial
 				225,000
	
35.9 	For a grant to Edina to design and construct 
35.10 	the All-Veterans Memorial in the city 
35.11 	of Edina, in accordance with Minnesota 
35.12 	Statutes, section 416.01. This appropriation 
35.13 	is not available until the commissioner of 
35.14 	management and budget has determined that 
35.15 	at least an equal amount has been committed 
35.16 	to the project from nonstate sources.

35.17	Sec. 18. CORRECTIONS

35.18	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	25,187,000
	
35.19 	To the commissioner of administration for 
35.20 	the purposes specified in this section.

35.21	Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 				2,000,000
	
35.22 	For asset preservation improvements and 
35.23 	betterments of a capital nature at Minnesota 
35.24 	correctional facilities statewide, including 
35.25 	providing additional space for sex offender 
35.26 	treatment, in accordance with Minnesota 
35.27 	Statutes, section 16B.307.

35.28
35.29	Subd. 3.Minnesota Correctional Facility - 
Shakopee
 				5,187,000
	
35.30 	To design, construct, and equip a fence of 
35.31 	decorative iron pickets and masonry piers 
35.32 	that will provide essential components 
35.33 	of effective and reliable escape detection 
36.1 	and intrusion, including but not limited 
36.2 	to installation of a fence protection alarm 
36.3 	system, additional lighting and security 
36.4 	cameras, and renovations of existing facilities 
36.5 	required to accommodate the technology and 
36.6 	functionality of the new system.

36.7
36.8	Subd. 4.Minnesota Correctional Facility - St. 
Cloud
 				18,000,000
	
36.9 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip a 
36.10 	new health services unit and intake unit, to 
36.11 	repurpose existing spaces, including laundry, 
36.12 	state property storage and distribution, 
36.13 	and food service dry goods storage; to 
36.14 	extend and modify the existing internal 
36.15 	corridor to connect the new and repurposed 
36.16 	spaces; to construct a new security control 
36.17 	station to manage offender movement 
36.18 	through the corridor system; and to provide 
36.19 	required upgrades to the existing facility 
36.20 	infrastructure, including mechanical, 
36.21 	electrical, and security systems.

36.22
36.23	Sec. 19. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT

36.24	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	110,571,000
	
36.25 	To the commissioner of employment and 
36.26 	economic development for the purposes 
36.27 	specified in this section.

36.28	Subd. 2.Public Building Accessibility Grants
 				450,000
	
36.29 	For grants to political subdivisions under 
36.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.434.

36.31
36.32	Subd. 3.Brainerd - Sewer and Water Extension 
to the Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport
 				5,000,000
	
36.33 	For a grant to the city of Brainerd to design, 
36.34 	engineer, and construct an extension of water 
37.1 	and sanitary sewer service to the Brainerd 
37.2 	Lakes Regional Airport and to replace 
37.3 	approximately one mile of existing sewer to 
37.4 	accommodate flow from the airport.

37.5	Subd. 4.Duluth

37.6	(a) NorShor Theatre
				4,950,000
	
37.7 	For a grant to the Duluth Economic 
37.8 	Development Authority to design, construct, 
37.9 	furnish, and equip public improvements 
37.10 	and to provide public access to the historic 
37.11 	NorShor Theatre, including skyway access 
37.12 	for connection to nearby public parking, 
37.13 	interior circulation, street and utility 
37.14 	improvements, handicapped access, and 
37.15 	restoration of the theater's lobby, entrance, 
37.16 	and marquee as part of the overall restoration 
37.17 	of the theater.
37.18 	This appropriation is not available until the 
37.19 	commissioner of management and budget 
37.20 	has determined that at least $2 has been 
37.21 	committed from nonstate sources for private 
37.22 	renovation and improvement of the interior 
37.23 	of the theatre and the surrounding structures 
37.24 	for every $1 of state funds, and that sufficient 
37.25 	nonstate funds are available to complete both 
37.26 	the state bond-financed portion of the project 
37.27 	and the balance of the private development. 
37.28 	Funds invested in the project by a person 
37.29 	receiving state historic tax credits pursuant to 
37.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 290.0681, shall 
37.31 	be deemed nonstate funds for purposes of 
37.32 	this requirement. The city of Duluth and the 
37.33 	Duluth Economic Development Authority 
37.34 	may operate a performing arts center and 
37.35 	facilities that provide access to the center, 
38.1 	and may enter into a lease or management 
38.2 	agreement, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
38.3 	section 16A.695. The state bond-financed 
38.4 	project subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
38.5 	section 16A.695, shall consist only of 
38.6 	those improvements paid for with state 
38.7 	general obligation bond proceeds. The 
38.8 	state bond-financed property may be legally 
38.9 	described either as a separately platted real 
38.10 	estate parcel under a registered land survey 
38.11 	or a condominium unit. Due to the integrated 
38.12 	nature of the overall development, public 
38.13 	bidding shall not be required for the state 
38.14 	bond-financed project, provided there shall 
38.15 	be a separate construction contract for this 
38.16 	portion of the project, and any amounts 
38.17 	required for this portion of the project, in 
38.18 	excess of the bond appropriation, shall be 
38.19 	paid by nonstate sources.

38.20	(b) Wade Stadium
				250,000
	
38.21 	For a grant to the city of Duluth to design 
38.22 	improvements to Wade Stadium, including a 
38.23 	grandstand and field, with proper drainage, 
38.24 	for a ballpark and public outdoor events 
38.25 	facility. This appropriation is not available 
38.26 	until the commissioner determines that at 
38.27 	least an equal amount is committed to the 
38.28 	project from nonstate sources.

38.29	Subd. 5.Eveleth Water Main Improvement
 				1,500,000
	
38.30 	From the general fund for a grant to the city of 
38.31 	Eveleth to design and construct a water main 
38.32 	for the St. Mary's Lake Development project.

38.33
38.34	Subd. 6.Fosston - Second Street Road 
Improvement
 				400,000
	
39.1 	For a grant to the city of Fosston to 
39.2 	improve Second Street to allow for future 
39.3 	development. This work would include 
39.4 	removal of approximately seven blocks 
39.5 	of old street, sewer and water lines, and 
39.6 	replacement of sewer and water lines and 
39.7 	street construction, to a nine-ton capacity. 
39.8 	This appropriation is not available until at 
39.9 	least an equal amount has been committed to 
39.10 	the project from nonstate sources.

39.11	Subd. 7.Grand Rapids - Regional Arts Center
 				250,000
	
39.12 	For a grant to the city of Grand Rapids 
39.13 	for predesign and design of a regional arts 
39.14 	center in Grand Rapids. This appropriation 
39.15 	is not available until the commissioner of 
39.16 	management and budget determines that at 
39.17 	least an equal amount is committed from 
39.18 	nonstate sources.

39.19
39.20	Subd. 8.Mankato - Arena and Events Center 
Auditorium
 				14,500,000
	
39.21 	For a grant to the city of Mankato to design, 
39.22 	construct, improve, furnish, and equip the 
39.23 	Mankato Arena and to design, expand, 
39.24 	furnish, and equip the adjacent Events Center 
39.25 	Auditorium.
39.26 	This appropriation is not available until the 
39.27 	commissioner of management and budget 
39.28 	has determined that at least an equal amount 
39.29 	has been committed to the project from 
39.30 	nonstate sources.

39.31	Subd. 9.Maple Plain - Street and Utility Project
 				930,000
	
39.32 	For a grant to the city of Maple Plain for 
39.33 	the design, removal, and reconstruction of 
39.34 	two city streets including the replacement 
39.35 	of aging sewer and water lines. This 
40.1 	appropriation is not available until at least 
40.2 	an equal amount has been committed to the 
40.3 	project from nonstate sources.

40.4
40.5	Subd. 10.Minneapolis - Masonic Temple at 
Hennepin Center for the Arts
 				3,000,000
	
40.6 	For a grant to the city of Minneapolis for 
40.7 	improvements and betterments of a capital 
40.8 	nature to renovate the historic Masonic 
40.9 	Temple at the Hennepin Center for the 
40.10 	Arts, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
40.11 	16A.695.

40.12
40.13	Subd. 11.Park Rapids Upper Mississippi 
Center
 				2,500,000
	
40.14 	For a grant to the Park Rapids Economic 
40.15 	Development Authority for acquisition, and 
40.16 	to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 
40.17 	equip the renovation, including hazardous 
40.18 	materials abatement, demolition, health, 
40.19 	safety and building code compliance, 
40.20 	mechanical systems, and space restoration, 
40.21 	of the historic National Guard Armory 
40.22 	Building in downtown Park Rapids, for use 
40.23 	as a regional arts and event center, subject 
40.24 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. 
40.25 	This appropriation is not available until the 
40.26 	commissioner of management and budget 
40.27 	has determined that an amount sufficient 
40.28 	to complete the project is committed from 
40.29 	nonstate sources.

40.30	Subd. 12.Red Wing

40.31	(a) River Renaissance
				1,583,000
	
40.32 	For a grant to the city of Red Wing for 
40.33 	improvements of a capital nature to the area 
40.34 	between Levee Road and the Mississippi 
40.35 	River, extending between Bay Point Drive 
41.1 	and Broad Street in Red Wing. This project 
41.2 	includes: reconstruction of Levee Road from 
41.3 	Broad Street to Jackson Street; improvements 
41.4 	to storm water, sanitary sewer, and drinking 
41.5 	water infrastructure; replacement of a harbor 
41.6 	retaining wall; parking improvements; 
41.7 	lighting improvements; and construction of a 
41.8 	segment of the Riverwalk Trail. This grant 
41.9 	is not available until the commissioner of 
41.10 	management and budget determines that an 
41.11 	amount sufficient to complete the project is 
41.12 	committed to it from nonstate sources.

41.13	(b) Shear-Shredder
				1,050,000
	
41.14 	From the general fund for a grant to the 
41.15 	city of Red Wing to acquire and install a 
41.16 	shear-shredder to produce refuse-derived 
41.17 	fuel.

41.18
41.19	Subd. 13.Rochester - Mayo Civic Center 
Complex
 				30,000,000
	
41.20 	For a grant to the city of Rochester to design, 
41.21 	construct, furnish, and equip the renovation 
41.22 	and expansion of the Mayo Civic Center 
41.23 	complex and related infrastructure, including 
41.24 	but not limited to skyway access, lighting, 
41.25 	parking, and landscaping.
41.26 	This appropriation is not available until the 
41.27 	commissioner of management and budget 
41.28 	has determined that at least an equal amount 
41.29 	has been committed to the project from 
41.30 	nonstate sources.

41.31
41.32	Subd. 14.St. Cloud - River's Edge Convention 
Center
 				10,800,000
	
41.33 	For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to 
41.34 	predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 
41.35 	equip an expansion of the River's Edge 
42.1 	Convention Center, including a parking 
42.2 	facility and pedestrian skyway connection. 
42.3 	This appropriation is not available until the 
42.4 	commissioner of management and budget 
42.5 	determines that at least $10,100,000 has 
42.6 	been committed to the project from nonstate 
42.7 	sources. Amounts expended by the city of St. 
42.8 	Cloud for project costs since July 1, 2010, 
42.9 	shall count toward the matching requirement.

42.10	Subd. 15.St. Paul

42.11	(a) Minnesota Children's Museum
				14,000,000
	
42.12 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign, 
42.13 	design, construct, furnish, and equip an 
42.14 	expansion and renovation of the Minnesota 
42.15 	Children's Museum, subject to Minnesota 
42.16 	Statutes, section 16A.695. The expansion 
42.17 	and exhibit upgrades should incorporate the 
42.18 	latest research on early learning, allow for 
42.19 	new state-of-the art education facilities, and 
42.20 	increase the capacity of visitors to galleries 
42.21 	and programming areas.
42.22 	This appropriation is not available until the 
42.23 	commissioner of management and budget 
42.24 	has determined that at least an equal amount 
42.25 	has been committed from nonstate sources.

42.26	(b) Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
				5,000,000
	
42.27 	This appropriation is added to the 
42.28 	appropriation in Laws 2010, chapter 189, 
42.29 	section 21, subdivision 16, paragraph (b), 
42.30 	and is for the same purposes.

42.31
42.32	(c) Twin Cities Public Television Building 
Renovation
				9,000,000
	
42.33 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to 
42.34 	construct and renovate the Twin Cities Public 
43.1 	Television Building in downtown St. Paul. 
43.2 	This appropriation is not available until at 
43.3 	least an equal amount is committed to the 
43.4 	project from nonstate sources.

43.5	(d) University Enterprise Laboratories
				500,000
	
43.6 	For a grant to the St. Paul Port Authority to 
43.7 	design phase two of the University Enterprise 
43.8 	Laboratories building in St. Paul, subject 
43.9 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. 
43.10 	Amounts expended to complete phase one 
43.11 	of the University Enterprise Laboratories 
43.12 	building since January 1, 2004, shall count 
43.13 	toward the matching requirement.

43.14
43.15	Subd. 16.Thief River Falls - Public 
Infrastructure
 				1,998,000
	
43.16 	For a grant to the city of Thief River Falls to 
43.17 	design, construct, and equip sewers, streets, 
43.18 	and utility improvements for a regional 
43.19 	development center in Thief River Falls. 
43.20 	This appropriation is not available until the 
43.21 	commissioner has determined that at least an 
43.22 	additional $1,012,000 has been committed to 
43.23 	the project from nonstate sources.

43.24	Subd. 17.Truman - Storm Water Project
 				1,350,000
	
43.25 	For a grant to the city of Truman to design, 
43.26 	construct, and install new storm water lines 
43.27 	to two areas of the city that experience 
43.28 	flooding with heavy rain. This appropriation 
43.29 	is not available until the commissioner of 
43.30 	management and budget has determined that 
43.31 	at least an equal amount has been committed 
43.32 	to the project from nonstate sources.

43.33	Subd. 18.Virginia

43.34	(a) Utilities relocation
				1,410,000
	
44.1 	For a grant to the city of Virginia and the 
44.2 	Virginia Public Utilities Commission for 
44.3 	engineering and predesign for relocation of 
44.4 	gas, electric, water, sanitary sewer, and storm 
44.5 	sewer utilities made necessary by and in 
44.6 	conjunction with the relocation of marked 
44.7 	Trunk Highway 53 in Virginia.

44.8	(b) Mesabi trails relocation
				150,000
	
44.9 	For a grant to the St. Louis and Lake 
44.10 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
44.11 	soil testing and preparation for relocation of 
44.12 	portions of the Mesabi bicycle, snowmobile, 
44.13 	and ATV trails that must be relocated due to 
44.14 	the relocation of marked Trunk Highway 53.

44.15	Sec. 20. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

44.16	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	41,075,000
	
44.17 	To the Public Facilities Authority for the 
44.18 	purposes specified in this section.

44.19	Subd. 2.State Match for Federal Grants
 				8,000,000
	
44.20 	To match federal grants for the clean water 
44.21 	revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
44.22 	section 446A.07, and the drinking water 
44.23 	revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
44.24 	section 446A.081. This appropriation must 
44.25 	be used for qualified capital projects.

44.26
44.27	Subd. 3.Wastewater Infrastructure Funding 
Program
 				20,000,000
	
44.28 	For grants to eligible municipalities under the 
44.29 	wastewater infrastructure funding program 
44.30 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.

44.31	Subd. 4.Big Lake Area Sanitary District
 				4,500,000
	
44.32 	For a grant to the Big Lake Area Sanitary 
44.33 	District to construct a pressure sewer system 
45.1 	and force main to convey sewage to the 
45.2 	Western Lake Superior Sanitary District 
45.3 	connection in the city of Cloquet.

45.4
45.5	Subd. 5.Voyageurs National Park Clean Water 
Joint Powers Board
 				8,575,000
	
45.6 	For grants to Koochiching County, Crane 
45.7 	Lake Sanitary District, or the Voyageurs 
45.8 	National Park Clean Water Joint Powers 
45.9 	Board to acquire land for, and to predesign, 
45.10 	design, and construct new sanitary sewer 
45.11 	collection systems in Koochiching and St. 
45.12 	Louis County. The systems shall address 
45.13 	the sanitary sewer needs and projects in 
45.14 	the communities surrounding Voyageurs 
45.15 	National Park. This appropriation is 
45.16 	not available until the commissioner of 
45.17 	management and budget determines that at 
45.18 	least an equal amount has been committed to 
45.19 	the projects from nonstate sources.

45.20
45.21	Sec. 21. MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE 
AGENCY
 			$
	15,000,000
	
45.22 	(a) To the Minnesota Housing Finance 
45.23 	Agency for transfer to the housing 
45.24 	development fund to finance the costs of 
45.25 	rehabilitation to preserve public housing 
45.26 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202, 
45.27 	subdivision 3a. For purposes of this 
45.28 	section, "public housing" means housing for 
45.29 	low-income persons and households financed 
45.30 	by the federal government and owned and 
45.31 	operated by the public housing authorities 
45.32 	and agencies formed by cities and counties. 
45.33 	Public housing authorities receiving a public 
45.34 	housing assessment composite score of 80 
45.35 	or above are eligible to receive funding. 
46.1 	Priority must be given to proposals that 
46.2 	maximize federal or local resources to 
46.3 	finance the capital costs. The priority in 
46.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202, 
46.5 	subdivision 3a, for projects to increase 
46.6 	the supply of affordable housing and the 
46.7 	restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section 
46.8 	462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this 
46.9 	appropriation.
46.10 	(b) In using proceeds of the housing 
46.11 	infrastructure bonds authorized in this 
46.12 	article, the agency shall give consideration to 
46.13 	projects that will provide supportive housing 
46.14 	for homeless youth, and for women and 
46.15 	children seeking to escape exploitation and 
46.16 	trafficking.

46.17
46.18	Sec. 22. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 
SOCIETY

46.19	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	10,607,000
	
46.20 	To the Minnesota Historical Society for the 
46.21 	purposes specified in this section.

46.22	Subd. 2.Historic Sites Asset Preservation
 				750,000
	
46.23 	For capital improvements and betterments 
46.24 	at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping 
46.25 	at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and 
46.26 	monuments, to be spent in accordance with 
46.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The 
46.28 	society shall determine project priorities as 
46.29 	appropriate based on need.

46.30	Subd. 3.Oliver H. Kelley Farm Historic Site
 				9,857,000
	
46.31 	To complete design and to construct, furnish, 
46.32 	and equip the renovation of the Oliver H. 
46.33 	Kelley Farm Historic Site, including the 
47.1 	site's visitor center and other essential visitor 
47.2 	services and site operations facilities.

47.3	Sec. 23. BOND SALE EXPENSES
 			$
	800,000
	
47.4 	To the commissioner of management 
47.5 	and budget for bond sale expenses under 
47.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, 
47.7 	subdivision 8.

47.8 	Sec. 24. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
 47.9 	The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state 
47.10 	general obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2015, no more 
47.11 	than $1,347,152,000 will need to be transferred from the general fund to the state bond 
47.12 	fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding state general 
47.13 	obligation bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds, 
47.14 	the commissioner of management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt service 
47.15 	payments needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt service 
47.16 	payments that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall 
47.17 	adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this 
47.18 	section. The amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from the 
47.19 	general fund as provided in Minnesota  Statutes, section 16A.641.

47.20 	Sec. 25. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
 47.21 		Subdivision 1.Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act 
47.22 	from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and 
47.23 	issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $791,825,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 
47.24 	and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and 
47.25 	by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
47.26 		Subd. 2.Maximum effort school loan fund. To provide the money appropriated in 
47.27 	this act from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of management and 
47.28 	budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $5,491,000 in the manner, 
47.29 	upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 
47.30 	16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of 
47.31 	the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, 
47.32 	must be credited to a bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school loan fund.
48.1 		Subd. 3.Transportation fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act from 
48.2 	the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and 
48.3 	issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $45,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and 
48.4 	with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by 
48.5 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except 
48.6 	accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to 
48.7 	a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.

48.8 	Sec. 26. CANCELLATION; BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION REDUCTION.
 48.9 	The $2,000,000 appropriation in Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 11, 
48.10 	subdivision 7, for the Alexandria aircraft surveillance facility, is canceled. The bond sale 
48.11 	authorization in Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 21, subdivision 1, is reduced 
48.12 	by $2,000,000.

48.13 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12A.16, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
48.14 		Subd. 5.Waivers authorized. The requirements of section 174.50, subdivisions 5, 
48.15 	6, 6a, and to 7, are waived for grants under subdivision 3.

48.16 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.641, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
48.17 		Subd. 4a.Negotiated sales; temporary authority. Notwithstanding the public 
48.18 	sale requirements of subdivision 4 and section 16A.66, subdivision 2, from June 1, 
48.19 	2009, until June 30, 2013, the commissioner may sell bonds, including refunding bonds, 
48.20 	at negotiated sale.

48.21 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16B.335, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
48.22 		Subdivision 1.Construction and major remodeling. (a) The commissioner, or 
48.23 	any other recipient to whom an appropriation is made to acquire or better public lands or 
48.24 	buildings or other public improvements of a capital nature, must not prepare final plans and 
48.25 	specifications for any construction, major remodeling, or land acquisition in anticipation of 
48.26 	which the appropriation was made until the agency that will use the project has presented 
48.27 	the program plan and cost estimates for all elements necessary to complete the project to 
48.28 	the chair of the senate Finance Committee and the chair of the house of representatives 
48.29 	Ways and Means Committee and the chairs have made their recommendations, and 
48.30 	the chair of the senate Capital Investment Committee and the chair of the house of 
48.31 	representatives Capital Investment Committee is are  notified. "Construction or major 
48.32 	remodeling" means construction of a new building, a substantial addition to an existing 
49.1 	building, or a substantial change to the interior configuration of an existing building. The 
49.2 	presentation must note any significant changes in the work that will be done, or in its cost, 
49.3 	since the appropriation for the project was enacted or from the predesign submittal. The 
49.4 	program plans and estimates must be presented for review at least two weeks before a 
49.5 	recommendation is needed. The recommendations are advisory only. Failure or refusal to 
49.6 	make a recommendation is considered a negative recommendation. The chairs of the senate 
49.7 	Finance Committee and Capital Investment Committees and the house of representatives 
49.8 	Capital Investment and Ways and Means Committees must also be notified whenever there 
49.9 	is a substantial change in a construction or major remodeling project, or in its cost.
49.10 	(b) Capital projects exempt from the requirements of this subdivision include 
49.11 	demolition or decommissioning of state assets, hazardous material projects, utility 
49.12 	infrastructure projects, environmental testing, parking lots, parking structures, park 
49.13 	and ride facilities, bus rapid transit stations, light rail lines, exterior lighting, fencing, 
49.14 	highway rest areas, truck stations, storage facilities not consisting primarily of offices or 
49.15 	heated work areas, roads, bridges, trails, pathways, campgrounds, athletic fields, dams, 
49.16 	floodwater retention systems, water access sites, harbors, sewer separation projects, water 
49.17 	and wastewater facilities, port development projects for which the commissioner of 
49.18 	transportation has entered into an assistance agreement under section 457A.04, ice centers, 
49.19 	a local government project with a construction cost of less than $1,500,000, or any other 
49.20 	capital project with a construction cost of less than $750,000.

49.21 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16B.335, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
49.22 		Subd. 2.Other projects. All other capital projects for which a specific 
49.23 	appropriation is made must not proceed until the recipient undertaking the project has 
49.24 	notified the chairs of the senate Capital Investment and Finance CommitteeCommittees 
49.25 	and the house of representatives Capital Investment and Ways and Means Committees that 
49.26 	the work is ready to begin. Notice is not required for capital projects needed to comply 
49.27 	with the Americans with Disabilities Act, for asset preservation projects to which section 
49.28 	16B.307 applies, or for projects funded by an agency's operating budget or by a capital 
49.29 	asset preservation and replacement account under section 16A.632, or a higher education 
49.30 	asset preservation and replacement account under section 135A.046.

49.31 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16B.335, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
49.32 		Subd. 5.Information technology. Agency requests for construction and 
49.33 	remodeling funds shall include money for cost-effective information technology 
49.34 	investments that would enable an agency to reduce its need for office space, provide more 
50.1 	of its services electronically, and decentralize its operations. The Office of Enterprise 
50.2 	Technology must review and approve the information technology portion of construction 
50.3 	and major remodeling program plans before the plans are submitted to the chairs of the 
50.4 	senate Finance Committee and the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee 
50.5 	for their recommendations and the chair of the senate Capital Investment Committee and 
50.6 	the chair of the  house of representatives Capital Investment Committee is are notified as 
50.7 	required by subdivision 1.

50.8 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.144, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
50.9 		Subd. 2.Guaranteed energy-savings agreement. The commissioner may enter 
50.10 	into a guaranteed energy-savings agreement with a qualified provider if:
50.11 	(1) the qualified provider is selected through a competitive process in accordance 
50.12 	with the guaranteed energy-savings program guidelines within the Department of 
50.13 	Administration;
50.14 	(2) the qualified provider agrees to submit an engineering report prior to the 
50.15 	execution of the guaranteed energy-savings agreement. The cost of the engineering report 
50.16 	may be considered as part of the implementation costs if the commissioner enters into a 
50.17 	guaranteed energy-savings agreement with the provider;
50.18 	(3) the term of the guaranteed energy-savings agreement shall not exceed 15 20
50.19 	 years from the date of final installation;
50.20 	(4) the commissioner finds that the amount it would spend on the utility cost-savings 
50.21 	measures recommended in the engineering report will not exceed the amount to be 
50.22 	saved in utility operation and maintenance costs over 15 20 years from the date of 
50.23 	implementation of utility cost-savings measures;
50.24 	(5) the qualified provider provides a written guarantee that the annual utility, 
50.25 	operation, and maintenance cost savings during the term of the guaranteed energy-savings 
50.26 	agreement will meet or exceed the annual payments due under a lease purchase agreement. 
50.27 	The qualified provider shall reimburse the state for any shortfall of guaranteed utility, 
50.28 	operation, and maintenance cost savings; and
50.29 	(6) the qualified provider gives a sufficient bond in accordance with section 
50.30 	574.26 to the commissioner for the faithful implementation and installation of the utility 
50.31 	cost-savings measures.

50.32 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.144, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
50.33 		Subd. 3.Lease purchase agreement. The commissioner may enter into a lease 
50.34 	purchase agreement with any party for the implementation of utility cost-savings measures 
51.1 	in accordance with the guaranteed energy-savings agreement. The implementation costs of 
51.2 	the utility cost-savings measures recommended in the engineering report shall not exceed 
51.3 	the amount to be saved in utility and operation and maintenance costs over the term of the 
51.4 	lease purchase agreement. The term of the lease purchase agreement shall not exceed 15
51.5 	 20 years from the date of final installation. The lease is assignable in accordance with 
51.6 	terms approved by the commissioner of management and budget.

51.7 	Sec. 34. [116J.434] PUBLIC BUILDING ACCESSIBILITY GRANT PROGRAM.
51.8 		Subdivision 1.Creation of account. A public building accessibility account 
51.9 	is created in the bond proceeds fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the 
51.10 	commissioner for grants under this section.
51.11 		Subd. 2.Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
51.12 	(1) "accessible" means satisfies the requirements of the State Building Code for 
51.13 	accessibility by persons with disabilities;
51.14 	(2) "eligible project" means predesign, design, acquisition of land or an interest in 
51.15 	land, construction, renovation, or other improvement or betterment of a capital nature to 
51.16 	make a building or facility owned by a local government unit accessible or improve its 
51.17 	accessibility;
51.18 	(3) "governing body" means the county board of commissioners, city council, or 
51.19 	town board of supervisors; and
51.20 	(4) "local government unit" means a county, statutory or home rule charter city, 
51.21 	or town.
51.22 		Subd. 3.Grant program established. The commissioner shall make grants to local 
51.23 	government units on a first-come, first-served basis for eligible projects.
51.24 		Subd. 4.Application. A local government unit seeking a grant under this section 
51.25 	must apply to the commissioner in the form and manner determined by the commissioner. 
51.26 	The application must include:
51.27 	(1) a resolution of the governing body requesting the grant and stating that the local 
51.28 	government unit has or will have in a timely manner the required nonstate contribution 
51.29 	necessary to complete the project;
51.30 	(2) a detailed description of the project and cost estimate, along with necessary 
51.31 	supporting evidence; and
51.32 	(3) any other information the commissioner determines is necessary or useful.
51.33 		Subd. 5.Maximum grant amount; match. A local unit of government must not 
51.34 	be awarded in aggregate more than $150,000, whether for one or more projects in one or 
51.35 	more years. The local government unit awarded a grant under this section must provide 
52.1 	at least an equal amount from nonstate sources, which may include contributions made 
52.2 	before the grant is awarded.

52.3 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.65, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
52.4 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
52.5 	(a) "Energy conservation measure" means a training program or facility alteration 
52.6 	designed to reduce energy consumption or operating costs and includes:
52.7 	(1) insulation of the building structure and systems within the building;
52.8 	(2) storm windows and doors, caulking or weatherstripping, multiglazed windows 
52.9 	and doors, heat absorbing or heat reflective glazed and coated window and door 
52.10 	systems, additional glazing, reductions in glass area, and other window and door system 
52.11 	modifications that reduce energy consumption;
52.12 	(3) automatic energy control systems;
52.13 	(4) heating, ventilating, or air conditioning system modifications or replacements;
52.14 	(5) replacement or modifications of lighting fixtures to increase the energy efficiency 
52.15 	of the lighting system without increasing the overall illumination of a facility, unless such 
52.16 	increase in illumination is necessary to conform to the applicable state or local building 
52.17 	code for the lighting system after the proposed modifications are made;
52.18 	(6) energy recovery systems;
52.19 	(7) cogeneration systems that produce steam or forms of energy such as heat, as well 
52.20 	as electricity, for use primarily within a building or complex of buildings;
52.21 	(8) energy conservation measures that provide long-term operating cost reductions.
52.22 	(b) "Guaranteed energy-savings contract" means a contract for the evaluation 
52.23 	and recommendations of energy conservation measures, and for one or more energy 
52.24 	conservation measures. The contract must provide that all payments, except obligations 
52.25 	on termination of the contract before its expiration, are to be made over time, but not to 
52.26 	exceed 15 20 years from the date of final installation, and the savings are guaranteed to 
52.27 	the extent necessary to make payments for the systems.
52.28 	(c) "Qualified provider" means a person or business experienced in the design, 
52.29 	implementation, and installation of energy conservation measures. A qualified provider 
52.30 	to whom the contract is awarded shall give a sufficient bond to the school district for 
52.31 	its faithful performance.
52.32 	(d) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce through the state energy 
52.33 	office.

52.34 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.65, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
53.1 		Subd. 7.District action. A district may enter into a guaranteed energy-savings 
53.2 	contract with a qualified provider if, after review of the report and the commissioner's 
53.3 	evaluation if requested, or if required under section 216C.372, the board finds that the 
53.4 	amount it would spend on the energy conservation measures recommended in the report is 
53.5 	not likely to exceed the amount to be saved in energy and operation costs over 15 20 years 
53.6 	from the date of installation if the recommendations in the report were followed, and the 
53.7 	qualified provider provides a written guarantee that the energy or operating cost savings 
53.8 	will meet or exceed the costs of the system. The guaranteed energy-savings contract may 
53.9 	provide for payments over a period of time, not to exceed 15 20 years. Notwithstanding 
53.10 	section 123B.79, a district annually may transfer from the general fund to the reserve for 
53.11 	operating capital account an amount up to the amount saved in energy and operation costs 
53.12 	as a result of guaranteed energy-savings contracts.

53.13 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.50, subdivision 6b, is amended to read:
53.14 		Subd. 6b.Bridge engineering and design costs in smaller cities. Until June 30, 
53.15 	2007, (a) The commissioner may make grants from the state transportation fund to a 
53.16 	home rule or statutory city with a population of 5,000 or less and a net tax capacity of 
53.17 	under $200,000 for design,and preliminary engineering, and construction of bridges 
53.18 	on city streets.
53.19 	(b) Grants under this subdivision are subject to the procedures and criteria 
53.20 	established under subdivisions 5 and, 6, and 7.
53.21 	(c) Grants may be used for:
53.22 	(1) 100 percent of the design and preliminary engineering costs that are in excess of 
53.23 	$10,000;
53.24 	(2) 100 percent of the bridge approach work costs that are in excess of $10,000; and
53.25 	(3) 100 percent of the bridge construction work costs. 
53.26 	Total grants under this subdivision to all cities may not exceed $200,000.

53.27 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
53.28 		Subd. 7.Bridge grant program requirements; rulemaking. (a) The commissioner 
53.29 	of transportation shall develop rules, procedures for application for grants, conditions of 
53.30 	grant administration, standards, and criteria as provided under subdivision 6, including 
53.31 	bridge specifications, in cooperation with road authorities of political subdivisions, for use 
53.32 	in the administration of funds appropriated to the commissioner and for the administration 
53.33 	of grants to subdivisions.
54.1 	(b) The maximum use of standardized bridges is encouraged. Regardless of the size 
54.2 	of the existing bridge, a bridge or replacement bridge is eligible for assistance from the 
54.3 	state transportation fund if a hydrological survey indicates that the bridge or replacement 
54.4 	bridge must be ten feet or more in length.
54.5 	(c) As part of the standards or rules, the commissioner shall, in consultation with 
54.6 	local road authorities, establish a minimum distance between any two bridges that cross 
54.7 	over the same river, stream, or waterway, so that only one of the bridges is eligible for a 
54.8 	grant under this section. As appropriate, the commissioner may establish exceptions from 
54.9 	the minimum distance requirement or procedures for obtaining a variance.
54.10 	(d) Political subdivisions may use grants made under this section to construct or 
54.11 	reconstruct bridges, including but not limited to:
54.12 	(1) matching federal aid grants to construct or reconstruct key bridges;
54.13 	(2) paying the costs to abandon an existing bridge that is deficient and in need of 
54.14 	replacement, but where no replacement will be made; and
54.15 	(3) paying the costs to construct a road or street to facilitate the abandonment of 
54.16 	an existing bridge, if the commissioner determines that the bridge is deficient, and that 
54.17 	construction of the road or street is more economical than replacement of the existing 
54.18 	bridge.
54.19 	(e) Funds appropriated to the commissioner from the Minnesota state transportation 
54.20 	fund shall be segregated from the highway tax user distribution fund and other funds 
54.21 	created by article XIV of the Minnesota Constitution.

54.22 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216C.10, is amended to read:
54.23 	216C.10 COMMISSIONER POWERS.
54.24 	(a) The commissioner may:
54.25 	(1) adopt rules under chapter 14 as necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 
54.26 	216C.05 to 216C.30;
54.27 	(2) make all contracts under sections 216C.05 to 216C.30 and do all things necessary 
54.28 	to cooperate with the United States government, and to qualify for, accept, and disburse 
54.29 	any grant intended for the administration of sections 216C.05 to 216C.30;
54.30 	(3) provide on-site technical assistance to units of local government in order to 
54.31 	enhance local capabilities for dealing with energy problems;
54.32 	(4) administer for the state, energy programs under federal law, regulations, or 
54.33 	guidelines, and coordinate the programs and activities with other state agencies, units of 
54.34 	local government, and educational institutions;
55.1 	(5) develop a state energy investment plan with yearly energy conservation and 
55.2 	alternative energy development goals, investment targets, and marketing strategies;
55.3 	(6) perform market analysis studies relating to conservation, alternative and 
55.4 	renewable energy resources, and energy recovery;
55.5 	(7) assist with the preparation of proposals for innovative conservation, renewable, 
55.6 	alternative, or energy recovery projects;
55.7 	(8) manage and disburse funds made available for the purpose of research studies 
55.8 	or demonstration projects related to energy conservation or other activities deemed 
55.9 	appropriate by the commissioner;
55.10 	(9) intervene in certificate of need proceedings before the Public Utilities 
55.11 	Commission;
55.12 	(10) collect fees from recipients of loans, grants, or other financial aid from money 
55.13 	received from litigation or settlement of alleged violations of federal petroleum-pricing 
55.14 	regulations, which fees must be used to pay the department's costs in administering those 
55.15 	financial aids; and
55.16 	(11) collect fees from proposers and operators of conservation and other 
55.17 	energy-related programs that are reviewed, evaluated, or approved by the department, 
55.18 	other than proposers that are political subdivisions or community or nonprofit 
55.19 	organizations, to cover the department's cost in making the reviewal, evaluation, or 
55.20 	approval and in developing additional programs for others to operate.; and
55.21 	(12) fix, charge, and collect fees from state agencies, units of local government, 
55.22 	education institutions, and others that use the department's technical support services 
55.23 	during a guaranteed energy savings program contract under sections 16C.144, 123B.65, 
55.24 	and 471.345, or during an energy improvement financing program for local governments 
55.25 	under section 216C.43, to make those services self-funding, or to cover administrative 
55.26 	costs to make grants under section 216C.372. An energy performance contracting fund is 
55.27 	established as a special revenue account in the state treasury. Fees collected and interest, 
55.28 	dividends, and any other earnings arising from fund assets must be credited to the fund.
55.29 	(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner is designated the state agent to 
55.30 	apply for, receive, and accept federal or other funds made available to the state for the 
55.31 	purposes of sections 216C.05 to 216C.30.

55.32 	Sec. 40. [216C.371] DEFINITIONS.
55.33 		Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of this section and section 216C.372, the 
55.34 	following terms have the meanings given them.
56.1 		Subd. 2.Capital improvement. "Capital improvement" means the acquisition or 
56.2 	betterment of public land, buildings, and other public improvements of a capital nature, 
56.3 	as permitted by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, clause (a). It does not 
56.4 	include repair or maintenance.
56.5 		Subd. 3.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce.
56.6 		Subd. 3.Energy audit. "Energy audit" has the meaning given in section 216C.435, 
56.7 	subdivision 4.
56.8 		Subd. 4.Energy improvement. "Energy improvement" means a capital 
56.9 	improvement to renovate or retrofit a school building that results in a net reduction in 
56.10 	energy consumption without altering the principal source of energy.
56.11 		Subd. 5.Engineering report. "Engineering report" has the meaning given in 
56.12 	section 16C.144, subdivision 1, paragraph (k).
56.13 		Subd. 6.School building. "School building" means a permanent structure owned 
56.14 	by and used for school district purposes that has a permanently installed heating or 
56.15 	cooling system.
56.16 		Subd. 7.School district. "School district" means a public independent, common, 
56.17 	special, or intermediate school district or a charter school.
56.18 		Subd. 8.Statewide greenhouse gas emissions. "Statewide greenhouse gas 
56.19 	emissions" has the meaning given in section 216H.01, subdivision 2.

56.20 	Sec. 41. [216C.372] SCHOOL ENERGY CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM.
56.21 		Subdivision 1.Grant program established. A school energy conservation grant 
56.22 	program account is established in the bond proceeds fund to receive appropriations of state 
56.23 	bond proceeds. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of commerce to 
56.24 	make grants to school districts for energy improvements as provided in this section.
56.25 		Subd. 2.Purpose. The school energy conservation grant program is created to 
56.26 	provide financial assistance to school districts to make energy improvements in school 
56.27 	buildings that reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions and improve indoor air quality 
56.28 	in schools.
56.29 		Subd. 3.Grants, match required. The commissioner shall make energy 
56.30 	improvement grants for up to 50 percent of total project costs on a first-come, first-served 
56.31 	basis. A grantee may apply towards the school district's share of the total project costs the 
56.32 	amount that the school district spent on the energy audit or engineering report, and any 
56.33 	amounts it spends to implement energy audit or engineering report recommendations that 
56.34 	are part of the overall project but that are not eligible under this section.
57.1 		Subd. 4.Applications. (a) A school district must apply to the commissioner in 
57.2 	the manner and on forms prescribed by the commissioner. An applicant must provide 
57.3 	the following information:
57.4 	(1) the name and contact information for the school district and the persons 
57.5 	responsible for grant administration and project implementation;
57.6 	(2) the estimated total cost of the energy improvements and the grant amount sought;
57.7 	(3) a description of the energy improvements;
57.8 	(4) the proposed sources of matching funds, including, a copy of the proposed 
57.9 	guaranteed energy-savings contract or lease-purchase agreement if the source of matching 
57.10 	funds is a guaranteed energy-savings contract entered into under section 16C.144 or 
57.11 	section 123B.54, or a lease-purchase agreement entered into under section 16C.144;
57.12 	(5) the results of an energy audit conducted by an independent contractor, or an 
57.13 	engineering report prepared by a contractor qualified through section 16C.144 or section 
57.14 	216C.43, estimating the energy savings that will be realized as a result of the project;
57.15 	(6) a description of the projected improvements in indoor air quality achieved as 
57.16 	a result of the project, if applicable; and
57.17 	(7) any additional information requested by the commissioner.
57.18 	(b) A school district may, in consultation with the commissioner, evaluate the use 
57.19 	of the guaranteed energy-savings program outlined in section 16C.144 or an energy 
57.20 	improvement financing program for local governments outlined in section 216C.43 before 
57.21 	making an application for the school energy conservation loan program.
57.22 		Subd. 5.Commissioner review. The commissioner shall review applications filed 
57.23 	under this section and shall notify a school district in writing of the decision to approve or 
57.24 	disapprove the application. If the commissioner disapproves an application, the notice 
57.25 	shall state the reasons why the application was disapproved. If an approved application 
57.26 	includes a proposed guaranteed energy-savings contract or lease-purchase agreement as 
57.27 	a source of matching funds, the notice shall contain the commissioner's comments and 
57.28 	recommendations regarding the provisions of the guaranteed energy-savings contract or 
57.29 	lease-purchase agreement.
57.30 		Subd. 6.Biennial report. The commissioner shall report by February 1 of each 
57.31 	even-numbered year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees of 
57.32 	the house of representatives and senate with jurisdiction over energy policy, education 
57.33 	finance, and capital investment. The report must identify the school districts and school 
57.34 	buildings in which projects have been financed through the program, the amount of the 
57.35 	grants, the total project costs, the estimated and, if possible, measured energy savings and 
57.36 	greenhouse gas emissions reductions, the demand for and availability of grant money, and 
58.1 	any other information the commissioner determines would be useful to the legislature. 
58.2 	The commissioner shall also submit the report as required in section 3.195.

58.3 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 240A.09, is amended to read:
58.4 	240A.09 PLAN DEVELOPMENT; CRITERIA.
58.5 	The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission shall develop a plan to promote the 
58.6 	development of proposals for new statewide public ice facilities including proposals for 
58.7 	ice centers and matching grants based on the criteria in this section.
58.8 	(a) For ice center proposals, the commission will give priority to proposals that 
58.9 	come from more than one local government unit. Institutions of higher education are not 
58.10 	eligible to receive a grant.
58.11 	(b) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, the 
58.12 	commission is encouraged to give priority to the following proposals:
58.13 	(1) proposals for renovation and indoor air quality improvements at an existing 
58.14 	indoor ice arena;
58.15 	(1) (2) proposals for construction of two or more ice sheets in a single new facility;
58.16 	(2) (3) proposals for construction of an additional sheet of ice at an existing ice center;
58.17 	(3) (4) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice as part of a sports 
58.18 	complex with multiple sports facilities; and
58.19 	(4) (5) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice that will be expanded 
58.20 	to a two-sheet facility in the future.
58.21 	(c) The commission shall administer a site selection process for the ice centers. The 
58.22 	commission shall invite proposals from cities or counties or consortia of cities. A proposal 
58.23 	for an ice center must include matching contributions including in-kind contributions of 
58.24 	land, access roadways and access roadway improvements, and necessary utility services, 
58.25 	landscaping, and parking.
58.26 	(d) Proposals for ice centers and matching grants must provide for meeting the 
58.27 	demand for ice time for female groups by offering up to 50 percent of prime ice time, as 
58.28 	needed, to female groups. For purposes of this section, prime ice time means the hours 
58.29 	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 
58.30 	and Sundays.
58.31 	(e) The location for all proposed facilities must be in areas of maximum 
58.32 	demonstrated interest and must maximize accessibility to an arterial highway.
58.33 	(f) To the extent possible, all proposed facilities must be dispersed equitably, must 
58.34 	be located to maximize potential for full utilization and profitable operation, and must 
58.35 	accommodate noncompetitive family and community skating for all ages.
59.1 	(g) The commission may also use the money to upgrade current facilities, purchase 
59.2 	girls' ice time, or conduct amateur women's hockey and other ice sport tournaments.
59.3 	(h) To the extent possible, 50 percent of all grants must be awarded to communities 
59.4 	in greater Minnesota.
59.5 	(i) To the extent possible, technical assistance shall be provided to Minnesota 
59.6 	communities by the commission on ice arena planning, design, redesign, installation, 
59.7 	renovation of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems, and operation, including 
59.8 	the marketing of ice time.
59.9 	(j) A grant for new facilities may not exceed $250,000.
59.10 	(k) The commission may make grants for rehabilitation and renovation. A 
59.11 	rehabilitation or renovation grant may not exceed $100,000 $200,000. Priority must be 
59.12 	given to grant applications for indoor air quality improvements, including zero emission 
59.13 	ice resurfacing equipment and the upgrading of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning 
59.14 	systems which may include electronic indoor air monitoring devices.
59.15 	(l) Grant money may be used for ice centers designed for sports other than hockey.
59.16 	(m) Grant money may be used to upgrade existing facilities to comply with the 
59.17 	bleacher safety requirements of section 326B.112.

59.18 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
59.19 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section the following terms have 
59.20 	the meanings given them in this subdivision.
59.21 	(b) "Debt service" means the amount payable in any fiscal year of principal, 
59.22 	premium, if any, and interest on nonprofit housing bonds and the fees, charges, and 
59.23 	expenses related to the bonds.
59.24 	(c) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
59.25 	(d) "Nonprofit housing bonds" means bonds issued by the agency under chapter 
59.26 	462A that are "qualified 501(c)(3) bonds" (within the meaning of Section 145(a) of the 
59.27 	Internal Revenue Code), finance qualified residential rental projects within the meaning of 
59.28 	Section 142(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, or are not "private activity bonds" (within 
59.29 	the meaning of Section 141(a) of the Internal Revenue Code), for the purpose of financing 
59.30 	or refinancing affordable housing authorized under this chapter.
59.31 	(e) "Permanent supportive housing" means housing that is not time-limited and 
59.32 	provides or coordinates with linkages to services necessary for residents to maintain 
59.33 	housing stability and maximize opportunities for education and employment.

59.34 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
60.1 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms 
60.2 	have the meanings given.
60.3 	(b) "Abandoned property" has the meaning given in section 117.025, subdivision 5.
60.4 	(c) "Community land trust" means an entity that meets the requirements of section 
60.5 	462A.31, subdivisions 1 and 2.
60.6 	(d) "Debt service" means the amount payable in any fiscal year of principal, 
60.7 	premium, if any, and interest on housing infrastructure bonds and the fees, charges, and 
60.8 	expenses related to the bonds.
60.9 	(e) "Foreclosed property" means residential property where foreclosure proceedings 
60.10 	have been initiated or have been completed and title transferred or where title is transferred 
60.11 	in lieu of foreclosure.
60.12 	(f) "Housing infrastructure bonds" means bonds issued by the agency under this 
60.13 	chapter that are qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, within the meaning of Section 145(a) of the 
60.14 	Internal Revenue Code, finance qualified residential rental projects within the meaning of 
60.15 	Section 142(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, or are tax-exempt bonds that are not private 
60.16 	activity bonds, within the meaning of Section 141(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, for the 
60.17 	purpose of financing or refinancing affordable housing authorized under this chapter.
60.18 	(g) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
60.19 	(h) "Supportive housing" means housing that is not time-limited and provides or 
60.20 	coordinates with linkages to services necessary for residents to maintain housing stability 
60.21 	and maximize opportunities for education and employment.

60.22 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a 
60.23 	subdivision to read:
60.24 		Subd. 2a.Additional authorization. In addition to the amount authorized in 
60.25 	subdivision 2, the agency may issue up to $35,000,000 of housing infrastructure bonds in 
60.26 	one or more series to which the payments made under this section may be pledged.

60.27 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a 
60.28 	subdivision to read:
60.29 		Subd. 5.Additional appropriation. (a) The agency must certify annually to the 
60.30 	commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of annual debt service on 
60.31 	each series of bonds issued under subdivision 2a.
60.32 	(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2014 and through 2033, if any housing infrastructure 
60.33 	bonds issued under subdivision 2a remain outstanding, the commissioner of management 
60.34 	and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under 
61.1 	section 462A.21, subdivision 32, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed 
61.2 	$2,590,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from 
61.3 	the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
61.4 	(c) The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds the 
61.5 	payments to be made by the state under this section.

61.6 	Sec. 47. Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 22, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws 2005, 
61.7 	chapter 20, article 1, section 43, is amended to read:

61.8
61.9	Subd. 6.Fergus Falls Regional Treatment 
Center
 				3,000,000
	
61.10 	To design, renovate, construct, furnish, 
61.11 	and equip ancillary support and program 
61.12 	facilities, including improvements to basic 
61.13 	infrastructure,such as sanitary and storm 
61.14 	sewer and water lines, public streets, 
61.15 	curb, gutter, street lights, or sidewalks, to 
61.16 	make improvements for building envelope 
61.17 	and structural integrity for the purposes 
61.18 	of stabilizing the buildings for sale, for
61.19 	 hazardous materials abatement, and for
61.20 	 demolition that will facilitate the relocation 
61.21 	of the facility's ancillary support, treatment, 
61.22 	and residential programs from the Kirkbride 
61.23 	buildings and of all or portions of surplus, 
61.24 	nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities 
61.25 	and infrastructure or to renovate surplus, 
61.26 	nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities and 
61.27 	infrastructure to facilitate the disposition
61.28 	 redevelopment of the Fergus Falls Regional 
61.29 	Treatment Center campus. If the property 
61.30 	is sold or transferred to a local unit of 
61.31 	government, the unspent portion of this 
61.32 	appropriation may be granted to the local 
61.33 	unit of government that acquires the campus 
61.34 	for the purposes stated in this subdivision.
62.1 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
62.2 	16A.642, the bond sale authorization and 
62.3 	appropriation of bond proceeds in this 
62.4 	subdivision are available until December 31, 
62.5 	2016.

62.6 	Sec. 48. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 20, subdivision 3, as amended by 
62.7 	Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 47, is amended to read:

62.8
62.9	Subd. 3.Systemwide Redevelopment, Reuse, 
or Demolition
 				17,600,000
	
62.10 	To demolish or improve surplus, 
62.11 	nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities and 
62.12 	infrastructure at Department of Human 
62.13 	Services campuses statewide. 
62.14 	(a) Up to $8,600,000 may be used to 
62.15 	predesign, design, construct, furnish, 
62.16 	and equip renovation of existing space 
62.17 	or construction of new space for skilled 
62.18 	nursing home capacity for forensic treatment 
62.19 	programs operated by state-operated services 
62.20 	on the campus of St. Peter Regional 
62.21 	Treatment Center. 
62.22 	(b) $4,000,000 may be used to prepare 
62.23 	and develop a site, including demolition of 
62.24 	buildings and infrastructure, to implement 
62.25 	the redevelopment and reuse of the 
62.26 	Ah-Gwah-Ching Regional Treatment Center 
62.27 	campus. If the property is sold or transferred 
62.28 	to a local unit of government, the unspent 
62.29 	portion of this appropriation may be granted 
62.30 	to the local unit of government that acquires 
62.31 	the campus for the purposes stated in this 
62.32 	subdivision. 
63.1 	Up to $400,000 may be used for a grant 
63.2 	to the city of Walker to connect the water 
63.3 	reservoir to the city. 
63.4 	(c) $1,000,000 may be used to renovate one 
63.5 	or more buildings for chemical dependency 
63.6 	treatment specializing in methamphetamine 
63.7 	addiction, and demolish buildings, on the 
63.8 	Willmar Regional Treatment Center campus. 
63.9 	If the property is sold or transferred to a local 
63.10 	unit of government, the unspent portion of 
63.11 	this appropriation may be granted to the local 
63.12 	unit of government that acquires the campus 
63.13 	for the purposes stated in this subdivision. 
63.14 	(d) Up to $2,210,000 may be spent by the 
63.15 	commissioner of finance to retire municipal 
63.16 	bonds issued by the city of Fergus Falls 
63.17 	and to retire interfund loans incurred by the 
63.18 	city of Fergus Falls in connection with the 
63.19 	waste incinerator and steam heating facility 
63.20 	at the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment 
63.21 	Center. $447,610 of unexpended nonsalary 
63.22 	money from state-operated services may be 
63.23 	transferred as a grant to the city of Fergus 
63.24 	Falls to retire interfund loans incurred by the 
63.25 	city of Fergus Falls in connection with the 
63.26 	waste incinerator and steam heating facility 
63.27 	at the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment 
63.28 	Center. This money is only available upon 
63.29 	satisfactory completion of implementation of 
63.30 	the final master plan agreement, as approved 
63.31 	by the Department of Administration, the 
63.32 	Department of Human Services, and the city 
63.33 	of Fergus Falls.
63.34 	(e) Up to $400,000 may be used for a grant 
63.35 	to the city of Fergus Falls for hazardous 
64.1 	materials abatement, improvements to 
64.2 	basic infrastructure, including sanitary and 
64.3 	storm sewer and water lines, public streets, 
64.4 	curb, gutter, street lights, or sidewalks, to 
64.5 	make improvements for building envelope 
64.6 	and structural integrity for the purposes 
64.7 	of stabilizing the buildings for sale, and
64.8 	 to demolish all or portions of surplus, 
64.9 	nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities 
64.10 	and infrastructure or to renovate surplus, 
64.11 	nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities and 
64.12 	infrastructure to facilitate redevelopment of
64.13 	 the city's waste-to-energy incineration plant 
64.14 	located on the grounds of the Fergus Falls 
64.15 	Regional Treatment Center campus. 
64.16 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
64.17 	16A.642, the bond sale authorization and 
64.18 	appropriation of bond proceeds in this 
64.19 	paragraph are available until December 31, 
64.20 	2016.
64.21 	(f) The provisions, terms, and conditions of 
64.22 	any grant made by the director of the Office of 
64.23 	Environmental Assistance under Minnesota 
64.24 	Statutes, chapter 115A, to the city of Fergus 
64.25 	Falls for the waste incinerator steam heating 
64.26 	facility that supports the Fergus Falls 
64.27 	Regional Treatment Center and that may 
64.28 	come into effect as a result of the incinerator 
64.29 	and facility being closed, are hereby waived.

64.30 	Sec. 49. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 12, as amended by 
64.31 	Laws 2006, chapter 171, section 2, Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 50, and Laws 2010, 
64.32 	chapter 189, section 47, is amended to read:

64.33	Subd. 12.  Bioscience Development
				18,500,000
	
65.1 	For grants to political subdivisions to 
65.2 	predesign, design, acquire, construct, furnish, 
65.3 	and equip publicly owned infrastructure 
65.4 	required to support bioscience development 
65.5 	in this state. 
65.6 	$2,500,000 is for a grant to the city of 
65.7 	Worthington. The $313,947.17 remaining 
65.8 	from this appropriation, which was reported 
65.9 	to the legislature according to Minnesota 
65.10 	Statutes, section 16A.642, subdivision 1, 
65.11 	on January 2, 2013, is reauthorized and 
65.12 	does not cancel under the terms of that 
65.13 	subdivision. The bond sale authorization 
65.14 	and appropriation of bond proceeds for 
65.15 	this project are available until December 
65.16 	31, 2016, and also may be used to design, 
65.17 	construct, furnish, and equip a laboratory 
65.18 	and technology training center on the site 
65.19 	supported by the infrastructure.
65.20 	$14,000,000 cumulatively is for grants to the 
65.21 	counties of Ramsey and Anoka for public 
65.22 	improvements to the portion of County Road 
65.23 	J located within each county, and for road and 
65.24 	bridge improvement costs at marked Trunk 
65.25 	Highway 36 and Rice Street in Ramsey 
65.26 	County in support of bioscience business 
65.27 	development. This amount may be used to 
65.28 	repay loans the proceeds of which were used 
65.29 	for the public improvement. The grants to 
65.30 	the individual counties shall be in amounts 
65.31 	proportionate to the individual counties' costs 
65.32 	associated with the public improvements.
65.33 	$2,000,000 is for bioscience business 
65.34 	development public infrastructure grants 
66.1 	under new Minnesota Statutes, section 
66.2 	116J.435.

66.3 	Sec. 50. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws 
66.4 	2008, chapter 179, section 64, and Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 
66.5 	30, is amended to read:

66.6
66.7	Subd. 8.Metropolitan Regional Parks Capital 
Improvements
 				35,362,000 
	
66.8 	For the cost of improvements and betterments 
66.9 	of a capital nature and acquisition by the 
66.10 	council and local government units of 
66.11 	regional recreational open-space lands in 
66.12 	accordance with the council's policy plan 
66.13 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
66.14 	473.147. Priority must be given to park 
66.15 	rehabilitation and land acquisition projects.
66.16 	$300,000 is for a grant to the city of 
66.17 	Bloomington for environmental analysis 
66.18 	and review, design, and construction of a 
66.19 	multimodal trail connection across or through 
66.20 	Long Meadow Lake in the vicinity of the old 
66.21 	Cedar Avenue bridge and for development 
66.22 	of a segment of the Minnesota Valley State 
66.23 	Trail from Fort Snelling State Park to the 
66.24 	Long Meadow Lake crossing to serve as 
66.25 	a hiking and bicycling trail connection to 
66.26 	renovate and restore, or to replace, the Old 
66.27 	Cedar Avenue Bridge for bicycle commuters 
66.28 	and recreational users. Notwithstanding 
66.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the 
66.30 	bond sale authorization and appropriation of 
66.31 	bond proceeds for this project are available 
66.32 	until December 31, 2017.
66.33 	$6,000,000 is for a grant to the county of 
66.34 	Dakota to acquire land for a regional park 
66.35 	and wildlife area adjacent to the Vermillion 
67.1 	Highlands Research, Recreation, and Wildlife 
67.2 	Management Area in Dakota County.
67.3 	$1,800,000 is for a grant to the city of 
67.4 	Minneapolis to complete land acquisition for 
67.5 	and construction of the Cedar Lake Trail.
67.6 	$3,500,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis 
67.7 	Park and Recreation Board to design, 
67.8 	construct, furnish, and equip a new cultural 
67.9 	and community center in the East Phillips 
67.10 	neighborhood in Minneapolis.
67.11 	$250,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis 
67.12 	Park and Recreation Board to predesign 
67.13 	completion of the Grand Rounds National 
67.14 	Scenic Byway by providing a link between 
67.15 	northeast Minneapolis on Stinson Avenue and 
67.16 	Southeast Minneapolis at East River Road.
67.17 	$2,500,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis 
67.18 	Park and Recreation Board to mitigate 
67.19 	flooding at Lake of the Isles in the city 
67.20 	of Minneapolis. The grant must be used 
67.21 	for shoreline stabilization and restoration, 
67.22 	dredging, wetland replacement, and other 
67.23 	infrastructure improvements necessary to 
67.24 	deal with the 1997 flood damage and to 
67.25 	prevent future flooding.
67.26 	$321,000 is for a grant to Ramsey County 
67.27 	to construct a bicycle and pedestrian trail on 
67.28 	the north side of Lower Afton Road between 
67.29 	Century Avenue and McKnight Road in the 
67.30 	city of Maplewood. This appropriation is 
67.31 	not available until the commissioner has 
67.32 	determined that at least an equal amount has 
67.33 	been committed from nonstate sources.
67.34 	$9,000,000 is for a grant to the city of St. 
67.35 	Paul to predesign, design, construct, furnish, 
68.1 	equip, and redevelop infrastructure at the 
68.2 	Como Zoo.
68.3 	$2,500,000 is for a grant to the city of St. 
68.4 	Paul to acquire land for and to predesign, 
68.5 	design, construct, furnish, and equip river 
68.6 	park development and redevelopment 
68.7 	infrastructure in National Great River Park 
68.8 	along the Mississippi River in St. Paul.
68.9 	$2,000,000 is for a grant to the city of 
68.10 	South St. Paul for the closure, capping, and 
68.11 	remediation of approximately 80 acres of 
68.12 	the Port Crosby construction and demolition 
68.13 	debris landfill in South St. Paul, as the fifth 
68.14 	phase of converting the land into parkland, 
68.15 	and to restore approximately 80 acres of 
68.16 	riverfront land along the Mississippi River.
68.17 	$191,000 is for a grant to the city of White 
68.18 	Bear Lake to construct the Lake Avenue 
68.19 	Regional Trail connecting Highway 96 
68.20 	Regional Trail with Ramsey Beach.

68.21 	Sec. 51. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 18, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

68.22
68.23	Subd. 6.Systemwide Redevelopment, Reuse, 
or Demolition
 				5,000,000 
	
68.24 	To abate hazardous materials, design, 
68.25 	construct, or improve basic infrastructure, 
68.26 	including sanitary and storm sewer and 
68.27 	water lines, public streets, curb, gutter, street 
68.28 	lights, or sidewalks, to make improvements 
68.29 	for building envelope and structural 
68.30 	integrity for the purposes of stabilizing the 
68.31 	buildings for sale, demolish all or portions 
68.32 	of  surplus, nonfunctional, or deteriorated 
68.33 	facilities and infrastructure or to renovate 
68.34 	surplus, nonfunctional, or deteriorated 
69.1 	facilities and infrastructure at to facilitate 
69.2 	redevelopment of Department of Human 
69.3 	Services campuses that the commissioner 
69.4 	of administration is authorized to convey 
69.5 	to a local unit of government under Laws 
69.6 	2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 46, or 
69.7 	other law. These projects must facilitate the 
69.8 	redevelopment or reuse of these campuses 
69.9 	and must be implemented consistent with 
69.10 	the comprehensive redevelopment plans 
69.11 	developed and approved under Laws 2003, 
69.12 	First Special Session chapter 14, article 6, 
69.13 	section 64, subdivision 2, unless expressly 
69.14 	provided otherwise. If a surplus campus 
69.15 	is sold or transferred to a local unit of 
69.16 	government, unspent portions of this 
69.17 	appropriation may be granted to that local 
69.18 	unit of government for the purposes stated in 
69.19 	this subdivision. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
69.20 	Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond sale 
69.21 	authorization and appropriation of bond 
69.22 	proceeds in this subdivision are available 
69.23 	until December 31, 2016.

69.24 	Sec. 52. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 26, as amended by Laws 2009, 
69.25 	chapter 7, section 1, is amended to read:

69.26	Subd. 26.Regional and Local Park Grants
 				1,621,000
	
69.27 	An appropriation in this subdivision is not 
69.28 	available unless a covenant is placed, or has 
69.29 	been placed, on the land to keep the land as a 
69.30 	public park in perpetuity.
69.31 	$492,000 is for a grant to Stearns County to 
69.32 	acquire 23 acres of land adjacent to Warner 
69.33 	Lake Park in Stearns County to serve as part 
69.34 	of the Central Minnesota Parks and Trails.
70.1 	$500,000 is for a grant to Chisago City 
70.2 	to acquire land for the creation of Ojiketa 
70.3 	Regional Park in Chisago County.
70.4 	$129,000 is for a grant to the city of 
70.5 	Ortonville to construct improvements of 
70.6 	a capital nature at the Minnesota River 
70.7 	Regional Park in the city of Ortonville.
70.8 	$500,000 is for a grant to the city of Sartell 
70.9 	to acquire up to 68 acres of land located 
70.10 	along the Sauk River near the confluence of 
70.11 	the Mississippi to serve as part of the Central 
70.12 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails. This 
70.13 	appropriation, which was reported to the 
70.14 	legislature according to Minnesota Statutes, 
70.15 	section 16A.642, subdivision 1, on January 
70.16 	2, 2013, is reauthorized and does not cancel 
70.17 	under the terms of that subdivision. The 
70.18 	bond sale authorization and appropriation of 
70.19 	bond proceeds for this project are available 
70.20 	until December 31, 2016.

70.21 	Sec. 53. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 21, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

70.22
70.23	Subd. 3.Bioscience Business Development 
Public Infrastructure Grant Program
 				9,000,000
	
70.24 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
70.25 	116J.435.
70.26 	$3,500,000 is for public infrastructure, 
70.27 	including land acquisition, to support a 
70.28 	private research park within a designated 
70.29 	bioscience subzone that is adjacent to and 
70.30 	complementary to research facilities of 
70.31 	a college or university. Notwithstanding 
70.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the 
70.33 	bond sale authorization and appropriation of 
71.1 	bond proceeds for this project are available 
71.2 	until June 30, 2015.
71.3 	$1,000,000 is for a grant to the city of 
71.4 	Worthington for public infrastructure to 
71.5 	support an agricultural-based bioscience 
71.6 	training and testing center for incubator firms 
71.7 	developing new agricultural processes and 
71.8 	products.

71.9 	Sec. 54. Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 
71.10 	2010, chapter 189, section 58, and Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 
71.11 	36, is amended to read:

71.12	Subd. 3.Old Cedar Avenue Bridge
 				2,000,000
	
71.13 	For a grant to the city of Bloomington for 
71.14 	environmental analysis and review, design, 
71.15 	and construction of a multimodal trail 
71.16 	connection across or through Long Meadow 
71.17 	Lake in the vicinity of the old Cedar Avenue 
71.18 	Bridge and for development of a segment of 
71.19 	the Minnesota Valley State Trail from Fort 
71.20 	Snelling State Park to the Long Meadow Lake 
71.21 	crossing to renovate and restore, or to replace, 
71.22 	the old Cedar Avenue Bridge for bicycle 
71.23 	commuters and recreational users. This 
71.24 	appropriation is added to the appropriation 
71.25 	in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, 
71.26 	subdivision 8, as amended. Notwithstanding 
71.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the 
71.28 	bond sale authorization and appropriation of 
71.29 	bond proceeds for this project are available 
71.30 	until December 31, 2017.

71.31 	Sec. 55. Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 22, the effective date, as amended by 
71.32 	Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 38, is amended to read:

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

72.3 	Sec. 56. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 16, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2011, 
72.4 	First Special Session chapter 12, section 45, is amended to read:

72.5
72.6	Subd. 4.Metropolitan Regional Parks and 
Trails Capital Improvements

72.7	(a) Metropolitan Council Priorities
				10,500,000
	
72.8 	For the cost of improvements and betterments 
72.9 	of a capital nature and acquisition by the 
72.10 	council and local government units of 
72.11 	regional recreational open-space lands in 
72.12 	accordance with the council's policy plan 
72.13 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
72.14 	473.147. Priority must be given to park 
72.15 	rehabilitation and land acquisition projects. 
72.16 	This appropriation must not be used to 
72.17 	purchase easements.

72.18	(b) Como Zoo 
				11,000,000
	
72.19 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign, 
72.20 	design, construct, furnish, and equip phase 2 
72.21 	renovation of exhibits at the Como Zoo.

72.22	(d) Old Cedar Avenue Bridge
				1,000,000
	
72.23 	For a grant to the city of Bloomington for 
72.24 	environmental analysis and review, design, 
72.25 	and construction of a multimodal trail 
72.26 	connection across or through Long Meadow 
72.27 	Lake in the vicinity of the Old Cedar Avenue 
72.28 	Bridge and for development of a segment of 
72.29 	the Minnesota Valley State Trail from Fort 
72.30 	Snelling State Park to the Long Meadow 
72.31 	Lake crossing to renovate and restore, or to 
72.32 	replace, the old Cedar Avenue Bridge for 
72.33 	bicycle commuters and recreational users. 
72.34 	The city of Bloomington must consult with 
73.1 	the city of Eagan and Dakota County on 
73.2 	the renovation project. Notwithstanding 
73.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the 
73.4 	bond sale authorization and appropriation of 
73.5 	bond proceeds for this project are available 
73.6 	until December 31, 2017.
73.7 	This appropriation is added to the 
73.8 	appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 365, 
73.9 	section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by this 
73.10 	act.

73.11
73.12	(f) Rock Island Bridge Park and Trail 
Development
				1,000,000
	
73.13 	For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights 
73.14 	for park and trail development on the west 
73.15 	bank of the Mississippi River in Dakota 
73.16 	County at the site of Mississippi River Bridge 
73.17 	JAR 5600, commonly known as the Rock 
73.18 	Island Bridge. Any park or trails developed 
73.19 	with this appropriation must connect with 
73.20 	any local, regional, or state trails in the 
73.21 	vicinity, and the historic Rock Island Bridge.

73.22	(i) Veterans Memorial Parks
				2,000,000
	
73.23 	For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and 
73.24 	Recreation Board to: (1) design and construct 
73.25 	an appropriate monument in Sheridan 
73.26 	Veterans Memorial Park on the Mississippi 
73.27 	River in Minneapolis to memorialize the war 
73.28 	service of Minnesota veterans of all wars; 
73.29 	and (2) match money provided by Hennepin 
73.30 	County to restore the flagpole monument 
73.31 	and plaza, and make other infrastructure 
73.32 	improvements of a capital nature for the 
73.33 	Veterans of World War I Victory Memorial 
73.34 	Parkway, consistent with Hennepin County's 
73.35 	planned infrastructure improvements.

74.1 	Sec. 57. Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 3, section 3, subdivision 6, as amended by 
74.2 	Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 6, section 6, is amended to read:

74.3	Subd. 6.Transfers In
 					
74.4 	(a) The amounts appropriated from the 
74.5 	agency indirect costs account in the special 
74.6 	revenue fund are reduced by $328,000 in 
74.7 	fiscal year 2010 and $462,000 in fiscal year 
74.8 	2011, and those amounts must be transferred 
74.9 	to the general fund by June 30, 2011. The 
74.10 	appropriation reductions are onetime.
74.11 	(b) The commissioner of management and 
74.12 	budget shall transfer $48,000,000 in fiscal 
74.13 	year 2011 from the closed landfill investment 
74.14 	fund in Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.421, 
74.15 	to the general fund. The commissioner shall 
74.16 	transfer $12,000,000$2,000,000 on July 1 
74.17 	in each of the years 2014, 2015, 2016, and 
74.18 	2017 $15,000,000 in each of the years 2015 
74.19 	and 2016, and $16,000,000 in 2017 from the 
74.20 	general fund to the closed landfill investment 
74.21 	fund. For each transfer to the closed landfill 
74.22 	investment fund, the commissioner shall 
74.23 	determine the total amount of interest and 
74.24 	other earnings that would have accrued to 
74.25 	the fund if the transfers to the general fund 
74.26 	under this paragraph had not been made and 
74.27 	add this amount to the transfer. The amounts 
74.28 	necessary for these transfers are appropriated 
74.29 	from the general fund in the fiscal years 
74.30 	specified for the transfers.

74.31 	Sec. 58. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 10, is amended to read:

74.32	Sec. 10. ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY
 			$
	5,659,000
	
74.33 	To the commissioner of administration 
74.34 	to predesign, design, construct, renovate, 
75.1 	furnish, and equip certain existing state data 
75.2 	center facilities and decommission certain 
75.3 	other existing state data center for the purpose 
75.4 	of decommissioning and repurposing or for 
75.5 	maximizing capacity and utilization of such
75.6 	 facilities.

75.7 	Sec. 59. CAPITOL RESTORATION; COLLECTION OF RENT.
 75.8 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.24, subdivision 5, paragraph (d), 
75.9 	the commissioner of administration shall not collect rent to recover bond interest costs or 
75.10 	building depreciation costs for any appropriations utilized for the restoration of the State 
75.11 	Capitol campus, between calendar years 2012 and 2017.

75.12 	Sec. 60. HARAMBEE COMMUNITY SCHOOL TRANSITION.
 75.13 		Subdivision 1.Facilities. Notwithstanding the specified uses of state general 
75.14 	obligation bond proceeds appropriated in this act and Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 14, 
75.15 	subdivision 7, the real and personal property owned by the Joint Powers District No. 6067, 
75.16 	East Metro Integration District, in Roseville, known as the Harambee community school, 
75.17 	may be conveyed to Independent School District No. 623, Roseville, for operation of a 
75.18 	school facility that serves students in any grade from early education through grade 12.
75.19 		Subd. 2.Student enrollment. A student enrolled in the Harambee community 
75.20 	school during the 2012-2013 school year may continue to enroll in the Harambee 
75.21 	community school in any subsequent year. For the 2013-2014 school year and later, other 
75.22 	students may apply for enrollment to the school at any time in the method and manner 
75.23 	prescribed by the board of Independent School District No. 623, Roseville.
75.24 		Subd. 3.Compensatory revenue. For the 2013-2014 school year only, the 
75.25 	Department of Education must calculate compensatory revenue for the Harambee 
75.26 	community school based on the fall 2012 enrollment counts.
75.27 		Subd. 4.Year-round programming. Harambee community school may operate as 
75.28 	a flexible learning year program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.12 to 124D.127.
75.29 		Subd. 5.Pupil transportation. The board may transport pupils enrolled in the 
75.30 	2012-2013 school year to and from the Harambee community school in succeeding school 
75.31 	years regardless of the student's district of residence. Pupil transportation expenses under 
75.32 	this section are reimbursable under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.87.

75.33 	Sec. 61.  REPEALER; APPLICATION.
 76.1 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.433, is repealed. Notwithstanding the repeal 
76.2 	of Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.433, money appropriated for the purposes of the 
76.3 	program in Laws 2012, chapter 293, section 21, subdivision 5, before the effective date of 
76.4 	the repeal must be administered as provided in law before the repeal.

76.5 	Sec. 62. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 76.6 	This article is effective the day following final enactment.

76.7 	ARTICLE 2
76.8 	DISASTER RELIEF

76.9 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; DISASTER AID.
 76.10 	$1,500,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of public 
76.11 	safety for the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.15, subdivision 1, 
76.12 	to match federal disaster assistance for the severe winter storm that occurred April 9, 
76.13 	2013, through April 11, 2013, in the area designated under Presidential Declaration of a 
76.14 	Major Disaster FEMA-4113-DR, whether included in the original declaration or added 
76.15 	later by federal government action. This appropriation is available for expenditure the 
76.16 	day following final enactment. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, this 
76.17 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2016.

76.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

76.19 	Sec. 2. FEMA MATCH 2012; REDUCED.
 76.20 	The appropriation from the general fund in Laws 2012, First Special Session chapter 
76.21 	1, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, is reduced by $1,500,000.

76.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.