as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better 1.3 public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature 1.4 with certain conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing 1.5 programs; authorizing sale of state bonds; appropriating money; amending 1.6 Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 16A.11, subdivision 1; 16A.86, subdivisions 1.7 2, 4; 86A.05, subdivision 3; Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, sections 7, 1.8 subdivision 14; 23, subdivision 12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 1.9 Statutes, chapters 16B; 116J. 1.10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:1.11 Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS. 1.12 The sums shown in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are appropriated from 1.13 the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, 1.14 to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as 1.15 authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire 1.16 and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or 1.17 as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or 1.18 article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this act are available until 1.19 the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.1.20 SUMMARY 1.21 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $ 127,613,000 1.22 MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 142,530,000 1.23 PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION 1,051,000 1.24 EDUCATION 10,000,000 2.1 MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES 8,066,000 2.2 NATURAL RESOURCES 75,500,000 2.3 POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY 11,150,000 2.4 BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES 34,350,000 2.5 AGRICULTURE 1,500,000 2.6 ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN 21,000,000 2.7 ADMINISTRATION 21,553,000 2.8 MILITARY AFFAIRS 8,629,000 2.9 TRANSPORTATION 125,177,000 2.10 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL 27,500,000 2.11 HUMAN SERVICES 65,280,000 2.12 VETERANS HOMES BOARD 15,024,000 2.13 CORRECTIONS 70,364,000 2.14 EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 85,200,000 2.15 HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 25,000,000 2.16 MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 6,672,000 2.17 GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS 13,000,000 2.18 BOND SALE EXPENSES 886,000 2.19 TOTAL $ 897,045,000 2.20 Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service) 811,097,000 2.21 Bond Proceeds Fund (User Financed Debt Service) 44,298,000 2.22 Maximum Effort School Loan Fund 10,000,000 2.23 State Transportation Fund 35,370,000 2.24 APPROPRIATIONS 2.25 $ 2.26 Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 3.1 Subdivision 1.To the Board of Regents of 3.2 the University of Minnesota for the purposes 3.3 specified in this section 127,613,000 3.4 Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset 3.5 Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) 40,000,000 3.6 To be spent in accordance with Minnesota 3.7 Statutes, section 135A.046.3.8 Subd. 3.Duluth campus 3.9 Labovitz School of Business and Economics 3.10 and utility infrastructure 15,333,000 3.11 To design, construct, furnish, and equip a new 3.12 building for the Labovitz School of Business 3.13 and Economics on the Duluth campus and to 3.14 upgrade the campus utility infrastructure to 3.15 accommodate increased demand.3.16 Subd. 4.Twin Cities campus 3.17 (a) Carlson School of Management expansion 26,600,000 3.18 To design, construct, furnish, and equip 3.19 a new building for the Carlson School of 3.20 Management and other academic programs 3.21 on the West Bank of the University of 3.22 Minnesota Minneapolis campus.3.23 (b) Science Teaching and Student Services 41,334,000 3.24 To design, construct, furnish, and equip a 3.25 new classroom and student services center 3.26 on the University's Minneapolis campus. 3.27 The project includes the demolition of the 3.28 existing Science Classroom Building.4.1 (c) Medical Bioscience Building and 4.2 infrastructure phase 1 4,346,000 4.3 To predesign and design a new Medical 4.4 Bioscience Building and the campus utility 4.5 infrastructure upgrades to accommodate 4.6 increased demand on the University's 4.7 Minneapolis campus.4.8 Subd. 5.University share 4.9 Except for Higher Education Asset 4.10 Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR), the 4.11 appropriations in this section are intended to 4.12 cover approximately two-thirds of the cost of 4.13 each project. The remaining costs must be 4.14 paid from university sources.4.15 Subd. 6.Unspent appropriations 4.16 Upon substantial completion or abandonment 4.17 of a project authorized in this section and 4.18 after written notice to the commissioner of 4.19 finance, the Board of Regents must use any 4.20 money remaining in the appropriation for 4.21 that project for HEAPR under Minnesota 4.22 Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board 4.23 of Regents must report by February 1 of 4.24 each even-numbered year to the chairs 4.25 of the house and senate committees with 4.26 jurisdiction over capital investments and 4.27 higher education finance, and to the chairs of 4.28 the house Ways and Means Committee and 4.29 the senate Finance Committee, on how the 4.30 remaining money has been allocated or spent.4.31 Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES 4.32 AND UNIVERSITIES 5.1 Subdivision 1.To the Board of Trustees of the 5.2 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for 5.3 the purposes specified in this section 142,530,000 5.4 Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset 5.5 Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) 20,000,000 5.6 This appropriation is for the purposes 5.7 specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 5.8 135A.046.5.9 Subd. 3.Minnesota State University - 5.10 Mankato 32,900,000 5.11 To construct, furnish, and equip an addition 5.12 to Trafton Hall, for classrooms, science 5.13 laboratories, and related offices, and to 5.14 renovate, furnish, and equip Trafton Hall 5.15 North in Phase 1. University funds may 5.16 be added to this appropriation up to a total 5.17 project cost of $33,250,000.5.18 Subd. 4.St. Cloud State University 14,000,000 5.19 To construct, furnish, and equip an addition 5.20 to and renovation of the Robert A. Wick 5.21 Science Building for classrooms, science 5.22 laboratories, and related offices in Phase 1.5.23 Subd. 5.Century College 19,900,000 5.24 To construct, furnish, and equip a new 5.25 science instruction and learning resource 5.26 center building on the east campus in Phase 5.27 1.5.28 Subd. 6.Minneapolis Community and 5.29 Technical College 18,874,000 5.30 To renovate, furnish, and equip spaces for 5.31 a science, nursing, and allied healthcare 6.1 center to include classrooms, science and 6.2 health laboratories, and ancillary spaces; and 6.3 to renovate, furnish, and equip the vacated 6.4 science laboratories in Kopp Hall for general 6.5 classroom instruction.6.6 Subd. 7.Saint Paul College 3,000,000 6.7 (a) To design the renovation of classrooms, 6.8 applied technology and trades laboratories 6.9 on the ground floor, and an addition to the 6.10 mechanics' shop. 6.11 (b) To design and construct replacement 6.12 of the main campus electrical distribution 6.13 system in Phase 1.6.14 Subd. 8.Bemidji State University 700,000 6.15 To design an addition to and renovation of 6.16 Sattgast Science Hall.6.17 Subd. 9.Minnesota State College - Southeast 6.18 Technical at Red Wing 4,855,000 6.19 To complete design, and to renovate, furnish, 6.20 and equip spaces for library, learning 6.21 resource center, information technology, 6.22 student services and commons, bookstore, 6.23 administration, music instrument repair, and 6.24 allied health classrooms and laboratories, 6.25 and to construct an entryway addition.6.26 Subd. 10.Normandale Community College 5,125,000 6.27 (a) To design, construct, renovate, furnish, 6.28 and equip a Phase 1 classroom addition and 6.29 renovation. 6.30 (b) To design a Phase 2 classroom addition 6.31 and renovation.7.1 Subd. 11.Winona State University 11,186,000 7.2 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 7.3 Maxwell Hall for classrooms, offices, the 7.4 National Child Protection Center, and related 7.5 spaces; and to design, renovate, furnish, and 7.6 equip the vacated spaces in Somsen, Phelps, 7.7 and Gildemeister Halls.7.8 Subd. 12.Systemwide 5,140,000 7.9 To renovate, furnish, and equip teaching 7.10 laboratories and classrooms for science 7.11 and applied technology. This appropriation 7.12 may be used at the following campuses: 7.13 Central Lakes College, Brainerd; Riverland 7.14 Community and Technical College, 7.15 Austin; Minnesota State Community and 7.16 Technical College, Detroit Lakes; Northland 7.17 Community and Technical College, Thief 7.18 River Falls; Minnesota State College - 7.19 Southeast Technical College, Winona; South 7.20 Central Community and Technical College, 7.21 Faribault; Pine Technical College; Minnesota 7.22 State Community and Technical College, 7.23 Moorhead; Minnesota West Community 7.24 and Technical College, Granite Falls; and 7.25 Northwest Technical College at Bemidji. 7.26 Campuses may use nonstate funds to increase 7.27 the size of the projects.7.28 Subd. 13.Property acquisition 6,850,000 7.29 To acquire property adjacent to St. Cloud 7.30 Technical College and to acquire property 7.31 adjacent to Dakota County Technical 7.32 College.7.33 Subd. 14.Unspent appropriation 8.1 The unspent portion of an appropriation, not 8.2 to exceed ten percent of the appropriation, 8.3 for a project in this section that is complete 8.4 is available for higher education asset 8.5 preservation and replacement under this 8.6 subdivision, at the same campus as the 8.7 project for which the original appropriation 8.8 was made. The debt service requirement 8.9 under subdivision 15 is reduced accordingly. 8.10 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies 8.11 to the unspent amount transferred from the 8.12 date of the original appropriation.8.13 Subd. 15.Debt service 8.14 (a) The board shall pay the debt service on 8.15 one-third of the principal amount of state 8.16 bonds sold to finance projects authorized 8.17 by this section, except for higher education 8.18 asset preservation and replacement; except, 8.19 where a nonstate match is required, the debt 8.20 service is due on a principal amount equal 8.21 to one-third of the total project cost, less the 8.22 match committed before the bonds are sold. 8.23 After each sale of general obligation bonds, 8.24 the commissioner of finance shall notify the 8.25 board of the amounts assessed for each year 8.26 for the life of the bonds. 8.27 (b) The commissioner shall reduce the 8.28 board's assessment each year by one-third of 8.29 the net income from investment of general 8.30 obligation bond proceeds in proportion to the 8.31 amount of principal and interest otherwise 8.32 required to be paid by the board. The board 8.33 shall pay its resulting net assessment to the 8.34 commissioner of finance by December 1 each 8.35 year. If the board fails to make a payment 9.1 when due, the commissioner of finance 9.2 shall reduce allotments for appropriations 9.3 from the general fund otherwise available 9.4 to the board and apply the amount of the 9.5 reduction to cover the missed debt service 9.6 payment. The commissioner of finance 9.7 shall credit the payments received from the 9.8 board to the bond debt service account in 9.9 the state bond fund each December 1 before 9.10 money is transferred from the general fund 9.11 under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, 9.12 subdivision 10.9.13 Sec. 4. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS 9.14 EDUCATION 1,051,000 9.15 To the commissioner of administration for 9.16 asset preservation on the Perpich Center 9.17 campus, to be spent in accordance with 9.18 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.9.19 Sec. 5. EDUCATION 9.20 Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of 9.21 education for the purposes specified in this 9.22 section 10,000,000 9.23 Subd. 2.Maximum effort capital loan 10,000,000 9.24 (a) This appropriation is from the maximum 9.25 effort school loan fund for a capital loan to 9.26 Independent School District No. 38, Red 9.27 Lake, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 9.28 sections 126C.60 to 126C.72, to design, 9.29 construct, renovate, furnish, and equip 9.30 facilities in the high school and middle 9.31 school complex. The commissioner shall 9.32 review the proposed plan and budget of 10.1 the project and may reduce the amount of 10.2 the loan to ensure that the project will be 10.3 economical. 10.4 (b) The school district shall retain one or 10.5 more independent firms, not affiliated with 10.6 the architect, the construction manager, or 10.7 any of the contractors, to perform inspections 10.8 on the building envelope. The firm shall be a 10.9 specialist in the systems to be inspected. The 10.10 architect shall specify inspections to occur 10.11 during construction of the following building 10.12 envelope components: foundations/slab, 10.13 waterproofing, wall and window flashing, 10.14 roofing, and parapet/roof edge. The 10.15 architect shall specify the inspections 10.16 including appropriate frequency and 10.17 duration, in accordance with applicable laws, 10.18 codes, ordinances, rules, regulations and 10.19 construction; architectural and engineering 10.20 industry standards; and practices to ensure 10.21 that the work is performed in accordance 10.22 with the construction contract documents 10.23 and the project. The independent firm shall 10.24 notify the architect and school board chair 10.25 immediately of any discovery or observation 10.26 that requires prompt corrective action, 10.27 including possible consequences of not 10.28 taking corrective action. Reports, including 10.29 inspection completed, findings, corrective 10.30 action advised, and corrective actions taken, 10.31 shall be made within seven days of each 10.32 inspection to the school board. Copies of 10.33 each report must be sent to the architect, the 10.34 construction manager, and the commissioner. 10.35 Upon final completion of the inspections, 10.36 each independent firm must provide a written 11.1 summary report of the inspections done, 11.2 the findings, and corrective actions taken. 11.3 A copy of the summary report is to be 11.4 submitted to the Red Lake School Board, the 11.5 architect, the construction manager, and the 11.6 commissioner. Recipients of the report may 11.7 further distribute the report provided. 11.8 (c) The commissioner shall certify the actual 11.9 loan amount under this subdivision to the 11.10 commissioner of finance under Minnesota 11.11 Statutes, section 126C.72, subdivision 1, and 11.12 shall report to the legislature any reductions 11.13 to the appropriations in this subdivision by 11.14 January 10, 2007.11.15 Sec. 6. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES 11.16 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of 11.17 administration for the purposes specified in this 11.18 section 8,066,000 11.19 Subd. 2.Asset preservation 2,509,000 11.20 For asset preservation capital improvements 11.21 on both campuses of the Minnesota State 11.22 Academies, to be spent in accordance with 11.23 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. This 11.24 appropriation may not be used to renovate 11.25 Pollard Hall for an inpatient program.11.26 Subd. 3.Frechette Hall renovation 5,557,000 11.27 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 11.28 Frechette Hall. The project includes, but is 11.29 not limited to, improvements and betterments 11.30 to electrical, mechanical, and utility systems 11.31 and windows. This appropriation is also 11.32 for safety and code compliance upgrades 12.1 to Frechette Hall and the adjacent Scout 12.2 Cabin, and the renovation of and addition to 12.3 Frechette Hall for indoor recreational use.12.4 Sec. 7. NATURAL RESOURCES 12.5 Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of natural 12.6 resources for the purposes specified in this 12.7 section 75,500,000 12.8 Subd. 2.Flood hazard mitigation grants 9,000,000 12.9 For the state share of flood hazard 12.10 mitigation grants for publicly owned capital 12.11 improvements to prevent or alleviate flood 12.12 damage under Minnesota Statutes, section 12.13 103F.161.12.14 Subd. 3.Dam repair, reconstruction, and 12.15 removal 2,000,000 12.16 To repair, reconstruct, or remove publicly 12.17 owned dams according to Minnesota 12.18 Statutes, sections 103G.511 and 103G.515.12.19 Subd. 4.Wildlife area land acquisition and 12.20 improvement 15,000,000 12.21 To acquire and improve land for wildlife 12.22 management area purposes under Minnesota 12.23 Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8.12.24 Subd. 5.Large scale forest conservation 12.25 easements 10,000,000 12.26 To acquire conservation easements as 12.27 described under Minnesota Statutes, 12.28 chapter 84C, on private forest lands. The 12.29 conservation easements must guarantee 12.30 public access.13.1 Subd. 6.State park infrastructure 13.2 rehabilitation and natural resource 13.3 restoration 3,000,000 13.4 For infrastructure rehabilitation and natural 13.5 resource restoration projects within state 13.6 parks established under Minnesota Statutes, 13.7 section 85.012, and state recreation areas 13.8 established under Minnesota Statutes, section 13.9 85.013.13.10 Subd. 7.State park building construction 13.11 and rehabilitation 3,000,000 13.12 To construct a visitor center at Grand Portage 13.13 State Park, and to renovate buildings in 13.14 state parks and state recreation areas in 13.15 accordance with a management plan required 13.16 in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 86A.13.17 Subd. 8.Fisheries acquisition and 13.18 improvement 4,000,000 13.19 To acquire land and interests in land for 13.20 aquatic management areas and to make 13.21 public improvements and betterments of a 13.22 capital nature to aquatic management areas 13.23 established under Minnesota Statutes, section 13.24 86A.05, subdivision 14.13.25 Subd. 9.State land reforestation 4,000,000 13.26 For reforestation activities under Minnesota 13.27 Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 2, 13.28 including planting, seeding, site preparation, 13.29 and purchasing tree seeds and seedlings.13.30 Subd. 10.State forest land acquisition 4,000,000 14.1 To acquire private lands within state forests 14.2 established under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.3 89.021.14.4 Subd. 11.State park and recreation area 14.5 acquisition 2,000,000 14.6 To acquire private lands within state parks 14.7 established under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.8 85.012, and state recreation areas established 14.9 under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.013.14.10 Subd. 12.Scientific and natural area 14.11 acquisition and development 3,000,000 14.12 To acquire land for scientific and natural 14.13 areas and for protection and improvements of 14.14 a capital nature to scientific and natural areas 14.15 under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.033.14.16 Subd. 13.Water access acquisition and 14.17 betterment of fishing piers 3,000,000 14.18 For public water access acquisition, 14.19 renovation, and construction projects of a 14.20 capital nature on lakes and rivers, including 14.21 water access through the provision of fishing 14.22 piers and shoreline access under Minnesota 14.23 Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 9.14.24 Subd. 14.State trail acquisition, 14.25 rehabilitation, and repair 2,000,000 14.26 To acquire land for and to construct and 14.27 renovate state trails under Minnesota 14.28 Statutes, section 85.015.14.29 Subd. 15.Stream protection and restoration 2,000,000 14.30 For the design and construction of stream 14.31 protection and restoration projects.15.1 Subd. 16.Native prairie bank easements and 15.2 development 1,000,000 15.3 For acquisition and betterment of native 15.4 prairie bank easements under Minnesota 15.5 Statutes, section 84.96.15.6 Subd. 17.Water control structures 1,000,000 15.7 For the rehabilitation or replacement of water 15.8 control structures used to manage shallow 15.9 lakes and wetlands for waterfowl habitat on 15.10 wildlife management areas under Minnesota 15.11 Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8.15.12 Subd. 18.Fish hatchery improvements 1,000,000 15.13 For improvements of a capital nature to 15.14 renovate fish culture facilities at hatcheries 15.15 under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.045, 15.16 subdivision 1.15.17 Subd. 19.Statewide asset preservation 2,000,000 15.18 For the renovation of state-owned facilities 15.19 operated by the commissioner of natural 15.20 resources, to be spent in accordance with 15.21 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.15.22 Subd. 20.Buyout trust fund lands 1,000,000 15.23 To acquire under Minnesota Statutes, section 15.24 92.121, permanent school trust lands located 15.25 within the boundaries of state parks, wildlife 15.26 management areas, and state recreation areas.15.27 Subd. 21.Off-road vehicle recreation area 1,500,000 15.28 To acquire land for and construct a public 15.29 off-road vehicle recreation area under 15.30 Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 16.1 subdivision 3. Debt service on the bonds sold 16.2 to acquire the off-road vehicle recreation 16.3 area is annually appropriated and must be 16.4 paid from the off-road vehicle account in the 16.5 natural resources fund to the commissioner 16.6 of finance as required by Minnesota Statutes, 16.7 section 16A.643.16.8 Subd. 22.State park camper cabins 2,000,000 16.9 To construct camper cabins and upgrade 16.10 infrastructure for the cabins in state parks 16.11 under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, 16.12 and state recreation areas under Minnesota 16.13 Statutes, section 85.013. Debt service on 16.14 the bonds sold to develop and construct the 16.15 camper cabins is annually appropriated and 16.16 must be paid from the parks account in the 16.17 natural resources fund to the commissioner 16.18 of finance as required by Minnesota Statutes, 16.19 section 16A.643.16.20 Sec. 8. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY 16.21 Subdivision 1. To the Pollution Control Agency 16.22 for the purposes specified in this section 11,150,000 16.23 Subd. 2.Closed landfill program 7,150,000 16.24 To design and construct remedial systems 16.25 and acquire land at landfills throughout the 16.26 state in accordance with the closed landfill 16.27 program under Minnesota Statutes, section 16.28 115B.39.16.29 Subd. 3.Capital assistance program 4,000,000 16.30 For the solid waste capital assistance grants 16.31 program under Minnesota Statutes, section 16.32 115A.54.17.1 Sec. 9. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 17.2 RESOURCES 17.3 Subdivision 1.To the Board of Water and Soil 17.4 Resources for the purposes specified in this 17.5 section 34,350,000 17.6 Subd. 2. RIM and CREP conservation 17.7 easements 30,150,000 17.8 This appropriation is to acquire conservation 17.9 easements from landowners on marginal 17.10 lands to protect soil and water quality and to 17.11 support fish and wildlife habitat as provided 17.12 in Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. 17.13 Of this amount, $4,750,000 is appropriated 17.14 from the general fund to implement the 17.15 program.17.16 Subd. 3.Wetland replacement due to public 17.17 road projects 4,200,000 17.18 To acquire land for wetlands or restore 17.19 wetlands to be used to replace wetlands 17.20 drained or filled as a result of the repair, 17.21 maintenance, or rehabilitation of existing 17.22 public roads, as required by Minnesota 17.23 Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1, 17.24 paragraphs (k) and (l). 17.25 Of this amount, $700,000 is appropriated 17.26 from the general fund to implement the 17.27 program. 17.28 The purchase price paid for acquisition 17.29 of land, fee, or perpetual easement must 17.30 be the fair market value as determined 17.31 by the board. The board may enter into 17.32 agreements with the federal government, 18.1 other state agencies, political subdivisions, 18.2 and nonprofit organizations or fee owners to 18.3 acquire land and restore and create wetlands 18.4 and to acquire existing wetland banking 18.5 credits. Acquisition of or the conveyance 18.6 of land may be in the name of the political 18.7 subdivision.18.8 Sec. 10. AGRICULTURE 1,500,000 18.9 To the commissioner of administration to 18.10 construct, furnish, and equip a biosafety level 18.11 3 agriculture laboratory in the Agriculture 18.12 and Health Joint Laboratory facility in St. 18.13 Paul.18.14 Sec. 11. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL 18.15 GARDEN 18.16 Subdivision 1.To the Minnesota Zoological 18.17 Garden for the purposes specified in this section 21,000,000 18.18 Subd. 2.Asset preservation 8,000,000 18.19 For capital asset preservation improvements 18.20 and betterments, to be spent in accordance 18.21 with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.18.22 Subd. 3.Master plan implementation 13,000,000 18.23 For implementation of the 2001 Minnesota 18.24 Zoological Garden Facilities and Business 18.25 Master Plan. Of this appropriation, 18.26 $3,000,000 is to complete the construction, 18.27 furnishing, and equipping of the Gateway 18.28 project and $10,000,000 is for design 18.29 and construction of components of the 18.30 Biodiversity Center (Heart of the Zoo).19.1 Sec. 12. ADMINISTRATION 19.2 Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of 19.3 administration for the purposes specified in this 19.4 section 21,553,000 19.5 Subd. 2.Exterior renovation of 19.6 transportation building 10,161,000 19.7 To renovate the exterior of the Department of 19.8 Transportation building at 395 John Ireland 19.9 Boulevard in St. Paul. 19.10 This appropriation is from the trunk highway 19.11 bond proceeds account.19.12 Subd. 3.Capital asset preservation and 19.13 replacement account (CAPRA) 5,000,000 19.14 To be spent in accordance with Minnesota 19.15 Statutes, section 16A.632.19.16 Subd. 4.Asset preservation 6,192,000 19.17 (a) Of this appropriation, $5,862,000 is from 19.18 the bond proceeds fund for asset preservation 19.19 projects in properties managed by the 19.20 commissioner. This appropriation must be 19.21 spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 19.22 section 16B.307. 19.23 (b) Of this appropriation, $330,000 is from 19.24 the general fund and is for relocation costs 19.25 associated with projects funded under 19.26 paragraph (a).19.27 Subd. 5.Agency relocation 200,000 19.28 For relocation of state agencies as determined 19.29 by the commissioner. 19.30 This appropriation is from the general fund.20.1 Sec. 13. MILITARY AFFAIRS 8,629,000 20.2 Subdivision 1. To the adjutant general for the 20.3 purposes specified in this section 20.4 Subd. 2.Asset preservation 5,200,000 20.5 For asset preservation improvements and 20.6 betterments of a capital nature at military 20.7 affairs facilities statewide, to be spent in 20.8 accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 20.9 16B.307.20.10 Subd. 3.Facility life safety improvements 1,000,000 20.11 For life/safety improvements and to correct 20.12 code deficiencies at military affairs facilities 20.13 statewide, to be spent in accordance with 20.14 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.20.15 Subd. 4.Lead abatement and range 20.16 conversion 1,029,000 20.17 For lead abatement and to design, 20.18 construct, furnish, and equip the current 20.19 indoor firing ranges in ten National 20.20 Guard Training/Community Centers for 20.21 storage space, classrooms, and office 20.22 space. This appropriation may be used at 20.23 Training/Community Centers located in the 20.24 cities of: Albert Lea, Bloomington, Brainerd, 20.25 Duluth, Jackson, Montevideo, Moorhead, 20.26 Rochester, Rosemount, and St. Peter.20.27 Subd. 5.Facility ADA compliance 1,400,000 20.28 For Americans with Disabilities Act 20.29 (ADA) alterations to existing National 20.30 Guard Training/Community Centers in 20.31 locations throughout the state, to be spent in 21.1 accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 21.2 16B.307.21.3 Subd. 6.Unspent appropriations 21.4 The unspent portion of an appropriation 21.5 for a project in this section that has been 21.6 completed may be used for any other purpose 21.7 authorized in this section.21.8 Sec. 14. TRANSPORTATION 21.9 Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of 21.10 transportation for the purposes specified in this 21.11 section 125,177,000 21.12 Subd. 2.Local bridge replacement and 21.13 rehabilitation 30,000,000 21.14 This appropriation is from the bond proceeds 21.15 account in the state transportation fund as 21.16 provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 21.17 174.50, to match federal money and to 21.18 replace or rehabilitate local deficient bridges. 21.19 Political subdivisions may use grants made 21.20 under this section to construct or reconstruct 21.21 bridges, including: 21.22 (1) matching federal-aid grants to construct 21.23 or reconstruct key bridges; 21.24 (2) paying the costs of preliminary 21.25 engineering and environmental studies 21.26 authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 21.27 174.50, subdivision 6a; 21.28 (3) paying the costs to abandon an existing 21.29 bridge that is deficient and in need of 21.30 replacement, but where no replacement will 21.31 be made; and 22.1 (4) paying the costs to construct a road 22.2 or street to facilitate the abandonment 22.3 of an existing bridge determined by 22.4 the commissioner to be deficient, if the 22.5 commissioner determines that construction 22.6 of the road or street is more cost efficient 22.7 than the replacement of the existing bridge.22.8 Subd. 3.Local road improvement program 10,000,000 22.9 This appropriation is from the bond proceeds 22.10 account in the state transportation fund as 22.11 provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 22.12 174.50. 22.13 $5,000,000 is for construction and 22.14 reconstruction of local roads with statewide 22.15 or regional significance under Minnesota 22.16 Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4. 22.17 $5,000,000 is for grants to counties to assist 22.18 in paying the costs of capital improvement 22.19 projects on county state-aid highways 22.20 under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52, 22.21 subdivision 4a.22.22 Subd. 4.Northstar commuter rail 60,000,000 22.23 To construct, furnish, and equip the Northstar 22.24 commuter rail line serving Big Lake to 22.25 downtown Minneapolis and to construct, 22.26 furnish, and equip the extension of the 22.27 Hiawatha light rail transit line from its 22.28 terminus in downtown Minneapolis to a new 22.29 terminus near Fifth Avenue North adjacent 22.30 to the proposed downtown Minneapolis 22.31 commuter rail station. This appropriation 22.32 is not available until a full-funding grant 22.33 agreement has been executed with the 22.34 Federal Transit Administration. If the 23.1 Northstar commuter rail line is extended 23.2 from Big Lake to the St. Cloud area, regional 23.3 rail authority members of the Northstar 23.4 Corridor Development Authority who did 23.5 not fund a portion of the share of capital 23.6 costs from Minneapolis to Big Lake shall 23.7 contribute an amount for the extension equal 23.8 to the amount they would have contributed 23.9 for their proportional share of the entire line 23.10 from Minneapolis to the St. Cloud area.23.11 Subd. 5.Mankato headquarters 18,228,000 23.12 To construct, furnish, and equip a new 23.13 Mankato headquarters building. This 23.14 appropriation is from the bond proceeds 23.15 account in the trunk highway fund.23.16 Subd. 6.Chaska truck station 6,949,000 23.17 To design, construct, furnish, and equip a 23.18 new truck station building in Chaska. This 23.19 appropriation is from the bond proceeds 23.20 account in the trunk highway fund.23.21 Sec. 15. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL 23.22 Subdivision 1.To the Metropolitan Council for 23.23 the purposes specified in this section 27,500,000 23.24 Subd. 2.I-35W Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) 8,300,000 23.25 $3,300,000 of this appropriation is for design, 23.26 preliminary engineering, and construction of 23.27 passenger facilities for a Bus Rapid Transit 23.28 station at 46th Street and Interstate 35W. 23.29 $5,000,000 of this appropriation is for design, 23.30 preliminary engineering, and construction of 24.1 a park and ride facility for Bus Rapid Transit 24.2 at Interstate 35W and 82nd Street.24.3 Subd. 3.Central Corridor Transitway 2,500,000 24.4 For design, environmental studies, and 24.5 preliminary engineering in the Central 24.6 Corridor Transitway. 24.7 This appropriation may not be spent for 24.8 capital improvements within a trunk highway 24.9 right-of-way.24.10 Subd. 4.Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit 24.11 (BRT) 5,000,000 24.12 For environmental studies, preliminary 24.13 engineering, bus lane improvements, and 24.14 transit station construction and improvements 24.15 in the Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit 24.16 Corridor. 24.17 This appropriation may not be spent for 24.18 capital improvements within a trunk highway 24.19 right-of-way.24.20 Subd. 5.Metropolitan regional parks capital 24.21 improvements 11,700,000 24.22 $8,200,000 of this appropriation must be 24.23 used to pay the cost of improvements and 24.24 betterments of a capital nature and acquisition 24.25 by the council and local government units 24.26 of regional recreational open-space lands in 24.27 accordance with the council's policy plan 24.28 as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 24.29 473.147. Priority must be given to park 24.30 rehabilitation and land acquisition projects. 24.31 $1,500,000 of this appropriation is for a grant 24.32 to the city of South St. Paul for remediation 25.1 and shoreline renovation of the Port Crosby 25.2 landfill site. 25.3 $2,000,000 of this appropriation is for a grant 25.4 to the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation 25.5 Board for renovation of the Lake of the Isles 25.6 Regional Park.25.7 Sec. 16. HUMAN SERVICES 25.8 Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of 25.9 administration for the purposes specified in this 25.10 section 65,280,000 25.11 Subd. 2.State-operated services forensics 25.12 program 25.13 (a) Moose Lake facilities 44,580,000 25.14 To design, construct, furnish, and equip 25.15 residential, program, and ancillary facilities 25.16 at Moose Lake for the Minnesota sex 25.17 offender treatment program.25.18 (b) Moose Lake expansion design 3,200,000 25.19 To design the second phase of construction of 25.20 facilities for expansion of the Minnesota sex 25.21 offender treatment program at Moose Lake.25.22 (c) St. Peter 2,500,000 25.23 To design, construct, and equip a new work, 25.24 program, and activity building on the St. 25.25 Peter Regional Treatment Center campus.25.26 (d) Statewide security upgrades 2,500,000 25.27 To provide security upgrades of a capital 25.28 nature at Department of Human Services 25.29 campuses statewide, including but not 26.1 limited to: security fencing, control centers, 26.2 electronic monitoring and perimeter security 26.3 equipment, electrical distribution systems, 26.4 and building security renovations.26.5 Subd. 3.Systemwide redevelopment, reuse, 26.6 or demolition 7,000,000 26.7 To demolish surplus, nonfunctional, or 26.8 deteriorated facilities and infrastructure 26.9 or to renovate surplus, nonfunctional, or 26.10 deteriorated facilities and infrastructure at 26.11 Department of Human Services campuses 26.12 statewide.26.13 Subd. 4.Systemwide roof renovation and 26.14 replacement 1,500,000 26.15 For renovation and replacement of roofs at 26.16 Department of Human Services facilities 26.17 statewide, to be spent in accordance with 26.18 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.26.19 Subd. 5.Systemwide asset preservation 4,000,000 26.20 For asset preservation improvements and 26.21 betterments of a capital nature at Department 26.22 of Human Services facilities statewide, to be 26.23 spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 26.24 section 16B.307.26.25 Sec. 17. VETERANS HOMES BOARD 26.26 Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of 26.27 administration for the purposes specified in this 26.28 section 15,024,000 26.29 Subd. 2.Asset preservation 6,000,000 26.30 For asset preservation improvements and 26.31 betterments of a capital nature at veterans 27.1 homes statewide, to be spent in accordance 27.2 with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.27.3 Subd. 3.Minneapolis Veterans Home 27.4 (a) Emergency power 2,457,000 27.5 To upgrade the emergency power system to 27.6 make it code compliant and add emergency 27.7 power outlets to Building 17.27.8 (b) Kitchen expansion and remodeling 5,331,000 27.9 To design, renovate, construct, furnish, and 27.10 equip the food preparation and kitchen space, 27.11 and a dining area in the main dining room in 27.12 Building 17.27.13 Subd. 4.Luverne Veterans Home 599,000 27.14 To complete the design, construction, 27.15 furnishing, and equipping of an addition to 27.16 the nursing care facility, to be used as an 27.17 Alzheimer's/dementia program, dining, and 27.18 wander area.27.19 Subd. 5.Fergus Falls Veterans Home 637,000 27.20 To design a 21-bed special care unit to treat 27.21 individuals with Alzheimer's/dementia.27.22 Sec. 18. CORRECTIONS 27.23 Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of 27.24 administration for the purposes specified in this 27.25 section 70,364,000 27.26 Subd. 2.Minnesota Correctional Facility - 27.27 Faribault, Phase 2 27,993,000 27.28 To design, construct, furnish, and equip an 27.29 expansion at the Minnesota Correctional 28.1 Facility - Faribault, to include, but not be 28.2 limited to, one new 416-bed, double-bunked, 28.3 wet-celled lockable living unit; renovation of 28.4 an existing living unit into a long-term care 28.5 housing unit; additional programming space; 28.6 and demolition of one vacated unit.28.7 Subd. 3.Minnesota Correctional Facility - 28.8 Stillwater, Phase 2 19,580,000 28.9 To complete design, construct, furnish, and 28.10 equip a new 150-bed segregation unit.28.11 Subd. 4.Minnesota Correctional Facility - 28.12 Shakopee 28.13 (a) Facility expansion 5,375,000 28.14 To design, construct, furnish, and equip a 28.15 92-bed expansion.28.16 (b) Security fence 4,922,000 28.17 To design, construct, and equip a security 28.18 fence around the facility, to include, but 28.19 not be limited to, a 12-foot high outside 28.20 fence with cameras, video motion detection 28.21 equipment, and perimeter lighting.28.22 Subd. 5.Minnesota Correctional Facility - 28.23 Lino Lakes Medical Building 2,494,000 28.24 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 28.25 the southeast portion of the B building to 28.26 provide consolidated health, dental, and 28.27 psychological services to offenders at the 28.28 facility.28.29 Subd. 6.Asset preservation 10,000,000 28.30 For improvements and betterments of a 28.31 capital nature at Minnesota correctional 29.1 facilities statewide, in accordance with 29.2 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.29.3 Sec. 19. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC 29.4 DEVELOPMENT 29.5 Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of 29.6 employment and economic development or 29.7 other named agency for the purposes specified 29.8 in this section 85,200,000 29.9 Subd. 2.State match for federal grants 38,800,000 29.10 (a) To the Public Facilities Authority: 29.11 (1) to match federal grants for the water 29.12 pollution control revolving fund under 29.13 Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.07; and 29.14 (2) to match federal grants for the drinking 29.15 water revolving fund under Minnesota 29.16 Statutes, section 446A.081. 29.17 (b) The expenditure and allocation of state 29.18 matching money between funds described 29.19 in paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), must 29.20 assure that the matching funds required 29.21 for the drinking water revolving fund are 29.22 available to match the 2007 and 2008 federal 29.23 grants, with the balance to be made available 29.24 to the water pollution control revolving fund. 29.25 (c) This appropriation must be used for 29.26 qualified capital projects.29.27 Subd. 3.Wastewater infrastructure funding 29.28 program 15,300,000 29.29 (a) To the Public Facilities Authority for 29.30 the purposes specified in this subdivision. 29.31 $15,000,000 of this appropriation is for 29.32 grants and loans to eligible municipalities 30.1 under the wastewater infrastructure program 30.2 established in Minnesota Statutes, section 30.3 446A.072. 30.4 To the greatest practical extent, the 30.5 authority must use the appropriation for 30.6 projects on the 2006 project priority list 30.7 for qualified applicants that submit plans 30.8 and specifications to the Pollution Control 30.9 Agency or receive a funding commitment 30.10 from USDA Rural Economic and Community 30.11 Development by July 1, 2006. Funds not 30.12 reserved for eligible projects by July 1, 2006, 30.13 shall, to the greatest practical extent, be used 30.14 for projects on the 2007 project priority 30.15 list in priority order to qualified applicants 30.16 that submit plans and specifications to the 30.17 Pollution Control Agency or have received 30.18 a funding commitment from USDA Rural 30.19 Economic and Community Development by 30.20 December 31, 2007. 30.21 $300,000 of this appropriation is from 30.22 the general fund and is to implement the 30.23 wastewater infrastructure program. 30.24 (b) The grants listed in this paragraph are 30.25 not subject to the 2006 and 2007 project 30.26 priority lists, nor to the limitations on grant 30.27 amounts set forth in Minnesota Statutes, 30.28 section 446A.072, subdivision 5a: 30.29 $6,500,000 of the appropriation in this 30.30 subdivision is for corrective action on 30.31 systems built since 2000 with federal 30.32 USDA Rural Economic and Community 30.33 Development funds or Small Cities 30.34 Development program grant funding that 30.35 are problematic or failing for the cities 31.1 of: Wolf Lake, Donaldson, Strandquist, 31.2 Nerstrand, Darfur, Spring Hill, Tamarack, 31.3 and Palisade. A grant must not exceed 31.4 the amount of federal money used in the 31.5 project unless, upon consultation with the 31.6 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the 31.7 consulting engineers, and other reliable 31.8 technical experts, the authority determines 31.9 the best course of action to correct the 31.10 problem would exceed that amount and 31.11 that other grant funding is not available. 31.12 $500,000 is available for the cities of 31.13 Dunnell, Dumont, Henriette, Lewisville, 31.14 McGrath, and Ostrander to cover necessary 31.15 and appropriate costs over and above the 31.16 funds appropriated in Law 2005, chapter 20, 31.17 article 1, section 23, subdivision 3. 31.18 The appropriation is this paragraph may not 31.19 be used to correct problems with wastewater 31.20 treatment systems designed by licensed 31.21 engineers that were party to any of the 31.22 projects named in this paragraph after the 31.23 final date of enactment of this provision, 31.24 unless such engineers or their firms pay for 31.25 the corrective measures or have successfully 31.26 mediated a settlement for their portion of the 31.27 costs.31.28 Subd. 4.Greater Minnesota business 31.29 development infrastructure grant program 7,500,000 31.30 For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 31.31 116J.431.31.32 Subd. 5.Redevelopment account 13,000,000 31.33 For purposes of the redevelopment account 31.34 under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.571.32.1 Subd. 6.Bioscience business development 32.2 public infrastructure grant program 10,000,000 32.3 For purposes of the Minnesota bioscience 32.4 business development public infrastructure 32.5 grant program under Minnesota Statutes, 32.6 section 116J.435. Of this amount, up to 32.7 $8,000,000 is for a grant to the city of 32.8 Rochester.32.9 Subd. 7.Workforce Center renovations 600,000 32.10 For renovation of the Workforce Center in 32.11 North Minneapolis. Renovations include 32.12 exterior sheathing, mold remediation, 32.13 electrical service upgrades, window 32.14 replacement, overhead sprinklers, alley 32.15 drainage, ADA compliance costs, and other 32.16 costs necessary to repair water damage.32.17 Sec. 20. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 32.18 Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of the 32.19 Housing Finance Agency for the purposes 32.20 specified in this section 25,000,000 32.21 Subd. 2.Supportive housing for long-term 32.22 homeless 25,000,000 32.23 To the commissioner of the Housing Finance 32.24 Agency for loans and grants for publicly 32.25 owned permanent rental housing under 32.26 Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202, 32.27 subdivision 3a, for persons who either 32.28 have been without a permanent residence 32.29 for at least 12 months or on at least four 32.30 occasions in the last three years, or who are 32.31 at significant risk of lacking a permanent 32.32 residence for at least 12 months or on at least 33.1 four occasions in the last three years. The 33.2 housing must provide or coordinate with 33.3 linkages to services necessary for residents 33.4 to maintain housing stability and maximize 33.5 opportunities for education and employment.33.6 Sec. 21. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 33.7 SOCIETY 33.8 Subdivision 1.To the Minnesota Historical 33.9 Society for the purposes specified in this section 6,672,000 33.10 Subd. 2.Historic sites asset preservation 4,000,000 33.11 For capital improvements and betterments 33.12 at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping 33.13 at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and 33.14 monuments, to be spent in accordance with 33.15 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The 33.16 society shall determine project priorities as 33.17 appropriate based on need.33.18 Subd. 3.Historic Fort Snelling Museum 1,100,000 33.19 To design the restoration and renovation of 33.20 the 1904 Cavalry Barracks Building for the 33.21 historic Fort Snelling Museum.33.22 Subd. 4.County and local preservation 33.23 grants 1,000,000 33.24 To be allocated to county and local 33.25 jurisdictions as matching money for historic 33.26 preservation projects of a capital nature. 33.27 Grant recipients must be public entities and 33.28 must match state funds on at least an equal 33.29 basis. The facilities must be publicly owned.33.30 Subd. 5.Minnesota History Center visitor 33.31 services upgrades 572,000 34.1 For security upgrades and facility renovations 34.2 in the library, and for electrical infrastructure 34.3 upgrades.34.4 Sec. 22. GRANTS TO POLITICAL 34.5 SUBDIVISIONS 34.6 Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of the 34.7 agency named in each subdivision for the 34.8 purposes specified in this section 13,000,000 34.9 Subd. 2.Koochiching RECAP 1,000,000 34.10 To the commissioner of the Pollution Control 34.11 Agency for a grant to Koochiching County 34.12 to predesign and design a plasma torch 34.13 gasification waste-to-energy facility.34.14 Subd. 3.St. Cloud Regional Airport 2,000,000 34.15 To the commissioner of transportation for a 34.16 grant to the city of St. Cloud to acquire land 34.17 adjacent to the St. Cloud Regional Airport.34.18 Subd. 4.Economic development 34.19 To the commissioner of employment and 34.20 economic development for the purposes 34.21 specified in this subdivision34.22 (a) Itasca County public infrastructure 7,000,000 34.23 For a grant to Itasca County to predesign 34.24 and design the public infrastructure at the 34.25 shared location of the proposed Mesaba 34.26 energy project power plant and the proposed 34.27 steel mill. This appropriation is not available 34.28 until the commissioner certifies to the 34.29 commissioner of finance that the county has 34.30 a final commitment in place to develop one 34.31 or both of the proposed facilities.35.1 (b) Bemidji regional event center 3,000,000 35.2 For a grant to the city of Bemidji for 35.3 predesign, design, and land acquisition for a 35.4 regional event center.35.5 Sec. 23. BOND SALE EXPENSES 886,000 35.6 To the commissioner of finance for bond sale 35.7 expenses under Minnesota Statutes, section 35.8 16A.641, subdivision 8.35.9 Sec. 24. BOND SALE SCHEDULE 35.10 The commissioner of finance shall schedule 35.11 the sale of state general obligation bonds so 35.12 that, during the biennium ending June 30, 35.13 2007, no more than $781,869,000 will need 35.14 to be transferred from the general fund to the 35.15 state bond fund to pay principal and interest 35.16 due and to become due on outstanding 35.17 state general obligation bonds. During 35.18 the biennium, before each sale of state 35.19 general obligation bonds, the commissioner 35.20 of finance shall calculate the amount of 35.21 debt service payments needed on bonds 35.22 previously issued and shall estimate the 35.23 amount of debt service payments that will 35.24 be needed on the bonds scheduled to be 35.25 sold. The commissioner shall adjust the 35.26 amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as 35.27 to remain within the limit set by this section. 35.28 The amount needed to make the debt service 35.29 payments is appropriated from the general 35.30 fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 35.31 section 16A.641. 36.1 Sec. 25. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION. 36.2 Subdivision 1. Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act 36.3 from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the 36.4 state in an amount up to $855,395,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect 36.5 prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota 36.6 Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. 36.7 Subd. 2. Maximum effort school loan fund. To provide the money appropriated in 36.8 this act from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell 36.9 and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $10,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 36.10 and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by 36.11 the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except 36.12 accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a 36.13 bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school loan fund. 36.14 Subd. 3. Transportation fund bond proceeds account. To provide the money 36.15 appropriated in this act from the state transportation fund, the commissioner of finance 36.16 shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $35,370,000 in the manner, upon 36.17 the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 36.18 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of 36.19 the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, 36.20 must be credited to a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund. 36.21 Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 36.22 Subdivision 1. When. The governor shall submit a three-part budget to the 36.23 legislature. Parts one and two, the budget message and detailed operating budget, must be 36.24 submitted by the fourth Tuesday in January in each odd-numbered year. However, in a 36.25 year following the election of a governor who had not been governor the previous year, 36.26 parts one and two must be submitted by the third Tuesday in February. Part three, the 36.27 detailed recommendations as to capital expenditure, must be submitted as follows: agency 36.28 capital budget requests byJuly 1August 15 of each odd-numbered year, and governor's 36.29 recommendations by January 15 of each even-numbered year. Detailed recommendations 36.30 as to information technology expenditure must be submitted as part of the detailed 36.31 operating budget. Information technology recommendations must include projects to be 36.32 funded during the next biennium and planning estimates for an additional two bienniums. 36.33 Information technology recommendations must specify purposes of the funding such as 36.34 infrastructure, hardware, software, or training. 37.1 Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16A.86, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 37.2 Subd. 2. Budget request. A political subdivision that requests an appropriation of 37.3 state money for a local capital improvement project is encouraged to submita preliminary37.4 the request to the commissioner of finance byJuneJuly 15 of an odd-numbered year to 37.5 ensure its full consideration.The final request must be submitted by November 1.The 37.6 requests must be submitted in the form and with the supporting documentation required 37.7 by the commissioner of finance. All requests timely received by the commissioner must 37.8 be forwarded to the legislature, along with agency requests, by the deadline established 37.9 in section 16A.11, subdivision 1. 37.10 Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16A.86, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 37.11 Subd. 4. Funding. (a) The state share of a project covered by this section must be 37.12 no more than half the total cost of the project, including predesign, design, construction, 37.13 furnishings, and equipment, except as provided in paragraph (b). This subdivision does 37.14 not apply to a project proposed by a school district or other school organization. 37.15 (b) The state share may be more than half the total cost of a project if the project is 37.16 deemed needed as a result of a disaster or to prevent a disaster or is located in a political 37.17 subdivision with a very low average net tax capacity. 37.18 (c) Nothing in this section prevents the governor from recommending, or the 37.19 legislature from considering or funding, projects that do not meet thedeadlinesdeadline in 37.20 subdivision 2 or the criteria in this subdivision or subdivision 3 when the governor or the 37.21 legislature determines that there is a compelling reason for the recommendation or funding. 37.22 Sec. 29. [16B.307] ASSET PRESERVATION STANDARDS. 37.23 Article XI, section 5, clause (a), of the Constitution requires that state general 37.24 obligation bonds be issued to finance only the acquisition or betterment of public land, 37.25 buildings, and other public improvements of a capital nature. Money appropriated for 37.26 asset preservation, whether from state bond proceeds or from other revenue, is subject to 37.27 the following additional limitations: 37.28 (a) An appropriation for asset preservation may not be used to acquire new land nor 37.29 to acquire or construct new buildings, additions to buildings, or major new improvements. 37.30 (b) An appropriation for asset preservation may be used only for a capital 37.31 expenditure on a capital asset previously owned by the state, within the meaning of 37.32 generally accepted accounting principles as applied to public expenditures. The legislature 37.33 assumes that many projects for preservation and replacement of portions of existing 37.34 capital assets will constitute betterments and capital improvements within the meaning of 38.1 the Constitution and capital expenditures under generally accepted accounting principles, 38.2 and will be financed more efficiently and economically under this section than by direct 38.3 appropriations for specific projects. 38.4 (c) Categories of projects considered likely to be most needed and appropriate for 38.5 asset preservation appropriations are the following: 38.6 (1) projects to remove life safety hazards, like building code violations or structural 38.7 defects; 38.8 (2) projects to eliminate or contain hazardous substances like asbestos or lead paint; 38.9 (3) major projects to replace or repair roofs, windows, tuckpointing, mechanical or 38.10 electrical systems, utility infrastructure, tunnels, and structural members necessary to 38.11 preserve the exterior and interior of existing buildings; and 38.12 (4) projects to renovate parking structures. 38.13 (d) Up to ten percent of an appropriation subject to this section may be used for 38.14 design costs for projects eligible to be funded under this section in anticipation of future 38.15 asset preservation appropriations. 38.16 Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 86A.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 38.17 Subd. 3. State recreation area; purpose; resource and site qualifications; 38.18 administration. (a) A state recreation area shall be established to provide a broad 38.19 selection of outdoor recreation opportunities in a natural setting which may be used by 38.20 large numbers of people. 38.21 (b) No unit shall be authorized as a state recreation area unless its proposed location 38.22 substantially satisfies the following criteria: 38.23 (1) Contains natural or artificial resources which provide outstanding outdoor 38.24 recreational opportunities that will attract visitors from beyond the local area; 38.25 (2) Contains resources which permit intensive recreational use by large numbers 38.26 of people; and 38.27 (3) May be located in areas which have serious deficiencies in public outdoor 38.28 recreation facilities, provided that state recreation areas should not be provided in lieu of 38.29 municipal, county, or regional facilities. 38.30 (c) State recreation areas shall be administered by the commissioner of natural 38.31 resources in a manner which is consistent with the purposes of this subdivision primarily 38.32 to provide as broad a selection of opportunities for outdoor recreation as is consistent 38.33 with maintaining a pleasing natural environment. Scenic, historic, scientific, scarce, 38.34 or disappearing resources within state recreation areas shall be recommended for 38.35 authorization as historic sites or designated scientific and natural areas pursuant to section 39.1 86A.08 to preserve and protect them. Physical development shall enhance and promote 39.2 the use and enjoyment of the natural recreational resources of the area. 39.3 (d) The commissioner may acquire and establish an outdoor recreation area for 39.4 off-road vehicle use. 39.5 Sec. 31. [116J.435] MINNESOTA BIOSCIENCE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 39.6 PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM. 39.7 Subdivision 1. Creation of account. A Minnesota bioscience business development 39.8 public infrastructure account is created in the bond proceeds fund. Money in the account 39.9 may only be used for eligible costs for publicly owned property. 39.10 Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this section: 39.11 (1) "local governmental unit" means any county, city, town, special district, or other 39.12 political subdivision or public corporation; 39.13 (2) "governing body" means the council, board of commissioners, board of trustees, 39.14 or other body charged with governing any local governmental unit; 39.15 (3) "public infrastructure" means publicly owned physical infrastructure necessary 39.16 to support bioscience business development activities, including, but not limited to, 39.17 wastewater collection and treatment, drinking water, storm sewers, utility extensions, 39.18 telecommunications infrastructure, streets, roads, bridges, parking ramps, facilities that 39.19 support basic science and clinical research, and research infrastructure; and 39.20 (4) "eligible project" means a public infrastructure project for which a local 39.21 governmental unit may be eligible to receive a grant under this section, including: 39.22 manufacturing; technology; warehousing and distribution; research and development; 39.23 bioscience business incubator; agricultural bioprocessing; or industrial, office, or research 39.24 park development that would be used by a bioscience-based business. 39.25 Subd. 3. Grant program established. (a) The commissioner shall make 39.26 competitive grants to local governmental units to provide for up to 50 percent of the 39.27 capital costs of public infrastructure necessary for an eligible bioscience business 39.28 infrastructure development. The local governmental unit receiving a grant must provide 39.29 for the remainder of the public infrastructure costs, either in cash or in kind. In-kind 39.30 contributions may include the value of site preparation other than the public infrastructure 39.31 needed for the project. 39.32 (b) Grants under this program may be made to local governmental units to predesign, 39.33 design, acquire, and construct publicly owned infrastructure required to support bioscience 39.34 development activity in this state. 40.1 (c) The purpose of the program is to keep or enhance jobs in the area, increase the 40.2 tax base, or to expand or create new economic development through the growth of new 40.3 bioscience businesses and organizations. 40.4 Subd. 4. Application. (a) The commissioner must develop forms and procedures 40.5 for soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a 40.6 local governmental unit must include the following information in its application: 40.7 (1) a resolution of its governing body certifying that the required local match is 40.8 available and committed; 40.9 (2) a detailed estimate, along with necessary supporting evidence, of the total 40.10 development costs for the site; 40.11 (3) an assessment of the potential or likely use of the site for bioscience activities 40.12 after completion of the project; 40.13 (4) a timeline indicating the major milestones of the project and their anticipated 40.14 completion dates; 40.15 (5) a commitment from the governing body to repay the grant if the milestones are 40.16 not realized by the completion date identified in clause (4); and 40.17 (6) any additional information or material the commissioner prescribes. 40.18 (b) The determination of whether to make a grant for a project is within the discretion 40.19 of the commissioner, subject to this section. The commissioner's decisions and application 40.20 of the priorities are not subject to judicial review, except for abuse of discretion. 40.21 Subd. 5. Priorities. (a) If applications for grants exceed the available appropriations, 40.22 grants shall be made for projects that, in the commissioner's judgment, provide the 40.23 highest return in public benefits for the public costs incurred. "Public benefits" include 40.24 job creation, environmental benefits to the state and region, efficient use of public 40.25 transportation, efficient use of existing infrastructure, provision of affordable housing, 40.26 multiuse development that constitutes community rebuilding rather than single-use 40.27 development, crime reduction, blight reduction, community stabilization, and property tax 40.28 base maintenance or improvement. In making this judgment, the commissioner shall give 40.29 priority to projects with one or more of the following characteristics: 40.30 (1) the potential of the local government unit to attract viable bioscience businesses; 40.31 (2) proximity to public transit if located in a metropolitan county, as defined in 40.32 section 473.121, subdivision 4; 40.33 (3) multijurisdictional projects that take into account the need for affordable housing, 40.34 transportation, and environmental impact; 40.35 (4) the project is not relocating substantially the same operation from another 40.36 location in the state, unless the commissioner determines the project cannot be reasonably 41.1 accommodated within the local governmental unit in which the business is currently 41.2 located, or the business would otherwise relocate to another state or country; and 41.3 (5) the number of jobs that will be created. 41.4 (b) The factors in paragraph (a) are not listed in a rank order of priority; rather, the 41.5 commissioner may weigh each factor, depending upon the facts and circumstances, as 41.6 the commissioner considers appropriate. 41.7 Subd. 6. Local match requirement. In order to qualify for a grant under 41.8 this section, the local governmental unit must pay for at least one-half of the public 41.9 infrastructure costs as a local match. The local governmental unit shall pay an amount 41.10 of the project costs equal to at least 50 percent of the development project from the 41.11 municipality's general fund; a special property tax levy for that purpose; tax increments; 41.12 regional, state, or federal money available for the economic development; or any other 41.13 money available to the local governmental unit. 41.14 Subd. 7. Cancellation of grant. If a grant is awarded to a local governmental unit 41.15 and funds are not encumbered for the grant within four years after the award date, the 41.16 grant must be canceled. 41.17 Subd. 8. Repayment of grant. If a project funded with a grant awarded under this 41.18 section is completed, and after five years from the date of the last grant payment the 41.19 site is not occupied by a bioscience business, the grant recipient must repay the amount 41.20 of the grant funds received. The commissioner must deposit all money received under 41.21 this subdivision into the debt service fund. 41.22 Sec. 32. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 7, subdivision 14, is amended to read: 41.2341.24 Subd. 14.State trail development 7,910,000 41.25 41.26 To acquire land for and to develop and 41.27 rehabilitate state trails as specified in 41.28 Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015. 41.29 41.30 $1,500,000 is for the Blazing Star Trail. 41.31 41.32 $435,000 is for a segment of the Blufflands 41.33 Trail, from Preston to Forestville. 41.34 42.1 $200,000 is for a segment of the Blufflands 42.2 Trail, from Chester Woods County Park 42.3 to the city limits of Rochester in Olmsted 42.4 County, primarily for nonmotorized riding 42.5 and hiking. 42.6 42.7 $400,000 is for the Douglas Trail. 42.8 42.9 $400,000 is for the Gateway Trail. 42.10 42.11 $725,000 is for the Gitchi Gami Trail. 42.12 42.13 $500,000 is for the Glacial Lakes Trail. 42.14 42.15 $200,000 is for the Goodhue Pioneer Trail. 42.16 42.17 $300,000 is for the Heartland Trail. 42.18 42.19 $300,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail. 42.20 42.21 $100,000 is for the Minnesota River Trail. 42.22 42.23 $2,400,000 is for the Paul Bunyan Trail: 42.24$1,500,000$320,000 is for an extension 42.25 across Excelsior Road in the city of Baxter to 42.26 connect with the Oberstar Tunnel; $900,000 42.27 is to acquire right-of-way in the city of 42.28 Bemidji and to rehabilitate the trail. 42.29 42.30 $450,000 is for the Shooting Star Trail. 42.31 42.32 Sec. 33. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 12, is amended to 42.33 read:43.1 Subd. 12.Bioscience development 18,500,000 43.2 43.3 For grants to political subdivisions to 43.4 predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 43.5 equip publicly owned infrastructure required 43.6 to support bioscience development in this 43.7 state. 43.8 43.9 $2,500,000 is for a grant to the city of 43.10 Worthington. $2,000,000 is for bioscience 43.11 business development public infrastructure 43.12 grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 43.13 116J.435. 43.14 43.15 Sec. 34. CANCELLATIONS. 43.16 $3,259,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 20, section 20, subdivision 43.17 2, for design of a facility at the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center is canceled. The 43.18 bond sale authorized in Laws 2005, chapter 20, section 28, subdivision 1, is reduced 43.19 by $3,259,000. 43.20 Sec. 35. EFFECTIVE DATE. 43.21 This act is effective the day following final enactment.