Relating to capital improvements; appropriating money and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for the University of Minnesota (U of M) for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPR), the Tate physics laboratory renovation, Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPR), Central Lakes college Staples, Metropolitan state university, Minnesota state community and technical college - Moorhead, Rochester community and technical college, Winona state university, systemwide science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) initiatives, systemwide energy occupations initiative, the Minnesota state academies for asset preservation, new student dormitory Frechette hall, Scout cabin and laundry building demolition, the department of natural resources (DNR) for natural resources asset preservation, flood hazard mitigation, state forest land restoration, and state parks and trails development, the pollution control agency (PCA) for capital assistance program and storm water program, the Minnesota zoological garden, the departments of administration for capital asset preservation and replacement account (CAPRA), Capitol restoration and parking facilities, the department of military affairs for asset preservation, the department of transportation (DOT) for local bridge replacement and rehabilitation, local road improvement fund grants, greater Minnesota transit, Iron Range regional airport, Winona - Louisa street extension, the metropolitan council for metropolitan cities inflow and infiltration grants, the department of human services for the Minnesota Security hospital - St. Peter, Maplewood - Harriet Tubman center, the Minnesota sex offender program (MSOP) - St. Peter, and asset preservation, the department of veterans affairs for asset preservation, the Minneapolis veterans home building 17 south, and the veterans homes resident lift system, the department of corrections for asset preservation, Minnesota correctional facility - Shakopee, the Minnesota correctional facility - St. Cloud, the Northeast regional corrections center, the iron range resources and rehabilitation commissioner for an event center in the Giants Ridge recreation area, the department of employment and economic development (DEED) for the Bloomington - Old Cedar avenue bridge, Duluth - Norshore theater, Duluth - Wade Stadium, Hennepin county - St. David's center for child and family development, Mankato - Minnesota state Mankato arena improvements and events center auditorium/convention , Minneapolis - Nicollet mall, Minneapolis -sculpture garden, Rochester - Mayo civic center complex, St. Cloud - river's edge convention center, St. Paul - Minnesota children's museum, to the public facilities authority for state match for federal grants, wastewater infrastructure funding program, Big Lake area sanitary district, Clara City - street and utility project, Fosston - second street road improvement, Maple Plain -street and utility project, Rainy lake and Crane lake sanitary sewer projects, Truman - storm water project, Virginia - infrastructure extension, and to the Minnesota housing finance agency (HFA) for capital improvements; appropriating money to the commissioner of management and budget (MMB) for bond sale expenses; specifying a bond sale schedule; requiring the MMB commissioner to sell and issue bonds for the bond proceeds fund and the transportation fund; making permanent MMB bond sale authority; expanding the housing bonds definition certain residential rental projects; increasing HFA bonding authority; providing an additional appropriation to MMB for the housing infrastructure bond account; modifying a previous department of finance bond sale expenses appropriation; removing certain previous bonding expiration dates; prohibiting the commissioner of administration from collecting rent to recover bond interest costs or building depreciation costs for appropriations utilized for the state capitol campus restoration
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