Bill Text: MN HF90 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Capital improvement funding provided, fiber optic infrastructure grant program established for schools, prior bond authorizations reduced, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-18 - Author added Liebling [HF90 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF90-Introduced.html
1.2relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better
1.3public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with
1.4certain conditions; establishing a fiber optic infrastructure grant program for
1.5schools; reducing prior bond authorizations; authorizing the sale of state bonds;
1.6appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.7chapter 126C.
1.8BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.10 The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
1.11bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated,
1.12to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as
1.13authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire
1.14and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or
1.15as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j),
1.16or article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act for a capital
1.17program or project may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly
1.18to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the
1.19commissioner of management and budget. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations
1.20in this act are available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota
1.21Statutes, section 16A.642.
2.27To the Board of Regents of the University
2.28of Minnesota for the purposes specified in
2.29this section.
2.32To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
2.33Statutes, section 135A.046.
2.36To complete design, construct, furnish, and
2.37equip a new building to house the research
3.1branch of the physics program and the
3.2Center for Nanostructure Applications. This
3.3appropriation is not available until the Board
3.4of Regents has certified to the commissioner
3.5of management and budget that the building
3.6will not be built within the area impacted by
3.7vibration or magnetic resonance caused by
3.8light rail transit on Washington Avenue.
3.10To complete design and to construct, furnish,
3.11and equip a new Bell Museum of Natural
3.12History on the St. Paul campus.
3.15To design, construct, furnish, and equip an
3.16American Indian Learning Resource Center.
3.17This appropriation is intended to cover
3.18approximately two-thirds of the cost of the
3.19project. The remaining costs must be paid
3.20from university sources.
3.24To predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
3.25equip a new biological station and renovate
3.26the classroom in the historic lakeside
3.27laboratory at the University of Minnesota
3.28facility in Itasca State Park.
3.30The appropriations in this section are
3.31intended to cover approximately two-thirds
3.32of the cost of each project. The remaining
3.33costs must be paid from university sources.
4.2Upon substantial completion of the project
4.3authorized in this section and after written
4.4notice to the commissioner of management
4.5and budget, the Board of Regents must use
4.6any money remaining in the appropriation
4.7for that project for HEAPR under Minnesota
4.8Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board of
4.9Regents must report by February 1 of each
4.10even-numbered year to the chairs of the house
4.11of representatives and senate committees
4.12with jurisdiction over capital investments and
4.13higher education finance, and to the chairs
4.14of the house of representatives Ways and
4.15Means Committee and the senate Finance
4.16Committee, on how the remaining money
4.17has been allocated or spent.
4.21To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
4.22State Colleges and Universities for the
4.23purposes specified in this section.
4.26To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
4.27Statutes, section 135A.046.
4.30To design, construct, furnish, and equip
4.31the library, student services, and student
4.32commons building and an infill addition to
4.33the commons building.
5.4To complete design and to renovate, furnish,
5.5and equip the Fine Arts classroom and lab
5.6building.
5.8To complete design and to construct, furnish,
5.9and equip a Bioscience and Allied Health
5.10addition and renovation to support science
5.11technology and math (STEM) and nursing
5.12program initiatives.
5.16To complete design and to renovate, furnish,
5.17and equip the transportation and emerging
5.18technologies classrooms, laboratories, and
5.19related spaces.
5.24To renovate, furnish, and equip existing
5.25space at the Brooklyn Park and Eden
5.26Prairie campuses for a Library and Learning
5.27Resource Center and student services with an
5.28addition and new entrances at both campuses.
5.32To complete design and to renovate, furnish,
5.33and equip instructional space, support space,
5.34and infrastructure for workforce programs.
6.3To design for construction a Clinical Science
6.4Building.
6.8To complete design and to renovate, furnish,
6.9and equip Livingston Lord Library.
6.13To acquire land and for preliminary
6.14engineering and design, and to acquire,
6.15construct, and install a commercial scale
6.16wind turbine for the wind energy technology
6.17program.
6.21To predesign, design, construct, furnish,
6.22and equip an addition to and renovation
6.23of existing space for laboratories, flexible
6.24classrooms, and office space for the
6.25engineering program on the Virginia campus.
6.29To design, construct, furnish, and equip a
6.30new building for classrooms and offices and
6.31to design, construct, furnish, and equip the
6.32renovation of the Student Services Building.
7.2To complete design and to construct, furnish,
7.3and equip a new building for Bioscience
7.4and Health Careers Center laboratory and
7.5classroom space.
7.9To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
7.10classroom and existing instructional lab space
7.11and construct an addition for circulation; and
7.12to demolish obsolete space.
7.16To complete the design and to construct,
7.17furnish, and equip an addition to the
7.18Heintz Center at Rochester Community
7.19and Technical College and to renovate the
7.20heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
7.21systems. The addition will house the
7.22Rochester Area Work Force Center. The
7.23Board of Trustees must consult with the
7.24commissioner of employment and economic
7.25development on the design of the renovations
7.26and addition. The board must enter into a
7.27lease agreement with the commissioner of
7.28employment and economic development
7.29for use of the work force center. The lease
7.30agreement must provide that lease payments
7.31made by the commissioner will pay for the
7.32college's reasonable costs in support of the
7.33work force center.
8.1This appropriation is in addition to the
8.2appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179,
8.3section 3, subdivision 23.
8.6To complete design and to construct, furnish,
8.7and equip an addition, and to renovate space
8.8for classrooms, a learning resource center,
8.9related spaces, and laboratories.
8.13To complete design and to renovate, furnish,
8.14and equip the Science and Math building and
8.15an addition to the Plant Science building.
8.19To complete design and to construct,
8.20furnish, and equip Integrated Science and
8.21Engineering Laboratory Facility.
8.24To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
8.25science laboratories and classrooms at
8.26the following campuses: Bemidji State
8.27University; Century College; Minnesota
8.28State Community and Technical College,
8.29Moorhead; Minnesota State University,
8.30Moorhead; Northeast Higher Education
8.31District, Hibbing College, Itasca Community
8.32College, and Mesabi Range Eveleth;
8.33Northwest Technical College; South Central
8.34College, North Mankato.
9.1Campuses may use internal and nonstate
9.2money to increase the size of the projects.
9.4(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the
9.5board shall pay the debt service on one-third
9.6of the principal amount of state bonds sold to
9.7finance projects authorized by this section.
9.8After each sale of general obligation bonds,
9.9the commissioner of management and budget
9.10shall notify the board of the amounts assessed
9.11for each year for the life of the bonds.
9.12(b) The board need not pay debt service on
9.13bonds sold to finance Higher Education Asset
9.14Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR).
9.15Where a nonstate match is required, the debt
9.16service is due on a principal amount equal
9.17to one-third of the total project cost, less the
9.18match committed before the bonds are sold.
9.19For the work force center colocation project
9.20at Rochester Community and Technical
9.21College, the board shall pay the debt service
9.22on $1,079,000 of the principal amount of
9.23state bonds sold to finance the project. The
9.24commissioner of employment and economic
9.25development shall pay the debt service on
9.26$5,262,000 of the principal amount of state
9.27bonds sold to finance the project, in the
9.28manner provided in Minnesota Statutes,
9.29section 16A.643.
9.30(c) The commissioner of management and
9.31budget shall reduce the board's assessment
9.32each year by one-third of the net income
9.33from investment of general obligation bond
9.34proceeds in proportion to the amount of
9.35principal and interest otherwise required to
10.1be paid by the board. The board shall pay its
10.2resulting net assessment to the commissioner
10.3of management and budget by December
10.41 each year. If the board fails to make
10.5a payment when due, the commissioner
10.6of management and budget shall reduce
10.7allotments for appropriations from the
10.8general fund otherwise available to the board
10.9and apply the amount of the reduction to
10.10cover the missed debt service payment. The
10.11commissioner of management and budget
10.12shall credit the payments received from the
10.13board to the bond debt service account in
10.14the state bond fund each December 1 before
10.15money is transferred from the general fund
10.16under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
10.17subdivision 10.
10.19(a) Upon substantial completion of a project
10.20authorized in this section and after written
10.21notice to the commissioner of management
10.22and budget, the board must use any money
10.23remaining in the appropriation for that project
10.24for Higher Education Asset Preservation and
10.25Replacement (HEAPR) under Minnesota
10.26Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
10.27of Trustees must report by February 1 of
10.28each even-numbered year to the chairs of
10.29the house of representatives and senate
10.30committees with jurisdiction over capital
10.31investment and higher education finance, and
10.32to the chairs of the house of representatives
10.33Ways and Means Committee and the senate
10.34Finance Committee, on how the remaining
10.35money has been allocated or spent.
11.1(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation
11.2for a project in this section that is complete is
11.3available for HEAPR under this subdivision,
11.4at the same campus as the project for which
11.5the original appropriation was made and the
11.6debt service requirement under subdivision
11.720 is reduced accordingly. Minnesota
11.8Statutes, section 16A.642, applies from the
11.9date of the original appropriation to the
11.10unspent amount transferred.
11.13To the commissioner of education for the
11.14purposes specified in this section.
11.17From the maximum effort school loan fund
11.18for a capital loan to Independent School
11.19District No. 38, Red Lake, as provided in
11.20Minnesota Statutes, sections 126C.60 to
11.21126C.72, to design, construct, furnish, and
11.22equip renovation of existing facilities and
11.23construction of new facilities.
11.24Before any capital loan contract is approved
11.25under this authorization, the district must
11.26provide documentation acceptable to the
11.27commissioner on how the capital loan will
11.28be used.
11.30For fiber optic infrastructure grants under
11.31Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.75.
12.1For library accessibility and improvement
12.2grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
12.3134.45.
12.5To the commissioner of administration for
12.6asset preservation on both campuses of the
12.7academies, to be spent in accordance with
12.8Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
12.11To the commissioner of natural resources for
12.12the purposes specified in this section.
12.14For the renovation of state-owned facilities
12.15and recreational assets operated by the
12.16commissioner of natural resources, to be
12.17spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
12.18section 84.946. The commissioner may
12.19use this appropriation to replace buildings
12.20if, considering the embedded energy in the
12.21building, that is the most energy-efficient and
12.22carbon-reducing method of renovation.
12.24For the state share of flood hazard
12.25mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
12.26improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
12.27damage, under Minnesota Statutes, section
12.28103F.161. The commissioner of natural
12.29resources shall determine project priorities
12.30based on need.
13.1To design and construct an environmental
13.2landscape at the new Bell Museum of Natural
13.3History.
13.5For a grant to the Three Rivers Park
13.6District to renovate the Coon Rapids
13.7Dam. This appropriation is not available
13.8until the commissioner determines that an
13.9amount sufficient to complete the project is
13.10committed to the project.
13.13To acquire in fee the Hastings Sand Coulee
13.14in Dakota County, and other lands identified
13.15by the commissioner as targeted sites for
13.16potential acquisition for scientific and natural
13.17areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
13.1884.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5, and for
13.19protection and improvements of a capital
13.20nature in scientific and natural areas. Not
13.21less than five percent of this appropriation
13.22is for restoration.
13.25To acquire land for and to construct and
13.26renovate state trails under Minnesota
13.27Statutes, section 85.015.
13.28Up to $1,000,000 is for the Blazing Star
13.29Trail.
13.30Up to $1,000,000 is for the Browns Creek
13.31Trail.
13.32Up to $2,000,000 is for the Casey Jones Trail.
13.33Up to $2,000,000 is to design, acquire land
13.34for, and develop the Camp Ripley/Veterans
14.1State Trail established in Minnesota
14.2Statutes, section 85.015, subdivision 28,
14.3in conjunction with the United States
14.4Department of Defense and the Minnesota
14.5Department of Transportation.
14.6Up to $1,000,000 is for the Cuyuna Lakes
14.7Trail.
14.8Up to $2,000,000 is for the Gateway Trail.
14.9Up to $1,000,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami
14.10Trail.
14.11Up to $2,000,000 is to acquire and develop
14.12a five-mile bituminous extension of the
14.13Glacial Lakes State Trail in the city of New
14.14London to Sibley State Park, in the CSAH 40
14.15corridor, for bicycle and pedestrian use.
14.16Up to $1,300,000 is to acquire and develop
14.17the segment of the Goodhue Pioneer Trail
14.18between the cities of Zumbrota and Goodhue.
14.19Up to $1,500,000 is for the Heartland Trail
14.20extension.
14.21Up to $2,373,000 is for paving the Luce
14.22Line Trail and developing a parallel horse
14.23trail between the city of Winsted and city
14.24of Cedar Mills. The trail between the city
14.25of Winsted and city of Cedar Mills must be
14.26available for multiple uses, including hiking,
14.27biking, horseback riding, snowmobiling,
14.28cross-country skiing, and inline skating.
14.29Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
14.3084.8712, subdivision 1, snowmobiles with
14.31metal traction devices may be used on
14.32the portion of the Luce Line Trail paved
14.33with this appropriation. The commissioner
14.34of natural resources shall ensure that all
15.1drainage tile passing under the Luce Line
15.2Trail can be maintained and shall provide for
15.3adequate crossing locations for farmers with
15.4construction standards that allow for large
15.5machinery to cross the trail.
15.6Up to $550,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail.
15.7Up to $400,000 is for the Minnesota River
15.8Trail.
15.9Up to $1,800,000 is for the Paul Bunyan
15.10Trail.
15.11Up to $1,500,000 is for the Shooting Star
15.12Trail.
15.13For any project listed in this subdivision that
15.14the commissioner determines is not ready to
15.15proceed, the commissioner may allocate that
15.16project's money to another state trail project.
15.17The chairs of the house of representatives
15.18and senate committees with jurisdiction
15.19over environment and natural resources
15.20and legislators from the affected legislative
15.21districts must be notified of any changes.
15.24For a grant to the city of Two Harbors to
15.25design and construct an expansion of the
15.26Burlington Bay Campground.
15.29To the Pollution Control Agency for the
15.30purposes specified in this section.
15.32For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
15.33116.195, to political subdivisions for up to 50
16.1percent of the costs to predesign, design, and
16.2implement capital projects that demonstrate
16.3the beneficial use of wastewater.
16.5For the solid waste capital assistance grants
16.6program under Minnesota Statutes, section
16.7115A.54.
16.8(a) $500,000 is for a grant to Becker County
16.9to design and construct a waste transfer
16.10facility. This amount includes 75 percent of
16.11the cost of the transfer station and 50 percent
16.12of the cost of the material recovery facility.
16.13The counties using this facility must agree
16.14to achieve a 60 percent recycling rate and
16.15an organics recovery rate of 15 percent by
16.162025. This grant is not available until the
16.17agency determines that an amount sufficient
16.18to complete the project is committed to it
16.19from nonstate sources.
16.20(b) Notwithstanding any grant limits in
16.21Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54,
16.22$1,900,000 is for a grant to the city of
16.23Redwood Falls to design, construct, and
16.24equip a recycling center.
16.28(a) To the Board of Water and Soil Resources
16.29to acquire conservation easements from
16.30landowners to preserve, restore, create,
16.31and enhance wetlands; restore and enhance
16.32rivers and streams, riparian lands, and
16.33associated uplands in order to protect soil
16.34and water quality; support fish and wildlife
17.1habitat; reduce flood damage; and provide
17.2other public benefits. The provisions of
17.3Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, apply
17.4to this appropriation, except that the board
17.5may establish alternative payment rates for
17.6easements and practices to establish restored
17.7native prairies, as defined in Minnesota
17.8Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 7, and
17.9to protect uplands. Of this appropriation, up
17.10to ten percent may be used to implement the
17.11program.
17.12(b) The board is authorized to enter into
17.13new agreements and amend past agreements
17.14with landowners as required by Minnesota
17.15Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision
17.165, to allow for restoration, including
17.17overseeding and harvesting of native prairie
17.18vegetation for use for energy production in
17.19a manner that does not devalue the natural
17.20habitat, water quality benefits, or carbon
17.21sequestration functions of the area enrolled
17.22in the easement. This shall occur after seed
17.23production and minimize impacts on wildlife.
17.24Of this appropriation, up to five percent
17.25may be used for restoration, including
17.26overseeding. The board must submit to the
17.27legislative committees with jurisdiction over
17.28environment finance and capital investment
17.29an interim report on this program by January
17.3015, 2012, and a final report by September 1,
17.312013.
17.34To the Minnesota Zoological Garden Board
17.35for capital asset preservation improvements
18.1and betterments to infrastructure and
18.2exhibits at the Minnesota Zoo, to be spent in
18.3accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
18.416B.307.
18.7To the commissioner of administration for
18.8the purposes specified in this section.
18.11To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
18.12Statutes, section 16A.632.
18.14For asset preservation projects in properties
18.15managed by the commissioner. This
18.16appropriation must be spent in accordance
18.17with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
18.19For grants to counties, cities, towns, and
18.20school districts to construct or renovate
18.21cooperative local facilities under Minnesota
18.22Statutes, section 16B.355.
18.25To the Minnesota Amateur Sports
18.26Commission for the purposes specified in
18.27this section.
18.30To predesign the St. Paul Regional Amateur
18.31Sports Facility. The St. Paul facility may
18.32include, but is not limited to, facilities for
19.1the sports of soccer, lacrosse, football, and
19.2baseball.
19.5For a grant to the city of Marshall to
19.6predesign the Southwest Regional Amateur
19.7Sports Center in Marshall.
19.10For a grant to the city of Moorhead to
19.11design, construct, furnish, and equip the
19.12Northwestern Minnesota Regional Sports
19.13Center in Moorhead.
19.14This appropriation is not available until the
19.15commissioner has determined that at least
19.16an equal amount has been committed to the
19.17project from nonstate sources. The match
19.18may include in-kind contributions, and may
19.19include contributions made since January 1,
19.202007.
19.22To the adjutant general for asset preservation
19.23improvements and betterments of a capital
19.24nature at military affairs facilities statewide,
19.25to be spent in accordance with Minnesota
19.26Statutes, section 16B.307.
19.30To the commissioner of public safety for a
19.31grant to the city of Maplewood to acquire
19.32land, prepare a site including environmental
19.33work, predesign, design, and construct the
20.1East Metro Regional Fire Training Facility
20.2in Ramsey County, within the city of
20.3Maplewood.
20.4This appropriation is not available until the
20.5commissioner has determined that at least
20.6an equal amount has been committed from
20.7nonstate sources.
20.10To the commissioner of transportation for the
20.11purposes specified in this section.
20.14This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
20.15account in the state transportation fund
20.16to match federal money and to replace
20.17or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as
20.18provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
20.19174.50. To the extent practicable, the
20.20commissioner shall expend the funds as
20.21provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
20.22174.50, subdivisions 6c and 7, paragraph (c).
20.23Political subdivisions may use grants made
20.24under this subdivision to construct or
20.25reconstruct bridges, including but not limited
20.26to:
20.27(1) matching federal aid grants to construct
20.28or reconstruct key bridges;
20.29(2) paying the costs of preliminary
20.30engineering and environmental studies
20.31authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section
20.32174.50, subdivision 6a;
20.33(3) paying the costs to abandon an existing
20.34bridge that is deficient and in need of
21.1replacement, but where no replacement will
21.2be made; and
21.3(4) paying the costs to construct a road
21.4or street to facilitate the abandonment
21.5of an existing bridge determined by
21.6the commissioner to be deficient, if the
21.7commissioner determines that construction
21.8of the road or street is more economical than
21.9replacement of the existing bridge.
21.10$3,000,000 is for a grant to the city of
21.11Minneapolis to rehabilitate the Plymouth
21.12Avenue bridge.
21.13$7,600,000 is for a grant to the city of
21.14Minneapolis to rehabilitate the 10th Avenue
21.15SE bridge.
21.17For capital assistance for greater Minnesota
21.18transit systems to be used for transit capital
21.19facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section
21.20174.24, subdivision 3c. Money from this
21.21appropriation may be used to pay up to 80
21.22percent of the nonfederal share of these
21.23facilities. $520,000 is for a grant to the city
21.24of Northfield to design, construct, furnish,
21.25and equip a multimodal hub to serve as a
21.26transfer station, park and ride, and intercity
21.27hub and trailhead, and provide connections
21.28to Mill Towns State Trail, bike paths, and
21.29sidewalks within the city of Northfield.
21.32For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional
21.33Rail Authority to rehabilitate and make
21.34capital improvements to railroad track. A
21.35grant under this subdivision is in addition to
22.1any grant, loan, or loan guarantee for this
22.2project made by the commissioner under
22.3Minnesota Statutes, sections 222.46 to
22.4222.62.
22.6For a grant to the St. Louis and Lake
22.7County Regional Rail Authority for
22.8railroad acquisition and track restoration,
22.9environmental impact studies, advanced
22.10corridor planning, preliminary design and
22.11preliminary engineering, station design,
22.12analysis of railroad capacity, and easement
22.13costs for intercity and passenger rail service
22.14between the city of Duluth and the cities of
22.15Minneapolis and St. Paul. This appropriation
22.16is added to the appropriation in Laws 2006,
22.17chapter 258, section 16, subdivision 5, as
22.18amended by Laws 2008, chapter 365, section
22.1914.
22.21For grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
22.22457A. Any improvements made with the
22.23proceeds of these grants must be publicly
22.24owned.
22.26For a grant to the Chisholm-Hibbing
22.27Airport Authority for site preparation
22.28and to predesign, design, and construct a
22.29multiuse hangar and maintenance and storage
22.30facilities.
22.32This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
22.33account in the trunk highway fund.
23.1To design and construct an addition to the
23.2Arden Hills Training Center.
23.5For a grant to the city of Minneapolis for
23.6predesign, environmental analysis, design,
23.7engineering, and construction of a new
23.8interchange and ramps to and from the north
23.9on marked Interstate Highway 35W at the
23.10intersection of 3rd and 4th Streets South
23.11on the east side of downtown Minneapolis.
23.12This appropriation is not available until the
23.13commissioner determines that at least an
23.14equal amount is committed to the project
23.15from nonstate sources.
23.17For environmental analysis, engineering,
23.18acquisition of real property or interests in
23.19real property, and construction relating to
23.20capacity improvements at the Hoffman
23.21Interlocking/Hoffman Yard in St. Paul as
23.22identified in the Minnesota Comprehensive
23.23Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan.
23.26To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes
23.27specified in this section.
23.30For a grant to the Hennepin County Regional
23.31Rail Authority for environmental work
23.32and project development for the Bottineau
23.33Boulevard corridor light rail transit from the
23.34Hiawatha light rail and Northstar transit hub
24.1in downtown Minneapolis to the vicinity of
24.2the Target development in northern Brooklyn
24.3Park or the Arbor Lakes retail area in Maple
24.4Grove.
24.6To acquire right-of-way, design, construct,
24.7furnish, and equip bus transit stations, and
24.8maintenance and layover facilities of phase
24.91 of the Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit
24.10in Dakota County. This appropriation may
24.11not be spent for capital improvements
24.12within a trunk highway right-of-way. This
24.13appropriation is added to the appropriation
24.14in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17,
24.15subdivision 3, and the appropriation in Laws
24.162008, chapter 179, section 17, subdivision 4.
24.18For a grant to the city of Ramsey to construct,
24.19furnish, and equip a Northstar commuter rail
24.20station in the vicinity of the city of Ramsey
24.21Municipal Center.
24.23To design, construct, furnish, and equip the
24.24Newport transit center for the Red Rock
24.25Corridor Transit Way between Hastings and
24.26Minneapolis via St. Paul.
24.28For a grant to the Hennepin County
24.29Regional Rail Authority to prepare a final
24.30environmental impact statement and for
24.31preliminary engineering for the Southwest
24.32Corridor light rail transit line from the
24.33Hiawatha light rail transit line in downtown
25.1Minneapolis to the vicinity of the Southwest
25.2Station transit hub in Eden Prairie.
25.4For a grant to Washington County to
25.5work with the Metropolitan Council for
25.6environmental assessment and preliminary
25.7engineering of transportation and transit
25.8improvements, including busways or rail
25.9transit, in the marked Interstate Highway
25.1094 Corridor, from the Minnesota-Wisconsin
25.11border extending westward through
25.12Washington County to downtown St. Paul
25.13and downtown Minneapolis.
25.15For a grant to the Ramsey County
25.16Regional Railroad Authority to complete
25.17environmental work and associated
25.18engineering for the Rush Line Corridor along
25.19marked Interstate Highway 35E and marked
25.20Interstate Highway 35W and Highway 61
25.21from the Union Depot in downtown St. Paul
25.22to Hinckley.
25.25For a grant to the Hennepin County Regional
25.26Rail Authority for environmental analysis,
25.27engineering, design, acquisition of real
25.28property or interests in real property, site
25.29preparation for, and construction of the
25.30Minneapolis Transportation Interchange
25.31Facility located in the vicinity of the
25.32confluence of the Hiawatha light rail line
25.33and the Northstar commuter rail line. The
25.34interchange must be designed so that it
25.35facilitates a potential future connection of
26.1passenger or commuter rail to the Union
26.2Depot in St. Paul. The amount of the grant
26.3may not exceed the amount spent under this
26.4appropriation for park-and-ride facilities.
26.6To design and construct a transit overlay
26.7facility consisting of two bus parking spaces,
26.8curbing, sidewalk, a standard shelter, and
26.9related infrastructure in the Robert Street
26.10Corridor Transit Way.
26.12For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional
26.13Railroad Authority to acquire land and
26.14structures, to renovate structures, and for
26.15design, engineering, and environmental
26.16work to revitalize Union Depot for use as a
26.17multimodal transit center in St. Paul. The
26.18center must be designed so that it facilitates a
26.19potential future connection of high-speed rail
26.20to Minneapolis. This appropriation is added
26.21to the appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter
26.22258, section 17, subdivision 7.
26.24To the Metropolitan Council for a grant
26.25to Ramsey County to design, engineer,
26.26purchase, and construct the Integrated
26.27Energy Corridor Project on University
26.28Avenue from Rice Street to Raymond
26.29Avenue in Saint Paul as part of the Central
26.30Corridor light rail transit project. Ramsey
26.31County may enter into a lease or management
26.32agreement for the use of the completed
26.33project, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
26.34section 16A.695. This appropriation is not
27.1available until the Metropolitan Council
27.2has determined that an amount equal to at
27.3least two times this appropriation has been
27.4committed from nonstate sources.
27.8For a grant to the city of Coon Rapids to
27.9predesign, design, and construct a bicycle
27.10and pedestrian trail connecting the city of
27.11Fridley bicycle and pedestrian trail along
27.1285th Avenue to the Mississippi Regional
27.13Trail Corridor in the city of Coon Rapids.
27.15For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights
27.16to predesign the Heritage Village Park along
27.17the Mississippi River in the city.
27.18This appropriation is not available until the
27.19commissioner has determined that at least
27.20an equal amount has been committed from
27.21nonstate sources.
27.23For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
27.24Recreation Board to predesign, design, and
27.25construct renovation of the Minneapolis
27.26Sculpture Garden, which displays art
27.27owned by the Walker Art Center, subject
27.28to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
27.29The complete renovation will include
27.30improving irrigation, drainage, the parking
27.31lot, security, granite substructures, concrete,
27.32and fixtures, in order to update them with
27.33more ecologically sustainable options that
27.34are less expensive to maintain; increasing
28.1physical accessibility in accordance with
28.2the Americans with Disabilities Act;
28.3transplanting and replacing trees and plant
28.4materials; and improving the mechanical
28.5plant, piping, and flooring of the Cowles
28.6Conservatory to permit its flexible reuse in a
28.7way that is more ecologically sustainable and
28.8less expensive to maintain.
28.10For grants to the city of St. Paul and
28.11Ramsey County for improvements to the
28.12Phalen-Keller Regional Park, including
28.13design, engineering, and construction for
28.14channel restoration and other associated
28.15channel improvements between Phalen,
28.16Keller, and Round Lakes, renovation of
28.17the waterfall on the northwest shore of
28.18Lake Phalen and addition of lighting and
28.19landscaping along the path near the waterfall,
28.20and design and construction of a paved
28.21off-road trail between Roselawn Avenue and
28.22County Road B connecting use areas within
28.23Keller Regional Park and to Phalen Regional
28.24Park and the Gateway State Trail.
28.26For a grant to the city of Fridley to predesign,
28.27design, construct, furnish, and equip
28.28the redevelopment and expansion of the
28.29Springbrook Nature Center. No nonstate
28.30match is required.
28.32For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
28.33Recreation Board to predesign, design,
28.34construct, furnish, and equip, at Theodore
29.1Wirth Regional Park in Golden Valley,
29.2Hennepin County, a winter recreation
29.3center, including warming and training areas
29.4and maintenance facilities, for developing
29.5Olympic-caliber athletes.
29.7For a grant to the city of St. Paul to acquire
29.8blighted properties; clean up, remediate, and
29.9improve properties; and predesign, design,
29.10and construct facilities for the Great River
29.11Park along the Mississippi River in St. Paul.
29.14To the commissioner of administration, or
29.15another named agency, for the purposes
29.16specified in this section.
29.18For asset preservation improvements and
29.19betterments of a capital nature at Department
29.20of Human Services facilities statewide, to be
29.21spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
29.22section 16B.307.
29.24To the commissioner of human services for
29.25grants to construct and rehabilitate facilities
29.26for programs under Minnesota Statutes,
29.27section 256E.37.
29.29To the commissioner of human services for
29.30grave markers or memorial monuments for
29.31unmarked graves on public land of deceased
29.32residents of state hospitals or regional
29.33treatment centers.
30.2To the commissioner of administration
30.3for asset preservation improvements and
30.4betterments of a capital nature at veterans
30.5homes statewide, to be spent in accordance
30.6with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
30.8To the commissioner of administration
30.9for asset preservation improvements and
30.10betterments of a capital nature at Minnesota
30.11correctional facilities statewide, to be spent
30.12in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
30.13section 16B.307.
30.17To the commissioner of employment and
30.18economic development for the purposes
30.19specified in this section.
30.21For purposes of the redevelopment account
30.22under Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.571
30.23to 116J.575.
30.24The commissioner of employment and
30.25economic development may require that
30.26grant money not committed by contract for
30.27approved project activities within 120 days
30.28after the grant agreement was signed be
30.29returned and credited to the redevelopment
30.30account.
31.1For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
31.2116J.431.
31.4For a grant to the city of Bemidji to predesign
31.5and design the Headwaters Science Center,
31.6subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
31.716A.695.
31.8This appropriation is not available until the
31.9commissioner has determined that at least
31.10an equal amount has been committed to the
31.11project from nonstate sources.
31.13For a grant to the Chatfield Economic
31.14Development Authority for site preparation
31.15and to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
31.16and equip the renovation of Potter Memorial
31.17Auditorium and adjacent structures in the
31.18city of Chatfield as the Potter Center for the
31.19Arts. The economic development authority
31.20may enter into leases and management
31.21agreements with the city and other entities to
31.22provide the programs in the center, subject to
31.23Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
31.25For a grant to the city of Floodwood for
31.26acquisition of land and site preparation and
31.27to construct or install public infrastructure
31.28to support development of a business park.
31.29This appropriation is not available until the
31.30commissioner of employment and economic
31.31development has determined that at least an
31.32equal amount is committed to the project
31.33from nonstate sources.
32.3For a grant to Hennepin County to predesign,
32.4design, construct, furnish, and equip the
32.5renovation of an historic mansion for
32.6the Minnesota African American History
32.7Museum and Cultural Center in Minneapolis,
32.8subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
32.916A.695.
32.10This appropriation is not available until the
32.11commissioner has determined that at least
32.12an equal amount has been committed from
32.13nonstate sources.
32.15For a grant to the city of Hibbing to
32.16predesign, design, construct, furnish,
32.17and equip a new addition to the Hibbing
32.18Memorial Building. This request includes
32.19the American Disabilities Act compliance
32.20requirements for the Hibbing Memorial
32.21Building to serve as a regional facility for
32.22veterans, seniors, and community events.
32.25For a grant to the city of Mankato to design,
32.26construct, furnish, and equip the expansion
32.27of the Civic Center auditorium, including a
32.28performing arts theater, and the remodeling
32.29and expansion of the Civic Center and
32.30All Seasons arenas, which must include
32.31the Southern Minnesota Women's Hockey
32.32Exposition Center, for joint use by the city
32.33and Minnesota State University, Mankato.
32.34This appropriation is not available until the
32.35commissioner has determined that at least
33.1an equal amount has been committed to the
33.2project from nonstate sources.
33.5For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to
33.6acquire land for and to predesign, design,
33.7and construct storm water and roadway
33.8infrastructure for phase 2 of the proposed
33.9Granary Road between 17th Avenue SE and
33.1025th Avenue SE in Minneapolis.
33.11This appropriation is not available until the
33.12commissioner has determined that at least
33.13an equal amount has been committed to the
33.14project from nonstate sources.
33.16For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to
33.17develop and construct the redevelopment of
33.18Peavey Plaza in Minneapolis, in conjunction
33.19with the renovation of Orchestra Hall. This
33.20appropriation is added to the appropriation
33.21in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 21,
33.22subdivision 11.
33.23This appropriation is not available until the
33.24commissioner has determined that at least
33.25an equal amount has been committed to the
33.26project from nonstate sources.
33.29For a grant to the city of Rochester to design,
33.30construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
33.31and expansion of the Mayo Civic Center
33.32Complex.
33.33This appropriation is not available until the
33.34commissioner has determined that at least
34.1an equal amount has been committed from
34.2nonstate sources.
34.4For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to
34.5predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
34.6equip an expansion to the St. Cloud Civic
34.7Center, including a parking facility and
34.8skyway connection.
34.9This appropriation is not available until the
34.10commissioner has determined that at least
34.11an equal amount has been committed to the
34.12project from nonstate sources.
34.15For a grant to the city of Mountain Iron to
34.16predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
34.17equip a new Arrowhead event facility in the
34.18city of Mountain Iron.
34.21For a grant to the St. Paul Housing and
34.22Redevelopment Authority to construct,
34.23furnish, and equip an Asian-Pacific Cultural
34.24Center, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
34.2516A.695. This appropriation does not require
34.26a local match.
34.28For a grant to the city of St. Paul to
34.29predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
34.30equip a regional baseball facility. This
34.31project may be developed in phases, and for
34.32any phase of the project there must be at least
34.33$1 of nonstate money committed to the same
34.34phase of the project for $2.50 of state money.
35.2This appropriation is added to the
35.3appropriation in Laws 2010, chapter 189,
35.4section 21, subdivision 16, paragraph (b),
35.5and is for the same purposes.
35.8To the Public Facilities Authority for
35.9grants to eligible municipalities under the
35.10wastewater infrastructure funding program
35.11under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
35.12Up to $400,000 may be used for eligible costs
35.13to implement the wastewater infrastructure
35.14funding program.
35.17To the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
35.18for transfer to the housing development fund
35.19to finance the rehabilitation costs to preserve
35.20public housing under Minnesota Statutes,
35.21section 462A.202, subdivision 3a. For
35.22purposes of this section, "public housing"
35.23means housing for low-income persons
35.24and households financed by the federal
35.25government and owned and operated by
35.26the public housing authorities and agencies
35.27formed by cities and counties. Eligible
35.28public housing authorities must have a public
35.29housing assessment system rating of standard
35.30or above. Priority must be given to proposals
35.31that maximize federal or local resources
35.32to finance the capital costs. The priority
35.33in Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202,
36.1subdivision 3a, for projects to increase
36.2the supply of affordable housing and the
36.3restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section
36.4462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this
36.5appropriation.
36.9To the Minnesota Historical Society for the
36.10purposes specified in this section.
36.12For capital improvements and betterments
36.13at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping
36.14at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and
36.15monuments, to be spent in accordance with
36.16Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The
36.17society shall determine project priorities as
36.18appropriate based on need.
36.20To complete design and to construct, furnish,
36.21and equip the renovation of the Oliver H.
36.22Kelley Farm Historic Site, including the
36.23site's visitor center and other essential visitor
36.24services and site operations facilities.
36.26(a) $962,000 is from the bond proceeds
36.27fund to the commissioner of management
36.28and budget for bond sale expenses under
36.29Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
36.30subdivision 8.
36.31(b) $5,000 is from the bond proceeds
36.32account in the trunk highway fund to the
36.33commissioner of management and budget
37.1for bond sale expenses under Minnesota
37.2Statutes, section 167.50, subdivision 4.
37.3 Sec. 24. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
37.4 Subdivision 1. Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act
37.5from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
37.6issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $937,645,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
37.7and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and
37.8by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
37.9 Subd. 2. Maximum effort school loan fund. To provide the money appropriated in
37.10this act from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of management and
37.11budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $25,000,000 in the manner,
37.12upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to
37.1316A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of
37.14the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds,
37.15must be credited to a bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school loan fund.
37.16 Subd. 3. Trunk highway fund bond proceeds account. To provide the money
37.17appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the
37.18commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an
37.19amount up to $6,505,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed
37.20by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution,
37.21article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the commissioner
37.22of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium
37.23received from the sale of the bonds, must be credited to the bond proceeds account in
37.24the trunk highway fund.
37.25 Sec. 25. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS REDUCED.
37.26(a) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision
37.271, is reduced by $355,680,000.
37.28(b) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision
37.292, is reduced by $5,780,000.
37.30(c) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision
37.314, is reduced by $6,500,000.
37.32 Sec. 26. [126C.75] FIBER OPTIC INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.
38.1 Subdivision 1. Creation of accounts. Two public school fiber optic infrastructure
38.2accounts are created, one in the general fund and one in the bond proceeds fund. Money
38.3in these accounts may only be used for capital costs of fiber optic infrastructure for
38.4eligible public school projects.
38.5 Subd. 2. Program purpose. The fiber optic infrastructure grant program is
38.6established to provide the capital investment needed to bridge the gap between the federal
38.7Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, commonly known as
38.8"E-Rate," and the total cost of fiber optic infrastructure that will better public school
38.9buildings to support 21st century learning capacity at each district school.
38.10 Subd. 3. General eligibility; state general obligation bond funds. Minnesota
38.11Constitution, article XI, section 5, clause (a), requires that state general obligation bonds
38.12be issued to finance only the acquisition or betterment of public land, buildings, and other
38.13public improvements of a capital nature. The legislature has determined that many fiber
38.14optic infrastructure projects will constitute betterments and capital improvements within
38.15the meaning of the Minnesota Constitution and capital expenditures under generally
38.16accepted accounting principles, and will be financed more efficiently and economically
38.17under this section than by direct appropriations for specific projects.
38.18 Subd. 4. Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
38.19(1) "Fiber optic infrastructure" means the land, buildings, fiber optic connection
38.20cable, and end point hardware, including routers and switches. It does not include
38.21computers, telephones, or cameras.
38.22(2) "School district" means an independent, common, special, or intermediate school
38.23district or a charter school.
38.24 Subd. 5. Grant program established. The commissioner shall make grants to
38.25school districts for fiber optic infrastructure projects.
38.26 Subd. 6. Eligible costs for grants. (a) "Eligible cost" for use of state general
38.27obligation bond fund money means the acquisition of land or permanent easements;
38.28preparation of land on which the fiber optic infrastructure will be located, including
38.29demolition of structures and remediation of any hazardous conditions on the land; and
38.30predesign, design, acquisition, and installation of publicly owned fiber optic infrastructure
38.31in this state with a useful life of at least ten years that supports public school district
38.32facility operation, administration, and instruction; the unpaid principal on debt issued by
38.33the school district for a fiber optic infrastructure project, or the amount necessary to pay in
38.34a lump sum all lease payments due if payment results in the school district owning the fiber
38.35optic infrastructure. All uses under this paragraph must be for publicly owned property.
39.1(b) "Eligible cost" for use of any other source of money will be determined by
39.2limitations imposed on that source, but may include the costs of leases and reimbursement
39.3of the costs of purchase and installation of fiber optic infrastructure.
39.4 Subd. 7. Application. The commissioner must develop forms and procedures for
39.5soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a school
39.6district must include the following information in its application:
39.7(1) a resolution adopted by its school board certifying that the money required to be
39.8supplied by the school district to complete the project is available and committed;
39.9(2) a detailed and specific description of the project and an estimate, along with
39.10necessary supporting evidence, of the total costs for the project;
39.11(3) an assessment of the need for and benefits of the project;
39.12(4) a timeline indicating the major milestones of the project and their anticipated
39.13completion dates; and
39.14(5) any additional information or material the commissioner prescribes.
39.15 Subd. 8. Criteria for grants. The commissioner must develop the criteria that will
39.16be used to award grants if grant applications exceed available resources.
39.17 Subd. 9. Cancellation of grant. If, five years after execution of a grant agreement,
39.18the commissioner determines that the grantee has not proceeded in a timely manner with
39.19implementation of the project funded, the commissioner must cancel the grant and the
39.20grantee must repay to the commissioner all grant money paid to the grantee. Section
39.2116A.642 applies to any appropriations made to the commissioner under this section that
39.22have not been awarded to grantees.
39.23 Subd. 10. Report. By January 15 of each year, the commissioner must submit to
39.24the commissioner of management and budget and the chairs of the legislative committees
39.25with jurisdiction over education policy, education finance, and capital investment, a list of
39.26the projects that have been funded with money under this program during the preceding
39.27calendar year, as well as a list of those priority projects for which state bond proceeds fund
39.28appropriations will be sought during that year's legislative session.
39.29 Sec. 27. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
39.30 The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state general
39.31obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2013, no more than $.......
39.32will need to be transferred from the general fund to the state bond fund to pay principal
39.33and interest due and to become due on outstanding state general obligation bonds. During
39.34the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds, the commissioner of
39.35management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt service payments needed on
40.1bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt service payments that will
40.2be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall adjust the amount
40.3of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this section. The
40.4amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from the general fund
40.5as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641.
40.6 Sec. 28. EFFECTIVE DATE.
40.7 This act is effective the day following final enactment.
1.3public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with
1.4certain conditions; establishing a fiber optic infrastructure grant program for
1.5schools; reducing prior bond authorizations; authorizing the sale of state bonds;
1.6appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.7chapter 126C.
1.8BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
| 1.9 |
Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS. |
1.11bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated,
1.12to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as
1.13authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire
1.14and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or
1.15as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j),
1.16or article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act for a capital
1.17program or project may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly
1.18to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the
1.19commissioner of management and budget. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations
1.20in this act are available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota
1.21Statutes, section 16A.642.
| 2.24 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 2.25 |
Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA |
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| 2.26 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
127,667,000 |
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2.28of Minnesota for the purposes specified in
2.29this section.
| 2.30 2.31 |
Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) |
44,000,000 |
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2.33Statutes, section 135A.046.
| 2.34 |
Subd. 3.Twin Cities Campuses |
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| 2.35 |
Physics and Nanotechnology |
49,333,000 |
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2.37equip a new building to house the research
3.1branch of the physics program and the
3.2Center for Nanostructure Applications. This
3.3appropriation is not available until the Board
3.4of Regents has certified to the commissioner
3.5of management and budget that the building
3.6will not be built within the area impacted by
3.7vibration or magnetic resonance caused by
3.8light rail transit on Washington Avenue.
| 3.9 |
Bell Museum of Natural History |
24,000,000 |
|||||
3.11and equip a new Bell Museum of Natural
3.12History on the St. Paul campus.
| 3.13 |
Subd. 4.Duluth Campus |
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| 3.14 |
American Indian Learning Resource Center |
6,667,000 |
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3.16American Indian Learning Resource Center.
3.17This appropriation is intended to cover
3.18approximately two-thirds of the cost of the
3.19project. The remaining costs must be paid
3.20from university sources.
| 3.21 |
Subd. 5.Itasca Biological Station |
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| 3.22 3.23 |
New Biological Station and Lakeside Lab Renovation |
3,667,000 |
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3.25equip a new biological station and renovate
3.26the classroom in the historic lakeside
3.27laboratory at the University of Minnesota
3.28facility in Itasca State Park.
| 3.29 |
Subd. 6.University Share |
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3.31intended to cover approximately two-thirds
3.32of the cost of each project. The remaining
3.33costs must be paid from university sources.
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Subd. 7.Unspent Appropriations |
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4.3authorized in this section and after written
4.4notice to the commissioner of management
4.5and budget, the Board of Regents must use
4.6any money remaining in the appropriation
4.7for that project for HEAPR under Minnesota
4.8Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board of
4.9Regents must report by February 1 of each
4.10even-numbered year to the chairs of the house
4.11of representatives and senate committees
4.12with jurisdiction over capital investments and
4.13higher education finance, and to the chairs
4.14of the house of representatives Ways and
4.15Means Committee and the senate Finance
4.16Committee, on how the remaining money
4.17has been allocated or spent.
| 4.18 4.19 |
Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES |
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| 4.20 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
276,159,000 |
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4.22State Colleges and Universities for the
4.23purposes specified in this section.
| 4.24 4.25 |
Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) |
58,000,000 |
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4.27Statutes, section 135A.046.
| 4.28 |
Subd. 3.Alexandria Technical College |
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| 4.29 |
Main Building Renovation and Addition |
4,163,000 |
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4.31the library, student services, and student
4.32commons building and an infill addition to
4.33the commons building.
| 5.1 5.2 |
Subd. 4.Anoka Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids |
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| 5.3 |
(a) Fine Arts Building Renovation |
5,357,000 |
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5.5and equip the Fine Arts classroom and lab
5.6building.
| 5.7 |
(b) Bioscience and Allied Health Addition |
16,484,000 |
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5.9and equip a Bioscience and Allied Health
5.10addition and renovation to support science
5.11technology and math (STEM) and nursing
5.12program initiatives.
| 5.13 |
Subd. 5.Dakota County Technical College |
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| 5.14 5.15 |
Transportation and Emerging Technologies Lab |
7,230,000 |
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5.17and equip the transportation and emerging
5.18technologies classrooms, laboratories, and
5.19related spaces.
| 5.20 5.21 |
Subd. 6.Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie, Brooklyn Park |
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| 5.22 5.23 |
Learning Resource and Student Services Renovation |
10,566,000 |
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5.25space at the Brooklyn Park and Eden
5.26Prairie campuses for a Library and Learning
5.27Resource Center and student services with an
5.28addition and new entrances at both campuses.
| 5.29 5.30 |
Subd. 7.Minneapolis Community and Technical College |
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| 5.31 |
Workforce Program Renovation |
12,990,000 |
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5.33and equip instructional space, support space,
5.34and infrastructure for workforce programs.
| 6.1 |
Subd. 8.Minnesota State University, Mankato |
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| 6.2 |
Clinical Science Building Design |
1,908,000 |
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6.4Building.
| 6.5 |
Subd. 9.Minnesota State University, Moorhead |
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| 6.6 6.7 |
Livingston Lord Library and Information Technology Renovation |
14,901,000 |
|||||
6.9and equip Livingston Lord Library.
| 6.10 6.11 |
Subd. 10.Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Canby |
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| 6.12 |
Wind Turbine Training Facility |
4,000,000 |
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6.14engineering and design, and to acquire,
6.15construct, and install a commercial scale
6.16wind turbine for the wind energy technology
6.17program.
| 6.18 6.19 |
Subd. 11.NHED Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Virginia |
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| 6.20 |
Iron Range Engineering Program Facilities |
3,000,000 |
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6.22and equip an addition to and renovation
6.23of existing space for laboratories, flexible
6.24classrooms, and office space for the
6.25engineering program on the Virginia campus.
| 6.26 |
Subd. 12.Normandale Community College |
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| 6.27 6.28 |
Academic Partnership Center and Student Services |
21,984,000 |
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6.30new building for classrooms and offices and
6.31to design, construct, furnish, and equip the
6.32renovation of the Student Services Building.
| 6.33 |
Subd. 13.North Hennepin Community College |
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| 7.1 |
Bioscience and Health Careers Center Addition |
26,581,000 |
|||||
7.3and equip a new building for Bioscience
7.4and Health Careers Center laboratory and
7.5classroom space.
| 7.6 7.7 |
Subd. 14.Ridgewater Community Technical College, Willmar |
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| 7.8 |
Technical Instruction Renovation |
14,300,000 |
|||||
7.10classroom and existing instructional lab space
7.11and construct an addition for circulation; and
7.12to demolish obsolete space.
| 7.13 7.14 |
Subd. 15.Rochester Community Technical College |
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| 7.15 |
Work Force Center Colocation |
8,500,000 |
|||||
7.17furnish, and equip an addition to the
7.18Heintz Center at Rochester Community
7.19and Technical College and to renovate the
7.20heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
7.21systems. The addition will house the
7.22Rochester Area Work Force Center. The
7.23Board of Trustees must consult with the
7.24commissioner of employment and economic
7.25development on the design of the renovations
7.26and addition. The board must enter into a
7.27lease agreement with the commissioner of
7.28employment and economic development
7.29for use of the work force center. The lease
7.30agreement must provide that lease payments
7.31made by the commissioner will pay for the
7.32college's reasonable costs in support of the
7.33work force center.
8.1This appropriation is in addition to the
8.2appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 179,
8.3section 3, subdivision 23.
| 8.4 |
Subd. 16.South Central College, Faribault |
13,360,000 |
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| 8.5 |
Classroom Renovation and Addition |
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8.7and equip an addition, and to renovate space
8.8for classrooms, a learning resource center,
8.9related spaces, and laboratories.
| 8.10 8.11 |
Subd. 17.Southwest Minnesota State University |
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| 8.12 |
Science Lab Renovation |
5,666,000 |
|||||
8.14and equip the Science and Math building and
8.15an addition to the Plant Science building.
| 8.16 |
Subd. 18.St. Cloud State University |
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| 8.17 8.18 |
Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility |
42,334,000 |
|||||
8.20furnish, and equip Integrated Science and
8.21Engineering Laboratory Facility.
| 8.22 8.23 |
Subd. 19.Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Initiatives |
4,835,000 |
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8.25science laboratories and classrooms at
8.26the following campuses: Bemidji State
8.27University; Century College; Minnesota
8.28State Community and Technical College,
8.29Moorhead; Minnesota State University,
8.30Moorhead; Northeast Higher Education
8.31District, Hibbing College, Itasca Community
8.32College, and Mesabi Range Eveleth;
8.33Northwest Technical College; South Central
8.34College, North Mankato.
9.1Campuses may use internal and nonstate
9.2money to increase the size of the projects.
| 9.3 |
Subd. 20.Debt Service |
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9.5board shall pay the debt service on one-third
9.6of the principal amount of state bonds sold to
9.7finance projects authorized by this section.
9.8After each sale of general obligation bonds,
9.9the commissioner of management and budget
9.10shall notify the board of the amounts assessed
9.11for each year for the life of the bonds.
9.12(b) The board need not pay debt service on
9.13bonds sold to finance Higher Education Asset
9.14Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR).
9.15Where a nonstate match is required, the debt
9.16service is due on a principal amount equal
9.17to one-third of the total project cost, less the
9.18match committed before the bonds are sold.
9.19For the work force center colocation project
9.20at Rochester Community and Technical
9.21College, the board shall pay the debt service
9.22on $1,079,000 of the principal amount of
9.23state bonds sold to finance the project. The
9.24commissioner of employment and economic
9.25development shall pay the debt service on
9.26$5,262,000 of the principal amount of state
9.27bonds sold to finance the project, in the
9.28manner provided in Minnesota Statutes,
9.29section 16A.643.
9.30(c) The commissioner of management and
9.31budget shall reduce the board's assessment
9.32each year by one-third of the net income
9.33from investment of general obligation bond
9.34proceeds in proportion to the amount of
9.35principal and interest otherwise required to
10.1be paid by the board. The board shall pay its
10.2resulting net assessment to the commissioner
10.3of management and budget by December
10.41 each year. If the board fails to make
10.5a payment when due, the commissioner
10.6of management and budget shall reduce
10.7allotments for appropriations from the
10.8general fund otherwise available to the board
10.9and apply the amount of the reduction to
10.10cover the missed debt service payment. The
10.11commissioner of management and budget
10.12shall credit the payments received from the
10.13board to the bond debt service account in
10.14the state bond fund each December 1 before
10.15money is transferred from the general fund
10.16under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
10.17subdivision 10.
| 10.18 |
Subd. 21.Unspent Appropriations |
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10.20authorized in this section and after written
10.21notice to the commissioner of management
10.22and budget, the board must use any money
10.23remaining in the appropriation for that project
10.24for Higher Education Asset Preservation and
10.25Replacement (HEAPR) under Minnesota
10.26Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
10.27of Trustees must report by February 1 of
10.28each even-numbered year to the chairs of
10.29the house of representatives and senate
10.30committees with jurisdiction over capital
10.31investment and higher education finance, and
10.32to the chairs of the house of representatives
10.33Ways and Means Committee and the senate
10.34Finance Committee, on how the remaining
10.35money has been allocated or spent.
11.1(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation
11.2for a project in this section that is complete is
11.3available for HEAPR under this subdivision,
11.4at the same campus as the project for which
11.5the original appropriation was made and the
11.6debt service requirement under subdivision
11.720 is reduced accordingly. Minnesota
11.8Statutes, section 16A.642, applies from the
11.9date of the original appropriation to the
11.10unspent amount transferred.
| 11.11 |
Sec. 4. EDUCATION |
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| 11.12 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
55,000,000 |
||||
11.14purposes specified in this section.
| 11.15 11.16 |
Subd. 2.Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake |
25,000,000 |
|||||
11.18for a capital loan to Independent School
11.19District No. 38, Red Lake, as provided in
11.20Minnesota Statutes, sections 126C.60 to
11.21126C.72, to design, construct, furnish, and
11.22equip renovation of existing facilities and
11.23construction of new facilities.
11.24Before any capital loan contract is approved
11.25under this authorization, the district must
11.26provide documentation acceptable to the
11.27commissioner on how the capital loan will
11.28be used.
| 11.29 |
Subd. 3.Fiber Optic Infrastructure Grants |
25,000,000 |
|||||
11.31Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.75.
| 11.32 11.33 |
Subd. 4.Library Accessibility and Improvement Grants |
5,000,000 |
|||||
12.2grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
12.3134.45.
| 12.4 |
Sec. 5. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES |
$ |
2,260,000 |
||||
12.6asset preservation on both campuses of the
12.7academies, to be spent in accordance with
12.8Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
| 12.9 |
Sec. 6. NATURAL RESOURCES |
||||||
| 12.10 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
69,673,000 |
||||
12.12the purposes specified in this section.
| 12.13 |
Subd. 2.Natural Resources Asset Preservation |
22,000,000 |
|||||
12.15and recreational assets operated by the
12.16commissioner of natural resources, to be
12.17spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
12.18section 84.946. The commissioner may
12.19use this appropriation to replace buildings
12.20if, considering the embedded energy in the
12.21building, that is the most energy-efficient and
12.22carbon-reducing method of renovation.
| 12.23 |
Subd. 3.Flood Hazard Mitigation |
17,000,000 |
|||||
12.25mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
12.26improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
12.27damage, under Minnesota Statutes, section
12.28103F.161. The commissioner of natural
12.29resources shall determine project priorities
12.30based on need.
| 12.31 |
Subd. 4.Minnesota Biomes |
3,000,000 |
|||||
13.2landscape at the new Bell Museum of Natural
13.3History.
| 13.4 |
Subd. 5.Dam Renovation and Removal |
750,000 |
|||||
13.6District to renovate the Coon Rapids
13.7Dam. This appropriation is not available
13.8until the commissioner determines that an
13.9amount sufficient to complete the project is
13.10committed to the project.
| 13.11 13.12 |
Subd. 6.Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition and Development |
4,500,000 |
|||||
13.14in Dakota County, and other lands identified
13.15by the commissioner as targeted sites for
13.16potential acquisition for scientific and natural
13.17areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
13.1884.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5, and for
13.19protection and improvements of a capital
13.20nature in scientific and natural areas. Not
13.21less than five percent of this appropriation
13.22is for restoration.
| 13.23 13.24 |
Subd. 7.State Trail Acquisition and Development |
21,423,000 |
|||||
13.26renovate state trails under Minnesota
13.27Statutes, section 85.015.
13.28Up to $1,000,000 is for the Blazing Star
13.29Trail.
13.30Up to $1,000,000 is for the Browns Creek
13.31Trail.
13.32Up to $2,000,000 is for the Casey Jones Trail.
13.33Up to $2,000,000 is to design, acquire land
13.34for, and develop the Camp Ripley/Veterans
14.1State Trail established in Minnesota
14.2Statutes, section 85.015, subdivision 28,
14.3in conjunction with the United States
14.4Department of Defense and the Minnesota
14.5Department of Transportation.
14.6Up to $1,000,000 is for the Cuyuna Lakes
14.7Trail.
14.8Up to $2,000,000 is for the Gateway Trail.
14.9Up to $1,000,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami
14.10Trail.
14.11Up to $2,000,000 is to acquire and develop
14.12a five-mile bituminous extension of the
14.13Glacial Lakes State Trail in the city of New
14.14London to Sibley State Park, in the CSAH 40
14.15corridor, for bicycle and pedestrian use.
14.16Up to $1,300,000 is to acquire and develop
14.17the segment of the Goodhue Pioneer Trail
14.18between the cities of Zumbrota and Goodhue.
14.19Up to $1,500,000 is for the Heartland Trail
14.20extension.
14.21Up to $2,373,000 is for paving the Luce
14.22Line Trail and developing a parallel horse
14.23trail between the city of Winsted and city
14.24of Cedar Mills. The trail between the city
14.25of Winsted and city of Cedar Mills must be
14.26available for multiple uses, including hiking,
14.27biking, horseback riding, snowmobiling,
14.28cross-country skiing, and inline skating.
14.29Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
14.3084.8712, subdivision 1, snowmobiles with
14.31metal traction devices may be used on
14.32the portion of the Luce Line Trail paved
14.33with this appropriation. The commissioner
14.34of natural resources shall ensure that all
15.1drainage tile passing under the Luce Line
15.2Trail can be maintained and shall provide for
15.3adequate crossing locations for farmers with
15.4construction standards that allow for large
15.5machinery to cross the trail.
15.6Up to $550,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail.
15.7Up to $400,000 is for the Minnesota River
15.8Trail.
15.9Up to $1,800,000 is for the Paul Bunyan
15.10Trail.
15.11Up to $1,500,000 is for the Shooting Star
15.12Trail.
15.13For any project listed in this subdivision that
15.14the commissioner determines is not ready to
15.15proceed, the commissioner may allocate that
15.16project's money to another state trail project.
15.17The chairs of the house of representatives
15.18and senate committees with jurisdiction
15.19over environment and natural resources
15.20and legislators from the affected legislative
15.21districts must be notified of any changes.
| 15.22 15.23 |
Subd. 8.Lake Superior Campground Expansion |
1,000,000 |
|||||
15.25design and construct an expansion of the
15.26Burlington Bay Campground.
| 15.27 |
Sec. 7. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY |
||||||
| 15.28 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
4,900,000 |
||||
15.30purposes specified in this section.
| 15.31 |
Subd. 2.Beneficial Use of Wastewater Grants |
2,500,000 |
|||||
15.33116.195, to political subdivisions for up to 50
16.1percent of the costs to predesign, design, and
16.2implement capital projects that demonstrate
16.3the beneficial use of wastewater.
| 16.4 |
Subd. 3.Capital Assistance Program |
2,400,000 |
|||||
16.6program under Minnesota Statutes, section
16.7115A.54.
16.8(a) $500,000 is for a grant to Becker County
16.9to design and construct a waste transfer
16.10facility. This amount includes 75 percent of
16.11the cost of the transfer station and 50 percent
16.12of the cost of the material recovery facility.
16.13The counties using this facility must agree
16.14to achieve a 60 percent recycling rate and
16.15an organics recovery rate of 15 percent by
16.162025. This grant is not available until the
16.17agency determines that an amount sufficient
16.18to complete the project is committed to it
16.19from nonstate sources.
16.20(b) Notwithstanding any grant limits in
16.21Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54,
16.22$1,900,000 is for a grant to the city of
16.23Redwood Falls to design, construct, and
16.24equip a recycling center.
| 16.25 16.26 |
Sec. 8. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES |
$ |
25,000,000 |
||||
| 16.27 |
RIM Conservation Reserve |
||||||
16.29to acquire conservation easements from
16.30landowners to preserve, restore, create,
16.31and enhance wetlands; restore and enhance
16.32rivers and streams, riparian lands, and
16.33associated uplands in order to protect soil
16.34and water quality; support fish and wildlife
17.1habitat; reduce flood damage; and provide
17.2other public benefits. The provisions of
17.3Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, apply
17.4to this appropriation, except that the board
17.5may establish alternative payment rates for
17.6easements and practices to establish restored
17.7native prairies, as defined in Minnesota
17.8Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 7, and
17.9to protect uplands. Of this appropriation, up
17.10to ten percent may be used to implement the
17.11program.
17.12(b) The board is authorized to enter into
17.13new agreements and amend past agreements
17.14with landowners as required by Minnesota
17.15Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision
17.165, to allow for restoration, including
17.17overseeding and harvesting of native prairie
17.18vegetation for use for energy production in
17.19a manner that does not devalue the natural
17.20habitat, water quality benefits, or carbon
17.21sequestration functions of the area enrolled
17.22in the easement. This shall occur after seed
17.23production and minimize impacts on wildlife.
17.24Of this appropriation, up to five percent
17.25may be used for restoration, including
17.26overseeding. The board must submit to the
17.27legislative committees with jurisdiction over
17.28environment finance and capital investment
17.29an interim report on this program by January
17.3015, 2012, and a final report by September 1,
17.312013.
| 17.32 17.33 |
Sec. 9. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS |
$ |
9,000,000 |
||||
17.35for capital asset preservation improvements
18.1and betterments to infrastructure and
18.2exhibits at the Minnesota Zoo, to be spent in
18.3accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
18.416B.307.
| 18.5 |
Sec. 10. ADMINISTRATION |
||||||
| 18.6 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
12,625,000 |
||||
18.8the purposes specified in this section.
| 18.9 18.10 |
Subd. 2.Capital Asset Preservation and Replacement Account (CAPRA) |
3,000,000 |
|||||
18.12Statutes, section 16A.632.
| 18.13 |
Subd. 3.Asset Preservation |
8,625,000 |
|||||
18.15managed by the commissioner. This
18.16appropriation must be spent in accordance
18.17with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
| 18.18 |
Subd. 4.Cooperative Local Facilities Grants |
1,000,000 |
|||||
18.20school districts to construct or renovate
18.21cooperative local facilities under Minnesota
18.22Statutes, section 16B.355.
| 18.23 |
Sec. 11. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION |
||||||
| 18.24 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
3,700,000 |
||||
18.26Commission for the purposes specified in
18.27this section.
| 18.28 18.29 |
Subd. 2.St. Paul Regional Amateur Sports Facility |
100,000 |
|||||
18.31Sports Facility. The St. Paul facility may
18.32include, but is not limited to, facilities for
19.1the sports of soccer, lacrosse, football, and
19.2baseball.
| 19.3 19.4 |
Subd. 3.Southwest Regional Amateur Sports Center - Marshall |
100,000 |
|||||
19.6predesign the Southwest Regional Amateur
19.7Sports Center in Marshall.
| 19.8 19.9 |
Subd. 4.Northwestern Minnesota Regional Sports Center - Moorhead |
3,500,000 |
|||||
19.11design, construct, furnish, and equip the
19.12Northwestern Minnesota Regional Sports
19.13Center in Moorhead.
19.14This appropriation is not available until the
19.15commissioner has determined that at least
19.16an equal amount has been committed to the
19.17project from nonstate sources. The match
19.18may include in-kind contributions, and may
19.19include contributions made since January 1,
19.202007.
| 19.21 |
Sec. 12. MILITARY AFFAIRS |
$ |
4,000,000 |
||||
19.23improvements and betterments of a capital
19.24nature at military affairs facilities statewide,
19.25to be spent in accordance with Minnesota
19.26Statutes, section 16B.307.
| 19.27 |
Sec. 13. PUBLIC SAFETY |
$ |
3,000,000 |
||||
| 19.28 19.29 |
East Metro Regional Fire Training Facility - Maplewood |
||||||
19.31grant to the city of Maplewood to acquire
19.32land, prepare a site including environmental
19.33work, predesign, design, and construct the
20.1East Metro Regional Fire Training Facility
20.2in Ramsey County, within the city of
20.3Maplewood.
20.4This appropriation is not available until the
20.5commissioner has determined that at least
20.6an equal amount has been committed from
20.7nonstate sources.
| 20.8 |
Sec. 14. TRANSPORTATION |
||||||
| 20.9 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
63,450,000 |
||||
20.11purposes specified in this section.
| 20.12 20.13 |
Subd. 2.Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation |
20,000,000 |
|||||
20.15account in the state transportation fund
20.16to match federal money and to replace
20.17or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as
20.18provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
20.19174.50. To the extent practicable, the
20.20commissioner shall expend the funds as
20.21provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
20.22174.50, subdivisions 6c and 7, paragraph (c).
20.23Political subdivisions may use grants made
20.24under this subdivision to construct or
20.25reconstruct bridges, including but not limited
20.26to:
20.27(1) matching federal aid grants to construct
20.28or reconstruct key bridges;
20.29(2) paying the costs of preliminary
20.30engineering and environmental studies
20.31authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section
20.32174.50, subdivision 6a;
20.33(3) paying the costs to abandon an existing
20.34bridge that is deficient and in need of
21.1replacement, but where no replacement will
21.2be made; and
21.3(4) paying the costs to construct a road
21.4or street to facilitate the abandonment
21.5of an existing bridge determined by
21.6the commissioner to be deficient, if the
21.7commissioner determines that construction
21.8of the road or street is more economical than
21.9replacement of the existing bridge.
21.10$3,000,000 is for a grant to the city of
21.11Minneapolis to rehabilitate the Plymouth
21.12Avenue bridge.
21.13$7,600,000 is for a grant to the city of
21.14Minneapolis to rehabilitate the 10th Avenue
21.15SE bridge.
| 21.16 |
Subd. 3.Greater Minnesota Transit |
2,500,000 |
|||||
21.18transit systems to be used for transit capital
21.19facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section
21.20174.24, subdivision 3c. Money from this
21.21appropriation may be used to pay up to 80
21.22percent of the nonfederal share of these
21.23facilities. $520,000 is for a grant to the city
21.24of Northfield to design, construct, furnish,
21.25and equip a multimodal hub to serve as a
21.26transfer station, park and ride, and intercity
21.27hub and trailhead, and provide connections
21.28to Mill Towns State Trail, bike paths, and
21.29sidewalks within the city of Northfield.
| 21.30 21.31 |
Subd. 4.Minnesota Valley Railroad Track Rehabilitation |
2,000,000 |
|||||
21.33Rail Authority to rehabilitate and make
21.34capital improvements to railroad track. A
21.35grant under this subdivision is in addition to
22.1any grant, loan, or loan guarantee for this
22.2project made by the commissioner under
22.3Minnesota Statutes, sections 222.46 to
22.4222.62.
| 22.5 |
Subd. 5.Northern Lights Express |
9,250,000 |
|||||
22.7County Regional Rail Authority for
22.8railroad acquisition and track restoration,
22.9environmental impact studies, advanced
22.10corridor planning, preliminary design and
22.11preliminary engineering, station design,
22.12analysis of railroad capacity, and easement
22.13costs for intercity and passenger rail service
22.14between the city of Duluth and the cities of
22.15Minneapolis and St. Paul. This appropriation
22.16is added to the appropriation in Laws 2006,
22.17chapter 258, section 16, subdivision 5, as
22.18amended by Laws 2008, chapter 365, section
22.1914.
| 22.20 |
Subd. 6.Port Development Assistance |
10,000,000 |
|||||
22.22457A. Any improvements made with the
22.23proceeds of these grants must be publicly
22.24owned.
| 22.25 |
Subd. 7.Range Regional Airport |
3,700,000 |
|||||
22.27Airport Authority for site preparation
22.28and to predesign, design, and construct a
22.29multiuse hangar and maintenance and storage
22.30facilities.
| 22.31 |
Subd. 8.Arden Hills Training Center |
6,500,000 |
|||||
22.33account in the trunk highway fund.
23.1To design and construct an addition to the
23.2Arden Hills Training Center.
| 23.3 23.4 |
Subd. 9.I-35W and 3rd and 4th Streets Interchange, Minneapolis |
8,500,000 |
|||||
23.6predesign, environmental analysis, design,
23.7engineering, and construction of a new
23.8interchange and ramps to and from the north
23.9on marked Interstate Highway 35W at the
23.10intersection of 3rd and 4th Streets South
23.11on the east side of downtown Minneapolis.
23.12This appropriation is not available until the
23.13commissioner determines that at least an
23.14equal amount is committed to the project
23.15from nonstate sources.
| 23.16 |
Subd. 10.Hoffman Yard |
1,000,000 |
|||||
23.18acquisition of real property or interests in
23.19real property, and construction relating to
23.20capacity improvements at the Hoffman
23.21Interlocking/Hoffman Yard in St. Paul as
23.22identified in the Minnesota Comprehensive
23.23Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan.
| 23.24 |
Sec. 15. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL |
||||||
| 23.25 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
80,534,000 |
||||
23.27specified in this section.
| 23.28 23.29 |
Subd. 2.Bottineau Boulevard Light Rail Transit |
1,000,000 |
|||||
23.31Rail Authority for environmental work
23.32and project development for the Bottineau
23.33Boulevard corridor light rail transit from the
23.34Hiawatha light rail and Northstar transit hub
24.1in downtown Minneapolis to the vicinity of
24.2the Target development in northern Brooklyn
24.3Park or the Arbor Lakes retail area in Maple
24.4Grove.
| 24.5 |
Subd. 3.Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit |
9,000,000 |
|||||
24.7furnish, and equip bus transit stations, and
24.8maintenance and layover facilities of phase
24.91 of the Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit
24.10in Dakota County. This appropriation may
24.11not be spent for capital improvements
24.12within a trunk highway right-of-way. This
24.13appropriation is added to the appropriation
24.14in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17,
24.15subdivision 3, and the appropriation in Laws
24.162008, chapter 179, section 17, subdivision 4.
| 24.17 |
Subd. 4.Ramsey Commuter Rail Station |
3,080,000 |
|||||
24.19furnish, and equip a Northstar commuter rail
24.20station in the vicinity of the city of Ramsey
24.21Municipal Center.
| 24.22 |
Subd. 5.Red Rock Corridor Transit Way |
500,000 |
|||||
24.24Newport transit center for the Red Rock
24.25Corridor Transit Way between Hastings and
24.26Minneapolis via St. Paul.
| 24.27 |
Subd. 6.Southwest Corridor Light Rail Transit |
13,600,000 |
|||||
24.29Regional Rail Authority to prepare a final
24.30environmental impact statement and for
24.31preliminary engineering for the Southwest
24.32Corridor light rail transit line from the
24.33Hiawatha light rail transit line in downtown
25.1Minneapolis to the vicinity of the Southwest
25.2Station transit hub in Eden Prairie.
| 25.3 |
Subd. 7.Gateway Corridor Transit Way |
1,000,000 |
|||||
25.5work with the Metropolitan Council for
25.6environmental assessment and preliminary
25.7engineering of transportation and transit
25.8improvements, including busways or rail
25.9transit, in the marked Interstate Highway
25.1094 Corridor, from the Minnesota-Wisconsin
25.11border extending westward through
25.12Washington County to downtown St. Paul
25.13and downtown Minneapolis.
| 25.14 |
Subd. 8.Rush Line Corridor Transit Way |
1,000,000 |
|||||
25.16Regional Railroad Authority to complete
25.17environmental work and associated
25.18engineering for the Rush Line Corridor along
25.19marked Interstate Highway 35E and marked
25.20Interstate Highway 35W and Highway 61
25.21from the Union Depot in downtown St. Paul
25.22to Hinckley.
| 25.23 25.24 |
Subd. 9.Minneapolis Transportation Interchange |
20,000,000 |
|||||
25.26Rail Authority for environmental analysis,
25.27engineering, design, acquisition of real
25.28property or interests in real property, site
25.29preparation for, and construction of the
25.30Minneapolis Transportation Interchange
25.31Facility located in the vicinity of the
25.32confluence of the Hiawatha light rail line
25.33and the Northstar commuter rail line. The
25.34interchange must be designed so that it
25.35facilitates a potential future connection of
26.1passenger or commuter rail to the Union
26.2Depot in St. Paul. The amount of the grant
26.3may not exceed the amount spent under this
26.4appropriation for park-and-ride facilities.
| 26.5 |
Subd. 10.Robert Street Corridor Transit Way |
200,000 |
|||||
26.7facility consisting of two bus parking spaces,
26.8curbing, sidewalk, a standard shelter, and
26.9related infrastructure in the Robert Street
26.10Corridor Transit Way.
| 26.11 |
Subd. 11.Union Depot |
8,500,000 |
|||||
26.13Railroad Authority to acquire land and
26.14structures, to renovate structures, and for
26.15design, engineering, and environmental
26.16work to revitalize Union Depot for use as a
26.17multimodal transit center in St. Paul. The
26.18center must be designed so that it facilitates a
26.19potential future connection of high-speed rail
26.20to Minneapolis. This appropriation is added
26.21to the appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter
26.22258, section 17, subdivision 7.
| 26.23 |
Subd. 12.Integrated Energy Corridor Project |
8,000,000 |
|||||
26.25to Ramsey County to design, engineer,
26.26purchase, and construct the Integrated
26.27Energy Corridor Project on University
26.28Avenue from Rice Street to Raymond
26.29Avenue in Saint Paul as part of the Central
26.30Corridor light rail transit project. Ramsey
26.31County may enter into a lease or management
26.32agreement for the use of the completed
26.33project, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
26.34section 16A.695. This appropriation is not
27.1available until the Metropolitan Council
27.2has determined that an amount equal to at
27.3least two times this appropriation has been
27.4committed from nonstate sources.
| 27.5 27.6 |
Subd. 13.Metropolitan Regional Parks and Trails Capital Improvements |
||||||
| 27.7 |
(a) Coon Rapids 85th Avenue Bicycle Trail |
500,000 |
|||||
27.9predesign, design, and construct a bicycle
27.10and pedestrian trail connecting the city of
27.11Fridley bicycle and pedestrian trail along
27.1285th Avenue to the Mississippi Regional
27.13Trail Corridor in the city of Coon Rapids.
| 27.14 |
(b) Heritage Village Park |
100,000 |
|||||
27.16to predesign the Heritage Village Park along
27.17the Mississippi River in the city.
27.18This appropriation is not available until the
27.19commissioner has determined that at least
27.20an equal amount has been committed from
27.21nonstate sources.
| 27.22 |
(c) Minneapolis Sculpture Garden |
8,500,000 |
|||||
27.24Recreation Board to predesign, design, and
27.25construct renovation of the Minneapolis
27.26Sculpture Garden, which displays art
27.27owned by the Walker Art Center, subject
27.28to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
27.29The complete renovation will include
27.30improving irrigation, drainage, the parking
27.31lot, security, granite substructures, concrete,
27.32and fixtures, in order to update them with
27.33more ecologically sustainable options that
27.34are less expensive to maintain; increasing
28.1physical accessibility in accordance with
28.2the Americans with Disabilities Act;
28.3transplanting and replacing trees and plant
28.4materials; and improving the mechanical
28.5plant, piping, and flooring of the Cowles
28.6Conservatory to permit its flexible reuse in a
28.7way that is more ecologically sustainable and
28.8less expensive to maintain.
| 28.9 |
(d) Phalen-Keller Regional Park |
554,000 |
|||||
28.11Ramsey County for improvements to the
28.12Phalen-Keller Regional Park, including
28.13design, engineering, and construction for
28.14channel restoration and other associated
28.15channel improvements between Phalen,
28.16Keller, and Round Lakes, renovation of
28.17the waterfall on the northwest shore of
28.18Lake Phalen and addition of lighting and
28.19landscaping along the path near the waterfall,
28.20and design and construction of a paved
28.21off-road trail between Roselawn Avenue and
28.22County Road B connecting use areas within
28.23Keller Regional Park and to Phalen Regional
28.24Park and the Gateway State Trail.
| 28.25 |
(e) Springbrook Nature Center |
2,000,000 |
|||||
28.27design, construct, furnish, and equip
28.28the redevelopment and expansion of the
28.29Springbrook Nature Center. No nonstate
28.30match is required.
| 28.31 |
(f) Theodore Wirth Olympic Training Center |
1,000,000 |
|||||
28.33Recreation Board to predesign, design,
28.34construct, furnish, and equip, at Theodore
29.1Wirth Regional Park in Golden Valley,
29.2Hennepin County, a winter recreation
29.3center, including warming and training areas
29.4and maintenance facilities, for developing
29.5Olympic-caliber athletes.
| 29.6 |
(g) Great River Park |
2,000,000 |
|||||
29.8blighted properties; clean up, remediate, and
29.9improve properties; and predesign, design,
29.10and construct facilities for the Great River
29.11Park along the Mississippi River in St. Paul.
| 29.12 |
Sec. 16. HUMAN SERVICES |
||||||
| 29.13 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
9,000,000 |
||||
29.15another named agency, for the purposes
29.16specified in this section.
| 29.17 |
Subd. 2.Asset Preservation |
3,000,000 |
|||||
29.19betterments of a capital nature at Department
29.20of Human Services facilities statewide, to be
29.21spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
29.22section 16B.307.
| 29.23 |
Subd. 3.Early Childhood Learning Facilities |
5,000,000 |
|||||
29.25grants to construct and rehabilitate facilities
29.26for programs under Minnesota Statutes,
29.27section 256E.37.
| 29.28 |
Subd. 4.Remembering With Dignity |
1,000,000 |
|||||
29.30grave markers or memorial monuments for
29.31unmarked graves on public land of deceased
29.32residents of state hospitals or regional
29.33treatment centers.
| 30.1 |
Sec. 17. VETERANS AFFAIRS |
$ |
2,490,000 |
||||
30.3for asset preservation improvements and
30.4betterments of a capital nature at veterans
30.5homes statewide, to be spent in accordance
30.6with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
| 30.7 |
Sec. 18. CORRECTIONS |
$ |
32,000,000 |
||||
30.9for asset preservation improvements and
30.10betterments of a capital nature at Minnesota
30.11correctional facilities statewide, to be spent
30.12in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
30.13section 16B.307.
| 30.14 30.15 |
Sec. 19. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
||||||
| 30.16 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
125,055,000 |
||||
30.18economic development for the purposes
30.19specified in this section.
| 30.20 |
Subd. 2.Redevelopment Account |
10,000,000 |
|||||
30.22under Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.571
30.23to 116J.575.
30.24The commissioner of employment and
30.25economic development may require that
30.26grant money not committed by contract for
30.27approved project activities within 120 days
30.28after the grant agreement was signed be
30.29returned and credited to the redevelopment
30.30account.
| 30.31 30.32 |
Subd. 3.Greater Minnesota Business Development Grant Program |
2,000,000 |
|||||
31.2116J.431.
| 31.3 |
Subd. 4.Bemidji - Headwaters Science Center |
475,000 |
|||||
31.5and design the Headwaters Science Center,
31.6subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
31.716A.695.
31.8This appropriation is not available until the
31.9commissioner has determined that at least
31.10an equal amount has been committed to the
31.11project from nonstate sources.
| 31.12 |
Subd. 5.Chatfield - Potter Center for the Arts |
5,000,000 |
|||||
31.14Development Authority for site preparation
31.15and to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
31.16and equip the renovation of Potter Memorial
31.17Auditorium and adjacent structures in the
31.18city of Chatfield as the Potter Center for the
31.19Arts. The economic development authority
31.20may enter into leases and management
31.21agreements with the city and other entities to
31.22provide the programs in the center, subject to
31.23Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
| 31.24 |
Subd. 6.Floodwood Infrastructure Grant |
500,000 |
|||||
31.26acquisition of land and site preparation and
31.27to construct or install public infrastructure
31.28to support development of a business park.
31.29This appropriation is not available until the
31.30commissioner of employment and economic
31.31development has determined that at least an
31.32equal amount is committed to the project
31.33from nonstate sources.
| 31.34 |
Subd. 7.Hennepin County |
||||||
| 32.1 32.2 |
Minnesota African American History Museum and Cultural Center |
1,200,000 |
|||||
32.4design, construct, furnish, and equip the
32.5renovation of an historic mansion for
32.6the Minnesota African American History
32.7Museum and Cultural Center in Minneapolis,
32.8subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
32.916A.695.
32.10This appropriation is not available until the
32.11commissioner has determined that at least
32.12an equal amount has been committed from
32.13nonstate sources.
| 32.14 |
Subd. 8.Hibbing Memorial Building |
2,790,000 |
|||||
32.16predesign, design, construct, furnish,
32.17and equip a new addition to the Hibbing
32.18Memorial Building. This request includes
32.19the American Disabilities Act compliance
32.20requirements for the Hibbing Memorial
32.21Building to serve as a regional facility for
32.22veterans, seniors, and community events.
| 32.23 32.24 |
Subd. 9.Mankato - Civic Center and All Seasons Arenas |
12,000,000 |
|||||
32.26construct, furnish, and equip the expansion
32.27of the Civic Center auditorium, including a
32.28performing arts theater, and the remodeling
32.29and expansion of the Civic Center and
32.30All Seasons arenas, which must include
32.31the Southern Minnesota Women's Hockey
32.32Exposition Center, for joint use by the city
32.33and Minnesota State University, Mankato.
32.34This appropriation is not available until the
32.35commissioner has determined that at least
33.1an equal amount has been committed to the
33.2project from nonstate sources.
| 33.3 |
Subd. 10.Minneapolis |
||||||
| 33.4 |
(a) Granary Road Storm Water Infrastructure |
5,300,000 |
|||||
33.6acquire land for and to predesign, design,
33.7and construct storm water and roadway
33.8infrastructure for phase 2 of the proposed
33.9Granary Road between 17th Avenue SE and
33.1025th Avenue SE in Minneapolis.
33.11This appropriation is not available until the
33.12commissioner has determined that at least
33.13an equal amount has been committed to the
33.14project from nonstate sources.
| 33.15 |
(b) Peavey Plaza |
6,000,000 |
|||||
33.17develop and construct the redevelopment of
33.18Peavey Plaza in Minneapolis, in conjunction
33.19with the renovation of Orchestra Hall. This
33.20appropriation is added to the appropriation
33.21in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 21,
33.22subdivision 11.
33.23This appropriation is not available until the
33.24commissioner has determined that at least
33.25an equal amount has been committed to the
33.26project from nonstate sources.
| 33.27 33.28 |
Subd. 11.Rochester - Mayo Civic Center Complex |
28,000,000 |
|||||
33.30construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
33.31and expansion of the Mayo Civic Center
33.32Complex.
33.33This appropriation is not available until the
33.34commissioner has determined that at least
34.1an equal amount has been committed from
34.2nonstate sources.
| 34.3 |
Subd. 12.St. Cloud - Civic Center Expansion |
12,000,000 |
|||||
34.5predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
34.6equip an expansion to the St. Cloud Civic
34.7Center, including a parking facility and
34.8skyway connection.
34.9This appropriation is not available until the
34.10commissioner has determined that at least
34.11an equal amount has been committed to the
34.12project from nonstate sources.
| 34.13 34.14 |
Subd. 13.Mountain Iron Arrowhead Event Center |
2,790,000 |
|||||
34.16predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
34.17equip a new Arrowhead event facility in the
34.18city of Mountain Iron.
| 34.19 |
Subd. 14.St. Paul |
||||||
| 34.20 |
(a) Asian-Pacific Cultural Center |
9,000,000 |
|||||
34.22Redevelopment Authority to construct,
34.23furnish, and equip an Asian-Pacific Cultural
34.24Center, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
34.2516A.695. This appropriation does not require
34.26a local match.
| 34.27 |
(b) Saints Ball Park |
25,000,000 |
|||||
34.29predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
34.30equip a regional baseball facility. This
34.31project may be developed in phases, and for
34.32any phase of the project there must be at least
34.33$1 of nonstate money committed to the same
34.34phase of the project for $2.50 of state money.
| 35.1 |
(c) Ordway Center for the Performing Arts |
3,000,000 |
|||||
35.3appropriation in Laws 2010, chapter 189,
35.4section 21, subdivision 16, paragraph (b),
35.5and is for the same purposes.
| 35.6 |
Sec. 20. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY |
$ |
30,000,000 |
||||
| 35.7 |
Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Program |
||||||
35.9grants to eligible municipalities under the
35.10wastewater infrastructure funding program
35.11under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
35.12Up to $400,000 may be used for eligible costs
35.13to implement the wastewater infrastructure
35.14funding program.
| 35.15 35.16 |
Sec. 21. MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY |
$ |
20,000,000 |
||||
35.18for transfer to the housing development fund
35.19to finance the rehabilitation costs to preserve
35.20public housing under Minnesota Statutes,
35.21section 462A.202, subdivision 3a. For
35.22purposes of this section, "public housing"
35.23means housing for low-income persons
35.24and households financed by the federal
35.25government and owned and operated by
35.26the public housing authorities and agencies
35.27formed by cities and counties. Eligible
35.28public housing authorities must have a public
35.29housing assessment system rating of standard
35.30or above. Priority must be given to proposals
35.31that maximize federal or local resources
35.32to finance the capital costs. The priority
35.33in Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202,
36.1subdivision 3a, for projects to increase
36.2the supply of affordable housing and the
36.3restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section
36.4462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this
36.5appropriation.
| 36.6 36.7 |
Sec. 22. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY |
||||||
| 36.8 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
12,670,000 |
||||
36.10purposes specified in this section.
| 36.11 |
Subd. 2.Historic Sites Asset Preservation |
3,313,000 |
|||||
36.13at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping
36.14at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and
36.15monuments, to be spent in accordance with
36.16Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The
36.17society shall determine project priorities as
36.18appropriate based on need.
| 36.19 |
Subd. 3.Oliver H. Kelley Farm Historic Site |
9,357,000 |
|||||
36.21and equip the renovation of the Oliver H.
36.22Kelley Farm Historic Site, including the
36.23site's visitor center and other essential visitor
36.24services and site operations facilities.
| 36.25 |
Sec. 23. BOND SALE EXPENSES |
$ |
967,000 |
||||
36.27fund to the commissioner of management
36.28and budget for bond sale expenses under
36.29Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
36.30subdivision 8.
36.31(b) $5,000 is from the bond proceeds
36.32account in the trunk highway fund to the
36.33commissioner of management and budget
37.1for bond sale expenses under Minnesota
37.2Statutes, section 167.50, subdivision 4.
37.3 Sec. 24. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
37.4 Subdivision 1. Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act
37.5from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
37.6issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $937,645,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
37.7and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and
37.8by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
37.9 Subd. 2. Maximum effort school loan fund. To provide the money appropriated in
37.10this act from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of management and
37.11budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $25,000,000 in the manner,
37.12upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to
37.1316A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of
37.14the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds,
37.15must be credited to a bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school loan fund.
37.16 Subd. 3. Trunk highway fund bond proceeds account. To provide the money
37.17appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the
37.18commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an
37.19amount up to $6,505,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed
37.20by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution,
37.21article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the commissioner
37.22of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium
37.23received from the sale of the bonds, must be credited to the bond proceeds account in
37.24the trunk highway fund.
37.25 Sec. 25. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS REDUCED.
37.26(a) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision
37.271, is reduced by $355,680,000.
37.28(b) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision
37.292, is reduced by $5,780,000.
37.30(c) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision
37.314, is reduced by $6,500,000.
37.32 Sec. 26. [126C.75] FIBER OPTIC INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.
38.1 Subdivision 1. Creation of accounts. Two public school fiber optic infrastructure
38.2accounts are created, one in the general fund and one in the bond proceeds fund. Money
38.3in these accounts may only be used for capital costs of fiber optic infrastructure for
38.4eligible public school projects.
38.5 Subd. 2. Program purpose. The fiber optic infrastructure grant program is
38.6established to provide the capital investment needed to bridge the gap between the federal
38.7Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, commonly known as
38.8"E-Rate," and the total cost of fiber optic infrastructure that will better public school
38.9buildings to support 21st century learning capacity at each district school.
38.10 Subd. 3. General eligibility; state general obligation bond funds. Minnesota
38.11Constitution, article XI, section 5, clause (a), requires that state general obligation bonds
38.12be issued to finance only the acquisition or betterment of public land, buildings, and other
38.13public improvements of a capital nature. The legislature has determined that many fiber
38.14optic infrastructure projects will constitute betterments and capital improvements within
38.15the meaning of the Minnesota Constitution and capital expenditures under generally
38.16accepted accounting principles, and will be financed more efficiently and economically
38.17under this section than by direct appropriations for specific projects.
38.18 Subd. 4. Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
38.19(1) "Fiber optic infrastructure" means the land, buildings, fiber optic connection
38.20cable, and end point hardware, including routers and switches. It does not include
38.21computers, telephones, or cameras.
38.22(2) "School district" means an independent, common, special, or intermediate school
38.23district or a charter school.
38.24 Subd. 5. Grant program established. The commissioner shall make grants to
38.25school districts for fiber optic infrastructure projects.
38.26 Subd. 6. Eligible costs for grants. (a) "Eligible cost" for use of state general
38.27obligation bond fund money means the acquisition of land or permanent easements;
38.28preparation of land on which the fiber optic infrastructure will be located, including
38.29demolition of structures and remediation of any hazardous conditions on the land; and
38.30predesign, design, acquisition, and installation of publicly owned fiber optic infrastructure
38.31in this state with a useful life of at least ten years that supports public school district
38.32facility operation, administration, and instruction; the unpaid principal on debt issued by
38.33the school district for a fiber optic infrastructure project, or the amount necessary to pay in
38.34a lump sum all lease payments due if payment results in the school district owning the fiber
38.35optic infrastructure. All uses under this paragraph must be for publicly owned property.
39.1(b) "Eligible cost" for use of any other source of money will be determined by
39.2limitations imposed on that source, but may include the costs of leases and reimbursement
39.3of the costs of purchase and installation of fiber optic infrastructure.
39.4 Subd. 7. Application. The commissioner must develop forms and procedures for
39.5soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a school
39.6district must include the following information in its application:
39.7(1) a resolution adopted by its school board certifying that the money required to be
39.8supplied by the school district to complete the project is available and committed;
39.9(2) a detailed and specific description of the project and an estimate, along with
39.10necessary supporting evidence, of the total costs for the project;
39.11(3) an assessment of the need for and benefits of the project;
39.12(4) a timeline indicating the major milestones of the project and their anticipated
39.13completion dates; and
39.14(5) any additional information or material the commissioner prescribes.
39.15 Subd. 8. Criteria for grants. The commissioner must develop the criteria that will
39.16be used to award grants if grant applications exceed available resources.
39.17 Subd. 9. Cancellation of grant. If, five years after execution of a grant agreement,
39.18the commissioner determines that the grantee has not proceeded in a timely manner with
39.19implementation of the project funded, the commissioner must cancel the grant and the
39.20grantee must repay to the commissioner all grant money paid to the grantee. Section
39.2116A.642 applies to any appropriations made to the commissioner under this section that
39.22have not been awarded to grantees.
39.23 Subd. 10. Report. By January 15 of each year, the commissioner must submit to
39.24the commissioner of management and budget and the chairs of the legislative committees
39.25with jurisdiction over education policy, education finance, and capital investment, a list of
39.26the projects that have been funded with money under this program during the preceding
39.27calendar year, as well as a list of those priority projects for which state bond proceeds fund
39.28appropriations will be sought during that year's legislative session.
39.29 Sec. 27. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
39.30 The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state general
39.31obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2013, no more than $.......
39.32will need to be transferred from the general fund to the state bond fund to pay principal
39.33and interest due and to become due on outstanding state general obligation bonds. During
39.34the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds, the commissioner of
39.35management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt service payments needed on
40.1bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt service payments that will
40.2be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall adjust the amount
40.3of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this section. The
40.4amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from the general fund
40.5as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641.
40.6 Sec. 28. EFFECTIVE DATE.
40.7 This act is effective the day following final enactment.
