1st Unofficial Engrossment - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending 1.3 to acquire and better public land and buildings and 1.4 other public improvements of a capital nature with 1.5 certain conditions; authorizing spending to improve 1.6 and rehabilitate railroad rights-of-way and other rail 1.7 facilities whether public or private; requiring 1.8 certain studies and reports; authorizing sale of state 1.9 bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota 1.10 Statutes 2000, sections 16A.11, subdivision 6; 1.11 16A.501; 16A.632, subdivision 2; 16A.86, subdivision 1.12 3; 16B.335, subdivision 3; 85.019, subdivisions 4a, 1.13 4c; 103F.205, subdivision 1; 135A.046, subdivision 2; 1.14 136F.16, subdivision 3; 136F.60, subdivision 1; 1.15 446A.072, subdivision 4; Laws 2000, chapter 492, 1.16 article 1, section 15, subdivision 4; Laws 2000, 1.17 chapter 492, article 1, section 22, subdivision 3, as 1.18 amended; Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 1.19 22, subdivision 4; Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, 1.20 section 27; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 1.21 12, section 10; proposing coding for new law in 1.22 Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103F; 116J; 134; 1.23 repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 116J.561; 1.24 116J.562; 116J.563; 116J.564; 116J.565; 116J.566; 1.25 116J.567; 134.45; and 136F.13. 1.26 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.27 Section 1. [CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.] 1.28 The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 1.29 appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 1.30 to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent for 1.31 public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent 1.32 as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 1.33 5, paragraph (a), to acquire and better public land and 1.34 buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or 1.35 as authorized by article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), 2.1 or article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations 2.2 in this act are available until the project is completed or 2.3 abandoned. Appropriations for asset preservation are available 2.4 until June 30, 2004. 2.5 SUMMARY 2.6 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $ 219,101,000 2.7 MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 266,563,000 2.8 PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION 3,155,000 2.9 CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING 65,955,000 2.10 MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES 4,896,000 2.11 NATURAL RESOURCES 117,172,000 2.12 POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY 11,500,000 2.13 OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE 3,450,000 2.14 BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES 14,800,000 2.15 AGRICULTURE 15,292,000 2.16 ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 10,184,000 2.17 ADMINISTRATION 104,467,000 2.18 CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING BOARD 2,879,000 2.19 AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION 6,250,000 2.20 ARTS 36,500,000 2.21 MILITARY AFFAIRS 4,857,000 2.22 TRANSPORTATION 67,546,000 2.23 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL 28,000,000 2.24 COMMERCE 5,000,000 2.25 HEALTH 775,000 2.26 HUMAN SERVICES 24,838,000 2.27 VETERANS HOMES BOARD 17,344,000 2.28 CORRECTIONS 31,943,000 2.29 TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 116,375,000 2.30 IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION 1,800,000 2.31 HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 10,000,000 2.32 MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 9,143,000 2.33 BOND SALE EXPENSES 1,066,000 2.34 CANCELLATIONS (2,388,000) 2.35 TOTAL $1,198,463,000 2.36 Bond Proceeds Fund 3.1 (General Fund Debt Service) 1,076,078,000 3.2 Bond Proceeds Fund 3.3 (User Financed Debt Service) 120,127,000 3.4 General Fund 4,646,000 3.5 General Fund Cancellations (2,388,000) 3.6 APPROPRIATIONS 3.7 $ 3.8 Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 3.9 Subdivision 1. To the board of regents 3.10 of the University of Minnesota for the 3.11 purposes specified in this section 219,101,000 3.12 Subd. 2. Higher Education Asset 3.13 Preservation and Replacement 80,000,000 3.14 To be spent in accordance with 3.15 Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046. 3.16 The unspent portion of an 3.17 appropriation, but not to exceed ten 3.18 percent of the appropriation, for a 3.19 project in this section that is 3.20 complete, is available for higher 3.21 education asset preservation and 3.22 replacement under this subdivision, at 3.23 the same campus as the project for 3.24 which the original appropriation was 3.25 made and the debt service requirement 3.26 under subdivision 9 is reduced 3.27 accordingly. Minnesota Statutes, 3.28 section 16A.642, applies from the date 3.29 of the original appropriation to the 3.30 unspent amount transferred. 3.31 The board of regents may use the 3.32 design-build method for implementing 3.33 the Jones Hall project and is exempt 3.34 from the requirements of the state 3.35 designer selection board under 3.36 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.33, for 3.37 this project. 3.38 Subd. 3. Twin Cities - Minneapolis 3.39 (a) Nicholson Hall 24,000,000 3.40 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 3.41 Nicholson Hall, including complete 3.42 renovation of the original building and 3.43 demolition of the 1925 wing and 1946 3.44 auditorium. 3.45 (b) Mineral Resources Research Center 16,400,000 3.46 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 3.47 the Mineral Resources Research Center. 3.48 This appropriation is not available 3.49 until the commissioner of finance has 3.50 determined that at least $2,000,000 has 3.51 been committed from nonstate sources. 3.52 The board of regents may use the 3.53 design-build method for implementing 3.54 this project and is exempt from the 4.1 requirements of the state designer 4.2 selection board under Minnesota 4.3 Statutes, section 16B.33, for this 4.4 project. 4.5 (c) Translational Research Facility 24,700,000 4.6 To design, construct, furnish, and 4.7 equip the Translational Research 4.8 Facility, an addition to the Lyons 4.9 Research Lab building on the 4.10 Minneapolis campus. 4.11 This appropriation is not available 4.12 until the commissioner of finance has 4.13 determined that at least $12,300,000 4.14 has been committed from nonstate 4.15 sources. 4.16 The board of regents may use the 4.17 design-build method for implementing 4.18 this project and is exempt from the 4.19 requirements of the state designer 4.20 selection board under Minnesota 4.21 Statutes, section 16B.33, for this 4.22 project. 4.23 (d) Teaching and Technology 4.24 Center 3,000,000 4.25 To predesign and design a teaching and 4.26 technology center for the Institute of 4.27 Technology. 4.28 (e) Northrup Auditorium Renovation 2,000,000 4.29 To design the renovation of Northrup 4.30 Memorial Auditorium. 4.31 Subd. 4. Twin Cities - St. Paul 4.32 (a) Plant Growth Facilities - Phase 2 18,700,000 4.33 To complete the containment greenhouse, 4.34 replace the teaching and research 4.35 greenhouses, demolish the northwest 4.36 greenhouses, and renovate the remaining 4.37 greenhouses to meet current code 4.38 requirements. 4.39 (b) Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 1,500,000 4.40 To renovate and upgrade the veterinary 4.41 diagnostic laboratory to provide 4.42 additional laboratory space for a 4.43 veterinary molecular diagnostic 4.44 laboratory. The renovation and upgrade 4.45 must include space for molecular 4.46 diagnostic testing for paratuberculosis 4.47 (Johne's disease), porcine reproductive 4.48 and respiratory syndrome virus in 4.49 swine, avian pneumovirus in turkeys, 4.50 bovine mastitis, and emerging and 4.51 foreign animal diseases. 4.52 Subd. 5. Crookston 4.53 Replace Bede Hall 7,701,000 4.54 To demolish Bede Hall and to design, 4.55 construct, furnish, and equip a 5.1 replacement facility. 5.2 Subd. 6. Duluth 5.3 Laboratory Science Building 25,500,000 5.4 To design, construct, furnish, and 5.5 equip a new laboratory science building 5.6 to meet the needs of the chemistry and 5.7 biology programs. 5.8 This appropriation is not available 5.9 until the commissioner of finance has 5.10 determined that at least $7,500,000 has 5.11 been committed from nonstate sources. 5.12 Subd. 7. Morris 5.13 (a) Social Science Building Renovation 8,000,000 5.14 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 5.15 the social science building to correct 5.16 building code deficiencies, remodel the 5.17 interior, install new windows, upgrade 5.18 the building's mechanical and 5.19 electrical systems, replace the roof, 5.20 and construct an addition over the 5.21 existing auditorium wing to create 5.22 space for faculty offices. 5.23 (b) Fire Protection Systems 600,000 5.24 To install fire protection systems in 5.25 three student housing facilities. 5.26 This appropriation is not available 5.27 until the commissioner of finance has 5.28 determined that at least $400,000 has 5.29 been committed from nonstate sources. 5.30 Subd. 8. Classroom Improvements 4,000,000 5.31 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 5.32 approximately 45 classrooms on all four 5.33 University of Minnesota campuses. 5.34 Projects will focus on installing basic 5.35 technology infrastructure, such as 5.36 video projection and Internet access, 5.37 improving disability access, and making 5.38 basic improvements to enhance the 5.39 classroom learning environment. 5.40 Priority must be given to high-use 5.41 undergraduate classrooms. 5.42 Subd. 9. Research and Outreach 5.43 Centers 3,000,000 5.44 To acquire land and design, construct, 5.45 furnish and equip facilities at 5.46 research and outreach centers. 5.47 Projects funded by this appropriation 5.48 include: 5.49 (1) construction of research laboratory 5.50 and office space at the Northwest ROC 5.51 at Crookston; 5.52 (2) construction of an addition to the 5.53 aspen/larch genetics laboratory at the 5.54 North Central ROC at Grand Rapids and 5.55 acquisition of land for the development 6.1 of two test planting sites to conduct 6.2 research on fast growing trees; 6.3 (3) construction of a building at the 6.4 North Central ROC at Grand Rapids to 6.5 accommodate the farm machinery repair, 6.6 maintenance, and carpentry shops; and 6.7 (4) construction of an addition to the 6.8 administration building at the Southern 6.9 ROC at Waseca. 6.10 Subd. 10. Debt Service 6.11 (a) The board of regents shall pay the 6.12 debt service on one-third of the 6.13 principal amount of state bonds sold to 6.14 finance projects authorized by this 6.15 section, except for higher education 6.16 asset preservation and replacement, and 6.17 except that, where a nonstate match is 6.18 required, the debt service is due on a 6.19 principal amount equal to one-third of 6.20 the total project cost, less the match 6.21 committed before the bonds are sold. 6.22 After each sale of general obligation 6.23 bonds, the commissioner of finance 6.24 shall notify the board of regents of 6.25 the amounts assessed for each year for 6.26 the life of the bonds. 6.27 (b) The commissioner shall reduce the 6.28 board's assessment each year by 6.29 one-third of the net income from 6.30 investment of general obligation bond 6.31 proceeds in proportion to the amount of 6.32 principal and interest otherwise 6.33 required to be paid by the board. The 6.34 board shall pay its resulting net 6.35 assessment to the commissioner of 6.36 finance by December 1 each year. If 6.37 the board fails to make a payment when 6.38 due, the commissioner of finance shall 6.39 reduce allotments for appropriations 6.40 from the general fund otherwise 6.41 available to the board and apply the 6.42 amount of the reduction to cover the 6.43 missed debt service payment. The 6.44 commissioner of finance shall credit 6.45 the payments received from the board to 6.46 the bond debt service account in the 6.47 state bond fund each December 1 before 6.48 money is transferred from the general 6.49 fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 6.50 16A.641, subdivision 10. 6.51 Subd. 11. Minnesota Goods and Services 6.52 The board of regents of the University 6.53 of Minnesota shall make a reasonable 6.54 attempt to give preference to 6.55 construction contractors who employ 6.56 Minnesota residents and to purchase 6.57 products manufactured in Minnesota for 6.58 use in construction projects undertaken 6.59 through a design-build process. 6.60 Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND 6.61 UNIVERSITIES 6.62 Subdivision 1. To the board of trustees 7.1 of the Minnesota state colleges and 7.2 universities for the purposes specified in 7.3 this section 266,563,000 7.4 Subd. 2. Higher Education Asset 7.5 Preservation and Replacement 35,885,000 7.6 This appropriation is for the purposes 7.7 specified in Minnesota Statutes, 7.8 section 135A.046, including safety and 7.9 statutory compliance, envelope 7.10 integrity, mechanical systems, and 7.11 space restoration. 7.12 The unspent portion of an 7.13 appropriation, but not to exceed ten 7.14 percent of the appropriation, for a 7.15 project in this section that is 7.16 complete, is available for higher 7.17 education asset preservation and 7.18 replacement under this subdivision, at 7.19 the same campus as the project for 7.20 which the original appropriation was 7.21 made and the debt service requirement 7.22 under subdivision 23 is reduced 7.23 accordingly. Minnesota Statutes, 7.24 section 16A.642, applies from the date 7.25 of the original appropriation to the 7.26 unspent amount transferred. 7.27 Subd. 3. Roof Replacement 33,264,000 7.28 To replace roofs in accordance with 7.29 Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046. 7.30 Subd. 4. Mechanical, Electrical, 7.31 and Infrastructure Systems 30,851,000 7.32 To replace major mechanical, 7.33 electrical, and infrastructure systems 7.34 in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 7.35 section 135A.046. 7.36 Subd. 5. Alexandria Technical College 9,150,000 7.37 To construct, furnish, and equip a 7.38 smart classroom and computer laboratory 7.39 building, including an auditorium, 7.40 connected to the college's office 7.41 education building. 7.42 Subd. 6. Bemidji State University 1,000,000 7.43 To design the colocation of the 7.44 emerging technologies and health care 7.45 programs of Bemidji state university 7.46 and Northwest technical college. 7.47 Subd. 7. Century Community and 7.48 Technical College 1,500,000 7.49 To purchase the transition wing of 7.50 intermediate district No. 916 and 7.51 design renovation of space for 7.52 expansion of the computer center, 7.53 offices, and smart classrooms. 7.54 Subd. 8. Dakota Technical College 500,000 7.55 To design the renovation of the west 7.56 side of the main campus facility to 8.1 create an information technology and 8.2 telecommunications center of excellence 8.3 and an integrated library and library 8.4 information technology center. 8.5 Subd. 9. Fergus Falls 8.6 Community College 760,000 8.7 To design, construct, furnish, and 8.8 equip an expansion of the existing 8.9 maintenance shop. 8.10 To design an addition to link 8.11 Administration and Fine Arts to provide 8.12 a one-stop student service shop, smart 8.13 classrooms, open computer laboratories; 8.14 design renovation to provide space for 8.15 technology support next to the library; 8.16 and design asset preservation work. 8.17 Subd. 10. Hennepin Technical College 3,500,000 8.18 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 8.19 existing space at the Brooklyn Park and 8.20 Eden Prairie campuses and realign the 8.21 driveway at Brooklyn Park. 8.22 Subd. 11. Inver Hills 8.23 Community College 500,000 8.24 To design renovation of existing space 8.25 and construction of an addition to 8.26 create a one-stop student services 8.27 shop; enlarge and colocate central 8.28 services, the bookstore, and a new 8.29 loading dock; upgrade mechanical 8.30 systems; and provide a welcoming front 8.31 door and help desk for the campus. 8.32 Subd. 12. Lake Superior Community 8.33 and Technical College 700,000 8.34 To design a student center addition to 8.35 house a consolidated system of student 8.36 services, smart classrooms, and open 8.37 laboratories. 8.38 Subd. 13. Metropolitan State 8.39 University 17,442,000 8.40 To construct, furnish, and equip a 8.41 library and information access center. 8.42 This appropriation is not available 8.43 until the commissioner of finance has 8.44 determined that at least $2,504,000 has 8.45 been committed from nonstate sources. 8.46 Subd. 14. Minneapolis Community 8.47 and Technical College 19,000,000 8.48 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 8.49 the former technical and community 8.50 college buildings and to provide space 8.51 to begin to colocate Metropolitan State 8.52 University classrooms, offices, and 8.53 student service areas and to purchase 8.54 adjacent property that would also meet 8.55 the expansion and colocation needs of 8.56 MCTC and Metropolitan State University. 9.1 Subd. 15. Minnesota State University - 9.2 Mankato - Phase 3 8,400,000 9.3 To renovate, furnish, and equip Otto 9.4 Arena and adjacent areas to provide a 9.5 student fitness facility. 9.6 Subd. 16. Minnesota West Community and 9.7 Technical College at Worthington 6,300,000 9.8 To design, construct, furnish, and 9.9 equip a one-stop student services shop 9.10 and welcome counter addition. 9.11 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 9.12 two science laboratories and associated 9.13 preparation, storage, and office spaces. 9.14 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 9.15 consolidated nursing and allied health 9.16 department and other classroom spaces. 9.17 Subd. 17. Minnesota State University - 9.18 Moorhead 18,955,000 9.19 To construct, furnish, and equip a new 9.20 science laboratory and auditorium 9.21 addition to Hagen Hall. 9.22 Subd. 18. Normandale Community 9.23 College 9,900,000 9.24 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 9.25 the vacated science laboratories. 9.26 Subd. 19. Northeast Higher Education 9.27 District - Virginia 5,496,000 9.28 To design, renovate, and equip science 9.29 laboratories, a learning resource 9.30 center, a student commons, and 9.31 classrooms, including technology 9.32 equipped classrooms, and construct new 9.33 loading dock and driveway. 9.34 Subd. 20. Northwest Technical College - 9.35 Moorhead Campus 5,400,000 9.36 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 9.37 existing facilities and design, 9.38 construct, furnish, and equip an allied 9.39 health and applied technology 9.40 laboratory and support facilities. 9.41 Subd. 21. Ridgewater Community and 9.42 Technical College 2,880,000 9.43 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 9.44 existing chemistry, physics, and 9.45 biology laboratories and convert a 9.46 classroom into a geology laboratory on 9.47 the Willmar campus. 9.48 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 9.49 interior space to convert obsolete 9.50 applied laboratory space on the 9.51 Hutchinson campus into chemistry, 9.52 physics, and biology laboratories. 9.53 Subd. 22. South Central Technical 9.54 College 300,000 10.1 To design renovation of teaching 10.2 laboratories at the North Mankato 10.3 campus and design asset preservation at 10.4 the Faribault campus. 10.5 Subd. 23. Southeast Technical College 580,000 10.6 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 10.7 a one-stop student services area and 10.8 workforce center entrance at Winona. 10.9 To design the renovation of a one-stop 10.10 student services areas and student 10.11 center entrance at Red Wing. 10.12 Subd. 24. Southwest State University 10.13 (a) Library 9,200,000 10.14 To renovate and reconfigure, furnish, 10.15 and equip the library and construct a 10.16 new entrance. 10.17 (b) Fire Damage 500,000 10.18 To replace and repair facilities at 10.19 Southwest state university that were 10.20 destroyed or damaged by a fire on 10.21 January 2, 2002. The appropriation 10.22 must be used to augment insurance 10.23 settlements to design, construct, 10.24 furnish, and equip a food service 10.25 building at Southwest state university 10.26 in Marshall, Minnesota, and for repairs 10.27 of other campus facilities damaged by 10.28 the fire. 10.29 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 10.30 section 16B.33, or any other law, the 10.31 board may use a design-build method of 10.32 project development and construction 10.33 for this project. The board may award 10.34 a design-build contract on the basis of 10.35 requests for proposals or a two-step 10.36 request for qualifications followed by 10.37 request for proposals without taking 10.38 bids. 10.39 Subd. 25. St. Cloud State University 10,000,000 10.40 To design the renovation of Centennial 10.41 Hall and to renovate, furnish, and 10.42 equip phase 1 of the renovation of 10.43 Centennial Hall and its conversion from 10.44 library to classroom use and to design 10.45 the code correction and renovation of 10.46 Riverview Hall. 10.47 Subd. 26. St. Cloud Technical College 700,000 10.48 To design the construction of a 10.49 multistory building connected to the 10.50 existing facility and the renovation of 10.51 part of "G" wing. 10.52 Subd. 27. Winona State University 30,000,000 10.53 To design, construct, furnish, and 10.54 equip a new science building to serve 10.55 programs in biology, chemistry, 11.1 geoscience, physics, nursing, health 11.2 sciences, engineering, and K-12 science 11.3 teacher preparation. 11.4 Subd. 28. Science Lab Renovations 1,900,000 11.5 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 11.6 science laboratories at the campuses of 11.7 Southeast technical college at Winona 11.8 and Red Wing, Minnesota West at Canby 11.9 and Worthington, Minneapolis community 11.10 and technical college, and South 11.11 Central technical college at Faribault. 11.12 Subd. 29. Land Acquisition 2,000,000 11.13 To acquire real property adjacent to or 11.14 near the state college and university 11.15 campuses from willing sellers. 11.16 Subd. 30. Debt Service 11.17 (a) The board shall pay the debt 11.18 service on one-third of the principal 11.19 amount of state bonds sold to finance 11.20 projects authorized by this section, 11.21 except for higher education asset 11.22 preservation and replacement in 11.23 subdivisions 2, 3, and 4, and except 11.24 that, where a nonstate match is 11.25 required, the debt service is due on a 11.26 principal amount equal to one-third of 11.27 the total project cost, less the match 11.28 committed before the bonds are sold. 11.29 After each sale of general obligation 11.30 bonds, the commissioner of finance 11.31 shall notify the board of the amounts 11.32 assessed for each year for the life of 11.33 the bonds. 11.34 (b) The commissioner shall reduce the 11.35 board's assessment each year by 11.36 one-third of the net income from 11.37 investment of general obligation bond 11.38 proceeds in proportion to the amount of 11.39 principal and interest otherwise 11.40 required to be paid by the board. The 11.41 board shall pay its resulting net 11.42 assessment to the commissioner of 11.43 finance by December 1 each year. If 11.44 the board fails to make a payment when 11.45 due, the commissioner of finance shall 11.46 reduce allotments for appropriations 11.47 from the general fund otherwise 11.48 available to the board and apply the 11.49 amount of the reduction to cover the 11.50 missed debt service payment. The 11.51 commissioner of finance shall credit 11.52 the payments received from the board to 11.53 the bond debt service account in the 11.54 state bond fund each December 1 before 11.55 money is transferred from the general 11.56 fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 11.57 16A.641, subdivision 10. 11.58 Sec. 4. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION 11.59 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner 11.60 of administration for the purposes 11.61 specified in this section 3,155,000 12.1 Subd. 2. Asset Preservation 643,000 12.2 For asset preservation capital 12.3 improvements on the campus, including 12.4 east wing climate control improvements, 12.5 ceiling replacements, centerwide 12.6 asbestos removal, flooring 12.7 replacements, and water pipe 12.8 replacement. 12.9 Subd. 3. Performance Hall Catwalk 125,000 12.10 To design and construct a lighting 12.11 catwalk along the east wall of the 12.12 performance hall. 12.13 Subd. 4. Renovate 12.14 Food Service Kitchen 570,000 12.15 To remove and upgrade kitchen 12.16 equipment, including cooking equipment, 12.17 counters, freezers, coolers, 12.18 dishwashers, plumbing, heating, 12.19 ventilating, air conditioning, fire 12.20 protection, electrical power 12.21 distribution, and lighting and to 12.22 create more room for the food service 12.23 line and expand the type of services 12.24 offered. 12.25 Subd. 5. Repair and Maintenance 12.26 Building 1,817,000 12.27 To demolish the existing storage 12.28 facilities and predesign, design, 12.29 construct, furnish, and equip a new 12.30 maintenance building. 12.31 Sec. 5. CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING 12.32 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of 12.33 children, families, and learning for the 12.34 purposes specified in this section 65,955,000 12.35 Subd. 2. Maximum Effort Capital 12.36 Loans 12.37 This appropriation is from the maximum 12.38 effort school loan fund for capital 12.39 loans to school districts as provided 12.40 in Minnesota Statutes, sections 126C.60 12.41 to 126C.72. Capital loans to the 12.42 recipient school districts are approved 12.43 in the following amounts: 12.44 Independent School District No. 38, 12.45 Red Lake 20,255,000 12.46 To design, construct, renovate, 12.47 furnish, and equip school facilities, 12.48 and for health and safety capital 12.49 improvements to schools. 12.50 Up to $500,000 of this appropriation is 12.51 for facilities planning. Any unused 12.52 portion of the $500,000 for facilities 12.53 planning may be spent for health and 12.54 safety capital improvements to the high 12.55 school and middle school. 12.56 The commissioner shall review the 13.1 proposed plan and budget of the project 13.2 and may reduce the amount of the loan 13.3 to ensure that the project will be 13.4 economical. The commissioner may 13.5 recover the cost incurred by the 13.6 commissioner for any professional 13.7 services associated with the final 13.8 review and construction by reducing the 13.9 proceeds of the loan paid by the 13.10 district. The commissioner shall 13.11 report to the legislature any 13.12 reductions to the appropriations in 13.13 this subdivision by January 10, 2003. 13.14 Subd. 3. Metropolitan Magnet Schools 13.15 For grants in accordance with the 13.16 metropolitan magnet school grant 13.17 program under Minnesota Statutes, 13.18 section 124D.88. 13.19 Southwest Integration Magnet School 4,000,000 13.20 For a grant to the West Metro Education 13.21 Program joint powers board to acquire 13.22 land, prepare a site, predesign, and 13.23 design a new building for the Southwest 13.24 Integration Magnet School in St. Louis 13.25 Park, to serve a population of 13.26 approximately 500 kindergarten through 13.27 grade 8 students. 13.28 Subd. 4. Mighty Books 13.29 Grant Program 1,000,000 13.30 For the Mighty Books grant program 13.31 under new Minnesota Statutes, section 13.32 134.51. 13.33 Subd. 5. Minnesota 13.34 Planetarium 20,000,000 13.35 For a grant to the city of Minneapolis 13.36 to construct, furnish, and equip a new 13.37 Minnesota planetarium. 13.38 This appropriation is not available 13.39 until the commissioner has determined 13.40 that at least an equal amount has been 13.41 committed from nonstate sources. 13.42 Subd. 6. Community Centers 13.43 (a) Asian Community Center 2,500,000 13.44 For a grant to the city of St. Paul to 13.45 design, construct, furnish, and equip 13.46 an Asian community center. 13.47 This appropriation is not available 13.48 until the commissioner has determined 13.49 that an equal amount has been committed 13.50 from nonstate sources. 13.51 (b) Colin Powell Youth 13.52 Leadership Center 700,000 13.53 For a grant to Hennepin county to 13.54 acquire land for and to design, 13.55 construct, furnish, and equip the Colin 13.56 Powell Youth Leadership center in 14.1 Minneapolis. The center will include a 14.2 national guard drill area, an education 14.3 wing, including a computer lab, a 14.4 multipurpose arts facility, a community 14.5 education space, a nutrition education 14.6 and cooking skills work-preparation 14.7 area, and four new basketball courts. 14.8 This appropriation is not available 14.9 until the commissioner has determined 14.10 that an equal amount has been committed 14.11 from nonstate sources. 14.12 (c) Neighborhood House/ 14.13 El Rio Vista 2,500,000 14.14 For a grant to the city of St. Paul to 14.15 acquire land for and to design, 14.16 construct, furnish, and equip an 14.17 expansion of Neighborhood House/El Rio 14.18 Vista. 14.19 This appropriation is not available 14.20 until the commissioner has determined 14.21 that an equal amount has been committed 14.22 from nonstate sources. 14.23 Subd. 7. Trollwood 14.24 Performing Arts School 5,500,000 14.25 For a grant to the city of Moorhead to 14.26 acquire land for and to design, 14.27 construct, furnish, and equip Trollwood 14.28 Arts Village in the city of Moorhead. 14.29 This appropriation is not available 14.30 until the commissioner has determined 14.31 that an equal amount has been committed 14.32 from nonstate sources. 14.33 Subd. 8. Youth Enrichment 14.34 Grants 3,000,000 14.35 For grants to local government units to 14.36 design, furnish, equip, renovate, 14.37 replace, or construct parks and 14.38 recreation facilities and school 14.39 facilities, including soccer fields, to 14.40 provide youth, with preference for 14.41 youth in grades 4 through 8, with 14.42 regular enrichment activities during 14.43 nonschool hours, including after 14.44 school, evenings, weekends, and school 14.45 vacation periods, and that will provide 14.46 equal access and programming for all 14.47 children. Provided there are 14.48 sufficient applications, 50 percent of 14.49 this appropriation may only be spent in 14.50 accordance with the recommendations of 14.51 the Minnesota amateur sports 14.52 commission. The buildings or 14.53 facilities may be leased to nonprofit 14.54 community organizations, subject to 14.55 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, 14.56 for the same purposes. Enrichment 14.57 programs include academic enrichment, 14.58 homework assistance, computer and 14.59 technology use, arts and cultural 14.60 activities, clubs, school-to-work and 14.61 workforce development, athletic, and 14.62 recreational activities. Grants must 15.1 be used to expand the number of 15.2 children participating in enrichment 15.3 programs or improve the quality or 15.4 range of program offerings. The 15.5 facilities must be fully available for 15.6 programming sponsored by nonprofit and 15.7 community groups serving youth, or 15.8 school, county, or city programs, for 15.9 maximum hours after school, evenings, 15.10 weekends, summers, and other school 15.11 vacation periods. Priority must be 15.12 given to proposals that demonstrate 15.13 collaborations among political 15.14 subdivisions, private, nonprofit, and 15.15 public agencies, including regional 15.16 entities dealing with at-risk youth, 15.17 and community and parent organizations 15.18 in arranging for programming, staffing, 15.19 transportation, and equipment. All 15.20 proposals must include an inventory of 15.21 existing facilities and an assessment 15.22 of programming needs in the community. 15.23 In awarding these grants, the 15.24 commissioner shall consider the 15.25 regional distributions required in Laws 15.26 1996, chapter 463, section 4, 15.27 subdivision 2. Priority must be given 15.28 to school attendance areas with high 15.29 concentrations of children eligible for 15.30 free or reduced school lunch and to 15.31 government units demonstrating a 15.32 commitment to collaborative youth 15.33 efforts. 15.34 Subd. 9. Early Childhood Learning 15.35 and Child Protection Facilities 5,000,000 15.36 For grants to construct or rehabilitate 15.37 facilities for programs under Minnesota 15.38 Statutes, section 119A.45. 15.39 Subd. 10. Agriculture and 15.40 Food Sciences Academy 1,000,000 15.41 To prepare a site for and to design the 15.42 agriculture and food science academy in 15.43 Ramsey county. 15.44 Subd. 11. Library for the Blind 15.45 Renovation 500,000 15.46 To design the renovation and expansion 15.47 of the Minnesota library for the blind 15.48 and physically handicapped. 15.49 Sec. 6. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES 15.50 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner 15.51 of administration for the purposes 15.52 specified in this section 4,896,000 15.53 Subd. 2. Asset Preservation 2,000,000 15.54 For asset preservation capital 15.55 improvements on both campuses of the 15.56 Minnesota state academies for the deaf 15.57 and the blind, including, but not 15.58 limited to, general asset preservation, 15.59 roof replacement, improvements to 15.60 heating and ventilation systems, 15.61 purchase of an emergency generator, and 16.1 demolition of West Cottage. 16.2 Subd. 3. West Wing Noyes Hall - 16.3 Phase 2 2,896,000 16.4 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 16.5 the middle section of the building that 16.6 connects the east and west wings. 16.7 Sec. 7. NATURAL RESOURCES 16.8 Subdivision 1. To the 16.9 commissioner of natural resources 16.10 for the purposes specified 16.11 in this section 117,172,000 16.12 Subd. 2. Statewide Asset Preservation 2,900,000 16.13 For asset preservation improvements and 16.14 betterments at department of natural 16.15 resources buildings statewide, 16.16 including removal of life safety 16.17 hazards and structural defects; 16.18 elimination or containment of hazardous 16.19 materials; code compliance 16.20 improvements; accessibility 16.21 improvements; replacement or renovation 16.22 of roofs, windows, tuckpointing, and 16.23 structural members; and improvements 16.24 necessary to preserve the interior and 16.25 exterior of buildings and other 16.26 infrastructure. The commissioner shall 16.27 determine project priorities as 16.28 appropriate based upon need. 16.29 The unspent portion of an 16.30 appropriation, but not to exceed ten 16.31 percent of the appropriation, for a 16.32 project in this section that is 16.33 complete, is available for asset 16.34 preservation. Minnesota Statutes, 16.35 section 16A.642, applies from the date 16.36 of the original appropriation to the 16.37 unspent amount transferred. 16.38 Subd. 3. Field Office Renovations 4,000,000 16.39 To design, acquire, renovate, 16.40 construct, furnish, and equip field 16.41 offices to relieve substandard employee 16.42 working conditions in existing 16.43 facilities. Field offices to be 16.44 improved include: Warroad regional 16.45 headquarters, metro regional 16.46 headquarters, Talcot Lake wildlife 16.47 management area, Little Fork forestry, 16.48 Hill City forestry, and Montrose 16.49 fisheries. 16.50 Subd. 4. Office Facility Development 4,600,000 16.51 To acquire, design, construct, furnish, 16.52 and equip consolidated area offices and 16.53 service facilities at Grand Marais and 16.54 Thief River Falls. 16.55 Subd. 5. ADA Compliance 1,000,000 16.56 For improvements and betterments of a 16.57 capital nature to remove barriers and 16.58 make department of natural resources 17.1 buildings, programs, and services 17.2 accessible to individuals with 17.3 disabilities, in compliance with state 17.4 and federal ADA guidelines. 17.5 Subd. 6. State Park Initiative 32,500,000 17.6 For building, utility, and natural 17.7 resource projects within the Minnesota 17.8 state park system according to the 17.9 management plan required in Minnesota 17.10 Statutes, chapter 86A, as follows: 17.11 (1) to design, renovate, construct, 17.12 furnish, and equip state park 17.13 buildings; and 17.14 (2) to design, renovate, furnish, and 17.15 equip capital facilities at state 17.16 parks, state recreation areas, and 17.17 forest recreation areas, including, but 17.18 not limited to, roads, trails, bridges, 17.19 campgrounds, and utility systems. 17.20 This appropriation must be used to 17.21 substantially implement the master plan 17.22 for improvements dated June 23, 1997, 17.23 for the historic golf course at Fort 17.24 Ridgely state park. 17.25 $1,600,000 is to develop the Big Bog 17.26 state recreation area, including 17.27 constructing, furnishing, and equipping 17.28 a visitors center. 17.29 $2,900,000 is to develop the Red River 17.30 state recreation area. 17.31 Subd. 7. State Park and Recreation Area 17.32 Acquisition 4,000,000 17.33 For acquisition of land under Minnesota 17.34 Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 17.35 2, from willing sellers of private 17.36 lands within state park and recreation 17.37 area boundaries established by law. 17.38 Subd. 8. Metro Regional Park Acquisition 17.39 and Betterment 10,000,000 17.40 This appropriation is for a grant to 17.41 the metropolitan council. The 17.42 commissioner shall pay the amount on a 17.43 reimbursement basis to the metropolitan 17.44 council upon receipt of a certified 17.45 copy of a council resolution requesting 17.46 payment. The appropriation must be 17.47 used to pay the cost of rehabilitation, 17.48 acquisition, and development by the 17.49 council and local government units of 17.50 regional recreational open-space lands 17.51 in accordance with the council's policy 17.52 plan as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 17.53 section 473.315. This appropriation 17.54 must not be used for research, 17.55 planning, administration, or tax 17.56 equivalency payments. This 17.57 appropriation may be used for the 17.58 purchase of homes only if the purchases 17.59 are included in the work program 17.60 required by law and they are expressly 18.1 approved by the legislative commission 18.2 on Minnesota resources. 18.3 Subd. 9. St. Cloud Regional 18.4 Parks and Trails 1,000,000 18.5 For a grant to the St. Cloud regional 18.6 parks and trails coordinating board for 18.7 capital improvements to sites under its 18.8 jurisdiction. 18.9 This appropriation is not available 18.10 until the commissioner has determined 18.11 that an equal amount has been committed 18.12 from nonstate sources. 18.13 Money from this appropriation must 18.14 comply with the central Minnesota 18.15 regional parks and trails plan created 18.16 under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.50. 18.17 Subd. 10. Como Park Conservatory 2,700,000 18.18 For a grant to the metropolitan council 18.19 to complete restoration of the Como 18.20 Park conservatory. The project must 18.21 include restoration of the fern room 18.22 and construction of a bonsai collection 18.23 space, an orchid growing and display 18.24 house, and a children's activity zone, 18.25 as well as corridors and connections to 18.26 the education resource building. 18.27 Subd. 11. Forest Road and Bridge 18.28 Projects 1,200,000 18.29 For reconstruction, resurfacing, 18.30 replacement, or construction of other 18.31 improvements of a capital nature to 18.32 state forest roads and bridges 18.33 throughout the state under Minnesota 18.34 Statutes, section 89.002. The 18.35 commissioner shall determine project 18.36 priorities as appropriate based on need. 18.37 Subd. 12. Reforestation 1,500,000 18.38 For improvements authorized under the 18.39 Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 18.40 section 5, clause (f). To increase 18.41 reforestation activities to meet the 18.42 reforestation requirements of Minnesota 18.43 Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 18.44 2, including planting, seeding, site 18.45 preparation, purchasing tree seeds and 18.46 seedlings, improving forest stands, and 18.47 protecting plantations. 18.48 Subd. 13. State Forest Land Acquisition 500,000 18.49 To acquire private lands from willing 18.50 sellers within established boundaries 18.51 of state forests throughout the state 18.52 under Minnesota Statutes, section 18.53 86A.05, subdivision 7. 18.54 Subd. 14. State Trail Acquisition 18.55 and Development 3,800,000 18.56 To acquire, develop, and renovate state 18.57 trails as specified in Minnesota 19.1 Statutes, section 85.015. 19.2 $475,000 is for the Goodhue Pioneer 19.3 trail. 19.4 $725,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami trail. 19.5 $450,000 is for the Shooting Star trail. 19.6 $300,000 is for the Willard Munger 19.7 trail. 19.8 $300,000 is for the Luce Line trail. 19.9 $300,000 is for the Douglas trail. 19.10 $750,000 is for a grant to the city of 19.11 Austin to acquire land for the Blazing 19.12 Star trail. 19.13 $500,000 is to connect the portions of 19.14 the Paul Bunyan trail in the city of 19.15 Bemidji, including constructing an 19.16 underpass. This appropriation is not 19.17 available until the commissioner has 19.18 determined that an equal amount has 19.19 been committed by the city of Bemidji. 19.20 Subd. 15. Regional Trail Grants 450,000 19.21 For a grant to Wabasha county under 19.22 Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019, 19.23 subdivision 4b, to acquire and develop 19.24 the Great River Ridge trail. 19.25 Subd. 16. Trail Connections 1,492,000 19.26 For matching grants to local units of 19.27 government to acquire and better public 19.28 land and improvements needed for trails 19.29 that connect communities, trails, and 19.30 parks and thereby increase the 19.31 effective length of trail experiences 19.32 under Minnesota Statutes, section 19.33 85.019, subdivision 4c. 19.34 $500,000 is for a grant to the city of 19.35 New Ulm to connect the city to Flandrau 19.36 state park. 19.37 $492,000 is for a grant to the city of 19.38 St. Louis Park to design and construct 19.39 a grade separated pedestrian and trail 19.40 crossing over Hennepin CSAH No. 25 at 19.41 Belt Line Boulevard in St. Louis Park. 19.42 The commissioner shall determine other 19.43 project priorities as appropriate based 19.44 on need. 19.45 Subd. 17. Metro Greenways and Natural 19.46 Areas 2,000,000 19.47 To provide grants to local units of 19.48 government for acquisition or 19.49 betterment of greenways and natural 19.50 areas in the metro region and to 19.51 acquire greenways and natural areas in 19.52 the metro region through the purchase 19.53 of conservation easements or fee 19.54 titles. The commissioner shall 20.1 determine the project priorities and 20.2 shall consult with representatives of 20.3 local units of government, nonprofit 20.4 organizations, and other interested 20.5 parties. 20.6 Subd. 18. Well Sealing 600,000 20.7 To identify and seal inactive wells on 20.8 state-owned land under Minnesota 20.9 Statutes, section 103I.311. 20.10 Subd. 19. Lewis and Clark 20.11 Rural Water System 180,000 20.12 This appropriation is from the general 20.13 fund. 20.14 For a grant to the Lewis and Clark 20.15 joint powers board to acquire land for, 20.16 and to predesign, design, construct, 20.17 furnish, and equip, a rural water 20.18 system to serve southwestern 20.19 Minnesota. This appropriation is 20.20 available when matched by $8 of federal 20.21 money and $1 of local money for each $1 20.22 of state money. 20.23 Subd. 20. Dam Improvements 1,700,000 20.24 To renovate or remove publicly owned 20.25 dams. 20.26 $1,050,000 is for a grant to the city 20.27 of Crookston for phases 2 and 3 of the 20.28 Red Lake River restoration and habitat 20.29 improvement project. 20.30 The commissioner shall determine other 20.31 project priorities as appropriate based 20.32 on need as provided in Minnesota 20.33 Statutes, sections 103G.511 and 20.34 103G.515. 20.35 Subd. 21. Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants 28,500,000 20.36 For the state share of flood hazard 20.37 mitigation grants for publicly owned 20.38 capital improvements to prevent or 20.39 alleviate flood damage under Minnesota 20.40 Statutes, section 103F.161, for Warren, 20.41 East Grand Forks, Montevideo, 20.42 Breckenridge, St. Anthony, St. Louis 20.43 Park, Granite Falls, Agassiz, 20.44 Minneapolis, Oakport, Hay Creek, North 20.45 Ottawa, Ross No. 7, and Crookston. To 20.46 the extent that the cost of a project 20.47 in Warren, East Grand Forks, 20.48 Montevideo, Breckenridge, Granite 20.49 Falls, Oakport, or Crookston exceeds 20.50 two percent of the median household 20.51 income in the municipality multiplied 20.52 by the number of households in the 20.53 municipality, this appropriation is 20.54 also for the local share of the project. 20.55 If the commissioner would otherwise 20.56 fund a project in the city of 20.57 Minneapolis from this appropriation, 20.58 the commissioner shall provide a grant 20.59 of $1,000,000 to prevent and alleviate 21.1 flood damage at Lake of the Isles. 21.2 Subd. 22. Stream Protection 21.3 and Restoration 1,000,000 21.4 For the design and implementation of 21.5 stream restoration projects that employ 21.6 natural channel design principles. 21.7 Subd. 23. Water Access 21.8 Acquisition and Development 1,500,000 21.9 For public water access acquisition, 21.10 construction, and renovation to capital 21.11 projects on lakes and rivers, including 21.12 water access through the provision of 21.13 fishing piers and shoreline access 21.14 under Minnesota Statutes, section 21.15 86A.05, subdivision 9. 21.16 Subd. 24. Lake Superior 21.17 Safe Harbors 1,750,000 21.18 $1,100,000 is to complete construction 21.19 of the public access at McQuade Road on 21.20 Lake Superior in cooperation with the 21.21 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the 21.22 joint powers board made up of the city 21.23 of Duluth, St. Louis county, the town 21.24 of Duluth, and the town of Lakewood. 21.25 $250,000 is to acquire the dockage, 21.26 buildings, and other capital 21.27 improvements at the Knife River marina 21.28 in Lake county. 21.29 $400,000 is to increase the number of 21.30 slips at the Silver Bay harbor and 21.31 marina from 68 to at least 100. 21.32 Subd. 25. Fish Hatchery 21.33 Improvements 300,000 21.34 For improvements of a capital nature to 21.35 design, construct, renovate, furnish, 21.36 and equip fish culture facilities under 21.37 Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.045, 21.38 subdivision 1. 21.39 Subd. 26. Fisheries Acquisition 21.40 and Improvement 500,000 21.41 To acquire aquatic management areas and 21.42 to make public improvements and 21.43 betterments of a capital nature to fish 21.44 habitat under Minnesota Statutes, 21.45 section 86A.05, subdivision 14. 21.46 Subd. 27. Scientific and Natural Area 21.47 Acquisition and Improvement 2,500,000 21.48 To acquire land for scientific and 21.49 natural areas and for development, 21.50 protection, or improvements of a 21.51 capital nature to scientific and 21.52 natural areas throughout the state 21.53 under Minnesota Statutes, sections 21.54 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5. 21.55 $1,500,000 is to acquire, restore, and 21.56 develop the Seminary fen in the 22.1 Assumption creek watershed in Carver 22.2 county. The commissioner shall manage 22.3 the Seminary fen in accordance with 22.4 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 86A, in 22.5 part as an aquatic management area, in 22.6 part as a scientific and natural area, 22.7 and in part as a wildlife management 22.8 area. 22.9 Subd. 28. Natural and Scenic Area 22.10 Land Acquisition Grants 1,000,000 22.11 For matching grants to local units of 22.12 government to acquire and better local 22.13 natural and scenic areas under 22.14 Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019, 22.15 subdivision 4a. The commissioner shall 22.16 determine project priorities as 22.17 appropriate based on project 22.18 significance and need. 22.19 Subd. 29. RIM Consolidated 22.20 Wildlife and Critical Habitat Match 3,000,000 22.21 To acquire land and interests in land 22.22 for wildlife management area purposes 22.23 under Minnesota Statutes, section 22.24 97A.145; for improvements of a capital 22.25 nature to develop, protect, or improve 22.26 wildlife management areas and other 22.27 state lands throughout the state under 22.28 Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 22.29 subdivision 8; and to provide state 22.30 match for the critical habitat private 22.31 sector matching account under Minnesota 22.32 Statutes, section 84.943, for the 22.33 acquisition or improvement of critical 22.34 fish, wildlife, and native plant 22.35 habitats. 22.36 Subd. 30. Native Prairie 22.37 Bank Easements 1,000,000 22.38 For acquisition of native prairie bank 22.39 easements under Minnesota Statutes, 22.40 section 84.96. 22.41 Subd. 31. Work Program 22.42 The commissioner must submit a work 22.43 program and semiannual progress reports 22.44 in the form determined by the 22.45 legislative commission on Minnesota 22.46 resources and request its 22.47 recommendation before spending any 22.48 money appropriated by subdivisions 6 to 22.49 9, 14 to 17, 22, 26, 27, 29, and 30. 22.50 The commission's recommendation is 22.51 advisory only. Failure to respond to a 22.52 request within 60 days after receipt is 22.53 a positive recommendation. Work 22.54 programs involving land acquisition 22.55 must include a land acquisition plan. 22.56 Sec. 8. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY 22.57 Subdivision 1. To the pollution control 22.58 agency for the purposes specified 22.59 in this section 11,500,000 22.60 Subd. 2. Closed Landfill Cleanup Program 10,000,000 23.1 For the pollution control agency to 23.2 design and construct remedial systems 23.3 and acquire land at landfills 23.4 throughout the state in accordance with 23.5 the closed landfill program under 23.6 Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.39. 23.7 Subd. 3. Brownfield to Green Space 23.8 Grant Program 1,500,000 23.9 For grants to assess and clean up 23.10 underutilized property that is 23.11 contaminated. The property must be 23.12 developed and owned as public open 23.13 space, parks, natural areas, and other 23.14 similar community amenities. 23.15 Sec. 9. OFFICE OF 23.16 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE 23.17 Subdivision 1. To the office of environmental 23.18 assistance for the purposes specified 23.19 in this section 3,450,000 23.20 Subd. 2. Solid Waste Capital 23.21 Assistance Grants 2,300,000 23.22 To the office of environmental 23.23 assistance for the solid waste capital 23.24 assistance grants program under 23.25 Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54. 23.26 Grants from this appropriation must be 23.27 awarded to applicants whose 23.28 applications were on file with the 23.29 office before January 1, 2002. 23.30 Subd. 3. Fergus Falls - 23.31 Solid Waste Combuster 1,150,000 23.32 $1,150,000 is for a grant to the city 23.33 of Fergus Falls to design, construct, 23.34 and equip the city's municipal solid 23.35 waste combustor with new air pollution 23.36 control equipment to meet federal and 23.37 state environmental guidelines. This 23.38 grant is in addition to any other state 23.39 grants previously awarded for this 23.40 project, including the 1997 grant to 23.41 the city of Fergus Falls by the office 23.42 of environmental assistance. This 23.43 appropriation is not available until 23.44 the commissioner has determined that at 23.45 least $1,150,000 has been committed 23.46 from nonstate sources. 23.47 Sec. 10. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES 23.48 Subdivision 1. To the board 23.49 of water and soil resources for the 23.50 purposes specified in this section 14,800,000 23.51 Subd. 2. RIM and PWP 23.52 Conservation Easements 7,000,000 23.53 This appropriation is for the following 23.54 purposes: 23.55 (1) to acquire conservation easements 23.56 from landowners on marginal lands to 23.57 protect soil and water quality and to 23.58 support fish and wildlife habitat as 24.1 provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 24.2 103F.515; 24.3 (2) to acquire perpetual conservation 24.4 easements on existing type 1, 2, 3, and 24.5 6 wetlands and adjacent lands, and for 24.6 the establishment of permanent cover on 24.7 adjacent lands, in accordance with 24.8 Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.516; 24.9 and 24.10 (3) $640,000 of this amount may be used 24.11 to administer the program. 24.12 Subd. 3. Streambank and Lakeshore 24.13 Protection and Restoration Program 2,000,000 24.14 To acquire conservation easements in 24.15 environmentally sensitive lake and 24.16 river shoreland areas from private 24.17 landowners and to provide for the 24.18 restoration of degraded or eroded 24.19 shoreland where a public interest in 24.20 the form of a conservation easement 24.21 exists. The board may award grants to 24.22 local soil and water conservation 24.23 districts and participating local units 24.24 of government to accomplish the 24.25 purposes of this program, in accordance 24.26 with new Minnesota Statutes, section 24.27 103F.225. 24.28 $200,000 of this amount may be used to 24.29 administer the program. 24.30 Subd. 4. Wetland Replacement 24.31 Due to Public Road Projects 3,000,000 24.32 To acquire land for wetlands or restore 24.33 wetlands to be used to replace wetlands 24.34 drained or filled as a result of the 24.35 repair, maintenance, or rehabilitation 24.36 of existing public roads as required by 24.37 Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, 24.38 subdivision 1, paragraph (m). 24.39 $400,000 of this amount may be used to 24.40 administer the program. 24.41 The purchase price paid for acquisition 24.42 of land, fee, or perpetual easement 24.43 must be the amount deemed reasonable by 24.44 the board. The board may enter into 24.45 agreements with the federal government, 24.46 other state agencies, political 24.47 subdivisions, and nonprofit 24.48 organizations or fee owners to acquire 24.49 land and restore and create wetlands 24.50 and to acquire existing wetland banking 24.51 credits with money provided by this 24.52 appropriation. Acquisition of or the 24.53 conveyance of land may be in the name 24.54 of the political subdivision. 24.55 Subd. 5. Lazarus Creek 1,500,000 24.56 For a grant to Area II Minnesota River 24.57 Basin Projects, Inc. for construction 24.58 of the LQP-25/Lazarus Creek floodwater 24.59 retention project. The grant may not 24.60 exceed 75 percent of the project's 25.1 cost. The remaining share must be 25.2 provided by Area II Minnesota River 25.3 Basin Projects, Inc. 25.4 Subd. 6. Stillwater - 25.5 Brown's Creek 1,300,000 25.6 For a grant to the city of Stillwater 25.7 to provide environmental protection 25.8 capital improvements for Brown's Creek. 25.9 Subd. 7. Work Program 25.10 The board must submit a work program 25.11 and semiannual progress reports in the 25.12 form determined by the legislative 25.13 commission on Minnesota resources and 25.14 request its recommendation before 25.15 spending any money appropriated by 25.16 subdivision 3. The commission's 25.17 recommendation is advisory only. 25.18 Failure to respond to a request within 25.19 60 days after receipt is a positive 25.20 recommendation. Work programs 25.21 involving land acquisition must include 25.22 a land acquisition plan. 25.23 Sec. 11. AGRICULTURE 25.24 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of 25.25 administration or another named agency for 25.26 the purposes specified in this section 15,292,000 25.27 Subd. 2. Rural Finance Authority 25.28 Loan Participation 15,000,000 25.29 For purposes as set forth in the 25.30 Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 25.31 section 5, clause (h). To the rural 25.32 finance authority to purchase 25.33 participation interests in or to make 25.34 direct agricultural loans to farmers 25.35 under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B. 25.36 This appropriation is for the beginning 25.37 farmer program under Minnesota 25.38 Statutes, section 41B.039, the loan 25.39 restructuring program under Minnesota 25.40 Statutes, section 41B.04, the 25.41 seller-sponsored program under 25.42 Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.042, 25.43 the agricultural improvement loan 25.44 program under Minnesota Statutes, 25.45 section 41B.043, and the livestock 25.46 expansion loan program under Minnesota 25.47 Statutes, section 41B.045. All debt 25.48 service on bond proceeds used to 25.49 finance this appropriation must be 25.50 repaid by the rural finance authority 25.51 under Minnesota Statutes, section 25.52 16A.643. Loan participations must be 25.53 priced to provide full interest and 25.54 principal coverage and a reserve for 25.55 potential losses. 25.56 Priority for loans must be given first 25.57 to basic beginning farmer loans; 25.58 second, to seller-sponsored loans; and 25.59 third, to agricultural improvement 25.60 loans. 25.61 Subd. 3. Expansion of Metro 26.1 Greenhouse and Storage Bay 292,000 26.2 To design, construct, furnish, and 26.3 equip an expansion of the greenhouse 26.4 facility owned by the department of 26.5 agriculture on the campus of 26.6 Metropolitan state university in St. 26.7 Paul. 26.8 Sec. 12. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL 26.9 GARDENS 26.10 Subdivision 1. To the Minnesota 26.11 Zoological Gardens for the purposes 26.12 specified in this section 10,184,000 26.13 Subd. 2. Asset Preservation 3,000,000 26.14 For capital asset preservation 26.15 improvements and betterments. 26.16 Subd. 3. Phase 1 of Master Plan 7,184,000 26.17 To design, construct, furnish, and 26.18 equip zoo facilities consistent with 26.19 phase 1 of the facilities and business 26.20 master plan. 26.21 This appropriation is not available 26.22 until the commissioner of finance has 26.23 determined that additional money at 26.24 least equal to 25 percent of the 26.25 appropriated amount has been committed 26.26 to the project from nonstate sources. 26.27 Sec. 13. ADMINISTRATION 26.28 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner 26.29 of administration for the purposes 26.30 specified in this section 104,467,000 26.31 Subd. 2. Capital Asset 26.32 Preservation and Replacement (CAPRA) 17,000,000 26.33 To be spent in accordance with 26.34 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.632. 26.35 Subd. 3. Electrical Utility 26.36 Infrastructure - Phase 6 3,231,000 26.37 To complete the upgrade of the 26.38 high-voltage primary electrical 26.39 distribution system in the capitol 26.40 complex, replace the emergency 26.41 generator in the Capitol, and upgrade 26.42 the nonhigh-voltage electrical system 26.43 in the Capitol building. 26.44 Subd. 4. Agency Relocation 1,500,000 26.45 This appropriation is from the general 26.46 fund. 26.47 For relocation of state agencies as 26.48 determined by the commissioner of 26.49 administration, including, but not 26.50 limited to, the bureau of criminal 26.51 apprehension, tenants in the Veterans 26.52 Services building, and the departments 26.53 of Trade and Economic Development and 26.54 Economic Security. 27.1 Subd. 5. Renovate Governor's 27.2 Residence 4,291,000 27.3 To design, renovate, furnish and equip 27.4 the Governor's residence in St. Paul. 27.5 $45,000 is from the general fund for 27.6 relocation expenses. 27.7 Subd. 6. Health and Agriculture 27.8 Laboratories 76,245,000 27.9 Debt service on $15,717,000 of the 27.10 principal amount of bonds sold to 27.11 finance this project must be paid by 27.12 the commissioner of administration 27.13 under Minnesota Statutes, section 27.14 16A.643, from parking revenue collected 27.15 under Minnesota Statutes, section 27.16 16B.58. 27.17 To design, construct, furnish, and 27.18 equip a joint laboratory facility with 27.19 related parking in St. Paul for the 27.20 departments of health and agriculture. 27.21 Subd. 7. Health, Agriculture, and 27.22 Human Services Office Facilities 27.23 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 27.24 sections 15.50, subdivision 2, 27.25 paragraph (e), and 16B.24, subdivision 27.26 6, paragraphs (a) and (b), the 27.27 commissioner of administration is 27.28 authorized to enter into a long-term 27.29 lease-purchase agreement for up to 25 27.30 years for the development of office 27.31 facilities for the departments of 27.32 health, agriculture, and human services 27.33 and related parking for the department 27.34 of human services office facility. 27.35 Subd. 8. Olmsted County - 27.36 Government Services Center 700,000 27.37 To predesign the Olmsted county 27.38 government services center, a facility 27.39 to colocate federal, state, and local 27.40 government offices, to the extent that 27.41 the predesign determines their 27.42 colocation to be feasible and 27.43 practical. Participating agencies to 27.44 be evaluated in the predesign must 27.45 include, but need not be limited to, 27.46 the city of Rochester; Olmsted county; 27.47 the state departments of agriculture, 27.48 commerce, economic security, health, 27.49 human services, labor and industry, 27.50 natural resources, public safety, 27.51 revenue, and transportation, and the 27.52 board of water and soil resources; and 27.53 appropriate federal agencies. 27.54 Subd. 9. Land Acquisition 1,500,000 27.55 To acquire land to support existing 27.56 needs or to be used for future state 27.57 development and consolidation. 27.58 Sec. 14. CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL 27.59 AND PLANNING BOARD 2,879,000 28.1 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of 28.2 administration for the purposes 28.3 specified in this section. 28.4 The appropriations in this section may 28.5 not be spent on any project that 28.6 affects space under the control of the 28.7 senate without the approval of the 28.8 secretary of the senate nor on any 28.9 project that affects space under the 28.10 control of the house of representatives 28.11 without the approval of the chief clerk 28.12 of the house. 28.13 Subd. 2. Capitol Building Restoration 1,659,000 28.14 To design, construct, and renovate 28.15 elevators in the Capitol building. 28.16 $646,000 is from the general fund to 28.17 plaster and repaint public spaces and 28.18 to conserve and repair existing artwork 28.19 on the ground, first, and second floors. 28.20 Subd. 3. Capitol Building Signage 300,000 28.21 To design, fabricate, and install 28.22 comprehensive signage in the Capitol 28.23 complex. 28.24 Subd. 4. Capitol Interior Design 920,000 28.25 To complete schematic design for the 28.26 interior renovation, restoration, and 28.27 future maintenance of the capitol 28.28 building. 28.29 Sec. 15. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION 28.30 Subdivision 1. To the amateur sports 28.31 commission for the purposes specified 28.32 in this section 6,250,000 28.33 Subd. 2. Sports Conference Center 5,150,000 28.34 To construct, furnish, and equip a 28.35 sports conference center on the campus 28.36 of the National Sports Center and for 28.37 related capital development costs. 28.38 Subd. 3. Spirit Mountain 28.39 Ski Area 1,000,000 28.40 For a grant to the city of Duluth to 28.41 renovate the snowmaking system at the 28.42 Spirit Mountain ski area. 28.43 Subd. 4. National Volleyball 28.44 Center - Phase 2 100,000 28.45 To design phase 2 of the National 28.46 Volleyball Center in Rochester. 28.47 Sec. 16. ARTS 28.48 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of 28.49 administration for the purposes specified 28.50 in this section 36,500,000 28.51 Subd. 2. Bloomington - 29.1 Bloomington Center for the Arts 1,000,000 29.2 This appropriation is from the general 29.3 fund. 29.4 To furnish and equip a new multipurpose 29.5 public arts facility to facilitate the 29.6 economic development, education, and 29.7 cultural activities in the city of 29.8 Bloomington that will serve the 29.9 southern and southwest metro areas. 29.10 This appropriation is not available 29.11 until the commissioner has determined 29.12 that at least an equal amount has been 29.13 committed from nonstate sources. 29.14 Subd. 3. Minneapolis - 29.15 Children's Theatre Company 5,000,000 29.16 For a grant to Hennepin county to 29.17 design, construct, furnish, and equip 29.18 an expansion of the Children's Theatre 29.19 Company's current facility. 29.20 This appropriation is not available 29.21 until the commissioner has determined 29.22 that an equal amount has been committed 29.23 from nonstate sources. 29.24 Subd. 4. Minneapolis - 29.25 Guthrie Theater 30,000,000 29.26 For a grant to the Minneapolis 29.27 community development agency to acquire 29.28 and prepare a site for and to design, 29.29 construct, furnish, and equip a new 29.30 Guthrie Theater in the city of 29.31 Minneapolis. The Minneapolis community 29.32 development agency may enter into a 29.33 lease or management agreement for the 29.34 theater, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 29.35 section 16A.695. 29.36 This appropriation is not available 29.37 until the commissioner has determined 29.38 that an equal amount has been committed 29.39 from nonstate sources. 29.40 Subd. 5. Rochester - 29.41 Rochester Art Center 500,000 29.42 For a grant to the city of Rochester to 29.43 design the new Rochester Art Center. 29.44 This appropriation is not available 29.45 until the commissioner has determined 29.46 that an equal amount has been committed 29.47 from nonstate sources. 29.48 Subd. 6. St. Paul - 29.49 Minnesota African-American 29.50 Performing Arts Center 29.51 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 29.52 section 16A.642, $1,250,000 of the 29.53 appropriation in Laws 1999, chapter 29.54 240, article 2, section 12, subdivision 29.55 14, is available until July 1, 2004. 29.56 Sec. 17. MILITARY AFFAIRS 30.1 Subdivision 1. To the adjutant 30.2 general for the purposes specified 30.3 in this section 4,857,000 30.4 Subd. 2. Asset Preservation 2,500,000 30.5 For asset preservation improvements and 30.6 betterments of a capital nature at 30.7 military affairs facilities statewide. 30.8 Subd. 3. ADA Improvements 857,000 30.9 For improvements and betterments of a 30.10 capital nature to remove barriers and 30.11 make department of military affairs 30.12 buildings, programs, and services 30.13 accessible to individuals with 30.14 disabilities, in compliance with state 30.15 and federal ADA guidelines. 30.16 Subd. 4. Facility Life Safety 30.17 Improvements 1,000,000 30.18 For life/safety improvements and 30.19 betterments of a capital nature at 30.20 military affairs facilities statewide. 30.21 Subd. 5. Indoor Firing Range Renovation 500,000 30.22 To renovate indoor firing ranges at 30.23 training and community centers 30.24 statewide and convert them to storage 30.25 or classroom use. 30.26 Sec. 18. TRANSPORTATION 30.27 Subdivision 1. To the 30.28 commissioner of transportation for 30.29 the purposes specified in this section 67,546,000 30.30 Subd. 2. Local Bridge 30.31 Replacement and Rehabilitation 40,000,000 30.32 This appropriation is from the state 30.33 transportation fund as provided in 30.34 Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, to 30.35 match federal money and to replace or 30.36 rehabilitate local deficient bridges. 30.37 Political subdivisions may use grants 30.38 made under this section to construct or 30.39 reconstruct bridges, including: 30.40 (1) matching federal-aid grants to 30.41 construct or reconstruct key bridges; 30.42 (2) paying the costs of preliminary 30.43 engineering and environmental studies 30.44 authorized under Minnesota Statutes, 30.45 section 174.50, subdivision 6a; 30.46 (3) paying the costs to abandon an 30.47 existing bridge that is deficient and 30.48 in need of replacement, but where no 30.49 replacement will be made; and 30.50 (4) paying the costs to construct a 30.51 road or street to facilitate the 30.52 abandonment of an existing bridge 30.53 determined by the commissioner to be 30.54 deficient, if the commissioner 31.1 determines that construction of the 31.2 road or street is more cost efficient 31.3 than the replacement of the existing 31.4 bridge. 31.5 Subd. 3. Duluth - 31.6 Aerial Lift Bridge Repainting 1,000,000 31.7 For a grant to the city of Duluth for 31.8 capital repair and restoration of the 31.9 aerial lift bridge. This appropriation 31.10 is available when matched by $1 of 31.11 money secured or provided by the city 31.12 of Duluth for each $1 of state money. 31.13 Subd. 4 Port Development Assistance 4,000,000 31.14 For grants under Minnesota Statutes, 31.15 sections 457A.01 to 457A.06. Any 31.16 improvements made with the proceeds of 31.17 these grants must be publicly owned. 31.18 Subd. 5. Rail Service Improvement 4,000,000 31.19 For the purposes defined under the rail 31.20 service improvement program under 31.21 Minnesota Statutes, sections 222.46 to 31.22 222.63. 31.23 Subd. 6. Freight Access Improvements 8,496,000 31.24 Each grant is not available until the 31.25 commissioner has determined that an 31.26 equal amount has been committed from 31.27 any combination of municipal state-aid 31.28 money and nonstate sources. The state 31.29 share may be allocated to any one or 31.30 more of the project elements, with the 31.31 nonstate money used to complete any 31.32 elements not completed with state money. 31.33 $796,000 is for a grant to the city of 31.34 Minnetonka to acquire land and to 31.35 design and construct a new railroad 31.36 switching yard facility in the city of 31.37 Glencoe, to be owned by the McLeod 31.38 county rail authority. 31.39 $3,500,000 is for a grant to the city 31.40 of Savage to improve highway access to 31.41 the ports of Savage. The improvements 31.42 may include local frontage roads, 31.43 access consolidations, road closures, 31.44 new signals, and acceleration and 31.45 deceleration lanes. 31.46 $4,250,000 is for a grant to the port 31.47 authority of Winona to construct 31.48 intermodal improvements at the Winona 31.49 harbor. The improvements may include 31.50 commercial harbor dredging, overpass 31.51 construction, street widening, signal 31.52 installation, and intersection 31.53 reconstruction. 31.54 Subd. 7. Northstar Corridor Rail Project 8,000,000 31.55 For a commuter rail system from Rice to 31.56 Minneapolis, including a multimodal 31.57 connection to the Hiawatha light rail 31.58 line in downtown Minneapolis. 32.1 This appropriation must be spent for 32.2 purposes as set forth in the Minnesota 32.3 Constitution, article XI, section 5, 32.4 clause (a), to acquire and better 32.5 public lands and buildings and other 32.6 improvements of a capital nature, and 32.7 for purposes as set forth in the 32.8 Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 32.9 section 5, clause (i), to improve and 32.10 rehabilitate railroad rights-of-way and 32.11 other rail facilities whether public or 32.12 private. 32.13 This appropriation is not available 32.14 until the commissioner has determined 32.15 that an equal amount has been committed 32.16 from nonstate sources. 32.17 Subd. 8. Greater Minnesota 32.18 Transit Facilities 2,000,000 32.19 For capital assistance for greater 32.20 Minnesota transit systems to be used 32.21 for transit capital facilities. 32.22 Sec. 19. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL 32.23 Subdivision 1. To the metropolitan 32.24 council for the purposes specified 32.25 in this section 28,000,000 32.26 Subd. 2. Northwest Metro Busway 5,000,000 32.27 To design and construct a busway in the 32.28 northwest metropolitan area between 32.29 downtown Minneapolis and Rogers. This 32.30 appropriation is not available until 32.31 the commissioner of finance has 32.32 determined that Hennepin county has 32.33 committed at least $..,000,000 from 32.34 other sources and the metropolitan 32.35 council has committed at least 32.36 $..,000,000 from other sources. Money 32.37 from any source may be used for roadway 32.38 design, reconstruction, acquisition of 32.39 land and right-of-way, and to design, 32.40 construct, furnish, and equip transit 32.41 stations and park and rides, and to 32.42 purchase buses. 32.43 In development of the project, the 32.44 council shall: 32.45 (1) take into consideration livable 32.46 communities principles, including 32.47 support of housing production and 32.48 ensuring integration of land use and 32.49 transportation needs of communities 32.50 along the route of the busway; and 32.51 (2) encourage citizen and stakeholder 32.52 participation in development of the 32.53 project. 32.54 Subd. 3. Livable Communities Grant 32.55 Program 10,000,000 32.56 For public infrastructure grants for 32.57 development and redevelopment projects 32.58 of the livable communities grant 32.59 program under Minnesota Statutes, 33.1 sections 473.25 to 473.255, as 33.2 applicable. 33.3 In development of the project, the 33.4 council shall: 33.5 (1) take into consideration livable 33.6 communities principles, including 33.7 support of housing production and 33.8 ensuring integration of land use and 33.9 transportation needs of communities 33.10 along the route of the busway; 33.11 (2) take advantage of any local funding 33.12 for the project that may be available; 33.13 and 33.14 (3) encourage citizen and stakeholder 33.15 participation in development of the 33.16 project. 33.17 Subd. 4. Snelling Bus Garage 10,000,000 33.18 To construct a replacement bus garage 33.19 for metro transit buses at the current 33.20 Snelling Avenue garage site in St. Paul. 33.21 The metropolitan council must work with 33.22 the surrounding community to ensure the 33.23 garage accommodates the larger 33.24 development plans for the site. This 33.25 appropriation is in addition to the 33.26 appropriation in Laws 2000, chapter 33.27 479, article 1, section 3, subdivision 33.28 2. 33.29 Subd. 5. Central Corridor 33.30 Transitway 3,000,000 33.31 For planning, final environmental 33.32 impact statement, and preliminary 33.33 engineering of the Central Corridor 33.34 Transitway between St. Paul and the 33.35 city of Minneapolis. 33.36 Sec. 20. COMMERCE 5,000,000 33.37 To the commissioner of finance for the 33.38 energy conservation investment loan 33.39 program under Minnesota Statutes, 33.40 section 216C.37. 33.41 Sec. 21. HEALTH 775,000 33.42 To design and construct a community 33.43 dental clinic at Lake Superior 33.44 community college in Duluth and design 33.45 and renovate the Northwest technical 33.46 college dental hygiene clinic in 33.47 Moorhead. 33.48 Sec. 22. HUMAN SERVICES 33.49 Subdivision 1. To the 33.50 commissioner of administration 33.51 for the purposes specified 33.52 in this section 24,838,000 33.53 Subd. 2. Systemwide Roof 33.54 Renovation and Replacement 2,789,000 33.55 For renovation and replacement of roofs 34.1 at department of human services 34.2 facilities statewide. 34.3 Subd. 3. Systemwide Asset 34.4 Preservation 6,500,000 34.5 For asset preservation improvements and 34.6 betterments of a capital nature at 34.7 state regional treatment centers. 34.8 The unspent portion of an 34.9 appropriation, but not to exceed ten 34.10 percent of the appropriation, for a 34.11 project in this section that is 34.12 complete, is available for asset 34.13 preservation. Minnesota Statutes, 34.14 section 16A.642, applies from the date 34.15 of the original appropriation to the 34.16 unspent amount transferred. 34.17 Subd. 4. Systemwide - 34.18 Building and Structure Demolition 2,250,000 34.19 To demolish and dispose of hazardous 34.20 materials from obsolete buildings at 34.21 state regional treatment centers. 34.22 Subd. 5. Brainerd 34.23 Regional Treatment Center 6,305,000 34.24 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 34.25 the residential and program areas in 34.26 building No. 20. 34.27 Subd. 6. Fergus Falls 34.28 Regional Treatment Center 3,000,000 34.29 To design, renovate, construct, 34.30 furnish, and equip facilities for the 34.31 psychiatric treatment program. 34.32 Subd. 7. St. Peter 34.33 Regional Treatment Center 3,619,000 34.34 To design and replace the high-pressure 34.35 steam boilers and convert the system to 34.36 a low-pressure steam system at the St. 34.37 Peter regional treatment center. 34.38 Subd. 8. People, Inc. North Side Community 34.39 Support Program 375,000 34.40 For a grant to Minneapolis Community 34.41 Development Agency to purchase, 34.42 remodel, and complete accessibility 34.43 upgrades to an existing building or to 34.44 acquire land or construct a building to 34.45 be used by the People, Inc. North Side 34.46 Community Support Program, which may 34.47 provide office space for state 34.48 employees. 34.49 This appropriation is from the general 34.50 fund. 34.51 Sec. 23. VETERANS HOMES BOARD 34.52 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner 34.53 of administration for the purposes 34.54 specified in this section 17,344,000 35.1 Subd. 2. Asset Preservation 4,690,000 35.2 For asset preservation improvements and 35.3 betterments of a capital nature at 35.4 veterans homes statewide. 35.5 Subd. 3. Hastings Veterans Home - Phase 3 8,553,000 35.6 For design and renovation of the 35.7 utility infrastructure systems and 35.8 related improvements at the campus of 35.9 the Hastings veterans home. 35.10 Subd. 4. Luverne Veterans Home 766,000 35.11 To design, construct, furnish, and 35.12 equip a building addition for 35.13 Alzheimer's and dementia programming 35.14 space at the Luverne veterans home. 35.15 Subd. 5. Minneapolis Veterans Home 990,000 35.16 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 35.17 building No. 4 to provide adult day 35.18 care services to veterans in the 35.19 surrounding communities. 35.20 This appropriation represents 35 35.21 percent of the estimated cost of the 35.22 renovation project. 35.23 The Minnesota veterans homes board must 35.24 apply for the federal money needed to 35.25 complete this project. The 35.26 commissioner of administration shall 35.27 receive the federal money and use the 35.28 money to complete the project. The 35.29 total appropriation may be spent for 35.30 this renovation project before the 35.31 federal money for the project is 35.32 received. 35.33 Subd. 6. Silver Bay Veterans Home 2,345,000 35.34 To replace the roof. 35.35 Sec. 24. CORRECTIONS 35.36 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of 35.37 administration for the purposes specified 35.38 in this section 31,943,000 35.39 Subd. 2. Asset Preservation 23,100,000 35.40 For improvements and betterments of a 35.41 capital nature at Minnesota 35.42 correctional facilities statewide, 35.43 including, but not limited to, 35.44 completing the perimeter wall and 35.45 security improvements at MCF-Stillwater. 35.46 The unspent portion of an 35.47 appropriation, but not to exceed ten 35.48 percent of the appropriation, for a 35.49 project in this section that is 35.50 complete, is available for asset 35.51 preservation. Minnesota Statutes, 35.52 section 16A.642, applies from the date 35.53 of the original appropriation to the 35.54 unspent amount transferred. 36.1 Subd. 3. Minnesota Correctional 36.2 Facility - Lino Lakes 4,160,000 36.3 To design, construct, furnish, and 36.4 equip a new 416-bed unit to house 36.5 offenders. 36.6 This appropriation is not available 36.7 until the commissioner has determined 36.8 that at least $10,179,000 has been 36.9 committed from federal sources. 36.10 Subd. 4. Minnesota Correctional 36.11 Facility - Shakopee 3,070,000 36.12 To design, construct, renovate, 36.13 furnish, and equip the Independent 36.14 Living Center (ILC) into a 48-bed 36.15 general population living unit; 36.16 increase space in the kitchen, serving, 36.17 and eating areas; increase space in the 36.18 visitation area; and modify the staff 36.19 control station in the segregation unit 36.20 to provide adequate space for updated 36.21 technical equipment and more room for 36.22 staff. 36.23 Subd. 5. Minnesota Correctional 36.24 Facility - Stillwater 90,000 36.25 To predesign a new 150-bed segregation 36.26 unit on the facility grounds. 36.27 Subd. 6. Minnesota Correctional 36.28 Facility - Willow River/Moose Lake 1,523,000 36.29 To demolish the activities building at 36.30 Willow River and design, construct, 36.31 furnish, and equip a new activities 36.32 building for physical training as 36.33 required for the challenge 36.34 incarceration program under Minnesota 36.35 Statutes, sections 244.17 to 244.173. 36.36 Sec. 25. TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 36.37 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of 36.38 trade and economic development or other 36.39 named agency for the purposes 36.40 specified in this section 116,375,000 36.41 Subd. 2. Redevelopment Account 11,000,000 36.42 For transfer to the redevelopment 36.43 account created in new Minnesota 36.44 Statutes, section 116J.571. This 36.45 appropriation is only available for 36.46 grants to projects located outside of 36.47 the seven-county metropolitan area. 36.48 $1,000,000 is for a grant to the city 36.49 of Little Falls for environmental 36.50 cleanup of the Hennepin Paper Company 36.51 property in the city of Little Falls. 36.52 Subd. 3. State Match for Federal Grants 16,000,000 36.53 To the public facilities authority to 36.54 match federal grants for eligible 36.55 projects in the water pollution control 36.56 revolving fund under Minnesota 37.1 Statutes, section 446A.07, and the 37.2 drinking water revolving loan fund 37.3 under Minnesota Statutes, section 37.4 446A.081. 37.5 Subd. 4. Wastewater Infrastructure 37.6 Funding Program 40,800,000 37.7 $800,000 of this appropriation is from 37.8 the general fund to administer the 37.9 wastewater infrastructure program. 37.10 To the public facilities authority for 37.11 grants to eligible municipalities under 37.12 the wastewater infrastructure program 37.13 established in Minnesota Statutes, 37.14 section 446A.072. 37.15 To the greatest extent practical, the 37.16 authority should use the grants for 37.17 projects on the 2002 project priority 37.18 list in priority order to qualified 37.19 applicants that submit plans and 37.20 specifications to the pollution control 37.21 agency or receive a funding commitment 37.22 from USDA rural development before 37.23 December 1, 2003. 37.24 $1,550,000 is for a grant to the city 37.25 of Bayport for the Middle St. Croix 37.26 River Watershed Management organization 37.27 to complete construction of the sewer 37.28 system extending from Minnesota 37.29 department of natural resources pond 37.30 82-310P (the prison pond) in Bayport 37.31 through the Stillwater prison grounds 37.32 to the St. Croix river. 37.33 $7,800,000 is for grants to North Shore 37.34 sanitary districts to predesign, 37.35 design, construct, furnish, and equip 37.36 wastewater treatment facilities within 37.37 the North Shore management zone and 37.38 that border the outstanding resource 37.39 value waters of Lake Superior. 37.40 Subd. 5. Fairmont - 37.41 Winnebago Avenue Sports Complex 500,000 37.42 For a grant to the city of Fairmont to 37.43 acquire land for, renovate, and expand 37.44 the Winnebago Avenue sports complex, 37.45 including reconfiguring two ball 37.46 fields, adding two fields, paving a 37.47 parking lot, and building other 37.48 amenities. 37.49 This appropriation is not available 37.50 until the commissioner has determined 37.51 that an equal amount has been committed 37.52 from nonstate sources. 37.53 Subd. 6. Greater Minnesota 37.54 Business Development Infrastructure 37.55 Grant Program 15,000,000 37.56 For grants under new Minnesota 37.57 Statutes, section 116J.431. 37.58 Subd. 7. Itasca County - 37.59 Children's Discovery Museum 300,000 38.1 For a grant to Itasca county to design, 38.2 construct, furnish, and equip the 38.3 Children's Discovery Museum in Grand 38.4 Rapids. The county may enter into a 38.5 lease or management agreement for the 38.6 center, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 38.7 section 16A.695. 38.8 This appropriation is not available 38.9 until the commissioner has determined 38.10 that an equal amount has been committed 38.11 from nonstate sources. 38.12 Subd. 8. Minneapolis - 38.13 Empowerment Zone Projects 8,000,000 38.14 For a grant to the city of Minneapolis 38.15 for public infrastructure improvements 38.16 in the following empowerment zone 38.17 projects: the Near Northside 38.18 redevelopment project; the Chicago/Lake 38.19 project; and the South East Minneapolis 38.20 industrial redevelopment project. 38.21 This appropriation is not available 38.22 until the commissioner has determined 38.23 that an equal amount has been committed 38.24 from nonstate sources. 38.25 Subd. 9. Olivia - 38.26 Minnesota Center for Agricultural Innovation 1,000,000 38.27 For a grant to the city of Olivia to 38.28 acquire land and to design, construct, 38.29 furnish, and equip the Minnesota Center 38.30 for Agricultural Innovation. 38.31 This appropriation is not available 38.32 until the commissioner has determined 38.33 that an equal amount has been committed 38.34 from nonstate sources. 38.35 Subd. 10. Red Lake 38.36 Economic Development Facility 1,400,000 38.37 For the commissioner of administration 38.38 to plan, design, construct, furnish, 38.39 and equip an economic development 38.40 facility on the Red Lake Indian 38.41 reservation. 38.42 The facility must be constructed on 38.43 land leased to the state by the Red 38.44 Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. The 38.45 ground lease must be executed by the 38.46 commissioner of administration under 38.47 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.24, 38.48 subdivision 6, except that the initial 38.49 term of the ground lease must be at 38.50 least 20 years and the total term must 38.51 be at least 40 years, including renewal 38.52 options. 38.53 Construction of the facility is not 38.54 subject to the competitive bidding 38.55 requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 38.56 chapter 16C. The commissioner may 38.57 contract directly with the Red Lake 38.58 Tribal Council to complete the facility. 39.1 The commissioner must enter into an 39.2 agreement with the Red Lake Tribal 39.3 Council under Minnesota Statutes, 39.4 section 16A.695, to operate the 39.5 facility on behalf of the state to 39.6 carry out the state program of economic 39.7 development during the term of the 39.8 ground lease and any renewal options. 39.9 Subd. 11. St. Cloud - 39.10 Civic Center Expansion 1,000,000 39.11 For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to 39.12 predesign and design the expansion of 39.13 the St. Cloud civic center. 39.14 This appropriation is not available 39.15 until the commissioner has determined 39.16 that an equal amount has been committed 39.17 from nonstate sources. 39.18 Subd. 12. St. Paul - 39.19 Roy Wilkins Auditorium 5,000,000 39.20 For a grant to the city of St. Paul to 39.21 design a new Roy Wilkins Center. 39.22 This appropriation is not available 39.23 until the commissioner has determined 39.24 that an equal amount has been committed 39.25 from nonstate sources. 39.26 Subd. 13. St. Paul - 39.27 Phalen Boulevard Contamination Remediation 8,000,000 39.28 For a grant to the city of St. Paul to 39.29 acquire land and to complete 39.30 contamination remediation on Phalen 39.31 Boulevard between I-35E and Johnson 39.32 Parkway. 39.33 This appropriation is not available 39.34 until the commissioner has determined 39.35 that an equal amount has been committed 39.36 from nonstate sources. 39.37 Subd. 14. St. Paul - 39.38 2004 Renaissance Project 8,375,000 39.39 For a grant to the city of St. Paul to 39.40 design and construct river edge 39.41 improvements and redevelop a public 39.42 park on Raspberry Island. 39.43 This appropriation is not available 39.44 until the commissioner has determined 39.45 that an equal amount has been committed 39.46 from nonstate sources. 39.47 Sec. 26. IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND 39.48 REHABILITATION BOARD 1,800,000 39.49 To design, construct, furnish, and 39.50 equip Mesabi station as the central 39.51 guest services facility for the Mesabi 39.52 trail. 39.53 Sec. 27. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 10,000,000 39.54 To the commissioner of the housing 39.55 finance agency to rehabilitate and 40.1 construct transitional and supportive 40.2 housing for veterans and single adults 40.3 on land owned by the U.S. Department of 40.4 Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center 40.5 campus in Minneapolis. 40.6 Sec. 28. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 40.7 Subdivision 1. To the Minnesota 40.8 Historical Society for the purposes 40.9 specified in this section 9,143,000 40.10 Subd. 2. Historic Site Asset 40.11 Preservation 5,000,000 40.12 For capital improvements and 40.13 betterments at state historic sites, 40.14 buildings, landscaping at historic 40.15 buildings, exhibits, markers, and 40.16 monuments. Up to $250,000 of this 40.17 appropriation may be used to predesign 40.18 and design major construction and 40.19 redevelopment projects at historic Fort 40.20 Snelling. The society shall determine 40.21 project priorities as appropriate based 40.22 on need. 40.23 Subd. 3. County and Local 40.24 Preservation Grants 1,500,000 40.25 To be allocated to county and local 40.26 jurisdictions as matching money for 40.27 historic preservation projects of a 40.28 capital nature. Grant recipients must 40.29 be public entities and must match state 40.30 funds on at least an equal basis. The 40.31 facilities must be publicly owned. 40.32 Subd. 4. Sibley House Historic Site 542,000 40.33 To renovate buildings at the site and 40.34 design future renovations. 40.35 Subd. 5. Kelley Farm Land Acquisition 655,000 40.36 To acquire land or interests in land 40.37 adjacent to the Oliver Kelley Farm 40.38 historic site. 40.39 Subd. 6. Fort Snelling Historic Site 500,000 40.40 $400,000 is to design a variety of 40.41 construction projects needed for a 40.42 major redevelopment and renewal of 40.43 historic Fort Snelling. 40.44 $100,000 is to expand restrooms in the 40.45 current visitor center. 40.46 Subd. 7. Heritage Trails 384,000 40.47 To design and construct a trail at Fort 40.48 Ridgely state historic site. 40.49 Subd. 8. Fort Belmont 200,000 40.50 For a grant to Jackson county to 40.51 design, construct, furnish, and equip a 40.52 new site for historic Fort Belmont. 40.53 Subd. 9. New Brighton 41.1 Caboose and History Center 100,000 41.2 This appropriation is from the general 41.3 fund. 41.4 For a grant to the New Brighton area 41.5 historical society to renovate its 41.6 caboose and history center. 41.7 This appropriation is not available 41.8 until the commissioner of finance has 41.9 determined that an equal amount has 41.10 been committed from nonstate sources. 41.11 Subd. 10. Pipestone County Museum 125,000 41.12 For a grant to the city of Pipestone to 41.13 design and construct an external shaft 41.14 and hoist way and install an elevator 41.15 adjacent to the Pipestone County Museum 41.16 and renovate a third-floor area to be 41.17 used as a community room and a museum 41.18 programs room. 41.19 This appropriation is not available 41.20 until the commissioner of finance has 41.21 determined that an equal amount has 41.22 been committed from nonstate sources. 41.23 Subd. 11. Gibbs Museum 41.24 of Pioneer and Dakotah Life 137,000 41.25 For a grant to Ramsey county to 41.26 predesign, design, construct, furnish, 41.27 and equip a new interpretive center for 41.28 the Gibbs Museum. 41.29 This appropriation is not available 41.30 until the commissioner of finance has 41.31 determined that an equal amount has 41.32 been committed from nonstate sources. 41.33 Sec. 29. BOND SALE EXPENSES 1,066,000 41.34 To the commissioner of finance for bond 41.35 sale expenses under Minnesota Statutes, 41.36 section 16A.641, subdivision 8. This 41.37 appropriation is from the bond proceeds 41.38 fund. 41.39 Sec. 30. [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.] 41.40 Subdivision 1. [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money 41.41 appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the 41.42 commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state 41.43 in an amount up to $1,135,950,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 41.44 and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 41.45 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article 41.46 XI, sections 4 to 7. 41.47 Subd. 2. [MAXIMUM EFFORT SCHOOL LOAN FUND.] To provide the 41.48 money appropriated in this act from the maximum effort school 41.49 loan fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue 42.1 bonds of the state in an amount up to $20,255,000 in the manner, 42.2 upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota 42.3 Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota 42.4 Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the 42.5 bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received on the 42.6 sale of the bonds, must be credited to a bond proceeds account 42.7 in the maximum effort school loan fund. 42.8 Subd. 3. [TRANSPORTATION FUND.] To provide the money 42.9 appropriated in this act from the transportation fund, the 42.10 commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state 42.11 in an amount up to $40,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 42.12 and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 42.13 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article 42.14 XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued 42.15 interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must 42.16 be credited to a bond proceeds account in the state 42.17 transportation fund. 42.18 Sec. 31. [CANCELLATIONS AND TRANSFERS.] 42.19 Subdivision 1. The unobligated balance of the 42.20 appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 7, subdivision 42.21 28, for the Sand Dunes state forest center, estimated to be 42.22 $113,000, is canceled to the general fund. 42.23 Subd. 2. $500,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1998, 42.24 chapter 404, section 23, subdivision 27, for a production 42.25 facility associated with an educational and training facility, 42.26 is canceled to the general fund. 42.27 Subd. 3. The $400,000 appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 42.28 404, section 25, subdivision 9, for a treaty site history 42.29 center, is canceled to the general fund. 42.30 Subd. 4. The $375,000 appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 42.31 404, section 18, subdivision 4, for the People, Inc. North Side 42.32 community support program, is canceled to the general fund. 42.33 Subd. 5. $1,000,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2000, 42.34 chapter 492, article 1, section 14, subdivision 3, to the 42.35 commissioner of administration for a grant to the Minneapolis 42.36 community development agency, for the Guthrie Theater, vetoed on 43.1 May 15, 2000, and approved by the legislature overriding the 43.2 veto on May 17, 2000, is canceled to the general fund. 43.3 Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 16A.11, 43.4 subdivision 6, is amended to read: 43.5 Subd. 6. [BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL BETTERMENT.] 43.6 The detailed operating budget and capital budget must include 43.7 amounts necessary to maintain and better state buildings. The 43.8 commissioner of finance, in consultation with the commissioner 43.9 of administration, the board of trustees of the Minnesota state 43.10 colleges and universities, and the regents of the University of 43.11 Minnesota, shall establish budget guidelines for building 43.12 maintenance and betterment appropriations. Unless otherwise 43.13 provided by the commissioner of finance, the combined amount to 43.14 be budgeted each year for building maintenance and betterment in 43.15 the operating budget and capital budget istwoone percent of 43.16 the replacement cost of the building, adjusted up or down 43.17 depending on the age and condition of the building. 43.18 Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 16A.501, is 43.19 amended to read: 43.20 16A.501 [REPORT ON EXPENDITURE OF BOND PROCEEDS.] 43.21 The commissioner of finance must report annually to the 43.22 legislature on the degree to which entities receiving 43.23 appropriationsof bond proceedsfor capital projects in previous 43.24 omnibus capital improvement acts have encumbered or expended 43.25 that money. The report must be submitted to the chairs of the 43.26 house of representatives ways and means committee and the senate 43.27 finance committee by February 1 of each year. 43.28 Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 16A.632, 43.29 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 43.30 Subd. 2. [STANDARDS.] Article XI, section 5, clause (a), 43.31 of the constitution states general obligation bonds may be 43.32 issued to finance only the acquisition or betterment of state 43.33 land, buildings, and improvements of a capital nature. In 43.34 interpreting this and applying it to the purposes of the program 43.35 contemplated in this section, the following standards are 43.36 adopted for the disbursement of money from the capital asset 44.1 preservation and replacement account: 44.2 (a) No new land, buildings, or major new improvements will 44.3 be acquired. These projects, including all capital expenditures 44.4 required to permit their effective use for the intended purpose 44.5 on completion, will be estimated and provided for individually 44.6 through a direct appropriation for each project. 44.7 (b) An expenditure will be made from the account only when 44.8 it is a capital expenditure on a capital asset previously owned 44.9 by the state, within the meaning of accepted accounting 44.10 principles as applied to public expenditures. The commissioner 44.11 of administration will consult with the commissioner of finance 44.12 to the extent necessary to ensure this and will furnish the 44.13 commissioner of finance a list of projects to be financed from 44.14 the account in order of their priority. The commissioner shall 44.15 also furnish each revision of the list. The legislature assumes 44.16 that many provisions for preservation and replacement of 44.17 portions of existing capital assets will constitute betterments 44.18 and capital improvements within the meaning of the constitution 44.19 and capital expenditures under correct accounting principles, 44.20 and will be financed more efficiently and economically under the 44.21 program than by direct appropriations for specific projects. 44.22 However, the purpose of the program is to accumulate data 44.23 showing how additional costs may be saved by appropriating money 44.24 from the general fund for preservation measures, the necessity 44.25 of which is predictable over short periods. 44.26 (c) The commissioner of administration will furnish 44.27 instructions to agencies to apply for funding of capital 44.28 expenditures for preservation and replacement from the account, 44.29 will review applications, will make initial allocations among 44.30 types of eligible projects enumerated below, will determine 44.31 priorities, and will allocate money in priority order until the 44.32 available appropriation has been committed. 44.33 (d) Categories of projects considered likely to be most 44.34 needed and appropriate for financing are the following: 44.35 (1) unanticipated emergencies of all kinds, for which a 44.36 relatively small amount should be initially reserved, replaced 45.1 from money allocated to low-priority projects, if possible, as 45.2 emergencies occur, and used for stabilization rather than 45.3 replacement if the cost would exhaust the account and should be 45.4 specially appropriated; 45.5 (2) projects to remove life safety hazards, like 45.6 replacement of mechanical systems, building code violations, or 45.7 structural defects, at costs not large enough to require major 45.8 capital requests to the legislature; 45.9 (3) elimination or containment of hazardous substances like 45.10 asbestos or PCBs;and45.11 (4) moderate cost replacement and repair of roofs, windows, 45.12 tuckpointing, and structural members necessary to preserve the 45.13 exterior and interior of existing buildings; and 45.14 (5) up to ten percent of an appropriation awarded under 45.15 this section may be used for design costs for projects eligible 45.16 to be funded from this account in anticipation of future funding 45.17 from the account. 45.18 Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 16A.86, 45.19 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 45.20 Subd. 3. [EVALUATION.] (a) The commissioner shall evaluate 45.21 all requests from political subdivisions for state assistance 45.22 based on the following criteria: 45.23 (1) the political subdivision has provided for local, 45.24 private, and user financing for the project to the maximum 45.25 extent possible; 45.26 (2) the project helps fulfill an important state mission; 45.27 (3) the project is of regional or statewide significance; 45.28 (4) the project will not require new or any additional 45.29 state operating subsidies; 45.30 (5) the project will not expand the state's role in a new 45.31 policy area; 45.32 (6) state funding for the project will not create 45.33 significant inequities among local jurisdictions; 45.34 (7) the project will not compete with other facilities in 45.35 such a manner that they lose a significant number of users to 45.36 the new project;and46.1 (8) the governing bodies of those political subdivisions 46.2 primarily benefiting from the project have passed resolutions in 46.3 support of the project and have established priorities for their 46.4 projects when submitting multiple requests; and 46.5 (9) if a predesign that meets the requirements of section 46.6 16B.335 has been completed and is available at the time the 46.7 project request is submitted to the commissioner of finance, the 46.8 applicant has submitted the project predesign to the 46.9 commissioner of administration. 46.10 (b) The commissioner's evaluation of each request, 46.11 including whether it meets each of the criteria in paragraph 46.12 (a), must be submitted to the legislature along with the 46.13 governor's recommendations under section 16A.11, subdivision 1, 46.14 whether or not the governor recommends that the request be 46.15 funded. 46.16 Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 16B.335, 46.17 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 46.18 Subd. 3. [PREDESIGN REQUIREMENT.] The definitions in 46.19 paragraphs (a) and (b) apply to this section. 46.20 (a) "Predesign" means the stage in the development of a 46.21 project during which the purpose, scope, cost, and schedule of 46.22 the complete project are defined and instructions to design 46.23 professionals are produced. 46.24 (b) "Design" means the stage in the development of a 46.25 project during which schematic, design development, and contract 46.26 documents are produced. 46.27 (c) A recipient to whom an appropriation is made for a 46.28 project subject to review under subdivision 1 or notice under 46.29 subdivision 2 shall prepare a predesign package and submit it to 46.30 the commissioner for review and recommendation before proceeding 46.31 with design activities. The commissioner must complete the 46.32 review and recommendation within ten working days after 46.33 receiving it. Failure to review and recommend within the ten 46.34 days is considered a positive recommendation. The predesign 46.35 package must be sufficient to define the purpose, scope, cost, 46.36 and schedule of the project and must demonstrate that the 47.1 project has been analyzed according to appropriate space needs 47.2 standards. 47.3 (d) This subdivision does not apply to capital projects for 47.4 park buildings owned by a local government unit in the 47.5 metropolitan area defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. 47.6 Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 85.019, 47.7 subdivision 4a, is amended to read: 47.8 Subd. 4a. [NATURAL AND SCENIC AREAS.] The commissioner 47.9 shall administer a program to provide grants to units of 47.10 government and school districts for the acquisition and 47.11 betterment of natural and scenic areas such as blufflands, 47.12 prairies, shorelands, wetlands, and wooded areas. A grant may 47.13 not exceed 50 percent or $500,000, whichever is less, of the 47.14 costs of acquisition and betterment of land acquired under this 47.15 subdivision. The commissioner shall make payment to a unit of 47.16 government upon receiving documentation of reimbursable 47.17 expenditures. 47.18 Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 85.019, 47.19 subdivision 4c, is amended to read: 47.20 Subd. 4c. [LOCALTRAIL CONNECTIONS.] The commissioner 47.21 shall administer a program to provide grants to units of 47.22 government forup to 50 percent of the costs ofacquisition and 47.23 betterment of public land and improvements needed for trails 47.24 that connect communities, trails, and parks and thereby increase 47.25 the effective length of trail experiences. Recipients must 47.26 provide a nonstate cash match of at least one-half of total 47.27 eligible project costs. If land used for the trails is not in 47.28 full public ownership, then the recipients must prove it is 47.29 dedicated to the purposes of the grants for at least 20 47.30 years. The commissioner shall make payment to a unit of 47.31 government upon receiving documentation of reimbursable 47.32 expenditures. A unit of government may enter into a lease or 47.33 management agreement for the trail, subject to section 16A.695. 47.34 Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 103F.205, 47.35 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 47.36 Subdivision 1. [APPLICABILITY.] The definitions in this 48.1 section apply to sections 103F.201 to103F.221103F.225. 48.2 Sec. 40. [103F.225] [SHORELAND PROTECTION PROGRAM.] 48.3 Subdivision 1. [ESTABLISHMENT.] The board of water and 48.4 soil resources shall establish a program to acquire conservation 48.5 easements in environmentally sensitive lake and river shoreland 48.6 areas from private landowners and to provide for the restoration 48.7 of degraded or eroded shoreland where a public interest in the 48.8 form of a conservation easement exists. The board may award 48.9 grants to local soil and water conservation districts and 48.10 participating local units of government to accomplish the 48.11 purposes of the program. 48.12 Subd. 2. [CRITERIA.] A participating soil and water 48.13 conservation district must establish a working group of 48.14 interested individuals. The working groups, along with the 48.15 county board and the soil and water conservation district, must 48.16 develop criteria for acquisition of lake and river shoreland 48.17 conservation easements and restoration of degraded or eroded 48.18 shoreland. 48.19 Subd. 3. [USE OF GRANTS.] The board, a participating soil 48.20 and water conservation district, or local unit of government may 48.21 use a grant to acquire shoreland conservation easements, and to 48.22 restore degraded or eroded shoreland. The grant may be up to 48.23 100 percent of the cost of acquisition of the easement and up to 48.24 75 percent of the cost of restoration. A conservation easement, 48.25 as defined in section 84C.01, must be permanent and is subject 48.26 to section 103F.515, subdivisions 3 to 6, 8 and 9. Section 48.27 273.117 applies to conservation easements granted under this 48.28 program. 48.29 Sec. 41. [116J.431] [GREATER MINNESOTA BUSINESS 48.30 DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.] 48.31 Subdivision 1. [GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.] The 48.32 commissioner shall make grants to cities to provide up to 50 48.33 percent of the capital costs of public infrastructure necessary 48.34 for an eligible economic development project. The city 48.35 receiving a grant must provide for the remainder of the costs of 48.36 the project, either in cash or in kind. In-kind contributions 49.1 may include the value of site preparation other than the public 49.2 infrastructure needed for the project. 49.3 For purposes of this section, "city" means a statutory or 49.4 home rule charter city located outside the metropolitan area, as 49.5 defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. 49.6 "Public infrastructure" means publicly owned physical 49.7 infrastructure necessary to support economic development 49.8 projects, including, but not limited to, sewers, water supply 49.9 systems, utility extensions, streets, wastewater treatment 49.10 systems, stormwater management systems, and facilities for 49.11 pretreatment of wastewater to remove phosphorus. 49.12 The purpose of the grants is to keep or enhance jobs in the 49.13 area, increase the tax base, or to expand or create new economic 49.14 development. 49.15 Subd. 2. [ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.] An economic development 49.16 project for which a city may be eligible to receive a grant 49.17 under this section includes: 49.18 (1) manufacturing; 49.19 (2) technology; 49.20 (3) warehousing and distribution; 49.21 (4) research and development; 49.22 (5) agricultural operations; or 49.23 (6) industrial park development that would be used by any 49.24 other business listed in this subdivision. 49.25 Subd. 3. [INELIGIBLE PROJECTS.] The following projects are 49.26 not eligible for a grant under this section: 49.27 (1) retail development; or 49.28 (2) office space development, except as incidental to an 49.29 eligible purpose. 49.30 Subd. 4. [APPLICATION.] The commissioner must develop 49.31 forms and procedures for soliciting and reviewing applications 49.32 for grants under this section. At a minimum, a city must 49.33 include in its application a resolution of the city council 49.34 certifying that the required local match is available. The 49.35 commissioner must award grants for complete applications for 49.36 eligible projects on a first-come, first-served basis. 50.1 Subd. 5. [SET ASIDES.] (a) During the first two years of 50.2 the program, 20 percent of the amount available, up to 50.3 $3,000,000, must be used only for grants to cities of the fourth 50.4 class. 50.5 (b) Twenty percent of the amount available, up to 50.6 $3,000,000, must be used only for grants for industrial park 50.7 developments. 50.8 Subd. 6. [MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT; MATCH.] A city may receive 50.9 no more than $1,000,000 in two years for one or more projects. 50.10 Subd. 7. [CANCELLATION OF GRANT; RETURN OF GRANT 50.11 MONEY.] If after five years, the commissioner determines that a 50.12 project has not proceeded in a timely manner and is unlikely to 50.13 be completed, the commissioner must cancel the grant and require 50.14 the grantee to return all grant money awarded for that project. 50.15 For industrial park development projects, if after five years 50.16 the industrial park is not developed and available for business 50.17 use, the commissioner must cancel the grant and require the 50.18 grantee to return all grant money for that project. If the 50.19 industrial park is developed and available for use within five 50.20 years, but no businesses have located in the park, the grantee 50.21 is not required to return any grant money. 50.22 Subd. 8. [APPROPRIATION.] Grant money returned to the 50.23 commissioner is appropriated to the commissioner to make 50.24 additional grants under this section. 50.25 Sec. 42. [116J.571] [CREATION OF ACCOUNTS.] 50.26 Two greater Minnesota redevelopment accounts are created, 50.27 one in the general fund and one in the bond proceeds fund. 50.28 Money in the accounts may be used to make grants as provided in 50.29 section 116J.575. Money in the bond proceeds fund may only be 50.30 used for eligible costs for publicly owned property. Money in 50.31 the general fund may be used to pay for the commissioner's costs 50.32 in reviewing the applications. 50.33 Sec. 43. [116J.572] [DEFINITIONS.] 50.34 Subdivision 1. [SCOPE OF APPLICATION.] For purposes of 50.35 sections 116J.571 to 116J.575, the terms in this section have 50.36 the meanings given. 51.1 Subd. 2. [DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.] "Development authority" 51.2 includes a statutory or home rule charter city, county, housing 51.3 and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, or 51.4 port authority located outside the seven-county metropolitan 51.5 area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. 51.6 Subd. 3. [ELIGIBLE COSTS OR COSTS.] "Eligible costs" or 51.7 "costs" means the costs of land acquisition, stabilizing 51.8 unstable soils, demolition, infrastructure improvements, ponding 51.9 or other environmental infrastructure; building construction, 51.10 design and engineering; and adaptive reuse of buildings. 51.11 Eligible costs do not include project administration and legal 51.12 fees. 51.13 Subd. 4. [REDEVELOPMENT.] "Redevelopment" means recycling 51.14 obsolete, abandoned, or underutilized properties for new 51.15 industrial, commercial, or residential uses. 51.16 Sec. 44. [116J.573] [CRITERIA FOR ACCOUNTS AND PROJECTS.] 51.17 Subdivision 1. [ACCOUNTS.] Criteria for use of the 51.18 accounts created in section 116J.571 must be consistent with and 51.19 promote the purposes of sections 116J.571 to 116J.575. They 51.20 include, but are not limited to: 51.21 (1) creating and preserving living wage jobs in greater 51.22 Minnesota; 51.23 (2) creating incentives for communities to include a full 51.24 range of housing opportunities; 51.25 (3) creating incentives for all communities to implement 51.26 compact, efficient, and mixed-use development; and 51.27 (4) creating incentives to assist communities in 51.28 maintaining a unique sense of place by preserving local, 51.29 cultural assets. 51.30 Subd. 2. [PROJECTS.] To be eligible for funding by the 51.31 greater Minnesota redevelopment account, a project must: 51.32 (1) interrelate redevelopment with other public investments 51.33 in transportation, housing, schools, energy, utilities 51.34 information infrastructure, and other public services; 51.35 (2) interrelate affordable housing and employment growth 51.36 areas; 52.1 (3) intensify land use that leads to more compact 52.2 redevelopment; 52.3 (4) involve redevelopment that mixes incomes of residents 52.4 in housing, including introducing or reintroducing higher value 52.5 housing in lower income areas to achieve a mix of housing 52.6 opportunities; 52.7 (5) involve participation from citizens and the business 52.8 community in the planning and development of the proposed 52.9 redevelopment plan; 52.10 (6) encourage public infrastructure investments which 52.11 attract private sector redevelopment investment in commercial, 52.12 industrial, and residential properties adjacent to public 52.13 improvements, and provide project area residents with expanded 52.14 opportunities for private sector employment; or 52.15 (7) be sustainable at the local level and reduce the 52.16 probability of future requests for state development, 52.17 maintenance, or replacement assistance. 52.18 Subd. 3. [OTHER FACTORS.] The factors listed in 52.19 subdivisions 1 and 2 are not ranked in order of priority. 52.20 Rather, the commissioner may weigh each factor depending upon 52.21 the facts and circumstances as the commissioner considers 52.22 appropriate. The commissioner may consider other factors 52.23 including, but not limited to, blight reduction, community 52.24 stabilization, and property tax base maintenance or improvement. 52.25 Subd. 4. [PARTNERSHIPS.] The commissioner shall give 52.26 priority to proposals using innovative financial partnerships 52.27 between government, private for-profit, and nonprofit sectors as 52.28 well as to proposals that meet current tax increment financing 52.29 requirements for a redevelopment district and contribute tax 52.30 increment financing towards the project. 52.31 Subd. 5. [ANNUAL REPORT.] The commissioner shall prepare 52.32 and submit to the legislature an annual report on the greater 52.33 Minnesota redevelopment account. The report must include 52.34 information on the amount of money in the account, the amount 52.35 distributed, to whom the grants were distributed and for what 52.36 purposes, and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the projects 53.1 funded in meeting the policies and goals of the program. 53.2 Sec. 45. [116J.574] [GRANT APPLICATIONS.] 53.3 Subdivision 1. [APPLICATION REQUIRED.] To obtain a grant, 53.4 a development authority shall apply to the commissioner. 53.5 Subd. 2. [REQUIRED CONTENT.] The commissioner shall 53.6 prescribe and provide the application form. The application 53.7 must include at least the following information: 53.8 (1) identification of the site; 53.9 (2) a detailed budget, including necessary supporting 53.10 evidence, of the total costs for the site including the total 53.11 eligible redevelopment costs; 53.12 (3) a complete redevelopment plan, including any specific 53.13 commitments from third parties to construct improvements on the 53.14 site; 53.15 (4) a complete financing plan, including the manner in 53.16 which the development authority uses innovative financial 53.17 partnerships between government, private for-profit, and 53.18 nonprofit sectors; and 53.19 (5) any additional information or material that the 53.20 commissioner prescribes. 53.21 Sec. 46. [116J.575] [GRANTS.] 53.22 Subdivision 1. [COMMISSIONER DISCRETION.] The 53.23 determination of whether to make a grant for a site is within 53.24 the discretion of the commissioner, subject to this section and 53.25 sections 116J.571 to 116J.574 and available unencumbered money 53.26 in the greater Minnesota redevelopment account. The 53.27 commissioner's decisions and application of the priorities under 53.28 this section are not subject to judicial review, except for 53.29 abuse of discretion. 53.30 Subd. 2. [APPLICATION CYCLES.] In making grants, the 53.31 commissioner shall establish semiannual application deadlines in 53.32 which grants will be authorized from all or part of the 53.33 available money in the account. 53.34 Sec. 47. [134.51] [MIGHTY BOOKS GRANTS.] 53.35 Subdivision 1. [ESTABLISHMENT.] The commissioner of 53.36 children, families, and learning shall award grants for the 54.1 mighty books program to assist Minnesota communities to 54.2 construct new, expand, or renovate libraries. 54.3 Subd. 2. [ELIGIBILITY; DEFINITION.] Public library 54.4 jurisdictions may apply for grants to construct new, expand, or 54.5 renovate existing library facilities. For purposes of this 54.6 section, "public library jurisdictions" means regional public 54.7 library systems, regional library districts, cities, and 54.8 counties operating libraries under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 54.9 134, that are members of regional public library systems. 54.10 Subd. 3. [APPLICATION.] The commissioner shall develop 54.11 guidelines and a process for grant application; prepare 54.12 application forms; and establish application dates. 54.13 Subd. 4. [QUALIFICATIONS.] A public library jurisdiction 54.14 may apply for a grant in an amount up to $250,000 or 50 percent 54.15 of the approved costs, whichever is less. The public library 54.16 jurisdiction must provide a one-to-one match of nonstate money. 54.17 Subd. 5. [APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER.] The commissioner of 54.18 children, families, and learning, in consultation with the state 54.19 council on disability, shall examine and consider all 54.20 applications for grants and may approve or disapprove 54.21 applications. If a public library jurisdiction is found not 54.22 qualified, the commissioner shall promptly notify it. The grant 54.23 money must be used to renovate or expand an existing building 54.24 for use as a library; to construct a new library building; or to 54.25 remove architectural barriers from a building or a site. First 54.26 priority shall be given to applications for removing 54.27 architectural barriers from a building. 54.28 Subd. 6. [AWARD OF GRANTS.] The commissioners shall 54.29 prioritize grants on the following basis: the degree of 54.30 collaboration with other public or private agencies; the public 54.31 library jurisdiction tax burden; the long-term feasibility of 54.32 the project; and the suitability of and need for the project. 54.33 If the total amount of the applications exceeds the amount that 54.34 is or can be made available, the commissioner shall award grants 54.35 according to the commissioner's judgment and discretion and 54.36 based upon a ranking of the projects according to the factors 55.1 listed in this subdivision. The commissioner shall promptly 55.2 certify to each public library jurisdiction the amount, if any, 55.3 of the grant awarded to it. 55.4 Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 135A.046, 55.5 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 55.6 Subd. 2. [STANDARDS.] Capital budget expenditures for 55.7 Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) 55.8 projects must be for one or more of the following: code 55.9 compliance including health and safety, Americans with 55.10 Disabilities Act requirements, hazardous material abatement, 55.11 access improvement, or air quality improvement; or building or 55.12 infrastructure repairs necessary to preserve the interior and 55.13 exterior of existing buildings; or renewal to support the 55.14 existing programmatic mission of the campuses. Up to ten 55.15 percent of an appropriation awarded under this section may be 55.16 used for design costs for projects eligible to be funded from 55.17 this account in anticipation of future funding from the account. 55.18 Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 136F.16, 55.19 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 55.20 Subd. 3. [OFF-CAMPUS SITES.] The board shall not establish 55.21 off-campus centers or other permanent sites to provide academic 55.22 programs, courses, or student services without authorizing 55.23 legislation.For the purposes of this subdivision, the campus55.24of Metropolitan State University is the seven-county55.25metropolitan area.This section does not apply to sites set up 55.26 specifically for the delivery of courses and programs through 55.27 telecommunications. 55.28 Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 136F.60, 55.29 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 55.30 Subdivision 1. [PURCHASE OF NEIGHBORING PROPERTY; STATE55.31UNIVERSITIES.] The board may purchase property adjacent to or in 55.32 the vicinity of the campuses as necessary for the development of 55.33 a state college or university. Before taking action, the board 55.34 shall consult with the chairs of the senate finance committee 55.35 and the house ways and means committee about the proposed 55.36 action. The board shall explain the need to acquire property, 56.1 specify the property to be acquired, and indicate the source and 56.2 amount of money needed for the acquisition. The amount needed 56.3 may be spent from sums previously appropriated for purposes of 56.4 the state colleges and universities, including, but not limited 56.5 to, general fund appropriations for instructional or 56.6 noninstructional expenditures, general fund appropriations 56.7 carried forward, or state college and university activity fund 56.8 appropriations. The board may pay relocation costs, at its 56.9 discretion, when acquiring property. 56.10 Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 446A.072, 56.11 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 56.12 Subd. 4. [FUNDING LEVEL.] (a) The authority shall provide 56.13 supplemental assistance for essential project component costs as 56.14 certified by the commissioner of the pollution control agency 56.15 under section 116.182, subdivision 4. 56.16 (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), a municipality may 56.17 not receive more than $4,000,000, or $15,000 per existing 56.18 connection, whichever is less, under this section unless 56.19 specifically approved by law. If a project would be eligible 56.20 for more than $4,000,000 under paragraph (e), the authority 56.21 shall include a description of the project and the financing 56.22 plan in its report on needs in subdivision 11. For a 56.23 municipality receiving grant funding after January 1, 2002, the 56.24 authority shall provide assistance in the form of a grant of up 56.25 to $30,000 per existing connection if the authority determines 56.26 that the municipality's construction and installation costs are 56.27 significantly increased due to geological conditions and more 56.28 stringent discharge limits. 56.29 (c) A sanitary district or multijurisdictional wastewater 56.30 treatment district may receive an additional $1,000,000 for each 56.31 municipality participating up to a maximum grant of $8,000,000, 56.32 unless a higher amount is specifically approved by law. If a 56.33 project would be eligible for more than $8,000,000 under 56.34 paragraph (e), the authority shall include a description of the 56.35 project and the financing plan in its report on needs in 56.36 subdivision 11. 57.1 (d) The authority shall provide supplemental assistance for 57.2 up to one-half of the eligible grant funding level determined by 57.3 the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development 57.4 funding for projects listed on the agency's project priority 57.5 list, in priority order. In the case of multijurisdictional 57.6 projects when the United States Department of Agriculture Rural 57.7 Development is unable to fully fund up to one-half of the 57.8 eligible grant amount, the authority may provide up to an 57.9 additional $1,000,000 for each municipality participating up to 57.10 the limits under paragraph (c) but not to exceed the maximum 57.11 grant level determined by the United States Department of 57.12 Agriculture Rural Development as needed to keep the project 57.13 affordable. For municipalities that are not eligible for United 57.14 States Department of Agriculture Rural Development funding for 57.15 wastewater, the authority shall provide supplemental assistance 57.16 for: (1) essential project component costs calculated by first 57.17 determining the amount needed to reduce a municipality's annual 57.18 residential sewer costs to 1.4 percent of the municipality's 57.19 median household income or $25 per month per household, 57.20 whichever is greater, and then multiplying that amount by 80 57.21 percent to determine the actual award amount to supplement loans 57.22 under section 446A.07; and (2) up to 50 percent of the 57.23 incremental costs specifically identified by the agency as being 57.24 attributable to more stringent wastewater standards required to 57.25 protect outstanding resource value waters or outstanding 57.26 international resource value waters. 57.27 (e) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), in the event that a 57.28 municipality's monthly residential sewer service charges average 57.29 above $50, the authority will provide 90 percent of the grant 57.30 amount needed to reduce the average monthly sewer service charge 57.31 to $50, provided the project is ranked in the top 50 percentile 57.32 of the agency's intended use plan. 57.33 (f) The authority shall provide supplemental assistance to 57.34 a municipality that would not otherwise qualify for supplemental 57.35 assistance if: 57.36 (1) the municipality voluntarily accepts a sewer connection 58.1 from another governmental unit to serve residential, industrial, 58.2 or commercial developments that were completed before March 1, 58.3 1996, or are on lots whose plats were recorded before that date; 58.4 and 58.5 (2) fees charged by the municipality for the connection 58.6 must take into account state and federal grants used by the 58.7 municipality for the construction of the treatment plant. 58.8 The amount of supplemental assistance under this paragraph must 58.9 be sufficient to reduce debt service payments under section 58.10 446A.07 to an extent equivalent to a zero percent loan in an 58.11 amount up to the other governmental unit's project costs 58.12 necessary for connection. Eligibility for supplemental 58.13 assistance under this paragraph ends three years after the 58.14 agency certifies that the connection has met the operational 58.15 performance standards established by the agency. 58.16 Sec. 52. Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 15, 58.17 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 58.18 Subd. 4. Minnesota 58.19 Military Museum at Camp Ripley 125,000 58.20 To upgrade the electrical and lighting, 58.21 and heating, ventilation, and air 58.22 conditioning systems in the main 58.23 building of the Minnesota military 58.24 museum, to designand, construct, 58.25 furnish and equip, including permanent 58.26 display cases, an addition to the 58.27 museum, and to insulate a heating 58.28 system in building I-40. The adjutant 58.29 general may enter into a lease or 58.30 management agreement for the museum, 58.31 subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 58.32 16A.695. 58.33 Sec. 53. Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 22, 58.34 subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2000, chapter 499, section 15, 58.35 which amendment was reenacted in Laws 2001, First Special 58.36 Session chapter 12, section 15, is amended to read: 58.37 Subd. 3. Wastewater Infrastructure 58.38 Funding Program 18,319,000 58.39$6,309,000$4,309,000 of this 58.40 appropriation is from the general fund 58.41 of which $319,000 is to administer the 58.42 wastewater infrastructure fund program. 58.43 To the public facilities authority for 58.44 grants to eligible municipalities under 58.45 the wastewater infrastructure program 58.46 established in Minnesota Statutes, 59.1 section 446A.072. 59.2 To the greatest extent practical, the 59.3 authority should use the grants for 59.4 projects on the 2000 intended use plan 59.5 in priority order to qualified 59.6 applicants that submit plans and 59.7 specifications to the pollution control 59.8 agency or receive a funding commitment 59.9 from USDA rural development before 59.10 December 1, 2001. In determining 59.11 whether the penalty factor under 59.12 Minnesota Rules, part 7077.0196, should 59.13 be applied to a project, the pollution 59.14 control agency shall, beginning with 59.15 the 2001 Intended Use Plan and Project 59.16 Priority list, first assess the impact 59.17 of the new or expanded discharge 59.18 compared to the impact of the 59.19 preexisting conditions and to the 59.20 impact of alternative discharge 59.21 locations. If the agency determines 59.22 that the new or expanded discharge is 59.23 to a less environmentally sensitive 59.24 area or that it is the preferable 59.25 location for the discharge compared to 59.26 the alternatives, the agency shall not 59.27 apply the penalty factor to the 59.28 project. The pollution control agency 59.29 shall include as a factor in 59.30 prioritizing projects whether a project 59.31 is a multijurisdictional project 59.32 connecting areas with failing onsite 59.33 treatment systems with an existing or 59.34 regional wastewater treatment system. 59.35 The authority shall set aside up to 59.36 $400,000 for the Innovative Technology 59.37 Grants Program to provide 50 percent 59.38 reimbursement for the cost of equipment 59.39 and installation into an existing 59.40 municipal wastewater treatment system. 59.41 The project must be approved by the 59.42 pollution control agency and 59.43 demonstrate the application of existing 59.44 technology that has not been used 59.45 before in the treatment of municipal 59.46 wastewater, but has the potential to 59.47 improve the treatment of wastewater or 59.48 make the treatment process more cost 59.49 effective. 59.50 Beginning with the 2001 intended use 59.51 plan, the pollution control agency 59.52 shall include whether a community has a 59.53 moratorium on development as a factor 59.54 in prioritizing projects. The agency 59.55 shall adopt rules implementing the 59.56 provisions of this paragraph under 59.57 Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389. 59.58 Sec. 54. Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 22, 59.59 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 59.60 Subd. 4. Clean Water Partnership 2,000,000 59.61 For deposit in the water pollution 59.62 control fund under Minnesota Statutes, 59.63 section 446A.07, for the clean water 59.64 partnership loan program under 60.1 Minnesota Statutes, section 60.2 103F.725. This appropriation is from 60.3 the general fund. 60.4 Sec. 55. Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 27, is 60.5 amended to read: 60.6 Sec. 27. [CANCELLATIONS AND TRANSFERS.] 60.7 (a) The $734,000 appropriation in Laws 1994, chapter 643, 60.8 section 18, for the design of the labor interpretive center is 60.9 canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 1994, chapter 60.10 643, section 31, subdivision 1, is reduced by $734,000. 60.11 (b) The $1,100,000 appropriation in Laws 1994, chapter 643, 60.12 section 19, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 1995, chapter 224, 60.13 section 124, and Laws 1997, chapter 183, article 3, section 30, 60.14 for the American Indian history center at Bemidji state 60.15 university is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 60.16 1994, chapter 643, section 31, subdivision 1, is reduced by 60.17 $1,100,000. 60.18 (c) $130,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1994, chapter 60.19 643, section 23, for dam improvements is canceled. The bond 60.20 sale authorization in Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 31, 60.21 subdivision 1, is reduced by $130,000. 60.22 (d) $383,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1996, chapter 60.23 463, section 13, subdivision 9, for a support services facility 60.24 near the corner of Mississippi Street and University Avenue is 60.25 canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 1996, chapter 60.26 463, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by $383,000. 60.27 (e) The unobligated balance of the appropriation in Laws 60.28 1996, chapter 463, section 15, subdivision 4, for an armory 60.29 facility and ramp near the corner of Rice Street and University 60.30 Avenue, estimated to be $197,000, is canceled to the general 60.31 fund. 60.32 (f) $1,355,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1996, chapter 60.33 463, section 16, subdivision 5, for the Brainerd bed expansion 60.34 project is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 1996, 60.35 chapter 463, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by $1,355,000. 60.36 (g) The $500,000 appropriation in Laws 1996, chapter 463, 60.37 section 22, subdivision 7, for the Battle Point historic site is 61.1 canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 1996, chapter 61.2 463, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by $500,000. 61.3 (h) $10,000,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1997, Second 61.4 Special Session chapter 2, section 2, for public safety disaster 61.5 assistance funds is canceled. The bond sale authorization in 61.6 Laws 1997, Second Special Session chapter 2, section 12, is 61.7 reduced by $10,000,000. 61.8 (i) $5,800,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 61.9 404, section 13, subdivision 5, for the Minnesota labor 61.10 interpretive center is canceled to the general fund. 61.11 (j) $1,893,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 61.12 404, section 5, subdivision 5, for the Southwest Metropolitan 61.13 Integration Magnet School in Edina is canceled to the general 61.14 fund. 61.15 (k) The $800,000 appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 404, 61.16 section 15, subdivision 5, for a tennis facility in the city of 61.17 St. Paul is canceled to the general fund. 61.18 (l) The $1,700,000 appropriation in Laws19981999, chapter 61.19404240, article 2, section2211, for the Battle Point cultural 61.20 education center is canceled. The bond sale authorization in 61.21 Laws19981999, chapter404240, article 2, section2716, 61.22 subdivision 1, is reduced by $1,700,000. 61.23 (m) The balance of the appropriation in Laws19981999, 61.24 chapter404240, article 2, section2312, subdivision115, 61.25 for the St. Cloud community events center is transferred to the 61.26 board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and 61.27 universities to construct a new athletic facility on the south 61.28 side of the existing St. Cloud State University campus. The 61.29 balance of the bond sale authorization in Laws19981999, 61.30 chapter404240, article 2, section2716, subdivision 1, 61.31 attributable to the events center project is to provide the 61.32 money for the athletic facility project. 61.33 (n) $1,000,000 of the appropriation in Laws19981999, 61.34 chapter404240, article 2, section2312, subdivision2461.35 14, for the Minnesota African-American Performing Arts Center is 61.36 canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws19981999, 62.1 chapter404240, article 2, section2716, subdivision 1, is 62.2 reduced by $1,000,000. 62.3 (o) The $4,000,000 appropriation in Laws 1999, chapter 240, 62.4 article 1, section 3, for the Southwest Metropolitan Integration 62.5 Magnet School in Edina is canceled. The bond sale authorization 62.6 in Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 13, is reduced by 62.7 $4,000,000. 62.8 (p) $321,000 of the unobligated balance of the 62.9 appropriation in Laws 1999, chapter 250, article 1, section 12, 62.10 subdivision 5, to demolish the capitol square building and 62.11 restructure the site as a temporary parking lot is canceled to 62.12 the general fund. 62.13 Sec. 56. Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 12, 62.14 section 10, is amended to read: 62.15 Sec. 10. BOND SALE SCHEDULE 62.16 The commissioner of finance shall 62.17 schedule the sale of state general 62.18 obligation bonds so that, during the 62.19 biennium ending June 30, 2003, no more 62.20 than$629,739,000$617,839,000 will 62.21 need to be transferred from the general 62.22 fund to the state bond fund to pay 62.23 principal and interest due and to 62.24 become due on outstanding state general 62.25 obligation bonds. During the biennium, 62.26 before each sale of state general 62.27 obligation bonds, the commissioner of 62.28 finance shall calculate the amount of 62.29 debt service payments needed on bonds 62.30 previously issued and shall estimate 62.31 the amount of debt service payments 62.32 that will be needed on the bonds 62.33 scheduled to be sold. The commissioner 62.34 shall adjust the amount of bonds 62.35 scheduled to be sold so as to remain 62.36 within the limit set by this section. 62.37 The amount needed to make the debt 62.38 service payments is appropriated from 62.39 the general fund as provided in 62.40 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641. 62.41 Sec. 57. [DULUTH GOVERNMENT SERVICES CENTER SALE.] 62.42 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.695 and 62.43 94.09, or other law, administrative rule, or commissioner's 62.44 order to the contrary, the state of Minnesota by and through its 62.45 department of administration, shall at the request of the St. 62.46 Louis county board of commissioners, sell and convey to St. 62.47 Louis county by December 31, 2002, for a consideration in the 62.48 amount of $2,300,000, certain real property known as the 63.1 government services center and parking ramp legally described as: 63.2 lots 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, Duluth proper first 63.3 division, West Second Street. 63.4 The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney 63.5 general. 63.6 All rights, obligations, and remedies under existing leases 63.7 of said real property are merged with this conveyance. Current 63.8 leasehold rights and obligations must be assigned to St. Louis 63.9 county. 63.10 St. Louis county shall, for a period of at least ten years 63.11 following sale of the above-described property, continue to 63.12 allow the state of Minnesota to lease the space occupied by the 63.13 state of Minnesota at the time of the sale at the current lease 63.14 rate with adjustment for operational costs. 63.15 Sec. 58. [REPEALER.] 63.16 Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 116J.561; 116J.562; 63.17 116J.563; 116J.564; 116J.565; 116J.566; 116J.567; 134.45; and 63.18 136F.13, are repealed. 63.19 Sec. 59. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 63.20 This act is effective the day following final enactment, 63.21 except that section 55 is effective retroactively to May 16, 63.22 2000.