1.2relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital projects;
1.3authorizing the Housing Finance Agency to issue housing infrastructure bonds;
1.4amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 240A.09; 462A.37, subdivision 2,
1.5by adding subdivisions.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7	Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.

1.8    The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
1.9general fund to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent for public purposes.
1.10Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this act are available until the project is
1.11completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.

1.12	SUMMARY
1.13	Natural Resources		13,000,000
1.14	Agriculture		528,000
1.15	Administration		15,000,000
1.16	Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission		1,500,000
1.17	Public Safety		1,555,000
1.18	Transportation		6,884,000
1.19	Metropolitan Council		37,193,000
1.20	Human Services		195,000
1.21	Veterans Affairs		250,000
1.22	Corrections		4,000,000
1.23	Employment and Economic Development		5,000,000
1.24	Minnesota Historical Society		1,422,000
1.25	Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board		4,995,000
1.26	Grants to Political Subdivisions		33,478,000
1.27	TOTAL	$	125,000,000

2.1

APPROPRIATIONS

2.2

Sec. 2. NATURAL RESOURCES

2.3

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

13,000,000

2.4To the commissioner of natural resources for
2.5the purposes specified in this section.

2.6 2.7

Subd. 2.Native Prairie Bank Acquisition and Development

2,000,000

2.8To acquire native prairie bank easements
2.9under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, to
2.10develop and restore certain tracts of prairie
2.11bank lands.

2.12

Subd. 3.Fish Hatchery Improvements

2,000,000

2.13For improvements at state fish hatcheries
2.14located in one or more of the following
2.15locations: Lanesboro, Grand Rapids,
2.16Hinckley, Waterville, Tower, Spire Valley
2.17near Remer, and Crystal Springs near Altura,
2.18and for bio-security and energy efficiency
2.19upgrades statewide.

2.20 2.21

Subd. 4.Scientific and Natural Areas Acquisition and Development

2,000,000

2.22To acquire land identified by the
2.23commissioner as targeted sites for potential
2.24acquisition for scientific and natural areas
2.25under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033
2.26and 86A.05, subdivision 5, and for protection
2.27and improvements of a capital nature in
2.28scientific and natural areas.

2.29 2.30

Subd. 5.Groundwater Monitoring and Observation Wells

1,000,000

2.31To install groundwater monitoring wells for
2.32multiple groundwater quantity and quality
2.33monitoring purposes by state agencies, as
2.34scientifically and practically appropriate,
3.1with preference given to placing monitoring
3.2wells in ground water management areas.

3.3

Subd. 6.Forestry Seed Processing Facilities

2,000,000

3.4To construct, furnish, and equip an expansion
3.5to the cold storage and processing facilities
3.6at Badoura Nursery to support consolidated
3.7bareroot production; construct and equip
3.8improved seed development, processing,
3.9and storage facilities at Badoura Nursery;
3.10construct, furnish, and equip greenhouse
3.11and laboratory facilities at General Andrews
3.12Nursery site to support expanded tree
3.13improvement operations; and to upgrade
3.14irrigation and artificial propagation bed
3.15infrastructure at the General Andrews
3.16Nursery site.

3.17

Subd. 7.Stream Restoration

2,000,000

3.18For design, land acquisition, and construction
3.19of the following stream protection and
3.20restoration projects:
3.21(1) to convert four low-head dams to rapids
3.22in a three-mile stretch on the Sand Hill River;
3.23and
3.24(2) to modify dams on Deer Creek to
3.25reconnect 20 miles of stream and 2,240 acres
3.26on the Pickerel chain of lakes near the city
3.27of Effie.

3.28

Subd. 8.James Ford Bell Museum

2,000,000

3.29To design and construct outdoor classroom
3.30space and landscapes representing Minnesota
3.31biomes at the new James Ford Bell Museum
3.32of Natural History on the St. Paul campus of
3.33the University of Minnesota.

3.34

Subd. 9.Unspent Appropriations

4.1The unspent portion of an appropriation for
4.2a project in this section that is complete,
4.3upon written notice to the commissioner
4.4of management and budget, is available
4.5for asset preservation under Minnesota
4.6Statutes, section 84.946. Minnesota Statutes,
4.7section 16A.642, applies from the date of the
4.8original appropriation to the unspent amount
4.9transferred.

4.10

Sec. 3. AGRICULTURE

4.11

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

528,000

4.12To the commissioner of agriculture for the
4.13purposes specified in this section.

4.14

Subd. 2.Lab Sample Storage

203,000

4.15To design, reconstruct, and equip the feed
4.16storage and grinding rooms in the Agriculture
4.17Laboratory.

4.18

Subd. 3.Aitkin County Fairgrounds

325,000

4.19For a grant to the Aitkin County Agricultural
4.20Society to predesign, design, construct,
4.21furnish, and equip a shared food service
4.22building that can be separated into three
4.23smaller food preparation areas.

4.24

Sec. 4. ADMINISTRATION

$

15,000,000

4.25To the commissioner of administration for
4.26one or more of the following purposes:
4.27(1) to complete the design of, and to
4.28construct, repair, improve, renovate, restore,
4.29furnish, and equip the State Capitol building
4.30and grounds including, but not limited
4.31to, exterior stone repairs and window
4.32replacement; asbestos and hazardous
4.33materials abatement; mechanical, electrical,
5.1and plumbing; security systems replacement;
5.2general construction including, but not
5.3limited to, demolition, site improvements,
5.4life safety improvements, accessibility,
5.5security, and telecommunications; roof
5.6replacement; and finish work; and
5.7(2) to predesign, design, conduct hazardous
5.8materials abatement, construct, repair,
5.9renovate, remodel, furnish, and equip
5.10the State Office Building, Administration
5.11Building, Centennial Office Building, 321
5.12Grove Street buildings, and such other
5.13properties located on the Capitol campus as
5.14determined by the commissioner to meet
5.15temporary and permanent office, broadcast
5.16media, storage, parking, and other space
5.17needs occasioned by and in furtherance of
5.18an efficient restoration of the State Capitol
5.19building and for the efficient and effective
5.20function of the tenants currently located in
5.21the State Capitol building.

5.22 5.23

Sec. 5. MINNESOTA AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION

$

1,500,000

5.24To the Minnesota Amateur Sports
5.25Commission for grants to local government
5.26units under Minnesota Statutes, section
5.27240A.09, paragraph (g) or (k), or to acquire
5.28equipment to improve indoor air quality by
5.29reducing concentrations of carbon monoxide
5.30and nitrogen dioxide.

5.31

Sec. 6. PUBLIC SAFETY

5.32

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

1,555,000

5.33To the commissioner of public safety for the
5.34purposes specified in this section.

6.1

Subd. 2.Cyrus - Public Safety Center

225,000

6.2For a grant to the city of Cyrus to acquire
6.3land for and to predesign, design, construct,
6.4furnish, and equip a facility to accommodate
6.5the city hall with community meeting space
6.6and the fire department.

6.7

Subd. 3.Montgomery - Public Safety Facility

1,330,000

6.8For a grant to the city of Montgomery to
6.9design, construct, furnish, and equip a public
6.10safety facility for fire and ambulance services
6.11in the city of Montgomery. This appropriation
6.12is not available until the commissioner of
6.13management and budget determines that at
6.14least an equal amount is committed to the
6.15project from nonstate sources.

6.16

Sec. 7. TRANSPORTATION

6.17

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

6,884,000

6.18To the commissioner of transportation for the
6.19purposes specified in this section.

6.20

Subd. 2.Passenger and Freight Rail

2,384,000

6.21To implement capital improvements and
6.22betterments for intercity passenger rail
6.23projects as identified in the statewide freight
6.24and passenger rail plan under Minnesota
6.25Statutes, section 174.03, subdivision 1b,
6.26which are determined to be eligible for
6.27United States Department of Transportation
6.28funding. Notwithstanding any law to the
6.29contrary, a portion or phase of an intercity
6.30passenger rail project may be accomplished
6.31with one or more state appropriations and
6.32an intercity passenger rail project need not
6.33be completed with any one appropriation.
7.1Capital improvements and betterments
7.2include preliminary engineering, design,
7.3engineering, environmental analysis
7.4and mitigation, acquisition of land and
7.5right-of-way, and construction.
7.6This appropriation includes money for
7.7passenger and freight rail projects necessary
7.8for system capacity improvements and
7.9betterments per Passenger Rail Investment
7.10and Improvement Act of 2008 guidance, if
7.11federal funds are committed to the overall
7.12project.

7.13 7.14

Subd. 3.Minneapolis; I-35W Storm Tunnel Rehabilitation

4,500,000

7.15To design and construct the rehabilitation
7.16of the Interstate 35W North and South
7.17Tunnels System in cooperation with the
7.18city of Minneapolis. The commissioner of
7.19transportation may enter into an agreement
7.20with the city of Minneapolis to conduct the
7.21work. This appropriation is not available
7.22until the commissioner of management and
7.23budget determines that at least an equal
7.24amount is committed to the project from
7.25nonstate sources.

7.26

Sec. 8. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

7.27

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

37,193,000

7.28To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes
7.29specified in this section.

7.30 7.31

Subd. 2.Transit Capital Improvement Program

14,475,000

7.32(a) To advance transit in the metropolitan
7.33area in accordance with the Metropolitan
7.34Council's current Transportation Policy Plan
8.1and in consultation with the Counties Transit
8.2Improvement Board. This appropriation
8.3may be used by the Metropolitan Council
8.4or for grants to metropolitan area political
8.5subdivisions for preliminary engineering,
8.6engineering, environmental assessment,
8.7environmental work, design, right-of-way
8.8acquisition, and construction for the
8.9Lake Street and I-35W transit station in
8.10Minneapolis, and in the following transitway
8.11corridors: Bottineau Boulevard, East 7th
8.12Street in St. Paul, I-94 Gateway, Penn
8.13Avenue North bus rapid transit, Red Line bus
8.14rapid transit, Red Rock, Riverview, Robert
8.15Street, Rush Line, and Snelling Avenue.
8.16(b) The council shall allocate transit capital
8.17development resources so as to achieve
8.18geographic balance within the region to the
8.19extent possible.

8.20

Subd. 3.Maplewood - Fish Creek Trail

318,000

8.21For a grant to the city of Maplewood to
8.22acquire and develop approximately 70 acres
8.23of land along Fish Creek to be included
8.24within the Fish Creek Natural Greenway, a
8.25park of regional and historical significance
8.26located in Ramsey County within the
8.27Mississippi National River and Recreation
8.28Area. This appropriation is not available
8.29until the commissioner of management and
8.30budget determines that an amount sufficient
8.31to complete the acquisition is committed to
8.32the project from nonstate sources.

8.33 8.34

Subd. 4.Minneapolis - Sculpture Garden Drainage Control

8,000,000

9.1For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
9.2Recreation Board to predesign, design, and
9.3construct renovation of the Minneapolis
9.4Sculpture Garden, which displays art owned
9.5by the Walker Art Center. The complete
9.6renovation will include improving irrigation,
9.7drainage, the parking lot, security, granite
9.8substructures, concrete, and fixtures in
9.9order to update them with more ecologically
9.10sustainable options that are less expensive to
9.11maintain; increasing physical accessibility
9.12in accordance with the Americans with
9.13Disabilities Act; transplanting and replacing
9.14trees and plant materials; and improving the
9.15mechanical plant, piping, and flooring of the
9.16Cowles Conservatory to permit its flexible
9.17reuse in a way that is more ecologically
9.18sustainable and less expensive to maintain.

9.19

Subd. 5.St. Paul - Como Regional Park Access

5,400,000

9.20For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
9.21design, and construct access and circulation
9.22improvements to Como Regional Park.

9.23

Subd. 6.St. Paul - Como Zoo

7,000,000

9.24For a grant to the city of St. Paul to design,
9.25construct, furnish, and equip renovations to
9.26exhibits at Como Zoo.

9.27 9.28

Subd. 7.West St. Paul - North Urban Regional Trail Bridge

2,000,000

9.29For a grant to the city of West St. Paul to
9.30predesign, design, and construct a pedestrian
9.31bridge for the North Urban Regional Trail as
9.32an overpass of Robert Street in the area near
9.33Wentworth Avenue in West St. Paul. This
9.34appropriation may also be used to acquire
9.35property or purchase rights-of-way needed
10.1for bridge construction. This appropriation
10.2is not available until the commissioner of
10.3management and budget has determined that
10.4at least an equal amount has been committed
10.5to the project from nonstate sources.

10.6

Sec. 9. HUMAN SERVICES

$

195,000

10.7To the commissioner of human services for
10.8grave markers or memorial monuments for
10.9unmarked graves on public land of deceased
10.10residents of state hospitals or regional
10.11treatment centers.

10.12

Sec. 10. VETERANS AFFAIRS

$

250,000

10.13To the Minnesota Housing Finance
10.14Agency for up to five grants to conduct a
10.15housing needs assessment for veterans in
10.16a community. The grants may be awarded
10.17to any governmental or nongovernmental
10.18organization. The assessment, which may be
10.19a study or a survey, may examine the need for
10.20scattered site housing for veterans and their
10.21families who are homeless or in danger of
10.22homelessness or for housing that addresses
10.23the health care needs of disabled or aging
10.24veterans. The assessment must be started no
10.25later than July 30, 2015, and completed no
10.26later than July 30, 2016. The commissioner
10.27of administration must provide copies of
10.28any completed assessment to the legislative
10.29committees with jurisdiction over housing
10.30and veterans affairs no later than January 1,
10.312017.

10.32

Sec. 11. CORRECTIONS

$

4,000,000

11.1To the commissioner of administration
11.2for a grant to the Arrowhead Regional
11.3Corrections Joint Powers Board to design,
11.4construct, remodel, furnish, and equip the
11.5Northeast Regional Corrections Center
11.6campus buildings that support farm
11.7operations, educational programming, work
11.8readiness, and vocational training. Nonstate
11.9contributions to improvements at the center
11.10made before the enactment of this subdivision
11.11are considered to be sufficient match, and no
11.12further nonstate match is required.

11.13 11.14

Sec. 12. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

$

5,000,000

11.15To the commissioner of employment and
11.16economic development for grants under the
11.17Greater Minnesota Business Development
11.18Public Infrastructure Grant program,
11.19Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.431.

11.20 11.21

Sec. 13. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

$

1,422,000

11.22To the Minnesota Historical Society to be
11.23allocated to county and local jurisdictions
11.24as matching money for historic preservation
11.25projects of a capital nature, as provided in
11.26Minnesota Statutes, section 138.0525.

11.27 11.28

Sec. 14. IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION BOARD

$

4,995,000

11.29To the Iron Range Resources and
11.30Rehabilitation Board to predesign, design,
11.31construct, furnish, and equip a new multiuse,
11.32year-round event center at Giants Ridge
11.33that will replace the existing facility. This
11.34appropriation is not available until the
12.1commissioner of management and budget
12.2determines that at least an equal amount has
12.3been committed to the project from other
12.4sources.

12.5 12.6

Sec. 15. GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

12.7

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

33,478,000

12.8To the commissioner of employment and
12.9economic development, or another named
12.10agency, for the purposes specified in this
12.11section.

12.12

Subd. 2.Duluth - NorShor Theatre

6,950,000

12.13For a grant to the Duluth Economic
12.14Development Authority to design,
12.15construct, furnish, and equip certain public
12.16improvements, including skyway access from
12.17adjacent public parking, interior circulation,
12.18street and utility upgrades, the connection
12.19between the skyway and street levels,
12.20handicapped access, and the restoration of
12.21the lobby, entrance, and marquee, as part of
12.22the restoration and to enhance and provide
12.23public access to the historic NorShor Theatre.
12.24This appropriation is not available until the
12.25commissioner of management and budget
12.26has determined that at least $20,850,000
12.27has been committed to the project from
12.28nonstate sources and that sufficient nonstate
12.29funds are available to complete the project.
12.30Funds invested in the project by an investor
12.31receiving an assignment of state historic
12.32tax credits pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
12.33section 290.0681 are nonstate funds for
12.34purposes of this requirement. Due to the
13.1integrated nature of the overall development,
13.2public bidding shall not be required.

13.3 13.4

Subd. 3.Duluth - Spirit Mountain Recreation Area

3,400,000

13.5For a grant to the city of Duluth for the
13.6Spirit Mountain Recreation Area Authority
13.7to acquire easements, licenses, and other
13.8interests in real property and to engineer,
13.9design, permit, and construct works and
13.10systems to transport water from the St. Louis
13.11River estuary for commercial and industrial
13.12use. This appropriation is not available until
13.13the commissioner of management and budget
13.14determines that at least $1,100,000 has been
13.15committed to the project from nonstate
13.16sources. Expenditures made on or after
13.17September 1, 2011, for this project shall count
13.18toward the match from nonstate sources.

13.19

Subd. 4.Duluth - Wade Stadium

3,920,000

13.20For a grant to the city of Duluth to design,
13.21construct, furnish, and equip improvements
13.22to Wade Stadium, including the stadium walls
13.23and façade, grandstand, lighting, concession
13.24facilities and field, with proper drainage, for
13.25a ballpark and public outdoor events facility.
13.26This appropriation is not available until the
13.27commissioner of management and budget
13.28determines that at least an equal amount
13.29is committed to the project from nonstate
13.30sources.

13.31

Subd. 5.Hanover - Bridge

78,000

13.32For a grant to the city of Hanover to
13.33rehabilitate the historic bridge over the Crow
13.34River.

13.35

Subd. 6.International Falls - Airport

1,300,000

14.1To the commissioner of transportation for a
14.2grant to the International Falls-Koochiching
14.3County Airport Commission to design,
14.4construct, furnish, and equip a new
14.5terminal building, jetway, and associated
14.6appurtenances of a capital nature at the Falls
14.7International Airport. This appropriation
14.8is not available until the commissioner of
14.9management and budget has determined that
14.10at least an equal amount has been committed
14.11to the project from nonstate sources.

14.12 14.13

Subd. 7.Lake Superior - Poplar River Water District

1,100,000

14.14For a grant to the Lake Superior-Poplar
14.15River Water District to acquire interests in
14.16real property, engineer, design, permit, and
14.17construct infrastructure to transport and treat
14.18water from Lake Superior through the Poplar
14.19River Valley to serve domestic, irrigation,
14.20commercial, stock watering, and industrial
14.21water users.

14.22 14.23

Subd. 8.Minneapolis - Brian Coyle Community Center

330,000

14.24To the Metropolitan Council for a grant to
14.25the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
14.26to predesign and design the renovation and
14.27expansion of the Brian Coyle Community
14.28Center. This appropriation does not require
14.29a local match. The Minneapolis Park and
14.30Recreation Board, the Pillsbury United
14.31Communities, Hennepin County, institutions
14.32of higher education, and neighborhood
14.33organizations shall develop an agreement
14.34for the use of the existing Brian Coyle
14.35Community Center. The lease between the
14.36Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
15.1and Pillsbury United Communities shall be
15.2reformed prior to the expenditure of any
15.3funds for predesign and design.

15.4 15.5

Subd. 9.Minneapolis - Hennepin Center for the Arts

3,000,000

15.6For a grant to the city of Minneapolis for
15.7improvements and betterments of a capital
15.8nature to renovate the historic Hennepin
15.9Center for the Arts.

15.10 15.11

Subd. 10.Minneapolis - Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery Fence

1,900,000

15.12To the Minnesota Historical Society for a
15.13grant to the city of Minneapolis to restore the
15.14historic steel and limestone pillar fence along
15.15Cedar Avenue and Lake Street, install a new
15.16steel fence and pillars along 21st Avenue
15.17South, and install a waterproofing system for
15.18preservation of the fence and pillars, at the
15.19Pioneer and Soldiers Cemetery.

15.20 15.21

Subd. 11.St. Paul - Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

5,000,000

15.22For a grant to the city of St. Paul to
15.23construct, furnish, and equip a concert hall of
15.24approximately 1,100 seats and support spaces
15.25at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts.

15.26 15.27

Subd. 12.St. Paul - Historic Palace Theater Renovation

6,000,000

15.28For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
15.29design, construct, furnish, and equip the
15.30renovation of the historic Palace Theater in
15.31St. Paul. The city of St. Paul may enter into
15.32one or more lease or management agreements
15.33to operate performing arts programs. This
15.34appropriation is not available until the
15.35commissioner of management and budget
16.1has determined that at least an equal amount
16.2has been committed from nonstate sources.

16.3

Subd. 13.University Enterprise Laboratories

500,000

16.4For a grant to the St. Paul Port Authority
16.5to predesign and begin design of phase two
16.6of the University Enterprise Laboratories
16.7building in St. Paul, subject to Minnesota
16.8Statutes, section 16A.695. Amounts
16.9expended to complete phase one of the
16.10University Enterprise Laboratories building
16.11since January 1, 2004, shall count toward the
16.12matching requirement.

16.13    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 240A.09, is amended to read:
16.14240A.09 PLAN DEVELOPMENT; CRITERIA.
16.15    The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission shall develop a plan to promote the
16.16development of proposals for new statewide public ice facilities including proposals for
16.17ice centers and matching grants based on the criteria in this section.
16.18    (a) For ice center proposals, the commission will give priority to proposals that
16.19come from more than one local government unit. Institutions of higher education are not
16.20eligible to receive a grant.
16.21    (b) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, the
16.22commission is encouraged to give priority to the following proposals:
16.23    (1) proposals for renovation and indoor air quality improvements at an existing
16.24indoor ice arena;
16.25    (1) (2) proposals for construction of two or more ice sheets in a single new facility;
16.26    (2) (3) proposals for construction of an additional sheet of ice at an existing ice center;
16.27    (3) (4) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice as part of a sports
16.28complex with multiple sports facilities; and
16.29    (4) (5) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice that will be expanded
16.30to a two-sheet facility in the future.
16.31    (c) The commission shall administer a site selection process for the ice centers. The
16.32commission shall invite proposals from cities or counties or consortia of cities. A proposal
16.33for an ice center must include matching contributions including in-kind contributions of
17.1land, access roadways and access roadway improvements, and necessary utility services,
17.2landscaping, and parking.
17.3    (d) Proposals for ice centers and matching grants must provide for meeting the
17.4demand for ice time for female groups by offering up to 50 percent of prime ice time, as
17.5needed, to female groups. For purposes of this section, prime ice time means the hours
17.6of 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays
17.7and Sundays.
17.8    (e) The location for all proposed facilities must be in areas of maximum
17.9demonstrated interest and must maximize accessibility to an arterial highway.
17.10    (f) To the extent possible, all proposed facilities must be dispersed equitably, must
17.11be located to maximize potential for full utilization and profitable operation, and must
17.12accommodate noncompetitive family and community skating for all ages.
17.13    (g) The commission may also use the money to upgrade current facilities, purchase
17.14girls' ice time, or conduct amateur women's hockey and other ice sport tournaments.
17.15    (h) To the extent possible, 50 percent of all grants must be awarded to communities
17.16in greater Minnesota.
17.17    (i) To the extent possible, technical assistance shall be provided to Minnesota
17.18communities by the commission on ice arena planning, design, redesign, installation,
17.19renovation of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems, and operation, including
17.20the marketing of ice time.
17.21    (j) A grant for new facilities may not exceed $250,000.
17.22    (k) The commission may make grants for rehabilitation and renovation. A
17.23rehabilitation or renovation grant may not exceed $100,000 $200,000. Priority must be
17.24given to grant applications for indoor air quality improvements, including zero emission
17.25ice resurfacing equipment and the upgrading of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
17.26systems which may include electronic indoor air monitoring devices.
17.27    (l) Grant money may be used for ice centers designed for sports other than hockey.
17.28    (m) Grant money may be used to upgrade existing facilities to comply with the
17.29bleacher safety requirements of section 326B.112.

17.30    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
17.31    Subd. 2. Authorization. (a) The agency may issue up to $30,000,000 in aggregate
17.32principal amount of housing infrastructure bonds in one or more series to which the
17.33payment made under this section may be pledged. The housing infrastructure bonds
17.34authorized in this subdivision may be issued to fund loans, on terms and conditions the
17.35agency deems appropriate, made for one or more of the following purposes:
18.1(1) to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of
18.2supportive housing for individuals and families who are without a permanent residence;
18.3(2) to finance the costs of the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed or
18.4abandoned housing to be used for affordable rental housing and the costs of new
18.5construction of rental housing on abandoned or foreclosed property where the existing
18.6structures will be demolished or removed;
18.7(3) to finance that portion of the costs of acquisition of abandoned or foreclosed
18.8 property that is attributable to the land to be leased by community land trusts to low-
18.9and moderate-income homebuyers; and
18.10(4) to finance the costs of acquisition and rehabilitation of federally assisted rental
18.11housing and for the refinancing of costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation
18.12of federally assisted rental housing, including providing funds to refund, in whole or in
18.13part, outstanding bonds previously issued by the agency or another government unit to
18.14finance or refinance such costs.
18.15(b) Among comparable proposals for permanent supportive housing, preference
18.16shall be given to permanent supportive housing for veterans and other individuals or
18.17families who:
18.18(1) either have been without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or at
18.19least four times in the last three years; or
18.20(2) are at significant risk of lacking a permanent residence for 12 months or at least
18.21four times in the last three years.
18.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment for
18.23bonds authorized in 2014 and thereafter.

18.24    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a
18.25subdivision to read:
18.26    Subd. 2a. Additional authorization. In addition to the amount authorized in
18.27subdivision 2, the agency may issue up to $80,000,000 of housing infrastructure bonds in
18.28one or more series to which the payments made under this section may be pledged.

18.29    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a
18.30subdivision to read:
18.31    Subd. 5. Additional appropriation. (a) The agency must certify annually to the
18.32commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of annual debt service on
18.33each series of bonds issued under subdivision 2a.
19.1(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2015 and through 2037, if any housing infrastructure
19.2bonds issued under subdivision 2a remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
19.3and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under
19.4section 462A.21, subdivision 32, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed
19.5$6,400,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from
19.6the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
19.7(c) The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds the
19.8payments to be made by the state under this section.

19.9    Sec. 20. APPROPRIATIONS GIVEN EFFECT ONCE.
19.10    If an appropriation in this act is enacted more than once in the 2014 legislative
19.11session, the appropriation must be given effect only once.

19.12    Sec. 21. EFFECTIVE DATE.
19.13Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment.