Minnesota Legislature
HF 1752
1st Unofficial Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 05/14/2012 10:33am
KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
1.2relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better
1.3public land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature with
1.4certain conditions; establishing programs; authorizing the sale and issuance of
1.5state bonds; modifying previous appropriations; authorizing Cook County to form
1.6a district for the construction of water facilities and provision of water service;
1.7authorizing the commissioner of natural resources to make certain acquisitions
1.8of land or interests in land; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.92010, sections 16A.633, by adding a subdivision; 16A.641, subdivision 9;
1.10462A.21, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement,
1.11sections 16A.641, subdivision 7; 16A.96, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2006,
1.12chapter 258, sections 7, subdivision 23, as amended; 17, subdivision 3; Laws
1.132008, chapter 179, sections 7, subdivision 27, as amended; 17, subdivision 4; 18,
1.14subdivision 3, as amended; 19, subdivision 4, as amended; 21, subdivision 15,
1.15as amended; Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 12, subdivision 2; Laws
1.162010, chapter 189, sections 18, subdivision 5; 24, subdivision 3; Laws 2011,
1.17First Special Session chapter 12, sections 3, subdivisions 7, 8; 14, subdivision
1.182; 19; 22; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 15B;
1.1916B; 116J; 462A; repealing Laws 2011, chapter 107, section 101; Minnesota
1.20Rules, part 8895.0700, subpart 1.
1.21BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.23The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
1.24bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated,
1.25to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as
1.26authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire
1.27and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature or
1.28as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j),
1.29or article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act for a capital
1.30program or project may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly
1.31to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the
2.1commissioner of management and budget. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations
2.2in this act are available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota
2.3Statutes, section 16A.642.
2.36To the Board of Regents of the University
2.37of Minnesota for the purposes specified in
2.38this section.
3.1To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
3.2Statutes, section 135A.046.
3.5To predesign and design and initiate
3.6infrastructure improvements for the
3.7renovation of the Old Main Steam Plant
3.8facility on the Twin Cities campus.
3.11To design, construct, furnish, and equip a new
3.12technology-rich biological laboratory and
3.13classroom facility, and to design, construct,
3.14furnish, and equip the renovation of the
3.15historic Lakeside Lab and to remove obsolete
3.16single-function buildings at the University of
3.17Minnesota facility in Itasca State Park.
3.19Except for Higher Education Asset
3.20Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)
3.21under subdivision 2, the appropriations in this
3.22section are intended to cover approximately
3.23two-thirds of the cost of each project. The
3.24remaining costs must be paid from university
3.25sources.
3.27Upon substantial completion of a project
3.28authorized in this section and after written
3.29notice to the commissioner of management
3.30and budget, the Board of Regents must use
3.31any money remaining in the appropriation
3.32for that project for HEAPR under Minnesota
3.33Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
4.1of Regents must report by February 1 of
4.2each even-numbered year to the chairs of
4.3the house of representatives and senate
4.4committees with jurisdiction over capital
4.5investment and higher education finance, and
4.6to the chairs of the house of representatives
4.7Ways and Means Committee and the senate
4.8Finance Committee, on how the remaining
4.9money has been allocated or spent.
4.13To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
4.14State Colleges and Universities for the
4.15purposes specified in this section.
4.18For the purposes specified in Minnesota
4.19Statutes, section 135A.046, including safety
4.20and statutory compliance, building envelope
4.21integrity, mechanical systems, and space
4.22restoration.
4.27To complete design for the construction of a
4.28Bioscience and Allied Health addition and to
4.29design, renovate, and equip classrooms and
4.30related space.
4.34To abate and demolish Maple Hall and
4.35Sanford Hall, and to complete design for the
5.1renovation of Decker Hall, Hobson Hall,
5.2and Memorial Hall into multiuse classrooms
5.3and study spaces, including replacing the
5.4HVAC system and constructing an addition
5.5to Memorial Hall for better accessibility.
5.8To complete design of and to construct,
5.9renovate, furnish, and equip classrooms and
5.10related spaces.
5.14To complete design of and to renovate,
5.15furnish, and equip transportation and
5.16emerging technologies classrooms,
5.17laboratories, and related spaces.
5.19To design a clinical science building at
5.20Minnesota State University, Mankato.
5.24To complete design of and to renovate,
5.25furnish, and equip instructional space,
5.26support space, and infrastructure for
5.27workforce programs.
5.30To complete design of and to construct,
5.31furnish, and equip Bioscience and Health
5.32Careers laboratories, classrooms, and related
5.33spaces.
6.4To design the expansion and renovation of the
6.5aviation maintenance facilities at Northland
6.6Community and Technical College.
6.9To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
6.10classroom, student service, instructional
6.11lab, and related spaces and to demolish the
6.12Administration Building.
6.15To complete the design of, and to construct,
6.16renovate, furnish, equip, and demolish space
6.17for the medium heavy truck and autobody
6.18program on the St. Cloud Technical and
6.19Community College campus.
6.22To design the Health and Science Alliance
6.23Center addition and to design, renovate,
6.24furnish, and equip, existing health spaces.
6.28To renovate, furnish, and equip existing
6.29classroom and lab spaces and to design,
6.30construct, furnish, and equip a classroom,
6.31lab, and entryway addition, and replace
6.32HVAC systems.
7.4To complete the design of and to renovate,
7.5furnish, and equip existing instructional
7.6and student services spaces, to design,
7.7construct, furnish, and equip an addition with
7.8multipurpose classrooms, and to demolish
7.9Donovan Hall.
7.13To complete the design of and to construct,
7.14furnish, and equip an addition to the
7.15Heintz Center at Rochester Community
7.16and Technical College and to renovate the
7.17heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
7.18systems. The addition will house the
7.19Rochester Area Work Force Center. The
7.20board of trustees must consult with the
7.21commissioner of employment and economic
7.22development on the design of the renovations
7.23and addition. The board must enter into a
7.24lease agreement with the commissioner of
7.25employment and economic development
7.26for use of the work force center. The
7.27lease agreement must provide that lease
7.28payments made by the commissioner will
7.29pay for the college's reasonable costs in
7.30support of the work force center and the
7.31debt service required of the board associated
7.32with the work force center portion of the
7.33project. Notwithstanding the ten-year lease
7.34limit under Minnesota Statutes, section
7.3516B.24, subdivision 6, the commissioner
8.1of administration may enter into a lease
8.2agreement of up to 20 years for the space to
8.3house the Rochester Area Work Force Center
8.4at the Rochester Community and Technical
8.5College.
8.8To complete design of and to renovate,
8.9construct, furnish, and equip classrooms, a
8.10learning resource center, and related spaces,
8.11and laboratories.
8.15To complete design for renovation of the
8.16Science and Math building and classroom
8.17spaces and an addition to the Plant Science
8.18building.
8.21To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
8.22science laboratories at campuses statewide.
8.23Campuses may use internal and nonstate
8.24funds to increase the size of the projects. This
8.25appropriation may be used at the following
8.26campuses: Bemidji State University; Century
8.27College; Inver Hills Community College;
8.28Minnesota State Community and Technical
8.29College, Moorhead; Minnesota State
8.30University, Moorhead; Hibbing Community
8.31College; Itasca Community College; Mesabi
8.32Range Community and Technical College,
8.33Eveleth; and Pine Technical College.
9.1(a) The Board of Trustees shall pay the
9.2debt service on one-third of the principal
9.3amount of state bonds sold to finance
9.4projects authorized by this section, except
9.5for higher education asset preservation
9.6and replacement, and except that, where a
9.7nonstate match is required, the debt service is
9.8due on a principal amount equal to one-third
9.9of the total project cost, less the match
9.10committed before the bonds are sold. After
9.11each sale of general obligation bonds, the
9.12commissioner of management and budget
9.13shall notify the board of the amounts assessed
9.14for each year for the life of the bonds.
9.15(b) The commissioner of management and
9.16budget shall reduce the board's assessment
9.17each year by one-third of the net income
9.18from investment of general obligation bond
9.19proceeds in proportion to the amount of
9.20principal and interest otherwise required to
9.21be paid by the board. The board shall pay its
9.22resulting net assessment to the commissioner
9.23of management and budget by December
9.241 each year. If the board fails to make
9.25a payment when due, the commissioner
9.26of management and budget shall reduce
9.27allotments for appropriations from the
9.28general fund otherwise available to the board
9.29and apply the amount of the reduction to
9.30cover the missed debt service payment. The
9.31commissioner of management and budget
9.32shall credit the payments received from the
9.33board to the bond debt service account in
9.34the state bond fund each December 1 before
9.35money is transferred from the general fund
10.1under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
10.2subdivision 10.
10.4(a) Upon substantial completion of a
10.5project authorized in this section and after
10.6written notice to the commissioner of
10.7management and budget, the board must use
10.8any money remaining in the appropriation
10.9for that project for Higher Education Asset
10.10Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)
10.11under Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.
10.12The board must report by February 1 of each
10.13even-numbered year to the chairs of the house
10.14of representatives and senate committees
10.15with jurisdiction over capital investments and
10.16higher education finance, and to the chairs
10.17of the house of representatives Ways and
10.18Means Committee and the senate Finance
10.19Committee, on how the remaining money
10.20has been allocated or spent.
10.21(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation
10.22for a project in this section that is complete
10.23is available for Higher Education Asset
10.24Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)
10.25under this subdivision at the same campus
10.26as the project for which the original
10.27appropriation was made, and the debt
10.28service requirement under subdivision 20 is
10.29reduced accordingly. Minnesota Statutes,
10.30section 16A.642, applies from the date of the
10.31original appropriation to the unspent amount
10.32transferred.
11.1To the commissioner of education for library
11.2accessibility and improvement grants under
11.3Minnesota Statutes, section 134.45.
11.5To the commissioner of administration for
11.6asset preservation on both campuses of the
11.7academies, to be spent in accordance with
11.8Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
11.12To the commissioner of administration for
11.13the purposes specified in this section.
11.15To complete design of and repair the loading
11.16dock and dock steps.
11.18To complete design and repair roadway.
11.20To complete design of and install storm
11.21drainage on the northwest corner of campus.
11.24To the commissioner of natural resources
11.25for the purposes specified in this section.
11.26The appropriations in this section are
11.27subject to the requirements of the natural
11.28resources capital improvement program
11.29under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12,
11.30unless this section or the statutes referred
11.31to in this section provide more specific
12.1standards, criteria, or priorities for projects
12.2than Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.
12.4For the state share of flood hazard
12.5mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
12.6improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
12.7damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
12.8103F.161.
12.9Levee projects, to the extent practicable,
12.10shall meet the state standard of three feet
12.11above the 100-year flood elevation.
12.12Project priorities shall be determined by the
12.13commissioner as appropriate, based on need.
12.14To the extent that the cost of a project
12.15exceeds two percent of the median household
12.16income in the municipality multiplied by the
12.17number of households in the municipality,
12.18this appropriation is also for the local share
12.19of the project.
12.22To renovate or remove publicly owned dams.
12.23The commissioner shall determine project
12.24priorities as appropriate under Minnesota
12.25Statutes, sections 103G.511 and 103G.515.
12.27For the design, reconstruction, resurfacing,
12.28replacement, and construction of publicly
12.29owned DNR-maintained roads, culverts, and
12.30bridges.
12.32To increase reforestation activities to meet
12.33the reforestation requirements of Minnesota
12.34Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 2,
13.1including planting, seeding, site preparation,
13.2and for timber stand improvement.
13.5For renewal, modification, replacement, or
13.6development of buildings and recreational
13.7infrastructure in state parks, state recreation
13.8areas, state trails, small craft harbors/marinas,
13.9fishing pier sites, and state forests.
13.11For the development of Lake Vermillion
13.12State Park, established under Minnesota
13.13Statutes, section 85.012, subdivision 38a.
13.15For a grant to Olmsted County for the
13.16removal of sedimentation in Lake Zumbro,
13.17including final engineering, dredging, and
13.18dredged soil disposal from the sites identified
13.19in the Preliminary Engineering Report
13.20for Dredging Lake Zumbro. This project
13.21is designed to improve the recreational
13.22economy, water quality, and habitat, and
13.23increase water storage capacity within the
13.24lake to achieve renewable energy goals
13.25by optimizing long-term hydroelectric
13.26operations. This appropriation is not
13.27available until the commissioner has
13.28determined that at least an equal amount has
13.29been committed to the project from nonstate
13.30sources.
13.32The unspent portion of an appropriation,
13.33but not to exceed ten percent of the
13.34appropriation, for a project in this section
14.1that is complete, other than an appropriation
14.2for flood hazard mitigation, upon written
14.3notice to the commissioner of management
14.4and budget, is available for asset preservation
14.5under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.946.
14.6Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
14.7from the date of the original appropriation
14.8to the unspent amount transferred for asset
14.9preservation.
14.11To the Pollution Control Agency to design
14.12and construct remedial systems and acquire
14.13land at landfills throughout the state in
14.14accordance with the closed landfill program
14.15under Minnesota Statutes, sections 115B.39
14.16to 115B.42.
14.20To the Board of Water and Soil Resources
14.21for the purposes specified in the following
14.22subdivisions.
14.24(a) To acquire conservation easements from
14.25landowners to preserve, restore, create, and
14.26enhance wetlands; restore and enhance rivers
14.27and streams, riparian lands, and associated
14.28uplands in order to protect soil and water
14.29quality; support fish and wildlife habitat;
14.30reduce flood damage; and provide other
14.31public benefits. The provisions of Minnesota
14.32Statutes, section 103F.515, apply to this
14.33program. Of this appropriation, up to ten
15.1percent may be used to implement the
15.2program.
15.3(b) The board is authorized to enter into
15.4new agreements and amend past agreements
15.5with landowners as required by Minnesota
15.6Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to
15.7allow for restoration, including overseeding
15.8and harvesting of native prairie vegetation for
15.9use for energy production in a manner that
15.10does not devalue the natural habitat, water
15.11quality benefits, or carbon sequestration
15.12functions of the area enrolled in the easement.
15.13This shall occur after seed production and
15.14minimize impacts on wildlife. Of this
15.15appropriation, up to five percent may be used
15.16for restoration, including overseeding.
15.19To acquire land for wetland restoration or
15.20preservation to replace wetlands drained
15.21or filled as a result of the repair or
15.22reconstruction, replacement, or rehabilitation
15.23of existing public roads as required by
15.24Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222.
15.25The purchase price paid for acquisition
15.26of land, fee, or perpetual easement must
15.27be the fair market value as determined
15.28by the board. The board may enter into
15.29agreements with the federal government,
15.30other state agencies, political subdivisions,
15.31and nonprofit organizations or fee owners to
15.32acquire land and restore and create wetlands
15.33and to acquire existing wetland banking
15.34credits. Acquisition of or the conveyance
15.35of land may be in the name of the political
15.36subdivision.
16.2To the commissioner of administration for
16.3design and installation of an emergency
16.4power system for the shared Agriculture and
16.5Health Lab Building.
16.7For the purposes set forth in the Minnesota
16.8Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph
16.9(h), to the Rural Finance Authority to
16.10purchase participation interests in or to
16.11make direct agricultural loans to farmers
16.12under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B.
16.13This appropriation is for the beginning
16.14farmer program under Minnesota Statutes,
16.15section 41B.039; the loan restructuring
16.16program under Minnesota Statutes, section
16.1741B.04; the seller-sponsored program under
16.18Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.042; the
16.19agricultural improvement loan program
16.20under Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.043;
16.21and the livestock expansion loan program
16.22under Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.045.
16.23All debt service on bond proceeds used to
16.24finance this appropriation must be repaid
16.25by the Rural Finance Authority under
16.26Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.643. Loan
16.27participations must be priced to provide full
16.28interest and principal coverage and a reserve
16.29for potential losses. Priority for loans must
16.30be given first to basic beginning farmer loans,
16.31second to seller-sponsored loans, and third to
16.32agricultural improvement loans.
17.1To the Minnesota Zoological Garden for
17.2capital asset preservation and betterments to
17.3infrastructure and exhibits at the Minnesota
17.4Zoo to be spent in accordance with Minnesota
17.5Statutes, section 16B.307.
17.8To the commissioner of administration for
17.9the purposes specified in this section.
17.11For asset preservation studies and projects
17.12on properties managed by the commissioner.
17.13This appropriation must be spent in
17.14accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
17.1516B.307. This appropriation includes money
17.16to complete design for and to renovate or
17.17replace the house of representatives TV
17.18control room heating, ventilating, and air
17.19conditioning system in the Capitol building.
17.21(a) This appropriation may be used for one or
17.22more of the following purposes:
17.23(1) to design, construct, and equip a new
17.24tunnel extending from the Capitol building
17.25and passing under University Avenue, and
17.26associated improvements, in accordance
17.27with recommendation number 6 of the
17.28Comprehensive Master Plan and the
17.29final report of the Committee on Capitol
17.30Complex Security, dated April 1, 2011, with
17.31construction to be coordinated with light rail
17.32construction time frames;
18.1(2) for predesign and design of the renovation
18.2and restoration of the State Capitol building,
18.3including preparation of design guidelines
18.4and a historic structures report;
18.5(3) for repairs to exterior stone, window
18.6replacement, and preparation of mechanical
18.7space in the attic of the State Capitol
18.8building;
18.9(4) for construction to restore and improve
18.10the Capitol building and grounds, including
18.11exterior stone repair and the construction
18.12activities listed as part of sequence A
18.13in the 2012 Comprehensive Master Plan
18.14dated February 2012, prepared by MOCA,
18.15including hazardous materials abatement;
18.16and
18.17(5) up to $5,000,000 of this appropriation
18.18may be used to predesign, design, conduct
18.19hazardous materials abatement, construct,
18.20renovate and remodel, and furnish and equip
18.21the State Office Building, Administration
18.22Building, Centennial Office Building, 321
18.23Grove Street Buildings, and such other
18.24properties located on the Capitol campus as
18.25determined by the commissioner to meet
18.26temporary and permanent office and other
18.27space needs occasioned by and in furtherance
18.28of an efficient restoration of the State Capitol
18.29building and for the efficient and effective
18.30function of the tenants currently located in
18.31the Capitol building.
18.32(b) Money appropriated under paragraph (a),
18.33clauses (1) to (3), may be spent as of the
18.34effective date.
19.1(c) Money appropriated under paragraph
19.2(a), clauses (4) and (5), may not be spent
19.3unless and until the conditions in Minnesota
19.4Statutes, section 15B.15, have been met.
19.7To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
19.8Statutes, section 16A.632.
19.11For a grant to Hennepin County to acquire
19.12and prepare a site for and to predesign,
19.13design, construct, furnish, and equip a new
19.14Washburn Center for Children that will be
19.15used to provide mental health services to
19.16children. The county is authorized to take
19.17actions and enter into agreements needed
19.18to perform the functions set forth in this
19.19section, and the agreements may include
19.20provisions and conditions that the county
19.21negotiates. The county may enter into a
19.22lease or management contract for the new
19.23center with a nonprofit entity. The lease or
19.24management contract must comply with the
19.25requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
19.2616A.695. This appropriation is not available
19.27until the commissioner has determined that
19.28at least an equal amount has been committed
19.29or expended from nonstate resources.
19.31To complete design and renovation of the
19.32Peace Officers Memorial on the Capitol
19.33grounds.
20.1To the Minnesota Amateur Sports
20.2Commission to replace HVAC heating and
20.3cooling units in the Indoor Sports Hall at the
20.4National Sports Center in Blaine.
20.7To the adjutant general for the purposes
20.8specified in this section.
20.10For asset preservation improvements and
20.11betterments of a capital nature at military
20.12affairs facilities statewide, to be spent in
20.13accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
20.1416B.307.
20.17To complete the construction, furnishing, and
20.18equipping of an addition to the Camp Ripley
20.19Education Center (Building #6-76). The
20.20addition will include lodging, classroom, and
20.21dining facilities.
20.23The unspent portion of an appropriation for
20.24a project in this section that is complete,
20.25upon written notice to the commissioner of
20.26management and budget, is available for
20.27asset preservation under Minnesota Statutes,
20.28section 16B.307. Minnesota Statutes, section
20.2916A.642, applies from the date of the
20.30original appropriation to the unspent amount
20.31transferred.
21.1This appropriation is to the commissioner of
21.2transportation for the purposes specified in
21.3this section.
21.6This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
21.7account in the state transportation fund
21.8to match federal money and to replace
21.9or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as
21.10provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
21.11174.50. To the extent practicable, the
21.12commissioner shall expend the funds as
21.13provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
21.14174.50, subdivisions 6c and 7, paragraph (c).
21.15Political subdivisions may use grants made
21.16under this subdivision to construct or
21.17reconstruct bridges, including but not limited
21.18to:
21.19(1) matching federal aid grants to construct
21.20or reconstruct key bridges;
21.21(2) paying the costs of preliminary
21.22engineering and environmental studies
21.23authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section
21.24174.50, subdivision 6a;
21.25(3) paying the costs to abandon an existing
21.26bridge that is deficient and in need of
21.27replacement, but where no replacement will
21.28be made; and
21.29(4) paying the costs to construct a road
21.30or street to facilitate the abandonment
21.31of an existing bridge determined by
21.32the commissioner to be deficient, if the
21.33commissioner determines that construction
21.34of the road or street is more economical than
21.35replacement of the existing bridge.
22.3From the bond proceeds account in the state
22.4transportation fund as provided in Minnesota
22.5Statutes, section 174.50, for construction and
22.6reconstruction of local roads with statewide
22.7or regional significance under Minnesota
22.8Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4, or for
22.9grants to counties to assist in paying the costs
22.10of rural road safety capital improvement
22.11projects on county state-aid highways
22.12under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52,
22.13subdivision 4a.
22.15For capital assistance for publicly owned
22.16greater Minnesota transit systems to be used
22.17to design, construct, and equip transit capital
22.18facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section
22.19174.24, subdivision 3c.
22.22To design, construct, and equip the
22.23replacement of active highway rail grade
22.24crossing warning safety devices that have
22.25reached the end of their useful life.
22.27For grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
22.28457A, for publicly owned capital projects.
22.31To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes
22.32specified in this section.
23.1For the cost of improvements and betterments
23.2of a capital nature and acquisition by the
23.3council and local government units of
23.4regional recreational open-space lands in
23.5accordance with the council's policy plan
23.6as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
23.7473.147. This appropriation must not be
23.8used to purchase easements.
23.11For grants to cities within the metropolitan
23.12area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
23.13section 473.121, subdivision 2, for capital
23.14improvements in municipal wastewater
23.15collection systems to reduce the amount
23.16of inflow and infiltration to the council's
23.17metropolitan sanitary sewer disposal system.
23.18To be eligible for a grant, a city must be
23.19identified by the council as a contributor of
23.20excessive inflow or infiltration. Grants from
23.21this appropriation are for up to 50 percent of
23.22the cost to mitigate inflow and infiltration in
23.23the publicly owned municipal wastewater
23.24collection systems. The council must
23.25award grants based on applications from
23.26eligible cities that identify eligible capital
23.27costs and include a timeline for inflow and
23.28infiltration mitigation construction, pursuant
23.29to guidelines established by the council.
23.31For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
23.32Recreation Board to predesign, design,
23.33engineer, reconstruct, renovate, furnish,
23.34and equip the Phillips Community Center
23.35indoor competitive swimming pool and to
24.1predesign, design, engineer, and construct
24.2an additional indoor multipurpose family
24.3pool and facilities associated with an aquatic
24.4center in the community center, subject to
24.5Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
24.6This appropriation is not available until
24.7the commissioner determines that at least
24.8$350,000 is committed from nonstate
24.9sources.
24.12For a grant to Hennepin County or the
24.13Hennepin County Regional Railroad
24.14Authority for environmental analysis,
24.15engineering, design, acquisition of real
24.16property or interests in real property, and
24.17site preparation for and construction of the
24.18Minneapolis Transportation Interchange
24.19Facility located in the vicinity of the
24.20confluence of the Hiawatha Light Rail
24.21Transit line and the Northstar Commuter Rail
24.22line.
24.25To the commissioner of administration for
24.26the purposes specified in this section.
24.28For asset preservation improvements and
24.29betterments of a capital nature at Department
24.30of Human Services facilities statewide, to be
24.31spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
24.32section 16B.307.
25.1For a grant to the city of Maplewood to
25.2design, renovate, and equip Harriet Tubman
25.3Center East to be used as a regional safety
25.4service center for domestic violence shelter,
25.5legal services, youth programs, mental and
25.6chemical health services, and community
25.7education.
25.9For predesign and design of the first phase
25.10of a two-phase project to remodel existing
25.11facilities and develop new residential,
25.12program, activity, and ancillary facilities for
25.13the Minnesota Security Hospital on the upper
25.14campus of the St. Peter Regional Treatment
25.15Center.
25.18To the commissioner of administration
25.19for the purposes specified in this section.
25.20The commissioner must allocate money
25.21appropriated in this section so as to maximize
25.22the use of all available federal funding.
25.24For asset preservation improvements and
25.25betterments of a capital nature at veterans
25.26homes and cemeteries statewide, to be spent
25.27in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
25.28section 16B.307.
25.31For predesign and design for demolition of
25.32the south wing of Building 17 and adjoining
25.33facilities, and designing the south wing
25.34of Building 17 as a new skilled nursing
26.1building. This appropriation may also be
26.2used to design a new distribution service
26.3tunnel on the Minneapolis campus.
26.6To predesign, design, remodel, and furnish
26.7historic Building 13 to be used as the veterans
26.8homes' central pharmacy.
26.11To the commissioner of administration for
26.12the purposes specified in this section.
26.14For improvements and betterments of a
26.15capital nature at Minnesota correctional
26.16facilities statewide, in accordance with
26.17Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
26.21To complete design; cap an old well; install
26.22a new well; replace piping between wells,
26.23water tower, and facility intake; replace water
26.24treatment equipment; and design, construct,
26.25furnish, and equip a new building to house
26.26water treatment equipment.
26.29For a grant to the Arrowhead Regional
26.30Corrections Joint Powers Board for asset
26.31preservation improvements and betterments
26.32of a capital nature at the Northeast Regional
26.33Correctional Center (NERCC).
27.2The unspent portion of an appropriation for
27.3a project in this section that is complete,
27.4upon written notice to the commissioner of
27.5management and budget, is available for
27.6asset preservation under Minnesota Statutes,
27.7section 16B.307, at the same correctional
27.8facility as the project for which the original
27.9appropriation was made. Minnesota Statutes,
27.10section 16A.642, applies from the date of the
27.11original appropriation to the unspent amount
27.12transferred.
27.16To the commissioner of employment and
27.17economic development for the purposes
27.18specified in this section.
27.22For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
27.23116J.431.
27.24This appropriation may be used for a grant
27.25to the Lake Superior-Poplar River Water
27.26District to acquire property interests for,
27.27engineer, design, permit, and construct works
27.28and systems to transport and treat water
27.29from Lake Superior through the Poplar River
27.30Valley to serve domestic and irrigation water
27.31users and commercial, stock watering, and
27.32industrial users. Notwithstanding Minnesota
27.33Statutes, section 116J.431, a grant to the
27.34district is not subject to any limit in grant
27.35amount or match requirement, but a grant
28.1to the district is not available until at least
28.2$1,200,000 has been committed to the project
28.3from nonstate sources. Expenditures made
28.4on or after October 1, 2011, shall count
28.5towards the nonstate match.
28.7For purposes of the redevelopment account
28.8under Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.571
28.9to 116J.575.
28.12For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
28.13116J.436.
28.16For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
28.17116J.433.
28.20For a grant to the Austin Port Authority to
28.21design and construct a new building addition
28.22to the Hormel Institute, including research
28.23labs, research technology space, and support
28.24offices. This appropriation is not available
28.25until the commissioner has determined that
28.26at least an equal amount has been committed
28.27to the project from nonstate sources.
28.30For a grant to the city of Bemidji to construct,
28.31furnish, and equip a regional public
28.32television station in the city of Bemidji.
28.33This appropriation is not available until the
28.34commissioner determines that a 25 percent
29.1match has been committed to the project
29.2from nonstate sources.
29.4For a grant to the city of South St. Paul
29.5for the predesign and design, including
29.6preliminary engineering evaluations to
29.7determine the environmental impact, exact
29.8location, and design features of a floodwall
29.9extension on the west shore of the Mississippi
29.10River from the area of Interstate Highway
29.11494 to the southern border of South St. Paul.
29.12This appropriation is not available until the
29.13commissioner of management and budget
29.14determines that at least an equal amount
29.15is committed to the project from nonstate
29.16sources.
29.19To the Public Facilities Authority for the
29.20purposes specified in this section.
29.22To match federal grants for the clean water
29.23revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
29.24section 446A.07, and the drinking water
29.25revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
29.26section 446A.081.
29.27This appropriation must be used for qualified
29.28capital projects.
29.31For grants to eligible municipalities under the
29.32wastewater infrastructure funding program
29.33under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
30.1If a grant is made from this appropriation
30.2to the Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer
30.3District to supplement previous wastewater
30.4infrastructure funding grants to design,
30.5construct, furnish, and equip new wastewater
30.6treatment facilities, lift stations, and
30.7forcemains, it is not subject to the limitations
30.8on the availability or amount of the grant in
30.9Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072, but
30.10the grant must not exceed $5,000,000.
30.12To the Housing Finance Agency to finance
30.13the rehabilitation of public housing under
30.14Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202,
30.15subdivision 3a. For purposes of this
30.16section, "public housing" means housing for
30.17low-income persons and households financed
30.18by the federal government and owned and
30.19operated by public housing authorities and
30.20agencies formed by cities and counties.
30.21Eligible public housing authorities must
30.22have a public housing assessment system
30.23rating of standard or above. Priority must be
30.24given to proposals that maximize federal or
30.25local resources to finance the capital costs.
30.26The priority in Minnesota Statutes, section
30.27462A.202, subdivision 3a, for projects to
30.28increase the supply of affordable housing and
30.29the restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section
30.30462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this
30.31appropriation.
31.1To the Minnesota Historical Society for the
31.2purposes in this section.
31.4For capital improvements and betterments
31.5at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping
31.6at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and
31.7monuments, to be spent in accordance with
31.8Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The
31.9society shall determine project priorities as
31.10appropriate based on need.
31.13To be allocated to county and local
31.14jurisdictions as matching money for historic
31.15preservation projects of a capital nature,
31.16as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
31.17138.0525.
31.19To the commissioner of management
31.20and budget for bond sale expenses under
31.21Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
31.22subdivision 8.
31.23 Sec. 26. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
31.24 Subdivision 1. Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act
31.25from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
31.26issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $526,858,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
31.27and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and
31.28by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
31.29 Subd. 2. Transportation fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act from
31.30the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
31.31issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $40,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and
31.32with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by
31.33the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except
32.1accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to
32.2a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.
32.3 Sec. 27. [15B.155] CAPITOL RESTORATION PROJECT.
32.4 Subdivision 1. Consultation and collaboration. The commissioner shall consult
32.5and collaborate with representatives designated by the governor, the majority leader of
32.6the senate, the speaker of the house, the chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court,
32.7the attorney general, Capitol Area and Architectural Planning Board, and the director of
32.8the Minnesota Historical Society regarding the design and construction process for the
32.9restoration of the Capitol building.
32.10 Subd. 2. Changes to space allocation. No changes shall be made to the current
32.11amount and location of space in the Capitol building for the house of representatives,
32.12senate, Supreme Court, and constitutional officers, unless approved as follows:
32.13(1) for space currently allocated to the house of representatives, by the chief clerk
32.14of the house of representatives;
32.15(2) for space currently allocated to the senate, by the secretary of the senate;
32.16(3) for space currently allocated to the judicial branch, by the court administrator; and
32.17(4) for space currently allocated to the attorney general's office, by the attorney
32.18general.
32.19 Subd. 3. Sequencing. Construction work shall be sequenced to maintain occupancy
32.20in the house of representatives and senate chambers during regular legislative sessions,
32.21unless otherwise approved by the speaker of the house and the majority leader of the
32.22senate for respective chambers.
32.23 Subd. 4. Duties of commissioner. (a) By January 15, 2013, the commissioner
32.24of administration shall submit a space recommendation report to the majority leader
32.25of the senate, the speaker of the house, and the chairs of the legislative committees
32.26with primary jurisdiction over the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board. The
32.27space recommendation report shall identify appropriate and required functions of the
32.28Capitol building and make recommendations to address space requirements for the
32.29tenants currently located in the Capitol building for the effective and efficient function
32.30of state government. In preparing the report, the commissioner shall consult with the
32.31Capitol Preservation Commission and representatives designated by the governor, the
32.32secretary of the senate, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, the director of the
32.33Minnesota Historical Society, and the state court administrator. Before the appropriations
32.34in subdivision 2, clauses (4) and (5), may be spent, the recommendations in the report
33.1must be approved by the governor, the secretary of the senate, and the chief clerk of the
33.2house of representatives.
33.3(b) By July 15, 2013, the commissioner shall submit a report describing final plans
33.4and specifications for the restoration of the Capitol building to the majority leader of the
33.5senate, the speaker of the house, and to the chairs of the committees in the senate and
33.6house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over the Capitol Area Architectural and
33.7Planning Board. Before the appropriations in subdivision 2, clauses (4) and (5), may be
33.8spent, the plans and specifications must be approved by the governor, the secretary of the
33.9senate, and the chief clerk of the house of representatives.
33.10(c) Notwithstanding sections 16C.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (b); and 16C.08,
33.11subdivision 3, clause (5), the commissioner of administration may enter into consultant
33.12and construction contracts on the Capitol restoration and repair project with a term of
33.13up to ten years.
33.14(d) Notwithstanding section 16B.31, subdivision 2, the commissioner of
33.15administration may proceed with the Capitol restoration and repair project before
33.16obtaining an appropriation to complete the entire project.
33.17(e) On or before December 1 of each year until final completion of the restoration
33.18project, the commissioner of administration shall submit in writing to the governor, chairs
33.19of the senate Finance and Capital Investment Committees, and chairs of the house of
33.20representatives Ways and Means and Capital Investment Committees the estimated annual
33.21amount needed for the restoration project for the upcoming fiscal year. The construction
33.22manager and the commissioner shall enter into a guaranteed maximum price contract. In
33.23the absence of an appropriation sufficient for the continued performance of work on
33.24an annual basis as determined by the commissioner of administration, the construction
33.25manager shall not be bound to complete the remaining work within the guaranteed
33.26maximum price in the contract.
33.27(f) With the approval of the commissioner of administration, the construction
33.28manager may bid trade work in accordance with section 16C.34, subdivision 3, before
33.29the enactment of an appropriation sufficient to fully fund the trade work for completion
33.30of the full project described in the Comprehensive Master Plan. The construction
33.31manager shall enter into guaranteed maximum price contracts with subcontractors for
33.32the trade work. In the event the legislature fails to appropriate money sufficient for the
33.33continued performance of work on an annual basis as determined by the commissioner
33.34of administration, the subcontractors shall not be bound to complete the remaining work
33.35within the guaranteed maximum price in the contract. Contracts with subcontractors for
33.36trade work under this paragraph must include terms consistent with this paragraph.
34.1 Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16A.633, is amended by adding a
34.2subdivision to read:
34.3 Subd. 4. Report on jobs created or retained. By September 1 of each
34.4odd-numbered year, the commissioner must report to legislative committees with
34.5jurisdiction over capital investment on the jobs created or retained as a result of capital
34.6project funding by the state, whether with state general obligation bond proceeds or other
34.7state funding sources, during the previous biennium. Each state agency must provide the
34.8commissioner the information necessary, and must require its capital project grantees to
34.9provide the information necessary, for the commissioner to make the report. The report
34.10must include, but is not limited to, the following information: the number and types of
34.11jobs for each project, whether the jobs are new or retained, where the jobs are located,
34.12and pay ranges of the jobs. The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, the
34.13Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and each state agency
34.14receiving an appropriation for a capital project shall collect and provide the information at
34.15the time and in the manner required by the commissioner.
34.16 Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 16A.641, subdivision 7, is
34.17amended to read:
34.18 Subd. 7. Credit of proceeds. (a) Proceeds of bonds issued under each law must be
34.19credited by the commissioner to a special fund, as provided in this subdivision. For the
34.20purpose of this subdivision, "proceeds of bonds" means and includes the principal amount
34.21of the bonds and any premium and accrued interest received on the sale of the bonds.
34.22(b) Accrued interest received on sale of the bonds must be credited to the state bond
34.23fund created by the Constitution, article XI, section 7. Any premium received on the sale
34.24of the bonds on or prior to December 1, 2012, must be credited to the state bond fund. Any
34.25premium received on the sale of the bonds, except for refunding bonds, after December 1,
34.262012, must be credited to either the bond proceeds fund where it is used to reduce the par
34.27amount of the bonds issued or the state bond fund or used to reduce the par amount of the
34.28bond issue at the time of sale. Any premium received on the sale of the refunding bonds,
34.29after December 1, 2012, must be used or credited in accordance with paragraph (f).
34.30(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, proceeds of state bonds issued under the
34.31Constitution, article XI, section 5, clause (a), must be credited to the bond proceeds fund
34.32established by section16A.631 .
34.33(d) Proceeds of state highway bonds must be credited to the trunk highway fund
34.34under the Constitution, article XIV, section 6.
35.1(e) Proceeds of bonds issued for programs of grants or loans to political subdivisions
35.2must be credited to special accounts in the bond proceeds fund or to special funds
35.3established by laws stating the purposes of the grants or loans, and the standards and
35.4criteria under which an executive agency is authorized to make them.
35.5(f) Proceeds of refunding bonds must be either: (1) credited to the state bond fund
35.6as provided in section16A.66, subdivision 1 ; or (2) in the case of premium received on
35.7the sale of the refunding bonds, used to reduce the par amount of the bond issue at the
35.8time of the bond sale.
35.9(g) Proceeds of other bonds must be credited as provided in the law authorizing
35.10their issuance.
35.11 Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16A.641, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
35.12 Subd. 9. Special accounts; appropriation. (a) The commissioner shall establish
35.13separate accounts in the state bond fund for:
35.14(1) state building bonds, and for other state bonds issued for each program of
35.15grants to political subdivisions for a particular class of capital expenditures, to record
35.16debt service payments and receipts of amounts appropriated from the general fund under
35.17subdivision 10;
35.18(2) state highway bonds, to record debt service payments, receipts of amounts
35.19appropriated for debt service from the trunk highway fund pursuant to the Constitution,
35.20article XIV, section 6, and additional receipts, if any, of amounts appropriated from the
35.21general fund under subdivision 10;
35.22(3) state bonds issued for each capital loan and for each program of capital loans
35.23to agencies or political subdivisions, to record debt service payments, receipts of loan
35.24repayments appropriated for debt service or reimbursement of debt service by the law
35.25authorizing the loan or program, and any additional receipts of amounts appropriated from
35.26the general fund under subdivision 10; and
35.27(4) refunding bonds, as provided in section16A.66, subdivision 1 .
35.28(b) All money credited, transferred, or appropriated to the state bond fund and all
35.29income from the investment of that money is appropriated to the commissioner for the
35.30payment of principal and interest on state bonds or, in the case of premium received on the
35.31sale of refunding bonds, as provided by subdivision 7, paragraph (f).
35.32 Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 16A.96, is amended by adding a
35.33subdivision to read:
36.1 Subd. 10. Validation. (a) Appropriation bonds issued under this section may be
36.2validated in the manner provided by this subdivision. If comparable appropriation bonds
36.3are judicially determined to be valid, nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to
36.4prevent sale or delivery of any appropriation bonds or notes after entry of a judgment of
36.5validation by the Minnesota Supreme Court as provided in this subdivision with respect
36.6to the appropriation bonds authorized under this section.
36.7(b) Any appropriation bonds issued under this section that are validated shall be
36.8validated in the manner provided by this subdivision.
36.9(c) The Minnesota Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction to determine the
36.10validation of appropriation bonds and all matters connected with the issuance of the bonds.
36.11(d) The commissioner may determine the commissioner's authority to issue
36.12appropriation bonds and the legality of all proceedings in connection with issuing bonds.
36.13For this purpose, a complaint shall be filed by the commissioner in the Minnesota Supreme
36.14Court against the state and the taxpayers and citizens.
36.15(e) As a condition precedent to filing of a complaint for the validation of
36.16appropriation bonds, the commissioner shall take action providing for the issuance of
36.17appropriation bonds in accordance with law.
36.18(f) The complaint shall set out the state's authority to issue appropriation bonds, the
36.19action or proceeding authorizing the issue and its adoption, all other essential proceedings
36.20had or taken in connection with issuing bonds, the amount of the appropriation bonds to
36.21be issued and the maximum interest they are to bear, and all other pertinent matters.
36.22(g) The Minnesota Supreme Court shall issue an order directed against the state and
36.23taxpayers, citizens, and others having or claiming any right, title, or interest affected by
36.24the issuance of appropriation bonds, or to be affected by the bonds, allowing all persons,
36.25in general terms and without naming them, and the state through its attorney general to
36.26appear before the Minnesota Supreme Court at a designated time and place and show
36.27why the complaint should not be granted and the proceedings and appropriation bonds
36.28validated. A copy of the complaint and order shall be served on the attorney general at
36.29least 20 days before the time fixed for hearing. The attorney general shall examine the
36.30complaint, and, if it appears or there is reason to believe that it is defective, insufficient, or
36.31untrue, or if in the opinion of the attorney general the issuance of the appropriation bonds
36.32in question has not been duly authorized, defense shall be made by the attorney general as
36.33the attorney general deems appropriate.
36.34(h) Before the date set for hearing, as directed by the Minnesota Supreme Court,
36.35either the clerk of the Minnesota Appellate Courts or the commissioner shall publish a
36.36copy of the order in a legal newspaper of general circulation in Ramsey County and
37.1the state, at least once each week for two consecutive weeks, commencing with the
37.2first publication, which shall not be less than 20 days before the date set for hearing.
37.3By this publication, all taxpayers, citizens, and others having or claiming any right,
37.4title, or interest in the state, are made parties defendant to the action and the Minnesota
37.5Supreme Court has jurisdiction of them to the same extent as if named as defendants in the
37.6complaint and personally served with process.
37.7(i) Any taxpayer, citizen, or person interested may become a party to the action by
37.8moving against or pleading to the complaint at or before the time set for hearing. The
37.9Minnesota Supreme Court shall determine all questions of law and fact and make orders
37.10that will enable it to properly try and determine the action and render a final judgment
37.11within 30 days of the hearing with the least possible delay.
37.12(j) If the judgment validates appropriation bonds, the judgment is forever conclusive
37.13as to all matters adjudicated and as against all parties affected and all others having or
37.14claiming any right, title, or interest affected by the issuance of appropriation bonds, or to
37.15be affected in any way by issuing the bonds, and the validity of appropriation bonds or of
37.16any revenues pledged for the payment of the bonds, or of the proceedings authorizing the
37.17issuance of the bonds, including any remedies provided for their collection, shall never
37.18be called in question in any court by any person or party.
37.19(k)(1) Appropriation bonds, when validated under this section, shall have stamped
37.20or written on the bonds, by the proper officers of the state issuing them, a statement in
37.21substantially the following form: "This bond is one of a series of appropriation bonds,
37.22which were validated by judgment of the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota,
37.23rendered on ....., (year) ......"
37.24(2) A certified copy of the judgment or decree shall be received as evidence in any
37.25court in this state.
37.26 Sec. 32. [16B.323] SOLAR ENERGY IN STATE BUILDINGS.
37.27 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
37.28have the meanings given.
37.29(b) "Made in Minnesota" means the manufacture in this state of:
37.30(i) components of a solar thermal system certified by the Solar Rating and
37.31Certification Corporation; or
37.32(ii) solar photovoltaic modules that:
37.33(1) are manufactured at a manufacturing facility in Minnesota that is registered and
37.34authorized to manufacture those solar photovoltaic modules by Underwriters Laboratory,
37.35CSA International, Intertek, or an equivalent independent testing agency;
38.1(2) bear certification marks from Underwriters Laboratory, CSA International,
38.2Intertek, or an equivalent independent testing agency; and
38.3(3) meet the requirements of section 116C.7791, subdivision 3, paragraph (a),
38.4clauses (1), (5), and (6).
38.5 For the purposes of clause (ii), "manufactured" has the meaning given in section
38.6116C.7791, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clauses (1) and (2).
38.7(c) "Major renovation" means a substantial addition to an existing building, or
38.8a substantial change to the interior configuration or the energy system of an existing
38.9building.
38.10(d) "Solar energy system" means solar photovoltaic modules alone or installed in
38.11conjunction with a solar thermal system.
38.12(e) "Solar photovoltaic module" has the meaning given in section 116C.7791,
38.13subdivision 1, paragraph (e).
38.14(f) "Solar thermal system" has the meaning given "qualifying solar thermal project"
38.15in section 216B.2411, subdivision 2, paragraph (e).
38.16(g) "State building" means a building whose construction or renovation is paid
38.17wholly or in part by the state from the bond proceeds fund.
38.18 Subd. 2. Solar energy system. (a) As provided in paragraphs (b) to (e), a project
38.19for the construction or major renovation of a state building, after the completion of a
38.20cost-benefit analysis, may include installation of "Made in Minnesota" solar energy
38.21systems of 40 kilowatts capacity on, adjacent, or in proximity to the state building.
38.22(b) The capacity of a solar system must be less than 40 kilowatts to the extent
38.23necessary to match the electrical load of the building or to the extent necessary to keep the
38.24costs for the installation below the five percent maximum set by paragraph (c).
38.25(c) The cost of the solar system must not exceed five percent of the appropriations
38.26from the bond proceeds fund for the construction or renovation of the state building.
38.27Purchase and installation of a solar thermal system may account for no more than 25
38.28percent of the cost of a solar system installation.
38.29(d) The commissioner may exempt a major renovation of a state building from the
38.30requirements of this section if the commissioner finds that the structural soundness or
38.31other physical condition of the state building to be renovated makes the installation of a
38.32solar energy system infeasible.
38.33(e) The commissioner may exempt appropriations for construction or major
38.34renovation of a state building authorized before June 30, 2012, from the requirements of
38.35this section if the commissioner determines that the installation of a solar energy system
39.1would require the redesign of program space or major building systems, but in no event
39.2shall more than 20 percent of the applicable projects be exempted under this paragraph.
39.3(f) A project subject to this section is ineligible to receive a rebate for the installation
39.4of a solar energy system under section 116C.7791or from any utility.
39.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
39.6 Sec. 33. [116J.433] BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CAPITAL
39.7PROJECTS GRANT PROGRAM.
39.8 Subdivision 1. Creation of account. A business development through capital
39.9projects account is created in the bond proceeds fund. Money in the account may only be
39.10used for capital costs for eligible projects and public infrastructure.
39.11 Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this section:
39.12(1) "local governmental unit" means a county, city, town, special district, public
39.13higher education institution, or other political subdivision or public corporation;
39.14(2) "governing body" means the city council, board of county commissioners, town
39.15board of supervisors, board of trustees, board of regents, or other body charged with
39.16governing a political subdivision of the state;
39.17(3) "public infrastructure" means publicly owned physical infrastructure in this state,
39.18including, but not limited to, wastewater collection and treatment systems, drinking water
39.19systems, storm sewers, utility extensions, telecommunications infrastructure, streets,
39.20roads, bridges, and parking ramps; and
39.21(4) "eligible project" means any project for which general obligation bonds of
39.22the state may be issued. Eligible projects must be capital projects for acquisition or
39.23improvement of publicly owned fixed assets having a useful life of at least ten years.
39.24 Subd. 3. Grant program established. The commissioner shall make competitive
39.25grants to local governmental units for eligible projects and public infrastructure required
39.26to support an eligible project, which may include: predesign, design, acquisition of land or
39.27buildings, construction, furnishing, and equipping a new or renovated building. The local
39.28government unit may employ or contract with persons, firms, or corporations to perform
39.29one or more or all of the functions of architect, engineer, or construction manager with
39.30respect to all or any part of an eligible project and related public infrastructure. The local
39.31government unit may deliver the eligible project and related public infrastructure through
39.32either a design-build or construction manager at-risk method. To the extent practicable
39.33and at the discretion of the local government unit, the local government unit may have
39.34rights and exercise powers with respect to the acquisition, construction, use, and operation
39.35of an eligible project, as are granted under section 473.756. No consent or approval of
40.1another political subdivision is required for the effectiveness or the exercise by a local
40.2government unit of the rights or powers.
40.3 Subd. 4. Application. (a) A local governmental unit must apply to the commissioner
40.4for a grant under this section. At a minimum, a local governmental unit must include the
40.5following information in its application:
40.6(1) a resolution of its governing body certifying that the money required to be
40.7supplied by the local governmental unit to complete the project is available and committed;
40.8(2) a detailed estimate, along with necessary supporting evidence, of the total costs
40.9of the eligible project;
40.10(3) an assessment of the potential or likely use of the site for innovative business
40.11activities after completion of the eligible project;
40.12(4) a timeline indicating the major milestones for the eligible project, including
40.13anticipated completion dates;
40.14(5) an estimate of the operating costs for the project for ten years following
40.15completion; and
40.16(6) any additional information or material the commissioner prescribes.
40.17(b) The determination of whether to make a grant under subdivision 3 is within the
40.18discretion of the commissioner, subject to this section.
40.19 Subd. 5. Match. An amount granted under this program must be matched with at
40.20least an equal amount from nonstate sources. Any contribution to a project from nonstate
40.21sources made before a grant award is made under this section shall count towards the
40.22match requirement.
40.23 Subd. 6. Priorities. (a) If applications for grants exceed the available appropriation,
40.24grants must be made for projects that, in the commissioner's judgment, provide the
40.25highest return in public benefits for the public costs incurred. In making this judgment,
40.26the commissioner shall evaluate and prioritize eligible projects on the following
40.27characteristics:
40.28(1) creation of new jobs, retention of existing jobs, or improvements in the quality of
40.29existing jobs as measured by the wages, skills, or education associated with those jobs;
40.30(2) improvement in the quality of existing jobs, based on increases in wages or
40.31improvements in the job duties, training, or education associated with those jobs;
40.32(3) increase in the local tax base, based on demonstrated measurable outcomes;
40.33(4) demonstration that investment of public dollars in the project will induce private
40.34investment;
40.35(5) whether the project provides necessary repair or replacement of existing capital
40.36assets;
41.1(6) whether the project reduces operating expenses of or increases revenue from
41.2existing capital asset, thereby offsetting at least a portion of project costs;
41.3(7) whether the project provides health or safety benefits;
41.4(8) the number of residents served by or who will benefit from the project;
41.5(9) demonstration of local support;
41.6(10) the capacity of the project to attract revenue from out of state; and
41.7(11) objective cost benefit analysis and return on investment.
41.8(b) The factors in paragraph (a) are not listed in a rank order of priority; rather, the
41.9commissioner may weigh each factor, depending upon the facts and circumstances, as the
41.10commissioner considers appropriate. In prioritizing projects, the commissioner shall make
41.11an appropriate balance between the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota.
41.12 Subd. 7. Sunset. This section expires June 30, 2016.
41.13 Sec. 34. [116J.436] TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
41.14INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
41.15 Subdivision 1. Grant program established; purpose. The transportation economic
41.16development infrastructure program is created to foster interagency coordination between
41.17the Departments of Transportation and Employment and Economic Development to
41.18finance infrastructure to create economic development opportunities, jobs, and improve all
41.19types of transportation systems statewide.
41.20 Subd. 2. Eligible projects. Funds appropriated for the program must be used to
41.21fund predesign, design, acquisition of land, construction, reconstruction, and infrastructure
41.22improvements that will promote economic development, increase employment, and
41.23improve transportation systems to accommodate private investment and job creation.
41.24 Subd. 3. Trunk highway projects. Money in the program shall not be used on
41.25trunk highway improvements, but can be used for needed infrastructure improvements
41.26and nontrunk highway improvements in coordination with trunk highway improvement
41.27projects undertaken by the Department of Transportation.
41.28 Subd. 4. Application. The commissioners of transportation and employment and
41.29economic development shall design an application process and selection process to
41.30distribute funding to local units of government for publicly owned infrastructure using
41.31criteria that take into account: job creation; increase in local tax base; level of private
41.32investment; leverage of nonstate funds; improvement to the transportation system to serve
41.33the project area; and appropriate geographic balance between the metropolitan area and
41.34greater Minnesota.
42.1 Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 462A.21, is amended by adding a
42.2subdivision to read:
42.3 Subd. 33. Housing infrastructure bonds account. The agency may establish a
42.4housing infrastructure bond account as a separate account within the housing development
42.5fund. Proceeds of housing infrastructure bonds and payments made by the state under
42.6section 462A.37 may be credited to the account. The agency may transfer the proceeds of
42.7housing infrastructure bonds to other accounts within the housing development fund that it
42.8determines appropriate to accomplish the purposes for which the bonds are authorized
42.9under section 462A.37.
42.10 Sec. 36. [462A.37] HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS;
42.11AUTHORIZATION; STANDING APPROPRIATION.
42.12 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
42.13have the meanings given.
42.14(b) "Abandoned property" has the meaning given in section 117.025, subdivision 5.
42.15(c) "Community land trust" means an entity that meets the requirements of section
42.16462A.31, subdivisions 1 and 2.
42.17(d) "Debt service" means the amount payable in any fiscal year of principal,
42.18premium, if any, and interest on housing infrastructure bonds and the fees, charges, and
42.19expenses related to the bonds.
42.20(e) "Foreclosed property" means residential property where foreclosure proceedings
42.21have been initiated or have been completed and title transferred or where title is transferred
42.22in lieu of foreclosure.
42.23(f) "Housing infrastructure bonds" means bonds issued by the agency under chapter
42.24462A that are qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, within the meaning of Section 145(a) of the
42.25Internal Revenue Code, or are tax-exempt bonds that are not private activity bonds, within
42.26the meaning of Section 141(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, for the purpose of financing
42.27or refinancing affordable housing authorized under this chapter.
42.28(g) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
42.29(h) "Supportive housing" means housing that is not time-limited and provides or
42.30coordinates with linkages to services necessary for residents to maintain housing stability
42.31and maximize opportunities for education and employment.
42.32 Subd. 2. Authorization. (a) The agency may issue up to $30,000,000 in aggregate
42.33principal amount of housing infrastructure bonds in one or more series to which the
42.34payment made under this section may be pledged. The housing infrastructure bonds
43.1authorized in this subdivision may be issued to fund loans, on terms and conditions the
43.2agency deems appropriate, made for one or more of the following purposes:
43.3(1) to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of
43.4supportive housing for individuals and families who are without a permanent residence;
43.5(2) to finance the costs of the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed or
43.6abandoned housing to be used for affordable rental housing and the costs of new
43.7construction of rental housing on abandoned or foreclosed property where the existing
43.8structures will be demolished or removed;
43.9(3) to finance that portion of the costs of acquisition of abandoned or foreclosed
43.10property that is attributable to the land to be leased by community land trusts to low-
43.11and moderate-income homebuyers; and
43.12(4) to finance the costs of acquisition and rehabilitation of federally assisted rental
43.13housing and for the refinancing of costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation
43.14of federally assisted rental housing, including providing funds to refund, in whole or in
43.15part, outstanding bonds previously issued by the agency or another governmental unit to
43.16finance or refinance such costs.
43.17(b) Among comparable proposals for permanent supportive housing, preference
43.18shall be given to permanent supportive housing for individuals or families who: (1) either
43.19have been without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or at least four times in
43.20the last three years; or (2) are at significant risk of lacking a permanent residence for 12
43.21months or at least four times in the last three years.
43.22 Subd. 3. No full faith and credit. The housing infrastructure bonds are not public
43.23debt of the state, and the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the state are not pledged
43.24to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds or to any payment that the state agrees
43.25to make under this section. The bonds must contain a conspicuous statement to that effect.
43.26 Subd. 4. Appropriation; payment to agency or trustee. (a) The agency must
43.27certify annually to the commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of
43.28annual debt service on each series of bonds issued under subdivision 2.
43.29(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2013 and through 2035, if any housing infrastructure
43.30bonds issued under subdivision 2 remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
43.31and budget must transfer to the affordable housing bond account established under
43.32section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed
43.33$2,200,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from
43.34the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
43.35(c) The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds the
43.36payments to be made by the state under this section.
44.1 Sec. 37. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 7, subdivision 23, as amended by Laws 2010,
44.2chapter 399, section 2, is amended to read:
44.4For matching grants under Minnesota
44.5Statutes, section85.019, subdivision 4c .
44.6$500,000 is for a grant to Carlton County
44.7to predesign, design, and construct a
44.8nonmotorized pedestrian trail connection
44.9to the Willard Munger State Trail from the
44.10city of Carlton through the city of Scanlon
44.11continuing to the city of Cloquet, along the
44.12St. Louis River in Carlton County.
44.13$260,000 is to provide the state match for the
44.14cost of the Soo Line Multiuse Recreational
44.15Bridge project over marked Trunk Highway
44.16169 in Mille Lacs County.
44.17$175,000 is for a grant to the city of Bowlus
44.18in Morrison County to design, construct,
44.19furnish, and equip a trailhead center at the
44.20head of the Soo Line Recreational Trail.
44.21$125,000 is for a grant to Morrison
44.22County to predesign, design, construct,
44.23furnish, and equip a park-and-ride lot and
44.24restroom building adjacent to the Soo Line
44.25Recreational Trail at U.S. Highway 10.
44.26$950,000 is for a grant to the St. Louis
44.27and Lake Counties Regional Railroad
44.28Authority for land acquisition, engineering,
44.29construction, furnishing, and equipping of
44.30a19-mile "Boundary Waters Connection"
44.31of the Mesabi Trail from Bearhead State
44.32Park to the International Wolf Center in
44.33Ely. This appropriation is contingent upon
44.34a matching contribution of $950,000 from
45.1other sources, public or private segment of
45.2the Mesabi Trail from County Road 697 in
45.3Breitung Township east through Vermilion
45.4State Park. Notwithstanding Minnesota
45.5Statutes, section 85.019, no local match shall
45.6be required for this grant. Notwithstanding
45.7Minnesota Statutes, section16A.642 , the
45.8bond authorization and appropriation of bond
45.9proceeds for this project are available until
45.10June 30, 2014.
45.11 Sec. 38. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
45.14To the Metropolitan Council or to the council
45.15to grant to Dakota County, the Dakota
45.16County Regional Railroad Authority, or
45.17the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority
45.18for environmental studies, preliminary
45.19engineering, bus lane improvements, and
45.20transit station construction and improvements
45.21in the Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit
45.22Corridor.
45.23This appropriation may not be spent for
45.24capital improvements within a trunk highway
45.25right-of-way.
45.26EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from June 2, 2006.
45.27 Sec. 39. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 27, as amended by Laws 2010,
45.28chapter 189, section 56, and Laws 2010, chapter 399, section 4, is amended to read:
45.31To acquire land for and to construct and
45.32renovate state trails under Minnesota
45.33Statutes, section85.015 .
46.1$970,000 is for the Chester Woods Trail
46.2from Rochester to Dover. Notwithstanding
46.3Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
46.4bond authorization and appropriation of bond
46.5proceeds for this project are available until
46.6June 30, 2016.
46.7$700,000 is for the Casey Jones Trail.
46.8$750,000 is for the Gateway Trail, to replace
46.9an at-grade crossing of the Gateway Trail
46.10at Highway 120 with a grade-separated
46.11crossing.
46.12$1,600,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami Trail
46.13between Silver Bay and Tettegouche State
46.14Park.
46.15$1,500,000 is for the Great River Ridge Trail
46.16from Plainview to Elgin to Eyota.
46.17$1,500,000 is for the Heartland Trail.
46.18$500,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail from
46.19Lake Byllesby Park to Cannon Falls.
46.20Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
46.21section 16A.642, the bond authorization
46.22and appropriation of bond proceeds for this
46.23project are available until December 30,
46.242014.
46.25$150,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail within
46.26the city of Faribault.
46.27$1,500,000 is for the Minnesota River
46.28Trail from Appleton to Milan and to
46.29the Marsh Lake Dam. Notwithstanding
46.30Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
46.31bond authorization and appropriation of bond
46.32proceeds for this project are available until
46.33December 30, 2014.
47.1$2,000,000 is for the Paul Bunyan Trail from
47.2Walker to Guthrie.
47.3$250,000 is for the Root River Trail from
47.4Preston to Forestville State Park.
47.5$100,000 is for the Root River Trail, the
47.6eastern extension.
47.7$250,000 is for the Root River Trail, the
47.8eastern extension Wagon Wheel.
47.9$550,000 is to connect the Stagecoach Trail
47.10with the Douglas Trail in Olmsted County.
47.11Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
47.12section 16A.642, the bond authorization
47.13and appropriation of bond proceeds for this
47.14project are available until June 30, 2014.
47.15$3,000,000 is to rehabilitate state trails.
47.16For any project listed in this subdivision that
47.17the commissioner determines is not ready to
47.18proceed, the commissioner may allocate that
47.19project's money to another state trail project
47.20in this subdivision. The chairs of the house
47.21and senate committees with jurisdiction
47.22over environment and natural resources
47.23and legislators from the affected legislative
47.24districts must be notified of any changes.
47.25 Sec. 40. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
47.27To the Metropolitan Council or to the
47.28Council to grant to Dakota County, the
47.29Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority,
47.30or the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority to
47.31acquire land, or an interest in land, andto for
47.32design, environmental studies, preliminary
47.33engineering, bus lane improvements, layover
48.1and maintenance facilities, and transit station
48.2construction and improvements in the Cedar
48.3Avenue Bus Rapid Transit corridor in Dakota
48.4County. This appropriation may not be spent
48.5for capital improvements within a trunk
48.6highway right-of-way. This appropriation
48.7is added to the appropriation in Laws 2006,
48.8chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 3.
48.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from April 8, 2008.
48.10 Sec. 41. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 18, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2011,
48.11First Special Session chapter 12, section 32, is amended to read:
48.14To demolish surplus, nonfunctional, or
48.15deteriorated facilities and infrastructure
48.16or to renovate surplus, nonfunctional, or
48.17deteriorated facilities and infrastructure
48.18at Department of Human Services
48.19campuses. These projects must facilitate the
48.20redevelopment or reuse of these campuses
48.21consistent with redevelopment plan concepts
48.22developed and approved under Laws
48.232003, First Special Session chapter 14,
48.24article 6, section 64, subdivision 2. If
48.25a surplus campus is sold or transferred
48.26to a local unit of government, unspent
48.27portions of this appropriation may be
48.28granted to that local unit of government
48.29for the purposes stated in this subdivision.
48.30Unspent portions of this appropriation may
48.31be used to design, construct, furnish, and
48.32equip a maintenance and storage facility to
48.33support the maintenance and operation of
48.34the Brainerd campus if the commissioner
48.35determines that it is less expensive than
49.1renovating existing space. Notwithstanding
49.2Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
49.3bond authorization and appropriation of bond
49.4proceeds for this project are available until
49.5December 30, 2014.
49.6Up to $125,000 is for preparation and
49.7site development, including demolition of
49.8buildings and infrastructure, to implement
49.9the redevelopment and reuse of the Ah Gwah
49.10Ching Regional Treatment Center. This
49.11amount may be granted to Cass County for
49.12the purposes stated in this subdivision. If the
49.13campus is sold or transferred by Cass County
49.14to the city of Walker, unspent portions of
49.15this appropriation may be granted to the city
49.16of Walker for the purposes stated in this
49.17subdivision.
49.18 Sec. 42. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 19, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2011,
49.19First Special Session chapter 12, section 34, is amended to read:
49.22To predesign, design, and construct
49.23improvements to heating, ventilation, air
49.24conditioning, and lighting systems and
49.25associated areas serving the south wing of
49.26Building 17. Any unspent funds from this
49.27appropriation may be used for the purposes
49.28provided under Laws 2010, chapter 189,
49.29section 19, subdivision 4, as amended by
49.30Laws 2010, chapter 399, section 8, and
49.31Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12,
49.32section 46.
50.1 Sec. 43. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 21, subdivision 15, as amended by Laws
50.22008, chapter 365, section 22, and Laws 2008, chapter 370, section 6, is amended to read:
50.5To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
50.6State Colleges and Universities to predesign,
50.7design, construct, furnish, and equip the
50.8renovation of and addition to the National
50.9Hockey Center or for higher education asset
50.10preservation and replacement (HEAPR)
50.11pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
50.12135A.046, at St. Cloud State University or
50.13systemwide. The board may use university
50.14and nonstate money for the remainder of
50.15the cost of the construction of the National
50.16Hockey Center project. Notwithstanding
50.17Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
50.18bond authorization and appropriation of bond
50.19proceeds in this subdivision are available
50.20until June 30, 2016.
50.21 Sec. 44. Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
50.24(a) To the Metropolitan Council. $8,500,000
50.25is for the state's share of costs for the Central
50.26Corridor light rail line for one or more of the
50.27following activities: preliminary engineering,
50.28final design, property acquisition, including
50.29improvements and betterments of a capital
50.30nature, relocation of utilities owned by public
50.31entities, and construction.
50.32(b) Any remaining money from this
50.33appropriation is to implement one or more of
50.34the following capital improvements, which
50.35are not listed in a ranked order of priority.
51.1The council shall determine project priorities
51.2after consultation with the Counties Transit
51.3Improvement Board, and other stakeholders,
51.4as appropriate. The council shall seek
51.5geographic balance in the allotment of this
51.6appropriation where possible and maximize
51.7the use of all available federal money from
51.8the American Recovery and Reinvestment
51.9Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, and any
51.10other available federal money.
51.12For a grant to the Hennepin County Regional
51.13Railroad Authority for environmental work
51.14for Bottineau Transit Way corridor from the
51.15Hiawatha light rail and Northstar intermodal
51.16transit station in downtown Minneapolis to
51.17the vicinity of the Target development in
51.18northern Brooklyn Park or the Arbor Lakes
51.19retail area in Maple Grove.
51.21To the Metropolitan Council or to the council
51.22for a grant to Dakota County, the Dakota
51.23County RegionalRail Railroad Authority,
51.24or the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority
51.25to acquire real propertyand construct, for
51.26preliminary engineering, and to design
51.27and construct transit stations, layover
51.28and maintenance facilities, and roadway
51.29improvements for shoulder running bus lanes
51.30on County State-Aid Highway 23 in Apple
51.31Valley and Lakeville for the Cedar Avenue
51.32Bus Rapid Transit Way (BRT) in Dakota
51.33County.
52.1(i) For a grant to Washington County
52.2Regional Rail Authority for environmental
52.3work and preliminary engineering of
52.4transportation and transit improvements,
52.5including busways, park-and-rides, or rail
52.6transit, in the marked Interstate Highway 94
52.7corridor.
52.8(ii) To acquire property and construct
52.9transportation and transit improvements,
52.10including busways, park-and-rides, or rail
52.11transit, in the marked Interstate Highway 94
52.12corridor.
52.14To design, construct, and furnish
52.15park-and-ride lots for the Red Rock
52.16Corridor Transit Way between Hastings and
52.17Minneapolis via St. Paul, and any extension
52.18between Hastings and Red Wing.
52.20For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional
52.21Railroad Authority for environmental work
52.22and preliminary engineering for bus rapid
52.23transit in the Riverview corridor between the
52.24east side of St. Paul and the Minneapolis-St.
52.25Paul International Airport and the Mall of
52.26America.
52.28To design and construct new passenger
52.29shelters and a bus layover facility, including
52.30rest rooms, break areas, and a passenger
52.31shelter, in the Robert Street Corridor Transit
52.32Way along or parallel to U.S. Highway
52.3352 and Robert Street from within the city
53.1of St. Paul to Dakota County Road 42 in
53.2Rosemount.
53.4For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional
53.5Railroad Authority to acquire land for,
53.6design, and construct park-and-ride or
53.7park-and-pool lots located along the Rush
53.8Line Corridor along I-35E/I-35 and Highway
53.961 from the Union Depot in downtown St.
53.10Paul to Hinckley.
53.12To prepare an environmental impact
53.13statement (EIS) and for preliminary
53.14engineering for the Southwest Transit Way
53.15Corridor, from the Hiawatha light rail in
53.16downtown Minneapolis to the vicinity of the
53.17Southwest Station transit hub in Eden Prairie.
53.18The Metropolitan Council may grant a
53.19portion of this appropriation to the Hennepin
53.20County Regional Railroad Authority for the
53.21EIS work.
53.23For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional
53.24Railroad Authority to acquire land and
53.25structures, to renovate structures, and
53.26for design, engineering, and construction
53.27to revitalize Union Depot for use as a
53.28multimodal transit center in St. Paul. The
53.29center must be designed so that it facilitates a
53.30potential future connection of high-speed rail
53.31to Minneapolis.
53.32(c) Of this amount, $313,000 is for
53.33preliminary engineering and final design for
53.34betterments in the State Capitol area related
54.1to the Central Corridor light rail transit
54.2project. This money is not included in the
54.3Central Corridor light rail transit project
54.4budget.
54.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from May 17, 2009.
54.6 Sec. 45. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 18, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
54.9To complete design for and to construct,
54.10furnish, and equip phase 2 of the Minnesota
54.11sex offender treatment program at Moose
54.12Lake. Upon substantial completion
54.13of this project, the unspent portion of
54.14this appropriation is available for asset
54.15preservation projects for the Moose Lake
54.16campus of the Minnesota sex offender
54.17program, including design and construction
54.18of a replacement water tower, abatement
54.19of hazardous materials, and the demolition
54.20of the existing water tower serving the
54.21Moose Lake sex offender program and the
54.22Department of Corrections Moose Lake
54.23facility. The water tower project must
54.24be cost-shared with the Department of
54.25Corrections.
54.26 Sec. 46. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 24, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
54.29To be allocated to county and local
54.30jurisdictions as matching money for historic
54.31preservation projects of a capital nature,
54.32as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
54.33138.0525
.
55.1$150,000 is for a grant to the city of South St.
55.2Paul to renovate the historically significant
55.31941 Navy Hangar at 310 Airport Road at
55.4Fleming Field in the city to meet life safety
55.5and building code requirements, subject to
55.6Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.695. No
55.7local match is required for this grant.
55.8 Sec. 47. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 3, subdivision 7, is
55.9amended to read:
55.13To design, construct, furnish, and equip a
55.14new building for classrooms and officesand
55.15to design, construct, furnish, and equip the
55.16renovation of the Student Services Building.
55.17 Sec. 48. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 3, subdivision 8, is
55.18amended to read:
55.22To predesign, design, construct, furnish,
55.23and equip an addition to and renovation of
55.24existing space for the Iron Range engineering
55.25program, including laboratory spaces, other
55.26learning spaces, and improvements to the
55.27entrance, and to acquire a privately owned
55.28housing facility on the campus.
55.29 Sec. 49. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 14, subdivision 2,
55.30is amended to read:
56.1To the Metropolitan Council or for the
56.2Council to grant to Anoka County Regional
56.3Railroad Authority, Dakota County, Dakota
56.4County Regional Railroad Authority,
56.5Hennepin County, Hennepin County
56.6Regional Railroad Authority, Minnesota
56.7Valley Transit Authority, Ramsey County
56.8Regional Railroad Authority, or Washington
56.9County Regional Railroad Authority to
56.10perform environmental studies, preliminary
56.11engineering, acquire property or an interest
56.12in property, design or construct transitway
56.13facilities and infrastructure, including
56.14roadways, for the following transitway
56.15projects: Northstar Ramsey station,
56.16Gateway (I-94 East) corridor, Minneapolis
56.17Interchange facility, Red Rock corridor,
56.18Newport park-and-ride and station, Rush
56.19Line corridor, Robert Street corridor, 35W
56.20South Bus Rapid Transit, and Cedar Avenue
56.21Bus Rapid Transit.
56.22 Sec. 50. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 19, is amended to read:
56.25To the Public Facilities Authority for
56.26grants to eligible municipalities under the
56.27wastewater infrastructure funding program
56.28under Minnesota Statutes, section446A.072 .
56.29Notwithstanding the criteria and requirements
56.30of Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072,
56.31up to $1,000,000 of this appropriation is for
56.32a grant to the city of Albert Lea to design,
56.33construct, and equip water and sewer utilities
56.34in the area of Broadway Avenue and Main
57.1Street. This project may include demolition
57.2of deteriorating concrete curbs, gutters,
57.3sidewalks, and streets above the utilities,
57.4and the construction costs to replace and
57.5rehabilitate the infrastructure.
57.6 Sec. 51. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 22, is amended to read:
57.7 Sec. 22. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
57.8The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state
57.9general obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2013, no more than
57.10$1,200,858,000 $1,088,452,000 will need to be transferred from the general fund to the
57.11state bond fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding state
57.12general obligation bonds. Of the amount transferred, $452,708,000 is from the general
57.13fund and $635,745,000 is from the tobacco settlement bond proceeds fund. During
57.14the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds, the commissioner of
57.15management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt service payments needed on
57.16bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt service payments that will
57.17be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall adjust the amount
57.18of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this section. The
57.19amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from the general fund
57.20as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section16A.641 .
57.21 Sec. 52. LAKE SUPERIOR-POPLAR RIVER WATER DISTRICT.
57.22 Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Lake Superior-Poplar River Water District is
57.23created as a municipal corporation, having the powers provided under Minnesota Statutes,
57.24chapters 110A; 429, notwithstanding any provision of chapter 110A to the contrary; and
57.25444. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the district shall not have the power to issue
57.26general obligation bonds. Minnesota Statutes, sections 110A.04, 110A.07, and 110A.09 to
57.27110A.18, shall not apply to the district or to the board created by this act.
57.28 Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of applying Minnesota Statutes, chapter 110A,
57.29to this act, "works" and "systems" shall include irrigation purposes, "court" is deemed to
57.30refer to the board of county commissioners; and "secretary of state" is deemed to refer to
57.31the county auditor.
57.32 Subd. 3. Territory included in district. The territory of the district shall include
57.33all lands within Sections 20, 21, 28, 29, 32, and 33 of Township 60 North, Range 3 West
58.1of the Fourth Principal Meridian. Additional territory may be added as provided in
58.2Minnesota Statutes, sections 110A.19 to 110A.22.
58.3 Subd. 4. Payment of costs. No person shall be obligated to purchase or be entitled
58.4to receive water from the district unless that person is a party to a contract to purchase
58.5water from the district. Excluding any initial capital investment funded by the state, all
58.6capital and operating expenses of the district shall be paid by the users in proportion to
58.7their use of water. The cost of distribution lines: (1) departing from the main water pipe
58.8from Lake Superior to the domestic water treatment plant to any user; or (2) from the
58.9water treatment plant to any user, shall be paid for by the user of the water either at the
58.10time of installation or by user charges that allow the district to recoup the full cost of the
58.11distribution lines and the cost of financing. Subject to this subdivision and the availability
58.12of water under any applicable permit with a state or federal agency, any owner of land
58.13within the district may contract with the district for the purchase of water.
58.14 Subd. 5. Board of directors; elections. (a) The district shall be governed by a
58.15board of directors which shall have not less than three nor more than 13 members. The
58.16district's initial directors shall be appointed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners,
58.17with one director representing the domestic water users to serve for three years; up to two
58.18directors representing the irrigation water users, one to serve for two years and one to
58.19serve for three years; and up to two directors representing the commercial, stock watering,
58.20and industrial users, one to serve for one year and one to serve for two years.
58.21(b) The district's establishment shall take effect upon the Cook County Board of
58.22Commissioners' appointment of the initial directors. The initial directors shall meet for
58.23the purposes of organization within 30 days of their appointment. Thereafter, except
58.24as otherwise provided in this subdivision, directors shall be elected in accordance with
58.25Minnesota Statutes, section 110A.24, from election divisions comprised of domestic water
58.26users; irrigation water users, and commercial, stock watering, and industrial users. Each
58.27use classification shall be entitled to elect one director, plus one additional director if its
58.28expected water usage for the following fiscal year exceeds ten percent of total water
58.29usage. Each water user within each use classification shall be entitled to cast one vote for
58.30each one percent of expected water usage for the following fiscal year. A homeowner's
58.31association shall vote on behalf of its members if duly authorized by appropriate action by
58.32the association's members. Prior to each election, the board of directors shall determine
58.33the use classifications entitled to vote, the expected water use percentage of each user and
58.34of use classification for the following fiscal year, and the number of directors each such
58.35use classification is entitled to elect. The elections shall be conducted and supervised by
58.36the board of directors and ratified by the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
59.1 Subd. 6. Termination of appropriation of water from Poplar River.
59.2Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, 30 days after the works and systems to transport
59.3water from Lake Superior to Lutsen Mountains Corporation's snowmaking systems first
59.4become fully permitted and operational, the water district shall notify the commissioner of
59.5natural resources and all permits issued by the Department of Natural Resources to Lutsen
59.6Mountains Corporation to use or appropriate water from the Poplar River shall terminate.
59.7For the purposes of section 54, paragraph (b), the commissioner of natural resources shall
59.8notify the revisor of statutes in writing when the permits have been terminated.
59.9EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.This section is effective the day after
59.10the governing body of Cook County and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota
59.11Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
59.12 Sec. 53. ACQUISITIONS FOR CANISTEO PROJECT.
59.13The commissioner of natural resources shall acquire, without undue delay, the land
59.14or interests in land that are needed to construct a conveyance system and other betterments
59.15to accommodate the water level and outflow of water level from the Canisteo mine pit.
59.16The commissioner may acquire the land or interests in land by eminent domain, including
59.17use of the possession procedures under Minnesota Statutes, section 117.042.
59.18 Sec. 54. REPEALER.
59.19(a) Minnesota Rules, part 8895.0700, subpart 1, is repealed.
59.20(b) Laws 2011, chapter 107, section 101, is repealed effective the day the permits
59.21have been terminated under section 52, subdivision 6. The commissioner of natural
59.22resources shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing when the permits have been
59.23terminated.
59.24 Sec. 55. EFFECTIVE DATE.
59.25Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment.
1.3public land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature with
1.4certain conditions; establishing programs; authorizing the sale and issuance of
1.5state bonds; modifying previous appropriations; authorizing Cook County to form
1.6a district for the construction of water facilities and provision of water service;
1.7authorizing the commissioner of natural resources to make certain acquisitions
1.8of land or interests in land; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.92010, sections 16A.633, by adding a subdivision; 16A.641, subdivision 9;
1.10462A.21, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement,
1.11sections 16A.641, subdivision 7; 16A.96, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2006,
1.12chapter 258, sections 7, subdivision 23, as amended; 17, subdivision 3; Laws
1.132008, chapter 179, sections 7, subdivision 27, as amended; 17, subdivision 4; 18,
1.14subdivision 3, as amended; 19, subdivision 4, as amended; 21, subdivision 15,
1.15as amended; Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 12, subdivision 2; Laws
1.162010, chapter 189, sections 18, subdivision 5; 24, subdivision 3; Laws 2011,
1.17First Special Session chapter 12, sections 3, subdivisions 7, 8; 14, subdivision
1.182; 19; 22; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 15B;
1.1916B; 116J; 462A; repealing Laws 2011, chapter 107, section 101; Minnesota
1.20Rules, part 8895.0700, subpart 1.
1.21BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
| 1.22 |
Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS. |
1.24bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated,
1.25to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as
1.26authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire
1.27and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature or
1.28as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j),
1.29or article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act for a capital
1.30program or project may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly
1.31to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the
2.1commissioner of management and budget. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations
2.2in this act are available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota
2.3Statutes, section 16A.642.
| 2.33 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 2.34 |
Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA |
||||||
| 2.35 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
64,060,000 |
||||
2.37of Minnesota for the purposes specified in
2.38this section.
| 2.39 2.40 |
Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) |
50,000,000 |
|||||
3.2Statutes, section 135A.046.
| 3.3 |
Subd. 3.Twin Cities Campus |
||||||
| 3.4 |
Combined Heat and Power Plant |
10,000,000 |
|||||
3.6infrastructure improvements for the
3.7renovation of the Old Main Steam Plant
3.8facility on the Twin Cities campus.
| 3.9 |
Subd. 4.Itasca Biological Station |
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| 3.10 |
Itasca Facility Improvements |
4,060,000 |
|||||
3.12technology-rich biological laboratory and
3.13classroom facility, and to design, construct,
3.14furnish, and equip the renovation of the
3.15historic Lakeside Lab and to remove obsolete
3.16single-function buildings at the University of
3.17Minnesota facility in Itasca State Park.
| 3.18 |
Subd. 5.University Share |
||||||
3.20Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)
3.21under subdivision 2, the appropriations in this
3.22section are intended to cover approximately
3.23two-thirds of the cost of each project. The
3.24remaining costs must be paid from university
3.25sources.
| 3.26 |
Subd. 6.Unspent Appropriations |
||||||
3.28authorized in this section and after written
3.29notice to the commissioner of management
3.30and budget, the Board of Regents must use
3.31any money remaining in the appropriation
3.32for that project for HEAPR under Minnesota
3.33Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
4.1of Regents must report by February 1 of
4.2each even-numbered year to the chairs of
4.3the house of representatives and senate
4.4committees with jurisdiction over capital
4.5investment and higher education finance, and
4.6to the chairs of the house of representatives
4.7Ways and Means Committee and the senate
4.8Finance Committee, on how the remaining
4.9money has been allocated or spent.
| 4.10 4.11 |
Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES |
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| 4.12 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
132,126,000 |
||||
4.14State Colleges and Universities for the
4.15purposes specified in this section.
| 4.16 4.17 |
Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) |
20,000,000 |
|||||
4.19Statutes, section 135A.046, including safety
4.20and statutory compliance, building envelope
4.21integrity, mechanical systems, and space
4.22restoration.
| 4.23 4.24 |
Subd. 3.Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids |
||||||
| 4.25 4.26 |
Bioscience and Allied Health Addition and Renovation |
980,000 |
|||||
4.28Bioscience and Allied Health addition and to
4.29design, renovate, and equip classrooms and
4.30related space.
| 4.31 |
Subd. 4.Bemidji State University |
||||||
| 4.32 4.33 |
Business Building Addition, Renovation Design, Demolition |
3,303,000 |
|||||
4.35Sanford Hall, and to complete design for the
5.1renovation of Decker Hall, Hobson Hall,
5.2and Memorial Hall into multiuse classrooms
5.3and study spaces, including replacing the
5.4HVAC system and constructing an addition
5.5to Memorial Hall for better accessibility.
| 5.6 |
Subd. 5.Century College |
||||||
| 5.7 |
Classroom Addition |
5,000,000 |
|||||
5.9renovate, furnish, and equip classrooms and
5.10related spaces.
| 5.11 |
Subd. 6.Dakota County Technical College |
||||||
| 5.12 5.13 |
Transportation and Emerging Technologies Lab Renovation |
7,230,000 |
|||||
5.15furnish, and equip transportation and
5.16emerging technologies classrooms,
5.17laboratories, and related spaces.
| 5.18 |
Subd. 7.Minnesota State University, Mankato |
2,065,000 |
|||||
5.20Minnesota State University, Mankato.
| 5.21 5.22 |
Subd. 8.Minneapolis Community and Technical College |
||||||
| 5.23 |
Workforce Program Renovation |
13,389,000 |
|||||
5.25furnish, and equip instructional space,
5.26support space, and infrastructure for
5.27workforce programs.
| 5.28 |
Subd. 9.North Hennepin Community College |
||||||
| 5.29 |
Bioscience and Health Careers Addition |
26,292,000 |
|||||
5.31furnish, and equip Bioscience and Health
5.32Careers laboratories, classrooms, and related
5.33spaces.
| 6.1 6.2 |
Subd. 10.Northland Community and Technical College |
||||||
| 6.3 |
Aviation Maintenance Facility Expansion |
300,000 |
|||||
6.5aviation maintenance facilities at Northland
6.6Community and Technical College.
| 6.7 |
Subd. 11.Ridgewater College, Willmar |
||||||
| 6.8 |
Technical Instruction Lab Renovation |
13,851,000 |
|||||
6.10classroom, student service, instructional
6.11lab, and related spaces and to demolish the
6.12Administration Building.
| 6.13 6.14 |
Subd. 12.St. Cloud Technical and Community College |
4,000,000 |
|||||
6.16renovate, furnish, equip, and demolish space
6.17for the medium heavy truck and autobody
6.18program on the St. Cloud Technical and
6.19Community College campus.
| 6.20 |
Subd. 13.St. Paul College |
||||||
| 6.21 |
Health and Science Alliance Center |
1,500,000 |
|||||
6.23Center addition and to design, renovate,
6.24furnish, and equip, existing health spaces.
| 6.25 6.26 |
Subd. 14.Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Worthington |
||||||
| 6.27 |
Renovation and Addition |
4,606,000 |
|||||
6.29classroom and lab spaces and to design,
6.30construct, furnish, and equip a classroom,
6.31lab, and entryway addition, and replace
6.32HVAC systems.
| 7.1 7.2 |
Subd. 15.Northeast Higher Education District - Itasca Community College |
||||||
| 7.3 |
Renovation, Addition, and Demolition |
4,549,000 |
|||||
7.5furnish, and equip existing instructional
7.6and student services spaces, to design,
7.7construct, furnish, and equip an addition with
7.8multipurpose classrooms, and to demolish
7.9Donovan Hall.
| 7.10 7.11 |
Subd. 16.Rochester Community and Technical College |
||||||
| 7.12 |
Work Force Center Colocation |
8,746,000 |
|||||
7.14furnish, and equip an addition to the
7.15Heintz Center at Rochester Community
7.16and Technical College and to renovate the
7.17heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
7.18systems. The addition will house the
7.19Rochester Area Work Force Center. The
7.20board of trustees must consult with the
7.21commissioner of employment and economic
7.22development on the design of the renovations
7.23and addition. The board must enter into a
7.24lease agreement with the commissioner of
7.25employment and economic development
7.26for use of the work force center. The
7.27lease agreement must provide that lease
7.28payments made by the commissioner will
7.29pay for the college's reasonable costs in
7.30support of the work force center and the
7.31debt service required of the board associated
7.32with the work force center portion of the
7.33project. Notwithstanding the ten-year lease
7.34limit under Minnesota Statutes, section
7.3516B.24, subdivision 6, the commissioner
8.1of administration may enter into a lease
8.2agreement of up to 20 years for the space to
8.3house the Rochester Area Work Force Center
8.4at the Rochester Community and Technical
8.5College.
| 8.6 |
Subd. 17.South Central College, Faribault |
||||||
| 8.7 |
Classroom Renovation and Addition |
13,315,000 |
|||||
8.9construct, furnish, and equip classrooms, a
8.10learning resource center, and related spaces,
8.11and laboratories.
| 8.12 8.13 |
Subd. 18.Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall |
||||||
| 8.14 |
Science Lab Renovation |
500,000 |
|||||
8.16Science and Math building and classroom
8.17spaces and an addition to the Plant Science
8.18building.
| 8.19 8.20 |
Subd. 19.Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Initiatives |
2,500,000 |
|||||
8.22science laboratories at campuses statewide.
8.23Campuses may use internal and nonstate
8.24funds to increase the size of the projects. This
8.25appropriation may be used at the following
8.26campuses: Bemidji State University; Century
8.27College; Inver Hills Community College;
8.28Minnesota State Community and Technical
8.29College, Moorhead; Minnesota State
8.30University, Moorhead; Hibbing Community
8.31College; Itasca Community College; Mesabi
8.32Range Community and Technical College,
8.33Eveleth; and Pine Technical College.
| 8.34 |
Subd. 20.Debt Service |
||||||
9.2debt service on one-third of the principal
9.3amount of state bonds sold to finance
9.4projects authorized by this section, except
9.5for higher education asset preservation
9.6and replacement, and except that, where a
9.7nonstate match is required, the debt service is
9.8due on a principal amount equal to one-third
9.9of the total project cost, less the match
9.10committed before the bonds are sold. After
9.11each sale of general obligation bonds, the
9.12commissioner of management and budget
9.13shall notify the board of the amounts assessed
9.14for each year for the life of the bonds.
9.15(b) The commissioner of management and
9.16budget shall reduce the board's assessment
9.17each year by one-third of the net income
9.18from investment of general obligation bond
9.19proceeds in proportion to the amount of
9.20principal and interest otherwise required to
9.21be paid by the board. The board shall pay its
9.22resulting net assessment to the commissioner
9.23of management and budget by December
9.241 each year. If the board fails to make
9.25a payment when due, the commissioner
9.26of management and budget shall reduce
9.27allotments for appropriations from the
9.28general fund otherwise available to the board
9.29and apply the amount of the reduction to
9.30cover the missed debt service payment. The
9.31commissioner of management and budget
9.32shall credit the payments received from the
9.33board to the bond debt service account in
9.34the state bond fund each December 1 before
9.35money is transferred from the general fund
10.1under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
10.2subdivision 10.
| 10.3 |
Subd. 21.Unspent Appropriations |
||||||
10.5project authorized in this section and after
10.6written notice to the commissioner of
10.7management and budget, the board must use
10.8any money remaining in the appropriation
10.9for that project for Higher Education Asset
10.10Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)
10.11under Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.
10.12The board must report by February 1 of each
10.13even-numbered year to the chairs of the house
10.14of representatives and senate committees
10.15with jurisdiction over capital investments and
10.16higher education finance, and to the chairs
10.17of the house of representatives Ways and
10.18Means Committee and the senate Finance
10.19Committee, on how the remaining money
10.20has been allocated or spent.
10.21(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation
10.22for a project in this section that is complete
10.23is available for Higher Education Asset
10.24Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)
10.25under this subdivision at the same campus
10.26as the project for which the original
10.27appropriation was made, and the debt
10.28service requirement under subdivision 20 is
10.29reduced accordingly. Minnesota Statutes,
10.30section 16A.642, applies from the date of the
10.31original appropriation to the unspent amount
10.32transferred.
| 10.33 |
Sec. 4. EDUCATION |
$ |
1,000,000 |
||||
11.2accessibility and improvement grants under
11.3Minnesota Statutes, section 134.45.
| 11.4 |
Sec. 5. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES |
$ |
1,000,000 |
||||
11.6asset preservation on both campuses of the
11.7academies, to be spent in accordance with
11.8Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
| 11.9 11.10 |
Sec. 6. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION |
||||||
| 11.11 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
263,000 |
||||
11.13the purposes specified in this section.
| 11.14 |
Subd. 2.Loading Dock Repair |
64,000 |
|||||
11.16dock and dock steps.
| 11.17 |
Subd. 3.Road Repair |
99,000 |
|||||
| 11.19 |
Subd. 4.Storm Drainage |
100,000 |
|||||
11.21drainage on the northwest corner of campus.
| 11.22 |
Sec. 7. NATURAL RESOURCES |
||||||
| 11.23 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
46,500,000 |
||||
11.25for the purposes specified in this section.
11.26The appropriations in this section are
11.27subject to the requirements of the natural
11.28resources capital improvement program
11.29under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12,
11.30unless this section or the statutes referred
11.31to in this section provide more specific
12.1standards, criteria, or priorities for projects
12.2than Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.
| 12.3 |
Subd. 2.Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants |
30,000,000 |
|||||
12.5mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
12.6improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
12.7damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
12.8103F.161.
12.9Levee projects, to the extent practicable,
12.10shall meet the state standard of three feet
12.11above the 100-year flood elevation.
12.12Project priorities shall be determined by the
12.13commissioner as appropriate, based on need.
12.14To the extent that the cost of a project
12.15exceeds two percent of the median household
12.16income in the municipality multiplied by the
12.17number of households in the municipality,
12.18this appropriation is also for the local share
12.19of the project.
| 12.20 12.21 |
Subd. 3.Dam Repair, Reconstruction, and Removal |
3,000,000 |
|||||
12.23The commissioner shall determine project
12.24priorities as appropriate under Minnesota
12.25Statutes, sections 103G.511 and 103G.515.
| 12.26 |
Subd. 4.Roads and Bridges |
2,000,000 |
|||||
12.28replacement, and construction of publicly
12.29owned DNR-maintained roads, culverts, and
12.30bridges.
| 12.31 |
Subd. 5.State Forest Land Restoration |
2,500,000 |
|||||
12.33the reforestation requirements of Minnesota
12.34Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 2,
13.1including planting, seeding, site preparation,
13.2and for timber stand improvement.
| 13.3 13.4 |
Subd. 6.State Parks and Trails Renewal and Development |
4,000,000 |
|||||
13.6development of buildings and recreational
13.7infrastructure in state parks, state recreation
13.8areas, state trails, small craft harbors/marinas,
13.9fishing pier sites, and state forests.
| 13.10 |
Subd. 7.Lake Vermillion State Park |
2,000,000 |
|||||
13.12State Park, established under Minnesota
13.13Statutes, section 85.012, subdivision 38a.
| 13.14 |
Subd. 8.Lake Zumbro |
3,000,000 |
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13.16removal of sedimentation in Lake Zumbro,
13.17including final engineering, dredging, and
13.18dredged soil disposal from the sites identified
13.19in the Preliminary Engineering Report
13.20for Dredging Lake Zumbro. This project
13.21is designed to improve the recreational
13.22economy, water quality, and habitat, and
13.23increase water storage capacity within the
13.24lake to achieve renewable energy goals
13.25by optimizing long-term hydroelectric
13.26operations. This appropriation is not
13.27available until the commissioner has
13.28determined that at least an equal amount has
13.29been committed to the project from nonstate
13.30sources.
| 13.31 |
Subd. 9.Unspent Appropriations |
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13.33but not to exceed ten percent of the
13.34appropriation, for a project in this section
14.1that is complete, other than an appropriation
14.2for flood hazard mitigation, upon written
14.3notice to the commissioner of management
14.4and budget, is available for asset preservation
14.5under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.946.
14.6Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
14.7from the date of the original appropriation
14.8to the unspent amount transferred for asset
14.9preservation.
| 14.10 |
Sec. 8. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY |
$ |
2,000,000 |
||||
14.12and construct remedial systems and acquire
14.13land at landfills throughout the state in
14.14accordance with the closed landfill program
14.15under Minnesota Statutes, sections 115B.39
14.16to 115B.42.
| 14.17 14.18 |
Sec. 9. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES |
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| 14.19 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
12,000,000 |
||||
14.21for the purposes specified in the following
14.22subdivisions.
| 14.23 |
Subd. 2.RIM Conservation Reserve |
6,000,000 |
|||||
14.25landowners to preserve, restore, create, and
14.26enhance wetlands; restore and enhance rivers
14.27and streams, riparian lands, and associated
14.28uplands in order to protect soil and water
14.29quality; support fish and wildlife habitat;
14.30reduce flood damage; and provide other
14.31public benefits. The provisions of Minnesota
14.32Statutes, section 103F.515, apply to this
14.33program. Of this appropriation, up to ten
15.1percent may be used to implement the
15.2program.
15.3(b) The board is authorized to enter into
15.4new agreements and amend past agreements
15.5with landowners as required by Minnesota
15.6Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to
15.7allow for restoration, including overseeding
15.8and harvesting of native prairie vegetation for
15.9use for energy production in a manner that
15.10does not devalue the natural habitat, water
15.11quality benefits, or carbon sequestration
15.12functions of the area enrolled in the easement.
15.13This shall occur after seed production and
15.14minimize impacts on wildlife. Of this
15.15appropriation, up to five percent may be used
15.16for restoration, including overseeding.
| 15.17 15.18 |
Subd. 3.Wetland Replacement Due to Public Road Projects |
6,000,000 |
|||||
15.20preservation to replace wetlands drained
15.21or filled as a result of the repair or
15.22reconstruction, replacement, or rehabilitation
15.23of existing public roads as required by
15.24Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222.
15.25The purchase price paid for acquisition
15.26of land, fee, or perpetual easement must
15.27be the fair market value as determined
15.28by the board. The board may enter into
15.29agreements with the federal government,
15.30other state agencies, political subdivisions,
15.31and nonprofit organizations or fee owners to
15.32acquire land and restore and create wetlands
15.33and to acquire existing wetland banking
15.34credits. Acquisition of or the conveyance
15.35of land may be in the name of the political
15.36subdivision.
| 16.1 |
Sec. 10. AGRICULTURE |
$ |
706,000 |
||||
16.3design and installation of an emergency
16.4power system for the shared Agriculture and
16.5Health Lab Building.
| 16.6 |
Sec. 11. RURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY |
$ |
33,000,000 |
||||
16.8Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph
16.9(h), to the Rural Finance Authority to
16.10purchase participation interests in or to
16.11make direct agricultural loans to farmers
16.12under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B.
16.13This appropriation is for the beginning
16.14farmer program under Minnesota Statutes,
16.15section 41B.039; the loan restructuring
16.16program under Minnesota Statutes, section
16.1741B.04; the seller-sponsored program under
16.18Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.042; the
16.19agricultural improvement loan program
16.20under Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.043;
16.21and the livestock expansion loan program
16.22under Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.045.
16.23All debt service on bond proceeds used to
16.24finance this appropriation must be repaid
16.25by the Rural Finance Authority under
16.26Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.643. Loan
16.27participations must be priced to provide full
16.28interest and principal coverage and a reserve
16.29for potential losses. Priority for loans must
16.30be given first to basic beginning farmer loans,
16.31second to seller-sponsored loans, and third to
16.32agricultural improvement loans.
| 16.33 16.34 |
Sec. 12. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN |
$ |
4,000,000 |
||||
17.2capital asset preservation and betterments to
17.3infrastructure and exhibits at the Minnesota
17.4Zoo to be spent in accordance with Minnesota
17.5Statutes, section 16B.307.
| 17.6 |
Sec. 13. ADMINISTRATION |
||||||
| 17.7 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
50,555,000 |
||||
17.9the purposes specified in this section.
| 17.10 |
Subd. 2.Asset Preservation |
500,000 |
|||||
17.12on properties managed by the commissioner.
17.13This appropriation must be spent in
17.14accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
17.1516B.307. This appropriation includes money
17.16to complete design for and to renovate or
17.17replace the house of representatives TV
17.18control room heating, ventilating, and air
17.19conditioning system in the Capitol building.
| 17.20 |
Subd. 3.Capitol Restoration Appropriation |
44,000,000 |
|||||
17.22more of the following purposes:
17.23(1) to design, construct, and equip a new
17.24tunnel extending from the Capitol building
17.25and passing under University Avenue, and
17.26associated improvements, in accordance
17.27with recommendation number 6 of the
17.28Comprehensive Master Plan and the
17.29final report of the Committee on Capitol
17.30Complex Security, dated April 1, 2011, with
17.31construction to be coordinated with light rail
17.32construction time frames;
18.1(2) for predesign and design of the renovation
18.2and restoration of the State Capitol building,
18.3including preparation of design guidelines
18.4and a historic structures report;
18.5(3) for repairs to exterior stone, window
18.6replacement, and preparation of mechanical
18.7space in the attic of the State Capitol
18.8building;
18.9(4) for construction to restore and improve
18.10the Capitol building and grounds, including
18.11exterior stone repair and the construction
18.12activities listed as part of sequence A
18.13in the 2012 Comprehensive Master Plan
18.14dated February 2012, prepared by MOCA,
18.15including hazardous materials abatement;
18.16and
18.17(5) up to $5,000,000 of this appropriation
18.18may be used to predesign, design, conduct
18.19hazardous materials abatement, construct,
18.20renovate and remodel, and furnish and equip
18.21the State Office Building, Administration
18.22Building, Centennial Office Building, 321
18.23Grove Street Buildings, and such other
18.24properties located on the Capitol campus as
18.25determined by the commissioner to meet
18.26temporary and permanent office and other
18.27space needs occasioned by and in furtherance
18.28of an efficient restoration of the State Capitol
18.29building and for the efficient and effective
18.30function of the tenants currently located in
18.31the Capitol building.
18.32(b) Money appropriated under paragraph (a),
18.33clauses (1) to (3), may be spent as of the
18.34effective date.
19.1(c) Money appropriated under paragraph
19.2(a), clauses (4) and (5), may not be spent
19.3unless and until the conditions in Minnesota
19.4Statutes, section 15B.15, have been met.
| 19.5 19.6 |
Subd. 4.Capital Asset Preservation and Replacement Account |
1,000,000 |
|||||
19.8Statutes, section 16A.632.
| 19.9 19.10 |
Subd. 5.Hennepin County, Washburn Center for Children |
5,000,000 |
|||||
19.12and prepare a site for and to predesign,
19.13design, construct, furnish, and equip a new
19.14Washburn Center for Children that will be
19.15used to provide mental health services to
19.16children. The county is authorized to take
19.17actions and enter into agreements needed
19.18to perform the functions set forth in this
19.19section, and the agreements may include
19.20provisions and conditions that the county
19.21negotiates. The county may enter into a
19.22lease or management contract for the new
19.23center with a nonprofit entity. The lease or
19.24management contract must comply with the
19.25requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
19.2616A.695. This appropriation is not available
19.27until the commissioner has determined that
19.28at least an equal amount has been committed
19.29or expended from nonstate resources.
| 19.30 |
Subd. 6.Peace Officers Memorial |
55,000 |
|||||
19.32Peace Officers Memorial on the Capitol
19.33grounds.
| 19.34 |
Sec. 14. AMATEUR SPORTS |
$ |
375,000 |
||||
20.2Commission to replace HVAC heating and
20.3cooling units in the Indoor Sports Hall at the
20.4National Sports Center in Blaine.
| 20.5 |
Sec. 15. MILITARY AFFAIRS |
||||||
| 20.6 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
23,500,000 |
||||
20.8specified in this section.
| 20.9 |
Subd. 2.Asset Preservation |
4,000,000 |
|||||
20.11betterments of a capital nature at military
20.12affairs facilities statewide, to be spent in
20.13accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
20.1416B.307.
| 20.15 20.16 |
Subd. 3.Camp Ripley Education Center Addition |
19,500,000 |
|||||
20.18equipping of an addition to the Camp Ripley
20.19Education Center (Building #6-76). The
20.20addition will include lodging, classroom, and
20.21dining facilities.
| 20.22 |
Subd. 4.Unspent Appropriations |
||||||
20.24a project in this section that is complete,
20.25upon written notice to the commissioner of
20.26management and budget, is available for
20.27asset preservation under Minnesota Statutes,
20.28section 16B.307. Minnesota Statutes, section
20.2916A.642, applies from the date of the
20.30original appropriation to the unspent amount
20.31transferred.
| 20.32 |
Sec. 16. TRANSPORTATION |
||||||
| 20.33 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
49,400,000 |
||||
21.2transportation for the purposes specified in
21.3this section.
| 21.4 21.5 |
Subd. 2.Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation |
30,000,000 |
|||||
21.7account in the state transportation fund
21.8to match federal money and to replace
21.9or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as
21.10provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
21.11174.50. To the extent practicable, the
21.12commissioner shall expend the funds as
21.13provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
21.14174.50, subdivisions 6c and 7, paragraph (c).
21.15Political subdivisions may use grants made
21.16under this subdivision to construct or
21.17reconstruct bridges, including but not limited
21.18to:
21.19(1) matching federal aid grants to construct
21.20or reconstruct key bridges;
21.21(2) paying the costs of preliminary
21.22engineering and environmental studies
21.23authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section
21.24174.50, subdivision 6a;
21.25(3) paying the costs to abandon an existing
21.26bridge that is deficient and in need of
21.27replacement, but where no replacement will
21.28be made; and
21.29(4) paying the costs to construct a road
21.30or street to facilitate the abandonment
21.31of an existing bridge determined by
21.32the commissioner to be deficient, if the
21.33commissioner determines that construction
21.34of the road or street is more economical than
21.35replacement of the existing bridge.
| 22.1 22.2 |
Subd. 3.Local Road Improvement Fund Grants |
10,000,000 |
|||||
22.4transportation fund as provided in Minnesota
22.5Statutes, section 174.50, for construction and
22.6reconstruction of local roads with statewide
22.7or regional significance under Minnesota
22.8Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4, or for
22.9grants to counties to assist in paying the costs
22.10of rural road safety capital improvement
22.11projects on county state-aid highways
22.12under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52,
22.13subdivision 4a.
| 22.14 |
Subd. 4.Greater Minnesota Transit |
6,400,000 |
|||||
22.16greater Minnesota transit systems to be used
22.17to design, construct, and equip transit capital
22.18facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section
22.19174.24, subdivision 3c.
| 22.20 22.21 |
Subd. 5.Railroad Warning Devices Replacement |
2,000,000 |
|||||
22.23replacement of active highway rail grade
22.24crossing warning safety devices that have
22.25reached the end of their useful life.
| 22.26 |
Subd. 6.Port Development Assistance |
1,000,000 |
|||||
22.28457A, for publicly owned capital projects.
| 22.29 |
Sec. 17. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL |
||||||
| 22.30 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
12,836,000 |
||||
22.32specified in this section.
| 22.33 22.34 |
Subd. 2.Metropolitan Regional Parks Capital Improvements |
4,586,000 |
|||||
23.2of a capital nature and acquisition by the
23.3council and local government units of
23.4regional recreational open-space lands in
23.5accordance with the council's policy plan
23.6as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
23.7473.147. This appropriation must not be
23.8used to purchase easements.
| 23.9 23.10 |
Subd. 3.Municipal Wastewater Systems - Inflow and Infiltration Grants |
4,000,000 |
|||||
23.12area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
23.13section 473.121, subdivision 2, for capital
23.14improvements in municipal wastewater
23.15collection systems to reduce the amount
23.16of inflow and infiltration to the council's
23.17metropolitan sanitary sewer disposal system.
23.18To be eligible for a grant, a city must be
23.19identified by the council as a contributor of
23.20excessive inflow or infiltration. Grants from
23.21this appropriation are for up to 50 percent of
23.22the cost to mitigate inflow and infiltration in
23.23the publicly owned municipal wastewater
23.24collection systems. The council must
23.25award grants based on applications from
23.26eligible cities that identify eligible capital
23.27costs and include a timeline for inflow and
23.28infiltration mitigation construction, pursuant
23.29to guidelines established by the council.
| 23.30 |
Subd. 4.Phillips Community Center |
1,750,000 |
|||||
23.32Recreation Board to predesign, design,
23.33engineer, reconstruct, renovate, furnish,
23.34and equip the Phillips Community Center
23.35indoor competitive swimming pool and to
24.1predesign, design, engineer, and construct
24.2an additional indoor multipurpose family
24.3pool and facilities associated with an aquatic
24.4center in the community center, subject to
24.5Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
24.6This appropriation is not available until
24.7the commissioner determines that at least
24.8$350,000 is committed from nonstate
24.9sources.
| 24.10 24.11 |
Subd. 5.Minneapolis Transportation Interchange |
2,500,000 |
|||||
24.13Hennepin County Regional Railroad
24.14Authority for environmental analysis,
24.15engineering, design, acquisition of real
24.16property or interests in real property, and
24.17site preparation for and construction of the
24.18Minneapolis Transportation Interchange
24.19Facility located in the vicinity of the
24.20confluence of the Hiawatha Light Rail
24.21Transit line and the Northstar Commuter Rail
24.22line.
| 24.23 |
Sec. 18. HUMAN SERVICES |
||||||
| 24.24 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
7,683,000 |
||||
24.26the purposes specified in this section.
| 24.27 |
Subd. 2.Asset Preservation |
2,000,000 |
|||||
24.29betterments of a capital nature at Department
24.30of Human Services facilities statewide, to be
24.31spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
24.32section 16B.307.
| 24.33 |
Subd. 3.Maplewood - Harriet Tubman Center |
2,000,000 |
|||||
25.2design, renovate, and equip Harriet Tubman
25.3Center East to be used as a regional safety
25.4service center for domestic violence shelter,
25.5legal services, youth programs, mental and
25.6chemical health services, and community
25.7education.
| 25.8 |
Subd. 4.Minnesota Security Hospital - Phase I |
3,683,000 |
|||||
25.10of a two-phase project to remodel existing
25.11facilities and develop new residential,
25.12program, activity, and ancillary facilities for
25.13the Minnesota Security Hospital on the upper
25.14campus of the St. Peter Regional Treatment
25.15Center.
| 25.16 |
Sec. 19. VETERANS AFFAIRS |
||||||
| 25.17 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
7,416,000 |
||||
25.19for the purposes specified in this section.
25.20The commissioner must allocate money
25.21appropriated in this section so as to maximize
25.22the use of all available federal funding.
| 25.23 |
Subd. 2.Asset Preservation |
3,000,000 |
|||||
25.25betterments of a capital nature at veterans
25.26homes and cemeteries statewide, to be spent
25.27in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
25.28section 16B.307.
| 25.29 25.30 |
Subd. 3.Minneapolis Veterans Home Building 17 South |
3,050,000 |
|||||
25.32the south wing of Building 17 and adjoining
25.33facilities, and designing the south wing
25.34of Building 17 as a new skilled nursing
26.1building. This appropriation may also be
26.2used to design a new distribution service
26.3tunnel on the Minneapolis campus.
| 26.4 26.5 |
Subd. 4.Minneapolis Veterans Home Centralized Pharmacy |
1,366,000 |
|||||
26.7historic Building 13 to be used as the veterans
26.8homes' central pharmacy.
| 26.9 |
Sec. 20. CORRECTIONS |
||||||
| 26.10 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
9,128,000 |
||||
26.12the purposes specified in this section.
| 26.13 |
Subd. 2.Asset Preservation |
5,000,000 |
|||||
26.15capital nature at Minnesota correctional
26.16facilities statewide, in accordance with
26.17Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
| 26.18 26.19 |
Subd. 3.Minnesota Correctional Facility - Stillwater |
||||||
| 26.20 |
Well and Water Treatment Facility |
3,391,000 |
|||||
26.22a new well; replace piping between wells,
26.23water tower, and facility intake; replace water
26.24treatment equipment; and design, construct,
26.25furnish, and equip a new building to house
26.26water treatment equipment.
| 26.27 26.28 |
Subd. 4.Northeast Regional Correctional Center (NERCC) |
737,000 |
|||||
26.30Corrections Joint Powers Board for asset
26.31preservation improvements and betterments
26.32of a capital nature at the Northeast Regional
26.33Correctional Center (NERCC).
| 27.1 |
Subd. 5.Unspent Appropriations |
||||||
27.3a project in this section that is complete,
27.4upon written notice to the commissioner of
27.5management and budget, is available for
27.6asset preservation under Minnesota Statutes,
27.7section 16B.307, at the same correctional
27.8facility as the project for which the original
27.9appropriation was made. Minnesota Statutes,
27.10section 16A.642, applies from the date of the
27.11original appropriation to the unspent amount
27.12transferred.
| 27.13 27.14 |
Sec. 21. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
||||||
| 27.15 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
76,500,000 |
||||
27.17economic development for the purposes
27.18specified in this section.
| 27.19 27.20 27.21 |
Subd. 2.Greater Minnesota Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant Program |
6,000,000 |
|||||
27.23116J.431.
27.24This appropriation may be used for a grant
27.25to the Lake Superior-Poplar River Water
27.26District to acquire property interests for,
27.27engineer, design, permit, and construct works
27.28and systems to transport and treat water
27.29from Lake Superior through the Poplar River
27.30Valley to serve domestic and irrigation water
27.31users and commercial, stock watering, and
27.32industrial users. Notwithstanding Minnesota
27.33Statutes, section 116J.431, a grant to the
27.34district is not subject to any limit in grant
27.35amount or match requirement, but a grant
28.1to the district is not available until at least
28.2$1,200,000 has been committed to the project
28.3from nonstate sources. Expenditures made
28.4on or after October 1, 2011, shall count
28.5towards the nonstate match.
| 28.6 |
Subd. 3.Redevelopment Account |
3,000,000 |
|||||
28.8under Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.571
28.9to 116J.575.
| 28.10 28.11 |
Subd. 4.Transportation Economic Development Program |
3,000,000 |
|||||
28.13116J.436.
| 28.14 28.15 |
Subd. 5.Business Development Through Capital Project Grants |
47,500,000 |
|||||
28.17116J.433.
| 28.18 28.19 |
Subd. 6.Austin Port Authority - Research and Technology Center |
13,500,000 |
|||||
28.21design and construct a new building addition
28.22to the Hormel Institute, including research
28.23labs, research technology space, and support
28.24offices. This appropriation is not available
28.25until the commissioner has determined that
28.26at least an equal amount has been committed
28.27to the project from nonstate sources.
| 28.28 28.29 |
Subd. 7.Bemidji Regional Public Television Station |
3,000,000 |
|||||
28.31furnish, and equip a regional public
28.32television station in the city of Bemidji.
28.33This appropriation is not available until the
28.34commissioner determines that a 25 percent
29.1match has been committed to the project
29.2from nonstate sources.
| 29.3 |
Subd. 8.South St. Paul - Floodwall Extension |
500,000 |
|||||
29.5for the predesign and design, including
29.6preliminary engineering evaluations to
29.7determine the environmental impact, exact
29.8location, and design features of a floodwall
29.9extension on the west shore of the Mississippi
29.10River from the area of Interstate Highway
29.11494 to the southern border of South St. Paul.
29.12This appropriation is not available until the
29.13commissioner of management and budget
29.14determines that at least an equal amount
29.15is committed to the project from nonstate
29.16sources.
| 29.17 |
Sec. 22. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY |
||||||
| 29.18 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
23,500,000 |
||||
29.20purposes specified in this section.
| 29.21 |
Subd. 2.State Match for Federal Grants |
8,500,000 |
|||||
29.23revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
29.24section 446A.07, and the drinking water
29.25revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
29.26section 446A.081.
29.27This appropriation must be used for qualified
29.28capital projects.
| 29.29 29.30 |
Subd. 3.Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Program |
15,000,000 |
|||||
29.32wastewater infrastructure funding program
29.33under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
30.1If a grant is made from this appropriation
30.2to the Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer
30.3District to supplement previous wastewater
30.4infrastructure funding grants to design,
30.5construct, furnish, and equip new wastewater
30.6treatment facilities, lift stations, and
30.7forcemains, it is not subject to the limitations
30.8on the availability or amount of the grant in
30.9Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072, but
30.10the grant must not exceed $5,000,000.
| 30.11 |
Sec. 23. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY |
$ |
5,500,000 |
||||
30.13the rehabilitation of public housing under
30.14Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202,
30.15subdivision 3a. For purposes of this
30.16section, "public housing" means housing for
30.17low-income persons and households financed
30.18by the federal government and owned and
30.19operated by public housing authorities and
30.20agencies formed by cities and counties.
30.21Eligible public housing authorities must
30.22have a public housing assessment system
30.23rating of standard or above. Priority must be
30.24given to proposals that maximize federal or
30.25local resources to finance the capital costs.
30.26The priority in Minnesota Statutes, section
30.27462A.202, subdivision 3a, for projects to
30.28increase the supply of affordable housing and
30.29the restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section
30.30462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this
30.31appropriation.
| 30.32 30.33 |
Sec. 24. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY |
||||||
| 30.34 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
3,250,000 |
||||
31.2purposes in this section.
| 31.3 |
Subd. 2.Historic Sites Asset Preservation |
2,500,000 |
|||||
31.5at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping
31.6at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and
31.7monuments, to be spent in accordance with
31.8Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The
31.9society shall determine project priorities as
31.10appropriate based on need.
| 31.11 31.12 |
Subd. 3.County and Local Preservation Grants |
750,000 |
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31.14jurisdictions as matching money for historic
31.15preservation projects of a capital nature,
31.16as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
31.17138.0525.
| 31.18 |
Sec. 25. BOND SALE EXPENSES |
$ |
560,000 |
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31.20and budget for bond sale expenses under
31.21Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
31.22subdivision 8.
31.23 Sec. 26. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
31.24 Subdivision 1. Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act
31.25from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
31.26issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $526,858,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
31.27and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and
31.28by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
31.29 Subd. 2. Transportation fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act from
31.30the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
31.31issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $40,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and
31.32with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by
31.33the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except
32.1accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to
32.2a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.
32.3 Sec. 27. [15B.155] CAPITOL RESTORATION PROJECT.
32.4 Subdivision 1. Consultation and collaboration. The commissioner shall consult
32.5and collaborate with representatives designated by the governor, the majority leader of
32.6the senate, the speaker of the house, the chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court,
32.7the attorney general, Capitol Area and Architectural Planning Board, and the director of
32.8the Minnesota Historical Society regarding the design and construction process for the
32.9restoration of the Capitol building.
32.10 Subd. 2. Changes to space allocation. No changes shall be made to the current
32.11amount and location of space in the Capitol building for the house of representatives,
32.12senate, Supreme Court, and constitutional officers, unless approved as follows:
32.13(1) for space currently allocated to the house of representatives, by the chief clerk
32.14of the house of representatives;
32.15(2) for space currently allocated to the senate, by the secretary of the senate;
32.16(3) for space currently allocated to the judicial branch, by the court administrator; and
32.17(4) for space currently allocated to the attorney general's office, by the attorney
32.18general.
32.19 Subd. 3. Sequencing. Construction work shall be sequenced to maintain occupancy
32.20in the house of representatives and senate chambers during regular legislative sessions,
32.21unless otherwise approved by the speaker of the house and the majority leader of the
32.22senate for respective chambers.
32.23 Subd. 4. Duties of commissioner. (a) By January 15, 2013, the commissioner
32.24of administration shall submit a space recommendation report to the majority leader
32.25of the senate, the speaker of the house, and the chairs of the legislative committees
32.26with primary jurisdiction over the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board. The
32.27space recommendation report shall identify appropriate and required functions of the
32.28Capitol building and make recommendations to address space requirements for the
32.29tenants currently located in the Capitol building for the effective and efficient function
32.30of state government. In preparing the report, the commissioner shall consult with the
32.31Capitol Preservation Commission and representatives designated by the governor, the
32.32secretary of the senate, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, the director of the
32.33Minnesota Historical Society, and the state court administrator. Before the appropriations
32.34in subdivision 2, clauses (4) and (5), may be spent, the recommendations in the report
33.1must be approved by the governor, the secretary of the senate, and the chief clerk of the
33.2house of representatives.
33.3(b) By July 15, 2013, the commissioner shall submit a report describing final plans
33.4and specifications for the restoration of the Capitol building to the majority leader of the
33.5senate, the speaker of the house, and to the chairs of the committees in the senate and
33.6house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over the Capitol Area Architectural and
33.7Planning Board. Before the appropriations in subdivision 2, clauses (4) and (5), may be
33.8spent, the plans and specifications must be approved by the governor, the secretary of the
33.9senate, and the chief clerk of the house of representatives.
33.10(c) Notwithstanding sections 16C.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (b); and 16C.08,
33.11subdivision 3, clause (5), the commissioner of administration may enter into consultant
33.12and construction contracts on the Capitol restoration and repair project with a term of
33.13up to ten years.
33.14(d) Notwithstanding section 16B.31, subdivision 2, the commissioner of
33.15administration may proceed with the Capitol restoration and repair project before
33.16obtaining an appropriation to complete the entire project.
33.17(e) On or before December 1 of each year until final completion of the restoration
33.18project, the commissioner of administration shall submit in writing to the governor, chairs
33.19of the senate Finance and Capital Investment Committees, and chairs of the house of
33.20representatives Ways and Means and Capital Investment Committees the estimated annual
33.21amount needed for the restoration project for the upcoming fiscal year. The construction
33.22manager and the commissioner shall enter into a guaranteed maximum price contract. In
33.23the absence of an appropriation sufficient for the continued performance of work on
33.24an annual basis as determined by the commissioner of administration, the construction
33.25manager shall not be bound to complete the remaining work within the guaranteed
33.26maximum price in the contract.
33.27(f) With the approval of the commissioner of administration, the construction
33.28manager may bid trade work in accordance with section 16C.34, subdivision 3, before
33.29the enactment of an appropriation sufficient to fully fund the trade work for completion
33.30of the full project described in the Comprehensive Master Plan. The construction
33.31manager shall enter into guaranteed maximum price contracts with subcontractors for
33.32the trade work. In the event the legislature fails to appropriate money sufficient for the
33.33continued performance of work on an annual basis as determined by the commissioner
33.34of administration, the subcontractors shall not be bound to complete the remaining work
33.35within the guaranteed maximum price in the contract. Contracts with subcontractors for
33.36trade work under this paragraph must include terms consistent with this paragraph.
34.1 Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16A.633, is amended by adding a
34.2subdivision to read:
34.3 Subd. 4. Report on jobs created or retained. By September 1 of each
34.4odd-numbered year, the commissioner must report to legislative committees with
34.5jurisdiction over capital investment on the jobs created or retained as a result of capital
34.6project funding by the state, whether with state general obligation bond proceeds or other
34.7state funding sources, during the previous biennium. Each state agency must provide the
34.8commissioner the information necessary, and must require its capital project grantees to
34.9provide the information necessary, for the commissioner to make the report. The report
34.10must include, but is not limited to, the following information: the number and types of
34.11jobs for each project, whether the jobs are new or retained, where the jobs are located,
34.12and pay ranges of the jobs. The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, the
34.13Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and each state agency
34.14receiving an appropriation for a capital project shall collect and provide the information at
34.15the time and in the manner required by the commissioner.
34.16 Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 16A.641, subdivision 7, is
34.17amended to read:
34.18 Subd. 7. Credit of proceeds. (a) Proceeds of bonds issued under each law must be
34.19credited by the commissioner to a special fund, as provided in this subdivision. For the
34.20purpose of this subdivision, "proceeds of bonds" means and includes the principal amount
34.21of the bonds and any premium and accrued interest received on the sale of the bonds.
34.22(b) Accrued interest received on sale of the bonds must be credited to the state bond
34.23fund created by the Constitution, article XI, section 7. Any premium received on the sale
34.24of the bonds on or prior to December 1, 2012, must be credited to the state bond fund. Any
34.25premium received on the sale of the bonds, except for refunding bonds, after December 1,
34.262012, must be credited to either the bond proceeds fund where it is used to reduce the par
34.27amount of the bonds issued or the state bond fund or used to reduce the par amount of the
34.28bond issue at the time of sale. Any premium received on the sale of the refunding bonds,
34.29after December 1, 2012, must be used or credited in accordance with paragraph (f).
34.30(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, proceeds of state bonds issued under the
34.31Constitution, article XI, section 5, clause (a), must be credited to the bond proceeds fund
34.32established by section
34.33(d) Proceeds of state highway bonds must be credited to the trunk highway fund
34.34under the Constitution, article XIV, section 6.
35.1(e) Proceeds of bonds issued for programs of grants or loans to political subdivisions
35.2must be credited to special accounts in the bond proceeds fund or to special funds
35.3established by laws stating the purposes of the grants or loans, and the standards and
35.4criteria under which an executive agency is authorized to make them.
35.5(f) Proceeds of refunding bonds must be either: (1) credited to the state bond fund
35.6as provided in section
35.7the sale of the refunding bonds, used to reduce the par amount of the bond issue at the
35.8time of the bond sale.
35.9(g) Proceeds of other bonds must be credited as provided in the law authorizing
35.10their issuance.
35.11 Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16A.641, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
35.12 Subd. 9. Special accounts; appropriation. (a) The commissioner shall establish
35.13separate accounts in the state bond fund for:
35.14(1) state building bonds, and for other state bonds issued for each program of
35.15grants to political subdivisions for a particular class of capital expenditures, to record
35.16debt service payments and receipts of amounts appropriated from the general fund under
35.17subdivision 10;
35.18(2) state highway bonds, to record debt service payments, receipts of amounts
35.19appropriated for debt service from the trunk highway fund pursuant to the Constitution,
35.20article XIV, section 6, and additional receipts, if any, of amounts appropriated from the
35.21general fund under subdivision 10;
35.22(3) state bonds issued for each capital loan and for each program of capital loans
35.23to agencies or political subdivisions, to record debt service payments, receipts of loan
35.24repayments appropriated for debt service or reimbursement of debt service by the law
35.25authorizing the loan or program, and any additional receipts of amounts appropriated from
35.26the general fund under subdivision 10; and
35.27(4) refunding bonds, as provided in section
35.28(b) All money credited, transferred, or appropriated to the state bond fund and all
35.29income from the investment of that money is appropriated to the commissioner for the
35.30payment of principal and interest on state bonds or, in the case of premium received on the
35.31sale of refunding bonds, as provided by subdivision 7, paragraph (f).
35.32 Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 16A.96, is amended by adding a
35.33subdivision to read:
36.1 Subd. 10. Validation. (a) Appropriation bonds issued under this section may be
36.2validated in the manner provided by this subdivision. If comparable appropriation bonds
36.3are judicially determined to be valid, nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to
36.4prevent sale or delivery of any appropriation bonds or notes after entry of a judgment of
36.5validation by the Minnesota Supreme Court as provided in this subdivision with respect
36.6to the appropriation bonds authorized under this section.
36.7(b) Any appropriation bonds issued under this section that are validated shall be
36.8validated in the manner provided by this subdivision.
36.9(c) The Minnesota Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction to determine the
36.10validation of appropriation bonds and all matters connected with the issuance of the bonds.
36.11(d) The commissioner may determine the commissioner's authority to issue
36.12appropriation bonds and the legality of all proceedings in connection with issuing bonds.
36.13For this purpose, a complaint shall be filed by the commissioner in the Minnesota Supreme
36.14Court against the state and the taxpayers and citizens.
36.15(e) As a condition precedent to filing of a complaint for the validation of
36.16appropriation bonds, the commissioner shall take action providing for the issuance of
36.17appropriation bonds in accordance with law.
36.18(f) The complaint shall set out the state's authority to issue appropriation bonds, the
36.19action or proceeding authorizing the issue and its adoption, all other essential proceedings
36.20had or taken in connection with issuing bonds, the amount of the appropriation bonds to
36.21be issued and the maximum interest they are to bear, and all other pertinent matters.
36.22(g) The Minnesota Supreme Court shall issue an order directed against the state and
36.23taxpayers, citizens, and others having or claiming any right, title, or interest affected by
36.24the issuance of appropriation bonds, or to be affected by the bonds, allowing all persons,
36.25in general terms and without naming them, and the state through its attorney general to
36.26appear before the Minnesota Supreme Court at a designated time and place and show
36.27why the complaint should not be granted and the proceedings and appropriation bonds
36.28validated. A copy of the complaint and order shall be served on the attorney general at
36.29least 20 days before the time fixed for hearing. The attorney general shall examine the
36.30complaint, and, if it appears or there is reason to believe that it is defective, insufficient, or
36.31untrue, or if in the opinion of the attorney general the issuance of the appropriation bonds
36.32in question has not been duly authorized, defense shall be made by the attorney general as
36.33the attorney general deems appropriate.
36.34(h) Before the date set for hearing, as directed by the Minnesota Supreme Court,
36.35either the clerk of the Minnesota Appellate Courts or the commissioner shall publish a
36.36copy of the order in a legal newspaper of general circulation in Ramsey County and
37.1the state, at least once each week for two consecutive weeks, commencing with the
37.2first publication, which shall not be less than 20 days before the date set for hearing.
37.3By this publication, all taxpayers, citizens, and others having or claiming any right,
37.4title, or interest in the state, are made parties defendant to the action and the Minnesota
37.5Supreme Court has jurisdiction of them to the same extent as if named as defendants in the
37.6complaint and personally served with process.
37.7(i) Any taxpayer, citizen, or person interested may become a party to the action by
37.8moving against or pleading to the complaint at or before the time set for hearing. The
37.9Minnesota Supreme Court shall determine all questions of law and fact and make orders
37.10that will enable it to properly try and determine the action and render a final judgment
37.11within 30 days of the hearing with the least possible delay.
37.12(j) If the judgment validates appropriation bonds, the judgment is forever conclusive
37.13as to all matters adjudicated and as against all parties affected and all others having or
37.14claiming any right, title, or interest affected by the issuance of appropriation bonds, or to
37.15be affected in any way by issuing the bonds, and the validity of appropriation bonds or of
37.16any revenues pledged for the payment of the bonds, or of the proceedings authorizing the
37.17issuance of the bonds, including any remedies provided for their collection, shall never
37.18be called in question in any court by any person or party.
37.19(k)(1) Appropriation bonds, when validated under this section, shall have stamped
37.20or written on the bonds, by the proper officers of the state issuing them, a statement in
37.21substantially the following form: "This bond is one of a series of appropriation bonds,
37.22which were validated by judgment of the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota,
37.23rendered on ....., (year) ......"
37.24(2) A certified copy of the judgment or decree shall be received as evidence in any
37.25court in this state.
37.26 Sec. 32. [16B.323] SOLAR ENERGY IN STATE BUILDINGS.
37.27 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
37.28have the meanings given.
37.29(b) "Made in Minnesota" means the manufacture in this state of:
37.30(i) components of a solar thermal system certified by the Solar Rating and
37.31Certification Corporation; or
37.32(ii) solar photovoltaic modules that:
37.33(1) are manufactured at a manufacturing facility in Minnesota that is registered and
37.34authorized to manufacture those solar photovoltaic modules by Underwriters Laboratory,
37.35CSA International, Intertek, or an equivalent independent testing agency;
38.1(2) bear certification marks from Underwriters Laboratory, CSA International,
38.2Intertek, or an equivalent independent testing agency; and
38.3(3) meet the requirements of section 116C.7791, subdivision 3, paragraph (a),
38.4clauses (1), (5), and (6).
38.5 For the purposes of clause (ii), "manufactured" has the meaning given in section
38.6116C.7791, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clauses (1) and (2).
38.7(c) "Major renovation" means a substantial addition to an existing building, or
38.8a substantial change to the interior configuration or the energy system of an existing
38.9building.
38.10(d) "Solar energy system" means solar photovoltaic modules alone or installed in
38.11conjunction with a solar thermal system.
38.12(e) "Solar photovoltaic module" has the meaning given in section 116C.7791,
38.13subdivision 1, paragraph (e).
38.14(f) "Solar thermal system" has the meaning given "qualifying solar thermal project"
38.15in section 216B.2411, subdivision 2, paragraph (e).
38.16(g) "State building" means a building whose construction or renovation is paid
38.17wholly or in part by the state from the bond proceeds fund.
38.18 Subd. 2. Solar energy system. (a) As provided in paragraphs (b) to (e), a project
38.19for the construction or major renovation of a state building, after the completion of a
38.20cost-benefit analysis, may include installation of "Made in Minnesota" solar energy
38.21systems of 40 kilowatts capacity on, adjacent, or in proximity to the state building.
38.22(b) The capacity of a solar system must be less than 40 kilowatts to the extent
38.23necessary to match the electrical load of the building or to the extent necessary to keep the
38.24costs for the installation below the five percent maximum set by paragraph (c).
38.25(c) The cost of the solar system must not exceed five percent of the appropriations
38.26from the bond proceeds fund for the construction or renovation of the state building.
38.27Purchase and installation of a solar thermal system may account for no more than 25
38.28percent of the cost of a solar system installation.
38.29(d) The commissioner may exempt a major renovation of a state building from the
38.30requirements of this section if the commissioner finds that the structural soundness or
38.31other physical condition of the state building to be renovated makes the installation of a
38.32solar energy system infeasible.
38.33(e) The commissioner may exempt appropriations for construction or major
38.34renovation of a state building authorized before June 30, 2012, from the requirements of
38.35this section if the commissioner determines that the installation of a solar energy system
39.1would require the redesign of program space or major building systems, but in no event
39.2shall more than 20 percent of the applicable projects be exempted under this paragraph.
39.3(f) A project subject to this section is ineligible to receive a rebate for the installation
39.4of a solar energy system under section 116C.7791or from any utility.
39.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
39.6 Sec. 33. [116J.433] BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CAPITAL
39.7PROJECTS GRANT PROGRAM.
39.8 Subdivision 1. Creation of account. A business development through capital
39.9projects account is created in the bond proceeds fund. Money in the account may only be
39.10used for capital costs for eligible projects and public infrastructure.
39.11 Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this section:
39.12(1) "local governmental unit" means a county, city, town, special district, public
39.13higher education institution, or other political subdivision or public corporation;
39.14(2) "governing body" means the city council, board of county commissioners, town
39.15board of supervisors, board of trustees, board of regents, or other body charged with
39.16governing a political subdivision of the state;
39.17(3) "public infrastructure" means publicly owned physical infrastructure in this state,
39.18including, but not limited to, wastewater collection and treatment systems, drinking water
39.19systems, storm sewers, utility extensions, telecommunications infrastructure, streets,
39.20roads, bridges, and parking ramps; and
39.21(4) "eligible project" means any project for which general obligation bonds of
39.22the state may be issued. Eligible projects must be capital projects for acquisition or
39.23improvement of publicly owned fixed assets having a useful life of at least ten years.
39.24 Subd. 3. Grant program established. The commissioner shall make competitive
39.25grants to local governmental units for eligible projects and public infrastructure required
39.26to support an eligible project, which may include: predesign, design, acquisition of land or
39.27buildings, construction, furnishing, and equipping a new or renovated building. The local
39.28government unit may employ or contract with persons, firms, or corporations to perform
39.29one or more or all of the functions of architect, engineer, or construction manager with
39.30respect to all or any part of an eligible project and related public infrastructure. The local
39.31government unit may deliver the eligible project and related public infrastructure through
39.32either a design-build or construction manager at-risk method. To the extent practicable
39.33and at the discretion of the local government unit, the local government unit may have
39.34rights and exercise powers with respect to the acquisition, construction, use, and operation
39.35of an eligible project, as are granted under section 473.756. No consent or approval of
40.1another political subdivision is required for the effectiveness or the exercise by a local
40.2government unit of the rights or powers.
40.3 Subd. 4. Application. (a) A local governmental unit must apply to the commissioner
40.4for a grant under this section. At a minimum, a local governmental unit must include the
40.5following information in its application:
40.6(1) a resolution of its governing body certifying that the money required to be
40.7supplied by the local governmental unit to complete the project is available and committed;
40.8(2) a detailed estimate, along with necessary supporting evidence, of the total costs
40.9of the eligible project;
40.10(3) an assessment of the potential or likely use of the site for innovative business
40.11activities after completion of the eligible project;
40.12(4) a timeline indicating the major milestones for the eligible project, including
40.13anticipated completion dates;
40.14(5) an estimate of the operating costs for the project for ten years following
40.15completion; and
40.16(6) any additional information or material the commissioner prescribes.
40.17(b) The determination of whether to make a grant under subdivision 3 is within the
40.18discretion of the commissioner, subject to this section.
40.19 Subd. 5. Match. An amount granted under this program must be matched with at
40.20least an equal amount from nonstate sources. Any contribution to a project from nonstate
40.21sources made before a grant award is made under this section shall count towards the
40.22match requirement.
40.23 Subd. 6. Priorities. (a) If applications for grants exceed the available appropriation,
40.24grants must be made for projects that, in the commissioner's judgment, provide the
40.25highest return in public benefits for the public costs incurred. In making this judgment,
40.26the commissioner shall evaluate and prioritize eligible projects on the following
40.27characteristics:
40.28(1) creation of new jobs, retention of existing jobs, or improvements in the quality of
40.29existing jobs as measured by the wages, skills, or education associated with those jobs;
40.30(2) improvement in the quality of existing jobs, based on increases in wages or
40.31improvements in the job duties, training, or education associated with those jobs;
40.32(3) increase in the local tax base, based on demonstrated measurable outcomes;
40.33(4) demonstration that investment of public dollars in the project will induce private
40.34investment;
40.35(5) whether the project provides necessary repair or replacement of existing capital
40.36assets;
41.1(6) whether the project reduces operating expenses of or increases revenue from
41.2existing capital asset, thereby offsetting at least a portion of project costs;
41.3(7) whether the project provides health or safety benefits;
41.4(8) the number of residents served by or who will benefit from the project;
41.5(9) demonstration of local support;
41.6(10) the capacity of the project to attract revenue from out of state; and
41.7(11) objective cost benefit analysis and return on investment.
41.8(b) The factors in paragraph (a) are not listed in a rank order of priority; rather, the
41.9commissioner may weigh each factor, depending upon the facts and circumstances, as the
41.10commissioner considers appropriate. In prioritizing projects, the commissioner shall make
41.11an appropriate balance between the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota.
41.12 Subd. 7. Sunset. This section expires June 30, 2016.
41.13 Sec. 34. [116J.436] TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
41.14INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
41.15 Subdivision 1. Grant program established; purpose. The transportation economic
41.16development infrastructure program is created to foster interagency coordination between
41.17the Departments of Transportation and Employment and Economic Development to
41.18finance infrastructure to create economic development opportunities, jobs, and improve all
41.19types of transportation systems statewide.
41.20 Subd. 2. Eligible projects. Funds appropriated for the program must be used to
41.21fund predesign, design, acquisition of land, construction, reconstruction, and infrastructure
41.22improvements that will promote economic development, increase employment, and
41.23improve transportation systems to accommodate private investment and job creation.
41.24 Subd. 3. Trunk highway projects. Money in the program shall not be used on
41.25trunk highway improvements, but can be used for needed infrastructure improvements
41.26and nontrunk highway improvements in coordination with trunk highway improvement
41.27projects undertaken by the Department of Transportation.
41.28 Subd. 4. Application. The commissioners of transportation and employment and
41.29economic development shall design an application process and selection process to
41.30distribute funding to local units of government for publicly owned infrastructure using
41.31criteria that take into account: job creation; increase in local tax base; level of private
41.32investment; leverage of nonstate funds; improvement to the transportation system to serve
41.33the project area; and appropriate geographic balance between the metropolitan area and
41.34greater Minnesota.
42.1 Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 462A.21, is amended by adding a
42.2subdivision to read:
42.3 Subd. 33. Housing infrastructure bonds account. The agency may establish a
42.4housing infrastructure bond account as a separate account within the housing development
42.5fund. Proceeds of housing infrastructure bonds and payments made by the state under
42.6section 462A.37 may be credited to the account. The agency may transfer the proceeds of
42.7housing infrastructure bonds to other accounts within the housing development fund that it
42.8determines appropriate to accomplish the purposes for which the bonds are authorized
42.9under section 462A.37.
42.10 Sec. 36. [462A.37] HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS;
42.11AUTHORIZATION; STANDING APPROPRIATION.
42.12 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
42.13have the meanings given.
42.14(b) "Abandoned property" has the meaning given in section 117.025, subdivision 5.
42.15(c) "Community land trust" means an entity that meets the requirements of section
42.16462A.31, subdivisions 1 and 2.
42.17(d) "Debt service" means the amount payable in any fiscal year of principal,
42.18premium, if any, and interest on housing infrastructure bonds and the fees, charges, and
42.19expenses related to the bonds.
42.20(e) "Foreclosed property" means residential property where foreclosure proceedings
42.21have been initiated or have been completed and title transferred or where title is transferred
42.22in lieu of foreclosure.
42.23(f) "Housing infrastructure bonds" means bonds issued by the agency under chapter
42.24462A that are qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, within the meaning of Section 145(a) of the
42.25Internal Revenue Code, or are tax-exempt bonds that are not private activity bonds, within
42.26the meaning of Section 141(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, for the purpose of financing
42.27or refinancing affordable housing authorized under this chapter.
42.28(g) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
42.29(h) "Supportive housing" means housing that is not time-limited and provides or
42.30coordinates with linkages to services necessary for residents to maintain housing stability
42.31and maximize opportunities for education and employment.
42.32 Subd. 2. Authorization. (a) The agency may issue up to $30,000,000 in aggregate
42.33principal amount of housing infrastructure bonds in one or more series to which the
42.34payment made under this section may be pledged. The housing infrastructure bonds
43.1authorized in this subdivision may be issued to fund loans, on terms and conditions the
43.2agency deems appropriate, made for one or more of the following purposes:
43.3(1) to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of
43.4supportive housing for individuals and families who are without a permanent residence;
43.5(2) to finance the costs of the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed or
43.6abandoned housing to be used for affordable rental housing and the costs of new
43.7construction of rental housing on abandoned or foreclosed property where the existing
43.8structures will be demolished or removed;
43.9(3) to finance that portion of the costs of acquisition of abandoned or foreclosed
43.10property that is attributable to the land to be leased by community land trusts to low-
43.11and moderate-income homebuyers; and
43.12(4) to finance the costs of acquisition and rehabilitation of federally assisted rental
43.13housing and for the refinancing of costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation
43.14of federally assisted rental housing, including providing funds to refund, in whole or in
43.15part, outstanding bonds previously issued by the agency or another governmental unit to
43.16finance or refinance such costs.
43.17(b) Among comparable proposals for permanent supportive housing, preference
43.18shall be given to permanent supportive housing for individuals or families who: (1) either
43.19have been without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or at least four times in
43.20the last three years; or (2) are at significant risk of lacking a permanent residence for 12
43.21months or at least four times in the last three years.
43.22 Subd. 3. No full faith and credit. The housing infrastructure bonds are not public
43.23debt of the state, and the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the state are not pledged
43.24to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds or to any payment that the state agrees
43.25to make under this section. The bonds must contain a conspicuous statement to that effect.
43.26 Subd. 4. Appropriation; payment to agency or trustee. (a) The agency must
43.27certify annually to the commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of
43.28annual debt service on each series of bonds issued under subdivision 2.
43.29(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2013 and through 2035, if any housing infrastructure
43.30bonds issued under subdivision 2 remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
43.31and budget must transfer to the affordable housing bond account established under
43.32section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed
43.33$2,200,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from
43.34the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
43.35(c) The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds the
43.36payments to be made by the state under this section.
44.1 Sec. 37. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 7, subdivision 23, as amended by Laws 2010,
44.2chapter 399, section 2, is amended to read:
| 44.3 |
Subd. 23.Trail connections |
2,010,000 |
|||||
44.5Statutes, section
44.6$500,000 is for a grant to Carlton County
44.7to predesign, design, and construct a
44.8nonmotorized pedestrian trail connection
44.9to the Willard Munger State Trail from the
44.10city of Carlton through the city of Scanlon
44.11continuing to the city of Cloquet, along the
44.12St. Louis River in Carlton County.
44.13$260,000 is to provide the state match for the
44.14cost of the Soo Line Multiuse Recreational
44.15Bridge project over marked Trunk Highway
44.16169 in Mille Lacs County.
44.17$175,000 is for a grant to the city of Bowlus
44.18in Morrison County to design, construct,
44.19furnish, and equip a trailhead center at the
44.20head of the Soo Line Recreational Trail.
44.21$125,000 is for a grant to Morrison
44.22County to predesign, design, construct,
44.23furnish, and equip a park-and-ride lot and
44.24restroom building adjacent to the Soo Line
44.25Recreational Trail at U.S. Highway 10.
44.26$950,000 is for a grant to the St. Louis
44.27and Lake Counties Regional Railroad
44.28Authority for land acquisition, engineering,
44.29construction, furnishing, and equipping of
44.30a
44.31
44.32
44.33
44.34
45.1
45.2the Mesabi Trail from County Road 697 in
45.3Breitung Township east through Vermilion
45.4State Park. Notwithstanding Minnesota
45.5Statutes, section 85.019, no local match shall
45.6be required for this grant. Notwithstanding
45.7Minnesota Statutes, section
45.8bond authorization and appropriation of bond
45.9proceeds for this project are available until
45.10June 30, 2014.
45.11 Sec. 38. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
| 45.12 45.13 |
Subd. 3.Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) |
5,000,000 |
|||||
45.15to grant to Dakota County, the Dakota
45.16County Regional Railroad Authority, or
45.17the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority
45.18for environmental studies, preliminary
45.19engineering, bus lane improvements, and
45.20transit station construction and improvements
45.21in the Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit
45.22Corridor.
45.23This appropriation may not be spent for
45.24capital improvements within a trunk highway
45.25right-of-way.
45.26EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from June 2, 2006.
45.27 Sec. 39. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 27, as amended by Laws 2010,
45.28chapter 189, section 56, and Laws 2010, chapter 399, section 4, is amended to read:
| 45.29 45.30 |
Subd. 27.State Trail Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Development |
15,320,000 |
|||||
45.32renovate state trails under Minnesota
45.33Statutes, section
46.1$970,000 is for the Chester Woods Trail
46.2from Rochester to Dover. Notwithstanding
46.3Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
46.4bond authorization and appropriation of bond
46.5proceeds for this project are available until
46.6June 30, 2016.
46.7$700,000 is for the Casey Jones Trail.
46.8$750,000 is for the Gateway Trail, to replace
46.9an at-grade crossing of the Gateway Trail
46.10at Highway 120 with a grade-separated
46.11crossing.
46.12$1,600,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami Trail
46.13between Silver Bay and Tettegouche State
46.14Park.
46.15$1,500,000 is for the Great River Ridge Trail
46.16from Plainview to Elgin to Eyota.
46.17$1,500,000 is for the Heartland Trail.
46.18$500,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail from
46.19Lake Byllesby Park to Cannon Falls.
46.20Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
46.21section 16A.642, the bond authorization
46.22and appropriation of bond proceeds for this
46.23project are available until December 30,
46.242014.
46.25$150,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail within
46.26the city of Faribault.
46.27$1,500,000 is for the Minnesota River
46.28Trail from Appleton to Milan and to
46.29the Marsh Lake Dam. Notwithstanding
46.30Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
46.31bond authorization and appropriation of bond
46.32proceeds for this project are available until
46.33December 30, 2014.
47.1$2,000,000 is for the Paul Bunyan Trail from
47.2Walker to Guthrie.
47.3$250,000 is for the Root River Trail from
47.4Preston to Forestville State Park.
47.5$100,000 is for the Root River Trail, the
47.6eastern extension.
47.7$250,000 is for the Root River Trail, the
47.8eastern extension Wagon Wheel.
47.9$550,000 is to connect the Stagecoach Trail
47.10with the Douglas Trail in Olmsted County.
47.11Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
47.12section 16A.642, the bond authorization
47.13and appropriation of bond proceeds for this
47.14project are available until June 30, 2014.
47.15$3,000,000 is to rehabilitate state trails.
47.16For any project listed in this subdivision that
47.17the commissioner determines is not ready to
47.18proceed, the commissioner may allocate that
47.19project's money to another state trail project
47.20in this subdivision. The chairs of the house
47.21and senate committees with jurisdiction
47.22over environment and natural resources
47.23and legislators from the affected legislative
47.24districts must be notified of any changes.
47.25 Sec. 40. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
| 47.26 |
Subd. 4.Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit |
4,000,000 |
|||||
47.28Council to grant to Dakota County, the
47.29Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority,
47.30or the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority to
47.31acquire land, or an interest in land, and
47.32design, environmental studies, preliminary
47.33engineering, bus lane improvements, layover
48.1and maintenance facilities, and transit station
48.2construction and improvements in the Cedar
48.3Avenue Bus Rapid Transit corridor in Dakota
48.4County. This appropriation may not be spent
48.5for capital improvements within a trunk
48.6highway right-of-way. This appropriation
48.7is added to the appropriation in Laws 2006,
48.8chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 3.
48.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from April 8, 2008.
48.10 Sec. 41. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 18, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2011,
48.11First Special Session chapter 12, section 32, is amended to read:
| 48.12 48.13 |
Subd. 3.Systemwide Campus Redevelopment, Reuse, or Demolition |
3,400,000 |
|||||
48.15deteriorated facilities and infrastructure
48.16or to renovate surplus, nonfunctional, or
48.17deteriorated facilities and infrastructure
48.18at Department of Human Services
48.19campuses. These projects must facilitate the
48.20redevelopment or reuse of these campuses
48.21consistent with redevelopment plan concepts
48.22developed and approved under Laws
48.232003, First Special Session chapter 14,
48.24article 6, section 64, subdivision 2. If
48.25a surplus campus is sold or transferred
48.26to a local unit of government, unspent
48.27portions of this appropriation may be
48.28granted to that local unit of government
48.29for the purposes stated in this subdivision.
48.30Unspent portions of this appropriation may
48.31be used to design, construct, furnish, and
48.32equip a maintenance and storage facility to
48.33support the maintenance and operation of
48.34the Brainerd campus if the commissioner
48.35determines that it is less expensive than
49.1renovating existing space. Notwithstanding
49.2Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
49.3bond authorization and appropriation of bond
49.4proceeds for this project are available until
49.5December 30, 2014.
49.6Up to $125,000 is for preparation and
49.7site development, including demolition of
49.8buildings and infrastructure, to implement
49.9the redevelopment and reuse of the Ah Gwah
49.10Ching Regional Treatment Center. This
49.11amount may be granted to Cass County for
49.12the purposes stated in this subdivision. If the
49.13campus is sold or transferred by Cass County
49.14to the city of Walker, unspent portions of
49.15this appropriation may be granted to the city
49.16of Walker for the purposes stated in this
49.17subdivision.
49.18 Sec. 42. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 19, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2011,
49.19First Special Session chapter 12, section 34, is amended to read:
| 49.20 |
Subd. 4.Minneapolis Veterans Home Campus |
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| 49.21 |
Building 17 HVAC Replacement |
1,155,000 |
|||||
49.23improvements to heating, ventilation, air
49.24conditioning, and lighting systems and
49.25associated areas serving the south wing of
49.26Building 17. Any unspent funds from this
49.27appropriation may be used for the purposes
49.28provided under Laws 2010, chapter 189,
49.29section 19, subdivision 4, as amended by
49.30Laws 2010, chapter 399, section 8, and
49.31Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12,
49.32section 46.
50.1 Sec. 43. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 21, subdivision 15, as amended by Laws
50.22008, chapter 365, section 22, and Laws 2008, chapter 370, section 6, is amended to read:
| 50.3 50.4 |
Subd. 15. St. Cloud State University - National Hockey Center; HEAPR |
6,500,000 |
|||||
50.6State Colleges and Universities to predesign,
50.7design, construct, furnish, and equip the
50.8renovation of and addition to the National
50.9Hockey Center or for higher education asset
50.10preservation and replacement (HEAPR)
50.11pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
50.12135A.046, at St. Cloud State University or
50.13systemwide. The board may use university
50.14and nonstate money for the remainder of
50.15the cost of the construction of the National
50.16Hockey Center project. Notwithstanding
50.17Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
50.18bond authorization and appropriation of bond
50.19proceeds in this subdivision are available
50.20until June 30, 2016.
50.21 Sec. 44. Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
| 50.22 50.23 |
Subd. 2.Transit Capital Improvement Program |
21,000,000 |
|||||
50.25is for the state's share of costs for the Central
50.26Corridor light rail line for one or more of the
50.27following activities: preliminary engineering,
50.28final design, property acquisition, including
50.29improvements and betterments of a capital
50.30nature, relocation of utilities owned by public
50.31entities, and construction.
50.32(b) Any remaining money from this
50.33appropriation is to implement one or more of
50.34the following capital improvements, which
50.35are not listed in a ranked order of priority.
51.1The council shall determine project priorities
51.2after consultation with the Counties Transit
51.3Improvement Board, and other stakeholders,
51.4as appropriate. The council shall seek
51.5geographic balance in the allotment of this
51.6appropriation where possible and maximize
51.7the use of all available federal money from
51.8the American Recovery and Reinvestment
51.9Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, and any
51.10other available federal money.
| 51.11 |
(1) Bottineau Boulevard Transit Way |
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51.13Railroad Authority for environmental work
51.14for Bottineau Transit Way corridor from the
51.15Hiawatha light rail and Northstar intermodal
51.16transit station in downtown Minneapolis to
51.17the vicinity of the Target development in
51.18northern Brooklyn Park or the Arbor Lakes
51.19retail area in Maple Grove.
| 51.20 |
(2) Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit |
||||||
51.22for a grant to Dakota County, the Dakota
51.23County Regional
51.24or the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority
51.25to acquire real property
51.26preliminary engineering, and to design
51.27and construct transit stations, layover
51.28and maintenance facilities, and roadway
51.29improvements for shoulder running bus lanes
51.30on County State-Aid Highway 23 in Apple
51.31Valley and Lakeville for the Cedar Avenue
51.32Bus Rapid Transit Way (BRT) in Dakota
51.33County.
| 51.34 |
(3) I-94 Corridor Transit Way |
||||||
52.2Regional Rail Authority for environmental
52.3work and preliminary engineering of
52.4transportation and transit improvements,
52.5including busways, park-and-rides, or rail
52.6transit, in the marked Interstate Highway 94
52.7corridor.
52.8(ii) To acquire property and construct
52.9transportation and transit improvements,
52.10including busways, park-and-rides, or rail
52.11transit, in the marked Interstate Highway 94
52.12corridor.
| 52.13 |
(4) Red Rock Corridor Transit Way |
||||||
52.15park-and-ride lots for the Red Rock
52.16Corridor Transit Way between Hastings and
52.17Minneapolis via St. Paul, and any extension
52.18between Hastings and Red Wing.
| 52.19 |
(5) Riverview Corridor Transit Way |
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52.21Railroad Authority for environmental work
52.22and preliminary engineering for bus rapid
52.23transit in the Riverview corridor between the
52.24east side of St. Paul and the Minneapolis-St.
52.25Paul International Airport and the Mall of
52.26America.
| 52.27 |
(6) Robert Street Corridor Transit Way |
||||||
52.29shelters and a bus layover facility, including
52.30rest rooms, break areas, and a passenger
52.31shelter, in the Robert Street Corridor Transit
52.32Way along or parallel to U.S. Highway
52.3352 and Robert Street from within the city
53.1of St. Paul to Dakota County Road 42 in
53.2Rosemount.
| 53.3 |
(7) Rush Line Corridor Transit Way |
||||||
53.5Railroad Authority to acquire land for,
53.6design, and construct park-and-ride or
53.7park-and-pool lots located along the Rush
53.8Line Corridor along I-35E/I-35 and Highway
53.961 from the Union Depot in downtown St.
53.10Paul to Hinckley.
| 53.11 |
(8) Southwest Corridor Transit Way |
||||||
53.13statement (EIS) and for preliminary
53.14engineering for the Southwest Transit Way
53.15Corridor, from the Hiawatha light rail in
53.16downtown Minneapolis to the vicinity of the
53.17Southwest Station transit hub in Eden Prairie.
53.18The Metropolitan Council may grant a
53.19portion of this appropriation to the Hennepin
53.20County Regional Railroad Authority for the
53.21EIS work.
| 53.22 |
(9) Union Depot |
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53.24Railroad Authority to acquire land and
53.25structures, to renovate structures, and
53.26for design, engineering, and construction
53.27to revitalize Union Depot for use as a
53.28multimodal transit center in St. Paul. The
53.29center must be designed so that it facilitates a
53.30potential future connection of high-speed rail
53.31to Minneapolis.
53.32(c) Of this amount, $313,000 is for
53.33preliminary engineering and final design for
53.34betterments in the State Capitol area related
54.1to the Central Corridor light rail transit
54.2project. This money is not included in the
54.3Central Corridor light rail transit project
54.4budget.
54.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from May 17, 2009.
54.6 Sec. 45. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 18, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
| 54.7 54.8 |
Subd. 5.Minnesota Sex Offender Program Treatment Facilities - Moose Lake |
47,500,000 |
|||||
54.10furnish, and equip phase 2 of the Minnesota
54.11sex offender treatment program at Moose
54.12Lake. Upon substantial completion
54.13of this project, the unspent portion of
54.14this appropriation is available for asset
54.15preservation projects for the Moose Lake
54.16campus of the Minnesota sex offender
54.17program, including design and construction
54.18of a replacement water tower, abatement
54.19of hazardous materials, and the demolition
54.20of the existing water tower serving the
54.21Moose Lake sex offender program and the
54.22Department of Corrections Moose Lake
54.23facility. The water tower project must
54.24be cost-shared with the Department of
54.25Corrections.
54.26 Sec. 46. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 24, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
| 54.27 54.28 |
Subd. 3.County and Local Preservation Grants |
1,000,000 |
|||||
54.30jurisdictions as matching money for historic
54.31preservation projects of a capital nature,
54.32as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
55.1
55.2
55.3
55.4
55.5
55.6
55.7
55.8 Sec. 47. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 3, subdivision 7, is
55.9amended to read:
| 55.10 |
Subd. 7.Normandale Community College |
||||||
| 55.11 55.12 |
Academic Partnership Center and Student Services |
21,984,000 |
|||||
55.14new building for classrooms and offices
55.15
55.16
55.17 Sec. 48. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 3, subdivision 8, is
55.18amended to read:
| 55.19 55.20 |
Subd. 8.NHED Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Virginia |
||||||
| 55.21 |
Iron Range Engineering Program Facilities |
3,000,000 |
|||||
55.23and equip an addition to and renovation of
55.24existing space for the Iron Range engineering
55.25program, including laboratory spaces, other
55.26learning spaces, and improvements to the
55.27entrance
55.28
55.29 Sec. 49. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 14, subdivision 2,
55.30is amended to read:
| 55.31 55.32 |
Subd. 2.Transit Capital Improvement Program |
20,000,000 |
|||||
56.2Council to grant to Anoka County Regional
56.3Railroad Authority, Dakota County, Dakota
56.4County Regional Railroad Authority,
56.5Hennepin County, Hennepin County
56.6Regional Railroad Authority, Minnesota
56.7Valley Transit Authority, Ramsey County
56.8Regional Railroad Authority, or Washington
56.9County Regional Railroad Authority to
56.10perform environmental studies, preliminary
56.11engineering, acquire property or an interest
56.12in property, design or construct transitway
56.13facilities and infrastructure, including
56.14roadways, for the following transitway
56.15projects: Northstar Ramsey station,
56.16Gateway (I-94 East) corridor, Minneapolis
56.17Interchange facility, Red Rock corridor,
56.18Newport park-and-ride and station, Rush
56.19Line corridor, Robert Street corridor, 35W
56.20South Bus Rapid Transit, and Cedar Avenue
56.21Bus Rapid Transit.
56.22 Sec. 50. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 19, is amended to read:
| 56.23 |
Sec. 19. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY |
$ |
20,000,000 |
||||
| 56.24 |
Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Program |
||||||
56.26grants to eligible municipalities under the
56.27wastewater infrastructure funding program
56.28under Minnesota Statutes, section
56.29Notwithstanding the criteria and requirements
56.30of Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072,
56.31up to $1,000,000 of this appropriation is for
56.32a grant to the city of Albert Lea to design,
56.33construct, and equip water and sewer utilities
56.34in the area of Broadway Avenue and Main
57.1Street. This project may include demolition
57.2of deteriorating concrete curbs, gutters,
57.3sidewalks, and streets above the utilities,
57.4and the construction costs to replace and
57.5rehabilitate the infrastructure.
57.6 Sec. 51. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 22, is amended to read:
57.7 Sec. 22. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
57.8The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state
57.9general obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2013, no more than
57.10
57.11state bond fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding state
57.12general obligation bonds. Of the amount transferred, $452,708,000 is from the general
57.13fund and $635,745,000 is from the tobacco settlement bond proceeds fund. During
57.14the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds, the commissioner of
57.15management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt service payments needed on
57.16bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt service payments that will
57.17be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall adjust the amount
57.18of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this section. The
57.19amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from the general fund
57.20as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
57.21 Sec. 52. LAKE SUPERIOR-POPLAR RIVER WATER DISTRICT.
57.22 Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Lake Superior-Poplar River Water District is
57.23created as a municipal corporation, having the powers provided under Minnesota Statutes,
57.24chapters 110A; 429, notwithstanding any provision of chapter 110A to the contrary; and
57.25444. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the district shall not have the power to issue
57.26general obligation bonds. Minnesota Statutes, sections 110A.04, 110A.07, and 110A.09 to
57.27110A.18, shall not apply to the district or to the board created by this act.
57.28 Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of applying Minnesota Statutes, chapter 110A,
57.29to this act, "works" and "systems" shall include irrigation purposes, "court" is deemed to
57.30refer to the board of county commissioners; and "secretary of state" is deemed to refer to
57.31the county auditor.
57.32 Subd. 3. Territory included in district. The territory of the district shall include
57.33all lands within Sections 20, 21, 28, 29, 32, and 33 of Township 60 North, Range 3 West
58.1of the Fourth Principal Meridian. Additional territory may be added as provided in
58.2Minnesota Statutes, sections 110A.19 to 110A.22.
58.3 Subd. 4. Payment of costs. No person shall be obligated to purchase or be entitled
58.4to receive water from the district unless that person is a party to a contract to purchase
58.5water from the district. Excluding any initial capital investment funded by the state, all
58.6capital and operating expenses of the district shall be paid by the users in proportion to
58.7their use of water. The cost of distribution lines: (1) departing from the main water pipe
58.8from Lake Superior to the domestic water treatment plant to any user; or (2) from the
58.9water treatment plant to any user, shall be paid for by the user of the water either at the
58.10time of installation or by user charges that allow the district to recoup the full cost of the
58.11distribution lines and the cost of financing. Subject to this subdivision and the availability
58.12of water under any applicable permit with a state or federal agency, any owner of land
58.13within the district may contract with the district for the purchase of water.
58.14 Subd. 5. Board of directors; elections. (a) The district shall be governed by a
58.15board of directors which shall have not less than three nor more than 13 members. The
58.16district's initial directors shall be appointed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners,
58.17with one director representing the domestic water users to serve for three years; up to two
58.18directors representing the irrigation water users, one to serve for two years and one to
58.19serve for three years; and up to two directors representing the commercial, stock watering,
58.20and industrial users, one to serve for one year and one to serve for two years.
58.21(b) The district's establishment shall take effect upon the Cook County Board of
58.22Commissioners' appointment of the initial directors. The initial directors shall meet for
58.23the purposes of organization within 30 days of their appointment. Thereafter, except
58.24as otherwise provided in this subdivision, directors shall be elected in accordance with
58.25Minnesota Statutes, section 110A.24, from election divisions comprised of domestic water
58.26users; irrigation water users, and commercial, stock watering, and industrial users. Each
58.27use classification shall be entitled to elect one director, plus one additional director if its
58.28expected water usage for the following fiscal year exceeds ten percent of total water
58.29usage. Each water user within each use classification shall be entitled to cast one vote for
58.30each one percent of expected water usage for the following fiscal year. A homeowner's
58.31association shall vote on behalf of its members if duly authorized by appropriate action by
58.32the association's members. Prior to each election, the board of directors shall determine
58.33the use classifications entitled to vote, the expected water use percentage of each user and
58.34of use classification for the following fiscal year, and the number of directors each such
58.35use classification is entitled to elect. The elections shall be conducted and supervised by
58.36the board of directors and ratified by the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
59.1 Subd. 6. Termination of appropriation of water from Poplar River.
59.2Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, 30 days after the works and systems to transport
59.3water from Lake Superior to Lutsen Mountains Corporation's snowmaking systems first
59.4become fully permitted and operational, the water district shall notify the commissioner of
59.5natural resources and all permits issued by the Department of Natural Resources to Lutsen
59.6Mountains Corporation to use or appropriate water from the Poplar River shall terminate.
59.7For the purposes of section 54, paragraph (b), the commissioner of natural resources shall
59.8notify the revisor of statutes in writing when the permits have been terminated.
59.9EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.This section is effective the day after
59.10the governing body of Cook County and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota
59.11Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
59.12 Sec. 53. ACQUISITIONS FOR CANISTEO PROJECT.
59.13The commissioner of natural resources shall acquire, without undue delay, the land
59.14or interests in land that are needed to construct a conveyance system and other betterments
59.15to accommodate the water level and outflow of water level from the Canisteo mine pit.
59.16The commissioner may acquire the land or interests in land by eminent domain, including
59.17use of the possession procedures under Minnesota Statutes, section 117.042.
59.18 Sec. 54. REPEALER.
59.19(a) Minnesota Rules, part 8895.0700, subpart 1, is repealed.
59.20(b) Laws 2011, chapter 107, section 101, is repealed effective the day the permits
59.21have been terminated under section 52, subdivision 6. The commissioner of natural
59.22resources shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing when the permits have been
59.23terminated.
59.24 Sec. 55. EFFECTIVE DATE.
59.25Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment.