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HF 3250

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/20/2014 02:10pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public
land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with certain
conditions; modifying previous appropriations; authorizing the Housing Finance
Agency to issue housing infrastructure bonds; establishing new programs and
modifying existing programs; extending the authority to use negotiated sales;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 12A.16, subdivision 5; 16A.641, by adding a
subdivision; 16A.642, subdivisions 1, 2; 115A.0716, subdivision 1; 129C.10,
subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 135A.034, subdivision 2; 174.50,
subdivisions 6b, 7; 174.52, subdivision 3; 240A.09; 462A.37, subdivision 2, by
adding subdivisions; Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 16, subdivision 5; Laws
2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 11, subdivision 4; Laws 2010, chapter 189,
sections 15, subdivision 5; 21, subdivision 11; Laws 2013, chapter 136, sections
4; 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 129C.

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

ARTICLE 1

APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text beginCAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

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

new text begin SUMMARY
new text end
new text begin University of Minnesota
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 224,200,000
new text end
new text begin Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
new text end
new text begin 212,203,000
new text end
new text begin Education
new text end
new text begin 16,491,000
new text end
new text begin Minnesota State Academies
new text end
new text begin 11,654,000
new text end
new text begin Perpich Center for Arts Education
new text end
new text begin 2,736,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 109,075,000
new text end
new text begin Pollution Control Agency
new text end
new text begin 4,625,000
new text end
new text begin Board of Water and Soil Resources
new text end
new text begin 25,400,000
new text end
new text begin Agriculture
new text end
new text begin 528,000
new text end
new text begin Zoological Garden
new text end
new text begin 17,000,000
new text end
new text begin Administration
new text end
new text begin 95,950,000
new text end
new text begin Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission
new text end
new text begin 10,223,000
new text end
new text begin Public Safety
new text end
new text begin 4,895,000
new text end
new text begin Military Affairs
new text end
new text begin 7,320,000
new text end
new text begin Transportation
new text end
new text begin 93,550,000
new text end
new text begin Metropolitan Council
new text end
new text begin 99,418,000
new text end
new text begin Human Services
new text end
new text begin 73,982,000
new text end
new text begin Veterans Affairs
new text end
new text begin 10,781,000
new text end
new text begin Corrections
new text end
new text begin 43,869,000
new text end
new text begin Employment and Economic Development
new text end
new text begin 17,360,000
new text end
new text begin Public Facilities Authority
new text end
new text begin 45,067,000
new text end
new text begin Housing Finance Agency
new text end
new text begin 20,000,000
new text end
new text begin Minnesota Historical Society
new text end
new text begin 14,662,000
new text end
new text begin Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board
new text end
new text begin 4,995,000
new text end
new text begin Grants to Political Subdivisions
new text end
new text begin 175,786,000
new text end
new text begin Bond Sale Expenses
new text end
new text begin 1,330,000
new text end
new text begin Cancellations
new text end
new text begin (2,115,000)
new text end
new text begin TOTAL
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 1,340,985,000
new text end
new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service)
new text end
new text begin 1,211,658,000
new text end
new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund (User Financed Debt Service)
new text end
new text begin 57,401,000
new text end
new text begin Maximum Effort School Loan Fund
new text end
new text begin 13,491,000
new text end
new text begin State Transportation Fund
new text end
new text begin 41,750,000
new text end
new text begin General Fund
new text end
new text begin 10,850,000
new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway Fund
new text end
new text begin 7,950,000
new text end
new text begin Bond Proceeds Cancellations
new text end
new text begin (2,115,000)
new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway Bond Proceeds Cancellations
new text end
new text begin (83,000)
new text end
new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 224,200,000
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

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

new text begin 40,000,000
new text end

new text begin To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Minneapolis; Tate Laboratory
Renovation
new text end

new text begin 56,700,000
new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, furnish, and equip the
Tate Laboratory of Physics building on the
Minneapolis campus for the College of
Science and Engineering.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin St. Paul; Microbial Sciences Research
Building
new text end

new text begin 30,000,000
new text end

new text begin To predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip a new chemistry and biology based
experimental laboratory building on the
St. Paul campus to become the home of
nonmedical life sciences fields.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Crookston; Wellness Center
new text end

new text begin 10,000,000
new text end

new text begin To design, renovate existing space, construct
additional space, furnish, and equip the
campus wellness and recreational center on
the Crookston Campus.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Research Laboratories
new text end

new text begin 12,000,000
new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip a new
bee research facility and a new greenhouse,
and to design, renovate, furnish, and equip the
aquatic invasive species research laboratory.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Duluth; Chemical Sciences and
Advanced Materials Building
new text end

new text begin 24,000,000
new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip
a new facility to meet the research and
undergraduate instruction needs of the
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
on the Duluth campus. In addition to
chemistry and biochemistry instructional
laboratories and space for research on
environmental remediation and energy
production and storage, the building will
include active-learning classrooms.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin James Ford Bell Natural History
Museum and Planetarium
new text end

new text begin 51,500,000
new text end

new text begin To complete the design of and to construct,
furnish, and equip a new James Ford Bell
Natural History Museum and Planetarium on
the St. Paul campus.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin University Share
new text end

new text begin Except for the appropriations for HEAPR
and Replacement and the Bell Museum, 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. 10. new text end

new text begin Unspent Appropriations
new text end

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

Sec. 3. new text beginMINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 212,203,000
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

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

new text begin 40,000,000
new text end

new text begin To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Metropolitan State University
new text end

new text begin 35,865,000
new text end

new text begin To complete the design of and to construct,
furnish, and equip the Science Education
Center, and renovate, furnish, and equip
space in the new main building.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Bemidji State University
new text end

new text begin 13,790,000
new text end

new text begin To complete design and renovate, construct
an addition to, furnish, and equip Memorial
Hall; to design and renovate, furnish, and
equip Decker Hall; to demolish Sanford Hall;
and to design the demolition and replacement
of Hagg Sauer Hall.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Lake Superior College
new text end

new text begin 5,266,000
new text end

new text begin To complete design, renovate, furnish, and
equip the allied health and science classroom,
lab, and clinic space in the 1986 wing of the
E building.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Minneapolis Community and
Technical College
new text end

new text begin 3,600,000
new text end

new text begin To design and renovate classroom and lab
space, and upgrade HVAC, security systems,
and facility exteriors.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin St. Paul College
new text end

new text begin 1,500,000
new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
classroom and lab space for the culinary arts,
computer numerical control/machine tool,
and sheet metal academic programs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Minnesota State College - Southeast
Technical
new text end

new text begin 1,700,000
new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, repurpose, furnish,
and equip classroom and lab space on the
Red Wing and Winona campuses for health,
science, and trades programs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Central Lakes College - Staples
new text end

new text begin 4,581,000
new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
a one-stop student services center and to
demolish obsolete space.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Minnesota State University -
Mankato
new text end

new text begin 25,818,000
new text end

new text begin To complete design, construct, furnish, and
equip a clinical science building.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Minnesota State Community and
Technical College - Moorhead
new text end

new text begin 6,544,000
new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, demolish obsolete
space, construct an addition, and furnish and
equip the transportation center.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Rochester Community and Technical
College
new text end

new text begin 1,000,000
new text end

new text begin To design the demolition of Memorial and
Plaza Halls and the renovation and relocation
of associated classrooms and office spaces.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

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

new text begin 3,488,000
new text end

new text begin To design and replace existing HVAC system
with a geothermal system on the Canby
campus; and to design, demolish and replace,
furnish, and equip the powerline training
facility and to design, relocate, renovate,
and resize ITV classrooms on the Jackson
campus.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Dakota County Technical College
new text end

new text begin 7,586,000
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Century College
new text end

new text begin 2,020,000
new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, repurpose, furnish,
and equip classroom and lab space for
high-demand technical programs including a
digital fabrication lab and solar panels.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Northland Community and Technical
College - Thief River Falls
new text end

new text begin 5,863,000
new text end

new text begin To complete design, demolish obsolete
facilities, construct new, and renovate,
furnish, and equip the aviation maintenance
complex at the Thief River Falls airport.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
has determined that the Board of Trustees
has entered into a ground lease for a term
of not less than 37.5 years with the Thief
River Falls Airport Authority that meets the
conditions and requirements of Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end

new text begin Northeast Higher Education District
new text end

new text begin 3,343,000
new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
Wilson Hall and construct a biomass boiler
system on the Itasca campus; to design,
renovate, furnish, and equip the clinical
nursing lab on the Rainy River campus;
to design, renovate, furnish, and equip
classroom and lab space on the Vermilion
campus; and to design the demolition of and
to demolish obsolete space, and to design,
renovate, furnish, and equip space on the
Hibbing campus.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

new text begin Winona State University
new text end

new text begin 22,200,000
new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, remodel, furnish, and
equip classrooms for the Education Village
project, which includes Wabasha Hall,
Wabasha Rec, and the Cathedral School.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end

new text begin Anoka Technical College
new text end

new text begin 1,500,000
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end

new text begin St. Paul College
new text end

new text begin 14,482,000
new text end

new text begin To complete the design of and construct the
health and science alliance center addition
and to renovate, furnish, and equip existing
health and west tower spaces.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 21. new text end

new text begin Century College
new text end

new text begin 1,000,000
new text end

new text begin To design the renovation and construction
of flexible, multiuse classrooms and labs for
workforce programs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 22. new text end

new text begin South Central College - North
Mankato
new text end

new text begin 7,467,000
new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, renew, furnish, and
equip laboratory, classroom, and office spaces
on the North Mankato campus, including
asbestos abatement, roof replacement, and
HVAC upgrades.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 23. new text end

new text begin St. Cloud State University
new text end

new text begin 866,000
new text end

new text begin To design the renovation of Eastman Hall to
relocate student health services and academic
programs into the renovated Eastman Hall.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 24. new text end

new text begin Minnesota State Community and
Technical College - Fergus Falls and Wadena
Campuses
new text end

new text begin 1,385,000
new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, furnish, and equip space
on the Fergus Falls and Wadena campuses.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 25. new text end

new text begin Northland Community and Technical
College - East Grand Forks
new text end

new text begin 748,000
new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
science and radiological lab space on the
East Grand Forks campus.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 26. new text end

new text begin Winona State University
new text end

new text begin 592,000
new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
classrooms and lab spaces in Phelps Hall.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 27. new text end

new text begin Debt Service
new text end

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

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

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

new text begin Subd. 28. new text end

new text begin Unspent Appropriations
new text end

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

new text begin (b) The unspent portion of an appropriation
for a project in this section that is complete is
available for HEAPR under this subdivision,
at the same campus as the project for which
the original appropriation was made and the
debt service requirement under subdivision
27 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 beginEDUCATION
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 16,491,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of education or another
named agency for the purposes specified in
this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Independent School District No. 38,
Red Lake
new text end

new text begin 13,491,000
new text end

new text begin From the maximum effort school loan fund
for a capital loan to Independent School
District No. 38, Red Lake, as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, sections 126C.60 to
126C.72. Of this appropriation, $5,491,000
is to complete design and construction of,
furnish, and equip a single kitchen and
cafeteria to serve the high school and middle
school, and $7,973,000 is to complete design,
renovation, and construction of, furnish,
and equip Red Lake Elementary School.
Before any capital loan contract is approved
under this authorization, the district must
provide documentation acceptable to the
commissioner on how the capital loan will
be used.
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 3,000,000
new text end

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

Sec. 5. new text beginMINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 11,654,000
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Asset Preservation
new text end

new text begin 1,000,000
new text end

new text begin For capital asset preservation improvements
and betterments on both campuses of the
Minnesota State Academies, 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 New Residence Hall
new text end

new text begin 10,654,000
new text end

new text begin To complete the design of and perform
asbestos and hazardous materials abatement
and demolition of Frechette Hall and to
design, construct, furnish, and equip a new
boys' dormitory on the Minnesota State
Academy for the Deaf campus.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text beginPERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS
EDUCATION
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 2,736,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration for
capital asset preservation improvements and
betterments at the Perpich Center for Arts
Education, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. This
appropriation includes money to renovate
the restrooms in the east wing of the
administration building.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text beginNATURAL RESOURCES
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 108,035,000
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 The appropriations in this section are
subject to the requirements of the natural
resources capital improvement program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12,
unless this section or the statutes referred
to in this section provide more specific
standards, criteria, or priorities for projects
than Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Natural Resources Asset Preservation
new text end

new text begin 20,000,000
new text end

new text begin For the renovation of state-owned facilities
and recreational assets operated by the
commissioner of natural resources to be
spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.946. The commissioner may
use this appropriation to replace buildings
if, considering the embedded energy in the
building, that is the most energy-efficient and
carbon-reducing method of renovation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Buildings and Facilities Development
new text end

new text begin 5,000,000
new text end

new text begin To predesign buildings in Bemidji, Rochester,
and a lab/necropsy facility; and to replace
buildings that are in poor condition, outdated,
and no longer support the natural resource
work.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Flood Hazard Mitigation
new text end

new text begin 9,900,000
new text end

new text begin (a) For the state share of flood hazard
mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.161. Levee projects, to the extent
practical, shall meet the state standard of
three feet above the 100-year flood elevation.
Project priorities shall be determined by the
commissioner as appropriate and based on
need.
new text end

new text begin (b) This appropriation includes money for
the projects in Montevideo and Moorhead.
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Dam Renovation, Repair, Removal
new text end

new text begin 5,000,000
new text end

new text begin To renovate or remove publicly owned dams.
The commissioner shall determine project
priorities as appropriate under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 103G.511 and 103G.515.
This appropriation includes up to $3,000,000
for a grant to the city of Champlin to repair
and renovate the Champlin Mill Pond Dam.
The grant to the city of Champlin does not
require any nonstate match.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Native Prairie Bank Acquisition and
Development
new text end

new text begin 5,000,000
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin RIM Critical Habitat
new text end

new text begin 3,000,000
new text end

new text begin To provide the state match for the critical
habitat private sector matching account under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.943. This
appropriation must be used only to acquire
fee title.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Fish Hatchery Improvements
new text end

new text begin 4,000,000
new text end

new text begin For improvements at state fish hatcheries in
Lanesboro, Grand Rapids, Hinckley, Spire
Valley near Remer, and Crystal Springs near
Altura.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin State Trails Acquisition and
Development
new text end

new text begin 19,400,000
new text end

new text begin To acquire land for and to construct and
renovate state trails under Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.015. This appropriation includes
funding for the following trail projects:
new text end

new text begin (1) up to $500,000 to acquire land for and
develop approximately four miles of the
Blazing Star Trail from Myre-Big Island
State Park to Hayward;
new text end

new text begin (2) up to $2,750,000 is for the Cuyuna Lakes
Trail segment from Deerwood to Crosby and
the Sagamore Unit of the Cuyuna Country
State Recreation Area, to connect to the Paul
Bunyan Trail and into Lum Park and then to
the airport;
new text end

new text begin (3) up to $600,000 is to acquire land and
develop the Gateway Trail from Pine Point
Park in May Township into William O'Brien
State Park;
new text end

new text begin (4) up to $3,000,000 is to acquire land
and develop the Gitchi-Gami Trail from a
Department of Transportation wayside rest
on Trunk Highway 61 at Cutface Creek to
the existing trail terminus on the west edge
of Grand Marais;
new text end

new text begin (5) up to $1,500,000 is to acquire land and
develop an approximately five mile spur
from the Glacial Lakes Trail through New
London and into Sibley State Park, including
a bridge over Trunk Highway 71;
new text end

new text begin (6) up to $3,100,000 is to acquire land
and develop one or more of the following
segments of the Heartland Trail: from Detroit
Lakes into Frazee; from Moorhead to Detroit
Lakes; and from Park Rapids to Itasca State
Park;
new text end

new text begin (7) up to $2,000,000 is to pave approximately
28.5 miles of the Luce Line Trail from the
Carver-McLeod County border to Cedar
Mills in Meeker County;
new text end

new text begin (8) up to $550,000 is to acquire land and
develop the Mill Towns Trail segment from
Faribault to Dundas;
new text end

new text begin (9) up to $400,000 is for the Minnesota River
Trail between Mankato and St. Peter, and
connections to the Sakatah Singing Hills State
Trail and the Red Jacket Trail in Mankato.
new text end

new text begin (10) up to $2,500,000 is to develop the
Minnesota Valley Trail from the Bloomington
Ferry Bridge to the Minnesota Valley Wildlife
Refuge Visitor Center in Bloomington; and
new text end

new text begin (11) up to $2,500,000 is to acquire land
and develop approximately 11 miles of the
Shooting Star Trail from Rose Creek to
Austin.
new text end

new text begin For any project listed in this subdivision that
the commissioner determines is not ready to
proceed, the commissioner may reallocate
that project's money to another state trail
project described in this section or other state
trail infrastructure. The chairs of the house of
representatives 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. 10. new text end

new text begin Scientific and Natural Areas
Acquisition and Development
new text end

new text begin 4,000,000
new text end

new text begin To acquire approximately 1,000 acres
identified by the commissioner as targeted
sites for potential acquisition for scientific
and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5,
and for protection and improvements of a
capital nature in scientific and natural areas.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Groundwater Monitoring and
Observation Wells
new text end

new text begin 5,000,000
new text end

new text begin To install groundwater monitoring wells for
multiple groundwater quantity and quality
monitoring purposes by state agencies, as
scientifically and practically appropriate,
with preference given to placing monitoring
wells in ground water management areas.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Forestry Seed Processing Facilities
new text end

new text begin 2,000,000
new text end

new text begin To construct, furnish, and equip an expansion
to the cold storage and processing facilities
at Badoura Nursery to support consolidated
bareroot production; construct and equip
improved seed development, processing,
and storage facilities at Badoura Nursery;
construct, furnish, and equip greenhouse
and laboratory facilities at General Andrews
Nursery site to support expanded tree
improvement operations, and to upgrade
irrigation and artificial propagation bed
infrastructure at the General Andrews
Nursery site.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Aquatic Management Area
Acquisition and Development
new text end

new text begin 1,000,000
new text end

new text begin To acquire land in fee for aquatic management
area purposes and for improvements of a
capital nature to develop, protect, or improve
habitat and facilities on wildlife management
areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 14.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Stream Restoration
new text end

new text begin 4,250,000
new text end

new text begin For design, land acquisition, and construction
of the following stream protection and
restoration projects:
new text end

new text begin (1) to restore the Mission Creek channel in
Duluth;
new text end

new text begin (2) to convert four low-head dams to rapids
in a three-mile stretch on the Sand Hill River;
new text end

new text begin (3) to remove dams on Chester Creek and
restore the channel within the city of Duluth;
and
new text end

new text begin (4) to modify dams on Deer Creek to
reconnect 20 miles of stream and 2,240 acres
on the Pickerel chain of lakes near the city
of Effie.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Central Minnesota Regional Parks
new text end

new text begin 500,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Sartell to acquire up
to 68 acres of land located along the Sauk
River near the confluence of the Mississippi
to serve as part of the Central Minnesota
Regional Parks and Trails.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Fort Snelling Upper Post
new text end

new text begin 6,700,000
new text end

new text begin To design, construct, rehabilitate, furnish,
and equip Building 67 and the Administration
Building at the Fort Snelling upper post. Up
to $500,000 of this amount may be used to
design and construct bicycle and pedestrian
paths between the Fort Snelling light rail
transit station and historic Fort Snelling
and the upper post area. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least $13,400,000 has been committed to
renovations and improvements to one of the
upper post barracks buildings from nonstate
sources and that sufficient funds are available
to complete both the Administration Building
and the barracks projects. The barracks
shall not be construed as state bond-financed
property subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695. The rehabilitation of both
buildings must comply with the requirements
of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for
Rehabilitation. The commissioner of natural
resources may enter into a lease-management
agreement in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695, for use of the
Administration Building. The lessee's use
must be compatible with the preservation
of the building and the National Park
Service's requirements governing use of
historic properties. The lessee must agree to
be solely responsible for the maintenance
and operation of the property, including
any future capital repairs. Any use shall
permit limited public access for historical
interpretation, as determined appropriate
by the commissioner of natural resources,
consistent with normal use by the lessee.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end

new text begin Fountain Lake Restoration
new text end

new text begin 7,500,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Shell Rock River Watershed
District for engineering, design, permitting,
and land acquisition for sediment removal
and cleanup of Fountain Lake.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

new text begin Stearns County Parks
new text end

new text begin 825,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to Stearns County for engineering
and construction of approximately 3.2 miles
of trail and engineering and construction of
a bridge over the Sauk River to extend the
Lake Wobegon Trail from St. Joseph to the
Rivers Edge Park in Waite Park.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end

new text begin James Ford Bell Museum
new text end

new text begin 4,000,000
new text end

new text begin To design and construct outdoor classroom
space and landscapes representing Minnesota
biomes at the new James Ford Bell Museum
of Natural History on the St. Paul campus of
the University of Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end

new text begin North Urban Regional Trail Bridge
new text end

new text begin 2,000,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of West St. Paul to
predesign, design, and construct a pedestrian
bridge for the North Urban Regional Trail as
an overpass of Robert Street in the area near
Wentworth Avenue in West St. Paul. This
appropriation may also be used to acquire
property or purchase rights-of-way needed
for bridge construction. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least an equal amount has been committed
to the project from nonstate sources.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text beginPOLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 4,625,000
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Capital Assistance Grants
new text end

new text begin 2,625,000
new text end

new text begin For a solid waste capital assistance grant
under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54,
to Becker County to design and construct
a waste transfer facility and a material
recovery facility. This amount includes 75
percent of the cost of the transfer station and
50 percent of the cost of a material recovery
facility. This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner of management and
budget determines that an amount sufficient
to complete the project is committed from
nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Municipal Storm Water Pond
Cleanout
new text end

new text begin 2,000,000
new text end

new text begin For grants to municipalities for removal of
accumulated sediment from storm water
ponds and related infrastructure under
Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716,
subdivision 1, paragraph (b). Grants awarded
under this subdivision are intended to cover
50 percent of the eligible costs of a project
and may not exceed $250,000 per pond. In
awarding a grant, preference shall be given
to projects that:
new text end

new text begin (1) alleviate a threat of flooding to private or
public properties including residential and
business properties;
new text end

new text begin (2) provide direct water quality benefits to
an impaired water; or
new text end

new text begin (3) include measures to reduce the future
accumulation of contaminants that help
reduce long-term operation and management
costs.
new text end

Sec. 9. new text beginBOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
RESOURCES
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 25,400,000
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 Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve
Program
new text end

new text begin 20,000,000
new text end

new text begin (a) To acquire conservation easements from
landowners to preserve, restore, create, and
enhance wetlands and prairie grasslands
and restore and enhance rivers and streams,
riparian lands, and associated uplands in
order to protect soil and water quality,
support fish and wildlife habitat, reduce flood
damage, and provide other public benefits.
The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.515, apply to this program. Of this
appropriation, up to ten percent may be used
to implement the program.
new text end

new text begin (b) The board shall give priority to leveraging
federal funds by (1) enrolling targeted
new lands eligible for the USDA Wetlands
Reserve Program (WRP), or (2) enrolling
lands that have expiring USDA Conservation
Reserve Program (CRP) contracts.
new text end

new text begin (c) The board is authorized to enter into
new agreements and amend past agreements
with landowners as required by Minnesota
Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to
allow for restoration, including overseeding
and harvesting of native prairie vegetation for
use for energy production in a manner that
does not devalue the natural habitat, water
quality benefits, or carbon sequestration
functions of the area enrolled in the easement.
This shall occur after seed production and
shall minimize impacts on wildlife. Of this
appropriation, up to five percent may be used
for restoration and enhancement, including
overseeding.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Local Government Roads Wetland
Replacement Program
new text end

new text begin 5,400,000
new text end

new text begin To acquire land or permanent easements
and to restore, create, enhance, and preserve
wetlands to replace those wetlands drained or
filled as a result of the repair, reconstruction,
replacement, or rehabilitation of existing
public roads as required by Minnesota
Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1,
paragraphs (l) and (m). The purchase price
paid for acquisition of land or perpetual
easement must be a fair market value as
determined by the board. The board may
enter into agreements with the federal
government, other state agencies, political
subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, fee
title owners, or other qualified private entities
to acquire wetland replacement credits in
accordance with Minnesota Rules, chapter
8420.
new text end

Sec. 10. new text beginAGRICULTURE
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 528,000
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Lab Sample Storage
new text end

new text begin 203,000
new text end

new text begin To design, reconstruct, and equip the feed
storage and grinding rooms in the Agriculture
Laboratory.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Aitkin County Fairgrounds
new text end

new text begin 325,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Aitkin County Agricultural
Society to predesign, design, construct,
furnish, and equip a shared food service
building that can be separated into three
smaller food preparation areas.
new text end

Sec. 11. new text beginMINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL
GARDENS
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 17,000,000
new text end

new text begin To the Minnesota Zoological Garden Board
for the purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Discovery Bay Renovation
new text end

new text begin 3,000,000
new text end

new text begin To complete renovation of Discovery Bay to
permit the opening of a new marine exhibit.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Heart of the Zoo, Phase 2
new text end

new text begin 10,000,000
new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, and repair the lower
plaza, exhibit space and lobby, restrooms,
and retail space under the Heart of the Zoo,
Phase 2.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Asset Preservation
new text end

new text begin 4,000,000
new text end

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

Sec. 12. new text beginADMINISTRATION
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 95,950,000
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Capitol Renovation and Restoration,
Continued
new text end

new text begin 94,500,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation may be used for one or
more of the following purposes:
new text end

new text begin (1) To complete the design of, and to
construct, repair, improve, renovate, restore,
furnish, and equip the State Capitol building
and grounds including, but not limited
to, exterior stone repairs and window
replacement; asbestos and hazardous
materials abatement; mechanical, electrical,
and plumbing; security systems replacement;
general construction including, but not
limited to, demolition, site improvements,
life safety improvements, accessibility,
security, and telecommunications; roof
replacement; and finish work.
new text end

new text begin (2) To predesign, design, conduct hazardous
materials abatement, construct, repair,
renovate, remodel, and furnish and equip
the State Office Building, Administration
Building, Centennial Office Building, 321
Grove Street buildings, and such other
properties located on the Capitol campus as
determined by the commissioner to meet
temporary and permanent office, broadcast
media, storage, parking, and other space
needs occasioned by and in furtherance of
an efficient restoration of the State Capitol
building and for the efficient and effective
function of the tenants currently located in
the State Capitol building.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is in addition to the
appropriations in Laws 2012, chapter 293,
section 13, subdivision 3, and Laws 2013,
chapter 136, section 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Capital Asset Preservation and
Replacement Account
new text end

new text begin 1,000,000
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Hmong-Lao Veterans
Memorial
new text end

new text begin 450,000
new text end

new text begin To complete design of and construct a
memorial in the Capitol Area to honor all
Hmong-Lao veterans of the war in Laos
who were allied with the American forces
during the Vietnam War. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least $100,000 has been committed to
the project from nonstate sources. Nonstate
funds provided for this project may also be
used to fund only its proportional share of
new sidewalks leading to monuments in the
Capitol Area.
new text end

Sec. 13. new text beginMINNESOTA AMATEUR SPORTS
COMMISSION
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 10,223,000
new text end

new text begin To the Minnesota Amateur Sports
Commission for the purposes specified in
this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Southwest Regional Amateur Sports
Center
new text end

new text begin 4,298,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Marshall to acquire
land and prepare a site for, and to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip
the Southwest Regional Amateur Sports
Center in Marshall. This appropriation is
not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that at
least an equal amount is committed to the
project from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin National Sports Center Expansion
new text end

new text begin 3,950,000
new text end

new text begin To acquire land and prepare a site for and
to design, construct, and equip parking lots,
roads, athletic fields, and other infrastructure
necessary for expansion of tournament fields
at the National Sports Center in Blaine.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Asset Preservation
new text end

new text begin 475,000
new text end

new text begin For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at the National
Sports Center in Blaine, to be spent in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.307, including life safety improvements,
emergency roof and wall repair, and to
replace lighting systems on the National
Sports Center campus.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Mighty Ducks Grants; Air Quality
Improvements
new text end

new text begin 1,500,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the general
fund for grants to local government units
under Minnesota Statutes, section 240A.09,
paragraph (g) or (k), or to acquire equipment
to improve indoor air quality by reducing
concentrations of carbon monoxide and
nitrogen dioxide.
new text end

Sec. 14. new text beginPUBLIC SAFETY
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 4,895,000
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Cottage Grove, Woodbury, MnSCU -
HERO Center
new text end

new text begin 1,540,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Cottage Grove
to prepare a site, including environmental
work, predesign, design, construct, furnish,
and equip a Health and Emergency Response
Occupations (HERO) Center at 12600
Ravine Parkway in Cottage Grove. This
appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that the cities of Cottage Grove
and Woodbury and the Board of Trustees
of the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities have entered into an agreement
for operation and management of the center,
and that at least an equal amount is committed
to the project from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Cyrus - Public Safety Center
new text end

new text begin 225,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Cyrus to acquire
land for and to predesign, design, construct,
furnish, and equip a facility to accommodate
the city hall with community meeting space
and the fire department.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Maplewood - East Metro Public
Safety Training Center
new text end

new text begin 1,800,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Maplewood to
complete the second half of the critical
Class A burn building; construct the
simulation/training building and related site
work; purchase and install two additional
gas-fired burn equipment props; and install
site training equipment, props, and burn
room liners for the East Metro Public Safety
Training Center located in the City of
Maplewood. This appropriation does not
require any additional contributions from
nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Montgomery - Public Safety Facility
new text end

new text begin 1,330,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Montgomery to
design, construct, furnish, and equip a public
safety facility for fire and ambulance services
in the city of Montgomery. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that at
least an equal amount is committed to the
project from nonstate sources.
new text end

Sec. 15. new text beginMILITARY AFFAIRS
new text end

new text begin new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 7,320,000
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 4,000,000
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, including life safety improvements,
correcting code deficiencies, and federal
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
compliance activities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Brooklyn Park Armory
new text end

new text begin 2,020,000
new text end

new text begin To renovate existing space, furnish, and
equip the Brooklyn Park Armory. This
appropriation may also be used to construct
an addition to the armory if sufficient federal
funds are committed to the project.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Owatonna Armory
new text end

new text begin 1,300,000
new text end

new text begin To renovate, furnish, and equip existing
space, and construct motor vehicle storage
lot space at the Owatonna Armory.
new text end

Sec. 16. new text beginTRANSPORTATION
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 93,580,000
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Local Bridge Replacement and
Rehabilitation
new text end

new text begin 31,750,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
account in the state transportation fund
to match federal money and to replace
or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
174.50. To the extent practicable, the
commissioner shall expend the funds as
provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.50, subdivision 6a, 6b, or 6c.
new text end

new text begin $11,750,000 of this appropriation is for a
grant to Hennepin County to restore and
recondition the Franklin Avenue Bridge.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that at least $16,500,000 is
committed to the project from nonstate
sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Local Road Improvement Fund
Grants
new text end

new text begin 10,000,000
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, for construction and reconstruction
of local roads with statewide or regional
significance under Minnesota Statutes,
section 174.52, subdivision 4, or for grants to
counties to assist in paying the costs of rural
road safety capital improvement projects on
county state-aid highways under Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4a.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Greater Minnesota Transit
new text end

new text begin 1,350,000
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. Of this appropriation:
new text end

new text begin (1) $1,100,000 is for a grant to the St. Cloud
Metropolitan Transit Commission for phase
I of the metro bus operations center vehicle
storage addition and improvements project;
and
new text end

new text begin (2) $250,000 is for a grant to the Kandiyohi
Area Transit Joint Powers Board for an
additional bus storage garage in Willmar.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Railroad Warning Devices
Replacement
new text end

new text begin 1,000,000
new text end

new text begin To design, construct, and equip the
replacement of active highway railroad grade
crossing warning devices that have reached
the end of their useful life.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Willmar District Headquarters
new text end

new text begin 4,370,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the trunk highway
fund to complete the Willmar headquarters
and is added to the appropriation in Laws
2012, chapter 287, article 1, section 1,
subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Little Falls Truck Station
new text end

new text begin 3,580,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the trunk highway
fund to complete the Little Falls truck station
and is added to the appropriation in Laws
2010, chapter 189, section 15, subdivision 15.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Safe Routes to School
new text end

new text begin 2,000,000
new text end

new text begin For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.40.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Port Development Assistance
new text end

new text begin 8,000,000
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. 10. new text end

new text begin Passenger and Freight Rail
new text end

new text begin 27,000,000
new text end

new text begin To implement capital improvements and
betterments for intercity passenger rail
projects as identified in the statewide freight
and passenger rail plan under Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.03, subdivision 1b,
which are determined to be eligible for
United States Department of Transportation
funding. Notwithstanding any law to the
contrary, a portion or phase of an intercity
passenger rail project may be accomplished
with one or more state appropriations and
an intercity passenger rail project need not
be completed with any one appropriation.
Capital improvements and betterments
include preliminary engineering, design,
engineering, environmental analysis
and mitigation, acquisition of land and
right-of-way, and construction.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation includes money for
passenger and freight rail projects necessary
for system capacity improvements and
betterments per Passenger Rail Investment
and Improvement Act of 2008 guidance, if
federal funds are committed to the overall
project.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Minneapolis; I-35W Storm Tunnel
Rehabilitation
new text end

new text begin 4,500,000
new text end

new text begin To design and construct the rehabilitation
of the Interstate 35W North and South
Tunnels System in cooperation with the
city of Minneapolis. The commissioner
may enter into an agreement with the city
of Minneapolis to conduct the work. This
appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that at least an equal amount
is committed to the project from nonstate
sources.
new text end

Sec. 17. new text beginMETROPOLITAN COUNCIL
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 99,418,000
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Transit Capital Improvement
Program
new text end

new text begin 50,000,000
new text end

new text begin (a) To advance transit in the metropolitan
area in accordance with the Metropolitan
Council's 2040 Transportation Policy Plan
and in consultation with the Counties Transit
Improvement Board. This appropriation
may be used by the Metropolitan Council
or for grants to metropolitan area political
subdivisions for preliminary engineering,
engineering, environmental assessment,
environmental work, design, right-of-way
acquisition, and construction for the
Lake Street and I-35W transit station in
Minneapolis, and in the following transit
way corridors: Bottineau Boulevard, East
7th Street in St. Paul, I-94 Gateway, Penn
Avenue North bus rapid transit, Red Line bus
rapid transit, Red Rock, Riverview, Robert
Street, Rush Line, and Snelling Avenue.
new text end

new text begin (b) The council shall allocate transit capital
development resources so as to achieve
geographic balance within the region to the
extent possible.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Metropolitan Regional Parks and
Trails Capital Improvements
new text end

new text begin 11,000,000
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. This appropriation must not be
used to purchase easements.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Metropolitan Cities Inflow and
Infiltration Grants
new text end

new text begin 1,000,000
new text end

new text begin For grants to cities within the metropolitan
area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 473.121, subdivision 2, for capital
improvements in municipal wastewater
collection systems to reduce the amount of
inflow and infiltration to the Metropolitan
Council's metropolitan sanitary sewer
disposal system. Grants from this
appropriation are for up to 50 percent of the
cost to mitigate inflow and infiltration in
the publicly owned municipal wastewater
collection systems. The council must award
grants based on applications from cities that
identify eligible capital costs and include a
timeline for inflow and infiltration mitigation
construction, pursuant to guidelines
established by the council.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Inver Grove Heights - Heritage
Village Park
new text end

new text begin 3,500,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights
for public infrastructure improvements
and land acquisition in and adjacent to the
Heritage Village Park, the Mississippi River
Trail, and the Rock Island Swing Bridge.
These improvements will include but are
not limited to motor vehicle access, utility
service, stormwater treatment, and trail and
sidewalk connections. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least an equal amount has been committed
to the project from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Maplewood - Fish Creek Trail
new text end

new text begin 318,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Maplewood to
acquire and develop approximately 70 acres
of land along Fish Creek to be included
within the Fish Creek Natural Greenway, a
park of regional and historical significance
located in Ramsey County within the
Mississippi National River and Recreation
Area. This appropriation is not available
until an amount sufficient to complete the
acquisition is committed to the project from
nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Fridley - Springbrook Nature Center
new text end

new text begin 5,500,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Fridley to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip the redevelopment and expansion of
the Springbrook Nature Center. A nonstate
match is not required.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Minneapolis - Sculpture Garden
new text end

new text begin 8,500,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board to predesign, design, and
construct renovation of the Minneapolis
Sculpture Garden, which displays art
owned by the Walker Art Center, subject
to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
The complete renovation will include
improving irrigation, drainage, the parking
lot, security, granite substructures, concrete,
and fixtures, in order to update them with
more ecologically sustainable options that
are less expensive to maintain; increasing
physical accessibility in accordance with
the Americans with Disabilities Act;
transplanting and replacing trees and plant
materials; and improving the mechanical
plant, piping, and flooring of the Cowles
Conservatory to permit its flexible reuse in a
way that is more ecologically sustainable and
less expensive to maintain.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin St. Paul - Como Regional Park
Access
new text end

new text begin 4,500,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
design, and construct access and circulation
improvements to Como Regional Park.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin St. Paul - Como Zoo
new text end

new text begin 11,600,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of St. Paul to design,
construct, furnish, and equip renovations to
exhibits at Como Zoo.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin St. Paul - Bruce Vento Nature
Sanctuary Cultural Center
new text end

new text begin 3,500,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
design, renovate, furnish, and equip the
areas of the vacant four-story warehouse
building at the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary
in St. Paul that will be used for uses and
programs that the city determines meet
regional and city public and park purposes
requirements. The city may enter into a lease
or management agreement under Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695, to operate the
programs in the center. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that at
least an equal amount has been committed to
the project from nonstate sources.
new text end

Sec. 18. new text beginHUMAN SERVICES
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 73,982,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration, or
another named agency, for the purposes
specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Security Hospital - St.
Peter
new text end

new text begin 56,317,000
new text end

new text begin To design and perform asbestos and
hazardous materials abatement and
demolition; to complete the design of, and to
construct, furnish, and equip the first phase of
a two-phase project to remodel existing, and
to develop new, residential, program, activity,
and ancillary facilities for the Minnesota
Security Hospital on the upper campus of the
St. Peter Regional Treatment Center. This
appropriation includes funding to design the
second phase of the project. Upon substantial
completion of the first phase of this project,
any unspent portion of this appropriation is
available to design, perform asbestos and
hazardous materials abatement, perform
demolition, and to construct, renovate,
furnish, and equip the second phase.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin 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

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Early Childhood Learning and Child
Protection Facilities
new text end

new text begin 10,000,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of human services for
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
256E.37, to construct and rehabilitate early
childhood learning and child protection
facilities.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the limitations on grant
amounts in Minnesota Statutes, section
256E.37, $5,000,000 of this appropriation
is for a grant to Hennepin County to
predesign, design, renovate, furnish, and
equip the early childhood center at the
YWCA of Minneapolis, subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695. The grant to
Hennepin County is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that at least an equal amount has
been committed to the project from nonstate
sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Maplewood - Harriet Tubman Center
East
new text end

new text begin 720,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of human services a
grant to the city of Maplewood to complete
renovation of and equip Harriet Tubman
Center East to be used as a regional
collaborative service center that includes
a shelter for victims of violence and
exploitation and their children, legal services,
youth programs, mental and chemical health
services, and community education. This
appropriation does not require any nonstate
match and is added to the appropriation
in Laws 2012, chapter 293, section 18,
subdivision 3, for the same purposes.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Remembering With Dignity
new text end

new text begin 195,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of human services for
grave markers or memorial monuments for
unmarked graves on public land of deceased
residents of state hospitals or regional
treatment centers.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Hennepin County - St. David's Center
for Child and Family Development
new text end

new text begin 3,750,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of human services for a
grant to Hennepin County to acquire land for
and to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
and equip the expansion and renovation of
the St. David's Center for Child and Family
Development, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695. The center must be used
to promote the public welfare by providing
early childhood education and respite care,
children's mental health services, pediatric
rehabilitative therapies for children with
special needs, support services for persons
with disabilities, foster care placement, and
other interventions for children who are
at risk for poor developmental outcomes
or maltreatment. This appropriation is
not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least an equal amount has been expended
or committed to the project from nonstate
sources. Nonstate money spent on the project
since January 1, 2011, shall be included in
the determination of nonstate commitments
to the project.
new text end

Sec. 19. new text beginVETERANS AFFAIRS
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 10,531,000
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Asset Preservation
new text end

new text begin 7,616,000
new text end

new text begin For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at veterans
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 Minneapolis Deep Tunnel
new text end

new text begin 730,000
new text end

new text begin To stabilize the structural integrity of
and waterproof the deep tunnel on the
Minneapolis Veterans Homes Campus, and
to repair or replace corroded piping and
supports caused by water infiltration into the
tunnel.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Residents rooms renovation
new text end

new text begin 1,840,000
new text end

new text begin To renovate and remodel the Luverne
Veterans Home residents rooms and nursing
station and the Silver Bay Veterans Home
residents bathrooms.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin New Storage Building, Luverne
new text end

new text begin 120,000
new text end

new text begin To construct a new storage building in
Luverne to house seasonal equipment and
excess supplies.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin All Veterans Memorial
new text end

new text begin 225,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to Edina to design and construct
the All Veterans Memorial in the city
of Edina, in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 416.01. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least an equal amount has been committed
to the project from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Veterans Housing Survey Grants
new text end

new text begin 250,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund
and is for up to five grants to conduct a
housing needs assessment for veterans in
a community. The grants may be awarded
to any governmental or nongovernmental
organization. The assessment, which may be
a study or a survey, may examine the need for
scattered site housing for veterans and their
families who are homeless or in danger of
homelessness or for housing that addresses
the health care needs of disabled or aging
veterans. The assessment must be started no
later than July 30, 2015, and completed no
later than July 30, 2016. The commissioner
of administration must provide copies of
any completed assessment to the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over housing
and veterans affairs no later than January 1,
2017.
new text end

Sec. 20. new text beginCORRECTIONS
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 43,869,000
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Asset Preservation
new text end

new text begin 2,000,000
new text end

new text begin For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at Minnesota
correctional 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 Minnesota Correctional Facility -
Shakopee
new text end

new text begin 5,381,000
new text end

new text begin To design, construct, and equip a fence of
decorative iron pickets and masonry piers
that will provide essential components
of effective and reliable escape detection
and intrusion, including but not limited
to installation of a fence protection alarm
system, additional lighting and security
cameras, and renovations of existing facilities
required to accommodate the technology and
functionality of the new system.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Correctional Facility - St.
Cloud
new text end

new text begin 32,488,000
new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip a
new health services unit and intake unit; to
repurpose existing spaces, including laundry,
state property storage and distribution,
and food service dry goods storage; to
extend and modify the existing internal
corridor to connect the new and repurposed
spaces; to construct a new security control
station to manage offender movement
through the corridor system; and to provide
required upgrades to the existing facility
infrastructure, including mechanical,
electrical, and security systems.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Northeast Regional Corrections
Center (NERCC)
new text end

new text begin 4,000,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Arrowhead Regional
Corrections Joint Powers Board to design,
construct, remodel, furnish, and equip the
Northeast Regional Corrections Center
campus buildings that support farm
operations, educational programming,
work readiness, and vocational training.
This appropriation is not available until
the commissioner determines that at least
$6,000,000 has been committed to the project
from nonstate sources.
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 is complete,
upon written notice to the commissioner of
management and budget, is available for
asset preservation under Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.307, at the same correctional
facility as the project for which the original
appropriation was made. Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, applies from the date of the
original appropriation to the unspent amount
transferred.
new text end

Sec. 21. new text beginEMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 17,360,000
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Transportation Economic
Development Grants
new text end

new text begin 4,000,000
new text end

new text begin For grants to political subdivisions for eligible
capital improvements and betterments under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.436.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Redevelopment Grants
new text end

new text begin 1,000,000
new text end

new text begin For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.571 to 116J.575.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Innovative Business Development
Public Infrastructure Grants
new text end

new text begin 1,000,000
new text end

new text begin For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.435.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Public Building Accessibility Grants
new text end

new text begin 450,000
new text end

new text begin For grants under new Minnesota Statutes,
section 116J.434.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin St. Paul - Minnesota Public Media
Commons
new text end

new text begin 9,000,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of St. Paul to renovate
the Twin Cities Public Television Building
in downtown St. Paul. This appropriation is
not available until at least an equal amount
is committed to the project from nonstate
sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin University Enterprise Laboratories
new text end

new text begin 1,910,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the St. Paul Port Authority
to predesign and design phase two of the
University Enterprise Laboratories building
in St. Paul, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695. Amounts expended
to complete phase one of the University
Enterprise Laboratories building since
January 1, 2004, shall count toward the
matching requirement.
new text end

Sec. 22. new text beginPUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 45,067,000
new text end

new text begin To the Public Facilities Authority for the
purposes specified in this section.
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 12,000,000
new text end

new text begin To match federal grants for the clean water
revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 446A.07, and the drinking water
revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 446A.081. 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 20,000,000
new text end

new text begin For grants to eligible municipalities under the
wastewater infrastructure funding program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Big Lake Area Sanitary District
new text end

new text begin 4,500,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Big Lake Area Sanitary
District to construct a pressure sewer system
and force main to convey sewage to the
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District
connection in the city of Cloquet.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Voyageurs National Park Clean Water
Joint Powers Board
new text end

new text begin 8,567,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $750,000 is for a grant to the Crane Lake
Water and Sanitary District to acquire land
for and to predesign, design, and construct
a new sanitary sewer collection system
and to expand the existing systems. The
project will include a sewer extension to the
Handberg Resort, public landing, and any
associated work in Area T of the Crane Lake
Water and Sanitary District comprehensive
plan, including any necessary road work.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that at least an equal amount has
been committed to the project from nonstate
sources.
new text end

new text begin (b) $7,817,000 is for a grant to the Voyageurs
National Park Clean Water Joint Powers
Board to acquire land for and to predesign,
design, and construct new sanitary sewer
collection systems and expand the existing
systems in Koochiching County for the
Island View sewer project as designated in
the November 2013 Voyageurs National
Park Clean Water Joint Powers Board Draft
Comprehensive Plan. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that at
least an equal amount has been committed to
the project from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin (c) Any remaining funds from the projects
in paragraphs (a) or (b) may be used for the
other project or for the Ash River project in
St. Louis County or the Kabetogama project
in St. Louis County. Funds are not available
until the commissioner of management and
budget determines that at least an equal
amount has been committed to the project
from nonstate sources.
new text end

Sec. 23. new text beginMINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE
AGENCY
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 20,000,000
new text end

new text begin For transfer to the housing development
fund to finance the costs of rehabilitation to
preserve public housing under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.202, subdivision 3a.
For purposes of this section, "public housing"
means housing for low-income persons
and households financed by the federal
government and owned and operated by
the public housing authorities and agencies
formed by cities and counties. Public housing
authorities receiving a public housing
assessment composite score of 80 or above
are eligible to receive funding. Priority must
be given to proposals that maximize federal
or local resources to finance the capital costs.
The priority in Minnesota Statutes, section
462A.202, subdivision 3a, for projects to
increase the supply of affordable housing and
the restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section
462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this
appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 24. new text beginMINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 14,662,000
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Oliver H. Kelley Farm Historic Site
new text end

new text begin 10,562,000
new text end

new text begin To complete design and to construct, furnish,
and equip the renovation of the Oliver H.
Kelley Farm Historic Site, including the
site's visitor center and other essential visitor
services and site operations facilities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Historic Sites Asset Preservation
new text end

new text begin 2,100,000
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.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Historic Fort Snelling Predesign
new text end

new text begin 500,000
new text end

new text begin For predesign of facilities to support visitor
services and history programs at Historic
Fort Snelling.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin County and Local Preservation Grants
new text end

new text begin 1,500,000
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,
as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
138.0525.
new text end

Sec. 25. new text beginIRON RANGE RESOURCES AND
REHABILITATION BOARD
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 4,995,000
new text end

new text begin To the Iron Range Resources and
Rehabilitation Board for the purposes
specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Giants Ridge Event Center
new text end

new text begin 4,995,000
new text end

new text begin To predesign, design, construct furnish, and
equip a new multi-use, year-round event
center at Giants Ridge that will replace
the existing facility. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that at
least an equal amount has been committed to
the project from other sources.
new text end

Sec. 26. new text beginGRANTS TO POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin 175,786,000
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Brainerd - Utilities Extension to the
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport
new text end

new text begin 6,500,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Brainerd to design,
engineer, and construct an extension of water
and sanitary sewer service to the Brainerd
Lakes Regional Airport and to replace
approximately one mile of existing sewer to
accommodate flow from the airport.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Chatfield - Center for the Arts
new text end

new text begin 7,985,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Chatfield economic
development authority to predesign, design,
renovate, construct, furnish, and equip the
Chatfield Center for the Arts in the city of
Chatfield. The center includes the George
H. Potter auditorium, the adjacent 1916
school building, and the land surrounding the
structures currently owned by the economic
development authority. Money, land and
buildings, and in-kind contributions provided
to the center before the enactment of this
section are considered to be sufficient local
match, and no further local match is required.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Duluth - NorShor Theatre
new text end

new text begin 6,950,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Duluth Economic
Development Authority to design, construct,
furnish, and equip public improvements
and to provide public access to the historic
NorShor Theatre, including skyway access
for connection to nearby public parking,
interior circulation, street and utility
improvements, handicapped access, and
restoration of the theater's lobby, entrance,
and marquee as part of the overall restoration
of the theater.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
has determined that at least $2 has been
committed from nonstate sources for private
renovation and improvement of the interior
of the theatre and the surrounding structures
for every $1 of state funds, and that sufficient
nonstate funds are available to complete both
the state bond-financed portion of the project
and the balance of the private development.
Funds invested in the project by a person
receiving state historic tax credits pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes, section 290.0681, shall
be deemed nonstate funds for purposes of
this requirement. The city of Duluth and the
Duluth Economic Development Authority
may operate a performing arts center and
facilities that provide access to the center,
and may enter into a lease or management
agreement, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695. The state bond-financed
project subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695, shall consist only of
those improvements paid for with state
general obligation bond proceeds. The
state bond-financed property may be legally
described either as a separately platted real
estate parcel under a registered land survey
or a condominium unit. Due to the integrated
nature of the overall development, public
bidding shall not be required for the state
bond-financed project, provided there shall
be a separate construction contract for this
portion of the project, and any amounts
required for this portion of the project, in
excess of the bond appropriation, shall be
paid by nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Duluth - Spirit Mountain Recreation
Area
new text end

new text begin 3,400,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Duluth for the
Spirit Mountain Recreation Area Authority
to acquire easements, licenses, and other
interests in real property and to engineer,
design, permit, and construct works and
systems to transport water from the St. Louis
River estuary for commercial and industrial
use. This appropriation is not available until
the commissioner of management and budget
determines that at least $1,100,000 has been
committed to the project from nonstate
sources. Expenditures made on or after
September 1, 2011, for this project shall count
towards the match from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Duluth - Wade Stadium
new text end

new text begin 5,700,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Duluth to design,
construct, furnish, and equip improvements
to Wade Stadium, including the stadium
walls and façade, grandstand, lighting,
concession facilities and field, with proper
drainage, for a ballpark and public outdoor
events facility. This appropriation is not
available until the commissioner determines
that at least an equal amount is committed to
the project from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Grand Rapids - Independent School
District No. 318
new text end

new text begin 3,897,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of education for a grant
to Independent School District No. 318,
Grand Rapids, to complete the design of, and
to renovate, construct, furnish, and equip,
the Myles Reif Center for the Performing
Arts. This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner of management and
budget determines that at least $3,347,000
is committed to the project from nonstate
sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Lake Superior - Poplar River Water
District
new text end

new text begin 1,100,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund.
For a grant to the Lake Superior-Poplar
River Water District to acquire interests in
real property, engineer, design, permit, and
construct infrastructure to transport and treat
water from Lake Superior through the Poplar
River Valley to serve domestic, irrigation,
commercial, stock watering, and industrial
water users. This appropriation is added
to the appropriation in Laws 2012, chapter
293, section 21, subdivision 2, for the same
project.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Mankato - Arena and Events Center
Auditorium
new text end

new text begin 14,500,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Mankato to design,
construct, furnish, and equip an addition to
and renovate existing space, and for other
improvements of a capital nature to the
Minnesota State University Arena and Event
Center Auditorium. This appropriation is
not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that at
least $14,500,000 has been committed to
the project from nonstate sources. Amounts
expended by the city of Mankato for project
costs since March 1, 2013, shall count toward
the matching requirement.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Minneapolis - Hennepin Center for
the Arts
new text end

new text begin 3,000,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund.
For a grant to the city of Minneapolis for
improvements and betterments of a capital
nature to renovate the historic Hennepin
Center for the Arts, subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Minneapolis - Pioneers and Soldiers
Cemetery Fence
new text end

new text begin 1,900,000
new text end

new text begin To the Minnesota Historical Society for a
grant to the city of Minneapolis to restore the
historic steel and limestone pillar fence along
Cedar Avenue and Lake Street, install a new
steel fence and pillars along 21st Avenue
South, and install a waterproofing system for
preservation of the fence and pillars, at the
Pioneer and Soldiers Cemetery.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Range Regional Airport
new text end

new text begin 6,500,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of transportation for
a grant to the Chisholm-Hibbing Airport
Authority to demolish the existing terminal,
construct, furnish, and equip a new airline
passenger terminal, passenger boarding
bridge, and associated appurtenances to
include, but not limited to, building signage,
building security systems, and tying into the
adjacent sidewalks, driveway, and aircraft
parking apron area at the Range Regional
Airport terminal. The airport authority must
use American-made steel for this project,
unless the airport authority determines that an
exception in Public Law 111-5, section 1605,
applies. The capital improvements paid for
with this appropriation may be used as the
local contribution required by Minnesota
Statutes, section 360.305, subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Red Wing - River Renaissance
new text end

new text begin 6,000,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Red Wing for the
River Renaissance projects, which include
reconstruction of deteriorated portions of
the Levee Road to segregate pedestrians
and bicyclists from motor vehicle traffic;
improve underground utilities, surface
storm water management, and access
points; realignment of the Riverwalk Trail
to segregate pedestrians and bicyclists
from motor vehicle traffic and connect the
trail to the Cannon Valley and Goodhue
Pioneer trails; reconstruction of the small
boat harbor retaining wall and abutting
parking area; construction of new dockage
to accommodate larger riverboats; and to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip the renovation of the historic Sheldon
Theater in Red Wing, subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695. This grant is
not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that an
amount sufficient to complete the project is
committed to it from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Rice Lake Township - Water Main
Replacement
new text end

new text begin 1,168,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to Rice Lake Township in St.
Louis County to design and construct a
replacement water main and related public
infrastructure on East Calvary Road and
Kolstad, Austin, Milwaukee, Mather, and
Chicago Avenues in Rice Lake Township.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that at least an equal amount
is committed to the project from nonstate
sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

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

new text begin 12,500,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Richfield to design
and construct an extension of 77th Street
under marked Trunk Highway 77/Cedar
Avenue in the city of Richfield to provide
local and regional access between Richfield,
the Minneapolis-St. Paul International
Airport, the city of Bloomington, and the
Mall of America. This appropriation is
not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that at
least an equal amount has been committed to
the project from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Rochester - Mayo Civic Center
Complex
new text end

new text begin 37,000,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Rochester to design,
construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
and expansion of the Mayo Civic Center
complex and related infrastructure, including
but not limited to skyway access, lighting,
parking, and landscaping. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least an equal amount has been committed
to the project from nonstate sources.
Amounts expended by the city of Rochester
for project costs since July 1, 2013, shall
count toward the matching requirement.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end

new text begin Sandstone - Business Park
new text end

new text begin 200,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Sandstone to design
and construct necessary public infrastructure
to open a planned business park to serve a
major tenant in Sandstone, Pine County.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

new text begin St. Cloud - River's Edge Convention
Center
new text end

new text begin 11,560,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip an expansion of the River's Edge
Convention Center, including a parking
facility and pedestrian skyway connection.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that at least $10,100,000 has
been committed to the project from nonstate
sources. Amounts expended by the city of St.
Cloud for project costs since July 1, 2010,
shall count toward the matching requirement.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end

new text begin St. Paul - Minnesota Children's
Museum
new text end

new text begin 14,000,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip an
expansion and renovation of the Minnesota
Children's Museum, subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695. The expansion
and exhibit upgrades should incorporate the
latest research on early learning, allow for
new state-of-the art education facilities, and
increase the capacity of visitors to galleries
and programming areas. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least an equal amount has been committed
from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end

new text begin St. Paul - Ordway Center for the
Performing Arts
new text end

new text begin 5,000,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund
and is added to the appropriation in Laws
2010, chapter 189, section 21, subdivision 16,
paragraph (b), and is for the same purposes.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 21. new text end

new text begin St. Paul - Historic Palace Theater
Renovation
new text end

new text begin 6,000,000
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 22. new text end

new text begin Truman - Storm Water Project
new text end

new text begin 1,426,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Truman to design,
construct, and install new storm water lines
to two areas of the city that experience
flooding with heavy rain. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least an equal amount has been committed
to the project from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 23. new text end

new text begin Virginia - Highway 53 Utilities
Relocation
new text end

new text begin 19,500,000
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of transportation for a
grant to the city of Virginia and the Virginia
Public Utilities Commission to acquire land
for, predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip relocated storm water, sanitary sewer,
water, electrical, and gas utilities and trails
to handle bikes, pedestrians, snowmobiles,
and ATVs along or near the relocated U.S.
Highway 53 in Virginia, St. Louis County.
new text end

Sec. 27. new text beginBOND SALE EXPENSES
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 1,320,000
new text end

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

Sec. 28. new text beginBOND 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 management and budget shall sell and
issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $1,211,658,000 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 management and
budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $13,491,000 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. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this act from
the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $41,750,000 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. 29. new text beginCANCELLATIONS; BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION REDUCTIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin 2002; BCA headquarters. new text end

new text begin $23,340.68 of the appropriation in Laws
2002, chapter 374, article 11, section 7, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2002, chapter
393, section 90, for construction of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension building in St.
Paul, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 374, article 11,
section 17, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin 2002; Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center. new text end

new text begin $4,805 of the
appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 22, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws
2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 43, and Laws 2013, chapter 136, section 10, for the
Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center, is canceled. Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30,
subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin 2005; CAAPB. new text end

new text begin $28,600 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 20,
article 1, section 14, subdivision 2, for design of Capitol restoration work, is canceled.
The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1,
is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin 2005; DHS. new text end

new text begin $3,236 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article
1, section 20, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 47, and
Laws 2013, chapter 136, section 11, for statewide redevelopment, reuse, or demolition
of Department of Human Services facilities, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in
Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin 2005; DHS. new text end

new text begin $5,542.15 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 20,
article 1, section 20, subdivision 6, for asset preservation of Department of Human
Services facilities, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20,
article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin 2005; Veterans Home Board. new text end

new text begin $3,020.50 of the appropriation in Laws
2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 21, subdivision 4, for building 4 remodeling at the
Minneapolis Veterans Home, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005,
chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin 2006; CAPRA. new text end

new text begin $4,701.25 of the appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258,
section 12, subdivision 2, for capital asset preservation and replacement, is canceled. The
bond sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 1, is reduced
by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin 2006; asset preservation. new text end

new text begin $11,114.70 of the appropriation in Laws
2006, chapter 258, section 12, subdivision 3, for Department of Administration asset
preservation, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section
25, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin 2006; CAAPB. new text end

new text begin $6,927.50 of the appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258,
section 13, for the Capitol dome and design work, is canceled. The bond sale authorization
in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin 2006; local bridges, MnDOT. new text end

new text begin $251,357 of the appropriation in
Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 16, subdivision 2, for local bridge replacement and
rehabilitation, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section
25, subdivision 3, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin 2006; local roads, MnDOT. new text end

new text begin $111,487.69 of the appropriation in Laws
2006, chapter 258, section 16, subdivision 3, for local roads, is canceled. The bond sale
authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 3, is reduced by the
same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin 2006; Northeast Minnesota Rail Initiative, MnDOT. new text end

new text begin $5 of the
appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 16, subdivision 5, as amended by, Laws
2008, chapter 179, section 63, Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 14, subdivision 5, and
Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 29, for the Northeast Minnesota Rail
Initiative, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25,
subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin 2006; I-35W BRT. new text end

new text begin $987,142 of the appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter
258, section 17, subdivision 2, for the I-35W bus rapid transitway, is canceled. The bond
sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 1, is reduced by the
same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin 2006; MSOP. new text end

new text begin $3,062.50 of the appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter
258, section 18, subdivision 3, for the Moose Lake sex offender treatment facility, is
canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision
1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin 2006; Veterans Home Board. new text end

new text begin $2,600 of the appropriation in Laws
2006, chapter 258, section 19, subdivision 2, for asset preservation at veterans homes, is
canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision
1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin 2006; Veterans Home Board. new text end

new text begin $1,225 of the appropriation in Laws 2006,
chapter 258, section 19, subdivision 3, for the Fergus Falls veterans home, is canceled.
The bond sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 1, is
reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end

new text begin 2006; Veterans Home Board. new text end

new text begin $110,224.98 of the appropriation in Laws
2006, chapter 258, section 19, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 365,
section 15, for the Hastings supportive housing, is canceled. The bond sale authorization
in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

new text begin 2006; Veterans Home Board. new text end

new text begin $18,418.94 of the appropriation in Laws
2006, chapter 258, section 19, subdivision 6, for the Minneapolis veterans home, is
canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision
1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end

new text begin 2006; Veterans Home Board. new text end

new text begin $1,300.61 of the appropriation in Laws
2006, chapter 258, section 19, subdivision 7, for the Silver Bay veterans home, is
canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision
1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end

new text begin 2007; disaster relief, DPS. new text end

new text begin $53,847.53 of the appropriation in Laws
2007, First Special Session, chapter 2, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, for state and
local match, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2007, First Special Session
chapter 2, article 1, section 15, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 21. new text end

new text begin 2008; Minnesota State Academies. new text end

new text begin $24,122.31 of the appropriation in
Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 5, subdivision 2, for asset preservation, is canceled. The
bond sale authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced
by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 22. new text end

new text begin 2008; administration. new text end

new text begin $1,500 of the appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter
179, section 12, subdivision 2, for purchase of real property, is canceled. The bond sale
authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by the
same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 23. new text end

new text begin 2008; administration. new text end

new text begin $14,716.28 of the appropriation in Laws 2008,
chapter 179, section 12, subdivision 3, for Capitol renovation, is canceled. The bond sale
authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by the
same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 24. new text end

new text begin 2008; urban partnership agreement, Metropolitan Council. new text end

new text begin $45,000
of the appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 17, subdivision 2, as amended by
Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 21, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws
2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 25. new text end

new text begin 2008; DHS asset preservation. new text end

new text begin $17,532.93 of the appropriation in Laws
2008, chapter 179, section 18, subdivision 2, for asset preservation, is canceled. The
bond sale authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced
by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 26. new text end

new text begin 2008; Veterans Homes. new text end

new text begin $60,426.34 of the appropriation in Laws 2008,
chapter 179, section 19, subdivision 2, for asset preservation, is canceled. The bond sale
authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by the
same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 27. new text end

new text begin 2008; Veterans Homes. new text end

new text begin $8,368.46 of the appropriation in Laws 2008,
chapter 179, section 19, subdivision 3, for the Fergus Falls Veterans Home, is canceled.
The bond sale authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is
reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 28. new text end

new text begin 2008; Veterans Homes. new text end

new text begin $26,191.18 of the appropriation in Laws 2008,
chapter 179, section 19, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2011, First Special Session
chapter 12, section 34, and Laws 2012, chapter 293, section 42, for the Minneapolis
Veterans Home, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 179,
section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 29. new text end

new text begin 2008; corrections. new text end

new text begin $3,083 of the appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter
179, section 20, subdivision 2, for Department of Corrections asset preservation, is
canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision
1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 30. new text end

new text begin 2008; corrections. new text end

new text begin $29,209.49 of the appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter
179, section 20, subdivision 3, for expansion of the Faribault facility, is canceled. The
bond sale authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced
by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 31. new text end

new text begin 2008; corrections. new text end

new text begin $1,178.90 of the appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter
179, section 20, subdivision 4, for a new building at Red Wing, is canceled. The bond
sale authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by the
same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 32. new text end

new text begin 2008; DEED. new text end

new text begin $60,186.86 of the appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter
179, section 21, subdivision 4, for redevelopment grants, is canceled. The bond sale
authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by the
same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 33. new text end

new text begin 2008; CAPRA. new text end

new text begin $67,037.96 of the appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter
365, section 3, for capital asset preservation and replacement, is canceled. The bond sale
authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 6, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 34. new text end

new text begin 2008; veterans homes. new text end

new text begin $2,139.85 of the appropriation in Laws 2008,
chapter 365, section 5, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), as amended by Laws 2010, chapter
189, section 59, for the Minneapolis Veterans Home demolition of building 9, is canceled.
The bond sale authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 6, is reduced by the
same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 35. new text end

new text begin 2008; veterans homes. new text end

new text begin $118,858.49 of the appropriation in Laws 2008,
chapter 365, section 5, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), for the 100-bed nursing facility at
the Minneapolis Veterans Home, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2008,
chapter 365, section 6, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 36. new text end

new text begin 2009; Bigfork Airport. new text end

new text begin $199,627 of the appropriation in Laws 2009,
chapter 93, article 1, section 11, subdivision 8, for the Bigfork airport runway, is canceled.
The bond sale authorization in Laws 2009, article 1, chapter 93, section 21, subdivision 1,
is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 37. new text end

new text begin 2010; Perpich Center for Arts Education. new text end

new text begin $6,041.58 of the
appropriation in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 6, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws
2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 39, for demolition of Alpha Building, is
canceled. The bond sale authorization is Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision
1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 38. new text end

new text begin 2010; Perpich Center for Arts Education. new text end

new text begin $191,154.83 of the
appropriation in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 6, subdivision 3, for windows in the
Delta Dormitory, is canceled. The bond sale authorization is Laws 2010, chapter 189,
section 26, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 39. new text end

new text begin 2010; Perpich Center for Arts Education. new text end

new text begin $3,087.98 of the
appropriation in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 6, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws
2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 40, for a storage building, is canceled. The
bond sale authorization is Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision 1, is reduced
by the same amount.
new text end

Sec. 30.

Laws 2013, chapter 136, section 7, is amended to read:


Sec. 7. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.

The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state
general obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2015, no more than
deleted text begin$1,280,165,000deleted text endnew text begin $1,253,400new 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 management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt service
payments needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt service
payments that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall
adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this
section. The amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from the
general fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641.

Sec. 31. new text beginEFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

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

ARTICLE 2

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12A.16, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Waivers authorized.

The requirements of section 174.50, subdivisions 5deleted text begin,
6, 6a, and
deleted text endnew text begin tonew text end 7, are waived for grants under subdivision 3.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.641, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 4b. new text end

new text begin Negotiated sales authority. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the public sale requirements
of subdivision 4 and section 16A.66, subdivision 2, the commissioner may sell bonds,
including refunding bonds, at negotiated sale.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.642, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Reports.

(a) The commissioner of management and budget shall
report to the chairs of the senate Committee on Finance and the house of representatives
Committees on Ways and Means and Capital Investment by January 1 of each
odd-numbered year on the following:

(1) all laws authorizing the issuance of state bondsnew text begin, bonds supported by a state
appropriation,
new text end or appropriating general fund money for state or local government
capital investment projects enacted more than four years before January 1 of that
odd-numbered year; the projects authorized to be acquired and constructed for which
less than 100 percent of the authorized total cost has been expended, encumbered, or
otherwise obligated; the cost of contracts to be let in accordance with existing plans and
specifications shall be considered expended for this report; and the amount of general fund
money appropriated but not spent or otherwise obligated, and the amount of bonds not
issued and bond proceeds held but not previously expended, encumbered, or otherwise
obligated for these projects; and

(2) all laws authorizing the issuance of state bondsnew text begin, bonds supported by a state
appropriation,
new text end or appropriating general fund money for state or local government capital
programs or projects other than those described in clause (1), enacted more than four years
before January 1 of that odd-numbered year; and the amount of general fund money
appropriated but not spent or otherwise obligated, and the amount of bonds not issued
and bond proceeds held but not previously expended, encumbered, or otherwise obligated
for these programs and projects.

(b) The commissioner shall also report on general fund appropriations for capital
projects, bond authorizations or bond proceed balances that may be canceled because
projects have been canceled, completed, or otherwise concluded, or because the purposes
for which the money was appropriated or bonds were authorized or issued have been
canceled, completed, or otherwise concluded. The general fund appropriations, bond
authorizations or bond proceed balances that are unencumbered or otherwise not obligated
that are reported by the commissioner under this subdivision are canceled, effective July 1
of the year of the report, unless specifically reauthorized by act of the legislature.

new text begin (c) The reports required by this subdivision shall only contain bond authorizations
supported by a state appropriation and their associated general fund appropriations for
projects authorized or amended after December 31, 2013.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.642, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Cancellation.

(a) If the commissioner determines that the purposes for
which general obligation bonds of the statenew text begin or bonds supported by a state appropriation
new text end have been issued or for which general fund monies were appropriated are accomplished
or abandoned, after consultation with the affected agencies, and there is a remaining
authorization or appropriation for a specific project of $500 or less, the commissioner may
cancel the remaining authorization or appropriation for that project.new text begin Bonds supported by
a state appropriation shall only be canceled if they were authorized or amended after
December 31, 2013.
new text end

(b) If a premium received on the sale of bonds is credited to the bond proceeds
fund, pursuant to section 16A.641, subdivision 7, paragraph (b), the corresponding bond
authorization to which the premium is attributable must be reduced accordingly by the
commissioner.

(c) The commissioner must notify the chairs of the senate Finance Committee and
the house of representatives Capital Investment Committee of any bond authorizationsnew text begin,
including bond authorizations supported by a state appropriation,
new text end or general fund
appropriations canceled under this subdivision.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.0716, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Grants.

(a) The commissioner may make grants to any person for
the purpose of researching, developing, and implementing projects or practices related
to collection, processing, recycling, reuse, resource recovery, source reduction, and
prevention of waste, hazardous substances, toxic pollutants, and problem materials;
the development or implementation of pollution prevention projects or practices; the
collection, recovery, processing, purchasing, or market development of recyclable
materials or compost; resource conservation; and for environmental education.

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make grants to municipalities for the purpose of
removing and properly disposing of accumulated sediment from storm water ponds and
related infrastructure. Each grant shall require a 50 percent match from nonstate funds
from the municipality.
new text end

deleted text begin (b)deleted text endnew text begin (c)new text end In making grantsnew text begin under paragraph (a)new text end, the deleted text beginagencydeleted text endnew text begin commissionernew text end may give
priority to projects or practices that have broad application in the state and are consistent
with the policies established under sections 115A.02 and 115D.02.new text begin In making grants under
paragraph (b), the commissioner shall give priority to projects that: alleviate a threat of
flooding to private or public properties, including residential and business properties;
provide direct water quality benefits to an impaired water as defined in section 114D.15,
subdivision 5; or include measures to reduce the future accumulation of contaminants in
the storm water pond sediment.
new text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text endnew text begin (d)new text end The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer the grant program.

deleted text begin (d)deleted text endnew text begin (e)new text end For the purposes of this section:

(1) "pollution prevention" has the meaning given it in section 115D.03;

(2) "toxic pollutant" has the meaning given it in section 115D.03; and

(3) "hazardous substance" has the meaning given it in section deleted text begin115D.03deleted text endnew text begin 115B.02,
subdivision 8
new text end.

Sec. 6.

new text begin [116J.434] PUBLIC BUILDING ACCESSIBILITY GRANT 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 public building accessibility account
is created in the bond proceeds fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the
commissioner for grants under this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

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

new text begin (1) "accessible" means satisfies the requirements of the State Building Code for
accessibility by persons with disabilities;
new text end

new text begin (2) "eligible project" means predesign, design, acquisition of land or an interest in
land, construction, renovation, or other improvement or betterment of a capital nature to
make a building or facility owned by a local government unit accessible or improve its
accessibility;
new text end

new text begin (3) "governing body" means the county board of commissioners, city council, or
town board of supervisors; and
new text end

new text begin (4) "local government unit" means a county, statutory or home rule charter city,
or town.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Grant program established. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall make grants to local
government units on a first-come, first-served basis for eligible projects.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin A local government unit seeking a grant under this section
must apply to the commissioner in the form and manner determined by the commissioner.
The application must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) a resolution of the governing body requesting the grant and stating that the local
government unit has or will have in a timely manner the required nonstate contribution
necessary to complete the project;
new text end

new text begin (2) a detailed description of the project and cost estimate, along with necessary
supporting evidence; and
new text end

new text begin (3) any other information the commissioner determines is necessary or useful.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Maximum grant amount; match. new text end

new text begin A local unit of government must not
be awarded in aggregate more than $150,000, whether for one or more projects in one or
more years. The local government unit awarded a grant under this section must provide
at least an equal amount from nonstate sources which may include contributions made
before the grant is awarded.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129C.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Powers and duties of board.

(a) The board has the powers necessary for
the care, management, and control of the Perpich Center for Arts Education new text beginand any other
school authorized in this chapter,
new text endand all deleted text beginitsdeleted text endnew text begin theirnew text end real and personal property. The powers
shall include, but are not limited to, those listed in this subdivision.

(b) The board may employ and discharge necessary employees, and contract for
other services to ensure the efficient operation of the Center for Arts Educationnew text begin and any
other school authorized in this chapter
new text end.

(c) The board may receive and award grants. The board may establish a charitable
foundation and accept, in trust or otherwise, any gift, grant, bequest, or devise for
educational purposes and hold, manage, invest, and dispose of them and the proceeds
and income of them according to the terms and conditions of the gift, grant, bequest, or
devise and its acceptance. The board must adopt internal procedures to administer and
monitor aids and grants.

(d) The board may establish or coordinate evening, continuing education, extension,
and summer programs for teachers and pupils.

(e) The board may identify pupils who have artistic talent, either demonstrated or
potential, in dance, literary arts, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts, or in more
than one art form.

(f) The board must educate pupils with artistic talent by providing:

(1) an interdisciplinary academic and arts program for pupils in the 11th and 12th
grades. The total number of pupils accepted under this clause and clause (2) shall not
exceed 310;

(2) additional instruction to pupils for a 13th grade. Pupils eligible for this
instruction are those enrolled in 12th grade who need extra instruction and who apply
to the board, or pupils enrolled in the 12th grade who do not meet learner outcomes
established by the board;

(3) intensive arts seminars for one or two weeks for pupils in grades 9 to 12;

(4) summer arts institutes for pupils in grades 9 to 12;

(5) artist mentor and extension programs in regional sites; and

(6) teacher education programs for indirect curriculum delivery.

(g) The board may determine the location for the Perpich Center for Arts Education
and any additional facilities related to the center, including the authority to lease a
temporary facility.

(h) The board must plan for the enrollment of pupils on an equal basis from each
congressional district.

(i) The board may establish task forces as needed to advise the board on policies and
issues. The task forces expire as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 6.

(j) The board may request the commissioner of education for assistance and services.

(k) The board may enter into contracts with other public and private agencies
and institutions for residential and building maintenance services if it determines that
these services could be provided more efficiently and less expensively by a contractor
than by the board itself. The board may also enter into contracts with public or private
agencies and institutions, school districts or combinations of school districts, or service
cooperatives to provide supplemental educational instruction and services.

(l) The board may provide or contract for services and programs by and for the
Center for Arts Education, including a store, operating in connection with the center;
theatrical events; and other programs and services that, in the determination of the board,
serve the purposes of the center.

(m) The board may provide for transportation of pupils to and from the Center for
Arts Education for all or part of the school year, as the board considers advisable and
subject to its rules. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board may charge a
reasonable fee for transportation of pupils. Every driver providing transportation of pupils
under this paragraph must possess all qualifications required by the commissioner of
education. The board may contract for furnishing authorized transportation under rules
established by the commissioner of education and may purchase and furnish gasoline to a
contract carrier for use in the performance of a contract with the board for transportation
of pupils to and from the Center for Arts Education. When transportation is provided,
scheduling of routes, establishment of the location of bus stops, the manner and method of
transportation, the control and discipline of pupils, and any other related matter is within
the sole discretion, control, and management of the board.

(n) The board may provide room and board for its pupils. If the board provides room
and board, it shall charge a reasonable fee for the room and board. The fee is not subject
to chapter 14 and is not a prohibited fee according to sections 123B.34 to 123B.39.

(o) The board may establish and set fees for services and programs. If the board sets
fees not authorized or prohibited by the Minnesota public school fee law, it may do so
without complying with the requirements of section 123B.38.

(p) The board may apply for all competitive grants administered by agencies of the
state and other government or nongovernment sources.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129C.10, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 5a. new text end

new text begin Interdistrict voluntary integration magnet program. new text end

new text begin The board may
establish and operate an interdistrict integration magnet program according to section
129C.30.
new text end

Sec. 9.

new text begin [129C.30] CROSSWINDS INTEGRATION MAGNET SCHOOL.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) The following terms having the meanings given
them for this chapter.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Board" means the board of directors of the Perpich Center for Arts Education.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Crosswinds school" means the Crosswinds school in Woodbury operated during
the 2012-2013 school year by Joint Powers District No. 6067, East Metro Integration
District.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Board to operate the Crosswinds school. new text end

new text begin The board may operate the
Crosswinds school with the powers and duties granted to it under this section. A student
may apply to the Crosswinds school under section 124D.03 and the Crosswinds school
may accept students under that section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin General education funding. new text end

new text begin (a) General education revenue must be paid
to the Crosswinds school as though it were a district. The general education revenue for
each adjusted pupil unit is the state average general education revenue per pupil unit, plus
the referendum equalization aid allowance in the pupil's district of residence, minus an
amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section 126C.10,
subdivision 2, times .0466, calculated without basic skills revenue, extended time revenue,
pension adjustment revenue, transition revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, plus
basic skills revenue, extended time revenue, pension adjustment revenue, and transition
revenue as though the school were a school district. The general education revenue for
each extended time pupil unit equals $4,794.
new text end

new text begin (b) General education revenue under paragraph (a) must be reduced by an amount
equal to 75 percent of the school's equity revenue for that year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Special education funding. new text end

new text begin Special education aid must be paid to the
Crosswinds school according to sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, as though it were a
school district. The special education aid paid to the Crosswinds school shall be adjusted
as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) if the Crosswinds school does not receive general education revenue on behalf of
the student according to subdivision 3, the aid shall be adjusted as provided in section
125A.11; or
new text end

new text begin (2) if the Crosswinds school receives general education revenue on behalf of the
student according to subdivision 3, the aid shall be adjusted as provided in section
127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraphs (b) to (d).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Pupil transportation. new text end

new text begin The board may transport pupils enrolled in the
2013-2014 school year to and from the Crosswinds school in succeeding school years,
regardless of the student's district of residence. Pupil transportation expenses under this
section are reimbursable under section 124D.87.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Achievement and integration aid. new text end

new text begin The Crosswinds school is eligible for
achievement and integration aid under section 124D.862 as if it were a school district.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Other aids; grants; revenue. new text end

new text begin (a) The Crosswinds school is eligible to
receive other aids, grants, and revenue according to chapters 120A to 129C as though
it were a school district.
new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the Crosswinds school may not receive aid, a
grant, or revenue if a levy is required to obtain the money, or if the aid, grant, or revenue
replaces levy revenue that is not general education revenue, except as otherwise provided
in this section.
new text end

new text begin (c) Federal aid received by the state must be paid to the school if it qualifies for
the aid as though it were a school district.
new text end

new text begin (d) In the year-end report to the commissioner of education, the Crosswinds school
shall report the total amount of funds received from grants and other outside sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Year-round programming. new text end

new text begin The Crosswinds school may operate as a
flexible learning year program under sections 124D.12 to 124D.127.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Data requirements. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of education shall require the
Crosswinds school to follow the budget and accounting procedures required for school
districts, and the Crosswinds school shall report all data to the Department of Education in
the form and manner required by the commissioner.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 135A.034, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Capital projects.

The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota
and the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities are requested
to consider the following criteria in establishing priorities for requests for bond funds
for capital projects:

(1) maintenance and preservation of existing facilities;

(2) completion of projects that have received funding;

(3) updating facilities to meet contemporary needs;

(4) providing geographic distribution of capital projects; and

(5) maximizing the use of nonstate contributions.

new text begin The criteria listed in this subdivision are not in priority order.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.50, subdivision 6b, is amended to read:


Subd. 6b.

Bridge deleted text beginengineering and designdeleted text end costs in smaller cities.

deleted text beginUntil June 30,
2007,
deleted text endnew text begin (a)new text end The commissioner may make grants from the state transportation fund to a
home rule or statutory city with a population of 5,000 or less deleted text beginand a net tax capacity of
under $200,000
deleted text end for design deleted text beginand preliminarydeleted text endnew text begin,new text end engineeringnew text begin, and constructionnew text end of bridges
on city streets.

new text begin (b)new text end Grants under this subdivision are subject to the procedures and criteria
established under subdivisions 5 deleted text beginanddeleted text endnew text begin,new text end 6, andnew text begin 7.
new text end

new text begin (c) Grantsnew text end may be used fornew text begin:
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end 100 percent of the design and deleted text beginpreliminarydeleted text end engineering costsnew text begin that are in excess of
$10,000;
new text end

new text begin (2) 100 percent of the bridge approach work costs that are in excess of $10,000; and
new text end

new text begin (3) 100 percent of the bridge construction work costsnew text end.

deleted text begin Total grants under this subdivision to all cities may not exceed $200,000.
deleted text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Bridge grant program deleted text beginrequirementsdeleted text end; rulemaking.

(a) The commissioner
of transportation shall develop rules, procedures for application for grants, conditions of
grant administration, standards, and criterianew text begin as provided under subdivision 6new text end, including
bridge specifications, in cooperation with road authorities of political subdivisions, for use
in the administration of funds appropriated to the commissioner and for the administration
of grants to subdivisions.

(b) The maximum use of standardized bridges is encouraged. Regardless of the size
of the existing bridge, a bridge or replacement bridge is eligible for assistance from the
state transportation fund if a hydrological survey indicates that the bridge or replacement
bridge must be ten feet or more in length.

(c) As part of the standards or rules, the commissioner shall, in consultation with
local road authorities, establish a minimum distance between any two bridges that cross
over the same river, stream, or waterway, so that only one of the bridges is eligible for a
grant under this section. As appropriate, the commissioner may establish exceptions from
the minimum distance requirement or procedures for obtaining a variance.

(d) new text beginPolitical subdivisions may use grants made under this section to construct or
reconstruct bridges, including but not limited to:
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 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 (3) paying the costs to construct a road or street to facilitate the abandonment of
an existing bridge if the commissioner determines that the bridge is deficient, and that
construction of the road or street is more economical than replacement of the existing
bridge.
new text end

new text begin (e) new text endFunds appropriated to the commissioner from the Minnesota state transportation
fund shall be segregated from the highway tax user distribution fund and other funds
created by article XIV of the Minnesota Constitution.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.52, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Advisory committee.

(a) The commissioner shall establish deleted text beginandeleted text endnew text begin a local road
improvement program
new text end advisory committee consisting of five members, including:

(1) one county commissioner;

(2) one county engineer;

(3) one city engineer;

(4) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a
population over 5,000; and

(5) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a
population under 5,000.

new text begin (b)new text end The advisory committee shall provide recommendations to the commissioner
regarding expenditures from the deleted text begintrunk highway corridor projects accountdeleted text endnew text begin accounts
established in this section
new text end.

deleted text begin (b)deleted text endnew text begin (c)new text end Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the committee does not expire.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 240A.09, is amended to read:


240A.09 PLAN DEVELOPMENT; CRITERIA.

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

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

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

new text begin (1) proposals for renovation and indoor air quality improvements at an existing
indoor ice arena;
new text end

deleted text begin (1)deleted text endnew text begin (2)new text end proposals for construction of two or more ice sheets in a single new facility;

deleted text begin (2)deleted text endnew text begin (3)new text end proposals for construction of an additional sheet of ice at an existing ice center;

deleted text begin (3)deleted text endnew text begin (4)new text end proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice as part of a sports
complex with multiple sports facilities; and

deleted text begin (4)deleted text endnew text begin (5)new text end proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice that will be expanded
to a two-sheet facility in the future.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(i) To the extent possible, technical assistance shall be provided to Minnesota
communities by the commission on ice arena planning, design,new text begin redesign, installation,
renovation of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems,
new text end and operation, including
the marketing of ice time.

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

(k) The commission may make grants for rehabilitation and renovation. A
rehabilitation or renovation grant may not exceed deleted text begin$100,000deleted text endnew text begin $200,000new text end. Priority must be
given to grant applications for indoor air quality improvements, including zero emission
ice resurfacing equipmentnew text begin and the upgrading of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
systems which may include electronic indoor air monitoring devices
new text end.

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

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

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Authorization.

(a) The agency may issue up to $30,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount of housing infrastructure bonds in one or more series to which the
payment made under this section may be pledged. The housing infrastructure bonds
authorized in this subdivision may be issued to fund loans, on terms and conditions the
agency deems appropriate, made for one or more of the following purposes:

(1) to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of
supportive housing for individuals and families who are without a permanent residence;

(2) to finance the costs of the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed or
abandoned housing to be used for affordable rental housing and the costs of new
construction of rental housing on abandoned or foreclosed property where the existing
structures will be demolished or removed;

(3) to finance that portion of the costs of acquisition of deleted text beginabandoned or foreclosed
deleted text end property that is attributable to the land to be leased by community land trusts to low-
and moderate-income homebuyers; and

(4) to finance the costs of acquisition and rehabilitation of federally assisted rental
housing and for the refinancing of costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation
of federally assisted rental housing, including providing funds to refund, in whole or in
part, outstanding bonds previously issued by the agency or another government unit to
finance or refinance such costs.

(b) Among comparable proposals for permanent supportive housing, preference
shall be given to permanent supportive housing for new text beginveterans and other new text endindividuals or
families who:

(1) either have been without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or at
least four times in the last three years; or

(2) are at significant risk of lacking a permanent residence for 12 months or at least
four times in the last three years.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment for
bonds authorized in 2014 and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Additional authorization. new text end

new text begin In addition to the amount authorized in
subdivision 2, the agency may issue up to $80,000,000 of housing infrastructure bonds in
one or more series to which the payments made under this section may be pledged.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Additional appropriation. new text end

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

new text begin (b) Each July 15, beginning in 2015 and through 2037, if any housing infrastructure
bonds issued under subdivision 2a remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under
section 462A.21, subdivision 32, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed
$6,400,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
new text end

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

Sec. 18.

Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 16, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Minnesota Valley Railroad Track
Rehabilitation

3,000,000

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

Sec. 19.

Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 11, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Minnesota Valley Railroad Track
Rehabilitation

4,000,000

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

Sec. 20.

Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 15, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Minnesota Valley Railroad Track
Rehabilitation

5,000,000

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

Sec. 21.

Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 21, subdivision 11, is amended to read:


Subd. 11.

Minneapolis - Orchestra Hall

16,000,000

For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip the renovation of Orchestra Hall at
its current downtown Minneapolis location,
including $2,000,000 for Peavey Plaza.
The city of Minneapolis may operate a
performing arts center and adjacent property
for public recreation and may enter into
a lease or management agreement for the
improved facilities, subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695.new text begin Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
bond sale authorization and appropriation of
bond proceeds for the Peavey Plaza project
are available until December 31, 2018.
new text end

This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least
an equal amount has been committed from
nonstate sources.

Sec. 22.

Laws 2013, chapter 136, section 4, is amended to read:


Sec. 4. VETERANS AFFAIRS

$
18,935,000

To the commissioner of administration new text beginfor
one or more of the following purposes:
new text endto
complete the design of, perform hazardous
materials abatement for, and demolish the
south wing of Building 17 and adjoining
buildingsdeleted text begin, anddeleted text endnew text begin; new text end design, reconstruct, and
furnish the new south wing of Building 17 and
adjoining buildings as a new skilled nursing
buildingdeleted text begin,deleted text endnew text begin;new text end construct a new distribution and
service tunnel to serve buildings 6, 17 north,
and 19, and the future 17 southdeleted text begin, anddeleted text endnew text begin;new text end design,
construct, and equip a network and server
room, including installation of new fiber optic
linesnew text begin; or 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.

Sec. 23. new text beginHARAMBEE COMMUNITY SCHOOL TRANSITION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Facilities. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the specified uses of state general
obligation bond proceeds appropriated in Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 14, subdivision
7, the real and personal property owned by the Joint Powers District No. 6067, East Metro
Integration District, in Maplewood, known as the Harambee community school, may be
conveyed to Independent School District No. 623, Roseville, for operation of a multidistrict
integration facility that serves students in any grade from early education through grade 12.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Student enrollment. new text end

new text begin A student enrolled in the Harambee community
school during the 2013-2014 school year may continue to enroll in the Harambee
community school in any subsequent year. For the 2014-2015 school year and later, other
students may apply for enrollment under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Compensatory revenue; literacy aid; compensation revenue. new text end

new text begin For the
2014-2015 school year only, the Department of Education must calculate compensatory
revenue, literacy aid, and compensation revenue for the Harambee community school
based on the October 1, 2013, enrollment counts.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Year-round programming. new text end

new text begin Harambee community school may operate as
a flexible learning year program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.12 to 124D.127.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Pupil transportation. new text end

new text begin The board may transport pupils enrolled in the
2013-2014 school year to and from the Harambee community school in succeeding school
years regardless of the students' districts of residence. Pupil transportation expenses under
this section are reimbursable under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.87.
new text end

Sec. 24. new text beginTRANSITION REQUIREMENTS; CROSSWINDS SCHOOL.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Transfer. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the appropriation of state general
obligation bond proceeds in Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 5, subdivision 5; Laws 1999,
chapter 240, article 1, section 3; Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 5, subdivision
2; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 12, section 2, subdivision 2; and Laws
2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 5, subdivision 3, to acquire and better the Crosswinds
school facilities by the Joint Powers District No. 6067, East Metro Integration District,
in Woodbury, the Crosswinds school may be conveyed to the Perpich Center for Arts
Education for use as an east metropolitan area integration magnet school.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Student enrollment. new text end

new text begin Any student enrolled in the Crosswinds school
during the 2013-2014 school year may continue to enroll in the Crosswinds school in
any subsequent year. For the 2014-2015 school year and later, a student may apply for
enrollment to the school under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Compensatory revenue; literacy aid; alternative compensation
revenue.
new text end

new text begin For the 2014-2015 school year only, the Department of Education must calculate
compensatory revenue, literacy aid, and alternative compensation revenue for the
Crosswinds school based on the October 1, 2013, enrollment counts at that site.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Title I funding. new text end

new text begin To the extent possible, the Department of Education
must qualify the Crosswinds school for Title I, and if applicable, other federal funding,
as if the program were still operated by Joint Powers District No. 6067, East Metro
Integration District.
new text end

Sec. 25. new text beginEFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

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