1st Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 12/12/2018 01:12pm
A bill for an act
relating to state government; authorizing spending to acquire and better public
land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with certain
conditions; appropriating money from the environment and natural resources trust
fund with certain conditions; providing for environment and natural resources trust
fund appropriation bonds; modifying grant and permitting requirements; providing
for the legislative budget office; modifying previous appropriations; establishing
new programs and modifying existing programs; authorizing the sale and issuance
of state bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections
10A.01, subdivision 35; 13.64, by adding a subdivision; 15B.32, as amended;
16A.642, subdivision 1; 16A.86, subdivision 4; 16B.335, subdivision 1; 16B.35,
by adding a subdivision; 115.03, by adding a subdivision; 116.072, by adding a
subdivision; 116P.08, subdivision 2; 116P.12, subdivision 1; 462A.222, subdivision
3; 462A.37, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2017
Supplement, sections 3.8853, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding subdivisions; 3.98,
subdivision 1; 116P.08, subdivision 1; 222.49; 326B.124; 462A.2035, subdivisions
1, 1b; 462A.37, subdivision 5; 473.857, subdivision 2; Laws 2009, chapter 93,
article 1, section 14, subdivision 3, as amended; Laws 2013, chapter 136, section
3, subdivision 2; Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, sections 5, subdivision 3; 7,
subdivision 15, as amended; 12, subdivision 2; 21, subdivision 12, as amended;
22, subdivision 5; Laws 2014, chapter 295, section 9; Laws 2015, chapter 76,
section 2, subdivision 9; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1,
sections 8, subdivisions 2, 3; 10, subdivision 3, as amended; Laws 2016, chapter
186, section 2, subdivision 9; Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 8;
Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2, 3;
Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, sections 1; 3; 9; 58; Laws
2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, sections 6, subdivision 6; 15,
subdivisions 3, 11, 13; 16, subdivision 7; 17, subdivision 9; 19, subdivision 3; 20,
subdivisions 9, 21; 21, subdivision 8; 23, subdivision 3; 27; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 15B; 16A; 115; 245G; 446A; 474A;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 3.98, subdivision 4; Laws
2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 59.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. new text begin CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
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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:
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(1) 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;
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(2) is available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642;
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(3) for activities under Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.307, 84.946, and 135A.046,
should not be used for projects that can be financed within a reasonable time frame under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.322 or 16C.144; and
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(4) is available for a grant to a political subdivision after the commissioner of management
and budget determines that an amount sufficient to complete the project as described in this
act has been committed to the project, as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502.
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APPROPRIATIONS new text end |
Sec. 2. new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
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Total Appropriation
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$ new text end |
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79,400,000 new text end |
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To the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota for the purposes specified in this
section.
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Higher Education Asset Preservation
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45,000,000 new text end |
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To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046.
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Crookston - Dowell Hall and Owen Hall
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3,200,000 new text end |
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To predesign, design, renovate, furnish, and
equip campus teaching and learning spaces in
Dowell Hall and Owen Hall on the Crookston
campus.
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Morris - Humanities Building and
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3,200,000 new text end |
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To predesign, design, renovate, furnish, and
equip campus teaching and learning spaces in
the Humanities Building and Blakely Hall on
the Morris campus.
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Twin Cities - Pillsbury Hall Renewal
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24,000,000 new text end |
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To predesign, design, renovate, furnish, and
equip historic Pillsbury Hall on the Twin
Cities campus.
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Glensheen Renewal
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4,000,000 new text end |
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To predesign, design, and renovate the
Historic Glensheen Estate including but not
limited to the main house; the site structures,
terraces, and garden walls; and the carriage
house. This appropriation is not available until
the commissioner of management and budget
determines that an equal amount is committed
from other sources.
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University Share
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Except for the appropriations for HEAPR and
Glensheen renewal, the appropriations in this
section are intended to cover approximately
two-thirds of the cost of each project. The
remaining costs must be paid from university
sources.
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Unspent Appropriations
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Upon substantial completion of a project
authorized in this section and after written
notice to the commissioner of management
and budget, the Board of Regents must use
any money remaining in the appropriation for
that project for HEAPR under Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board of
Regents must report by February 1 of each
even-numbered year to the chairs of the house
of representatives and senate committees with
jurisdiction over capital investment and higher
education finance, and to the chairs of the
house of representatives Ways and Means
Committee and the senate Finance Committee,
on how the remaining money has been
allocated or spent.
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Sec. 3. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND
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Total Appropriation
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$ new text end |
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129,015,000 new text end |
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To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities for the
purposes specified in this section.
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Higher Education Asset Preservation
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45,000,000 new text end |
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To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046.
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Anoka-Ramsey Community College,
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569,000 new text end |
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To design the renovation of the business and
nursing building on the Coon Rapids campus.
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Bemidji State University
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22,512,000 new text end |
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To demolish and replace Hagg Sauer Hall with
the Academic Learning Center Building; and
to design, renovate, and equip A.C. Clark
Library, Bangsberg Hall, Bensen Hall,
Bridgeman Hall, and Sattgast Hall.
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Century College
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6,362,000 new text end |
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To design, renovate, and equip the
Engineering and Applied Technology Center,
welding lab, fabrication lab, auto disassembly,
and related student support and university
partnership space on the east campus.
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Fond du Lac Tribal and Community
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1,157,000 new text end |
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To design, renovate, and equip classrooms and
offices for the elementary education program;
renovate kitchen area; to perform site work to
support outdoor learning; and to demolish
obsolete modular classroom/office building.
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Inver Hills Community College
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698,000 new text end |
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To design the renovation of the Technology
and Business Center to include the link to
Heritage Hall.
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Minnesota State University, Mankato
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6,478,000 new text end |
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To update design, renovate, renew, equip, and
repurpose the spaces in Wissink Hall, Morris
Hall, and Wiecking Center vacated when
occupants moved to the new Clinical Science
Building; and to install a solar array on the
roof of the new Clinical Science Building.
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Minnesota State University, Moorhead
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628,000 new text end |
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To design the renovation of Weld Hall.
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Normandale Community College
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12,636,000 new text end |
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To design Phases 1 and 2 of the renovation of
the College Services Building; and to renovate
and equip the first floor of the College
Services Building, including site
improvements that address ADA compliance
and storm water management.
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Riverland Community College, Albert
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10,122,000 new text end |
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To design, renovate, renew, and equip
classroom and lab space at the Albert Lea
campus; to construct infill in Building C to
support auto and diesel labs; and to demolish
obsolete child care building.
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Rochester Community and Technical
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22,853,000 new text end |
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To demolish Plaza and Memorial Halls; to
design, renovate, renew, and equip classrooms
and labs; to construct an addition adjacent to
Endicott Hall; to construct a central chiller
plant; and to demolish the maintenance
building and child care building.
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Debt Service
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(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the
Board of Trustees shall pay the debt service
on one-third of the principal amount of state
bonds sold to finance projects authorized by
this section. After each sale of general
obligation bonds, the commissioner of
management and budget shall notify the board
of the amounts assessed for each year for the
life of the bonds.
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(b) The board need not pay debt service on
bonds sold to finance HEAPR. Where a
nonstate match is required, the debt service is
due on a principal amount equal to one-third
of the total project cost, less the match
committed before the bonds are sold.
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(c) The commissioner of management and
budget shall reduce the board's assessment
each year by one-third of the net income from
investment of general obligation bond
proceeds in proportion to the amount of
principal and interest otherwise required to be
paid by the board. The board shall pay its
resulting net assessment to the commissioner
of management and budget by December 1
each year. If the board fails to make a payment
when due, the commissioner of management
and budget shall reduce allotments for
appropriations from the general fund otherwise
available to the board and apply the amount
of the reduction to cover the missed debt
service payment. The commissioner of
management and budget shall credit the
payments received from the board to the bond
debt service account in the state bond fund
each December 1 before money is transferred
from the general fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.641, subdivision 10.
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Unspent Appropriations
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(a) Upon substantial completion of a project
authorized in this section and after written
notice to the commissioner of management
and budget, the board must use any money
remaining in the appropriation for that project
for HEAPR under Minnesota Statutes, section
135A.046. The Board of Trustees must report
by February 1 of each even-numbered year to
the chairs of the house of representatives and
senate committees with jurisdiction over
capital investment and higher education
finance, and to the chairs of the house of
representatives Ways and Means Committee
and the senate Finance Committee, on how
the remaining money has been allocated or
spent.
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(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation
for a project in this section that is complete is
available for HEAPR under this subdivision,
at the same campus as the project for which
the original appropriation was made and the
debt service requirement under this section is
reduced accordingly. Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, applies from the date of the
original appropriation to the unspent amount
transferred.
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Sec. 4. new text begin EDUCATION
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Total Appropriation
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$ new text end |
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45,600,000 new text end |
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To the commissioner of education for the
purposes specified in this section.
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Library Construction Grants
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1,000,000 new text end |
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For library construction grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 134.45.
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School Safety Grants
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25,000,000 new text end |
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(a) This appropriation is from the general fund
in fiscal year 2019 for school safety facility
grants for improvements related to violence
prevention and facility security. $25,000,000
in fiscal year 2019 is transferred from the
budget reserve under Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.152, subdivision 1a, to the general
fund.
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(b) A school district may apply for a school
safety facility grant in the form and manner
specified by the commissioner of education.
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(c) After consultation with the Department of
Public Safety's Minnesota School Safety
Center, the commissioner of education may
award a school safety facility grant to a school
district of no more than $500,000 for each
qualifying school building. The commissioner
must award grants for projects that meet the
requirements of this subdivision on a
first-come, first-served basis. At least half of
the grants must be awarded to school districts
with administrative offices located outside of
the eleven Minnesota counties included in the
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
Metropolitan Statistical Area delineated in
2009 by the United State Census Bureau.
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(d) Grants may be used to predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip school facilities
and includes renovating and expanding
existing buildings and facilities.
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(e) Before a grant is approved, the district must
provide documentation acceptable to the
commissioner of education on how the grant
will be used.
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(f) No money for construction may be
distributed by the commissioner of education
to the recipient school district until bids have
been received on 100 percent of the
construction documents and satisfactory
documentation has been submitted to the
commissioner of education indicating the
project can be fully completed with money
available for the project.
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(g) Grants are available when the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that sufficient resources have been
committed to complete the project, as required
by Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502.
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Independent School District No. 38, Red
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14,000,000 new text end |
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(a) From the maximum effort school loan fund
for a capital loan to Independent School
District No. 38, Red Lake, as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, sections 126C.60 to
126C.72. This appropriation is for predesign,
design, and construction of a connection
structure between the Red Lake Early
Learning Childhood Center and Red Lake
Elementary School; renovations to various
classrooms, labs, and support rooms; updating
of mechanical systems; and expansion of the
cafeteria. Before any capital loan contract is
approved under this subdivision, the district
must provide documentation acceptable to the
commissioner of education on how the capital
loan will be used.
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(b) The commissioner of administration may
provide project management services to assist
the commissioner of education with oversight
of the project. No money for construction may
be distributed by the commissioner of
education to the recipient school district until
bids have been received on 100 percent of the
construction documents and satisfactory
documentation has been submitted to the
commissioner of education indicating the
project can be fully completed with money
available for the project.
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(c) Notwithstanding the timelines in Minnesota
Statutes, section 126C.69, subdivision 11,
Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake,
must submit the question authorizing the
borrowing of money for the facilities to voters
of the district at the first general election
following final enactment of this subdivision.
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(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 126C.69, subdivision 6, the application
submitted by Independent School District No.
38, Red Lake, on September 1, 2015, shall be
considered a sufficient application for this
loan. The local portion for this capital loan is
$94,231 under Minnesota Statutes, section
126C.69, subdivision 9. This amount shall be
disbursed for the approved project prior to the
state loan reimbursement payments to the
school district.
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Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City School
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5,000,000 new text end |
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For a grant to Independent School District No.
2396, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City Public
Schools, to predesign, design, construct,
furnish, and equip the renovation and
repurposing of the Cosmos elementary school
for use by the regional educational program
for autistic students, emotionally or
behaviorally disturbed students, and other
students with specific educational needs.
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Warroad School District - Northwest
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600,000 new text end |
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From the general fund in fiscal year 2019 for
a grant to Independent School District No.
690, Warroad Public Schools, for demolition
and site preparation and to predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
and an expansion of the Northwest Angle
School.
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Sec. 5. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES
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$ new text end |
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2,000,000 new text end |
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To the commissioner of administration for
capital asset preservation improvements and
betterments on both campuses of the
Minnesota State Academies, to be spent in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.307.
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Sec. 6. new text begin PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS
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$ new text end |
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250,000 new text end |
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To the commissioner of administration for
capital asset preservation improvements and
betterments at the Perpich Center for Arts
Education, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
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Sec. 7. new text begin NATURAL RESOURCES
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Total Appropriation
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$ new text end |
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78,669,000 new text end |
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(a) To the commissioner of natural resources
for the purposes specified in this section.
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(b) 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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Natural Resources Asset Preservation
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26,581,000 new text end |
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For the renovation of state-owned facilities
and recreational assets operated by the
commissioner of natural resources to be spent
in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
84.946. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.946, the commissioner may use this
appropriation to replace buildings if,
considering the embedded energy in the
building, that is the most energy-efficient and
carbon-reducing method of renovation.
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Flood Hazard Mitigation
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20,000,000 new text end |
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(a) For the state share of flood hazard
mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.161.
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(b) To the extent practical, levee projects shall
meet the state standard of three feet above the
100-year flood elevation.
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(c) To the extent practicable and consistent
with the project, recipients of appropriations
for flood control projects in this subdivision
shall create wetlands that are eligible for
wetland replacement credit to replace wetlands
drained or filled as the result of repair,
reconstruction, replacement, or rehabilitation
of an existing public road under Minnesota
Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1,
paragraphs (l) and (m).
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(d) Project priorities shall be determined by
the commissioner as appropriate and based on
need and may include acquisition of properties
prone to flooding.
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(e) To the extent that the cost of a project
exceeds two percent of the median household
income in a municipality or township
multiplied by the number of households in the
municipality or township, this appropriation
is also for the local share of the project.
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Acquisition and Betterment of Buildings
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6,000,000 new text end |
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For acquisition, predesign, design, and
construction to replace existing facilities that
no longer meet the business needs of the
department; for the predesign, design, and
construction of a drill core facility in Hibbing;
and for the design and construction of storage
facilities.
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State Park and Recreation Area
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500,000 new text end |
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For the design and construction of
improvements to bring the facilities within
state parks and recreation areas to the
Americans with Disabilities Act standards.
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Blufflands State Trail
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1,500,000 new text end |
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To acquire land for, construct, and pay
expenses related to an extension of the
Blufflands state trail system from Harmony
to the Iowa border, to include a connection to
Niagara Cave in Fillmore County as
authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section
85.015, subdivision 7.
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Chester Woods State Trail
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2,500,000 new text end |
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To complete construction and paving of phase
one of the Chester Woods State Trail from the
city of Rochester to Chester Woods Park in
Olmsted County.
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Aitkin County - Northwoods ATV Trail
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1,500,000 new text end |
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For a grant to Aitkin County for predesign,
design, acquisition, and development of a trail
to connect the Northwoods ATV trail system
with the Mille Lacs-Malmo East Loop trail
system. The appropriation is not available until
the commissioner of management and budget
determines that $150,000 has been committed
to the project from nonstate sources.
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Glendalough State Park
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750,000 new text end |
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To predesign, design, and construct a Visitor
and Trail Center in Glendalough State Park.
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Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground
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4,000,000 new text end |
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For development of Lake Vermilion-Soudan
Underground Mine State Park, including
designing, constructing, furnishing, and
equipping the Lake Lodge Visitor Center at
Armstrong Bay, the Murray Spur campground
site and nearby infrastructure, and renewable
energy facilities in the park, and for repair and
reconstruction of the mine shaft at the Soudan
Underground Mine.
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Mill Towns State Trail
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500,000 new text end |
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For acquisition and design of the Mill Towns
State Trail between the cities of Faribault and
Waterford.
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Shooting Star State Trail
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250,000 new text end |
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To complete the Shooting Star State Trail,
established under Minnesota Statutes, section
85.015, subdivision 17, to Austin.
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Babbitt Recreation Area
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1,300,000 new text end |
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For a grant under Minnesota Statutes, section
85.019, subdivision 2, to the city of Babbitt
to construct a campground at the Babbitt
Recreation Area.
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Cohasset - Tioga Recreation Area
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1,000,000 new text end |
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For a grant to the city of Cohasset to design,
engineer, and construct an approximately
25-mile trail system for hiking, running,
mountain biking, and other activities in the
Tioga Recreation Area in Cohasset.
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Grand Marais; Lake Superior Water
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2,000,000 new text end |
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For capital improvements to a water access
facility on Lake Superior in Grand Marais.
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La Crescent; Wagon Wheel Trail
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2,500,000 new text end |
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For a grant to the city of La Crescent for phase
three of four phases of the Wagon Wheel Trail
project, including predesign, design,
engineering, and construction of a
grade-separated crossing of marked Trunk
Highways 14, 16, and 61 near downtown La
Crescent that will connect to the existing
Wagon Wheel Trail.
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Olmsted County; Lake Zumbro -
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640,000 new text end |
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For a grant to Olmsted County for the removal
of sedimentation in Lake Zumbro deposited
after the removal of the Lake Shady Dam on
the middle fork of the Zumbro River. This
appropriation may be used for final
engineering, dredging, and dredged soil
disposal. This appropriation is in addition to
appropriations in Laws 2012, chapter 293, and
Laws 2014, chapter 294.
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St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional
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new text begin
1,138,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the St. Louis and Lake Counties
Regional Railroad Authority to continue
construction of the Mesabi Trail, starting near
Whalston Road and going toward the city of
Tower for approximately 4.5 miles.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 19. new text end
new text begin
Stillwater; St. Croix River Riverbank
|
new text begin
1,650,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Stillwater to
predesign, design, engineer, and construct
restoration of the St. Croix River riverbank in
the city of Stillwater and to design and
construct an integrated walkway along the
restored riverbank in the city.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 20. new text end
new text begin
Unspent Appropriations
|
new text begin
The unspent portion of an appropriation for a
project in this section that is complete, upon
written notice to the commissioner of
management and budget, is available for asset
preservation under Minnesota Statutes, section
84.946. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642,
applies from the date of the original
appropriation to the unspent amount
transferred.
new text end
Sec. 8. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
750,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the Pollution Control Agency for a grant
to Becker County under the solid waste capital
assistance grant program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 115A.54, to predesign,
design, construct, and equip buildings to store
and process large, bulky materials, such as
mattresses, that must be deconstructed before
shipping to recycling facilities.
new text end
Sec. 9. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
|
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin
Total Appropriation
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
7,400,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the Board of Water and Soil Resources for
the purposes specified in this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin
Local Government Roads Wetland
|
new text begin
6,700,000 new text end |
new text begin
To acquire land or permanent easements and
to restore, create, enhance, and preserve
wetlands to replace those wetlands drained or
filled as a result of the repair, reconstruction,
replacement, or rehabilitation of existing
public roads as required by Minnesota
Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1,
paragraphs (l) and (m). The board may vary
the priority order of Minnesota Statutes,
section 103G.222, subdivision 3, paragraph
(a), to implement an in-lieu fee agreement
approved by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers under section 404 of the Clean
Water Act. The purchase price paid for
acquisition of land or perpetual easement must
be a fair market value as determined by the
board. The board may enter into agreements
with the federal government, other state
agencies, political subdivisions, nonprofit
organizations, fee title owners, or other
qualified private entities to acquire wetland
replacement credits in accordance with
Minnesota Rules, chapter 8420.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin
Minnesota River Basin Area II
|
new text begin
700,000 new text end |
new text begin
For grants to local governments in Area II of
the Minnesota River Basin to acquire, design,
and construct floodwater management
projects.
new text end
Sec. 10. new text begin RURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY.
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
35,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For the purposes set forth in the Minnesota
Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph
(h), to the Rural Finance Authority to purchase
participation interests in or to make direct
agricultural loans to farmers under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 41B. This appropriation is
for the beginning farmer program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.039; the loan
restructuring program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 41B.04; the seller-sponsored
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
41B.042; the agricultural improvement loan
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
41B.043; and the livestock expansion loan
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
41B.045. All debt service on bond proceeds
used to finance this appropriation must be
repaid by the Rural Finance Authority under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.643. Loan
participations must be priced to provide full
interest and principal coverage and a reserve
for potential losses. Priority for loans must be
given first to basic beginning farmer loans,
second to seller-sponsored loans, and third to
agricultural improvement loans.
new text end
new text begin
If an appropriation for the same purpose as in
this section is enacted more than once in the
2018 legislative session, the appropriation
must be given effect only once. If the
appropriations for the same purpose are for
different amounts, the highest of the amounts
is the one to be given effect.
new text end
Sec. 11. new text begin MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
6,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the Minnesota Zoological Garden Board
for capital asset preservation improvements
and betterments to infrastructure and exhibits
at the Minnesota Zoo, to be spent in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.307. Notwithstanding the specified uses
of money under Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.307, the board may use this appropriation
to replace buildings that are in poor condition,
outdated, and no longer support the work of
the Minnesota Zoo and to construct and
renovate trails and roads on the Minnesota
Zoo site.
new text end
Sec. 12. new text begin ADMINISTRATION
|
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin
Total Appropriation
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
15,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the commissioner of administration for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin
Capital Asset Preservation and
|
new text begin
5,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.632.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin
Capitol Complex - Physical Security
|
new text begin
10,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
To design, construct, and equip upgrades to
the physical security elements and systems for
one or more of the buildings listed in this
subdivision, their attached tunnel systems,
their surrounding grounds, and parking
facilities as identified in the 2017 Minnesota
State Capitol Complex Physical Security
Predesign completed by Miller Dunwiddie.
Improvements may include but are not limited
to design and abatement of asbestos and
hazardous materials, the installation of
bollards, blast protection, infrastructure
security screen walls, door access controls,
emergency call stations, security kiosks,
locking devices, and traffic control. This
appropriation includes money for work
associated with one or more of the following
buildings: Administration, Centennial,
Judicial, Ag/Health Lab, Minnesota History
Center, Capitol Complex Power Plant and
Shops, Stassen, State Office, and Veterans
Service.
new text end
Sec. 13. new text begin AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the Minnesota Amateur Sports
Commission for asset preservation of a capital
nature at the National Sports Center in Blaine,
to be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end
Sec. 14. new text begin MILITARY AFFAIRS
|
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin
Total Appropriation
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
12,876,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the adjutant general for the purposes
specified in this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin
Brainerd Readiness Center
|
new text begin
4,143,000 new text end |
new text begin
To design and renovate existing space at the
Brainerd Readiness Center, including
mechanical, electrical, building envelope,
energy efficiency, and life safety
improvements.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin
Grand Rapids Readiness Center
|
new text begin
2,126,000 new text end |
new text begin
To design and renovate existing space at the
Grand Rapids Readiness Center, including
mechanical, electrical, building envelope,
energy efficiency, and life safety
improvements.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin
St. Cloud Readiness Center
|
new text begin
4,450,000 new text end |
new text begin
To design and renovate existing space at the
St. Cloud Readiness Center, including
mechanical, electrical, building envelope,
energy efficiency, and life safety
improvements. The adjutant general may also
use this appropriation to construct and equip
an expansion of the facility.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin
Wadena Readiness Center
|
new text begin
2,157,000 new text end |
new text begin
To design and renovate existing space at the
Wadena Readiness Center, including
mechanical, electrical, building envelope,
energy efficiency, and life safety
improvements.
new text end
Sec. 15. new text begin PUBLIC SAFETY
|
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin
Total Appropriation
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
21,700,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the commissioner of public safety for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin
East Metro Training Facility - HERO
|
new text begin
9,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Cottage Grove to
construct, furnish, and equip a Health and
Emergency Response Occupations (HERO)
Center in Cottage Grove.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin
Dakota County - Regional Public Safety
|
new text begin
6,200,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to Dakota County to acquire land
for and to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
and equip the Safety and Mental Health
Alternative Response Training (SMART)
Center. The center shall serve as a centrally
located regional hub and provide training
space for the Minnesota Crisis Intervention
Team as well as provide a central location for
other public safety resources.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin
Marshall - MERIT Center
|
new text begin
6,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Marshall to design,
construct, furnish, and equip the driver training
and road course expansion of the Minnesota
Emergency Response and Industrial Training
(MERIT) Center in Marshall.
new text end
Sec. 16. new text begin TRANSPORTATION
|
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin
Total Appropriation
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
541,830,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the commissioner of transportation for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin
Local Road Improvement Fund Grants
|
new text begin
78,600,000 new text end |
new text begin
(a) From the bond proceeds account in the
state transportation fund as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, for trunk
highway corridor projects under Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 2, for
construction and reconstruction of local roads
with statewide or regional significance under
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52,
subdivision 4, or for grants to counties to assist
in paying the costs of rural road safety capital
improvement projects on county state-aid
highways under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.52, subdivision 4a.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Of this amount, $13,500,000 is for a grant
to the city of Dayton for design, engineering,
environmental analysis, property and easement
acquisition, construction, and reconstruction
of local roads in conjunction with an
interchange on marked Interstate Highway 94
near Hennepin County State-Aid Highway
101, known as Brockton Lane, in Dayton.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Of this amount, $6,100,000 is for a grant
to the city of Inver Grove Heights to
predesign, design, engineer, acquire
right-of-way property and temporary and
permanent easements, inspect, and construct
or reconstruct: (1) realignment of Dakota
County State-Aid Highway 63, known as
Argenta Trail, in Inver Grove Heights, from
northerly of its intersection with Amana Trail
to the anticipated future alignment of 65th
Street, then west to the existing Argenta Trail
alignment, and in anticipation of the
development of an interchange of Argenta
Trail and marked Interstate Highway 494; and
(2) expansion from two lanes to four lanes of
Dakota County State-Aid Highway 26, known
as 70th Street West, in Inver Grove Heights,
from the border with Eagan to the intersection
with Argenta Trail as realigned.
new text end
new text begin
(d) Of this amount, $9,000,000 is for a grant
to Carver County following a jurisdictional
transfer to Carver County of the affected
segment of marked Trunk Highway 101. The
appropriation may be used for design,
right-of-way acquisition, engineering, and
reconstruction of the segment transferred to
the county that is between Pioneer Trail and
Flying Cloud Drive, including grade
separation of a multipurpose pedestrian and
bicycle trail from the segment for the
Minnesota River Bluffs Regional Trail and a
regional trail along marked Trunk Highway
101.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin
Local Bridge Replacement and
|
new text begin
5,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
From the bond proceeds account in the state
transportation fund to match federal money
and to replace or rehabilitate local deficient
bridges as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
section 174.50.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin
Rail Service Improvement
|
new text begin
1,550,000 new text end |
new text begin
From the rail service improvement account in
the special revenue fund under the rail service
improvement program in Minnesota Statutes,
section 222.50, for grants to the Minnesota
Valley Regional Rail Authority in the amount
of $1,000,000 to rehabilitate a portion of the
railroad track between Winthrop and Hanley
Falls, including but is not limited to
environmental analysis and remediation,
predesign, design, and rehabilitation or
replacement of bridges or culverts, which is
in addition to any other appropriation, or other
grant, loan, or loan guarantee for this project
made by the commissioner under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 222.46 to 222.62, and the
amount of $550,000 for the grant under section
26 which is available when the commissioner
determines that sufficient resources have been
committed to complete the project and is
available until June 30, 2023, provided that
the commissioner must: convert to a grant the
remaining balance on Minnesota Department
of Transportation Contract No. 1000714,
originally executed as of June 1, 2015, with
Minnesota Commercial Railway Company;
cancel all future payments under the contract;
release liens on the locomotives designated as
MNNR 49 and MNNR 84; and perform the
appropriate filing; and provided that the
commissioner is prohibited from requiring or
accepting additional payments under the
contract as of the effective date of this
subdivision, and that notwithstanding the loan
conversion and payment cancellation under
this subdivision, all other terms and conditions
under Contract No. 1000714 remain effective
for the duration of the period specified in the
contract.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin
Port Development Assistance
|
new text begin
5,200,000 new text end |
new text begin
For grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
457A. Any improvements made with the
proceeds of these grants must be publicly
owned.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin
Safe Routes to School
|
new text begin
1,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.40.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin
Brooklyn Park - Trunk Highway 169
|
new text begin
4,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
$4,000,000 is from the bond proceeds account
in the state transportation fund for preliminary
and final design, engineering, environmental
analysis, right-of-way acquisition, and
construction of an interchange located at
Trunk Highway 169 and 101st Avenue in the
city of Brooklyn Park.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin
Chisago County - Marked U.S. Highway
|
new text begin
3,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
From the bond proceeds account in the state
transportation fund for a grant to Chisago
County to acquire land and right-of-way,
perform environmental analysis, predesign,
and design the local road, portions of a project
to reconstruct marked U.S. Highway 8 in
Chisago and Washington Counties, from
marked Trunk Highway 61/Forest Boulevard
North up to and including the intersection at
Karmel Avenue.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin
Foley - Trunk Highway 23 Safety
|
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
new text begin
Of this appropriation, $200,000 is for safety
improvements to the intersection of marked
Trunk Highway 23 and 8th Avenue and Penn
Street, including curb and gutters and
pedestrian crossings. $300,000 of this
appropriation is from the general fund in fiscal
year 2019 for pedestrian pathways, lighting,
and signage.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 10. new text end
new text begin
Trunk Highway 29 - Railroad Grade
|
new text begin
10,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
From the bond proceeds account in the trunk
highway fund for construction of the
interchange at marked Trunk Highway 55 and
marked Trunk Highway 29 near the city of
Glenwood, including grade separation of the
adjacent rail crossing of marked Trunk
Highway 29.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 11. new text end
new text begin
Corridors of Commerce
|
new text begin
400,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
From the bond proceeds account in the trunk
highway fund for the corridors of commerce
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
161.088.
new text end
new text begin
This appropriation is available in the amounts
of:
new text end
new text begin
(1) $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2022;
new text end
new text begin
(2) $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2023; and
new text end
new text begin
(3) $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2024.
new text end
new text begin
From this appropriation, the commissioner
must select projects solely using the results of
the spring 2018 evaluation for the corridors
of commerce program, in order based on total
score, and must select at least two projects
located outside the Department of
Transportation metropolitan district. If funds
are insufficient for an identified project, the
commissioner must either select the identified
project, or select one or more alternative
projects that are (1) for a segment within the
project limits of the identified project; and (2)
also identified and scored in the spring 2018
evaluation process. For projects located
outside the Department of Transportation
metropolitan district, the commissioner must
not select a project located in a county within
which a project was selected for funding in
the spring 2018 evaluation for the corridors
of commerce program.
new text end
new text begin
This appropriation cancels as specified under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, except
that the commissioner of management and
budget shall count the start of authorization
for issuance of state bonds as the first day of
the fiscal year during which the bonds are
available to be issued, and not as the date of
enactment of this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 12. new text end
new text begin
Hennepin County State-Aid Highway
|
new text begin
9,720,000 new text end |
new text begin
$4,860,000 is from the bond proceeds account
in the state transportation fund for a grant to
Hennepin County, the city of Plymouth, or
both, and $4,860,000 is from the bond
proceeds account in the trunk highway fund
for the design, right-of-way acquisition,
construction engineering, construction, and to
equip the interchange at Hennepin County
State-Aid Highway 9 and marked Interstate
Highway 494, including replacing the County
State-Aid Highway 9 bridge over marked
Interstate Highway 494 and the ramps
connecting County State-Aid Highway 9 and
marked Interstate Highway 494,
notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
174.52, or any rule to the contrary.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 13. new text end
new text begin
Mankato - Marked Trunk Highway
|
new text begin
830,000 new text end |
new text begin
From the bond proceeds account in the trunk
highway fund for a grant to the city of
Mankato for a project to reconstruct a segment
of marked Trunk Highway 169 north of the
Highway 14 interchange to accommodate the
raising of a levee. This appropriation is for the
local shares the cities of Mankato and North
Mankato are responsible for under the state's
Cost Participation and Maintenance with Local
Units of Government Manual, or any contract
between the state and the city of Mankato.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 14. new text end
new text begin
Wadena - U.S. Highway 10
|
new text begin
5,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
From the bond proceeds account in the state
transportation fund as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.50, for a grant to the city
of Wadena for environmental analysis and
environmental cleanup and construction of
storm water drainage within the marked U.S.
Highway 10 corridor in the city of Wadena.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 15. new text end
new text begin
Becker - Industrial Park Road
|
new text begin
3,300,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Becker for design,
engineering, and construction of road and
infrastructure improvements within the city's
industrial park to provide better mobility to
marked U.S. Highway 10. This appropriation
includes money for improvements to an
existing portion of Hancock Street South, new
construction of an extension of Hancock Street
South, and construction of sanitary sewer,
water main, storm sewer, and other publicly
owned infrastructure.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 16. new text end
new text begin
Wakefield - 200th Street
|
new text begin
600,000 new text end |
new text begin
From the bond proceeds account in the state
transportation fund as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.50, to the town of
Wakefield, the town of Luxembourg, or grants
to both townships, for reconstruction of an
approximately 2.7 mile portion of 200th Street,
a township line road in Stearns County.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 17. new text end
new text begin
Rochester - Bus Storage Facility
|
new text begin
2,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Rochester to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip an expansion to the city's existing bus
storage facility.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 18. new text end
new text begin
Goodview, Minnesota City - Railroad
|
new text begin
330,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Goodview for
construction of a railroad crossing quiet zone
that consists of construction and installation
of concrete median barriers and associated
road improvements at five Canadian Pacific
railroad crossings in the cities of Goodview
and Minnesota City.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 19. new text end
new text begin
Hennepin County - Railroad Crossing
|
new text begin
1,200,000 new text end |
new text begin
For one or more grants to Hennepin County
or the affected city in the county to construct
railroad crossing safety improvements in
Hennepin County. Of this amount, $350,000
is for crossings at Townline Road and marked
County Road 19 in the city of Loretto;
$450,000 is for crossings at marked Road
116/County Road 115 and Arrowhead Drive
in the city of Medina; and $400,000 is for
crossings at East Lake Street and Barry
Avenue in the city of Wayzata.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 20. new text end
new text begin
New Brighton - Rice Creek Railroad
|
new text begin
1,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to Minnesota Commercial Railway
Company to demolish the existing railroad
bridge over Rice Creek in New Brighton and
to predesign, design, acquire any right-of-way
needed, engineer, construct, and equip a
replacement railroad bridge to meet the needs
of the railroad operators that use the bridge.
This grant is contingent on:
new text end
new text begin
(1) review and approval of the railway
company's design, engineering, and plans for
the project by Ramsey County to ensure the
project does not interfere with recreational use
of adjacent park property and Rice Creek, and
by the Rice Creek Watershed District to ensure
that the project's impact on flows in the creek
is in accordance with the watershed district's
adopted rules. These reviews and approvals
are in addition to any other reviews, permits,
or approvals required for the project;
new text end
new text begin
(2) Minnesota Commercial Railway Company
removing all structures related to the existing
bridge from the Rice Creek streambed as part
of the demolition and removal of the existing
bridge, including any pilings, footings, or
water control structures placed to protect the
existing bridge structures, except to the extent
prohibited by a permitting authority, including
but not limited to the Department of Natural
Resources and the United States Army Corps
of Engineers. The replacement bridge and
structures will be the property of the owner of
the railroad right-of-way and railroad operator,
as may be arranged between them; and
new text end
new text begin
(3) Minnesota Commercial Railway Company
entering into an agreement with Ramsey
County that gives the company access for both
construction and ongoing maintenance of the
bridge, and that provides for repair of the
county trail damaged by railway maintenance
work in the two years before the effective date
of this section as well as immediately
following construction and any subsequent
maintenance activities.
new text end
new text begin
In entering into a grant agreement with the
commissioner of transportation, Minnesota
Commercial Railway Company is agreeing to
cooperate with the city of New Brighton and
Ramsey County in development of crossings
and trails in or near to the railway
right-of-way.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 21. new text end
new text begin
Moorhead - Rail Grade Crossing
|
new text begin
6,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Moorhead for
environmental analysis, design, engineering,
removal of an existing structure, and
construction of a rail grade crossing separation
in the vicinity of 21st Street South. This
appropriation is in addition to the
appropriation for the same purpose in Laws
2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article
1, section 15, subdivision 4.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 22. new text end
new text begin
Rosemount - Railroad Quiet Zone
|
new text begin
1,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Rosemount to
predesign, design, and construct railroad
crossing improvements to create a quiet zone
at the railroad crossing located on Bonaire
Path in Rosemount.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 23. new text end
new text begin
Stone Arch Bridge
|
new text begin
1,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For the design and engineering of the
rehabilitation of the James J. Hill Stone Arch
Bridge over the Mississippi River.
new text end
Sec. 17. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
|
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin
Total Appropriation
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
15,900,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes
specified in this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin
Metropolitan Cities Inflow and
|
new text begin
5,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For grants to cities within the metropolitan
area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
473.121, subdivision 2, for capital
improvements in municipal wastewater
collection systems to reduce the amount of
inflow and infiltration to the Metropolitan
Council's metropolitan sanitary sewer disposal
system. Grants from this appropriation are for
up to 50 percent of the cost to mitigate inflow
and infiltration in the publicly owned
municipal wastewater collection systems. To
be eligible for a grant, a city must be identified
by the council as a contributor of excessive
inflow and infiltration in the metropolitan
disposal system or have a measured flow rate
within 20 percent of its allowable
council-determined inflow and infiltration
limits. The council must award grants based
on applications from cities that identify
eligible capital costs and include a timeline
for inflow and infiltration mitigation
construction, pursuant to guidelines
established by the council.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin
Carver County - Lake Waconia
|
new text begin
1,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to Carver County to predesign, to
design, and for engineering of development
of Lake Waconia Regional Park including
construction of sewer and water utilities to the
site, site grading, construction of a parking lot,
and road improvements.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin
Loretto - Wastewater Connection
|
new text begin
400,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Loretto to connect
the city's existing wastewater collection
system to the force main in the city of
Independence for wastewater treatment by the
wastewater treatment system shared by the
cities of Independence, Greenfield, and
Medina.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin
New Hope - Outdoor Swimming Pool
|
new text begin
2,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of New Hope to
predesign, design, construct, and equip an
outdoor 50-meter swimming pool on the civic
center campus.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin
St. Paul - Nature Sanctuary Visitor
|
new text begin
3,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip a visitor
and interpretive center in the Bruce Vento
Nature Sanctuary in St. Paul for programs that
the city determines meet regional and city park
purpose requirements. The city may enter into
a lease or management agreement under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, to
operate the programs in the center.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin
White Bear Lake Trail and Route
|
new text begin
4,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
(a) To the Metropolitan Council for grants to
complete design and construction of a multiuse
paved trail and route for pedestrians, bicycles,
and wheelchairs around White Bear Lake in
Ramsey and Washington Counties.
new text end
new text begin
(b) $2,600,000 of this appropriation is for a
grant to Ramsey County to design and
construct trail improvements, consistent with
the completed preliminary engineering, along
South Shore Boulevard between White Bear
Avenue and marked Trunk Highway 120 and
to pave an existing dirt path within the Ramsey
County Beach and Water Park from the
entrance to the park at Highway 96 to the
northeast edge of the park.
new text end
new text begin
(c) $1,400,000 of this appropriation is for a
grant to the city of Mahtomedi to design and
construct and design, construct, and equip
elements of the trail and route along or
proximate to Birchwood Road, Wildwood
Beach Road, and on or in the proximity of
Briarwood Road, consistent with the
completed preliminary engineering, and final
design and specification, subject to approval
of the commissioner of transportation with
regard to elements of the trail and route that
are within or adjacent to the right-of-way of
marked Trunk Highway 244.
new text end
Sec. 18. new text begin HUMAN SERVICES
|
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin
Total Appropriation
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
74,723,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the commissioner of administration, or
other named entity, for the purposes specified
in this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin
Asset Preservation
|
new text begin
10,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at Department
of Human Services facilities statewide, to be
spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.307.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin
St. Peter Regional Treatment Center
|
new text begin
2,200,000 new text end |
new text begin
To predesign, design, engineer, and renovate
the mechanical and electrical systems in the
Dietary Building on the St. Peter Regional
Treatment Center campus, including: the
upgrade, replacement, and improvement of
existing heating and ventilation equipment;
installation of air-conditioning equipment;
replacement of the building's outdated and
undersized electrical system; design and
abatement of asbestos and hazardous
materials; and structural, site, and utility work
necessary to support the project.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin
Anoka Metro Regional Treatment
|
new text begin
6,550,000 new text end |
new text begin
To predesign, design, engineer, construct, and
equip improvements on the Anoka Metro
Regional Treatment Center campus, including
but not limited to design and abatement of
asbestos and hazardous materials, replacement
of roofs on residential units, installation of
metal wall cladding on the mechanical
penthouses, installation of new heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning systems, fire
sprinkler systems, electrical lighting systems
in the Miller Building, and installation of a
new heating system in the warehouse building.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin
Regional Behavioral Health Crisis
|
new text begin
28,100,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the commissioner of human services for
behavioral health crisis program facilities
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
245G.011.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin
Minneapolis - The Family Partnership
|
new text begin
10,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the commissioner of human services for a
grant to the city of Minneapolis to acquire real
property, demolish unusable portions of the
existing building, renovate some areas of the
existing building, construct new space, and to
furnish and equip the facility to provide mental
health, early childhood education, and other
services to support children and families. The
city of Minneapolis may operate a center
providing services for Minnesota victims of
sex trafficking; trauma-informed counseling
services; early learning programming and
therapeutic childcare; and statewide training
for professionals and community leaders.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin
Scott County - Regional Crisis
|
new text begin
1,900,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the commissioner of human services for a
grant to Scott County to design, construct,
furnish, and equip a facility in the city of
Savage to provide regional intensive
residential and treatment services (IRTS) and
residential crisis stabilization subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. This
appropriation shall be used for construction
of a 16-bed facility in conjunction with Guild
Incorporated, a nonprofit organization based
in St. Paul, to maximize the space available
for 16 IRTS and crisis stabilization beds. The
new facility shall provide acute stabilization
and treatment for persons with a primary or
secondary mental health diagnosis in lieu of
inpatient psychiatric hospitalization.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin
White Earth - Opiate Treatment Facility
|
new text begin
900,000 new text end |
new text begin
From the general fund in fiscal year 2019 to
the commissioner of human services for a
grant to the tribal council of the White Earth
Nation to refurbish and equip the White Earth
Opiate Treatment Facility on the White Earth
Reservation. The facility shall treat Native
Americans and provide culturally specific
programming to individuals placed in the
treatment center.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin
Hennepin County - Regional Medical
|
new text begin
15,073,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to Hennepin County to design,
construct, furnish, and equip a 67,000 square
foot regional, state-of-the-art medical
examiner's facility. The facility shall: (1)
provide forensic death investigation and
autopsy services for Dakota, Hennepin, and
Scott Counties with the flexibility to
accommodate future partner counties and
agencies; (2) serve as a teaching facility for
the state, on the science of forensic pathology;
and (3) be located in southern Hennepin
County at a site that best supports access needs
for the three founding counties and reasonable
scene response times for the geographic
service area.
new text end
Sec. 19. new text begin VETERANS AFFAIRS
|
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin
Total Appropriation
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
41,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the commissioner of administration for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin
Asset Preservation
|
new text begin
9,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at the veterans
homes in Minneapolis, Hastings, Fergus Falls,
Silver Bay, and Luverne, and the Little Falls
Cemetery, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin
Bemidji, Montevideo, and Preston - New
|
new text begin
32,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
(a) $12,400,000 of this appropriation is to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip a veterans home in Bemidji. $9,400,000
of this appropriation is to predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip a veterans home
in Montevideo. $10,200,000 of this
appropriation is to predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip a veterans home
in Preston.
new text end
new text begin
(b) These veterans homes are subject to the
requirements of the People's Veterans Homes
Act in article 2.
new text end
Sec. 20. new text begin CORRECTIONS
|
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin
Total Appropriation
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
39,950,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the commissioner of administration for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin
Asset Preservation
|
new text begin
22,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at Minnesota
correctional facilities statewide, to be spent in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.307.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Correctional Facility - St.
|
new text begin
16,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
To design, upgrade, construct, replace, and
install new plumbing, ventilation, and exhaust
systems as required by code and to meet other
requirements. This appropriation includes
money for design and abatement of asbestos
and hazardous materials.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Correctional Facility - Moose
|
new text begin
1,950,000 new text end |
new text begin
To predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip the renovation and expansion of the
outdated master control center at the
Minnesota Correctional Facility - Moose Lake
to improve security and efficiency. The
renovation includes updating fire alarm panels
and mechanical and electrical systems and
improving visibility of the visiting area.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin
Unspent Appropriations
|
new text begin
The unspent portion of an appropriation for a
Department of Corrections project in this
section that is complete, upon written notice
to the commissioner of management and
budget, is available for asset preservation
under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
from the date of the original appropriation to
the unspent amount transferred.
new text end
Sec. 21. new text begin EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC
|
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin
Total Appropriation
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
109,344,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the commissioner of employment and
economic development for the purposes
specified in this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin
Greater Minnesota Business
|
new text begin
5,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.431.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin
Transportation Economic Development
|
new text begin
3,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.436.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin
Innovative Business Development Public
|
new text begin
2,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.435.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin
Austin - Public TV
|
new text begin
2,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Austin to acquire land
for, and to predesign, design, construct,
furnish, and equip a regional public television
station in the city of Austin.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin
Brooklyn Park - Second Harvest
|
new text begin
18,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Brooklyn Park to
acquire land for, and to predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip a statewide
Second Harvest Heartland charitable food
warehouse, distribution, and office facility in
the city of Brooklyn Park. The city may enter
into lease or management agreements under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, for
operation of the facility. Amounts expended
for this project by nonstate sources since June
1, 2016, shall count toward the nonstate match.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin
CentraCare Health System - Long
|
new text begin
700,000 new text end |
new text begin
From the general fund in fiscal year 2019 for
a grant to CentraCare Health System - Long
Prairie to design, construct, furnish, and equip
the Regional Wellbeing Center in Long
Prairie. The money may be used for any
construction, equipment, or installation costs
incurred after April 1, 2018.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin
Duluth - Steam Plant
|
new text begin
6,900,000 new text end |
new text begin
From the general fund in fiscal year 2019 for
a grant to the city of Duluth for the same
purposes as in Laws 2017, First Special
Session chapter 8, article 1, section 20,
subdivision 7, the Duluth municipal district
heating facility and systems upgrade.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin
Fergus Falls - Regional Treatment
|
new text begin
3,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Fergus Falls for
phases 2 and 3 of the deconstruction of the
former regional treatment center campus to
prepare the site for public use, redevelopment,
and historic preservation purposes. This
appropriation includes money for demolition
of all or portions of buildings and other
structures deemed unnecessary or undesirable
for redevelopment or renovation, removal of
debris, site preparation and remediation,
hazardous materials abatement, and
improvements for building envelope and
structural integrity to stabilize existing
buildings and structures for redevelopment or
renovation. This demolition is part of a larger
project to redevelop the campus of the regional
treatment center. This appropriation may not
be used to demolish the central tower or the
U-shaped building connected to the central
tower.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 10. new text end
new text begin
Goodhue County - Historical Society
|
new text begin
616,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Red Wing for
replacement of the Goodhue County Historical
Society Museum building's HVAC system,
roofing, and windows, and for renovation of
the building's storefront entrance.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 11. new text end
new text begin
Hennepin County - Children's Theatre
|
new text begin
1,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to Hennepin County to design,
renovate, furnish, and equip the Children's
Theatre Company's current facility, including
improvements to the facility's existing heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning system,
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.695.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 12. new text end
new text begin
Hennepin County - Hennepin Center
|
new text begin
1,400,000 new text end |
new text begin
From the general fund in fiscal year 2019 for
a grant to Hennepin County for improvements
and betterments of a capital nature to renovate
the historic Hennepin Center for the Arts. This
appropriation is in addition to the
appropriation in Laws 2017, First Special
session chapter 8, article 1, section 20,
subdivision 10, and no further nonstate
contribution is required.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 13. new text end
new text begin
Itasca County - Northern Community
|
new text begin
514,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to Itasca County for site
preparation, including deconstruction and
removal of the old KAXE Northern
Community Radio broadcast tower, and to
design, construct, and equip a new broadcast
tower, transmitter, and transmission building
in Trout Lake Township for a 100,000-watt
public radio station to replace the KAXE
Northern Community Radio transmission
plant.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 14. new text end
new text begin
Jackson - Memorial Park
|
new text begin
290,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Jackson to complete
phase I of the redevelopment of Memorial
Park, including trails, landscaping, a canoe
launch, and other amenities.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 15. new text end
new text begin
Litchfield - Opera House
|
new text begin
100,000 new text end |
new text begin
From the general fund in fiscal year 2019 for
a grant to the Greater Litchfield Opera House
Association to repair and update the electrical
capabilities and interior walls in the Litchfield
Opera House.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 16. new text end
new text begin
Minneapolis - Upper Harbor Terminal
|
new text begin
15,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Minneapolis, the
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, or
both, for predesign, design, and construction
work for site preparation and for park and
public infrastructure improvements to support
an initial phase of redevelopment of the Upper
Harbor Terminal on the Mississippi River; a
site that was rendered inoperable for barging
by the federal closure of the Upper St.
Anthony Falls Lock.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 17. new text end
new text begin
Minneapolis - American Indian Center
|
new text begin
5,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
From the general fund in fiscal year 2019 for
a grant to the Minneapolis American Indian
Center to design, construct, furnish, and equip
the renovation and expansion of the center on
Franklin Avenue. This project includes:
demolition work; improvements and additions
to, or replacement of, the mechanical,
electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating, and
air conditioning systems; repairs to the
existing roof and exterior enclosure; required
site improvements; general renovation of
interior spaces; and expansion of the cafe
space, the event spaces, and the performance
spaces.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 18. new text end
new text begin
Pipestone County - Dental Facility
|
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to Pipestone County to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip a dental
care facility in Pipestone County. The county
may enter into an agreement under Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695, for operation of the
dental clinic.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 19. new text end
new text begin
Perham - Redevelopment
|
new text begin
6,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Perham to design,
construct, redevelop, renovate, furnish, and
equip buildings, land, and infrastructure at the
site of the area community center and former
high school for use as a community family
services center, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 20. new text end
new text begin
Polk County - North Country Food
|
new text begin
3,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to Polk County to predesign,
design, construct, renovate, furnish, and equip
a regional charitable food warehouse,
distribution, and office facility in the city of
Crookston, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 21. new text end
new text begin
Ramsey County - Landmark Center
|
new text begin
350,000 new text end |
new text begin
From the general fund in fiscal year 2019 for
a grant to Ramsey County to renovate and
construct improvements to restroom facilities
in the Landmark Center in the city of St. Paul.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 22. new text end
new text begin
Rosemount - Family Resource Center
|
new text begin
450,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Rosemount to design,
construct, furnish, and equip an addition to
the Family Resource Center in the city of
Rosemount, to provide after-school tutoring,
a food shelf, and other programs, subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 23. new text end
new text begin
Silver Bay - Black Beach Campground
|
new text begin
1,765,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Silver Bay to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip a campground adjacent to the Black
Beach recreational beach in Silver Bay,
including camping sites; electrical, water, and
sewer infrastructure; a playground; a pavilion;
lavatory vaults; a shower and lavatory
building; and a main office building. This
appropriation may also be used to design,
construct, and equip a walking trail from the
campground to the Black Beach recreational
site. The nonstate contribution may be made
in-kind. In-kind contributions may include site
preparation, whether begun before or after the
effective date of this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 24. new text end
new text begin
St. Paul - Conway Recreation Center
|
new text begin
4,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of St. Paul to complete
the construction of playing fields and
expansion of facilities at the Conway
Community Recreation Center, including the
renovation of and addition to the existing
structure at the field location, site remediation,
design and site improvements, construction
of seasonal dome infrastructure, and
construction of four turf athletic fields. The
city may enter into a lease management
agreement under Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.695, for operation of the facility.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 25. new text end
new text begin
St. Paul - Humanities Center
|
new text begin
1,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of St. Paul for asset
preservation of the Minnesota Humanities
Center's main facility, including mechanical
systems upgrades, including heating,
ventilation, and cooling, subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 26. new text end
new text begin
St. Paul - Minnesota Museum of
|
new text begin
2,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the St. Paul Port Authority to
acquire, design, construct, furnish, and equip
the Minnesota Museum of American Art in
the historic Pioneer Endicott Building. This
appropriation is in addition to the amount
appropriated by Laws 2017, First Special
Session chapter 8, article 1, section 20,
subdivision 21, and is available in accordance
with the requirements of that subdivision. This
appropriation may be used as needed for the
costs of the project, including but not limited
to secure loading dock, and art restoration and
exhibit preparation areas.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 27. new text end
new text begin
St. Paul - RiverCentre Parking Facility
|
new text begin
5,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of St. Paul for
demolition of the existing RiverCentre ramp
and removal of debris. This demolition is part
of a larger project to rebuild the parking
facility.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 28. new text end
new text begin
St. Paul - Southeast Asian Language
|
new text begin
5,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
design, renovate, construct, furnish, and equip
a bus driver and mechanics training facility
on Acker Street in St. Paul for training drivers
and mechanics through programming
primarily in the Southeast Asian languages,
and to predesign, design, renovate, construct,
furnish, and equip a training facility on Plato
Avenue in St. Paul to be used during
renovation of the Acker Street facility and for
use as a training facility for health care,
manufacturing, and information technology
jobs through programming primarily in the
Southeast Asian languages. This appropriation
may be used to acquire property for these
purposes. The city of St. Paul may enter into
a lease or management agreement with a
nonprofit corporation for either or both of
these facilities under Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 29. new text end
new text begin
Wabasha - National Eagle Center and
|
new text begin
8,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Wabasha to acquire
land, predesign, design, renovate, construct,
furnish, and equip the National Eagle Center
in order to expand program and exhibit space,
increase aviary space for eagles, and for
improvements to the riverfront in Wabasha
for infrastructure, large vessel landing areas
and docks, and public access and program
areas.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 30. new text end
new text begin
Waite Park - Quarry Redevelopment
|
new text begin
5,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Waite Park to
redevelop a former quarry site located off
Parkway Drive and 17th Avenue South as a
regional park and to predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip a public open-air
stage and related facilities. The city may enter
into one or more lease or management
agreements for operation of the open-air stage
and related facilities, subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695.
new text end
Sec. 22. new text begin PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
|
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin
Total Appropriation
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
64,350,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the Public Facilities Authority for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin
State Match for Federal Grants
|
new text begin
14,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
To match federal grants for the clean water
revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 446A.07, and the drinking water
revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 446A.081. This appropriation must be
used for qualified capital projects.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin
Water Infrastructure Funding Program
|
new text begin
25,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
(a) For grants to eligible municipalities under
the water infrastructure funding program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
new text end
new text begin
(b) This appropriation is for drinking water
projects listed on the commissioner of health's
project priority list in the fundable range under
the drinking water revolving fund program.
new text end
new text begin
(c) After all eligible projects under paragraph
(b) have been funded, the Public Facilities
Authority may transfer any remaining,
uncommitted money to eligible projects under
a program in either the clean water revolving
fund or the drinking water fund based on that
program's project priority list.
new text end
new text begin
(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 446A.072, subdivision 5a, paragraph
(b), the Western Lake Superior Sanitary
District is eligible for a grant to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip a
combined heat and power system.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin
Arden Hills - Water Main
|
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Arden Hills to install
a water main extending along Highway 96,
from Highway 10 to Interstate Highway 35W.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin
Albertville - Wastewater Infrastructure
|
new text begin
2,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Albertville to design
and construct wastewater infrastructure
improvements.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin
Aurora; Hoyt Lakes; Biwabik; and
|
new text begin
2,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Aurora to acquire
land or a permanent interest in land, design,
engineer, construct, furnish, and equip a
comprehensive municipally owned cooperative
joint drinking water system in the cities of
Aurora, Hoyt Lakes, and Biwabik, and White
Township, including a water intake and
treatment plant located in White Township.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin
Big Lake - Wastewater Treatment
|
new text begin
1,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Big Lake to
predesign, design, and construct improvements
to or the replacement of the city's wastewater
treatment facility.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin
Cold Spring - Water Infrastructure
|
new text begin
4,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Cold Spring to
acquire land, predesign, design, engineer,
construct, furnish, and equip water
infrastructure, including drilling new wells, a
water treatment plant, and piping for water
distribution.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin
Glencoe - Wastewater Treatment
|
new text begin
3,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Glencoe to design,
engineer, construct, and equip renovation of
the municipal wastewater treatment facility
and for other improvements to publicly owned
wastewater infrastructure. This appropriation
is available when the commissioner of
management and budget determines that
sufficient resources have been committed to
complete the project, as required by Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.502.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 10. new text end
new text begin
Keewatin; Nashwauk; Lone Pine
|
new text begin
850,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to a joint powers authority entered
into by the city of Keewatin, the city of
Nashwauk, Lone Pine Township, and
Greenway Township to predesign, design, and
engineer a regional wastewater treatment
system located in the city of Nashwauk to
serve the communities represented by the joint
powers authority and other communities.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 11. new text end
new text begin
Oronoco - Wastewater Infrastructure
|
new text begin
2,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Oronoco to acquire
land or permanent easements, predesign,
design, and survey for wastewater
infrastructure to serve the city of Oronoco and
the region including the Oronoco Estates
Mobile Home Community. If this
appropriation exceeds the amount needed for
acquisition, predesign, design, and surveying,
the remainder of the appropriation may be
applied to acquisition or construction.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 12. new text end
new text begin
St. James - Storm Sewer and Utilities
|
new text begin
3,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of St. James to design,
engineer, and construct an extension of the
storm sewer retention pond in the northwest
portion of the city, including reconstruction
of streets, sidewalks, storm water and sanitary
sewer, water mains, lighting, and utilities.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 13. new text end
new text begin
Waldorf - Water and Public
|
new text begin
1,900,000 new text end |
new text begin
For grants to the city of Waldorf. Of this
amount, $1,294,000 is to design, construct,
and equip a stabilization pond system, a
wastewater collection system, a water
treatment and distribution system, and storm
water drainage systems. Of this amount,
$606,000 is for capital improvements to streets
and other publicly owned infrastructure.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 14. new text end
new text begin
Windom - Wastewater Treatment
|
new text begin
3,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For a grant to the city of Windom to design,
construct, and equip capital improvements to
renovate and upgrade the municipal
wastewater treatment facility.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 15. new text end
new text begin
Winnebago - Drinking Water
|
new text begin
1,100,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the city of Winnebago to predesign, design,
engineer, and reconstruct the drinking water
distribution system and the sanitary and storm
sewer collection systems in the northwest
utility improvement area.
new text end
Sec. 23. new text begin MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
10,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For transfer to the housing development fund
to finance the costs of rehabilitation to
preserve public housing under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.202, subdivision 3a.
For purposes of this section, "public housing"
means housing for low-income persons and
households financed by the federal
government and owned and operated by the
public housing authorities and agencies formed
by cities and counties. Public housing
authorities receiving a public housing
assessment composite score of 80 or above or
an equivalent designation are eligible to
receive funding. Priority must be given to
proposals that maximize federal or local
resources to finance the capital costs. The
priority in Minnesota Statutes, section
462A.202, subdivision 3a, for projects to
increase the supply of affordable housing and
the restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section
462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this
appropriation.
new text end
Sec. 24. new text begin MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
|
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin
Total Appropriation
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
23,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the Minnesota Historical Society for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin
Historic Sites Asset Preservation
|
new text begin
8,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
For capital improvements and betterments at
state historic sites, buildings, landscaping at
historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and
monuments, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The
society shall determine project priorities as
appropriate based on need.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin
Historic Fort Snelling Visitor Center
|
new text begin
15,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
To demolish the existing visitor center and to
renovate, construct, furnish, and equip
facilities, including landscaping and
wayfinding, to support visitor services at
Historic Fort Snelling.
new text end
Sec. 25. new text begin BOND SALE EXPENSES
|
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin
Total Appropriation
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,310,000 new text end |
new text begin
To the commissioner of management and
budget for the purposes specified in this
section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin
Bond Proceeds Fund
|
new text begin
892,000 new text end |
new text begin
From the bond proceeds fund for bond sale
expenses under Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.641, subdivision 8.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin
Trunk Highway Fund
|
new text begin
418,000 new text end |
new text begin
From the bond proceeds account in the trunk
highway fund for bond sale expenses under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.641,
subdivision 8, and 167.50, subdivision 4.
new text end
new text begin
To provide the money appropriated in this act from
the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue
bonds of the state in an amount up to $776,699,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with
the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the
Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
new text end
new text begin
To provide the money appropriated in this act from the
state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue
bonds of the state in an amount up to $103,060,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with
the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the
Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
new text end
new text begin
To provide the money appropriated in this
act from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of management and budget
shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $14,000,000 in the manner, upon
the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675,
and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
new text end
new text begin
To provide the money appropriated in this article from
the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the commissioner of management
and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $416,608,000 in the
manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times
and in the amounts requested by the commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the
bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received from the sale of the bonds, must
be deposited in the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.
new text end
new text begin
The uncommitted and unobligated amount of the appropriation from the bond proceeds
fund in Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 18, subdivision 4, for the
transportation improvements within the Lindau Lane corridor in Bloomington, estimated
to be $4,035,839, is canceled, and the bond sale authorization in Laws 2011, First Special
Session chapter 12, section 23, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end
Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 27, is amended to
read:
The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state general
obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2019, no more than
deleted text begin $1,555,301,000deleted text end new text begin $1,138,524,000new text end will need to be transferred from the general fund to the
state bond fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding state
general obligation bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation
bonds, the commissioner of management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt
service payments needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt
service payments that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner
shall adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set
by this section. The amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from
the general fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641.
new text begin
If an appropriation from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, and a
corresponding authorization to sell trunk highway bonds, for the same purpose as in this
act is enacted more than once in the 2018 legislative session, the appropriation and bond
sale authorization must be given effect only once. If the appropriation and authorization for
the same purpose are for different amounts, the highest of the amounts is the one to be given
effect.
new text end
new text begin
Except as otherwise provided, this article is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 15B.32, as amended by Laws 2017, First
Special Session chapter 8, article 2, section 1, is amended to read:
(a) As used in this sectionnew text begin and section 15B.36new text end , the terms
defined in this subdivision have the following meanings.
(b) "Commission" means the State Capitol Preservation Commission created under this
section.
(c) "Capitol Area" means the geographic area defined in section 15B.02.
(d) "Board" means the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board created under
section 15B.03.
(e) "Predesign" has the meaning given in section 16B.335, subdivision 3, paragraph (a).
The State Capitol Preservation Commission consists of deleted text begin 22deleted text end new text begin 24new text end
members, appointed as follows:
(1) the governor;
(2) the lieutenant governor;
(3) the attorney general;
(4) the chief justice of the Supreme Court, or the chief justice's designee, who shall be
a member of the Supreme Court;
(5) the majority leader of the senate or the majority leader's designee, who shall be a
member of the senate;
(6)new text begin the minority leader of the senate or the minority leader's designee, who shall be a
member of the senate;
new text end
new text begin (7)new text end the speaker of the house or the speaker's designee, who shall be a member of the
house of representatives;
new text begin
(8) the minority leader of the house of representatives or the minority leader's designee,
who shall be a member of the house of representatives;
new text end
deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end two members of the senate, including one member from the majority party
appointed by the majority leader and one member from the minority party appointed by the
minority leader;
deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (10)new text end two members of the house of representatives, including one member appointed
by the speaker of the house and one member from the minority party appointed by the
minority leader;
deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (11)new text end the chair and ranking minority member of the house of representatives committee
with jurisdiction over capital investment and the chair and ranking minority member of the
senate committee with jurisdiction over capital investment;
deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (12)new text end the commissioner of administration or the commissioner's designee;
deleted text begin (11)deleted text end new text begin (13)new text end the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee;
deleted text begin (12)deleted text end new text begin (14)new text end the executive director of the Minnesota Historical Society or the executive
director's designee;
deleted text begin (13)deleted text end new text begin (15)new text end the executive secretary of the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board;
and
deleted text begin (14)deleted text end new text begin (16)new text end four public members appointed by the governor.
(a) A member serving on the commission because
the member or the appointing authority for the member holds an elected or appointed office
shall serve on the commission as long as the member or the appointing authority holds the
office.
(b) Public members of the commission shall serve two-year terms. The public members
may not serve for more than three consecutive terms.
(c) The removal of members and filling of vacancies on the commission are as provided
in section 15.059. deleted text begin Public members may receive compensation and expenses as provided
under section 15.059, subdivision 3.
deleted text end
(a) The governor is the chair of the commission. The
lieutenant governor is the vice-chair of the commission and may act as the chair of the
commission in the absence of the governor. The governor may designate a staff member to
attend commission meetings and vote on the governor's behalf in the absence of the governor.
(b) The commission shall meet at least annually and at other times at the call of the chair.
Meetings of the commission are subject to chapter 13D.
deleted text begin The commission may designate an executive secretary
and obtain administrative support through a contract with a state agency or other meansdeleted text end new text begin
The commissioner of administration shall provide administrative support to the commissionnew text end .
(a) The commission:
(1) shall exercise ongoing coordination of the deleted text begin restoration,deleted text end protection, risk management,
and preservation of the Capitol building;
(2) shall consult with and advise the commissioner of administration, the board, and the
Minnesota Historical Society regarding their applicable statutory responsibilities for and in
the Capitol building;
deleted text begin
(3) may assist in the selection of an architectural firm to assist in the preparation of the
predesign plan for the restoration of the Capitol building;
deleted text end
deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end shall develop a comprehensive, multiyeardeleted text begin , predesigndeleted text end new text begin maintenance and preservationnew text end
plan for the deleted text begin restoration of thedeleted text end Capitol building, review the plan periodically, and, as
appropriate, amend and modify the plan. The deleted text begin predesigndeleted text end plan shall deleted text begin identify appropriate and
required functions of the Capitol building; identify and address space requirements for
legislative, executive, and judicial branch functions; anddeleted text end identify and address the long-term
maintenance and preservation requirements of the Capitol buildingdeleted text begin . In developing the
predesign plan, the commission shall take into account the comprehensive plan for the
Minnesota State Capitol Area, as amended in 2010, the rules governing zoning and design
for the Capitol Area, citizen access, information technology needs, energy efficiency,
security, educational programs including public and school tours, and any additional space
needs for the efficient operation of state governmentdeleted text end new text begin and shall take into account the
recommendations of the long-range strategic plan under section 16B.24new text end ;
deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end shall develop and implement a plan to deleted text begin reopen thedeleted text end new text begin ensure a welcoming and
accessible new text end Minnesota State Capitol deleted text begin and reintroduce it to the citizens of Minnesotadeleted text end new text begin for all
Minnesotans and visitorsnew text end ;
deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end shall develop and implement a comprehensive financial plan to fund thenew text begin ongoingnew text end
preservation deleted text begin and restorationdeleted text end of the Capitol building;
deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end shall provide annual reports about the condition of the Capitol building and its
needs, as well as all activities related to the deleted text begin restorationdeleted text end new text begin preservationnew text end of the Capitol building;
deleted text begin and
deleted text end
deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end may solicit gifts, grants, or donations of any kind from any private or public
source to carry out the purposes of this section. For purposes of this section, the commissioner
of administration may expend money appropriated by the legislature for these purposes in
the same manner as private persons, firms, corporations, and associations make expenditures
for these purposes. All gifts, grants, or donations received by the commission shall be
deposited in a State Capitol preservation account established in the special revenue fund.
Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of administration for the activities
of clause (5), the commission, and implementation of the predesign plan under this section.
deleted text begin The gift acceptance procedures under sections 16A.013 to 16A.016 do not apply to this
clause.deleted text end Appropriations under this clause do not cancel and are available until expendednew text begin ;
and
new text end
new text begin (8) shall approve a program of art exhibits to encourage public visits to the Capitol and
to be displayed in a space in the Capitol building that is listed in section 15B.36, subdivision
1, before an exhibit that is part of the program can be displayed for two weeks or longer.
When considering recommendations made under section 15B.36, the commission must
approve or reject recommended exhibits as a whole and may not approve or reject individual
pieces within a recommended exhibit. The approved program must address the proposed
schedule, how it addresses adopted themes for art in the Capitol, and the type or types of
artworknew text end .
(b) By January 15 of each year, the commission shall report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over deleted text begin the commissiondeleted text end new text begin state
government operations, capital investment, finance, ways and means, and legacy financenew text end
regarding the deleted text begin activities and efforts of the commission in the preceding calendar yeardeleted text end new text begin
maintenance and preservation needs of the Capitol buildingnew text end , including recommendations
adopted by the commission, the comprehensive financial plan required under paragraph (a),
clause (6), and any proposed draft legislation necessary to implement the recommendations
of the commission.
new text begin
This section applies to art exhibits in the following spaces
within the State Capitol: third floor east wing, the egress lobbies added as part of the Capitol
restoration completed in 2017, the tunnels connecting legislative office buildings to the
Capitol, room 104A of the Capitol, and the entire Capitol basement, excluding the historic
Rathskeller, Governor's Dining Room, and Justices' Dining Room. Historic paintings located
in Room 317A remain subject to section 138.68. The speaker of the house, president of the
senate, and chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court may request the advisory committee
to provide recommendations on art in their respective hearing rooms and other tenant spaces.
new text end
new text begin
(a) The Capitol Art Exhibit Advisory Committee is established
to advise and make recommendations to the State Capitol Preservation Commission regarding
art exhibits to be displayed in State Capitol spaces listed in subdivision 1. To develop these
recommendations, the committee shall:
new text end
new text begin
(1) receive proposals from a broad diversity of Minnesota artists, art organizations, and
other individuals and evaluate the extent to which proposals meet the criteria in paragraph
(b); and
new text end
new text begin
(2) prepare a list of recommended art exhibits for consideration by the commission,
including information on the availability of the exhibits, a summary of how the recommended
exhibits meet the criteria in paragraph (b) and reflect Minnesota history not covered by
previous art exhibits, and the estimated costs and logistical needs for recommended exhibits.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Art exhibits displayed in the State Capitol should tell Minnesota stories and engage
people to:
new text end
new text begin
(1) reflect on Minnesota history;
new text end
new text begin
(2) understand Minnesota government;
new text end
new text begin
(3) recognize the contributions of Minnesota's diverse peoples;
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new text begin
(4) inspire citizen engagement; and
new text end
new text begin
(5) appreciate the varied landscapes of Minnesota.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The commissioner of administration shall provide administrative support for the art
exhibits approved by the commission under section 15B.32, subdivision 6, paragraph (a),
clause (8).
new text end
new text begin
(d) A preference shall be given for recommended art exhibits for artists currently living
in Minnesota or living in Minnesota at the time portrayed. The selection process should
ensure that a wide range of artists have a chance to be considered and that, over time, the
art reflects the contributions of artists of various demographic backgrounds, including age,
disability, gender, and racial and ethnic identity.
new text end
new text begin
(a) The advisory committee consists of members of the public
appointed as follows:
new text end
new text begin
(1) five appointed by the governor;
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new text begin
(2) two appointed by the majority leader of the senate and two appointed by the minority
leader of the senate; and
new text end
new text begin
(3) two appointed by the speaker of the house and two appointed by the minority leader
of the house of representatives.
new text end
new text begin
(b) To the extent practicable, the appointing authorities shall appoint individuals with
knowledge or experience in art, Minnesota history, or Native American history, so that the
advisory committee reflects the demographic and geographic diversity of the state. The
public members appointed by the governor must be appointed using the public appointments
process under section 15.0597.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The State Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Capitol Area Architectural
and Planning Board, and the commissioner of administration shall each appoint one individual
to serve ex-officio on the advisory committee as a nonvoting member.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The advisory committee may meet as frequently as needed to complete its work and
shall annually, or when requested by the commissioner, provide the commission with a list
of recommended exhibits of works of art by Minnesota artists for possible display in the
State Capitol.
new text end
new text begin
Except as otherwise provided in
this section, terms, removal, vacancies, and compensation are as provided in section 15.059.
Terms of advisory committee members begin the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
January and are for four years.
new text end
new text begin
The committee shall elect a chair from among its members. The
committee may elect other officers as it deems necessary.
new text end
new text begin
Committee meetings are subject to chapter 13D.
new text end
new text begin
A member of the committee may not participate in the
discussion of or vote on a decision of the committee relating to an organization in which
the member has either a direct or indirect financial interest.
new text end
new text begin
The committee may accept gifts and grants, which
are accepted on behalf of the state and constitute donations to the state. Funds received
under this paragraph are appropriated to the commissioner of administration for purposes
of the committee.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.642, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) The commissioner of management and budget shall report
to the chairs of the senate Committee on Finance and the house of representatives Committees
on Ways and Means and Capital Investment by January 1 of each deleted text begin odd-numbereddeleted text end year on
the following:
(1) all laws authorizing the issuance of state bonds, bonds supported by a state
appropriation, or appropriating general fund money for state or local government capital
investment projects enacted more than four years before January 1 of that deleted text begin odd-numbereddeleted text end
year; the projects authorized to be acquired and constructed for which less than 100 percent
of the authorized total cost has been expended, encumbered, or otherwise obligated; the
cost of contracts to be let in accordance with existing plans and specifications shall be
considered expended for this report; and the amount of general fund money appropriated
but not spent or otherwise obligated, and the amount of bonds not issued and bond proceeds
held but not previously expended, encumbered, or otherwise obligated for these projects;
and
(2) all laws authorizing the issuance of state bonds, bonds supported by a state
appropriation, or appropriating general fund money for state or local government capital
programs or projects other than those described in clause (1), enacted more than four years
before January 1 of that deleted text begin odd-numbereddeleted text end year; and the amount of general fund money
appropriated but not spent or otherwise obligated, and the amount of bonds not issued and
bond proceeds held but not previously expended, encumbered, or otherwise obligated for
these programs and projects.
(b) The commissioner shall also report on general fund appropriations for capital projects,
bond authorizations or bond proceed balances that may be canceled because projects have
been canceled, completed, or otherwise concluded, or because the purposes for which the
money was appropriated or bonds were authorized or issued have been canceled, completed,
or otherwise concluded. The general fund appropriations, bond authorizations or bond
proceed balances that are unencumbered or otherwise not obligated that are reported by the
commissioner under this subdivision are canceled, effective July 1 of the year of the report,
unless specifically reauthorized by act of the legislature.
(c) The reports required by this subdivision shall only contain bond authorizations
supported by a state appropriation and their associated general fund appropriations for
projects authorized or amended after December 31, 2013.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.86, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
(a) The state share of a project covered by this section must be no
more than half the total cost of the project, including predesign, design, construction,
furnishings, and equipment, except as provided in paragraph (b)new text begin or (c)new text end . This subdivision
does not apply to a project proposed by a school district or other school organization.
(b) The state share may be more than half the total cost of a project if the project is
deemed needed as a result of a disaster or to prevent a disaster or is located in a political
subdivision with a very low average net tax capacity.
(c) Nothing in this section prevents the governor from recommending, or the legislature
from considering or funding, projects that do not meet the deadline in subdivision 2 or deleted text begin the
criteria in this subdivision or subdivision 3deleted text end new text begin a state share that is greater than half the total
cost of the projectnew text end when the governor or the legislature determines that there is a compelling
reason for the recommendation or funding.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16B.335, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) The commissioner, or any
other recipient to whom an appropriation is made to acquire or better public lands or buildings
or other public improvements of a capital nature, must not prepare final plans and
specifications for any construction, major remodeling, or land acquisition in anticipation
of which the appropriation was made until the agency that will use the project has presented
the program plan and cost estimates for all elements necessary to complete the project to
the chair of the senate Finance Committee and the chair of the house of representatives
Ways and Means Committee and the chairs have made their recommendations, and the
chair and ranking minority member of the senate Capital Investment Committee and the
chair and ranking minority member of the house of representatives Capital Investment
Committee are notified. "Construction or major remodeling" means construction of a new
building, a substantial addition to an existing building, or a substantial change to the interior
configuration of an existing building. The presentation must note any significant changes
in the work that will be done, or in its cost, since the appropriation for the project was
enacted or from the predesign submittal. The program plans and estimates must be presented
for review at least two weeks before a recommendation is needed. The recommendations
are advisory only. Failure or refusal to make a recommendation is considered a negative
recommendation. The chairs and ranking minority members of the senate Finance and
Capital Investment Committees and the house of representatives Capital Investment and
Ways and Means Committees must also be notified whenever there is a substantial change
in a construction or major remodeling project, or in its cost.
(b) Capital projects exempt from the requirements of this subdivision include demolition
or decommissioning of state assets, hazardous material projects, utility infrastructure projects,
environmental testing, parking lots, parking structures, park and ride facilities, bus rapid
transit stations, light rail lines, passenger rail projects,new text begin freight rail projects,new text end exterior lighting,
fencing, highway rest areas, truck stations, storage facilities not consisting primarily of
offices or heated work areas, roads, bridges, trails, pathways, campgrounds, athletic fields,
dams, floodwater retention systems, water access sites, harbors, sewer separation projects,
water and wastewater facilities, port development projects for which the commissioner of
transportation has entered into an assistance agreement under section 457A.04, ice centers,
a local government project with a construction cost of less than $1,500,000, or any other
capital project with a construction cost of less than $750,000.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16B.35, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin
Notwithstanding subdivision 1, an appropriation to the Public
Facilities Authority, and project financing provided by the authority from the appropriation,
may not include an amount to acquire works of art.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin
The commissioner must provide an applicant for a national pollution
discharge elimination system permit with a written summary of all available methods for
the applicant to participate in the permit process, including an explanation of all procedures
for challenging and appealing a decision of the agency or a permit requirement included in
any draft of final permit.
new text end
new text begin
The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must consider current debt service
on existing municipal wastewater treatment infrastructure when developing compliance
schedules for new effluent limits in municipal national pollutant discharge elimination
system (NPDES) permits. Any compliance schedule for new effluent limits in municipal
NPDES permits must be developed in a manner consistent with state and federal law to
maximize the repayment of existing debt on wastewater infrastructure before requiring
additional capital infrastructure upgrades. To the extent allowable under federal law, the
commissioner may issue compliance schedules in municipal NPDES permits for new effluent
limit requirements in excess of 20 years.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.072, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin
To the extent allowable under federal law,
the agency shall not issue an administrative penalty order to the operator of a publicly owned
treatment works for violating any effluent limitation unless both of the following conditions
have been satisfied:
new text end
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(1) 45 days have elapsed since the agency has issued the operator of the treatment works
with a notice of violation or an alleged violation letter that describes the violation; and
new text end
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(2) the agency provides the operator with a copy of the written summary developed
under section 115.03, subdivision 5d, after or at the same time as the notice of violation or
alleged violation letter is issued.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 222.49, is amended to read:
deleted text begin Thedeleted text end new text begin (a) Anew text end rail service improvement account is created in the special revenue fund in the
state treasury. The account consists of funds as provided by law, and any other money
donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account, excluding bond proceeds
as authorized by article XI, section 5, clause (i), of the Minnesota Constitution. All money
so deposited is appropriated to the department for expenditure for rail service improvement
in accordance with applicable state and federal law. This appropriation shall not lapse but
shall be available until the purpose for which it was appropriated has been accomplished.
new text begin
(b) A rail service improvement account is created in the bond proceeds fund. The account
consists of state bond proceeds appropriated to the commissioner. Money in the account
may only be expended for the purposes specified in section 222.50 that are permitted under
the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, clause (a) or (i).
new text end
new text begin
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of human
services.
new text end
new text begin
"Eligible applicant" or "applicant" means a statutory or
home rule charter city, county, housing and redevelopment authority, publicly owned
hospital, or other public entity otherwise eligible to receive state general obligation bond
proceeds that is designated to apply for a behavioral health crisis program facilities grant
by the local mental health authority, established under Minnesota Statutes, section 245.466,
or on behalf of a regional consortium of organizations that serve individuals with mental
illness or a substance use disorder.
new text end
new text begin
"Eligible project" or "project" means the acquisition or
betterment of public land, buildings, and other public improvements of a capital nature
within the meaning of the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, clause (a). It includes
acquisition of land or interest in land, predesign, design, renovation, construction, furnishing,
and equipping facilities in which to provide behavioral health crisis programs and services.
new text end
new text begin
For purposes of this section, "behavioral health crisis facilities"
or "facility" means a facility whose purpose is to provide mental health or substance use
disorder services. Proceeds may be up to 100 percent of project costs, up to $5,000,000 per
project. Priority must be given to proposals that:
new text end
new text begin
(1) demonstrate a need for the program in the region;
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new text begin
(2) provide a detailed service plan, including the services that will be provided and to
whom, and staffing requirements;
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(3) provide an estimated cost of operating the program;
new text end
new text begin
(4) verify financial sustainability by detailing sufficient funding sources and the capacity
to obtain third-party payments for services provided, including private insurance and federal
Medicaid and Medicare financial participation;
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new text begin
(5) demonstrate an ability and willingness to build on existing resources in the
community; and
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new text begin
(6) agree to a comprehensive evaluation of services and financial viability by the
commissioner.
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new text begin
The commissioner shall report to the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over mental health issues and capital investment. The report is due by February
15 of each odd-numbered year and must include information on the projects funded and the
programs and services provided in those facilities.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 326B.124, is amended to read:
(a) The commissioner may exempt a part of a historic building occupied by the state
from the state or another building, fire, safety, or other code if the exemption is necessary
to preserve the historic or esthetic character of the building or to prevent theft, vandalism,
terrorism, or another crime. When the commissioner grants an exemption, the commissioner
shall consider providing equivalent protection. A certificate of occupancy may not be denied
because of an exemption under this section.
(b) The house of representatives and senate chambers located in the State Capitol are
exempt from any State Building Code and State Fire Code requirements pertaining to: (1)
new text begin door locks; (2) new text end exit sign placement at exit access doors; and deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end occupancy limit signs. new text begin
The house of representatives and senate may install door locks within their chambers in the
State Capitol that meet their needs. new text end The house of representatives and senate may install exit
and occupancy limit signs within the house of representatives and senate chambers located
in the State Capitol that are minimal in size and historic in appearance as appropriate for
each chamber. Any new text begin door lock or new text end sign installed by the house of representatives or the senate
under the authority provided in this paragraph is not subject to the approval of the
commissioner.
new text begin
By February 1 each year, the Public Facilities Authority must submit to the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over capital investment and environment and natural resources
finance an estimate of the amount necessary to fund grants under sections 446A.072 and
446A.073.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 462A.2035, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:
The agency shall establish a manufactured home park
redevelopment program for the purpose of making manufactured home park redevelopment
grants or loans deleted text begin to cities, counties, community action programs, nonprofit organizations, and
cooperatives created under chapter 308A or 308Bdeleted text end new text begin for the purposes specified in this sectionnew text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 462A.2035, subdivision 1b, is
amended to read:
Eligible recipients may
use new text begin manufactured home new text end park infrastructure grants under this program for:
(1) improvements in manufactured home parks; and
(2) infrastructure, including storm shelters and community facilities.
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment for
bonds authorized in 2018 and thereafter.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
(b) "Abandoned property" has the meaning given in section 117.025, subdivision 5.
(c) "Community land trust" means an entity that meets the requirements of section
462A.31, subdivisions 1 and 2.
(d) "Debt service" means the amount payable in any fiscal year of principal, premium,
if any, and interest on housing infrastructure bonds and the fees, charges, and expenses
related to the bonds.
(e) "Foreclosed property" means residential property where foreclosure proceedings
have been initiated or have been completed and title transferred or where title is transferred
in lieu of foreclosure.
(f) "Housing infrastructure bonds" means bonds issued by the agency under this chapter
that are qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, within the meaning of Section 145(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code, finance qualified residential rental projects within the meaning of Section
142(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, or are tax-exempt bonds that are not private activity
bonds, within the meaning of Section 141(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, for the purpose
of financing or refinancing affordable housing authorized under this chapter.
(g) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
new text begin
(h) "Senior" means a person 55 years of age or older with an annual income not greater
than 50 percent of:
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(1) the metropolitan area median income for persons in the metropolitan area; or
new text end
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(2) the statewide median income for persons outside the metropolitan area.
new text end
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(i) "Senior housing" means housing intended and operated for occupancy by at least one
senior per unit with at least 80 percent of the units occupied by at least one senior per unit,
and for which there is publication of, and adherence to, policies and procedures that
demonstrate an intent by the owner or manager to provide housing for seniors. Senior
housing may be developed in conjunction with and as a distinct portion of mixed-income
senior housing developments that use a variety of public or private financing sources.
new text end
deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (j)new text end "Supportive housing" means housing that is not time-limited and provides or
coordinates with linkages to services necessary for residents to maintain housing stability
and maximize opportunities for education and employment.
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment for
bonds authorized in 2018 and thereafter.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.37, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(a) The agency may issue up to $30,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount of housing infrastructure bonds in one or more series to which the payment
made under this section may be pledged. The housing infrastructure bonds authorized in
this subdivision may be issued to fund loansnew text begin , or grants for the purposes of clause (4)new text end , on
terms and conditions the agency deems appropriate, made for one or more of the following
purposes:
(1) to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of supportive
housing for individuals and families who are without a permanent residence;
(2) to finance the costs of the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed or abandoned
housing to be used for affordable rental housing and the costs of new construction of rental
housing on abandoned or foreclosed property where the existing structures will be demolished
or removed;
(3) to finance that portion of the costs of acquisition of property that is attributable to
the land to be leased by community land trusts to low- and moderate-income homebuyers;
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deleted text end
(4) new text begin to finance that portion of the improvement and infrastructure of manufactured home
parks under section 462A.2035, subdivision 1b, that is attributable to land to be leased to
low- and moderate-income manufactured home owners;
new text end
new text begin
(5) to finance the costs of acquisition, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, or new construction
of senior housing; and
new text end
new text begin (6) new text end to finance the costs of acquisition and rehabilitation of federally assisted rental
housing and for the refinancing of costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation
of federally assisted rental housing, including providing funds to refund, in whole or in part,
outstanding bonds previously issued by the agency or another government unit to finance
or refinance such costs.
(b) Among comparable proposals for permanent supportive housing, preference shall
be given to permanent supportive housing for veterans and other individuals or families
who:
(1) either have been without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or at least four
times in the last three years; or
(2) are at significant risk of lacking a permanent residence for 12 months or at least four
times in the last three years.
new text begin
(c) Among comparable proposals for senior housing, the agency must give priority to
requests for projects that:
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new text begin
(1) demonstrate a commitment to maintaining the housing financed as affordable to
seniors;
new text end
new text begin
(2) leverage other sources of funding to finance the project, including the use of
low-income housing tax credits;
new text end
new text begin
(3) provide access to services to residents and demonstrate the ability to increase physical
supports and support services as residents age and experience increasing levels of disability;
new text end
new text begin
(4) provide a service plan containing the elements of clause (3) reviewed by the housing
authority, economic development authority, public housing authority, or community
development agency that has an area of operation for the jurisdiction in which the project
is located; and
new text end
new text begin
(5) include households with incomes that do not exceed 30 percent of the median
household income for the metropolitan area.
new text end
new text begin
To the extent practicable, the agency shall balance the loans made between projects in the
metropolitan area and projects outside the metropolitan area. Of the loans made to projects
outside the metropolitan area, the agency shall, to the extent practicable, balance the loans
made between projects in counties or cities with a population of 20,000 or less, as established
by the most recent decennial census, and projects in counties or cities with populations in
excess of 20,000.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment for
bonds authorized in 2018 and thereafter.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin
In addition to the amount authorized in subdivisions
2, 2a, 2b, and 2c, the agency may issue up to $30,000,000 in housing infrastructure bonds
in one or more series to which the payments under this section may be pledged. Housing
funded with proceeds from bonds sold under this authorization must be permanent supportive
housing for people with behavioral health needs.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin
In addition to the amount authorized in subdivisions
2, 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d, the agency may issue up to $50,000,000 in housing infrastructure
bonds in one or more series to which the payments under this section may be pledged.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 462A.37, subdivision 5, is amended
to read:
(a) The agency must certify annually to the
commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of annual debt service on each
series of bonds issued under subdivisions 2a, 2b, deleted text begin anddeleted text end 2cnew text begin , 2d, and 2enew text end .
(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2015 and through 2037, if any housing infrastructure
bonds issued under subdivision 2a remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section
462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed $6,400,000
annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
(c) Each July 15, beginning in 2017 and through 2038, if any housing infrastructure
bonds issued under subdivision 2b remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section
462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed $800,000
annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
(d) Each July 15, beginning in deleted text begin 2018deleted text end new text begin 2019new text end and through deleted text begin 2039deleted text end new text begin 2040new text end , if any housing
infrastructure bonds issued under subdivision 2c remain outstanding, the commissioner of
management and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established
under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to
exceed $2,800,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated
from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
new text begin
(e) Each July 15, beginning in 2020 and through 2041, if any housing infrastructure
bonds issued under subdivision 2d remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section
462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a). The amounts necessary
to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
management and budget.
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(e)
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new text begin
(f) Each July 15, beginning in 2020 and through 2041, if any housing infrastructure
bonds issued under subdivision 2e remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section
462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a). The amounts necessary
to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
management and budget.
new text end
new text begin (g) new text end The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds the
payments to be made by the state under this section.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin
Any amount appropriated in this section for debt service payments
that is not needed in that fiscal year for debt service payments is canceled to the general
fund. The cancellation must occur no later than June 30 of the same fiscal year.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 473.857, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:
A hearing shall be conducted within 60 days after the
request, provided that the advisory committee or the administrative law judge shall
consolidate hearings on related requests. The 60-day period within which the hearing shall
be conducted may be extended or suspended by mutual agreement of the council and the
local governmental unit. The hearing deleted text begin shall notdeleted text end new text begin maynew text end consider the need fornew text begin or reasonableness
ofnew text end the metropolitan system plans or parts thereof. The hearing shall afford all interested
persons an opportunity to testify and present evidence. The advisory committee or
administrative law judge may employ the appropriate technical and professional services
of the office of dispute resolution for the purpose of evaluating disputes of fact. The
proceedings shall not be deemed a contested case. Within 30 days after the hearing, the
advisory committee or the administrative law judge shall report to the council respecting
the proposed amendments to the system statements. The report shall contain findings of
fact, conclusions, and recommendations and shall apportion the costs of the proceedings
among the parties.
new text begin
This section is effective the day following
final enactment for system statements prepared by the Metropolitan Council on or after that
date. This section applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
Scott, and Washington.
new text end
Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 14, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws
2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 37, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.Veterans Cemeteries
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1,500,000 |
Of this amount, up to $500,000 is to acquire
land located in southeastern, southwestern,
and northeastern Minnesota for publicly
owned veterans cemeteries, to be operated by
the commissioner of veterans affairs. The
commissioner also must seek donations of
land for the cemeteries. The balance of the
appropriation is to predesign and design the
cemeteries. Federal reimbursement of design
costs for each cemetery must be deposited in
the state treasury deleted text begin and credited to a special
accountdeleted text end and is appropriated to the
commissioner of veterans affairs to design the
remaining cemeteries. Following completion
of deleted text begin alldeleted text end new text begin design of thenew text end legislatively authorized
Minnesota state veterans cemeteriesnew text begin in
Redwood, St. Louis, and Fillmore Countiesnew text end ,
final federal reimbursement of predesign and
design costs is appropriated to the
commissioner for asset preservation of
veterans homes statewide, to be spent in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.307.new text begin Federal reimbursement may be
sought for each cemetery and must be spent
to acquire land for, to predesign and design
additional cemeteries, or for asset preservation
as provided in this subdivision.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642, the bond sale authorization and
appropriation of bond proceeds for this project
are available until December 31, 2022.
new text end
Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 5, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.New Residence Hall
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10,654,000 |
To complete the design of and perform
asbestos and hazardous materials abatement
and demolition of Frechette Hall and to design,
construct, furnish, and equip a new deleted text begin boys'deleted text end
dormitory on the Minnesota State Academy
for the Deaf campus.new text begin The unspent portion of
this appropriation after the project has been
substantially completed, upon written notice
to the commissioner of management and
budget, is available for asset preservation
under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
from the date of the original appropriation to
the unspent amount transferred.
new text end
Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 7, subdivision 15, as amended by Laws
2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 2, section 27, is amended to read:
Subd. 15.Grant County Trail Grant
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100,000 |
For a grant to Grant County for predesigndeleted text begin ,
acquisition, or improvementsdeleted text end new text begin and designnew text end for
a trail from the city of Elbow Lake to Pomme
de Terre Lake. The commissioner of natural
resources may allocate any amount not needed
to complete this project to state trail
acquisition and improvements under
Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015.new text begin This
appropriation is available when the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that sufficient resources have been
committed to complete the project, as required
by Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642, the bond sale authorization and
appropriation of bond proceeds for this project
are available until June 30, 2021.
new text end
Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 12, as amended by
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 19, and Laws 2017, First
Special Session chapter 8, article 2, section 30, is amended to read:
Subd. 12.Minneapolis - Brian Coyle Community
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330,000 |
(a) For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board to predesign and design the
renovation and expansion of the Brian Coyle
Community Center, subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695. This appropriation
does not require a local match.
(b) The Minneapolis Park and Recreation
Board, the Pillsbury United Communities,
Hennepin County, institutions of higher
education, and neighborhood organizations
shall develop an agreement for the use of the
existing Brian Coyle Community Center. The
lease between the Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board and Pillsbury United
Communities shall be reformed prior to the
expenditure of any funds for predesign and
design.
(c) The appropriation under this subdivision
may also be used toward the renovation and
expansion of the Brian Coyle Community
Center.
(d) Notwithstanding any limitation in
paragraphs (a) to (c), the appropriation under
this subdivision may be used by the
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board for
capital costs of any recreation project or
facility in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood.
new text begin
(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, the bond sale authorization
and appropriation of bond proceeds for the
project in this subdivision are available until
December 31, 2020.
new text end
Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 22, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.new text begin City of new text end Rice Lake deleted text begin Townshipdeleted text end - Water
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1,168,000 |
For a grant to new text begin the city of new text end Rice Lake deleted text begin Township
in St. Louis Countydeleted text end to design and construct a
replacement water main and related public
infrastructure on East Calvary Road and
Kolstad, Austin, Milwaukee, Mather, and
Chicago Avenues in new text begin the city of new text end Rice Lake
deleted text begin Townshipdeleted text end . This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner of management and
budget determines that at least an equal
amount is committed to the project from
nonstate sources.new text begin This appropriation is
available until December 31, 2020.
new text end
Laws 2014, chapter 295, section 9, is amended to read:
Sec. 9. CORRECTIONS
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$ |
18,000,000 |
To the commissioner of administration to
design, construct, furnish, and equip phase
one of a new health services unit, a new
service corridor and security station leading
to the unit, and a mechanical building to serve
the new health unit and associated utility
infrastructure systems and site work; and to
design phase two consisting of new intake,
warehouse, and loading dock buildings
associated utility infrastructure systems and
sitework and all associated repurposing,
including asbestos and hazardous materials
abatement of interior spaces that were formally
used for the occupancies being moved to the
new phase one and two buildings at the
Minnesota Correctional Facility in St. Cloud.new text begin
Any unspent portion of this appropriation not
needed to complete this work, upon written
notice to the commissioner of management
and budget, may be used for the purposes
described in Laws 2017, First Special Session
chapter 8, article 1, section 19, subdivision 3,
as amended in section 38, and notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, is
available until December 31, 2020.
new text end
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 10, subdivision 3,
as amended by Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 2, section 31, is amended
to read:
Subd. 3.Local Road Improvement Fund Grants
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8,910,000 |
(a) From the bond proceeds account in the
state transportation fund as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, for
construction and reconstruction of local roads
with statewide or regional significance under
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52,
subdivision 4, or for grants to counties to assist
in paying the costs of rural road safety capital
improvement projects on county state-aid
highways under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.52, subdivision 4a.
(b) This appropriation includes $850,000 for
a grant to the city of Sandstone for predesign,
design, engineering, and construction of a road
extending south off of marked Trunk Highway
23 across from Lundorff Drive to the airport
area, and including a bridge over Skunk Creek
in Sandstone, in order to facilitate repurposing
of an area of the airport into a business park.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that sufficient resources to
complete the project are committed to it from
other sources, including any funds made
available from the commissioner of
transportation.
(c) This appropriation includes $3,770,000 for
a grant to Kandiyohi County for new text begin predesign,
design, right-of-way acquisition, engineering,
new text end constructionnew text begin ,new text end and reconstruction of local roads
in conjunction with the Willmar Wye project
as well as to deleted text begin re-establishdeleted text end new text begin reestablishnew text end the local
road network on the southwest side of
Willmar.
Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:
Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems
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(a) Aeronautics
(1) Airport Development and Assistance |
26,001,000 |
16,598,000 |
This appropriation is from the state airports
fund and must be spent according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
subdivision 4.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is
available for five years after the year of the
appropriation. If the appropriation for either
year is insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available for it.
$6,619,000 in the first year is for a grant to
the Duluth Airport Authority for
improvements at the Duluth International
Airport and the Sky Harbor Airport in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
360.017. For the purposes of this
appropriation, the commissioner may waive
the requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
section 360.305, subdivision 4, paragraph (b).
This appropriation may be used to reimburse
the Authority for costs incurred after March
1, 2015. This is a onetime appropriation.
$2,334,000 in the first year is for a grant to
the city of Rochester for improvements to the
passenger terminal building at the Rochester
International Airport in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 360.017. For the
purposes of this appropriation, the
commissioner of transportation may waive the
requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
360.305, subdivision 4, paragraph (b). This
appropriation may be used to reimburse the
city for costs incurred after May 1, 2016. This
is a onetime appropriation.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
360.017, $250,000 in the first year is for a
grant to the city of St. Cloud for an air
transport optimization planning study for the
St. Cloud Regional Airport. The study must
be comprehensive and market-based, using
economic development and air service
expertise to research, analyze, and develop
models and strategies that maximize the return
on investments made to enhance the use and
impact of the St. Cloud Regional Airport. By
January 5, 2018, the city of St. Cloud shall
submit a report to the governor and the
members and staff of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over capital
investment, transportation, and economic
development with recommendations based on
the findings of the study. This is a onetime
appropriation.
If the commissioner of transportation
determines that a balance remains in the state
airports fund following the appropriations
made in this article and that the appropriations
made are insufficient for advancing airport
development and assistance projects, an
amount necessary to advance the projects, not
to exceed the balance in the state airports fund,
is appropriated in each year to the
commissioner and must be spent according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a
determination under this contingent
appropriation, the commissioner of
transportation must notify the commissioner
of management and budget and the chairs,
ranking minority members, and staff of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
transportation finance concerning the funds
appropriated. Funds appropriated under this
contingent appropriation do not adjust the base
for fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
The base is $15,298,000 in each of fiscal years
2020 and 2021.
(2) Aviation Support and Services |
6,710,000 |
6,854,000 |
Appropriations by Fund |
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2018 |
2019 |
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Airports |
5,231,000 |
5,231,000 |
Trunk Highway |
1,479,000 |
1,623,000 |
(3) Civil Air Patrol |
3,580,000 |
80,000 |
This appropriation is from the state airports
fund for the Civil Air Patrol.
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Patrol purchases an existing facility, predesign
requirements are waived. The facilities must
be located at an airport in Minnesota.
Notwithstanding the matching requirements
in Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
subdivision 4, a nonstate contribution is not
required for this appropriation.new text end
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is
available for deleted text begin fivedeleted text end new text begin sixnew text end years after the year of
the appropriation. This is a onetime
appropriation.
(b) Transit |
1,416,000 |
18,268,000 |
Appropriations by Fund |
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2018 |
2019 |
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General |
570,000 |
17,395,000 |
Trunk Highway |
846,000 |
873,000 |
$150,000 in each year is from the general fund
for grants to transportation management
organizations that provide services exclusively
or primarily in the city located along the
marked Interstate Highway 494 corridor
having the highest population as of the
effective date of this section. The
commissioner must not retain any portion of
the funds appropriated under this section.
From the appropriation in each fiscal year, the
commissioner must make grant payments in
full by July 31. Permissible uses of funds
under this grant include administrative
expenses and programming and service
expansion, including but not limited to
staffing, communications, outreach and
education program development, and
operations management. This is a onetime
appropriation.
The base from the general fund is $17,245,000
in each year for fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
(c) Safe Routes to School |
500,000 |
500,000 |
This appropriation is from the general fund
for the safe routes to school program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
(d) Passenger Rail |
500,000 |
500,000 |
This appropriation is from the general fund
for passenger rail system planning, alternatives
analysis, environmental analysis, design, and
preliminary engineering under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.
(e) Freight
Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations |
8,506,000 |
6,578,000 |
Appropriations by Fund |
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2018 |
2019 |
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General |
3,156,000 |
1,056,000 |
Trunk Highway |
5,350,000 |
5,522,000 |
$1,100,000 in the first year is from the general
fund for port development assistance grants
under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 457A, to
the city of Red Wing and to the Port Authority
of Winona. Any improvements made with the
proceeds of the grants must be publicly owned.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available in the second year.
$800,000 in each year is from the general fund
for additional rail safety and rail service
activities.
$1,000,000 in the first year is from the general
fund for a grant to the city of Grand Rapids to
fund rail planning studies, design, and
preliminary engineering relating to the
construction of a freight rail line located in the
counties of Itasca, St. Louis, and Lake to serve
local producers and shippers. The city of
Grand Rapids shall collaborate with the Itasca
Economic Development Corporation and the
Itasca County Regional Railroad Authority in
the activities funded with the proceeds of this
grant. This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2019.
Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:
Subd. 3.State Roads
|
(a) Operations and Maintenance |
340,475,000 |
329,435,000 |
The base is $317,102,000 in fiscal year 2020
and $310,889,000 in fiscal year 2021.
(b) Program Planning and Delivery |
(1) Planning and Research |
34,107,000 |
32,403,000 |
If a balance remains of this appropriation, the
commissioner may transfer up to that amount
for program delivery under clause (2).
Up to $600,000 in the first year is for the
highway construction costs and cost inflation
study under article 3, section 133. This is a
onetime appropriation.
$130,000 in each year is available for
administrative costs of the targeted group
business program.
$266,000 in each year is available for grants
to metropolitan planning organizations outside
the seven-county metropolitan area.
$900,000 in each year is available for grants
for transportation studies outside the
metropolitan area to identify critical concerns,
problems, and issues. These grants are
available:
(1) to regional development commissions;
(2) in regions where no regional development
commission is functioning, to joint powers
boards established under agreement of two or
more political subdivisions in the region to
exercise the planning functions of a regional
development commission; and
(3) in regions where no regional development
commission or joint powers board is
functioning, to the Department of
Transportation district office for that region.
The base is $31,375,000 in fiscal year 2020
and $30,858,000 in fiscal year 2021.
(2) Program Delivery |
229,148,000 |
222,845,000 |
This appropriation includes use of consultants
to support development and management of
projects.
Up to $140,000 in the first year is for
development, implementation, and reporting
on project selection policy under article 3,
section 124. This is a onetime appropriation.
$1,000,000 in each year is available for
management of contaminated and regulated
material on property owned by the Department
of Transportation, including mitigation of
property conveyances, facility acquisition or
expansion, chemical release at maintenance
facilities, and spills on the trunk highway
system where there is no known responsible
party. If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available for it.
The base is $214,623,000 in fiscal year 2020
and $210,481,000 in fiscal year 2021.
(c) State Road Construction |
1,003,010,000 |
884,101,000 |
This appropriation is for the actual
construction, reconstruction, and improvement
of trunk highways, including design-build
contracts, internal department costs associated
with delivering the construction program,
consultant usage to support these activities,
and the cost of actual payments to landowners
for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and
relocation expenses.
This appropriation includes federal highway
aid.
The commissioner may expend up to one-half
of one percent of the federal appropriations
under this paragraph as grants to opportunity
industrialization centers and other nonprofit
job training centers for job training programs
related to highway construction.
The commissioner may transfer up to
$15,000,000 each year to the transportation
revolving loan fund.
The commissioner may receive money
covering other shares of the cost of partnership
projects. These receipts are appropriated to
the commissioner for these projects.
The base is $864,295,000 in fiscal year 2020
and $849,282,000 in fiscal year 2021.
(d) Corridors of Commerce |
25,000,000 |
25,000,000 |
This appropriation is for the corridors of
commerce program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 161.088.
The commissioner may use up to 17 percent
of the amount each year for program delivery.
(e) Highway Debt Service |
224,079,000 |
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$214,579,000 in fiscal year 2018 and
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2019 are for transfer to the state bond fund. If
this appropriation is insufficient to make all
transfers required in the year for which it is
made, the commissioner of management and
budget must transfer the deficiency amount
under the statutory open appropriation and
notify the chairs, ranking minority members,
and staff of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation finance and
the chairs of the senate Finance Committee
and the house of representatives Ways and
Means Committee of the amount of the
deficiency. Any excess appropriation cancels
to the trunk highway fund.
(f) Statewide Radio Communications |
5,648,000 |
5,829,000 |
Appropriations by Fund |
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2018 |
2019 |
|
General |
3,000 |
3,000 |
Trunk Highway |
5,645,000 |
5,826,000 |
$3,000 in each year is from the general fund
to equip and operate the Roosevelt signal
tower for Lake of the Woods weather
broadcasting.
Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 6, subdivision 6, is
amended to read:
Subd. 6.State Trail, Recreation Area, and Park
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(a) $2,590,000 is for the Glacial Lakes Trail,
to complete an approximately 6-1/4 mile trail
connection between New London and Sibley
State Park, and repair of the bicycle trail in
Sibley State Park.
(b) $3,300,000 is to design, develop, and
complete the Heartland State Trail from
Detroit Lakes to Frazee and, to the extent there
is sufficient money, for work on the spur from
Park Rapids to Itasca State Park.
(c) $3,600,000 is for acquisition and
development in the Cuyuna Country State
Recreation Area, including the Cuyuna
Mountain Bike System.
(d) $1,600,000 is to construct, furnish, and
equip a multiuse state trail connection between
the city of Little Falls and the Soo Line Trails
as part of the Camp Ripley/Veterans State
Trail in Morrison County. The trail connection
may include separated segments to
accommodate recreational vehicles separately
from nonmotorized vehicles and pedestrians.
(e) $3,500,000 is for continued development
of Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine
State Park recreational facilities.
(f) $328,000 is for design and acquisition of
the Mill Towns State Trail from Faribault to
Northfield.
(g) $3,130,000 is for acquisition and
development of the Gitchi-Gami State Trail,
from Grand Marais to Cascade State Park, and
through the town of Tofte.
(h) The commissioner may allocate money
not needed to complete a project listed in this
subdivision to another project listed in this
subdivision that needs additional money to be
completed. For any project listed in this
subdivision that the commissioner determines
is not ready to proceed, the commissioner may
reallocate that project's money to another
project described in this subdivision or other
state trail, recreation area, or park
infrastructure. The chairs of the house of
representatives and senate committees with
jurisdiction over environment and natural
resources and legislators from the affected
legislative districts must be notified of any
changes.
Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 15, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:
Subd. 3.Local Road Improvement Fund Grants
|
115,932,000 |
(a) From the bond proceeds account in the
state transportation fund as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, for trunk
highway corridor projects under Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 2, for
construction and reconstruction of local roads
with statewide or regional significance under
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52,
subdivision 4, or for grants to counties to assist
in paying the costs of rural road safety capital
improvement projects on county state-aid
highways under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.52, subdivision 4a.
(b) Of this amount, $9,000,000 is for a grant
to Anoka County to deleted text begin realign and make
associated improvements todeleted text end new text begin design, acquire
land for, engineer, and construct improvements
to, including the realignment of new text end County
State-Aid Highway 23 (Lake Drive), County
State-Aid Highway 54 (West Freeway Drive),
and to Hornsby Street in the city of Columbusnew text begin
to support the overall interchange projectnew text end .
(c) Of this amount, $3,246,000 is for a grant
to the city of Blaine to predesign, design, and
reconstruct 105th Avenue in the vicinity of
the National Sports Center in Blain