1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better 
1.3 	public land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature with 
1.4 	certain conditions; establishing programs; authorizing the sale and issuance of 
1.5 	state bonds; modifying previous appropriations; authorizing Cook County to form 
1.6 	a district for the construction of water facilities and provision of water service; 
1.7 	authorizing the commissioner of natural resources to make certain acquisitions 
1.8 	of land or interests in land; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.9 	2010, section 462A.21, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 
1.10 	7, subdivision 23, as amended; Laws 2008, chapter 179, sections 7, subdivision 
1.11 	27, as amended; 17, subdivision 4; 19, subdivision 4, as amended; 21, subdivision 
1.12 	15; Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 12, subdivision 2; Laws 2010, 
1.13 	chapter 189, sections 7, subdivision 12; 18, subdivision 5; 24, subdivision 3; 
1.14 	Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, sections 3, subdivisions 7, 8; 14, 
1.15 	subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
1.16 	116J; 462A; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 8895.0700, subpart 1.
1.17 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.18	Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.19 	The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the 
1.20 	bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, 
1.21 	to be spend for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as 
1.22 	authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire 
1.23 	and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature or 
1.24 	as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), 
1.25 	or article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act for a capital 
1.26 	program or project may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly 
1.27 	to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the 
1.28 	commissioner of management and budget. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations 
2.1 	in this act are available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota 
2.2 	Statutes, section 16A.642.

2.3	SUMMARY
	
2.4	University of Minnesota
	$
	78,060,000
	
2.5	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
		111,863,000
	
2.6	Minnesota State Academies
		7,600,000
	
2.7	Perpich Center for Arts Education
		263,000
	
2.8	Natural Resources
		55,500,000
	
2.9	Pollution Control Agency
		18,388,000
	
2.10	Agriculture
		706,000
	
2.11	Rural Finance Authority
		33,000,000
	
2.12	Zoological Garden
		7,000,000
	
2.13	Administration
		32,000,000
	
2.14	Amateur Sports
		375,000
	
2.15	Military Affairs
		25,000,000
	
2.16	Public Safety
		26,737,000
	
2.17	Transportation
		74,100,000
	
2.18	Metropolitan Council
		30,000,000
	
2.19	Human Services
		47,300,000
	
2.20	Veterans Affairs
		29,786,000
	
2.21	Corrections
		53,699,000
	
2.22	Employment and Economic Development
		161,785,000
	
2.23	Public Facilities Authority
		45,677,000
	
2.24	Housing Finance Agency
		7,000,000
	
2.25	Minnesota Historical Society
		3,250,000
	
2.26	Bond Sale Expenses
		831,000
	
2.27	TOTAL
	$
	849,950,000
	
2.28	Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service)
		725,816,000
	
2.29	Bond Proceeds Fund (User Financed Debt Service)
		64,519,000
	
2.30	State Transportation Fund
		25,000,000
	
2.31	General Fund
		1,000,000
	
2.32	Trunk Highway Fund
		17,500,000
	
2.33	Trunk Highway Fund Bond Proceeds Account
		16,115,000

2.34						APPROPRIATIONS

2.35	Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

2.36	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	78,060,000
	
2.37 	To the Board of Regents of the University 
2.38 	of Minnesota for the purposes specified in 
2.39 	this section.

3.1
3.2	Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation 
and Replacement (HEAPR)
 				20,000,000
	
3.3 	To be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
3.4 	Statutes, section 135A.046.

3.5	Subd. 3.Twin Cities Campus

3.6	Combined Heat and Power Plant
				54,000,000
	
3.7 	To design, renovate, furnish, and equip the 
3.8 	Old Main Steam Plant facility on the Twin 
3.9 	Cities campus.

3.10	Subd. 4.Itasca Biological Station

3.11	Itasca Facility Improvements
				4,060,000
	
3.12 	To design, construct, and equip a new 
3.13 	biological lab/classroom facility and 
3.14 	renovate the classroom in the lakeside 
3.15 	laboratory at the University of Minnesota 
3.16 	facility in Itasca State Park.

3.17	Subd. 5.University Share
 					
3.18 	Except for Higher Education Asset 
3.19 	Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) 
3.20 	under subdivision 2, the appropriations in this 
3.21 	section are intended to cover approximately 
3.22 	two-thirds of the cost of each project. The 
3.23 	remaining costs must be paid from university 
3.24 	sources.

3.25	Subd. 6.Unspent Appropriations
 					
3.26 	Upon substantial completion of a project 
3.27 	authorized in this section and after written 
3.28 	notice to the commissioner of management 
3.29 	and budget, the Board of Regents must use 
3.30 	any money remaining in the appropriation 
3.31 	for that project for HEAPR under Minnesota 
3.32 	Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board 
3.33 	of Regents must report by February 1 of 
4.1 	each even-numbered year to the chairs of 
4.2 	the house of representatives and senate 
4.3 	committees with jurisdiction over capital 
4.4 	investment and higher education finance, and 
4.5 	to the chairs of the house of representatives 
4.6 	Ways and Means Committee and the senate 
4.7 	Finance Committee, on how the remaining 
4.8 	money has been allocated or spent.

4.94.10
	Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES 
AND UNIVERSITIES

4.11	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	111,863,000
	
4.12 	To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
4.13 	State Colleges and Universities for the 
4.14 	purposes specified in this section.

4.15
4.16	Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation 
and Replacement (HEAPR)
 				20,000,000
	
4.17 	For the purposes specified in Minnesota 
4.18 	Statutes, section 135A.046, including safety 
4.19 	and statutory compliance, building envelope 
4.20 	integrity, mechanical systems, and space 
4.21 	restoration.

4.22
4.23	Subd. 3.Anoka-Ramsey Community College, 
Coon Rapids

4.24
4.25	Bioscience and Allied Health Addition and 
Renovation
				980,000
	
4.26 	To complete design for the construction of a 
4.27 	Bioscience and Allied Health addition and to 
4.28 	design, renovate, and equip classrooms and 
4.29 	related space.

4.30	Subd. 4.Century College

4.31	Classroom Addition
				5,000,000
	
4.32 	To complete design of and to construct, 
4.33 	renovate, furnish, and equip classrooms and 
4.34 	related spaces.

5.1	Subd. 5.Dakota County Technical College

5.2
5.3	Transportation and Emerging Technologies 
Lab Renovation
				7,230,000
	
5.4 	To complete design of and to renovate, 
5.5 	furnish, and equip transportation and 
5.6 	emerging technologies classrooms, 
5.7 	laboratories, and related spaces.

5.8
5.9	Subd. 6.Minneapolis Community and 
Technical College

5.10	Workforce Program Renovation
				13,389,000
	
5.11 	To complete design of and to renovate, 
5.12 	furnish, and equip instructional space, 
5.13 	support space, and infrastructure for 
5.14 	workforce programs.

5.15
5.16	Subd. 7.Minnesota West Community and 
Technical College, Worthington

5.17	Renovation and Addition
				4,606,000
	
5.18 	To construct, renovate, furnish, and equip 
5.19 	classrooms and support spaces.

5.20	Subd. 8.North Hennepin Community College

5.21	Bioscience and Health Careers Addition
				26,292,000
	
5.22 	To complete design of and to construct, 
5.23 	furnish, and equip Bioscience and Health 
5.24 	Careers laboratories, classrooms, and related 
5.25 	spaces.

5.26	Subd. 9.Ridgewater College, Willmar

5.27	Technical Instruction Lab Renovation
				13,851,000
	
5.28 	To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
5.29 	classroom, student service, instructional 
5.30 	lab, and related spaces and to demolish the 
5.31 	Administration Building.

5.32	Subd. 10.St. Paul College

6.1	Health and Science Alliance Center
				1,500,000
	
6.2 	To design the Health and Science Alliance 
6.3 	Center addition and design, renovate, furnish, 
6.4 	and equip, existing health spaces.

6.5	Subd. 11.South Central College, Faribault

6.6	Classroom Renovation and Addition
				13,315,000
	
6.7 	To complete design of and to renovate, 
6.8 	construct, furnish, and equip classrooms, a 
6.9 	learning resource center, and related spaces, 
6.10 	and laboratories.

6.11
6.12	Subd. 12.Southwest Minnesota State 
University, Marshall

6.13	Science Lab Renovation
				500,000
	
6.14 	To complete design for renovation of the 
6.15 	Science and Math building and classroom 
6.16 	spaces and an addition to the Plant Science 
6.17 	building.

6.18
6.19	Subd. 13.Science, Technology, Engineering, 
and Math Initiatives
 				5,200,000
	
6.20 	To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
6.21 	science laboratories at campuses statewide. 
6.22 	Campuses may use internal and nonstate 
6.23 	funds to increase the size of the projects. This 
6.24 	appropriation may be used at the following 
6.25 	campuses: Bemidji State University; Century 
6.26 	College; Inver Hills Community College; 
6.27 	Minnesota State Community and Technical 
6.28 	College, Moorhead; Minnesota State 
6.29 	University, Moorhead; Hibbing Community 
6.30 	College; Itasca Community College; Mesabi 
6.31 	Range Community and Technical College, 
6.32 	Eveleth; and Pine Technical College.

6.33	Subd. 14.Debt Service
 					
7.1 	(a) The Board of Trustees shall pay the 
7.2 	debt service on one-third of the principal 
7.3 	amount of state bonds sold to finance 
7.4 	projects authorized by this section, except 
7.5 	for higher education asset preservation 
7.6 	and replacement, and except that, where a 
7.7 	nonstate match is required, the debt service is 
7.8 	due on a principal amount equal to one-third 
7.9 	of the total project cost, less the match 
7.10 	committed before the bonds are sold. After 
7.11 	each sale of general obligation bonds, the 
7.12 	commissioner of management and budget 
7.13 	shall notify the board of the amounts assessed 
7.14 	for each year for the life of the bonds.
7.15 	(b) The commissioner of management and 
7.16 	budget shall reduce the board's assessment 
7.17 	each year by one-third of the net income 
7.18 	from investment of general obligation bond 
7.19 	proceeds in proportion to the amount of 
7.20 	principal and interest otherwise required to 
7.21 	be paid by the board. The board shall pay its 
7.22 	resulting net assessment to the commissioner 
7.23 	of management and budget by December 
7.24 	1 each year. If the board fails to make 
7.25 	a payment when due, the commissioner 
7.26 	of management and budget shall reduce 
7.27 	allotments for appropriations from the 
7.28 	general fund otherwise available to the board 
7.29 	and apply the amount of the reduction to 
7.30 	cover the missed debt service payment. The 
7.31 	commissioner of management and budget 
7.32 	shall credit the payments received from the 
7.33 	board to the bond debt service account in 
7.34 	the state bond fund each December 1 before 
7.35 	money is transferred from the general fund 
8.1 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, 
8.2 	subdivision 10.

8.3	Subd. 15.Unspent Appropriations
 					
8.4 	(a) Upon substantial completion of a 
8.5 	project authorized in this section and after 
8.6 	written notice to the commissioner of 
8.7 	management and budget, the board must use 
8.8 	any money remaining in the appropriation 
8.9 	for that project for Higher Education Asset 
8.10 	Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) 
8.11 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046. 
8.12 	The board must report by February 1 of each 
8.13 	even-numbered year to the chairs of the house 
8.14 	of representatives and senate committees 
8.15 	with jurisdiction over capital investments and 
8.16 	higher education finance, and to the chairs 
8.17 	of the house of representatives Ways and 
8.18 	Means Committee and the senate Finance 
8.19 	Committee, on how the remaining money 
8.20 	has been allocated or spent.
8.21 	(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation 
8.22 	for a project in this section that is complete 
8.23 	is available for Higher Education Asset 
8.24 	Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) 
8.25 	under this subdivision at the same campus 
8.26 	as the project for which the original 
8.27 	appropriation was made, and the debt 
8.28 	service requirement under subdivision 9 is 
8.29 	reduced accordingly. Minnesota Statutes, 
8.30 	section 16A.642, applies from the date of the 
8.31 	original appropriation to the unspent amount 
8.32 	transferred.

8.33	Sec. 4. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES

8.34	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	7,600,000
	
9.1 	To the commissioner of administration for 
9.2 	the purposes specified in this section.

9.3	Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 				1,000,000
	
9.4 	To the commissioner of administration for 
9.5 	asset preservation on both campuses of the 
9.6 	academies, to be spent in accordance with 
9.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

9.8	Subd. 3.Technology Center
 				6,150,000
	
9.9 	To complete design of and to construct, 
9.10 	furnish, and equip a technology center 
9.11 	addition to Smith Hall on the Minnesota 
9.12 	State Academy for the Deaf campus.

9.13
9.14	Subd. 4.Frechette Hall, Scout Cabin, and 
Laundry Building Demolition
 				450,000
	
9.15 	To complete design, perform hazardous 
9.16 	materials abatement, and to demolish 
9.17 	Frechette Hall, the scout cabin, and the old 
9.18 	laundry building on the Minnesota State 
9.19 	Academy for the Deaf campus, dispose of 
9.20 	any hazardous materials, and fill the site.

9.21
9.22	Sec. 5. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS 
EDUCATION

9.23	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	263,000
	
9.24 	To the commissioner of administration for 
9.25 	the purposes specified in this section.

9.26	Subd. 2.Loading Dock Repair
 				64,000
	
9.27 	To complete design of and repair the loading 
9.28 	dock and dock steps.

9.29	Subd. 3.Road Repair
 				99,000
	
9.30 	To complete design and repair roadway.

9.31	Subd. 4.Storm Drainage
 				100,000
	
10.1 	To complete design of and install storm 
10.2 	drainage on the northwest corner of campus.

10.3	Sec. 6. NATURAL RESOURCES

10.4	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	55,500,000
	
10.5 	To the commissioner of natural resources 
10.6 	for the purposes specified in this section. 
10.7 	The appropriations in this section are 
10.8 	subject to the requirements of the natural 
10.9 	resources capital improvement program 
10.10 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12, 
10.11 	unless this section or the statutes referred 
10.12 	to in this section provide more specific 
10.13 	standards, criteria, or priorities for projects 
10.14 	than Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.

10.15	Subd. 2.Natural Resources Asset Preservation
 				3,000,000
	
10.16 	For the renovation of state-owned facilities 
10.17 	and recreational assets operated by the 
10.18 	commissioner of natural resources, to be 
10.19 	spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
10.20 	section 84.946. The commissioner may 
10.21 	use this appropriation to replace buildings 
10.22 	if that is the most effective and the most 
10.23 	energy-efficient and carbon-reducing method 
10.24 	of renovation.

10.25	Subd. 3.Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants
 				20,000,000
	
10.26 	For the state share of flood hazard 
10.27 	mitigation grants for publicly owned capital 
10.28 	improvements to prevent or alleviate flood 
10.29 	damage under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.30 	103F.161.
10.31 	The commissioner shall determine project 
10.32 	priorities as appropriate, based on need. This 
10.33 	appropriation may be used for the following 
10.34 	projects: Ada, Afton, Alvarado, Argyle, 
11.1 	Austin, Borup, Brandt-Angus, Breckenridge, 
11.2 	Brownton, Climax, Crookston, Delano, 
11.3 	Felton, Georgetown, Granite Falls, 
11.4 	Halstad, Hay Creek, Inver Grove Heights, 
11.5 	Montevideo, Moorhead, Nielsville, North 
11.6 	Ottawa, Oakport Township, Oslo, Redpath, 
11.7 	Roseau, Rushford, and Shelly.
11.8 	For any project listed in this subdivision 
11.9 	that the commissioner determines is not 
11.10 	ready to proceed or does not expend all the 
11.11 	money allocated to it, the commissioner may 
11.12 	allocate that project's money to a project on 
11.13 	the commissioner's priority list.
11.14 	To the extent that the cost of a project 
11.15 	exceeds two percent of the median household 
11.16 	income in the municipality multiplied by the 
11.17 	number of households in the municipality, 
11.18 	this appropriation is also for the local share 
11.19 	of the project.

11.20	Subd. 4.Roads and Bridges
 				5,000,000
	
11.21 	For the design, reconstruction, resurfacing, 
11.22 	replacement, and construction of 
11.23 	DNR-maintained roads, culverts, and 
11.24 	bridges. Funds from this appropriation may 
11.25 	be granted to Bush Creek Township for 
11.26 	the design and construction administration 
11.27 	of a new bridge on 125th Street in the 
11.28 	township leading to the Walnut Lake Wildlife 
11.29 	Management Area.

11.30
11.31	Subd. 5.Groundwater Monitoring and 
Observation Wells
 				500,000
	
11.32 	To install new groundwater level observation 
11.33 	wells to monitor and assess groundwater 
11.34 	availability for water supply planning and 
12.1 	to seal existing monitoring wells that are no 
12.2 	longer functional.

12.3
12.4	Subd. 6.Dam Repair, Reconstruction, and 
Removal
 				7,000,000
	
12.5 	To renovate or remove publicly owned dams. 
12.6 	The commissioner shall determine project 
12.7 	priorities as appropriate under Minnesota 
12.8 	Statutes, sections 103G.511 and 103G.515. 
12.9 	This appropriation includes money for the 
12.10 	following projects:
12.11 	(a) Balsam Lake
12.12 	(b) Brawner Lake
12.13 	(c) Byllesby
12.14 	(d) Champlin
12.15 	(e) Coon Lake
12.16 	(f) Coon Rapids
12.17 	(g) Drayton
12.18 	(h) Height of Land Lake
12.19 	(i) Lake Bronson
12.20 	(j) Lanesboro
12.21 	(k) Lizzie Lake
12.22 	(l) Millerville Lake
12.23 	(m) Perkins Lake
12.24 	(n) Pelican Lake
12.25 	(o) Sand Hill River Lake
12.26 	(p) Sauk River Lake
12.27 	(q) Shady Lake
12.28 	(r) Stalker Lake
12.29 	(s) Sullivan Lake
12.30 	(t) Emergency projects
13.1 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.2 	16A.69, subdivision 2, upon the award of 
13.3 	final contracts for the completion of a project 
13.4 	listed in this subdivision, the commissioner 
13.5 	may transfer the unencumbered balance 
13.6 	in the project account to any other dam 
13.7 	renovation or removal project on the 
13.8 	commissioner's list.

13.9	Subd. 7.RIM Critical Habitat Match
 				3,000,000
	
13.10 	To provide the state match for the critical 
13.11 	habitat private sector matching account under 
13.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.943.

13.13
13.14	Subd. 8.Water Access Renewal/Aquatic 
Invasive Species Control
 				12,000,000
	
13.15 	To design and construct an Asian carp 
13.16 	deterrent barrier to control the spread of 
13.17 	Asian carp and to accelerate the renewal 
13.18 	and rehabilitation of public water access 
13.19 	site facilities to provide for aquatic 
13.20 	invasive species management, including the 
13.21 	installation of decontamination stations.

13.22
13.23	Subd. 9.Parks and Trails Renewal and 
Development
 				5,000,000
	
13.24 	For renewal, modification, replacement, or 
13.25 	development of buildings and recreational 
13.26 	infrastructure in state parks, state recreation 
13.27 	areas, state trails, small craft harbors/marinas, 
13.28 	fishing pier sites, and state forests.

13.29	Subd. 10.Unspent Appropriations
 					
13.30 	The unspent portion of an appropriation, 
13.31 	but not to exceed ten percent of the 
13.32 	appropriation, for a project in this section 
13.33 	that is complete, other than an appropriation 
13.34 	for flood hazard mitigation, upon written 
13.35 	notice to the commissioner of management 
14.1 	and budget, is available for asset preservation 
14.2 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.946. 
14.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies 
14.4 	from the date of the original appropriation 
14.5 	to the unspent amount transferred for asset 
14.6 	preservation.

14.7	Sec. 7. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

14.8	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	18,388,000
	
14.9 	To the Pollution Control Agency for the 
14.10 	purposes specified in this section.

14.11	Subd. 2.Closed Landfill Program
 				10,000,000
	
14.12 	To design and construct remedial systems 
14.13 	and acquire land at landfills throughout the 
14.14 	state in accordance with the closed landfill 
14.15 	program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
14.16 	115B.39 to 115B.42.

14.17	Subd. 3.Capital Assistance Program
 				5,600,000
	
14.18 	For solid waste capital assistance grants to 
14.19 	local governments for the construction of 
14.20 	solid waste resource recovery facilities under 
14.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54.

14.22	Subd. 4.Storm Water Program
 				2,788,000
	
14.23 	For grants to cities to fund removal of 
14.24 	sediments from constructed storm water 
14.25 	ponds. Eligible municipalities will apply for 
14.26 	grant assistance of up to $250,000 per pond, 
14.27 	and the grants will require a 50 percent match 
14.28 	from nonstate funding sources. Preference 
14.29 	will be given to projects that alleviate a 
14.30 	threat of flooding to residential properties 
14.31 	and businesses and provide direct water 
14.32 	quality benefits to an impaired water, or 
14.33 	where the municipality has implemented 
15.1 	measures to reduce the future accumulation 
15.2 	of contaminants that resulted in increased 
15.3 	costs for the removal of the sediments.

15.4	Sec. 8. AGRICULTURE
 			$
	706,000
	
15.5 	To the commissioner of administration for 
15.6 	design and installation of an emergency 
15.7 	power system for the shared Agriculture and 
15.8 	Health Lab Building.

15.9	Sec. 9. RURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY
 			$
	33,000,000
	
15.10 	For the purposes set forth in the Minnesota 
15.11 	Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph 
15.12 	(h), to the Rural Finance Authority to 
15.13 	purchase participation interests in or to 
15.14 	make direct agricultural loans to farmers 
15.15 	under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B. 
15.16 	This appropriation is for the beginning 
15.17 	farmer program under Minnesota Statutes, 
15.18 	section 41B.039; the loan restructuring 
15.19 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.20 	41B.04; the seller-sponsored program under 
15.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.042; the 
15.22 	agricultural improvement loan program 
15.23 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.043; 
15.24 	and the livestock expansion loan program 
15.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.045. 
15.26 	All debt service on bond proceeds used to 
15.27 	finance this appropriation must be repaid 
15.28 	by the Rural Finance Authority under 
15.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.643. Loan 
15.30 	participations must be priced to provide full 
15.31 	interest and principal coverage and a reserve 
15.32 	for potential losses. Priority for loans must 
15.33 	be given first to basic beginning farmer loans, 
16.1 	second to seller-sponsored loans, and third to 
16.2 	agricultural improvement loans.

16.3
16.4	Sec. 10. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL 
GARDEN
 			$
	7,000,000
	
16.5 	To the Minnesota Zoological Garden for 
16.6 	capital asset preservation and betterments to 
16.7 	infrastructure and exhibits at the Minnesota 
16.8 	Zoo to be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
16.9 	Statutes, section 16B.307. This appropriation 
16.10 	includes money to rehabilitate the saltwater 
16.11 	dolphin tank and exhibit space in Discovery 
16.12 	Bay.

16.13	Sec. 11. ADMINISTRATION

16.14	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	32,000,000
	
16.15 	To the commissioner of administration for 
16.16 	the purposes specified in this section.

16.17
16.18	Subd. 2.Capital Asset Preservation and 
Replacement Account (CAPRA)
 				2,500,000
	
16.19 	To be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
16.20 	Statutes, section 16A.632.

16.21	Subd. 3.Asset Preservation
 				21,000,000
	
16.22 	For asset preservation studies and projects 
16.23 	on properties managed by the commissioner. 
16.24 	This appropriation must be spent in 
16.25 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.26 	16B.307. This appropriation includes up to 
16.27 	$13,500,000 for asset preservation of the 
16.28 	State Capitol Building and up to $7,500,000 
16.29 	to complete an electrical upgrade at the 
16.30 	Centennial Office Building that will address 
16.31 	safety hazards and other requirements. Any 
16.32 	remaining funds will be used to complete 
16.33 	other asset preservation work in facilities 
17.1 	under the custodial control of the Department 
17.2 	of Administration.

17.3	Subd. 4.University Avenue Tunnel
 				6,600,000
	
17.4 	To complete design and construction of 
17.5 	the University Avenue pedestrian and 
17.6 	materials handling tunnel and for related 
17.7 	improvements.

17.8	Subd. 5.Capitol Campus Parking Replacement
 				900,000
	
17.9 	For predesign and design of a parking facility 
17.10 	to meet parking requirements at the Capitol 
17.11 	campus. The bonds for this project shall be 
17.12 	paid through user fees.

17.13	Subd. 6.Agency Relocation
 				1,000,000
	
17.14 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
17.15 	for relocation of state agencies as determined 
17.16 	by the commissioner of administration.

17.17	Sec. 12. AMATEUR SPORTS
 			$
	375,000
	
17.18 	To the Minnesota Amateur Sports 
17.19 	Commission to replace HVAC heating and 
17.20 	cooling units in the Indoor Sports Hall at the 
17.21 	National Sports Center in Blaine.

17.22	Sec. 13. MILITARY AFFAIRS

17.23	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	25,000,000
	
17.24 	To the adjutant general for the purposes 
17.25 	specified in this section.

17.26	Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 				5,500,000
	
17.27 	For asset preservation improvements and 
17.28 	betterments of a capital nature at military 
17.29 	affairs facilities statewide, to be spent in 
17.30 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.31 	16B.307.

18.1
18.2	Subd. 3.Camp Ripley Education Center 
Addition
 				19,500,000
	
18.3 	To complete the construction, furnishing, and 
18.4 	equipping of an addition to the Camp Ripley 
18.5 	Education Center (Building #6-76). The 
18.6 	addition will include lodging, classroom, and 
18.7 	dining facilities.

18.8	Subd. 4.Unspent Appropriations
 					
18.9 	The unspent portion of an appropriation for 
18.10 	a project in this section that is complete, 
18.11 	upon written notice to the commissioner of 
18.12 	management and budget, is available for 
18.13 	asset preservation under Minnesota Statutes, 
18.14 	section 16B.307. Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.15 	16A.642, applies from the date of the 
18.16 	original appropriation to the unspent amount 
18.17 	transferred.

18.18	Sec. 14. PUBLIC SAFETY

18.19	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	26,737,000
	
18.20 	To the commissioner of administration, or 
18.21 	another named agency, for the purposes 
18.22 	specified in this section.

18.23	Subd. 2.State Emergency Operations Center
 				26,000,000
	
18.24 	To complete site preparation for and to 
18.25 	construct, furnish, and equip the State 
18.26 	Emergency Operations Center in Arden 
18.27 	Hills.

18.28
18.29	Subd. 3.Northeast Regional Correctional 
Center (NERCC)
 				737,000
	
18.30 	To the commissioner of public safety for a 
18.31 	grant to Arrowhead Regional Corrections 
18.32 	Board for facility improvements of a 
18.33 	capital nature at the Northeast Regional 
19.1 	Correctional Center (NERCC) in Saginaw. 
19.2 	This appropriation is not available until the 
19.3 	commissioner has determined that at least 
19.4 	an equal amount has been committed from 
19.5 	nonstate sources.

19.6	Sec. 15. TRANSPORTATION

19.7	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	74,100,000
	
19.8 	This appropriation is to the commissioner of 
19.9 	transportation for the purposes specified in 
19.10 	this section.

19.11
19.12	Subd. 2.Local Bridge Replacement and 
Rehabilitation
 				25,000,000
	
19.13 	This appropriation is from the bond proceeds 
19.14 	account in the state transportation fund 
19.15 	to match federal money and to replace 
19.16 	or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as 
19.17 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.18 	174.50. To the extent practicable, the 
19.19 	commissioner shall expend the funds as 
19.20 	provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.21 	174.50, subdivisions 6c and 7, paragraph (c).
19.22 	Political subdivisions may use grants made 
19.23 	under this subdivision to construct or 
19.24 	reconstruct bridges, including but not limited 
19.25 	to:
19.26 	(1) matching federal aid grants to construct 
19.27 	or reconstruct key bridges;
19.28 	(2) paying the costs of preliminary 
19.29 	engineering and environmental studies 
19.30 	authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.31 	174.50, subdivision 6a;
19.32 	(3) paying the costs to abandon an existing 
19.33 	bridge that is deficient and in need of 
20.1 	replacement, but where no replacement will 
20.2 	be made; and
20.3 	(4) paying the costs to construct a road 
20.4 	or street to facilitate the abandonment 
20.5 	of an existing bridge determined by 
20.6 	the commissioner to be deficient, if the 
20.7 	commissioner determines that construction 
20.8 	of the road or street is more economical than 
20.9 	replacement of the existing bridge.

20.10
20.11	Subd. 3.Railroad Warning Devices 
Replacement
 				2,500,000
	
20.12 	To design, construct, and equip the 
20.13 	replacement of active highway rail grade 
20.14 	crossing warning safety devices that have 
20.15 	reached the end of their useful life.

20.16	Subd. 4.Greater Minnesota Transit
 				10,000,000
	
20.17 	For capital assistance for publicly owned 
20.18 	greater Minnesota transit systems to be used 
20.19 	to design, construct, and equip transit capital 
20.20 	facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.21 	174.24, subdivision 3c. This appropriation 
20.22 	includes funding for the following projects: 
20.23 	to design, remodel, and equip the former 
20.24 	MnDOT district office in Mankato into 
20.25 	a bus maintenance and storage facility; 
20.26 	design, construct, and equip a multimodal 
20.27 	transportation terminal in Duluth; and design, 
20.28 	construct, and equip an operations center 
20.29 	office and additional vehicle storage in St. 
20.30 	Cloud.
20.31 	Money from this appropriation may be used 
20.32 	to pay up to 80 percent of the nonfederal 
20.33 	share of these facilities.

20.34	Subd. 5.Port Development Assistance
 				3,000,000
	
21.1 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
21.2 	457A. Any improvements made with the 
21.3 	proceeds of these grants must be publicly 
21.4 	owned.

21.5	Subd. 6.Rochester Maintenance Facility
 				16,100,000
	
21.6 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip 
21.7 	the maintenance facility in Rochester and 
21.8 	corresponding remodeling of the existing 
21.9 	district headquarters building.
21.10 	This appropriation is from the bond proceeds 
21.11 	account in the trunk highway fund.

21.12	Subd. 7.Willmar District Headquarters
 				7,500,000
	
21.13 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip a 
21.14 	maintenance facility addition to the existing 
21.15 	Willmar district headquarters building, 
21.16 	and corresponding remodeling of the 
21.17 	headquarters building.
21.18 	This appropriation is for fiscal year 2013 
21.19 	from the trunk highway fund and is available 
21.20 	until expended.

21.21	Subd. 8.Plymouth Truck Station
 				5,600,000
	
21.22 	To construct and equip a new truck station 
21.23 	and bridge crew building in Plymouth.
21.24 	This appropriation is for fiscal year 2013 
21.25 	from the trunk highway fund and is available 
21.26 	until expended.

21.27	Subd. 9.Cambridge Truck Station
 				3,300,000
	
21.28 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip a new 
21.29 	truck station facility in Cambridge, including 
21.30 	ancillary buildings and site improvements.
21.31 	This appropriation is for fiscal year 2013 
21.32 	from the trunk highway fund and is available 
21.33 	until expended.

22.1
22.2	Subd. 10.Crookston, Eden Prairie, and 
Mendota Truck Station Design
 				1,100,000
	
22.3 	To design new additions to the existing truck 
22.4 	station buildings in Crookston, Eden Prairie, 
22.5 	and Mendota.
22.6 	This appropriation is for fiscal year 2013 
22.7 	from the trunk highway fund and is available 
22.8 	until expended.

22.9	Sec. 16. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

22.10	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	30,000,000
	
22.11 	To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes 
22.12 	specified in this section.

22.13
22.14	Subd. 2.Southwest Corridor Light Rail 
Transit (LRT)
 				25,000,000
	
22.15 	To perform environmental studies and 
22.16 	preliminary engineering for, acquire property 
22.17 	or an interest in property for, and design the 
22.18 	Southwest Corridor light rail transit line.

22.19
22.20	Subd. 3.Metropolitan Regional Parks Capital 
Improvements
 				5,000,000
	
22.21 	For the cost of improvements and betterments 
22.22 	of a capital nature and acquisition by the 
22.23 	council and local government units of 
22.24 	regional recreational open-space lands in 
22.25 	accordance with the council's policy plan 
22.26 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.27 	473.147. This appropriation must not be 
22.28 	used to purchase easements.

22.29	Sec. 17. HUMAN SERVICES

22.30	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	47,300,000
	
22.31 	To the commissioner of administration, or 
22.32 	another named agency, for the purposes 
22.33 	specified in this section.

23.1	Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 				2,500,000
	
23.2 	For asset preservation improvements and 
23.3 	betterments of a capital nature at Department 
23.4 	of Human Services facilities statewide, to be 
23.5 	spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
23.6 	section 16B.307.

23.7	Subd. 3.Minnesota Security Hospital - Phase I
 				40,000,000
	
23.8 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip the 
23.9 	first phase of a two-phase project to remodel 
23.10 	existing, and to develop new, residential, 
23.11 	program, activity, and ancillary facilities for 
23.12 	the Minnesota Security Hospital on the upper 
23.13 	campus of the St. Peter Regional Treatment 
23.14 	Center.

23.15	Subd. 4.Minnesota Sex Offender Program
 				1,700,000
	
23.16 	To predesign and design construction and 
23.17 	renovation of existing buildings on the 
23.18 	lower campus of the St. Peter Regional 
23.19 	Treatment Center for use by the Minnesota 
23.20 	sex offender program for residential and 
23.21 	program operations.

23.22
23.23	Subd. 5.Early Childhood Learning and Child 
Protection Facilities
 				3,100,000
	
23.24 	To the commissioner of human services for 
23.25 	grants to construct and renovate facilities for 
23.26 	programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.27 	256E.37.

23.28	Sec. 18. VETERANS AFFAIRS

23.29	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	29,816,000
	
23.30 	To the commissioner of administration 
23.31 	for the purposes specified in this section. 
23.32 	The commissioner must allocate money 
24.1 	appropriated in this section so as to maximize 
24.2 	the use of all available federal funding.

24.3	Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 				3,000,000
	
24.4 	For asset preservation improvements and 
24.5 	betterments of a capital nature at veterans 
24.6 	homes and cemeteries statewide, to be spent 
24.7 	in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
24.8 	section 16B.307.

24.924.10
	Subd. 3.Minneapolis Veterans Home Building 
17 South
 				25,420,000
	
24.11 	To complete design for, perform hazardous 
24.12 	materials abatement, and demolish the south 
24.13 	wing of building 17 and design, reconstruct, 
24.14 	and furnish the new south wing of building 
24.15 	17 as a new skilled nursing building, 
24.16 	construct a new distribution/service tunnel 
24.17 	to serve buildings 17 north, 9, 6, and the 
24.18 	future 17 south, and design, construct, and 
24.19 	equip a network and server room, including 
24.20 	installation of new fiber optic lines.

24.21
24.22	Subd. 4.Minneapolis Veterans Home 
Centralized Pharmacy
 				1,366,000
	
24.23 	To predesign, design, remodel, and furnish 
24.24 	historic building 13 to be used as the veterans 
24.25 	homes' central pharmacy.

24.26	Subd. 5.Oakdale Veterans' Memorial
 				30,000
	
24.27 	For a grant to the city of Oakdale to design 
24.28 	and construct a veterans' memorial in 
24.29 	Richard Walton Park. This appropriation 
24.30 	is not available until the commissioner has 
24.31 	determined that at least an equal amount has 
24.32 	been committed from nonstate sources.

24.33	Sec. 19. CORRECTIONS

24.34	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	53,699,000
	
25.1 	To the commissioner of administration for 
25.2 	the purposes specified in this section.

25.3	Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 				15,000,000
	
25.4 	For improvements and betterments of a 
25.5 	capital nature at Minnesota correctional 
25.6 	facilities statewide, in accordance with 
25.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

25.8
25.9	Subd. 3.Minnesota Correctional Facility - 
Shakopee
 				5,407,000
	
25.10 	Perimeter Security Fence. To design, 
25.11 	construct, and equip a fence of decorative iron 
25.12 	pickets and masonry piers that will provide 
25.13 	essential components of effective and reliable 
25.14 	escape detection and intrusion, including 
25.15 	but not limited to, installation of a fence 
25.16 	protection alarm system, additional lighting 
25.17 	and security cameras, and renovations of 
25.18 	existing facilities required to accommodate 
25.19 	the technology and functionality of the new 
25.20 	system.

25.21
25.22	Subd. 4.Minnesota Correctional Facility - St. 
Cloud
 				29,901,000
	
25.23 	New Intake, Health Services, and Loading 
25.24 	Dock. To design, construct, furnish, and 
25.25 	equip a new health services unit, intake 
25.26 	unit, secure vehicle sally port, loading 
25.27 	dock, and warehouse; to repurpose existing 
25.28 	spaces including relocating laundry, state 
25.29 	property storage/distribution, and food 
25.30 	service dry goods storage to spaces vacated 
25.31 	by the existing loading dock/warehouse and 
25.32 	intake functions; to extend and modify the 
25.33 	existing internal corridor to connect the new 
25.34 	and repurposed spaces; to construct a new 
25.35 	security control station to manage offender 
26.1 	movement through the corridor system; and 
26.2 	provide required upgrades to the existing 
26.3 	facility infrastructure, including mechanical, 
26.4 	electrical, and security systems.

26.5
26.6	Subd. 5.Minnesota Correctional Facility - 
Stillwater
 				3,391,000
	
26.7 	Well and Water Treatment Facility. To 
26.8 	complete design; cap an old well; install 
26.9 	a new well; replace piping between wells, 
26.10 	water tower, and facility intake; replace water 
26.11 	treatment equipment; and design, construct, 
26.12 	furnish, and equip a new building to house 
26.13 	water treatment equipment.

26.14	Subd. 6.Unspent Appropriations
 					
26.15 	The unspent portion of an appropriation for 
26.16 	a project in this section that is complete, 
26.17 	upon written notice to the commissioner of 
26.18 	management and budget, is available for 
26.19 	asset preservation under Minnesota Statutes, 
26.20 	section 16B.307, at the same correctional 
26.21 	facility as the project for which the original 
26.22 	appropriation was made. Minnesota Statutes, 
26.23 	section 16A.642, applies from the date of the 
26.24 	original appropriation to the unspent amount 
26.25 	transferred.

26.26
26.27	Sec. 20. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT

26.28	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	161,785,000
	
26.29 	To the commissioner of employment and 
26.30 	economic development for the purposes 
26.31 	specified in this section.

26.32
26.33
26.34	Subd. 2.Greater Minnesota Business 
Development Public Infrastructure Grant 
Program
 				5,000,000
	
27.1 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
27.2 	116J.431.

27.3	Subd. 3.Redevelopment Account
 				5,000,000
	
27.4 	For purposes of the redevelopment account 
27.5 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.571 
27.6 	to 116J.575.

27.7
27.8	Subd. 4.Transportation Economic 
Development Program
 				10,000,000
	
27.9 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
27.10 	116J.436.

27.11
27.12	Subd. 5.Austin - Research and Technology 
Center
 				13,500,000
	
27.13 	For a grant to the city of Austin to design 
27.14 	and construct a new building addition to 
27.15 	the Hormel Institute, including research 
27.16 	labs, research technology space, and support 
27.17 	offices. This appropriation is not available 
27.18 	until the commissioner has determined that 
27.19 	at least an equal amount has been committed 
27.20 	to the project from nonstate sources.

27.21
27.22	Subd. 6.Mankato - Civic Center and All 
Seasons Arena
 				14,500,000
	
27.23 	For a grant to the city of Mankato to design, 
27.24 	construct, furnish, and equip the expansion 
27.25 	of the Civic Center auditorium, including a 
27.26 	performing arts theater, and the remodeling 
27.27 	and expansion of the Civic Center and 
27.28 	All Seasons Arenas, which must include 
27.29 	the Southern Minnesota Women's Hockey 
27.30 	Exposition Center, for joint use by the city 
27.31 	and Minnesota State University, Mankato. 
27.32 	This appropriation is not available until the 
27.33 	commissioner has determined that at least 
27.34 	an equal amount has been committed to the 
27.35 	project from nonstate sources.

28.1
28.2	Subd. 7.Maplewood - Harriet Tubman Center 
East
 				3,435,000
	
28.3 	For a grant to the city of Maplewood to 
28.4 	purchase, renovate, and make health, safety, 
28.5 	and security improvements to the former St. 
28.6 	Paul's Monastery to provide housing and 
28.7 	various support programs for individuals 
28.8 	and families in crisis. This appropriation 
28.9 	is not available until the commissioner has 
28.10 	determined that at least an equal amount has 
28.11 	been committed to the project from nonstate 
28.12 	sources.

28.13
28.14	Subd. 8.Minneapolis - Nicollet Mall 
Reconstruction
 				25,000,000
	
28.15 	For a grant to the city of Minneapolis 
28.16 	to redesign and renovate Nicollet Mall, 
28.17 	including design, reconstruction, new paving 
28.18 	of the pedestrian mall, improved storm 
28.19 	water management, additional perennial 
28.20 	greening, and an improved pedestrian and 
28.21 	transit environment. This appropriation is 
28.22 	not available until the commissioner has 
28.23 	determined that at least an equal amount has 
28.24 	been committed to the project from nonstate 
28.25 	sources.

28.26
28.27	Subd. 9.Minneapolis - Sculpture Garden 
Renovation
 				8,500,000
	
28.28 	For a grant to the city of Minneapolis 
28.29 	to preserve and renovate the Sculpture 
28.30 	Garden, including a new HVAC system and 
28.31 	mechanical plant in the Cowles Conservatory, 
28.32 	increased Americans with Disabilities Act 
28.33 	accessibility, new irrigation and drainage 
28.34 	systems, and repair or replacement of lighting 
28.35 	and security, stairways, sidewalks, walkways, 
28.36 	and retaining walls. This appropriation is 
29.1 	not available until the commissioner has 
29.2 	determined that at least an equal amount has 
29.3 	been committed to the project from nonstate 
29.4 	sources.

29.5
29.6	Subd. 10.Rochester - Mayo Civic Center 
Complex
 				35,000,000
	
29.7 	For a grant to the city of Rochester to design, 
29.8 	construct, furnish, and equip the renovation 
29.9 	and expansion of the Mayo Civic Center 
29.10 	Complex. This appropriation is not available 
29.11 	until the commissioner has determined that 
29.12 	at least an equal amount has been committed 
29.13 	to the project from nonstate sources.

29.14	Subd. 11.St. Cloud - Civic Center Expansion
 				10,100,000
	
29.15 	For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to 
29.16 	predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 
29.17 	equip an expansion of the St. Cloud 
29.18 	Civic Center, including a parking facility 
29.19 	and pedestrian skyway connection. This 
29.20 	appropriation is not available until the 
29.21 	commissioner has determined that at least 
29.22 	an equal amount has been committed to the 
29.23 	project from nonstate sources. Amounts 
29.24 	expended by the city of St. Cloud for project 
29.25 	costs since July 1, 2010, shall count toward 
29.26 	the matching requirement.

29.27	Subd. 12.St. Paul - Regional Ballpark
 				27,000,000
	
29.28 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to acquire 
29.29 	land or an interest in land, complete site 
29.30 	preparation, and to predesign, design, 
29.31 	construct, furnish, and equip a regional 
29.32 	ballpark and related public infrastructure 
29.33 	in the city of St. Paul. This appropriation 
29.34 	is not available until the commissioner has 
29.35 	determined that at least an equal amount has 
30.1 	been committed to the project from nonstate 
30.2 	sources.
30.3 	The city may employ or contract with 
30.4 	persons, firms, or corporations to perform 
30.5 	one or more or all of the functions of 
30.6 	architect, engineer, or construction manager 
30.7 	with respect to all or any part of the regional 
30.8 	ballpark and related public infrastructure. 
30.9 	The city may deliver the project through 
30.10 	either a design-build or construction manager 
30.11 	at-risk method. Alternatively, at the request 
30.12 	of a minor league baseball team, and with the 
30.13 	consent of the city, the city may authorize 
30.14 	the team to provide for the design and 
30.15 	construction for the ballpark and related 
30.16 	public infrastructure, subject to the terms of 
30.17 	this subdivision. To the extent practicable 
30.18 	and at the discretion of the city, the city may 
30.19 	have such rights and exercise such powers, 
30.20 	with respect to the acquisition, construction, 
30.21 	use, and operation of the regional ballpark, 
30.22 	as are granted to the Minnesota Ballpark 
30.23 	Authority under Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.24 	473.756. No consent or approval of another 
30.25 	political subdivision is required for the 
30.26 	effectiveness or the exercise by the city of 
30.27 	such rights or powers.

30.28	Subd. 13.Wadena - Regional Wellness Center
 				4,750,000
	
30.29 	For a grant to the city of Wadena to design 
30.30 	and construct a new Regional Wellness 
30.31 	Center for the city of Wadena, Otter Tail 
30.32 	and Todd Counties, including aquatics, 
30.33 	locker rooms, fitness space, gymnasium, 
30.34 	commons area, office, and support area. 
30.35 	This appropriation is not available until the 
31.1 	commissioner has determined that at least 
31.2 	$4,500,000 has been committed to the project 
31.3 	from nonstate sources.

31.4	Sec. 21. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

31.5	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	45,677,000
	
31.6 	To the Public Facilities Authority for the 
31.7 	purposes specified in this section.

31.8	Subd. 2.State Match for Federal Grants
 				17,077,000
	
31.9 	To match federal grants for the clean water 
31.10 	revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
31.11 	section 446A.07, and the drinking water 
31.12 	revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
31.13 	section 446A.081.
31.14 	This appropriation must be used for qualified 
31.15 	capital projects.

31.16
31.17	Subd. 3.Wastewater Infrastructure Funding 
Program
 				25,000,000
	
31.18 	For grants to eligible municipalities under the 
31.19 	wastewater infrastructure funding program 
31.20 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
31.21 	$5,000,000 is for a grant to the Central Iron 
31.22 	Range Sanitary Sewer District to supplement 
31.23 	previous wastewater infrastructure funding 
31.24 	grants to design, construct, furnish, and 
31.25 	equip new wastewater treatment facilities, 
31.26 	lift stations, and forcemains. This grant is not 
31.27 	subject to the limitations on the availability 
31.28 	or amount of the grant in Minnesota Statutes, 
31.29 	section 446A.072.

31.30	Subd. 4.Lutsen Lake Superior Water Project
 				3,600,000
	
31.31 	For a grant to the Lake Superior-Poplar River 
31.32 	Water District to acquire property interests, 
31.33 	engineer, design, permit, and construct works 
32.1 	and systems to transport and treat water 
32.2 	from Lake Superior through the Poplar River 
32.3 	Valley to serve domestic and irrigation water 
32.4 	users and commercial, stock watering, and 
32.5 	industrial users. This appropriation is not 
32.6 	available until the authority has determined 
32.7 	that at least $1,200,000 in nonstate match has 
32.8 	been committed to the project. Expenditures 
32.9 	made on or after October 1, 2011, shall count 
32.10 	towards the nonstate match.

32.11	Sec. 22. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
 			$
	7,000,000
	
32.12 	To the Housing Finance Agency to finance 
32.13 	the rehabilitation of public housing under 
32.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202, 
32.15 	subdivision 3a. For purposes of this 
32.16 	section, "public housing" means housing for 
32.17 	low-income persons and households financed 
32.18 	by the federal government and owned and 
32.19 	operated by public housing authorities and 
32.20 	agencies formed by cities and counties. 
32.21 	Eligible public housing authorities must 
32.22 	have a public housing assessment system 
32.23 	rating of standard or above. Priority must be 
32.24 	given to proposals that maximize federal or 
32.25 	local resources to finance the capital costs. 
32.26 	The priority in Minnesota Statutes, section 
32.27 	462A.202, subdivision 3a, for projects to 
32.28 	increase the supply of affordable housing and 
32.29 	the restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section 
32.30 	462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this 
32.31 	appropriation. 

32.32
32.33	Sec. 23. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 
SOCIETY
 			$
	3,250,000
	
33.1 	To the Minnesota Historical Society for 
33.2 	capital improvements and betterments at 
33.3 	state historic sites, buildings, landscaping 
33.4 	at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and 
33.5 	monuments, to be spent in accordance with 
33.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The 
33.7 	society shall determine project priorities as 
33.8 	appropriate based on need.

33.9	Sec. 24. BOND SALE EXPENSES
 			$
	856,000
	
33.10 	(a) $816,000 is from the bond proceeds 
33.11 	fund to the commissioner of management 
33.12 	and budget for bond sale expenses under 
33.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, 
33.14 	subdivision 8.
33.15 	(b) $15,000 is from the bond proceeds 
33.16 	account in the trunk highway fund to the 
33.17 	commissioner of management and budget 
33.18 	for bond sale expenses under Minnesota 
33.19 	Statutes, section 167.50, subdivision 4.

33.20 	Sec. 25. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
 33.21 	The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state 
33.22 	general obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2013, no more 
33.23 	than $472,719,000 will need to be transferred from the general fund to the state bond 
33.24 	fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding state general 
33.25 	obligation bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds, 
33.26 	the commissioner of management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt service 
33.27 	payments needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt service 
33.28 	payments that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall 
33.29 	adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this 
33.30 	section. The amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from the 
33.31 	general fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641.

33.32 	Sec. 26. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
 34.1 		Subdivision 1.Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act 
34.2 	from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and 
34.3 	issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $790,335,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 
34.4 	and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and 
34.5 	by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
34.6 		Subd. 2.Transportation fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act from 
34.7 	the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and 
34.8 	issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $25,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and 
34.9 	with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by 
34.10 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except 
34.11 	accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to 
34.12 	a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.
34.13 		Subd. 3.Trunk highway fund bond proceeds account. To provide the money 
34.14 	appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the 
34.15 	commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an 
34.16 	amount up to $16,115,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed 
34.17 	by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution, 
34.18 	article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the commissioner 
34.19 	of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium 
34.20 	received from the sale of the bonds, must be credited to the bond proceeds account in 
34.21 	the trunk highway fund.
34.22 		Subd. 4.Federal income tax. Bonds issued pursuant to this section, to the extent 
34.23 	practicable, shall be issued to comply with requirements imposed by applicable federal 
34.24 	law providing that the interest on the bonds shall be excluded from gross income for 
34.25 	federal income tax purposes (except as certain minimum taxes or environmental taxes 
34.26 	may apply). Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the issuance of bonds, the 
34.27 	interest on which may be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes.

34.28 	Sec. 27. [116J.436] TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
34.29 	INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
34.30 		Subdivision 1.Grant program established; purpose. The transportation economic 
34.31 	development infrastructure program is created to foster interagency coordination between 
34.32 	the Departments of Transportation and Employment and Economic Development to 
34.33 	finance infrastructure to create economic development opportunities, jobs, and improve all 
34.34 	types of transportation systems statewide.
35.1 		Subd. 2.Eligible projects. Funds appropriated for the program must be used to 
35.2 	fund construction, reconstruction, and infrastructure improvements that will promote 
35.3 	economic development, increase employment, and improve transportation systems to 
35.4 	accommodate private investment and job creation.
35.5 		Subd. 3.Trunk highway projects. Money in the program shall not be used on 
35.6 	trunk highway improvements, but can be used for needed infrastructure improvements 
35.7 	and nontrunk highway improvements in coordination with trunk highway improvement 
35.8 	projects undertaken by the Department of Transportation.
35.9 		Subd. 4.Application. The commissioners of transportation and employment and 
35.10 	economic development shall design an application process and selection process to 
35.11 	distribute funding to local units of government for publicly owned infrastructure using 
35.12 	criteria that take into account: job creation; increase in local tax base; level of private 
35.13 	investment; leverage of nonstate funds; improvement to the transportation system to serve 
35.14 	the project area; and appropriate geographic balance between the metropolitan area and 
35.15 	greater Minnesota.

35.16 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 462A.21, is amended by adding a 
35.17 	subdivision to read:
35.18 		Subd. 33.Housing infrastructure bonds account. The agency may establish a 
35.19 	housing infrastructure bond account as a separate account within the housing development 
35.20 	fund. Proceeds of housing infrastructure bonds and payments made by the state under 
35.21 	section 462A.37 may be credited to the account. The agency may transfer the proceeds of 
35.22 	housing infrastructure bonds to other accounts within the housing development fund that it 
35.23 	determines appropriate to accomplish the purposes for which the bonds are authorized 
35.24 	under section 462A.37.

35.25 	Sec. 29. [462A.37] HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS; 
35.26 	AUTHORIZATION; STANDING APPROPRIATION.
35.27 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms 
35.28 	have the meanings given.
35.29 	(b) "Abandoned property" has the meaning given in section 117.025, subdivision 5.
35.30 	(c) "Community land trust" means an entity that meets the requirements of section 
35.31 	462A.31, subdivisions 1 and 2.
35.32 	(d) "Debt service" means the amount payable in any fiscal year of principal, 
35.33 	premium, if any, and interest on housing infrastructure bonds and the fees, charges, and 
35.34 	expenses related to the bonds.
36.1 	(e) "Foreclosed property" means residential property where foreclosure proceedings 
36.2 	have been initiated or have been completed and title transferred or where title is transferred 
36.3 	in lieu of foreclosure.
36.4 	(f) "Housing infrastructure bonds" means bonds issued by the agency under chapter 
36.5 	462A that are qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, within the meaning of Section 145(a) of the 
36.6 	Internal Revenue Code, or are tax-exempt bonds that are not private activity bonds, within 
36.7 	the meaning of Section 141(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, for the purpose of financing 
36.8 	or refinancing affordable housing authorized under this chapter.
36.9 	(g) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
36.10 	(h) "Supportive housing" means housing that is not time-limited and provides or 
36.11 	coordinates with linkages to services necessary for residents to maintain housing stability 
36.12 	and maximize opportunities for education and employment.
36.13 		Subd. 2.Authorization. (a) The agency may issue up to $25,000,000 in aggregate 
36.14 	principal amount of housing infrastructure bonds in one or more series to which the 
36.15 	payment made under this section may be pledged. The housing infrastructure bonds 
36.16 	authorized in this subdivision may be issued to fund loans, on terms and conditions the 
36.17 	agency deems appropriate, made for one or more of the following purposes:
36.18 	(1) to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of 
36.19 	supportive housing for individuals and families who are without a permanent residence;
36.20 	(2) to finance the costs of the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed or 
36.21 	abandoned housing to be used for affordable rental housing and the costs of new 
36.22 	construction of rental housing on abandoned or foreclosed property where the existing 
36.23 	structures will be demolished or removed;
36.24 	(3) to finance that portion of the costs of acquisition of abandoned or foreclosed 
36.25 	property that is attributable to the land to be leased by community land trusts to low- 
36.26 	and moderate-income homebuyers; and
36.27 	(4) to finance the costs of acquisition and rehabilitation of federally assisted rental 
36.28 	housing and for the refinancing of costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation 
36.29 	of federally assisted rental housing, including providing funds to refund, in whole or in 
36.30 	part, outstanding bonds previously issued by the agency or another governmental unit to 
36.31 	finance or refinance such costs.
36.32 	(b) Among comparable proposals for permanent supportive housing, preference 
36.33 	shall be given to permanent supportive housing for individuals or families who: (1) either 
36.34 	have been without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or at least four times in 
36.35 	the last three years; or (2) are at significant risk of lacking a permanent residence for 12 
36.36 	months or at least four times in the last three years.
37.1 		Subd. 3.No full faith and credit. The housing infrastructure bonds are not public 
37.2 	debt of the state, and the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the state are not pledged 
37.3 	to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds or to any payment that the state agrees 
37.4 	to make under this section. The bonds must contain a conspicuous statement to that effect.
37.5 		Subd. 4.Appropriation; payment to agency or trustee. (a) The agency must 
37.6 	certify annually to the commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of 
37.7 	annual debt service on each series of bonds issued under subdivision 2.
37.8 	(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2013 and through 2035, if any housing infrastructure 
37.9 	bonds issued under subdivision 2 remain outstanding, the commissioner of management 
37.10 	and budget must transfer to the affordable housing bond account established under 
37.11 	section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed 
37.12 	$1,850,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from 
37.13 	the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
37.14 	(c) The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds the 
37.15 	payments to be made by the state under this section.

37.16 	Sec. 30. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 7, subdivision 23, as amended by Laws 2010, 
37.17 	chapter 399, section 2, is amended to read:

37.18	Subd.  23.Trail connections
 				2,010,000
	
37.19 	For matching grants under Minnesota 
37.20 	Statutes, section 85.019, subdivision 4c.
37.21 	$500,000 is for a grant to Carlton County 
37.22 	to predesign, design, and construct a 
37.23 	nonmotorized pedestrian trail connection 
37.24 	to the Willard Munger State Trail from the 
37.25 	city of Carlton through the city of Scanlon 
37.26 	continuing to the city of Cloquet, along the 
37.27 	St. Louis River in Carlton County.
37.28 	$260,000 is to provide the state match for the 
37.29 	cost of the Soo Line Multiuse Recreational 
37.30 	Bridge project over marked Trunk Highway 
37.31 	169 in Mille Lacs County. 
37.32 	$175,000 is for a grant to the city of Bowlus 
37.33 	in Morrison County to design, construct, 
38.1 	furnish, and equip a trailhead center at the 
38.2 	head of the Soo Line Recreational Trail.
38.3 	$125,000 is for a grant to Morrison 
38.4 	County to predesign, design, construct, 
38.5 	furnish, and equip a park-and-ride lot and 
38.6 	restroom building adjacent to the Soo Line 
38.7 	Recreational Trail at U.S. Highway 10.
38.8 	$950,000 is for a grant to the St. Louis 
38.9 	and Lake Counties Regional Railroad 
38.10 	Authority for land acquisition, engineering, 
38.11 	construction, furnishing, and equipping of 
38.12 	a 19-mile "Boundary Waters Connection" 
38.13 	of the Mesabi Trail from Bearhead State 
38.14 	Park to the International Wolf Center in 
38.15 	Ely. This appropriation is contingent upon 
38.16 	a matching contribution of $950,000 from 
38.17 	other sources, public or private segment of 
38.18 	the Mesabi Trail from County Road 697 in 
38.19 	Breitung Township east through Vermilion 
38.20 	State Park. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
38.21 	Statutes, section 85.019, no local match shall 
38.22 	be required for this grant. Notwithstanding 
38.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the 
38.24 	bond authorization and appropriation of bond 
38.25 	proceeds for this project are available until 
38.26 	June 30, 2014.

38.27 	Sec. 31. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 27, as amended by Laws 2010, 
38.28 	chapter 189, section 56, and Laws 2010, chapter 399, section 4, is amended to read:

38.29
38.30	Subd. 27.State Trail Acquisition, 
Rehabilitation, and Development
 				15,320,000
	
38.31 	To acquire land for and to construct and 
38.32 	renovate state trails under Minnesota 
38.33 	Statutes, section 85.015.
39.1 	$970,000 is for the Chester Woods Trail from 
39.2 	Rochester to Dover.
39.3 	$700,000 is for the Casey Jones Trail.
39.4 	$750,000 is for the Gateway Trail, to replace 
39.5 	an at-grade crossing of the Gateway Trail 
39.6 	at Highway 120 with a grade-separated 
39.7 	crossing.
39.8 	$1,600,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami Trail 
39.9 	between Silver Bay and Tettegouche State 
39.10 	Park.
39.11 	$1,500,000 is for the Great River Ridge Trail 
39.12 	from Plainview to Elgin to Eyota. 
39.13 	$1,500,000 is for the Heartland Trail.
39.14 	$500,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail from 
39.15 	Lake Byllesby Park to Cannon Falls.
39.16 	$150,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail within 
39.17 	the city of Faribault.
39.18 	$1,500,000 is for the Minnesota River 
39.19 	Trail from Appleton to Milan and to 
39.20 	the Marsh Lake Dam. Notwithstanding 
39.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the 
39.22 	bond authorization and appropriation of bond 
39.23 	proceeds for this project are available until 
39.24 	December 30, 2014.
39.25 	$2,000,000 is for the Paul Bunyan Trail from 
39.26 	Walker to Guthrie.
39.27 	$250,000 is for the Root River Trail from 
39.28 	Preston to Forestville State Park.
39.29 	$100,000 is for the Root River Trail, the 
39.30 	eastern extension.
39.31 	$250,000 is for the Root River Trail, the 
39.32 	eastern extension Wagon Wheel.
40.1 	$550,000 is to connect the Stagecoach Trail 
40.2 	with the Douglas Trail in Olmsted County.
40.3 	$3,000,000 is to rehabilitate state trails.
40.4 	For any project listed in this subdivision that 
40.5 	the commissioner determines is not ready to 
40.6 	proceed, the commissioner may allocate that 
40.7 	project's money to another state trail project 
40.8 	in this subdivision. The chairs of the house 
40.9 	and senate committees with jurisdiction 
40.10 	over environment and natural resources 
40.11 	and legislators from the affected legislative 
40.12 	districts must be notified of any changes.

40.13 	Sec. 32. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

40.14	Subd. 4.Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit
 				4,000,000
	
40.15 	To the Metropolitan Council or to the 
40.16 	Council to grant to Dakota County, the 
40.17 	Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority, 
40.18 	or the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority to 
40.19 	acquire land, or an interest in land, and to for
40.20 	design, environmental studies, preliminary 
40.21 	engineering, bus lane improvements, 
40.22 	and transit station construction and 
40.23 	improvements in the Cedar Avenue Bus 
40.24 	Rapid Transit corridor in Dakota County. 
40.25 	This appropriation may not be spent for 
40.26 	capital improvements within a trunk highway 
40.27 	right-of-way. This appropriation is added to 
40.28 	the appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258, 
40.29 	section 17, subdivision 3.

40.30 	Sec. 33. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 19, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2011, 
40.31 	First Special Session chapter 12, section 34, is amended to read:

40.32	Subd. 4.Minneapolis Veterans Home Campus

41.1	Building 17 HVAC Replacement
				1,155,000
	
41.2 	To predesign, design, and construct 
41.3 	improvements to heating, ventilation, air 
41.4 	conditioning, and lighting systems and 
41.5 	associated areas serving the south wing of 
41.6 	Building 17. Any unspent funds from this 
41.7 	appropriation may be used for the purposes 
41.8 	provided under Laws 2010, chapter 189, 
41.9 	section 19, subdivision 4, as amended by 
41.10 	Laws 2010, chapter 399, section 8, and 
41.11 	Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, 
41.12 	section 46.

41.13 	Sec. 34. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 21, subdivision 15, is amended to read:

41.14
41.15	Subd. 15.St. Cloud State University - National 
Hockey Center
 				6,500,000
	
41.16 	To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
41.17 	State Colleges and Universities to predesign, 
41.18 	design, construct, furnish, and equip the 
41.19 	renovation of the National Hockey Center. or 
41.20 	for higher education asset preservation and 
41.21 	replacement (HEAPR) pursuant to Minnesota 
41.22 	Statutes, section 135A.046, at St. Cloud State 
41.23 	University or systemwide. Notwithstanding 
41.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the 
41.25 	bond authorization and appropriation of bond 
41.26 	proceeds in this subdivision are available 
41.27 	until June 30, 2016. The debt service 
41.28 	requirement under subdivision 31 shall be 
41.29 	reduced to the extent that this appropriation 
41.30 	is used for HEAPR.

41.31 	Sec. 35. Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

41.32
41.33	Subd. 2.Transit Capital Improvement 
Program
 				21,000,000
	
42.1 	(a) To the Metropolitan Council. $8,500,000 
42.2 	is for the state's share of costs for the Central 
42.3 	Corridor light rail line for one or more of the 
42.4 	following activities: preliminary engineering, 
42.5 	final design, property acquisition, including 
42.6 	improvements and betterments of a capital 
42.7 	nature, relocation of utilities owned by public 
42.8 	entities, and construction.
42.9 	(b) Any remaining money from this 
42.10 	appropriation is to implement one or more of 
42.11 	the following capital improvements, which 
42.12 	are not listed in a ranked order of priority. 
42.13 	The council shall determine project priorities 
42.14 	after consultation with the Counties Transit 
42.15 	Improvement Board, and other stakeholders, 
42.16 	as appropriate. The council shall seek 
42.17 	geographic balance in the allotment of this 
42.18 	appropriation where possible and maximize 
42.19 	the use of all available federal money from 
42.20 	the American Recovery and Reinvestment 
42.21 	Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, and any 
42.22 	other available federal money.

42.23	(1) Bottineau Boulevard Transit Way
					
42.24 	For a grant to the Hennepin County Regional 
42.25 	Railroad Authority for environmental work 
42.26 	for Bottineau Transit Way corridor from the 
42.27 	Hiawatha light rail and Northstar intermodal 
42.28 	transit station in downtown Minneapolis to 
42.29 	the vicinity of the Target development in 
42.30 	northern Brooklyn Park or the Arbor Lakes 
42.31 	retail area in Maple Grove.

42.32	(2) Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit
					
42.33 	To the Metropolitan Council or to the 
42.34 	Council for a grant to Dakota County, the 
42.35 	Dakota County Regional Rail Railroad
43.1 	Authority, or the Minnesota Valley Transit 
43.2 	Authority to acquire real property and 
43.3 	construct, for preliminary engineering, and to 
43.4 	design and construct transit stations, layover 
43.5 	and maintenance facilities, and roadway 
43.6 	improvements for shoulder running bus lanes 
43.7 	on County State-Aid Highway 23 in Apple 
43.8 	Valley and Lakeville for the Cedar Avenue 
43.9 	Bus Rapid Transit Way (BRT) in Dakota 
43.10 	County.

43.11	(3) I-94 Corridor Transit Way
					
43.12 	(i) For a grant to Washington County 
43.13 	Regional Rail Authority for environmental 
43.14 	work and preliminary engineering of 
43.15 	transportation and transit improvements, 
43.16 	including busways, park-and-rides, or rail 
43.17 	transit, in the marked Interstate Highway 94 
43.18 	corridor.
43.19 	(ii) To acquire property and construct 
43.20 	transportation and transit improvements, 
43.21 	including busways, park-and-rides, or rail 
43.22 	transit, in the marked Interstate Highway 94 
43.23 	corridor.

43.24	(4) Red Rock Corridor Transit Way
					
43.25 	To design, construct, and furnish 
43.26 	park-and-ride lots for the Red Rock 
43.27 	Corridor Transit Way between Hastings and 
43.28 	Minneapolis via St. Paul, and any extension 
43.29 	between Hastings and Red Wing.

43.30	(5) Riverview Corridor Transit Way
					
43.31 	For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional 
43.32 	Railroad Authority for environmental work 
43.33 	and preliminary engineering for bus rapid 
43.34 	transit in the Riverview corridor between the 
44.1 	east side of St. Paul and the Minneapolis-St. 
44.2 	Paul International Airport and the Mall of 
44.3 	America.

44.4	(6) Robert Street Corridor Transit Way
					
44.5 	To design and construct new passenger 
44.6 	shelters and a bus layover facility, including 
44.7 	rest rooms, break areas, and a passenger 
44.8 	shelter, in the Robert Street Corridor Transit 
44.9 	Way along or parallel to U.S. Highway 
44.10 	52 and Robert Street from within the city 
44.11 	of St. Paul to Dakota County Road 42 in 
44.12 	Rosemount.

44.13	(7) Rush Line Corridor Transit Way
					
44.14 	For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional 
44.15 	Railroad Authority to acquire land for, 
44.16 	design, and construct park-and-ride or 
44.17 	park-and-pool lots located along the Rush 
44.18 	Line Corridor along I-35E/I-35 and Highway 
44.19 	61 from the Union Depot in downtown St. 
44.20 	Paul to Hinckley.

44.21	(8) Southwest Corridor Transit Way
					
44.22 	To prepare an environmental impact 
44.23 	statement (EIS) and for preliminary 
44.24 	engineering for the Southwest Transit Way 
44.25 	Corridor, from the Hiawatha light rail in 
44.26 	downtown Minneapolis to the vicinity of the 
44.27 	Southwest Station transit hub in Eden Prairie. 
44.28 	The Metropolitan Council may grant a 
44.29 	portion of this appropriation to the Hennepin 
44.30 	County Regional Railroad Authority for the 
44.31 	EIS work.

44.32	(9) Union Depot
					
44.33 	For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional 
44.34 	Railroad Authority to acquire land and 
45.1 	structures, to renovate structures, and 
45.2 	for design, engineering, and construction 
45.3 	to revitalize Union Depot for use as a 
45.4 	multimodal transit center in St. Paul. The 
45.5 	center must be designed so that it facilitates a 
45.6 	potential future connection of high-speed rail 
45.7 	to Minneapolis.
45.8 	(c) Of this amount, $313,000 is for 
45.9 	preliminary engineering and final design for 
45.10 	betterments in the State Capitol area related 
45.11 	to the Central Corridor light rail transit 
45.12 	project. This money is not included in the 
45.13 	Central Corridor light rail transit project 
45.14 	budget.

45.15 	Sec. 36. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 7, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

45.16	Subd. 12.Shade Tree Program
 				3,000,000
	
45.17 	For DNR expenditures on state lands, if 
45.18 	recommended by an adjacent or coterminous 
45.19 	unit of local government, and for grants to 
45.20 	cities, counties, townships, and park and 
45.21 	recreation boards in cities of the first class 
45.22 	for the planting of publicly owned shade 
45.23 	trees on public land to provide environmental 
45.24 	benefits; replace trees lost to forest pests, 
45.25 	disease or storm; or to establish a more 
45.26 	diverse community forest better able to 
45.27 	withstand disease and forest pests. The 
45.28 	commissioner must give priority to grant 
45.29 	requests to remove and replace trees with 
45.30 	active infestations of emerald ash borer. For 
45.31 	purposes of this appropriation, "shade tree" 
45.32 	means a woody perennial grown primarily 
45.33 	for aesthetic or environmental purposes 
45.34 	with minimal to residual timber value and 
46.1 	no intent to harvest the tree for its wood. 
46.2 	Any tree planted with funding under this 
46.3 	subdivision must be a species native to 
46.4 	Minnesota.

46.5 	Sec. 37. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 18, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

46.6
46.7	Subd. 5.Minnesota Sex Offender Program 
Treatment Facilities - Moose Lake
 				47,500,000
	
46.8 	To complete design for and to construct, 
46.9 	furnish, and equip phase 2 of the Minnesota 
46.10 	sex offender treatment program at Moose 
46.11 	Lake. Upon substantial completion 
46.12 	of this project, the unspent portion of 
46.13 	this appropriation is available for asset 
46.14 	preservation projects for the Moose Lake 
46.15 	campus of the Minnesota sex offender 
46.16 	program, including design and construction 
46.17 	of a replacement water tower, abatement 
46.18 	of hazardous materials, and the demolition 
46.19 	of the existing water tower serving the 
46.20 	Moose Lake sex offender program and the 
46.21 	Department of Corrections Moose Lake 
46.22 	facility. The water tower project must 
46.23 	be cost-shared with the Department of 
46.24 	Corrections.

46.25 	Sec. 38. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 24, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

46.26
46.27	Subd. 3.County and Local Preservation 
Grants
 				1,000,000
	
46.28 	To be allocated to county and local 
46.29 	jurisdictions as matching money for historic 
46.30 	preservation projects of a capital nature, 
46.31 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
46.32 	138.0525.
46.33 	$150,000 is for a grant to the city of South St. 
46.34 	Paul to renovate the historically significant 
47.1 	1941 Navy Hangar at 310 Airport Road at 
47.2 	Fleming Field in the city to meet life safety 
47.3 	and building code requirements, subject to 
47.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. No 
47.5 	local match is required for this grant.

47.6 	Sec. 39. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 3, subdivision 7, is 
47.7 	amended to read:

47.8	Subd. 7.Normandale Community College

47.947.10
	Academic Partnership Center and Student 
Services
				21,984,000
	
47.11 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip a 
47.12 	new building for classrooms and offices and 
47.13 	to design, construct, furnish, and equip the 
47.14 	renovation of the Student Services Building.

47.15 	Sec. 40. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 3, subdivision 8, is 
47.16 	amended to read:

47.17
47.18	Subd. 8.NHED Mesabi Range Community 
and Technical College, Virginia

47.19	Iron Range Engineering Program Facilities
				3,000,000
	
47.20 	To predesign, design, construct, furnish, 
47.21 	and equip an addition to and renovation of 
47.22 	existing space for the Iron Range engineering 
47.23 	program, including laboratory spaces, other 
47.24 	learning spaces, and improvements to the 
47.25 	entrance, and to acquire a privately owned 
47.26 	housing facility on the campus.

47.27 	Sec. 41. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 14, subdivision 2, 
47.28 	is amended to read:

47.29
47.30	Subd. 2.Transit Capital Improvement 
Program
 				20,000,000
	
47.31 	To the Metropolitan Council or for the 
47.32 	Council to grant to Anoka County Regional 
48.1 	Railroad Authority, Dakota County, Dakota 
48.2 	County Regional Railroad Authority, 
48.3 	Hennepin County, Hennepin County 
48.4 	Regional Railroad Authority, Minnesota 
48.5 	Valley Transit Authority, Ramsey County 
48.6 	Regional Railroad Authority, or Washington 
48.7 	County Regional Railroad Authority to 
48.8 	perform environmental studies, preliminary 
48.9 	engineering, acquire property or an interest 
48.10 	in property, design or construct transitway 
48.11 	facilities and infrastructure, including 
48.12 	roadways, for the following transitway 
48.13 	projects: Northstar Ramsey station, 
48.14 	Gateway (I-94 East) corridor, Minneapolis 
48.15 	Interchange facility, Red Rock corridor, 
48.16 	Newport park-and-ride and station, Rush 
48.17 	Line corridor, Robert Street corridor, 35W 
48.18 	South Bus Rapid Transit, and Cedar Avenue 
48.19 	Bus Rapid Transit.

48.20 	Sec. 42. LAKE SUPERIOR-POPLAR RIVER WATER DISTRICT.
 48.21 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Lake Superior-Poplar River Water District is 
48.22 	created as a municipal corporation, having the powers provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
48.23 	chapters 110A; 429, notwithstanding any provision of chapter 110A to the contrary; and 
48.24 	444. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the district shall not have the power to issue 
48.25 	general obligation bonds. Minnesota Statutes, sections 110A.04, 110A.07, and 110A.09 to 
48.26 	110A.18, shall not apply to the district or to the board created by this act.
48.27 		Subd. 2.Definitions. For purposes of applying Minnesota Statutes, chapter 110A, 
48.28 	to this act, "works" and "systems" shall include irrigation purposes, "court" is deemed to 
48.29 	refer to the board of county commissioners; and "secretary of state" is deemed to refer to 
48.30 	the county auditor.
48.31 		Subd. 3.Territory included in district. The territory of the district shall include 
48.32 	all lands within Sections 20, 21, 28, 29, 32, and 33 of Township 60 North, Range 3 West 
48.33 	of the Fourth Principal Meridian. Additional territory may be added as provided in 
48.34 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 110A.19 to 110A.22.
49.1 		Subd. 4.Payment of costs. No person shall be obligated to purchase or be entitled 
49.2 	to receive water from the district unless that person is a party to a contract to purchase 
49.3 	water from the district. Excluding any initial capital investment funded by the state, all 
49.4 	capital and operating expenses of the district shall be paid by the users in proportion to 
49.5 	their use of water. The cost of distribution lines: (1) departing from the main water pipe 
49.6 	from Lake Superior to the domestic water treatment plant to any user; or (2) from the 
49.7 	water treatment plant to any user, shall be paid for by the user of the water either at the 
49.8 	time of installation or by user charges that allow the district to recoup the full cost of the 
49.9 	distribution lines and the cost of financing. Subject to this subdivision and the availability 
49.10 	of water under any applicable permit with a state or federal agency, any owner of land 
49.11 	within the district may contract with the district for the purchase of water.
49.12 		Subd. 5.Board of directors; elections. (a) The district shall be governed by a 
49.13 	board of directors which shall have not less than three nor more than 13 members. The 
49.14 	district's initial directors shall be appointed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, 
49.15 	with one director representing the domestic water users to serve for three years; up to two 
49.16 	directors representing the irrigation water users, one to serve for two years and one to 
49.17 	serve for three years; and up to two directors representing the commercial, stock watering, 
49.18 	and industrial users, one to serve for one year and one to serve for two years.
49.19 	(b) The district's establishment shall take effect upon the Cook County Board of 
49.20 	Commissioners' appointment of the initial directors. The initial directors shall meet for 
49.21 	the purposes of organization within 30 days of their appointment. Thereafter, except 
49.22 	as otherwise provided in this subdivision, directors shall be elected in accordance with 
49.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 110A.24, from election divisions comprised of domestic water 
49.24 	users; irrigation water users, and commercial, stock watering, and industrial users. Each 
49.25 	use classification shall be entitled to elect one director, plus one additional director if its 
49.26 	expected water usage for the following fiscal year exceeds ten percent of total water 
49.27 	usage. Each water user within each use classification shall be entitled to cast one vote for 
49.28 	each one percent of expected water usage for the following fiscal year. A homeowner's 
49.29 	association shall vote on behalf of its members if duly authorized by appropriate action by 
49.30 	the association's members. Prior to each election, the board of directors shall determine 
49.31 	the use classifications entitled to vote, the expected water use percentage of each user and 
49.32 	of use classification for the following fiscal year, and the number of directors each such 
49.33 	use classification is entitled to elect. The elections shall be conducted and supervised by 
49.34 	the board of directors and ratified by the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

50.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL. This section is effective the day after 
50.2 	the governing body of Cook County and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota 
50.3 	Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

50.4 	Sec. 43. ACQUISITIONS FOR CANISTEO PROJECT.
 50.5 	The commissioner of natural resources shall acquire, without undue delay, the land 
50.6 	or interests in land that are needed to construct a conveyance system and other betterments 
50.7 	to accommodate the water level and outflow of water level from the Canisteo mine pit. 
50.8 	The commissioner may acquire the land or interests in land by eminent domain, including 
50.9 	use of the possession procedures under Minnesota Statutes, section 117.042.

50.10 	Sec. 44.  REPEALER.
 50.11 	Minnesota Rules, part 8895.0700, subpart 1, is repealed.

50.12 	Sec. 45. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 50.13 	Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment.