HF 2490

3rd Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 05/16/2014 03:58am

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 use of negotiated sales;
authorizing the transfer of state bond-financed property; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2012, sections 16A.641, by adding a subdivision; 16A.642, subdivisions 1, 2;
16B.335, subdivisions 1, 2; 134.45, subdivision 5b; 135A.034, subdivision 2;
Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 16B.335, subdivision 5; Laws
2008, chapter 179, sections 7, subdivision 27, as amended; 16, subdivision 5;
Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 11, subdivision 4; Laws 2010, chapter
189, sections 15, subdivision 5; 21, subdivision 11; Laws 2011, First Special
Session chapter 12, section 18, subdivision 5; Laws 2012, chapter 293, sections
19, subdivision 4; 21, subdivision 6; Laws 2012, First Special Session chapter
1, article 1, section 9, subdivision 3; article 2, section 4, subdivision 2; Laws
2013, chapter 136, sections 4; 7.

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

ARTICLE 1

APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.

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 for a capital
program or project 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. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations
in this act are available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642. Unless otherwise specified in this act, money appropriated in
this act 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.

SUMMARY
University of Minnesota	$	119,367,000
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities		159,812,000
Education		7,491,000
Minnesota State Academies		11,354,000
Perpich Center for Arts Education		2,000,000
Natural Resources		63,480,000
Pollution Control Agency		2,625,000
Board of Water and Soil Resources		8,000,000
Agriculture		203,000
Zoological Garden		12,000,000
Administration		127,000,000
Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission		7,973,000
Military Affairs		3,244,000
Public Safety		4,030,000
Transportation		57,263,000
Metropolitan Council		45,968,000
Human Services		86,387,000
Veterans Affairs		2,800,000
Corrections		11,881,000
Employment and Economic Development		92,130,000
Public Facilities Authority		45,993,000
Housing Finance Agency		20,000,000
Minnesota Historical Society		12,002,000
Bond Sale Expenses		900,000
Cancellations		(10,849,000)
TOTAL	$	893,054,000
Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service)		814,745,000
Bond Proceeds Fund (User Financed Debt Service)		39,104,000
State Transportation Fund		36,613,000
Maximum Effort School Loan Fund		5,491,000
Trunk Highway Fund		7,950,000
Bond Proceeds Cancellations		(10,849,000)

APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

119,367,000

To the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the purposes specified in
this section.

Subd. 2. Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)

42,500,000

To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046.

Subd. 3. Minneapolis; Tate Laboratory Renovation

56,700,000

To design, renovate, furnish, and equip the
Tate Laboratory of Physics building on the
Minneapolis campus for the College of
Science and Engineering.

Subd. 4. Crookston; Wellness Center

10,000,000

To predesign, design, renovate existing
space, construct additional space, furnish,
and equip the wellness and recreational
center on the Crookston Campus.

Subd. 5. Research Laboratories

8,667,000

To design, construct, furnish, and equip a
new bee research facility and to design,
renovate, furnish, and equip the aquatic
invasive species research laboratory.

Subd. 6. Duluth; Chemical Sciences and Advanced Materials Building

1,500,000

To predesign and design a new facility to meet
the research and undergraduate instruction
needs of the Swenson College of Science and
Engineering on the Duluth campus.

Subd. 7. University Share

Except for the appropriation 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.

Subd. 8. Unspent Appropriations

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.

Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

159,812,000

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

Subd. 2. Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)

42,500,000

To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046.

Subd. 3. Metropolitan State University

35,865,000

To complete the design of and to construct,
furnish, and equip the Science Education
Center, and renovate, furnish, and equip
space in the new main building.

Subd. 4. Bemidji State University

13,790,000

To complete design and renovate, construct
an addition to, furnish, and equip Memorial
Hall; to design and renovate, furnish, and
equip Decker Hall; to demolish Sanford Hall;
and to design the demolition and replacement
of Hagg Sauer Hall.

Subd. 5. Lake Superior College

5,266,000

To complete design, renovate, furnish, and
equip the allied health and science classroom,
lab, and clinic space in the 1986 wing of the
E building.

Subd. 6. Minneapolis Community and Technical College

3,600,000

To design and renovate classroom and lab
space, and upgrade HVAC, security systems,
and facility exteriors.

Subd. 7. St. Paul College

1,500,000

To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
classroom and lab space for the culinary arts
and computer numerical control/machine
tool programs.

Subd. 8. Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical

1,700,000

To design, renovate, repurpose, furnish, and
equip classroom and lab space on the Red
Wing and Winona campuses.

Subd. 9. Central Lakes College - Staples

4,234,000

To design, renovate, repurpose, furnish, and
equip space on the main campus to improve
overall space utilization, efficiency, and
academic program sustainability.

Subd. 10. Minnesota State University - Mankato

25,818,000

To complete design, construct, furnish, and
equip a clinical science building.

Subd. 11. Minnesota State Community and Technical College - Moorhead

6,544,000

To design, renovate, demolish obsolete
space, construct an addition, and furnish and
equip the transportation center.

Subd. 12. Rochester Community and Technical College

1,000,000

To design the demolition of Memorial and
Plaza Halls and the renovation and relocation
of associated classrooms and office spaces.

Subd. 13. Century College

2,020,000

To design, renovate, repurpose, furnish,
and equip classroom and lab space for
high-demand technical programs including a
digital fabrication lab and solar panels.

Subd. 14. Northland Community and Technical College

5,864,000

To complete design, demolish obsolete
facilities, construct new, and renovate,
furnish, and equip the aviation maintenance
complex at the Thief River Falls airport.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
has determined that the Board of Trustees
and the college have entered into a long-term
ground lease with the Thief River Falls
Airport Authority for a term of not less than
37.5 years.

Subd. 15. Northeast Higher Education District

3,344,000

To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
Wilson Hall and construct a biomass boiler
system on the Itasca campus; to design,
renovate, furnish, and equip the clinical
nursing lab on the Rainy River campus;
to design, renovate, furnish, and equip
classroom and lab space on the Vermilion
campus; and to design the demolition of and
to demolish obsolete space, and to design,
renovate, furnish, and equip space on the
Hibbing campus.

Subd. 16. Winona State University

5,902,000

To design, renovate, remodel, furnish, and
equip classrooms for the Education Village
project, which includes Wabasha Hall,
Wabasha Rec, and the Cathedral School.

Subd. 17. St. Cloud State University

865,000

To design the renovation of Eastman Hall to
relocate student health services and academic
programs into the renovated Eastman Hall.

Subd. 18. Debt Service

(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.

(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.

(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.

Subd. 19. Unspent Appropriations

(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.

(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 subdivision
18 is reduced accordingly. Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642, applies from the
date of the original appropriation to the
unspent amount transferred.

Sec. 4. EDUCATION

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

7,491,000

To the commissioner of education for the
purposes specified in this section.

Subd. 2. Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake

5,491,000

(a) This appropriation is 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 to complete design and
construction of, furnish, and equip a single
kitchen and cafeteria to serve the high school
and middle school. Before any capital loan
contract is approved under this authorization,
the district must provide documentation
acceptable to the commissioner of education
on how the capital loan will be used.

(b) The commissioner of administration
may provide project management services
to assist the Department of Education
with overseeing the project. No funds 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 funds available for the project.

Subd. 3. Library Construction Grants

2,000,000

(a) For library construction grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 134.45.

(b) $570,000 of this appropriation is for a
grant to the city of Jackson to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip the
renovation and expansion of the city library.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that at least an equal amount has
been committed to the project from nonstate
sources.

(c) $257,000 of this appropriation is for a
grant to the city of Perham to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip
the renovation of the city library. This
appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that at least an equal amount has
been committed to the project from nonstate
sources.

(d) $50,000 of this appropriation is for a grant
to the city of Bagley for capital improvements
to the city's library. This appropriation is
not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that at
least an equal amount has been committed to
the project from nonstate sources.

Sec. 5. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

11,354,000

To the commissioner of administration for
the purposes specified in this section.

Subd. 2. Asset Preservation

700,000

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.

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
boys' dormitory on the Minnesota State
Academy for the Deaf campus.

Sec. 6. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION

$

2,000,000

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.

Sec. 7. NATURAL RESOURCES

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

63,480,000

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

(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.

Subd. 2. Natural Resources Asset Preservation

10,000,000

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
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.

Subd. 3. Flood Hazard Mitigation

4,500,000

(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) Levee projects, to the extent practical,
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 and based
on need, and to the extent possible, address
needs in the Moorhead and Montevideo areas
first.

(d) This appropriation includes money
for the following county, township, and
municipal projects as prioritized by the
commissioner: Ada, Afton, Alvarado,
Argyle, Austin, Borup, Breckenridge,
Browntown, Climax, Crookston, Delano,
Granite Falls, Inver Grove Heights, Maynard,
Melrose, Minneota, Minnesota River Area II,
Montevideo, Moorhead, Newport, Nielsville,
Oakport Township, Oslo, Roseau, Rushford,
St. Vincent, South St. Paul, and Shelly.

(e) This appropriation includes money for the
following watershed projects: Cedar River
Watershed District; North Ottawa, Bois
de Sioux Watershed District; Quick, Two
Rivers Watershed District; Redpath, Bois de
Sioux Watershed District; Roseau Wildlife
Management Area, Roseau River Watershed
District; and Shell Rock Watershed District.

(f) For any project listed in this subdivision
that the commissioner determines is not
ready to proceed or does not expend all the
money allocated to it, the commissioner may
allocate that project's money to a project on
the commissioner's priority list.

(g) 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.

Subd. 4. Buildings and Facilities Development

2,000,000

To predesign buildings in Bemidji, Rochester,
and a lab/necropsy facility; and to replace
buildings that are in poor condition, outdated,
and no longer support the natural resource
work.

Subd. 5. Dam Renovation, Repair, Removal

6,500,000

(a) To renovate or remove publicly owned
dams. The commissioner shall determine
project priorities as appropriate under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 103G.511 and
103G.515.

(b) This appropriation includes up to
$2,750,000 for a grant to the city of Champlin
to repair and renovate the Champlin Mill
Pond Dam. Notwithstanding the match
requirements in section 103G.515, the grant
to the city of Champlin does not require any
nonstate match.

(c) $2,400,000 of this appropriation is for
a grant to Blue Earth County to repair and
renovate the Rapidan Dam. Notwithstanding
the match requirements in section 103G.515,
the grant to Blue Earth County does not
require any nonstate match.

(d) $1,350,000 of this appropriation is for
a grant to Dakota County for construction
of improvements for upgrading the spillway
capacity of Lake Byllesby Dam on the
Cannon River in Dakota and Goodhue
Counties.

Subd. 6. Lake Vermilion State Park Development

14,000,000

For the development of Lake Vermilion State
Park, established under Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.012, subdivision 38a.

Subd. 7. RIM Critical Habitat

2,000,000

To provide the state match for the critical
habitat private sector matching account under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.943. This
appropriation must be used only to acquire
fee title.

Subd. 8. Fish Hatchery Improvements

2,000,000

For improvements of a capital nature to
hatchery facilities owned by the state and
operated by the commissioner of natural
resources under Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.045, subdivision 1, and to provide
system upgrades to prevent the spread of
invasive species and pathogens.

Subd. 9. Forest Land for the Future

2,963,000

To provide for the reforestation and stand
improvement on state forest lands to meet
the reforestation requirements of Minnesota
Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 2,
including purchasing native seeds and native
seedlings, planting, seeding, site preparation,
and protection on state lands administered
by the commissioner.

Subd. 10. State Trails Acquisition and Development

17,667,000

(a) To acquire land for and to construct and
renovate state trails under Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.015. This appropriation includes
funding for the following trail projects:

(1) $433,000 to acquire land for and develop
approximately four miles of the Blazing Star
Trail from Myre-Big Island State Park to
Hayward;

(2) $1,732,000 is for the Camp
Ripley/Veterans Trail;

(3) $2,381,500 is for the Cuyuna Lakes Trail
segment from Deerwood to Crosby and
the Sagamore Unit of the Cuyuna Country
State Recreation Area, to connect to the Paul
Bunyan Trail and into Lum Park and then to
the airport;

(4) $519,600 is to acquire land and develop
the Gateway Trail from Pine Point Park in
May Township into William O'Brien State
Park;

(5) $1,472,200 is to acquire land and develop
the Gitchi-Gami Trail from a Department
of Transportation wayside rest on Trunk
Highway 61 at Cutface Creek to the existing
trail terminus on the west edge of Grand
Marais;

(6) $1,299,000 is to acquire land and develop
an approximately five mile spur from the
Glacial Lakes Trail through New London and
into Sibley State Park, including a separated
grade crossing of Trunk Highway 71;

(7) $259,800 is to acquire land and develop a
portion of the Goodhue Pioneer Trail;

(8) $2,684,600 is to design, develop, and
complete the Heartland Trail from Detroit
Lakes to Frazee, and to predesign the trail
between Moorhead and Hawley. Any
remaining portion of this amount may be
used to fund the design and completion
of other sections of the Heartland Trail,
including from Park Rapids to Itasca State
Park or from Hawley to Detroit Lakes;

(9) $1,732,200 is to pave approximately
28.5 miles of the Luce Line Trail from the
Carver-McLeod County border to Cedar
Mills in Meeker County;

(10) $476,300 is to acquire land and develop
the Mill Towns Trail segment from Faribault
to Dundas;

(11) $346,400 is for the Minnesota River
Trail between Mankato and St. Peter, and
connections to the Sakatah Singing Hills State
Trail and the Red Jacket Trail in Mankato;

(12) $2,165,000 is to develop the Minnesota
Valley Trail from the Bloomington Ferry
Bridge to the Minnesota Valley Wildlife
Refuge Visitor Center in Bloomington; and

(13) $2,165,000 is to acquire land and
develop approximately 11 miles of the
Shooting Star Trail from Rose Creek to
Austin.

(b) The commissioner may allocate money
not needed to complete a project listed in
this section to another project listed in this
section that may need 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 state trail project described in this
section or other state trail 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.

Subd. 11. Central Minnesota Regional Parks

500,000

For a grant to the city of Sartell to acquire up
to 68 acres of land located along the Sauk
River near the confluence of the Mississippi
to serve as part of the Central Minnesota
Regional Parks and Trails.

Subd. 12. Fort Snelling Upper Post, Paths

500,000

To design and construct bicycle and
pedestrian paths between the Fort Snelling
light rail transit station and historic Fort
Snelling and the upper post area.

Subd. 13. Red River Recreation Area

250,000

To improve campground utilities in the Red
River Recreation Area in the city of East
Grand Forks. These improvements may
include expansion of camping amenities
in the form of full hookups, which include
water, electricity, and sewage, but the
appropriation does not include funding of a
swimming pool.

Subd. 14. Lake Zumbro Restoration

500,000

For a grant to Olmsted County for the
removal of sedimentation in Lake Zumbro,
including final engineering, dredging, and
dredged soil disposal from the sites identified
in the Preliminary Engineering Report for
Dredging Lake Zumbro. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that at
least an equal amount has been committed to
the project from nonstate funds.

Subd. 15. Grant County Trail Grant

100,000

For a grant to Grant County for predesign,
acquisition, and improvements 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.

Subd. 16. State Forest Campground Connection to Sewer System

The commissioner must provide for the state
forest campground in Kabetogama Township
to be connected to a public sewage treatment
system within the Voyageurs National
Park Clean Water Joint Powers Board's
jurisdiction, when one is constructed and
operational.

Subd. 17. Unspent Appropriations

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.

Sec. 8. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

$

2,625,000

To the Pollution Control Agency for a
solid waste capital assistance grant under
Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54, to
Becker County to design and construct
a waste transfer facility and a material
recovery facility. This amount includes 75
percent of the cost of the transfer station and
50 percent of the cost of a material recovery
facility. This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner of management and
budget determines that an amount sufficient
to complete the project is committed from
nonstate sources.

Sec. 9. AGRICULTURE

$

203,000

To the commissioner of administration
to design, reconstruct, and equip the feed
storage and grinding rooms in the Agriculture
Laboratory.

Sec. 10. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

8,000,000

To the Board of Water and Soil Resources
for the purposes specified in this section.

Subd. 2. Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve Program

6,000,000

(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.

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

(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. Of this appropriation,
up to five percent may be used for restoration
and enhancement.

Subd. 3. Local Government Roads Wetland Replacement Program

2,000,000

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.

Sec. 11. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

12,000,000

To the Minnesota Zoological Garden Board
for the purposes specified in this section.

Subd. 2. Asset Preservation and Exhibit Renewal

7,000,000

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 also use this
appropriation for capital improvements and
betterments to complete the Discovery Bay
exhibit.

Subd. 3. Heart of the Zoo

5,000,000

For the design, renovation, and repair of the
upper and lower plazas; for the design and
extension of the plaza; and for design of the
Heart of the Zoo II project.

Sec. 12. ADMINISTRATION

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

127,000,000

To the commissioner of administration for
the purposes specified in this section.

Subd. 2. Capitol Renovation and Restoration Continued

126,300,000

This appropriation is in addition to the
appropriations in Laws 2012, chapter 293,
section 13, subdivision 3, and Laws 2013,
chapter 136, section 3, subdivision 2, for
the same purposes and subject to the same
restrictions, tenant approvals, and other
terms specified in Laws 2013, chapter 136,
section 3, subdivisions 2 and 3. In addition,
the appropriation may be used to predesign,
design, construct, repair, renovate, remodel,
furnish, and equip space for broadcast media,
and for assessment and conservation of
works of art in the Capitol.

Subd. 3. Minnesota Hmong-Lao Veterans Memorial

450,000

To complete design of and construct a
memorial in the Capitol Area to honor all
Hmong-Lao veterans of the war in Laos
who were allied with the American forces
during the Vietnam War. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined
that at least $90,000 has been committed to
the project from nonstate sources. Nonstate
funds provided for this project may also be
used to fund only its proportional share of
new sidewalks leading to monuments in the
Capitol Area.

Subd. 4. Minnesota Workers Memorial

250,000

For capital improvements to the Minnesota
Workers Memorial on the grounds of the
State Capitol.

Sec. 13. MINNESOTA AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

7,973,000

To the Minnesota Amateur Sports
Commission for the purposes specified in
this section.

Subd. 2. Southwest Regional Amateur Sports Center

4,298,000

For a grant to the city of Marshall to acquire
land and prepare a site for, and to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip
the Southwest Regional Amateur Sports
Center in Marshall. 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.

Subd. 3. National Sports Center Expansion

3,200,000

To acquire land and prepare a site for and
to design, construct, and equip parking lots,
roads, athletic fields, and other infrastructure
necessary for expansion of tournament fields
at the National Sports Center in Blaine.

Subd. 4. Asset Preservation

475,000

For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at the National
Sports Center in Blaine, to be spent in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.307, including life safety improvements,
emergency roof and wall repair, and to
replace lighting systems on the National
Sports Center campus.

Sec. 14. MILITARY AFFAIRS

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

3,244,000

To the adjutant general for the purposes
specified in this section.

Subd. 2. Asset Preservation

2,000,000

For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at military
affairs facilities statewide, to be spent
in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.307, including life safety
improvements, correcting code deficiencies,
and federal Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) compliance activities. The adjutant
general may also use these funds to expand
the military parking lot at the armory in
Owatonna.

Subd. 3. Brooklyn Park Armory

1,244,000

To renovate existing space, furnish, and
equip the Brooklyn Park Armory. This
appropriation may also be used to construct
an addition to the armory if sufficient federal
funds are committed to the project.

Sec. 15. PUBLIC SAFETY

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

4,030,000

To the commissioner of public safety for the
purposes specified in this section.

Subd. 2. Cottage Grove - HERO Center

1,460,000

For a grant to the city of Cottage Grove
to predesign and design a Health and
Emergency Response Occupations (HERO)
Center at 12600 Ravine Parkway in Cottage
Grove. This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner of management and
budget determines that the city of Cottage
Grove and the Board of Trustees of the
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
have entered into an agreement for operation
and management of the center, and that at
least an equal amount is committed to the
project from nonstate sources.

Subd. 3. Maplewood - East Metro Public Safety Training Center

1,650,000

For a grant to the city of Maplewood to
complete the second half of the critical
Class A burn building; construct the
simulation/training building and related site
work; purchase and install two additional
gas-fired burn equipment props; and install
site training equipment, props, and burn
room liners for the East Metro Public
Safety Training Center located in the city of
Maplewood. This appropriation does not
require any additional contributions from
nonstate sources.

Subd. 4. Montgomery - Public Safety Facility

220,000

For a grant to the city of Montgomery
to predesign and design a public safety
facility for fire and ambulance services in
the city of Montgomery. 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.

Subd. 5. St. Louis County Sheriff's Rescue Squad facility

700,000

For a grant to St. Louis County to predesign,
design, renovate, and repurpose existing
space in a building owned by the county,
located in the city of Virginia, to be used as
an operations and storage facility for the St.
Louis County Sheriff's Rescue Squad.

Sec. 16. TRANSPORTATION

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

57,263,000

To the commissioner of transportation for the
purposes specified in this section.

Subd. 2. Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation

12,257,000

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

(b) $11,750,000 of this appropriation is for
a grant to Hennepin County to restore and
recondition the Franklin Avenue Bridge.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that at least $16,500,000 is
committed to the project from nonstate
sources.

Subd. 3. Local Road Improvement Fund Grants

24,356,000

(a) 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 funding for
the following projects:

(1) a grant to Anoka County for the U.S.
Highway 10 and County State-Aid Highway
83 (Armstrong Boulevard) project; and

(2) a grant to the city of Richfield for the
77th Street underpass project.

Subd. 4. Greater Minnesota Transit

1,500,000

For capital assistance for greater Minnesota
transit systems to be used for transit capital
facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.24, subdivision 3c. Money from this
appropriation may be used to pay up to 80
percent of the nonfederal share of these
facilities. Of this appropriation:

(1) $1,100,000 is for a grant to the St. Cloud
Metropolitan Transit Commission for phase
I of the metro bus operations center vehicle
storage addition and improvements project;
and

(2) $400,000 is for a grant to the Kandiyohi
Area Transit Joint Powers Board to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip an
additional bus storage garage in Willmar.

Subd. 5. Railroad Warning Devices

2,000,000

(a) To design, construct, and equip new rail
grade crossing warning safety devices of
active highway rail grade crossings or to
replace active highway rail grade warning
safety devices that have reached the end of
their useful life.

(b) Notwithstanding any program
requirements:

(1) $1,250,000 for a grant to the city of
Little Canada to design, construct, and equip
highway-rail grade crossing warning devices
and associated safety improvements; and

(2) $500,000 is for a grant to the city of
Shoreview to design, construct, and equip
highway-rail grade crossing warning devices
and associated safety improvements.

(c) Upon request, the commissioner shall
provide reasonable technical assistance to
the cities of Little Canada and Shoreview
in grade crossing project development and
establishment of quiet zones.

Subd. 6. Willmar District Headquarters

4,370,000

This appropriation is from the trunk highway
fund to complete the Willmar headquarters
and is added to the appropriation in Laws
2012, chapter 287, article 1, section 1,
subdivision 2.

Subd. 7. Little Falls Truck Station

3,580,000

This appropriation is from the trunk highway
fund to complete the Little Falls truck station
and is added to the appropriation in Laws
2010, chapter 189, section 15, subdivision 15.

Subd. 8. Range Regional Airport

5,000,000

For a grant to the Chisholm-Hibbing Airport
Authority to demolish the existing terminal,
construct, furnish, and equip a new airline
passenger terminal, passenger boarding
bridge, and associated appurtenances to
include, but not limited to, building signage,
building security systems, and tying into the
adjacent sidewalks, driveway, and aircraft
parking apron area at the Range Regional
Airport terminal. The airport authority must
use American-made steel for this project,
unless the airport authority determines that an
exception in Public Law 111-5, section 1605,
applies. The capital improvements paid for
with this appropriation may be used as the
local contribution required by Minnesota
Statutes, section 360.305, subdivision 4.

Subd. 9. International Falls - Airport

2,200,000

For a grant to the International
Falls-Koochiching County Airport
Commission to design, construct, furnish,
and equip a new terminal building, jetway,
and associated appurtenances of a capital
nature at the Falls International Airport.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
has determined that at least an equal amount
has been committed to the project from
nonstate sources.

Subd. 10. Port Development Assistance

2,000,000

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

Sec. 17. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

45,968,000

To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes
specified in this section.

Subd. 2. Transit Capital Improvement Program

15,000,000

(a) To advance transit in the metropolitan
area in accordance with the Metropolitan
Council's current Transportation Policy Plan
and in consultation with the Counties Transit
Improvement Board.

(b) This appropriation may be used by
the Metropolitan Council or for grants to
metropolitan area political subdivisions
for preliminary engineering, engineering,
environmental assessment, environmental
work, design, right-of-way acquisition,
and construction for the Lake Street and
I-35W transit station in Minneapolis, for
improvements to provide direct access to
and from marked Trunk Highway 77 to
the existing Metro Red Line Cedar Grove
Transit Station in the city of Eagan, and in
the following transitway corridors: Bottineau
Boulevard, East 7th Street in St. Paul, I-94
Gateway, Penn Avenue North bus rapid
transit, Red Line bus rapid transit, Red Rock,
Riverview, Robert Street, Rush Line, and
Snelling Avenue bus rapid transit.

(c) The council shall allocate transit capital
development resources so as to achieve
geographic balance within the region to the
extent possible.

Subd. 3. Metropolitan Regional Parks and Trails Capital Improvements

4,000,000

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.

Subd. 4. Metropolitan Cities Inflow and Infiltration Grants

2,000,000

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.

Subd. 5. Fridley - Springbrook Nature Center

5,000,000

For a grant to the city of Fridley to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip the redevelopment and expansion of
the Springbrook Nature Center. A nonstate
match is not required.

Subd. 6. Inver Grove Heights - Heritage Village Park

2,000,000

For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights
for public infrastructure improvements
and land acquisition in and adjacent to the
Heritage Village Park, the Mississippi River
Trail, and the Rock Island Swing Bridge.
These improvements will include but are
not limited to motor vehicle access, utility
service, stormwater treatment, and trail and
sidewalk connections. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least an equal amount has been committed
to the project from nonstate sources.

Subd. 7. Maplewood - Fish Creek Trail

318,000

For a grant to the city of Maplewood to
acquire and develop approximately 70 acres
of land along Fish Creek to be included
within the Fish Creek Natural Greenway, a
park of regional and historical significance
located in Ramsey County within the
Mississippi National River and Recreation
Area. This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner of management and
budget determines that an amount sufficient
to complete the acquisition is committed to
the project from nonstate sources.

Subd. 8. Minneapolis - Sculpture Garden Drainage Control

8,500,000

For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board to predesign, design, and
construct renovation of the Minneapolis
Sculpture Garden, which displays art
owned by the Walker Art Center, subject
to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
The complete renovation will include
improving irrigation, drainage, the parking
lot, security, granite substructures, concrete,
and fixtures, in order to update them with
more ecologically sustainable options that
are less expensive to maintain; increasing
physical accessibility in accordance with
the Americans with Disabilities Act;
transplanting and replacing trees and plant
materials; and improving the mechanical
plant, piping, and flooring of the Cowles
Conservatory to permit its flexible reuse in a
way that is more ecologically sustainable and
less expensive to maintain.

Subd. 9. Oakdale Nature Preserve

150,000

For a grant to the city of Oakdale to construct
a floating boardwalk and pave two trails at
the Oakdale Nature Preserve, connecting
paved trails at Castle Elementary School
with paved trails at the Oakdale Nature
Preserve in Oakdale. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that at
least $85,000 is committed to the project
from nonstate sources.

Subd. 10. St. Paul - Como Regional Park Access

5,400,000

For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
design, and construct access and circulation
improvements to Como Regional Park.

Subd. 11. Washington County - Hastings Bridge Trail Connection

1,600,000

For a grant to Washington County to
design and construct pedestrian and bike
trail crossings and connections linking the
Washington County and Dakota County
regional trail systems at the site of the new
Highway 61 bridge over the Mississippi
River in the city of Hastings.

Subd. 12. West St. Paul - North Urban Regional Trail Bridge

2,000,000

For a grant to the city of West St. Paul to
predesign, design, and construct a pedestrian
bridge for the North Urban Regional Trail as
an overpass of Robert Street in the area near
Wentworth Avenue in West St. Paul. This
appropriation may also be used to acquire
property or purchase rights-of-way needed
for bridge construction. A nonstate match is
not required.

Sec. 18. HUMAN SERVICES

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

86,387,000

To the commissioner of administration, or
another named agency, for the purposes
specified in this section.

Subd. 2. Minnesota Security Hospital - St. Peter

56,317,000

To design and perform asbestos and
hazardous materials abatement and
demolition; to complete the design of, and to
construct, furnish, and equip the first phase of
a two-phase project to remodel existing, and
to develop new, residential, program, activity,
and ancillary facilities for the Minnesota
Security Hospital on the upper campus of the
St. Peter Regional Treatment Center. This
appropriation includes funding to design the
second phase of the project. Upon substantial
completion of the first phase of this project,
any unspent portion of this appropriation is
available to design, perform asbestos and
hazardous materials abatement, perform
demolition, and to construct, renovate,
furnish, and equip the second phase.

Subd. 3. Minnesota Sex Offender Program - St. Peter

7,405,000

To design, construct, renovate, furnish, and
equip the first phase of a three-phase 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 funds to
complete design, renovate, construct, furnish,
and equip the west wing of the Green Acres
Building; to design, renovate, construct,
furnish, and equip the east wing of the Sunrise
Building; to design through construction
documents the renovation and construction
of the Bartlett Building; and to design and
perform asbestos and hazardous materials
abatement in the Green Acres and Sunrise
Buildings. Upon substantial completion of
the first phase of this project, any unspent
portion of this appropriation is available to
design and to perform asbestos and hazardous
materials abatement in subsequent phases.

Subd. 4. Early Childhood Learning and Child Protection Facilities

6,000,000

(a) To the commissioner of human services
for grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
256E.37, to construct and rehabilitate early
childhood learning and child protection
facilities. Notwithstanding the limits on
grant amounts in Minnesota Statutes, section
256E.37, one grant from this appropriation
for an individual facility may be for up to
$1,000,000.

(b) Notwithstanding the limitations on grant
amounts and requirements for geographic
distribution in Minnesota Statutes, section
256E.37, or this subdivision, $3,000,000 of
this appropriation is for a grant to Hennepin
County to predesign, design, renovate,
furnish, and equip the early childhood center
at the YWCA of Minneapolis. The grant to
Hennepin County is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that at least an equal amount has
been committed to the project from nonstate
sources.

Subd. 5. Asset Preservation

3,000,000

For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at Department
of Human Services facilities statewide, to be
spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.307.

Subd. 6. Maplewood - Harriet Tubman Center East

720,000

For a grant to the city of Maplewood to
complete renovation of and equip Harriet
Tubman Center East to be used as a regional
collaborative service center that includes
a shelter for victims of violence and
exploitation and their children, legal services,
youth programs, mental and chemical health
services, and community education. This
appropriation does not require any nonstate
match and is added to the appropriation
in Laws 2012, chapter 293, section 18,
subdivision 3, for the same purposes.

Subd. 7. Hennepin County - St. David's Center for Child and Family Development

3,750,000

To the commissioner of human services for a
grant to Hennepin County to acquire land for
and to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
and equip the expansion and renovation of
the St. David's Center for Child and Family
Development, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695. The center must be used
to promote the public welfare by providing
early childhood education and respite care,
children's mental health services, pediatric
rehabilitative therapies for children with
special needs, support services for persons
with disabilities, foster care placement, and
other interventions for children who are
at risk for poor developmental outcomes
or maltreatment. This appropriation is
not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least an equal amount has been expended
or committed to the project from nonstate
sources. Nonstate money spent on the project
since January 1, 2011, shall be included in
the determination of nonstate commitments
to the project.

Subd. 8. St. Louis County - Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency and Range Mental Health Office

3,000,000

To the commissioner of human services for
a grant to St. Louis County to design a new
office facility located in the city of Virginia to
house the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity
Agency (AEOA) and Range Mental Health
Center (RMHC), and for land acquisition and
site work to the extent there are sufficient
funds. The appropriation for this phase of the
project does not require a local match.

Subd. 9. St. Paul - Dorothy Day Center

6,000,000

To the commissioner of human services for
a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
design, construct, furnish and equip a
publicly owned building or portion of a
building to provide emergency shelter to be
located adjacent or proximate to a housing
facility, to be located within the city of St.
Paul. This appropriation includes funding
to acquire property for these purposes and
does not include funding for a housing
facility. This appropriation does not require
a nonstate match.

Subd. 10. Advocating for Change Together

195,000

For grave markers or memorial monuments
for the Remembering with Dignity Project as
administered by the organization Advocating
for Change Together for unmarked graves
on public land of deceased residents of state
hospitals or regional treatment centers.

Sec. 19. VETERANS AFFAIRS

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

2,800,000

To the commissioner of administration for
the purposes specified in this section.

Subd. 2. Asset Preservation

2,000,000

For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at the
veterans homes in Minneapolis, Fergus Falls,
Hastings, Luverne, and Silver Bay, and
up to $70,000 for the Little Falls veterans
cemetery, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

Subd. 3. Minneapolis Deep Tunnel

700,000

To complete the design of and perform
repairs to stabilize the structural integrity
of and waterproof the deep tunnel on the
Minneapolis Veterans Homes campus. These
funds may be used for asbestos and hazardous
materials abatement related to this project.

Subd. 4. North St. Paul - Veterans Memorial

100,000

For a grant to the city of North St. Paul to
design and construct a memorial to those
who have served or are presently in the
military of the United States of America
and those who have died while in the line
of duty. This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner of management and
budget has determined that at least an equal
amount has been committed to the project
from nonstate sources.

Sec. 20. CORRECTIONS

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

11,881,000

To the commissioner of administration for
the purposes specified in this section.

Subd. 2. Asset Preservation

5,500,000

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.

Subd. 3. Minnesota Correctional Facility - Shakopee

5,381,000

To design, construct, and equip a perimeter
security fence at the Minnesota Correctional
Facility - Shakopee.

Subd. 4. Northeast Regional Corrections Center

1,000,000

For a grant to the Arrowhead Regional
Corrections Joint Powers Board to design,
construct, remodel, furnish, and equip
improvements at the Northeast Regional
Corrections Center campus buildings
that support farm operations, educational
programming, work readiness, and
vocational training. Nonstate contributions
to improvements at the center made before
or after the enactment of this subdivision are
considered to be sufficient match, and no
further nonstate match is required.

Subd. 5. Unspent Appropriations

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 16B.307, at the same correctional
facility as the project for which the original
appropriation was made. Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, applies from the date of the
original appropriation to the unspent amount
transferred.

Sec. 21. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

92,130,000

To the commissioner of employment and
economic development for the purposes
specified in this section.

Subd. 2. Greater Minnesota Business Development Public Infrastructure Grants

4,000,000

For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.431.

Subd. 3. Alexandria - Redevelopment

1,400,000

For a grant to the Lakes Area Economic
Development Authority to acquire and
redevelop the Jefferson High School site in
the city of Alexandria. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that at
least $2,600,000 is committed to the project
from nonstate sources.

Subd. 4. Chatfield - Center for the Arts

5,352,000

For a grant to the city of Chatfield economic
development authority to predesign, design,
renovate, construct, furnish, and equip Phase
II and Phase IV of the Chatfield Center for
the Arts in the city of Chatfield, which is
generally described as the renovation of
Potter Auditorium and the installation of an
elevator and elevator-related improvements
to serve both the 1936 auditorium building
and the 1916 school building. The
renovation will include seating and amenity
improvements within the Potter Auditorium
building, improvements to the electrical,
plumbing and HVAC systems throughout
the Center for the Arts property, and general
improvements to the buildings and land
that is known as The Chatfield Center for
the Arts, currently owned by the economic
development authority. Money, land and
buildings, and in-kind contributions provided
to the center before the enactment of this
section are considered to be sufficient local
match, and no further local match is required.

Subd. 5. Clara City - Business Park

748,000

For a grant to Clara City to design and
construct publicly owned infrastructure
for the South Hawk Creek Business Park.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
has determined that at least an equal amount
has been expended or committed to the
project from nonstate sources.

Subd. 6. Cosmos - Municipal Building

600,000

For a grant to the city of Cosmos to acquire
land and demolish existing structures, and
to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip a municipal building to house the
public library, community meeting room,
and city offices, including offices for the
clerk-treasurer, police department, and
maintenance department. 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.

Subd. 7. Fosston - Second Street Road Improvement

400,000

For a grant to the city of Fosston to
improve Second Street to allow for future
development. This work includes removal of
approximately seven blocks of old street, and
sewer and water lines, and replacement of
sewer and water lines and street construction,
to a nine-ton capacity. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that at
least an equal amount has been committed to
the project from nonstate sources.

Subd. 8. Grand Rapids - Independent School District No. 318

3,897,000

To the commissioner of education for a grant
to Independent School District No. 318,
Grand Rapids, to complete the design of, and
to renovate, construct, furnish, and equip,
the Myles Reif Center for the Performing
Arts. This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner of management and
budget determines that at least $3,347,000
is committed to the project from nonstate
sources.

Subd. 9. Hanover - Bridge

78,000

For a grant to the city of Hanover to
rehabilitate the historic bridge over the Crow
River.

Subd. 10. Lake Elmo - Water Supply

3,500,000

For a grant to the city of Lake Elmo to
construct an extension of approximately 2.5
miles of trunk water main and associated
improvements along Lake Elmo Avenue to
facilitate development along the Interstate
Highway 94 corridor and comply with
growth requirements under an agreement
with the Metropolitan Council.

Subd. 11. Litchfield

250,000

For a grant to the city of Litchfield to
predesign and design electrical generation
improvements in the city of Litchfield
to expand the current standby capacity,
including replacement of two old generators.
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.

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.

Subd. 13. Minneapolis - Hennepin Center for the Arts

550,000

For a grant to the city of Minneapolis for
improvements and betterments of a capital
nature to renovate the historic Hennepin
Center for the Arts. Of this appropriation,
approximately $300,000 is for predesign and
design of asset preservation improvements,
and $250,000 is to match federal funding to
replace and replicate the historic cupolas on
the Historic Masonic Temple of the Hennepin
Center for the Arts.

Subd. 14. Minneapolis - Nicollet Mall

21,500,000

For a grant to the city of Minneapolis
to predesign, design, and reconstruct
Nicollet Mall and its adjacent and related
infrastructure in downtown Minneapolis.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that at least an equal amount has
been committed to the project from nonstate
sources.

Subd. 15. Park Rapids Upper Mississippi Arts Center

2,500,000

For a grant to the Park Rapids Economic
Development Authority for acquisition, and
to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip the renovation, including hazardous
materials abatement; demolition; health,
safety and building code compliance;
mechanical systems; and space restoration,
of the historic National Guard Armory
Building in downtown Park Rapids, for use
as a regional arts and event center, subject
to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
has determined that funds sufficient to
complete the project have been committed to
it from nonstate sources.

Subd. 16. Red Wing - River Renaissance

1,560,000

For a grant to the city of Red Wing for
improvements of a capital nature to the area
between Levee Road and the Mississippi
River, extending between Bay Point Drive
and Broad Street in Red Wing. This project
includes: reconstruction of Levee Road from
Broad Street to Jackson Street; improvements
to storm water, sanitary sewer, and drinking
water infrastructure; replacement of a harbor
retaining wall; parking improvements;
lighting improvements; and construction of a
segment of the Riverwalk Trail. This grant
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that an
amount sufficient to complete the project is
committed to it from nonstate sources.

Subd. 17. St. Paul - Minnesota Children's Museum

6,515,000

For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip an
expansion and renovation of the Minnesota
Children's Museum, subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695. The expansion
and exhibit upgrades should incorporate the
latest research on early learning, allow for
new state-of-the art education facilities, and
increase the capacity of visitors to galleries
and programming areas. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least an equal amount has been committed
from nonstate sources. Amounts expended
for this project by nonstate sources since
October 1, 2010, shall count toward the
nonstate match.

Subd. 18. St. Paul - Historic Palace Theater Renovation

5,000,000

For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip the
renovation of the historic Palace Theater in
St. Paul. The city of St. Paul may enter into
one or more lease or management agreements
to operate performing arts programs, subject
to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
has determined that at least an equal amount
has been committed from nonstate sources.

Subd. 19. St. Paul - Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

4,000,000

For a grant to the city of St. Paul to
construct, furnish, and equip a concert hall of
approximately 1,100 seats and support spaces
at the Ordway Center for the Performing
Arts. This appropriation is in addition to the
appropriation in Laws 2010, chapter 189,
section 21, subdivision 16.

Subd. 20. St. Paul - Minnesota Public Media Commons

9,000,000

For a grant to the city of St. Paul to renovate
the Twin Cities Public Television Building
in downtown St. Paul. This appropriation is
not available until at least an equal amount
is committed to the project from nonstate
sources. Amounts expended for this project
by nonstate sources since January 20, 2011,
shall count toward the nonstate match.

Subd. 21. Thief River Falls Airport - Public Infrastructure

650,000

For a grant to the Thief River Falls Airport
Authority to predesign, design, engineer, and
construct infrastructure to transfer wastewater
from the Thief River Falls Regional Airport
to the city wastewater collection and
treatment system, and to eliminate the airport
wastewater treatment pond located on airport
property. This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner of management and
budget has determined that at least $153,360
has been committed to the project from
nonstate sources.

Subd. 22. Thief River Falls - Public Infrastructure

800,000

For a grant to the city of Thief River Falls to
design, construct, and equip sewers, streets,
and utility improvements for a regional
development center in Thief River Falls.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least an
additional $1,012,000 has been committed to
the project from nonstate sources.

Subd. 23. Virginia - Highway 53 Utilities Relocation

19,500,000

This appropriation is for:

(1) a grant to the city of Virginia Public
Utilities Commission to acquire land,
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip relocated storm water, sanitary sewer,
water, electrical, and gas utilities along
or near the relocated U.S. Highway 53 in
Virginia, St. Louis County; and

(2) a grant to the St. Louis and Lake Counties
Regional Railroad Authority to acquire land,
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip trails to handle bicycles, pedestrians,
snowmobiles, and ATVs along or near the
relocated U.S. Highway 53 in Virginia, St.
Louis County.

Sec. 22. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

45,993,000

To the Public Facilities Authority for the
purposes specified in this section.

Subd. 2. State Match for Federal Grants

12,000,000

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.

Subd. 3. Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Program

18,333,000

For grants to eligible municipalities under the
wastewater infrastructure funding program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.

Subd. 4. Big Lake Area Sanitary District

4,500,000

For a grant to the Big Lake Area Sanitary
District to acquire land for and to predesign,
design, and construct a pressure sewer
system and force main to convey sewage
to the Western Lake Superior Sanitary
District connection in the city of Cloquet.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that at least an equal amount has
been committed to the project from nonstate
sources.

Subd. 5. Rice Lake Township - Water Main Replacement

1,168,000

For a grant to Rice Lake Township in St.
Louis County 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 Rice Lake Township.
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.

Subd. 6. Truman - Storm Water Project

1,425,000

For a grant to the city of Truman to design,
construct, and install new storm water lines
to two areas of the city that experience
flooding with heavy rain. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least an equal amount has been committed
to the project from nonstate sources.

Subd. 7. Voyageurs National Park Clean Water Joint Powers Board

8,567,000

(a) $750,000 is for a grant to the Crane Lake
Water and Sanitary District to acquire land
for and to predesign, design, and construct
a new sanitary sewer collection system
and to expand the existing systems. The
project will include a sewer extension to the
Handberg Resort, public landing, and any
associated work in Area T of the Crane Lake
Water and Sanitary District comprehensive
plan, including any necessary road work.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that at least an equal amount has
been committed to the project from nonstate
sources.

(b) $7,817,000 is for a grant to Koochiching
County to acquire land for and to predesign,
design, and construct new sanitary sewer
collection systems and expand the existing
systems in Koochiching County for the
Island View sewer project as designated in
the November 2013 Voyageurs National
Park Clean Water Joint Powers Board Draft
Comprehensive Plan. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that at
least an equal amount has been committed to
the project from nonstate sources.

(c) Any remaining funds from the projects
in paragraphs (a) or (b) may be used for the
other project or for the Ash River project in
St. Louis County or the Kabetogama project
in St. Louis County. Funds are not available
until the commissioner of management and
budget determines that at least an equal
amount has been committed to the project
from nonstate sources.

Sec. 23. MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

$

20,000,000

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
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.

Sec. 24. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

12,002,000

To the Minnesota Historical Society for the
purposes specified in this section.

Subd. 2. Oliver H. Kelley Farm Historic Site

10,562,000

To complete design and to construct, furnish,
and equip the renovation of the Oliver H.
Kelley Farm Historic Site, including the
site's visitor center and other essential visitor
services and site operations facilities.

Subd. 3. Historic Sites Asset Preservation

1,440,000

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.

Sec. 25. BOND SALE EXPENSES

$

900,000

To the commissioner of management
and budget for bond sale expenses under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
subdivision 8.

Sec. 26. 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 $853,849,000 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.

Subd. 2.

Transportation fund.

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 $36,613,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and
with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by
the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except
accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to
a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.

Subd. 3.

Maximum effort school loan fund.

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 $5,491,000 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.

Sec. 27. CANCELLATIONS; BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION REDUCTIONS.

Subdivision 1.

2000; Two Harbors Safe Harbor.

The unobligated amount
remaining from the appropriation in Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 7,
subdivision 21, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 42, and Laws
2006, chapter 258, section 40, estimated to be $983,141.90, for the Harbor of Refuge at
Two Harbors, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2000, chapter 492, article
1, section 26, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 2.

2002; BCA headquarters.

The unobligated amount remaining from the
appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 374, article 11, section 7, subdivision 3, as amended
by Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 90, estimated to be $23,340.68, for construction of
the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension building in St. Paul, is canceled. The bond sale
authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 374, article 11, section 17, is reduced by the same
amount.

Subd. 3.

2002; Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center.

The unobligated amount
remaining from the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 22, subdivision 6,
as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 43, and Laws 2013, chapter
136, section 10, estimated to be $4,805, for the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center,
is canceled. Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same
amount.

Subd. 4.

2005; CAAPB.

The unobligated amount remaining from the appropriation
in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 14, subdivision 2, estimated to be $28,600, for
design of Capitol restoration work, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005,
chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 5.

2005; DHS.

The unobligated amount remaining from the appropriation in
Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 20, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2006,
chapter 258, section 47, and Laws 2013, chapter 136, section 11, estimated to be $3,236,
for statewide redevelopment, reuse, or demolition of Department of Human Services
facilities, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1,
section 28, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 6.

2005; DHS.

The unobligated amount remaining from the appropriation in
Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 20, subdivision 6, estimated to be $5,542.15, for
asset preservation of Department of Human Services facilities, is canceled. The bond sale
authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, is reduced
by the same amount.

Subd. 7.

2005; Veterans Home Board.

The unobligated amount remaining from
the appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 21, subdivision 4, estimated
to be $3,020.50, for building 4 remodeling at the Minneapolis Veterans Home, is canceled.
The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1,
is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 8.

2006; CAPRA.

The unobligated amount remaining from the appropriation
in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 12, subdivision 2, estimated to be $4,701.25, for
capital asset preservation and replacement, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in
Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 9.

2006; asset preservation.

The unobligated amount remaining from the
appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 12, subdivision 3, estimated to be
$11,114.70, for Department of Administration asset preservation, is canceled. The bond
sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 1, is reduced by the
same amount.

Subd. 10.

2006; CAAPB.

The unobligated amount remaining from the appropriation
in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 13, estimated to be $6,927.50, for the Capitol dome
and design work, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258,
section 25, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 11.

2006; local bridges, MnDOT.

The unobligated amount remaining from
the appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 16, subdivision 2, estimated to be
$251,357, for local bridge replacement and rehabilitation, is canceled. The bond sale
authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 3, is reduced by the
same amount.

Subd. 12.

2006; local roads, MnDOT.

The unobligated amount remaining from
the appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 16, subdivision 3, estimated to be
$111,487.69, for local roads, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2006,
chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 3, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 13.

2006; Northeast Minnesota Rail Initiative, MnDOT.

The unobligated
amount remaining from the appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 16,
subdivision 5, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 63, Laws 2008, chapter
365, section 14, subdivision 5, and Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section
29, estimated to be $5, for the Northeast Minnesota Rail Initiative, is canceled. The bond
sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 1, is reduced by the
same amount.

Subd. 14.

2006; I-35W BRT.

The unobligated amount remaining from the
appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 2, estimated to be
$987,142, for the I-35W bus rapid transitway, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in
Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 15.

2006; MSOP.

The unobligated amount remaining from the appropriation
in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 18, subdivision 3, estimated to be $3,062.50, for the
Moose Lake sex offender treatment facility, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in
Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 16.

2006; Veterans Home Board.

The unobligated amount remaining from
the appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 19, subdivision 2, estimated to be
$2,600, for asset preservation at veterans homes, is canceled. The bond sale authorization
in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 17.

2006; Veterans Home Board.

The unobligated amount remaining from
the appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 19, subdivision 3, estimated to be
$1,225, for the Fergus Falls Veterans Home, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in
Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 18.

2006; Veterans Home Board.

The unobligated amount remaining from
the appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 19, subdivision 4, as amended
by Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 15, estimated to be $110,224.98, for the Hastings
supportive housing, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258,
section 25, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 19.

2006; Veterans Home Board.

The unobligated amount remaining from
the appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 19, subdivision 6, estimated to be
$18,418.94, for the Minneapolis Veterans Home, is canceled. The bond sale authorization
in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 20.

2006; Veterans Home Board.

The unobligated amount remaining from
the appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 19, subdivision 7, estimated to be
$1,300.61, for the Silver Bay Veterans Home, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in
Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 21.

2007; disaster relief, DPS.

The unobligated amount remaining from
the appropriation in Laws 2007, First Special Session, chapter 2, article 1, section 3,
subdivision 3, estimated to be $53,847.53, for state and local match, is canceled. The bond
sale authorization in Laws 2007, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 15,
subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 22.

2008; Minnesota State Academies.

The unobligated amount remaining
from the appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 5, subdivision 2, estimated to
be $24,122.31, for asset preservation, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws
2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 23.

2008; administration.

The unobligated amount remaining from the
appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 12, subdivision 2, estimated to be
$1,500, for purchase of real property, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws
2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 24.

2008; administration.

The unobligated amount remaining from the
appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 12, subdivision 3, estimated to be
$14,716.28, for Capitol renovation, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws
2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 25.

2008; urban partnership agreement, Metropolitan Council.

The
unobligated amount remaining from the appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section
17, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 21, estimated to be
$45.30, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27,
subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 26.

2008; DHS asset preservation.

The unobligated amount remaining from
the appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 18, subdivision 2, estimated to be
$17,532.93, for asset preservation, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2008,
chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 27.

2008; veterans homes.

The unobligated amount remaining from the
appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 19, subdivision 2, estimated to be
$60,426.34, for asset preservation, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2008,
chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 28.

2008; veterans homes.

The unobligated amount remaining from the
appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 19, subdivision 3, estimated to be
$8,368.46, for the Fergus Falls Veterans Home, is canceled. The bond sale authorization
in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 29.

2008; veterans homes.

The unobligated amount remaining from the
appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 19, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws
2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 34, and Laws 2012, chapter 293, section
42, estimated to be $26,191.18, for the Minneapolis Veterans Home, is canceled. The
bond sale authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced
by the same amount.

Subd. 30.

2008; corrections.

The unobligated amount remaining from the
appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 20, subdivision 2, estimated to be $3,083,
for Department of Corrections asset preservation, is canceled. The bond sale authorization
in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 31.

2008; corrections.

The unobligated amount remaining from the
appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 20, subdivision 3, estimated to be
$29,209.49, for expansion of the Faribault facility, is canceled. The bond sale authorization
in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 32.

2008; corrections.

The unobligated amount remaining from the
appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 20, subdivision 4, estimated to be
$1,178.90, for a new building at Red Wing, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in
Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 33.

2008; Granary Road.

The unobligated amount remaining from the
appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179, article 1, section 21, subdivision 3, as amended by
Laws 2013, chapter 136, section 14, for public infrastructure, estimated to be $3,400,000,
and any future uncommitted balances, are canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws
2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 34.

2008; DEED.

The unobligated amount remaining from the appropriation
in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 21, subdivision 4, estimated to be $60,186.86, for
redevelopment grants, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2008, chapter
179, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 35.

2008; CAPRA.

The unobligated amount remaining from the
appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 3, estimated to be $67,037.96, for capital
asset preservation and replacement, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws
2008, chapter 365, section 6, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 36.

2008; veterans homes.

The unobligated amount remaining from
the appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 5, subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 59, estimated to be $2,139.85, for
the Minneapolis Veterans Home demolition of building 9, is canceled. The bond sale
authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 6, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 37.

2008; veterans homes.

The unobligated amount remaining from
the appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 5, subdivision 2, paragraph (b),
estimated to be $118,858.49, for the 100-bed nursing facility at the Minneapolis Veterans
Home, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 6,
is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 38.

2009; Bigfork Airport.

The unobligated amount remaining from the
appropriation in Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 11, subdivision 8, estimated to
be $199,627, for the Bigfork airport runway, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in
Laws 2009, article 1, chapter 93, section 21, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 39.

2010; Perpich Center for Arts Education.

The unobligated amount
remaining from the appropriation in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 6, subdivision 2,
as amended by Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 39, estimated to be
$6,041.58, for demolition of Alpha Building, is canceled. The bond sale authorization is
Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 40.

2010; Perpich Center for Arts Education.

The unobligated amount
remaining from the appropriation in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 6, subdivision 3,
estimated to be $191,154.83, for windows in the Delta Dormitory, is canceled. The bond
sale authorization is Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision 1, is reduced by the
same amount.

Subd. 41.

2010; Perpich Center for Arts Education.

The unobligated amount
remaining from the appropriation in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 6, subdivision 4,
as amended by Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 40, estimated to be
$3,087.98, for a storage building, is canceled. The bond sale authorization is Laws 2010,
chapter 189, section 26, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 42.

2010; Northstar commuter rail extension.

The $1,000,000
appropriation of bond proceeds in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 15, subdivision 6, to
match federal funds to extend the Northstar commuter rail to St. Cloud, is canceled. The
bond sale authorization in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision 1, is reduced
by the same amount.

Subd. 43.

2010; North Branch infrastructure.

The $1,000,000 appropriated
in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 21, subdivision 2, for the trunk water main loop
connection line in North Branch, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2010,
chapter 189, section 26, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Subd. 44.

2010; disaster relief, DPS.

The $2,000,000 appropriation of bond
proceeds in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 3, for state
and local match, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2010, Second Special
Session chapter 1, article 1, section 17, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.

Sec. 28.

Laws 2013, chapter 136, section 7, is amended to read:

Sec. 7. 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, 2015, no more
than $1,280,165,000 $1,253,992,000 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. APPROPRIATIONS GIVEN EFFECT ONCE.

Except for appropriations for the Flood Hazard Mitigation program, the Minnesota
Children's Museum, the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System, the local bridge
replacement program under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, to the local road
improvement fund grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52, and for highway-rail
crossing warning devices, if an appropriation in this act is enacted more than once in the
2014 legislative session for the same purpose, the appropriation must be given effect only
once. If the appropriations for the same purpose are for different amounts, the lowest of
the amounts is the one to be given effect.

Sec. 30. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This article is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 2

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.641, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

Subd. 4b.

Negotiated sales authority.

Notwithstanding the public sale requirements
of subdivision 4 and section 16A.66, subdivision 2, from June 1, 2009, until June 30,
2018, the commissioner may sell bonds, including refunding bonds, at negotiated sale.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, 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
odd-numbered 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
odd-numbered 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 odd-numbered 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. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.642, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Cancellation.

(a) If the commissioner determines that the purposes for
which general obligation bonds of the state or bonds supported by a state appropriation
have been issued or for which general fund monies were appropriated are accomplished
or abandoned, after consultation with the affected agencies, and there is a remaining
authorization or appropriation for a specific project of $500 or less, the commissioner may
cancel the remaining authorization or appropriation for that project. Bonds supported by
a state appropriation shall only be canceled if they were authorized or amended after
December 31, 2013.

(b) If a premium received on the sale of bonds is credited to the bond proceeds
fund, pursuant to section 16A.641, subdivision 7, paragraph (b), the corresponding bond
authorization to which the premium is attributable must be reduced accordingly by the
commissioner.

(c) The commissioner must notify the chairs of the senate Finance Committee and
the house of representatives Capital Investment Committee of any bond authorizations,
including bond authorizations supported by a state appropriation, or general fund
appropriations canceled under this subdivision.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16B.335, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Construction and major remodeling.

(a) The commissioner, or
any other recipient to whom an appropriation is made to acquire or better public lands or
buildings or other public improvements of a capital nature, must not prepare final plans and
specifications for any construction, major remodeling, or land acquisition in anticipation of
which the appropriation was made until the agency that will use the project has presented
the program plan and cost estimates for all elements necessary to complete the project to the
chair of the senate Finance Committee and the chair of the house of representatives Ways
and Means Committee and the chairs have made their recommendations, and the chair and
ranking minority member of the senate Capital Investment Committee and the chair and
ranking minority member of the house of representatives Capital Investment Committee is
are notified. "Construction or major remodeling" means construction of a new building,
a substantial addition to an existing building, or a substantial change to the interior
configuration of an existing building. The presentation must note any significant changes in
the work that will be done, or in its cost, since the appropriation for the project was enacted
or from the predesign submittal. The program plans and estimates must be presented for
review at least two weeks before a recommendation is needed. The recommendations are
advisory only. Failure or refusal to make a recommendation is considered a negative
recommendation. The chairs and ranking minority members of the senate Finance
Committee and Capital Investment Committees and the house of representatives Capital
Investment and Ways and Means Committees must also be notified whenever there is a
substantial change in a construction or major remodeling project, or in its cost.

(b) Capital projects exempt from the requirements of this subdivision include
demolition or decommissioning of state assets, hazardous material projects, utility
infrastructure projects, environmental testing, parking lots, parking structures, park
and ride facilities, bus rapid transit stations, light rail lines, exterior lighting, fencing,
highway rest areas, truck stations, storage facilities not consisting primarily of offices or
heated work areas, roads, bridges, trails, pathways, campgrounds, athletic fields, dams,
floodwater retention systems, water access sites, harbors, sewer separation projects, water
and wastewater facilities, port development projects for which the commissioner of
transportation has entered into an assistance agreement under section 457A.04, ice centers,
a local government project with a construction cost of less than $1,500,000, or any other
capital project with a construction cost of less than $750,000.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16B.335, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Other projects.

All other capital projects for which a specific appropriation
is made must not proceed until the recipient undertaking the project has notified the chairs
and ranking minority members of the senate Capital Investment and Finance Committee
Committees and the house of representatives Capital Investment and Ways and Means
Committees that the work is ready to begin. Notice is not required for capital projects
needed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, for asset preservation projects
to which section 16B.307 applies, or for projects funded by an agency's operating budget
or by a capital asset preservation and replacement account under section 16A.632, or a
higher education asset preservation and replacement account under section 135A.046.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 16B.335, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Information technology.

Agency requests for construction and
remodeling funds shall include money for cost-effective information technology
investments that would enable an agency to reduce its need for office space, provide
more of its services electronically, and decentralize its operations. The Office of MN.IT
Services must review and approve the information technology portion of construction
and major remodeling program plans before the plans are submitted to the chairs of the
senate Finance Committee and the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee
for their recommendations and the chair and ranking minority member of the senate
Capital Investment Committee and the chair and ranking minority member of the house of
representatives Capital Investment Committee is are notified as required by subdivision 1.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.45, subdivision 5b, is amended to read:

Subd. 5b.

Qualification; improvement grants.

A public library jurisdiction may
apply for a grant in an amount up to $1,000,000 or 50 percent, whichever is less, of the
approved costs of renovating or expanding an existing library building, or to construct
a new library building. Renovation may include remediation of conditions hazardous
to health or safety.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 135A.034, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Capital projects.

The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota
and the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities are requested
to consider the following criteria in establishing priorities for requests for bond funds
for capital projects:

(1) maintenance and preservation of existing facilities;

(2) completion of projects that have received funding;

(3) updating facilities to meet contemporary needs;

(4) providing geographic distribution of capital projects; and

(5) maximizing the use of nonstate contributions.

The criteria listed in this subdivision are not in priority order.

Sec. 9.

Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 27, as amended by Laws 2010,
chapter 189, section 56, Laws 2010, chapter 399, section 4, and Laws 2012, chapter 293,
section 39, is amended to read:

Subd. 27. State Trail Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Development

15,320,000

To acquire land for and to construct and
renovate state trails under Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.015.

$970,000 is for the Chester Woods Trail
from Rochester to Dover. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
bond authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for this project are available until
June 30, 2016.

$700,000 is for the Casey Jones Trail.

$750,000 is for the Gateway Trail, to replace
an at-grade crossing of the Gateway Trail
at Highway 120 with a grade-separated
crossing.

$1,600,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami Trail
between Silver Bay and Tettegouche State
Park.

$1,500,000 is for the Great River Ridge Trail
from Plainview to Elgin to Eyota.

$1,500,000 is for the Heartland Trail.

$500,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail from
Lake Byllesby Park to Cannon Falls.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, the bond authorization
and appropriation of bond proceeds for this
project are available until December 30,
2014.

$150,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail within
the city of Faribault.

$1,500,000 is for the Minnesota River Trail
from Appleton to Milan and to the Marsh
Lake Dam. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond
authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for this project are available until
December 30, 2014.

$2,000,000 is for the Paul Bunyan Trail from
Walker to Guthrie.

$250,000 is for the Root River Trail from
Preston to Forestville State Park.

$100,000 is for the Root River Trail, the
eastern extension.

$250,000 is for the Root River Trail, the
eastern extension Wagon Wheel.

$550,000 is to connect the Stagecoach Trail
with the Douglas Trail in Olmsted County.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, the bond authorization
and appropriation of bond proceeds for this
project are available until June 30, 2014
December 31, 2016.

$3,000,000 is to rehabilitate state trails.

For any project listed in this subdivision that
the commissioner determines is not ready to
proceed, the commissioner may allocate that
project's money to another state trail project
in this subdivision. The chairs of the house
and senate committees with jurisdiction
over environment and natural resources
and legislators from the affected legislative
districts must be notified of any changes.

Sec. 10.

Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 16, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Minnesota Valley Railroad Track Rehabilitation

3,000,000

For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional
Rail Authority to rehabilitate a portion of
railroad track from Norwood-Young America
to Hanley Falls. The grant under this
subdivision may also be used for predesign,
design, engineering, and rehabilitation or
replacement of bridges with new bridges
or culverts between Norwood-Young
America and Hanley Falls. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
bond sale authorization for this project
and appropriation of bond proceeds in this
subdivision are available until December 31,
2015. A grant under this subdivision is in
addition to any grant, loan, or loan guarantee
for this project made by the commissioner
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 222.46
to 222.62.

Sec. 11.

Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 11, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Minnesota Valley Railroad Track Rehabilitation

4,000,000

For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional
Railroad Authority to rehabilitate up to 95
miles of railroad track from Norwood-Young
America to Hanley Falls. The grant
under this subdivision may also be used
for predesign, design, engineering, and
rehabilitation or replacement of bridges
with new bridges or culverts between
Norwood-Young America and Hanley Falls.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642, the bond sale authorization for this
project and appropriation of bond proceeds in
this subdivision are available until December
31, 2015. A grant under this subdivision is in
addition to any grant, loan, or loan guarantee
for this project made by the commissioner
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 222.46
to 222.62.

Sec. 12.

Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 15, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Minnesota Valley Railroad Track Rehabilitation

5,000,000

For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional
Rail Authority to rehabilitate and make
capital improvements to railroad track from
east of Gaylord to Winthrop. The grant
under this subdivision may also be used
for predesign, design, engineering, and
rehabilitation or replacement of bridges
with new bridges or culverts between
Gaylord and Winthrop. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
bond sale authorization for this project
and appropriation of bond proceeds in this
subdivision are available until December 31,
2015. A grant under this subdivision is in
addition to any grant, loan, or loan guarantee
for this project made by the commissioner
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 222.46
to 222.62.

Sec. 13.

Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 21, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11. Minneapolis - Orchestra Hall

16,000,000

For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip the renovation of Orchestra Hall at
its current downtown Minneapolis location,
including $2,000,000 for Peavey Plaza.
The city of Minneapolis may operate a
performing arts center and adjacent property
for public recreation and may enter into
a lease or management agreement for the
improved facilities, subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
bond sale authorization and appropriation of
bond proceeds for the Peavey Plaza project
are available until December 31, 2018.

This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least
an equal amount has been committed from
nonstate sources.

Sec. 14.

Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 18, subdivision 5,
is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Hennepin County - Minnesota African American History Museum and Cultural Center

1,000,000

For a grant to Hennepin County to acquire
land and buildings and to predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
of an historic mansion for the Minnesota
African American History Museum and
Cultural Center in Minneapolis.

This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least
an equal amount has been committed to the
project from nonstate sources.

Sec. 15.

Laws 2012, chapter 293, section 19, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Minneapolis Veterans Home Centralized Pharmacy

1,366,000

To predesign, design, remodel, and furnish
historic Building 13 Building 15 or another
building located on the Minneapolis Veterans
Home campus to be used as the veterans
homes' central pharmacy.

Sec. 16.

Laws 2012, chapter 293, section 21, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6. Austin Port Authority - Research and Technology Center

13,500,000

For a grant to the Austin Port Authority to
design and construct a new building addition
to the Hormel Institute, including research
labs, research technology space, and support
offices. The appropriation may also be
used to design and construct a parking lot.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least
an equal amount has been committed to the
project from nonstate sources.

Sec. 17.

Laws 2012, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 9, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Flood Hazard Mitigation, Stream Restoration Grants

10,000,000

(a) For the purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 12A.12, subdivision 2.
Funds may be used to acquire or relocate
structures damaged or threatened by the
impacts resulting from the rain storm and
are also available for the local share of
acquisition and relocation flood mitigation
projects. Of this appropriation, $9,000,000 is
from the bond proceeds fund and $1,000,000
is from the general fund.

(b) This appropriation may also be used
for stream restoration projects in the area
included in DR-4069.

Sec. 18.

Laws 2012, First Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section 4, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Reforestation

994,000

From the bond proceeds fund for reforestation
of lands damaged by natural causes under
Minnesota Statutes, section 89.002. Money
appropriated in this section may be used
to pay state agency staff costs that are
attributed directly to the capital program.
This appropriation may also be used for
reforestation in the area included in the 2011
declared disaster area, DR-4009.

Sec. 19.

Laws 2013, chapter 136, section 4, is amended to read:

Sec. 4. VETERANS AFFAIRS

$

18,935,000

(a) Of this amount, up to $1,750,000 is to
the commissioner of administration to: (1)
construct a new distribution and service
tunnel to serve Buildings 17 north and 18
and the future Building 17 south; and (2)
construct steam and electrical connections,
related infrastructure, site work, a canopy
with vestibule, and required modifications
to Building 18 drop-off and entry. This
appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget has
determined that at least $5,000,000 has been
committed from federal sources. Any unused
funds may be used under paragraph (b).

(b) The remainder of this amount is to the
commissioner of administration to complete
the design of, perform hazardous materials
abatement for, and demolish the south wing
of Building 17 and adjoining buildings, and
; design, reconstruct, and furnish the new
south wing of Building 17 and adjoining
buildings as a new skilled nursing building,;
construct a new distribution and service
tunnel to serve buildings 6, 17 north, and
19, and the future 17 south,; and design,
construct, and equip a network and server
room, including installation of new fiber optic
lines. This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner of management and
budget has determined that the funds to
complete this work have been committed
from federal sources.

Sec. 20. EAST METRO INTEGRATION DISTRICT, PROPERTY
CONVEYANCE.

Subdivision 1.

Harambee.

Notwithstanding the appropriations of state general
obligation bond proceeds in Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 14, subdivision 7, to Joint
Powers District No. 6067, East Metro Integration District, to acquire and better the
Harambee community school, in Maplewood, the real and personal property of the
Harambee school may be conveyed to Independent School District No. 623, Roseville,
for operation of a multidistrict integration facility that serves students in any grade from
early education through grade 12.

Subd. 2.

Crosswinds.

Notwithstanding the appropriation of state general obligation
bond proceeds in Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 5, subdivision 5; Laws 1999, chapter
240, article 1, section 3; Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 5, subdivision 2; Laws
2001, First Special Session chapter 12, section 2, subdivision 2; and Laws 2005, chapter
20, article 1, section 5, subdivision 3, to acquire and better the Crosswinds school facilities
by the Joint Powers District No. 6067, East Metro Integration District, in Woodbury, the
Crosswinds school may be conveyed to the Perpich Center for Arts Education for use as
an east metropolitan area integration magnet school.

Sec. 21. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; WASHINGTON
COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.695 and 16B.281 to 16B.296,
the commissioner of administration may convey to the city of Bayport for no consideration
the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide
that the lands revert to the state if the city of Bayport stops using the land for the public
purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to the land
description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Washington County and is described as:

That part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 3, Township 29
North, Range 20 West, Washington County, Minnesota, described as follows:

Commencing at the southeast corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 28 minutes 13 seconds West, assigned bearing, along
the south line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, a distance of 665.22
feet to the easterly right-of-way line of Stagecoach Trail North (A.K.A. County State-Aid
Highway 21); thence North 00 degrees 31 minutes 47 seconds West, along said easterly
right-of-way line, 60.00 feet to the point of beginning of the tract to be herein described;
thence North 34 degrees 35 minutes 03 seconds West, along said right-of-way line, 112.00
feet; thence North 21 degrees 21 minutes 41 seconds East, along said right-of-way line,
508.03 feet; thence South 70 degrees 24 minutes 54 seconds East, 250.49 feet; thence
South 00 degrees 08 minutes 49 seconds East, 478.06 feet to the northerly right-of-way
line of County State-Aid Highway 14 (A.K.A. 5th Avenue North); thence South 89
degrees 28 minutes 13 seconds West, along said northerly right-of-way line, 358.72 feet to
the point of beginning. Subject to easements, restrictions, and reservations of record.

(d) The commissioner has determined that the land is no longer needed for any state
purpose and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land
was conveyed to and used by the city of Bayport for a fire station.

Sec. 22. AMERICAN-MADE STEEL.

To the extent practicable, a public entity receiving an appropriation of public money
for a project in this act must ensure those facilities are built with American-made steel.

Sec. 23. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Except as otherwise provided, this article is effective the day following final
enactment.