SF 2393

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 11:36pm

A bill for an act
relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better
public land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature with
certain conditions; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating
money.

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

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

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

new text begin SUMMARY new text end
new text begin Transportation new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 256,940,000 new text end
new text begin Metropolitan Council new text end		new text begin 50,000,000 new text end
new text begin Bond Sale Expenses new text end		new text begin 307,000 new text end
new text begin TOTAL new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 307,247,000 new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin TRANSPORTATION new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 256,940,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of transportation
for the purposes specified in this section.
The commissioner must allocate money
appropriated in this section so as to maximize
the use of all available federal money from
the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, and any other
federal funding.
new text end

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

new text begin 75,000,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
account in the state transportation fund
to match federal money and to replace
or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
174.50.
new text end

new text begin Political subdivisions may use grants made
under this subdivision to construct or
reconstruct bridges, including but not limited
to:
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new text begin (1) matching federal-aid grants to construct
or reconstruct key bridges;
new text end

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

new text begin (3) paying the costs to abandon an existing
bridge that is deficient and in need of
replacement, but where no replacement will
be made; and
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new text begin (4) paying the costs to construct a road
or street to facilitate the abandonment
of an existing bridge determined by
the commissioner to be deficient, if the
commissioner determines that construction
of the road or street is more economical than
replacement of the existing bridge.
new text end

new text begin Of this amount, $5,000,000 is set aside to
promote innovation and accelerated bridge
construction.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Local Road Improvement Program new text end

new text begin 100,000,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
account in the state transportation fund as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
174.50. Of this appropriation:
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new text begin (1) $20,000,000 is for the trunk highway
corridor projects account, to be used as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
174.52, subdivision 2, for grants or loans
to local governments for the local share of
trunk highway projects with local costs that
are related to trunk highway improvements
and not fully funded with other state and
federal funds;
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new text begin (2) $40,000,000 is for the local road account
for routes of regional significance, to be used
as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
174.52, subdivision 4, as grants or loans to
local governments to assist in paying the
costs of constructing or reconstructing city
streets, county highways, or town roads with
statewide or regional significance that have
not been fully funded through other state,
federal, or local funding sources; and
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new text begin (3) $40,000,000 is for the rural road safety
account, to be used as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4a, for
grants to counties to assist in paying the
costs of capital improvement projects on
county state-aid highways that are intended
primarily to reduce traffic crashes, deaths,
injuries, and property damages.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Rail Service Improvement new text end

new text begin 10,000,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for the rail service
improvement program to be spent as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
222.50, subdivision 7.
new text end

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

new text begin 13,000,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for a grant to the
St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional
Railroad Authority to plan and conduct
studies in accordance with the Federal
Rail Administration Railroad Corridor
Transportation Planning Manual; and to
administer, design, engineer, and construct
a segment or segments of the Northern
Lights Express intercity passenger rail
service between the cities of Duluth and
Minneapolis. This appropriation is in
addition to the appropriation in Laws 2006,
chapter 258, section 16, subdivision 5.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Port Development Assistance new text end

new text begin 10,000,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for the purposes of the
port development assistance program under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 457A. Any
improvements made with the proceeds of
these grants must be publicly owned.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Greater Minnesota Transit Facilities new text end

new text begin 29,140,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is to construct and
rehabilitate facilities to support greater
Minnesota transit. Of this appropriation:
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new text begin (1) $13,600,000 is for the Rochester transit
garage;
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new text begin (2) $5,200,000 is for the Mankato bus garage;
new text end

new text begin (3) $520,000 is for the Northfield transit
station and park and ride;
new text end

new text begin (4) $9,600,000 is for the Duluth multimodal
terminal; and
new text end

new text begin (5) $220,000 is for the Stewartville park and
ride.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Railroad Grade Warning Devices new text end

new text begin 19,800,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for railroad grade
warning device installation and replacement.
Of this appropriation:
new text end

new text begin (1) $10,800,000 is to replace existing devices
that have reached the end of their design life;
and
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new text begin (2) $9,000,000 is to install railroad grade
warning devices at unsignalized railroad
grade crossings with paved county highways.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 50,000,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for the transit way
capital improvement program to build
and improve transit ways by acquisition
of right-of-way, environmental work,
design, engineering, relocation of utilities,
and construction. The money from this
appropriation is to implement capital
improvements for one or more of the
following transit ways, that are not listed in
priority order: Bottineau Boulevard Transit
Way, Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit, the
Central Corridor light rail line, I-94 Corridor
Transit Way, Red Rock Corridor Transit
Way, Riverview Corridor Transit Way,
Robert Street Corridor Transit Way, Rush
Line Corridor Transit Way, and Southwest
Corridor Transit Way.
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new text begin The council shall determine project priorities
after consultation with the Counties Transit
Improvement Board and other stakeholders,
as appropriate. The council shall seek
geographic balance in the allotment of this
appropriation where possible and maximize
the use of all available federal money.
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Sec. 4. new text begin BOND SALE EXPENSES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 307,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of management
and budget for bond sale expenses under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
subdivision 8.
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Sec. 5. new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Bond proceeds fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this act
from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $131,940,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and
by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Transportation fund bond proceeds account. new text end

new text begin To provide the
money appropriated in this act from the state transportation fund, the commissioner
of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to
$175,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota
Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI,
sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium
received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a bond proceeds account in the
state transportation fund.
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Sec. 6. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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new text begin This act is effective the day following final enactment.
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