SF 892

as introduced - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) 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 sale of state bonds; 
  1.6             appropriating money. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8   Section 1.  [CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  1.9      The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
  1.10  appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 
  1.11  to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent for 
  1.12  public purposes.  Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent 
  1.13  as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 
  1.14  5, paragraph (a), to acquire and better public land and 
  1.15  buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or 
  1.16  as authorized by article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), 
  1.17  or article XIV.  Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations 
  1.18  in this act are available until the project is completed or 
  1.19  abandoned.  
  1.20     The term "the area included in DR-1419," when used in this 
  1.21  act, means the area designated under Presidential Declaration of 
  1.22  Major Disaster, DR-1419, whether included in the original 
  1.23  declaration or added later by federal government action. 
  1.24                              SUMMARY 
  1.25  TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT                   $   12,750,000 
  1.26  HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY                                3,000,000 
  2.1   NATURAL RESOURCES                                     7,175,000 
  2.2   TRANSPORTATION                                        1,400,000 
  2.3   TOTAL                                            $   24,325,000
  2.4   Bond Proceeds Fund                                   12,675,000 
  2.5   Transportation Fund                                   1,400,000 
  2.6   General Fund                                          9,500,000 
  2.7   Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Fund                     750,000 
  2.8                                                    APPROPRIATIONS
  2.9                                                    $ 
  2.10  Sec. 2.  TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  2.11  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of
  2.12  trade and economic development for the   
  2.13  purposes specified in this section                   12,750,000
  2.14  Subd. 2.  Minnesota Investment Fund                   3,375,000
  2.15  For transfer to the Minnesota 
  2.16  investment fund to make grants to local 
  2.17  units of government for locally 
  2.18  administered grants or loan programs, 
  2.19  including buyouts, for businesses 
  2.20  directly and adversely affected by 
  2.21  flooding in the area included in 
  2.22  DR-1419.  Criteria and requirements 
  2.23  must be locally established with the 
  2.24  approval of the commissioner.  For the 
  2.25  purposes of this appropriation, 
  2.26  Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.8731, 
  2.27  subdivisions 3, 4, 5, and 7; 116J.993; 
  2.28  116J.994; and 116J.995, are waived.  
  2.29  Businesses that receive grants or loans 
  2.30  from this appropriation must set goals 
  2.31  for jobs retained and wages paid within 
  2.32  the area included in DR-1419. 
  2.33  This is a onetime appropriation from 
  2.34  the general fund and is available until 
  2.35  expended. 
  2.36  Subd. 3.  Petroleum Cleanup                             750,000
  2.37  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
  2.38  section 115C.08, subdivision 4, this 
  2.39  appropriation is for grants to local 
  2.40  units of government in the area 
  2.41  included in DR-1419 to safely 
  2.42  rehabilitate buildings if a portion of 
  2.43  the rehabilitation costs is 
  2.44  attributable to petroleum contamination 
  2.45  or to buy out property substantially 
  2.46  damaged by a petroleum tank release. 
  2.47  This is a onetime appropriation from 
  2.48  the petroleum tank release cleanup fund.
  2.49  Subd. 4.  Public Infrastructure                       1,125,000
  2.50  To the public facilities authority for 
  2.51  grants to local units of government to 
  2.52  assist with the cost of rehabilitation 
  2.53  and replacement of publicly owned 
  2.54  infrastructure, including storm sewers, 
  3.1   wastewater and municipal utility 
  3.2   service, drinking water systems, and 
  3.3   other infrastructure damaged by 
  3.4   flooding in the area included in 
  3.5   DR-1419. 
  3.6   Subd. 5.  Capital Project Grant                       7,500,000
  3.7   For a grant to the city of Roseau to 
  3.8   relocate the flood damaged city hall, 
  3.9   auditorium, library, museum, and police 
  3.10  department out of the Roseau river 
  3.11  floodway as a result of flooding as 
  3.12  declared in DR-1419, and in accordance 
  3.13  with Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.86.
  3.14  Sec. 3.  HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
  3.15  Subdivision 1.  For transfer to the housing
  3.16  development fund for the programs specified
  3.17  in this section                                       3,000,000
  3.18  Subd. 2.  Economic Development and     
  3.19  Housing Challenge                                     3,000,000
  3.20  For the economic development and 
  3.21  housing challenge program under 
  3.22  Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33, 
  3.23  for housing assistance in the area 
  3.24  included in DR-1419.  For assistance 
  3.25  under this subdivision, the 
  3.26  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
  3.27  section 462A.33, subdivisions 3 and 5, 
  3.28  and Minnesota Rules, part 4900.3632, 
  3.29  are waived. 
  3.30  This is a onetime appropriation from 
  3.31  the general fund. 
  3.32  Sec. 4.  NATURAL RESOURCES                                      
  3.33  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of
  3.34  natural resources for the purposes       
  3.35  specified in this section                             7,175,000
  3.36  Subd. 2.  Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants              7,175,000
  3.37  $4,050,000 is from the bond proceeds 
  3.38  fund for the state share of a flood 
  3.39  hazard mitigation grant for the 
  3.40  following identified capital 
  3.41  improvement projects:  Roseau West Side 
  3.42  Interceptor and County 120 Grade Raise, 
  3.43  Roseau Phase II Storm Sewer Project, 
  3.44  and any other authorized federal or 
  3.45  state flood mitigation project 
  3.46  providing all or part of 100-year flood 
  3.47  protection for the city of Roseau. 
  3.48  To the extent that the costs of the 
  3.49  100-year flood protection project in 
  3.50  Roseau exceed two percent of the median 
  3.51  household income in the municipality 
  3.52  multiplied by the number of households 
  3.53  in the municipality, this appropriation 
  3.54  is also for the local share of the 
  3.55  project. 
  3.56  $1,625,000 is a onetime appropriation 
  3.57  from the general fund for grants to 
  3.58  local units of government in the area 
  4.1   included in DR-1419 for the state share 
  4.2   of flood hazard mitigation grants for 
  4.3   flood damage reduction studies, 
  4.4   planning, engineering, and publicly 
  4.5   owned capital improvements to prevent 
  4.6   or alleviate flood damage under 
  4.7   Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.161.  
  4.8   This appropriation is available until 
  4.9   expended. 
  4.10  $1,000,000 is to buy out property 
  4.11  substantially damaged by flooding in 
  4.12  the area included in DR-1419.  This is 
  4.13  a onetime appropriation from the 
  4.14  general fund and is available until 
  4.15  expended. 
  4.16  $500,000 is for grants to local units 
  4.17  of government in the area included in 
  4.18  DR-1419 to construct ring dikes to 
  4.19  mitigate flood damage.  This is a 
  4.20  onetime appropriation from the general 
  4.21  fund and is available until expended. 
  4.22  Sec. 5.  TRANSPORTATION                                        
  4.23  To the commissioner of transportation
  4.24  for the purposes specified in this section            1,400,000
  4.25  This appropriation is from the bond 
  4.26  proceeds account in the state 
  4.27  transportation fund. 
  4.28  $1,000,000 is from grants to local 
  4.29  governments for capital costs related 
  4.30  to the rehabilitation, replacement, or 
  4.31  reconstruction of roads or bridges 
  4.32  damaged or destroyed by flooding or 
  4.33  that provide future protection from 
  4.34  flood damages in the area included in 
  4.35  DR-1419.  A grantee must submit to the 
  4.36  commissioner of transportation final 
  4.37  plans for each project before grant 
  4.38  money may be released.  The 
  4.39  commissioner shall determine project 
  4.40  priorities and plans and require 
  4.41  changes to ensure the most prudent use 
  4.42  of state resources. 
  4.43  $400,000 is for a grant to the county 
  4.44  of Polk to repair a structure north of 
  4.45  Climax on marked state highway 220 
  4.46  damaged by flooding. 
  4.47  For grants under this section, the 
  4.48  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
  4.49  section 174.50, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 
  4.50  6a, and 7, are waived. 
  4.51     Sec. 6.  [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.] 
  4.52     Subdivision 1.  [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money 
  4.53  appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the 
  4.54  commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state 
  4.55  in an amount up to $12,675,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 
  4.56  and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 
  5.1   16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article 
  5.2   XI, sections 4 to 7.  
  5.3      Subd. 2.  [TRANSPORTATION FUND.] To provide the money 
  5.4   appropriated in this act from the state transportation fund, the 
  5.5   commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state 
  5.6   in an amount up to $1,400,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and 
  5.7   with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 
  5.8   16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article 
  5.9   XI, sections 4 to 7.  The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued 
  5.10  interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must 
  5.11  be credited to a bond proceeds account in the state 
  5.12  transportation fund. 
  5.13     Sec. 7.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  5.14     This act is effective the day following final enactment.