SF 5101

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/21/2024 09:07am

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; amending projects eligible for funding in Duluth
under the regional exchange district public infrastructure program; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 469.53.

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

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.