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1.1Senator .................... moves to amend S.F. No. 781 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
1.4 The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
1.5bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated,
1.6to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as
1.7authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire
1.8and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or
1.9as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or
1.10article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this act are available until
1.11the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
2.1To the Board of Regents of the University
2.2of Minnesota for the purposes specified in
2.3this section.
2.6To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
2.7Statutes, section 135A.046.
2.10To complete design and to construct, furnish,
2.11and equip a new Bell Museum of Natural
2.12History on the St. Paul campus.
2.16To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
2.17State Colleges and Universities for the
2.18purposes specified in this section.
2.21For the purposes specified in Minnesota
2.22Statutes, section 135A.046, including safety
2.23and statutory compliance, building envelope
2.24integrity, mechanical systems, and space
2.25restoration.
2.29To complete design of and to construct,
2.30furnish, and equip an addition to the Health
2.31and Science Center and to renovate existing
2.32spaces.
3.3To construct, furnish, and equip shop space
3.4for the industrial mechanical technology
3.5and carpentry programs. This appropriation
3.6includes funding for renovation of existing
3.7space for ADA compliance.
3.10To construct, furnish, and equip renovation
3.11of two floors of technology-enhanced
3.12classrooms and academic offices in the power
3.13plant building. This appropriation includes
3.14money to demolish the power plant annex to
3.15enable the new construction.
3.18Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
3.19136F.60, subdivision 5, the net proceeds
3.20of the sale or disposition of the Aviation
3.21Training Center in Winona operated by
3.22Minnesota State College - Southeast
3.23Technical, after paying all expenses incurred
3.24in selling the property and retiring any
3.25remaining debt attributable to the project,
3.26are appropriated to the board of trustees
3.27of the Minnesota State Colleges and
3.28Universities for use in a capital project at the
3.29Winona campus and need not be paid to the
3.30commissioner of finance, as would otherwise
3.31be required by Minnesota Statutes, section
3.3216A.695, subdivision 3.
4.1To construct, furnish, and equip an addition
4.2to the Center for Business and Technology
4.3and to renovate the center for classrooms and
4.4related space.
4.7To design, construct, furnish, and equip
4.8renovation of classroom and academic
4.9space. Campuses may use nonstate money
4.10to increase the size of the projects. This
4.11appropriation may be used only at the
4.12following campuses: Central Lakes College,
4.13Brainerd; Minnesota State Community
4.14Technical College, Moorhead and Wadena;
4.15Minnesota West Community Technical
4.16College, Pipestone; Northland Community
4.17Technical College, Thief River Falls; Pine
4.18Technical College, Pine City; and Rochester
4.19Community Technical College, Rochester.
4.21(a) The board shall pay the debt service on
4.22one-third of the principal amount of state
4.23bonds sold to finance projects authorized by
4.24this section, except for higher education asset
4.25preservation and replacement, and except
4.26that, where a nonstate match is required, the
4.27debt service is due on a principal amount
4.28equal to one-third of the total project cost,
4.29less the match committed before the bonds
4.30are sold. After each sale of general obligation
4.31bonds, the commissioner of finance shall
4.32notify the board of the amounts assessed for
4.33each year for the life of the bonds.
5.1(b) The commissioner shall reduce the
5.2board's assessment each year by one-third of
5.3the net income from investment of general
5.4obligation bond proceeds in proportion to the
5.5amount of principal and interest otherwise
5.6required to be paid by the board. The board
5.7shall pay its resulting net assessment to the
5.8commissioner of finance by December 1 each
5.9year. If the board fails to make a payment
5.10when due, the commissioner of finance
5.11shall reduce allotments for appropriations
5.12from the general fund otherwise available
5.13to the board and apply the amount of the
5.14reduction to cover the missed debt service
5.15payment. The commissioner of finance
5.16shall credit the payments received from the
5.17board to the bond debt service account in
5.18the state bond fund each December 1 before
5.19money is transferred from the general fund
5.20under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
5.21subdivision 10.
5.23(a) Upon substantial completion of a project
5.24authorized in this section and after written
5.25notice to the commissioner of finance, the
5.26Board of Trustees must use any money
5.27remaining in the appropriation for that
5.28project for HEAPR under Minnesota
5.29Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
5.30of Trustees must report by February 1 of
5.31each even-numbered year to the chairs
5.32of the house and senate committees with
5.33jurisdiction over capital investments and
5.34higher education finance, and to the chairs of
5.35the house Ways and Means Committee and
6.1the senate Finance Committee, on how the
6.2remaining money has been allocated or spent.
6.3(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation
6.4for a project in this section that is complete,
6.5is available for higher education asset
6.6preservation and replacement under this
6.7subdivision, at the same campus as the
6.8project for which the original appropriation
6.9was made and the debt service requirement
6.10under subdivision 9 is reduced accordingly.
6.11Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
6.12from the date of the original appropriation to
6.13the unspent amount transferred.
6.16From the maximum effort school loan fund to
6.17the commissioner of education for a capital
6.18loan to Independent School District No. 38,
6.19Red Lake, as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
6.20sections 126C.60 to 126C.72, to design,
6.21construct, furnish, and equip renovation of
6.22existing facilities and construction of new
6.23facilities.
6.24The project paid for with this appropriation
6.25includes a portion of the renovation and
6.26construction identified as Phase 4 in the
6.27review and comment performed by the
6.28commissioner of education under the capital
6.29loan provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
6.30section 126C.69. This portion includes
6.31renovation and construction of a single
6.32kitchen and cafeteria to serve the high school
6.33and middle school, a receiving area and dock
6.34and adjacent drives, utilities, and grading.
7.1Before any capital loan contract is approved
7.2under this authorization, the district must
7.3provide documentation acceptable to the
7.4commissioner on how the capital loan will
7.5be used.
7.8To the commissioner of natural resources for
7.9the purposes specified in this section.
7.10The appropriations in this section are
7.11subject to the requirements of the natural
7.12resources capital improvement program
7.13under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12,
7.14unless this section or the statutes referred
7.15to in this section provide more specific
7.16standards, criteria, or priorities for projects
7.17than Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.
7.18To the extent possible, prairie restorations
7.19funded in whole or in part with this
7.20appropriation must be made using best
7.21management practices for native prairie
7.22species of a local ecotype as defined
7.23in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.02,
7.24subdivision 2.
7.26For the renovation of state-owned facilities
7.27operated by the commissioner of natural
7.28resources, to be spent in accordance with
7.29Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The
7.30commissioner may use this appropriation
7.31to replace buildings if, considering the
7.32embedded energy in the building, that is the
7.33most energy-efficient and carbon-reducing
7.34method of renovation.
8.2For the state share of flood hazard
8.3mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
8.4improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
8.5damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
8.6103F.161.
8.7The commissioner shall determine project
8.8priorities as appropriate, based on need.
8.9This appropriation includes money for the
8.10following projects:
8.11(a) Agassiz Valley
8.12(b) Albert Lea
8.13(c) Austin
8.14(d) Bois de Sioux Watershed District, North
8.15Ottawa project
8.16(e) Breckenridge
8.17(f) Crookston
8.18(g) Granite Falls
8.19(h) Hay Creek-Norland
8.20(i) Manston Slough
8.21(j) Oakport Township
8.22(k) Spring Brook
8.23(l) Stillwater
8.24(m) Two Rivers
8.25For any project listed in this subdivision
8.26that the commissioner determines is not
8.27ready to proceed or does not expend all the
8.28money allocated to it, the commissioner may
8.29allocate that project's money to a project on
8.30the commissioner's priority list.
9.1To the extent that the cost of a project in
9.2Breckenridge, Crookston, Granite Falls, or
9.3Oakport Township exceeds two percent of the
9.4median household income in the municipality
9.5multiplied by the number of households in
9.6the municipality, this appropriation is also
9.7for the local share of the project.
9.9To renovate or remove publicly owned dams.
9.10The commissioner shall determine project
9.11priorities as appropriate under Minnesota
9.12Statutes, sections 103G.511 and 103G.515.
9.13This appropriation includes money for the
9.14following projects:
9.15(a) Balsam Lake, Itasca County
9.16(b) Clearwater River, Stearns and Wright
9.17Counties
9.18(c) Drayton, Kittson County
9.19(d) Hallock, Kittson County
9.20(e) Knife Lake, Kanabec County
9.21(f) Lanesboro, Fillmore County
9.22(g) Milaca, Mille Lacs County
9.23(h) Pike River, St. Louis County
9.24(i) Sunrise River, Chisago County
9.25Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
9.2616A.69, subdivision 2, upon the award of
9.27final contracts for the completion of a project
9.28listed in this subdivision, the commissioner
9.29may transfer the unencumbered balance
9.30in the project account to any other dam
9.31renovation or removal project on the
9.32commissioner's priority list.
10.3For capital costs of cleaning up closed
10.4landfills under Minnesota Statutes, sections
10.5115B.39 to 115B.445. All debt service on
10.6bonds issued to finance this appropriation
10.7must be paid by the Pollution Control Agency
10.8under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.643,
10.9from revenue credited to the environmental
10.10fund.
10.11This appropriation is for capital costs of
10.12environmental response action at qualified
10.13closed landfill facilities in Albert Lea,
10.14Mille Lacs County, Washington County, the
10.15Western Lake Superior Sanitary District,
10.16and other locations as determined by the
10.17commissioner of the Pollution Control
10.18Agency.
10.19If the dig and fill option is chosen for
10.20remediation of the Washington County
10.21landfill, the landfill must have a triple liner.
10.25To the Minnesota Zoological Garden
10.26to design and construct capital asset
10.27preservation improvements and betterments
10.28to infrastructure and exhibits at the Minnesota
10.29Zoo.
11.1To the Minnesota Amateur Sports
11.2Commission for the purposes specified in
11.3this section.
11.5For asset preservation at the National Sports
11.6Center in Blaine, to be spent in accordance
11.7with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
11.9For a grant to the city of Rochester to design,
11.10construct, furnish, and equip the Phase 2
11.11expansion of the National Volleyball Center
11.12in Rochester, designated by the Minnesota
11.13Amateur Sports Commission as a regional
11.14amateur sports center, subject to Minnesota
11.15Statutes, section 16A.695.
11.18To the adjutant general for asset preservation
11.19improvements and betterments of a capital
11.20nature at military affairs facilities, to be
11.21spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
11.22section 16B.307.
11.23This appropriation may be used for life safety
11.24improvements, to correct code deficiencies,
11.25for Americans with Disabilities Act
11.26alterations, and to improve energy efficiency
11.27at existing National Guard Training and
11.28Community Centers at Hastings, Hutchinson,
11.29Red Wing, and Winona; and to match
11.30federal stimulus money for backup heating
11.31and electricity improvements at Bemidji,
11.32Brainerd, Duluth, Inver Grove Heights,
11.33Jackson, Northeast Minneapolis, Rosemount,
11.34and St. Peter.
12.3To the commissioner of transportation for the
12.4purposes specified in this section.
12.7This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
12.8account in the state transportation fund
12.9to match federal money and to replace
12.10or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as
12.11provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
12.12174.50.
12.13Political subdivisions may use grants made
12.14under this subdivision to construct or
12.15reconstruct bridges, including:
12.16(1) matching federal-aid grants to construct
12.17or reconstruct key bridges;
12.18(2) paying the costs of preliminary
12.19engineering and environmental studies
12.20authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section
12.21174.50, subdivision 6a;
12.22(3) paying the costs to abandon an existing
12.23bridge that is deficient and in need of
12.24replacement, but where no replacement will
12.25be made; and
12.26(4) paying the costs to construct a road
12.27or street to facilitate the abandonment
12.28of an existing bridge determined by
12.29the commissioner to be deficient, if the
12.30commissioner determines that construction
12.31of the road or street is more economical than
12.32replacement of the existing bridge.
13.1$300,000 is for a grant to the city of Staples
13.2in Todd County to predesign, design, and
13.3construct a highway overpass over U.S.
13.4Highway 10 and the Burlington Northern
13.5Santa Fe Railroad tracks in Staples. This
13.6appropriation is added to the appropriation
13.7in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 16,
13.8subdivision 3.
13.11For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional
13.12Railroad Authority to rehabilitate up to 95
13.13miles of railroad track from Norwood-Young
13.14America to Hanley Falls. A grant under this
13.15subdivision is in addition to any grant, loan,
13.16or loan guarantee for this project made by
13.17the commissioner under Minnesota Statutes,
13.18sections 222.46 to 222.62.
13.20For a grant to the St. Louis and Lake
13.21Counties Regional Railroad Authority for
13.22design, engineering, and environmental
13.23studies of the rail lines, railway stations, and
13.24other railroad appurtenances for the Northern
13.25Lights Express Passenger Rail project to
13.26facilitate the return of passenger rail service
13.27along the Duluth/Minneapolis rail corridor.
13.28This appropriation is in addition to the
13.29appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258,
13.30section 16, subdivision 5.
13.33For the state's share of environmental
13.34analysis of a high-speed rail line connecting
13.35Chicago, LaCrescent, Winona, Red Wing,
14.1and the Union Depot Concourse Multimodal
14.2Transit Hub, located in downtown St. Paul
14.3in the area south of Kellogg Boulevard and
14.4east of Jackson Street.
14.5No part of this appropriation may be spent to
14.6acquire or better capital improvements that
14.7are located outside the state of Minnesota,
14.8that may be used from time to time outside
14.9the state of Minnesota, or that are part of
14.10a rail corridor that is not designated by the
14.11Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact.
14.12The commissioner shall work with the
14.13Wisconsin Department of Transportation
14.14to coordinate application for federal capital
14.15assistance for the high-speed rail project.
14.16After an alignment connecting downtown
14.17St. Paul and downtown Minneapolis is
14.18identified, the high-speed rail line may
14.19be extended from downtown St. Paul to
14.20downtown Minneapolis.
14.22For grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
14.23457A. Any improvements made with the
14.24proceeds of these grants must be publicly
14.25owned.
14.27For a grant to the city of Alexandria to acquire
14.28land for, and to design and construct, a
14.29surveillance tower and associated equipment,
14.30an emergency backup power system, and a
14.31structure to house equipment.
15.1For a grant to the city of Bigfork to extend
15.2and reconstruct runways.
15.4For a grant to the city of Duluth to predesign,
15.5design, construct, furnish, and equip new
15.6terminal facilities at the Duluth International
15.7Airport.
15.8 This appropriation is not available until the
15.9commissioner of finance determines that at
15.10least an equal amount has been committed to
15.11the project from nonstate sources.
15.14To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes
15.15specified in this section.
15.17For a grant to the Hennepin County
15.18Regional Railroad Authority for preliminary
15.19engineering for the Bottineau Transit
15.20Way corridor from the Hiawatha light rail
15.21and Northstar transit hub in downtown
15.22Minneapolis to the vicinity of the Target
15.23development in northern Brooklyn Park or
15.24the Arbor Lakes retail area in Maple Grove.
15.26To acquire real property and construct
15.27roadway improvements for shoulder running
15.28bus lanes on CSAH 23 in Apple Valley and
15.29Lakeville for the Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid
15.30Transit Way (BRT) in Dakota County. This
15.31appropriation is added to the appropriations
15.32in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17,
16.1subdivision 3; and Laws 2008, chapter 179,
16.2section 17, subdivision 4.
16.4(a) For one or more of the following activities
16.5for the Central Corridor light rail transit line
16.6that will connect downtown Minneapolis with
16.7downtown St. Paul: preliminary engineering,
16.8final design, property acquisition, including
16.9improvements and betterments of a capital
16.10nature, relocation of utilities owned by public
16.11entities, and construction. This appropriation
16.12is added to the appropriation in Laws 2008,
16.13chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 2.
16.14(b) Hennepin and Ramsey Counties need not
16.15spend their matching money for this project
16.16at a rate faster than dollar for dollar with the
16.17money from this appropriation.
16.19For a grant to the Dakota County Regional
16.20Railroad Authority for environmental studies
16.21and engineering of bus rapid transit or light
16.22rail transit for the Robert Street Corridor
16.23Transit Way along a corridor on or parallel
16.24to U.S. Highway 52 and Robert Street from
16.25within the city of St. Paul to Dakota County
16.26Road 42 in Rosemount. This appropriation
16.27is added to the appropriation in Laws 2006,
16.28chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 6.
16.30For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional
16.31Railroad Authority to acquire land for,
16.32design, and construct park-and-ride or
16.33park-and-pool lots located along the Rush
16.34Line Corridor along I-35E/I-35 and Highway
17.161 from the Union Depot in downtown St.
17.2Paul to Hinckley.
17.4For a grant to the Hennepin County
17.5Regional Railroad Authority to prepare
17.6an environmental impact statement (EIS)
17.7and for preliminary engineering for the
17.8Southwest Transit Way Corridor, from the
17.9Hiawatha light rail in downtown Minneapolis
17.10to the vicinity of the Southwest Station
17.11transit hub in Eden Prairie.
17.13For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional
17.14Railroad Authority to acquire land and
17.15structures, to renovate structures, and
17.16for design, engineering, and construction
17.17to revitalize Union Depot for use as a
17.18multimodal transit center in St. Paul.
17.19This appropriation is in addition to the
17.20appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258,
17.21section 17, subdivision 7.
17.25For a grant to the city of St. Paul to
17.26predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
17.27equip Phase 2 renovation of the polar bear
17.28and gorilla exhibits at the Como Zoo.
17.30For a grant to the city of Coon Rapids to
17.31predesign, design, and construct a bicycle
17.32and pedestrian trail connecting the city of
17.33Fridley bicycle and pedestrian trail along
18.185th Avenue to the Mississippi Regional
18.2Trail Corridor in the city of Coon Rapids.
18.4For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to
18.5acquire land for, and to predesign and design
18.6a bridge for, the Grand Rounds Scenic
18.7Byway on St. Anthony Parkway over the
18.8Northtown Rail Yard.
18.10For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to
18.11purchase, install, and replace lighting fixtures
18.12on the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway. Priority
18.13may be given to the Victory Memorial
18.14Parkway portion. Any outdoor lighting
18.15fixtures installed, replaced, maintained, or
18.16operated with this appropriation must be a
18.17full cutoff luminaire, as defined in Minnesota
18.18Statutes, section 16B.328, subdivision 1,
18.19if the rated output of the outdoor lighting
18.20fixture is greater than 1,800 lumens, and
18.21be the minimum illuminance adequate for
18.22the intended purpose with consideration
18.23given to nationally recognized standards.
18.24Full consideration must be given to energy
18.25conservation and savings, reduction of
18.26glare, minimization of light pollution, and
18.27preservation of the natural night environment.
18.28This appropriation is not available until the
18.29commissioner determines that at least an
18.30equal amount has been committed to the
18.31project from nonstate sources.
18.33For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
18.34Recreation Board to design a roadway to
19.1complete the Grand Rounds National Scenic
19.2Byway in the city of Minneapolis between
19.3Stinson Boulevard in northeast Minneapolis
19.4and southeast Minneapolis at East River
19.5Road, and to repair and reconstruct portions
19.6of the existing 55-mile Grand Rounds
19.7National Scenic Byway.
19.9For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights
19.10to predesign the Heritage Village Park along
19.11the Mississippi River in the city.
19.12This appropriation is not available until the
19.13commissioner has determined that at least
19.14an equal amount has been committed from
19.15nonstate sources.
19.17For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights
19.18to design and renovate the west bank bridge
19.19and bridge approach to Mississippi River
19.20Bridge 5600, commonly known as the Rock
19.21Island Swing Bridge, located between Inver
19.22Grove Heights and St. Paul Park in Dakota
19.23County. The design for utilizing the bridge
19.24infrastructure along the west bank of the
19.25Mississippi River must require connections
19.26with any local, regional, or state trails, and
19.27incorporate walking trails and fishing pier
19.28concepts, along with any park development
19.29in the area.
19.30This appropriation is not available until the
19.31commissioner has determined that at least
19.32an equal amount has been committed from
19.33nonstate sources.
20.1For a grant to Ramsey County to design and
20.2construct a paved bicycle and pedestrian
20.3trail on the north side of Lower Afton Road
20.4between McKnight Road and Point Douglas
20.5Road.
20.6This appropriation is not available until the
20.7commissioner has determined that at least
20.8$1,600,000 has been committed to the project
20.9from nonstate sources.
20.10The appropriation is added to the
20.11appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258,
20.12section 17, subdivision 8.
20.14For a grant to Anoka County as the local
20.15share to match federal money, to design and
20.16develop the Rice Creek North Regional Trail,
20.17extending from Rice Creek Chain of Lakes
20.18Park Reserve in Lino Lakes to the Ramsey
20.19County trail system in Shoreview.
20.21For a grant to the city of Fridley to
20.22predesign, design, construct, and equip
20.23the redevelopment and expansion of the
20.24Springbrook Nature Center. No nonstate
20.25match is required.
20.27For a grant to the city of St. Paul to acquire
20.28land for and to predesign, design, construct,
20.29furnish, and equip river park development
20.30and redevelopment infrastructure in National
20.31Great River Park along the Mississippi River
20.32in St. Paul.
21.2To the commissioner of administration, or
21.3another named agency, for the purposes
21.4specified in this section.
21.6For asset preservation improvements and
21.7betterments of a capital nature at Department
21.8of Human Services facilities statewide, to be
21.9spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
21.10section 16B.307.
21.13To the commissioner of human services for
21.14grants to construct and rehabilitate facilities
21.15for programs under Minnesota Statutes,
21.16section 256E.37.
21.19To the commissioner of administration for
21.20the purposes specified in this section.
21.22For asset preservation improvements and
21.23betterments of a capital nature at veterans
21.24homes statewide, to be spent in accordance
21.25with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
21.27To acquire land for veterans cemeteries
21.28located in Redwood County and northeastern
21.29Minnesota, to be operated by the
21.30commissioner of veterans affairs. This
21.31appropriation may also be used to predesign
21.32and design the cemeteries.
22.3To the commissioner of administration for
22.4improvements and betterments of a capital
22.5nature at Minnesota correctional facilities
22.6statewide, in accordance with Minnesota
22.7Statutes, section 16B.307.
22.11To the commissioner of employment and
22.12economic development or other named
22.13agency for the purposes specified in this
22.14section.
22.16For purposes of the redevelopment account
22.17under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.571,
22.18for a grant to St. Louis County to design,
22.19construct, and install public infrastructure
22.20from the city of Chisholm to the regional
22.21competition and exhibit center. This
22.22appropriation is not available until the
22.23commissioner has determined that at least
22.24an equal amount has been committed from
22.25nonstate sources.
22.26The commissioner may require that grant
22.27money not committed by contract for
22.28approved project activities within 120 days
22.29after the grant agreement was signed be
22.30returned and credited to the redevelopment
22.31account.
23.1For a grant to the city of Big Lake to design,
23.2construct, furnish, and equip an ice arena
23.3complex to support the Big Lake regional
23.4area.
23.5The location of the ice arena complex
23.6must take into consideration community
23.7and business development, community
23.8traffic routes, and transportation needs of
23.9the Northstar commuter rail line serving
23.10Big Lake to Minneapolis, and the possible
23.11extension of the line to St. Cloud.
23.12This appropriation is not available until the
23.13commissioner has determined that at least
23.14an equal amount has been committed from
23.15nonstate sources.
23.18For a grant to the city of Mankato to design,
23.19construct, furnish, and equip the Southern
23.20Minnesota Women's Hockey Exposition
23.21Center for use by Minnesota State University,
23.22Mankato.
23.23This appropriation is not available until the
23.24commissioner has determined that at least
23.25an equal amount has been committed to the
23.26project from nonstate sources.
23.29For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to
23.30predesign the renovation of Orchestra Hall
23.31and Peavey Plaza at its current downtown
23.32Minneapolis location, subject to Minnesota
23.33Statutes, section 16A.695.
24.3For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to
24.4construct, furnish, and equip the Shubert
24.5Theater and an associated atrium to create
24.6the Minnesota Shubert Performing Arts and
24.7Education Center. This appropriation is
24.8added to the appropriation in Laws 2006,
24.9chapter 258, section 21, subdivision 17,
24.10paragraph (b).
24.13For a grant to Olmsted County to design
24.14and construct approximately 1.25 miles of
24.15a new steam pipeline from the Olmsted
24.16Waste-to-Energy Facility to the Rochester
24.17Community and Technical College Campus,
24.18supplying steam heat and cooling from a
24.19renewable energy source.
24.20This appropriation is not available until the
24.21commissioner has determined that at least
24.22an equal amount has been committed from
24.23Olmsted County.
24.25For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to
24.26acquire land for and to design, construct,
24.27furnish, and equip an expansion of the St.
24.28Cloud Civic Center. The expansion includes
24.29approximately 66,000 square feet of new
24.30space and a 300-stall parking ramp. This
24.31appropriation is added to the appropriation
24.32in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 21,
24.33subdivision 14.
25.1This appropriation is not available until the
25.2commissioner of finance determines that at
25.3least $13,000,000 is committed to the project
25.4from nonstate sources.
25.7For a grant to the Housing and
25.8Redevelopment Authority of the city
25.9of St. Paul, to construct, furnish, and equip
25.10an Asian Pacific Cultural Center, subject to
25.11Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
25.12This appropriation is not available until the
25.13commissioner has determined that at least
25.14an equal amount has been committed from
25.15nonstate sources.
25.17For a grant to Ramsey County to design,
25.18construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
25.19of and an addition of space for phase 1 of
25.20three phases for the surgery, inpatient, and
25.21pediatric intensive care expansion to Gillette
25.22Children's Specialty Healthcare.
25.23This appropriation is not available until the
25.24commissioner has determined that at least
25.25an equal amount has been committed from
25.26nonstate sources. Money spent by Gillette
25.27Children's Specialty Healthcare in 2009 for
25.28this construction must be counted as part of
25.29the match.
26.1To the Minnesota Historical Society for
26.2capital improvements and betterments at
26.3state historic sites, buildings, landscaping
26.4at historic buildings, exhibits, markers,
26.5and monuments, to be spent in accordance
26.6with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
26.7Notwithstanding that section, up to $527,000
26.8may be used to design projects eligible for
26.9future funding. The society shall determine
26.10project priorities as appropriate based on
26.11need.
26.13To the commissioner of finance for bond sale
26.14expenses under Minnesota Statutes, section
26.1516A.641, subdivision 8.
26.17 The commissioner of finance shall schedule the sale of state general obligation
26.18bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2011, no more than $1,089,549,000
26.19will need to be transferred from the general fund to the state bond fund to pay principal
26.20and interest due and to become due on outstanding state general obligation bonds. During
26.21the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds, the commissioner of
26.22finance shall calculate the amount of debt service payments needed on bonds previously
26.23issued and shall estimate the amount of debt service payments that will be needed on the
26.24bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall adjust the amount of bonds scheduled
26.25to be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this section. The amount needed to make
26.26the debt service payments is appropriated from the general fund as provided in Minnesota
26.27Statutes, section 16A.641.
26.28 Sec. 19. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
26.29 Subdivision 1. Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act
26.30from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the
26.31state in an amount up to $346,345,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect
26.32prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota
26.33Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
27.1 Subd. 2. Maximum effort school loan fund. To provide the money appropriated in
27.2this act from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell
27.3and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $5,780,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
27.4and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by
27.5the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except
27.6accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a
27.7bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school loan fund.
27.8 Subd. 3. Transportation fund bond proceeds account. To provide the money
27.9appropriated in this article from the state transportation fund, the commissioner of finance
27.10shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $15,300,000 in the manner, upon
27.11the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to
27.1216A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of
27.13the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds,
27.14must be credited to a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.
27.15 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.86, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
27.16 Subd. 2. Budget request. A political subdivision that requests an appropriation of
27.17state money for a local capital improvement project is encouraged to submit the request
27.18to the commissioner of finance by July 15 of an odd-numbered year to ensure its full
27.19consideration. The requests must be submitted in the form and with the supporting
27.20documentation required by the commissioner of finance. All requests timely received by
27.21the commissioner must beforwarded submitted to the legislature, along with agency
27.22requests the governor's recommendations, whether or not the governor recommends that a
27.23request be funded, by the deadline established in section16A.11, subdivision 1 .
27.24 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.86, is amended by adding a subdivision
27.25to read:
27.26 Subd. 3a. Information provided. All requests for state assistance under this section
27.27must include the following information:
27.28(1) the name of the political subdivision that will own the capital project for which
27.29state assistance is being requested;
27.30(2) the public purpose of the project;
27.31(3) the extent to which the political subdivision has or expects to provide local,
27.32private, user financing, or other nonstate funding for the project;
27.33(4) a list of the bondable activities that the project encompasses; examples of
27.34bondable activities are public improvements of a capital nature for land acquisition,
27.35predesign, design, construction, and furnishing and equipping for occupancy;
28.1(5) whether the project will require new or additional state operating subsidies;
28.2(6) whether the governing body of the political subdivision requesting the project
28.3has passed a resolution in support of the project and has established priorities for all
28.4projects within its jurisdiction for which bonding appropriations are requested when
28.5submitting multiple requests; and
28.6(7) if the project requires a predesign under section 16B.335, whether the predesign
28.7has been completed at the time the capital project request is submitted, and whether
28.8the political subdivision has submitted the project predesign to the commissioner of
28.9administration for review and approval.
28.10 Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 115A.908, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.11 Subd. 2. Deposit of revenue.From the Revenue collected under this section, the
28.12amount necessary to make debt service payments on revenue bonds issued under section
28.13116.156 is annually appropriated to the commissioner of finance. Any remaining revenue
28.14collected shall must be credited to the environmental fund.
28.15 Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116.155, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
28.16 Subd. 3. Revenues. The following revenues shall be deposited in the general
28.17portion of the remediation fund:
28.18 (1) response costs and natural resource damages related to releases of hazardous
28.19substances, or pollutants or contaminants, recovered under sections115B.17, subdivisions
28.206 and 7 ,
115B.443 ,
115B.444 , or any other law;
28.21 (2) money paid to the agency or the Agriculture Department by voluntary parties
28.22who have received technical or other assistance under sections115B.17, subdivision 14 ,
28.23115B.175
to
115B.179 , and
115C.03, subdivision 9 ;
28.24 (3) money received in the form of gifts, grants, reimbursement, or appropriation from
28.25any source for any of the purposes provided in subdivision 2, except federal grants; and
28.26 (4)money received from revenue bonds sold under section
116.156 and placed
28.27in a special bond proceeds account; and
28.28(5) interest accrued on the fund.
28.29 Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 135A.046, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.30 Subd. 2. Standards. Capital budget expenditures for Higher Education Asset
28.31Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) projects must be for one or more of the
28.32following: code compliance including health and safety, Americans with Disabilities
28.33Act requirements, hazardous material abatement, access improvement, or air quality
28.34improvement; building energy efficiency improvements using current best practices; or
29.1building or infrastructure repairs necessary to preserve the interior and exterior of existing
29.2buildings; or renewal to support the existing programmatic mission of the campuses. Up
29.3to ten percent of an appropriation awarded under this section may be used for design
29.4costs for projects eligible to be funded from this account in anticipation of future funding
29.5from the account.
29.6 Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136F.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
29.7 Subdivision 1. Issuance of bonds. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State
29.8Colleges and Universities or a successor may issue revenue bonds under sections136F.90
29.9to
136F.97 whose aggregate principal amount at any time may not exceed $200,000,000
29.10$225,000,000, and payable from the revenue appropriated to the fund established by
29.11section136F.94 , and use the proceeds together with other public or private money that
29.12may otherwise become available to acquire land, and to acquire, construct, complete,
29.13remodel, and equip structures or portions thereof to be used for dormitory, residence hall,
29.14student union, food service, parking purposes, or for any other similar revenue-producing
29.15building or buildings of such type and character as the board finds desirable for the good
29.16and benefit of the state universities. Before issuing the bonds or any part of them, the
29.17board shall consult with and obtain the advisory recommendations of the chairs of the
29.18house of representatives Ways and Means Committee and the senate Finance Committee
29.19about the facilities to be financed by the bonds.
29.20 Sec. 26. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 20, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
29.24To complete design and to construct, furnish,
29.25and equip a new 150-bed segregation unit
29.26and reconstruct the old segregation unit.
29.27 Sec. 27. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 23, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2008,
29.28chapter 179, section 68, is amended to read:
29.31To predesign and design the historic Fort
29.32Snelling Museum and Visitor Center and
29.33other site improvements to revitalize historic
29.34Fort Snelling.
30.1 Sec. 28. Laws 2007, chapter 122, section 1, is amended to read:
30.2 Section 1. BROWNS VALLEY FLOOD RELIEF APPROPRIATION.
30.3 $2,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of public
30.4safety for a grant to the city of Browns Valley to be used for relief from damage caused by
30.5the flooding of March 2007. This appropriation is available untilJune 30, 2009 expended.
30.6 Sec. 29. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 3, subdivision 12, as amended by Laws 2008,
30.7chapter 365, section 17, is amended to read:
30.10To construct, furnish, and equip renovation
30.11of two floors of technology-enhanced
30.12classrooms and academic offices in the
30.13power plant building. This appropriation
30.14includes money to demolish the power plant
30.15annex to enable the new construction. *
30.16(The preceding text beginning "(a) Smart
30.17Classroom Center" was indicated as
30.18vetoed by the governor.)
30.20To compete design of and to construct,
30.21furnish, and equip, in cooperation with
30.22Minneapolis Community and Technical
30.23College, a colocated Law Enforcement
30.24Training Center on the campus of Hennepin
30.25Technical College in Brooklyn Park. The
30.26board may useup to $2,000,000 of college
30.27or, university, or nonstate money for
30.28the remainder of the cost of design and
30.29construction of this project.
30.30 Sec. 30. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 3, subdivision 21, is amended to read:
31.1To acquire the Owatonna College and
31.2University Center Building in Steele County,
31.3including the purchase of adjacent vacant
31.4land and accomplishing minor capital
31.5improvements to the property.
31.6 Sec. 31. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 3, subdivision 25, is amended to read:
31.9To complete design of and to construct,
31.10furnish, and equip a renovation of Brown
31.11Hall for classrooms, science laboratories, and
31.12other instructional and ancillary spaces. This
31.13appropriation includes funding to reglaze the
31.14existing skyway from the building and to
31.15construct a new skyway to Centennial Hall.
31.16This appropriation may also be used to
31.17complete design and construction drawings
31.18for the Science and Engineering Lab
31.19authorized in paragraph (b) and to demolish
31.20building number 801.
31.22To design an integrated science and
31.23engineering laboratory and student and
31.24academic support building.
31.25 Sec. 32. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
31.27For renovation of the State Capitol Building
31.28including, but not limited to: site work
31.29to stabilize the plaza; replacement and
31.30stabilization of the building's exterior
31.31envelope; replacement of air handling units
31.32at risk of failure; and projects to improve
32.1interior emergency lighting, dome lighting,
32.2and catwalks.
32.3Up to $2,000,000 of this appropriation may
32.4be used for predesign and schematic design
32.5work to restore and renovate the Capitol
32.6and meet related space and functional
32.7requirements.
32.8 Sec. 33. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 15, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
32.11For a grant to the city of Marshall to
32.12predesign Phase 2 of the Minnesota
32.13Emergency Response and Industry Training
32.14(MERIT) Center, including a wind energy
32.15training area, an ethanol fuels training area,
32.16and other training facilities, and to design,
32.17construct, and equip the wind energy and
32.18ethanol fuel training facilities.
32.19This appropriation is not available until the
32.20commissioner has determined that at least
32.21an equal amount has been committed from
32.22nonstate sources. The match may include
32.23in-kind contributions.
32.24 Sec. 34. Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
32.26For a grant to the city of Bloomington for
32.27removal and replacement of or to renovate
32.28the old Cedar Avenue bridge for bicycle
32.29commuters and recreational users. This
32.30appropriation is added to the appropriation
32.31in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17,
32.32subdivision 8.
32.33 Sec. 35. REPEALER.
33.1Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 16A.86, subdivision 3; and 116.156, and Laws
33.22008, chapter 179, section 8, subdivision 3, are repealed.
33.3 Sec. 36. EFFECTIVE DATE.
33.4This act is effective the day following final enactment."
33.5Delete the title and insert:
33.7relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better
33.8public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with
33.9certain conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing
33.10programs; authorizing the sale of state bonds; repealing and modifying previous
33.11appropriations; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
33.12sections 16A.86, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 115A.908, subdivision
33.132; 116.155, subdivision 3; 135A.046, subdivision 2; 136F.98, subdivision 1;
33.14Laws 2006, chapter 258, sections 20, subdivision 7; 23, subdivision 3, as
33.15amended; Laws 2007, chapter 122, section 1; Laws 2008, chapter 179, sections
33.163, subdivisions 12, as amended, 21, 25; 12, subdivision 3; 15, subdivision 5;
33.17Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes
33.182008, sections 16A.86, subdivision 3; 116.156; Laws 2008, chapter 179, section
33.198, subdivision 3."
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
| 1.3 |
"Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS. |
1.5bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated,
1.6to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as
1.7authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire
1.8and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or
1.9as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or
1.10article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this act are available until
1.11the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
| 1.34 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 1.35 |
Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA |
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| 1.36 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
59,000,000 |
||||
2.2of Minnesota for the purposes specified in
2.3this section.
| 2.4 2.5 |
Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) |
35,000,000 |
|||||
2.7Statutes, section 135A.046.
| 2.8 |
Subd. 3.Twin Cities Campus |
||||||
| 2.9 |
Bell Museum of Natural History |
24,000,000 |
|||||
2.11and equip a new Bell Museum of Natural
2.12History on the St. Paul campus.
| 2.13 2.14 |
Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES |
||||||
| 2.15 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
90,280,000 |
||||
2.17State Colleges and Universities for the
2.18purposes specified in this section.
| 2.19 2.20 |
Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation And Replacement (HEAPR) |
50,000,000 |
|||||
2.22Statutes, section 135A.046, including safety
2.23and statutory compliance, building envelope
2.24integrity, mechanical systems, and space
2.25restoration.
| 2.26 2.27 |
Subd. 3.Lake Superior Community and Technical College |
||||||
| 2.28 |
Health and Science Center Addition |
11,550,000 |
|||||
2.30furnish, and equip an addition to the Health
2.31and Science Center and to renovate existing
2.32spaces.
| 2.33 2.34 |
Subd. 4.Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Eveleth |
||||||
| 3.1 3.2 |
Carpentry and Industrial Mechanical Technology and Shops |
5,250,000 |
|||||
3.4for the industrial mechanical technology
3.5and carpentry programs. This appropriation
3.6includes funding for renovation of existing
3.7space for ADA compliance.
| 3.8 |
Subd. 5.Metropolitan State University |
||||||
| 3.9 |
Smart Classroom Center |
5,700,000 |
|||||
3.11of two floors of technology-enhanced
3.12classrooms and academic offices in the power
3.13plant building. This appropriation includes
3.14money to demolish the power plant annex to
3.15enable the new construction.
| 3.16 3.17 |
Subd. 6.Minnesota State College, Southeast Technical - Aviation Training Center |
||||||
3.19136F.60, subdivision 5, the net proceeds
3.20of the sale or disposition of the Aviation
3.21Training Center in Winona operated by
3.22Minnesota State College - Southeast
3.23Technical, after paying all expenses incurred
3.24in selling the property and retiring any
3.25remaining debt attributable to the project,
3.26are appropriated to the board of trustees
3.27of the Minnesota State Colleges and
3.28Universities for use in a capital project at the
3.29Winona campus and need not be paid to the
3.30commissioner of finance, as would otherwise
3.31be required by Minnesota Statutes, section
3.3216A.695, subdivision 3.
| 3.33 |
Subd. 7.North Hennepin Community College |
||||||
| 3.34 |
Center for Business and Technology |
13,970,000 |
|||||
4.2to the Center for Business and Technology
4.3and to renovate the center for classrooms and
4.4related space.
| 4.5 |
Subd. 8. Systemwide Initiatives |
||||||
| 4.6 |
Classroom Renovation |
3,810,000 |
|||||
4.8renovation of classroom and academic
4.9space. Campuses may use nonstate money
4.10to increase the size of the projects. This
4.11appropriation may be used only at the
4.12following campuses: Central Lakes College,
4.13Brainerd; Minnesota State Community
4.14Technical College, Moorhead and Wadena;
4.15Minnesota West Community Technical
4.16College, Pipestone; Northland Community
4.17Technical College, Thief River Falls; Pine
4.18Technical College, Pine City; and Rochester
4.19Community Technical College, Rochester.
| 4.20 |
Subd. 9.Debt Service |
||||||
4.22one-third of the principal amount of state
4.23bonds sold to finance projects authorized by
4.24this section, except for higher education asset
4.25preservation and replacement, and except
4.26that, where a nonstate match is required, the
4.27debt service is due on a principal amount
4.28equal to one-third of the total project cost,
4.29less the match committed before the bonds
4.30are sold. After each sale of general obligation
4.31bonds, the commissioner of finance shall
4.32notify the board of the amounts assessed for
4.33each year for the life of the bonds.
5.1(b) The commissioner shall reduce the
5.2board's assessment each year by one-third of
5.3the net income from investment of general
5.4obligation bond proceeds in proportion to the
5.5amount of principal and interest otherwise
5.6required to be paid by the board. The board
5.7shall pay its resulting net assessment to the
5.8commissioner of finance by December 1 each
5.9year. If the board fails to make a payment
5.10when due, the commissioner of finance
5.11shall reduce allotments for appropriations
5.12from the general fund otherwise available
5.13to the board and apply the amount of the
5.14reduction to cover the missed debt service
5.15payment. The commissioner of finance
5.16shall credit the payments received from the
5.17board to the bond debt service account in
5.18the state bond fund each December 1 before
5.19money is transferred from the general fund
5.20under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
5.21subdivision 10.
| 5.22 |
Subd. 10.Unspent Appropriations |
||||||
5.24authorized in this section and after written
5.25notice to the commissioner of finance, the
5.26Board of Trustees must use any money
5.27remaining in the appropriation for that
5.28project for HEAPR under Minnesota
5.29Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
5.30of Trustees must report by February 1 of
5.31each even-numbered year to the chairs
5.32of the house and senate committees with
5.33jurisdiction over capital investments and
5.34higher education finance, and to the chairs of
5.35the house Ways and Means Committee and
6.1the senate Finance Committee, on how the
6.2remaining money has been allocated or spent.
6.3(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation
6.4for a project in this section that is complete,
6.5is available for higher education asset
6.6preservation and replacement under this
6.7subdivision, at the same campus as the
6.8project for which the original appropriation
6.9was made and the debt service requirement
6.10under subdivision 9 is reduced accordingly.
6.11Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
6.12from the date of the original appropriation to
6.13the unspent amount transferred.
| 6.14 |
Sec. 4. EDUCATION |
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| 6.15 |
Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake |
$ |
5,780,000 |
||||
6.17the commissioner of education for a capital
6.18loan to Independent School District No. 38,
6.19Red Lake, as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
6.20sections 126C.60 to 126C.72, to design,
6.21construct, furnish, and equip renovation of
6.22existing facilities and construction of new
6.23facilities.
6.24The project paid for with this appropriation
6.25includes a portion of the renovation and
6.26construction identified as Phase 4 in the
6.27review and comment performed by the
6.28commissioner of education under the capital
6.29loan provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
6.30section 126C.69. This portion includes
6.31renovation and construction of a single
6.32kitchen and cafeteria to serve the high school
6.33and middle school, a receiving area and dock
6.34and adjacent drives, utilities, and grading.
7.1Before any capital loan contract is approved
7.2under this authorization, the district must
7.3provide documentation acceptable to the
7.4commissioner on how the capital loan will
7.5be used.
| 7.6 |
Sec. 5. NATURAL RESOURCES |
||||||
| 7.7 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
29,000,000 |
||||
7.9the purposes specified in this section.
7.10The appropriations in this section are
7.11subject to the requirements of the natural
7.12resources capital improvement program
7.13under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12,
7.14unless this section or the statutes referred
7.15to in this section provide more specific
7.16standards, criteria, or priorities for projects
7.17than Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.
7.18To the extent possible, prairie restorations
7.19funded in whole or in part with this
7.20appropriation must be made using best
7.21management practices for native prairie
7.22species of a local ecotype as defined
7.23in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.02,
7.24subdivision 2.
| 7.25 |
Subd. 2.Statewide Asset Preservation |
1,000,000 |
|||||
7.27operated by the commissioner of natural
7.28resources, to be spent in accordance with
7.29Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The
7.30commissioner may use this appropriation
7.31to replace buildings if, considering the
7.32embedded energy in the building, that is the
7.33most energy-efficient and carbon-reducing
7.34method of renovation.
| 8.1 |
Subd. 3.Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants |
26,000,000 |
|||||
8.3mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
8.4improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
8.5damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
8.6103F.161.
8.7The commissioner shall determine project
8.8priorities as appropriate, based on need.
8.9This appropriation includes money for the
8.10following projects:
8.11(a) Agassiz Valley
8.12(b) Albert Lea
8.13(c) Austin
8.14(d) Bois de Sioux Watershed District, North
8.15Ottawa project
8.16(e) Breckenridge
8.17(f) Crookston
8.18(g) Granite Falls
8.19(h) Hay Creek-Norland
8.20(i) Manston Slough
8.21(j) Oakport Township
8.22(k) Spring Brook
8.23(l) Stillwater
8.24(m) Two Rivers
8.25For any project listed in this subdivision
8.26that the commissioner determines is not
8.27ready to proceed or does not expend all the
8.28money allocated to it, the commissioner may
8.29allocate that project's money to a project on
8.30the commissioner's priority list.
9.1To the extent that the cost of a project in
9.2Breckenridge, Crookston, Granite Falls, or
9.3Oakport Township exceeds two percent of the
9.4median household income in the municipality
9.5multiplied by the number of households in
9.6the municipality, this appropriation is also
9.7for the local share of the project.
| 9.8 |
Subd. 4.Dam Renovation and Removal |
2,000,000 |
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9.10The commissioner shall determine project
9.11priorities as appropriate under Minnesota
9.12Statutes, sections 103G.511 and 103G.515.
9.13This appropriation includes money for the
9.14following projects:
9.15(a) Balsam Lake, Itasca County
9.16(b) Clearwater River, Stearns and Wright
9.17Counties
9.18(c) Drayton, Kittson County
9.19(d) Hallock, Kittson County
9.20(e) Knife Lake, Kanabec County
9.21(f) Lanesboro, Fillmore County
9.22(g) Milaca, Mille Lacs County
9.23(h) Pike River, St. Louis County
9.24(i) Sunrise River, Chisago County
9.25Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
9.2616A.69, subdivision 2, upon the award of
9.27final contracts for the completion of a project
9.28listed in this subdivision, the commissioner
9.29may transfer the unencumbered balance
9.30in the project account to any other dam
9.31renovation or removal project on the
9.32commissioner's priority list.
| 10.1 |
Sec. 6. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY |
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| 10.2 |
Closed Landfill Cleanup |
25,000,000 |
|||||
10.4landfills under Minnesota Statutes, sections
10.5115B.39 to 115B.445. All debt service on
10.6bonds issued to finance this appropriation
10.7must be paid by the Pollution Control Agency
10.8under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.643,
10.9from revenue credited to the environmental
10.10fund.
10.11This appropriation is for capital costs of
10.12environmental response action at qualified
10.13closed landfill facilities in Albert Lea,
10.14Mille Lacs County, Washington County, the
10.15Western Lake Superior Sanitary District,
10.16and other locations as determined by the
10.17commissioner of the Pollution Control
10.18Agency.
10.19If the dig and fill option is chosen for
10.20remediation of the Washington County
10.21landfill, the landfill must have a triple liner.
| 10.22 10.23 |
Sec. 7. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN |
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| 10.24 |
Asset Preservation and Improvement |
$ |
5,000,000 |
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10.26to design and construct capital asset
10.27preservation improvements and betterments
10.28to infrastructure and exhibits at the Minnesota
10.29Zoo.
| 10.30 |
Sec. 8. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION |
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| 10.31 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
5,000,000 |
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11.2Commission for the purposes specified in
11.3this section.
| 11.4 |
Subd. 2.National Sports Center - Blaine |
1,000,000 |
|||||
11.6Center in Blaine, to be spent in accordance
11.7with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
| 11.8 |
Subd. 3.National Volleyball Center - Rochester |
4,000,000 |
|||||
11.10construct, furnish, and equip the Phase 2
11.11expansion of the National Volleyball Center
11.12in Rochester, designated by the Minnesota
11.13Amateur Sports Commission as a regional
11.14amateur sports center, subject to Minnesota
11.15Statutes, section 16A.695.
| 11.16 |
Sec. 9. MILITARY AFFAIRS |
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| 11.17 |
Asset Preservation |
$ |
3,602,000 |
||||
11.19improvements and betterments of a capital
11.20nature at military affairs facilities, to be
11.21spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
11.22section 16B.307.
11.23This appropriation may be used for life safety
11.24improvements, to correct code deficiencies,
11.25for Americans with Disabilities Act
11.26alterations, and to improve energy efficiency
11.27at existing National Guard Training and
11.28Community Centers at Hastings, Hutchinson,
11.29Red Wing, and Winona; and to match
11.30federal stimulus money for backup heating
11.31and electricity improvements at Bemidji,
11.32Brainerd, Duluth, Inver Grove Heights,
11.33Jackson, Northeast Minneapolis, Rosemount,
11.34and St. Peter.
| 12.1 |
Sec. 10. TRANSPORTATION |
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| 12.2 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
36,900,000 |
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12.4purposes specified in this section.
| 12.5 12.6 |
Subd. 2.Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation |
15,300,000 |
|||||
12.8account in the state transportation fund
12.9to match federal money and to replace
12.10or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as
12.11provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
12.12174.50.
12.13Political subdivisions may use grants made
12.14under this subdivision to construct or
12.15reconstruct bridges, including:
12.16(1) matching federal-aid grants to construct
12.17or reconstruct key bridges;
12.18(2) paying the costs of preliminary
12.19engineering and environmental studies
12.20authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section
12.21174.50, subdivision 6a;
12.22(3) paying the costs to abandon an existing
12.23bridge that is deficient and in need of
12.24replacement, but where no replacement will
12.25be made; and
12.26(4) paying the costs to construct a road
12.27or street to facilitate the abandonment
12.28of an existing bridge determined by
12.29the commissioner to be deficient, if the
12.30commissioner determines that construction
12.31of the road or street is more economical than
12.32replacement of the existing bridge.
13.1$300,000 is for a grant to the city of Staples
13.2in Todd County to predesign, design, and
13.3construct a highway overpass over U.S.
13.4Highway 10 and the Burlington Northern
13.5Santa Fe Railroad tracks in Staples. This
13.6appropriation is added to the appropriation
13.7in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 16,
13.8subdivision 3.
| 13.9 13.10 |
Subd. 3.Minnesota Valley Railroad Track Rehabilitation |
5,000,000 |
|||||
13.12Railroad Authority to rehabilitate up to 95
13.13miles of railroad track from Norwood-Young
13.14America to Hanley Falls. A grant under this
13.15subdivision is in addition to any grant, loan,
13.16or loan guarantee for this project made by
13.17the commissioner under Minnesota Statutes,
13.18sections 222.46 to 222.62.
| 13.19 |
Subd. 4.Northern Lights Express |
1,000,000 |
|||||
13.21Counties Regional Railroad Authority for
13.22design, engineering, and environmental
13.23studies of the rail lines, railway stations, and
13.24other railroad appurtenances for the Northern
13.25Lights Express Passenger Rail project to
13.26facilitate the return of passenger rail service
13.27along the Duluth/Minneapolis rail corridor.
13.28This appropriation is in addition to the
13.29appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258,
13.30section 16, subdivision 5.
| 13.31 13.32 |
Subd. 5.St. Paul to Chicago High-Speed Rail Line |
5,000,000 |
|||||
13.34analysis of a high-speed rail line connecting
13.35Chicago, LaCrescent, Winona, Red Wing,
14.1and the Union Depot Concourse Multimodal
14.2Transit Hub, located in downtown St. Paul
14.3in the area south of Kellogg Boulevard and
14.4east of Jackson Street.
14.5No part of this appropriation may be spent to
14.6acquire or better capital improvements that
14.7are located outside the state of Minnesota,
14.8that may be used from time to time outside
14.9the state of Minnesota, or that are part of
14.10a rail corridor that is not designated by the
14.11Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact.
14.12The commissioner shall work with the
14.13Wisconsin Department of Transportation
14.14to coordinate application for federal capital
14.15assistance for the high-speed rail project.
14.16After an alignment connecting downtown
14.17St. Paul and downtown Minneapolis is
14.18identified, the high-speed rail line may
14.19be extended from downtown St. Paul to
14.20downtown Minneapolis.
| 14.21 |
Subd. 6.Port Development Assistance |
2,000,000 |
|||||
14.23457A. Any improvements made with the
14.24proceeds of these grants must be publicly
14.25owned.
| 14.26 |
Subd. 7.Alexandria Airport Tower |
2,000,000 |
|||||
14.28land for, and to design and construct, a
14.29surveillance tower and associated equipment,
14.30an emergency backup power system, and a
14.31structure to house equipment.
| 14.32 |
Subd. 8.Bigfork Airport Runways |
1,700,000 |
|||||
15.2and reconstruct runways.
| 15.3 |
Subd. 9.Duluth Airport Terminal |
4,900,000 |
|||||
15.5design, construct, furnish, and equip new
15.6terminal facilities at the Duluth International
15.7Airport.
15.8 This appropriation is not available until the
15.9commissioner of finance determines that at
15.10least an equal amount has been committed to
15.11the project from nonstate sources.
| 15.12 |
Sec. 11. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL |
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| 15.13 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
41,183,000 |
||||
15.15specified in this section.
| 15.16 |
Subd. 2.Bottineau Boulevard Transit Way |
500,000 |
|||||
15.18Regional Railroad Authority for preliminary
15.19engineering for the Bottineau Transit
15.20Way corridor from the Hiawatha light rail
15.21and Northstar transit hub in downtown
15.22Minneapolis to the vicinity of the Target
15.23development in northern Brooklyn Park or
15.24the Arbor Lakes retail area in Maple Grove.
| 15.25 |
Subd. 3.Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit |
1,000,000 |
|||||
15.27roadway improvements for shoulder running
15.28bus lanes on CSAH 23 in Apple Valley and
15.29Lakeville for the Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid
15.30Transit Way (BRT) in Dakota County. This
15.31appropriation is added to the appropriations
15.32in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17,
16.1subdivision 3; and Laws 2008, chapter 179,
16.2section 17, subdivision 4.
| 16.3 |
Subd. 4.Central Corridor Transit Way |
8,450,000 |
|||||
16.5for the Central Corridor light rail transit line
16.6that will connect downtown Minneapolis with
16.7downtown St. Paul: preliminary engineering,
16.8final design, property acquisition, including
16.9improvements and betterments of a capital
16.10nature, relocation of utilities owned by public
16.11entities, and construction. This appropriation
16.12is added to the appropriation in Laws 2008,
16.13chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 2.
16.14(b) Hennepin and Ramsey Counties need not
16.15spend their matching money for this project
16.16at a rate faster than dollar for dollar with the
16.17money from this appropriation.
| 16.18 |
Subd. 5.Robert Street Corridor Transit Way |
500,000 |
|||||
16.20Railroad Authority for environmental studies
16.21and engineering of bus rapid transit or light
16.22rail transit for the Robert Street Corridor
16.23Transit Way along a corridor on or parallel
16.24to U.S. Highway 52 and Robert Street from
16.25within the city of St. Paul to Dakota County
16.26Road 42 in Rosemount. This appropriation
16.27is added to the appropriation in Laws 2006,
16.28chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 6.
| 16.29 |
Subd. 6.Rush Line Corridor Transit Way |
500,000 |
|||||
16.31Railroad Authority to acquire land for,
16.32design, and construct park-and-ride or
16.33park-and-pool lots located along the Rush
16.34Line Corridor along I-35E/I-35 and Highway
17.161 from the Union Depot in downtown St.
17.2Paul to Hinckley.
| 17.3 |
Subd. 7.Southwest Corridor Transit Way |
5,000,000 |
|||||
17.5Regional Railroad Authority to prepare
17.6an environmental impact statement (EIS)
17.7and for preliminary engineering for the
17.8Southwest Transit Way Corridor, from the
17.9Hiawatha light rail in downtown Minneapolis
17.10to the vicinity of the Southwest Station
17.11transit hub in Eden Prairie.
| 17.12 |
Subd. 8.Union Depot |
2,000,000 |
|||||
17.14Railroad Authority to acquire land and
17.15structures, to renovate structures, and
17.16for design, engineering, and construction
17.17to revitalize Union Depot for use as a
17.18multimodal transit center in St. Paul.
17.19This appropriation is in addition to the
17.20appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258,
17.21section 17, subdivision 7.
| 17.22 17.23 |
Subd. 9.Metropolitan Regional Parks Capital Improvements |
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| 17.24 |
(a) Como Zoo |
11,000,000 |
|||||
17.26predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
17.27equip Phase 2 renovation of the polar bear
17.28and gorilla exhibits at the Como Zoo.
| 17.29 |
(b) Coon Rapids 85th Avenue Bicycle Trail |
500,000 |
|||||
17.31predesign, design, and construct a bicycle
17.32and pedestrian trail connecting the city of
17.33Fridley bicycle and pedestrian trail along
18.185th Avenue to the Mississippi Regional
18.2Trail Corridor in the city of Coon Rapids.
| 18.3 |
(c) Grand Rounds Bridge |
600,000 |
|||||
18.5acquire land for, and to predesign and design
18.6a bridge for, the Grand Rounds Scenic
18.7Byway on St. Anthony Parkway over the
18.8Northtown Rail Yard.
| 18.9 |
(d) Grand Rounds Lighting |
1,000,000 |
|||||
18.11purchase, install, and replace lighting fixtures
18.12on the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway. Priority
18.13may be given to the Victory Memorial
18.14Parkway portion. Any outdoor lighting
18.15fixtures installed, replaced, maintained, or
18.16operated with this appropriation must be a
18.17full cutoff luminaire, as defined in Minnesota
18.18Statutes, section 16B.328, subdivision 1,
18.19if the rated output of the outdoor lighting
18.20fixture is greater than 1,800 lumens, and
18.21be the minimum illuminance adequate for
18.22the intended purpose with consideration
18.23given to nationally recognized standards.
18.24Full consideration must be given to energy
18.25conservation and savings, reduction of
18.26glare, minimization of light pollution, and
18.27preservation of the natural night environment.
18.28This appropriation is not available until the
18.29commissioner determines that at least an
18.30equal amount has been committed to the
18.31project from nonstate sources.
| 18.32 |
(e) Grand Rounds Roadway |
1,000,000 |
|||||
18.34Recreation Board to design a roadway to
19.1complete the Grand Rounds National Scenic
19.2Byway in the city of Minneapolis between
19.3Stinson Boulevard in northeast Minneapolis
19.4and southeast Minneapolis at East River
19.5Road, and to repair and reconstruct portions
19.6of the existing 55-mile Grand Rounds
19.7National Scenic Byway.
| 19.8 |
(f) Heritage Village Park |
100,000 |
|||||
19.10to predesign the Heritage Village Park along
19.11the Mississippi River in the city.
19.12This appropriation is not available until the
19.13commissioner has determined that at least
19.14an equal amount has been committed from
19.15nonstate sources.
| 19.16 |
(g) Inver Grove Heights - Swing Bridge |
100,000 |
|||||
19.18to design and renovate the west bank bridge
19.19and bridge approach to Mississippi River
19.20Bridge 5600, commonly known as the Rock
19.21Island Swing Bridge, located between Inver
19.22Grove Heights and St. Paul Park in Dakota
19.23County. The design for utilizing the bridge
19.24infrastructure along the west bank of the
19.25Mississippi River must require connections
19.26with any local, regional, or state trails, and
19.27incorporate walking trails and fishing pier
19.28concepts, along with any park development
19.29in the area.
19.30This appropriation is not available until the
19.31commissioner has determined that at least
19.32an equal amount has been committed from
19.33nonstate sources.
| 19.34 |
(h) Lower Afton Road Trail |
450,000 |
|||||
20.2construct a paved bicycle and pedestrian
20.3trail on the north side of Lower Afton Road
20.4between McKnight Road and Point Douglas
20.5Road.
20.6This appropriation is not available until the
20.7commissioner has determined that at least
20.8$1,600,000 has been committed to the project
20.9from nonstate sources.
20.10The appropriation is added to the
20.11appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258,
20.12section 17, subdivision 8.
| 20.13 |
(i) Rice Creek North Regional Trail |
2,183,000 |
|||||
20.15share to match federal money, to design and
20.16develop the Rice Creek North Regional Trail,
20.17extending from Rice Creek Chain of Lakes
20.18Park Reserve in Lino Lakes to the Ramsey
20.19County trail system in Shoreview.
| 20.20 |
(j) Springbrook Nature Center |
2,500,000 |
|||||
20.22predesign, design, construct, and equip
20.23the redevelopment and expansion of the
20.24Springbrook Nature Center. No nonstate
20.25match is required.
| 20.26 |
(k) Upper Landing Shoreline Protection |
3,800,000 |
|||||
20.28land for and to predesign, design, construct,
20.29furnish, and equip river park development
20.30and redevelopment infrastructure in National
20.31Great River Park along the Mississippi River
20.32in St. Paul.
| 20.33 |
Sec. 12. HUMAN SERVICES |
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| 21.1 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
5,000,000 |
||||
21.3another named agency, for the purposes
21.4specified in this section.
| 21.5 |
Subd. 2.Asset Preservation |
3,000,000 |
|||||
21.7betterments of a capital nature at Department
21.8of Human Services facilities statewide, to be
21.9spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
21.10section 16B.307.
| 21.11 21.12 |
Subd. 3.Early Childhood Learning and Child Protection Facilities |
2,000,000 |
|||||
21.14grants to construct and rehabilitate facilities
21.15for programs under Minnesota Statutes,
21.16section 256E.37.
| 21.17 |
Sec. 13. VETERANS AFFAIRS |
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| 21.18 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
4,000,000 |
||||
21.20the purposes specified in this section.
| 21.21 |
Subd. 2.Asset Preservation |
1,000,000 |
|||||
21.23betterments of a capital nature at veterans
21.24homes statewide, to be spent in accordance
21.25with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
| 21.26 |
Subd. 3.Veterans Cemeteries |
3,000,000 |
|||||
21.28located in Redwood County and northeastern
21.29Minnesota, to be operated by the
21.30commissioner of veterans affairs. This
21.31appropriation may also be used to predesign
21.32and design the cemeteries.
| 22.1 |
Sec. 14. CORRECTIONS |
||||||
| 22.2 |
Asset Preservation |
$ |
10,000,000 |
||||
22.4improvements and betterments of a capital
22.5nature at Minnesota correctional facilities
22.6statewide, in accordance with Minnesota
22.7Statutes, section 16B.307.
| 22.8 22.9 |
Sec. 15. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
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| 22.10 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
45,250,000 |
||||
22.12economic development or other named
22.13agency for the purposes specified in this
22.14section.
| 22.15 |
Subd. 2.Redevelopment Account |
750,000 |
|||||
22.17under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.571,
22.18for a grant to St. Louis County to design,
22.19construct, and install public infrastructure
22.20from the city of Chisholm to the regional
22.21competition and exhibit center. This
22.22appropriation is not available until the
22.23commissioner has determined that at least
22.24an equal amount has been committed from
22.25nonstate sources.
22.26The commissioner may require that grant
22.27money not committed by contract for
22.28approved project activities within 120 days
22.29after the grant agreement was signed be
22.30returned and credited to the redevelopment
22.31account.
| 22.32 |
Subd. 3.Big Lake Regional Ice Center |
500,000 |
|||||
23.2construct, furnish, and equip an ice arena
23.3complex to support the Big Lake regional
23.4area.
23.5The location of the ice arena complex
23.6must take into consideration community
23.7and business development, community
23.8traffic routes, and transportation needs of
23.9the Northstar commuter rail line serving
23.10Big Lake to Minneapolis, and the possible
23.11extension of the line to St. Cloud.
23.12This appropriation is not available until the
23.13commissioner has determined that at least
23.14an equal amount has been committed from
23.15nonstate sources.
| 23.16 23.17 |
Subd. 4.Mankato - Women's Hockey Exposition Center |
6,500,000 |
|||||
23.19construct, furnish, and equip the Southern
23.20Minnesota Women's Hockey Exposition
23.21Center for use by Minnesota State University,
23.22Mankato.
23.23This appropriation is not available until the
23.24commissioner has determined that at least
23.25an equal amount has been committed to the
23.26project from nonstate sources.
| 23.27 |
Subd. 5.Minneapolis |
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| 23.28 |
(a) Orchestra Hall |
3,000,000 |
|||||
23.30predesign the renovation of Orchestra Hall
23.31and Peavey Plaza at its current downtown
23.32Minneapolis location, subject to Minnesota
23.33Statutes, section 16A.695.
| 24.1 24.2 |
(b) Shubert Performing Arts and Education Center |
2,000,000 |
|||||
24.4construct, furnish, and equip the Shubert
24.5Theater and an associated atrium to create
24.6the Minnesota Shubert Performing Arts and
24.7Education Center. This appropriation is
24.8added to the appropriation in Laws 2006,
24.9chapter 258, section 21, subdivision 17,
24.10paragraph (b).
| 24.11 24.12 |
Subd. 6.Olmsted County - Steam Line Extension |
5,000,000 |
|||||
24.14and construct approximately 1.25 miles of
24.15a new steam pipeline from the Olmsted
24.16Waste-to-Energy Facility to the Rochester
24.17Community and Technical College Campus,
24.18supplying steam heat and cooling from a
24.19renewable energy source.
24.20This appropriation is not available until the
24.21commissioner has determined that at least
24.22an equal amount has been committed from
24.23Olmsted County.
| 24.24 |
Subd. 7.St. Cloud - Civic Center Expansion |
13,000,000 |
|||||
24.26acquire land for and to design, construct,
24.27furnish, and equip an expansion of the St.
24.28Cloud Civic Center. The expansion includes
24.29approximately 66,000 square feet of new
24.30space and a 300-stall parking ramp. This
24.31appropriation is added to the appropriation
24.32in Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 21,
24.33subdivision 14.
25.1This appropriation is not available until the
25.2commissioner of finance determines that at
25.3least $13,000,000 is committed to the project
25.4from nonstate sources.
| 25.5 |
Subd. 8.St. Paul |
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| 25.6 |
(a) Asian Pacific Cultural Center |
4,500,000 |
|||||
25.8Redevelopment Authority of the city
25.9of St. Paul, to construct, furnish, and equip
25.10an Asian Pacific Cultural Center, subject to
25.11Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
25.12This appropriation is not available until the
25.13commissioner has determined that at least
25.14an equal amount has been committed from
25.15nonstate sources.
| 25.16 |
(b) Gillette Children's Hospital Addition |
10,000,000 |
|||||
25.18construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
25.19of and an addition of space for phase 1 of
25.20three phases for the surgery, inpatient, and
25.21pediatric intensive care expansion to Gillette
25.22Children's Specialty Healthcare.
25.23This appropriation is not available until the
25.24commissioner has determined that at least
25.25an equal amount has been committed from
25.26nonstate sources. Money spent by Gillette
25.27Children's Specialty Healthcare in 2009 for
25.28this construction must be counted as part of
25.29the match.
| 25.30 25.31 |
Sec. 16. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY |
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| 25.32 |
Historic Sites Asset Preservation |
$ |
2,065,000 |
||||
26.2capital improvements and betterments at
26.3state historic sites, buildings, landscaping
26.4at historic buildings, exhibits, markers,
26.5and monuments, to be spent in accordance
26.6with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
26.7Notwithstanding that section, up to $527,000
26.8may be used to design projects eligible for
26.9future funding. The society shall determine
26.10project priorities as appropriate based on
26.11need.
| 26.12 |
Sec. 17. BOND SALE EXPENSES |
$ |
365,000 |
||||
26.14expenses under Minnesota Statutes, section
26.1516A.641, subdivision 8.
| 26.16 |
Sec. 18. BOND SALE SCHEDULE . |
||||||
26.18bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2011, no more than $1,089,549,000
26.19will need to be transferred from the general fund to the state bond fund to pay principal
26.20and interest due and to become due on outstanding state general obligation bonds. During
26.21the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds, the commissioner of
26.22finance shall calculate the amount of debt service payments needed on bonds previously
26.23issued and shall estimate the amount of debt service payments that will be needed on the
26.24bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall adjust the amount of bonds scheduled
26.25to be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this section. The amount needed to make
26.26the debt service payments is appropriated from the general fund as provided in Minnesota
26.27Statutes, section 16A.641.
26.28 Sec. 19. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
26.29 Subdivision 1. Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act
26.30from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the
26.31state in an amount up to $346,345,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect
26.32prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota
26.33Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
27.1 Subd. 2. Maximum effort school loan fund. To provide the money appropriated in
27.2this act from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell
27.3and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $5,780,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
27.4and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by
27.5the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except
27.6accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a
27.7bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school loan fund.
27.8 Subd. 3. Transportation fund bond proceeds account. To provide the money
27.9appropriated in this article from the state transportation fund, the commissioner of finance
27.10shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $15,300,000 in the manner, upon
27.11the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to
27.1216A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of
27.13the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds,
27.14must be credited to a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.
27.15 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.86, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
27.16 Subd. 2. Budget request. A political subdivision that requests an appropriation of
27.17state money for a local capital improvement project is encouraged to submit the request
27.18to the commissioner of finance by July 15 of an odd-numbered year to ensure its full
27.19consideration. The requests must be submitted in the form and with the supporting
27.20documentation required by the commissioner of finance. All requests timely received by
27.21the commissioner must be
27.22
27.23request be funded, by the deadline established in section
27.24 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.86, is amended by adding a subdivision
27.25to read:
27.26 Subd. 3a. Information provided. All requests for state assistance under this section
27.27must include the following information:
27.28(1) the name of the political subdivision that will own the capital project for which
27.29state assistance is being requested;
27.30(2) the public purpose of the project;
27.31(3) the extent to which the political subdivision has or expects to provide local,
27.32private, user financing, or other nonstate funding for the project;
27.33(4) a list of the bondable activities that the project encompasses; examples of
27.34bondable activities are public improvements of a capital nature for land acquisition,
27.35predesign, design, construction, and furnishing and equipping for occupancy;
28.1(5) whether the project will require new or additional state operating subsidies;
28.2(6) whether the governing body of the political subdivision requesting the project
28.3has passed a resolution in support of the project and has established priorities for all
28.4projects within its jurisdiction for which bonding appropriations are requested when
28.5submitting multiple requests; and
28.6(7) if the project requires a predesign under section 16B.335, whether the predesign
28.7has been completed at the time the capital project request is submitted, and whether
28.8the political subdivision has submitted the project predesign to the commissioner of
28.9administration for review and approval.
28.10 Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 115A.908, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.11 Subd. 2. Deposit of revenue.
28.12
28.13
28.14
28.15 Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116.155, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
28.16 Subd. 3. Revenues. The following revenues shall be deposited in the general
28.17portion of the remediation fund:
28.18 (1) response costs and natural resource damages related to releases of hazardous
28.19substances, or pollutants or contaminants, recovered under sections
28.206 and 7
28.21 (2) money paid to the agency or the Agriculture Department by voluntary parties
28.22who have received technical or other assistance under sections
28.24 (3) money received in the form of gifts, grants, reimbursement, or appropriation from
28.25any source for any of the purposes provided in subdivision 2, except federal grants; and
28.26 (4)
28.27
28.28
28.29 Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 135A.046, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.30 Subd. 2. Standards. Capital budget expenditures for Higher Education Asset
28.31Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) projects must be for one or more of the
28.32following: code compliance including health and safety, Americans with Disabilities
28.33Act requirements, hazardous material abatement, access improvement, or air quality
28.34improvement; building energy efficiency improvements using current best practices; or
29.1building or infrastructure repairs necessary to preserve the interior and exterior of existing
29.2buildings; or renewal to support the existing programmatic mission of the campuses. Up
29.3to ten percent of an appropriation awarded under this section may be used for design
29.4costs for projects eligible to be funded from this account in anticipation of future funding
29.5from the account.
29.6 Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136F.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
29.7 Subdivision 1. Issuance of bonds. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State
29.8Colleges and Universities or a successor may issue revenue bonds under sections
29.10$225,000,000, and payable from the revenue appropriated to the fund established by
29.11section
29.12may otherwise become available to acquire land, and to acquire, construct, complete,
29.13remodel, and equip structures or portions thereof to be used for dormitory, residence hall,
29.14student union, food service, parking purposes, or for any other similar revenue-producing
29.15building or buildings of such type and character as the board finds desirable for the good
29.16and benefit of the state universities. Before issuing the bonds or any part of them, the
29.17board shall consult with and obtain the advisory recommendations of the chairs of the
29.18house of representatives Ways and Means Committee and the senate Finance Committee
29.19about the facilities to be financed by the bonds.
29.20 Sec. 26. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 20, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
| 29.21 29.22 |
Subd. 7.Minnesota correctional facility - Stillwater |
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| 29.23 |
Segregation Unit |
19,580,000 |
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29.25and equip a new 150-bed segregation unit
29.26and reconstruct the old segregation unit.
29.27 Sec. 27. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 23, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2008,
29.28chapter 179, section 68, is amended to read:
| 29.29 29.30 |
Subd. 3.Historic Fort Snelling Museum and Visitor Center |
1,100,000 |
|||||
29.32Snelling Museum and Visitor Center and
29.33other site improvements to revitalize historic
29.34Fort Snelling.
30.1 Sec. 28. Laws 2007, chapter 122, section 1, is amended to read:
30.2 Section 1. BROWNS VALLEY FLOOD RELIEF APPROPRIATION.
30.3 $2,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of public
30.4safety for a grant to the city of Browns Valley to be used for relief from damage caused by
30.5the flooding of March 2007. This appropriation is available until
30.6 Sec. 29. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 3, subdivision 12, as amended by Laws 2008,
30.7chapter 365, section 17, is amended to read:
| 30.8 |
Subd. 12. Metropolitan State University |
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| 30.9 |
(a) Smart Classroom Center |
4,980,000 |
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30.11of two floors of technology-enhanced
30.12classrooms and academic offices in the
30.13power plant building. This appropriation
30.14includes money to demolish the power plant
30.15annex to enable the new construction. *
30.16(The preceding text beginning "(a) Smart
30.17Classroom Center" was indicated as
30.18vetoed by the governor.)
| 30.19 |
(b) Law Enforcement Training Center |
13,900,000 |
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30.21furnish, and equip, in cooperation with
30.22Minneapolis Community and Technical
30.23College, a colocated Law Enforcement
30.24Training Center on the campus of Hennepin
30.25Technical College in Brooklyn Park. The
30.26board may use
30.27
30.28the remainder of the cost of design and
30.29construction of this project.
30.30 Sec. 30. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 3, subdivision 21, is amended to read:
| 30.31 30.32 |
Subd. 21.Owatonna College and University Center |
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| 30.33 |
Property Acquisition |
3,500,000 |
|||||
31.2University Center Building in Steele County,
31.3including the purchase of adjacent vacant
31.4land and accomplishing minor capital
31.5improvements to the property.
31.6 Sec. 31. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 3, subdivision 25, is amended to read:
| 31.7 |
Subd. 25.St. Cloud State University |
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| 31.8 |
(a) Brown Science Hall Renovation |
14,800,000 |
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31.10furnish, and equip a renovation of Brown
31.11Hall for classrooms, science laboratories, and
31.12other instructional and ancillary spaces. This
31.13appropriation includes funding to reglaze the
31.14existing skyway from the building and to
31.15construct a new skyway to Centennial Hall.
31.16This appropriation may also be used to
31.17complete design and construction drawings
31.18for the Science and Engineering Lab
31.19authorized in paragraph (b) and to demolish
31.20building number 801.
| 31.21 |
(b) Science and Engineering Lab |
900,000 |
|||||
31.23engineering laboratory and student and
31.24academic support building.
31.25 Sec. 32. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
| 31.26 |
Subd. 3.State Capitol Building Restoration |
13,400,000 |
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31.28including, but not limited to: site work
31.29to stabilize the plaza; replacement and
31.30stabilization of the building's exterior
31.31envelope; replacement of air handling units
31.32at risk of failure; and projects to improve
32.1interior emergency lighting, dome lighting,
32.2and catwalks.
32.3Up to $2,000,000 of this appropriation may
32.4be used for predesign and schematic design
32.5work to restore and renovate the Capitol
32.6and meet related space and functional
32.7requirements.
32.8 Sec. 33. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 15, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
| 32.9 32.10 |
Subd. 5.Marshall - Minnesota Emergency Response and Industry Training Center |
300,000 |
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32.12predesign Phase 2 of the Minnesota
32.13Emergency Response and Industry Training
32.14(MERIT) Center, including a wind energy
32.15training area, an ethanol fuels training area,
32.16and other training facilities, and to design,
32.17construct, and equip the wind energy and
32.18ethanol fuel training facilities.
32.19This appropriation is not available until the
32.20commissioner has determined that at least
32.21an equal amount has been committed from
32.22nonstate sources. The match may include
32.23in-kind contributions.
32.24 Sec. 34. Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
| 32.25 |
Subd. 3.Old Cedar Avenue Bridge |
2,000,000 |
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32.27removal and replacement of or to renovate
32.28the old Cedar Avenue bridge for bicycle
32.29commuters and recreational users. This
32.30appropriation is added to the appropriation
32.31in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17,
32.32subdivision 8.
32.33 Sec. 35. REPEALER.
33.1Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 16A.86, subdivision 3; and 116.156, and Laws
33.22008, chapter 179, section 8, subdivision 3, are repealed.
33.3 Sec. 36. EFFECTIVE DATE.
33.4This act is effective the day following final enactment."
33.5Delete the title and insert:
33.7relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better
33.8public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with
33.9certain conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing
33.10programs; authorizing the sale of state bonds; repealing and modifying previous
33.11appropriations; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
33.12sections 16A.86, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 115A.908, subdivision
33.132; 116.155, subdivision 3; 135A.046, subdivision 2; 136F.98, subdivision 1;
33.14Laws 2006, chapter 258, sections 20, subdivision 7; 23, subdivision 3, as
33.15amended; Laws 2007, chapter 122, section 1; Laws 2008, chapter 179, sections
33.163, subdivisions 12, as amended, 21, 25; 12, subdivision 3; 15, subdivision 5;
33.17Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes
33.182008, sections 16A.86, subdivision 3; 116.156; Laws 2008, chapter 179, section
33.198, subdivision 3."