ARTICLE 1

SUMMARY

ARTICLE 2

HUMAN SERVICES

new text begin [144.9513] WINDOW REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.
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new text begin [256D.0516] AGING OF FOOD SUPPORT BENEFITS AND
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
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256J.77 AGING OF CASH BENEFITS.

ARTICLE 3

ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, AND NATURAL RESOURCES

ARTICLE 4

CLEAN WATER LEGACY

ARTICLE 5

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

new text begin [116O.115] SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH ACCELERATION
PROGRAM.
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ARTICLE 6

PUBLIC SAFETY

ARTICLE 7

TRANSPORTATION

ARTICLE 8

STATE GOVERNMENT

SF 2190

ARTICLE 1

SUMMARY

ARTICLE 2

HUMAN SERVICES

new text begin [144.9513] WINDOW REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. new text end

new text begin [256D.0516] AGING OF FOOD SUPPORT BENEFITS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. new text end

256J.77 AGING OF CASH BENEFITS.

ARTICLE 3

ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, AND NATURAL RESOURCES

ARTICLE 4

CLEAN WATER LEGACY

ARTICLE 5

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

new text begin [144.9513] WINDOW REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin [256D.0516] AGING OF FOOD SUPPORT BENEFITS AND
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
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new text begin [116O.115] SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH ACCELERATION
PROGRAM.
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Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
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Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 2. new text begin HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 3. new text begin HUMAN SERVICES
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Sec. 4. new text begin COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH
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Sec. 5. new text begin VETERANS NURSING HOMES
BOARD
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Sec. 6. new text begin SUNSET OF UNCODIFIED LANGUAGE.
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Sec. 7.

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Sec. 8.

Subd. 4.

Sec. 9.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

Sec. 10.

Sec. 11. new text begin MINNESOTA FOOD SUPPORT PROGRAM SIMPLIFIED
APPLICATION.
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Sec. 12. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 2. new text begin ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 3. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES
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Sec. 5. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
RESOURCES
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Sec. 6. new text begin AGRICULTURE
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Sec. 7. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 2. new text begin CLEAN WATER LEGACY APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 3. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
RESOURCES
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Sec. 6. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 3. new text begin EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
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Sec. 4. new text begin HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM
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Sec. 6. new text begin MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin HUMANITIES COMMISSION
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Sec. 8. new text begin FINANCE
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Sec. 9.

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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

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Sec. 10.

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Sec. 11.

Subd. 8b.

Sec. 12. new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MINNEAPOLIS AREA
NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 2. new text begin PUBLIC SAFETY APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 3. new text begin PUBLIC SAFETY
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin CORRECTIONS
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Sec. 5. new text begin HOMELESS OUTREACH GRANTS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR HIGH-RISK ADULTS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

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Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 2. new text begin TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 3. new text begin TRANSPORTATION
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 3. new text begin LEGISLATURE
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Sec. 4. new text begin SECRETARY OF STATE
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Sec. 5. new text begin ADMINISTRATION
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE
TECHNOLOGY
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Sec. 7. new text begin CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL
AND PLANNING BOARD
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Sec. 8. new text begin EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
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Sec. 9. new text begin INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
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Sec. 10.

Subdivision 1.

Sec. 11.

Subdivision 1.

Sec. 12.

Subd. 6.

Sec. 13.

Subd. 3.

Sec. 14.

Subd. 2.

Sec. 15.

Subd. 4.

Sec. 16. new text begin REPEALER.
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Bill Text Versions

Current Version - 1st Engrossment

Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.new text end

Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin HUMAN SERVICESnew text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin COMMISSIONER OF HEALTHnew text end

Sec. 5. new text begin VETERANS NURSING HOMES BOARDnew text end

Sec. 6. new text begin SUNSET OF UNCODIFIED LANGUAGE.new text end

Sec. 7.

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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

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Sec. 8.

Subd. 4.

Sec. 9.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

Sec. 10.

Sec. 11. new text begin MINNESOTA FOOD SUPPORT PROGRAM SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION.new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end

Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCYnew text end

Sec. 4. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCESnew text end

Sec. 5. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCESnew text end

Sec. 6. new text begin AGRICULTUREnew text end

Sec. 7. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEnew text end

Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin CLEAN WATER LEGACY APPROPRIATIONS.new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCYnew text end

Sec. 4. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCESnew text end

Sec. 5. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCESnew text end

Sec. 6. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREnew text end

Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS.new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTnew text end

Sec. 4. new text begin HOUSING FINANCE AGENCYnew text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
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Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 2. new text begin HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 3. new text begin HUMAN SERVICES
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Sec. 4. new text begin COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH
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Sec. 5. new text begin VETERANS NURSING HOMES
BOARD
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Sec. 6. new text begin SUNSET OF UNCODIFIED LANGUAGE.
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Sec. 11. new text begin MINNESOTA FOOD SUPPORT PROGRAM SIMPLIFIED
APPLICATION.
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Sec. 12. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 2. new text begin ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 3. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
RESOURCES
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin AGRICULTURE
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin CLEAN WATER LEGACY APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 3. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
RESOURCES
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Sec. 6. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
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Sec. 4. new text begin HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
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Sec. 5. new text begin EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
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Sec. 7. new text begin HUMANITIES COMMISSION
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Sec. 8. new text begin FINANCE
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Sec. 12. new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MINNEAPOLIS AREA
NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE.
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Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 2. new text begin PUBLIC SAFETY APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 3. new text begin PUBLIC SAFETY
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Sec. 4. new text begin CORRECTIONS
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Sec. 5. new text begin HOMELESS OUTREACH GRANTS.
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Sec. 6. new text begin DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR HIGH-RISK ADULTS.
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new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin Children and Economic Assistance
Grants
new text end

new text begin Children and Economic Assistance
Management
new text end

new text begin Continuing Care Grants
new text end

new text begin State-Operated Services
new text end

new text begin Account establishment. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin Duties of local agencies. new text end

new text begin Loans. new text end

Alternate rates for nursing facilities.

new text begin Aging of food support benefits. new text end

new text begin Food support reporting requirements. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Challenge Program
new text end

new text begin Housing Trust Fund
new text end

new text begin Affordable Rental Investment Fund
new text end

new text begin Housing Rehabilitation and
Accessibility
new text end

new text begin Home Ownership Education,
Counseling, and Training
new text end

new text begin Capacity Building Grants
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Sesquicentennial Commission
new text end

new text begin Nicollet County Historical Society
new text end

new text begin Establishment; purpose. new text end

new text begin Qualified company. new text end

new text begin Applications for assistance. new text end

new text begin Grant awards; use of grant. new text end

new text begin Service agreements. new text end

new text begin Reporting. new text end

new text begin Funding. new text end

Family rental housing.

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin Alliance; functions. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Criminal Apprehension
new text end

new text begin Office of Justice Programs
new text end

new text begin Grant program. new text end

new text begin Grant recipients. new text end

new text begin Project design. new text end

new text begin Annual report. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin Scope of the demonstration project. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin Payment. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin Independent evaluation. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Town Road Sign Replacement
Program
new text end

new text begin North Shore Express Intercity Rail
Initiative
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Senate
new text end

new text begin Legislative Coordinating Commission
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin State Facilities Services
new text end

new text begin Administrative Management Services
new text end

new text begin Public Broadcasting
new text end

new text begin Disabled Veterans Rest Camp
new text end

deleted text begin Unable to go to polling placedeleted text end new text begin Eligibility for absentee votingnew text end .

Application procedures.

Ongoing absentee status; terminationnew text begin ; rulesnew text end .

Delivery of ballots.

Design of envelopes.

Agent delivery of ballots.

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin Children and Economic Assistance Grants new text end

new text begin Children and Economic Assistance Management new text end

new text begin Continuing Care Grants new text end

new text begin State-Operated Services new text end

new text begin Account establishment. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin Duties of local agencies. new text end

new text begin Loans. new text end

Alternate rates for nursing facilities.

new text begin Aging of food support benefits. new text end

new text begin Food support reporting requirements. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin Challenge Program new text end

new text begin Housing Trust Fund new text end

new text begin Affordable Rental Investment Fund new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Children and Economic Assistance
Grants
new text end

new text begin Children and Economic Assistance
Management
new text end

new text begin Continuing Care Grants
new text end

new text begin State-Operated Services
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Challenge Program
new text end

new text begin Housing Trust Fund
new text end

new text begin Affordable Rental Investment Fund
new text end

new text begin Housing Rehabilitation and
Accessibility
new text end

new text begin Home Ownership Education,
Counseling, and Training
new text end

new text begin Capacity Building Grants
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Sesquicentennial Commission
new text end

new text begin Nicollet County Historical Society
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Criminal Apprehension
new text end

new text begin Office of Justice Programs
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Engrossments
Introduction		Posted on 03/29/2007
1st Engrossment		Posted on 04/02/2007

A bill for an act
relating to the financing of state government; making onetime appropriations for
health and human services, environment and natural resources, energy, clean
water legacy, veterans, economic development, public safety, transportation, and
state government; modifying certain statutory provisions and laws; providing
for certain programs; fixing and limiting fees; authorizing rulemaking; requiring
reports; providing for penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, sections 203B.02, subdivision 1; 203B.04, subdivisions 1, 6;
203B.06, subdivision 3; 203B.07, subdivision 2; 203B.11, subdivision 4;
256B.434, subdivision 4; 256J.77; 256K.45, by adding a subdivision; 462A.21,
subdivision 8b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters
116O; 144; 256D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 203B.04,
subdivision 5.

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

new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations from the general
fund made in this act.
new text end

		new text begin 2008 new text end		new text begin 2009 new text end		new text begin Total new text end
new text begin Health and Human Services new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 41,286,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 4,000,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 45,286,000 new text end
new text begin Environment, Energy & Natural Resources new text end		new text begin 8,808,000 new text end		new text begin 92,000 new text end		new text begin 8,900,000 new text end
new text begin Clean Water Legacy new text end		new text begin 54,000,000 new text end				new text begin 54,000,000 new text end
new text begin Economic Development new text end		new text begin 105,529,000 new text end				new text begin 105,529,000 new text end
new text begin Public Safety new text end		new text begin 4,200,000 new text end				new text begin 4,200,000 new text end
new text begin Transportation new text end		new text begin 2,675,000 new text end				new text begin 2,675,000 new text end
new text begin State Government new text end		new text begin 19,795,000 new text end				new text begin 19,795,000 new text end
new text begin Total new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 236,293,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 4,092,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 240,385,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made
in this article.
new text end

		new text begin 2008 new text end		new text begin 2009 new text end		new text begin Total new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 41,286,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 4,000,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 45,286,000 new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures
"2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are
available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first
year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal
years 2008 and 2009. All the appropriations in this article are onetime appropriations.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 32,921,000
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new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 1,000,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

(a) Child Support Enforcement Grants

4,000,000

-0-

new text begin Grants to counties. For grants to counties
for child support enforcement programs
to make up for the loss under the federal
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Public Law
109-171, of federal matching money for
federal incentive money passed on to the
counties by the state.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is available until June 30,
2009.
new text end

(b) Children and Community Services Grants

23,650,000

-0-

new text begin Targeted Case Management Temporary
Funding. For grants to counties and tribes
affected by reductions in targeted case
management federal Medicaid revenue as
a result of the federal Deficit Reduction
Act of 2005, Public Law 109-171. The
commissioner shall distribute the grants in
proportion to each affected county or tribe's
targeted case management federal earnings
for calendar year 2005. Before distributing
the grants, the commissioner shall estimate
and certify the amount by which the federal
regulations will reduce case management
revenue over the 2008-2009 biennium. The
commissioner may provide grants up to the
amount of the estimated reduction, not to
exceed the amount of this appropriation. The
commissioner may determine the timing
and frequency of payments to counties.
Counties must use the grants to pay for
social service-related costs, but the grants are
not subject to requirements of the Children
and Community Services Act grant under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256M.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is available until June 30,
2009.
new text end

2,900,000

-0-

new text begin $1,000,000 is for long-term homeless
services under Minnesota Statutes, section
256K.26.
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 is for the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act under Minnesota Statutes, section
256K.45. This appropriation must be spent in
each area of the continuum of care to ensure
that programs are meeting the greatest need.
new text end

new text begin (1) The commissioner of human services
shall offer a request for proposals to identify a
research and evaluation firm with experience
working with:
new text end

new text begin (i) homeless youth providers;
new text end

new text begin (ii) data; and
new text end

new text begin (iii) the topics of housing, homelessness, and
a continuum of care for youth.
new text end

new text begin (2) The research and evaluation firm
identified under paragraph (a) shall monitor
and evaluate the programs receiving funding
under Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.45.
new text end

new text begin $500,000 is for transitional housing programs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.33.
Up to ten percent of this appropriation may
be used for housing and services that extend
beyond 24 months.
new text end

new text begin $400,000 is for emergency services grants
under Laws 1997, chapter 162, article 3,
section 7.
new text end

(a) Children and Economic Assistance
Administration

87,000

-0-

(b) Children and Economic Assistance
Operations

84,000

-0-

2,000,000

1,000,000

new text begin Nursing Facility Sprinkler Systems. To
reimburse the costs of nursing facility
sprinkler systems under Minnesota Statutes,
section 256B.434, subdivision 4, paragraph
(e).
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200,000

-0-

new text begin Remembering With Dignity Project. (a)
For a grant to Advocating Change Together
for the Remembering With Dignity project in
paragraph (b). This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2009.
new text end

new text begin (b) As part of the Remembering With Dignity
project, the grant recipient shall:
new text end

new text begin (1) conduct necessary research on persons
buried in state cemeteries who were residents
of state hospitals or regional treatment
centers and were buried in numbered or
unmarked graves;
new text end

new text begin (2) purchase and install headstones that are
properly inscribed with their names on the
graves of those persons; and
new text end

new text begin (3) collaborate with community groups
and state and local government agencies to
build community involvement and public
awareness, ensure public access to the
graves, and ensure appropriate perpetual
maintenance of state cemeteries.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 5,365,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin Window Replacement Program. new text end new text begin
$1,000,000 is to the commissioner of finance
for transfer to the window replacement
revolving account under Minnesota Statutes,
section 144.9513.
new text end

new text begin new text begin Pandemic Influenza Preparedness.new text end
$4,365,000 is to prepare for and respond
to a pandemic influenza outbreak. Of this
appropriation, $2,183,000 is to purchase
antiviral medications and $2,182,000 is to
prepare and manage a stockpile of health
care supplies.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 3,000,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 3,000,000
new text end

new text begin Repair and Betterments. new text end new text begin For repair,
maintenance, rehabilitation, and betterment
activities at veterans home facilities
statewide.
new text end

new text begin All uncodified language contained in this article expires on June 30, 2009, unless a
different expiration date is explicit.
new text end

new text begin A window replacement revolving account
is created in the state government special revenue fund. Money in the account is
appropriated to the commissioner of health to provide loans to property owners to assist in
the cost of replacing lead painted windows.
new text end

new text begin (a) To be eligible for a loan under this program, an applicant
must own the property and the property must:
new text end

new text begin (1) have been built before 1960;
new text end

new text begin (2) contain wooden frame interior windows with lead-based paint; and
new text end

new text begin (3) have no more than four units.
new text end

new text begin (b) Loans obtained through the program must be used for window replacement,
including installation, cavity insulation, and frame repairs. Replacement windows must
have a U rating from the National Fenestration Rating Council no greater than 35 and
must be purchased from a Minnesota-based manufacturer.
new text end

new text begin An applicant must submit a loan application to the
commissioner of health on forms prescribed by the commissioner. The application must
include, at a minimum:
new text end

new text begin (1) the amount of the loan requested with a description of the replacement project;
new text end

new text begin (2) a legal description of the property; and
new text end

new text begin (3) a quote from a certified contractor for window replacement.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of health shall designate local
administrative agencies, including, but not limited to, CAP agencies, tribal, city or county
housing agencies, and nonprofit organizations to be responsible for:
new text end

new text begin (1) qualifying properties as eligible for the program;
new text end

new text begin (2) filing a lien on each property receiving a loan through the program;
new text end

new text begin (3) certifying installation contractors; and
new text end

new text begin (4) conducting program outreach to eligible property owners, with priority given to
properties where young children reside.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of health shall make a no-interest loan
to property owners who are eligible under subdivision 2. The commissioner shall give
priority to properties where young children reside on a first-come basis provided that the
property owner complies with this section. The total accumulative loan principal must not
exceed $15,000 per loan.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may prescribe forms and establish an application process and
may impose an administrative fee not to exceed ten percent of the amount of the loan to
cover the cost of administering the loan program.
new text end

new text begin (c) The borrower must begin repaying the principal no later than two years from the
date of the loan. Loans must be amortized no later than 15 years from the date of the loan.
new text end

new text begin (d) The principal becomes due upon the sale of the property or upon the refinancing
of the current mortgage on the property.
new text end

new text begin (e) Repayments must be credited to the account.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.434, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

(a) For nursing facilities which
have their payment rates determined under this section rather than section 256B.431, the
commissioner shall establish a rate under this subdivision. The nursing facility must enter
into a written contract with the commissioner.

(b) A nursing facility's case mix payment rate for the first rate year of a facility's
contract under this section is the payment rate the facility would have received under
section 256B.431.

(c) A nursing facility's case mix payment rates for the second and subsequent years
of a facility's contract under this section are the previous rate year's contract payment
rates plus an inflation adjustment and, for facilities reimbursed under this section or
section 256B.431, an adjustment to include the cost of any increase in Health Department
licensing fees for the facility taking effect on or after July 1, 2001. The index for the
inflation adjustment must be based on the change in the Consumer Price Index-All Items
(United States City average) (CPI-U) forecasted by the commissioner of finance's national
economic consultant, as forecasted in the fourth quarter of the calendar year preceding
the rate year. The inflation adjustment must be based on the 12-month period from the
midpoint of the previous rate year to the midpoint of the rate year for which the rate is
being determined. For the rate years beginning on July 1, 1999, July 1, 2000, July 1, 2001,
July 1, 2002, July 1, 2003, July 1, 2004, July 1, 2005, July 1, 2006, July 1, 2007, and July
1, 2008, this paragraph shall apply only to the property-related payment rate, except
that adjustments to include the cost of any increase in Health Department licensing fees
taking effect on or after July 1, 2001, shall be provided. Beginning in 2005, adjustment to
the property payment rate under this section and section 256B.431 shall be effective on
October 1. In determining the amount of the property-related payment rate adjustment
under this paragraph, the commissioner shall determine the proportion of the facility's
rates that are property-related based on the facility's most recent cost report.

(d) The commissioner shall develop additional incentive-based payments of up to
five percent above a facility's operating payment rate for achieving outcomes specified
in a contract. The commissioner may solicit contract amendments and implement those
which, on a competitive basis, best meet the state's policy objectives. The commissioner
shall limit the amount of any incentive payment and the number of contract amendments
under this paragraph to operate the incentive payments within funds appropriated for this
purpose. The contract amendments may specify various levels of payment for various
levels of performance. Incentive payments to facilities under this paragraph may be in the
form of time-limited rate adjustments or onetime supplemental payments. In establishing
the specified outcomes and related criteria, the commissioner shall consider the following
state policy objectives:

(1) successful diversion or discharge of residents to the residents' prior home or other
community-based alternatives;

(2) adoption of new technology to improve quality or efficiency;

(3) improved quality as measured in the Nursing Home Report Card;

(4) reduced acute care costs; and

(5) any additional outcomes proposed by a nursing facility that the commissioner
finds desirable.

new text begin (e) Notwithstanding the threshold in section 256B.431, subdivision 16, facilities that
take action to come into compliance with existing or pending requirements of the life
safety code provisions or federal regulations governing sprinkler systems must receive
reimbursement for the costs associated with compliance if all of the following conditions
are met:
new text end

new text begin (1) the expenses associated with compliance occurred on or after January 1, 2005,
and before December 31, 2008;
new text end

new text begin (2) the costs were not otherwise reimbursed under subdivision 4f or section
144A.071 or 144A.073; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the total allowable costs reported under this paragraph are less than the minimum
threshold established under section 256B.431, subdivision 15, paragraph (e), and
subdivision 16.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall use money appropriated for this purpose to provide to qualifying
nursing facilities a rate adjustment beginning October 1, 2007, and ending September 30,
2008. Nursing facilities that have spent money or anticipate the need to spend money
to satisfy the most recent life safety code requirements by (1) installing a sprinkler
system or (2) replacing all or portions of an existing sprinkler system may submit to the
commissioner by June 30, 2007, on a form provided by the commissioner the actual
costs of a completed project or the estimated costs, based on a project bid, of a planned
project. The commissioner shall calculate a rate adjustment equal to the allowable
costs of the project divided by the resident days reported for the report year ending
September 30, 2006. If the costs from all projects exceed the appropriation for this
purpose, the commissioner shall allocate the money appropriated on a pro rata basis to the
qualifying facilities by reducing the rate adjustment determined for each facility by an
equal percentage. Facilities that used estimated costs when requesting the rate adjustment
shall report to the commissioner by January 31, 2009, on the use of this money on a
form provided by the commissioner. If the nursing facility fails to provide the report, the
commissioner shall recoup the money paid to the facility for this purpose. If the facility
reports expenditures allowable under this subdivision that are less than the amount received
in the facility's annualized rate adjustment, the commissioner shall recoup the difference.
new text end

new text begin Food support benefits must not be
stored off line or expunged from a recipient's account unless the benefits have not been
accessed for 12 months after the month they were issued.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of human
services shall implement simplified reporting as permitted under the Food Stamp Act
of 1977, as amended, and the food stamp regulations at Code of Federal Regulations,
title 7, part 273. Food support recipient households required to report periodically are
not required to report more often than one time every six months. This provision does
not apply to households receiving food benefits under the Minnesota family investment
program waiver.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256J.77, is amended to read:

Cash benefits under chapters 256D, 256J, and 256Knew text begin , except food stamp benefits
under chapter 256D, new text end by warrants or electronic benefit transfer that have not been accessed
within 90 days of issuance shall be canceled. Cash benefits may be replaced after they are
canceled, for up to one year after the date of issuance, if failure to do so would place the
client or family at risk. For purposes of this section, "accessed" means cashing a warrant
or making at least one withdrawal from benefits deposited in an electronic benefit account.

new text begin The commissioner of human services shall create a simplified application for
the Minnesota food support program for persons over the age of 60 and persons with
disabilities. The application must be no longer than three pages.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective July 1, 2007, unless a different effective date is specified.
new text end

new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made
in this article.
new text end

		new text begin 2008 new text end		new text begin 2009 new text end		new text begin Total new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 8,808,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 92,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 8,900,000 new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated for the
2008-2009 biennium only to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article.
The appropriations are from the general fund and are available only for the fiscal years
indicated for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that
the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008,
or June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is
fiscal year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 690,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin $290,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for grants to
convert diesel emission systems in school
buses.
new text end

new text begin $400,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for a grant
to the Koochiching Economic Development
Authority for a feasibility study for a plasma
torch gasification facility that converts
municipal solid waste into energy and slag.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 2,864,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin $500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for addressing
surface and groundwater issues related to
the development and expansion of ethanol
production.
new text end

new text begin $500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for the lands
records management system.
new text end

new text begin $200,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for a grant to
the Forest Resources Council to conduct a
study of options and make recommendations
to the legislature for addressing the
fragmentation and parcelization of large
blocks of private forest land in the state.
new text end

new text begin $200,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for a grant
to the Forest Resources Research Advisory
Committee to provide direction on research
topics recommended by the governor's task
force on the competitiveness of Minnesota's
primary forest products industry.
new text end

new text begin $110,000 in fiscal year 2008 is to develop
and implement a statewide information
and education campaign regarding the
proposed statewide ban on the transport,
storage, or use of nonapproved firewood on
state-administered lands.
new text end

new text begin $54,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for fencing
cattle-feeding areas in bovine tuberculosis
control zones under the emergency deterrent
materials assistance program in Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A,028, subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin $350,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for a grant to
the International Wolf Center for building
renovations.
new text end

new text begin $200,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for a grant
to the Natural Resources Research Institute
for silvicultural research to improve the
quality and quantity of timber fiber. The
appropriation must be matched in the amount
of $200,000 in cash or in-kind contributions
from the forest products industry members of
the Minnesota Forest Productivity Research
Cooperative.
new text end

new text begin $100,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for grants to
cities, counties, townships, park districts, and
park and recreation boards in cities of the first
class for the identification, removal, disposal,
and replacement of dead or dying shade trees
lost to forest pests or disease. For purposes
of this section, "shade tree" means a woody
perennial grown primarily for aesthetic or
environmental purposes with minimal to
residual timber value. The commissioner
shall consult with municipalities; park and
recreation boards in cities of the first class;
nonprofit organizations; and other interested
parties in developing eligibility criteria.
new text end

new text begin $500,000 is for a grant to the city of Wabasha
for programming at the National Bald Eagle
Center.
new text end

new text begin $100,000 the first year is for a grant to the
Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
to retire loans incurred by the center for
construction of its facility in the city of
Roseville and to complete educational
technology infrastructure at the center.
new text end

new text begin $50,000 is for a grant to the Minnesota
Conservation Corps to be used for learning
stipends for deaf students and wages for
interpreters participating in its summer youth
program. The appropriation is available until
June 30, 2009.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 1,704,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 92,000
new text end

new text begin $500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is to provide
grants for bioenergy crop research and
monitoring, including, but not limited to,
water quality, water quantity utilized, soil
carbon storage, biological diversity, wildlife
and habitat impacts and benefits, and small
diameter woody bioenergy. Of this amount,
$300,000 is for a grant to the Minnesota
Forest Resources Council for conducting site
level ecological research and assessments as
identified by the council's biomass technical
committee. Additional money from other
sources should be sought to accomplish this
purpose.
new text end

new text begin $200,000 in fiscal year 2008 is to develop
clean energy program guidelines and
standards.
new text end

new text begin $500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is to make grants
to local units of government to improve
response to major wetlands violations.
new text end

new text begin $60,000 in fiscal year 2008 is to develop
a comprehensive state wetland restoration
vision plan.
new text end

new text begin $150,000 in fiscal year 2008 is to
develop guidelines for drainage records
modernization.
new text end

new text begin $92,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $92,000 in
fiscal year 2009 is to the Minnesota River
Basin Joint Powers Board, also known as
the Minnesota River Board, for operating
expenses. Funding from this appropriation
will enable the Minnesota River Board to
track and publish the results of projects in the
12 major watersheds within the Minnesota
River basin.
new text end

new text begin $2,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for a grant to
the Faribault Soil and Water Conservation
District to pay for erosion repair on the Blue
Earth River.
new text end

new text begin $200,000 is for a grant to the city of Gaylord
to construct and reconstruct storm water
sewer drains and related facilities to divert
water that currently drains into Lake Titlow
into holding ponds south of the city. The
cost of reconstructing city streets as part of
this diversion, and as outlined in the city of
Gaylord's street improvement plan, is the
responsibility of the city. This diversion will
keep phosphorus and other chemicals from
entering the lake, and will improve the water
quality of Lake Titlow.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 50,000
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the University of Minnesota,
Department of Horticultural Science,
Enology Laboratory, to upgrade and purchase
instrumentation to allow rapid and accurate
measurement of enology components. This
is a onetime appropriation and is available
until expended.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 3,500,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin $500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for E85
cost-share grants.
new text end

new text begin (a) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 is to the
Center for Rural Policy and Development
at Minnesota State University at Mankato
to make a grant to a nonprofit organization
with experience dealing with energy and
community wind issues to design and
implement a rural wind energy development
assistance program. The program must
be designed to maximize rural economic
development and stabilize rural community
institutions, including hospitals and schools,
by increasing the income of local residents
and increasing local tax revenues. The
grant may be disbursed in two installments.
The program must provide assistance to
rural entities seeking to develop wind
energy electric generation projects and to
sell the energy from the projects. Among
other strategies, the program may consider
combining rural entities and others into
groups with the size and market power
necessary for planning and developing
significant rural wind energy projects.
new text end

new text begin (b) The program must provide assistance by,
among other things:
new text end

new text begin (1) providing legal, engineering, and
financial services;
new text end

new text begin (2) identifying target communities with
favorable wind resources, community
interest, and local political support;
new text end

new text begin (3) providing assistance to reserve, obtain,
and assure the maintenance over time of
wind turbines;
new text end

new text begin (4) creating market opportunities for utilities
to meet their renewable energy obligations
through purchases of rural community wind;
new text end

new text begin (5) assisting in the negotiation of fair power
purchase agreements;
new text end

new text begin (6) facilitating transmission interconnection
and delivery of energy from rural and
community wind projects; and
new text end

new text begin (7) lowering the market risk facing potential
wind investors by supporting local wind
development from start to finish.
new text end

new text begin The grantee must demonstrate an ability
to sustain program functions with ongoing
revenue from sources other than state funding
and shall provide a 35 percent grant match.
The grant must be awarded on a competitive
basis. The initiative shall use best practices
regarding grant management functions,
including selection and monitoring of the
grantee, compliance review, and financial
oversight. Grant management fees are
limited to 2.5 percent of the grant.
new text end

new text begin $500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for
distribution to eligible households for home
heating assistance during the 2007 calendar
year. The commissioner must distribute
funds to eligible households according to
the formula developed for the distribution
of the federal Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance Program for fiscal year 2008.
new text end

new text begin $500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for the direct
and indirect expenses of the University
Enterprise Laboratories, Inc., for bioscience
business development activities.
new text end

new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made
in this article.
new text end

		new text begin 2008 new text end		new text begin 2009 new text end		new text begin Total new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 54,000,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 54,000,000 new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated for the
2008-2009 biennium only to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article
and are available until expended. The appropriations are from the general fund and are
available only for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figure "2008" used in
this article means that the appropriations listed are available for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2008.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 27,300,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin $12,610,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for
statewide assessments of surface water
quality and trends, including monitoring
endocrine disruptors contained in waters of
the state.
new text end

new text begin $14,690,000 in fiscal year 2008 is to
develop TMDL's and TMDL implementation
plans for waters listed on United States
Environmental Protection Agency-approved
impaired waters list.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 4,500,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin $1,800,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for statewide
assessments of surface water quality and
trends.
new text end

new text begin $1,700,000 in fiscal year 2008 is to develop
TMDL's and TMDL implementation
plans for waters listed on United States
Environmental Protection Agency-approved
impaired waters list.
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for nonpoint
and point restoration programs to address
impaired waters.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 17,700,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin $6,650,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for targeted
nonpoint restoration cost-share and incentive
payments, of which up to $4,850,000 is
available for grants and $1,500,000 is for
agricultural watershed restoration projects
that are located in a watershed impaired
by nonpoint agricultural sources and are
designed to provide long-term restoration of
surface water quality through restoration of
the natural hydrological function to working
lands.
new text end

new text begin $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for targeted
nonpoint restoration and protection and
technical, compliance, and engineering
assistance activities, of which up to
$2,750,000 is available for grants.
new text end

new text begin $400,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for reporting
and evaluating applied soil and water
conservation practices.
new text end

new text begin $4,150,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for grants
to implement county individual sewage
treatment system programs and to locate and
identify imminent threat systems.
new text end

new text begin $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for grants
to support local nonpoint source protection
activities related to lake and river protection
and management.
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for grants
to address imminent threat and failing
individual sewage treatment systems.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 4,500,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin $1,600,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for research,
evaluation, and effectiveness monitoring of
agricultural practices in restoring impaired
waters.
new text end

new text begin $400,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for
management and coordination activities
that contribute to restoring impaired
waters, including technical assistance in the
development of TMDL plans.
new text end

new text begin $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for the
agricultural best management practices loan
program. At least $2,000,000 is available
for pass-through to local governments and
lenders for low-interest loans.
new text end

new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made
in this article.
new text end

		new text begin 2008 new text end		new text begin 2009 new text end		new text begin Total new text end
new text begin General new text end		new text begin 105,529,000 new text end		new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 105,529,000 new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the
appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008,
or June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is
fiscal year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. All the appropriations in
this article are onetime.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 72,129,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin $37,500,000 the first year is for transfer
to the Minnesota minerals 21st century
fund created in Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.423, to partially restore the money
unallotted by the commissioner of finance
in 2003 under Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.152. This appropriation may be used
as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.423, subdivision 2. This appropriation
is available until expended.
new text end

new text begin $30,000,000 the first year is for the direct
and indirect expenses of the collaborative
research partnership between the University
of Minnesota and the Mayo Foundation
for research in biotechnology and medical
genomics. An annual report on the
expenditure of this appropriation must
be submitted to the governor and the
chairs of the senate and house committees
responsible for higher education and
economic development by June 30 of each
fiscal year. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until expended.
new text end

new text begin $350,000 the first year is for a grant to the
Walker Area Community Center, Inc., to
construct, furnish, and equip the Walker
Area Community Center. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner has
determined that at least an equal amount has
been committed from nonstate sources. This
is a onetime appropriation and is available
until expended.
new text end

new text begin $79,000 the first year is for a grant to
Le Sueur County for the cost of cleaning
debris from lakes in Le Sueur County,
caused by the August 24, 2006, tornado in
southern Le Sueur County. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2008.
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the first year is to the Public
Facilities Authority for a grant to the Upper
Sioux Community to improve the current
water system to ensure continuity of service
to the entire population of the community
and to meet the demands of the planned
community expansion over the next 20 years.
This is a onetime appropriation and is not
available until the Public Facilities Authority
has determined that at least $1,000,000 has
been committed from nonstate sources. This
appropriation is available until expended.
new text end

new text begin $750,000 the first year is to the Board of
Regents of the University of Minnesota
to assist in formation of the alliance and
for projects identified in section 12. The
alliance, board, and city may cooperate on
the projects and may use the services of
other entities to complete all or a portion of a
project. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until expended.
new text end

new text begin $400,000 the first year is to Minnesota
Technology, Inc. for the small business
growth acceleration program established
under Minnesota Statutes, section .
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until expended.
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 is for the urban challenge grant
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
116M.18, for a grant to the Neighborhood
Development Center for minority enterprise
retention at the Global Market. The grant
must be used for purposes that are consistent
with the urban challenge grant program,
including micro enterprise loans, other loans,
technical assistance, and training. Limits
on loan amounts and the level of technical
assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section
116M.18, do not apply to this grant.
new text end

new text begin $750,000 the first year is for the urban
initiative program under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 116M. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin $100,000 is for a grant to the Metropolitan
Economic Development Association for
continuing minority business development
programs in the metropolitan area and for
contract procurement support to businesses
in northeast and southwest Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin $700,000 is for a grant to the city of
Inver Grove Heights to reduce debt on the
Inver Grove Heights Veterans Memorial
Community Center.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 25,300,000
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for transfer to the
housing development fund for the programs
specified.
new text end

15,800,000

-0-

new text begin For the economic development and housing
challenge program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 462A.33.
new text end

new text begin For housing that:
new text end

new text begin (1) conserves energy and utilizes sustainable,
healthy building materials;
new text end

new text begin (2) preserves sensitive natural areas and
open spaces and minimizes the need for new
infrastructure;
new text end

new text begin (3) is accessible to jobs and services through
integration with transportation or transit
systems; and
new text end

new text begin (4) expands the mix of housing choices in
a community by diversifying the levels of
housing affordability.
new text end

new text begin The agency may fund demonstration projects
that have unique approaches to achieving the
housing described in clauses (1) to (4).
new text end

4,920,000

-0-

new text begin For deposit in the housing trust fund account
created under Minnesota Statutes, section
462A.201, to be used for the purposes
provided in that section.
new text end

2,500,000

-0-

new text begin For the affordable rental investment fund
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
462A.21, subdivision 8b.
new text end

new text begin To finance the rehabilitation of and operating
costs to preserve public housing. For
purposes of this subdivision "public
housing" is housing for low-income persons
and households financed by the federal
government and owned and operated by
public housing authorities and agencies.
Eligible public housing authorities must
have a Public Housing Assessment System
rating of standard or above. Priority among
comparable proposals must be given to
proposals that maximize federal or local
resources to finance the capital and operating
costs.
new text end

1,300,000

-0-

new text begin For the housing rehabilitation and
accessibility program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivisions 14a
and 15a.
new text end

630,000

-0-

new text begin For the home ownership education,
counseling, and training program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.209.
new text end

150,000

-0-

new text begin For nonprofit capacity building grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21,
subdivision 3b.
new text end

new text begin To be used for continuum of care planning
in greater Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 1,700,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Minnesota Film and TV
Board for the snowbate program. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
expended.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 200,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

100,000

new text begin For expenses incurred by the
Sesquicentennial Commission. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until
expended.
new text end

100,000

new text begin For a grant to the Nicollet County Historical
Society to renovate the center exhibit gallery
in the Treaty Site History Center in St.
Peter, including additions to the center's
infrastructure and state-of-the-art interpretive
elements. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until expended.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 700,000
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Minnesota Humanities
Commission under Minnesota Statutes,
section 138.911.
new text end

new text begin Ten percent of this appropriation must
be dedicated to eligible lifelong learning
programs.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 5,500,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of finance for a grant to
the city of St. Paul to be used to pay, redeem,
or refund bond obligations issued by the city
in 2000 for the RiverCentre parking ramp.
new text end

new text begin The small business growth acceleration
program is established. The purpose of the program is to (1) help qualified companies
implement technology and business improvements; and (2) bridge the gap between
standard market pricing for technology and business improvements and what qualified
companies can afford to pay.
new text end

new text begin A company is qualified to receive assistance under the
growth acceleration program if it is a manufacturing company or a manufacturing-related
service company that employs 100 or fewer full-time equivalent employees.
new text end

new text begin A company seeking assistance under the
growth acceleration program must file an application according to the requirements of
the corporation. A company's application for growth acceleration program assistance
must include documentation of the company's overall plan for technology and business
improvement and prioritize the components of the overall plan. The application must also
document the company's need for growth acceleration program money in order to carry
forward the highest priority components of the plan.
new text end

new text begin (a) The corporation shall establish procedures
for determining which applicants for assistance under the growth acceleration program
will receive a program grant. A grant must be awarded only to accelerate a qualified
company's adoption of needed technology or business improvements when the corporation
concludes that it is unlikely the improvements could be accomplished in any other way.
new text end

new text begin (b) The maximum amount awarded to a qualified company under the growth
acceleration program for a particular project must not exceed 50 percent of the total cost
of a project and must not under any circumstances exceed $25,000 during a calendar year.
The corporation shall not award to a qualified company growth acceleration program
assistance of more than $50,000 per year.
new text end

new text begin (c) A grant awarded to a qualified company under the growth acceleration program
must be used for business services and products that will enhance the operation of
the company. These business services and products must come either directly from
the corporation or from a network of expert providers identified and approved by the
corporation. No company receiving a growth acceleration program grant may use the
money for refinancing, overhead costs, new construction, renovation, equipment, or
computer hardware.
new text end

new text begin (d) A grant must be disbursed to the qualified company as reimbursement
documented according to requirements of the corporation.
new text end

new text begin The corporation shall enter a written service
agreement with each company awarded a grant under the growth acceleration program.
Each service agreement shall clearly articulate the company's need for service, state the
cost of the service, identify who will provide the service, and define the scope of the
service that will be provided. The service agreement must also include an estimate of the
financial impact of the service on the company and require the company to report the actual
financial impact of the service to the corporation 24 months after the service is provided.
new text end

new text begin The corporation shall report annually to the legislative
committees with fiscal jurisdiction over the corporation:
new text end

new text begin (1) the grants awarded under the growth acceleration program during the past 12
months;
new text end

new text begin (2) the estimated financial impact of the grant awarded to each company receiving
service under the program; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the actual financial impact of grants awarded during the past 24 months.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256K.45, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Any money appropriated for this section may be expended on
programs described in subdivisions 3 to 5, technical assistance, and capacity building. In
addition, up to five percent of money appropriated may be used for program administration
and up to eight percent of money appropriated may be used to monitor and evaluate
runaway and homeless youth programs receiving funding under this section. Money shall
be directed to meet the greatest need, with a significant share of the money focused on
homeless youth providers in greater Minnesota.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462A.21, subdivision 8b, is amended to read:

It may establish a family rental housing
assistance program to provide loans or direct rental subsidies for housing for families
with incomes of up to 80 percent of state median incomenew text begin , or to provide grants for the
operating cost of public housingnew text end . Priority must be given to those developments with
resident families with the lowest income. The development may be financed by the
agency or other public or private lenders. Direct rental subsidies must be administered by
the agency for the benefit of eligible families. Financial assistance provided under this
subdivision to recipients of aid to families with dependent children must be in the form
of vendor payments whenever possible. Loansnew text begin , grants,new text end and direct rental subsidies under
this subdivision may be made only with specific appropriations by the legislature. The
limitations on eligible mortgagors contained in section 462A.03, subdivision 13, do not
apply to loans for the rehabilitation of existing housing under this subdivision.

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given them.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Alliance" means a representative body of the constituencies, including, but
not limited to, the University of Minnesota, the city of Minneapolis, and the recognized
neighborhood organizations and business associations referenced in the report.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Board" means the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Report" means the report and appendix entitled Moving Forward Together:
University of Minnesota Minneapolis Area Neighborhood Impact Report, submitted to
the legislature in February 2007.
new text end

new text begin (e) "University partnership district" or "district" means the area located within the
city that includes the neighborhoods of Cedar-Riverside, Marcy-Holmes, South East
Como, Prospect Park, and University, as they are defined by the city, and the university's
Minneapolis campus.
new text end

new text begin (f) "University" means the University of Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin The alliance may facilitate, initiate, or manage
projects with the board, city, or other public or private entities that are intended to
maintain the university partnership district as a viable place to study, research, and live.
Projects may include, but not be limited to, those outlined in the report, as well as efforts
to involve students in activities to maintain and improve the university partnership
district; cooperative university and university partnership district long-term planning; and
incentives to increase homeownership within the district with particular emphasis on
employees of the university and of other major employers located within the district.
new text end

new text begin The board must report to the legislature by January 15, 2009, on
the expenditure of money appropriated under section 3.
new text end

new text begin This section expires June 30, 2009.
new text end

new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made
in this act.
new text end

		new text begin 2008 new text end		new text begin 2009 new text end		new text begin Total new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 4,200,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 4,200,000 new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the general
fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each
purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this act mean that the appropriations
listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009,
respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal year 2009.
"The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. All the appropriations in this article are
onetime.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 3,600,000
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

1,600,000

-0-

new text begin E-Charging. To develop an electronic
system known as e-Charging to prepare
and transmit charging documents between
law enforcement agencies, prosecution
offices, and the courts. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

2,000,000

-0-

new text begin Defibrillators. $100,000 the first year
is for grants to local law enforcement
agencies in counties other than metropolitan
counties, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 473.121, subdivision 4, to
purchase defibrillators. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Integrated Domestic Violence Response
Framework. $500,000 the first year
is for a grant to the city of St. Paul to
implement an integrated domestic violence
response framework. The project must
focus on the following items: developing
policies, procedures, and quality assurance
for domestic violence responses from 911
operators, law enforcement, prosecutors,
probation, district court, victim advocates,
social service providers, and other identified
interveners; developing an information
gathering and dissemination plan for
interveners; and developing training
curricula for interveners. The project must
develop a statewide model for a domestic
violence response framework that may be
used by local criminal justice agencies and
advocacy programs throughout the state. The
city of St. Paul may contract with outside
organizations to assist with the duties to
be performed under this project. These
contracts, regardless of the monetary limit
or nature of the contract, shall be subject to
municipal bidding procedures or be awarded
through the city's request for proposal (RFP)
process. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until June 30, 2009.
new text end

new text begin By February 1, 2010, the city of St. Paul
shall report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the senate and house committees
having jurisdiction over criminal justice
funding and policy on the results of the
project.
new text end

new text begin Children at Risk. $600,000 the first year is
for a grant to an organization that provides
services to children under the age of ten
who are involved or are at highest risk of
becoming involved in the juvenile justice
system and who are at highest risk of future
serious or violent offending, substance abuse,
school failure, teen pregnancy, or welfare
dependency. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Legal Advocacy For Trafficking Victims.
$300,000 the first year is for a grant for ten
weekly international trafficking screening
clinics that are staffed by attorneys from
a nonprofit organization that provides free
legal, medical, dental, mental health, shelter,
and vocational counseling services and
English language classes to trafficking
victims in the state. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2009.
new text end

new text begin The grant applicant shall prepare and submit
to the commissioner a written grant proposal
detailing the screening clinic free services,
including components of the services offered.
new text end

new text begin Homeless Outreach. $400,000 the first year
is for homeless outreach grants under section
5. This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2009.
new text end

Hennepin County Violent Offender Task Force

new text begin $100,000 the first year is for a grant to
Hennepin County for the Hennepin County
Violent Offender Task Force. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
spent.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 600,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin For the demonstration project described in
section 6. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until spent.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of public safety shall establish a
grant program to connect people experiencing homelessness to housing and services for
purposes of reducing recidivism and promoting stronger communities.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner, in consultation with the director
of ending long-term homelessness, the Ending Long-Term Homelessness Advisory
Council, and the Office of Economic Opportunity of the Department of Human Services,
shall award grants to agencies experienced in homeless outreach services and provide
needed staff qualified to work with people with serious mental illness or chemical
dependency, and employ outreach staff who are trained and qualified to work with racially
and culturally diverse populations.
new text end

new text begin Projects eligible for grants under this section must do
the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) provide outreach services that may be targeted to, but are not limited to, people
experiencing long-term homelessness and homeless people who have had repeated
interactions with law enforcement;
new text end

new text begin (2) provide outreach services that will provide intervention strategies linking people
to housing and services as an alternative to arrest;
new text end

new text begin (3) provide a plan to connect people experiencing homelessness to services for
which they may be eligible, such as Supplemental Security Income, veterans benefits,
health care, housing assistance, and long-term support programs for those with significant
barriers to living on their own;
new text end

new text begin (4) demonstrate partnership or collaboration with local law enforcement, which may
include joint application for homeless outreach grants, joint sharing in administration of
the grant, development of protocol defining when outreach workers are called upon,
and shared training opportunities;
new text end

new text begin (5) promote community collaboration with local and county governments, social
services providers, mental health crisis providers, and other community organizations
that address homelessness;
new text end

new text begin (6) provide a plan to leverage resources from the entities listed in clause (5) and other
private sources to accomplish the goal of moving people into housing and services; and
new text end

new text begin (7) provide a plan to measure and evaluate the program's effectiveness in connecting
people experiencing homelessness to housing and services and reducing the use of public
safety and corrections resources.
new text end

new text begin Grant recipients shall report to the commissioner by June
30 of each year on the services and programs provided, expenditures of grant money,
and an evaluation of the program's success in connecting individuals experiencing
homelessness to housing and services, and reducing the use of public safety and
corrections resources. The commissioner shall independently evaluate the effectiveness of
the grant recipients in achieving the goals of the program and report the results of this
evaluation and other information on the grant program to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the senate and house of representatives divisions having jurisdiction over
criminal justice funding by January 15, 2010.
new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, "high-risk adult" means an
adult with a history of some combination of substance abuse, mental illness, chronic
unemployment, incarceration, or homelessness. High-risk adults are considered to be very
likely to enter or reenter state or county correctional programs or chemical or mental
health programs.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of corrections shall contract with
one nonprofit entity to conduct this demonstration project and document the effectiveness
of this model. Initially, the demonstration will operate in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
new text end

new text begin (b) At a minimum, the contractor shall meet the following criteria:
new text end

new text begin (1) be an incorporated, nonprofit organization that is capable of managing and
operating a multidisciplinary model for providing high-risk adults with housing, short-term
work, health care, behavioral health care, and community reengagement;
new text end

new text begin (2) demonstrate an ability to organize and manage an alliance of nonprofit
organizations providing services to high-risk adults;
new text end

new text begin (3) have organizational leaders with a demonstrated ability to organize, manage,
and lead service teams consisting of workers from multiple service providers that deliver
direct support to high-risk adults;
new text end

new text begin (4) have experience with providing a comprehensive set of housing, work, health
care, behavioral health care, and community reengagement services to high-risk adults; and
new text end

new text begin (5) be a recipient of foundation and other private funds for the refinement and testing
of a demonstration of this type.
new text end

new text begin The contractor undertaking this
demonstration project shall do the following, as part of this project:
new text end

new text begin (1) enroll eligible high-risk adults over the demonstration project period, starting
December 1, 2007;
new text end

new text begin (2) using best practices derived from research and testing, provide or assist in
arranging access to services for high-risk adults enrolled in the demonstration project,
including, at a minimum, housing, behavioral health services, health care, employment,
and community and family reengagement;
new text end

new text begin (3) maximize the performance of existing services and programs by coordinating
access to and the delivery of these services; and
new text end

new text begin (4) define conditions under which enrollees are considered to be in good standing
and allowed to remain in the demonstration project.
new text end

new text begin The conditions under clause (4) may include, but are not limited to, the following:
new text end

new text begin (i) living in stable and safe housing;
new text end

new text begin (ii) working and earning an income;
new text end

new text begin (iii) paying child support, if appropriate;
new text end

new text begin (iv) participating in treatment programs, if appropriate; and
new text end

new text begin (v) having no arrests.
new text end

new text begin The following types of individuals are eligible for enrollment
in this demonstration project:
new text end

new text begin (1) high-risk adults;
new text end

new text begin (2) high-risk adults in the process of being released from state correctional facilities,
county detention facilities, community-based treatment or detoxification facilities,
community corrections halfway houses, or other similar programs, or on probation; and
new text end

new text begin (3) high-risk adults willing to accept the requirements imposed on enrollees in the
demonstration project, including, but not limited to, maintaining steady employment;
paying child support, if applicable; remaining drug-free and alcohol-free, if applicable;
and no criminal activity.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of corrections shall pay from the
appropriation for this demonstration project, to the entity under contract, a monthly flat fee
of $1,600 for every enrollee who is in good standing in the demonstration project.
new text end

new text begin (a) By January 15 of each year, the entity under contract shall
submit a report to the commissioners of corrections, human services, employment and
economic development, and housing finance and the legislature. The report must include
the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) the number of participants who have been enrolled and the number currently
participating in the demonstration project;
new text end

new text begin (2) a description of the services provided to enrollees over the past year and over the
duration of the demonstration project to date;
new text end

new text begin (3) an accounting of the costs associated with the enrollees over the past year and
over the duration of the demonstration project to date; and
new text end

new text begin (4) any other information requested by the commissioners of corrections, human
services, employment and economic development, and housing finance and the legislature.
new text end

new text begin (b) The report must include recommendations on improving and expanding the
project to other geographical areas of the state.
new text end

new text begin (c) The report must include an update on the status of the independent evaluation
required in subdivision 7.
new text end

new text begin An independent evaluator selected by the
contractor conducting this demonstration project, and approved by the commissioner of
corrections, shall conduct an evaluation of the project. The independent evaluator shall
complete and submit a report of findings and recommendations to the commissioners of
corrections, human services, employment and economic development, and housing finance
and the legislature. This independent evaluation must be developed and implemented
concurrently with the demonstration project, beginning on December 1, 2007. The final
report is due upon completion of the demonstration project and must be submitted to
the above-named entities.
new text end

new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made
in this article.
new text end

		new text begin 2008 new text end		new text begin 2009 new text end		new text begin Total new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 2,675,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 2,675,000 new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the
appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008,
or June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is
fiscal year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. All the appropriations
in this article are onetime appropriations.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 2,675,000
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

2,500,000

-0-

new text begin To implement the town road sign replacement
program established in Laws 2005, First
Special Session chapter 6, article 3, section
89. For the purpose of this appropriation,
implementation includes the purchase and
installation of new signs. This appropriation
may be used to satisfy any local matching
requirement for the receipt of federal money.
new text end

175,000

-0-

new text begin For a grant to 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.
new text end

Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made
in this article.
new text end

		new text begin 2008 new text end		new text begin 2009 new text end		new text begin Total new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 19,795,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin $19,795,000 new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated in fiscal
year 2008 for one time to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The
appropriations are from the general fund and are available until June 30, 2009. "The
first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal year 2009. "The biennium" is
fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 3,660,000
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

3,160,000

-0-

new text begin For improvements to information technology
systems for the senate.
new text end

500,000

-0-

new text begin For the revisor of statutes to complete
development of and implement the
administrative rulemaking component of the
XTEND bill drafting system.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 100,000
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin To implement new absentee voting
procedures.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 15,600,000
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

400,000

new text begin To design the restoration and expansion
of the State Capitol. This appropriation is
available until spent.
new text end

700,000

-0-

new text begin For a targeted group business disparity
study. The commissioner shall ensure that
the results of the study are kept current
and that any new or upgraded accounting
or procurement systems properly record
purchases from minority and female-owned
businesses through the use of state contracts,
and the availability of bids from those
businesses.
new text end

13,500,000

-0-

new text begin $10,440,000 is for grants to noncommercial
television stations to assist with the continued
conversion to a digital broadcast signal as
mandated by the federal government. This
appropriation must be used to assist each
station to complete its digital production
facilities and interconnect with other
Minnesota public television stations. In
order to qualify for these grants, a station
must meet the criteria established for grants
in Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.12,
subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin $2,500,000 is for grants to Minnesota Public
Radio to assist with the conversion to a
digital broadcast signal.
new text end

new text begin $560,000 is for the senate to convert to a
digital broadcast signal.
new text end

1,000,000

new text begin For a grant to Washington County for capital
improvements detailed in the approved
planned unit development for the Disabled
Veterans Rest Camp to provide increased
capacity, amenities, access, and safety for
Minnesota veterans. This appropriation is
available until spent.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 90,000
new text end

new text begin For select small agency infrastructure
projects.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 65,000
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin For the decennial expenses related to the
board's duties under Minnesota Statutes,
section 473.864, subdivisions 1 and 2.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 200,000
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin For a grant to the University of Minnesota
Department of Health Informatics to evaluate
the use and impact of personal health
records on employees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities. This
appropriation is available until June 30,
2009.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 80,000
new text end

-0-

new text begin To acquire an Indian burial site in Becker
County.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 203B.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end
Any eligible voter deleted text begin who reasonably expects to be unable to go to the polling place on
election day in the precinct where the individual maintains residence because of absence
from the precinct; illness, including isolation or quarantine under sections 144.419
to 144.4196 or United States Code, title 42, sections 264 to 272; disability; religious
discipline; observance of a religious holiday; or service as an election judge in another
precinctdeleted text end may vote by absentee ballot as provided in sections 203B.04 to 203B.15.

deleted text begin (b) If the governor has declared an emergency and filed the declaration with the
secretary of state under section 12.31, and the declaration states that the emergency has
made it difficult for voters to go to the polling place on election day, any voter in a
precinct covered by the declaration may vote by absentee ballot as provided in sections
203B.04 to 203B.15.deleted text end

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 203B.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Except as otherwise allowed by
subdivision 2, an application for absentee ballots for any election may be submitted at
any time not less than one day before the day of that election. The county auditor shall
prepare absentee ballot application forms in the format provided by the secretary of state,
notwithstanding rules on absentee ballot forms, and shall furnish them to any person on
request. By January 1 of each even-numbered year, the secretary of state shall make the
forms to be used available to auditors through electronic means. An application submitted
pursuant to this subdivision shall be in writing and shall be submitted to:

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end the county auditor of the county where the applicant maintains residence; or

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end the municipal clerk of the municipality, or school district if applicable, where
the applicant maintains residence.

An application shall be approved if it is timely received, signed and dated by the
applicant, contains the applicant's name and residence and mailing addresses, and states
that the applicant is eligible to vote by absentee ballot deleted text begin for one of the reasons specified in
section 203B.02deleted text end . The application may contain a request for the voter's date of birth, which
must not be made available for public inspection. An application may be submitted to
the county auditor or municipal clerk by an electronic facsimile device. An application
mailed or returned in person to the county auditor or municipal clerk on behalf of a voter
by a person other than the voter must be deposited in the mail or returned in person to
the county auditor or municipal clerk within ten days after it has been dated by the voter
and no later than six days before the election. The absentee ballot applications or a list of
persons applying for an absentee ballot may not be made available for public inspection
until the close of voting on election day.

An application under this subdivision may contain an application under subdivision
5 to automatically receive an absentee ballot application.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 203B.04, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

(a) An eligible voter
may apply to a county auditor or municipal clerk for status as an ongoing absentee voterdeleted text begin
who reasonably expects to meet the requirements of section 203B.02, subdivision 1deleted text end .
new text begin The voter may decline to receive an absentee ballot for one or more elections, provided
the request is received by the county auditor or municipal clerk at least five days before
the deadline in section 204B.35 for delivering ballots for the election to which it applies.
new text end Each applicant must automatically be provided with an absentee ballot deleted text begin applicationdeleted text end for
each ensuing electionnew text begin ,new text end other than an election by mail conducted under section 204B.45,
new text begin or as otherwise requested by the voter, new text end and must have the status of ongoing absentee voter
indicated on the voter's registration record.

(b) Ongoing absentee voter status ends on:

(1) the voter's written request;

(2) the voter's death;

(3) return of an ongoing absentee ballot as undeliverable;

(4) a change in the voter's status so that the voter is not eligible to vote under section
201.15 or 201.155; or

(5) placement of the voter's registration on inactive status under section 201.171.

new text begin (c) The secretary of state shall adopt rules governing procedures under this
subdivision.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 203B.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

(a) If an application for absentee ballots is accepted
at a time when absentee ballots are not yet available for distribution, the county auditor,
or municipal clerk accepting the application shall file it and as soon as absentee ballots
are available for distribution shall mail them to the address specified in the application.
If an application for absentee ballots is accepted when absentee ballots are available for
distribution, the county auditor or municipal clerk accepting the application shall promptly:

(1) mail the ballots to the voter whose signature appears on the application if the
application is submitted by mail and does not request commercial shipping under clause
(2);

(2) ship the ballots to the voter using a commercial shipper requested by the voter at
the voter's expense;

(3) deliver the absentee ballots directly to the voter if the application is submitted in
person; or

(4) deliver the absentee ballots in a sealed transmittal envelope to an agent who has
been designated to bring the ballotsnew text begin , as provided in section 203B.11, subdivision 4,new text end to a
voter new text begin who would have difficulty getting to the polls because of health reasons, or who is
disabled, or new text end who is a patient in a health care facility, deleted text begin as provided in section 203B.11,
subdivision 4,deleted text end new text begin a resident of a facility providing assisted living services governed by
chapter 144G, new text end a participant in a residential program for adults licensed under section
245A.02, subdivision 14, or a resident of a shelter for battered women as defined in
section 611A.37, subdivision 4.

(b) If an application does not indicate the election for which absentee ballots are
sought, the county auditor or municipal clerk shall mail or deliver only the ballots for
the next election occurring after receipt of the application. Only one set of ballots may
be mailed, shipped, or delivered to an applicant for any election, except as provided in
section 203B.13, subdivision 2, or when a replacement ballot has been requested by the
voter for a ballot that has been spoiled or lost in transit.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 203B.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

The return envelope shall be of sufficient size to
conveniently enclose and contain the ballot envelope and a voter registration card folded
along its perforations. The return envelope shall be designed to open on the left-hand
end. Notwithstanding any rule to the contrary, the return envelope must be designed in
one of the following ways:

(1) it must be of sufficient size to contain an additional envelope that when sealed,
conceals the signature, identification, and other information; or

(2) it must provide an additional flap that when sealed, conceals the signature,
identification, and other information. Election officials may open the flap or the additional
envelope at any time after receiving the returned ballot to inspect the returned certificate
for completeness or to ascertain other information. A certificate of eligibility to vote by
absentee ballot shall be printed on the back of the envelope. The certificate shall contain
a statement to be signed and sworn by the voter indicating that the voter meets all of
the requirements established by law for voting by absentee ballot. new text begin If the voter was not
previously registered, new text end the certificate shall also contain a statement signed by a person who
is registered to vote in Minnesota or by a notary public or other individual authorized
to administer oaths stating that:

(a) the ballots were displayed to that individual unmarked;

(b) the voter marked the ballots in that individual's presence without showing how
they were marked, or, if the voter was physically unable to mark them, that the voter
directed another individual to mark them; and

(c) deleted text begin if the voter was not previously registered,deleted text end the voter has provided proof of
residence as required by section 201.061, subdivision 3.

The county auditor or municipal clerk shall affix first class postage to the return
envelopes.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 203B.11, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

During the deleted text begin fourdeleted text end new text begin sevennew text end days preceding an
election and until 2:00 p.m. on election day, an eligible voter new text begin who would have difficulty
getting to the polls because of health reasons, or who is disabled, or new text end who is a patient of
a health care facility, new text begin a resident of a facility providing assisted living services governed
by chapter 144G, new text end a participant in a residential program for adults licensed under section
245A.02, subdivision 14, or a resident of a shelter for battered women as defined in section
611A.37, subdivision 4, may designate an agent to deliver the ballots to the voter from the
county auditor or municipal clerk. A candidate at the election may not be designated as
an agent. The voted ballots must be returned to the county auditor or municipal clerk no
later than 3:00 p.m. on election day. The voter must complete an affidavit requesting the
auditor or clerk to provide the agent with the ballots in a sealed transmittal envelope. The
affidavit must include a statement from the voter stating that the ballots were delivered to
the voter by the agent in the sealed transmittal envelope. An agent may deliver ballots to
no more than three persons in any election. The secretary of state shall provide samples of
the affidavit and transmission envelope for use by the county auditors.

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 203B.04, subdivision 5, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
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new text begin Available for the Year
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new text begin Ending June 30
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new text begin 2008
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new text begin 2009
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