1.1.................... moves to amend S.F. No. 4225 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.5	Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.

1.6(a) The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
1.7general fund in fiscal year 2025 to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent for
1.8public purposes. These are onetime appropriations. Money appropriated in this act is available
1.9until the project is completed or abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
1.10(b) For any project funded in whole or in part by this act, workers on the project must
1.11be paid at least the prevailing wage rate as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 177.42,
1.12subdivision 6, and the project is subject to the requirements and enforcement provisions in
1.13Minnesota Statutes, sections 177.27, 177.30, 177.32, and 177.41 to 177.45. For the purposes
1.14of this act, "project" means demolition, erection, construction, remodeling, or repairing of
1.15a public building, facility, or other public work financed in whole or part by state funds.
1.16Project also includes demolition, erection, construction, remodeling, or repairing of a
1.17building, facility, or public work when the acquisition of property, predesign, design, or
1.18demolition is financed in whole or in part by state funds.
1.19(c) Money appropriated in this act: (1) is available for a grant after the commissioner of
1.20management and budget determines that an amount sufficient to complete the project as
1.21described in this act has been committed to the project, as required by Minnesota Statutes,
1.22section 16A.502; (2) may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly
1.23to the capital program or project for capitalizable staff costs; and (3) is subject to the policies
1.24and procedures adopted by the commissioner of management and budget or otherwise
1.25specified in applicable law.
2.1(d) Recipients of grants from money appropriated in this act must demonstrate to the
2.2commissioner of the agency making the grant that the recipient has the ability and a plan
2.3to fund the program intended for the facility. This paragraph does not apply to state agencies.

2.4

APPROPRIATIONS

2.5

Sec. 2. NATURAL RESOURCES

2.6

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

8,561,000

2.7(a) To the commissioner of natural resources
2.8for the purposes specified in this section.
2.9(b) The appropriations in this section are
2.10subject to the requirements of the natural
2.11resources capital improvement program under
2.12Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12, unless
2.13this section or the statutes referred to in this
2.14section provide more specific standards,
2.15criteria, or priorities for projects than
2.16Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.

2.17

Subd. 2.Natural Resources Asset Preservation

3,500,000

2.18For the preservation and replacement of
2.19state-owned facilities and recreational assets
2.20operated by the commissioner of natural
2.21resources to be spent in accordance with
2.22Minnesota Statutes, section 84.946.

2.23

Subd. 3.Community Tree Planting

5,061,000

2.24(a) For grants under Minnesota Statutes,
2.25section 84.705. This appropriation must be
2.26used for qualified capital projects.
2.27(b) On July 1, 2024, any unencumbered
2.28amount of the appropriations under Laws
2.292020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article
2.301, section 7, subdivision 8; Laws 2023, chapter
2.3171, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2; and
2.32Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 7,
2.33subdivision 11, shall be issued as grants
3.1through the community tree planting grant
3.2program under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.384.705.

3.4

Subd. 4.Unspent Appropriations

3.5The unspent portion of an appropriation for a
3.6project in this section that is complete, upon
3.7written notice to the commissioner of
3.8management and budget, is available for asset
3.9preservation under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.1084.946. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642,
3.11applies from the date of the original
3.12appropriation to the unspent amount
3.13transferred.

3.14

Sec. 3. ADMINISTRATION

3.15

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

18,800,000

3.16To the commissioner of administration for the
3.17purposes specified in this section.

3.18

Subd. 2.Capitol Tunnel

8,500,000

3.19To design, construct, and equip improvements
3.20to bring a portion of the tunnel under Rev. Dr.
3.21Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and to the
3.22east to the State Capitol into compliance with
3.23the Americans with Disabilities Act.

3.24

Subd. 3.Administration Building

255,000

3.25To paint the Department of Administration
3.26building parking ramp and install new grates.

3.27

Subd. 4.Sustainable Building Guidelines

4,300,000

3.28To develop, oversee, and administer
3.29sustainable building guidelines under
3.30Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.325, in
3.31consultation with the commissioner of
3.32commerce and the Center for Sustainable
3.33Building Research at the University of
4.1Minnesota. This appropriation includes money
4.2for the commissioner of administration to
4.3contract with the Center for Sustainable
4.4Building Research to administer the
4.5guidelines.

4.6

Subd. 5.Hubert H. Humphrey Statue

300,000

4.7To replace the statue of Henry Mower Rice in
4.8the Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol
4.9with a statue of Hubert H. Humphrey. This
4.10appropriation includes money for the removal
4.11and transportation of the Henry Mower Rice
4.12statue to the Minnesota State Historical
4.13Society, to contract with the Koh-Varilla
4.14Guild, Inc., to replicate, with any
4.15modifications needed to meet requirements
4.16for placement, the Hubert H. Humphrey statue
4.17that currently stands on the mall of the
4.18Minnesota State Capitol, and the erection of
4.19the new Hubert H. Humphrey statue in the
4.20Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol,
4.21including the necessary base.

4.22

Subd. 6.Parking Lot C Improvements

445,000

4.23To design, construct, and equip additional
4.24green space, along with capital improvements
4.25needed to facilitate circulation and to add
4.26accessible parking stalls, on the site of Parking
4.27Lot C on the State Capitol complex. The
4.28commissioner may use any money remaining
4.29from the appropriation made by Laws 2023,
4.30chapter 71, section 6, subdivision 3, for the
4.31purpose of this subdivision after the project
4.32authorized by Laws 2023, chapter 71, section
4.336, subdivision 3, is complete.

5.1 5.2

Subd. 7.St. Paul; Planning and Economic Development

5,000,000

5.3(a) For a grant to the city of St. Paul
5.4Department of Planning and Economic
5.5Development to improve the livability,
5.6economic health, and safety of communities
5.7within the Capitol Area. The city of St. Paul
5.8must consult with the Capitol Area
5.9Architectural and Planning Board prior to the
5.10expenditure of these funds.
5.11(b) On or before October 1, 2025, the city of
5.12St. Paul and the Capitol Area Architectural
5.13and Planning Board must jointly report to the
5.14speaker of the house, the majority leader of
5.15the senate, the house minority leader, and the
5.16senate minority leader on the expenditure of
5.17the funds appropriated under this section.

5.18

Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

$

6,000,000

5.19To the Metropolitan Council for a grant to the
5.20Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to
5.21design, construct, and equip improvements to
5.22North Commons Park in the city of
5.23Minneapolis to implement elements of the
5.24North Commons Improvement Project,
5.25including the renovation of the community
5.26building with indoor sports, gathering, and
5.27arts spaces, sports fields, and renovation and
5.28relocation of the water park. This
5.29appropriation is in addition to the
5.30appropriation in Laws 2020, Fifth Special
5.31Session chapter 3, article 3, section 3.

5.32

Sec. 5. MILITARY AFFAIRS

$

3,000,000

5.33To the adjutant general to predesign and
5.34design the construction of a new hangar to
5.35hold aircraft at the Duluth International
6.1Airport in support of the 148th Fighter Wing
6.2of the Minnesota Air National Guard to
6.3replace existing hangars.

6.4

Sec. 6. HUMAN SERVICES

$

2,500,000

6.5To the commissioner of administration for
6.6asset preservation improvements and
6.7betterments of a capital nature at Department
6.8of Human Services facilities statewide, to be
6.9spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
6.10section 16B.307. The commissioner of
6.11administration may use this appropriation for
6.12improvements and betterments of a capital
6.13nature to be spent in accordance with
6.14Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307, at
6.15facilities operated by the Department of Direct
6.16Care and Treatment following the department's
6.17separation from the Department of Human
6.18Services.

6.19

Sec. 7. VETERANS AFFAIRS

$

2,000,000

6.20To the commissioner of administration for
6.21asset preservation improvements and
6.22betterments of a capital nature at the veterans
6.23homes in Minneapolis, Hastings, Fergus Falls,
6.24Silver Bay, and Luverne, and the state veterans
6.25cemeteries at Little Falls, Preston, and Duluth,
6.26to be spent in accordance with Minnesota
6.27Statutes, section 16B.307.

6.28

Sec. 8. CORRECTIONS

6.29

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

12,600,000

6.30To the commissioner of administration for the
6.31purposes specified in this section.

6.32

Subd. 2.Asset Preservation

5,161,000

7.1For asset preservation improvement and
7.2betterments of a capital nature at the
7.3Minnesota correctional facilities statewide to
7.4be spent in accordance with Minnesota
7.5Statutes, section 16B.307.

7.6 7.7

Subd. 3.Minnesota Correctional Facility - Lino Lakes

7,439,000

7.8To construct, renovate, furnish, and equip an
7.9existing building and complete associated site
7.10work at the Minnesota Correctional Facility -
7.11Lino Lakes to construct an incarcerated
7.12persons programming and support space. The
7.13renovation of the existing building includes
7.14but is not limited to the removal of hazardous
7.15materials, upgrades to comply with current
7.16codes, interior demolition, and the construction
7.17of spaces appropriate for programming
7.18functions. This appropriation is in addition to
7.19the appropriation for the same purpose in Laws
7.202023, chapter 72, article 1, section 20,
7.21subdivision 3.

7.22

Subd. 4.Unspent Appropriations

7.23The unspent portion of an appropriation for a
7.24Department of Corrections project in this
7.25section that is complete, upon written notice
7.26to the commissioner of management and
7.27budget, is available for asset preservation
7.28under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
7.29Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
7.30from the date of the original appropriation to
7.31the unspent amount transferred.

7.32 7.33

Sec. 9. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

7.34

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

19,000,000

8.1To the commissioner of employment and
8.2economic development for the purposes
8.3specified in this section.

8.4

Subd. 2.Public Skate Parks

4,000,000

8.5(a) For grants to cities, towns, counties, park
8.6boards, and school districts to plan, predesign,
8.7design, and construct public skate parks under
8.8Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.9927.
8.9(b) Five percent of this appropriation is to be
8.10used to hire City of Skate, as the nonprofit
8.11organization identified in Minnesota Statutes,
8.12section 116J.9927, subdivision 2, paragraph
8.13(c), for their expertise in public skate park
8.14development to assist the commissioner in
8.15community outreach and developing and
8.16applying the criteria for awarding grants under
8.17Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.9927, as the
8.18community reviewer in the grant selection
8.19process. This five percent counts toward the
8.20ten percent the commission may use for
8.21administrative purposes under Minnesota
8.22Statutes, section 116J.9927, subdivision 2,
8.23paragraph (c).

8.24

Subd. 3.Hennepin County; Avivo Center

5,000,000

8.25For a grant to Hennepin County for demolition
8.26and site preparation at 1904 and 1906 Chicago
8.27Avenue South in the city of Minneapolis in
8.28preparation for construction and renovation
8.29of one or more buildings on the Avivo
8.30campus. This appropriation is in addition to
8.31the appropriation under Laws 2020, Fifth
8.32Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section
8.3321, subdivision 23, for the Minneapolis
8.34campus.

9.1

Subd. 4.Capitol Mall

1,000,000

9.2To the commissioner of employment and
9.3economic development for a grant to the Saint
9.4Paul and Minnesota Foundation for promotion,
9.5fundraising, and other supporting efforts to
9.6raise at least $5,000,000 in nonstate funds
9.7toward capital improvements consistent with
9.8the Capitol Mall Design Framework update.
9.9This grant shall be managed in compliance
9.10with the grantmaking requirements in
9.11Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.97 to
9.1216B.991.

9.13 9.14

Subd. 5.Minneapolis; Foundation for Business Support

8,000,000

9.15For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to be
9.16awarded to a foundation that supports business
9.17advising, branding and marketing, and real
9.18estate consulting to businesses located in
9.19Minneapolis between 28th and 32nd Street
9.20and between 30th Avenue South and Blaisdell
9.21Avenue. The foundation must use this
9.22appropriation for direct business support or
9.23direct corridor support, including assistance
9.24with marketing, place making, redevelopment,
9.25real estate acquisition, and public relations
9.26services. The foundation may subcontract with
9.27other organizations to deliver these services.
9.28This appropriation is available until June 30,
9.292028.

9.30

Subd. 6.Youthprise

1,000,000

9.31For a grant to Youthprise to acquire property
9.32for a multipurpose community facility in North
9.33Minneapolis that will provide young adult
9.34cooperative housing and space for community
9.35programming, including early education,
10.1workforce training, health care navigation,
10.2nutrition and wellness, and recreational
10.3activities.

10.4

Sec. 10. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

10.5

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

17,700,000

10.6To the Public Facilities Authority for the
10.7purposes specified in this section.

10.8 10.9

Subd. 2.First District Association; Wastewater Industrial Pretreatment

10,000,000

10.10For a grant to the First District Association, a
10.11dairy cooperative in the city of Litchfield, to
10.12design, engineer, construct, equip, and furnish
10.13a wastewater industrial pretreatment facility
10.14in the city of Litchfield. This appropriation is
10.15in addition to the appropriation under Laws
10.162023, chapter 71, article 1, section 15,
10.17subdivision 7, and is for the same purpose.

10.18 10.19

Subd. 3.Minneapolis; Water Distribution Facility

7,700,000

10.20For a grant to the city of Minneapolis for
10.21predesign, design, engineering, environmental
10.22analysis, and construction of a water
10.23distribution facility to be located in Hennepin
10.24County or Anoka County. This appropriation
10.25and the appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter
10.2671, article 1, section 15, subdivision 11, is not
10.27available until the city sells real property
10.28located at 1860 28th Street East and 2717
10.29Longfellow Avenue in the city of Minneapolis
10.30and has notified the commissioner of
10.31management and budget that the sale is final.

10.32 10.33

Sec. 11. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

$

1,000,000

11.1To the Minnesota Historical Society for a grant
11.2to the Minnesota Transportation Museum to
11.3construct capital improvements to the
11.4Minnesota Transportation Museum including
11.5replacing the roof, stabilizing masonry,
11.6replacing the roundhouse doors, installing
11.7insulation, and making modifications for ADA
11.8compliance.

11.9    Sec. 12. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS; EMERALD ASH BORER FINANCIAL
11.10ASSISTANCE; APPROPRIATION.
11.11    Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
11.12the meanings given:
11.13(1) "eligible costs" means costs incurred in 2020 or later for treating or removing a tree
11.14on owner-occupied residential property that has been required by state law or by municipal
11.15ordinance to be treated or removed due to infestation or possible infestation by the emerald
11.16ash borer, including but not limited to costs incurred by the city and assessed to a property
11.17owner;
11.18(2) "eligible homeowner" means a homeowner who experienced eligible costs related
11.19to a tree on the homeowner's property in an eligible region, and whose income is below 200
11.20percent of the official federal poverty guideline;
11.21(3) "eligible region" means a census block group in Minneapolis with a supplemental
11.22demographic index score in the 70th percentile or higher within the state of Minnesota; and
11.23(4) "supplemental demographic index" means an index in the Environmental Justice
11.24Screening and Mapping Tool developed by the United States Environmental Protection
11.25Agency that is based on socioeconomic indicators, including low income, unemployment,
11.26less than high school education, limited English speaking, and low life expectancy.
11.27    Subd. 2. Eligible uses; prioritization. (a) The city of Minneapolis must use the full
11.28amount of the aid under this section to pay eligible homeowners for their eligible costs.
11.29(b) After receiving an application for a payment from an eligible homeowner, the city
11.30must use funds received under this section to directly reduce the remaining balance of an
11.31eligible homeowner's special assessment related to eligible costs. If the original balance of
11.32the special assessment is greater than the remaining balance, the city must reimburse the
11.33eligible homeowner for the difference.
12.1(c) If the amount of funds available is insufficient to reimburse all eligible homeowners
12.2for the full amount of their eligible costs, the city must prioritize reimbursing a subset of
12.3eligible homeowners for the full amount of their eligible costs.
12.4(d) After December 31, 2025, the city may use any remaining funds to reimburse other
12.5eligible homeowners who incurred eligible costs but did not have a special assessment
12.6applied to their properties.
12.7(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), after June 30, 2026, the city may use any remaining
12.8funds to offset the eligible costs of resident homeowners whose properties are not in an
12.9eligible region, but who otherwise meet the definition of an eligible homeowner.
12.10(f) The city must administer the funding under this section within existing city resources
12.11and not with money appropriated in this section.
12.12    Subd. 3. Outreach. The city of Minneapolis must promote the availability of financial
12.13assistance under this section in eligible regions. As part of its outreach efforts, the city
12.14department administering the program under this section must consult with Hope Community,
12.15Metro Blooms, Harrison Neighborhood Association, the Center for Urban and Regional
12.16Affairs at the University of Minnesota, and the public health department of the city.
12.17    Subd. 4. Reporting. On July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026, the city must report to the
12.18commissioner of revenue on its use of money under this section. By income level and
12.19neighborhood, the report must detail the number of eligible homeowners reimbursed and
12.20the amount of money distributed.
12.21    Subd. 5. Appropriation. $800,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general
12.22fund to the commissioner of revenue for an aid to the city of Minneapolis. This is a onetime
12.23appropriation. The aid must be paid on July 1, 2024. The aid under this section is not subject
12.24to retention of administrative costs under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision
12.2514.

12.26    Sec. 13. CANCELLATIONS.
12.27(a) The amounts of the general fund appropriations listed in the cancellation report
12.28submitted to the legislature in January 2024, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642,
12.29are canceled on the effective date of this section. If an appropriation in this section is canceled
12.30more than once, the cancellation must be given effect only once.
12.31(b) The appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 7, is canceled.
13.1(c) The appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 81, is
13.2canceled.
13.3(d) Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 3, section 5, subdivision 7, is
13.4canceled.
13.5(e) The appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 64, article 15, section 30, is canceled.

13.6    Sec. 14. TRANSFER.
13.7On July 1, 2024, $5,000,000 is transferred to the general fund from the capitol area
13.8community vitality account in the special revenue fund established in Laws 2023, chapter
13.953, article 17, section 2.

13.10    Sec. 15. APPROPRIATIONS GIVEN EFFECT ONCE.
13.11If an appropriation or transfer in this act is enacted more than once during the 2024
13.12regular session, the appropriation or transfer must be given effect only once.

13.13    Sec. 16. REPEALER.
13.14(a) Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 240A.20, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5, are repealed.
13.15(b) Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 240A.20, subdivisions 1, 3, 6, and 7,
13.16are repealed.
13.17(c) Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 17, section 2, is repealed.
13.18(d) Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.662, is repealed.
13.19(e) Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.417, subdivision 9, is repealed.
13.20EFFECTIVE DATE.Paragraph (c) is effective July 2, 2024. Paragraph (d) is effective
13.21the day following final enactment. Paragraph (e) is effective retroactively from June 2, 2023.

13.22    Sec. 17. EFFECTIVE DATE.
13.23Except as otherwise provided, this article is effective the day following final enactment.


14.3    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 10A.01, subdivision 30, is
14.4amended to read:
14.5    Subd. 30. Political party unit or party unit. "Political party unit" or "party unit" means:
14.6(1) the state committee,; or
14.7(2) the party organization of the largest and second-largest member caucuses within a
14.8house of the legislature, or.
14.9In addition to clauses (1) and (2), "political party unit" or "party unit" also includes any
14.10other party organization designated by the chair of the political party in an annual certification
14.11of party units provided to the board.

14.12    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.86, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
14.13    Subd. 3a. Information provided. All requests for state assistance under this section
14.14must include the following information:
14.15(1) the name of the political subdivision that will own the capital project for which state
14.16assistance is being requested;
14.17(2) the public purpose of the project;
14.18(3) the extent to which the political subdivision has or expects to provide local, private,
14.19user financing, or other nonstate funding for the project;
14.20(4) a list of the bondable activities that the project encompasses; examples of bondable
14.21activities are public improvements of a capital nature for land acquisition, predesign, design,
14.22construction, and furnishing and equipping for occupancy;
14.23(5) whether the project will require new or additional state operating subsidies;
14.24(6) whether the governing body of the political subdivision requesting the project has
14.25passed a resolution in support of the project and has established priorities for all projects
14.26within its jurisdiction for which bonding appropriations are requested when submitting
14.27multiple requests;
14.28(7) if the project requires a predesign under section 16B.335, whether the predesign has
14.29been completed at the time the capital project request is submitted, and whether the political
14.30subdivision has submitted the project predesign to the commissioner of administration for
14.31review and approval; and
15.1(8) the debt capacity of the political subdivision, calculated as the difference between
15.2the maximum net debt that the political subdivision may incur under chapter 475 or other
15.3applicable law and the debt the political subdivision has outstanding as of the date of the
15.4submission of information under this subdivision;
15.5(9) whether the political subdivision has a capital improvement plan process that meets
15.6the criteria for exemption under section 16B.336, subdivision 5, paragraph (b); and
15.7(8) (10) if applicable, the information required under section 473.4485, subdivision 1a.

15.8    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.86, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
15.9    Subd. 4. Funding. (a) The state share of a project covered by this section and any capital
15.10project grant to a nonprofit organization subject to section 16A.642 must be no more than
15.11half the total cost of the project, including predesign, design, construction, furnishings, and
15.12equipment, except as provided in paragraph (b) or (c). This subdivision does not apply to
15.13a project proposed by a school district or other school organization. The state share of a
15.14project includes any manner of state assistance other than loans, including but not limited
15.15to a direct appropriation, a grant awarded through a grant program administered by a state
15.16entity, or a combination of state assistance appropriated and granted by multiple state entities.
15.17The nonstate share of a project may be funded by federal, local, private, or other funds, or
15.18a combination thereof, from nonstate sources.
15.19(b) The state share may be more than half the total cost of a project if the project is
15.20deemed needed as a result of a disaster or to prevent a disaster or is located in a political
15.21subdivision with a very low average net tax capacity. Nothing in this subdivision affects
15.22another state program of assistance to political subdivisions that is authorized to fund more
15.23than half of a project's cost.
15.24(c) Nothing in this section prevents the governor from recommending, or the legislature
15.25from considering or funding, projects that do not meet the deadline in subdivision 2 or a
15.26state share that is greater than half the total cost of the project when the governor or the
15.27legislature determines that there is a compelling reason for the recommendation or funding.

15.28    Sec. 4. [16A.865] NOTICE OF STATE CONTRIBUTION.
15.29    Subdivision 1. Notice required. When practicable, a recipient of a grant of state bond
15.30proceeds for a capital project or a direct recipient of an appropriation from any state funds
15.31for a capital project must prominently display a notice on the property stating that the project
15.32was funded with state taxes collected statewide. This section does not apply to projects
16.1funded through a state asset preservation program, including section 16A.632, 16B.307,
16.284.946, or 135A.046.
16.3    Subd. 2. Content of notice. The notice must display the logo provided by the
16.4commissioner under subdivision 5, and identify the project as "funded with a grant of state
16.5money from taxes collected statewide." The notice may include a brief name for the project
16.6and may specify the proportion of the funding from state money compared to money from
16.7nonstate sources. The notice may include logos, seals, or marks of other contributors to the
16.8cost of the project.
16.9    Subd. 3. Water infrastructure project. For a drinking water or wastewater infrastructure
16.10project, the notice required under this section must be included on city utility billing
16.11statements in all formats that the city provides billing statements to customers.
16.12    Subd. 4. Performance venues. For performance venue projects, the notice must be
16.13included in programs and on the venue's website where performances are advertised, in
16.14addition to on a sign posted at the venue.
16.15    Subd. 5. Logo. The commissioner must develop a logo for use on signs required under
16.16subdivision 1.
16.17    Subd. 6. Sign templates. The commissioner must post on its website downloadable,
16.18print-ready PDF files of sign templates that meet the requirements of subdivision 1.
16.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and
16.20applies to projects receiving a grant from an appropriation enacted after January 1, 2024.

16.21    Sec. 5. [16B.308] ACCESSIBILITY ACCOUNT.
16.22    Subdivision 1. Establishment. An accessibility account is established in the state bond
16.23proceeds fund to receive state bond proceeds appropriated to the commissioner of
16.24administration to be expended for the purpose and in accordance with the standards and
16.25criteria in this section.
16.26    Subd. 2. Standards. (a) An expenditure may be made from the account only when it is
16.27a capital expenditure on a capital asset owned by the state, within the meaning of accepted
16.28accounting principles as applied to public expenditures. The commissioner of administration
16.29must consult with the commissioner of management and budget to the extent necessary to
16.30ensure that an expenditure meets the criteria of the Minnesota Constitution, article XI,
16.31section 5, clause (a).
17.1(b) An expenditure may be made from the account to predesign, design, construct,
17.2renovate, furnish, and equip accessibility improvements on state-owned property. For
17.3purposes of this section, "state-owned property" does not include property controlled or
17.4managed by the University of Minnesota.
17.5(c) Categories of projects considered likely to be most needed and appropriate for
17.6financing are:
17.7(1) removal of architectural barriers from a building or site; and
17.8(2) improvements to meet state and federal requirements for accessibility for people
17.9with disabilities.
17.10    Subd. 3. Applications; project selection. (a) The commissioner of administration must:
17.11(1) provide instructions to state agencies to apply for funding of capital expenditures
17.12from the accessibility account;
17.13(2) review applications for funding;
17.14(3) make initial allocations among eligible projects;
17.15(4) determine priorities for funding in collaboration with the Minnesota Council on
17.16Disability; and
17.17(5) allocate money in priority order until the available appropriation has been committed.
17.18    Subd. 4. Report. On or before January 15 annually the commissioner of administration
17.19must submit to the commissioner of management and budget and the chairs and ranking
17.20minority members of the committees in the senate and the house of representatives with
17.21jurisdiction over capital investment a list of the projects that were funded with money from
17.22the accessibility account during the preceding calendar year, as well as a list of priority
17.23projects for which accessibility appropriations will be requested in that year's legislative
17.24session.

17.25    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.325, as amended by Laws 2023, chapter 60,
17.26article 12, section 2, is amended to read:
17.2716B.325 SUSTAINABLE BUILDING GUIDELINES.
17.28    Subdivision 1. Development of Sustainable building guidelines. The Department of
17.29Administration and the Department of Commerce, with the assistance of other agencies,
17.30shall develop and maintain sustainable building design guidelines for all new state buildings
17.31by January 15, 2003, and for all major renovations of state buildings by February 1, 2009.
18.1The primary objectives of these guidelines are to ensure that all new state buildings, and
18.2major renovations of state buildings, initially exceed the state energy code, as established
18.3in Minnesota Rules, chapter 7676, by at least 30 percent.
18.4    Subd. 1a. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the
18.5meanings given.
18.6(b) "CSBR" means the Center for Sustainable Building Research at the University of
18.7Minnesota.
18.8(c) "Guidelines" means the sustainable building design guidelines developed under this
18.9section.
18.10(d) "Major renovation" means a project that:
18.11(1) has a renovated conditioned area that is at least 10,000 square feet; and
18.12(2) includes, at a minimum, the replacement of the mechanical, ventilation, or cooling
18.13system of a building or a section of a building, whether or not the building is served by an
18.14adjacent building or district system impacted by the scope of the project.
18.15(e) "New building" means a newly constructed structure and additions to existing
18.16buildings that include spaces that meet the following criteria:
18.17(1) the space is conditioned, whether or not its source of energy is from an adjacent
18.18building or district system; and
18.19(2) the project size is at least 10,000 gross square feet of conditioned space.
18.20(f) "Project" means major renovation of a building or construction of a new building
18.21that meets the requirements under this section.
18.22    Subd. 2. Lowest possible cost; energy conservation. The guidelines must:
18.23    (1) focus on achieving the lowest possible lifetime cost, considering both construction
18.24and operating costs, for new buildings and major renovations;
18.25    (2) allow for revisions that encourage continual energy conservation improvements in
18.26new buildings and major renovations;
18.27    (3) define "major renovations" for purposes of this section to encompass not less than
18.2810,000 square feet or not less than the replacement of the mechanical, ventilation, or cooling
18.29system of a building or a building section;
18.30    (4) establish sustainability guidelines that include air quality and lighting standards and
18.31that create and maintain a healthy environment and facilitate productivity improvements;
19.1    (5) establish resiliency guidelines to encourage design that allows buildings to adapt to
19.2and accommodate projected climate-related changes that are reflected in both acute events
19.3and chronic trends, including but not limited to changes in temperature and precipitation
19.4levels;
19.5    (6) specify ways to reduce material costs; and
19.6    (7) consider the long-term operating costs of the building, including the use of renewable
19.7energy sources and distributed electric energy generation that uses a renewable source or
19.8natural gas or a fuel that is as clean or cleaner than natural gas.
19.9    Subd. 2a. Guidelines; purpose. (a) The primary objectives of the guidelines are to:
19.10(1) reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the project's life cycle by promoting the
19.11design and operation of energy-efficient buildings and the development of renewable energy
19.12sources;
19.13(2) provide high-quality indoor environmental conditions to promote occupant health,
19.14well-being, comfort, and productivity;
19.15(3) develop processes that ensure that projects are designed and operating as intended
19.16and that project impact can be measured;
19.17(4) reduce water use and impacts on water resources;
19.18(5) restore soil and water quality, enhance biodiversity, and provide sites supportive of
19.19native species;
19.20(6) reduce the embodied environmental impact of building materials; and
19.21(7) encourage design that allows building resilience to adapt to and accommodate
19.22projected changes that are reflected in both acute events and chronic trends, including but
19.23not limited to climate-related changes to temperature and precipitation levels.
19.24(b) In establishing the guidelines, the commissioners of administration and commerce
19.25must consider the following to meet the objectives in paragraph (a):
19.26(1) the health and well-being of occupants;
19.27(2) material impacts and sustainability;
19.28(3) construction and operating costs;
19.29(4) the use of renewable energy sources;
19.30(5) diversion of waste from landfills;
20.1(6) the impact of climate change;
20.2(7) biodiversity and ecological impacts;
20.3(8) resilience and adaptability; and
20.4(9) any other factors the commissioner deems relevant.
20.5    Subd. 3. Development of guidelines; Applicability. In developing the guidelines, the
20.6departments shall use an open process, including providing the opportunity for public
20.7comment. Compliance with the guidelines established under this section are is mandatory
20.8for all new buildings and for all major renovations receiving funding an appropriation or a
20.9grant from an appropriation from the bond proceeds fund after January 1, 2004, and for all
20.10major renovations receiving funding from the bond proceeds fund after January 1, 2009.
20.11    Subd. 4. Commissioner of administration; guideline administration, oversight, and
20.12revisions. The commissioners of administration and commerce shall review the guidelines
20.13periodically and as soon as practicable revise the guidelines to incorporate performance
20.14standards developed under section 216B.241, subdivision 9. (a) The commissioner of
20.15administration must review and amend the guidelines periodically to better meet the goals
20.16under subdivision 6. Each guideline section must be reviewed and updated no less than once
20.17every five years. The review must be conducted with the commissioner of commerce and
20.18in consultation with other stakeholders. The commissioner of administration and the
20.19commissioner of commerce must use an open process, including providing the opportunity
20.20for public comment, when reviewing and amending the guidelines.
20.21(b) The commissioner of administration is responsible for the following:
20.22(1) making applicability determinations on which projects are required by state law to
20.23follow the guidelines upon receipt of an applicability determination request from a project;
20.24(2) approving or denying waiver requests for specific guidelines;
20.25(3) approving or denying applicability requests for specific guidelines;
20.26(4) updating the legislature regarding program outcomes;
20.27(5) coordinating with the commissioner of commerce on the energy and atmosphere
20.28guidelines, including coordination with the Sustainable Building 2030 Energy Standards
20.29under section 216B.241, subdivision 9; and
20.30(6) contracting with CSBR for assistance with the items in this subdivision and
20.31subdivisions 5 to 9.
21.1    Subd. 5. CSBR; guideline administration and oversight. (a) The commissioner of
21.2administration, in consultation with the commissioner of commerce, shall contract with
21.3CSBR to implement the guidelines. At a minimum, CSBR must:
21.4(1) maintain and update the guidelines in coordination with the commissioner of
21.5administration and the commissioner of commerce;
21.6(2) offer training on an annual basis to state agencies, project team members, and other
21.7entities involved in the design of projects subject to the guidelines on how projects may
21.8meet the guideline requirements;
21.9(3) develop procedures for compliance with the guidelines, in accordance with the criteria
21.10under subdivision 7;
21.11(4) periodically conduct post-construction performance evaluations on projects to evaluate
21.12the effectiveness of the guidelines in meeting the goals under subdivision 6;
21.13(5) determine compliance of project designs with the guidelines;
21.14(6) administer a tracking system for all projects subject to the guidelines and for projects
21.15that received state funding for predesign or design that may seek further state funding for
21.16additional project phases subject to the guidelines;
21.17(7) develop and track measurable goals for the guidelines in accordance with subdivision
21.186;
21.19(8) offer outreach, training, and technical assistance to state agencies, project team
21.20members, and other entities with responsibility for managing, designing, and overseeing
21.21projects subject to the guidelines;
21.22(9) evaluate waiver requests and determinations on project scope and make
21.23recommendations to the commissioner of administration;
21.24(10) provide a report on or before December 1 annually to the commissioner of
21.25administration on the following:
21.26(i) the current compliance status of all projects subject to the guidelines;
21.27(ii) an analysis of the effects of the guidelines on the goals under subdivision 6; and
21.28(iii) waivers approved for projects, including both waivers from all of the guidelines
21.29and waivers of individual guidelines; and
21.30(11) perform any other duties required by the commissioner of administration to
21.31administer the guidelines.
22.1(b) State agencies, project team members, and other entities that are responsible for
22.2managing or designing projects subject to the guidelines must provide any compliance data
22.3requested by CSBR and the commissioner of administration that CSBR and the commissioner
22.4deem necessary to fulfill the duties described under this subdivision.
22.5    Subd. 6. Measurable goals. CSBR, in collaboration with the commissioner of
22.6administration and the commissioner of commerce, must develop measurable goals for the
22.7guidelines based on the objectives and considerations described in subdivision 2a. The
22.8commissioner of administration must provide final approval of the goals under this
22.9subdivision.
22.10    Subd. 7. Procedures. The commissioner of administration must develop procedures for
22.11the administration of the guidelines. The commissioner of administration may delegate
22.12guideline administration responsibilities to state agencies. The procedures under this
22.13subdivision must specify the administrative activities for which state agencies are responsible.
22.14The procedures must include:
22.15(1) criteria to identify whether a project is subject to the guidelines;
22.16(2) information on project team member roles and guideline administration requirements
22.17for each role;
22.18(3) a process to notify projects subject to the guidelines of the guideline requirements;
22.19(4) a guideline-related data submission process; and
22.20(5) activities and a timeline to monitor project compliance with the guidelines.
22.21    Subd. 8. Guidelines waivers and scope determination. (a) The commissioner of
22.22administration, in consultation with the commissioner of commerce and other stakeholders,
22.23must develop a process for reviewing and approving waivers and scope determinations to
22.24the guidelines.
22.25(b) A waiver may apply to all of the guidelines or individual guidelines and may identify
22.26an alternative path of meeting the intent of the guidelines.
22.27(c) A waiver under this subdivision is only permitted due to technological limitations
22.28or when the intended use of the project conflicts with the guidelines.
22.29(d) A waiver request for a project owned by a state agency must be reviewed and
22.30approved by the commissioner of administration. If the waiver request is for a project owned
22.31by the Department of Administration, the waiver request must be approved by the
22.32commissioner of commerce.
23.1    Subd. 9. Report. The commissioner of administration must report to the chairs and
23.2ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with
23.3jurisdiction over capital investment and climate and energy by February 1 of each
23.4odd-numbered year. The report must include:
23.5(1) information on the current status of all projects subject to the guidelines from the
23.6previous five years and the projects' compliance with the guidelines;
23.7(2) an analysis of the effects of the guidelines on the measurable goals under subdivision
23.86;
23.9(3) progress made toward the recommendations in the report required under Laws 2023,
23.10chapter 71, article 1, section 6, subdivision 4; and
23.11(4) any other information the commissioner of administration deems relevant.
23.12EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2024.

23.13    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.335, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
23.14    Subd. 4. Sustainable buildings; energy conservation. A recipient to whom a direct
23.15appropriation is made for a capital improvement project shall ensure that the project complies
23.16with the applicable sustainable building guidelines and energy conservation standards
23.17contained in law, including sections 16B.325 and 216C.19 to 216C.20, and rules adopted
23.18thereunder. The recipient may obtain information and technical assistance from the
23.19commissioner of administration on the sustainable building guidelines and the State Energy
23.20Office in the Department of Commerce on energy conservation and alternative energy
23.21development relating to the planning and construction of the capital improvement project.
23.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2024.

23.23    Sec. 8. [16B.336] CAPITAL PROJECT PRESERVATION FUNDS.
23.24    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
23.25the meanings given.
23.26(b) "Adjusted net tax capacity" means, as of any date, the net tax capacity of all taxable
23.27property most recently determined by the commissioner of revenue in accordance with
23.28section 273.1325.
23.29(c) "Adjusted net tax capacity per capita" means a political subdivision's adjusted net
23.30tax capacity divided by the political subdivision's population.
24.1(d) "Capital project grant agreement" means a grant agreement for a capital project
24.2subject to section 16A.642, 16A.695, or 16A.86, and funded in whole or in part by an
24.3appropriation of state money.
24.4(e) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of administration.
24.5(f) "Grantee" means a recipient of a grant for a capital project subject to section 16A.642,
24.616A.695, or 16A.86 from an appropriation that names the grantee. Grantee does not include
24.7a state agency, state official, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, or the
24.8Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
24.9(g) "Population" has the meaning in section 477A.011, subdivision 3.
24.10(h) "Preservation" means improvements and betterments of a capital nature consistent
24.11with those described in section 16B.307, subdivision 1, paragraph (d).
24.12    Subd. 2. Preservation fund establishment. (a) A grantee must establish a capital project
24.13preservation fund for major rehabilitation, expansion, replacement, or preservation of the
24.14capital project once the project has reached its useful life, or another use as permitted under
24.15this section. Money must remain in the fund for the useful life of the capital project, as
24.16determined by the grant agreement with the granting state agency, unless use of the fund is
24.17approved in writing by the granting state agency for major rehabilitation, expansion,
24.18replacement, or preservation of the capital project funded with state money, or to address
24.19a capital project for a different capital asset owned by the grantee.
24.20(b) A grantee must adopt a capital project preservation policy that specifies the following
24.21for the capital project preservation fund:
24.22(1) the risks to be mitigated or managed by the preservation fund;
24.23(2) the intended use of the preservation fund, including but not limited to how the
24.24preservation fund is used for major rehabilitation, expansion, replacement, or preservation
24.25of the capital project; and
24.26(3) criteria for the use of the preservation fund to address other capital improvement
24.27needs of the grantee, including safety and security, maintenance and utility costs, availability
24.28of repair parts and materials, sustainability, and any other criteria the grantee deems relevant.
24.29    Subd. 3. Minimum deposits; preservation fund balance. (a) The commissioner must
24.30determine the annual minimum deposit amounts into capital project preservation funds by
24.31capital project type. The commissioner must consider depreciation, construction cost inflation,
24.32the useful life of the capital project, and other relevant factors when determining the minimum
24.33deposit amounts.
25.1(b) A grantee must not be required to maintain a capital project preservation fund balance
25.2greater than the amount of the grant for the capital project.
25.3    Subd. 4. Preservation fund auditing. The state auditor may audit capital project
25.4preservation funds as part of the regular audits of local governments.
25.5    Subd. 5. Exceptions. (a) Capital projects that already require a preservation fund under
25.6any other law, rule, or ordinance, are exempt from the requirements under this section, so
25.7long as the deposits into the preservation fund are at least as large as the minimum deposits
25.8established by the commissioner under subdivision 3. A capital project subject to and
25.9compliant with the system replacement fund requirement under section 446A.072, subdivision
25.1012, is exempt from the requirements of this section.
25.11(b) This section does not apply to a grantee that assesses the condition and replacement
25.12value of its capital assets and future capital projects, including those subject to section
25.1316A.642, 16A.695, or 16A.86, through an annual capital improvement plan process and
25.14publishes an annual capital improvement plan document that forecasts at least ten years of
25.15known capital projects for use in budget forecasting to enhance long-term financial stability.
25.16(c) This section does not apply to a political subdivision grantee that, in the year the
25.17capital project grant agreement is entered into, has an adjusted net tax capacity per capita
25.18that is less than the median adjusted net tax capacity per capita of all political subdivisions
25.19that are the same type of political subdivision as the grantee.
25.20(d) The commissioner shall publish guidance on the Department of Administration's
25.21website to be used by a grantee to determine whether the grantee qualifies for an exception
25.22under this subdivision.
25.23    Subd. 6. Penalty. Failure of a grantee to comply with the requirements of this section
25.24shall result in the granting state agency assessing a penalty fee to the grantee equal to one
25.25percent of the grant of state money for the capital project for each year of noncompliance.
25.26Penalty fees shall be remitted by the granting state agency to the commissioner of
25.27management and budget for deposit in the general fund. Failure of a grantee to comply with
25.28the requirements of this section shall not constitute an event of default under a capital project
25.29grant agreement.
25.30    Subd. 7. Enforcement. A granting state agency is responsible for enforcement of this
25.31section for each capital project grant agreement to which this section applies and the granting
25.32state agency is a party.
26.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for capital projects funded through state
26.2capital project grant agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2024.

26.3    Sec. 9. [16B.851] STATE BUILDING RENEWABLE ENERGY; STORAGE;
26.4ELECTRIC VEHICLE ACCOUNT.
26.5    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
26.6the meanings given.
26.7(b) "Energy storage" means the predesign, design, acquisition, construction, or installation
26.8of technology that stores and delivers electric or thermal energy.
26.9(c) "EVSE" means electric vehicle service equipment, including charging equipment
26.10and associated infrastructure and site upgrades.
26.11(d) "Renewable energy" has the meaning given in section 216B.2422, subdivision 1,
26.12paragraph (c), and the same sources in thermal energy.
26.13(e) "Renewable energy improvement" means the predesign, design, acquisition,
26.14construction, or installation of a renewable energy production system or energy storage
26.15equipment or system and associated infrastructure and facilities that are designed to result
26.16in a demand-side net reduction in energy use by the state building's electrical, heating,
26.17ventilating, air-conditioning, and hot water systems.
26.18(f) "State agency" has the meaning given in section 13.02, subdivision 17, or designated
26.19definition given in section 15.01 and includes the Office of Higher Education, Housing
26.20Finance Agency, Pollution Control Agency, Metropolitan Council, and Bureau of Mediation
26.21Services. State agency includes the agencies, boards, commissions, committees, councils,
26.22and authorities designated in section 15.012.
26.23(g) "State building" means a building or facility owned by the state of Minnesota.
26.24    Subd. 2. Account established. A state building renewable energy, storage, and electric
26.25vehicle account is established in the special revenue fund to provide funds to state agencies
26.26to:
26.27(1) design, construct, and equip renewable energy improvement and renewable energy
26.28storage projects at state buildings;
26.29(2) purchase state fleet electric vehicles in accordance with section 16C.135;
26.30(3) purchase and install EVSE and related infrastructure; and
26.31(4) carry out management projects by the commissioner.
27.1    Subd. 3. Account management. The commissioner shall manage and administer the
27.2state building renewable energy, storage, and electric vehicle account.
27.3    Subd. 4. Accepting funds. (a) The commissioner shall make an application to the federal
27.4government on behalf of the state of Minnesota for all state projects eligible for elective
27.5payments under sections 6417 and 6418 of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by Public
27.6Law 117-169, 136 Statute 1818, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
27.7(b) The commissioner may apply for, receive, and expend money made available from
27.8federal, state, or other sources for the purposes of carrying out the duties in this section.
27.9(c) Notwithstanding section 16A.72, all funds received under this subdivision are
27.10deposited into the state building renewable energy, storage, and electric vehicle account
27.11and appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of subdivision 2 and as permitted
27.12under this section.
27.13(d) Money in the state building renewable energy, storage, and electric vehicle account
27.14does not cancel and is available until expended.
27.15    Subd. 5. Applications. A state agency applying for state building renewable energy,
27.16storage, EVSE, and electric fleet vehicle funds must submit an application to the
27.17commissioner on a form, in the manner, and at the time prescribed by the commissioner.
27.18    Subd. 6. Treatment of certain payments received from federal government. (a)
27.19Federal payments received for eligible renewable energy improvement and storage projects
27.20and EVSE projects made with appropriations from general obligation bonds may be
27.21transferred to the state bond fund if consistent with federal treasury regulations.
27.22(b) Federal payments received for eligible electric fleet vehicle purchases by the
27.23Department of Administration's fleet division must be transferred to the motor pool revolving
27.24account established in section 16B.54, subdivision 8.
27.25(c) Federal payments received for eligible electric fleet vehicle purchases made directly
27.26by a state agency shall be transferred to the fund from which the purchase was made.
27.27(d) When obligated to fulfill financing agreements, federal payments received for eligible
27.28renewable energy improvements shall be transferred to the appropriate agency.
27.29    Subd. 7. Expiration. This section expires June 30, 2040.
27.30EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

28.1    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.97, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
28.2    Subdivision 1. Grant agreement. (a) A grant agreement is a written instrument or
28.3electronic document defining a legal relationship between a granting agency and a grantee
28.4when the principal purpose of the relationship is to transfer cash or something of value to
28.5the recipient to support a public purpose authorized by law instead of acquiring by
28.6professional or technical contract, purchase, lease, or barter property or services for the
28.7direct benefit or use of the granting agency.
28.8    (b) This section does not apply to general obligation grants as defined by section 16A.695
28.9and, capital project grants to political subdivisions as defined by section 16A.86, or capital
28.10project grants otherwise subject to section 16A.642.

28.11    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
28.12    Subdivision 1. Limitation. (a) As a condition of receiving a grant from an appropriation
28.13of state funds, the recipient of the grant must agree to minimize administrative costs. The
28.14granting agency is responsible for negotiating appropriate limits to these costs so that the
28.15state derives the optimum benefit for grant funding.
28.16(b) This section does not apply to general obligation grants as defined by section 16A.695
28.17and also, capital project grants to political subdivisions as defined by section 16A.86, or
28.18capital project grants otherwise subject to section 16A.642.

28.19    Sec. 12. [84.705] COMMUNITY TREE-PLANTING GRANTS.
28.20    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
28.21the meanings given them.
28.22(b) "Shade tree" means a woody perennial grown primarily for aesthetic or environmental
28.23purposes with minimal to residual timber value.
28.24(c) "Supplemental demographic index" means an index in the Environmental Justice
28.25Screening and Mapping Tool developed by the United States Environmental Protection
28.26Agency that is based on socioeconomic indicators, including low income, unemployment,
28.27less than high school education, limited English speaking, and low life expectancy.
28.28    Subd. 2. Grants. (a) The commissioner must establish a grant program to provide grants
28.29to cities, counties, townships, Tribal governments, park and recreation boards in cities of
28.30the first class, and owners of private property for the following purposes:
29.1(1) removing and planting shade trees on public or Tribal land to provide environmental
29.2benefits;
29.3(2) replacing trees lost to forest pests, disease, or storms; and
29.4(3) establishing a more diverse community forest better able to withstand disease and
29.5forest pests.
29.6(b) Any tree planted with money granted under this section must be a climate-adapted
29.7species to Minnesota.
29.8    Subd. 3. Priority. (a) Priority for grants awarded under this section must be given to:
29.9(1) projects removing and replacing ash trees that pose significant public safety concerns;
29.10and
29.11(2) projects located in a census block group with a supplemental demographic index
29.12score in the 70th percentile or higher within the state of Minnesota.
29.13(b) The commissioner may not prioritize projects based on criteria other than the criteria
29.14established under paragraph (a).
29.15    Subd. 4. Eligible projects. (a) The proceeds of state general obligation bonds may only
29.16be expended for grants to cities, counties, townships, and park and recreation boards in
29.17cities of the first class.
29.18(b) Appropriations from the general fund may be expended for grants to Tribal
29.19governments, cities, counties, townships, park and recreation boards in cities of the first
29.20class, and owners of private property.

29.21    Sec. 13. [116J.9927] PROMOTING CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF
29.22PUBLIC SKATE PARKS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
29.23    Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section:
29.24(1) "skate" or "skate sports" means wheeled nonmotorized recreation, including
29.25skateboarding, roller blading, roller skating, and BMX biking; and
29.26(2) "nonprofit organization" means a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3)
29.27of the Internal Revenue Code.
29.28    Subd. 2. Grants. (a) The commissioner must use money appropriated for this purpose
29.29to make grants to political subdivisions to construct or renovate public skate parks throughout
29.30the state. The grants must be made to political subdivisions for projects selected by the
29.31commissioner, in consultation with a nonprofit organization with expertise in public skate
30.1park development, for an amount determined by the commissioner. Grants may be for the
30.2full cost of the project or may supplement local funding as necessary to complete funding
30.3for a project.
30.4(b) The commissioner must consult with a nonprofit organization with expertise in public
30.5skate park development in the development of application materials and in the review of
30.6applications submitted for funding.
30.7(c) The commissioner may use up to ten percent of any money appropriated for this
30.8section from the general fund for administrative purposes, including costs to enter into a
30.9contract with a selected nonprofit organization.
30.10    Subd. 3. Application process. The commissioner must facilitate a process for soliciting
30.11applications for grants from political subdivisions and share the completed applications
30.12with the nonprofit organization with which it is consulting.
30.13    Subd. 4. Grant selection process. (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the
30.14nonprofit organization, shall use the following criteria in selecting projects for funding:
30.15(1) the demonstrated interest of the community in a skate park project, including the
30.16commitment of local government money and private donations for the project;
30.17(2) the accessibility of the proposed site to an arterial highway, transit, or pedestrian or
30.18bike path;
30.19(3) equitable geographic dispersion to maximize potential for full utilization;
30.20(4) commitment to accommodate noncompetitive family and community skating for all
30.21ages and to encourage use of skate parks by a diverse population; and
30.22(5) whether the project is requested by more than one local government unit.
30.23(b) The commissioner, with consultation from the nonprofit organization, must give
30.24priority to applicants that propose projects designed by experts in the field of concrete skate
30.25park design and are to be constructed by professionals with experience in the construction
30.26of concrete skate parks.
30.27    Subd. 5. Skate park requirements. To be eligible for a grant under this section, a skate
30.28park must be:
30.29(1) accessible to the public without charge for personal use;
30.30(2) constructed of concrete; and
31.1(3) developed and programmed with input from youth during the planning, design, and
31.2programming for the skate park.
31.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

31.4    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 193.143, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter
31.5100, section 8, is amended to read:
31.6193.143 STATE ARMORY BUILDING COMMISSION, POWERS.
31.7Such corporation, subject to the conditions and limitations prescribed in sections 193.141
31.8to 193.149, shall possess all the powers of a body corporate necessary and convenient to
31.9accomplish the objectives and perform the duties prescribed by sections 193.141 to 193.149,
31.10including the following, which shall not be construed as a limitation upon the general powers
31.11hereby conferred:
31.12(1) To acquire by lease, purchase, gift, or condemnation proceedings all necessary right,
31.13title, and interest in and to the lands required for a site for a new armory and all other real
31.14or personal property required for the purposes contemplated by the Military Code and to
31.15hold and dispose of the same, subject to the conditions and limitations herein prescribed;
31.16provided that any such real or personal property or interest therein may be so acquired or
31.17accepted subject to any condition which may be imposed thereon by the grantor or donor
31.18and agreed to by such corporation not inconsistent with the proper use of such property by
31.19the state for armory or military purposes as herein provided.
31.20(2) To exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by chapter 117,
31.21for the purpose of acquiring any property which such corporation is herein authorized to
31.22acquire by condemnation; provided, that the corporation may take possession of any such
31.23property so to be acquired at any time after the filing of the petition describing the same in
31.24condemnation proceedings; provided further, that this shall not preclude the corporation
31.25from abandoning the condemnation of any such property in any case where possession
31.26thereof has not been taken.
31.27(3) To construct and equip new armories as authorized herein; to pay therefor out of the
31.28funds obtained as hereinafter provided and to hold, manage, and dispose of such armory,
31.29equipment, and site as hereinafter provided. The total amount of bonds issued on account
31.30of such armories shall not exceed the amount of the cost thereof; provided also, that the
31.31total bonded indebtedness of the commission shall not at any time exceed the aggregate
31.32sum of $15,000,000 $45,000,000.
32.1(4) To provide partnerships with federal and state governments and to match federal and
32.2local funds, when available.
32.3(5) To sue and be sued.
32.4(6) To contract and be contracted with in any matter connected with any purpose or
32.5activity within the powers of such corporations as herein specified; provided, that no officer
32.6or member of such corporation shall be personally interested, directly or indirectly, in any
32.7contract in which such corporation is interested.
32.8(7) To employ any and all professional and nonprofessional services and all agents,
32.9employees, workers, and servants necessary and proper for the purposes and activities of
32.10such corporation as authorized or contemplated herein and to pay for the same out of any
32.11portion of the income of the corporation available for such purposes or activities. The officers
32.12and members of such corporation shall not receive any compensation therefrom, but may
32.13receive their reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance
32.14of their duties; provided however, that whenever the duties of any member of the commission
32.15require full time and attention the commission may compensate the member therefor at such
32.16rates as it may determine.
32.17(8) To borrow money and issue bonds for the purposes and in the manner and within
32.18the limitations herein specified, and to pledge any and all property and income of such
32.19corporation acquired or received as herein provided to secure the payment of such bonds,
32.20subject to the provisions and limitations herein prescribed, and to redeem any such bonds
32.21if so provided therein or in the mortgage or trust deed accompanying the same.
32.22(9) To use for the following purposes any available money received by such corporation
32.23from any source as herein provided in excess of those required for the payment of the cost
32.24of such armory and for the payment of any bonds issued by the corporation and interest
32.25thereon according to the terms of such bonds or of any mortgage or trust deed accompanying
32.26the same:
32.27(a) to pay the necessary incidental expenses of carrying on the business and activities
32.28of the corporation as herein authorized;
32.29(b) to pay the cost of operating, maintaining, repairing, and improving such new armories;
32.30(c) if any further excess money remains, to purchase upon the open market at or above
32.31or below the face or par value thereof any bonds issued by the corporation as herein
32.32authorized, provided that any bonds so purchased shall thereupon be canceled.
32.33(10) To adopt and use a corporate seal.
33.1(11) To adopt all needful bylaws and rules for the conduct of business and affairs of
33.2such corporation and for the management and use of all armories while under the ownership
33.3and control of such corporation as herein provided, not inconsistent with the use of such
33.4armory for armory or military purposes.
33.5(12) Such corporation shall issue no stock.
33.6(13) No officer or member of such corporation shall have any personal share or interest
33.7in any funds or property of the corporation or be subject to any personal liability by reason
33.8of any liability of the corporation.
33.9(14) The Minnesota State Armory Building Commission created under section 193.142
33.10shall keep all money and credits received by it as a single fund, to be designated as the
33.11"Minnesota State Armory Building Commission fund," with separate accounts for each
33.12armory; and the commission may make transfers of money from funds appertaining to any
33.13armory under its control for use for any other such armory; provided such transfers shall
33.14be made only from money on hand, from time to time, in excess of the amounts required
33.15to meet payments of interest or principal on bonds or other obligations appertaining to the
33.16armory to which such funds pertain and only when necessary to pay expenses of construction,
33.17operation, maintenance, debt service, and other obligations reasonable and necessary, of
33.18such other armory; provided further, no such transfer of any money paid for the support of
33.19any armory by the municipality in which such armory is situated shall be made by the
33.20commission.
33.21(15) The corporation created under section 193.142 may designate one or more state or
33.22national banks as depositories of its funds, and may provide, upon such conditions as the
33.23corporation may determine, that the treasurer of the corporation shall be exempt from
33.24personal liability for loss of funds deposited in any such depository due to the insolvency
33.25or other acts or omissions of such depository.
33.26(16) The governor is empowered to apply for grants of money, equipment, and materials
33.27which may be made available to the states by the federal government for leasing, building,
33.28and equipping armories for the use of the military forces of the state which are reserve
33.29components of the armed forces of the United States, whenever the governor is satisfied
33.30that the conditions under which such grants are offered by the federal government, are for
33.31the best interests of the state and are not inconsistent with the laws of the state relating to
33.32armories, and to accept such grants in the name of the state. The Minnesota State Armory
33.33Building Commission is designated as the agency of the state to receive such grants and to
34.1use them for armory purposes as prescribed in this chapter, and by federal laws, and
34.2regulations not inconsistent therewith.

34.3    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 256E.37, subdivision 1, is amended
34.4to read:
34.5    Subdivision 1. Grant authority. The commissioner may make grants to state agencies
34.6and, political subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, Indian Tribal governments, or private
34.7child care providers licensed as a child care center or to provide in-home family child care
34.8to construct or rehabilitate facilities for early childhood programs, crisis nurseries, or
34.9parenting time centers. The following requirements apply:
34.10    (1) For grants funded with general obligation bonds, the facilities must be owned by the
34.11state or a political subdivision, but may be leased under section 16A.695 to organizations
34.12that operate the programs. The commissioner must prescribe the terms and conditions of
34.13the leases.
34.14(2) For grants funded with general fund appropriations, the facilities may be owned by
34.15a political subdivision, nonprofit organization, Tribal government, or private child care
34.16provider licensed as a child care center or to provide in-home family child care.
34.17    (2) (3) A grant for an individual facility must not exceed $500,000 for each program
34.18that is housed in the facility, up to a maximum of $2,000,000 for a facility that houses three
34.19programs or more. Programs include Head Start, School Readiness, Early Childhood Family
34.20Education, licensed child care, and other early childhood intervention programs.
34.21    (3) (4) State appropriations must be matched on a 50 25 percent basis with nonstate
34.22funds. The matching requirement must apply program wide and not to individual grants.

34.23    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 446A.07, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
34.24    Subd. 8. Other uses of revolving fund. (a) The clean water revolving fund may be used
34.25as provided in title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, including the following
34.26uses:
34.27(1) to buy or refinance the debt obligation of governmental units for treatment works
34.28where debt was incurred and construction begun after March 7, 1985, at or below market
34.29rates;
34.30(2) to guarantee or purchase insurance for local obligations to improve credit market
34.31access or reduce interest rates;
35.1(3) to provide a source of revenue or security for the payment of principal and interest
35.2on revenue or general obligation bonds issued by the authority if the bond proceeds are
35.3deposited in the fund;
35.4(4) to provide loan guarantees, loans, or set-aside for similar revolving funds established
35.5by a governmental unit other than state agencies, or state agencies under sections 17.117,
35.6103F.725, subdivision 1a, and 116J.617;
35.7(5) to earn interest on fund accounts; and
35.8(6) to pay the reasonable costs incurred by the authority and the Pollution Control Agency
35.9of administering the fund and conducting activities required under the Federal Water Pollution
35.10Control Act, including water quality management planning under section 205(j) of the act
35.11and water quality standards continuing planning under section 303(e) of the act;.
35.12(b) The clean water revolving fund may be used to provide additional subsidization as
35.13permitted under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and other federal law based on
35.14affordability criteria and for projects that address specific needs as follows:
35.15(7) (1) to provide principal forgiveness or grants to the extent permitted under the Federal
35.16Water Pollution Control Act and other federal law, based on the affordability criteria and
35.17requirements established for the wastewater water infrastructure funding program under
35.18section 446A.072; and
35.19(8) (2) to provide loans, principal forgiveness, or grants to the extent permitted under
35.20the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and other federal law for 25 percent of project costs
35.21up to a maximum of $1,000,000 for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy
35.22efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities.; and
35.23(3) to provide principal forgiveness or grants for 50 percent of project costs up to a
35.24maximum of $3,000,000 for projects that address emerging contaminants as defined by the
35.25United States Environmental Protection Agency.
35.26(b) Amounts spent under paragraph (a), clause (6), may not exceed the amount allowed
35.27under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
35.28(c) Principal forgiveness or grants provided under paragraph (a), clause (8), may not
35.29exceed 25 percent of the eligible project costs as determined by the Pollution Control Agency
35.30for project components directly related to green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency
35.31improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities, up to a maximum of
35.32$1,000,000.

36.1    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 446A.072, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
36.2    Subd. 5a. Type and amount of assistance. (a) For a governmental unit receiving grant
36.3funding from the USDA/RECD, the authority may provide assistance in the form of a grant
36.4of up to 65 percent of the eligible grant need determined by USDA/RECD. A governmental
36.5unit may not receive a grant under this paragraph for more than $5,000,000 $10,000,000
36.6per project or $20,000 per existing connection, whichever is less, unless specifically approved
36.7by law.
36.8    (b) For a governmental unit receiving a loan from the clean water revolving fund under
36.9section 446A.07, the authority may provide assistance under this section in the form of a
36.10grant if the average annual residential wastewater system cost after completion of the project
36.11would otherwise exceed 1.4 percent of the median household income of the project service
36.12area. In determining whether the average annual residential wastewater system cost would
36.13exceed 1.4 percent, the authority must consider the total costs associated with building,
36.14operating, and maintaining the wastewater system, including existing wastewater debt
36.15service, debt service on the eligible project cost, and operation and maintenance costs. Debt
36.16service costs for the proposed project are calculated based on the maximum loan term
36.17permitted for the clean water revolving fund loan under section 446A.07, subdivision 7.
36.18The amount of the grant is equal to 80 percent of the amount needed to reduce the average
36.19annual residential wastewater system cost to 1.4 percent of median household income in
36.20the project service area, to a maximum of $5,000,000 $10,000,000 per project or $20,000
36.21per existing connection, whichever is less, unless specifically approved by law. The eligible
36.22project cost is determined by multiplying the total project costs minus any other grants by
36.23the essential project component percentage calculated under subdivision 3, paragraph (c),
36.24clause (1). In no case may the amount of the grant exceed 80 percent of the eligible project
36.25cost.
36.26(c) For a governmental unit receiving a loan from the drinking water revolving fund
36.27under section 446A.081, the authority may provide assistance under this section in the form
36.28of a grant if the average annual residential drinking water system cost after completion of
36.29the project would otherwise exceed 1.2 percent of the median household income of the
36.30project service area. In determining whether the average annual residential drinking water
36.31system cost would exceed 1.2 percent, the authority must consider the total costs associated
36.32with building, operating, and maintaining the drinking water system, including existing
36.33drinking water debt service, debt service on the eligible project cost, and operation and
36.34maintenance costs. Debt service costs for the proposed project are calculated based on the
36.35maximum loan term permitted for the drinking water revolving fund loan under section
37.1446A.081, subdivision 8, paragraph (c). The amount of the grant is equal to 80 percent of
37.2the amount needed to reduce the average annual residential drinking water system cost to
37.31.2 percent of median household income in the project service area, to a maximum of
37.4$5,000,000 $10,000,000 per project or $20,000 per existing connection, whichever is less,
37.5unless specifically approved by law. The eligible project cost is determined by multiplying
37.6the total project costs minus any other grants by the essential project component percentage
37.7calculated under subdivision 3, paragraph (c), clause (1). In no case may the amount of the
37.8grant exceed 80 percent of the eligible project cost.
37.9    (d) Notwithstanding the limits in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), for a governmental unit
37.10receiving supplemental assistance under this section after January 1, 2002, if the authority
37.11determines that the governmental unit's construction and installation costs are significantly
37.12increased due to geological conditions of crystalline bedrock or karst areas and discharge
37.13limits that are more stringent than secondary treatment, the maximum award under this
37.14section shall not be more than $25,000 per existing connection.

37.15    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 446A.073, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
37.16    Subdivision 1. Program established. When money is appropriated for grants under this
37.17program, the authority shall award grants up to a maximum of $7,000,000 $12,000,000 to
37.18governmental units to cover 80 percent of the cost of water infrastructure projects made
37.19necessary by:
37.20(1) a wasteload reduction prescribed under a total maximum daily load plan required by
37.21section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, section 1313(d);
37.22(2) a phosphorus concentration or mass limit which requires discharging one milligram
37.23per liter or less at permitted design flow which is incorporated into a permit issued by the
37.24Pollution Control Agency;
37.25(3) any other water quality-based effluent limit established under section 115.03,
37.26subdivision 1, paragraph (e), clause (8), and incorporated into a permit issued by the Pollution
37.27Control Agency that exceeds secondary treatment limits; or
37.28(4) a total nitrogen concentration or mass limit that requires discharging ten milligrams
37.29per liter or less at permitted design flow.

38.1    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 446A.081, subdivision 9, is amended
38.2to read:
38.3    Subd. 9. Other uses of fund. (a) The drinking water revolving loan fund may be used
38.4as provided in the act, including the following uses:
38.5(1) to buy or refinance the debt obligations, at or below market rates, of public water
38.6systems for drinking water systems, where the debt was incurred after the date of enactment
38.7of the act, for the purposes of construction of the necessary improvements to comply with
38.8the national primary drinking water regulations under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act;
38.9(2) to purchase or guarantee insurance for local obligations to improve credit market
38.10access or reduce interest rates;
38.11(3) to provide a source of revenue or security for the payment of principal and interest
38.12on revenue or general obligation bonds issued by the authority if the bond proceeds are
38.13deposited in the fund;
38.14(4) to provide loans or loan guarantees for similar revolving funds established by a
38.15governmental unit or state agency;
38.16(5) to earn interest on fund accounts;
38.17(6) to pay the reasonable costs incurred by the authority, the Department of Employment
38.18and Economic Development, and the Department of Health for conducting activities as
38.19authorized and required under the act up to the limits authorized under the act; and
38.20(7) to develop and administer programs for water system supervision, source water
38.21protection, and related programs required under the act;.
38.22(b) The drinking water revolving fund may be used to provide additional subsidization
38.23as permitted under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and other federal law to
38.24disadvantaged communities defined as follows:
38.25(8) (1) to provide principal forgiveness or grants to the extent permitted under the federal
38.26Safe Drinking Water Act and other federal law, based on the affordability criteria and
38.27requirements established for drinking water projects under the water infrastructure funding
38.28program under section 446A.072;
38.29(9) to provide loans, principal forgiveness or grants to the extent permitted under the
38.30federal Safe Drinking Water Act and other federal law to address green infrastructure, water
38.31or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities;
39.1(10) (2) to provide principal forgiveness, or grants for 80 percent of project costs up to
39.2a maximum of $100,000 for projects needed to comply with national primary drinking water
39.3standards for an existing nonmunicipal community public water system;
39.4(11) (3) to provide principal forgiveness or grants to the extent permitted under the
39.5federal Safe Drinking Water Act and other federal laws for projects to replace the privately
39.6owned portion of drinking water lead service lines; and
39.7(12) (4) to provide principal forgiveness or grants to the extent permitted under the
39.8federal Safe Drinking Water Act and other federal laws for 50 percent of project costs up
39.9to a maximum of $3,000,000 for projects to address emerging contaminants in drinking
39.10water as defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.; and
39.11(5) to provide principal forgiveness or grants for 50 percent of project costs up to a
39.12maximum of $3,000,000 for projects needed to comply with a maximum contaminant level
39.13as defined by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
39.14(b) Principal forgiveness or grants provided under paragraph (a), clause (9), may not
39.15exceed 25 percent of the eligible project costs as determined by the Department of Health
39.16for project components directly related to green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency
39.17improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities, up to a maximum of
39.18$1,000,000.

39.19    Sec. 20. [446A.082] EMERGING CONTAMINANTS GRANTS.
39.20    Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purposes of this section, "supplemental demographic
39.21index" means an index in the Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool developed
39.22by the United States Environmental Protection Agency that is based on socioeconomic
39.23indicators, including low income, unemployment, less than high school education, limited
39.24English speaking, and low life expectancy.
39.25    Subd. 2. Program established. When money is appropriated under this program, the
39.26authority shall award grants to a governmental unit for up to 80 percent of the cost of drinking
39.27water infrastructure projects to address a confirmed exceedance of a health advisory level
39.28for a drinking water emerging contaminant as defined by the Environmental Protection
39.29Agency.
39.30    Subd. 3. Eligibility. An eligible project for this program must:
39.31(1) be listed on the Drinking Water Revolving Fund Project Priority List per Minnesota
39.32Rules, part 4720.9015;
40.1(2) receive priority points under Minnesota Rules, part 4720.9020, subpart 4a; and
40.2(3) be certified by the commissioner of health per Minnesota Rules, part 4720.9060.
40.3    Subd. 4. Application and reservation of funds. (a) Grant applications to the authority
40.4may be made at any time on forms prescribed by the authority, including a project schedule
40.5and cost estimate for the work necessary to comply with the purpose described in subdivision
40.62.
40.7(b) The commissioner of health shall review and certify to the authority those projects
40.8that have plans and specifications approved under Minnesota Rules, part 4720.9060. The
40.9commissioner of health must also indicate in the certification the supplemental demographic
40.10index scores of the projects.
40.11(c) When a project is certified by the commissioner of health, the authority shall first
40.12reserve grant funds for projects located in a census block group with a supplemental
40.13demographic index score in the 70th percentile or higher within the state of Minnesota. Any
40.14remaining funds shall be reserved for projects in the order listed on the commissioner of
40.15health's project priority list and in an amount based on the cost estimate in the commissioner
40.16of health certification or the as-bid costs, whichever is less.
40.17    Subd. 5. Grant amount. The grant amount for an eligible project under this program
40.18shall be for an amount up to 80 percent of the eligible as-bid project cost up to $12,000,000,
40.19minus the amount of federal emerging contaminant funds the project receives under section
40.20446A.081, subdivision 9, paragraph (a), clause (12), or other federal emerging contaminant
40.21funds.
40.22    Subd. 6. Grant approval. The authority shall award a grant for an eligible project only
40.23after:
40.24(1) the applicant has submitted the as-bid project cost;
40.25(2) the commissioner of health has certified the grant eligible portion of the project; and
40.26(3) the authority has determined that the additional financing necessary to complete the
40.27project has been committed from other sources.
40.28    Subd. 7. Grant disbursement. Grant funds shall be disbursed by the authority as eligible
40.29project costs are incurred by the governmental unit and in accordance with a project financing
40.30agreement and applicable state laws and rules governing the disbursements.
40.31    Subd. 8. Recovering expenses. Money granted to a grantee under this program may be
40.32recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general against any person who may be
41.1liable under section 115B.04 or any other law. To be eligible for recovery, the expenses
41.2must be reasonable and necessary expenses, including all response costs, and administrative
41.3and legal expenses. The authority, Department of Health, and Pollution Control Agency's
41.4certification of expenses shall be prima facie evidence that the expenses are reasonable and
41.5necessary. Any money recovered in a civil action for a project financed with bonds under
41.6this section shall be transferred to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit
41.7in the state bond proceeds fund and applied toward principal interest on outstanding bonds.

41.8    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 462A.395, is amended to read:
41.9462A.395 GREATER MINNESOTA HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT
41.10PROGRAM.
41.11    Subdivision 1. Grant program established. The commissioner of the Minnesota Housing
41.12Finance Agency may make grants to counties and cities to provide up to 50 percent of the
41.13capital costs of public infrastructure necessary for an eligible workforce housing development
41.14project. The commissioner may make a grant award only after determining that nonstate
41.15resources are committed to complete the project. The nonstate contribution may be cash,
41.16other committed grant funds, or in kind. In-kind contributions may include the value of the
41.17site, whether the site is prepared before or after the law appropriating money for the grant
41.18is enacted.
41.19    Subd. 2. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the
41.20meanings given.
41.21(b) "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city located outside the metropolitan
41.22area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.
41.23(c) "Housing infrastructure" means publicly owned physical infrastructure necessary to
41.24support housing development projects, including but not limited to sewers, water supply
41.25systems, utility extensions, streets, wastewater treatment systems, stormwater management
41.26systems, and facilities for pretreatment of wastewater to remove phosphorus.
41.27    Subd. 3. Eligible projects. Housing projects eligible for a grant under this section may
41.28be (1) a single-family or multifamily housing development, and either owner-occupied or
41.29rental.; or (2) a manufactured home development qualifying for homestead treatment under
41.30section 273.124, subdivision 3a.
41.31    Subd. 4. Application. (a) The commissioner must develop forms and procedures for
41.32soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a city or
41.33county must include in its application a resolution of the county board or city council
42.1certifying that the required nonstate match is available. The commissioner must evaluate
42.2complete applications for funding for eligible projects to determine that:
42.3(1) the project is necessary to increase sites available for housing development that will
42.4provide adequate housing stock for the current or future workforce; and
42.5(2) the increase in workforce housing will result in substantial public and private capital
42.6investment in the county or city in which the project would be located.
42.7(b) The determination of whether to make a grant for a site is within the discretion of
42.8the commissioner, subject to this section. The commissioner's decisions and application of
42.9the criteria are not subject to judicial review, except for abuse of discretion.
42.10    Subd. 5. Maximum grant amount. A county or city may receive no more than $30,000
42.11$40,000 per lot for single-family, duplex, triplex, or fourplex housing developed, no more
42.12than $60,000 per manufactured housing lot, and no more than $180,000 per lot for
42.13multifamily housing with more than four units per building. A county or city may receive
42.14no more than $500,000 in two years for one or more housing developments. The $500,000
42.15limitation does not apply to use on manufactured housing developments.

42.16    Sec. 22. [473.355] COMMUNITY TREE-PLANTING GRANTS.
42.17    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
42.18the meanings given them.
42.19(b) "Metropolitan area" has the meaning given under section 473.121, subdivision 2.
42.20(c) "Shade tree" means a woody perennial grown primarily for aesthetic or environmental
42.21purposes with minimal to residual timber value.
42.22(d) "Supplemental demographic index" means an index in the Environmental Justice
42.23Screening and Mapping Tool developed by the United States Environmental Protection
42.24Agency that is based on socioeconomic indicators, including low income, unemployment,
42.25less than high school education, limited English speaking, and low life expectancy.
42.26    Subd. 2. Grants. (a) The Metropolitan Council must establish a grant program to provide
42.27grants to cities, counties, townships, Tribal governments, owners of private property in the
42.28metropolitan area, and implementing agencies for the following purposes:
42.29(1) removing and planting shade trees on public or Tribal land to provide environmental
42.30benefits;
42.31(2) replacing trees lost to forest pests, disease, or storms; and
43.1(3) establishing a more diverse community forest better able to withstand disease and
43.2forest pests.
43.3(b) Any tree planted with money granted under this section must be a climate-adapted
43.4species to Minnesota.
43.5    Subd. 3. Priority. (a) Priority for grants awarded under this section must be given to:
43.6(1) projects removing and replacing ash trees that pose significant public safety concerns;
43.7and
43.8(2) projects located in a census block group with a supplemental demographic index
43.9score in the 70th percentile or higher within the state of Minnesota.
43.10(b) The Metropolitan Council may not prioritize projects based on criteria other than
43.11the criteria established under paragraph (a).
43.12    Subd. 4. Eligible projects. (a) The proceeds of state general obligation bonds may only
43.13be expended for grants to cities, counties, townships, and implementing agencies.
43.14(b) Appropriations from the general fund may be expended for grants to Tribal
43.15governments, cities, counties, townships, owners of private property in the metropolitan
43.16area, and implementing agencies.

43.17    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 473.5491, subdivision 1, is amended
43.18to read:
43.19    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
43.20the meanings given.
43.21(b) "Affordability criteria" means an inflow and infiltration project service area that is
43.22located, in whole or in part, in a census tract where at least three of the following apply as
43.23determined using the most recently published data from the United States Census Bureau
43.24or United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
43.25(1) 20 percent or more of the residents have income below the federal poverty thresholds;
43.26(2) the tract has a United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social
43.27Vulnerability Index greater than 0.80;
43.28(3) the upper limit of the lowest quintile of household income is less than the state upper
43.29limit of the lowest quintile;
43.30(4) the housing vacancy rate is greater than the state average; or
44.1(5) the percent of the population receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
44.2(SNAP) benefits is greater than the state average.
44.3(c) (b) "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city located within the metropolitan
44.4area.
44.5(c) "Supplemental demographic index" means an index in the Environmental Justice
44.6Screening and Mapping Tool developed by the United States Environmental Protection
44.7Agency that is based on socioeconomic indicators, including low income, unemployment,
44.8less than high school education, limited English speaking, and low life expectancy.

44.9    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 473.5491, subdivision 2, is amended
44.10to read:
44.11    Subd. 2. Grants. (a) The council shall make grants to cities for capital improvements
44.12in municipal wastewater collection systems to reduce the amount of inflow and infiltration
44.13to the council's metropolitan sanitary sewer disposal system.
44.14(b) A grant under this section may be made in an amount up to 50 percent of the cost to
44.15mitigate inflow and infiltration in the publicly owned municipal wastewater collection
44.16system. The council may award a grant up to 100 percent of the cost to mitigate inflow and
44.17infiltration in the publicly owned municipal wastewater collection system if the project
44.18meets affordability criteria is located in a census block group with a supplemental
44.19demographic index score in the 70th percentile or higher within the state of Minnesota.

44.20    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 473.5491, subdivision 4, is amended
44.21to read:
44.22    Subd. 4. Application. The council must award grants based on applications from cities
44.23that identify eligible capital costs and include a timeline for inflow and infiltration mitigation
44.24construction, pursuant to guidelines established by the council. The council must prioritize
44.25applications that meet affordability criteria for projects located in a census block group with
44.26a supplemental demographic index score in the 70th percentile or higher within the state of
44.27Minnesota.

44.28    Sec. 26. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 3, section 3, is amended to
44.29read:

44.30

Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

5,125,000

45.1To the Metropolitan Council for a grant to the
45.2Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to
45.3predesign, design, construct, renovate, furnish,
45.4and equip the first phase of the North
45.5Commons Improvement Project, focused on
45.6the creation of the field house component of
45.7a new recreation center building and the first
45.8phase of other community-oriented activity
45.9and meeting spaces conceptualized for the
45.10building. This appropriation for the first phase
45.11must not be used for a sports dome, and this
45.12appropriation is not available if any money,
45.13including privately raised funds, is used to
45.14construct a sports dome. Notwithstanding
45.15Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, this
45.16appropriation is available until December 31,
45.172026.

45.18    Sec. 27. Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 3, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

45.19 45.20

Subd. 4.Hennepin County; Anaerobic Digester Reuse and Recycling Recovery

26,000,000

45.21For a grant to Hennepin County to acquire
45.22land for, predesign, design, construct, furnish,
45.23and equip a new anaerobic digestion reuse and
45.24recycling recovery facility in the city of
45.25Brooklyn Park. This project includes the
45.26demolition of the Hennepin County Sheriff's
45.27facility at the site to make room for the reuse
45.28and recycling facility.
45.29This appropriation is not available until
45.30Hennepin County submits a plan for the
45.31cessation of operations at the Hennepin Energy
45.32Recovery Center to the chairs and ranking
45.33minority members of the legislative
45.34committees with primary jurisdiction over
46.1capital investment and environment and
46.2natural resources.

46.3    Sec. 28. Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 6, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

46.4 46.5

Subd. 4.Sustainable Building Guidelines; Recommendations and Report

304,000

46.6To develop recommendations for updating
46.7goals, measuring project performance in
46.8meeting the goals, applicability, compliance,
46.9waivers, outreach, and administration of the
46.10sustainable building guidelines under
46.11Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.325, in
46.12collaboration with the commissioner of
46.13commerce and the Center for Sustainable
46.14Building Research at the University of
46.15Minnesota. The commissioner of
46.16administration may contract with the
46.17commissioner of commerce and the Center
46.18for Sustainable Building Research at the
46.19University of Minnesota for assistance in
46.20developing the recommendations, including
46.21obtaining input from public owners, nonprofit
46.22owners, design professionals, and other
46.23stakeholders. The commissioner of
46.24administration must provide a report of
46.25findings and recommendations to the chairs
46.26and ranking minority members of the
46.27legislative committees with jurisdiction over
46.28capital investment, energy finance and policy,
46.29and environment finance and policy on or
46.30before October 15, 2023. Upon completion of
46.31development of the recommendations, any
46.32remaining funds may be utilized to begin
46.33implementation of the recommendations.

47.1    Sec. 29. Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 21, is amended to read:

47.2 47.3

Subd. 21.Inver Grove Heights; Heritage Village Park

2,000,000

47.4For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights
47.5to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
47.6equip an inclusive accessible play structure
47.7structures for children and to predesign,
47.8design, construct, furnish, and equip accessible
47.9restrooms, water fountains, and a fixed-shade
47.10structure structures, at Heritage Village Park.

47.11    Sec. 30. Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 15, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

47.12

Subd. 4.Braham; Clean Water Infrastructure

10,227,000

47.13For a grant to the city of Braham to design,
47.14engineer, permit, and construct publicly owned
47.15infrastructure in conjunction with upgrades to
47.16the wastewater treatment plant and
47.17improvements to the collection system, and
47.18clean drinking water infrastructure including
47.19water main replacement in various locations
47.20and water well replacement.

47.21    Sec. 31. CAPITOL MALL DESIGN FRAMEWORK UPDATE; MATCHING FUNDS.
47.22    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
47.23the meanings given.
47.24(b) "Capitol Mall Design Framework update" means the Capitol Mall Design Framework
47.25update required by Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 2, section 124.
47.26(c) "Nonstate funds" means money secured from private sources, including individuals
47.27and businesses, toward the Capitol Mall Design Framework update.
47.28    Subd. 2. Capitol Mall Design Framework; use of nonstate funds. (a) Nonstate funds
47.29must be used to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip improvements and
47.30betterments of a capital nature consistent with the Capitol Mall Design Framework update.
47.31(b) The commissioner of administration shall coordinate the expenditure of nonstate
47.32funds toward the Capitol Mall Design Framework update improvements. Any unspent
48.1nonstate funds may be used by the commissioner of administration for improvements and
48.2betterments of a capital nature consistent with the Capitol Mall Design Framework update.

48.3    Sec. 32. CAPITOL MALL DESIGN FRAMEWORK IMPLEMENTATION.
48.4Notwithstanding Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 1, section 11, subdivision 2, the
48.5appropriation to implement the updated Capitol Mall Design Framework is available until
48.6June 30, 2025.

48.7    Sec. 33. DIRECTION TO THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION;
48.8ALLOCATION OF CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.
48.9Of the portion of Minnesota's federally funded capital project fund allocation designated
48.10for multipurpose community facilities, the commissioner of education must allocate 80
48.11percent to capital projects within the seven-county metropolitan area and 20 percent to
48.12capital projects outside of the seven-county metropolitan area.

48.13    Sec. 34. EFFECTIVE DATE.
48.14Except as otherwise provided, this article is effective the day following final enactment.


48.17    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 123B.53, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
48.18    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the eligible debt service
48.19revenue of a district is defined as follows:
48.20    (1) the amount needed to produce between five and six percent in excess of the amount
48.21needed to meet when due the principal and interest payments on the obligations of the district
48.22for eligible projects according to subdivision 2, excluding the amounts listed in paragraph
48.23(b), minus
48.24    (2) the amount of debt service excess levy reduction for that school year calculated
48.25according to the procedure established by the commissioner.
48.26    (b) The obligations in this paragraph are excluded from eligible debt service revenue:
48.27    (1) obligations under section 123B.61;
48.28    (2) the part of debt service principal and interest paid from the taconite environmental
48.29protection fund or Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust, excluding the portion of
49.1taconite payments from the Iron Range school consolidation and cooperatively operated
49.2school schools and community development account under section 298.28, subdivision 7a;
49.3    (3) obligations for long-term facilities maintenance under section 123B.595;
49.4    (4) obligations under section 123B.62; and
49.5    (5) obligations equalized under section 123B.535.
49.6    (c) For purposes of this section, if a preexisting school district reorganized under sections
49.7123A.35 to 123A.43, 123A.46, and 123A.48 is solely responsible for retirement of the
49.8preexisting district's bonded indebtedness or capital loans, debt service equalization aid
49.9must be computed separately for each of the preexisting districts.
49.10    (d) For purposes of this section, the adjusted net tax capacity determined according to
49.11sections 127A.48 and 273.1325 shall be adjusted to include the tax capacity of property
49.12generally exempted from ad valorem taxes under section 272.02, subdivision 64.
49.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

49.14    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 273.135, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
49.15    Subd. 2. Reduction amount. The amount of the reduction authorized by subdivision 1
49.16shall be:
49.17(a) In the case of property located within a municipality as defined under section 273.134,
49.18paragraph (a), 66 percent of the tax, provided that the reduction shall not exceed the
49.19maximum amounts specified in paragraph (c).
49.20(b) In the case of property located within the boundaries of a school district which
49.21qualifies as a tax relief area under section 273.134, paragraph (b), but which is outside the
49.22boundaries of a municipality which meets the qualifications prescribed in section 273.134,
49.23paragraph (a), 57 percent of the tax, provided that the reduction shall not exceed the
49.24maximum amounts specified in paragraph (c).
49.25(c) The maximum reduction of the tax is $315.10 $515 on property described in paragraph
49.26(a) and $289.80 on property described in paragraph (b).
49.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective beginning with property taxes payable
49.28in 2025.

50.1    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 275.065, is amended by adding a subdivision to
50.2read:
50.3    Subd. 3c. Notice of proposed taxes; property subject to chapter 276A. In the case of
50.4property subject to the areawide tax under section 276A.06, subdivision 7, for both the
50.5current year taxes and the proposed tax amounts, the net tax capacity portion of the taxes
50.6shown for each taxing jurisdiction must be based on the property's total net tax capacity
50.7multiplied by the jurisdiction's actual or proposed net tax capacity tax rate. In addition to
50.8the tax amounts shown for each jurisdiction, the statement must include a line showing the
50.9"fiscal disparities adjustment" equal to the total gross tax payable minus the sum of the tax
50.10amounts shown for the individual taxing jurisdictions. The fiscal disparities adjustment may
50.11be a negative number. If the fiscal disparities adjustment for either the current year taxes
50.12or the proposed tax amount is a negative number, the percentage change must not be shown.
50.13In all other respects the statement must fulfill the requirements of subdivision 3.
50.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective beginning with proposed notices for
50.15property taxes payable in 2025.

50.16    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 276.04, is amended by adding a subdivision to
50.17read:
50.18    Subd. 2a. Contents of tax statements; property subject to chapter 276A. In the case
50.19of property subject to the areawide tax under section 276A.06, subdivision 7, for both the
50.20current year taxes and the previous year tax amounts, the net tax capacity portion of the tax
50.21shown for each taxing jurisdiction must be based on the property's total net tax capacity
50.22multiplied by the jurisdiction's net tax capacity tax rate. In addition to the tax amounts shown
50.23for each jurisdiction, the statement must include a line showing the "fiscal disparities
50.24adjustment" equal to the total gross tax payable minus the sum of the tax amounts shown
50.25for the individual taxing jurisdictions for each year. The fiscal disparities adjustment may
50.26be a negative number. In all other respects the statement must fulfill the requirements of
50.27subdivision 2.
50.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective beginning with proposed notices for
50.29property taxes payable in 2025.

50.30    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 276A.01, subdivision 17, is amended to read:
50.31    Subd. 17. School fund allocation. (a) "School fund allocation" means an amount up to
50.3225 percent of the areawide levy certified by the commissioner of Iron Range resources and
50.33rehabilitation, after consultation with the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board,
51.1to be used for the purposes of the Iron Range school consolidation and cooperatively operated
51.2school schools and community development account under section 298.28, subdivision 7a.
51.3(b) The allocation under paragraph (a) shall only be made after the commissioner of
51.4Iron Range resources and rehabilitation, after consultation with the Iron Range Resources
51.5and Rehabilitation Board, has certified by June 30 that the Iron Range school consolidation
51.6and cooperatively operated schools and community development account has insufficient
51.7funds to make payments as authorized under section 298.28, subdivision 7a.
51.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

51.9    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 276A.06, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
51.10    Subd. 8. Certification of values; payment. The administrative auditor shall determine
51.11for each county the difference between the total levy on distribution value pursuant to
51.12subdivision 3, clause (1), including the school fund allocation within the county and the
51.13total tax on contribution value pursuant to subdivision 7, within the county. On or before
51.14May 16 of each year, the administrative auditor shall certify the differences so determined
51.15and the county's portion of the school fund allocation to each county auditor. In addition,
51.16the administrative auditor shall certify to those county auditors for whose county the total
51.17tax on contribution value exceeds the total levy on distribution value the settlement the
51.18county is to make to the other counties of the excess of the total tax on contribution value
51.19over the total levy on distribution value in the county. On or before June 15 and November
51.2015 of each year, each county treasurer in a county having a total tax on contribution value
51.21in excess of the total levy on distribution value shall pay one-half of the excess to the other
51.22counties in accordance with the administrative auditor's certification. On or before June 15
51.23and November 15 of each year, each county treasurer shall pay to the administrative auditor
51.24that county's share of the school fund allocation. On or before December 1 of each year,
51.25the administrative auditor shall pay the school fund allocation to the commissioner of Iron
51.26Range resources and rehabilitation for deposit in the Iron Range school consolidation and
51.27cooperatively operated schools and community development account.
51.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

51.29    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 298.018, subdivision 1, is amended
51.30to read:
51.31    Subdivision 1. Within taconite assistance area. (a) The proceeds of the tax paid under
51.32sections 298.015 and 298.016 on ores, metals, or minerals mined or extracted within the
51.33taconite assistance area defined in section 273.1341, shall be allocated as follows:
52.1    (1) except as provided under paragraph (b), five percent to the city or town within which
52.2the minerals or energy resources are mined or extracted, or within which the concentrate
52.3was produced. If the mining and concentration, or different steps in either process, are
52.4carried on in more than one taxing district, the commissioner shall apportion equitably the
52.5proceeds among the cities and towns by attributing 50 percent of the proceeds of the tax to
52.6the operation of mining or extraction, and the remainder to the concentrating plant and to
52.7the processes of concentration, and with respect to each thereof giving due consideration
52.8to the relative extent of the respective operations performed in each taxing district;
52.9    (2) ten percent to the taconite municipal aid account to be distributed as provided in
52.10section 298.282, subdivisions 1 and 2, on the dates provided under this section;
52.11    (3) ten percent to the school district within which the minerals or energy resources are
52.12mined or extracted, or within which the concentrate was produced. If the mining and
52.13concentration, or different steps in either process, are carried on in more than one school
52.14district, distribution among the school districts must be based on the apportionment formula
52.15prescribed in clause (1);
52.16    (4) 20 percent to a group of school districts comprised of those school districts wherein
52.17the mineral or energy resource was mined or extracted or in which there is a qualifying
52.18municipality as defined by section 273.134, paragraph (b), in direct proportion to school
52.19district indexes as follows: for each school district, its pupil units determined under section
52.20126C.05 for the prior school year shall be multiplied by the ratio of the average adjusted
52.21net tax capacity per pupil unit for school districts receiving aid under this clause as calculated
52.22pursuant to chapters 122A, 126C, and 127A for the school year ending prior to distribution
52.23to the adjusted net tax capacity per pupil unit of the district. Each district shall receive that
52.24portion of the distribution which its index bears to the sum of the indices for all school
52.25districts that receive the distributions;
52.26    (5) ten percent to the county within which the minerals or energy resources are mined
52.27or extracted, or within which the concentrate was produced. If the mining and concentration,
52.28or different steps in either process, are carried on in more than one county, distribution
52.29among the counties must be based on the apportionment formula prescribed in clause (1),
52.30provided that any county receiving distributions under this clause shall pay one percent of
52.31its proceeds to the Range Association of Municipalities and Schools;
52.32    (6) five percent to St. Louis County acting as the counties' fiscal agent to be distributed
52.33as provided in sections 273.134 to 273.136;
53.1    (7) 20 percent to the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation for the
53.2purposes of section 298.22;
53.3    (8) three percent to the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund;
53.4    (9) seven percent to the taconite environmental protection fund; and
53.5    (10) ten percent to the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation for
53.6capital improvements to Giants Ridge Recreation Area.
53.7(b) If the materials or energy resources are mined, extracted, or concentrated in School
53.8District No. 2711, Mesabi East, then the amount under paragraph (a), clause (1), must instead
53.9be distributed pursuant to this paragraph. The cities of Aurora, Babbitt, Ely, and Hoyt Lakes
53.10must each receive 20 percent of the amount. The city of Biwabik and Embarrass Township
53.11must each receive ten percent of the amount.
53.12(c) For the first five years that tax paid under section 298.015, subdivisions 1 and 2, is
53.13distributed under this subdivision, ten percent of the total proceeds distributed in each year
53.14must first be distributed pursuant to this paragraph. The remaining 90 percent of the total
53.15proceeds distributed in each of those years must be distributed as outlined in paragraph (a).
53.16Of the amount available under this paragraph, the cities of Aurora, Babbitt, Ely, and Hoyt
53.17Lakes must each receive 20 percent. Of the amount available under this paragraph, the city
53.18of Biwabik and Embarrass Township must each receive ten percent. This paragraph applies
53.19only to tax paid by a person engaged in the business of mining within the area described in
53.20section 273.1341, clauses (1) and (2).
53.21EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective beginning with the 2025 distribution.

53.22    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 298.17, is amended to read:
53.23298.17 OCCUPATION TAXES TO BE APPORTIONED.
53.24(a) All occupation taxes paid by persons, copartnerships, companies, joint stock
53.25companies, corporations, and associations, however or for whatever purpose organized,
53.26engaged in the business of mining or producing iron ore or other ores, when collected shall
53.27be apportioned and distributed in accordance with the Constitution of the state of Minnesota,
53.28article X, section 3, in the manner following: 90 percent shall be deposited in the state
53.29treasury and credited to the general fund of which four-ninths shall be used for the support
53.30of elementary and secondary schools; and ten percent of the proceeds of the tax imposed
53.31by this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund for
53.32the general support of the university.
54.1(b) Of the money apportioned to the general fund by this section: (1) there is annually
54.2appropriated and credited to the mining environmental and regulatory account in the special
54.3revenue fund an amount equal to that which would have been generated by a 2-1/2 cent tax
54.4imposed by section 298.24 on each taxable ton produced in the preceding calendar year.
54.5Money in the mining environmental and regulatory account is appropriated annually to the
54.6commissioner of natural resources to fund agency staff to work on environmental issues
54.7and provide regulatory services for ferrous and nonferrous mining operations in this state.
54.8Payment to the mining environmental and regulatory account shall be made by July 1
54.9annually. The commissioner of natural resources shall execute an interagency agreement
54.10with the Pollution Control Agency to assist with the provision of environmental regulatory
54.11services such as monitoring and permitting required for ferrous and nonferrous mining
54.12operations; (2) there is annually appropriated and credited to the Iron Range resources and
54.13rehabilitation account in the special revenue fund an amount equal to that which would have
54.14been generated by a 1.5 cent tax imposed by section 298.24 on each taxable ton produced
54.15in the preceding calendar year, to be expended for the purposes of section 298.22; and (3)
54.16there is annually appropriated and credited to the Iron Range resources and rehabilitation
54.17account in the special revenue fund for transfer to the Iron Range school consolidation and
54.18cooperatively operated school schools and community development account under section
54.19298.28, subdivision 7a, an amount equal to that which would have been generated by a six
54.20cent tax imposed by section 298.24 on each taxable ton produced in the preceding calendar
54.21year. Payment to the Iron Range resources and rehabilitation account shall be made by May
54.2215 annually.
54.23(c) The money appropriated pursuant to paragraph (b), clause (2), shall be used (i) to
54.24provide environmental development grants to local governments located within any county
54.25in region 3 as defined in governor's executive order number 60, issued on June 12, 1970,
54.26which does not contain a municipality qualifying pursuant to section 273.134, paragraph
54.27(b), or (ii) to provide economic development loans or grants to businesses located within
54.28any such county, provided that the county board or an advisory group appointed by the
54.29county board to provide recommendations on economic development shall make
54.30recommendations to the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation regarding
54.31the loans. Payment to the Iron Range resources and rehabilitation account shall be made by
54.32May 15 annually.
54.33(d) Of the money allocated to Koochiching County, one-third must be paid to the
54.34Koochiching County Economic Development Commission.
54.35EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

55.1    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 298.2215, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
55.2    Subdivision 1. Establishment. A county may establish a scholarship fund from any
55.3unencumbered revenue received pursuant to section 93.22, 298.018, 298.28, 298.39, 298.396,
55.4or 298.405 or any law imposing a tax upon severed mineral values. Scholarships must be
55.5used at a two-year Minnesota State Colleges and Universities institution, or an accredited
55.6skilled trades program, within the county. The county shall establish procedures for applying
55.7for and distributing the scholarships.
55.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2017.

55.9    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 298.28, subdivision 7a, is amended
55.10to read:
55.11    Subd. 7a. Iron Range school consolidation and cooperatively operated school schools
55.12and community development account. (a) The following amounts must be allocated to
55.13the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation to be deposited in the Iron
55.14Range school consolidation and cooperatively operated school schools and community
55.15development account that is hereby created:
55.16(1) (i) for distributions beginning in 2015 in 2024 through 2032, ten 24 cents per taxable
55.17ton of the tax imposed under section 298.24, (ii) for distributions beginning in 2033, ten
55.18cents per taxable ton of the tax imposed under section 298.24;
55.19(2) the amount as determined under section 298.17, paragraph (b), clause (3); and
55.20(3) any other amount as provided by law.
55.21(b) Expenditures from this account may be approved as ongoing annual expenditures
55.22and shall be made only to provide disbursements to assist school districts with the payment
55.23of bonds that were issued for qualified school projects, or for any other school disbursement
55.24as approved by the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation after consultation
55.25with the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. For purposes of this section,
55.26"qualified school projects" means school projects within the taconite assistance area as
55.27defined in section 273.1341, that were (1) approved, by referendum, after April 3, 2006;
55.28and (2) approved by the commissioner of education pursuant to section 123B.71.
55.29(c) Beginning in fiscal year 2019, the disbursement to school districts for payments for
55.30bonds issued under section 123A.482, subdivision 9, must be increased each year to offset
55.31any reduction in debt service equalization aid that the school district qualifies for in that
55.32year, under section 123B.53, subdivision 6, compared with the amount the school district
55.33qualified for in fiscal year 2018.
56.1(d) No expenditure under this section shall be made unless approved by the commissioner
56.2of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation after consultation with the Iron Range Resources
56.3and Rehabilitation Board.
56.4EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

56.5    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 298.28, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
56.6    Subd. 8. Range Association of Municipalities and Schools. .30 0.50 cent per taxable
56.7ton shall be paid to the Range Association of Municipalities and Schools, for the purpose
56.8of providing an areawide approach to problems which demand coordinated and cooperative
56.9actions and which are common to those areas of northeast Minnesota affected by operations
56.10involved in mining iron ore and taconite and producing concentrate therefrom, and for the
56.11purpose of promoting the general welfare and economic development of the cities, towns,
56.12and school districts within the Iron Range area of northeast Minnesota.
56.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective beginning with the 2024 distribution.

56.14    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 298.28, subdivision 16, is amended
56.15to read:
56.16    Subd. 16. Transfer. Of the amount annually distributed to the Douglas J. Johnson
56.17Economic Protection Trust Fund under this section, $3,500,000 shall be transferred to the
56.18Iron Range school consolidation and cooperatively operated school schools and community
56.19development account under subdivision 7a. Any remaining amount of the amount annually
56.20distributed to the Douglas J. Johnson Economic Protection Trust Fund shall be transferred
56.21to the Iron Range resources and rehabilitation account under subdivision 7. The transfers
56.22under this subdivision must be made within ten days of the August payment.
56.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

56.24    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 298.282, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
56.25    Subdivision 1. Distribution of taconite municipal aid account. (a) The amount
56.26deposited with the county as provided in section 298.28, subdivision 3, must be distributed
56.27as provided by this section among: (1) the municipalities located within a taconite assistance
56.28area under section 273.1341 that meet the criteria of section 273.1341, clause (1) or (2); (2)
56.29a township that contains a state park consisting primarily of an underground iron ore mine;
56.30(3) a city located within five miles of that state park; and (4) Breitung Township in St. Louis
56.31County, each being referred to in this section as a qualifying municipality. The distribution
56.32to Breitung Township under this subdivision shall be $15,000 $25,000 annually.
57.1(b) The amount deposited in the state general fund as provided in section 298.018,
57.2subdivision 1, must be distributed in the same manner as provided under paragraph (a),
57.3except that subdivisions 3, 4, and 5 do not apply, and the distributions shall be made on the
57.4dates provided under section 298.018, subdivision 1a.
57.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective beginning with the 2024 distribution.

57.6    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 298.292, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
57.7    Subd. 2. Use of money. (a) Money in the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust
57.8fund may be used for the following purposes:
57.9    (1) to provide loans, loan guarantees, interest buy-downs and other forms of participation
57.10with private sources of financing, but a loan to a private enterprise shall be for a principal
57.11amount not to exceed one-half of the cost of the project for which financing is sought, and
57.12the rate of interest on a loan to a private enterprise shall be no less than the lesser of eight
57.13percent or an interest rate three percentage points less than a full faith and credit obligation
57.14of the United States government of comparable maturity, at the time that the loan is approved;
57.15    (2) to fund reserve accounts established to secure the payment when due of the principal
57.16of and interest on bonds issued pursuant to section 298.2211, including bonds authorized
57.17by the legislature to be repaid from the distributions under section 298.28, subdivision 7a;
57.18    (3) to pay in periodic payments or in a lump-sum payment any or all of the interest on
57.19bonds issued pursuant to chapter 474 for the purpose of constructing, converting, or
57.20retrofitting heating facilities in connection with district heating systems or systems utilizing
57.21alternative energy sources;
57.22    (4) to invest in a venture capital fund or enterprise that will provide capital to other
57.23entities that are engaging in, or that will engage in, projects or programs that have the
57.24purposes set forth in subdivision 1. No investments may be made in a venture capital fund
57.25or enterprise unless at least two other unrelated investors make investments of at least
57.26$500,000 in the venture capital fund or enterprise, and the investment by the Douglas J.
57.27Johnson economic protection trust fund may not exceed the amount of the largest investment
57.28by an unrelated investor in the venture capital fund or enterprise. For purposes of this
57.29subdivision, an "unrelated investor" is a person or entity that is not related to the entity in
57.30which the investment is made or to any individual who owns more than 40 percent of the
57.31value of the entity, in any of the following relationships: spouse, parent, child, sibling,
57.32employee, or owner of an interest in the entity that exceeds ten percent of the value of all
57.33interests in it. For purposes of determining the limitations under this clause, the amount of
58.1investments made by an investor other than the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection
58.2trust fund is the sum of all investments made in the venture capital fund or enterprise during
58.3the period beginning one year before the date of the investment by the Douglas J. Johnson
58.4economic protection trust fund; and
58.5    (5) to purchase forest land in the taconite assistance area defined in section 273.1341 to
58.6be held and managed as a public trust for the benefit of the area for the purposes authorized
58.7in section 298.22, subdivision 5a. Property purchased under this section may be sold by the
58.8commissioner, after consultation with the advisory board. The net proceeds must be deposited
58.9in the trust fund for the purposes and uses of this section.
58.10    (b) Money from the trust fund shall be expended only in or for the benefit of the taconite
58.11assistance area defined in section 273.1341.
58.12(c) Money devoted to the trust fund under this section shall not be expended, appropriated,
58.13or transferred from the trust fund for any purpose except as provided in this section.
58.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

58.15    Sec. 15. IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION COMMISSIONER;
58.16BONDS AUTHORIZED IN 2024.
58.17    Subdivision 1. Issuance; purpose. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of Minnesota
58.18Statutes, chapter 298, to the contrary, the commissioner of Iron Range resources and
58.19rehabilitation shall, by March 31, 2025, issue revenue bonds in one or more series in a
58.20principal amount of up to $49,000,000 plus an amount sufficient to pay costs of issuance
58.21and fund a debt service reserve fund for the bonds if determined by the commissioner to be
58.22necessary, and thereafter may issue bonds to refund those bonds. The proceeds of the bonds
58.23must be used to pay the costs of issuance, fund a debt service reserve fund if determined
58.24by the commissioner to be necessary, and make distributions pursuant to this section. The
58.25commissioner may establish a debt service reserve fund from funds available under Minnesota
58.26Statutes, section 298.291 to 298.297, or from the proceeds of the bonds. The commissioner
58.27of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation must distribute these transferred funds as outlined
58.28in this section. In order to receive a distribution, a recipient must submit to the commissioner
58.29a plan of how the distribution will be spent and the commissioner must ensure that the plan
58.30matches the intended use outlined in this section. The plan must be submitted in a form and
58.31manner determined by the commissioner. The uses listed are not subject to review or
58.32recommendation by the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. For all distributions
58.33equal to or greater than $1,000,000, a recipient must appear and present and provide a copy
58.34of the plan to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. By December 31, 2025,
59.1each recipient must report to the commissioner how the distribution received under this
59.2section was spent. If a recipient's plan is submitted and approved, the commissioner must
59.3distribute the funds for the uses outlined in subdivision 3. The bonds issued under this
59.4section do not constitute public debt as that term is defined in article XI, section 4 of the
59.5Minnesota Constitution, and as such are not subject to its provisions.
59.6(b) The bonds issued under this section are debt obligations and the commissioner of
59.7Iron Range resources and rehabilitation is a district for purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
59.8section 126C.55, except that payments made under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.55,
59.9subdivision 2, are not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.55, subdivisions 4 to 7.
59.10(c) If the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation determines that
59.11available funds, other than through the issuance of bonds pursuant to subdivision 1, shall
59.12be used to make grants as provided in subdivision 3, the requirements of subdivision 1,
59.13relating to the submission of a plan and report to the commissioner of Iron Range resources
59.14and rehabilitation and the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, and subdivision
59.153, relating to the grant amount and identified purpose, shall apply.
59.16(d) Funds under this section are available for 30 months from the date the bonds are
59.17issued. Any unexpended funds after that date cancel to the Iron Range resources and
59.18rehabilitation account under Minnesota Statutes, section 298.28, subdivision 7, and must
59.19be used by the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation for publicly owned
59.20capital investments located within the taconite tax relief area as defined in Minnesota
59.21Statutes, section 273.134.
59.22    Subd. 2. Appropriation. (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 298.28,
59.23subdivision 7a, paragraph (b), there is annually appropriated from the allocation of the
59.24revenues under Minnesota Statutes, section 298.28, subdivision 7a, from the taconite
59.25assistance area prior to the calculation of any amount remaining, an amount sufficient to
59.26pay when due the principal and interest on the bonds issued pursuant to subdivision 1.
59.27Notwithstanding the foregoing and Minnesota Statutes, section 298.28, subdivisions 7a to
59.2811, to the extent bonds authorized by subdivision 1 are paid from taconite production tax
59.29revenues, any outstanding bonds payable from distributions of taconite production tax
59.30revenues shall be paid pro rata based on debt service when due.
59.31(b) If in any year the amount available under paragraph (a) is insufficient to pay principal
59.32and interest due on the bonds in that year, an additional amount is appropriated from the
59.33Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund to make up the deficiency.
60.1(c) The appropriation under this subdivision terminates upon payment or maturity of
60.2the last of the bonds issued under this section.
60.3    Subd. 3. Grants. (a) The commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation must
60.4distribute funds available for distribution under subdivision 1 for the following uses:
60.5(1) $160,000 to the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to construct a
60.6playground;
60.7(2) $3,600,000 to the Mesabi Fit Coalition for the renovation, reconstruction, and
60.8expansion of the former Mesabi Family YMCA in the city of Mountain Iron;
60.9(3) $950,000 to the Buyck Volunteer Fire Department for design, engineering, and
60.10construction of a new fire and training hall and related equipment;
60.11(4) $750,000 to the Voyageur Trail Society for a joint maintenance facility with Voyageur
60.12Country ATV in the city of Orr;
60.13(5) $2,250,000 to Cook County, of which $250,000 must be spent to preserve affordable
60.14housing units for seniors in the city of Grand Marais and $2,000,000 must be used to
60.15construct, furnish, and equip a solid waste transfer station in the county;
60.16(6) $1,000,000 to the Northland Learning Center for construction costs;
60.17(7) $2,720,000 to the city of Chisholm, of which $1,520,000 must be used for the
60.18renovation of the Chisholm Ice Arena facility and parking and the remaining amount must
60.19be used for the public works facility;
60.20(8) $1,000,000 to the city of Gilbert for the Gilbert Community Center;
60.21(9) $360,000 to the city of Biwabik for housing infrastructure;
60.22(10) $3,000,000 to the city of Tower for water management infrastructure projects;
60.23(11) $3,000,000 to the city of Silver Bay to design, engineer, construct, and reconstruct
60.24publicly owned infrastructure including sewers, water systems, utility extensions, street
60.25construction, wastewater treatment, stormwater management systems, sidewalks, and
60.26compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act;
60.27(12) $2,100,000 to St. Louis County for the development of the Canyon Integrated Solid
60.28Waste Management Campus;
60.29(13) $3,640,000 to the city of Eveleth to design, engineer, and construct public utilities
60.30in its business park and construction of the Hat Trick Avenue slip ramp;
61.1(14) $700,000 to the city of Meadowlands for costs related to park improvements and
61.2a community center;
61.3(15) $600,000 to School District No. 2142, St. Louis County, of which $400,000 must
61.4be used for septic system upgrades at South Ridge School and $200,000 must be used for
61.5cafeteria renovations at Northeast Range School in Babbitt and Tower Elementary School
61.6in Tower;
61.7(16) $250,000 to the city of Two Harbors for band stand repairs and Odegard Park and
61.8Trail restoration;
61.9(17) $850,000 to the Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer District for infrastructure
61.10projects;
61.11(18) $2,420,000 to the Minnesota Discovery Center, of which $200,000 may, at the
61.12discretion of the director of the Minnesota Discovery Center, be used for operating expenses,
61.13and $2,220,000 must be used to design, construct, renovate, furnish, and repair facilities,
61.14including HVAC upgrades, demolition, and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities
61.15Act, at the Minnesota Discovery Center in the city of Chisholm, and for historical research
61.16funding;
61.17(19) $5,200,000 to the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation for the
61.18design, engineering, and upgrades or replacement of chair lifts or an irrigation system, and
61.19for the design, engineering, demolition, and construction of a nordic and welcome center
61.20at the Giants Ridge Recreation Area;
61.21(20) $250,000 to Independent School District No. 696, Ely, for baseball field renovation;
61.22(21) $500,000 to the city of Mountain Iron for the Outdoor Recreation Center;
61.23(22) $200,000 to Cook County Higher Education Board for costs to bring commercial
61.24drivers' licenses and trades training to the region along with educational training and academic
61.25support to remote populations;
61.26(23) $200,000 to Save Our Ship, Inc., for renovation costs;
61.27(24) $3,000,000 to Hibbing Public Utilities for water infrastructure projects;
61.28(25) $400,000 to Veterans On The Lake for demolition of existing structures and the
61.29building of a triplex that is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act;
61.30(26) $350,000 to the city of Eveleth for the Hippodrome renovation;
61.31(27) $225,000 to the Minnesota Forest Zone Trappers Association to plan, engineer,
61.32purchase land, and develop the Sportsperson Training and Development Center;
62.1(28) $200,000 to the Sturgeon Chain Lake Association to update the engineering and
62.2hydrology study of the lakes, for regulatory and community outreach, and for preparing
62.3recommendations to the commissioner of natural resources related to bank stabilization and
62.4maintenance;
62.5(29) $300,000 to the Northern Lights Music Festival to support programs, of this amount
62.6$100,000 is available each year in calendar years 2025, 2026, and 2027;
62.7(30) $250,000 to Cherry Township for recreational facilities upgrades and lights;
62.8(31) $350,000 to the East Range Developmental Achievement Center for building
62.9renovations;
62.10(32) $500,000 to the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation for grants
62.11or loans to (i) businesses or resorts that were economically damaged by floods that occurred
62.12in 2022 or 2023 and which are eligible under article 5 of the Canadian border counties
62.13economic relief program, or (ii) outfitters in the border region who experienced either more
62.14than a 50 percent reduction in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness permits obtained
62.15by their customers between 2019 and 2021, or a 50 percent reduction between 2019 and
62.162021 in trips across the fee-based mechanical portages into the Boundary Waters Canoe
62.17Area Wilderness or Quetico Provincial Park. Businesses may be awarded a maximum grant
62.18under this clause of up to $50,000, must be located within the taconite assistance area, as
62.19defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 273.1341, and must not have received a grant
62.20under the Canadian border counties economic relief program;
62.21(33) $100,000 to Crystal Bay Township for a septic project at the Clair Nelson
62.22Community Center;
62.23(34) $25,000 to the Northwoods Friends of the Arts in the city of Cook for facility
62.24upgrades and programs;
62.25(35) $50,000 to the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa for food shelf expenses;
62.26(36) $100,000 to the Lake Vermilion Cultural Center to improve and renovate the facility
62.27and its displays in Tower;
62.28(37) $50,000 to the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia for repairs and renovation;
62.29(38) $50,000 to the Pioneer Mine historical site for maintenance and displays in Ely;
62.30(39) $150,000 to the Lake Superior School District to support an emergency preparedness
62.31career introduction program;
63.1(40) $200,000 to the city of Babbitt for ADA compliance and renovations to the city's
63.2parks;
63.3(41) $75,000 to the Vermilion Penguins Snowmobile Club and $75,000 to the Cook
63.4Timberwolves Snowmobile Club, to update maintenance equipment and trail programs;
63.5(42) $3,000,000 to Lone Pine Township to design, engineer, and begin construction for
63.6its sewage treatment plan in partnership with the city of Nashwauk;
63.7(43) $50,000 to Essentia Health-Virginia Regional Foundation for the development of
63.8a substance use disorder community education and awareness program;
63.9(44) $3,300,00 to the city of Virginia for a grant to be used by Essentia Health-Virginia
63.10for:
63.11(i) modernization, renovation, and expansion of the hospital's emergency room complex
63.12to 12 emergency rooms;
63.13(ii) construction of an emergency behavior health suite for adults and children within
63.14the hospital; and
63.15(iii) security and safety upgrades to the hospital. The grant must be transferred by the
63.16city to the hospital within 30 days of receipt; and
63.17(45) $500,000 for grants of $25,000 distributed pursuant to paragraph (b).
63.18(b) Of the amount under paragraph (a), clause (45), grants of $25,000 to be used for trail
63.19grooming costs or equipment must be made available to the following entities:
63.20(1) Alborn Dirt Devils ATV Club;
63.21(2) Wild Country ATV Club;
63.22(3) Ely Igloo Snowmobile Club;
63.23(4) CC Riders Snowmobile Club;
63.24(5) PathBlazers Snowmobile Club;
63.25(6) Cook Timberwolves Snowmobile Club;
63.26(7) Crane Lake Voyageurs Club;
63.27(8) Pequaywan Area Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club;
63.28(9) Eveleth Trail Hawks Snowmobile Club;
63.29(10) Ranger Snowmobile/ATV Club;
64.1(11) Silver Trail Riders Snowmobile and ATV Club;
64.2(12) Voyageur Snowmobile Club;
64.3(13) Mesabi Sno Voyageurs;
64.4(14) Quad Cities ATV Club;
64.5(15) Prospector ATV Club;
64.6(16) Northern Traxx ATV Club;
64.7(17) Finland Snowmobile and ATV Club;
64.8(18) Babbitt ATV and Snowmobile Club;
64.9(19) Cook County ATV Club; and
64.10(20) Vermilion Penguins Snowmobile Club.
64.11(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, of the money
64.12distributed under this subdivision, the commissioner of Iron Range resources and
64.13rehabilitation must not use any amount for administrative uses.
64.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and
64.15applies beginning with the 2024 distribution under Minnesota Statutes, section 298.28.

64.16    Sec. 16. IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION COMMISSIONER;
64.17BONDS AUTHORIZED IN 2025.
64.18    Subdivision 1. Issuance; purpose. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of Minnesota
64.19Statutes, chapter 298, to the contrary, the commissioner of Iron Range resources and
64.20rehabilitation shall, in 2025, issue revenue bonds in one or more series in a principal amount
64.21of up to $31,000,000 plus an amount sufficient to pay costs of issuance and fund a debt
64.22service reserve fund for the bonds if determined by the commissioner to be necessary, and
64.23thereafter may issue bonds to refund those bonds. The proceeds of the bonds must be used
64.24to pay the costs of issuance, fund a debt service reserve fund if determined by the
64.25commissioner to be necessary, and make distributions pursuant to this section. The
64.26commissioner may establish a debt service reserve fund from funds available under Minnesota
64.27Statutes, section 298.291 to 298.297, or from the proceeds of the bonds. The commissioner
64.28of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation must distribute these transferred funds as outlined
64.29in this section. In order to receive a distribution, a recipient must submit to the commissioner
64.30a plan of how the distribution will be spent and the commissioner must ensure that the plan
64.31matches the intended use outlined in this section. The plan must be submitted in a form and
65.1manner determined by the commissioner. The uses listed are not subject to review or
65.2recommendation by the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. For all distributions
65.3equal to or greater than $1,000,000, a recipient must appear and present and provide a copy
65.4of the plan to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. By December 31, 2026,
65.5each recipient must report to the commissioner how the distribution received under this
65.6section was spent. If a recipient's plan is submitted and approved, the commissioner must
65.7distribute the funds for the uses outlined in subdivision 3. The bonds issued under this
65.8section do not constitute public debt as that term is defined in Article XI, section 4 of the
65.9Minnesota Constitution, and as such are not subject to its provisions.
65.10(b) The bonds issued under this section are debt obligations and the commissioner of
65.11Iron Range resources and rehabilitation is a district for purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
65.12section 126C.55, except that payments made under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.55,
65.13subdivision 2, are not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.55, subdivisions 4 to 7.
65.14(c) If the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation determines that
65.15available funds, other than through the issuance of bonds pursuant to subdivision 1, shall
65.16be used to make grants as provided in subdivision 3, the requirements of subdivision 1,
65.17relating to the submission of a plan and report to the commissioner of Iron Range resources
65.18and rehabilitation and the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, and subdivision
65.193, relating to the grant amount and identified purpose, shall apply.
65.20(d) Funds under this section are available for 30 months from the date the bonds are
65.21issued. Any unexpended funds after that date cancel to the Iron Range resources and
65.22rehabilitation account under Minnesota Statutes, section 298.28, subdivision 7, and must
65.23be used by the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation for publicly owned
65.24capital investments located within the taconite tax relief area as defined in Minnesota
65.25Statutes, section 273.134.
65.26    Subd. 2. Appropriation. (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 298.28,
65.27subdivision 7a, paragraph (b), there is annually appropriated from the allocation of the
65.28revenues under Minnesota Statutes, section 298.28, subdivision 7a, from the taconite
65.29assistance area prior to the calculation of any amount remaining, an amount sufficient to
65.30pay when due the principal and interest on the bonds issued pursuant to subdivision 1.
65.31Notwithstanding the foregoing and Minnesota Statutes, section 298.28, subdivisions 7a to
65.3211, to the extent bonds authorized by subdivision 1 are paid from taconite production tax
65.33revenues, any outstanding bonds payable from distributions of taconite production tax
65.34revenues shall be paid pro rata based on debt service when due.
66.1(b) If in any year the amount available under paragraph (a) is insufficient to pay principal
66.2and interest due on the bonds in that year, an additional amount is appropriated from the
66.3Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund to make up the deficiency.
66.4(c) The appropriation under this subdivision terminates upon payment or maturity of
66.5the last of the bonds issued under this section.
66.6    Subd. 3. Grants. (a) The commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation must
66.7distribute funds available for distribution under subdivision 1 for the following uses:
66.8(1) $3,200,000 to the Minnesota Discovery Center, of which $200,000 may, at the
66.9discretion of the director of the Minnesota Discovery Center, be used for operating expenses
66.10and $3,000,000 must be used to design, construct, renovate, furnish, and repair facilities,
66.11including HVAC upgrades, demolition, and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities
66.12Act, at the Minnesota Discovery Center in the city of Chisholm, and for historical research
66.13funding;
66.14(2) $7,600,000 to the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation for the
66.15design, engineering, and upgrades or replacement of chair lifts or an irrigation system, and
66.16for the design, engineering, demolition, and construction of a nordic and welcome center
66.17at the Giants Ridge Recreation Area;
66.18(3) $350,000 to the Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer District for infrastructure projects;
66.19(4) $1,000,000 to Independent School District No. 2909, Rock Ridge, for demolition of
66.20the James Madison Elementary School in Virginia;
66.21(5) $500,000 to the city of Buhl for infrastructure projects;
66.22(6) $500,000 to St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority to design,
66.23engineer, acquire right-of-way, and begin construction on the Mesabi Trail Spur from Aurora
66.24to Hoyt Lakes;
66.25(7) $2,000,000 to the city of Mountain Iron for infrastructure projects including but not
66.26limited to Enterprise Drive North East infrastructure development, water main and other
66.27infrastructure in the city, waste water plant improvements to comply with new permits,
66.28supervisory control and data acquisition on lift stations, and recreation projects;
66.29(8) $3,000,000 to the city of Silver Bay to design, engineer, construct, and reconstruct
66.30publicly owned infrastructure including sewers, water systems, utility extensions, street
66.31construction, wastewater treatment, stormwater management systems, sidewalks, and
66.32compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act;
67.1(9) $5,000,000 to Independent School District No. 696, Ely, for planning, design,
67.2engineering, demolition, and construction related to the district's athletic complex;
67.3(10) $1,080,000 to the Northland Learning Center to construct the Alternative Learning
67.4Center on the campus in the city of Mountain Iron;
67.5(11) $1,000,000 for the city of Biwabik for a public safety facility;
67.6(12) $1,770,000 to Hibbing Public Utilities for water infrastructure projects;
67.7(13) $300,000 to Independent School District No. 701, Hibbing, to be used for long term
67.8maintenance needs;
67.9(14) $1,150,000 to the city of Hibbing for housing development;
67.10(15) $550,000 to the city of Hibbing to develop the Hull Rust Mine historic site;
67.11(16) $500,000 to St. Louis County for the demolition of the public school in Hoyt Lakes;
67.12and
67.13(17) $1,500,000 to the city of Babbitt for renovations to the ice arena.
67.14(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, of the money
67.15distributed under this subdivision, the commissioner of Iron Range resources and
67.16rehabilitation must not use any amount for administrative uses.
67.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and
67.18applies beginning with the 2025 distribution under Minnesota Statutes, section 298.28.

67.19    Sec. 17. TRANSFER 2024 DISTRIBUTION ONLY; TACONITE ECONOMIC
67.20DEVELOPMENT FUND.
67.21Of the funds distributed to the taconite economic development fund under Minnesota
67.22Statutes, section 298.28, subdivision 9a, for the 2024 distribution only, an amount equal to
67.23$300,000 shall be transferred from the taconite economic development fund to the city of
67.24Chisholm for the Senator David Tomassoni Bridge of Peace. The transfer must be made
67.25within ten days of the August 2024 payment. If less than $300,000 is distributed to the
67.26taconite economic development fund in 2024, distributions to the fund in future years must
67.27be transferred to the city of Chisholm, pursuant to this paragraph, until the total amount
67.28transferred equals $300,000.
67.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.


68.3    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 3.855, subdivision 2, is amended
68.4to read:
68.5    Subd. 2. Unrepresented State employee compensation. (a) The commissioner of
68.6management and budget shall submit to the chair of the commission any compensation
68.7plans or salaries prepared under section 43A.18, subdivisions 2, 3, 3b, and 4. The chancellor
68.8of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall submit any compensation plan under
68.9section 43A.18, subdivision 3a. If the commission disapproves a compensation plan or
68.10salary, the commission shall specify in writing to the parties those portions with which it
68.11disagrees and its reasons. If the commission approves a compensation plan or salary, it shall
68.12submit the matter to the legislature to be accepted or rejected under this section.
68.13(b) When the legislature is not in session, the commission may give interim approval to
68.14a salary or compensation plan. The commission shall submit the salaries and compensation
68.15plans for which it has provided approval to the entire legislature for ratification at a special
68.16legislative session called to consider them or at its next regular legislative session as provided
68.17in this section. Approval or disapproval by the commission is not binding on the legislature.
68.18(c) When the legislature is not in session, (b) The proposed salary or compensation plan
68.19must be implemented upon its approval by submission to the commission, and state
68.20employees covered by the proposed plan or salary do not have the right to strike while the
68.21interim approval is in effect.

68.22    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 3.855, subdivision 3, is amended to
68.23read:
68.24    Subd. 3. Other salaries and compensation plans salary and compensation plan. The
68.25commission shall:
68.26    (1) review and approve or reject a plan for compensation and terms and conditions of
68.27employment prepared and submitted by the commissioner of management and budget under
68.28section 43A.18, subdivision 2, covering all state employees who are not represented by an
68.29exclusive bargaining representative and whose compensation is not provided for by chapter
68.3043A or other law;
68.31    (2) review and approve or reject a plan for total compensation and terms and conditions
68.32of employment for employees in positions identified as being managerial under section
69.143A.18, subdivision 3, whose salaries and benefits are not otherwise provided for in law or
69.2other plans established under chapter 43A;
69.3    (3) review and approve or reject recommendations for salary range of officials of higher
69.4education systems under section 15A.081, subdivision 7c;
69.5    (4) review and approve or reject plans for compensation, terms, and conditions of
69.6employment proposed under section 43A.18, subdivisions 3a, 3b, and 4; and
69.7    (5) review and approve or reject the plan for compensation, terms, and conditions of
69.8employment of classified employees in the office of the legislative auditor under section
69.93.971, subdivision 2.

69.10    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 3.855, subdivision 6, is amended to
69.11read:
69.12    Subd. 6. Information required; collective bargaining agreements, memoranda of
69.13understanding, and interest arbitration awards. Within 14 days after the implementation
69.14of a collective bargaining agreement, memorandum of understanding, compensation plan,
69.15or receipt of an interest arbitration award, the commissioner of management and budget
69.16must submit to the Legislative Coordinating Commission the following:
69.17(1) a copy of the collective bargaining agreement or compensation plan showing changes
69.18from previous agreements and a copy of the executed agreement;
69.19(2) a copy of any memorandum of understanding that has a fiscal impact or interest
69.20arbitration award;
69.21(3) a comparison of biennial compensation costs under the current agreement or plan to
69.22the projected biennial compensation costs under the new agreement, memorandum of
69.23understanding, or interest arbitration award; and
69.24(4) a comparison of biennial compensation costs under the current agreement or plan to
69.25the projected biennial compensation costs for the following biennium under the new
69.26agreement, memorandum of understanding, or interest arbitration award.

69.27    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
69.28    Subd. 3. Commissioner's plan. The commissioner shall periodically develop and
69.29establish pursuant to this chapter a commissioner's plan. The commissioner shall submit
69.30the plan, before becoming effective, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission for
69.31approval.

70.1    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.18, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
70.2    Subd. 2. Commissioner's plan. Except as provided in section 43A.01, the compensation,
70.3terms and conditions of employment for all classified and unclassified employees, except
70.4unclassified employees in the legislative and judicial branches, who are not covered by a
70.5collective bargaining agreement and not otherwise provided for in chapter 43A or other law
70.6are governed solely by a plan developed by the commissioner. The Legislative Coordinating
70.7Commission shall review and approve, reject, or modify the plan under section 3.855,
70.8subdivision 2. The plan need not be adopted in accordance with the rulemaking provisions
70.9of chapter 14.

70.10    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.18, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
70.11    Subd. 3. Managerial plan. (a) The commissioner shall identify individual positions or
70.12groups of positions in the classified and unclassified service in the executive branch as being
70.13managerial. The list must not include positions listed in subdivision 4.
70.14(b) The commissioner shall periodically prepare a plan for total compensation and terms
70.15and conditions of employment for employees of those positions identified as being managerial
70.16and whose salaries and benefits are not otherwise provided for in law or other plans
70.17established under this chapter. Before becoming effective those portions of the plan
70.18establishing compensation and terms and conditions of employment must be reviewed and
70.19approved or modified by submitted to the Legislative Coordinating Commission and the
70.20legislature under section 3.855, subdivisions 2 and 3.
70.21(c) Incumbents of managerial positions as identified under this subdivision must be
70.22excluded from any bargaining units under chapter 179A.
70.23(d) The management compensation plan must provide methods and levels of
70.24compensation for managers that will be generally comparable to those applicable to managers
70.25in other public and private employment. The plan must ensure that compensation within
70.26assigned salary ranges is related to level of performance. The plan must also provide a
70.27procedure for establishment of a salary rate for a newly created position and a new appointee
70.28to an existing position and for progression through assigned salary ranges. The employee
70.29benefits established under the provisions of the managerial plan may be extended to agency
70.30heads whose salaries are established in section 15A.0815 and to constitutional officers,
70.31judges of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, and Tax Court judges.

71.1    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.18, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
71.2    Subd. 9. Summary information on website. Before the commissioner submits a
71.3proposed collective bargaining agreement, arbitration award, or compensation plan to the
71.4Legislative Coordinating Commission for review under section 3.855, the commissioner
71.5must post on a state website a summary of the proposed agreement, award, or plan. The
71.6summary must include the amount of and nature of proposed changes in employee
71.7compensation, the estimated cost to the state of proposed changes in employee compensation,
71.8and a description of proposed significant changes in policy. After approval of an agreement,
71.9award, or plan by the Legislative Coordinating Commission, the commissioner must provide
71.10a link from the commissioner's summary to the full text of the agreement, award, or plan.
71.11The summary must remain on the website at least until the full legislature has approved the
71.12agreement, award, or plan. This section also applies to agreements, awards, and plans
71.13covering employees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and to compensation
71.14plans that must be submitted to the Legislative Coordinating Commission by other executive
71.15appointing authorities. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and other executive
71.16appointing authorities must submit information to the commissioner, at a time and in a
71.17manner specified by the commissioner, so the commissioner can post information relating
71.18to these appointing authorities on the web as required by this section.

71.19    Sec. 8. REPEALER.
71.20Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 3.855, subdivision 5, is repealed.


71.23    Section 1. BE IT RESOLVED.
71.24WHEREAS, an act of Congress of July 2, 1864, established National Statuary Hall in
71.25the United States Capitol; and
71.26WHEREAS, the act provides that each state has the right to donate "statues, in marble
71.27or bronze, not exceeding two in number for each State, of deceased persons who have been
71.28citizens thereof, and illustrious for their historic renown or for distinguished civic or military
71.29services..."; and
71.30WHEREAS, the state of Minnesota appreciates the opportunity provided by that act;
71.31and
72.1WHEREAS, Minnesota currently has contributed for display a statue of Maria Sanford
72.2and a statue of Henry Mower Rice; and
72.3WHEREAS, the act of Congress creating Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol was
72.4amended in 2000 by Section 311 of H.R. 5657, established as law by Public Law 106-554,
72.5and provides that "Any State may request the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress
72.6to approve the replacement of a statue the State has provided for display"; and
72.7WHEREAS, the statue of Henry Mower Rice, having been first placed on display in
72.81916, has met the minimum requirement of that act for display for at least ten years; and
72.9WHEREAS, by this resolution, the state has selected the Honorable Hubert H. Humphrey,
72.10former Vice President of the United States, to be newly commemorated; and
72.11WHEREAS, Hubert H. Humphrey served as Mayor of Minneapolis from 1945 to 1948;
72.12and
72.13WHEREAS, Hubert H. Humphrey led forces at the 1948 Democratic National Convention
72.14in Philadelphia in support of the successful minority platform plank on civil rights and equal
72.15opportunity, challenging the delegates to "get out of the shadow of states' rights and walk
72.16forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights"; and
72.17WHEREAS, Hubert H. Humphrey spent a total of 23 years of service in the Senate,
72.18serving from 1949 to 1964 and from 1970 to 1978, compiling a record of accomplishments
72.19virtually unmatched in the 20th century, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Nuclear
72.20Test-Ban Treaty, Medicare, human rights, workforce development, labor rights, health care,
72.21arms control and disarmament, the Peace Corps, small business assistance, education reform,
72.22wilderness preservation, immigration reform, and agriculture; and
72.23WHEREAS, Hubert H. Humphrey served as Assistant Senate Majority Leader and
72.24Deputy President Pro Tempore; and
72.25WHEREAS, Hubert H. Humphrey served as floor leader during the Senate's consideration
72.26of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which was essential to the eventual passage of the act in
72.27the aftermath of breaking the filibuster against this historic legislation; and
72.28WHEREAS, Hubert H. Humphrey, although dedicated to the Democratic Party, always
72.29sought bipartisan support for his legislative goals and routinely shared credit with other
72.30Senators for his legislative victories; and
72.31WHEREAS, Hubert H. Humphrey, as Vice President of the United States, loyally served
72.32President Lyndon Baines Johnson and successfully carried out a number of domestic and
72.33overseas assignments; and
73.1WHEREAS, Hubert H. Humphrey served as the Democratic Party's nominee for President
73.2of the United States in 1968; and
73.3WHEREAS, Hubert H. Humphrey was reelected by the people of Minnesota, in 1970
73.4and 1976, to two additional terms in the Senate, thereby continuing his extraordinary record
73.5of legislative achievement with passage of such bills as the Humphrey-Hawkins Full
73.6Employment Act; and
73.7WHEREAS, Hubert H. Humphrey, after his time in government, went on to be a Professor
73.8at Macalaster College and the University of Minnesota; and
73.9WHEREAS, the state of Minnesota would contract with the Koh-Varilla Guild, Inc., to
73.10replicate the statue of Hubert H. Humphrey that currently stands on the mall of the Minnesota
73.11State Capitol, sculpted by artists Jeff and Anna Koh Varilla; and
73.12WHEREAS, the state of Minnesota understands its responsibilities for expenditures
73.13associated with removing and transporting the replaced statue and erecting the new statue
73.14in its place; and
73.15WHEREAS, the statue of Henry Mower Rice would be transferred to the State of
73.16Minnesota; NOW, THEREFORE,
73.17BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the State of
73.18Minnesota that they request that the application to replace the statue of Henry Mower Rice
73.19with a statue of Hubert H. Humphrey, consistent with the requirements of Public Law
73.20106-554, be approved by the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress;
73.21BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the revisor of statutes is directed to prepare an
73.22enrolled copy of this resolution, to be authenticated by the signature of the secretary of state
73.23and that of the governor, and that the secretary of state transmit the enrolled copy to the
73.24Architect of the Capitol, for forwarding to the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress."
73.25Delete the title and insert:
73.27relating to state government; authorizing spending to acquire and better land and
73.28buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions;
73.29establishing and modifying programs; modifying and canceling prior appropriations;
73.30appropriating money; providing for transfers and distributions of proceeds and
73.31other modifications to minerals tax provisions; providing for issuance of revenue
73.32bonds; making changes to employee compensation plans; requesting the Joint
73.33Committee on the Library of Congress of the United States Congress to approve
73.34replacement of the statue of Henry Mower Rice now on display in National Statuary
73.35Hall in the Capitol of the United States;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections
73.3616A.86, subdivisions 3a, 4; 16B.325, as amended; 16B.335, subdivision 4; 16B.97,
73.37subdivision 1; 16B.98, subdivision 1; 43A.05, subdivision 3; 43A.18, subdivisions
73.382, 3, 9; 123B.53, subdivision 1; 193.143, as amended; 273.135, subdivision 2;
74.1275.065, by adding a subdivision; 276.04, by adding a subdivision; 276A.01,
74.2subdivision 17; 276A.06, subdivision 8; 298.17; 298.2215, subdivision 1; 298.28,
74.3subdivision 8; 298.282, subdivision 1; 298.292, subdivision 2; 446A.07, subdivision
74.48; 446A.072, subdivision 5a; 446A.073, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2023
74.5Supplement, sections 3.855, subdivisions 2, 3, 6; 10A.01, subdivision 30; 256E.37,
74.6subdivision 1; 298.018, subdivision 1; 298.28, subdivisions 7a, 16; 446A.081,
74.7subdivision 9; 462A.395; 473.5491, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; Laws 2020, Fifth Special
74.8Session chapter 3, article 3, section 3; Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, sections
74.93, subdivision 4; 6, subdivision 4; 14, subdivision 21; 15, subdivision 4; proposing
74.10coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 16B; 84; 116J; 446A;
74.11473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 16A.662; 116J.417, subdivision
74.129; 240A.20, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections
74.133.855, subdivision 5; 240A.20, subdivisions 1, 3, 6, 7; Laws 2023, chapter 53,
74.14article 17, section 2."