SF 4307

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 04/05/2024 02:10pm

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; amending previous appropriations for capital projects;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 469.53; Laws 2017, First Special
Session chapter 8, article 1, section 20, subdivision 8, as amended; Laws 2018,
chapter 214, article 1, section 16, subdivision 14, as amended; Laws 2020, Fifth
Special Session chapter 3, article 1, sections 7, subdivisions 3, as amended, 26;
14, subdivisions 5, 6; 16, subdivision 36, as amended; 20, subdivision 5, as
amended; 21, subdivisions 7, 27, 37, as amended; 22, subdivision 17; 25; article
2, section 2, subdivision 3; Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, sections 9, subdivision
7; 10, subdivisions 3, 7, 8, 11, 15; 11, subdivision 15; 14, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, 10,
12, 23, 37, 40, 51, 53, 58, 66, 67, 73, 77, 84, 93, 94, 103, 106; 15, subdivisions 2,
5, 6, 12; 17, subdivision 3; Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, sections 7, subdivision
8; 16, subdivisions 10, 14; 23, subdivision 10; 27; article 2, sections 3, subdivision
4; 7, subdivision 5; 10, subdivisions 3, 6, 12, 13.

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

ARTICLE 1

AMENDING APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE GENERAL FUND

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 469.53, is amended to read:

469.53 REGIONAL EXCHANGE DISTRICT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS.

(a) The following projects shall be eligible for state appropriation support payments
upon approval by the Duluth City Council. Costs may be reimbursed for eligible projects
that begin construction prior to September 30, 2020, but in no case may the total state
payment per project exceed the amount established in this section. Eligible costs for the
projects in this paragraph may include expenditures as defined in section 469.54, subdivision
1, including but not limited to planning, acquisition, predesign, design, construction, site
preparation, demolition costs, furnishing, and equipping. Eligible projects include:

(1) demolition and replacement of a skywalk connected to an existing medical district
parking ramp in an amount not to exceed $2,100,000, including any land acquisition;

(2) a ramp with up to 1,400 new parking stalls deleted text begin and a skywalk deleted text end to serve medical entity
west in an amount not to exceed $37,900,000, including any land acquisition;

(3) extension of 6th Avenue East from 2nd Street to 1st Street in an amount not to exceed
$6,650,000, including any land acquisition;

(4) demolition of existing hospital structure for site reuse, to accomplish the purposes
in section 469.51, subdivision 2, in an amount not to exceed $11,820,000;

(5) roadway, utility, and site improvements and capacity upgrades to support medical
entity west hospital construction in an amount not to exceed $13,950,000;

(6) district energy connections, capacity enhancement, a pressure pump station, and
district energy utility improvements outside of the district reasonably necessary and
advantageous to services developments within the district in an amount not to exceed
$7,000,000;

(7) a ramp with up to 400 new parking stalls to serve medical entity east in an amount
not to exceed $14,000,000; and

(8) site improvements made upon private property and within the public realm, including
retaining walls, public sidewalks, public stairs, and other related infrastructure, necessary
to support medical entity west hospital construction in an amount not less than $1,300,000
or in excess of $4,300,000.

(b) Upon notice to the commissioner of employment and economic development, any
unexpended amount for the projects described in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4) and (8),
that have been substantially completed may fund the project in paragraph (a), clause (5).
The unexpended amounts applied to the project in paragraph (a), clause (5), shall be in
addition to the amount specified for that project. The Duluth City Council must submit a
written plan to the commissioner of employment and economic development to use
unexpended funds in the manner under this paragraph.

(c) For any public infrastructure project that will not be let by the city for which state
support is sought, the project must proceed and comply with any state and local contracting
requirements otherwise applicable to the city had the city let the project. The city shall have
the right to inspect, upon reasonable notice, the construction contracts and related
documentation for any public infrastructure project for which state support is sought.

Sec. 2.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 9, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7. Edina; Community Health and Safety Center

1,300,000

For a grant to the city of Edina to new text begin acquire
property for, new text end predesign deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end design new text begin , and
construct new text end a community health and safety center
to be located in the southeast quadrant of the
city.

Sec. 3.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Barnesville; 13th Street

185,000

For a grant to the city of Barnesville to design
deleted text begin and reconstruct deleted text end new text begin the reconstruction of new text end 13th
Street in the city of Barnesville as a paved
road from Trunk Highway 34 to 9th Avenue
Southeast.

Sec. 4.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 10, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7. Douglas County; deleted text begin U.S. deleted text end new text begin Marked Trunk new text end Highway 29

2,000,000

For a grant to Douglas County to deleted text begin install a new
box culvert under deleted text end new text begin construct a new bridge on new text end
marked deleted text begin U.S. deleted text end new text begin Trunk new text end Highway 29 between Lake
Le Homme Dieu and Lake Geneva and to
regrade and reconstruct a portion of marked
deleted text begin U.S. deleted text end new text begin Trunk new text end Highway 29 to accommodate the
new deleted text begin culvert deleted text end new text begin bridge new text end .

Sec. 5.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 10, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8. East Gull Lake; Street and Trail Reconstruction

353,000

new text begin To the commissioner of natural resources new text end for
a grant to the city of East Gull Lake deleted text begin for trail
reconstruction and future park development
on East Gull Lake Drive deleted text end new text begin to design, engineer,
and construct a continuation of the Gull Lake
Trail, including a segment along Gull Point
Road, and a trail connection to the channel
adjacent to the harbor development that
provides for watercraft and fishing access.
This appropriation also includes money to
design, engineer, and construct a fishing park,
including dredging of the channel for
watercraft and fishing access, a parking area,
and other amenities new text end .

Sec. 6.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 10, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11. Karlstad; Airport Runway

3,900,000

For a grant to the city of Karlstad for the
acquisition of land, predesign, design,
engineering, and construction of a primary
airport runway. This appropriation is new text begin for Phase
2 of the project and is new text end in addition to the
appropriation for the same purposes in Laws
2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article
1, section 2, subdivision 2.

Sec. 7.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 10, subdivision 15, is amended to read:

Subd. 15. Plymouth; Chankahda Trail

800,000

For a grant to the city of Plymouth for
property acquisition deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end design deleted text begin of deleted text end new text begin , and new text end
construction of roadway, utility, drainage,
pedestrian facilities, and associated
appurtenances, on Chankahda Trail, formerly
known as Hennepin County Road 47, from
Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 101 to
Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 61.

Sec. 8.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 11, subdivision 15, is amended to read:

Subd. 15. Ramsey County; Rice Street Revitalization

1,000,000

For one or more grants to Ramsey County, the
city of Maplewood, the city of St. Paul, or the
city of Roseville for the Rice Street
revitalization project, to improve safety for
users in the corridor with a focus on
pedestrians and bicyclists. This appropriation
includes money for deleted text begin reconstruction deleted text end new text begin predesign,
design, environmental analysis, and
right-of-way acquisition new text end of Rice Street
(County State-Aid Highway 49) and on
approach streets to support reconstruction of
Rice Street from Wheelock Parkway in St.
Paul to County Road B in Roseville and
Maplewood.

Sec. 9.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

395,567,000

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

Sec. 10.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Bigfork; Community Center

1,500,000

For a grant to deleted text begin the city of Bigfork deleted text end new text begin Independent
School District No. 318 new text end to design and
construct the renovation and expansion of the
Bigfork new text begin school to provide community center
facilities available to the new text end community deleted text begin center deleted text end new text begin
through a use agreement with the city of
Bigfork, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.695 new text end . This appropriation may be used to
add a community strength training, fitness,
and wellness center deleted text begin ; deleted text end new text begin and new text end public restrooms
accessible from the multiuse Bigfork River
Walk Trail deleted text begin ; and new locker deleted text end deleted text begin rooms and related
amenities for the Bigfork school deleted text end .

Sec. 11.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6. Bloomington; Public Health Facility

1,800,000

For a grant to the city of Bloomington to
predesign deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end design new text begin , and construct new text end a public
health facility in the city of Bloomington to
serve people who live and work in the cities
of Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield.

Sec. 12.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10. Brooklyn Park; Community Activity Center

5,000,000

For a grant to the city of Brooklyn Park to
design, construct, furnish, and equip the
renovation of the Brooklyn Park Community
Activity Center deleted text begin to convert an existing ice arena
into deleted text end new text begin for new text end a multicourt gymnasium space to serve
as a regional deleted text begin competition and training deleted text end new text begin
multisport athletic and activities new text end facility deleted text begin for
basketball, volleyball, and pickleball deleted text end .

Sec. 13.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 12. Chisholm; Ice Arena and Curling Club

3,000,000

For a grant to the city of Chisholm to
deleted text begin predesign, deleted text end design deleted text begin , deleted text end and construct capital
improvements to the existing Sports Arena
and Curling Club, located in Chisholm,
including replacing an existing ice plant
serving both the hockey arena and the curling
club, adding new heating mains and replacing
curling mains, new text begin and new text end replacing the floor systems
in both the hockey arena and the curling club deleted text begin ,
and installing dehumidification systems in
both the hockey arena and the curling club deleted text end .

Sec. 14.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 23, is amended to read:

Subd. 23. Litchfield; Building Facades

2,025,000

new text begin To the Minnesota Historical Society new text end for a grant
to the city of Litchfield to new text begin design and
new text end rehabilitate deleted text begin building deleted text end new text begin the new text end facades new text begin of publicly
and privately owned buildings new text end in the
commercial historic district of the city of
Litchfield, consistent with the new text begin appropriate
historic preservation new text end standards deleted text begin for
rehabilitation under Code of Federal
Regulations, title 36, section 67.7, deleted text end and
guidance new text begin for rehabilitation new text end from the Minnesota
Historical Society. The city of Litchfield may
use up to four percent of this appropriation to
administer the historic building facade grants new text begin
and shall consult with the city's heritage
preservation commission new text end . new text begin Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, this
appropriation is available until December 31,
2028.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 37, is amended to read:

Subd. 37. St. Paul; Conway Recreation Center

2,500,000

For a grant to the city of St. Paul for deleted text begin the repair,
upgrade, and renovation of the existing
structure; deleted text end design, site preparation, and
preconstruction services deleted text begin for an auxiliary
storage facility deleted text end new text begin and construction of a new
structure, or expansion of the existing
structure; site improvements, including traffic
management and outdoor courts construction new text end ;
and improvements to increase security and
safety at the Conway Community Recreation
Center in the city of St. Paul.

Sec. 16.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 40, is amended to read:

Subd. 40. Waite Park; Quarry Redevelopment

2,500,000

For a grant to the city of Waite Park to acquire
property for deleted text begin and to predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip deleted text end Phase 2 of the
Quarry Redevelopment Project, deleted text begin to include deleted text end new text begin for new text end
improvements and enhancements of a capital
nature to the public open-air stage and related
facilities.

Sec. 17.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 51, is amended to read:

Subd. 51. Avenues For Youth

6,000,000

For a grant to Avenues for Youth to acquire
property, predesign, deleted text begin and deleted text end design new text begin , construct,
furnish, and equip new text end a new expanded facility in
North Minneapolis to provide space for the
organization's existing North Minneapolis
emergency shelter and transitional housing
program, provide affordable housing for
youth, and serve as the new administrative
headquarters for Avenues for Youth.

Sec. 18.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 53, is amended to read:

Subd. 53. Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES)

3,500,000

For a grant to Comunidades Latinas Unidas
en Servicio (CLUES) to acquire property deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end
predesign new text begin , and design new text end a new Latino outreach
facility at 2800 East Lake Street, Minneapolis new text begin ,
or a similar property in Hennepin County new text end . The
new Economic Opportunity and Wellness Hub
will provide workforce training, business
incubators and technical assistance, a youth
technology center, behavioral health clinics,
a food shelf, child care, and other high-demand
community supports.

Sec. 19.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 58, is amended to read:

Subd. 58. East Side Neighborhood Services

300,000

For a grant to East Side Neighborhood
Services to predesign deleted text begin rehabilitation of an
existing structure in Northeast Minneapolis,
the Mobile Food Shelf Storage and Preparation
Center. This rehabilitated structure shall
physically connect and integrate the food
security and accesswork of East Side
Neighborhood Services with the existing
services for older adults, families and children,
community food partners, economic
development and job pathways programs, and
the educational efforts to teach youth about
food systems, urban agriculture, and
sustainability deleted text end new text begin , design, renovate, and equip the
existing garage at 1700 2nd Street NE in the
city of Minneapolis for the High Rise Mobile
Food Shelf Warehouse, including constructing
a new dividing wall separating the Food Shelf
Warehouse area from the rest of the garage new text end .

Sec. 20.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 66, is amended to read:

Subd. 66. Irreducible Grace Foundation

1,500,000

For a grant to the Irreducible Grace
Foundation deleted text begin for demolition of 3,800 square feet
of the Black Youth Healing Arts Center, and
predesign and design of housing at 643
Virginia St. in deleted text end new text begin to acquire and to design,
construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
of existing multiunit residential housing in the
Rondo or Frogtown neighborhood in the city
of new text end St. Paul to be owned and managed by the
Irreducible Grace Foundation new text begin to provide
approximately 12 to 14 units of housing new text end for
youth and young adults new text begin facing homelessness new text end .

Sec. 21.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 67, is amended to read:

Subd. 67. Isuroon

3,000,000

For a grant to Isuroon to predesign, design,
construct, and renovate the property located
at 1600 East Lake Street, in the city of
Minneapolis, to carry out the mission of the
organization to support immigrant women and
provide mental health counseling. new text begin $1,500,000
of this appropriation may be used to reimburse
Isuroon for costs incurred for this project after
June 1, 2023.
new text end

Sec. 22.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 73, is amended to read:

Subd. 73. Lower Phalen Creek Project

2,500,000

new text begin To the Metropolitan Council new text end for a grant to the
deleted text begin Lower Phalen Creek Project deleted text end new text begin city of St. Paul new text end
to construct the Wakan Tipi Center in St. Paul,
including construction of a reception area,
classrooms, permanent and temporary exhibit
space, community gathering area, and gallery
space. This appropriation is in addition to the
appropriation in Laws 2020, Fifth Special
Session chapter 3, article 1, section 17,
subdivision 11, for the same purpose.

Sec. 23.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 77, is amended to read:

Subd. 77. New Native Theater

300,000

For a grant to the New Native Theater for
predesign and design activities of a new and
permanent 200-seat theater space new text begin in the
metropolitan area as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 473.121 new text end . deleted text begin The new theater
space will be colocated in the newly
constructed Minneapolis American Indian
Center.
deleted text end

Sec. 24.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 84, is amended to read:

Subd. 84. Phyllis Wheatley Community Center

550,000

For a grant to the Phyllis Wheatley
Community Center to design the construction
and rehabilitation of infrastructure at Camp
deleted text begin Katherine deleted text end new text begin Katharine new text end Parsons in Carver
County.

Sec. 25.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 93, is amended to read:

Subd. 93. Somali Museum

3,900,000

For a grant to the Somali Museum to new text begin acquire
land, new text end predesign deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end design new text begin , construct, furnish,
and equip new text end a facility in the city of Minneapolis
to be used for a museum of Somali relics and
artifacts, Somali cultural history, and
education.

Sec. 26.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 94, is amended to read:

Subd. 94. Southern Anoka Community Assistance

2,500,000

For a grant to Southern Anoka Community
Assistance to deleted text begin predesign, design deleted text end new text begin acquire,
renovate new text end , construct, deleted text begin engineer, deleted text end furnish, and
equip a facility in the city of Columbia Heights
to provide food shelf services, grocery delivery
for seniors and people with disabilities, and
basic needs support.

Sec. 27.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 103, is amended to read:

Subd. 103. Walker | West Music Academy

4,100,000

For a grant to Walker | West Music Academy
to acquire property, predesign, deleted text begin and deleted text end design new text begin ,
renovate, and construct new text end a building in the city
of St. Paul to support youth music education.

Sec. 28.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 106, is amended to read:

Subd. 106. YWCA St. Paul

2,317,000

For new text begin a grant to YWCA St. Paul for new text end restoration,
replacement, and repairs and to enhance the
security, efficiency, safety, sustainability, and
accessibility of the nine supportive housing
facilities in St. Paul owned and operated by
YWCA St. Paul and of its headquarters at 375
Selby Avenue in St. Paul, which is comprised
of several attached structures with nine roofs.
The necessary work will include capital
improvements such as tuckpointing and
masonry, roofing, windows, furnaces, air
conditioning, water heaters, boilers, exterior
doors, retaining walls, gutters, flooring,
decking, and enhanced security, lighting, and
accessibility. new text begin This appropriation may be used
to reimburse YWCA St. Paul for project costs
already paid by YWCA St. Paul for this
project after July 1, 2023.
new text end

Sec. 29.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Lewis and Clark Joint Powers Board

22,000,000

For a grant new text begin or grants new text end to the Lewis and Clark
Joint Powers Board to new text begin make annual equity
contributions to the Lewis and Clark Rural
Water System, Inc., pursuant to terms agreed
to by each of the Joint Powers Board members
in an expansion commitment agreement to
new text end acquire land for and to design, engineer, and
construct facilities and infrastructure necessary
for an expansion of the Lewis and Clark
Regional Water System. This appropriation is
not available until the Lewis and Clark Joint
Powers Board pays to the commissioner of
management and budget the total amount of
federal money that it received or receives
associated with the project that was funded by
Laws 2014, chapter 295, section 11,
subdivision 2, and Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.967, estimated to be $39,003,078, by June
30, 2024. The commissioner must deposit this
money in the general fund. new text begin Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, this
appropriation is available until December 31,
2031.
new text end

Sec. 30.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 15, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Buhl; Water System

2,000,000

For a grant to the city of Buhl to design,
construct, deleted text begin furnish deleted text end new text begin renovate new text end , and equip deleted text begin a new deleted text end
new text begin publicly owned water infrastructure, including
new text end water new text begin storage and new text end treatment deleted text begin system, including
a new water tower deleted text end new text begin systems new text end and other
improvements to infrastructure required for
an upgrade of the city's water system.

Sec. 31.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 15, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6. Dayton; Wellhead Treatment Improvements

1,750,000

For a grant to the city of Dayton to construct
deleted text begin two deleted text end new text begin one new text end wellhead treatment deleted text begin plants deleted text end new text begin plant new text end to
improve the city's drinking water.

Sec. 32.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 15, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 12. Mound; Clean Water Infrastructure

10,300,000

For a grant to the city of Mound to predesign,
design, and construct a new clean water well,
decommission and seal of wells No. 4 and No.
7, installation deleted text begin of a new water main deleted text end new text begin and
replacement of trunk water mains new text end between
water towers 3 and 8, and deleted text begin capital
improvements to the deleted text end new text begin predesign and design of
a new text end water treatment facility.

Sec. 33.

Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 17, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Morrison County new text begin Historical Society new text end ; Weyerhaeuser Museum

700,000

For a grant to the Morrison County Historical
Society for repair and stabilization of the
riverbank along the Mississippi River at the
C.A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum. new text begin This
appropriation may be used for replacement of
the building's roof, exterior and interior repairs
and upgrades to the building, and replacement
of the parking lot.
new text end

Sec. 34.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 3, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Crosslake; National Loon Center

2,500,000

For a grant to the city of Crosslake deleted text begin for site
preparation deleted text end new text begin to acquire property for new text end and to
predesign deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin and new text end design deleted text begin , construct, furnish, and
equip deleted text end a new building and adjacent outdoor
public space improvements, including surface
lot parking areas, in the city of Crosslake to
house a national loon center, to provide visitor,
education, and exhibit facilities for the general
public. new text begin Amounts remaining after completion
of property acquisition, predesign, and design
may be applied to site preparation and
construction for the same project.
new text end

Sec. 35.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 7, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Carver County; CSAH 18

6,240,000

For one or more grants to the cities of Victoria,
Chaska, or Chanhassen or Carver County, or
any combination of these entities, for property
or permanent easement acquisition, predesign,
deleted text begin and deleted text end design deleted text begin of deleted text end new text begin , and new text end construction of
improvements to Carver County State-Aid
Highway 18, known as West 82nd Street, from
Bavaria Road to marked Trunk Highway 41.
This project includes cross streets, off-street
trails, a bridge over a ravine and trail, and
utility relocations, installations, and
connections.

Sec. 36.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Cologne; Wastewater Treatment Facility

1,060,000

For a grant to the city of Cologne to deleted text begin design,
permit, engineer, construct, and equip deleted text end new text begin
predesign and design new text end a new municipal
wastewater treatment facility and related
infrastructure.

Sec. 37.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 10, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6. Floodwood; Water and Sewer Infrastructure

1,500,000

For a grant to the city of Floodwood to design
and construct capital improvements to the
city's water and sewer infrastructure along
County Road 8 deleted text begin , Trunk Highway 8, and Trunk
Highway 73 deleted text end . This appropriation includes
money for replacement and expansion of water
and sewer mains new text begin , a new lift station, new text end and
associated street reconstruction.

Sec. 38.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 10, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 12. Ramsey; Water Treatment Facility

3,200,000

For a grant to the city of Ramsey to construct
a new water treatment facility new text begin and trunk water
main improvements new text end to remove manganese and
iron from the city's water supply.

Sec. 39.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 10, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13. Red Rock Rural Water System

1,252,000

For a grant to the Red Rock Rural Water
System to acquire land and design, construct,
deleted text begin furnish, deleted text end and equip deleted text begin a new water treatment plant,
a new well field deleted text end new text begin two ground storage reservoirs new text end ,
installation of approximately deleted text begin 20 deleted text end new text begin 15 new text end miles of
water transmission main, and other
improvements to infrastructure required for
an expansion of the Red Rock Rural Water
System deleted text begin , to be built and located in Watonwan,
Brown, and Martin Counties deleted text end new text begin in Murray
County new text end .

Sec. 40. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

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

ARTICLE 2

AMENDING APPROPRIATIONS OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND PROCEEDS

Section 1.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 20, subdivision
8, as amended by Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 9, section 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8. Eagle Bend High School

1,500,000

For a grant to the city of Eagle Bend to new text begin replace
the roof on the Eagle Bend High School
building. Amounts remaining after completion
of the roof replacement are to new text end predesign,
design, prepare, and renovate the Eagle Bend
High School building to remove life safety
hazards to facilitate the redevelopment and
reuse of the site and buildings. The city may
contract or partner with a third party to
manage the renovation and to operate the
renovated housing project subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. This
appropriation does not require a nonstate
contribution. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond
authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for this project are available until
December 31, deleted text begin 2024 deleted text end new text begin 2028 new text end .

Sec. 2.

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 16, subdivision 14, as amended by Laws
2023, chapter 72, article 3, section 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 14. Wadena - U.S. Highway 10 Environmental Cleanup

5,000,000

From the bond proceeds account in the state
transportation fund as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.50, for a grant to the city
of Wadena for environmental analysis and
environmental cleanup new text begin , including replacement
and removal of water main and sanitary sewer
infrastructure, new text end and construction of storm water
drainage within new text begin and near new text end the marked U.S.
Highway 10 corridor in the city of Wadena.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642, the bond authorization and
appropriation of bond proceeds for this project
are available until December 31, 2026.

Sec. 3.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 7, subdivision 3, as
amended by Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 9, section 19, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Flood Hazard Mitigation

17,000,000

(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.

(b) To the extent practical, levee projects shall
meet the state standard of three feet above the
100-year flood elevation.

(c) Project priorities shall be determined by
the commissioner as appropriate, based on
need and consideration of available leveraging
of federal, state, and local funds.

(d) This appropriation may be used for projects
in the following municipalities: Afton, Austin,
Breckenridge, Browns Valley, Carver, Delano,
Faribault, Golden Valley, Halstad, Hawley,
Hendrum, Inver Grove Heights, Jordan,
Montevideo, Moorhead, Newfolden,
Nielsville, Owatonna, Round Lake Township
in Jackson County, Sioux Valley Township
in Jackson County, and Waseca.

(e) This appropriation also may be used for
projects in the following watershed districts:
Bois de Sioux Watershed District, Buffalo-Red
River Watershed District, Cedar River
Watershed District;Lower Minnesota River
Watershed District, Middle Snake Tamarac
Rivers Watershed District, Prior Lake-Spring
Lake Watershed District, Red Lake Watershed
District, Roseau River Watershed District,
Shell Rock River Watershed District, Two
Rivers Watershed District, Upper Minnesota
River Watershed District, and Wild Rice River
Watershed District.

(f) This appropriation may also be used for a
project in the Southern Minnesota Rivers
Basin Area II.

(g) For any project listed in this subdivision
that the commissioner determines is not ready
to proceed, does not have the nonstate match
committed, or does not expend all the money
granted to it, the commissioner may allocate
that project's unexpended money to a priority
project on the commissioner's list.

(h) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), $2,000,000
of this appropriation is for deleted text begin flood hazard
mitigation deleted text end new text begin a grant to the city of Browns Valley new text end
for new text begin Phase II of new text end the Toelle Coulee new text begin project to
mitigate flood risks posed to the city, including
construction of an East Levee, County
State-Aid Highway 2 culvert replacement, and
marked Trunk Highway 28 culvert
replacement new text end in Traverse County.

(i) To the extent practicable and consistent
with the project, recipients of appropriations
for flood control projects in this subdivision
shall create wetlands that are eligible for
wetland replacement credit to replace wetlands
drained or filled as the result of repair,
reconstruction, replacement, or rehabilitation
of an existing public road under Minnesota
Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1,
paragraphs (l) and (m).

(j) 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.

Sec. 4.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 7, subdivision 26, is
amended to read:

Subd. 26. deleted text begin St. Louis County; deleted text end Voyageur Country ATV Trail

950,000

For deleted text begin a grant to St. Louis County for deleted text end design,
right-of-way acquisition, and construction of
Phase I of the Voyageur Country ATV Trail
new text begin and David Dill/Arrowhead State Trail
new text end connections in the areas of Orr, Ash River,
Kabetogama Township, and International Falls
to the Voyageur Country ATV Trail system. new text begin
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642, the bond sale authorization and
appropriation of bond proceeds for this project
are available until December 31, 2026.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 14, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:

Subd. 5. Marshall Readiness Center

3,100,000

To design and renovate existing space at the
Marshall Readiness Center, including
mechanical, electrical, building envelope,
energy efficiency, and life safety
improvements, and to construct an addition
on the existing property. new text begin Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond
sale authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for the project in this subdivision are
available until December 31, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 14, subdivision 6, is
amended to read:

Subd. 6. Camp Ripley; Military Museum

13,000,000

To acquire land or interest in land, and to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip a facility outside the boundaries of
Camp Ripley in Morrison County for the
Minnesota Military Museum. This
appropriation includes money for a visitor's
center and gift shop; administrative offices;
work, storage, and exhibit space; landscaping;
parking; and other amenities and infrastructure
for the museum. The adjutant general may
enter into a lease or management agreement
for the museum, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695. new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond sale
authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for the project in this subdivision are
available until December 31, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 16, subdivision 36,
as amended by Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 9, section 25, is amended to read:

Subd. 36. Olmsted County; Trunk Highway 14 and County Road 104 Interchange Construction

6,000,000

For a grant to Olmsted County for the county's
share of general obligation bond eligible
portions of a project to conduct environmental
analysis, predesign, design, and engineer an
interchange at marked Trunk Highway 14 and
County Road 104, including a flyover at 7th
Street NW, in Olmsted County, and associated
infrastructure and road work to accommodate
the interchange. Any amount remaining after
substantial completion of environmental
analysis, predesign, design, and engineering
work may be applied to the county's share to
acquire right-of-way for, and to construct,
furnish, and equip, this interchange and
associated infrastructure and road work to
accommodate the interchange. new text begin
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642, the bond sale authorization and
appropriation of bond proceeds for this project
are available until December 31, 2026.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 20, subdivision 5,
as amended by Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 9, section 26, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Minnesota Correctional Facility - St. Cloud

800,000

To design, renovate, construct, equip, and
install a new fire suppression system in Living
Units D and E at the Minnesota Correctional
Facility - St. Cloud. This installation includes
but is not limited to cells, common areas, and
control areas and must comply with all
applicable codes. new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond
authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for this project are available until
December 31, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 21, subdivision 7, is
amended to read:

Subd. 7. Alexandria; Runestone Community Center Expansion

5,600,000

For a grant to the city of Alexandria to design,
construct, furnish, and equip an expansion and
renovation of the Runestone Community
Center in Alexandria. new text begin Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond
sale authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for the project in this subdivision are
available until December 31, 2026.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 21, subdivision 27,
is amended to read:

Subd. 27. Minneapolis; Outdoor Performance Venue

12,500,000

(a) For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip a new outdoor music performance venue
on the Upper Harbor site along the Mississippi
River in North Minneapolis. The venue will
accommodate approximately 7,000 to 10,000
people in a combination of temporary seating
or standing room. A portion of the venue will
be designed to allow it to be enclosed for
smaller events on a year-round basis.

(b) The city may operate the outdoor music
venue directly or enter into a lease or
management agreement with a for-profit or a
nonprofit operator, subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695. The lease or
management agreement must provide for a
program of free use of the venue that will
benefit the adjacent North Minneapolis
community and that will be curated and
controlled by a North Minneapolis
community-based partner.

(c) The city of Minneapolis contract with the
developer of the project or the lease or
management agreement, or both, must identify
community benefits from the development,
construction, management, operation, and
maintenance of the venue intended to benefit
the adjacent communities, including benefits
related to procurement, employment,
sustainability, and other commitments from
the operator of the venue.

new text begin (d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, the bond sale authorization
and appropriation of bond proceeds for the
project in this subdivision are available until
December 31, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 21, subdivision 37,
as amended by Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 9, section 31, is amended to read:

Subd. 37. St. Joseph; Jacob Wetterling Recreation Center

4,000,000

For a grant to the city of St. Joseph to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip a recreation center adjacent to and
connected to the city's new community center.
The city may enter into a lease or management
agreement for operation of recreation
programs, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695. new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond sale
authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for this project are available until
December 31, 2026.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 22, subdivision 17,
is amended to read:

Subd. 17. Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System

5,750,000

For a grant to the Lincoln-Pipestone Rural
Water System to predesign deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end design new text begin , and
construct new text end water source development in its
service area, including new wells, a water
softening treatment plant (lime softening
plant), and new water distribution pipes.

Sec. 13.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 25, is amended to
read:

Sec. 25. BOND SALE EXPENSES

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

1,393,000

To the commissioner of management and
budget for the purposes specified in this
section.

Subd. 2. Bond Sale Expenses

1,393,000

From the bond proceeds fund for bond sale
expenses under Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.641, subdivision 8. new text begin Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond
sale authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for this purpose are available until
December 31, 2026.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 2, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:

Subd. 3. Project Development

25,000,000

From the bond proceeds account in the trunk
highway fund for environmental analysis,
predesign, design and engineering and
right-of-way acquisition for regional and
community investment priority projects on the
trunk highway system identified in the State
Highway Investment Plan to prepare the
projects for construction and application for
federal grants or other funding opportunities.
In consultation with the commissioner of
Minnesota Management and Budget, the
commissioner of transportation is authorized
to use funds from this appropriation on
existing bond-eligible trunk highway projects
within the State Transportation Improvement
Program. new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, the bond sale authorization
and appropriation of bond proceeds for the
project in this subdivision are available until
December 31, 2028.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 7, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8. Flood Hazard Mitigation

40,300,000

(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. To the extent practical, levee
projects shall meet the state standard of three
feet above the 100-year flood elevation.

(b) Project priorities shall be determined by
the commissioner as appropriate, based on
need and consideration of available leveraging
of federal, state, and local funds.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), $3,300,000
of this appropriation is new text begin for a grant to the city
of Browns Valley new text end for Phase II of the Toelle
Coulee project deleted text begin in Traverse County deleted text end to mitigate
flood risks posed to the city deleted text begin of Browns Valley deleted text end ,
including construction of an East Levee,
County State-Aid Highway 2 culvert
replacement, and marked Trunk Highway 28
culvert replacement.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), $5,000,000
of this appropriation is for grants to watershed
districts that are members of the Red River
Watershed Management Board for flood
mitigation projects and is not for projects in
the city of Moorhead.

(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (b),
$11,000,000 is for a grant to the city of
Moorhead to design, construct, and equip
flood mitigation infrastructure. This
appropriation includes money for Phase 2 of
the North Moorhead levee project, the
relocation of sanitary lift station #2, and a
levee project along First Avenue North.

(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), $6,000,000
is from the general fund for a grant to the city
of Carver for capital improvements to restore
the Carver levee protecting an important
historic district in Minnesota from flood
waters of the Minnesota River. This levee
restoration must meet the requirements for
FEMA certification. The project includes
predesign, design, engineering, land
acquisition, and construction of capital
improvements, including raising the height of
the Carver levee, constructing internal
drainage, establishing maintainable setbacks
to adjacent structures, and certification by
FEMA.

(g) To the extent practicable and consistent
with the project, recipients of appropriations
for flood control projects in this subdivision
shall create wetlands that are eligible for
wetland replacement credit to replace wetlands
drained or filled as the result of repair,
reconstruction, replacement, or rehabilitation
of an existing public road under Minnesota
Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1,
paragraphs (l) and (m).

(h) To the extent that the cost of a municipal
project exceeds two percent of the median
household income in the municipality
multiplied by the number of households in the
municipality, this appropriation is also for the
local share of the project.

Sec. 16.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 16, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10. Carver County; CSAH 18

3,760,000

From the bond proceeds account in the state
transportation fund, as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.50, for one or more
grants to the cities of Victoria, Chaska, or
Chanhassen or Carver County, or any
combination of these entities, for property or
permanent easement acquisition, predesign,
deleted text begin and deleted text end design deleted text begin of deleted text end new text begin , and new text end construction of
improvements to Carver County State-Aid
Highway 18, known as West 82nd Street, from
Bavaria Road to marked Trunk Highway 41.
This project includes cross streets, off-street
trails, a bridge over a ravine and trail, and
utility relocations, installations, and
connections.

Sec. 17.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 16, subdivision 14, is amended to read:

Subd. 14. Plymouth; Chankahda Trail

6,200,000

From the bond proceeds account in the state
transportation fund, as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.50, for a grant to the city
of Plymouth for property acquisition deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end
design deleted text begin of deleted text end new text begin , and new text end construction of roadway, utility,
drainage, pedestrian facilities, and associated
appurtenances, on Chankahda Trail, formerly
known as Hennepin County Road 47, from
Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 101 to
Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 61.

Sec. 18.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 23, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10. Clearbrook; Water Infrastructure Improvements

5,500,000

For a grant to the city of Clearbrook to
new text begin predesign, design, new text end construct, rehabilitate, and
equip capital improvements to the city's water
infrastructure. This appropriation includes
money for water tower rehabilitation and water
treatment facility upgrades.

Sec. 19.

Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 27, is amended to read:

Sec. 27. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.

Subdivision 1.

Bond proceeds fund.

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 deleted text begin $1,298,235,000 deleted text end new text begin $1,343,241,000 new text end 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.

Subd. 2.

Transportation fund.

To provide the money appropriated in this act from the
bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management
and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $219,214,000 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.

Sec. 20. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

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