1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements; 
1.3 	modifying prior appropriations; providing for the sale and conveyance of 
1.4 	state bond financed property; providing for disaster relief; authorizing the 
1.5 	sale and issuance of state bonds;amending Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 
1.6 	16, subdivision 5, as amended; Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 11, 
1.7 	subdivision 4, as amended; Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 15, subdivision 5, 
1.8 	as amended; Laws 2012, chapter 293, section 3, subdivision 18; Laws 2013, 
1.9 	chapter 136, section 4, as amended; Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, sections 
1.10 	15, subdivision 2; 18, subdivisions 3, 4; 21, subdivisions 10, 12, 13, 16, 18; 
1.11 	Laws 2014, chapter 295, section 10, subdivision 12.
1.12 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.13 	ARTICLE 1
1.14 	APPROPRIATIONS

1.15	Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.16 	The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the 
1.17 	bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, 
1.18 	to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as 
1.19 	authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire 
1.20 	and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or 
1.21 	as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), 
1.22 	or article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act for a capital 
1.23 	program or project may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly 
1.24 	to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the 
1.25 	commissioner of management and budget. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations 
1.26 	in this act are available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota 
1.27 	Statutes, section 16A.642. Unless otherwise specified in this act, money appropriated in 
2.1 	this act for activities under Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.307, 84.946, and 135A.046, 
2.2 	should not be used for projects that can be financed within a reasonable time frame under 
2.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.322 or 16C.144.

2.4						APPROPRIATIONS

2.5	Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

2.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	8,529,000
	
2.7 	To the Board of Regents of the University 
2.8 	of Minnesota for the purposes specified in 
2.9 	this section.

2.10
2.11	Subd. 2.Minnesota Poultry Testing Laboratory 
- Willmar
 				8,529,000
	
2.12 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip the 
2.13 	expansion and renovation of the laboratory, 
2.14 	including facility upgrades to substantially 
2.15 	improve the laboratory's efficiency and 
2.16 	ability to meet testing requirements, respond 
2.17 	to avian influenza and other diseases of 
2.18 	poultry, and effectively serve its client base.

2.19	Sec. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES

2.20	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	10,000,000
	
2.21 	(a) To the commissioner of natural resources 
2.22 	for the purposes specified in this section.
2.23 	(b) The appropriations in this section are 
2.24 	subject to the requirements of the natural 
2.25 	resources capital improvement program 
2.26 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12, 
2.27 	unless this section or the statutes referred 
2.28 	to in this section provide more specific 
2.29 	standards, criteria, or priorities for projects 
2.30 	than Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.

2.31	Subd. 2.Flood Hazard Mitigation
 				10,000,000
	
2.32 	(a) For the state share of flood hazard 
2.33 	mitigation grants for publicly owned capital 
3.1 	improvements to prevent or alleviate flood 
3.2 	damage under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.3 	103F.161.
3.4 	(b) Levee projects, to the extent practical, 
3.5 	shall meet the state standard of three feet 
3.6 	above the 100-year flood elevation.
3.7 	(c) This appropriation is for a grant to Otter 
3.8 	Tail County for publicly owned capital 
3.9 	improvements to address flooding and 
3.10 	high-water conditions on Big and Little 
3.11 	McDonald Lakes, and Paul Lake.
3.12 	(d) For any project listed in this subdivision 
3.13 	that the commissioner determines is not 
3.14 	ready to proceed or does not expend all the 
3.15 	money allocated to it, the commissioner may 
3.16 	allocate that project's money to a project on 
3.17 	the commissioner's priority list.
3.18 	(e) To the extent that the cost of a project 
3.19 	exceeds two percent of the median household 
3.20 	income in a municipality or township 
3.21 	multiplied by the number of households in the 
3.22 	municipality or township, this appropriation 
3.23 	is also for the local share of the project.

3.24	Subd. 3.Unspent Appropriations
 					
3.25 	The unspent portion of an appropriation for 
3.26 	a project in this section that is complete, 
3.27 	upon written notice to the commissioner 
3.28 	of management and budget, is available 
3.29 	for asset preservation under Minnesota 
3.30 	Statutes, section 84.946. Minnesota Statutes, 
3.31 	section 16A.642, applies from the date of the 
3.32 	original appropriation to the unspent amount 
3.33 	transferred.

4.1
4.2	Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES

4.3	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	1,000,000
	
4.4 	To the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
4.5 	for the purposes specified in this section.

4.6	Subd. 2.Area II Minnesota River Basin
 				1,000,000
	
4.7 	For grants to local governments in Area II 
4.8 	of the Minnesota River Basin to acquire, 
4.9 	design, and construct floodwater retention 
4.10 	systems. This appropriation is not available 
4.11 	until the board determines that $1 has been 
4.12 	committed from nonstate sources for every 
4.13 	$3 of state grant.

4.14	Sec. 5. ADMINISTRATION

4.15	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	30,924,000
	
4.16 	To the commissioner of administration for 
4.17 	the purposes specified in this section.

4.18	Subd. 2.Capitol Restoration
 				24,724,000
	
4.19 	To complete the design of, and to construct, 
4.20 	repair, improve, renovate, restore, furnish, 
4.21 	and equip the expanded restoration elements 
4.22 	of the State Capitol Building and grounds, 
4.23 	and any associated asbestos and hazardous 
4.24 	materials abatement, including: (1) water 
4.25 	infiltration, settlement, and deterioration 
4.26 	on the plaza, terrace, and stairs; (2) visitor 
4.27 	access and bus loading and unloading; (3) 
4.28 	decorative painting; (4) cove molding; (5) 
4.29 	accessibility, safety, and security for the 
4.30 	South Loggia; (6) landscaping on Lot O; and 
4.31 	(7) modifications to Aurora Avenue.

4.32
4.33	Subd. 3.Contingency for Capitol Site Security 
Enhancements
 				6,200,000
	
5.1 	To complete the design of, and to construct, 
5.2 	repair, furnish, and equip, including 
5.3 	associated asbestos and hazardous materials 
5.4 	abatement, if any, physical security 
5.5 	improvements for the Capitol grounds 
5.6 	bordered by Aurora Avenue to the South, 
5.7 	University Avenue to the North, Cedar 
5.8 	Street to the East, and the Rev. Dr. Martin 
5.9 	Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the West. 
5.10 	The commissioner of administration must 
5.11 	submit site security design elements to the 
5.12 	Capitol Preservation Commission and may 
5.13 	not proceed with those elements until the 
5.14 	commission approves site security design 
5.15 	elements.

5.16	Sec. 6. TRANSPORTATION

5.17	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	20,350,000
	
5.18 	To the commissioner of transportation for the 
5.19 	purposes specified in this section.

5.20
5.21	Subd. 2.Local Bridge Replacement and 
Rehabilitation
 				9,250,000
	
5.22 	From the bond proceeds account in the state 
5.23 	transportation fund to match federal money 
5.24 	and to replace or rehabilitate local deficient 
5.25 	bridges as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
5.26 	section 174.50.

5.27
5.28	Subd. 3.Local Road Improvement Fund 
Grants
 				10,100,000
	
5.29 	From the bond proceeds account in the state 
5.30 	transportation fund as provided in Minnesota 
5.31 	Statutes, section 174.50, for construction and 
5.32 	reconstruction of local roads with statewide 
5.33 	or regional significance under Minnesota 
5.34 	Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4, or for 
5.35 	grants to counties to assist in paying the costs 
6.1 	of rural road safety capital improvement 
6.2 	projects on county state-aid highways 
6.3 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52, 
6.4 	subdivision 4a.
6.5 	This appropriation includes money for a 
6.6 	grant to the city of Sandstone for predesign, 
6.7 	design, engineering, and construction of a 
6.8 	road extending south off of marked Trunk 
6.9 	Highway 23 across from Lundorff Drive 
6.10 	to the airport area, and including a bridge 
6.11 	over Skunk Creek in Sandstone, in order to 
6.12 	facilitate repurposing of an area of the airport 
6.13 	into a business park. This appropriation 
6.14 	is not available until the commissioner of 
6.15 	management and budget determines that 
6.16 	sufficient resources to complete the project 
6.17 	are committed to it from other sources, 
6.18 	including any funds made available from the 
6.19 	commissioner of transportation.

6.20
6.21	Subd. 4.Minnesota Valley Regional Railroad 
Authority
 				1,000,000
	
6.22 	For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional 
6.23 	Rail Authority for the rehabilitation of 
6.24 	a portion of the railroad track between 
6.25 	Winthrop and Hanley Falls. The grant 
6.26 	under this subdivision may also be used for 
6.27 	any required environmental documentation 
6.28 	and remediation, predesign, design, and 
6.29 	rehabilitation or replacement of bridges with 
6.30 	new bridges or culverts between Winthrop 
6.31 	and Hanley Falls. A grant under this section 
6.32 	is in addition to any grant, loan, or loan 
6.33 	guarantee for this project made by the 
6.34 	commissioner under Minnesota Statutes, 
6.35 	sections 222.46 to 222.62. This appropriation 
6.36 	is in addition to the appropriations in Laws 
7.1 	2006, chapter 258, section 16, subdivision 
7.2 	6; Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 16, 
7.3 	subdivision 5; Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 
7.4 	1, section 11, subdivision 4; and Laws 2010, 
7.5 	chapter 189, section 15, subdivision 5.

7.6	Sec. 7. CORRECTIONS

7.7	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	1,200,000
	
7.8 	To the commissioner of administration for 
7.9 	the purposes specified in this section.

7.10
7.11	Subd. 2.Northeast Regional Corrections 
Center
 				1,200,000
	
7.12 	For a grant to the Arrowhead Regional 
7.13 	Corrections Joint Powers Board to demolish 
7.14 	an existing facility and to design, construct, 
7.15 	furnish, and equip a replacement food 
7.16 	processing facility on the campus of the 
7.17 	Northeast Regional Corrections Center, to 
7.18 	meet health, safety, and security standards 
7.19 	required for compliance with Minnesota 
7.20 	Rules, chapter 2911. Nonstate contributions 
7.21 	to improvements at the center made before 
7.22 	or after the enactment of this subdivision are 
7.23 	considered to be sufficient match, and no 
7.24 	further nonstate match is required.

7.25	Subd. 3.Unspent Appropriations
 					
7.26 	The unspent portion of an appropriation for 
7.27 	a project in this section that is complete, 
7.28 	upon written notice to the commissioner of 
7.29 	management and budget, is available for 
7.30 	asset preservation under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.31 	section 16B.307, at the same correctional 
7.32 	facility as the project for which the original 
7.33 	appropriation was made. Minnesota Statutes, 
7.34 	section 16A.642, applies from the date of the 
8.1 	original appropriation to the unspent amount 
8.2 	transferred.

8.3	Sec. 8. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

8.4	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	16,489,000
	
8.5 	To the Public Facilities Authority for the 
8.6 	purposes specified in this section.

8.7
8.8	Subd. 2.Wastewater Infrastructure Funding 
Program
 				16,489,000
	
8.9 	For grants to eligible municipalities under the 
8.10 	wastewater infrastructure funding program 
8.11 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.

8.12	Sec. 9. BOND SALE EXPENSES
 			$
	89,000
	
8.13 	To the commissioner of management and 
8.14 	budget from the bond proceeds fund for bond 
8.15 	sale expenses under Minnesota Statutes, 
8.16 	section 16A.641, subdivision 8.

8.17 	Sec. 10. BOND SALE.
 8.18 		Subdivision 1.Bond Proceeds Fund. To provide the money appropriated in this 
8.19 	article from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall 
8.20 	sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $69,231,000 in the manner, upon the 
8.21 	terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, 
8.22 	and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
8.23 		Subd. 2.Transportation Fund. To provide the money appropriated in this article 
8.24 	from the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell 
8.25 	and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $19,350,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 
8.26 	and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by 
8.27 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except 
8.28 	accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to 
8.29 	a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.

8.30 	Sec. 11. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
 8.31 	The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state 
8.32 	general obligation bonds and state appropriation bonds so that, during the biennium 
9.1 	ending June 30, 2017, no more than $1,250,450,000 will need to be transferred from the 
9.2 	general fund to the state bond fund or to the state appropriation bond fund to pay principal 
9.3 	and interest due and to become due on outstanding state general obligation and state 
9.4 	appropriation bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation or 
9.5 	state appropriation bonds, the commissioner of management and budget shall calculate the 
9.6 	amount of debt service payments needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the 
9.7 	amount of debt service payments that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. 
9.8 	The commissioner shall adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain 
9.9 	within the limit set by this section. The amount needed to make the debt service payments 
9.10 	is appropriated from the general fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641.

9.11 	Sec. 12. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 16, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws 2014, 
9.12 	chapter 294, article 2, section 10, is amended to read:

9.13
9.14	Subd. 5.Minnesota Valley Railroad Track 
Rehabilitation
 				3,000,000
	
9.15 	For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional 
9.16 	Rail Authority to rehabilitate a portion of 
9.17 	railroad track from Norwood-Young America 
9.18 	to Hanley Falls. The grant under this 
9.19 	subdivision may also be used for predesign, 
9.20 	design, engineering, and rehabilitation or 
9.21 	replacement of bridges with new bridges 
9.22 	or culverts between Norwood-Young 
9.23 	America and Hanley Falls. Notwithstanding 
9.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the 
9.25 	bond sale authorization for this project 
9.26 	and appropriation of bond proceeds in this 
9.27 	subdivision are available until December 31, 
9.28 	2015 2017. A grant under this subdivision 
9.29 	is in addition to any grant, loan, or loan 
9.30 	guarantee for this project made by the 
9.31 	commissioner under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.32 	sections 222.46 to 222.62.

9.33 	Sec. 13. Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 11, subdivision 4, as amended by 
9.34 	Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 2, section 11, is amended to read:

10.1
10.2	Subd. 4.Minnesota Valley Railroad Track 
Rehabilitation
 				4,000,000
	
10.3 	For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional 
10.4 	Railroad Authority to rehabilitate up to 95 
10.5 	miles of railroad track from Norwood-Young 
10.6 	America to Hanley Falls. The grant 
10.7 	under this subdivision may also be used 
10.8 	for predesign, design, engineering, and 
10.9 	rehabilitation or replacement of bridges 
10.10 	with new bridges or culverts between 
10.11 	Norwood-Young America and Hanley Falls. 
10.12 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.13 	16A.642, the bond sale authorization for this 
10.14 	project and appropriation of bond proceeds 
10.15 	in this subdivision are available until 
10.16 	December 31, 2015 2017. A grant under this 
10.17 	subdivision is in addition to any grant, loan, 
10.18 	or loan guarantee for this project made by 
10.19 	the commissioner under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.20 	sections 222.46 to 222.62.

10.21 	Sec. 14. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 15, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws 2014, 
10.22 	chapter 294, article 2, section 12, is amended to read:

10.23
10.24	Subd. 5.Minnesota Valley Railroad Track 
Rehabilitation
 				5,000,000
	
10.25 	For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional 
10.26 	Rail Authority to rehabilitate and make 
10.27 	capital improvements to railroad track from 
10.28 	east of Gaylord to Winthrop. The grant 
10.29 	under this subdivision may also be used 
10.30 	for predesign, design, engineering, and 
10.31 	rehabilitation or replacement of bridges 
10.32 	with new bridges or culverts between 
10.33 	Gaylord and Winthrop. Notwithstanding 
10.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the 
10.35 	bond sale authorization for this project 
11.1 	and appropriation of bond proceeds in this 
11.2 	subdivision are available until December 31, 
11.3 	2015 2017. A grant under this subdivision 
11.4 	is in addition to any grant, loan, or loan 
11.5 	guarantee for this project made by the 
11.6 	commissioner under Minnesota Statutes, 
11.7 	sections 222.46 to 222.62.

11.8 	Sec. 15. Laws 2012, chapter 293, section 3, subdivision 18, is amended to read:

11.911.10
	Subd. 18.Southwest Minnesota State 
University, Marshall

11.11	Science Lab Renovation
				500,000
	
11.12 	(a) To complete design for renovation of the 
11.13 	Science and Math building and classroom 
11.14 	spaces and an addition to the Plant Science 
11.15 	building.
11.16 	(b) Having abandoned the project specified 
11.17 	in paragraph (a), the unspent portion of 
11.18 	this appropriation is available for higher 
11.19 	education asset preservation and replacement 
11.20 	on the campus of Southwest Minnesota 
11.21 	State University, Marshall, and the debt 
11.22 	service requirement under subdivision 20 is 
11.23 	reduced accordingly. Minnesota Statutes, 
11.24 	section 16A.642, applies from the date of the 
11.25 	original appropriation to the unspent amount 
11.26 	transferred.

11.27 	Sec. 16. Laws 2013, chapter 136, section 4, as amended by Laws 2014, chapter 294, 
11.28 	article 2, section 19, is amended to read:

11.29	Sec. 4. VETERANS AFFAIRS
 			$
	18,935,000
	
11.30 	(a) Of this amount, up to $1,750,000 is to 
11.31 	the commissioner of administration to: (1) 
11.32 	construct a new distribution and service 
11.33 	tunnel to serve Buildings 17 north and 18 
12.1 	and the future Building 17 south; and (2) 
12.2 	construct steam and electrical connections, 
12.3 	related infrastructure, site work, a canopy 
12.4 	with vestibule, and required modifications 
12.5 	to Building 18 drop-off and entry. This 
12.6 	appropriation is not available until the 
12.7 	commissioner of management and budget has 
12.8 	determined that at least $5,000,000 has been 
12.9 	committed from federal sources. Any unused 
12.10 	funds may be used under paragraph (b).
12.11 	(b) The remainder of this amount is to the 
12.12 	commissioner of administration to complete 
12.13 	the design of, perform hazardous materials 
12.14 	abatement for, and demolish the south wing 
12.15 	of Building 17 and adjoining buildings; 
12.16 	design, reconstruct, and furnish the new south 
12.17 	wing of Building 17 and adjoining buildings 
12.18 	as a new skilled nursing building; construct a 
12.19 	new distribution and service tunnel to serve 
12.20 	buildings 6, 19, and the future 17 south; 
12.21 	and design, construct, and equip a network 
12.22 	and server room, including installation of 
12.23 	new fiber optic lines. This appropriation 
12.24 	is not available until the commissioner of 
12.25 	management and budget has determined that 
12.26 	the funds to complete this work have been 
12.27 	committed from federal sources.
12.28 	(c) The unexpended balance from the 
12.29 	appropriation in Laws 2012, chapter 293, 
12.30 	section 19, subdivision 3, to predesign and 
12.31 	design for demolition of the south wing of 
12.32 	Building 17 and adjoining facilities, and 
12.33 	designing the south wing of Building 17 as 
12.34 	a new skilled nursing building, is added to 
12.35 	this appropriation.

13.1 	Sec. 17. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

13.2	Subd. 2.Cottage Grove - HERO Center
 				1,460,000
	
13.3 	For a grant to the city of Cottage Grove 
13.4 	to predesign and design a Health and 
13.5 	Emergency Response Occupations (HERO) 
13.6 	Center at 12600 Ravine Parkway in Cottage 
13.7 	Grove. This appropriation is not available 
13.8 	until the commissioner of management and 
13.9 	budget determines that the city of Cottage 
13.10 	Grove and the Board of Trustees of the 
13.11 	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities  
13.12 	city of Woodbury have entered into an 
13.13 	agreement for operation and management of 
13.14 	the center, and that at least an equal amount 
13.15 	is committed to the project from nonstate 
13.16 	sources. This appropriation does not require 
13.17 	any contribution from nonstate sources.

13.18 	Sec. 18. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 18, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

13.19
13.20	Subd. 3.Minnesota Sex Offender Program - 
St. Peter
 				7,405,000
	
13.21 	To design, construct, renovate, furnish, and 
13.22 	equip the first phase of a three-phase project 
13.23 	to develop additional residential, program, 
13.24 	activity, and ancillary facilities for the 
13.25 	Minnesota sex offender program on the lower 
13.26 	campus of the St. Peter Regional Treatment 
13.27 	Center. This appropriation includes funds 
13.28 	to complete design, renovate, construct, 
13.29 	furnish, and equip the west wing of the 
13.30 	Green Acres Building; to design, renovate, 
13.31 	construct, furnish, and equip the east wing 
13.32 	of the Sunrise Building; to design through 
13.33 	construction documents the renovation 
13.34 	and construction of the Bartlett Building  
14.1 	Tomlinson Building, the north wing of Green 
14.2 	Acres, and the west, south, and north wings 
14.3 	of the Sunrise Building; and to design and 
14.4 	perform asbestos and hazardous materials 
14.5 	abatement in the Green Acres and Sunrise 
14.6 	Buildings. Upon substantial completion of 
14.7 	the first phase of this project, any unspent 
14.8 	portion of this appropriation is available to 
14.9 	design and to perform asbestos and hazardous 
14.10 	materials abatement in subsequent phases.

14.11 	Sec. 19. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

14.12
14.13	Subd. 4.Early Childhood Learning and Child 
Protection Facilities
 				6,000,000
	
14.14 	(a) To the commissioner of human services 
14.15 	for grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.16 	256E.37, to construct and rehabilitate early 
14.17 	childhood learning and child protection 
14.18 	facilities. Notwithstanding the limits on 
14.19 	grant amounts in Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.20 	256E.37, one grant from this appropriation 
14.21 	for an individual facility may be for up to 
14.22 	$1,000,000.
14.23 	(b) Notwithstanding the limitations on grant 
14.24 	amounts and requirements for geographic 
14.25 	distribution in Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.26 	256E.37, or this subdivision, $3,000,000 of 
14.27 	this appropriation is for a grant to Hennepin 
14.28 	County to predesign, design, renovate, 
14.29 	furnish, and equip the early childhood 
14.30 	center at the YWCA of Minneapolis, and to 
14.31 	improve the building's heating, ventilation, 
14.32 	air conditioning systems, the sprinkler 
14.33 	system, and the pool walls and ceiling. The 
14.34 	grant to Hennepin County is not available 
14.35 	until the commissioner of management and 
15.1 	budget determines that at least an equal 
15.2 	amount has been committed to the project 
15.3 	from nonstate sources.

15.4 	Sec. 20. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 10, is amended to 
15.5 	read:

15.6	Subd. 10.Lake Elmo - Water Supply
 				3,500,000
	
15.7 	For a grant to the city of Lake Elmo to 
15.8 	construct an extension of approximately 2.5 
15.9 	miles of trunk water main and associated 
15.10 	improvements along Lake Elmo Inwood 
15.11 	Avenue to facilitate development along 
15.12 	the Interstate Highway 94 corridor and 
15.13 	comply with growth requirements under an 
15.14 	agreement with the Metropolitan Council.

15.15 	Sec. 21. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 12, is amended to 
15.16 	read:

15.17
15.18	Subd. 12.Minneapolis - Brian Coyle 
Community Center
 				330,000
	
15.19 	(a) For a grant to the Minneapolis Park 
15.20 	and Recreation Board to predesign and 
15.21 	design the renovation and expansion of the 
15.22 	Brian Coyle Community Center, subject to 
15.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. This 
15.24 	appropriation does not require a local match.
15.25 	(b) The Minneapolis Park and Recreation 
15.26 	Board, the Pillsbury United Communities, 
15.27 	Hennepin County, institutions of higher 
15.28 	education, and neighborhood organizations 
15.29 	shall develop an agreement for the use of the 
15.30 	existing Brian Coyle Community Center. 
15.31 	The lease between the Minneapolis Park 
15.32 	and Recreation Board and Pillsbury United 
15.33 	Communities shall be reformed prior to the 
16.1 	expenditure of any funds for predesign and 
16.2 	design.
16.3 	(c) The appropriation under this subdivision 
16.4 	may also be used toward the renovation and 
16.5 	expansion of the Brian Coyle Community 
16.6 	Center.

16.7 	Sec. 22. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 13, is amended to 
16.8 	read:

16.916.10
	Subd. 13.Minneapolis - Hennepin Center for 
the Arts
 				550,000
	
16.11 	For a grant to the city of Minneapolis  
16.12 	Hennepin County for improvements and 
16.13 	betterments of a capital nature to renovate the 
16.14 	historic Hennepin Center for the Arts. Of this 
16.15 	appropriation, approximately $300,000 is for 
16.16 	predesign and design of asset preservation 
16.17 	improvements, and $250,000 is to match 
16.18 	federal funding to replace and replicate the 
16.19 	historic cupolas on the Historic Masonic 
16.20 	Temple of the Hennepin Center for the Arts.

16.21 	Sec. 23. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 16, is amended to 
16.22 	read:

16.23	Subd. 16.Red Wing - River Renaissance
 				1,560,000
	
16.24 	For a grant to the city of Red Wing for 
16.25 	improvements of a capital nature to the area 
16.26 	between Levee Road and the Mississippi 
16.27 	River, extending between Bay Point Drive 
16.28 	and Broad Street in Red Wing. This project 
16.29 	includes: reconstruction of Levee Road from 
16.30 	Broad Street to Jackson Street; improvements 
16.31 	to storm water, sanitary sewer, and drinking 
16.32 	water infrastructure; replacement of a 930 
16.33 	lineal feet of harbor retaining wall; parking 
17.1 	improvements; lighting improvements; and 
17.2 	construction of a segment of the Riverwalk 
17.3 	Trail. This grant is not available until the 
17.4 	commissioner of management and budget 
17.5 	determines that an equal amount sufficient to 
17.6 	complete the project is committed to it from 
17.7 	nonstate sources. 

17.8 	Sec. 24. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 18, is amended to 
17.9 	read:

17.10
17.11	Subd. 18.St. Paul - Historic Palace Theater 
Renovation
 				5,000,000
	
17.12 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul Housing 
17.13 	and Redevelopment Authority to predesign, 
17.14 	design, construct, furnish, and equip the 
17.15 	renovation of the historic Palace Theater in 
17.16 	St. Paul. The city of St. Paul Housing and 
17.17 	Redevelopment Authority may enter into one 
17.18 	or more lease or management agreements to 
17.19 	operate performing arts programs, subject 
17.20 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. 
17.21 	This appropriation is not available until the 
17.22 	commissioner of management and budget 
17.23 	has determined that at least an equal amount 
17.24 	has been committed from nonstate sources.

17.25 	Sec. 25. Laws 2014, chapter 295, section 10, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

17.26
17.27	Subd. 12.St. Paul - Minnesota Children's 
Museum
 				7,485,000
	
17.28 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign, 
17.29 	design, construct, furnish, and equip an 
17.30 	expansion and renovation of the Minnesota 
17.31 	Children's Museum. The expansion and 
17.32 	exhibit upgrades should incorporate the 
17.33 	latest research on early learning, allow for 
17.34 	new state-of-the art education facilities, and 
18.1 	increase the capacity of visitors to galleries 
18.2 	and programming areas. This appropriation 
18.3 	is not available until the commissioner of 
18.4 	management and budget has determined that 
18.5 	at least an equal amount $4,000,000 has been 
18.6 	committed from nonstate sources. Amounts 
18.7 	expended for this project by nonstate sources 
18.8 	since October 1, 2010, shall count toward the 
18.9 	nonstate match.

18.10 	Sec. 26. MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE; SALE 
18.11 	OF AVIATION TRAINING CENTER.
 18.12 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, subdivision 3, the net 
18.13 	proceeds of the sale or disposition of the Aviation Training Center at the Flying Cloud 
18.14 	Airport operated by the Minneapolis Community and Technical College, after paying 
18.15 	all expenses incurred in selling the property, are appropriated to the Board of Trustees 
18.16 	of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for use pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 
18.17 	section 135A.046, at the Minneapolis Community and Technical College campus and the 
18.18 	net proceeds need not be paid to the commissioner of management and budget, as would 
18.19 	otherwise be required by Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, subdivision 3. When the 
18.20 	sale is complete and the sale proceeds have been applied as provided in this section, 
18.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, no longer applies to the property and the property 
18.22 	is no longer state bond financed property.

18.23 	Sec. 27. WEST METRO EDUCATION PROGRAM; PROPERTY 
18.24 	CONVEYANCE.
 18.25 		Subdivision 1.FAIR School downtown. Notwithstanding the appropriations of state 
18.26 	general obligation bond proceeds in Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 14, subdivision 7, 
18.27 	and Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 5, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws 1999, chapter 
18.28 	241, article 4, section 20; and the appropriation of general fund money in Laws 1997, First 
18.29 	Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 51, subdivision 13, to Joint Powers District No. 
18.30 	6069, West Metro Education Program, to acquire and better the FAIR School downtown 
18.31 	in Minneapolis, the real and personal property of the FAIR School downtown may be 
18.32 	conveyed to Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, for operation of a multidistrict 
18.33 	integration facility that serves students in any grade from early education through grade 12.
19.1 		Subd. 2.FAIR School Crystal. Notwithstanding the appropriation of state general 
19.2 	obligation bond proceeds in Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 5, subdivision 5, as amended 
19.3 	by Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 4, section 20; and the appropriation of general fund 
19.4 	money in Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 51, subdivision 13, 
19.5 	and Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 5, subdivision 2, to Joint Powers District 
19.6 	No. 6069, West Metro Education Program, to acquire and better the FAIR School Crystal 
19.7 	in Crystal, the real and personal property of the FAIR School Crystal may be conveyed 
19.8 	to Independent School District No. 281, Robbinsdale, for operation of a multidistrict 
19.9 	integration facility that serves students in any grade from early education through grade 12.

19.10 	Sec. 28. CONVEYANCE OF STATE LAND; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
 19.11 		Subdivision 1.Conveyance authorized. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
19.12 	sections 16A.695 and 16B.281 to 16B.287, or other law, administrative rule, or 
19.13 	commissioner's order to the contrary, the commissioner of administration may convey to 
19.14 	Hennepin County for no consideration the real property described in subdivision 3. The 
19.15 	commissioner of administration may add conditions to the conveyance of the property 
19.16 	deemed to be in the interest of the state. Notwithstanding any provision of this section 
19.17 	to the contrary, the real property shall continue to be considered state bond financed 
19.18 	property after the conveyance of the real property to Hennepin County and until all the 
19.19 	requirements are satisfied for the real property to no longer be considered state bond 
19.20 	financed property. Hennepin County must operate the state bond financed property in 
19.21 	compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, and all applicable state and federal 
19.22 	laws, and in a manner that will not cause the interest on the state general obligation bonds 
19.23 	to be subject to federal income taxation for any reason.
19.24 		Subd. 2.Form. The conveyance shall be in a form approved by the attorney 
19.25 	general. The attorney general may make changes to the legal description to correct errors 
19.26 	and ensure accuracy.
19.27 		Subd. 3.Description. The real property to be conveyed is located in Hennepin 
19.28 	County and is described as: Lots 12, 13, and 14, Block 2, BISCHOFF 1ST ADDITION, 
19.29 	Hennepin County, Minnesota.
19.30 		Subd. 4.Determination by commissioner. The commissioner has determined that 
19.31 	the real property described in subdivision 3 is no longer needed for any state purpose and 
19.32 	that the state's land management interests are best served if the land is conveyed to and 
19.33 	used by Hennepin County for community-based services.

19.34 	Sec. 29. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 20.1 	This article is effective the day following final enactment.

20.2 	ARTICLE 2
20.3 	DISASTER RELIEF

20.4 	Section 1. DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATIONS.
 20.5 		Subdivision 1.Appropriations. The sums shown in the column under 
20.6 	"Appropriations" are appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to be spent to acquire and 
20.7 	to better publicly owned land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital 
20.8 	nature, and from other named funds, for relief as specified in this article from the storms 
20.9 	and flooding that occurred on or after June 11, 2014, in the area in Minnesota designated 
20.10 	under Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster FEMA-4182-DR, whether included in 
20.11 	the original declarations or added later by federal government action, referred to in this 
20.12 	article as "the area included in DR-4182." Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated 
20.13 	in this article for a capital program or project may be used to pay state agency staff costs 
20.14 	that are attributed directly to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting 
20.15 	policies adopted by the commissioner of management and budget. Unless otherwise 
20.16 	specified, the appropriations from the general fund in this article are for fiscal year 2016 
20.17 	and are available the day following final enactment through June 30, 2018. Appropriations 
20.18 	of bond proceeds for capital improvements are available the day following final enactment 
20.19 	and until the project is completed or abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.20 	16A.642. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
20.21 		Subd. 2.Transfers. Money appropriated under this article may be transferred as 
20.22 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.03, subdivision 5.

20.23						APPROPRIATIONS

20.24
20.25	Sec. 2. TRANSPORTATION; LOCAL ROAD 
AND BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION
 			$ 
	800,000
	
20.26 	From the bond proceeds account in the 
20.27 	state transportation fund for grants under 
20.28 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 12A.16, 
20.29 	subdivision 3, and 174.50, to local 
20.30 	governments in the area included in 
20.31 	DR-4182.

20.32
20.33	Sec. 3. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 
SOCIETY
 			$
	100,000
	
21.1 	To the Minnesota Historical Society for a 
21.2 	grant to the city of Jordan for an assessment 
21.3 	of the damage and repair of historic structures 
21.4 	or other historic resources under Minnesota 
21.5 	Statutes, section 12A.11. This appropriation 
21.6 	is from the general fund.

21.7	Sec. 4. NATURAL RESOURCES

21.8	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	5,155,000
	
21.9 	To the commissioner of natural resources for 
21.10 	the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
21.11 	section 12A.12. The amounts that may be 
21.12 	spent for each purpose are specified in the 
21.13 	following subdivisions.

21.14	Subd. 2.Facility and Natural Resource Damage
 				2,140,000
	
21.15 	From the bond proceeds fund for the 
21.16 	purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
21.17 	section 12A.12, subdivision 1.

21.18	Subd. 3.Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants
 				3,015,000
	
21.19 	For the purposes specified in Minnesota 
21.20 	Statutes, section 12A.12, subdivision 2. 
21.21 	Funds are also available for the local share of 
21.22 	flood mitigation projects. This appropriation 
21.23 	includes funds for a grant to the Prior 
21.24 	Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District for 
21.25 	restoration of the Prior Lake outlet channel. 
21.26 	Of this amount, $2,515,000 is from the bond 
21.27 	proceeds fund and $500,000 is from the 
21.28 	general fund.

21.29
21.30	Sec. 5. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES

21.31	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$ 
	15,000,000
	
21.32 	To the Board of Water and Soil Resources for 
21.33 	the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
22.1 	section 12A.05. The amounts that may be 
22.2 	spent for each purpose are specified in the 
22.3 	following subdivisions.

22.4
22.5	Subd. 2.Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) 
Conservation Easements 
 				4,700,000
	
22.6 	From the bond proceeds fund for the 
22.7 	purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
22.8 	section 12A.05, subdivision 1, in the area 
22.9 	included in DR-4182. The duration of the 
22.10 	easements shall be perpetual.

22.11
22.12	Subd. 3.Erosion, Sediment, and Water Quality 
Control Cost-Share Program 
 				10,300,000
	
22.13 	From the general fund for the purposes 
22.14 	specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.15 	12A.05, subdivision 2, in the area included 
22.16 	in DR-4182. Priority use of these funds shall 
22.17 	be to supplement or match federal funds 
22.18 	whenever possible and practical.

22.19
22.20	Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT 
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 			$
	100,000
	
22.21 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.22 	12A.03, subdivision 3, from the general fund 
22.23 	for a grant to the Children's Museum of 
22.24 	Southern Minnesota for flood loss incurred 
22.25 	by the museum.

22.26	Sec. 7. BOND SALE EXPENSES
 			$
	11,000
	
22.27 	From the bond proceeds fund to the 
22.28 	commissioner of management and budget 
22.29 	for bond sale expenses under Minnesota 
22.30 	Statutes, section 16A.641, subdivision 8.

22.31 	Sec. 8. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.
 22.32 		Subdivision 1.Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this 
22.33 	article from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall 
23.1 	sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $9,366,000 in the manner, upon the 
23.2 	terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, 
23.3 	and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
23.4 		Subd. 2.Transportation fund. To provide the money appropriated in this article 
23.5 	from the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell 
23.6 	and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $800,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 
23.7 	and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by 
23.8 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except 
23.9 	accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to 
23.10 	a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.

23.11 	Sec. 9. APPROPRIATIONS TO BE GIVEN EFFECT ONLY ONCE.
 23.12 	If an appropriation in this article is enacted more than once in the 2015 legislative 
23.13 	session for the same purpose, the appropriation must be given effect only once. 

23.14 	Sec. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 23.15 	This article is effective the day following final enactment.