Legislative Session number- 85

Bill Name: SF2157

2E Relating to capital investments; authorizing spending to acquire and better
public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with
certain conditions

ARTICLE 1 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Providing a
summary of appropriations; appropriating money to the university of Minnesota
for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPRA) and to renovate
the 717 Delaware building for use as a biomedical science research facility, to
the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) for higher education asset
preservation and replacement (HEAPRA), Bemidji state university, Fond du Lac
tribal and community college and for debt service, to the commissioner of
education for independent school district #38, Red Lake for new facilities, to
the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for Stillwater flood control phase
III, Lake Zumbro restoration, Red River digital elevation model, Greenleaf state
park, Fort Snelling upper bluff and state trail acquisition including the Cuyuna
Lakes trail and Gateway trail development, to the pollution control agency (PCA)
for a grant to the city of Albert Lea to construct remedial systems at the
landfill, to the board of water and soil resources (BOWSR) for RIM conservation
reserve and for a grant to the city of Gaylord for Lake Titlow watershed
improvements, to the Minnesota zoological garden for inflow and infiltration
emergency abatement, to the commissioner of administration for exterior repair
of the transportation building and 639 Jackson street property acquisition, to
the commissioner of public safety for the Anoka county forensic crime
laboratory, Gonvick public safety training center, Scott county public safety
training center, southeastern Minnesota regional public safety training center
in Rochester and Browns Valley flood relief, to the commissioner of
transportation (DOT) for local bridge replacement and rehabilitation, port
development assistance, Mankato district headquarters and high speed rail line
from St. Paul to Chicago, to the metropolitan council for the central corridor
transit way, for a transit way study of transit options in certain corridors,
the union depot and metropolitan regional parks capital improvements including a
grant to the city of Fridley to redevelop and expand the Springbrook nature
center, to the commissioner of human services for the west central secured
treatment facility in Pope county, to the commissioner of corrections for the
Minnesota correctional facility in Oak Park Heights, to the commissioner of
employment and economic development (DEED) for the Bayport storm sewer, Duluth
entertainment and convention center (DECC), Itasca county steel plant
infrastructure, Rice street bridge over trunk highway #36, Rochester Mayo Civic
center complex and St. Cloud state university national hockey center, to the
housing finance agency (HFA) for Browns Valley flooding and for bond sale
expenses; providing a bond sale schedule; authorizing the sale of state bonds;
reducing certain prior bond sale authorizations; modifying a certain prior
appropriation for flood hazard mitigation grants to include Browns Valley;
converting the appropriation for grants to the Lewis and Clark Rural Water
System, Inc. from the bond proceeds fund to the general fund; extending the time
before allowing the demolishment of the Ford building; modifying provisions
relating to the MacPhail music center; modifying a prior appropriation relating
to Lake Superior safe harbors; modifying snowmobile trail and all terrain
vehicle trail grant provisions relating to nonstate match requirements;
modifying Northstar commuter rail provisions; modifying provisions relating to a
prior appropriation to the city of Worthington for the redevelopment of the
Campbell soup factory; reducing a prior appropriation to the Lewis and Clark
Rural Water System, Inc.; providing for the carrying over of certain projects on
the public facilities authority 2007 intended use plans to the 2008
plan

ARTICLE 2 - MINNESOTA BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH FACLITIES
AUTHORITY

Relating to economic development; establishing the Minnesota
biomedical sciences research facilities authority, specifying membership and
duties; requiring the authority to establish a biomedical science research
facilities funding program to provide grants to the board of regents of the
university of Minnesota for a percentage of the costs of projects, authorizing
the issuance of bonds
(ra)