Minnesota Legislature
HF 3467
2nd Unofficial Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 05/05/2016 03:15pm
KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
1.2relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public
1.3land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with certain
1.4conditions; modifying previous appropriations; establishing new programs
1.5and modifying existing programs; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
1.6bonds; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 85.34,
1.7subdivision 1; 161.14, by adding a subdivision; 174.52, subdivision 2; 446A.072;
1.8446A.073, as amended; 446A.081, subdivision 9; 446A.12, subdivision 1;
1.9462A.37, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement,
1.10sections 16A.967; 462A.37, subdivision 5; Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 22,
1.11subdivision 6, as amended; Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 27, as
1.12amended; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 13, subdivision 8;
1.13Laws 2012, chapter 293, sections 7, subdivision 8; 17, subdivision 4; Laws 2014,
1.14chapter 294, article 1, sections 7, subdivision 15; 17, subdivisions 6, 12; Laws
1.152015, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, sections 10, subdivision 3; 19;
1.16proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16C; 115; 219;
1.17repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123A.446.
1.18BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.22 The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
1.23bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated,
1.24to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as
1.25authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire
1.26and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or
1.27as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j),
1.28or article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act for a capital
1.29program or project may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly
2.1to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the
2.2commissioner of management and budget. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations
2.3in this act are available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota
2.4Statutes, section 16A.642. Unless otherwise specified in this act, money appropriated in
2.5this act for activities under Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.307, 84.946, and 135A.046,
2.6should not be used for projects that can be financed within a reasonable time frame
2.7under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.322 or 16C.144. Unless otherwise specified, an
2.8appropriation that fully funds a project does not require a nonstate match. Unless otherwise
2.9specified, general fund appropriations in this act are onetime and are in fiscal year 2017.
2.13To the Board of Regents of the University
2.14of Minnesota for the purposes specified in
2.15this section.
2.18To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
2.19Statutes, section 135A.046.
2.22To design, construct, furnish, and equip
2.23a new laboratory building on the Duluth
2.24campus, including classrooms and research
2.25and undergraduate instructional laboratories.
2.28To demolish obsolete health sciences
2.29facilities and to design, renovate, furnish,
2.30equip, and construct a health science
2.31education facility on the Twin Cities campus
2.32to meet the needs of the Medical School and
2.33the Academic Health Center.
3.3To demolish the existing biological sciences
3.4greenhouse and to predesign, design,
3.5construct, furnish, and equip a greenhouse
3.6to support learning and research on the St.
3.7Paul campus.
3.9To predesign, design, construct, furnish,
3.10and equip critical structural repairs and
3.11renovation of the servants' porch.
3.13Except for the appropriations for HEAPR and
3.14the Glensheen Mansion, the appropriations
3.15in this section are intended to cover
3.16approximately two-thirds of the cost of each
3.17project. The remaining costs must be paid
3.18from university sources.
3.20Upon substantial completion of a project
3.21authorized in this section and after written
3.22notice to the commissioner of management
3.23and budget, the Board of Regents must use
3.24any money remaining in the appropriation
3.25for that project for HEAPR under Minnesota
3.26Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
3.27of Regents must report by February 1 of
3.28each even-numbered year to the chairs of
3.29the house of representatives and senate
3.30committees with jurisdiction over capital
3.31investment and higher education finance, and
3.32to the chairs of the house of representatives
3.33Ways and Means Committee and the senate
4.1Finance Committee, on how the remaining
4.2money has been allocated or spent.
4.6To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
4.7State Colleges and Universities for the
4.8purposes specified in this section.
4.11To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
4.12Statutes, section 135A.046.
4.14To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
4.15the Humanities Building and to design the
4.16Nursing and Active Learning Center and
4.17related campus redevelopment.
4.19To demolish Hagg-Sauer Hall and construct,
4.20furnish, and equip its replacement, the
4.21Academic Learning Center; to renovate
4.22and renew, furnish, and equip Bensen Hall,
4.23Sattgast Hall, Bangsberg Hall, and A.C.
4.24Clark Library.
4.26To create flexible space for classroom,
4.27lab, and other learning use, to renovate the
4.28adjacent welding laboratory, and to expand
4.29robotic welding facilities.
4.33For Phase I of the Advanced Manufacturing
4.34Integration and Revitalization (AMIR)
5.1project on the Brooklyn Park campus
5.2of Hennepin Technical College that will
5.3renovate and update approximately 25,530
5.4square feet of skilled technical spaces. Phase
5.5I includes design of the entire project; roof
5.6replacement; construction, furnishing, and
5.7equipping of a new entry to the AMIR
5.8programs; and remodeling existing lab
5.9spaces and classrooms associated with the
5.10electronic, HVAC, and welding programs.
5.12To demolish Building G and connecting
5.13links or portions thereof, and to construct,
5.14renovate, furnish, and equip buildings, links,
5.15and entry spaces on the campus.
5.19To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
5.20a new Center for Student and Workforce
5.21Success (CSWS) that integrates the Regional
5.22Workforce Center. The board must enter into
5.23a lease agreement with the commissioner of
5.24employment and economic development,
5.25or partners of the commissioner, for use of
5.26the workforce center subject to Minnesota
5.27Statutes, section 16A.695. The board must
5.28use nonstate money for the remainder of the
5.29cost of the renovation.
5.31To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
5.32the relocation of the current library to
5.33underutilized space and converting the
5.34vacated space into a centralized student
5.35services center.
6.3To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
6.4science and radiological lab space on the
6.5East Grand Forks campus.
6.8To complete design, demolish Memorial and
6.9Plaza Halls, construct, equip, and furnish an
6.10academic building expansion, and renovate,
6.11equip, and furnish replacement space for
6.12classrooms, labs, and office spaces.
6.15To design, renovate, renew, furnish, and
6.16equip laboratory, classroom and office spaces
6.17on the North Mankato campus.
6.20To complete design, construct, renovate,
6.21furnish, and equip Phase 2 of the Education
6.22Village project, including the renovation
6.23of Cathedral and Wabasha Halls and
6.24Wabasha Rec, and remove obsolete portions
6.25of Wabasha Rec and the Annex building
6.26between Cathedral School and Wabasha Rec.
6.28(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the
6.29Board of Trustees shall pay the debt service
6.30on one-third of the principal amount of state
6.31bonds sold to finance projects authorized
6.32by this section. After each sale of general
6.33obligation bonds, the commissioner of
6.34management and budget shall notify the
7.1board of the amounts assessed for each year
7.2for the life of the bonds.
7.3(b) The board need not pay debt service
7.4on bonds sold to finance HEAPR. Where a
7.5nonstate match is required, the debt service is
7.6due on a principal amount equal to one-third
7.7of the total project cost, less the match
7.8committed before the bonds are sold.
7.9(c) The commissioner of management and
7.10budget shall reduce the board's assessment
7.11each year by one-third of the net income
7.12from investment of general obligation bond
7.13proceeds in proportion to the amount of
7.14principal and interest otherwise required to
7.15be paid by the board. The board shall pay its
7.16resulting net assessment to the commissioner
7.17of management and budget by December
7.181 each year. If the board fails to make
7.19a payment when due, the commissioner
7.20of management and budget shall reduce
7.21allotments for appropriations from the
7.22general fund otherwise available to the board
7.23and apply the amount of the reduction to
7.24cover the missed debt service payment. The
7.25commissioner of management and budget
7.26shall credit the payments received from the
7.27board to the bond debt service account in
7.28the state bond fund each December 1 before
7.29money is transferred from the general fund
7.30under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
7.31subdivision 10.
7.33(a) Upon substantial completion of a project
7.34authorized in this section and after written
7.35notice to the commissioner of management
8.1and budget, the board must use any money
8.2remaining in the appropriation for that
8.3project for HEAPR under Minnesota
8.4Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
8.5of Trustees must report by February 1 of
8.6each even-numbered year to the chairs of
8.7the house of representatives and senate
8.8committees with jurisdiction over capital
8.9investment and higher education finance, and
8.10to the chairs of the house of representatives
8.11Ways and Means Committee and the senate
8.12Finance Committee, on how the remaining
8.13money has been allocated or spent.
8.14(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation
8.15for a project in this section that is complete is
8.16available for HEAPR under this subdivision,
8.17at the same campus as the project for which
8.18the original appropriation was made and the
8.19debt service requirement under subdivision
8.2018 is reduced accordingly. Minnesota
8.21Statutes, section 16A.642, applies from the
8.22date of the original appropriation to the
8.23unspent amount transferred.
8.26To the commissioner of education for the
8.27purposes specified in this section.
8.29For library construction grants under
8.30Minnesota Statutes, section 134.45.
8.32From the general fund for a grant to the city
8.33of Bagley for improvements, furnishings,
8.34and equipment for the city's library or
9.1to reimburse the city for improvements,
9.2furnishings, and equipment for the city's
9.3library. This appropriation does not require a
9.4nonstate contribution.
9.7For a grant to the city of Cambridge to
9.8acquire property for and to predesign, design,
9.9construct, furnish, and equip a new public
9.10library and headquarters for the East Central
9.11Regional Library system, to be located in
9.12the city of Cambridge. This appropriation
9.13is not available until the commissioner of
9.14management and budget determines that an
9.15equal amount is committed from nonstate
9.16sources.
9.18From the general fund for a grant to
9.19Independent School District No. 318, Grand
9.20Rapids, to cover cost overruns for the Myles
9.21Reif Center for the Performing Arts project
9.22in Grand Rapids. This appropriation is added
9.23to and is for the same purposes as the project
9.24in Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section
9.2521, subdivision 8. This appropriation does
9.26not require a nonstate contribution.
9.29For a grant to Olmsted County to acquire
9.30land for, and to predesign, design, construct,
9.31furnish, and equip a facility in Olmsted
9.32County to support the local, regional, and
9.33national literacy work of the Dyslexia
9.34Institute of Minnesota, subject to Minnesota
9.35Statutes, section 16A.695. This appropriation
10.1is not available until the commissioner of
10.2management and budget determines that an
10.3equal amount is committed from nonstate
10.4sources.
10.7(a) $9,735,000 of this appropriation is from
10.8the maximum effort school loan fund for a
10.9capital loan to Independent School District
10.10No. 38, Red Lake, as provided in Minnesota
10.11Statutes, sections 126C.60 to 126C.72, and
10.12$4,335,000 of this appropriation is from
10.13the general fund. This appropriation is
10.14to complete design and construction of
10.15a connection structure between the Red
10.16Lake Early Learning Childhood Center and
10.17Red Lake Elementary School; renovations
10.18to various classrooms, labs, and support
10.19rooms; updating of mechanical systems;
10.20and expansion of the cafeteria. Before
10.21any capital loan contract is approved
10.22under this subdivision, the district must
10.23provide documentation acceptable to the
10.24commissioner of education on how the
10.25capital loan will be used.
10.26(b) The commissioner of administration
10.27may provide project management services
10.28to assist the Department of Education with
10.29oversight of the project. No money for
10.30construction may be distributed by the
10.31commissioner of education to the recipient
10.32school district until bids have been received
10.33on 100 percent of the construction documents
10.34and satisfactory documentation has been
10.35submitted to the commissioner of education
11.1indicating the project can be fully completed
11.2with money available for the project.
11.5For a grant to the Warroad School District to
11.6construct, furnish, and equip an expansion of
11.7the Northwest Angle School. No nonstate
11.8match is required.
11.12(a) For a grant to Independent School
11.13District No. 624, White Bear Lake Area
11.14Schools, to acquire land or real property for
11.15a comprehensive service center to deliver
11.16integrated services, including medical and
11.17dental services for young children, county
11.18human services, family support services, and
11.19early childhood education to the northeast
11.20metropolitan area.
11.21(b) Any unspent portion of this appropriation
11.22after completion of the acquisition in
11.23paragraph (a) may be used for predesign and
11.24design.
11.25(c) This appropriation does not require a
11.26nonstate match.
11.29To the commissioner of administration for
11.30the purposes specified in this section.
11.32For capital asset preservation improvements
11.33and betterments on both campuses of the
11.34Minnesota State Academies, to be spent in
12.1accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
12.216B.307.
12.4For the construction of a track located on
12.5the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind
12.6campus, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
12.7section 16A.695. This appropriation is
12.8not available until the commissioner of
12.9management and budget determines that an
12.10amount sufficient to complete the project is
12.11committed from nonstate sources.
12.14For predesign for a safety corridor on the
12.15Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf
12.16campus.
12.19To the commissioner of administration for
12.20capital asset preservation improvements and
12.21betterments at the Perpich Center for Arts
12.22Education, to be spent in accordance with
12.23Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
12.26To the commissioner of natural resources
12.27for the purposes specified in this section.
12.28The appropriations in this section are
12.29subject to the requirements of the natural
12.30resources capital improvement program
12.31under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12,
12.32unless this section or the statutes referred
12.33to in this section provide more specific
13.1standards, criteria, or priorities for projects
13.2than Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.
13.4For the renovation of state-owned facilities
13.5and recreational assets operated by the
13.6commissioner of natural resources to
13.7be spent in accordance with Minnesota
13.8Statutes, section 84.946. Notwithstanding
13.9Minnesota Statutes, section 84.946: (1) the
13.10commissioner may use this appropriation
13.11to replace buildings if, considering the
13.12embedded energy in the building, that is the
13.13most energy-efficient and carbon-reducing
13.14method of renovation; and (2) this
13.15appropriation may be used for projects to
13.16remove life safety hazards such as building
13.17code violations or structural defects.
13.19To design and construct office and storage
13.20buildings, to replace buildings that are in
13.21poor condition, outdated, and no longer
13.22support the work of the department. This
13.23appropriation includes money to predesign a
13.24consolidated office in Bemidji.
13.26(a) For the state share of flood hazard
13.27mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
13.28improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
13.29damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
13.30103F.161 .
13.31(b) Levee projects, to the extent practical,
13.32shall meet the state standard of three feet
13.33above the 100-year flood elevation.
14.1(c) Project priorities shall be determined by
14.2the commissioner as appropriate and based
14.3on need.
14.4(d) This appropriation includes money for
14.5the following county and municipal projects:
14.6Afton, Austin, Bloomington, Browns
14.7Valley, Delano, Golden Valley, Halstad,
14.8Hawley, Hendrum, Inver Grove Heights,
14.9Maynard, Montevideo, Nielsville, Ortonville,
14.10Owatonna, Perley, Rushford, and St. Vincent.
14.11(e) This appropriation includes money for
14.12projects in the following watersheds: Bois de
14.13Sioux Watershed District, Buffalo Red River
14.14Watershed District, Cedar River Watershed
14.15District, Lower Minnesota River Watershed
14.16District, Middle Snake Tamarac Rivers
14.17Watershed District, Upper Minnesota River
14.18Watershed District, Prior Lake-Spring Lake
14.19Watershed District, Red Lake Watershed
14.20District, Roseau River Watershed District,
14.21Sand Hill River Watershed District, Shell
14.22Rock River Watershed District, Two Rivers
14.23Watershed District, and Wild Rice River
14.24Watershed District.
14.25(f) For any project listed in this subdivision
14.26that the commissioner determines is not
14.27ready to proceed or does not expend all the
14.28money allocated to it, the commissioner may
14.29allocate that project's money to a project on
14.30the commissioner's priority list.
14.31(g) To the extent that the cost of a project
14.32exceeds two percent of the median household
14.33income in a municipality or township
14.34multiplied by the number of households in the
15.1municipality or township, this appropriation
15.2is also for the local share of the project.
15.3(h) To the extent practicable and consistent
15.4with the project, recipients of appropriations
15.5for flood damage reduction projects in this
15.6subdivision shall create wetlands that are
15.7eligible for wetland replacement credit to
15.8replace wetlands drained or filled as a result
15.9of repair, reconstruction, replacement, or
15.10rehabilitation of an existing public road
15.11under Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222,
15.12subdivision 1, paragraphs (l) and (m).
15.13(i) Wetlands established by flood control
15.14projects funded in this subdivision that
15.15are not needed for replacement credit as
15.16part of a flood damage project funded in
15.17this subdivision, are eligible for wetland
15.18replacement credit under Minnesota Statutes,
15.19sections 103G.222 to 103G.2243.
15.21To renovate or remove publicly owned dams.
15.22The commissioner shall determine project
15.23priorities as appropriate under Minnesota
15.24Statutes, sections 103G.511 and 103G.515.
15.25This appropriation does not require a nonstate
15.26match for the Lanesboro Dam project.
15.28To provide the state match for the critical
15.29habitat private sector matching account under
15.30Minnesota Statutes, section 84.943.
15.32For improvements and system upgrades of a
15.33capital nature to hatchery facilities owned by
15.34the state and operated by the commissioner of
16.1natural resources under Minnesota Statutes,
16.2section 97A.045, subdivision 1, to prevent
16.3the spread of invasive species and pathogens.
16.6To design and construct a fishery
16.7management station near Mille Lacs Lake to
16.8provide office, hatchery, and storage space.
16.10To provide for reforestation and stand
16.11improvement on state forest lands to meet
16.12the reforestation requirements of Minnesota
16.13Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 2,
16.14including purchasing native seeds and native
16.15seedlings, planting, seeding, site preparation,
16.16and protection on state lands administered
16.17by the commissioner.
16.19To rehabilitate and provide enhancements
16.20to campgrounds, including meeting code
16.21requirements and improving safety and
16.22accessibility. This appropriation is for the
16.23campground at Jay Cooke State Park and
16.24high-priority work at other campgrounds.
16.27(a) For acquisition, development, and
16.28renovation of state trails under Minnesota
16.29Statutes, section 85.015. Of this amount,
16.30$2,000,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami Trail at
16.31Tofte; $2,590,000 is for the Glacial Lakes
16.32Trail; $1,300,000 is for the Goodhue Pioneer
16.33Trail; $3,300,000 is for the Heartland Trail
16.34from Detroit Lakes to Frazee and spur
17.1from Park Rapids to Itasca State Park; and
17.2$650,000 is for the Mill Town Trail.
17.3(b) $1,900,000 is for acquisition and
17.4development in the Cuyuna Country State
17.5Recreation Area, including the Cuyuna
17.6Mountain Bike System.
17.7(c) $8,000,000 is for continued development
17.8of recreational opportunities at the Lake
17.9Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State
17.10Park.
17.11(d) The commissioner may allocate money
17.12not needed to complete a project listed in
17.13this section to another project listed in this
17.14section that may need additional money
17.15to be completed. For any project listed
17.16in this subdivision that the commissioner
17.17determines is not ready to proceed, the
17.18commissioner may reallocate that project's
17.19money to another state trail project
17.20described in this section or other state trail
17.21infrastructure. The commissioner of natural
17.22resources must notify the chairs of the house
17.23of representatives and senate committees
17.24with jurisdiction over environment and
17.25natural resources and legislators from the
17.26affected legislative districts of any changes
17.27made under this paragraph.
17.29To provide for the renovation of buildings
17.30and infrastructure and for natural
17.31resources restoration in Itasca State Park.
17.32Projects include safety and accessibility
17.33improvements, rehabilitation of the
17.34historic Nicollet Court building, and
18.1erosion protection at the headwaters of the
18.2Mississippi River.
18.4For a grant to the city of Austin to design,
18.5construct, and equip improvements at the
18.6site of the old 4th Avenue Mill and Dam,
18.7including the construction of bituminous
18.8trails, completion of landscaping work,
18.9and renovation of the existing mill; for
18.10stream bank stabilization throughout the
18.11city, including the removal of downed
18.12trees and debris, replacement of riprap,
18.13and establishment of native vegetation.
18.14This appropriation is not available until
18.15the commissioner of management and
18.16budget determines that an equal amount is
18.17committed from nonstate sources.
18.19For a grant to the city of Champlin to
18.20dredge and remove sediment and for other
18.21capital improvements of the Champlin Mill
18.22Pond necessary to improve water quality,
18.23restore fish habitat, and provide other public
18.24benefits. This appropriation is not available
18.25until the commissioner of management and
18.26budget determines that an equal amount is
18.27committed from nonstate sources.
18.29For a grant to Dakota County to design
18.30and construct capital improvements to the
18.31hydro-electric generating facility, including
18.32replacement of obsolete turbines, at the
18.33Byllesby Dam, located on the Cannon
18.34River. This appropriation is not available
19.1until the commissioner of management and
19.2budget determines that an equal amount is
19.3committed from nonstate sources.
19.6For a grant to Dakota County under
19.7Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019,
19.8subdivision 4b, to design and construct
19.9a 3.2-mile multiuse segment, including
19.10upgrades to existing facilities and a new
19.11trailhead at Lone Oak Road, of the Minnesota
19.12River Regional Trail between Cedar Avenue
19.13and Lone Oak Road in the city of Eagan.
19.16For a grant to the city of Golden Valley for
19.17storm water infrastructure within the DeCola
19.18Ponds and Medicine Lake Road watershed
19.19in the cities of Golden Valley, New Hope,
19.20and Crystal, including creation of floodwater
19.21storage, subwatershed diversion, and runoff
19.22rate control projects. This appropriation
19.23is not available until the commissioner of
19.24management and budget determines that an
19.25equal amount is committed from nonstate
19.26sources.
19.29For a grant to Itasca County to design and
19.30construct a multiuse recreation bridge over
19.31the Popple River and a paved trail connection
19.32to Village Road in the city of Squaw Lake.
19.33This appropriation is not available until
19.34the commissioner of management and
19.35budget determines that an equal amount is
19.36committed from nonstate sources.
20.3For a grant to Lake County for construction,
20.4including bridges, of the Prospectors ATV
20.5Trail System linking the communities of
20.6Ely, Babbitt, Embarrass, and Tower; Bear
20.7Head Lake and Lake Vermilion-Soudan
20.8Underground Mine State Parks; the Taconite
20.9State Trail; and the Lake County Regional
20.10ATV Trail System. This appropriation is
20.11not available until the commissioner of
20.12management and budget determines that an
20.13equal amount is committed from nonstate
20.14sources.
20.16To complete construction and paving of
20.17phase one of the Chester Woods State Trail
20.18from the city of Rochester to Chester Woods
20.19Park in Olmsted County.
20.22For a grant to the St. Louis and Lake
20.23Counties Regional Railroad Authority to
20.24continue construction of the Mesabi Trail,
20.25starting near Whalston Road and going
20.26toward the city of Tower. This appropriation
20.27does not require a nonstate contribution.
20.30For a grant to the City of Two Harbors to
20.31design and engineer a small craft harbor
20.32within the City of Two Harbors. This
20.33appropriation is not available until the
20.34commissioner of management and budget
20.35confirms that an amount sufficient to
21.1complete the project is committed from
21.2nonstate sources.
21.4The unspent portion of an appropriation for
21.5a project in this section that is complete,
21.6upon written notice to the commissioner
21.7of management and budget, is available
21.8for asset preservation under Minnesota
21.9Statutes, section 84.946. Minnesota Statutes,
21.10section 16A.642, applies from the date of the
21.11original appropriation to the unspent amount
21.12transferred.
21.15To the Pollution Control Agency for the
21.16purposes specified in this section.
21.18(a) This appropriation is for the solid waste
21.19capital assistance grant program under
21.20Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54.
21.21(b) Of this appropriation, $9,250,000 is for a
21.22grant to Polk County to complete a regional
21.23integrated solid waste management system.
21.24An additional renewable energy component
21.25shall not be mandated as a requirement of
21.26this project to qualify for funding under this
21.27section.
21.28(c) Of this appropriation, $2,500,000 is for
21.29a grant to McLeod County to complete an
21.30integrated solid waste system.
21.32From the general fund for deposit in the
21.33variance assistance account under Minnesota
22.1Statutes, section 115.441, to reimburse
22.2municipalities for the cost of applying
22.3for a variance from certain permitting
22.4requirements.
22.6To design and implement contaminated
22.7sediment management actions identified in
22.8the St. Louis River remedial action plan to
22.9restore water quality in the St. Louis River
22.10Area of Concern.
22.14For a grant to the Redwood-Cottonwood
22.15Rivers control area, a joint powers entity,
22.16to predesign, design, construct, and equip
22.17the reservoir reclamation and enhancement
22.18of the 66-acre Lake Redwood Reservoir.
22.19This appropriation is available after the
22.20commissioner of management and budget
22.21determines that $870,000 is committed from
22.22nonstate sources.
22.26To the Board of Water and Soil Resources
22.27for the purposes specified in this section.
22.30(a) To acquire conservation easements from
22.31landowners to preserve, restore, create, and
22.32enhance wetlands and associated uplands
22.33of prairie and grasslands, and restore and
22.34enhance rivers and streams, riparian lands,
22.35and associated uplands of prairie and
23.1grasslands in order to protect soil and water
23.2quality, support fish and wildlife habitat,
23.3reduce flood damage, and provide other
23.4public benefits. The provisions of Minnesota
23.5Statutes, section 103F.515, apply to this
23.6program.
23.7(b) The board shall give priority to leveraging
23.8federal money by enrolling targeted new
23.9lands or enrolling environmentally sensitive
23.10lands that have expiring federal conservation
23.11agreements.
23.12(c) The board is authorized to enter into
23.13new agreements and amend past agreements
23.14with landowners as required by Minnesota
23.15Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to
23.16allow for restoration. Of this appropriation,
23.17up to five percent may be used for restoration
23.18and enhancement.
23.21To acquire land or permanent easements
23.22and to restore, create, enhance, and preserve
23.23wetlands to replace those wetlands drained or
23.24filled as a result of the repair, reconstruction,
23.25replacement, or rehabilitation of existing
23.26public roads as required by Minnesota
23.27Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1,
23.28paragraphs (l) and (m). The board may vary
23.29the priority order of Minnesota Statutes,
23.30section 103G.222, subdivision 3, paragraph
23.31(a), to implement an in-lieu fee agreement
23.32approved by the U.S. Army Corps of
23.33Engineers under section 404 of the Clean
23.34Water Act. The purchase price paid for
23.35acquisition of land or perpetual easement
23.36must be a fair market value as determined
24.1by the board. The board may enter into
24.2agreements with the federal government,
24.3other state agencies, political subdivisions,
24.4nonprofit organizations, fee title owners, or
24.5other qualified private entities to acquire
24.6wetland replacement credits in accordance
24.7with Minnesota Rules, chapter 8420.
24.10To the commissioner of agriculture for the
24.11purposes specified in this section.
24.13From the general fund for equipment and
24.14instruments for the agriculture laboratory.
24.15This appropriation is available until June 30,
24.162022.
24.18From the general fund for a grant to
24.19Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
24.20(AURI) for construction of a development
24.21kitchen, sensory lab, and safety and security
24.22upgrades at AURI's Crookston facility
24.23and for communications and information
24.24technology upgrades at the Crookston,
24.25Marshall, and Waseca facilities.
24.27For the purposes set forth in the Minnesota
24.28Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph
24.29(h), to the Rural Finance Authority to
24.30purchase participation interests in or to
24.31make direct agricultural loans to farmers
24.32under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B. This
24.33appropriation is from the bond proceeds
25.1account in the rural finance administration
25.2fund and is for the beginning farmer program
25.3under Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.039;
25.4the loan restructuring program under
25.5Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.04; the
25.6seller-sponsored program under Minnesota
25.7Statutes, section 41B.042; the agricultural
25.8improvement loan program under Minnesota
25.9Statutes, section 41B.043; and the livestock
25.10expansion loan program under Minnesota
25.11Statutes, section 41B.045. All debt service
25.12on bond proceeds used to finance this
25.13appropriation must be repaid by the Rural
25.14Finance Authority under Minnesota Statutes,
25.15section 16A.643. Loan participations
25.16must be priced to provide full interest
25.17and principal coverage and a reserve for
25.18potential losses. Priority for loans must be
25.19given first to basic beginning farmer loans,
25.20second to seller-sponsored loans, and third to
25.21agricultural improvement loans.
25.25To the Minnesota Zoological Garden Board
25.26for the purposes specified in this section.
25.28For capital asset preservation improvements
25.29and betterments to infrastructure and
25.30exhibits at the Minnesota Zoo, to be spent in
25.31accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
25.3216B.307.
26.1To complete the Heart of the Zoo II project,
26.2including renovation of the snow monkey
26.3exhibit and surrounding public spaces
26.4and construction of a meerkat exhibit.
26.5This appropriation is in addition to the
26.6appropriation in Laws 2014, chapter 294,
26.7article 1, section 11, subdivision 3.
26.10To the commissioner of administration for
26.11the purposes specified in this section.
26.14For the design, construction, and equipping
26.15required to upgrade the physical security
26.16elements and systems for the buildings
26.17listed below, their attached tunnel systems,
26.18and their surrounding grounds, and parking
26.19facilities as identified in the 2014 Minnesota
26.20State Capitol Complex Physical Security
26.21Study conducted by Miller Dunwiddie
26.22Architecture. Work includes but is not
26.23limited to the installation of bollards, blast
26.24protection, infrastructure security screen
26.25walls, door access controls, emergency call
26.26stations, security kiosks, locking devices,
26.27and traffic control. This appropriation
26.28includes money for work associated with
26.29the following buildings: Administration,
26.30Centennial, Judicial, Ag/Health Lab,
26.31Minnesota History Center, Minnesota
26.32History Center Loading Dock, Capitol
26.33Complex Power Plant and Shops, Stassen,
26.34State Office, and Veterans Service.
27.3From the general fund in fiscal year 2017,
27.4for the design, construction, and equipping
27.5required to upgrade the physical security
27.6elements and systems for the buildings
27.7listed below, their attached tunnel systems,
27.8and their surrounding grounds and parking
27.9facilities as identified in the 2014 Minnesota
27.10State Capitol Complex Physical Security
27.11Study conducted by Miller Dunwiddie
27.12Architecture. Work includes but is not
27.13limited to the installation of bollards, blast
27.14protection, infrastructure security screen
27.15walls, door access controls, emergency call
27.16stations, security kiosks, locking devices,
27.17and traffic control. This appropriation
27.18includes money for work associated with the
27.19Andersen and Freeman Buildings.
27.21(a) To complete design and for structural
27.22repairs to the Centennial parking ramp,
27.23including removal of the top deck green
27.24space to provide additional parking capacity,
27.25repairing damaged post-tension cables, and
27.26installation of a deck surface protection
27.27coating.
27.28(b) Any unexpended amount of this
27.29appropriation after completing the project
27.30in paragraph (a) may be used to design and
27.31construct a storm water retention basin,
27.32adjacent to the Centennial parking ramp,
27.33if the commissioner of administration
27.34determines that the basin is feasible.
28.3To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
28.4Statutes, section 16A.632.
28.6From the general fund in fiscal year 2017 to
28.7relocate boards, councils, state agencies, and
28.8other state entities as needed for the efficient
28.9and effective operation of state government.
28.10This appropriation is available until June 30,
28.112022.
28.13From the general fund to create a strategic
28.14facilities master plan for facilities used by
28.15state agencies.
28.18From the general fund to provide an
28.19equipment grant to Pioneer Public Television
28.20as part of the station's construction of a
28.21new facility in Granite Falls, Minnesota.
28.22The money may be used to purchase and
28.23install equipment necessary to the station's
28.24operation. This appropriation does not
28.25require a nonstate contribution.
28.27To the commissioner of administration
28.28to predesign, design, construct, renovate,
28.29furnish, and equip existing state data
28.30center facilities at the Bureau of Criminal
28.31Apprehension's Maryland Avenue office
28.32building and at the Department of Revenue's
28.33Stassen Office Building for the purpose
29.1of decommissioning and repurposing into
29.2usable office space.
29.6To the Minnesota Amateur Sports
29.7Commission for the purposes specified in
29.8this section.
29.10For asset preservation improvements and
29.11betterments of a capital nature at the National
29.12Sports Center in Blaine, to be spent in
29.13accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
29.1416B.307.
29.16To prepare a site for, including demolition,
29.17and to construct maintenance facilities,
29.18parking lots, roads, athletic fields, and other
29.19infrastructure necessary to complete the
29.20tournament field expansion at the National
29.21Sports Center in Blaine.
29.24To the adjutant general for the purposes
29.25specified in this section.
29.27For asset preservation improvements and
29.28betterments of a capital nature at military
29.29affairs facilities statewide, to be spent in
29.30accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
29.3116B.307. Of this appropriation, $1,620,000
29.32is for asset preservation at the Rochester
30.1Readiness Center and $880,000 is for asset
30.2preservation at the Willmar Readiness Center.
30.4To complete design, renovation, expansion,
30.5furnishing, and equipping of the St. Cloud
30.6Readiness Center. The renovation includes
30.7but is not limited to: installing HVAC
30.8systems, improving life/safety systems,
30.9increasing energy efficiency, and upgrading
30.10the facility to serve a dual gender force.
30.11This appropriation is not available until
30.12the commissioner of management and
30.13budget determines that an equal amount is
30.14committed from nonstate sources.
30.16To predesign, design, construct, furnish,
30.17and equip a new National Guard Readiness
30.18Center in a metropolitan county as defined
30.19in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121,
30.20subdivision 4. This appropriation is intended
30.21to support construction of a joint National
30.22Guard Readiness Center and city of West
30.23St. Paul municipal building located in the
30.24city of West St. Paul, provided that the city
30.25identifies suitable land to meet federal rules
30.26for armory construction and agrees by the
30.27end of 2016 to commit sufficient nonstate
30.28funds to complete the project.
30.29This appropriation is not available until the
30.30commissioner of management and budget
30.31determines that an amount sufficient to
30.32complete the project is committed from
30.33nonstate sources.
31.1The unspent portion of an appropriation for
31.2a project in this section that is complete,
31.3upon written notice to the commissioner of
31.4management and budget, is available for
31.5statewide asset preservation under Minnesota
31.6Statutes, section 16B.307. Minnesota
31.7Statutes, section 16A.642, applies from the
31.8date of the original appropriation to the
31.9unspent amount transferred.
31.12To the commissioner of administration for
31.13the purposes specified in this section.
31.16For the design, site development,
31.17construction, and equipping of a new
31.18state emergency operations center (SEOC)
31.19for the Department of Public Safety at
31.20Arden Hills. The facility will serve as the
31.21location for coordinating state support to
31.22local governments during emergencies and
31.23disasters. It will also be a critical continuity
31.24of government (COG) facility for state
31.25government leaders during an incident at the
31.26Capitol complex.
31.29To design and construct a joint emergency
31.30railroad and pipeline emergency response
31.31training facility at Camp Ripley, including
31.32the construction of stations and capital
31.33infrastructure needed for mock disaster
31.34training.
32.3For a grant to the city of Glenwood to
32.4design, renovate, construct, furnish, and
32.5equip a facility for the municipal police
32.6and fire departments. This appropriation
32.7is not available until the commissioner of
32.8management and budget determines that an
32.9equal amount is committed from nonstate
32.10sources.
32.12For a grant to the city of Hallock to construct,
32.13furnish, and equip a fire hall facility.
32.14Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
32.1516A.86, subdivision 4, this appropriation
32.16is available after the commissioner of
32.17management and budget determines that at
32.18least $70,000 is committed from nonstate
32.19sources.
32.21For a grant to the city of Mahnomen for
32.22predesign of a public safety facility in the
32.23city of Mahnomen to serve the counties of
32.24Mahnomen, Clearwater, and Becker. This
32.25appropriation is not available until at least
32.26an equal amount is committed from nonstate
32.27sources.
32.30For a grant to the city of Minneapolis
32.31for the predesign, design, engineering,
32.32and construction of the expansion of the
32.33Emergency Operation Center and Fire
32.34Training Facility. This appropriation is
32.35not available until the commissioner of
33.1management and budget determines that an
33.2equal amount is committed to the project
33.3from nonstate sources.
33.5For a grant to the city of Roseau to design,
33.6construct, furnish, and equip an addition to
33.7the Roseau Fire Station. This appropriation
33.8is not available until the commissioner of
33.9management and budget determines that an
33.10equal amount is committed from nonstate
33.11sources.
33.14For a grant to the city of Windom to
33.15predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
33.16equip a regional emergency services (fire
33.17and ambulance) facility. Notwithstanding
33.18Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.86,
33.19subdivision 4, this appropriation is available
33.20after the commissioner of management and
33.21budget determines that at least $1,000,000
33.22is committed to the project from nonstate
33.23sources.
33.26To the commissioner of transportation for the
33.27purposes specified in this section.
33.30From the bond proceeds account in the state
33.31transportation fund as provided in Minnesota
33.32Statutes, section 174.50, for construction and
33.33reconstruction of local roads with statewide
33.34or regional significance under Minnesota
34.1Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4, for
34.2grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
34.3174.52, subdivision 2, or for grants to
34.4counties to assist in paying the costs of rural
34.5road safety capital improvement projects on
34.6county state-aid highways under Minnesota
34.7Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4a.
34.10This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
34.11account in the state transportation fund
34.12to match federal money and to replace
34.13or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as
34.14provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
34.15174.50.
34.17For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
34.18174.40.
34.21For a grant to the city of Golden Valley
34.22to reconstruct approximately one and
34.23three-quarters miles of Douglas Drive north
34.24of Highway 55, including on-street bicycle
34.25lanes and off-street trails and sidewalks, and
34.26to design, engineer, and construct public
34.27safety improvements at the intersection of
34.28Douglas Drive and Highway 55, including
34.29a box culvert underpass across Highway
34.3055, a roundabout and extended frontage
34.31road south of Highway 55, retaining wall
34.32construction, underground utility relocation,
34.33sidewalk and trail connections to existing
34.34facilities, Americans with Disabilities
34.35Act-compliant facilities, and landscaping.
35.1This appropriation does not require a
35.2nonstate contribution.
35.4For a grant to the city of St. Joseph to
35.5construct a pedestrian bridge over County
35.6Road 75 in Stearns County.
35.8For grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
35.9457A. Any improvements made with the
35.10proceeds of these grants must be publicly
35.11owned. Wabasha shall be a priority project
35.12for a grant under this appropriation.
35.15(a) To design and construct rail safety
35.16projects at highway railroad grade crossings
35.17in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
35.18section 219.016. Of this appropriation:
35.19(1) $39,729,000 is for a grant to the city
35.20of Moorhead for environmental analysis,
35.21design, engineering, removal of an existing
35.22structure, and construction of a rail grade
35.23crossing separation in the vicinity of 21st
35.24Street South;
35.25(2) $13,762,000 is for a grant to the city of
35.26Red Wing for environmental analysis, design,
35.27engineering, removal of an existing structure,
35.28and construction of a rail grade crossing
35.29separation at Sturgeon Lake Road; and
35.30(3) $11,987,000 is for a grant to Anoka
35.31County for environmental analysis, design,
35.32engineering, removal of an existing structure,
35.33and construction of a rail grade crossing
35.34separation at Anoka County State-Aid
36.1Highway 78, known as Hanson Boulevard,
36.2in Coon Rapids.
36.3(b) Any unspent portion of this appropriation
36.4after completion of any project in this
36.5subdivision may be used for additional grants
36.6in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
36.7section 219.016.
36.9To design, construct, and equip replacement
36.10of active highway-rail grade warning devices
36.11that have reached the end of their useful life.
36.13For the rail service improvement program
36.14to be spent for the purposes set forth
36.15in Minnesota Statutes, section 222.50,
36.16subdivision 7.
36.19For a grant to the city of Goodview for
36.20construction of a railroad crossing quiet zone
36.21that consists of construction and installation
36.22of concrete median barriers and associated
36.23road improvements at five Canadian Pacific
36.24railroad crossings in the cities of Goodview
36.25and Minnesota City. This appropriation does
36.26not require a local match.
36.28For a grant to the city of St. Louis Park to
36.29install safety improvements that reduce or
36.30eliminate the need for rail horns and whistles
36.31in St. Louis Park. This appropriation is
36.32not available until the commissioner of
36.33management and budget determines that an
37.1equal amount is committed from nonstate
37.2sources.
37.4For a grant to the city of Blaine to predesign,
37.5design, and reconstruct 105th Avenue in
37.6the vicinity of the National Sports Center
37.7in Blaine. The reconstruction will include
37.8changing the street from five lanes to four
37.9lanes with median, turn lanes, sidewalk,
37.10trail, landscaping, lighting, and consolidation
37.11of access driveways. This appropriation
37.12is not available until the commissioner of
37.13management and budget determines that at
37.14least $3,000,000 is committed to the project
37.15from sources available to the city, including
37.16municipal state aid and county turnback
37.17funds.
37.20From the bond proceeds account in the trunk
37.21highway fund for right-of-way acquisition
37.22and construction of an interchange at marked
37.23Trunk Highway 212 and Carver County
37.24Road 140 in the city of Chaska, to support
37.25the development of approximately 400
37.26acres of property in the city of Chaska's
37.27comprehensive plan. Notwithstanding
37.28Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, this
37.29appropriation is available for five years after
37.30the effective date of this act.
37.32From the state airports fund in fiscal year
37.332017 to provide the federal match to design
37.34and construct runway infrastructure at
37.35the Duluth International and Sky Harbor
38.1Airports in accordance with Minnesota
38.2Statutes, section 360.017. For the purposes
38.3of this appropriation, the commissioner
38.4may waive the requirements of Minnesota
38.5Statutes, section 360.305, subdivision 4,
38.6paragraph (b). This appropriation is for costs
38.7incurred after March 1, 2016, and is available
38.8until and must be encumbered by June 30,
38.92017. This appropriation is not available
38.10until the commissioner of management and
38.11budget determines that an equal amount is
38.12committed from nonstate sources.
38.14For a grant to the city of Grand Rapids to
38.15design the construction of a bridge over the
38.16Mississippi River for pedestrian and bicycle
38.17use to provide a safe alternative route to
38.18the existing marked Trunk Highway 169
38.19vehicle bridge, and to serve as a connection
38.20to existing trail systems on each side of the
38.21river. This appropriation is not available until
38.22the commissioner determines that an equal
38.23amount has been committed to the project
38.24from nonstate sources.
38.26From the bond proceeds account in the
38.27trunk highway fund for projects, including
38.28preliminary and final design, engineering,
38.29environmental analysis, right-of-way
38.30acquisition, construction, and reconstruction
38.31on marked U.S. Highway 12 as follows:
38.32(1) realignment at the intersections with
38.33Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 92;
39.1(2) realignment and safety improvements
39.2at the intersection with Hennepin County
39.3State-Aid Highway 90; and
39.4(3) safety median improvements from the
39.5interchange with Wayzata Boulevard in
39.6Wayzata to approximately one-half mile east
39.7of the interchange with Hennepin County
39.8State-Aid Highway 6.
39.11From the bond proceeds account in the
39.12state transportation fund for a grant to
39.13Hennepin County for design, right-of-way
39.14acquisition, engineering, and construction
39.15of public improvements related to the
39.16Interstate Highway 35W and Lake Street
39.17access project and related improvements
39.18within the Interstate Highway 35W corridor.
39.19This appropriation is not available until the
39.20commissioner of management and budget
39.21determines that an amount sufficient to
39.22complete the project has been committed to
39.23the project.
39.25For a grant to Minnesota Commercial
39.26Railway for construction of repairs and
39.27other capital improvements to approximately
39.286.5 miles of railroad track described as
39.29that portion of the Minnesota Commercial
39.30Railway main running lead, between M &
39.31D Junction in White Bear Lake and the end
39.32of the track in Hugo. This appropriation
39.33must be used for the purposes set forth in the
39.34Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section
39.355, clause (i), to improve and rehabilitate
40.1railroad rights-of-way and other rail facilities,
40.2whether public or private. This appropriation
40.3does not require a nonstate match.
40.6(a) From the state airports fund for a grant to
40.7the International Falls-Koochiching County
40.8Airport Commission for the following
40.9improvements to the Falls International
40.10Airport:
40.11(1) demolition of the existing terminal
40.12building;
40.13(2) rehabilitation;
40.14(3) site preparation, including utilities and
40.15civil work;
40.16(4) design, construction, furnishing, and
40.17equipping Phase II of the new terminal
40.18building, including a Transportation Safety
40.19Administration office, weather office,
40.20conference room, circulation corridor, airport
40.21administration offices, U.S. Customs and
40.22Border Protection storage rooms, offices,
40.23restrooms, passenger-processing area,
40.24wet-hold room, interview room, search room,
40.25precustoms and postcustoms passenger
40.26waiting areas, and vestibule; and
40.27(5) associated appurtenances of a capital
40.28nature.
40.29(b) After completion of the improvements
40.30under paragraph (a), any unspent money
40.31from this appropriation may be used by the
40.32International Falls-Koochiching County
40.33Airport Commission for a commercial
40.34airline apron expansion project at the Falls
40.35International Airport.
41.1(c) This appropriation does not require a
41.2nonstate contribution or match.
41.5For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional
41.6Rail Authority for the rehabilitation of
41.7railroad track from Winthrop to Hanley
41.8Falls. The grant under this subdivision may
41.9also be used for any required environmental
41.10documentation and remediation, predesign,
41.11design, and rehabilitation or replacement of
41.12bridges with new bridges or culverts between
41.13Winthrop and Hanley Falls. A grant under
41.14this section is in addition to any grant, loan,
41.15or loan guarantee for this project made by
41.16the commissioner under Minnesota Statutes,
41.17sections 222.46 to 222.62. This appropriation
41.18is in addition to the appropriations in Laws
41.192006, chapter 258, section 16, subdivision
41.206; Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 16,
41.21subdivision 5; Laws 2009, chapter 93, article
41.221, section 11, subdivision 4; Laws 2010,
41.23chapter 189, section 15, subdivision 5; and
41.24Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 5,
41.25article 1, section 10, subdivision 4.
41.28For a grant to the city of Ramsey for predesign
41.29and design of a highway-rail grade separation
41.30at the intersection of Anoka County Road
41.3156, also known as Ramsey Boulevard, with
41.32the Burlington Northern Santa Fe mainline.
41.33This appropriation is not available until
41.34the commissioner of management and
41.35budget determines that an equal amount is
41.36committed from nonstate sources.
42.3For a grant to Ramsey County for
42.4preliminary and final design, environmental
42.5documentation, and construction of the
42.6interchange of marked Interstate Highway
42.7694 and Rice Street in Ramsey County.
42.8The $6,600,000 previously expended from
42.9nonstate sources to acquire property for this
42.10project shall count toward the nonstate match
42.11and no further nonstate match is required.
42.13From the general fund to design, construct,
42.14renovate, and improve the Rochester
42.15International Airport, in accordance with
42.16Minnesota Statutes, section 360.017. For
42.17the purposes of this appropriation, the
42.18commissioner may waive the requirements
42.19of Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
42.20subdivision 4, paragraph (b). This
42.21appropriation is available until and must
42.22be encumbered by June 30, 2017. This
42.23appropriation is not available until the
42.24commissioner of management and budget
42.25determines that an equal amount is committed
42.26from nonstate sources.
42.29From the bond proceeds account in the
42.30state transportation fund for the city of
42.31Rosemount local share of the project that
42.32reconstructs the interchange of County Road
42.3342 at marked Trunk Highway 52 in Dakota
42.34County. This appropriation is not available
42.35until the commissioner of management and
43.1budget determines that an equal amount is
43.2committed from nonstate sources.
43.5For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional
43.6Railroad Authority for environmental
43.7analysis and design of rail grade separation
43.8of Union Pacific and Burlington Northern
43.9Santa Fe between Westminster Junction and
43.10Division Street/Hoffman Interlocking in St.
43.11Paul. This appropriation is not available until
43.12the commissioner determines that an equal
43.13amount has been committed to the project
43.14from nonstate sources.
43.16From the bond proceeds account in the state
43.17transportation fund for grants to the city of
43.18Virginia and the Virginia Public Utilities
43.19Commission to acquire land for and to
43.20predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
43.21equip relocated public utilities, including
43.22sanitary and storm water sewers and water,
43.23electrical, and gas utilities; and to demolish
43.24and remove old utility infrastructure, all
43.25associated with the relocation of Highway
43.2653. This appropriation does not require a
43.27nonstate contribution.
43.30From the trunk highway fund for a grant
43.31to the city of West St. Paul to complete
43.32the reconstruction of South Robert
43.33Street, marked as Trunk Highway 952.
43.34This appropriation is available after the
43.35commissioner of management and budget
44.1determines that $7,363,000 is committed
44.2from nonstate sources.
44.5To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes
44.6specified in this section.
44.9For the cost of improvements and betterments
44.10of a capital nature and acquisition by the
44.11council and local government units of
44.12regional recreational open-space lands in
44.13accordance with the council's policy plan
44.14as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
44.15473.147. This appropriation must not be
44.16used to purchase easements.
44.19For grants to cities within the metropolitan
44.20area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
44.21section 473.121, subdivision 2, for capital
44.22improvements in municipal wastewater
44.23collection systems to reduce the amount of
44.24inflow and infiltration to the Metropolitan
44.25Council's metropolitan sanitary sewer
44.26disposal system. Grants from this
44.27appropriation are for up to 50 percent of the
44.28cost to mitigate inflow and infiltration in
44.29the publicly owned municipal wastewater
44.30collection systems. To be eligible for a grant,
44.31a city must be identified by the council
44.32as a contributor of excessive inflow and
44.33infiltration in the metropolitan disposal
44.34system or have a measured flow rate within 20
44.35percent of its allowable council-determined
45.1inflow and infiltration limits. The council
45.2must award grants based on applications
45.3from cities that identify eligible capital
45.4costs and include a timeline for inflow and
45.5infiltration mitigation construction, pursuant
45.6to guidelines established by the council.
45.9For design and construction of improvements
45.10to the Mall of America Station on the
45.11Hiawatha Corridor light rail transit line. The
45.12Metropolitan Council must consult with the
45.13city of Bloomington throughout the design
45.14and construction process.
45.16From the general fund for a grant to the
45.17Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board
45.18for noncapital expenses relating to the
45.19renovation of the Minneapolis Sculpture
45.20Garden. This appropriation is available
45.21until June 30, 2019. This appropriation is in
45.22addition to the appropriation in Laws 2014,
45.23chapter 194, article 1, section 17, subdivision
45.248. This appropriation does not require a
45.25nonstate match.
45.27For a grant to the city of St. Paul for
45.28predesign, design, and engineering of Phase I
45.29of the renovation of seal and sea lion habitat
45.30at the Como Zoo. The renovated habitat
45.31will support the zoo education programs.
45.32This appropriation is not available until
45.33the commissioner of management and
45.34budget determines that at least $1,100,000
46.1is committed to the project from nonstate
46.2sources.
46.5For a grant to Washington County for
46.6environmental analysis, design, and
46.7engineering for the Gateway Corridor
46.8Transitway, also known as the Metro Gold
46.9Line. This appropriation is not available
46.10until the commissioner of management and
46.11budget determines that an equal amount is
46.12committed from nonstate sources.
46.15For a grant to the Washington County
46.16Regional Railroad Authority for engineering
46.17and environmental analysis for the Red Rock
46.18Corridor transitway. This appropriation
46.19is not available until the commissioner of
46.20management and budget determines that an
46.21equal amount is committed from nonstate
46.22sources.
46.24From the general fund in fiscal year 2017 to
46.25the commissioner of health for equipment
46.26and instruments for the public health
46.27laboratory. Notwithstanding Minnesota
46.28Statutes, section 16A.642, this appropriation
46.29is available until June 30, 2022.
46.32To the commissioner of administration, or
46.33another named agency, for the purposes
46.34specified in this section.
47.2For asset preservation improvements and
47.3betterments of a capital nature at Department
47.4of Human Services facilities statewide, to be
47.5spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
47.6section 16B.307.
47.9To complete design, remodel, construct,
47.10furnish, and equip the second phase of the
47.11two-phase project to remodel existing and to
47.12develop new residential, program, activity,
47.13and ancillary facilities for the Minnesota
47.14Security Hospital on the upper campus of the
47.15St. Peter Regional Treatment Center. This
47.16appropriation includes money to: demolish,
47.17renovate, and remodel existing space;
47.18construct new space; address fire and life
47.19safety, and other building code deficiencies;
47.20replace or renovate interior finishes; purchase
47.21furnishings, fixtures, and equipment; replace
47.22or renovate the Minnesota Security Hospital
47.23building's HVAC, plumbing, electrical,
47.24security, and life safety systems; tuck-point;
47.25replace windows and doors; design and
47.26abate asbestos and hazardous materials; and
47.27complete site work necessary to support
47.28the programmed use of the facilities on the
47.29St. Peter Regional Treatment Center upper
47.30campus.
47.33To complete design, construct, renovate,
47.34furnish, and equip the second phase of a
47.35multiphase project to develop additional
48.1residential, program, activity, and ancillary
48.2facilities for the Minnesota Sex Offender
48.3Program on the lower campus of the St.
48.4Peter Regional Treatment Center. This
48.5appropriation includes money to complete
48.6design, renovate, construct, furnish, and
48.7equip the north wing of Green Acres; the
48.8west, south, and north wings of Sunrise; and
48.9the Tomlinson building. This appropriation
48.10also includes money to: replace or renovate
48.11HVAC, plumbing, electrical, security, and life
48.12safety systems; address fire and life safety,
48.13and other building code deficiencies; replace
48.14windows and doors; tuck-point exterior
48.15building envelopes; reconfigure and remodel
48.16space; design and abate asbestos and other
48.17hazardous materials; remove or demolish
48.18nonfunctioning building components; and
48.19complete site work necessary to support the
48.20programmed use of facilities.
48.23To provide security upgrades of a capital
48.24nature at the Anoka Metro Regional
48.25Treatment Center campus, including but
48.26not limited to control centers, electronic
48.27monitoring and perimeter security
48.28equipment, new or updated security fencing,
48.29and other building security renovations. This
48.30appropriation includes money for: predesign,
48.31design, furnishing, fixtures, and equipment;
48.32construction of safety and security
48.33improvements to courtyards on residential
48.34treatment units; securely enclosing the
48.35nursing station on Unit G; and installing a
48.36campus-wide closed-circuit television video
49.1security system, a facility-wide personal
49.2duress alarm system, a key control system,
49.3and an electronic access control system.
49.5To the commissioner of human services for
49.6grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
49.7256E.37, to construct and rehabilitate early
49.8childhood learning facilities.
49.11From the general fund to the commissioner
49.12of human services in fiscal year 2017 for a
49.13grant to Hennepin County to predesign and
49.14design the expansion and renovation of the
49.15existing Perspectives Family Center facility
49.16in St. Louis Park, subject to Minnesota
49.17Statutes, section 16A.695. The expanded
49.18and renovated facility must be used to
49.19promote the public welfare by providing
49.20any or all of the following programs and
49.21services: (1) supportive housing programs
49.22for homeless women and their children;
49.23(2) mental and chemical health programs;
49.24(3) employment services; (4) academic,
49.25social skills, and nutritional programs for
49.26homeless and at-risk children; (5) an all-day
49.27therapeutic early childhood development
49.28program for homeless and at-risk children;
49.29and (6) a culturally sensitive safe and
49.30nurturing environment for at-risk children
49.31to meet with their nonresidential parents.
49.32This appropriation is not available until the
49.33commissioner of management and budget
49.34has determined that at least an equal amount
49.35has been expended or committed to the
50.1project from nonstate sources. Nonstate
50.2money spent on the project since May 1,
50.32015, shall be included in the determination
50.4of nonstate commitments to the project.
50.6From the general fund for a grant to the
50.7Family Partnership in Minneapolis to
50.8predesign and design a facility to provide
50.9mental health, early childhood education,
50.10and other services to support children and
50.11families. This appropriation is not available
50.12until at least an equal amount of money is
50.13committed from nonstate resources. This
50.14appropriation is available until the project
50.15is completed or abandoned, subject to
50.16Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
50.21(a) From the general fund for a grant to the
50.22Red Lake Indian Reservation to:
50.23(1) construct a building to house the social
50.24services of Oshkiimaajitahdah in Redby; and
50.25(2) remodel the Whitefeather/Moe Education
50.26Technology Center to return space to
50.27classrooms and laboratories for educational
50.28purposes.
50.29(b) This appropriation is available until the
50.30project is completed or abandoned, subject to
50.31Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
50.32(c) This appropriation is available after the
50.33commissioner of management and budget
50.34determines that $200,000 is committed or has
50.35been expended by nonstate sources. Money
51.1spent for site preparation shall count toward
51.2the $200,000 nonstate contribution.
51.5For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
51.6design, construct, furnish, and equip an
51.7opportunity center to serve as an integrated
51.8one-stop delivery system connecting persons
51.9at risk of becoming homeless, and persons
51.10working to move up and out of homelessness,
51.11and to provide services that improve
51.12their health, income, housing stability, or
51.13well-being, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
51.14section 16A.695. This appropriation may be
51.15used to acquire property for these purposes.
51.16This appropriation is not available until the
51.17commissioner of management and budget has
51.18determined that at least an equal amount has
51.19been committed to the project from nonstate
51.20sources. This appropriation is in addition to
51.21the appropriation in Laws 2014, chapter 294,
51.22article 1, section 18, subdivision 9.
51.25For a grant to the city of Willmar to
51.26purchase land in or near the city of Willmar
51.27for, and to predesign, design, construct,
51.28furnish, and equip, a 16-bed psychiatric
51.29hospital facility of approximately 17,500
51.30to 18,000 square feet that will house the
51.31Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health
51.32Services (CABHS) program. The facility
51.33shall include space for single bedrooms,
51.34bathing and toilets, dining, living, group and
51.35treatment rooms, education space, visitation,
51.36clinic/professional staff, operations staff,
52.1patient storage, operations storage, food
52.2preparation, HVAC/telecommunications/data
52.3equipment, a small area for indoor recreation,
52.4and a secure outdoor activity space. The
52.5property for the facility will provide for staff
52.6and visitor parking, outdoor activities, and
52.7appropriate side, front, and rear setbacks.
52.8This appropriation does not require a
52.9nonstate match.
52.12To the commissioner of administration for
52.13the purposes specified in this section.
52.15For asset preservation improvements and
52.16betterments of a capital nature at the veterans
52.17homes in Minneapolis, Hastings, Fergus
52.18Falls, Silver Bay, and Luverne, to be spent in
52.19accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
52.2016B.307.
52.23To design, construct, renovate, and equip
52.24the historic truss bridge on the Minneapolis
52.25Veterans Home campus, including asbestos
52.26and hazardous materials abatement and
52.27associated site work.
52.30(a) $5,000,000 of this appropriation is to
52.31design, construct, furnish, and equip a
52.32veterans home in Montevideo to provide a
52.33continuum of care, including skilled nursing
52.34care, to veterans.
53.1(b) $5,000,000 of this appropriation is to
53.2design, construct, furnish, and equip a new
53.3veterans home in Bemidji to provide a
53.4continuum of care, including skilled nursing
53.5care, to veterans.
53.6(c) The commissioner of administration
53.7may accept contributions of land or money
53.8from private individuals, businesses, local
53.9governments, veterans service organizations,
53.10and other nonstate sources for the purpose of
53.11providing matching funding when soliciting
53.12federal funding for the development of the
53.13homes.
53.16To the commissioner of administration for
53.17the purposes specified in this section.
53.19For asset preservation improvements and
53.20betterments of a capital nature at Minnesota
53.21correctional facilities statewide, to be spent
53.22in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
53.23section 16B.307.
53.26To design, renovate, and equip an existing
53.27vacant building into an offender living unit
53.28that will add at least 60 beds to the capacity
53.29at the Minnesota Correctional Facility – Lino
53.30Lakes. The renovation includes removal of
53.31hazardous materials, upgrades to comply
53.32with current building codes, and construction
53.33of functional living and program space.
54.3To expand and renovate the outdated master
54.4control center to improve security and
54.5efficiency at the Minnesota Correctional
54.6Facility – Moose Lake. The renovation
54.7includes updating fire alarm panels and
54.8mechanical and electrical systems and
54.9improving visibility of the visiting area.
54.12To construct and equip a new intake unit and
54.13a loading dock with a secure connection to
54.14a new central warehouse at the Minnesota
54.15Correctional Facility – St. Cloud.
54.17To design, construct, renovate, furnish,
54.18and equip existing buildings, including
54.19improvements to the wastewater and septic
54.20systems, and to increase the program capacity
54.21for the challenge incarceration program by at
54.22least 30 beds at the Minnesota Correctional
54.23Facility – Togo.
54.26To design, construct, renovate, furnish, and
54.27equip new and existing buildings to increase
54.28living unit and programming capacity for
54.29the challenge incarceration program by at
54.30least 45 beds at the Minnesota Correctional
54.31Facility – Willow River.
54.34For a grant to the Arrowhead Regional
54.35Corrections Joint Powers Board to demolish
55.1an existing facility and update, renovate, and
55.2expand buildings used for vocational and
55.3educational programming at the Northeast
55.4Regional Corrections Center. This project
55.5will expand the processing facility, add
55.6a packaging facility, and improve farm
55.7operations and vocational buildings,
55.8including the replacement or repair of
55.9roofs and air handling systems. Nonstate
55.10contributions to improvements at the center
55.11made before or after the enactment of this
55.12subdivision are considered to be a sufficient
55.13match, and no further nonstate match is
55.14required.
55.16The unspent portion of an appropriation for
55.17a Department of Corrections project in this
55.18section that is complete, upon written notice
55.19to the commissioner of management and
55.20budget, is available for asset preservation
55.21under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
55.22Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
55.23from the date of the original appropriation to
55.24the unspent amount transferred.
55.28To the commissioner of employment and
55.29economic development for the purposes
55.30specified in this section.
55.32For asset preservation improvements and
55.33betterments of a capital nature at the South
55.34Minneapolis WorkForce Center, to be spent
56.1in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
56.2section 16B.307.
56.5For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
56.6116J.436.
56.9For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
56.10116J.431.
56.13For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
56.14116J.435.
56.16(a) From the general fund for purposes of
56.17the redevelopment account under Minnesota
56.18Statutes, sections 116J.571 to 116J.575.
56.19(b) Of this appropriation, $3,500,000 is for a
56.20grant to the city of Albert Lea for predesign,
56.21design, site work, and construction, including
56.22the relocation of Front Street, for Phase I of
56.23the Blazing Star Landing project to redevelop
56.24the former Farmland Foods property along
56.25Albert Lea Lake. This appropriation is
56.26not available until the commissioner of
56.27management and budget determines that an
56.28equal amount is committed from nonstate
56.29sources.
56.31For a grant to the city of Bemidji to acquire
56.32land for and to predesign, design, construct,
56.33renovate, furnish, and equip a regional dental
56.34facility in Bemidji, subject to Minnesota
57.1Statutes, section 16A.695. This appropriation
57.2is not available until the commissioner of
57.3management and budget has determined that
57.4at least $3,000,000 has been committed to
57.5the project from nonstate sources. The value
57.6of the land purchased or acquired by the city
57.7after January 1, 2016, for this facility shall
57.8count toward the nonstate match.
57.10For a grant to the city of Duluth to design,
57.11construct, furnish, and equip an outdoor
57.12amphitheater at the Lake Superior Zoo.
57.13This appropriation is not available until the
57.14commissioner determines that at least an
57.15equal amount is committed to the project
57.16from nonstate sources.
57.18For a grant to the city of Hastings for
57.19the design, engineering, constructing,
57.20and equipping of improvements to
57.21the city's sewer, electrical, utility, and
57.22street infrastructure; for renovations and
57.23improvements to Oliver's Grove Park; and
57.24screening of an electrical substation. These
57.25projects are part of the rehabilitation of
57.26Hastings' historic downtown and Levee
57.27Park along the Mississippi River. This
57.28appropriation is not available until the
57.29commissioner of management and budget
57.30determines that an equal amount is committed
57.31from nonstate sources. Expenditures made
57.32for Phases 1 and 2 of this project shall count
57.33towards the nonstate match.
58.1From the general fund for a grant to the
58.2Cedar Cultural Center to predesign, design,
58.3construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
58.4of the historic Cedar Cultural Center.
58.7For a grant to Hennepin County for
58.8improvements and betterments of a capital
58.9nature to renovate the historic Hennepin
58.10Center for the Arts, subject to Minnesota
58.11Statutes, section 16A.695. Notwithstanding
58.12Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.86,
58.13subdivision 4, this appropriation is available
58.14after the commissioner of management and
58.15budget determines that $3,000,000 has been
58.16committed to complete the project from
58.17nonstate sources.
58.20For a grant to the city of Hermantown
58.21to prepare the middle school site on the
58.22Hermantown School District campus,
58.23including demolition of a portion of the
58.24middle school, and to design, construct a
58.25new addition to the middle school building
58.26and renovate the remaining existing building,
58.27furnish, and equip the facility as the
58.28Arrowhead Regional Health and Wellness
58.29Center. The city may enter into lease or
58.30management agreements under Minnesota
58.31Statutes, section 16A.695, for operation of
58.32the center. This appropriation is not available
58.33until at least an equal amount is committed
58.34to the project from nonstate sources.
59.1For a grant to the city of Jackson to complete
59.2Phase I of the redevelopment of Memorial
59.3Park, including trails, landscaping, a
59.4canoe launch, and other amenities. This
59.5appropriation is not available until the
59.6commissioner of management and budget
59.7determines that at least an equal amount
59.8is committed to the project from nonstate
59.9sources. This appropriation does not require
59.10a nonstate match.
59.13For a grant to the city of Litchfield to
59.14design and construct electrical generation
59.15improvements in the city of Litchfield
59.16to expand the current standby capacity,
59.17including replacement of two old generators.
59.18This appropriation is not available until the
59.19commissioner of management and budget
59.20determines that at least an equal amount
59.21is committed to the project from nonstate
59.22sources.
59.24For a grant to the city of Madelia for repair
59.25and replacement of a capital nature of public
59.26infrastructure damaged by a fire in Madelia
59.27in February 2016. This appropriation does
59.28not require a nonstate match.
59.30For a grant to the city of Medford to
59.31predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
59.32equip a municipal complex that includes an
59.33emergency operations center/storm shelter or
59.34safe area for use during a public emergency,
59.35public meeting and community room, fire
60.1department offices and facilities, and city
60.2hall offices. Money spent by the city for this
60.3project before the effective date of this section
60.4is the nonstate contribution to the project and
60.5no further nonstate contribution is required.
60.7From the general fund for a grant to the city
60.8of Minneapolis for planning and predesign of
60.9an arts incubator and manufacturing center
60.10consisting of artist studios, maker spaces, and
60.11small arts commercial enterprises, subject to
60.12Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. The
60.13project shall be located in North Minneapolis.
60.15From the general fund for a grant to Northern
60.16Metals, Inc., for costs of relocation due to
60.17the closure of St. Anthony Falls Lock on
60.18the Mississippi River. This appropriation
60.19does not require a nonstate match. This
60.20appropriation is not available until the
60.21commissioner of employment and economic
60.22development determines that Northern Metals
60.23has met and is current on all permitting
60.24requirements and is vacating the entirety of
60.25its current premises in Minneapolis.
60.27From the general fund for a grant to
60.28the Norway House to acquire land and
60.29predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
60.30equip a conference and event center at 913
60.31East Franklin Avenue and adjacent property
60.32in Minneapolis to celebrate the culture of
60.33Norway and American Norwegians. This
60.34appropriation is not available until at least
61.1an equal amount is committed from nonstate
61.2sources. Land purchased for this expansion
61.3project shall count toward the nonstate match.
61.6For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to
61.7restore the historic steel and limestone pillar
61.8fence along Cedar Avenue and Lake Street,
61.9install a new steel fence and pillars along 21st
61.10Avenue South, and install a waterproofing
61.11system for preservation of the fence and
61.12pillars, at the Pioneer and Soldiers Cemetery.
61.13This appropriation is available after the
61.14commissioner of management and budget
61.15determines that $394,000 is committed from
61.16nonstate sources.
61.18For a grant to the city of Moose Lake to
61.19design, construct, and equip an addition of
61.205,000 square feet to include public restrooms,
61.21a concessions area, changing rooms, meeting
61.22space, accessibility improvements for
61.23Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
61.24compliance, and other improvements of
61.25a capital nature to the Riverside Center.
61.26This appropriation is not available until
61.27the commissioner of management and
61.28budget determines that an equal amount is
61.29committed from nonstate sources.
61.31For a grant to the city of Parkers Prairie
61.32to renovate the city swimming pool,
61.33including accessibility improvements.
61.34This appropriation is not available until
61.35the commissioner of management and
62.1budget determines that an equal amount is
62.2committed from nonstate sources.
62.4For a grant to the city of Plymouth to
62.5predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
62.6equip the renovation of the Plymouth Ice
62.7Center, and to complete related work for the
62.8state-mandated transition of R-22 refrigerant
62.9to an ammonia-based system. The project
62.10also includes resizing an existing ice sheet for
62.11energy efficiencies, roof repairs, and parking
62.12lot enhancements. This appropriation is
62.13not available until the commissioner of
62.14management and budget determines that at
62.15least $2,119,000 is committed to the project
62.16from nonstate sources.
62.19For a grant to Polk County to predesign,
62.20design, construct, renovate, furnish, and
62.21equip a regional charitable food warehouse,
62.22distribution, and office facility in the city of
62.23Crookston, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
62.24section 16A.695. This appropriation is
62.25not available until the commissioner of
62.26management and budget determines that an
62.27equal amount has been committed to the
62.28project from nonstate sources. The value of
62.29the land purchased or acquired by the county
62.30after January 1, 2013, for this facility shall
62.31count toward the nonstate match.
62.33For a grant to the city of Red Wing to
62.34complete removal and replacement of
62.35approximately 250 lineal feet of the harbor
63.1retaining wall; to design, construct, furnish,
63.2and equip the renovation of the historic
63.3T.B. Sheldon Performing Arts Theater; and
63.4to design and construct transient riverboat
63.5docking facilities, levee wall extension, and
63.6levee promenade improvements at Levee
63.7Park. This appropriation is not available
63.8until the commissioner of management and
63.9budget determines that an amount sufficient
63.10to complete the project has been committed
63.11from nonstate sources.
63.14For a grant to Roseau County to construct,
63.15furnish, and equip a multipurpose
63.16transportation facility adjacent to an existing
63.17transportation facility in Roseau. This
63.18appropriation is not available until at least
63.19an equal amount is committed from nonstate
63.20sources.
63.22For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to
63.23acquire land for and to predesign and
63.24design site improvements including trails,
63.25picnic and parking areas, restrooms, and
63.26other public facilities and amenities for the
63.27development of Friedrich Regional Park.
63.28This appropriation is available after the
63.29commissioner of management and budget
63.30determines that $300,000 is committed from
63.31nonstate sources.
63.35For a grant to St. Louis County to design,
63.36construct, furnish, and equip a new building
64.1at 701 4th Street N in Virginia, to house a
64.2jobs and economic development center and a
64.3mental health facility. St. Louis County may
64.4enter into one or more lease or management
64.5agreements for the facility, subject to
64.6Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. This
64.7appropriation is not available until the
64.8commissioner has determined that an amount
64.9sufficient to complete the project has been
64.10committed from nonstate sources.
64.13For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
64.14design, furnish, and equip a center in the
64.15Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary in St. Paul
64.16that will be used for uses and programs that
64.17the city determines meet regional and city
64.18park purpose requirements. The city may
64.19enter into a lease or management agreement
64.20under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695,
64.21to operate the programs in the center. This
64.22appropriation is not available until the
64.23commissioner of management and budget
64.24determines that at least an equal amount
64.25is committed to the project from nonstate
64.26sources.
64.28From the general fund for a grant to the city
64.29of St. Paul to complete the design and to
64.30renovate, restore, construct, furnish, and
64.31equip capital improvements to the Carnegie
64.32Library formerly known as the Arlington
64.33Hills Public Library. This appropriation does
64.34not require a nonstate match.
65.1For a grant to the city of St. Paul for
65.2predesign, design, and construction work
65.3to replace water-damaged elements of the
65.4Science Museum of Minnesota's exterior
65.5envelope and some resultant interior damage
65.6caused by latent design and construction
65.7defects, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
65.816A.695. This appropriation is not available
65.9until the commissioner of management and
65.10budget determines that an equal amount has
65.11been committed to the project from nonstate
65.12sources. Capital costs paid by the Science
65.13Museum of Minnesota since January 1, 2014,
65.14relating to the water intrusion damage, shall
65.15count towards the match requirement.
65.18From the general fund for a grant to the St.
65.19Paul Port Authority to design, construct,
65.20furnish, and equip improvements for the
65.21Minnesota Museum of American Art for
65.22the historic Pioneer Endicott Building
65.23renovation. The project shall include
65.24galleries and education facilities, art storage,
65.25access to the St. Paul skyway, museum
65.26loading, and other capital improvements
65.27required for a museum and related education
65.28facility. The appropriation shall be available
65.29upon a determination by the commissioner
65.30that at least $8,500,000 of nonstate funds
65.31have been raised for the project and there
65.32are sufficient funds to complete the overall
65.33project.
66.1For a grant to the city of St. Paul to complete
66.2predesign for and to design a new Roy
66.3Wilkins Center to replace the existing Roy
66.4Wilkins Auditorium and RiverCentre parking
66.5ramp. This appropriation does not require a
66.6nonstate contribution.
66.9For a grant to the city of St. Peter to demolish
66.10the existing pavilion and to predesign,
66.11design, construct, furnish, and equip a new
66.12park pavilion in Minnesota Square Park, and
66.13to design and construct a veterans memorial
66.14to be located at the corner of Highway
66.15169 and West College Avenue in St. Peter.
66.16This appropriation is not available until the
66.17commissioner of management and budget
66.18determines that at least an equal amount
66.19is committed to the project from nonstate
66.20sources.
66.23For a grant to the city of Silver Bay to
66.24predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
66.25equip a campground adjacent to the Black
66.26Beach recreational beach in Silver Bay,
66.27including: camping sites; electrical, water,
66.28and sewer infrastructure; a playground;
66.29a pavilion; lavatory vaults; a shower
66.30and lavatory building; and a main office
66.31building. This appropriation may also be
66.32used to design, construct, furnish, and equip
66.33a walking trail from the campground to
66.34the Black Beach recreational site. This
66.35appropriation is not available until $548,000
66.36is committed from nonstate sources. The
67.1nonstate contribution may be in kind. In-kind
67.2contributions may include the value of site
67.3preparation.
67.5From the general fund in fiscal year 2017
67.6for a grant to the city of Thief River Falls
67.7to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
67.8equip a wellness center. This appropriation
67.9is available after the commissioner of
67.10management and budget determines that
67.11$18,000,000 is committed from nonstate
67.12sources.
67.15For a grant to the city of Virginia for Phase
67.16I of the renovation and reconstruction of the
67.17Miner's Memorial Building in Virginia. This
67.18appropriation is not available until at least
67.19an equal amount is committed from nonstate
67.20sources.
67.22For a grant to the city of Wabasha for
67.23development of a riverboat landing and dock.
67.26To the Public Facilities Authority for the
67.27purposes specified in this section.
67.29To match federal grants for the clean water
67.30revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
67.31section 446A.07, and the drinking water
67.32revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
68.1section 446A.081. This appropriation must
68.2be used for qualified capital projects.
68.5(a) For grants to eligible municipalities under
68.6the water infrastructure funding program
68.7under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
68.8(b) $55,000,000 is for wastewater projects
68.9listed on the Pollution Control Agency's
68.10project priority list in the fundable range
68.11under the clean water revolving fund
68.12program.
68.13(c) $25,000,000 is for drinking water projects
68.14listed on the Department of Health's project
68.15priority list in the fundable range under the
68.16drinking water revolving fund program.
68.17(d) After all eligible projects under
68.18paragraph (b) or (c) have been funded, the
68.19Public Facilities Authority may transfer
68.20any remaining, uncommitted money to
68.21eligible projects under a program defined in
68.22paragraph (b) or (c) based on that program's
68.23project priority list.
68.26For grants to eligible municipalities under the
68.27point source implementation grants program
68.28under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073.
68.29This appropriation must be used for qualified
68.30capital projects.
68.33For a grant to the Big Lake Area Sanitary
68.34District to construct a pressure sewer system
68.35and force main to convey sewage to the
69.1Western Lake Superior Sanitary District
69.2connection in the city of Cloquet. This
69.3appropriation is not available until the
69.4commissioner of management and budget
69.5determines that an equal amount is committed
69.6from nonstate sources. This appropriation
69.7is in addition to the appropriation in Laws
69.82014, chapter 294, article 1, section 22,
69.9subdivision 4.
69.11For a grant to the city of Brainerd to
69.12design, construct, and equip publicly owned
69.13infrastructure to increase the water supply
69.14and expand sewer and water service to the
69.15Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport.
69.18For a grant to the Clear Lake-Clearwater
69.19Sewer Authority for predesign, design,
69.20and construction of wastewater facility
69.21improvements. This appropriation is
69.22not available until the commissioner of
69.23management and budget determines that at
69.24least $200,000 is committed to the project
69.25from nonstate sources and the authority has
69.26applied for at least two grants to offset the
69.27cost. Any money received by the authority
69.28from grants will be returned to the general
69.29fund.
69.32For a grant to the city of Dennison
69.33to predesign, design, and construct a
69.34new lift station and make sewage pond
70.1improvements. This appropriation does not
70.2require a nonstate contribution.
70.5For a grant to East Grand Forks to design
70.6and construct wastewater infrastructure
70.7improvements interconnecting the
70.8wastewater system of East Grand Forks to
70.9the wastewater treatment system in Grand
70.10Forks, North Dakota. This appropriation
70.11may not be used for improvements outside
70.12the state. This appropriation is in addition
70.13to grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
70.14446A.072. This appropriation is not available
70.15until the commissioner of management and
70.16budget determines that an equal amount is
70.17committed from nonstate sources.
70.20(a) For a grant to Koochiching County to
70.21acquire land or interests in land, and to design,
70.22engineer, construct, and equip sanitary
70.23sewage systems and facilities to implement a
70.24portion or portions of the Voyageurs National
70.25Park clean water project comprehensive
70.26plan. This appropriation is available after the
70.27commissioner of management and budget
70.28determines that $4,500,000 is committed
70.29from nonstate sources.
70.30(b) This appropriation is in addition to
70.31the appropriation in Laws 2014, chapter
70.32294, article 1, section 22, subdivision 7.
70.33Notwithstanding the match requirement in
70.34Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section
70.3522, subdivision 7, the nonstate match
70.36required for this appropriation and the 2014
71.1appropriation for a grant to Koochiching
71.2County is 25 percent of the state grant
71.3amounts. Any money remaining from this
71.4appropriation after completion of the projects
71.5in paragraph (a) is available for grants to
71.6Koochiching County or St. Louis County to
71.7be used for other projects described in the
71.8comprehensive plan.
71.11From the general fund for a grant to the city
71.12of Lilydale to design, acquire, construct, and
71.13install a storm water sewer and drop structure
71.14along Trunk Highway 13 in Lilydale that
71.15will be large enough to effectively collect
71.16water from springs and storm water runoff
71.17from above the road and safely convey the
71.18water to below the bluff. The city must
71.19coordinate this project with the Department
71.20of Transportation's Trunk Highway 13
71.21project. The appropriation and project also
71.22include capital repairs and improvements
71.23to existing drainage structures along the
71.24Big Rivers Regional Trail at the base of the
71.25bluff. This appropriation does not require a
71.26nonstate contribution.
71.29From the general fund for a grant to the
71.30city of Oronoco to commission a study to
71.31evaluate options for solving the wastewater
71.32infrastructure needs for the region including
71.33the city of Oronoco, the city of Pine Island,
71.34or the city of Rochester. This appropriation
71.35does not require a nonstate match.
72.3For a grant to the city of St. James to
72.4replace a storm sewer line in St. James. This
72.5appropriation is not available until at least
72.6an equal amount is committed from nonstate
72.7sources.
72.10For a grant to the Sanitary Board of the
72.11Western Lake Superior Sanitary District
72.12for Phase I and II of a project to design,
72.13construct, furnish, and equip a combined heat
72.14and power system to capture process heat
72.15and generate electricity for use at the Western
72.16Lake Superior Sanitary District wastewater
72.17treatment facilities. This appropriation is not
72.18available until the commissioner determines
72.19that at least an equal amount is committed to
72.20the project from state and nonstate sources.
72.21Loans obtained from the Public Facilities
72.22Authority shall count toward the match
72.23requirement.
72.26For transfer to the housing development
72.27fund to finance the costs of rehabilitation to
72.28preserve public housing under Minnesota
72.29Statutes, section 462A.202, subdivision
72.303a. For purposes of this section, "public
72.31housing" means housing for low-income
72.32persons and households financed by the
72.33federal government and owned and operated
72.34by the public housing authorities and
72.35agencies formed by cities and counties.
73.1Public housing authorities receiving a public
73.2housing assessment composite score of 80
73.3or above or an equivalent designation are
73.4eligible to receive funding. Priority must be
73.5given to proposals that maximize federal or
73.6local resources to finance the capital costs.
73.7The priority in Minnesota Statutes, section
73.8462A.202, subdivision 3a, for projects to
73.9increase the supply of affordable housing and
73.10the restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section
73.11462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this
73.12appropriation.
73.16To the Minnesota Historical Society for the
73.17purposes specified in this section.
73.19For capital improvements and betterments
73.20at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping
73.21at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and
73.22monuments, to be spent in accordance with
73.23Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The
73.24society shall determine project priorities as
73.25appropriate based on need.
73.27(a) To design, renovate, construct, furnish,
73.28and equip facilities to support visitor services
73.29and history programs at Historic Fort
73.30Snelling.
73.31(b) This appropriation includes up to
73.32$4,000,000 to design facilities to support
73.33visitor services and history programs at
73.34Historic Fort Snelling. Money for design is
74.1available the day following final enactment
74.2and is not contingent on demonstrating a
74.3nonstate contribution to the project. Upon
74.4completion of the design, the unspent portion
74.5of the amount specified in this paragraph is
74.6available for the purposes of paragraph (c).
74.7(c) The balance of this appropriation is to
74.8demolish the existing visitor center, renovate,
74.9construct, furnish, and equip facilities,
74.10including landscaping and wayfinding, at
74.11Historic Fort Snelling. This appropriation
74.12is not available until the commissioner of
74.13management and budget determines that an
74.14amount sufficient to complete the project has
74.15been committed from nonstate sources.
74.17To be allocated to county and local
74.18jurisdictions as matching money for historic
74.19preservation projects of a capital nature,
74.20as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
74.21138.0525.
74.25From the general fund to the Office of the
74.26Legislative Auditor for the report on options
74.27for funding asset preservation, as described
74.28in article 2, section 19.
74.30From the general fund to the chief justice of
74.31the Supreme Court for a competitive grant
74.32program established by the chief justice for
74.33the distribution of grants to government
74.34entities for capital improvements to make
75.1courthouses or other facilities where court
75.2proceedings are held safe and secure. Grant
75.3recipients must provide a 50 percent nonstate
75.4match.
75.7To the commissioner of management and
75.8budget for the purposes specified in this
75.9section.
75.11From the bond proceeds fund for bond sale
75.12expenses under Minnesota Statutes, section
75.1316A.641, subdivision 8.
75.15From the bond proceeds account in the
75.16trunk highway fund for bond sale expenses
75.17under Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.641,
75.18subdivision 8, and 167.50, subdivision 4.
75.19 Sec. 31. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, is amended
75.20to read:
75.21 Sec. 19. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
75.22 The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state
75.23general obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2017, no more
75.24than$1,267,459,000 $1,250,584,000 will need to be transferred from the general fund to
75.25the state bond fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding
75.26state general obligation bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general
75.27obligation bonds, the commissioner of management and budget shall calculate the amount
75.28of debt service payments needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount
75.29of debt service payments that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The
75.30commissioner shall adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within
75.31the limit set by this section. The amount needed to make the debt service payments is
75.32appropriated from the general fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section16A.641 .
76.1 Sec. 32. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
76.2 Subdivision 1. Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act
76.3from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
76.4issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $1,406,551,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
76.5and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and
76.6by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
76.7 Subd. 2. Transportation fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act from
76.8the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
76.9issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $180,400,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
76.10and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and
76.11by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
76.12 Subd. 3. Trunk highway fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act from
76.13the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the commissioner of management
76.14and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $43,045,000 in the
76.15manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
76.16167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times
76.17and in the amounts requested by the commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the
76.18bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received from the sale of the bonds, must
76.19be deposited in the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.
76.20 Subd. 4. Maximum effort school loan fund. To provide the money appropriated in
76.21this act from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of management and
76.22budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $9,735,000 in the manner,
76.23upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to
76.2416A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
76.25 Sec. 33. CANCELLATIONS; BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION REDUCTIONS.
76.26(a) The bond sale authorization in Laws 1990, chapter 610, article 1, section 30,
76.27subdivision 1, as amended, is reduced by $3,129.
76.28(b) The bond sale authorization in Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 31, subdivision
76.291, as amended, is reduced by $24,480.
76.30(c) The bond sale authorization in Laws 1997, Second Special Session chapter 2,
76.31section 12, as amended, is reduced by $96,992.
76.32(d) The bond sale authorization in Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 13,
76.33subdivision 1, as amended, is reduced by $212,472.
76.34(e) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 26,
76.35subdivision 1, as amended, is reduced by $7,933,538.
77.1(f) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision
77.21, as amended, is reduced by $188,471.
77.3(g) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, First Special Session chapter 1,
77.4section 9, subdivision 1, s reduced by $217,959.
77.5(h) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 19,
77.6article 3, section 2, is reduced by $201,530.
77.7(i) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 19,
77.8article 4, section 4, is reduced by $326,534.
77.9(j) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28,
77.10subdivision 1, as amended, is reduced by $3,366,628.
77.11 Sec. 34. EFFECTIVE DATE.
77.12 Except as otherwise provided, this article is effective the day following final
77.13enactment.
77.16 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 16A.967, is amended to read:
77.1716A.967 LEWIS AND CLARK APPROPRIATION BONDS.
77.18 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this
77.19section.
77.20(b) "Appropriation bond" or "bond" means a bond, note, or other similar instrument
77.21of the state payable during a biennium from one or more of the following sources:
77.22(1) money appropriated by law from the general fund in any biennium for debt
77.23service due with respect to obligations described insubdivision 2, paragraph (c)
77.24subdivisions 2a and 2b;
77.25(2) proceeds of the sale of obligations described insubdivision 2, paragraph (c)
77.26subdivisions 2a and 2b;
77.27(3) payments received for that purpose under agreements and ancillary arrangements
77.28described in subdivision 2, paragraph(e) (d); and
77.29(4) investment earnings on amounts in clauses (1) to (3).
77.30(c) "Debt service" means the amount payable in any biennium of principal, premium,
77.31if any, and interest on appropriation bonds.
77.32 Subd. 2. Authorization to issue appropriation bonds. (a) Subject to the limitations
77.33of this subdivision, the commissioner may sell and issue appropriation bonds of the state
78.1under this section for public purposes as provided by law, including, in particular, the
78.2financing of the land acquisition, design, engineering, and construction of facilities and
78.3infrastructure necessary to complete the next phase of the Lewis and Clark Regional Water
78.4System project, including completion of the pipeline to Magnolia, extension of the project
78.5to the Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System connection near Adrian, and engineering,
78.6design, and easement acquisition for the final phase of the project to Worthington. No
78.7bonds shall be sold until the commissioner determines that a nonstate match of at least
78.8$9,000,000 is committed to this project phase. Grant agreements entered into under this
78.9section must provide for reimbursement to the state from any federal money provided for
78.10the project, consistent with the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System, Inc., agreement.
78.11(b) The appropriation bonds may be issued and sold only after the commissioner
78.12determines that the construction and administration for work done on the project will
78.13comply with (1) all federal requirements and regulations associated with the Lewis and
78.14Clark Rural Water System Act of 2000, and (2) the cooperative agreement between the
78.15United States Department of the Interior and the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System,
78.16Inc. Proceeds of the appropriation bonds must be credited to a special appropriation Lewis
78.17and Clark bond proceeds fund in the state treasury. All income from investment of the
78.18bond proceeds, as estimated by the commissioner, is appropriated to the commissioner for
78.19the payment of principal and interest on the appropriation bonds.
78.20(c) Appropriation bonds may be sold and issued in amounts that, in the opinion of
78.21the commissioner, are necessary to provide sufficient money, not to exceed $19,000,000
78.22net of costs of issuance, for the purposes as provided under paragraph (a), and pay debt
78.23service including capitalized interest, costs of issuance, costs of credit enhancement, or
78.24make payments under other agreements entered into under paragraph (e).
78.25(d) (c) Appropriation bonds may be issued in one or more issues or series on the
78.26terms and conditions the commissioner determines to be in the best interests of the
78.27state, but the term on any series of appropriation bonds may not exceed 25 years. The
78.28appropriation bonds of each issue and series thereof shall be dated and bear interest,
78.29and may be includable in or excludable from the gross income of the owners for federal
78.30income tax purposes.
78.31(e) (d) At the time of, or in anticipation of, issuing the appropriation bonds, and at
78.32any time thereafter, so long as the appropriation bonds are outstanding, the commissioner
78.33may enter into agreements and ancillary arrangements relating to the appropriation bonds,
78.34including but not limited to trust indentures, grant agreements, lease or use agreements,
78.35operating agreements, management agreements, liquidity facilities, remarketing or
78.36dealer agreements, letter of credit agreements, insurance policies, guaranty agreements,
79.1reimbursement agreements, indexing agreements, or interest exchange agreements. Any
79.2payments made or received according to the agreement or ancillary arrangement shall be
79.3made from or deposited as provided in the agreement or ancillary arrangement. The
79.4determination of the commissioner included in an interest exchange agreement that the
79.5agreement relates to an appropriation bond shall be conclusive.
79.6(f) (e) The commissioner may enter into written agreements or contracts relating
79.7to the continuing disclosure of information necessary to comply with or facilitate the
79.8issuance of appropriation bonds in accordance with federal securities laws, rules, and
79.9regulations, including Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations in Code
79.10of Federal Regulations, title 17, section 240.15c 2-12. An agreement may be in the form
79.11of covenants with purchasers and holders of appropriation bonds set forth in the order or
79.12resolution authorizing the issuance of the appropriation bonds, or a separate document
79.13authorized by the order or resolution.
79.14(g) (f) The appropriation bonds are not subject to chapter 16C.
79.15 Subd. 2a. Project authorization. Appropriation bonds may be sold and issued in
79.16amounts that, in the opinion of the commissioner, are necessary to provide sufficient
79.17money to the Public Facilities Authority under subdivision 7, paragraph (a), not to exceed
79.18$19,000,000 net of costs of issuance, for the purposes as provided under this subdivision,
79.19and pay debt service including capitalized interest, costs of issuance, costs of credit
79.20enhancement, or make payments under other agreements entered into under subdivision 2,
79.21paragraph (d). The bonds authorized by this subdivision are for the purposes of financing
79.22the land acquisition, design, engineering, and construction of facilities and infrastructure
79.23necessary to complete Phase 2 of the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System project,
79.24including completion of the pipeline to Magnolia; extension of the project to the
79.25Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System connection near Adrian; and engineering, design,
79.26and easement acquisition for the final phase of the project to Worthington. No bonds shall
79.27be sold under this subdivision until the commissioner determines that a nonstate match
79.28of at least $9,000,000 is committed to this project phase.
79.29 Subd. 2b. Additional project authorization. Appropriation bonds may be sold
79.30and issued in amounts that, in the opinion of the commissioner, are necessary to provide
79.31sufficient money to the Public Facilities Authority under subdivision 7, paragraph (b),
79.32not to exceed $11,500,000 net of costs of issuance, for the purposes as provided under
79.33this subdivision, and pay debt service including capitalized interest, costs of issuance,
79.34costs of credit enhancement, or make payments under other agreements entered into
79.35under subdivision 2, paragraph (d). The bonds authorized by this subdivision are for
79.36the purposes of financing the land acquisition, design, engineering, and construction of
80.1facilities and infrastructure necessary to complete Phase 3 of the Lewis and Clark Regional
80.2Water System project, including extension of the project from the Lincoln-Pipestone
80.3Rural Water System connection near Adrian to Worthington, construction of a reservoir
80.4in Nobles County and a meter building in Worthington, and acquisition and installation
80.5of a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system. No bonds shall be sold
80.6under this subdivision until the commissioner determines that a nonstate match of at least
80.7$9,000,000 is committed to the final phase of the project.
80.8 Subd. 3. Form; procedure. (a) Appropriation bonds may be issued in the form
80.9of bonds, notes, or other similar instruments, and in the manner provided in section
80.1016A.672
. In the event that any provision of section
16A.672 conflicts with this section,
80.11this section shall control.
80.12(b) Every appropriation bond shall include a conspicuous statement of the limitation
80.13established in subdivision 6.
80.14(c) Appropriation bonds may be sold at either public or private sale upon such terms
80.15as the commissioner shall determine are not inconsistent with this section and may be sold
80.16at any price or percentage of par value. Any bid received may be rejected.
80.17(d) Appropriation bonds must bear interest at a fixed or variable rate.
80.18(e) Notwithstanding any other law, appropriation bonds issued under this section
80.19shall be fully negotiable.
80.20 Subd. 4. Refunding bonds. The commissioner may issue appropriation bonds
80.21for the purpose of refunding any appropriation bonds then outstanding, including the
80.22payment of any redemption premiums on the bonds, any interest accrued or to accrue to
80.23the redemption date, and costs related to the issuance and sale of the refunding bonds. The
80.24proceeds of any refunding bonds may, in the discretion of the commissioner, be applied
80.25to the purchase or payment at maturity of the appropriation bonds to be refunded, to the
80.26redemption of the outstanding appropriation bonds on any redemption date, or to pay
80.27interest on the refunding bonds and may, pending application, be placed in escrow to be
80.28applied to the purchase, payment, retirement, or redemption. Any escrowed proceeds,
80.29pending such use, may be invested and reinvested in obligations that are authorized
80.30investments under section11A.24 . The income earned or realized on the investment may
80.31also be applied to the payment of the appropriation bonds to be refunded or interest or
80.32premiums on the refunded appropriation bonds, or to pay interest on the refunding bonds.
80.33After the terms of the escrow have been fully satisfied, any balance of the proceeds and
80.34any investment income may be returned to the general fund or, if applicable, the special
80.35appropriation Lewis and Clark bond proceeds fund for use in any lawful manner. All
81.1refunding bonds issued under this subdivision must be prepared, executed, delivered, and
81.2secured by appropriations in the same manner as the appropriation bonds to be refunded.
81.3 Subd. 5. Appropriation bonds as legal investments. Any of the following entities
81.4may legally invest any sinking funds, money, or other funds belonging to them or under
81.5their control in any appropriation bonds issued under this section:
81.6(1) the state, the investment board, public officers, municipal corporations, political
81.7subdivisions, and public bodies;
81.8(2) banks and bankers, savings and loan associations, credit unions, trust companies,
81.9savings banks and institutions, investment companies, insurance companies, insurance
81.10associations, and other persons carrying on a banking or insurance business; and
81.11(3) personal representatives, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries.
81.12 Subd. 6. No full faith and credit; state not required to make appropriations. The
81.13appropriation bonds are not public debt of the state, and the full faith, credit, and taxing
81.14powers of the state are not pledged to the payment of the appropriation bonds or to any
81.15payment that the state agrees to make under this section. Appropriation bonds shall not be
81.16obligations paid directly, in whole or in part, from a tax of statewide application on any
81.17class of property, income, transaction, or privilege. Appropriation bonds shall be payable
81.18in each fiscal year only from amounts that the legislature may appropriate for debt service
81.19for any fiscal year, provided that nothing in this section shall be construed to require the
81.20state to appropriate money sufficient to make debt service payments with respect to the
81.21appropriation bonds in any fiscal year. Appropriation bonds shall be canceled and shall
81.22no longer be outstanding on the earlier of (1) the first day of a fiscal year for which the
81.23legislature shall not have appropriated amounts sufficient for debt service, or (2) the date
81.24of final payment of the principal of and interest on the appropriation bonds.
81.25 Subd. 7. Appropriation of proceeds. (a) The proceeds of appropriation bonds
81.26issued under subdivision 2a and interest credited to the special appropriation Lewis and
81.27Clark bond proceeds fund are appropriated as follows:
81.28(1) to thecommissioner Public Facilities Authority for a grant to the Lewis and
81.29Clark Joint Powers Board for payment of capital expensesfor the purposes provided by as
81.30specified in subdivision2, paragraph (a), 2a; and
81.31(2) to the commissioner for debt service on the bonds including capitalized interest,
81.32nonsalary costs of issuance of the bonds, costs of credit enhancement of the bonds and
81.33payments under any agreements entered into under subdivision 2, paragraph(e) (d), each
81.34as permitted by state and federal law, and such proceeds may be granted, loaned, or
81.35otherwise provided for the public purposes provided by subdivision 2, paragraph (a).
82.1(b) The proceeds of appropriation bonds issued under subdivision 2b and interest
82.2credited to the special appropriation Lewis and Clark bond proceeds fund are appropriated
82.3as follows:
82.4(1) to the Public Facilities Authority for a grant to the Lewis and Clark Joint Powers
82.5Board for payment of capital expenses as specified in subdivision 2b; and
82.6(2) to the commissioner for debt service on the bonds including capitalized interest,
82.7nonsalary costs of issuance of the bonds, costs of credit enhancement of the bonds, and
82.8payments under any agreements entered into under subdivision 2, paragraph (d), each as
82.9permitted by state and federal law.
82.10 Subd. 8. Appropriation for debt service and other purposes. (a) An amount, up
82.11to $1,351,000 needed to pay principal and interest on appropriation bonds issued under
82.12this section subdivision 2a is appropriated each fiscal year from the general fund to the
82.13commissioner, subject to repeal, unallotment under section16A.152 , or cancellation,
82.14otherwise pursuant to subdivision 6, for deposit into the bond payments account established
82.15for such purpose in the special Lewis and Clark appropriation bond proceeds fund. The
82.16appropriation is available beginning in fiscal year 2017 and through fiscal year 2038.
82.17(b) An amount up to $855,000 needed to pay principal and interest on appropriation
82.18bonds issued under subdivision 2b is appropriated each fiscal year from the general fund to
82.19the commissioner, subject to repeal, unallotment under section 16A.152, or cancellation,
82.20otherwise pursuant to subdivision 6, for deposit into the bond payments account established
82.21for such purpose in the special Lewis and Clark appropriation bond proceeds fund. The
82.22appropriation is available beginning in fiscal year 2018 and through fiscal year 2039.
82.23 Subd. 9. Waiver of immunity. The waiver of immunity by the state provided for
82.24by section3.751, subdivision 1 , shall be applicable to the appropriation bonds and any
82.25ancillary contracts to which the commissioner is a party.
82.26 Sec. 2. [16C.053] ACCOMMODATION FOR HARD-OF-HEARING IN
82.27STATE-FUNDED CAPITAL PROJECTS.
82.28 Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "public gathering space"
82.29means a space that is constructed or renovated as part of the project and (1) that
82.30accommodates and is intended to be used for gatherings of 15 or more people; and (2) in
82.31which audible communications are integral to a use of the space.
82.32 Subd. 2. Accommodation for hard-of-hearing in state-funded capital projects.
82.33No commissioner or agency head may approve a contract for, or grant state funds for, a
82.34capital improvement project to construct or renovate a public gathering space in a building
82.35unless:
83.1(1) the project includes equipping the public gathering space, if the public gathering
83.2space has or will have a permanent audio-amplification system, with audio-induction
83.3loops to provide an electromagnetic signal for hearing aids and cochlear implants; and
83.4(2) the project includes meeting the American National Standards Institute
83.5Acoustical Performance Criteria, Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools on
83.6maximum background noise level and reverberation times in the public gathering space.
83.7 Subd. 3. Exemption. A commissioner or agency head may approve a contract for,
83.8or grant state funds for, a capital improvement project to construct or renovate a building
83.9that does not meet a requirement of subdivision 2, when the commissioner or agency
83.10head determines that meeting that requirement is not feasible, is in conflict with other
83.11requirements in law, is in conflict with other project requirements, or that costs outweigh
83.12the benefits. The commissioner must consult with the Commission of Deaf, Deafblind,
83.13and Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans before making the determination.
83.14 Subd. 4. Exemption reports. A commissioner or agency head who determines a
83.15contract is exempt under subdivision 3 must report the exemption to the Commission of
83.16Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans within three months of making the
83.17determination. The chair of the Commission of Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard-of-Hearing
83.18Minnesotans shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of
83.19the committees in the house of representatives and senate with jurisdiction over state
83.20contracting by January 30 of even-numbered years beginning in 2020 identifying each
83.21exemption reported in the previous two calendar years.
83.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This act is effective August 1, 2016, and applies to all projects
83.23funded with an appropriation enacted after August 1, 2016, for which requests for bids
83.24or proposals are issued after January 1, 2018. For projects for which requests for bids or
83.25proposals are issued before January 1, 2018, the commissioners and agency heads are
83.26encouraged to comply with this section.
83.27 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.34, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
83.28 Subdivision 1. Upper bluff; lease terms. The commissioner of natural resources
83.29with the approval of the Executive Council may lease for purposes of restoration,
83.30preservation, historical, recreational, educational, and commercial use and development,
83.31that portion of Fort Snelling State Park known as the upper bluff consisting of officer's
83.32row, area J, the polo grounds, the adjacent golf course, and all buildings and improvements
83.33located thereon, all lying within an area bounded by Minneapolis-St. Paul International
83.34Airport, Trunk Highways numbered 5 and 55, and Bloomington Road. The lease or leases
83.35shall be in a form approved by the attorney general and for a term of not to exceed 99
84.1years. The lease or leases may provide for the provision of capital improvements or other
84.2performance by the tenant or tenants in lieu of all or some of the payments of rent that
84.3would otherwise be required. Notwithstanding the continuing ownership of the upper bluff
84.4by the state, any lease of one or more buildings improved with state general obligation
84.5bond proceeds that exceeds 50 years shall be treated as a sale of the buildings for purposes
84.6of section 16A.695, subdivision 3. Any disposition proceeds payable to the commissioner
84.7upon execution of any lease relating to state bond financed buildings at the upper bluff
84.8shall be applied in accordance with the requirements of section 16A.695, subdivision 3,
84.9and used to pay, redeem, or defease state general obligation bonds issued for purposes of
84.10improving those buildings. Any lease revenues paid to the commissioner subsequent to
84.11the payment, redemption, or defeasance of state general obligation bonds shall be used
84.12by the commissioner as further described in this section.
84.13 Sec. 4. [115.441] VARIANCE ASSISTANCE FOR MUNICIPALITIES.
84.14 Subdivision 1. Reimbursement account. A variance assistance account is
84.15established as an account in the special revenue fund.
84.16 Subd. 2. Eligible expenditures. Money in the variance assistance account may be
84.17used to reimburse an eligible municipality for up to 95 percent of the fee charged under
84.18Minnesota Rules, part 7002.0253, for an application for a variance under section 116.07,
84.19subdivision 5.
84.20 Subd. 3. Eligible municipality. To be eligible for a reimbursement from the
84.21account established in this section, a municipality must demonstrate need for financial
84.22assistance in one of the following ways:
84.23(1) a score of 2.0 or less on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's multifactor
84.24index of financial hardship;
84.25(2) a score greater than 2.0 and up to 2.5 on the financial hardship index and a
84.26description of unique extenuating financial circumstances that exist for the municipality
84.27resulting in an inability to afford the variance application fee; or
84.28(3) a municipality with a population under 1,000.
84.29 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
84.30to read:
84.31 Subd. 82. James Metzen Street. Notwithstanding section 10.49, that segment
84.32of marked Trunk Highway 952 located within Dakota County is designated as "James
84.33Metzen Street." Notwithstanding section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable
84.34design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs.
85.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
85.2 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.52, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
85.3 Subd. 2.Trunk highway corridor projects Local cost-share assistance account.
85.4Atrunk highway corridor projects local cost-share assistance account is established in
85.5the local road improvement fund. Money in the account is annually appropriated to the
85.6commissioner of transportation for expenditure as specified in this section. Money in the
85.7account must be used as grantsor loans to statutory or home rule charter cities, towns, and
85.8counties to assist in paying the local share of trunk highway projects that have local costs
85.9that are directly or partially related to the trunk highway improvement and that are not
85.10funded or are only partially funded with other state and federal funds.The commissioner
85.11shall determine the amount of the local share of costs eligible for assistance from the
85.12account.
85.13 Sec. 7. [219.016] CRUDE OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RAIL SAFETY
85.14ACCOUNT AND GRANT PROGRAM.
85.15 Subdivision 1. Purpose. A hazardous materials rail safety program is established for
85.16the purpose of reducing the risks associated with transporting hazardous material by rail.
85.17 Subd. 2. Creation of account. A hazardous materials rail safety program account is
85.18established in the bond proceeds fund. Money in the account may only be used for capital
85.19costs associated with planning, engineering, administration, and construction of public
85.20highway-rail grade crossing improvements on rail corridors transporting crude oil and
85.21other hazardous materials. Improvements may include upgrades to existing protection
85.22systems, the closing of crossings and necessary roadwork, and reconstruction of at-grade
85.23crossings to full grade separations.
85.24 Subd. 3. Grants. The commissioner may approve grants for financial assistance to
85.25eligible applicants for capital costs associated with hazardous materials rail safety projects
85.26on public highway-rail grade crossings. Qualifying capital costs include, but are not
85.27limited to, upgrades to existing protection systems, the closing of crossings and necessary
85.28roadwork, and reconstruction of at-grade crossings to full grade separations.
85.29 Subd. 4. Eligible applicants. Counties, statutory or home rule charter cities, or
85.30towns that are responsible for establishing and maintaining public highway-rail grade
85.31crossings on rail corridors transporting crude oil and other hazardous materials may apply
85.32to the commissioner for financial assistance for the purposes in this section.
86.1 Subd. 5. Criteria for grant award. The commissioner shall consider the following
86.2criteria to evaluate applications for a grant award for a hazardous materials rail safety
86.3project:
86.4 (1) whether the crossing was identified as a potential candidate for grade separation
86.5in MnDOT's crude by rail grade crossing study (Improvements to Highway Grade
86.6Crossings and Rail Safety, December 2014);
86.7 (2) roadway traffic volumes and speeds;
86.8 (3) train volumes and speeds;
86.9 (4) adjacent land use;
86.10 (5) crash history;
86.11 (6) use of the crossing by emergency vehicles;
86.12 (7) use of the crossing by vehicles carrying hazardous materials;
86.13 (8) local financial contributions to the project; and
86.14(9) private financial contributions to the project.
86.15 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 446A.072, is amended to read:
86.16446A.072WASTEWATER WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
86.17PROGRAM.
86.18 Subdivision 1. Establishment of program. The authority will establish a
86.19wastewater water infrastructure funding program to provide supplemental assistance to
86.20governmental units receiving funding through the clean water revolving fund program, the
86.21drinking water revolving fund program, or the United States Department of Agriculture
86.22Rural Economic and Community Development's (USDA/RECD) Water and Waste
86.23Disposal Loans and Grants program for the predesign, design, and construction of
86.24municipal wastewatertreatment and drinking water systems, including purchase of land
86.25and easements. The purpose of the program is to assist governmental units demonstrating
86.26financial need to build cost-effective projects to address existing environmental or public
86.27health problems. To implement the program, the authority shall establish awastewater
86.28water infrastructure fund to provide grantsand loans for the purposes authorized under
86.29title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the federal Safe Drinking Water
86.30Act. The fund shall be credited with all investment income from the fund and all
86.31repayments of loans, grants, and penalties.
86.32 Subd. 3. Program administration. (a) The authority shall provide supplemental
86.33assistance, as provided in subdivision 5a to governmental units:
86.34 (1) whose projects are listed on the Pollution Control Agency's project priority list or
86.35the commissioner of health's project priority list;
87.1 (2) that demonstrate their projects are a cost-effective solution to an existing
87.2environmental or public health problem; and
87.3 (3) whose projects are approved by the USDA/RECD or certified by the
87.4commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner of health.
87.5 (b) For a governmental unit receiving grant funding from the USDA/RECD,
87.6applications must be made to the USDA/RECD with additional information submitted to
87.7the authority as required by the authority. Eligible project costs and affordability criteria
87.8shall be determined by the USDA/RECD.
87.9 (c) For a governmental unit not receiving grant funding from the USDA/RECD,
87.10application must be made to the authority on forms prescribed by the authority for the
87.11clean water revolving fund program or the drinking water revolving fund program with
87.12additional information as required by the authority. In accordance with section116.182 ,
87.13the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner of health shall:
87.14 (1) calculate the essential project component percentage based on the portion of
87.15project costs necessary to convey or treat the existing wastewater flows and loadings or,
87.16for drinking water projects, to provide safe drinking water to meet existing needs, which
87.17must be multiplied by the total project cost to determine the eligible project cost for the
87.18program under this section; and
87.19 (2) review and certify approved projects to the authority.
87.20 (d) Each fiscal year the authority shall make funds available for projects based on
87.21their ranking on the Pollution Control Agency's project priority list or the commissioner
87.22of health's project priority list. The authority shall reserve funds for a project when
87.23the applicant receives a funding commitment from the United States Department of
87.24Agriculture Rural Development (USDA/RECD) orsubmits plans and specifications to
87.25the project is certified by the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner of health.
87.26Funds must be reserved in an amount based on the project cost estimate submitted to the
87.27authorityprior to the appropriation of the funds and awarded based on the lesser of that
87.28amount or the as-bid cost when the project is certified or the as-bid cost, whichever is less.
87.29 Subd. 5a. Type and amount of assistance. (a) For a governmental unit receiving
87.30grant funding from the USDA/RECD, the authority may provide assistance in the form
87.31of a grant of up to 65 percent of the eligible grant need determined by USDA/RECD. A
87.32governmental unit may not receive a grant under this paragraph for more than$4,000,000
87.33$5,000,000 per project or$15,000 $20,000 per existing connection, whichever is less,
87.34unless specifically approved by law.
87.35 (b) For a governmental unit receiving a loan from the clean water revolving fund
87.36under section446A.07 , the authority may provide assistance under this section in the form
88.1of a grant if the average annual residential wastewater system cost after completion of the
88.2project would otherwise exceed 1.4 percent of the median household income of the project
88.3service area. In determining whether the average annual residential wastewater system
88.4cost would exceed 1.4 percent, the authority must consider the total costs associated with
88.5building, operating, and maintaining the wastewater system, including existing wastewater
88.6debt service, debt service on the eligible project cost, and operation and maintenance
88.7costs. Debt service costs for the proposed project are calculated based on the maximum
88.8loan term permitted for the clean water revolving fund loan under section446A.07,
88.9subdivision 7 . The amount of the grant is equal to 80 percent of the amount needed to
88.10reduce the average annual residential wastewater system cost to 1.4 percent of median
88.11household income in the project service area, to a maximum of$4,000,000 $5,000,000 per
88.12project or$15,000 $20,000 per existing connection, whichever is less, unless specifically
88.13approved by law. The eligible project cost is determined by multiplying the total project
88.14costs minus any other grants by the essential project component percentage calculated
88.15under subdivision 3, paragraph (c), clause (1). In no case may the amount of the grant
88.16exceed 80 percent of the eligible project cost.
88.17(c) For a governmental unit receiving a loan from the drinking water revolving
88.18fund under section 446A.081, the authority may provide assistance under this section in
88.19the form of a grant if the average annual residential drinking water system cost after
88.20completion of the project would otherwise exceed 1.2 percent of the median household
88.21income of the project service area. In determining whether the average annual residential
88.22drinking water system cost would exceed 1.2 percent, the authority must consider the total
88.23costs associated with building, operating, and maintaining the drinking water system,
88.24including existing drinking water debt service, debt service on the eligible project cost,
88.25and operation and maintenance costs. Debt service costs for the proposed project are
88.26calculated based on the maximum loan term permitted for the drinking water revolving
88.27fund loan under section 446A.081, subdivision 8, paragraph (c). The amount of the grant
88.28is equal to 80 percent of the amount needed to reduce the average annual residential
88.29drinking water system cost to 1.2 percent of median household income in the project
88.30service area, to a maximum of $5,000,000 per project or $20,000 per existing connection,
88.31whichever is less, unless specifically approved by law. The eligible project cost is
88.32determined by multiplying the total project costs minus any other grants by the essential
88.33project component percentage calculated under subdivision 3, paragraph (c), clause (1). In
88.34no case may the amount of the grant exceed 80 percent of the eligible project cost.
88.35(c) (d) Notwithstanding the limits in paragraphs (a) and, (b), and (c), for a
88.36governmental unit receiving supplemental assistance under this section after January 1,
89.12002, if the authority determines that the governmental unit's construction and installation
89.2costs are significantly increased due to geological conditions of crystalline bedrock or karst
89.3areas and discharge limits that are more stringent than secondary treatment, the maximum
89.4award under this section shall not be more than $25,000 per existing connection.
89.5Subd. 5b. Special assessment deferral. A governmental unit receiving a loan
89.6under subdivision 5a that levies special assessments to repay the loan under subdivision
89.75a or section
446A.07 may defer payment of such assessments under the provisions of
89.8sections
435.193 to
435.195.
89.9 Subd. 6. Disbursements. Disbursements of grantsor loans awarded under this
89.10section by the authority to recipients must be made for eligible project costs as incurred by
89.11the recipients, and must be made by the authority in accordance with the project financing
89.12agreement and applicable state and federal laws and rules governing the payments.
89.13Subd. 7. Loan repayments. Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in section
89.14475.54, subdivision 1, this subdivision shall govern the maturities and mandatory sinking
89.15fund redemptions of the loans under this section. A governmental unit receiving a loan
89.16under this section shall repay the loan in semiannual payment amounts determined by
89.17the authority. The payment amount must be based on the average payments on the
89.18governmental unit's clean water revolving fund loan or, if greater, the minimum amount
89.19required to fully repay the loan by the maturity date. Payments must begin within one year
89.20of the date of the governmental unit's final payment on the clean water revolving fund
89.21loan. The final maturity date of the loan under this section must be no later than 20 years
89.22from the date of the first payment on the loan under this section and no later than 40 years
89.23from the date of the first payment on the clean water revolving fund loan.
89.24 Subd. 8. Eligibility. A governmental unit is eligible for assistance under this section
89.25only after applying for grant funding from other sources and funding has been obtained,
89.26rejected, or the authority has determined that the potential funding is unlikely.
89.27 Subd. 9. Funding limitation. Supplemental assistance may not be used to reduce
89.28thesewer service charges of a significant wastewater contributor industrial user that has a
89.29separate service charge agreement with the recipient, or a single user that has caused the
89.30need for the project or whose current or projectedflow and load exceed usage exceeds
89.31one-half of the current wastewatertreatment plant's or drinking water system capacity.
89.32 Subd. 11. Report on needs. By February 1 of each even-numbered year, the
89.33authority, in conjunction with the Pollution Control Agency and the commissioner of
89.34health, shall prepare a report to the Finance Division of the senate Environment and
89.35Natural Resources Committee and the house of representatives Environment and Natural
90.1Resources Finance Committee on wastewater and drinking water funding assistance needs
90.2of governmental units under this section.
90.3 Subd. 12. System replacement fund. Each governmental unit receiving aloan or
90.4grant under this section shall establish a system replacement fund and shall annually
90.5deposit a minimum of $.50 per 1,000 gallons of flow for major rehabilitationor, expansion,
90.6or replacement of thetreatment wastewater or drinking water system, or replacement of
90.7the treatment system at the end of its useful life. Money must remain in the account for the
90.8life of the corresponding project loan from the authority or USDA/RECD, unless use of
90.9the fund is approved in writing by the authority for major rehabilitation, expansion, or
90.10replacement of thetreatment wastewater or drinking water system. By March 1 each year
90.11during the life of the loan, each recipient shall submit a report to the authority regarding
90.12the amount deposited and the fund balance for the prior calendar year. A recipient is not
90.13required to maintain a fund balance greater than the amount of the grant received. Failure
90.14to comply with the requirements of this subdivision shall result in the authority assessing a
90.15penalty fee to the recipient equal to one percent of the supplemental assistance amount for
90.16each year of noncompliance.Failure to make the required deposit or pay the penalty fee as
90.17required constitutes a default on the loan.
90.18 Subd. 14. Consistency with land use plans. A governmental unit applying for a
90.19project in an unsewered area shall include in its application to the authority a certification
90.20from the county in which the project is located that:
90.21(1) the project is consistent with the county comprehensive land use plan, if the
90.22county has adopted one;
90.23(2) the project is consistent with the county water plan, if the county has adopted
90.24one; and
90.25(3) the county has adopted specific land use ordinances or controls so as to meet or
90.26exceed the requirements of Minnesota Rules, part 7080.0305.
90.27 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 446A.073, as amended by Laws 2015, First
90.28Special Session chapter 4, article 4, sections 127, 128, and 129, is amended to read:
90.29446A.073 POINT SOURCE IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.
90.30 Subdivision 1. Program established. When money is appropriated for grants
90.31under this program, the authority shall award grants up to a maximum of$3,000,000
90.32$7,000,000 to governmental units to coverup to one-half 80 percent of the cost of water
90.33infrastructure projects made necessary by:
91.1(1) a wasteload reduction prescribed under a total maximum daily load plan required
91.2by section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, section
91.31313(d);
91.4(2) a phosphorus concentration or mass limit which requires discharging one
91.5milligram per liter or less at permitted design flow which is incorporated into a permit
91.6issued by the Pollution Control Agency;
91.7(3) any other water quality-based effluent limit established under section115.03 ,
91.8subdivision 1, paragraph (e), clause (8), and incorporated into a permit issued by the
91.9Pollution Control Agency that exceeds secondary treatment limits; or
91.10(4) a total nitrogen concentration or mass limitof that requires discharging ten
91.11milligrams per liter or lessfor a land-based treatment system at permitted design flow.
91.12 Subd. 2. Grant application. Application for a grant must be made to the authority
91.13on forms prescribed by the authorityfor the total maximum daily load grant program, with
91.14additional information as required by the authority, including a project schedule and cost
91.15estimate for the work necessary to comply with thepoint source wasteload allocation
91.16requirements listed in subdivision 1. The Pollution Control Agency shall:
91.17(1) in accordance with section
116.182, calculate the essential project component
91.18percentage, which must be multiplied by the total project cost to determine the eligible
91.19project cost; and
91.20(2) review and certify to the authority those projects that have plans and
91.21specifications approved under section115.03 , subdivision 1, paragraph (f).
91.22 Subd. 3. Project priorities.When money is appropriated for grants under this
91.23program, The authority shall accept applications under this program during the month of
91.24July and reserve money for projects expected to proceed with construction by the end of
91.25the fiscal year in the order listed on the Pollution Control Agency's project priority list and
91.26in an amount based on the cost estimate submitted to the authority in the grant application
91.27or the as-bid costs, whichever is less. Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, chapter 7077,
91.28the Pollution Control Agency may rank a drinking water infrastructure project on the
91.29agency's project priority list if the project is necessary to meet an applicable requirement
91.30in subdivision 1.
91.31 Subd. 4. Grant approval. The authority must make a grant for an eligible project
91.32only after:
91.33(1) the applicant has submitted the as-bid cost for the water infrastructure project;
91.34(2) the Pollution Control Agency has approved the as-bid costs and certified the
91.35grant eligible portion of the project; and
92.1(3) the authority has determined that the additional financing necessary to complete
92.2the project has been committed from other sources.
92.3 Subd. 5. Grant disbursement. Disbursement of a grant must be made for eligible
92.4project costs as incurred by the governmental unit and in accordance with a project
92.5financing agreement and applicable state and federal laws and rules governing the
92.6payments.
92.7 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 446A.081, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
92.8 Subd. 9. Other uses of fund. (a) The drinking water revolving loan fund may be
92.9used as provided in the act, including the following uses:
92.10(1) to buy or refinance the debt obligations, at or below market rates, of public water
92.11systems for drinking water systems, where the debt was incurred after the date of enactment
92.12of the act, for the purposes of construction of the necessary improvements to comply with
92.13the national primary drinking water regulations under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act;
92.14(2) to purchase or guarantee insurance for local obligations to improve credit market
92.15access or reduce interest rates;
92.16(3) to provide a source of revenue or security for the payment of principal and
92.17interest on revenue or general obligation bonds issued by the authority if the bond
92.18proceeds are deposited in the fund;
92.19(4) to provide loans or loan guarantees for similar revolving funds established by a
92.20governmental unit or state agency;
92.21(5) to earn interest on fund accounts;
92.22(6) to pay the reasonable costs incurred by the authority, the Department of
92.23Employment and Economic Development, and the Department of Health for conducting
92.24activities as authorized and required under the act up to the limits authorized under the act;
92.25(7) to develop and administer programs for water system supervision, source water
92.26protection, and related programs required under the act;
92.27(8) notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 7380.0280, to provide principal
92.28forgiveness or grants to the extent permitted under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act
92.29and other federal law, based on the criteria and requirements established for drinking
92.30water projects under the water infrastructure funding program under section 446A.072;
92.31(9) to provide loans, principal forgiveness or grants to the extent permitted under the
92.32federal Safe Drinking Water Act and other federal law to address green infrastructure, water
92.33or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities; and
93.1(10) to provide principal forgiveness, or grants for 50 percent of the project cost up
93.2to a maximum of $10,000 for projects needed to comply with national primary drinking
93.3water standards for an existing community or noncommunity public water system.
93.4(b) Principal forgiveness or grants under paragraph (a), clause (8), must only be
93.5provided if the average annual residential drinking water system cost after completion of
93.6the project would otherwise exceed 1.2 percent of the median household income in the
93.7project service area. In determining whether the average annual residential drinking
93.8water system cost would exceed 1.2 percent, the authority must consider the total costs
93.9associated with building, operating, and maintaining the drinking water system, including
93.10debt service and operation and maintenance costs. Debt service costs for the proposed
93.11project must be calculated based on the maximum loan term permitted for the drinking
93.12water revolving fund loan under this section. The amount of the principal forgiveness or
93.13grant must be equal to 80 percent of the amount needed to reduce the average annual
93.14residential drinking water system cost to 1.2 percent of median household income in the
93.15project service area, to a maximum of $4,000,000 or $15,000 per connection, whichever is
93.16less, and not to exceed 80 percent of the total project cost.
93.17(c) (b) Principal forgiveness or grants provided under paragraph (a), clause (9), may
93.18not exceed 25 percent of the eligible project costs as determined by the Department of
93.19Health for project components directly related to green infrastructure, water or energy
93.20efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities, up to a maximum
93.21of $1,000,000.
93.22(d) The authority may reduce the percentage of median household income at which a
93.23loan term could extend to 30 years under subdivision 8, paragraph (c), and at which
93.24principal forgiveness or grants could be provided under paragraph (b) if it determines that
93.25the federal money allotted to the state cannot be fully utilized without the reduction. If it
93.26determines that the reduction is necessary to fully utilize the federal money, the authority
93.27must effect the change through its approval of the annual intended use plan.
93.28 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 446A.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
93.29 Subdivision 1. Bonding authority. The authority may issue negotiable bonds in a
93.30principal amount that the authority determines necessary to provide sufficient funds for
93.31achieving its purposes, including the making of loans and purchase of securities, the
93.32payment of interest on bonds of the authority, the establishment of reserves to secure its
93.33bonds, the payment of fees to a third party providing credit enhancement, and the payment
93.34of all other expenditures of the authority incident to and necessary or convenient to carry
93.35out its corporate purposes and powers, but not including the making of grants. Bonds of
94.1the authority may be issued as bonds or notes or in any other form authorized by law.
94.2The principal amount of bonds issued and outstanding under this section at any time
94.3may not exceed$1,500,000,000 $2,000,000,000, excluding bonds for which refunding
94.4bonds or crossover refunding bonds have been issued, and excluding any bonds issued
94.5for the credit enhanced bond program or refunding or crossover refunding bonds issued
94.6under the program. The principal amount of bonds issued and outstanding under section
94.7446A.087
, may not exceed $500,000,000, excluding bonds for which refunding bonds or
94.8crossover refunding bonds have been issued.
94.9 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a
94.10subdivision to read:
94.11 Subd. 2c. Additional authorization. In addition to the amount authorized in
94.12subdivisions 2, 2a, and 2b, the agency may issue up to $70,000,000 in housing infrastructure
94.13bonds in one or more series to which the payments under this section may be pledged.
94.14 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 462A.37, subdivision 5, is
94.15amended to read:
94.16 Subd. 5. Additional appropriation. (a) The agency must certify annually to the
94.17commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of annual debt service on
94.18each series of bonds issued under subdivisions 2aand, 2b, and 2c.
94.19(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2015 and through 2037, if any housing infrastructure
94.20bonds issued under subdivision 2a remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
94.21and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under
94.22section462A.21, subdivision 33 , the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed
94.23$6,400,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from
94.24the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
94.25(c) Each July 15, beginning in 2017 and through 2038, if any housing infrastructure
94.26bonds issued under subdivision 2b remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
94.27and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under
94.28section462A.21, subdivision 33 , the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed
94.29$800,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from
94.30the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
94.31(d) Each July 15, beginning in 2018 and through 2039, if any housing infrastructure
94.32bonds issued under subdivision 2c remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
94.33and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under
94.34section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed
95.1$5,600,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from
95.2the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
95.3(d) (e) The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds
95.4the payments to be made by the state under this section.
95.5 Sec. 14. Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 22, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws 2005,
95.6chapter 20, article 1, section 43, and Laws 2013, chapter 136, section 10, is amended to
95.7read:
95.10To design, renovate, construct, furnish,
95.11and equip ancillary support and program
95.12facilities, including improvements to basic
95.13infrastructure, such as sanitary and storm
95.14sewer and water lines, public streets,
95.15curb, gutter, street lights, or sidewalks, to
95.16make improvements for building envelope
95.17and structural integrity for the purposes
95.18of stabilizing the buildings for sale, for
95.19hazardous materials abatement, and for
95.20demolition of all or portions of surplus,
95.21nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities
95.22and infrastructure or to renovate surplus,
95.23nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities and
95.24infrastructure to facilitate the redevelopment
95.25of the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment
95.26Center campus. If the property is sold or
95.27transferred to a local unit of government, the
95.28unspent portion of this appropriation may be
95.29granted to the local unit of government that
95.30acquires the campus for the purposes stated
95.31in this subdivision.
95.32Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
95.3316A.642
, the bond sale authorization and
95.34appropriation of bond proceeds in this
96.1subdivision are available until December 31,
96.22016 2018.
96.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
96.4 Sec. 15. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 27, as amended by Laws 2010,
96.5chapter 189, section 56, Laws 2010, chapter 399, section 4, Laws 2012, chapter 293,
96.6section 39, and Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 2, section 9, is amended to read:
96.9To acquire land for and to construct and
96.10renovate state trails under Minnesota
96.11Statutes, section85.015 .
96.12$970,000 is for the Chester Woods Trail
96.13from Rochester to Dover. Notwithstanding
96.14Minnesota Statutes, section16A.642 , the
96.15bond authorization and appropriation of bond
96.16proceeds for this project are available until
96.17June 30, 2016.
96.18$700,000 is for the Casey Jones Trail.
96.19$750,000 is for the Gateway Trail, to replace
96.20an at-grade crossing of the Gateway Trail
96.21at Highway 120 with a grade-separated
96.22crossing. Notwithstanding Minnesota
96.23Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond
96.24authorization and appropriation of bond
96.25proceeds for this project are available until
96.26December 31, 2017.
96.27$1,600,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami Trail
96.28between Silver Bay and Tettegouche State
96.29Park.
96.30$1,500,000 is for the Great River Ridge Trail
96.31from Plainview to Elgin to Eyota.
96.32$1,500,000 is for the Heartland Trail.
97.1$500,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail from
97.2Lake Byllesby Park to Cannon Falls.
97.3Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
97.4section16A.642 , the bond authorization
97.5and appropriation of bond proceeds for this
97.6project are available until December 30,
97.72014.
97.8$150,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail within
97.9the city of Faribault.
97.10$1,500,000 is for the Minnesota River Trail
97.11from Appleton to Milan and to the Marsh
97.12Lake Dam. Notwithstanding Minnesota
97.13Statutes, section16A.642 , the bond
97.14authorization and appropriation of bond
97.15proceeds for this project are available until
97.16December 30, 2014.
97.17$2,000,000 is for the Paul Bunyan Trail from
97.18Walker to Guthrie.
97.19$250,000 is for the Root River Trail from
97.20Preston to Forestville State Park.
97.21$100,000 is for the Root River Trail, the
97.22eastern extension.
97.23$250,000 is for the Root River Trail, the
97.24eastern extension Wagon Wheel.
97.25$550,000 is to connect the Stagecoach Trail
97.26with the Douglas Trail in Olmsted County.
97.27Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
97.28section16A.642 , the bond authorization
97.29and appropriation of bond proceeds for this
97.30project are available until December 31,
97.312016.
97.32$3,000,000 is to rehabilitate state trails.
97.33For any project listed in this subdivision that
97.34the commissioner determines is not ready to
98.1proceed, the commissioner may allocate that
98.2project's money to another state trail project
98.3in this subdivision. The chairs of the house
98.4and senate committees with jurisdiction
98.5over environment and natural resources
98.6and legislators from the affected legislative
98.7districts must be notified of any changes.
98.8 Sec. 16. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 13, subdivision 8,
98.9is amended to read:
98.12For a grant to the city of St. Louis Park to
98.13predesign, design, construct, and install noise
98.14mitigation barriers associated with route
98.15changes for freight rail. This appropriation
98.16may be used to design and construct trail
98.17safety improvements for the Beltline trail
98.18bridge, the Wooddale trail underpass, and the
98.19Louisiana trail underpass. Notwithstanding
98.20Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, this
98.21appropriation is available until January 1,
98.222018.
98.23 Sec. 17. Laws 2012, chapter 293, section 7, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
98.25For a grant to Olmsted County for the
98.26removal of sedimentation in Lake Zumbro,
98.27including final engineering, dredging,
98.28and dredged soil disposal from the sites
98.29identified in the Preliminary Engineering
98.30Report for Dredging Lake Zumbro.
98.31This project is designed to improve the
98.32recreational economy, water quality, and
98.33habitat, and increase water storage capacity
99.1within the lake to achieve renewable
99.2energy goals by optimizing long-term
99.3hydroelectric operations. This appropriation
99.4is not available until the commissioner
99.5has determined that at least an equal
99.6amount has been committed to the project
99.7from nonstate sources. Notwithstanding
99.8Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
99.9bond authorization and appropriation of bond
99.10proceeds for this project are available until
99.11December 31, 2018.
99.12 Sec. 18. Laws 2012, chapter 293, section 17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
99.14For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
99.15Recreation Board to predesign, design,
99.16engineer, reconstruct, renovate, furnish,
99.17and equip the Phillips Community Center
99.18indoor competitive swimming pool and to
99.19predesign, design, engineer, and construct
99.20an additional indoor multipurpose family
99.21pool and facilities associated with an aquatic
99.22center in the community center, subject to
99.23Minnesota Statutes, section16A.695 .
99.24This appropriation is not available until
99.25the commissioner determines that at least
99.26$350,000 is committed from nonstate
99.27sources. Notwithstanding Minnesota
99.28Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond
99.29authorization and appropriation of bond
99.30proceeds for this project are available until
99.31December 31, 2018.
99.32 Sec. 19. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 7, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
100.1For a grant to Grant County for predesign,
100.2acquisition,and or improvements for a trail
100.3from the city of Elbow Lake to Pomme de
100.4Terre Lake. The commissioner of natural
100.5resources may allocate any amount not
100.6needed to complete this project to state
100.7trail acquisition and improvements under
100.8Minnesota Statutes, section85.015 .
100.9 Sec. 20. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 17, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
100.12$1,500,000 of this appropriation is for a
100.13grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights
100.14and $500,000 of this appropriation is for a
100.15grant to Dakota County. This appropriation
100.16is for public infrastructure improvements
100.17and land acquisition in and adjacent to the
100.18Heritage Village Park, the Mississippi River
100.19Trail, and the Rock Island Swing Bridge.
100.20These improvements will include but are
100.21not limited to motor vehicle access, utility
100.22service, stormwater treatment, and trail and
100.23sidewalk connections. This appropriation
100.24is not available until the commissioner of
100.25management and budget has determined that
100.26at least an equal amount has been committed
100.27to the project from nonstate sources.
100.28 Sec. 21. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 17, subdivision 12, is amended to
100.29read:
100.33For a grant to the city of West St. Paul to
100.34predesign, design, and construct apedestrian
101.1bridge grade-separated crossing for the
101.2North Urban Regional Trail as an overpass
101.3River-to-River Greenway of Robert Street in
101.4the area near Wentworth Avenue in West St.
101.5Paul. This appropriation may also be used to
101.6acquire property or purchase rights-of-way
101.7needed for bridge construction. A nonstate
101.8match is not required.
101.9 Sec. 22. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 10, subdivision
101.103, is amended to read:
101.13(a) From the bond proceeds account in
101.14the state transportation fund as provided
101.15in Minnesota Statutes, section174.50 , for
101.16construction and reconstruction of local
101.17roads with statewide or regional significance
101.18under Minnesota Statutes, section174.52,
101.19subdivision 4 , or for grants to counties to
101.20assist in paying the costs of rural road safety
101.21capital improvement projects on county
101.22state-aid highways under Minnesota Statutes,
101.23section174.52, subdivision 4a .
101.24(b) This appropriation includes $850,000 for
101.25a grant to the city of Sandstone for predesign,
101.26design, engineering, and construction of a
101.27road extending south off of marked Trunk
101.28Highway 23 across from Lundorff Drive
101.29to the airport area, and including a bridge
101.30over Skunk Creek in Sandstone, in order to
101.31facilitate repurposing of an area of the airport
101.32into a business park. This appropriation
101.33is not available until the commissioner of
101.34management and budget determines that
101.35sufficient resources to complete the project
102.1are committed to it from other sources,
102.2including any funds made available from the
102.3commissioner of transportation.
102.4(c) This appropriation includes $3,770,000
102.5for a grant to Kandiyohi County for
102.6construction and reconstruction of local
102.7roads to facilitate the construction of
102.8highway-rail grade separations at U.S.
102.9Highway 12and, Minnesota Highway 40, or
102.10County State-Aid Highway 55 as part of the
102.11Willmar Wye project.
102.12 Sec. 23. OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR REPORT - FUNDING FOR
102.13ASSET PRESERVATION.
102.14 Subdivision 1. Report. By November 15, 2016, the legislative auditor shall report to
102.15the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the senate with jurisdiction
102.16over finance and capital investment and in the house of representatives with jurisdiction
102.17over ways and means and capital investment, with recommendations for sustainable,
102.18reliable, predictable funding for preservation of capital assets owned by agencies.
102.19 Subd. 2. Funding options and approaches. The report shall assess the feasibility of
102.20implementing the following options and may include evaluation of other feasible options:
102.21(1) establishing a standing appropriation from the general fund to pay a portion of
102.22certified asset preservation needs;
102.23(2) establishing a standing appropriation from the bond proceeds fund, and
102.24authorizing the sale of general obligation bonds, to pay a portion of certified asset
102.25preservation needs;
102.26(3) dedicating a specified portion of fees collected by agencies to use for asset
102.27preservation; and
102.28(4) shifting asset preservation from the capital budget to the operating budget so that
102.29asset preservation is built into the base budget.
102.30Evaluations should include a comparison to current law and practice.
102.31 Subd. 3. Real property portfolio management system. The commissioner
102.32of administration shall provide assistance, as requested by the legislative auditor, for
102.33preparing the report, including providing data from the ARCHIBUS real property portfolio
102.34management system.
103.1 Subd. 4. Demolition. The report shall evaluate whether the metrics and process
103.2used by each agency to recommend demolition of capital assets are comprehensive enough
103.3to reflect what is in the best interest of the state.
103.4 Subd. 5. Definition. "Agencies" as used in this section means all executive branch
103.5agencies, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, and the Board of Trustees
103.6of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
103.7 Sec. 24. VETERANS HOMES; MONTEVIDEO AND BEMIDJI.
103.8The fiscal year 2018 and fiscal year 2019 general fund base appropriation for
103.9veterans homes is increased by $10,000,000 each fiscal year. This increase is for the
103.10operating costs of 143 skilled nursing beds added after July 1, 2016, in one or more
103.11veteran homes, including Montevideo and Bemidji. None of this increased amount may
103.12be used for operating costs at a veterans home in Minneapolis.
103.13 Sec. 25. APPROPRIATION; WATER SUPPLY SUSTAINABILITY STUDY.
103.14(a) $1,780,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2017 from the general fund to the
103.15commissioner of natural resources.
103.16(b) Of this amount:
103.17(1) $1,500,000 is for a study to evaluate long-term water supply sustainability in the
103.18north and east metro, identify options to address any challenges identified to the north
103.19and east metro's long-term water supply sustainability, and assess the feasibility and costs
103.20of those options. The study must consider available information concerning interactions
103.21between the region's surface water and groundwater systems, including White Bear
103.22Lake. The commissioner must conduct this study in consultation and coordination with
103.23affected communities, the Metropolitan Council and other state and regional agencies,
103.24water utilities, watershed districts, counties, industrial water permit holders, and other
103.25entities with a demonstrated interest in the water supply challenges facing the north
103.26and east metro. The commissioner must complete a report summarizing study findings
103.27regarding long-term water supply sustainability challenges in the north and east metro
103.28and the feasibility of various options for addressing those challenges. Efficient water use
103.29and water reuse options must be included in the report. The commissioner's report must
103.30consider sufficient detail regarding preliminary design considerations, including supply
103.31source, treatment, distribution, operation, and financing, of all feasible options evaluated.
103.32The report must be provided no later than January 15, 2018, to the chairs and ranking
103.33minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions
103.34with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources finance and policy and the clean
104.1water fund. No detailed design may be undertaken by the commissioner without legislative
104.2approval. A copy of the draft report will be provided to all affected local agencies for
104.3review and comment prior to finalization and presentation by the commissioner to the
104.4legislature. The appropriation in this clause is available until June 30, 2018; and
104.5(2) $280,000 is for water quality monitoring, modeling, and data analysis to
104.6establish baseline water quality conditions and to assess the water quality impacts and
104.7other potential ecological effects of augmenting White Bear Lake with water from Vadnais
104.8Lake on both White Bear Lake and Vadnais Lake. The appropriation in this clause
104.9is available until June 30, 2018.
104.10 Sec. 26. REPEALER.
104.11Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123A.446, is repealed.
104.12 Sec. 27. EFFECTIVE DATE.
104.13Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment.
1.3land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with certain
1.4conditions; modifying previous appropriations; establishing new programs
1.5and modifying existing programs; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
1.6bonds; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 85.34,
1.7subdivision 1; 161.14, by adding a subdivision; 174.52, subdivision 2; 446A.072;
1.8446A.073, as amended; 446A.081, subdivision 9; 446A.12, subdivision 1;
1.9462A.37, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement,
1.10sections 16A.967; 462A.37, subdivision 5; Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 22,
1.11subdivision 6, as amended; Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 27, as
1.12amended; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 13, subdivision 8;
1.13Laws 2012, chapter 293, sections 7, subdivision 8; 17, subdivision 4; Laws 2014,
1.14chapter 294, article 1, sections 7, subdivision 15; 17, subdivisions 6, 12; Laws
1.152015, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, sections 10, subdivision 3; 19;
1.16proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16C; 115; 219;
1.17repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123A.446.
1.18BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
| 1.21 |
Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS. |
1.23bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated,
1.24to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as
1.25authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire
1.26and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or
1.27as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j),
1.28or article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act for a capital
1.29program or project may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly
2.1to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the
2.2commissioner of management and budget. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations
2.3in this act are available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota
2.4Statutes, section 16A.642. Unless otherwise specified in this act, money appropriated in
2.5this act for activities under Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.307, 84.946, and 135A.046,
2.6should not be used for projects that can be financed within a reasonable time frame
2.7under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.322 or 16C.144. Unless otherwise specified, an
2.8appropriation that fully funds a project does not require a nonstate match. Unless otherwise
2.9specified, general fund appropriations in this act are onetime and are in fiscal year 2017.
| 2.10 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 2.11 |
Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA |
||||||
| 2.12 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
160,734,000 |
||||
2.14of Minnesota for the purposes specified in
2.15this section.
| 2.16 2.17 |
Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) |
61,500,000 |
|||||
2.19Statutes, section 135A.046.
| 2.20 2.21 |
Subd. 3.Duluth - Chemical Sciences and Advanced Materials Science Building |
27,167,000 |
|||||
2.23a new laboratory building on the Duluth
2.24campus, including classrooms and research
2.25and undergraduate instructional laboratories.
| 2.26 2.27 |
Subd. 4.Twin Cities - Health Sciences Education Facility |
66,667,000 |
|||||
2.29facilities and to design, renovate, furnish,
2.30equip, and construct a health science
2.31education facility on the Twin Cities campus
2.32to meet the needs of the Medical School and
2.33the Academic Health Center.
| 3.1 3.2 |
Subd. 5.Twin Cities - Plant Growth Research Facility |
4,400,000 |
|||||
3.4greenhouse and to predesign, design,
3.5construct, furnish, and equip a greenhouse
3.6to support learning and research on the St.
3.7Paul campus.
| 3.8 |
Subd. 6.Duluth - Glensheen Mansion |
1,000,000 |
|||||
3.10and equip critical structural repairs and
3.11renovation of the servants' porch.
| 3.12 |
Subd. 7.University Share |
||||||
3.14the Glensheen Mansion, the appropriations
3.15in this section are intended to cover
3.16approximately two-thirds of the cost of each
3.17project. The remaining costs must be paid
3.18from university sources.
| 3.19 |
Subd. 8.Unspent Appropriations |
||||||
3.21authorized in this section and after written
3.22notice to the commissioner of management
3.23and budget, the Board of Regents must use
3.24any money remaining in the appropriation
3.25for that project for HEAPR under Minnesota
3.26Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
3.27of Regents must report by February 1 of
3.28each even-numbered year to the chairs of
3.29the house of representatives and senate
3.30committees with jurisdiction over capital
3.31investment and higher education finance, and
3.32to the chairs of the house of representatives
3.33Ways and Means Committee and the senate
4.1Finance Committee, on how the remaining
4.2money has been allocated or spent.
| 4.3 4.4 |
Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES |
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| 4.5 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
173,666,000 |
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4.7State Colleges and Universities for the
4.8purposes specified in this section.
| 4.9 4.10 |
Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) |
70,000,000 |
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4.12Statutes, section 135A.046.
| 4.13 |
Subd. 3.Anoka Ramsey Community College |
4,965,000 |
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4.15the Humanities Building and to design the
4.16Nursing and Active Learning Center and
4.17related campus redevelopment.
| 4.18 |
Subd. 4.Bemidji State University |
18,097,000 |
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4.20furnish, and equip its replacement, the
4.21Academic Learning Center; to renovate
4.22and renew, furnish, and equip Bensen Hall,
4.23Sattgast Hall, Bangsberg Hall, and A.C.
4.24Clark Library.
| 4.25 |
Subd. 5.Century College |
5,500,000 |
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4.27lab, and other learning use, to renovate the
4.28adjacent welding laboratory, and to expand
4.29robotic welding facilities.
| 4.30 4.31 4.32 |
Subd. 6.Hennepin Technical College Advanced Manufacturing Integration and Revitalization Phase I; Design and Renovation |
8,231,000 |
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4.34Integration and Revitalization (AMIR)
5.1project on the Brooklyn Park campus
5.2of Hennepin Technical College that will
5.3renovate and update approximately 25,530
5.4square feet of skilled technical spaces. Phase
5.5I includes design of the entire project; roof
5.6replacement; construction, furnishing, and
5.7equipping of a new entry to the AMIR
5.8programs; and remodeling existing lab
5.9spaces and classrooms associated with the
5.10electronic, HVAC, and welding programs.
| 5.11 |
Subd. 7.Hibbing Community College |
9,958,000 |
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5.13links or portions thereof, and to construct,
5.14renovate, furnish, and equip buildings, links,
5.15and entry spaces on the campus.
| 5.16 5.17 |
Subd. 8.Minnesota State Community and Technical College |
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| 5.18 |
(a) Fergus Falls Campus |
978,000 |
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5.20a new Center for Student and Workforce
5.21Success (CSWS) that integrates the Regional
5.22Workforce Center. The board must enter into
5.23a lease agreement with the commissioner of
5.24employment and economic development,
5.25or partners of the commissioner, for use of
5.26the workforce center subject to Minnesota
5.27Statutes, section 16A.695. The board must
5.28use nonstate money for the remainder of the
5.29cost of the renovation.
| 5.30 |
(b) Wadena Campus |
820,000 |
|||||
5.32the relocation of the current library to
5.33underutilized space and converting the
5.34vacated space into a centralized student
5.35services center.
| 6.1 6.2 |
Subd. 9.Northland Community and Technical College, East Grand Forks |
826,000 |
|||||
6.4science and radiological lab space on the
6.5East Grand Forks campus.
| 6.6 6.7 |
Subd. 10.Rochester Community and Technical College |
20,385,000 |
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6.9Plaza Halls, construct, equip, and furnish an
6.10academic building expansion, and renovate,
6.11equip, and furnish replacement space for
6.12classrooms, labs, and office spaces.
| 6.13 6.14 |
Subd. 11.South Central College, North Mankato |
8,600,000 |
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6.16equip laboratory, classroom and office spaces
6.17on the North Mankato campus.
| 6.18 6.19 |
Subd. 12.Winona State University, Education Village, Phase 2 |
25,306,000 |
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6.21furnish, and equip Phase 2 of the Education
6.22Village project, including the renovation
6.23of Cathedral and Wabasha Halls and
6.24Wabasha Rec, and remove obsolete portions
6.25of Wabasha Rec and the Annex building
6.26between Cathedral School and Wabasha Rec.
| 6.27 |
Subd. 13.Debt Service |
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6.29Board of Trustees shall pay the debt service
6.30on one-third of the principal amount of state
6.31bonds sold to finance projects authorized
6.32by this section. After each sale of general
6.33obligation bonds, the commissioner of
6.34management and budget shall notify the
7.1board of the amounts assessed for each year
7.2for the life of the bonds.
7.3(b) The board need not pay debt service
7.4on bonds sold to finance HEAPR. Where a
7.5nonstate match is required, the debt service is
7.6due on a principal amount equal to one-third
7.7of the total project cost, less the match
7.8committed before the bonds are sold.
7.9(c) The commissioner of management and
7.10budget shall reduce the board's assessment
7.11each year by one-third of the net income
7.12from investment of general obligation bond
7.13proceeds in proportion to the amount of
7.14principal and interest otherwise required to
7.15be paid by the board. The board shall pay its
7.16resulting net assessment to the commissioner
7.17of management and budget by December
7.181 each year. If the board fails to make
7.19a payment when due, the commissioner
7.20of management and budget shall reduce
7.21allotments for appropriations from the
7.22general fund otherwise available to the board
7.23and apply the amount of the reduction to
7.24cover the missed debt service payment. The
7.25commissioner of management and budget
7.26shall credit the payments received from the
7.27board to the bond debt service account in
7.28the state bond fund each December 1 before
7.29money is transferred from the general fund
7.30under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
7.31subdivision 10.
| 7.32 |
Subd. 14.Unspent Appropriations |
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7.34authorized in this section and after written
7.35notice to the commissioner of management
8.1and budget, the board must use any money
8.2remaining in the appropriation for that
8.3project for HEAPR under Minnesota
8.4Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
8.5of Trustees must report by February 1 of
8.6each even-numbered year to the chairs of
8.7the house of representatives and senate
8.8committees with jurisdiction over capital
8.9investment and higher education finance, and
8.10to the chairs of the house of representatives
8.11Ways and Means Committee and the senate
8.12Finance Committee, on how the remaining
8.13money has been allocated or spent.
8.14(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation
8.15for a project in this section that is complete is
8.16available for HEAPR under this subdivision,
8.17at the same campus as the project for which
8.18the original appropriation was made and the
8.19debt service requirement under subdivision
8.2018 is reduced accordingly. Minnesota
8.21Statutes, section 16A.642, applies from the
8.22date of the original appropriation to the
8.23unspent amount transferred.
| 8.24 |
Sec. 4. EDUCATION |
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| 8.25 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
22,234,000 |
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8.27purposes specified in this section.
| 8.28 |
Subd. 2.Library Construction Grants |
2,000,000 |
|||||
8.30Minnesota Statutes, section 134.45.
| 8.31 |
Subd. 3.Bagley - Library Furnishings |
50,000 |
|||||
8.33of Bagley for improvements, furnishings,
8.34and equipment for the city's library or
9.1to reimburse the city for improvements,
9.2furnishings, and equipment for the city's
9.3library. This appropriation does not require a
9.4nonstate contribution.
| 9.5 9.6 |
Subd. 4.Cambridge - East Central Regional Library |
2,414,000 |
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9.8acquire property for and to predesign, design,
9.9construct, furnish, and equip a new public
9.10library and headquarters for the East Central
9.11Regional Library system, to be located in
9.12the city of Cambridge. This appropriation
9.13is not available until the commissioner of
9.14management and budget determines that an
9.15equal amount is committed from nonstate
9.16sources.
| 9.17 |
Subd. 5.Grand Rapids - Myles Reif Center |
500,000 |
|||||
9.19Independent School District No. 318, Grand
9.20Rapids, to cover cost overruns for the Myles
9.21Reif Center for the Performing Arts project
9.22in Grand Rapids. This appropriation is added
9.23to and is for the same purposes as the project
9.24in Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section
9.2521, subdivision 8. This appropriation does
9.26not require a nonstate contribution.
| 9.27 9.28 |
Subd. 6.Olmsted County - Dyslexia Institute of Minnesota |
1,500,000 |
|||||
9.30land for, and to predesign, design, construct,
9.31furnish, and equip a facility in Olmsted
9.32County to support the local, regional, and
9.33national literacy work of the Dyslexia
9.34Institute of Minnesota, subject to Minnesota
9.35Statutes, section 16A.695. This appropriation
10.1is not available until the commissioner of
10.2management and budget determines that an
10.3equal amount is committed from nonstate
10.4sources.
| 10.5 10.6 |
Subd. 7.Red Lake - Independent School District No. 38 Facility Projects |
14,070,000 |
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10.8the maximum effort school loan fund for a
10.9capital loan to Independent School District
10.10No. 38, Red Lake, as provided in Minnesota
10.11Statutes, sections 126C.60 to 126C.72, and
10.12$4,335,000 of this appropriation is from
10.13the general fund. This appropriation is
10.14to complete design and construction of
10.15a connection structure between the Red
10.16Lake Early Learning Childhood Center and
10.17Red Lake Elementary School; renovations
10.18to various classrooms, labs, and support
10.19rooms; updating of mechanical systems;
10.20and expansion of the cafeteria. Before
10.21any capital loan contract is approved
10.22under this subdivision, the district must
10.23provide documentation acceptable to the
10.24commissioner of education on how the
10.25capital loan will be used.
10.26(b) The commissioner of administration
10.27may provide project management services
10.28to assist the Department of Education with
10.29oversight of the project. No money for
10.30construction may be distributed by the
10.31commissioner of education to the recipient
10.32school district until bids have been received
10.33on 100 percent of the construction documents
10.34and satisfactory documentation has been
10.35submitted to the commissioner of education
11.1indicating the project can be fully completed
11.2with money available for the project.
| 11.3 11.4 |
Subd. 8.Warroad - Northwest Angle School Expansion |
700,000 |
|||||
11.6construct, furnish, and equip an expansion of
11.7the Northwest Angle School. No nonstate
11.8match is required.
| 11.9 11.10 11.11 |
Subd. 9.White Bear Lake - Independent School District No. 624 - Community Achievement Center |
1,000,000 |
|||||
11.13District No. 624, White Bear Lake Area
11.14Schools, to acquire land or real property for
11.15a comprehensive service center to deliver
11.16integrated services, including medical and
11.17dental services for young children, county
11.18human services, family support services, and
11.19early childhood education to the northeast
11.20metropolitan area.
11.21(b) Any unspent portion of this appropriation
11.22after completion of the acquisition in
11.23paragraph (a) may be used for predesign and
11.24design.
11.25(c) This appropriation does not require a
11.26nonstate match.
| 11.27 |
Sec. 5. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES |
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| 11.28 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
2,210,000 |
||||
11.30the purposes specified in this section.
| 11.31 |
Subd. 2.Asset Preservation |
2,000,000 |
|||||
11.33and betterments on both campuses of the
11.34Minnesota State Academies, to be spent in
12.1accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
12.216B.307.
| 12.3 |
Subd. 3.Minnesota State Academies Track |
160,000 |
|||||
12.5the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind
12.6campus, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
12.7section 16A.695. This appropriation is
12.8not available until the commissioner of
12.9management and budget determines that an
12.10amount sufficient to complete the project is
12.11committed from nonstate sources.
| 12.12 12.13 |
Subd. 4.Minnesota State Academies Security Corridor |
50,000 |
|||||
12.15Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf
12.16campus.
| 12.17 12.18 |
Sec. 6. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION |
$ |
2,300,000 |
||||
12.20capital asset preservation improvements and
12.21betterments at the Perpich Center for Arts
12.22Education, to be spent in accordance with
12.23Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
| 12.24 |
Sec. 7. NATURAL RESOURCES |
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| 12.25 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
126,635,000 |
||||
12.27for the purposes specified in this section.
12.28The appropriations in this section are
12.29subject to the requirements of the natural
12.30resources capital improvement program
12.31under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12,
12.32unless this section or the statutes referred
12.33to in this section provide more specific
13.1standards, criteria, or priorities for projects
13.2than Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.
| 13.3 |
Subd. 2.Natural Resources Asset Preservation |
33,000,000 |
|||||
13.5and recreational assets operated by the
13.6commissioner of natural resources to
13.7be spent in accordance with Minnesota
13.8Statutes, section 84.946. Notwithstanding
13.9Minnesota Statutes, section 84.946: (1) the
13.10commissioner may use this appropriation
13.11to replace buildings if, considering the
13.12embedded energy in the building, that is the
13.13most energy-efficient and carbon-reducing
13.14method of renovation; and (2) this
13.15appropriation may be used for projects to
13.16remove life safety hazards such as building
13.17code violations or structural defects.
| 13.18 |
Subd. 3.Buildings and Facilities Development |
2,000,000 |
|||||
13.20buildings, to replace buildings that are in
13.21poor condition, outdated, and no longer
13.22support the work of the department. This
13.23appropriation includes money to predesign a
13.24consolidated office in Bemidji.
| 13.25 |
Subd. 4.Flood Hazard Mitigation |
20,000,000 |
|||||
13.27mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
13.28improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
13.29damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
13.30
13.31(b) Levee projects, to the extent practical,
13.32shall meet the state standard of three feet
13.33above the 100-year flood elevation.
14.1(c) Project priorities shall be determined by
14.2the commissioner as appropriate and based
14.3on need.
14.4(d) This appropriation includes money for
14.5the following county and municipal projects:
14.6Afton, Austin, Bloomington, Browns
14.7Valley, Delano, Golden Valley, Halstad,
14.8Hawley, Hendrum, Inver Grove Heights,
14.9Maynard, Montevideo, Nielsville, Ortonville,
14.10Owatonna, Perley, Rushford, and St. Vincent.
14.11(e) This appropriation includes money for
14.12projects in the following watersheds: Bois de
14.13Sioux Watershed District, Buffalo Red River
14.14Watershed District, Cedar River Watershed
14.15District, Lower Minnesota River Watershed
14.16District, Middle Snake Tamarac Rivers
14.17Watershed District, Upper Minnesota River
14.18Watershed District, Prior Lake-Spring Lake
14.19Watershed District, Red Lake Watershed
14.20District, Roseau River Watershed District,
14.21Sand Hill River Watershed District, Shell
14.22Rock River Watershed District, Two Rivers
14.23Watershed District, and Wild Rice River
14.24Watershed District.
14.25(f) For any project listed in this subdivision
14.26that the commissioner determines is not
14.27ready to proceed or does not expend all the
14.28money allocated to it, the commissioner may
14.29allocate that project's money to a project on
14.30the commissioner's priority list.
14.31(g) To the extent that the cost of a project
14.32exceeds two percent of the median household
14.33income in a municipality or township
14.34multiplied by the number of households in the
15.1municipality or township, this appropriation
15.2is also for the local share of the project.
15.3(h) To the extent practicable and consistent
15.4with the project, recipients of appropriations
15.5for flood damage reduction projects in this
15.6subdivision shall create wetlands that are
15.7eligible for wetland replacement credit to
15.8replace wetlands drained or filled as a result
15.9of repair, reconstruction, replacement, or
15.10rehabilitation of an existing public road
15.11under Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222,
15.12subdivision 1, paragraphs (l) and (m).
15.13(i) Wetlands established by flood control
15.14projects funded in this subdivision that
15.15are not needed for replacement credit as
15.16part of a flood damage project funded in
15.17this subdivision, are eligible for wetland
15.18replacement credit under Minnesota Statutes,
15.19sections 103G.222 to 103G.2243.
| 15.20 |
Subd. 5.Dam Renovation, Repair, Removal | 10,050,000 |
|||||
15.22The commissioner shall determine project
15.23priorities as appropriate under Minnesota
15.24Statutes, sections 103G.511 and 103G.515.
15.25This appropriation does not require a nonstate
15.26match for the Lanesboro Dam project.
| 15.27 |
Subd. 6.RIM Critical Habitat |
1,500,000 |
|||||
15.29habitat private sector matching account under
15.30Minnesota Statutes, section 84.943.
| 15.31 |
Subd. 7.Fish Hatchery Development |
1,000,000 |
|||||
15.33capital nature to hatchery facilities owned by
15.34the state and operated by the commissioner of
16.1natural resources under Minnesota Statutes,
16.2section 97A.045, subdivision 1, to prevent
16.3the spread of invasive species and pathogens.
| 16.4 16.5 |
Subd. 8.Mille Lacs Lake - Fisheries Management Station |
3,500,000 |
|||||
16.7management station near Mille Lacs Lake to
16.8provide office, hatchery, and storage space.
| 16.9 |
Subd. 9.Reforestation and Stand Improvement |
2,300,000 |
|||||
16.11improvement on state forest lands to meet
16.12the reforestation requirements of Minnesota
16.13Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 2,
16.14including purchasing native seeds and native
16.15seedlings, planting, seeding, site preparation,
16.16and protection on state lands administered
16.17by the commissioner.
| 16.18 |
Subd. 10.State Park Campground Renovations |
1,000,000 |
|||||
16.20to campgrounds, including meeting code
16.21requirements and improving safety and
16.22accessibility. This appropriation is for the
16.23campground at Jay Cooke State Park and
16.24high-priority work at other campgrounds.
| 16.25 16.26 |
Subd. 11.Park, State Recreation Area, and Trail Development |
19,740,000 |
|||||
16.28renovation of state trails under Minnesota
16.29Statutes, section 85.015. Of this amount,
16.30$2,000,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami Trail at
16.31Tofte; $2,590,000 is for the Glacial Lakes
16.32Trail; $1,300,000 is for the Goodhue Pioneer
16.33Trail; $3,300,000 is for the Heartland Trail
16.34from Detroit Lakes to Frazee and spur
17.1from Park Rapids to Itasca State Park; and
17.2$650,000 is for the Mill Town Trail.
17.3(b) $1,900,000 is for acquisition and
17.4development in the Cuyuna Country State
17.5Recreation Area, including the Cuyuna
17.6Mountain Bike System.
17.7(c) $8,000,000 is for continued development
17.8of recreational opportunities at the Lake
17.9Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State
17.10Park.
17.11(d) The commissioner may allocate money
17.12not needed to complete a project listed in
17.13this section to another project listed in this
17.14section that may need additional money
17.15to be completed. For any project listed
17.16in this subdivision that the commissioner
17.17determines is not ready to proceed, the
17.18commissioner may reallocate that project's
17.19money to another state trail project
17.20described in this section or other state trail
17.21infrastructure. The commissioner of natural
17.22resources must notify the chairs of the house
17.23of representatives and senate committees
17.24with jurisdiction over environment and
17.25natural resources and legislators from the
17.26affected legislative districts of any changes
17.27made under this paragraph.
| 17.28 |
Subd. 12.Itasca State Park Renovations |
6,900,000 |
|||||
17.30and infrastructure and for natural
17.31resources restoration in Itasca State Park.
17.32Projects include safety and accessibility
17.33improvements, rehabilitation of the
17.34historic Nicollet Court building, and
18.1erosion protection at the headwaters of the
18.2Mississippi River.
| 18.3 |
Subd. 13.Austin - Waterways Restoration |
600,000 |
|||||
18.5construct, and equip improvements at the
18.6site of the old 4th Avenue Mill and Dam,
18.7including the construction of bituminous
18.8trails, completion of landscaping work,
18.9and renovation of the existing mill; for
18.10stream bank stabilization throughout the
18.11city, including the removal of downed
18.12trees and debris, replacement of riprap,
18.13and establishment of native vegetation.
18.14This appropriation is not available until
18.15the commissioner of management and
18.16budget determines that an equal amount is
18.17committed from nonstate sources.
| 18.18 |
Subd. 14.Champlin - Mill Pond Restoration |
3,300,000 |
|||||
18.20dredge and remove sediment and for other
18.21capital improvements of the Champlin Mill
18.22Pond necessary to improve water quality,
18.23restore fish habitat, and provide other public
18.24benefits. This appropriation is not available
18.25until the commissioner of management and
18.26budget determines that an equal amount is
18.27committed from nonstate sources.
| 18.28 |
Subd. 15.Dakota County - Byllesby Dam |
6,000,000 |
|||||
18.30and construct capital improvements to the
18.31hydro-electric generating facility, including
18.32replacement of obsolete turbines, at the
18.33Byllesby Dam, located on the Cannon
18.34River. This appropriation is not available
19.1until the commissioner of management and
19.2budget determines that an equal amount is
19.3committed from nonstate sources.
| 19.4 19.5 |
Subd. 16.Dakota County - Minnesota River Regional Trail |
2,500,000 |
|||||
19.7Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019,
19.8subdivision 4b, to design and construct
19.9a 3.2-mile multiuse segment, including
19.10upgrades to existing facilities and a new
19.11trailhead at Lone Oak Road, of the Minnesota
19.12River Regional Trail between Cedar Avenue
19.13and Lone Oak Road in the city of Eagan.
| 19.14 19.15 |
Subd. 17.Golden Valley - Storm Water Infrastructure |
8,400,000 |
|||||
19.17storm water infrastructure within the DeCola
19.18Ponds and Medicine Lake Road watershed
19.19in the cities of Golden Valley, New Hope,
19.20and Crystal, including creation of floodwater
19.21storage, subwatershed diversion, and runoff
19.22rate control projects. This appropriation
19.23is not available until the commissioner of
19.24management and budget determines that an
19.25equal amount is committed from nonstate
19.26sources.
| 19.27 19.28 |
Subd. 18.Itasca County - Popple River Recreation Bridge |
385,000 |
|||||
19.30construct a multiuse recreation bridge over
19.31the Popple River and a paved trail connection
19.32to Village Road in the city of Squaw Lake.
19.33This appropriation is not available until
19.34the commissioner of management and
19.35budget determines that an equal amount is
19.36committed from nonstate sources.
| 20.1 20.2 |
Subd. 19.Lake County - Prospectors ATV Trail System |
1,000,000 |
|||||
20.4including bridges, of the Prospectors ATV
20.5Trail System linking the communities of
20.6Ely, Babbitt, Embarrass, and Tower; Bear
20.7Head Lake and Lake Vermilion-Soudan
20.8Underground Mine State Parks; the Taconite
20.9State Trail; and the Lake County Regional
20.10ATV Trail System. This appropriation is
20.11not available until the commissioner of
20.12management and budget determines that an
20.13equal amount is committed from nonstate
20.14sources.
| 20.15 |
Subd. 20.Rochester - Chester Woods Trail |
1,000,000 |
|||||
20.17phase one of the Chester Woods State Trail
20.18from the city of Rochester to Chester Woods
20.19Park in Olmsted County.
| 20.20 20.21 |
Subd. 21.St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional Rail Authority - Mesabi Trail |
1,697,000 |
|||||
20.23Counties Regional Railroad Authority to
20.24continue construction of the Mesabi Trail,
20.25starting near Whalston Road and going
20.26toward the city of Tower. This appropriation
20.27does not require a nonstate contribution.
| 20.28 20.29 |
Subd. 22.Two Harbors Small Craft Harbor Facility |
763,000 |
|||||
20.31design and engineer a small craft harbor
20.32within the City of Two Harbors. This
20.33appropriation is not available until the
20.34commissioner of management and budget
20.35confirms that an amount sufficient to
21.1complete the project is committed from
21.2nonstate sources.
| 21.3 |
Subd. 23.Unspent Appropriations |
||||||
21.5a project in this section that is complete,
21.6upon written notice to the commissioner
21.7of management and budget, is available
21.8for asset preservation under Minnesota
21.9Statutes, section 84.946. Minnesota Statutes,
21.10section 16A.642, applies from the date of the
21.11original appropriation to the unspent amount
21.12transferred.
| 21.13 |
Sec. 8. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY |
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| 21.14 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
31,655,000 |
||||
21.16purposes specified in this section.
| 21.17 |
Subd. 2.Capital Assistance Program |
11,750,000 |
|||||
21.19capital assistance grant program under
21.20Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54.
21.21(b) Of this appropriation, $9,250,000 is for a
21.22grant to Polk County to complete a regional
21.23integrated solid waste management system.
21.24An additional renewable energy component
21.25shall not be mandated as a requirement of
21.26this project to qualify for funding under this
21.27section.
21.28(c) Of this appropriation, $2,500,000 is for
21.29a grant to McLeod County to complete an
21.30integrated solid waste system.
| 21.31 |
Subd. 3.Variance Assistance Reimbursement |
300,000 |
|||||
21.33variance assistance account under Minnesota
22.1Statutes, section 115.441, to reimburse
22.2municipalities for the cost of applying
22.3for a variance from certain permitting
22.4requirements.
| 22.5 |
Subd. 4.St. Louis River Area of Concern |
12,705,000 |
|||||
22.7sediment management actions identified in
22.8the St. Louis River remedial action plan to
22.9restore water quality in the St. Louis River
22.10Area of Concern.
| 22.11 22.12 22.13 |
Subd. 5.Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Joint Powers - Lake Redwood Reclamation and Enhancement Project |
6,900,000 |
|||||
22.15Rivers control area, a joint powers entity,
22.16to predesign, design, construct, and equip
22.17the reservoir reclamation and enhancement
22.18of the 66-acre Lake Redwood Reservoir.
22.19This appropriation is available after the
22.20commissioner of management and budget
22.21determines that $870,000 is committed from
22.22nonstate sources.
| 22.23 22.24 |
Sec. 9. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES |
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| 22.25 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
4,500,000 |
||||
22.27for the purposes specified in this section.
| 22.28 22.29 |
Subd. 2.Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve Program |
1,500,000 |
|||||
22.31landowners to preserve, restore, create, and
22.32enhance wetlands and associated uplands
22.33of prairie and grasslands, and restore and
22.34enhance rivers and streams, riparian lands,
22.35and associated uplands of prairie and
23.1grasslands in order to protect soil and water
23.2quality, support fish and wildlife habitat,
23.3reduce flood damage, and provide other
23.4public benefits. The provisions of Minnesota
23.5Statutes, section 103F.515, apply to this
23.6program.
23.7(b) The board shall give priority to leveraging
23.8federal money by enrolling targeted new
23.9lands or enrolling environmentally sensitive
23.10lands that have expiring federal conservation
23.11agreements.
23.12(c) The board is authorized to enter into
23.13new agreements and amend past agreements
23.14with landowners as required by Minnesota
23.15Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to
23.16allow for restoration. Of this appropriation,
23.17up to five percent may be used for restoration
23.18and enhancement.
| 23.19 23.20 |
Subd. 3.Local Government Roads Wetland Replacement Program |
3,000,000 |
|||||
23.22and to restore, create, enhance, and preserve
23.23wetlands to replace those wetlands drained or
23.24filled as a result of the repair, reconstruction,
23.25replacement, or rehabilitation of existing
23.26public roads as required by Minnesota
23.27Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1,
23.28paragraphs (l) and (m). The board may vary
23.29the priority order of Minnesota Statutes,
23.30section 103G.222, subdivision 3, paragraph
23.31(a), to implement an in-lieu fee agreement
23.32approved by the U.S. Army Corps of
23.33Engineers under section 404 of the Clean
23.34Water Act. The purchase price paid for
23.35acquisition of land or perpetual easement
23.36must be a fair market value as determined
24.1by the board. The board may enter into
24.2agreements with the federal government,
24.3other state agencies, political subdivisions,
24.4nonprofit organizations, fee title owners, or
24.5other qualified private entities to acquire
24.6wetland replacement credits in accordance
24.7with Minnesota Rules, chapter 8420.
| 24.8 |
Sec. 10. AGRICULTURE |
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| 24.9 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriations |
$ |
2,824,000 |
||||
24.11purposes specified in this section.
| 24.12 |
Subd. 2.Agriculture Lab |
2,218,000 |
|||||
24.14instruments for the agriculture laboratory.
24.15This appropriation is available until June 30,
24.162022.
| 24.17 |
Subd. 3.AURI |
606,000 |
|||||
24.19Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
24.20(AURI) for construction of a development
24.21kitchen, sensory lab, and safety and security
24.22upgrades at AURI's Crookston facility
24.23and for communications and information
24.24technology upgrades at the Crookston,
24.25Marshall, and Waseca facilities.
| 24.26 |
Sec. 11. RURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY |
$ |
35,000,000 |
||||
24.28Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph
24.29(h), to the Rural Finance Authority to
24.30purchase participation interests in or to
24.31make direct agricultural loans to farmers
24.32under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B. This
24.33appropriation is from the bond proceeds
25.1account in the rural finance administration
25.2fund and is for the beginning farmer program
25.3under Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.039;
25.4the loan restructuring program under
25.5Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.04; the
25.6seller-sponsored program under Minnesota
25.7Statutes, section 41B.042; the agricultural
25.8improvement loan program under Minnesota
25.9Statutes, section 41B.043; and the livestock
25.10expansion loan program under Minnesota
25.11Statutes, section 41B.045. All debt service
25.12on bond proceeds used to finance this
25.13appropriation must be repaid by the Rural
25.14Finance Authority under Minnesota Statutes,
25.15section 16A.643. Loan participations
25.16must be priced to provide full interest
25.17and principal coverage and a reserve for
25.18potential losses. Priority for loans must be
25.19given first to basic beginning farmer loans,
25.20second to seller-sponsored loans, and third to
25.21agricultural improvement loans.
| 25.22 25.23 |
Sec. 12. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN |
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| 25.24 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
21,780,000 |
||||
25.26for the purposes specified in this section.
| 25.27 |
Subd. 2.Asset Preservation |
4,000,000 |
|||||
25.29and betterments to infrastructure and
25.30exhibits at the Minnesota Zoo, to be spent in
25.31accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
25.3216B.307.
| 25.33 |
Subd. 3.Heart of the Zoo II |
17,780,000 |
|||||
26.2including renovation of the snow monkey
26.3exhibit and surrounding public spaces
26.4and construction of a meerkat exhibit.
26.5This appropriation is in addition to the
26.6appropriation in Laws 2014, chapter 294,
26.7article 1, section 11, subdivision 3.
| 26.8 |
Sec. 13. ADMINISTRATION |
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| 26.9 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
40,203,000 |
||||
26.11the purposes specified in this section.
| 26.12 26.13 |
Subd. 2.Capitol Complex - Physical Security Upgrades |
18,500,000 |
|||||
26.15required to upgrade the physical security
26.16elements and systems for the buildings
26.17listed below, their attached tunnel systems,
26.18and their surrounding grounds, and parking
26.19facilities as identified in the 2014 Minnesota
26.20State Capitol Complex Physical Security
26.21Study conducted by Miller Dunwiddie
26.22Architecture. Work includes but is not
26.23limited to the installation of bollards, blast
26.24protection, infrastructure security screen
26.25walls, door access controls, emergency call
26.26stations, security kiosks, locking devices,
26.27and traffic control. This appropriation
26.28includes money for work associated with
26.29the following buildings: Administration,
26.30Centennial, Judicial, Ag/Health Lab,
26.31Minnesota History Center, Minnesota
26.32History Center Loading Dock, Capitol
26.33Complex Power Plant and Shops, Stassen,
26.34State Office, and Veterans Service.
| 27.1 27.2 |
Subd. 3.Capitol Complex - Physical Security Upgrades |
3,400,000 |
|||||
27.4for the design, construction, and equipping
27.5required to upgrade the physical security
27.6elements and systems for the buildings
27.7listed below, their attached tunnel systems,
27.8and their surrounding grounds and parking
27.9facilities as identified in the 2014 Minnesota
27.10State Capitol Complex Physical Security
27.11Study conducted by Miller Dunwiddie
27.12Architecture. Work includes but is not
27.13limited to the installation of bollards, blast
27.14protection, infrastructure security screen
27.15walls, door access controls, emergency call
27.16stations, security kiosks, locking devices,
27.17and traffic control. This appropriation
27.18includes money for work associated with the
27.19Andersen and Freeman Buildings.
| 27.20 |
Subd. 4.Centennial Parking Ramp |
10,878,000 |
|||||
27.22repairs to the Centennial parking ramp,
27.23including removal of the top deck green
27.24space to provide additional parking capacity,
27.25repairing damaged post-tension cables, and
27.26installation of a deck surface protection
27.27coating.
27.28(b) Any unexpended amount of this
27.29appropriation after completing the project
27.30in paragraph (a) may be used to design and
27.31construct a storm water retention basin,
27.32adjacent to the Centennial parking ramp,
27.33if the commissioner of administration
27.34determines that the basin is feasible.
| 28.1 28.2 |
Subd. 5.Capital Asset Preservation and Replacement Account |
2,500,000 |
|||||
28.4Statutes, section 16A.632.
| 28.5 |
Subd. 6.Agency Relocation |
1,500,000 |
|||||
28.7relocate boards, councils, state agencies, and
28.8other state entities as needed for the efficient
28.9and effective operation of state government.
28.10This appropriation is available until June 30,
28.112022.
| 28.12 |
Subd. 7.Strategic Plan for Enterprise Facilities |
1,475,000 |
|||||
28.14facilities master plan for facilities used by
28.15state agencies.
| 28.16 28.17 |
Subd. 8.Granite Falls - Pioneer Public Television |
1,950,000 |
|||||
28.19equipment grant to Pioneer Public Television
28.20as part of the station's construction of a
28.21new facility in Granite Falls, Minnesota.
28.22The money may be used to purchase and
28.23install equipment necessary to the station's
28.24operation. This appropriation does not
28.25require a nonstate contribution.
| 28.26 |
Sec. 14. MN.IT |
$ |
$1,432,000 |
||||
28.28to predesign, design, construct, renovate,
28.29furnish, and equip existing state data
28.30center facilities at the Bureau of Criminal
28.31Apprehension's Maryland Avenue office
28.32building and at the Department of Revenue's
28.33Stassen Office Building for the purpose
29.1of decommissioning and repurposing into
29.2usable office space.
| 29.3 29.4 |
Sec. 15. MINNESOTA AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION |
||||||
| 29.5 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
5,932,000 |
||||
29.7Commission for the purposes specified in
29.8this section.
| 29.9 |
Subd. 2.Asset Preservation |
850,000 |
|||||
29.11betterments of a capital nature at the National
29.12Sports Center in Blaine, to be spent in
29.13accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
29.1416B.307.
| 29.15 |
Subd. 3.National Sports Center Expansion |
5,082,000 |
|||||
29.17and to construct maintenance facilities,
29.18parking lots, roads, athletic fields, and other
29.19infrastructure necessary to complete the
29.20tournament field expansion at the National
29.21Sports Center in Blaine.
| 29.22 |
Sec. 16. MILITARY AFFAIRS |
||||||
| 29.23 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
10,500,000 |
||||
29.25specified in this section.
| 29.26 |
Subd. 2.Asset Preservation |
2,500,000 |
|||||
29.28betterments of a capital nature at military
29.29affairs facilities statewide, to be spent in
29.30accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
29.3116B.307. Of this appropriation, $1,620,000
29.32is for asset preservation at the Rochester
30.1Readiness Center and $880,000 is for asset
30.2preservation at the Willmar Readiness Center.
| 30.3 |
Subd. 3.St. Cloud Armory |
3,500,000 |
|||||
30.5furnishing, and equipping of the St. Cloud
30.6Readiness Center. The renovation includes
30.7but is not limited to: installing HVAC
30.8systems, improving life/safety systems,
30.9increasing energy efficiency, and upgrading
30.10the facility to serve a dual gender force.
30.11This appropriation is not available until
30.12the commissioner of management and
30.13budget determines that an equal amount is
30.14committed from nonstate sources.
| 30.15 |
Subd. 4.West St. Paul Armory |
4,500,000 |
|||||
30.17and equip a new National Guard Readiness
30.18Center in a metropolitan county as defined
30.19in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121,
30.20subdivision 4. This appropriation is intended
30.21to support construction of a joint National
30.22Guard Readiness Center and city of West
30.23St. Paul municipal building located in the
30.24city of West St. Paul, provided that the city
30.25identifies suitable land to meet federal rules
30.26for armory construction and agrees by the
30.27end of 2016 to commit sufficient nonstate
30.28funds to complete the project.
30.29This appropriation is not available until the
30.30commissioner of management and budget
30.31determines that an amount sufficient to
30.32complete the project is committed from
30.33nonstate sources.
| 30.34 |
Subd. 5.Unspent Appropriations |
||||||
31.2a project in this section that is complete,
31.3upon written notice to the commissioner of
31.4management and budget, is available for
31.5statewide asset preservation under Minnesota
31.6Statutes, section 16B.307. Minnesota
31.7Statutes, section 16A.642, applies from the
31.8date of the original appropriation to the
31.9unspent amount transferred.
| 31.10 |
Sec. 17. PUBLIC SAFETY |
||||||
| 31.11 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
42,988,000 |
||||
31.13the purposes specified in this section.
| 31.14 31.15 |
Subd. 2.Arden Hills - State Emergency Operations Center |
33,302,000 |
|||||
31.17construction, and equipping of a new
31.18state emergency operations center (SEOC)
31.19for the Department of Public Safety at
31.20Arden Hills. The facility will serve as the
31.21location for coordinating state support to
31.22local governments during emergencies and
31.23disasters. It will also be a critical continuity
31.24of government (COG) facility for state
31.25government leaders during an incident at the
31.26Capitol complex.
| 31.27 31.28 |
Subd. 3.Camp Ripley - Railroad and Pipeline Incident Training Facility |
3,521,000 |
|||||
31.30railroad and pipeline emergency response
31.31training facility at Camp Ripley, including
31.32the construction of stations and capital
31.33infrastructure needed for mock disaster
31.34training.
| 32.1 32.2 |
Subd. 4.Glenwood - Police and Fire Departments |
300,000 |
|||||
32.4design, renovate, construct, furnish, and
32.5equip a facility for the municipal police
32.6and fire departments. This appropriation
32.7is not available until the commissioner of
32.8management and budget determines that an
32.9equal amount is committed from nonstate
32.10sources.
| 32.11 |
Subd. 5.Hallock - Fire Hall |
290,000 |
|||||
32.13furnish, and equip a fire hall facility.
32.14Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
32.1516A.86, subdivision 4, this appropriation
32.16is available after the commissioner of
32.17management and budget determines that at
32.18least $70,000 is committed from nonstate
32.19sources.
| 32.20 |
Subd. 6.Mahnomen - Public Safety Facility |
175,000 |
|||||
32.22predesign of a public safety facility in the
32.23city of Mahnomen to serve the counties of
32.24Mahnomen, Clearwater, and Becker. This
32.25appropriation is not available until at least
32.26an equal amount is committed from nonstate
32.27sources.
| 32.28 32.29 |
Subd. 7.Minneapolis Emergency Operations Training Facility (EOTF) Enhancement |
2,500,000 |
|||||
32.31for the predesign, design, engineering,
32.32and construction of the expansion of the
32.33Emergency Operation Center and Fire
32.34Training Facility. This appropriation is
32.35not available until the commissioner of
33.1management and budget determines that an
33.2equal amount is committed to the project
33.3from nonstate sources.
| 33.4 |
Subd. 8.Roseau - Fire Station Expansion |
700,000 |
|||||
33.6construct, furnish, and equip an addition to
33.7the Roseau Fire Station. This appropriation
33.8is not available until the commissioner of
33.9management and budget determines that an
33.10equal amount is committed from nonstate
33.11sources.
| 33.12 33.13 |
Subd. 9.Windom - Regional Emergency Services Facility |
2,200,000 |
|||||
33.15predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
33.16equip a regional emergency services (fire
33.17and ambulance) facility. Notwithstanding
33.18Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.86,
33.19subdivision 4, this appropriation is available
33.20after the commissioner of management and
33.21budget determines that at least $1,000,000
33.22is committed to the project from nonstate
33.23sources.
| 33.24 |
Sec. 18. TRANSPORTATION |
||||||
| 33.25 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
365,590,000 |
||||
33.27purposes specified in this section.
| 33.28 33.29 |
Subd. 2.Local Road Improvement Fund Grants |
70,000,000 |
|||||
33.31transportation fund as provided in Minnesota
33.32Statutes, section 174.50, for construction and
33.33reconstruction of local roads with statewide
33.34or regional significance under Minnesota
34.1Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4, for
34.2grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
34.3174.52, subdivision 2, or for grants to
34.4counties to assist in paying the costs of rural
34.5road safety capital improvement projects on
34.6county state-aid highways under Minnesota
34.7Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4a.
| 34.8 34.9 |
Subd. 3.Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation |
80,000,000 |
|||||
34.11account in the state transportation fund
34.12to match federal money and to replace
34.13or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as
34.14provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
34.15174.50.
| 34.16 |
Subd. 4.Safe Routes to School |
3,000,000 |
|||||
34.18174.40.
| 34.19 34.20 |
Subd. 5.Golden Valley - Douglas Drive and Highway 55 |
3,000,000 |
|||||
34.22to reconstruct approximately one and
34.23three-quarters miles of Douglas Drive north
34.24of Highway 55, including on-street bicycle
34.25lanes and off-street trails and sidewalks, and
34.26to design, engineer, and construct public
34.27safety improvements at the intersection of
34.28Douglas Drive and Highway 55, including
34.29a box culvert underpass across Highway
34.3055, a roundabout and extended frontage
34.31road south of Highway 55, retaining wall
34.32construction, underground utility relocation,
34.33sidewalk and trail connections to existing
34.34facilities, Americans with Disabilities
34.35Act-compliant facilities, and landscaping.
35.1This appropriation does not require a
35.2nonstate contribution.
| 35.3 |
Subd. 6.St. Joseph - Pedestrian Bridge |
1,404,000 |
|||||
35.5construct a pedestrian bridge over County
35.6Road 75 in Stearns County.
| 35.7 |
Subd. 7.Port Development Assistance | 10,000,000 |
|||||
35.9457A. Any improvements made with the
35.10proceeds of these grants must be publicly
35.11owned. Wabasha shall be a priority project
35.12for a grant under this appropriation.
| 35.13 35.14 |
Subd. 8.Rail Grade Separation on Crude Oil Rail Corridors |
65,478,000 |
|||||
35.16projects at highway railroad grade crossings
35.17in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
35.18section 219.016. Of this appropriation:
35.19(1) $39,729,000 is for a grant to the city
35.20of Moorhead for environmental analysis,
35.21design, engineering, removal of an existing
35.22structure, and construction of a rail grade
35.23crossing separation in the vicinity of 21st
35.24Street South;
35.25(2) $13,762,000 is for a grant to the city of
35.26Red Wing for environmental analysis, design,
35.27engineering, removal of an existing structure,
35.28and construction of a rail grade crossing
35.29separation at Sturgeon Lake Road; and
35.30(3) $11,987,000 is for a grant to Anoka
35.31County for environmental analysis, design,
35.32engineering, removal of an existing structure,
35.33and construction of a rail grade crossing
35.34separation at Anoka County State-Aid
36.1Highway 78, known as Hanson Boulevard,
36.2in Coon Rapids.
36.3(b) Any unspent portion of this appropriation
36.4after completion of any project in this
36.5subdivision may be used for additional grants
36.6in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
36.7section 219.016.
| 36.8 |
Subd. 9.Railroad Warning Devices | 5,000,000 |
|||||
36.10of active highway-rail grade warning devices
36.11that have reached the end of their useful life.
| 36.12 |
Subd. 10.Rail Service Improvement |
2,000,000 |
|||||
36.14to be spent for the purposes set forth
36.15in Minnesota Statutes, section 222.50,
36.16subdivision 7.
| 36.17 36.18 |
Subd. 11.Goodview and Minnesota City - Rail Quiet Zone |
301,000 |
|||||
36.20construction of a railroad crossing quiet zone
36.21that consists of construction and installation
36.22of concrete median barriers and associated
36.23road improvements at five Canadian Pacific
36.24railroad crossings in the cities of Goodview
36.25and Minnesota City. This appropriation does
36.26not require a local match.
| 36.27 |
Subd. 12.St. Louis Park - Quiet Zone |
105,000 |
|||||
36.29install safety improvements that reduce or
36.30eliminate the need for rail horns and whistles
36.31in St. Louis Park. This appropriation is
36.32not available until the commissioner of
36.33management and budget determines that an
37.1equal amount is committed from nonstate
37.2sources.
| 37.3 |
Subd. 13.Blaine - 105th Avenue Reconstruction |
3,246,000 |
|||||
37.5design, and reconstruct 105th Avenue in
37.6the vicinity of the National Sports Center
37.7in Blaine. The reconstruction will include
37.8changing the street from five lanes to four
37.9lanes with median, turn lanes, sidewalk,
37.10trail, landscaping, lighting, and consolidation
37.11of access driveways. This appropriation
37.12is not available until the commissioner of
37.13management and budget determines that at
37.14least $3,000,000 is committed to the project
37.15from sources available to the city, including
37.16municipal state aid and county turnback
37.17funds.
| 37.18 37.19 |
Subd. 14.Chaska - Trunk Highway 212 Interchange |
28,000,000 |
|||||
37.21highway fund for right-of-way acquisition
37.22and construction of an interchange at marked
37.23Trunk Highway 212 and Carver County
37.24Road 140 in the city of Chaska, to support
37.25the development of approximately 400
37.26acres of property in the city of Chaska's
37.27comprehensive plan. Notwithstanding
37.28Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, this
37.29appropriation is available for five years after
37.30the effective date of this act.
| 37.31 |
Subd. 15.Duluth Airport Authority |
5,900,000 |
|||||
37.332017 to provide the federal match to design
37.34and construct runway infrastructure at
37.35the Duluth International and Sky Harbor
38.1Airports in accordance with Minnesota
38.2Statutes, section 360.017. For the purposes
38.3of this appropriation, the commissioner
38.4may waive the requirements of Minnesota
38.5Statutes, section 360.305, subdivision 4,
38.6paragraph (b). This appropriation is for costs
38.7incurred after March 1, 2016, and is available
38.8until and must be encumbered by June 30,
38.92017. This appropriation is not available
38.10until the commissioner of management and
38.11budget determines that an equal amount is
38.12committed from nonstate sources.
| 38.13 |
Subd. 16.Grand Rapids Pedestrian Bridge |
750,000 |
|||||
38.15design the construction of a bridge over the
38.16Mississippi River for pedestrian and bicycle
38.17use to provide a safe alternative route to
38.18the existing marked Trunk Highway 169
38.19vehicle bridge, and to serve as a connection
38.20to existing trail systems on each side of the
38.21river. This appropriation is not available until
38.22the commissioner determines that an equal
38.23amount has been committed to the project
38.24from nonstate sources.
| 38.25 |
Subd. 17.Hennepin County - U.S. Highway 12 |
15,000,000 |
|||||
38.27trunk highway fund for projects, including
38.28preliminary and final design, engineering,
38.29environmental analysis, right-of-way
38.30acquisition, construction, and reconstruction
38.31on marked U.S. Highway 12 as follows:
38.32(1) realignment at the intersections with
38.33Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 92;
39.1(2) realignment and safety improvements
39.2at the intersection with Hennepin County
39.3State-Aid Highway 90; and
39.4(3) safety median improvements from the
39.5interchange with Wayzata Boulevard in
39.6Wayzata to approximately one-half mile east
39.7of the interchange with Hennepin County
39.8State-Aid Highway 6.
| 39.9 39.10 |
Subd. 18.Hennepin County - Interstate Highway 35W and Lake Street Access Project |
25,000,000 |
|||||
39.12state transportation fund for a grant to
39.13Hennepin County for design, right-of-way
39.14acquisition, engineering, and construction
39.15of public improvements related to the
39.16Interstate Highway 35W and Lake Street
39.17access project and related improvements
39.18within the Interstate Highway 35W corridor.
39.19This appropriation is not available until the
39.20commissioner of management and budget
39.21determines that an amount sufficient to
39.22complete the project has been committed to
39.23the project.
| 39.24 |
Subd. 19.Hugo - Short Line Railway |
1,100,000 |
|||||
39.26Railway for construction of repairs and
39.27other capital improvements to approximately
39.286.5 miles of railroad track described as
39.29that portion of the Minnesota Commercial
39.30Railway main running lead, between M &
39.31D Junction in White Bear Lake and the end
39.32of the track in Hugo. This appropriation
39.33must be used for the purposes set forth in the
39.34Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section
39.355, clause (i), to improve and rehabilitate
40.1railroad rights-of-way and other rail facilities,
40.2whether public or private. This appropriation
40.3does not require a nonstate match.
| 40.4 40.5 |
Subd. 20.International Falls-Koochiching County Airport Commission |
3,000,000 |
|||||
40.7the International Falls-Koochiching County
40.8Airport Commission for the following
40.9improvements to the Falls International
40.10Airport:
40.11(1) demolition of the existing terminal
40.12building;
40.13(2) rehabilitation;
40.14(3) site preparation, including utilities and
40.15civil work;
40.16(4) design, construction, furnishing, and
40.17equipping Phase II of the new terminal
40.18building, including a Transportation Safety
40.19Administration office, weather office,
40.20conference room, circulation corridor, airport
40.21administration offices, U.S. Customs and
40.22Border Protection storage rooms, offices,
40.23restrooms, passenger-processing area,
40.24wet-hold room, interview room, search room,
40.25precustoms and postcustoms passenger
40.26waiting areas, and vestibule; and
40.27(5) associated appurtenances of a capital
40.28nature.
40.29(b) After completion of the improvements
40.30under paragraph (a), any unspent money
40.31from this appropriation may be used by the
40.32International Falls-Koochiching County
40.33Airport Commission for a commercial
40.34airline apron expansion project at the Falls
40.35International Airport.
41.1(c) This appropriation does not require a
41.2nonstate contribution or match.
| 41.3 41.4 |
Subd. 21.Minnesota Valley Regional Rail Authority |
3,000,000 |
|||||
41.6Rail Authority for the rehabilitation of
41.7railroad track from Winthrop to Hanley
41.8Falls. The grant under this subdivision may
41.9also be used for any required environmental
41.10documentation and remediation, predesign,
41.11design, and rehabilitation or replacement of
41.12bridges with new bridges or culverts between
41.13Winthrop and Hanley Falls. A grant under
41.14this section is in addition to any grant, loan,
41.15or loan guarantee for this project made by
41.16the commissioner under Minnesota Statutes,
41.17sections 222.46 to 222.62. This appropriation
41.18is in addition to the appropriations in Laws
41.192006, chapter 258, section 16, subdivision
41.206; Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 16,
41.21subdivision 5; Laws 2009, chapter 93, article
41.221, section 11, subdivision 4; Laws 2010,
41.23chapter 189, section 15, subdivision 5; and
41.24Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 5,
41.25article 1, section 10, subdivision 4.
| 41.26 41.27 |
Subd. 22.Ramsey - Rail Grade Separation at County Road 56 |
1,500,000 |
|||||
41.29and design of a highway-rail grade separation
41.30at the intersection of Anoka County Road
41.3156, also known as Ramsey Boulevard, with
41.32the Burlington Northern Santa Fe mainline.
41.33This appropriation is not available until
41.34the commissioner of management and
41.35budget determines that an equal amount is
41.36committed from nonstate sources.
| 42.1 42.2 |
Subd. 23.Ramsey County - I-694 Rice Street Interchange |
15,421,000 |
|||||
42.4preliminary and final design, environmental
42.5documentation, and construction of the
42.6interchange of marked Interstate Highway
42.7694 and Rice Street in Ramsey County.
42.8The $6,600,000 previously expended from
42.9nonstate sources to acquire property for this
42.10project shall count toward the nonstate match
42.11and no further nonstate match is required.
| 42.12 |
Subd. 24.Rochester International Airport |
4,985,000 |
|||||
42.14renovate, and improve the Rochester
42.15International Airport, in accordance with
42.16Minnesota Statutes, section 360.017. For
42.17the purposes of this appropriation, the
42.18commissioner may waive the requirements
42.19of Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
42.20subdivision 4, paragraph (b). This
42.21appropriation is available until and must
42.22be encumbered by June 30, 2017. This
42.23appropriation is not available until the
42.24commissioner of management and budget
42.25determines that an equal amount is committed
42.26from nonstate sources.
| 42.27 42.28 |
Subd. 25.Rosemount - County Road 42 and Marked Trunk Highway 52 Interchange |
2,000,000 |
|||||
42.30state transportation fund for the city of
42.31Rosemount local share of the project that
42.32reconstructs the interchange of County Road
42.3342 at marked Trunk Highway 52 in Dakota
42.34County. This appropriation is not available
42.35until the commissioner of management and
43.1budget determines that an equal amount is
43.2committed from nonstate sources.
| 43.3 43.4 |
Subd. 26.St. Paul - Rail Grade Separation at Westminster Junction and Division Street |
1,000,000 |
|||||
43.6Railroad Authority for environmental
43.7analysis and design of rail grade separation
43.8of Union Pacific and Burlington Northern
43.9Santa Fe between Westminster Junction and
43.10Division Street/Hoffman Interlocking in St.
43.11Paul. This appropriation is not available until
43.12the commissioner determines that an equal
43.13amount has been committed to the project
43.14from nonstate sources.
| 43.15 |
Subd. 27.Virginia - Highway 53 Relocation |
3,400,000 |
|||||
43.17transportation fund for grants to the city of
43.18Virginia and the Virginia Public Utilities
43.19Commission to acquire land for and to
43.20predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
43.21equip relocated public utilities, including
43.22sanitary and storm water sewers and water,
43.23electrical, and gas utilities; and to demolish
43.24and remove old utility infrastructure, all
43.25associated with the relocation of Highway
43.2653. This appropriation does not require a
43.27nonstate contribution.
| 43.28 43.29 |
Subd. 28.West St. Paul - Robert Street Reconstruction |
12,000,000 |
|||||
43.31to the city of West St. Paul to complete
43.32the reconstruction of South Robert
43.33Street, marked as Trunk Highway 952.
43.34This appropriation is available after the
43.35commissioner of management and budget
44.1determines that $7,363,000 is committed
44.2from nonstate sources.
| 44.3 |
Sec. 19. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL |
||||||
| 44.4 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
42,750,000 |
||||
44.6specified in this section.
| 44.7 44.8 |
Subd. 2.Metropolitan Regional Parks and Trails Capital Improvements |
10,000,000 |
|||||
44.10of a capital nature and acquisition by the
44.11council and local government units of
44.12regional recreational open-space lands in
44.13accordance with the council's policy plan
44.14as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
44.15473.147. This appropriation must not be
44.16used to purchase easements.
| 44.17 44.18 |
Subd. 3.Metropolitan Cities Inflow and Infiltration Grants |
5,000,000 |
|||||
44.20area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
44.21section 473.121, subdivision 2, for capital
44.22improvements in municipal wastewater
44.23collection systems to reduce the amount of
44.24inflow and infiltration to the Metropolitan
44.25Council's metropolitan sanitary sewer
44.26disposal system. Grants from this
44.27appropriation are for up to 50 percent of the
44.28cost to mitigate inflow and infiltration in
44.29the publicly owned municipal wastewater
44.30collection systems. To be eligible for a grant,
44.31a city must be identified by the council
44.32as a contributor of excessive inflow and
44.33infiltration in the metropolitan disposal
44.34system or have a measured flow rate within 20
44.35percent of its allowable council-determined
45.1inflow and infiltration limits. The council
45.2must award grants based on applications
45.3from cities that identify eligible capital
45.4costs and include a timeline for inflow and
45.5infiltration mitigation construction, pursuant
45.6to guidelines established by the council.
| 45.7 45.8 |
Subd. 4.Bloomington - Mall of America Transit Station |
8,750,000 |
|||||
45.10to the Mall of America Station on the
45.11Hiawatha Corridor light rail transit line. The
45.12Metropolitan Council must consult with the
45.13city of Bloomington throughout the design
45.14and construction process.
| 45.15 |
Subd. 5.Minneapolis - Sculpture Garden |
500,000 |
|||||
45.17Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board
45.18for noncapital expenses relating to the
45.19renovation of the Minneapolis Sculpture
45.20Garden. This appropriation is available
45.21until June 30, 2019. This appropriation is in
45.22addition to the appropriation in Laws 2014,
45.23chapter 194, article 1, section 17, subdivision
45.248. This appropriation does not require a
45.25nonstate match.
| 45.26 |
Subd. 6.St. Paul - Como Zoo |
14,500,000 |
|||||
45.28predesign, design, and engineering of Phase I
45.29of the renovation of seal and sea lion habitat
45.30at the Como Zoo. The renovated habitat
45.31will support the zoo education programs.
45.32This appropriation is not available until
45.33the commissioner of management and
45.34budget determines that at least $1,100,000
46.1is committed to the project from nonstate
46.2sources.
| 46.3 46.4 |
Subd. 7.Washington County - Gateway Corridor Transitway |
3,000,000 |
|||||
46.6environmental analysis, design, and
46.7engineering for the Gateway Corridor
46.8Transitway, also known as the Metro Gold
46.9Line. This appropriation is not available
46.10until the commissioner of management and
46.11budget determines that an equal amount is
46.12committed from nonstate sources.
| 46.13 46.14 |
Subd. 8.Washington County - Red Rock Corridor Transitway |
1,000,000 |
|||||
46.16Regional Railroad Authority for engineering
46.17and environmental analysis for the Red Rock
46.18Corridor transitway. This appropriation
46.19is not available until the commissioner of
46.20management and budget determines that an
46.21equal amount is committed from nonstate
46.22sources.
| 46.23 |
Sec. 20. HEALTH |
$ |
2,335,000 |
||||
46.25the commissioner of health for equipment
46.26and instruments for the public health
46.27laboratory. Notwithstanding Minnesota
46.28Statutes, section 16A.642, this appropriation
46.29is available until June 30, 2022.
| 46.30 |
Sec. 21. HUMAN SERVICES |
||||||
| 46.31 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
135,135,000 |
||||
46.33another named agency, for the purposes
46.34specified in this section.
| 47.1 |
Subd. 2.Asset Preservation |
5,000,000 |
|||||
47.3betterments of a capital nature at Department
47.4of Human Services facilities statewide, to be
47.5spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
47.6section 16B.307.
| 47.7 47.8 |
Subd. 3.Minnesota Security Hospital - St. Peter |
70,255,000 |
|||||
47.10furnish, and equip the second phase of the
47.11two-phase project to remodel existing and to
47.12develop new residential, program, activity,
47.13and ancillary facilities for the Minnesota
47.14Security Hospital on the upper campus of the
47.15St. Peter Regional Treatment Center. This
47.16appropriation includes money to: demolish,
47.17renovate, and remodel existing space;
47.18construct new space; address fire and life
47.19safety, and other building code deficiencies;
47.20replace or renovate interior finishes; purchase
47.21furnishings, fixtures, and equipment; replace
47.22or renovate the Minnesota Security Hospital
47.23building's HVAC, plumbing, electrical,
47.24security, and life safety systems; tuck-point;
47.25replace windows and doors; design and
47.26abate asbestos and hazardous materials; and
47.27complete site work necessary to support
47.28the programmed use of the facilities on the
47.29St. Peter Regional Treatment Center upper
47.30campus.
| 47.31 47.32 |
Subd. 4.Minnesota Sex Offender Program – St. Peter |
14,500,000 |
|||||
47.34furnish, and equip the second phase of a
47.35multiphase project to develop additional
48.1residential, program, activity, and ancillary
48.2facilities for the Minnesota Sex Offender
48.3Program on the lower campus of the St.
48.4Peter Regional Treatment Center. This
48.5appropriation includes money to complete
48.6design, renovate, construct, furnish, and
48.7equip the north wing of Green Acres; the
48.8west, south, and north wings of Sunrise; and
48.9the Tomlinson building. This appropriation
48.10also includes money to: replace or renovate
48.11HVAC, plumbing, electrical, security, and life
48.12safety systems; address fire and life safety,
48.13and other building code deficiencies; replace
48.14windows and doors; tuck-point exterior
48.15building envelopes; reconfigure and remodel
48.16space; design and abate asbestos and other
48.17hazardous materials; remove or demolish
48.18nonfunctioning building components; and
48.19complete site work necessary to support the
48.20programmed use of facilities.
| 48.21 48.22 |
Subd. 5.Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center Safety and Security Renovations |
2,250,000 |
|||||
48.24nature at the Anoka Metro Regional
48.25Treatment Center campus, including but
48.26not limited to control centers, electronic
48.27monitoring and perimeter security
48.28equipment, new or updated security fencing,
48.29and other building security renovations. This
48.30appropriation includes money for: predesign,
48.31design, furnishing, fixtures, and equipment;
48.32construction of safety and security
48.33improvements to courtyards on residential
48.34treatment units; securely enclosing the
48.35nursing station on Unit G; and installing a
48.36campus-wide closed-circuit television video
49.1security system, a facility-wide personal
49.2duress alarm system, a key control system,
49.3and an electronic access control system.
| 49.4 |
Subd. 6.Early Childhood Learning Facilities |
5,000,000 |
|||||
49.6grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
49.7256E.37, to construct and rehabilitate early
49.8childhood learning facilities.
| 49.9 49.10 |
Subd. 7.Hennepin County - Perspectives Family Center |
600,000 |
|||||
49.12of human services in fiscal year 2017 for a
49.13grant to Hennepin County to predesign and
49.14design the expansion and renovation of the
49.15existing Perspectives Family Center facility
49.16in St. Louis Park, subject to Minnesota
49.17Statutes, section 16A.695. The expanded
49.18and renovated facility must be used to
49.19promote the public welfare by providing
49.20any or all of the following programs and
49.21services: (1) supportive housing programs
49.22for homeless women and their children;
49.23(2) mental and chemical health programs;
49.24(3) employment services; (4) academic,
49.25social skills, and nutritional programs for
49.26homeless and at-risk children; (5) an all-day
49.27therapeutic early childhood development
49.28program for homeless and at-risk children;
49.29and (6) a culturally sensitive safe and
49.30nurturing environment for at-risk children
49.31to meet with their nonresidential parents.
49.32This appropriation is not available until the
49.33commissioner of management and budget
49.34has determined that at least an equal amount
49.35has been expended or committed to the
50.1project from nonstate sources. Nonstate
50.2money spent on the project since May 1,
50.32015, shall be included in the determination
50.4of nonstate commitments to the project.
| 50.5 |
Subd. 8.Minneapolis - The Family Partnership |
1,000,000 |
|||||
50.7Family Partnership in Minneapolis to
50.8predesign and design a facility to provide
50.9mental health, early childhood education,
50.10and other services to support children and
50.11families. This appropriation is not available
50.12until at least an equal amount of money is
50.13committed from nonstate resources. This
50.14appropriation is available until the project
50.15is completed or abandoned, subject to
50.16Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
| 50.17 50.18 50.19 50.20 |
Subd. 9.Red Lake Indian Reservation - Social Service Building Construction and Whitefeather/Moe Education Technology Center Remodel |
17,000,000 |
|||||
50.22Red Lake Indian Reservation to:
50.23(1) construct a building to house the social
50.24services of Oshkiimaajitahdah in Redby; and
50.25(2) remodel the Whitefeather/Moe Education
50.26Technology Center to return space to
50.27classrooms and laboratories for educational
50.28purposes.
50.29(b) This appropriation is available until the
50.30project is completed or abandoned, subject to
50.31Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
50.32(c) This appropriation is available after the
50.33commissioner of management and budget
50.34determines that $200,000 is committed or has
50.35been expended by nonstate sources. Money
51.1spent for site preparation shall count toward
51.2the $200,000 nonstate contribution.
| 51.3 51.4 |
Subd. 10.St. Paul - Dorothy Day Opportunity Center |
12,000,000 |
|||||
51.6design, construct, furnish, and equip an
51.7opportunity center to serve as an integrated
51.8one-stop delivery system connecting persons
51.9at risk of becoming homeless, and persons
51.10working to move up and out of homelessness,
51.11and to provide services that improve
51.12their health, income, housing stability, or
51.13well-being, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
51.14section 16A.695. This appropriation may be
51.15used to acquire property for these purposes.
51.16This appropriation is not available until the
51.17commissioner of management and budget has
51.18determined that at least an equal amount has
51.19been committed to the project from nonstate
51.20sources. This appropriation is in addition to
51.21the appropriation in Laws 2014, chapter 294,
51.22article 1, section 18, subdivision 9.
| 51.23 51.24 |
Subd. 11.Willmar - Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Services (CABHS) |
7,530,000 |
|||||
51.26purchase land in or near the city of Willmar
51.27for, and to predesign, design, construct,
51.28furnish, and equip, a 16-bed psychiatric
51.29hospital facility of approximately 17,500
51.30to 18,000 square feet that will house the
51.31Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health
51.32Services (CABHS) program. The facility
51.33shall include space for single bedrooms,
51.34bathing and toilets, dining, living, group and
51.35treatment rooms, education space, visitation,
51.36clinic/professional staff, operations staff,
52.1patient storage, operations storage, food
52.2preparation, HVAC/telecommunications/data
52.3equipment, a small area for indoor recreation,
52.4and a secure outdoor activity space. The
52.5property for the facility will provide for staff
52.6and visitor parking, outdoor activities, and
52.7appropriate side, front, and rear setbacks.
52.8This appropriation does not require a
52.9nonstate match.
| 52.10 |
Sec. 22. VETERANS AFFAIRS |
||||||
| 52.11 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
22,851,000 |
||||
52.13the purposes specified in this section.
| 52.14 |
Subd. 2.Asset Preservation |
5,000,000 |
|||||
52.16betterments of a capital nature at the veterans
52.17homes in Minneapolis, Hastings, Fergus
52.18Falls, Silver Bay, and Luverne, to be spent in
52.19accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
52.2016B.307.
| 52.21 52.22 |
Subd. 3.Minneapolis Veterans Home Truss Bridge Project |
7,851,000 |
|||||
52.24the historic truss bridge on the Minneapolis
52.25Veterans Home campus, including asbestos
52.26and hazardous materials abatement and
52.27associated site work.
| 52.28 52.29 |
Subd. 4.Bemidji and Montevideo Veterans Homes |
10,000,000 |
|||||
52.31design, construct, furnish, and equip a
52.32veterans home in Montevideo to provide a
52.33continuum of care, including skilled nursing
52.34care, to veterans.
53.1(b) $5,000,000 of this appropriation is to
53.2design, construct, furnish, and equip a new
53.3veterans home in Bemidji to provide a
53.4continuum of care, including skilled nursing
53.5care, to veterans.
53.6(c) The commissioner of administration
53.7may accept contributions of land or money
53.8from private individuals, businesses, local
53.9governments, veterans service organizations,
53.10and other nonstate sources for the purpose of
53.11providing matching funding when soliciting
53.12federal funding for the development of the
53.13homes.
| 53.14 |
Sec. 23. CORRECTIONS |
||||||
| 53.15 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
52,253,000 |
||||
53.17the purposes specified in this section.
| 53.18 |
Subd. 2.Asset Preservation |
20,000,000 |
|||||
53.20betterments of a capital nature at Minnesota
53.21correctional facilities statewide, to be spent
53.22in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
53.23section 16B.307.
| 53.24 53.25 |
Subd. 3.Lino Lakes - Minnesota Correctional Facility |
5,000,000 |
|||||
53.27vacant building into an offender living unit
53.28that will add at least 60 beds to the capacity
53.29at the Minnesota Correctional Facility – Lino
53.30Lakes. The renovation includes removal of
53.31hazardous materials, upgrades to comply
53.32with current building codes, and construction
53.33of functional living and program space.
| 54.1 54.2 |
Subd. 4.Moose Lake - Minnesota Correctional Facility |
1,900,000 |
|||||
54.4control center to improve security and
54.5efficiency at the Minnesota Correctional
54.6Facility – Moose Lake. The renovation
54.7includes updating fire alarm panels and
54.8mechanical and electrical systems and
54.9improving visibility of the visiting area.
| 54.10 54.11 |
Subd. 5.St. Cloud - Minnesota Correctional Facility |
19,000,000 |
|||||
54.13a loading dock with a secure connection to
54.14a new central warehouse at the Minnesota
54.15Correctional Facility – St. Cloud.
| 54.16 |
Subd. 6.Togo - Minnesota Correctional Facility |
2,000,000 |
|||||
54.18and equip existing buildings, including
54.19improvements to the wastewater and septic
54.20systems, and to increase the program capacity
54.21for the challenge incarceration program by at
54.22least 30 beds at the Minnesota Correctional
54.23Facility – Togo.
| 54.24 54.25 |
Subd. 7.Willow River - Minnesota Correctional Facility |
1,500,000 |
|||||
54.27equip new and existing buildings to increase
54.28living unit and programming capacity for
54.29the challenge incarceration program by at
54.30least 45 beds at the Minnesota Correctional
54.31Facility – Willow River.
| 54.32 54.33 |
Subd. 8.Northeast Regional Corrections Center |
2,853,000 |
|||||
54.35Corrections Joint Powers Board to demolish
55.1an existing facility and update, renovate, and
55.2expand buildings used for vocational and
55.3educational programming at the Northeast
55.4Regional Corrections Center. This project
55.5will expand the processing facility, add
55.6a packaging facility, and improve farm
55.7operations and vocational buildings,
55.8including the replacement or repair of
55.9roofs and air handling systems. Nonstate
55.10contributions to improvements at the center
55.11made before or after the enactment of this
55.12subdivision are considered to be a sufficient
55.13match, and no further nonstate match is
55.14required.
| 55.15 |
Subd. 9.Unspent Appropriations |
||||||
55.17a Department of Corrections project in this
55.18section that is complete, upon written notice
55.19to the commissioner of management and
55.20budget, is available for asset preservation
55.21under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
55.22Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
55.23from the date of the original appropriation to
55.24the unspent amount transferred.
| 55.25 55.26 |
Sec. 24. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
||||||
| 55.27 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
159,304,000 |
||||
55.29economic development for the purposes
55.30specified in this section.
| 55.31 |
Subd. 2.Asset Preservation |
1,342,000 |
|||||
55.33betterments of a capital nature at the South
55.34Minneapolis WorkForce Center, to be spent
56.1in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
56.2section 16B.307.
| 56.3 56.4 |
Subd. 3.Transportation Economic Development |
20,000,000 |
|||||
56.6116J.436.
| 56.7 56.8 |
Subd. 4.Greater Minnesota Business Development Public Infrastructure Grants |
15,000,000 |
|||||
56.10116J.431.
| 56.11 56.12 |
Subd. 5.Innovative Business Development Public Infrastructure Grants |
5,000,000 |
|||||
56.14116J.435.
| 56.15 |
Subd. 6.Redevelopment Grant Program |
4,328,000 |
|||||
56.17the redevelopment account under Minnesota
56.18Statutes, sections 116J.571 to 116J.575.
56.19(b) Of this appropriation, $3,500,000 is for a
56.20grant to the city of Albert Lea for predesign,
56.21design, site work, and construction, including
56.22the relocation of Front Street, for Phase I of
56.23the Blazing Star Landing project to redevelop
56.24the former Farmland Foods property along
56.25Albert Lea Lake. This appropriation is
56.26not available until the commissioner of
56.27management and budget determines that an
56.28equal amount is committed from nonstate
56.29sources.
| 56.30 |
Subd. 7.Bemidji - Regional Dental Facility |
6,000,000 |
|||||
56.32land for and to predesign, design, construct,
56.33renovate, furnish, and equip a regional dental
56.34facility in Bemidji, subject to Minnesota
57.1Statutes, section 16A.695. This appropriation
57.2is not available until the commissioner of
57.3management and budget has determined that
57.4at least $3,000,000 has been committed to
57.5the project from nonstate sources. The value
57.6of the land purchased or acquired by the city
57.7after January 1, 2016, for this facility shall
57.8count toward the nonstate match.
| 57.9 |
Subd. 8.Duluth - Lake Superior Zoo |
1,909,000 |
|||||
57.11construct, furnish, and equip an outdoor
57.12amphitheater at the Lake Superior Zoo.
57.13This appropriation is not available until the
57.14commissioner determines that at least an
57.15equal amount is committed to the project
57.16from nonstate sources.
| 57.17 |
Subd. 9.Hastings - Riverfront Renaissance |
1,500,000 |
|||||
57.19the design, engineering, constructing,
57.20and equipping of improvements to
57.21the city's sewer, electrical, utility, and
57.22street infrastructure; for renovations and
57.23improvements to Oliver's Grove Park; and
57.24screening of an electrical substation. These
57.25projects are part of the rehabilitation of
57.26Hastings' historic downtown and Levee
57.27Park along the Mississippi River. This
57.28appropriation is not available until the
57.29commissioner of management and budget
57.30determines that an equal amount is committed
57.31from nonstate sources. Expenditures made
57.32for Phases 1 and 2 of this project shall count
57.33towards the nonstate match.
| 57.34 57.35 |
Subd. 10.Hennepin County - Cedar Cultural Center |
3,000,000 |
|||||
58.2Cedar Cultural Center to predesign, design,
58.3construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
58.4of the historic Cedar Cultural Center.
| 58.5 58.6 |
Subd. 11.Hennepin County - Hennepin Center for the Arts |
6,000,000 |
|||||
58.8improvements and betterments of a capital
58.9nature to renovate the historic Hennepin
58.10Center for the Arts, subject to Minnesota
58.11Statutes, section 16A.695. Notwithstanding
58.12Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.86,
58.13subdivision 4, this appropriation is available
58.14after the commissioner of management and
58.15budget determines that $3,000,000 has been
58.16committed to complete the project from
58.17nonstate sources.
| 58.18 58.19 |
Subd. 12.Hermantown - Arrowhead Regional Health and Wellness Center |
8,000,000 |
|||||
58.21to prepare the middle school site on the
58.22Hermantown School District campus,
58.23including demolition of a portion of the
58.24middle school, and to design, construct a
58.25new addition to the middle school building
58.26and renovate the remaining existing building,
58.27furnish, and equip the facility as the
58.28Arrowhead Regional Health and Wellness
58.29Center. The city may enter into lease or
58.30management agreements under Minnesota
58.31Statutes, section 16A.695, for operation of
58.32the center. This appropriation is not available
58.33until at least an equal amount is committed
58.34to the project from nonstate sources.
| 58.35 58.36 |
Subd. 13.Jackson - Memorial Park Redevelopment Phase I |
282,000 |
|||||
59.2Phase I of the redevelopment of Memorial
59.3Park, including trails, landscaping, a
59.4canoe launch, and other amenities. This
59.5appropriation is not available until the
59.6commissioner of management and budget
59.7determines that at least an equal amount
59.8is committed to the project from nonstate
59.9sources. This appropriation does not require
59.10a nonstate match.
| 59.11 59.12 |
Subd. 14.Litchfield - Power Generation Improvements |
5,000,000 |
|||||
59.14design and construct electrical generation
59.15improvements in the city of Litchfield
59.16to expand the current standby capacity,
59.17including replacement of two old generators.
59.18This appropriation is not available until the
59.19commissioner of management and budget
59.20determines that at least an equal amount
59.21is committed to the project from nonstate
59.22sources.
| 59.23 |
Subd. 15.Madelia - Public Infrastructure |
98,000 |
|||||
59.25and replacement of a capital nature of public
59.26infrastructure damaged by a fire in Madelia
59.27in February 2016. This appropriation does
59.28not require a nonstate match.
| 59.29 |
Subd. 16.Medford - Municipal Complex |
2,940,000 |
|||||
59.31predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
59.32equip a municipal complex that includes an
59.33emergency operations center/storm shelter or
59.34safe area for use during a public emergency,
59.35public meeting and community room, fire
60.1department offices and facilities, and city
60.2hall offices. Money spent by the city for this
60.3project before the effective date of this section
60.4is the nonstate contribution to the project and
60.5no further nonstate contribution is required.
| 60.6 |
Subd. 17.Minneapolis - Arts Incubator |
900,000 |
|||||
60.8of Minneapolis for planning and predesign of
60.9an arts incubator and manufacturing center
60.10consisting of artist studios, maker spaces, and
60.11small arts commercial enterprises, subject to
60.12Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. The
60.13project shall be located in North Minneapolis.
| 60.14 |
Subd. 18.Minneapolis - Northern Metals | 4,100,000 |
|||||
60.16Metals, Inc., for costs of relocation due to
60.17the closure of St. Anthony Falls Lock on
60.18the Mississippi River. This appropriation
60.19does not require a nonstate match. This
60.20appropriation is not available until the
60.21commissioner of employment and economic
60.22development determines that Northern Metals
60.23has met and is current on all permitting
60.24requirements and is vacating the entirety of
60.25its current premises in Minneapolis.
| 60.26 |
Subd. 19.Minneapolis - Norway House |
5,000,000 |
|||||
60.28the Norway House to acquire land and
60.29predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
60.30equip a conference and event center at 913
60.31East Franklin Avenue and adjacent property
60.32in Minneapolis to celebrate the culture of
60.33Norway and American Norwegians. This
60.34appropriation is not available until at least
61.1an equal amount is committed from nonstate
61.2sources. Land purchased for this expansion
61.3project shall count toward the nonstate match.
| 61.4 61.5 |
Subd. 20.Minneapolis - Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery Restoration |
1,029,000 |
|||||
61.7restore the historic steel and limestone pillar
61.8fence along Cedar Avenue and Lake Street,
61.9install a new steel fence and pillars along 21st
61.10Avenue South, and install a waterproofing
61.11system for preservation of the fence and
61.12pillars, at the Pioneer and Soldiers Cemetery.
61.13This appropriation is available after the
61.14commissioner of management and budget
61.15determines that $394,000 is committed from
61.16nonstate sources.
| 61.17 |
Subd. 21.Moose Lake - Riverside Center |
600,000 |
|||||
61.19design, construct, and equip an addition of
61.205,000 square feet to include public restrooms,
61.21a concessions area, changing rooms, meeting
61.22space, accessibility improvements for
61.23Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
61.24compliance, and other improvements of
61.25a capital nature to the Riverside Center.
61.26This appropriation is not available until
61.27the commissioner of management and
61.28budget determines that an equal amount is
61.29committed from nonstate sources.
| 61.30 |
Subd. 22.Parkers Prairie - Community Pool |
250,000 |
|||||
61.32to renovate the city swimming pool,
61.33including accessibility improvements.
61.34This appropriation is not available until
61.35the commissioner of management and
62.1budget determines that an equal amount is
62.2committed from nonstate sources.
| 62.3 |
Subd. 23.Plymouth - Ice Center Renovation |
2,203,000 |
|||||
62.5predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
62.6equip the renovation of the Plymouth Ice
62.7Center, and to complete related work for the
62.8state-mandated transition of R-22 refrigerant
62.9to an ammonia-based system. The project
62.10also includes resizing an existing ice sheet for
62.11energy efficiencies, roof repairs, and parking
62.12lot enhancements. This appropriation is
62.13not available until the commissioner of
62.14management and budget determines that at
62.15least $2,119,000 is committed to the project
62.16from nonstate sources.
| 62.17 62.18 |
Subd. 24.Polk County - North Country Food Bank in Crookston |
3,000,000 |
|||||
62.20design, construct, renovate, furnish, and
62.21equip a regional charitable food warehouse,
62.22distribution, and office facility in the city of
62.23Crookston, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
62.24section 16A.695. This appropriation is
62.25not available until the commissioner of
62.26management and budget determines that an
62.27equal amount has been committed to the
62.28project from nonstate sources. The value of
62.29the land purchased or acquired by the county
62.30after January 1, 2013, for this facility shall
62.31count toward the nonstate match.
| 62.32 |
Subd. 25.Red Wing - River Town Renaissance |
4,480,000 |
|||||
62.34complete removal and replacement of
62.35approximately 250 lineal feet of the harbor
63.1retaining wall; to design, construct, furnish,
63.2and equip the renovation of the historic
63.3T.B. Sheldon Performing Arts Theater; and
63.4to design and construct transient riverboat
63.5docking facilities, levee wall extension, and
63.6levee promenade improvements at Levee
63.7Park. This appropriation is not available
63.8until the commissioner of management and
63.9budget determines that an amount sufficient
63.10to complete the project has been committed
63.11from nonstate sources.
| 63.12 63.13 |
Subd. 26.Roseau County - Transportation Facility |
3,900,000 |
|||||
63.15furnish, and equip a multipurpose
63.16transportation facility adjacent to an existing
63.17transportation facility in Roseau. This
63.18appropriation is not available until at least
63.19an equal amount is committed from nonstate
63.20sources.
| 63.21 |
Subd. 27.St. Cloud - Friedrich Regional Park |
1,505,000 |
|||||
63.23acquire land for and to predesign and
63.24design site improvements including trails,
63.25picnic and parking areas, restrooms, and
63.26other public facilities and amenities for the
63.27development of Friedrich Regional Park.
63.28This appropriation is available after the
63.29commissioner of management and budget
63.30determines that $300,000 is committed from
63.31nonstate sources.
| 63.32 63.33 63.34 |
Subd. 28.St. Louis County - Arrowhead Economic Development Center and Mental Health Facility |
12,975,000 |
|||||
63.36construct, furnish, and equip a new building
64.1at 701 4th Street N in Virginia, to house a
64.2jobs and economic development center and a
64.3mental health facility. St. Louis County may
64.4enter into one or more lease or management
64.5agreements for the facility, subject to
64.6Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. This
64.7appropriation is not available until the
64.8commissioner has determined that an amount
64.9sufficient to complete the project has been
64.10committed from nonstate sources.
| 64.11 64.12 |
Subd. 29.St. Paul - Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary |
3,000,000 |
|||||
64.14design, furnish, and equip a center in the
64.15Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary in St. Paul
64.16that will be used for uses and programs that
64.17the city determines meet regional and city
64.18park purpose requirements. The city may
64.19enter into a lease or management agreement
64.20under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695,
64.21to operate the programs in the center. This
64.22appropriation is not available until the
64.23commissioner of management and budget
64.24determines that at least an equal amount
64.25is committed to the project from nonstate
64.26sources.
| 64.27 |
Subd. 30.St. Paul - East Side Freedom Library |
500,000 |
|||||
64.29of St. Paul to complete the design and to
64.30renovate, restore, construct, furnish, and
64.31equip capital improvements to the Carnegie
64.32Library formerly known as the Arlington
64.33Hills Public Library. This appropriation does
64.34not require a nonstate match.
| 64.35 64.36 |
Subd. 31.St. Paul - Science Museum of Minnesota Building Preservation |
13,000,000 |
|||||
65.2predesign, design, and construction work
65.3to replace water-damaged elements of the
65.4Science Museum of Minnesota's exterior
65.5envelope and some resultant interior damage
65.6caused by latent design and construction
65.7defects, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
65.816A.695. This appropriation is not available
65.9until the commissioner of management and
65.10budget determines that an equal amount has
65.11been committed to the project from nonstate
65.12sources. Capital costs paid by the Science
65.13Museum of Minnesota since January 1, 2014,
65.14relating to the water intrusion damage, shall
65.15count towards the match requirement.
| 65.16 65.17 |
Subd. 32.St. Paul Port Authority - Minnesota Museum of American Art |
6,000,000 | |||||
65.18From the general fund for a grant to the St.
65.19Paul Port Authority to design, construct,
65.20furnish, and equip improvements for the
65.21Minnesota Museum of American Art for
65.22the historic Pioneer Endicott Building
65.23renovation. The project shall include
65.24galleries and education facilities, art storage,
65.25access to the St. Paul skyway, museum
65.26loading, and other capital improvements
65.27required for a museum and related education
65.28facility. The appropriation shall be available
65.29upon a determination by the commissioner
65.30that at least $8,500,000 of nonstate funds
65.31have been raised for the project and there
65.32are sufficient funds to complete the overall
65.33project.
| 65.34 65.35 |
Subd. 33.St. Paul - Roy Wilkins Auditorium; RiverCentre Parking |
1,900,000 |
|||||
66.2predesign for and to design a new Roy
66.3Wilkins Center to replace the existing Roy
66.4Wilkins Auditorium and RiverCentre parking
66.5ramp. This appropriation does not require a
66.6nonstate contribution.
| 66.7 66.8 |
Subd. 34.St. Peter - Minnesota Square Park Pavilion |
855,000 |
|||||
66.10the existing pavilion and to predesign,
66.11design, construct, furnish, and equip a new
66.12park pavilion in Minnesota Square Park, and
66.13to design and construct a veterans memorial
66.14to be located at the corner of Highway
66.15169 and West College Avenue in St. Peter.
66.16This appropriation is not available until the
66.17commissioner of management and budget
66.18determines that at least an equal amount
66.19is committed to the project from nonstate
66.20sources.
| 66.21 66.22 |
Subd. 35.Silver Bay - Black Beach Municipal Campground |
1,708,000 |
|||||
66.24predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
66.25equip a campground adjacent to the Black
66.26Beach recreational beach in Silver Bay,
66.27including: camping sites; electrical, water,
66.28and sewer infrastructure; a playground;
66.29a pavilion; lavatory vaults; a shower
66.30and lavatory building; and a main office
66.31building. This appropriation may also be
66.32used to design, construct, furnish, and equip
66.33a walking trail from the campground to
66.34the Black Beach recreational site. This
66.35appropriation is not available until $548,000
66.36is committed from nonstate sources. The
67.1nonstate contribution may be in kind. In-kind
67.2contributions may include the value of site
67.3preparation.
| 67.4 |
Subd. 36.Thief River Falls - Wellness Center |
7,000,000 |
|||||
67.6for a grant to the city of Thief River Falls
67.7to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
67.8equip a wellness center. This appropriation
67.9is available after the commissioner of
67.10management and budget determines that
67.11$18,000,000 is committed from nonstate
67.12sources.
| 67.13 67.14 |
Subd. 37.Virginia - Miner's Memorial Building Renovation Phase I |
4,000,000 |
|||||
67.16I of the renovation and reconstruction of the
67.17Miner's Memorial Building in Virginia. This
67.18appropriation is not available until at least
67.19an equal amount is committed from nonstate
67.20sources.
| 67.21 |
Subd. 38.Wabasha - Seawall |
1,000,000 |
|||||
67.23development of a riverboat landing and dock.
| 67.24 |
Sec. 25. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY |
||||||
| 67.25 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
197,831,000 |
||||
67.27purposes specified in this section.
| 67.28 |
Subd. 2.State Match for Federal Grants |
25,000,000 |
|||||
67.30revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
67.31section 446A.07, and the drinking water
67.32revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
68.1section 446A.081. This appropriation must
68.2be used for qualified capital projects.
| 68.3 68.4 |
Subd. 3.Water Infrastructure Funding Program |
80,000,000 |
|||||
68.6the water infrastructure funding program
68.7under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
68.8(b) $55,000,000 is for wastewater projects
68.9listed on the Pollution Control Agency's
68.10project priority list in the fundable range
68.11under the clean water revolving fund
68.12program.
68.13(c) $25,000,000 is for drinking water projects
68.14listed on the Department of Health's project
68.15priority list in the fundable range under the
68.16drinking water revolving fund program.
68.17(d) After all eligible projects under
68.18paragraph (b) or (c) have been funded, the
68.19Public Facilities Authority may transfer
68.20any remaining, uncommitted money to
68.21eligible projects under a program defined in
68.22paragraph (b) or (c) based on that program's
68.23project priority list.
| 68.24 68.25 |
Subd. 4.Point Source Implementation Grants Program |
62,000,000 |
|||||
68.27point source implementation grants program
68.28under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073.
68.29This appropriation must be used for qualified
68.30capital projects.
| 68.31 68.32 |
Subd. 5.Big Lake Area Sanitary District - Sewer System and Force Main |
1,200,000 |
|||||
68.34District to construct a pressure sewer system
68.35and force main to convey sewage to the
69.1Western Lake Superior Sanitary District
69.2connection in the city of Cloquet. This
69.3appropriation is not available until the
69.4commissioner of management and budget
69.5determines that an equal amount is committed
69.6from nonstate sources. This appropriation
69.7is in addition to the appropriation in Laws
69.82014, chapter 294, article 1, section 22,
69.9subdivision 4.
| 69.10 |
Subd. 6.Brainerd - Airport Water and Sewer |
6,000,000 |
|||||
69.12design, construct, and equip publicly owned
69.13infrastructure to increase the water supply
69.14and expand sewer and water service to the
69.15Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport.
| 69.16 69.17 |
Subd. 7.Clear Lake and Clearwater - Wastewater Treatment Facility |
1,400,000 |
|||||
69.19Sewer Authority for predesign, design,
69.20and construction of wastewater facility
69.21improvements. This appropriation is
69.22not available until the commissioner of
69.23management and budget determines that at
69.24least $200,000 is committed to the project
69.25from nonstate sources and the authority has
69.26applied for at least two grants to offset the
69.27cost. Any money received by the authority
69.28from grants will be returned to the general
69.29fund.
| 69.30 69.31 |
Subd. 8.Dennison - Sewage Treatment System Improvements |
726,000 |
|||||
69.33to predesign, design, and construct a
69.34new lift station and make sewage pond
70.1improvements. This appropriation does not
70.2require a nonstate contribution.
| 70.3 70.4 |
Subd. 9.East Grand Forks - Wastewater Infrastructure |
5,275,000 |
|||||
70.6and construct wastewater infrastructure
70.7improvements interconnecting the
70.8wastewater system of East Grand Forks to
70.9the wastewater treatment system in Grand
70.10Forks, North Dakota. This appropriation
70.11may not be used for improvements outside
70.12the state. This appropriation is in addition
70.13to grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
70.14446A.072. This appropriation is not available
70.15until the commissioner of management and
70.16budget determines that an equal amount is
70.17committed from nonstate sources.
| 70.18 70.19 |
Subd. 10.Koochiching County - Voyageurs National Park Clean Water Project |
6,240,000 |
|||||
70.21acquire land or interests in land, and to design,
70.22engineer, construct, and equip sanitary
70.23sewage systems and facilities to implement a
70.24portion or portions of the Voyageurs National
70.25Park clean water project comprehensive
70.26plan. This appropriation is available after the
70.27commissioner of management and budget
70.28determines that $4,500,000 is committed
70.29from nonstate sources.
70.30(b) This appropriation is in addition to
70.31the appropriation in Laws 2014, chapter
70.32294, article 1, section 22, subdivision 7.
70.33Notwithstanding the match requirement in
70.34Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section
70.3522, subdivision 7, the nonstate match
70.36required for this appropriation and the 2014
71.1appropriation for a grant to Koochiching
71.2County is 25 percent of the state grant
71.3amounts. Any money remaining from this
71.4appropriation after completion of the projects
71.5in paragraph (a) is available for grants to
71.6Koochiching County or St. Louis County to
71.7be used for other projects described in the
71.8comprehensive plan.
| 71.9 71.10 |
Subd. 11.Lilydale - Highway 13 Storm Water Conveyance |
140,000 |
|||||
71.12of Lilydale to design, acquire, construct, and
71.13install a storm water sewer and drop structure
71.14along Trunk Highway 13 in Lilydale that
71.15will be large enough to effectively collect
71.16water from springs and storm water runoff
71.17from above the road and safely convey the
71.18water to below the bluff. The city must
71.19coordinate this project with the Department
71.20of Transportation's Trunk Highway 13
71.21project. The appropriation and project also
71.22include capital repairs and improvements
71.23to existing drainage structures along the
71.24Big Rivers Regional Trail at the base of the
71.25bluff. This appropriation does not require a
71.26nonstate contribution.
| 71.27 71.28 |
Subd. 12.Oronoco - Wastewater Collection and Treatment Facilities |
500,000 |
|||||
71.30city of Oronoco to commission a study to
71.31evaluate options for solving the wastewater
71.32infrastructure needs for the region including
71.33the city of Oronoco, the city of Pine Island,
71.34or the city of Rochester. This appropriation
71.35does not require a nonstate match.
| 72.1 72.2 |
Subd. 13.St. James - Storm Sewer Line Replacement |
1,250,000 |
|||||
72.4replace a storm sewer line in St. James. This
72.5appropriation is not available until at least
72.6an equal amount is committed from nonstate
72.7sources.
| 72.8 72.9 |
Subd. 14.Western Lake Superior Sanitary District - Combined Heat and Power System |
8,100,000 |
|||||
72.11Western Lake Superior Sanitary District
72.12for Phase I and II of a project to design,
72.13construct, furnish, and equip a combined heat
72.14and power system to capture process heat
72.15and generate electricity for use at the Western
72.16Lake Superior Sanitary District wastewater
72.17treatment facilities. This appropriation is not
72.18available until the commissioner determines
72.19that at least an equal amount is committed to
72.20the project from state and nonstate sources.
72.21Loans obtained from the Public Facilities
72.22Authority shall count toward the match
72.23requirement.
| 72.24 72.25 |
Sec. 26. MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY |
$ |
20,000,000 |
||||
72.27fund to finance the costs of rehabilitation to
72.28preserve public housing under Minnesota
72.29Statutes, section 462A.202, subdivision
72.303a. For purposes of this section, "public
72.31housing" means housing for low-income
72.32persons and households financed by the
72.33federal government and owned and operated
72.34by the public housing authorities and
72.35agencies formed by cities and counties.
73.1Public housing authorities receiving a public
73.2housing assessment composite score of 80
73.3or above or an equivalent designation are
73.4eligible to receive funding. Priority must be
73.5given to proposals that maximize federal or
73.6local resources to finance the capital costs.
73.7The priority in Minnesota Statutes, section
73.8462A.202, subdivision 3a, for projects to
73.9increase the supply of affordable housing and
73.10the restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section
73.11462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this
73.12appropriation.
| 73.13 73.14 |
Sec. 27. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY |
||||||
| 73.15 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
38,000,000 |
||||
73.17purposes specified in this section.
| 73.18 |
Subd. 2.Historic Sites Asset Preservation |
2,500,000 |
|||||
73.20at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping
73.21at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and
73.22monuments, to be spent in accordance with
73.23Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The
73.24society shall determine project priorities as
73.25appropriate based on need.
| 73.26 |
Subd. 3.Historic Fort Snelling |
34,000,000 |
|||||
73.28and equip facilities to support visitor services
73.29and history programs at Historic Fort
73.30Snelling.
73.31(b) This appropriation includes up to
73.32$4,000,000 to design facilities to support
73.33visitor services and history programs at
73.34Historic Fort Snelling. Money for design is
74.1available the day following final enactment
74.2and is not contingent on demonstrating a
74.3nonstate contribution to the project. Upon
74.4completion of the design, the unspent portion
74.5of the amount specified in this paragraph is
74.6available for the purposes of paragraph (c).
74.7(c) The balance of this appropriation is to
74.8demolish the existing visitor center, renovate,
74.9construct, furnish, and equip facilities,
74.10including landscaping and wayfinding, at
74.11Historic Fort Snelling. This appropriation
74.12is not available until the commissioner of
74.13management and budget determines that an
74.14amount sufficient to complete the project has
74.15been committed from nonstate sources.
| 74.16 |
Subd. 4.County and Local Preservation Grants |
1,500,000 |
|||||
74.18jurisdictions as matching money for historic
74.19preservation projects of a capital nature,
74.20as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
74.21138.0525.
| 74.22 74.23 74.24 |
Sec. 28. OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR - ASSET PRESERVATION FUNDING REPORT |
$ |
50,000 |
||||
74.26Legislative Auditor for the report on options
74.27for funding asset preservation, as described
74.28in article 2, section 19.
| 74.29 |
Sec. 29. MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT |
$ |
6,000,000 |
||||
74.31the Supreme Court for a competitive grant
74.32program established by the chief justice for
74.33the distribution of grants to government
74.34entities for capital improvements to make
75.1courthouses or other facilities where court
75.2proceedings are held safe and secure. Grant
75.3recipients must provide a 50 percent nonstate
75.4match.
| 75.5 |
Sec. 30. BOND SALE EXPENSES |
||||||
| 75.6 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
1,640,000 |
||||
75.8budget for the purposes specified in this
75.9section.
| 75.10 |
Subd. 2.Bond Proceeds Fund |
1,595,000 |
|||||
75.12expenses under Minnesota Statutes, section
75.1316A.641, subdivision 8.
| 75.14 |
Subd. 3.Trunk Highway Fund |
45,000 |
|||||
75.16trunk highway fund for bond sale expenses
75.17under Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.641,
75.18subdivision 8, and 167.50, subdivision 4.
75.19 Sec. 31. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, is amended
75.20to read:
75.21 Sec. 19. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
75.22 The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state
75.23general obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2017, no more
75.24than
75.25the state bond fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding
75.26state general obligation bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general
75.27obligation bonds, the commissioner of management and budget shall calculate the amount
75.28of debt service payments needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount
75.29of debt service payments that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The
75.30commissioner shall adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within
75.31the limit set by this section. The amount needed to make the debt service payments is
75.32appropriated from the general fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
76.1 Sec. 32. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
76.2 Subdivision 1. Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act
76.3from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
76.4issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $1,406,551,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
76.5and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and
76.6by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
76.7 Subd. 2. Transportation fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act from
76.8the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
76.9issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $180,400,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
76.10and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and
76.11by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
76.12 Subd. 3. Trunk highway fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act from
76.13the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the commissioner of management
76.14and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $43,045,000 in the
76.15manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
76.16167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times
76.17and in the amounts requested by the commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the
76.18bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received from the sale of the bonds, must
76.19be deposited in the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.
76.20 Subd. 4. Maximum effort school loan fund. To provide the money appropriated in
76.21this act from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of management and
76.22budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $9,735,000 in the manner,
76.23upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to
76.2416A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
76.25 Sec. 33. CANCELLATIONS; BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION REDUCTIONS.
76.26(a) The bond sale authorization in Laws 1990, chapter 610, article 1, section 30,
76.27subdivision 1, as amended, is reduced by $3,129.
76.28(b) The bond sale authorization in Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 31, subdivision
76.291, as amended, is reduced by $24,480.
76.30(c) The bond sale authorization in Laws 1997, Second Special Session chapter 2,
76.31section 12, as amended, is reduced by $96,992.
76.32(d) The bond sale authorization in Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 13,
76.33subdivision 1, as amended, is reduced by $212,472.
76.34(e) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 26,
76.35subdivision 1, as amended, is reduced by $7,933,538.
77.1(f) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision
77.21, as amended, is reduced by $188,471.
77.3(g) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, First Special Session chapter 1,
77.4section 9, subdivision 1, s reduced by $217,959.
77.5(h) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 19,
77.6article 3, section 2, is reduced by $201,530.
77.7(i) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 19,
77.8article 4, section 4, is reduced by $326,534.
77.9(j) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28,
77.10subdivision 1, as amended, is reduced by $3,366,628.
77.11 Sec. 34. EFFECTIVE DATE.
77.12 Except as otherwise provided, this article is effective the day following final
77.13enactment.
77.16 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 16A.967, is amended to read:
77.1716A.967 LEWIS AND CLARK APPROPRIATION BONDS.
77.18 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this
77.19section.
77.20(b) "Appropriation bond" or "bond" means a bond, note, or other similar instrument
77.21of the state payable during a biennium from one or more of the following sources:
77.22(1) money appropriated by law from the general fund in any biennium for debt
77.23service due with respect to obligations described in
77.24subdivisions 2a and 2b;
77.25(2) proceeds of the sale of obligations described in
77.26subdivisions 2a and 2b;
77.27(3) payments received for that purpose under agreements and ancillary arrangements
77.28described in subdivision 2, paragraph
77.29(4) investment earnings on amounts in clauses (1) to (3).
77.30(c) "Debt service" means the amount payable in any biennium of principal, premium,
77.31if any, and interest on appropriation bonds.
77.32 Subd. 2. Authorization to issue appropriation bonds. (a) Subject to the limitations
77.33of this subdivision, the commissioner may sell and issue appropriation bonds of the state
78.1under this section for public purposes as provided by law
78.2
78.3
78.4
78.5
78.6
78.7
78.8
78.9section must provide for reimbursement to the state from any federal money provided for
78.10the project, consistent with the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System, Inc., agreement.
78.11(b) The appropriation bonds may be issued and sold only after the commissioner
78.12determines that the construction and administration for work done on the project will
78.13comply with (1) all federal requirements and regulations associated with the Lewis and
78.14Clark Rural Water System Act of 2000, and (2) the cooperative agreement between the
78.15United States Department of the Interior and the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System,
78.16Inc. Proceeds of the appropriation bonds must be credited to a special appropriation Lewis
78.17and Clark bond proceeds fund in the state treasury. All income from investment of the
78.18bond proceeds, as estimated by the commissioner, is appropriated to the commissioner for
78.19the payment of principal and interest on the appropriation bonds.
78.20
78.21
78.22
78.23
78.24
78.25
78.26terms and conditions the commissioner determines to be in the best interests of the
78.27state, but the term on any series of appropriation bonds may not exceed 25 years. The
78.28appropriation bonds of each issue and series thereof shall be dated and bear interest,
78.29and may be includable in or excludable from the gross income of the owners for federal
78.30income tax purposes.
78.31
78.32any time thereafter, so long as the appropriation bonds are outstanding, the commissioner
78.33may enter into agreements and ancillary arrangements relating to the appropriation bonds,
78.34including but not limited to trust indentures, grant agreements, lease or use agreements,
78.35operating agreements, management agreements, liquidity facilities, remarketing or
78.36dealer agreements, letter of credit agreements, insurance policies, guaranty agreements,
79.1reimbursement agreements, indexing agreements, or interest exchange agreements. Any
79.2payments made or received according to the agreement or ancillary arrangement shall be
79.3made from or deposited as provided in the agreement or ancillary arrangement. The
79.4determination of the commissioner included in an interest exchange agreement that the
79.5agreement relates to an appropriation bond shall be conclusive.
79.6
79.7to the continuing disclosure of information necessary to comply with or facilitate the
79.8issuance of appropriation bonds in accordance with federal securities laws, rules, and
79.9regulations, including Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations in Code
79.10of Federal Regulations, title 17, section 240.15c 2-12. An agreement may be in the form
79.11of covenants with purchasers and holders of appropriation bonds set forth in the order or
79.12resolution authorizing the issuance of the appropriation bonds, or a separate document
79.13authorized by the order or resolution.
79.14
79.15 Subd. 2a. Project authorization. Appropriation bonds may be sold and issued in
79.16amounts that, in the opinion of the commissioner, are necessary to provide sufficient
79.17money to the Public Facilities Authority under subdivision 7, paragraph (a), not to exceed
79.18$19,000,000 net of costs of issuance, for the purposes as provided under this subdivision,
79.19and pay debt service including capitalized interest, costs of issuance, costs of credit
79.20enhancement, or make payments under other agreements entered into under subdivision 2,
79.21paragraph (d). The bonds authorized by this subdivision are for the purposes of financing
79.22the land acquisition, design, engineering, and construction of facilities and infrastructure
79.23necessary to complete Phase 2 of the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System project,
79.24including completion of the pipeline to Magnolia; extension of the project to the
79.25Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System connection near Adrian; and engineering, design,
79.26and easement acquisition for the final phase of the project to Worthington. No bonds shall
79.27be sold under this subdivision until the commissioner determines that a nonstate match
79.28of at least $9,000,000 is committed to this project phase.
79.29 Subd. 2b. Additional project authorization. Appropriation bonds may be sold
79.30and issued in amounts that, in the opinion of the commissioner, are necessary to provide
79.31sufficient money to the Public Facilities Authority under subdivision 7, paragraph (b),
79.32not to exceed $11,500,000 net of costs of issuance, for the purposes as provided under
79.33this subdivision, and pay debt service including capitalized interest, costs of issuance,
79.34costs of credit enhancement, or make payments under other agreements entered into
79.35under subdivision 2, paragraph (d). The bonds authorized by this subdivision are for
79.36the purposes of financing the land acquisition, design, engineering, and construction of
80.1facilities and infrastructure necessary to complete Phase 3 of the Lewis and Clark Regional
80.2Water System project, including extension of the project from the Lincoln-Pipestone
80.3Rural Water System connection near Adrian to Worthington, construction of a reservoir
80.4in Nobles County and a meter building in Worthington, and acquisition and installation
80.5of a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system. No bonds shall be sold
80.6under this subdivision until the commissioner determines that a nonstate match of at least
80.7$9,000,000 is committed to the final phase of the project.
80.8 Subd. 3. Form; procedure. (a) Appropriation bonds may be issued in the form
80.9of bonds, notes, or other similar instruments, and in the manner provided in section
80.11this section shall control.
80.12(b) Every appropriation bond shall include a conspicuous statement of the limitation
80.13established in subdivision 6.
80.14(c) Appropriation bonds may be sold at either public or private sale upon such terms
80.15as the commissioner shall determine are not inconsistent with this section and may be sold
80.16at any price or percentage of par value. Any bid received may be rejected.
80.17(d) Appropriation bonds must bear interest at a fixed or variable rate.
80.18(e) Notwithstanding any other law, appropriation bonds issued under this section
80.19shall be fully negotiable.
80.20 Subd. 4. Refunding bonds. The commissioner may issue appropriation bonds
80.21for the purpose of refunding any appropriation bonds then outstanding, including the
80.22payment of any redemption premiums on the bonds, any interest accrued or to accrue to
80.23the redemption date, and costs related to the issuance and sale of the refunding bonds. The
80.24proceeds of any refunding bonds may, in the discretion of the commissioner, be applied
80.25to the purchase or payment at maturity of the appropriation bonds to be refunded, to the
80.26redemption of the outstanding appropriation bonds on any redemption date, or to pay
80.27interest on the refunding bonds and may, pending application, be placed in escrow to be
80.28applied to the purchase, payment, retirement, or redemption. Any escrowed proceeds,
80.29pending such use, may be invested and reinvested in obligations that are authorized
80.30investments under section
80.31also be applied to the payment of the appropriation bonds to be refunded or interest or
80.32premiums on the refunded appropriation bonds, or to pay interest on the refunding bonds.
80.33After the terms of the escrow have been fully satisfied, any balance of the proceeds and
80.34any investment income may be returned to the general fund or, if applicable, the special
80.35appropriation Lewis and Clark bond proceeds fund for use in any lawful manner. All
81.1refunding bonds issued under this subdivision must be prepared, executed, delivered, and
81.2secured by appropriations in the same manner as the appropriation bonds to be refunded.
81.3 Subd. 5. Appropriation bonds as legal investments. Any of the following entities
81.4may legally invest any sinking funds, money, or other funds belonging to them or under
81.5their control in any appropriation bonds issued under this section:
81.6(1) the state, the investment board, public officers, municipal corporations, political
81.7subdivisions, and public bodies;
81.8(2) banks and bankers, savings and loan associations, credit unions, trust companies,
81.9savings banks and institutions, investment companies, insurance companies, insurance
81.10associations, and other persons carrying on a banking or insurance business; and
81.11(3) personal representatives, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries.
81.12 Subd. 6. No full faith and credit; state not required to make appropriations. The
81.13appropriation bonds are not public debt of the state, and the full faith, credit, and taxing
81.14powers of the state are not pledged to the payment of the appropriation bonds or to any
81.15payment that the state agrees to make under this section. Appropriation bonds shall not be
81.16obligations paid directly, in whole or in part, from a tax of statewide application on any
81.17class of property, income, transaction, or privilege. Appropriation bonds shall be payable
81.18in each fiscal year only from amounts that the legislature may appropriate for debt service
81.19for any fiscal year, provided that nothing in this section shall be construed to require the
81.20state to appropriate money sufficient to make debt service payments with respect to the
81.21appropriation bonds in any fiscal year. Appropriation bonds shall be canceled and shall
81.22no longer be outstanding on the earlier of (1) the first day of a fiscal year for which the
81.23legislature shall not have appropriated amounts sufficient for debt service, or (2) the date
81.24of final payment of the principal of and interest on the appropriation bonds.
81.25 Subd. 7. Appropriation of proceeds. (a) The proceeds of appropriation bonds
81.26issued under subdivision 2a and interest credited to the special appropriation Lewis and
81.27Clark bond proceeds fund are appropriated as follows:
81.28(1) to the
81.29Clark Joint Powers Board for payment of capital expenses
81.30specified in subdivision
81.31(2) to the commissioner for debt service on the bonds including capitalized interest,
81.32nonsalary costs of issuance of the bonds, costs of credit enhancement of the bonds and
81.33payments under any agreements entered into under subdivision 2, paragraph
81.34as permitted by state and federal law
81.35
82.1(b) The proceeds of appropriation bonds issued under subdivision 2b and interest
82.2credited to the special appropriation Lewis and Clark bond proceeds fund are appropriated
82.3as follows:
82.4(1) to the Public Facilities Authority for a grant to the Lewis and Clark Joint Powers
82.5Board for payment of capital expenses as specified in subdivision 2b; and
82.6(2) to the commissioner for debt service on the bonds including capitalized interest,
82.7nonsalary costs of issuance of the bonds, costs of credit enhancement of the bonds, and
82.8payments under any agreements entered into under subdivision 2, paragraph (d), each as
82.9permitted by state and federal law.
82.10 Subd. 8. Appropriation for debt service and other purposes. (a) An amount, up
82.11to $1,351,000 needed to pay principal and interest on appropriation bonds issued under
82.12
82.13commissioner, subject to repeal, unallotment under section
82.14otherwise pursuant to subdivision 6, for deposit into the bond payments account established
82.15for such purpose in the special Lewis and Clark appropriation bond proceeds fund. The
82.16appropriation is available beginning in fiscal year 2017 and through fiscal year 2038.
82.17(b) An amount up to $855,000 needed to pay principal and interest on appropriation
82.18bonds issued under subdivision 2b is appropriated each fiscal year from the general fund to
82.19the commissioner, subject to repeal, unallotment under section 16A.152, or cancellation,
82.20otherwise pursuant to subdivision 6, for deposit into the bond payments account established
82.21for such purpose in the special Lewis and Clark appropriation bond proceeds fund. The
82.22appropriation is available beginning in fiscal year 2018 and through fiscal year 2039.
82.23 Subd. 9. Waiver of immunity. The waiver of immunity by the state provided for
82.24by section
82.25ancillary contracts to which the commissioner is a party.
82.26 Sec. 2. [16C.053] ACCOMMODATION FOR HARD-OF-HEARING IN
82.27STATE-FUNDED CAPITAL PROJECTS.
82.28 Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "public gathering space"
82.29means a space that is constructed or renovated as part of the project and (1) that
82.30accommodates and is intended to be used for gatherings of 15 or more people; and (2) in
82.31which audible communications are integral to a use of the space.
82.32 Subd. 2. Accommodation for hard-of-hearing in state-funded capital projects.
82.33No commissioner or agency head may approve a contract for, or grant state funds for, a
82.34capital improvement project to construct or renovate a public gathering space in a building
82.35unless:
83.1(1) the project includes equipping the public gathering space, if the public gathering
83.2space has or will have a permanent audio-amplification system, with audio-induction
83.3loops to provide an electromagnetic signal for hearing aids and cochlear implants; and
83.4(2) the project includes meeting the American National Standards Institute
83.5Acoustical Performance Criteria, Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools on
83.6maximum background noise level and reverberation times in the public gathering space.
83.7 Subd. 3. Exemption. A commissioner or agency head may approve a contract for,
83.8or grant state funds for, a capital improvement project to construct or renovate a building
83.9that does not meet a requirement of subdivision 2, when the commissioner or agency
83.10head determines that meeting that requirement is not feasible, is in conflict with other
83.11requirements in law, is in conflict with other project requirements, or that costs outweigh
83.12the benefits. The commissioner must consult with the Commission of Deaf, Deafblind,
83.13and Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans before making the determination.
83.14 Subd. 4. Exemption reports. A commissioner or agency head who determines a
83.15contract is exempt under subdivision 3 must report the exemption to the Commission of
83.16Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans within three months of making the
83.17determination. The chair of the Commission of Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard-of-Hearing
83.18Minnesotans shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of
83.19the committees in the house of representatives and senate with jurisdiction over state
83.20contracting by January 30 of even-numbered years beginning in 2020 identifying each
83.21exemption reported in the previous two calendar years.
83.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This act is effective August 1, 2016, and applies to all projects
83.23funded with an appropriation enacted after August 1, 2016, for which requests for bids
83.24or proposals are issued after January 1, 2018. For projects for which requests for bids or
83.25proposals are issued before January 1, 2018, the commissioners and agency heads are
83.26encouraged to comply with this section.
83.27 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.34, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
83.28 Subdivision 1. Upper bluff; lease terms. The commissioner of natural resources
83.29with the approval of the Executive Council may lease for purposes of restoration,
83.30preservation, historical, recreational, educational, and commercial use and development,
83.31that portion of Fort Snelling State Park known as the upper bluff consisting of officer's
83.32row, area J, the polo grounds, the adjacent golf course, and all buildings and improvements
83.33located thereon, all lying within an area bounded by Minneapolis-St. Paul International
83.34Airport, Trunk Highways numbered 5 and 55, and Bloomington Road. The lease or leases
83.35shall be in a form approved by the attorney general and for a term of not to exceed 99
84.1years. The lease or leases may provide for the provision of capital improvements or other
84.2performance by the tenant or tenants in lieu of all or some of the payments of rent that
84.3would otherwise be required. Notwithstanding the continuing ownership of the upper bluff
84.4by the state, any lease of one or more buildings improved with state general obligation
84.5bond proceeds that exceeds 50 years shall be treated as a sale of the buildings for purposes
84.6of section 16A.695, subdivision 3. Any disposition proceeds payable to the commissioner
84.7upon execution of any lease relating to state bond financed buildings at the upper bluff
84.8shall be applied in accordance with the requirements of section 16A.695, subdivision 3,
84.9and used to pay, redeem, or defease state general obligation bonds issued for purposes of
84.10improving those buildings. Any lease revenues paid to the commissioner subsequent to
84.11the payment, redemption, or defeasance of state general obligation bonds shall be used
84.12by the commissioner as further described in this section.
84.13 Sec. 4. [115.441] VARIANCE ASSISTANCE FOR MUNICIPALITIES.
84.14 Subdivision 1. Reimbursement account. A variance assistance account is
84.15established as an account in the special revenue fund.
84.16 Subd. 2. Eligible expenditures. Money in the variance assistance account may be
84.17used to reimburse an eligible municipality for up to 95 percent of the fee charged under
84.18Minnesota Rules, part 7002.0253, for an application for a variance under section 116.07,
84.19subdivision 5.
84.20 Subd. 3. Eligible municipality. To be eligible for a reimbursement from the
84.21account established in this section, a municipality must demonstrate need for financial
84.22assistance in one of the following ways:
84.23(1) a score of 2.0 or less on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's multifactor
84.24index of financial hardship;
84.25(2) a score greater than 2.0 and up to 2.5 on the financial hardship index and a
84.26description of unique extenuating financial circumstances that exist for the municipality
84.27resulting in an inability to afford the variance application fee; or
84.28(3) a municipality with a population under 1,000.
84.29 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
84.30to read:
84.31 Subd. 82. James Metzen Street. Notwithstanding section 10.49, that segment
84.32of marked Trunk Highway 952 located within Dakota County is designated as "James
84.33Metzen Street." Notwithstanding section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable
84.34design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs.
85.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
85.2 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.52, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
85.3 Subd. 2.
85.4A
85.5the local road improvement fund. Money in the account is annually appropriated to the
85.6commissioner of transportation for expenditure as specified in this section. Money in the
85.7account must be used as grants
85.8counties to assist in paying the local share of trunk highway projects that have local costs
85.9that are directly or partially related to the trunk highway improvement and that are not
85.10funded or are only partially funded with other state and federal funds.
85.11
85.12
85.13 Sec. 7. [219.016] CRUDE OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RAIL SAFETY
85.14ACCOUNT AND GRANT PROGRAM.
85.15 Subdivision 1. Purpose. A hazardous materials rail safety program is established for
85.16the purpose of reducing the risks associated with transporting hazardous material by rail.
85.17 Subd. 2. Creation of account. A hazardous materials rail safety program account is
85.18established in the bond proceeds fund. Money in the account may only be used for capital
85.19costs associated with planning, engineering, administration, and construction of public
85.20highway-rail grade crossing improvements on rail corridors transporting crude oil and
85.21other hazardous materials. Improvements may include upgrades to existing protection
85.22systems, the closing of crossings and necessary roadwork, and reconstruction of at-grade
85.23crossings to full grade separations.
85.24 Subd. 3. Grants. The commissioner may approve grants for financial assistance to
85.25eligible applicants for capital costs associated with hazardous materials rail safety projects
85.26on public highway-rail grade crossings. Qualifying capital costs include, but are not
85.27limited to, upgrades to existing protection systems, the closing of crossings and necessary
85.28roadwork, and reconstruction of at-grade crossings to full grade separations.
85.29 Subd. 4. Eligible applicants. Counties, statutory or home rule charter cities, or
85.30towns that are responsible for establishing and maintaining public highway-rail grade
85.31crossings on rail corridors transporting crude oil and other hazardous materials may apply
85.32to the commissioner for financial assistance for the purposes in this section.
86.1 Subd. 5. Criteria for grant award. The commissioner shall consider the following
86.2criteria to evaluate applications for a grant award for a hazardous materials rail safety
86.3project:
86.4 (1) whether the crossing was identified as a potential candidate for grade separation
86.5in MnDOT's crude by rail grade crossing study (Improvements to Highway Grade
86.6Crossings and Rail Safety, December 2014);
86.7 (2) roadway traffic volumes and speeds;
86.8 (3) train volumes and speeds;
86.9 (4) adjacent land use;
86.10 (5) crash history;
86.11 (6) use of the crossing by emergency vehicles;
86.12 (7) use of the crossing by vehicles carrying hazardous materials;
86.13 (8) local financial contributions to the project; and
86.14(9) private financial contributions to the project.
86.15 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 446A.072, is amended to read:
86.16446A.072
86.17PROGRAM.
86.18 Subdivision 1. Establishment of program. The authority will establish a
86.19
86.20governmental units receiving funding through the clean water revolving fund program, the
86.21drinking water revolving fund program, or the United States Department of Agriculture
86.22Rural Economic and Community Development's (USDA/RECD) Water and Waste
86.23Disposal Loans and Grants program for the predesign, design, and construction of
86.24municipal wastewater
86.25and easements. The purpose of the program is to assist governmental units demonstrating
86.26financial need to build cost-effective projects to address existing environmental or public
86.27health problems. To implement the program, the authority shall establish a
86.28water infrastructure fund to provide grants
86.29title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the federal Safe Drinking Water
86.30Act. The fund shall be credited with all investment income from the fund and all
86.31repayments of loans, grants, and penalties.
86.32 Subd. 3. Program administration. (a) The authority shall provide supplemental
86.33assistance, as provided in subdivision 5a to governmental units:
86.34 (1) whose projects are listed on the Pollution Control Agency's project priority list or
86.35the commissioner of health's project priority list;
87.1 (2) that demonstrate their projects are a cost-effective solution to an existing
87.2environmental or public health problem; and
87.3 (3) whose projects are approved by the USDA/RECD or certified by the
87.4commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner of health.
87.5 (b) For a governmental unit receiving grant funding from the USDA/RECD,
87.6applications must be made to the USDA/RECD with additional information submitted to
87.7the authority as required by the authority. Eligible project costs and affordability criteria
87.8shall be determined by the USDA/RECD.
87.9 (c) For a governmental unit not receiving grant funding from the USDA/RECD,
87.10application must be made to the authority on forms prescribed by the authority for the
87.11clean water revolving fund program or the drinking water revolving fund program with
87.12additional information as required by the authority. In accordance with section
87.13the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner of health shall:
87.14 (1) calculate the essential project component percentage based on the portion of
87.15project costs necessary to convey or treat the existing wastewater flows and loadings or,
87.16for drinking water projects, to provide safe drinking water to meet existing needs, which
87.17must be multiplied by the total project cost to determine the eligible project cost for the
87.18program under this section; and
87.19 (2) review and certify approved projects to the authority.
87.20 (d) Each fiscal year the authority shall make funds available for projects based on
87.21their ranking on the Pollution Control Agency's project priority list or the commissioner
87.22of health's project priority list. The authority shall reserve funds for a project when
87.23the applicant receives a funding commitment from the United States Department of
87.24Agriculture Rural Development (USDA/RECD) or
87.25the project is certified by the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner of health.
87.26Funds must be reserved in an amount based on the project cost estimate submitted to the
87.27authority
87.28
87.29 Subd. 5a. Type and amount of assistance. (a) For a governmental unit receiving
87.30grant funding from the USDA/RECD, the authority may provide assistance in the form
87.31of a grant of up to 65 percent of the eligible grant need determined by USDA/RECD. A
87.32governmental unit may not receive a grant under this paragraph for more than
87.33$5,000,000 per project or
87.34unless specifically approved by law.
87.35 (b) For a governmental unit receiving a loan from the clean water revolving fund
87.36under section
88.1of a grant if the average annual residential wastewater system cost after completion of the
88.2project would otherwise exceed 1.4 percent of the median household income of the project
88.3service area. In determining whether the average annual residential wastewater system
88.4cost would exceed 1.4 percent, the authority must consider the total costs associated with
88.5building, operating, and maintaining the wastewater system, including existing wastewater
88.6debt service, debt service on the eligible project cost, and operation and maintenance
88.7costs. Debt service costs for the proposed project are calculated based on the maximum
88.8loan term permitted for the clean water revolving fund loan under section
88.9subdivision 7
88.10reduce the average annual residential wastewater system cost to 1.4 percent of median
88.11household income in the project service area, to a maximum of
88.12project or
88.13approved by law. The eligible project cost is determined by multiplying the total project
88.14costs minus any other grants by the essential project component percentage calculated
88.15under subdivision 3, paragraph (c), clause (1). In no case may the amount of the grant
88.16exceed 80 percent of the eligible project cost.
88.17(c) For a governmental unit receiving a loan from the drinking water revolving
88.18fund under section 446A.081, the authority may provide assistance under this section in
88.19the form of a grant if the average annual residential drinking water system cost after
88.20completion of the project would otherwise exceed 1.2 percent of the median household
88.21income of the project service area. In determining whether the average annual residential
88.22drinking water system cost would exceed 1.2 percent, the authority must consider the total
88.23costs associated with building, operating, and maintaining the drinking water system,
88.24including existing drinking water debt service, debt service on the eligible project cost,
88.25and operation and maintenance costs. Debt service costs for the proposed project are
88.26calculated based on the maximum loan term permitted for the drinking water revolving
88.27fund loan under section 446A.081, subdivision 8, paragraph (c). The amount of the grant
88.28is equal to 80 percent of the amount needed to reduce the average annual residential
88.29drinking water system cost to 1.2 percent of median household income in the project
88.30service area, to a maximum of $5,000,000 per project or $20,000 per existing connection,
88.31whichever is less, unless specifically approved by law. The eligible project cost is
88.32determined by multiplying the total project costs minus any other grants by the essential
88.33project component percentage calculated under subdivision 3, paragraph (c), clause (1). In
88.34no case may the amount of the grant exceed 80 percent of the eligible project cost.
88.35
88.36governmental unit receiving supplemental assistance under this section after January 1,
89.12002, if the authority determines that the governmental unit's construction and installation
89.2costs are significantly increased due to geological conditions of crystalline bedrock or karst
89.3areas and discharge limits that are more stringent than secondary treatment, the maximum
89.4award under this section shall not be more than $25,000 per existing connection.
89.5
89.6
89.7
89.8
89.9 Subd. 6. Disbursements. Disbursements of grants
89.10section by the authority to recipients must be made for eligible project costs as incurred by
89.11the recipients, and must be made by the authority in accordance with the project financing
89.12agreement and applicable state and federal laws and rules governing the payments.
89.13
89.14
89.15
89.16
89.17
89.18
89.19
89.20
89.21
89.22
89.23
89.24 Subd. 8. Eligibility. A governmental unit is eligible for assistance under this section
89.25only after applying for grant funding from other sources and funding has been obtained,
89.26rejected, or the authority has determined that the potential funding is unlikely.
89.27 Subd. 9. Funding limitation. Supplemental assistance may not be used to reduce
89.28the
89.29separate service charge agreement with the recipient, or a single user that has caused the
89.30need for the project or whose current or projected
89.31one-half of the current wastewater
89.32 Subd. 11. Report on needs. By February 1 of each even-numbered year, the
89.33authority, in conjunction with the Pollution Control Agency and the commissioner of
89.34health, shall prepare a report to the Finance Division of the senate Environment and
89.35Natural Resources Committee and the house of representatives Environment and Natural
90.1Resources Finance Committee on wastewater and drinking water funding assistance needs
90.2of governmental units under this section.
90.3 Subd. 12. System replacement fund. Each governmental unit receiving a
90.4grant under this section shall establish a system replacement fund and shall annually
90.5deposit a minimum of $.50 per 1,000 gallons of flow for major rehabilitation
90.6or replacement of the
90.7
90.8life of the corresponding project loan from the authority or USDA/RECD, unless use of
90.9the fund is approved in writing by the authority for major rehabilitation, expansion, or
90.10replacement of the
90.11during the life of the loan, each recipient shall submit a report to the authority regarding
90.12the amount deposited and the fund balance for the prior calendar year. A recipient is not
90.13required to maintain a fund balance greater than the amount of the grant received. Failure
90.14to comply with the requirements of this subdivision shall result in the authority assessing a
90.15penalty fee to the recipient equal to one percent of the supplemental assistance amount for
90.16each year of noncompliance.
90.17
90.18 Subd. 14. Consistency with land use plans. A governmental unit applying for a
90.19project in an unsewered area shall include in its application to the authority a certification
90.20from the county in which the project is located that:
90.21(1) the project is consistent with the county comprehensive land use plan, if the
90.22county has adopted one;
90.23(2) the project is consistent with the county water plan, if the county has adopted
90.24one; and
90.25(3) the county has adopted specific land use ordinances or controls so as to meet or
90.26exceed the requirements of Minnesota Rules, part 7080.0305.
90.27 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 446A.073, as amended by Laws 2015, First
90.28Special Session chapter 4, article 4, sections 127, 128, and 129, is amended to read:
90.29446A.073 POINT SOURCE IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.
90.30 Subdivision 1. Program established. When money is appropriated for grants
90.31under this program, the authority shall award grants up to a maximum of
90.32$7,000,000 to governmental units to cover
90.33infrastructure projects made necessary by:
91.1(1) a wasteload reduction prescribed under a total maximum daily load plan required
91.2by section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, section
91.31313(d);
91.4(2) a phosphorus concentration or mass limit which requires discharging one
91.5milligram per liter or less at permitted design flow which is incorporated into a permit
91.6issued by the Pollution Control Agency;
91.7(3) any other water quality-based effluent limit established under section
91.8subdivision 1, paragraph (e), clause (8), and incorporated into a permit issued by the
91.9Pollution Control Agency that exceeds secondary treatment limits; or
91.10(4) a total nitrogen concentration or mass limit
91.11milligrams per liter or less
91.12 Subd. 2. Grant application. Application for a grant must be made to the authority
91.13on forms prescribed by the authority
91.14
91.15estimate for the work necessary to comply with the
91.16requirements listed in subdivision 1. The Pollution Control Agency shall
91.17
91.18
91.19
91.20
91.21specifications approved under section
91.22 Subd. 3. Project priorities.
91.23
91.24July and reserve money for projects expected to proceed with construction by the end of
91.25the fiscal year in the order listed on the Pollution Control Agency's project priority list and
91.26in an amount based on the cost estimate submitted to the authority in the grant application
91.27or the as-bid costs, whichever is less. Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, chapter 7077,
91.28the Pollution Control Agency may rank a drinking water infrastructure project on the
91.29agency's project priority list if the project is necessary to meet an applicable requirement
91.30in subdivision 1.
91.31 Subd. 4. Grant approval. The authority must make a grant for an eligible project
91.32only after:
91.33(1) the applicant has submitted the as-bid cost for the water infrastructure project;
91.34(2) the Pollution Control Agency has approved the as-bid costs and certified the
91.35grant eligible portion of the project; and
92.1(3) the authority has determined that the additional financing necessary to complete
92.2the project has been committed from other sources.
92.3 Subd. 5. Grant disbursement. Disbursement of a grant must be made for eligible
92.4project costs as incurred by the governmental unit and in accordance with a project
92.5financing agreement and applicable state and federal laws and rules governing the
92.6payments.
92.7 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 446A.081, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
92.8 Subd. 9. Other uses of fund. (a) The drinking water revolving loan fund may be
92.9used as provided in the act, including the following uses:
92.10(1) to buy or refinance the debt obligations, at or below market rates, of public water
92.11systems for drinking water systems, where the debt was incurred after the date of enactment
92.12of the act, for the purposes of construction of the necessary improvements to comply with
92.13the national primary drinking water regulations under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act;
92.14(2) to purchase or guarantee insurance for local obligations to improve credit market
92.15access or reduce interest rates;
92.16(3) to provide a source of revenue or security for the payment of principal and
92.17interest on revenue or general obligation bonds issued by the authority if the bond
92.18proceeds are deposited in the fund;
92.19(4) to provide loans or loan guarantees for similar revolving funds established by a
92.20governmental unit or state agency;
92.21(5) to earn interest on fund accounts;
92.22(6) to pay the reasonable costs incurred by the authority, the Department of
92.23Employment and Economic Development, and the Department of Health for conducting
92.24activities as authorized and required under the act up to the limits authorized under the act;
92.25(7) to develop and administer programs for water system supervision, source water
92.26protection, and related programs required under the act;
92.27(8) notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 7380.0280, to provide principal
92.28forgiveness or grants to the extent permitted under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act
92.29and other federal law, based on the criteria and requirements established for drinking
92.30water projects under the water infrastructure funding program under section 446A.072;
92.31(9) to provide loans, principal forgiveness or grants to the extent permitted under the
92.32federal Safe Drinking Water Act and other federal law to address green infrastructure, water
92.33or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities; and
93.1(10) to provide principal forgiveness, or grants for 50 percent of the project cost up
93.2to a maximum of $10,000 for projects needed to comply with national primary drinking
93.3water standards for an existing community or noncommunity public water system.
93.4
93.5
93.6
93.7
93.8
93.9
93.10
93.11
93.12
93.13
93.14
93.15
93.16
93.17
93.18not exceed 25 percent of the eligible project costs as determined by the Department of
93.19Health for project components directly related to green infrastructure, water or energy
93.20efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities, up to a maximum
93.21of $1,000,000.
93.22
93.23
93.24
93.25
93.26
93.27
93.28 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 446A.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
93.29 Subdivision 1. Bonding authority. The authority may issue negotiable bonds in a
93.30principal amount that the authority determines necessary to provide sufficient funds for
93.31achieving its purposes, including the making of loans and purchase of securities, the
93.32payment of interest on bonds of the authority, the establishment of reserves to secure its
93.33bonds, the payment of fees to a third party providing credit enhancement, and the payment
93.34of all other expenditures of the authority incident to and necessary or convenient to carry
93.35out its corporate purposes and powers, but not including the making of grants. Bonds of
94.1the authority may be issued as bonds or notes or in any other form authorized by law.
94.2The principal amount of bonds issued and outstanding under this section at any time
94.3may not exceed
94.4bonds or crossover refunding bonds have been issued, and excluding any bonds issued
94.5for the credit enhanced bond program or refunding or crossover refunding bonds issued
94.6under the program. The principal amount of bonds issued and outstanding under section
94.8crossover refunding bonds have been issued.
94.9 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a
94.10subdivision to read:
94.11 Subd. 2c. Additional authorization. In addition to the amount authorized in
94.12subdivisions 2, 2a, and 2b, the agency may issue up to $70,000,000 in housing infrastructure
94.13bonds in one or more series to which the payments under this section may be pledged.
94.14 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 462A.37, subdivision 5, is
94.15amended to read:
94.16 Subd. 5. Additional appropriation. (a) The agency must certify annually to the
94.17commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of annual debt service on
94.18each series of bonds issued under subdivisions 2a
94.19(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2015 and through 2037, if any housing infrastructure
94.20bonds issued under subdivision 2a remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
94.21and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under
94.22section
94.23$6,400,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from
94.24the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
94.25(c) Each July 15, beginning in 2017 and through 2038, if any housing infrastructure
94.26bonds issued under subdivision 2b remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
94.27and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under
94.28section
94.29$800,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from
94.30the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
94.31(d) Each July 15, beginning in 2018 and through 2039, if any housing infrastructure
94.32bonds issued under subdivision 2c remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
94.33and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under
94.34section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed
95.1$5,600,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from
95.2the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
95.3
95.4the payments to be made by the state under this section.
95.5 Sec. 14. Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 22, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws 2005,
95.6chapter 20, article 1, section 43, and Laws 2013, chapter 136, section 10, is amended to
95.7read:
| 95.8 95.9 |
Subd. 6.Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center |
3,000,000 |
|||||
95.11and equip ancillary support and program
95.12facilities, including improvements to basic
95.13infrastructure, such as sanitary and storm
95.14sewer and water lines, public streets,
95.15curb, gutter, street lights, or sidewalks, to
95.16make improvements for building envelope
95.17and structural integrity for the purposes
95.18of stabilizing the buildings for sale, for
95.19hazardous materials abatement, and for
95.20demolition of all or portions of surplus,
95.21nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities
95.22and infrastructure or to renovate surplus,
95.23nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities and
95.24infrastructure to facilitate the redevelopment
95.25of the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment
95.26Center campus. If the property is sold or
95.27transferred to a local unit of government, the
95.28unspent portion of this appropriation may be
95.29granted to the local unit of government that
95.30acquires the campus for the purposes stated
95.31in this subdivision.
95.32Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
95.34appropriation of bond proceeds in this
96.1subdivision are available until December 31,
96.2
96.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
96.4 Sec. 15. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 27, as amended by Laws 2010,
96.5chapter 189, section 56, Laws 2010, chapter 399, section 4, Laws 2012, chapter 293,
96.6section 39, and Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 2, section 9, is amended to read:
| 96.7 96.8 |
Subd. 27.State Trail Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Development |
15,320,000 |
|||||
96.10renovate state trails under Minnesota
96.11Statutes, section
96.12$970,000 is for the Chester Woods Trail
96.13from Rochester to Dover. Notwithstanding
96.14Minnesota Statutes, section
96.15bond authorization and appropriation of bond
96.16proceeds for this project are available until
96.17June 30, 2016.
96.18$700,000 is for the Casey Jones Trail.
96.19$750,000 is for the Gateway Trail, to replace
96.20an at-grade crossing of the Gateway Trail
96.21at Highway 120 with a grade-separated
96.22crossing. Notwithstanding Minnesota
96.23Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond
96.24authorization and appropriation of bond
96.25proceeds for this project are available until
96.26December 31, 2017.
96.27$1,600,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami Trail
96.28between Silver Bay and Tettegouche State
96.29Park.
96.30$1,500,000 is for the Great River Ridge Trail
96.31from Plainview to Elgin to Eyota.
96.32$1,500,000 is for the Heartland Trail.
97.1$500,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail from
97.2Lake Byllesby Park to Cannon Falls.
97.3Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
97.4section
97.5and appropriation of bond proceeds for this
97.6project are available until December 30,
97.72014.
97.8$150,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail within
97.9the city of Faribault.
97.10$1,500,000 is for the Minnesota River Trail
97.11from Appleton to Milan and to the Marsh
97.12Lake Dam. Notwithstanding Minnesota
97.13Statutes, section
97.14authorization and appropriation of bond
97.15proceeds for this project are available until
97.16December 30, 2014.
97.17$2,000,000 is for the Paul Bunyan Trail from
97.18Walker to Guthrie.
97.19$250,000 is for the Root River Trail from
97.20Preston to Forestville State Park.
97.21$100,000 is for the Root River Trail, the
97.22eastern extension.
97.23$250,000 is for the Root River Trail, the
97.24eastern extension Wagon Wheel.
97.25$550,000 is to connect the Stagecoach Trail
97.26with the Douglas Trail in Olmsted County.
97.27Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
97.28section
97.29and appropriation of bond proceeds for this
97.30project are available until December 31,
97.312016.
97.32$3,000,000 is to rehabilitate state trails.
97.33For any project listed in this subdivision that
97.34the commissioner determines is not ready to
98.1proceed, the commissioner may allocate that
98.2project's money to another state trail project
98.3in this subdivision. The chairs of the house
98.4and senate committees with jurisdiction
98.5over environment and natural resources
98.6and legislators from the affected legislative
98.7districts must be notified of any changes.
98.8 Sec. 16. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 13, subdivision 8,
98.9is amended to read:
| 98.10 98.11 |
Subd. 8.Rail Service Improvement - St. Louis Park Noise Barrier |
700,000 |
|||||
98.13predesign, design, construct, and install noise
98.14mitigation barriers associated with route
98.15changes for freight rail. This appropriation
98.16may be used to design and construct trail
98.17safety improvements for the Beltline trail
98.18bridge, the Wooddale trail underpass, and the
98.19Louisiana trail underpass. Notwithstanding
98.20Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, this
98.21appropriation is available until January 1,
98.222018.
98.23 Sec. 17. Laws 2012, chapter 293, section 7, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
| 98.24 |
Subd. 8.Lake Zumbro |
3,000,000 |
|||||
98.26removal of sedimentation in Lake Zumbro,
98.27including final engineering, dredging,
98.28and dredged soil disposal from the sites
98.29identified in the Preliminary Engineering
98.30Report for Dredging Lake Zumbro.
98.31This project is designed to improve the
98.32recreational economy, water quality, and
98.33habitat, and increase water storage capacity
99.1within the lake to achieve renewable
99.2energy goals by optimizing long-term
99.3hydroelectric operations. This appropriation
99.4is not available until the commissioner
99.5has determined that at least an equal
99.6amount has been committed to the project
99.7from nonstate sources. Notwithstanding
99.8Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
99.9bond authorization and appropriation of bond
99.10proceeds for this project are available until
99.11December 31, 2018.
99.12 Sec. 18. Laws 2012, chapter 293, section 17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
| 99.13 |
Subd. 4.Phillips Community Center |
1,750,000 |
|||||
99.15Recreation Board to predesign, design,
99.16engineer, reconstruct, renovate, furnish,
99.17and equip the Phillips Community Center
99.18indoor competitive swimming pool and to
99.19predesign, design, engineer, and construct
99.20an additional indoor multipurpose family
99.21pool and facilities associated with an aquatic
99.22center in the community center, subject to
99.23Minnesota Statutes, section
99.24This appropriation is not available until
99.25the commissioner determines that at least
99.26$350,000 is committed from nonstate
99.27sources. Notwithstanding Minnesota
99.28Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond
99.29authorization and appropriation of bond
99.30proceeds for this project are available until
99.31December 31, 2018.
99.32 Sec. 19. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 7, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
| 99.33 |
Subd. 15.Grant County Trail Grant |
100,000 |
|||||
100.2acquisition,
100.3from the city of Elbow Lake to Pomme de
100.4Terre Lake. The commissioner of natural
100.5resources may allocate any amount not
100.6needed to complete this project to state
100.7trail acquisition and improvements under
100.8Minnesota Statutes, section
100.9 Sec. 20. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 17, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
| 100.10 100.11 |
Subd. 6.Inver Grove Heights - Heritage Village Park |
2,000,000 |
|||||
100.13grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights
100.14and $500,000 of this appropriation is for a
100.15grant to Dakota County. This appropriation
100.16is for public infrastructure improvements
100.17and land acquisition in and adjacent to the
100.18Heritage Village Park, the Mississippi River
100.19Trail, and the Rock Island Swing Bridge.
100.20These improvements will include but are
100.21not limited to motor vehicle access, utility
100.22service, stormwater treatment, and trail and
100.23sidewalk connections. This appropriation
100.24is not available until the commissioner of
100.25management and budget has determined that
100.26at least an equal amount has been committed
100.27to the project from nonstate sources.
100.28 Sec. 21. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 17, subdivision 12, is amended to
100.29read:
| 100.30 100.31 100.32 |
Subd. 12.West St. Paul - Greenway Crossing |
2,000,000 |
|||||
100.34predesign, design, and construct a
101.1
101.2
101.3River-to-River Greenway of Robert Street in
101.4the area near Wentworth Avenue in West St.
101.5Paul. This appropriation may also be used to
101.6acquire property or purchase rights-of-way
101.7needed for bridge construction. A nonstate
101.8match is not required.
101.9 Sec. 22. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 10, subdivision
101.103, is amended to read:
| 101.11 101.12 |
Subd. 3.Local Road Improvement Fund Grants |
8,910,000 |
|||||
101.14the state transportation fund as provided
101.15in Minnesota Statutes, section
101.16construction and reconstruction of local
101.17roads with statewide or regional significance
101.18under Minnesota Statutes, section
101.19subdivision 4
101.20assist in paying the costs of rural road safety
101.21capital improvement projects on county
101.22state-aid highways under Minnesota Statutes,
101.23section
101.24(b) This appropriation includes $850,000 for
101.25a grant to the city of Sandstone for predesign,
101.26design, engineering, and construction of a
101.27road extending south off of marked Trunk
101.28Highway 23 across from Lundorff Drive
101.29to the airport area, and including a bridge
101.30over Skunk Creek in Sandstone, in order to
101.31facilitate repurposing of an area of the airport
101.32into a business park. This appropriation
101.33is not available until the commissioner of
101.34management and budget determines that
101.35sufficient resources to complete the project
102.1are committed to it from other sources,
102.2including any funds made available from the
102.3commissioner of transportation.
102.4(c) This appropriation includes $3,770,000
102.5for a grant to Kandiyohi County for
102.6construction and reconstruction of local
102.7roads to facilitate the construction of
102.8highway-rail grade separations at U.S.
102.9Highway 12
102.10County State-Aid Highway 55 as part of the
102.11Willmar Wye project.
102.12 Sec. 23. OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR REPORT - FUNDING FOR
102.13ASSET PRESERVATION.
102.14 Subdivision 1. Report. By November 15, 2016, the legislative auditor shall report to
102.15the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the senate with jurisdiction
102.16over finance and capital investment and in the house of representatives with jurisdiction
102.17over ways and means and capital investment, with recommendations for sustainable,
102.18reliable, predictable funding for preservation of capital assets owned by agencies.
102.19 Subd. 2. Funding options and approaches. The report shall assess the feasibility of
102.20implementing the following options and may include evaluation of other feasible options:
102.21(1) establishing a standing appropriation from the general fund to pay a portion of
102.22certified asset preservation needs;
102.23(2) establishing a standing appropriation from the bond proceeds fund, and
102.24authorizing the sale of general obligation bonds, to pay a portion of certified asset
102.25preservation needs;
102.26(3) dedicating a specified portion of fees collected by agencies to use for asset
102.27preservation; and
102.28(4) shifting asset preservation from the capital budget to the operating budget so that
102.29asset preservation is built into the base budget.
102.30Evaluations should include a comparison to current law and practice.
102.31 Subd. 3. Real property portfolio management system. The commissioner
102.32of administration shall provide assistance, as requested by the legislative auditor, for
102.33preparing the report, including providing data from the ARCHIBUS real property portfolio
102.34management system.
103.1 Subd. 4. Demolition. The report shall evaluate whether the metrics and process
103.2used by each agency to recommend demolition of capital assets are comprehensive enough
103.3to reflect what is in the best interest of the state.
103.4 Subd. 5. Definition. "Agencies" as used in this section means all executive branch
103.5agencies, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, and the Board of Trustees
103.6of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
103.7 Sec. 24. VETERANS HOMES; MONTEVIDEO AND BEMIDJI.
103.8The fiscal year 2018 and fiscal year 2019 general fund base appropriation for
103.9veterans homes is increased by $10,000,000 each fiscal year. This increase is for the
103.10operating costs of 143 skilled nursing beds added after July 1, 2016, in one or more
103.11veteran homes, including Montevideo and Bemidji. None of this increased amount may
103.12be used for operating costs at a veterans home in Minneapolis.
103.13 Sec. 25. APPROPRIATION; WATER SUPPLY SUSTAINABILITY STUDY.
103.14(a) $1,780,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2017 from the general fund to the
103.15commissioner of natural resources.
103.16(b) Of this amount:
103.17(1) $1,500,000 is for a study to evaluate long-term water supply sustainability in the
103.18north and east metro, identify options to address any challenges identified to the north
103.19and east metro's long-term water supply sustainability, and assess the feasibility and costs
103.20of those options. The study must consider available information concerning interactions
103.21between the region's surface water and groundwater systems, including White Bear
103.22Lake. The commissioner must conduct this study in consultation and coordination with
103.23affected communities, the Metropolitan Council and other state and regional agencies,
103.24water utilities, watershed districts, counties, industrial water permit holders, and other
103.25entities with a demonstrated interest in the water supply challenges facing the north
103.26and east metro. The commissioner must complete a report summarizing study findings
103.27regarding long-term water supply sustainability challenges in the north and east metro
103.28and the feasibility of various options for addressing those challenges. Efficient water use
103.29and water reuse options must be included in the report. The commissioner's report must
103.30consider sufficient detail regarding preliminary design considerations, including supply
103.31source, treatment, distribution, operation, and financing, of all feasible options evaluated.
103.32The report must be provided no later than January 15, 2018, to the chairs and ranking
103.33minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions
103.34with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources finance and policy and the clean
104.1water fund. No detailed design may be undertaken by the commissioner without legislative
104.2approval. A copy of the draft report will be provided to all affected local agencies for
104.3review and comment prior to finalization and presentation by the commissioner to the
104.4legislature. The appropriation in this clause is available until June 30, 2018; and
104.5(2) $280,000 is for water quality monitoring, modeling, and data analysis to
104.6establish baseline water quality conditions and to assess the water quality impacts and
104.7other potential ecological effects of augmenting White Bear Lake with water from Vadnais
104.8Lake on both White Bear Lake and Vadnais Lake. The appropriation in this clause
104.9is available until June 30, 2018.
104.10 Sec. 26. REPEALER.
104.11Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123A.446, is repealed.
104.12 Sec. 27. EFFECTIVE DATE.
104.13Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment.