1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending
1.3 	to acquire and better public land and buildings and
1.4 	other public improvements of a capital nature with
1.5 	certain conditions; making adjustments to previous
1.6 	bond authorizations; authorizing sale of state bonds;
1.7 	appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
1.8 	sections 16A.671, subdivision 3; 116.182, subdivision
1.9 	2; 116J.571; 116J.572, subdivision 2; 116J.573,
1.10 	subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 116J.575, subdivision 1; 134.45;
1.11 	136F.60, by adding a subdivision; 174.52, by adding a
1.12 	subdivision; Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1,
1.13 	section 7, subdivision 21; Laws 2002, chapter 393,
1.14 	section 13, subdivision 7, as amended; Laws 2002,
1.15 	chapter 393, section 19, subdivision 2; Laws 2003,
1.16 	First Special Session chapter 20, article 1, section
1.17 	11; Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 20,
1.18 	article 1, section 15; proposing coding for new law in
1.19 	Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 446A; 641.
1.20 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.21 	ARTICLE 1
1.22 	APPROPRIATIONS AND RELATED LANGUAGE

1.23 	Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 1.24 	The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are
1.25 	appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund,
1.26 	to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent for
1.27 	public purposes.  Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent
1.28 	as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section
1.29 	5, paragraph (a), to acquire and better public land and
1.30 	buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or
1.31 	as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section
1.32 	5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or article XIV.  Unless otherwise
2.1 	specified, the appropriations in this act are available until
2.2 	the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota
2.3 	Statutes, section 16A.642.
2.4 	SUMMARY
2.5 	UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA                          $  115,567,000
2.6 	MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES           234,892,000
2.7 	EDUCATION                                            26,749,000
2.8 	MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES                             5,841,000
2.9 	PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION                     1,919,000
2.10 	NATURAL RESOURCES                                   108,628,000
2.11 	POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY                             10,000,000
2.12 	OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE                    4,000,000
2.13 	BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES                    27,935,000
2.14 	AGRICULTURE                                             815,000
2.15 	ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN                                     3,000,000
2.16 	ADMINISTRATION                                        9,124,000
2.17 	CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING BOARD         3,070,000
2.18 	AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION                             3,200,000
2.19 	MILITARY AFFAIRS                                      5,000,000
2.20 	VETERANS AFFAIRS                                        500,000
2.21 	COMMERCE                                              1,000,000
2.22 	PUBLIC SAFETY                                         1,269,000
2.23 	TRANSPORTATION                                       69,640,000
2.24 	HEALTH                                                8,900,000
2.25 	HUMAN SERVICES                                       12,314,000
2.26 	VETERANS HOMES BOARD                                 12,112,000
2.27 	CORRECTIONS                                          70,350,000
2.28 	EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT                 180,165,000
2.29 	HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY                               20,000,000
2.30 	IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION               1,800,000
2.31 	MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY                          9,996,000
2.32 	BOND SALE EXPENSES                                      904,000
2.33 	TOTAL                                            $  948,690,000
2.34 	Bond Proceeds Fund
2.35 	(General Fund Debt Service)                         826,626,000
2.36 	Bond Proceeds Fund
2.37 	(User Financed Debt Service)                         59,934,000
3.1 	Maximum Effort School Loan Fund                      22,130,000
3.2 	State Transportation Fund                            40,000,000
3.3 	APPROPRIATIONS
3.4 	                                                 $

3.5 	Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 3.6 		Subdivision 1.To the Board of Regents
3.7 	of the University of Minnesota for the
3.8 	purposes specified in this section                  115,567,000
3.9 		Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset
3.10 	Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)                 50,000,000
3.11 	To be spent in accordance with
3.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.
3.13 		Subd. 3.Duluth Campus
3.14 	(a) Life Science Building                             9,300,000
3.15 	To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
3.16 	the Life Science Building for the
3.17 	pharmacy program and other academic
3.18 	programs on the Duluth campus.  The
3.19 	renovation may include, but is not
3.20 	limited to, improvements to correct air
3.21 	quality problems, life safety and
3.22 	accessibility code deficiencies,
3.23 	asbestos, and fireproofing of the
3.24 	facility.
3.25 	(b) Recreational
3.26 	Sports Addition                                       8,000,000
3.27 	To construct, furnish, and equip the
3.28 	recreational sports facility, an
3.29 	addition to the existing sports and
3.30 	health center.  The facility will
3.31 	include fitness and conditioning space,
3.32 	multipurpose recreational space, and
3.33 	office space.
3.34 	(c) Labowitz School of
3.35 	Business and Economics                                1,467,000
3.36 	To design a new building for the
3.37 	Labowitz School of Business and
3.38 	Economics.  The building will include
3.39 	classrooms, offices, teaching
3.40 	laboratories, student services, and
3.41 	administrative support space.
3.42 		Subd. 4.Morris Campus -
3.43 	District Heating and Football Stadium                 5,333,000
3.44 	To design, construct, and equip an
3.45 	addition to the heating plant to
3.46 	provide the capability to burn biomass
3.47 	fuel to produce steam, and to construct
3.48 	a football stadium to be shared with
3.49 	the Morris School District.
3.50 		Subd. 5.Twin Cities Campus -
3.51 	Minneapolis
3.52 	(a) Kolthoff Hall                                    16,000,000
4.1 	To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
4.2 	Kolthoff Hall and to correct air
4.3 	quality problems in the facility that
4.4 	may include, but is not limited to,
4.5 	repair or replacement of the
4.6 	mechanical, electrical, and HVAC
4.7 	systems.
4.8 	(b) Education Sciences                               13,300,000
4.9 	To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
4.10 	the Education Sciences Building.
4.11 	(c) Academic Health Center                           10,500,000
4.12 	To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
4.13 	classrooms and laboratories.
4.14 	(d) Carlson School Expansion                          1,667,000
4.15 	To design a new instructional facility
4.16 	adjacent to the existing Carlson School
4.17 	of Management, to include undergraduate
4.18 	classrooms for the Carlson School and
4.19 	the College of Liberal Arts,
4.20 	undergraduate computer laboratories,
4.21 	and offices for the Carlson School's
4.22 	undergraduate student support services
4.23 	programs.
4.24 		Subd. 6.University Share
4.25 	Except for higher education asset
4.26 	preservation and replacement, the
4.27 	appropriations in this section are
4.28 	intended to cover approximately
4.29 	two-thirds of the cost of each
4.30 	project.  The remaining costs must be
4.31 	paid from university sources.
4.32 		Subd. 7.Contingencies
4.33 	The commissioner of finance must
4.34 	combine into one account, under the
4.35 	control of the Board of Regents, the
4.36 	portion of each appropriation in this
4.37 	section that is attributable to the
4.38 	amount budgeted for contingencies for
4.39 	projects in this section.  The board
4.40 	must manage the account to pay for
4.41 	exceptional but necessary costs of
4.42 	projects authorized in this section.
4.43 	Upon substantial completion or
4.44 	abandonment of all projects authorized
4.45 	in this section, the board must use any
4.46 	funds remaining in the contingency
4.47 	account for HEAPR under Minnesota
4.48 	Statutes, section 135A.046.  The Board
4.49 	of Regents must report by February 1 of
4.50 	each even-numbered year to the chairs
4.51 	of the house and senate committees with
4.52 	jurisdiction over capital investments
4.53 	and higher education finance, and to
4.54 	the chairs of the house Ways and Means
4.55 	Committee and the senate Finance
4.56 	Committee on how the money in the
4.57 	contingency account has been allocated
4.58 	or spent.

4.59 	Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND
4.60 	UNIVERSITIES
 5.1 		Subdivision 1.To the Board of Trustees
5.2 	of the Minnesota State Colleges and
5.3 	Universities for the purposes specified in
5.4 	this section                                        234,892,000
5.5 		Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset
5.6 	Preservation and Replacement                         60,000,000
5.7 	This appropriation is for the purposes
5.8 	specified in Minnesota Statutes,
5.9 	section 135A.046, including safety and
5.10 	statutory compliance, envelope
5.11 	integrity, mechanical systems, and
5.12 	space restoration.
5.13 		Subd. 3.Anoka Ramsey Community College -
5.14 	Cambridge                                             9,650,000
5.15 	To design, construct, furnish, and
5.16 	equip an addition to the main campus
5.17 	building, and to remodel the main
5.18 	campus building for a science
5.19 	laboratory and academic support center.
5.20 		Subd. 4.Bemidji State University -
5.21 	Northwest Technical College                          10,000,000
5.22 	To remodel, furnish, and equip phase 2
5.23 	of the Emerging Technology Addition
5.24 	project, including remodeling Bridgeman
5.25 	Hall at Bemidji State University and
5.26 	construction of an addition at
5.27 	Northwest Technical College.
5.28 		Subd. 5.Central Lakes College                       5,480,000
5.29 	To design, construct, furnish, and
5.30 	equip heavy equipment shop space at the
5.31 	Staples West Campus and to remodel
5.32 	vacated space at the Staples main
5.33 	campus, and to design, construct,
5.34 	furnish, and equip a music classroom
5.35 	and a rehearsal addition and to
5.36 	renovate, furnish, and equip vacated
5.37 	space at the Brainerd Campus.
5.38 		Subd. 6.Century Community and
5.39 	Technical College
5.40 	(a) Technology Center                                 4,500,000
5.41 	To remodel, furnish, and equip recently
5.42 	purchased space into a computer center,
5.43 	offices, and smart classrooms.
5.44 	(b) Science Center and
5.45 	Learning Resources Center                             1,000,000
5.46 	To design a new building for science
5.47 	laboratories and classrooms and a new
5.48 	library and learning resource center.
5.49 		Subd. 7.Dakota Technical College                    6,800,000
5.50 	To remodel, furnish, and equip an
5.51 	information technology and
5.52 	telecommunications center of
5.53 	excellence, as well as improve and
5.54 	expand the library and academic support
5.55 	center.  This includes $2,500,000 for
6.1 	deferred maintenance projects.
6.2 	This appropriation is not available
6.3 	until the commissioner of finance has
6.4 	determined that at least $200,000 has
6.5 	been committed from nonstate sources.
6.6 		Subd. 8.Fond du Lac Tribal and
6.7 	Community College                                       635,000
6.8 	To design an addition to the library
6.9 	and to design phase 1 of the Lester
6.10 	Jack Briggs Cultural Center to provide
6.11 	multicultural spaces and physical
6.12 	education facilities.
6.13 		Subd. 9.Inver Hills Community College               5,565,000
6.14 	To remodel the College Center Building
6.15 	and to construct, furnish, and equip a
6.16 	one-stop student services addition to
6.17 	it; enlarge and colocate central
6.18 	services, the bookstore, and loading
6.19 	dock; and remove a pedestrian safety
6.20 	hazard.
6.21 		Subd. 10.Lake Superior College                     10,350,000
6.22 	To construct an addition to house all
6.23 	student services, high-tech classrooms,
6.24 	open computer labs, space for workforce
6.25 	development, and faculty and
6.26 	administrative offices.  The project
6.27 	also includes space for student life
6.28 	programs and instruction.
6.29 		Subd. 11.Minneapolis Community and
6.30 	Technical College                                     5,790,000
6.31 	To design, remodel, furnish, and equip
6.32 	basic science laboratories and a health
6.33 	sciences center for nursing.
6.34 		Subd. 12.Minnesota State College -
6.35 	Southeast Technical College                           3,500,000
6.36 	To remodel, furnish, and equip a
6.37 	one-stop student services center, a
6.38 	bookstore, technology-enhanced
6.39 	classrooms, a library and learning
6.40 	resource center, a nursing department,
6.41 	and a collegiate entry and information
6.42 	center.
6.43 		Subd. 13.Minnesota State Community and
6.44 	Technical College - Fergus Falls                      7,000,000
6.45 	To design and construct an addition for
6.46 	fine arts, technology, and student
6.47 	services, and to design and remodel
6.48 	general and interactive television
6.49 	classrooms.
6.50 		Subd. 14.Minnesota State Community and
6.51 	Technical College - Moorhead                          6,500,000
6.52 	To construct, furnish, and equip an
6.53 	addition for allied health and
6.54 	construction trades and renovate space
6.55 	for student services.  The project will
6.56 	also expand and replace the campus
7.1 	boiler, upgrade campus storage and
7.2 	mechanical and electrical needs,
7.3 	correct life safety and building code
7.4 	violations, demolish temporary
7.5 	buildings, and construct 40 additional
7.6 	parking spaces.
7.7 		Subd. 15.Minnesota State University -
7.8 	Mankato                                               2,560,000
7.9 	To design an addition to and partial
7.10 	remodeling of Trafton Science Center.
7.11 		Subd. 16.Minnesota State University -
7.12 	Moorhead
7.13 	(a) Hagen Hall                                        9,645,000
7.14 	To renovate, furnish, and equip Hagen
7.15 	Hall for classrooms, science
7.16 	laboratories, and related offices.
7.17 	(b) MacLean Hall                                        500,000
7.18 	To design a comprehensive renovation of
7.19 	MacLean Hall.
7.20 		Subd. 17.Northland Community
7.21 	College                                               1,985,000
7.22 	To relocate a workforce center, remodel
7.23 	to expand nursing programs, and remodel
7.24 	instructional and office space.
7.25 		Subd. 18.Riverland Community
7.26 	College                                               5,100,000
7.27 	To design, remodel, furnish, and equip
7.28 	science labs on the Austin and Albert
7.29 	Lea campuses and general classrooms on
7.30 	the Austin campus.
7.31 		Subd. 19.Rochester Community and
7.32 	Technical College                                    11,745,000
7.33 	To construct, furnish, and equip the
7.34 	renovation of the vacant Rockenbach
7.35 	gymnasium and adjacent site
7.36 	improvements, selected areas of the
7.37 	Heintz Center, and portions of the
7.38 	University Center Rochester main campus
7.39 	buildings all for use as a health
7.40 	sciences center for Rochester Community
7.41 	and Technical College.
7.42 		Subd. 20.St. Cloud State University
7.43 	(a) Centennial Hall, Phase 2                          2,900,000
7.44 	To remodel, furnish, and equip
7.45 	Centennial Hall to convert it from a
7.46 	library to classroom and office space.
7.47 	This appropriation is added to the
7.48 	appropriation in Laws 2003, First
7.49 	Special Session chapter 20, article 1,
7.50 	section 3, subdivision 16.
7.51 	(b) Brown Hall                                          900,000
7.52 	To design the renovation of, and an
7.53 	addition to, Brown Hall.  The
8.1 	renovation and addition must address
8.2 	life safety, fire, and air quality to
8.3 	provide space for nursing programs and
8.4 	necessary laboratory and classroom
8.5 	space.
8.6 		Subd. 21.St. Cloud Technical College                13,860,000
8.7 	To design, construct, furnish, and
8.8 	equip a multistory addition and to
8.9 	renovate classroom space into science
8.10 	space, including two science
8.11 	laboratories and a faculty office.
8.12 		Subd. 22.St. Paul College                          10,120,000
8.13 	To design, remodel, furnish, and equip
8.14 	construction trades and technology labs
8.15 	and design and construct a new entryway
8.16 	to link all floors of the original
8.17 	building with the tower to include
8.18 	offices, conference rooms, and student
8.19 	study areas.
8.20 		Subd. 23.South Central Technical
8.21 	College                                               4,747,000
8.22 	To remodel, furnish, and equip teaching
8.23 	laboratories at the North Mankato
8.24 	campus and for asset preservation at
8.25 	the Faribault campus.
8.26 		Subd. 24.Winona State University                   10,235,000
8.27 	To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
8.28 	Pasteur Hall for classrooms, science
8.29 	laboratories, and related offices.
8.30 		Subd. 25.Systemwide
8.31 	(a) Science Lab Renovations                           8,900,000
8.32 	To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
8.33 	science laboratories at campuses
8.34 	statewide.
8.35 	(b) Workforce Training Classrooms                     5,600,000
8.36 	To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
8.37 	classroom space at campuses statewide
8.38 	into space designed to address emerging
8.39 	workforce training needs.
8.40 	(c) Technology Updated Classrooms                     3,700,000
8.41 	To renovate and equip with learning
8.42 	technology classrooms at campuses
8.43 	statewide.
8.44 	(d) Demolition Initiative                             1,625,000
8.45 	To demolish obsolete buildings on ten
8.46 	campuses.
8.47 	(e) Program Consolidation                             2,000,000
8.48 	To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
8.49 	spaces to allow for program
8.50 	consolidation from one campus to
8.51 	another.
9.1 	(f) Land Acquisition                                  2,000,000
9.2 	To acquire real property near the state
9.3 	college and university campuses.
9.4 		Subd. 26.Debt Service
9.5 	(a) The board shall pay the debt
9.6 	service on one-third of the principal
9.7 	amount of state bonds sold to finance
9.8 	projects authorized by this section,
9.9 	except for higher education asset
9.10 	preservation and replacement, except
9.11 	that, where a nonstate match is
9.12 	required, the debt service is due on a
9.13 	principal amount equal to one-third of
9.14 	the total project cost, less the match
9.15 	committed before the bonds are sold.
9.16 	After each sale of general obligation
9.17 	bonds, the commissioner of finance
9.18 	shall notify the board of the amounts
9.19 	assessed for each year for the life of
9.20 	the bonds.
9.21 	(b) The commissioner shall reduce the
9.22 	board's assessment each year by
9.23 	one-third of the net income from
9.24 	investment of general obligation bond
9.25 	proceeds in proportion to the amount of
9.26 	principal and interest otherwise
9.27 	required to be paid by the board.  The
9.28 	board shall pay its resulting net
9.29 	assessment to the commissioner of
9.30 	finance by December 1 each year.  If
9.31 	the board fails to make a payment when
9.32 	due, the commissioner of finance shall
9.33 	reduce allotments for appropriations
9.34 	from the general fund otherwise
9.35 	available to the board and apply the
9.36 	amount of the reduction to cover the
9.37 	missed debt service payment.  The
9.38 	commissioner of finance shall credit
9.39 	the payments received from the board to
9.40 	the bond debt service account in the
9.41 	state bond fund each December 1 before
9.42 	money is transferred from the general
9.43 	fund under Minnesota Statutes, section
9.44 	16A.641, subdivision 10.

9.45 	Sec. 4. EDUCATION
 9.46 		Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of
9.47 	education for the purposes specified in
9.48 	this section                                         26,749,000
9.49 		Subd. 2.Duluth Grant School
9.50 	Youth and Community Center                            1,065,000
9.51 	For a grant to Independent School
9.52 	District No. 709, Duluth, to design,
9.53 	construct, furnish, and equip an
9.54 	addition to the Grant Magnet School for
9.55 	expansion of successful youth and
9.56 	community programming.  The addition
9.57 	will include a gymnasium, performance
9.58 	stage, multipurpose classrooms, and
9.59 	will expand cafeteria seating.
9.60 		Subd. 3.Independent School
9.61 	District No. 38 - Red Lake                           22,130,000
10.1 	This appropriation is from the maximum
10.2 	effort school loan fund for a capital
10.3 	loan to Independent School District No.
10.4 	38, Red Lake, as provided in Minnesota
10.5 	Statutes, sections 126C.60 to 126C.72,
10.6 	to design, construct, renovate,
10.7 	furnish, and equip middle school and
10.8 	high school facilities.  This capital
10.9 	loan is approved as required in
10.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.69,
10.11 	subdivision 10.
10.12 	The commissioner shall review the
10.13 	proposed plan and budget of the project
10.14 	and may reduce the amount of the loan
10.15 	to ensure that the project will be
10.16 	economical.  The commissioner may
10.17 	recover the cost incurred by the
10.18 	commissioner for any professional
10.19 	services associated with the final
10.20 	review and construction by reducing the
10.21 	proceeds of the loan paid by the
10.22 	district.  The commissioner shall
10.23 	report to the legislature any
10.24 	reductions to the appropriations in
10.25 	this subdivision by January 10, 2005.
10.26 		Subd. 4.East Metro Magnet
10.27 	School - Crosswinds Middle School                     1,054,000
10.28 	For a grant to Joint Powers District
10.29 	6067, East Metro Integration District,
10.30 	to complete land acquisition of the
10.31 	Crosswinds Arts and Science Middle
10.32 	School site based on a mediated
10.33 	settlement.  This appropriation is
10.34 	added to the appropriations in Laws
10.35 	1998, chapter 404, section 5,
10.36 	subdivision 5; Laws 1999, chapter 240,
10.37 	article 1, section 3; Laws 2000,
10.38 	chapter 492, article 1, section 5,
10.39 	subdivision 2; and Laws 2001, First
10.40 	Special Session chapter 12, section 2,
10.41 	subdivision 2, for the same project.
10.42 		Subd. 5.Library
10.43 	Improvement Grants                                    2,000,000
10.44 	For library improvement grants under
10.45 	new Minnesota Statutes, section 134.45,
10.46 	subdivision 5b.
10.47 		Subd. 6.Early Childhood Learning
10.48 	and Child Protection Facilities                         500,000
10.49 	For grants to rehabilitate facilities
10.50 	for programs under Minnesota Statutes,
10.51 	section 119A.45, except that a grant
10.52 	may not exceed $75,000 per program and
10.53 	$200,000 per facility.

10.54 	Sec. 5. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES
 10.55 		Subdivision 1.To the commissioner
10.56 	of administration for the purposes
10.57 	specified in this section                             5,841,000
10.58 		Subd. 2.Asset Preservation                          4,255,000
10.59 	For asset preservation capital
10.60 	improvements on both campuses of the
11.1 	Minnesota State Academies.
11.2 		Subd. 3.West Wing Noyes - Phase 2                   1,586,000
11.3 	To complete renovation of the
11.4 	auditorium.

11.5 	Sec. 6. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION
 11.6 		Subdivision 1.To the commissioner
11.7 	of administration for the purposes
11.8 	specified in this section                             1,919,000
11.9 		Subd. 2.Campus Asset Preservation                     558,000
11.10 	For asset preservation capital
11.11 	improvements on the campus, including,
11.12 	but not limited to, construction or
11.13 	repair of perimeter fencing, sidewalks,
11.14 	roads, sewers, the addition of an air
11.15 	conditioning chiller, and mold
11.16 	abatement.
11.17 		Subd. 3.Beta Building Demolition                      525,000
11.18 	To demolish the Beta Building on the
11.19 	Perpich Center Campus, dispose of any
11.20 	hazardous materials, and fill the site.
11.21 		Subd. 4.Alpha Building Renovation                     746,000
11.22 	To renovate and remodel the Alpha
11.23 	Building on the Perpich Center Campus
11.24 	for use as a storage facility.
11.25 		Subd. 5.Theater Capital Improvement                    90,000
11.26 	To replace lighting in the theater and
11.27 	to reconstruct the stage to allow its
11.28 	use for both teaching and performances.

11.29 	Sec. 7. NATURAL RESOURCES
 11.30 		Subdivision 1.To the
11.31 	commissioner of natural resources
11.32 	for the purposes specified
11.33 	in this section                                     108,628,000
11.34 		Subd. 2.Flood Hazard Mitigation
11.35 	Grants                                               29,880,000
11.36 	For the state share of flood hazard
11.37 	mitigation grants for publicly owned
11.38 	capital improvements to prevent or
11.39 	alleviate flood damage under Minnesota
11.40 	Statutes, section 103F.161.
11.41 	This appropriation includes money for
11.42 	the following projects:
11.43 	(a) Ada                      $    500,000
11.44 	(b) Breckenridge                3,250,000
11.45 	(c) Canisteo Mine               1,000,000
11.46 	(d) Dawson                        200,000
11.47 	(e) East Grand Forks           11,000,000
11.48 	(f) Golden Valley                 300,000
12.1 	(g) Grand Marais Creek          2,600,000
12.2 	(h) Granite Falls               2,600,000
12.3 	(i) Inver Grove Heights           500,000
12.4 	(j) Little McDonald Lake          250,000
12.5 	(k) Malung                        110,000
12.6 	(l) Manston Slough                200,000
12.7 	(m) Minneapolis                   200,000
12.8 	(n) Montevideo                  1,980,000
12.9 	(o) Oakport                     3,000,000
12.10 	(p) Palmville                     323,000
12.11 	(q) Roseau River                  367,000
12.12 	(r) St. Louis Park              1,000,000
12.13 	(s) Two River Ross Impoundment    100,000
12.14 	(t) Warren                        200,000
12.15 	(u) Whiskey Creek                 200,000
12.16 	For any project listed in this
12.17 	paragraph that is not ready to proceed,
12.18 	the commissioner may allocate that
12.19 	project's money to the next project on
12.20 	the commissioner's priority list, or
12.21 	may allocate up to $180,000 to the
12.22 	project in Cannon Falls.
12.23 	To the extent that the cost of the
12.24 	projects in Ada, Breckenridge, Dawson,
12.25 	East Grand Forks, Granite Falls,
12.26 	Montevideo, Oakport Township, Roseau,
12.27 	and Warren exceed two percent of the
12.28 	median household income in the
12.29 	municipality multiplied by the number
12.30 	of households in the municipality, this
12.31 	appropriation is also for the local
12.32 	share of the project.
12.33 	There is no local share required for
12.34 	the Canisteo Mine project.
12.35 	For grants for Roseau River, Palmville,
12.36 	and Malung, the state share must be $3
12.37 	for each $1 of nonstate contribution.
12.38 	Notwithstanding the grant expiration
12.39 	date of June 30, 2002, the commissioner
12.40 	of natural resources shall extend until
12.41 	June 30, 2006, the expiration date of a
12.42 	grant made to the city of Stillwater
12.43 	under Minnesota Statutes, section
12.44 	103F.161, used to match certain federal
12.45 	appropriations for flood hazard
12.46 	mitigation.
12.47 		Subd. 3.Dam Renovation and
12.48 	Removal                                               1,000,000
12.49 	To renovate or remove publicly owned
12.50 	dams.  The commissioner shall determine
13.1 	project priorities as appropriate under
13.2 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 103G.511
13.3 	and 103G.515.
13.4 	$50,000 is to renovate the Lake
13.5 	Vermillion Dam in St. Louis County.
13.6 		Subd. 4.RIM - Critical Habitat
13.7 	Match                                                 3,000,000
13.8 	To provide the state match for the
13.9 	critical habitat private sector
13.10 	matching account under Minnesota
13.11 	Statutes, section 84.943, for the
13.12 	acquisition or improvements of a
13.13 	capital nature for critical fish,
13.14 	wildlife, and native plant habitats.
13.15 		Subd. 5.RIM - Wildlife Area Land
13.16 	Acquisition                                          10,000,000
13.17 	To acquire land for wildlife management
13.18 	area purposes under Minnesota Statutes,
13.19 	section 86A.05, subdivision 8.
13.20 	A portion of this appropriation may be
13.21 	used to acquire land in coordination
13.22 	with the Central Minnesota Prairie to
13.23 	Pines Partnership to match federal
13.24 	money available through the Army
13.25 	Compatible Use Buffer Zone program to
13.26 	protect a buffer zone around Camp
13.27 	Ripley.
13.28 		Subd. 6.Fisheries Acquisition and
13.29 	Improvement                                           1,050,000
13.30 	To acquire land and interests in land
13.31 	for aquatic management areas and to
13.32 	make public improvements and
13.33 	betterments of a capital nature to
13.34 	aquatic management areas established
13.35 	under Minnesota Statutes, section
13.36 	86A.05, subdivision 14.
13.37 		Subd. 7.Water Access Acquisition,
13.38 	Betterment, and Fishing Piers                         3,500,000
13.39 	For public water access acquisition,
13.40 	construction, and renovation to capital
13.41 	projects on lakes and rivers, including
13.42 	water access through the provision of
13.43 	fishing piers and shoreline access
13.44 	under Minnesota Statutes, section
13.45 	86A.05, subdivision 9.
13.46 		Subd. 8.Canoe and Boating Routes                      500,000
13.47 	To develop canoe and boating routes
13.48 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.32.
13.49 	This appropriation is to develop the
13.50 	Red River of the North Canoe Route by
13.51 	securing and developing access sites
13.52 	from Georgetown to the Canadian border.
13.53 		Subd. 9.Stream Protection and
13.54 	Restoration                                             500,000
13.55 	For the design and construction of
13.56 	trout stream restoration projects.
14.1 		Subd. 10.Reforestation                               3,000,000
14.2 	To increase reforestation activities to
14.3 	meet the reforestation requirements of
14.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 89.002,
14.5 	subdivision 2, including planting,
14.6 	seeding, site preparation, and
14.7 	purchasing tree seeds and seedlings.
14.8 		Subd. 11.Metro Greenways and
14.9 	Natural Areas                                         1,000,000
14.10 	To provide grants to local units of
14.11 	government for acquisition or
14.12 	betterment of greenways and natural
14.13 	areas in the metro region and to
14.14 	acquire greenways and natural areas in
14.15 	the metro region through the purchase
14.16 	of conservation easements or fee
14.17 	titles.  The commissioner shall
14.18 	determine the project priorities and
14.19 	shall consult with representatives of
14.20 	local units of government, nonprofit
14.21 	organizations, and other interested
14.22 	parties.
14.23 		Subd. 12.Native Prairie Bank
14.24 	Easements and Development                             1,000,000
14.25 	For acquisition of native prairie bank
14.26 	easements under Minnesota Statutes,
14.27 	section 84.96, and for betterment of
14.28 	prairie bank lands.
14.29 		Subd. 13.Scientific and Natural
14.30 	Area Acquisition and Development                        500,000
14.31 	To acquire land for scientific and
14.32 	natural areas and for development,
14.33 	protection, or improvements of a
14.34 	capital nature to scientific and
14.35 	natural areas under Minnesota Statutes,
14.36 	sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision
14.37 	5.
14.38 		Subd. 14.State Trail Development                    8,860,000
14.39 	To acquire land for and to develop
14.40 	state trails as specified in Minnesota
14.41 	Statutes, section 85.015.
14.42 	$1,700,000 is for the Blazing Star
14.43 	Trail.
14.44 	$435,000 is for a segment of the
14.45 	Blufflands Trail, from Preston to
14.46 	Forestville.
14.47 	$200,000 is for a segment of the
14.48 	Blufflands Trail, from Chester Woods
14.49 	County Park to the city of Eyota in
14.50 	Olmsted County, primarily for
14.51 	nonmotorized riding and hiking.
14.52 	$500,000 is for the Casey Jones Trail.
14.53 	$400,000 is for the Douglas Trail.
14.54 	$400,000 is for the Gateway Trail.
14.55 	$725,000 is for the Gitchi Gami Trail.
15.1 	$900,000 is for the Glacial Lakes Trail.
15.2 	$200,000 is for the Goodhue Pioneer
15.3 	Trail.
15.4 	$300,000 is for the Heartland Trail.
15.5 	$150,000 is for the Milltown Trail.
15.6 	$100,000 is for the Minnesota River
15.7 	Trail.
15.8 	$2,400,000 is for the Paul Bunyan
15.9 	Trail:  $1,500,000 is for an extension
15.10 	across Excelsior Road in the city of
15.11 	Baxter to connect with the Oberstar
15.12 	Tunnel; $500,000 is to construct an
15.13 	underpass under State Highway 197 in
15.14 	the city of Bemidji and is not
15.15 	available until the commissioner has
15.16 	determined that an equal amount has
15.17 	been committed by the city of Bemidji;
15.18 	and $400,000 is to install riprap along
15.19 	the southeast shore of Lake Bemidji.
15.20 	$450,000 is for the Shooting Star Trail.
15.21 		Subd. 15.County Forest Land
15.22 	Reforestation                                         1,000,000
15.23 	To provide matching grants to counties
15.24 	for reforestation of
15.25 	county-administered lands.  The
15.26 	commissioner shall determine project
15.27 	priorities based on need and level of
15.28 	county matching funds.  The state
15.29 	matching grants are available to
15.30 	counties for site preparation, tree
15.31 	planting, tree seeding, and are to
15.32 	supplement, not supplant, county
15.33 	funding for timber development
15.34 	described under Minnesota Statutes,
15.35 	section 282.08, clause (5), item (i).
15.36 	These grants are not available until
15.37 	the commissioner has determined that at
15.38 	least an equal amount has been
15.39 	committed from the recipient county.
15.40 		Subd. 16.Fish Hatchery Improvements                 1,750,000
15.41 	For improvements of a capital nature to
15.42 	renovate fish culture facilities.
15.43 		Subd. 17.RIM - Wildlife Management
15.44 	Area Development                                        600,000
15.45 	For improvements of a capital nature to
15.46 	develop, protect, or improve habitat
15.47 	and facilities on wildlife management
15.48 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
15.49 	86A.05, subdivision 8.
15.50 		Subd. 18.State Forest and Forest Legacy
15.51 	Land Acquisition                                      2,000,000
15.52 	To acquire private lands and interests
15.53 	in lands from willing sellers within
15.54 	established boundaries of state forests
15.55 	established under Minnesota Statutes,
15.56 	section 89.021, and within Forest
16.1 	Legacy Areas established under United
16.2 	States Code, title 16, section 2103c.
16.3 		Subd. 19.Forest Road and Bridge Projects            1,000,000
16.4 	For reconstruction, resurfacing,
16.5 	replacement, and construction of state
16.6 	forest roads and bridges throughout the
16.7 	state under Minnesota Statutes, section
16.8 	89.002.
16.9 		Subd. 20.State Park and Recreation Area
16.10 	Acquisition                                           3,000,000
16.11 	For acquisition of land under Minnesota
16.12 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivisions
16.13 	2 and 3, from willing sellers of
16.14 	private lands within state park and
16.15 	recreation area boundaries established
16.16 	by law.
16.17 		Subd. 21.State Park and Recreation Area
16.18 	Building Development and Rehabilitation and
16.19 	Infrastructure Improvements                           6,900,000
16.20 	For construction, rehabilitation, and
16.21 	infrastructure improvements within
16.22 	Minnesota state parks and state
16.23 	recreation areas according to the
16.24 	management plan required in Minnesota
16.25 	Statutes, chapter 86A.
16.26 	$2,900,000 is to develop the Red River
16.27 	State Recreation Area, including
16.28 	construction of a visitor's center.
16.29 	$1,400,000 is to develop the Big Bog
16.30 	State Recreation Area, including
16.31 	construction of a visitor's center.
16.32 	$1,800,000 is to develop the Grand
16.33 	Portage State Park, including
16.34 	construction of a visitor's center and
16.35 	a maintenance shop.
16.36 		Subd. 22.Metro Regional Park Acquisition
16.37 	and Betterment                                       18,988,000
16.38 	This appropriation is for a grant to
16.39 	the Metropolitan Council.  The grant
16.40 	must be used to pay the cost of
16.41 	improvements and betterments of a
16.42 	capital nature and acquisition by the
16.43 	council and local government units of
16.44 	regional recreational open-space lands
16.45 	in accordance with the council's policy
16.46 	plan as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
16.47 	section 473.147.  Priority should be
16.48 	given to park rehabilitation and land
16.49 	acquisition projects.
16.50 	$1,000,000 is for a grant to the city
16.51 	of Hastings to construct, furnish, and
16.52 	equip the Hastings River Flats
16.53 	Interpretive Facility.
16.54 	$250,000 is for a grant to the
16.55 	Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
16.56 	to develop a plan to complete the Grand
16.57 	Rounds National Scenic Byway by
16.58 	providing a link between northeast
17.1 	Minneapolis on Stinson Boulevard and
17.2 	southeast Minneapolis at East River
17.3 	Road.
17.4 	For purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
17.5 	section 473.351, Columbia Parkway,
17.6 	Ridgeway Parkway, and Stinson Boulevard
17.7 	are considered to be part of the
17.8 	metropolitan regional recreation open
17.9 	space system.
17.10 	$2,500,000 is for a grant to the
17.11 	Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
17.12 	to mitigate flooding at Lake of the
17.13 	Isles in the city of Minneapolis.  This
17.14 	appropriation must be used for
17.15 	shoreline stabilization and
17.16 	restoration, dredging, wetland
17.17 	replacement, and other infrastructure
17.18 	improvements necessary to deal with the
17.19 	1997 flood damage and to prevent future
17.20 	flooding.
17.21 	$50,000 is for a grant to the
17.22 	Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
17.23 	to predesign the J.D. Rivers Urban
17.24 	Agriculture Awareness Center in
17.25 	Theodore Wirth Regional Park.
17.26 	$100,000 is for a grant to Ramsey and
17.27 	Washington Counties, or either of them
17.28 	as jointly agreed, to prepare
17.29 	engineering design documents for the
17.30 	development of a trail adjacent to
17.31 	marked Trunk Highway 120 from its
17.32 	intersection with Joy Road to its
17.33 	intersection with 20th Street in the
17.34 	city of North St. Paul, adjacent to
17.35 	marked Trunk Highway 96 from its
17.36 	intersection with marked Trunk Highway
17.37 	61 to its intersection with marked
17.38 	Trunk Highway 244, and adjacent to
17.39 	marked Trunk Highway 244 from its
17.40 	intersection with marked Trunk Highway
17.41 	96 to and including its intersection
17.42 	with Washington County Road 12.  The
17.43 	design must be consistent with the
17.44 	recommendations of the Lake Links Trail
17.45 	Network Master Plan prepared for Ramsey
17.46 	and Washington Counties.
17.47 	$388,000 is for a grant to the city of
17.48 	St. Paul for park and trail
17.49 	improvements in the Desnoyer Park area,
17.50 	above the Meeker Island lock historic
17.51 	site.
17.52 	$3,000,000 is for a grant to the city
17.53 	of St. Paul to design and construct
17.54 	river's edge improvements and redevelop
17.55 	a public park on Raspberry Island.
17.56 	$5,000,000 is for a grant to the city
17.57 	of South St. Paul for the closure,
17.58 	capping, and remediation of
17.59 	approximately 80 acres of the Port
17.60 	Crosby construction and demolition
17.61 	debris landfill in South St. Paul, as
17.62 	the fourth phase of converting the land
17.63 	into parkland, and to restore
17.64 	approximately 80 acres of riverfront
18.1 	land along the Mississippi River.
18.2 		Subd. 23.Local Initiative Grants                    1,000,000
18.3 	For grants for local parks and outdoor
18.4 	recreation areas under Minnesota
18.5 	Statutes, section 85.019, subdivision
18.6 	2; grants for natural and scenic areas
18.7 	under Minnesota Statutes, section
18.8 	85.019, subdivision 4a; and grants for
18.9 	regional parks outside the metropolitan
18.10 	area defined in Minnesota Statutes,
18.11 	section 473.121, subdivision 2, which
18.12 	may be for up to 60 percent of the
18.13 	nonfederal share of the project cost.
18.14 		Subd. 24.Lake Superior Safe Harbor                  2,000,000
18.15 	For design, construction, and capital
18.16 	improvements to public accesses and
18.17 	small craft harbors on Lake Superior in
18.18 	cooperation with the United States Army
18.19 	Corps of Engineers, and to purchase
18.20 	buildings, piers, and capital equipment
18.21 	from Lake County.
18.22 		Subd. 25.Statewide Asset Preservation               2,000,000
18.23 	For asset preservation improvements and
18.24 	betterments at Department of Natural
18.25 	Resources buildings statewide,
18.26 	including removal of life safety
18.27 	hazards and structural defects;
18.28 	elimination or containment of hazardous
18.29 	materials; code compliance
18.30 	improvements; accessibility
18.31 	improvements; replacement or renovation
18.32 	of roofs, windows, tuckpointing, and
18.33 	structural members; and improvements
18.34 	necessary to preserve the interior and
18.35 	exterior of buildings and other
18.36 	infrastructure.
18.37 		Subd. 26.Field Office Renovation and
18.38 	Improvement                                           1,000,000
18.39 	To design, acquire, renovate,
18.40 	construct, furnish, and equip field
18.41 	offices.
18.42 		Subd. 27.Office Facility Development                3,600,000
18.43 	To design, construct, furnish, and
18.44 	equip colocated facilities.
18.45 	$1,300,000 is to complete the
18.46 	consolidated office at Fergus Falls.
18.47 	$2,300,000 is to develop colocated
18.48 	facilities at Glenwood.

18.49 	Sec. 8. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY                    10,000,000
 18.50 	To the Pollution Control Agency to
18.51 	design and construct remedial systems
18.52 	and acquire land at landfills
18.53 	throughout the state in accordance with
18.54 	the closed landfill program under
18.55 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.39.

18.56 	Sec. 9. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE           4,000,000
 19.1 	To the Office of Environmental
19.2 	Assistance for the solid waste capital
19.3 	assistance grants program under
19.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54.
19.5 	First priority for a grant from this
19.6 	appropriation must be for a grant to
19.7 	Olmsted County.

19.8 	Sec. 10. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES
 19.9 		Subdivision 1.To the Board
19.10 	of Water and Soil Resources for the
19.11 	purposes specified in this section                   27,935,000
19.12 		Subd. 2.RIM and CREP Conservation
19.13 	Easements                                            23,000,000
19.14 	This appropriation is to acquire
19.15 	conservation easements from landowners
19.16 	on marginal lands to protect soil and
19.17 	water quality and to support fish and
19.18 	wildlife habitat as provided in
19.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515.
19.20 	$3,000,000 is to administer the program.
19.21 		Subd. 3.Wetland Replacement
19.22 	Due to Public Road Projects                           3,000,000
19.23 	To acquire land for wetlands or restore
19.24 	wetlands to be used to replace wetlands
19.25 	drained or filled as a result of the
19.26 	repair, maintenance, or rehabilitation
19.27 	of existing public roads as required by
19.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222,
19.29 	subdivision 1, paragraphs (k) and (l).
19.30 	The purchase price paid for acquisition
19.31 	of land, fee, or perpetual easement
19.32 	must be the fair market value as
19.33 	determined by the board.  The board may
19.34 	enter into agreements with the federal
19.35 	government, other state agencies,
19.36 	political subdivisions, and nonprofit
19.37 	organizations or fee owners to acquire
19.38 	land and restore and create wetlands
19.39 	and to acquire existing wetland banking
19.40 	credits with money provided by this
19.41 	appropriation.  Acquisition of or the
19.42 	conveyance of land may be in the name
19.43 	of the political subdivision.
19.44 		Subd. 4.Streambank, Lakeshore, and
19.45 	Roadside Erosion Control                                500,000
19.46 	To acquire conservation easements in
19.47 	environmentally sensitive lake and
19.48 	river shoreland areas from private
19.49 	landowners, to correct severely eroded
19.50 	lake and river stream banks through the
19.51 	installation of permanent erosion
19.52 	control structures and practices, and
19.53 	to reduce flood damages through the
19.54 	installation of road retention
19.55 	projects.  The board may award grants
19.56 	to local soil and water conservation
19.57 	districts and participating local units
19.58 	of government to acquire conservation
19.59 	easements in accordance with Minnesota
19.60 	Statutes, section 103F.225.
20.1 		Subd. 5.Area II Minnesota
20.2 	River Basin Grant-in-Aid Program                        500,000
20.3 	For grants to assist local governments
20.4 	in Area II of the Minnesota River Basin
20.5 	to acquire, design, and construct
20.6 	floodwater retention systems.
20.7 	The grants are not available until the
20.8 	board determines that $1 has been
20.9 	committed to the project from nonstate
20.10 	sources for every $3 of state grant.
20.11 		Subd. 6.Prairie Farm Education
20.12 	and Exhibit Center                                      935,000
20.13 	For a grant to the city of Canby to
20.14 	acquire, design, construct, furnish,
20.15 	and equip the Prairie Farm Preservation
20.16 	Education and Exhibit Center

20.17 	Sec. 11. AGRICULTURE
 20.18 		Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of
20.19 	agriculture or other named agencies for
20.20 	the purposes specified in this section                  815,000
20.21 		Subd. 2.Joint Plant Pathology
20.22 	Research Facility                                       245,000
20.23 	To complete the equipping of the
20.24 	existing Biological Control Containment
20.25 	Facility through the purchase and
20.26 	installation of a plant growth chamber.
20.27 		Subd. 3.Agriculture Water Management
20.28 	Research Partnership                                    570,000
20.29 	To the Board of Regents of the
20.30 	University of Minnesota to establish or
20.31 	expand agricultural water management
20.32 	projects at the Crookston, Morris,
20.33 	Lamberton, and Waseca Research and
20.34 	Outreach Centers in partnership with
20.35 	the Department of Agriculture.

20.36 	Sec. 12. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL
20.37 	GARDEN
 20.38 		Subdivision 1.To the Minnesota
20.39 	Zoological Garden for the purposes
20.40 	specified in this section                             3,000,000
20.41 		Subd. 2.Phase 1 of Master Plan                      1,000,000
20.42 	To design zoo facilities consistent
20.43 	with the current Master Plan for the
20.44 	Gateway to the North exhibit.
20.45 		Subd. 3.Asset Preservation                          2,000,000
20.46 	For capital asset preservation
20.47 	improvements and betterments to roofs,
20.48 	mechanical and utility systems, roads
20.49 	and pathways, building envelopes, storm
20.50 	water systems, exhibits, and safety and
20.51 	code compliance upgrades.

20.52 	Sec. 13. ADMINISTRATION
 20.53 		Subdivision 1.To the commissioner
21.1 	of administration for the purposes
21.2 	specified in this section                             9,124,000
21.3 		Subd. 2.Capital Asset Preservation
21.4 	and Replacement Account (CAPRA)                       3,000,000
21.5 	To be spent in accordance with
21.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.632.
21.7 		Subd. 3.Asset Preservation                          4,000,000
21.8 	For asset preservation projects in
21.9 	properties managed by the Department of
21.10 	Administration.
21.11 		Subd. 4.Parking                                     1,724,000
21.12 	(a) Of this amount, $1,637,000 is for
21.13 	renovation of the Central Park Parking
21.14 	Ramp, located east and adjacent to the
21.15 	Centennial Office Building in St. Paul,
21.16 	to accommodate additional parking
21.17 	stalls and for capital costs to expand
21.18 	Capitol Parking Lot Q, located at Cedar
21.19 	Street and Sherburne Avenue in St.
21.20 	Paul, to accommodate additional parking
21.21 	stalls.
21.22 	(b) Of this amount, $87,000 is to
21.23 	remove deficient retaining walls and
21.24 	stairs and to regrade portions of Cass
21.25 	Gilbert Park, located east and adjacent
21.26 	to Lot Q.
21.27 	(c) The bond debt in paragraph (a) will
21.28 	be user financed from parking fees
21.29 	collected and deposited into the state
21.30 	parking account under Minnesota
21.31 	Statutes, section 16A.643.
21.32 		Subd. 5.Workers' Memorial                              400,000
21.33 	To design and construct a workers'
21.34 	memorial on the Capitol grounds.

21.35 	Sec. 14. CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL
21.36 	AND PLANNING BOARD
 21.37 		Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of
21.38 	administration for the purposes specified
21.39 	in this section                                       3,070,000
21.40 		Subd. 2.Capitol Interior Renovation                 1,200,000
21.41 	To complete schematic design for the
21.42 	phased renovation and restoration of
21.43 	the Capitol's interior, including all
21.44 	floors, ceremonial and public spaces,
21.45 	office suites, and spaces currently
21.46 	serving as hearing rooms.
21.47 	The appropriation in this subdivision
21.48 	may not be spent on any project that
21.49 	affects space under the control of the
21.50 	senate without the approval of the
21.51 	secretary of the senate nor on any
21.52 	project that affects space under the
21.53 	control of the house of representatives
21.54 	without the approval of the chief clerk
21.55 	of the house.
22.1 		Subd. 3.Capitol Third Floor and Dome                1,870,000
22.2 	To repair and restore the public
22.3 	corridors, walls, and ceilings of the
22.4 	third floor and the dome of the Capitol
22.5 	Building in St. Paul.

22.6 	Sec. 15. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
 22.7 	National Volleyball
22.8 	Center - Phase 2                                      3,200,000
22.9 	To the Amateur Sports Commission for a
22.10 	grant to the city of Rochester to
22.11 	design, construct, furnish, and equip
22.12 	the phase 2 expansion of the National
22.13 	Volleyball Center in Rochester, subject
22.14 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.

22.15 	Sec. 16. MILITARY AFFAIRS
 22.16 		Subdivision 1.To the adjutant
22.17 	general for the purposes specified
22.18 	in this section                                       5,000,000
22.19 		Subd. 2.Asset Preservation                          4,000,000
22.20 	For asset preservation improvements,
22.21 	Americans With Disabilities Act
22.22 	upgrades, and betterments of a capital
22.23 	nature at military affairs facilities
22.24 	statewide.
22.25 		Subd. 3.Facility Life-Safety
22.26 	Improvements                                          1,000,000
22.27 	For life-safety improvements, Americans
22.28 	With Disabilities Act upgrades, and
22.29 	betterments of a capital nature at
22.30 	military affairs facilities statewide.

22.31 	Sec. 17. VETERANS AFFAIRS                              500,000
 22.32 	To the commissioner of administration
22.33 	to complete construction of the World
22.34 	War II Veterans' Memorial on the
22.35 	Capitol Mall.  This is the final state
22.36 	appropriation for the project and is
22.37 	contingent on sufficient nonstate funds
22.38 	being received and deposited into a
22.39 	segregated account for perpetual
22.40 	maintenance of the memorial.  The
22.41 	design is subject to approval by the
22.42 	Capitol Area Architectural and Planning
22.43 	Board.

22.44 	Sec. 18. COMMERCE
 22.45 	Biomass-Fueled
22.46 	Heating and Cooling Systems                           1,000,000
22.47 	To the commissioner of commerce for
22.48 	grants to predesign four to five
22.49 	biomass-fueled, municipal, or state
22.50 	college or university-owned community
22.51 	heating and cooling systems.
22.52 	The fuel source for the projects must
22.53 	be biomass that is procured in an
22.54 	environmentally sustainable manner.
22.55 	Eligible biomass includes sustainably
23.1 	harvested agricultural and forest
23.2 	residues, waste wood, mill residues,
23.3 	biogas, and dedicated energy crops.
23.4 	Existing community energy systems
23.5 	seeking upgrades, as well as new
23.6 	projects, are eligible to apply.
23.7 	Projects planning for future conversion
23.8 	to cogeneration and projects seeking
23.9 	federal matching funds must be given
23.10 	preference.  Proposals submitted by
23.11 	interested municipalities or state
23.12 	colleges and universities must be
23.13 	evaluated by a technically
23.14 	knowledgeable, nonpartisan
23.15 	organization, such as the United States
23.16 	Department of Energy's National
23.17 	Renewable Energy Laboratory.

23.18 	Sec. 19. PUBLIC SAFETY
 23.19 		Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of
23.20 	public safety for the purposes specified
23.21 	in this section                                       1,269,000
23.22 		Subd. 2.Blue Earth -
23.23 	Regional Fire and Police Station                        642,000
23.24 	For a grant to the city of Blue Earth
23.25 	to acquire land, design, construct,
23.26 	furnish, and equip a new fire and
23.27 	police station at 729 East 7th Street
23.28 	in the city of Blue Earth.
23.29 		Subd. 3.Rochester -
23.30 	Regional Public Safety Training Center                  627,000
23.31 	For a grant to the city of Rochester to
23.32 	design, construct, furnish, and equip
23.33 	phase I of the Rochester Regional
23.34 	Public Safety Training Center, which is
23.35 	to develop a live burn training
23.36 	simulator adjacent to the existing
23.37 	National Guard facility in Rochester.

23.38 	Sec. 20. TRANSPORTATION
 23.39 		Subdivision 1.To the
23.40 	commissioner of transportation for
23.41 	the purposes specified in this section               69,640,000
23.42 		Subd. 2.Local Bridge Replacement
23.43 	and Rehabilitation                                   40,000,000
23.44 	This appropriation is from the bond
23.45 	proceeds account in the state
23.46 	transportation fund as provided in
23.47 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, to
23.48 	match federal money and to replace or
23.49 	rehabilitate local deficient bridges.
23.50 	Political subdivisions may use grants
23.51 	made under this section to construct or
23.52 	reconstruct bridges, including:
23.53 	(1) matching federal-aid grants to
23.54 	construct or reconstruct key bridges;
23.55 	(2) paying the costs of preliminary
23.56 	engineering and environmental studies
23.57 	authorized under Minnesota Statutes,
23.58 	section 174.50, subdivision 6a;
24.1 	(3) paying the costs to abandon an
24.2 	existing bridge that is deficient and
24.3 	in need of replacement, but where no
24.4 	replacement will be made; and
24.5 	(4) paying the costs to construct a
24.6 	road or street to facilitate the
24.7 	abandonment of an existing bridge
24.8 	determined by the commissioner to be
24.9 	deficient, if the commissioner
24.10 	determines that construction of the
24.11 	road or street is more cost efficient
24.12 	than the replacement of the existing
24.13 	bridge.
24.14 		Subd. 3.Local Road Improvement Program             10,000,000
24.15 	$5,000,000 is for construction,
24.16 	reconstruction, or reconditioning of
24.17 	local roads with statewide or regional
24.18 	significance under Minnesota Statutes,
24.19 	section 174.52, subdivision 4.
24.20 	$5,000,000 is for grants to counties to
24.21 	assist in paying the costs of capital
24.22 	improvement projects on county
24.23 	state-aid highways that are intended
24.24 	primarily to reduce traffic crashes,
24.25 	deaths, injuries, and property damage,
24.26 	under new Minnesota Statutes, section
24.27 	174.52, subdivision 4a.
24.28 		Subd. 4.Rail Service Improvement                    3,000,000
24.29 	For transfer to the rail service
24.30 	improvement account under Minnesota
24.31 	Statutes, section 222.49.
24.32 	$1,500,000 is to provide the state's
24.33 	share for a railroad bypass in or near
24.34 	the city of Willmar and is not
24.35 	available until the commissioner has
24.36 	determined that at least an equal
24.37 	amount has been committed from nonstate
24.38 	sources.
24.39 		Subd. 5.Port Development Assistance                 3,700,000
24.40 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes,
24.41 	sections 457A.01 to 457A.06.  Any
24.42 	improvements made with the proceeds of
24.43 	these grants must be publicly owned.
24.44 		Subd. 6.Northstar Commuter Rail                     2,000,000
24.45 	For final design and project management
24.46 	of a commuter rail line serving Big
24.47 	Lake to downtown Minneapolis; to
24.48 	acquire land for stations, maintenance
24.49 	facilities, and park and ride lots; and
24.50 	for final design and project management
24.51 	of an extension of the Hiawatha Light
24.52 	Rail Transit Line from its terminus in
24.53 	downtown Minneapolis to a new terminus
24.54 	near Fifth Avenue North adjacent to the
24.55 	proposed downtown Minneapolis commuter
24.56 	rail station.
24.57 	This appropriation is not available
24.58 	until $2,000,000 has been committed by
24.59 	local governments and approval to
25.1 	proceed to final design has been
25.2 	authorized by the Federal Transit
25.3 	Administration.
25.4 	Up to $2,000,000 of this appropriation
25.5 	may be used for final design and
25.6 	project management.
25.7 	After a full-funding grant agreement
25.8 	has been executed with the Federal
25.9 	Transit Administration for the
25.10 	Northstar Commuter Rail Project, the
25.11 	remaining balance of this appropriation
25.12 	not committed for final design and
25.13 	project management or committed to
25.14 	acquire land shall be available to
25.15 	construct, furnish, and equip the
25.16 	Northstar Commuter Rail Line and to
25.17 	construct, furnish, and equip the
25.18 	extension of the light rail transit
25.19 	line.
25.20 		Subd. 7.Duluth Aerial
25.21 	Lift Bridge                                           1,000,000
25.22 	For a grant to the city of Duluth for
25.23 	capital restoration of the aerial lift
25.24 	bridge.  This appropriation is
25.25 	available when matched by $1 of money
25.26 	secured or provided by the city of
25.27 	Duluth for each $1 of state money.
25.28 		Subd. 8.Lake County -
25.29 	Forest Highway 11                                       590,000
25.30 	For a grant to Lake County to match
25.31 	federal funding for bridge and highway
25.32 	replacement, rehabilitation, and repair
25.33 	to Forest Highway 11.
25.34 		Subd. 9.St. Paul - Holman Field
25.35 	Flood Protection                                        100,000
25.36 	For a grant to the Metropolitan
25.37 	Airports Commission to construct a
25.38 	permanent flood control perimeter dike
25.39 	along the east and south edges of the
25.40 	St. Paul Downtown Airport/Holman Field.
25.41 		Subd. 10.Central Corridor Transitway                5,250,000
25.42 	To the Metropolitan Council for
25.43 	planning, final environmental impact
25.44 	statement, and preliminary engineering
25.45 	of the Central Corridor Transit Way
25.46 	between St. Paul and the city of
25.47 	Minneapolis.
25.48 		Subd. 11.Rush Line
25.49 	Corridor Transitway                                   1,000,000
25.50 	To the Metropolitan Council:
25.51 	(1) to match federal money;
25.52 	(2) for right-of-way acquisition,
25.53 	planning, and engineering for the Rush
25.54 	Line corridor busway between St. Paul
25.55 	and Hinckley; and
25.56 	(3) for related construction of
26.1 	park-and-pool and park-and-ride
26.2 	facilities for the busway.
26.3 		Subd. 12.Red Rock
26.4 	Corridor Transitway                                   1,000,000
26.5 	To the Metropolitan Council for
26.6 	preliminary engineering and
26.7 	environmental review of the Red Rock
26.8 	Corridor Transitway between Hastings
26.9 	through St. Paul to Minneapolis.
26.10 		Subd. 13.St. Paul Union Depot                       2,000,000
26.11 	To the Metropolitan Council for a grant
26.12 	to the Ramsey County Regional Rail
26.13 	Authority to acquire and refurbish the
26.14 	concourse at the St. Paul Union Depot
26.15 	to implement a multimodal transit hub.

26.16 	Sec. 21. HEALTH
 26.17 		Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of
26.18 	administration for the purposes specified
26.19 	in this section                                       8,900,000
26.20 		Subd. 2.Health Career Institute                     5,000,000
26.21 	For a grant to the city of Minneapolis
26.22 	to remove asbestos and lead
26.23 	contamination from the site of the
26.24 	former Sears store near Chicago and
26.25 	Lake Streets and to construct space
26.26 	within that site for the Health Career
26.27 	Institute.
26.28 		Subd. 3.Hennepin County Crisis
26.29 	Intervention Center                                   1,400,000
26.30 	For a grant to Hennepin County to
26.31 	renovate and expand the acute
26.32 	psychiatric service at Hennepin County
26.33 	Medical Center.  This appropriation is
26.34 	not available until the commissioner
26.35 	has determined that at least an equal
26.36 	amount has been committed from nonstate
26.37 	sources.
26.38 		Subd. 4.Health Care
26.39 	Learning Center                                       2,500,000
26.40 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to
26.41 	acquire a site for and demolish an
26.42 	existing building on the site, and to
26.43 	predesign, design, construct, furnish,
26.44 	and equip the Health Care Education and
26.45 	Training Center in downtown St. Paul.
26.46 	The city of St. Paul may enter into a
26.47 	lease or management agreement for the
26.48 	center, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
26.49 	section 16A.695.

26.50 	Sec. 22. HUMAN SERVICES
 26.51 		Subdivision 1.To the
26.52 	commissioner of administration
26.53 	for the purposes specified
26.54 	in this section                                      12,314,000
26.55 		Subd. 2.St. Peter Regional
26.56 	Treatment Center Sex Offender Facility                3,000,000
27.1 	To design new facilities for up to 150
27.2 	beds for the treatment of sex offenders
27.3 	in the Minnesota Sexual Offender
27.4 	Program at the St. Peter Regional
27.5 	Treatment Center.
27.6 		Subd. 3.Systemwide - Campus
27.7 	Redevelopment/Reuse/Demolition                        5,000,000
27.8 	To demolish or improve surplus,
27.9 	nonfunctional, or deteriorated
27.10 	facilities and infrastructure at
27.11 	Department of Human Services campuses
27.12 	statewide.
27.13 		Subd. 4.Systemwide Roof
27.14 	Renovation and Replacement                            1,014,000
27.15 	For renovation and replacement of roofs
27.16 	at Department of Human Services
27.17 	facilities statewide.
27.18 		Subd. 5.Systemwide Asset
27.19 	Preservation                                          3,000,000
27.20 	For asset preservation improvements and
27.21 	betterments of a capital nature at
27.22 	state regional treatment centers.
27.23 		Subd. 6.Grave Markers at
27.24 	Regional Treatment Centers                              300,000
27.25 	To purchase and place grave markers or
27.26 	memorial monuments that include the
27.27 	available names of individuals at
27.28 	cemeteries located at regional
27.29 	treatment centers operated or formerly
27.30 	operated by the commissioner of human
27.31 	services.  Individual monuments must
27.32 	not be placed if the family of the
27.33 	deceased resident objects to the
27.34 	placement of the monument.

27.35 	Sec. 23. VETERANS HOMES BOARD
 27.36 		Subdivision 1.To the commissioner
27.37 	of administration for the purposes
27.38 	specified in this section                            12,112,000
27.39 		Subd. 2.Asset Preservation                          4,400,000
27.40 	For asset preservation improvements and
27.41 	betterments of a capital nature at
27.42 	veterans homes statewide.
27.43 		Subd. 3.Fergus Falls
27.44 	Veterans Home                                         2,325,000
27.45 	For the state's portion of the cost to
27.46 	construct a 22-bed special care unit.
27.47 		Subd. 4.Luverne
27.48 	Veterans Home                                           282,000
27.49 	For the state's portion for a
27.50 	structural building addition to the
27.51 	nursing care facility to be used as an
27.52 	Alzheimer's/dementia wander area.
27.53 		Subd. 5.Minneapolis
28.1 	Veterans Home
28.2 	(a) Adult Day Care                                    1,031,000
28.3 	For the state's portion of the cost to
28.4 	remodel Building 4 to provide adult day
28.5 	care services in the surrounding
28.6 	communities.
28.7 	(b) Dining Room and Kitchen Renovation                1,600,000
28.8 	For the state's portion of the cost to
28.9 	remodel and expand the main dining room
28.10 	and food preparation and kitchen space
28.11 	in Building 17.
28.12 	(c) Waste Piping Replacement                          1,077,000
28.13 	For the state's portion of design,
28.14 	renovation, and related costs of
28.15 	replacing the sanitary waste piping in
28.16 	Building 17 at the Minneapolis Veterans
28.17 	Home.
28.18 		Subd. 6.Silver Bay
28.19 	Veterans Home                                         1,347,000
28.20 	For the state's portion of the master
28.21 	plan, including renovation of existing
28.22 	space and an addition to the nursing
28.23 	home facility.
28.24 		Subd. 7.Willmar
28.25 	Veterans Home                                            50,000
28.26 	To predesign a veterans nursing home on
28.27 	the Willmar Regional Treatment Center
28.28 	campus, including a 60-bed skilled
28.29 	nursing facility in the medical
28.30 	treatment center and a 36-bed
28.31 	supervised living facility in cottage
28.32 	14 for a veterans geriatric behavioral
28.33 	program.

28.34 	Sec. 24. CORRECTIONS
 28.35 		Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of
28.36 	administration for the purposes specified
28.37 	in this section                                      70,350,000
28.38 		Subd. 2.Minnesota Correctional
28.39 	Facility - Faribault                                 60,000,000
28.40 	To design, construct, furnish, and
28.41 	equip a bed expansion at the Minnesota
28.42 	Correctional Facility - Faribault, to
28.43 	include, but not be limited to, three
28.44 	new 416-bed, double-bunked wet cell
28.45 	lockable living units, a new kitchen
28.46 	and dining area, an expanded health
28.47 	services area, additional programming
28.48 	space, an upgrade to the existing
28.49 	heating plant, and demolition of
28.50 	several buildings and a utility tunnel.
28.51 		Subd. 3.Asset Preservation                         10,000,000
28.52 	For improvements and betterments of a
28.53 	capital nature at Minnesota
28.54 	correctional facilities statewide,
28.55 	including, but not limited to,
29.1 	emergency lighting projects, roof and
29.2 	window replacement, tuckpointing, and
29.3 	asbestos abatement.
29.4 	$1,619,000 is to demolish and rebuild
29.5 	the Willow River Activities Building.
29.6 		Subd. 4.Minnesota Correctional
29.7 	Facility - Willow River                                 350,000
29.8 	To purchase, furnish, equip, and
29.9 	prepare foundation and utilities for a
29.10 	new 24-bed prefabricated building.

29.11 	Sec. 25. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 29.12 		Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of
29.13 	employment and economic development or other
29.14 	named agency for the purposes
29.15 	specified in this section                           180,165,000
29.16 		Subd. 2.State Match for
29.17 	Federal Grants                                       16,280,000
29.18 	(a) To the public facilities authority:
29.19 	(1) to match federal grants to the
29.20 	water pollution control revolving fund
29.21 	under Minnesota Statutes, section
29.22 	446A.07; and
29.23 	(2) to match federal grants to the
29.24 	drinking water revolving fund under
29.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.081.
29.26 	(b) The expenditure and allocation of
29.27 	state matching money between funds
29.28 	described in paragraph (a), clauses (1)
29.29 	and (2), must be based on the amount of
29.30 	federal money appropriated to the funds.
29.31 	(c) This appropriation must be used for
29.32 	qualified capital projects.
29.33 		Subd. 3.Minnesota Development
29.34 	Account                                              10,000,000
29.35 	For transfer to the redevelopment
29.36 	account created in Minnesota Statutes,
29.37 	section 116J.571.
29.38 		Subd. 4.Wastewater Infrastructure
29.39 	Funding Program                                      38,750,000
29.40 	To the Public Facilities Authority for
29.41 	the purposes specified in this
29.42 	subdivision.  $30,000,000 of this
29.43 	appropriation is for grants and loans
29.44 	to eligible municipalities under the
29.45 	wastewater infrastructure program
29.46 	established in Minnesota Statutes,
29.47 	section 446A.072.
29.48 	To the greatest practical extent, the
29.49 	authority must use the funds for
29.50 	projects on the 2004 project priority
29.51 	list in priority order to qualified
29.52 	applicants that submit plans and
29.53 	specifications to the Pollution Control
29.54 	Agency or receive a funding commitment
29.55 	from USDA rural development before
30.1 	December 1, 2005.
30.2 	$600,000 of this appropriation is to
30.3 	administer the wastewater
30.4 	infrastructure program.
30.5 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
30.6 	section 446A.072, subdivision 5a,
30.7 	$997,000 is for a grant to the
30.8 	Garrison, Kathio, West Mille Lacs
30.9 	Sanitary Sewer District for
30.10 	construction of a wastewater collection
30.11 	system connection to the Mille Lacs
30.12 	wastewater treatment facility.  This
30.13 	appropriation is in addition to grants
30.14 	made from other appropriations under
30.15 	the WIF program.
30.16 	$1,700,000 is for a grant to the
30.17 	Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer
30.18 	District Authority to predesign and
30.19 	design the necessary facilities to
30.20 	collect, treat, and dispose of sewage
30.21 	in the district, including a
30.22 	pump-storage facility and a wind-energy
30.23 	facility.
30.24 	$4,950,000 is for a grant to the city
30.25 	of Duluth for design and construction
30.26 	of sanitary sewer overflow storage
30.27 	facilities at selected locations in the
30.28 	city of Duluth.  This appropriation is
30.29 	available when matched by $1 of money
30.30 	secured or provided by the city of
30.31 	Duluth for each $1 of state money.
30.32 	$1,500,000 is for a grant to the city
30.33 	of Two Harbors to acquire land for,
30.34 	design, construct, furnish, and equip a
30.35 	2,500,000 gallon equalization basin and
30.36 	a chlorine-contact tank of at least
30.37 	100,000 gallon capacity, adjacent to
30.38 	the city's wastewater treatment plant.
30.39 	The equalization basin is required
30.40 	under the city's National Pollution
30.41 	Discharge Elimination System permit.
30.42 	This appropriation is not available
30.43 	until the commissioner of finance
30.44 	determines that $325,000 has been
30.45 	committed to the project from nonstate
30.46 	sources.
30.47 	$....... is for a grant to the city of
30.48 	Aurora to reconstruct its wastewater
30.49 	treatment plant, damaged in an
30.50 	explosion May 5, 2004.
30.51 		Subd. 5.Total Maximum
30.52 	Daily Load Grants                                     1,000,000
30.53 	To the public facilities authority for
30.54 	total maximum daily load grants under
30.55 	new Minnesota Statutes, section
30.56 	446A.073.
30.57 		Subd. 6.University of Minnesota -
30.58 	Mayo Clinic Biotechnology Research Facility          20,000,000
30.59 	To the Board of Regents of the
30.60 	University of Minnesota to purchase
30.61 	three floors in the Stabile Building on
31.1 	the Mayo Clinic Campus in Rochester.
31.2 	The floors are to be used for
31.3 	scientific research beneficial to
31.4 	collaborative research efforts between
31.5 	the University of Minnesota and the
31.6 	Mayo Clinic.  The three floors will be
31.7 	owned by the University of Minnesota
31.8 	and operated by the Mayo Clinic through
31.9 	a use agreement approved by the
31.10 	commissioner of finance subject to
31.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
31.12 		Subd. 7.Greater Minnesota Business
31.13 	Development Infrastructure Grant Program             14,000,000
31.14 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes,
31.15 	section 116J.431.
31.16 		Subd. 8.Broadband Infrastructure
31.17 	Grant Program                                         1,000,000
31.18 	For grants under new Minnesota
31.19 	Statutes, section 116J.039.
31.20 		Subd. 9.Buffalo Lake -
31.21 	Maintenance Garage and Street Repair                    635,000
31.22 	For a grant to the city of Buffalo Lake
31.23 	to design, construct, furnish, and
31.24 	equip a municipal maintenance garage
31.25 	and reconstruct city streets damaged by
31.26 	a tornado.
31.27 		Subd. 10.Burnsville -
31.28 	Water Treatment Facility                              3,000,000
31.29 	To the public facilities authority for
31.30 	a grant to the city of Burnsville to
31.31 	design, construct, furnish, and equip a
31.32 	water treatment facility that will
31.33 	provide an additional potable water
31.34 	source for the city of Burnsville using
31.35 	water from the Burnsville quarry.  This
31.36 	appropriation is not available until
31.37 	the commissioner of finance has
31.38 	determined that at least $6,000,000 is
31.39 	available in matching money from
31.40 	nonstate sources.  Amounts spent since
31.41 	January 1, 2002, to plan, design, and
31.42 	construct this project may be counted
31.43 	as part of the nonstate match.
31.44 		Subd. 11.Crookston and Red Lake
31.45 	Falls - Riverbank Protection                          4,100,000
31.46 	$3,500,000 is for the public facilities
31.47 	authority to make a grant to the city
31.48 	of Crookston to predesign, design, and
31.49 	construct emergency riverbank
31.50 	protection and erosion control measures
31.51 	along the Red Lake River in the
31.52 	vicinity of U.S. 2.  For the purposes
31.53 	of this appropriation, the criteria,
31.54 	limitations, and repayment requirements
31.55 	in Minnesota Statutes, sections
31.56 	446A.07, 446A.072, and 446A.081, are
31.57 	waived.
31.58 	$600,000 is for the public facilities
31.59 	authority to make a grant to the city
31.60 	of Red Lake Falls to predesign, design,
32.1 	and construct emergency riverbank
32.2 	protection and erosion control measures
32.3 	along the Red Lake River.  For the
32.4 	purposes of this appropriation, the
32.5 	criteria, limitations, and repayment
32.6 	requirements in Minnesota Statutes,
32.7 	sections 446A.07, 446A.072, and
32.8 	446A.081, are waived.
32.9 		Subd. 12.Detroit Lakes -
32.10 	Regional Pavilion                                       500,000
32.11 	For a grant to the city of Detroit
32.12 	Lakes to renovate the Detroit Lakes
32.13 	Regional Pavilion.  This appropriation
32.14 	is not available until the commissioner
32.15 	has determined that at least an equal
32.16 	amount has been committed from nonstate
32.17 	sources.
32.18 		Subd. 13.Duluth
32.19 	(a) Duluth Entertainment and
32.20 	Convention Center Arena                               1,500,000
32.21 	For a grant to the Duluth Entertainment
32.22 	and Convention Center for schematic
32.23 	design, design, and construction
32.24 	documents for a new Duluth arena.
32.25 	(b) Lake Superior Zoo Master Plan                       400,000
32.26 	For a grant to the city of Duluth to
32.27 	design and construct exhibits and
32.28 	facility improvements at the Lake
32.29 	Superior Zoo.  This appropriation is
32.30 	available when matched by $1 of money
32.31 	secured or provided by the city of
32.32 	Duluth for each $1 of state money.
32.33 		Subd. 14.Gaylord -
32.34 	Multicultural Learning Center                           375,000
32.35 	For a grant to the city of Gaylord in
32.36 	Sibley County to predesign, design,
32.37 	construct, furnish, and equip the
32.38 	Gaylord Multicultural and Lifelong
32.39 	Learning Center.  This appropriation is
32.40 	not available until the commissioner
32.41 	has determined that at least an equal
32.42 	amount has been committed from nonstate
32.43 	sources.
32.44 		Subd. 15.Laurentian Energy Authority -
32.45 	Wood Yard                                             2,500,000
32.46 	For a grant to the Laurentian Energy
32.47 	Authority to construct a wood yard for
32.48 	processing and prepping agricultural
32.49 	biomass and forest-derived biomass wood
32.50 	waste for biomass energy facilities.
32.51 		Subd. 16.Lewis and Clark
32.52 	Rural Water System                                    2,000,000
32.53 	To the public facilities authority for
32.54 	grants to counties, rural water
32.55 	systems, or municipalities served by
32.56 	the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System
32.57 	to acquire land, predesign, design,
32.58 	construct, furnish, and equip one or
33.1 	more rural water facilities that serve
33.2 	southwestern Minnesota.  The grants
33.3 	must be awarded to projects approved by
33.4 	the Lewis and Clark Joint Powers Board.
33.5 	This appropriation is available only to
33.6 	the extent matched by at least $1 of
33.7 	local money to the system for each $1
33.8 	of state money to the grant projects.
33.9 	This appropriation is the first phase
33.10 	of the state share of the local
33.11 	commitment that includes $8 of federal
33.12 	money for each $1 of state and $1 of
33.13 	local money appropriated for the system.
33.14 		Subd. 17.Minneapolis
33.15 	(a) Colin Powell Youth Leadership Center              2,000,000
33.16 	For a grant to Hennepin County to
33.17 	acquire land for and to design,
33.18 	construct, furnish, and equip the Colin
33.19 	Powell Youth Leadership Center in
33.20 	Minneapolis, subject to Minnesota
33.21 	Statutes, section 16A.695.  The center
33.22 	may include a National Guard drill
33.23 	area, an education wing, including a
33.24 	computer lab, a multipurpose arts
33.25 	facility, a community education space,
33.26 	a nutrition education and cooking
33.27 	skills work-preparation area, and new
33.28 	basketball courts.
33.29 	This appropriation is not available
33.30 	until the commissioner has determined
33.31 	that all funds necessary to complete
33.32 	the project are committed from nonstate
33.33 	sources.
33.34 	(b)  Lowry Avenue Corridor -
33.35 	Phase 1                                               1,500,000
33.36 	For a grant to Hennepin County for
33.37 	Phase I capital improvements to the
33.38 	Lowry Avenue corridor from Girard
33.39 	Avenue North to the I-94 bridge in
33.40 	Minneapolis.
33.41 	(c) Minnesota Planetarium                            24,000,000
33.42 	For a grant to the city of Minneapolis
33.43 	to complete design and to construct,
33.44 	furnish, and equip a new Minnesota
33.45 	planetarium location in conjunction
33.46 	with the Minneapolis downtown library.
33.47 	(d) Minnesota Shubert Center                          8,000,000
33.48 	For a grant to the city of Minneapolis
33.49 	to construct, furnish, and equip an
33.50 	associated atrium to create the
33.51 	Minnesota Shubert Center.  The city of
33.52 	Minneapolis may enter into a lease or
33.53 	management agreement to operate the
33.54 	center, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
33.55 	section 16A.695.
33.56 		Subd. 18.Moorhead -
33.57 	Heritage Hjemkomst Center                             1,000,000
34.1 	For a grant to the city of Moorhead for
34.2 	asset preservation at the Heritage
34.3 	Hjemkomst Center.  The appropriation
34.4 	must be used to predesign, design, and
34.5 	construct replacement of the fabric
34.6 	roof, replacement of the structural
34.7 	support system for the hull of the
34.8 	Viking ship Hjemkomst, and to install
34.9 	security measures at the replica Stave
34.10 	Kirke.  This appropriation is not
34.11 	available until the commissioner has
34.12 	determined that at least an equal
34.13 	amount has been committed from nonstate
34.14 	sources.
34.15 		Subd. 19.Roseau -
34.16 	Flood Damage Repair                                  10,000,000
34.17 	To the public facilities authority for
34.18 	grants to the city of Roseau to repair
34.19 	damage caused by flooding within the
34.20 	area designated under Presidential
34.21 	Declaration of Major Disaster, DR-1419,
34.22 	whether included in the original
34.23 	declaration or added later by federal
34.24 	government action.  Projects may
34.25 	include to predesign, design,
34.26 	construct, and inspect replacement
34.27 	water and sewer mains, streets,
34.28 	sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and other
34.29 	infrastructure damaged by flooding in
34.30 	the area included in DR-1419, and to
34.31 	construct, inspect, furnish, and equip
34.32 	replaced and relocated facilities for
34.33 	the city hall, auditorium, library,
34.34 	museum, and police department damaged
34.35 	as a result of flooding in the city
34.36 	related to DR-1419.
34.37 	For purposes of this appropriation,
34.38 	criteria, limitations, and repayment
34.39 	requirements in Minnesota Statutes,
34.40 	sections 446A.07, 446A.072, and
34.41 	446A.081, are waived.
34.42 	Capital costs for these projects that
34.43 	are incurred in calendar year 2004
34.44 	after the effective date of this
34.45 	subdivision are eligible for
34.46 	reimbursement from the grants
34.47 	authorized in this subdivision.
34.48 		Subd. 20.St. Cloud -
34.49 	Civic Center Expansion                                  500,000
34.50 	For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to
34.51 	predesign the expansion of the St.
34.52 	Cloud Civic Center.  This appropriation
34.53 	is not available until the commissioner
34.54 	has determined that at least an equal
34.55 	amount has been committed from nonstate
34.56 	sources.
34.57 		Subd. 21.St. Paul
34.58 	(a) Bioscience Corridor                               5,000,000
34.59 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to
34.60 	predesign, design, construct, furnish,
34.61 	and equip transportation, development,
34.62 	and redevelopment infrastructure
35.1 	required to support bioscience
35.2 	development in the St. Paul Bioscience
35.3 	Corridor.
35.4 	(b) Ordway Center for
35.5 	the Performing Arts                                   8,000,000
35.6 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to
35.7 	design, construct, furnish, and equip
35.8 	the renovation of the Ordway Center for
35.9 	the Performing Arts.  The city of St.
35.10 	Paul may operate a performing arts
35.11 	center and may enter into a lease or
35.12 	management agreement for the theater
35.13 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
35.14 	16A.695.
35.15 	(c) Phalen Boulevard                                  4,000,000
35.16 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to
35.17 	acquire land for right-of-way for
35.18 	Phalen Boulevard and to construct
35.19 	Phalen Boulevard between Interstate
35.20 	Highway I-35E and Johnson Parkway.
35.21 		Subd. 22.Winona - Great River
35.22 	Shakespeare Festival Theater                            125,000
35.23 	For a grant to the city of Winona to
35.24 	predesign the Great River Shakespeare
35.25 	Festival Theater in the city of
35.26 	Winona.  The predesign may include site
35.27 	selection and economic feasibility and
35.28 	impact analysis of the proposed theater.
35.29 	The city may enter into a lease or
35.30 	management agreement for the theater,
35.31 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
35.32 	16A.695.  This appropriation is not
35.33 	available until the commissioner has
35.34 	determined that at least an equal
35.35 	amount has been committed to the
35.36 	project from nonstate sources.

35.37 	Sec. 26. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY                     20,000,000
 35.38 	To the commissioner of the Housing
35.39 	Finance Agency for loans and grants for
35.40 	publicly owned permanent rental housing
35.41 	under Minnesota Statutes, section
35.42 	462A.202, subdivision 3a, for persons
35.43 	who have been without a permanent
35.44 	residence for at least 12 months or on
35.45 	at least four occasions in the last
35.46 	three years or are at significant risk
35.47 	of lacking a permanent residence for at
35.48 	least 12 months or on at least four
35.49 	occasions in the last three years.  The
35.50 	housing must provide or coordinate with
35.51 	linkages to services necessary for
35.52 	residents to maintain housing stability
35.53 	and maximize opportunities for
35.54 	education and employment.
35.55 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
35.56 	section 462A.202, subdivision 3a, the
35.57 	commissioner shall give equal
35.58 	consideration to proposals for projects
35.59 	serving individuals and those serving
35.60 	families with children.  Preference
35.61 	among comparable proposals shall be
35.62 	given to proposals for the acquisition
35.63 	and rehabilitation of property.

36.1 	Sec. 27. IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND
36.2 	REHABILITATION BOARD                                  1,800,000
 36.3 	For a grant to the St. Louis and Lake
36.4 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority to
36.5 	complete construction of Mesabi Station
36.6 	along the 132-mile recreational trail
36.7 	known as Mesabi Trail and located on
36.8 	Lake Mesabi at the intersection of U.S.
36.9 	53 and U.S. 169 and marked Trunk
36.10 	Highway 135.  This appropriation is
36.11 	dependent upon a matching contribution
36.12 	of $800,000 from other sources, public
36.13 	or private.

36.14 	Sec. 28. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
 36.15 		Subdivision 1.To the Minnesota
36.16 	Historical Society for the purposes
36.17 	specified in this section                             9,996,000
36.18 		Subd. 2.Historic Sites Asset
36.19 	Preservation                                          7,167,000
36.20 	For capital improvements and
36.21 	betterments at state historic sites,
36.22 	buildings, landscaping at historic
36.23 	buildings, exhibits, markers, and
36.24 	monuments.  The society shall determine
36.25 	project priorities as appropriate based
36.26 	on need.
36.27 		Subd. 3.Fort Snelling Historic Site                 1,979,000
36.28 	To design, construct, furnish, and
36.29 	equip the most urgent preservation
36.30 	projects needed for historic Fort
36.31 	Snelling.
36.32 		Subd. 4.Kelly Farm Land Acquisition                   700,000
36.33 	To acquire an interest in approximately
36.34 	50 acres of land adjacent to the Oliver
36.35 	Kelley Farm historic site to protect
36.36 	historic resources and enhance
36.37 	educational history programs.
36.38 		Subd. 5.Maplewood -
36.39 	Brauentrup Farm Restoration                             150,000
36.40 	For a grant to the city of Maplewood to
36.41 	complete restoration of the Bruentrup
36.42 	Farm in Maplewood.
36.43 	This appropriation is not available
36.44 	until the commissioner of finance has
36.45 	determined that at least an equal
36.46 	amount has been committed to the
36.47 	project from nonstate sources.

36.48 	Sec. 29. BOND SALE EXPENSES                            904,000
 36.49 	To the commissioner of finance for bond
36.50 	sale expenses under Minnesota Statutes,
36.51 	section 16A.641, subdivision 8.

36.52 	Sec. 30. Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 20,
36.53 	article 1, section 15, is amended to read:
36.54 	Sec. 15BOND SALE SCHEDULE
 37.1 	The commissioner of finance shall
37.2 	schedule the sale of state general
37.3 	obligation bonds so that, during the
37.4 	biennium ending June 30, 2005, no more
37.5 	than $673,625,000 $657,760,000 will
37.6 	need to be transferred from the general
37.7 	fund to the state bond fund to pay
37.8 	principal and interest due and to
37.9 	become due on outstanding state general
37.10 	obligation bonds.  During the biennium,
37.11 	before each sale of state general
37.12 	obligation bonds, the commissioner of
37.13 	finance shall calculate the amount of
37.14 	debt service payments needed on bonds
37.15 	previously issued and shall estimate
37.16 	the amount of debt service payments
37.17 	that will be needed on the bonds
37.18 	scheduled to be sold.  The commissioner
37.19 	shall adjust the amount of bonds
37.20 	scheduled to be sold so as to remain
37.21 	within the limit set by this section.
37.22 	The amount needed to make the debt
37.23 	service payments is appropriated from
37.24 	the general fund as provided in
37.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641.

37.26 	Sec. 31. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
 37.27 		Subdivision 1.Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money
37.28 	appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the
37.29 	commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state
37.30 	in an amount up to $886,560,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
37.31 	and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
37.32 	16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article
37.33 	XI, sections 4 to 7.
37.34 		Subd. 2.Maximum effort school loan fund. To provide the
37.35 	money appropriated in this act from the maximum effort school
37.36 	loan fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue
37.37 	bonds of the state in an amount up to $22,130,000 in the manner,
37.38 	upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota
37.39 	Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota
37.40 	Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  The proceeds of the
37.41 	bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received on the
37.42 	sale of the bonds, must be credited to a bond proceeds account
37.43 	in the maximum effort school loan fund.
37.44 		Subd. 3.Transportation fund bond proceeds account. To
37.45 	provide the money appropriated in this act from the state
37.46 	transportation fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and
37.47 	issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $40,000,000 in the
37.48 	manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by
38.1 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the
38.2 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  The
38.3 	proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium
38.4 	received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a bond
38.5 	proceeds account in the state transportation fund.

38.6 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16A.671,
38.7 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
38.8 		Subd. 3.Definitions.  As used in this section, the terms
38.9 	defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them:
38.10 	(a) "General fund" means all cash and investments from time
38.11 	to time received and held in the treasury, except proceeds of
38.12 	state bonds and amounts received and held in special or
38.13 	dedicated funds created by the Constitution, or by or pursuant
38.14 	to federal laws or regulations, or by bond or trust instruments,
38.15 	pension contracts, or other agreements of the state or its
38.16 	agencies with private persons, entered into under state law.
38.17 	(b) "Maximum current cash flow requirement" means the
38.18 	commissioner's written estimate of the largest of the amounts by
38.19 	which, on a particular designated date in each month of the term
38.20 	for which certificates are to be issued, the sum of (1) the
38.21 	warrants then outstanding against the general fund plus (2)
38.22 	those that must be drawn on the fund before the same date in the
38.23 	following month, in payment of claims due for expenditure under
38.24 	all appropriations and allotments, will exceed the amount of
38.25 	cash or cash equivalent assets held in the general fund on the
38.26 	first of these dates an amount equal to five percent of the
38.27 	actual working capital expenditures from the general fund in the
38.28 	preceding fiscal year, will exceed the amount of cash or cash
38.29 	equivalent assets held in the general fund, excluding the
38.30 	proceeds of the certificates to be issued.

38.31 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116.182,
38.32 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
38.33 		Subd. 2.Applicability.  This section governs the
38.34 	commissioner's certification of projects seeking financial
38.35 	assistance under section 103F.725, subdivision 1a,;446A.07, or ;
38.36 	446A.072; or 446A.073.

39.1 	Sec. 34. [116J.039] BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT
39.2 	PROGRAM.
39.3 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this
39.4 	subdivision apply to this section.
39.5 	(b) "Broadband service" means a service to end-user
39.6 	customers of video, voice, or data, or any combination of them,
39.7 	at speeds of at least 256 kilobits per second, and in additional
39.8 	increments of 256 kilobits per second.
39.9 	(c) "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city
39.10 	located outside the metropolitan area, as defined in section
39.11 	473.121, subdivision 2.
39.12 	(d) "Public infrastructure" means publicly owned physical
39.13 	infrastructure necessary to support broadband development
39.14 	projects, including, but not limited to, fiber optic cable,
39.15 	coaxial cable, copper wire, conduit, wireless, and transmission
39.16 	equipment.
39.17 		Subd. 2.Grant program established. The commissioner of
39.18 	employment and economic development shall make grants to cities
39.19 	for up to 80 percent of the capital costs of public
39.20 	infrastructure necessary for an eligible broadband development
39.21 	project.  The city receiving a grant must provide for the
39.22 	remainder of the costs of the project, either in cash, in kind,
39.23 	or from the private sector.  In-kind contributions may include
39.24 	the value of the site, site preparation, and site improvements.
39.25 	The purpose of the grants is to keep or enhance jobs in the area
39.26 	by making businesses more competitive through the utilization of
39.27 	broadband services.
39.28 		Subd. 3.Eligible projects. Grants must be provided to
39.29 	cities to support the construction of broadband service
39.30 	infrastructure.  The infrastructure must be capable of
39.31 	transmitting video, voice and data at speeds of at least 256
39.32 	kilobits per second.  The infrastructure must be used in
39.33 	partnership with a private service provider.
39.34 		Subd. 4.Application. The commissioner must develop
39.35 	forms and procedures for soliciting and reviewing applications
39.36 	for grants under this section.  At a minimum, a city must
40.1 	include in its application a resolution of the city council
40.2 	certifying that the required local match is available and that
40.3 	the city will not be the managing operator of the
40.4 	infrastructure.  The commissioner must evaluate complete
40.5 	applications for eligible projects using the following criteria:
40.6 	(1) the project must be an eligible project as defined
40.7 	under subdivision 3;
40.8 	(2) the applicant has conducted a market analysis to
40.9 	identify the demand for broadband services;
40.10 	(3) the applicant has provided evidence that the service is
40.11 	not currently available in their community;
40.12 	(4) the applicant has provided written notice of the
40.13 	application to incumbent service providers in broadband service
40.14 	areas adjacent to the proposed new service area with evidence of
40.15 	the notification included in the application;
40.16 	(5) the applicant has included community efforts that will
40.17 	be used to maximize broadband utilization by the business,
40.18 	health care, educational, and governmental sectors of the
40.19 	applicant community;
40.20 	(6) the applicant has conducted a feasibility study to
40.21 	demonstrate that the broadband services are economically viable
40.22 	and self-supporting; and 
40.23 	(7) the project will create or maintain full-time jobs.
40.24 	The determination of whether to make a grant for a site is
40.25 	within the discretion of the commissioner, subject to this
40.26 	section.  The commissioner's decisions must be made not to favor
40.27 	or preclude any feasible technology.  The commissioner's
40.28 	decisions and application of the priorities are not subject to
40.29 	judicial review, except for abuse of discretion.
40.30 		Subd. 5.Maximum grant amount. A city may receive no
40.31 	more than a total of $200,000 in grants made under this section
40.32 	in two consecutive years for one or more projects.
40.33 		Subd. 6.Cancellation of grant; return of grant
40.34 	money. If after three years from the date of the grant, the
40.35 	commissioner determines that a project has not proceeded in a
40.36 	timely manner and is unlikely to be completed, the commissioner
41.1 	must cancel the grant and require the grantee to return all
41.2 	grant money awarded for that project.
41.3 		Subd. 7.Appropriation. Grant money returned to the
41.4 	commissioner is appropriated to the commissioner to make
41.5 	additional grants under this section.
41.6 		Subd. 8.Priority. The commissioner must give a higher
41.7 	priority to projects that have a local contribution of greater
41.8 	than 20 percent of the cost of a project.

41.9 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116J.571, is
41.10 	amended to read:
41.11 	116J.571 CREATION OF ACCOUNTS.
41.12 	Two greater Minnesota redevelopment accounts are created,
41.13 	one in the general fund and one in the bond proceeds fund.
41.14 	Money in the accounts may be used to make grants as provided in
41.15 	section 116J.575.  Money in the bond proceeds fund may only be
41.16 	used for eligible costs for publicly owned property.  Money in
41.17 	the general fund may be used to pay for the commissioner's costs
41.18 	in reviewing the applications.

41.19 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116J.572,
41.20 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
41.21 		Subd. 2.Development authority.  "Development authority"
41.22 	includes a statutory or home rule charter city, county, housing
41.23 	and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, or
41.24 	port authority located outside the seven-county metropolitan
41.25 	area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.

41.26 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116J.573,
41.27 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
41.28 		Subdivision 1.Accounts.  Criteria for use of the
41.29 	accounts created in section 116J.571 must be consistent with and
41.30 	promote the purposes of sections 116J.571 to 116J.575.  They
41.31 	include, but are not limited to:
41.32 	(1) creating and preserving living wage jobs in greater
41.33 	Minnesota;
41.34 	(2) creating incentives for communities to include a full
41.35 	range of housing opportunities;
41.36 	(3) creating incentives for all communities to implement
42.1 	compact, efficient, and mixed-use development; and
42.2 	(4) creating incentives to assist communities in
42.3 	maintaining a unique sense of place by preserving local,
42.4 	cultural assets.

42.5 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116J.573,
42.6 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
42.7 		Subd. 2.Projects.  To be eligible for funding by the
42.8 	greater Minnesota redevelopment account, a project must:
42.9 	(1) interrelate redevelopment with other public investments
42.10 	in transportation, housing, schools, energy, utilities
42.11 	information infrastructure, and other public services;
42.12 	(2) interrelate affordable housing and employment growth
42.13 	areas;
42.14 	(3) intensify land use that leads to more compact
42.15 	redevelopment;
42.16 	(4) involve redevelopment that mixes incomes of residents
42.17 	in housing, including introducing or reintroducing higher value
42.18 	housing in lower income areas to achieve a mix of housing
42.19 	opportunities;
42.20 	(5) involve participation from citizens and the business
42.21 	community in the planning and development of the proposed
42.22 	redevelopment plan;
42.23 	(6) encourage public infrastructure investments which
42.24 	attract private sector redevelopment investment in commercial,
42.25 	industrial, and residential properties adjacent to public
42.26 	improvements, and provide project area residents with expanded
42.27 	opportunities for private sector employment; or
42.28 	(7) be sustainable at the local level and reduce the
42.29 	probability of future requests for state development,
42.30 	maintenance, or replacement assistance.

42.31 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116J.573,
42.32 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
42.33 		Subd. 5.Annual report.  The commissioner shall prepare
42.34 	and submit to the legislature an annual report on the greater
42.35 	Minnesota redevelopment account.  The report must include
42.36 	information on the amount of money in the account, the amount
43.1 	distributed, to whom the grants were distributed and for what
43.2 	purposes, and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the projects
43.3 	funded in meeting the policies and goals of the program.

43.4 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116J.575,
43.5 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
43.6 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner discretion.  The commissioner
43.7 	may make a grant for up to 50 percent of the eligible costs of a
43.8 	project. The commissioner shall, in each grant cycle, make
43.9 	grants so that at least 50 percent of the dollar value of grants
43.10 	for that cycle are for projects located outside of the
43.11 	seven-county metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121,
43.12 	subdivision 2.The determination of whether to make a grant for
43.13 	a site is within the discretion of the commissioner, subject to
43.14 	this section and sections 116J.571 to 116J.574 and available
43.15 	unencumbered money in the greater Minnesota redevelopment
43.16 	account.  The commissioner's decisions and application of the
43.17 	priorities under this section are not subject to judicial
43.18 	review, except for abuse of discretion.

43.19 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 134.45, is
43.20 	amended to read:
43.21 	134.45 LIBRARY ACCESSIBILITY AND IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.
43.22 		Subdivision 1.Application; definition. Public library
43.23 	jurisdictions may apply to the commissioner of education for
43.24 	grants to improve for improvements and accessibility to their
43.25 	library facilities. For the purposes of this section, "public
43.26 	library jurisdictions" means regional public library systems,
43.27 	regional library districts, cities, and counties operating
43.28 	libraries under chapter 134.
43.29 		Subd. 2.Approval by commissioner. The commissioner of
43.30 	education, in consultation with the state Council on Disability,
43.31 	may approve or disapprove applications under this section.  The
43.32 	grant money must be used only to remove architectural barriers
43.33 	from a building or site, to renovate or expand an existing
43.34 	building for use as a library, or to construct a new library
43.35 	building.
43.36 		Subd. 3.Application forms. The commissioner of
44.1 	education shall prepare application forms and establish
44.2 	application dates.
44.3 		Subd. 4.Match. A public library jurisdiction applying
44.4 	for a grant under this section must match the grant with local
44.5 	funds.
44.6 		Subd. 5.Qualification; accessibility grants. A public
44.7 	library jurisdiction may apply for a grant in an amount up to
44.8 	$150,000 $200,000 or 50 percent of the approved costs of
44.9 	removing architectural barriers from a building or site,
44.10 	whichever is less.  Grants may be made only for projects in
44.11 	existing buildings used as a library, or to prepare another
44.12 	existing building for use as a library.  Renovation of an
44.13 	existing building may include an addition to the building if the
44.14 	additional space is necessary to provide accessibility or if
44.15 	relocating public spaces to the ground level provides improved
44.16 	overall accessibility.  Grants must not be used to pay part of
44.17 	the cost of meeting accessibility requirements in a new building.
44.18 		Subd. 5a.Prohibition on pornographic use of internet. A
44.19 	public library jurisdiction is not eligible for a grant under
44.20 	this section unless it has adopted a policy to prohibit library
44.21 	users from using the library's Internet access to view, print,
44.22 	or distribute material that is obscene within the meaning of
44.23 	section 617.241.
44.24 		Subd. 5b.Qualification; improvement grants. A public
44.25 	library jurisdiction may apply for a grant in an amount up to
44.26 	$1,000,000 or 50 percent, whichever is less, of the approved
44.27 	costs of renovating or expanding an existing library building,
44.28 	or to construct a new library building.
44.29 		Subd. 6.Award of grants. The commissioner, in
44.30 	consultation with the state Council on Disability, shall examine
44.31 	and consider all applications for grants.  If a public library
44.32 	jurisdiction is found not qualified, the commissioner shall
44.33 	promptly notify it.  The commissioner shall prioritize grants on
44.34 	the following bases:  the degree of collaboration with other
44.35 	public or private agencies, the public library jurisdiction's
44.36 	tax burden, the long-term feasibility of the project, the
45.1 	suitability of the project, and the need for the project.  If
45.2 	the total amount of the applications exceeds the amount that is
45.3 	or can be made available, the commissioner shall award grants
45.4 	according to the commissioner's judgment and discretion and
45.5 	based upon a ranking of the projects according to the factors
45.6 	listed in this subdivision.  The commissioner shall promptly
45.7 	certify to each public library jurisdiction the amount, if any,
45.8 	of the grant awarded to it.
45.9 		Subd. 7.Project budget. A public library jurisdiction
45.10 	that receives a grant must provide the commissioner with the
45.11 	project budget and any other information the commissioner
45.12 	requests.

45.13 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136F.60, is
45.14 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
45.15 		Subd. 5.Disposition of surplus property. (a) The board
45.16 	may declare state lands under its control that are no longer
45.17 	needed by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system
45.18 	to be surplus and may offer for public sale or otherwise dispose
45.19 	of the lands in a manner consistent with the procedures set
45.20 	forth in sections 94.10 to 94.14 for disposition of state lands
45.21 	by the commissioner of administration.
45.22 	(b) Proceeds from the sale or disposition of land under
45.23 	this subdivision, after paying all expenses incurred in selling
45.24 	or disposing of the land and then paying any amounts due under
45.25 	section 16A.695, are appropriated to the board.

45.26 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 174.52, is
45.27 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
45.28 		Subd. 4a.Rural road safety account; appropriation. (a)
45.29 	A rural road safety account is established in the local road
45.30 	improvement fund.  Money in the account is annually appropriated
45.31 	to the commissioner of transportation for expenditure as
45.32 	specified in this subdivision.  Money in the account must be
45.33 	used as grants to counties to assist in paying the costs of
45.34 	capital improvement projects on county state-aid highways that
45.35 	are intended primarily to reduce traffic crashes, deaths,
45.36 	injuries, and property damage.
46.1 	(b) The commissioner shall establish procedures for
46.2 	counties to apply for grants from the rural road safety account
46.3 	and criteria to be used to select projects for funding.  The
46.4 	commissioner shall establish these procedures and criteria in
46.5 	consultation with representatives appointed by the Association
46.6 	of Minnesota Counties.  Eligibility for project selection must
46.7 	be based on the ability of each proposed project to reduce the
46.8 	frequency and severity of crashes.
46.9 	(c) Money in the account must be allocated in each fiscal
46.10 	year as follows:
46.11 	(1) one-half of money in the account must be used for
46.12 	projects in the counties of Anoka, Chisago, Carver, Dakota,
46.13 	Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington; and 
46.14 	(2) the remainder must be used for projects elsewhere in
46.15 	the state.

46.16 	Sec. 44. [446A.073] TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD GRANTS.
46.17 		Subdivision 1.Program established. The authority must
46.18 	make grants to municipalities to cover one-half the cost of
46.19 	wastewater treatment projects made necessary by wasteload
46.20 	reductions under total maximum daily load plans required by
46.21 	section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act, United States
46.22 	Code, title 33, section 1313(d).
46.23 		Subd. 2.Grant application. Application for a grant must
46.24 	be made to the authority on forms prescribed by the authority
46.25 	for the total maximum daily load grant program, with additional
46.26 	information as required by the authority.  In accordance with
46.27 	section 116.182, the Pollution Control Agency shall:
46.28 	(1) calculate the essential project component percentage,
46.29 	which must be multiplied by the total project cost to determine
46.30 	the eligible project cost; and 
46.31 	(2) review and certify approved projects to the authority.
46.32 		Subd. 3.Project priorities. When money is appropriated
46.33 	for grants under this program, the authority shall reserve money
46.34 	for projects in the order that their total maximum daily load
46.35 	plan was approved by the United States Environmental Protection
46.36 	Agency and in an amount based on their most recent cost
47.1 	estimates submitted to the authority or the as-bid costs,
47.2 	whichever is less.
47.3 		Subd. 4.Grant approval. The authority must make a grant
47.4 	to a municipality, as defined in section 116.182, subdivision 1,
47.5 	only after:
47.6 	(1) the commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control
47.7 	Agency has certified to the United States Environmental
47.8 	Protection Agency a total maximum daily load plan for identified
47.9 	waters of this state that includes a point source wasteload
47.10 	allocation;
47.11 	(2) the Environmental Protection Agency has approved the
47.12 	plan;
47.13 	(3) a municipality affected by the plan has estimated the
47.14 	cost to it of wastewater treatment projects necessary to comply
47.15 	with the point source wasteload allocation;
47.16 	(4) the Pollution Control Agency has approved the cost
47.17 	estimate; and 
47.18 	(5) the authority has determined that the additional
47.19 	financing necessary to complete the project has been committed
47.20 	from other sources.
47.21 		Subd. 5.Grant disbursement. Disbursement of a grant
47.22 	must be made for eligible project costs as incurred by the
47.23 	municipality and in accordance with a project financing
47.24 	agreement and applicable state and federal laws and rules
47.25 	governing the payments.

47.26 	Sec. 45. [641.015] REGIONAL ADULT DETENTION FACILITY;
47.27 	AUTHORITY OF COUNTIES TO ENTER INTO JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT.
47.28 	Notwithstanding section 387.11 or any law to the contrary,
47.29 	a group of two or more counties may enter into a joint powers
47.30 	agreement under section 471.59 to construct and operate a
47.31 	regional adult detention facility to serve multiple counties and
47.32 	house criminal offenders preconviction or postconviction, or
47.33 	both.

47.34 	Sec. 46. Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 7,
47.35 	subdivision 21, is amended to read:
47.36 		Subd. 21.Harbor of Refuge at Two Harbors            1,000,000
48.1 	To develop the harbor of refuge and
48.2 	marina at Two Harbors, including public
48.3 	access improvements, marina slips,
48.4 	parking facilities, utilities, a fuel
48.5 	dock, and an administration building.
48.6 	This appropriation is not available
48.7 	until the commissioner has determined
48.8 	that at least $500,000 has been
48.9 	committed from federal
48.10 	sources. Notwithstanding Minnesota
48.11 	Statutes, section 16A.642, this
48.12 	appropriation and its corresponding
48.13 	bond authorization do not cancel until
48.14 	June 30, 2006.

48.15 	Sec. 47. Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 13, subdivision
48.16 	7, as amended by Laws 2002, chapter 400, section 13, is amended
48.17 	to read:
48.18 		Subd. 7.Health, Agriculture, and Human
48.19 	Services Office and Parking Facilities
48.20 	The commissioner of administration may
48.21 	enter into one or more long-term
48.22 	lease-purchase agreements with the St.
48.23 	Paul port authority or any other
48.24 	governmental entity, for terms of up to
48.25 	25 years, for the development of office
48.26 	and parking facilities in St. Paul for
48.27 	the departments of health, agriculture,
48.28 	and human services.  The commissioner
48.29 	must submit each agreement to the
48.30 	legislative commission on planning and
48.31 	fiscal policy for its recommendation.
48.32 	If the commission does not provide the
48.33 	commissioner with a recommendation
48.34 	within 30 days of receiving the
48.35 	agreement, the recommendation is
48.36 	considered to be positive.  A
48.37 	recommendation is advisory only.  The
48.38 	lease-purchase agreements are exempt
48.39 	from Minnesota Statutes, sections
48.40 	15.50, subdivision 2, paragraph (e);
48.41 	and 16B.24, subdivisions 6 and 6a.  The
48.42 	lease-purchase agreements must not be
48.43 	terminated except for nonappropriation
48.44 	of money.  The lease-purchase
48.45 	agreements must provide the state with
48.46 	a unilateral right to purchase the
48.47 	leased premises at specified times for
48.48 	specified amounts.  The office facility
48.49 	for the department of human services
48.50 	must not have more gross square feet of
48.51 	space than the department occupies as
48.52 	of the effective date of this section
48.53 	for offices that will be moved to the
48.54 	new facility. The parking facility for
48.55 	the Department of Human Services must
48.56 	include at least 14 spaces for
48.57 	employees of the St. Paul Fire
48.58 	Department to lease at rates comparable
48.59 	to those for state employees.

48.60 	Sec. 48. Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 19, subdivision
48.61 	2, is amended to read:
48.62 		Subd. 2.Northwest Busway                           20,000,000
49.1 	To design and construct a portion of a 
49.2 	busway in the northwest metropolitan
49.3 	area between downtown Minneapolis and
49.4 	Rogers. This appropriation may be used
49.5 	to design all or a portion of the
49.6 	busway from downtown Minneapolis to
49.7 	Rogers along CSAH 81; to design,
49.8 	construct, and equip up to 19 stations,
49.9 	including 36 passenger shelters in
49.10 	Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, and Crystal
49.11 	as well as at Hennepin Technical
49.12 	College and North Hennepin Community
49.13 	College located in Brooklyn Park; to
49.14 	acquire necessary rights-of-way in
49.15 	Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Crystal, and
49.16 	Brooklyn Park to accommodate station
49.17 	and park and ride locations, and
49.18 	adjacent to CSAH 81 between Highway 100
49.19 	and Brooklyn Boulevard to accommodate
49.20 	queue jump lanes for buses; to design
49.21 	and construct two park and ride
49.22 	facilities adjacent to CSAH 81 at its
49.23 	intersections with 63rd Avenue North
49.24 	and with Brooklyn Boulevard; and to
49.25 	design and construct queue jump lanes
49.26 	between Highway 100 and Brooklyn
49.27 	Boulevard.This appropriation is
49.28 	contingent on $12,000,000 from Hennepin
49.29 	County for roadway design, property
49.30 	acquisition, and road construction
49.31 	between Lowry Avenue in Minneapolis and
49.32 	Bass Lake Road in Crystal and
49.33 	$5,000,000 from the Metropolitan
49.34 	Council for the project fleet
49.35 	acquisition and station equipment.
49.36 	Total funding from all sources may be
49.37 	used for roadway design,
49.38 	reconstruction, acquisition of land and
49.39 	right-of-way, and to design, construct,
49.40 	furnish, and equip transit stations and
49.41 	park and rides.To implement this
49.42 	project, the Metropolitan Council has
49.43 	the powers that Hennepin County has to
49.44 	use design-build under new Minnesota
49.45 	Statutes, sections 383B.158 to
49.46 	383B.1586, may be used for implementing
49.47 	this project.

49.48 	Sec. 49. Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 20,
49.49 	article 1, section 11, is amended to read:
49.50 	Sec. 11HEALTH                                        775,000
 49.51 	For transfer to the Board of Trustees
49.52 	of the Minnesota State Colleges and
49.53 	Universities to design and ,construct,
49.54 	and equip a community dental clinic at
49.55 	Lake Superior Community College in
49.56 	Duluth and design,renovate, and equip 
49.57 	the Northwest Technical
49.58 	College Minnesota State Community and
49.59 	Technical Colleges dental hygiene
49.60 	clinic in Moorhead, subject to
49.61 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.

49.62 	Sec. 50. REENACTMENT.
 49.63 	Laws 2000, chapter 393, section 45, subdivisions 1 to 4,
49.64 	are reenacted effective June 30, 2004.

50.1 	Sec. 51. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA; DULUTH PARKING.
 50.2 	The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is
50.3 	encouraged to expand the parking facilities at the University of
50.4 	Minnesota, Duluth campus through the purchase of land and
50.5 	property from willing sellers.

50.6 	Sec. 52. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 50.7 	This article is effective the day following final enactment.

50.8 	ARTICLE 2
50.9 	ADJUSTMENT OF GENERAL
50.10 	OBLIGATION BOND AUTHORIZATIONS

50.11 	Section 1. TABLE OF ORIGINAL AND ADJUSTED
50.12 	AUTHORIZATIONS.
 50.13 	Column A lists the citation to each law authorizing general
50.14 	obligation bonds since Laws 1983, chapter 323, section 6, to
50.15 	which a further adjustment is being made in this section.
50.16 	The original authorization amount in each law is shown in
50.17 	column B opposite the citation of the law it appears in.
50.18 	The original authorization amount in column B is hereby
50.19 	adjusted to the amount shown in column C.  The adjustments
50.20 	resulting in the column C amount reflect specific changes to an
50.21 	authorization in law, executive vetoes sustained or not
50.22 	challenged, administrative action reflecting cancellation and
50.23 	abandonment of all or the unused balance from specific projects
50.24 	for which the proceeds of authorized bonds were intended to be
50.25 	used, and other action pursuant to law resulting in the adjusted
50.26 	authorizations shown in column C.  The amounts shown in column C
50.27 	are validated as the lawful adjusted authorization for the cited
50.28 	law as of April 1, 2004, for all purposes for which the
50.29 	authorization is required or used.
50.30 	Column A Column B Column C
50.31 	     L 1983, c 323, s 6 $ 30,000,000 $ 29,935,000
50.32 	     L 1987, c 400, s 25,
50.33 	     subd 1 370,972,200 369,560,500
50.34 	     L 1987, c 400, s 25,
50.35 	     subd 5 66,747,000 66,740,000
50.36 	     L 1989, c 300, art 1,
51.1 	     s 23, subd 1 142,585,000 135,060,000
51.2 	     L 1991, c 354, art 11,
51.3 	     s 2, subd 1 12,000,000 11,360,000
51.4 	     L 1992, c 558, s 28,
51.5 	     subd 1 231,695,000 219,085,000
51.6 	     L 1992, c 558, s 28,
51.7 	     subd 3 17,500,000 17,368,000
51.8 	     L 1993, c 373, s 19,
51.9 	     subd 1 54,640,000 53,355,000
51.10 	     L 1993, c 373, s 19,
51.11 	     subd 2 9,900,000 9,480,000
51.12 	     L 1994, c 643, s 31,
51.13 	     subd 1 573,385,000 564,650,524
51.14 	     L 1994, c 643, s 31,
51.15 	     subd 2 45,000,000 34,820,000
51.16 	     L 1995, 1SS c 2, s 14,
51.17 	     subd 1 5,630,000 5,590,000
51.18 	     L 1996, c 463, s 27,
51.19 	     subd 1 597,110,000 549,215,089
51.20 	     L 1997, c 246, s 10,
51.21 	     subd 1 86,625,000 86,191,283
51.22 	     L 1997, 2SS c 2, s 12 55,305,000 38,308,055
51.23 	     L 1998, c 404, s 27,
51.24 	     subd 1 463,795,000 104,478,675
51.25 	     L 1999, c 240, art 1,
51.26 	     s 13, subd. 1 139,510,000 111,905,000
51.27 	     L 1999, c 240, art 1,
51.28 	     s 13, subd. 2 10,440,000 -0-
51.29 	     L 1999, c 240, art 2,
51.30 	     s 16, subd 1 372,400,000 367,418,000
51.31 	     L 2000, c 492, art 1,
51.32 	     s 26, subd 1 426,870,000 487,730,000
51.33 	     L 2001, 1SS c 12, s 11,
51.34 	     subd 1 99,205,000 98,205,000
51.35 	     L 2002, c 393, s 30,
51.36 	     subd 1 920,235,000 567,312,000 

52.1 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 52.2 	This article is effective the day following final enactment.