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1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to disaster assistance; authorizing spending to acquire and better
1.3public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with
1.4certain conditions; authorizing the sale of state bonds; providing flood loss aid
1.5and property tax relief; making cash flow and other budgetary adjustments;
1.6appropriating money for flood and tornado relief;amending Laws 2008, chapter
1.7152, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended; repealing Laws 2010, First
1.8Special Session chapter 1, article 24, sections 1; 2; 3.
1.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10ARTICLE 1
1.11FLOOD DISASTER RELIEF

1.12    Section 1. DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATION SUMMARY.
1.13The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations made in this
1.14article.
1.15
SUMMARY
1.16
Public Safety
$
12,000,000
1.17
Transportation
15,000,000
1.18
Employment and Economic Development
10,000,000
1.19
Public Facilities Authority
500,000
1.20
Housing Finance
4,000,000
1.21
Historical Society
250,000
1.22
Natural Resources
14,000,000
1.23
Board of Water and Soil Resources
13,000,000
1.24
Agriculture
4,000,000
1.25
Education
523,000
1.26
Health
250,000
1.27
Bond Sale Expenses
40,000
2.1
TOTAL
$
73,563,000
2.2
General Fund
32,523,000
2.3
Bond Proceeds Fund
26,040,000
2.4
Trunk Highway Fund
5,000,000
2.5
State Transportation Fund
10,000,000

2.6
Sec. 2. DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATIONS.
2.7    Subdivision 1. Appropriations. The sums shown in the column under
2.8"Appropriations" are appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to be spent to acquire
2.9and to better publicly owned land and buildings and other public improvements of a
2.10capital nature, and from other named funds, for relief as specified in this article from the
2.11storms and flooding that occurred on or after September 22, 2010, in the area in Minnesota
2.12designated under Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster FEMA-1941-DR, whether
2.13included in the original declarations or added later by federal government action, referred
2.14to in this article as "the area included in DR-1941." The flooding that resulted from storms
2.15that occurred September 22 through September 24, 2010, is referred to as "the floods" in
2.16sections 18 to 21. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations included in this article
2.17are available through June 30, 2013, except that appropriations of bond proceeds for
2.18capital improvements are available until the project is completed or abandoned, subject to
2.19Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
2.20    Subd. 2. Transfers. Money appropriated under this article may be transferred as
2.21provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.03, subdivision 5.
2.22
APPROPRIATIONS

2.23
Sec. 3. PUBLIC SAFETY
2.24
State and Local Match
$
12,000,000
2.25
Appropriations by Fund
2.26
General
10,000,000
2.27
Bond Proceeds
2,000,000
2.28To the commissioner of public safety for
2.29the state and local match for federal disaster
2.30assistance to state agencies and other eligible
2.31applicants under Minnesota Statutes, sections
2.3212.221 and 12A.15.
3.1The appropriation from the bond proceeds
3.2fund under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.312A.15, subdivision 1, is available to fund
3.4100 percent of the state and local match
3.5obligations for publicly owned capital
3.6improvement projects incurred through the
3.7receipt of federal disaster assistance.

3.8
Sec. 4. TRANSPORTATION
3.9
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
$
15,000,000
3.10
Appropriations by Fund
3.11
Trunk Highway
5,000,000
3.12
Transportation
10,000,000
3.13To the commissioner of transportation for
3.14the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
3.15section 12A.16. The amounts that may be
3.16spent for each purpose are specified in the
3.17following subdivisions.
3.18
3.19
Subd. 2.State Road Infrastructure Operations
and Maintenance
$
5,000,000
3.20From the trunk highway fund, for the
3.21purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
3.22section 12A.16, subdivision 1. This is in
3.23addition to the appropriation made in Laws
3.242009, chapter 36, article 1, section 3.
3.25
3.26
Subd. 3.Local Road and Bridge Rehabilitation
and Replacement
$
10,000,000
3.27From the bond proceeds account in the
3.28state transportation fund for grants under
3.29Minnesota Statutes, sections 12A.16,
3.30subdivision 3, including necessary
3.31demolition and design costs; and 174.50, to
3.32local governments in the area included in
3.33DR-1941.

4.1
4.2
Sec. 5. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
4.3
Minnesota Investment Fund
$
10,000,000
4.4From the general fund to the commissioner of
4.5employment and economic development for
4.6Minnesota investment fund grants pursuant
4.7to Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.07.
4.8Before any grants under this section are
4.9awarded to a local unit of government,
4.10the commissioner of employment and
4.11economic development shall report to the
4.12chairs and ranking minority members of
4.13the senate Finance Committee and house
4.14of representatives Finance Committee and
4.15Ways and Means Committee the criteria and
4.16requirements to be used by local units of
4.17government in the grant or loan programs
4.18they will administer.

4.19
Sec. 6. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
$
500,000
4.20To the Public Facilities Authority for grants
4.21under Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.14.

4.22
Sec. 7. HOUSING FINANCE
4.23
4.24
Economic Development and Housing
Challenge Program
$
4,000,000
4.25From the general fund to the Housing
4.26Finance Agency for transfer to the housing
4.27development fund for the economic
4.28development and housing challenge program
4.29under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33,
4.30for assistance in the area included in
4.31DR-1941, in counties for which Small
4.32Business Administration assistance to
4.33homeowners is available, as provided in
5.1Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.09. The
5.2maximum loan amount per housing structure
5.3is $30,000. Within the limits of available
5.4appropriations, the agency may increase
5.5the maximum amount if the cost of repair
5.6or replacement of the residential property
5.7exceeds the total of the maximum loan
5.8amount and any assistance available from
5.9FEMA, other federal government agencies
5.10including the Small Business Administration,
5.11and private insurance and flood insurance
5.12benefits.
5.13For assistance under this section, the
5.14requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
5.15section 462A.33, subdivisions 3 and 5,
5.16and Minnesota Rules, part 4900.3632, are
5.17waived.

5.18
5.19
Sec. 8. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
$
250,000
5.20To the Minnesota Historical Society for
5.21activities under Minnesota Statutes, section
5.2212A.11. This appropriation is from the
5.23general fund.

5.24
Sec. 9. NATURAL RESOURCES
5.25
Subdivision 1.Total appropriation
$
14,000,000
5.26
Appropriations by Fund
5.27
General
500,000
5.28
Bond Proceeds
13,500,000
5.29To the commissioner of natural resources for
5.30the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
5.31section 12A.12. The amounts that may be
5.32spent for each purpose are specified in the
5.33following subdivisions.
5.34
Subd. 2.Facility Damage
$
2,500,000
6.1For the purposes specified in Minnesota
6.2Statutes, section 12A.12, subdivision 1, in
6.3the area included in DR-1941.
6.4
Subd. 3.Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants
$
10,000,000
6.5For the purposes specified in Minnesota
6.6Statutes, section 12A.12, subdivision 2, in
6.7the area included in DR-1941.
6.8Any municipality in the DR-1941 area
6.9is eligible for fiscal year 2009 and fiscal
6.10year 2010 flood hazard mitigation grant
6.11appropriations under Laws 2009, chapter 93,
6.12article 1, section 5, subdivision 3, and Laws
6.132010, chapter 189, section 7, subdivision 3.
6.14
Subd. 4.Flood Response and Recovery
$
500,000
6.15For expenditures in the area included in
6.16DR-1941 including removal of flood debris
6.17from public waters and the installation
6.18and repair of flood warning gauges. This
6.19appropriation is from the general fund.
6.20
Subd. 5.Dam Renovation and Removal
$
1,000,000
6.21To provide cost share for the renovation
6.22or removal of publicly owned dams in the
6.23DR-1941 area under Minnesota Statutes,
6.24sections 103G.511 and 103G.515.
6.25
Subd. 6.Grant Extension
6.26Any existing state grant agreement of the
6.27commissioner of natural resources in the
6.28disaster area may be extended for up to two
6.29years.

6.30
6.31
Sec. 10. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
RESOURCES
6.32
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
$
13,000,000
7.1
Appropriations by Fund
7.2
General
3,000,000
7.3
Bond Proceeds
10,000,000
7.4To the Board of Water and Soil Resources for
7.5the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
7.6section 12A.05. The amounts that may be
7.7spent for each purpose are specified in the
7.8following subdivisions.
7.9
7.10
Subd. 2.Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM)
Conservation Easements
10,000,000
7.11For the purposes specified in Minnesota
7.12Statutes, section 12A.05, subdivision 1, in
7.13the area included in DR-1941. Up to ten
7.14percent of this appropriation may be used
7.15by the board for eligible capital costs to
7.16implement the program.
7.17
7.18
Subd. 3.Erosion, Sediment, and Water Quality
Control Cost-Share Program
3,000,000
7.19From the general fund for the purposes
7.20specified in Minnesota Statutes, section
7.2112A.05, subdivision 2, in the area included
7.22in DR-1941.
7.23
Subd. 4.Grant Extensions
7.24The clean water fund appropriations in fiscal
7.25years 2010 and 2011 to the Board of Water
7.26and Soil Resources in Laws 2009, chapter
7.27172, article 2, section 6, and Laws 2010,
7.28chapter 361, article 2, section 6, are available
7.29until June 30, 2013, in the area included
7.30in DR-1941, and related grant agreements
7.31are extended for one year unless otherwise
7.32amended by the board.
7.33
Subd. 5.Flood Areas
8.1The Board of Soil and Water Resources,
8.2with the cooperation of the commissioner of
8.3natural resources, shall provide testimony to
8.4the chairs of the senate and house finance
8.5committees, by March 1, 2011, with an
8.6analysis of recent flood events in Minnesota
8.7that have been the subject of a federal disaster
8.8declaration, and shall make an estimate as
8.9to the likelihood of such events occurring
8.10in the future. This testimony shall include
8.11estimates of rainfall that may cause future
8.12flooding, areas that will be prone to flooding,
8.13and the volume of water that will need to be
8.14stored or retained for prevention.

8.15
Sec. 11. AGRICULTURE
$
4,000,000
8.16To the commissioner of agriculture for the
8.17purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
8.18section 12A.04. This appropriation is from
8.19the general fund.

8.20
Sec. 12. EDUCATION
8.21
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
$
523,000
8.22From the general fund to the commissioner
8.23of education for additional costs and loss of
8.24pupil units in the area included in DR-1941.
8.25The amounts that may be spent for each
8.26purpose are specified in the following
8.27subdivisions.
8.28
Subd. 2.Disaster Enrollment Impact Aid
30,000
8.29For disaster enrollment impact aid under
8.30Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06,
8.31subdivision 1, calculated at a rate of $5,924
8.32per pupil in average daily membership lost
8.33during fiscal year 2011.
9.1
Subd. 3.Disaster Relief Facilities Grants
486,000
9.2For disaster relief facilities grants under
9.3Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06,
9.4subdivision 2.
9.5
Subd. 4.Disaster Relief Operating Grants
2,000
9.6For disaster relief operating grants under
9.7Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06,
9.8subdivision 3.
9.9
Subd. 5.Pupil Transportation Aid
5,000
9.10For pupil transportation grants under
9.11Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06,
9.12subdivision 4.

9.13
Sec. 13. HEALTH
$
250,000
9.14To the commissioner of health for public
9.15health activities under Minnesota Statutes,
9.16section 12A.08. This appropriation is from
9.17the general fund.

9.18
Sec. 14. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
9.19Consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
9.2012A.13, the commissioner may use the
9.21petroleum tank release cleanup fund at
9.22an estimated cost of $400,000 to safely
9.23rehabilitate buildings if a portion of the
9.24rehabilitation cost is attributable to petroleum
9.25contamination or to buy out property
9.26substantially damaged by a petroleum tank
9.27release.

9.28
Sec. 15. BOND SALE EXPENSES
$
40,000
9.29To the commissioner of management
9.30and budget for bond sale expenses under
10.1Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
10.2subdivision 8
.

10.3    Sec. 16. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended by
10.4Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 53, is amended to read:
10.5
Subd. 2.State Road Construction
1,717,694,000
10.6(a) For the actual construction,
10.7reconstruction, and improvement of
10.8trunk highways, including design-build
10.9contracts and consultant usage to support
10.10these activities. This includes the cost
10.11of actual payments to landowners for
10.12lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
10.13payments to lessees, interest subsidies, and
10.14relocation expenses. This appropriation is in
10.15the following amounts:
10.16(1) $417,694,000 in fiscal year 2009, and the
10.17commissioner may use up to $71,008,000 of
10.18this amount for program delivery;
10.19(2) $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2010, and the
10.20commissioner may use up to $85,000,000 of
10.21this amount for program delivery;
10.22(3) $200,000,000 in each fiscal year for fiscal
10.23years 2011 and 2012, and the commissioner
10.24may use up to $34,000,000 of the amount in
10.25each fiscal year for program delivery; and
10.26(4) $100,000,000 in each fiscal year for
10.27fiscal years 2013 through 2016, and the
10.28commissioner may use up to $17,000,000 of
10.29the amount in each fiscal year for program
10.30delivery.
10.31(b) Of the amount in fiscal year 2009,
10.32$40,000,000 is for construction of
10.33interchanges involving a trunk highway,
11.1where the interchange will promote economic
11.2development, increase employment, relieve
11.3growing traffic congestion, and promote
11.4traffic safety. The amount under this
11.5paragraph must be allocated 50 percent to
11.6the department's metropolitan district, and 50
11.7percent to districts in greater Minnesota.
11.8(c) Of the amount in fiscal years 2009
11.9and 2010, the commissioner shall use
11.10$300,000,000 each year for predesign,
11.11design, preliminary engineering,
11.12right-of-way acquisition, construction,
11.13reconstruction, and maintenance of bridges
11.14in the trunk highway bridge improvement
11.15program under Minnesota Statutes, section
11.16165.14 .
11.17(d) Of the total appropriation under this
11.18subdivision, the commissioner shall use at
11.19least $50,000,000 for accelerating transit
11.20facility improvements on or adjacent to trunk
11.21highways.
11.22(e) Of the total appropriation under this
11.23subdivision provided to the Department of
11.24Transportation's district 7, the commissioner
11.25shall first expend funds as necessary to
11.26accelerate all projects that (1) are on a trunk
11.27highway classified as a medium priority
11.28interregional corridor, (2) are included in the
11.29district's long-range transportation plan, but
11.30are not included in the state transportation
11.31improvement program or the ten-year
11.32highway work plan, and (3) expand capacity
11.33from a two-lane highway to a freeway
11.34or expressway, as defined in Minnesota
11.35Statutes, section 160.02, subdivision 19. The
12.1commissioner shall establish as the highest
12.2priority under this paragraph any project that
12.3currently has a final environmental impact
12.4statement completed. The requirement
12.5under this paragraph does not change the
12.6department's funding allocation process
12.7or the amount otherwise allocated to
12.8each transportation district, except that
12.9expenditures for repair or replacement of
12.10flood damaged infrastructure are exempt
12.11from the requirements under this paragraph.
12.12(f) The appropriation in this subdivision
12.13cancels as specified under Minnesota
12.14Statutes, section 16A.642, except that the
12.15commissioner of management and budget
12.16shall count the start of authorization for
12.17issuance of state bonds as the first day of
12.18the fiscal year during which the bonds are
12.19to be issued, as specified under paragraph
12.20(a), clause (1), (2), (3), or (4), respectively,
12.21and not as the date of enactment of this
12.22subdivision.

12.23    Sec. 17. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.
12.24    Subdivision 1. Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this
12.25article from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget, at the
12.26request of the commissioner of public safety, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an
12.27amount up to $26,040,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by
12.28Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution,
12.29article XI, sections 4 to 7.
12.30    Subd. 2. Transportation fund. To provide the money appropriated in this article
12.31from the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell
12.32and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $10,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
12.33and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by
12.34the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except
13.1accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to
13.2a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.

13.3    Sec. 18. 2010 FLOOD LOSS; CITY REPLACEMENT AID.
13.4    Subdivision 1. Flood net tax capacity loss. The county assessor of each qualified
13.5county shall compute a "flood net tax capacity loss" for each city equal to the net tax
13.6capacity reduction resulting from the reassessments under section 21. A county assessor
13.7of a qualified county that contains a city that has a flood net tax capacity loss that exceeds
13.8five percent of its assessment year 2010 total taxable net tax capacity shall certify the city's
13.9flood net tax capacity loss to the commissioner of revenue by August 1, 2011.
13.10As used in this section, a "qualified county" is a county located within the area
13.11included in a disaster or emergency area that is designated and approved by the executive
13.12council under Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1231, as a result of the floods.
13.13    Subd. 2. Flood loss aid. In 2012, each city with a flood net tax capacity loss equal
13.14to or greater than five percent of its assessment year 2010 total taxable net tax capacity is
13.15entitled to flood loss aid equal to the flood net tax capacity loss times the city's average
13.16local tax rate for taxes payable in 2010.
13.17    Subd. 3. Duties of commissioner. The commissioner of revenue shall determine
13.18each city's aid amount under this section. The commissioner shall notify each eligible city
13.19of its flood loss aid amount by August 15, 2011. The commissioner shall make payments
13.20to each city after July 1, 2012, and before July 20, 2012.
13.21    Subd. 4. Optional city expenditure. A city that receives aid under this section
13.22may choose to expend a portion of the aid received for repair of county roads located
13.23within the city.
13.24    Subd. 5. Appropriation. The amount necessary to pay the aid amounts under this
13.25section in fiscal year 2013, for calendar year 2012, is appropriated to the commissioner of
13.26revenue from the general fund.

13.27    Sec. 19. DISASTER AREA; WAIVING PROPERTY TAX PENALTIES FOR
13.28BUSINESS AND DAMAGED PROPERTIES.
13.29(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 279.01, subdivision 1, but subject to
13.30the provisions of this section, a penalty does not accrue on the second half of the payable
13.312010 property taxes on either: (1) class 3a or 3b property, as classified under Minnesota
13.32Statutes, section 273.13, subdivision 24, that is located in a county that includes an area
13.33that would qualify to be designated as a "disaster or emergency area" under Minnesota
13.34Statutes, section 273.1231, if the designation were to be based solely on the damages to
14.1properties resulting from the floods and irrespective of executive council approval; or (2)
14.2any property that suffered damage of 50 percent or more as a result of the floods.
14.3(b) To qualify for this extended due date for the second half payment: (1) the
14.4taxpayer must have been unable to make the payment due to circumstances related to the
14.5floods; and (2) the taxpayer must have paid the first half of the payable 2010 taxes by May
14.616, 2010, and must pay the second half of the payable 2010 taxes by December 30, 2010.
14.7(c) If the second half of the payable 2010 property taxes is paid after December 30,
14.82010, then all penalties that would have occurred since the due date under Minnesota
14.9Statutes, section 279.01, subdivision 1, must be charged on the amount of the unpaid tax.
14.10(d) In the case of property described in paragraph (a), clause (1), the property
14.11taxpayer must attach to the payment a statement that all the requirements for an extension
14.12under this section are met.

14.13    Sec. 20. AGRICULTURAL HOMESTEADS EXTENDED.
14.14Agricultural land and buildings that were homestead property under Minnesota
14.15Statutes, section 273.13, subdivision 23, paragraph (a), for the 2010 assessment shall
14.16remain classified agricultural homesteads for assessment years 2011 and 2012 if:
14.17(1) the property owner abandoned the homestead dwelling located on the agricultural
14.18homestead as a result of damage caused by the floods;
14.19(2) the property is located in an area designated, and approved by the executive
14.20council, as a "disaster or emergency area" under Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1231,
14.21based on damages to properties caused by the floods;
14.22(3) the agricultural land and buildings remain under the same ownership for the
14.23current assessment year as existed for the 2010 assessment year;
14.24(4) the dwelling occupied by the owner is located in this state and is within 50 miles
14.25of one of the parcels of agricultural land that is owned by the taxpayer; and
14.26(5) the owner notifies the county assessor that the relocation was due to the floods,
14.27and the owner furnishes the assessor any information deemed necessary by the assessor
14.28in verifying the change in homestead dwelling. For taxes payable in 2012, the owner
14.29must notify the assessor by December 1, 2011. Further notifications to the assessor are
14.30not required if the property continues to meet all the requirements in this paragraph and
14.31any dwellings on the agricultural land remain uninhabited.

14.32    Sec. 21. ABATEMENT AND CREDIT APPLICATIONS WAIVED.
14.33(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1232, subdivision 1, by
14.34November 1, 2010, each assessor shall cause to be reassessed the properties in their
15.1jurisdiction located in an area that would qualify to be designated as a "disaster or
15.2emergency area" under Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1231, if the designation were to
15.3be based solely on the damages to properties caused by the floods and irrespective of
15.4executive council approval.
15.5(b) Notwithstanding contrary provisions contained in Minnesota Statutes, sections
15.6273.1233 to 273.1235, the requirements in those sections for an application by the
15.7property owner or property taxpayer are waived for properties located in an area that is
15.8designated, and approved by the executive council, as a "disaster or emergency area"
15.9under Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1231, as a result of the damages to properties
15.10caused by the floods. Before December 30, 2010, each county assessor shall notify the
15.11taxpayers or owners of the affected parcels.

15.12    Sec. 22. EFFECTIVE DATE.
15.13This article is effective the day following final enactment.

15.14ARTICLE 2
15.15WADENA TORNADO

15.16
Section 1. DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATION SUMMARY.
15.17The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations made in this
15.18article.
15.19
SUMMARY
15.20
Public Safety
$
5,200,000
15.21
Employment and Economic Development
750,000
15.22
Education
693,000
15.23
TOTAL
$
6,643,000
15.24
General Fund
5,893,000
15.25
Bond Proceeds Fund
750,000

15.26
Sec. 2. DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATIONS.
15.27    Subdivision 1. Appropriations. The sums shown in the column under
15.28"Appropriations" are appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to be spent to acquire
15.29and to better publicly owned land and buildings and other public improvements of
15.30a capital nature, and from other named funds, for relief as specified in this article
15.31from the tornadoes, storms, and flooding that occurred on or after June 17, 2010, in
15.32the area in Minnesota designated under Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster
15.33FEMA-1921-DR, whether included in the original declarations or added later by federal
16.1government action, referred to in this article as "the area included in DR-1921." Unless
16.2otherwise specified, the appropriations included in this article are available through June
16.330, 2013, except that appropriations of bond proceeds for capital improvements are
16.4available until the project is completed or abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
16.5section 16A.642. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
16.6    Subd. 2. Transfers. Money appropriated under this article may be transferred as
16.7provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.03, subdivision 5.
16.8
APPROPRIATIONS

16.9
Sec. 3. PUBLIC SAFETY
16.10
State and Local Match
$
5,200,000
16.11To the commissioner of public safety for
16.12the state and local match for federal disaster
16.13assistance to state agencies and other eligible
16.14applicants under Minnesota Statutes, section
16.1512.221. This appropriation is from the
16.16general fund.

16.17
16.18
Sec. 4. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
16.19
Wadena Public Facilities
$
750,000
16.20To the commissioner of employment and
16.21economic development for a grant to the city
16.22of Wadena to predesign and design public
16.23facilities to replace facilities destroyed in
16.24the June 17, 2010, tornado. To increase
16.25the potential for long-term savings, the
16.26predesign must consider sharing services
16.27and colocating facilities with Wadena High
16.28School.

16.29
Sec. 5. EDUCATION
16.30
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
$
693,000
16.31From the general fund to the commissioner
16.32of education for operating expenses and
17.1additional costs in the area included in
17.2DR-1921. The amounts that may be spent for
17.3each purpose are specified in the following
17.4subdivisions.
17.5
Subd. 2.Disaster Relief Operating Grants
314,000
17.6For disaster relief operating grants under
17.7Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06,
17.8subdivision 3.
17.9
Subd. 3.Pupil Transportation Aid
379,000
17.10For pupil transportation grants under
17.11Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.06,
17.12subdivision 4.

17.13    Sec. 6. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
17.14    To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds fund, the
17.15commissioner of management and budget, at the request of the commissioner of public
17.16safety, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $750,000 in the manner,
17.17upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to
17.1816A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

17.19    Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
17.20This article is effective the day following final enactment.

17.21ARTICLE 3
17.22CASH FLOW AND BUDGET RESERVE

17.23
Section 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.
17.24The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown
17.25in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13,
17.26as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 2, and Laws 2010, First Special Session
17.27chapter 1, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations
17.28are from the general fund or the health care access fund as specified and are available for
17.29the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" as used in this
17.30article mean that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under the
17.31figures "2010" and "2011" is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June
17.3230, 2011, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations
18.1for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, are effective the day following final enactment
18.2unless a different effective date is explicit.
18.3
APPROPRIATIONS
18.4
Available for the Year
18.5
Ending June 30
18.6
2010
2011

18.7
Sec. 2. HUMAN SERVICES
18.8
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
$
(236,983,000)
18.9
Appropriations by Fund
18.10
2010
2011
18.11
General
(230,910,000)
18.12
Health Care Access
(6,073,000)
18.13
Subd. 2.Basic Health Care Grants
18.14The amounts that may be spent from this
18.15appropriation for each purpose are as follows:
18.16
(a) MinnesotaCare Grants
(6,073,000)
18.17This reduction is from the appropriation in
18.18the health care access fund.
18.19
18.20
(b) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care Grants
- Families and Children
(63,171,000)
18.21
18.22
(c) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care Grants
- Elderly and Disabled
(70,163,000)
18.23
Subd. 3.Continuing Care Grants
18.24
18.25
(a) Medical Assistance - Long-Term Care
Facilities Grants
(28,202,000)
18.26
18.27
(b) Medical Assistance Grants - Long-Term Care
Waivers and Home Care Grants
(69,112,000)
18.28
(c) Chemical Dependency Entitlement Grants
(262,000)

18.29    Sec. 3. CONTINGENT REDUCTION; CASH FLOW ACCOUNT.
18.30Prior to reducing allotments in fiscal year 2011 under Minnesota Statutes, section
18.3116A.152, the commissioner of management and budget shall cancel to the general
18.32fund from the cash flow account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.152,
18.33subdivision 1, an amount equal to the general fund appropriations in articles 1 and 2.

19.1    Sec. 4. BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD.
19.2Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.152, subdivision 2, any positive
19.3unrestricted general fund balance on June 30, 2011, is carried forward in the general
19.4fund to fiscal year 2012.

19.5    Sec. 5. REPEALER.
19.6Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 24, sections 1; 2; and 3, are
19.7repealed.

19.8    Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
19.9This article is effective the day following final enactment.