1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to disaster assistance; authorizing spending to acquire and better public 
1.3 	land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with certain 
1.4 	conditions; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; providing flood loss 
1.5 	aid and property tax relief; transferring and cancelling prior appropriations; 
1.6 	appropriating money for flood and windstorm relief;amending Minnesota 
1.7 	Statutes 2010, sections 12A.07, by adding a subdivision; 12A.09, by adding 
1.8 	a subdivision; 116J.8731, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2011 
1.9 	Supplement, section 12A.07, subdivision 2; Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, 
1.10 	section 2, subdivision 5; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 4, 
1.11 	section 2, subdivision 6.
1.12 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.13 	ARTICLE 1
1.14 	FLOOD DISASTER RELIEF

1.15 	Section 1. DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATION SUMMARY.
 1.16 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations made in this 
1.17 	article.

1.18	SUMMARY
	
1.19	Public Safety
	$
	25,975,000
	
1.20	Transportation
		79,000,000
	
1.21	Employment and Economic Development
		15,000,000
	
1.22	Public Facilities Authority
		6,000,000
	
1.23	Housing Finance
		12,720,000
	
1.24	Historical Society
		250,000
	
1.25	Natural Resources
		18,855,000
	
1.26	Board of Water and Soil Resources
		12,500,000
	
1.27	Agriculture
		600,000
	
1.28	Education
		761,000
	
2.1	Health
		565,000
	
2.2	Bond Sale Expenses
		101,000
	
2.3	Transfers, Reductions, and Cancellations
		(12,671,000)
	
2.4	TOTAL
	$
	159,656,000
	
2.5	General Fund
		67,586,000
	
2.6	Bond Proceeds Fund
		25,701,000
	
2.7	State Transportation Fund
		30,000,000
	
2.8	Trunk Highway Fund
		14,000,000
	
2.9	Trunk Highway Fund Bond Proceeds Account
		35,040,000
	
2.10	Transfers, Reductions, and Cancellations
		(12,671,000)

2.11	Sec. 2. DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.12 		Subdivision 1.Appropriations. The sums shown in the column under 
2.13 	"Appropriations" are appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to be spent to acquire and 
2.14 	to better publicly owned land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital 
2.15 	nature, and from other named funds, for relief as specified in this article from the storms 
2.16 	and flooding that occurred on or after June 14, 2012, in the area in Minnesota designated 
2.17 	under Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster FEMA-4069-DR, whether included in 
2.18 	the original declarations or added later by federal government action, referred to in this 
2.19 	article as "the area included in DR-4069." The flooding that resulted from storms that 
2.20 	occurred June 14 through June 21, 2012, is referred to as "the floods" in sections 19 to 
2.21 	22. Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act for a capital program or 
2.22 	project may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly to the capital 
2.23 	program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the commissioner 
2.24 	of management and budget. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations included in this 
2.25 	article are available through June 30, 2015, except that appropriations of bond proceeds 
2.26 	for capital improvements are available until the project is completed or abandoned, subject 
2.27 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
2.28 		Subd. 2.Transfers. Money appropriated under this article may be transferred as 
2.29 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.03, subdivision 5.

2.30						APPROPRIATIONS

2.31	Sec. 3. PUBLIC SAFETY

2.32	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	25,975,000

2.33	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.34	General
		23,690,000
	
2.35	Bond Proceeds
		2,285,000
	
3.1 	To the commissioner of public safety for the 
3.2 	purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
3.3 	section 12A.15. The amounts that may be 
3.4 	spent for each purpose are specified in the 
3.5 	following subdivisions.

3.6	Subd. 2.State Match for Public Assistance
 				24,975,000
	
3.7 	The appropriation of $22,690,000 from the 
3.8 	general fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.9 	section 12A.15, subdivision 1, is available 
3.10 	to fund 100 percent of the match obligations 
3.11 	for eligible applicants incurred through the 
3.12 	receipt of federal disaster assistance.
3.13 	The appropriation of $2,285,000 from 
3.14 	the bond proceeds fund under Minnesota 
3.15 	Statutes, section 12A.15, subdivision 1, is 
3.16 	available to fund 100 percent of the state 
3.17 	and local match obligations for publicly 
3.18 	owned capital improvement projects incurred 
3.19 	through the receipt of federal disaster 
3.20 	assistance.
3.21 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.22 	16A.28, the appropriation in this subdivision 
3.23 	does not lapse.

3.24	Subd. 3.Grants for Debris Removal and Burial
 				500,000
	
3.25 	For grants to counties for costs related to the 
3.26 	burial and removal of debris for residences 
3.27 	and farms, as specified in Minnesota 
3.28 	Statutes, section 12A.15, subdivision 2. This 
3.29 	appropriation is from the general fund. 

3.30	Subd. 4.Long-term Recovery Assistance
 				500,000
	
3.31 	To provide technical assistance and grants 
3.32 	for coordination of long-term recovery as 
3.33 	specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.1 	12A.15, subdivision 2a. This appropriation 
4.2 	is from the general fund.

4.3	Sec. 4. TRANSPORTATION

4.4	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	79,000,000

4.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.6
4.7	Trunk Highway 
Fund
		14,000,000
	
4.8
4.94.10
	Trunk Highway 
Fund Bond Proceeds 
Account
		35,000,000
	
4.11
4.12	State Transportation 
Fund
		30,000,000
	
4.13 	To the commissioner of transportation for 
4.14 	the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
4.15 	section 12A.16. The amounts that may be 
4.16 	spent for each purpose are specified in the 
4.17 	following subdivisions.

4.18
4.19	Subd. 2.Transportation Infrastructure 
Operation and Maintenance
 				3,000,000
	
4.20 	From the trunk highway fund, for the 
4.21 	purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
4.22 	section 12A.16, subdivision 1. This is in 
4.23 	addition to the appropriation made in Laws 
4.24 	2011, First Special Session chapter 3, article 
4.25 	1, section 3, subdivision 3, paragraph (a).

4.26	Subd. 3.Program Planning and Delivery
 				11,000,000
	
4.27 	From the trunk highway fund for the 
4.28 	purposes stated in Minnesota Statutes, 
4.29 	section 12A.16, subdivision 2. This is in 
4.30 	addition to the appropriation made in Laws 
4.31 	2011, First Special Session chapter 3, article 
4.32 	1, section 3, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).

4.33	Subd. 4.State Trunk Highways and Bridges
 				35,000,000
	
4.34 	From the bond proceeds account in the trunk 
4.35 	highway fund for the purposes specified 
5.1 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.16, 
5.2 	subdivision 2.

5.3	Subd. 5.Local Road and Bridge Reconstruction
 				30,000,000
	
5.4 	From the bond proceeds account in the 
5.5 	state transportation fund for grants under 
5.6 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 12A.16, 
5.7 	subdivision 3, and 174.50, to local 
5.8 	governments in the area included in 
5.9 	DR-4069.

5.10
5.11	Sec. 5. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT
 			$
	15,000,000

5.12	Minnesota Investment Fund
					
5.13 	From the general fund to the commissioner 
5.14 	of employment and economic development 
5.15 	for Minnesota investment fund grants under 
5.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.07.
5.17 	Before any grants under this section are 
5.18 	awarded to a local unit of government, 
5.19 	the commissioner of employment and 
5.20 	economic development shall report to the 
5.21 	chairs and ranking minority members of 
5.22 	the senate Finance Committee and house of 
5.23 	representatives Ways and Means Committee 
5.24 	the criteria and requirements to be used 
5.25 	by local units of government in the grant 
5.26 	or loan programs they will administer. All 
5.27 	business loan agreements must be executed 
5.28 	by December 31, 2013. Any uncommitted 
5.29 	balance remaining must be transferred to the 
5.30 	general fund.

5.31	Sec. 6. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 			$
	6,000,000

5.32	Disaster Relief Facilities Grants
					
6.1 	To the Public Facilities Authority from 
6.2 	the bond proceeds fund for grants under 
6.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.14.

6.4	Sec. 7. HOUSING FINANCE

6.5	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	12,720,000
	
6.6 	To the Housing Finance Agency for 
6.7 	the purposes specified in the following 
6.8 	subdivisions.

6.96.10
	Subd. 2.Economic Development and Housing 
Challenge Program
 				12,220,000
	
6.11 	From the general fund for transfer to the 
6.12 	housing development fund for the economic 
6.13 	development and housing challenge program 
6.14 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33, 
6.15 	for assistance in the area included in 
6.16 	DR-4069, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
6.17 	section 12A.09. The maximum loan amount 
6.18 	per housing structure is $30,000. Within 
6.19 	the limits of available appropriations, the 
6.20 	agency may increase the maximum amount 
6.21 	if the cost of repair or replacement of 
6.22 	the residential property exceeds the total 
6.23 	of the maximum loan amount and any 
6.24 	assistance available from FEMA, other 
6.25 	federal government agencies including the 
6.26 	Small Business Administration, and private 
6.27 	insurance and flood insurance benefits.

6.28	Subd. 3.Capacity Building Grants
 				250,000
	
6.29 	From the general fund for transfer to the 
6.30 	housing development fund for the capacity 
6.31 	building grant program under Minnesota 
6.32 	Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 
6.33 	3. To provide capacity for local units of 
6.34 	government and nonprofit organizations to 
7.1 	develop and implement disaster recovery 
7.2 	plans in the area included in DR-4069 and as 
7.3 	provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.4 	12A.09.

7.5
7.6	Subd. 4.Family Homeless Prevention and 
Assistance
 				250,000
	
7.7 	From the general fund for the family 
7.8 	homeless prevention and assistance program 
7.9 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204, 
7.10 	for assistance in the area included in 
7.11 	DR-4069, in counties for which Small 
7.12 	Business Administration assistance to 
7.13 	homeowners is available. For assistance 
7.14 	under this subdivision, the requirements 
7.15 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.03, 
7.16 	subdivisions 2 to 5, apply.

7.17
7.18	Sec. 8. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 
SOCIETY
 			$
	250,000
	
7.19 	To the Minnesota Historical Society for 
7.20 	activities under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.21 	12A.11. This appropriation is from the 
7.22 	general fund.

7.23	Sec. 9. NATURAL RESOURCES

7.24	Subdivision 1.Total appropriation
 			$
	18,855,000

7.25	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.26	General
		3,000,000
	
7.27	Bond Proceeds
		15,855,000
	
7.28 	To the commissioner of natural resources for 
7.29 	the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
7.30 	section 12A.12. The amounts that may be 
7.31 	spent for each purpose are specified in the 
7.32 	following subdivisions.

7.33
7.34	Subd. 2.Facility and Natural Resource 
Damage
 				6,855,000
	
8.1 	From the bond proceeds fund for the 
8.2 	purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
8.3 	section 12A.12, subdivision 1.

8.4	Subd. 3.Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants
 				10,000,000
	
8.5 	For the purposes specified in Minnesota 
8.6 	Statutes, section 12A.12, subdivision 2. 
8.7 	Funds may be used to acquire or relocate 
8.8 	structures damaged or threatened by the 
8.9 	impacts resulting from the rain storm and 
8.10 	are also available for the local share of 
8.11 	acquisition and relocation flood mitigation 
8.12 	projects. Of this appropriation, $9,000,000 is 
8.13 	from the bond proceeds fund and $1,000,000 
8.14 	is from the general fund.

8.15	Subd. 4.Debris Removal; Public Waters
 				2,000,000
	
8.16 	For expenditures and grants for the purposes 
8.17 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.12, 
8.18 	subdivision 3. This includes removal of flood 
8.19 	debris and sediment. This appropriation is 
8.20 	from the general fund.

8.21	Subd. 5.Grant Extension
 					
8.22 	Any existing state grant agreement of the 
8.23 	commissioner of natural resources in the 
8.24 	disaster area may be extended for up to two 
8.25 	years.

8.26
8.27	Sec. 10. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES

8.28	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	12,500,000
	
8.29 	To the Board of Water and Soil Resources for 
8.30 	the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
8.31 	section 12A.05. The appropriations in this 
8.32 	section do not lapse, notwithstanding the 
8.33 	provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.34 	16A.28. The amounts that may be spent for 
9.1 	each purpose are specified in the following 
9.2 	subdivisions.

9.3
9.4	Subd. 2.Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) 
Conservation Easements
 				1,500,000
	
9.5 	From the bond proceeds fund for the 
9.6 	purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
9.7 	section 12A.05, subdivision 1, in the area 
9.8 	included in DR-4069. The duration of the 
9.9 	easements shall be perpetual.

9.10
9.11	Subd. 3.Erosion, Sediment, and Water Quality 
Control Cost-Share Program
 				11,000,000
	
9.12 	From the general fund for the purposes 
9.13 	specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.14 	12A.05, subdivision 2, in the area included 
9.15 	in DR-4069. Priority use of these funds shall 
9.16 	be to supplement or match federal funds 
9.17 	whenever possible and practical.
9.18 	Wetland conservation procedures. For 
9.19 	projects funded in this section, the board may 
9.20 	develop alternative standards and procedures 
9.21 	for Minnesota Statutes, sections 103G.222 to 
9.22 	103G.2242, that may be used temporarily by 
9.23 	local government units to address emergency 
9.24 	situations or disaster recovery efforts in the 
9.25 	area included in DR-4069.

9.26	Sec. 11. AGRICULTURE
 			$
	600,000
	
9.27 	To the commissioner of agriculture for the 
9.28 	purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
9.29 	section 12A.04. This appropriation is from 
9.30 	the general fund.

9.31	Sec. 12. EDUCATION

9.32	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	761,000
	
10.1 	From the general fund to the commissioner 
10.2 	of education for additional costs and loss of 
10.3 	pupil units in the area included in DR-4069. 
10.4 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
10.5 	purpose are specified in the following 
10.6 	subdivisions.

10.7	Subd. 2.Disaster Enrollment Impact Aid
 				61,000
	
10.8 	For disaster enrollment impact aid under 
10.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06, 
10.10 	subdivision 1, calculated at a rate of $5,224 
10.11 	per adjusted pupil unit lost during fiscal year 
10.12 	2013.

10.13	Subd. 3.Disaster Relief Facilities Grants
 				700,000
	
10.14 	For disaster relief facilities grants under 
10.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06, 
10.16 	subdivision 2.

10.17	Sec. 13. HEALTH
 			$
	565,000
	
10.18 	To the commissioner of health for public 
10.19 	health activities under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.20 	section 12A.08. This appropriation is from 
10.21 	the general fund.

10.22	Sec. 14. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 					
10.23 	Consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.24 	12A.13, the commissioner may use the 
10.25 	petroleum tank release cleanup fund at 
10.26 	an estimated cost of $100,000 to safely 
10.27 	rehabilitate buildings if a portion of the 
10.28 	rehabilitation cost is attributable to petroleum 
10.29 	contamination or to buy out property 
10.30 	substantially damaged by a petroleum tank 
10.31 	release.

10.32	Sec. 15. BOND SALE EXPENSES
 			$
	101,000
	
11.1 	(a) $61,000 is from the bond proceeds fund to 
11.2 	the commissioner of management and budget 
11.3 	for bond sale expenses under Minnesota 
11.4 	Statutes, section 16A.641, subdivision 8.
11.5 	(b) $40,000 is from the bond proceeds 
11.6 	account in the trunk highway fund to the 
11.7 	commissioner of management and budget 
11.8 	for bond sale expenses under Minnesota 
11.9 	Statutes, section 167.50, subdivision 4.

11.10 	Sec. 16. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.
 11.11 		Subdivision 1.Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this 
11.12 	article from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget, at the 
11.13 	request of the commissioner of public safety, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an 
11.14 	amount up to $25,701,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
11.15 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, 
11.16 	article XI, sections 4 to 7.
11.17 		Subd. 2.Transportation fund. To provide the money appropriated in this article 
11.18 	from the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell 
11.19 	and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $30,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 
11.20 	and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by 
11.21 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except 
11.22 	accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to 
11.23 	a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.
11.24 		Subd. 3.Trunk highway fund bond proceeds account. To provide the money 
11.25 	appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the 
11.26 	commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an 
11.27 	amount up to $35,040,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed 
11.28 	by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution, 
11.29 	article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the commissioner 
11.30 	of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium 
11.31 	received from the sale of the bonds, must be credited to the bond proceeds account in 
11.32 	the trunk highway fund.

12.1 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 12A.07, subdivision 2, is 
12.2 	amended to read:
12.3 		Subd. 2.Assistance. Criteria and requirements must be locally established with 
12.4 	the approval of the commissioner. Local plans must specify the type of assistance to 
12.5 	be provided to eligible organizations. Within the limits of the available grant amounts, 
12.6 	assistance may be provided as loans with or without interest and as forgivable loans. The 
12.7 	criteria must, at a minimum, specify that an organization receiving a forgivable loan 
12.8 	must remain in the local community a minimum of five years after the date of the loan, 
12.9 	after which the amount of loan forgiveness must follow a schedule provided by the 
12.10 	commissioner for an additional five years. Loans made under this section must not be used 
12.11 	to refinance debt that existed on the date of the disaster. Repayment of loan amounts is 
12.12 	made to the local community consistent with subdivision 6. All assistance awards under 
12.13 	this section must meet the requirements of section 116J.8731, subdivision 8.

12.14 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 12A.07, is amended by adding a subdivision 
12.15 	to read:
12.16 		Subd. 6.Repayments. Any repayments of loans to the local government unit 
12.17 	under this section shall be forwarded to the commissioner and deposited in the disaster 
12.18 	contingency account in section 116J.8731, subdivision 8.

12.19 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 12A.09, is amended by adding a subdivision 
12.20 	to read:
12.21 		Subd. 5.Repayments. Any repayments of loans made under this section must be 
12.22 	deposited in the Housing Finance Agency's disaster relief contingency fund established in 
12.23 	section 462A.21, subdivision 29.

12.24 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116J.8731, is amended by adding a 
12.25 	subdivision to read:
12.26 		Subd. 8.Disaster contingency account; repayments. There is created a Minnesota 
12.27 	investment fund disaster contingency account in the special revenue fund. Repayment 
12.28 	of loan amounts to the local government unit under this section shall be forwarded to 
12.29 	the commissioner and deposited in the disaster contingency account in the Minnesota 
12.30 	investment fund to be appropriated by law for future disaster relief.

12.31 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116J.8731, is amended by adding a 
12.32 	subdivision to read:
13.1 		Subd. 9.Requirements for assistance. All awards under subdivision 8 are subject 
13.2 	to the following requirements.
13.3 	(a) Eligible applicants include the following:
13.4 	(1) Applicants may be any business or nonprofit organization in the area included 
13.5 	in the disaster declaration that was directly and adversely affected by the disaster. This 
13.6 	includes: businesses, cooperatives, utilities, industrial, commercial, retail, and nonprofit 
13.7 	organizations, including those nonprofits that provide residential, health care, child care, 
13.8 	social, or other services on behalf of the Department of Human Services to residents 
13.9 	included in the disaster area.
13.10 	(2) Business applicants must be organized as a proprietorship, partnership, LLC, or 
13.11 	a corporation.
13.12 	(3) Applicants must have been in operation before the date of the disaster.
13.13 	(b) Eligible activities. Loan funds may be used to assist businesses only in their 
13.14 	recovery efforts but are not available to provide relief from economic losses.
13.15 	(c) Eligible costs. Eligible costs may include the following: repair of buildings, 
13.16 	leasehold improvements, fixtures and/or equipment, loss of inventory, and cleanup costs.
13.17 	(d) Ineligible activities:
13.18 	(1) Ineligible applicants. Any applicants not meeting the eligibility requirements 
13.19 	outlined in this subdivision are ineligible to receive recovery loan funds.
13.20 	(2) Ineligible activities. Funds may not be used for lending or investment operations, 
13.21 	land speculation, or any activity deemed illegal by federal, state, or local law or ordinance.
13.22 	(3) Ineligible costs. Ineligible costs include but are not limited to: economic injury 
13.23 	losses, relocation, management fees, financing costs, franchise fees, debt consolidation, 
13.24 	moving costs, refinancing debt existing prior to the date of the disaster, and operating costs.
13.25 	(e) Loan application:
13.26 	(1) Application process. All parties seeking recovery loan funds must file an 
13.27 	application with the local unit of government. Small Business Administration (SBA) 
13.28 	application forms may be used. Applications must be transmitted in the form and manner 
13.29 	prescribed by the commissioner.
13.30 	(f) Application information. Only completed applications will be reviewed for 
13.31 	consideration. Submittal of the following information constitutes a complete application:
13.32 	(1) MIF recovery loan fund application;
13.33 	(2) business SBA disaster application if applicable;
13.34 	(3) regional development organization or responsible local government application, 
13.35 	if applicable;
13.36 	(4) administrative contact;
14.1 	(5) business release for local government to review SBA damage assessment/loss 
14.2 	verification, if applicable;
14.3 	(6) proof of loss statement from insurer;
14.4 	(7) construction cost estimates;
14.5 	(8) invoices for work completed;
14.6 	(9) quotes for equipment;
14.7 	(10) proposed security;
14.8 	(11) company historical financial statements for the 24 months immediately prior to 
14.9 	the application date;
14.10 	(12) credit check release;
14.11 	(13) number of jobs to be retained;
14.12 	(14) wages paid;
14.13 	(15) amount of loan request;
14.14 	(16) documentation of damages incurred;
14.15 	(17) property taxes paid and current;
14.16 	(18) judgments, liens, agreements, consent decrees, stipulations for settlements, or 
14.17 	other such actions which would prevent the applicant from participating in any program 
14.18 	administered by the responsible local, state, or regional government;
14.19 	(19) compliance with all applicable local ordinances and plans;
14.20 	(20) documentation through financial and tax records that the business was a viable 
14.21 	operating entity at the time of the flood;
14.22 	(21) business tax identification number; and
14.23 	(22) other documentation as requested.
14.24 	(g) Incomplete applications will be assigned pending status and the applicant will be 
14.25 	informed in writing of the missing documentation.
14.26 	(h) Determination of eligibility. Applicant eligibility will be determined using 
14.27 	criteria enumerated in paragraph (a). A credit check for the company and each of its 
14.28 	principal owners may be conducted. An owner's encumbrance report will be completed 
14.29 	by the Recorder's Office.
14.30 	A grant recipient is eligible for assistance provided under this section only after the 
14.31 	recipient has claimed all applicable private insurance and the recipient has utilized all other 
14.32 	sources of applicable assistance available under the act appropriating funding for the grant.

14.33 	Sec. 22. Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

14.34	Subd. 5.Department of Administration
 		6,500,000
		7,900,000
	
15.1 	(a) Funds in this subdivision are appropriated 
15.2 	to the commissioner of the Department 
15.3 	of Administration for grants to the named 
15.4 	organizations for the purposes specified 
15.5 	in this subdivision. Up to one percent of 
15.6 	funds may be used by the Department of 
15.7 	Administration for grants administration. 
15.8 	Grants made to public television or radio 
15.9 	organizations are subject to Minnesota 
15.10 	Statutes, sections 129D.18 and 129D.19.
15.11 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by 
15.12 	the commissioner and recipients of 
15.13 	appropriations in this subdivision must 
15.14 	ensure that money appropriated in this 
15.15 	subdivision is used to supplement and 
15.16 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
15.17 	funding. No more than 2.5 percent of any 
15.18 	grant may be used by the recipient for 
15.19 	administration. A cultural grants advisory 
15.20 	board may be established by the Department 
15.21 	of Administration to provide advice and 
15.22 	assistance in the making of grants under this 
15.23 	subdivision. The board, if appointed, shall 
15.24 	consist of seven members, to be appointed 
15.25 	by the commissioner. One member shall 
15.26 	represent public radio and television, one 
15.27 	shall represent Minnesota zoos, one shall 
15.28 	represent the Minnesota Center for the 
15.29 	Humanities, and the remaining four shall be 
15.30 	appointed by the commissioner to represent a 
15.31 	diverse set of cultural interests. All recipients 
15.32 	of funds under this subdivision shall report 
15.33 	to the legislature by January 15 of each year 
15.34 	on uses of those funds.
15.35 	(c) Public Television. $2,800,000 the first 
15.36 	year and $3,500,000 the second year are 
16.1 	appropriated for a grant to the Minnesota 
16.2 	Public Television Association for production 
16.3 	and acquisition grants in accordance with 
16.4 	new Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.18.
16.5 	(d) Minnesota Public Radio. $1,150,000 
16.6 	the first year and $1,500,000 the second year 
16.7 	are appropriated for a grant to Minnesota 
16.8 	Public Radio to create new programming 
16.9 	and events, expand regional news service, 
16.10 	amplify Minnesota culture to a regional 
16.11 	and national audience, and document 
16.12 	Minnesota's history through the Minnesota 
16.13 	Audio Archives.
16.14 	(e) Association of Minnesota Public 
16.15 	Educational Radio Stations. $1,150,000 
16.16 	the first year and $1,500,000 the second 
16.17 	year are appropriated for a grant to the 
16.18 	Association of Minnesota Public Radio 
16.19 	Stations for production and acquisition grants 
16.20 	in accordance with new Minnesota Statutes, 
16.21 	section 129D.19.
16.22 	(f) Zoos. $450,000 in 2010 and $450,000 in 
16.23 	2011 are appropriated for the programmatic 
16.24 	development of Minnesota's zoos. 
16.25 	Three-quarters of this fund in any year 
16.26 	shall be reserved in equal portions each for 
16.27 	the Minnesota Zoo, the Como Zoo, and 
16.28 	the Lake Superior Zoo. The remainder 
16.29 	may be apportioned through a competitive 
16.30 	grants process or may be allocated by the 
16.31 	commissioner to zoos that are accredited by 
16.32 	the Association of Zoos and Aquariums or 
16.33 	that demonstrate to the commissioner a plan 
16.34 	for working toward that accreditation during 
16.35 	the biennium ending June 30, 2011. The 
17.1 	appropriation for the Lake Superior Zoo is 
17.2 	available until June 30, 2015.
17.3 	(g) Minnesota State Capitol. The 
17.4 	Department of Administration, the Capitol 
17.5 	Area Architecture and Planning Board, 
17.6 	and the Minnesota Historical Society shall 
17.7 	consider and report to the legislature on 
17.8 	possible uses of funds created under the 
17.9 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 
17.10 	15, for the restoration, renovation, and repair 
17.11 	of the State Capitol.

17.12	(h) Minnesota Children's Museum
					
17.13 	$250,000 in 2010 and $250,000 in 2011 are 
17.14 	appropriated for the Minnesota Children's 
17.15 	Museum. These amounts are for arts, arts 
17.16 	education, and arts access and to preserve 
17.17 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage. 
17.18 	The director shall submit an annual report 
17.19 	on the expenditure and use of money 
17.20 	appropriated under this paragraph to the 
17.21 	legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
17.22 	section 3.195. The first year report must be 
17.23 	submitted by March 1, 2010. In subsequent 
17.24 	years the report shall be submitted by 
17.25 	January 15. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
17.26 	Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations 
17.27 	encumbered on or before June 30, 2011, 
17.28 	as grants or contracts in this paragraph are 
17.29 	available until June 30, 2013.
17.30 	(i) Duluth Children's Museum
17.31 	$250,000 in 2010 and $250,000 in 2011 
17.32 	are appropriated for the Duluth Children's 
17.33 	Museum. These amounts are for arts, arts 
17.34 	education, and arts access and to preserve 
17.35 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage. 
18.1 	The director shall submit an annual report 
18.2 	on the expenditure and use of money 
18.3 	appropriated under this paragraph to the 
18.4 	legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
18.5 	section 3.195. The first year report must be 
18.6 	submitted by March 1, 2010. In subsequent 
18.7 	years the report shall be submitted by 
18.8 	January 15. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
18.9 	Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations 
18.10 	encumbered on or before June 30, 2011, 
18.11 	as grants or contracts in this paragraph are 
18.12 	available until June 30, 2013.
18.13 	(j) Science Museum of Minnesota
18.14 	$450,000 in 2010 and $450,000 in 2011 
18.15 	are appropriated for the Science Museum 
18.16 	of Minnesota. These amounts are for 
18.17 	arts, arts education, and arts access and to 
18.18 	preserve Minnesota's history and cultural 
18.19 	heritage. The director shall submit an annual 
18.20 	report on the expenditure and use of money 
18.21 	appropriated under this paragraph to the 
18.22 	legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
18.23 	section 3.195. The first year report must be 
18.24 	submitted by March 1, 2010. In subsequent 
18.25 	years the report shall be submitted by 
18.26 	January 15. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
18.27 	Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations 
18.28 	encumbered on or before June 30, 2011, 
18.29 	as grants or contracts in this paragraph are 
18.30 	available until June 30, 2013.

18.31 	Sec. 23. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 6, 
18.32 	is amended to read:

18.33	Subd. 6.Department of Administration
 		9,175,000
		8,150,000
	
19.1 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
19.2 	commissioner of administration for grants 
19.3 	to the named organizations for the purposes 
19.4 	specified in this subdivision. Up to one 
19.5 	percent of funds may be used by the 
19.6 	commissioner for grants administration.
19.7 	Grant agreements entered into by 
19.8 	the commissioner and recipients of 
19.9 	appropriations in this subdivision must 
19.10 	ensure that money appropriated in this 
19.11 	subdivision is used to supplement and not 
19.12 	substitute for traditional sources of funding.
19.13 	Public Radio Grants. $2,650,000 the first 
19.14 	year and $2,650,000 the second year are for 
19.15 	a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage 
19.16 	Grants Program-Public Radio.
19.17 	The commissioner shall solicit proposals 
19.18 	and award grants to public radio stations 
19.19 	that satisfy the eligibility requirements 
19.20 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14, 
19.21 	subdivision 3, and create, produce, acquire, 
19.22 	or distribute radio programs that educate, 
19.23 	enhance, or promote local, regional, or 
19.24 	statewide items of artistic, cultural, or 
19.25 	historic significance. The commissioner 
19.26 	shall give preference to projects that 
19.27 	expand Minnesotans' access to knowledge, 
19.28 	information, arts, state history, or cultural 
19.29 	heritage. This appropriation is available for 
19.30 	eligible costs incurred as of July 1, 2011, and 
19.31 	does not expire until June 30, 2015.
19.32 	Public Television. $3,700,000 the first 
19.33 	year and $3,700,000 the second year are for 
19.34 	grants to the Minnesota Public Television 
19.35 	Association for production and acquisition 
20.1 	grants according to Minnesota Statutes, 
20.2 	section 129D.18. In recognition of the 
20.3 	sesquicentennial of the American Civil 
20.4 	War, the Minnesota Public Television 
20.5 	Association shall produce new programming 
20.6 	on Minnesota history during that period. 
20.7 	This appropriation is available for eligible 
20.8 	costs incurred as of July 1, 2011, and does 
20.9 	not expire until June 30, 2015.
20.10 	Veterans Camps. $475,000 the first year 
20.11 	is for grants of $400,000 to the Disabled 
20.12 	Veterans Rest Camp located on Big Marine 
20.13 	Lake in Washington County and $75,000 to 
20.14 	the Veterans on the Lake Resort located on 
20.15 	Fall Lake in St. Louis County.
20.16 	Zoos. $300,000 the first year and $300,000 
20.17 	the second year are for grants of $200,000 
20.18 	each year to the Como Park Zoo and 
20.19 	$100,000 each year to the Lake Superior 
20.20 	Zoo for programmatic development. The 
20.21 	appropriation for the Lake Superior Zoo is 
20.22 	available until June 30, 2015.
20.23 	Minnesota Children's Museum. $500,000 
20.24 	the first year and $500,000 the second year 
20.25 	are for grants to the Minnesota Children's 
20.26 	Museum. These amounts are for arts, arts 
20.27 	education, and arts access and to preserve 
20.28 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.
20.29 	Science Museum of Minnesota. $500,000 
20.30 	the first year and $500,000 the second year 
20.31 	are for grants to the Science Museum of 
20.32 	Minnesota. These amounts are for arts, arts 
20.33 	education, and arts access and to preserve 
20.34 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.
21.1 	Minnesota Film and TV Board. $500,000 
21.2 	the first year and $500,000 the second year 
21.3 	are for grants to the Minnesota Film and 
21.4 	TV Board for grants to Minnesota residents 
21.5 	to create film or television productions that 
21.6 	promote Minnesota's cultural heritage and 
21.7 	for the film production jobs program under 
21.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116U.26. This 
21.9 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.
21.10 	State Capitol Preservation Commission. 
21.11 	$550,000 the first year is for the purposes of 
21.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.2405. This 
21.13 	appropriation is available until spent. 

21.14 	Sec. 24. 2012 FLOOD LOSS; CITY REPLACEMENT AID.
 21.15 		Subdivision 1.Flood net tax capacity loss. The county assessor of each qualified 
21.16 	county shall compute a "flood net tax capacity loss" for each city equal to the net tax 
21.17 	capacity reduction resulting from the reassessments under section 27. A county assessor 
21.18 	of a qualified county that contains a city that has a flood net tax capacity loss that exceeds 
21.19 	five percent of its assessment year 2012 total taxable net tax capacity shall certify the city's 
21.20 	flood net tax capacity loss to the commissioner of revenue by August 1, 2013.
21.21 	As used in this section, a "qualified county" is a county located within the area 
21.22 	included in a disaster or emergency area that is designated and approved by the executive 
21.23 	council under Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1231, as a result of the floods.
21.24 		Subd. 2.Flood loss aid. In 2014, each city with a flood net tax capacity loss equal 
21.25 	to or greater than five percent of its assessment year 2012 total taxable net tax capacity is 
21.26 	entitled to flood loss aid equal to the flood net tax capacity loss times the city's average 
21.27 	local tax rate for taxes payable in 2012.
21.28 		Subd. 3.Duties of commissioner. The commissioner of revenue shall determine 
21.29 	each city's aid amount under this section. The commissioner shall notify each eligible city 
21.30 	of its flood loss aid amount by August 15, 2013. The commissioner shall make payments 
21.31 	to each city after July 1, 2014, and before July 20, 2014.
21.32 		Subd. 4.Optional city expenditure. A city that receives aid under this section 
21.33 	may choose to expend a portion of the aid received for repair of county roads located 
21.34 	within the city.
22.1 		Subd. 5.Appropriation. The amount necessary to pay the aid amounts under this 
22.2 	section in fiscal year 2015, for calendar year 2014, is appropriated to the commissioner of 
22.3 	revenue from the general fund.

22.4 	Sec. 25. DISASTER AREA; WAIVING PROPERTY TAX PENALTIES FOR 
22.5 	BUSINESS AND DAMAGED PROPERTIES.
 22.6 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 279.01, subdivision 1, but subject to 
22.7 	the provisions of this section, a penalty does not accrue on the second half of the payable 
22.8 	2012 property taxes on either: (1) class 3a or 3b property, as classified under Minnesota 
22.9 	Statutes, section 273.13, subdivision 24, that is located in a county that includes an area 
22.10 	that would qualify to be designated as a "disaster or emergency area" under Minnesota 
22.11 	Statutes, section 273.1231, if the designation were to be based solely on the damages to 
22.12 	properties resulting from the floods and irrespective of executive council approval; or (2) 
22.13 	any property that suffered damage of 50 percent or more as a result of the floods.
22.14 	(b) To qualify for this extended due date for the second half payment: (1) the 
22.15 	taxpayer must have been unable to make the payment due to circumstances related to the 
22.16 	floods; and (2) the taxpayer must have paid the first half of the payable 2012 taxes by May 
22.17 	15, 2012, and must pay the second half of the payable 2012 taxes by December 28, 2012.
22.18 	(c) If the second half of the payable 2012 property taxes is paid after December 28, 
22.19 	2012, then all penalties that would have occurred since the due date under Minnesota 
22.20 	Statutes, section 279.01, subdivision 1, must be charged on the amount of the unpaid tax.
22.21 	(d) In the case of property described in paragraph (a), clause (1), the property 
22.22 	taxpayer must attach to the payment a statement that all the requirements for an extension 
22.23 	under this section are met.

22.24 	Sec. 26. AGRICULTURAL HOMESTEADS EXTENDED.
 22.25 	Agricultural land and buildings that were homestead property under Minnesota 
22.26 	Statutes, section 273.13, subdivision 23, paragraph (a), for the 2012 assessment shall 
22.27 	remain classified agricultural homesteads for assessment years 2013 and 2014 if:
22.28 	(1) the property owner abandoned the homestead dwelling located on the agricultural 
22.29 	homestead as a result of damage caused by the floods;
22.30 	(2) the property is located in an area designated, and approved by the executive 
22.31 	council, as a "disaster or emergency area" under Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1231, 
22.32 	based on damages to properties caused by the floods;
22.33 	(3) the agricultural land and buildings remain under the same ownership for the 
22.34 	current assessment year as existed for the 2012 assessment year;
23.1 	(4) the dwelling occupied by the owner is located in this state and is within 50 miles 
23.2 	of one of the parcels of agricultural land that is owned by the taxpayer; and
23.3 	(5) the owner notifies the county assessor that the relocation was due to the floods, 
23.4 	and the owner furnishes the assessor any information deemed necessary by the assessor 
23.5 	in verifying the change in homestead dwelling. For taxes payable in 2014, the owner 
23.6 	must notify the assessor by December 1, 2013. Further notifications to the assessor are 
23.7 	not required if the property continues to meet all the requirements in this paragraph and 
23.8 	any dwellings on the agricultural land remain uninhabited.

23.9 	Sec. 27. ABATEMENT AND CREDIT APPLICATIONS WAIVED.
 23.10 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1232, subdivision 1, by 
23.11 	October 1, 2012, each assessor shall cause to be reassessed the properties in the assessor's 
23.12 	jurisdiction located in an area that would qualify to be designated a "disaster or emergency 
23.13 	area" under Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1231, if the designation were to be based 
23.14 	solely on the damages to properties caused by the floods and irrespective of executive 
23.15 	council approval.
23.16 	(b) Notwithstanding contrary provisions contained in Minnesota Statutes, sections 
23.17 	273.1233 to 273.1235, the requirements in those sections for an application by the 
23.18 	property owner or property taxpayer are waived for properties located in an area that is 
23.19 	designated, and approved by the executive council, a "disaster or emergency area" under 
23.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1231, as a result of the damages to properties caused by 
23.21 	the floods. Before December 14, 2012, each county assessor shall notify the taxpayers or 
23.22 	owners of the affected parcels.

23.23 	Sec. 28. TRANSFERS, REDUCTIONS, CANCELLATIONS, AND BOND SALE 
23.24 	AUTHORIZATIONS REDUCED.
 23.25 	(a) The remaining balance of the appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special 
23.26 	Session chapter 1, article 1, section 7, for the economic development and housing 
23.27 	challenge program, estimated to be $450,000, is transferred to the general fund.
23.28 	(b) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1, 
23.29 	section 5, for Minnesota investment fund grants pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.30 	12A.07, is reduced by $1,358,000.
23.31 	(c) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1, 
23.32 	section 12, subdivision 2, for disaster enrollment impact aid pursuant to Minnesota 
23.33 	Statutes, section 12A.06, is reduced by $30,000.
24.1 	(d) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 
24.2 	1, section 12, subdivision 3, for disaster relief facilities grants pursuant to Minnesota 
24.3 	Statutes, section 12A.06, is reduced by $392,000.
24.4 	(e) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1, 
24.5 	section 12, subdivision 4, for disaster relief operating grants pursuant to Minnesota 
24.6 	Statutes, section 12A.06, is reduced by $2,000.
24.7 	(f) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1, 
24.8 	section 12, subdivision 5, for pupil transportation aid pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 
24.9 	section 12A.06, is reduced by $5,000.
24.10 	(g) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 2, 
24.11 	section 5, subdivision 3, for pupil transportation aid pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 
24.12 	section 12A.06, is reduced by $271,000.
24.13 	(h) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1, 
24.14 	section 13, for public health activities pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.08, 
24.15 	is reduced by $103,000.
24.16 	(i) $1,428,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2007, First Special Session chapter 
24.17 	2, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, for reconstruction and repair of trunk highways 
24.18 	and trunk highway bridges is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2007, First 
24.19 	Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 15, subdivision 2, is reduced by $1,428,000.
24.20 	(j) $5,680,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2007, First Special Session chapter 2, 
24.21 	article 1, section 4, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 289, section 2, for 
24.22 	grants to local governments for capital costs related to rehabilitation and replacement of 
24.23 	local roads and bridges damaged or destroyed by flooding pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 
24.24 	section 174.50, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2007, First Special 
24.25 	Session chapter 2, article 1, section 15, subdivision 3, is reduced by $5,680,000.
24.26 	(k) $2,133,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, 
24.27 	article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, for local road and bridge rehabilitation and replacement 
24.28 	pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.16, subdivision 3, is canceled. The bond 
24.29 	sale authorization in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 17, 
24.30 	subdivision 2, is reduced by $2,133,000.
24.31 	(l) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1, 
24.32 	section 4, subdivision 2, for state road infrastructure operations and maintenance pursuant 
24.33 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.16, subdivision 1, is reduced by $819,000.

24.34 	Sec. 29. BUDGET RESERVE ACCOUNT; NOVEMBER 2012 FORECAST.
 25.1 	Notwithstanding any requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.152, 
25.2 	subdivision 2, to the contrary, the budget reserve account requirement, under Minnesota 
25.3 	Statutes, section 16A.152, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2), for the November 2012 
25.4 	budget forecast, is $612,236,000.

25.5 	Sec. 30. BUDGET RESERVE ACCOUNT; REDUCTION.
 25.6 	The commissioner of management and budget shall reduce the amount in the budget 
25.7 	reserve account established under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.152, subdivision 1a, by 
25.8 	$45,382,000.

25.9 	Sec. 31. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 25.10 	This article is effective the day following final enactment.

25.11 	ARTICLE 2
25.12 	WINDSTORM DISASTER RELIEF

25.13	Section 1.  DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATION SUMMARY.
 	
25.14 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations made in this 
25.15 	article.

25.16	SUMMARY
	
25.17	Public Safety
	$
	5,800,000
	
25.18	Natural Resources
		2,069,000
	
25.19	TOTAL
	$
	7,869,000
	
25.20	General Fund
		6,875,000
	
25.21	Bond Proceeds Fund
		994,000

25.22 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.
 25.23 	The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from 
25.24 	the general fund or other named fund for relief as specified in this article from the 
25.25 	windstorms that occurred on or after July 2, 2012, in Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, 
25.26 	Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis, and Cass Counties, and to the Leech Lake and Bois Forte 
25.27 	bands of Ojibwe. Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act for a capital 
25.28 	program or project may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly 
25.29 	to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the 
25.30 	commissioner of management and budget. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations 
25.31 	included in this article are available through June 30, 2015, except that appropriations 
25.32 	of bond proceeds for capital improvements are available until the project is completed 
26.1 	or abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642. The appropriations in 
26.2 	this article are onetime.

26.3						APPROPRIATIONS

26.4	Sec. 3. PUBLIC SAFETY
 			$
	5,800,000

26.5	State and Local Assistance
					
26.6 	From the general fund to the commissioner 
26.7 	of public safety for reimbursement of 
26.8 	eligible costs for applicants in the affected 
26.9 	counties as a result of damages incurred. The 
26.10 	appropriations in this section do not lapse, 
26.11 	notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota 
26.12 	Statutes, section 16A.28.

26.13	Sec. 4. NATURAL RESOURCES

26.14	Subdivision 1.Total appropriation
 			$
	2,069,000
	
26.15 	To the commissioner of natural resources 
26.16 	for the purposes specified in the following 
26.17 	subdivisions.

26.18	Subd. 2.Reforestation
 				994,000
	
26.19 	From the bond proceeds fund for reforestation 
26.20 	of lands damaged by natural causes under 
26.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 89.002. Money 
26.22 	appropriated in this section may be used to 
26.23 	pay state agency staff costs that are attributed 
26.24 	directly to the capital program.

26.25	Subd. 3.Lost revenue and salvage timber sales
 				1,075,000
	
26.26 	For the administration of the salvage timber 
26.27 	sales and to replace lost revenue. This 
26.28 	appropriation is from the general fund.

26.29 	Sec. 5. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
 26.30 	To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds fund, the 
26.31 	commissioner of management and budget, at the request of the commissioner of public 
27.1 	safety, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $994,000 in the manner, 
27.2 	upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 
27.3 	16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

27.4 	Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 27.5 	This article is effective the day following final enactment.