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; establishing new programs and 
1.5 	modifying existing programs; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; 
1.6 	appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 16A.86, 
1.7 	subdivision 4; 16B.335, subdivision 1; 462A.37, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a 
1.8 	subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 219.016, subdivision 
1.9 	4; 326B.124; 446A.073, by adding a subdivision; 462A.37, subdivision 5; Laws 
1.10 	2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 14, subdivision 3, as amended; Laws 2014, 
1.11 	chapter 294, article 1, sections 5, subdivision 3; 21, subdivision 12, as amended; 
1.12 	22, subdivision 5; Laws 2014, chapter 295, section 9; Laws 2015, First Special 
1.13 	Session chapter 5, article 1, section 10, subdivision 3, as amended; Laws 2017, 
1.14 	First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, sections 6, subdivision 6; 15, subdivisions 
1.15 	3, 6, 11, 13; 16, subdivision 7; 17, subdivision 9; 19, subdivision 3; 20, subdivision 
1.16 	21; 21, subdivision 8; 23, subdivision 3; 27; proposing coding for new law in 
1.17 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 446A.
1.18 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.19 	ARTICLE 1
1.20 	APPROPRIATIONS

1.21	Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.22 	The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the bond 
1.23 	proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be 
1.24 	spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as authorized by 
1.25 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire and better public 
1.26 	land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or as authorized by 
1.27 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or article XIV. Unless 
1.28 	otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act:
2.1 	(1) may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly to the capital 
2.2 	program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the commissioner of 
2.3 	management and budget;
2.4 	(2) is available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
2.5 	section 16A.642;
2.6 	(3) for activities under Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.307, 84.946, and 135A.046, 
2.7 	should not be used for projects that can be financed within a reasonable time frame under 
2.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.322 or 16C.144; and
2.9 	(4) is available for a grant to a political subdivision after the commissioner of management 
2.10 	and budget determines that an amount sufficient to complete the project as described in this 
2.11 	act has been committed to the project, as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502.

2.12						APPROPRIATIONS

2.13	Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

2.14	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	78,533,000
	
2.15 	To the Board of Regents of the University of 
2.16 	Minnesota for the purposes specified in this 
2.17 	section.

2.18
2.19	Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation 
and Replacement (HEAPR)
 				40,000,000
	
2.20 	To be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
2.21 	Statutes, section 135A.046.

2.22	Subd. 3.Greater Minnesota Academic Renewal
 				10,533,000
	
2.23 	To modernize existing teaching, learning, and 
2.24 	research spaces on the Crookston, Duluth, and 
2.25 	Morris campuses, including:
2.26 	(1) to predesign, design, renovate, furnish, and 
2.27 	equip campus teaching and learning spaces in 
2.28 	Dowell Hall and Owen Hall on the Crookston 
2.29 	campus;
2.30 	(2) to predesign, design, renovate, furnish, and 
2.31 	equip campus teaching and learning spaces in 
3.1 	A.B. Anderson Hall on the Duluth campus; 
3.2 	and
3.3 	(3) to predesign, design, renovate, furnish, and 
3.4 	equip campus teaching and learning spaces in 
3.5 	the Humanities Building and Blakely Hall on 
3.6 	the Morris campus.

3.7	Subd. 4.Pillsbury Hall Renewal
 				24,000,000
	
3.8 	To predesign, design, renovate, furnish, and 
3.9 	equip historic Pillsbury Hall on the Twin 
3.10 	Cities campus.

3.11	Subd. 5.Glensheen Renewal
 				4,000,000
	
3.12 	To predesign, design, and renovate the 
3.13 	Historic Glensheen Estate including but not 
3.14 	limited to the main house; the site structures, 
3.15 	terraces, and garden walls; and the carriage 
3.16 	house. This appropriation is not available until 
3.17 	the commissioner of management and budget 
3.18 	determines that an equal amount is committed 
3.19 	from other sources.

3.20	Subd. 6.University Share
 					
3.21 	Except for the appropriations for HEAPR and 
3.22 	Glensheen renewal, the appropriations in this 
3.23 	section are intended to cover approximately 
3.24 	two-thirds of the cost of each project. The 
3.25 	remaining costs must be paid from university 
3.26 	sources.

3.27	Subd. 7.Unspent Appropriations
 					
3.28 	Upon substantial completion of a project 
3.29 	authorized in this section and after written 
3.30 	notice to the commissioner of management 
3.31 	and budget, the Board of Regents must use 
3.32 	any money remaining in the appropriation for 
3.33 	that project for HEAPR under Minnesota 
3.34 	Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board of 
4.1 	Regents must report by February 1 of each 
4.2 	even-numbered year to the chairs of the house 
4.3 	of representatives and senate committees with 
4.4 	jurisdiction over capital investment and higher 
4.5 	education finance, and to the chairs of the 
4.6 	house of representatives Ways and Means 
4.7 	Committee and the senate Finance Committee, 
4.8 	on how the remaining money has been 
4.9 	allocated or spent.

4.10
4.11	Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES

4.12	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	122,858,000
	
4.13 	To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
4.14 	State Colleges and Universities for the 
4.15 	purposes specified in this section.

4.16
4.17	Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation 
and Replacement (HEAPR)
 				40,000,000
	
4.18 	To be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
4.19 	Statutes, section 135A.046.

4.20
4.21	Subd. 3.Anoka-Ramsey Community College, 
Coon Rapids
 				569,000
	
4.22 	To design the renovation of the business and 
4.23 	nursing building on the Coon Rapids campus.

4.24	Subd. 4.Bemidji State University
 				22,512,000
	
4.25 	To demolish and replace Hagg Sauer Hall with 
4.26 	the Academic Learning Center Building; and 
4.27 	to design, renovate, and equip A.C. Clark 
4.28 	Library, Bangsberg Hall, Bensen Hall, 
4.29 	Bridgeman Hall, and Sattgast Hall.

4.30	Subd. 5.Century College
 				6,362,000
	
4.31 	To design, renovate, and equip the 
4.32 	Engineering and Applied Technology Center, 
4.33 	welding lab, fabrication lab, auto disassembly, 
5.1 	and related student support and university 
5.2 	partnership space on the east campus.

5.3	Subd. 6.Inver Hills Community College
 				698,000
	
5.4 	To design the renovation of the Technology 
5.5 	and Business Center to include the link to 
5.6 	Heritage Hall.

5.7	Subd. 7.Minnesota State University, Mankato
 				6,478,000
	
5.8 	To update design, renovate, renew, equip, and 
5.9 	repurpose the spaces in Wissink Hall, Morris 
5.10 	Hall, and Wiecking Center vacated when 
5.11 	occupants moved to the new Clinical Science 
5.12 	Building; and to install a solar array on the 
5.13 	roof of the new Clinical Science Building.

5.14	Subd. 8.Minnesota State University, Moorhead
 				628,000
	
5.15 	To design the renovation of Weld Hall.

5.16	Subd. 9.Normandale Community College
 				12,636,000
	
5.17 	To design Phases 1 and 2 of the renovation of 
5.18 	the College Services Building; and to renovate 
5.19 	and equip the first floor of the College 
5.20 	Services Building, including site 
5.21 	improvements that address ADA compliance 
5.22 	and storm water management.

5.23
5.24	Subd. 10.Riverland Community College, Albert 
Lea
 				10,122,000
	
5.25 	To design, renovate, renew, and equip 
5.26 	classroom and lab space at the Albert Lea 
5.27 	campus; to construct infill in Building C to 
5.28 	support auto and diesel labs; and to demolish 
5.29 	obsolete child care building.

5.30
5.31	Subd. 11.Rochester Community and Technical 
College
 				22,853,000
	
5.32 	To demolish Plaza and Memorial Halls; to 
5.33 	design, renovate, renew, and equip classrooms 
5.34 	and labs; to construct an addition adjacent to 
6.1 	Endicott Hall; to construct a central chiller 
6.2 	plant; and to demolish the maintenance 
6.3 	building and child care building.

6.4	Subd. 12.Debt Service
 					
6.5 	(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the 
6.6 	Board of Trustees shall pay the debt service 
6.7 	on one-third of the principal amount of state 
6.8 	bonds sold to finance projects authorized by 
6.9 	this section. After each sale of general 
6.10 	obligation bonds, the commissioner of 
6.11 	management and budget shall notify the board 
6.12 	of the amounts assessed for each year for the 
6.13 	life of the bonds.
6.14 	(b) The board need not pay debt service on 
6.15 	bonds sold to finance HEAPR. Where a 
6.16 	nonstate match is required, the debt service is 
6.17 	due on a principal amount equal to one-third 
6.18 	of the total project cost, less the match 
6.19 	committed before the bonds are sold.
6.20 	(c) The commissioner of management and 
6.21 	budget shall reduce the board's assessment 
6.22 	each year by one-third of the net income from 
6.23 	investment of general obligation bond 
6.24 	proceeds in proportion to the amount of 
6.25 	principal and interest otherwise required to be 
6.26 	paid by the board. The board shall pay its 
6.27 	resulting net assessment to the commissioner 
6.28 	of management and budget by December 1 
6.29 	each year. If the board fails to make a payment 
6.30 	when due, the commissioner of management 
6.31 	and budget shall reduce allotments for 
6.32 	appropriations from the general fund otherwise 
6.33 	available to the board and apply the amount 
6.34 	of the reduction to cover the missed debt 
6.35 	service payment. The commissioner of 
7.1 	management and budget shall credit the 
7.2 	payments received from the board to the bond 
7.3 	debt service account in the state bond fund 
7.4 	each December 1 before money is transferred 
7.5 	from the general fund under Minnesota 
7.6 	Statutes, section 16A.641, subdivision 10.

7.7	Subd. 13.Unspent Appropriations
 					
7.8 	(a) Upon substantial completion of a project 
7.9 	authorized in this section and after written 
7.10 	notice to the commissioner of management 
7.11 	and budget, the board must use any money 
7.12 	remaining in the appropriation for that project 
7.13 	for HEAPR under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.14 	135A.046. The Board of Trustees must report 
7.15 	by February 1 of each even-numbered year to 
7.16 	the chairs of the house of representatives and 
7.17 	senate committees with jurisdiction over 
7.18 	capital investment and higher education 
7.19 	finance, and to the chairs of the house of 
7.20 	representatives Ways and Means Committee 
7.21 	and the senate Finance Committee, on how 
7.22 	the remaining money has been allocated or 
7.23 	spent.
7.24 	(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation 
7.25 	for a project in this section that is complete is 
7.26 	available for HEAPR under this subdivision, 
7.27 	at the same campus as the project for which 
7.28 	the original appropriation was made and the 
7.29 	debt service requirement under this section is 
7.30 	reduced accordingly. Minnesota Statutes, 
7.31 	section 16A.642, applies from the date of the 
7.32 	original appropriation to the unspent amount 
7.33 	transferred.

7.34	Sec. 4. EDUCATION

8.1	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	47,092,000
	
8.2 	To the commissioner of education for the 
8.3 	purposes specified in this section.

8.4	Subd. 2.Library Construction Grants
 				2,000,000
	
8.5 	For library construction grants under 
8.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 134.45.

8.7	Subd. 3.School Safety Grants
 				25,000,000
	
8.8 	(a) A school district may apply for a school 
8.9 	safety facility grant in the form and manner 
8.10 	specified by the commissioner of education.
8.11 	(b) After consultation with the Department of 
8.12 	Public Safety's Minnesota School Safety 
8.13 	Center, the commissioner of education may 
8.14 	award a school safety facility grant to a school 
8.15 	district of no more than $500,000 for each 
8.16 	qualifying school building. The commissioner 
8.17 	must prioritize grant applications. At least half 
8.18 	of the grants must be awarded to school 
8.19 	districts with administrative offices located 
8.20 	outside of the seven-county metropolitan area.
8.21 	(c) Grants may be used to predesign, design, 
8.22 	construct, furnish, and equip school facilities 
8.23 	and includes renovating and expanding 
8.24 	existing buildings and facilities.
8.25 	(d) Before a grant is approved, the district 
8.26 	must provide documentation acceptable to the 
8.27 	commissioner of education on how the grant 
8.28 	will be used.
8.29 	(e) No money for construction may be 
8.30 	distributed by the commissioner of education 
8.31 	to the recipient school district until bids have 
8.32 	been received on 100 percent of the 
8.33 	construction documents and satisfactory 
9.1 	documentation has been submitted to the 
9.2 	commissioner of education indicating the 
9.3 	project can be fully completed with money 
9.4 	available for the project.
9.5 	(f) Grants are available when the 
9.6 	commissioner of management and budget 
9.7 	determines that sufficient resources have been 
9.8 	committed to complete the project, as required 
9.9 	by Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502.

9.10
9.11	Subd. 4.Independent School District No. 38, Red 
Lake
 				14,492,000
	
9.12 	(a) From the maximum effort school loan fund 
9.13 	for a capital loan to Independent School 
9.14 	District No. 38, Red Lake, as provided in 
9.15 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 126C.60 to 
9.16 	126C.72. This appropriation is for predesign, 
9.17 	design, and construction of a connection 
9.18 	structure between the Red Lake Early 
9.19 	Learning Childhood Center and Red Lake 
9.20 	Elementary School; renovations to various 
9.21 	classrooms, labs, and support rooms; updating 
9.22 	of mechanical systems; and expansion of the 
9.23 	cafeteria. Before any capital loan contract is 
9.24 	approved under this subdivision, the district 
9.25 	must provide documentation acceptable to the 
9.26 	commissioner of education on how the capital 
9.27 	loan will be used.
9.28 	(b) The commissioner of administration may 
9.29 	provide project management services to assist 
9.30 	the commissioner of education with oversight 
9.31 	of the project. No money for construction may 
9.32 	be distributed by the commissioner of 
9.33 	education to the recipient school district until 
9.34 	bids have been received on 100 percent of the 
9.35 	construction documents and satisfactory 
10.1 	documentation has been submitted to the 
10.2 	commissioner of education indicating the 
10.3 	project can be fully completed with money 
10.4 	available for the project.
10.5 	(c) Notwithstanding the timelines in Minnesota 
10.6 	Statutes, section 126C.69, subdivision 11, 
10.7 	Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake, 
10.8 	must submit the question authorizing the 
10.9 	borrowing of money for the facilities to voters 
10.10 	of the district at the first general election 
10.11 	following final enactment of this subdivision.
10.12 	(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
10.13 	section 126C.69, subdivision 6, the application 
10.14 	submitted by Independent School District No. 
10.15 	38, Red Lake, on September 1, 2015, shall be 
10.16 	considered a sufficient application for this 
10.17 	loan. The local portion for this capital loan is 
10.18 	$94,231 under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.19 	126C.69, subdivision 9. This amount shall be 
10.20 	disbursed for the approved project prior to the 
10.21 	state loan reimbursement payments to the 
10.22 	school district.

10.23
10.24
10.25	Subd. 5.Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City School 
District; Cosmos Elementary School 
Repurposing
 				5,000,000
	
10.26 	For a grant to Independent School District No. 
10.27 	2396, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City Public 
10.28 	Schools, to predesign, design, construct, 
10.29 	furnish, and equip the renovation and 
10.30 	repurposing of the Cosmos elementary school 
10.31 	for use by the regional educational program 
10.32 	for autistic students, emotionally or 
10.33 	behaviorally disturbed students, and other 
10.34 	students with specific educational needs.

10.35
10.36	Subd. 6.Warroad School District - Northwest 
Angle School
 				600,000
	
11.1 	From the general fund for a grant to 
11.2 	Independent School District No. 690, Warroad 
11.3 	Public Schools, for demolition and site 
11.4 	preparation and to predesign, design, 
11.5 	construct, furnish, and equip the renovation 
11.6 	and an expansion of the Northwest Angle 
11.7 	School. No nonstate match is required.

11.8	Sec. 5. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES
 			$
	2,000,000
	
11.9 	To the commissioner of administration for 
11.10 	capital asset preservation improvements and 
11.11 	betterments on both campuses of the 
11.12 	Minnesota State Academies, to be spent in 
11.13 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.14 	16B.307.

11.15	Sec. 6. NATURAL RESOURCES

11.16	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	62,750,000
	
11.17 	(a) To the commissioner of natural resources 
11.18 	for the purposes specified in this section.
11.19 	(b) The appropriations in this section are 
11.20 	subject to the requirements of the natural 
11.21 	resources capital improvement program under 
11.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12, unless 
11.23 	this section or the statutes referred to in this 
11.24 	section provide more specific standards, 
11.25 	criteria, or priorities for projects than 
11.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.

11.27	Subd. 2.Natural Resources Asset Preservation
 				30,000,000
	
11.28 	For the renovation of state-owned facilities 
11.29 	and recreational assets operated by the 
11.30 	commissioner of natural resources to be spent 
11.31 	in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.32 	84.946. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
11.33 	section 84.946, the commissioner may use this 
12.1 	appropriation to replace buildings if, 
12.2 	considering the embedded energy in the 
12.3 	building, that is the most energy-efficient and 
12.4 	carbon-reducing method of renovation.

12.5	Subd. 3.Flood Hazard Mitigation
 				20,000,000
	
12.6 	(a) For the state share of flood hazard 
12.7 	mitigation grants for publicly owned capital 
12.8 	improvements to prevent or alleviate flood 
12.9 	damage under Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.10 	103F.161.
12.11 	(b) To the extent practical, levee projects shall 
12.12 	meet the state standard of three feet above the 
12.13 	100-year flood elevation.
12.14 	(c) To the extent practicable and consistent 
12.15 	with the project, recipients of appropriations 
12.16 	for flood control projects in this subdivision 
12.17 	shall create wetlands that are eligible for 
12.18 	wetland replacement credit to replace wetlands 
12.19 	drained or filled as the result of repair, 
12.20 	reconstruction, replacement, or rehabilitation 
12.21 	of an existing public road under Minnesota 
12.22 	Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1, 
12.23 	paragraphs (l) and (m).
12.24 	(d) Project priorities shall be determined by 
12.25 	the commissioner as appropriate and based on 
12.26 	need and may include acquisition of properties 
12.27 	prone to flooding.
12.28 	(e) To the extent that the cost of a project 
12.29 	exceeds two percent of the median household 
12.30 	income in a municipality or township 
12.31 	multiplied by the number of households in the 
12.32 	municipality or township, this appropriation 
12.33 	is also for the local share of the project.

12.34	Subd. 4.Acquisition and Betterment of Buildings
 				6,000,000
	
13.1 	For acquisition, predesign, design, and 
13.2 	construction to replace existing facilities that 
13.3 	no longer meet the business needs of the 
13.4 	department; for the predesign, design, and 
13.5 	construction of a drill core facility in Hibbing; 
13.6 	and for the design and construction of storage 
13.7 	facilities.

13.8
13.9	Subd. 5.State Park and Recreation Area 
Accessibility
 				2,000,000
	
13.10 	For the design and construction of 
13.11 	improvements to bring the facilities within 
13.12 	state parks and recreation areas to the 
13.13 	Americans with Disabilities Act standards.

13.14	Subd. 6.Glendalough State Park
 				750,000
	
13.15 	To construct a Visitor and Trail Center in 
13.16 	Glendalough State Park.

13.17	Subd. 7.Blufflands State Trail
 				1,500,000
	
13.18 	To acquire land for, construct, and pay 
13.19 	expenses related to an extension of the 
13.20 	Blufflands state trail system from Harmony 
13.21 	to the Iowa border, to include a connection to 
13.22 	Niagara Cave in Fillmore County as 
13.23 	authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.24 	85.015, subdivision 7.

13.25	Subd. 8.Cohasset - Tioga Recreation Area
 				1,000,000
	
13.26 	For a grant to the city of Cohasset to design, 
13.27 	engineer, and construct an approximately 
13.28 	25-mile trail system for hiking, running, 
13.29 	mountain biking, and other activities in the 
13.30 	Tioga Recreation Area in Cohasset.

13.31	Subd. 9.Aitkin County - Northwoods ATV Trail
 				1,500,000
	
13.32 	For a grant to Aitkin County for predesign, 
13.33 	design, acquisition, and development of a trail 
13.34 	to connect the Northwoods ATV trail system 
14.1 	with the Mille Lacs-Malmo East Loop trail 
14.2 	system. The appropriation is not available until 
14.3 	the commissioner of management and budget 
14.4 	determines that $150,000 has been committed 
14.5 	to the project from nonstate sources.

14.6	Subd. 10.Unspent Appropriations
 					
14.7 	The unspent portion of an appropriation for a 
14.8 	project in this section that is complete, upon 
14.9 	written notice to the commissioner of 
14.10 	management and budget, is available for asset 
14.11 	preservation under Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.12 	84.946. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, 
14.13 	applies from the date of the original 
14.14 	appropriation to the unspent amount 
14.15 	transferred.

14.16	Sec. 7. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

14.17	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	20,300,000
	
14.18 	To the Pollution Control Agency for the 
14.19 	purposes specified in this section.

14.20
14.21	Subd. 2.Waste Disposal Engineering Closed 
Landfill
 				6,000,000
	
14.22 	To design and construct remedial systems, 
14.23 	including cleanup and removal of a leaking 
14.24 	hazardous waste pit and protection of 
14.25 	groundwater, at the Waste Disposal 
14.26 	Engineering site in Anoka County in 
14.27 	accordance with the closed landfill program 
14.28 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 115B.39 
14.29 	to 115B.42.

14.30	Subd. 3.Lake Redwood Reclamation
 				7,300,000
	
14.31 	For a grant to the Redwood-Cottonwood 
14.32 	Rivers Control Area, a joint powers entity, to 
14.33 	predesign, design, construct, and equip the 
14.34 	reservoir reclamation and enhancement of the 
15.1 	66-acre Lake Redwood Reservoir, to remove 
15.2 	approximately 650,000 cubic yards of 
15.3 	sediment and increase its depth from 
15.4 	approximately 2.8 feet to 20 feet in order to 
15.5 	secure renewable energy capacity of the 
15.6 	hydroelectric dam which is impeded by lack 
15.7 	of water capacity, reduce the flow of pollutants 
15.8 	to the Minnesota River, and increase fish 
15.9 	habitat and enhance recreational opportunities.

15.10
15.11	Subd. 4.Clay County - Solid Waste Transfer 
Station
 				7,000,000
	
15.12 	For a grant to Clay County under the solid 
15.13 	waste capital assistance grants program under 
15.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54, to 
15.15 	construct a new resource recovery campus 
15.16 	consisting of a new solid waste transfer station 
15.17 	and problem materials facility. 
15.18 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.19 	115A.54, this appropriation does not require 
15.20 	a nonstate contribution, except as required by 
15.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502.

15.22
15.23	Sec. 8. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES

15.24	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	15,781,000
	
15.25 	To the Board of Water and Soil Resources for 
15.26 	the purposes specified in this section.

15.27
15.28	Subd. 2.Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve 
Program
 				10,000,000
	
15.29 	(a) To acquire conservation easements from 
15.30 	landowners to preserve, restore, create, and 
15.31 	enhance wetlands and associated uplands of 
15.32 	prairie and grasslands, and restore and enhance 
15.33 	rivers and streams, riparian lands, and 
15.34 	associated uplands of prairie and grasslands 
15.35 	in order to protect soil and water quality, 
16.1 	support fish and wildlife habitat, reduce flood 
16.2 	damage, and provide other public benefits. 
16.3 	The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.4 	103F.515, apply to this program.
16.5 	(b) The board shall give priority to leveraging 
16.6 	federal money by enrolling targeted new lands 
16.7 	or enrolling environmentally sensitive lands 
16.8 	that have expiring federal conservation 
16.9 	agreements.
16.10 	(c) The board is authorized to enter into new 
16.11 	agreements and amend past agreements with 
16.12 	landowners as required by Minnesota Statutes, 
16.13 	section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to allow for 
16.14 	restoration.
16.15 	(d) Of this appropriation, up to five percent 
16.16 	may be used for restoration, rehabilitation, and 
16.17 	enhancement.

16.18
16.19	Subd. 3.Local Government Roads Wetland 
Replacement Program
 				5,000,000
	
16.20 	To acquire land or permanent easements and 
16.21 	to restore, create, enhance, and preserve 
16.22 	wetlands to replace those wetlands drained or 
16.23 	filled as a result of the repair, reconstruction, 
16.24 	replacement, or rehabilitation of existing 
16.25 	public roads as required by Minnesota 
16.26 	Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1, 
16.27 	paragraphs (l) and (m). The board may vary 
16.28 	the priority order of Minnesota Statutes, 
16.29 	section 103G.222, subdivision 3, paragraph 
16.30 	(a), to implement an in-lieu fee agreement 
16.31 	approved by the U.S. Army Corps of 
16.32 	Engineers under section 404 of the Clean 
16.33 	Water Act. The purchase price paid for 
16.34 	acquisition of land or perpetual easement must 
16.35 	be a fair market value as determined by the 
17.1 	board. The board may enter into agreements 
17.2 	with the federal government, other state 
17.3 	agencies, political subdivisions, nonprofit 
17.4 	organizations, fee title owners, or other 
17.5 	qualified private entities to acquire wetland 
17.6 	replacement credits in accordance with 
17.7 	Minnesota Rules, chapter 8420.

17.8	Subd. 4.South St. Paul - Seidl's Lake
 				781,000
	
17.9 	For a grant to the city of South St. Paul for 
17.10 	capital improvements to improve the water 
17.11 	quality of Seidl's Lake. The capital 
17.12 	improvements include design, engineering, 
17.13 	construction, and equipping of a storm water 
17.14 	lift station to discharge excess storm water 
17.15 	into the city of South St. Paul's storm sewer 
17.16 	system to minimize the fluctuating water 
17.17 	levels of the lake. This project would be 
17.18 	implemented jointly by the cities of South St. 
17.19 	Paul, Inver Grove Heights, and West St. Paul.

17.20	Sec. 9. RURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY.
 			$
	35,000,000
	
17.21 	For the purposes set forth in the Minnesota 
17.22 	Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph 
17.23 	(h), to the Rural Finance Authority to purchase 
17.24 	participation interests in or to make direct 
17.25 	agricultural loans to farmers under Minnesota 
17.26 	Statutes, chapter 41B. This appropriation is 
17.27 	for the beginning farmer program under 
17.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.039; the loan 
17.29 	restructuring program under Minnesota 
17.30 	Statutes, section 41B.04; the seller-sponsored 
17.31 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.32 	41B.042; the agricultural improvement loan 
17.33 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.34 	41B.043; and the livestock expansion loan 
18.1 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.2 	41B.045. All debt service on bond proceeds 
18.3 	used to finance this appropriation must be 
18.4 	repaid by the Rural Finance Authority under 
18.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.643. Loan 
18.6 	participations must be priced to provide full 
18.7 	interest and principal coverage and a reserve 
18.8 	for potential losses. Priority for loans must be 
18.9 	given first to basic beginning farmer loans, 
18.10 	second to seller-sponsored loans, and third to 
18.11 	agricultural improvement loans.
18.12 	If an appropriation for the same purpose as in 
18.13 	this section is enacted more than once in the 
18.14 	2018 legislative session, the appropriation 
18.15 	must be given effect only once. If the 
18.16 	appropriations for the same purpose are for 
18.17 	different amounts, the highest of the amounts 
18.18 	is the one to be given effect.

18.19
18.20	Sec. 10. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL 
GARDEN
 			$
	10,000,000
	
18.21 	To the Minnesota Zoological Garden Board 
18.22 	for capital asset preservation improvements 
18.23 	and betterments to infrastructure and exhibits 
18.24 	at the Minnesota Zoo, to be spent in 
18.25 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.26 	16B.307. Notwithstanding the specified uses 
18.27 	of money under Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.28 	16B.307, the board may use this appropriation 
18.29 	to replace buildings that are in poor condition, 
18.30 	outdated, and no longer support the work of 
18.31 	the Minnesota Zoo and to construct and 
18.32 	renovate trails and roads on the Minnesota 
18.33 	Zoo site.

18.34	Sec. 11. ADMINISTRATION

19.1	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	16,000,000
	
19.2 	To the commissioner of administration for the 
19.3 	purposes specified in this section.

19.4
19.5	Subd. 2.Capital Asset Preservation and 
Replacement Account
 				5,000,000
	
19.6 	To be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
19.7 	Statutes, section 16A.632.

19.8
19.9	Subd. 3.Capitol Complex Monuments and 
Memorials
 				1,000,000
	
19.10 	To design and complete repairs to monuments 
19.11 	and memorials located on the Capitol complex.

19.12
19.13	Subd. 4.Capitol Complex - Physical Security 
Upgrades
 				10,000,000
	
19.14 	To design, construct, and equip upgrades to 
19.15 	the physical security elements and systems for 
19.16 	one or more of the buildings listed in this 
19.17 	subdivision, their attached tunnel systems, 
19.18 	their surrounding grounds, and parking 
19.19 	facilities as identified in the 2017 Minnesota 
19.20 	State Capitol Complex Physical Security 
19.21 	Predesign completed by Miller Dunwiddie. 
19.22 	Improvements may include but are not limited 
19.23 	to design and abatement of asbestos and 
19.24 	hazardous materials, the installation of 
19.25 	bollards, blast protection, infrastructure 
19.26 	security screen walls, door access controls, 
19.27 	emergency call stations, security kiosks, 
19.28 	locking devices, and traffic control. This 
19.29 	appropriation includes money for work 
19.30 	associated with one or more of the following 
19.31 	buildings: Administration, Centennial, 
19.32 	Judicial, Ag/Health Lab, Minnesota History 
19.33 	Center, Capitol Complex Power Plant and 
19.34 	Shops, Stassen, State Office, and Veterans 
19.35 	Service.

20.1	Sec. 12. MILITARY AFFAIRS
 			$
	4,450,000
	
20.2 	To the adjutant general to design and renovate 
20.3 	existing space at the St. Cloud Readiness 
20.4 	Center, including mechanical, electrical, 
20.5 	building envelope, energy efficiency, and life 
20.6 	safety improvements. The adjutant general 
20.7 	may also use this appropriation to construct 
20.8 	and equip an expansion of the facility.

20.9	Sec. 13. PUBLIC SAFETY

20.10	Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation
 			$
	22,500,000
	
20.11 	To the commissioner of public safety for the 
20.12 	purposes specified in this section.

20.13
20.14	Subd. 2.East Metro Training Facility - HERO 
Center
 				9,900,000
	
20.15 	For a grant to the city of Cottage Grove to 
20.16 	construct, furnish, and equip a Health and 
20.17 	Emergency Response Occupations (HERO) 
20.18 	Center in Cottage Grove.

20.19
20.20	Subd. 3.Dakota County - Regional Public Safety 
Center
 				6,600,000
	
20.21 	For a grant to Dakota County to acquire land 
20.22 	for and to predesign, design, construct, furnish, 
20.23 	and equip the Safety and Mental Health 
20.24 	Alternative Response Training (SMART) 
20.25 	Center. The center shall serve as a centrally 
20.26 	located regional hub and provide training 
20.27 	space for the Minnesota Crisis Intervention 
20.28 	Team as well as provide a central location for 
20.29 	other public safety resources.

20.30	Subd. 4.Marshall - MERIT Center
 				6,000,000
	
20.31 	For a grant to the city of Marshall to design, 
20.32 	construct, furnish, and equip the driver training 
20.33 	and road course expansion of the Minnesota 
21.1 	Emergency Response and Industrial Training 
21.2 	(MERIT) Center in Marshall.

21.3	Sec. 14. TRANSPORTATION

21.4	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	114,141,000
	
21.5 	To the commissioner of transportation for the 
21.6 	purposes specified in this section.

21.7	Subd. 2.Local Road Improvement Fund Grants
 				91,921,000
	
21.8 	From the bond proceeds account in the state 
21.9 	transportation fund as provided in Minnesota 
21.10 	Statutes, section 174.50, for trunk highway 
21.11 	corridor projects under Minnesota Statutes, 
21.12 	section 174.52, subdivision 2, for construction 
21.13 	and reconstruction of local roads with 
21.14 	statewide or regional significance under 
21.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52, 
21.16 	subdivision 4, or for grants to counties to assist 
21.17 	in paying the costs of rural road safety capital 
21.18 	improvement projects on county state-aid 
21.19 	highways under Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.20 	174.52, subdivision 4a.
21.21 	Of this amount, $13,500,000 is for a grant to 
21.22 	the city of Dayton for design, engineering, 
21.23 	environmental analysis, property and easement 
21.24 	acquisition, construction, and reconstruction 
21.25 	of local roads in conjunction with an 
21.26 	interchange on marked Interstate Highway 94 
21.27 	near Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 
21.28 	101, known as Brockton Lane, in Dayton.
21.29 	Of this amount, $6,100,000 is for a grant to 
21.30 	the city of Inver Grove Heights to predesign, 
21.31 	design, engineer, acquire right-of-way 
21.32 	property and temporary and permanent 
21.33 	easements, relocate private utilities, inspect, 
21.34 	and construct or reconstruct: (1) realignment 
22.1 	of Dakota County State-Aid Highway 63, 
22.2 	known as Argenta Trail, in Inver Grove 
22.3 	Heights, from northerly of its intersection with 
22.4 	Amana Trail to the anticipated future 
22.5 	alignment of 65th Street, then west to the 
22.6 	existing Argenta Trail alignment, and in 
22.7 	anticipation of the development of an 
22.8 	interchange of Argenta Trail and marked 
22.9 	Interstate Highway 494; and (2) expansion 
22.10 	from two lanes to four lanes of Dakota County 
22.11 	State-Aid Highway 26, known as 70th Street 
22.12 	West, in Inver Grove Heights, from the border 
22.13 	with Eagan to the intersection with Argenta 
22.14 	Trail as realigned.

22.15
22.16
22.17	Subd. 3.Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 
9 (Rockford Road) and Marked Interstate 
Highway 494
 				10,720,000
	
22.18 	$5,360,000 is from the bond proceeds account 
22.19 	in the state transportation fund for a grant to 
22.20 	Hennepin County and $5,360,000 is from the 
22.21 	bond proceeds account in the trunk highway 
22.22 	fund to design, engineer, construct, and equip 
22.23 	the interchange at Hennepin County State-Aid 
22.24 	Highway 9 and marked Interstate Highway 
22.25 	494, including replacing the County State-Aid 
22.26 	Highway 9 bridge over marked Interstate 
22.27 	Highway 494 and the ramps connecting 
22.28 	County State-Aid Highway 9 and marked 
22.29 	Interstate Highway 494.

22.30
22.31	Subd. 4.Ramsey County Regional Railroad 
Authority
 				1,000,000
	
22.32 	For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional 
22.33 	Railroad Authority for environmental analysis 
22.34 	and design of rail grade separation of Union 
22.35 	Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe track 
23.1 	between Westminster Junction and Division 
23.2 	Street/Hoffman Interlocking in St. Paul.

23.3
23.4	Subd. 5.Trunk Highway 29 - Railroad Grade 
Separation in Pope County
 				10,500,000
	
23.5 	From the bond proceeds account in the trunk 
23.6 	highway fund for construction of the 
23.7 	interchange at marked Trunk Highway 55 and 
23.8 	marked Trunk Highway 29 near the city of 
23.9 	Glenwood, including grade separation of the 
23.10 	adjacent rail crossing of marked Trunk 
23.11 	Highway 29.

23.12	Sec. 15. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

23.13	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	20,000,000
	
23.14 	To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes 
23.15 	specified in this section.

23.16
23.17	Subd. 2.Metropolitan Regional Parks and Trails 
Capital Improvements
 				10,000,000
	
23.18 	For the cost of improvements and betterments 
23.19 	of a capital nature and acquisition by the 
23.20 	council and local government units of regional 
23.21 	recreational open-space lands in accordance 
23.22 	with the council's policy plan as provided in 
23.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.147. This 
23.24 	appropriation must not be used to purchase 
23.25 	easements.

23.26
23.27	Subd. 3.Metropolitan Cities Inflow and 
Infiltration Grants
 				5,000,000
	
23.28 	For grants to cities within the metropolitan 
23.29 	area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.30 	473.121, subdivision 2, for capital 
23.31 	improvements in municipal wastewater 
23.32 	collection systems to reduce the amount of 
23.33 	inflow and infiltration to the Metropolitan 
23.34 	Council's metropolitan sanitary sewer disposal 
24.1 	system. Grants from this appropriation are for 
24.2 	up to 50 percent of the cost to mitigate inflow 
24.3 	and infiltration in the publicly owned 
24.4 	municipal wastewater collection systems. To 
24.5 	be eligible for a grant, a city must be identified 
24.6 	by the council as a contributor of excessive 
24.7 	inflow and infiltration in the metropolitan 
24.8 	disposal system or have a measured flow rate 
24.9 	within 20 percent of its allowable 
24.10 	council-determined inflow and infiltration 
24.11 	limits. The council must award grants based 
24.12 	on applications from cities that identify 
24.13 	eligible capital costs and include a timeline 
24.14 	for inflow and infiltration mitigation 
24.15 	construction, pursuant to guidelines 
24.16 	established by the council.

24.17	Subd. 4.New Hope - 50 Meter Pool
 				2,000,000
	
24.18 	For a grant to the city of New Hope to 
24.19 	predesign, design, construct, and equip an 
24.20 	outdoor 50-meter swimming pool on the civic 
24.21 	center campus.

24.22	Subd. 5.St. Paul - Wakan Tipi Center
 				3,000,000
	
24.23 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign, 
24.24 	design, furnish, and equip the Wakan Tipi 
24.25 	Center in the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary 
24.26 	in St. Paul for programs that the city 
24.27 	determines meet regional and city park 
24.28 	purpose requirements. The city may enter into 
24.29 	a lease or management agreement under 
24.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, to 
24.31 	operate the programs in the center.

24.32	Sec. 16. HUMAN SERVICES

24.33	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	54,650,000
	
25.1 	To the commissioner of administration, or 
25.2 	other named entity, for the purposes specified 
25.3 	in this section.

25.4	Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 				10,000,000
	
25.5 	For asset preservation improvements and 
25.6 	betterments of a capital nature at Department 
25.7 	of Human Services facilities statewide, to be 
25.8 	spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
25.9 	section 16B.307.

25.10
25.11	Subd. 3.Anoka Metro Regional Treatment 
Center - Roof and HVAC Replacement
 				6,750,000
	
25.12 	To predesign, design, engineer, construct, and 
25.13 	equip improvements on the Anoka Metro 
25.14 	Regional Treatment Center campus, including 
25.15 	but not limited to design and abatement of 
25.16 	asbestos and hazardous materials, replacement 
25.17 	of roofs on residential units, installation of 
25.18 	metal wall cladding on the mechanical 
25.19 	penthouses, installation of new heating, 
25.20 	ventilation, and air conditioning systems, fire 
25.21 	sprinkler systems, electrical lighting systems 
25.22 	in the Miller Building, and installation of a 
25.23 	new heating system in the warehouse building.

25.24
25.25	Subd. 4.Regional Behavioral Health Crisis 
Facility Grants
 				25,100,000
	
25.26 	To the commissioner of human services for 
25.27 	behavioral health crisis program facilities 
25.28 	grants under article 2, section 28.

25.29	Subd. 5.Minneapolis - The Family Partnership
 				10,000,000
	
25.30 	To the commissioner of human services for a 
25.31 	grant to the city of Minneapolis to acquire real 
25.32 	property, demolish unusable portions of the 
25.33 	existing building, renovate some areas of the 
25.34 	existing building, construct new space, and to 
25.35 	furnish and equip the facility to provide mental 
26.1 	health, early childhood education, and other 
26.2 	services to support children and families.

26.3
26.4
26.5	Subd. 6.Scott County; Regional Crisis 
Stabilization and Intensive Residential 
Treatment Services Facility
 				1,900,000
	
26.6 	To the commissioner of human services for a 
26.7 	grant to Scott County to design, construct, 
26.8 	furnish, and equip a facility in the city of 
26.9 	Savage to provide regional intensive 
26.10 	residential and treatment services (IRTS) and 
26.11 	residential crisis stabilization subject to 
26.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. This 
26.13 	appropriation shall be used for construction 
26.14 	of a 16-bed facility in conjunction with Guild 
26.15 	Incorporated, a nonprofit organization based 
26.16 	in St. Paul, to maximize the space available 
26.17 	for 16 IRTS and crisis stabilization beds. The 
26.18 	new facility shall provide acute stabilization 
26.19 	and treatment for persons with a primary or 
26.20 	secondary mental health diagnosis in lieu of 
26.21 	inpatient psychiatric hospitalization.

26.22	Subd. 7.White Earth Opiate Treatment Facility
 				900,000
	
26.23 	From the general fund to the commissioner of 
26.24 	human services for a grant to the tribal council 
26.25 	of the White Earth Nation to refurbish and 
26.26 	equip the White Earth Opiate Treatment 
26.27 	Facility on the White Earth Reservation. The 
26.28 	facility shall treat Native Americans and 
26.29 	provide culturally specific programming to 
26.30 	individuals placed in the treatment center.

26.31	Sec. 17. VETERANS AFFAIRS
 			$
	10,000,000
	
26.32 	To the commissioner of administration for 
26.33 	asset preservation improvements and 
26.34 	betterments of a capital nature at the veterans 
26.35 	homes in Minneapolis, Hastings, Fergus Falls, 
27.1 	Silver Bay, and Luverne, and the Little Falls 
27.2 	Cemetery, to be spent in accordance with 
27.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

27.4	Sec. 18. CORRECTIONS

27.5	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	24,650,000
	
27.6 	To the commissioner of administration for the 
27.7 	purposes specified in this section.

27.8	Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 				20,000,000
	
27.9 	For asset preservation improvements and 
27.10 	betterments of a capital nature at Minnesota 
27.11 	correctional facilities statewide, to be spent in 
27.12 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
27.13 	16B.307.

27.14
27.15	Subd. 3.Minnesota Correctional Facility - St. 
Cloud
 				2,700,000
	
27.16 	To install the second of two interior fences 
27.17 	circling the inside of the existing granite walls 
27.18 	to provide a new secure perimeter, including 
27.19 	appropriate lighting, cameras, and fence 
27.20 	detection systems to complete the project at 
27.21 	the Minnesota Correctional Facility - St. 
27.22 	Cloud.

27.23
27.24	Subd. 4.Minnesota Correctional Facility - Moose 
Lake
 				1,950,000
	
27.25 	To predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 
27.26 	equip the renovation and expansion of the 
27.27 	outdated master control center at the 
27.28 	Minnesota Correctional Facility - Moose Lake 
27.29 	to improve security and efficiency. The 
27.30 	renovation includes updating fire alarm panels 
27.31 	and mechanical and electrical systems and 
27.32 	improving visibility of the visiting area.

28.1	Subd. 5.Unspent Appropriations
 					
28.2 	The unspent portion of an appropriation for a 
28.3 	Department of Corrections project in this 
28.4 	section that is complete, upon written notice 
28.5 	to the commissioner of management and 
28.6 	budget, is available for asset preservation 
28.7 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. 
28.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies 
28.9 	from the date of the original appropriation to 
28.10 	the unspent amount transferred.

28.11
28.12	Sec. 19. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT

28.13	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	87,719,000
	
28.14 	To the commissioner of employment and 
28.15 	economic development for the purposes 
28.16 	specified in this section.

28.17
28.18	Subd. 2.Greater Minnesota Business 
Development Public Infrastructure Grants
 				3,000,000
	
28.19 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.20 	116J.431.

28.21	Subd. 3.Transportation Economic Development
 				10,000,000
	
28.22 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.23 	116J.436.

28.24
28.25	Subd. 4.Innovative Business Development Public 
Infrastructure Grants
 				2,000,000
	
28.26 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.27 	116J.435.

28.28	Subd. 5.Austin - Public TV
 				2,850,000
	
28.29 	For a grant to the city of Austin to acquire land 
28.30 	for, and to predesign, design, construct, 
28.31 	furnish, and equip a regional public television 
28.32 	station in the city of Austin.

28.33	Subd. 6.Brooklyn Park - Second Harvest
 				18,000,000
	
29.1 	For a grant to the city of Brooklyn Park to 
29.2 	acquire land for, and to predesign, design, 
29.3 	construct, furnish, and equip a statewide 
29.4 	Second Harvest Heartland charitable food 
29.5 	warehouse, distribution, and office facility in 
29.6 	the city of Brooklyn Park. The city may enter 
29.7 	into lease or management agreements under 
29.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, for 
29.9 	operation of the facility. Amounts expended 
29.10 	for this project by nonstate sources​ since June 
29.11 	1, 2016, shall count toward the nonstate match.
​
29.12	Subd. 7.Duluth - Steam Plant
 				6,900,000
	
29.13 	From the general fund for a grant to the city 
29.14 	of Duluth for the same purposes as in Laws 
29.15 	2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 
29.16 	1, section 20, subdivision 7, the Duluth 
29.17 	municipal district heating facility and systems 
29.18 	upgrade.

29.19	Subd. 8.Hennepin County - Children's Theatre
 				1,000,000
	
29.20 	For a grant to Hennepin County to design, 
29.21 	renovate, furnish, and equip the Children's 
29.22 	Theatre Company's current facility, including 
29.23 	improvements to the facility's existing heating, 
29.24 	ventilation, and air conditioning system, 
29.25 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
29.26 	16A.695.

29.27
29.28	Subd. 9.Itasca County - Northern Community 
Radio Infrastructure
 				514,000
	
29.29 	For a grant to Itasca County for site 
29.30 	preparation, including deconstruction and 
29.31 	removal of the old KAXE Northern 
29.32 	Community Radio broadcast tower, and to 
29.33 	design, construct, and equip a new broadcast 
29.34 	tower, transmitter, and transmission building 
29.35 	in Trout Lake Township for a 100,000-watt 
30.1 	public radio station to replace the KAXE 
30.2 	Northern Community Radio transmission 
30.3 	plant.

30.4	Subd. 10.Jackson - Memorial Park
 				290,000
	
30.5 	For  a grant to the city of Jackson to complete 
30.6 	phase I of the redevelopment of Memorial 
30.7 	Park, including trails, landscaping, a canoe 
30.8 	launch, and other amenities.

30.9	Subd. 11.Litchfield Opera House
 				100,000
	
30.10 	From the general fund for a grant to the 
30.11 	Greater Litchfield Opera House Association 
30.12 	to repair and update the electrical capabilities 
30.13 	and interior walls in the Litchfield Opera 
30.14 	House.

30.15
30.16	Subd. 12.Minneapolis - Upper Harbor Terminal 
Redevelopment
 				15,000,000
	
30.17 	For a grant to the city of Minneapolis, the 
30.18 	Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, or 
30.19 	both, for predevelopment, predesign, design, 
30.20 	and construction work for site preparation and 
30.21 	for park and public infrastructure 
30.22 	improvements to support an initial phase of 
30.23 	redevelopment of the Upper Harbor Terminal 
30.24 	on the Mississippi River; a site that was 
30.25 	rendered inoperable for barging by the federal 
30.26 	closure of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock.

30.27	Subd. 13.Pipestone County
 				500,000
	
30.28 	For a grant to Pipestone County to predesign, 
30.29 	design, construct, furnish, and equip a dental 
30.30 	care facility in Pipestone County. The county 
30.31 	may enter into an agreement under Minnesota 
30.32 	Statutes, section 16A.695, for operation of the 
30.33 	dental clinic.

31.1
31.2	Subd. 14.Polk County - North Country Food 
Bank
 				3,000,000
	
31.3 	For a grant to Polk County to predesign, 
31.4 	design, construct, renovate, furnish, and equip 
31.5 	a regional charitable food warehouse, 
31.6 	distribution, and office facility in the city of 
31.7 	Crookston, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
31.8 	section 16A.695. The value of land purchased 
31.9 	or acquired by the county after January 1, 
31.10 	2013, for this facility shall count toward the 
31.11 	nonstate match.

31.12	Subd. 15.Silver Bay - Black Beach Campground
 				1,765,000
	
31.13 	For a grant to the city of Silver Bay to 
31.14 	predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 
31.15 	equip a campground adjacent to the Black 
31.16 	Beach recreational beach in Silver Bay, 
31.17 	including camping sites; electrical, water, and 
31.18 	sewer infrastructure; a playground; a pavilion; 
31.19 	lavatory vaults; a shower and lavatory 
31.20 	building; and a main office building. This 
31.21 	appropriation may also be used to design, 
31.22 	construct, and equip a walking trail from the 
31.23 	campground to the Black Beach recreational 
31.24 	site.

31.25	Subd. 16.St. Paul - Conway Recreation Center
 				4,500,000
	
31.26 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to complete 
31.27 	the construction of playing fields and 
31.28 	expansion of facilities at the Conway 
31.29 	Community Recreation Center, including the 
31.30 	renovation of and addition to the existing 
31.31 	structure at the field location, site remediation, 
31.32 	design and site improvements, construction 
31.33 	of seasonal dome infrastructure, and 
31.34 	construction of four turf athletic fields. The 
31.35 	district may enter into a lease management 
32.1 	agreement under Minnesota Statutes, section 
32.2 	16A.695, for operation of the facility.

32.3	Subd. 17.St. Paul - Humanities Center
 				2,700,000
	
32.4 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul for asset 
32.5 	preservation of the Minnesota Humanities 
32.6 	Center's main facility, including capital 
32.7 	improvements for building envelope, 
32.8 	foundation, and structural integrity, and for 
32.9 	mechanical systems upgrades, including 
32.10 	heating, ventilation, and cooling, subject to 
32.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.

32.12
32.13	Subd. 18.St. Paul - Minnesota Museum of 
American Art
 				2,500,000
	
32.14 	For a grant to the St. Paul Port Authority to 
32.15 	acquire, design, construct, furnish, and equip 
32.16 	the Minnesota Museum of American Art in 
32.17 	the historic Pioneer Endicott Building. This 
32.18 	appropriation is in addition to the amount 
32.19 	appropriated by Laws 2017, First Special 
32.20 	Session chapter 8, article 1, section 20, 
32.21 	subdivision 21, and is available in accordance 
32.22 	with the requirements of that subdivision. This 
32.23 	appropriation may be used as needed for the 
32.24 	costs of the project, including but not limited 
32.25 	to secure loading dock, art restoration, and 
32.26 	exhibit preparation areas.

32.27
32.28	Subd. 19.Wabasha - National Eagle Center and 
Wabasha Rivertown Resurgence
 				8,100,000
	
32.29 	For a grant to the city of Wabasha to acquire 
32.30 	land, predesign, design, renovate, construct, 
32.31 	furnish, and equip the National Eagle Center 
32.32 	in order to expand program and exhibit space, 
32.33 	increase aviary space for eagles, and for 
32.34 	improvements to the riverfront in Wabasha 
32.35 	for infrastructure, large vessel landing areas 
33.1 	and docks, and public access and program 
33.2 	areas.

33.3	Subd. 20.Waite Park - Quarry Redevelopment
 				5,000,000
	
33.4 	For a grant to the city of Waite Park to 
33.5 	redevelop a former quarry site located off 
33.6 	Parkway Drive and 17th Avenue South as a 
33.7 	regional park and to predesign, design, 
33.8 	construct, furnish, and equip a public open-air 
33.9 	stage and related facilities. The city may enter 
33.10 	into one or more lease or management 
33.11 	agreements for operation of the open-air stage 
33.12 	and related facilities, subject to Minnesota 
33.13 	Statutes, section 16A.695.

33.14	Sec. 20. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

33.15	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	120,000,000
	
33.16 	To the Public Facilities Authority for the 
33.17 	purposes specified in this section.

33.18	Subd. 2.State Match for Federal Grants
 				20,000,000
	
33.19 	To match federal grants for the clean water 
33.20 	revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
33.21 	section 446A.07, and the drinking water 
33.22 	revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
33.23 	section 446A.081. This appropriation must be 
33.24 	used for qualified capital projects.

33.25	Subd. 3.Water Infrastructure Funding Program
 				55,000,000
	
33.26 	(a) For grants to eligible municipalities under 
33.27 	the water infrastructure funding program under 
33.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
33.29 	(b) $30,000,000 is for wastewater projects 
33.30 	listed on the Pollution Control Agency's 
33.31 	project priority list in the fundable range under 
33.32 	the clean water revolving fund program. Of 
33.33 	this amount, and in addition to any other grant 
34.1 	under the program, $3,000,000 is for a grant 
34.2 	to the city of Windom to design, construct, 
34.3 	and equip capital improvements to renovate 
34.4 	and upgrade the municipal wastewater 
34.5 	treatment facility.
34.6 	(c) $25,000,000 is for drinking water projects 
34.7 	listed on the commissioner of health's project 
34.8 	priority list in the fundable range under the 
34.9 	drinking water revolving fund program.
34.10 	(d) After all eligible projects under paragraph 
34.11 	(b) or (c) have been funded, the Public 
34.12 	Facilities Authority may transfer any 
34.13 	remaining, uncommitted money to eligible 
34.14 	projects under a program defined in paragraph 
34.15 	(b) or (c) based on that program's project 
34.16 	priority list.
34.17 	(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
34.18 	section 446A.072, subdivision 5a, paragraph 
34.19 	(b), the Western Lake Superior Sanitary 
34.20 	District is eligible for a grant to predesign, 
34.21 	design, construct, furnish, and equip a 
34.22 	combined heat and power system.

34.23
34.24	Subd. 4.Point Source Implementation Grants 
Program
 				45,000,000
	
34.25 	For grants to eligible municipalities under the 
34.26 	point source implementation grants program 
34.27 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. 
34.28 	This appropriation must be used for qualified 
34.29 	capital projects.

34.30
34.31	Sec. 21. MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE 
AGENCY
 			$
	6,700,000
	
34.32 	For transfer to the housing development fund 
34.33 	to finance the costs of rehabilitation to 
34.34 	preserve public housing under Minnesota 
35.1 	Statutes, section 462A.202, subdivision 3a. 
35.2 	For purposes of this section, "public housing" 
35.3 	means housing for low-income persons and 
35.4 	households financed by the federal 
35.5 	government and owned and operated by the 
35.6 	public housing authorities and agencies formed 
35.7 	by cities and counties. Public housing 
35.8 	authorities receiving a public housing 
35.9 	assessment composite score of 80 or above or 
35.10 	an equivalent designation are eligible to 
35.11 	receive funding. Priority must be given to 
35.12 	proposals that maximize federal or local 
35.13 	resources to finance the capital costs. The 
35.14 	priority in Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.15 	462A.202, subdivision 3a, for projects to 
35.16 	increase the supply of affordable housing and 
35.17 	the restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.18 	462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this 
35.19 	appropriation.

35.20
35.21	Sec. 22. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 
SOCIETY

35.22	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	40,000,000
	
35.23 	To the Minnesota Historical Society for the 
35.24 	purposes specified in this section.

35.25	Subd. 2.Historic Sites Asset Preservation
 				10,000,000
	
35.26 	For capital improvements and betterments at 
35.27 	state historic sites, buildings, landscaping at 
35.28 	historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and 
35.29 	monuments, to be spent in accordance with 
35.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The 
35.31 	society shall determine project priorities as 
35.32 	appropriate based on need.

35.33	Subd. 3.Historic Fort Snelling
 				30,000,000
	
36.1 	To demolish the existing visitor center and to 
36.2 	renovate, construct, furnish, and equip 
36.3 	facilities, including landscaping and 
36.4 	wayfinding, to support visitor services and 
36.5 	history programs at Historic Fort Snelling.

36.6	Sec. 23. BOND SALE EXPENSES

36.7	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	910,000
	
36.8 	To the commissioner of management and 
36.9 	budget for the purposes specified in this 
36.10 	section.

36.11	Subd. 2.Bond Proceeds Fund
 				890,000
	
36.12 	From the bond proceeds fund for bond sale 
36.13 	expenses under Minnesota Statutes, section 
36.14 	16A.641, subdivision 8.

36.15	Subd. 3.Trunk Highway Fund
 				20,000
	
36.16 	From the bond proceeds account in the trunk 
36.17 	highway fund for bond sale expenses under 
36.18 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.641, 
36.19 	subdivision 8, and 167.50, subdivision 4.

36.20 	Sec. 24. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
 36.21 		Subdivision 1.Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act from 
36.22 	the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue 
36.23 	bonds of the state in an amount up to $779,882,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with 
36.24 	the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
36.25 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
36.26 		Subd. 2.Transportation fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act from the 
36.27 	state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue 
36.28 	bonds of the state in an amount up to $97,281,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with 
36.29 	the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
36.30 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
36.31 		Subd. 3.Maximum effort school loan fund. To provide the money appropriated in this 
36.32 	act from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of management and budget 
37.1 	shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $14,492,000 in the manner, upon 
37.2 	the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, 
37.3 	and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, 
37.4 	except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited 
37.5 	to a bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school loan fund.
37.6 		Subd. 4.Trunk highway fund. To provide the money appropriated in this article from 
37.7 	the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the commissioner of management 
37.8 	and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $15,880,000 in the 
37.9 	manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 
37.10 	167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times 
37.11 	and in the amounts requested by the commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the 
37.12 	bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received from the sale of the bonds, must 
37.13 	be deposited in the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.

37.14 	Sec. 25. CANCELLATION.
 37.15 	The uncommitted and unobligated amount of the appropriation from the bond proceeds 
37.16 	fund in Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 18, subdivision 4, for the 
37.17 	transportation improvements within the Lindau Lane corridor in Bloomington, estimated 
37.18 	to be $4,035,839, is canceled, and the bond sale authorization in Laws 2011, First Special 
37.19 	Session chapter 12, section 23, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

37.20 	Sec. 26. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 27, is amended to 
37.21 	read:
37.22 	Sec. 27. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
 37.23 	The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state general 
37.24 	obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2019, no more than 
37.25 	$1,555,301,000 $1,153,149,000 will need to be transferred from the general fund to the 
37.26 	state bond fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding state 
37.27 	general obligation bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation 
37.28 	bonds, the commissioner of management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt 
37.29 	service payments needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt 
37.30 	service payments that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner 
37.31 	shall adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set 
37.32 	by this section. The amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from 
37.33 	the general fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641.

38.1 	Sec. 27. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 38.2 	Except as otherwise provided, this article is effective the day following final enactment.

38.3 	ARTICLE 2
38.4 	MISCELLANEOUS

38.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.86, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
38.6 		Subd. 4.Funding. (a) The state share of a project covered by this section must be no 
38.7 	more than half the total cost of the project, including predesign, design, construction, 
38.8 	furnishings, and equipment, except as provided in paragraph (b) or (c). This subdivision 
38.9 	does not apply to a project proposed by a school district or other school organization.
38.10 	(b) The state share may be more than half the total cost of a project if the project is 
38.11 	deemed needed as a result of a disaster or to prevent a disaster or is located in a political 
38.12 	subdivision with a very low average net tax capacity.
38.13 	(c) Nothing in this section prevents the governor from recommending, or the legislature 
38.14 	from considering or funding, projects that do not meet the deadline in subdivision 2 or the 
38.15 	criteria in this subdivision or subdivision 3 a state share that is greater than half the total 
38.16 	cost of the project when the governor or the legislature determines that there is a compelling 
38.17 	reason for the recommendation or funding.

38.18 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16B.335, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
38.19 		Subdivision 1.Construction and major remodeling. (a) The commissioner, or any 
38.20 	other recipient to whom an appropriation is made to acquire or better public lands or buildings 
38.21 	or other public improvements of a capital nature, must not prepare final plans and 
38.22 	specifications for any construction, major remodeling, or land acquisition in anticipation 
38.23 	of which the appropriation was made until the agency that will use the project has presented 
38.24 	the program plan and cost estimates for all elements necessary to complete the project to 
38.25 	the chair of the senate Finance Committee and the chair of the house of representatives 
38.26 	Ways and Means Committee and the chairs have made their recommendations, and the 
38.27 	chair and ranking minority member of the senate Capital Investment Committee and the 
38.28 	chair and ranking minority member of the house of representatives Capital Investment 
38.29 	Committee are notified. "Construction or major remodeling" means construction of a new 
38.30 	building, a substantial addition to an existing building, or a substantial change to the interior 
38.31 	configuration of an existing building. The presentation must note any significant changes 
38.32 	in the work that will be done, or in its cost, since the appropriation for the project was 
39.1 	enacted or from the predesign submittal. The program plans and estimates must be presented 
39.2 	for review at least two weeks before a recommendation is needed. The recommendations 
39.3 	are advisory only. Failure or refusal to make a recommendation is considered a negative 
39.4 	recommendation. The chairs and ranking minority members of the senate Finance and 
39.5 	Capital Investment Committees and the house of representatives Capital Investment and 
39.6 	Ways and Means Committees must also be notified whenever there is a substantial change 
39.7 	in a construction or major remodeling project, or in its cost.
39.8 	(b) Capital projects exempt from the requirements of this subdivision include demolition 
39.9 	or decommissioning of state assets, hazardous material projects, utility infrastructure projects, 
39.10 	environmental testing, parking lots, parking structures, park and ride facilities, bus rapid 
39.11 	transit stations, light rail lines, passenger rail projects, freight rail projects, exterior lighting, 
39.12 	fencing, highway rest areas, truck stations, storage facilities not consisting primarily of 
39.13 	offices or heated work areas, roads, bridges, trails, pathways, campgrounds, athletic fields, 
39.14 	dams, floodwater retention systems, water access sites, harbors, sewer separation projects, 
39.15 	water and wastewater facilities, port development projects for which the commissioner of 
39.16 	transportation has entered into an assistance agreement under section 457A.04, ice centers, 
39.17 	a local government project with a construction cost of less than $1,500,000, or any other 
39.18 	capital project with a construction cost of less than $750,000.

39.19 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 219.016, subdivision 4, is amended 
39.20 	to read:
39.21 		Subd. 4.Eligible project. (a) A project is eligible for a grant from the account in the 
39.22 	bond proceeds fund if the project is for the acquisition or betterment of public land, buildings, 
39.23 	and other public improvements of a capital nature within the meaning of the Minnesota 
39.24 	Constitution, article XI, section 5, clause (a) or (i), including capital costs associated with 
39.25 	hazardous materials rail safety projects on public highway-rail grade crossings. Qualifying 
39.26 	capital costs include but are not limited to upgrades to existing protection systems, the 
39.27 	closing of crossings and necessary roadwork, and reconstruction of at-grade crossings to 
39.28 	full grade separations, and associated relocation of publicly owned utilities.
39.29 	(b) A project is eligible for a grant from the account in the special revenue fund if it is 
39.30 	for purposes described in paragraph (a) or other capital facility improvement purposes that 
39.31 	support the purposes for which this grant program is established, including capital costs 
39.32 	associated with planning, engineering, administration, and construction of public highway-rail 
39.33 	grade crossing improvements on rail corridors transporting crude oil and other hazardous 
39.34 	materials. Improvements may include upgrades to existing protection systems, the closing 
40.1 	of crossings and necessary roadwork, and reconstruction of at-grade crossings to full grade 
40.2 	separations, and associated relocation of publicly owned utilities.

40.3 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 326B.124, is amended to read:
40.4 	326B.124 EXEMPTIONS.
40.5 	(a) The commissioner may exempt a part of a historic building occupied by the state 
40.6 	from the state or another building, fire, safety, or other code if the exemption is necessary 
40.7 	to preserve the historic or esthetic character of the building or to prevent theft, vandalism, 
40.8 	terrorism, or another crime. When the commissioner grants an exemption, the commissioner 
40.9 	shall consider providing equivalent protection. A certificate of occupancy may not be denied 
40.10 	because of an exemption under this section.
40.11 	(b) The house of representatives and senate chambers located in the State Capitol are 
40.12 	exempt from any State Building Code and State Fire Code requirements pertaining to: (1) 
40.13 	door locks; (2) exit sign placement at exit access doors; and (2) (3) occupancy limit signs. 
40.14 	The house of representatives and senate may install door locks within their chambers in the 
40.15 	State Capitol that meet their needs. The house of representatives and senate may install exit 
40.16 	and occupancy limit signs within the house of representatives and senate chambers located 
40.17 	in the State Capitol that are minimal in size and historic in appearance as appropriate for 
40.18 	each chamber. Any door lock or sign installed by the house of representatives or the senate 
40.19 	under the authority provided in this paragraph is not subject to the approval of the 
40.20 	commissioner.

40.21 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 446A.073, is amended by adding a 
40.22 	subdivision to read:
40.23 		Subd. 6.Supplemental grant award. (a) A supplemental grant may not be awarded 
40.24 	under this subdivision unless an amount has been specifically appropriated for this purpose 
40.25 	by an act of the legislature. An appropriation for the purposes of this section generally does 
40.26 	not include supplemental grant awards under this subdivision.
40.27 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision:
40.28 	(1) "total project costs" means total costs associated with building, operating, and 
40.29 	maintaining the wastewater system, including existing wastewater debt service, debt service 
40.30 	costs for the proposed project, and operation and maintenance costs; and
40.31 	(2) "metropolitan area" has the meaning given under section 473.121, subdivision 2.
41.1 	(c) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, if the combined total of grant amounts awarded to a 
41.2 	governmental unit under this section, section 446A.072, and any other state or federal grant 
41.3 	program for a single project is less than an amount listed under clause (1) or (2), the grant 
41.4 	amount awarded under this section must be increased so that the combined total is at least 
41.5 	the greater of:
41.6 	(1) 50 percent of the total project costs; or
41.7 	(2) the amount needed to reduce the annual cost per household for the wastewater system 
41.8 	in the project service area to no more than twice the annual Twin Cities metropolitan area 
41.9 	weighted average retail charge per household as determined in the most recent Survey of 
41.10 	Municipal Residential Wastewater Rates prepared by Metropolitan Council Environmental 
41.11 	Services.

41.12 	Sec. 6. [446A.076] ESTIMATED FUNDING NEEDS.
41.13 	By February 1 each year, the Public Facilities Authority must submit to the legislative 
41.14 	committees with jurisdiction over capital investment and environment and natural resources 
41.15 	finance an estimate of the amount necessary to fund grants under sections 446A.072 and 
41.16 	446A.073, subdivisions 4 and 6.

41.17 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
41.18 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
41.19 	the meanings given.
41.20 	(b) "Abandoned property" has the meaning given in section 117.025, subdivision 5.
41.21 	(c) "Community land trust" means an entity that meets the requirements of section 
41.22 	462A.31, subdivisions 1 and 2.
41.23 	(d) "Debt service" means the amount payable in any fiscal year of principal, premium, 
41.24 	if any, and interest on housing infrastructure bonds and the fees, charges, and expenses 
41.25 	related to the bonds.
41.26 	(e) "Foreclosed property" means residential property where foreclosure proceedings 
41.27 	have been initiated or have been completed and title transferred or where title is transferred 
41.28 	in lieu of foreclosure.
41.29 	(f) "Housing infrastructure bonds" means bonds issued by the agency under this chapter 
41.30 	that are qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, within the meaning of Section 145(a) of the Internal 
41.31 	Revenue Code, finance qualified residential rental projects within the meaning of Section 
42.1 	142(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, or are tax-exempt bonds that are not private activity 
42.2 	bonds, within the meaning of Section 141(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, for the purpose 
42.3 	of financing or refinancing affordable housing authorized under this chapter.
42.4 	(g) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
42.5 	(h) "Senior" means a person 62 years of age or older with an annual income not greater 
42.6 	than 50 percent of:
42.7 	(1) the metropolitan area median income for persons in the metropolitan area; or
42.8 	(2) the statewide median income for persons outside the metropolitan area.
42.9 	(i) "Senior housing" means housing intended and operated for occupancy by at least one 
42.10 	senior per unit with at least 80 percent of the units occupied by at least one senior per unit, 
42.11 	and for which there is publication of, and adherence to, policies and procedures that 
42.12 	demonstrate an intent by the owner or manager to provide housing for seniors. Senior 
42.13 	housing may be developed in conjunction with and as a distinct portion of mixed-income 
42.14 	senior housing developments that use a variety of public or private financing sources.
42.15 	(h) (j) "Supportive housing" means housing that is not time-limited and provides or 
42.16 	coordinates with linkages to services necessary for residents to maintain housing stability 
42.17 	and maximize opportunities for education and employment.

42.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment for 
42.19 	bonds authorized in 2018 and thereafter.

42.20 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.37, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
42.21 		Subd. 2.Authorization. (a) The agency may issue up to $30,000,000 in aggregate 
42.22 	principal amount of housing infrastructure bonds in one or more series to which the payment 
42.23 	made under this section may be pledged. The housing infrastructure bonds authorized in 
42.24 	this subdivision may be issued to fund loans, or for the purposes of clause (6), grants or 
42.25 	loans, on terms and conditions the agency deems appropriate, made for one or more of the 
42.26 	following purposes:
42.27 	(1) to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of supportive 
42.28 	housing for individuals and families who are without a permanent residence;
42.29 	(2) to finance the costs of the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed or abandoned 
42.30 	housing to be used for affordable rental housing and the costs of new construction of rental 
42.31 	housing on abandoned or foreclosed property where the existing structures will be demolished 
42.32 	or removed;
43.1 	(3) to finance that portion of the costs of acquisition of property that is attributable to 
43.2 	the land to be leased by community land trusts to low- and moderate-income homebuyers; 
43.3 	and
43.4 	(4) to finance the costs of acquisition and rehabilitation of federally assisted rental 
43.5 	housing and for the refinancing of costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation 
43.6 	of federally assisted rental housing, including providing funds to refund, in whole or in part, 
43.7 	outstanding bonds previously issued by the agency or another government unit to finance 
43.8 	or refinance such costs.;
43.9 	(5) to finance the costs of acquisition, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, or new construction 
43.10 	of senior housing; and
43.11 	(6) to finance improvements in manufactured home parks owned by entities eligible 
43.12 	under section 462A.2035, subdivision 1, including adding or improving infrastructure, storm 
43.13 	shelters, and community facilities.
43.14 	(b) Among comparable proposals for permanent supportive housing, preference shall 
43.15 	be given to permanent supportive housing for veterans and other individuals or families 
43.16 	who:
43.17 	(1) either have been without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or at least four 
43.18 	times in the last three years; or
43.19 	(2) are at significant risk of lacking a permanent residence for 12 months or at least four 
43.20 	times in the last three years.
43.21 	(c) Among comparable proposals for senior housing, the agency must give priority to 
43.22 	requests for projects that:
43.23 	(1) demonstrate a commitment to maintaining the housing financed as affordable to 
43.24 	seniors;
43.25 	(2) leverage other sources of funding to finance the project, including the use of 
43.26 	low-income housing tax credits;
43.27 	(3) provide access to services to residents and demonstrate the ability to increase physical 
43.28 	supports and support services as residents age and experience increasing levels of disability;
43.29 	(4) provide a service plan containing the elements of clause (3) reviewed by the housing 
43.30 	authority, economic development authority, public housing authority, or community 
43.31 	development agency that has an area of operation for the jurisdiction in which the project 
43.32 	is located; and
44.1 	(5) include households with incomes that do not exceed 30 percent of the median 
44.2 	household income for the metropolitan area.
44.3 	To the extent practicable, the agency shall balance the loans made between projects in the 
44.4 	metropolitan area and projects outside the metropolitan area. Of the loans made to projects 
44.5 	outside the metropolitan area, the agency shall, to the extent practicable, balance the loans 
44.6 	made between projects in counties or cities with a population of 20,000 or less, as established 
44.7 	by the most recent decennial census, and projects in counties or cities with populations in 
44.8 	excess of 20,000.

44.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment for 
44.10 	bonds authorized in 2018 and thereafter.

44.11 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
44.12 	read:
44.13 		Subd. 2d.Additional authorization. In addition to the amount authorized in subdivisions 
44.14 	2, 2a, 2b, and 2c, the agency may issue up to $50,000,000 in housing infrastructure bonds 
44.15 	in one or more series to which the payments under this section may be pledged.

44.16 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 462A.37, subdivision 5, is amended 
44.17 	to read:
44.18 		Subd. 5.Additional appropriation. (a) The agency must certify annually to the 
44.19 	commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of annual debt service on each 
44.20 	series of bonds issued under subdivisions 2a, 2b, and 2c, and 2d.
44.21 	(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2015 and through 2037, if any housing infrastructure 
44.22 	bonds issued under subdivision 2a remain outstanding, the commissioner of management 
44.23 	and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 
44.24 	462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed $6,400,000 
44.25 	annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general 
44.26 	fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
44.27 	(c) Each July 15, beginning in 2017 and through 2038, if any housing infrastructure 
44.28 	bonds issued under subdivision 2b remain outstanding, the commissioner of management 
44.29 	and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 
44.30 	462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed $800,000 
44.31 	annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general 
44.32 	fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
45.1 	(d) Each July 15, beginning in 2018 and through 2039, if any housing infrastructure 
45.2 	bonds issued under subdivision 2c remain outstanding, the commissioner of management 
45.3 	and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 
45.4 	462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed $2,800,000 
45.5 	annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general 
45.6 	fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
45.7 	(e) Each July 15, beginning in 2020 and through 2041, if any housing infrastructure 
45.8 	bonds issued under subdivision 2c remain outstanding, the commissioner of management 
45.9 	and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 
45.10 	462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed $2,000,000 
45.11 	in fiscal year 2021 and $4,000,000 annually each year thereafter. The amounts necessary 
45.12 	to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
45.13 	management and budget.
45.14 	(f) The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds the 
45.15 	payments to be made by the state under this section.

45.16 	Sec. 11. Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 14, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 
45.17 	2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 37, is amended to read:

45.18	Subd. 3.Veterans Cemeteries
 				1,500,000
	
45.19 	Of this amount, up to $500,000 is to acquire 
45.20 	land located in southeastern, southwestern, 
45.21 	and northeastern Minnesota for publicly 
45.22 	owned veterans cemeteries, to be operated by 
45.23 	the commissioner of veterans affairs. The 
45.24 	commissioner also must seek donations of 
45.25 	land for the cemeteries. The balance of the 
45.26 	appropriation is to predesign and design the 
45.27 	cemeteries. Federal reimbursement of design 
45.28 	costs for each cemetery must be deposited in 
45.29 	the state treasury and credited to a special 
45.30 	account and is appropriated to the 
45.31 	commissioner of veterans affairs to design the 
45.32 	remaining cemeteries. Following completion 
45.33 	of all design of the legislatively authorized 
45.34 	Minnesota state veterans cemeteries in 
46.1 	Redwood, St. Louis, and Fillmore Counties, 
46.2 	final federal reimbursement of predesign and 
46.3 	design costs is appropriated to the 
46.4 	commissioner for asset preservation of 
46.5 	veterans homes statewide, to be spent in 
46.6 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
46.7 	16B.307. Federal reimbursement may be 
46.8 	sought for each cemetery and must be spent 
46.9 	to acquire land for, to predesign and design 
46.10 	additional cemeteries, or for asset preservation 
46.11 	as provided in this subdivision. 
46.12 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
46.13 	16A.642, the bond sale authorization and 
46.14 	appropriation of bond proceeds for this project 
46.15 	are available until December 31, 2022.

46.16 	Sec. 12. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 5, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

46.17	Subd. 3.New Residence Hall
 				10,654,000
	
46.18 	To complete the design of and perform 
46.19 	asbestos and hazardous materials abatement 
46.20 	and demolition of Frechette Hall and to design, 
46.21 	construct, furnish, and equip a new boys'
46.22 	dormitory on the Minnesota State Academy 
46.23 	for the Deaf campus. The unspent portion of 
46.24 	this appropriation after the project has been 
46.25 	substantially completed, upon written notice 
46.26 	to the commissioner of management and 
46.27 	budget, is available for asset preservation 
46.28 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. 
46.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies 
46.30 	from the date of the original appropriation to 
46.31 	the unspent amount transferred.

47.1 	Sec. 13. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 12, as amended by 
47.2 	Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 19, and Laws 2017, First 
47.3 	Special Session chapter 8, article 2, section 30, is amended to read:

47.4
47.5	Subd. 12.Minneapolis - Brian Coyle Community 
Center
 				330,000
	
47.6 	(a) For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and 
47.7 	Recreation Board to predesign and design the 
47.8 	renovation and expansion of the Brian Coyle 
47.9 	Community Center, subject to Minnesota 
47.10 	Statutes, section 16A.695. This appropriation 
47.11 	does not require a local match.
47.12 	(b) The Minneapolis Park and Recreation 
47.13 	Board, the Pillsbury United Communities, 
47.14 	Hennepin County, institutions of higher 
47.15 	education, and neighborhood organizations 
47.16 	shall develop an agreement for the use of the 
47.17 	existing Brian Coyle Community Center. The 
47.18 	lease between the Minneapolis Park and 
47.19 	Recreation Board and Pillsbury United 
47.20 	Communities shall be reformed prior to the 
47.21 	expenditure of any funds for predesign and 
47.22 	design.
47.23 	(c) The appropriation under this subdivision 
47.24 	may also be used toward the renovation and 
47.25 	expansion of the Brian Coyle Community 
47.26 	Center.
47.27 	(d) Notwithstanding any limitation in 
47.28 	paragraphs (a) to (c), the appropriation under 
47.29 	this subdivision may be used by the 
47.30 	Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board for 
47.31 	capital costs of any recreation project or 
47.32 	facility in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood.
47.33 	(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
47.34 	section 16A.642, the bond sale authorization 
47.35 	and appropriation of bond proceeds for the 
48.1 	project in this subdivision are available until 
48.2 	June 30, 2020.

48.3 	Sec. 14. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 22, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

48.4
48.5	Subd. 5.City of Rice Lake Township - Water 
Main Replacement
 				1,168,000
	
48.6 	For a grant to the city of Rice Lake Township 
48.7 	in St. Louis County to design and construct a 
48.8 	replacement water main and related public 
48.9 	infrastructure on East Calvary Road and 
48.10 	Kolstad, Austin, Milwaukee, Mather, and 
48.11 	Chicago Avenues in the city of Rice Lake 
48.12 	Township. This appropriation is not available 
48.13 	until the commissioner of management and 
48.14 	budget determines that at least an equal 
48.15 	amount is committed to the project from 
48.16 	nonstate sources. This appropriation is 
48.17 	available until June 30, 2020.

48.18 	Sec. 15. Laws 2014, chapter 295, section 9, is amended to read:

48.19	Sec. 9. CORRECTIONS
 			$
	18,000,000
	
48.20 	To the commissioner of administration to 
48.21 	design, construct, furnish, and equip phase 
48.22 	one of a new health services unit, a new 
48.23 	service corridor and security station leading 
48.24 	to the unit, and a mechanical building to serve 
48.25 	the new health unit and associated utility 
48.26 	infrastructure systems and site work; and to 
48.27 	design phase two consisting of new intake, 
48.28 	warehouse, and loading dock buildings 
48.29 	associated utility infrastructure systems and 
48.30 	sitework and all associated repurposing, 
48.31 	including asbestos and hazardous materials 
48.32 	abatement of interior spaces that were formally 
48.33 	used for the occupancies being moved to the 
48.34 	new phase one and two buildings at the 
49.1 	Minnesota Correctional Facility in St. Cloud.
49.2 	Any unspent portion of this appropriation not 
49.3 	needed to complete this work, upon written 
49.4 	notice to the commissioner of management 
49.5 	and budget, may be used for the purposes 
49.6 	described in Laws 2017, First Special Session 
49.7 	chapter 8, article 1, section 19, subdivision 3, 
49.8 	as amended in section 24, and notwithstanding 
49.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, is 
49.10 	available until December 31, 2020.

49.11 	Sec. 16. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 10, subdivision 3, 
49.12 	as amended by Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 2, section 31, is amended 
49.13 	to read:

49.14	Subd. 3.Local Road Improvement Fund Grants
 				8,910,000
	
49.15 	(a) From the bond proceeds account in the 
49.16 	state transportation fund as provided in 
49.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, for 
49.18 	construction and reconstruction of local roads 
49.19 	with statewide or regional significance under 
49.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52, 
49.21 	subdivision 4, or for grants to counties to assist 
49.22 	in paying the costs of rural road safety capital 
49.23 	improvement projects on county state-aid 
49.24 	highways under Minnesota Statutes, section 
49.25 	174.52, subdivision 4a.
49.26 	(b) This appropriation includes $850,000 for 
49.27 	a grant to the city of Sandstone for predesign, 
49.28 	design, engineering, and construction of a road 
49.29 	extending south off of marked Trunk Highway 
49.30 	23 across from Lundorff Drive to the airport 
49.31 	area, and including a bridge over Skunk Creek 
49.32 	in Sandstone, in order to facilitate repurposing 
49.33 	of an area of the airport into a business park. 
49.34 	This appropriation is not available until the 
50.1 	commissioner of management and budget 
50.2 	determines that sufficient resources to 
50.3 	complete the project are committed to it from 
50.4 	other sources, including any funds made 
50.5 	available from the commissioner of 
50.6 	transportation.
50.7 	(c) This appropriation includes $3,770,000 for 
50.8 	a grant to Kandiyohi County for predesign, 
50.9 	design, right-of-way acquisition, engineering, 
50.10 	construction, and reconstruction of local roads 
50.11 	in conjunction with the Willmar Wye project 
50.12 	as well as to re-establish reestablish the local 
50.13 	road network on the southwest side of 
50.14 	Willmar.

50.15 	Sec. 17. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 6, subdivision 6, is 
50.16 	amended to read:

50.17
50.18	Subd. 6.State Trail, Recreation Area, and Park 
Acquisition and Development
 				18,698,000
18,048,000
	
50.19 	(a) $2,590,000 is for the Glacial Lakes Trail, 
50.20 	to complete an approximately 6-1/4 mile trail 
50.21 	connection between New London and Sibley 
50.22 	State Park, and repair of the bicycle trail in 
50.23 	Sibley State Park.
50.24 	(b) $3,300,000 is to design, develop, and 
50.25 	complete the Heartland State Trail from 
50.26 	Detroit Lakes to Frazee and, to the extent there 
50.27 	is sufficient money, for work on the spur from 
50.28 	Park Rapids to Itasca State Park.
50.29 	(c) $3,600,000 is for acquisition and 
50.30 	development in the Cuyuna Country State 
50.31 	Recreation Area, including the Cuyuna 
50.32 	Mountain Bike System.
50.33 	(d) $1,600,000 is to construct, furnish, and 
50.34 	equip a multiuse state trail connection between 
51.1 	the city of Little Falls and the Soo Line Trails 
51.2 	as part of the Camp Ripley/Veterans State 
51.3 	Trail in Morrison County. The trail connection 
51.4 	may include separated segments to 
51.5 	accommodate recreational vehicles separately 
51.6 	from nonmotorized vehicles and pedestrians.
51.7 	(e) $3,500,000 is for continued development 
51.8 	of Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine 
51.9 	State Park recreational facilities.
51.10 	(f) $328,000 is for design and acquisition of 
51.11 	the Mill Towns State Trail from Faribault to 
51.12 	Northfield.
51.13 	(g) $3,130,000 is for acquisition and 
51.14 	development of the Gitchi-Gami State Trail, 
51.15 	from Grand Marais to Cascade State Park, and 
51.16 	through the town of Tofte.
51.17 	(h) The commissioner may allocate money 
51.18 	not needed to complete a project listed in this 
51.19 	subdivision to another project listed in this 
51.20 	subdivision that needs additional money to be 
51.21 	completed. For any project listed in this 
51.22 	subdivision that the commissioner determines 
51.23 	is not ready to proceed, the commissioner may 
51.24 	reallocate that project's money to another 
51.25 	project described in this subdivision or other 
51.26 	state trail, recreation area, or park 
51.27 	infrastructure. The chairs of the house of 
51.28 	representatives and senate committees with 
51.29 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
51.30 	resources and legislators from the affected 
51.31 	legislative districts must be notified of any 
51.32 	changes.

52.1 	Sec. 18. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 15, subdivision 3, 
52.2 	is amended to read:

52.3	Subd. 3.Local Road Improvement Fund Grants
 				115,932,000
	
52.4 	(a) From the bond proceeds account in the 
52.5 	state transportation fund as provided in 
52.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, for trunk 
52.7 	highway corridor projects under Minnesota 
52.8 	Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 2, for 
52.9 	construction and reconstruction of local roads 
52.10 	with statewide or regional significance under 
52.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52, 
52.12 	subdivision 4, or for grants to counties to assist 
52.13 	in paying the costs of rural road safety capital 
52.14 	improvement projects on county state-aid 
52.15 	highways under Minnesota Statutes, section 
52.16 	174.52, subdivision 4a.
52.17 	(b) Of this amount, $9,000,000 is for a grant 
52.18 	to Anoka County to realign and make 
52.19 	associated improvements todesign, acquire 
52.20 	land for, engineer, and construct improvements 
52.21 	to, including the realignment of County 
52.22 	State-Aid Highway 23 (Lake Drive), County 
52.23 	State-Aid Highway 54 (West Freeway Drive), 
52.24 	and to Hornsby Street in the city of Columbus
52.25 	to support the overall interchange project.
52.26 	(c) Of this amount, $3,246,000 is for a grant 
52.27 	to the city of Blaine to predesign, design, and 
52.28 	reconstruct 105th Avenue in the vicinity of 
52.29 	the National Sports Center in Blaine. The 
52.30 	reconstruction will include changing the street 
52.31 	from five lanes to four lanes with median, turn 
52.32 	lanes, sidewalk, trail, landscaping, lighting, 
52.33 	and consolidation of access driveways. This 
52.34 	appropriation is not available until the 
52.35 	commissioner of management and budget 
53.1 	determines that at least $3,000,000 is 
53.2 	committed to the project from sources 
53.3 	available to the city, including municipal state 
53.4 	aid and county turnback funds.
53.5 	(d) Of this amount, $25,000,000 is for a grant 
53.6 	to Hennepin County, the city of Minneapolis, 
53.7 	or both, for design, right-of-way acquisition, 
53.8 	engineering, and construction of public 
53.9 	improvements related to the Interstate 
53.10 	Highway 35W and Lake Street access project 
53.11 	and related improvements within the Interstate 
53.12 	Highway 35W corridor, notwithstanding any 
53.13 	provision of Minnesota Statutes, section 
53.14 	174.52, or rule to the contrary. This 
53.15 	appropriation is not available until the 
53.16 	commissioner of management and budget 
53.17 	determines that an amount sufficient to 
53.18 	complete this portion of the Interstate 
53.19 	Highway 35W and Lake Street access project 
53.20 	has been committed to this portion of the 
53.21 	project.
53.22 	(e) Of this amount, $10,500,000 is for a grant 
53.23 	to Carver County for environmental analysis 
53.24 	and to acquire right-of-way access, predesign, 
53.25 	design, engineer, and construct an interchange 
53.26 	at marked Trunk Highway 212 and Carver 
53.27 	County Road 44 in the city of Chaska, 
53.28 	including a new bridge and ramps, to support 
53.29 	the development of approximately 400 acres 
53.30 	of property in the city of Chaska's 
53.31 	comprehensive plan.
53.32 	(f) Of this amount, $700,000 is for a grant to 
53.33 	Redwood County for improvements to Nobles 
53.34 	Avenue, including paving, as the main access 
54.1 	road to a new State Veterans Cemetery to be 
54.2 	located in Paxton Township.
54.3 	(g) Of this amount, $1,000,000 is for a grant 
54.4 	to the town of Appleton in Swift County for 
54.5 	upgrades to an existing township road to 
54.6 	provide for a paved, ten-ton capacity township 
54.7 	road extending between marked Trunk 
54.8 	Highways 7 and 119.
54.9 	(h) Of this amount, $20,500,000 is for a grant 
54.10 	to Ramsey County for preliminary and final 
54.11 	design, right-of-way acquisition, engineering, 
54.12 	contract administration, and construction of 
54.13 	public improvements related to the 
54.14 	construction of the interchange of marked 
54.15 	Interstate Highway 694 and Rice Street, 
54.16 	Ramsey County State-Aid Highway 49, in 
54.17 	Ramsey County.
54.18 	(i) Of this amount, $11,300,000 is for a grant 
54.19 	to Hennepin County for preliminary and final 
54.20 	design, engineering, environmental analysis, 
54.21 	right-of-way acquisition, construction, and 
54.22 	reconstruction of local roads related to the (1) 
54.23 	realignment at the intersections of marked U.S. 
54.24 	Highway 12 with Hennepin County State-Aid 
54.25 	Highway 92; (2) realignment and safety 
54.26 	improvements at the intersection of marked 
54.27 	U.S. Highway 12 with Hennepin County 
54.28 	State-Aid Highway 90; and (3) safety median 
54.29 	improvements from the interchange with 
54.30 	Wayzata Boulevard in Wayzata to 
54.31 	approximately one-half mile east of the 
54.32 	interchange of marked U.S. Highway 12 with 
54.33 	Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 6.
54.34 	(j) Of this amount, $1,000,000 is for a grant 
54.35 	to the city of Inver Grove Heights for 
55.1 	preliminary design, design, engineering, and 
55.2 	reconstruction of Broderick Boulevard 
55.3 	between 80th Street and Concord Boulevard 
55.4 	abutting Trunk Highway 52 and Inver Hills 
55.5 	Community College in Inver Grove Heights. 
55.6 	The project includes replacement or renovation 
55.7 	of public infrastructure, including water lines, 
55.8 	sanitary sewers, storm water sewers, and other 
55.9 	public utilities. This appropriation does not 
55.10 	require a nonstate contribution.
55.11 	(k) Of this amount, $2,350,000 is for a grant 
55.12 	to McLeod County to acquire land or interests 
55.13 	in land and to design and construct a new 
55.14 	urban street extension of County State-Aid 
55.15 	Highway (CSAH) 15, including railroad 
55.16 	crossing, storm water, and drainage 
55.17 	improvements.
55.18 	(l) Of this amount, $6,000,000 is for a grant 
55.19 	to the city of Baxter for 50 percent of total 
55.20 	project cost for the acquisition of land or 
55.21 	interests in land, environmental analysis and 
55.22 	environmental cleanup, predesign, design, 
55.23 	engineering, and construction of improvements 
55.24 	to Cypress Drive, including expansion to a 
55.25 	four-lane divided urban roadway, between 
55.26 	Excelsior Road and College Road.

55.27 	Sec. 19. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 15, subdivision 6, 
55.28 	is amended to read:

55.29	Subd. 6.Rail Service Improvement
 				1,000,000
	
55.30 	For freight rail service improvement economic 
55.31 	development grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
55.32 	section 222.50 222.505.

55.33 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the freight rail economic 
55.34 	development program under Minnesota Statutes, section 222.505, if enacted, is effective.

56.1 	Sec. 20. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 15, subdivision 11, 
56.2 	is amended to read:

56.3	Subd. 11.Grand Rapids - Pedestrian Bridge
 				750,000
	
56.4 	For a grant to the city of Grand Rapids to 
56.5 	design the construction of and construct a 
56.6 	bridge over the Mississippi River for 
56.7 	pedestrian and bicycle use to provide a safe 
56.8 	alternative route to the existing marked Trunk 
56.9 	Highway 169 vehicle bridge, and to serve as 
56.10 	a connection to existing trail systems on each 
56.11 	side of the river. This appropriation is not 
56.12 	available until the commissioner determines 
56.13 	that at least an equal amount has been 
56.14 	committed to the project from nonstate 
56.15 	sources.

56.16 	Sec. 21. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 15, subdivision 13, 
56.17 	is amended to read:

56.18	Subd. 13.Eden Prairie - Rail Grade Crossings
 				1,400,000
	
56.19 	For a grant to the city of Eden Prairie to (1) 
56.20 	design, construct, and equip new passive and 
56.21 	active rail grade crossing warning safety 
56.22 	devices, including associated road and 
56.23 	pathway improvements, at existing and 
56.24 	proposed highway-rail grade crossings, and 
56.25 	pathway-rail grade crossings; or (2) replace 
56.26 	existing highway-rail grade crossings. Upon 
56.27 	request by the city of Eden Prairie, the 
56.28 	commissioner of transportation must provide 
56.29 	reasonable technical assistance regarding 
56.30 	highway-rail grade crossing project 
56.31 	development and the establishment of rail 
56.32 	quiet zones.

57.1 	Sec. 22. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 16, subdivision 7, 
57.2 	is amended to read:

57.3	Subd. 7.White Bear Lake Multiuse Trails
 				255,000
	
57.4 	To develop a multiuse pedestrian and bicycle 
57.5 	path around White Bear Lake. Of this amount, 
57.6 	$130,000 $141,000 is for a grant to the city of 
57.7 	White Bear Lake to construct, furnish, and 
57.8 	equip a multiuse trail for pedestrians and 
57.9 	bicycles on Old White Bear Avenue between 
57.10 	Lion's Park and South Shore Boulevard/Hazel
57.11 	and for engineering for a multiuse trail for 
57.12 	pedestrians and bicycles in proximity to 
57.13 	Highway 96 from Pacific Avenue to the 
57.14 	western border of the town of White Bear; 
57.15 	$11,000 is for a grant to the town of White 
57.16 	Bear for engineering for a multiuse trail for 
57.17 	pedestrians and bicycles in proximity to 
57.18 	Highway 96 in the town of White Bear; 
57.19 	$38,000 is for grants to the cities of 
57.20 	Mahtomedi and Dellwood for preliminary 
57.21 	engineering of a multiuse trail for pedestrians 
57.22 	and bicycles near White Bear Lake in the cities 
57.23 	of Mahtomedi and Dellwood to be located 
57.24 	within the right-of-way to marked Trunk 
57.25 	Highway 244; $15,000 is for a grant to the 
57.26 	city of Mahtomedi for preliminary engineering 
57.27 	for a multiuse trail for pedestrians and bicycles 
57.28 	near White Bear Lake within the right-of-way 
57.29 	to Birchwood Road in the city of Mahtomedi 
57.30 	and Hall Avenue in the city of Birchwood; 
57.31 	and $50,000 is for a grant to Ramsey County 
57.32 	for preliminary engineering of a multiuse trail 
57.33 	for pedestrians and bicycles to South Shore 
57.34 	Boulevard between White Bear Avenue and 
57.35 	Trunk Highway 120.

58.1 	Sec. 23. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 17, subdivision 9, 
58.2 	is amended to read:

58.3	Subd. 9.Minneapolis - The Family Partnership
 				1,600,000
	
58.4 	From the general fund to the commissioner of 
58.5 	human services for a grant to the Family 
58.6 	Partnership in Minneapolis to predesign and 
58.7 	design a facility to provide mental health, early 
58.8 	childhood education, and other services to 
58.9 	support children and families. This 
58.10 	appropriation is not available until at least an 
58.11 	equal amount of money is committed from 
58.12 	nonstate sources. A nonstate contribution is 
58.13 	not required. Any unspent portion of this 
58.14 	appropriation remaining after predesign and 
58.15 	design are completed, upon written notice to 
58.16 	the commissioner of management and budget, 
58.17 	is available for the purposes of article 1, 
58.18 	section 16, subdivision 5.

58.19 	Sec. 24. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 19, subdivision 3, 
58.20 	is amended to read:

58.21
58.22	Subd. 3.Minnesota Correctional Facility - St. 
Cloud
 				19,000,000
	
58.23 	To construct and equip a new intake unit and 
58.24 	a loading dock with a secure connection to a 
58.25 	new central warehouse at the St. Cloud 
58.26 	correctional facility. To design and complete 
58.27 	hazardous materials abatement, site 
58.28 	improvements, and utility infrastructure work, 
58.29 	to rent and set up temporary laundry facilities, 
58.30 	and to renovate, construct, furnish, and equip 
58.31 	the second phase of the two-phase project 
58.32 	including building additions, infill of an 
58.33 	interior courtyard, and renovation of existing 
58.34 	areas to provide improved laundry, property, 
58.35 	intake, vehicle sally port, storage, and loading 
59.1 	dock areas and security at the St. Cloud 
59.2 	correctional facility.
59.3 	The unspent amount of this appropriation after 
59.4 	the projects described in this subdivision are 
59.5 	completed may, upon written notice to the 
59.6 	commissioner of management and budget, be 
59.7 	used for asset preservation under Minnesota 
59.8 	Statutes, section 16B.307, at Minnesota 
59.9 	Correctional Facility – St. Cloud.

59.10 	Sec. 25. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 20, subdivision 21, 
59.11 	is amended to read:

59.12
59.13	Subd. 21.St. Paul - Minnesota Museum of 
American Art
 				6,000,000
	
59.14 	For a grant to the St. Paul Port Authority to 
59.15 	acquire, design, construct, furnish, and equip 
59.16 	new museum galleries and an art study facility 
59.17 	for the Minnesota Museum of American Art. 
59.18 	This facility provides space to celebrate the 
59.19 	legacy of Minnesota art and artists and is part 
59.20 	of the restoration of the historic Pioneer 
59.21 	Endicott Building, and a part of a multiphase 
59.22 	project, of which only the museum galleries 
59.23 	and art study facility constructed with this 
59.24 	appropriation shall be state bond financed 
59.25 	property subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
59.26 	16A.695. This appropriation is not available 
59.27 	until the commissioner of management and 
59.28 	budget has determined that:
59.29 	(1) at least an amount equal to this 
59.30 	appropriation has been committed or 
59.31 	previously expended for design, construction, 
59.32 	and furnishing of the adjacent Minnesota 
59.33 	Museum of American Art Center for 
59.34 	Creativity facilities, which are not subject to 
60.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, with 
60.2 	funds from nonstate sources; and
60.3 	(2) sufficient other state and nonstate funds 
60.4 	are available, if funds beyond this 
60.5 	appropriation are required, to complete the 
60.6 	museum galleries and art study facility.
60.7 	Funds invested in the Minnesota Museum of 
60.8 	American Art Center for Creativity facilities 
60.9 	by an investor receiving an assignment of state 
60.10 	historic tax credits as provided in Minnesota 
60.11 	Statutes, section 290.0681, are nonstate funds 
60.12 	for purposes of this requirement. Only 
60.13 	expenditures made after January 1, 2012, shall 
60.14 	qualify for the required match. Due to the 
60.15 	integrated nature of the overall development, 
60.16 	public bidding shall not be required.

60.17 	Sec. 26. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 21, subdivision 8, 
60.18 	is amended to read:

60.19
60.20	Subd. 8.Dennison - Sewage Treatment System 
Improvements
 				726,000
	
60.21 	For a grant to the city of Dennison to 
60.22 	predesign, design, and construct a new lift 
60.23 	station and make sewage pond improvements, 
60.24 	including any civil, structural, plumbing, or 
60.25 	electrical work needed on site. This 
60.26 	appropriation does not require a nonstate 
60.27 	contribution.

60.28 	Sec. 27. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 23, subdivision 3, 
60.29 	is amended to read:

60.30	Subd. 3.Historic Fort Snelling
 				4,000,000
	
60.31 	To design facilities to support visitor services 
60.32 	and history programs at Historic Fort Snelling.
60.33 	Upon completion of design, the unspent 
61.1 	portion of this appropriation is available for 
61.2 	the next phase of the project, to demolish the 
61.3 	existing visitor center, and to renovate, 
61.4 	construct, furnish, and equip a new visitor 
61.5 	center at Historic Fort Snelling.

61.6 	Sec. 28. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS FACILITIES GRANTS.
 61.7 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human 
61.8 	services.
61.9 		Subd. 2.Eligible applicant. "Eligible applicant" or "applicant" means a statutory or 
61.10 	home rule charter city, county, housing and redevelopment authority, publicly owned 
61.11 	hospital, or other public entity otherwise eligible to receive state general obligation bond 
61.12 	proceeds that is designated to apply for a behavioral health crisis program facilities grant 
61.13 	by the local mental health authority, established under Minnesota Statutes, section 245.466, 
61.14 	or on behalf of a regional consortium of organizations that serve individuals with mental 
61.15 	illness or a substance use disorder.
61.16 		Subd. 3.Eligible project. "Eligible project" or "project" means the acquisition or 
61.17 	betterment of public land, buildings, and other public improvements of a capital nature 
61.18 	within the meaning of the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, clause (a). It includes 
61.19 	acquisition of land or interest in land, predesign, design, renovation, construction, furnishing, 
61.20 	and equipping facilities in which to provide behavioral health crisis programs and services.
61.21 		Subd. 4.Project criteria. For purposes of this section, "behavioral health crisis facilities" 
61.22 	or "facility" means a facility whose purpose is to provide mental health or substance use 
61.23 	disorder services. Proceeds may be up to 100 percent of project costs, up to $5,000,000 per 
61.24 	project. Priority must be given to proposals that:
61.25 	(1) demonstrate a need for the program in the region;
61.26 	(2) provide a detailed service plan, including the services that will be provided and to 
61.27 	whom, and staffing requirements;
61.28 	(3) provide an estimated cost of operating the program;
61.29 	(4) verify financial sustainability by detailing sufficient funding sources and the capacity 
61.30 	to obtain third-party payments for services provided, including private insurance and federal 
61.31 	Medicaid and Medicare financial participation;
62.1 	(5) demonstrate an ability and willingness to build on existing resources in the 
62.2 	community; and
62.3 	(6) agree to a comprehensive evaluation of services and financial viability by the 
62.4 	commissioner.
62.5 		Subd. 5.Report. The commissioner shall report to the legislative committees with 
62.6 	jurisdiction over mental health issues and capital investment. The report is due by February 
62.7 	15 of each odd-numbered year and must include information on the projects funded and the 
62.8 	programs and services provided in those facilities.

62.9 	Sec. 29. APPROPRIATION; ANALYZING COSTS AND RATEPAYER IMPACTS 
62.10 	OF WATER QUALITY REGULATIONS.
 62.11 	(a) The commissioner of administration must make a grant from the general fund to the 
62.12 	Minnesota Environmental Science and Economic Review Board (MESERB) to review 
62.13 	water quality regulations and national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) 
62.14 	permits. The grant is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98. MESERB may select 
62.15 	the water quality regulations and permits to be reviewed, but must give preference to 
62.16 	reviewing any draft NPDES permit that has new effluent limit requirements for a publicly 
62.17 	owned wastewater treatment facility outside the seven-county metropolitan area. Any permit 
62.18 	review must analyze the technical accuracy of the permit, the costs to the permittee to 
62.19 	comply with the permit, the impact on business and residential rates, the water quality 
62.20 	benefit of permit compliance, and the anticipated funding for the permittee from federal 
62.21 	and state sources. The general fund appropriation base for this grant is $500,000 in fiscal 
62.22 	year 2020 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2021. The base in fiscal year 2022 is $0.
62.23 	(b) Upon completion of the permit review, MESERB must provide a copy of the review 
62.24 	to the permittee and the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency. MESERB must 
62.25 	also submit a report summarizing its findings in each permit review performed in the previous 
62.26 	calendar year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
62.27 	jurisdiction over capital investment, environmental finance and policy, and job growth.

62.28 	Sec. 30. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 62.29 	Except as otherwise provided, this article is effective the day following final enactment.