Minnesota Legislature
HF 2659
1st Committee Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/22/2009 12:38pm
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1.2relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public
1.3land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the
1.4issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for higher education, economic
1.5development, and public facilities capital projects; establishing programs;
1.6modifying appropriations;amending Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter
1.720, article 1, section 12, subdivision 3; Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section
1.823, subdivision 8; Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivisions 6, 15;
1.9proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.
1.10BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.14 The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
1.15bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated,
1.16to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as
1.17authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire
1.18and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or
1.19as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or
1.20article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this act are available until
1.21the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
2.2To the Board of Regents of the University
2.3of Minnesota for the purposes specified in
2.4this section.
2.7To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
2.8Statutes, section 135A.046.
2.11To design, construct, furnish, and equip
2.12an addition to Voss-Kovach Hall on the
2.13University of Minnesota Duluth campus for
2.14the Department of Civil Engineering. The
2.15addition will include teaching laboratories,
2.16research laboratories, classrooms, and
2.17administrative offices.
2.20To design, construct, furnish, and equip
2.21a renovation of the Community Services
2.22Building on the University of Minnesota
2.23Morris campus to serve as the campus
2.24gateway center. This appropriation includes
2.25money to improve infrastructure required to
2.26serve the renovated building.
2.29To design, construct, furnish, and equip a
2.30new science teaching and student services
2.31building on the Twin Cities campus near
2.32the Washington Avenue Bridge. This
2.33appropriation includes money to demolish
3.1the existing science classroom building and
3.2to construct infrastructure required to serve
3.3the new building.
3.5To design, construct, furnish, and equip a
3.6new Bell Museum of Natural History on the
3.7St. Paul Campus as the state's official natural
3.8history center, a repository for a collection
3.9documenting Minnesota's biodiversity and
3.10a research museum.
3.12To design, construct, furnish, and equip a
3.13renovation of Folwell Hall on the University
3.14of Minnesota Twin Cities campus to better
3.15serve language instruction and to house the
3.16university's writing programs.
3.20To design, construct, furnish, and equip new
3.21maintenance and farm support facility.
3.25To construct, furnish, and equip an addition
3.26to the administration building for research
3.27in renewable energy.
3.29To predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
3.30equip a milking facility for an organic dairy
3.31herd and to improve pasture land.
3.32The Board of Regents shall report to the
3.33legislative committees with jurisdiction over
4.1higher education and agriculture by June
4.215, 2008, on the University Agriculture
4.3Experiment Station and Minnesota Extension
4.4Service's work to promote alternative
4.5livestock research and outreach, and for
4.6an ongoing organic research and education
4.7program, funded in Laws 2007, chapter 144,
4.8article 1, section 5, subdivision 4.
4.10To renovate, furnish, equip, and upgrade
4.11instructional spaces on all university
4.12campuses, including technology upgrades
4.13and accessibility improvements to provide
4.14quality teaching and learning environments.
4.16To renovate, furnish, equip, and upgrade
4.17research laboratories on all university
4.18campuses.
4.20For a grant to the Wildlife Rehabilitation
4.21Center of Minnesota to retire construction
4.22loans incurred by the Wildlife Rehabilitation
4.23Center of Minnesota for construction of
4.24its facility in the city of Roseville, and
4.25for completion of educational technology
4.26infrastructure at the center.
4.29Funding for the University of Minnesota
4.30Biomedical Science Facilities in H. F. 3166
4.31is supported with the following conditions:
4.32(1) the Board of Regents must be responsible
4.33for one-third of the total project costs and the
4.34state of Minnesota must be responsible for
5.1debt service on bonds issued to support the
5.2biomedical science facilities; and
5.3(2) the Board of Regents must, as permitted
5.4under federal law, dedicate a share of the
5.5proceeds from any commercialization or
5.6licensing revenues attributable to research
5.7conducted in the biomedical science facilities
5.8to reduce the state's share of debt service for
5.9the facilities.
5.11Except for Higher Education Asset
5.12Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)
5.13under subdivision 2, the appropriations in this
5.14section are intended to cover approximately
5.15two-thirds of the cost of each project. The
5.16remaining costs must be paid from university
5.17sources.
5.19Upon substantial completion of a project
5.20authorized in this section and after written
5.21notice to the commissioner of finance, the
5.22Board of Regents must use any money
5.23remaining in the appropriation for that
5.24project for HEAPR under Minnesota
5.25Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
5.26of Regents must report by February 1 of
5.27each even-numbered year to the chairs
5.28of the house and senate committees with
5.29jurisdiction over capital investments and
5.30higher education finance, and to the chairs of
5.31the house Ways and Means Committee and
5.32the senate Finance Committee, on how the
5.33remaining money has been allocated or spent.
6.4To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
6.5State Colleges and Universities for the
6.6purposes specified in this section
6.9This appropriation is for the purposes
6.10specified in Minnesota Statutes, section
6.11135A.046.
6.13Trafton Science Center Renovation
6.14To construct, furnish, and equip a renovation
6.15of the south and center sections of Trafton
6.16Science Center. This appropriation includes
6.17funding to renovate the roof, exterior
6.18masonry, and outdoor plaza.
6.20Brown Hall Science Renovation
6.21To complete design, construct, furnish,
6.22and equip a renovation of Brown Hall for
6.23classrooms and other instructional and
6.24ancillary spaces. This appropriation includes
6.25funding to reglaze the existing skyway from
6.26the building and to construct a new skyway
6.27to Centennial Hall.
6.29Transportation and Applied Technology
6.30Lab
6.31To construct, furnish, and equip the
6.32renovation of classrooms, the transportation,
6.33and applied technology and trades
7.1laboratories on the ground floor, and an
7.2expansion of the truck mechanics shop.
7.4Sattgast Science Building Addition and
7.5Renovation
7.6To construct, furnish, and equip an addition
7.7to and renovation of the Sattgast Science
7.8Building for biology and chemistry labs,
7.9science classrooms, and associated spaces.
7.11Classroom Addition and Renovation
7.12To complete the design, construct, furnish,
7.13and equip an addition to and renovation
7.14of the Health and Wellness Building for
7.15general classrooms, and to renovate physical
7.16education spaces. This appropriation
7.17includes funding to install an elevator to
7.18make the building ADA accessible.
7.20Classroom Addition and Renovation
7.21To construct, furnish, and equip a classroom
7.22addition to and renovation of the Fine Arts
7.23Building to include classrooms, teaching
7.24labs, and a renovated auditorium. This
7.25appropriation includes funding to demolish
7.26obsolete space in the building. College funds
7.27may be added to this appropriation up to a
7.28total project cost of $13,450,000.
7.32To construct furnish and equip an addition
7.33to the center for business and technology
8.1building and to renovate, furnish and equip
8.2the existing building.
8.6To renovate, furnish, and equip existing
8.7space, and to construct, furnish, and equip an
8.8addition for health care classrooms and labs
8.9for the nursing and allied health programs at
8.10the East Grand Forks campus.
8.14To renovate, construct, furnish, and equip
8.15Lommen Hall for academic purposes,
8.16including improved classrooms and labs.
8.19To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
8.20phase 2 of the science and library project to
8.21renovate existing spaces for classrooms, labs
8.22and offices.
8.26To renovate, furnish and equip teaching
8.27labs in the Individualized Learning Center
8.28for hotel and restaurant administration and
8.29to renovate, furnish and equip biology and
8.30chemistry labs.
9.1To construct, furnish and equip a health
9.2and science center addition and to renovate
9.3existing spaces as phase 1 and to design
9.4phase 2 renovation of existing spaces vacated
9.5by health and science.
9.8To construct, renovate, furnish and equip
9.9the final phase of the St. Paul campus quad
9.10development. This appropriation includes
9.11funding to demolish the power plant annex
9.12to enable the new construction.
9.14To design, construct, furnish and equip a
9.15regional law enforcement training facility
9.16for all metro area public higher education
9.17institutions, to be located on the campus of
9.18Hennepin Technical College at Brooklyn
9.19Park.
9.22To design, construct, furnish, and equip
9.23a law enforcement center addition and to
9.24renovate, furnish, and equip existing space
9.25for a teaching lab and general classrooms.
9.29To construct, furnish and equip shop space
9.30for the industrial mechanical technology
9.31and carpentry programs. This appropriation
9.32includes funding for renovation of existing
9.33space for ADA compliance.
10.3To construct, furnish, and equip a renovation
10.4and expansion of Memorial Hall to house the
10.5Health and Wellness Center.
10.10To design, construct, furnish and equip an
10.11addition for the mechanical construction
10.12trades, and to design a classroom-library
10.13addition. This appropriation includes
10.14funding to demolish an obsolete building for
10.15placement of the classroom-library addition.
10.18To design, construct, furnish, and equip an
10.19addition for classrooms and offices and to
10.20design a phase 2 renovation of the industrial
10.21arts and music facility.
10.25To design, renovate, furnish and equip
10.26existing space at the Eden Prairie campus for
10.27science labs and shared classrooms, and to
10.28design a renovation of existing space at the
10.29Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie campuses
10.30for a library and student services.
11.1To design the renovation of instructional
11.2space, support space and infrastructure for the
11.3workforce program, technical programs and
11.4an upgrade of the T-building infrastructure.
11.7To design, construct, furnish and equip
11.8new instructional space, including "smart"
11.9classrooms, and to renovate, furnish and
11.10equip existing instructional space. This
11.11appropriation includes funding to demolish
11.12outdated structures.
11.16To design, construct, furnish and equip an
11.17addition to and renovation of the fieldhouse.
11.20To design the addition to and renovation of
11.21existing space for technical instructional
11.22space, labs and classrooms and the demolition
11.23of obsolete space.
11.27To acquire the currently leased Owatonna
11.28College and University Center Building in
11.29Steele County, including the purchase of
11.30adjacent vacant land.
12.1For predesign and schematic design for
12.2facilities to expand collaborative bioscience
12.3and health careers education.
12.7To design the renovation of Livingston Lord
12.8Library, including infrastructure replacement.
12.12To design, through construction documents,
12.13the renovation of science labs in the Science
12.14and Math building and to design an addition
12.15to the plant science learning center.
12.19To design a new integrated science and
12.20engineering laboratory facility, including
12.21flexible teaching and research laboratories
12.22and academic support space.
12.25To design renovation of existing space for
12.26transportation related program areas and
12.27emerging technology fields.
12.30To design the renovation of existing space in
12.31the Allied Health Building into a state of the
12.32art medical training facility.
13.4To design an addition to the Heintz Center
13.5for co location of a workforce center, a
13.6career and technical education center, and for
13.7classroom renovation.
13.10To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
13.11teaching laboratories and classrooms for
13.12science and applied technology at campuses
13.13statewide. Campuses may use nonstate
13.14funds to increase the size of the projects.
13.15This appropriation may be used at the
13.16following campuses: Alexandria Technical
13.17College; Anoka Technical College; Anoka
13.18Ramsey Community College; Bemidji State
13.19University; Central Lakes College, Brainerd;
13.20Century College; Inver Hills Community
13.21College; Hennepin Technical College,
13.22Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie; Northeast
13.23Higher Education District, Vermilion
13.24Community College; and Ridgewater
13.25Community Technical College.
13.27To design, renovate, furnish and equip
13.28obsolete classroom space at campuses
13.29statewide. This appropriation may be
13.30used at the following campuses: Central
13.31Lakes College, Brainerd; Minnesota State
13.32Community and Technical College, Wadena,
13.33Moorhead and Pipestone; Northland
13.34Community and Technical College, Thief
14.1River Falls; Pine Technical College; and
14.2Rochester Community and Technical
14.3College.
14.5To acquire real property adjacent to the
14.6state college and university campuses or
14.7within the boundaries of the campus master
14.8plan. This appropriation may be used at:
14.9Bemidji State University; Dakota County
14.10Technical College; Fond du Lac Tribal
14.11and Community College; Metropolitan
14.12State University; Minnesota State College
14.13Southeast Technical, Red Wing; Minnesota
14.14State Community and Technical College,
14.15Moorhead; Minnesota State University,
14.16Moorhead; North East Higher Education
14.17District, Vermillion.
14.19To demolish obsolete structures or buildings
14.20on campuses statewide. This appropriation
14.21may be used at the following campuses:
14.22Bemidji State University; Hennepin
14.23Technical College; and North East Higher
14.24Education District, Vermillion Community
14.25College.
14.28To predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
14.29equip the renovation of the National Hockey
14.30Center.
14.32(a) The board shall pay the debt service on
14.33one-third of the principal amount of state
14.34bonds sold to finance projects authorized by
15.1this section, except for higher education asset
15.2preservation and replacement and except
15.3that, where a nonstate match is required, the
15.4debt service is due on a principal amount
15.5equal to one-third of the total project cost,
15.6less the match committed before the bonds
15.7are sold. After each sale of general obligation
15.8bonds, the commissioner of finance shall
15.9notify the board of the amounts assessed for
15.10each year for the life of the bonds.
15.11(b) The commissioner shall reduce the
15.12board's assessment each year by one-third of
15.13the net income from investment of general
15.14obligation bond proceeds in proportion to the
15.15amount of principal and interest otherwise
15.16required to be paid by the board. The board
15.17shall pay its resulting net assessment to the
15.18commissioner of finance by December 1 each
15.19year. If the board fails to make a payment
15.20when due, the commissioner of finance
15.21shall reduce allotments for appropriations
15.22from the general fund otherwise available
15.23to the board and apply the amount of the
15.24reduction to cover the missed debt service
15.25payment. The commissioner of finance
15.26shall credit the payments received from the
15.27board to the bond debt service account in
15.28the state bond fund each December 1 before
15.29money is transferred from the general fund
15.30under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
15.31subdivision 10.
15.33(a) Upon substantial completion of a project
15.34authorized in this section and after written
15.35notice to the commissioner of finance, the
16.1Board of Trustees must use any money
16.2remaining in the appropriation for that
16.3project for HEAPR under Minnesota
16.4Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
16.5of Trustees must report by February 1 of
16.6each even-numbered year to the chairs
16.7of the house and senate committees with
16.8jurisdiction over capital investments and
16.9higher education finance, and to the chairs of
16.10the house Ways and Means Committee and
16.11the senate Finance Committee, on how the
16.12remaining money has been allocated or spent.
16.13(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation
16.14for a project in this section that is complete,
16.15is available for higher education asset
16.16preservation and replacement under this
16.17subdivision, at the same campus as the
16.18project for which the original appropriation
16.19was made and the debt service requirement
16.20under subdivision 23 is reduced accordingly.
16.21Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
16.22from the date of the original appropriation to
16.23the unspent amount transferred.
16.29To the commissioner of employment and
16.30economic development or other named
16.31agency for the purposes specified in this
16.32section.
17.1For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
17.2116J.431.
17.4For purposes of the redevelopment account
17.5under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.571.
17.8For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
17.9116J.435.
17.10Any bioscience or biotechnology project
17.11financed in whole or in part by state
17.12bond funds or other public subsidies must
17.13document how and to what it extent the
17.14project will provide a benefit to consumers
17.15in the form of more affordable pricing of
17.16the products or services being publicly
17.17subsidized. The documentation must
17.18be reported to the committees of the
17.19legislature with responsibility for economic
17.20development and to committees with
17.21responsibility for finance.
17.23For grants and loans for capital projects
17.24to produce heat from renewable processes
17.25under section 9.
17.28For the purposes of the transit improvement
17.29area loan program under Minnesota Statutes,
17.30section 469.351.
17.33For a grant to the Duluth Entertainment
17.34and Convention Center Authority to
18.1design, construct, furnish, and equip capital
18.2improvements and renovations to the Duluth
18.3Entertainment and Convention Center. The
18.4capital improvements and renovations must
18.5include an arena of at least 200,000 square
18.6feet with an ice sheet of at least 200 feet
18.7by 85 feet; trade show and concert space;
18.8seating capacity of at least 6,500 with suites,
18.9club seats, and concessions; updated locker
18.10and training facilities; and accessible and
18.11expanded media space.
18.14For a grant to the city of Thief River
18.15Falls to acquire land, predesign, design,
18.16construct, furnish, and equip phase 1 of
18.17the city's pedestrian and bicycle pathways
18.18system, as described in the city's adopted
18.19comprehensive plan. Phase 1 is to connect
18.20the Ralph Engelstad Arena, Arctic Cat, and
18.21Digi-Key to the city's existing Riverwalk
18.22pedestrian walkway and then to Northland
18.23Community and Technical College and the
18.24Multi-Events Center. This appropriation
18.25is not available until the commissioner of
18.26finance determines that at least $50,000
18.27is committed to the project from nonstate
18.28resources. The nonstate contribution may be
18.29in kind.
18.31For a grant to the city of Pemberton to
18.32furnish and equip the renovation of the
18.33Pemberton Elementary School building into
18.34a community center.
19.1For a grant to the city of Upsala to construct,
19.2furnish, and equip a regional community
19.3center in the city of Upsala.
19.6For a grant to Jackson County to design,
19.7construct, furnish, and equip a 10,500 square
19.8foot facility providing an exhibit hall, and
19.9programming, classroom, and office space
19.10for the Prairie Ecology Center to be located
19.11in Sparks County Park in Jackson County.
19.13For a grant to the city of Bemidji to acquire
19.14land, predesign, design, construct, furnish,
19.15and equip a regional event center. This
19.16appropriation is not available until the
19.17commissioner of finance determines that at
19.18least $25,000,000 is committed to the project
19.19from nonstate sources.
19.22For a grant to Yellow Medicine County
19.23to upgrade the electrical system of the
19.24Yellow Medicine County Agriculture and
19.25Transportation Museum.
19.26This appropriation is not available until the
19.27commissioner has determined that at least
19.28an equal amount has been committed to the
19.29project from nonstate sources.
19.32For a grant to Koochiching County for a
19.33new plasma torch gasification facility to be
19.34located in International Falls. Grant money
20.1may be used to design, construct, furnish,
20.2and equip the facility.
20.5For a grant to Yellow Medicine County to
20.6design, construct, furnish, and equip the
20.7AgLan Centr, a new agricultural education
20.8and exhibit center to be located in Yellow
20.9Medicine County.
20.12For a grant to the city of Crookston to
20.13predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
20.14equip a new ice arena complex to replace
20.15the existing one that will be removed to
20.16accommodate a flood control project. This
20.17appropriation is not available until the
20.18commissioner of finance determines that at
20.19least $1,720,825 has been committed to the
20.20project from nonstate sources.
20.23For a grant to the city of Mankato to
20.24predesign and design a performing arts
20.25theater and Southern Minnesota Women's
20.26Hockey Exposition Center attached to the
20.27Mankato Civic Center for use by Minnesota
20.28State University, Mankato.
20.29This appropriation is not available until the
20.30commissioner has determined that at least
20.31an equal amount has been committed to the
20.32project from nonstate sources.
21.1For a grant to the city of Cold Spring to
21.2acquire land for, and to predesign, design,
21.3construct, furnish, and equip public facilities
21.4located in the city of Cold Spring, including:
21.5expanded docking facilities; a community
21.6center housing the Cold Spring Public
21.7Library, the Cold Spring History Museum,
21.8and a senior center; a riverfront promenade
21.9connecting Lions Park to Frogtown Park; a
21.10regional trail head park and shelter; and a
21.11canoe portage route.
21.13For a grant to the city of Paynesville to
21.14acquire land for, and to design and construct
21.15infrastructure improvements to, Washburne
21.16Avenue in the city of Paynesville connecting
21.17the downtown and industrial park areas to
21.18the new Trunk Highway 23 route.
21.21For a grant to the city of Rochester to design,
21.22construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
21.23and expansion of the Mayo Civic Center
21.24Complex.
21.26For a grant to the city of St. Paul to purchase
21.27and make renovations to the building at 2100
21.28Wilson Avenue to provide office and program
21.29space for St. Paul Youth Services, subject to
21.30Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
21.33For a grant to the city of St. Paul to construct,
21.34furnish, and equip an Asian Pacific Cultural
22.1Center, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
22.216A.695.
22.4For a grant to the city of St. Paul to be used
22.5to pay, redeem, or defease the entire amount
22.6of bond obligations issued by the city of St.
22.7Paul in 1996 for the convention center.
22.10For grants to the city of Austin to assist with
22.11the cost of rehabilitation and replacement
22.12of publicly owned infrastructure including
22.13storm sewers, wastewater and municipal
22.14utility service, drinking water systems, and
22.15other infrastructure damaged by flooding
22.16in the area designated under Presidential
22.17Declaration of Major Disaster, DR-1569,
22.18whether included in the original declaration
22.19or added later by federal government action.
22.20This appropriation may also be used to
22.21acquire real property substantially damaged
22.22by flooding, or to prevent or alleviate
22.23flooding in the area included in DR-1569.
22.24For the purposes of this appropriation,
22.25criteria, limitations, and repayment
22.26requirements in Minnesota Statutes,
22.27sections 103F.161; 446A.07; 446A.072; and
22.28446A.081, are waived.
22.30For a grant to the city of Eden Prairie to
22.31improve and expand Camp Eden Wood,
22.32subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
22.3316A.695. The grant money may be used
22.34to acquire land; demolish and remove
22.35buildings; predesign, design, construct,
23.1furnish, and equip new residential dormitory
23.2facilities; design and construct landscape
23.3improvements; and renovate historically
23.4significant buildings on the site. This
23.5appropriation is not available until the
23.6commissioner of finance determines that at
23.7least $1,760,000 is committed to the project
23.8from nonstate sources.
23.11For a grant to the city of Roseville to
23.12predesign, design, construct, or install,
23.13furnish, and equip multiple improvements
23.14to the Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval
23.15including a geothermal heating and cooling
23.16system for the facility.
23.18For a grant to the Mora Housing and
23.19Redevelopment Authority to construct,
23.20furnish, and equip a senior center in the city
23.21of Mora.
23.23For a grant to Steele County to predesign,
23.24design, construct, furnish, and equip the
23.25Minnesota Wildlife Art Museum near
23.26Owatonna in Steele County. Steele County
23.27may enter into a lease or management
23.28agreement to operate the museum, subject to
23.29Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
23.31For a grant to the city of Burnsville to design,
23.32construct, furnish, and equip the Burnsville
23.33Performing Arts Center. This appropriation
23.34is not available until the commissioner of
24.1finance determines that at least $10,000,000
24.2has been committed to the project from
24.3nonstate sources. This appropriation is from
24.4the general fund.
24.7For a grant to the city of Inver Grove
24.8Heights to fund existing debt service of the
24.9Inver Grove Heights Veterans Memorial
24.10Community Center.
24.13For a grant to the city of Brainerd to
24.14reconstruct street and utility infrastructure
24.15in the historic downtown area of the city.
24.16This appropriation is not available until the
24.17commissioner of finance has determined that
24.18at least $970,000 has been committed to the
24.19project from nonstate sources.
24.22For a grant to the city of Motley to establish
24.23a Tri-County Regional Services Center.
24.25For a grant to the city of Richfield to
24.26predesign, design, construct, and equip the
24.27replacement of four athletic fields lost to
24.28airport expansion. This appropriation is not
24.29available until the commissioner of finance
24.30determines that at least an equal amount is
24.31available from nonstate sources.
24.33For a grant to the city of Richfield to
24.34acquire land for, design, and construct a new
25.1north-south arterial street at 17th Avenue in
25.2the city.
25.5For a grant to the city of Chisholm to
25.6predesign, design, and construct and install
25.7improvements on 6th Street SW/SE in the
25.8city.
25.10For a grant to the city of Virginia to
25.11predesign, design, construct, and install
25.12public infrastructure and other public site
25.13improvements for the Mining Haul Road
25.14economic development project.
25.15This appropriation is not available until the
25.16commissioner of finance determines that at
25.17least an equal amount is committed to the
25.18project from other sources.
25.20For a grant to the city of Hibbing to acquire
25.21land for, and to design, construct, furnish,
25.22and equip a 60,000 square foot expansion
25.23of the Memorial Building, to include an
25.24ice sheet for skating and hockey, a pool, a
25.25community and fitness center, and additional
25.26parking space, and to renovate and make
25.27other improvements of a capital nature to
25.28existing space within the Memorial Building.
25.31For a grant to the city of McGregor to
25.32acquire land for, design, construct, and
25.33equip a new system of pipes and ditches to
25.34reroute wastewater treatment effluent from
26.1the Big Sandy Lake watershed to a southern
26.2discharge location.
26.4For a grant to the city of Red Wing to design,
26.5construct, furnish, and equip a regional
26.6biosolids processing facility adjacent to the
26.7city's municipal waste-to-energy incinerator.
26.10For a grant to the city of Floodwood for
26.11acquisition of land and site preparation,
26.12including public water and wastewater
26.13infrastructure and turn lanes, to support
26.14development of a business park. This
26.15appropriation is not available until the
26.16commissioner of finance has determined that
26.17at least an equal amount is committed to the
26.18project from nonstate sources.
26.20For a grant to the city of Nassau to predesign,
26.21design, construct, furnish, and equip a new
26.22fire station.
26.24For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to
26.25acquire land for and to design, construct,
26.26furnish, and equip an expansion of the
26.27St. Cloud Civic Center. The expansion
26.28includes approximately 66,000 square feet
26.29of new space and a 300-stall parking ramp.
26.30This appropriation is not available until the
26.31commissioner of finance determines that at
26.32least $15,000,000 is committed to the project
26.33from nonstate sources.
27.3For a grant to the city of Coleraine for
27.4redevelopment of the downtown corridor.
27.5This appropriation is not available until the
27.6commissioner of finance has determined that
27.7at least an equal amount is committed to the
27.8project from nonstate sources.
27.11For a grant to the Grand Rapids Economic
27.12Development Authority to design, construct,
27.13furnish, and equip a research and technology
27.14innovation facility to be located in Itasca
27.15County.
27.16This appropriation is not available until the
27.17commissioner has determined that at least
27.18an equal amount has been committed to the
27.19project from nonstate sources.
27.22For a grant to the city of Ortonville to
27.23construct improvements of a capital nature
27.24for the Minnesota River Regional Park in the
27.25city of Ortonville.
27.27For a grant to the city of Hallock to design,
27.28construct, and install a new water tower in
27.29the city. This appropriation is not available
27.30until the commissioner of finance determines
27.31that at least an equal amount is committed to
27.32the project from nonstate sources.
28.1For a grant to the city of Spicer to design,
28.2construct, furnish, and equip a historic
28.3military airplane enclosure and visitor center
28.4adjoining the Glacial Lakes Trail in the city
28.5of Spicer.
28.6The appropriation is not available until
28.7the commissioner determines that an equal
28.8amount has be committed to the project from
28.9nonstate sources.
28.11For a grant to Itasca County for the building
28.12of a steel mill. Grant money will be used
28.13by Itasca County for roadway, railroad
28.14access, pipeline, water, sewer and electrical
28.15lines, and in cooperation with the Nashwauk
28.16municipal public utility to predesign, design,
28.17construct, and equip such lines.
28.20For a grant to the city of Virginia for
28.21acquisition of a bronze statue to complete
28.22an Iron Range Veterans Memorial in City
28.23Center Park. Any expenditures by the city for
28.24development and construction of the veterans
28.25memorial and City Center Park shall be
28.26considered the city's match for this project.
28.28For a grant to the city of Fairmont to design,
28.29construct, furnish, and equip a community
28.30center, to include an indoor pool, an indoor
28.31ice rink, a gymnasium, meeting rooms, and
28.32other facilities.
29.1For a grant to the city of Fairmont to design,
29.2construct, furnish, and equip a multi-field
29.3sports complex in the city of Fairmont.
29.6For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to
29.7acquire land for and design and construct
29.8public infrastructure improvements in the
29.9University Research Park (URP) project area.
29.12For a grant to the city of Arden Hills to
29.13acquire right-of-way and to predesign,
29.14design, and construct public improvements
29.15for the County Road H and marked Interstate
29.16Highway 35W interchange and the County
29.17Road 96 and marked Trunk Highway 10
29.18interchange. This appropriation is from the
29.19general fund.
29.22For a grant to the city of Columbia Heights to
29.23acquire land for and to predesign, design, and
29.24construct a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge
29.25to replace an existing pedestrian and bicycle
29.26bridge over Central Avenue Northeast at 49th
29.27Avenue Northeast. This appropriation is not
29.28available until the commissioner of finance
29.29determines that at least an equal amount
29.30is committed to the project from nonstate
29.31sources.
29.34For a grant to the city of North Mankato
29.35to acquire four acres of land to expand
30.1Caswell Park in the city of North Mankato.
30.2This appropriation is not available until the
30.3commissioner of finance determines that at
30.4least an equal amount is committed to the
30.5project from nonstate sources.
30.7For a grant to the city of Wadena to construct,
30.8furnish, and equip the Wadena Regional
30.9Wellness Center.
30.13For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
30.14Recreation Board to build the second floor
30.15of the community center including the
30.16classroom and flexible meeting spaces to
30.17accommodate homework help, tutoring,
30.18English language learning, employment
30.19training, GED preparation, technology
30.20education, nutrition and parenting classes,
30.21and classes and training in a variety of
30.22occupations.
30.24For a grant to Ramsey County for
30.25the preliminary planning, design, and
30.26engineering of the Rice Street bridge where
30.27it crosses marked Trunk Highway 36 in
30.28Ramsey County. This appropriation is from
30.29the general fund.
30.31For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to pay
30.32the principal on outstanding bonds of the city
30.33of Minneapolis and Minneapolis Community
30.34Development Agency issued to finance the
31.1Target Center, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
31.2section 16A.695.
31.5For a grant to the city of New Brighton for
31.6capital costs of environmental remediation
31.7and installation of a gas collection system on
31.8publicly owned land in the area described in
31.9Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 11, section
31.1024, subdivision 1, commonly known as
31.11the northwest quadrant of the city of New
31.12Brighton.
31.14For a grant to the city of St. Paul to renovate
31.15a city-owned building for use by the St. Paul
31.16police as a drop-in center with education
31.17and other programs for juveniles who have
31.18violated curfew. The city may enter into an
31.19agreement with a nongovernmental entity
31.20that will lease the building from the city and
31.21operate the program, subject to Minnesota
31.22Statutes, section 16A.695. This appropriation
31.23is not available until the commissioner of
31.24finance determines that at least an equal
31.25amount is committed to the project from
31.26nonstate sources.
31.29To the Public Facilities Authority for the
31.30purposes specified in this section.
31.32This appropriation is from the general fund
31.33for staff and consultant costs to develop
31.34a credit enhanced pooled bond program
32.1for municipal infrastructure projects. This
32.2appropriation is onetime.
32.5(a) The appropriation in this subdivision is:
32.6(1) to match federal grants for the clean water
32.7revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
32.8section 446A.07; and
32.9(2) to match federal grants for the drinking
32.10water revolving fund under Minnesota
32.11Statutes, section 446A.081.
32.12(b) The expenditure and allocation of state
32.13matching money between funds described
32.14in paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), must
32.15ensure that the matching funds required
32.16for the drinking water revolving fund are
32.17available to match the 2009 and 2010 federal
32.18grants, with the balance to be made available
32.19to the clean water revolving fund.
32.20(c) This appropriation must be used for
32.21qualified capital projects.
32.24Of this appropriation, $10,000,000 is for
32.25grants and loans to eligible municipalities
32.26under the wastewater infrastructure funding
32.27program under Minnesota Statutes, section
32.28446A.072.
32.29To the greatest practical extent, the authority
32.30must use the appropriation for projects on
32.31the 2008 project priority list in priority order
32.32by qualified applicants that submit plans
32.33and specifications to the Pollution Control
32.34Agency or receive a funding commitment
32.35from USDA Rural Economic and
33.1Community Development by June 30, 2009,
33.2or for projects on the 2009 project priority
33.3list in priority order by qualified applicants
33.4that submit plans and specifications to the
33.5Pollution Control Agency or have received
33.6a funding commitment from USDA Rural
33.7Economic and Community Development by
33.8December 31, 2009.
33.9Of this appropriation, $300,000 is from the
33.10general fund to implement the wastewater
33.11infrastructure funding program.
33.13This appropriation is for the small community
33.14wastewater treatment account for loans and
33.15grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
33.16446A.075.
33.19This appropriation is for total maximum
33.20daily load (TMDL) grants under Minnesota
33.21Statutes, section 446A.073.
33.23This appropriation is for the phosphorus
33.24reduction grant program for grants under
33.25Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.074. A
33.26grant must not exceed $500,000 per project.
33.28For grants and loans to predesign, design,
33.29construct, install, furnish and equip public
33.30infrastructure projects to the following
33.31political subdivisions and eligible entities:
33.32Amador Township-Almelund Sanitary Sewer
33.33District; Aurora; Austin; Barnum; Baudette;
33.34Bayport; Big Fork; Big Lake Area Sanitary
34.1District; Blooming Prairie; Bovey; Brainerd;
34.2Brownsville; Carlton; Cass Lake; Central
34.3Lakes Regional Sanitary District; Clear
34.4Lake; Coleraine; Darwin; Dassel; Deer
34.5River; Duluth; Effie; Ellendale; Elbow Lake;
34.6Faribault; Fountain; Garrison, Kathio, West
34.7Mille Lacs Lake Sanitary District; Gilbert;
34.8Grand Rapids; Greenbush; Hibbing; Iron
34.9Junction; La Crescent; Lafayette; Lansing
34.10Township; Litchfield; Medford; Middle
34.11River; Midway Township; Moose Lake;
34.12Mora; Nashwauk; New Munich; Nicoville;
34.13Nisswa; Northome; Olivia; Peterson; Pine
34.14City; Quamba; Racine; Richmond; Rose
34.15Creek; Rush City; Sandstone; Shafer; St.
34.16Martin; Upper Sioux Community; Walker;
34.17Whalan; Wheeler Point Sanitary Sewer
34.18District; and Willmar.
34.19Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
34.20446A.072, subdivision 5a, clause (b), a loan
34.21for the city of Litchfield may be up to $.......
34.22above the maximum set in statute and a loan
34.23for the city of Willmar may be up to $.......
34.24above the maximum set in statute.
34.25 Sec. 3. [469.35] TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT AREA ACCOUNTS.
34.26 Two transit improvement area accounts are created, one in the general fund and one
34.27in the bond proceeds fund. Money in the accounts may be used to make grants or loans as
34.28provided in section 469.351 and for the commissioner's costs in reviewing applications
34.29and making loans or grants. Money in the accounts must not be used to pay for the
34.30operation of transit lines or the construction or operating costs of transit stations.
34.31 Sec. 4. [469.351] TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT AREA LOAN PROGRAM.
34.32 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The terms defined in this section have the meanings
34.33given them and apply to sections 469.35 and 469.351.
35.1 (b) "Applicant" means a local governmental unit or a joint powers board, established
35.2under section 471.59.
35.3 (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic
35.4development.
35.5 (d) "Eligible organization" means an applicant that has been designated as a transit
35.6improvement area by the commissioner.
35.7 (e) "Local governmental unit" means a statutory or home rule charter city or town,
35.8or a county.
35.9 (f) "Transit improvement area" means a geographic area designated by the
35.10commissioner composed of land parcels that are in proximity to a transit station.
35.11 (g) "Transit station" means a physical structure to support the interconnection of
35.12public transit modes including at least one of the following modes: bus rapid transit,
35.13light rail transit, and commuter rail.
35.14 Subd. 2. Designation of transit improvement areas. A transit improvement area
35.15must increase the effectiveness of a transit project by incorporating one or more public
35.16transit modes with commercial and housing development and by providing for safe
35.17and pleasant pedestrian use. The commissioner, in consultation with effected state and
35.18regional agencies, must designate transit improvement areas that meet the objectives
35.19under this subdivision. Effected state and regional agencies include, but are not limited to,
35.20the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency,
35.21and the Metropolitan Council for transit improvement areas located in the seven-county
35.22metropolitan region. To be eligible for designation, an applicant must submit a transit
35.23area improvement plan according to the requirements and timelines established by the
35.24commissioner. At a minimum, the plan must include the information specified under
35.25subdivision 3. The commissioner may modify an applicant's plan to better achieve the
35.26objectives of transit improvement areas. The commissioner must notify applicants of the
35.27designations and must provide a statement of any changes to an applicant's plan with
35.28justification for all changes.
35.29 Subd. 3. Transit area improvement plan. (a) An applicant must adopt a transit area
35.30improvement plan by resolution before submitting the application to the commissioner
35.31with the information required in this subdivision. Each transit area improvement plan
35.32must include the following:
35.33 (1) a map indicating the geographic boundaries of the transit improvement area;
35.34 (2) an analysis of the demographic mix of people who are anticipated to use the
35.35transit station;
36.1 (3) a description of the ownership and intended use of public and private facilities
36.2to be constructed in the transit improvement area, including infrastructure, buildings
36.3and other structures, and parks;
36.4 (4) a description of pedestrian-friendly improvements to be provided, including
36.5walkways, parkways, and signage;
36.6 (5) a statement of findings that the redevelopment or development of the transit
36.7improvement area promotes higher density land uses resulting in increased transit
36.8ridership;
36.9 (6) a statement of the anticipated sources and amounts of local public funds;
36.10 (7) a statement of the anticipated sources and amounts of private funds;
36.11 (8) a statement of the anticipated sources and amounts of leveraged regional, state,
36.12and federal funds;
36.13 (9) a description of the linkages to existing and proposed local, regional, and state
36.14transit systems; and
36.15 (10) a description of other factors in the proposed development to increase ridership.
36.16 (b) Transit improvement area plans with a residential component must propose at
36.17least 12 residential units per acre or a density bonus that allows for an increase in the
36.18number of residential units over what is permitted by the underlying zoning. The plan
36.19must include a description of the variety of housing types, including housing appropriate
36.20for low income persons, disabled persons, and senior citizens and the prices for each
36.21housing type within the transit improvement area.
36.22 Subd. 4. Transit improvement area loans. (a) The commissioner may make low or
36.23no-interest loans to eligible organizations to be used for eligible costs under paragraph (b).
36.24A loan must be used for a designated transit improvement area, under the following terms:
36.25 (1) the eligible organization must guarantee repayment of 100 percent of the loan;
36.26 (2) a loan must be for a term of ten years, unless repayment is from a tax increment
36.27financing district or other state or federal funds, at an interest rate to be negotiated by
36.28the commissioner;
36.29 (3) the eligible organization must make annual interest-only payments during the
36.30ten-year term of the loan;
36.31 (4) the eligible organization must pay the entire principal amount of the initial loan
36.32at the end of the ten-year term;
36.33 (5) a loan may not exceed $2,000,000;
36.34 (6) the commissioner must advance the full amount of the loan to the eligible
36.35organization upon execution of a formal loan agreement specifying the terms of the loan,
36.36as well as reporting and other requirements outlined in subdivision 5;
37.1 (7) the eligible organization must maintain the funds in accounts that allow the funds
37.2to be readily available for business investments;
37.3 (8) the eligible organization and the commissioner may agree on contract
37.4specifications that are consistent with payback from a tax increment financing district or
37.5from any other state and federal funds that may be forthcoming; and
37.6 (9) an eligible organization that receives a loan must report annually, in a format
37.7prescribed by the commissioner, on the nature and amount of the business investments in
37.8the transit improvement area, including an account of each financing transaction involving
37.9loans received under this section, the types and amounts of financing from sources other
37.10than the transit improvement area loan, the number of jobs created, and the amount of
37.11private sector and nonstate investment leveraged.
37.12 (b) Loans under this section must be used to supplement and not replace funding
37.13from existing sources or programs. Loans must not be used for the construction costs of
37.14transit stations; transit systems; or the operating costs of public transit or transportation,
37.15including, but not limited to, the costs of maintaining, staffing, or operating transit
37.16stations. Loans from the bond proceeds fund must be spent to acquire and to better
37.17publicly owned land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature.
37.18Loans can be used for the following eligible expenditures according to an approved transit
37.19area improvement plan:
37.20 (1) clearing land;
37.21 (2) relocation costs;
37.22 (3) corrections for soil, including removing or remediation of hazardous substances;
37.23 (4) construction or installation of walkways, bridges or tunnels for pedestrians,
37.24bikeways, parking facilities, and signage;
37.25 (5) improvements to streetscapes;
37.26 (6) construction of public infrastructure to support construction of new affordable
37.27housing, senior housing, or housing for disabled persons;
37.28 (7) construction of public infrastructure to support job creation in the area, especially
37.29small business development;
37.30 (8) developing green spaces and parks; and
37.31 (9) administrative expenses of the authority.
37.32 (c) All loan repayments under this section must be made to the appropriate account
37.33under section 1 for reinvestment in transit improvement areas.
37.34 Subd. 5. Loan requirements. All loans under this section are subject to an
37.35investment agreement that must include:
38.1 (1) a description of the eligible organization, including business finance experience,
38.2qualifications, and investment history;
38.3 (2) a description of the uses of investment proceeds by the eligible organization;
38.4 (3) an explanation of the investment objectives; and
38.5 (4) a description of the method of payment.
38.6 Subd. 6. Report. The commissioner must report annually to the legislative
38.7committees with jurisdiction over economic development and transportation on the status
38.8of the transit improvement center program.
38.9 Sec. 5. Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 20, article 1, section 12, subdivision
38.103, is amended to read:
38.13To the public facilities authority for grants to
38.14eligible municipalities under the wastewater
38.15infrastructure program established in
38.16Minnesota Statutes, section446A.072 .
38.17To the greatest practical extent, the authority
38.18should use the grants for projects on the
38.192002 project priority list in priority order to
38.20qualified applicants that submit plans and
38.21specifications to the pollution control agency
38.22or receive a funding commitment from
38.23USDA rural development before December
38.241, 2003.
38.25$1,500,000 is for grants to theLarsmont
38.26portion of the Knife River-Larsmont
38.27Duluth/North Shore sanitary district. This
38.28appropriation must be used to reduce the
38.29amount of the municipality's loan from the
38.30water pollution revolving fund that exceeds
38.31five percent of the market value of the
38.32properties in the project service area. This
38.33appropriation is in addition to grants from
38.34other appropriations.
39.1 Sec. 6. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
39.4This appropriation is from the general fund.
39.5To the Public Facilities Authority for grants
39.6to the city of Luverne, city of Worthington
39.7Public Utilities, Lincoln-Pipestone rural
39.8water system, and Rock County rural water
39.9system to acquire land, predesign, design,
39.10construct, furnish, and equip one or more
39.11water transmission and storage facilities to
39.12accommodate the connection with the Lewis
39.13and Clark Rural Water System, Inc. that will
39.14serve southwestern Minnesota.
39.15The grants must be awarded to projects
39.16approved by the Lewis and Clark Joint
39.17Powers Board.
39.18This appropriation is available only to the
39.19extent matched by at least $1 of local money
39.20paid to the Lewis and Clark Rural Water
39.21System, Inc. for each $1 of state money to be
39.22used to reimburse costs incurred on eligible
39.23projects.
39.24This appropriation is the first phase of the
39.25state share for the Lewis and Clark Rural
39.26Water System, Inc. project as defined in the
39.27federal Lewis and Clark Rural Water System
39.28Act of 2000.
39.29 Sec. 7. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
39.31For purposes of the redevelopment account
39.32under Minnesota Statutes, section116J.571 .
40.1$800,000 is for a grant to the city of
40.2Worthington to remediate contaminated
40.3soil and redevelop the site of the former
40.4Campbell Soup factory. This grant is exempt
40.5from the requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
40.6sections 116J.572 to 116J.575.
40.7$250,000 is for a grant to the city of
40.8Winona to predesign facilities for the
40.9Shakespeare Festival as part of the riverfront
40.10redevelopment plan. This grant is exempt
40.11from the requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
40.12sections116J.572 to
116J.575 .
40.13 Sec. 8. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
40.16This appropriation is from the general fund.
40.17To the Public Facilities Authority for grants
40.18to the city of Luverne, city of Worthington
40.19Public Utilities, Lincoln-Pipestone rural
40.20water system, and Rock County rural water
40.21system to acquire land, predesign, design,
40.22construct, furnish, and equip one or more
40.23water transmission and storage facilities to
40.24accommodate the connection with the Lewis
40.25and Clark Rural Water System, Inc. that will
40.26serve southwestern Minnesota.
40.27The grants must be awarded to projects
40.28approved by the Lewis and Clark Joint
40.29Powers Board.
40.30This appropriation is available to the extent
40.31that each $1 of state money is matched by at
40.32least $1 of local money paid to the Lewis and
40.33Clark Rural Water System, Inc. to reimburse
41.1the system for costs incurred on eligible
41.2projects.
41.3 Sec. 9. BIOMASS HEATING GRANTS AND LOANS.
41.4 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) "Biomass heating project" means a capital
41.5improvement project that produces energy for heating air or water from organic matter
41.6that is available on a renewable basis from agricultural processes, including:
41.7 (1) agricultural crops, switch grass, cultivated prairie grass, trees, aquatic plant
41.8matter, animal waste, agricultural waste; and
41.9 (2) wood production waste and residues.
41.10 (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Employment and
41.11Economic Development.
41.12 (c) "Energy project study" means a study of a biomass heating project analyzed in
41.13sufficient detail to support a grant application. At a minimum, it must include one year of
41.14energy consumption and cost data, a description of existing and proposed energy facilities,
41.15energy sources, and conditions, a detailed description of the costs of the project, and
41.16calculations sufficient to document the proposed energy and cost savings.
41.17 (d) "Qualified facility" means a K-12 public school, public institution of higher
41.18education, or a building owned by a local unit of government.
41.19 Subd. 2. Eligibility. Subject to the availability of funds, the commissioner shall
41.20approve grants and loans to qualified facilities. A grant or loan may be made to a qualified
41.21facility that has demonstrated that it has complied with all the provisions of this section
41.22and has made adequate provisions to assure proper and efficient operation of the qualified
41.23facility after improvements and modifications are completed.
41.24 Subd. 3. Application. Application for a grant or loan under this section shall be
41.25made by a qualified facility to the commissioner on a form the commissioner prescribes.
41.26An applicant may apply for a grant, a loan, or both. The grants and loans may each account
41.27for up to 50 percent of the total installed costs of capital investments associated with
41.28biomass heating projects. The commissioner of employment and economic development
41.29and the commissioner of commerce shall review each application to determine:
41.30 (1) whether the application is complete;
41.31 (2) whether the calculations and estimates contained in the energy project study
41.32are appropriate, accurate, and reasonable;
41.33 (3) whether the project is eligible for a grant or loan;
41.34 (4) the amount of the grant or loan for which the project is eligible; and
42.1 (5) other funding sources the qualified facility proposes to use to finance the project
42.2in addition to a grant or loan authorized by this section.
42.3 Subd. 4. Additional information. During application review, the commissioner
42.4may request additional information about a proposed biomass heating project, including
42.5information on project cost. Failure to provide information requested disqualifies a grant
42.6application.
42.7 Subd. 5. Public accessibility of grant application data. Data contained in an
42.8application submitted to the commissioner for a grant or loan under this section, including
42.9supporting technical documentation, is classified as "public data not on individuals" under
42.10section 13.02, subdivision 14.
42.11 Subd. 6. Conditions for grant and loan approval. In awarding grants, the
42.12commissioner must determine, at a minimum, the following:
42.13 (1) that the physical condition of the qualified facility is sufficient to support the
42.14efficient operation of the biomass heating project;
42.15 (2) that, for a project in which the qualified facility is a K-12 public school,
42.16enrollment projections for the school indicate no significant possibility that the school
42.17may close within 20 years; and
42.18 (3) that the projected cumulative energy cost savings exceed the grant amount and
42.19the corresponding debt service within 20 years.
42.22 Section 1. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
42.23 (a) To provide the money appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the
42.24commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $....... in
42.25the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
42.2616A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
42.27 (b) The commissioner of finance may propose additional conditions on the use and
42.28investment of the proceeds of bonds issued for article 2, section 3, subdivision 23, as may
42.29be necessary in the commissioner's judgment to ensure that the interest on the state bonds
42.30issued to fund this appropriation is exempt from federal income taxation.
42.31 (c) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28,
42.32subdivision 1, is reduced by $2,000,000.
42.33 (d) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision
42.341, is reduced by $3,282,000.
43.1 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
43.2 Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment.
1.3land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the
1.4issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for higher education, economic
1.5development, and public facilities capital projects; establishing programs;
1.6modifying appropriations;amending Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter
1.720, article 1, section 12, subdivision 3; Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section
1.823, subdivision 8; Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivisions 6, 15;
1.9proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.
1.10BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
| 1.13 |
Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS. |
1.15bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated,
1.16to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as
1.17authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire
1.18and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or
1.19as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or
1.20article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this act are available until
1.21the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
| 1.22 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 1.25 |
Section 1. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA |
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| 2.1 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
226,358,000 |
||||
2.3of Minnesota for the purposes specified in
2.4this section.
| 2.5 2.6 |
Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) |
100,000,000 |
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2.8Statutes, section 135A.046.
| 2.9 |
Subd. 3.Duluth Campus |
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| 2.10 |
Civil Engineering Addition |
10,000,000 |
|||||
2.12an addition to Voss-Kovach Hall on the
2.13University of Minnesota Duluth campus for
2.14the Department of Civil Engineering. The
2.15addition will include teaching laboratories,
2.16research laboratories, classrooms, and
2.17administrative offices.
| 2.18 2.19 |
Subd. 4.Morris Campus Community Services Building Renovation |
5,000,000 |
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2.21a renovation of the Community Services
2.22Building on the University of Minnesota
2.23Morris campus to serve as the campus
2.24gateway center. This appropriation includes
2.25money to improve infrastructure required to
2.26serve the renovated building.
| 2.27 |
Subd. 5.Twin Cities Campus |
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| 2.28 |
(a) Science Teaching Student Services |
48,333,000 |
|||||
2.30new science teaching and student services
2.31building on the Twin Cities campus near
2.32the Washington Avenue Bridge. This
2.33appropriation includes money to demolish
3.1the existing science classroom building and
3.2to construct infrastructure required to serve
3.3the new building.
| 3.4 |
(b) Bell Museum |
24,000,000 |
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3.6new Bell Museum of Natural History on the
3.7St. Paul Campus as the state's official natural
3.8history center, a repository for a collection
3.9documenting Minnesota's biodiversity and
3.10a research museum.
| 3.11 |
(c) Folwell Hall |
26,000,000 |
|||||
3.13renovation of Folwell Hall on the University
3.14of Minnesota Twin Cities campus to better
3.15serve language instruction and to house the
3.16university's writing programs.
| 3.17 |
Subd. 6.Research and Outreach Centers |
3,733,000 |
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| 3.18 3.19 |
(a) Northwest Research and Outreach Center, Crookston |
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3.21maintenance and farm support facility.
| 3.22 3.23 |
(b) West Central research and Outreach Center, Morris |
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| 3.24 |
Administration Building |
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3.26to the administration building for research
3.27in renewable energy.
| 3.28 |
Milking Facility and Pasture |
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3.30equip a milking facility for an organic dairy
3.31herd and to improve pasture land.
3.32The Board of Regents shall report to the
3.33legislative committees with jurisdiction over
4.1higher education and agriculture by June
4.215, 2008, on the University Agriculture
4.3Experiment Station and Minnesota Extension
4.4Service's work to promote alternative
4.5livestock research and outreach, and for
4.6an ongoing organic research and education
4.7program, funded in Laws 2007, chapter 144,
4.8article 1, section 5, subdivision 4.
| 4.9 |
Subd. 7.Classroom Renewal |
2,000,000 |
|||||
4.11instructional spaces on all university
4.12campuses, including technology upgrades
4.13and accessibility improvements to provide
4.14quality teaching and learning environments.
| 4.15 |
Subd. 8.Laboratory Renovation |
6,667,000 |
|||||
4.17research laboratories on all university
4.18campuses.
| 4.19 |
Subd. 9.Wildlife Rehabilitation Center |
625,000 |
|||||
4.21Center of Minnesota to retire construction
4.22loans incurred by the Wildlife Rehabilitation
4.23Center of Minnesota for construction of
4.24its facility in the city of Roseville, and
4.25for completion of educational technology
4.26infrastructure at the center.
| 4.27 4.28 |
Subd. 10.University of Minnesota Biomedical Sciences Facilities Funding |
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4.30Biomedical Science Facilities in H. F. 3166
4.31is supported with the following conditions:
4.32(1) the Board of Regents must be responsible
4.33for one-third of the total project costs and the
4.34state of Minnesota must be responsible for
5.1debt service on bonds issued to support the
5.2biomedical science facilities; and
5.3(2) the Board of Regents must, as permitted
5.4under federal law, dedicate a share of the
5.5proceeds from any commercialization or
5.6licensing revenues attributable to research
5.7conducted in the biomedical science facilities
5.8to reduce the state's share of debt service for
5.9the facilities.
| 5.10 |
Subd. 11.University Share |
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5.12Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)
5.13under subdivision 2, the appropriations in this
5.14section are intended to cover approximately
5.15two-thirds of the cost of each project. The
5.16remaining costs must be paid from university
5.17sources.
| 5.18 |
Subd. 12.Unspent Appropriations |
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5.20authorized in this section and after written
5.21notice to the commissioner of finance, the
5.22Board of Regents must use any money
5.23remaining in the appropriation for that
5.24project for HEAPR under Minnesota
5.25Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
5.26of Regents must report by February 1 of
5.27each even-numbered year to the chairs
5.28of the house and senate committees with
5.29jurisdiction over capital investments and
5.30higher education finance, and to the chairs of
5.31the house Ways and Means Committee and
5.32the senate Finance Committee, on how the
5.33remaining money has been allocated or spent.
| 6.1 6.2 |
Sec. 2. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES |
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| 6.3 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
364,130,000 |
||||
6.5State Colleges and Universities for the
6.6purposes specified in this section
| 6.7 6.8 |
Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement |
110,000,000 |
|||||
6.10specified in Minnesota Statutes, section
6.11135A.046.
| 6.12 |
Subd. 3.Minnesota State University Mankato |
25,500,000 |
|||||
6.14To construct, furnish, and equip a renovation
6.15of the south and center sections of Trafton
6.16Science Center. This appropriation includes
6.17funding to renovate the roof, exterior
6.18masonry, and outdoor plaza.
| 6.19 |
Subd. 4.St. Cloud State University |
14,800,000 |
|||||
6.21To complete design, construct, furnish,
6.22and equip a renovation of Brown Hall for
6.23classrooms and other instructional and
6.24ancillary spaces. This appropriation includes
6.25funding to reglaze the existing skyway from
6.26the building and to construct a new skyway
6.27to Centennial Hall.
| 6.28 |
Subd. 5.St. Paul College |
13,500,000 |
|||||
6.30Lab
6.31To construct, furnish, and equip the
6.32renovation of classrooms, the transportation,
6.33and applied technology and trades
7.1laboratories on the ground floor, and an
7.2expansion of the truck mechanics shop.
| 7.3 |
Subd. 6.Bemidji State University |
8,900,000 |
|||||
7.5Renovation
7.6To construct, furnish, and equip an addition
7.7to and renovation of the Sattgast Science
7.8Building for biology and chemistry labs,
7.9science classrooms, and associated spaces.
| 7.10 |
Subd. 7.Normandale Community College |
7,000,000 |
|||||
7.12To complete the design, construct, furnish,
7.13and equip an addition to and renovation
7.14of the Health and Wellness Building for
7.15general classrooms, and to renovate physical
7.16education spaces. This appropriation
7.17includes funding to install an elevator to
7.18make the building ADA accessible.
| 7.19 |
Subd. 8.Inver Hills Community College |
13,200,000 |
|||||
7.21To construct, furnish, and equip a classroom
7.22addition to and renovation of the Fine Arts
7.23Building to include classrooms, teaching
7.24labs, and a renovated auditorium. This
7.25appropriation includes funding to demolish
7.26obsolete space in the building. College funds
7.27may be added to this appropriation up to a
7.28total project cost of $13,450,000.
| 7.29 |
Subd. 9.North Hennepin Community College |
13,300,000 |
|||||
| 7.30 7.31 |
Business and Technical Addition and Renovation |
||||||
7.33to the center for business and technology
8.1building and to renovate, furnish and equip
8.2the existing building.
| 8.3 8.4 |
Subd. 10.Northland Community and Technical College |
7,800,000 |
|||||
| 8.5 |
Classroom Addition and Renovation |
||||||
8.7space, and to construct, furnish, and equip an
8.8addition for health care classrooms and labs
8.9for the nursing and allied health programs at
8.10the East Grand Forks campus.
| 8.11 8.12 |
Subd. 11.Minnesota State University, Moorhead |
13,100,000 |
|||||
| 8.13 |
Lommen Hall Renovation |
||||||
8.15Lommen Hall for academic purposes,
8.16including improved classrooms and labs.
| 8.17 |
Subd. 12.Century College |
||||||
| 8.18 |
Classroom and Student Support Space |
7,900,000 |
|||||
8.20phase 2 of the science and library project to
8.21renovate existing spaces for classrooms, labs
8.22and offices.
| 8.23 8.24 |
Subd. 13.Southwest Minnesota State University |
||||||
| 8.25 |
Lab Renovation |
9,000,000 |
|||||
8.27labs in the Individualized Learning Center
8.28for hotel and restaurant administration and
8.29to renovate, furnish and equip biology and
8.30chemistry labs.
| 8.31 8.32 |
Subd. 14.Lake Superior Community and Technical College |
||||||
| 8.33 |
Health and Science Center Addition |
11,000,000 |
|||||
9.2and science center addition and to renovate
9.3existing spaces as phase 1 and to design
9.4phase 2 renovation of existing spaces vacated
9.5by health and science.
| 9.6 |
Subd. 15.Metropolitan State University |
||||||
| 9.7 |
(a) Classroom Center Addition |
4,980,000 |
|||||
9.9the final phase of the St. Paul campus quad
9.10development. This appropriation includes
9.11funding to demolish the power plant annex
9.12to enable the new construction.
| 9.13 |
(b) Law Enforcement Center Addition |
13,900,000 |
|||||
9.15regional law enforcement training facility
9.16for all metro area public higher education
9.17institutions, to be located on the campus of
9.18Hennepin Technical College at Brooklyn
9.19Park.
| 9.20 |
Subd. 16.Alexandria Technical College |
||||||
| 9.21 |
Law Enforcement Center Addition |
10,500,000 |
|||||
9.23a law enforcement center addition and to
9.24renovate, furnish, and equip existing space
9.25for a teaching lab and general classrooms.
| 9.26 9.27 |
Subd. 17.Mesabi Range Community and Technical College |
5,000,000 |
|||||
| 9.28 |
Shop Space Addition and Renovation |
||||||
9.30for the industrial mechanical technology
9.31and carpentry programs. This appropriation
9.32includes funding for renovation of existing
9.33space for ADA compliance.
| 10.1 |
Subd. 18.Winona State University |
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| 10.2 |
Memorial Hall Addition and Renovation |
8,400,000 |
|||||
10.4and expansion of Memorial Hall to house the
10.5Health and Wellness Center.
| 10.6 10.7 |
Subd. 19.Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Moorhead |
||||||
| 10.8 10.9 |
Trades Addition and Classroom-Library Design |
2,800,000 |
|||||
10.11addition for the mechanical construction
10.12trades, and to design a classroom-library
10.13addition. This appropriation includes
10.14funding to demolish an obsolete building for
10.15placement of the classroom-library addition.
| 10.16 |
Subd. 20.Anoka-Ramsey Community College |
||||||
| 10.17 |
Classroom Building Addition |
3,800,000 |
|||||
10.19addition for classrooms and offices and to
10.20design a phase 2 renovation of the industrial
10.21arts and music facility.
| 10.22 |
Subd. 21.Hennepin Technical College |
2,400,000 |
|||||
| 10.23 10.24 |
Science Addition and Library and Student Service Design |
||||||
10.26existing space at the Eden Prairie campus for
10.27science labs and shared classrooms, and to
10.28design a renovation of existing space at the
10.29Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie campuses
10.30for a library and student services.
| 10.31 10.32 |
Subd. 22.Minneapolis Community and Technical College |
||||||
| 10.33 10.34 |
Workforce Program and Infrastructure Renovation |
700,000 |
|||||
11.2space, support space and infrastructure for the
11.3workforce program, technical programs and
11.4an upgrade of the T-building infrastructure.
| 11.5 |
Subd. 23.Ridgewater College; Willmar |
||||||
| 11.6 |
Technical Instruction Design and Construction |
3,500,000 |
|||||
11.8new instructional space, including "smart"
11.9classrooms, and to renovate, furnish and
11.10equip existing instructional space. This
11.11appropriation includes funding to demolish
11.12outdated structures.
| 11.13 11.14 |
Subd. 24.Minnesota West Community and Technical College; Worthington |
||||||
| 11.15 |
Fieldhouse Renovation and Addition |
4,000,000 |
|||||
11.17addition to and renovation of the fieldhouse.
| 11.18 |
Subd. 25.South Central College. |
||||||
| 11.19 |
Classroom Renovation and Design |
700,000 |
|||||
11.21existing space for technical instructional
11.22space, labs and classrooms and the demolition
11.23of obsolete space.
| 11.24 11.25 |
Subd. 26.Owatonna College and University Center. |
||||||
| 11.26 |
Property Acquisition |
3,500,000 |
|||||
11.28College and University Center Building in
11.29Steele County, including the purchase of
11.30adjacent vacant land.
| 11.31 11.32 |
Subd. 27.North Hennepin Community College and Anoka Ramsey Community College. |
||||||
| 11.33 |
Collaborative Bioscience and Health Education |
1,900,000 |
|||||
12.2facilities to expand collaborative bioscience
12.3and health careers education.
| 12.4 12.5 |
Subd. 28.Minnesota State University, Moorhead |
||||||
| 12.6 |
Livingston Lord Library |
700,000 |
|||||
12.8Library, including infrastructure replacement.
| 12.9 12.10 |
Subd. 29.Southwest Minnesota State University |
||||||
| 12.11 |
Science Labs Renovation |
300,000 |
|||||
12.13the renovation of science labs in the Science
12.14and Math building and to design an addition
12.15to the plant science learning center.
| 12.16 |
Subd. 30.St. Cloud State University |
||||||
| 12.17 12.18 |
Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory |
1,900,000 |
|||||
12.20engineering laboratory facility, including
12.21flexible teaching and research laboratories
12.22and academic support space.
| 12.23 |
Subd. 31.Dakota County Technical College. |
||||||
| 12.24 |
Transportation and Emerging Technologies |
300,000 |
|||||
12.26transportation related program areas and
12.27emerging technology fields.
| 12.28 |
Subd. 32.St. Cloud Technical College. |
||||||
| 12.29 |
Allied Health Building Renovation |
300,000 |
|||||
12.31the Allied Health Building into a state of the
12.32art medical training facility.
| 13.1 13.2 |
Subd. 33.Rochester Community and Technical College. |
||||||
| 13.3 |
Workforce Center Colocation |
2,500,000 |
|||||
13.5for co location of a workforce center, a
13.6career and technical education center, and for
13.7classroom renovation.
| 13.8 |
Subd. 34.Systemwide Initiatives |
||||||
| 13.9 |
(a) Science Lab Initiatives |
5,775,000 |
|||||
13.11teaching laboratories and classrooms for
13.12science and applied technology at campuses
13.13statewide. Campuses may use nonstate
13.14funds to increase the size of the projects.
13.15This appropriation may be used at the
13.16following campuses: Alexandria Technical
13.17College; Anoka Technical College; Anoka
13.18Ramsey Community College; Bemidji State
13.19University; Central Lakes College, Brainerd;
13.20Century College; Inver Hills Community
13.21College; Hennepin Technical College,
13.22Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie; Northeast
13.23Higher Education District, Vermilion
13.24Community College; and Ridgewater
13.25Community Technical College.
| 13.26 |
(b) Classroom Renovations |
3,625,000 |
|||||
13.28obsolete classroom space at campuses
13.29statewide. This appropriation may be
13.30used at the following campuses: Central
13.31Lakes College, Brainerd; Minnesota State
13.32Community and Technical College, Wadena,
13.33Moorhead and Pipestone; Northland
13.34Community and Technical College, Thief
14.1River Falls; Pine Technical College; and
14.2Rochester Community and Technical
14.3College.
| 14.4 |
(c) Property Acquisition |
13,100,000 |
|||||
14.6state college and university campuses or
14.7within the boundaries of the campus master
14.8plan. This appropriation may be used at:
14.9Bemidji State University; Dakota County
14.10Technical College; Fond du Lac Tribal
14.11and Community College; Metropolitan
14.12State University; Minnesota State College
14.13Southeast Technical, Red Wing; Minnesota
14.14State Community and Technical College,
14.15Moorhead; Minnesota State University,
14.16Moorhead; North East Higher Education
14.17District, Vermillion.
| 14.18 |
(d) Demolition |
2,830,000 |
|||||
14.20on campuses statewide. This appropriation
14.21may be used at the following campuses:
14.22Bemidji State University; Hennepin
14.23Technical College; and North East Higher
14.24Education District, Vermillion Community
14.25College.
| 14.26 14.27 |
Subd. 35.St. Cloud State University; National Hockey Center |
11,000,000 |
|||||
14.29equip the renovation of the National Hockey
14.30Center.
| 14.31 |
Subd. 36.Debt Service |
||||||
14.33one-third of the principal amount of state
14.34bonds sold to finance projects authorized by
15.1this section, except for higher education asset
15.2preservation and replacement and except
15.3that, where a nonstate match is required, the
15.4debt service is due on a principal amount
15.5equal to one-third of the total project cost,
15.6less the match committed before the bonds
15.7are sold. After each sale of general obligation
15.8bonds, the commissioner of finance shall
15.9notify the board of the amounts assessed for
15.10each year for the life of the bonds.
15.11(b) The commissioner shall reduce the
15.12board's assessment each year by one-third of
15.13the net income from investment of general
15.14obligation bond proceeds in proportion to the
15.15amount of principal and interest otherwise
15.16required to be paid by the board. The board
15.17shall pay its resulting net assessment to the
15.18commissioner of finance by December 1 each
15.19year. If the board fails to make a payment
15.20when due, the commissioner of finance
15.21shall reduce allotments for appropriations
15.22from the general fund otherwise available
15.23to the board and apply the amount of the
15.24reduction to cover the missed debt service
15.25payment. The commissioner of finance
15.26shall credit the payments received from the
15.27board to the bond debt service account in
15.28the state bond fund each December 1 before
15.29money is transferred from the general fund
15.30under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
15.31subdivision 10.
| 15.32 |
Subd. 37.Unspent Appropriations |
||||||
15.34authorized in this section and after written
15.35notice to the commissioner of finance, the
16.1Board of Trustees must use any money
16.2remaining in the appropriation for that
16.3project for HEAPR under Minnesota
16.4Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
16.5of Trustees must report by February 1 of
16.6each even-numbered year to the chairs
16.7of the house and senate committees with
16.8jurisdiction over capital investments and
16.9higher education finance, and to the chairs of
16.10the house Ways and Means Committee and
16.11the senate Finance Committee, on how the
16.12remaining money has been allocated or spent.
16.13(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation
16.14for a project in this section that is complete,
16.15is available for higher education asset
16.16preservation and replacement under this
16.17subdivision, at the same campus as the
16.18project for which the original appropriation
16.19was made and the debt service requirement
16.20under subdivision 23 is reduced accordingly.
16.21Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
16.22from the date of the original appropriation to
16.23the unspent amount transferred.
| 16.26 16.27 |
Section 1. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
||||||
| 16.28 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
520,630,000 |
||||
16.30economic development or other named
16.31agency for the purposes specified in this
16.32section.
| 16.33 16.34 |
Subd. 2.Greater Minnesota Business Development Infrastructure Grant Program |
3,000,000 |
|||||
17.2116J.431.
| 17.3 |
Subd. 3.Redevelopment Account |
20,000,000 |
|||||
17.5under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.571.
| 17.6 17.7 |
Subd. 4.Bioscience Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant Program |
7,000,000 |
|||||
17.9116J.435.
17.10Any bioscience or biotechnology project
17.11financed in whole or in part by state
17.12bond funds or other public subsidies must
17.13document how and to what it extent the
17.14project will provide a benefit to consumers
17.15in the form of more affordable pricing of
17.16the products or services being publicly
17.17subsidized. The documentation must
17.18be reported to the committees of the
17.19legislature with responsibility for economic
17.20development and to committees with
17.21responsibility for finance.
| 17.22 |
Subd. 5.Biomass Heating Grants and Loans |
15,000,000 |
|||||
17.24to produce heat from renewable processes
17.25under section 9.
| 17.26 17.27 |
Subd. 6.Transit Improvement Account; Bond Fund |
20,000,000 |
|||||
17.29area loan program under Minnesota Statutes,
17.30section 469.351.
| 17.31 17.32 |
Subd. 7.Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center Expansion |
40,283,000 |
|||||
17.34and Convention Center Authority to
18.1design, construct, furnish, and equip capital
18.2improvements and renovations to the Duluth
18.3Entertainment and Convention Center. The
18.4capital improvements and renovations must
18.5include an arena of at least 200,000 square
18.6feet with an ice sheet of at least 200 feet
18.7by 85 feet; trade show and concert space;
18.8seating capacity of at least 6,500 with suites,
18.9club seats, and concessions; updated locker
18.10and training facilities; and accessible and
18.11expanded media space.
| 18.12 18.13 |
Subd. 8.Thief River Falls Pedestrian and Bicycle Paths |
340,000 |
|||||
18.15Falls to acquire land, predesign, design,
18.16construct, furnish, and equip phase 1 of
18.17the city's pedestrian and bicycle pathways
18.18system, as described in the city's adopted
18.19comprehensive plan. Phase 1 is to connect
18.20the Ralph Engelstad Arena, Arctic Cat, and
18.21Digi-Key to the city's existing Riverwalk
18.22pedestrian walkway and then to Northland
18.23Community and Technical College and the
18.24Multi-Events Center. This appropriation
18.25is not available until the commissioner of
18.26finance determines that at least $50,000
18.27is committed to the project from nonstate
18.28resources. The nonstate contribution may be
18.29in kind.
| 18.30 |
Subd. 9.Pemberton Community Center |
200,000 |
|||||
18.32furnish and equip the renovation of the
18.33Pemberton Elementary School building into
18.34a community center.
| 18.35 |
Subd. 10.Upsala Community Center |
500,000 |
|||||
19.2furnish, and equip a regional community
19.3center in the city of Upsala.
| 19.4 19.5 |
Subd. 11.Jackson County Prairie Ecology Center |
2,500,000 |
|||||
19.7construct, furnish, and equip a 10,500 square
19.8foot facility providing an exhibit hall, and
19.9programming, classroom, and office space
19.10for the Prairie Ecology Center to be located
19.11in Sparks County Park in Jackson County.
| 19.12 |
Subd. 12.Bemidji Regional Event Center |
22,000,000 |
|||||
19.14land, predesign, design, construct, furnish,
19.15and equip a regional event center. This
19.16appropriation is not available until the
19.17commissioner of finance determines that at
19.18least $25,000,000 is committed to the project
19.19from nonstate sources.
| 19.20 19.21 |
Subd. 13.Yellow Medicine County Agriculture and Transportation Museum |
200,000 |
|||||
19.23to upgrade the electrical system of the
19.24Yellow Medicine County Agriculture and
19.25Transportation Museum.
19.26This appropriation is not available until the
19.27commissioner has determined that at least
19.28an equal amount has been committed to the
19.29project from nonstate sources.
| 19.30 19.31 |
Subd. 14.Koochiching County Renewable Energy Clean Air Project |
7,500,000 |
|||||
19.33new plasma torch gasification facility to be
19.34located in International Falls. Grant money
20.1may be used to design, construct, furnish,
20.2and equip the facility.
| 20.3 20.4 |
Subd. 15.Yellow Medicine County AgLan Centr |
900,000 |
|||||
20.6design, construct, furnish, and equip the
20.7AgLan Centr, a new agricultural education
20.8and exhibit center to be located in Yellow
20.9Medicine County.
| 20.10 20.11 |
Subd. 16.Crookston Flood Control Project; Ice Arena Replacement |
12,888,000 |
|||||
20.13predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
20.14equip a new ice arena complex to replace
20.15the existing one that will be removed to
20.16accommodate a flood control project. This
20.17appropriation is not available until the
20.18commissioner of finance determines that at
20.19least $1,720,825 has been committed to the
20.20project from nonstate sources.
| 20.21 20.22 |
Subd. 17.Mankato Theater and Hockey Exposition Center |
1,200,000 |
|||||
20.24predesign and design a performing arts
20.25theater and Southern Minnesota Women's
20.26Hockey Exposition Center attached to the
20.27Mankato Civic Center for use by Minnesota
20.28State University, Mankato.
20.29This appropriation is not available until the
20.30commissioner has determined that at least
20.31an equal amount has been committed to the
20.32project from nonstate sources.
| 20.33 20.34 |
Subd. 18.Cold Spring Downtown Riverfront Redevelopment |
2,118,000 |
|||||
21.2acquire land for, and to predesign, design,
21.3construct, furnish, and equip public facilities
21.4located in the city of Cold Spring, including:
21.5expanded docking facilities; a community
21.6center housing the Cold Spring Public
21.7Library, the Cold Spring History Museum,
21.8and a senior center; a riverfront promenade
21.9connecting Lions Park to Frogtown Park; a
21.10regional trail head park and shelter; and a
21.11canoe portage route.
| 21.12 |
Subd. 19.Paynesville Washburne Avenue |
925,000 |
|||||
21.14acquire land for, and to design and construct
21.15infrastructure improvements to, Washburne
21.16Avenue in the city of Paynesville connecting
21.17the downtown and industrial park areas to
21.18the new Trunk Highway 23 route.
| 21.19 21.20 |
Subd. 20.Rochester Mayo Civic Center Complex |
37,500,000 |
|||||
21.22construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
21.23and expansion of the Mayo Civic Center
21.24Complex.
| 21.25 |
Subd. 21.St. Paul Youth Services |
500,000 |
|||||
21.27and make renovations to the building at 2100
21.28Wilson Avenue to provide office and program
21.29space for St. Paul Youth Services, subject to
21.30Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
| 21.31 21.32 |
Subd. 22.St. Paul Asian Pacific Cultural Center |
9,750,000 |
|||||
21.34furnish, and equip an Asian Pacific Cultural
22.1Center, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
22.216A.695.
| 22.3 |
Subd. 23.St. Paul Convention Center Bonds |
43,000,000 |
|||||
22.5to pay, redeem, or defease the entire amount
22.6of bond obligations issued by the city of St.
22.7Paul in 1996 for the convention center.
| 22.8 22.9 |
Subd. 24.Austin; Flood Damage and Mitigation |
5,000,000 |
|||||
22.11the cost of rehabilitation and replacement
22.12of publicly owned infrastructure including
22.13storm sewers, wastewater and municipal
22.14utility service, drinking water systems, and
22.15other infrastructure damaged by flooding
22.16in the area designated under Presidential
22.17Declaration of Major Disaster, DR-1569,
22.18whether included in the original declaration
22.19or added later by federal government action.
22.20This appropriation may also be used to
22.21acquire real property substantially damaged
22.22by flooding, or to prevent or alleviate
22.23flooding in the area included in DR-1569.
22.24For the purposes of this appropriation,
22.25criteria, limitations, and repayment
22.26requirements in Minnesota Statutes,
22.27sections 103F.161; 446A.07; 446A.072; and
22.28446A.081, are waived.
| 22.29 |
Subd. 25.Eden Prairie; Camp Eden Wood |
6,210,000 |
|||||
22.31improve and expand Camp Eden Wood,
22.32subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
22.3316A.695. The grant money may be used
22.34to acquire land; demolish and remove
22.35buildings; predesign, design, construct,
23.1furnish, and equip new residential dormitory
23.2facilities; design and construct landscape
23.3improvements; and renovate historically
23.4significant buildings on the site. This
23.5appropriation is not available until the
23.6commissioner of finance determines that at
23.7least $1,760,000 is committed to the project
23.8from nonstate sources.
| 23.9 23.10 |
Subd. 26.Roseville; Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval |
1,696,000 |
|||||
23.12predesign, design, construct, or install,
23.13furnish, and equip multiple improvements
23.14to the Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval
23.15including a geothermal heating and cooling
23.16system for the facility.
| 23.17 |
Subd. 27.Mora; Senior Center |
700,000 |
|||||
23.19Redevelopment Authority to construct,
23.20furnish, and equip a senior center in the city
23.21of Mora.
| 23.22 |
Subd. 28.Steele County; Wildlife Art Museum |
1,254,000 |
|||||
23.24design, construct, furnish, and equip the
23.25Minnesota Wildlife Art Museum near
23.26Owatonna in Steele County. Steele County
23.27may enter into a lease or management
23.28agreement to operate the museum, subject to
23.29Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
| 23.30 |
Subd. 29.Burnsville Performing Arts Center |
10,000,000 |
|||||
23.32construct, furnish, and equip the Burnsville
23.33Performing Arts Center. This appropriation
23.34is not available until the commissioner of
24.1finance determines that at least $10,000,000
24.2has been committed to the project from
24.3nonstate sources. This appropriation is from
24.4the general fund.
| 24.5 24.6 |
Subd. 30.Inver Grove Heights Veterans Memorial Community Center |
5,500,000 |
|||||
24.8Heights to fund existing debt service of the
24.9Inver Grove Heights Veterans Memorial
24.10Community Center.
| 24.11 24.12 |
Subd. 31.Brainerd; Downtown Infrastructure Improvements |
500,000 |
|||||
24.14reconstruct street and utility infrastructure
24.15in the historic downtown area of the city.
24.16This appropriation is not available until the
24.17commissioner of finance has determined that
24.18at least $970,000 has been committed to the
24.19project from nonstate sources.
| 24.20 24.21 |
Subd. 32.Motley; Tri-County Regional Services Center |
250,000 |
|||||
24.23a Tri-County Regional Services Center.
| 24.24 |
Subd. 33.Richfield; Athletic Fields |
550,000 |
|||||
24.26predesign, design, construct, and equip the
24.27replacement of four athletic fields lost to
24.28airport expansion. This appropriation is not
24.29available until the commissioner of finance
24.30determines that at least an equal amount is
24.31available from nonstate sources.
| 24.32 |
Subd. 34.Richfield; Creation of Arterial Street |
4,632,000 |
|||||
24.34acquire land for, design, and construct a new
25.1north-south arterial street at 17th Avenue in
25.2the city.
| 25.3 25.4 |
Subd. 35.Chisholm; Street Improvement Project |
1,300,000 |
|||||
25.6predesign, design, and construct and install
25.7improvements on 6th Street SW/SE in the
25.8city.
| 25.9 |
Subd. 36.Virginia; Mining Haul Road Project |
1,825,000 |
|||||
25.11predesign, design, construct, and install
25.12public infrastructure and other public site
25.13improvements for the Mining Haul Road
25.14economic development project.
25.15This appropriation is not available until the
25.16commissioner of finance determines that at
25.17least an equal amount is committed to the
25.18project from other sources.
| 25.19 |
Subd. 37.Hibbing; Memorial Building |
25,000,000 |
|||||
25.21land for, and to design, construct, furnish,
25.22and equip a 60,000 square foot expansion
25.23of the Memorial Building, to include an
25.24ice sheet for skating and hockey, a pool, a
25.25community and fitness center, and additional
25.26parking space, and to renovate and make
25.27other improvements of a capital nature to
25.28existing space within the Memorial Building.
| 25.29 25.30 |
Subd. 38.McGregor; Wastewater Discharge Rerouting |
100,000 |
|||||
25.32acquire land for, design, construct, and
25.33equip a new system of pipes and ditches to
25.34reroute wastewater treatment effluent from
26.1the Big Sandy Lake watershed to a southern
26.2discharge location.
| 26.3 |
Subd. 39.Red Wing; Biosolids Facility |
8,800,000 |
|||||
26.5construct, furnish, and equip a regional
26.6biosolids processing facility adjacent to the
26.7city's municipal waste-to-energy incinerator.
| 26.8 26.9 |
Subd. 40.Floodwood; Business Park Development |
1,200,000 |
|||||
26.11acquisition of land and site preparation,
26.12including public water and wastewater
26.13infrastructure and turn lanes, to support
26.14development of a business park. This
26.15appropriation is not available until the
26.16commissioner of finance has determined that
26.17at least an equal amount is committed to the
26.18project from nonstate sources.
| 26.19 |
Subd. 41.Nassau Fire Station |
125,000 |
|||||
26.21design, construct, furnish, and equip a new
26.22fire station.
| 26.23 |
Subd. 42.St. Cloud Civic Center Expansion |
15,000,000 |
|||||
26.25acquire land for and to design, construct,
26.26furnish, and equip an expansion of the
26.27St. Cloud Civic Center. The expansion
26.28includes approximately 66,000 square feet
26.29of new space and a 300-stall parking ramp.
26.30This appropriation is not available until the
26.31commissioner of finance determines that at
26.32least $15,000,000 is committed to the project
26.33from nonstate sources.
| 27.1 27.2 |
Subd. 43.Coleraine; Downtown Redevelopment |
860,000 |
|||||
27.4redevelopment of the downtown corridor.
27.5This appropriation is not available until the
27.6commissioner of finance has determined that
27.7at least an equal amount is committed to the
27.8project from nonstate sources.
| 27.9 27.10 |
Subd. 44.Grand Rapids; North Central Technology Laboratories Facility |
6,165,000 |
|||||
27.12Development Authority to design, construct,
27.13furnish, and equip a research and technology
27.14innovation facility to be located in Itasca
27.15County.
27.16This appropriation is not available until the
27.17commissioner has determined that at least
27.18an equal amount has been committed to the
27.19project from nonstate sources.
| 27.20 27.21 |
Subd. 45.Ortonville; Minnesota River Regional Park |
129,000 |
|||||
27.23construct improvements of a capital nature
27.24for the Minnesota River Regional Park in the
27.25city of Ortonville.
| 27.26 |
Subd. 46.Hallock; Water Tower |
475,000 |
|||||
27.28construct, and install a new water tower in
27.29the city. This appropriation is not available
27.30until the commissioner of finance determines
27.31that at least an equal amount is committed to
27.32the project from nonstate sources.
| 27.33 |
Subd. 47.Spicer; Historic Plane Enclosure |
415,000 |
|||||
28.2construct, furnish, and equip a historic
28.3military airplane enclosure and visitor center
28.4adjoining the Glacial Lakes Trail in the city
28.5of Spicer.
28.6The appropriation is not available until
28.7the commissioner determines that an equal
28.8amount has be committed to the project from
28.9nonstate sources.
| 28.10 |
Subd. 48.Itasca County; Steel Mill |
67,000,000 |
|||||
28.12of a steel mill. Grant money will be used
28.13by Itasca County for roadway, railroad
28.14access, pipeline, water, sewer and electrical
28.15lines, and in cooperation with the Nashwauk
28.16municipal public utility to predesign, design,
28.17construct, and equip such lines.
| 28.18 28.19 |
Subd. 49.Virginia; Iron Range Veterans Memorial |
150,000 |
|||||
28.21acquisition of a bronze statue to complete
28.22an Iron Range Veterans Memorial in City
28.23Center Park. Any expenditures by the city for
28.24development and construction of the veterans
28.25memorial and City Center Park shall be
28.26considered the city's match for this project.
| 28.27 |
Subd. 50.Fairmont; Community Center |
....... |
|||||
28.29construct, furnish, and equip a community
28.30center, to include an indoor pool, an indoor
28.31ice rink, a gymnasium, meeting rooms, and
28.32other facilities.
| 28.33 |
Subd. 51.Fairmont; Sport Complex |
500,000 |
|||||
29.2construct, furnish, and equip a multi-field
29.3sports complex in the city of Fairmont.
| 29.4 29.5 |
Subd. 52.Minneapolis; University Research Park |
6,850,000 |
|||||
29.7acquire land for and design and construct
29.8public infrastructure improvements in the
29.9University Research Park (URP) project area.
| 29.10 29.11 |
Subd. 53.Arden Hills; County Road H and I-35 Interchange |
6,000,000 |
|||||
29.13acquire right-of-way and to predesign,
29.14design, and construct public improvements
29.15for the County Road H and marked Interstate
29.16Highway 35W interchange and the County
29.17Road 96 and marked Trunk Highway 10
29.18interchange. This appropriation is from the
29.19general fund.
| 29.20 29.21 |
Subd. 54.Columbia Heights; Pedestrian Bridge |
1,672,000 |
|||||
29.23acquire land for and to predesign, design, and
29.24construct a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge
29.25to replace an existing pedestrian and bicycle
29.26bridge over Central Avenue Northeast at 49th
29.27Avenue Northeast. This appropriation is not
29.28available until the commissioner of finance
29.29determines that at least an equal amount
29.30is committed to the project from nonstate
29.31sources.
| 29.32 29.33 |
Subd. 55.North Mankato; Property Acquisition for Caswell Park |
100,000 |
|||||
29.35to acquire four acres of land to expand
30.1Caswell Park in the city of North Mankato.
30.2This appropriation is not available until the
30.3commissioner of finance determines that at
30.4least an equal amount is committed to the
30.5project from nonstate sources.
| 30.6 |
Subd. 56.Wadena Regional Wellness Center |
7,500,000 |
|||||
30.8furnish, and equip the Wadena Regional
30.9Wellness Center.
| 30.10 30.11 30.12 |
Subd. 57.Minneapolis; Phillips Cultural and Community Center; Education and Training Portion |
1,000,000 |
|||||
30.14Recreation Board to build the second floor
30.15of the community center including the
30.16classroom and flexible meeting spaces to
30.17accommodate homework help, tutoring,
30.18English language learning, employment
30.19training, GED preparation, technology
30.20education, nutrition and parenting classes,
30.21and classes and training in a variety of
30.22occupations.
| 30.23 |
Subd. 58.Ramsey County; Rice Street Bridge |
2,000,000 |
|||||
30.25the preliminary planning, design, and
30.26engineering of the Rice Street bridge where
30.27it crosses marked Trunk Highway 36 in
30.28Ramsey County. This appropriation is from
30.29the general fund.
| 30.30 |
Subd. 59.Minneapolis; Target Center |
71,000,000 |
|||||
30.32the principal on outstanding bonds of the city
30.33of Minneapolis and Minneapolis Community
30.34Development Agency issued to finance the
31.1Target Center, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
31.2section 16A.695.
| 31.3 31.4 |
Subd. 62.New Brighton; Environmental Remediation and Gas Collection System |
6,000,000 |
|||||
31.6capital costs of environmental remediation
31.7and installation of a gas collection system on
31.8publicly owned land in the area described in
31.9Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 11, section
31.1024, subdivision 1, commonly known as
31.11the northwest quadrant of the city of New
31.12Brighton.
| 31.13 |
Subd. 63.St. Paul; Youth Drop-In Center |
586,000 |
|||||
31.15a city-owned building for use by the St. Paul
31.16police as a drop-in center with education
31.17and other programs for juveniles who have
31.18violated curfew. The city may enter into an
31.19agreement with a nongovernmental entity
31.20that will lease the building from the city and
31.21operate the program, subject to Minnesota
31.22Statutes, section 16A.695. This appropriation
31.23is not available until the commissioner of
31.24finance determines that at least an equal
31.25amount is committed to the project from
31.26nonstate sources.
| 31.27 |
Sec. 2. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY |
||||||
| 31.28 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
61,400,000 |
||||
31.30purposes specified in this section.
| 31.31 |
Subd. 2.Streamlined Infrastructure Financing |
100,000 |
|||||
31.33for staff and consultant costs to develop
31.34a credit enhanced pooled bond program
32.1for municipal infrastructure projects. This
32.2appropriation is onetime.
| 32.3 32.4 |
Subd. 3.State Match for Federal USEPA Capitalization Grants |
40,000,000 |
|||||
32.6(1) to match federal grants for the clean water
32.7revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
32.8section 446A.07; and
32.9(2) to match federal grants for the drinking
32.10water revolving fund under Minnesota
32.11Statutes, section 446A.081.
32.12(b) The expenditure and allocation of state
32.13matching money between funds described
32.14in paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), must
32.15ensure that the matching funds required
32.16for the drinking water revolving fund are
32.17available to match the 2009 and 2010 federal
32.18grants, with the balance to be made available
32.19to the clean water revolving fund.
32.20(c) This appropriation must be used for
32.21qualified capital projects.
| 32.22 32.23 |
Subd. 4.Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Program |
10,000,000 |
|||||
32.25grants and loans to eligible municipalities
32.26under the wastewater infrastructure funding
32.27program under Minnesota Statutes, section
32.28446A.072.
32.29To the greatest practical extent, the authority
32.30must use the appropriation for projects on
32.31the 2008 project priority list in priority order
32.32by qualified applicants that submit plans
32.33and specifications to the Pollution Control
32.34Agency or receive a funding commitment
32.35from USDA Rural Economic and
33.1Community Development by June 30, 2009,
33.2or for projects on the 2009 project priority
33.3list in priority order by qualified applicants
33.4that submit plans and specifications to the
33.5Pollution Control Agency or have received
33.6a funding commitment from USDA Rural
33.7Economic and Community Development by
33.8December 31, 2009.
33.9Of this appropriation, $300,000 is from the
33.10general fund to implement the wastewater
33.11infrastructure funding program.
| 33.12 |
Subd. 5.Small Community Wastewater Grants |
2,000,000 |
|||||
33.14wastewater treatment account for loans and
33.15grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
33.16446A.075.
| 33.17 33.18 |
Subd. 6.Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Grants |
2,000,000 |
|||||
33.20daily load (TMDL) grants under Minnesota
33.21Statutes, section 446A.073.
| 33.22 |
Subd. 7.Phosphorus Reduction Grants |
2,000,000 |
|||||
33.24reduction grant program for grants under
33.25Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.074. A
33.26grant must not exceed $500,000 per project.
| 33.27 |
Subd. 8.Public Facilities Grants and Loans |
5,000,000 |
|||||
33.29construct, install, furnish and equip public
33.30infrastructure projects to the following
33.31political subdivisions and eligible entities:
33.32Amador Township-Almelund Sanitary Sewer
33.33District; Aurora; Austin; Barnum; Baudette;
33.34Bayport; Big Fork; Big Lake Area Sanitary
34.1District; Blooming Prairie; Bovey; Brainerd;
34.2Brownsville; Carlton; Cass Lake; Central
34.3Lakes Regional Sanitary District; Clear
34.4Lake; Coleraine; Darwin; Dassel; Deer
34.5River; Duluth; Effie; Ellendale; Elbow Lake;
34.6Faribault; Fountain; Garrison, Kathio, West
34.7Mille Lacs Lake Sanitary District; Gilbert;
34.8Grand Rapids; Greenbush; Hibbing; Iron
34.9Junction; La Crescent; Lafayette; Lansing
34.10Township; Litchfield; Medford; Middle
34.11River; Midway Township; Moose Lake;
34.12Mora; Nashwauk; New Munich; Nicoville;
34.13Nisswa; Northome; Olivia; Peterson; Pine
34.14City; Quamba; Racine; Richmond; Rose
34.15Creek; Rush City; Sandstone; Shafer; St.
34.16Martin; Upper Sioux Community; Walker;
34.17Whalan; Wheeler Point Sanitary Sewer
34.18District; and Willmar.
34.19Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
34.20446A.072, subdivision 5a, clause (b), a loan
34.21for the city of Litchfield may be up to $.......
34.22above the maximum set in statute and a loan
34.23for the city of Willmar may be up to $.......
34.24above the maximum set in statute.
34.25 Sec. 3. [469.35] TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT AREA ACCOUNTS.
34.26 Two transit improvement area accounts are created, one in the general fund and one
34.27in the bond proceeds fund. Money in the accounts may be used to make grants or loans as
34.28provided in section 469.351 and for the commissioner's costs in reviewing applications
34.29and making loans or grants. Money in the accounts must not be used to pay for the
34.30operation of transit lines or the construction or operating costs of transit stations.
34.31 Sec. 4. [469.351] TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT AREA LOAN PROGRAM.
34.32 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The terms defined in this section have the meanings
34.33given them and apply to sections 469.35 and 469.351.
35.1 (b) "Applicant" means a local governmental unit or a joint powers board, established
35.2under section 471.59.
35.3 (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic
35.4development.
35.5 (d) "Eligible organization" means an applicant that has been designated as a transit
35.6improvement area by the commissioner.
35.7 (e) "Local governmental unit" means a statutory or home rule charter city or town,
35.8or a county.
35.9 (f) "Transit improvement area" means a geographic area designated by the
35.10commissioner composed of land parcels that are in proximity to a transit station.
35.11 (g) "Transit station" means a physical structure to support the interconnection of
35.12public transit modes including at least one of the following modes: bus rapid transit,
35.13light rail transit, and commuter rail.
35.14 Subd. 2. Designation of transit improvement areas. A transit improvement area
35.15must increase the effectiveness of a transit project by incorporating one or more public
35.16transit modes with commercial and housing development and by providing for safe
35.17and pleasant pedestrian use. The commissioner, in consultation with effected state and
35.18regional agencies, must designate transit improvement areas that meet the objectives
35.19under this subdivision. Effected state and regional agencies include, but are not limited to,
35.20the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency,
35.21and the Metropolitan Council for transit improvement areas located in the seven-county
35.22metropolitan region. To be eligible for designation, an applicant must submit a transit
35.23area improvement plan according to the requirements and timelines established by the
35.24commissioner. At a minimum, the plan must include the information specified under
35.25subdivision 3. The commissioner may modify an applicant's plan to better achieve the
35.26objectives of transit improvement areas. The commissioner must notify applicants of the
35.27designations and must provide a statement of any changes to an applicant's plan with
35.28justification for all changes.
35.29 Subd. 3. Transit area improvement plan. (a) An applicant must adopt a transit area
35.30improvement plan by resolution before submitting the application to the commissioner
35.31with the information required in this subdivision. Each transit area improvement plan
35.32must include the following:
35.33 (1) a map indicating the geographic boundaries of the transit improvement area;
35.34 (2) an analysis of the demographic mix of people who are anticipated to use the
35.35transit station;
36.1 (3) a description of the ownership and intended use of public and private facilities
36.2to be constructed in the transit improvement area, including infrastructure, buildings
36.3and other structures, and parks;
36.4 (4) a description of pedestrian-friendly improvements to be provided, including
36.5walkways, parkways, and signage;
36.6 (5) a statement of findings that the redevelopment or development of the transit
36.7improvement area promotes higher density land uses resulting in increased transit
36.8ridership;
36.9 (6) a statement of the anticipated sources and amounts of local public funds;
36.10 (7) a statement of the anticipated sources and amounts of private funds;
36.11 (8) a statement of the anticipated sources and amounts of leveraged regional, state,
36.12and federal funds;
36.13 (9) a description of the linkages to existing and proposed local, regional, and state
36.14transit systems; and
36.15 (10) a description of other factors in the proposed development to increase ridership.
36.16 (b) Transit improvement area plans with a residential component must propose at
36.17least 12 residential units per acre or a density bonus that allows for an increase in the
36.18number of residential units over what is permitted by the underlying zoning. The plan
36.19must include a description of the variety of housing types, including housing appropriate
36.20for low income persons, disabled persons, and senior citizens and the prices for each
36.21housing type within the transit improvement area.
36.22 Subd. 4. Transit improvement area loans. (a) The commissioner may make low or
36.23no-interest loans to eligible organizations to be used for eligible costs under paragraph (b).
36.24A loan must be used for a designated transit improvement area, under the following terms:
36.25 (1) the eligible organization must guarantee repayment of 100 percent of the loan;
36.26 (2) a loan must be for a term of ten years, unless repayment is from a tax increment
36.27financing district or other state or federal funds, at an interest rate to be negotiated by
36.28the commissioner;
36.29 (3) the eligible organization must make annual interest-only payments during the
36.30ten-year term of the loan;
36.31 (4) the eligible organization must pay the entire principal amount of the initial loan
36.32at the end of the ten-year term;
36.33 (5) a loan may not exceed $2,000,000;
36.34 (6) the commissioner must advance the full amount of the loan to the eligible
36.35organization upon execution of a formal loan agreement specifying the terms of the loan,
36.36as well as reporting and other requirements outlined in subdivision 5;
37.1 (7) the eligible organization must maintain the funds in accounts that allow the funds
37.2to be readily available for business investments;
37.3 (8) the eligible organization and the commissioner may agree on contract
37.4specifications that are consistent with payback from a tax increment financing district or
37.5from any other state and federal funds that may be forthcoming; and
37.6 (9) an eligible organization that receives a loan must report annually, in a format
37.7prescribed by the commissioner, on the nature and amount of the business investments in
37.8the transit improvement area, including an account of each financing transaction involving
37.9loans received under this section, the types and amounts of financing from sources other
37.10than the transit improvement area loan, the number of jobs created, and the amount of
37.11private sector and nonstate investment leveraged.
37.12 (b) Loans under this section must be used to supplement and not replace funding
37.13from existing sources or programs. Loans must not be used for the construction costs of
37.14transit stations; transit systems; or the operating costs of public transit or transportation,
37.15including, but not limited to, the costs of maintaining, staffing, or operating transit
37.16stations. Loans from the bond proceeds fund must be spent to acquire and to better
37.17publicly owned land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature.
37.18Loans can be used for the following eligible expenditures according to an approved transit
37.19area improvement plan:
37.20 (1) clearing land;
37.21 (2) relocation costs;
37.22 (3) corrections for soil, including removing or remediation of hazardous substances;
37.23 (4) construction or installation of walkways, bridges or tunnels for pedestrians,
37.24bikeways, parking facilities, and signage;
37.25 (5) improvements to streetscapes;
37.26 (6) construction of public infrastructure to support construction of new affordable
37.27housing, senior housing, or housing for disabled persons;
37.28 (7) construction of public infrastructure to support job creation in the area, especially
37.29small business development;
37.30 (8) developing green spaces and parks; and
37.31 (9) administrative expenses of the authority.
37.32 (c) All loan repayments under this section must be made to the appropriate account
37.33under section 1 for reinvestment in transit improvement areas.
37.34 Subd. 5. Loan requirements. All loans under this section are subject to an
37.35investment agreement that must include:
38.1 (1) a description of the eligible organization, including business finance experience,
38.2qualifications, and investment history;
38.3 (2) a description of the uses of investment proceeds by the eligible organization;
38.4 (3) an explanation of the investment objectives; and
38.5 (4) a description of the method of payment.
38.6 Subd. 6. Report. The commissioner must report annually to the legislative
38.7committees with jurisdiction over economic development and transportation on the status
38.8of the transit improvement center program.
38.9 Sec. 5. Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 20, article 1, section 12, subdivision
38.103, is amended to read:
| 38.11 38.12 |
Subd. 3. Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Program |
15,000,000 |
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38.14eligible municipalities under the wastewater
38.15infrastructure program established in
38.16Minnesota Statutes, section
38.17To the greatest practical extent, the authority
38.18should use the grants for projects on the
38.192002 project priority list in priority order to
38.20qualified applicants that submit plans and
38.21specifications to the pollution control agency
38.22or receive a funding commitment from
38.23USDA rural development before December
38.241, 2003.
38.25$1,500,000 is for grants to the
38.26
38.27Duluth/North Shore sanitary district. This
38.28appropriation must be used to reduce the
38.29amount of the municipality's loan from the
38.30water pollution revolving fund that exceeds
38.31five percent of the market value of the
38.32properties in the project service area. This
38.33appropriation is in addition to grants from
38.34other appropriations.
39.1 Sec. 6. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
| 39.2 39.3 |
Subd. 8.Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc. |
2,000,000 |
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39.5To the Public Facilities Authority for grants
39.6to the city of Luverne, city of Worthington
39.7Public Utilities, Lincoln-Pipestone rural
39.8water system, and Rock County rural water
39.9system to acquire land, predesign, design,
39.10construct, furnish, and equip one or more
39.11water transmission and storage facilities to
39.12accommodate the connection with the Lewis
39.13and Clark Rural Water System, Inc. that will
39.14serve southwestern Minnesota.
39.15The grants must be awarded to projects
39.16approved by the Lewis and Clark Joint
39.17Powers Board.
39.18This appropriation is available only to the
39.19extent matched by at least $1 of local money
39.20paid to the Lewis and Clark Rural Water
39.21System, Inc. for each $1 of state money to be
39.22used to reimburse costs incurred on eligible
39.23projects.
39.24This appropriation is the first phase of the
39.25state share for the Lewis and Clark Rural
39.26Water System, Inc. project as defined in the
39.27federal Lewis and Clark Rural Water System
39.28Act of 2000.
39.29 Sec. 7. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
| 39.30 |
Subd. 6.Redevelopment Account |
9,000,000 |
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39.32under Minnesota Statutes, section
40.1$800,000 is for a grant to the city of
40.2Worthington to remediate contaminated
40.3soil and redevelop the site of the former
40.4Campbell Soup factory. This grant is exempt
40.5from the requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
40.6sections 116J.572 to 116J.575.
40.7$250,000 is for a grant to the city of
40.8Winona to predesign facilities for the
40.9Shakespeare Festival as part of the riverfront
40.10redevelopment plan. This grant is exempt
40.11from the requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
40.12sections
40.13 Sec. 8. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
| 40.14 40.15 |
Subd. 15.Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc. |
3,282,000 |
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40.17To the Public Facilities Authority for grants
40.18to the city of Luverne, city of Worthington
40.19Public Utilities, Lincoln-Pipestone rural
40.20water system, and Rock County rural water
40.21system to acquire land, predesign, design,
40.22construct, furnish, and equip one or more
40.23water transmission and storage facilities to
40.24accommodate the connection with the Lewis
40.25and Clark Rural Water System, Inc. that will
40.26serve southwestern Minnesota.
40.27The grants must be awarded to projects
40.28approved by the Lewis and Clark Joint
40.29Powers Board.
40.30This appropriation is available to the extent
40.31that each $1 of state money is matched by at
40.32least $1 of local money paid to the Lewis and
40.33Clark Rural Water System, Inc. to reimburse
41.1the system for costs incurred on eligible
41.2projects.
41.3 Sec. 9. BIOMASS HEATING GRANTS AND LOANS.
41.4 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) "Biomass heating project" means a capital
41.5improvement project that produces energy for heating air or water from organic matter
41.6that is available on a renewable basis from agricultural processes, including:
41.7 (1) agricultural crops, switch grass, cultivated prairie grass, trees, aquatic plant
41.8matter, animal waste, agricultural waste; and
41.9 (2) wood production waste and residues.
41.10 (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Employment and
41.11Economic Development.
41.12 (c) "Energy project study" means a study of a biomass heating project analyzed in
41.13sufficient detail to support a grant application. At a minimum, it must include one year of
41.14energy consumption and cost data, a description of existing and proposed energy facilities,
41.15energy sources, and conditions, a detailed description of the costs of the project, and
41.16calculations sufficient to document the proposed energy and cost savings.
41.17 (d) "Qualified facility" means a K-12 public school, public institution of higher
41.18education, or a building owned by a local unit of government.
41.19 Subd. 2. Eligibility. Subject to the availability of funds, the commissioner shall
41.20approve grants and loans to qualified facilities. A grant or loan may be made to a qualified
41.21facility that has demonstrated that it has complied with all the provisions of this section
41.22and has made adequate provisions to assure proper and efficient operation of the qualified
41.23facility after improvements and modifications are completed.
41.24 Subd. 3. Application. Application for a grant or loan under this section shall be
41.25made by a qualified facility to the commissioner on a form the commissioner prescribes.
41.26An applicant may apply for a grant, a loan, or both. The grants and loans may each account
41.27for up to 50 percent of the total installed costs of capital investments associated with
41.28biomass heating projects. The commissioner of employment and economic development
41.29and the commissioner of commerce shall review each application to determine:
41.30 (1) whether the application is complete;
41.31 (2) whether the calculations and estimates contained in the energy project study
41.32are appropriate, accurate, and reasonable;
41.33 (3) whether the project is eligible for a grant or loan;
41.34 (4) the amount of the grant or loan for which the project is eligible; and
42.1 (5) other funding sources the qualified facility proposes to use to finance the project
42.2in addition to a grant or loan authorized by this section.
42.3 Subd. 4. Additional information. During application review, the commissioner
42.4may request additional information about a proposed biomass heating project, including
42.5information on project cost. Failure to provide information requested disqualifies a grant
42.6application.
42.7 Subd. 5. Public accessibility of grant application data. Data contained in an
42.8application submitted to the commissioner for a grant or loan under this section, including
42.9supporting technical documentation, is classified as "public data not on individuals" under
42.10section 13.02, subdivision 14.
42.11 Subd. 6. Conditions for grant and loan approval. In awarding grants, the
42.12commissioner must determine, at a minimum, the following:
42.13 (1) that the physical condition of the qualified facility is sufficient to support the
42.14efficient operation of the biomass heating project;
42.15 (2) that, for a project in which the qualified facility is a K-12 public school,
42.16enrollment projections for the school indicate no significant possibility that the school
42.17may close within 20 years; and
42.18 (3) that the projected cumulative energy cost savings exceed the grant amount and
42.19the corresponding debt service within 20 years.
42.22 Section 1. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
42.23 (a) To provide the money appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the
42.24commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $....... in
42.25the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
42.2616A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
42.27 (b) The commissioner of finance may propose additional conditions on the use and
42.28investment of the proceeds of bonds issued for article 2, section 3, subdivision 23, as may
42.29be necessary in the commissioner's judgment to ensure that the interest on the state bonds
42.30issued to fund this appropriation is exempt from federal income taxation.
42.31 (c) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28,
42.32subdivision 1, is reduced by $2,000,000.
42.33 (d) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision
42.341, is reduced by $3,282,000.
43.1 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
43.2 Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment.