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HF 2

as introduced - 89th Legislature, 2015 1st Special Session (2015 - 2015) Posted on 06/15/2015 02:14pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public
land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature with certain
conditions; modifying prior appropriations; modifying programs; providing for
disaster relief; providing for the sale and issuance of state bonds; providing
for the sale, conveyance, and disposition of state bond-financed property;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 85.015,
subdivision 6; 240A.09; 462A.37, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; Laws
2008, chapter 179, sections 7, subdivision 22; 16, subdivision 5, as amended;
Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 11, subdivision 4, as amended; Laws
2010, chapter 189, section 15, subdivision 5, as amended; Laws 2012, chapter
293, section 3, subdivision 18; Laws 2013, chapter 136, section 4, as amended;
Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, sections 15, subdivision 2; 16, subdivisions
5, 9; 18, subdivisions 3, 4; 21, subdivisions 3, 10, 12, 13, 16, 18, 23; Laws
2014, chapter 295, section 10, subdivision 12; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

ARTICLE 1

APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

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

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 26,529,000
new text end

new text begin To the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the purposes specified in
this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Poultry Testing Laboratory
- Willmar
new text end

new text begin 8,529,000
new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip the
expansion and renovation of the Minnesota
Poultry Testing Laboratory in Willmar,
including facility upgrades to substantially
improve the laboratory's efficiency and
ability to meet testing requirements, respond
to avian influenza and other diseases of
poultry, and effectively serve its client base.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin St. Paul Campus Veterinary Isolation
Facility Replacement
new text end

new text begin 18,000,000
new text end

new text begin To demolish two obsolete veterinary
isolation laboratories and predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip a veterinary
biocontainment facility on the St. Paul
campus, including large and small animal
holding spaces.
new text end

new text begin The appropriation in this subdivision is
intended to cover approximately two-thirds
of the cost of the project. The remaining
costs must be paid from university sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Unspent Appropriations
new text end

new text begin Upon substantial completion of a project
authorized in this section and after written
notice to the commissioner of management
and budget, the Board of Regents must use
any money remaining in the appropriation
for that project for HEAPR under Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
of Regents must report by February 1 of
each even-numbered year to the chairs of
the house of representatives and senate
committees with jurisdiction over capital
investment and higher education finance, and
to the chairs of the house of representatives
Ways and Means Committee and the senate
Finance Committee, on how the remaining
money has been allocated or spent.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 31,943,000
new text end

new text begin To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Anoka Technical College
new text end

new text begin 2,114,000
new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, furnish, and equip the
automotive and manufacturing technology
training spaces.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Dakota County Technical College
new text end

new text begin 7,733,000
new text end

new text begin To complete design, renovate, furnish,
and equip classroom and lab space for
transportation and emerging technologies
programs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Minnesota West Community and
Technical College; Canby and Jackson
Campuses
new text end

new text begin 3,267,000
new text end

new text begin (a) To design and install a geothermal HVAC
system, and remove and replace associated
mechanical systems, on the Canby campus.
new text end

new text begin (b) To design and consolidate the power line
training program spaces by demolishing
Building "B" and the current off-campus
power line training space, and construct
and equip a new indoor power line training
addition and exterior truck port on the
Jackson main campus.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin St. Paul College
new text end

new text begin 18,829,000
new text end

new text begin To complete the design of and construct,
furnish, and equip the Health and Science
Alliance Center addition, and to renovate,
furnish, and equip existing health and West
Tower spaces.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Debt Service
new text end

new text begin (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the
Board of Trustees shall pay the debt service
on one-third of the principal amount of state
bonds sold to finance projects authorized
by this section. After each sale of general
obligation bonds, the commissioner of
management and budget shall notify the
board of the amounts assessed for each year
for the life of the bonds.
new text end

new text begin (b) The board need not pay debt service
on bonds sold to finance HEAPR. Where a
nonstate match is required, the debt service is
due on a principal amount equal to one-third
of the total project cost, less the match
committed before the bonds are sold.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of management and
budget shall reduce the board's assessment
each year by one-third of the net income
from investment of general obligation bond
proceeds in proportion to the amount of
principal and interest otherwise required to
be paid by the board. The board shall pay its
resulting net assessment to the commissioner
of management and budget by December
1 each year. If the board fails to make
a payment when due, the commissioner
of management and budget shall reduce
allotments for appropriations from the
general fund otherwise available to the board
and apply the amount of the reduction to
cover the missed debt service payment. The
commissioner of management and budget
shall credit the payments received from the
board to the bond debt service account in
the state bond fund each December 1 before
money is transferred from the general fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
subdivision 10.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Unspent Appropriations
new text end

new text begin (a) Upon substantial completion of a project
authorized in this section and after written
notice to the commissioner of management
and budget, the board must use any money
remaining in the appropriation for that
project for HEAPR under Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
of Trustees must report by February 1 of
each even-numbered year to the chairs of
the house of representatives and senate
committees with jurisdiction over capital
investment and higher education finance, and
to the chairs of the house of representatives
Ways and Means Committee and the senate
Finance Committee, on how the remaining
money has been allocated or spent.
new text end

new text begin (b) The unspent portion of an appropriation
for a project in this section that is complete is
available for HEAPR under this subdivision,
at the same campus as the project for which
the original appropriation was made and the
debt service requirement under subdivision 6
is reduced accordingly. Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, applies from the date of the
original appropriation to the unspent amount
transferred.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin NATURAL RESOURCES
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 23,549,000
new text end

new text begin (a) To the commissioner of natural resources
for the purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin (b) The appropriations in this section are
subject to the requirements of the natural
resources capital improvement program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12,
unless this section or the statutes referred
to in this section provide more specific
standards, criteria, or priorities for projects
than Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Flood Hazard Mitigation
new text end

new text begin 23,549,000
new text end

new text begin (a) For the state share of flood hazard
mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.161.
new text end

new text begin (b) Levee projects, to the extent practical,
shall meet the state standard of three feet
above the 100-year flood elevation.
new text end

new text begin (c) Project priorities shall be determined
by the commissioner, as appropriate, based
on need and consideration of available
leveraging of federal, local, and state funds.
new text end

new text begin (d) $10,000,000 of this appropriation is for
a grant to Otter Tail County for publicly
owned capital improvements to address
flooding and high-water conditions on Little
McDonald Lake, Devil's Lake, Kerbs Lake,
and Paul Lake. Notwithstanding the match
requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.161, subdivision 2, this appropriation
does not require a local match.
new text end

new text begin (e) To the extent that the cost of a project
exceeds two percent of the median household
income in a municipality or township
multiplied by the number of households in the
municipality or township, this appropriation
is also for the local share of the project.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Unspent Appropriations
new text end

new text begin The unspent portion of an appropriation for
a project in this section that is complete,
upon written notice to the commissioner
of management and budget, is available
for asset preservation under Minnesota
Statutes, section 84.946. Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, applies from the date of the
original appropriation to the unspent amount
transferred.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 11,026,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of the Pollution Control
Agency for the purposes specified in this
section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Capital Assistance Program
new text end

new text begin 9,276,000
new text end

new text begin (a) This appropriation is for the solid waste
capital assistance grants program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54.
new text end

new text begin (b) Of this appropriation: $600,000 is for
a grant to Clay County for phase 1 of an
integrated solid waste system; $600,000 is
for a grant to McLeod County for phase 1 of
an integrated solid waste system; $56,000 is
for a project in Dodge County; and $20,000
is for a project in Western Lake Superior
Sanitary District.
new text end

new text begin (c) $8,000,000 of this appropriation is for a
grant to Polk County for phase 1 of a regional
integrated solid waste management system.
This appropriation is not available until the
agency determines that an amount sufficient
to complete the project is committed from
nonstate sources. An additional renewable
energy component shall not be mandated as
a requirement of this project to qualify for
funding under this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Superfund Drinking Water Program
new text end

new text begin 1,750,000
new text end

new text begin For the Superfund program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 115B.17, to install a
drinking water treatment system in the city
of Spring Park in Hennepin County and in
the city of Bayport in Washington County.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
RESOURCES
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 1,000,000
new text end

new text begin To the Board of Water and Soil Resources
for grants to local governments in Area II
of the Minnesota River Basin to acquire,
design, and construct floodwater retention
systems. This appropriation is not available
until the board determines that $1 has been
committed from nonstate sources for every
$3 of state grant.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin AGRICULTURE
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 50,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration for
replacement of the windows in the East
Grand Forks potato inspection facility.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin ADMINISTRATION
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 32,924,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration for
the purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Capitol Restoration
new text end

new text begin 26,724,000
new text end

new text begin (a) To complete the design of, and to
construct, repair, improve, renovate, restore,
furnish, and equip the expanded restoration
elements of the State Capitol Building and
grounds, and any associated asbestos and
hazardous materials abatement, including
but not limited to: (1) water infiltration,
settlement, and deterioration on the plaza,
terrace, and stairs; (2) visitor access and
bus loading and unloading; (3) decorative
painting; (4) cove molding; (5) accessibility,
safety, and security for the South Loggia; (6)
landscaping on Lot O; and (7) modifications
to Aurora Avenue.
new text end

new text begin (b) $2,000,000 may be used to design,
construct, repair, improve, renovate, restore,
furnish, and equip other items as needed
to meet the guiding principles established
by the Capitol Preservation Commission
of architectural integrity, functionality,
and life-safety. The commissioner of
administration must submit designs and
plans for the use of this appropriation to
the Capitol Preservation Commission and,
other than for design work, the appropriation
in this paragraph is not available until the
commission approves these plans.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Contingency for Capitol Site Security
Enhancements
new text end

new text begin 6,200,000
new text end

new text begin To complete the design of, and to construct,
repair, furnish, and equip, including
associated asbestos and hazardous materials
abatement, if any, physical security
improvements for the Capitol grounds
bordered by Aurora Avenue to the South,
University Avenue to the North, Cedar
Street to the East, and the Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the West.
The commissioner of administration must
submit site security design elements to the
Capitol Preservation Commission and may
not proceed with those elements until the
commission approves site security design
elements.
new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin MINNESOTA AMATEUR SPORTS
COMMISSION
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 2,000,000
new text end

new text begin From the general fund, to the Minnesota
Amateur Sports Commission for the purposes
of making grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 240A.09, paragraph (b).
new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin TRANSPORTATION
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 172,480,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of transportation for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Local Bridge Replacement and
Rehabilitation
new text end

new text begin 7,410,000
new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds account in the state
transportation fund to match federal money
and to replace or rehabilitate local deficient
bridges as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
section 174.50.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Local Road Improvement Fund
Grants
new text end

new text begin 8,910,000
new text end

new text begin (a) From the bond proceeds account in
the state transportation fund as provided
in Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, for
construction and reconstruction of local
roads with statewide or regional significance
under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52,
subdivision 4, or for grants to counties to
assist in paying the costs of rural road safety
capital improvement projects on county
state-aid highways under Minnesota Statutes,
section 174.52, subdivision 4a.
new text end

new text begin (b) This appropriation includes $850,000 for
a grant to the city of Sandstone for predesign,
design, engineering, and construction of a
road extending south off of marked Trunk
Highway 23 across from Lundorff Drive
to the airport area, and including a bridge
over Skunk Creek in Sandstone, in order to
facilitate repurposing of an area of the airport
into a business park. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that
sufficient resources to complete the project
are committed to it from other sources,
including any funds made available from the
commissioner of transportation.
new text end

new text begin (c) This appropriation includes $3,770,000
for a grant to Kandiyohi County for
construction and reconstruction of local
roads to facilitate the construction of
highway-rail grade separations at U.S.
Highway 12 and Minnesota Highway 40 as
part of the Willmar Wye project.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Valley Regional Railroad
Authority
new text end

new text begin 1,000,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional
Rail Authority for the rehabilitation of
a portion of the railroad track between
Winthrop and Hanley Falls. The grant
under this subdivision may also be used for
any required environmental documentation
and remediation, predesign, design, and
rehabilitation or replacement of bridges with
new bridges or culverts between Winthrop
and Hanley Falls. A grant under this section
is in addition to any grant, loan, or loan
guarantee for this project made by the
commissioner under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 222.46 to 222.62. This appropriation
is in addition to the appropriations in Laws
2006, chapter 258, section 16, subdivision
6; Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 16,
subdivision 5; Laws 2009, chapter 93, article
1, section 11, subdivision 4; and Laws 2010,
chapter 189, section 15, subdivision 5.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Plymouth - Highway-Rail Grade
Separations
new text end

new text begin 4,700,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Plymouth, to
construct a highway-rail grade separation
of the Canadian Pacific railroad crossing
and Vicksburg Lane, associated retaining
wall, and grading of the embankments, all
in the city of Plymouth. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that an
amount sufficient to complete the project is
committed from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Koochiching County - Highway-Rail
Grade Separation
new text end

new text begin 460,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to Koochiching County to acquire
land, predesign, design, construct, and equip
a road between marked Trunk Highway 11
and marked County State-Aid Highway 20
as an alternate route around the Canadian
National Railroad tracks grade crossing at
marked County State-Aid Highway 20.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Richfield - 77th Street Underpass
new text end

new text begin 10,000,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Richfield for
right-of-way acquisition and construction of
an extension of 77th Street under marked
Trunk Highway 77/Cedar Avenue in the
city of Richfield to provide local and
regional access between Richfield, the
Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport,
the city of Bloomington, and the Mall of
America.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Trunk Highway Projects
new text end

new text begin 140,000,000
new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds account in the trunk
highway fund for trunk highway design,
engineering, construction, reconstruction,
and improvement, including design-build and
construction manager at risk contracts and
consultant usage to support these activities.
new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 1,500,000
new text end

new text begin To the Metropolitan Council for grants
to municipalities within the metropolitan
area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 473.121, subdivision 2, for capital
improvements in municipal wastewater
collection systems to reduce the amount of
inflow and infiltration to the Metropolitan
Council's metropolitan sanitary sewer
disposal system. Grants from this
appropriation are for up to 50 percent of the
cost to mitigate inflow and infiltration in
the publicly owned municipal wastewater
collection systems. To be eligible for a grant,
a municipality must be identified by the
council as a contributor of excessive inflow
and infiltration in the metropolitan disposal
system or have a measured flow rate within 20
percent of its allowable council-determined
inflow and infiltration limits. The council
must award grants based on applications from
municipalities that identify eligible capital
costs and include a timeline for inflow and
infiltration mitigation construction, pursuant
to guidelines established by the council.
new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin VETERANS AFFAIRS
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 650,000
new text end

new text begin (a) To the commissioner of administration
for predesign and design, including
environmental assessment, for the
rehabilitation of the bridge located over
Minnehaha Creek linking South Minnehaha
Drive and the Minneapolis Veterans Home.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of transportation
may provide technical services to assist
the Department of Administration and the
Department of Veterans Affairs in overseeing
the project.
new text end

Sec. 13. new text begin CORRECTIONS
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 1,200,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration
for a grant to the Arrowhead Regional
Corrections Joint Powers Board to demolish
an existing facility and to design, construct,
furnish, and equip a replacement food
processing facility on the campus of the
Northeast Regional Corrections Center, to
meet health, safety, and security standards
required for compliance with Minnesota
Rules, chapter 2911. Nonstate contributions
to improvements at the center made before
or after the enactment of this subdivision are
considered to be a sufficient match, and no
further nonstate match is required.
new text end

Sec. 14. new text begin EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 3,300,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of employment and
economic development for the purposes
specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Greater Minnesota Business
Development Infrastructure Grant Program
new text end

new text begin 1,000,000
new text end

new text begin For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.431.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Transportation Economic
Development
new text end

new text begin 2,000,000
new text end

new text begin For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.436.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Eagle's Healing Nest
new text end

new text begin 300,000
new text end

new text begin From the general fund to the city of Sauk
Centre for a grant to Eagle's Healing Nest
to replace the roof at its facility that serves
veterans, service members, and their families
in Sauk Centre.
new text end

Sec. 15. new text begin PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 10,000,000
new text end

new text begin To the Public Facilities Authority for
grants to eligible municipalities under the
wastewater infrastructure funding program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
new text end

Sec. 16. new text begin MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 500,000
new text end

new text begin To the Minnesota Historical Society to
predesign a facility to support visitor services
and history programs at Historic Fort
Snelling.
new text end

Sec. 17. new text begin BOND SALE EXPENSES
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 320,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of management and
budget for the purposes specified in this
section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund
new text end

new text begin 180,000
new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds fund for bond sale
expenses under Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.641, subdivision 8.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Trunk Highway Fund
new text end

new text begin 140,000
new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds account in the
trunk highway fund to the commissioner
of management and budget for bond
sale expenses under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 16A.641, subdivision 8, and 167.50,
subdivision 4.
new text end

Sec. 18. new text begin BOND SALE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Bond proceeds fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this
article from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall
sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $160,211,000 in the manner, upon the
terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675,
and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Transportation fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this article
from the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell
and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $16,320,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by
the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except
accrued interest received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a bond proceeds
account in the state transportation fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Trunk highway fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this
article from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the commissioner
of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to
$140,140,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota
Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section
11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the commissioner of transportation. The
proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received from the sale of
the bonds, must be deposited in the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.
new text end

Sec. 19. new text begin BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state
general obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2017, no more
than $1,267,459,000 will need to be transferred from the general fund to the state bond
fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding state general
obligation bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds,
the commissioner of management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt service
payments needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt service
payments that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall
adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this
section. The amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from the
general fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641.
new text end

Sec. 20. new text begin CANCELLATION; BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION REDUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The unobligated amount remaining from the appropriation in Laws 2014, chapter
294, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, paragraph (d), is canceled. The bond sale
authorization in Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 26, subdivision 1, is reduced
by the same amount.
new text end

Sec. 21. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

DISASTER RELIEF

Section 1. new text begin DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriations. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the column under
"Appropriations" are appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to be spent to acquire and
to better publicly owned land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital
nature, and from other named funds, for relief as specified in this article from the storms
and flooding that occurred on or after June 11, 2014, in the area in Minnesota designated
under Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster FEMA-4182-DR, whether included in
the original declarations or added later by federal government action, referred to in this
article as "the area included in DR-4182." Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated
in this article for a capital program or project may be used to pay state agency staff costs
that are attributed directly to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting
policies adopted by the commissioner of management and budget. Unless otherwise
specified, the appropriations from the general fund in this article are for fiscal year 2016
and are available the day following final enactment through June 30, 2018. Appropriations
of bond proceeds for capital improvements are available the day following final enactment
and until the project is completed or abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Transfers. new text end

new text begin Money appropriated from the general fund under this article
may be transferred as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.03, subdivision 5.
new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin NATURAL RESOURCES
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 5,155,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of natural resources for
the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
section 12A.12. The amounts that may be
spent for each purpose are specified in the
following subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Facility and Natural Resource Damage
new text end

new text begin 2,140,000
new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds fund for the
purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
section 12A.12, subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants
new text end

new text begin 3,015,000
new text end

new text begin For the purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 12A.12, subdivision 2.
Funds are also available for the local share of
flood mitigation projects. This appropriation
includes funds for a grant to the Prior
Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District for
restoration of the Prior Lake outlet channel.
Of this amount, $2,515,000 is from the bond
proceeds fund and $500,000 is from the
general fund.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
RESOURCES
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 15,300,000
new text end

new text begin To the Board of Water and Soil Resources for
the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
section 12A.05. The amounts that may be
spent for each purpose are specified in the
following subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM)
Conservation Easements
new text end

new text begin 4,700,000
new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds fund for the
purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
section 12A.05, subdivision 1, in the area
included in DR-4182. The duration of the
easements shall be perpetual.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Erosion, Sediment, and Water Quality
Control Cost-Share Program
new text end

new text begin 10,600,000
new text end

new text begin From the general fund for the purposes
specified in Minnesota Statutes, section
12A.05, subdivision 2, in the area included
in DR-4182. Priority use of these funds shall
be to supplement or match federal funds
whenever possible and practical.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin TRANSPORTATION; LOCAL ROAD
AND BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 800,000
new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds account in the
state transportation fund for grants under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 12A.16,
subdivision 3, and 174.50, to local
governments in the area included in
DR-4182.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 100,000
new text end

new text begin To the Minnesota Historical Society for a
grant to the city of Jordan for an assessment
of the damage and repair of historic structures
or other historic resources under Minnesota
Statutes, section 12A.11. This appropriation
is from the general fund.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 4,100,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of employment and
economic development for the purposes
specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Children's Museum
new text end

new text begin 100,000
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
12A.03, subdivision 3, for a grant from the
general fund to the Children's Museum of
Southern Minnesota for flood loss incurred
by the museum.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Steele County - Public Works Building
new text end

new text begin 4,000,000
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding section 1 and Minnesota
Statutes, section 12A.03, subdivision 3, for a
grant to Steele County to design, construct,
furnish, and equip a public works building
in Owatonna.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin BOND SALE EXPENSES
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 11,000
new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds fund to the
commissioner of management and budget
for bond sale expenses under Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.641, subdivision 8.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Bond proceeds fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this
article from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall
sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $13,366,000 in the manner, upon the
terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675,
and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Transportation fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this article
from the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell
and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $800,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by
the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except
accrued interest received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a bond proceeds
account in the state transportation fund.
new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 1.

new text begin [16A.967] LEWIS AND CLARK APPROPRIATION BONDS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this
section.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Appropriation bond" or "bond" means a bond, note, or other similar instrument
of the state payable during a biennium from one or more of the following sources:
new text end

new text begin (1) money appropriated by law from the general fund in any biennium for debt
service due with respect to obligations described in subdivision 2, paragraph (c);
new text end

new text begin (2) proceeds of the sale of obligations described in subdivision 2, paragraph (c);
new text end

new text begin (3) payments received for that purpose under agreements and ancillary arrangements
described in subdivision 2, paragraph (e); and
new text end

new text begin (4) investment earnings on amounts in clauses (1) to (3).
new text end

new text begin (c) "Debt service" means the amount payable in any biennium of principal, premium,
if any, and interest on appropriation bonds.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Authorization to issue appropriation bonds. new text end

new text begin (a) Subject to the limitations
of this subdivision, the commissioner may sell and issue appropriation bonds of the state
under this section for public purposes as provided by law, including, in particular, the
financing of the land acquisition, design, engineering, and construction of facilities and
infrastructure necessary to complete the next phase of the Lewis and Clark Regional Water
System project, including completion of the pipeline to Magnolia, extension of the project
to the Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System connection near Adrian, and engineering,
design, and easement acquisition for the final phase of the project to Worthington. No
bonds shall be sold until the commissioner determines that a nonstate match of at least
$9,000,000 is committed to this project phase. Grant agreements entered into under this
section must provide for reimbursement to the state from any federal money provided for
the project, consistent with the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System, Inc., agreement.
new text end

new text begin (b) The appropriation bonds may be issued and sold only after the commissioner
determines that the construction and administration for work done on the project will
comply with (1) all federal requirements and regulations associated with the Lewis and
Clark Rural Water System Act of 2000, and (2) the cooperative agreement between the
United States Department of the Interior and the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System,
Inc. Proceeds of the appropriation bonds must be credited to a special appropriation Lewis
and Clark bond proceeds fund in the state treasury. All income from investment of the
bond proceeds, as estimated by the commissioner, is appropriated to the commissioner for
the payment of principal and interest on the appropriation bonds.
new text end

new text begin (c) Appropriation bonds may be sold and issued in amounts that, in the opinion of
the commissioner, are necessary to provide sufficient money, not to exceed $19,000,000
net of costs of issuance, for the purposes as provided under paragraph (a), and pay debt
service including capitalized interest, costs of issuance, costs of credit enhancement, or
make payments under other agreements entered into under paragraph (e).
new text end

new text begin (d) Appropriation bonds may be issued in one or more issues or series on the terms and
conditions the commissioner determines to be in the best interests of the state, but the term
on any series of appropriation bonds may not exceed 25 years. The appropriation bonds of
each issue and series thereof shall be dated and bear interest, and may be includable in or
excludable from the gross income of the owners for federal income tax purposes.
new text end

new text begin (e) At the time of, or in anticipation of, issuing the appropriation bonds, and at any
time thereafter, so long as the appropriation bonds are outstanding, the commissioner may
enter into agreements and ancillary arrangements relating to the appropriation bonds,
including but not limited to trust indentures, grant agreements, lease or use agreements,
operating agreements, management agreements, liquidity facilities, remarketing or
dealer agreements, letter of credit agreements, insurance policies, guaranty agreements,
reimbursement agreements, indexing agreements, or interest exchange agreements. Any
payments made or received according to the agreement or ancillary arrangement shall be
made from or deposited as provided in the agreement or ancillary arrangement. The
determination of the commissioner included in an interest exchange agreement that the
agreement relates to an appropriation bond shall be conclusive.
new text end

new text begin (f) The commissioner may enter into written agreements or contracts relating to the
continuing disclosure of information necessary to comply with or facilitate the issuance
of appropriation bonds in accordance with federal securities laws, rules, and regulations,
including Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations in Code of Federal
Regulations, title 17, section 240.15c 2-12. An agreement may be in the form of covenants
with purchasers and holders of appropriation bonds set forth in the order or resolution
authorizing the issuance of the appropriation bonds, or a separate document authorized
by the order or resolution.
new text end

new text begin (g) The appropriation bonds are not subject to chapter 16C.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Form; procedure. new text end

new text begin (a) Appropriation bonds may be issued in the form
of bonds, notes, or other similar instruments, and in the manner provided in section
16A.672. In the event that any provision of section 16A.672 conflicts with this section,
this section shall control.
new text end

new text begin (b) Every appropriation bond shall include a conspicuous statement of the limitation
established in subdivision 6.
new text end

new text begin (c) Appropriation bonds may be sold at either public or private sale upon such terms
as the commissioner shall determine are not inconsistent with this section and may be sold
at any price or percentage of par value. Any bid received may be rejected.
new text end

new text begin (d) Appropriation bonds must bear interest at a fixed or variable rate.
new text end

new text begin (e) Notwithstanding any other law, appropriation bonds issued under this section
shall be fully negotiable.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Refunding bonds. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may issue appropriation bonds
for the purpose of refunding any appropriation bonds then outstanding, including the
payment of any redemption premiums on the bonds, any interest accrued or to accrue to
the redemption date, and costs related to the issuance and sale of the refunding bonds. The
proceeds of any refunding bonds may, in the discretion of the commissioner, be applied
to the purchase or payment at maturity of the appropriation bonds to be refunded, to the
redemption of the outstanding appropriation bonds on any redemption date, or to pay
interest on the refunding bonds and may, pending application, be placed in escrow to be
applied to the purchase, payment, retirement, or redemption. Any escrowed proceeds,
pending such use, may be invested and reinvested in obligations that are authorized
investments under section 11A.24. The income earned or realized on the investment may
also be applied to the payment of the appropriation bonds to be refunded or interest or
premiums on the refunded appropriation bonds, or to pay interest on the refunding bonds.
After the terms of the escrow have been fully satisfied, any balance of the proceeds and
any investment income may be returned to the general fund or, if applicable, the special
appropriation Lewis and Clark bond proceeds fund for use in any lawful manner. All
refunding bonds issued under this subdivision must be prepared, executed, delivered, and
secured by appropriations in the same manner as the appropriation bonds to be refunded.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Appropriation bonds as legal investments. new text end

new text begin Any of the following entities
may legally invest any sinking funds, money, or other funds belonging to them or under
their control in any appropriation bonds issued under this section:
new text end

new text begin (1) the state, the investment board, public officers, municipal corporations, political
subdivisions, and public bodies;
new text end

new text begin (2) banks and bankers, savings and loan associations, credit unions, trust companies,
savings banks and institutions, investment companies, insurance companies, insurance
associations, and other persons carrying on a banking or insurance business; and
new text end

new text begin (3) personal representatives, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin No full faith and credit; state not required to make appropriations. new text end

new text begin The
appropriation bonds are not public debt of the state, and the full faith, credit, and taxing
powers of the state are not pledged to the payment of the appropriation bonds or to any
payment that the state agrees to make under this section. Appropriation bonds shall not be
obligations paid directly, in whole or in part, from a tax of statewide application on any
class of property, income, transaction, or privilege. Appropriation bonds shall be payable
in each fiscal year only from amounts that the legislature may appropriate for debt service
for any fiscal year, provided that nothing in this section shall be construed to require the
state to appropriate money sufficient to make debt service payments with respect to the
appropriation bonds in any fiscal year. Appropriation bonds shall be canceled and shall
no longer be outstanding on the earlier of (1) the first day of a fiscal year for which the
legislature shall not have appropriated amounts sufficient for debt service, or (2) the date
of final payment of the principal of and interest on the appropriation bonds.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Appropriation of proceeds. new text end

new text begin The proceeds of appropriation bonds and
interest credited to the special appropriation Lewis and Clark bond proceeds fund are
appropriated to the commissioner for payment of capital expenses for the purposes
provided by subdivision 2, paragraph (a), debt service on the bonds including capitalized
interest, nonsalary costs of issuance of the bonds, costs of credit enhancement of the bonds
and payments under any agreements entered into under subdivision 2, paragraph (e),
each as permitted by state and federal law, and such proceeds may be granted, loaned, or
otherwise provided for the public purposes provided by subdivision 2, paragraph (a).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Appropriation for debt service and other purposes. new text end

new text begin An amount, up to
$1,351,000 needed to pay principal and interest on appropriation bonds issued under this
section is appropriated each fiscal year from the general fund to the commissioner, subject
to repeal, unallotment under section 16A.152, or cancellation, otherwise pursuant to
subdivision 6, for deposit into the bond payments account established for such purpose
in the special Lewis and Clark appropriation bond proceeds fund. The appropriation is
available beginning in fiscal year 2017 and through fiscal year 2038.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Waiver of immunity. new text end

new text begin The waiver of immunity by the state provided for
by section 3.751, subdivision 1, shall be applicable to the appropriation bonds and any
ancillary contracts to which the commissioner is a party.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.015, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Minnesota Valley Trail, Hennepin, Dakota, Scott, Carver, Sibley and
Le Sueur Counties.

(a) The trail shall originate at Fort Snelling State Park and thence
extend generally southwesterly along the Minnesota River Valley through Hennepin,
Dakota, Scott, Carver, Sibley, and Le Sueur Counties to the city of Le Sueur, and there
terminate. The trail shall include the following state waysides: (a) Rice Lake Wayside,
in Scott County; (b) Carver Rapids Wayside, in Scott County; (c) Lawrence wayside, in
Scott county; (d) Belle Plaine Wayside, in Carver, Scott, and Sibley Counties; (e) Blakeley
Wayside, in Scott County; and (f) Rush River Wayside, in Sibley County.

(b) The trail shall be developed primarily for riding and hiking. Motorized vehicles
are prohibited from that portion of the trail on the north side of the Minnesota River,
lying between Fort Snelling State Park and Rice Lake Wayside.new text begin That portion of the
trail on the north side of the Minnesota River, lying between the Bloomington Ferry
Bridge pedestrian crossing and the Cedar Avenue Bridge, must be a paved trail developed
primarily for hiking and bicycling.
new text end

(c) In establishing, developing, maintaining, and operating the trail the commissioner
shall cooperate with local units of government and private individuals and groups
whenever feasible.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240A.09, is amended to read:


240A.09 PLAN DEVELOPMENT; CRITERIA.

The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission shall develop a plan to promote the
development of proposals for new statewide public ice facilities including proposals for
ice centers and matching grants based on the criteria in this section.

(a) For ice center proposals, the commission will give priority to proposals that
come from more than one local government unit. Institutions of higher education are not
eligible to receive a grant.

(b) The commission must give priority to grant applications for indoor air quality
improvements and projects that eliminate R-22. For purposes of this section:

(1) "indoor air quality improvements" means: (i) renovation or replacement of
heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems in existing indoor ice arenas whose
ice resurfacing and ice edging equipment are not powered by electricity in order to
reduce concentrations of carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide; and (ii) acquisition of
zero-emission ice resurfacing and ice edging equipment. The new or renovated systems
may include continuous electronic air monitoring devices to automatically activate the
ventilation systems when the concentration of carbon monoxide or nitrogen dioxide
reaches a predetermined level; and

(2) "projects that eliminate R-22," means replacement of ice-making systems in
existing public facilities that use R-22 as a refrigerant, with systems that use alternative
non-ozone-depleting refrigerants.

(c) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, the
commission is encouraged to give priority to the following proposals:

(1) proposals for construction of two or more ice sheets in a single new facility;

(2) proposals for construction of an additional sheet of ice at an existing ice center;

(3) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice as part of a sports complex
with multiple sports facilities; and

(4) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice that will be expanded to a
two-sheet facility in the future.

(d) The commission shall administer a site selection process for the ice centers. The
commission shall invite proposals from cities or counties or consortia of cities. A proposal
for an ice center must include matching contributions including in-kind contributions of
land, access roadways and access roadway improvements, and necessary utility services,
landscaping, and parking.

(e) Proposals for ice centers and matching grants must provide for meeting the
demand for ice time for female groups by offering up to 50 percent of prime ice time, as
needed, to female groups. For purposes of this section, prime ice time means the hours
of 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays
and Sundays.

(f) The location for all proposed facilities must be in areas of maximum demonstrated
interest and must maximize accessibility to an arterial highway.

(g) To the extent possible, all proposed facilities must be dispersed equitably, must
be located to maximize potential for full utilization and profitable operation, and must
accommodate noncompetitive family and community skating for all ages.

(h) The commission may also use the money to upgrade current facilities, purchase
girls' ice time, or conduct amateur women's hockey and other ice sport tournaments.

(i) To the extent possible, 50 percent of all grants must be awarded to communities
in greater Minnesota.

(j) To the extent possible, technical assistance shall be provided to Minnesota
communities by the commission on ice arena planning, design, and operation, including
the marketing of ice time and on projects described in paragraph (b).

(k) A grant for new facilities may not exceed $250,000.

(l) The commission may make grants for rehabilitation and renovation. A
rehabilitation or renovation grant new text begin for air quality new text end may not exceed $200,000new text begin and a
rehabilitation or renovation grant for R-22 elimination may not exceed $50,000 for
indirect cooling systems and may not exceed $400,000 for direct cooling systems
new text end . Priority
must be given to grant applications for indoor air quality improvements, including zero
emission ice resurfacing equipment, and for projects that eliminate R-22.

(m) Grant money may be used for ice centers designed for sports other than hockey.

(n) Grant money may be used to upgrade existing facilities to comply with the
bleacher safety requirements of section 326B.112.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 2b. new text end

new text begin Additional authorization. new text end

new text begin In addition to the amount authorized in
subdivisions 2 and 2a, the agency may issue up to $10,000,000 of housing infrastructure
bonds in one or more series to which the payments made under this section may be pledged.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 462A.37, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Additional appropriation.

(a) The agency must certify annually to the
commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of annual debt service on
each series of bonds issued under deleted text begin subdivisiondeleted text end new text begin subdivisionsnew text end 2anew text begin and 2bnew text end .

(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2015 and through 2037, if any housing infrastructure
bonds issued under subdivision 2a remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under
section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed
$6,400,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.

new text begin (c) Each July 15, beginning in 2017 and through 2038, if any housing infrastructure
bonds issued under subdivision 2b remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under
section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed
$800,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
new text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds
the payments to be made by the state under this section.

Sec. 6.

Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 22, is amended to read:


Subd. 22.

State Park and Recreation Area
Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Development

19,041,000

(a) For projects within state parks established
under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012,
and state recreation areas established
under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.013,
contained in the Department of Natural
Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation's
ten-year project list for "New and Deferred
Maintenance Bondable Projects" dated
March 20, 2008. This appropriation includes
money for new projects at Bear Head Lake,
Beaver Creek Valley, Blue Mounds, Buffalo
River, Cuyuna Country State Recreation
Area, Flandrau, Fort Ridgely, Frontenac,
Glendalough, Itasca, Lake Bemidji, Lake
Carlos, Maplewood, Sibley, Soudan Mine,
Split Rock Lighthouse, Temperance River,
Tettegouche, and William O'Brien State
Parks. The commissioner shall determine
project priorities as appropriate, based on
need.

(b) For infrastructure rehabilitation and
the renovation and development of
facilities within state parks established
under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012,
contained in the Department of Natural
Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation's
ten-year project list for "New and Deferred
Maintenance Bondable Projects" dated
March 20, 2008. This appropriation includes
money for Interstate, Itasca, Jay Cooke, Lake
Louise, Lake Shetek, Maplewood, Split Rock
Lighthouse, St. Croix, and Tettegouche.
The commissioner shall determine project
priorities as appropriate, based on need.

$2,400,000 is to acquire from willing sellers
land within the boundaries of Greenleaf
Lake State Recreation Area, established
under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.013,
subdivision 11b
.

$200,000 is to develop campgrounds at Red
River State Recreation Area.

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642, the bond sale authorization and
appropriation of bond proceeds for the
projects in this subdivision are available until
December 31, 2017.
new text end

Sec. 7.

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


Subd. 5.

Minnesota Valley Railroad Track
Rehabilitation

3,000,000

For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional
Rail Authority to rehabilitate a portion of
railroad track from Norwood-Young America
to Hanley Falls. The grant under this
subdivision may also be used for predesign,
design, engineering, and rehabilitation or
replacement of bridges with new bridges
or culverts between Norwood-Young
America and Hanley Falls. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
bond sale authorization for this project
and appropriation of bond proceeds in this
subdivision are available until December 31,
deleted text begin 2015deleted text end new text begin 2017new text end . A grant under this subdivision
is in addition to any grant, loan, or loan
guarantee for this project made by the
commissioner under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 222.46 to 222.62.

Sec. 8.

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


Subd. 4.

Minnesota Valley Railroad Track
Rehabilitation

4,000,000

For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional
Railroad Authority to rehabilitate up to 95
miles of railroad track from Norwood-Young
America to Hanley Falls. The grant
under this subdivision may also be used
for predesign, design, engineering, and
rehabilitation or replacement of bridges
with new bridges or culverts between
Norwood-Young America and Hanley Falls.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642, the bond sale authorization for this
project and appropriation of bond proceeds
in this subdivision are available until
December 31, deleted text begin 2015deleted text end new text begin 2017new text end . A grant under this
subdivision is in addition to any grant, loan,
or loan guarantee for this project made by
the commissioner under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 222.46 to 222.62.

Sec. 9.

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


Subd. 5.

Minnesota Valley Railroad Track
Rehabilitation

5,000,000

For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional
Rail Authority to rehabilitate and make
capital improvements to railroad track from
east of Gaylord to Winthrop. The grant
under this subdivision may also be used
for predesign, design, engineering, and
rehabilitation or replacement of bridges
with new bridges or culverts between
Gaylord and Winthrop. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
bond sale authorization for this project
and appropriation of bond proceeds in this
subdivision are available until December 31,
deleted text begin 2015deleted text end new text begin 2017new text end . A grant under this subdivision
is in addition to any grant, loan, or loan
guarantee for this project made by the
commissioner under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 222.46 to 222.62.

Sec. 10.

Laws 2012, chapter 293, section 3, subdivision 18, is amended to read:


Subd. 18.

Southwest Minnesota State
University, Marshall

Science Lab Renovation
500,000

new text begin (a) new text end To complete design for renovation of the
Science and Math building and classroom
spaces and an addition to the Plant Science
building.

new text begin (b) Having abandoned the project specified
in paragraph (a), the unspent portion of
this appropriation is available for higher
education asset preservation and replacement
on the campus of Southwest Minnesota
State University, Marshall, and the debt
service requirement under subdivision 20 is
reduced accordingly. Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, applies from the date of the
original appropriation to the unspent amount
transferred.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Laws 2013, chapter 136, section 4, as amended by Laws 2014, chapter 294,
article 2, section 19, is amended to read:


Sec. 4. VETERANS AFFAIRS

$
18,935,000

(a) Of this amount, up to $1,750,000 is to
the commissioner of administration to: (1)
construct a new distribution and service
tunnel to serve Buildings 17 north and 18
and the future Building 17 south; and (2)
construct steam and electrical connections,
related infrastructure, site work, a canopy
with vestibule, and required modifications
to Building 18 drop-off and entry. This
appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget has
determined that at least $5,000,000 has been
committed from federal sources. Any unused
funds may be used under paragraph (b).

(b) The remainder of this amount is to the
commissioner of administration to complete
the design of, perform hazardous materials
abatement for, and demolish the south wing
of Building 17 and adjoining buildings;
design, reconstruct, and furnish the new south
wing of Building 17 and adjoining buildings
as a new skilled nursing building; construct a
new distribution and service tunnel to serve
buildings 6, 19, and the future 17 south;
and design, construct, and equip a network
and server room, including installation of
new fiber optic lines. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
the funds to complete this work have been
committed from federal sources.

new text begin (c) The unexpended balance from the
appropriation in Laws 2012, chapter 293,
section 19, subdivision 3, to predesign and
design for demolition of the south wing of
Building 17 and adjoining facilities, and
designing the south wing of Building 17 as
a new skilled nursing building, is added to
this appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 12.

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


Subd. 2.

Cottage Grove - HERO Center

1,460,000

For a grant to the city of Cottage Grove
to predesign and design a Health and
Emergency Response Occupations (HERO)
Center deleted text begin at 12600 Ravine Parkwaydeleted text end in Cottage
Grove. This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner of management and
budget determines that the city of Cottage
Grove and the deleted text begin Board of Trustees of the
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
deleted text end new text begin city of Woodburynew text end have entered into an
agreement for operation and management of
the centerdeleted text begin , and that at least an equal amount
is committed to the project from nonstate
sources
deleted text end .new text begin This appropriation does not require
any contribution from nonstate sources.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 16, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Railroad Warning Devices

2,000,000

(a) To design, construct, and equip new rail
grade crossing warning safety devices of
active highway rail grade crossings or to
replace active highway rail grade warning
safety devices that have reached the end of
their useful life.

(b) Notwithstanding any program
requirements:

(1) $1,250,000 for a grant to the city of Little
Canada new text begin to replace active highway-rail grade
warning safety devices that have reached
the end of their useful life and
new text end to design,
construct, and equip highway-rail grade
crossing warning devices and associated
safety improvements; and

(2) $500,000 is for a grant to the city of
Shoreview new text begin to replace active highway-rail
grade warning safety devices that have
reached the end of their useful life and
new text end to
design, construct, and equip highway-rail
grade crossing warning devices and
associated safety improvements.

(c) Upon request, the commissioner shall
provide reasonable technical assistance to
the cities of Little Canada and Shoreview
in grade crossing project development and
establishment of quiet zones.

Sec. 14.

Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 16, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

International Falls - Airport

2,200,000

For a grant to the International
Falls-Koochiching County Airport
Commission to new text begin demolish a portion of the
existing terminal building; site preparation,
including an electrical room or building,
utilities, and site civil work;
new text end design,
construct, furnish, and equip new text begin Phase I of new text end a new
terminal buildingdeleted text begin , jetway, and associated
appurtenances of a capital nature at the Falls
International Airport. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined
that at least an equal amount has been
committed to the project from nonstate
sources
deleted text end new text begin to serve the following purposes:
ticketing, baggage, screening, boarding, jet
bridge, ground transportation, and associated
appurtenances of a capital nature for the
traveling and nontraveling public at the
Falls International Airport, but not including
areas for U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
and Transportation Security Administration
Offices
new text end .

Sec. 15.

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


Subd. 3.

Minnesota Sex Offender Program -
St. Peter

7,405,000

To design, construct, renovate, furnish, and
equip the first phase of a three-phase project
to develop additional residential, program,
activity, and ancillary facilities for the
Minnesota sex offender program on the lower
campus of the St. Peter Regional Treatment
Center. This appropriation includes funds
to complete design, renovate, construct,
furnish, and equip the west wing of the
Green Acres Building; to design, renovate,
construct, furnish, and equip the east wing
of the Sunrise Building; to design through
construction documents the renovation
and construction of the deleted text begin Bartlett Building
deleted text end new text begin Tomlinson Building, the north wing of Green
Acres, and the west, south, and north wings
of the Sunrise Building
new text end ; and to design and
perform asbestos and hazardous materials
abatement in the Green Acres and Sunrise
Buildings. Upon substantial completion of
the first phase of this project, any unspent
portion of this appropriation is available to
design and to perform asbestos and hazardous
materials abatement in subsequent phases.

Sec. 16.

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


Subd. 4.

new text begin YWCA Minneapolis - new text end Early
Childhood Learning and Child Protection
Facilitiesnew text begin and Other Renovations
new text end

6,000,000

(a) To the commissioner of human services
for grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
256E.37, to construct and rehabilitate early
childhood learning and child protection
facilities. Notwithstanding the limits on
grant amounts in Minnesota Statutes, section
256E.37, one grant from this appropriation
for an individual facility may be for up to
$1,000,000.

(b) Notwithstanding the limitations on grant
amounts and requirements for geographic
distribution in Minnesota Statutes, section
256E.37, or this subdivision, $3,000,000 of
this appropriation is for a grant to Hennepin
County to predesign, design, renovate,
furnish, and equip the early childhood
center at the YWCA of Minneapolisnew text begin , and to
improve the building's heating, ventilation,
and air conditioning systems, sprinkler
system, and pool walls and ceiling
new text end . The grant
to Hennepin County is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that at least an equal amount has
been committed to the project from nonstate
sources.

Sec. 17.

Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Alexandria - Redevelopment

1,400,000

For a grant to the Lakes Area Economic
Development Authority deleted text begin to acquire and
redevelop
deleted text end new text begin for public infrastructure,
including water, sanitary sewer, storm water
infrastructure, and public road construction
at
new text end the Jefferson High School site in the
city of Alexandria. This appropriation is
not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that at
least deleted text begin $2,600,000deleted text end new text begin $1,400,000 new text end is committed
to the project from nonstate sources.new text begin The
value of 6.7 acres of land at the site owned
by the Lakes Area Economic Development
Authority shall count toward the nonstate
match.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 10, is amended to
read:


Subd. 10.

Lake Elmo - Water Supply

3,500,000

For a grant to the city of Lake Elmo to
construct an extension of approximately 2.5
miles of trunk water main and associated
improvements along deleted text begin Lake Elmodeleted text end new text begin Inwood
new text end Avenue to facilitate development along
the Interstate Highway 94 corridor and
comply with growth requirements under an
agreement with the Metropolitan Council.

Sec. 19.

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


Subd. 12.

Minneapolis - Brian Coyle
Community Center

330,000

(a) For a grant to the Minneapolis Park
and Recreation Board to predesign and
design the renovation and expansion of the
Brian Coyle Community Center, subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. This
appropriation does not require a local match.

(b) The Minneapolis Park and Recreation
Board, the Pillsbury United Communities,
Hennepin County, institutions of higher
education, and neighborhood organizations
shall develop an agreement for the use of the
existing Brian Coyle Community Center.
The lease between the Minneapolis Park
and Recreation Board and Pillsbury United
Communities shall be reformed prior to the
expenditure of any funds for predesign and
design.

new text begin (c) The appropriation under this subdivision
may also be used toward the renovation and
expansion of the Brian Coyle Community
Center.
new text end

Sec. 20.

Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 13, is amended to
read:


Subd. 13.

Minneapolis - Hennepin Center for
the Arts

550,000

For a grant to deleted text begin the city of Minneapolis
deleted text end new text begin Hennepin Countynew text end for improvements and
betterments of a capital nature to renovate the
historic Hennepin Center for the Arts. Of this
appropriation, approximately $300,000 is for
predesign and design of asset preservation
improvements, and $250,000 is to match
federal funding to replace and replicate the
historic cupolas on the Historic Masonic
Temple of the Hennepin Center for the Arts.

Sec. 21.

Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 16, is amended to
read:


Subd. 16.

Red Wing - River Renaissance

1,560,000

For a grant to the city of Red Wing for
improvements of a capital nature to the area
between Levee Road and the Mississippi
River, extending between Bay Point Drive
and Broad Street in Red Wing. This project
includes: reconstruction of Levee Road from
Broad Street to Jackson Street; improvements
to storm water, sanitary sewer, and drinking
water infrastructure; replacement of deleted text begin adeleted text end new text begin 930
lineal feet of
new text end harbor retaining wall; parking
improvements; lighting improvements; and
construction of a segment of the Riverwalk
Trail. This grant is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that an new text begin equal new text end amount deleted text begin sufficient to
complete the project
deleted text end is committed to it from
nonstate sources.

Sec. 22.

Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 18, is amended to
read:


Subd. 18.

St. Paul - Historic Palace Theater
Renovation

5,000,000

For a grant to the deleted text begin city ofdeleted text end St. Paul new text begin Housing
and Redevelopment Authority
new text end to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip the
renovation of the historic Palace Theater in
St. Paul. The deleted text begin city ofdeleted text end St. Paulnew text begin Housing and
Redevelopment Authority
new text end may enter into one
or more lease or management agreements to
operate performing arts programs, subject
to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
has determined that at least an equal amount
has been committed from nonstate sources.

Sec. 23.

Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 23, is amended to
read:


Subd. 23.

Virginia - Highway 53 Utilities
Relocation

19,500,000

new text begin (a) $500,000 of this appropriation is for a
grant to the city of Virginia Public Utilities
Commission to acquire land, predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip an
electrical substation along or within six
miles of the relocated U.S. Highway 53 in
Virginia as part of relocating the electrical
utilities. This appropriation fully funds the
project described in this paragraph and meets
the requirements in Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.502, that the project be fully
funded. This appropriation does not require
a nonstate match.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin $19,000,000 of new text end this appropriation is for:

(1) a grant to the city of Virginia Public
Utilities Commission to acquire land,
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip relocated deleted text begin storm water, sanitary sewer,
deleted text end water, electrical, and gas utilities along or
deleted text begin neardeleted text end new text begin within six miles of new text end the relocated U.S.
Highway 53 in Virginia, deleted text begin St. Louis County
deleted text end new text begin Eveleth, Gilbert, and Fayal Townshipnew text end ;

new text begin (2) a grant to the city of Virginia to acquire
land, predesign, construct, furnish, and equip
relocated storm water and sanitary sewer
along or within six miles of the relocated
U.S. Highway 53 in Virginia, Eveleth,
Gilbert, and Fayal Township;
new text end and

deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end a grant to the St. Louis and Lake
Counties Regional Railroad Authority to
acquire land, predesign, design, construct,
furnish, and equip trails to handle bicycles,
pedestrians, snowmobiles, and ATVs along
or deleted text begin neardeleted text end new text begin within six miles of new text end the relocated U.S.
Highway 53 in Virginia, deleted text begin St. Louis County
deleted text end new text begin Eveleth, Gilbert, and Fayal Township. This
appropriation does not require a nonstate
match
new text end .

Sec. 24.

Laws 2014, chapter 295, section 10, subdivision 12, is amended to read:


Subd. 12.

St. Paul - Minnesota Children's
Museum

7,485,000

For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip an
expansion and renovation of the Minnesota
Children's Museum. The expansion and
exhibit upgrades should incorporate the
latest research on early learning, allow for
new state-of-the art education facilities, and
increase the capacity of visitors to galleries
and programming areas. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least deleted text begin an equal amountdeleted text end new text begin $4,000,000new text end has been
committed from nonstate sources. Amounts
expended for this project by nonstate sources
since October 1, 2010, shall count toward the
nonstate match.

Sec. 25. new text begin MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE; SALE
OF AVIATION TRAINING CENTER.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, subdivision 3, the net
proceeds of the sale or disposition of the Aviation Training Center at the Flying Cloud
Airport operated by the Minneapolis Community and Technical College, after paying
all expenses incurred in selling the property, are appropriated to the Board of Trustees
of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for use pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
section 135A.046, at the Minneapolis Community and Technical College campus and the
net proceeds need not be paid to the commissioner of management and budget, as would
otherwise be required by Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, subdivision 3. When the
sale is complete and the sale proceeds have been applied as provided in this section,
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, no longer applies to the property and the property
is no longer state bond financed property.
new text end

Sec. 26. new text begin WEST METRO EDUCATION PROGRAM; PROPERTY
CONVEYANCE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin FAIR School downtown. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the appropriations of state
general obligation bond proceeds in Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 14, subdivision 7,
and Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 5, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws 1999, chapter
241, article 4, section 20; and the appropriation of general fund money in Laws 1997, First
Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 51, subdivision 13, to Joint Powers District No.
6069, West Metro Education Program, to acquire and better the FAIR School downtown
in Minneapolis, the real and personal property of the FAIR School downtown may be
conveyed to Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, for operation of a multidistrict
integration facility that serves students in any grade from early education through grade 12.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin FAIR School Crystal. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the appropriation of state general
obligation bond proceeds in Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 5, subdivision 5, as amended
by Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 4, section 20; and the appropriation of general fund
money in Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 51, subdivision 13,
and Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 5, subdivision 2, to Joint Powers District
No. 6069, West Metro Education Program, to acquire and better the FAIR School Crystal
in Crystal, the real and personal property of the FAIR School Crystal may be conveyed
to Independent School District No. 281, Robbinsdale, for operation of a multidistrict
integration facility that serves students in any grade from early education through grade 12.
new text end

Sec. 27. new text begin CONVEYANCE OF STATE LAND; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Conveyance authorized. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
sections 16A.695 and 16B.281 to 16B.287, or other law, administrative rule, or
commissioner's order to the contrary, the commissioner of administration may convey to
Hennepin County for no consideration the real property described in subdivision 3. The
commissioner of administration may add conditions to the conveyance of the property
deemed to be in the interest of the state. Notwithstanding any provision of this section
to the contrary, the real property shall continue to be considered state bond financed
property after the conveyance of the real property to Hennepin County and until all the
requirements are satisfied for the real property to no longer be considered state bond
financed property. Hennepin County must operate the state bond financed property in
compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, and all applicable state and federal
laws, and in a manner that will not cause the interest on the state general obligation bonds
to be subject to federal income taxation for any reason.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Form. new text end

new text begin The conveyance shall be in a form approved by the attorney
general. The attorney general may make changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Description. new text end

new text begin The real property to be conveyed is located in Hennepin
County and is described as: Lots 12, 13, and 14, Block 2, BISCHOFF 1ST ADDITION,
Hennepin County, Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Determination by commissioner. new text end

new text begin The commissioner has determined that
the real property described in subdivision 3 is no longer needed for any state purpose and
that the state's land management interests are best served if the land is conveyed to and
used by Hennepin County for community-based services.
new text end

Sec. 28. new text begin RESPONDING TO CLOSURE OF ST. ANTHONY FALLS LOCK.
new text end

new text begin The chairs of the committees in the house of representatives and the senate with
primary jurisdiction over capital investment will each, or jointly, convene periodic
meetings, beginning before August 1, 2015, with the business owners and other
stakeholders affected by the closure of the St. Anthony Falls Lock on the Mississippi
River, to discuss the effects of the closure, costs incurred by the state, the cities, and
the business owners as a result of the use of trucks traveling on roads instead of barges
traveling on the Mississippi River to transport goods, and to identify solutions to the
problems and expenses caused by the closure. This section sunsets July 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 29. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end