SF 4013

2nd Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 05/16/2018 08:48am

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public
land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with certain
conditions; modifying previous appropriations; establishing new programs and
modifying existing programs; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 15B.32, as
amended; 16A.642, subdivision 1; 115.03, by adding a subdivision; 116.072, by
adding a subdivision; 462A.37, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding subdivisions;
Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 462A.2035, subdivisions 1, 1b;
462A.37, subdivision 5; Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 14, subdivision
3, as amended; Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, sections 5, subdivision 3; 7,
subdivision 15, as amended; 21, subdivision 12, as amended; 22, subdivision 5;
Laws 2014, chapter 295, section 9; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 5,
article 1, section 10, subdivision 3, as amended; Laws 2017, First Special Session
chapter 3, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2; Laws 2017, First Special Session
chapter 8, article 1, sections 6, subdivision 6; 15, subdivisions 3, 11, 13; 16,
subdivision 7; 17, subdivision 9; 19, subdivision 3; 20, subdivisions 9, 21; 21,
subdivision 8; 27; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters
15B; 115; 245G.

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

ARTICLE 1

APPROPRIATIONS

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

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

new text begin (1) may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly to the capital
program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the commissioner of
management and budget;
new text end

new text begin (2) is available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642; and
new text end

new text begin (3) for activities under Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.307, 84.946, and 135A.046,
should not be used for projects that can be financed within a reasonable time frame under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.322 or 16C.144.
new text end

new text begin Except for a grant subject to requirements of a statutory program, a grant under this act
to a political subdivision is subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.502 and 16A.86. If
the amount appropriated for a grant is not equal to half the amount needed to complete the
project as described in this act, the nonstate contribution required is adjusted so that the
grant is available after the commissioner of management and budget determines that an
amount sufficient to complete the project as described in this act has been committed to the
project.
new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end

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

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 95,400,000 new text end

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

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

new text begin 65,000,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Crookston - Dowell Hall and Owen Hall new text end

new text begin 3,200,000 new text end

new text begin To predesign, design, renovate, furnish, and
equip campus teaching and learning spaces in
Dowell Hall and Owen Hall on the Crookston
campus.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Morris - Humanities Building and Blakely Hall new text end

new text begin 3,200,000 new text end

new text begin To predesign, design, renovate, furnish, and
equip campus teaching and learning spaces in
the Humanities Building and Blakely Hall on
the Morris campus.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Twin Cities - Pillsbury Hall Renewal new text end

new text begin 24,000,000 new text end

new text begin To predesign, design, renovate, furnish, and
equip historic Pillsbury Hall on the Twin
Cities campus.
new text end

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

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

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

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

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

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 120,262,000 new text end

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

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

new text begin 65,000,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids new text end

new text begin 569,000 new text end

new text begin To design the renovation of the business and
nursing building on the Coon Rapids campus.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Bemidji State University new text end

new text begin 22,512,000 new text end

new text begin To demolish and replace Hagg Sauer Hall with
the Academic Learning Center Building; and
to design, renovate, and equip A.C. Clark
Library, Bangsberg Hall, Bensen Hall,
Bridgeman Hall, and Sattgast Hall.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, Maajiigi (Start to Grow) new text end

new text begin 1,157,000 new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, and equip classrooms and
offices for the elementary education program;
renovate kitchen area; to perform site work to
support outdoor learning; and to demolish
obsolete modular classroom/office building.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Inver Hills Community College new text end

new text begin 698,000 new text end

new text begin To design the renovation of the Technology
and Business Center to include the link to
Heritage Hall.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Minnesota State University, Mankato new text end

new text begin 6,478,000 new text end

new text begin To update design, renovate, renew, equip, and
repurpose the spaces in Wissink Hall, Morris
Hall, and Wiecking Center vacated when
occupants moved to the new Clinical Science
Building; and to install a solar array on the
roof of the new Clinical Science Building.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Rochester Community and Technical College new text end

new text begin 22,853,000 new text end

new text begin To demolish Plaza and Memorial Halls; to
design, renovate, renew, and equip classrooms
and labs; to construct an addition adjacent to
Endicott Hall; to construct a central chiller
plant; and to demolish the maintenance
building and child care building.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Saint Paul College new text end

new text begin 995,000 new text end

new text begin To design the renovation of classroom, lab,
and student services space in the main campus
building.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Debt Service new text end

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

new text begin (b) The board need not pay debt service on
bonds sold to finance HEAPR. Where a
nonstate match is required, the debt service is
due on a principal amount equal to one-third
of the total project cost, less the match
committed before the bonds are sold.
new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Unspent Appropriations new text end

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

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

Sec. 4. new text begin EDUCATION new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 16,192,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Library Construction Grants new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For library construction grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 134.45.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake new text end

new text begin 14,492,000 new text end

new text begin (a) From the maximum effort school loan fund
for a capital loan to Independent School
District No. 38, Red Lake, as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, sections 126C.60 to
126C.72. This appropriation is for predesign,
design, and construction of a connection
structure between the Red Lake Early
Learning Childhood Center and Red Lake
Elementary School; renovations to various
classrooms, labs, and support rooms; updating
of mechanical systems; and expansion of the
cafeteria. Before any capital loan contract is
approved under this subdivision, the district
must provide documentation acceptable to the
commissioner of education on how the capital
loan will be used.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of administration may
provide project management services to assist
the commissioner of education with oversight
of the project. No money for construction may
be distributed by the commissioner of
education to the recipient school district until
bids have been received on 100 percent of the
construction documents and satisfactory
documentation has been submitted to the
commissioner of education indicating the
project can be fully completed with money
available for the project.
new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding the timelines in Minnesota
Statutes, section 126C.69, subdivision 11,
Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake,
must submit the question authorizing the
borrowing of money for the facilities to voters
of the district at the first general election
following final enactment of this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 126C.69, subdivision 6, the application
submitted by Independent School District No.
38, Red Lake, on September 1, 2015, shall be
considered a sufficient application for this
loan. The local portion for this capital loan is
$94,231 under Minnesota Statutes, section
126C.69, subdivision 9. This amount shall be
disbursed for the approved project prior to the
state loan reimbursement payments to the
school district.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Warroad School District - Northwest Angle School new text end

new text begin 700,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to Independent School District No.
690, Warroad Public Schools, for demolition
and site preparation and to predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
of an expansion of the Northwest Angle
School. No nonstate match is required.
new text end

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

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 4,500,000 new text end

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

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

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For capital asset preservation improvements
and betterments on both campuses of the
Minnesota State Academies, to be spent in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.307.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Safety Corridor new text end

new text begin 3,500,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip a
safety corridor on the Minnesota State
Academy for the Deaf campus, including but
not limited to abatement of asbestos and
hazardous materials, construction, and
renovations necessary to establish a central
point of access, a reception and visitor area,
and security monitoring with connections to
Smith, Quinn, and Noyes Halls.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 250,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration for
capital asset preservation improvements and
betterments at the Perpich Center for Arts
Education, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin NATURAL RESOURCES new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 61,728,000 new text end

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

new text begin (b) The appropriations in this section are
subject to the requirements of the natural
resources capital improvement program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12, unless
this section or the statutes referred to in this
section provide more specific standards,
criteria, or priorities for projects than
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.
new text end

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

new text begin 30,000,000 new text end

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

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

new text begin 13,500,000 new text end

new text begin (a) For the state share of flood hazard
mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.161.
new text end

new text begin (b) This appropriation includes $1,500,000 for
a grant to Thief River Falls for the Thief River
Falls westside flood damage reduction project
in the Red Lake watershed district; $2,150,000
for a grant to the Cedar River watershed
district; and $200,000 for a grant to the city
of Afton for a levee reconstruction project.
new text end

new text begin (c) To the extent practical, levee projects shall
meet the state standard of three feet above the
100-year flood elevation.
new text end

new text begin (d) Project priorities shall be determined by
the commissioner as appropriate and based on
need and may include acquisition of properties
prone to flooding.
new text end

new text begin (e) To the extent that the cost of a project
exceeds two percent of the median household
income in a municipality or township
multiplied by the number of households in the
municipality or township, this appropriation
is also for the local share of the project.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin State Park and Recreation Area Accessibility new text end

new text begin 500,000 new text end

new text begin For the design and construction of
improvements to bring the facilities within
state parks and recreation areas to the
Americans with Disabilities Act standards.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Blufflands State Trail new text end

new text begin 200,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire land for, construct, and pay
expenses related to an extension of the
Blufflands state trail system from Harmony
to the Iowa border, to include a connection to
Niagara Cave in Fillmore County as
authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section
85.015, subdivision 7.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Chester Woods State Trail new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin To complete construction and paving of phase
one of the Chester Woods State Trail from the
city of Rochester to Chester Woods Park in
Olmsted County.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Glendalough State Park new text end

new text begin 750,000 new text end

new text begin To predesign, design, and construct a Visitor
and Trail Center in Glendalough State Park.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park new text end

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

new text begin For development of Lake Vermilion-Soudan
Underground Mine State Park, including
designing, constructing, furnishing, and
equipping the Lake Lodge Visitor Center at
Armstrong Bay, the Murray Spur campground
site and nearby infrastructure, and renewable
energy facilities in the park, and for repair and
reconstruction of the mine shaft at the Soudan
Underground Mine.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Mill Towns State Trail new text end

new text begin 500,000 new text end

new text begin For acquisition and design of the Mill Towns
State Trail between the cities of Faribault and
Waterford.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Shooting Star State Trail new text end

new text begin 250,000 new text end

new text begin To complete the Shooting Star State Trail,
established under Minnesota Statutes, section
85.015, subdivision 17, to Austin.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Babbitt Recreation Area new text end

new text begin 1,300,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant under Minnesota Statutes, section
85.019, subdivision 2, to the city of Babbitt
to construct a campground at the Babbitt
Recreation Area.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Grand Marais; Lake Superior Water Access new text end

new text begin 2,300,000 new text end

new text begin For capital improvements to a water access
facility on Lake Superior in Grand Marais.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin La Crescent; Wagon Wheel Trail new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of La Crescent for phase
three of four phases of the Wagon Wheel Trail
project, including predesign, design,
engineering, and construction of a
grade-separated crossing of marked Trunk
Highways 14, 16, and 61 near downtown La
Crescent that will connect to the existing
Wagon Wheel Trail.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Olmsted County; Lake Zumbro - Sedimentation Removal new text end

new text begin 640,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to Olmsted County for the removal
of sedimentation in Lake Zumbro deposited
after the removal of the Lake Shady Dam on
the middle fork of the Zumbro River. This
appropriation may be used for final
engineering, dredging, and dredged soil
disposal. This appropriation is available when
the commissioner of management and budget
determines that sufficient resources have been
committed to complete the project, as required
under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502.
This appropriation is in addition to
appropriations in Laws 2012, chapter 293, and
Laws 2014, chapter 294.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority - Mesabi Trail new text end

new text begin 1,138,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the St. Louis and Lake Counties
Regional Railroad Authority to continue
construction of the Mesabi Trail, starting near
Whalston Road and going toward the city of
Tower for approximately 4.5 miles.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin Stillwater; St. Croix River Riverbank Restoration new text end

new text begin 1,650,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Stillwater to
predesign, design, engineer, and construct
restoration of the St. Croix River riverbank in
the city of Stillwater and to design and
construct an integrated walkway along the
restored riverbank in the city.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end new text begin Unspent Appropriations new text end

new text begin The unspent portion of an appropriation for a
project in this section that is complete, upon
written notice to the commissioner of
management and budget, is available for asset
preservation under Minnesota Statutes, section
84.946. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642,
applies from the date of the original
appropriation to the unspent amount
transferred.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 17,675,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Anoka County - Waste Disposal Engineering Closed Landfill new text end

new text begin 6,000,000 new text end

new text begin To design and construct remedial systems,
including cleanup and removal of a leaking
hazardous waste pit and protection of
groundwater, at the Waste Disposal
Engineering site in Anoka County in
accordance with the closed landfill program
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 115B.39
to 115B.42.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Becker County; Capital Assistance Grant new text end

new text begin 750,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to Becker County under the solid
waste capital assistance grant program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54, to
predesign, design, construct, and equip
buildings to store and process large, bulky
materials, such as mattresses, that must be
deconstructed before shipping to recycling
facilities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Otter Tail County - Recycling Facility new text end

new text begin 3,100,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to Otter Tail County under the
solid waste capital assistance grant program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54,
to retrofit the Fergus Falls recycling site into
a single-sort facility, notwithstanding any
limitations on grant amounts.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Lake Redwood Reclamation new text end

new text begin 7,825,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Redwood-Cottonwood
Rivers Control Area, a joint powers entity, to
predesign, design, construct, and equip the
reservoir reclamation and enhancement of the
66-acre Lake Redwood Reservoir, to remove
approximately 650,000 cubic yards of
sediment and increase its depth from
approximately 2.8 feet to 20 feet in order to
secure renewable energy capacity of the
hydroelectric dam which is impeded by lack
of water capacity, reduce the flow of pollutants
to the Minnesota River, and increase fish
habitat and enhance recreational opportunities.
new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 15,700,000 new text end

new text begin To the Board of Water and Soil Resources for
the purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve Program new text end

new text begin 10,000,000 new text end

new text begin (a) To acquire conservation easements from
landowners to preserve, restore, create, and
enhance wetlands and associated uplands of
prairie and grasslands, and restore and enhance
rivers and streams, riparian lands, and
associated uplands of prairie and grasslands
in order to protect soil and water quality,
support fish and wildlife habitat, reduce flood
damage, and provide other public benefits.
The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.515, apply to this program.
new text end

new text begin (b) The board shall give priority to leveraging
federal money by enrolling targeted new lands
or enrolling environmentally sensitive lands
that have expiring federal conservation
agreements.
new text end

new text begin (c) The board is authorized to enter into new
agreements and amend past agreements with
landowners as required by Minnesota Statutes,
section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to allow for
restoration.
new text end

new text begin (d) Of this appropriation, up to five percent
may be used for restoration, rehabilitation, and
enhancement; and no more than $1,000,000
may be used to acquire working lands
easements.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Local Government Roads Wetland Replacement Program new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire land or permanent easements and
to restore, create, enhance, and preserve
wetlands to replace those wetlands drained or
filled as a result of the repair, reconstruction,
replacement, or rehabilitation of existing
public roads as required by Minnesota
Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1,
paragraphs (l) and (m). The board may vary
the priority order of Minnesota Statutes,
section 103G.222, subdivision 3, paragraph
(a), to implement an in-lieu fee agreement
approved by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers under section 404 of the Clean
Water Act. The purchase price paid for
acquisition of land or perpetual easement must
be a fair market value as determined by the
board. The board may enter into agreements
with the federal government, other state
agencies, political subdivisions, nonprofit
organizations, fee title owners, or other
qualified private entities to acquire wetland
replacement credits in accordance with
Minnesota Rules, chapter 8420.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Minnesota River Basin Area II new text end

new text begin 700,000 new text end

new text begin For grants to local governments for floodwater
management projects in Area II of the
Minnesota River Basin.
new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin AGRICULTURE new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration to
construct, renovate, and equip the Department
of Agriculture/Department of Health
Laboratory Building in St. Paul, including but
not limited to creating a dedicated biosafety
level 3 laboratory space, to meet safety,
energy, and operational efficiency needs.
new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin RURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY. new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 35,000,000 new text end

new text begin For the purposes set forth in the Minnesota
Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph
(h), to the Rural Finance Authority to purchase
participation interests in or to make direct
agricultural loans to farmers under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 41B. This appropriation is
for the beginning farmer program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.039; the loan
restructuring program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 41B.04; the seller-sponsored
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
41B.042; the agricultural improvement loan
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
41B.043; and the livestock expansion loan
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
41B.045. All debt service on bond proceeds
used to finance this appropriation must be
repaid by the Rural Finance Authority under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.643. Loan
participations must be priced to provide full
interest and principal coverage and a reserve
for potential losses. Priority for loans must be
given first to basic beginning farmer loans,
second to seller-sponsored loans, and third to
agricultural improvement loans.
new text end

new text begin If an appropriation for the same purpose as in
this section is enacted more than once in the
2018 legislative session, the appropriation
must be given effect only once. If the
appropriations for the same purpose are for
different amounts, the highest of the amounts
is the one to be given effect.
new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the Minnesota Zoological Garden Board
for capital asset preservation improvements
and betterments to infrastructure and exhibits
at the Minnesota Zoo, to be spent in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.307. Notwithstanding the specified uses
of money under Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.307, the board may use this appropriation
to replace buildings that are in poor condition,
outdated, and no longer support the work of
the Minnesota Zoo and to construct and
renovate trails and roads on the Minnesota
Zoo site.
new text end

Sec. 13. new text begin ADMINISTRATION new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

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

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

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

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

Sec. 14. new text begin AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the Minnesota Amateur Sports
Commission for asset preservation of a capital
nature at the National Sports Center in Blaine,
to be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end

Sec. 15. new text begin MILITARY AFFAIRS new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 12,876,000 new text end

new text begin To the adjutant general for the purposes
specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Brainerd Readiness Center new text end

new text begin 4,143,000 new text end

new text begin To design and renovate existing space at the
Brainerd Readiness Center, including
mechanical, electrical, building envelope,
energy efficiency, and life safety
improvements.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Grand Rapids Readiness Center new text end

new text begin 2,126,000 new text end

new text begin To design and renovate existing space at the
Grand Rapids Readiness Center, including
mechanical, electrical, building envelope,
energy efficiency, and life safety
improvements.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin St. Cloud Readiness Center new text end

new text begin 4,450,000 new text end

new text begin To design and renovate existing space at the
St. Cloud Readiness Center, including
mechanical, electrical, building envelope,
energy efficiency, and life safety
improvements. The adjutant general may also
use this appropriation to construct and equip
an expansion of the facility.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Wadena Readiness Center new text end

new text begin 2,157,000 new text end

new text begin To design and renovate existing space at the
Wadena Readiness Center, including
mechanical, electrical, building envelope,
energy efficiency, and life safety
improvements.
new text end

Sec. 16. new text begin TRANSPORTATION new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 344,788,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Local Road Improvement Fund Grants new text end

new text begin 65,800,000 new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds account in the state
transportation fund as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.50, for trunk highway
corridor projects under Minnesota Statutes,
section 174.52, subdivision 2, for construction
and reconstruction of local roads with
statewide or regional significance under
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52,
subdivision 4, or for grants to counties to assist
in paying the costs of rural road safety capital
improvement projects on county state-aid
highways under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.52, subdivision 4a.
new text end

new text begin Of this amount, $5,800,000 is for a grant to
the city of Inver Grove Heights to predesign,
design, engineer, acquire right-of-way
property and temporary and permanent
easements, relocate private utilities, inspect,
and construct or reconstruct: (1) realignment
of Dakota County State-Aid Highway 63,
known as Argenta Trail, in Inver Grove
Heights, from northerly of its intersection with
Amana Trail to the anticipated future
alignment of 65th Street, then west to the
existing Argenta Trail alignment, and in
anticipation of the development of an
interchange of Argenta Trail and marked
Interstate Highway 494; and (2) expansion
from two lanes to four lanes of Dakota County
State-Aid Highway 26, known as 70th Street
West, in Inver Grove Heights, from the border
with Eagan to the intersection with Argenta
Trail as realigned.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation new text end

new text begin 15,000,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Port Development Assistance new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Safe Routes to School new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.40.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Brooklyn Park - Trunk Highway 169 and 101st Avenue Interchange Project new text end

new text begin 16,800,000 new text end

new text begin $12,800,000 is from the bond proceeds
account in the trunk highway fund and
$4,000,000 is from the bond proceeds account
in the state transportation fund for preliminary
and final design, engineering, environmental
analysis, right-of-way acquisition, and
construction of an interchange located at
Trunk Highway 169 and 101st Avenue in the
city of Brooklyn Park.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Carver County - Highway 101 Reconstruction new text end

new text begin 9,000,000 new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds account in the trunk
highway fund to the commissioner of
transportation for a grant to Carver County,
following a jurisdictional transfer to Carver
County of the affected segment of Trunk
Highway 101, for design, right-of-way
acquisition, engineering, and reconstruction
of Trunk Highway 101 between Pioneer Trail
and Flying Cloud Drive, including grade
separation of a multipurpose pedestrian and
bicycle trail from Highway 101 for the
Minnesota River Bluffs Regional Trail and a
regional trail along Highway 101. This
appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that at least $3,400,000 is
committed to the project from nonstate
sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Chisago County - Marked U.S. Highway 8 Reconstruction new text end

new text begin 7,500,000 new text end

new text begin $3,000,000 is from the bond proceeds account
in the state transportation fund and $4,500,000
is from the bond proceeds account in the trunk
highway fund for predesign, design, and
environmental analysis for a project that
reconstructs marked U.S. Highway 8 in
Chisago and Washington Counties, from
Trunk Highway 61/Forest Boulevard North
up to and including the intersection at Karmel
Avenue.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Dodge County - Marked Trunk Highway 14 Expansion from CSAH 3 To Existing Four-Lane new text end

new text begin 68,900,000 new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds account in the trunk
highway fund to acquire property or
permanent easements for, and to design,
engineer, construct, furnish, and equip an
expansion of marked Trunk Highway 14 from
County State-Aid Highway 3 to the existing
four-lane portion of marked Trunk Highway
14 in Dodge County.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Foley - Marked Trunk Highway Safety Improvement new text end

new text begin 1,200,000 new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds account in the trunk
highway fund to predesign, design, construct,
furnish, and equip safety improvements to
marked Trunk Highway 23 in the city of Foley
described in the Highway 23 Road Safety
Audit conducted by the Department of
Transportation in 2017, including a
roundabout at the intersection of marked
Trunk Highway 23 and 8th Avenue and Penn
Street, curb and gutters, pedestrian crossings,
pedestrian pathway, lighting, and signage. This
appropriation is for the local share for which
the city of Foley is responsible under the
state's Cost Participation and Maintenance
with Local Units of Government Manual, or
any contract between the state and the city of
Foley.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 9 (Rockford Road) and Marked Interstate Highway 494 new text end

new text begin 9,720,000 new text end

new text begin $4,860,000 is from the bond proceeds account
in the state transportation fund for a grant to
Hennepin County, the city of Plymouth, or
both, and $4,860,000 is from the bond
proceeds account in the trunk highway fund
for the design, right-of-way acquisition,
construction engineering, construction, and to
equip the interchange at Hennepin County
State-Aid Highway 9 and marked Interstate
Highway 494, including replacing the County
State-Aid Highway 9 bridge over marked
Interstate Highway 494 and the ramps
connecting County State-Aid Highway 9 and
marked Interstate Highway 494,
notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
174.52, or any rule to the contrary.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Mankato - Marked Trunk Highway 169 Reconstruction to Accommodate Raised Levee new text end

new text begin 1,660,000 new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds account in the trunk
highway fund for a grant to the city of
Mankato for a project to reconstruct a segment
of marked Trunk Highway 169 north of the
Highway 14 interchange to accommodate the
raising of a levee. This appropriation is for the
local shares the cities of Mankato and North
Mankato are responsible for under the state's
Cost Participation and Maintenance with Local
Units of Government Manual, or any contract
between the state and the city of Mankato.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Pope County - Trunk Highway 29 - Railroad Grade Separation new text end

new text begin 10,500,000 new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds account in the trunk
highway fund for construction of the
interchange at marked Trunk Highway 55 and
marked Trunk Highway 29 near the city of
Glenwood, including grade separation of the
adjacent rail crossing of marked Trunk
Highway 29.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Steele County and Dodge County – Marked Trunk Highway 14 Expansion From County Road 16 To CSAH 3 new text end

new text begin 68,500,000 new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds account in the trunk
highway fund to acquire property or
permanent easements for, and to design,
engineer, construct, furnish and equip an
expansion of marked Trunk Highway 14 to
four lanes from County Road 16 in Steele
County to County State-Aid Highway 3 in
Dodge County. This appropriation may be
used for overpass bridges at Steele County
Road 16 and County State-Aid Highway 1 in
Dodge County, an interchange at County
State-Aid Highway 3, upgrades to County
State-Aid Highway 3 to meet trunk highway
standards, construction of a right turn lane
from County State-Aid Highway 3 onto Front
Street in Claremont, and railroad gate arm
installation at the railroad tracks at County
State-Aid Highway 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin Steele County - Marked Trunk Highway 14 Expansion from County Road 180 to County Road 16 new text end

new text begin 37,200,000 new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds account in the trunk
highway fund to acquire property or
permanent easements for, and to design,
engineer, construct, furnish, and equip an
expansion of Trunk Highway 14 to four lanes
from County Road 180 to County Road 16 in
Steele County.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin Wadena - U.S. Highway 10 Environmental Cleanup new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds account in the trunk
highway fund as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.50, to the commissioner
of transportation for a grant to the city of
Wadena for expansion of marked U.S.
Highway 10. This appropriation includes
money for right-of-way acquisition,
engineering, environmental analysis and
environmental cleanup, construction of a
four-lane divided roadway, and construction
of storm water drainage and other
improvements related to the expansion, within
the U.S. Highway 10 corridor in the city of
Wadena.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end new text begin Becker; Industrial Park Road Improvements new text end

new text begin 3,300,000 new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds account in the state
transportation fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 174.50, to the commissioner of
transportation for a grant to the city of Becker
for design, engineering, and construction of
road and infrastructure improvements within
the city's industrial park to provide better
mobility to marked U.S. Highway 10. This
appropriation includes money for
improvements to an existing portion of
Hancock Street South, new construction of an
extension of Hancock Street South, and
construction of sanitary sewer, water main,
storm sewer, and other publicly owned
infrastructure.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end new text begin Wakefield - 200th Street Reconstruction new text end

new text begin 600,000 new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds account in the state
transportation fund as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.50, to the commissioner
of transportation for a grant under Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4, to the
town of Wakefield, the town of Luxembourg,
or grants to both townships, for reconstruction
of an approximately 2.7 mile portion of 200th
Street, a township line road in Stearns County.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end new text begin Rochester - Bus Storage Facility Expansion new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Rochester to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip an expansion to the city's existing bus
storage facility.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end new text begin Rogers - Pedestrian and Bike Bridge new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Rogers to acquire
property for and to design and construct a
pedestrian and bicycle bridge over marked
Interstate Highway 94 approximately one mile
northwest of the interchange at marked Trunk
Highway 101. This appropriation includes
money for construction of a bituminous trail
to connect to the existing trail system.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 21. new text end new text begin Goodview, Minnesota City - Railroad Crossing Quiet Zone new text end

new text begin 330,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Goodview for
construction of a railroad crossing quiet zone
that consists of construction and installation
of concrete median barriers and associated
road improvements at five Canadian Pacific
railroad crossings in the cities of Goodview
and Minnesota City.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 22. new text end new text begin Loretto, Medina, and Wayzata - Railroad Crossing Safety new text end

new text begin 1,200,000 new text end

new text begin For construction of railroad crossing safety
improvements. Of this appropriation, $350,000
is for a grant to the city of Loretto for
crossings at Townline Road and marked
County Road 19 in the city of Loretto;
$450,000 is for a grant to the city of Medina
for crossings at marked County Road
116/County Road 115 and Arrowhead Drive
in the city of Medina; and $400,000 is for a
grant to the city of Wayzata for crossings at
East Lake Street and Barry Avenue in the city
of Wayzata.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 23. new text end new text begin New Brighton - Rice Creek Railroad Bridge new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to Minnesota Commercial Railway
Company to demolish the existing railroad
bridge over Rice Creek in the city of New
Brighton and to predesign, design, acquire any
needed right-of-way, engineer, construct, and
equip a replacement railroad bridge to meet
the needs of the railroad operators that use the
bridge, as authorized by the Minnesota
Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph
(i). This appropriation is subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642, and is available
when the commissioner of management and
budget determines that sufficient resources
have been committed to complete the project,
as required by Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.502.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 24. new text end new text begin Moorhead - Rail Grade Crossing Separation at 21st Street South new text end

new text begin 7,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Moorhead for
environmental analysis, design, engineering,
removal of an existing structure, and
construction of a rail grade crossing separation
in the vicinity of 21st Street South. This
appropriation is in addition to the
appropriation for the same purpose in Laws
2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article
1, section 15, subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 25. new text end new text begin Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional
Railroad Authority for environmental analysis
and design of rail grade separation of Union
Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe track
between Westminster Junction and Division
Street/Hoffman Interlocking in St. Paul.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 26. new text end new text begin Rosemount - Railroad Quiet Zone new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Rosemount to
predesign, design, and construct railroad
crossing improvements to create a quiet zone
at the railroad crossing located on Bonaire
Path in Rosemount.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 27. new text end new text begin Trunk Highway Bonds - Debt Service new text end

new text begin 2,078,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the trunk highway
fund for transfer to the state bond fund. If this
appropriation is insufficient to make all
transfers required in the year for which it is
made, the commissioner of management and
budget shall transfer the deficiency amount
under the statutory open appropriation, and
notify the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation finance and
the chairs and ranking minority members of
the senate Finance Committee and the house
of representatives Ways and Means Committee
of the amount of the deficiency. Any excess
appropriation cancels to the trunk highway
fund.
new text end

Sec. 17. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 25,300,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Metropolitan Regional Parks and Trails Capital Improvements new text end

new text begin 10,000,000 new text end

new text begin For the cost of improvements and betterments
of a capital nature and acquisition by the
council and local government units of regional
recreational open-space lands in accordance
with the council's policy plan as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, section 473.147. This
appropriation must not be used to purchase
easements.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Metropolitan Cities Inflow and Infiltration Grants new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin For grants to cities within the metropolitan
area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
473.121, subdivision 2, for capital
improvements in municipal wastewater
collection systems to reduce the amount of
inflow and infiltration to the Metropolitan
Council's metropolitan sanitary sewer disposal
system. Grants from this appropriation are for
up to 50 percent of the cost to mitigate inflow
and infiltration in the publicly owned
municipal wastewater collection systems. To
be eligible for a grant, a city must be identified
by the council as a contributor of excessive
inflow and infiltration in the metropolitan
disposal system or have a measured flow rate
within 20 percent of its allowable
council-determined inflow and infiltration
limits. The council must award grants based
on applications from cities that identify
eligible capital costs and include a timeline
for inflow and infiltration mitigation
construction, pursuant to guidelines
established by the council.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Carver County - Lake Waconia Development new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to Carver County to design,
construct, and equip: sewer and water utilities,
trails, roadways, and parking lots; recreational
facilities, including restrooms, a lifeguard
station, and picnic shelters; site improvements
including docks and a playground; and for
other capital improvements to infrastructure
and amenities necessary for the development
of Lake Waconia Regional Park.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Loretto - Wastewater Connection new text end

new text begin 400,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Loretto to connect
the city's existing wastewater collection
system to the force main in the city of
Independence for wastewater treatment by the
wastewater treatment system shared by the
cities of Independence, Greenfield, and
Medina.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin New Hope - Outdoor Swimming Pool new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of New Hope to
predesign, design, construct, and equip an
outdoor 50-meter swimming pool on the civic
center campus.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin St. Paul - Nature Sanctuary Visitor Center new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
design, furnish, and equip a visitor and
interpretive center in the Bruce Vento Nature
Sanctuary in St. Paul for programs that the
city determines meet regional and city park
purpose requirements. The city may enter into
a lease or management agreement under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, to
operate the programs in the center.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin White Bear Lake Trail and Route new text end

new text begin 4,400,000 new text end

new text begin (a) To the Metropolitan Council for grants to
complete design and construction of a multiuse
paved trail and route for pedestrians, bicycles,
and wheelchairs around White Bear Lake in
Ramsey and Washington Counties.
new text end

new text begin (b) $2,900,000 of this appropriation is for a
grant to Ramsey County to design and
construct trail improvements, consistent with
the completed preliminary engineering, along
South Shore Boulevard between White Bear
Avenue and marked Trunk Highway 120 and
to pave an existing dirt path within the Ramsey
County Beach and Water Park from the
entrance to the park at Highway 96 to the
northeast edge of the park.
new text end

new text begin (c) $1,500,000 of this appropriation is for a
grant to the city of Mahtomedi to design and
construct and designate elements of the trail
and route along or proximate to Birchwood
Road, Wildwood Beach Road, and on or in
the proximity of Briarwood Road, consistent
with the completed preliminary engineering,
and final design and specification, subject to
approval of the commissioner of transportation
with regard to elements of the trail and route
that are within or adjacent to the right-of-way
of marked Trunk Highway 244.
new text end

Sec. 18. new text begin HUMAN SERVICES new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 56,314,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Regional Behavioral Health Crisis Facility Grants new text end

new text begin 30,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of human services for
behavioral health crisis program facilities
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
245G.011.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Minnesota Sex Offender Program - St. Peter new text end

new text begin 8,000,000 new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, furnish, and equip the
second phase of a multiphase project to
develop additional residential, program,
activity, and ancillary facilities for the
Minnesota sex offender program on the lower
campus of the St. Peter Regional Treatment
Center. This appropriation includes money to
design, renovate, construct, furnish, and equip
the north wing of Green Acres; the west,
south, and north wings of Sunrise; and the
Tomlinson Building. This appropriation also
includes money to: replace or renovate HVAC,
plumbing, electrical, security, and life safety
systems; address fire and life safety, and other
building code deficiencies; replace windows
and doors; tuck-point exterior building
envelopes; reconfigure and remodel space;
design and abate asbestos and other hazardous
materials; remove or demolish nonfunctioning
building components; and complete site work
necessary to support the programmed use of
these three buildings.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin St. Peter Regional Treatment Center Campus - Dietary Building HVAC and Electrical Replacement new text end

new text begin 2,200,000 new text end

new text begin To predesign, design, engineer, and renovate
the mechanical and electrical systems in the
Dietary Building on the St. Peter Regional
Treatment Center campus, including: the
upgrade, replacement, and improvement of
existing heating and ventilation equipment;
installation of air-conditioning equipment;
replacement of the building's outdated and
undersized electrical system; design and
abatement of asbestos and hazardous
materials; and structural, site, and utility work
necessary to support the project.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Hennepin County - Regional Medical Examiner's Facility new text end

new text begin 16,114,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to Hennepin County to design,
construct, furnish, and equip a 67,000 square
foot regional, state-of-the-art medical
examiner's facility. The facility shall: (1)
provide forensic death investigation and
autopsy services for Dakota, Hennepin, and
Scott Counties with the flexibility to
accommodate future partner counties and
agencies; (2) serve as a teaching facility for
the state, on the science of forensic pathology;
and (3) be located in southern Hennepin
County at a site that best supports access needs
for the three founding counties and reasonable
scene response times for the geographic
service area.
new text end

Sec. 19. new text begin VETERANS AFFAIRS new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 41,000,000 new text end

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

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

new text begin 9,000,000 new text end

new text begin For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at the veterans
homes in Minneapolis, Hastings, Fergus Falls,
Silver Bay, and Luverne, and the Little Falls
Cemetery, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Bemidji, Montevideo, and Preston - New Veterans Homes new text end

new text begin 32,000,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $12,400,000 of this appropriation is to
design, construct, furnish, and equip a veterans
home in Bemidji. $9,400,000 of this
appropriation is to design, construct, furnish,
and equip a veterans home in Montevideo.
$10,200,000 of this appropriation is to design,
construct, furnish, and equip a veterans home
in Preston.
new text end

new text begin (b) These veterans homes are subject to the
requirements of the People's Veterans Homes
Act.
new text end

Sec. 20. new text begin CORRECTIONS new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 22,200,000 new text end

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

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

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Minnesota Correctional Facility - St. Cloud new text end

new text begin 16,200,000 new text end

new text begin To design, upgrade, construct, replace, and
install new plumbing, ventilation, and exhaust
systems as required by code and to meet other
requirements. This appropriation includes
money for design and abatement of asbestos
and hazardous materials.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Minnesota Correctional Facility - Willow River new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, renovate, furnish, and
equip new and existing buildings and complete
associated site work to increase living unit and
programming capacity for the challenge
incarceration program by at least 45 beds at
the Minnesota Correctional Facility - Willow
River. This appropriation includes money for
design and abatement of asbestos and
hazardous materials.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Unspent Appropriations new text end

new text begin The unspent portion of an appropriation for a
Department of Corrections project in this
section that is complete, upon written notice
to the commissioner of management and
budget, is available for asset preservation
under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
from the date of the original appropriation to
the unspent amount transferred.
new text end

Sec. 21. new text begin EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 86,576,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Greater Minnesota Business Development Public Infrastructure Grants new text end

new text begin 8,000,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Transportation Economic Development new text end

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

new text begin For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.436.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Innovative Business Development Public Infrastructure Grants new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.435.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Brooklyn Park - Second Harvest new text end

new text begin 18,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Brooklyn Park to
acquire land for, and to predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip a statewide
Second Harvest Heartland charitable food
warehouse, distribution, and office facility in
the city of Brooklyn Park. The city may enter
into lease or management agreements under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, for
operation of the facility. Amounts expended
for this project by nonstate sources since June
1, 2016, shall count toward the nonstate match.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Duluth - Seawall and Surface Improvements new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Duluth to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip seawall
infrastructure with related surface
improvements, including a boardwalk and bike
trails, public gathering spaces, and loading
areas, along the shore of Lake Superior in the
city of Duluth. This appropriation may also
be used for demolition and removal of existing
seawall structures
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center Redevelopment new text end

new text begin 3,500,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Fergus Falls for
phases 2 and 3 of the deconstruction of the
former regional treatment center campus to
prepare the site for public use, redevelopment,
and historic preservation purposes. This
appropriation includes money for demolition
of all or portions of buildings and other
structures deemed unnecessary or undesirable
for redevelopment or renovation, removal of
debris, site preparation and remediation,
hazardous materials abatement, and
improvements for building envelope and
structural integrity to stabilize existing
buildings and structures for redevelopment or
renovation. This demolition is part of a larger
project to redevelop the campus of the regional
treatment center. This appropriation may not
be used to demolish the central tower or the
U-shaped building connected to the central
tower.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Goodhue County Historical Society Museum new text end

new text begin 616,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Red Wing for
replacement of the Goodhue County Historical
Society Museum building's HVAC system,
roofing, and windows, and for renovation of
the building's storefront entrance.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Hennepin County - Regional Employment Center - Phase 1 new text end

new text begin 1,660,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to Hennepin County for phase 1
of the regional career and employment center
in Minneapolis, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695. Phase 1 includes demolition
of a building, site and environmental
investigation, site work, and to predesign and
design the renovation and expansion of a
building.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Minneapolis - Upper Harbor Terminal Redevelopment new text end

new text begin 12,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Minneapolis, the
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, or
both, for predevelopment, predesign, design,
and construction work for site preparation and
for park and public infrastructure
improvements to support an initial phase of
redevelopment of the Upper Harbor Terminal
on the Mississippi River; a site that was
rendered inoperable for barging by the federal
closure of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Perham - Redevelopment new text end

new text begin 4,400,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Perham to design,
construct, redevelop, renovate, furnish, and
equip buildings, land, and infrastructure at the
site of the area community center and former
high school.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Polk County - North Country Food Bank new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to Polk County to predesign,
design, construct, renovate, furnish, and equip
a regional charitable food warehouse,
distribution, and office facility in the city of
Crookston, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695. The value of land purchased
or acquired by the county after January 1,
2013, for this facility shall count toward the
nonstate match.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Ramsey County - Landmark Center new text end

new text begin 350,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to Ramsey County to renovate and
construct improvements to restroom facilities
in the Landmark Center in the city of St. Paul.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Rosemount - Family Resource Center new text end

new text begin 450,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Rosemount to design,
construct, furnish, and equip an addition to
the Family Resource Center in the city of
Rosemount, to provide after-school tutoring,
a food shelf, and other programs, subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin St. Paul - Minnesota Humanities Center new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of St. Paul for asset
preservation of the Minnesota Humanities
Center's main facility, including capital
improvements for building envelope,
foundation, and structural integrity, and for
mechanical systems upgrades, including
heating, ventilation, and cooling, subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin St. Paul - RiverCentre Parking Facility new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of St. Paul for
demolition of the existing RiverCentre ramp
and removal of debris.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end new text begin St. Paul - Southeast Asian Language Job Training Facilities new text end

new text begin 5,500,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
design, renovate, construct, furnish, and equip
a bus driver and mechanics training facility
on Acker Street in St. Paul for training drivers
and mechanics through programming
primarily in the Southeast Asian languages,
and to predesign, design, renovate, construct,
furnish, and equip a training facility on Plato
Avenue in St. Paul to be used during
renovation of the Acker Street facility and for
use as a training facility for health care,
manufacturing, and information technology
jobs through programming primarily in the
Southeast Asian languages. The city of St.
Paul may enter into a lease or management
agreement with a nonprofit corporation for
either or both of these facilities under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end new text begin Wabasha - National Eagle Center and Wabasha Rivertown Resurgence new text end

new text begin 8,100,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Wabasha to acquire
land, predesign, design, renovate, construct,
furnish, and equip the National Eagle Center
in order to expand program and exhibit space,
increase aviary space for eagles, and for
improvements to the riverfront in Wabasha
for infrastructure, large vessel landing areas
and docks, and public access and program
areas.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end new text begin Waite Park - Quarry Redevelopment new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Waite Park to
redevelop a former quarry site located off
Parkway Drive and 17th Avenue South as a
regional park and to predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip a public open-air
stage and related facilities. The city may enter
into one or more lease or management
agreements for operation of the open-air stage
and related facilities, subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695.
new text end

Sec. 22. new text begin PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 120,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the Public Facilities Authority for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin State Match for Federal Grants new text end

new text begin 20,000,000 new text end

new text begin To match federal grants for the clean water
revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 446A.07, and the drinking water
revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 446A.081. This appropriation must be
used for qualified capital projects.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Water Infrastructure Funding Program new text end

new text begin 37,150,000 new text end

new text begin (a) For grants to eligible municipalities under
the water infrastructure funding program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
new text end

new text begin (b) $27,150,000 is for wastewater projects
listed on the Pollution Control Agency's
project priority list in the fundable range under
the clean water revolving fund program.
new text end

new text begin (c) $10,000,000 is for drinking water projects
listed on the commissioner of health's project
priority list in the fundable range under the
drinking water revolving fund program.
new text end

new text begin (d) After all eligible projects under paragraph
(b) or (c) have been funded, the Public
Facilities Authority may transfer any
remaining, uncommitted money to eligible
projects under a program defined in paragraph
(b) or (c) based on that program's project
priority list.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Point Source Implementation Grants Program new text end

new text begin 32,000,000 new text end

new text begin For grants to eligible municipalities under the
point source implementation grants program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073.
This appropriation must be used for qualified
capital projects.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Arden Hills - Water Main new text end

new text begin 500,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Arden Hills to install
a water main extending along Highway 96,
from Highway 10 to Interstate Highway 35W.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Aurora; Hoyt Lakes; Biwabik; and White Township - Drinking Water System new text end

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Aurora to acquire
land or a permanent interest in land, design,
engineer, construct, furnish, and equip a
comprehensive municipally owned cooperative
joint drinking water system in the cities of
Aurora, Hoyt Lakes, and Biwabik, and White
Township, including a water intake and
treatment plant located in White Township.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Big Lake Wastewater new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Big Lake to
predesign, design, and construct improvements
to or the replacement of the city's wastewater
treatment facility.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Cold Spring Water Infrastructure new text end

new text begin 4,500,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Cold Spring to
acquire land, predesign, design, engineer,
construct, furnish, and equip water
infrastructure, including drilling new wells, a
water treatment plant, and piping for water
distribution. Amounts spent by the city on this
project as of the effective date of this section,
estimated to be $782,000, are included in the
nonstate contribution and no further match is
required.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Currie - Water and Sewer Improvements new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Currie to engineer,
construct, and equip the extension and
replacement of sanitary sewer, the replacement
of water mains, and for other improvements
to publicly owned water and sewer
infrastructure. This appropriation is not
available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least $80,000 is committed to the project
from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Glencoe - Wastewater Treatment Facility new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Glencoe to design,
engineer, construct, and equip renovation of
the municipal wastewater treatment facility
and for other improvements to publicly owned
wastewater infrastructure. This appropriation
is available when the commissioner of
management and budget determines that
sufficient resources have been committed to
complete the project, as required by Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.502.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Keewatin; Nashwauk; Lone Pine Township; And Greenway Township - Wastewater Treatment Facility new text end

new text begin 850,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to a joint powers authority entered
into by the city of Keewatin, the city of
Nashwauk, Lone Pine Township, and
Greenway Township to predesign, design, and
engineer a regional wastewater treatment
system located in the city of Nashwauk to
serve the communities represented by the joint
powers authority and other communities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Oronoco Wastewater new text end

new text begin 3,100,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Oronoco to acquire
land or permanent easements, predesign,
design, and survey for wastewater
infrastructure to serve the city of Oronoco and
the region including the Oronoco Estates
Mobile Home Community. If this
appropriation exceeds the amount needed for
acquisition, predesign, design, and surveying,
the remainder of the appropriation may be
applied to acquisition or construction.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin St. James Storm Sewer and Utilities new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of St. James to design,
engineer, and construct an extension of the
storm sewer retention pond in the northwest
portion of the city, including reconstruction
of streets, sidewalks, storm water and sanitary
sewer, water mains, lighting, and utilities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Waldorf Water and Public Infrastructure new text end

new text begin 1,900,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Waldorf to design,
construct, and equip a stabilization pond
system, wastewater collection system, a water
treatment and distribution system, storm water
drainage systems, street replacement, and other
capital improvements to publicly owned
infrastructure.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin Windom Wastewater new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Windom to design,
construct, and equip capital improvements to
renovate and upgrade the municipal
wastewater treatment facility.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin Winnebago Water new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the city of Winnebago to predesign, design,
engineer, and reconstruct the drinking water
distribution system and the sanitary and storm
sewer collection systems in the northwest
utility improvement area.
new text end

Sec. 23. new text begin MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin For transfer to the housing development fund
to finance the costs of rehabilitation to
preserve public housing under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.202, subdivision 3a.
For purposes of this section, "public housing"
means housing for low-income persons and
households financed by the federal
government and owned and operated by the
public housing authorities and agencies formed
by cities and counties. Public housing
authorities receiving a public housing
assessment composite score of 80 or above or
an equivalent designation are eligible to
receive funding. Priority must be given to
proposals that maximize federal or local
resources to finance the capital costs. The
priority in Minnesota Statutes, section
462A.202, subdivision 3a, for projects to
increase the supply of affordable housing and
the restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section
462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this
appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 24. new text begin MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 14,000,000 new text end

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

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

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Historic Fort Snelling Visitor Center new text end

new text begin 10,000,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip the
renovation of Building 18 at Historic Fort
Snelling to be used as a visitor center.
new text end

Sec. 25. new text begin BOND SALE EXPENSES new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,101,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of management and
budget for the purposes specified in this
section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund new text end

new text begin 894,000 new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds fund for bond sale
expenses under Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.641, subdivision 8.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Trunk Highway Fund new text end

new text begin 207,000 new text end

new text begin From the bond proceeds account in the trunk
highway fund for bond sale expenses under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.641,
subdivision 8, and 167.50, subdivision 4.
new text end

Sec. 26. new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Bond proceeds fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this act from
the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue
bonds of the state in an amount up to $771,405,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with
the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the
Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Transportation fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this act from the
state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue
bonds of the state in an amount up to $96,560,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with
the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the
Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

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

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this
act from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of management and budget
shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $14,492,000 in the manner, upon
the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675,
and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds,
except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited
to a bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school loan fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Trunk highway fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this article from
the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the commissioner of management
and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $224,327,000 in the
manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times
and in the amounts requested by the commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the
bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received from the sale of the bonds, must
be deposited in the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.
new text end

Sec. 27. new text begin CANCELLATION.
new text end

new text begin The uncommitted and unobligated amount of the appropriation from the bond proceeds
fund in Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 18, subdivision 4, for the
transportation improvements within the Lindau Lane corridor in Bloomington, estimated
to be $4,035,839, is canceled, and the bond sale authorization in Laws 2011, First Special
Session chapter 12, section 23, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.
new text end

Sec. 28.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 27, is amended to
read:

Sec. 27. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.

The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state general
obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2019, no more than
deleted text begin $1,555,301,000 deleted text end new text begin $1,138,524,000 new text end will need to be transferred from the general fund to the
state bond fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding state
general obligation bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation
bonds, the commissioner of management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt
service payments needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt
service payments that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner
shall adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set
by this section. The amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from
the general fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641.

Sec. 29. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Except as otherwise provided, this article is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 15B.32, as amended by Laws 2017, First
Special Session chapter 8, article 2, section 1, is amended to read:

15B.32 STATE CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) As used in this section new text begin and section 15B.36 new text end , the terms
defined in this subdivision have the following meanings.

(b) "Commission" means the State Capitol Preservation Commission created under this
section.

(c) "Capitol Area" means the geographic area defined in section 15B.02.

(d) "Board" means the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board created under
section 15B.03.

(e) "Predesign" has the meaning given in section 16B.335, subdivision 3, paragraph (a).

Subd. 2.

Membership.

The State Capitol Preservation Commission consists of deleted text begin 22 deleted text end new text begin 24 new text end
members, appointed as follows:

(1) the governor;

(2) the lieutenant governor;

(3) the attorney general;

(4) the chief justice of the Supreme Court, or the chief justice's designee, who shall be
a member of the Supreme Court;

(5) the majority leader of the senate or the majority leader's designee, who shall be a
member of the senate;

(6) new text begin the minority leader of the senate or the minority leader's designee, who shall be a
member of the senate;
new text end

new text begin (7) new text end the speaker of the house or the speaker's designee, who shall be a member of the
house of representatives;

new text begin (8) the minority leader of the house of representatives or the minority leader's designee,
who shall be a member of the house of representatives;
new text end

deleted text begin (7) deleted text end new text begin (9) new text end two members of the senate, including one member from the majority party
appointed by the majority leader and one member from the minority party appointed by the
minority leader;

deleted text begin (8) deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end two members of the house of representatives, including one member appointed
by the speaker of the house and one member from the minority party appointed by the
minority leader;

deleted text begin (9) deleted text end new text begin (11) new text end the chair and ranking minority member of the house of representatives committee
with jurisdiction over capital investment and the chair and ranking minority member of the
senate committee with jurisdiction over capital investment;

deleted text begin (10) deleted text end new text begin (12) new text end the commissioner of administration or the commissioner's designee;

deleted text begin (11) deleted text end new text begin (13) new text end the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee;

deleted text begin (12) deleted text end new text begin (14) new text end the executive director of the Minnesota Historical Society or the executive
director's designee;

deleted text begin (13) deleted text end new text begin (15) new text end the executive secretary of the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board;
and

deleted text begin (14) deleted text end new text begin (16) new text end four public members appointed by the governor.

Subd. 3.

Terms and compensation.

(a) A member serving on the commission because
the member or the appointing authority for the member holds an elected or appointed office
shall serve on the commission as long as the member or the appointing authority holds the
office.

(b) Public members of the commission shall serve two-year terms. The public members
may not serve for more than three consecutive terms.

(c) The removal of members and filling of vacancies on the commission are as provided
in section 15.059. deleted text begin Public members may receive compensation and expenses as provided
under section 15.059, subdivision 3.
deleted text end

Subd. 4.

Officers and meetings.

(a) The governor is the chair of the commission. The
lieutenant governor is the vice-chair of the commission and may act as the chair of the
commission in the absence of the governor. The governor may designate a staff member to
attend commission meetings and vote on the governor's behalf in the absence of the governor.

(b) The commission shall meet at least annually and at other times at the call of the chair.
Meetings of the commission are subject to chapter 13D.

Subd. 5.

Administrative support.

deleted text begin The commission may designate an executive secretary
and obtain administrative support through a contract with a state agency or other means deleted text end new text begin
The commissioner of administration shall provide administrative support to the commission new text end .

Subd. 6.

Duties.

(a) The commission:

(1) shall exercise ongoing coordination of the deleted text begin restoration, deleted text end protection, risk management,
and preservation of the Capitol building;

(2) shall consult with and advise the commissioner of administration, the board, and the
Minnesota Historical Society regarding their applicable statutory responsibilities for and in
the Capitol building;

deleted text begin (3) may assist in the selection of an architectural firm to assist in the preparation of the
predesign plan for the restoration of the Capitol building;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end shall develop a comprehensive, multiyear deleted text begin , predesign deleted text end new text begin maintenance and preservation new text end
plan for the deleted text begin restoration of the deleted text end Capitol building, review the plan periodically, and, as
appropriate, amend and modify the plan. The deleted text begin predesign deleted text end plan shall deleted text begin identify appropriate and
required functions of the Capitol building; identify and address space requirements for
legislative, executive, and judicial branch functions; and deleted text end identify and address the long-term
maintenance and preservation requirements of the Capitol building deleted text begin . In developing the
predesign plan, the commission shall take into account the comprehensive plan for the
Minnesota State Capitol Area, as amended in 2010, the rules governing zoning and design
for the Capitol Area, citizen access, information technology needs, energy efficiency,
security, educational programs including public and school tours, and any additional space
needs for the efficient operation of state government deleted text end new text begin and shall take into account the
recommendations of the long-range strategic plan under section 16B.24 new text end ;

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end shall develop and implement a plan to deleted text begin reopen the deleted text end new text begin ensure a welcoming and
accessible new text end Minnesota State Capitol deleted text begin and reintroduce it to the citizens of Minnesota deleted text end new text begin for all
Minnesotans and visitors new text end ;

deleted text begin (6) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end shall develop and implement a comprehensive financial plan to fund the new text begin ongoing new text end
preservation deleted text begin and restoration deleted text end of the Capitol building;

deleted text begin (7) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end shall provide annual reports about the condition of the Capitol building and its
needs, as well as all activities related to the deleted text begin restoration deleted text end new text begin preservation new text end of the Capitol building;
deleted text begin and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (8) deleted text end new text begin (7) new text end may solicit gifts, grants, or donations of any kind from any private or public
source to carry out the purposes of this section. For purposes of this section, the commissioner
of administration may expend money appropriated by the legislature for these purposes in
the same manner as private persons, firms, corporations, and associations make expenditures
for these purposes. All gifts, grants, or donations received by the commission shall be
deposited in a State Capitol preservation account established in the special revenue fund.
Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of administration for the activities
of clause (5), the commission, and implementation of the predesign plan under this section.
deleted text begin The gift acceptance procedures under sections 16A.013 to 16A.016 do not apply to this
clause. deleted text end Appropriations under this clause do not cancel and are available until expended new text begin ;
and
new text end

new text begin (8) shall approve a program of art exhibits to encourage public visits to the Capitol and
to be displayed in a space in the Capitol building that is listed in section 15B.36, subdivision
1, before an exhibit that is part of the program can be displayed for two weeks or longer.
When considering recommendations made under section 15B.36, the commission must
approve or reject recommended exhibits as a whole and may not approve or reject individual
pieces within a recommended exhibit. The approved program must address the proposed
schedule, how it addresses adopted themes for art in the Capitol, and the type or types of
artwork new text end .

(b) By January 15 of each year, the commission shall report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over deleted text begin the commission deleted text end new text begin state
government operations, capital investment, finance, ways and means, and legacy finance new text end
regarding the deleted text begin activities and efforts of the commission in the preceding calendar year deleted text end new text begin
maintenance and preservation needs of the Capitol building new text end , including recommendations
adopted by the commission, the comprehensive financial plan required under paragraph (a),
clause (6), and any proposed draft legislation necessary to implement the recommendations
of the commission.

Sec. 2.

new text begin [15B.36] CAPITOL ART EXHIBIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin This section applies to art exhibits in the following spaces
within the State Capitol: third floor east wing, the egress lobbies added as part of the Capitol
restoration completed in 2017, the tunnels connecting legislative office buildings to the
Capitol, room 104A of the Capitol, and the entire Capitol basement, excluding the historic
Rathskeller, Governor's Dining Room, and Justices' Dining Room. Historic paintings located
in Room 317A remain subject to section 138.68. The speaker of the house, president of the
senate, and chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court may request the advisory committee
to provide recommendations on art in their respective hearing rooms and other tenant spaces.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Creation, duties. new text end

new text begin (a) The Capitol Art Exhibit Advisory Committee is established
to advise and make recommendations to the State Capitol Preservation Commission regarding
art exhibits to be displayed in State Capitol spaces listed in subdivision 1. To develop these
recommendations, the committee shall:
new text end

new text begin (1) receive proposals from a broad diversity of Minnesota artists, art organizations, and
other individuals and evaluate the extent to which proposals meet the criteria in paragraph
(b); and
new text end

new text begin (2) prepare a list of recommended art exhibits for consideration by the commission,
including information on the availability of the exhibits, a summary of how the recommended
exhibits meet the criteria in paragraph (b) and reflect Minnesota history not covered by
previous art exhibits, and the estimated costs and logistical needs for recommended exhibits.
new text end

new text begin (b) Art exhibits displayed in the State Capitol should tell Minnesota stories and engage
people to:
new text end

new text begin (1) reflect on Minnesota history;
new text end

new text begin (2) understand Minnesota government;
new text end

new text begin (3) recognize the contributions of Minnesota's diverse peoples;
new text end

new text begin (4) inspire citizen engagement; and
new text end

new text begin (5) appreciate the varied landscapes of Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of administration shall provide administrative support for the art
exhibits approved by the commission under section 15B.32, subdivision 6, paragraph (a),
clause (8).
new text end

new text begin (d) A preference shall be given for recommended art exhibits for artists currently living
in Minnesota or living in Minnesota at the time portrayed. The selection process should
ensure that a wide range of artists have a chance to be considered and that, over time, the
art reflects the contributions of artists of various demographic backgrounds, including age,
disability, gender, and racial and ethnic identity.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin (a) The advisory committee consists of members of the public
appointed as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) five appointed by the governor;
new text end

new text begin (2) two appointed by the majority leader of the senate and two appointed by the minority
leader of the senate; and
new text end

new text begin (3) two appointed by the speaker of the house and two appointed by the minority leader
of the house of representatives.
new text end

new text begin (b) To the extent practicable, the appointing authorities shall appoint individuals with
knowledge or experience in art, Minnesota history, or Native American history, so that the
advisory committee reflects the demographic and geographic diversity of the state. The
public members appointed by the governor must be appointed using the public appointments
process under section 15.0597.
new text end

new text begin (c) The State Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Capitol Area Architectural
and Planning Board, and the commissioner of administration shall each appoint one individual
to serve ex-officio on the advisory committee as a nonvoting member.
new text end

new text begin (d) The advisory committee may meet as frequently as needed to complete its work and
shall annually, or when requested by the commissioner, provide the commission with a list
of recommended exhibits of works of art by Minnesota artists for possible display in the
State Capitol.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Terms; removal; vacancies; compensation. new text end

new text begin Except as otherwise provided in
this section, terms, removal, vacancies, and compensation are as provided in section 15.059.
Terms of advisory committee members begin the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
January and are for four years.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Chair. new text end

new text begin The committee shall elect a chair from among its members. The
committee may elect other officers as it deems necessary.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Open meetings. new text end

new text begin Committee meetings are subject to chapter 13D.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Conflict of interest. new text end

new text begin A member of the committee may not participate in the
discussion of or vote on a decision of the committee relating to an organization in which
the member has either a direct or indirect financial interest.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Gifts; grants; donations. new text end

new text begin The committee may accept gifts and grants, which
are accepted on behalf of the state and constitute donations to the state. Funds received
under this paragraph are appropriated to the commissioner of administration for purposes
of the committee.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.642, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Reports.

(a) The commissioner of management and budget shall report
to the chairs of the senate Committee on Finance and the house of representatives Committees
on Ways and Means and Capital Investment by January 1 of each deleted text begin odd-numbered deleted text end year on
the following:

(1) all laws authorizing the issuance of state bonds, bonds supported by a state
appropriation, or appropriating general fund money for state or local government capital
investment projects enacted more than four years before January 1 of that deleted text begin odd-numbered deleted text end
year; the projects authorized to be acquired and constructed for which less than 100 percent
of the authorized total cost has been expended, encumbered, or otherwise obligated; the
cost of contracts to be let in accordance with existing plans and specifications shall be
considered expended for this report; and the amount of general fund money appropriated
but not spent or otherwise obligated, and the amount of bonds not issued and bond proceeds
held but not previously expended, encumbered, or otherwise obligated for these projects;
and

(2) all laws authorizing the issuance of state bonds, bonds supported by a state
appropriation, or appropriating general fund money for state or local government capital
programs or projects other than those described in clause (1), enacted more than four years
before January 1 of that deleted text begin odd-numbered deleted text end year; and the amount of general fund money
appropriated but not spent or otherwise obligated, and the amount of bonds not issued and
bond proceeds held but not previously expended, encumbered, or otherwise obligated for
these programs and projects.

(b) The commissioner shall also report on general fund appropriations for capital projects,
bond authorizations or bond proceed balances that may be canceled because projects have
been canceled, completed, or otherwise concluded, or because the purposes for which the
money was appropriated or bonds were authorized or issued have been canceled, completed,
or otherwise concluded. The general fund appropriations, bond authorizations or bond
proceed balances that are unencumbered or otherwise not obligated that are reported by the
commissioner under this subdivision are canceled, effective July 1 of the year of the report,
unless specifically reauthorized by act of the legislature.

(c) The reports required by this subdivision shall only contain bond authorizations
supported by a state appropriation and their associated general fund appropriations for
projects authorized or amended after December 31, 2013.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 5d. new text end

new text begin Required disclosures to national pollution elimination discharge system
permit applicants. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must provide an applicant for a national pollution
elimination discharge system permit with a written summary of all available methods for
the applicant to participate in the permit process, including an explanation of all procedures
for challenging and appealing a decision of the agency or a permit requirement included in
any draft of final permit.
new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin [115.455] EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS; COMPLIANCE.
new text end

new text begin To the extent allowable under federal law, for a municipality that constructs a publicly
owned treatment works to comply with a new or modified effluent limitation, compliance
with any new or modified effluent limitation adopted after construction begins that would
require additional capital investment is required no sooner than 16 years after the date the
facility begins operating.
new text end

Sec. 6.

new text begin [115.456] COMPLIANCE SCHEDULES.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must consider current debt service
on existing municipal wastewater treatment infrastructure when developing compliance
schedules for new effluent limits in municipal national pollutant discharge elimination
system (NPDES) permits. Any compliance schedule for new effluent limits in municipal
NPDES permits must be developed in a manner consistent with state and federal law to
maximize the repayment of existing debt on wastewater infrastructure before requiring
additional capital infrastructure upgrades. To the extent allowable under federal law, the
commissioner may issue compliance schedules in municipal NPDES permits for new effluent
limit requirements in excess of 20 years.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.072, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Treatment works penalty orders. new text end

new text begin To the extent allowable under federal law,
the agency shall not issue an administrative penalty order to the operator of a publicly owned
treatment works for violating any effluent limitation unless both of the following conditions
have been satisfied:
new text end

new text begin (1) 45 days have elapsed since the agency has issued the operator of the treatment works
with a notice of violation or an alleged violation letter that describes the violation; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the agency provides the operator with a copy of the written summary developed
under section 115.03, subdivision 5d, after or at the same time as the notice of violation or
alleged violation letter is issued.
new text end

Sec. 8.

new text begin [245G.011] BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS FACILITIES GRANTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Commissioner. new text end

new text begin "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human
services.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Eligible applicant. new text end

new text begin "Eligible applicant" or "applicant" means a statutory or
home rule charter city, county, housing and redevelopment authority, publicly owned
hospital, or other public entity otherwise eligible to receive state general obligation bond
proceeds that is designated to apply for a behavioral health crisis program facilities grant
by the local mental health authority, established under Minnesota Statutes, section 245.466,
or on behalf of a regional consortium of organizations that serve individuals with mental
illness or a substance use disorder.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Eligible project. new text end

new text begin "Eligible project" or "project" means the acquisition or
betterment of public land, buildings, and other public improvements of a capital nature
within the meaning of the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, clause (a). It includes
acquisition of land or interest in land, predesign, design, renovation, construction, furnishing,
and equipping facilities in which to provide behavioral health crisis programs and services.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Project criteria. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, "behavioral health crisis facilities"
or "facility" means a facility whose purpose is to provide mental health or substance use
disorder services. Proceeds may be up to 100 percent of project costs, up to $5,000,000 per
project. Priority must be given to proposals that:
new text end

new text begin (1) demonstrate a need for the program in the region;
new text end

new text begin (2) provide a detailed service plan, including the services that will be provided and to
whom, and staffing requirements;
new text end

new text begin (3) provide an estimated cost of operating the program;
new text end

new text begin (4) verify financial sustainability by detailing sufficient funding sources and the capacity
to obtain third-party payments for services provided, including private insurance and federal
Medicaid and Medicare financial participation;
new text end

new text begin (5) demonstrate an ability and willingness to build on existing resources in the
community; and
new text end

new text begin (6) agree to a comprehensive evaluation of services and financial viability by the
commissioner.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall report to the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over mental health issues and capital investment. The report is due by February
15 of each odd-numbered year and must include information on the projects funded and the
programs and services provided in those facilities.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 462A.2035, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:

Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

The agency shall establish a manufactured home park
redevelopment program for the purpose of making manufactured home park redevelopment
grants or loans deleted text begin to cities, counties, community action programs, nonprofit organizations, and
cooperatives created under chapter 308A or 308B deleted text end new text begin for the purposes specified in this section new text end .

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 462A.2035, subdivision 1b, is
amended to read:

Subd. 1b.

new text begin Manufactured home new text end park infrastructure grants.

Eligible recipients may
use new text begin manufactured home new text end park infrastructure grants under this program for:

(1) new text begin acquisition of and new text end improvements in manufactured home parks; and

(2) infrastructure, including storm shelters and community facilities.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.

(b) "Abandoned property" has the meaning given in section 117.025, subdivision 5.

(c) "Community land trust" means an entity that meets the requirements of section
462A.31, subdivisions 1 and 2.

(d) "Debt service" means the amount payable in any fiscal year of principal, premium,
if any, and interest on housing infrastructure bonds and the fees, charges, and expenses
related to the bonds.

(e) "Foreclosed property" means residential property where foreclosure proceedings
have been initiated or have been completed and title transferred or where title is transferred
in lieu of foreclosure.

(f) "Housing infrastructure bonds" means bonds issued by the agency under this chapter
that are qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, within the meaning of Section 145(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code, finance qualified residential rental projects within the meaning of Section
142(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, or are tax-exempt bonds that are not private activity
bonds, within the meaning of Section 141(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, for the purpose
of financing or refinancing affordable housing authorized under this chapter.

(g) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

new text begin (h) "Senior" means a person 55 years of age or older with an annual income not greater
than 50 percent of:
new text end

new text begin (1) the metropolitan area median income for persons in the metropolitan area; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the statewide median income for persons outside the metropolitan area.
new text end

new text begin (i) "Senior housing" means housing intended and operated for occupancy by at least one
senior per unit with at least 80 percent of the units occupied by at least one senior per unit,
and for which there is publication of, and adherence to, policies and procedures that
demonstrate an intent by the owner or manager to provide housing for seniors. Senior
housing may be developed in conjunction with and as a distinct portion of mixed-income
senior housing developments that use a variety of public or private financing sources.
new text end

deleted text begin (h) deleted text end new text begin (j) new text end "Supportive housing" means housing that is not time-limited and provides or
coordinates with linkages to services necessary for residents to maintain housing stability
and maximize opportunities for education and employment.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.37, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Authorization.

(a) The agency may issue up to $30,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount of housing infrastructure bonds in one or more series to which the payment
made under this section may be pledged. The housing infrastructure bonds authorized in
this subdivision may be issued to fund loans new text begin or grants for the purposes of clause (4) new text end , on
terms and conditions the agency deems appropriate, made for one or more of the following
purposes:

(1) to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of supportive
housing for individuals and families who are without a permanent residence;

(2) to finance the costs of the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed or abandoned
housing to be used for affordable rental housing and the costs of new construction of rental
housing on abandoned or foreclosed property where the existing structures will be demolished
or removed;

(3) to finance that portion of the costs of acquisition of property that is attributable to
the land to be leased by community land trusts to low- and moderate-income homebuyers;
deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(4) new text begin to finance that portion of the acquisition, improvement, and infrastructure of
manufactured home parks under section 462A.2035, subdivision 1b, that is attributable to
land to be leased to low- and moderate-income manufactured home owners;
new text end

new text begin (5) to finance the costs of acquisition, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, or new construction
of senior housing; and
new text end

new text begin (6) new text end to finance the costs of acquisition and rehabilitation of federally assisted rental
housing and for the refinancing of costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation
of federally assisted rental housing, including providing funds to refund, in whole or in part,
outstanding bonds previously issued by the agency or another government unit to finance
or refinance such costs.

(b) Among comparable proposals for permanent supportive housing, preference shall
be given to permanent supportive housing for veterans and other individuals or families
who:

(1) either have been without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or at least four
times in the last three years; or

(2) are at significant risk of lacking a permanent residence for 12 months or at least four
times in the last three years.

new text begin (c) Among comparable proposals for senior housing, the agency must give priority to
requests for projects that:
new text end

new text begin (1) demonstrate a commitment to maintaining the housing financed as affordable to
seniors;
new text end

new text begin (2) leverage other sources of funding to finance the project, including the use of
low-income housing tax credits;
new text end

new text begin (3) provide access to services to residents and demonstrate the ability to increase physical
supports and support services as residents age and experience increasing levels of disability;
new text end

new text begin (4) provide a service plan containing the elements of clause (3) reviewed by the housing
authority, economic development authority, public housing authority, or community
development agency that has an area of operation for the jurisdiction in which the project
is located; and
new text end

new text begin (5) include households with incomes that do not exceed 30 percent of the median
household income for the metropolitan area.
new text end

new text begin To the extent practicable, the agency shall balance the loans made between projects in the
metropolitan area and projects outside the metropolitan area. Of the loans made to projects
outside the metropolitan area, the agency shall, to the extent practicable, balance the loans
made between projects in counties or cities with a population of 20,000 or less, as established
by the most recent decennial census, and projects in counties or cities with populations in
excess of 20,000.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 2d. new text end

new text begin Additional authorization. new text end

new text begin In addition to the amount authorized in subdivisions
2, 2a, 2b, and 2c, the agency may issue up to $25,000,000 in housing infrastructure bonds
in one or more series to which the payments under this section may be pledged. Housing
funded with proceeds from bonds sold under this authorization must be permanent supportive
housing for people with behavioral health needs.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 2e. new text end

new text begin Additional authorization. new text end

new text begin In addition to the amount authorized in subdivisions
2, 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d, the agency may issue up to $25,000,000 in housing infrastructure
bonds in one or more series to which the payments under this section may be pledged.
Housing funded with proceeds from bonds sold under this authorization must be permanent
supportive housing for people with behavioral health needs.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 2f. new text end

new text begin Additional authorization. new text end

new text begin In addition to the amount authorized in subdivisions
2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, and 2e, the agency may issue up to $30,000,000 in housing infrastructure
bonds in one or more series to which the payments under this section may be pledged.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 462A.37, subdivision 5, is amended
to read:

Subd. 5.

Additional appropriation.

(a) The agency must certify annually to the
commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of annual debt service on each
series of bonds issued under subdivisions 2a, 2b, deleted text begin and deleted text end 2c new text begin , 2d, 2e, and 2f new text end .

(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2015 and through 2037, if any housing infrastructure
bonds issued under subdivision 2a remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section
462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed $6,400,000
annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of management and budget.

(c) Each July 15, beginning in 2017 and through 2038, if any housing infrastructure
bonds issued under subdivision 2b remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section
462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed $800,000
annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of management and budget.

(d) Each July 15, beginning in 2018 and through 2039, if any housing infrastructure
bonds issued under subdivision 2c remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section
462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed $2,800,000
annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of management and budget.

new text begin (e) Each July 15, beginning in 2019 and through 2040, if any housing infrastructure
bonds issued under subdivision 2d remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section
462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a). The amounts necessary
to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
management and budget.
new text end

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (f) Each July 15, beginning in 2020 and through 2041, if any housing infrastructure
bonds issued under subdivision 2e remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section
462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a). The amounts necessary
to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
management and budget.
new text end

new text begin (g) Each July 15, beginning in 2020 and through 2041, if any housing infrastructure
bonds issued under subdivision 2f remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section
462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a). The amounts necessary
to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
management and budget.
new text end

new text begin (h) new text end The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds the
payments to be made by the state under this section.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Cancellation. new text end

new text begin Any amount appropriated in this section for debt service payments
that is not needed in that fiscal year for debt service payments is canceled to the general
fund. The cancellation must occur no later than June 30 of the same fiscal year.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 14, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws
2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 37, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Veterans Cemeteries

1,500,000

Of this amount, up to $500,000 is to acquire
land located in southeastern, southwestern,
and northeastern Minnesota for publicly
owned veterans cemeteries, to be operated by
the commissioner of veterans affairs. The
commissioner also must seek donations of
land for the cemeteries. The balance of the
appropriation is to predesign and design the
cemeteries. Federal reimbursement of design
costs for each cemetery must be deposited in
the state treasury deleted text begin and credited to a special
account deleted text end and is appropriated to the
commissioner of veterans affairs to design the
remaining cemeteries. Following completion
of deleted text begin all deleted text end new text begin design of the new text end legislatively authorized
Minnesota state veterans cemeteries new text begin in
Redwood, St. Louis, and Fillmore Counties new text end ,
final federal reimbursement of predesign and
design costs is appropriated to the
commissioner for asset preservation of
veterans homes statewide, to be spent in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.307. new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642: (1) federal reimbursement
may be sought for each cemetery and must be
spent to acquire land for, to predesign and
design additional cemeteries, or for asset
preservation as provided in this subdivision;
and (2) the bond sale authorization and
appropriation of bond proceeds for this project
are available until December 31, 2022.
new text end

Sec. 19.

Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 5, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. New Residence Hall

10,654,000

To complete the design of and perform
asbestos and hazardous materials abatement
and demolition of Frechette Hall and to design,
construct, furnish, and equip a new deleted text begin boys' deleted text end
dormitory on the Minnesota State Academy
for the Deaf campus. new text begin The unspent portion of
this appropriation after the project has been
substantially completed, upon written notice
to the commissioner of management and
budget, is available for asset preservation
under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
from the date of the original appropriation to
the unspent amount transferred.
new text end

Sec. 20.

Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 7, subdivision 15, as amended by Laws
2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 2, section 27, is amended to read:

Subd. 15. Grant County Trail Grant

100,000

For a grant to Grant County for predesign deleted text begin ,
acquisition, or improvements deleted text end new text begin and design new text end for
a trail from the city of Elbow Lake to Pomme
de Terre Lake. The commissioner of natural
resources may allocate any amount not needed
to complete this project to state trail
acquisition and improvements under
Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015. new text begin This
appropriation is available when the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that sufficient resources have been
committed to complete the project, as required
by Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642, the bond sale authorization and
appropriation of bond proceeds for this project
are available until June 30, 2021.
new text end

Sec. 21.

Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 12, as amended by
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 19, and Laws 2017, First
Special Session chapter 8, article 2, section 30, is amended to read:

Subd. 12. Minneapolis - Brian Coyle Community Center

330,000

(a) For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board to predesign and design the
renovation and expansion of the Brian Coyle
Community Center, subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695. This appropriation
does not require a local match.

(b) The Minneapolis Park and Recreation
Board, the Pillsbury United Communities,
Hennepin County, institutions of higher
education, and neighborhood organizations
shall develop an agreement for the use of the
existing Brian Coyle Community Center. The
lease between the Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board and Pillsbury United
Communities shall be reformed prior to the
expenditure of any funds for predesign and
design.

(c) The appropriation under this subdivision
may also be used toward the renovation and
expansion of the Brian Coyle Community
Center.

(d) Notwithstanding any limitation in
paragraphs (a) to (c), the appropriation under
this subdivision may be used by the
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board for
capital costs of any recreation project or
facility in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood.

new text begin (e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, the bond sale authorization
and appropriation of bond proceeds for the
project in this subdivision are available until
June 30, 2020.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 22.

Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 22, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. new text begin City of new text end Rice Lake deleted text begin Township deleted text end - Water Main Replacement

1,168,000

For a grant to new text begin the city of new text end Rice Lake deleted text begin Township
in St. Louis County deleted text end to design and construct a
replacement water main and related public
infrastructure on East Calvary Road and
Kolstad, Austin, Milwaukee, Mather, and
Chicago Avenues in new text begin the city of new text end Rice Lake
deleted text begin Township deleted text end . This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner of management and
budget determines that at least an equal
amount is committed to the project from
nonstate sources. new text begin This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2020.
new text end

Sec. 23.

Laws 2014, chapter 295, section 9, is amended to read:

Sec. 9. CORRECTIONS

$

18,000,000

To the commissioner of administration to
design, construct, furnish, and equip phase
one of a new health services unit, a new
service corridor and security station leading
to the unit, and a mechanical building to serve
the new health unit and associated utility
infrastructure systems and site work; and to
design phase two consisting of new intake,
warehouse, and loading dock buildings
associated utility infrastructure systems and
sitework and all associated repurposing,
including asbestos and hazardous materials
abatement of interior spaces that were formally
used for the occupancies being moved to the
new phase one and two buildings at the
Minnesota Correctional Facility in St. Cloud. new text begin
Any unspent portion of this appropriation not
needed to complete this work, upon written
notice to the commissioner of management
and budget, may be used for the purposes
described in Laws 2017, First Special Session
chapter 8, article 1, section 19, subdivision 3,
as amended in section 32, and notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, is
available until December 31, 2020.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 24.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 10, subdivision 3,
as amended by Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 2, section 31, is amended
to read:

Subd. 3. Local Road Improvement Fund Grants

8,910,000

(a) From the bond proceeds account in the
state transportation fund as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, for
construction and reconstruction of local roads
with statewide or regional significance under
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52,
subdivision 4, or for grants to counties to assist
in paying the costs of rural road safety capital
improvement projects on county state-aid
highways under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.52, subdivision 4a.

(b) This appropriation includes $850,000 for
a grant to the city of Sandstone for predesign,
design, engineering, and construction of a road
extending south off of marked Trunk Highway
23 across from Lundorff Drive to the airport
area, and including a bridge over Skunk Creek
in Sandstone, in order to facilitate repurposing
of an area of the airport into a business park.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that sufficient resources to
complete the project are committed to it from
other sources, including any funds made
available from the commissioner of
transportation.

(c) This appropriation includes $3,770,000 for
a grant to Kandiyohi County for new text begin predesign,
design, right-of-way acquisition, engineering,
new text end construction new text begin , new text end and reconstruction of local roads
in conjunction with the Willmar Wye project
as well as to deleted text begin re-establish deleted text end new text begin reestablish new text end the local
road network on the southwest side of
Willmar.

Sec. 25.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:

Subd. 2. Multimodal Systems

(a) Aeronautics

(1) Airport Development and Assistance

26,001,000

16,598,000

This appropriation is from the state airports
fund and must be spent according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
subdivision 4.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is
available for five years after the year of the
appropriation. If the appropriation for either
year is insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available for it.

$6,619,000 in the first year is for a grant to
the Duluth Airport Authority for
improvements at the Duluth International
Airport and the Sky Harbor Airport in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
360.017. For the purposes of this
appropriation, the commissioner may waive
the requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
section 360.305, subdivision 4, paragraph (b).
This appropriation may be used to reimburse
the Authority for costs incurred after March
1, 2015. This is a onetime appropriation.

$2,334,000 in the first year is for a grant to
the city of Rochester for improvements to the
passenger terminal building at the Rochester
International Airport in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 360.017. For the
purposes of this appropriation, the
commissioner of transportation may waive the
requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
360.305, subdivision 4, paragraph (b). This
appropriation may be used to reimburse the
city for costs incurred after May 1, 2016. This
is a onetime appropriation.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
360.017, $250,000 in the first year is for a
grant to the city of St. Cloud for an air
transport optimization planning study for the
St. Cloud Regional Airport. The study must
be comprehensive and market-based, using
economic development and air service
expertise to research, analyze, and develop
models and strategies that maximize the return
on investments made to enhance the use and
impact of the St. Cloud Regional Airport. By
January 5, 2018, the city of St. Cloud shall
submit a report to the governor and the
members and staff of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over capital
investment, transportation, and economic
development with recommendations based on
the findings of the study. This is a onetime
appropriation.

If the commissioner of transportation
determines that a balance remains in the state
airports fund following the appropriations
made in this article and that the appropriations
made are insufficient for advancing airport
development and assistance projects, an
amount necessary to advance the projects, not
to exceed the balance in the state airports fund,
is appropriated in each year to the
commissioner and must be spent according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a
determination under this contingent
appropriation, the commissioner of
transportation must notify the commissioner
of management and budget and the chairs,
ranking minority members, and staff of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
transportation finance concerning the funds
appropriated. Funds appropriated under this
contingent appropriation do not adjust the base
for fiscal years 2020 and 2021.

The base is $15,298,000 in each of fiscal years
2020 and 2021.

(2) Aviation Support and Services

6,710,000

6,854,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2018	2019
Airports	5,231,000	5,231,000
Trunk Highway	1,479,000	1,623,000

(3) Civil Air Patrol

3,580,000

80,000

This appropriation is from the state airports
fund for the Civil Air Patrol.

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
360.017, new text end $3,500,000 in the deleted text begin first deleted text end new text begin second new text end year
is for a grant to new text begin : (1) perform site selection and
analysis; (2) purchase, new text end renovate deleted text begin a portion of
and deleted text end new text begin , or new text end construct deleted text begin an addition to the deleted text end training
and maintenance deleted text begin facility deleted text end new text begin facilities. If Civil Air
Patrol purchases an existing facility,
pre-design requirements shall be waived. The
facilities must be new text end located at deleted text begin the South St. Paul
airport, deleted text end new text begin Minnesota airports; new text end and deleted text begin to deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end furnish
and equip the deleted text begin facility deleted text end new text begin facilities new text end , including
communications equipment. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28,
subdivision 6, this appropriation is available
for five years after the year of the
appropriation. new text begin Notwithstanding the matching
requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section
360.305, subdivision 4, a nonstate contribution
shall not be required for this appropriation.
The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section
360.035, shall apply to the Civil Air Patrol.
new text end This is a onetime appropriation.

(b) Transit

1,416,000

18,268,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2018	2019
General	570,000	17,395,000
Trunk Highway	846,000	873,000

$150,000 in each year is from the general fund
for grants to transportation management
organizations that provide services exclusively
or primarily in the city located along the
marked Interstate Highway 494 corridor
having the highest population as of the
effective date of this section. The
commissioner must not retain any portion of
the funds appropriated under this section.
From the appropriation in each fiscal year, the
commissioner must make grant payments in
full by July 31. Permissible uses of funds
under this grant include administrative
expenses and programming and service
expansion, including but not limited to
staffing, communications, outreach and
education program development, and
operations management. This is a onetime
appropriation.

The base from the general fund is $17,245,000
in each year for fiscal years 2020 and 2021.

(c) Safe Routes to School

500,000

500,000

This appropriation is from the general fund
for the safe routes to school program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.

(d) Passenger Rail

500,000

500,000

This appropriation is from the general fund
for passenger rail system planning, alternatives
analysis, environmental analysis, design, and
preliminary engineering under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.

(e) Freight

Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations

8,506,000

6,578,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2018	2019
General	3,156,000	1,056,000
Trunk Highway	5,350,000	5,522,000

$1,100,000 in the first year is from the general
fund for port development assistance grants
under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 457A, to
the city of Red Wing and to the Port Authority
of Winona. Any improvements made with the
proceeds of the grants must be publicly owned.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available in the second year.

$800,000 in each year is from the general fund
for additional rail safety and rail service
activities.

$1,000,000 in the first year is from the general
fund for a grant to the city of Grand Rapids to
fund rail planning studies, design, and
preliminary engineering relating to the
construction of a freight rail line located in the
counties of Itasca, St. Louis, and Lake to serve
local producers and shippers. The city of
Grand Rapids shall collaborate with the Itasca
Economic Development Corporation and the
Itasca County Regional Railroad Authority in
the activities funded with the proceeds of this
grant. This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2019.

Sec. 26.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 6, subdivision 6, is
amended to read:

Subd. 6. State Trail, Recreation Area, and Park Acquisition and Development

deleted text begin 18,698,000 deleted text end new text begin 18,048,000 new text end

(a) $2,590,000 is for the Glacial Lakes Trail,
to complete an approximately 6-1/4 mile trail
connection between New London and Sibley
State Park, and repair of the bicycle trail in
Sibley State Park.

(b) $3,300,000 is to design, develop, and
complete the Heartland State Trail from
Detroit Lakes to Frazee and, to the extent there
is sufficient money, for work on the spur from
Park Rapids to Itasca State Park.

(c) $3,600,000 is for acquisition and
development in the Cuyuna Country State
Recreation Area, including the Cuyuna
Mountain Bike System.

(d) $1,600,000 is to construct, furnish, and
equip a multiuse state trail connection between
the city of Little Falls and the Soo Line Trails
as part of the Camp Ripley/Veterans State
Trail in Morrison County. The trail connection
may include separated segments to
accommodate recreational vehicles separately
from nonmotorized vehicles and pedestrians.

(e) $3,500,000 is for continued development
of Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine
State Park recreational facilities.

(f) $328,000 is for design and acquisition of
the Mill Towns State Trail from Faribault to
Northfield.

(g) $3,130,000 is for acquisition and
development of the Gitchi-Gami State Trail,
from Grand Marais to Cascade State Park, and
through the town of Tofte.

(h) The commissioner may allocate money
not needed to complete a project listed in this
subdivision to another project listed in this
subdivision that needs additional money to be
completed. For any project listed in this
subdivision that the commissioner determines
is not ready to proceed, the commissioner may
reallocate that project's money to another
project described in this subdivision or other
state trail, recreation area, or park
infrastructure. The chairs of the house of
representatives and senate committees with
jurisdiction over environment and natural
resources and legislators from the affected
legislative districts must be notified of any
changes.

Sec. 27.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 15, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Local Road Improvement Fund Grants

115,932,000

(a) From the bond proceeds account in the
state transportation fund as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, for trunk
highway corridor projects under Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 2, for
construction and reconstruction of local roads
with statewide or regional significance under
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52,
subdivision 4, or for grants to counties to assist
in paying the costs of rural road safety capital
improvement projects on county state-aid
highways under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.52, subdivision 4a.

(b) Of this amount, $9,000,000 is for a grant
to Anoka County to deleted text begin realign and make
associated improvements to deleted text end new text begin design, acquire
land for, engineer, and construct improvements
to, including the realignment of, new text end County
State-Aid Highway 23 (Lake Drive), County
State-Aid Highway 54 (West Freeway Drive),
and to Hornsby Street in the city of Columbus new text begin
to support the overall interchange project new text end .

(c) Of this amount, $3,246,000 is for a grant
to the city of Blaine to predesign, design, and
reconstruct 105th Avenue in the vicinity of
the National Sports Center in Blaine. The
reconstruction will include changing the street
from five lanes to four lanes with median, turn
lanes, sidewalk, trail, landscaping, lighting,
and consolidation of access driveways. This
appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that at least $3,000,000 is
committed to the project from sources
available to the city, including municipal state
aid and county turnback funds.

(d) Of this amount, $25,000,000 is for a grant
to Hennepin County, the city of Minneapolis,
or both, for design, right-of-way acquisition,
engineering, and construction of public
improvements related to the Interstate
Highway 35W and Lake Street access project
and related improvements within the Interstate
Highway 35W corridor, notwithstanding any
provision of Minnesota Statutes, section
174.52, or rule to the contrary. This
appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that an amount sufficient to
complete this portion of the Interstate
Highway 35W and Lake Street access project
has been committed to this portion of the
project.

(e) Of this amount, $10,500,000 is for a grant
to Carver County for environmental analysis
and to acquire right-of-way access, predesign,
design, engineer, and construct an interchange
at marked Trunk Highway 212 and Carver
County Road 44 in the city of Chaska,
including a new bridge and ramps, to support
the development of approximately 400 acres
of property in the city of Chaska's
comprehensive plan.

(f) Of this amount, $700,000 is for a grant to
Redwood County for improvements to Nobles
Avenue, including paving, as the main access
road to a new State Veterans Cemetery to be
located in Paxton Township.

(g) Of this amount, $1,000,000 is for a grant
to the town of Appleton in Swift County for
upgrades to an existing township road to
provide for a paved, ten-ton capacity township
road extending between marked Trunk
Highways 7 and 119.

(h) Of this amount, $20,500,000 is for a grant
to Ramsey County for preliminary and final
design, right-of-way acquisition, engineering,
contract administration, and construction of
public improvements related to the
construction of the interchange of marked
Interstate Highway 694 and Rice Street,
Ramsey County State-Aid Highway 49, in
Ramsey County.

(i) Of this amount, $11,300,000 is for a grant
to Hennepin County for preliminary and final
design, engineering, environmental analysis,
right-of-way acquisition, construction, and
reconstruction of local roads related to the (1)
realignment at the intersections of marked U.S.
Highway 12 with Hennepin County State-Aid
Highway 92; (2) realignment and safety
improvements at the intersection of marked
U.S. Highway 12 with Hennepin County
State-Aid Highway 90; and (3) safety median
improvements from the interchange with
Wayzata Boulevard in Wayzata to
approximately one-half mile east of the
interchange of marked U.S. Highway 12 with
Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 6.

(j) Of this amount, $1,000,000 is for a grant
to the city of Inver Grove Heights for
preliminary design, design, engineering, and
reconstruction of Broderick Boulevard
between 80th Street and Concord Boulevard
abutting Trunk Highway 52 and Inver Hills
Community College in Inver Grove Heights.
The project includes replacement or renovation
of public infrastructure, including water lines,
sanitary sewers, storm water sewers, and other
public utilities. This appropriation does not
require a nonstate contribution.

(k) Of this amount, $2,350,000 is for a grant
to McLeod County to acquire land or interests
in land and to design and construct a new
urban street extension of County State-Aid
Highway (CSAH) 15, including railroad
crossing, storm water, and drainage
improvements.

(l) Of this amount, $6,000,000 is for a grant
to the city of Baxter for 50 percent of total
project cost for the acquisition of land or
interests in land, environmental analysis and
environmental cleanup, predesign, design,
engineering, and construction of improvements
to Cypress Drive, including expansion to a
four-lane divided urban roadway, between
Excelsior Road and College Road.

Sec. 28.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 15, subdivision 11,
is amended to read:

Subd. 11. Grand Rapids - Pedestrian Bridge

750,000

For a grant to the city of Grand Rapids to
design deleted text begin the construction of deleted text end new text begin and construct new text end a
bridge over the Mississippi River for
pedestrian and bicycle use to provide a safe
alternative route to the existing marked Trunk
Highway 169 vehicle bridge, and to serve as
a connection to existing trail systems on each
side of the river. This appropriation is not
available until the commissioner determines
that at least an equal amount has been
committed to the project from nonstate
sources.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 29.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 15, subdivision 13,
is amended to read:

Subd. 13. Eden Prairie - Rail Grade Crossings

1,400,000

For a grant to the city of Eden Prairie to (1)
design, construct, and equip new passive and
active rail grade crossing deleted text begin warning deleted text end safety
devices new text begin , including associated road and
pathway improvements, new text end at existing and
proposed new text begin (i) new text end highway-rail grade crossings deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin and
(ii) pathway-rail grade crossings; new text end or (2) replace
existing highway-rail grade crossings. Upon
request by the city of Eden Prairie, the
commissioner of transportation must provide
reasonable technical assistance regarding
highway-rail grade crossing project
development and the establishment of rail
quiet zones.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 30.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 16, subdivision 7,
is amended to read:

Subd. 7. White Bear Lake Multiuse Trails

255,000

To develop a multiuse pedestrian and bicycle
path around White Bear Lake. Of this amount,
deleted text begin $130,000 deleted text end new text begin $139,500 new text end is for a grant to the city of
White Bear Lake to construct, furnish, and
equip a multiuse trail for pedestrians and
bicycles on Old White Bear Avenue between
Lion's Park and South Shore Boulevard/Hazel new text begin
and for engineering for a multiuse trail for
pedestrians and bicycles in proximity to
Highway 96 from Minnesota Highway 244 to
the western border of White Bear Township;
$12,500 is for a grant to White Bear Lake
Township for engineering for a multiuse trail
for pedestrians and bicycles in proximity to
Highway 96 from Pacific Avenue to the east
boundary of the city of White Bear Lake new text end ;
$38,000 is for grants to the cities of
Mahtomedi and Dellwood for preliminary
engineering of a multiuse trail for pedestrians
and bicycles near White Bear Lake in the cities
of Mahtomedi and Dellwood to be located
within the right-of-way to marked Trunk
Highway 244; $15,000 is for a grant to the
city of Mahtomedi for preliminary engineering
for a multiuse trail for pedestrians and bicycles
near White Bear Lake within the right-of-way
to Birchwood Road in the city of Mahtomedi
and Hall Avenue in the city of Birchwood;
and $50,000 is for a grant to Ramsey County
for preliminary engineering of a multiuse trail
for pedestrians and bicycles to South Shore
Boulevard between White Bear Avenue and
Trunk Highway 120.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 31.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 17, subdivision 9,
is amended to read:

Subd. 9. Minneapolis - The Family Partnership

1,600,000

From the general fund to the commissioner of
human services for a grant to the Family
Partnership in Minneapolis to predesign and
design a facility to provide mental health, early
childhood education, and other services to
support children and families. deleted text begin This
appropriation is not available until at least an
equal amount of money is committed from
nonstate sources. deleted text end new text begin A nonstate contribution is
not required.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 32.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 19, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Minnesota Correctional Facility - St. Cloud

19,000,000

deleted text begin To construct and equip a new intake unit and
a loading dock with a secure connection to a
new central warehouse at the St. Cloud
correctional facility. deleted text end new text begin To design and complete
hazardous materials abatement, site
improvements, and utility infrastructure work,
to rent and set up temporary laundry facilities,
and to renovate, construct, furnish, and equip
the second phase of the two-phase project
including building additions, infill of an
interior courtyard, and renovation of existing
areas to provide improved laundry, property,
intake, vehicle sally port storage, and loading
dock areas and security at the St. Cloud
correctional facility. The unspent amount of
this appropriation after the projects described
in this subdivision are complete may, upon
written notice to the commissioner of
management and budget, be used for asset
preservation under Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.307, at Minnesota Correctional Facility
- St. Cloud.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 33.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 20, subdivision 9,
is amended to read:

Subd. 9. Eagle's Healing Nest

500,000

From the general fund for a grant to Eagle's
Healing Nest in Sauk Centre new text begin and Anoka new text end .

Sec. 34.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 20, subdivision 21,
is amended to read:

Subd. 21. St. Paul - Minnesota Museum of American Art

6,000,000

For a grant to the St. Paul Port Authority to
new text begin acquire, new text end design, construct, furnish, and equip
new museum galleries and an art study facility
for the Minnesota Museum of American Art.
This facility provides space to celebrate the
legacy of Minnesota art and artists and is part
of the restoration of the historic Pioneer
Endicott Building, and a part of a multiphase
project, of which only the museum galleries
and art study facility constructed with this
appropriation shall be state bond financed
property subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.695. This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner of management and
budget has determined that:

(1) at least an amount equal to this
appropriation has been committed or
previously expended for design, construction,
and furnishing of the adjacent Minnesota
Museum of American Art Center for
Creativity facilities, which are not subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, with
funds from nonstate sources; and

(2) sufficient other state and nonstate funds
are available, if funds beyond this
appropriation are required, to complete the
museum galleries and art study facility.

Funds invested in the Minnesota Museum of
American Art Center for Creativity facilities
by an investor receiving an assignment of state
historic tax credits as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 290.0681, are nonstate funds
for purposes of this requirement. Only
expenditures made after January 1, 2012, shall
qualify for the required match. Due to the
integrated nature of the overall development,
public bidding shall not be required.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 35.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 21, subdivision 8,
is amended to read:

Subd. 8. Dennison - Sewage Treatment System Improvements

726,000

For a grant to the city of Dennison to
predesign, design, and construct a new lift
station and deleted text begin make deleted text end sewage pond improvements new text begin ,
and to acquire and install electrical
infrastructure improvements to provide
electrical power to the sewer ponds new text end . This
appropriation does not require a nonstate
contribution.

Sec. 36. new text begin CAPITOL ART EXHIBIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE; FIRST
APPOINTMENTS AND FIRST MEETING.
new text end

new text begin (a) Appointing authorities for membership of the Capitol Art Exhibit Advisory Committee
under Minnesota Statutes, section 15B.36, shall make first appointments to the committee
by September 15, 2018. The commissioner of administration shall convene the first meeting
of the committee by November 1, 2018, and serves as chair until the committee elects a
chair from among its members at its first meeting.
new text end

new text begin (b) The following members are appointed to an initial term that ends January 5, 2021:
two members appointed by the governor; one member each appointed by the majority leader
of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house, and the minority
leader of the house of representatives. The remaining members are appointed to terms that
end on January 3, 2023.
new text end

Sec. 37. new text begin VETERANS HOMES CONSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Short title. new text end

new text begin This section may be cited as the "People's Veterans Homes
Act."
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Veterans homes established. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of veterans affairs may
apply for federal funding and establish veterans homes with up to 72 beds per facility
available to provide a continuum of care, including skilled nursing care, for eligible veterans
and their spouses in the following locations:
new text end

new text begin (1) Preston;
new text end

new text begin (2) Montevideo; and
new text end

new text begin (3) Bemidji.
new text end

new text begin (b) The state shall provide the necessary operating costs for the veterans homes in excess
of any revenue and federal funding for the homes that may be required to continue the
operation of the homes and care for Minnesota veterans.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Nonstate contribution. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of administration may accept
contributions of land or money from private individuals, businesses, local governments,
veterans service organizations, and other nonstate sources for the purpose of providing
matching funding when soliciting federal funding for the development of the homes
authorized by this section.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 38. new text begin STONE ARCH BRIDGE INTEGRITY PROTECTION.
new text end

new text begin No state agency or political subdivision shall grant permission to or enter into any
agreement with any person, corporation, or entity to allow or facilitate construction of any
type under, near, or adjacent to the James J. Hill Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi
River that may disturb the foundations or piers or that may adversely affect the structural
integrity of the Stone Arch Bridge.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after final enactment and expires
after completion of repair to the Stone Arch Bridge, as described in the capital budget request
submitted by the commissioner of transportation, published by the commissioner of
management and budget in January 2018.
new text end

Sec. 39. new text begin CITY OF LAKEFIELD NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE
ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT CHANGES.
new text end

new text begin (a) To the extent allowable under federal law, the Pollution Control Agency shall modify
the city of Lakefield's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit
to do all of the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) remove all salty-water-related limits, including limits for chloride, hardness, total
dissolved solids, bicarbonates, specific conductance, and total salinity;
new text end

new text begin (2) if a salty-water-related limit cannot be removed under federal law, impose a limit
that is the least restrictive allowable under applicable federal law;
new text end

new text begin (3) use schedules of compliance and other authorized practices to provide the city with
the maximum possible length of time to comply with the limits included in the permit under
clause (2); and
new text end

new text begin (4) ensure that the city is not required to reduce or ameliorate naturally occurring levels
of chloride, hardness, total dissolved solids, bicarbonates, specific conductance, or total
salinity.
new text end

new text begin (b) The Pollution Control Agency may not require the city of Lakefield to make any
capital investment to comply with salty-water-related permit requirements prior to July 1,
2019.
new text end