SF 476

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/23/2012 08:50am

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better
public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with
certain conditions; establishing a fiber optic infrastructure grant program for
schools; reducing prior bond authorizations; authorizing the sale of state bonds;
appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 126C.

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

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

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

new text begin SUMMARY new text end
new text begin University of Minnesota new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 127,667,000 new text end
new text begin Minnesota State Colleges and Universities new text end		new text begin 276,159,000 new text end
new text begin Education new text end		new text begin 55,000,000 new text end
new text begin Minnesota State Academies new text end		new text begin 2,260,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end		new text begin 69,673,000 new text end
new text begin Pollution Control Agency new text end		new text begin 4,900,000 new text end
new text begin Board of Water and Soil Resources new text end		new text begin 25,000,000 new text end
new text begin Zoological Garden new text end		new text begin 9,000,000 new text end
new text begin Administration new text end		new text begin 12,625,000 new text end
new text begin Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission new text end		new text begin 3,700,000 new text end
new text begin Military Affairs new text end		new text begin 4,000,000 new text end
new text begin Public Safety new text end		new text begin 3,000,000 new text end
new text begin Transportation new text end		new text begin 63,450,000 new text end
new text begin Metropolitan Council new text end		new text begin 80,534,000 new text end
new text begin Human Services new text end		new text begin 9,000,000 new text end
new text begin Veterans Affairs new text end		new text begin 2,490,000 new text end
new text begin Corrections new text end		new text begin 32,000,000 new text end
new text begin Employment and Economic Development new text end		new text begin 125,055,000 new text end
new text begin Public Facilities Authority new text end		new text begin 30,000,000 new text end
new text begin Housing Finance Agency new text end		new text begin 20,000,000 new text end
new text begin Minnesota Historical Society new text end		new text begin 12,670,000 new text end
new text begin Bond Sale Expenses new text end		new text begin 967,000 new text end
new text begin TOTAL new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 969,150,000 new text end
new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service) new text end		new text begin 861,417,000 new text end
new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund (User Financed Debt Service) new text end		new text begin 76,228,000 new text end
new text begin Maximum Effort School Loan Fund new text end		new text begin 25,000,000 new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway Fund Bond Proceeds Account new text end		new text begin 6,505,000 new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 127,667,000 new text end

new text begin To the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the purposes specified in
this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) new text end

new text begin 44,000,000 new text end

new text begin To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Twin Cities Campuses new text end

new text begin Physics and Nanotechnology new text end

new text begin 49,333,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design, construct, furnish, and
equip a new building to house the research
branch of the physics program and the
Center for Nanostructure Applications. This
appropriation is not available until the Board
of Regents has certified to the commissioner
of management and budget that the building
will not be built within the area impacted by
vibration or magnetic resonance caused by
light rail transit on Washington Avenue.
new text end

new text begin Bell Museum of Natural History new text end

new text begin 24,000,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design and to construct, furnish,
and equip a new Bell Museum of Natural
History on the St. Paul campus.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Duluth Campus new text end

new text begin American Indian Learning Resource Center new text end

new text begin 6,667,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip an
American Indian Learning Resource Center.
This appropriation is intended to cover
approximately two-thirds of the cost of the
project. The remaining costs must be paid
from university sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Itasca Biological Station new text end

new text begin New Biological Station and Lakeside Lab Renovation new text end

new text begin 3,667,000 new text end

new text begin To predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip a new biological station and renovate
the classroom in the historic lakeside
laboratory at the University of Minnesota
facility in Itasca State Park.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin University Share new text end

new text begin The appropriations in this section are
intended to cover approximately two-thirds
of the cost of each project. The remaining
costs must be paid from university sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Unspent Appropriations new text end

new text begin Upon substantial completion of the project
authorized in this section and after written
notice to the commissioner of management
and budget, the Board of Regents must use
any money remaining in the appropriation
for that project for HEAPR under Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board of
Regents must report by February 1 of each
even-numbered year to the chairs of the house
of representatives and senate committees
with jurisdiction over capital investments and
higher education finance, and to the chairs
of the house of representatives Ways and
Means Committee and the senate Finance
Committee, on how the remaining money
has been allocated or spent.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 276,159,000 new text end

new text begin To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) new text end

new text begin 58,000,000 new text end

new text begin To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Alexandria Technical College new text end

new text begin Main Building Renovation and Addition new text end

new text begin 4,163,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip
the library, student services, and student
commons building and an infill addition to
the commons building.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Anoka Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids new text end

new text begin (a) Fine Arts Building Renovation new text end

new text begin 5,357,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design and to renovate, furnish,
and equip the Fine Arts classroom and lab
building.
new text end

new text begin (b) Bioscience and Allied Health Addition new text end

new text begin 16,484,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design and to construct, furnish,
and equip a Bioscience and Allied Health
addition and renovation to support science
technology and math (STEM) and nursing
program initiatives.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Dakota County Technical College new text end

new text begin Transportation and Emerging Technologies Lab new text end

new text begin 7,230,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design and to renovate, furnish,
and equip the transportation and emerging
technologies classrooms, laboratories, and
related spaces.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie, Brooklyn Park new text end

new text begin Learning Resource and Student Services Renovation new text end

new text begin 10,566,000 new text end

new text begin To renovate, furnish, and equip existing
space at the Brooklyn Park and Eden
Prairie campuses for a Library and Learning
Resource Center and student services with an
addition and new entrances at both campuses.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Minneapolis Community and Technical College new text end

new text begin Workforce Program Renovation new text end

new text begin 12,990,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design and to renovate, furnish,
and equip instructional space, support space,
and infrastructure for workforce programs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Minnesota State University, Mankato new text end

new text begin Clinical Science Building Design new text end

new text begin 1,908,000 new text end

new text begin To design for construction a Clinical Science
Building.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Minnesota State University, Moorhead new text end

new text begin Livingston Lord Library and Information Technology Renovation new text end

new text begin 14,901,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design and to renovate, furnish,
and equip Livingston Lord Library.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Canby new text end

new text begin Wind Turbine Training Facility new text end

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire land and for preliminary
engineering and design, and to acquire,
construct, and install a commercial scale
wind turbine for the wind energy technology
program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin NHED Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Virginia new text end

new text begin Iron Range Engineering Program Facilities new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin To predesign, design, construct, furnish,
and equip an addition to and renovation
of existing space for laboratories, flexible
classrooms, and office space for the
engineering program on the Virginia campus.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Normandale Community College new text end

new text begin Academic Partnership Center and Student Services new text end

new text begin 21,984,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip a
new building for classrooms and offices and
to design, construct, furnish, and equip the
renovation of the Student Services Building.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin North Hennepin Community College new text end

new text begin Bioscience and Health Careers Center Addition new text end

new text begin 26,581,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design and to construct, furnish,
and equip a new building for Bioscience
and Health Careers Center laboratory and
classroom space.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Ridgewater Community Technical College, Willmar new text end

new text begin Technical Instruction Renovation new text end

new text begin 14,300,000 new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
classroom and existing instructional lab space
and construct an addition for circulation; and
to demolish obsolete space.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin Rochester Community Technical College new text end

new text begin Work Force Center Colocation new text end

new text begin 8,500,000 new text end

new text begin To complete the design and to construct,
furnish, and equip an addition to the
Heintz Center at Rochester Community
and Technical College and to renovate the
heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
systems. The addition will house the
Rochester Area Work Force Center. The
Board of Trustees must consult with the
commissioner of employment and economic
development on the design of the renovations
and addition. The board must enter into a
lease agreement with the commissioner of
employment and economic development
for use of the work force center. The lease
agreement must provide that lease payments
made by the commissioner will pay for the
college's reasonable costs in support of the
work force center.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is in addition to the
appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179,
section 3, subdivision 23.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin South Central College, Faribault new text end

new text begin 13,360,000 new text end

new text begin Classroom Renovation and Addition new text end

new text begin To complete design and to construct, furnish,
and equip an addition, and to renovate space
for classrooms, a learning resource center,
related spaces, and laboratories.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end new text begin Southwest Minnesota State University new text end

new text begin Science Lab Renovation new text end

new text begin 5,666,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design and to renovate, furnish,
and equip the Science and Math building and
an addition to the Plant Science building.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end new text begin St. Cloud State University new text end

new text begin Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility new text end

new text begin 42,334,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design and to construct,
furnish, and equip Integrated Science and
Engineering Laboratory Facility.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end new text begin Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Initiatives new text end

new text begin 4,835,000 new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
science laboratories and classrooms at
the following campuses: Bemidji State
University; Century College; Minnesota
State Community and Technical College,
Moorhead; Minnesota State University,
Moorhead; Northeast Higher Education
District, Hibbing College, Itasca Community
College, and Mesabi Range Eveleth;
Northwest Technical College; South Central
College, North Mankato.
new text end

new text begin Campuses may use internal and nonstate
money to increase the size of the projects.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end new text begin Debt Service new text end

new text begin (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the
board shall pay the debt service on one-third
of the principal amount of state bonds sold to
finance projects authorized by this section.
After each sale of general obligation bonds,
the commissioner of management and budget
shall notify the board of the amounts assessed
for each year for the life of the bonds.
new text end

new text begin (b) The board need not pay debt service on
bonds sold to finance Higher Education Asset
Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR).
Where a nonstate match is required, the debt
service is due on a principal amount equal
to one-third of the total project cost, less the
match committed before the bonds are sold.
For the work force center colocation project
at Rochester Community and Technical
College, the board shall pay the debt service
on $1,079,000 of the principal amount of
state bonds sold to finance the project. The
commissioner of employment and economic
development shall pay the debt service on
$5,262,000 of the principal amount of state
bonds sold to finance the project, in the
manner provided in Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.643.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of management and
budget shall reduce the board's assessment
each year by one-third of the net income
from investment of general obligation bond
proceeds in proportion to the amount of
principal and interest otherwise required to
be paid by the board. The board shall pay its
resulting net assessment to the commissioner
of management and budget by December
1 each year. If the board fails to make
a payment when due, the commissioner
of management and budget shall reduce
allotments for appropriations from the
general fund otherwise available to the board
and apply the amount of the reduction to
cover the missed debt service payment. The
commissioner of management and budget
shall credit the payments received from the
board to the bond debt service account in
the state bond fund each December 1 before
money is transferred from the general fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
subdivision 10.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 21. new text end new text begin Unspent Appropriations new text end

new text begin (a) Upon substantial completion of a project
authorized in this section and after written
notice to the commissioner of management
and budget, the board must use any money
remaining in the appropriation for that project
for Higher Education Asset Preservation and
Replacement (HEAPR) under Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
of Trustees must report by February 1 of
each even-numbered year to the chairs of
the house of representatives and senate
committees with jurisdiction over capital
investment and higher education finance, and
to the chairs of the house of representatives
Ways and Means Committee and the senate
Finance Committee, on how the remaining
money has been allocated or spent.
new text end

new text begin (b) The unspent portion of an appropriation
for a project in this section that is complete is
available for HEAPR under this subdivision,
at the same campus as the project for which
the original appropriation was made and the
debt service requirement under subdivision
20 is reduced accordingly. Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642, applies from the
date of the original appropriation to the
unspent amount transferred.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin EDUCATION new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 55,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of education for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake new text end

new text begin 25,000,000 new text end

new text begin From the maximum effort school loan fund
for a capital loan to Independent School
District No. 38, Red Lake, as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, sections 126C.60 to
126C.72, to design, construct, furnish, and
equip renovation of existing facilities and
construction of new facilities.
new text end

new text begin Before any capital loan contract is approved
under this authorization, the district must
provide documentation acceptable to the
commissioner on how the capital loan will
be used.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Fiber Optic Infrastructure Grants new text end

new text begin 25,000,000 new text end

new text begin For fiber optic infrastructure grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.75.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Library Accessibility and Improvement Grants new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin For library accessibility and improvement
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
134.45.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 2,260,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration for
asset preservation on both campuses of the
academies, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin NATURAL RESOURCES new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 69,673,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of natural resources for
the purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Natural Resources Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 22,000,000 new text end

new text begin For the renovation of state-owned facilities
and recreational assets operated by the
commissioner of natural resources, to be
spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.946. The commissioner may
use this appropriation to replace buildings
if, considering the embedded energy in the
building, that is the most energy-efficient and
carbon-reducing method of renovation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Flood Hazard Mitigation new text end

new text begin 17,000,000 new text end

new text begin For the state share of flood hazard
mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
damage, under Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.161. The commissioner of natural
resources shall determine project priorities
based on need.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Minnesota Biomes new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin To design and construct an environmental
landscape at the new Bell Museum of Natural
History.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Dam Renovation and Removal new text end

new text begin 750,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Three Rivers Park
District to renovate the Coon Rapids
Dam. This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner determines that an
amount sufficient to complete the project is
committed to the project.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition and Development new text end

new text begin 4,500,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin State Trail Acquisition and Development new text end

new text begin 21,423,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire land for and to construct and
renovate state trails under Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.015.
new text end

new text begin Up to $1,000,000 is for the Blazing Star
Trail.
new text end

new text begin Up to $1,000,000 is for the Browns Creek
Trail.
new text end

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

new text begin Up to $2,000,000 is to design, acquire land
for, and develop the Camp Ripley/Veterans
State Trail established in Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.015, subdivision 28,
in conjunction with the United States
Department of Defense and the Minnesota
Department of Transportation.
new text end

new text begin Up to $1,000,000 is for the Cuyuna Lakes
Trail.
new text end

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

new text begin Up to $1,000,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami
Trail.
new text end

new text begin Up to $2,000,000 is to acquire and develop
a five-mile bituminous extension of the
Glacial Lakes State Trail in the city of New
London to Sibley State Park, in the CSAH 40
corridor, for bicycle and pedestrian use.
new text end

new text begin Up to $1,300,000 is to acquire and develop
the segment of the Goodhue Pioneer Trail
between the cities of Zumbrota and Goodhue.
new text end

new text begin Up to $1,500,000 is for the Heartland Trail
extension.
new text end

new text begin Up to $2,373,000 is for paving the Luce
Line Trail and developing a parallel horse
trail between the city of Winsted and city
of Cedar Mills. The trail between the city
of Winsted and city of Cedar Mills must be
available for multiple uses, including hiking,
biking, horseback riding, snowmobiling,
cross-country skiing, and inline skating.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
84.8712, subdivision 1, snowmobiles with
metal traction devices may be used on
the portion of the Luce Line Trail paved
with this appropriation. The commissioner
of natural resources shall ensure that all
drainage tile passing under the Luce Line
Trail can be maintained and shall provide for
adequate crossing locations for farmers with
construction standards that allow for large
machinery to cross the trail.
new text end

new text begin Up to $550,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail.
new text end

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

new text begin Up to $1,800,000 is for the Paul Bunyan
Trail.
new text end

new text begin Up to $1,500,000 is for the Shooting Star
Trail.
new text end

new text begin For any project listed in this subdivision that
the commissioner determines is not ready to
proceed, the commissioner may allocate that
project's money to another state trail project.
The chairs of the house of representatives
and senate committees with jurisdiction
over environment and natural resources
and legislators from the affected legislative
districts must be notified of any changes.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Lake Superior Campground Expansion new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Two Harbors to
design and construct an expansion of the
Burlington Bay Campground.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 4,900,000 new text end

new text begin To the Pollution Control Agency for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Beneficial Use of Wastewater Grants new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
116.195, to political subdivisions for up to 50
percent of the costs to predesign, design, and
implement capital projects that demonstrate
the beneficial use of wastewater.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Capital Assistance Program new text end

new text begin 2,400,000 new text end

new text begin For the solid waste capital assistance grants
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
115A.54.
new text end

new text begin (a) $500,000 is for a grant to Becker County
to design and construct a waste transfer
facility. This amount includes 75 percent of
the cost of the transfer station and 50 percent
of the cost of the material recovery facility.
The counties using this facility must agree
to achieve a 60 percent recycling rate and
an organics recovery rate of 15 percent by
2025. This grant is not available until the
agency determines that an amount sufficient
to complete the project is committed to it
from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding any grant limits in
Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54,
$1,900,000 is for a grant to the city of
Redwood Falls to design, construct, and
equip a recycling center.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 25,000,000 new text end

new text begin RIM Conservation Reserve new text end

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

new text begin (b) The board is authorized to enter into
new agreements and amend past agreements
with landowners as required by Minnesota
Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision
5, to allow for restoration, including
overseeding and harvesting of native prairie
vegetation for use for energy production in
a manner that does not devalue the natural
habitat, water quality benefits, or carbon
sequestration functions of the area enrolled
in the easement. This shall occur after seed
production and minimize impacts on wildlife.
Of this appropriation, up to five percent
may be used for restoration, including
overseeding. The board must submit to the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
environment finance and capital investment
an interim report on this program by January
15, 2012, and a final report by September 1,
2013.
new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 9,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the Minnesota Zoological Garden Board
for capital asset preservation improvements
and betterments to infrastructure and
exhibits at the Minnesota Zoo, to be spent in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.307.
new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin ADMINISTRATION new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 12,625,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration for
the purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Capital Asset Preservation and Replacement Account (CAPRA) new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.632.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 8,625,000 new text end

new text begin For asset preservation projects in properties
managed by the commissioner. This
appropriation must be spent in accordance
with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Cooperative Local Facilities Grants new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For grants to counties, cities, towns, and
school districts to construct or renovate
cooperative local facilities under Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.355.
new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 3,700,000 new text end

new text begin To the Minnesota Amateur Sports
Commission for the purposes specified in
this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin St. Paul Regional Amateur Sports Facility new text end

new text begin 100,000 new text end

new text begin To predesign the St. Paul Regional Amateur
Sports Facility. The St. Paul facility may
include, but is not limited to, facilities for
the sports of soccer, lacrosse, football, and
baseball.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Southwest Regional Amateur Sports Center - Marshall new text end

new text begin 100,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Marshall to
predesign the Southwest Regional Amateur
Sports Center in Marshall.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Northwestern Minnesota Regional Sports Center - Moorhead new text end

new text begin 3,500,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Moorhead to
design, construct, furnish, and equip the
Northwestern Minnesota Regional Sports
Center in Moorhead.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least
an equal amount has been committed to the
project from nonstate sources. The match
may include in-kind contributions, and may
include contributions made since January 1,
2007.
new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin MILITARY AFFAIRS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the adjutant general for asset preservation
improvements and betterments of a capital
nature at military affairs facilities statewide,
to be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end

Sec. 13. new text begin PUBLIC SAFETY new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin East Metro Regional Fire Training Facility - Maplewood new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of public safety for a
grant to the city of Maplewood to acquire
land, prepare a site including environmental
work, predesign, design, and construct the
East Metro Regional Fire Training Facility
in Ramsey County, within the city of
Maplewood.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least
an equal amount has been committed from
nonstate sources.
new text end

Sec. 14. new text begin TRANSPORTATION new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 63,450,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of transportation for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation new text end

new text begin 20,000,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
account in the state transportation fund
to match federal money and to replace
or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
174.50. To the extent practicable, the
commissioner shall expend the funds as
provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.50, subdivisions 6c and 7, paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin Political subdivisions may use grants made
under this subdivision to construct or
reconstruct bridges, including but not limited
to:
new text end

new text begin (1) matching federal aid grants to construct
or reconstruct key bridges;
new text end

new text begin (2) paying the costs of preliminary
engineering and environmental studies
authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.50, subdivision 6a;
new text end

new text begin (3) paying the costs to abandon an existing
bridge that is deficient and in need of
replacement, but where no replacement will
be made; and
new text end

new text begin (4) paying the costs to construct a road
or street to facilitate the abandonment
of an existing bridge determined by
the commissioner to be deficient, if the
commissioner determines that construction
of the road or street is more economical than
replacement of the existing bridge.
new text end

new text begin $3,000,000 is for a grant to the city of
Minneapolis to rehabilitate the Plymouth
Avenue bridge.
new text end

new text begin $7,600,000 is for a grant to the city of
Minneapolis to rehabilitate the 10th Avenue
SE bridge.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Greater Minnesota Transit new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Minnesota Valley Railroad Track Rehabilitation new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional
Rail Authority to rehabilitate and make
capital improvements to railroad track. A
grant under this subdivision is in addition to
any grant, loan, or loan guarantee for this
project made by the commissioner under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 222.46 to
222.62.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Northern Lights Express new text end

new text begin 9,250,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the St. Louis and Lake
County Regional Rail Authority for
railroad acquisition and track restoration,
environmental impact studies, advanced
corridor planning, preliminary design and
preliminary engineering, station design,
analysis of railroad capacity, and easement
costs for intercity and passenger rail service
between the city of Duluth and the cities of
Minneapolis and St. Paul. This appropriation
is added to the appropriation in Laws 2006,
chapter 258, section 16, subdivision 5, as
amended by Laws 2008, chapter 365, section
14.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Port Development Assistance new text end

new text begin 10,000,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Range Regional Airport new text end

new text begin 3,700,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Chisholm-Hibbing
Airport Authority for site preparation
and to predesign, design, and construct a
multiuse hangar and maintenance and storage
facilities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Arden Hills Training Center new text end

new text begin 6,500,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
account in the trunk highway fund.
new text end

new text begin To design and construct an addition to the
Arden Hills Training Center.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin I-35W and 3rd and 4th Streets Interchange, Minneapolis new text end

new text begin 8,500,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Minneapolis for
predesign, environmental analysis, design,
engineering, and construction of a new
interchange and ramps to and from the north
on marked Interstate Highway 35W at the
intersection of 3rd and 4th Streets South
on the east side of downtown Minneapolis.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner determines that at least an
equal amount is committed to the project
from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Hoffman Yard new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For environmental analysis, engineering,
acquisition of real property or interests in
real property, and construction relating to
capacity improvements at the Hoffman
Interlocking/Hoffman Yard in St. Paul as
identified in the Minnesota Comprehensive
Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan.
new text end

Sec. 15. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 80,534,000 new text end

new text begin To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes
specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Bottineau Boulevard Light Rail Transit new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Hennepin County Regional
Rail Authority for environmental work
and project development for the Bottineau
Boulevard corridor light rail transit from the
Hiawatha light rail and Northstar transit hub
in downtown Minneapolis to the vicinity of
the Target development in northern Brooklyn
Park or the Arbor Lakes retail area in Maple
Grove.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit new text end

new text begin 9,000,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire right-of-way, design, construct,
furnish, and equip bus transit stations, and
maintenance and layover facilities of phase
1 of the Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit
in Dakota County. This appropriation may
not be spent for capital improvements
within a trunk highway right-of-way. This
appropriation is added to the appropriation
in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17,
subdivision 3, and the appropriation in Laws
2008, chapter 179, section 17, subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Ramsey Commuter Rail Station new text end

new text begin 3,080,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Ramsey to construct,
furnish, and equip a Northstar commuter rail
station in the vicinity of the city of Ramsey
Municipal Center.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Red Rock Corridor Transit Way new text end

new text begin 500,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip the
Newport transit center for the Red Rock
Corridor Transit Way between Hastings and
Minneapolis via St. Paul.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Southwest Corridor Light Rail Transit new text end

new text begin 13,600,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Hennepin County
Regional Rail Authority to prepare a final
environmental impact statement and for
preliminary engineering for the Southwest
Corridor light rail transit line from the
Hiawatha light rail transit line in downtown
Minneapolis to the vicinity of the Southwest
Station transit hub in Eden Prairie.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Gateway Corridor Transit Way new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to Washington County to
work with the Metropolitan Council for
environmental assessment and preliminary
engineering of transportation and transit
improvements, including busways or rail
transit, in the marked Interstate Highway
94 Corridor, from the Minnesota-Wisconsin
border extending westward through
Washington County to downtown St. Paul
and downtown Minneapolis.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Rush Line Corridor Transit Way new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Ramsey County
Regional Railroad Authority to complete
environmental work and associated
engineering for the Rush Line Corridor along
marked Interstate Highway 35E and marked
Interstate Highway 35W and Highway 61
from the Union Depot in downtown St. Paul
to Hinckley.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Minneapolis Transportation Interchange new text end

new text begin 20,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Hennepin County Regional
Rail Authority for environmental analysis,
engineering, design, acquisition of real
property or interests in real property, site
preparation for, and construction of the
Minneapolis Transportation Interchange
Facility located in the vicinity of the
confluence of the Hiawatha light rail line
and the Northstar commuter rail line. The
interchange must be designed so that it
facilitates a potential future connection of
passenger or commuter rail to the Union
Depot in St. Paul. The amount of the grant
may not exceed the amount spent under this
appropriation for park-and-ride facilities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Robert Street Corridor Transit Way new text end

new text begin 200,000 new text end

new text begin To design and construct a transit overlay
facility consisting of two bus parking spaces,
curbing, sidewalk, a standard shelter, and
related infrastructure in the Robert Street
Corridor Transit Way.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Union Depot new text end

new text begin 8,500,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional
Railroad Authority to acquire land and
structures, to renovate structures, and for
design, engineering, and environmental
work to revitalize Union Depot for use as a
multimodal transit center in St. Paul. The
center must be designed so that it facilitates a
potential future connection of high-speed rail
to Minneapolis. This appropriation is added
to the appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter
258, section 17, subdivision 7.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Integrated Energy Corridor Project new text end

new text begin 8,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the Metropolitan Council for a grant
to Ramsey County to design, engineer,
purchase, and construct the Integrated
Energy Corridor Project on University
Avenue from Rice Street to Raymond
Avenue in Saint Paul as part of the Central
Corridor light rail transit project. Ramsey
County may enter into a lease or management
agreement for the use of the completed
project, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695. This appropriation is not
available until the Metropolitan Council
has determined that an amount equal to at
least two times this appropriation has been
committed from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Metropolitan Regional Parks and Trails Capital Improvements new text end

new text begin (a) Coon Rapids 85th Avenue Bicycle Trail new text end

new text begin 500,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Coon Rapids to
predesign, design, and construct a bicycle
and pedestrian trail connecting the city of
Fridley bicycle and pedestrian trail along
85th Avenue to the Mississippi Regional
Trail Corridor in the city of Coon Rapids.
new text end

new text begin (b) Heritage Village Park new text end

new text begin 100,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights
to predesign the Heritage Village Park along
the Mississippi River in the city.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least
an equal amount has been committed from
nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin (c) Minneapolis Sculpture Garden new text end

new text begin 8,500,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board to predesign, design, and
construct renovation of the Minneapolis
Sculpture Garden, which displays art
owned by the Walker Art Center, subject
to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
The complete renovation will include
improving irrigation, drainage, the parking
lot, security, granite substructures, concrete,
and fixtures, in order to update them with
more ecologically sustainable options that
are less expensive to maintain; increasing
physical accessibility in accordance with
the Americans with Disabilities Act;
transplanting and replacing trees and plant
materials; and improving the mechanical
plant, piping, and flooring of the Cowles
Conservatory to permit its flexible reuse in a
way that is more ecologically sustainable and
less expensive to maintain.
new text end

new text begin (d) Phalen-Keller Regional Park new text end

new text begin 554,000 new text end

new text begin For grants to the city of St. Paul and
Ramsey County for improvements to the
Phalen-Keller Regional Park, including
design, engineering, and construction for
channel restoration and other associated
channel improvements between Phalen,
Keller, and Round Lakes, renovation of
the waterfall on the northwest shore of
Lake Phalen and addition of lighting and
landscaping along the path near the waterfall,
and design and construction of a paved
off-road trail between Roselawn Avenue and
County Road B connecting use areas within
Keller Regional Park and to Phalen Regional
Park and the Gateway State Trail.
new text end

new text begin (e) Springbrook Nature Center new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Fridley to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip
the redevelopment and expansion of the
Springbrook Nature Center. No nonstate
match is required.
new text end

new text begin (f) Theodore Wirth Olympic Training Center new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board to predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip, at Theodore
Wirth Regional Park in Golden Valley,
Hennepin County, a winter recreation
center, including warming and training areas
and maintenance facilities, for developing
Olympic-caliber athletes.
new text end

new text begin (g) Great River Park new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of St. Paul to acquire
blighted properties; clean up, remediate, and
improve properties; and predesign, design,
and construct facilities for the Great River
Park along the Mississippi River in St. Paul.
new text end

Sec. 16. new text begin HUMAN SERVICES new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 9,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration, or
another named agency, for the purposes
specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at Department
of Human Services facilities statewide, to be
spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.307.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Early Childhood Learning Facilities new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of human services for
grants to construct and rehabilitate facilities
for programs under Minnesota Statutes,
section 256E.37.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Remembering With Dignity new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of human services for
grave markers or memorial monuments for
unmarked graves on public land of deceased
residents of state hospitals or regional
treatment centers.
new text end

Sec. 17. new text begin VETERANS AFFAIRS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 2,490,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration
for asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at veterans
homes statewide, to be spent in accordance
with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end

Sec. 18. new text begin CORRECTIONS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 32,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration
for asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at Minnesota
correctional facilities statewide, to be spent
in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.307.
new text end

Sec. 19. new text begin EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 125,055,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of employment and
economic development for the purposes
specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Redevelopment Account new text end

new text begin 10,000,000 new text end

new text begin For purposes of the redevelopment account
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.571
to 116J.575.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of employment and
economic development may require that
grant money not committed by contract for
approved project activities within 120 days
after the grant agreement was signed be
returned and credited to the redevelopment
account.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Greater Minnesota Business Development Grant Program new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.431.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Bemidji - Headwaters Science Center new text end

new text begin 475,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Bemidji to predesign
and design the Headwaters Science Center,
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.695.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least
an equal amount has been committed to the
project from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Chatfield - Potter Center for the Arts new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Chatfield Economic
Development Authority for site preparation
and to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
and equip the renovation of Potter Memorial
Auditorium and adjacent structures in the
city of Chatfield as the Potter Center for the
Arts. The economic development authority
may enter into leases and management
agreements with the city and other entities to
provide the programs in the center, subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Floodwood Infrastructure Grant new text end

new text begin 500,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Floodwood for
acquisition of land and site preparation and
to construct or install public infrastructure
to support development of a business park.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of employment and economic
development has determined that at least an
equal amount is committed to the project
from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Hennepin County new text end

new text begin Minnesota African American History Museum and Cultural Center new text end

new text begin 1,200,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to Hennepin County to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip the
renovation of an historic mansion for
the Minnesota African American History
Museum and Cultural Center in Minneapolis,
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.695.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least
an equal amount has been committed from
nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Hibbing Memorial Building new text end

new text begin 2,790,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Hibbing to
predesign, design, construct, furnish,
and equip a new addition to the Hibbing
Memorial Building. This request includes
the American Disabilities Act compliance
requirements for the Hibbing Memorial
Building to serve as a regional facility for
veterans, seniors, and community events.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Mankato - Civic Center and All Seasons Arenas new text end

new text begin 12,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Mankato to design,
construct, furnish, and equip the expansion
of the Civic Center auditorium, including a
performing arts theater, and the remodeling
and expansion of the Civic Center and
All Seasons arenas, which must include
the Southern Minnesota Women's Hockey
Exposition Center, for joint use by the city
and Minnesota State University, Mankato.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least
an equal amount has been committed to the
project from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Minneapolis new text end

new text begin (a) Granary Road Storm Water Infrastructure new text end

new text begin 5,300,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to
acquire land for and to predesign, design,
and construct storm water and roadway
infrastructure for phase 2 of the proposed
Granary Road between 17th Avenue SE and
25th Avenue SE in Minneapolis.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least
an equal amount has been committed to the
project from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin (b) Peavey Plaza new text end

new text begin 6,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to
develop and construct the redevelopment of
Peavey Plaza in Minneapolis, in conjunction
with the renovation of Orchestra Hall. This
appropriation is added to the appropriation
in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 21,
subdivision 11.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least
an equal amount has been committed to the
project from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Rochester - Mayo Civic Center Complex new text end

new text begin 28,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Rochester to design,
construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
and expansion of the Mayo Civic Center
Complex.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least
an equal amount has been committed from
nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin St. Cloud - Civic Center Expansion new text end

new text begin 12,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip an expansion to the St. Cloud Civic
Center, including a parking facility and
skyway connection.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least
an equal amount has been committed to the
project from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Mountain Iron Arrowhead Event Center new text end

new text begin 2,790,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Mountain Iron to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip a new Arrowhead event facility in the
city of Mountain Iron.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin St. Paul new text end

new text begin (a) Asian-Pacific Cultural Center new text end

new text begin 9,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the St. Paul Housing and
Redevelopment Authority to construct,
furnish, and equip an Asian-Pacific Cultural
Center, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.695. This appropriation does not require
a local match.
new text end

new text begin (b) Saints Ball Park new text end

new text begin 25,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of St. Paul to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip a regional baseball facility. This
project may be developed in phases, and for
any phase of the project there must be at least
$1 of nonstate money committed to the same
phase of the project for $2.50 of state money.
new text end

new text begin (c) Ordway Center for the Performing Arts new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is added to the
appropriation in Laws 2010, chapter 189,
section 21, subdivision 16, paragraph (b),
and is for the same purposes.
new text end

Sec. 20. new text begin PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 30,000,000 new text end

new text begin Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Program new text end

new text begin To the Public Facilities Authority for
grants to eligible municipalities under the
wastewater infrastructure funding program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
Up to $400,000 may be used for eligible costs
to implement the wastewater infrastructure
funding program.
new text end

Sec. 21. new text begin MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 20,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
for transfer to the housing development fund
to finance the rehabilitation costs to preserve
public housing under Minnesota Statutes,
section 462A.202, subdivision 3a. For
purposes of this section, "public housing"
means housing for low-income persons
and households financed by the federal
government and owned and operated by
the public housing authorities and agencies
formed by cities and counties. Eligible
public housing authorities must have a public
housing assessment system rating of standard
or above. Priority must be given to proposals
that maximize federal or local resources
to finance the capital costs. The priority
in Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202,
subdivision 3a, for projects to increase
the supply of affordable housing and the
restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section
462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this
appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 22. new text begin MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 12,670,000 new text end

new text begin To the Minnesota Historical Society for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Historic Sites Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 3,313,000 new text end

new text begin For capital improvements and betterments
at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping
at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and
monuments, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The
society shall determine project priorities as
appropriate based on need.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Oliver H. Kelley Farm Historic Site new text end

new text begin 9,357,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design and to construct, furnish,
and equip the renovation of the Oliver H.
Kelley Farm Historic Site, including the
site's visitor center and other essential visitor
services and site operations facilities.
new text end

Sec. 23. new text begin BOND SALE EXPENSES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 967,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $962,000 is from the bond proceeds
fund to the commissioner of management
and budget for bond sale expenses under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
subdivision 8.
new text end

new text begin (b) $5,000 is from the bond proceeds
account in the trunk highway fund to the
commissioner of management and budget
for bond sale expenses under Minnesota
Statutes, section 167.50, subdivision 4.
new text end

Sec. 24. new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Bond proceeds fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this act
from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $937,645,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and
by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Maximum effort school loan fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in
this act from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of management and
budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $25,000,000 in the manner,
upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to
16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of
the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds,
must be credited to a bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school loan fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Trunk highway fund bond proceeds account. new text end

new text begin To provide the money
appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the
commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an
amount up to $6,505,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed
by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution,
article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the commissioner
of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium
received from the sale of the bonds, must be credited to the bond proceeds account in
the trunk highway fund.
new text end

Sec. 25. new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS REDUCED.
new text end

new text begin (a) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision
1, is reduced by $355,680,000.
new text end

new text begin (b) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision
2, is reduced by $5,780,000.
new text end

new text begin (c) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision
4, is reduced by $6,500,000.
new text end

Sec. 26.

new text begin [126C.75] FIBER OPTIC INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Creation of accounts. new text end

new text begin Two public school fiber optic infrastructure
accounts are created, one in the general fund and one in the bond proceeds fund. Money
in these accounts may only be used for capital costs of fiber optic infrastructure for
eligible public school projects.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Program purpose. new text end

new text begin The fiber optic infrastructure grant program is
established to provide the capital investment needed to bridge the gap between the federal
Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, commonly known as
"E-Rate," and the total cost of fiber optic infrastructure that will better public school
buildings to support 21st century learning capacity at each district school.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin General eligibility; state general obligation bond funds. new text end

new text begin Minnesota
Constitution, article XI, section 5, clause (a), requires that state general obligation bonds
be issued to finance only the acquisition or betterment of public land, buildings, and other
public improvements of a capital nature. The legislature has determined that many fiber
optic infrastructure projects will constitute betterments and capital improvements within
the meaning of the Minnesota Constitution and capital expenditures under generally
accepted accounting principles, and will be financed more efficiently and economically
under this section than by direct appropriations for specific projects.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin For the purposes of this section:
new text end

new text begin (1) "Fiber optic infrastructure" means the land, buildings, fiber optic connection
cable, and end point hardware, including routers and switches. It does not include
computers, telephones, or cameras.
new text end

new text begin (2) "School district" means an independent, common, special, or intermediate school
district or a charter school.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Grant program established. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall make grants to
school districts for fiber optic infrastructure projects.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Eligible costs for grants. new text end

new text begin (a) "Eligible cost" for use of state general
obligation bond fund money means the acquisition of land or permanent easements;
preparation of land on which the fiber optic infrastructure will be located, including
demolition of structures and remediation of any hazardous conditions on the land; and
predesign, design, acquisition, and installation of publicly owned fiber optic infrastructure
in this state with a useful life of at least ten years that supports public school district
facility operation, administration, and instruction; the unpaid principal on debt issued by
the school district for a fiber optic infrastructure project, or the amount necessary to pay in
a lump sum all lease payments due if payment results in the school district owning the fiber
optic infrastructure. All uses under this paragraph must be for publicly owned property.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Eligible cost" for use of any other source of money will be determined by
limitations imposed on that source, but may include the costs of leases and reimbursement
of the costs of purchase and installation of fiber optic infrastructure.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must develop forms and procedures for
soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a school
district must include the following information in its application:
new text end

new text begin (1) a resolution adopted by its school board certifying that the money required to be
supplied by the school district to complete the project is available and committed;
new text end

new text begin (2) a detailed and specific description of the project and an estimate, along with
necessary supporting evidence, of the total costs for the project;
new text end

new text begin (3) an assessment of the need for and benefits of the project;
new text end

new text begin (4) a timeline indicating the major milestones of the project and their anticipated
completion dates; and
new text end

new text begin (5) any additional information or material the commissioner prescribes.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Criteria for grants. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must develop the criteria that will
be used to award grants if grant applications exceed available resources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Cancellation of grant. new text end

new text begin If, five years after execution of a grant agreement,
the commissioner determines that the grantee has not proceeded in a timely manner with
implementation of the project funded, the commissioner must cancel the grant and the
grantee must repay to the commissioner all grant money paid to the grantee. Section
16A.642 applies to any appropriations made to the commissioner under this section that
have not been awarded to grantees.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin By January 15 of each year, the commissioner must submit to
the commissioner of management and budget and the chairs of the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over education policy, education finance, and capital investment, a list of
the projects that have been funded with money under this program during the preceding
calendar year, as well as a list of those priority projects for which state bond proceeds fund
appropriations will be sought during that year's legislative session.
new text end

Sec. 27. new text begin BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state general
obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2013, no more than $.......
will need to be transferred from the general fund to the state bond fund to pay principal
and interest due and to become due on outstanding state general obligation bonds. During
the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds, the commissioner of
management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt service payments needed on
bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt service payments that will
be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall adjust the amount
of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this section. The
amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from the general fund
as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641.
new text end

Sec. 28. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This act is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end