HF 3770

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 04/12/2010 01:56pm

A bill for an act
relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better
public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with
certain conditions; authorizing the sale of state bonds; modifying previous
appropriations; appropriating money.

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

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

new text begin The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated,
to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as
authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire
and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or
as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j),
or article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act for a capital
program or project may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly
to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the
commissioner of management and budget. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations
in this act are available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642.
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new text begin SUMMARY new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end		new text begin 25,923,000 new text end
new text begin Board of Water and Soil Resources new text end		new text begin 25,000,000 new text end
new text begin Transportation new text end		new text begin 5,500,000 new text end
new text begin Metropolitan Council new text end		new text begin 43,500,000 new text end
new text begin TOTAL new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 99,923,000 new text end
new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service) new text end		new text begin 99,923,000 new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin NATURAL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 25,923,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of natural resources for
the purposes specified in this section.
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new text begin The appropriations in this section are
subject to the requirements of the natural
resources capital improvement program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12,
unless this section or the statutes referred
to in this section provide more specific
standards, criteria, or priorities for projects
than Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition and Development new text end

new text begin 4,500,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire in fee the Hastings Sand Coulee
in Dakota County, and other lands identified
by the commissioner as targeted sites for
potential acquisition for scientific and natural
areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5, and for
protection and improvements of a capital
nature in scientific and natural areas. Not
less than five percent of this appropriation
is for restoration.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin State Trail Acquisition and Development new text end

new text begin 21,423,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire land for and to construct and
renovate state trails under Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.015.
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new text begin Up to $1,000,000 is for the Blazing Star
Trail.
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new text begin Up to $1,000,000 is for the Browns Creek
Trail.
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new text begin Up to $2,000,000 is for the Casey Jones Trail.
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new text begin Up to $2,000,000 is to design, acquire land
for, and develop the Camp Ripley/Veterans
State Trail, established in Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.015, subdivision 28,
in conjunction with the United States
Department of Defense and the Minnesota
Department of Transportation.
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new text begin Up to $1,000,000 is for the Cuyuna Lakes
Trail.
new text end

new text begin Up to $2,000,000 is for the Gateway Trail.
new text end

new text begin Up to $1,000,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami
Trail.
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new text begin Up to $2,000,000 is to acquire and develop
a five-mile bituminous extension of the
Glacial Lakes State Trail in the city of New
London to Sibley State Park, in the CSAH 40
corridor, for bicycle and pedestrian use.
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new text begin Up to $1,300,000 is to acquire and develop
the segment of the Goodhue Pioneer Trail
between the cities of Zumbrota and Goodhue.
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new text begin Up to $1,500,000 is for the Heartland Trail
extension.
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new text begin Up to $2,373,000 is for paving the Luce
Line Trail and developing a parallel horse
trail between the city of Winsted and city
of Cedar Mills. The trail between the city
of Winsted and city of Cedar Mills must be
available for multiple uses, including hiking,
biking, horseback riding, snowmobiling,
cross-country skiing, and inline skating.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
84.8712, subdivision 1, snowmobiles with
metal traction devices may be used on the
portion of the Luce Line Trail paved with this
appropriation. The commissioner of natural
resources shall ensure that all drainage tile
passing under the Luce Line Trail can be
maintained and provide for adequate crossing
locations for farmers with construction
standards that allow for large machinery to
cross the trail.
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new text begin Up to $550,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail.
new text end

new text begin Up to $400,000 is for the Minnesota River
Trail.
new text end

new text begin Up to $1,800,000 is for the Paul Bunyan
Trail.
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new text begin Up to $1,500,000 is for the Shooting Star
Trail.
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new text begin For any project listed in this subdivision that
the commissioner determines is not ready to
proceed, the commissioner may allocate that
project's money to another state trail project.
The chairs of the house of representatives
and senate committees with jurisdiction
over environment and natural resources
and legislators from the affected legislative
districts must be notified of any changes.
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Sec. 3. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 25,000,000 new text end

new text begin RIM Conservation Reserve new text end

new text begin (a) To the Board of Water and Soil Resources
to acquire conservation easements from
landowners to preserve, restore, create,
and enhance wetlands; restore and enhance
rivers and streams, riparian lands, and
associated uplands in order to protect soil
and water quality; support fish and wildlife
habitat; reduce flood damage; and provide
other public benefits. The provisions of
Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, apply
to this appropriation, except that the board
may establish alternative payment rates for
easements and practices to establish restored
native prairies, as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 7, and
to protect uplands. Of this appropriation, up
to ten percent may be used to implement the
program.
new text end

new text begin The board may give priority to the area
designated for relief and recovery from the
flooding that occurred on or after August
18, 2007, in the area of southeast Minnesota
designated under Presidential Declaration of
Major Disaster DR-1717.
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new text begin At least $2,000,000 of this amount is
available for use by the Cedar River and
Turtle Creek Watershed Districts in Freeborn,
Mower, Dodge, and Steele Counties to
restore wetlands and reduce flooding in the
Austin area.
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new text begin Up to $8,000,000 of this amount is available
for use in Minnesota counties in the Red
River Basin to restore wetlands and reduce
flooding.
new text end

new text begin Up to $500,000 is for use in the Rum River
watershed.
new text end

new text begin Up to $2,000,000 is for use in Area II.
new text end

new text begin $7,500,000 is for use in the seven-county
metropolitan area.
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new text begin Up to $400,000 is for a grant to the Freeborn
County Soil and Water Conservation District
for use in the Minnesota portion of the Bear
Lake watershed.
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new text begin (b) The board is authorized to enter into
new agreements and amend past agreements
with landowners as required by Minnesota
Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision
5, to allow for restoration, including
overseeding and harvesting of native prairie
vegetation for use for energy production in
a manner that does not devalue the natural
habitat, water quality benefits, or carbon
sequestration functions of the area enrolled
in the easement. This shall occur after seed
production and minimize impacts on wildlife.
Of this appropriation, up to five percent
may be used for restoration, including
overseeding. The board must submit to the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
environment finance and capital investment
an interim report on this program by October
1, 2010, and a final report by February 1,
2011.
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Sec. 4. new text begin TRANSPORTATION new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 5,500,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of transportation for the
purposes specified in this section.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Greater Minnesota Transit new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin For capital assistance for greater Minnesota
transit systems to be used for transit capital
facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.24, subdivision 3c. Money from this
appropriation may be used to pay up to 80
percent of the nonfederal share of these
facilities.
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new text begin $520,000 is for a grant to the city of
Northfield to design, construct, furnish,
and equip a multimodal hub to serve as a
transfer station, park and ride, intercity hub
and trailhead, providing connections to Mill
Towns State Trail, bike paths, and sidewalks
within the city of Northfield.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Port Development Assistance new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin For grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
457A. Any improvements made with the
proceeds of these grants must be publicly
owned.
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Sec. 5. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 43,500,000 new text end

new text begin Transit Capital Improvement Program new text end

new text begin (a) To the Metropolitan Council to
advance transit in the metropolitan area,
in consultation with the Counties Transit
Improvement Board. Transit way corridors
include the following: Bottineau Boulevard,
Cedar Avenue, Central Corridor LRT, I-35W
corridor, I-94 corridor, Red Rock corridor,
Riverview corridor, Robert Street corridor,
Rush Line, and Southwest corridor.
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new text begin The appropriation must be used first to
maximize federal money for all the following
projects and to fund all projects in this
paragraph as follows, but not listed in rank
order of priority:
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new text begin (1) preliminary engineering and
environmental work for the Southwest
Corridor light rail line from the Hiawatha
light rail in downtown Minneapolis to Eden
Prairie;
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new text begin (2) environmental assessment, preliminary
engineering, design, right-of-way acquisition,
and construction of bus shoulders and transit
facilities all as part of the Cedar Avenue Bus
Rapid Transit Way from Lakeville in Dakota
County to Bloomington in Hennepin County;
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new text begin (3) a grant to the Ramsey County Regional
Railroad Authority to acquire land and
structures, to renovate structures, and for
design, engineering, and environmental work
to complete revitalization of the Union Depot
for use as a multimodal transit center in St.
Paul. The center must be designed so that
it facilitates a potential future connection of
high-speed rail to Minneapolis;
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new text begin (4) real property acquisition, environmental
analysis, and engineering for and construction
of a park and ride facility for the Red Rock
Corridor Transit Way;
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new text begin (5) environmental work, engineering,
acquisition of real property or interests in real
property, and design and construction of a
park and ride facility in the city of Woodbury
for the I-94 Corridor Transit Way;
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new text begin (6) a grant to the Hennepin County Regional
Rail Authority for environmental analysis,
engineering, design, acquisition of real
property or interests in real property,
and site preparation for the Minneapolis
Transportation Interchange Facility located
in the vicinity of the confluence of the
Hiawatha light rail line and the Northstar
commuter rail line. The interchange must
be designed so that it facilitates a potential
future connection of passenger or commuter
rail to the Union Depot in St. Paul. The
amount of the grant may not exceed the
amount spent under this appropriation for
park and ride facilities; and
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new text begin (7) to design, construct, furnish, and equip
improvements to property along the Central
Corridor light rail tracks as they pass the
State Capitol on University Avenue in St.
Paul; money used for this purpose is not
part of the Central Corridor light rail transit
project budget.
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new text begin (b) The remainder of the appropriation must
be used to implement any of the following
capital improvements, which are not listed in
rank order of priority, to be selected by the
Metropolitan Council after consultation with
the Counties Transit Improvement Board and
after consultation with other stakeholders
as appropriate. The council shall seek
geographic balance in the allocation of this
appropriation where possible. The remainder
of the appropriation is for:
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new text begin (1) environmental studies, engineering, real
property acquisition, and construction of
passenger facilities for the Robert Street
Corridor Transit Way along a corridor on
or parallel to U.S. Highway 52 and Robert
Street from within the city of St. Paul to
Dakota County Road 42 in Rosemount;
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new text begin (2) environmental analysis and project
development for the Bottineau Boulevard
Transit Way corridor from the Target
Ballpark station in downtown Minneapolis
to the vicinity of the Target development in
northern Brooklyn Park or the Arbor Lakes
retail area in Maple Grove;
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new text begin (3) real property acquisition for and
construction of a park and ride facility in the
vicinity of the intersection of County Road
14 and Interstate Highway 35E for the Rush
Line Transit Way;
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new text begin (4) a grant to the Anoka County Regional
Rail Authority for environmental analysis,
design, engineering, acquisition of real
property or interests in real property, and
construction of related infrastructure and
other improvements of a capital nature for
the Foley Boulevard Northstar commuter rail
station;
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new text begin (5) a grant to Hennepin County for design
of a transit station in the Lake Street area at
marked Interstate Highway 35W in the city
of Minneapolis;
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new text begin (6) to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
and equip a parking lot and transit station
shelter on land owned by the city of
Rosemount in the city's downtown area. The
parking lot will have approximately 100
spaces for vehicles; and
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new text begin (7) a grant to the Ramsey County Regional
Railroad Authority for environmental work
and preliminary engineering for bus rapid
transit in the Riverview corridor between the
east side of St. Paul and the Minneapolis-St.
Paul International Airport and the Mall of
America.
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Sec. 6. new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
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new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the
commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an
amount up to $99,923,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by
Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution,
article XI, sections 4 to 7.
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Sec. 7. new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS REDUCED.
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new text begin (a) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision
1, is reduced by $355,680,000.
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new text begin (b) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision
2, is reduced by $5,780,000.
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new text begin (c) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision
4, is reduced by $6,500,000.
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Sec. 8. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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new text begin This act is effective the day following final enactment.
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