1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending 
  1.3             for public purposes; authorizing spending to acquire 
  1.4             and to better public land and buildings and other 
  1.5             public improvements of a capital nature with certain 
  1.6             conditions; canceling certain earlier appropriations 
  1.7             and reducing certain earlier bond authorization; 
  1.8             modifying capital project predesign requirements; 
  1.9             authorizing state bonds; appropriating money; amending 
  1.10            Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 16B.335, as amended; 
  1.11            and 462A.202, subdivision 2; Laws 1996, chapter 463, 
  1.12            sections 13, subdivision 9; and 15, subdivision 4; 
  1.13            Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 13, subdivision 10; 
  1.14            Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, sections 8, 
  1.15            subdivision 2; and 12; and chapter 250, article 1, 
  1.16            section 12, subdivision 5. 
  1.17  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.18  Section 1.  [CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  1.19     The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
  1.20  appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 
  1.21  to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent for 
  1.22  public purposes including to acquire and to better public land 
  1.23  and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, 
  1.24  as specified in this act.  Unless otherwise specified, the 
  1.25  appropriations in this act are available until the project is 
  1.26  completed or abandoned. 
  1.27                              SUMMARY 
  1.28  UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA                          $   54,000,000 
  1.29  MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES            64,261,000 
  1.30  PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION                     1,214,000 
  1.31  CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING                     34,100,000 
  2.1   MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES                             3,816,000 
  2.2   NATURAL RESOURCES                                    43,445,000 
  2.3   OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE                    3,000,000 
  2.4   TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT                       14,893,000 
  2.5   BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES                    35,575,000 
  2.6   AGRICULTURE                                          20,000,000 
  2.7   ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS                                    5,100,000 
  2.8   ADMINISTRATION                                       93,416,000 
  2.9   CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND
  2.10  PLANNING BOARD                                          318,000 
  2.11  AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION                             2,000,000 
  2.12  MILITARY AFFAIRS                                      2,765,000 
  2.13  TRANSPORTATION                                       57,341,000 
  2.14  METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TRANSIT                         10,000,000 
  2.15  HUMAN SERVICES                                       13,921,000 
  2.16  VETERANS HOMES BOARD                                 13,427,000 
  2.17  CORRECTIONS                                          19,520,000 
  2.18  COMMERCE                                              2,500,000 
  2.19  HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY                                2,000,000 
  2.20  MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY                          2,000,000 
  2.21  BOND SALE EXPENSES                                      430,000 
  2.22  ADDITIONAL DEBT SERVICE COSTS                           596,000
  2.23  CANCELLATIONS                                       (37,216,000) 
  2.24  TOTAL                                           $   462,422,000 
  2.25  Bond Proceeds Fund 
  2.26  (General Fund Debt Service)                         387,205,000
  2.27  Cancellations                                       (26,808,000)
  2.28  Bond Proceeds Fund   
  2.29  (General Fund Debt Service) 
  2.30  Bond Proceeds Fund  
  2.31  (User Financed Debt Service)                         33,908,000
  2.32  Transportation Fund                                  40,000,000 
  2.33  General Fund                                         11,184,000 
  2.34  Cancellations                                        (9,894,000)
  2.35  General Fund 
  2.36  Trunk Highway Fund                                   27,341,000 
  2.37  Cancellations 
  2.38  Trunk Highway Fund                                     (514,000)
  2.39                                                   APPROPRIATIONS
  2.40                                                   $ 
  3.1   Sec. 2.  UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 
  3.2   Subdivision 1.  To the board of regents
  3.3   of the University of Minnesota for the 
  3.4   purposes specified in this section                   54,000,000 
  3.5   Subd. 2.  Higher Education Asset
  3.6   Preservation and Replacement                          9,000,000 
  3.7   To be spent in accordance with 
  3.8   Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.  
  3.9   Subd. 3.  Twin Cities - Minneapolis,                          
  3.10  Molecular and Cellular
  3.11  Biology Building                                     35,000,000
  3.12  To complete construction, furnish, and 
  3.13  equip a new molecular and cellular 
  3.14  biology building on the east bank of 
  3.15  the Minneapolis campus.  This 
  3.16  appropriation is in addition to project 
  3.17  funding of $35,000,000 in Laws 1998, 
  3.18  chapter 404, section 2, subdivision 11. 
  3.19  Subd. 4.  Twin Cities - St. Paul,                              
  3.20  Microbial and Plant
  3.21  Genomics Building                                    10,000,000
  3.22  To design, construct, furnish, and 
  3.23  equip a new microbial and plant 
  3.24  genomics center on the St. Paul 
  3.25  campus.  This appropriation is 
  3.26  contingent on $10,000,000 in nonstate 
  3.27  matching funds. 
  3.28  Sec. 3.  MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES 
  3.29  AND UNIVERSITIES
  3.30  Subdivision 1.  To the board of trustees 
  3.31  of the Minnesota state colleges and 
  3.32  universities for the purposes specified in 
  3.33  this section                                         64,261,000
  3.34  Subd. 2.  Higher Education Asset
  3.35  Preservation and Replacement                         30,000,000
  3.36  This appropriation is for the purposes 
  3.37  specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
  3.38  section 135A.046.  
  3.39  Subd. 3.  Normandale Community College               11,400,000 
  3.40  To design, construct, furnish, and 
  3.41  equip an addition to the current 
  3.42  science building. 
  3.43  Subd. 4.  North Hennepin Community
  3.44  College, Phase 2                                     11,161,000 
  3.45  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  3.46  the old science building to become a 
  3.47  new general education building. 
  3.48  Subd. 5.  Minneapolis Community
  3.49  and Technical College                                11,700,000
  3.50  To design, construct, furnish, and 
  3.51  equip a new information technology 
  3.52  center, including remodeling of vacated 
  3.53  library space. 
  4.1   Subd. 6.  Debt Service
  4.2   (a) The board shall pay one-third of 
  4.3   the debt service on state bonds sold to 
  4.4   finance projects authorized by this 
  4.5   section, except for subdivision 2.  
  4.6   After each sale of general obligation 
  4.7   bonds, the commissioner of finance 
  4.8   shall notify the board of the amounts 
  4.9   assessed for each year for the life of 
  4.10  the bonds. 
  4.11  (b) The commissioner shall reduce the 
  4.12  board's assessment each year by 
  4.13  one-third of the net income from 
  4.14  investment of general obligation bond 
  4.15  proceeds in proportion to the amount of 
  4.16  principal and interest otherwise 
  4.17  required to be paid by the board.  The 
  4.18  board shall pay its resulting net 
  4.19  assessment to the commissioner of 
  4.20  finance by December 1 each year.  If 
  4.21  the board fails to make a payment when 
  4.22  due, the commissioner of finance shall 
  4.23  reduce allotments for appropriations 
  4.24  from the general fund otherwise 
  4.25  available to the board and apply the 
  4.26  amount of the reduction to cover the 
  4.27  missed debt service payment.  The 
  4.28  commissioner of finance shall credit 
  4.29  the payments received from the board to 
  4.30  the bond debt service account in the 
  4.31  state bond fund each December 1 before 
  4.32  money is transferred from the general 
  4.33  fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  4.34  16A.641, subdivision 10. 
  4.35  Sec. 4.  PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION 
  4.36  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
  4.37  of administration for the purposes
  4.38  specified in this section                             1,214,000
  4.39  Subd. 2.  Delta Dormitory Upgrades
  4.40  (a) For capital improvements to the 
  4.41  electrical and mechanical systems in the 
  4.42  campus residence hall.                                  214,000
  4.43  (b) For window coverings and furniture
  4.44  replacement.  This item is from the general fund.        82,000
  4.45  Subd. 3.  Asset Preservation                            918,000 
  4.46  For asset preservation capital 
  4.47  improvements on the campus including, 
  4.48  but not limited to, design and 
  4.49  construction of replacement of windows, 
  4.50  removal of precast panels, installation 
  4.51  of walls and insulation, and new water 
  4.52  piping. 
  4.53  Sec. 5.  CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING 
  4.54  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of
  4.55  children, families, and learning for the
  4.56  purposes specified in this section                   34,100,000 
  4.57  Subd. 2.  Metropolitan Magnet Schools                17,700,000 
  4.58  In accordance with the metropolitan 
  5.1   magnet school grant program under 
  5.2   Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.88, 
  5.3   $17,700,000 is for construction to 
  5.4   complete the East Metro Middle School.  
  5.5   This is in addition to appropriations 
  5.6   in Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 5, 
  5.7   subdivision 5, and Laws 1999, chapter 
  5.8   240, section 3. 
  5.9   Subd. 3.  Library for the Blind
  5.10  Expansion                                               600,000
  5.11  This appropriation is from the general 
  5.12  fund to install permanent compact 
  5.13  shelving in the basement area. 
  5.14  Subd. 4.  Maximum Effort School
  5.15  Loan Program                                                   
  5.16  In accordance with the maximum effort 
  5.17  school loan program in Minnesota 
  5.18  Statutes, sections 126C.60 to 126C.72, 
  5.19  appropriations are provided for the 
  5.20  following projects: 
  5.21  (1) construction of a new middle school 
  5.22  for grades 5 through 8 at Cass Lake                   7,500,000 
  5.23  (2) construction of a new elementary
  5.24  school at Caledonia                                   4,000,000 
  5.25  (3) renovation of the Red Lake 
  5.26  middle school and Ponemah elementary school           4,300,000 
  5.27  Sec. 6.  MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES 
  5.28  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
  5.29  of administration for the purposes
  5.30  specified in this section                             3,816,000
  5.31  Subd. 2.  Asset Preservation                          1,750,000 
  5.32  For asset preservation capital 
  5.33  improvements on both campuses of the 
  5.34  Minnesota State Academies including, 
  5.35  but not limited to, general asset 
  5.36  preservation, electrical infrastructure 
  5.37  upgrades, and sewer and water 
  5.38  improvements. 
  5.39  Subd. 3.  West Wing Noyes Hall                        2,066,000 
  5.40  For mold abatement and renovation of 
  5.41  the west wing of Noyes hall, including 
  5.42  improvements to the mechanical system, 
  5.43  to eliminate air quality problems. 
  5.44  Sec. 7.  NATURAL RESOURCES 
  5.45  Subdivision 1.  To the 
  5.46  commissioner of natural resources 
  5.47  for the purposes specified
  5.48  in this section                                      43,445,000
  5.49  Subd. 2.  Statewide Asset Preservation                2,000,000 
  5.50  For asset preservation improvements at 
  5.51  the department of natural resources 
  5.52  facilities statewide.  The commissioner 
  5.53  shall determine project priorities as 
  5.54  appropriate based upon need. 
  6.1   Subd. 3.  Office Facility Consolidation               5,048,000 
  6.2   To design, construct, furnish, and 
  6.3   equip a consolidated area office and 
  6.4   service facility in Fergus Falls. 
  6.5   Subd. 4.  Field Office Renovation and Improvement     1,497,000 
  6.6   To design, construct, furnish, and 
  6.7   equip renovations of area offices and 
  6.8   facilities in Deer River, Littlefork, 
  6.9   Effie and Hill City. 
  6.10  Subd. 5. ADA Compliance                               3,000,000 
  6.11  For improvements of a capital nature to 
  6.12  remove barriers and make department of 
  6.13  natural resources buildings, programs, 
  6.14  and services accessible to individuals 
  6.15  with disabilities, in compliance with 
  6.16  state and federal ADA guidelines. 
  6.17  Subd. 6.  State Park and Recreation Area
  6.18  Building Rehabilitation                               1,900,000
  6.19  To design, repair, rehabilitate, 
  6.20  construct, or add to state park 
  6.21  buildings throughout the state, 
  6.22  according to the management plan 
  6.23  required in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
  6.24  86A.  The commissioner shall determine 
  6.25  project priorities as appropriate based 
  6.26  upon need. 
  6.27  Subd. 7.  State Park and Recreation Area 
  6.28  Building Development                                    500,000
  6.29  To construct a sanitation building, 
  6.30  associated roads, campsites, and 
  6.31  utility service for a new campground 
  6.32  facility at Lac qui Parle State Park. 
  6.33  Subd. 8.  Dam Improvements                            1,700,000 
  6.34  For the emergency repair, 
  6.35  reconstruction, or removal of publicly 
  6.36  owned dams.  The commissioner shall 
  6.37  determine project priorities as 
  6.38  appropriate based upon need as provided 
  6.39  in Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.511.
  6.40  Subd. 9.  State Park and Recreation Area Betterment 
  6.41  and Rehabilitation                                    1,600,000
  6.42  To upgrade, repair, or rehabilitate 
  6.43  improvements of a capital nature at 
  6.44  state park and recreation area 
  6.45  facilities throughout the state, 
  6.46  including, but not limited to, resource 
  6.47  management projects, trail 
  6.48  rehabilitation, campground 
  6.49  rehabilitation, utilities, and road and 
  6.50  bridge repair.  The commissioner shall 
  6.51  determine project priorities as 
  6.52  appropriate based upon need. 
  6.53  Subd. 10.  Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants             8,000,000 
  6.54  For the flood hazard mitigation grant 
  6.55  program to local government units for 
  6.56  publicly owned capital improvements to 
  7.1   prevent or alleviate flood damages 
  7.2   under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  7.3   103F.161.  The commissioner shall 
  7.4   determine project priorities as 
  7.5   appropriate based upon need. 
  7.6   Subd. 11.  Trust Fund Lands                             500,000 
  7.7   For the condemnation of permanent 
  7.8   school trust fund lands remaining 
  7.9   within state park and recreation area 
  7.10  boundaries and to provide compensation 
  7.11  to the permanent school trust fund for 
  7.12  the value of these lands. 
  7.13  Subd. 12.  Forest Road and Bridge Projects            1,300,000 
  7.14  For reconstruction, resurfacing, 
  7.15  replacement, or construction of 
  7.16  improvements of a capital nature to 
  7.17  state forest roads and bridges 
  7.18  throughout the state.  The commissioner 
  7.19  shall determine project priorities as 
  7.20  appropriate based on need. 
  7.21  Subd. 13.  Fisheries Acquisition                        500,000 
  7.22  To acquire and better aquatic 
  7.23  management areas for fisheries 
  7.24  management purposes. 
  7.25  Subd. 14.  RIM Fisheries Improvement                    200,000 
  7.26  For fisheries habitat improvement 
  7.27  projects for sustainable lakes and 
  7.28  streams in the Nemadji and surrounding 
  7.29  watersheds. 
  7.30  Subd. 15.  Scientific and Natural Area                 
  7.31  Acquisition and Improvement                           1,600,000
  7.32  To acquire land related to scientific 
  7.33  and natural areas and prairie bank 
  7.34  easements and for development, 
  7.35  protection, or improvements of a 
  7.36  capital nature to scientific and 
  7.37  natural areas throughout the state.  
  7.38  $400,000 is for scientific and natural 
  7.39  area acquisition, $300,000 is for 
  7.40  scientific and natural restoration and 
  7.41  development, and $900,000 is for 
  7.42  Prairie Bank easements.  The 
  7.43  commissioner shall determine project 
  7.44  priorities as appropriate based upon 
  7.45  need. 
  7.46  Subd. 16. Stream Protection and Restoration           1,000,000 
  7.47  For river restoration projects and 
  7.48  improvements of a capital nature on 
  7.49  portions of the Snake river in 
  7.50  northwestern Minnesota, the Otter Tail 
  7.51  river at Frazee, and the Pomme de Terre 
  7.52  river at Appleton, and for modifying 
  7.53  four low-head dams for fish passage in 
  7.54  the Red river. 
  7.55  Subd. 17.  RIM Critical Habitat Match                 1,000,000 
  7.56  To provide state match for the critical 
  7.57  habitat private sector matching account 
  8.1   under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  8.2   84.943 for the acquisition or 
  8.3   improvements of a capital nature to 
  8.4   critical fish, wildlife, and native 
  8.5   plant habitats.  The commissioner shall 
  8.6   determine project priorities as 
  8.7   appropriate based upon need. 
  8.8   Subd. 18.  Metro Greenways and Natural Areas          1,500,000 
  8.9   To provide grants to units of 
  8.10  government for acquisition or 
  8.11  betterment of greenways and natural 
  8.12  areas in the metro region and to 
  8.13  acquire greenways and natural areas in 
  8.14  the metro region through the purchase 
  8.15  of conservation easements or fee 
  8.16  title.  The commissioner shall 
  8.17  determine the project priorities and 
  8.18  shall consult with representatives of 
  8.19  local units of government, nonprofit 
  8.20  organizations, and other interested 
  8.21  parties. 
  8.22  Subd. 19.  RIM Wildlife, Habitat Improvements         2,000,000 
  8.23  For improvements of a capital nature to 
  8.24  develop, protect, or improve wildlife 
  8.25  management areas and other state lands 
  8.26  throughout the state.  The commissioner 
  8.27  shall determine project priorities as 
  8.28  appropriate based upon need. 
  8.29  Subd. 20.  State Park and Recreation Area Acquisition   700,000 
  8.30  For acquisition from willing sellers of 
  8.31  private lands within state park and 
  8.32  recreation area boundaries established 
  8.33  by law.  The commissioner shall 
  8.34  determine project priorities as 
  8.35  appropriate based upon need. 
  8.36  Subd. 21.  Forestry Recreation Facilities               500,000 
  8.37  For improvements of a capital nature to 
  8.38  rehabilitate, improve, or develop 
  8.39  forestry recreation facilities 
  8.40  throughout the state.  The commissioner 
  8.41  shall determine project priorities as 
  8.42  appropriate based upon need. 
  8.43  Subd. 22.  Paul Bunyan Trail                          1,400,000 
  8.44  For improvements of a capital nature to 
  8.45  develop the Paul Bunyan state trail 
  8.46  between Hackensack and Walker. 
  8.47  Subd. 23.  Metro Regional Park Acquisition and
  8.48  Betterment                                            5,000,000
  8.49  This appropriation is for payment by 
  8.50  the commissioner of natural resources 
  8.51  to the metropolitan council.  The 
  8.52  commissioner shall pay the amount on a 
  8.53  reimbursement basis to the metropolitan 
  8.54  council upon receipt of a certified 
  8.55  copy of a council resolution requesting 
  8.56  payment.  The appropriation must be 
  8.57  used to pay the cost of rehabilitation, 
  8.58  acquisition, development by the council 
  8.59  and local government units of regional 
  9.1   recreational open-space lands in 
  9.2   accordance with the council's policy 
  9.3   plan as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
  9.4   section 473.315.  This appropriation 
  9.5   must not be used for research, 
  9.6   planning, administration, or tax 
  9.7   equivalency payments.  This 
  9.8   appropriation may be used for the 
  9.9   purchase of homes only if the purchases 
  9.10  are included in the work program 
  9.11  required by law and they are expressly 
  9.12  approved by the legislative commission 
  9.13  on Minnesota resources. 
  9.14  Subd. 24.  State Trail Connections                    1,000,000 
  9.15  For matching grants of up to $50,000 
  9.16  per project for local units of 
  9.17  government for acquisition and 
  9.18  development of a capital nature of 
  9.19  local trails that connect communities, 
  9.20  trails, parks, and other significant 
  9.21  destinations.  Recipients must provide 
  9.22  a local cash match of at least 50 
  9.23  percent of the total eligible project 
  9.24  costs.  The commissioner shall make 
  9.25  payment to the local units of 
  9.26  government upon receiving documentation 
  9.27  of reimbursable expenditures.  The 
  9.28  commissioner shall determine project 
  9.29  priorities as appropriate based upon 
  9.30  project significance and need.  Fifty 
  9.31  percent of this appropriation is 
  9.32  available for the Twin Cities 
  9.33  metropolitan area and 50 percent for 
  9.34  the remainder of the state. 
  9.35  Sec. 8.  OFFICE OF 
  9.36  ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE                              3,000,000
  9.37  To the office of environmental 
  9.38  assistance for solid waste capital 
  9.39  assistance grants under Minnesota 
  9.40  Statutes, section 115A.54.  Grants 
  9.41  under this section are exempt from the 
  9.42  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
  9.43  section 16B.335. 
  9.44  Sec. 9.  TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
  9.45  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of 
  9.46  trade and economic development for 
  9.47  the purposes specified in this section               14,893,000
  9.48  Subd. 2.  Matching Money
  9.49  for Federal Grants                                   12,893,000
  9.50  For state matching money for federal 
  9.51  grants to capitalize the water 
  9.52  pollution control fund and the drinking 
  9.53  water revolving fund under Minnesota 
  9.54  Statutes, sections 446A.07 and 446A.081.
  9.55  The expenditure and allocation of state 
  9.56  matching funds between funds shall be 
  9.57  based on the amount of federal funds 
  9.58  appropriated to the funds.  
  9.59  Subd. 3.  Clean Water
  9.60  Partnership                                           2,000,000
 10.1   For deposit in the water pollution 
 10.2   control fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
 10.3   section 446A.07, for the agricultural 
 10.4   best management practices loan program 
 10.5   under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 10.6   17.117, except that none of this 
 10.7   appropriation may be used for 
 10.8   conservation tillage equipment. 
 10.9   Sec. 10.  BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES 
 10.10  Subdivision 1.  To the board 
 10.11  of water and soil resources for the 
 10.12  purposes specified in this section                  35,575,000 
 10.13  Subd. 2.  RIM, PWP, and CREP 
 10.14  Conservation Easements                              30,585,000 
 10.15  This appropriation is for the following 
 10.16  purposes: 
 10.17  (1) to acquire conservation easements 
 10.18  from landowners on marginal lands to 
 10.19  protect soil and water quality and to 
 10.20  support fish and wildlife habitat as 
 10.21  provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
 10.22  103F.515; 
 10.23  (2) to acquire perpetual conservation 
 10.24  easements on existing type 1, 2, 3, and 
 10.25  6 wetlands and adjacent lands, and for 
 10.26  the establishment of permanent cover on 
 10.27  adjacent lands, in accordance with 
 10.28  Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.516; 
 10.29  and 
 10.30  (3) at least $25,000,000 of this 
 10.31  appropriation must be used to implement 
 10.32  the Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
 10.33  Program in the Minnesota River Basin. 
 10.34  Subd. 3.  Implementation                              4,990,000 
 10.35  From the general fund for 
 10.36  administrative expenses to implement 
 10.37  this section. 
 10.38  Sec. 11.  AGRICULTURE                                20,000,000
 10.39  To the rural finance authority to 
 10.40  purchase participation interests in or 
 10.41  to make direct agricultural loans to 
 10.42  farmers under Minnesota Statutes, 
 10.43  chapter 41B.  This appropriation is for 
 10.44  the beginning farmer program under 
 10.45  Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.039, 
 10.46  the loan restructuring program under 
 10.47  Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.04, the 
 10.48  seller-sponsored program under 
 10.49  Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.042, 
 10.50  the agricultural improvement loan 
 10.51  program under Minnesota Statutes, 
 10.52  section 41B.043, and the livestock 
 10.53  expansion loan program under Minnesota 
 10.54  Statutes, section 41B.045.  All debt 
 10.55  service on bond proceeds used to 
 10.56  finance this appropriation must be 
 10.57  repaid by the rural finance authority 
 10.58  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 10.59  16A.643.  Loan participations must be 
 10.60  priced to provide full interest and 
 11.1   principal coverage and a reserve for 
 11.2   potential losses. 
 11.3   Loans for capital projects from this 
 11.4   appropriation are exempt from Minnesota 
 11.5   Statutes, section 16B.335.  Priority 
 11.6   for loans must be given first to basic 
 11.7   beginning farmer loans; second, to 
 11.8   seller-sponsored loans; and third, to 
 11.9   agricultural improvement loans. 
 11.10  Sec. 12.  MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL
 11.11  GARDENS                                               
 11.12  Subdivision 1.  To the Minnesota 
 11.13  zoological gardens for the purposes 
 11.14  specified in this section                             5,100,000
 11.15  Subd. 2.  Heating and Cooling System                  1,100,000
 11.16  For design, repair, and upgrades to the 
 11.17  heating and cooling systems at the 
 11.18  Minnesota Zoo. 
 11.19  Subd. 3.  Roadways and Pathways                       4,000,000
 11.20  For repair, replacement, and 
 11.21  reconstruction of pathways, roadways, 
 11.22  parking lots, and outdoor lighting. 
 11.23  Sec. 13.  ADMINISTRATION 
 11.24  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 11.25  of administration for the purposes
 11.26  specified in this section                            93,416,000
 11.27  Subd. 2.  Electrical Utility
 11.28  Infrastructure, Phase 4                               2,500,000
 11.29  To upgrade the primary electrical 
 11.30  distribution system in the capitol 
 11.31  complex. 
 11.32  Subd. 3.  717 Delaware Street, Health Building        4,300,000 
 11.33  To install additional ventilation for 
 11.34  laboratory operations and upgrade the 
 11.35  electrical capacity to the 717 Delaware 
 11.36  Street building of the department of 
 11.37  health on the campus of the University 
 11.38  of Minnesota. 
 11.39  Subd. 4.  Capitol Security Renovation                 1,000,000 
 11.40  To renovate space in the basement of 
 11.41  the capitol building for the capitol 
 11.42  security division of the department of 
 11.43  public safety and for the environmental 
 11.44  management operation of the department 
 11.45  of administration. 
 11.46  Subd. 5.  Strategic Plan for
 11.47  Locating State Agencies                                 100,000
 11.48  This appropriation is from the general 
 11.49  fund to update the long-range strategic 
 11.50  plan for locating state agencies.  This 
 11.51  plan will review state agency space 
 11.52  needs, guide location issues, and 
 11.53  determine the order of priority for 
 11.54  development of state agency facilities. 
 12.1   Subd. 6.  Asset Preservation                          4,200,000 
 12.2   For structural and infrastructure 
 12.3   repairs of a capital nature to correct 
 12.4   high-priority deferred maintenance 
 12.5   needs of state facilities under the 
 12.6   custodial control of the department of 
 12.7   administration.  The commissioner of 
 12.8   administration shall determine project 
 12.9   priorities as appropriate based on need.
 12.10  Subd. 7.  General Predesign
 12.11  and Schematic Design                                  2,000,000
 12.12  To provide predesign and design funding 
 12.13  for high priority facilities that will 
 12.14  be identified through the strategic 
 12.15  plan for locating state agencies. 
 12.16  Subd. 8.  Capitol Project 2005                        3,300,000 
 12.17  For renovation, restoration, and 
 12.18  upgrades to the capitol building 
 12.19  including, but not limited to, upgrades 
 12.20  to the mechanical and electrical 
 12.21  systems throughout the east wing, 
 12.22  renovation of the basement level, 
 12.23  restoration of the east wing's ground 
 12.24  floor space, and restoration of hearing 
 12.25  room 123.  It is anticipated that an 
 12.26  additional $3,300,000 in nonstate funds 
 12.27  may be contributed to this project. 
 12.28  Subd. 9.  Bureau of Criminal 
 12.29  Apprehension Facility                                58,000,000 
 12.30  To construct, furnish, and equip a new 
 12.31  building for the bureau of criminal 
 12.32  apprehension, including offices and 
 12.33  forensic laboratories, in St. Paul. 
 12.34  Subd. 10.  Capital Asset
 12.35  Preservation and Replacement (CAPRA)                 10,000,000
 12.36  To be spent in accordance with 
 12.37  Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.632.  
 12.38  Subd. 11.  Agency Relocation                          2,316,000 
 12.39  For relocation of state agencies as 
 12.40  determined by the commissioner of 
 12.41  administration.  This appropriation is 
 12.42  from the general fund. 
 12.43  Subd. 12.  Property Acquisition                       5,700,000 
 12.44  This appropriation is from the general 
 12.45  fund for due diligence expenses, 
 12.46  acquisition of land, and to purchase 
 12.47  options in order to hold properties 
 12.48  that meet state development needs.  
 12.49  This appropriation may also be used to 
 12.50  demolish buildings located on any lands 
 12.51  acquired and to develop temporary 
 12.52  parking. 
 12.53  Sec. 14.  CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND
 12.54  PLANNING BOARD                                         318,000
 12.55  To the commissioner of administration
 12.56  for a predesign study of the phased
 13.1   restoration of remaining areas in
 13.2   the capitol building.
 13.3   Sec. 15.  AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION                   2,000,000
 13.4   To the amateur sports commission to 
 13.5   complete funding for the Mighty Ducks 
 13.6   Ice Center grant program as provided in 
 13.7   Minnesota Statutes, section 240A.09.  
 13.8   This appropriation is from the general 
 13.9   fund. 
 13.10  Sec. 16.  MILITARY AFFAIRS 
 13.11  Subdivision 1.  To the adjutant
 13.12  general for the purposes specified
 13.13  in this section                                       2,765,000
 13.14  Subd. 2.  Kitchen Renovation                          1,265,000 
 13.15  To renovate kitchen facilities at 
 13.16  National Guard training and community 
 13.17  centers in Sauk Centre, Alexandria, 
 13.18  Morris, Ortonville, Fairmont, Mankato, 
 13.19  Madison, Wadena, Olivia, and Winona.  
 13.20  This appropriation is exempt from the 
 13.21  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 13.22  section 16B.335. 
 13.23  Subd. 3.  Asset Preservation                          1,500,000 
 13.24  For asset preservation improvements of 
 13.25  a capital nature at military affairs 
 13.26  facilities statewide. 
 13.27  Sec. 17.  TRANSPORTATION 
 13.28  Subdivision 1.  To the
 13.29  commissioner of transportation for
 13.30  the purposes specified in this section               57,341,000
 13.31  Subd. 2.  Local Bridge
 13.32  Replacement and Rehabilitation                       30,000,000
 13.33  This appropriation is from the state 
 13.34  transportation fund as provided in 
 13.35  Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, to 
 13.36  match federal funds and to replace or 
 13.37  rehabilitate local deficient bridges. 
 13.38  Political subdivisions may use grants 
 13.39  made under this section to construct or 
 13.40  reconstruct bridges, including: 
 13.41  (1) matching federal-aid grants to 
 13.42  construct or reconstruct key bridges; 
 13.43  (2) paying the costs of preliminary 
 13.44  engineering and environmental studies 
 13.45  authorized under Minnesota Statutes, 
 13.46  section 174.50, subdivision 6a; 
 13.47  (3) paying the costs to abandon an 
 13.48  existing bridge that is deficient and 
 13.49  in need of replacement, but where no 
 13.50  replacement will be made; and 
 13.51  (4) paying the costs to construct a 
 13.52  road or street to facilitate the 
 13.53  abandonment of an existing bridge 
 13.54  determined by the commissioner to be 
 14.1   deficient, if the commissioner 
 14.2   determines that construction of the 
 14.3   road or street is more cost efficient 
 14.4   than the replacement of the existing 
 14.5   bridge. 
 14.6   Subd. 3.  Trunk Highway Facility Projects 
 14.7   To the commissioner of transportation 
 14.8   for the purposes specified in this 
 14.9   subdivision.  The appropriations in 
 14.10  this subdivision are from the trunk 
 14.11  highway fund. 
 14.12  (a) St. Cloud Headquarters
 14.13  Addition                                             10,350,000
 14.14  To design, construct, furnish, and 
 14.15  equip an addition to and remodeling of 
 14.16  the St. Cloud headquarters building. 
 14.17  (b) Detroit Lakes
 14.18  Headquarters Addition                                 8,724,000
 14.19  To construct an addition and remodel 
 14.20  the Detroit Lakes district headquarters 
 14.21  building. 
 14.22  (c) Regional Transportation
 14.23  Management Center                                     6,667,000
 14.24  To design, construct, furnish, and 
 14.25  equip a regional transportation 
 14.26  management center and integrate it with 
 14.27  the existing metro headquarters 
 14.28  building in Roseville.  This 
 14.29  appropriation anticipates up to 
 14.30  $15,774,000 in matching federal funds. 
 14.31  (d) Moorhead Truck Station                            1,600,000 
 14.32  To construct, furnish, and equip a new 
 14.33  truck station building in Moorhead in 
 14.34  partnership with the city of Moorhead 
 14.35  and Clay county. 
 14.36  Sec. 18.  METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TRANSIT               10,000,000
 14.37  To the metropolitan council for 
 14.38  engineering, design, and construction 
 14.39  of bus transitways, including, but not 
 14.40  limited to, acquisition of land and 
 14.41  rights-of-way.  This appropriation is 
 14.42  from the state transportation fund. 
 14.43  Sec. 19.  HUMAN SERVICES 
 14.44  Subdivision 1.  To the
 14.45  commissioner of administration
 14.46  for the purposes specified 
 14.47  in this section                                      13,921,000
 14.48  Subd. 2.  Systemwide Roof
 14.49  Repairs and Replacement                               1,971,000
 14.50  For capital repair and replacement of 
 14.51  roofs at department of human services 
 14.52  facilities statewide. 
 14.53  Subd. 3.  Systemwide Asset
 14.54  Preservation                                          3,000,000
 15.1   For asset preservation improvements of 
 15.2   a capital nature at state regional 
 15.3   treatment centers.  
 15.4   Subd. 4.  Building Demolitions,
 15.5   Cambridge                                             1,500,000
 15.6   For asbestos abatement and demolition 
 15.7   of obsolete buildings on the campus of 
 15.8   the Cambridge regional treatment center.
 15.9   Subd. 5.  Upgrade Pexton Hall,
 15.10  St. Peter                                             7,200,000
 15.11  To design, remodel, furnish, and equip 
 15.12  the residential and program areas in 
 15.13  Pexton hall to securely house 
 15.14  individuals committed as sexual 
 15.15  psychopathic personalities and sexually 
 15.16  dangerous persons and construct a 
 15.17  connection to Shantz hall at the St. 
 15.18  Peter regional treatment center. 
 15.19  Subd. 6.  Facilities Study,
 15.20  Fergus Falls                                            250,000
 15.21  For predesign funding to review ongoing 
 15.22  facility needs at the Fergus Falls 
 15.23  regional treatment center and explore 
 15.24  options for developing, upgrading, or 
 15.25  designing new facilities in the Fergus 
 15.26  Falls catchment area.  This 
 15.27  appropriation is from the general fund. 
 15.28  Sec. 20.  VETERANS HOMES BOARD 
 15.29  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 15.30  of administration for the purposes
 15.31  specified in this section                            13,427,000  
 15.32  Subd. 2.  Hastings Veterans Home, Phase 2             7,084,000 
 15.33  For design, repair, and renovation of 
 15.34  the utility infrastructure systems and 
 15.35  related improvements at the campus of 
 15.36  the Hastings veterans home. 
 15.37  Subd. 3.  Minneapolis
 15.38  Veterans Home                                         1,750,000
 15.39  For infrastructure improvements of a 
 15.40  capital nature at the campus of the 
 15.41  Minneapolis veterans home including, 
 15.42  but not limited to, replacement of 
 15.43  water lines, roofs, and building 
 15.44  exteriors, and installation of freight 
 15.45  elevators, nursing stations, and 
 15.46  security systems. 
 15.47  Subd. 4.  Asset Preservation                          4,000,000 
 15.48  For asset preservation and 
 15.49  infrastructure repairs of a capital 
 15.50  nature at veterans homes statewide. 
 15.51  Subd. 5.  Silver Bay
 15.52  Maintenance Building                                    593,000
 15.53  To design, construct, furnish, and 
 15.54  equip an addition to the nursing care 
 16.1   facility to be used as a repair shop, 
 16.2   vehicle storage, cold storage, and 
 16.3   maintenance office. 
 16.4   Sec. 21.  CORRECTIONS 
 16.5   Subdivision 1.  To the 
 16.6   commissioner of administration 
 16.7   for the purposes specified in
 16.8   this section                                         19,520,000
 16.9   Subd. 2.  Sewer Repair,
 16.10  MCF-Faribault                                        10,636,000
 16.11  To complete design and to repair and 
 16.12  replace sanitary and storm sewers. 
 16.13  Subd. 3.  Inmate Bed
 16.14  Expansion, MCF-Oak Park Heights                         855,000
 16.15  To design, construct, furnish, and 
 16.16  equip a high security administrative 
 16.17  control unit of up to 60 beds to house 
 16.18  high risk, violent, and dangerous 
 16.19  inmates and to replace a computerized 
 16.20  building operating system at the 
 16.21  facility.  It is anticipated that this 
 16.22  appropriation will match up to 
 16.23  $13,124,000 in federal funding. 
 16.24  Subd. 4.  H-Building
 16.25  Remodeling, Phase 3, MCF-Lino Lakes                   3,923,000
 16.26  To design, remodel, furnish, and equip 
 16.27  the food service building. 
 16.28  Subd. 5.  Mental Health
 16.29  Support and Living Unit, MCF-Red Wing                   801,000
 16.30  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
 16.31  Brown cottage into a mental health 
 16.32  support area and provide up to 14 beds 
 16.33  for an inpatient treatment ward.  This 
 16.34  appropriation may also be used for 
 16.35  security improvements of a capital 
 16.36  nature at the Dayton security detention 
 16.37  cottage. 
 16.38  Subd. 6.  Health Services
 16.39  Conversion, MCF-Stillwater                            1,829,000
 16.40  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
 16.41  the vacant laundry area into a health 
 16.42  services unit within the security 
 16.43  perimeter of the main building. 
 16.44  Subd. 7.  Security
 16.45  Improvements, Phase 1, MCF-Stillwater                 1,476,000
 16.46  To design and repair the interior 
 16.47  surface of the perimeter wall. 
 16.48  Sec. 22.  COMMERCE                                    2,500,000
 16.49  To the commissioner of finance for the 
 16.50  energy conservation investment loan 
 16.51  program in the department of commerce 
 16.52  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 16.53  216C.37. 
 16.54  Sec. 23.  HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY                      2,000,000
 17.1   To the commissioner of the housing 
 17.2   finance agency for transfer to the 
 17.3   housing development fund for the 
 17.4   purpose of making loans for 
 17.5   transitional housing or supportive 
 17.6   housing under Minnesota Statutes, 
 17.7   section 462A.202, subdivision 2. 
 17.8   Sec. 24.  MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 
 17.9   Subdivision 1.  To the Minnesota 
 17.10  Historical Society for the purposes 
 17.11  specified in this section                             2,000,000
 17.12  Subd. 2.  Historic Site
 17.13  Preservation and Repair                               1,750,000
 17.14  For capital repair, reconstruction, or 
 17.15  replacement of deferred maintenance 
 17.16  needs at state historic sites, 
 17.17  buildings, landscapes, exhibits, 
 17.18  markers, and monuments.  The society 
 17.19  shall determine project priorities as 
 17.20  appropriate based on need. 
 17.21  Subd. 3.  State Capitol
 17.22  Furnishings Restoration                                 250,000
 17.23  For preservation and restoration of 
 17.24  historic furnishings in the capitol 
 17.25  building.  This appropriation is from 
 17.26  the general fund. 
 17.27  Sec. 25.  BOND SALE EXPENSES                            430,000 
 17.28  To the commissioner of finance for bond 
 17.29  sale expenses under Minnesota Statutes, 
 17.30  section 16A.641, subdivision 8.  This 
 17.31  appropriation is from the bond proceeds 
 17.32  fund. 
 17.33     Sec. 26.  [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.] 
 17.34     Subdivision 1.  [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money 
 17.35  appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the 
 17.36  commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 17.37  and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $421,113,000 in 
 17.38  the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 17.39  Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 17.40  Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  
 17.41     Subd. 2.  [TRANSPORTATION FUND.] To provide the money 
 17.42  appropriated in this act from the transportation fund, the 
 17.43  commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 17.44  and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $40,000,000 in 
 17.45  the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 17.46  Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 17.47  Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  The 
 18.1   proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium 
 18.2   received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a bond 
 18.3   proceeds account in the state transportation fund. 
 18.4      Sec. 27.  Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 12, is 
 18.5   amended to read: 
 18.6   Sec. 12.  BOND SALE SCHEDULE   
 18.7   The commissioner of finance shall 
 18.8   schedule the sale of state general 
 18.9   obligation bonds so that, during the 
 18.10  biennium ending June 30, 2001, no more 
 18.11  than ~~$590,663,000~~ $568,329,000 will 
 18.12  need to be transferred from the general 
 18.13  fund to the state bond fund to pay 
 18.14  principal and interest due and to 
 18.15  become due on outstanding state general 
 18.16  obligation bonds.  During the biennium, 
 18.17  before each sale of state general 
 18.18  obligation bonds, the commissioner of 
 18.19  finance shall calculate the amount of 
 18.20  debt service payments needed on bonds 
 18.21  previously issued and shall estimate 
 18.22  the amount of debt service payments 
 18.23  that will be needed on the bonds 
 18.24  scheduled to be sold.  The commissioner 
 18.25  shall adjust the amount of bonds 
 18.26  scheduled to be sold so as to remain 
 18.27  within the limit set by this section.  
 18.28  The amount needed to make the debt 
 18.29  service payments is appropriated from 
 18.30  the general fund as provided in 
 18.31  Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641. 
 18.32     Sec. 28.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.335, as 
 18.33  amended by Laws 1999, chapter 86, article 1, section 9, is 
 18.34  amended to read: 
 18.35     16B.335 [REVIEW OF PLANS AND PROJECTS.] 
 18.36     Subdivision 1.  [~~CONSTRUCTION AND MAJOR REMODELING~~ 
 18.37  DEFINITIONS.] ~~(a) The commissioner, or any other recipient to~~ 
 18.38  ~~whom an appropriation is made to acquire or better public lands~~ 
 18.39  ~~or buildings or other public improvements of a capital nature,~~ 
 18.40  ~~must not prepare final plans and specifications for any~~ 
 18.41  ~~construction, major remodeling, or land acquisition in~~ 
 18.42  ~~anticipation of which the appropriation was made until the~~ 
 18.43  ~~agency that will use the project has presented the program plan~~ 
 18.44  ~~and cost estimates for all elements necessary to complete the~~ 
 18.45  ~~project to the chair of the senate finance committee and the~~ 
 18.46  ~~chair of the house ways and means committee and the chairs have~~ 
 18.47  ~~made their recommendations, and the chair of the house capital~~ 
 18.48  ~~investment committee is notified.  "Construction or major~~ 
 19.1   ~~remodeling" means construction of a new building, a substantial~~ 
 19.2   ~~addition to an existing building, or a substantial change to the~~ 
 19.3   ~~interior configuration of an existing building.  The~~ 
 19.4   ~~presentation must note any significant changes in the work that~~ 
 19.5   ~~will be done, or in its cost, since the appropriation for the~~ 
 19.6   ~~project was enacted or from the predesign submittal.  The~~ 
 19.7   ~~program plans and estimates must be presented for review at~~ 
 19.8   ~~least two weeks before a recommendation is needed.  The~~ 
 19.9   ~~recommendations are advisory only.  Failure or refusal to make a~~ 
 19.10  ~~recommendation is considered a negative recommendation.  The~~ 
 19.11  ~~chairs of the senate finance committee, the house capital~~ 
 19.12  ~~investment committee, and the house ways and means committee~~ 
 19.13  ~~must also be notified whenever there is a substantial change in~~ 
 19.14  ~~a construction or major remodeling project, or in its cost.~~  As 
 19.15  used in this section, the terms in paragraphs (a) to (e) have 
 19.16  the meanings given them. 
 19.17     ~~(b) Capital projects exempt from the requirements of this~~ 
 19.18  ~~subdivision include demolition or decommissioning of state~~ 
 19.19  ~~assets, hazardous material projects, utility infrastructure~~ 
 19.20  ~~projects, environmental testing, parking lots, exterior~~ 
 19.21  ~~lighting, fencing, highway rest areas, truck stations, storage~~ 
 19.22  ~~facilities not consisting primarily of offices or heated work~~ 
 19.23  ~~areas, roads, bridges, trails, pathways, campgrounds, athletic~~ 
 19.24  ~~fields, dams, floodwater retention systems, water access sites,~~ 
 19.25  ~~harbors, sewer separation projects, water and wastewater~~ 
 19.26  ~~facilities, port development projects for which the commissioner~~ 
 19.27  ~~of transportation has entered into an assistance agreement under~~ 
 19.28  ~~section 457A.04, ice centers, or any other capital project with~~ 
 19.29  ~~a construction cost of less than $500,000.~~  (a) "Major 
 19.30  construction or major remodeling" means construction of a new 
 19.31  building, a substantial addition to an existing building, or a 
 19.32  substantial change to the interior configuration of an existing 
 19.33  building, for which the total project appropriation or grant is 
 19.34  anticipated to exceed $2,000,000. 
 19.35     (b) "Other capital projects" means projects and grants with 
 19.36  appropriations of $2,000,000 or less that are for, or are 
 20.1   similar in type to, the following projects:  facilities not 
 20.2   consisting primarily of offices or heated work areas, 
 20.3   improvements to building exteriors, demolition or 
 20.4   decommissioning of state assets, hazardous material abatement, 
 20.5   environmental testing, landscape elements, parking facilities, 
 20.6   athletic fields, utility infrastructure projects, public utility 
 20.7   facilities, campgrounds and appurtenances, trails and paths, 
 20.8   dams, floodwater retention systems, land and right-of-way 
 20.9   purchases, highway rest areas, roads, bridges, harbors, and port 
 20.10  development projects. 
 20.11     (c) "Predesign" means the first stage in the development of 
 20.12  a project when the purpose, scope, cost, schedule, and other 
 20.13  applicable information contained in the predesign manual is 
 20.14  developed for the complete project prior to the initiation of 
 20.15  design. 
 20.16     (d) "Design" means the stage in the development of a 
 20.17  project during which schematic, design development, and contract 
 20.18  documents are produced. 
 20.19     (e) "Construction" means the stage in development when the 
 20.20  project design is bid and constructed. 
 20.21     Subd. 2.  [~~OTHER PROJECTS~~ CAPITAL PROJECT REVIEW.] ~~All~~ 
 20.22  ~~other capital projects for which a specific appropriation is~~ 
 20.23  ~~made must not proceed until the recipient undertaking the~~ 
 20.24  ~~project has notified the chair of the senate finance committee,~~ 
 20.25  ~~the chair of the house capital investment committee, and the~~ 
 20.26  ~~chair of the house ways and means committee that the work is~~ 
 20.27  ~~ready to begin.  Notice is not required for capital projects~~ 
 20.28  ~~needed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act or~~ 
 20.29  ~~funded by an agency's operating budget or by a capital asset~~ 
 20.30  ~~preservation and replacement account under section 16A.632, or a~~ 
 20.31  ~~higher education capital asset preservation and renewal account~~ 
 20.32  ~~under section 135A.046.~~  To guide the investment of state 
 20.33  resources and to improve the overall statewide building design, 
 20.34  construction, and operational costs of new or remodeled 
 20.35  facilities, a systematic capital project review process, 
 20.36  including the stages of predesign, design, and construction, 
 21.1   must be used to identify and communicate all components 
 21.2   necessary for well-developed and executed facilities. 
 21.3      Subd. 3.  [~~PREDESIGN REQUIREMENT~~ MAJOR CONSTRUCTION AND 
 21.4   REMODELING.] ~~The definitions in paragraphs (a) and (b) apply to~~ 
 21.5   ~~this section.~~ 
 21.6      ~~(a) "Predesign" means the stage in the development of a~~ 
 21.7   ~~project during which the purpose, scope, cost, and schedule of~~ 
 21.8   ~~the complete project are defined and instructions to design~~ 
 21.9   ~~professionals are produced.~~  
 21.10     ~~(b) "Design" means the stage in the development of a~~ 
 21.11  ~~project during which schematic, design development, and contract~~ 
 21.12  ~~documents are produced.~~ 
 21.13     ~~(c) A recipient to whom an appropriation is made for a~~ 
 21.14  ~~project subject to review under subdivision 1 or notice under~~ 
 21.15  ~~subdivision 2 shall prepare a predesign package and submit it to~~ 
 21.16  ~~the commissioner for review and recommendation before proceeding~~ 
 21.17  ~~with design activities.  The commissioner must complete the~~ 
 21.18  ~~review and recommendation within ten working days after~~ 
 21.19  ~~receiving it.  Failure to review and recommend within the ten~~ 
 21.20  ~~days is considered a positive recommendation.  The predesign~~ 
 21.21  ~~package must be sufficient to define the purpose, scope, cost,~~ 
 21.22  ~~and schedule of the project and must demonstrate that the~~ 
 21.23  ~~project has been analyzed according to appropriate space needs~~ 
 21.24  ~~standards.~~  (a) Three-Stage Project Delivery Process.  All major 
 21.25  construction or major remodeling projects must follow the 
 21.26  three-stage project delivery process of predesign, design, and 
 21.27  construction regardless of funding source or the point in the 
 21.28  project in which funds are appropriated, unless specifically 
 21.29  exempted. 
 21.30     (b) Predesign Recommendation Required.  The commissioner, 
 21.31  or any other recipient to whom an appropriation is made, must 
 21.32  not commence design for any construction or major remodeling in 
 21.33  anticipation of which the appropriation was made until the state 
 21.34  agency responsible for the appropriation has presented the 
 21.35  predesign document and received a positive recommendation from 
 21.36  the commissioner of administration before proceeding with design 
 22.1   activities.  The predesign document must be sufficient to define 
 22.2   the elements in the predesign manual which includes but is not 
 22.3   limited to the purpose, scope, cost, and schedule of the 
 22.4   complete project. 
 22.5      (c) Legislative Notification Required.  The contract 
 22.6   document portion of the design stage, which includes 
 22.7   construction drawings and final specifications, must not begin 
 22.8   until the architectural program, time schedule, and cost plan 
 22.9   are presented to the chairs of the appropriate senate finance 
 22.10  committee and the house of representatives ways and means 
 22.11  committee, and the chair of the house of representatives capital 
 22.12  investment committee is notified.  Whenever there is a 
 22.13  substantial change in the architectural program, time schedule, 
 22.14  or cost plan from that submitted for the predesign 
 22.15  recommendation, notification must be given to the chairs of the 
 22.16  appropriate senate finance committee and the house of 
 22.17  representatives ways and means committee, the chairs must make 
 22.18  their recommendations as to whether or not to proceed with the 
 22.19  project, and the chair of the house capital investment committee 
 22.20  must be notified.  
 22.21     Subd. 4.  [~~ENERGY CONSERVATION~~ OTHER CAPITAL PROJECTS 
 22.22  EXEMPT.] ~~A recipient to whom a direct appropriation is made for~~ 
 22.23  ~~a capital improvement project shall ensure that the project~~ 
 22.24  ~~complies with the applicable energy conservation standards~~ 
 22.25  ~~contained in law, including sections 216C.19 to 216C.20, and~~ 
 22.26  ~~rules adopted thereunder.  The recipient may use the energy~~ 
 22.27  ~~planning and intervention and energy technologies units of the~~ 
 22.28  ~~department of public service to obtain information and technical~~ 
 22.29  ~~assistance on energy conservation and alternative energy~~ 
 22.30  ~~development relating to the planning and construction of the~~ 
 22.31  ~~capital improvement project.~~  Projects defined as other capital 
 22.32  projects in subdivision 1 are exempt from the predesign 
 22.33  requirements of this section.  Appropriation recipients who are 
 22.34  undertaking these projects must not proceed until the chairs of 
 22.35  the appropriate senate finance committee, the house of 
 22.36  representatives ways and means committee, and the house of 
 23.1   representatives capital investment committee are notified that 
 23.2   the design stage is ready to begin.  Notice is not required for 
 23.3   capital projects needed to comply with the Americans with 
 23.4   Disabilities Act or funded by an agency's operating budget, by a 
 23.5   capital asset preservation and replacement account (CAPRA) under 
 23.6   section 16A.632, or by a higher education asset preservation and 
 23.7   replacement account (HEAPR) under section 135A.046. 
 23.8      Subd. 5.  [CAPITAL PROJECT GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS 
 23.9   OR OTHER GRANT PROGRAMS.] All major construction and remodeling 
 23.10  project grants to political subdivisions of government shall 
 23.11  comply with subdivision 3 unless specifically exempted by law.  
 23.12     Subd. 6.  [REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION.] The commissioner, or 
 23.13  any other recipient to whom an appropriation is made to acquire 
 23.14  real property, must not acquire real property until the agency 
 23.15  has presented the program plan and cost estimates for the 
 23.16  acquisition to the chairs of the appropriate senate finance 
 23.17  committee and the house of representatives ways and means 
 23.18  committee, and the chair of the house of representatives capital 
 23.19  investment committee is notified. 
 23.20     Subd. 7.  [ENERGY CONSERVATION.] A recipient to whom a 
 23.21  direct appropriation is made for a capital improvement project 
 23.22  shall ensure that the project complies with the applicable 
 23.23  energy conservation standards contained in law, including 
 23.24  sections 216C.19 to 216C.20, and rules adopted under them.  The 
 23.25  recipient may obtain information and technical assistance from 
 23.26  the state energy office in the department of commerce on energy 
 23.27  conservation and alternative energy development relating to the 
 23.28  planning and construction of the capital improvement project. 
 23.29     Subd. ~~5.~~ 8.  [INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.] Agency requests for 
 23.30  major construction and major remodeling funds shall include 
 23.31  money for cost-effective information technology investments that 
 23.32  would enable an agency to reduce its need for office space, 
 23.33  provide more of its services electronically, and decentralize 
 23.34  its operations.  The ~~office of~~ technology policy bureau must 
 23.35  review and approve the information technology portion of major 
 23.36  construction ~~and~~ or major remodeling ~~program plans~~ before the 
 24.1   plans are ~~submitted~~ presented to the chairs of the appropriate 
 24.2   senate finance committee and the house of representatives ways 
 24.3   and means committee ~~for their recommendations~~, and the chair of 
 24.4   the house of representatives capital investment committee is 
 24.5   notified as required by subdivision ~~1~~ 3. 
 24.6      Subd. ~~6.~~ 9.  [INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REVIEW PRECONDITION.] 
 24.7   No state agency or department shall propose and the legislature 
 24.8   shall not consider building or relocation projects without 
 24.9   reviewing implications of utilizing information technology on 
 24.10  space utilization. 
 24.11     Sec. 29.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 462A.202, 
 24.12  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 24.13     Subd. 2.  [TRANSITIONAL AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.] The agency 
 24.14  may make loans with or without interest to cities and counties 
 24.15  to finance the acquisition, improvement, and rehabilitation of 
 24.16  existing housing properties or the acquisition, site 
 24.17  improvement, and development of new properties for the purposes 
 24.18  of providing transitional housing or supportive housing, upon 
 24.19  terms and conditions the agency determines.  For purposes of 
 24.20  this section, "supportive housing" means housing which is 
 24.21  provided for a limited duration, based on the resident's needs 
 24.22  and progress and which provides or arranges for services 
 24.23  designed to assist residents in making the transition to 
 24.24  independent living.  Preference must be given to cities that 
 24.25  propose to acquire properties being sold by the resolution trust 
 24.26  corporation or the department of housing and urban development.  
 24.27  Loans under this subdivision are subject to the restrictions in 
 24.28  subdivision 7. 
 24.29     Sec. 30.  Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 13, subdivision 
 24.30  9, is amended to read: 
 24.31  Subd. 9.  Support Services
 24.32  Facility                                              2,000,000
 24.33  ~~To acquire land for print~~ 
 24.34  ~~communications, micrographics, records~~ 
 24.35  ~~center, and central stores.  This~~ 
 24.36  ~~appropriation is not available until~~ 
 24.37  ~~the report required by subdivision 10~~ 
 24.38  ~~has been completed.~~  To acquire 
 24.39  properties to meet state property 
 24.40  needs.  This appropriation may also be 
 25.1   used to improve properties, demolish 
 25.2   any vacant buildings, or develop 
 25.3   temporary parking on state-owned land 
 25.4   under the custodial control of the 
 25.5   department of administration.  
 25.6      Sec. 31.  Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 15, subdivision 
 25.7   4, is amended to read: 
 25.8   Subd. 4.  ~~Armory Facility and Ramp~~ Property Acquisition 220,000
 25.9   This appropriation is from the general 
 25.10  fund to the commissioner of 
 25.11  administration for purchasing options 
 25.12  for land ~~for a military affairs~~ 
 25.13  ~~facility and parking ramp in the~~ 
 25.14  ~~capitol area as defined in Minnesota~~ 
 25.15  ~~statutes, section 15.50.  For this~~ 
 25.16  ~~purpose, the commissioner of~~ 
 25.17  ~~administration may also use~~ 
 25.18  ~~unencumbered balances of prior land~~ 
 25.19  ~~acquisition appropriations to the~~ 
 25.20  ~~commissioner~~ or to acquire properties 
 25.21  to meet state development needs.  This 
 25.22  appropriation may also be used to 
 25.23  improve properties, demolish any vacant 
 25.24  buildings, or develop temporary parking 
 25.25  on state-owned land under the custodial 
 25.26  control of the department of 
 25.27  administration. 
 25.28     Sec. 32.  Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 13, subdivision 
 25.29  10, is amended to read: 
 25.30  Subd. 10.  Real Property Acquisition                  2,800,000 
 25.31  This appropriation is from the general 
 25.32  fund for acquisition of land and to 
 25.33  purchase options in order to hold 
 25.34  properties that meet state development 
 25.35  needs.  This appropriation may also be 
 25.36  used to demolish buildings located on 
 25.37  any lands acquired and to develop 
 25.38  temporary parking. 
 25.39     Sec. 33.  Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 8, 
 25.40  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 25.41  Subd. 2.  Capital Asset Preservation
 25.42  and Replacement (CAPRA)                               3,000,000
 25.43  To be spent in accordance with 
 25.44  Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.632. 
 25.45  None of this appropriation may be used 
 25.46  for renovation of the Minnesota 
 25.47  Veterans Home - Luverne campus. 
 25.48  ~~Of this amount, $190,000 is for capital~~ 
 25.49  ~~repair and betterment of roofs on~~ 
 25.50  ~~buildings 1, 2, and 4, at the Hastings~~ 
 25.51  ~~Veterans Home.  This amount is~~ 
 25.52  ~~available when the commissioner of~~ 
 25.53  ~~finance determines that the Veterans~~ 
 25.54  ~~Home Board is in compliance with~~ 
 25.55  ~~Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.695~~ 
 25.56  ~~and 198.31, with respect to the~~ 
 25.57  ~~Hastings Veterans Home.~~ 
 26.1      Sec. 34. Laws 1999, chapter 250, article 1, section 12, 
 26.2   subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 26.3   Subd. 5.  Facilities Management 
 26.4        11,602,000     9,418,000
 26.5   $5,447,000 the first year and 
 26.6   $5,460,000 the second year are for 
 26.7   office space costs of the legislature 
 26.8   and veterans organizations, for 
 26.9   ceremonial space, and for statutorily 
 26.10  free space. 
 26.11  $1,672,000 the first year is to 
 26.12  demolish the capitol square building 
 26.13  and restructure the site as a temporary 
 26.14  parking lot.  Any remaining balance of 
 26.15  this appropriation may also be used to 
 26.16  improve properties, demolish any vacant 
 26.17  buildings, or develop temporary parking 
 26.18  on state-owned land under the custodial 
 26.19  control of the department of 
 26.20  administration. 
 26.21  $520,000 the first year is to rebuild 
 26.22  and upgrade electronic security systems 
 26.23  in the capitol complex.  The 
 26.24  commissioner shall report on the 
 26.25  progress of this project to the chairs 
 26.26  of the legislative committees 
 26.27  responsible for this budget item by 
 26.28  January 15, 2000. 
 26.29  The commissioner of administration 
 26.30  shall install on the automatically 
 26.31  operated landscape irrigation system in 
 26.32  the capitol area a device, commonly 
 26.33  known as a rain check, to prevent the 
 26.34  system from being activated when a 
 26.35  predetermined amount of precipitation 
 26.36  has accumulated. 
 26.37     Sec. 35.  [CANCELLATIONS.] 
 26.38     (a) The $4,000,000 appropriation in Laws 1999, chapter 240, 
 26.39  article 1, section 3, for the Southwest Metropolitan Integration 
 26.40  Magnet School in Edina is canceled.  The bond sale authorization 
 26.41  in Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 13, is reduced by 
 26.42  $4,000,000. 
 26.43     (b) The $1,700,000 appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 404, 
 26.44  section 22, for the Battle Point Cultural Education Center is 
 26.45  canceled.  The bond sale authorization in Laws 1998, chapter 
 26.46  404, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by $1,700,000. 
 26.47     (c) The $1,000,000 appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 404, 
 26.48  section 23, subdivision 13, for the Hutchinson community civic 
 26.49  center is canceled.  The bond sale authorization in Laws 1998, 
 26.50  chapter 404, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by $1,000,000.
 27.1      (d) The $2,250,000 appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 404, 
 27.2   section 23, subdivision 24, for the Minnesota African-American 
 27.3   Performing Arts Center is canceled.  The bond sale authorization 
 27.4   in Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced 
 27.5   by $2,250,000. 
 27.6      (e) $10,000,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1997, 2nd 
 27.7   Special Session chapter 2, section 2, for public safety disaster 
 27.8   assistance funds is canceled.  The bond sale authorization in 
 27.9   Laws 1997, 2nd Special Session chapter 2, section 12, is reduced 
 27.10  by $10,000,000. 
 27.11     (f) $1,313,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1996, chapter 
 27.12  463, section 16, subdivision 5, for the Brainerd bed expansion 
 27.13  project is canceled.  The bond sale authorization in Laws 1996, 
 27.14  chapter 463, section 27, is reduced by $1,313,000. 
 27.15     (g) The $500,000 appropriation in Laws 1996, chapter 463, 
 27.16  section 22, subdivision 7, for the Battle Point historic site is 
 27.17  canceled.  The bond sale authorization in Laws 1996, chapter 
 27.18  463, section 27, is reduced by $500,000. 
 27.19     (h) The $975,000 appropriation in Laws 1996, chapter 463, 
 27.20  section 24, subdivision 2, for the Austin public television 
 27.21  transmitter is canceled.  The bond sale authorization in Laws 
 27.22  1996, chapter 463, section 27, is reduced by $975,000. 
 27.23     (i) The $335,000 appropriation in Laws 1996, chapter 463, 
 27.24  section 24, subdivision 8, for the Lyn/Lake/Jungle theatre is 
 27.25  canceled.  The bond sale authorization in Laws 1996, chapter 
 27.26  463, section 27, is reduced by $335,000. 
 27.27     (j) The $735,000 appropriation in Laws 1994, chapter 643, 
 27.28  section 18, for the design of the labor interpretive center is 
 27.29  canceled.  The bond sale authorization in Laws 1994, chapter 
 27.30  643, section 30, is reduced by $735,000. 
 27.31     (k) $4,000,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 
 27.32  404, section 23, subdivision 11, for the St. Cloud community 
 27.33  events center is canceled.  The bond sale authorization in Laws 
 27.34  1998, chapter 404, section 27, subdivision 1, is reduced by 
 27.35  $4,000,000. 
 27.36     (l) The $6,000,000 appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 404, 
 28.1   section 13, subdivision 5, for the Minnesota labor interpretive 
 28.2   center is canceled.  
 28.3      (m) The $1,500,000 appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 404, 
 28.4   section 5, subdivision 4, paragraph (e), for the Detroit Lakes 
 28.5   community center is canceled. 
 28.6      (n) $500,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 
 28.7   404, section 23, subdivision 27, for the Red Lake tribal 
 28.8   production facility is canceled. 
 28.9      (o) $1,894,000 of the appropriation in Laws 1998, chapter 
 28.10  404, section 5, subdivision 5, for the Southwest metropolitan 
 28.11  integration magnet school in Edina is canceled. 
 28.12     (p) The $514,000 appropriation in Laws 1996, chapter 463, 
 28.13  section 19, subdivision 5, clause (20), for the addition to the 
 28.14  Dilworth truck station is canceled. 
 28.15     Sec. 36.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 28.16     This act is effective the day after its final enactment.