Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Minnesota Session Laws - 2000, Regular Session
Key: (1) language to be deleted (2) new language
CHAPTER 492-H.F.No. 4078
An act relating to capital improvements; authorizing
spending for public purposes including, but not
limited to, acquiring and bettering public land and
buildings and other public improvements of a capital
nature with certain conditions; requiring certain
studies and reports; establishing state recreation
areas; imposing accounting standards for
infrastructure; authorizing acquisition and conveyance
of state land; renaming certain state facilities;
repealing requirement for cost-benefit analysis on
certain state projects; authorizing and changing
procedures for the sale of state bonds; appropriating
money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections
16A.641, subdivision 1; 16A.642; 16A.67, subdivisions
1 and 5; 16A.6701, subdivision 2; 16A.671,
subdivisions 1 and 2; 85.015, by adding a subdivision;
103F.161, by adding a subdivision; 116.182,
subdivision 1; 116J.561; 134.45, by adding a
subdivision; 135A.034; 136F.36, subdivisions 1, 3, and
by adding a subdivision; 136F.60, by adding a
subdivision; 136F.64, subdivision 1; 136F.98,
subdivision 1; 193.143; 246.18, subdivision 7;
349A.10, subdivision 5; and 462A.202, subdivision 2;
Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 16B.616,
subdivisions 3 and 4, as amended; 85.019, subdivision
4b; 116J.567; 119A.45, as amended; 124D.88,
subdivision 3; and 446A.072, subdivision 4; Laws 1984,
chapter 597, section 22; Laws 1987, chapter 400,
section 25, subdivisions 1 and 5; Laws 1989, chapter
300, article 1, section 23, subdivision 1; Laws 1990,
chapter 610, article 1, section 30; Laws 1991, chapter
354, article 11, section 2, subdivision 1; Laws 1992,
chapter 558, section 28; Laws 1994, chapter 639,
article 3, section 5; chapter 643, section 31; Laws
1995, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1,
section 14; Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 27; Laws
1997, chapter 246, section 10; Laws 1998, chapter 404,
sections 3, subdivision 24; 5, subdivision 11, as
amended; 7, subdivision 23, as amended; 23,
subdivision 13; and 27; Laws 1999, chapter 223,
article 1, section 2, subdivision 2; and chapter 240,
article 1, sections 8, subdivision 2; 12; 13; and 16;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 115.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
ARTICLE 1
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
Section 1. [CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.]
The sums 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 including, but not limited to, acquiring and
bettering public land and buildings and other public
improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this article.
Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this article
are available until the project is completed or abandoned.
SUMMARY
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $ 100,213,000
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 131,021,000
PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION 877,000
CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING 80,741,000
MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES 3,066,000
NATURAL RESOURCES 73,177,000
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE 2,200,000
BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES 23,800,000
AGRICULTURE 21,700,000
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 1,000,000
ADMINISTRATION 81,450,000
AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION 1,110,000
ARTS 4,500,000
MILITARY AFFAIRS 3,625,000
VETERANS AFFAIRS 25,000
HUMAN SERVICES 12,471,000
HEALTH 7,135,000
VETERANS HOMES BOARD 11,700,000
PUBLIC SAFETY 2,844,000
CORRECTIONS 18,035,000
TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 51,382,000
HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 2,000,000
MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 5,750,000
BOND SALE EXPENSES 448,000
CANCELLATIONS (29,913,000)
TOTAL $ 610,357,000
Bond Proceeds Fund
(General Fund Debt Service) 470,900,000
Bond Proceeds Fund Cancellations (20,902,000)
Bond Proceeds Fund
(User Financed Debt Service) 71,359,000
General Fund 98,011,000
General Fund Cancellations (9,011,000)
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Subdivision 1. To the board of regents
of the University of Minnesota for the
purposes specified in this section 100,213,000
Subd. 2. Higher Education Asset
Preservation and Replacement 9,000,000
To be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.
The unspent portion of an
appropriation, but not to exceed ten
percent of the 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 9
is reduced accordingly. Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642 applies from
the date of the original appropriation
to the unspent amount transferred.
Subd. 3. Twin Cities - Minneapolis
(a) Molecular and Cellular
Biology Building 35,000,000
To complete construction, furnish, and
equip a new molecular and cellular
biology building on the east bank of
the Minneapolis campus. This
appropriation is in addition to project
funding of $35,000,000 in Laws 1998,
chapter 404, section 2, subdivision 11.
(b) Art Building 18,500,000
To design, construct, furnish, and
equip a new art building on the west
bank of the Minneapolis campus. This
appropriation is contingent on
$23,000,000 of nonstate money for this
project. The nonstate money is in lieu
of the one-third debt service payments.
Subd. 4. Twin Cities - St. Paul
(a) Microbial and Plant
Genomics Building 10,000,000
To design, construct, furnish, and
equip a new microbial and plant
genomics center on the St. Paul
campus. This appropriation is
contingent on $10,000,000 in nonstate
matching money for this project. The
nonstate money is in lieu of the
one-third debt service payments.
(b) Plant Growth Facilities - Phase I 5,963,000
To construct a biocontainment facility
in partnership with the Minnesota
department of agriculture.
Subd. 5. Crookston Kiehle Building 6,500,000
To design, construct, furnish, and
equip an addition for the Technology
Center, Learning Resources Center, and
support spaces for art, music, and
theater, and to renovate existing space.
Subd. 6. Duluth Music Performance Center 6,100,000
To design, construct, furnish, and
equip a music performance laboratory,
that will include a lobby, auditorium,
stage, green room, rehearsal space,
media space, and related facilities.
Subd. 7. Morris Science and Math
Building Renovation, Phase 2 8,000,000
To renovate, furnish, and equip the
existing science building, including
converting obsolete labs and classrooms
into instructional research space.
Subd. 8. Research and Outreach Centers 1,150,000
To remodel facilities and replace the
sewage handling system for the Cloquet
Forestry Center; to construct a wean
and finish facility for swine research
at Waseca.
Subd. 9. Debt Service
(a) The board of regents shall pay
one-third of the debt service on state
bonds sold to finance projects
authorized by this section, except for
higher education asset preservation and
replacement, the art building, and the
microbial and plant genomics building.
After each sale of general obligation
bonds, the commissioner of finance
shall notify the board of regents of
the amounts assessed for each year for
the life of the bonds.
(b) The commissioner 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
finance by December 1 each year. If
the board fails to make a payment when
due, the commissioner of finance 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 finance 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.
Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES
Subdivision 1. To the board of trustees
of the Minnesota state colleges and
universities for the purposes specified in
this section 131,021,000
Subd. 2. Higher Education Asset
Preservation and Replacement 30,000,000
This appropriation is for the purposes
specified in Minnesota Statutes,
section 135A.046, including safety and
statutory compliance, envelope
integrity, mechanical systems, and
space restoration. The following must
be funded out of this appropriation:
replacement or renovation of the
boilers at Winona State University;
$3,000,000 for Minnesota State
University, Mankato, to make capital
repairs to athletic facilities; and the
completion of the HVAC project at the
Hutchinson campus of Ridgewater College.
The unspent portion of an
appropriation, but not to exceed ten
percent of the 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
23 is reduced accordingly. Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642 applies from
the date of the original appropriation
to the unspent amount transferred.
Subd. 3. Alexandria Technical College 500,000
To design a new classroom and office
building, including an auditorium.
Subd. 4. Anoka-Hennepin Technical College 12,500,000
For roof repairs and replacements,
heat, ventilation, and air conditioning
improvements, necessary repairs and
remodeling, and demolition. Any roof
replacement must be for an industry
standard roof.
The technical college shall complete an
evaluation of programs, program
placement, and space needs by June 30,
2000. The technical college shall, as
soon as practicable, submit copies of
the reports and agreements required by
this subdivision to the chairs of the
house and senate higher education
funding divisions.
The commissioner may not release this
appropriation until the following
conditions for establishing a middle
college on the campus are satisfied:
(1) by June 30, 2000, a completed
memorandum of understanding between the
board and the Anoka-Hennepin school
district on programs to be offered for
the secondary technical education
program, allocation of space in the
current building and the new building
to be constructed pursuant to clause
(2), and terms for the mutual operation
of the campus; and
(2) by June 30, 2000, a completed
agreement between Anoka county and the
Anoka-Hennepin school district on
financing and constructing a new
building for a secondary technical
education program on the campus for a
value of at least $8,500,000. The
school district may enter into a
lease/purchase agreement with the
county as part of the financing
transaction and the board may convey
title to land to accomplish such
purpose. Minnesota Statutes, sections
94.09 to 94.16, and 103F.535, do not
apply to these real estate transactions.
Subd. 5. Bemidji State University
(a) American Indian History Center 2,000,000
To predesign, design, construct,
furnish, and equip a museum and center
for American Indian history and policy.
(b) Northwest Technical College 5,000,000
(a) To design, construct, furnish, and
equip a technology laboratory building.
(b) The remaining money from the
appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter
404, section 3, subdivision 5, may be
used for predesign and design of the
project in paragraph (a), and predesign
of phase II.
(c) The board of trustees must not
convey the technical college to the
school district.
(d) The board of trustees shall advise
the chairs of the senate higher
education budget division and the house
higher education finance committee
before initiating predesign of phase II.
Subd. 6. Fond Du Lac Tribal
and Community College 4,500,000
To construct and remodel classroom,
lab, and recreational space at the
college.
This appropriation is contingent on
$3,000,000 of nonstate money for this
project. The total project
authorization is increased by the total
of nonstate money for the project.
Subd. 7. Itasca Community College 3,600,000
To design, construct, furnish, and
equip an engineering building. The
costs of the portion of the project for
student housing may not be paid from
this appropriation.
Costs of the student housing may be
paid with the proceeds of Minnesota
state college and university revenue
bonds issued in the same manner and
with the same effect as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.90,
for projects at state universities.
The revenue bonds may be secured by any
revenue of the Minnesota state college
and university system. All or part of
the costs of the student housing may be
paid with contributions from nonstate
sources. The costs of the student
housing are in addition to this
appropriation.
Subd. 8. Minneapolis Community
and Technical College 11,700,000
To design, construct, furnish, and
equip a new library and information
technology center, and remodel the
Helland Center.
Subd. 9. Minnesota State University -
Mankato, Phase 2 6,907,000
To design, renovate, and construct an
addition to, and equip student athletic
facilities at, the Pennington Building,
Highland Center, Highland North, and
the Taylor Center.
Subd. 10. Minnesota West Community and
Technical College at Worthington
The board, for Minnesota west community
and technical college, may enter into a
market-rate lease agreement with the
YMCA for not to exceed 20 years,
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.695, for the lease of land on the
Worthington campus. Siting and design
of the facility must be consistent with
the college's master plan and Minnesota
state colleges and universities
building standards. Minnesota west
community and technical college may
negotiate for use of the facility for
college purposes. The lease may also
include the city of Worthington.
Before authorizing the project and
leasing property under this
subdivision, the board must notify the
public of the proposed project,
disclose the names of the participants
in the project, conduct a feasibility
study on the project and disclose its
results as well as the private and
public contributions to the project,
including how it is to be financed, and
hold a public hearing on the project.
The lease must contain a provision that
it terminate if the improved property
is no longer used for the partial
benefit of the students at the
Worthington campus.
Subd. 11. Moorhead State University
(a) Expansion and Parking Facilities 3,600,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund.
To demolish structures, eliminate
blight, and construct parking
facilities.
(b) Hagen Hall Science Building 1,600,000
To design an addition and design
remodeling of Hagen Hall for sciences.
(c) Campus Security Building
The board of trustees of the Minnesota
state colleges and universities may
construct a campus security building at
Moorhead State University. The board
may accept nonstate money to support
construction of the building. The
board may enter into an agreement with
the city of Moorhead whereby the city
provides money for the construction of
the building in exchange for the lease
of space in the building for use by the
city police department.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.24, or any other law to the
contrary, the board may lease space in
the building to the city for up to 25
years without obtaining state executive
council approval.
(d) Student Services and Residence Hall
The board of trustees of the Minnesota
state colleges and universities may
lease state property, including state
bond financed property, at Moorhead
State University to a private developer
for the construction of student
services, alumni foundation, and
student residence hall facilities.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
sections 16A.695, subdivision 2, and
16B.24, or any other law, the board may
lease the property for a term of up to
one-half the useful life of the
property without obtaining state
executive council approval. The board
shall evaluate financing options
available under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 136A.25 to 136A.42, and
136F.98.
Subd. 12. Normandale Community
College - Phase I 11,400,000
To design, construct, furnish, and
equip an addition to the current
science building.
Subd. 13. North Hennepin Community
College - Phase II 11,000,000
To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
the old science building and construct
a connecting link and an addition to
become a new general education building.
Subd. 14. Northland Community College
and Technical College - Phase II 5,000,000
To remodel and construct an addition to
the Developmental Learning Center and
campus connector and replacement of the
HVAC system.
Subd. 15. Northwest Technical College -
Moorhead Campus 1,258,000
To design, construct, and renovate the
Health Sciences Instructional Center
and construct an addition, replace the
boiler, and add parking.
Subd. 16. Ridgewater Community and
Technical College at Willmar
Ridgewater community and technical
college may build an addition to
kennels for veterinary technology at
Willmar campus with existing college
money.
Subd. 17. Rochester Community and
Technical College
(a) Site Development 1,400,000
To complete construction of an internal
campus road system; design and
construct replacement athletic fields
displaced by road improvements; and
predesign, design, and partially
construct a quadrangle between the main
building and the sports center,
including underground utilities to
already approved buildings,
landscaping, and reconfigured entrance.
(b) Construct Greenhouse and Classrooms 4,500,000
To design and construct a greenhouse,
and to renovate associated
instructional, office, and maintenance
space.
Subd. 18. Southwest State University 800,000
To design the renovation of the
library, including realignment of
library functions to improve access and
improvements to the infrastructure.
Subd. 19. St. Cloud State University
(a) Lawrence Hall Remodeling 3,864,000
To remodel the lower floors of Lawrence
Hall for administrative and
instructional space. The cost of
remodeling the top floor for student
housing must be paid entirely with the
proceeds of Minnesota state college and
university revenue bonds and is in
addition to this appropriation.
(b) The board may do predesign for the
renovation of Centennial Hall and
design for the renovation of Eastman
Hall and Riverview Hall using resources
other than this appropriation that may
be available to the board.
Subd. 20. St. Cloud Technical College 7,992,000
To design and remodel the A and B
wings, construct an addition to the
boiler room, and enlarge the HVAC
system. Subject to approval by the
board of trustees, the college may use
up to $500,000 of this appropriation
for land acquisition.
Subd. 21. Winona State University 1,600,000
To design a new science building.
Subd. 22. Land Acquisition 300,000
To acquire the building at the
northwest corner of 7th and Maria in
St. Paul for Metropolitan State
University.
Subd. 23. Debt Service
(a) The board shall pay one-third of
the debt service on state bonds sold to
finance projects authorized by this
section, except for subdivisions 2 and
6. After each sale of general
obligation bonds, the commissioner of
finance shall notify the board of the
amounts assessed for each year for the
life of the bonds.
(b) The commissioner 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
finance by December 1 each year. If
the board fails to make a payment when
due, the commissioner of finance 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 finance 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.
Sec. 4. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION
Subdivision 1. To the commissioner
of administration for the purposes
specified in this section 877,000
Subd. 2. Delta Dormitory Upgrades 296,000
$214,000 is for capital improvements to
the electrical and mechanical systems
in the campus residence hall.
$82,000 is from the general fund for
window treatments and furniture
replacement.
Subd. 3. Asset Preservation 500,000
For asset preservation capital
improvements on the campus including,
but not limited to, design and
construction of replacement of windows,
removal of precast panels, installation
of walls and insulation, and new water
piping.
Subd. 4. Air Conditioning
Gaia Building 81,000
Purchase, design, and install air
conditioning system.
Sec. 5. CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING
Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of
children, families, and learning for the
purposes specified in this section 80,741,000
Subd. 2. Metropolitan Magnet Schools
For grants in accordance with the
metropolitan magnet school grant
program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.88.
(a) East Metro 16,000,000
For a grant to district No. 6067,
Tri-District, to complete construction
of the East Metro Middle School. This
is in addition to appropriations in
Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 5,
subdivision 5, and Laws 1999, chapter
240, section 3. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.31,
subdivision 2, this project may proceed
as planned at the $17,700,000 level, in
anticipation of receiving additional
funding at a later session of the
legislature.
(b) West Metro 500,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund.
For a grant to the West Metro Education
Program to complete construction of the
Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Resource
School.
Subd. 3. Monolithic Dome, Grand Meadow 3,000,000
For an alternative facilities design
grant to independent school district
No. 495, Grand Meadow, to construct a
new school using monolithic dome
construction techniques. The
commissioner shall award the grant to
demonstrate that a school constructed
using monolithic dome construction
techniques can provide operating and
construction savings for school
districts throughout the state. Grand
Meadow school district must agree to
provide the state with information and
data about this construction method and
with an analysis of a monolithic dome
as a suitable educational environment.
Subd. 4. Pine Point School 4,100,000
For a grant to independent school
district No. 25, Pine Point, to
construct a new school facility serving
kindergarten through grade 8.
Subd. 5. Maximum Effort Capital
Loans 44,030,000
For capital loans to school districts
as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
sections 126C.60 to 126C.72. Capital
loans to the recipient school districts
are approved in the following amounts:
(a) Independent School District No. 299,
Caledonia 14,134,000
(b) Independent School District No. 306,
La Porte 7,200,000
(c) Independent School District No. 38,
Red Lake 11,166,000
(d) Independent School District No. 115,
Cass Lake 7,505,000
(e) Independent School District No. 914,
Ulen-Hitterdahl 4,025,000
The commissioner shall review the
proposed plan and budget of the project
and may reduce the amount of the loan
to ensure that the project will be
economical. The commissioner may
recover the cost incurred by the
commissioner for any professional
services associated with the final
review and construction by reducing the
proceeds of the loan paid by the
district. The commissioner shall
report to the legislature any
reductions to the appropriations in
this subdivision by January 10, 2001.
The commissioner must study how the
maximum effort loan program should be
restructured to allow more school
districts to qualify for capital
financing under the current debt
service equalization aid program
without needing to turn to the maximum
effort loan program. The commissioner
must report to the capital investment
and K-12 education finance committees
of the house and the education finance
committee and the K-12 education budget
division of the senate. The department
must not accept any applications for
the maximum effort loan program until
after the end of the 2001 legislative
session.
Subd. 6. Early Childhood Learning
and Child Protection Facilities 3,000,000
For grants to construct or rehabilitate
facilities for programs under Minnesota
Statutes, section 119A.45, as amended
in this act.
Subd. 7. Youth Enrichment
Grants 5,000,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund.
For grants to local government units to
design, furnish, equip, renovate,
replace, or construct parks and
recreation facilities and school
facilities, including soccer fields, to
provide youth, with preference for
youth in grades 4 to 8, with regular
enrichment activities during nonschool
hours, including after school,
evenings, weekends, and school vacation
periods, and that will provide equal
access and programming for all
children. Provided there are
sufficient applications, 50 percent of
this appropriation may only be spent in
accordance with the recommendations of
the Minnesota amateur sports
commission. The buildings or
facilities may be leased to nonprofit
community organizations, subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695,
for the same purposes. Enrichment
programs include academic enrichment,
homework assistance, computer and
technology use, arts and cultural
activities, clubs, school-to-work and
workforce development, athletic, and
recreational activities. Grants must
be used to expand the number of
children participating in enrichment
programs or improve the quality or
range of program offerings. The
facilities must be fully available for
programming sponsored by nonprofit and
community groups serving youth, or
school, county, or city programs, for
maximum hours after school, evenings,
weekends, summers, and other school
vacation periods. Priority must be
given to proposals that demonstrate
collaborations among political
subdivisions, private, nonprofit, and
public agencies, including regional
entities dealing with at-risk youth,
and community and parent organizations
in arranging for programming, staffing,
transportation, and equipment. All
proposals must include an inventory of
existing facilities and an assessment
of programming needs in the community.
In awarding these grants, the
commissioner shall consider the
regional distributions required in Laws
1996, chapter 463, section 4,
subdivision 2. Priority must be given
to school attendance areas with high
concentrations of children eligible for
free or reduced school lunch and to
government units demonstrating a
commitment to collaborative youth
efforts.
Subd. 8. Library for the Blind
Shelving 600,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund.
To purchase and install permanent
compact shelving in the basement area.
Subd. 9. Library Access
Grants 1,000,000
For library access grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 134.45, to
remove architectural barriers from a
library building or site.
Subd. 10. Minnesota
Planetarium 1,000,000
For a grant to the city of Minneapolis
to predesign and design a new Minnesota
planetarium located in conjunction with
the Minneapolis downtown library.
Subd. 11. Multicultural
Development Grants 1,511,000
(a) $1,011,000 is for a grant to
Watonwan county to renovate and expand
the Watonwan county-St. James
multicultural learning center.
(b) $500,000 is for a grant to the city
of Pelican Rapids to construct a
multicultural learning center. * (The
preceding subdivision was indicated as
vetoed by the governor May 15, 2000;
reconsidered and approved by the
legislature after the governor's veto
May 17, 2000.)
Subd. 12. Glover-Sudduth Center 1,000,000
For a grant to the city of Minneapolis
through the Minneapolis Community
Development Agency to design and
construct the Glover-Sudduth Center for
Urban Affairs, Education, and Economic
Development. The city may enter into a
lease or management agreement for the
center, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695.
Sec. 6. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES
Subdivision 1. To the commissioner
of administration for the purposes
specified in this section 3,066,000
Subd. 2. Asset Preservation 1,000,000
For asset preservation capital
improvements on both campuses of the
Minnesota State Academies including,
but not limited to, general asset
preservation, electrical infrastructure
upgrades, and sewer and water
improvements.
Subd. 3. West Wing Noyes Hall 2,066,000
For mold abatement and renovation of
the west wing of Noyes hall, including
improvements to the mechanical system,
to eliminate air quality problems.
Sec. 7. NATURAL RESOURCES
Subdivision 1. To the
commissioner of natural resources
for the purposes specified
in this section 73,177,000
Subd. 2. Statewide Asset Preservation 2,000,000
For asset preservation improvements at
the department of natural resources
land, buildings, or other improvements
of a capital nature throughout the
state. The commissioner shall
determine project priorities as
appropriate based upon need.
The unspent portion of an
appropriation, but not to exceed ten
percent of the appropriation, for a
project in this section that is
complete, is available for asset
preservation. Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642 applies from the date
of the original appropriation to the
unspent amount transferred.
Subd. 3. Office Facility Development 3,250,000
To design, construct, furnish, and
equip a consolidated area office and
service facility in Fergus Falls.
Subd. 4. ADA Compliance 2,000,000
For improvements of a capital nature to
remove barriers and make department of
natural resources buildings, programs,
and services accessible to individuals
with disabilities, in compliance with
state and federal ADA guidelines.
Subd. 5. State Park and Recreation Area
Building Rehabilitation 1,900,000
To design, repair, rehabilitate,
construct, or add to state park
buildings throughout the state,
according to the management plan
required in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
86A. The commissioner shall determine
project priorities as appropriate based
upon need.
Subd. 6. Moose Lake Geologic
Interpretive Center 1,000,000
To construct a state geologic
interpretive center at Moose Lake state
park that features geological artifacts
indigenous to Minnesota. The money is
to be used for the interpretive center
building and exhibits, and necessary
road, parking, and sewer work.
Subd. 7. State Park and Recreation Area
Betterment and Rehabilitation 1,500,000
To upgrade, repair, or rehabilitate
improvements of a capital nature at
state park and recreation area
facilities throughout the state,
including, but not limited to, resource
management projects, trail
rehabilitation, campground
rehabilitation, and road and bridge
repair. This appropriation is to
rehabilitate the swimming pool at
Buffalo River state park and for other
project priorities as appropriate based
upon need as determined by the
commissioner.
Subd. 8. State Park and Recreation Area
Acquisition 500,000
For acquisition from willing sellers of
private lands within state park and
recreation area boundaries established
by law. The commissioner shall
determine project priorities as
appropriate based upon need.
Subd. 9. Big Bog State
Recreation Area 2,017,000
For development of the Big Bog state
recreation area, including interpretive
display development, interpretive
wayside development, bog trail
development, campground upgrades and
enhancements, and road and snowmobile
trail upgrades.
Subd. 10. Red River State
Recreation Area 1,000,000
To develop the Red river state
recreation area, including the
construction of a campground. The area
must be developed in a manner that
provides a satisfactory, multiple use
solution to the existing state park and
recreation area deficiency in the area
surrounding the city of East Grand
Forks. The commissioner shall seek
advice and cooperation from the
appropriate local units of government
and the appropriate state and national
agencies, including, but not limited
to, the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service.
Subd. 11. Regional Parks:
Greater Minnesota 500,000
For grants to public regional parks
organizations located outside the
metropolitan area as defined in
Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121,
subdivision 2, to acquire land, design,
and construct and redevelop regional
parks and trails, open space, and
recreational facilities. The
improvements must be of a capital
nature. Each $3 of state grants must
be matched by $2 of nonstate funds.
Subd. 12. Metro Regional Park Acquisition
and Betterment 5,600,000
This appropriation is for a grant to
the metropolitan council. The
commissioner shall pay the amount on a
reimbursement basis to the metropolitan
council upon receipt of a certified
copy of a council resolution requesting
payment. The appropriation must be
used to pay the cost of rehabilitation,
acquisition, and development 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 473.315. $600,000 of this
appropriation is for erosion control in
Simon's Ravine at Kaposia Park. This
appropriation must not be used for
research, planning, administration, or
tax equivalency payments. This
appropriation may be used for the
purchase of homes only if the purchases
are included in the work program
required by law and they are expressly
approved by the legislative commission
on Minnesota resources.
Subd. 13. Como Park
Education Resource Center 16,000,000
For a grant to the metropolitan council
to complete construction of education,
administration, meeting, and visitor
reception facilities at the Como Park
Education Resource Center.
As long as state bonds issued for the
Como Park campus are outstanding,
admission to the zoo must be free.
Subd. 14. Forest Road and Bridge
Projects and Forestry Recreation Facilities 1,000,000
For reconstruction, resurfacing,
replacement, or construction of other
improvements of a capital nature to
state forest roads and bridges and
forest recreation facilities throughout
the state. The commissioner shall
determine project priorities as
appropriate based upon need.
Subd. 15. State Trail Acquisition
and Development 3,400,000
To acquire and develop state trails as
specified in Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.015.
$1,400,000 is to develop the Paul
Bunyan trail between Hackensack and
Walker.
$750,000 is to develop the Blazing Star
trail in Freeborn county.
$400,000 is to acquire and develop the
Gitchi-Gami trail in Lake and Cook
counties.
$350,000 is to acquire and develop the
Mill Towns Trail through and between
the cities of Northfield and Faribault.
$500,000 is to acquire and develop the
Shooting Star trail between Taopi and
Lake Louise state park.
Subd. 16. Regional Trail Grants 500,000
For matching grants to be provided to
local units of government under
Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019,
subdivision 4b, as amended in this act,
to acquire and develop new, publicly
owned trails of regional significance.
Of this amount, $250,000 is to the city
of Fairfax to connect the Fair Ridge
trail from Fort Ridgely state park to
the city of Fairfax; and $50,000 is to
Rock county to connect the Blue Mounds
state park to the city of Luverne. The
commissioner shall determine project
priorities as appropriate based on need.
Subd. 17. St. Paul - Upper
Landing Park 3,000,000
For a grant to the city of St. Paul to
match a federal authorization for
developing the Upper Landing Park.
Subd. 18. Metro Greenways and Natural
Areas 1,500,000
To provide grants to local units of
government for acquisition or
betterment of greenways and natural
areas in the metro region and to
acquire greenways and natural areas in
the metro region through the purchase
of conservation easements or fee
titles. The commissioner shall
determine the project priorities and
shall consult with representatives of
local units of government, nonprofit
organizations, and other interested
parties.
Subd. 19. Lake Minnetonka Public Access 4,000,000
To acquire and develop a public access
site on the southwest side of Gray's
Bay on Lake Minnetonka.
Subd. 20. Lake Superior Public
Access - McQuade Road 2,000,000
To design and develop a public access
at McQuade Road on Lake Superior in
cooperation with the joint powers board
made up of the city of Duluth, St.
Louis county, the town of Duluth, and
the town of Lakewood.
This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner has determined
that at least $2,000,000 has been
committed from federal sources.
Subd. 21. Harbor of Refuge at Two Harbors 1,000,000
To develop the harbor of refuge and
marina at Two Harbors, including public
access improvements, marina slips,
parking facilities, utilities, a fuel
dock, and an administration building.
This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner has determined
that at least $500,000 has been
committed from federal sources.
Subd. 22. Dam Repair, Reconstruction,
and Removal 1,200,000
For emergency repair or for
reconstruction or removal of publicly
owned dams. The commissioner shall
determine project priorities as
appropriate based upon need as provided
in Minnesota Statutes, section
103G.511. Projects include but need
not be limited to dam removals at
Mazeppa and Cannon Falls and dam
repairs at Lake Bronson.
$246,000 of this appropriation is from
the general fund to include but not be
limited to engineering work for the
removal of the Drayton dam and removal
of the Straight River dam in Faribault
and the Old Mill State Park dam. Up to
$60,000 of the general fund
appropriation may be used to reimburse
the city of Mazeppa for engineering
costs incurred before March 1, 2000, on
the Mazeppa Dam removal project.
Subd. 23. Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants 14,000,000
For the flood hazard mitigation grant
program to local government units for
publicly owned capital improvements to
prevent or alleviate flood damages
under Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.161. The commissioner shall
determine project priorities as
appropriate based upon need.
Funding for the Red River basin
mediation agreement that is in addition
to the governor's recommendation, and
funding to mitigate past flood damage
and prevent future flooding at Lake of
the Isles in Minneapolis, must be
reduced by 25 percent from the level
those projects would have received with
a total appropriation of $16,000,000.
Subd. 24. Ring Dikes 300,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund and is for the construction of
ring dikes under Minnesota Statutes,
section 103F.161. The ring dikes may
be publicly or privately owned.
Subd. 25. Lewis and Clark
Rural Water System 610,000
For a grant to the Lewis and Clark
joint powers board to provide 50
percent of the nonfederal share of
funding the construction of a rural
water system to serve southwestern
Minnesota. This appropriation is
available to the extent matched by $8
of federal money and $1 of local money
for each $1 of state money.
Subd. 26. Scientific and Natural Area
Acquisition and Improvement 500,000
To acquire land for scientific and
natural areas and for development,
protection, or improvements of a
capital nature to scientific and
natural areas throughout the state.
The commissioner shall determine
project priorities as appropriate based
upon need.
Subd. 27. RIM Critical Habitat Match 750,000
To provide the state match for the
critical habitat private sector
matching account under Minnesota
Statutes, section 84.943, for the
acquisition or improvements of a
capital nature to critical fish,
wildlife, and native plant habitats.
The commissioner shall determine
project priorities as appropriate based
upon need.
Subd. 28. RIM Wildlife Development
and Habitat Improvements 1,000,000
For improvements of a capital nature to
develop, protect, or improve habitat on
wildlife management areas and other
state lands and waters throughout the
state. The commissioner shall
determine project priorities as
appropriate based upon need.
Subd. 29. Native Prairie
Bank Easements 1,000,000
For acquisition of prairie bank
easements under Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.96.
Subd. 30. Taylors Falls -
St. Croix Valley Heritage Center 150,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund.
For a grant to the St. Croix Valley
Heritage Coalition, Inc. to assist it
in developing plans for creation of the
St. Croix Valley Heritage Center at
Taylors Falls. * (The preceding
subdivision was indicated as vetoed by
the governor.)
Subd. 31. Work Program
The commissioner must submit a work
program and semiannual progress reports
in the form determined by the
legislative commission on Minnesota
resources and request its
recommendation before spending any
money appropriated by subdivisions 5 to
13, 15 to 21, and 26 to 29. The
commission's recommendation is advisory
only. Failure to respond to a request
within 60 days after receipt is a
positive recommendation. Work programs
involving land acquisition must include
a land acquisition plan.
Sec. 8. OFFICE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE 2,200,000
To the office of environmental
assistance for the solid waste capital
assistance grants program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54.
Grants under this section are exempt
from the requirements of Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.335.
Sec. 9. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES
Subdivision 1. To the board
of water and soil resources for the
purposes specified in this section 23,800,000
Subd. 2. RIM and PWP
Conservation Easements 1,000,000
This appropriation is for the following
purposes:
(1) to acquire conservation easements
from landowners on marginal lands to
protect soil and water quality and to
support fish and wildlife habitat as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.515; and
(2) to acquire perpetual conservation
easements on existing type 1, 2, 3, and
6 wetlands and adjacent lands, and for
the establishment of permanent cover on
adjacent lands, in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.516.
Subd. 3. Minnesota River Basin
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program 20,000,000
To acquire easements and implement
conservation practices on frequently
flooded cropland, including land within
the 100-year floodplain and the major
tributaries; on marginal cropland along
rivers and streams; and on drained or
altered wetlands in the Minnesota river
basin to protect soil, enhance water
quality, and support fish and wildlife
habitat as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, sections 103F.515 and
103F.516.
Subd. 4. Implementation 500,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund.
For administrative expenses to
implement subdivisions 2 and 3.
Subd. 5. Wetland Replacement
Due to Public Road Projects 2,300,000
To acquire land for wetlands or restore
wetlands to be used to replace wetlands
drained or filled as a result of the
repair, maintenance, or rehabilitation
of existing public roads as required by
Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222,
subdivision 1, paragraph (m).
The purchase price paid for acquisition
of land, fee, or perpetual easement,
must be the amount deemed reasonable by
the board. The board may enter into
agreements with the federal government,
other state agencies, political
subdivisions, and nonprofit
organizations or fee owners to acquire
land and restore and create wetlands
and to acquire existing wetland banking
credits with money provided by this
appropriation. Acquisition of or the
conveyance of land may be in the name
of the political subdivision.
By October 15, 2000, the board of water
and soil resources shall make a
recommendation to the governor and the
legislature on the inclusion of wetland
replacement under Minnesota Statutes,
section 103G.222, subdivision 1,
paragraph (m), as a biennial budget
item.
Subd. 6. Work Program
The board must submit a work program
and semiannual progress reports in the
form determined by the legislative
commission on Minnesota resources and
request its recommendation before
spending any money appropriated by this
section. The commission's
recommendation is advisory only.
Failure to respond to a request within
60 days after receipt is a positive
recommendation. Work programs
involving land acquisition must include
a land acquisition plan.
Sec. 10. AGRICULTURE
Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of
agriculture, or another named agency for
the purposes specified in this section 21,700,000
Subd. 2. Rural Finance Authority
Loan Participation 20,000,000
To the rural finance authority to
purchase participation interests in or
to make direct agricultural loans to
farmers under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 41B. This appropriation is for
the beginning farmer program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.039,
the loan restructuring program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.04, the
seller-sponsored program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.042,
the agricultural improvement loan
program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 41B.043, and the livestock
expansion loan program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 41B.045. All debt
service on bond proceeds used to
finance this appropriation must be
repaid by the rural finance authority
under Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.643. Loan participations must be
priced to provide full interest and
principal coverage and a reserve for
potential losses.
Loans for capital projects from this
appropriation are exempt from Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.335. Priority
for loans must be given first to basic
beginning farmer loans; second, to
seller-sponsored loans; and third, to
agricultural improvement loans.
Subd. 3. Agriculture Best
Management Practices Loans 1,000,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund.
For the agricultural best management
practices loan program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 17.117. In addition
to the water quality best management
practices eligible for funding under
Minnesota Statutes, section 17.117,
odor and other air quality best
management practices for agricultural
livestock facilities are also eligible
for funding under this appropriation.
Subd. 4. Agroforestry Loan
Program 200,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund to the agroforestry revolving loan
fund created in new Minnesota Statutes,
section 41B.048.
Notwithstanding section 41B.048,
subdivision 5, clause (3), a recipient
of a loan from this appropriation need
not be a member of a producer-owned
cooperative that will contract to
market the agroforestry crop, but at
least 50 percent of this appropriation
must be used for loans to recipients
who are members.
Subd. 5. Minnesota Center for
Agricultural Innovation 500,000
For a grant to the city of Olivia to
establish the Minnesota center for
agricultural innovation to promote
agricultural innovation by providing a
place for experts to gather and study
agricultural technology.
The appropriation is not available
until the commissioner determines that
$500,000 has been committed to the
project from nonstate sources. * (The
preceding subdivision was indicated as
vetoed by the governor.)
Sec. 11. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL
GARDENS 1,000,000
Heating and Cooling System
For design, repair, and upgrades to the
heating and cooling systems at the
Minnesota Zoo.
Sec. 12. ADMINISTRATION
Subdivision 1. To the commissioner
of administration for the purposes
specified in this section 81,450,000
Subd. 2. Capital Asset
Preservation and Replacement (CAPRA) 10,000,000
To be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.632.
Subd. 3. Asset Preservation 3,000,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund.
For structural and infrastructure
repairs of a capital nature to correct
high-priority deferred maintenance
needs of state facilities under the
custodial control of the department of
administration. The commissioner of
administration shall determine project
priorities as appropriate based on need.
The unspent portion of an
appropriation, but not to exceed ten
percent of the appropriation, for a
project in this section that is
complete, is available for asset
preservation. Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642 applies from the date
of the original appropriation to the
unspent amount transferred.
Subd. 4. Electrical Utility
Infrastructure, Phase 4 2,500,000
To upgrade the primary electrical
distribution system in the capitol
complex.
Subd. 5. Capitol Security Renovation 1,000,000
To renovate space in the capitol for
the department of public safety's
capitol security division and for the
related environmental management
operation of the department of
administration's plant management
division.
Subd. 6. Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension Headquarters 58,000,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund.
To the commissioner of administration
to construct, furnish, and equip a new
building for the bureau of criminal
apprehension, including offices and
forensic laboratories, in St. Paul.
Subd. 7. World War II Veterans Memorial 150,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund.
For design, architectural drawings, and
the start of construction for a World
War II veterans memorial on the state
capitol mall. The design is subject to
approval by the capitol area
architectural and planning board. The
commissioner of veterans affairs shall
convene an advisory group, including
members of veterans organizations to
review and make recommendations about
the design of the memorial. The
appropriation must be matched by an
equal amount from nonstate sources.
Subd. 8. 717 Delaware Street
Health Building 4,000,000
To renovate the 717 Delaware Street
building of the department of health on
the campus of the University of
Minnesota.
Subd. 9. Predesign for Health and Human
Services and Related Facilities 1,000,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund.
To predesign new facilities to house
the principal administrative offices of
the departments of health and human
services. The predesign must consider
collocating the two departments and
providing laboratory facilities shared
with the department of agriculture.
The predesign must recommend a site for
each of the facilities.
Subd. 10. Capitol Building Predesign 300,000
To predesign the phased restoration of
remaining areas in the capitol building.
The commissioner of administration
shall appoint a restoration advisory
committee, which must include any
members or employees of the senate
named by the chair of the committee on
rules and administration, to advise the
commissioner on the expenditure of this
appropriation.
Subd. 11. Agency Relocation 500,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund.
For relocation of state agencies as
determined by the commissioner of
administration.
Subd. 12. Property Acquisition 1,000,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund for due diligence expenses,
acquisition of land, and to purchase
options in order to hold properties
that meet state development needs.
This appropriation may also be used to
demolish buildings located on any lands
acquired and to develop temporary
parking.
Sec. 13. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
Subdivision 1. To the amateur sports
commission for the purposes specified
in this section 1,110,000
Subd. 2. Mighty Ducks
Ice Arena Grants 810,000
For ice arena grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 240A.09.
Subd. 3. National Sports
Conference Center 300,000
To predesign a sports conference center
on the campus of the National Sports
Center and for related capital
development costs.
Sec. 14. ARTS
Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of
administration for the purposes specified
in this section 4,500,000
Subd. 2. Lanesboro -
Root River Center for the Arts 1,000,000
For a grant to the city of Lanesboro to
acquire land for, design, and construct
a theater and arts center for lease to
the Commonweal Theatre Company and
Cornucopia Arts Center. This
appropriation is not available until
the commissioner has determined that an
equal amount has been committed from
nonstate sources. The city may enter
into a lease or management agreement
for the facility, subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695. * (The
preceding subdivision was indicated as
vetoed by the governor May 15, 2000;
reconsidered and approved by the
legislature after the governor's veto
May 17, 2000.)
Subd. 3. Minneapolis -
Guthrie Theater 3,000,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund.
For a grant to the Minneapolis
community development agency to acquire
and prepare a site for and to design,
construct, furnish, and equip a new
Guthrie Theater in the city of
Minneapolis. This appropriation is not
available until the commissioner has
determined that an equal amount has
been committed from nonstate sources.
The Minneapolis community development
agency may enter into a lease or
management agreement for the theater. *
(The preceding subdivision was
indicated as vetoed by the governor May
15, 2000; reconsidered and approved by
the legislature after the governor's
veto May 17, 2000.)
Subd. 4. St. Paul -
Children's Museum Rooftop Perspectives 500,000
For a grant to the city of St. Paul for
new permanent exhibits at the Minnesota
Children's Museum. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner
has determined that an equal amount has
been committed from nonstate sources.
The project is subject to the use
agreement requirement of Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695, and Laws
1994, chapter 643, section 81.
Sec. 15. MILITARY AFFAIRS
Subdivision 1. To the adjutant
general for the purposes specified
in this section 3,625,000
Subd. 2. Kitchen Renovation 1,000,000
To renovate kitchen facilities at
National Guard training and community
centers in Sauk Centre, Alexandria,
Morris, Ortonville, Fairmont, Mankato,
Madison, Wadena, Olivia, and Winona.
This appropriation is exempt from the
requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.335.
Subd. 3. Asset Preservation 1,500,000
For asset preservation improvements of
a capital nature at military affairs
facilities statewide.
Subd. 4. Minnesota
Military Museum at Camp Ripley 125,000
To upgrade the electrical and lighting,
and heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning systems in the main
building of the Minnesota military
museum, to design and construct an
addition to the museum, and to insulate
a heating system in building I-40. The
adjutant general may enter into a lease
or management agreement for the museum,
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.695.
Subd. 5. Law Enforcement Training Center
The adjutant general may designate a
site within Camp Ripley to establish a
live fire tactical operations law
enforcement training center and may use
existing resources to design and
prepare a site for the facility.
Subd. 6. Tactical Live-Fire Village 1,000,000
To construct a live-fire tactical
operations law enforcement training
facility at Camp Ripley. The facility
must be available for civilian law
enforcement training on a fee-for-use
basis. The commissioner of public
safety shall establish the terms and
conditions of civilian use of the
facility after consultation with the
civilian advisory committee on Camp
Ripley facilities and use, and other
Minnesota law enforcement officials and
organizations.
Sec. 16. VETERANS AFFAIRS 25,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund.
For a grant to Women in Military
Service for America Memorial
Foundation, Inc., for the women's
memorial at Arlington National Cemetery
as a reminder to the public about the
contributions of women in the military
throughout the history of the United
States. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2001.
Sec. 17. HUMAN SERVICES
Subdivision 1. To the
commissioner of administration
for the purposes specified
in this section 12,471,000
Subd. 2. Systemwide Roof
Repairs and Replacement 1,971,000
For capital repair and replacement of
roofs at department of human services
facilities statewide.
Subd. 3. Systemwide Asset
Preservation 3,000,000
For asset preservation improvements of
a capital nature at state regional
treatment centers.
The unspent portion of an
appropriation, but not to exceed ten
percent of the appropriation, for a
project in this section that is
complete, is available for asset
preservation. Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642 applies from the date
of the original appropriation to the
unspent amount transferred.
Subd. 4. Upgrade Pexton Hall,
St. Peter 7,200,000
To design, remodel, furnish, and equip
100 licensed beds in the residential
and program areas in Pexton hall to
securely house individuals committed as
sexual psychopathic personalities and
sexually dangerous persons; to
construct an addition to house a
control center, visitation space, and
program administration; and to install
fencing and security systems.
Subd. 5. Mash-Ka-Wisen Treatment
Center Youth Alcohol Treatment Wing 300,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund.
For a grant to the board of directors
of the Minnesota Indian Primary
Residential Treatment Center, Inc., to
build a youth alcohol treatment wing at
the Mash-Ka-Wisen treatment center.
The appropriation is not available
until the commissioner of finance has
determined that the appropriation has
been matched by a $1,000,000 federal
grant.
Sec. 18. HEALTH 7,135,000
Subdivision 1. Gillette
Children's Hospital 7,000,000
To the commissioner of administration
for a grant to Ramsey county to design,
construct, furnish, and equip the
renovation of and an addition to the
Gillette Children's Hospital, which
until 1974 was a state institution
housed in a state building that served
the medical needs of crippled
children. This appropriation is not
available until the commissioner of
finance has determined that at least
$7,000,000 has been committed by
nonstate sources. Amounts spent since
January 1, 1998, by Gillette Children's
Specialty Health Care to plan, design,
and construct this project may be
counted as part of the local match.
Subd. 2. Organ Donor Vehicle 135,000
To the commissioner of health for a
grant to a Minnesota organ procurement
organization that is certified by the
federal Health Care Financing
Administration or to an entity that is
a charitable entity under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 and is created by an organ
procurement organization that is
certified by the federal Health Care
Financing Administration. The grant
must be used for a mobile learning
center to provide interactive education
about organ, tissue, and eye donation
to citizens across the state.
This appropriation is from the general
fund. * (The preceding subdivision was
indicated as vetoed by the governor May
15, 2000; reconsidered and approved by
the legislature after the governor's
veto May 17, 2000.)
Sec. 19. VETERANS HOMES BOARD
Subdivision 1. To the commissioner
of administration for the purposes
specified in this section 11,700,000
Subd. 2. Hastings Veterans Home, Phase 2 7,000,000
For design, repair, and renovation of
the utility infrastructure systems and
related improvements at the campus of
the Hastings veterans home.
Subd. 3. Minneapolis
Veterans Home 1,700,000
For infrastructure improvements of a
capital nature at the campus of the
Minneapolis veterans home, including,
but not limited to, replacement of
water lines, roofs, and building
exteriors, and installation of freight
elevators, nursing stations, and
security systems.
Subd. 4. Asset Preservation 3,000,000
For asset preservation and
infrastructure repairs of a capital
nature at veterans homes statewide.
Sec. 20. PUBLIC SAFETY
Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of
public safety for the purposes
specified in this section 2,844,000
Subd. 2. Regional Public Safety
Training Facility Construction Grants 2,000,000
To the commissioner of public safety
for grants to state departments or
local units of government to predesign,
design, construct, expand, or improve
public safety training facilities.
The commissioner shall make no less
than two grants from this
appropriation. One-half of this
appropriation must be for a grant or
grants in the metropolitan area and
one-half must be for a grant or grants
in the nonmetropolitan area.
The commissioner may have the members
of the public safety training
facilities task force established under
Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 21,
subdivision 3, and employees of the
department of administration review
proposals.
To be eligible for a grant, a public
safety training facility proposal must:
(1) include a plan to meet the state,
federal, and local training
requirements for agencies in or near
the region, either at one new or
existing facility or at a number of
sites within the region;
(2) at a minimum, address law
enforcement and fire training needs;
however, other training needs such as
emergency medical services, community
education, and private sector safety
training should also be considered;
(3) clearly define multijurisdictional
commitments to the proposal;
(4) identify regional funding sources
that must provide at least 75 percent
of the construction costs and, unless a
state agency is an ongoing partner in
the facility's use and operation, 100
percent of the operating costs;
(5) identify the anticipated service
area and trainee population;
(6) include plans for mobile training
as needed; and
(7) identify any specialized training
that will be offered exclusively in the
region.
If a state agency is an ongoing partner
in the facility's use and operation, a
state source for operating money must
also be identified. The commissioner
shall consider the training needs and
the state of planning and preparations
in a region when awarding grants under
this subdivision.
Subd. 3. National Weather
Service Transmitters 844,000
To buy National Weather Service
transmitters for up to 13 sites
throughout the state, and for generator
upgrades at MNDOT sites to provide full
coverage for weather emergencies and to
pay for necessary engineering fees (1)
to determine the most appropriate
locations for the transmitters,
antennas, and related equipment, (2) to
determine the viability of the towers
to accommodate the additional
equipment, and (3) to identify and
implement alternative sites, if
necessary. Operational maintenance of
the transmitters will be the
responsibility of the National Weather
Service as defined by a written
agreement between the Minnesota
department of administration and the
United States Department of Commerce.
This appropriation is from the general
fund.
Sec. 21. CORRECTIONS
Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of
administration for the purposes specified
in this section 18,035,000
Subd. 2. Sewer Repair,
MCF-Faribault 7,500,000
To complete design and to repair and
replace sanitary and storm sewers.
Subd. 3. Inmate Bed
Expansion, MCF-Oak Park Heights 855,000
To design, construct, furnish, and
equip a high security administrative
control unit of up to 60 beds to house
high-risk, violent, and dangerous
inmates and to replace a computerized
building operating system at the
facility. It is anticipated that this
appropriation will match up to
$13,124,000 in federal funding.
Subd. 4. H-Building
Remodeling, Phase 3, MCF-Lino Lakes 3,400,000
The commissioner must execute an
agreement with Anoka county for the
county to pay 100 percent of the cost
of meals provided to Anoka county jail
inmates by the Lino Lakes facility.
To remodel and reorganize the food
service building at MCF-Lino Lakes.
Subd. 5. Mental Health
Support and Living Unit, MCF-Red Wing 800,000
To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
Brown cottage into a mental health
support area and provide up to 14 beds
for an inpatient treatment ward. This
appropriation may also be used for
security improvements of a capital
nature at the Dayton security detention
cottage.
Subd. 6. Stillwater, Perimeter
Wall Repair 1,000,000
To design and make capital repairs to
the interior surface of the perimeter
wall.
This appropriation must not be used to
construct or repair the catwalks on the
current wall, or to construct or repair
new or current guard towers.
Subd. 7. Health Services
Conversion, MCF-Stillwater 1,800,000
To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
the vacant laundry area into a health
services unit within the security
perimeter of the main building.
Subd 8. Bayport
Storm Sewer 2,680,000
For a grant to the city of Bayport for
the Middle St. Croix River Watershed
Management organization for the
construction of stage 1 of the sewer
system extending from Minnesota
department of natural resources pond
82-310P (the prison pond) in Bayport
through the Stillwater prison grounds
to the St. Croix river. Funds
remaining from prior appropriations may
be used for construction.
Subd. 9. Asset Preservation
The unspent portion of an
appropriation, but not to exceed ten
percent of the appropriation, for a
project in this section that is
complete, is available for asset
preservation. Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642 applies from the date
of the original appropriation to the
unspent amount transferred.
Subd. 10. Per Diem Money for
Capital Improvements
If the commissioner of corrections
contracts with other states, local
units of government, or the federal
government to rent beds in the Rush
City correctional facility under
Minnesota Statutes, section 243.51,
subdivision 1, to the extent possible,
the commissioner shall charge a per
diem under the contract that is equal
to or greater than the per diem cost of
housing Minnesota inmates in the
facility. This per diem cost shall be
based on the assumption that the
facility is at or near capacity.
Notwithstanding any laws to the
contrary, the commissioner may use the
per diem monies for capital
improvements recommended by the
governor.
Sec. 22. TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of
trade and economic development or other
named agency for the purposes
specified in this section 51,382,000
Subd. 2. State Match for Federal Grants 12,893,000
To the public facilities authority:
(a) To match federal grants to the
water pollution control revolving fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section
446A.07, for eligible projects in the
following locations and other locations
as determined by the authority:
Jordan, La Porte, Butterfield, St. Paul
South Highwood, Hibbing, Spring Lake
township, Red Wing, Rollingstone,
Dassel, Cannon Falls, St. Michael,
Northfield, St. Paul I/I Phase II and
III, metropolitan council environmental
services, Warroad, Audubon, Brooten,
Clarissa, Currie, Dover-Eyota-St.
Charles, Eagle Bend, Fischer, Granite
Falls, Hendricks, Hoffman, Magnolia,
Red Wing, West Concord, Zumbrota, Avon,
Biwabik, Chatfield, Claremont, Cold
Spring, Coleraine/Bovey/Taconite,
Elmore, New Germany, Ostrander, Rogers,
and Waldorf.
(b) To match federal grants to the
drinking water revolving fund under
Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.081,
for eligible projects in the following
locations and other locations as
determined by the authority: Green
Lake SSWD, McGregor, Zumbro Falls,
Shakopee, Aitkin, Eden Valley/Watkins,
Long Prairie, Finlayson, Coleraine,
Ottertail, Rock county rural water
district, Rochester, Brooten, Howard
Lake, Watertown, Osseo, Victoria,
Lansing Township, Dayton, Henning, Pine
River, Staples, Hoffman, Ely, Eden
Valley, Glenwood, Winnebago,
Montevideo, Clearwater, Tracy, Echo,
New Richland, Underwood, Hibbing,
Kenyon, Brownton, Wanamingo, Waite
Park, Dover, Mayer, New Trier, Onamia,
Hinckley, Lyle, Richmond, and Cokato.
(c) The expenditure and allocation of
state matching money between funds
described in paragraphs (a) and (b)
must be based on the amount of federal
money appropriated to the funds. This
appropriation must be used for
qualified capital projects.
Subd. 3. Wastewater Infrastructure
Funding Program 18,319,000
$10,409,000 of this appropriation is
from the general fund of which $319,000
is to administer the wastewater
infrastructure fund program.
To the public facilities authority for
grants to eligible municipalities under
the wastewater infrastructure program
established in Minnesota Statutes,
section 446A.072.
To the greatest extent practical, the
authority should use the grants for
projects on the 2000 intended use plan
in priority order to qualified
applicants that submit plans and
specifications to the pollution control
agency or receive a funding commitment
from USDA rural development before
December 1, 2001. In determining
whether the penalty factor under
Minnesota Rules, part 7077.0196, should
be applied to a project, the pollution
control agency shall, beginning with
the 2001 Intended Use Plan and Project
Priority list, first assess the impact
of the new or expanded discharge
compared to the impact of the
preexisting conditions and to the
impact of alternative discharge
locations. If the agency determines
that the new or expanded discharge is
to a less environmentally sensitive
area or that it is the preferable
location for the discharge compared to
the alternatives, the agency shall not
apply the penalty factor to the project.
The pollution control agency shall
include as a factor in prioritizing
projects whether a project is a
multijurisdictional project connecting
areas with failing onsite treatment
systems with an existing or regional
wastewater treatment system.
The authority shall set aside up to
$400,000 for the Innovative Technology
Grants Program to provide 50 percent
reimbursement for the cost of equipment
and installation into an existing
municipal wastewater treatment system.
The project must be approved by the
pollution control agency and
demonstrate the application of existing
technology that has not been used
before in the treatment of municipal
wastewater, but has the potential to
improve the treatment of wastewater or
make the treatment process more cost
effective.
Beginning with the 2001 intended use
plan, the pollution control agency
shall include whether a community has a
moratorium on development as a factor
in prioritizing projects. The agency
shall adopt rules implementing the
provisions of this paragraph under
Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389.
Subd. 4. Clean Water Partnership 2,000,000
For deposit in the water pollution
control fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 446A.07, for the clean water
partnership loan program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.725.
Subd. 5. Redevelopment Account 6,000,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund.
For transfer to the redevelopment
accounts created in Minnesota Statutes,
section 116J.561.
Subd. 6. Hennepin County -
Empowerment Zone Projects 3,000,000
For a grant to Hennepin county to
acquire and renovate a public service
center as part of the Great Lake Center
empowerment zone project.
Subd. 7. Landfall HRA Retaining Walls 100,000
For a grant to the city of Landfall
Housing and Redevelopment Authority to
repair or replace deteriorating
retaining walls. * (The preceding
subdivision was indicated as vetoed by
the governor.)
Subd. 8. Kanabec County -
Mora Workforce Center Elevator 100,000
For a grant to Kanabec county to
install an elevator in the county
building in Mora to bring the building
into compliance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act.
Subd. 9. Koochiching County -
Cold Weather Testing Center 2,700,000
For a grant to Koochiching county to
design, construct, furnish, and equip
the Minnesota Cold Weather Testing
Center.
This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner has determined
that the necessary additional financing
to complete the project with a total
cost of at least $5,400,000, has been
committed from nonstate sources.
The county may enter into a lease or
management agreement for the center,
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.695. * (The preceding subdivision
was indicated as vetoed by the
governor.)
Subd. 10. Minneapolis -
Empowerment Zone Projects 5,800,000
For a grant to the city of Minneapolis
for public infrastructure improvements
in the following empowerment zone
projects: the Job Creation Area
SEMI-Project and the Near Northside
Redevelopment Project. The city of
Minneapolis must consult and cooperate
with other cities that have
neighborhoods affected by these
projects including, without limitation,
on issues related to noise mitigation
and traffic flow.
This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner has determined
that an equal amount has been committed
from nonstate sources.
Subd. 11. Farmamerica 470,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund.
For a grant for accessibility and
security improvements at Farmamerica -
Minnesota's Agricultural Interpretive
Center in Waseca, Minnesota.
Sec. 23. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 2,000,000
This appropriation is from the general
fund.
To the commissioner of the housing
finance agency for transfer to the
housing development fund to make loans
for transitional housing under
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202,
subdivision 2.
Sec. 24. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Subdivision 1. To the Minnesota
Historical Society for the purposes
specified in this section 5,750,000
Subd. 2. Historic Site
Preservation and Repair 1,750,000
For capital repair, reconstruction, or
replacement of deferred maintenance
needs at state historic sites,
buildings, landscaping at historic
buildings, exhibits, markers, and
monuments. Of this amount $200,000 is
for the asset preservation for Le Duc
Mansion. The society shall determine
project priorities as appropriate based
on need.
Subd. 3. St. Anthony
Falls Heritage Center 3,000,000
To construct, furnish, and equip the
St. Anthony Falls Heritage Center.
This appropriation is added to the
appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter
404, section 25, subdivision 7, and is
not available until the commissioner of
finance has determined that the
necessary additional financing to
complete a project with a total cost of
at least $24,000,000, has been
committed from nonstate sources.
Subd. 4. North West Company
Fur Post Interpretive Center Exhibits 500,000
To construct permanent exhibits at the
North West Company Fur Post
Interpretive Center. This
appropriation is added to the
appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter
404, section 25, subdivision 5.
The hall housing the exhibits is named
the "Senator Janet B. Johnson Exhibit
Hall" and an appropriate plaque so
designating must be prominently located
in the hall.
Subd. 5. County and Local
Preservation Grants 500,000
To be allocated to county and local
jurisdictions as matching money for
historic preservation projects of a
capital nature. Grant recipients must
be public entities and must match state
funds on at least an equal basis. The
facilities must be publicly owned.
Sec. 25. BOND SALE EXPENSES 448,000
To the commissioner of finance for bond
sale expenses under Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.641, subdivision 8. This
appropriation is from the bond proceeds
fund.
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 finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state
in an amount up to $426,870,000 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. [MAXIMUM EFFORT SCHOOL LOAN FUND.] To provide the
money appropriated in this act from the maximum effort school
loan fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue
bonds of the state in an amount up to $44,030,000 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 AND TRANSFERS.]
(a) The $734,000 appropriation in Laws 1994, chapter 643,
section 18, for the design of the labor interpretive center is
canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 1994, chapter
643, section 31, subdivision 1, is reduced by $734,000.
(b) The $1,100,000 appropriation in Laws 1994, chapter 643,
section 19, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 1995, chapter 224,
section 124, and Laws 1997, chapter 183, article 3, section 30,
for the American Indian history center at Bemidji state
university is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws
1994, chapter 643, section 31, subdivision 1, is reduced by
$1,100,000.
(c) $130,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1994, chapter
643, section 23, for dam improvements is canceled. The bond
sale authorization in Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 31,
subdivision 1, is reduced by $130,000.
(d) $383,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1996, chapter
463, section 13, subdivision 9, for a support services facility
near the corner of Mississippi Street and University Avenue is
canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 1996, chapter
643, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by $383,000.
(e) The unobligated balance of the appropriation in Laws
1996, chapter 463, section 15, subdivision 4, for an armory
facility and ramp near the corner of Rice Street and University
Avenue, estimated to be $197,000, is canceled to the general
fund.
(f) $1,355,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1996, chapter
463, section 16, subdivision 5, for the Brainerd bed expansion
project is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 1996,
chapter 463, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by $1,355,000.
(g) The $500,000 appropriation in Laws 1996, chapter 463,
section 22, subdivision 7, for the Battle Point historic site is
canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 1996, chapter
463, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by $500,000.
(h) $10,000,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1997, Second
Special Session chapter 2, section 2, for public safety disaster
assistance funds is canceled. The bond sale authorization in
Laws 1997, Second Special Session chapter 2, section 12, is
reduced by $10,000,000.
(i) $5,800,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter
404, section 13, subdivision 5, for the Minnesota labor
interpretive center is canceled to the general fund.
(j) $1,893,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter
404, section 5, subdivision 5, for the Southwest Metropolitan
Integration Magnet School in Edina is canceled to the general
fund.
(k) The $800,000 appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 404,
section 15, subdivision 5, for a tennis facility in the city of
St. Paul is canceled to the general fund.
(l) The $1,700,000 appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 404,
section 22, for the Battle Point cultural education center is
canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 1998, chapter
404, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by $1,700,000.
(m) The balance of the appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter
404, section 23, subdivision 11, for the St. Cloud community
events center is transferred to the board of trustees of the
Minnesota state colleges and universities to construct a new
athletic facility on the south side of the existing St. Cloud
State University campus. The balance of the bond sale
authorization in Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 27, subdivision
1, attributable to the events center project is to provide the
money for the athletic facility project.
(n) $1,000,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter
404, section 23, subdivision 24, for the Minnesota
African-American Performing Arts Center is canceled. The bond
sale authorization in Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 27,
subdivision 1, is reduced by $1,000,000.
(o) The $4,000,000 appropriation in Laws 1999, chapter 240,
article 1, section 3, for the Southwest Metropolitan Integration
Magnet School in Edina is canceled. The bond sale authorization
in Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 13, is reduced by
$4,000,000.
(p) $321,000 of the unobligated balance of the
appropriation in Laws 1999, chapter 250, article 1, section 12,
subdivision 5, to demolish the capitol square building and
restructure the site as a temporary parking lot is canceled to
the general fund.
Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.641,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [AUTHORITY.] When authorized by a law
enacted in accordance with the constitution, article XI,
sections 5 and 7, the commissioner may shall sell and issue
general obligation bonds of the state evidencing public debt
incurred for any purpose stated in those sections. The full
faith, credit, and taxing powers of the state are irrevocably
pledged for the prompt and full payment of the bonds and
interest. The decision of the commissioner on when to sell
bonds must be based on the funding needs of the capital
projects, the timing of the bond issue to achieve favorable
interest rates, managing cash flow requirements for debt
service, other state debt management considerations, and legal
factors.
Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.642, is
amended to read:
16A.642 [STATE BONDS: REPORTS; CANCELLATIONS.]
Subdivision 1. [REPORTS.] (a) The commissioner of finance
shall report to the chairs of the senate committee on finance
and the house of representatives committees on ways and means
and on capital investment by February 1 of each odd-numbered
year on the following:
(1) all laws authorizing the issuance of state bonds or
appropriating general fund money for state or local
government building capital investment projects enacted more
than five four years before February 1 of that odd-numbered
year; the projects authorized to be acquired and
constructed with the bond proceeds 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 or
appropriating general fund money for state or local
government capital programs or projects other than those
described in clause (1), enacted more than five four years
before February 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.
Subd. 2. [CANCELLATION.] If the commissioner determines
that the purposes for which general obligation bonds of the
state 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. The commissioner must notify
the chairs of the senate finance committee and the house capital
investment committee of any bond authorizations or general fund
appropriations canceled under this subdivision.
Subd. 3. [APPLICATION OF UNUSED BOND PROCEEDS.] All
canceled bond proceeds shall be transferred to the state bond
fund and used to pay or redeem bonds from which they were
derived.
Subd. 4. [GENERAL FUND CANCELLATIONS.] All canceled
general fund appropriations for capital improvement projects
under this section are canceled to the general fund.
Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.67,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [AUTHORIZATION.] The commissioner of
finance, upon request of the governor, is authorized to sell and
issue state bonds to fund the judgment rendered against the
state by the Minnesota supreme court in Cambridge State Bank et
al. v. James, 514 N.W. 2d 565, on April 1, 1994, and related
claims, and interest accrued on the judgment and related claims,
to fund any bond reserve determined to be necessary, and to pay
costs of issuance of the bonds. The proceeds of the bonds are
appropriated for these purposes. The principal amount of the
bonds shall not exceed $400,000,000. The bonds shall be sold
and issued upon such terms and in such manner as the
commissioner shall determine to be in the best interests of the
state. The final maturity of the bonds shall be not later than
June 30, 2005.
Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.67,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. [COVENANTS; AGREEMENTS.] The commissioner may,
for and on behalf of the state, enter into such covenants and
agreements not inconsistent with subdivisions 1 to 4 and
sections 246.18, subdivisions 4 and 6; and 349A.10, subdivision
5, as may be necessary or desirable to facilitate the sale and
issuance of the bonds on terms favorable to the state,
including, but not limited to, covenants and agreements relating
to the payment of and security for the bonds, tax-exemption, and
disclosure of information required by federal and state
securities laws. Such covenants and agreements of the
commissioner constitute an enforceable contract of the state and
the state pledges and agrees with the holders of any bonds that
the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the
commissioner to fulfill the terms of any such covenants or
agreements made with the holders of the bonds, or in any way
impair the rights and remedies of the holders until the bonds,
together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid
installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in
connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of such
holders, are fully met and discharged. The commissioner is
authorized to include this pledge and agreement of the state in
any covenant or agreement with the holders of such bonds. Such
covenants may not include covenants to continue to operate the
state lottery but may include covenants to continue to seek
payment by and reimbursement from nonstate sources of health
care costs so long as any bonds issued pursuant to this section
are outstanding. The provisions of sections 16A.672 and 16A.675
are applicable to the bonds. The commissioner may pay to the
United States of America any rebate in the amounts and at the
times required by the United States Internal Revenue Code and
treasury regulations promulgated thereunder in order to maintain
the federal tax exemption of bonds issued under this section.
Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.6701,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. [FEES CREDITED TO SPECIAL REVENUE FUND.] During
any period in which bonds are issued and outstanding under
section 16A.67, all state license and service fees must be
credited to the special revenue fund created in section 16A.67,
subdivision 3. Money credited to the special revenue fund must
be transferred to the debt service fund established in section
16A.67, subdivision 4, at the times and in the amounts
determined by the commissioner of finance to be necessary to
provide for the payment and security of bonds issued pursuant to
section 16A.67. On or before the tenth day of each month, any
money in the special revenue fund not required to be transferred
to the debt service fund must be transferred to the general
fund. If bonds are not issued and outstanding under section
16A.67, all state license and service fees must be credited to
the general fund.
Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.671,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [AUTHORITY; ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION.] To
ensure that cash is available when needed to pay warrants drawn
on the general fund under appropriations and allotments, the
governor may authorize the commissioner may (1) to issue
certificates of indebtedness in anticipation of the collection
of taxes levied for and other revenues appropriated to the
general fund for expenditure during each biennium; and (2) to
issue additional certificates to refund outstanding certificates
and interest on them, under the constitution, article XI,
section 6.
Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.671,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. [ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION.] Before certificates
are initially sold by any of the methods authorized in
subdivision 6, the governor commissioner shall seek the advisory
recommendation of the legislative advisory commission, or if
there is no commission, the executive council, on (1) the
necessity of issuing them, (2) the terms and conditions of the
sale, and (3) the maximum amount to be issued and outstanding
under the authorization. If the commission or council does not
make a recommendation promptly, the recommendation is negative.
An additional recommendation is not required for refunding
outstanding certificates or for each issuance of certificates in
accordance with an approved line of credit, underwriting, or
placement agreement.
Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section
16B.616, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2000, chapter 417,
section 1, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. [SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.] In places of public
accommodation using bleacher seating, all bleachers or bleacher
open spaces over 55 inches above grade or the floor below, and
all bleacher guardrails if any part of the guardrail is over 30
inches above grade or the floor below must conform to the
following safety requirements:
(1) the open space between bleacher footboards, seats, and
guardrails must not exceed four inches, unless approved safety
nets are installed, except that retractable bleachers already in
place as of January 1, 2001, with may have open spaces not
exceeding nine inches, are exempt from the requirement of this
clause and any bleachers owned by the University of Minnesota,
the Minnesota state colleges and universities, or a private
college or university may have open spaces not exceeding nine
inches;
(2) bleachers must have vertical perimeter guardrails with
no more than four-inch rail spacing between vertical rails or
other approved guardrails that address climbability and are
designed to prevent accidents; and
(3) the state building official shall determine whether the
safety nets and guardrail climbability meet the requirements of
the alternate design section of the State Building Code. All
new bleachers manufactured, installed, sold, or distributed
after January 1, 2001, must comply with the State Building Code
in effect and this subdivision.
Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section
16B.616, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2000, chapter 417,
section 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. [ENFORCEMENT.] (a) A statutory or home rule
charter city that is not covered by the code because of action
taken under section 16B.72 or 16B.73 is responsible for
enforcement in the city of the code's requirements for bleacher
safety. In all other areas where the code does not apply
because of action taken under section 16B.72 or 16B.73, the
county is responsible for enforcement of those requirements.
(b) Municipalities that have not adopted the code may
enforce the code requirements for bleacher safety by either
entering into a joint powers agreement for enforcement with
another municipality that has adopted the code or contracting
for enforcement with a qualified and certified building official
or state licensed design professional to enforce the code.
(c) Municipalities, school districts, organizations,
individuals, and other persons operating or owning places of
public accommodation with bleachers that are subject to the
safety requirements in subdivision 3 shall provide a signed
certification of compliance to the commissioner by January 1,
2002. For bleachers exempted by subject to the exception in
subdivision 3, clause (1), entities covered by this paragraph
must have on file a bleacher safety management plan and
amortization schedule. The certification shall be prepared by a
qualified and certified building official or state licensed
design professional and shall certify that the bleachers have
been inspected and are in compliance with the requirements of
this section and are structurally sound. For bleachers owned by
a school district, the person the district designates to be
responsible for buildings and grounds may make the certification.
Sec. 37. [BIG BOG STATE RECREATION AREA.]
Subdivision 1. [85.013] [Subd. 2c.] [BIG BOG STATE
RECREATION AREA, BELTRAMI COUNTY.] Big Bog state recreation area
is established in Beltrami county.
Subd. 2. [PURPOSE.] The Big Bog state recreation area is
created to expand and diversify regional recreational
opportunities and to enrich the cultural, biological, and
historical opportunities for visitors to an area of the state
that has suffered severe economic distress. The Big Bog
recreational area will also enhance public appreciation and
provide for the long-term protection of a unique ecosystem.
Subd. 3. [BOUNDARIES.] The following described lands are
located within the boundaries of Big Bog state recreation area,
all in Beltrami county:
(1) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3 of Section 8, Township 154
North, Range 30 West, EXCEPT a tract in Government Lot 3
beginning 100 feet North of the South boundary of Government Lot
3 on the east right-of-way line of State Trunk Highway 72;
thence northerly 200 feet along said trunk highway; thence East
to the westerly right-of-way line of old Trunk Highway 72;
thence southerly 200 feet along said right-of-way line; thence
westerly to the point of beginning;
(2) all of Sections 25, 26, and 27; the east Half, the
Northwest Quarter, and the North Half of the Southwest Quarter
of Section 34; the North Half and the Southwest Quarter of
Section 35; the North Half, the East Half of the Southwest
Quarter, the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, the
West Half of the Southeast Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter of
the Southeast Quarter of Section 36, all in Township 156 North,
Range 31 West; and
(3) all of Sections 1 and 2; the East Half of Section 3;
the East Half, the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
the East Half of the Southwest Quarter, and the Southwest
Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 10; and all of
Sections 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, all in Township 155 North,
Range 31 West.
Subd. 4. [ADMINISTRATION.] The commissioner of natural
resources shall administer the area according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 3, subject to existing
rules and regulations for state recreation areas.
Subd. 5. [CONTINUED LEASE OF LAND IN BIG BOG STATE
RECREATION AREA.] Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections
85.011, 85.013, 85.053, and 86A.05, the commissioner of natural
resources may continue to lease, upon the terms and conditions
as the commissioner may prescribe and in the form approved by
the attorney general, land within the Big Bog state recreation
area that is included in lease number 144-15-109 to Waskish
township.
Sec. 38. [RED RIVER STATE RECREATION AREA.]
Subdivision 1. [85.013] [Subd. 20a.] [RED RIVER STATE
RECREATION AREA, POLK COUNTY.] The Red River state recreation
area is established in Polk county.
Subd. 2. [BOUNDARIES.] The following described lands are
located within the boundaries of the Red River state recreation
area, all in Polk county:
(1) Lots 3 to 14 of Block 2 including streets and alleys
adjacent thereto in Riverside Addition;
(2) Block 1 including streets and alleys adjacent thereto
in Surprenant's Addition;
(3) Lots 1 to 24 including streets and alleys adjacent
thereto in Grigg's Addition;
(4) Lots 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 of Block 1, Block 3, Lots 1
to 10 of Block 4, and Lots 1 to 12 in Blocks A and B including
streets and alleys adjacent thereto in Grand Forks East;
(5) Lots 1 to 5 of Block 1 and Blocks 2 to 14 including
streets and alleys adjacent thereto in Lake Park Addition;
(6) Lots 1 to 7 and Lots 19 to 24 of Block 2 including
streets and alleys adjacent thereto in E.B. Frederick's
Addition;
(7) Lots 1 to 3 of Block 1 and Blocks 2, 3, and 4 including
streets and alleys adjacent thereto in Budge's First Addition;
(8) Lots 1 to 4 of Block 1 including streets and alleys
adjacent thereto in River Heights 1st Addition;
(9) Blocks 1 and 2 including streets and alleys adjacent
thereto in Thompson's Addition;
(10) Lots 1 to 12 of Block 1, Lots 4 to 12 of Block 2,
Block 3, and Lots 1 to 4 of Block 4 in Edwards Outlots and
Outlots 4 to 8 including streets and alleys adjacent thereto in
Auditor's Plat of Outlots;
(11) Auditor's Plat of Mrs. Hines' Outlot;
(12) Lots 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, and 24 of Block
3 and Lots 1 to 8 of Block 2 including streets and alleys
adjacent thereto in the Original Townsite of East Grand Forks;
(13) Blocks 1 to 8 including streets and alleys adjacent
thereto in Woodland Addition;
(14) Lots 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, and 23 of
Block 31 and Blocks 32 to 38 including streets and alleys
adjacent thereto in Traill's Addition;
(15) Blocks 2 to 16 including streets and alleys adjacent
thereto in Elm Grove;
(16) Block 1, Lots 1 to 11 of Block 2, and Lots 1 to 11 of
Block 3 including streets and alleys adjacent thereto in O'Leary
and Ryan's Addition to Elm Grove;
(17) Lots 6 to 10 of Block 1, Lots 8 to 35 of Block 2,
Blocks 3, 4, and 5 including streets and alleys adjacent thereto
in Folson Park Addition;
(18) Lots 1 to 6 of Block 1 in Jerome's Addition;
(19) Lots 1 to 4 of Block 3 in Prestige Addition;
(20) Lots 1 to 14 of Block 1 in Riverview Addition;
(21) Lots 6 to 16 of Block 3 in Riverview 3rd Addition;
(22) Lots 1 to 4 of Block 1 in Riverview 4th Addition;
(23) Lots 1 and 2 of Block 1 in Riverview 5th Addition;
(24) Lots 1 to 9 of Block 1 and Outlot A in Riverview 6th
Addition;
(25) Lots 1 to 18 of Block 1 and Lots 1 to 5 of Block 2
including streets and alleys adjacent thereto in Timberline 2nd
Addition;
(26) Lots 14 to 16 of Block 1 including streets and alleys
adjacent thereto in Timberline Addition;
(27) Lots 19 and 20 including streets and alleys adjacent
thereto in Murphy's Outlots;
(28) Lots 1 to 10 of Block 1 including streets and alleys
thereto in Croy's 2nd Addition;
(29) Lots 1 to 6 of Block 1 including the streets and
alleys adjacent thereto in Point of Woods 2nd Addition;
(30) Lots 1 to 6 of Block 1 including the streets and
alleys adjacent thereto in Point of Woods Addition;
(31) the unplatted portions of Government Lots 1, 2, and 3
of Section 35, Township 152 North, Range 50 West;
(32) all of Government Lot 7, the unplatted portion of
Government Lot 9, and that part of Government Lots 6 and 8 and
the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter lying
southwesterly of the southwesterly right-of-way line of the
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad of Section 1, Township
151 North, Range 50 West;
(33) the unplatted portions of Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5,
and 6 of Section 2, Township 151 North, Range 50 West;
(34) all of Government Lots 1 and 2 of Section 11, Township
151 North, Range 50 West;
(35) all of Government Lots 1, 7, and 11, the unplatted
portions of Government Lots 3, 5, 9, and 10, and the Northeast
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 151
North, Range 50;
(36) all of Government Lots 1 and 2, the Southwest Quarter
of the Northwest Quarter, and the Northwest Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter of Section 13, Township 151 North, Range 50
West;
(37) all of Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Section 14;
Township 151 North, Range 50 West;
(38) that part of Government Lot 7 lying southwesterly of
the southwesterly right-of-way line of the Burlington Northern
and Santa Fe Railroad of Section 6, Township 151 North, Range 49
West; and
(39) all of Government Lots 2, 6, 7, and 9, the Northwest
Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter, the unplatted portions of Government Lots 3
and 5, and that part of Government Lot 1 and the Northeast
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter lying southwesterly of the
southwesterly right-of-way line of the Burlington Northern and
Santa Fe Railroad of Section 7, Township 151 North, Range 49
West.
Subd. 3. [ADMINISTRATION.] The commissioner of natural
resources shall administer the area according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 3, subject to existing
rules and regulations for state recreation areas. The
commissioner shall appoint a citizens' oversight committee to
assist with developing and managing the area. The committee
shall serve without compensation and is exempt from Minnesota
Statutes, section 15.059.
Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.015, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 8a. [MILL TOWNS TRAIL.] (a) The trail shall
originate at a point commonly known as Faribault Junction in
Rice county, the termination point of the Sakatah Singing Hills
Trail, and shall extend through the towns of Faribault, Dundas,
Northfield, Waterford, and Randolph, to the termination point of
the Cannon Valley Trail in Cannon Falls. The trail may be
located within the Cannon River wild, scenic, and recreational
river land use district.
(b) The trail shall be developed primarily for riding and
hiking. Motorized vehicles, except snowmobiles, are prohibited
from the trail.
Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section
85.019, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:
Subd. 4b. [REGIONAL TRAILS.] The commissioner shall
administer a program to provide grants to units of government
for up to 50 percent of the costs of acquisition and betterment
of public land and improvements needed for trails outside the
metropolitan area deemed to be of regional significance
according to criteria published by the commissioner. Recipients
must provide a nonstate cash match of at least one-half of total
eligible project costs. If land used for the trails is not in
full public ownership, then the recipients must prove it is
dedicated to the purposes of the grants for at least 20
years. The commissioner shall make payment to a unit of
government upon receiving documentation of reimbursable
expenditures. A unit of government may enter into a lease or
management agreement for the trail, subject to section 16A.695.
Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 103F.161, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 3. [RED RIVER BASIN FLOOD MITIGATION
PROJECTS.] Notwithstanding subdivision 2, a grant for
implementation of a flood hazard mitigation project in the Red
river basin that is consistent with the 1998 mediation agreement
and approved by the Red river flood damage reduction work group
may be for up to 75 percent of the cost of the proposed
mitigation measures for the Agassiz-Audubon, North Ottawa, Hay
creek, and Thief River subwatershed projects.
Sec. 42. [115.445] [NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.]
Before the pollution control agency may issue a permit for
a new wastewater treatment system that requires a national
pollutant discharge elimination system permit or a state
disposal system permit, and before construction of the system
may begin, the following requirements must be met:
(1) the project proposer must provide notice to other
political subdivisions as required by section 116.182,
subdivision 3a, unless section 116.182, subdivision 3a, does not
apply to the project; and
(2) the agency shall evaluate wastewater treatment
alternatives to the proposed project that are included in the
facilities plan, and any comments received on the facilities
plan, considering environmental and cost factors, and shall make
the information available to the public and may make written
findings regarding its evaluation.
Sec. 43. [115.447] [TRACKING REPORT FOR NEW WASTEWATER
FACILITIES.]
The pollution control agency shall annually prepare a
report tracking the location and capacity of each new wastewater
treatment system requiring a national pollutant discharge
elimination system or state disposal system permit built after
May 1, 2000. The annual report must also provide the total
number of new systems built after that date. The commissioner
shall submit the report to the chairs of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over environmental policy and
finance by February 1 of each year.
Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116.182,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] (a) For the purposes of this
section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings
given them.
(b) "Agency" means the pollution control agency.
(c) "Authority" means the public facilities authority
established in section 446A.03.
(d) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the pollution
control agency.
(e) "Essential project components" means those components
of a wastewater disposal system that are necessary to convey or
treat a municipality's existing wastewater flows and loadings,
and future wastewater flows and loadings based on 50 percent of
the projected residential growth of the municipality for a
20-year period.
(f) "Municipality" means a county, home rule charter or
statutory city, town, the metropolitan council, an Indian tribe
or an authorized Indian tribal organization; or any other
governmental subdivision of the state responsible by law for the
prevention, control, and abatement of water pollution in any
area of the state.
(g) "Outstanding international resource value waters" are
the surface waters of the state in the Lake Superior Basin,
other than Class 7 waters and those waters designated as
outstanding resource value waters.
(h) "Outstanding resource value waters" are those that have
high water quality, wilderness characteristics, unique
scientific or ecological significance, exceptional recreation
value, or other special qualities that warrant special
protection.
Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.561, is
amended to read:
116J.561 [CREATION OF ACCOUNT ACCOUNTS.]
A Two redevelopment account is accounts are created, one
in the general fund and one in the bond proceeds fund. Money in
the account accounts may be used to make grants as provided in
section 116J.564 and to pay for the commissioner's costs in
reviewing applications and making grants.
Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section
116J.567, is amended to read:
116J.567 [SALE OF LAND.]
Bond proceeds funds Money in the account in the bond
proceeds fund may only be used for redevelopment costs for
publicly owned property. Nonbond proceeds funds Money in the
account in the general fund may be used for redevelopment costs
as defined in section 116J.562, subdivision 2, provided that the
land upon which the improvements are made will ultimately be
sold to a private developer at the fair market value of the
land, unless it can be determined by the commissioner that a
sale for less than fair market value does not result in a
subsidy to a private business or developer. Net sale proceeds,
up to the amount of the grant, must be paid to the account by
the development authority within two years of the sale. The
sale and repayment provisions of this section do not apply to
lands that will be acquired with nonbond money other than bond
proceeds funds and retained in public ownership for
infrastructure improvement and ponding or other environmental
infrastructure. For the purpose of this section, "net sales
proceeds" means the purchase price of the land minus
redevelopment costs related to the land including redevelopment
costs paid with grants made under section 116J.564.
Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section
119A.45, as amended by Laws 2000, chapter 444, article 2,
section 3, is amended to read:
119A.45 [EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING AND CHILD PROTECTION
FACILITIES.]
The commissioner may make grants to state agencies and
political subdivisions to construct or rehabilitate facilities
for early childhood programs, with priority to centers in
counties or municipalities with the highest percentage of
children living in poverty. The commissioner may also make
grants to state agencies and political subdivisions to construct
or rehabilitate facilities for crisis nurseries or parenting
time centers. The facilities must be owned by the state or a
political subdivision, but may be leased under section 16A.695
to organizations that operate the programs. The commissioner
must prescribe the terms and conditions of the leases. A grant
for an individual facility must not exceed $200,000 for each
program that is housed in the facility, up to a maximum of
$500,000 for a facility that houses three programs or more.
Programs include Head Start, early childhood and family
education programs, and other early childhood intervention
programs. The commissioner must give priority to grants that
involve collaboration among sponsors of programs under this
section and may give priority to projects that collaborate with
child care providers, including all-day and school-age child
care programs, special needs care, sick child care, and
nontraditional hour care, and programs that include services to
refugee and immigrant families. The commissioner may give
priority to grants for programs that will increase their child
care workers' wages as a result of the grant. At least 25
percent of the amounts appropriated for these grants up to
$50,000 must utilize youthbuild under sections 268.361 to
268.366 or other youth employment and training programs for the
labor portion of the construction. Eligible programs must
consult with appropriate labor organizations to deliver
education and training. State appropriations must be matched on
a 50 percent basis with nonstate funds. The matching
requirement must apply programwide and not to individual grants.
Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section
124D.88, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. [GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS.] (a) Any group of
school districts that meets the criteria required under
paragraph (b)(1) may apply for a magnet school grant in an
amount not to exceed $20,800,000 for the approved costs or
expansion of a magnet school facility.
(b)(1) Any group of districts that submits an application
for a grant shall submit a proposal to the commissioner for
review and comment under section 123B.71, and the commissioner
shall prepare a review and comment on the proposed magnet school
facility, regardless of the amount of the capital expenditure
required to design, acquire, construct, remodel, improve,
furnish, or equip the facility. The commissioner must not
approve an application for a magnet school grant for any
facility unless the facility receives a favorable review and
comment under section 123B.71 and the participating districts:
(i) establish a joint powers board under section 471.59 to
represent all participating districts and govern the magnet
school facility;
(ii) design the planned magnet school facility to meet the
applicable requirements contained in Minnesota Rules, chapter
3535;
(iii) submit a statement of need, including reasons why the
magnet school will facilitate integration and improve learning;
(iv) prepare an educational plan that includes input from
both community and professional staff; and
(v) develop an education program that will improve learning
opportunities for students attending the magnet school.
(2) The districts may develop a plan that permits social
service, health, and other programs serving students and
community residents to be located within the magnet school
facility. The commissioner shall consider this plan when
preparing a review and comment on the proposed facility.
(c) When two or more districts enter into an agreement
establishing a joint powers board to govern the magnet school
facility, all member districts shall have the same powers.
(d) A joint powers board of participating school districts
established under paragraphs (b) and (c) that intends to apply
for a grant must adopt a resolution stating the costs of the
proposed project, the purpose for which the debt is to be
incurred, and an estimate of the dates when the contracts for
the proposed project will be completed. A copy of the
resolution must accompany any application for a state grant
under this section.
(e)(1) The commissioner shall examine and consider all
grant applications. If the commissioner finds that any joint
powers district is not a qualified grant applicant, the
commissioner shall promptly notify that joint powers board. The
commissioner shall make awards to no more than two qualified
applicants whose applications have been on file with the
commissioner more than 30 days.
(2) A grant award is subject to verification by the joint
powers board under paragraph (f). A grant award must not be
made until the participating districts determine the site of the
magnet school facility. If the total amount of the approved
applications exceeds the amount of grant funding that is or can
be made available, the commissioner shall allot the available
amount equally between the approved applicant districts. The
commissioner shall promptly certify to each qualified joint
powers board the amount, if any, of the grant awarded to it.
(f) Each grant must be evidenced by a contract between the
joint powers board and the state acting through the
commissioner. The contract obligates the state to pay to the
joint powers board an amount computed according to paragraph
(e)(2) and a schedule, and terms and conditions acceptable to
the commissioner of finance.
(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 123B.02,
subdivision 3, the joint powers and its individual members may
enter into long-term lease agreements as part of the magnet
school program.
Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 134.45, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 5a. [PROHIBITION ON PORNOGRAPHIC USE OF INTERNET.] A
public library jurisdiction is not eligible for a grant under
this section unless it has adopted a policy to prohibit library
users from using the library's Internet access to view, print,
or distribute material that is obscene within the meaning of
section 617.241.
Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 135A.034, is
amended to read:
135A.034 [BUDGET PRIORITIES.]
Subdivision 1. [OPERATING BUDGET.] The governing boards of
the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota state colleges
and universities, the community colleges, and the technical
colleges shall each develop, for legislative and executive
branch acceptance, its highest budget priorities in accordance
with statewide objectives for higher education. It is the
intent of the legislature to appropriate at least 67 percent of
the total cost of instruction after adjusting for inflation and
enrollment changes. However, in the event of a budget
shortfall, or if funding of inflation is not possible, available
funding shall first be applied to the agreed upon budget
priorities.
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.
Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 136F.36,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE, DEVELOP, AND SELL
REAL PROPERTY FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES.] For the purpose of
instructional construction by technical colleges, the board may
build, sell, or transfer personal property and may purchase or
otherwise acquire real property that it does not intend to use
as a permanent educational site. The board may, upon the terms
and conditions it sets, develop and, sell, transfer, or
otherwise dispose of real property acquired under this section.
A sale shall, transfer, or other disposition must be for at
fair market value. For purposes of this section, a sale price
resulting from public bidding, public auction, or negotiations
between unrelated parties acting in their self-interest is fair
market value. Where real property acquired under this section
cannot be sold for fair market value, the board may lease the
real property under the terms and conditions it sets. The board
may also contract for the use of real property it does not own.
Where the board makes improvements to real property it does not
own, the landowner shall may compensate the board for the fair
market value, nominal consideration, or without consideration as
may be agreed on between the parties, of the board's
contribution to the improvements. No other authorizing
legislation or legislative approval is required for an
acquisition, improvement, or sale under this section. Proceeds
from the sale, lease, or improvement of real property under this
section are appropriated to the board.
Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 136F.36,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. [WARRANTIES.] The board may, in its discretion,
offer the warranties contained in chapter 327A, less extensive
warranties or no warranties.
Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 136F.36, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 5. [STATE EMPLOYEE PURCHASE.] Notwithstanding
section 15.054, personal or real property resulting from
instructional construction by technical colleges may be sold to
a state employee under the following conditions:
(1) there is reasonable public notice of the sale;
(2) the sale is by public auction, sealed bid, or listing
with a licensed real estate broker;
(3) the state employee offers the highest price; and
(4) the state employee was not involved in the development
of the property or the award of the sale.
Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 136F.60, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 4. [TRANSFER OF STATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY-OWNED
IMPROVEMENTS.] The board may sell, transfer, or otherwise
dispose of an improvement located on state-owned lands, the
compensation for which shall be determined by the board. The
sale, transfer, or disposition must be accomplished by a bill of
sale describing the improvement transferred and the terms and
conditions of the sale or transfer. Proceeds from the sale,
transfer, or disposition must be retained by the board unless
otherwise provided by section 16A.695 or other law.
Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 136F.64,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [GENERAL AUTHORITY; CONSTRUCTION;
IMPROVEMENTS.] (a) Specific legislative authority is not
required for repairs or minor capital projects financed with
operating appropriation or institutional receipts that:
(1) are undertaken for asset preservation or code
compliance purposes; or
(2) do not materially increase the net square footage of
the institution; and
(3) do not materially increase the costs of instructional
programs.
For any project under this section with a cost in excess of
$50,000, unless the board of trustees determines that an
emergency exists, the board must notify the chair of the finance
committee of the senate, and the chairs of the ways and means
committee and the capital investment committee of the house in
writing before incurring any contractual obligations.
(b) The board shall supervise and control the preparation
of plans and specifications for the construction, alteration,
repair, or enlargement of state college and university
buildings, structures, and improvements for which appropriations
are made to the board. The board shall advertise for bids and
award contracts in connection with the improvements, supervise
and inspect the work, approve necessary changes in the plans and
specifications, approve estimates for payment, and accept the
improvements when completed according to the plans and
specifications.
Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 136F.98,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [ISSUANCE OF BONDS.] The board of trustees
of the Minnesota state colleges and universities or a successor
may issue additional revenue bonds under sections 136F.90 to
136F.97 in an whose aggregate principal amount at any time may
not exceeding $40,000,000, subject to the resolutions
authorizing its outstanding revenue bonds exceed $100,000,000,
and payable from the revenue appropriated to the fund
established by section 136F.94, and use the proceeds together
with other public or private money that may otherwise become
available to acquire land, and to acquire, construct, complete,
remodel, and equip structures or portions thereof to be used for
dormitory, residence hall, student union, food service, and
related parking purposes at the state universities. Before
issuing the bonds or any part of them, the board shall consult
with and obtain the advisory recommendations of the chairs of
the house ways and means committee and the senate finance
committee about the facilities to be financed by the bonds.
Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 193.143, is
amended to read:
193.143 [STATE ARMORY BUILDING COMMISSION, POWERS.]
Such corporation, subject to the conditions and limitations
prescribed in sections 193.141 to 193.149, shall possess all the
powers of a body corporate necessary and convenient to
accomplish the objectives and perform the duties prescribed by
sections 193.141 to 193.149, including the following, which
shall not be construed as a limitation upon the general powers
hereby conferred:
(1) To acquire by lease, purchase, gift, or condemnation
proceedings all necessary right, title, and interest in and to
the lands required for a site for a new armory and all other
real or personal property required for the purposes contemplated
by the Military Code and to hold and dispose of the same,
subject to the conditions and limitations herein prescribed;
provided that any such real or personal property or interest
therein may be so acquired or accepted subject to any condition
which may be imposed thereon by the grantor or donor and agreed
to by such corporation not inconsistent with the proper use of
such property by the state for armory or military purposes as
herein provided.
(2) To exercise the right of eminent domain in the manner
provided by chapter 117, for the purpose of acquiring any
property which such corporation is herein authorized to acquire
by condemnation; provided, that the corporation may take
possession of any such property so to be acquired at any time
after the filing of the petition describing the same in
condemnation proceedings; provided further, that this shall not
preclude the corporation from abandoning the condemnation of any
such property in any case where possession thereof has not been
taken.
(3) To construct and equip new armories as authorized
herein; to pay therefor out of the funds obtained as hereinafter
provided and to hold, manage, and dispose of such armory,
equipment, and site as hereinafter provided. The total amount
of bonds issued on account of such armories shall not exceed the
amount of the cost thereof; provided also, that the total bonded
indebtedness of the commission shall not at any time exceed the
aggregate sum of $7,000,000 $15,000,000.
(4) To provide partnerships with federal and state
governments and to match federal and local funds, when available.
(5) To sue and be sued.
(5) (6) To contract and be contracted with in any matter
connected with any purpose or activity within the powers of such
corporations as herein specified; provided, that no officer or
member of such corporation shall be personally interested,
directly or indirectly, in any contract in which such
corporation is interested.
(6) (7) To employ any and all professional and
nonprofessional services and all agents, employees, workers, and
servants necessary and proper for the purposes and activities of
such corporation as authorized or contemplated herein and to pay
for the same out of any portion of the income of the corporation
available for such purposes or activities. The officers and
members of such corporation shall not receive any compensation
therefrom, but may receive their reasonable and necessary
expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their
duties; provided however, that whenever the duties of any member
of the commission require full time and attention the commission
may compensate the member therefor at such rates as it may
determine.
(7) (8) To borrow money and issue bonds for the purposes
and in the manner and within the limitations herein specified,
and to pledge any and all property and income of such
corporation acquired or received as herein provided to secure
the payment of such bonds, subject to the provisions and
limitations herein prescribed, and to redeem any such bonds if
so provided therein or in the mortgage or trust deed
accompanying the same.
(8) (9) To use for the following purposes any available
money received by such corporation from any source as herein
provided in excess of those required for the payment of the cost
of such armory and for the payment of any bonds issued by the
corporation and interest thereon according to the terms of such
bonds or of any mortgage or trust deed accompanying the same:
(a) To pay the necessary incidental expenses of carrying on
the business and activities of the corporation as herein
authorized;
(b) To pay the cost of operating, maintaining, repairing,
and improving such new armories;
(c) If any further excess moneys remain, to purchase upon
the open market at or above or below the face or par value
thereof any bonds issued by the corporation as herein
authorized; provided, that any bonds so purchased shall
thereupon be canceled.
(9) (10) To adopt and use a corporate seal.
(10) (11) To adopt all needful bylaws and rules for the
conduct of business and affairs of such corporation and for the
management and use of all armories while under the ownership and
control of such corporation as herein provided, not inconsistent
with the use of such armory for armory or military purposes.
(11) (12) Such corporation shall issue no stock.
(12) (13) No officer or member of such corporation shall
have any personal share or interest in any funds or property of
the corporation or be subject to any personal liability by
reason of any liability of the corporation.
(13) (14) The Minnesota state armory building commission
created under section 193.142 shall keep all money and credits
received by it as a single fund, to be designated as the
"Minnesota state armory building commission fund," with separate
accounts for each armory; and the commission may make transfers
of money from funds appertaining to any armory under its control
for use for any other such armory; provided such transfers shall
be made only from money on hand, from time to time, in excess of
the amounts required to meet payments of interest or principal
on bonds or other obligations appertaining to the armory to
which such funds pertain and only when necessary to pay expenses
of construction, operation, maintenance, and debt service of
such other armory; provided further, no such transfer of any
money paid for the support of any armory by the municipality in
which such armory is situated shall be made by the commission.
(14) (15) The corporation created under section 193.142 may
designate one or more state or national banks as depositories of
its funds, and may provide, upon such conditions as the
corporation may determine, that the treasurer of the corporation
shall be exempt from personal liability for loss of funds
deposited in any such depository due to the insolvency or other
acts or omissions of such depository.
(15) (16) The governor is empowered to apply for grants of
money, equipment, and materials which may be made available to
the states by the federal government for leasing, building, and
equipping armories for the use of the military forces of the
state which are reserve components of the armed forces of the
United States, whenever the governor is satisfied that the
conditions under which such grants are offered by the federal
government, are for the best interests of the state and are not
inconsistent with the laws of the state relating to armories,
and to accept such grants in the name of the state. The
Minnesota state armory building commission is designated as the
agency of the state to receive such grants and to use them for
armory purposes as prescribed in this chapter, and by federal
laws, and regulations not inconsistent therewith.
Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 246.18,
subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7. [USE OF CERTAIN REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS.] Except as
provided in subdivisions 2, 5, and 6, and unless otherwise
required by federal law, during any period in which bonds are
issued and outstanding under section 16A.67, all money received
from the federal government or other nonstate source for payment
or reimbursement of health care costs incurred at regional
treatment centers, state nursing homes, and other state
facilities as defined in section 246.50, subdivision 3, must be
credited to the special revenue fund created in section 16A.67,
subdivision 3. Money credited to the special revenue fund must
be transferred to the debt service fund established in section
16A.67, subdivision 4, at the times and in the amounts
determined by order of the commissioner of finance to be
necessary to provide for the payment and security of bonds
issued pursuant to section 16A.67. On or before the tenth day
of each month, any money in the special revenue fund not
required to be transferred to the debt service fund must be
transferred to the general fund. Except as provided in
subdivisions 2, 5, and 6, and unless otherwise required by
federal law, if bonds are not issued and outstanding under
section 16A.67, all money received from the federal government
or other nonstate source for payment or reimbursement of health
care costs incurred at regional treatment centers, state nursing
homes, and other state facilities as defined in section 246.50,
subdivision 3, must be credited to the general fund.
Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 349A.10,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. [DEPOSIT OF NET PROCEEDS.] Within 30 days after
the end of each month, the director shall deposit in the state
treasury the net proceeds of the lottery, which is the balance
in the lottery fund after transfers to the lottery prize fund
and credits to the lottery operations account. Of the net
proceeds, 40 percent must be credited to the Minnesota
environment and natural resources trust fund, and during any
period in which bonds are issued and outstanding under section
16A.67, the remainder must be credited to the special revenue
fund created in section 16A.67, subdivision 3, provided that if
bonds are not issued and outstanding under section 16A.67, such
remainder must be credited to the general fund. Money credited
to the special revenue fund must be transferred to the debt
service fund established in section 16A.67, subdivision 4, at
the times and in the amounts determined by the commissioner of
finance to be necessary to provide for the payment and security
of bonds issued pursuant to section 16A.67. On or before the
tenth day of each month, any money in the special revenue fund
not required to be transferred to the debt service fund must be
transferred to the general fund.
Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section
446A.072, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. [FUNDING LEVEL.] (a) The authority shall provide
supplemental assistance for essential project component costs as
certified by the commissioner of the pollution control agency
under section 116.182, subdivision 4.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), a municipality may
not receive more than $4,000,000, or $15,000 per existing
connection, whichever is less, under this section unless
specifically approved by law. If a project would be eligible
for more than $4,000,000 under paragraph (e), the authority
shall include a description of the project and the financing
plan in its report on needs in subdivision 11.
(c) A sanitary district or multijurisdictional wastewater
treatment district may receive an additional $1,000,000 for each
municipality participating up to a maximum grant of $8,000,000,
unless a higher amount is specifically approved by law. If a
project would be eligible for more than $8,000,000 under
paragraph (e), the authority shall include a description of the
project and the financing plan in its report on needs in
subdivision 11.
(d) The authority shall provide supplemental assistance for
up to one-half of the eligible grant funding level determined by
the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development
funding for projects listed on the agency's project priority
list, in priority order. In the case of multijurisdictional
projects when the United States Department of Agriculture Rural
Development is unable to fully fund up to one-half of the
eligible grant amount, the authority may provide up to an
additional $1,000,000 for each municipality participating up to
the limits under paragraph (c) but not to exceed the maximum
grant level determined by the United States Department of
Agriculture Rural Development as needed to keep the project
affordable. For municipalities that are not eligible for United
States Department of Agriculture Rural Development funding for
wastewater, the authority shall provide supplemental assistance
for: (1) essential project component costs calculated by first
determining the amount needed to reduce a municipality's annual
residential sewer costs to 1.4 percent of the municipality's
median household income or $25 per month per household,
whichever is greater, and then multiplying that amount by 80
percent to determine the actual award amount to supplement loans
under section 446A.07; and (2) up to 50 percent of the
incremental costs specifically identified by the agency as being
attributable to more stringent wastewater standards required to
protect outstanding resource value waters or outstanding
international resource value waters.
(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), in the event that a
municipality's monthly residential sewer service charges average
above $50, the authority will provide 90 percent of the grant
amount needed to reduce the average monthly sewer service charge
to $50, provided the project is ranked in the top 50 percentile
of the agency's intended use plan.
(f) The authority shall provide supplemental assistance to
a municipality that would not otherwise qualify for supplemental
assistance if:
(1) the municipality voluntarily accepts a sewer connection
from another governmental unit to serve residential, industrial,
or commercial developments that were completed before March 1,
1996, or are on lots whose plats were recorded before that date;
and
(2) fees charged by the municipality for the connection
must take into account state and federal grants used by the
municipality for the construction of the treatment plant.
The amount of supplemental assistance under this paragraph must
be sufficient to reduce debt service payments under section
446A.07 to an extent equivalent to a zero percent loan in an
amount up to the other governmental unit's project costs
necessary for connection. Eligibility for supplemental
assistance under this paragraph ends three years after the
agency certifies that the connection has met the operational
performance standards established by the agency.
Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 462A.202,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. [TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.] The agency may make loans
with or without interest to cities and counties to finance the
acquisition, improvement, and rehabilitation of existing housing
properties or the acquisition, site improvement, and development
of new properties for the purposes of providing transitional
housing, upon terms and conditions the agency determines. For
purposes of this section, "transitional housing" means housing
that is provided for a limited duration not exceeding 24 months,
except that up to one-third of the residents may live in the
housing for up to 36 months. Preference must be given to cities
that propose to acquire properties being sold by the resolution
trust corporation or the department of housing and urban
development. Loans under this subdivision are subject to the
restrictions in subdivision 7.
Sec. 62. Laws 1984, chapter 597, section 22, is amended to
read:
Sec. 22. [TRANSPORTATION BONDS.]
To provide the money appropriated in this act from the
state transportation fund the commissioner of finance upon
request of the governor shall sell and issue bonds of the state
in an amount up to $16,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
174.50, 174.51, and by the Constitution, article XI, sections 4
to 7.
Sec. 63. Laws 1987, chapter 400, section 25, subdivision
1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [BUILDING FUND.] To provide the money
appropriated in this act from the state building fund the
commissioner of finance on request of the governor shall sell
and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $370,972,200 in
the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by
Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the
Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
Sec. 64. Laws 1987, chapter 400, section 25, subdivision
5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. [WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FUND.] To provide the
money appropriated in this act from the water pollution control
fund the commissioner of finance on request of the governor
shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to
$66,747,000 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 water pollution control fund.
Sec. 65. Laws 1989, chapter 300, article 1, section 23,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [BUILDING FUND.] To provide the money
appropriated in this act from the state building fund the
commissioner of finance on request of the governor shall sell
and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $142,585,000 in
the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by
Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the
Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
Sec. 66. Laws 1990, chapter 610, article 1, section 30, is
amended to read:
Sec. 30. [BOND SALE.]
Subdivision 1. [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money
appropriated in this act from the state bond proceeds fund the
commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell
and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $109,525,000 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. [INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND.] To provide the
money appropriated in this act from the infrastructure
development fund, the commissioner of finance, on request of the
governor, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount
up to $243,665,000 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. 3. [TRANSPORTATION FUND.] To provide the money
appropriated in this act from the state transportation fund, the
commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell
and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $11,200,000 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.
Sec. 67. Laws 1991, chapter 354, article 11, section 2,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. (a) To provide the money appropriated from
the bond proceeds fund in 1991 S.F. No. 1533, the commissioner
of finance on request of the governor shall sell and issue bonds
of the state in an amount up to $16,000,000 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.
(b) To provide the money appropriated from the bond
proceeds fund in this act, the commissioner of finance on
request of the governor shall sell and issue bonds of the state
in an amount up to $12,000,000 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.
Sec. 68. Laws 1992, chapter 558, section 28, is amended to
read:
Sec. 28. [BOND SALE.]
Subdivision 1. [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money
appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund the
commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell
and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $231,695,000 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. [MAXIMUM EFFORT SCHOOL LOAN FUND.] To provide the
money appropriated in this act from the maximum effort school
loan fund, the commissioner of finance, on request of the
governor, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount
up to $12,130,000 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.
Subd. 3. [TRANSPORTATION FUND.] To provide the money
appropriated in this act from the state transportation fund, the
commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell
and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $17,500,000 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.
Sec. 69. Laws 1994, chapter 639, article 3, section 5, is
amended to read:
Sec. 5. [BOND SALE.]
(a) To provide the money appropriated in this act from the
state bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of finance, on
request of the governor, shall sell and issue bonds of the state
in an amount up to $90,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
16A.631 to 16A.675, the Minnesota Constitution, article XI,
sections 4 to 7, and paragraph (b).
(b) Bonds may not be issued under this section in total
amounts exceeding the following:
(1) by June 30, 1996, $10,000,000;
(2) by June 30, 1998, $35,000,000;
(3) by June 30, 2000, $55,000,000; and
(4) by June 30, 2002, $75,000,000.
Sec. 70. Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 31, is amended to
read:
Sec. 31. [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.]
Subdivision 1. [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money
appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund the
commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell
and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $573,385,000 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 finance, on request of the governor, shall sell
and issue general obligation bonds of the state in an amount up
to $45,000,000 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 finance, on request of the
governor, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount
up to $2,970,000 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. 71. Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 2,
article 1, section 14, is amended to read:
Sec. 14. [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.]
Subdivision 1. [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money
appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds fund, the
commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell
and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $5,630,000 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 article from the state transportation fund,
the commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall
sell and issue general obligation bonds of the state in an
amount up to $4,500,000 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 by this article from the maximum effort
school loan fund, the commissioner of finance, on request of the
governor, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount
up to $23,670,000 in the manner, on 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. 72. Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 27, is amended to
read:
Sec. 27. [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.]
Subdivision 1. [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money
appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund the
commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell
and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $597,110,000 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 finance, on request of the governor, shall sell
and issue general obligation bonds of the state in an amount up
to $10,000,000 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.
Sec. 73. Laws 1997, chapter 246, section 10, is amended to
read:
Sec. 10. [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.]
Subdivision 1. [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money
appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund the
commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell
and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $86,625,000 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 finance, on request of the governor, shall sell
and issue general obligation bonds of the state in an amount up
to $3,000,000 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.
Sec. 74. Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 3, subdivision
24, is amended to read:
Subd. 24. St. Cloud Technical College 1,000,000
To design and construct an addition and
remodeling of graphic arts and dental
space, including classrooms, and design
predesign remodeling of most of the
remaining space.
Sec. 75. Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 5, subdivision
11, as amended by Laws 1999, chapter 26, section 1, is amended
to read:
Subd. 11. McLeod West School
District No. 2887 500,000
For a grant to the McLeod West school
district No. 2887, to design and
acquire land for a new grade 7 through
12 remodel an educational facility.
Sec. 76. Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 7, subdivision
23, as amended by Laws 1999, chapter 231, section 194, and Laws
1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 20, is amended to read:
Subd. 23. Metro Regional Trails 5,000,000
For grants to the metropolitan council
for acquisition and development of a
capital nature of trail connections in
the metropolitan area as specified in
this subdivision. The purpose of the
grants is to improve trails in the
metropolitan park and open space system
and connect them with existing state
and regional trails. Priority shall be
given to matching funds for an ISTEA
grant.
The funds shall be allocated by the
council as follows:
(1) $1,050,000 is allocated to Ramsey
county as follows:
(i) $400,000 to complete six miles of
trails between the Burlington Northern
Regional Trail and Bald Eagle-Otter
Lake Regional Park;
(ii) $150,000 to complete a one-mile
connection between Birch Lake and the
Lake Tamarack segment of Bald
Eagle-Otter Lake Regional Park;
(iii) $500,000 to acquire real property
and design and construct or renovate
recreation facilities along the
Mississippi River in cooperation with
the city of St. Paul;
(2) $1,050,000 is allocated to the city
of St. Paul as follows:
(i) $250,000 to construct a bridge over
Lexington Parkway in Como Regional
Park; and
(ii) $800,000 to enhance amenities for
the trailhead at the Lilydale-Harriet
Island Regional Park pavilion;
(3) $1,400,000 is allocated to Anoka
county to construct:
(i) a pedestrian tunnel under Highway
65 on the Rice Creek West Regional
Trail in the city of Fridley; and
(ii) restrooms, trailhead, signs, and
amenities at the trailhead to the Rice
Creek West Regional Trail; and
(iii) a pedestrian bridge on the
Mississippi River Regional Trail
crossing over Mississippi Street in the
city of Fridley; and
(4) $1,500,000 is allocated to the
suburban Hennepin regional park
district as follows:
(i) $1,000,000 to connect North
Hennepin Regional Trail to Luce Line
State Trail and Medicine Lake; and
(ii) $500,000 is for the cost of
development and acquisition of the
Southwest regional trail in the city of
St. Louis Park. The trail must connect
the Minneapolis regional trail system
at Cedar Lake park to the Hennepin
parks regional trail system at the
Hopkins trail head.
Sec. 77. Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 23, subdivision
13, is amended to read:
Subd. 13. Hutchinson Community
Civic Center 1,000,000
For a grant of up to $1,000,000 to the
city of Hutchinson to design,
construct, furnish, and equip acquire
and remodel facilities for a community
civic center, subject to the
requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695. This appropriation is
not available until the commissioner
has determined that an equal amount has
been committed from nonstate sources.
Sec. 78. Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 27, is amended to
read:
Sec. 27. [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.]
Subdivision 1. [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money
appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the
commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell
and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $463,795,000 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 transportation fund, the
commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell
and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $34,000,000 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.
Sec. 79. Laws 1999, chapter 223, article 1, section 2,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Business and Community
Development 38,488,000 28,186,000
Summary by Fund
General 25,338,000 15,486,000
TANF 1,500,000 1,500,000
Environmental Fund 700,000 700,000
Workforce
Development Fund 10,950,000 10,500,000
$5,017,000 the first year and
$4,017,000 the second year are for
Minnesota investment fund grants. Of
this amount, $1,000,000 in the first
year is a one-time appropriation and is
not added to the agency's budget base.
$400,000 the first year is for a
one-time grant to Advantage Minnesota,
Inc. The funds are available only if
matched on at least a dollar-for-dollar
basis from other sources. The
commissioner may release the funds only
upon:
(1) certification that matching funds
from each participating organization
are available; and
(2) review and approval by the
commissioner of the proposed operations
plan of Advantage Minnesota, Inc. for
the biennium.
$14,067,000 the first year and
$14,073,000 the second year are for the
job skills partnership program. If the
appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available. Of this
appropriation, $10,000,000 in each year
is a one-time appropriation from the
workforce development fund. It is the
intention of the legislature that this
program base funding be $5,931,000 per
year in the 2002-2003 biennium. This
appropriation does not cancel.
$500,000 the first year and $500,000
the second year are one-time
appropriations from the workforce
development fund for the pathways
program.
$1,500,000 the first year and
$1,500,000 the second year are
appropriated from the state's federal
TANF block grant under Title I of
Public Law Number 104-193 to the
commissioner of human services, to be
transferred to the commissioner of
trade and economic development for the
pathways program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116L.04, subdivision
1a. It is the intention of the
legislature that the general fund base
funding to the pathways program be
$1,500,000 per year in the 2002-2003
biennium.
$500,000 the first year is for a
one-time grant to the city of Fridley
for costs of the design and
construction of infrastructure
improvements required by a large
business campus development in the
Moore lakes area of the city.
$551,000 the first year and $565,000
the second year are from fees collected
under Minnesota Statutes, section
446A.04, subdivision 5, to administer
the programs of the public facilities
authority.
$500,000 in the first year is for a
one-time grant to the community
resources program under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 466A.
$200,000 the first year is for a
one-time grant to the board of the
rural policy and development center for
operation of the center. This
appropriation is available as matched
in cash on a dollar-for-dollar basis
from nonstate sources.
$155,000 the first year and $155,000
the second year are for grants to the
metropolitan economic development
association. This is a one-time
appropriation and is not added to the
agency's budget base.
$265,000 the first year and $265,000
the second year are for grants to
WomenVenture. WomenVenture must
implement a program to encourage and
assist women to enter nontraditional
careers in the trades and technical
occupations. The program shall consist
of outreach to women and girls and
training, job placement, and job
retention support that meet women's
specific needs. The program must be
accessible to low-income working
mothers, including MFIP recipients.
$450,000 the first year is for a
one-time grant to the St. Paul
rehabilitation center for its current
programs, including those related to
developing job-seeking skills and
workplace orientation, intensive job
development, functional work English,
and on-site job coaching. This
appropriation is from the workforce
development fund.
$250,000 is for a grant to the city of
Windom to provide loans to assist an
expanding business. This is a one-time
appropriation and is not added to the
agency's budget base.
$350,000 is for the biennium ending
June 30, 2001, for a grant to the Camp
Heartland center. The grant may be
used for phase II capital expenditures
including, without limitation, a septic
system upgrade and bath/shower house
construction, construction of a family
lodge, renovation of a medical
facility, construction of staff housing
and offices, or expansion and upgrade
of the dining room and kitchen. This
is a one-time appropriation and is not
added to the agency's budget base.
$4,800,000 the first year and
$2,800,000 the second year are for
purposes of the contamination cleanup
and development grant program under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.551
to 116J.558. Of this appropriation,
$2,000,000 is a one-time appropriation
and is not added to the agency's budget
base.
$75,000 is for a grant to the city of
Lake Benton for planning and
construction costs associated with a
new visitor center and railroad depot
building. The appropriation is
available until June 30, 2001. This is
a one-time appropriation and is not
added to the agency's budget base.
$220,000 the first year and $220,000
the second year are for microenterprise
technical assistance under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.8745. This is a
one-time appropriation and is not added
to the agency's budget base.
$50,000 in 2000 is for a grant to the
Chatfield brass band music lending
library. The money must be used for
computer hardware and software to
catalog the music collection and create
a Web site. This is a one-time
appropriation and must not be added to
the agency's budget base.
$50,000 in fiscal year 2000 is for a
one-time grant to the Duluth Economic
Development Authority for the purchase
and installation of railroad ties to
improve the Lake Superior Mississippi
Railroad scenic railway along the St.
Louis Bay in Duluth.
$100,000 is appropriated for a grant to
the city of Lanesboro for
predevelopment costs for the Root River
Regional Arts Center. This is a
one-time appropriation and is not added
to the agency's budget base.
$50,000 the first year is for a
one-time grant to county and district
agricultural societies and associations
that are eligible to receive aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The
commissioner shall administer this
appropriation pursuant to a need-based
competitive grant process.
$216,000 in the first year is for
one-time rural job creation grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section
469.309.
$450,000 is for a grant to the city of
Duluth to support the development of
the Duluth Technology Village. The
grant shall be used to establish
international partnerships, attract
software businesses, recruit and train
workers for the software industry, and
support a software business incubator
facility. This is a one-time
appropriation and is not part of the
agency base budget. This appropriation
is not available unless matched by
nonstate money.
$150,000 the first year is for a grant
to the suburban Hennepin regional park
district for restoration of the Grimm
farmstead.
$150,000 in the first year is for a
one-time grant to the city of Ely for
rehabilitation of the Ely technical
building.
$50,000 in the first year is for a
one-time grant to the Highland Park
district council for the enhancement of
the West Seventh Street/Gateway area,
which serves as a major transportation
and commercial corridor for visitors
from the Minneapolis-St. Paul
International Airport, Mall of America,
and other destinations. The
appropriation may be used to make
improvements to the public right-of-way
including, but not limited to,
landscaping, lighting, signage, and
roadway improvements. This
appropriation must be matched
one-for-one by nonstate funds.
$3,000,000 in the first year is for the
redevelopment account under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 116J.561 to
116J.567. The appropriation is
available for the biennium ending June
30, 2001. This is a one-time
appropriation and is not added to the
agency's budget base.
$75,000 in the first year is for a
one-time grant to Perham Business
Technology Center to equip the training
center with interactive television and
for program funds to implement the
business plan.
Sec. 80. Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 8,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Capital Asset Preservation
and Replacement (CAPRA) 3,000,000
To be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.632.
None of this appropriation may be used
for renovation of the Minnesota
Veterans Home - Luverne campus.
Of this amount, $190,000 is for capital
repair and betterment of roofs on
buildings 1, 2, and 4, at the Hastings
Veterans Home. This amount is
available when the commissioner of
finance determines that the Veterans
Home Board is in compliance with
Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.695
and 198.31, with respect to the
Hastings Veterans Home.
Sec. 81. Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 12, is
amended to read:
Sec. 12. BOND SALE SCHEDULE
The commissioner of finance shall
schedule the sale of state general
obligation bonds so that, during the
biennium ending June 30, 2001, no more
than $590,663,000 $570,513,000 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
finance 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. 82. Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 13, is
amended to read:
Sec. 13. [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.]
Subdivision 1. [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money
appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds fund, the
commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell
and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $139,510,000 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 article from the transportation fund, the
commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell
and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $10,440,000 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.
Sec. 83. Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 2, section 16, is
amended to read:
Sec. 16. [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.]
Subdivision 1. [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money
appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds fund, the
commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell
and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $372,400,000 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 article from the transportation fund, the
commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell
and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $28,000,000 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.
Sec. 84. [INFRASTRUCTURE REPORTING STANDARDS.]
The commissioner of finance must implement the
infrastructure reporting requirements of the Governmental
Accounting Standards Board statement 34 as follows:
(1) following completion of the comprehensive annual
financial report for fiscal year 2001 in the current format, an
unaudited restatement of the financial statements must be
prepared following statement 34; and
(2) the comprehensive annual financial report for fiscal
year 2002 must implement all of the requirements of statement
34, including the retroactive reporting of infrastructure assets.
Sec. 85. [REPORT ON WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM EVALUATION
PROCESS.]
By January 15, 2001, the public facilities authority, in
conjunction with other interested state agencies, shall
recommend and report to the chairs of the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over environmental policy and finance issues
which agency, if any, should be responsible for: evaluating
wastewater treatment alternatives in unsewered areas, including
regional alternatives to assure cost-effective alternatives have
been evaluated; when in the process should the evaluation and
recommendation be made; and to what extent state grant funding
should be used as an incentive and/or disincentive, for
municipalities seeking financial assistance. The report must
recommend the factors to be considered in the evaluation of
alternatives, level of technical assistance that should be
provided, and must include a cost estimate for performing the
tasks.
Sec. 86. [CONVEYANCE OF STATE LAND TO CITY OF ST. PAUL.]
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to
94.16, the commissioner of administration shall convey by quit
claim deed the real property described in paragraph (b) from the
state of Minnesota to the city of St. Paul for no consideration
other than the agreement of the city to relocate the building to
an alternative site to preserve it.
(b) The land to be conveyed is recorded as follows: Lots
6-10, Block 55, Rice and Irvines Addition, according to the plat
thereof on file and of record in the office of the county
recorder in and for Ramsey county, Minnesota.
(c) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the
attorney general. The attorney general may require a survey, at
the expense of the city of St. Paul. The legal description set
forth in the instrument of conveyance may vary from the
description set forth in paragraph (b) as reasonably necessary
to correct errors, deficiencies, or ambiguities in the
description.
Sec. 87. [RENAMING VISITORS' CENTER; LAKE BRONSON STATE
PARK.]
The visitors' center at Lake Bronson state park is renamed
the Victor Johnson visitors' center.
Sec. 88. [REPEALER.]
Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 16C.065, is
repealed.
Sec. 89. [EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.]
(a) This article is effective the day after its final
enactment.
(b) Section 42 applies only to new permit applications
submitted on and after its effective date.
(c) Section 44 applies only to projects placed on the
intended use plan prepared by the public facilities authority on
and after its effective date.
ARTICLE 2
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TRANSIT
Section 1. [METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TRANSIT APPROPRIATION.]
(a) $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 and $19,000,000 in
fiscal year 2002 is appropriated from the general fund to the
metropolitan council for public improvements of a capital nature
for engineering, design, and construction of an exclusive bus
transitway including, but not limited to, acquisition of land
and right-of-way.
(b) None of the money appropriated in this section may be
spent for light rail transit or commuter rail purposes. The
appropriation in paragraph (a), split between the two fiscal
years, is nonrecurring, for one-time only, and does not commit
the state to make any additional appropriations for the
activities described in paragraph (a).
(c) The money necessary to complete the project described
in paragraph (a) must come from nonstate sources. A property
tax levied by or for the metropolitan council must not be one of
those nonstate sources.
Presented to the governor May 11, 2000
Signed by the governor May 15, 2000, 6:45 p.m.
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