as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to public administration; authorizing 1.3 spending to acquire and to better public land and 1.4 buildings and other public improvements of a capital 1.5 nature with certain conditions; authorizing issuance 1.6 of bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota 1.7 Statutes 1996, sections 16A.105; 16A.11, subdivision 1.8 3a; 16A.501; and 16B.30; Minnesota Statutes 1997 1.9 Supplement, sections 16A.641, subdivision 4; 84.027, 1.10 subdivision 15; 85.0505, by adding a subdivision; and 1.11 268.917; Laws 1997, chapter 202, article 1, section 1.12 35, as amended. 1.13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.14 ARTICLE 1 1.15 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS 1.16 Section 1. [SUMMARY.] 1.17 The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 1.18 appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 1.19 to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 1.20 acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 1.21 improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act. 1.22 SUMMARY 1.23 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $ 251,950,000 1.24 MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 162,755,000 1.25 NATURAL RESOURCES 140,314,000 1.26 OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE 5,000,000 1.27 PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY 27,180,000 1.28 BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES 26,830,000 1.29 ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 3,200,000 2.1 GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS 174,400,000 2.2 HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 2,500,000 2.3 MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 3,783,000 2.4 PUBLIC SERVICE 8,000,000 2.5 CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION 1,249,000 2.6 CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING 20,780,000 2.7 FARIBAULT RESIDENTIAL ACADEMIES 9,323,000 2.8 HUMAN SERVICES 17,354,000 2.9 VETERANS HOMES BOARD 12,054,000 2.10 CORRECTIONS 17,845,000 2.11 PUBLIC SAFETY 1,328,000 2.12 TRANSPORTATION 19,429,000 2.13 ADMINISTRATION 63,332,000 2.14 AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION 30,600,000 2.15 CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND 2.16 PLANNING BOARD 12,702,000 2.17 MILITARY AFFAIRS 1,880,000 2.18 FINANCE BOND SALE EXPENSES 700,000 2.19 TOTAL $ 1,014,488,000 2.20 Bond Proceeds Fund 2.21 (General Fund Debt Service) 687,394,000 2.22 Bond Proceeds Fund 2.23 (User Financed Debt Service) 117,995,000 2.24 Transportation Fund 10,000,000 2.25 Trunk Highway Fund 27,180,000 2.26 General Fund 171,919,000 2.27 APPROPRIATIONS 2.28 $ 2.29 ARTICLE 2 2.30 HIGHER EDUCATION 2.31 Section 1. [HIGHER EDUCATION; APPROPRIATIONS.] 2.32 The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 2.33 appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 2.34 to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 2.35 acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 2.36 improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act. 2.37 Unless otherwise specified, general fund appropriations in this 2.38 article are available until June 30, 2002. 3.1 SUMMARY BY FUND 3.2 Bond Proceeds Fund 3.3 (General Fund Debt Service) 225,605,000 3.4 Bond Proceeds Fund 3.5 (User Financed Debt Service) 109,995,000 3.6 General Fund 79,105,000 3.7 Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 3.8 Subdivision 1. To the board of regents 3.9 of the University of Minnesota for the 3.10 purposes specified in this section 251,950,000 3.11 Subd. 2. Minneapolis Campus Mall Preservation 3.12 (a) Renovation for Walter 3.13 Digital Technology Center/Science 3.14 and Engineering Library 53,600,000 3.15 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 3.16 the Walter Digital Technology 3.17 Center/Science and Engineering Library. 3.18 (b) Molecular and Cellular Biology Building 70,000,000 3.19 To design, construct, furnish, and 3.20 equip the Molecular and Cellular 3.21 Biology Building, and to demolish all 3.22 or part of the existing 3.23 Jackson-Owre-Millard-Lyon Hall complex. 3.24 (c) Architecture Building Addition: 3.25 Design Initiative and Classroom Renovation 14,600,000 3.26 To design, construct, furnish, and 3.27 equip an addition to the Architecture 3.28 Building and renovate the basement 3.29 level of the existing building. 3.30 (d) Amundson Hall Addition: 3.31 Molecular Materials Laboratory 1,250,000 3.32 To construct, furnish, and equip an 3.33 addition to Amundson Hall for the 3.34 Chemical Engineering and Materials 3.35 Science program to remodel existing 3.36 space. This appropriation is 3.37 contingent upon $2,488,000 in nonstate 3.38 matching funds. 3.39 (e) Murphy Hall Renovation: 3.40 New Media Initiative 9,000,000 3.41 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 3.42 Murphy Hall to support the New Media 3.43 Initiative. 3.44 (f) Ford Hall Renovation: 3.45 New Media Initiative 9,900,000 3.46 To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 3.47 Ford Hall to support the New Media 3.48 Initiative. 3.49 (g) Digital and Utility Infrastructure 7,000,000 3.50 To predesign, design, and complete the 3.51 following projects: 4.1 (1) Of this amount, $2,000,000 is to 4.2 replace and upgrade the information 4.3 technology infrastructure serving Mall 4.4 District buildings. This appropriation 4.5 is from the general fund; 4.6 (2) Of this amount, $5,000,000 is to 4.7 separate the combined storm sewer and 4.8 sanitary sewer systems for this area of 4.9 campus, and replace obsolete chiller 4.10 equipment and develop chiller equipment 4.11 for air conditioning Mall District 4.12 buildings. 4.13 (h) Higher Education Asset Preservation 4.14 and Replacement: Health and Safety 325,000 4.15 To be spent in accordance with 4.16 Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046. 4.17 This appropriation is from the general 4.18 fund. 4.19 Subd. 3. Morris Campus 4.20 (a) Science and Mathematics 4.21 Addition, Recreational Sports Addition, 4.22 and Heating Plant Improvements 28,200,000 4.23 To construct, furnish, and equip the 4.24 first phase of a two-phased project to 4.25 enlarge and upgrade facilities to 4.26 support the science and mathematics 4.27 programs and demolish the physical 4.28 education annex at the University of 4.29 Minnesota, Morris. The initial phase 4.30 consists of four components: 4.31 (1) an addition to the existing science 4.32 building; 4.33 (2) renovation of the science 4.34 auditorium/lecture hall; 4.35 (3) expansion of the heating plant; and 4.36 (4) an addition to the Physical 4.37 Education Center in partnership with 4.38 the Morris community. Total project 4.39 costs of this component may be 4.40 increased to the extent supplemented by 4.41 local government and private funds. 4.42 (b) Higher Education Asset 4.43 Preservation and Replacement: Classroom 4.44 Renovation and Health and Safety 1,285,000 4.45 To be spent in accordance with 4.46 Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046. 4.47 This appropriation is from the general 4.48 fund. 4.49 Subd. 4. Duluth Campus 4.50 (a) Library 22,300,000 4.51 To construct, furnish, and equip a new 4.52 library to support the undergraduate 4.53 and graduate education, research, and 4.54 outreach missions of the University of 4.55 Minnesota, Duluth. 5.1 (b) Higher Education Asset 5.2 Preservation and Replacement: Classroom 5.3 Renovation and Health and Safety 3,300,000 5.4 To be spent in accordance with 5.5 Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046. 5.6 This appropriation is from the general 5.7 fund. 5.8 (c) Academic Space Renovation 200,000 5.9 To design for remodeling vacated 5.10 academic space in Heller Hall, MW 5.11 Alworth Hall, Business and Economics, 5.12 and the existing Library Building. 5.13 Subd. 5. St. Paul Campus 5.14 (a) Peters Hall Renovation 6,950,000 5.15 To renovate, furnish, and equip Peters 5.16 Hall on the St. Paul campus. 5.17 (b) Gortner and Snyder Halls: 5.18 Biology Laboratory Renovation 4,000,000 5.19 To design and remodel selected 5.20 laboratories in Gortner Laboratory and 5.21 Snyder Hall on the St. Paul campus to 5.22 support research in molecular and 5.23 cellular biology. 5.24 (c) Higher Education Asset 5.25 Preservation and Replacement: 5.26 Health and Safety 1,400,000 5.27 To be spent in accordance with 5.28 Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046. 5.29 This appropriation is from the general 5.30 fund. 5.31 (d) Greenhouse Renovation 5.32 and Replacement 900,000 5.33 To design for upgrading plant growth 5.34 facilities for teaching and research on 5.35 the St. Paul campus. The project will 5.36 renovate or replace obsolete greenhouse 5.37 and headhouse space and construct a 5.38 biocontainment facility to support the 5.39 teaching and research activities of 5.40 both the university and the Minnesota 5.41 department of agriculture. 5.42 Subd. 6. Crookston Campus 5.43 (a) Facility Improvements 3,800,000 5.44 To design, construct, furnish, and 5.45 equip four projects at the University 5.46 of Minnesota, Crookston: 5.47 (1) Early Child Development Center new 5.48 construction; 5.49 (2) Knutson Hall remodeling; 5.50 (3) Owen Hall addition remodeling; and 5.51 (4) University Teaching and Outreach 5.52 Center stable expansion. 6.1 (b) Higher Education Asset 6.2 Preservation and Replacement: Classroom 6.3 Renovation and Health and Safety 625,000 6.4 To be spent in accordance with 6.5 Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046. 6.6 This appropriation is from the general 6.7 fund. 6.8 (c) Kiehle Building Renovation 6.9 and Addition 180,000 6.10 To predesign and design the Kiehle 6.11 building renovation and addition on the 6.12 Crookston campus. 6.13 Subd. 7. Agricultural Experiment 6.14 Station: Facility Improvements 4,400,000 6.15 To design, construct, furnish, and 6.16 equip the following experiment station 6.17 projects: 6.18 (1) swine research facilities at Morris 6.19 and Waseca; 6.20 (2) Arboretum/Horticultural Research 6.21 Center laboratory in Victoria. In 6.22 addition, the university shall 6.23 contribute $833,000 of agency operating 6.24 funds towards construction of this 6.25 project; 6.26 (3) Cloquet Forestry Center dormitory 6.27 remodeling; and 6.28 (4) Grand Rapids Administration 6.29 Building addition. 6.30 Subd. 8. Minneapolis Campus 6.31 (a) Higher Education Asset 6.32 Preservation and Replacement: 6.33 Health and Safety 4,015,000 6.34 To be spent in accordance with 6.35 Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046. 6.36 This appropriation is from the general 6.37 fund. 6.38 (b) Folwell Hall Renovation 690,000 6.39 To design the renovation of Folwell 6.40 Hall and upgrading of its classrooms. 6.41 (c) Art Building 730,000 6.42 To design and prepare construction 6.43 drawings for the construction of a new 6.44 facility for the Department of Art on 6.45 the Minneapolis West Bank campus. 6.46 Subd. 9. Sports Facilities 6.47 (a) Sports Facilities Predesign 300,000 6.48 For predesign of sports facilities 6.49 systemwide. This appropriation is from 6.50 the general fund. 6.51 (b) Women's Athletics Fields 7.1 and Facilities 3,000,000 7.2 To design and rebuild the soccer 7.3 complex on the St. Paul campus, design 7.4 and rebuild the softball complex on the 7.5 Minneapolis campus, and design and 7.6 construct Women's Athletics office 7.7 space in the Bierman complex on the 7.8 Minneapolis campus. Total project 7.9 costs may be increased to the extent 7.10 supplemented by private funds. 7.11 Subd. 10. Debt Service 7.12 (a) The board of regents shall pay 7.13 one-third of the debt service on state 7.14 bonds sold to finance projects 7.15 authorized by subdivisions 2, 7.16 paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), and 7.17 (g), clause (2); 3, paragraph (a); 4, 7.18 paragraphs (a) and (c); 5, paragraphs 7.19 (a), (b), and (d); 6, paragraphs (a) 7.20 and (c); 7; 8, paragraphs (b) and (c); 7.21 and 9, paragraphs (a) and (b). 7.22 (b) The commissioner shall reduce the 7.23 board's assessment each year by 7.24 one-third of the net income from 7.25 investment of general obligation bond 7.26 proceeds in proportion to the amount of 7.27 principal and interest otherwise 7.28 required to be paid by the board. The 7.29 board shall pay its resulting net 7.30 assessment to the commissioner of 7.31 finance by December 1 each year. If 7.32 the board fails to make a payment when 7.33 due, the commissioner of finance shall 7.34 reduce allotments for appropriations 7.35 from the general fund otherwise 7.36 available to the board and apply the 7.37 amount of the reduction to cover the 7.38 missed debt service payment. The 7.39 commissioner of finance shall credit 7.40 the payments received from the board to 7.41 the bond debt service account in the 7.42 state bond fund each December 1 before 7.43 money is transferred from the general 7.44 fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 7.45 16A.641, subdivision 10. 7.46 Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 7.47 Subdivision 1. To the board of trustees 7.48 of the Minnesota state colleges and 7.49 universities for the purposes specified in 7.50 this section 162,755,000 7.51 Subd. 2. Higher Education Asset 7.52 Preservation and Replacement 43,000,000 7.53 This appropriation is from the general 7.54 fund for higher education asset 7.55 preservation and replacement projects 7.56 throughout the Minnesota state colleges 7.57 and universities system which meet the 7.58 standards defined in Minnesota 7.59 Statutes, section 135A.046, subdivision 7.60 2. 7.61 Subd. 3. Metro Area Plan 15,000,000 8.1 This appropriation is from the general 8.2 fund for master academic and 8.3 facilities-related planning and capital 8.4 improvements at colleges and 8.5 universities in the Twin Cities 8.6 metropolitan area. This appropriation 8.7 is contingent upon the completion of 8.8 the board of trustees' metro area plan. 8.9 Subd. 4. Master Facilities Plans 1,400,000 8.10 This appropriation is from the general 8.11 fund to complete and update college and 8.12 university master facilities plans. Of 8.13 this appropriation, $400,000 is for 8.14 Minnesota West Technical and Community 8.15 College and Northwest Technical College. 8.16 Subd. 5. St. Paul Technical College 10,000,000 8.17 This appropriation is to design and 8.18 construct an addition to the library 8.19 and learning resource center and 8.20 remodel existing space for student 8.21 services, chemical technology 8.22 laboratory, and to update the building 8.23 equipment automation system. 8.24 Subd. 6. Inver Hills Community 8.25 College 12,000,000 8.26 This appropriation is to design and 8.27 construct a new instructional building 8.28 and remodel the existing science 8.29 building. The new building will 8.30 include space for the emergency health 8.31 services program, chemistry and biology 8.32 laboratories, an interactive television 8.33 classroom, general instruction 8.34 classrooms, activities/fitness rooms, 8.35 faculty offices, small group meeting 8.36 rooms, and conference rooms. 8.37 Subd. 7. Hibbing Community 8.38 and Technical College 16,000,000 8.39 This appropriation is to construct a 8.40 new facility, adjacent to the community 8.41 college, for technical programs, 8.42 administrative services, and customized 8.43 training. Upon completion of this 8.44 facility, the college must vacate all 8.45 buildings of the former technical 8.46 college. 8.47 Subd. 8. Ridgewater Community 8.48 and Technical College 7,600,000 8.49 This appropriation is to design and 8.50 construct a new addition and remodeling 8.51 of existing facilities at the 8.52 Hutchinson campus for a library and 8.53 media resource center, nondestructive 8.54 testing facilities, student support 8.55 services, and child care center. 8.56 Subd. 9. Minneapolis Community 8.57 and Technical College 500,000 8.58 This appropriation is to design a new 8.59 addition and remodeling of the existing 9.1 library and other space. The addition 9.2 will include a library and media center 9.3 and an instructional technology center. 9.4 The remodeled space will include 9.5 classrooms, laboratories, faculty 9.6 offices, student services, and 9.7 interactive television classrooms. 9.8 Subd. 10. Red Wing/Winona 9.9 Technical College 1,500,000 9.10 This appropriation is to design and 9.11 construct a new classroom and garage 9.12 facility for the truck driving program 9.13 at the Winona campus. The facility may 9.14 be connected to or separate from the 9.15 main campus building, as deemed 9.16 appropriate to accommodate safety, 9.17 traffic, and programmatic concerns. 9.18 Subd. 11. Bemidji State University 9.19 and Northwest Technical College, Bemidji 1,000,000 9.20 This appropriation is for predesign and 9.21 design of facilities required to 9.22 colocate all programs of the technical 9.23 college and the state university's 9.24 industrial technology and nursing 9.25 programs. The board of trustees may 9.26 consider, among other options, the 9.27 remodeling of Bemidji high school. 9.28 Subd. 12. Metropolitan State University 1,000,000 9.29 This appropriation is to design a new 9.30 library and information access center 9.31 on the University's St. Paul campus. 9.32 The facility will include space for 9.33 collections of the St. Paul public 9.34 library and community library services. 9.35 Subd. 13. Mankato State University 11,000,000 9.36 This appropriation is for design and 9.37 construction of the first phase of a 9.38 two-phase project to renovate the 9.39 university's indoor and outdoor student 9.40 athletic facilities. This 9.41 appropriation is to remodel Otto arena; 9.42 construct an underground mechanical 9.43 vault; remodel and construct an 9.44 addition to Meyers field house; and for 9.45 improvements to Blakeslee field, the 9.46 outdoor running track, and tennis 9.47 courts. 9.48 Subd. 14. Century Community 9.49 and Technical College 800,000 9.50 This appropriation is for the design of 9.51 new construction and remodeling to 9.52 better integrate and connect the two 9.53 campuses, including construction of a 9.54 new learning resource center on the 9.55 east campus, a pedestrian bridge, and 9.56 remodeling on both campuses to 9.57 accommodate the consolidation of 9.58 programs and services. 9.59 Subd. 15. Northland Community 9.60 and Technical College 4,000,000 10.1 This appropriation is to design and 10.2 construct an addition and remodeling of 10.3 existing space for student services, 10.4 women's center, bookstore, customized 10.5 training, administrative services, and 10.6 classrooms. 10.7 Subd. 16. Systemwide 13,000,000 10.8 (a) Land Bank 10.9 8,000,000 10.10 This appropriation is to purchase land 10.11 adjacent to or near the college and 10.12 university campuses. Of this amount, 10.13 $2,500,000 is for Winona State 10.14 University and $2,500,000 is for St. 10.15 Cloud State University. The board of 10.16 trustees shall report annually to the 10.17 legislature on purchases made from this 10.18 appropriation. 10.19 (b) Minor Capital Improvements 10.20 5,000,000 10.21 This appropriation is for minor 10.22 remodeling and for new construction 10.23 projects of 2,000 square feet or less, 10.24 to accommodate changes in academic 10.25 programs and enhance support services 10.26 at the colleges and universities. The 10.27 board of trustees shall report annually 10.28 to the legislature on projects 10.29 completed with funds from this 10.30 appropriation. 10.31 Subd. 17. Winona State University 500,000 10.32 To design the remodeling of Maxwell 10.33 Library into offices and classrooms. 10.34 Subd. 18. Riverland Community 10.35 and Technical College 1,000,000 10.36 This appropriation is for design and 10.37 execution of minor construction and 10.38 remodeling at the Austin campus, 10.39 including remodeling for student 10.40 services and health science programs, 10.41 and reconfiguration of building 10.42 entryways, sidewalks, and roadways to 10.43 better connect the two separate 10.44 facilities. 10.45 Subd. 19. Southwest State University 800,000 10.46 This appropriation is to predesign and 10.47 design the renovation of the library 10.48 including the replacement of HVAC 10.49 systems and installation of wiring for 10.50 computer technology. 10.51 Subd. 20. St. Cloud Technical College 1,000,000 10.52 This appropriation is to predesign and 10.53 design an addition and remodeling of 10.54 existing space, including classrooms. 11.1 Subd. 21. Laurentian Community 11.2 and Technical College 500,000 11.3 This appropriation is to predesign and 11.4 design a new learning resource center 11.5 and remodeling of existing space at the 11.6 Virginia campus. 11.7 Subd. 22. Pine Technical College 1,700,000 11.8 This appropriation is for predesign, 11.9 design, and execution of remodeling for 11.10 a telecommunications/media/technology 11.11 center, student services, 11.12 administrative services, classrooms, 11.13 and a regional economic development 11.14 center. 11.15 Subd. 23. Rochester Community 11.16 and Technical College 1,000,000 11.17 This appropriation is to construct an 11.18 interior roadway connecting the two 11.19 campuses. 11.20 Subd. 24. University Center, Rochester 6,455,000 11.21 This appropriation is from the general 11.22 fund to predesign, design, and execute 11.23 the renovation of existing facilities 11.24 and install telecommunications 11.25 infrastructure improvements to create 11.26 an educational telecommunications hub 11.27 and regional technology and media 11.28 center. This appropriation is 11.29 contingent upon matching funds of 11.30 $3,237,000 from the Minnesota state 11.31 colleges and universities system. 11.32 Subd. 25. Rochester Regional 11.33 Recreation and Sports Center 5,000,000 11.34 This appropriation is to predesign, 11.35 design, and execute construction of 11.36 phase 1 of a regional community 11.37 recreation and sports activity complex 11.38 adjacent to the University Center, 11.39 including a field house, sport and 11.40 fitness center, aquatics facility, 11.41 outdoor football and soccer stadium, 11.42 soccer and baseball fields, and surface 11.43 parking lots. This appropriation is 11.44 contingent upon a $5,000,000 matching 11.45 contribution from the city of Rochester. 11.46 Subd. 26. Mankato Technology Center 7,000,000 11.47 This appropriation is for land 11.48 acquisition, design and construction of 11.49 a multi-use facility that includes a 11.50 technology incubator, a community 11.51 technology park, a multi-institutional 11.52 education center, headquarters space 11.53 for the Institute for Wireless 11.54 Education, laboratories, and office and 11.55 administrative space. This 11.56 appropriation is contingent upon 11.57 nonstate matching funds of $7,000,000 11.58 from the city of Mankato. 11.59 Subd. 27. Debt Service 12.1 (a) The board of trustees of the 12.2 Minnesota state colleges and 12.3 universities shall pay one-third of the 12.4 debt service on state bonds sold to 12.5 finance projects authorized by 12.6 subdivisions 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 12.7 13; 14; 15; 16, paragraphs (a) and (b); 12.8 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; and 26. 12.9 After each sale of general obligation 12.10 bonds, the commissioner of finance 12.11 shall notify the board of trustees of 12.12 the amounts for which it is assessed 12.13 each year for the life of the bonds. 12.14 (b) The commissioner shall reduce the 12.15 board's assessment each year by 12.16 one-third of the net income from 12.17 investment of general obligation bond 12.18 proceeds in proportion to the amount of 12.19 principal and interest otherwise 12.20 required to be paid by the board. The 12.21 board shall pay its resulting net 12.22 assessment to the commissioner of 12.23 finance by December 1 each year. If 12.24 the board fails to make a payment when 12.25 due, the commissioner of finance shall 12.26 reduce allotments for appropriations 12.27 from the general fund otherwise 12.28 available to the board and apply the 12.29 amount of the reduction to cover the 12.30 missed debt service payment. The 12.31 commissioner of finance shall credit 12.32 the payments received from the board to 12.33 the bond debt service account in the 12.34 state bond fund each December 1 before 12.35 money is transferred from the general 12.36 fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 12.37 16A.641, subdivision 10. 12.38 ARTICLE 3 12.39 ENVIRONMENT 12.40 Section 1. [ENVIRONMENT; APPROPRIATIONS.] 12.41 The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 12.42 appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 12.43 to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 12.44 acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 12.45 improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act. 12.46 Unless otherwise specified, general fund appropriations in this 12.47 article are available until June 30, 2002. 12.48 SUMMARY BY FUND 12.49 Bond Proceeds Fund 12.50 (General Fund Debt Service) 175,688,000 12.51 General Fund 26,836,000 12.52 Sec. 2. NATURAL RESOURCES 12.53 Subdivision 1. To the 12.54 commissioner of natural resources 12.55 for the purposes specified 13.1 in this section 140,314,000 13.2 Subd. 2. Statewide Asset 13.3 Preservation 2,282,000 13.4 For repair and renovation of the 13.5 department of natural resources land, 13.6 buildings, or other improvements of a 13.7 capital nature throughout the state. 13.8 The commissioner shall determine 13.9 project priorities as appropriate based 13.10 upon need. 13.11 Subd. 3. Office Facility 13.12 Consolidation 11,991,000 13.13 To acquire land, design, construct, 13.14 furnish, and equip offices and service 13.15 facilities at consolidated office sites 13.16 in Windom, Tower, and Fergus Falls. 13.17 Subd. 4. State Park and Recreation 13.18 Area Building Rehabilitation 4,620,000 13.19 To design, repair, rehabilitate, 13.20 construct, or add to state park 13.21 buildings throughout the state, 13.22 according to the management plan 13.23 required in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.24 86A. The commissioner shall determine 13.25 project priorities as appropriate based 13.26 upon need. 13.27 Subd. 5. State Park and Recreation 13.28 Area Building Development 5,895,000 13.29 To design, construct, furnish, and 13.30 equip new buildings and associated 13.31 utilities in the state park system, 13.32 according to the management plan 13.33 required in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.34 86A. $4,250,000 of this amount is for 13.35 the development of a visitor center at 13.36 Itasca State Park; $700,000 is for the 13.37 construction of a visitor center at 13.38 Mystery Cave in Forestville State Park; 13.39 and $360,000 of this appropriation is 13.40 from the general fund for the operation 13.41 of new facilities in state parks and is 13.42 available until June 30, 1999. 13.43 Subd. 6. State Park and Recreation 13.44 Area Betterment and Rehabilitation 2,935,000 13.45 To upgrade, repair, or rehabilitate 13.46 improvements of a capital nature at 13.47 state park and recreation area 13.48 facilities throughout the state, 13.49 including, but not limited to, resource 13.50 management projects, trail 13.51 rehabilitation, campground 13.52 rehabilitation, and road and bridge 13.53 repair. The commissioner shall 13.54 determine project priorities as 13.55 appropriate based upon need. 13.56 Subd. 7. Well Inventory and Sealing 476,000 13.57 To seal inactive wells on state-owned 13.58 land. This appropriation is from the 13.59 general fund. The commissioner shall 14.1 determine project priorities as 14.2 appropriate based upon need. 14.3 Subd. 8. Dam Improvements 1,000,000 14.4 For the emergency repair, 14.5 reconstruction, or removal of publicly 14.6 owned dams throughout the state. Up to 14.7 $300,000 of this appropriation is for a 14.8 grant to the city of Appleton for 14.9 removal of a dam located on the Pomme 14.10 de Terre River in Swift county. The 14.11 commissioner shall determine remaining 14.12 project priorities as appropriate based 14.13 upon need as provided in Minnesota 14.14 Statutes, section 103G.511. 14.15 Subd. 9. Flood Hazard 14.16 Mitigation Grants 24,000,000 14.17 For the flood hazard mitigation grant 14.18 program to local government units for 14.19 capital improvements to prevent or 14.20 alleviate flood damages under Minnesota 14.21 Statutes, section 103F.161. The 14.22 commissioner shall determine project 14.23 priorities as appropriate based upon 14.24 need. Grants under this subdivision 14.25 are exempt from the requirements of 14.26 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335. 14.27 Subd. 10. RIM Critical 14.28 Habitat Match 11,500,000 14.29 To acquire land for wildlife management 14.30 areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.31 97A.135; for the critical habitat 14.32 private sector matching account under 14.33 Minnesota Statutes, section 84.943; and 14.34 for acquisition and wetland restoration 14.35 under the North American Waterfowl 14.36 Management Plan. The commissioner 14.37 shall determine project priorities as 14.38 appropriate based upon need. $250,000 14.39 of this appropriation is from the 14.40 general fund for population and habitat 14.41 objectives of the nongame wildlife 14.42 management program. 14.43 Subd. 11. Veterans Memorial 14.44 State Park 14,000,000 14.45 This appropriation is from the general 14.46 fund to acquire land within the 14.47 designated boundary established for the 14.48 Veterans Memorial State Park; for 14.49 construction of a berthing site for the 14.50 U.S.S. Des Moines; and ship preparation 14.51 and movement and the development of 14.52 parking and state park facilities. 14.53 $1,800,000 of this appropriation is for 14.54 the operational costs of the state park 14.55 and is available until June 30, 1999. 14.56 This appropriation is exempt from the 14.57 requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 14.58 section 16B.335. 14.59 Subd. 12. White Pine Management 300,000 14.60 This appropriation is from the general 14.61 fund to implement increased public 15.1 involvement in white pine management 15.2 planning and to accelerate white pine 15.3 management on state forest lands. This 15.4 appropriation is available until June 15.5 30, 1999. 15.6 Subd. 13. Forest Road and 15.7 Bridge Projects 1,900,000 15.8 For reconstruction, resurfacing, 15.9 replacement, or construction of 15.10 improvements of a capital nature to 15.11 state forest roads and bridges 15.12 throughout the state. The commissioner 15.13 shall determine project priorities as 15.14 appropriate based upon need. 15.15 Subd. 14. RIM Fish Hatchery 15.16 Rehabilitation 1,300,000 15.17 For improvements of a capital nature to 15.18 rehabilitate, improve, or develop fish 15.19 culture facilities. 15.20 Subd. 15. Forestry Recreation 15.21 Facilities 1,600,000 15.22 For improvements of a capital nature to 15.23 rehabilitate, improve, or develop 15.24 forestry recreation facilities 15.25 throughout the state. The commissioner 15.26 shall determine project priorities as 15.27 appropriate based upon need. $600,000 15.28 of this appropriation is from the 15.29 general fund to improve camper safety 15.30 and security, and to make repairs to 15.31 selected state forest campgrounds and 15.32 is available until June 30, 1999. 15.33 Subd. 16. RIM Wildlife, 15.34 Habitat Improvements 4,500,000 15.35 For improvements of a capital nature to 15.36 develop, protect, or improve wildlife 15.37 management areas and other state lands 15.38 throughout the state. The commissioner 15.39 shall determine project priorities as 15.40 appropriate based upon need. $500,000 15.41 of this appropriation is from the 15.42 general fund for operational costs 15.43 related to wildlife management at the 15.44 area level. 15.45 Subd. 17. Scientific and Natural Area and 15.46 Prairie Bank Acquisition and Improvement 2,000,000 15.47 To acquire land related to scientific 15.48 and natural areas and prairie bank 15.49 easements; and for development, 15.50 protection, or improvements of a 15.51 capital nature to scientific and 15.52 natural areas throughout the state. 15.53 The commissioner shall determine 15.54 project priorities as appropriate based 15.55 upon need. $500,000 of this 15.56 appropriation is from the general fund 15.57 for the interpretation, management, and 15.58 monitoring of scientific and natural 15.59 areas and is available until June 30, 15.60 1999. 16.1 Subd. 18. Metro Greenways 16.2 and Natural Areas 1,100,000 16.3 To acquire natural areas and greenways 16.4 in the metro region through purchase of 16.5 conservation easements, land trusting, 16.6 or fee-acquisition. The commissioner 16.7 shall determine project priorities as 16.8 appropriate based upon need. $200,000 16.9 of this appropriation is from the 16.10 general fund for grants to assist local 16.11 government units and organizations and 16.12 is available until June 30, 1999. 16.13 Subd. 19. Water Access 16.14 Acquisition and Development 1,000,000 16.15 For public water access acquisition 16.16 development and rehabilitation on lakes 16.17 and rivers including boat access 16.18 through the provision of fishing piers 16.19 and shoreline access. 16.20 Subd. 20. Trail Acquisition 16.21 and Development 12,450,000 16.22 For acquisition and development of a 16.23 capital nature on state trails as 16.24 specified in Minnesota Statutes, 16.25 section 85.015. The commissioner shall 16.26 determine project priorities as 16.27 appropriate based upon need. 16.28 $2,000,000 of this appropriation is for 16.29 the state targeting accessible 16.30 recreation trails (START) project to 16.31 complete the trail survey, 16.32 prioritizing, and preengineering work 16.33 for all 100 major recreation areas and 16.34 to improve accessibility in up to 35 of 16.35 these areas. $450,000 of this 16.36 appropriation is from the general fund 16.37 for state trail amenities. 16.38 Subd. 21. Stream Protection 16.39 and Restoration 1,800,000 16.40 For the acquisition of easements and 16.41 aquatic management areas on streams for 16.42 fisheries management purposes; and 16.43 stream restoration on portions of the 16.44 Whitewater River and Sandy River. 16.45 $300,000 of this appropriation is from 16.46 the general fund to continue work to 16.47 develop protected water flow 16.48 recommendations on Minnesota streams; 16.49 and to support river restoration 16.50 expertise and its application to the 16.51 White Water River and Sandy River. 16.52 Subd. 22. State Park and 16.53 Recreation Area Acquisition 3,500,000 16.54 For acquisition from willing sellers of 16.55 private lands within state park and 16.56 recreation area boundaries established 16.57 by law. The commissioner shall 16.58 determine project priorities as 16.59 appropriate based upon need. 16.60 Subd. 23. Forestry Land Acquisition 800,000 17.1 To acquire private lands from willing 17.2 sellers within established boundaries 17.3 of state forests throughout the state. 17.4 The commissioner shall determine 17.5 project priorities as appropriate based 17.6 upon need. 17.7 Subd. 24. Lake Superior 17.8 Safe Harbors 5,300,000 17.9 For acquisition, design, and 17.10 development of safe harbors and public 17.11 accesses on Lake Superior at Taconite 17.12 Harbor, Two Harbors, McQuade Road, and 17.13 Knife River. This appropriation is 17.14 intended to maximize federal matching 17.15 funds from the United States Army Corps 17.16 of Engineers. This appropriation is 17.17 exempt from the requirements of 17.18 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335. 17.19 Subd. 25. Accelerated Wildlife 17.20 Habitat Management and Inventory 4,550,000 17.21 For wildlife habitat improvement; 17.22 wildlife population surveys and 17.23 monitoring private lands cost-sharing 17.24 for wildlife habitat and forest 17.25 stewardship; and project grants to 17.26 local government and native plant 17.27 habitats. Of this amount, $1,200,000 17.28 is for winter wildlife habitat 17.29 improvement for pheasants and other 17.30 grassland wildlife in key farmland 17.31 areas; $1,500,000 is for brush land and 17.32 forest habitat renewal for sharp-tailed 17.33 grouse and other species of birds 17.34 dependent on open brush lands in forest 17.35 areas by providing financial and 17.36 technical assistance to landowners as 17.37 well as brush land renewal on public 17.38 lands ($1,250,000 of this amount is 17.39 from the general fund); $750,000 is for 17.40 wildlife habitat improvements through 17.41 cost-sharing and technical assistance 17.42 to private landowners ($750,000 is from 17.43 the general fund); $400,000 is for 17.44 forest stewardship improvements through 17.45 cost-sharing and technical assistance 17.46 ($400,000 is from the general fund); 17.47 $500,000 is for wildlife population 17.48 surveys, monitoring, evaluation, and 17.49 constituent surveys ($500,000 is from 17.50 the general fund); and $200,000 is for 17.51 the conservation partners program to 17.52 enhance fish, wildlife, and native 17.53 plant habitats through project grants 17.54 to local government and private 17.55 organizations ($200,000 is from the 17.56 general fund). 17.57 Subd. 26. Customer Service 17.58 and Data Access 1,190,000 17.59 To enhance customer service and data 17.60 access through the collaborative use of 17.61 technology, improve communication with 17.62 citizens and stakeholders, and provide 17.63 technical assistance and data delivery 17.64 to citizens and local government. 17.65 $465,000 of this appropriation is for 18.1 the Minnesota Environmental/Natural 18.2 Resource Electronic Library (MENREL) to 18.3 accelerate the development of 18.4 integrated and indexed environmental 18.5 and geographic data catalogs, 18.6 cross-agency search and retrieval, and 18.7 content-rich libraries of environmental 18.8 data and information. $725,000 of this 18.9 appropriation is for improving citizen 18.10 access through the Internet to 18.11 environmental and geographic data 18.12 including the capability of producing 18.13 customized maps and reports. The 18.14 appropriation for this subdivision is 18.15 from the general fund. 18.16 Subd. 27. Enhance and Promote 18.17 Outdoor Skills 150,000 18.18 $50,000 of this appropriation is for 18.19 expansion of the "Becoming an Outdoors 18.20 Woman Program," and $100,000 is for a 18.21 position to coordinate shooting range 18.22 development on a statewide basis. Of 18.23 this amount, $35,000 is available as 18.24 matching funds for shooting range 18.25 partnership agreements. The 18.26 appropriation in this subdivision is 18.27 from the general fund and is available 18.28 until June 30, 1999. 18.29 Subd. 28. Local Initiative Grants 8,350,000 18.30 For matching grants to be provided to 18.31 local units of government for 18.32 acquisition, development, or renovation 18.33 of a capital nature of local parks, 18.34 trails, and natural and scenic areas. 18.35 Recipients must provide a match of at 18.36 least one-half of total eligible 18.37 project costs. The commissioner shall 18.38 make payment to local units of 18.39 government upon receiving documentation 18.40 of reimbursable expenditures. The 18.41 commissioner shall determine project 18.42 priorities as appropriate based upon 18.43 need. 18.44 $2,000,000 of this appropriation is for 18.45 grants to units of government to 18.46 acquire and develop outdoor recreation 18.47 areas. 18.48 $2,000,000 of this appropriation is for 18.49 cooperative trail grants of up to 18.50 $50,000 per project for trail linkages 18.51 between communities, trails, and parks. 18.52 $4,000,000 of this appropriation is for 18.53 regional trail grants of up to $240,000 18.54 for locally funded trails of regional 18.55 significance. 18.56 $100,000 of this appropriation is for 18.57 grants to units of government to 18.58 acquire and better natural and scenic 18.59 areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 18.60 85.019, subdivision 4a. 18.61 $250,000 of this appropriation is from 18.62 the general fund for program grant 19.1 administration. 19.2 Grants under this subdivision are 19.3 exempt from the requirements of 19.4 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335. 19.5 Subd. 29. Metro Regional Park 19.6 Acquisition and Betterment 9,825,000 19.7 For a grant to the metropolitan council 19.8 to pay the cost of acquisition, 19.9 development, and improvement of 19.10 recreation land and facilities. The 19.11 commissioner shall pay the amount on a 19.12 reimbursement basis to the metropolitan 19.13 council upon receipt of a certified 19.14 copy of a council resolution requesting 19.15 payment. This appropriation must not 19.16 be used for research, planning, 19.17 administration, or tax equivalency 19.18 payments. 19.19 Sec. 3. OFFICE OF 19.20 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE 5,000,000 19.21 To the office of environmental 19.22 assistance for the solid waste capital 19.23 assistance grants program under 19.24 Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54. 19.25 Grants under this section are exempt 19.26 from the requirements of Minnesota 19.27 Statutes, section 16B.335. 19.28 Sec. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY 19.29 Subdivision 1. To the public 19.30 facilities authority for the purposes 19.31 specified in this section 27,180,000 19.32 Subd. 2. Matching Money 19.33 for Federal Grants 18,000,000 19.34 For state matching money for federal 19.35 grants to capitalize the water 19.36 pollution control fund and the drinking 19.37 water revolving fund under Minnesota 19.38 Statutes, sections 446A.07 and 446A.081. 19.39 The expenditure and allocation of state 19.40 matching funds between funds shall be 19.41 based on the amount of federal funds 19.42 appropriated to the funds. This 19.43 appropriation must be used for 19.44 qualified capital projects. 19.45 Subd. 3. Wastewater 19.46 Infrastructure Program 9,180,000 19.47 For supplemental assistance to 19.48 municipalities under Minnesota 19.49 Statutes, section 446A.072. 19.50 Of this amount, $180,000 is from the 19.51 general fund for transfer to the 19.52 pollution control agency for the cost 19.53 of administering the program. 19.54 The authority shall also set aside up 19.55 to $500,000 to provide 50 percent grant 19.56 funding for the cost of equipment and 19.57 installation into an existing municipal 20.1 wastewater treatment. The project must 20.2 demonstrate the application of existing 20.3 technology that currently is not being 20.4 used in the treatment of wastewater, 20.5 but has the potential to improve the 20.6 treatment of wastewater or make the 20.7 treatment process more cost-effective. 20.8 The authority should work with the 20.9 pollution control agency to solicit 20.10 proposals from municipalities willing 20.11 to share the risks and cost of removing 20.12 the equipment if it does not perform. 20.13 The remaining funds shall be used to 20.14 match grant funds on a 50 percent basis 20.15 with USDA rural development projects. 20.16 At least $4,000,000 is reserved for 20.17 fiscal year 2000. 20.18 Sec. 5. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES 20.19 Subdivision 1. To the board 20.20 of water and soil resources for the 20.21 purposes specified in this section 26,830,000 20.22 Subd. 2. RIM and PWP 20.23 Conservation Easements 20,000,000 20.24 This appropriation is for the following 20.25 purposes: 20.26 (a) to acquire conservation easements 20.27 from landowners on marginal lands to 20.28 protect soil and water quality and to 20.29 support fish and wildlife habitat as 20.30 provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 20.31 103F.515; and 20.32 (b) to acquire perpetual conservation 20.33 easements on existing type 1, 2, 3, and 20.34 6 wetlands, adjacent lands, and for the 20.35 establishment of permanent cover on 20.36 adjacent lands, in accordance with 20.37 Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.516. 20.38 (c) Up to $1,500,000 may be used for 20.39 the acquisition of limited conservation 20.40 easements that allow cropping or 20.41 grazing at reduced payment rates on 20.42 land that is currently or within the 20.43 last two years has been enrolled in the 20.44 federal Conservation Reserve Program 20.45 (CRP), under United States Code, title 20.46 16, section 3831. The board, in 20.47 conjunction with the commissioner of 20.48 agriculture, must select counties for 20.49 participation in the program based on: 20.50 (1) the number of CRP acres; (2) the 20.51 number of whole farm CRP acres; (3) the 20.52 number of highly erodible CRP acres; 20.53 (4) local soil conservation initiatives 20.54 in place; (5) the potential for 20.55 negative water quality impacts from CRP 20.56 acres converted to agricultural crop 20.57 production; and (6) the potential to 20.58 complement public wildlife lands and 20.59 other conservation lands, including 20.60 protected grassland prairies. A 20.61 conservation easement must be for 20 20.62 years and require that the activities 20.63 on the enrolled lands comply with a 20.64 conservation plan that will limit soil 21.1 erosion within the soil loss tolerance, 21.2 as defined in rules adopted under 21.3 Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.411. 21.4 Payments for conservation easements and 21.5 practices under this program are as 21.6 follows: 21.7 (1) to establish permanent conservation 21.8 practices required by the conservation 21.9 plan, for the installation of permanent 21.10 livestock watering systems, or for the 21.11 installation of permanent fencing for 21.12 grazing systems, up to 75 percent of 21.13 the total eligible costs, not to exceed 21.14 an average of $75 per acre; and 21.15 (2) ten annual payments each equal to 21.16 five percent of the payment rate for 21.17 20-year easements acquired under 21.18 Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515 21.19 for land restricted to grazing and 21.20 haying under the conservation plan; or 21.21 (3) ten annual payments each equal to 21.22 two and one-half percent of the payment 21.23 rate for 20-year easements acquired 21.24 under Minnesota Statutes, section 21.25 103F.515 for land where cropping is 21.26 allowed under the conservation plan. 21.27 The board may only acquire an easement 21.28 under this paragraph after it 21.29 determines that there is adequate 21.30 funding appropriated to make the annual 21.31 payments required for the duration of 21.32 the easement and the landowner agrees 21.33 to convey at least ten percent of the 21.34 landowner's CRP land in a permanent 21.35 easement under Minnesota Statutes, 21.36 section 103F.515. Priority must be 21.37 given for land being conveyed or leased 21.38 to beginning farmers, as defined under 21.39 Minnesota Statutes, section 41C.02, 21.40 subdivision 6. Up to 20 percent of the 21.41 appropriation may be used for 21.42 professional and technical services 21.43 related to acquisition of the easements. 21.44 Of this amount, $3,200,000 is from the 21.45 general fund for professional and 21.46 technical services necessary to 21.47 administer the program. 21.48 Subd. 3. Local Government 21.49 Road Replacement 5,830,000 21.50 To acquire land for wetlands or restore 21.51 wetlands to be used to replace wetlands 21.52 drained or filled as a result of the 21.53 repair, maintenance, or rehabilitation 21.54 of existing roads, as provided in 21.55 Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, 21.56 subdivision 1, paragraph (m). 21.57 Of this amount, $830,000 is from the 21.58 general fund for professional and 21.59 technical services to administer the 21.60 program. 21.61 Subd. 4. Area II Minnesota 21.62 River Basin Grant-in-Aid Program 1,000,000 22.1 For grants to assist local governments 22.2 in acquiring and constructing 22.3 floodwater retention systems in area II 22.4 of the Minnesota river basin. Projects 22.5 may include flood control reservoirs, 22.6 road retention structures, and other 22.7 floodwater mitigation improvements. 22.8 This appropriation must be matched by 22.9 at least $333,000 from nonstate 22.10 sources. Grants under this subdivision 22.11 are exempt from the requirements of 22.12 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335. 22.13 Sec. 6. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL 22.14 GARDENS 3,200,000 22.15 To the Minnesota zoological gardens for 22.16 design, repair, and reconstruction of 22.17 roadways, pathways, parking lots, 22.18 outdoor lighting, and public plaza 22.19 areas. This appropriation is exempt 22.20 from the requirements of Minnesota 22.21 Statutes, section 16B.335. 22.22 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 22.23 84.027, subdivision 15, is amended to read: 22.24 Subd. 15. [ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS.] (a) The commissioner 22.25 may receive an application for, sell, and issue any license, 22.26 stamp, permit, registration, or transfer under the jurisdiction 22.27 of the commissioner by electronic means, including by 22.28 telephone. The commissioner may: 22.29 (1) provide for the electronic transfer of funds generated 22.30 by electronic transactions, including by telephone; 22.31 (2) assign a license identification number to an applicant 22.32 who purchases a hunting or fishing license by electronic means, 22.33 to serve as temporary authorization to engage in the licensed 22.34 activity until the license is received or expires; 22.35 (3) charge and permit agents to charge a fee of individuals 22.36 who make electronic transactions, and transactions by telephone, 22.37 including a transaction fee under section 97A.485, subdivision 22.38 6, and a credit card fee not to exceed $3.50 for electronic 22.39 transactions; 22.40 (4) select up to four volunteer counties, not more than two 22.41 in the metropolitan area, to participate in this pilot project 22.42 and the counties shall select the participating agents;and22.43 (5) upon successful completion of a pilot project, 22.44 implement a statewide system, and select the participating 23.1 agents; and 23.2 (6) adopt rules to administer the provisions of this 23.3 subdivision. 23.4 (b) A county shall not collect a commission for the sale of 23.5 licenses or permits made by agents selected by the participating 23.6 counties under this subdivision. 23.7 Sec. 8. [VETERANS MEMORIAL STATE PARK.] 23.8 Subdivision 1. [LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.] The legislature 23.9 finds that there is no state park dedicated to the efforts and 23.10 sacrifices of men and women of the armed forces and citizens 23.11 during World War II; over 360,000 Minnesotans served in the 23.12 military services during World War II; Minnesota's iron mining, 23.13 ship building, forestry, and agricultural industries contributed 23.14 significantly to the allied peacekeeping effort; and knowledge 23.15 of the history of the era is vital to peace in the future. 23.16 Subd. 2. [85.012] [Subd. 58a.] [VETERANS MEMORIAL STATE 23.17 PARK.] Veterans Memorial state park is established in Saint 23.18 Louis county. 23.19 Subd. 3. [ACQUISITION.] The commissioner of natural 23.20 resources may acquire by gift or purchase the lands for Veterans 23.21 Memorial state park. The commissioner shall give emphasis to 23.22 the interpretation of the role played by Minnesota's military 23.23 and civilian citizens and Minnesota industry during World War II. 23.24 Subd. 4. [CAPITAL FACILITIES.] The commissioner of natural 23.25 resources may build or acquire by gift, purchase, or otherwise 23.26 the capital facilities necessary for the interpretation of 23.27 military and civilian efforts during World War II. Capital 23.28 facilities include land, air, and sea vehicles and related 23.29 artifacts with a projected useful display and interpretation 23.30 life in excess of 20 years. 23.31 Subd. 5. [ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] (a) A local area advisory 23.32 committee is established to provide direction on the 23.33 establishment, planning, development, and operation of Veterans 23.34 Memorial state park. 23.35 (b) Membership on the advisory committee shall include but 23.36 is not limited to: 24.1 (1) two members of the Duluth city council; 24.2 (2) two members of the Duluth economic development 24.3 authority; 24.4 (3) a member of the St. Louis county board; 24.5 (4) a member of a Duluth area American Legion post; 24.6 (5) a member of a Duluth area Veterans of Foreign Wars 24.7 post; 24.8 (6) a member of the Duluth convention and visitors bureau; 24.9 and 24.10 (7) a representative of the regional parks division of the 24.11 department of natural resources. 24.12 (c) The advisory committee shall elect its own chair and 24.13 meetings shall be at the call of the chair. 24.14 (d) The advisory committee members shall serve as 24.15 volunteers and accept no per diem. 24.16 Subd. 6. [ADMINISTRATION.] (a) The commissioner of natural 24.17 resources is authorized to establish and charge a fee for 24.18 entrance to Veterans Memorial state park, or any part thereof. 24.19 The fee is in addition to any other state park fees, passes, or 24.20 stickers. The commissioner is exempt from rulemaking in setting 24.21 a fee under this subdivision. The commissioner shall publish 24.22 the proposed fee in the State Register. Interested parties have 24.23 30 days to comment on the proposed fee. After the commissioner 24.24 has considered all comments, the commissioner shall publish the 24.25 final fee in the State Register 30 days before the fee is to 24.26 take effect. 24.27 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all lands 24.28 acquired for Veterans Memorial state park shall be administered 24.29 in the same manner as provided for other state parks and shall 24.30 be perpetually dedicated for that use. 24.31 Subd. 7. [BOUNDARIES.] The following described lands are 24.32 located within the boundaries of Veterans Memorial state park: 24.33 (1) Lots 5 through 16 inclusive, Block 10, all in BAY FRONT 24.34 DIVISION OF DULUTH, according to the recorded plat thereof, on 24.35 file and of record in the office of the county recorder in and 24.36 for St. Louis county, Minnesota; 25.1 (2) Lots 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 25.2 28, 30, 32, and 34, Block 11, all in BAY FRONT DIVISION OF 25.3 DULUTH, according to the recorded plat thereof, on file and of 25.4 record in the office of the county recorder in and for St. Louis 25.5 county, Minnesota; 25.6 (3) Lots 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 25.7 29, 31, and 33, Block 12, all in BAY FRONT DIVISION OF DULUTH, 25.8 FIRST REARRANGEMENT, according to the recorded plat thereof, on 25.9 file and of record in the office of the county recorder in and 25.10 for St. Louis county, Minnesota; 25.11 (4) Lots 1 through 13 inclusive, Block 13, all in BAY FRONT 25.12 DIVISION OF DULUTH, FIRST REARRANGEMENT, according to the 25.13 recorded plat thereof, on file and of record in the office of 25.14 the county recorder in and for St. Louis county, Minnesota; 25.15 (5) those parts of Lot 14, Block 13, and Lots 2, 4, 6, 8, 25.16 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, and 30, Block 14, lying 25.17 northeasterly of the following described line: Beginning at a 25.18 point on the northwesterly line of said Lot 14, Block 13, said 25.19 point being 0.7 feet southwesterly of the northerly corner of 25.20 said Lot 14, Block 13, thence southeasterly a distance of 861.78 25.21 feet to a point on the southeasterly line of said Lot 2, Block 25.22 14, said point being 70.01 feet southwesterly from the easterly 25.23 corner of said Lot 2, Block 14, all in BAY FRONT DIVISION OF 25.24 DULUTH, FIRST REARRANGEMENT, according to the recorded plat 25.25 thereof, on file and of record in the office of the county 25.26 recorder in and for St. Louis county, Minnesota; 25.27 (6) that part of Blocks 12 and 13 lying southeasterly of 25.28 the southeasterly line of Railroad Street, southerly of Lots 1, 25.29 2 and 3, Block 13, southwesterly of the southwesterly line of 25.30 vacated Ninth Avenue West, and northerly of Lots 31 and 33, 25.31 Block 12, and of Lots 4 and 5, Block 13, all in BAY FRONT 25.32 DIVISION OF DULUTH, FIRST REARRANGEMENT, according to the 25.33 recorded plat thereof, on file and of record in the office of 25.34 the county recorder in and for St. Louis county, Minnesota; 25.35 (7) that part of Slip Number 4 lying northwesterly of a 25.36 line drawn from the most easterly corner of said Lot 2, Block 26.1 14, to the most southwesterly corner of said Lot 3, Block 12, 26.2 all in BAY FRONT DIVISION OF DULUTH, FIRST REARRANGEMENT, 26.3 according to the recorded plat thereof, on file and of record in 26.4 the office of the county recorder in and for St. Louis county, 26.5 Minnesota; and 26.6 (8) that part of vacated Ninth Avenue West lying 26.7 southeasterly of the southeasterly line of Railroad Street, all 26.8 in BAY FRONT DIVISION OF DULUTH, FIRST REARRANGEMENT, according 26.9 to the recorded plat thereof, on file and of record in the 26.10 office of the county recorder in and for St. Louis county, 26.11 Minnesota. 26.12 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 26.13 85.0505, is amended by adding a subdivision to read: 26.14 Subd. 3. [VETERANS MEMORIAL STATE PARK.] (a) Liquor, wine, 26.15 and beer may be sold and consumed by the drink at Veterans 26.16 Memorial state park, subject to other laws relating to the sale 26.17 of intoxicating liquor. 26.18 (b) The commissioner of natural resources may contract with 26.19 a private person, firm, or corporation to operate restaurant and 26.20 beverage services in Veterans Memorial state park. 26.21 ARTICLE 4 26.22 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 26.23 Section 1. [ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; APPROPRIATIONS.] 26.24 The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 26.25 appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 26.26 to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 26.27 acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 26.28 improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act. 26.29 SUMMARY BY FUND 26.30 Bond Proceeds Fund 26.31 (General Fund Debt Service) 180,683,000 26.32 Bond Proceeds Fund 26.33 (User Financed Debt Service) 8,000,000 26.34 Sec. 2. GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS 26.35 Subdivision 1. To the 26.36 commissioner of administration for 26.37 the purposes specified in 26.38 this section 174,400,000 27.1 Subd. 2. St. Paul RiverCentre 27.2 Arena 65,000,000 27.3 For a grant to the city of St. Paul to 27.4 design, construct, furnish, and equip a 27.5 new St. Paul RiverCentre Arena. This 27.6 appropriation is contingent upon 27.7 demonstration of $65,000,000 in 27.8 nonstate matching funds to the 27.9 commissioner of finance. 27.10 Subd. 3. Minneapolis 27.11 Convention Center 87,145,000 27.12 To the commissioner of finance for a 27.13 grant to the city of Minneapolis to pay 27.14 principal costs on city of Minneapolis' 27.15 $178,985,000 general obligation sales 27.16 tax refunding bonds, series 1992. It 27.17 is the expectation of the legislature 27.18 that the city will issue bonds and pay 27.19 all capital and operating costs 27.20 associated with an expansion of the 27.21 existing Minneapolis Convention 27.22 Center. This is the final state 27.23 appropriation for this facility. 27.24 Subd. 4. Duluth Convention 27.25 Center 13,999,000 27.26 For a grant to the city of Duluth to 27.27 acquire land, design, construct, 27.28 furnish, and equip an expansion and 27.29 remodeling of the Minnesota State 27.30 Convention Center in Duluth. This 27.31 appropriation is contingent upon 27.32 demonstration of $14,000,000 in 27.33 nonstate matching funds to the 27.34 commissioner of finance. 27.35 Subd. 5. Fergus Falls 27.36 Convention Center 1,500,000 27.37 For a grant to the city of Fergus Falls 27.38 to acquire land, design, construct, 27.39 furnish, and equip a convention center 27.40 in Fergus Falls. This appropriation is 27.41 contingent upon demonstration of 27.42 $1,500,000 in nonstate matching funds 27.43 to the commissioner of finance. 27.44 Subd. 6. Mayo Civic Center 27.45 in Rochester 6,756,000 27.46 For a grant to the city of Rochester to 27.47 acquire land, design, construct, 27.48 furnish, and equip an expansion and 27.49 remodeling of the Mayo Civic Center. 27.50 This appropriation is contingent upon 27.51 demonstration of $6,756,000 in nonstate 27.52 matching funds to the commissioner of 27.53 finance. 27.54 Sec. 3. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 2,500,000 27.55 To the commissioner of the housing 27.56 finance agency for the purpose of 27.57 making transitional housing loans to 27.58 local government units authorized under 27.59 Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202, 27.60 subdivision 2. 28.1 Sec. 4. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 28.2 Subdivision 1. To the 28.3 Minnesota Historical Society 28.4 for the purposes specified in 28.5 this section 3,783,000 28.6 Subd. 2. Historic Site 28.7 Preservation and Repair 2,000,000 28.8 For capital repair, reconstruction, or 28.9 replacement of deferred maintenance 28.10 needs at state historic sites, 28.11 buildings, exhibits, markers, and 28.12 monuments. The society shall determine 28.13 project priorities as appropriate based 28.14 on need. 28.15 Subd. 3. County and Local 28.16 Preservation Projects 1,000,000 28.17 To be allocated to county and local 28.18 jurisdictions as matching money for 28.19 historic preservation projects of a 28.20 capital nature. Grant recipients must 28.21 be public entities and must match state 28.22 funds on at least an equal basis. The 28.23 facilities must be publicly owned. 28.24 Subd. 4. Split Rock Lighthouse 28.25 Visitor Center Improvements 783,000 28.26 To design, renovate, and expand public 28.27 restrooms and related facilities at the 28.28 Split Rock Lighthouse visitor center. 28.29 Sec. 5. PUBLIC SERVICE 8,000,000 28.30 To the commissioner of finance for the 28.31 energy conservation investment loan 28.32 program in the department of public 28.33 service under Minnesota Statutes, 28.34 section 216C.37. 28.35 ARTICLE 5 28.36 CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING 28.37 Section 1. [CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING; APPROPRIATIONS.] 28.38 The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 28.39 appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 28.40 to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 28.41 acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 28.42 improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act. 28.43 Unless otherwise specified, general fund appropriations in this 28.44 article are available until June 30, 2002. 28.45 SUMMARY BY FUND 28.46 Bond Proceeds Fund 28.47 (General Fund Debt Service) 19,352,000 28.48 General Fund 12,000,000 29.1 Sec. 2. CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION 29.2 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner 29.3 of administration for the purposes 29.4 specified in this section 1,249,000 29.5 Subd. 2. Administration/Classroom 29.6 Building Renovation 782,000 29.7 To design, furnish, equip, and renovate 29.8 the administrative/classroom building. 29.9 This project is to include upgrades to 29.10 building hallways, conversion of a 29.11 temporary student computer lab to a 29.12 student commons area, reconfiguration 29.13 of support and classroom spaces, and 29.14 partial renovation of the cafeteria 29.15 food service and seating areas. 29.16 Subd. 3. Asset Preservation 467,000 29.17 For asset preservation improvements on 29.18 the campus including but not limited to 29.19 design and construction of sprinkler 29.20 systems, demolition of the main entry 29.21 to the administration/classroom 29.22 building, foundation repairs, 29.23 reconstruction of campus roads and 29.24 parking areas, and replacement of 29.25 deteriorated sidewalks. 29.26 Sec. 3. CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING 29.27 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of 29.28 children, families, and learning for the 29.29 purposes specified in this section 20,780,000 29.30 Subd. 2. Head Start Grants 3,000,000 29.31 For grants to political subdivisions to 29.32 construct or rehabilitate facilities 29.33 for Head Start and other early 29.34 childhood programs under Minnesota 29.35 Statutes, section 268.917. 29.36 Subd. 3. Community Schools 29.37 Partnership, St. Paul 4,580,000 29.38 For a grant to the St. Paul public 29.39 schools to improve or renovate two 29.40 achievement-plus facilities. 29.41 Of this amount, $2,180,000 is to 29.42 remodel and renovate the Monroe 29.43 community school and $2,400,000 is to 29.44 remodel and renovate the Dayton's Bluff 29.45 elementary school. 29.46 This appropriation is contingent upon a 29.47 nonstate funding match of $5,170,000. 29.48 Subd. 4. Statewide Residential 29.49 Academies 12,000,000 29.50 For grants to state agencies and 29.51 political subdivisions to provide 29.52 predesign, design, land acquisition, 29.53 construction, remodeling, and 29.54 furnishing costs for residential 29.55 academies for youth between the ages of 29.56 12 and 18 years. Grants shall be 30.1 awarded through a competitive request 30.2 process. Enrollment will be voluntary, 30.3 with placement agreed to by the youth's 30.4 parent or guardian, county of 30.5 residence, school district, and 30.6 residential academy, as appropriate. 30.7 Priority shall be given to programs 30.8 where a collaborative effort is 30.9 demonstrated to the commissioner among 30.10 the various partners and an emphasis is 30.11 placed on after-school enrichment 30.12 activities with parental involvement. 30.13 This appropriation is from the general 30.14 fund. 30.15 Subd. 5. Grand Rapids Library 1,200,000 30.16 For a grant to the city of Grand Rapids 30.17 for design and capital improvements to 30.18 the Grand Rapids library. This 30.19 appropriation is contingent upon a 30.20 nonstate funding match of $4,820,000. 30.21 Sec. 4. RESIDENTIAL ACADEMIES AT FARIBAULT 30.22 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner 30.23 of administration for the purposes 30.24 specified in this section 9,323,000 30.25 Subd. 2. Asset Preservation 725,000 30.26 For asset preservation improvements on 30.27 both campuses at the Faribault 30.28 residential academies, including but 30.29 not limited to asbestos removal and 30.30 replacement of roofs, windows, fire 30.31 protection systems, and sidewalks. 30.32 Subd. 3. Tate Hall Renovation 4,009,000 30.33 To design, remodel, furnish, and equip 30.34 Tate Hall on the campus of the 30.35 Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf. 30.36 This project is to include asset 30.37 preservation improvements, installation 30.38 of a ventilation and humidity control 30.39 system, remodeling to expand bathroom 30.40 facilities, and renovation of new space 30.41 for a home living skills center. 30.42 Subd. 4. Lysen Expansion 30.43 and Renovation 4,589,000 30.44 To design, construct, furnish, and 30.45 equip an expansion and renovation of 30.46 the Lysen Learning Building on the 30.47 campus of the Minnesota State Academy 30.48 for the Blind. This project is to 30.49 include expansion or remodeling of 30.50 classrooms, offices, recreation areas, 30.51 and related spaces in this building. 30.52 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 30.53 268.917, is amended to read: 30.54 268.917 [EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING AND CHILD PROTECTION 30.55 FACILITIES.] 30.56 The commissioner may make grants to state agencies and 31.1 political subdivisions to construct or rehabilitate facilities 31.2 for Head Start, early childhood and family education programs, 31.3 other early childhood intervention programs, or demonstration 31.4 family service centers housing multiagency collaboratives, with 31.5 priority to centers in counties or municipalities with the 31.6 highest number of children living in poverty. The commissioner 31.7 may also make grants to state agencies and political 31.8 subdivisions to construct or rehabilitate facilities for crisis 31.9 nurseries or child visitation centers. The facilities must be 31.10 owned by the state or a political subdivision, but may be leased 31.11 under section 16A.695 to organizations that operate the 31.12 programs. The commissioner shall prescribe the terms and 31.13 conditions of the leases. A grant for an individual facility 31.14 must not exceed $200,000 for each program that is housed in the 31.15 facility, up to a maximum of $500,000 for a facility that houses 31.16 three programs or more. The commissioner shall give priority to 31.17 grants that involve collaboration among sponsors of programs 31.18 under this section.At least 25 percent of the amounts31.19appropriated for these grants must be used in conjunction with31.20the youth employment and training programs operated by the31.21commissioner. Eligible programs must consult with appropriate31.22labor organizations to deliver education and training.State 31.23 appropriations must be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis with 31.24 nonstate funds. The matching requirement shall apply 31.25 program-wide to the appropriation and not to individual grants. 31.26 ARTICLE 6 31.27 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 31.28 Section 1. [HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; APPROPRIATIONS.] 31.29 The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 31.30 appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 31.31 to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 31.32 acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 31.33 improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act. 31.34 SUMMARY BY FUND 31.35 Bond Proceeds Fund 31.36 (General Fund Debt Service) 29,408,000 32.1 Sec. 2. HUMAN SERVICES 32.2 Subdivision 1. To the 32.3 commissioner of administration 32.4 for the purposes specified 32.5 in this section 17,354,000 32.6 Subd. 2. Roof Repairs 32.7 and Replacement 1,935,000 32.8 For critical repairs and replacement to 32.9 roofs of department of human services 32.10 service facilities statewide. 32.11 Subd. 3. Asset Preservation 4,659,000 32.12 To be spent for asset preservation 32.13 needs at state regional treatment 32.14 centers. 32.15 Subd. 4. METO Construction, 32.16 Cambridge 1,950,000 32.17 To design, undertake site improvements 32.18 including demolition, construct, 32.19 remodel, furnish, and equip 12 32.20 additional beds for the Minnesota 32.21 extended treatment option (METO) 32.22 program on the Cambridge regional human 32.23 services center campus. This is the 32.24 final state capital appropriation for 32.25 this project. 32.26 Subd. 5. Moose Lake 32.27 Psychopathic Personality Center 8,810,000 32.28 To design, construct, furnish, and 32.29 equip additional residential and 32.30 ancillary service facilities for the 32.31 Minnesota sexual psychopathic 32.32 personality treatment center at Moose 32.33 Lake. 32.34 Sec. 3. VETERANS HOMES BOARD 32.35 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner 32.36 of administration for the purposes 32.37 specified in this section. 32.38 Appropriations in this section are 32.39 exempt from the requirements of 32.40 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335 12,054,000 32.41 Subd. 2. Minneapolis 32.42 Veterans Home 6,341,000 32.43 For design and infrastructure 32.44 improvements to tunnels, piping 32.45 systems, and utility systems at the 32.46 campus of the Minneapolis veterans home. 32.47 Subd. 3. Veterans Homes Board 5,713,000 32.48 For design and renovation of the power 32.49 plant, boiler, and related utility 32.50 infrastructure systems at the campus of 32.51 the Hastings veterans home. 32.52 ARTICLE 7 32.53 CRIMINAL JUSTICE 33.1 Section 1. [CRIMINAL JUSTICE; APPROPRIATIONS.] 33.2 The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 33.3 appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 33.4 to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 33.5 acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 33.6 improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act. 33.7 SUMMARY BY FUND 33.8 Bond Proceeds Fund 33.9 (General Fund Debt Service) 17,845,000 33.10 Sec. 2. CORRECTIONS 33.11 Subdivision 1. To the 33.12 commissioner of administration 33.13 for the purposes specified in 33.14 this section 17,845,000 33.15 Subd. 2. Asset Preservation 4,100,000 33.16 For asset preservation needs at state 33.17 correctional facilities. 33.18 Subd. 3. Inmate Bed 33.19 Expansion, Shakopee 6,958,000 33.20 To design, construct, furnish, and 33.21 equip a two-story living unit for 33.22 approximately 124 adult female inmates 33.23 at MCF-Shakopee and expansion and 33.24 modification of related support service 33.25 areas. 33.26 Subd. 4. Administrative 33.27 Segregation Unit, Lino Lakes 344,000 33.28 To construct, furnish, and equip an 33.29 80-cell administrative segregation unit 33.30 to provide more restrictive and staff 33.31 efficient housing for inmates who are 33.32 unable to live in the general 33.33 population. This appropriation is 33.34 contingent upon $7,592,000 in federal 33.35 matching funds. 33.36 Notwithstanding Laws 1997, chapter 239, 33.37 section 12, subdivision 2, federal 33.38 funds authorized for use to renovate 33.39 the Brainerd regional center may be 33.40 redirected and used for match for this 33.41 appropriation. 33.42 Subd. 5. Security Fence, 33.43 Red Wing 1,206,000 33.44 To design and construct a security 33.45 fence and purchase related lighting and 33.46 security equipment at MCF-Red Wing. 33.47 This subdivision is exempt from the 33.48 requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 33.49 section 16B.335. 33.50 Subd. 6. Health Care 33.51 Improvements, Oak Park Heights 3,330,000 34.1 To convert Complex 4 from a 52-bed 34.2 living unit to a 45-bed department-wide 34.3 mental health unit, convert an existing 34.4 42-bed unit to a 39-bed department-wide 34.5 infirmary, and provide predesign and 34.6 partial design funds for a new 60-bed 34.7 high security unit to replace beds lost 34.8 in the previous improvements. 34.9 Subd. 7. Intake Center, 34.10 St. Cloud 1,907,000 34.11 To design and remodel dayrooms into 34.12 offices and inmate processing areas and 34.13 to construct, furnish, and equip a 34.14 transportation building to house the 34.15 department's transport operations and 34.16 vehicles. 34.17 ARTICLE 8 34.18 TRANSPORTATION 34.19 Section 1. [TRANSPORTATION; APPROPRIATIONS.] 34.20 The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 34.21 appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 34.22 to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 34.23 acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 34.24 improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act. 34.25 SUMMARY BY FUND 34.26 Transportation Fund 10,000,000 34.27 Trunk Highway Fund 10,757,000 34.28 Sec. 2. PUBLIC SAFETY 1,328,000 34.29 To the commissioner of transportation 34.30 to design, construct, furnish, and 34.31 equip a state patrol training facility 34.32 at Camp Ripley in Little Falls. This 34.33 appropriation is from the trunk highway 34.34 fund. 34.35 Sec. 3. TRANSPORTATION 34.36 Subdivision 1. To the 34.37 commissioner of transportation for 34.38 the purposes specified in this section 19,429,000 34.39 Subd. 2. Local Bridge 34.40 Replacement and Rehabilitation 10,000,000 34.41 This appropriation is from the state 34.42 transportation fund as provided in 34.43 Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, to 34.44 match federal funds and to replace or 34.45 rehabilitate local deficient bridges. 34.46 Political subdivisions may use grants 34.47 made under this section to construct or 34.48 reconstruct bridges, including: 34.49 (1) matching federal-aid grants to 34.50 construct or reconstruct key bridges; 35.1 (2) paying the costs of preliminary 35.2 engineering and environmental studies 35.3 authorized under Minnesota Statutes, 35.4 section 174.50, subdivision 6a; 35.5 (3) paying the costs to abandon an 35.6 existing bridge that is deficient and 35.7 in need of replacement, but where no 35.8 replacement will be made; and 35.9 (4) paying the costs to construct a 35.10 road or street to facilitate the 35.11 abandonment of an existing bridge 35.12 determined by the commissioner to be 35.13 deficient, if the commissioner 35.14 determines that construction of the 35.15 road or street is more cost-efficient 35.16 than the replacement of the existing 35.17 bridge. 35.18 Political subdivisions must match state 35.19 grants on at least an equal basis. 35.20 Subd. 3. St. Cloud Headquarters 9,429,000 35.21 This appropriation is from the trunk 35.22 highway fund for design, construction, 35.23 and furnishing of an addition and 35.24 remodeling of existing space at the 35.25 headquarters facility in St. Cloud. 35.26 ARTICLE 9 35.27 STATE GOVERNMENT 35.28 Section 1. [STATE GOVERNMENT; APPROPRIATIONS.] 35.29 The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 35.30 appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 35.31 to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 35.32 acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 35.33 improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act. 35.34 Unless otherwise specified, general fund appropriations in this 35.35 article are available until June 30, 2002. 35.36 SUMMARY BY FUND 35.37 Bond Proceeds Fund 35.38 (General Fund Debt Service) 38,813,000 35.39 General Fund 53,978,000 35.40 Trunk Highway Fund 16,423,000 35.41 Sec. 2. ADMINISTRATION 35.42 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner 35.43 of administration for the purposes 35.44 specified in this section 63,332,000 35.45 Subd. 2. Capitol Square 35.46 Building Demolition 3,464,000 35.47 To demolish the Capitol Square Building 35.48 in St. Paul, relocate the department of 36.1 children, families, and learning (CFL), 36.2 and the higher education services 36.3 office (HESO), convert the existing 36.4 site to temporary parking until a new 36.5 state-owned facility can be 36.6 constructed, and conduct a predesign 36.7 study of future facilities for CFL and 36.8 HESO. This appropriation is from the 36.9 general fund. 36.10 Subd. 3. Electrical Utility 36.11 Infrastructure 5,361,000 36.12 To upgrade the primary electrical 36.13 distribution system in the Capitol 36.14 complex and to upgrade the mechanical 36.15 infrastructure in the east Capitol 36.16 area. This appropriation is from the 36.17 general fund. This appropriation is 36.18 exempt from the requirements of 36.19 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335. 36.20 Subd. 4. Capitol Security and 36.21 Plant Management Facility Predesign 45,000 36.22 To conduct a predesign of a new 36.23 facility for the department of public 36.24 safety's capitol security division and 36.25 the department of administration's 36.26 plant management division. 36.27 Subd. 5. Capital Asset 36.28 Preservation and Replacement (CAPRA) 15,000,000 36.29 To be spent in accordance with 36.30 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.632. 36.31 This appropriation is from the general 36.32 fund. 36.33 The commissioner of administration, in 36.34 cooperation with the commissioner of 36.35 finance, president of the University of 36.36 Minnesota, and chancellor of the 36.37 Minnesota state colleges and 36.38 universities, shall review how state 36.39 agencies and state higher education 36.40 institutions plan and budget for 36.41 ongoing asset preservation needs in 36.42 capital and operating budgets, examine 36.43 alternative methodologies and formulas 36.44 for future agency requests, and report 36.45 the commissioner's findings by January 36.46 1, 1999, to the chairs of the senate 36.47 committees on finance and the house of 36.48 representatives committees on ways and 36.49 means and capital investment. 36.50 The legislature intends to use the 36.51 report in considering future capital 36.52 and operating appropriations to state 36.53 agencies and state higher education 36.54 institutions for asset preservation, 36.55 repair, and replacement budgets. 36.56 Subd. 6. Transportation 36.57 Building Renovation 15,775,000 36.58 To complete renovation and life safety 36.59 improvements to the transportation 36.60 building in the Capitol complex. This 36.61 appropriation is from the trunk highway 37.1 fund and is the final state 37.2 appropriation for this project. 37.3 Subd. 7. Bureau of Criminal 37.4 Apprehension Facility Design 2,815,000 37.5 For design of a new bureau of criminal 37.6 apprehension (BCA) building. 37.7 Subd. 8. Real Property Acquisition 3,300,000 37.8 This appropriation is from the general 37.9 fund for acquisition of land and 37.10 purchase options in order to hold 37.11 properties that meet state development 37.12 needs. 37.13 Subd. 9. Agency Relocation 10,550,000 37.14 $648,000 is from the trunk highway fund 37.15 for relocation of a portion of the 37.16 department of transportation offices 37.17 during the final phase of renovation to 37.18 the department of transportation 37.19 building in the Capitol complex. 37.20 $9,902,000 is from the general fund for 37.21 relocation of the emergency management 37.22 and capitol security divisions of the 37.23 department of public safety, department 37.24 of administration plant management and 37.25 environmental management divisions, 37.26 department of health operations in the 37.27 Central Medical building in St. Paul, 37.28 department of commerce operations at 37.29 133 East Seventh street in St. Paul, 37.30 department of labor and industry in St. 37.31 Cloud, and department of human services 37.32 operations at various locations. 37.33 Subd. 10. Department of 37.34 Revenue Relocation 5,722,000 37.35 To relocate the department of revenue 37.36 from a leased facility to a new 37.37 state-owned facility in the Capitol 37.38 complex. This appropriation is from 37.39 the general fund and includes staging 37.40 equipment and furnishings necessary to 37.41 complete the relocation and to continue 37.42 critical operations at the new facility. 37.43 Subd. 11. Labor Interpretive Center 37.44 Building HVAC 1,200,000 37.45 For capital improvements to the 37.46 heating, ventilation, and air 37.47 conditioning system of the east 37.48 building of the Science Museum of 37.49 Minnesota (SMM) in St. Paul, in 37.50 anticipation of the relocation of SMM 37.51 during the fall of 1999 and subsequent 37.52 acquisition and remodeling of the 37.53 building for a labor interpretive 37.54 center facility after 1999. This 37.55 appropriation is exempt from the 37.56 requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 37.57 section 16B.335. 37.58 Subd. 12. Dahl House Relocation 100,000 38.1 This appropriation is from the general 38.2 fund to relocate the Dahl house to a 38.3 more suitable site outside of the 38.4 Capitol complex. If, upon 38.5 determination of the commissioner of 38.6 administration that a viable site and 38.7 use for the facility is not available, 38.8 the commissioner may use this 38.9 appropriation for demolition of the 38.10 facility. This appropriation is exempt 38.11 from the requirements of Minnesota 38.12 Statutes, section 16B.335. 38.13 Sec. 3. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION 38.14 Subdivision 1. To the amateur 38.15 sports commission for the purposes 38.16 specified in this section 30,600,000 38.17 Subd. 2. St. Cloud Community 38.18 Special Events Center 25,000,000 38.19 For a grant to the city of St. Cloud or 38.20 the board of regents of the Minnesota 38.21 state colleges and universities system 38.22 for a convention center and St. Cloud 38.23 State University Stadium, or to both. 38.24 This appropriation is contingent upon 38.25 $25,000,000 in nonstate matching funds. 38.26 Subd. 3. National Sports Center 5,000,000 38.27 This appropriation is from the general 38.28 fund and is exempt from the 38.29 requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 38.30 section 16B.335. 38.31 $3,000,000 is for purchase and 38.32 development of land for the National 38.33 Children's Golf Course in Blaine. 38.34 $2,000,000 is for the purchase and 38.35 development of land to expand the 38.36 National Sports Center in Blaine, and 38.37 development of a soccer field and 38.38 related improvements in White Bear Lake. 38.39 Subd. 4. Minneapolis Urban 38.40 Sports Center 600,000 38.41 For a grant to special school district 38.42 No. 1, Minneapolis, to complete funding 38.43 for an urban sports facility, to be 38.44 owned by the district. This 38.45 appropriation is in addition to the 38.46 project appropriation of $3,400,000 in 38.47 Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 14, 38.48 subdivision 5, paragraph (a), and 38.49 subject to the conditions contained 38.50 therein. 38.51 Sec. 4. CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND 38.52 PLANNING BOARD 38.53 Subdivision 1. To the commissioner 38.54 of administration for the purposes 38.55 specified in this section. Appropriations 38.56 in this section are exempt from the 38.57 requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 38.58 section 16B.335 12,702,000 39.1 Subd. 2. Capitol Building 39.2 Structural Stabilization 6,673,000 39.3 To stabilize the Capitol building's 39.4 structure and provide related facility 39.5 improvements. 39.6 Subd. 3. Capitol Building Accessibility 4,865,000 39.7 To design and construct exterior doors 39.8 on the Capitol's ground, first, and 39.9 second floors, and to design and 39.10 renovate passenger and freight 39.11 elevators at the Capitol. This 39.12 appropriation is from the general fund. 39.13 Subd. 4. Capitol Complex Signage 764,000 39.14 For exterior directional, 39.15 informational, parking, and building 39.16 signage in the Capitol complex. 39.17 Subd. 5. Aurora Street 39.18 Rehabilitation 400,000 39.19 This appropriation is from the general 39.20 fund to redesign and improve Aurora 39.21 street in front of the Capitol; with 39.22 related parking and security 39.23 improvements. 39.24 Sec. 5. MILITARY AFFAIRS 39.25 Subdivision 1. To the adjutant 39.26 general or other named agency for the 39.27 purposes specified in this section 1,880,000 39.28 Subd. 2. Kitchen Renovation 880,000 39.29 To renovate kitchen facilities at 39.30 National Guard training and community 39.31 centers in Thief River Falls, Bemidji, 39.32 Detroit Lakes, Marshall, Litchfield, 39.33 Anoka, Fergus Falls, and Pine City. 39.34 This appropriation is exempt from the 39.35 requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 39.36 section 16B.335. 39.37 Subd. 3. Asset Preservation 900,000 39.38 For asset preservation improvements at 39.39 military affairs facilities statewide. 39.40 Subd. 4. Military Affairs/Emergency 39.41 Management Facility Predesign 100,000 39.42 To the commissioner of administration 39.43 to predesign a joint military 39.44 affairs/emergency management facility. 39.45 This appropriation is from the general 39.46 fund. 39.47 Sec. 6. BOND SALE EXPENSES 700,000 39.48 To the commissioner of finance for bond 39.49 sale expenses under Minnesota Statutes, 39.50 section 16A.641, subdivision 8. 39.51 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.105, is 39.52 amended to read: 40.1 16A.105 [DEBT CAPACITY FORECAST.] 40.2By December 1 of each even-numberedIn February and 40.3 November of each year thegovernor shall submit to the40.4legislaturecommissioner shall prepare a debt capacity forecast 40.5 to be delivered to the governor and legislature in accordance 40.6 with section 16A.103, subdivision 1. The debt capacity forecast 40.7 must include statements of the indebtedness of the state for 40.8 bonds, notes, and other forms of long-term general obligation 40.9 indebtednessthat are not accounted for in proprietary or40.10fiduciary funds, including general obligation bonds, moral40.11obligation bonds, revenue bonds, loans, grants payable, and40.12capital leases. The forecast must show the actual amount of the 40.13 debt service for at least the past two completed fiscal years, 40.14 and the estimated amount for the current fiscal year and the 40.15 next six fiscal years, the debt authorized and unissued,the40.16condition of the sinking funds,and the borrowing capacity for 40.17 the next six fiscal years. 40.18 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.11, 40.19 subdivision 3a, is amended to read: 40.20 Subd. 3a. [PART THREE: DETAILED CAPITAL BUDGET.] The 40.21 detailed capital budget must include recommendations for capital 40.22 projects to be funded during the next six fiscal years. It must 40.23 be submitted with projectsrank ordered in two ways: in order40.24of importance among all budget projects as determined by the40.25governor,recommended by the governor and in order of importance 40.26 among that agency's requests as determined by the agency 40.27 originating the request. It may include capital requests from 40.28 political subdivisions only if such political subdivisions have 40.29 completed a predesign that defines the purpose, scope, cost, and 40.30 schedule of each project. 40.31 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.501, is 40.32 amended to read: 40.33 16A.501 [REPORT ON MATCHING MONEY.] 40.34 The commissioner of finance must report annually to the 40.35 legislature on the degree to which entities receiving 40.36 appropriations of bond proceedscontingent upon obtaining41.1matching money have been successful in raisinghave encumbered 41.2 or expended that money. The report must be submitted to the 41.3 chairs of the house of representatives ways and means committee 41.4 and the senate finance committee by February 1 of each year. 41.5 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 41.6 16A.641, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 41.7 Subd. 4. [SALE AND ISSUANCE.] State bonds must be sold and 41.8 issued uponsealedcompetitive bids in the manner and on the 41.9 terms and conditions determined by the commissioner in 41.10 accordance with the laws authorizing them and subject to the 41.11 approval of the attorney general, but not subject to chapter 14, 41.12 including section 14.386. For each series, in addition to 41.13 provisions required by subdivision 3, the commissioner may 41.14 determine: 41.15 (1) the time, place, and notice of sale and method of 41.16 comparing bids; 41.17 (2) the price, not less than par for highway bonds; 41.18 (3) the principal amount and date of issue; 41.19 (4) the interest rates and payment dates; 41.20 (5) the maturity amounts and dates, not more than 20 years 41.21 from the date of issue, subject to subdivision 5; 41.22 (6) the terms, if any, on which the bonds may or must be 41.23 redeemed before maturity, including notice, times, and 41.24 redemption prices; and 41.25 (7) the form of the bonds and the method of execution, 41.26 delivery, payment, registration, conversion, and exchange, in 41.27 accordance with section 16A.672. 41.28 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.30, is 41.29 amended to read: 41.30 16B.30 [GENERAL AUTHORITY.] 41.31 Subject to other provisions in this chapter, the 41.32 commissioner shall supervise and control the making of all 41.33 contracts for the construction of buildings and for other 41.34 capital improvements to state buildings and structures, other 41.35 than buildings and structures under the control of the board of 41.36 trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities. A 42.1 state agency may not undertake improvements of a capital nature 42.2 without specific legislative authority. 42.3 However, specific legislative authority is not required for 42.4 projects financed with operating appropriations or agency 42.5 receipts which (1) are undertaken for asset preservation or code 42.6 compliance purposes, (2) do not materially increase the net 42.7 square footage of the facility, and (3) do not increase the cost 42.8 of facility programs. 42.9 Sec. 12. Laws 1997, chapter 202, article 1, section 35, as 42.10 amended by Laws 1997, chapter 246, section 34, and Laws 1997, 42.11 Second Special Session chapter 2, section 24, is amended to read: 42.12 Sec. 35. BOND SALE SCHEDULE 42.13 The commissioner of finance shall 42.14 schedule the sale of state general 42.15 obligation bonds so that, during the 42.16 biennium ending June 30, 1999, no more 42.17 than$565,457,000$569,185,000 will 42.18 need to be transferred from the general 42.19 fund to the state bond fund to pay 42.20 principal and interest due and to 42.21 become due on outstanding state general 42.22 obligation bonds. During the biennium, 42.23 before each sale of state general 42.24 obligation bonds, the commissioner of 42.25 finance shall calculate the amount of 42.26 debt service payments needed on bonds 42.27 previously issued and shall estimate 42.28 the amount of debt service payments 42.29 that will be needed on the bonds 42.30 scheduled to be sold, the commissioner 42.31 shall adjust the amount of bonds 42.32 scheduled to be sold so as to remain 42.33 within the limit set by this section. 42.34 The commissioner may use the amount 42.35 needed of this appropriation to redeem 42.36 and prepay the state general obligation 42.37 taxable state various purpose bonds 42.38 dated July 1, 1988, and to also pay 42.39 expenses related to redeeming and 42.40 repaying these bonds. The amount 42.41 needed to make the debt service 42.42 payments is appropriated from the 42.43 general fund as provided in Minnesota 42.44 Statutes, section 16A.641. 42.45 Sec. 13. [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.] 42.46 Subdivision 1. [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money 42.47 appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the 42.48 commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 42.49 and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $805,390,000 in 42.50 the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 42.51 Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 43.1 Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. 43.2 Subd. 2. [TRANSPORTATION FUND.] To provide the money 43.3 appropriated in this act from the state transportation fund, the 43.4 commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 43.5 and issue general obligation bonds of the state in an amount up 43.6 to $10,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the 43.7 effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 43.8 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 43.9 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and 43.10 any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited 43.11 to a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund. 43.12 ARTICLE 10 43.13 EFFECTIVE DATE 43.14 Section 1. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 43.15 This act is effective the day after its final enactment.