HF 2700

1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/12/2010 10:49am

A bill for an act
relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better
public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with
certain conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; cancelling and modifying
previous appropriations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2008, sections 16A.105; 16A.66, subdivision 2; 103F.161, subdivision 3;
103F.515, by adding a subdivision; 116J.435, as amended; 174.50, subdivisions
6, 7; 256E.37, subdivisions 1, 2; 462A.36, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision;
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 16A.647, subdivisions 1,
5; 16A.86, subdivision 3a; Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, sections 19,
subdivision 4; 23, subdivision 12, as amended; Laws 2006, chapter 258, sections
5, subdivision 3; 8, subdivision 4; 17, subdivision 5; 21, subdivision 14, as
amended; Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2; Laws 2008,
chapter 179, sections 5, subdivision 4; 7, subdivisions 8, 27; 21, subdivision
9; Laws 2008, chapter 365, sections 4, subdivision 3; 5, subdivision 2; 24,
subdivision 2; 25; Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, sections 11, subdivision 5;
20; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 16B;
repealing Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 45.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

ARTICLE 1

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

Section 1. new text begin CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated,
to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as
authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire
and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or
as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or
article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, state agencies or officials may spend a portion of
an appropriation under this article to pay for the capital costs of staff directly attributable
to the capital project or projects funded by the appropriation consistent with policies
adopted by the Department of Management and Budget. Unless otherwise specified, the
appropriations in this act are available until the project is completed or abandoned subject
to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
new text end

new text begin SUMMARY new text end
new text begin University of Minnesota new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 77,001,000 new text end
new text begin Minnesota State Colleges and Universities new text end		new text begin 343,838,000 new text end
new text begin Education new text end		new text begin 7,780,000 new text end
new text begin Minnesota State Academies new text end		new text begin 2,500,000 new text end
new text begin Perpich Center for Arts Education new text end		new text begin 1,244,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end		new text begin 73,588,000 new text end
new text begin Pollution Control Agency new text end		new text begin 17,411,000 new text end
new text begin Board of Water and Soil Resources new text end		new text begin 2,500,000 new text end
new text begin Zoological Garden new text end		new text begin 32,500,000 new text end
new text begin Administration new text end		new text begin 10,000,000 new text end
new text begin Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission new text end		new text begin 4,000,000 new text end
new text begin Military Affairs new text end		new text begin 11,900,000 new text end
new text begin Public Safety new text end		new text begin 16,050,000 new text end
new text begin Transportation new text end		new text begin 164,452,000 new text end
new text begin Metropolitan Council new text end		new text begin 74,295,000 new text end
new text begin Health new text end		new text begin 5,000,000 new text end
new text begin Human Services new text end		new text begin 5,125,000 new text end
new text begin Veterans Affairs new text end		new text begin 9,975,000 new text end
new text begin Corrections new text end		new text begin 11,529,000 new text end
new text begin Employment and Economic Development new text end		new text begin 126,668,000 new text end
new text begin Public Facilities Authority new text end		new text begin 60,000,000 new text end
new text begin Housing Finance Agency new text end		new text begin 10,000,000 new text end
new text begin Minnesota Historical Society new text end		new text begin 14,257,000 new text end
new text begin Bond Sale Expenses new text end		new text begin 1,035,000 new text end
new text begin Cancellations new text end		new text begin (27,562,000) new text end
new text begin TOTAL new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 1,055,086,000 new text end
new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service) new text end		new text begin 856,002,000 new text end
new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund (User Financed Debt Service) new text end		new text begin 98,121,000 new text end
new text begin Maximum Effort School Loan Fund new text end		new text begin 5,780,000 new text end
new text begin State Transportation Fund new text end		new text begin 67,000,000 new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway Fund Bond Proceeds Account new text end		new text begin 32,945,000 new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway Fund new text end		new text begin 22,800,000 new text end
new text begin Bond Proceeds Cancellations new text end		new text begin (9,062,000) new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway Bond Proceeds Cancellations new text end		new text begin (18,500,000) new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 77,001,000 new text end

new text begin To the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the purposes specified in
this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) new text end

new text begin 40,000,000 new text end

new text begin To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Twin Cities Campus new text end

new text begin Folwell Hall new text end

new text begin 20,000,000 new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, furnish, and equip the
interior of Folwell Hall for teaching and
research space for College of Liberal Arts
programs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Duluth Campus new text end

new text begin American Indian Learning Resource Center new text end

new text begin 6,667,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip an
American Indian Learning Resource Center
to colocate existing programs and provide
academic, classrooms, computer lab, and
other spaces.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Itasca Biological Station new text end

new text begin Campus Center new text end

new text begin 3,667,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip
a campus center at the Itasca field station
with classrooms, labs, library, auditorium
and other spaces to replace deteriorating
single-function buildings.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Laboratory Renovation new text end

new text begin 6,667,000 new text end

new text begin To renovate, furnish, and equip laboratory
facilities on the Crookston, Duluth, Morris,
and Twin Cities campuses.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin University Share new text end

new text begin Except for Higher Education Asset
Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)
under subdivision 2, the appropriations in this
section are intended to cover approximately
two-thirds of the cost of each project. The
remaining costs must be paid from university
sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Unspent Appropriations new text end

new text begin Upon substantial completion of a project
authorized in this section and after written
notice to the commissioner of management
and budget, the Board of Regents must use
any money remaining in the appropriation
for that project for HEAPR under Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
of Regents must report by February 1 of
each even-numbered year to the chairs of
the house of representatives and senate
committees with jurisdiction over capital
investment and higher education finance, and
to the chairs of the house of representatives
Ways and Means and Finance Committees
and the senate Finance Committee, on how
the remaining money has been allocated or
spent.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 343,838,000 new text end

new text begin To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) new text end

new text begin 60,000,000 new text end

new text begin To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Alexandria Technical College new text end

new text begin Main Building Renovation and Addition new text end

new text begin 4,363,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design, construct, renovate,
furnish, and equip an infill addition for
the library, student services, and student
commons.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Anoka Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids new text end

new text begin (a) Fine Arts Building Renovation new text end

new text begin 5,357,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design, renovate, furnish,
and equip the Fine Arts classroom and lab
building.
new text end

new text begin (b) Bioscience and Allied Health Addition new text end

new text begin 16,484,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design, construct, furnish,
and equip a Bioscience and Allied Health
addition and renovation to support Science
Technology and Math (STEM) and nursing
program initiatives.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Bemidji State University new text end

new text begin Business Building Addition Design and Demolition new text end

new text begin 3,425,000 new text end

new text begin To design an addition to and renovation
of Hobson Hall; to design renovation of
Memorial Hall and a portion of Deputy Hall;
to design the demolition of three obsolete
buildings; and to demolish Maple Hall.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Dakota County Technical College new text end

new text begin Transportation and Emerging Technologies Lab new text end

new text begin 7,230,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design, renovate, furnish,
and equip the transportation and emerging
technologies classrooms, laboratories, and
related spaces.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie, Brooklyn Park new text end

new text begin Learning Resource and Student Services Renovation new text end

new text begin 10,566,000 new text end

new text begin To renovate, furnish, and equip existing
space at the Brooklyn Park and Eden
Prairie campuses for a Library and Learning
Resource Center and student services with an
addition and new entrances at both campuses.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Lake Superior College new text end

new text begin Health Science Center new text end

new text begin 12,098,000 new text end

new text begin To construct, renovate, furnish, and equip a
new Health and Science Center addition and
to design renovation of existing spaces.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Metropolitan State University new text end

new text begin (a) Classroom Center new text end

new text begin 5,860,000 new text end

new text begin To construct, furnish, and equip
technology-enhanced classrooms and
academic offices located above the power
plant building. This appropriation includes
money to demolish the power plant annex to
enable the new construction.
new text end

new text begin (b) Science Education Center Design and Property Acquisition new text end

new text begin 3,444,000 new text end

new text begin To design for construction and to acquire
adjacent property for a Science Education
Center.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Minneapolis Community and Technical College new text end

new text begin Workforce Program Renovation new text end

new text begin 12,990,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design, renovate, furnish, and
equip instructional space, support space, and
infrastructure for workforce programs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Moorhead new text end

new text begin Library and Classroom Addition new text end

new text begin 5,448,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design, construct, furnish, and
equip a classroom and library addition, and
to demolish obsolete space.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Minnesota State University, Moorhead new text end

new text begin Livingston Lord Library and Information Technology Renovation new text end

new text begin 14,901,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design, renovate, furnish, and
equip Livingston Lord Library.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Minnesota State University, Mankato new text end

new text begin Clinical Science Building Design new text end

new text begin 1,908,000 new text end

new text begin To design for construction a Clinical Science
Building.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Worthington new text end

new text begin Fieldhouse Renovation new text end

new text begin 4,641,000 new text end

new text begin To construct, renovate, furnish, and equip an
addition to and renovation of the Fieldhouse.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Canby new text end

new text begin Wind Turbine Training Facility new text end

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire land and for preliminary
engineering, design to acquire, construct, and
install a commercial scale wind turbine for
the wind energy technology program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin NHED Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Eveleth new text end

new text begin Shop Space Addition new text end

new text begin 5,477,000 new text end

new text begin To construct, furnish, and equip shop space
for the industrial mechanical technology
and carpentry programs. This appropriation
includes funding for renovation of existing
space for Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) compliance.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end new text begin NHED Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Virginia new text end

new text begin Iron Range Engineering Program Facilities new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin Predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip an addition to and renovation of
existing space for laboratories, flexible
classrooms, and office space for the
engineering program on the Virginia campus.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end new text begin Normandale Community College new text end

new text begin Academic Partnership Center and Student Services new text end

new text begin 22,984,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip a
new building for classrooms and offices and
to design renovation of the Student Services
Building.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end new text begin North Hennepin Community College new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Bioscience and Health Careers Center Addition new text end

new text begin 26,581,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design, construct, furnish,
and equip a new building for Bioscience
and Health Careers Center laboratory and
classroom space.
new text end

new text begin (b) Center for Business and Technology new text end

new text begin 14,782,000 new text end

new text begin To construct, furnish, and equip an addition
to the Center for Business and Technology
and to renovate existing space for classrooms
and related space.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end new text begin Ridgewater Community Technical College, Willmar new text end

new text begin Technical Instruction Renovation new text end

new text begin 14,300,000 new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
classroom and existing instructional lab space
and construct an addition for circulation; and
to demolish obsolete space.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 21. new text end new text begin Rochester Community Technical College new text end

new text begin Workforce Center Colocation new text end

new text begin 8,500,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design, construct, and renovate
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
systems for the Heintz Center and the
Minnesota Workforce Center addition.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 22. new text end new text begin South Central College, Faribault new text end

new text begin 13,360,000 new text end

new text begin Classroom Renovation and Addition new text end

new text begin To complete design, construct, renovate,
furnish, and equip an addition, and to
renovate space for classrooms, a learning
resource center, related spaces, and
laboratories.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 23. new text end new text begin Southwest Minnesota State University new text end

new text begin Science Lab Renovation new text end

new text begin 5,666,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design, renovate, furnish, and
equip the Science and Math building and an
addition to the Plant Science building.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 24. new text end new text begin St. Cloud State University new text end

new text begin Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility new text end

new text begin 42,334,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design, construct, furnish, and
equip Integrated Science and Engineering
Laboratory Facility.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 25. new text end new text begin St. Cloud Technical College new text end

new text begin Allied Health Center Renovation new text end

new text begin 5,421,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design, renovate, furnish, and
equip an Allied Health Center.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 26. new text end new text begin Systemwide Initiatives new text end

new text begin (a) Classroom Initiative and Demolition new text end

new text begin 3,883,000 new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
classrooms and academic space statewide
and demolish obsolete space. Campuses may
use internal and nonstate funds to increase
the size of the projects. This appropriation
may be used at the following campuses:
Central Lakes College, Brainerd; Minnesota
State Community Technical College, Wadena
and Moorhead; Minnesota West Community
Technical College, Pipestone; Northland
Community Technical College, Thief River
Falls; Pine Technical College, Pine City; and
Rochester Community Technical College,
Rochester.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Initiative new text end

new text begin 4,835,000 new text end

new text begin To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
science laboratories and classrooms at
campuses statewide. Campuses may use
internal and nonstate funds to increase the
size of the projects. This appropriation
may be used at the following campuses:
Bemidji State University; Century College;
Minnesota State Community and Technical
College, Moorhead; Minnesota State
University, Moorhead; Northeast Higher
Education District, Hibbing College, Itasca
Community College, and Mesabi Range
Eveleth; Northwest Technical College; South
Central College, North Mankato.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 27. new text end new text begin Debt Services new text end

new text begin (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the
board shall pay the debt service on one-third
of the principal amount of state bonds sold to
finance projects authorized by this section.
After each sale of general obligation bonds,
the commissioner of management and budget
shall notify the board of the amounts assessed
for each year for the life of the bonds.
new text end

new text begin (b) The board need not pay debt service
on bonds sold to finance higher education
asset preservation and replacement. Where a
nonstate match is required, the debt service is
due on a principal amount equal to one-third
of the total project cost, less the match
committed before the bonds are sold. For
the workforce center colocation project
at Rochester Community and Technical
College, the board shall pay the debt service
on $1,079,000 of the principal amount of
state bonds sold to finance the project; the
commissioner of employment and economic
development shall pay the debt service on
$5,262,000 of the principal amount of state
bonds sold to finance the project, in the
manner provided in Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.643.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall reduce the
board's assessment each year by one-third of
the net income from investment of general
obligation bond proceeds in proportion to the
amount of principal and interest otherwise
required to be paid by the board. The board
shall pay its resulting net assessment to the
commissioner of management and budget by
December 1 each year. If the board fails to
make a payment when due, the commissioner
of management and budget shall reduce
allotments for appropriations from the
general fund otherwise available to the board
and apply the amount of the reduction to
cover the missed debt service payment. The
commissioner of management and budget
shall credit the payments received from the
board to the bond debt service account in
the state bond fund each December 1 before
money is transferred from the general fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
subdivision 10.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 28. new text end new text begin Unspent Appropriations new text end

new text begin (a) Upon completion of a project authorized
in this section and after written notice to the
commissioner of management and budget,
the board must use any money remaining in
the appropriation for that project for higher
asset preservation and replacement (HEAPR)
under Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.
The board must report by February 1 of
each even-numbered year to the chairs of
the house of representatives and senate
committees with jurisdiction over capital
investment and higher education finance, and
to the chairs of the house of representatives
Ways and Means Committee and the senate
Finance Committee, on how the remaining
money has been allocated or spent.
new text end

new text begin (b) The unspent portion of an appropriation
for a project in this section that is complete
is available for higher education asset
preservation and replacement under this
subdivision, at the same campus as the
project for which the original appropriation
was made and the debt service requirement
under subdivision 27 is reduced accordingly.
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
from the date of the original appropriation to
the unspent amount transferred.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin EDUCATION new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 7,780,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of education for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake new text end

new text begin 5,780,000 new text end

new text begin From the maximum effort school loan fund
for a capital loan to Independent School
District No. 38, Red Lake, as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, sections 126C.60 to
126C.72, to design, construct, furnish, and
equip renovation of existing facilities and
construction of new facilities.
new text end

new text begin The project paid for with this appropriation
includes a portion of the renovation and
construction identified in the review and
comment performed by the commissioner of
education under the capital loan provisions
of Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.69. This
portion includes renovation and construction
of a single kitchen and cafeteria to serve the
high school and middle school, a receiving
area and dock and adjacent drives, utilities,
and grading.
new text end

new text begin Before any capital loan contract is approved
under this authorization, the district must
provide documentation acceptable to the
commissioner on how the capital loan will
be used. If any portion of the appropriation
remains after completion of the identified
project components, the district may, with the
commissioner's approval, use funds for other
items identified in the review and comment
submission.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Library Accessibility and Improvement Grants new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin For library accessibility and improvement
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
134.45.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration for
the purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin For asset preservation on both campuses of
the academies, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Independent Living Housing new text end

new text begin 500,000 new text end

new text begin To predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip independent living housing on the
Academy for the Blind campus. The project
will be conducted in collaboration with the
carpentry class of South Central College of
Faribault and provide housing for students
18 to 21 years of age in the nontraditional
student component of the Academy Plus
Transition program.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,244,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration for
the purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Alpha Building Demolition new text end

new text begin 755,000 new text end

new text begin To demolish the Alpha building.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Delta Dorm Windows new text end

new text begin 489,000 new text end

new text begin To install new windows in the Delta
dormitory, completing the building's
renovations.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin NATURAL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 73,588,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of natural resources for
the purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin The appropriations in this section are
subject to the requirements of the natural
resources capital improvement program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12,
unless this section or the statutes referred
to in this section provide more specific
standards, criteria, or priorities for projects
than Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.
new text end

new text begin To the extent possible, a person conducting
prairie restoration with state money must
plant vegetation or sow seed only of ecotypes
native to Minnesota, and preferably of the
local ecotype, using a high diversity of
species originating from as close to the
restoration site as possible, and protect
existing native prairies from genetic
contamination.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Statewide Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For the renovation of state-owned facilities
operated by the commissioner of natural
resources that can be substantially completed
in calendar year 2010, as determined by the
commissioner of natural resources, to be
spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.946, including renovation
of buildings for energy efficiency, roof
replacements, replacement of well and water
treatment systems, road resurfacing, major
culvert replacement and erosion control,
water access rehabilitation, trail resurfacing
and widening, and bridge replacement and
rehabilitation. The commissioner may use
this appropriation to replace buildings if,
considering the embedded energy in the
building, that is the most energy-efficient and
carbon-reducing method of renovation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Groundwater Monitoring and Observation Wells new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin To install new groundwater level observation
wells to monitor the Mount Simon aquifer
and assess groundwater for water supply
planning in the south and central regions of
the state. This appropriation may also be
used to seal existing obsolete monitoring
wells in the Mount Simon aquifer that are no
longer functional.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Dam Renovation and Removal new text end

new text begin 6,000,000 new text end

new text begin To renovate or remove publicly owned dams.
The commissioner shall determine project
priorities as appropriate under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 103G.511 and 103G.515.
This appropriation includes money for the
following projects:
new text end

new text begin (a) Byllesby Dam, Dakota and Goodhue
Counties.
new text end

new text begin (b) Champlin Mill Pond Dam, Hennepin
County.
new text end

new text begin (c) Clayton Lake Dam, Pine County.
new text end

new text begin (d) Drayton Dam, Kittson County.
new text end

new text begin (e) Hallock Dam, Kittson County.
new text end

new text begin (f) Lake Bronson Dam, Kittson County.
new text end

new text begin (g) Milaca Dam, Mille Lacs County.
new text end

new text begin (h) Montevideo Dam, Chippewa County.
new text end

new text begin (i) Pike River Dam, St. Louis County.
new text end

new text begin (j) $900,000 is to renovate the Lanesboro
Dam in the south branch Root River in
Fillmore County.
new text end

new text begin (k) $2,000,000 is for a grant to the Three
Rivers Park District to renovate the Coon
Rapids Dam. This appropriation is not
available until the commissioner determines
that an amount sufficient to complete the
project is committed to the project.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.69, subdivision 2, upon the award of
final contracts for the completion of a project
listed in this subdivision, the commissioner
may transfer the unencumbered balance
in the project account to any other dam
renovation or removal project on the
commissioner's priority list.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Water Control Structures new text end

new text begin 500,000 new text end

new text begin To rehabilitate or replace water control
structures used to manage shallow lakes and
wetlands for waterfowl habitat on wildlife
management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
section 86A.05, subdivision 8, or for the
purposes of public water reserves under
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.101; or
structures on other waters under Minnesota
Statutes, section 103G.505.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Aquatic Management Areas Acquisition new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire land in fee that is critical for
fish and other aquatic life under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, and to make
public improvements and betterments of a
capital nature to aquatic management areas
established under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 14.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin RIM Critical Habitat Match new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin To provide the state match for the critical
habitat private sector matching account under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.943. This
appropriation must be used only to acquire
fee title.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Scientific and Natural Area Native Prairie Acquisition And Development new text end

new text begin 5,649,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire in fee the Hastings Sand Coulee
in Dakota County, and other lands identified
by the commissioner as targeted sites for
potential acquisition for scientific and natural
areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5. Not less
than five percent of this appropriation is for
restoration of lands acquired.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin State Forest Land Reforestation new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin To increase reforestation activities to meet
the reforestation requirements of Minnesota
Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 2,
including planting, seeding, site preparation,
and purchasing seeds and seedlings of
species native to Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Shade Tree Program new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin For grants to cities, counties, townships, and
park and recreation boards in cities of the first
class for the planting of publicly owned shade
trees to provide environmental benefits;
replace trees lost to forest pests, disease,
or storm; or to establish a more diverse
community forest better able to withstand
disease and forest pests. The commissioner
must give priority to grant requests to remove
and replace trees with active infestations
of emerald ash borer. For purposes of this
appropriation, "shade tree" means a woody
perennial grown primarily for aesthetic or
environmental purposes with minimal to
residual timber value and no intent to harvest
the tree for its wood. Any tree planted with
funding under this subdivision must be a
species native to Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin State Park Rehabilitation new text end

new text begin 5,659,000 new text end

new text begin For rehabilitation projects within state
parks established under Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.012, as identified in the January
20, 2010, list of projects titled "State Park
Development Projects - 12 month completion
possible," including: at the Soudan
Underground Mine, water treatment system
and lab building, and new discharge pipeline;
at Minneopa, safety improvements to the
historic pedestrian bridge; at Itasca, repaving
the wilderness drive and improvements
to the beach area amphitheater; at Fort
Ridgely, office consolidation into the historic
museum building; at Whitewater and
Mille Lacs Kathio, new RV sanitary dump
stations; at Lake Maria, road paving and
rehabilitation; and at all parks, campground
electrical upgrades. Up to one percent of
this appropriation may be used for project
predesign for next funding cycle. At least
80 percent of the appropriation in this
subdivision must be spent during the 2010
construction season.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin State Park and Recreation Area Acquisition and Development new text end

new text begin 2,150,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire from willing sellers private lands
for the following state parks established
under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012:
land within William O'Brien State Park
and land adjacent to or near Split Rock
Lighthouse State Park that provides a
view of the lighthouse; and land within
Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area,
established under Minnesota Statutes, section
85.013. This appropriation is also for a
grant to Wright County to acquire land for
Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park,
under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019,
subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin State Trail Rehabilitation new text end

new text begin 10,000,000 new text end

new text begin To renovate state trails established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015,
according to the commissioner's priorities
and as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.946. At least 80 percent of the
appropriation in this subdivision must be
spent during the 2010 construction season.
This includes funding for the following trails:
new text end

new text begin (1) Gateway Trail, resurface and widen
County State-Aid Highway 15 to Pine Point
Park, in Washington County;
new text end

new text begin (2) Luce Line Trail, replace three bridges
between Winsted and Hutchinson, in
McLeod County;
new text end

new text begin (3) Munger Trail, replace culverts at mile
post 139 and 138, in Carlton County;
new text end

new text begin (4) Munger Trail, resurface and widen 15
miles of trail between Duluth and Thomson,
in St. Louis and Carlton Counties;
new text end

new text begin (5) Munger Trail, replacement of the Grand
Avenue bridge in Duluth;
new text end

new text begin (6) Paul Bunyan Trail realignment along
County Road 159, in Cass County;
new text end

new text begin (7) Paul Bunyan Trail resurfacing between
Hackensack and Chippewa Forest, in Cass
and Crow Wing Counties;
new text end

new text begin (8) Pengilly-Alborn Trail, replace two
bridges, in St. Louis County;
new text end

new text begin (9) Root River Trail, resurface and widen 20
miles, in Fillmore County;
new text end

new text begin (10) Root River Trail, rehabilitate or replace
eight bridges, in Fillmore County.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin State Trail Acquisition and Development new text end

new text begin 21,000,000 new text end

new text begin (a) For state trail acquisition and development
of trails designated in Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.015, including:
new text end

new text begin (1) Blazing Star Trail, develop Albert Lea
Lake bridge crossing and one mile of trail;
new text end

new text begin (2) Browns Creek Trail, acquire land along
the former Minnesota Zephyr corridor;
new text end

new text begin (3) Casey Jones Trail, complete Pipestone to
Woodstock segment;
new text end

new text begin (4) Cuyuna Lakes Trail, acquire and develop
Riverton to Deerwood;
new text end

new text begin (5) Gateway Trail, develop Pine Point
Park to May Township segment, acquire
approximately two miles between May
Township and Marine on St. Croix;
new text end

new text begin (6) Glacial Lakes Trail, acquire and develop
New London to Sibley State Park;
new text end

new text begin (7) Gitchi Gami Trail, develop Lutsen and
Silver Bay segments;
new text end

new text begin (8) Goodhue Pioneer Trail, develop
Zumbrota to Goodhue segment;
new text end

new text begin (9) Heartland Trail, develop Detroit Lakes to
Frazee segment;
new text end

new text begin (10) Luce Line Trail;
new text end

new text begin (11) Mill Towns Trail, acquire eight miles
from Dundas to Faribault, develop marked
Trunk Highway 21 grade separation and trail
in Faribault;
new text end

new text begin (12) Minnesota River Trail;
new text end

new text begin (13) Paul Bunyan Trail, develop south
shore Lake Bemidji segment, marked Trunk
Highway 197 grade separation in Bemidji,
Crow Wing State Park to Baxter segment;
new text end

new text begin (14) Shooting Star Trail, develop Adams to
Rose Creek segment.
new text end

new text begin (b) At least 80 percent of the appropriation
in this subdivision must be spent during
the 2010 construction season. Up to one
percent of this appropriation may be used to
predesign and design projects not included in
this subdivision and in preparation for future
funding.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin Regional Trails and Trail Connections new text end

new text begin 8,300,000 new text end

new text begin (a) For matching grants for regional trails and
trail connections under Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.019, subdivisions 4b and 4c, as
provided in this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (1) $250,000 is for a grant to Stearns County
for development of the 26-mile Dairyland
Trail connecting to the Lake Wobegon Trail.
new text end

new text begin (2) $1,500,000 is for a grant to Dakota
County for a bridge over the Cannon River
to connect Lake Byllesby Regional Park to
the Mill Towns State Trail.
new text end

new text begin (3) $413,000 is for a grant to the city of
Rochester to acquire the DM&E Pine Island
spur right-of-way to connect to the Douglas
State Trail.
new text end

new text begin (4) $800,000 is for a grant to the Rocori
Trail Board for acquisition, design, and
construction of phase 1 of the Rocori Trail,
connecting the Glacial Lakes State Trail to
the Beaver Island Trail and Lake Wobegon
Trail.
new text end

new text begin (5) $1,400,000 is for a grant to the city of
Walker for acquisition and development of
the Shingobee Connection Trail connecting
Walker to the Paul Bunyan State Trail and
the Heartland State Trail.
new text end

new text begin (6) $512,000 is for a grant to the city of
Granite Falls to renovate the Roebling
suspension pedestrian bridge over the
Minnesota River in Granite Falls. This
appropriation is not available until the
commissioner determines that at least an
equal amount has been committed to the
project from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin (7) $400,000 is for a grant to Dodge County
to acquire land for the Stagecoach Trail,
primarily a nonmotorized recreational
trail that will connect the proposed Prairie
Wildflower State Trail in Steele County to
the existing Douglas State Trail in Olmsted
County.
new text end

new text begin (8) $175,000 is for a grant to the city of
Hibbing to acquire land, predesign, design,
construct, and resurface the Carey Lake Bike
Trail which follows 25th Street (Dupont
Road) east to the Carey Lake Park in Hibbing,
St. Louis County. This appropriation is not
available until the commissioner determines
that at least an equal amount has been
committed to the project from nonstate
sources.
new text end

new text begin For any project listed in this paragraph
that the commissioner determines is not
ready to proceed, the commissioner may
allocate that project's money to another trail
connection project in this paragraph. The
chairs of the house of representatives and
senate committees with jurisdiction over
the environment and natural resources and
legislators from the affected legislative
districts must be notified of any changes.
new text end

new text begin (b) $55,000 is for a grant to Carlton County
to make safety improvements on the Soo
Line Trail in Moose Lake, including restoring
decking, railings, and approaches of the
trestles on the trail.
new text end

new text begin (c) $2,000,000 is to design, acquire land for,
and develop the Camp Ripley/Mississippi
River Cross Roads Trail, in conjunction with
the United States Department of Defense and
the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
The trail shall originate at Crow Wing State
Park in Crow Wing County at the southern
end of the Paul Bunyan Trail and shall extend
from Crow Wing State Park westerly to the
city of Pillager, then southerly along the west
side of Camp Ripley, then easterly along
the south side of Camp Ripley across to the
east side of the Mississippi River, and then
northerly through Fort Ripley to Crow Wing
State Park. A second segment of the trail
shall be established that shall extend in a
southerly direction and in close proximity to
the Mississippi River from the southeasterly
portion of the first segment of the trail to the
city of Little Falls, and then terminate at the
Soo Line Trail in Morrison County.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin Rum River Buffer and Bridge Replacement new text end

new text begin 130,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Milaca to demolish
and remove the pedestrian bridge over the
Rum River between Rec Park and Forest
Hill cemetery in the city of Milaca, and to
design, engineer, construct, and install a new
accessible pedestrian bridge in the same
location. The project must remove the pillars
in the river and the new bridge must not have
pillars in the river. This appropriation is not
available until the city has agreed to develop
a 100-foot-wide permanent buffer on the
east side of the river that will protect the
river where currently there is no appropriate
buffer.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end new text begin Fort Snelling Upper Bluff new text end

new text begin 1,200,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to Hennepin County to conduct
emergency building stabilization at Fort
Snelling Upper Bluff. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined
that Hennepin County has entered into
appropriate agreements to use Sentence to
Serve labor for the project that will train
the Sentence to Serve laborers in the skills
needed for the work.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end new text begin Unspent Appropriations new text end

new text begin The unspent portion of an appropriation, but
not to exceed ten percent of the appropriation,
for a project in this section that is complete,
other than an appropriation for flood hazard
mitigation, is available for asset preservation
under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
from the date of the original appropriation
to the unspent amount transferred for asset
preservation.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 17,411,000 new text end

new text begin To the Pollution Control Agency for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Closed Landfill Cleanup new text end

new text begin 8,700,000 new text end

new text begin To design and construct remedial systems
and acquire land at landfills throughout
the state in accordance with the closed
landfill program under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 115B.39 to 115B.42. The agency
must follow the agency priorities. Entities
administering projects undertaken with funds
in this subdivision must:
new text end

new text begin (1) conform to occupational safety and health
standards under federal law and Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 182;
new text end

new text begin (2) as an additional occupational safety and
health standard, develop a comprehensive
human health and safety plan for each project
location and provide personal protective
equipment to all workers performing
labor at each project location that protects
against all contaminants of concern and
contaminants of potential concern identified
at the project location. For the purposes of
this subdivision, "contaminants of concern"
and "contaminants of potential concern"
must be identified by methods substantially
the same as the United States Environmental
Protection Agency's Superfund remedial
investigation processes;
new text end

new text begin (3) before commencing work on a project
undertaken with funds in this subdivision,
submit a report to the chairs of the
committees of the house of representatives
and the senate having jurisdiction over
labor and the environment on how they are
complying with the occupational safety and
health standards required by this subdivision;
and
new text end

new text begin (4) provide onsite monitoring of compliance
with the occupational safety and health
standards required by this subdivision at all
times that workers are performing labor at a
project location.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Capital Assistance Program new text end

new text begin 8,711,000 new text end

new text begin For grants under the solid waste capital
assistance grants program in Minnesota
Statutes, section 115A.54.
new text end

new text begin (1) $1,800,000 is for a grant to Becker
County to construct a waste transfer facility,
including an office building for staff,
installation of a truck scale, and construction
of a material recovery facility. This amount
includes 75 percent of the cost of the transfer
station and 50 percent of the cost of the
material recovery facility. The counties
using this facility must agree to achieve a
60 percent recycling rate and an organics
recovery rate of 15 percent by 2025. This
grant is not available until the agency
determines that an amount sufficient to
complete the project is committed to it from
nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin (2) $5,000,000 is for a grant to the
Pope/Douglas Solid Waste Joint Powers
Board to design, construct, furnish, and
equip the expansion of the Pope/Douglas
waste-to-energy facility located in
Alexandria. The counties using this facility
must agree to achieve a 60 percent recycling
rate and an organics recovery rate of 15
percent by 2025.
new text end

new text begin (3) $1,911,000 is for a grant to Redwood
County under the solid waste capital
assistance grants program in Minnesota
Statutes, section 115A.54, to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip the
Redwood County Materials Recovery
Facility in order to allow processing of
recyclables from other counties. The
counties using this facility must agree to
achieve a 60 percent recycling rate and an
organics recovery rate of 15 percent by 2025.
This grant is not available until the agency
determines that an amount sufficient to
complete the project is committed to it from
nonstate sources.
new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin To the Board of Water and Soil Resources
for the purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin To the extent possible, a person conducting
prairie restoration with state money must
plant vegetation or sow seed only of ecotypes
native to Minnesota, and preferably of the
local ecotype, using a high diversity of
species originating from as close to the
restoration site as possible, and protect
existing native prairies from genetic
contamination.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Wetland Replacement Due to Public Road Projects new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin To acquire land for wetland restoration or
preservation to replace wetlands drained
or filled as a result of the repair or
reconstruction, replacement, or rehabilitation
of existing public roads as required by
Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222,
subdivision 1, paragraphs (l) and (m). Up
to 17 percent of this appropriation is to
implement the program.
new text end

new text begin The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.515, apply to this appropriation, except
that the board may establish alternative
payment rates for easements and practices
to establish restored native prairies, as
defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.02,
subdivision 7, and to protect uplands.
new text end

new text begin The purchase price paid for acquisition
of land, fee, or perpetual easement must
be the fair market value as determined
by the board. The board may enter into
agreements with the federal government,
other state agencies, political subdivisions,
and nonprofit organizations or fee owners to
acquire land and restore and create wetlands
and to acquire existing wetland banking
credits. Acquisition of or the conveyance
of land may be in the name of the political
subdivision.
new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 32,500,000 new text end

new text begin To the Minnesota Zoological Garden for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Master Plan Implementation, Phase I new text end

new text begin 15,000,000 new text end

new text begin For phase I of the 2001 Minnesota Zoological
Garden Facilities and Business Master Plan,
which includes renovation and expansion of
the zoo's entry and main building, visitor
center, and environmental education center.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Asset Preservation and Exhibit Renewal new text end

new text begin 17,500,000 new text end

new text begin For capital asset preservation improvements,
exhibit renewals, and betterments, to be
spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.307. Of this:
new text end

new text begin (a) $11,000,000 is for a grant to Como Zoo
for exhibit renewal.
new text end

new text begin (b) $500,000 is for a grant to the Duluth Zoo
for asset preservation and exhibit renewal
needed to achieve accreditation.
new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin ADMINISTRATION new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 10,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration for
the purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 8,000,000 new text end

new text begin For capital asset preservation improvements
and betterments, to be spent in accordance
with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307,
$500,000 is for Capitol campus security
upgrades.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Capital Asset Preservation and Replacement Account (CAPRA) new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.632.
new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the Minnesota Amateur Sports
Commission to complete phase II of the
National Volleyball Center in Rochester,
adding approximately 22,000 square feet of
space to the existing facility and including
the following: a high intensity training
center, a training and weight center, a
conference-classroom, lobby and assembly
hall, public toilet rooms, locker room,
vestibule, and observation mezzanine.
new text end

Sec. 13. new text begin MILITARY AFFAIRS new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 11,900,000 new text end

new text begin To the adjutant general for the purposes
specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

new text begin For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at military
affairs facilities statewide, to be spent in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.307.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Facility Life Safety Improvements new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For life safety improvements and to correct
code deficiencies at military affairs facilities
statewide, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Facility ADA Compliance new text end

new text begin 900,000 new text end

new text begin For Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) alterations to existing National
Guard Training and Community Centers in
locations throughout the state, to be spent in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.307.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Cedar Street Armory, St. Paul new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin To renovate the Cedar Street Armory in
St. Paul. This project includes window
replacement, mechanical and electrical
system upgrades, office space renovation,
and asbestos abatement.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Camp Ripley Troop Support Facility new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design, renovation, furnishing,
and equipping of the Troop Support
Facility at Camp Ripley, including but
not limited to: window replacement,
interior floor installation and finishings, air
conditioning, upgrade of electrical, data, and
telecommunication systems, and kitchen
installation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Unspent Appropriations new text end

new text begin The unspent portion of an appropriation for
a project under this section that has been
completed may be used for any other purpose
permitted under Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.307.
new text end

Sec. 14. new text begin PUBLIC SAFETY new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 16,050,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of public safety, or
another named agency, for the purposes
specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Phase II, Camp Ripley new text end

new text begin 10,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration to
complete phase II of the tier 3 homeland
security and emergency management
training and exercise center at Camp Ripley,
which includes a classroom facility and
several facilities for field response training.
Nonmilitary public safety personnel from
Minnesota must be given access to the
facility.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Maplewood - East Metro Regional Fire Training Facility new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Maplewood
to acquire land, prepare a site including
environmental work, predesign, design,
and construct the East Metro Regional Fire
Training Facility in Ramsey County, within
the city of Maplewood.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Minneapolis - Emergency Operations Center and Fire Training Facility new text end

new text begin 750,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to
complete design and construction of an
Emergency Operations Center and Fire
Training Facility in the city of Minneapolis.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Annandale Tactical Training Center new text end

new text begin 160,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Annandale to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip improvements in the tactical training
center, including improvements to the indoor
live-fire shoothouse for air quality and noise
mitigation, a steel breaching door, moving
target systems within the shoothouse and
outdoor range, and a 40-foot rappelling tower
for high-angle fire, rescue, and police tactical
training.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Marshall - Minnesota Emergency Response and Industry Training Center (MERIT) new text end

new text begin 2,140,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Marshall to acquire
land, predesign, design, construct, furnish,
and equip the expansion of the Minnesota
Emergency Response and Industry Training
Center (MERIT Center) in Marshall, Lyon
County. The project includes acquiring
approximately 80 acres of land for expanded
facilities that will include a driving course,
classrooms and offices, skid pad, and training
simulators for driving, hand gun shooting,
and driving education. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner
determines that at least an equal amount
is committed to the project from nonstate
sources.
new text end

Sec. 15. new text begin TRANSPORTATION new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 164,452,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of transportation for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation new text end

new text begin 67,000,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
account in the state transportation fund
to match federal money and to replace
or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
174.50. To the extent practicable, the
commissioner shall expend the funds as
provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.50, subdivisions 6c and 7, paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin Political subdivisions may use grants made
under this subdivision to construct or
reconstruct bridges, including but not limited
to:
new text end

new text begin (1) matching federal aid grants to construct
or reconstruct key bridges;
new text end

new text begin (2) paying the costs of preliminary
engineering and environmental studies
authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.50, subdivision 6a;
new text end

new text begin (3) paying the costs to abandon an existing
bridge that is deficient and in need of
replacement, but where no replacement will
be made; and
new text end

new text begin (4) paying the costs to construct a road
or street to facilitate the abandonment
of an existing bridge determined by
the commissioner to be deficient, if the
commissioner determines that construction
of the road or street is more economical than
replacement of the existing bridge.
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 is for a grant to the city of
Fairmont to demolish the existing bridge
and to design and construct a new bridge
over the channel between Budd Lake and
Hall Lake, on West Lair Road in Gomsrud
Park. This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner determines that at
least $1,500,000 has been committed to the
project from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin $1,500,000 is for a grant to the city of Fergus
Falls to renovate the Tower Road bridge.
new text end

new text begin $10,000,000 is for a grant to Hennepin
County for phase II of the project for the
removal of the existing Canadian Pacific
Railway bridge and crib wall structure
supporting the roadway, construction of a
retaining wall structure to support Lowry
Avenue, and construction of an extension of
phase I, the construction and replacement
of the Lowry Avenue Bridge carrying
County State-Aid Highway 153 across the
Mississippi River in Minneapolis.
new text end

new text begin $7,000,000 is for a grant to the city of
Minneapolis to construct a bridge for St.
Anthony Parkway over the Northtown Rail
Yard.
new text end

new text begin By November 1, 2010, the commissioner of
management and budget, subject to approval
of the commissioner of transportation, shall
implement a grant administration method for
grants provided under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 174.50 and 174.52. The grant
administration method must:
new text end

new text begin (1) not require a separate grant agreement for
each project funded in whole or in part from
general obligation grants;
new text end

new text begin (2) provide for efficient audits concerning
state bond-financed property;
new text end

new text begin (3) ensure that all uses of the state
bond-financed property will not cause the
interest on the state general obligation bonds
to be or become subject to federal income
taxation for any reason; and
new text end

new text begin (4) otherwise comply with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695, the Minnesota
Constitution, and all commissioner's orders.
new text end

new text begin By November 1, 2010, the commissioners of
management and budget and transportation
shall jointly submit a report on the grant
administration method to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the house
of representatives and senate committees
with jurisdiction over transportation
policy and finance and capital investment.
At a minimum, the report must briefly
summarize the grant administration method
being implemented, provide a copy of
any model grant agreement, and provide
recommendations, if any, for legislative
changes.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Greater Minnesota Transit new text end

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

new text begin For capital assistance for greater Minnesota
transit systems to be used for transit capital
facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.24, subdivision 3c. Money from this
appropriation may be used to pay up to 80
percent of the nonfederal share of these
facilities. $520,000 is for a grant to the city
of Northfield to design, construct, furnish,
and equip a multimodal hub to serve as a
transfer station, park and ride, intercity hub
and trailhead, providing connections to Mill
Towns State Trail, bike paths, and sidewalks
within the city of Northfield.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Rail Service Improvement new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin For the rail service improvement program
to be spent for the purposes set forth
in Minnesota Statutes, section 222.50,
subdivision 7.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Minnesota Valley Railroad Track Rehabilitation new text end

new text begin 6,500,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional
Rail Authority for capital improvements
and rehabilitation of railroad track from
Norwood-Young America to Hanley Falls.
A grant under this subdivision is in addition
to any grant, loan, or loan guarantee for this
project made by the commissioner under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 222.46 to
222.62.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Northstar Commuter Rail Extension new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin To match federal funds for environmental
analysis, design, engineering, negotiations
with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Railway, and acquisition of real property
or interests in real property to extend the
Northstar commuter rail line from Big Lake
to the St. Cloud area.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Railroad Grade Crossings new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin (a) To replace aging grade crossing safety
warning devices statewide.
new text end

new text begin (b) $900,000 is for a grant to the city of
Grand Rapids to make at-grade railroad
crossing improvements in the city. The
project includes closing at-grade crossings
at 12th Avenue West and 5th Avenue East
along with at-grade crossing improvements
on and adjacent to 19th Avenue West
and 3rd Avenue East under City Projects
2003-6 and 2010-3. Crossing improvements
include but are not limited to concrete
crossings, railroad cross arms and signals,
and street and utility improvements
necessary to facilitate the crossing closures
and improvements including design and
construction engineering. This appropriation
is not subject to the requirements of the
commissioner to receive funding under
paragraph (a) or under the department's
rail grade crossing improvement program.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
has determined that at least $2,400,000 has
been committed, including expenditures
prior to July 1, 2010, to the project from
nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Port Development Assistance new text end

new text begin 7,000,000 new text end

new text begin For grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
457A. Any improvements made with the
proceeds of these grants must be publicly
owned.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Lower Minnesota River Watershed new text end

new text begin 225,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Lower Minnesota River
Watershed District for site preparation,
environmental mitigation, to acquire land for,
and to design and construct improvements
for dredge material site projects located
within the district.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Chisholm-Hibbing Airport new text end

new text begin 3,700,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Chisholm-Hibbing Airport
Authority for site preparation and to design
and construct a Department of Natural
Resources hangar and to design and construct
an addition to the western multiple plane
storage hangar.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Duluth Airport new text end

new text begin 11,700,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Duluth to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip phase 2
of the new terminal facilities at the Duluth
International Airport as phase 2 of the airport
terminal project is described for purposes of
the Federal Aviation Administration project
grant. This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner determines that at
least an equal amount is committed to the
project from nonstate sources. The airport
terminal phase 2 project for which funds are
appropriated in this subdivision is not subject
to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Thief River Falls Airport new text end

new text begin 2,097,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Thief River Falls
to design, construct, furnish, and equip a
multipurpose hangar at the Thief River Falls
Regional Airport in Pennington County,
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.695. This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner determines that
a nonstate match of at least $699,000 is
committed to the project.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Rochester Maintenance Facility new text end

new text begin 26,430,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
account in the trunk highway fund for
site preparation and construction of a new
maintenance facility in Rochester.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Arden Hills Training Center new text end

new text begin 6,500,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
account in the trunk highway fund for
an addition and remodeling at the Arden
Hills Training Center. The project includes
construction of a 35,000 square foot
conference center, containing a 9,000 square
foot meeting room that is divisible into four
smaller rooms, additional classrooms, and
support facilities; remodeling approximately
12,500 square feet of office space for the
State Patrol to consolidate their two metro
district offices; and remodeling the existing
classroom building to bring it to current
standards.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin Maple Grove Truck Station new text end

new text begin 15,800,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the trunk highway
fund to construct a new Maple Grove truck
station and mechanics facility. The 95,000
square foot truck station will contain offices,
shops, vehicle support, inventory space,
storage spaces, and mechanics work bays. It
will provide salt, yard, and unheated storage
space, and a fuel dispensing station.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin Little Falls Truck Station new text end

new text begin 3,300,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the trunk
highway fund to construct a new Little
Falls truck station. This project includes
an approximately 16,000 square foot truck
station facility with offices, shops, vehicle
support, inventory space, storage spaces,
and mechanics work bays. The site will also
house a salt storage building, an unheated
storage building, fuel dispensing, and yard
storage.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end new text begin Maplewood Bridge Crew Building new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the trunk highway
fund to construct an approximately 17,590
square foot facility for the new bridge crew
to be located at an existing Department of
Transportation site in Maplewood, including
offices, shops, vehicle storage, and crew
support spaces. The site will also provide salt
and yard storage, unheated storage building,
and fuel dispensing.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end new text begin Design new text end

new text begin 700,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the trunk highway
fund for design of the new Willmar district
headquarters vehicle storage facility and the
new Plymouth truck station.
new text end

Sec. 16. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 74,295,000 new text end

new text begin To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes
specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Transit Capital Improvement Program new text end

new text begin 50,000,000 new text end

new text begin (a) To implement the Metropolitan Council's
adopted 2030 Transportation Policy Plan for
transit way corridors, in consultation with
the Counties Transit Improvement Board.
Transit way corridors include the following:
Bottineau Boulevard, Cedar Avenue, Central
Corridor LRT, I-35W corridor, I-94 corridor,
Red Rock corridor, Riverview corridor,
Robert Street corridor, Rush Line, and
Southwest corridor.
new text end

new text begin (b) In addition to the corridors identified in
the 2030 plan, this appropriation is for:
new text end

new text begin (1) a grant to the Anoka County Regional
Rail Authority for environmental analysis,
design, engineering, negotiations with the
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway,
acquisition of real property or interests in
real property, and construction of related
infrastructure and other improvements of
a capital nature for the Foley Boulevard
Northstar commuter rail station;
new text end

new text begin (2) a grant to the Hennepin County Regional
Rail Authority to match federal funds for
environmental analysis, engineering, design,
acquisition of real property or interests in
real property, and site preparation for the
Minneapolis Transportation Interchange
Facility located in the vicinity of the
confluence of the Hiawatha light rail line and
the Northstar commuter rail line;
new text end

new text begin (3) a grant to the city of Rosemount to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip a parking lot and transit station shelter
on land owned by the city of Rosemount
in the city's downtown area. The parking
lot will have approximately 100 spaces for
vehicles;
new text end

new text begin (4) a grant to the city of Ramsey to match
federal and local funds for environmental
analysis, engineering, design, negotiations
with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Railway, acquisition of real property or
interests in real property, and construction
of a Northstar commuter rail station in the
vicinity of the city of Ramsey Municipal
Center;
new text end

new text begin (5) a grant to the Ramsey County Regional
Railroad Authority to acquire land and
structures, to renovate structures, and
for design, engineering, and construction
to revitalize Union Depot for use as a
multimodal transit center in St. Paul. The
center must be designed so that it facilitates
a potential future connection of high-speed
rail to Minneapolis;
new text end

new text begin (6) for environmental analysis, engineering,
acquisition of real property or interests in
real property, and construction relating to
capacity improvements at the Hoffman
Interlocking/Hoffman Yard in St. Paul as
identified in the Minnesota Comprehensive
Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan;
and
new text end

new text begin (7) for a grant to Washington County to
construct a park-and-ride facility for the Red
Rock Corridor Transit Way.
new text end

new text begin (c) $1,500,000 is for environmental analysis,
engineering, acquisition of real property or
interests in real property, and construction
of a park-and-ride facility in the city of
Woodbury for the I-94 Corridor Transit Way.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Metropolitan Cities Inflow and Infiltration Grants new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin For grants to cities within the metropolitan
area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 473.121, subdivision 2, for capital
improvements in municipal wastewater
collection systems to reduce the amount of
inflow and infiltration to the Metropolitan
Council's metropolitan sanitary sewer
disposal system. To be eligible for a grant, a
city must be identified by the Metropolitan
Council as a contributor of excessive inflow
or infiltration and must be subject to the
council's inflow and infiltration surcharge.
Grants from this appropriation are for up to
50 percent of the cost to mitigate inflow and
infiltration in the publicly owned municipal
wastewater collection systems. The council
must award grants based on applications from
eligible cities that identify eligible capital
costs and include a timeline for inflow and
infiltration mitigation construction, pursuant
to guidelines established by the council.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Metropolitan Regional Parks and Trails Capital Improvements new text end

new text begin (a) Metropolitan Council Priorities new text end

new text begin 10,500,000 new text end

new text begin For the cost of improvements and betterments
of a capital nature and acquisition by the
council and local government units of
regional recreational open-space lands in
accordance with the council's policy plan
as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
473.147. Priority must be given to park
rehabilitation and land acquisition projects.
This appropriation must not be used to
purchase easements.
new text end

new text begin (b) Phalen-Keller Regional Park new text end

new text begin 1,100,000 new text end

new text begin For grants to the city of St. Paul and
Ramsey County for improvements to the
Phalen-Keller Regional Park, including
design, engineering, and construction for
channel restoration and other associated
channel improvements between Phalen,
Keller, and Round Lakes, renovation of
the waterfall on the northwest shore of
Lake Phalen and addition of lighting and
landscaping along the path near the waterfall,
and design and construction of a paved
off-road trail between Roselawn Avenue and
County Road B connecting use areas within
Keller Regional Park and to Phalen Regional
Park and the Gateway State Trail.
new text end

new text begin (c) Springbrook Nature Center new text end

new text begin 2,151,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Fridley to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip
the redevelopment and expansion of the
Springbrook Nature Center. No nonstate
match is required.
new text end

new text begin (d) Theodore Wirth Park Winter Recreation Area new text end

new text begin 1,150,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board to predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip a winter
recreation center at Theodore Wirth Regional
Park in Golden Valley, Hennepin County,
including warming and training areas and
maintenance facilities.
new text end

new text begin (e) Veterans Memorial Parks, Minneapolis new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board to: (1) restore the Sheridan
Veterans Memorial Park on the Mississippi
River in Minneapolis. Funds must be used
to construct the appropriate monument to
memorialize the war service of Minnesota
veterans of all wars and related park facilities;
and (2) to match funds provided by Hennepin
County to restore the flagpole monument
and plaza, and make other infrastructure
improvements of a capital nature for the
Veterans of World War I Victory Memorial
Parkway, consistent with Hennepin County's
planned infrastructure improvements.
new text end

new text begin (f) Minneapolis Sculpture Garden new text end

new text begin 200,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board to predesign, design, and
construct the renovation of the Minneapolis
Sculpture Garden, which displays art
owned by the Walker Art Center, subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. The
renovation will include improving irrigation,
drainage, the parking lot, security, granite
substructures, concrete, and fixtures, in
order to update them with more ecologically
sustainable options that are less expensive to
maintain; increasing physical accessibility
in accordance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act; transplanting and replacing
trees and plant materials; and improving the
mechanical plant, piping, and flooring of the
Cowles Conservatory to permit its flexible
reuse in a way that is more ecologically
sustainable and less expensive to maintain.
new text end

new text begin (g) Bloomington, Old Cedar Avenue Bridge new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Bloomington to
renovate the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge for
bicycle commuters and recreational users.
The city of Bloomington must consult with
the city of Eagan and Dakota County on the
renovation.
new text end

new text begin (h) Dakota Rail Regional Trail, Pedestrian and Bicycle Tunnel new text end

new text begin 344,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Minnetonka Beach
to construct a pedestrian and bicycle tunnel
under Hennepin County State-Aid Highway
15 that would link an existing city trail with
the Dakota Rail Regional Trail.
new text end

new text begin (i) Rock Island Bridge Park and Trail Development new text end

new text begin 1,350,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights
for park and trail development on the west
bank of the Mississippi River in Dakota
County at the site of Mississippi River Bridge
JAR 5600, commonly known as the Rock
Island Bridge. Any park or trails developed
with this appropriation must connect with
any local, regional, or state trails in the
vicinity, and the historic Rock Island Bridge.
new text end

Sec. 17. new text begin HEALTH new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin Hyperbaric Chamber Replacement new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of health for a
grant to Hennepin County for Hennepin
County Medical Center (HCMC) to design,
construct, furnish, and equip the relocation of
a hyperbaric oxygen facility on the HCMC
campus.
new text end

Sec. 18. new text begin HUMAN SERVICES new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 5,125,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration, or
another named agency, for the purposes
specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at Department
of Human Services facilities statewide, to be
spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.307.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Early Childhood Learning Facilities new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of human services for
grants to construct and rehabilitate facilities
for programs under Minnesota Statutes,
section 256E.37.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Remembering with Dignity new text end

new text begin 125,000 new text end

new text begin For grave markers or memorial monuments
for unmarked graves of deceased residents of
state hospitals or regional treatment centers.
new text end

Sec. 19. new text begin VETERANS AFFAIRS new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 9,975,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration for
the purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

new text begin For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at veterans
homes statewide, to be spent in accordance
with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Luverne Veterans Home new text end

new text begin 450,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, and furnish a new
enclosure attached to the front entrance of
the Luverne Veterans Home. This project
also includes re-engineering the circle drive
parking lot adjoining the entrance to increase
visitor parking capacity.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Kandiyohi Veterans Home new text end

new text begin 5,525,000 new text end

new text begin For the state share to design, construct,
furnish, and equip a 90-bed facility in
Kandiyohi County to provide geriatric and
mental health skilled nursing services to
veterans or their spouses. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner
determines that an amount sufficient to
complete the project is committed to it from
nonstate sources.
new text end

Sec. 20. new text begin CORRECTIONS new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 11,529,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration for
the purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 8,000,000 new text end

new text begin For improvements and betterments of a
capital nature at Minnesota correctional
facilities statewide, in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin MCF - Oak Park Heights new text end

new text begin 3,529,000 new text end

new text begin To replace the intrusion detection system
on the top of the walls surrounding the
interior courtyard and to upgrade lighting
and cameras on the exterior perimeter fences.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Unspent appropriations new text end

new text begin The unspent portion of an appropriation for
a project in this section that is complete,
upon written notice to the commissioner of
management and budget, is available for
asset preservation under Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.307, at the same correctional
facility as the project for which the original
appropriation was made. Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, applies from the date of the
original appropriation to the unspent amount
transferred.
new text end

Sec. 21. new text begin EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 126,668,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of employment and
economic development for the purposes
specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Greater Minnesota Business Development Infrastructure Grant Program new text end

new text begin 7,259,000 new text end

new text begin For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.431. Up to $200,000 is for a grant
to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities for Pine
Technical College as a match for a grant from
the United States Economic Development
Administration to design, construct,
furnish, and equip an entrepreneurship and
technology business incubator.
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 is for a grant to the city of
Perham in Otter Tail County to design,
construct, furnish, and equip a material
recovery facility at the Perham Resource
Recovery Facility. The counties using the
facility must agree to achieve a 60 percent
recycling rate and an organics recovery rate
of 15 percent by 2025. $285,000 is for a
grant to the Voyageurs National Park Clean
Water Joint Powers Board to predesign a
wastewater collection and treatment facility
located in the Voyageurs National Park area.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Bioscience Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant Program new text end

new text begin 4,000,000 new text end

new text begin For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.435.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Redevelopment Account new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin For purposes of the redevelopment account
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.571
to 116J.575.
new text end

new text begin $2,000,000 is for a grant to the city of Lake
Elmo. $1,000,000 must be used to design
and construct an expansion of the city's water
pumping, storage, and distribution system
to provide approximately 1,000 additional
service hookups and replace a city well lost to
contamination by perfluorochemicals (PFCs).
$1,000,000 must be used to design and
construct the extension of a 16-inch sanitary
sewer force main from the Metropolitan
Council interceptor on Interstate Highway
94 to 30th Street to the proposed southern
edge of the Lake Elmo Village area. This
appropriation is not available until the
council has determined that at least an equal
amount has been committed to the project
from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner may require that grant
money not committed by contract for
approved project activities within 120 days
after the grant agreement was signed be
returned and credited to the redevelopment
account.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, grant number
RDGP-06-0007-0-FY07, awarded in
September 2006 to the city of Tower from an
appropriation to the redevelopment account
in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section
23, subdivision 11, is available until June 30,
2013.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Bemidji - Headwaters Science Center new text end

new text begin 475,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Bemidji to predesign
and design the Headwaters Science Center
in the city of Bemidji.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Chatfield - Potter Center for the Arts/Historic Preservation new text end

new text begin 7,094,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to Independent School District
No. 227, Chatfield, to predesign, design,
renovate, construct, furnish, and equip the
Potter Center for the Arts, in the city of
Chatfield, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Hennepin County new text end

new text begin Minnesota African American History Museum and Cultural Center new text end

new text begin 840,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to Hennepin County to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip the
renovation of an historic mansion for the
African American History Museum and
Cultural Center in Minneapolis, subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Mankato - Civic Center and All Seasons Arenas new text end

new text begin 13,900,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Mankato to
design, construct, furnish, and equip the
expansion of the civic center auditorium
and the renovation and expansion of the
civic center and all seasons arenas, including
the Southern Minnesota Women's Hockey
Exposition Center jointly used by the city
and Minnesota State University, Mankato.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Minneapolis - Orchestra Hall new text end

new text begin 17,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Minneapolis
to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
and equip the renovation of Orchestra
Hall and Peavey Plaza at its current
downtown Minneapolis location. The city
of Minneapolis may operate a performing
arts center and adjacent property for public
recreation, and may enter into a lease or
management agreement for the improved
facilities, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Ramsey County - Rice Street Bioscience Corridor new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to Ramsey County to reconstruct
the Rice Street bridge where it crosses
marked Trunk Highway 36 in Ramsey
County, and for other improvements
of a capital nature to publicly owned
infrastructure to support bioscience business
development.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Rochester - Mayo Civic Center Complex new text end

new text begin 28,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of Rochester to
construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
and expansion of the Mayo Civic Center
Complex.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin St. Cloud - Civic Center Expansion new text end

new text begin 15,100,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip an expansion of the St. Cloud Civic
Center, including a parking facility and
skyway connection. This appropriation is not
available until the commissioner determines
that at least an equal amount is committed to
the project from nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin St. Paul new text end

new text begin (a) Ordway Center for the Performing Arts new text end

new text begin 16,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of St. Paul to construct,
furnish, and equip a 1,100-seat concert hall
and support spaces at the Ordway Center for
the Performing Arts, subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695.
new text end

new text begin (b) Asian Pacific Cultural Center new text end

new text begin 7,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the city of St. Paul to construct,
furnish, and equip an Asian Pacific Cultural
Center, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.695. This appropriation does not require
a local match.
new text end

Sec. 22. new text begin PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 60,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the Public Facilities Authority for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin State Match For Federal Grants new text end

new text begin 30,000,000 new text end

new text begin (a) To match federal grants for the clean
water revolving fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 446A.07, and the drinking
water revolving fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 446A.081.
new text end

new text begin (b) $10,800,000 of this appropriation shall
provide matching funds for the drinking
water revolving fund to match the 2011 and
2012 federal grants, with the balance to be
made available to the clean water revolving
fund.
new text end

new text begin (c) This appropriation must be used for
qualified capital projects.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Program new text end

new text begin 30,000,000 new text end

new text begin For grants to eligible municipalities under the
wastewater infrastructure funding program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
Up to $400,000 may be used for eligible costs
to implement the wastewater infrastructure
funding program.
new text end

Sec. 23. new text begin MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 10,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
for transfer to the housing development fund
to finance the rehabilitation costs to preserve
public housing under Minnesota Statutes,
section 462A.202, subdivision 3a. For
purposes of this section, "public housing"
means housing for low-income persons
and households financed by the federal
government and owned and operated by
the public housing authorities and agencies
formed by cities and counties. Eligible
public housing authorities must have a public
housing assessment system rating of standard
or above. Priority must be given to proposals
that maximize federal or local resources
to finance the capital costs. The priority
in Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202,
subdivision 3a, for projects to increase
the supply of affordable housing and the
restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section
462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this
appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 24. new text begin MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 14,257,000 new text end

new text begin To the Minnesota Historical Society for the
purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Historic Sites Asset Preservation new text end

new text begin 3,400,000 new text end

new text begin For capital improvements and betterments
at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping
at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and
monuments, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The
society shall determine project priorities as
appropriate based on need.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin County and Local Preservation Grants new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin To be allocated to county and local
jurisdictions as matching money for historic
preservation projects of a capital nature,
as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
138.0525.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Oliver H. Kelley Farm Historic Site new text end

new text begin 9,857,000 new text end

new text begin To complete design and to construct, furnish,
and equip the renovation of the Oliver H.
Kelley Farm Historic Site, including the
site's visitor center and other essential visitor
services and site operations facilities.
new text end

Sec. 25. new text begin BIOMASS HEATING new text end

new text begin new text end

new text begin new text end

new text begin To the extent practicable, a heating system
purchased, replaced, or installed using an
appropriation under this article must be
capable of using biomass as a fuel source.
new text end

Sec. 26. new text begin BOND SALE EXPENSES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,035,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $1,020,000 is from the bond proceeds
fund to the commissioner of management
and budget for bond sale expenses under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
subdivision 8.
new text end

new text begin (b) $15,000 is from the bond proceeds
account in the trunk highway fund to the
commissioner of management and budget
for bond sale expenses under Minnesota
Statutes, section 167.50, subdivision 4.
new text end

Sec. 27. new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Bond proceeds fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this
article from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall
sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $954,123,000 in the manner, upon the
terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675,
and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Maximum effort school loan fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in
this article from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of management
and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $5,780,000 in the
manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The
proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of
the bonds, must be credited to a bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school
loan fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Transportation fund bond proceeds account. new text end

new text begin To provide the money
appropriated in this article from the state transportation fund, the commissioner of
management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to
$67,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota
Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI,
sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium
received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a bond proceeds account in the
state transportation fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Trunk highway bond proceeds fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated
in this article from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the commissioner
of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to
$32,945,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota
Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section
11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the commissioner of transportation. The
proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received from the sale of
the bonds, must be credited to the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.
new text end

Sec. 28. new text begin CANCELLATIONS; BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS REDUCED.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. new text end

new text begin $525,000 of the appropriation
in Laws 2002, chapter 374, article 11, section 7, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws
2002, chapter 393, section 90, for construction of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
building in Saint Paul, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter
374, article 11, section 17, is reduced by $525,000.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Administration; property acquisition. new text end

new text begin $5,131.83 of the appropriation in
Laws 2002, chapter 374, article 11, section 7, subdivision 4, for property acquisition, is
canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 374, article 11, section 17,
is reduced by $5,131.83.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Human services. new text end

new text begin $23,642.57 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter
374, article 11, section 11, for Department of Human Services asset preservation, is
canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 374, article 11, section 17, is
reduced by $23,642.57.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin CAPRA. new text end

new text begin $101,485.07 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 393,
section 13, subdivision 2, for the capital asset preservation and replacement account, is
canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision
1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter
179, section 28, is reduced by $101,485.07.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Administration. new text end

new text begin $1,041.79 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter
393, section 13, subdivision 3, for electrical utility infrastructure in the capitol complex, is
canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision
1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter
179, section 28, is reduced by $1,041.79.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Health and agriculture lab. new text end

new text begin $10,701.71 of the appropriation in Laws
2002, chapter 393, section 13, subdivision 6, for health and agriculture lab, is canceled.
The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 1, as
amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 179,
section 28, is reduced by $10,701.71.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Minnesota State Academies. new text end

new text begin $8,730.46 of the appropriation in Laws 2002,
chapter 393, section 6, for asset preservation, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in
Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20,
article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $8,730.46.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Human services. new text end

new text begin $5,829.55 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter
393, section 22, subdivision 2, for systemwide roof renovation and replacement, is
canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision
1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter
179, section 28, is reduced by $5,829.55.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Human services. new text end

new text begin $53,695.76 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter
393, section 22, subdivision 3, for asset preservation, is canceled. Laws 2002, chapter
393, section 30, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1,
and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $53,695.76.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Human services. new text end

new text begin $77,034.74 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter
393, section 22, subdivision 4, for demolition, is canceled. Laws 2002, chapter 393,
section 30, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and
Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $77,034.74.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Human services. new text end

new text begin $8,873.69 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter
393, section 22, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section
43, for the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center, is canceled. Laws 2002, chapter 393,
section 30, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and
Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $8,873.69.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Human services. new text end

new text begin $3,498 of the appropriation in Laws 2002, chapter 393,
section 22, subdivision 7, for the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center, is canceled. Laws
2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20,
article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $3,498.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Veterans Home Board. new text end

new text begin $8,022.83 of the appropriation in Laws 2002,
chapter 393, section 23, subdivision 2, for asset preservation, is canceled. Laws 2002,
chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2,
section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $8,022.83.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Veterans Home Board. new text end

new text begin $2,000 of the appropriation in Laws
2002, chapter 393, section 23, subdivision 3, for the Hastings Veterans Home utility
infrastructure, is canceled. Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 30, subdivision 1, as amended
by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 2, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is
reduced by $2,000.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Phalen Boulevard. new text end

new text begin $201,486 of the appropriation in Laws 2003, First
Special Session chapter 20, article 1, section 12, subdivision 6, for a grant to the city of St.
Paul for the Phalen Boulevard project, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws
2003, First Special Session chapter 20, article 1, section 16, as amended by Laws 2008,
chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $201,486.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin PCAE. new text end

new text begin $1.12 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1,
section 4, subdivision 2, for asset preservation, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in
Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2008,
chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $1.12.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end

new text begin PCAE. new text end

new text begin $7,480.88 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article
1, section 4, subdivision 3, for the Beta Building, is canceled. The bond sale authorization
in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2008,
chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $7,480.88.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

new text begin Administration. new text end

new text begin $28,261.71 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter
20, article 1, section 13, subdivision 4, for capitol area parking, is canceled. The bond sale
authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as amended by
Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $28,261.71.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end

new text begin CAAPB. new text end

new text begin $14,140.75 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 20,
article 1, section 14, subdivision 2, for capitol interior renovation, is canceled. The
bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as
amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $14,140.75.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end

new text begin Veterans Home Board. new text end

new text begin $1,863.57 of the appropriation in Laws 2005,
chapter 20, article 1, section 21, subdivision 3, for the Luverne home, is canceled. The
bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as
amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $1,863.57.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 21. new text end

new text begin Veterans Home Board. new text end

new text begin $25,720 of the appropriation in Laws 2005,
chapter 20, article 1, section 21, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws 2005, First Special
Session chapter 7, section 5, for predesign of a home in Willmar, is canceled. The bond
sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as
amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $25,720.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 22. new text end

new text begin MCF Stillwater. new text end

new text begin $1,003,283.99 of the appropriation in Laws 2005,
chapter 20, article 1, section 22, subdivision 3, for new segregation unit, is canceled. The
bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as
amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $1,003,283.99.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 23. new text end

new text begin MCF Willow River. new text end

new text begin $962.09 of the appropriation in Laws 2005,
chapter 20, article 1, section 22, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), for an activities building,
is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28,
subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $962.09.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 24. new text end

new text begin MCF beds. new text end

new text begin $853 of the appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1,
section 22, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), for additional beds at Willow River, is canceled.
The bond sale authorization in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1,
as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28, is reduced by $853.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 25. new text end

new text begin Institute of Nanotechnology. new text end

new text begin $600,000 of the appropriation in Laws
2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 11, as amended by Laws 2006, chapter
171, section 1, and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 57, for a grant to the city of Rushford
for the Institute of Nanotechnology, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws
2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 28, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter
179, section 28, is reduced by $600,000.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 26. new text end

new text begin Veterans Home Board. new text end

new text begin $7,770.30 of the appropriation in Laws 2006,
chapter 258, section 19, subdivision 5, for the Luverne addition, is canceled. The bond
sale authorization in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 25, subdivision 1, as amended by
Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 3, section 6, and Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 28,
is reduced by $7,770.30.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 27. new text end

new text begin DNR facility damage. new text end

new text begin $2,283,263 of the appropriation in Laws 2007,
First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 5, subdivision 2, to rehabilitate and
replace state facilities and restore natural resources in the flood damaged area, is canceled.
The bond sale authorization in Laws 2007, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1,
section 15, subdivision 1, is reduced by $2,283,263.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 28. new text end

new text begin Department of Transportation; Urban Partnership Agreement.
new text end

new text begin $9,000,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 3,
subdivision 4, for the urban partnership agreement, is canceled. The trunk highway
bond sale authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 7, subdivision 1, is
reduced by $9,000,000.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 29. new text end

new text begin Transportation Building. new text end

new text begin $9,500,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2008,
chapter 152, article 2, section 5, for the exterior of the Department of Transportation
building in Saint Paul, is canceled. The trunk highway bond sale authorization in Laws
2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 7, subdivision 1, is reduced by $9,500,000.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 30. new text end

new text begin Agriculture. new text end

new text begin $2,660 of the appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179,
section 10, for the potato inspection unit building roof, is canceled. The bond sale
authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws
2008, chapter 365, section 7, is reduced by $2,660.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 31. new text end

new text begin Bayport storm sewer. new text end

new text begin The $150,000 appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter
179, section 22, subdivision 8, for the Bayport storm sewer, is canceled. The bond sale
authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 27, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws
2008, chapter 365, section 7, is reduced by $150,000.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 32. new text end

new text begin Disaster relief. new text end

new text begin $3,900,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2009, chapter
93, article 2, section 3, subdivision 3, for state and local match, is canceled. The bond sale
authorization in Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 2, section 13, subdivision 1, is reduced
by $3,900,000.
new text end

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.105, is amended to read:

16A.105 DEBT CAPACITY FORECAST.

In deleted text begin February and deleted text end November of each year the commissioner shall prepare a debt
capacity forecast to be delivered to the governor and legislature deleted text begin according to deleted text end new text begin with the
November forecast of state revenue and expenditures required by new text end section 16A.103,
subdivision 1. The debt capacity forecast must include statements of the indebtedness of
the state for bonds, notes, and other forms of long-term general obligation indebtedness.
The forecast must show the actual amount of the debt service for at least the past two
completed fiscal years, and the estimated amount for the current fiscal year and the next
six fiscal years, new text begin and new text end the debt authorized and unissued deleted text begin , and the borrowing capacity for
the next six fiscal years deleted text end .

Sec. 30.

new text begin [16A.505] CAPITAL PROJECTS ENCOURAGED TO MEET STATE
CLIMATE GOALS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin State climate goals. new text end

new text begin The state climate goals are the goals in section
216H.02, subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin State capital projects to provide leadership to meet goals. new text end

new text begin The
commissioners of commerce, administration, and management and budget must promote
and encourage incorporating solar, wind, and geothermal energy systems into state and
local capital projects to help achieve the state climate goals.
new text end

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 16A.647, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Authority to issue.

When authorized by law to issue state general
obligation bonds new text begin or state 911 revenue bonds under section 403.275 new text end , the commissioner
may issue all or part of the bonds as tax credit bonds or as interest subsidy bonds or a
combination of the two.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 16A.647, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Sale new text begin ; certain costs of issuance new text end .

Tax credit bonds and interest subsidy
bonds must be sold at a price not less than 98 percent of their stated principal amount. No
state trunk highway bond may be sold for a price of less than par and accrued interest. new text begin
When the commissioner determines to issue tax credit bonds or interest subsidy bonds to
achieve a net present value debt service savings over tax-exempt bonds, the commissioner
may issue an additional principal amount of bonds, not to exceed two percent of the
principal amount of bonds otherwise authorized to be issued by law, to pay the costs of
investment banking and banking services related to the sale or placement of the bonds,
provided that such additional issuance will not cause an increase in the general fund debt
service transfer for the biennium during which the bonds are sold, as estimated by the
commissioner. The proceeds are appropriated for this purpose.
new text end

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.66, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Special provisions for sale and issuance.

Refunding bonds may be
sold publicly, or directly to the State Board of Investment without bids, or may be
exchanged for bonds refunded by agreement with their holders. The refunding bonds must
be prepared, executed, delivered, and secured in the same way as the refunded bonds.
The proceeds of refunding bonds may be deposited, invested, and applied to accomplish
the refunding as provided in section 475.67, subdivisions 5 to 10 new text begin , and 13. Bids for the
securities to be purchased for the escrow account may be secured, at the commissioner's
election, either through the State Board of Investment or a suitable financial institution new text end .
The interest rate on refunding bonds may exceed that on the refunded bonds if the purpose
of refunding is to extend the maturities and to reduce the amount needed annually to
pay and to secure the debt.

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 16A.86, subdivision 3a, is
amended to read:

Subd. 3a.

Information provided.

All requests for state assistance under this section
must include the following information:

(1) the name of the political subdivision that will own the capital project for which
state assistance is being requested;

(2) the public purpose of the project;

(3) the extent to which the political subdivision has or expects to provide local,
private, user financing, or other nonstate funding for the project;

(4) a list of the bondable activities that the project encompasses; examples of
bondable activities are public improvements of a capital nature for land acquisition,
predesign, design, construction, and furnishing and equipping for occupancy;

(5) whether the project will require new or additional state operating subsidies;

(6) whether the governing body of the political subdivision requesting the project
has passed a resolution in support of the project and has established priorities for all
projects within its jurisdiction for which bonding appropriations are requested when
submitting multiple requests; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(7) if the project requires a predesign under section 16B.335, whether the predesign
has been completed at the time the capital project request is submitted, and whether
the political subdivision has submitted the project predesign to the commissioner of
administration for review and approval new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (8) whether the project will help the state achieve the state climate goals in section
216H.02, subdivision 1 new text end .

Sec. 35.

new text begin [16B.327] RECYCLING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION
WASTE FROM STATE BUILDINGS; REQUIREMENT.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of administration shall require in contracts for the construction,
renovation, or demolition of a state building that the contractor and any subcontractor must
divert from deposit in a landfill and must recycle at least 50 percent of the nonhazardous
waste, measured by tonnage or volume, produced by the project. This requirement applies
to state building projects receiving funding from the bond proceeds fund after January 1,
2010, as follows: (1) construction and renovation projects of $5,000,000 or more; and
(2) all demolition projects that are located within 40 miles of a recycling facility that
handles the applicable building materials.
new text end

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103F.515, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Use for mitigation prohibited. new text end

new text begin Funds made available under the reinvest
in Minnesota reserve program may not be used for environmental regulatory or wetland
mitigation purposes required under federal or state law.
new text end

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.435, as amended by Laws 2009,
chapter 35, sections 1, 2, chapter 78, article 2, section 12, is amended to read:

116J.435 deleted text begin BIOSCIENCE deleted text end new text begin INNOVATIVE new text end BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Creation of account.

deleted text begin A bioscience deleted text end new text begin An innovative new text end business
development public infrastructure account is created in the bond proceeds fund. Money
in the account may only be used for capital costs of public infrastructure for eligible
deleted text begin bioscience deleted text end new text begin innovative new text end business development projects.

Subd. 2.

Definitions.

For purposes of this section:

(1) "local governmental unit" means a county, city, town, special district, public
higher education institution, or other political subdivision or public corporation;

(2) "governing body" means the council, board of commissioners, board of trustees,
board of regents, or other body charged with governing a local governmental unit;

(3) "public infrastructure" means publicly owned physical infrastructure in this state,
including, but not limited to, wastewater collection and treatment systems, drinking water
systems, storm sewers, utility extensions, telecommunications infrastructure, streets,
roads, bridges, parking ramps, facilities that support basic science new text begin technology new text end and clinical
research, and research infrastructure; deleted text begin and deleted text end

new text begin (4) "innovative business" means a business that is engaged in, or is committed to
engage in, innovation in Minnesota in one of the following: using proprietary technology
to add value to a product, process, or service in a high technology field; researching
or developing a proprietary product, process, or service in a high technology field;
researching, developing, or producing a new proprietary technology for use in the fields of
tourism, forestry, mining, transportation, or green manufacturing;
new text end

new text begin (5) "proprietary technology" means the technical innovations that are unique and
legally owned or licensed by a business and includes, without limitation, those innovations
that are patented, patent pending, a subject of trade secrets, or copyrighted; and
new text end

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end "eligible project" means deleted text begin a bioscience deleted text end new text begin an innovative new text end business development
capital improvement project in this state, including: manufacturing; technology;
warehousing and distribution; research and development; deleted text begin bioscience deleted text end new text begin innovative new text end business
incubator; agricultural deleted text begin bioprocessing deleted text end new text begin processing new text end ; or industrial, office, or research park
development that would be used by deleted text begin a bioscience-based deleted text end new text begin an innovative new text end business.

Subd. 3.

Grant program established.

(a) The commissioner shall make
competitive grants to local governmental units to acquire and prepare land on which
public infrastructure required to support an eligible project will be located, including
demolition of structures and remediation of any hazardous conditions on the land, or to
predesign, design, acquire, construct, furnish, and equip public infrastructure required to
support an eligible project. The local governmental unit receiving a grant must provide for
the remainder of the public infrastructure costs from other sources. The commissioner
may waive the requirements related to an eligible project under subdivision 2 if a project
would be eligible under this section but for the fact that its location requires infrastructure
improvements to residential development.

(b) The amount of a grant may not exceed the lesser of the cost of the public
infrastructure or 50 percent of the sum of the cost of the public infrastructure plus the cost
of the completed eligible project.

(c) The purpose of the program is to keep or enhance jobs in the area, increase the
tax base, or to expand or create new economic development through the growth of new
deleted text begin bioscience deleted text end new text begin innovative new text end businesses and organizations.

Subd. 4.

Application.

(a) The commissioner must develop forms and procedures
for soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a
local governmental unit must include the following information in its application:

(1) a resolution of its governing body certifying that the money required to be
supplied by the local governmental unit to complete the public infrastructure is available
and committed;

(2) a detailed estimate, along with necessary supporting evidence, of the total
development costs for the public infrastructure and eligible project;

(3) an assessment of the potential or likely use of the site for deleted text begin bioscience deleted text end new text begin innovative
business new text end activities after completion of the public infrastructure and eligible project;

(4) a timeline indicating the major milestones of the public infrastructure and eligible
project and their anticipated completion dates;

(5) a commitment from the governing body to repay the grant if the milestones are
not realized by the completion date identified in clause (4); and

(6) any additional information or material the commissioner prescribes.

(b) The determination of whether to make a grant under subdivision 3 is within the
discretion of the commissioner, subject to this section. The commissioner's decisions and
application of the priorities are not subject to judicial review, except for abuse of discretion.

Subd. 5.

Priorities.

(a) If applications for grants exceed the available appropriations,
grants must be made for public infrastructure that, in the commissioner's judgment,
provides the highest return in public benefits for the public costs incurred. "Public benefits"
include job creation, environmental benefits to the state and region, efficient use of public
transportation, efficient use of existing infrastructure, provision of affordable housing,
multiuse development that constitutes community rebuilding rather than single-use
development, crime reduction, blight reduction, community stabilization, and property tax
base maintenance or improvement. In making this judgment, the commissioner shall give
priority to eligible projects with one or more of the following characteristics:

(1) the potential of the local governmental unit to attract viable deleted text begin bioscience deleted text end new text begin innovative
new text end businesses;

(2) proximity to public transit if located in a metropolitan county, as defined in
section 473.121, subdivision 4;

(3) multijurisdictional eligible projects that take into account the need for affordable
housing, transportation, and environmental impact;

(4) the eligible project is not relocating substantially the same operation from another
location in the state, unless the commissioner determines the eligible project cannot be
reasonably accommodated within the local governmental unit in which the business is
currently located, or the business would otherwise relocate to another state or country; and

(5) the number of jobs that will be created.

(b) The factors in paragraph (a) are not listed in a rank order of priority; rather, the
commissioner may weigh each factor, depending upon the facts and circumstances, as
the commissioner considers appropriate.

Subd. 6.

Cancellation of grant.

If a grant is awarded to a local governmental unit
and funds are not encumbered for the grant within four years after the award date, the
grant must be canceled.

Subd. 7.

Repayment of grant.

If an eligible project supported by public
infrastructure funded with a grant awarded under this section is not occupied by deleted text begin a
bioscience deleted text end new text begin an innovative new text end business in accordance with the grant application under
subdivision 4 within five years after the date of the last grant payment, the grant recipient
must repay the amount of the grant received. The commissioner must deposit all money
received under this subdivision into the state treasury and credit it to the debt service
account in the state bond fund.

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.50, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Grant deleted text begin rules deleted text end new text begin criteria; rulemaking new text end .

deleted text begin Procedures for application for
grants from the fund, conditions for their administration, and criteria for priority,
unless established in the laws authorizing the grants, shall be established by rules of
the Department of Transportation consistent with those laws. deleted text end new text begin The commissioner of
transportation shall adopt rules consistent with this section that establish new text end criteria for
determining priorities and amounts of grants deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin , which must new text end be based on consideration
of:

(1) effectiveness of the project in eliminating a deficiency in the transportation
system;

(2) number of persons affected by the deficiency;

(3) economic feasibility;

(4) effect on optimum land use and other concerns of state and regional planning;

(5) availability of other financing capability; and

(6) adequacy of provision for proper operation and maintenance after construction.

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

deleted text begin Rules for administering funds and grants deleted text end new text begin Program administration;
rulemaking new text end .

new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner of transportation shall develop rules, new text begin procedures for
application for grants, conditions of grant administration, new text end standards new text begin , new text end and criteria, including
bridge specifications, in cooperation with road authorities of political subdivisions, for use
in the administration of funds appropriated to the commissioner and for the administration
of grants to subdivisions.

new text begin (b) new text end The maximum use of standardized bridges is encouraged. Regardless of the size
of the existing bridge, a bridge or replacement bridge is eligible for assistance from the
state transportation fund if a hydrological survey indicates that the bridge or replacement
bridge must be ten feet or more in length.

new text begin (c) As part of the standards or rules, the commissioner shall, in consultation with
local road authorities, establish a minimum distance between any two bridges that cross
over the same river, stream, or waterway, so that only one of the bridges is eligible for a
grant under this section. As appropriate, the commissioner may establish exceptions from
the minimum distance requirement or procedures for obtaining a variance.
new text end

new text begin (d) new text end Funds appropriated to the commissioner from the Minnesota state transportation
fund shall be segregated from the highway tax user distribution fund and other funds
created by article XIV of the Constitution.

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256E.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Grant authority.

The commissioner may make grants to state
agencies and political subdivisions to construct or rehabilitate facilities for early childhood
programs, crisis nurseries, or parenting time centers. The following requirements apply:

(1) The facilities must be owned by the state or a political subdivision, but may
be leased under section 16A.695 to organizations that operate the programs. The
commissioner must prescribe the terms and conditions of the leases.

(2) A grant for an individual facility must not exceed deleted text begin $300,000 deleted text end new text begin $500,000 new text end for each
program that is housed in the facility, up to a maximum of deleted text begin $750,000 deleted text end new text begin $2,000,000 new text end for
a facility that houses three programs or more. Programs include Head Start, School
Readiness, Early Childhood Family Education, licensed child care, and other early
childhood intervention programs.

(3) State appropriations must be matched on a 50 percent basis with nonstate funds.
The matching requirement must apply program wide and not to individual grants.

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256E.37, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Grant priority.

(a) The commissioner must give priority to:

(1) projects in counties or municipalities with the highest percentage of children
living in poverty;

(2) grants that involve collaboration among sponsors of programs under this section;
and

(3) where feasible, grants for programs that utilize Youthbuild under sections
116L.361 to 116L.366 for at least 25 percent of each grant awarded or $50,000 of the labor
portion of the construction, whichever is less, if:

(i) the work is appropriate for Youthbuild, as mutually agreed upon by the grantee
and the local Youthbuild program, considering safety and skills needed;

(ii) it is demonstrated by Youthbuild that using Youthbuild will not increase the
overall cost of the project; and

(iii) eligible programs consult with appropriate labor organizations to deliver
education and training.

(b) The commissioner may give priority to:

(1) projects that collaborate with child care providers, including all-day and
school-age child care programs, special needs care, sick child care, nontraditional hour
care, and programs that include services to refugee and immigrant families; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(2) grants for programs that will increase their child care workers' wages as a result
of the grant new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (3) projects that will improve the quality of early childhood programs new text end .

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462A.36, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Authorization; foreclosed and abandoned properties. new text end

new text begin (a) The agency
may issue up to $5,000,000 of nonprofit housing bonds in one or more series to which the
payments made under this section may be pledged.
new text end

new text begin (b) The agency shall use 50 percent of funds from any nonprofit housing bonds
issued under this subdivision for the purpose of making grants, on terms and conditions
the agency deems appropriate, to neighborhood land trusts authorized under section
462A.31, to acquire land for preservation and rehabilitation of foreclosed, abandoned,
or vacant residential properties. Grants to acquire land made under this subdivision are
a supplement to be used by the agency with other sources of funding, and the agency
must consider the award of a grant under this subdivision when making decisions under
other funding programs for preservation and rehabilitation of foreclosed, abandoned,
or vacant residential properties.
new text end

new text begin (c) The agency shall use 50 percent of funds from any nonprofit housing bonds issued
under this subdivision for the purpose of making loans or grants, on terms and conditions
the agency deems appropriate, to finance the costs of acquisition, preservation, and
rehabilitation of foreclosed, abandoned, or vacant residential rental properties. The agency
shall make loans or grants under this paragraph in a manner that meets the requirements of
the economic development and housing challenge program under section 462A.33.
new text end

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462A.36, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

deleted text begin Appropriation deleted text end new text begin Appropriations new text end ; payment to the agency or trustee.

(a)
The agency must certify annually to the commissioner of management and budget the
actual amount of annual debt service on each series of bonds issued under deleted text begin subdivision deleted text end new text begin
subdivisions new text end 2 new text begin and 2a, respectively new text end .

(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2009 and through 2031, if any nonprofit housing
bonds issued under subdivision 2 remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
and budget must transfer to the nonprofit housing bond account established under
section 462A.21, subdivision 32, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed
$2,400,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.

(c) new text begin Each July 15, beginning in 2011 and through 2031, if any nonprofit housing
bonds issued under subdivision 2a remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
and budget must transfer to the nonprofit housing bond account the amount certified
under paragraph (a), not to exceed $400,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make
the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management
and budget.
new text end

new text begin (d) new text end The agency may pledge to the payment of the nonprofit housing bonds the
payments to be made by the state under this section.

Sec. 44.

Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 19, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Red Rock Corridor Transit Way

500,000

For preliminary engineering and
environmental review new text begin , acquisition of
real property or interests in real property
and construction new text end of the Red Rock corridor
transit way from Hastings through St. Paul
to Minneapolis.

This appropriation may not be spent for
capital improvements within a trunk highway
right-of-way.

Sec. 45.

Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 12, as amended by
Laws 2006, chapter 171, section 2, and Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 50, is amended to
read:

Subd. 12. Bioscience Development

18,500,000

For grants to political subdivisions to
predesign, design, acquire, construct, furnish,
and equip publicly owned infrastructure
required to support bioscience development
in this state.

$2,500,000 is for a grant to the city of
Worthington.

$14,000,000 cumulatively is for grants to the
counties of Ramsey and Anoka for public
improvements to the portion of County
Road J located within each county new text begin , and
for road and bridge improvement costs at
marked Trunk Highway 36 and Rice Street
in Ramsey County in support of bioscience
business development new text end . This amount may be
used to repay loans the proceeds of which
were used for the public improvement. The
grants to the individual counties shall be
in amounts proportionate to the individual
counties' costs associated with the public
improvements.

$2,000,000 is for bioscience business
development public infrastructure grants
under new Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.435.

Sec. 46.

Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 5, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. deleted text begin Frechette Hall deleted text end new text begin Asset Preservation new text end

25,000

deleted text begin To begin to design the renovation of
Frechette Hall, including a new electrical
system, new HVAC system, new windows,
plumbing upgrades, removal of the fireplace
and sunken seating in the commons area,
addition of recreational space for students to
utilize during inclement weather, and repair
of the Scout Cabin. deleted text end new text begin For asset preservation
on either campus of the academies, to be
spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.307.
new text end

Sec. 47.

Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 8, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Koochiching new text begin Renewable Energy Clean Air Project ( new text end RECAP new text begin ) new text end

2,500,000

For a grant to Koochiching County deleted text begin to
prepare a site for and deleted text end new text begin or the Koochiching
Development Authority new text end to design deleted text begin , construct,
and equip deleted text end a plasma torch gasification facility
that converts municipal solid waste into
energy and slag, reducing the need to dispose
of the waste in a landfill.

new text begin After the design has been completed, this
appropriation may be used for any or all or
any combination of the following: (1) to
upgrade an existing waste transfer station
in Koochiching County to serve the facility
by performing site work, construction, or
placement of equipment; or (2) to prepare a
site for or to construct or equip a portion of
the plasma torch gasification facility.
new text end

This appropriation new text begin , or any portion of it, new text end is
deleted text begin not deleted text end available deleted text begin until the commissioner has
determined that at least an equal amount has
been committed to the project deleted text end new text begin as matched,
dollar for dollar, with money new text end from nonstate
sources.

Sec. 48.

Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Red Rock corridor transit way

500,000

For preliminary engineering and
environmental review new text begin , acquisition of
real property or interests in real property and
construction new text end of the Red Rock corridor transit
way between Hastings and Minneapolis via
St. Paul.

Sec. 49.

Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivision 14, as amended by Laws
2008, chapter 179, section 66, is amended to read:

Subd. 14. Itasca County - infrastructure

12,000,000

For a grant to Itasca County for public
infrastructure needed to support a steel plant
in Itasca County and economic development
projects in the surrounding area. Grant
money may be used by Itasca County new text begin and the
Itasca County Regional Railroad Authority
new text end to acquire right-of-way and mitigate loss
of wetlands and runoff of storm water deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin and new text end
to predesign, design, construct, and equip
roads and rail lines deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; new text end and deleted text begin , in cooperation
with Nashwauk Municipal Utility, deleted text end new text begin may be
used by the Public Utilities Commission
to acquire right-of-way and mitigate loss
of wetlands and runoff of storm water and new text end
to predesign, design, construct, and equip
natural gas pipelines, electric infrastructure,
water supply systems, and wastewater
collection and treatment systems. new text begin If the
county determines that any of the listed uses
are not needed, then the grant may be used
for the remaining listed uses. new text end

new text begin The public ownership requirement contained
in article XI, section 5, paragraph (a),
of the Minnesota Constitution may be
satisfied by way of Itasca County, the Itasca
County Regional Railroad Authority, or
the Nashwauk Public Utilities Commission
possessing the required ownership interest
even though the grant is only to Itasca
County.
new text end

Up to $4,000,000 of this appropriation may
be spent before the full financing for either
project has been closed.

Sec. 50.

Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. State Road Construction

1,717,694,000

(a) For the actual construction,
reconstruction, and improvement of
trunk highways, including design-build
contracts and consultant usage to support
these activities. This includes the cost
of actual payments to landowners for
lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
payments to lessees, interest subsidies, and
relocation expenses. This appropriation is in
the following amounts:

(1) $417,694,000 in fiscal year 2009, and the
commissioner may use up to $71,008,000 of
this amount for program delivery;

(2) $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2010, and the
commissioner may use up to $85,000,000 of
this amount for program delivery; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(3) new text begin $200,000,000 in each fiscal year for fiscal
years 2011 and 2012, and the commissioner
may use up to $34,000,000 of the amount in
each fiscal year for program delivery; and
new text end

new text begin (4) new text end $100,000,000 in each fiscal year for
fiscal years deleted text begin 2011 through 2018 deleted text end new text begin 2013 through
2016 new text end , and the commissioner may use up to
$17,000,000 of the amount in each fiscal year
for program delivery.

(b) Of the amount in fiscal year 2009,
$40,000,000 is for construction of
interchanges involving a trunk highway,
where the interchange will promote economic
development, increase employment, relieve
growing traffic congestion, and promote
traffic safety. The amount under this
paragraph must be allocated 50 percent to
the department's metropolitan district, and 50
percent to districts in greater Minnesota.

(c) Of the amount in fiscal years 2009
and 2010, the commissioner shall use
$300,000,000 each year for predesign,
design, preliminary engineering,
right-of-way acquisition, construction,
reconstruction, and maintenance of bridges
in the trunk highway bridge improvement
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
165.14.

(d) Of the total appropriation under this
subdivision, the commissioner shall use at
least $50,000,000 for accelerating transit
facility improvements on or adjacent to trunk
highways.

(e) Of the total appropriation under this
subdivision provided to the Department of
Transportation's district 7, the commissioner
shall first expend funds as necessary to
accelerate all projects that (1) are on a trunk
highway classified as a medium priority
interregional corridor, (2) are included in the
district's long-range transportation plan, but
are not included in the state transportation
improvement program or the ten-year
highway work plan, and (3) expand capacity
from a two-lane highway to a freeway
or expressway, as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 160.02, subdivision 19. The
commissioner shall establish as the highest
priority under this paragraph any project that
currently has a final environmental impact
statement completed. The requirement
under this paragraph does not change the
department's funding allocation process
or the amount otherwise allocated to each
transportation district.

new text begin (f) The appropriation in this subdivision
cancels as specified under section 16A.642,
except that the commissioner of management
and budget shall count the start of
authorization for issuance of state bonds as
the first day of the fiscal year specified under
paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), (3), or (4),
respectively, and not as the date of enactment
of this subdivision.
new text end

Sec. 51.

Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 5, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. deleted text begin Mott Memorial Hall deleted text end new text begin Technology Center new text end

100,000

To predesign deleted text begin the renovation of Mott
Memorial Hall deleted text end new text begin a technology center for the
Minnesota State Academies new text end .

Sec. 52.

Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8. Mississippi River Aquatic Invasive Species Barrier

500,000

To predesign deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end design new text begin , renovate,
or construct new text end an adequate barrier in the
Mississippi River to prevent aquatic invasive
species from migrating up river. deleted text begin This money
may be used by the commissioner to match
available federal money and money from
other states. The commissioner must inform
and work with affected federal and state
agencies and local communities along the
Mississippi River before constructing the
river barrier.
deleted text end

Sec. 53.

Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 27, is amended to read:

Subd. 27. State Trail Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Development

15,320,000

To acquire land for and to construct and
renovate state trails under Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.015.

$970,000 is for the Chester Woods Trail from
Rochester to Dover.

$700,000 is for the Casey Jones Trail.

$750,000 is for the Gateway Trail, to replace
an at-grade crossing of the Gateway Trail
at Highway 120 with a grade-separated
crossing.

$1,600,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami Trail
between Silver Bay and Tettegouche State
Park.

$1,500,000 is for the Great River Ridge Trail
from Plainview to Elgin to Eyota.

$1,500,000 is for the Heartland Trail.

$500,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail from
Lake Byllesby Park to Cannon Falls.

$150,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail within
the city of Faribault.

$1,500,000 is for the Minnesota River Trail
from Appleton to deleted text begin Milan deleted text end new text begin the Marsh Lake
Dam new text end .

$2,000,000 is for the Paul Bunyan Trail from
Walker to Guthrie.

$250,000 is for the Root River Trail from
Preston to Forestville State Park.

$100,000 is for the Root River Trail, the
eastern extension.

$250,000 is for the Root River Trail, the
eastern extension Wagon Wheel.

$550,000 is to connect the Stagecoach Trail
with the Douglas Trail in Olmsted County.

$3,000,000 is to rehabilitate state trails.

For any project listed in this subdivision that
the commissioner determines is not ready to
proceed, the commissioner may allocate that
project's money to another state trail project
in this subdivision. The chairs of the house
and senate committees with jurisdiction
over environment and natural resources
and legislators from the affected legislative
districts must be notified of any changes.

Sec. 54.

Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 21, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9. Itasca County - Steel Plant Infrastructure

28,000,000

For a grant to Itasca County for public
infrastructure needed to support a steel plant
in Itasca County and economic development
projects in the surrounding area. Grant
money may be used by Itasca County new text begin and the
Itasca County Regional Railroad Authority new text end
to acquire right-of-way and mitigate loss
of wetlands and runoff of storm water deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin and new text end
to predesign, design, construct, and equip
roads and rail lines deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; new text end and deleted text begin in cooperation with deleted text end new text begin
may be used by the new text end Nashwauk deleted text begin Municipal
Utility, deleted text end new text begin Public Utilities Commission to
acquire right-of-way and mitigate loss of
wetlands and runoff of storm water and new text end
to predesign, design, construct, and equip
natural gas pipelines, electric infrastructure,
water supply systems, and wastewater
collection and treatment systems. new text begin If the
county determines that any of the listed uses
are not needed, then the grant may be used
for the remaining listed uses.
new text end

new text begin The public ownership requirement contained
in article XI, section 5, paragraph (a),
of the Minnesota Constitution may be
satisfied by way of Itasca County, the Itasca
County Regional Railroad Authority, or
the Nashwauk Public Utilities Commission
possessing the required ownership interest
even though the grant is only to Itasca
County.
new text end

Sec. 55.

Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Old Cedar Avenue Bridge

2,000,000

For a grant to the city of Bloomington deleted text begin for
removal and replacement of deleted text end new text begin to renovate new text end
the old Cedar Avenue bridge for bicycle
commuters and recreational users. This
appropriation is added to the appropriation
in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17,
subdivision 8.

Sec. 56.

Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 5, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Minneapolis Veterans Home Campus

(a) Building 9 Demolition

1,000,000

To demolish Building 9 deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end relocate
a water main serving the campus new text begin , and
make associated site improvements and
modifications necessary to complete the
project new text end . This appropriation is to cover 100
percent of the cost of this portion of the
project.

(b) New Nursing Facility

9,100,000

To design, construct, furnish, and equip a
100-bed nursing facility on the Minneapolis
campus.

The appropriation is to cover the 35 percent
state share of this portion of the project.

Sec. 57.

Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 24, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Management.

All lands acquired for Lake Vermilion State Park must be
administered in the same manner as provided for other state parks and must be perpetually
dedicated for that use. new text begin After acquisition of lands for Lake Vermilion State Park, but prior
to any infrastructure development for the state park, public access and use, including,
but not limited to, hunting, fishing, and trail use, shall continue as allowed prior to the
acquisition. No additional restrictions may be implemented for public access and use until
development of state park infrastructure commences.
new text end

Sec. 58.

Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 25, is amended to read:

Sec. 25. ACQUISITION; LAKE VERMILION STATE PARK.

The commissioner of natural resources may acquire by gift or purchase the lands
for Lake Vermilion State Park. Minnesota Statutes, section 84.0272, subdivision 1, does
not apply to a purchase, except for the requirement that the lands be appraised. deleted text begin The
commissioner must not pay more than 12 percent above the appraised value of the land.
deleted text end

Sec. 59.

Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 11, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Intercity Passenger Rail Projects

26,000,000

To implement capital improvements and
betterments for intercity passenger rail
projects as identified in the statewide freight
and passenger rail plan under Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.03, subdivision 1b,
which are determined to be eligible for
USDOT funding. Notwithstanding any
law to the contrary, a portion or phase
of an intercity passenger rail project may
be accomplished with one or more state
appropriations, and an intercity passenger rail
project need not be completed with any one
appropriation. Capital improvements and
betterments include preliminary engineering,
design, engineering, environmental analysis
and mitigation, acquisition of land and
right-of-way, and construction. new text begin The
commissioner may spend a portion of this
appropriation to pay for capital costs of
agency staff directly attributable to this
capital project, consistent with the policies
adopted by the Department of Management
and Budget.
new text end

Sec. 60.

Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 20, is amended to read:

Sec. 20. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.

The commissioner of deleted text begin finance deleted text end new text begin management and budget new text end shall schedule the sale of state
general obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2011, no more
than deleted text begin $1,085,281,000 deleted text end new text begin $957,001,000 new text end will need to be transferred from the general fund to
the state bond fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding
state general obligation bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general
obligation bonds, the commissioner of deleted text begin finance deleted text end new text begin management and budget new text end shall calculate the
amount of debt service payments needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the
amount of debt service payments that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold.
The commissioner shall adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain
within the limit set by this section. The amount needed to make the debt service payments
is appropriated from the general fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641.

Sec. 61. new text begin LEASE REVENUE; ST. CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, subdivision 2, the Board of
Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall pay the commissioner
of management and budget one-third of the lease revenue received from the property
acquired for St. Cloud Technical College pursuant to Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 3,
subdivision 22, paragraph (c). The commissioner shall deposit the amount received in the
state bond fund to be used to pay, redeem, or defease bonds issued to finance the property
in accordance with the commissioner's order authorizing their issuance. The commissioner
shall credit the board's total general obligation bond debt service assessment by an amount
equal to the lease revenue it receives from the board under this provision.
new text end

Sec. 62. new text begin BUY AMERICAN/BUY LOCAL CERTIFICATION.
new text end

new text begin (a) No money appropriated in this act may be spent to acquire and better public land
and buildings and make other improvements of a capital nature until the commissioner of
management and budget receives a certification from the entity to whom the appropriation
was made that: (1) all iron, steel, and manufactured goods to be purchased are produced
in the United States and obtained through local suppliers and manufacturers; and (2)
preference will be given to the employment of local workers when workers are hired
in connection with the project.
new text end

new text begin (b) The certification required in paragraph (a) is not required if the entity certifies
to the commissioner of management and budget before any money appropriated by this
act is spent that: (1) the iron, steel, and other relevant goods are not produced in the
United States and this state in sufficient and reasonably available quantities of satisfactory
quality; or (2) requiring iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in the United States
and this state will increase the overall cost of the project.
new text end

new text begin The entity must also publish the certificate under this paragraph in the State Register
promptly after it is submitted to the commissioner.
new text end

Sec. 63. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 45, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

Sec. 64. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Except as otherwise provided, this article is effective the day following final
enactment.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

FLOOD HAZARD MITIGATION AND PREVENTION

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION SUMMARY.
new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated,
to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as
authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire
and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or
as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or
article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, state agencies or officials may spend a portion of
an appropriation under this article to pay for the capital costs of staff directly attributable
to the capital project or projects funded by the appropriation consistent with policies
adopted by the Department of Management and Budget. Unless otherwise specified, the
appropriations in this act are available until the project is completed or abandoned subject
to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
new text end

new text begin SUMMARY new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 50,000,000 new text end
new text begin Board of Water and Soil Resources new text end		new text begin 30,000,000 new text end
new text begin Bond Sale Expenses new text end		new text begin 80,000 new text end
new text begin TOTAL new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 80,080,000 new text end
new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund new text end		new text begin 80,080,000 new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin NATURAL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 50,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of natural resources for
the purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin To the extent possible, a person conducting
prairie restoration with state money must
plant vegetation or sow seed only of ecotypes
native to Minnesota, and preferably of the
local ecotype, using a high diversity of
species originating from as close to the
restoration site as possible, and protect
existing native prairies from genetic
contamination.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants new text end

new text begin 50,000,000 new text end

new text begin (a) For the state share of flood hazard
mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.161, and enhance natural resources
consistent with the flood damage reduction
mediation agreement. Within this paragraph,
the commissioner shall determine project
priorities as appropriate, based on need.
new text end

new text begin (b) $23,500,000 is for the following Red
River Basin impoundment projects:
new text end

new text begin (1) Bois de Sioux Watershed District, North
Ottawa, and Redpath projects;
new text end

new text begin (2) Brandt-Angus;
new text end

new text begin (3) Hay Creek-Norland; and
new text end

new text begin (4) Wild Rice River Watershed District,
South Branch project.
new text end

new text begin For any project listed in this paragraph
that the commissioner determines is not
ready to proceed or does not expend all the
money allocated to it, the commissioner
may allocate that project's money to another
impoundment project identified in the flood
damage reduction mediation agreement.
new text end

new text begin (c) $26,500,000 is for the following projects:
new text end

new text begin (1) Ada;
new text end

new text begin (2) Afton;
new text end

new text begin (3) Austin;
new text end

new text begin (4) Clay County;
new text end

new text begin (5) Crookston;
new text end

new text begin (6) Granite Falls;
new text end

new text begin (7) Montevideo;
new text end

new text begin (8) Moorhead;
new text end

new text begin (9) Oakport Township;
new text end

new text begin (10) Oslo;
new text end

new text begin (11) Roseau;
new text end

new text begin (12) Rushford; and
new text end

new text begin (13) Halstad, Shelly, Nielsville, Climax, St.
Vincent, Felton, Borup, Perley, Hendrum,
and Georgetown, all in the Red River Basin.
new text end

new text begin To the extent that the cost of a project
exceeds two percent of the median household
income in the municipality multiplied by the
number of households in the municipality,
this appropriation is also for the local share
of the project.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 30,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the Board of Water and Soil Resources
for the purposes specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin To the extent possible, a person conducting
prairie restoration with state money must
plant vegetation or sow seed only of ecotypes
native to Minnesota, and preferably of the
local ecotype, using a high diversity of
species originating from as close to the
restoration site as possible, and protect
existing native prairies from genetic
contamination.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin RIM Conservation Reserve new text end

new text begin 30,000,000 new text end

new text begin (a) To acquire conservation easements from
landowners to preserve, restore, create,
and enhance wetlands; restore and enhance
rivers and streams, riparian lands, and
associated uplands in order to protect soil
and water quality; support fish and wildlife
habitat; reduce flood damage; and provide
other public benefits. The provisions of
Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, apply
to this appropriation, except that the board
may establish alternative payment rates for
easements and practices to establish restored
native prairies, as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 7, and
to protect uplands. Of this appropriation, up
to ten percent may be used to implement the
program.
new text end

new text begin The board shall give priority to the area
designated for relief and recovery from the
flooding that occurred on or after August
18, 2007, in the area of southeast Minnesota
designated under Presidential Declaration of
Major Disaster DR-1717.
new text end

new text begin At least $2,000,000 of this amount is
available for use by the Cedar River and
Turtle Creek Watershed Districts in Freeborn,
Mower, and Steele Counties to restore
wetlands and reduce flooding in the Austin
area.
new text end

new text begin Up to $8,000,000 of this amount is available
for use in Minnesota counties in the Red
River Basin to restore wetlands and reduce
flooding.
new text end

new text begin Up to $500,000 is for use in the Rum River
watershed.
new text end

new text begin Up to $500,000 is for use in Area II.
new text end

new text begin $7,500,000 is for use in the seven-county
metropolitan area.
new text end

new text begin (b) The board is authorized to enter into
new agreements and amend past agreements
with landowners as required by Minnesota
Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision
5, to allow for restoration, including
overseeding and harvesting of native prairie
vegetation for use for energy production in
a manner that does not devalue the natural
habitat, water quality benefits, or carbon
sequestration functions of the area enrolled
in the easement. This shall occur after seed
production and minimize impacts on wildlife.
Of this appropriation, up to five percent
may be used for restoration, including
overseeding. The board must submit to the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
environment finance and capital investment
an interim report on this program by October
1, 2010, and a final report by February 1,
2011.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin BOND SALE EXPENSES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 80,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of management
and budget for bond sale expenses under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
subdivision 8.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.
new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds fund, the
commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an
amount up to $80,080,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by
Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution,
article XI, sections 4 to 7.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103F.161, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Red River basin flood mitigation projects.

Notwithstanding subdivision
2, a grant for implementation of a flood hazard mitigation project in the Red River basin
that is consistent with the 1998 mediation agreement and approved by the Red River flood
damage reduction work group may be for up to 75 percent of the cost of the proposed
mitigation measures deleted text begin for the Agassiz-Audubon, North Ottawa, Hay Creek, and Thief
River subwatershed projects deleted text end .

Sec. 7. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end