1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; modifying appropriations and reducing a 
1.3 	corresponding bond sale authorization for the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge;
1.4 	amending Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 8, as amended; Laws 
1.5 	2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 3, as amended; Laws 2010, chapter 
1.6 	189, section 16, subdivision 4.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws 
1.9 	2008, chapter 179, section 64, and Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, is amended to read:

1.10

1.11

Subd. 8. Metropolitan Regional Parks Capital 
Improvements

35,362,000

1.12 	For the cost of improvements and betterments 
1.13 	of a capital nature and acquisition by the 
1.14 	council and local government units of 
1.15 	regional recreational open-space lands in 
1.16 	accordance with the council's policy plan 
1.17 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.18 	473.147. Priority must be given to park 
1.19 	rehabilitation and land acquisition projects. 
1.20 	$300,000 is for a grant to the city of 
1.21 	Bloomington ~~to renovate~~ for environmental 
1.22 	analysis and review, design, and construction 
1.23 	of a multimodal trail connection across Long 
1.24 	Meadow Lake in the vicinity of the old Cedar 
1.25 	Avenue bridge  and for development of a 
2.1 	segment of the Minnesota Valley State Trail 
2.2 	from Fort Snelling State Park to the Long 
2.3 	Meadow Lake crossing to serve as a hiking 
2.4 	and bicycling trail connection. 
2.5 	$6,000,000 is for a grant to the county 
2.6 	of Dakota to acquire land for a regional 
2.7 	park and wildlife area adjacent to the 
2.8 	Vermillion Highlands Research, Recreation, 
2.9 	and Wildlife Management Area in Dakota 
2.10 	County. 
2.11 	$1,800,000 is for a grant to the city of 
2.12 	Minneapolis to complete land acquisition for 
2.13 	and construction of the Cedar Lake Trail. 
2.14 	$3,500,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis 
2.15 	Park and Recreation Board to design, 
2.16 	construct, furnish, and equip a new cultural 
2.17 	and community center in the East Phillips 
2.18 	neighborhood in Minneapolis. 
2.19 	$250,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis 
2.20 	Park and Recreation Board to predesign 
2.21 	completion of the Grand Rounds National 
2.22 	Scenic Byway by providing a link between 
2.23 	northeast Minneapolis on Stinson Avenue 
2.24 	and Southeast Minneapolis at East River 
2.25 	Road. 
2.26 	$2,500,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis 
2.27 	Park and Recreation Board to mitigate 
2.28 	flooding at Lake of the Isles in the city 
2.29 	of Minneapolis. The grant must be used 
2.30 	for shoreline stabilization and restoration, 
2.31 	dredging, wetland replacement, and other 
2.32 	infrastructure improvements necessary to 
2.33 	deal with the 1997 flood damage and to 
2.34 	prevent future flooding. 
3.1 	$321,000 is for a grant to Ramsey County 
3.2 	to construct a bicycle and pedestrian trail on 
3.3 	the north side of Lower Afton Road between 
3.4 	Century Avenue and McKnight Road in the 
3.5 	city of Maplewood. This appropriation is 
3.6 	not available until the commissioner has 
3.7 	determined that at least an equal amount has 
3.8 	been committed from nonstate sources. 
3.9 	$9,000,000 is for a grant to the city of St. 
3.10 	Paul to predesign, design, construct, furnish, 
3.11 	equip, and redevelop infrastructure at the 
3.12 	Como Zoo. 
3.13 	$2,500,000 is for a grant to the city of St. 
3.14 	Paul to acquire land for and to predesign, 
3.15 	design, construct, furnish, and equip river 
3.16 	park development and redevelopment 
3.17 	infrastructure in National Great River Park 
3.18 	along the Mississippi River in St. Paul. 
3.19 	$2,000,000 is for a grant to the city of 
3.20 	South St. Paul for the closure, capping, and 
3.21 	remediation of approximately 80 acres of 
3.22 	the Port Crosby construction and demolition 
3.23 	debris landfill in South St. Paul, as the fifth 
3.24 	phase of converting the land into parkland, 
3.25 	and to restore approximately 80 acres of 
3.26 	riverfront land along the Mississippi River. 
3.27 	$191,000 is for a grant to the city of White 
3.28 	Bear Lake to construct the Lake Avenue 
3.29 	Regional Trail connecting Highway 96 
3.30 	Regional Trail with Ramsey Beach. 

3.31 	Sec. 2. Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 
3.32 	2010, chapter 189, section 16, subdivision 4, and Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 58, 
3.33 	is amended to read:

3.34 | Subd. 3.Old Cedar Avenue Bridge | | | | 2,000,000
4.1 	For a grant to the city of Bloomington 
4.2 	~~to renovate~~ for environmental analysis 
4.3 	and review, design, and construction of a 
4.4 	multimodal trail connection across Long 
4.5 	Meadow Lake in the vicinity of the old 
4.6 	Cedar Avenue bridge and for development 
4.7 	of a segment of the Minnesota Valley State 
4.8 	Trail from Fort Snelling State Park to the 
4.9 	Long Meadow Lake crossing for bicycle 
4.10 	commuters and recreational users. This 
4.11 	appropriation is added to the appropriation 
4.12 	in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, 
4.13 	subdivision 8.

4.14 	Sec. 3. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 16, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

4.15

4.16

Subd. 4.Metropolitan Regional Parks and 
Trails Capital Improvements

4.17 | (a) Metropolitan Council Priorities | | | | 10,500,000
4.18 	For the cost of improvements and betterments 
4.19 	of a capital nature and acquisition by the 
4.20 	council and local government units of 
4.21 	regional recreational open-space lands in 
4.22 	accordance with the council's policy plan 
4.23 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.24 	473.147. Priority must be given to park 
4.25 	rehabilitation and land acquisition projects. 
4.26 	This appropriation must not be used to 
4.27 	purchase easements. 

4.28 | (b) Como Zoo | | | | 11,000,000
4.29 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign, 
4.30 	design, construct, furnish, and equip phase 2 
4.31 	renovation of exhibits at the Como Zoo.

4.32

4.33

(d) Old Cedar Avenue Bridge

~~2,000,000~~
1,000,000

5.1 	For a grant to the city of Bloomington 
5.2 	~~to renovate~~ for environmental analysis 
5.3 	and review, design, and construction of a 
5.4 	multimodal trail connection across Long 
5.5 	Meadow Lake in the vicinity of the Old 
5.6 	Cedar Avenue Bridge and for development 
5.7 	of a segment of the Minnesota Valley State 
5.8 	Trail from Fort Snelling State Park to the 
5.9 	Long Meadow Lake crossing for bicycle 
5.10 	commuters and recreational users. The city 
5.11 	of Bloomington must consult with the city of 
5.12 	Eagan and Dakota County on the renovation. 
5.13 	This appropriation is added to the 
5.14 	appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 365, 
5.15 	section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by this 
5.16 	act.

5.17

5.18

(f) Rock Island Bridge Park and Trail 
Development

1,000,000

5.19 	For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights 
5.20 	for park and trail development on the west 
5.21 	bank of the Mississippi River in Dakota 
5.22 	County at the site of Mississippi River Bridge 
5.23 	JAR 5600, commonly known as the Rock 
5.24 	Island Bridge. Any park or trails developed 
5.25 	with this appropriation must connect with 
5.26 	any local, regional, or state trails in the 
5.27 	vicinity, and the historic Rock Island Bridge.

5.28 | (i) Veterans Memorial Parks | | | | 2,000,000
5.29 	For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and 
5.30 	Recreation Board to: (1) design and 
5.31 	construct an appropriate monument in 
5.32 	Sheridan Veterans Memorial Park on 
5.33 	the Mississippi River in Minneapolis to 
5.34 	memorialize the war service of Minnesota 
5.35 	veterans of all wars; and (2) match money 
6.1 	provided by Hennepin County to restore the 
6.2 	flagpole monument and plaza, and make 
6.3 	other infrastructure improvements of a 
6.4 	capital nature for the Veterans of World War 
6.5 	I Victory Memorial Parkway, consistent with 
6.6 	Hennepin County's planned infrastructure 
6.7 	improvements.

6.8 	Sec. 4. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION REDUCED.
 6.9 	The bond sale authorization in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision 1, is 
6.10 	reduced by $1,000,000.