HF 3792

as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to public administration; authorizing 
  1.3             spending to acquire and to better public land and 
  1.4             buildings and other public improvements of a capital 
  1.5             nature with certain conditions; authorizing issuance 
  1.6             of bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota 
  1.7             Statutes 1996, section 116.182, by adding a 
  1.8             subdivision; Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 2, 
  1.9             subdivision 13; Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 22, 
  1.10            subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in 
  1.11            Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J. 
  1.12  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.13                             ARTICLE 1
  1.14  Section 1.  [TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS; SUMMARY.] 
  1.15     The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
  1.16  appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 
  1.17  to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 
  1.18  acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 
  1.19  improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act. 
  1.20                              SUMMARY 
  1.21  GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS                    378,969,000 
  1.22  MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY                         25,126,000 
  1.23  INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL                                3,000,000 
  1.24  PUBLIC SERVICE                                        8,000,000 
  1.25  MNSCU                                                 2,600,000 
  1.26  DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT         10,000,000 
  1.27  PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY                          63,799,000 
  1.28  POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY                             12,000,000 
  2.1   TOTAL                                           $   503,494,000 
  2.2   Bond Proceeds Fund  
  2.3   (General Fund Debt Service)                         500,714,000
  2.4   General Fund                                          2,780,000 
  2.5                                                    APPROPRIATIONS
  2.6                                                    $ 
  2.7   Sec. 2.  GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS           378,969,000 
  2.8   Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of 
  2.9   administration, or other named agency 
  2.10  or official, for the purposes specified 
  2.11  in this section. 
  2.12  Subd. 2.  St. Paul RiverCentre
  2.13  Arena                                                65,000,000
  2.14  For a grant to the city of St. Paul to 
  2.15  design, construct, furnish, and equip a 
  2.16  new St. Paul RiverCentre Arena.  This 
  2.17  appropriation is contingent upon 
  2.18  demonstration of $65,000,000 in 
  2.19  nonstate matching funds to the 
  2.20  commissioner of finance. 
  2.21  Subd. 3.  Minneapolis
  2.22  Convention Center                                    87,145,000
  2.23  To the commissioner of finance for a 
  2.24  grant to the city of Minneapolis to pay 
  2.25  principal costs on city of Minneapolis' 
  2.26  $178,985,000 general obligation sales 
  2.27  tax refunding bonds, series 1992.  It 
  2.28  is the expectation of the legislature 
  2.29  that the city will issue bonds and pay 
  2.30  all capital and operating costs 
  2.31  associated with an expansion of the 
  2.32  existing Minneapolis Convention 
  2.33  Center.  This is the final state 
  2.34  appropriation for this facility. 
  2.35  Subd. 4.  Mayo Civic Center
  2.36  in Rochester                                          6,756,000
  2.37  For a grant to the city of Rochester to 
  2.38  acquire land, design, construct, 
  2.39  furnish, and equip an expansion and 
  2.40  remodeling of the Mayo Civic Center.  
  2.41  This appropriation is contingent upon 
  2.42  demonstration of $6,756,000 in nonstate 
  2.43  matching funds to the commissioner of 
  2.44  finance. 
  2.45  Subd. 5.  Humboldt Avenue Greenway
  2.46  Project                                              24,000,000
  2.47  To the commissioner of trade and 
  2.48  economic development for a grant to 
  2.49  Hennepin county as the state 
  2.50  contribution for the Humboldt Avenue 
  2.51  greenway project in accordance with the 
  2.52  multijurisdictional reinvestment 
  2.53  program plan established in Minnesota 
  2.54  Statutes, section 383B.79.  The purpose 
  2.55  of the grant is to acquire land for 
  2.56  green space and infrastructure 
  2.57  improvements in the vicinity of 
  2.58  Humboldt Avenue North; reclamation of 
  3.1   wetland amenities for public use; and 
  3.2   construction of a parkway.  This 
  3.3   appropriation is not available until 
  3.4   the governmental jurisdictions 
  3.5   participating in the 
  3.6   multijurisdictional reinvestment 
  3.7   program have committed in the aggregate 
  3.8   $12,000,000 for the project.  The 
  3.9   governmental jurisdictions, however 
  3.10  constituted, may use any nonstate money 
  3.11  under their control to meet the match 
  3.12  requirement. 
  3.13  Subd. 6.  Wold Chamberlain Field                      3,000,000 
  3.14  To the commissioner of trade and 
  3.15  economic development for a grant to the 
  3.16  city of Richfield for planning, 
  3.17  designing, constructing, and equipping 
  3.18  recreational facilities needed to 
  3.19  replace facilities used to complete 
  3.20  improvements to Wold Chamberlain 
  3.21  field.  The appropriation must be spent 
  3.22  in a manner consistent with the 
  3.23  recreation asset replacement study of 
  3.24  the Richfield community services 
  3.25  department. 
  3.26  Subd. 7.  Lake Crystal Area
  3.27  Recreation Center                                     1,500,000
  3.28  For a grant to the city of Lake Crystal 
  3.29  to design, construct, furnish, and 
  3.30  equip the Lake Crystal Area Recreation 
  3.31  Center. 
  3.32  Subd. 8.  Ramsey County Family 
  3.33  Service Center                                        3,100,000
  3.34  For a grant to Ramsey county to 
  3.35  renovate, remodel, furnish, and equip 
  3.36  county-owned property for use as a 
  3.37  family service center. 
  3.38  Subd. 9.  Prairieland Expo.                           3,500,000 
  3.39  For a grant to the southwest regional 
  3.40  development commission for construction 
  3.41  and equipping of Prairieland Expo. 
  3.42  Subd. 10.  Herman Monument in
  3.43  New Ulm                                                 500,000
  3.44  For a grant to the city of New Ulm for 
  3.45  the restoration, enhancement, and 
  3.46  protection of Herman Monument.  The 
  3.47  appropriation must be matched with 
  3.48  nonstate contributions sufficient to 
  3.49  provide and install the four decorative 
  3.50  copper lions depicted in Julius 
  3.51  Berndt's 1885 architectural drawings of 
  3.52  the monument.  The nonstate 
  3.53  contribution may be any combination of 
  3.54  materials, in-kind, or cash 
  3.55  contributions.  The city of New Ulm, in 
  3.56  consultation with the director of the 
  3.57  state historical society, must develop 
  3.58  interpretive displays depicting the 
  3.59  significance of Herman in the history 
  3.60  of German people and their immigration 
  3.61  to America and with the director of the 
  4.1   office of tourism to develop and 
  4.2   implement a program to inform and 
  4.3   attract national and international 
  4.4   visitors to New Ulm and Herman Monument.
  4.5   The appropriation is available 
  4.6   proportionally as the match is raised 
  4.7   by the city of New Ulm.  
  4.8   Subd. 11.  Detroit Lakes Community
  4.9   Center                                                3,000,000
  4.10  For a grant to the city of Detroit 
  4.11  Lakes to design, construct, furnish, 
  4.12  and equip the Detroit Lakes Community 
  4.13  Center.  
  4.14  Subd. 12.  Treaty Site History
  4.15  Center                                                  425,000
  4.16  To the commissioner of trade and 
  4.17  economic development for a grant to 
  4.18  Nicollet county to design and construct 
  4.19  a new central exhibit at the treaty 
  4.20  site history center, subject to the 
  4.21  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
  4.22  section 16A.695. 
  4.23  Subd. 13.  Duluth Entertainment and
  4.24  Convention Center                                    28,100,000
  4.25  To the department of trade and economic 
  4.26  development for a grant to the Duluth 
  4.27  entertainment and convention authority 
  4.28  for the purpose of planning, designing, 
  4.29  constructing, and equipping 
  4.30  improvements to the Duluth 
  4.31  entertainment and convention center. 
  4.32  Subd. 14.  Convention and Civic Center,
  4.33  Fergus Falls                                          1,500,000
  4.34  For a grant to the city of Fergus Falls 
  4.35  to acquire land, predesign, design, 
  4.36  construct, furnish, and equip a 
  4.37  convention and civic center.  This 
  4.38  appropriation is not available until 
  4.39  the commissioner has determined that at 
  4.40  least $1,500,000 has been committed by 
  4.41  nonstate sources to complete the 
  4.42  project. 
  4.43  Subd. 15.  Hutchinson Community
  4.44  Civic Center                                          2,500,000
  4.45  For a grant to the city of Hutchinson 
  4.46  to design, construct, furnish, and 
  4.47  equip a community civic center, subject 
  4.48  to the requirements of Minnesota 
  4.49  Statutes, section 16A.695.  This 
  4.50  appropriation is contingent upon 
  4.51  commitment of $2,500,000 from nonstate 
  4.52  sources. 
  4.53  Subd. 16.  Montevideo Downtown
  4.54  Revitalization                                        2,850,000
  4.55  To the commissioner of trade and 
  4.56  economic development for a grant to the 
  4.57  city of Montevideo for engineering, 
  4.58  architecture, and development of a 
  4.59  public capital improvement downtown 
  5.1   revitalization project following the 
  5.2   1997 flood.  This appropriation is not 
  5.3   available until $2,000,000 has been 
  5.4   committed to the project from nonstate 
  5.5   sources.  
  5.6   Subd. 17.  City of Proctor; Community
  5.7   Activity Center                                       1,975,000
  5.8   To be disbursed to the city of Proctor 
  5.9   to discharge one-half of the cost to 
  5.10  acquire and better a city community 
  5.11  activity center designed to provide 
  5.12  facilities for city government, 
  5.13  library, arts, museum, and other public 
  5.14  functions.  The commissioner may 
  5.15  disburse the appropriation after the 
  5.16  commissioner determines that financing 
  5.17  of an amount equal to the appropriation 
  5.18  is available for the project from other 
  5.19  nonstate sources. 
  5.20  Subd. 18.  Humphrey Museum and
  5.21  Learning Center, Waverly                              2,930,000
  5.22  For a grant to the city of Waverly to 
  5.23  acquire land, design, construct, 
  5.24  furnish, and equip the Hubert H. 
  5.25  Humphrey Museum and Learning Center.  
  5.26  The project includes the renovation and 
  5.27  restoration of the existing village 
  5.28  hall and construction of an addition. 
  5.29  Subd. 19.  Bemidji Historical
  5.30  Museum                                                  690,000
  5.31  For a grant to the city of Bemidji for 
  5.32  renovation of the Bemidji Historical 
  5.33  Museum. 
  5.34  Subd. 20.  Paramount Arts District Regional
  5.35  Arts Center, St. Cloud                                  750,000
  5.36  For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to 
  5.37  construct, furnish, and equip the 
  5.38  paramount arts district regional arts 
  5.39  center, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
  5.40  section 16A.695.  This appropriation is 
  5.41  not available until the commissioner 
  5.42  has determined that the necessary 
  5.43  additional financing to complete a 
  5.44  $5,400,000 project has been committed 
  5.45  by nonstate sources.  
  5.46  Subd. 21.  Veterans Memorial Performing
  5.47  Arts Amphitheater                                       315,000 
  5.48  To the commissioner of economic 
  5.49  development for a grant to the city of 
  5.50  St. Louis Park to construct a veterans 
  5.51  memorial performing arts amphitheater. 
  5.52  Subd. 22.  Brooklyn Center Earle Brown
  5.53  Heritage Center                                       5,043,000
  5.54  To the commissioner of finance for the 
  5.55  payment of principal and interest on 
  5.56  the 1991 Series A bonds issued for 
  5.57  restoration of the Earle Brown Heritage 
  5.58  Center.  
  6.1   Subd. 23.  Hallett Community
  6.2   Center, Crosby                                          300,000
  6.3   For a grant to the city of Crosby to 
  6.4   design, construct, furnish, and equip 
  6.5   the Hallett Community Center, subject 
  6.6   to the requirements of Minnesota 
  6.7   Statutes, section 16A.695. 
  6.8   Subd. 24.  Valley Technology Park
  6.9   in Crookston                                            750,000
  6.10  For a grant to the city of Crookston 
  6.11  for capital development of its Valley 
  6.12  Technology Park. 
  6.13  Subd. 25.  Direct Reduction Iron
  6.14  Processing Facilities                                60,000,000
  6.15  To the commissioner of trade and 
  6.16  economic development for construction 
  6.17  of three direct reduction iron 
  6.18  processing facilities. 
  6.19  Subd. 26.  Seaway Port Authority 
  6.20  of Duluth                                            4,200,000
  6.21  For a grant to the Seaway Port 
  6.22  Authority of Duluth for construction of 
  6.23  a new warehouse. 
  6.24  Subd. 27.  Phalen Corridor       
  6.25  Right-of-Way                                         10,000,000
  6.26  To the commissioner of trade and 
  6.27  economic development for the purpose of 
  6.28  making a grant to the city of St. 
  6.29  Paul.  The grant is to acquire roadway 
  6.30  right-of-way in the Phalen corridor. 
  6.31  Subd. 28.  Eastern Carver Community 
  6.32  Collaborative Project                                 1,350,000
  6.33  For a grant to independent school 
  6.34  district No. 112, Chaska, as fiscal 
  6.35  agent for the eastern Carver community 
  6.36  collaborative project for capital 
  6.37  project planning and land acquisition. 
  6.38  Subd. 29.  Windom Area Multipurpose 
  6.39  Center                                                1,000,000
  6.40  For a grant to the city of Windom for 
  6.41  the design, construction, furnishing, 
  6.42  and equipping of the multipurpose 
  6.43  center. 
  6.44  Subd. 30.  Minnesota Agricultural 
  6.45  Interpretive Center (Farmamerica)                     1,600,000
  6.46  For a grant to the Minnesota 
  6.47  Agricultural Interpretive Center 
  6.48  (Farmamerica) for its visitors' center. 
  6.49  Subd. 31.  Heritage Halls Museum                      2,100,000 
  6.50  For a grant to the city of Owatonna to 
  6.51  defray costs of city infrastructure for 
  6.52  the Heritage Halls Museum/Cabela's 
  6.53  project. 
  7.1   Subd. 32.  United States Hockey 
  7.2   Hall of Fame                                            500,000
  7.3   To the commissioner of trade and 
  7.4   economic development for a grant to the 
  7.5   city of Eveleth for construction, 
  7.6   remodeling, and renovation of displays 
  7.7   celebrating boys and girls amateur and 
  7.8   high school hockey in the United States 
  7.9   at the United States Hockey Hall of 
  7.10  Fame. 
  7.11  Subd. 33.  Granite Falls Area 
  7.12  Multipurpose Community Recreation and 
  7.13  Education Center                                      1,400,000
  7.14  For a grant to the city of Granite 
  7.15  Falls to construct, furnish, and equip 
  7.16  a multipurpose community recreation and 
  7.17  education building.  This appropriation 
  7.18  must be matched by a local 
  7.19  referendum-authorized bond sale or 
  7.20  other nonstate money of up to 
  7.21  $1,400,000. 
  7.22  Subd. 34.  Southwest Minnesota Regional 
  7.23  Performance Center, Marshall                            500,000
  7.24  For a grant to the southwest regional 
  7.25  development commission to plan with 
  7.26  community collaboration, predesign, and 
  7.27  design the Southwest Minnesota Regional 
  7.28  Performance Center in Marshall. 
  7.29  Subd. 35.  African American Performing 
  7.30  Arts Education Center                                 8,000,000
  7.31  To the board of the arts to make a 
  7.32  grant to the city of St. Paul to 
  7.33  predesign, design, construct, furnish, 
  7.34  and equip the Minnesota African 
  7.35  American performing arts and education 
  7.36  center.  The city of St. Paul may 
  7.37  contract with a nonprofit organization 
  7.38  to operate the center, subject to 
  7.39  Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. 
  7.40  Subd. 36.  Information Kiosks                            65,000 
  7.41  To the commissioner of trade and 
  7.42  economic development for a grant to the 
  7.43  city of Minneapolis, to design, 
  7.44  construct, and equip a system of 
  7.45  self-contained information kiosks to 
  7.46  provide updated information regarding 
  7.47  recreational, tourist, heritage, and 
  7.48  cultural resources available in the 
  7.49  Phillips, Stevens Square, Whittier, 
  7.50  Central, Powderhorn, Seward, Loring 
  7.51  Park, and Cedar-Riverside neighborhoods 
  7.52  of Minneapolis, as well as other 
  7.53  neighborhoods within the metropolitan 
  7.54  area.  Kiosks may provide information 
  7.55  either by means of Internet access or 
  7.56  by internally stored data.  The 
  7.57  commissioner and the city will work 
  7.58  with a community-based business 
  7.59  association to determine locations for 
  7.60  kiosks. 
  7.61  Subd. 37.  Crosby Community 
  8.1   Development                                             450,000
  8.2   For a grant to the city of Crosby to 
  8.3   purchase a commercial industrial 
  8.4   building.  This is a one-time 
  8.5   appropriation and must be matched by at 
  8.6   least $450,000 in nonstate sources. 
  8.7   Subd. 38.  East Grand Forks Flood 
  8.8   Recovery                                              1,000,000
  8.9   For a grant to the city of East Grand 
  8.10  Forks to supplement flood recovery 
  8.11  efforts.  This is a one-time 
  8.12  appropriation. 
  8.13  Subd. 39.  Pine County Workforce 
  8.14  Center                                                  700,000
  8.15  For the construction of a workforce 
  8.16  center at the Pine County Technical 
  8.17  College.  This is a one-time 
  8.18  appropriation. 
  8.19  Subd. 40.  Sewer and Water to 
  8.20  Community College Campus at Cambridge                 2,520,000
  8.21  For a grant to the city of Cambridge 
  8.22  for its costs incurred in extending 
  8.23  pipe for sewer and water service 
  8.24  including extension under the Rum River 
  8.25  to the community college campus at 
  8.26  Cambridge. 
  8.27  Subd. 41.  Renville Wastewater 
  8.28  Treatment Facility                                   19,000,000
  8.29  For a grant to the city of Renville for 
  8.30  the Renville wastewater treatment 
  8.31  facility. 
  8.32  Subd. 42.  Fox Lake Wastewater 
  8.33  Project                                               1,455,000
  8.34  For a grant to the town of Fox Lake to 
  8.35  design, construct, replace, expand, and 
  8.36  equip sewers, water mains, lift 
  8.37  stations, and package pumping stations 
  8.38  in the town of Fox Lake in Martin 
  8.39  county with connections to nearby 
  8.40  systems. 
  8.41  Subd. 43.  Austin Wastewater 
  8.42  Treatment Plant                                       6,000,000
  8.43  For a grant to the city of Austin for 
  8.44  the domestic wastewater treatment plant 
  8.45  phase two project in Austin. 
  8.46  Subd. 44.  Stroh Brewery 
  8.47  Redevelopment                                        10,000,000
  8.48  For a grant to the commissioner of 
  8.49  trade and economic development for 
  8.50  transfer as a grant to the St. Paul 
  8.51  Port Authority for assistance in 
  8.52  redevelopment of the Stroh Brewery site 
  8.53  and adjacent properties to create light 
  8.54  manufacturing jobs.  This money must be 
  8.55  used for necessary site preparation and 
  8.56  other predevelopment activities.  This 
  9.1   appropriation is available until spent. 
  9.2   Subd. 45.  Phillips Neighborhood Job 
  9.3   Creation, Green Institute                             1,500,000
  9.4   To the commissioner of trade and 
  9.5   economic development for a grant to the 
  9.6   city of Minneapolis to design, 
  9.7   construct, furnish, and equip a 
  9.8   building to house the Green Institute 
  9.9   Ecoenterprise Center in the Phillips 
  9.10  neighborhood in south Minneapolis to 
  9.11  create up to 200 jobs in businesses, 
  9.12  many of which specialize in energy 
  9.13  conservation, renewable energy, 
  9.14  environmental technology, recycling, 
  9.15  reuse, and related fields. 
  9.16  One-half of the jobs created must be 
  9.17  targeted for persons on public 
  9.18  assistance or below 150 percent of the 
  9.19  federal poverty level.  This grant must 
  9.20  be matched on a one-to-one basis from 
  9.21  nonstate sources. 
  9.22  Sec. 3.  MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY                25,126,000
  9.23  Subdivision 1.  To the Minnesota 
  9.24  Historical Society for the purposes 
  9.25  specified in this section. 
  9.26  Subd. 2.  Historic Site
  9.27  Preservation and Repair                               2,000,000
  9.28  For capital repair, reconstruction, or 
  9.29  replacement of deferred maintenance 
  9.30  needs at state historic sites, 
  9.31  buildings, exhibits, markers, and 
  9.32  monuments.  The society shall determine 
  9.33  project priorities as appropriate based 
  9.34  on need. 
  9.35  Subd. 3.  County and Local
  9.36  Preservation Projects                                 1,000,000
  9.37  To be allocated to county and local 
  9.38  jurisdictions as matching money for 
  9.39  historic preservation projects of a 
  9.40  capital nature.  Grant recipients must 
  9.41  be public entities and must match state 
  9.42  funds on at least an equal basis.  The 
  9.43  facilities must be publicly owned. 
  9.44  Subd. 4.  Split Rock Lighthouse
  9.45  Visitor Center Improvements                             783,000
  9.46  To design, renovate, and expand public 
  9.47  restrooms and related facilities at the 
  9.48  Split Rock Lighthouse visitor center. 
  9.49  Subd. 5.  Red River Valley Center                     1,000,000 
  9.50  For capital remodeling and new 
  9.51  construction to expand the Red River 
  9.52  Valley Center under Minnesota Statutes, 
  9.53  section 138.93.  The state's share of 
  9.54  the remodeling and expansion must not 
  9.55  exceed 50 percent of the cost of the 
  9.56  project. 
  9.57  Subd. 6.  Northwest Company Fur 
 10.1   Post Interpretive Center                              3,148,000
 10.2   For construction of the Northwest 
 10.3   Company Fur Post Interpretive Center. 
 10.4   Subd. 7.  Historic Fort Snelling                      6,500,000 
 10.5   For the abatement of hazardous 
 10.6   materials at Historic Fort Snelling and 
 10.7   for a grant to Hosteling International 
 10.8   for the renovation of building No. 17 
 10.9   at Fort Snelling for its future use as 
 10.10  the Fort Snelling International Hostel. 
 10.11  Hosteling International of Minnesota 
 10.12  must enter into a lease with the 
 10.13  Minnesota historical society to operate 
 10.14  the hostel.  State operating funds must 
 10.15  not be used for the operation and 
 10.16  maintenance of the hostel. 
 10.17  Subd. 8.  Minnesota Historical Society 
 10.18  Glensheen Mansion                                       750,000
 10.19  For a grant to the University of 
 10.20  Minnesota at Duluth for capital repair, 
 10.21  reconstruction or replacement of the 
 10.22  foundation and heating, ventilating, 
 10.23  and air conditioning system of the 
 10.24  Glensheen Mansion, subject to the 
 10.25  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 10.26  section 16A.695. 
 10.27  Subd. 9.  St. Anthony Falls 
 10.28  Heritage Education Center                             9,945,000
 10.29  For the design and construction of the 
 10.30  St. Anthony Falls Heritage Education 
 10.31  Center.  This appropriation is 
 10.32  available until spent. 
 10.33  Sec. 4.  PUBLIC SERVICE                               8,000,000
 10.34  To the commissioner of finance for the 
 10.35  energy conservation investment loan 
 10.36  program in the department of public 
 10.37  service under Minnesota Statutes, 
 10.38  section 216C.37. 
 10.39  Sec. 5.  INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL                       3,000,000
 10.40  To the Indian Affairs Council for 
 10.41  construction of the Battle Point 
 10.42  Cultural and Education Center. 
 10.43  Sec. 6.  MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES
 10.44  AND UNIVERSITIES                                      2,600,000
 10.45  Subdivision 1.  From the general fund 
 10.46  to the board of trustees of the 
 10.47  Minnesota state colleges and 
 10.48  universities for the purposes specified 
 10.49  in this section.  
 10.50  Subd. 2.  Northwest Technical    
 10.51  College                                               2,100,000
 10.52  For a grant to the Red Lake tribal 
 10.53  council to construct an educational and 
 10.54  training facility on land assigned by 
 10.55  the council on the Red Lake 
 10.56  reservation.  The building will provide 
 11.1   a site for Northwest Technical College 
 11.2   to offer basic skills and vocational 
 11.3   training to adults to help them 
 11.4   overcome the effects of underemployment 
 11.5   and unemployment and to prepare them 
 11.6   for meaningful employment.  Training 
 11.7   will utilize personalized, computerized 
 11.8   programs designed to prepare 
 11.9   participants for college and other 
 11.10  further training as well as direct 
 11.11  access to the workforce. 
 11.12  Subd. 3.  Anderson Fabrics Training Facility            500,000 
 11.13  For a grant to the Red Lake tribal 
 11.14  council to construct a facility on land 
 11.15  assigned by the council on the Red Lake 
 11.16  reservation to house a job training 
 11.17  program with Anderson Fabrics Company.  
 11.18  Sec. 7.  REDEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT
 11.19  GENERAL FUND                                         10,000,000
 11.20  For transfer to the redevelopment 
 11.21  account in the general fund for the 
 11.22  purposes of that account. 
 11.23  Sec. 8.  PUBLIC FACILITIES 
 11.24  AUTHORITY                                            63,799,000
 11.25  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of 
 11.26  the public facilities authority for the 
 11.27  purposes specified in this section. 
 11.28  Subd. 2.  Wastewater 
 11.29  Infrastructure Program                                9,180,000
 11.30  For supplemental assistance to 
 11.31  municipalities under Minnesota 
 11.32  Statutes, section 446A.072.  
 11.33  Of this amount, $180,000 is from the 
 11.34  general fund for transfer to the 
 11.35  pollution control agency for the cost 
 11.36  of administering the program.  
 11.37  The authority shall also set aside up 
 11.38  to $500,000 to provide 50 percent grant 
 11.39  funding for the cost of equipment and 
 11.40  installation into an existing municipal 
 11.41  wastewater treatment.  The project must 
 11.42  demonstrate the application of existing 
 11.43  technology that currently is not being 
 11.44  used in the treatment of wastewater, 
 11.45  but has the potential to improve the 
 11.46  treatment of wastewater or make the 
 11.47  treatment process more cost-effective.  
 11.48  The authority should work with the 
 11.49  pollution control agency to solicit 
 11.50  proposals from municipalities willing 
 11.51  to share the risks and cost of removing 
 11.52  the equipment if it does not perform.  
 11.53  The remaining funds shall be used to 
 11.54  match grant funds on a 50 percent basis 
 11.55  with USDA rural development projects.  
 11.56  At least $4,000,000 is reserved for 
 11.57  fiscal year 2000. 
 11.58  Subd. 3.  Capital Improvement 
 11.59  Appropriation                                        50,000,000
 12.1   To fund wastewater infrastructure 
 12.2   projects under Minnesota Statutes, 
 12.3   section 446A.072, to control water 
 12.4   pollution. 
 12.5   Subd. 4.  WIF Funding for 
 12.6   Pennock                                               1,069,000
 12.7   For wastewater infrastructure funding 
 12.8   under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 12.9   446A.072, for the city of Pennock. 
 12.10  Subd. 5.  Storm Sewer Design in 
 12.11  Town of Stewart                                         150,000
 12.12  For a grant to the town of Stewart for 
 12.13  the final draw down design for the 
 12.14  storm sewer project in the town of 
 12.15  Stewart in McLeod county. 
 12.16  Subd. 6.  Storm Sewer     
 12.17  Matching Funds, Stewart                               1,000,000
 12.18  For a loan to the city of Stewart for 
 12.19  storm sewer projects as matching money 
 12.20  for the federal small cities 
 12.21  development program. 
 12.22  Subd. 7.  Prison Storm Sewer 
 12.23  Project, Stillwater                                   2,400,000
 12.24  For a grant to the city of Bayport as 
 12.25  fiscal agent for the state of Minnesota 
 12.26  storm sewer reconstruction project, 
 12.27  adjacent to the department of 
 12.28  corrections Stillwater facility. 
 12.29  Sec. 9.  POLLUTION CONTROL
 12.30  AGENCY                                               12,000,000
 12.31  To the commissioner of the pollution 
 12.32  control agency for a grant to the city 
 12.33  of St. Peter for construction of a 
 12.34  wastewater treatment plant. 
 12.35     Sec. 10.  [BOND SALE.] 
 12.36     To provide the money appropriated in sections 1 to 9 from 
 12.37  the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of finance, on request 
 12.38  of the governor, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an 
 12.39  amount up to $500,715,000 in the manner, on the terms, and with 
 12.40  the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 
 12.41  16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 
 12.42  4 to 7. 
 12.43     Sec. 11.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 12.44     Sections 1 to 10 are effective the day following final 
 12.45  enactment. 
 12.46                             ARTICLE 2
 12.47     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.182, is 
 13.1   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 13.2      Subd. 3a.  [PROJECT APPROVAL.] In addition to any other 
 13.3   applicable statutes or rules required to receive financial 
 13.4   assistance that are consistent with this subdivision, the 
 13.5   commissioner may not approve or certify a project to the public 
 13.6   facilities authority for financial assistance under section 
 13.7   446A.072, unless: 
 13.8      (1) the agency has provided notice of the application for 
 13.9   financial assistance to all cities within ten miles of the 
 13.10  service area of the proposed project, the county in which the 
 13.11  proposed project is located, and all townships contiguous to the 
 13.12  local government unit in which the proposed project is located.  
 13.13  The notice shall contain a description of the proposed project 
 13.14  and costs; 
 13.15     (2) the agency has provided each local government unit 
 13.16  given notice under clause (1) 90 days from the date of the 
 13.17  mailed notice to review and file written comments with the 
 13.18  agency; 
 13.19     (3) for a proposed project with any portion of its service 
 13.20  area located or proposed to be located within three miles of the 
 13.21  corporate limits of a city, the agency has received written 
 13.22  approval of the proposed project from the affected city during 
 13.23  the review and comment period provided in clause (2); 
 13.24     (4) for a proposed project with any portion of its service 
 13.25  area located or proposed to be located within three miles of the 
 13.26  corporate limits of a city, the agency has prepared a service 
 13.27  alternatives analysis containing an inventory of available 
 13.28  infrastructure and detailing other feasible and prudent service 
 13.29  alternatives, has held a hearing in accordance with section 
 13.30  115.49, and has determined that it is not feasible and prudent 
 13.31  to serve the area with an existing system or the upgrade of an 
 13.32  existing system; 
 13.33     (5) for a proposed project located or proposed to be 
 13.34  located outside the corporate limits of a city, the office of 
 13.35  strategic and long-range planning has certified to the agency 
 13.36  that the proposed project will not contribute to urban sprawl 
 14.1   and is consistent with the applicable county comprehensive plan; 
 14.2   and 
 14.3      (6) for a proposed project located or proposed to be 
 14.4   located outside the corporate limits of a city, the affected 
 14.5   county has certified to the agency that the proposed project is 
 14.6   consistent with the applicable county comprehensive plan and 
 14.7   zoning and subdivision regulations. 
 14.8      Sec. 2.  Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 2, subdivision 13, 
 14.9   is amended to read: 
 14.10  Subd. 13.  St. Louis County
 14.11  Heritage and Arts Center                                750,000
 14.12  This appropriation is for a grant to 
 14.13  St. Louis county to construct an 
 14.14  addition and improvements to the St. 
 14.15  Louis county heritage and arts center 
 14.16  in Duluth, subject to new Minnesota 
 14.17  Statutes, section 16A.695. 
 14.18  This appropriation is available only as 
 14.19  matched by $2 of nonstate money for 
 14.20  every $1 of state money. 
 14.21     Sec. 3.  Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 22, subdivision 7, 
 14.22  is amended to read: 
 14.23  Subd. 7.  Battle Point                                   500,000 
 14.24  For a grant to independent school 
 14.25  district No. 115, Cass 
 14.26  Lake-Bena, Notwithstanding subdivision 
 14.27  1, this appropriation is to the Indian 
 14.28  Affairs Council for capital 
 14.29  improvements at the Battle Point 
 14.30  historic site.  This appropriation may 
 14.31  be supplemented with money from other 
 14.32  sources. 
 14.33     Sec. 4.  [CANCELLATION.] 
 14.34     The appropriation from the bond proceeds fund under Laws 
 14.35  1994, chapter 643, section 19, subdivision 11, to the Minnesota 
 14.36  historical society for a grant to the city of Taylors Falls to 
 14.37  prepare a preliminary design for the St. Croix Valley heritage 
 14.38  center is canceled. 
 14.39     Sec. 5.  [116J.561] [CREATION OF ACCOUNT.] 
 14.40     A redevelopment account is created in the general fund.  
 14.41  Money in the account may be used to make grants as provided in 
 14.42  section 116J.564 and to pay for the commissioner's costs in 
 14.43  reviewing applications and making grants. 
 14.44     Sec. 6.  [116J.562] [DEFINITIONS.] 
 15.1      Subdivision 1.  [SCOPE OF APPLICATION.] For purposes of 
 15.2   sections 116J.561 to 116J.565, the terms in subdivisions 2 to 5 
 15.3   have the meanings given. 
 15.4      Subd. 2.  [REDEVELOPMENT COSTS OR COSTS.] "Redevelopment 
 15.5   costs" or "costs" means the costs of land acquisition, 
 15.6   demolition, infrastructure improvement, and ponding, or other 
 15.7   environmental infrastructure. 
 15.8      Subd. 3.  [DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.] "Development authority" 
 15.9   includes a statutory or home rule charter city, county, housing 
 15.10  and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, and 
 15.11  port authority. 
 15.12     Subd. 4.  [METROPOLITAN AREA.] "Metropolitan area" means 
 15.13  the seven-county metropolitan area, as defined in section 
 15.14  473.121, subdivision 2. 
 15.15     Subd. 5.  [MUNICIPALITY.] "Municipality" means the 
 15.16  statutory or home rule charter city, town, or, in the case of 
 15.17  unorganized territory, county in which the redevelopment is 
 15.18  located. 
 15.19     Subd. 6.  [PUBLIC BENEFITS.] "Public benefits" include job 
 15.20  creation, environmental benefits to the state and region, 
 15.21  efficient use of public transportation, efficient use of 
 15.22  existing infrastructure, provision of affordable housing, 
 15.23  multiuse development that constitutes community rebuilding 
 15.24  rather than single-use development, crime reduction, blight 
 15.25  reduction, community stabilization, and property tax base 
 15.26  maintenance or improvement. 
 15.27     Sec. 7.  [116J.563] [GRANT APPLICATIONS.] 
 15.28     Subdivision 1.  [APPLICATION REQUIRED.] To obtain a 
 15.29  redevelopment grant, the development authority shall apply to 
 15.30  the commissioner.  The governing body of the municipality must 
 15.31  approve, by resolution, the application. 
 15.32     Subd. 2.  [REQUIRED CONTENT.] The commissioner shall 
 15.33  prescribe and provide the application form.  The application 
 15.34  must include at least the following information: 
 15.35     (1) identification of the site; 
 15.36     (2) a redevelopment plan for the site; 
 16.1      (3) a detailed estimate, along with necessary supporting 
 16.2   evidence, of the total redevelopment costs for the site; 
 16.3      (4) an assessment of the development potential or likely 
 16.4   use of the site after completion of the redevelopment plan, 
 16.5   including any specific commitments from third parties to 
 16.6   construct improvements on the site; 
 16.7      (5) the manner in which the municipality will meet the 
 16.8   local match requirement; and 
 16.9      (6) any additional information or material that the 
 16.10  commissioner prescribes. 
 16.11     Sec. 8.  [116J.564] [GRANTS.] 
 16.12     The commissioner may make a grant to an applicant 
 16.13  development authority to pay for up to 50 percent of the 
 16.14  redevelopment costs for a qualifying site.  The determination of 
 16.15  whether to make a grant for a site is within the sole discretion 
 16.16  of the commissioner, subject to sections 116J.561 to 116J.567, 
 16.17  and available unencumbered money in the redevelopment account.  
 16.18  The commissioner's decisions and application of the priorities 
 16.19  under section 116J.565 are not subject to judicial review, 
 16.20  except for abuse of discretion. 
 16.21     Sec. 9.  [116J.565] [PRIORITIES.] 
 16.22     Subdivision 1.  [CHARACTERISTICS.] If applications for 
 16.23  grants exceed the available appropriations, grants shall be made 
 16.24  for sites that, in the commissioner's judgment, provide the 
 16.25  highest return in public benefits for the public costs 
 16.26  incurred.  In making this judgment, the commissioner shall give 
 16.27  priority to redevelopment projects with one or more of the 
 16.28  following characteristics: 
 16.29     (1) the need for redevelopment in conjunction with 
 16.30  contamination remediation needs; 
 16.31     (2) the redevelopment project meets current tax increment 
 16.32  financing requirements for a redevelopment district and tax 
 16.33  increments will contribute to the project; 
 16.34     (3) the redevelopment potential within the municipality; 
 16.35     (4) proximity to public transit if located in the 
 16.36  metropolitan area; and 
 17.1      (5) multijurisdictional projects that take into account the 
 17.2   need for affordable housing, transportation, and environmental 
 17.3   impact. 
 17.4      The factors in clauses (1) to (5) are not listed in a rank 
 17.5   order of priority; rather the commissioner may weigh each 
 17.6   factor, depending upon the facts and circumstances, as the 
 17.7   commissioner considers appropriate.  The commissioner may 
 17.8   consider other factors that affect the net return of public 
 17.9   benefits for completion of the redevelopment plan.  The 
 17.10  commissioner, notwithstanding the listing of priorities and the 
 17.11  goal of maximizing the return of public benefits, shall make 
 17.12  grants that distribute available money to sites both within and 
 17.13  outside of the metropolitan area.  The commissioner shall 
 17.14  provide a written statement of the supporting reasons for each 
 17.15  grant.  Unless sufficient applications are not received for 
 17.16  qualifying sites outside of the metropolitan area, at least 25 
 17.17  percent of the money provided as grants must be made for sites 
 17.18  located outside of the metropolitan area.  The commissioner 
 17.19  shall consult with the metropolitan council about metropolitan 
 17.20  area grants. 
 17.21     Subd. 2.  [APPLICATION CYCLES.] In making grants, the 
 17.22  commissioner shall establish semiannual application deadlines in 
 17.23  which grants will be authorized from all or part of the 
 17.24  available money in the account. 
 17.25     Sec. 10.  [116J.566] [LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENT.] 
 17.26     In order to qualify for a grant under sections 116J.561 to 
 17.27  116J.567, the municipality must pay for at least one-half of the 
 17.28  redevelopment costs as a local match from any money available to 
 17.29  the municipality. 
 17.30     Sec. 11.  [116J.567] [SALE OF LAND.] 
 17.31     Bond proceeds funds in the account may only be used for 
 17.32  redevelopment costs for publicly owned property.  Nonbond 
 17.33  proceeds funds in the account may be used for redevelopment 
 17.34  costs as defined in section 2, subdivision 2, provided that the 
 17.35  land upon which the improvements are made will ultimately be 
 17.36  sold to a private developer at the fair market value of the 
 18.1   land.  Net sale proceeds, up to the amount of the grant, must be 
 18.2   paid to the account by the development authority within two 
 18.3   years of the sale.