HF 1752

1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 04/23/2012 12:35pm

A bill for an act
relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better
public land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature with
certain conditions; establishing programs; authorizing the sale and issuance of
state bonds; modifying previous appropriations; authorizing Cook County to form
a district for the construction of water facilities and provision of water service;
authorizing the commissioner of natural resources to make certain acquisitions
of land or interests in land; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2010, section 462A.21, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2006, chapter 258,
sections 7, subdivision 23, as amended; 17, subdivision 3; Laws 2008, chapter
179, sections 7, subdivision 27, as amended; 17, subdivision 4; 19, subdivision 4,
as amended; 21, subdivision 15, as amended; Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1,
section 12, subdivision 2; Laws 2010, chapter 189, sections 18, subdivision 5; 21,
subdivision 4, as amended; 24, subdivision 3; Laws 2011, First Special Session
chapter 12, sections 3, subdivisions 7, 8; 14, subdivision 2; 19; 22; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 462A; repealing Laws
2011, chapter 107, section 101; Minnesota Rules, part 8895.0700, subpart 1.

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

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 spend 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, money appropriated in this act for a capital
program or project may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly
to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the
commissioner 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 30,000,000 new text end
new text begin Minnesota State Colleges and Universities new text end		new text begin 30,000,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end		new text begin 30,000,000 new text end
new text begin Administration new text end		new text begin 221,000,000 new text end
new text begin Transportation new text end		new text begin 102,500,000 new text end
new text begin Public Facilities Authority new text end		new text begin 20,000,000 new text end
new text begin Bond Sale Expenses new text end		new text begin 433,000 new text end
new text begin TOTAL new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 433,933,000 new text end
new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service) new text end		new text begin 333,933,000 new text end
new text begin State Transportation Fund new text end		new text begin 100,000,000 new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 30,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 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 Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities, to be spent
in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 135A.046.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin NATURAL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 30,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of natural resources
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. Levee projects, to the extent
practical, shall meet the state standard of
three feet above the 100-year flood elevation.
The commissioner shall determine project
priorities as appropriate, based on need. 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. 5. new text begin ADMINISTRATION new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 221,000,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of administration to
design the repair and restoration of the State
Capitol building, including preparation of
design guidelines and a historic structures
report, to conduct hazardous materials
abatement, and to restore and improve the
Capitol building. The work is limited to that
necessary to restoring building integrity and
structural soundness. This appropriation
must not be used for furnishings or
equipment unrelated to structural integrity
and soundness. Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.35, does not apply to this section.
Construction work must be sequenced
so that the House and Senate chambers
are inaccessible during no more than
one even-numbered year session. This
appropriation is available in the following
amounts: $60,000,000 in each fiscal year
2013 to 2015 and $41,000,000 in fiscal
year 2016. For the purposes of Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642, the first day of
the fiscal year in which an amount is first
available, as provided in this paragraph, is
the date the commissioner of management
and budget shall use in place of the date of
enactment of this section.
new text end

Sec. 6. 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 102,500,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is 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 50,000,000 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 Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Local Road Improvements new text end

new text begin 50,000,000 new text end

new text begin Approximately one-half of the appropriation
is for construction and reconstruction of local
roads with statewide or regional significance
under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52,
subdivision 4, and one-half is for grants to
counties to assist in paying the costs of rural
road safety capital improvement projects on
county state-aid highways under Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4a.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
account in the state transportation fund as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
174.50.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Railroad Warning Devices Replacement new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, and equip the
replacement of active highway rail grade
crossing warning safety devices that have
reached the end of their useful life.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 20,000,000 new text end

new text begin For grants to eligible municipalities under the
wastewater infrastructure funding program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin BOND SALE EXPENSES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 433,000 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. 9. 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 act
from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $333,933,000 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 Transportation fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this act from
the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $100,000,000 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

Sec. 10.

new text begin [116J.436] TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Grant program established; purpose. new text end

new text begin The transportation economic
development infrastructure program is created to foster interagency coordination between
the Departments of Transportation and Employment and Economic Development to
finance infrastructure to create economic development opportunities, jobs, and improve all
types of transportation systems statewide.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Eligible projects. new text end

new text begin Funds appropriated for the program must be used to
fund construction, reconstruction, and infrastructure improvements that will promote
economic development, increase employment, and improve transportation systems to
accommodate private investment and job creation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Trunk highway projects. new text end

new text begin Money in the program shall not be used on
trunk highway improvements, but can be used for needed infrastructure improvements
and nontrunk highway improvements in coordination with trunk highway improvement
projects undertaken by the Department of Transportation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin The commissioners of transportation and employment and
economic development shall design an application process and selection process to
distribute funding to local units of government for publicly owned infrastructure using
criteria that take into account: job creation; increase in local tax base; level of private
investment; leverage of nonstate funds; improvement to the transportation system to serve
the project area; and appropriate geographic balance between the metropolitan area and
greater Minnesota.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 462A.21, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 33. new text end

new text begin Housing infrastructure bonds account. new text end

new text begin The agency may establish a
housing infrastructure bond account as a separate account within the housing development
fund. Proceeds of housing infrastructure bonds and payments made by the state under
section 462A.37 may be credited to the account. The agency may transfer the proceeds of
housing infrastructure bonds to other accounts within the housing development fund that it
determines appropriate to accomplish the purposes for which the bonds are authorized
under section 462A.37.
new text end

Sec. 12.

new text begin [462A.37] HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS;
AUTHORIZATION; STANDING APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Abandoned property" has the meaning given in section 117.025, subdivision 5.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Community land trust" means an entity that meets the requirements of section
462A.31, subdivisions 1 and 2.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Debt service" means the amount payable in any fiscal year of principal,
premium, if any, and interest on housing infrastructure bonds and the fees, charges, and
expenses related to the bonds.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Foreclosed property" means residential property where foreclosure proceedings
have been initiated or have been completed and title transferred or where title is transferred
in lieu of foreclosure.
new text end

new text begin (f) "Housing infrastructure bonds" means bonds issued by the agency under chapter
462A that are qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, within the meaning of Section 145(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code, or are tax-exempt bonds that are not private activity bonds, within
the meaning of Section 141(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, for the purpose of financing
or refinancing affordable housing authorized under this chapter.
new text end

new text begin (g) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
new text end

new text begin (h) "Supportive housing" means housing that is not time-limited and provides or
coordinates with linkages to services necessary for residents to maintain housing stability
and maximize opportunities for education and employment.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Authorization. new text end

new text begin (a) The agency may issue up to $10,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount of housing infrastructure bonds in one or more series to which the
payment made under this section may be pledged. The housing infrastructure bonds
authorized in this subdivision may be issued to fund loans, on terms and conditions the
agency deems appropriate, made for one or more of the following purposes:
new text end

new text begin (1) to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of
supportive housing for individuals and families who are without a permanent residence;
new text end

new text begin (2) to finance the costs of the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed or
abandoned housing to be used for affordable rental housing and the costs of new
construction of rental housing on abandoned or foreclosed property where the existing
structures will be demolished or removed;
new text end

new text begin (3) to finance that portion of the costs of acquisition of abandoned or foreclosed
property that is attributable to the land to be leased by community land trusts to low-
and moderate-income homebuyers; and
new text end

new text begin (4) to finance the costs of acquisition and rehabilitation of federally assisted rental
housing and for the refinancing of costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation
of federally assisted rental housing, including providing funds to refund, in whole or in
part, outstanding bonds previously issued by the agency or another governmental unit to
finance or refinance such costs.
new text end

new text begin (b) Among comparable proposals for permanent supportive housing, preference
shall be given to permanent supportive housing for individuals or families who: (1) either
have been without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or at least four times in
the last three years; or (2) are at significant risk of lacking a permanent residence for 12
months or at least four times in the last three years.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin No full faith and credit. new text end

new text begin The housing infrastructure bonds are not public
debt of the state, and the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the state are not pledged
to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds or to any payment that the state agrees
to make under this section. The bonds must contain a conspicuous statement to that effect.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

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

new text begin (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 subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin (b) Each July 15, beginning in 2013 and through 2035, if any housing infrastructure
bonds issued under subdivision 2 remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
and budget must transfer to the affordable housing bond account established under section
462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed $740,000
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 (c) The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds the
payments to be made by the state under this section.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 7, subdivision 23, as amended by Laws 2010,
chapter 399, section 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 23. Trail connections

2,010,000

For matching grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.019, subdivision 4c.

$500,000 is for a grant to Carlton County
to predesign, design, and construct a
nonmotorized pedestrian trail connection
to the Willard Munger State Trail from the
city of Carlton through the city of Scanlon
continuing to the city of Cloquet, along the
St. Louis River in Carlton County.

$260,000 is to provide the state match for the
cost of the Soo Line Multiuse Recreational
Bridge project over marked Trunk Highway
169 in Mille Lacs County.

$175,000 is for a grant to the city of Bowlus
in Morrison County to design, construct,
furnish, and equip a trailhead center at the
head of the Soo Line Recreational Trail.

$125,000 is for a grant to Morrison
County to predesign, design, construct,
furnish, and equip a park-and-ride lot and
restroom building adjacent to the Soo Line
Recreational Trail at U.S. Highway 10.

$950,000 is for a grant to the St. Louis
and Lake Counties Regional Railroad
Authority for land acquisition, engineering,
construction, furnishing, and equipping of
a deleted text begin 19-mile "Boundary Waters Connection"
of the Mesabi Trail from Bearhead State
Park to the International Wolf Center in
Ely. This appropriation is contingent upon
a matching contribution of $950,000 from
other sources, public or private. deleted text end new text begin segment of
the Mesabi Trail from County Road 697 in
Breitung Township east through Vermilion
State Park. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.019, no local match shall
be required for this grant. new text end Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
bond authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for this project are available until
June 30, 2014.

Sec. 14.

Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

5,000,000

new text begin To the Metropolitan Council or for a
grant to Dakota County new text end for environmental
studies, preliminary engineering, bus
lane improvements, and transit station
construction and improvements in the Cedar
Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Corridor.

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

Sec. 15.

Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 27, as amended by Laws 2010,
chapter 189, section 56, and Laws 2010, chapter 399, section 4, 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. new text begin Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
bond authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for this project are available until
June 30, 2016.
new text end

$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 Milan and to
the Marsh Lake Dam. new text begin Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
bond authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for this project are available until
December 30, 2014.
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. 16.

Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit

4,000,000

To new text begin the Metropolitan Council or to the
Council to grant to Dakota County, the
Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority,
or the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority to
new text end acquire land, or an interest in land, and deleted text begin to deleted text end new text begin for new text end
design new text begin , environmental studies, preliminary
engineering, bus lane improvements, layover
and maintenance facilities, and transit station
construction and improvements in new text end the Cedar
Avenue Bus Rapid Transit new text begin corridor new text end in Dakota
County. This appropriation may not be spent
for capital improvements within a trunk
highway right-of-way. This appropriation
is added to the appropriation in Laws 2006,
chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 3.

Sec. 17.

Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 19, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2011,
First Special Session chapter 12, section 34, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Minneapolis Veterans Home Campus

Building 17 HVAC Replacement

1,155,000

To predesign, design, and construct
improvements to heating, ventilation, air
conditioning, and lighting systems and
associated areas serving the south wing of
Building 17. new text begin Any unspent funds from this
appropriation may be used for the purposes
provided under Laws 2010, chapter 189,
section 19, subdivision 4, as amended by
Laws 2010, chapter 399, section 8, and
Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12,
section 46.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 21, subdivision 15, as amended by Laws
2008, chapter 365, section 22, and Laws 2008, chapter 370, section 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 15. St. Cloud State University - National Hockey Center new text begin ; HEAPR new text end

6,500,000

To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip the
renovation of and addition to the National
Hockey Center new text begin or for higher education asset
preservation and replacement (HEAPR)
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
135A.046, at St. Cloud State University or
systemwide new text end . The board may use university
and nonstate money for the remainder of
the cost of the construction new text begin of the National
Hockey Center project. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
bond authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds in this subdivision are available
until June 30, 2016 new text end .

Sec. 19.

Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Transit Capital Improvement Program

21,000,000

(a) To the Metropolitan Council. $8,500,000
is for the state's share of costs for the Central
Corridor light rail line for one or more of the
following activities: preliminary engineering,
final design, property acquisition, including
improvements and betterments of a capital
nature, relocation of utilities owned by public
entities, and construction.

(b) Any remaining money from this
appropriation is to implement one or more of
the following capital improvements, which
are not listed in a ranked order of priority.
The council shall determine project priorities
after consultation with the Counties Transit
Improvement Board, and other stakeholders,
as appropriate. The council shall seek
geographic balance in the allotment of this
appropriation where possible and maximize
the use of all available federal money from
the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, and any
other available federal money.

(1) Bottineau Boulevard Transit Way

For a grant to the Hennepin County Regional
Railroad Authority for environmental work
for Bottineau Transit Way corridor from the
Hiawatha light rail and Northstar intermodal
transit station in downtown Minneapolis to
the vicinity of the Target development in
northern Brooklyn Park or the Arbor Lakes
retail area in Maple Grove.

(2) Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit

new text begin To the Metropolitan Council or to the
Council new text end for a grant to new text begin Dakota County, new text end the
Dakota County Regional deleted text begin Rail deleted text end new text begin Railroad new text end
Authority new text begin , or the Minnesota Valley Transit
Authority new text end to acquire real property deleted text begin and
construct deleted text end new text begin , for preliminary engineering, and to
design and construct transit stations, layover
and maintenance facilities, and new text end roadway
improvements for shoulder running bus lanes
on County State-Aid Highway 23 in Apple
Valley and Lakeville for the Cedar Avenue
Bus Rapid Transit Way (BRT) in Dakota
County.

(3) I-94 Corridor Transit Way

(i) For a grant to Washington County
Regional Rail Authority for environmental
work and preliminary engineering of
transportation and transit improvements,
including busways, park-and-rides, or rail
transit, in the marked Interstate Highway 94
corridor.

(ii) To acquire property and construct
transportation and transit improvements,
including busways, park-and-rides, or rail
transit, in the marked Interstate Highway 94
corridor.

(4) Red Rock Corridor Transit Way

To design, construct, and furnish
park-and-ride lots for the Red Rock
Corridor Transit Way between Hastings and
Minneapolis via St. Paul, and any extension
between Hastings and Red Wing.

(5) Riverview Corridor Transit Way

For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional
Railroad Authority for environmental work
and preliminary engineering for bus rapid
transit in the Riverview corridor between the
east side of St. Paul and the Minneapolis-St.
Paul International Airport and the Mall of
America.

(6) Robert Street Corridor Transit Way

To design and construct new passenger
shelters and a bus layover facility, including
rest rooms, break areas, and a passenger
shelter, in the Robert Street Corridor Transit
Way along or parallel to U.S. Highway
52 and Robert Street from within the city
of St. Paul to Dakota County Road 42 in
Rosemount.

(7) Rush Line Corridor Transit Way

For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional
Railroad Authority to acquire land for,
design, and construct park-and-ride or
park-and-pool lots located along the Rush
Line Corridor along I-35E/I-35 and Highway
61 from the Union Depot in downtown St.
Paul to Hinckley.

(8) Southwest Corridor Transit Way

To prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) and for preliminary
engineering for the Southwest Transit Way
Corridor, from the Hiawatha light rail in
downtown Minneapolis to the vicinity of the
Southwest Station transit hub in Eden Prairie.
The Metropolitan Council may grant a
portion of this appropriation to the Hennepin
County Regional Railroad Authority for the
EIS work.

(9) Union Depot

For 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.

(c) Of this amount, $313,000 is for
preliminary engineering and final design for
betterments in the State Capitol area related
to the Central Corridor light rail transit
project. This money is not included in the
Central Corridor light rail transit project
budget.

Sec. 20.

Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 18, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Minnesota Sex Offender Program Treatment Facilities - Moose Lake

47,500,000

To complete design for and to construct,
furnish, and equip phase 2 of the Minnesota
sex offender treatment program at Moose
Lake. new text begin Upon substantial completion
of this project, the unspent portion of
this appropriation is available for asset
preservation projects for the Moose Lake
campus of the Minnesota sex offender
program, including design and construction
of a replacement water tower, abatement
of hazardous materials, and the demolition
of the existing water tower serving the
Moose Lake sex offender program and the
Department of Corrections Moose Lake
facility. The water tower project must
be cost-shared with the Department of
Corrections.
new text end

Sec. 21.

Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 21, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2010,
chapter 399, section 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Redevelopment Account

5,000,000

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

$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
(PFC's). $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 commissioner has
determined that at least an equal amount has
been committed to the project from nonstate
sources.

new text begin To the extent funds are available, up to
$500,000 is for a grant to the city of Norwood
Young America for public infrastructure
improvements, expansion, and upgrades to
the city wastewater collection and treatment
system related to the location of a food
manufacturing and processing facility within
the city. This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner has determined that
at least an equal amount has been committed
to the project from nonstate sources, and that
the food manufacturer/processor has entered
into an agreement to locate a facility in the
city.
new text end

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.

Sec. 22.

Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 24, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. County and Local Preservation Grants

1,000,000

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.

deleted text begin $150,000 is for a grant to the city of South St.
Paul to renovate the historically significant
1941 Navy Hangar at 310 Airport Road at
Fleming Field in the city to meet life safety
and building code requirements, subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. No
local match is required for this grant.
deleted text end

Sec. 23.

Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 3, subdivision 7, is
amended to read:

Subd. 7. Normandale Community College

Academic Partnership Center and Student Services

21,984,000

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

Sec. 24.

Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 3, subdivision 8, is
amended to read:

Subd. 8. NHED Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Virginia

Iron Range Engineering Program Facilities

3,000,000

To predesign, design, construct, furnish,
and equip an addition to and renovation of
existing space for the Iron Range engineering
program, including laboratory spaces, other
learning spaces, and improvements to the
entrance deleted text begin , and to acquire a privately owned
housing facility on the campus deleted text end .

Sec. 25.

Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 14, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Transit Capital Improvement Program

20,000,000

To the Metropolitan Council or for the
Council to grant to Anoka County Regional
Railroad Authority, Dakota County, Dakota
County Regional Railroad Authority,
Hennepin County, Hennepin County
Regional Railroad Authority, new text begin Minnesota
Valley Transit Authority, new text end Ramsey County
Regional Railroad Authority, or Washington
County Regional Railroad Authority to
perform environmental studies, preliminary
engineering, acquire property or an interest
in property, design or construct transitway
facilities and infrastructure, including
roadways, for the following transitway
projects: Northstar Ramsey station,
Gateway (I-94 East) corridor, Minneapolis
Interchange facility, Red Rock corridor,
Newport park-and-ride and station, Rush
Line corridor, Robert Street corridor, 35W
South Bus Rapid Transit, and Cedar Avenue
Bus Rapid Transit.

Sec. 26.

Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 19, is amended to read:

Sec. 19. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

$

20,000,000

Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Program

To the Public Facilities Authority for
grants to eligible municipalities under the
wastewater infrastructure funding program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.

new text begin Notwithstanding the criteria and requirements
of Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072,
new text end up to $1,000,000 of this appropriation is for
a grant to the city of Albert Lea to design,
construct, and equip water and sewer utilities
in the area of Broadway Avenue and Main
Street. This project may include demolition
of deteriorating concrete curbs, gutters,
sidewalks, and streets above the utilities,
and the construction costs to replace and
rehabilitate the infrastructure.

Sec. 27.

Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 22, is amended to read:

Sec. 22. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.

The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state
general obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2013, no more than
deleted text begin $1,200,858,000 deleted text end new text begin $1,088,452,000 new text end will need to be transferred deleted text begin from the general fund deleted text end to the
state bond fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding state
general obligation bonds. new text begin Of the amount transferred, $452,708,000 is from the general
fund and $635,744,000 is from the tobacco settlement bond proceeds fund. new text end During
the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds, the commissioner of
management and budget 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. 28. new text begin LAKE SUPERIOR-POPLAR RIVER WATER DISTRICT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The Lake Superior-Poplar River Water District is
created as a municipal corporation, having the powers provided under Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 110A; 429, notwithstanding any provision of chapter 110A to the contrary; and
444. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the district shall not have the power to issue
general obligation bonds. Minnesota Statutes, sections 110A.04, 110A.07, and 110A.09 to
110A.18, shall not apply to the district or to the board created by this act.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin For purposes of applying Minnesota Statutes, chapter 110A,
to this act, "works" and "systems" shall include irrigation purposes, "court" is deemed to
refer to the board of county commissioners; and "secretary of state" is deemed to refer to
the county auditor.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Territory included in district. new text end

new text begin The territory of the district shall include
all lands within Sections 20, 21, 28, 29, 32, and 33 of Township 60 North, Range 3 West
of the Fourth Principal Meridian. Additional territory may be added as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, sections 110A.19 to 110A.22.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Payment of costs. new text end

new text begin No person shall be obligated to purchase or be entitled
to receive water from the district unless that person is a party to a contract to purchase
water from the district. Excluding any initial capital investment funded by the state, all
capital and operating expenses of the district shall be paid by the users in proportion to
their use of water. The cost of distribution lines: (1) departing from the main water pipe
from Lake Superior to the domestic water treatment plant to any user; or (2) from the
water treatment plant to any user, shall be paid for by the user of the water either at the
time of installation or by user charges that allow the district to recoup the full cost of the
distribution lines and the cost of financing. Subject to this subdivision and the availability
of water under any applicable permit with a state or federal agency, any owner of land
within the district may contract with the district for the purchase of water.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Board of directors; elections. new text end

new text begin (a) The district shall be governed by a
board of directors which shall have not less than three nor more than 13 members. The
district's initial directors shall be appointed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners,
with one director representing the domestic water users to serve for three years; up to two
directors representing the irrigation water users, one to serve for two years and one to
serve for three years; and up to two directors representing the commercial, stock watering,
and industrial users, one to serve for one year and one to serve for two years.
new text end

new text begin (b) The district's establishment shall take effect upon the Cook County Board of
Commissioners' appointment of the initial directors. The initial directors shall meet for
the purposes of organization within 30 days of their appointment. Thereafter, except
as otherwise provided in this subdivision, directors shall be elected in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 110A.24, from election divisions comprised of domestic water
users; irrigation water users, and commercial, stock watering, and industrial users. Each
use classification shall be entitled to elect one director, plus one additional director if its
expected water usage for the following fiscal year exceeds ten percent of total water
usage. Each water user within each use classification shall be entitled to cast one vote for
each one percent of expected water usage for the following fiscal year. A homeowner's
association shall vote on behalf of its members if duly authorized by appropriate action by
the association's members. Prior to each election, the board of directors shall determine
the use classifications entitled to vote, the expected water use percentage of each user and
of use classification for the following fiscal year, and the number of directors each such
use classification is entitled to elect. The elections shall be conducted and supervised by
the board of directors and ratified by the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Termination of appropriation of water from Poplar River.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, 30 days after the works and systems to transport
water from Lake Superior to Lutsen Mountains Corporation's snowmaking systems first
become fully permitted and operational, the water district shall notify the commissioner of
natural resources and all permits issued by the Department of Natural Resources to Lutsen
Mountains Corporation to use or appropriate water from the Poplar River shall terminate.
For the purposes of section 30, paragraph (b), the commissioner of natural resources shall
notify the revisor of statutes in writing when the permits have been terminated.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after
the governing body of Cook County and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota
Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
new text end

Sec. 29. new text begin ACQUISITIONS FOR CANISTEO PROJECT.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural resources shall acquire, without undue delay, the land
or interests in land that are needed to construct a conveyance system and other betterments
to accommodate the water level and outflow of water level from the Canisteo mine pit.
The commissioner may acquire the land or interests in land by eminent domain, including
use of the possession procedures under Minnesota Statutes, section 117.042.
new text end

Sec. 30. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Rules, part 8895.0700, subpart 1, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Laws 2011, chapter 107, section 101, new text end new text begin is repealed effective the day the permits
have been terminated under section 28, subdivision 6. The commissioner of natural
resources shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing when the permits have been
terminated.
new text end

Sec. 31. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

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