STATE OF
EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION - 2006
_____________________
EIGHTY-FIFTH DAY
The House of Representatives convened at
3:00 p.m. and was called to order by Gregory M. Davids, Speaker pro tempore.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Dean
Nadasdy, Senior Pastor,
The members of the House gave the pledge
of allegiance to the flag of the
The roll was called and the following
members were present:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Atkins
Beard
Bernardy
Bradley
Brod
Buesgens
Carlson
Charron
Cornish
Cox
Cybart
Davids
Davnie
Dean
DeLaForest
Demmer
Dempsey
Dill
Dittrich
Dorman
Dorn
Eastlund
Eken
Ellison
Emmer
Erhardt
Erickson
Finstad
Fritz
Garofalo
Gazelka
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Heidgerken
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jaros
Johnson, J.
Johnson, R.
Johnson, S.
Juhnke
Kahn
Kelliher
Klinzing
Knoblach
Koenen
Kohls
Krinkie
Lanning
Latz
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Magnus
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
McNamara
Meslow
Moe
Mullery
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Nelson, P.
Newman
Nornes
Otremba
Ozment
Paymar
Pelowski
Penas
Peppin
Peterson, A.
Peterson, N.
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Powell
Rukavina
Ruth
Ruud
Sailer
Samuelson
Scalze
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Sieben
Simon
Simpson
Slawik
Smith
Soderstrom
Solberg
Sykora
Thao
Thissen
Tingelstad
Urdahl
Vandeveer
Wagenius
Walker
Wardlow
Welti
Westerberg
Westrom
Wilkin
Spk. Sviggum
A quorum was present.
Abrams, Entenza, Goodwin, Holberg, Larson,
Olson, Paulsen and Zellers were excused.
The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the
Journal of the preceding day. Peppin
moved that further reading of the Journal be suspended and that the Journal be
approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk.
The motion prevailed.
REPORTS
OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Knoblach from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was
referred:
H. F. No. 263, A bill for an act relating to a University of
Minnesota football stadium; providing a process for state support of a football
stadium at the University of Minnesota; transferring land in Dakota County from
the University to the state of Minnesota; appropriating money; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, delete section 1
Page 2, line 24, delete "recreational and"
and insert "recreation uses including those named in Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 86A.03, subdivision 3,"
Page 3, after line 2, insert:
"Sec. 4. PUBLIC USE OF STADIUM.
The Board of Regents is requested, in furtherance of its
outreach mission and subject to its policies regarding the use of University
facilities, to provide ample opportunities for use of the stadium for events
sponsored by public bodies including public schools."
Page 3, line 12, after the period, insert "The
appropriation of up to $9,400,000 per year may be made for no more than 25
years."
Page 3, line 14, after "service" insert
"each series of"
Page 4, line 12, delete "state of" and after
the second "Minnesota" insert "Department of Natural
Resources"
Page 4, line 13, after "claim" insert "deed,
without warranties,"
Page 4, line 16, delete "and" and insert
". Such conveyance shall also be
subject"
Page 4, line 22, after the period, insert "The state
shall make no claim or demand or institute any suit or proceeding against the
University with respect to environmental contamination of pollution on the
University land resulting from hazardous substances, pollutants, or
contaminants that were discharged, disposed of, or deposited, or that otherwise
came to be located on the University land prior to the time the University took
title thereto. The University shall
promptly endeavor to resolve its claims against the federal government with
respect to environmental contamination that occurred prior to the time the
University took title to the university land."
Page 4, after line 34, insert:
"Sec. 8. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
The revisor of statutes shall codify sections 1 to 6 in
chapter 137 in the next edition of Minnesota Statutes."
Page 5, line 2, delete "7" and insert "8"
Renumber
the sections in sequence
Amend the title as follows:
Page 1, line 4, delete "state of Minnesota" and insert
"Department of Natural Resources"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.
MINORITY REPORT
April 5, 2006
I, the undersigned, being a minority of the Committee on Ways
and Means, recommend that H. F. No. 263 do pass with the following amendments:
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. [116J.886] PURPOSE.
Sections 1 to 5 provide a framework for a biomedical science
research funding program for the purposes of which are to further the investment
in biomedical sciences research facilities in the state which will benefit the
state's economy, advance the biomedical technology industry, benefit human
health, and facilitate research collaboration between the University of
Minnesota and other private and public institutions in the state.
Sec. 2. [116J.887] DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions. Notwithstanding section 116J.03, for the
purposes of sections 116J.886 to 116J.8892, the terms in this section have the
meanings given them.
Subd. 2. Authority. "Authority" means the Minnesota
Biomedical Sciences Research Facilities Authority.
Subd. 3. Biomedical research science facility. "Biomedical research science
facility" means a facility located in the state to be used as research
facilities and laboratories for biomedical science and biomedical technology.
Subd. 4. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the
commissioner of finance.
Subd. 5. Costs. "Costs" of a project means the
sum of all obligations paid, or to be paid, or incurred which are reasonably
required for the design, construction, and completion of the project,
including, but not limited to:
(1) site acquisition;
(2) soil and environmental testing, surveys, estimates, plans
and specifications, supervision of construction, and other engineering and
architectural services;
(3) payment under construction contracts and for payment and
performance bonds; and
(4) purchase and installation of furniture, fixtures, and
equipment.
Subd.
6.
Subd. 7. Project. "Project" means the acquisition,
construction, improvement, expansion, repair, or rehabilitation of all or any
part of any structure, facility, infrastructure, or equipment necessary for a
biomedical research science facility.
Sec. 3. [116J.888] MINNESOTA BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
RESEARCH AUTHORITY.
Subdivision 1.
Membership. The Minnesota Biomedical Sciences Research
Facilities Authority consists of the commissioner of employment and economic
development, one current and one former member of the senate appointed by the
majority leader of the senate, one current and one former member of the senate
appointed by the minority leader of the senate, one current and one former
member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives, one current and one former member of the house of
representatives appointed by the minority leader of the house of
representatives, and four members appointed by the governor who are not members
of the senate or house of representatives or officers or employees of any
agency in the executive branch. The
current legislative members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority
and are nonvoting members. The members
of the authority, other than the commissioner of employment and economic
development, shall be appointed for staggered terms of four years. The initial members of the authority
appointed by the governor shall be appointed for a term of one, two, three, and
four years, respectively, as specified by the governor. Members of the authority are public officials
for purposes of chapter 10A.
Subd. 2. Authority actions. A majority of the authority, excluding
vacancies, constitutes a quorum to conduct its business, to exercise its
powers, and for all other purposes.
Subd. 3. Meeting by telephone or other means. (a) If compliance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 13D.02, is impractical, the authority may conduct a meeting of its
members by telephone or other electronic means so long as the following
conditions are met:
(1) all members of the authority participating in the
meeting, wherever their physical location, can hear one another and can hear
all discussion and testimony;
(2) members of the public present at the regular meeting
location of the authority can hear clearly all discussion and testimony and all
votes of members of the authority and, if needed, receive those services
required by Minnesota Statutes, sections 15.44 and 15.441;
(3) at least one member of the authority is physically
present at the regular meeting location; and
(4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's
vote on each issue can be identified and recorded.
(b) Each member of the authority participating in a meeting
by telephone or other electronic means is considered present at the meeting for
purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all proceedings.
(c) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct
a meeting, the authority, to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor
the meeting electronically from a remote location. The authority may require the person making
such a connection to pay for documented marginal costs that the authority
incurs as a result of the additional connection.
(d) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct
a regular, special, or emergency meeting, the authority shall provide notice of
the regular meeting location, of the fact that some members may participate by
telephone or other electronic means, and of the provisions of paragraph
(c). The timing and method of providing
notice is governed by Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.04.
Subd.
4.
Subd. 5. Executive director. The commissioner may employ, with the
concurrence of the authority, an executive director. The director shall perform duties that the
authority may require in carrying out its responsibilities.
Subd. 6. Personal liability. Members and officers of the authority are
not liable personally for any debt or obligation of the authority.
Subd. 7. In general. The authority has all the powers necessary
and convenient to carry out its duties under this chapter.
Sec. 4. [116J.889] POWERS; DUTIES.
Subdivision 1.
Bylaws; rules. The authority shall adopt bylaws for its
organization and internal management.
The commissioner may adopt rules governing the authority's operations,
properties, and facilities.
Subd. 2. Power to sue; enter contracts. The authority may sue and be sued. The authority may make and enter into
contracts, leases, and agreements necessary to perform its duties and exercise
its powers.
Subd. 3. Gifts; grants. The authority may apply for, accept, and
disburse gifts, grants, loans, or other property from the United States, the
state, private sources, or any other source for any of its purposes. Money received by the authority under this
subdivision must be deposited in the biomedical sciences research facilities
program fund established in section 5.
Subd. 4. Contract for services. The authority may retain or contract for
the services of accountants, financial advisors, and other consultants or
agents needed to perform its duties and exercise its powers.
Subd. 5. Report. The authority must report to the
legislature by July 1 of each odd-numbered year on implementation of projects
since the last report and on plans for the upcoming year.
Sec. 5. [116J.8891] BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
FACILITIES FUNDING PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Program established. The authority will establish a biomedical
science research facilities funding program to provide grants to the Board of
Regents of the University of Minnesota for the costs of projects approved under
subdivision 4.
Subd. 2. Establishment of program fund. The biomedical science research facilities
program fund is established as a special and dedicated fund to be held and
invested separately from all other funds of the state. State funds shall only be used for the
purposes of the biomedical science research facilities program fund and any
other money from any source which may be credited to the biomedical science
research facilities program fund pursuant to law or pursuant to the terms of
any grants, contributions, or contracts are appropriated and shall remain
available for the purposes of the biomedical science research facilities
program fund until those purposes have been fully accomplished. The biomedical science research facilities
program fund may be used only for making grants for projects pursuant to the
program.
Subd. 3. Grant applications. Applications for grants for a project are
to be made by the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to the
authority. To be eligible for a grant
under the program a project must meet the following criteria:
(1)
the University of Minnesota, either acting on its own or in collaboration with
another private or public institution, must pay ten percent of the costs of the
project and the University of Minnesota must be responsible for the ongoing
facilities maintenance and operations of the biomedical science research
facility resulting from the project;
(2) if the application is for a project in which the
University of Minnesota proposes to work in collaboration with another private
or public institution, such other institution must be one that generates at
least $75,000,000 annually in competitive federal funding from the National
Institute of Health, National Science Foundation, or similar agency;
(3) the biomedical science research facility resulting from
the project will be owned by the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota; and
(4) at a minimum the application must include the following
information:
(i) a resolution of the governing body that the required
match is available and committed;
(ii) a detailed estimate, along with necessary supporting
evidence, of the total cost of the project;
(iii) an assessment of the potential to attract new public
and private research grant awards resulting from the project;
(iv) a detailed facility operating financial analysis
projecting the annual expected revenues and costs associated with the project;
(v) a timeline indicating the major milestones of the project
and their anticipated completion dates; and
(vi) an assessment of the likelihood of public benefits from
the project including benefitting public health and enhancement of employment
opportunities within the state, stimulation of economic growth, and the
potential for advancing the development of commercially successful and
affordable products, processes, or services.
The factors
listed are not in priority order and the authority may weigh each factor,
depending upon the facts and circumstances, as the authority considers
appropriate.
Subd. 4. Grant approvals. The authority shall determine for each
project for which an application is submitted whether it appears in the
authority's judgment to conform to the purposes and policies stated in section
1 and meets the criteria stated in subdivision 3. Upon determination by the authority that a
project conforms to the purposes and policies stated in section 1 and meets the
criteria stated in subdivision 3, it may approve a grant under the program for
the project in an amount equal to 90 percent of the costs of the project.
Subd. 5. Disbursements. Disbursement of grants approved by the
authority under the program must be made for eligible project costs as incurred
according to the project grant agreement and applicable state laws governing
the payment.
Subd. 6. Appropriation. $7,400,000 is annually appropriated from
the general fund to the biomedical sciences research facilities program fund
for the purposes of this section. This
subdivision expires July 1, 2031."
Delete
the title and insert:
"A bill for an act relating to economic development;
establishing the Minnesota Biomedical Sciences Research Facilities Authority
and the biomedical sciences research project funding program; providing for the
University of Minnesota to apply for facility program funds; appropriating
money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J."
Signed:
Philip
Krinkie
Krinkie moved that the Minority Report on
H. F. No. 263 be substituted for the Majority Report and that the Minority
Report be now adopted.
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
LAY ON THE TABLE
Ozment moved that the Minority Report on
H. F. No. 263 be laid on the table.
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Ozment
motion and the roll was called. There
were 94 yeas and 32 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, I.
Atkins
Beard
Bernardy
Blaine
Bradley
Brod
Carlson
Charron
Clark
Cox
Cybart
Davids
Davnie
DeLaForest
Demmer
Dempsey
Dill
Dittrich
Dorman
Dorn
Eastlund
Eken
Ellison
Erhardt
Finstad
Fritz
Garofalo
Gazelka
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Heidgerken
Hilstrom
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Howes
Huntley
Johnson, J.
Johnson, R.
Kelliher
Kohls
Lanning
Latz
Lesch
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Magnus
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
McNamara
Meslow
Moe
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Nelson, P.
Newman
Nornes
Ozment
Pelowski
Penas
Peterson, A.
Peterson, N.
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Powell
Rukavina
Ruth
Ruud
Sailer
Samuelson
Scalze
Seifert
Sertich
Sieben
Simon
Simpson
Slawik
Smith
Soderstrom
Solberg
Sykora
Thissen
Tingelstad
Urdahl
Wagenius
Wardlow
Westerberg
Westrom
Spk. Sviggum
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anderson, B.
Buesgens
Cornish
Dean
Emmer
Erickson
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hilty
Hosch
Jaros
Johnson, S.
Juhnke
Kahn
Klinzing
Knoblach
Koenen
Krinkie
Lenczewski
Liebling
Mullery
Otremba
Paymar
Peppin
Severson
Thao
Vandeveer
Walker
Welti
Wilkin
The motion prevailed and the Minority
Report on H. F. No. 263 was laid on the table.
The question recurred on the adoption of
the Majority Report from the Committee on Ways and Means relating to H. F. No.
263. The Majority Report on H. F. No.
263 was adopted.
Johnson, J., from the Committee on Civil Law and Elections to
which was referred:
H. F. No. 923, A bill for an act relating to transportation;
modifying provisions relating to property transactions of Department of
Transportation; making clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
sections 13.44, subdivision 3; 117.036; 161.44, by adding a subdivision;
161.442; 515B.1-107; 515B.3-102.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 117.036, is amended to read:
117.036 APPRAISAL AND
NEGOTIATION REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR
TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES.
Subdivision 1. Application. This section applies to the acquisition of
property for public highways, streets, roads, alleys, airports, mass transit facilities,
or for other transportation facilities or purposes.
Subd. 2. Appraisal. (a) Before commencing an eminent domain
proceeding under this chapter acquiring an interest in real property,
the acquiring authority must obtain at least one appraisal for the property
proposed to be acquired. In making the
appraisal, the appraiser must confer with one or more of the fee owners or
contract purchasers of the property, if reasonably possible. Notwithstanding section 13.44 or any other
law to the contrary, the acquiring authority must provide the fee owner or
contract purchaser with a copy of the appraisal at least 20 days before
presenting a petition under section 117.055, the acquiring authority must
provide the owner with a copy of the appraisal and inform the owner of
the owner's fee owner or contract purchaser of the right to obtain
an appraisal under this section. Upon
request, the acquiring authority must make available to the fee owner or
contract purchaser all appraisals of the property.
(b) The fee owner or contract purchaser may
obtain an appraisal by a qualified appraiser of the property proposed to be
acquired. The fee owner or
contract purchaser is entitled to reimbursement for the reasonable costs of
the appraisal from the acquiring authority up to a maximum of $1,500 within
30 days after the for an appraisal of residential, agricultural, or open
land and up to a maximum of $5,000 for an appraisal of commercial or industrial
land if the fee owner or contract purchaser:
(1) submits to the acquiring authority a copy of the
appraisal and the information necessary for reimbursement, provided that
the owner does so;
(2) requests reimbursement within 60 90
days after the owner receives receiving the appraisal from the
authority under paragraph (a). and at least 30 days before a
condemnation commissioners' hearing; and
(3)
ensures that the appraisal is conducted in accordance with the Uniform
Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
The acquiring authority must pay the reimbursement to the fee owner or
contract purchaser within 30 days after receiving a copy of the appraisal and
the reimbursement information. Upon
agreement between the acquiring authority and either the fee owner or contract
purchaser, the acquiring authority may pay the reimbursement directly to the
appraiser.
Subd. 3. Negotiation. In addition to the appraisal requirements
under subdivision 2, before commencing an eminent domain proceeding, the
acquiring authority must make a good faith attempt to negotiate personally with
the fee owner or contract purchaser of the property in order to
acquire the property by direct purchase instead of the use of eminent domain
proceedings. In making this negotiation,
the acquiring authority must consider the appraisals in its possession, including
any appraisal obtained and furnished by the fee owner or contract purchaser if
available, and other information that may be relevant to a determination of
damages under this chapter.
Subd. 4. Condemnation commissioners' hearing. (a) Notwithstanding section 13.44, an
owner's appraisal may not be used or considered in a condemnation
commissioners' hearing conducted under section 117.085, nor may the owner's
appraiser testify, unless a copy of the owner's appraiser's written report is
provided to the acquiring authority at least five days before the hearing.
(b) Notwithstanding section 13.44, the acquiring authority's
appraisal may not be used or considered in a condemnation commissioners'
hearing conducted under section 117.085, nor may the acquiring authority's
appraiser testify, unless a copy of the acquiring authority's appraiser's
written report is provided to the owner or contract purchaser at least five
days before the hearing.
Sec. 2. Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 161.44, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 9a. Appropriation. (a) Proceeds from the sale or lease of
real estate and buildings under this section and sections 161.23 and 161.41
must be paid into the trunk highway fund and are appropriated to the
commissioner to pay:
(1) for the actual cost of selling or leasing the real estate
or buildings;
(2) the fees required to be paid under this section and
section 161.23; and
(3) for the actual cost of construction, reconstruction, or
improvement of trunk highways, including:
(i) consultant usage to support these activities;
(ii) payments to landowners for lands acquired for highway
rights-of-way;
(iii) payments to lessees;
(iv) interest subsidies; and
(v) relocation expenses.
(b) Proceeds are available until expended.
Sec.
3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
161.442, is amended to read:
161.442 RECONVEYANCE TO
FORMER OWNER.
Notwithstanding sections 161.23, 161.41, 161.411, 161.43,
161.44, or any other statute, the commissioner of transportation, with the
consent of the owner, or for good cause and with the consent of the court, may
transfer, sell, or convey real property including fixtures, and interests in
real property including easements, to the owner from whom the property was
acquired by the state for trunk highway purposes through a pending eminent
domain action. The transfer of title may
be by stipulation, partial dismissal, bill of sale, or conveyance. Any resulting change in the state's
acquisition must be explained in the final certificate for that action. This provision does not confer on a landowner
the right to compel a reconveyance without the consent of the commissioner.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective the day following final enactment."
Delete the title and insert:
"A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying
provisions relating to property transactions of Department of Transportation;
making clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 117.036;
161.44, by adding a subdivision; 161.442."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
Bradley from the Committee on Health Policy and Finance to
which was referred:
H. F. No. 934, A bill for an act relating to gambling;
appropriating money for compulsive gambling prevention and education.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, line 6, delete the first "$150,000"
and insert "$25,000"
Page 1, line 8, delete "Northstar"
Page 1, line 9, delete "Problem Gambling Alliance,
located in Arlington, Minnesota" and insert "Minnesota
Affiliate of the National Council on Problem Gambling"
Page 1, line 10, delete "Northstar Problem Gambling
Alliance" and insert "Minnesota Affiliate of the National
Council on Problem Gambling"
Page 1, line 15, delete "each year of the biennium"
and insert "fiscal year 2007"
Page 1, after line 20, insert:
"Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and
be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The report was adopted.
Johnson,
J., from the Committee on Civil Law and Elections to which was referred:
H. F. No. 1106, A bill for an act relating to civil actions;
limiting liability for certain conduct of persons released from confinement;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. [147.231] RELEASED PERSONS; PRESCRIPTIONS.
(a) Subject to paragraph (b), a physician, physician
assistant, certified nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist in
psychiatric and mental health nursing is not civilly liable for conduct of a
former prisoner or civilly committed person that is related to the use or
nonuse of medicines prescribed by the physician, physician assistant, certified
nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric and mental
health nursing before the prisoner's or committed person's release. This limitation on liability applies during
the period from release from confinement until the former prisoner or committed
person is scheduled to receive new medicines pursuant to a new prescription
written after the release.
(b) In order for paragraph (a) to apply, the person must have
made the prescription in good faith, within the scope of lawful practice, and
with reasonable care.
Sec. 2. Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 604A.31, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 2a. Prescriptions for released persons. A physician, physician assistant,
certified nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric and
mental health nursing who prescribes drugs for a prisoner or committed person
is immune from liability for conduct of that person related to the use or
nonuse of medicine as provided in section 147.231."
Delete the title and insert:
"A bill for an act relating to civil actions; limiting
liability for certain conduct of persons released from confinement; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 604A.31, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
Johnson, J., from the Committee on Civil Law and Elections to
which was referred:
H. F. No. 2812, A bill for an act relating to public safety;
establishing procedures to secure blood testing of individuals whose bodily
fluids contact peace officers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 626.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill
pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
The report was adopted.
Dorman
from the Committee on Capital Investment to which was referred:
H. F. No. 2959, A bill for an act relating to capital
improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and
buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain
conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs;
authorizing sale of state bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, sections 16A.11, subdivision 1; 16A.86, subdivisions 2, 4;
86A.05, subdivision 3; Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, sections 7,
subdivision 14; 23, subdivision 12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapters 16B; 116J.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS. |
The sums shown in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS"
are appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the
state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent
as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph
(a), to acquire and better public land and buildings and other public
improvements of a capital nature, or as authorized by the Minnesota
Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or article
XIV. Unless otherwise specified, the
appropriations in this act are available until the project is completed or
abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
SUMMARY |
UNIVERSITY
OF MINNESOTA |
|
$121,333,000 |
MINNESOTA
STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES |
|
187,690,000 |
PERPICH
CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION |
|
1,051,000 |
EDUCATION |
|
16,000,000 |
MINNESOTA
STATE ACADEMIES |
|
2,509,000 |
NATURAL
RESOURCES |
|
100,951,000 |
POLLUTION
CONTROL AGENCY |
|
15,800,000 |
BOARD OF
WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES |
|
9,200,000 |
AGRICULTURE |
|
1,500,000 |
ZOOLOGICAL
GARDEN |
|
9,000,000 |
ADMINISTRATION |
|
10,912,000 |
CAPITOL
AREA ARCHITECTURAL PLANNING |
|
1,800,000 |
MILITARY
AFFAIRS |
|
8,629,000 |
TRANSPORTATION |
|
144,500,000 |
METROPOLITAN
COUNCIL |
|
20,991,000 |
HUMAN SERVICES |
|
57,821,000 |
VETERANS
HOMES BOARD |
|
16,646,000 |
CORRECTIONS |
|
43,679,000 |
EMPLOYMENT
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
|
125,304,000 |
HOUSING
FINANCE AGENCY |
|
8,000,000 |
MINNESOTA
HISTORICAL SOCIETY |
|
5,572,000 |
GRANTS TO
POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS |
|
90,037,000 |
BOND SALE
EXPENSES |
|
945,000 |
TOTAL |
|
$999,870,000 |
Bond
Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service) |
|
862,773,000 |
Bond
Proceeds Fund (User Financed Debt Service) |
|
50,597,000 |
Maximum
Effort School Loan Fund |
|
4,000,000 |
State
Transportation Fund |
|
82,500,000 |
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Sec. 2.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA |
|
|
|
Subdivision
1. To the Board of Regents of
the University of Minnesota for the purposes specified in this section |
|
|
121,333,000 |
Subd. 2. Higher
Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) |
|
|
30,000,000 |
For the purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046,
for use systemwide.
Subd. 3. Duluth
Campus Labovitz School of Business |
|
|
15,333,000 |
To construct, furnish, and equip a new building for the
Labovitz School of Business and Economics to include classrooms, offices,
teaching laboratories, student services, administrative support services, and
utility upgrades.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Subd. 4. Twin
Cities Campus |
|
|
|
(a)
Carlson School of Management |
|
|
26,600,000 |
To design and construct a new facility to include classrooms,
teaching laboratories, student services, administrative support services, and
office space for the Department of Economics.
(b)
Medical Biosciences Building Phase 1 and utility upgrade |
|
|
40,000,000 |
To design and construct a new medical biosciences building to
include research laboratories, lab support facilities, faculty offices, and
support services. Necessary utility
upgrades are included.
(c)
Science Teaching and Student Service Center |
|
|
|
4,100,000 |
To design and construct a new classroom and student services
center to include science demonstration classrooms and university-wide student
services. Demolition of the Science
Classroom Building is included.
Subd. 5. University
Research Centers |
|
|
|
|
(a) Cedar
Creek Natural History Area, East Bethel |
|
|
|
500,000 |
To construct new housing for students and faculty, including
visiting faculty and researchers.
(b)
Cloquet Forestry Center Classroom Addition |
|
|
|
500,000 |
To design and construct an addition to the administration
building for offices, expanded classrooms, and educational support
services. Included are HVAC upgrades.
(c) West
Regional Outreach Center, Morris |
|
|
|
|
(1) To design and construct an addition to the
Administration Building for increased educational and office space |
|
|
1,800,000 |
(2) To
construct, furnish, and equip a facility for the wind energy to hydrogen to
anhydrous ammonia pilot project |
|
|
2,500,000 |
Subd. 6. Land
Transfer; Dakota County Technical College |
|
|
|
Appropriations under this section are not available until the
commissioner of finance has determined that the Board of Regents has transferred to the state of Minnesota, for the
Board of Trustees
APPROPRIATIONS
$
of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the 105-acre
parcel of land adjacent to the Dakota Technical College that is currently used
for the decision driving course.
Subd. 7. University
Share |
|
|
|
Except for Higher Education Asset Preservation and
Replacement (HEAPR) under subdivision 2, the appropriations in this section are
intended to cover approximately two-thirds of the cost of each project. The remaining costs must be paid from
university sources.
Subd. 8. Unspent
Appropriations |
|
|
|
Upon substantial completion of a project authorized in this
section and after written notice to the commissioner of finance, the Board of
Regents must use any money remaining in the appropriation for that project for
HEAPR under Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board of Regents must report by February
1 of each even-numbered year to the chairs of the house and senate committees
with jurisdiction over capital investments and higher education finance, and to
the chairs of the house Ways and Means Committee and the senate Finance
Committee, on how the remaining money has been allocated or spent.
Sec. 3. MINNESOTA
STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES |
|
|
187,690,000 |
Subdivision
1. To the Board of Trustees of
the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for the purposes specified in
this section. |
Subd. 2. Higher
Education Asset Preservation and Replacement |
|
|
40,000,000 |
This appropriation is for the purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046, including safety and statutory compliance, envelope
integrity, mechanical systems, and space renovation.
Subd. 3. Bemidji
State University Sattgast Science Hall Design |
|
|
700,000 |
To design an addition to and renovation of Sattgast Science
Hall.
Subd. 4. Century
College Science and Library Building |
|
|
19,900,000 |
To construct, furnish, and equip a new science instruction
and learning resource center building on the east campus in Phase 1.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Subd. 5. Fond
du Lac Tribal and Community College Library and Cultural Center Addition |
|
|
12,390,000 |
To construct, furnish, and equip an addition and a renovation
for a library and learning resource center, and an addition for law
enforcement, nursing education, cultural center, and related spaces.
Subd. 6. Inver
Hills Community College Fine Arts Building Addition |
|
|
700,000 |
To design a classroom addition to and renovation of the Fine
Arts building.
Subd. 7. Lake
Superior College |
|
|
|
840,000 |
To design a two-phased project to construct a health and
science center addition and to renovate existing spaces.
Subd. 8. Minneapolis
Community and Technical College Science and Health Renovation |
|
|
18,874,000 |
To complete the design of and to renovate, furnish, and equip
spaces for science, nursing, and allied healthcare programs to include
classrooms, laboratories, and ancillary spaces, in cooperation with
Metropolitan State University. To
renovate, furnish, and equip science laboratories in Kopp Hall for general
classroom instruction.
Subd. 9. Minnesota
State College - Southeast Technical, Red Wing Library and Student Services
Renovation |
|
|
4,855,000 |
To complete design, and to renovate, furnish, and equip
spaces for library, learning resource center, information technology, student
services and commons, bookstore, administration, music instrument repair, and
allied health classrooms and laboratories, and to construct an entryway
addition.
Subd. 10. Minnesota
State University, Mankato, Trafton Hall Addition |
|
|
32,900,000 |
To construct, furnish, and equip an addition for classrooms,
science laboratories, and related offices, and to renovate, furnish, and equip
Trafton Hall North in Phase 1.
University funds may be added to this appropriation up to a total cost
of $33,250,000.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Subd. 11. Minnesota
State University, Moorhead |
|
|
|
|
(1)
MacLean Hall renovation |
|
|
|
9,680,000 |
To renovate, furnish, and equip MacLean Hall for classrooms,
laboratories, and related offices, and construct a new exterior stairwell.
(b)
Lommen Hall |
|
|
|
600,000 |
To design the renovation of Lommen Hall.
Subd. 12. Normandale
Community College Classroom Addition and Renovation |
|
|
5,125,000 |
To design, construct, renovate, furnish, and equip a Phase 1
classroom addition and renovation and to design a Phase 2 classroom addition
and renovation.
Subd. 13. North
Hennepin Community College |
|
|
|
700,000 |
To design a Business and Technology Building addition and the
renovation of the Career and Continuing Education Building.
Subd. 14. Northland
Community and Technical College at East Grand Forks |
|
|
600,000 |
To design a nursing addition and renovation of spaces for
allied health laboratories, library, learning resource center, student commons,
bookstore, classrooms, ancillary spaces, and boiler system expansion.
Subd. 15. St.
Cloud State University |
|
|
|
|
(a)
Robert A. Wick Science Building |
|
|
|
14,000,000 |
To construct, furnish, and equip an addition and renovation
for classrooms, science laboratories, and related offices in Phase 1.
(b)
Riverview Hall Renovation |
|
|
|
4,500,000 |
To renovate, furnish, and equip Riverview Hall for general
and technology-enhanced classrooms and ancillary spaces.
Subd. 16. St.
Paul College Applied Science Renovation Design |
|
|
3,000,000 |
APPROPRIATIONS
$
To design the renovation of classrooms, applied technology,
and trades laboratories on the ground floor, and an addition to the mechanics
shop and to design and construct replacement of the main campus electrical
distribution system in Phase 1.
Subd. 17. Systemwide
Initiatives |
|
|
|
|
(a)
Demolition |
|
|
|
1,600,000 |
To demolish obsolete buildings or portions of buildings on
campuses statewide. The board need not
pay debt service for the appropriation in this subdivision.
(b)
Science labs and workforce initiatives |
|
|
|
5,140,000 |
To renovate, furnish, and equip teaching laboratories and
classrooms for science and applied technology at campuses statewide. Campuses may use nonstate funds to increase
the size of the projects.
Subd. 18. Winona
State University |
|
|
|
|
(a)
Maxwell Hall renovation |
|
|
|
11,186,000 |
To design, renovate, furnish, and equip Maxwell Hall for
classrooms, offices, a National Child Protection Center and related spaces and
to design, renovate, furnish, and equip vacated spaces in Somsen, Phelps, and
Gildemeister Halls.
(b)
Memorial Hall Design |
|
|
|
400,000 |
To design an addition to Memorial Hall and renovation of
vacated spaces at Gildemeister Hall. The
board may use nonstate funds for the remainder of the cost of the design up to
a total cost of $785,000.
Subd. 19. Debt
Service |
|
|
|
|
The board shall pay the debt service on one-third of the
principal amount of state bonds sold to finance projects authorized by this
section, except for subdivisions 2 and 18, paragraph (b), and except that,
where a nonstate match is required, the debt service is due on a principal
amount equal to one-third of the total project cost, less the match committed
before the bonds are sold. After each
sale of general obligation bonds, the commissioner of finance shall notify the
board of the amounts assessed for each year of the life of the bonds.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Subd. 20. Unspent
Appropriations |
|
|
|
|
(a) Upon substantial completion of a project authorized in
this section and after written notice to the commissioner of finance, the Board
of Trustees must use any money remaining in the appropriation for that project
for HEAPR under Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board of Trustees must report by February
1 of each even-numbered year to the chairs of the house and senate committees
with jurisdiction over capital investments and higher education finance, and to
the chairs of the house Ways and Means Committee and the senate Finance
Committee, on how the remaining money has been allocated or spent.
(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation for a project in
this section that is complete, is available for higher education asset
preservation and replacement under this subdivision, at the same campus as the
project for which the original appropriation was made and the debt service
requirement under subdivision 19 is reduced accordingly. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
from the date of the original appropriation to the unspent amount transferred.
Sec. 4. PERPICH
CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION |
|
|
1,051,000 |
To the commissioner of administration for campus asset
preservation at the Perpich Center for Arts Education, including sewer line
replacement, air conditioning, reroofing of the east half of the main school
building, and sidewalk and paving improvements, to be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.307.
Sec. 5. MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION |
|
|
16,000,000 |
Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of education for the
purposes specified in this section. |
|
|
|
Subd. 2. Nett
Lake Maximum Effort Capital Loan |
|
|
|
4,000,000 |
For a capital loan to Independent School District No. 707,
Nett Lake, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, sections 126C.60 to 126C.72. It is the intent of the legislature that this
appropriation fully completes the funding for construction and renovation costs
and related improvements to the district's kindergarten through grade 6
facilities. This appropriation must be
spent on educationally related facilities and must not be used for community
facilities or other noneducational purposes.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Subd. 3. Library
Accessibility and Improvement Grants |
|
|
2,000,000 |
For library accessibility and improvement grants according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 134.45.
Subd. 4. MacPhail
Center for Music |
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
(a) For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip a new facility for the MacPhail Center
for Music. The city of Minneapolis may
enter into a lease or management agreement to operate the center, subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
This appropriation shall not be available until the city of Minneapolis
has determined that not less than $16,000,000 has been committed to the
MacPhail Center for Music from nonstate sources, and that the available funds
are sufficient to complete a functional facility. "Nonstate sources,"
for purposes of this project, means a source other than a direct state
appropriation for construction of this facility and may include loan
funds. Funds secured prior to the date
of enactment are eligible to count toward the required commitment of nonstate
sources, provided they are used for qualified capital expenditures. Any land acquisition cost paid by the
MacPhail Center For Music shall qualify as a capital expenditure.
(b) The city of Minneapolis may provide funds to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip a center for music education, including
classrooms and a recital hall in the city of Minneapolis, to provide a facility
for education of students, music therapy programs for persons with disabilities,
music teacher training opportunities, curriculum and program development, and
to provide such programming in public and private schools and in partnership
with other organizations throughout the state.
Subd. 5. Cooperative
Facilities Grants |
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
For cooperative facilities grants to qualifying school
districts under Minnesota Statutes, sections 123A.441 to 123A.446.
Sec. 6.
MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES |
|
|
|
2,509,000 |
For asset preservation on both campuses of the academies, to
be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
Sec. 7.
NATURAL RESOURCES |
|
|
|
|
Subdivision
1. To the commissioner of
natural resources for the purposes specified in this section |
|
|
100,951,000 |
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Subd. 2. Flood
Hazard Mitigation Grants |
|
|
|
19,230,000 |
For the state share of flood hazard mitigation grants for
publicly owned capital improvements to prevent or alleviate flood damage under
Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.161.
The commissioner shall determine project priorities as appropriate,
based on need. This appropriation
includes money for the following projects:
(a) Austin
(b) Albert Lea
(c) Crookston
(d) Canisteo Mine
(e) Delano
(f) East Grand Forks
(g) Golden Valley
(h) Grand Marais Creek
(i) Granite Falls
(j) Inver Grove Heights
(k) Manston Slough
(l) Oakport Township
(m) Riverton Township
(n) Shell Rock Watershed District
(o) St. Vincent
(p) Wild Rice River Watershed District
For any project listed in this subdivision that is not ready
to proceed or does not expend all the money allocated to it, the commissioner
may allocate that project's money to a project on the commissioner's priority
list.
To the extent that the cost of a project in Ada, Crookston,
East Grand Forks, Granite Falls, Oakport Township, St. Vincent, Breckenridge, Dawson, Montevideo, Roseau, or
Warren exceeds
APPROPRIATIONS
$
two percent of the median household income in the
municipality multiplied by the number of households in the municipality, this
appropriation is also for the local share of the project. The local share for the St. Vincent dike may
not exceed $30,000.
$100,000 of this appropriation is for the state share of a
flood hazard mitigation grant under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.161, to
the city of St. Vincent in Kittson County to predesign renovation of the
existing dike on the Red River of the North to a condition sufficient to earn
certification from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that the dike will protect
the city from a 100-year flood.
Subd. 3. Dam
Repair, Reconstruction, and Removal |
|
|
3,000,000 |
To repair, reconstruct, or remove publicly owned dams
according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 103G.511 and 103G.515.
Of this amount, $250,000 is for a grant to the city of Kenyon
for the Kenyon embankment removal project.
Subd. 4. Wildlife
Area Land Acquisition and Improvement |
|
|
18,000,000 |
To acquire and improve land for wildlife management area
purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8.
Subd. 5. Large
Scale Forest Conservation Easements |
|
|
|
8,000,000 |
To acquire conservation easements as described under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84C, on private forest lands. The conservation easements must guarantee
public access, including hunting and fishing.
Subd. 6. State
Park Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Natural Resource Restoration |
|
|
3,000,000 |
For infrastructure rehabilitation and natural resource
restoration projects within state parks established under Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.012, and state recreation areas established under Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.013.
Of this amount, $50,000 is for electrical, sewer, and water
hookups at Monson Lake State Park.
Subd. 7. State
Park Building Construction and Rehabilitation |
|
|
3,000,000 |
APPROPRIATIONS
$
To construct a visitor center at Grand Portage State Park,
and to renovate buildings in state parks and state recreation areas in
accordance with a management plan required in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 86A.
Subd. 8. Fisheries
Acquisition and Improvement |
|
|
4,000,000 |
To acquire land and interests in land for aquatic management
areas and to make public improvements and betterments of a capital nature to
aquatic management areas established under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 14.
Subd. 9. State
Land Reforestation |
|
|
4,000,000 |
For reforestation activities under Minnesota Statutes,
section 89.002, subdivision 2, including planting, seeding, site preparation,
and purchasing tree seeds and seedlings.
Subd. 10. State
Forest Land Acquisition |
|
|
|
2,000,000 |
To acquire private lands within state forests established
under Minnesota Statutes, section 89.021.
Subd. 11. State
Park and Recreation Area Acquisition |
|
|
3,000,000 |
To acquire high priority private lands within state parks
established under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, and state recreation
areas established under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.013.
Subd. 12. Scientific
and Natural Area Acquisition and Development |
|
|
3,000,000 |
To acquire land for scientific and natural areas and for
protection and improvements of a capital nature to scientific and natural areas
under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.033.
Subd. 13. Water
Access Acquisition and Betterment of Fishing Piers |
|
|
3,000,000 |
For public water access acquisition, renovation, and
construction projects of a capital nature on lakes and rivers, including water
access through the provision of fishing piers and shoreline access under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 9.
Subd. 14. State
Trail Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Repair |
|
|
9,511,000 |
APPROPRIATIONS
$
To acquire land for and to construct and renovate state trails
under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015.
(a) Of this amount:
(1) $300,000 is for the Preston to Forestville State Park
segment of the Blufflands Trail System;
(2) $100,000 is for the Root River segment of the Blufflands
Trail System;
(3) $500,000 is for the Casey Jones Trail;
(4) $400,000 is for the Cuyuna Trail;
(5) $750,000 is for the Gateway Trail;
(6) $1,185,000 is for the Gitchi Gami Trail;
(7) $1,000,000 is for the Glacial Lakes Trail;
(8) $500,000 is for the Goodhue Pioneer Trail;
(9) $1,800,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail;
(10) $226,000 is for the Minnesota River Trail at Big Stone;
(11) $750,000 is for the Shooting Star Trail.
(b) $2,000,000 is for the rehabilitation of state trails.
(c) For any project listed in this subdivision that is not
ready to proceed, the commissioner may allocate that project's money to another
state trail project identified in this subdivision. The chairs of the house and senate committees
with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources and legislators from
the affected legislative districts must be notified of any changes.
Subd. 15. Trail
Connections |
|
|
|
1,210,000 |
For matching grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019,
subdivision 4c.
$950,000 is for a grant to the St. Louis and Lake Counties
Regional Railroad Authority for land acquisition, engineering, construction,
furnishing, and equipping of a 19-mile "Boundary Waters Connection"
of the Mesabi Trail from Bearhead State Park to the International Wolf Center
in Ely. This appropriation is contingent
upon a matching contribution of $950,000 from other sources, public or private.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
$260,000 is to provide the state match for the cost of the
Soo Line Multiuse Recreational Bridge project over marked Trunk Highway 169 in
Mille Lacs County.
Subd. 16. Lake
Superior Safe Harbors |
|
|
|
2,000,000 |
To design and construct capital improvements to public
accesses and small craft harbors on Lake Superior in cooperation with the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers.
Notwithstanding the match requirements in Laws 1998, chapter
404, section 7, subdivision 24, and Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 7,
subdivision 21, the commissioner may proceed with the Two Harbors project upon
securing an agreement with the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers that commits federal expenditures of at least $4,000,000 to
the project.
Subd. 17. Stream
Protection and Restoration |
|
|
|
2,000,000 |
For the design and construction of stream protection and
restoration projects.
Subd. 18. Local
Initiatives Grants |
|
|
|
2,000,000 |
(1) for grants to units of government to acquire and better
natural and scenic areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019, subdivision
4a;
(2) for grants to units of government to acquire land and
design, construct, and redevelop outdoor recreation areas under Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.019, subdivision 2; and
(3) for grants to local units of government and public
regional parks organizations located outside the metropolitan area as defined
in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, to acquire and better
land for regional parks, trails, and open space.
Improvements must be of a capital nature. Each $3 of state grants must be matched by $2
of nonstate funds under clause (3).
Subd. 19. Native
Prairie Bank Easements and Development |
|
|
1,000,000 |
To acquire native prairie bank easements under Minnesota
Statutes, section 84.96, and to develop and restore certain tracts of prairie
bank lands for which the easements are permanent.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Subd. 20. Water
Control Structures |
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
For the rehabilitation or replacement of water control
structures used to manage shallow lakes and wetlands for waterfowl habitat on
wildlife management areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision
8.
Subd. 21. Fish
Hatchery Improvements |
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
For improvements of a capital nature to renovate fish culture
facilities at hatcheries owned by the state and operated by the commissioner of
natural resources under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.045, subdivision 1.
Subd. 22. Statewide
Asset Preservation |
|
|
|
2,000,000 |
For the renovation of state-owned facilities operated by the
commissioner of natural resources, to be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.307. The
commissioner may use this appropriation to replace buildings if that is the
most cost-effective method of renovation.
Subd. 23. Buyout
Trust Fund Lands |
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
To acquire under Minnesota Statutes, section 92.121,
permanent school trust lands located within the boundaries of state parks,
wildlife management areas, and state recreation areas.
Subd. 24. Forest
Roads and Bridges |
|
|
|
1,500,000 |
For reconstruction, resurfacing, replacement, and
construction of state forest roads and bridges under Minnesota Statutes,
section 89.002.
Subd. 25. Off-road
Vehicle Recreation Area |
|
|
|
1,500,000 |
To acquire land for and construct a public off-road vehicle
recreation area under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 3. Debt service on the bonds sold to acquire the
off-road vehicle recreation area is annually appropriated and must be paid from
the off-road vehicle account in the natural resources fund to the commissioner
of finance as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.643.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Subd.
26. State Park Camper Cabins |
|
|
|
2,000,000 |
To construct
camper cabins and upgrade infrastructure for the cabins in state parks under
Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, and state recreation areas under Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.013.
Of this
amount, $150,000 is for camper cabins at Glacial Lakes State Park and $150,000
is for camper cabins at Sibley State Park.
Sec.
8. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY |
|
|
|
|
Subdivision 1. To the Pollution Control Agency for the
purposes specified in this section |
|
|
15,800,000 |
Subd.
2. Closed Landfill Program |
|
|
|
10,800,000 |
To design and
construct remedial systems and acquire land at landfills throughout the state
in accordance with the closed landfill program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 115B.39.
Of this
amount:
(a)
$3,650,000 is for a grant to the city of Albert Lea to construct a remediation
system to clean up the soil and groundwater contamination in the North
Edgewater Park, formerly the Albert Lea dump;
(b)
$7,150,000 is for a grant to the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District,
established under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 458D, to design and construct an
active gas extraction system and new landfill cover for a landfill
gas-to-energy system.
Subd.
3. Capital Assistance Program |
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
For the solid
waste capital assistance grants program under Minnesota Statutes, section
115A.54. Of this amount:
(a) $3,000,000
is for a grant to the city of Perham to design, construct, furnish, and equip a
resource recovery facility in the city of Perham. This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner determines that at least an equal amount has been committed to the
project from nonstate sources;
(b)
$2,000,000 is for a grant to Olmsted County to upgrade and expand capacity of
the county's municipal solid waste combustor serving Dodge and Olmsted Counties
by designing, constructing, furnishing, and equipping a third combustion unit
to provide energy to an existing city-county district energy system.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Sec. 9.
BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
RESOURCES |
|
|
|
Subdivision
1. To the Board of Water and
Soil Resources for the purposes specified in this section |
|
|
9,200,000 |
Subd. 2. RIM
and CREP Conservation Easements |
|
|
|
2,700,000 |
This appropriation is to acquire conservation easements from
landowners on marginal lands to protect soil and water quality and to support
fish and wildlife habitat as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.515. This appropriation must not be
used for implementation.
Subd. 3. Wetland
Replacement Due to Public Road Projects |
|
|
3,500,000 |
To acquire land for wetlands or restore wetlands to be used
to replace wetlands drained or filled as a result of the repair, maintenance,
or rehabilitation of existing public roads, as required by Minnesota Statutes,
section 103G.222, subdivision 1, paragraphs (k) and (l).
This appropriation must not be used for implementation.
The purchase price paid for acquisition of land, fee, or
perpetual easement must be the fair market value as determined by the
board. The board may enter into
agreements with the federal government, other state agencies, political
subdivisions, and nonprofit organizations or fee owners to acquire land and
restore and create wetlands and to acquire existing wetland banking
credits. Acquisition of or the
conveyance of land may be in the name of the political subdivision.
Subd. 4. Streambank,
Lakeshore Erosion Control |
|
|
|
2,500,000 |
For grants to soil and water conservation districts for
streambank, stream channel, lakeshore, and roadside protection and restoration
projects through the state cost-share program under Minnesota Statutes, section
103C.501.
Subd. 5. Area
II |
|
|
|
500,000 |
For grants to assist local governments in Area II of the
Minnesota River Basin to acquire, design, and construct floodwater retention
systems. The grants are not available
until the board determines that $1 has been committed to the project from
nonstate sources for every $3 of state grant.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Sec. 10.
AGRICULTURE |
|
|
|
1,500,000 |
To the commissioner of administration to construct, furnish,
and equip a biosafety level 3 agriculture laboratory in the Agriculture and
Health Joint Laboratory facility in St. Paul.
Sec. 11.
MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN |
|
|
|
9,000,000 |
Subdivision
1. To the Minnesota Zoological
Garden for the purposes in this section. |
|
|
|
Subd. 2. Asset
Preservation |
|
|
|
8,000,000 |
For capital asset preservation improvements and betterments,
to be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
Subd. 3. Master
Plan |
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
For implementation of the 2001 Master Plan.
Sec. 12.
ADMINISTRATION |
|
|
|
|
Subdivision
1. To the commissioner of
administration for the purposes specified in this section |
|
|
10,912,000 |
Subd. 2. Capital
Asset Preservation and Replacement Account (CAPRA) |
|
|
5,000,000 |
To be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.632.
Subd. 3. Asset
Preservation |
|
|
|
5,862,000 |
For asset preservation
projects in properties managed by the commissioner. This appropriation must be spent in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
Of this amount, $150,000 is to restore and renovate the
Minnesota Peace Officers Memorial on the Capitol grounds in St. Paul.
Subd. 4. Workers
Memorial |
|
|
|
50,000 |
To design and construct a workers memorial on the Capitol
grounds in St. Paul.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Sec. 13. CAPITOL
AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING BOARD |
|
|
|
Capitol
Building |
|
|
|
1,800,000 |
To renovate the dome and rotunda of the Capitol Building.
Sec. 14.
MILITARY AFFAIRS |
|
|
|
8,629,000 |
Subdivision
1. To the adjutant general for
the purposes specified in this section |
|
|
|
Subd. 2. Asset
Preservation |
|
|
|
5,200,000 |
For asset preservation improvements and betterments of a
capital nature at military affairs facilities statewide, to be spent in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
Subd. 3. Facility
Life Safety Improvements |
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
For life/safety improvements and to correct code deficiencies
at military affairs facilities statewide, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
Subd. 4. Lead
Abatement and Range Conversion |
|
|
|
1,029,000 |
For lead abatement and to design, construct, furnish, and
equip the current indoor firing ranges in ten National Guard Training/
Community Centers for storage space, classrooms, and office space. This appropriation may be used at
Training/Community Centers located in the cities of: Albert Lea, Bloomington,
Brainerd, Duluth, Jackson, Montevideo, Moorhead, Rochester, Rosemount, and St.
Peter.
Subd. 5. Facility
ADA Compliance |
|
|
|
1,400,000 |
For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) alterations to
existing National Guard Training/Community Centers in locations throughout the
state, to be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
Subd. 6. Unspent
Appropriations |
|
|
|
|
The unspent portion of an appropriation for a project in this
section that has been completed may be used for any other purpose authorized in
this section.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Sec. 15.
TRANSPORTATION |
|
|
|
|
Subdivision
1. To the commissioner of
transportation for the purposes specified in this section |
|
|
144,500,000 |
Subd. 2. Local
Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation |
|
|
|
60,000,000 |
This appropriation is from the bond proceeds account in the
state transportation fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, to
match federal money and to replace or rehabilitate local deficient bridges.
Political subdivisions may use grants made under this section
to construct or reconstruct bridges, including:
(1) matching federal-aid grants to construct or reconstruct
key bridges;
(2) paying the costs of preliminary engineering and
environmental studies authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50,
subdivision 6a;
(3) paying the costs to abandon an existing bridge that is
deficient and in need of replacement, but where no replacement will be made;
and
(4) paying the costs to construct a road or street to
facilitate the abandonment of an existing bridge determined by the commissioner
to be deficient, if the commissioner determines that construction of the road
or street is more cost efficient than the replacement of the existing bridge.
Subd. 3. Local
Road Improvement Program |
|
|
|
22,500,000 |
This appropriation is from the bond proceeds account in the
state transportation fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50.
$11,250,000 is for construction and reconstruction of local
roads with statewide or regional significance under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.52, subdivision 4.
$11,250,000 is for grants to counties to assist in paying the
costs of capital improvement projects on county state-aid highways under
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4a.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Subd. 4. Northstar
Commuter Rail |
|
|
|
50,000,000 |
To construct, furnish, and equip the Northstar commuter rail
line serving Big Lake to downtown Minneapolis and to construct, furnish, and
equip the extension of the Hiawatha light rail transit line from its terminus
in downtown Minneapolis to a new terminus near Fifth Avenue North adjacent to
the proposed downtown Minneapolis commuter rail station. This appropriation is not available until a
full-funding grant agreement has been executed with the Federal Transit
Administration. If the Northstar
commuter rail line is extended from Big Lake to the St. Cloud area, regional
rail authority members of the Northstar Corridor Development Authority who did
not fund a portion of the share of capital costs from Minneapolis to Big Lake
shall contribute an amount for the extension equal to the amount they would
have contributed for their proportional share of the entire line from
Minneapolis to the St. Cloud area.
Subd. 5. Rail
Service Improvement |
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
For transfer to the rail service improvement account under
Minnesota Statutes, section 222.49. Of
this amount:
(a) $700,000 is for a grant to the McLeod County Railroad
Authority to acquire land for and to design and construct a railroad switching
yard facility in Glencoe. This
appropriation is not available until the commissioner determines that funds
sufficient to complete the project are committed to the project from nonstate
sources.
(b) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the Minnesota Valley
Regional Rail Authority to rehabilitate up to 33 miles of railroad track from
Gibbon to Norwood-Young America. The
commissioner may not make the grant until the commissioner has determined that
the authority has obtained a commitment for at least $500,000 in federal funds
for the project. A grant under this
section is in addition to any grant, loan, or loan guarantee for this project
made by the commissioner under Minnesota Statutes, sections 222.46 to 222.62.
Subd. 6. Port
Development Assistance |
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
For grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 457A. Any improvements made with the proceeds of
these grants must be publicly owned.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Subd. 7. Greater
Minnesota Transit |
|
|
|
2,000,000 |
For capital assistance for greater Minnesota transit systems
to be used for transit capital facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.24, subdivision 3c. Money from this
appropriation may be used to pay up to 80 percent of the nonfederal share of
these facilities.
Sec. 16.
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL |
|
|
|
|
Subdivision 1. To the Metropolitan Council for the
purposes specified in this section |
|
|
20,991,000 |
Subd. 2. I-35W
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) |
|
|
|
8,300,000 |
$3,300,000 of this appropriation is for design, preliminary
engineering, and construction of passenger facilities for a Bus Rapid Transit
station at 46th Street and Interstate 35W.
$5,000,000 of this appropriation may be used to fund portions
of the design, preliminary engineering, land acquisition, and construction of
three park and ride facilities south of Interstate 494 to serve Bus Rapid
Transit on Interstate 35W and Interstate 35.
The park and ride facility locations are near Interstate 35W and 82nd
Street and Interstate 35W and 98th Street in the city of Bloomington, and near
Interstate 35 and County Road 46 in the city of Lakeville. The Metropolitan Council is not required to
spend funds at all three sites.
Subd. 3. Central
Corridor Transitway |
|
|
|
2,500,000 |
For design, environmental studies, and preliminary
engineering in the Central Corridor Transitway.
This appropriation may not be spent for capital improvements
within a trunk highway right-of-way.
Subd. 4. Cedar
Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) |
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
For environmental studies, preliminary engineering, bus lane
improvements, and transit station construction and improvements in the Cedar
Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Corridor.
This appropriation may not be spent for capital improvements
within a trunk highway right-of-way.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Subd. 5. Metropolitan Regional Parks Capital Improvements |
|
|
5,191,000 |
For the cost of improvements and betterments of a capital
nature and acquisition by the council and local government units of regional
recreational open-space lands in accordance with the council's policy plan as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.147. Priority must be given to park rehabilitation
and land acquisition projects.
Of this amount, $191,000 is for a grant to the city of White
Bear Lake to construct the Lake Avenue Regional Trail connecting the Highway 96
Regional Trail with Ramsey Beach.
Sec. 17.
HUMAN SERVICES |
|
|
|
|
Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of administration
for the purposes specified in this section |
|
|
57,821,000 |
Subd. 2. Moose
Lake Sex Offender Treatment - Phase 1 |
|
|
41,321,000 |
To design, construct, furnish, and equip the first of two
phases of additional residential, program, and ancillary service capacity for the
Minnesota sex offender treatment program at Moose Lake to accommodate 400
additional patients.
Subd. 3. St.
Peter Regional Treatment Center Program and Activity Building |
|
|
2,500,000 |
To design, construct, furnish, and equip a new program and
activity building on the lower campus of the St. Peter Regional Treatment
Center for individuals committed as sexual psychopathic personalities, sexually
dangerous persons, mentally ill, or mentally ill and dangerous.
Subd. 4. Statewide
Security Upgrades |
|
|
|
2,500,000 |
To provide security upgrades of a capital nature at Department
of Human Services campuses statewide, including but not limited to: security
fencing, control centers, electronic monitoring and perimeter security
equipment, electrical distribution systems, and building security renovations.
Subd. 5. Systemwide
Redevelopment, Reuse, or Demolition |
|
|
7,000,000 |
To demolish surplus, nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities
and infrastructure or to renovate surplus, nonfunctional, or deteriorated
facilities and infrastructure at Department of Human Services campuses
statewide.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Subd. 6. Systemwide
Roof Renovation and Replacement |
|
|
1,500,000 |
For renovation and replacement of roofs at Department of
Human Services facilities statewide, to be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.307.
Subd. 7. Systemwide
Asset Preservation |
|
|
|
3,000,000 |
For asset preservation improvements and betterments of a
capital nature at Department of Human Services facilities statewide, to be
spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
Sec. 18.
VETERANS HOMES BOARD |
|
|
|
|
Subdivision
1. To the commissioner of
administration for the purposes specified in this section |
|
|
16,646,000 |
Subd. 2. Asset
Preservation |
|
|
|
6,000,000 |
For asset preservation improvements and betterments of a
capital nature at veterans homes statewide, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
Subd. 3. Fergus
Falls Veterans Home |
|
|
|
637,000 |
To design a 21-bed special care unit to treat individuals
with Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
Subd. 4. Hastings
Veterans Home Supportive Housing |
|
|
|
6,953,000 |
To design, construct, furnish, and equip 30 units of
permanent supportive housing for veterans with disabilities.
Subd. 5. Luverne
Veterans Home |
|
|
|
599,000 |
To complete the design, construction, furnishing, and
equipping of an addition to the nursing care facility, to be used as an
Alzheimer's/dementia program, dining, and wander area.
Subd. 6. Minneapolis
Veterans Home |
|
|
|
2,457,000 |
To upgrade the emergency power system to make it code
compliant and add emergency power outlets to Building 17.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Sec. 19.
CORRECTIONS |
|
|
|
|
Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of administration for
the purposes specified in this section |
|
|
43,679,000 |
Subd. 2. Asset
Preservation |
|
|
|
7,000,000 |
For improvements and betterments of a capital nature at
Minnesota correctional facilities statewide, in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.307.
Subd. 3. Minnesota Correctional Facility - Faribault, Phase 2 |
|
|
3,000,000 |
To design, construct, furnish, and equip an expansion at the
Minnesota Correctional Facility - Faribault, to include, but not be limited to,
one new 416-bed, double-bunked, wet-celled lockable living unit; renovation of
an existing living unit into a long-term care housing unit; additional
programming space; and demolition of one vacated unit.
Subd. 4. Minnesota
Correctional Facility - Lino Lakes Medical Building |
|
|
2,494,000 |
To design, renovate, furnish, and equip the southeast portion
of the B building to provide consolidated health, dental, and psychological
services to offenders at the facility.
Subd. 5. Minnesota
Correctional Facility - Red Wing Education Building |
|
|
6,230,000 |
To design, construct, furnish, and equip a new vocational
educational education building with a combined classroom and shop complex.
Subd. 6. Minnesota
Correctional Facility - Shakopee, Facility expansion |
|
|
5,375,000 |
To design, construct, furnish, and equip an addition to
accommodate 92 beds.
Subd. 7. Minnesota
Correctional Facility - Stillwater, Phase 2 |
|
|
19,580,000 |
To complete design, construct, furnish, and equip a new
150-bed segregation unit.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Sec. 20. EMPLOYMENT
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
|
|
|
Subdivision
1. To the commissioner of
employment and economic development or other named agency for the purposes
specified in this section |
|
|
125,304,000 |
Subd. 2. State
Match for Federal Grants |
|
|
|
38,800,000 |
(a) To the Public Facilities Authority:
(1) to match federal grants for the water pollution control
revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.07; and
(2) to match federal grants for the drinking water revolving
fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.081.
(b) The expenditure and allocation of state matching money
between funds described in paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), must ensure that
the matching funds required for the drinking water revolving fund are available
to match the 2007 and 2008 federal grants, with the balance to be made
available to the water pollution control revolving fund.
(c) This appropriation must be used for qualified capital
projects.
Subd. 3. Wastewater
Infrastructure Funding Program |
|
|
|
23,000,000 |
(a) To the Public Facilities Authority for grants and loans
to eligible municipalities under the wastewater infrastructure program
established in Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
To the greatest practical extent, the authority must use the
appropriation for projects on the 2006 project priority list in priority order
for qualified applicants that submit plans and specifications to the Pollution
Control Agency or receive a funding commitment from USDA Rural Economic and
Community Development by June 30, 2007, or for projects on the 2007 project
priority list in priority order to qualified applicants that submit plans and
specifications to the Pollution Control Agency or have received a funding
commitment from USDA Rural Economic and Community Development by December 31,
2007.
(b) The grants listed in this paragraph are not subject to
the 2006 and 2007 project priority lists, nor to the limitations on grant
amounts set forth in Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072, subdivision 5a.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Up to $6,500,000 of the appropriation in this subdivision is
for corrective action on systems built since 2000 with federal USDA Rural
Economic and Community Development funds or Small Cities Development program
grant funding that are problematic or failing for the cities of: Wolf Lake,
Donaldson, Strandquist, Nerstrand, Darfur, Spring Hill, Tamarack, and
Palisade. A grant must not exceed the
amount of federal money used in the project unless, upon consultation with the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the consulting engineers, and other
reliable technical experts, the authority determines the best course of action
to correct the problem would exceed that amount and that other grant funding is
not available. Up to $500,000 is
available for the cities of Dunnell, Dumont, Henriette, Lewisville, McGrath,
and Ostrander to cover necessary and appropriate costs over and above the funds
appropriated in Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 3.
(c) $3,000,000 of the appropriation in this subdivision is
for a grant to the city of Askov to acquire land for, and to design, construct,
furnish, and equip a new wastewater treatment facility and sewer and water
extensions in the city of Askov.
(d) $5,955,000 is for grants and loans to Lake Township in Roseau
County for the following purposes:
(1) $4,000,000 is for a grant to design, construct, furnish,
and equip wastewater treatment plants at three sites.
(2) $1,955,000 is for a loan from the water pollution control
revolving fund established under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.07, to
design, construct, furnish, and equip wastewater treatment plants at three
sites.
Of the combined grant and loan amounts in clauses (1) and
(2), $2,820,000 is for the wastewater treatment system at Northern Lights Mobile
Home Park and Warroad Estates, $1,524,000 is for the wastewater treatment
system at Springsteel Island, and $1,611,000 is for the wastewater treatment
system at Lakewood Mobile Home Park. The
Public Facilities Authority shall have discretion to allocate grant and loan
amounts among these three projects consistent with this provision.
Subd. 4. Greater
Minnesota Business Development Infrastructure Grant Program |
|
|
15,800,000 |
For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.431.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Of this amount, $250,000 is for a grant to Polk County to
build approximately one mile of ten-ton road to provide access to a new ethanol
plant outside of the city of Erskine.
Of this amount, $1,400,000 is for a grant to the city of
LaCrescent for public infrastructure made necessary by the reconstruction of a
highway and a bridge.
Subd. 5. Redevelopment
Account |
|
|
|
15,000,000 |
For purposes of the redevelopment account under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.571.
Subd. 6. Bioscience
Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant Program |
|
|
16,700,000 |
For purposes of the Minnesota bioscience business development
public infrastructure grant program under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.435. Of this amount:
(a) $8,000,000 is for a grant to the city of Rochester for
public infrastructure improvements for a Bioscience Development Center in the
city of Rochester.
(b) $3,700,000 is for a grant to the city of St. Paul to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip transportation, development, and
redevelopment infrastructure required to support bioscience development in the
St. Paul Bioscience Corridor.
(c) $5,000,000 is for grants to political subdivisions to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip publicly owned infrastructure
required to support bioscience development in Minnesota outside of the counties
of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
Subd. 7. Workforce
Center Renovations |
|
|
|
1,004,000 |
For renovation of the Workforce Center in North Minneapolis. Renovations include exterior sheathing, mold
remediation, electrical service upgrades, window replacement, overhead
sprinklers, alley drainage, ADA compliance costs, and other costs necessary to
repair water damage.
Subd. 8. Total
Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Grants |
|
|
|
3,000,000 |
To the Public Facilities Authority for total maximum daily
load grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Subd. 9. Clean
Water Legacy |
|
|
|
12,000,000 |
To the Public Facilities Authority for the purposes specified
in this subdivision.
(a) $7,000,000 is for the phosphorus reduction grant program
for grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.074. A grant must not exceed $500,000 per project.
(b) $1,000,000 is for the small community wastewater
treatment fund for loans and grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075.
(c) $4,000,000 is for the water pollution control revolving
fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.07, for wastewater treatment and
stormwater projects.
Sec. 21.
HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY |
|
|
|
|
Subdivision
1. To the commissioner of the
Housing Finance Agency for the purposes specified in this section |
|
|
8,000,000 |
Subd. 2. Transitional
housing |
|
|
|
4,000,000 |
For loans or grants for publicly owned
temporary or transitional housing under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.201,
subdivision 2.
Subd. 3. Supportive
Housing for Long-term Homeless |
|
|
|
4,000,000 |
For loans and grants for publicly owned permanent rental
housing under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202, subdivision 3a, for persons
who either have been without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or on
at least four occasions in the last three years, or who are at significant risk
of lacking a permanent residence for at least 12 months or on at least four
occasions in the last three years. The
housing must provide or coordinate with linkages to services necessary for
residents to maintain housing stability and maximize opportunities for
education and employment.
Sec. 22.
MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY |
|
|
|
|
Subdivision
1. To the Minnesota Historical
Society for the purposes specified in this section |
|
|
5,572,000 |
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Subd. 2. Historic
Sites Asset Preservation |
|
|
|
4,000,000 |
For capital improvements and betterments at state historic
sites, buildings, landscaping at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and
monuments, to be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.307. The society shall determine
project priorities, as appropriate, based on need.
Subd. 3. County
and Local Preservation Grants |
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
To be allocated to county and local jurisdictions as matching
money for historic preservation projects of a capital nature. Grant recipients must be public entities and
must match state funds on at least an equal basis. The facilities must be publicly owned.
Subd. 4. Minnesota
History Center Visitor Services Upgrades |
|
|
572,000 |
For security upgrades and facility renovations in the library
and for electrical infrastructure upgrades.
Sec. 23.
GRANTS TO POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS |
|
|
|
|
Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of the agency named
in each subdivision for the purposes specified in this section |
|
|
90,037,000 |
Subd. 2. Bemidji
Regional Events Center |
|
|
|
3,000,000 |
To the commissioner of employment and economic development for
a grant to the city of Bemidji for predesign, design, and site development of a
regional event center.
Subd. 3. Bloomington;
Old Cedar Avenue Bridge |
|
|
|
300,000 |
To the commissioner of natural resources for a grant to the
city of Bloomington to renovate the old Cedar Avenue bridge to serve as a
hiking and bicycling trail connection.
Subd. 4. Burnsville;
Water Treatment Plant |
|
|
|
3,000,000 |
To the Public Facilities Authority for a grant to the city of
Burnsville to design, construct, furnish, and equip a water treatment facility
to provide an additional potable water source for the city of Burnsville using
water from the Burnsville quarry. This
appropriation is not available until the commissioner of finance has determined
that at least $6,000,000 is available in matching funds from nonstate
sources. Amounts spent since January 1,
2002, to plan, design, and construct this project may be counted as part of the
nonstate match.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Subd. 5. Central
Iron Range Sanitary Sewer District Treatment Facilities |
|
|
2,500,000 |
To the Public
Facilities Authority to make a grant to the Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer
District to design, construct, and equip an expansion of wastewater treatment
at Hibbing's South Wastewater Treatment Plant, mercury treatment facilities at
the plant, and sanitary sewer lines to connect Hibbing, Chisholm, and Buhl to
use the upgrades at the plant.
Subd.
6. Dakota County Public Safety Center |
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
To the commissioner
of public safety for a grant to Dakota County for environmental studies,
engineering, land acquisition, and construction of a multijurisdictional public
safety support center in Dakota County.
Subd.
7. Dakota County; Empire Wetlands |
|
|
|
7,000,000 |
To the
Metropolitan Council to acquire land for the Empire Wetlands Wildlife Area and
Regional Park in Dakota County.
Subd.
8. Duluth Lake Superior Zoo |
|
|
|
600,000 |
To the
commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the city of
Duluth to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip renovations to the
polar bear exhibit at the Lake Superior Zoo.
This appropriation is not available until the commissioner of finance
determines that at least $200,000 is committed to the project from nonstate
sources.
Subd. 9. Duluth Entertainment and Convention
Center |
|
|
3,000,000 |
To the
commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the city of
Duluth to design, construct, furnish, and equip an approximately 217,446-square-foot
arena at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center. The arena must include an ice rink of at
least 200 feet by 85 feet; trade show and concert space; seating capacity for
at least 6,630 with suites, club seats, and concessions; state-of-the-art
locker and training facilities; and accessible and expanded media space.
This
appropriation is not available until the commissioner of finance has
determined: (1) that at least an equal amount is committed to the project from
nonstate sources, including an annual payment
from the University of Minnesota, Duluth, of at least $455,000 for the life of
the bonds issued by the city of Duluth for the project and an annual payment
from the Duluth
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Entertainment and Convention Center of at least $461,000 for
the life of the bonds issued by the city of Duluth for the project; and (2) the
University of Minnesota, Duluth, and the city of Duluth have entered into a
lease agreement for the University's use of the arena for the life of the bonds
issued by the city.
Subd. 10. Hennepin
County, Lowry Avenue Corridor |
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
To the commissioner of employment and economic development for
a grant to Hennepin County for Phase II capital improvements to the Lowry
Avenue corridor from Theodore Wirth Parkway to Girard Avenue in Minneapolis.
Subd. 11. Hennepin,
Cedar Lakes Trail |
|
|
|
1,800,000 |
To the commissioner of natural resources for a grant to
Hennepin County to complete the Cedar Lakes Trail.
Subd. 12. Itasca
Steel Mill DRI |
|
|
|
9,000,000 |
To the commissioner of employment and economic development for
a grant to Itasca County to acquire right-of-way and mitigate loss of wetlands
and runoff of storm water, to predesign, design, construct, and equip roads and
rail lines, and, in cooperation with a city and the city's public utility, to
predesign, design, construct, and equip natural gas pipelines, water supply
systems, and wastewater collection and treatment systems.
Subd. 13. Koochiching
RECAP |
|
|
|
2,500,000 |
To the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for a
grant to Koochiching County to prepare a site for and to design, construct, and
equip a plasma torch gasification facility that converts municipal solid waste
into energy and slag, reducing the need to dispose of the waste in a
landfill. The facility must be located
in the city of International Falls.
This appropriation is not available until the commissioner has
determined that at least an equal amount has been committed to the project from
nonstate sources.
Subd. 14. Lewis
and Clark Water System |
|
|
|
3,317,000 |
To the Public Facilities Authority for grants to the city of
Luverne, city of Worthington Public Utilities, Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water
System, and Rock County Rural Water System to acquire land, predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip one or more water transmission and storage
facilities to accommodate the connection with the Lewis and Clark Rural Water
System, Inc., to serve southwestern Minnesota.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
The grants must be awarded to projects approved by the Lewis
and Clark Joint Powers Board.
This appropriation is available only to the extent matched by
at least $1 of local money paid to the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System,
Inc., for each $1 of state money to be used to reimburse costs incurred on
eligible projects.
Subd. 15. Little
Falls Zoo |
|
|
|
400,000 |
To the commissioner of natural resources for a grant to the
city of Little Falls in Morrison County to design and construct capital
improvements at the Little Falls Zoo. The
capital improvements made with this appropriation must support accreditation of
the Little Falls Zoo by the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums,
including at a minimum construction of a veterinary quarantine area.
This appropriation is not available until the commissioner
has determined that at least an equal amount has been committed to the project
from nonstate sources.
Subd. 16. Minnesota
Shubert Center |
|
|
|
11,000,000 |
To the commissioner of administration for a grant to the city
of Minneapolis to construct, furnish, and equip an atrium to create the
Minnesota Shubert Center. The city of
Minneapolis may enter into a lease or management agreement to operate the
center, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
Subd. 17. Minneapolis
Lake of the Isles |
|
|
|
2,500,000 |
To the commissioner of employment and economic development to
make a grant to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to mitigate flooding
at Lake of the Isles in the city of Minneapolis. Funds appropriated by this section must be
used for shoreline stabilization and restoration, dredging, wetland
replacement, and other infrastructure improvements necessary to deal with the
1997 flood damage and to prevent future flooding.
Subd. 18. Ramsey
County, Union Depot |
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
To the commissioner of employment and economic development
for a grant to the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority to acquire land
and structures, to refurbish structures, and to initiate planning, engineering,
and environmental work to renovate the Union Depot for use as a multimodal
transit center in St. Paul.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Subd. 19. Redwood
Falls, Reservoir |
|
|
|
800,000 |
To the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for a
grant to the Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers control area, a joint powers entity, to
predesign, design, construct, and equip the reservoir reclamation and
enhancement of the 66-acre Lake Redwood Reservoir to increase its depth from
2.8 feet to 15 feet to remove 650,000 cubic yards of sediment, to attain
compliance with both turbidity and fecal coliform impairments for the project
area, and to secure renewable energy capacity of the hydroelectric dam which is
impeded by lack of water capacity.
The appropriation is not available until the commissioner
determines that an amount sufficient to complete the project has been committed
to the project from nonstate sources.
The nonstate portion will provide low-interest loans for 173
noncompliant septic systems that are imminent health threats and provide
technical assistance to reduce phosphorus loading to the Redwood River to
assist total maximum daily load (TMDL) compliance of the low-dissolved oxygen
impairment on the lower Minnesota River.
Subd. 20. Rochester,
Southeast Minnesota Regional Public Safety Training Center |
|
|
1,700,000 |
To the commissioner of administration for a grant to the city
of Rochester for Phase I of the Southeast Minnesota Regional Public Safety
Training Center to construct a fire and police training tower, including a
staging building, roadway, and utilities, adjacent to the existing National
Guard facility located in Rochester.
The appropriation is not available until the commissioner
determines that an equal amount has been committed to the project from nonstate
sources.
Subd. 21. Roseville |
|
|
|
500,000 |
To the commissioner of employment and economic development
for a grant to the city of Roseville to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
and equip the renovation of the John Rose Minnesota Oval.
Subd. 22. Scott
County Public Safety Training Center |
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
To the commissioner of public safety for a grant to Scott
County to design, construct, furnish, and equip a regional public safety
training facility to be located in Scott County.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Subd. 23. Southwest
Regional Event Center |
|
|
|
12,000,000 |
To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities to design, construct, furnish, and equip a multipurpose regional
event center at Southwest Minnesota State University.
This appropriation is not available until the board
determines that at least $5,000,000 has been committed to the project from
private, nongovernmental sources.
Subd. 24. St.
Paul Como Zoo |
|
|
|
10,000,000 |
To the Metropolitan Council for a grant to the city of St.
Paul to predesign, design, construct, furnish, equip, and redevelop
infrastructure at the Como Zoo.
Subd. 25. St.
Paul National Great River Park |
|
|
|
2,500,000 |
To the commissioner of employment and economic development
for a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
and equip river park development and redevelopment infrastructure of the
National Great River Park in St. Paul.
Subd. 26. Virginia
Medical Helipad |
|
|
|
750,000 |
To the commissioner of employment and economic development
for a grant to the city of Virginia to design, construct, furnish, and equip an
access elevator and a helipad to be located on the roof of the Virginia
Regional Medical Center.
Subd. 27. Town
of White, Road |
|
|
|
400,000 |
To the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the town
of White for: (1) the design and construction of a new paved road to provide
access between the city of Aurora and the Giants Ridge recreational facilities
and developments on Wynne and Sabin Lakes in the city of Biwabik and improve
public safety and emergency response; and (2) the connection of two existing
paved recreational trails and a designated snowmobile route between County
Highway 138 and marked Trunk Highway 135.
This appropriations is not available until the commissioner determines
that $288,000 has been committed to the project from nonstate sources.
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Subd. 28. Hmong
Veterans Statue |
|
|
|
150,000 |
To the commissioner of veterans affairs to complete design
and construction of a statue in the capitol area to honor the Hmong veterans of
the war in Laos who were allied with American forces during the Vietnam War,
pursuant to Laws 2003, chapter 69.
Subd. 29. Starbase
Minnesota |
|
|
|
150,000 |
To the adjutant general of the Department of Military Affairs
for predesign and design of a new facility for the Starbase Minnesota program,
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
Subd. 30. Prairie
Wetlands ELC |
|
|
|
2,000,000 |
To the commissioner of natural resources for a grant under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.0875, to the city of Fergus Falls to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip the expansion of the Prairie Wetlands
Environmental Learning Center.
Subd. 31. Otter
Tail River Restoration |
|
|
|
320,000 |
To the commissioner of natural resources for a grant to the
city of Ottertail for design and construction of river restoration projects on
the Otter Tail River. The appropriation
is not available until the commissioner determines that $80,000 has been committed
to the project from nonstate sources.
Subd. 32. Farmington
Infrastructure |
|
|
|
850,000 |
To the commissioner of employment and economic development
for a grant to the city of Farmington for a new water main and sewer line to
serve the proposed new Farmington high school.
This appropriation is contingent upon the city of Farmington and the
Farmington school district reaching a general agreement on the new high school
by July 15, 2006. Each dollar of state
money appropriated is available as the commissioner of finance determines that at
least $2 of nonstate money is committed to the project, subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.502.
Sec. 24.
BOND SALE EXPENSES |
|
|
|
945,000 |
To the commissioner of finance for bond sale expenses under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, subdivision 8.
Sec.
25. BOND
SALE AUTHORIZATION.
Subdivision 1.
Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this
act from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and
issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $913,370,000 in the manner, upon
the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4
to 7.
Subd. 2. Maximum effort school loan fund. To provide the money appropriated in this
act from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of finance shall
sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $4,000,000 in the manner,
upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4
to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except
accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be
credited to a bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school loan fund.
Subd. 3. Transportation fund bond proceeds
account. To provide the money
appropriated in this act from the state transportation fund, the commissioner
of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to
$82,500,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by
Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota
Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium
received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a bond proceeds account
in the state transportation fund.
Sec. 26. Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 16A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. When.
The governor shall submit a three-part budget to the legislature. Parts one and two, the budget message and
detailed operating budget, must be submitted by the fourth Tuesday in January
in each odd-numbered year. However, in a
year following the election of a governor who had not been governor the
previous year, parts one and two must be submitted by the third Tuesday in
February. Part three, the detailed
recommendations as to capital expenditure, must be submitted as follows: agency
capital budget requests by July 1 August 15 of each odd-numbered
year, and governor's recommendations by January 15 of each even-numbered
year. Detailed recommendations as to
information technology expenditure must be submitted as part of the detailed
operating budget. Information technology
recommendations must include projects to be funded during the next biennium and
planning estimates for an additional two bienniums. Information technology recommendations must
specify purposes of the funding such as infrastructure, hardware, software, or
training.
Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 16A.86, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Budget request. A political subdivision that requests an
appropriation of state money for a local capital improvement project is
encouraged to submit a preliminary the request to the
commissioner of finance by June July 15 of an odd-numbered year
to ensure its full consideration. The
final request must be submitted by November 1.
The requests must be submitted in the form and with the supporting
documentation required by the commissioner of finance. All requests timely received by the
commissioner must be forwarded to the legislature, along with agency requests,
by the deadline established in section 16A.11, subdivision 1.
Sec. 28. Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 16A.86, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Funding. (a) The state share of a project covered by
this section must be no more than half the total cost of the project, including
predesign, design, construction, furnishings, and equipment, except as provided
in paragraph (b). This subdivision does
not apply to a project proposed by a school district or other school
organization.
(b)
The state share may be more than half the total cost of a project if the
project is deemed needed as a result of a disaster or to prevent a disaster or
is located in a political subdivision with a very low average net tax capacity.
(c) Nothing in this section prevents the governor from
recommending, or the legislature from considering or funding, projects that do
not meet the deadlines deadline in subdivision 2 or the criteria
in this subdivision or subdivision 3 when the governor or the legislature
determines that there is a compelling reason for the recommendation or funding.
Sec. 29. [16B.307] ASSET PRESERVATION STANDARDS.
Article XI, section 5, clause (a), of the Constitution
requires that state general obligation bonds be issued to finance only the
acquisition or betterment of public land, buildings, and other public
improvements of a capital nature. Money
appropriated for asset preservation, whether from state bond proceeds or from
other revenue, is subject to the following additional limitations:
(a) An appropriation for asset preservation may not be used
to acquire new land nor to acquire or construct new buildings, additions to
buildings, or major new improvements.
(b) An appropriation for asset preservation may be used only
for a capital expenditure on a capital asset previously owned by the state,
within the meaning of generally accepted accounting principles as applied to
public expenditures. The legislature
assumes that many projects for preservation and replacement of portions of
existing capital assets will constitute betterments and capital improvements
within the meaning of the Constitution and capital expenditures under generally
accepted accounting principles, and will be financed more efficiently and
economically under this section than by direct appropriations for specific
projects.
(c) Categories of projects considered likely to be most
needed and appropriate for asset preservation appropriations are the following:
(1) projects to remove life safety hazards, like building
code violations or structural defects.
Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a project in this category may include an
addition to an existing building if it is a required component of the hazard
removal project;
(2) projects to eliminate or contain hazardous substances
like asbestos or lead paint;
(3) moderate projects to replace or repair roofs, windows,
tuckpointing, mechanical or electrical systems, utility infrastructure,
tunnels, site renovations necessary to support building use, and structural
components necessary to preserve the exterior and interior of existing
buildings; and
(4) projects to renovate parking structures.
(d) Up to ten percent of an appropriation subject to this
section may be used for design costs for projects eligible to be funded under
this section in anticipation of future asset preservation appropriations.
Sec. 30. Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 85.013, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 21c.
Rollingstone Off-Road Vehicle
Recreation Area. The
Rollingstone Off-Road Vehicle Recreation Area is established in Winona County.
Sec.
31. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
86A.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. State recreation area; purpose; resource
and site qualifications; administration.
(a) A state recreation area shall be established to provide a broad
selection of outdoor recreation opportunities in a natural setting which may be
used by large numbers of people.
(b) No unit shall be authorized as a state recreation area
unless its proposed location substantially satisfies the following criteria:
(1) Contains natural or artificial resources which provide
outstanding outdoor recreational opportunities that will attract visitors from
beyond the local area;
(2) Contains resources which permit intensive recreational
use by large numbers of people; and
(3) May be located in areas which have serious deficiencies
in public outdoor recreation facilities, provided that state recreation areas
should not be provided in lieu of municipal, county, or regional facilities.
(c) State recreation areas shall be administered by the
commissioner of natural resources in a manner which is consistent with the
purposes of this subdivision primarily to provide as broad a selection of
opportunities for outdoor recreation as is consistent with maintaining a
pleasing natural environment. Scenic,
historic, scientific, scarce, or disappearing resources within state recreation
areas shall be recommended for authorization as historic sites or designated
scientific and natural areas pursuant to section 86A.08 to preserve and protect
them. Physical development shall enhance
and promote the use and enjoyment of the natural recreational resources of the
area.
(d) The commissioner may acquire and establish an outdoor
recreation area for off-road vehicle use.
Sec. 32. [86A.27] ROLLINGSTONE OFF-ROAD VEHICLE
RECREATION AREA; WINONA COUNTY.
Subdivision 1.
Acquisition and management. The commissioner of natural resources
is authorized to acquire by gift or purchase the lands for the Rollingstone
Off-Road Vehicle Recreation Area. The
commissioner shall manage the unit as a state recreation area as provided by
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 3. The commissioner or the commissioner's
designee in the Trails and Waterways Division of the Department of Natural
Resources shall develop and manage the area for off-road vehicle recreational
use.
Subd. 2. Management plan. The commissioner shall develop a
comprehensive management plan that provides for:
(1) recreation for off-road vehicles;
(2) protection of natural resources;
(3) limited timber management;
(4) land acquisition needs; and
(5) road and facility development.
The completed management plan shall serve as the master plan
for purposes of section 86A.09.
Subd.
3.
(1) Parcel ID Number R12.015.3331 in Section 32, Township 108
North, Range-008; and
(2) Parcel ID Number R12.015.3251 in Section 31, Township 108
North, Range-008.
Subd. 4. Adopt-a-recreation area. The commissioner shall utilize section
85.045, as much as possible in developing and operating the Rollingstone
Off-Road Vehicle Recreation Area.
Subd. 5. Feasibility study. The Trails and Waterways Division of
the Department of Natural Resources shall conduct a study to identify
additional sites to expand the Rollingstone Off-Road Vehicle Recreation Area
and to determine the feasibility of acquiring, developing, and connecting the
sites.
Subd. 6. Vehicles must be registered; definition. An off-road vehicle being operated in
the Rollingstone Off-Road Vehicle Recreation Area must be properly registered
as an off-road vehicle under chapter 84.
Sec. 33. Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 103F.161, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Red River basin flood mitigation projects. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 2, a
grant for implementation of a flood hazard mitigation project in the Red River
basin that is consistent with the 1998 mediation agreement and approved by the
Red River flood damage reduction work group may be for up to 75 percent of the
cost of the proposed mitigation measures for the Agassiz-Audubon, North Ottawa,
Hay Creek, and Thief River subwatershed projects.
(b) Condemnation may not be used to acquire land for natural
resource or wildlife enhancements or other measures that are not mitigation
measures.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective the day following final enactment and applies to projects funded with
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.161, subdivision 3, on or after
the effective date of this section and to projects that have commenced with
grant money under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.161, subdivision 3, but that
have not yet been fully funded by grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.161, subdivision 3, on the effective date of this section.
Sec. 34. Minnesota
Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 116.182, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Applicability. This section governs the commissioner's
certification of projects seeking financial assistance under section 103F.725,
subdivision 1a; 446A.07; 446A.072; or 446A.073; 446A.074; or 446A.075.
Sec. 35.
[116J.435] MINNESOTA
BIOSCIENCE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Creation of account. A Minnesota bioscience business
development public infrastructure account is created in the bond proceeds
fund. Money in the account may only be
used for eligible costs for publicly owned property.
Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this section:
(1) "local governmental unit" means any county,
city, town, special district, or other political subdivision or public
corporation;
(2)
"governing body" means the council, board of commissioners, board of
trustees, or other body charged with governing any local governmental unit;
(3) "public infrastructure" means publicly owned
physical infrastructure necessary to support bioscience business development
activities, including, but not limited to, wastewater collection and treatment,
drinking water, storm sewers, utility extensions, telecommunications
infrastructure, streets, roads, bridges, parking ramps, facilities that support
basic science and clinical research, and research infrastructure; and
(4) "eligible project" means a public infrastructure
project for which a local governmental unit may be eligible to receive a grant
under this section, including: manufacturing; technology; warehousing and
distribution; research and development; bioscience business incubator;
agricultural bioprocessing; or industrial, office, or research park development
that would be used by a bioscience-based business.
Subd. 3. Grant program established. (a) The commissioner shall make
competitive grants to local governmental units to provide for up to 50 percent
of the capital costs of public infrastructure necessary for an eligible
bioscience business infrastructure development.
The local governmental unit receiving a grant must provide for the
remainder of the public infrastructure costs, either in cash or in kind. In-kind contributions may include the value
of site preparation other than the public infrastructure needed for the
project.
(b) Grants under this program may be made to local
governmental units to predesign, design, acquire, and construct publicly owned
infrastructure required to support bioscience development activity in this
state.
(c) The purpose of the program is to keep or enhance jobs in
the area, increase the tax base, or to expand or create new economic
development through the growth of new bioscience businesses and organizations.
Subd. 4. Application. (a) The commissioner must develop forms
and procedures for soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this
section. At a minimum, a local
governmental unit must include the following information in its application:
(1) a resolution of its governing body certifying that the
required local match is available and committed;
(2) a detailed estimate, along with necessary supporting
evidence, of the total development costs for the site;
(3) an assessment of the potential or likely use of the site
for bioscience activities after completion of the project;
(4) a timeline indicating the major milestones of the project
and their anticipated completion dates;
(5) a commitment from the governing body to repay the grant if
the milestones are not realized by the completion date identified in clause
(4); and
(6) any additional information or material the commissioner
prescribes.
(b) The determination of whether to make a grant for a project
is within the discretion of the commissioner, subject to this section. The commissioner's decisions and application
of the priorities are not subject to judicial review, except for abuse of
discretion.
Subd. 5. Priorities. (a) If applications for grants exceed the
available appropriations, grants shall be made for projects that, in the
commissioner's judgment, provide the highest return in public benefits for the
public costs incurred. "Public benefits" include job creation,
environmental benefits to the state and region, efficient use of public
transportation, efficient use of existing infrastructure, provision of
affordable housing, multiuse development that constitutes community rebuilding
rather than single-use development, crime reduction, blight reduction,
community stabilization, and property tax base maintenance or improvement. In making this judgment, the commissioner
shall give priority to projects with one or more of the following
characteristics:
(1)
the potential of the local governmental unit to attract viable bioscience businesses;
(2) proximity to public transit if located in a metropolitan
county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4;
(3) multijurisdictional projects that take into account the
need for affordable housing, transportation, and environmental impact;
(4) the project is not relocating substantially the same
operation from another location in the state, unless the commissioner
determines the project cannot be reasonably accommodated within the local
governmental unit in which the business is currently located, or the business
would otherwise relocate to another state or country; and
(5) the number of jobs that will be created.
(b) The factors in paragraph (a) are not listed in a rank
order of priority; rather, the commissioner may weigh each factor, depending
upon the facts and circumstances, as the commissioner considers appropriate.
Subd. 6. Local match requirement. In order to qualify for a grant under this
section, the local governmental unit must pay for at least one-half of the
public infrastructure costs as a local match.
The local governmental unit shall pay an amount of the project costs
equal to at least 50 percent of the development project from the municipality's
general fund; a special property tax levy for that purpose; tax increments;
regional, state, or federal money available for the economic development; or
any other money available to the local governmental unit.
Subd. 7. Cancellation of grant. If a grant is awarded to a local
governmental unit and funds are not encumbered for the grant within four years
after the award date, the grant must be canceled.
Subd. 8. Repayment of grant. If a project funded with a grant awarded
under this section is completed, and after five years from the date of the last
grant payment the site is not occupied by a bioscience business, the grant
recipient must repay the amount of the grant funds received. The commissioner must deposit all money
received under this subdivision into the debt service fund.
Sec. 36. Minnesota
Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 116J.575, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Commissioner discretion. The commissioner may make a grant for up to
50 percent of the eligible costs of a project.
The commissioner shall, in each grant cycle, make grants so that 50
percent of the dollar value of grants for that cycle are for projects located
outside of the metropolitan area and 50 percent are for projects located within
the metropolitan area. This allocation
of funds does not apply for any grant cycle in which the applications received
by the application deadline are insufficient to permit the equal division of
grants between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan projects. The determination of whether to make a
grant for a site is within the discretion of the commissioner, subject to this
section and sections 116J.571 to 116J.574 and available unencumbered money in
the redevelopment account. Notwithstanding
section 116J.573, if the commissioner determines that the applications for
grants for projects in greater Minnesota are less than the amount of grant
funds available, the commissioner may make grants for projects anywhere in
Minnesota. The commissioner's
decisions and application of the priorities under this section are not subject
to judicial review, except for abuse of discretion.
Sec. 37. Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 123A.44, is amended to read:
123A.44 CITATION.
Sections 123A.441 to 123A.446 may be cited as the
"Cooperative Secondary Facilities Grant Act."
Sec.
38. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
123A.441, is amended to read:
123A.441 POLICY AND PURPOSE.
Because of the rates of decline in school-aged population,
population shifts and economic changes that the state has experienced in recent
years and anticipates in future years, and because in some instances local
districts have not, and will not be able to provide the required construction
funds through local property taxes, the purpose of the cooperative secondary
facilities grant program is to provide an incentive to encourage cooperation in
making available to all secondary students those educational programs,
services and facilities that are most efficiently and effectively provided by a
cooperative effort of several school districts. The policy and purpose of sections 123A.442
to 123A.446 is to use the credit of the state, to a limited degree, to provide
grants to cooperating groups of districts to improve and expand the educational
opportunities and facilities available to their secondary students.
Sec. 39. Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 123A.442, is amended to read:
123A.442 APPROVAL AUTHORITY;
APPLICATION FORMS.
Subdivision 1. Approval by commissioner. To the extent money is available, the
commissioner may approve projects from applications submitted under section
123A.443. The grant money must be used
only to acquire, construct, remodel or improve the building or site of a
cooperative secondary facility under contracts to be entered into within
15 months after the date on which each grant is awarded.
Subd. 2. Cooperation and combination. Districts that have not already
consolidated and receive a cooperative secondary facilities grant after
May 1, 1991, shall:
(1) submit a consolidation plan as set forth in
under section 123A.36 123A.48 for approval by the State
Board of Education before December 31, 1999, or Department of Education after
December 30, 1999; and
(2) hold a referendum on the question of combination
consolidation no later than four years after a grant is awarded under
subdivision 1.
The districts are eligible for cooperation and combination
consolidation revenue under section 123A.39, subdivision 3
123A.485.
Subd. 3. Consolidated districts. A school district that has consolidated
with another school district since July 1, 1980, is eligible for a cooperative
facilities grant.
Sec. 40. Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 123A.443, is amended to read:
123A.443 GRANT APPLICATION
PROCESS.
Subdivision 1. Qualification. Any group of districts or a consolidated
district that meets the criteria required under subdivision 2 may apply for
an incentive grant for construction of a new secondary facility or for
remodeling and improving an existing secondary facility. A grant for new construction must not exceed
the lesser of $5,000,000 or 75 25 percent of the approved
construction costs of a cooperative secondary education facility. A grant for remodeling and improving an
existing facility must not exceed $200,000 $1,000,000.
Subd. 2. Review by commissioner. (a) A group of districts or a consolidated
district that submits an application for a grant must submit a proposal to
the commissioner for review and comment under section 123B.71. The commissioner shall prepare a review and
comment on the proposed facility by July 1 of an odd-numbered year, regardless
of the amount of the capital expenditure required to acquire, construct,
remodel, or improve the secondary facility. The commissioner shall not approve an
application for an incentive grant for any secondary facility unless the
facility receives a favorable review and comment under section 123B.71 and the
following criteria are met:
(1) the applicant is a consolidated district or a
minimum of two or more districts, with kindergarten to grade 12 enrollments
in each district of no more than 1,200 pupils, enter that have entered
into a joint powers agreement;
(2) for a group of districts, a joint powers board
representing all participating districts is established under section 471.59 to
govern the cooperative secondary facility;
(3) the planned secondary facility will result in the
joint powers district meeting the requirements of Minnesota Rules, parts
3500.2010 and 3500.2110;
(4) at least 198 300 pupils would be served
in grades 10 to kindergarten through grade 12, 264 pupils
would be served in grades 9 to 12, or 396 pupils would be served in grades 7 to
12;
(5) (4) for a group of districts, no more
than one superintendent is employed by the joint powers board as a result of
the cooperative secondary facility agreement;
(6) (5) a statement of need is submitted,
that may include reasons why the current secondary facilities are
inadequate, unsafe or inaccessible to the handicapped disabled;
(7) (6) an educational plan is prepared,
that includes input from both community and professional staff;
(8) (7) for a group of districts, a combined
seniority list for all participating districts is developed by the joint powers
board;
(9) (8) for a group of districts, an
education program is developed that provides for more learning opportunities
and course offerings, including the offering of advanced placement courses, for
students than is currently available in any single member district;
(10) (9) a plan is developed for providing
instruction of any resident students in other districts when distance to the secondary
education facility makes attendance at the facility unreasonably difficult or
impractical; and
(11) (10) for a secondary facility, the joint
powers board established under clause (2) discusses with technical colleges
located in the area how vocational education space in the cooperative secondary
facility could be jointly used for secondary and postsecondary purposes.
(b) To the extent possible, the joint powers board is
encouraged to provide for severance pay or for early retirement incentives under
section 122A.48, for any teacher or administrator, as defined under section
122A.40, subdivision 1, who is placed on unrequested leave as a result of the
cooperative secondary facility agreement.
(c) For the purpose of paragraph (a), clause (8)
(7), each district must be considered to have started school each year on
the same date.
(d) The districts may develop a plan that provides for the
location of social service, health, and other programs serving pupils and
community residents within the cooperative secondary facility. The commissioner shall consider this plan
when preparing a review and comment on the proposed facility.
(e)
The districts must schedule and conduct a meeting on library services. The school districts, in cooperation with the
regional public library system and its appropriate member libraries, must
discuss the possibility of including jointly operated library services at the
cooperative secondary facility.
(f) The board of a district that has reorganized under
section 123A.37 or 123A.48 and that is applying for a grant for remodeling or
improving an existing facility may act in the place of a joint powers board to
meet the criteria of this subdivision.
Subd. 3. Reorganizing districts. A district that is a member of a joint powers
board established under subdivision 2 and that is planning to reorganize under
section 123A.45, 123A.46, or 123A.48 must notify the joint powers board one
year in advance of the effective date of the reorganization. Notwithstanding section 471.59 or any other
law to the contrary, the board of a district that reorganizes under section
123A.45, 123A.46, or 123A.48 may appoint representatives to the joint powers
board who will serve on the joint powers board for two years after the
effective date of the reorganization if authorized in the agreement
establishing the joint powers board to govern the cooperative secondary
facility. These representatives shall
have the same powers as representatives of any other school district under the
joint powers agreement.
Subd. 4. District procedures. A joint powers board of a secondary
district established under subdivision 2 or a school board of a reorganized
district that intends to apply for a grant must adopt a resolution stating the
proposed costs of the project, the purpose for which the costs are to be
incurred, and an estimate of the dates when the facilities for which the grant
is requested will be contracted for and completed. Applications for the state grants must be accompanied
by (a) a copy of the resolution, (b) a certificate by the clerk and treasurer
of the joint powers board showing the current outstanding indebtedness of each
member district, and (c) a certificate by the county auditor of each county in
which a portion of the joint powers district lies showing the information in
the auditor's official records that is required to be used in computing the
debt limit of the district under section 475.53, subdivision 4. The clerk's and treasurer's certificate must
show, as to each outstanding bond issue of each member district, the amount
originally issued, the purpose for which issued, the date of issue, the amount
remaining unpaid as of the date of the resolution, and the interest rates and
due dates and amounts of principal thereon.
Applications and necessary data must be in the form prescribed by the
commissioner and the rules of the State Board of Education before December
31, 1999, and after December 30, 1999, in the form prescribed by the
commissioner. Applications must be
received by the commissioner by September 1 of an odd-numbered year. When an application is received, the
commissioner shall obtain from the commissioner of revenue, and from the Public
Utilities Commission when required, the information in their official records
that is required to be used in computing the debt limit of the joint powers
district under section 475.53, subdivision 4.
Subd. 5. Award of grants. By November 1 of the odd-numbered year, the
commissioner shall examine and consider all applications for grants, and if any
district is found not qualified, the commissioner shall promptly notify that
board.
A grant award is subject to verification by the district as
specified in subdivision 8. A grant
award for a new facility must not be made until the site of the secondary
facility has been determined. A grant
award to remodel or improve an existing facility must not be made until the
districts have reorganized. If the
total amount of the approved applications exceeds the amount that is or can be
made available, the commissioner shall allot the available amount equally
between the approved applicant districts. In awarding grants the
commissioner shall give priority first to projects with the greatest total
number of pupils served in the consolidated district and second to projects
with the greatest number of school districts that have consolidated or are
proposing to consolidate. The
commissioner shall promptly certify to each qualified district the amount, if
any, of the grant awarded to it.
Subd.
6. Collocation
grant. A group of districts that
receives a grant for a new facility under subdivision 4 is also eligible to
receive an additional grant in the amount of $1,000,000. To receive the additional grant, the group of
districts must develop a plan under subdivision 2, paragraph (d), that provides
for the location of a significant number of noneducational student and
community service programs within the cooperative secondary facility.
Subd. 7. Referendum; bond issue. Within 180 days after being awarded a grant
for a new facility under subdivision 5, the joint powers board must submit the
question of authorizing the borrowing of funds for the secondary
facility to the voters of the joint powers district at a special election,
which may be held in conjunction with the annual election of the school board
members of the member districts. The
question submitted must state the total amount of funding needed from all
sources. A majority of those voting in
the affirmative on the question is sufficient to authorize the joint powers
board to accept the grant and to issue the bonds on public sale in
accordance with according to chapter 475. The clerk of the joint powers board must
certify the vote of the bond election to the commissioner. If the question is approved by the voters,
the commissioner shall notify the approved applicant districts that the grant
amount certified under subdivision 5 is available and appropriated for payment
under this subdivision. If a majority of
those voting on the question do not vote in the affirmative, the grant must be
canceled.
Subd. 8. Contract. Each grant must be evidenced by a contract
between the board and the state acting through the commissioner. The contract obligates the state to pay to
the board an amount computed according to subdivision 5, and according to a
schedule, and terms and conditions acceptable to the commissioner of finance.
Subd. 9. Consolidation. A group of districts that operates a
cooperative secondary facility that was acquired, constructed,
remodeled, or improved under this section and implements consolidation
proceedings according to section 123A.48, may propose a temporary school board
structure in the petition or resolution required under section 123A.48,
subdivision 2. The districts may propose
the number of existing school board members of each district to become members
of the board of the consolidated district and a method to gradually reduce the
membership to six or seven. The proposal
must be approved, disapproved, or modified by the state board of education
commissioner. The election
requirements of section 123A.48, subdivision 20, do not apply to a proposal
approved by the state board. Elections
conducted after the effective date of the consolidation are subject to the
Minnesota Election Law.
Sec. 41. Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 136F.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Issuance of bonds. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities or a successor may issue revenue bonds under sections
136F.90 to 136F.97 whose aggregate principal amount at any time may not exceed $100,000,000,
$150,000,000 and payable from the revenue appropriated to the fund
established by section 136F.94, and use the proceeds together with other public
or private money that may otherwise become available to acquire land, and to
acquire, construct, complete, remodel, and equip structures or portions thereof
to be used for dormitory, residence hall, student union, food service, and
related parking purposes at, or for any other similar
revenue-producing building or buildings of such type and character as the board
finds desirable for the good and benefit of the state universities. Before issuing the bonds or any part of them,
the board shall consult with and obtain the advisory recommendations of the
chairs of the house Ways and Means Committee and the senate Finance Committee
about the facilities to be financed by the bonds.
Sec. 42. [446A.074] CLEAN WATER LEGACY PHOSPHORUS
REDUCTION GRANTS.
Subdivision 1.
Creation of fund. The authority shall establish a clean water
legacy capital improvement fund and shall make grants from the fund as provided
in this section.
Subd. 2. Grants. The authority shall award grants from the
clean water legacy capital improvement fund to governmental units for the
capital costs of wastewater treatment facility projects or a portion thereof
that will reduce the discharge of total phosphorus from the facility to one
milligram per liter or less. A project is
eligible for a grant if it meets the following requirements:
(1)
the applicable phosphorus discharge limit is incorporated in a permit issued by
the agency for the wastewater treatment facility on or after March 28, 2000,
the grantee agrees to comply with the applicable limit as a condition of
receiving the grant, or the grantee made improvements to a wastewater treatment
facility on or after March 28, 2000, that include infrastructure to reduce the
discharge of total phosphorus to one milligram per liter or less;
(2) the governmental unit has submitted a facilities plan for
the project to the agency and a grant application to the authority on a form
prescribed by the authority; and
(3) the agency has approved the facilities plan, and
certified the eligible costs for the project to the authority.
Subd. 3. Eligible capital costs. Eligible capital costs for phosphorus
reduction grants under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), include the as-bid
construction costs and engineering planning and design costs for phosphorus
treatment. Eligible capital costs for
phosphorus reduction grants under subdivision 4, paragraph (b), include the
final, incurred construction, engineering, planning, and design costs for
phosphorus treatment.
Subd. 4. Grant amounts and priorities. (a) Priority must be given to projects
that start construction on or after July 1, 2006. If a facility's plan for a project is
approved by the agency before July 1, 2010, the amount of the grant is 75
percent of the eligible capital cost of the project. If a facility's plan for a project is
approved by the agency on or after July 1, 2010, the amount of the grant is 50
percent of the eligible capital cost of the project. Priority in awarding grants under this
paragraph must be based on the date of approval of the facility's plan for the
project.
(b) Projects that meet the eligibility requirements in
subdivision 2 and have started construction before July 1, 2006, are eligible
for grants to reimburse up to 75 percent of the eligible capital cost of the
project, less any amounts previously received in grants from other
sources. Application for a grant under
this paragraph must be submitted to the authority no later than June 30,
2008. Priority for award of grants under
this paragraph must be based on the date of agency approval of the facility
plan.
(c) In each fiscal year that money is available for grants,
the authority shall first award grants under paragraph (a) to projects that met
the eligibility requirements of subdivision 2 by May 1 of that year. The authority shall use any remaining money
available that year to award grants under paragraph (b). Grants that have been approved but not
awarded in a previous fiscal year carry over and must be awarded in subsequent
fiscal years in accordance with the priorities in this paragraph.
(d) Disbursements of grants under this section by the
authority to recipients must be made for eligible project costs as incurred by
the recipients, and must be made by the authority in accordance with the
project financing agreement and applicable state law.
Subd. 5. Fees. The authority may charge the grant
recipient a fee for its administrative costs not to exceed one-half of one
percent of the grant amount, to be paid upon execution of the grant agreement.
Sec. 43. [446A.075] SMALL COMMUNITY WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Creation of fund. The authority shall establish a small
community wastewater treatment fund and shall make loans and grants from the
fund as provided in this section. Money
in the fund is annually appropriated to the authority and does not lapse. The fund shall be credited with all loan
repayments and investment income from the fund, and servicing fees assessed
under section 446A.04, subdivision 5.
The authority shall manage and administer the small community wastewater
treatment fund, and for these purposes, may exercise all powers provided in
this chapter.
Subd.
2.
(b) Loans may be awarded for up to 100 percent of eligible
project costs as described in this section.
(c) When the area to be served by a project has a median
household income below the state average median household income, the
governmental unit may receive 50 percent of the funding provided under this
section in the form of a grant. An
applicant may submit income survey data collected by an independent party if it
believes the most recent United States census does not accurately reflect the
median household income of the area to be served.
(d) If requested, a governmental unit receiving funding under
this section may receive a grant equal to ten percent of its first year's
award, up to a maximum of $30,000, to contract for technical assistance
services from the University of Minnesota Extension Service to develop the
technical, managerial, and financial capacity necessary to build, operate, and
maintain the systems.
Subd. 3. Project priority list. Governmental units seeking loans or loans
and grants from the small community wastewater treatment program shall first
submit a project proposal to the agency on a form prescribed by the
agency. A project proposal shall include
the compliance status for all individual sewage treatment systems in the
project area. The agency shall rank
project proposals on its project priority list used for the water pollution
control revolving fund under section 446A.07.
Subd. 4. Applications. Governmental units with projects on the
project priority list shall submit applications to the authority on forms
prescribed by the authority. The
application shall include:
(1) a list of the individual sewage treatment systems
proposed to be replaced over a period of up to three years;
(2) a project schedule and cost estimate for each year of the
project;
(3) a financing plan for repayment of the loan; and
(4) a management plan providing for the inspection,
maintenance, and repairs necessary to ensure proper operation of the systems.
Subd. 5. Awards. The authority shall award loans or loans
and grants as provided in subdivision 2 to governmental units with approved
applications based on their ranking on the agency's project priority list. The total amount awarded shall be based on
the estimated project costs for the portion of the project expected to be
completed within one year, up to an annual maximum of $500,000. For projects expected to take more than one
year to complete, the authority may make a multiyear commitment for a period
not to exceed three years, contingent on the future availability of funds. Each year of a multiyear commitment must be
funded by a separate loan or loan and grant agreement meeting the terms and
conditions in subdivision 6. A
governmental unit receiving a loan or loan and grant under a multiyear
commitment shall have priority for additional loan and grant funds in
subsequent years.
Subd. 6. Loan terms and conditions. Loans from the small community wastewater
treatment fund shall comply with the following terms and conditions:
(1) principal and interest payments must begin no later than
two years after the loan is awarded;
(2)
loans shall carry an interest rate of one percent;
(3) loans shall be fully amortized within ten years of the
first scheduled payment or, if the loan amount exceeds $10,000 per household,
shall be fully amortized within 20 years but not to exceed the expected design
life of the system;
(4) a governmental unit receiving a loan must establish a
dedicated source or sources of revenues for repayment of the loan and must
issue a general obligation note to the authority for the full amount of the
loan; and
(5) each property owner to be served by a community
wastewater treatment system under this program must provide an easement to the
governmental unit to allow access to the system for management and repairs.
Subd. 7. Special assessment deferral. (a) A governmental unit receiving a loan
under this section that levies special assessments to repay the loan may defer
payment of the assessments under the provisions of sections 435.193 to 435.195.
(b) A governmental unit that defers payment of special
assessments for one or more properties under paragraph (a) may request deferral
of that portion of the debt service on its loan, and the authority shall accept
appropriate amendments to the general obligation note of the governmental
unit. If special assessment payments are
later received from properties that received a deferral, the funds received
shall be paid to the authority with the next scheduled loan payment.
Subd. 8. Eligible costs. Eligible costs for small community
wastewater treatment loans and grants shall include the costs of technical
assistance as provided in subdivision 2, paragraph (d), planning, design, construction,
legal fees, administration, and land acquisition.
Subd. 9. Disbursements. Loan and grant disbursements by the
authority under this section must be made for eligible project costs as
incurred by the recipients, and must be made in accordance with the project
loan or grant and loan agreement and applicable state law.
Subd. 10. Audits. A governmental unit receiving a loan under
this section must annually provide to the authority for the term of the loan a
copy of its annual independent audit or, if the governmental unit is not
required to prepare an independent audit, a copy of the annual financial
reporting form it provides to the state auditor.
Sec. 44. Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 446A.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Bonding authority. The authority may issue negotiable bonds in a
principal amount that the authority determines necessary to provide sufficient
funds for achieving its purposes, including the making of loans and purchase of
securities, the payment of interest on bonds of the authority, the
establishment of reserves to secure its bonds, the payment of fees to a third
party providing credit enhancement, and the payment of all other expenditures
of the authority incident to and necessary or convenient to carry out its
corporate purposes and powers, but not including the making of grants. Bonds of the authority may be issued as bonds
or notes or in any other form authorized by law. The principal amount of bonds issued and
outstanding under this section at any time may not exceed $1,250,000,000
$1,500,000,000, excluding bonds for which refunding bonds or crossover
refunding bonds have been issued.
Sec.
45. Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1,
section 7, subdivision 21, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1,
section 42, is amended to read:
Subd.
21. Harbor of Refuge at Two Harbors |
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1,000,000 |
To develop the
harbor of refuge and marina at Two Harbors, including public access
improvements, marina slips, parking facilities, utilities, a fuel dock, and an
administration building.
This
appropriation is not available until the commissioner has determined that at
least $500,000 has been committed from federal
sources. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, this appropriation and its corresponding
bond authorization do not cancel until June 30, 2006 December 31,
2009.
Sec. 46. Laws 2002,
chapter 393, section 19, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd.
2. Northwest Busway |
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20,000,000 |
To design and
construct a busway in the northwest metropolitan area between downtown
Minneapolis and Rogers. This
appropriation is contingent on $12,000,000 from Hennepin county and $5,000,000
from the metropolitan council for the project.
Total funding from all sources may be used for roadway design,
reconstruction, acquisition of land and right-of-way, and to design, construct,
furnish, and equip transit stations and park and rides.
Design-build under new Minnesota Statutes, sections 383B.158 to
383B.1586, may be used for implementing this project. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, this appropriation and its corresponding bond authorization do
not cancel until December 31, 2010.
Sec. 47. Laws 2005,
chapter 20, article 1, section 7, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
Subd.
14. State Trail Development |
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7,910,000 |
To acquire land
for and to develop and rehabilitate state trails as specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.015.
$1,500,000 is
for the Blazing Star Trail.
$435,000 is for
a segment of the Blufflands Trail, from Preston to Forestville.
$200,000 is for
a segment of the Blufflands Trail, from Chester Woods County Park to the city
limits of Rochester in Olmsted County, primarily for nonmotorized riding and
hiking.
$400,000 is for
the Douglas Trail.
$400,000 is for
the Gateway Trail.
$725,000
is for the Gitchi Gami Trail.
$500,000 is for the Glacial Lakes Trail.
$200,000 is for the Goodhue Pioneer Trail.
$300,000 is for the Heartland Trail.
$300,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail.
$100,000 is for the Minnesota River Trail.
$2,400,000 is for the Paul Bunyan Trail: $1,500,000 $320,000 is for an
extension across Excelsior Road in the city of Baxter to connect with the
Oberstar Tunnel; $900,000 is to acquire right-of-way in the city of Bemidji and
to rehabilitate the trail.
$450,000 is for the Shooting Star Trail.
Sec. 48.
Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 7, subdivision 21, is amended
to read:
Subd. 21. State
Park and Recreation Area Acquisition |
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2,500,000 |
For acquisition of land under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivisions 2 and 3, from willing sellers of private lands within
state park and recreation area boundaries established by law.
$500,000 is to purchase land within the boundaries of Greenleaf
Lake state park in Meeker county. This
appropriation may also be used for a grant to Meeker County for acquisition of
property at Greenleaf Lake to establish a regional park.
Sec. 49.
Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 19, subdivision 6, is amended
to read:
Subd. 6. Metropolitan Regional Parks Capital
Improvements |
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14,664,000 |
This appropriation must be used to pay the cost of
improvements and betterments of a capital nature and acquisition by the council
and local government units of regional recreational open-space lands in
accordance with the council's policy plan as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
section 473.147. Priority should be
given to park rehabilitation and land acquisition projects.
For purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.351, Columbia
Parkway, Ridgeway Parkway, and Stinson Boulevard are considered to be part of
the metropolitan regional recreation open space system.
$100,000
is for a grant to Ramsey and Washington Counties, or either of them as jointly
agreed, to prepare engineering design documents for the development of a trail
adjacent to marked Trunk Highway 120 from its intersection with Joy Road to its
intersection with 20th Street in the city of North St. Paul, adjacent to
marked Trunk Highway 96 from its intersection with marked Trunk Highway 61 to
its intersection with marked Trunk Highway 244, and adjacent to marked Trunk
Highway 244 from its intersection with marked Trunk Highway 96 to and including
its intersection with Washington County Road 12 to be known as the
Silver Lake Trail. The design must
be consistent with the recommendations of the Lake Links Trail Network Master
Plan prepared for Ramsey and Washington Counties.
$388,000 is for a grant to the city of St. Paul for park and
trail improvements in the Desnoyer Park area, above the Meeker Island lock
historic site.
$4,676,000 is for a grant to the city of St. Paul to design
and construct river's edge improvements at Raspberry Island and Upper Landing
and develop a public park on Raspberry Island.
Of this amount, $676,000 is the local match for an Upper Landing federal
TEA-21 grant.
$2,500,000 is for a grant to the city of South St. Paul for
the closure, capping, and remediation of approximately 80 acres of the Port
Crosby construction and demolition debris landfill in South St. Paul, as the
fourth phase of converting the land into parkland, and to restore approximately
80 acres of riverfront land along the Mississippi River.
Sec. 50.
Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 20, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:
Subd. 3. Systemwide
Redevelopment, Reuse, or Demolition |
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17,600,000 |
To demolish or improve surplus, nonfunctional, or deteriorated
facilities and infrastructure at Department of Human Services campuses
statewide.
(a) Up to $8,600,000 may be used to predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip renovation of existing space or construction of
new space for skilled nursing home capacity for
forensic treatment programs operated by state-operated services on the
campus of St. Peter Regional Treatment Center.
(b) $4,000,000 may be used to prepare and develop a site,
including demolition of buildings and infrastructure, to implement the
redevelopment and reuse of the Ah-Gwah-Ching Regional Treatment Center campus. If the property is sold or transferred to a
local unit of government, the unspent portion of this appropriation may be
granted to the local unit of government that acquires the campus for the
purposes stated in this subdivision.
Up
to $400,000 may be used for a grant to the city of Walker to connect the water
reservoir to the city.
(c) $1,000,000 may be used to renovate one or more buildings
for chemical dependency treatment specializing in methamphetamine addiction,
and demolish buildings, on the Willmar Regional Treatment Center campus. If the property is sold or transferred to a
local unit of government, the unspent portion of this appropriation may be
granted to the local unit of government that acquires the campus for the
purposes stated in this subdivision.
(d) Up to $2,210,000 may be spent by the commissioner of
finance to retire municipal bonds issued by the city of Fergus Falls and to
retire interfund loans incurred by the city of Fergus Falls in connection with
the waste incinerator and steam heating facility at the Fergus Falls Regional
Treatment Center.
(e) Up to $400,000 may be used for a grant to the city of
Fergus Falls to demolish the city's waste-to-energy incineration plant located
on the grounds of the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center.
(f) The provisions, terms, and conditions of any grant made
by the director of the Office of Environmental Assistance under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 115A, to the city of Fergus Falls for the waste incinerator
steam heating facility that supports the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center
and that may come into effect as a result of the incinerator and facility being
closed, are hereby waived.
Sec. 51.
Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:
Subd. 3.
Wastewater Infrastructure
Funding Program |
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29,900,000 |
(a) To the Public Facilities Authority for the purposes specified in this subdivision. $29,300,000 of