HF 2959

2nd Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better
public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with
certain conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs;
authorizing sale of state bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, sections 16A.11, subdivision 1; 16A.86, subdivisions 2, 4; 85.013,
by adding a subdivision; 123A.44; 123A.441; 123A.442; 123A.443; 136F.98,
subdivision 1; 446A.12, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement,
sections 116.182, subdivision 2; 116J.575, subdivision 1; Laws 2000, chapter
492, article 1, section 7, subdivision 21, as amended; Laws 2002, chapter
393, section 19, subdivision 2; Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, sections 7,
subdivisions 14, 21; 19, subdivision 6; 20, subdivisions 2, 3; 23, subdivisions
3, 12; 27; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16B;
85; 116J; 446A.

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

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

new text begin The sums shown in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are appropriated from
the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated,
to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as
authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire
and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or
as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or
article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this act are available until
the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
new text end

new text begin SUMMARY new text end
new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 121,333,000 new text end
new text begin MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES new text end		new text begin 187,690,000 new text end
new text begin PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION new text end		new text begin 1,051,000 new text end
new text begin EDUCATION new text end		new text begin 16,000,000 new text end
new text begin MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES new text end		new text begin 2,509,000 new text end
new text begin NATURAL RESOURCES new text end		new text begin 100,951,000 new text end
new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY new text end		new text begin 15,800,000 new text end
new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES new text end		new text begin 9,200,000 new text end
new text begin AGRICULTURE new text end		new text begin 1,500,000 new text end
new text begin ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN new text end		new text begin 9,000,000 new text end
new text begin ADMINISTRATION new text end		new text begin 10,912,000 new text end
new text begin CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL PLANNING new text end		new text begin 1,800,000 new text end
new text begin MILITARY AFFAIRS new text end		new text begin 8,629,000 new text end
new text begin TRANSPORTATION new text end		new text begin 144,500,000 new text end
new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end		new text begin 20,991,000 new text end
new text begin HUMAN SERVICES new text end		new text begin 57,821,000 new text end
new text begin VETERANS HOMES BOARD new text end		new text begin 16,646,000 new text end
new text begin CORRECTIONS new text end		new text begin 43,679,000 new text end
new text begin EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT new text end		new text begin 125,304,000 new text end
new text begin HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY new text end		new text begin 8,000,000 new text end
new text begin MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY new text end		new text begin 5,572,000 new text end
new text begin GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS new text end		new text begin 90,037,000 new text end
new text begin BOND SALE EXPENSES new text end		new text begin 945,000 new text end
new text begin TOTAL new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 999,870,000 new text end
new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service) new text end		new text begin 862,773,000 new text end
new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund (User Financed Debt Service) new text end		new text begin 50,597,000 new text end
new text begin Maximum Effort School Loan Fund new text end		new text begin 4,000,000 new text end
new text begin State Transportation Fund new text end		new text begin 82,500,000 new text end

	new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
	new text begin $ new text end

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

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin To the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the purposes specified in this section new text end

new text begin 121,333,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) new text end

new text begin 30,000,000 new text end

new text begin For the purposes under Minnesota Statutes,
section 135A.046, for use systemwide.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Duluth Campus new text end new text begin Labovitz School of Business new text end

new text begin 15,333,000 new text end

new text begin To construct, furnish, and equip a new
building for the Labovitz School of Business
and Economics to include classrooms,
offices, teaching laboratories, student
services, administrative support services, and
utility upgrades.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Twin Cities Campus new text end

new text begin (a) Carlson School of Management new text end

new text begin 26,600,000 new text end

new text begin To design and construct a new facility to
include classrooms, teaching laboratories,
student services, administrative support
services, and office space for the Department
of Economics.
new text end

new text begin (b) Medical Biosciences Building Phase 1 and utility upgrade new text end

new text begin 40,000,000 new text end

new text begin To design and construct a new medical
biosciences building to include research
laboratories, lab support facilities, faculty
offices, and support services. Necessary
utility upgrades are included.
new text end

new text begin (c) Science Teaching and Student Service Center new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 4,100,000 new text end

new text begin To design and construct a new classroom
and student services center to include
science demonstration classrooms and
university-wide student services. Demolition
of the Science Classroom Building is
included.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin University Research Centers new text end

new text begin (a) Cedar Creek Natural History Area, East Bethel new text end

new text begin 500,000 new text end

new text begin To construct new housing for students
and faculty, including visiting faculty and
researchers.
new text end

new text begin (b) Cloquet Forestry Center Classroom Addition new text end

new text begin 500,000 new text end

new text begin To design and construct an addition to the
administration building for offices, expanded
classrooms, and educational support services.
Included are HVAC upgrades.
new text end

new text begin (c) West Regional Outreach Center, Morris new text end

new text begin (1) To design and construct an addition to the Administration Building for increased educational and office space new text end

new text begin 1,800,000 new text end

new text begin (2) To construct, furnish, and equip a facility for the wind energy to hydrogen to anhydrous ammonia pilot project new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Land Transfer; Dakota County Technical College new text end

new text begin Appropriations under this section are not
available until the commissioner of finance
has determined that the Board of Regents
has transferred to the state of Minnesota, for
the Board of Trustees of Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities, the 105-acre
parcel of land adjacent to the Dakota
Technical College that is currently used for
the decision driving course.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin University Share new text end

new text begin Except for Higher Education Asset
Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)
under subdivision 2, the appropriations in this
section are intended to cover approximately
two-thirds of the cost of each project. The
remaining costs must be paid from university
sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Unspent Appropriations new text end

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

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

new text begin 187,690,000 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for the purposes specified in this section. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement new text end

new text begin 40,000,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for the purposes
specified in Minnesota Statutes, section
135A.046, including safety and statutory
compliance, envelope integrity, mechanical
systems, and space renovation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Bemidji State University new text end new text begin Sattgast Science Hall Design new text end

new text begin 700,000 new text end

new text begin To design an addition to and renovation of
Sattgast Science Hall.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Century College new text end new text begin Science and Library Building new text end

new text begin 19,900,000 new text end

new text begin To construct, furnish, and equip a new
science instruction and learning resource
center building on the east campus in Phase
1.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Library and Cultural Center Addition new text end

new text begin 12,390,000 new text end

new text begin To construct, furnish, and equip an addition
and a renovation for a library and learning
resource center, and an addition for law
enforcement, nursing education, cultural
center, and related spaces.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Inver Hills Community College new text end new text begin Fine Arts Building Addition new text end

new text begin 700,000 new text end

new text begin To design a classroom addition to and
renovation of the Fine Arts building.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Lake Superior College new text end

new text begin 840,000 new text end

new text begin To design a two-phased project to construct
a health and science center addition and to
renovate existing spaces.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Minneapolis Community and Technical College Science and Health Renovation new text end

new text begin 18,874,000 new text end

new text begin To complete the design of and to renovate,
furnish, and equip spaces for science,
nursing, and allied healthcare programs
to include classrooms, laboratories, and
ancillary spaces, in cooperation with
Metropolitan State University. To renovate,
furnish, and equip science laboratories in
Kopp Hall for general classroom instruction.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical, Red Wing Library and Student Services Renovation new text end

new text begin 4,855,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design, and to renovate, furnish,
and equip spaces for library, learning
resource center, information technology,
student services and commons, bookstore,
administration, music instrument repair, and
allied health classrooms and laboratories,
and to construct an entryway addition.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Minnesota State University, Mankato, Trafton Hall Addition new text end

new text begin 32,900,000 new text end

new text begin To construct, furnish, and equip an addition
for classrooms, science laboratories, and
related offices, and to renovate, furnish,
and equip Trafton Hall North in Phase
1. University funds may be added to
this appropriation up to a total cost of
$33,250,000.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Minnesota State University, Moorhead new text end

new text begin (1) MacLean Hall renovation new text end

new text begin 9,680,000 new text end

new text begin To renovate, furnish, and equip MacLean
Hall for classrooms, laboratories, and
related offices, and construct a new exterior
stairwell.
new text end

new text begin (b) Lommen Hall new text end

new text begin 600,000 new text end

new text begin To design the renovation of Lommen Hall.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Normandale Community College new text end new text begin Classroom Addition and Renovation new text end

new text begin 5,125,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, renovate, furnish, and
equip a Phase 1 classroom addition and
renovation and to design a Phase 2 classroom
addition and renovation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin North Hennepin Community College new text end

new text begin 700,000 new text end

new text begin To design a Business and Technology
Building addition and the renovation of the
Career and Continuing Education Building.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Northland Community and Technical College at East Grand Forks new text end

new text begin 600,000 new text end

new text begin To design a nursing addition and renovation
of spaces for allied health laboratories,
library, learning resource center, student
commons, bookstore, classrooms, ancillary
spaces, and boiler system expansion.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin St. Cloud State University new text end

new text begin (a) Robert A. Wick Science Building new text end

new text begin 14,000,000 new text end

new text begin To construct, furnish, and equip an addition
and renovation for classrooms, science
laboratories, and related offices in Phase 1.
new text end

new text begin (b) Riverview Hall Renovation new text end

new text begin 4,500,000 new text end

new text begin To renovate, furnish, and equip Riverview
Hall for general and technology-enhanced
classrooms and ancillary spaces.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin St. Paul College Applied Science Renovation Design new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin To design the renovation of classrooms,
applied technology, and trades laboratories
on the ground floor, and an addition to the
mechanics shop and to design and construct
replacement of the main campus electrical
distribution system in Phase 1.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end new text begin Systemwide Initiatives new text end

new text begin (a) Demolition new text end

new text begin 1,600,000 new text end

new text begin To demolish obsolete buildings or portions
of buildings on campuses statewide.
new text end

new text begin (b) Science labs and workforce initiatives new text end

new text begin 5,140,000 new text end

new text begin To renovate, furnish, and equip teaching
laboratories and classrooms for science and
applied technology at campuses statewide.
Campuses may use nonstate funds to increase
the size of the projects.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end new text begin Winona State University new text end

new text begin (a) Maxwell Hall renovation new text end

new text begin 11,186,000 new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
Maxwell Hall for classrooms, offices, a
National Child Protection Center and related
spaces and to design, renovate, furnish, and
equip vacated spaces in Somsen, Phelps, and
Gildemeister Halls.
new text end

new text begin (b) Memorial Hall Design new text end

new text begin 400,000 new text end

new text begin To design an addition to Memorial Hall and
renovation of vacated spaces at Gildemeister
Hall. The board may use nonstate funds for
the remainder of the cost of the design up to
a total cost of $785,000.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end new text begin Debt Service new text end

new text begin The board shall pay the debt service on
one-third of the principal amount of state
bonds sold to finance projects authorized
by this section, except for subdivisions
2 and 18, paragraph (b), and except that,
where a nonstate match is required, the debt
service is due on a principal amount equal
to one-third of the total project cost, less the
match committed before the bonds are sold.
After each sale of general obligation bonds,
the commissioner of finance shall notify the
board of the amounts assessed for each year
of the life of the bonds.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end new text begin Unspent Appropriations new text end

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

new text begin (b) The unspent portion of an appropriation
for a project in this section that is complete,
is available for higher education asset
preservation and replacement under this
subdivision, at the same campus as the
project for which the original appropriation
was made and the debt service requirement
under subdivision 19 is reduced accordingly.
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
from the date of the original appropriation to
the unspent amount transferred.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION new text end

new text begin 1,051,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration for
campus asset preservation at the Perpich
Center for Arts Education, including sewer
line replacement, air conditioning, reroofing
of the east half of the main school building,
and sidewalk and paving improvements,
to be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION new text end

new text begin 16,000,000 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin To the commissioner of education for the purposes specified in this section. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Nett Lake Maximum Effort Capital Loan new text end

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a capital loan to Independent School
District No. 707, Nett Lake, as provided
in Minnesota Statutes, sections 126C.60 to
126C.72. It is the intent of the legislature
that this appropriation fully completes the
funding for construction and renovation costs
and related improvements to the district's
kindergarten through grade 6 facilities. This
appropriation must be spent on educationally
related facilities and must not be used for
community facilities or other noneducational
purposes.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Library Accessibility and Improvement Grants new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin For library accessibility and improvement
grants according to Minnesota Statutes,
section 134.45.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin MacPhail Center for Music new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin (a) For a grant to the city of Minneapolis
to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
and equip a new facility for the MacPhail
Center for Music. The city of Minneapolis
may enter into a lease or management
agreement to operate the center, subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. This
appropriation shall not be available until
the city of Minneapolis has determined
that not less than $16,000,000 has been
committed to the MacPhail Center for
Music from nonstate sources, and that the
available funds are sufficient to complete
a functional facility. "Nonstate sources,"
for purposes of this project, means a source
other than a direct state appropriation for
construction of this facility and may include
loan funds. Funds secured prior to the date
of enactment are eligible to count toward the
required commitment of nonstate sources,
provided they are used for qualified capital
expenditures. Any land acquisition cost paid
by the MacPhail Center For Music shall
qualify as a capital expenditure.
new text end

new text begin (b) The city of Minneapolis may provide
funds to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
and equip a center for music education,
including classrooms and a recital hall in
the city of Minneapolis, to provide a facility
for education of students, music therapy
programs for persons with disabilities, music
teacher training opportunities, curriculum
and program development, and to provide
such programming in public and private
schools and in partnership with other
organizations throughout the state.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Cooperative Facilities Grants new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin For cooperative facilities grants to qualifying
school districts under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 123A.441 to 123A.446.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES new text end

new text begin 2,509,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration for
asset preservation on both campuses of the
academies, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin NATURAL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin To the commissioner of natural resources for the purposes specified in this section new text end

new text begin 100,951,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants new text end

new text begin 19,230,000 new text end

new text begin For the state share of flood hazard
mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.161. The commissioner shall determine
project priorities as appropriate, based on
need. This appropriation includes money for
the following projects:
new text end

new text begin (a) Austin
new text end

new text begin (b) Albert Lea
new text end

new text begin (c) Crookston
new text end

new text begin (d) Canisteo Mine
new text end

new text begin (e) Delano
new text end

new text begin (f) East Grand Forks
new text end

new text begin (g) Golden Valley
new text end

new text begin (h) Grand Marais Creek
new text end

new text begin (i) Granite Falls
new text end

new text begin (j) Inver Grove Heights
new text end

new text begin (k) Manston Slough
new text end

new text begin (l) Oakport Township
new text end

new text begin (m) Riverton Township
new text end

new text begin (n) Shell Rock Watershed District
new text end

new text begin (o) St. Vincent
new text end

new text begin (p) Wild Rice River Watershed District
new text end

new text begin For any project listed in this subdivision that
is not ready to proceed or does not expend all
the money allocated to it, the commissioner
may allocate that project's money to a project
on the commissioner's priority list.
new text end

new text begin To the extent that the cost of a project in
Ada, Crookston, East Grand Forks, Granite
Falls, Oakport Township, St. Vincent,
Breckenridge, Dawson, Montevideo, Roseau,
or Warren exceeds two percent of the median
household income in the municipality
multiplied by the number of households in
the municipality, this appropriation is also
for the local share of the project. The local
share for the St. Vincent dike may not exceed
$30,000.
new text end

new text begin $100,000 of this appropriation is for the
state share of a flood hazard mitigation grant
under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.161,
to the city of St. Vincent in Kittson County
to predesign renovation of the existing dike
on the Red River of the North to a condition
sufficient to earn certification from the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers that the dike will
protect the city from a 100-year flood.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Dam Renovation and Removal new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin To renovate or remove publicly owned dams
according to Minnesota Statutes, sections
103G.511 and 103G.515.
new text end

new text begin Of this amount, $250,000 is for a grant to the
city of Kenyon for the Kenyon embankment
removal project.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Wildlife Area Land Acquisition and Improvement new text end

new text begin 17,000,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire and improve land for wildlife
management area purposes under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Large Scale Forest Conservation Easements new text end

new text begin 7,000,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire conservation easements as
described under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 84C, on private forest lands. The
conservation easements must guarantee
public access, including hunting and fishing.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin State Park Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Natural Resource Restoration new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin For infrastructure rehabilitation and natural
resource restoration projects within state
parks established under Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.012, and state recreation areas
established under Minnesota Statutes, section
85.013.
new text end

new text begin Of this amount, $50,000 is for electrical,
sewer, and water hookups at Monson Lake
State Park.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin State Park Building Construction and Rehabilitation new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin To construct a visitor center at Grand Portage
State Park, and to renovate buildings in
state parks and state recreation areas in
accordance with a management plan required
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 86A.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Fisheries Acquisition and Improvement new text end

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire land and interests in land for
aquatic management areas and to make
public improvements and betterments of a
capital nature to aquatic management areas
established under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 14.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin State Land Reforestation new text end

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

new text begin For reforestation activities under Minnesota
Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 2,
including planting, seeding, site preparation,
and purchasing tree seeds and seedlings.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin State Forest Land Acquisition new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire private lands within state forests
established under Minnesota Statutes, section
89.021.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin State Park and Recreation Area Acquisition new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire high priority private lands within
state parks established under Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.012, and state recreation
areas established under Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.013.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition and Development new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire land for scientific and natural
areas and for protection and improvements of
a capital nature to scientific and natural areas
under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.033.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Water Access Acquisition and Betterment of Fishing Piers new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin For public water access acquisition,
renovation, and construction projects of a
capital nature on lakes and rivers, including
water access through the provision of fishing
piers and shoreline access under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 9.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin State Trail Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Repair new text end

new text begin 8,511,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire land for and to construct and
renovate state trails under Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.015.
new text end

new text begin (a) Of this amount:
new text end

new text begin (1) $300,000 is for the Preston to Forestville
State Park segment of the Blufflands Trail
System;
new text end

new text begin (2) $100,000 is for the Root River segment
of the Blufflands Trail System;
new text end

new text begin (3) $500,000 is for the Casey Jones Trail;
new text end

new text begin (4) $400,000 is for the Cuyuna Trail;
new text end

new text begin (5) $750,000 is for the Gateway Trail;
new text end

new text begin (6) $1,185,000 is for the Gitchi Gami Trail;
new text end

new text begin (7) $1,000,000 is for the Glacial Lakes Trail;
new text end

new text begin (8) $500,000 is for the Goodhue Pioneer
Trail;
new text end

new text begin (9) $1,800,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail;
new text end

new text begin (10) $226,000 is for the Minnesota River
Trail at Big Stone;
new text end

new text begin (11) $750,000 is for the Shooting Star Trail.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,000,000 is for the rehabilitation of
state trails.
new text end

new text begin (c) For any project listed in this subdivision
that is not ready to proceed, the commissioner
may allocate that project's money to another
state trail project identified in this
subdivision. The chairs of the house and
senate committees with jurisdiction over
environment and natural resources and
legislators from the affected legislative
districts must be notified of any changes.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin Trail Connections new text end

new text begin 1,210,000 new text end

new text begin For matching grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.019, subdivision 4c.
new text end

new text begin $950,000 is for a grant to the St. Louis
and Lake Counties Regional Railroad
Authority for land acquisition, engineering,
construction, furnishing, and equipping of a
19-mile "Boundary Waters Connection" of
the Mesabi Trail from Bearhead State Park
to the International Wolf Center in Ely. This
appropriation is contingent upon a matching
contribution of $950,000 from other sources,
public or private.
new text end

new text begin $260,000 is to provide the state match for the
cost of the Soo Line Multiuse Recreational
Bridge project over marked Trunk Highway
169 in Mille Lacs County.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin Lake Superior Safe Harbors new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin To design and construct capital improvements
to public accesses and small craft harbors on
Lake Superior in cooperation with the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the match requirements
in Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 7,
subdivision 24, and Laws 2000, chapter
492, article 1, section 7, subdivision 21, the
commissioner may proceed with the Two
Harbors project upon securing an agreement
with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that
commits federal expenditures of at least
$4,000,000 to the project.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end new text begin Stream Protection and Restoration new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin For the design and construction of stream
protection and restoration projects.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end new text begin Local Initiatives Grants new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin (1) For grants to units of government to
acquire and better natural and scenic areas
under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019,
subdivision 4a;
new text end

new text begin (2) for grants to units of government
to acquire land and design, construct,
and redevelop outdoor recreation areas
under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019,
subdivision 2; and
new text end

new text begin (3) for grants to local units of government and
public regional parks organizations located
outside the metropolitan area as defined
in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121,
subdivision 2, to acquire and better land for
regional parks, trails, and open space.
new text end

new text begin Improvements must be of a capital nature.
Each $3 of state grants must be matched by
$2 of nonstate funds under clause (3).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end new text begin Native Prairie Bank Easements and Development new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire native prairie bank easements
under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
and to develop and restore certain tracts of
prairie bank lands for which the easements
are permanent.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end new text begin Water Control Structures new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For the rehabilitation or replacement of water
control structures used to manage shallow
lakes and wetlands for waterfowl habitat on
wildlife management areas under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 21. new text end new text begin Fish Hatchery Improvements new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For improvements of a capital nature to
renovate fish culture facilities at hatcheries
owned by the state and operated by the
commissioner of natural resources under
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.045,
subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 22. new text end new text begin Statewide Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin For the renovation of state-owned facilities
operated by the commissioner of natural
resources, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The
commissioner may use this appropriation
to replace buildings if that is the most
cost-effective method of renovation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 23. new text end new text begin Buyout Trust Fund Lands new text end

new text begin 6,000,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire under Minnesota Statutes, section
92.121, permanent school trust lands located
within the boundaries of state parks, wildlife
management areas, and state recreation areas.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 24. new text end new text begin Forest Roads and Bridges new text end

new text begin 1,500,000 new text end

new text begin For reconstruction, resurfacing, replacement,
and construction of state forest roads and
bridges under Minnesota Statutes, section
89.002.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 25. new text end new text begin Off-road Vehicle Recreation Area new text end

new text begin 1,500,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire land for and construct a public
off-road vehicle recreation area under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 3. Debt service on the bonds sold
to acquire the off-road vehicle recreation
area is annually appropriated and must be
paid from the off-road vehicle account in the
natural resources fund to the commissioner
of finance as required by Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.643.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 26. new text end new text begin State Park Camper Cabins new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin To construct camper cabins and upgrade
infrastructure for the cabins in state parks
under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012,
and state recreation areas under Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.013.
new text end

new text begin Of this amount, $150,000 is for camper
cabins at Glacial Lakes State Park and
$150,000 is for camper cabins at Sibley State
Park.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin To the Pollution Control Agency for the purposes specified in this section new text end

new text begin 15,800,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Closed Landfill Program new text end

new text begin 10,800,000 new text end

new text begin To design and construct remedial systems
and acquire land at landfills throughout the
state in accordance with the closed landfill
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
115B.39.
new text end

new text begin Of this amount:
new text end

new text begin (a) $3,650,000 is for a grant to the city
of Albert Lea to construct a remediation
system to clean up the soil and groundwater
contamination in the North Edgewater Park,
formerly the Albert Lea dump;
new text end

new text begin (b) $7,150,000 is for a grant to the Western
Lake Superior Sanitary District, established
under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 458D, to
design and construct an active gas extraction
system and new landfill cover for a landfill
gas-to-energy system.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Capital Assistance Program new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin For the solid waste capital assistance grants
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
115A.54. Of this amount:
new text end

new text begin (a) $3,000,000 is for a grant to the city of
Perham to design, construct, furnish, and
equip a resource recovery facility in the
city of Perham. This appropriation is not
available until the commissioner determines
that at least an equal amount has been
committed to the project from nonstate
sources;
new text end

new text begin (b) $2,000,000 is for a grant to Olmsted
County to upgrade and expand capacity of
the county's municipal solid waste combustor
serving Dodge and Olmsted Counties by
designing, constructing, furnishing, and
equipping a third combustion unit to provide
energy to an existing city-county district
energy system.
new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin To the Board of Water and Soil Resources for the purposes specified in this section new text end

new text begin 9,200,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin RIM and CREP Conservation Easements new text end

new text begin 2,700,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is to acquire conservation
easements from landowners on marginal
lands to protect soil and water quality and to
support fish and wildlife habitat as provided
in Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515.
This appropriation must not be used for
implementation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Wetland Replacement Due to Public Road Projects new text end

new text begin 3,500,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire land for wetlands or restore
wetlands to be used to replace wetlands
drained or filled as a result of the repair,
maintenance, or rehabilitation of existing
public roads, as required by Minnesota
Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1,
paragraphs (k) and (l).
new text end

new text begin This appropriation must not be used for
implementation.
new text end

new text begin The purchase price paid for acquisition
of land, fee, or perpetual easement must
be the fair market value as determined
by the board. The board may enter into
agreements with the federal government,
other state agencies, political subdivisions,
and nonprofit organizations or fee owners to
acquire land and restore and create wetlands
and to acquire existing wetland banking
credits. Acquisition of or the conveyance
of land may be in the name of the political
subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Streambank, Lakeshore Erosion Control new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin For grants to soil and water conservation
districts for streambank, stream channel,
lakeshore, and roadside protection and
restoration projects through the state
cost-share program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 103C.501.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Area II new text end

new text begin 500,000 new text end

new text begin For grants to assist local governments in Area
II of the Minnesota River Basin to acquire,
design, and construct floodwater retention
systems. The grants are not available until
the board determines that $1 has been
committed to the project from nonstate
sources for every $3 of state grant.
new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin AGRICULTURE new text end

new text begin 1,500,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration to
construct, furnish, and equip a biosafety level
3 agriculture laboratory in the Agriculture
and Health Joint Laboratory facility in St.
Paul.
new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN new text end

new text begin 9,000,000 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin To the Minnesota Zoological Garden for the purposes in this section. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 8,000,000 new text end

new text begin For capital asset preservation improvements
and betterments, to be spent in accordance
with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Master Plan new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For implementation of the 2001 Master Plan.
new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin ADMINISTRATION new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin To the commissioner of administration for the purposes specified in this section new text end

new text begin 10,912,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Capital Asset Preservation and Replacement Account (CAPRA) new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.632.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 5,862,000 new text end

new text begin For asset preservation projects in properties
managed by the commissioner. This
appropriation must be spent in accordance
with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end

new text begin Of this amount, $150,000 is to restore and
renovate the Minnesota Peace Officers
Memorial on the Capitol grounds in St. Paul.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Workers Memorial new text end

new text begin 50,000 new text end

new text begin To design and construct a workers memorial
on the Capitol grounds in St. Paul.
new text end

Sec. 13. new text begin CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING BOARD new text end

new text begin Capitol Building new text end

new text begin 1,800,000 new text end

new text begin To renovate the dome and rotunda of the
Capitol Building.
new text end

Sec. 14. new text begin MILITARY AFFAIRS new text end

new text begin 8,629,000 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin To the adjutant general for the purposes specified in this section new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 5,200,000 new text end

new text begin For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at military
affairs facilities statewide, to be spent in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.307.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Facility Life Safety Improvements new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For life/safety improvements and to correct
code deficiencies at military affairs facilities
statewide, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Lead Abatement and Range Conversion new text end

new text begin 1,029,000 new text end

new text begin For lead abatement and to design,
construct, furnish, and equip the current
indoor firing ranges in ten National
Guard Training/Community Centers for
storage space, classrooms, and office
space. This appropriation may be used at
Training/Community Centers located in the
cities of: Albert Lea, Bloomington, Brainerd,
Duluth, Jackson, Montevideo, Moorhead,
Rochester, Rosemount, and St. Peter.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Facility ADA Compliance new text end

new text begin 1,400,000 new text end

new text begin For Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) alterations to existing National
Guard Training/Community Centers in
locations throughout the state, to be spent in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.307.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Unspent Appropriations new text end

new text begin The unspent portion of an appropriation
for a project in this section that has been
completed may be used for any other purpose
authorized in this section.
new text end

Sec. 15. new text begin TRANSPORTATION new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin To the commissioner of transportation for the purposes specified in this section new text end

new text begin 144,500,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation new text end

new text begin 60,000,000 new text end

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

new text begin Political subdivisions may use grants made
under this section to construct or reconstruct
bridges, including:
new text end

new text begin (1) matching federal-aid grants to construct
or reconstruct key bridges;
new text end

new text begin (2) paying the costs of preliminary
engineering and environmental studies
authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.50, subdivision 6a;
new text end

new text begin (3) paying the costs to abandon an existing
bridge that is deficient and in need of
replacement, but where no replacement will
be made; and
new text end

new text begin (4) paying the costs to construct a road
or street to facilitate the abandonment
of an existing bridge determined by
the commissioner to be deficient, if the
commissioner determines that construction
of the road or street is more cost efficient
than the replacement of the existing bridge.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Local Road Improvement Program new text end

new text begin 22,500,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
account in the state transportation fund as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
174.50.
new text end

new text begin $11,250,000 is for construction and
reconstruction of local roads with statewide
or regional significance under Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin $11,250,000 is for grants to counties to assist
in paying the costs of capital improvement
projects on county state-aid highways
under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52,
subdivision 4a.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Northstar Commuter Rail new text end

new text begin 50,000,000 new text end

new text begin To construct, furnish, and equip the Northstar
commuter rail line serving Big Lake to
downtown Minneapolis and to construct,
furnish, and equip the extension of the
Hiawatha light rail transit line from its
terminus in downtown Minneapolis to a new
terminus near Fifth Avenue North adjacent
to the proposed downtown Minneapolis
commuter rail station. This appropriation
is not available until a full-funding grant
agreement has been executed with the
Federal Transit Administration. If the
Northstar commuter rail line is extended
from Big Lake to the St. Cloud area, regional
rail authority members of the Northstar
Corridor Development Authority who did
not fund a portion of the share of capital
costs from Minneapolis to Big Lake shall
contribute an amount for the extension equal
to the amount they would have contributed
for their proportional share of the entire line
from Minneapolis to the St. Cloud area.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Rail Service Improvement new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin For transfer to the rail service improvement
account under Minnesota Statutes, section
222.49. Of this amount:
new text end

new text begin (a) $700,000 is for a grant to the McLeod
County Railroad Authority to acquire
land for and to design and construct a
railroad switching yard facility in Glencoe.
This appropriation is not available until
the commissioner determines that funds
sufficient to complete the project are
committed to the project from nonstate
sources.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the Minnesota
Valley Regional Rail Authority to rehabilitate
up to 33 miles of railroad track from
Gibbon to Norwood-Young America. The
commissioner may not make the grant until
the commissioner has determined that the
authority has obtained a commitment for
at least $500,000 in federal funds for the
project. A grant under this paragraph is in
addition to any grant, loan, or loan guarantee
for this project made by the commissioner
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 222.46
to 222.62.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Port Development Assistance new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin For grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
457A. Any improvements made with the
proceeds of these grants must be publicly
owned.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Greater Minnesota Transit new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin For capital assistance for greater Minnesota
transit systems to be used for transit capital
facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.24, subdivision 3c. Money from this
appropriation may be used to pay up to 80
percent of the nonfederal share of these
facilities.
new text end

Sec. 16. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes specified in this section new text end

new text begin 20,991,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin I-35W Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) new text end

new text begin 8,300,000 new text end

new text begin $3,300,000 of this appropriation is for design,
preliminary engineering, and construction of
passenger facilities for a Bus Rapid Transit
station at 46th Street and Interstate 35W.
new text end

new text begin $5,000,000 of this appropriation may
be used to fund portions of the design,
preliminary engineering, land acquisition,
and construction of three park and ride
facilities south of Interstate 494 to serve
Bus Rapid Transit on Interstate 35W and
Interstate 35. The park and ride facility
locations are near Interstate 35W and 82nd
Street and Interstate 35W and 98th Street in
the city of Bloomington, and near Interstate
35 and County Road 46 in the city of
Lakeville. The Metropolitan Council is not
required to spend funds at all three sites.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Central Corridor Transitway new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin For design, environmental studies, and
preliminary engineering in the Central
Corridor Transitway.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation may not be spent for
capital improvements within a trunk highway
right-of-way.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin For environmental studies, preliminary
engineering, bus lane improvements, and
transit station construction and improvements
in the Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit
Corridor.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation may not be spent for
capital improvements within a trunk highway
right-of-way.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Metropolitan Regional Parks Capital Improvements new text end

new text begin 5,191,000 new text end

new text begin For the cost of improvements and betterments
of a capital nature and acquisition by the
council and local government units of
regional recreational open-space lands in
accordance with the council's policy plan
as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
473.147. Priority must be given to park
rehabilitation and land acquisition projects.
new text end

new text begin Of this amount, $191,000 is for a grant to
the city of White Bear Lake to construct the
Lake Avenue Regional Trail connecting the
Highway 96 Regional Trail with Ramsey
Beach.
new text end

Sec. 17. new text begin HUMAN SERVICES new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin To the commissioner of administration for the purposes specified in this section new text end

new text begin 57,821,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Moose Lake Sex Offender Treatment - Phase 1 new text end

new text begin 41,321,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip the
first of two phases of additional residential,
program, and ancillary service capacity
for the Minnesota sex offender treatment
program at Moose Lake to accommodate 400
additional patients.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin St. Peter Regional Treatment Center Program and Activity Building new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip a
new program and activity building on the
lower campus of the St. Peter Regional
Treatment Center for individuals committed
as sexual psychopathic personalities,
sexually dangerous persons, mentally ill, or
mentally ill and dangerous.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Statewide Security Upgrades new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin To provide security upgrades of a capital
nature at Department of Human Services
campuses statewide, including but not
limited to: security fencing, control centers,
electronic monitoring and perimeter security
equipment, electrical distribution systems,
and building security renovations.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Systemwide Redevelopment, Reuse, or Demolition new text end

new text begin 7,000,000 new text end

new text begin To demolish surplus, nonfunctional, or
deteriorated facilities and infrastructure
or to renovate surplus, nonfunctional, or
deteriorated facilities and infrastructure at
Department of Human Services campuses
statewide.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Systemwide Roof Renovation and Replacement new text end

new text begin 1,500,000 new text end

new text begin For renovation and replacement of roofs at
Department of Human Services facilities
statewide, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Systemwide Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at Department
of Human Services facilities statewide, to be
spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.307.
new text end

Sec. 18. new text begin VETERANS HOMES BOARD new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin To the commissioner of administration for the purposes specified in this section new text end

new text begin 16,646,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 6,000,000 new text end

new text begin For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at veterans
homes statewide, to be spent in accordance
with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Fergus Falls Veterans Home new text end

new text begin 637,000 new text end

new text begin To design a 21-bed special care unit to treat
individuals with Alzheimer's disease or
dementia.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Hastings Veterans Home Supportive Housing new text end

new text begin 6,953,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip 30
units of permanent supportive housing for
veterans with disabilities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Luverne Veterans Home new text end

new text begin 599,000 new text end

new text begin To complete the design, construction,
furnishing, and equipping of an addition to
the nursing care facility, to be used as an
Alzheimer's/dementia program, dining, and
wander area.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Minneapolis Veterans Home new text end

new text begin 2,457,000 new text end

new text begin To upgrade the emergency power system to
make it code compliant and add emergency
power outlets to Building 17.
new text end

Sec. 19. new text begin CORRECTIONS new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin To the commissioner of administration for the purposes specified in this section new text end

new text begin 43,679,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 7,000,000 new text end

new text begin For improvements and betterments of a
capital nature at Minnesota correctional
facilities statewide, in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Minnesota Correctional Facility - Faribault, Phase 2 new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip an
expansion at the Minnesota Correctional
Facility - Faribault, to include, but not be
limited to, one new 416-bed, double-bunked,
wet-celled lockable living unit; renovation of
an existing living unit into a long-term care
housing unit; additional programming space;
and demolition of one vacated unit.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Minnesota Correctional Facility - Lino Lakes Medical Building new text end

new text begin 2,494,000 new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
the southeast portion of the B building to
provide consolidated health, dental, and
psychological services to offenders at the
facility.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Minnesota Correctional Facility - Red Wing Education Building new text end

new text begin 6,230,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip
a new vocational educational education
building with a combined classroom and
shop complex.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Minnesota Correctional Facility - Shakopee, Facility expansion new text end

new text begin 5,375,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip an
addition to accommodate 92 beds.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Minnesota Correctional Facility - Stillwater, Phase 2 new text end

new text begin 19,580,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design, construct, furnish, and
equip a new 150-bed segregation unit.
new text end

Sec. 20. new text begin EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin To the commissioner of employment and economic development or other named agency for the purposes specified in this section new text end

new text begin 125,304,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin State Match for Federal Grants new text end

new text begin 38,800,000 new text end

new text begin (a) To the Public Facilities Authority:
new text end

new text begin (1) to match federal grants for the water
pollution control revolving fund under
Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.07; and
new text end

new text begin (2) to match federal grants for the drinking
water revolving fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 446A.081.
new text end

new text begin (b) The expenditure and allocation of state
matching money between funds described
in paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), must
ensure that the matching funds required
for the drinking water revolving fund are
available to match the 2007 and 2008 federal
grants, with the balance to be made available
to the water pollution control revolving fund.
new text end

new text begin (c) This appropriation must be used for
qualified capital projects.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Program new text end

new text begin 23,000,000 new text end

new text begin (a) To the Public Facilities Authority for
grants and loans to eligible municipalities
under the wastewater infrastructure program
established in Minnesota Statutes, section
446A.072.
new text end

new text begin To the greatest practical extent, the
authority must use the appropriation for
projects on the 2006 project priority list
in priority order for qualified applicants
that submit plans and specifications to
the Pollution Control Agency or receive a
funding commitment from USDA Rural
Economic and Community Development
by June 30, 2007, or for projects on
the 2007 project priority list in priority
order to qualified applicants that submit
plans and specifications to the Pollution
Control Agency or have received a funding
commitment from USDA Rural Economic
and Community Development by December
31, 2007.
new text end

new text begin (b) The grants listed in this paragraph are
not subject to the 2006 and 2007 project
priority lists, nor to the limitations on grant
amounts set forth in Minnesota Statutes,
section 446A.072, subdivision 5a.
new text end

new text begin Up to $6,500,000 of the appropriation in
this subdivision is for corrective action
on systems built since 2000 with federal
USDA Rural Economic and Community
Development funds or Small Cities
Development program grant funding that
are problematic or failing for the cities
of: Wolf Lake, Donaldson, Strandquist,
Nerstrand, Darfur, Spring Hill, Tamarack,
and Palisade. A grant must not exceed
the amount of federal money used in the
project unless, upon consultation with the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the
consulting engineers, and other reliable
technical experts, the authority determines
the best course of action to correct the
problem would exceed that amount and
that other grant funding is not available.
Up to $500,000 is available for the cities
of Dunnell, Dumont, Henriette, Lewisville,
McGrath, and Ostrander to cover necessary
and appropriate costs over and above the
funds appropriated in Laws 2005, chapter 20,
article 1, section 23, subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin (c) $3,000,000 of the appropriation in this
subdivision is for a grant to the city of Askov
to acquire land for, and to design, construct,
furnish, and equip a new wastewater
treatment facility and sewer and water
extensions in the city of Askov.
new text end

new text begin (d) $5,955,000 is for grants and loans to
Lake Township in Roseau County for the
following purposes:
new text end

new text begin (1) $4,000,000 is for a grant to design,
construct, furnish, and equip wastewater
treatment plants at three sites.
new text end

new text begin (2) $1,955,000 is for a loan from the water
pollution control revolving fund established
under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.07,
to design, construct, furnish, and equip
wastewater treatment plants at three sites.
new text end

new text begin Of the combined grant and loan amounts
in clauses (1) and (2), $2,820,000 is for the
wastewater treatment system at Northern
Lights Mobile Home Park and Warroad
Estates, $1,524,000 is for the wastewater
treatment system at Springsteel Island, and
$1,611,000 is for the wastewater treatment
system at Lakewood Mobile Home Park.
The Public Facilities Authority shall have
discretion to allocate grant and loan amounts
among these three projects consistent with
this provision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Greater Minnesota Business Development Infrastructure Grant Program new text end

new text begin 15,800,000 new text end

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

new text begin Of this amount, $250,000 is for a grant to
Polk County to build approximately one mile
of ten-ton road to provide access to a new
ethanol plant outside of the city of Erskine.
new text end

new text begin Of this amount, $1,400,000 is for a grant
to the city of LaCrescent for public
infrastructure made necessary by the
reconstruction of a highway and a bridge.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Redevelopment Account new text end

new text begin 15,000,000 new text end

new text begin For purposes of the redevelopment account
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.571.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Bioscience Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant Program new text end

new text begin 16,700,000 new text end

new text begin For purposes of the Minnesota bioscience
business development public infrastructure
grant program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116J.435. Of this amount:
new text end

new text begin (a) $8,000,000 is for a grant to the city
of Rochester for public infrastructure
improvements for a Bioscience Development
Center in the city of Rochester.
new text end

new text begin (b) $3,700,000 is for a grant to the city of St.
Paul to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
and equip transportation, development, and
redevelopment infrastructure required to
support bioscience development in the St.
Paul Bioscience Corridor.
new text end

new text begin (c) $5,000,000 is for grants to political
subdivisions to predesign, design, construct,
furnish, and equip publicly owned
infrastructure required to support bioscience
development in Minnesota outside of
the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota,
Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, and
Washington.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Workforce Center Renovations new text end

new text begin 1,004,000 new text end

new text begin For renovation of the Workforce Center in
North Minneapolis. Renovations include
exterior sheathing, mold remediation,
electrical service upgrades, window
replacement, overhead sprinklers, alley
drainage, ADA compliance costs, and other
costs necessary to repair water damage and
make other interior capital improvements.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Grants new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the Public Facilities Authority for total
maximum daily load grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 446A.073.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Clean Water Legacy new text end

new text begin 12,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the Public Facilities Authority for the
purposes specified in this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (a) $7,000,000 is for the phosphorus
reduction grant program for grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.074. A
grant must not exceed $500,000 per project.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,000,000 is for the small community
wastewater treatment fund for loans and
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
446A.075.
new text end

new text begin (c) $4,000,000 is for the water pollution
control revolving fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 446A.07, for wastewater
treatment and stormwater projects.
new text end

Sec. 21. new text begin HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin To the commissioner of the Housing Finance Agency for the purposes specified in this section new text end

new text begin 8,000,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Transitional housing new text end

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

new text begin For loans or grants for publicly owned
temporary or transitional housing under
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.201,
subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Supportive Housing for Long-term Homeless new text end

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

new text begin For loans and grants for publicly owned
permanent rental housing under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.202, subdivision 3a,
for persons who either have been without a
permanent residence for at least 12 months
or on at least four occasions in the last
three years, or who are at significant risk of
lacking a permanent residence for at least 12
months or on at least four occasions in the
last three years. The housing must provide
or coordinate with linkages to services
necessary for residents to maintain housing
stability and maximize opportunities for
education and employment.
new text end

Sec. 22. new text begin MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin To the Minnesota Historical Society for the purposes specified in this section new text end

new text begin 5,572,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Historic Sites Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

new text begin For capital improvements and betterments
at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping
at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and
monuments, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The
society shall determine project priorities, as
appropriate, based on need.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin County and Local Preservation Grants new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin To be allocated to county and local
jurisdictions as matching money for historic
preservation projects of a capital nature.
Grant recipients must be public entities and
must match state funds on at least an equal
basis. The facilities must be publicly owned.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Minnesota History Center Visitor Services Upgrades new text end

new text begin 572,000 new text end

new text begin For security upgrades and facility renovations
in the library and for electrical infrastructure
upgrades.
new text end

Sec. 23. new text begin GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin To the commissioner of the agency named in each subdivision for the purposes specified in this section new text end

new text begin 90,037,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Bemidji Regional Events Center new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of employment and
economic development for a grant to the city
of Bemidji for predesign, design, and site
development of a regional event center.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Bloomington; Old Cedar Avenue Bridge new text end

new text begin 300,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of natural resources for
a grant to the city of Bloomington to renovate
the old Cedar Avenue bridge to serve as a
hiking and bicycling trail connection.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Burnsville; Water Treatment Plant new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the Public Facilities Authority for a grant
to the city of Burnsville to design, construct,
furnish, and equip a water treatment facility
to provide an additional potable water source
for the city of Burnsville using water from the
Burnsville quarry. This appropriation is not
available until the commissioner of finance
has determined that at least $6,000,000 is
available in matching funds from nonstate
sources. Amounts spent since January 1,
2002, to plan, design, and construct this
project may be counted as part of the nonstate
match.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer District Treatment Facilities new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin To the Public Facilities Authority to make
a grant to the Central Iron Range Sanitary
Sewer District to design, construct, and
equip an expansion of wastewater treatment
at Hibbing's South Wastewater Treatment
Plant, mercury treatment facilities at the
plant, and sanitary sewer lines to connect
Hibbing, Chisholm, and Buhl to use the
upgrades at the plant.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Dakota County Public Safety Center new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of public safety for a
grant to Dakota County for environmental
studies, engineering, land acquisition, and
construction of a multijurisdictional public
safety support center in Dakota County.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Dakota County; Empire Wetlands new text end

new text begin 7,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the Metropolitan Council to acquire land
for the Empire Wetlands Wildlife Area and
Regional Park in Dakota County.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Duluth Lake Superior Zoo new text end

new text begin 600,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of employment and
economic development for a grant to the city
of Duluth to predesign, design, construct,
furnish, and equip renovations to the polar
bear exhibit at the Lake Superior Zoo.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of finance determines that at
least $200,000 is committed to the project
from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of employment and
economic development for a grant to the city
of Duluth to design, construct, furnish, and
equip an approximately 217,446-square-foot
arena at the Duluth Entertainment and
Convention Center. The arena must include
an ice rink of at least 200 feet by 85 feet;
trade show and concert space; seating
capacity for at least 6,630 with suites, club
seats, and concessions; state-of-the-art locker
and training facilities; and accessible and
expanded media space.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of finance has determined: (1)
that at least an equal amount is committed to
the project from nonstate sources, including
an annual payment from the University of
Minnesota, Duluth, of at least $455,000
for the life of the bonds issued by the city
of Duluth for the project and an annual
payment from the Duluth Entertainment and
Convention Center of at least $461,000 for
the life of the bonds issued by the city of
Duluth for the project; and (2) the University
of Minnesota, Duluth, and the city of Duluth
have entered into a lease agreement for the
University??a??a??s use of the arena for the life of
the bonds issued by the city.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Hennepin County, Lowry Avenue Corridor new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of employment
and economic development for a grant
to Hennepin County for Phase II capital
improvements to the Lowry Avenue corridor
from Theodore Wirth Parkway to Girard
Avenue in Minneapolis.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Hennepin, Cedar Lakes Trail new text end

new text begin 1,800,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of natural resources for
a grant to Hennepin County to complete the
Cedar Lakes Trail.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Itasca Steel Mill DRI new text end

new text begin 9,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of employment and
economic development for a grant to Itasca
County to acquire right-of-way and mitigate
loss of wetlands and runoff of storm water,
to predesign, design, construct, and equip
roads and rail lines, and, in cooperation
with a city and the city's public utility,
to predesign, design, construct, and equip
natural gas pipelines, water supply systems,
and wastewater collection and treatment
systems.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Koochiching RECAP new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of the Pollution Control
Agency for a grant to Koochiching County
to prepare a site for and to design, construct,
and equip a plasma torch gasification facility
that converts municipal solid waste into
energy and slag, reducing the need to dispose
of the waste in a landfill. The facility must
be located in the city of International Falls.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least
an equal amount has been committed to the
project from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Lewis and Clark Water System new text end

new text begin 3,317,000 new text end

new text begin To the Public Facilities Authority for grants
to the city of Luverne, city of Worthington
Public Utilities, Lincoln-Pipestone Rural
Water System, and Rock County Rural Water
System to acquire land, predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip one or more
water transmission and storage facilities to
accommodate the connection with the Lewis
and Clark Rural Water System, Inc., to serve
southwestern Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin The grants must be awarded to projects
approved by the Lewis and Clark Joint
Powers Board.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is available only to the
extent matched by at least $1 of local money
paid to the Lewis and Clark Rural Water
System, Inc., for each $1 of state money to be
used to reimburse costs incurred on eligible
projects.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin Little Falls Zoo new text end

new text begin 400,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of natural resources
for a grant to the city of Little Falls in
Morrison County to design and construct
capital improvements at the Little Falls Zoo.
The capital improvements made with this
appropriation must support accreditation
of the Little Falls Zoo by the American
Association of Zoos and Aquariums,
including at a minimum construction of a
veterinary quarantine area.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least
an equal amount has been committed to the
project from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin Minnesota Shubert Center new text end

new text begin 11,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration
for a grant to the city of Minneapolis to
construct, furnish, and equip an atrium to
create the Minnesota Shubert Center. The
city of Minneapolis may enter into a lease
or management agreement to operate the
center, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.695.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end new text begin Minneapolis Lake of the Isles new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of employment and
economic development to make a grant to
the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
to mitigate flooding at Lake of the Isles in
the city of Minneapolis. Funds appropriated
by this section must be used for shoreline
stabilization and restoration, dredging,
wetland replacement, and other infrastructure
improvements necessary to deal with the
1997 flood damage and to prevent future
flooding.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end new text begin Ramsey County, Union Depot new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of employment and
economic development for a grant to
the Ramsey County Regional Railroad
Authority to acquire land and structures, to
refurbish structures, and to initiate planning,
engineering, and environmental work to
renovate the Union Depot for use as a
multimodal transit center in St. Paul.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end new text begin Redwood Falls, Reservoir new text end

new text begin 800,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of the Pollution
Control Agency for a grant to the
Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers control
area, a joint powers entity, to predesign,
design, construct, and equip the reservoir
reclamation and enhancement of the 66-acre
Lake Redwood Reservoir to increase its
depth from 2.8 feet to 15 feet to remove
650,000 cubic yards of sediment, to attain
compliance with both turbidity and fecal
coliform impairments for the project area,
and to secure renewable energy capacity of
the hydroelectric dam which is impeded by
lack of water capacity.
new text end

new text begin The appropriation is not available until the
commissioner determines that an amount
sufficient to complete the project has been
committed to the project from nonstate
sources. The nonstate portion will provide
low-interest loans to remediate or replace
173 noncompliant septic systems that
are imminent health threats and provide
technical assistance to reduce phosphorus
loading to the Redwood River to assist total
maximum daily load (TMDL) compliance of
the low-dissolved oxygen impairment on the
lower Minnesota River.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end new text begin Rochester, Southeast Minnesota Regional Public Safety Training Center new text end

new text begin 1,700,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of public safety for a
grant to the city of Rochester for Phase I of
the Southeast Minnesota Regional Public
Safety Training Center to construct a fire and
police training tower, including a staging
building, roadway, and utilities, adjacent to
the existing National Guard facility located
in Rochester.
new text end

new text begin The appropriation is not available until
the commissioner determines that an equal
amount has been committed to the project
from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 21. new text end new text begin Roseville new text end

new text begin 500,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of employment and
economic development for a grant to the city
of Roseville to predesign, design, construct,
furnish, and equip the renovation of the John
Rose Minnesota Oval.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 22. new text end new text begin Scott County Public Safety Training Center new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of public safety for a
grant to Scott County to design, construct,
furnish, and equip a regional public safety
training facility to be located in Scott County.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 23. new text end new text begin Southwest Regional Event Center new text end

new text begin 12,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities to design,
construct, furnish, and equip a multipurpose
regional event center at Southwest Minnesota
State University.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is not available until the
board determines that at least $5,000,000 has
been committed to the project from private,
nongovernmental sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 24. new text end new text begin St. Paul Como Zoo new text end

new text begin 10,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the Metropolitan Council for a grant to
the city of St. Paul to predesign, design,
construct, furnish, equip, and redevelop
infrastructure at the Como Zoo.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 25. new text end new text begin St. Paul National Great River Park new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of employment and
economic development for a grant to the city
of St. Paul to predesign, design, construct,
furnish, and equip river park development
and redevelopment infrastructure of the
National Great River Park in St. Paul.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 26. new text end new text begin Virginia Medical Helipad new text end

new text begin 750,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of employment and
economic development for a grant to the city
of Virginia to design, construct, furnish, and
equip an access elevator and a helipad to be
located on the roof of the Virginia Regional
Medical Center.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 27. new text end new text begin Town of White, Road new text end

new text begin 400,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of transportation for a
grant to the town of White for: (1) the design
and construction of a new paved road to
provide access between the city of Aurora
and the Giants Ridge recreational facilities
and developments on Wynne and Sabin
Lakes in the city of Biwabik and improve
public safety and emergency response;
and (2) the connection of two existing
paved recreational trails and a designated
snowmobile route between County Highway
138 and marked Trunk Highway 135.
new text end

new text begin This appropriations is not available until the
commissioner determines that $288,000 has
been committed to the project from nonstate
sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 28. new text end new text begin Hmong Veterans Statue new text end

new text begin 150,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of veterans affairs
to complete design and construction of a
statue in the capitol area to honor the Hmong
veterans of the war in Laos who were allied
with American forces during the Vietnam
War, pursuant to Laws 2003, chapter 69.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 29. new text end new text begin Starbase Minnesota new text end

new text begin 150,000 new text end

new text begin To the adjutant general of the Department
of Military Affairs for predesign and design
of a new facility for the Starbase Minnesota
program, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 30. new text end new text begin Prairie Wetlands ELC new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of natural resources for
a grant under Minnesota Statutes, section
84.0875, to the city of Fergus Falls to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip the expansion of the Prairie Wetlands
Environmental Learning Center.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 31. new text end new text begin Otter Tail River Restoration new text end

new text begin 320,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of natural resources for
a grant to the city of Ottertail for design and
construction of river restoration projects on
the Otter Tail River. The appropriation is not
available until the commissioner determines
that $80,000 has been committed to the
project from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 32. new text end new text begin Farmington Infrastructure new text end

new text begin 850,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of employment and
economic development for a grant to the
city of Farmington for a new water main
and sewer line to serve the proposed new
Farmington high school. This appropriation
is contingent upon the city of Farmington
and the Farmington school district reaching
a general agreement on the new high school
by July 15, 2006. Each dollar of state
money appropriated is available as the
commissioner of finance determines that at
least $2 of nonstate money is committed to
the project, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.502.
new text end

Sec. 24. new text begin BOND SALE EXPENSES new text end

new text begin 945,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of finance for bond sale
expenses under Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.641, subdivision 8.
new text end

Sec. 25. new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Bond proceeds fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this act
from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the
state in an amount up to $913,370,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect
prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota
Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Maximum effort school loan fund. new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Transportation fund bond proceeds account. new text end

new text begin To provide the money
appropriated in this act from the state transportation fund, the commissioner of finance
shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $82,500,000 in the manner, upon
the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to
16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of
the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds,
must be credited to a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.
new text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

When.

The governor shall submit a three-part budget to the
legislature. Parts one and two, the budget message and detailed operating budget, must be
submitted by the fourth Tuesday in January in each odd-numbered year. However, in a
year following the election of a governor who had not been governor the previous year,
parts one and two must be submitted by the third Tuesday in February. Part three, the
detailed recommendations as to capital expenditure, must be submitted as follows: agency
capital budget requests by deleted text begin July 1 deleted text end new text begin August 15 new text end of each odd-numbered year, and governor's
recommendations by January 15 of each even-numbered year. Detailed recommendations
as to information technology expenditure must be submitted as part of the detailed
operating budget. Information technology recommendations must include projects to be
funded during the next biennium and planning estimates for an additional two bienniums.
Information technology recommendations must specify purposes of the funding such as
infrastructure, hardware, software, or training.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16A.86, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Budget request.

A political subdivision that requests an appropriation of
state money for a local capital improvement project is encouraged to submit deleted text begin a preliminary deleted text end new text begin
the new text end request to the commissioner of finance by deleted text begin June deleted text end new text begin July new text end 15 of an odd-numbered year to
ensure its full consideration. deleted text begin The final request must be submitted by November 1. deleted text end The
requests must be submitted in the form and with the supporting documentation required
by the commissioner of finance. All requests timely received by the commissioner must
be forwarded to the legislature, along with agency requests, by the deadline established
in section 16A.11, subdivision 1.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16A.86, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Funding.

(a) The state share of a project covered by this section must be
no more than half the total cost of the project, including predesign, design, construction,
furnishings, and equipment, except as provided in paragraph (b). This subdivision does
not apply to a project proposed by a school district or other school organization.

(b) The state share may be more than half the total cost of a project if the project is
deemed needed as a result of a disaster or to prevent a disaster or is located in a political
subdivision with a very low average net tax capacity.

(c) Nothing in this section prevents the governor from recommending, or the
legislature from considering or funding, projects that do not meet the deleted text begin deadlines deleted text end new text begin deadline new text end in
subdivision 2 or the criteria in this subdivision or subdivision 3 when the governor or the
legislature determines that there is a compelling reason for the recommendation or funding.

Sec. 29.

new text begin [16B.307] ASSET PRESERVATION STANDARDS.
new text end

new text begin Article XI, section 5, clause (a), of the Constitution requires that state general
obligation bonds be issued to finance only the acquisition or betterment of public land,
buildings, and other public improvements of a capital nature. Money appropriated for
asset preservation, whether from state bond proceeds or from other revenue, is subject to
the following additional limitations:
new text end

new text begin (a) An appropriation for asset preservation may not be used to acquire new land nor
to acquire or construct new buildings, additions to buildings, or major new improvements.
new text end

new text begin (b) An appropriation for asset preservation may be used only for a capital
expenditure on a capital asset previously owned by the state, within the meaning of
generally accepted accounting principles as applied to public expenditures. The legislature
assumes that many projects for preservation and replacement of portions of existing
capital assets will constitute betterments and capital improvements within the meaning of
the Constitution and capital expenditures under generally accepted accounting principles,
and will be financed more efficiently and economically under this section than by direct
appropriations for specific projects.
new text end

new text begin (c) Categories of projects considered likely to be most needed and appropriate for
asset preservation appropriations are the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) projects to remove life safety hazards, like building code violations or structural
defects. Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a project in this category may include an addition
to an existing building if it is a required component of the hazard removal project;
new text end

new text begin (2) projects to eliminate or contain hazardous substances like asbestos or lead paint;
new text end

new text begin (3) moderate projects to replace or repair roofs, windows, tuckpointing, mechanical
or electrical systems, utility infrastructure, tunnels, site renovations necessary to support
building use, and structural components necessary to preserve the exterior and interior
of existing buildings; and
new text end

new text begin (4) projects to renovate parking structures.
new text end

new text begin (d) Up to ten percent of an appropriation subject to this section may be used for
design costs for projects eligible to be funded under this section in anticipation of future
asset preservation appropriations.
new text end

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.013, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 21c. new text end

new text begin Rollingstone Off-Road Vehicle Recreation Area. new text end

new text begin The Rollingstone
Off-Road Vehicle Recreation Area is established in Winona County.
new text end

Sec. 31.

new text begin [85.0157] ROLLINGSTONE OFF-ROAD VEHICLE RECREATION
AREA; WINONA COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Acquisition and management. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural
resources is authorized to acquire by gift or purchase the lands for the Rollingstone
Off-Road Vehicle Recreation Area. The commissioner shall manage the unit as a state
recreation area as provided by Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 3. The
commissioner or the commissioner's designee in the Trails and Waterways Division of
the Department of Natural Resources shall develop and manage the area for off-road
vehicle recreational use.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Management plan. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall develop a comprehensive
management plan that provides for:
new text end

new text begin (1) recreation for off-road vehicles;
new text end

new text begin (2) protection of natural resources;
new text end

new text begin (3) limited timber management;
new text end

new text begin (4) land acquisition needs; and
new text end

new text begin (5) road and facility development.
new text end

new text begin The completed management plan shall serve as the master plan for purposes of
section 86A.09.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Boundaries. new text end

new text begin The following described lands are located within the
boundaries of the Rollingstone Off-Road Vehicle Recreation Area in Winona County:
new text end

new text begin (1) Parcel ID Number R12.015.3331 in Section 32, Township 108 North, Range-008;
and
new text end

new text begin (2) Parcel ID Number R12.015.3251 in Section 31, Township 108 North, Range-008.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Adopt-a-recreation area. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall utilize section 85.045,
as much as possible in developing and operating the Rollingstone Off-Road Vehicle
Recreation Area.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Feasibility study. new text end

new text begin The Trails and Waterways Division of the Department
of Natural Resources shall conduct a study to identify additional sites to expand the
Rollingstone Off-Road Vehicle Recreation Area and to determine the feasibility of
acquiring, developing, and connecting the sites.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Vehicles must be registered; definition. new text end

new text begin An off-road vehicle being
operated in the Rollingstone Off-Road Vehicle Recreation Area must be properly
registered as an off-road vehicle under chapter 84.
new text end

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 116.182, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Applicability.

This section governs the commissioner's certification of
projects seeking financial assistance under section 103F.725, subdivision 1a; 446A.07;
446A.072; deleted text begin or deleted text end 446A.073 new text begin ; 446A.074; or 446A.075 new text end .

Sec. 33.

new text begin [116J.435] MINNESOTA BIOSCIENCE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Creation of account. new text end

new text begin A Minnesota bioscience business development
public infrastructure account is created in the bond proceeds fund. Money in the account
may only be used for eligible costs for publicly owned property.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section:
new text end

new text begin (1) "local governmental unit" means any county, city, town, special district, or other
political subdivision or public corporation;
new text end

new text begin (2) "governing body" means the council, board of commissioners, board of trustees,
or other body charged with governing any local governmental unit;
new text end

new text begin (3) "public infrastructure" means publicly owned physical infrastructure necessary
to support bioscience business development activities, including, but not limited to,
wastewater collection and treatment, drinking water, storm sewers, utility extensions,
telecommunications infrastructure, streets, roads, bridges, parking ramps, facilities that
support basic science and clinical research, and research infrastructure; and
new text end

new text begin (4) "eligible project" means a public infrastructure project for which a local
governmental unit may be eligible to receive a grant under this section, including:
manufacturing; technology; warehousing and distribution; research and development;
bioscience business incubator; agricultural bioprocessing; or industrial, office, or research
park development that would be used by a bioscience-based business.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Grant program established. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner shall make
competitive grants to local governmental units to provide for up to 50 percent of the
capital costs of public infrastructure necessary for an eligible bioscience business
infrastructure development. The local governmental unit receiving a grant must provide
for the remainder of the public infrastructure costs, either in cash or in kind. In-kind
contributions may include the value of site preparation other than the public infrastructure
needed for the project.
new text end

new text begin (b) Grants under this program may be made to local governmental units to predesign,
design, acquire, and construct publicly owned infrastructure required to support bioscience
development activity in this state.
new text end

new text begin (c) The purpose of the program is to keep or enhance jobs in the area, increase the
tax base, or to expand or create new economic development through the growth of new
bioscience businesses and organizations.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must develop forms and procedures
for soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a
local governmental unit must include the following information in its application:
new text end

new text begin (1) a resolution of its governing body certifying that the required local match is
available and committed;
new text end

new text begin (2) a detailed estimate, along with necessary supporting evidence, of the total
development costs for the site;
new text end

new text begin (3) an assessment of the potential or likely use of the site for bioscience activities
after completion of the project;
new text end

new text begin (4) a timeline indicating the major milestones of the project and their anticipated
completion dates;
new text end

new text begin (5) a commitment from the governing body to repay the grant if the milestones are
not realized by the completion date identified in clause (4); and
new text end

new text begin (6) any additional information or material the commissioner prescribes.
new text end

new text begin (b) The determination of whether to make a grant for a project is within the discretion
of the commissioner, subject to this section. The commissioner's decisions and application
of the priorities are not subject to judicial review, except for abuse of discretion.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Priorities. new text end

new text begin (a) If applications for grants exceed the available appropriations,
grants shall be made for projects that, in the commissioner's judgment, provide the
highest return in public benefits for the public costs incurred. "Public benefits" include
job creation, environmental benefits to the state and region, efficient use of public
transportation, efficient use of existing infrastructure, provision of affordable housing,
multiuse development that constitutes community rebuilding rather than single-use
development, crime reduction, blight reduction, community stabilization, and property tax
base maintenance or improvement. In making this judgment, the commissioner shall give
priority to projects with one or more of the following characteristics:
new text end

new text begin (1) the potential of the local governmental unit to attract viable bioscience
businesses;
new text end

new text begin (2) proximity to public transit if located in a metropolitan county, as defined in
section 473.121, subdivision 4;
new text end

new text begin (3) multijurisdictional projects that take into account the need for affordable housing,
transportation, and environmental impact;
new text end

new text begin (4) the project is not relocating substantially the same operation from another
location in the state, unless the commissioner determines the project cannot be reasonably
accommodated within the local governmental unit in which the business is currently
located, or the business would otherwise relocate to another state or country; and
new text end

new text begin (5) the number of jobs that will be created.
new text end

new text begin (b) The factors in paragraph (a) are not listed in a rank order of priority; rather, the
commissioner may weigh each factor, depending upon the facts and circumstances, as
the commissioner considers appropriate.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Local match requirement. new text end

new text begin In order to qualify for a grant under
this section, the local governmental unit must pay for at least one-half of the public
infrastructure costs as a local match. The local governmental unit shall pay an amount
of the project costs equal to at least 50 percent of the development project from the
municipality's general fund; a special property tax levy for that purpose; tax increments;
regional, state, or federal money available for the economic development; or any other
money available to the local governmental unit.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Cancellation of grant. new text end

new text begin If a grant is awarded to a local governmental unit
and funds are not encumbered for the grant within four years after the award date, the
grant must be canceled.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Repayment of grant. new text end

new text begin If a project funded with a grant awarded under this
section is completed, and after five years from the date of the last grant payment the
site is not occupied by a bioscience business, the grant recipient must repay the amount
of the grant funds received. The commissioner must deposit all money received under
this subdivision into the debt service fund.
new text end

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 116J.575, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Commissioner discretion.

The commissioner may make a grant
for up to 50 percent of the eligible costs of a project. new text begin The commissioner shall, in each
grant cycle, make grants so that 50 percent of the dollar value of grants for that cycle
are for projects located outside of the metropolitan area and 50 percent are for projects
located within the metropolitan area. This allocation of funds does not apply for any grant
cycle in which the applications received by the application deadline are insufficient to
permit the equal division of grants between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan projects.
new text end The determination of whether to make a grant for a site is within the discretion of the
commissioner, subject to this section and sections 116J.571 to 116J.574 and available
unencumbered money in the redevelopment account. deleted text begin Notwithstanding section 116J.573,
if the commissioner determines that the applications for grants for projects in greater
Minnesota are less than the amount of grant funds available, the commissioner may
make grants for projects anywhere in Minnesota. deleted text end The commissioner's decisions and
application of the priorities under this section are not subject to judicial review, except
for abuse of discretion.

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123A.44, is amended to read:

123A.44 CITATION.

Sections 123A.441 to 123A.446 may be cited as the "Cooperative deleted text begin Secondary deleted text end
Facilities Grant Act."

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123A.441, is amended to read:

123A.441 POLICY AND PURPOSE.

Because of the rates of decline in school-aged population, population shifts and
economic changes that the state has experienced in recent years and anticipates in future
years, and because in some instances local districts have not, and will not be able to
provide the required construction funds through local property taxes, the purpose of the
cooperative deleted text begin secondary deleted text end facilities grant program is to provide an incentive to encourage
cooperation in making available to all deleted text begin secondary deleted text end students those educational programs,
services and facilities that are most efficiently and effectively provided by a cooperative
effort of deleted text begin several deleted text end school districts. The policy and purpose of sections 123A.442 to
123A.446 is to use the credit of the state, to a limited degree, to provide grants to
cooperating groups of districts to improve and expand the educational opportunities and
facilities available to their deleted text begin secondary deleted text end students.

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123A.442, is amended to read:

123A.442 APPROVAL AUTHORITY; APPLICATION FORMS.

Subdivision 1.

Approval by commissioner.

To the extent money is available, the
commissioner may approve projects from applications submitted under section 123A.443.
The grant money must be used only to acquire, construct, remodel or improve the building
or site of a cooperative deleted text begin secondary deleted text end facility under contracts to be entered into within 15
months after the date on which each grant is awarded.

Subd. 2.

Cooperation and combination.

Districts that new text begin have not already
consolidated and new text end receive a cooperative deleted text begin secondary deleted text end facilities grant deleted text begin after May 1, 1991, deleted text end shall:

(1) submit a new text begin consolidation new text end plan deleted text begin as set forth in deleted text end new text begin under new text end section deleted text begin 123A.36 deleted text end new text begin 123A.48 new text end for
approval by the deleted text begin State Board of Education before December 31, 1999, or deleted text end Department of
Education deleted text begin after December 30, 1999 deleted text end ; and

(2) hold a referendum on the question of deleted text begin combination deleted text end new text begin consolidation new text end no later than
four years after a grant is awarded under subdivision 1.

The districts are eligible for deleted text begin cooperation and combination deleted text end new text begin consolidation new text end revenue
under section deleted text begin 123A.39, subdivision 3 deleted text end new text begin 123A.485 new text end .

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Consolidated districts. new text end

new text begin A school district that has consolidated with
another school district since July 1, 1980, is eligible for a cooperative facilities grant.
new text end

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123A.443, is amended to read:

123A.443 GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS.

Subdivision 1.

Qualification.

Any group of districts new text begin or a consolidated district
new text end that meets the criteria required under subdivision 2 may apply for an incentive grant for
construction of a new deleted text begin secondary deleted text end facility or for remodeling and improving an existing
deleted text begin secondary deleted text end facility. A grant for new construction must not exceed the lesser of $5,000,000
or deleted text begin 75 deleted text end new text begin 25 new text end percent of the approved construction costs of a cooperative deleted text begin secondary deleted text end education
facility. A grant for remodeling and improving an existing facility must not exceed
deleted text begin $200,000 deleted text end new text begin $1,000,000 new text end .

Subd. 2.

Review by commissioner.

(a) A group of districts new text begin or a consolidated district
new text end that submits an application for a grant must submit a proposal to the commissioner for
review and comment under section 123B.71. The commissioner shall prepare a review
and comment on the proposed facility by July 1 of an odd-numbered year, regardless
of the amount of the capital expenditure required to acquire, construct, remodel new text begin , new text end or
improve the deleted text begin secondary deleted text end facility. The commissioner shall not approve an application for an
incentive grant for any deleted text begin secondary deleted text end facility unless the facility receives a favorable review
and comment under section 123B.71 and the following criteria are met:

(1) new text begin the applicant is a consolidated district or new text end a minimum of two or more districts deleted text begin ,
with kindergarten to grade 12 enrollments in each district of no more than 1,200 pupils,
enter deleted text end new text begin that have entered new text end into a joint powers agreement;

(2) new text begin for a group of districts, new text end a joint powers board representing all participating
districts is established under section 471.59 to govern the cooperative deleted text begin secondary deleted text end facility;

(3) deleted text begin the planned secondary facility will result in the joint powers district meeting the
requirements of Minnesota Rules, parts 3500.2010 and 3500.2110;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end at least deleted text begin 198 deleted text end new text begin 300 new text end pupils would be served in deleted text begin grades 10 to deleted text end new text begin kindergarten through
grade new text end 12 deleted text begin , 264 pupils would be served in grades 9 to 12, or 396 pupils would be served
in grades 7 to 12 deleted text end ;

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (4) for a group of districts, new text end no more than one superintendent is employed by the
joint powers board as a result of the cooperative deleted text begin secondary deleted text end facility agreement;

deleted text begin (6) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end a statement of need is submitted, that may include reasons why the current
deleted text begin secondary deleted text end facilities are inadequate, unsafe or inaccessible to the deleted text begin handicapped deleted text end new text begin disabled new text end ;

deleted text begin (7) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end an educational plan is prepared, that includes input from both community and
professional staff;

deleted text begin (8) deleted text end new text begin (7) for a group of districts, new text end a combined seniority list for all participating districts
is developed by the joint powers board;

deleted text begin (9) deleted text end new text begin (8) for a group of districts, new text end an education program is developed that provides for
more learning opportunities and course offerings, including the offering of advanced
placement courses, for students than is currently available in any single member district;

deleted text begin (10) deleted text end new text begin (9) new text end a plan is developed for providing instruction of any resident students in
other districts when distance to the deleted text begin secondary deleted text end education facility makes attendance at the
facility unreasonably difficult or impractical; and

deleted text begin (11) deleted text end new text begin (10) for a secondary facility, new text end the joint powers board established under clause (2)
discusses with technical colleges located in the area how vocational education space in
the cooperative deleted text begin secondary deleted text end facility could be jointly used for secondary and postsecondary
purposes.

(b) To the extent possible, the joint powers board is encouraged to provide for
severance pay or for early retirement incentives under section 122A.48, for any teacher
or administrator, as defined under section 122A.40, subdivision 1, who is placed on
unrequested leave as a result of the cooperative deleted text begin secondary deleted text end facility agreement.

(c) For the purpose of paragraph (a), clause deleted text begin (8) deleted text end new text begin (7) new text end , each district must be considered
to have started school each year on the same date.

(d) The districts may develop a plan that provides for the location of social service,
health, and other programs serving pupils and community residents within the cooperative
deleted text begin secondary deleted text end facility. The commissioner shall consider this plan when preparing a review
and comment on the proposed facility.

(e) The districts must schedule and conduct a meeting on library services. The
school districts, in cooperation with the regional public library system and its appropriate
member libraries, must discuss the possibility of including jointly operated library services
at the cooperative deleted text begin secondary deleted text end facility.

(f) The board of a district that has reorganized under section 123A.37 or 123A.48
and that is applying for a grant for remodeling or improving an existing facility may act in
the place of a joint powers board to meet the criteria of this subdivision.

Subd. 3.

Reorganizing districts.

A district that is a member of a joint powers
board established under subdivision 2 and that is planning to reorganize under section
123A.45, 123A.46, or 123A.48 must notify the joint powers board one year in advance of
the effective date of the reorganization. Notwithstanding section 471.59 or any other law
to the contrary, the board of a district that reorganizes under section 123A.45, 123A.46, or
123A.48 may appoint representatives to the joint powers board who will serve on the joint
powers board for two years after the effective date of the reorganization if authorized in
the agreement establishing the joint powers board to govern the cooperative deleted text begin secondary deleted text end
facility. These representatives shall have the same powers as representatives of any other
school district under the joint powers agreement.

Subd. 4.

District procedures.

A joint powers board of a deleted text begin secondary deleted text end district
established under subdivision 2 or a school board of a reorganized district that intends
to apply for a grant must adopt a resolution stating the proposed costs of the project,
the purpose for which the costs are to be incurred, and an estimate of the dates when
the facilities for which the grant is requested will be contracted for and completed.
Applications for the state grants must be accompanied by (a) a copy of the resolution, (b)
a certificate by the clerk and treasurer of the joint powers board showing the current
outstanding indebtedness of each member district, and (c) a certificate by the county
auditor of each county in which a portion of the joint powers district lies showing the
information in the auditor's official records that is required to be used in computing the
debt limit of the district under section 475.53, subdivision 4. The clerk's and treasurer's
certificate must show, as to each outstanding bond issue of each member district, the
amount originally issued, the purpose for which issued, the date of issue, the amount
remaining unpaid as of the date of the resolution, and the interest rates and due dates
and amounts of principal thereon. Applications and necessary data must be in the
form prescribed by the commissioner deleted text begin and the rules of the State Board of Education
before December 31, 1999, and after December 30, 1999, in the form prescribed by the
commissioner deleted text end . Applications must be received by the commissioner by September 1 of an
odd-numbered year. When an application is received, the commissioner shall obtain from
the commissioner of revenue, and from the Public Utilities Commission when required,
the information in their official records that is required to be used in computing the debt
limit of the joint powers district under section 475.53, subdivision 4.

Subd. 5.

Award of grants.

By November 1 of the odd-numbered year, the
commissioner shall examine and consider all applications for grants, and if any district is
found not qualified, the commissioner shall promptly notify that board.

A grant award is subject to verification by the district as specified in subdivision
8. A grant award for a new facility must not be made until the site of the deleted text begin secondary deleted text end
facility has been determined. A grant award to remodel or improve an existing facility
must not be made until the districts have reorganized. deleted text begin If the total amount of the approved
applications exceeds the amount that is or can be made available, the commissioner shall
allot the available amount equally between the approved applicant districts. deleted text end new text begin In awarding
grants the commissioner shall give priority first to projects with the greatest total number
of pupils served in the consolidated district and second to projects with the greatest
number of school districts that have consolidated or are proposing to consolidate. new text end The
commissioner shall promptly certify to each qualified district the amount, if any, of the
grant awarded to it.

Subd. 6.

Collocation grant.

A group of districts that receives a grant for a new
facility under subdivision 4 is also eligible to receive an additional grant in the amount of
$1,000,000. To receive the additional grant, the group of districts must develop a plan
under subdivision 2, paragraph (d), that provides for the location of a significant number
of noneducational student and community service programs within the cooperative
deleted text begin secondary deleted text end facility.

Subd. 7.

Referendum; bond issue.

Within 180 days after being awarded a grant
for a new facility under subdivision 5, the joint powers board must submit the question
of authorizing the borrowing of funds for the deleted text begin secondary deleted text end facility to the voters of the joint
powers district at a special election, which may be held in conjunction with the annual
election of the school board members of the member districts. The question submitted
must state the total amount of funding needed from all sources. A majority of those voting
in the affirmative on the question is sufficient to authorize the joint powers board to accept
the grant and to issue the bonds on public sale deleted text begin in accordance with deleted text end new text begin according to new text end chapter
475. The clerk of the joint powers board must certify the vote of the bond election to the
commissioner. If the question is approved by the voters, the commissioner shall notify the
approved applicant districts that the grant amount certified under subdivision 5 is available
and appropriated for payment under this subdivision. If a majority of those voting on the
question do not vote in the affirmative, the grant must be canceled.

Subd. 8.

Contract.

Each grant must be evidenced by a contract between the board
and the state acting through the commissioner. The contract obligates the state to pay to
the board an amount computed according to subdivision 5, and according to a schedule,
and terms and conditions acceptable to the commissioner of finance.

Subd. 9.

Consolidation.

A group of districts that operates a cooperative deleted text begin secondary deleted text end
facility that was acquired, constructed, remodeled, or improved under this section and
implements consolidation proceedings according to section 123A.48, may propose a
temporary school board structure in the petition or resolution required under section
123A.48, subdivision 2. The districts may propose the number of existing school board
members of each district to become members of the board of the consolidated district
and a method to gradually reduce the membership to six or seven. The proposal must
be approved, disapproved, or modified by the deleted text begin state board of education deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end .
The election requirements of section 123A.48, subdivision 20, do not apply to a
proposal approved by the state board. Elections conducted after the effective date of the
consolidation are subject to the Minnesota Election Law.

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136F.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Issuance of bonds.

The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities or a successor may issue revenue bonds under sections 136F.90
to 136F.97 whose aggregate principal amount at any time may not exceed deleted text begin $100,000,000 deleted text end , new text begin
$150,000,000 new text end and payable from the revenue appropriated to the fund established by
section 136F.94, and use the proceeds together with other public or private money that
may otherwise become available to acquire land, and to acquire, construct, complete,
remodel, and equip structures or portions thereof to be used for dormitory, residence hall,
student union, food service, deleted text begin and related deleted text end parking purposes deleted text begin at deleted text end new text begin , or for any other similar
revenue-producing building or buildings of such type and character as the board finds
desirable for the good and benefit of new text end the state universities. Before issuing the bonds or any
part of them, the board shall consult with and obtain the advisory recommendations of the
chairs of the house Ways and Means Committee and the senate Finance Committee about
the facilities to be financed by the bonds.

Sec. 40.

new text begin [446A.074] CLEAN WATER LEGACY PHOSPHORUS REDUCTION
GRANTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Creation of account. new text end

new text begin A clean water legacy capital improvement
account is created in the bond proceeds fund. Money in the account may only be used for
grants for eligible capital costs as provided in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Grants. new text end

new text begin The authority shall award grants from the clean water legacy
capital improvement account to governmental units for the capital costs of wastewater
treatment facility projects or a portion thereof that will reduce the discharge of total
phosphorus from the facility to one milligram per liter or less. A project is eligible for a
grant if it meets the following requirements:
new text end

new text begin (1) the applicable phosphorus discharge limit is incorporated in a permit issued by
the agency for the wastewater treatment facility on or after March 28, 2000, the grantee
agrees to comply with the applicable limit as a condition of receiving the grant, or the
grantee made improvements to a wastewater treatment facility on or after March 28, 2000,
that include infrastructure to reduce the discharge of total phosphorus to one milligram
per liter or less;
new text end

new text begin (2) the governmental unit has submitted a facilities plan for the project to the agency
and a grant application to the authority on a form prescribed by the authority; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the agency has approved the facilities plan, and certified the eligible costs for the
project to the authority.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Eligible capital costs. new text end

new text begin Eligible capital costs for phosphorus reduction
grants under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), include engineering and inspection costs
and the as-bid construction costs for phosphorus treatment. Eligible capital costs for
phosphorus reduction grants under subdivision 4, paragraph (b), include the final, incurred
construction, engineering, and inspection costs for phosphorus treatment.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Grant amounts and priorities. new text end

new text begin (a) Priority must be given to projects that
start construction on or after July 1, 2006. If a facility's plan for a project is approved
by the agency before July 1, 2010, the amount of the grant is 75 percent of the eligible
capital cost of the project. If a facility's plan for a project is approved by the agency on
or after July 1, 2010, the amount of the grant is 50 percent of the eligible capital cost of
the project. Priority in awarding grants under this paragraph must be based on the date of
approval of the facility's plan for the project.
new text end

new text begin (b) Projects that meet the eligibility requirements in subdivision 2 and have started
construction before July 1, 2006, may be eligible for grants to reimburse up to 75 percent
of the eligible capital cost of the project, less any amounts previously received in grants
from other sources, provided that reimbursement is an eligible use of funds. Application
for a grant under this paragraph must be submitted to the authority no later than June 30,
2008. Priority for award of grants under this paragraph must be based on the date of
agency approval of the facility plan.
new text end

new text begin (c) In each fiscal year that money is available for grants, the authority shall first
award grants under paragraph (a) to projects that met the eligibility requirements of
subdivision 2 by May 1 of that year. The authority shall use any remaining money
available that year to award grants under paragraph (b). Grants that have been approved
but not awarded in a previous fiscal year carry over and must be awarded in subsequent
fiscal years in accordance with the priorities in this paragraph.
new text end

new text begin (d) Disbursements of grants under this section by the authority to recipients must
be made for eligible project costs as incurred by the recipients, and must be made by the
authority in accordance with the project financing agreement and applicable state law.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Fees. new text end

new text begin The authority may charge the grant recipient a fee for its
administrative costs not to exceed one-half of one percent of the grant amount, to be
paid upon execution of the grant agreement.
new text end

Sec. 41.

new text begin [446A.075] SMALL COMMUNITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Creation of account. new text end

new text begin A small community wastewater treatment
account is created in the bond proceeds fund. The authority shall make loans and grants
from the account as provided in this section. The account shall be credited with all loan
repayments and investment income from the account and servicing fees assessed under
section 446A.04, subdivision 5. The authority shall manage and administer the small
community wastewater treatment account and for these purposes, may exercise all powers
provided in this chapter.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Loans and grants. new text end

new text begin (a) The authority shall award loans as provided in
paragraph (b) and grants as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) to governmental units from
the small community wastewater treatment account for projects to replace noncomplying
individual sewage treatment systems with a community wastewater treatment system or
systems meeting the requirements of section 115.55. A governmental unit receiving a
loan or loan and grant from the account shall own the community wastewater treatment
systems built under the program and shall be responsible, either directly or through a
contract with a private vendor, for all inspections, maintenance, and repairs necessary
to ensure proper operation of the systems.
new text end

new text begin (b) Loans may be awarded for up to 100 percent of eligible project costs as described
in this section.
new text end

new text begin (c) When the area to be served by a project has a median household income below
the state average median household income, the governmental unit may receive 50
percent of the funding provided under this section in the form of a grant. An applicant
may submit income survey data collected by an independent party if it believes the most
recent United States census does not accurately reflect the median household income
of the area to be served.
new text end

new text begin (d) If requested, and if it is an eligible use of funds, a governmental unit receiving
funding under this section may receive a grant equal to ten percent of its first year's
award, up to a maximum of $30,000, to contract for technical assistance services from
the University of Minnesota Extension Service to develop the technical, managerial, and
financial capacity necessary to build, operate, and maintain the systems.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Project priority list. new text end

new text begin Governmental units seeking loans or loans and grants
from the small community wastewater treatment program shall first submit a project
proposal to the agency on a form prescribed by the agency. A project proposal shall
include the compliance status for all individual sewage treatment systems in the project
area. The agency shall rank project proposals on its project priority list used for the water
pollution control revolving fund under section 446A.07.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Applications. new text end

new text begin Governmental units with projects on the project priority
list shall submit applications to the authority on forms prescribed by the authority. The
application shall include:
new text end

new text begin (1) a list of the individual sewage treatment systems proposed to be replaced over a
period of up to three years;
new text end

new text begin (2) a project schedule and cost estimate for each year of the project;
new text end

new text begin (3) a financing plan for repayment of the loan; and
new text end

new text begin (4) a management plan providing for the inspection, maintenance, and repairs
necessary to ensure proper operation of the systems.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Awards. new text end

new text begin The authority shall award loans or loans and grants as provided in
subdivision 2 to governmental units with approved applications based on their ranking
on the agency's project priority list. The total amount awarded shall be based on the
estimated project costs for the portion of the project expected to be completed within
one year, up to an annual maximum of $500,000. For projects expected to take more
than one year to complete, the authority may make a multiyear commitment for a period
not to exceed three years, contingent on the future availability of funds. Each year of a
multiyear commitment must be funded by a separate loan or loan and grant agreement
meeting the terms and conditions in subdivision 6. A governmental unit receiving a loan
or loan and grant under a multiyear commitment shall have priority for additional loan and
grant funds in subsequent years.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Loan terms and conditions. new text end

new text begin Loans from the small community wastewater
treatment account shall comply with the following terms and conditions:
new text end

new text begin (1) principal and interest payments must begin no later than two years after the
loan is awarded;
new text end

new text begin (2) loans shall carry an interest rate of one percent;
new text end

new text begin (3) loans shall be fully amortized within ten years of the first scheduled payment
or, if the loan amount exceeds $10,000 per household, shall be fully amortized within 20
years but not to exceed the expected design life of the system;
new text end

new text begin (4) a governmental unit receiving a loan must establish a dedicated source or sources
of revenues for repayment of the loan and must issue a general obligation note to the
authority for the full amount of the loan; and
new text end

new text begin (5) each property owner to be served by a community wastewater treatment system
under this program must provide an easement to the governmental unit to allow access to
the system for management and repairs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Special assessment deferral. new text end

new text begin (a) A governmental unit receiving a loan
under this section that levies special assessments to repay the loan may defer payment of
the assessments under the provisions of sections 435.193 to 435.195.
new text end

new text begin (b) A governmental unit that defers payment of special assessments for one or more
properties under paragraph (a) may request deferral of that portion of the debt service on
its loan, and the authority shall accept appropriate amendments to the general obligation
note of the governmental unit. If special assessment payments are later received from
properties that received a deferral, the funds received shall be paid to the authority with
the next scheduled loan payment.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Eligible costs. new text end

new text begin Eligible costs for small community wastewater treatment
loans and grants shall include the costs of technical assistance as provided in subdivision
2, paragraph (d), design, construction, related legal fees, and land acquisition.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Disbursements. new text end

new text begin Loan and grant disbursements by the authority under this
section must be made for eligible project costs as incurred by the recipients, and must be
made in accordance with the project loan or grant and loan agreement and applicable
state law.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Audits. new text end

new text begin A governmental unit receiving a loan under this section must
annually provide to the authority for the term of the loan a copy of its annual independent
audit or, if the governmental unit is not required to prepare an independent audit, a copy of
the annual financial reporting form it provides to the state auditor.
new text end

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 446A.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Bonding authority.

The authority may issue negotiable bonds in a
principal amount that the authority determines necessary to provide sufficient funds for
achieving its purposes, including the making of loans and purchase of securities, the
payment of interest on bonds of the authority, the establishment of reserves to secure its
bonds, the payment of fees to a third party providing credit enhancement, and the payment
of all other expenditures of the authority incident to and necessary or convenient to carry
out its corporate purposes and powers, but not including the making of grants. Bonds of
the authority may be issued as bonds or notes or in any other form authorized by law. The
principal amount of bonds issued and outstanding under this section at any time may not
exceed deleted text begin $1,250,000,000 deleted text end new text begin $1,500,000,000 new text end , excluding bonds for which refunding bonds or
crossover refunding bonds have been issued.

Sec. 43.

Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 7, subdivision 21, as amended by
Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 42, is amended to read:

Subd. 21. Harbor of Refuge at Two Harbors

1,000,000

To develop the harbor of refuge and marina
at Two Harbors, including public access
improvements, marina slips, parking
facilities, utilities, a fuel dock, and an
administration building.

This appropriation is not available until
the commissioner has determined that at
least $500,000 has been committed from
federal sources. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642, this appropriation
and its corresponding bond authorization do
not cancel until deleted text begin June 30, 2006 deleted text end new text begin December 31,
2009 new text end .

Sec. 44.

Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 19, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Northwest Busway

20,000,000

To design and construct a busway in
the northwest metropolitan area between
downtown Minneapolis and Rogers. This
appropriation is contingent on $12,000,000
from Hennepin county and $5,000,000 from
the metropolitan council for the project. Total
funding from all sources may be used for
roadway design, reconstruction, acquisition
of land and right-of-way, and to design,
construct, furnish, and equip transit stations
and park and rides. Design-build under new
Minnesota Statutes, sections 383B.158 to
383B.1586, may be used for implementing
this project. new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642, this appropriation
and its corresponding bond authorization do
not cancel until December 31, 2010.
new text end

Sec. 45.

Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 7, subdivision 14, is amended to read:

Subd. 14. State new text begin new text end Trail Development

7,910,000

To acquire land for and to develop and
rehabilitate state trails as specified in
Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015.

$1,500,000 is for the Blazing Star Trail.

$435,000 is for a segment of the Blufflands
Trail, from Preston to Forestville.

$200,000 is for a segment of the Blufflands
Trail, from Chester Woods County Park
to the city limits of Rochester in Olmsted
County, primarily for nonmotorized riding
and hiking.

$400,000 is for the Douglas Trail.

$400,000 is for the Gateway Trail.

$725,000 is for the Gitchi Gami Trail.

$500,000 is for the Glacial Lakes Trail.

$200,000 is for the Goodhue Pioneer Trail.

$300,000 is for the Heartland Trail.

$300,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail.

$100,000 is for the Minnesota River Trail.

$2,400,000 is for the Paul Bunyan Trail:
deleted text begin $1,500,000 deleted text end new text begin $320,000 new text end is for an extension
across Excelsior Road in the city of Baxter to
connect with the Oberstar Tunnel; $900,000
is to acquire right-of-way in the city of
Bemidji and to rehabilitate the trail.

$450,000 is for the Shooting Star Trail.

Sec. 46.

Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 7, subdivision 21, is amended to read:

Subd. 21. State Park and Recreation Area Acquisition

2,500,000

For acquisition of land under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivisions 2 and
3, from willing sellers of private lands within
state park and recreation area boundaries
established by law.

$500,000 is to purchase land within the
boundaries of Greenleaf Lake state park in
Meeker county. new text begin This appropriation may also
be used for a grant to Meeker County for
acquisition of property at Greenleaf Lake to
establish a regional park. new text end

Sec. 47.

Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 19, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6. Metropolitan Regional Parks Capital Improvements

14,664,000

This appropriation must be used to pay the
cost of improvements and betterments of a
capital nature and acquisition by the council
and local government units of regional
recreational open-space lands in accordance
with the council's policy plan as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, section 473.147. Priority
should be given to park rehabilitation and
land acquisition projects.

For purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section
473.351, Columbia Parkway, Ridgeway
Parkway, and Stinson Boulevard are
considered to be part of the metropolitan
regional recreation open space system.

$100,000 is for a grant to Ramsey and
Washington Counties, or either of them
as jointly agreed, to prepare engineering
design documents for the development of
a trail adjacent to marked Trunk Highway
120 from its intersection with Joy Road
to its intersection with 20th Street in the
city of North St. Paul, deleted text begin adjacent to marked
Trunk Highway 96 from its intersection with
marked Trunk Highway 61 to its intersection
with marked Trunk Highway 244, and
adjacent to marked Trunk Highway 244 from
its intersection with marked Trunk Highway
96 to and including its intersection with
Washington County Road 12 deleted text end new text begin to be known
as the Silver Lake Trail new text end . The design must
be consistent with the recommendations
of the Lake Links Trail Network Master
Plan prepared for Ramsey and Washington
Counties.

$388,000 is for a grant to the city of St.
Paul for park and trail improvements in the
Desnoyer Park area, above the Meeker Island
lock historic site.

$4,676,000 is for a grant to the city of St.
Paul to design and construct river's edge
improvements at Raspberry Island and
Upper Landing and develop a public park on
Raspberry Island. Of this amount, $676,000
is the local match for an Upper Landing
federal TEA-21 grant.

$2,500,000 is for a grant to the city of
South St. Paul for the closure, capping, and
remediation of approximately 80 acres of
the Port Crosby construction and demolition
debris landfill in South St. Paul, as the fourth
phase of converting the land into parkland,
and to restore approximately 80 acres of
riverfront land along the Mississippi River.

Sec. 48.

Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. State-Operated Services Forensics Programs

3,259,000

To design new facilities to be constructed
on the campus of the deleted text begin St. Peter deleted text end new text begin Moose Lake new text end
Regional Treatment Center for individuals
committed as sexual psychopathic
personalities, sexually dangerous persons,
mentally ill, or mentally ill and dangerous.

Sec. 49.

Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 20, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Systemwide Redevelopment, Reuse, or Demolition

17,600,000

To demolish or improve surplus,
nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities and
infrastructure at Department of Human
Services campuses statewide.

(a) Up to $8,600,000 may be used to
predesign, design, construct, furnish,
and equip renovation of existing space
or construction of new space for skilled
nursing home capacity for forensic treatment
programs operated by state-operated services
on the campus of St. Peter Regional
Treatment Center.

(b) $4,000,000 may be used to prepare
and develop a site, including demolition of
buildings and infrastructure, to implement
the redevelopment and reuse of the
Ah-Gwah-Ching Regional Treatment Center
campus. If the property is sold or transferred
to a local unit of government, the unspent
portion of this appropriation may be granted
to the local unit of government that acquires
the campus for the purposes stated in this
subdivision.

new text begin Up to $400,000 may be used for a grant
to the city of Walker to connect the water
reservoir to the city.
new text end

(c) $1,000,000 may be used to renovate one
or more buildings for chemical dependency
treatment specializing in methamphetamine
addiction, and demolish buildings, on the
Willmar Regional Treatment Center campus.
If the property is sold or transferred to a local
unit of government, the unspent portion of
this appropriation may be granted to the local
unit of government that acquires the campus
for the purposes stated in this subdivision.

(d) Up to $2,210,000 may be spent by the
commissioner of finance to retire municipal
bonds issued by the city of Fergus Falls and
to retire interfund loans incurred by the city
of Fergus Falls in connection with the waste
incinerator and steam heating facility at the
Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center.

(e) Up to $400,000 may be used for a grant to
the city of Fergus Falls to demolish the city's
waste-to-energy incineration plant located
on the grounds of the Fergus Falls Regional
Treatment Center.

(f) The provisions, terms, and conditions
of any grant made by the director of the
Office of Environmental Assistance under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A, to the
city of Fergus Falls for the waste incinerator
steam heating facility that supports the
Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center and
that may come into effect as a result of the
incinerator and facility being closed, are
hereby waived.

Sec. 50.

Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Program

29,900,000

(a) To the Public Facilities Authority for
the purposes specified in this subdivision.
$29,300,000 of this appropriation is for
grants and loans to eligible municipalities
under the wastewater infrastructure program
established in Minnesota Statutes, section
446A.072.

To the greatest practical extent, the authority
must use the appropriation for projects on
the 2005 project priority list in priority
order to qualified applicants that submit
plans and specifications to the Pollution
Control Agency or receive a funding
commitment from USDA Rural Economic
and Community Development before
December 1, 2006.

$600,000 of this appropriation is to
implement the wastewater infrastructure
program.

(b) The grants listed in this paragraph are not
subject to the 2005 project priority list nor
to the limitations on grant amounts set forth
in Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072,
subdivision 5a.

$1,500,000 is for a grant to the city of Aurora
to reconstruct its wastewater treatment plant,
damaged in an explosion May 5, 2004.

$1,700,000 is for a grant to the Central Iron
Range Sanitary Sewer District Authority to
predesign and design the necessary facilities
to collect, treat, and dispose of sewage in the
district, including a pump-storage facility
and a wind-energy facility.

Up to $5,000,000 may be used as grants to
the cities of Dunnell, Dumont, Henriette,
Lewisville, McGrath, and Ostrander to
undertake corrective action on systems
built since 2001 with federal money from
USDA Rural Economic and Community
Development. A grant must not exceed
the amount of federal money used in the
construction of systems that incorporated
sand filter treatment, fixed activated sludge
treatment, or mechanical package plant
treatment technologies.

$4,950,000 is for a grant to the city of
Duluth for design and construction of
sanitary sewer overflow storage facilities at
selected locations in the city of Duluth. This
appropriation is available when matched by
$1 of money secured or provided by the city
of Duluth for each $1 of state money.

$1,700,000 is for a grant to the city of
Eagle Bend to predesign, design, construct,
furnish, and equip a wastewater collection
and treatment system.

$1,500,000 is for a grant to the city of Two
Harbors to retire loans, whether interfund
or otherwise, incurred to acquire land for,
design, construct, furnish, and equip a
2,500,000 gallon equalization basin and a
chlorine-contact tank of at least 100,000
gallon capacity, adjacent to the city's
wastewater treatment plant. The equalization
basin is required under the city's National
Pollution Discharge Elimination System
permit. This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner of finance determines
that $325,000 has been committed to the
project from nonstate sources.

$1,550,000 for a grant to the city of Bayport
for the Middle St. Croix River Watershed
Management Organization to complete the
sewer system extending from Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources pond
82-310P (the prison pond) in Bayport
through the Stillwater prison grounds to the
St. Croix River.

$2,000,000 is to the commissioner of
employment and economic development for
a grant to the city of New Brighton deleted text begin to relocate
a sanitary sewer interceptor deleted text end new text begin for sanitary
sewer and storm water improvements new text end
in the Northwest Quadrant to allow for
redevelopment of that area.

Sec. 51.

Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 12, is amended to
read:

Subd. 12. Bioscience Development

18,500,000

For grants to political subdivisions to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip publicly owned infrastructure required
to support bioscience development in this
state.

$2,500,000 is for a grant to the city of
Worthington. new text begin $2,000,000 is for bioscience
business development public infrastructure
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.435.
new text end

Sec. 52.

Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 27, is amended to read:

Sec. 27. BOND SALE SCHEDULE

The commissioner of finance shall schedule
the sale of state general obligation bonds
so that, during the biennium ending June
30, 2007, no more than deleted text begin $780,536,000 deleted text end new text begin
$763,706,000 new text end will need to be transferred
from the general fund to the state bond
fund to pay principal and interest due and
to become due on outstanding state general
obligation bonds. During the biennium,
before each sale of state general obligation
bonds, the commissioner of finance shall
calculate the amount of debt service
payments needed on bonds previously issued
and shall estimate the amount of debt service
payments that will be needed on the bonds
scheduled to be sold. The commissioner
shall adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to
be sold so as to remain within the limit set by
this section. The amount needed to make the
debt service payments is appropriated from
the general fund as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.641.

Sec. 53. new text begin COOPERATIVE FACILITY GRANT TIMELINES WAIVED.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the timelines in Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.443, Independent
School District No. 2134, United South Central, and the fiscal agent for Independent
School District Nos. 403, Ivanhoe, and 404, Lake Benton, may submit an application for a
cooperative facilities grant to the commissioner of education. The commissioner must
either approve, modify, or reject the application within 60 days of its receipt.
new text end

Sec. 54. new text begin OUTDOOR LIGHTING PURCHASE.
new text end

new text begin All purchasing of outdoor lighting fixtures using funds appropriated under this act
must give consideration to maximizing energy conservation and savings, reducing glare,
minimizing light pollution, and preserving the natural night environment.
new text end

Sec. 55. new text begin FERGUS FALLS INCINERATOR; CONVEYANCE OF EQUIPMENT.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law, administrative rule, commissioner's order, or agreement
to the contrary, the city of Fergus Falls may convey to the city of Perham, for nominal
consideration, all or part of the air pollution equipment, including the building and related
equipment, that is currently located at the Fergus Falls incinerator. The conveyance shall
be in a form approved by the attorney general and must be used for public purposes. The
city of Perham is responsible for the costs of dismantling, transporting, and reassembling
the equipment in Perham, as part of the expansion of the Perham resource recovery facility.
new text end

Sec. 56. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end