1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better
1.3public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with certain
1.4conditions; authorizing the sale of state bonds; modifying programs; modifying
1.5prior appropriations; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes
1.62012, sections 16A.641, by adding a subdivision; 16A.642, subdivisions 1, 2;
1.7115A.0716, subdivision 1; 462A.37, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions; Laws
1.82009, chapter 93, article 1, section 11, subdivision 4; Laws 2010, chapter 189,
1.9section 15, subdivision 5; Laws 2012, chapter 293, section 19, subdivision 4.
1.10BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.11ARTICLE 1

1.12
 Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
1.13    The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
1.14bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated,
1.15to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as
1.16authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire
1.17and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or
1.18as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j),
1.19or article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act for a capital
1.20program or project may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly
1.21to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the
1.22commissioner of management and budget. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations
1.23in this act are available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota
1.24Statutes, section 16A.642. Unless otherwise specified in this act, money appropriated in
1.25this act for activities under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.946, 16B.307, and 135A.046
2.1should not be used for projects that can be financed within a reasonable time frame under
2.2Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.322 or 16C.144.
2.3
 SUMMARY
2.4
 University of Minnesota
 $
 118,700,000
2.5
 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
 151,401,000
2.6
 Education
 13,491,000
2.7
 Minnesota State Academies
 12,654,000
2.8
 Perpich Center for Arts Education
 2,736,000
2.9
 Natural Resources
 54,561,000
2.10
 Pollution Control Agency
 7,774,000
2.11
 Agriculture
 203,000
2.12
 Zoological Garden
 12,000,000
2.13
 Administration
 130,050,000
2.14
 Amateur Sports Commission
 4,298,000
2.15
 Military Affairs
 7,625,000
2.16
 Transportation
 89,480,000
2.17
 Metropolitan Council
 34,900,000
2.18
 Human Services
 77,192,000
2.19
 Veterans Affairs
 4,040,000
2.20
 Corrections
 47,869,000
2.21
 Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation
 4,995,000
2.22
 Employment and Economic Development
 135,058,000
2.23
 Public Facilities Authority
 67,688,000
2.24
 Housing Finance Agency
 10,000,000
2.25
 Minnesota Historical Society
 3,000,000
2.26
 Bond Sale Expenses
 980,000
2.27
 TOTAL
 $
 990,695,000
2.28
 Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service)
 892,147,000
2.29
 Bond Proceeds Fund (User Financed Debt Service)
 37,134,000
2.30
 Maximum Effort School Loan Fund
 13,464,000
2.31
 State Transportation Fund
 40,000,000
2.32
 Trunk Highway Fund
 7,950,000
2.33
 APPROPRIATIONS

2.34
 Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
2.35
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 118,700,000
2.36To the Board of Regents of the University
2.37of Minnesota for the purposes specified in
2.38this section.
2.39
2.40
 Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation
and Replacement (HEAPR)
 40,000,000
3.1To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
3.2Statutes, section 135A.046.
3.3
 Subd. 3.Twin Cities Campus
 56,700,000
3.4To design, renovate, furnish, and equip the
3.5historic Tate Laboratory of Physics Building
3.6on the Twin Cities campus for the College of
3.7Science and Engineering.
3.8
 Subd. 4.Crookston Campus
 10,000,000
3.9To design, renovate existing space, construct
3.10additional space, furnish, and equip the
3.11wellness and recreation center on the
3.12Crookston Campus.
3.13
 Subd. 5.Laboratory Renovation
 12,000,000
3.14To design, renovate, construct, furnish, and
3.15equip laboratory facilities including a new
3.16bee research facility, a new greenhouse, and
3.17the aquatic invasive species laboratory.
3.18
 Subd. 6.University Share
3.19Except for Higher Education Asset
3.20Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)
3.21under subdivision 2, the appropriations in this
3.22section are intended to cover approximately
3.23two-thirds of the cost of each project. The
3.24remaining costs must be paid from university
3.25sources.
3.26
 Subd. 7.Unspent Appropriations
3.27Upon substantial completion of a project
3.28authorized in this section and after written
3.29notice to the commissioner of management
3.30and budget, the Board of Regents must use
3.31any money remaining in the appropriation
3.32for that project for HEAPR under Minnesota
3.33Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board of
4.1Regents must report by February 1 of each
4.2even-numbered year to the chairs of the house
4.3of representatives and senate committees
4.4with jurisdiction over capital investments and
4.5higher education finance, and to the chairs
4.6of the house of representatives Ways and
4.7Means Committee and the senate Finance
4.8Committee, on how the remaining money
4.9has been allocated or spent.

4.10
4.11
 Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES
4.12
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 151,401,000
4.13To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
4.14State Colleges and Universities for the
4.15purposes specified in this section.
4.16
4.17
 Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation
and Replacement (HEAPR)
 40,000,000
4.18To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
4.19Statutes, section 135A.046.
4.20
 Subd. 3.Anoka Technical College
 1,500,000
4.21To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
4.22classroom and lab space for the automotive
4.23technology and manufacturing technology
4.24programs.
4.25
 Subd. 4.Bemidji State University
 13,790,000
4.26To complete design and renovate, construct
4.27an addition to, furnish, and equip Memorial
4.28Hall; to design and renovate, furnish, and
4.29equip Decker Hall; to demolish Sanford Hall;
4.30and to design the demolition and replacement
4.31of Hagg Sauer Hall.
4.32
 Subd. 5.Central Lakes College - Staples
 4,581,000
4.33To demolish obsolete space and to design,
4.34renovate, repurpose, furnish, and equip space
5.1on the main campus to improve overall space
5.2utilization, efficiency, and academic program
5.3sustainability.
5.4
 Subd. 6.Century College
 2,020,000
5.5To design, renovate, repurpose, furnish,
5.6and equip classroom and lab space for
5.7high-demand career and technical programs.
5.8
 Subd. 7.Dakota County Technical College
 7,586,000
5.9To complete design, renovate, furnish,
5.10and equip classroom and lab space for
5.11transportation and emerging technology
5.12programs.
5.13
 Subd. 8.Lake Superior College
 5,266,000
5.14To complete design, renovate, furnish, and
5.15equip existing Allied Health and Science
5.16classroom, lab, and clinic space in the 1986
5.17wing of the E building.
5.18
 Subd. 9.Metropolitan State University
 35,865,000
5.19To complete design and to construct, furnish,
5.20and equip the Science Education Center and
5.21renovate, furnish, and equip space in the new
5.22main building.
5.23
5.24
 Subd. 10.Minneapolis Community and
Technical College
 3,600,000
5.25To design and renovate classroom and lab
5.26space and upgrade HVAC, security systems,
5.27and facility exteriors.
5.28
5.29
 Subd. 11.Minnesota State College - Southeast
Technical
 1,700,000
5.30To design, renovate, repurpose, furnish, and
5.31equip classroom and lab space on the Red
5.32Wing and Winona campuses.
5.33
5.34
 Subd. 12.Minnesota State Community and
Technical College
 1,385,000
6.1To design, renovate, furnish, and equip space
6.2to meet workforce training needs on the
6.3Fergus Falls and Wadena campuses.
6.4
6.5
 Subd. 13.Minnesota State Community and
Technical College - Moorhead
 6,544,000
6.6To design, renovate, demolish obsolete
6.7space, construct an addition, and furnish and
6.8equip the Transportation Center.
6.9
6.10
 Subd. 14.Minnesota West Community and
Technical College
 3,487,000
6.11To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
6.12classroom, lab, and other space on the Canby
6.13campus and to demolish obsolete space and
6.14construct new space on the Jackson campus.
6.15
 Subd. 15.Northeast Higher Education District
 3,344,000
6.16To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
6.17Wilson Hall and construct a biomass boiler
6.18system on the Itasca campus; to design,
6.19renovate, furnish, and equip the clinical
6.20nursing lab on the Rainy River campus;
6.21to design, renovate, furnish, and equip
6.22classroom and lab space on the Vermilion
6.23campus; and to design the demolition,
6.24demolish obsolete space, design, renovate,
6.25furnish, and equip space on the Hibbing
6.26campus.
6.27
6.28
 Subd. 16.Northland Community and Technical
College
 5,864,000
6.29To complete design, demolish, construct new,
6.30and renovate, furnish, and equip the aviation
6.31maintenance complex at the Thief River Falls
6.32airport. As a condition of the appropriation,
6.33the Board of Trustees is authorized to and
6.34shall enter into a long-term ground lease with
6.35the Thief River Falls Airport Authority that
7.1meets the conditions and requirements of
7.2Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. The
7.3term of the ground lease will be no less than
7.437.5 years.
7.5
 Subd. 17.South Central College
 7,467,000
7.6To design, renovate, furnish, and equip space
7.7on the North Mankato campus, including
7.8asbestos abatement, roof replacement, and
7.9HVAC upgrades.
7.10
 Subd. 18.St. Paul College
 1,500,000
7.11To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
7.12classroom and lab space for the Culinary
7.13Arts and CNC/machine tool programs.
7.14
 Subd. 19.Winona State University
 5,902,000
7.15To design the Education Village/Wabasha
7.16Education Project and renovate, furnish, and
7.17equip a portion of Wabasha Hall.
7.18
 Subd. 20.Debt Service
7.19(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the
7.20board shall pay the debt service on one-third
7.21of the principal amount of state bonds sold to
7.22finance projects authorized by this section.
7.23After each sale of general obligation bonds,
7.24the commissioner of management and budget
7.25shall notify the board of the amounts assessed
7.26for each year for the life of the bonds.
7.27(b) The board need not pay debt service
7.28on bonds sold to finance higher education
7.29asset preservation and replacement. Where a
7.30nonstate match is required, the debt service is
7.31due on a principal amount equal to one-third
7.32of the total project cost, less the match
7.33committed before the bonds are sold.
8.1(c) The commissioner of management and
8.2budget shall reduce the board's assessment
8.3each year by one-third of the net income
8.4from investment of general obligation bond
8.5proceeds in proportion to the amount of
8.6principal and interest otherwise required to
8.7be paid by the board. The board shall pay its
8.8resulting net assessment to the commissioner
8.9of management and budget by December
8.101 each year. If the board fails to make
8.11a payment when due, the commissioner
8.12of management and budget shall reduce
8.13allotments for appropriations from the
8.14general fund otherwise available to the board
8.15and apply the amount of the reduction to
8.16cover the missed debt service payment. The
8.17commissioner of management and budget
8.18shall credit the payments received from the
8.19board to the bond debt service account in
8.20the state bond fund each December 1 before
8.21money is transferred from the general fund
8.22under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
8.23subdivision 10.
8.24
 Subd. 21.Unspent Appropriations
8.25(a) Upon substantial completion of a project
8.26authorized in this section and after written
8.27notice to the commissioner of management
8.28and budget, the board must use any money
8.29remaining in the appropriation for that
8.30project for higher asset preservation and
8.31replacement (HEAPR) under Minnesota
8.32Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
8.33of Trustees must report by February 1 of
8.34each even-numbered year to the chairs of
8.35the house of representatives and senate
8.36committees with jurisdiction over capital
9.1investment and higher education finance, and
9.2to the chairs of the house of representatives
9.3Ways and Means Committee and the senate
9.4Finance Committee, on how the remaining
9.5money has been allocated or spent.
9.6(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation
9.7for a project in this section that is complete
9.8is available for higher education asset
9.9preservation and replacement under this
9.10subdivision, at the same campus as the
9.11project for which the original appropriation
9.12was made and the debt service requirement
9.13under subdivision 20 is reduced accordingly.
9.14Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
9.15from the date of the original appropriation to
9.16the unspent amount transferred.

9.17
 Sec. 4. EDUCATION
 $
 13,491,000
9.18(a) $13,464,000 is to the commissioner of
9.19education from the maximum effort school
9.20loan fund for a capital loan to Independent
9.21School District No. 38, Red Lake, as
9.22provided in Minnesota Statutes, sections
9.23126C.60 to 126C.72. Of this appropriation,
9.24$5,491,000 is to complete design and
9.25construction of, furnish, and equip a single
9.26kitchen and cafeteria to serve the high
9.27school and middle school, and $7,973,000
9.28is to complete design, renovation, and
9.29construction of, furnish, and equip Red Lake
9.30Elementary School.
9.31(b) $27,000 is to the commissioner of
9.32administration from the bond proceeds fund
9.33to provide project management services and
9.34general project oversight for this project.
9.35Prior to proceeding with any work that is
10.1to be paid from the maximum effort school
10.2loan fund on this project, the commissioner
10.3of administration and Independent School
10.4District No. 38, Red Lake, shall execute a
10.5project management services agreement in a
10.6form mutually acceptable to the parties.

10.7
 Sec. 5. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES
10.8
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 12,654,000
10.9To the commissioner of administration for
10.10the purposes specified in this section.
10.11
 Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 2,000,000
10.12For asset preservation on both campuses of
10.13the academies, to be spent in accordance
10.14with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
10.15
 Subd. 3.New Dormitory
 10,654,000
10.16To complete the design of and perform
10.17asbestos and hazardous materials abatement
10.18and demolition of Frechette Hall and to
10.19design, construct, furnish, and equip a new
10.20boys' dormitory on the Faribault campus.

10.21
10.22
 Sec. 6. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS
EDUCATION
10.23
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 2,736,000
10.24To the commissioner of administration for
10.25the purposes specified in this section.
10.26
 Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 2,000,000
10.27For asset preservation of buildings and
10.28grounds, to be spent in accordance with
10.29Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
10.30
 Subd. 3.East Wing Restrooms
 736,000
10.31To design, renovate, and equip restrooms in
10.32the East Wing of the Administration Building.

11.1
 Sec. 7. NATURAL RESOURCES
11.2
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 54,561,000
11.3To the commissioner of natural resources for
11.4the purposes specified in this section.
11.5The appropriations in this section are
11.6subject to the requirements of the natural
11.7resources capital improvement program
11.8under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12,
11.9unless this section or the statutes referred
11.10to in this section provide more specific
11.11standards, criteria, or priorities for projects
11.12than Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.
11.13
 Subd. 2.Natural Resources Asset Preservation
 23,000,000
11.14For the renovation of state-owned facilities
11.15and recreational assets operated by the
11.16commissioner of natural resources, to be
11.17spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
11.18section 84.946. This appropriation includes
11.19money for rehabilitation of: buildings,
11.20including sanitation buildings in state parks;
11.21the elevator shaft at Tower Soudan State Park;
11.22Upper Post road and sewer; Root River Trail,
11.23from Waylen to Rushford; Sakatah Trail,
11.24from Waterville to Madison Lake; roads and
11.25bridges; wildlife water control structures;
11.26and water accesses and fishing piers.
11.27
 Subd. 3.Buildings and Facilities Development
 2,000,000
11.28For predesign construction costs in support
11.29of the Department of Natural Resources
11.30strategic and long-term investment in its
11.31facility management objectives.
11.32
 Subd. 4.Dam Renovation and Removal
 4,000,000
11.33To renovate or remove publicly owned dams.
11.34The commissioner shall determine project
12.1priorities as appropriate under Minnesota
12.2Statutes, sections 103G.511 and 103G.515.
12.3Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
12.416A.69, subdivision 2, upon the award of
12.5final contracts for the completion of a project
12.6listed in this subdivision, the commissioner
12.7may transfer the unencumbered balance
12.8in the project account to any other dam
12.9renovation or removal project on the
12.10commissioner's priority list.
12.11
 Subd. 5.RIM Critical Habitat Match
 3,000,000
12.12To provide the state match for the critical
12.13habitat private sector matching account under
12.14Minnesota Statutes, section 84.943.
12.15
12.16
 Subd. 6.Native Prairie Bank Acquisition and
Development
 6,000,000
12.17To acquire native prairie bank easements
12.18under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, to
12.19develop and restore certain tracts of prairie
12.20bank lands.
12.21
 Subd. 7.Forests for the Future
 3,000,000
12.22To acquire conservation easements as
12.23described under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
12.2484C, and fee title on private forest lands
12.25to prevent the fragmentation and loss of
12.26productive forest lands. The conservation
12.27easements must guarantee public access,
12.28including hunting and fishing.
12.29
12.30
 Subd. 8.State Forest Land Reforestation and
Stand Improvement
 5,000,000
12.31To provide for the reforestation and stand
12.32improvement on state forest lands to meet
12.33the reforestation requirements of Minnesota
12.34Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 2,
13.1including purchasing native seeds and native
13.2seedlings, planting, seeding, site preparation,
13.3and protection on state lands administered
13.4by the commissioner.
13.5
 Subd. 9.Fish Hatchery Improvements
 3,561,000
13.6For improvements of a capital nature to
13.7hatchery facilities owned by the state and
13.8operated by the commissioner of natural
13.9resources under Minnesota Statutes, section
13.1097A.045, subdivision 1, and to provide
13.11system upgrades to prevent the spread of
13.12invasive species and pathogens.
13.13
13.14
 Subd. 10.State Parks and Trails Acquisition
and Development
 5,000,000
13.15To acquire land for and to construct
13.16projects within state parks established under
13.17Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, and state
13.18recreation areas established under Minnesota
13.19Statutes, section 85.013; to acquire land or
13.20interests in land for, and to construct and
13.21renovate state trails under Minnesota Statutes,
13.22section 85.015; and for public water access
13.23acquisition and betterment under Minnesota
13.24Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 9.
13.25
 Subd. 11.Unspent Appropriations
13.26The unspent portion of an appropriation,
13.27but not to exceed ten percent of the
13.28appropriation, for a project in this section
13.29that is complete, other than an appropriation
13.30for flood hazard mitigation, upon written
13.31notice to the commissioner of management
13.32and budget, is available for asset preservation
13.33under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.946.
13.34Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
13.35from the date of the original appropriation
14.1to the unspent amount transferred for asset
14.2preservation.

14.3
 Sec. 8. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
14.4
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 7,774,000
14.5To the Pollution Control Agency for the
14.6purposes specified in this section.
14.7
 Subd. 2.Capital Assistance Program
 5,774,000
14.8For the solid waste capital assistance grants
14.9program under Minnesota Statutes, section
14.10115A.54.
14.11
14.12
 Subd. 3.Municipal Storm Water Pond
Cleanout
 2,000,000
14.13For grants to municipalities for removal of
14.14accumulated sediment from storm water
14.15ponds and related infrastructure under
14.16Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716,
14.17subdivision 1, paragraph (b). Grants awarded
14.18under this subdivision are intended to cover
14.1950 percent of the eligible costs of a project
14.20and may not exceed $250,000 per pond. In
14.21awarding a grant, preference shall be given
14.22to projects that:
14.23(1) alleviate a threat of flooding to private or
14.24public properties including residential and
14.25business properties;
14.26(2) provide direct water quality benefits to
14.27an impaired water; or
14.28(3) include measures to reduce the future
14.29accumulation of contaminants that help
14.30reduce long-term operation and management
14.31costs.

14.32
 Sec. 9. AGRICULTURE
 $
 203,000
15.1To the commissioner of administration
15.2to design, reconstruct, and equip the feed
15.3storage and grinding rooms in the Agriculture
15.4laboratory.

15.5
15.6
 Sec. 10. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL
GARDEN
15.7
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 12,000,000
15.8To the Minnesota Zoological Garden Board
15.9for the purposes specified in this section.
15.10
 Subd. 2.Asset Preservation and Improvement
 4,000,000
15.11For capital asset preservation improvements
15.12and betterments to infrastructure and
15.13exhibits at the Minnesota Zoo, to be spent in
15.14accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
15.1516B.307.
15.16
 Subd. 3.Heart of the Zoo
 5,000,000
15.17For the design, renovation, and repair of the
15.18upper and lower plazas; for the design and
15.19extension of the plaza; and for design of the
15.20Heart of the Zoo II project.
15.21
 Subd. 4.Discovery Bay
 3,000,000
15.22To complete renovation of Discovery Bay to
15.23permit the opening of a new marine exhibit.

15.24
 Sec. 11. ADMINISTRATION
15.25
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 130,050,000
15.26To the commissioner of administration for
15.27the purposes specified in this section.
15.28
15.29
 Subd. 2.Capital Asset Preservation and
Replacement Account (CAPRA)
 2,000,000
15.30To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
15.31Statutes, section 16A.632.
15.32
 Subd. 3.Capitol Restoration
 126,300,000
16.1This appropriation may be used for one or
16.2more of the following purposes:
16.3(1) To complete the design of, and to
16.4construct, repair, improve, renovate, restore,
16.5furnish, and equip the State Capitol building
16.6and grounds including, but not limited
16.7to, exterior stone repairs and window
16.8replacement; asbestos and hazardous
16.9materials abatement; mechanical, electrical,
16.10and plumbing; security systems replacement;
16.11general construction including, but not
16.12limited to, demolition, site improvements,
16.13life safety improvements, accessibility,
16.14security and telecommunications; roof
16.15replacement; and finish work.
16.16(2) To predesign, design, conduct hazardous
16.17materials abatement, construct, repair,
16.18renovate, remodel, and furnish and equip
16.19the State Office Building, Administration
16.20Building, Centennial Office Building, 321
16.21Grove Street Buildings, and such other
16.22properties located on the Capitol campus as
16.23determined by the commissioner to meet
16.24temporary and permanent office, broadcast
16.25media, storage, parking, and other space
16.26needs occasioned by and in furtherance of
16.27an efficient restoration of the State Capitol
16.28building and for the efficient and effective
16.29function of the tenants currently located in
16.30the State Capitol building.
16.31This appropriation is in addition to the
16.32appropriations in Laws 2012, chapter 293,
16.33section 13, subdivision 3, and Laws 2013,
16.34chapter 136, section 3.
16.35
16.36
 Subd. 4.Minnesota Hmong-Lao Veterans
Memorial
 450,000
17.1To complete design and construct a memorial
17.2in the Capitol Area to honor all Hmong-Lao
17.3veterans of the war in Laos who were allied
17.4with the American forces during the Vietnam
17.5War. This appropriation is not available
17.6until the commissioner of management
17.7and budget has determined that at least
17.8$150,000 has been committed to the project
17.9from nonstate sources and the conditions of
17.10Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502, have
17.11been satisfied.
17.12
 Subd. 5.Data Center Consolidation
 1,300,000
17.13To design, construct, furnish, and equip the
17.14repurposing of data centers in state-owned
17.15facilities.

17.16
 Sec. 12. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
 $
 4,298,000
17.17To the Amateur Sports Commission for a
17.18grant to the city of Marshall to acquire land
17.19and prepare a site for, and to predesign,
17.20design, construct, furnish, and equip the
17.21Southwest Regional Amateur Sports Center.
17.22This appropriation is not available until the
17.23commissioner of management and budget
17.24determines that at least an equal amount has
17.25been committed to the project from nonstate
17.26sources.

17.27
 Sec. 13. MILITARY AFFAIRS
17.28
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 7,625,000
17.29To the adjutant general for the purposes
17.30specified in this section.
17.31
 Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 5,000,000
17.32For asset preservation improvements and
17.33betterments of a capital nature at military
18.1affairs facilities statewide, to be spent in
18.2accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
18.316B.307.
18.4
 Subd. 3.Brooklyn Park Armory
 1,244,000
18.5To renovate existing space and to construct
18.6an addition to, furnish, and equip the
18.7Brooklyn Park Armory.
18.8
 Subd. 4.Owatonna Armory
 1,381,000
18.9To renovate, furnish, and equip existing
18.10space, and construct motor vehicle storage
18.11lot space at the Owatonna Armory.

18.12
 Sec. 14. TRANSPORTATION
18.13
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 89,480,000
18.14To the commissioner of transportation for the
18.15purposes specified in this section.
18.16
18.17
 Subd. 2.Local Bridge Replacement and
Rehabilitation
 30,000,000
18.18This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
18.19account in the state transportation fund
18.20to match federal money and to replace
18.21or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as
18.22provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
18.23174.50. To the extent practicable, the
18.24commissioner shall expend the funds as
18.25provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
18.26174.50, subdivisions 6c and 7, paragraph (c).
18.27Political subdivisions may use grants made
18.28under this subdivision to construct or
18.29reconstruct bridges, including but not limited
18.30to:
18.31(1) matching federal aid grants to construct
18.32or reconstruct key bridges;
19.1(2) paying the costs of preliminary
19.2engineering and environmental studies
19.3authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section
19.4174.50, subdivision 6a;
19.5(3) paying the costs to abandon an existing
19.6bridge that is deficient and in need of
19.7replacement, but where no replacement will
19.8be made; and
19.9(4) paying the costs to construct a road
19.10or street to facilitate the abandonment
19.11of an existing bridge determined by
19.12the commissioner to be deficient, if the
19.13commissioner determines that construction
19.14of the road or street is more economical than
19.15replacement of the existing bridge.
19.16
19.17
 Subd. 3.Local Road Improvement Fund
Grants
 10,000,000
19.18From the bond proceeds account in the state
19.19transportation fund as provided in Minnesota
19.20Statutes, section 174.50, for construction and
19.21reconstruction of local roads with statewide
19.22or regional significance under Minnesota
19.23Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4, or for
19.24grants to counties to assist in paying the costs
19.25of rural road safety capital improvement
19.26projects on county state-aid highways
19.27under Minnesota Statues, section 174.52,
19.28subdivision 4a.
19.29
 Subd. 4.Greater Minnesota Transit
 1,130,000
19.30For capital assistance for publicly owned
19.31greater Minnesota transit systems to be used
19.32to design, construct, and equip transit capital
19.33facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section
19.34174.24, subdivision 3c.
20.1
20.2
 Subd. 5.Railroad Grade Warning Devices
Replacement
 2,000,000
20.3To design, construct, and equip the
20.4replacement of active highway rail grade
20.5crossing warning safety devices that have
20.6reached the end of their useful life.
20.7
 Subd. 6.Port Development Assistance
 400,000
20.8For a grant to the Winona Port Authority
20.9under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 457A,
20.10to improve the Winona River dock
20.11to accommodate a heavy lift. Any
20.12improvements made with the proceeds of this
20.13appropriation must be publicly owned.
20.14
 Subd. 7.Safe Routes to School
 2,000,000
20.15To fund solicitations for infrastructure
20.16projects that aim to increase safe and
20.17convenient opportunities for children to walk
20.18and bike to school as specified in Minnesota
20.19Statutes, section 174.40.
20.20
 Subd. 8.Willmar District Headquarters
 4,370,000
20.21From the trunk highway fund for
20.22completion of capital improvements to
20.23the Willmar district headquarters building.
20.24This appropriation is in addition to the
20.25appropriation in Laws 2012, chapter 287,
20.26article 1, section 1, subdivision 2.
20.27
 Subd. 9.Little Falls Truck Station
 3,580,000
20.28From the trunk highway fund for completion
20.29of a new truck station in Little Falls.
20.30This appropriation is in addition to the
20.31appropriation in Laws 2010, chapter 189,
20.32section 15, subdivision 15.
20.33
 Subd. 10.Range Regional Airport
 5,000,000
21.1For a grant to the Chisholm-Hibbing
21.2Airport Authority to demolish, construct,
21.3furnish, and equip a new passenger terminal,
21.4passenger boarding bridge, and associated
21.5appurtenances including, but not limited
21.6to, passenger terminal building signage,
21.7passenger terminal building security systems
21.8and tying into the adjacent sidewalks,
21.9driveway and aircraft parking apron area,
21.10and other improvements of a capital nature
21.11at the Range Regional Airport terminal.
21.12This appropriation is not available until the
21.13commissioner of management and budget
21.14has determined that at least an equal amount
21.15has been committed to the project from
21.16nonstate sources.
21.17
 Subd. 11.Falls International Airport
 2,000,000
21.18For a grant to the International
21.19Falls-Koochiching County Airport
21.20Commission to design, construct, furnish,
21.21and equip a new terminal building, jetway,
21.22and associated appurtenances of a capital
21.23nature at the Falls International Airport.
21.24This appropriation is not available until the
21.25commissioner of management and budget
21.26has determined that at least an equal amount
21.27has been committed to the project from
21.28nonstate sources.
21.29
 Subd. 12.Ramsey County - TCAAP
 29,000,000
21.30For a grant to Ramsey County to predesign,
21.31design, and construct the replacement of the
21.32Highway 96 bridge over Interstate 35W and
21.33the associated interchange and to predesign,
21.34design, and construct the replacement of the
21.35County Road H bridge over Interstate 35W
22.1and the associated interchange as a part of
22.2the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant
22.3(TCAAP) Redevelopment Project. This
22.4also includes any associated improvements
22.5to roadways and rights-of-way, and
22.6development of a spine road system necessary
22.7to facilitate access from these interchanges to
22.8the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant site
22.9and adjacent roadways. This appropriation
22.10is not available until the commissioner of
22.11management and budget has determined that
22.12at least an equal amount has been committed
22.13to the project from nonstate sources for
22.14the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant
22.15Redevelopment Project.

22.16
 Sec. 15. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
22.17
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 34,900,000
22.18To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes
22.19specified in this section.
22.20
 Subd. 2.Arterial BRT
 10,000,000
22.21For preliminary engineering, final design, and
22.22construction of facilities and infrastructure
22.23and other roadway improvements for the A
22.24line bus rapid transit (BRT) line.
22.25
 Subd. 3.Metro Orange Line
 7,000,000
22.26For the Metro Orange Line, Lake Street
22.27Transit Station. This appropriation may be
22.28used for environmental analysis, preliminary
22.29engineering, final design, and the acquisition
22.30of public land and buildings related to the
22.31Lake Street Transit Station.
22.32
22.33
 Subd. 4.Metropolitan Cities Inflow and
Infiltration Grants
 4,000,000
23.1For grants to cities within the metropolitan
23.2area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
23.3section 473.121, subdivision 2, for capital
23.4improvements in municipal wastewater
23.5collection systems to reduce the amount of
23.6inflow and infiltration to the Metropolitan
23.7Council's metropolitan sanitary sewer
23.8disposal system. To be eligible for a grant, a
23.9city must be identified by the Metropolitan
23.10Council as a contributor of excessive
23.11inflow or infiltration. Grants from this
23.12appropriation are for up to 50 percent of the
23.13cost to mitigate inflow and infiltration in
23.14the publicly owned municipal wastewater
23.15collection systems. The council must
23.16award grants based on applications from
23.17eligible cities that identify eligible capital
23.18costs and include a timeline for inflow and
23.19infiltration mitigation construction, pursuant
23.20to guidelines established by the council.
23.21
23.22
 Subd. 5.Metropolitan Regional Parks and
Trails Capital Improvements
 5,000,000
23.23For the cost of improvements and betterments
23.24of a capital nature and acquisition by the
23.25council and local government units of
23.26regional recreational open-space lands in
23.27accordance with the council's policy plan
23.28as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
23.29473.147. Priority must be given to park
23.30rehabilitation and land acquisition projects.
23.31This appropriation must not be used to
23.32purchase easements.
23.33
23.34
 Subd. 6.St. Paul - Como Park Transportation
and Public Access
 8,900,000
23.35For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
23.36design, and construct transportation and
24.1public access improvements to Como
24.2Regional Park. Notwithstanding Minnesota
24.3Statutes, section 16A.86, subdivision 4, this
24.4appropriation does not require a local match.

24.5
 Sec. 16. HUMAN SERVICES
24.6
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 77,192,000
24.7To the commissioner of administration, or
24.8another named agency, for the purposes
24.9specified in this section.
24.10
 Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 4,000,000
24.11For asset preservation improvements and
24.12betterments of a capital nature at Department
24.13of Human Services facilities statewide, to be
24.14spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
24.15section 16B.307.
24.16
24.17
 Subd. 3.Minnesota Security Hospital - St.
Peter
 56,317,000
24.18To design and perform asbestos and
24.19hazardous materials abatement and
24.20demolition; to complete the design of, and to
24.21construct, furnish, and equip the first phase of
24.22a two-phase project to remodel existing, and
24.23to develop new, residential, program, activity,
24.24and ancillary facilities for the Minnesota
24.25Security Hospital on the upper campus of the
24.26St. Peter Regional Treatment Center. This
24.27appropriation includes funding to design the
24.28second phase of the project. Upon substantial
24.29completion of the first phase of this project,
24.30any unspent portion of this appropriation is
24.31available to design, perform asbestos and
24.32hazardous materials abatement, perform
24.33demolition, and to construct, renovate,
24.34furnish, and equip the second phase.
25.1
25.2
 Subd. 4.Minnesota Sex Offender Program -
St. Peter
 7,405,000
25.3To design, construct, renovate, furnish, and
25.4equip the first phase of a three-phase project
25.5to develop additional residential, program,
25.6activity, and ancillary facilities for the
25.7Minnesota sex offender program on the lower
25.8campus of the St. Peter Regional Treatment
25.9Center. This appropriation includes funds to
25.10complete design, renovate, construct, furnish,
25.11and equip the west wing of the Green Acres
25.12Building; to design, renovate, construct,
25.13furnish, and equip the east wing of the Sunrise
25.14Building; to design through construction
25.15documents the renovation and construction
25.16of the Bartlett Building; and to design and
25.17perform asbestos and hazardous materials
25.18abatement in the Green Acres and Sunrise
25.19Buildings. Upon substantial completion of
25.20the first phase of this project, any unspent
25.21portion of this appropriation is available to
25.22design and to perform asbestos and hazardous
25.23materials abatement in subsequent phases.
25.24
 Subd. 5.Early Childhood Learning Facilities
 3,000,000
25.25To the commissioner of human services for
25.26grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
25.27256E.37, to construct and rehabilitate early
25.28childhood learning facilities.
25.29
 Subd. 6.Hennepin County - St. David's Center
 3,750,000
25.30To the commissioner of human services for a
25.31grant to Hennepin County to acquire land for
25.32and to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
25.33and equip the expansion and renovation of
25.34the St. David's Center for Child and Family
25.35Development, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
26.1section 16A.695. The center must be used
26.2to promote the public welfare by providing
26.3early childhood education and respite care,
26.4children's mental health services, pediatric
26.5rehabilitative therapies for children with
26.6special needs, support services for persons
26.7with disabilities, foster care placement, and
26.8other interventions for children who are
26.9at risk for poor developmental outcomes
26.10or maltreatment. This appropriation is
26.11not available until the commissioner of
26.12management and budget has determined that
26.13at least an equal amount has been expended
26.14or committed to the project from nonstate
26.15sources. Amounts expended on project costs
26.16since July 1, 2011, shall count toward the
26.17matching requirement.
26.18
 Subd. 7.Maplewood - Harriet Tubman Center
 720,000
26.19For a grant to the city of Maplewood to
26.20complete renovation of and equip Harriet
26.21Tubman Center East to be used as a regional
26.22collaborative service center that includes
26.23a shelter for victims of violence and
26.24exploitation and their children, legal services,
26.25youth programs, mental and chemical
26.26health services, and community education.
26.27Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
26.2816A.86, subdivision 4, the appropriation for
26.29this phase of the project does not require a
26.30local match.
26.31
26.32
 Subd. 8.St. Louis County - AEOA and RMH
Office
 2,000,000
26.33To the commissioner of human services for
26.34a grant to St. Louis County to design a new
26.35office facility located in the city of Virginia to
27.1house the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity
27.2Agency (AEOA) and Range Mental Health
27.3Center (RMHC). Notwithstanding Minnesota
27.4Statutes, section 16A.86, subdivision 4, the
27.5appropriation for this phase of the project
27.6does not require a local match.

27.7
 Sec. 17. VETERANS AFFAIRS
27.8
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 4,040,000
27.9To the commissioner of administration for
27.10the purposes specified in this section.
27.11
 Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 1,500,000
27.12For asset preservation improvements and
27.13betterments of a capital nature at veterans
27.14homes statewide, to be spent in accordance
27.15with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
27.16
 Subd. 3.Minneapolis
 700,000
27.17To complete the design of and perform
27.18repairs to stabilize the structural integrity
27.19of and waterproof the deep tunnel on the
27.20Minneapolis Veterans Home campus. These
27.21funds may be used for asbestos and hazardous
27.22materials abatement related to this project.
27.23
 Subd. 4.Luverne and Silver Bay
 1,840,000
27.24To complete the design of and perform
27.25improvements to resident rooms and
27.26renovation of the nursing station in the
27.27Luverne Veterans Home and to complete the
27.28design of and renovate resident bathrooms in
27.29the Silver Bay Veterans Home. These funds
27.30may be used for asbestos and hazardous
27.31materials abatement related to this project.

27.32
 Sec. 18. CORRECTIONS
28.1
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 47,869,000
28.2To the commissioner of administration for
28.3the purposes specified in this section.
28.4
 Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 10,000,000
28.5For improvements and betterments of a
28.6capital nature at Minnesota correctional
28.7facilities statewide, in accordance with
28.8Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
28.9
 Subd. 3.MCF - Shakopee
 5,381,000
28.10To design, construct, and equip a perimeter
28.11security fence at the Minnesota Correctional
28.12Facility - Shakopee.
28.13
 Subd. 4.MCF - St. Cloud
 32,488,000
28.14To design, construct, furnish, and equip
28.15a new health services unit, intake unit,
28.16warehouse, and loading dock; to design,
28.17renovate, repurpose, and equip existing
28.18space; to design, construct, and equip a
28.19new security control station; and to design,
28.20construct, and equip upgrades to the existing
28.21facility infrastructure, including mechanical,
28.22electrical, and security systems at the
28.23Minnesota Correctional Facility - St. Cloud.
28.24This appropriation may also be used for
28.25asbestos and hazardous materials abatement
28.26for the associated work.
28.27
 Subd. 5.Unspent Appropriations
28.28The unspent portion of an appropriation for
28.29a project in this section that is complete,
28.30upon written notice to the commissioner of
28.31management and budget, is available for
28.32asset preservation under Minnesota Statutes,
28.33section 16B.307, at the same correctional
29.1facility as the project for which the original
29.2appropriation was made. Minnesota Statutes,
29.3section 16A.642, applies from the date of the
29.4original appropriation to the unspent amount
29.5transferred.

29.6
29.7
 Sec. 19. IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND
REHABILITATION
 $
 4,995,000
29.8To the commissioner of Iron Range
29.9Resources and Rehabilitation to design,
29.10renovate, construct, furnish, and equip an
29.11event center in the Giants Ridge Recreation
29.12Area, as defined by Minnesota Statutes,
29.13section 298.22, subdivision 7, paragraph
29.14(c). The center will provide for a multiuse,
29.15year-round attraction supporting statewide
29.16tourism and local events. Use of this
29.17appropriation is contingent upon the
29.18commissioner providing matching funds for
29.19the project. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
29.20section 16A.641, subdivision 6, bonds issued
29.21for this project may require that the interest
29.22paid on the bonds be included in gross
29.23income for federal tax purposes.

29.24
29.25
 Sec. 20. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
29.26
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 135,058,000
29.27To the commissioner of employment and
29.28economic development for the purposes
29.29specified in this section.
29.30
29.31
 Subd. 2.Greater Minnesota Business
Development Infrastructure Grant Program
 5,000,000
29.32For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
29.33116J.431.
29.34
29.35
 Subd. 3.Innovative Business Development
Public Infrastructure Grant Program
 1,000,000
30.1For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
30.2116J.435.
30.3
 Subd. 4.Redevelopment Account
 1,000,000
30.4For purposes of the redevelopment account
30.5under Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.571
30.6to 116J.575.
30.7
30.8
 Subd. 5.Transportation Economic
Development
 5,000,000
30.9For purposes of the transportation economic
30.10development infrastructure program under
30.11Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.436.
30.12
 Subd. 6.Clara City - Business Park
 748,000
30.13For a grant to Clara City to design and
30.14construct publicly owned infrastructure
30.15for the South Hawk Creek Business Park.
30.16This appropriation is not available until the
30.17commissioner of management and budget
30.18has determined that at least an equal amount
30.19has been expended or committed to the
30.20project from nonstate sources.
30.21
 Subd. 7.Duluth - NorShor Center
 6,950,000
30.22For a grant to the Duluth Economic
30.23Development Authority to design, construct,
30.24furnish, and equip the renovation of and
30.25publicly owned improvements to the historic
30.26NorShor Theatre, Annex, and Temple
30.27Opera buildings, including skywalk and
30.28accessibility improvements to provide
30.29public access to the NorShor Arts Center in
30.30downtown Duluth. The city of Duluth may
30.31establish within the center condominiums or
30.32leasehold condominiums under Minnesota
30.33Statutes, chapter 515A, or a common interest
30.34community or leasehold common interest
31.1community under Minnesota Statutes,
31.2chapter 515B, in order to segregate the public
31.3and private uses and programs in the center.
31.4Skywalk and accessibility improvements
31.5are a public use. The city of Duluth may
31.6enter into a lease or management agreement
31.7under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695,
31.8to operate the public space in the center.
31.9
31.10
 Subd. 8.Duluth - Spirit Mountain Water
System
 3,400,000
31.11For a grant to the city of Duluth for the
31.12Spirit Mountain Recreation Area Authority
31.13to acquire easements, licenses, and other
31.14interests in real property and to engineer,
31.15design, permit, and construct works and
31.16systems to transport water from the St. Louis
31.17River estuary for commercial and industrial
31.18use. This appropriation is not available
31.19until the commissioner of management and
31.20budget determines that at least $1,100,000
31.21has been committed to the project from
31.22nonstate sources. Expenditures made on
31.23or after September 1, 2011, for this project
31.24shall count toward the match from nonstate
31.25sources. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
31.26section 16A.641, subdivision 6, bonds issued
31.27for this project may require that the interest
31.28paid on the bonds be included in gross
31.29income for federal tax purposes.
31.30
 Subd. 9.Fosston - Second Street
 400,000
31.31For a grant to the city of Fosston for
31.32demolition, and to design and construct
31.33replacement sewer and water lines, street,
31.34and other publicly owned infrastructure for
31.35Second Street South. This appropriation
32.1is not available until the commissioner of
32.2management and budget determines that at
32.3least $500,000 has been committed to the
32.4project from nonstate sources.
32.5
 Subd. 10.Mankato - Minnesota State Arena
 14,500,000
32.6For a grant to the city of Mankato to design,
32.7construct, furnish, and equip an addition to
32.8and renovate existing space, and for other
32.9improvements of a capital nature to the
32.10Minnesota State University Arena and Event
32.11Center Auditorium. This appropriation is
32.12not available until the commissioner of
32.13management and budget determines that at
32.14least $14,500,000 has been committed to
32.15the project from nonstate sources. Amounts
32.16expended by the city of Mankato for project
32.17costs since March 1, 2013, shall count toward
32.18the matching requirement.
32.19
 Subd. 11.Minneapolis - Nicollet Mall
 20,000,000
32.20For a grant to the city of Minneapolis
32.21to predesign, design, and reconstruct
32.22Nicollet Mall and its adjacent and related
32.23infrastructure in downtown Minneapolis.
32.24This appropriation is not available until the
32.25commissioner of management and budget
32.26determines that at least an equal amount has
32.27been committed to the project from nonstate
32.28sources.
32.29
32.30
 Subd. 12.Minneapolis Park and Recreation
Board - Sculpture Garden
 7,000,000
32.31For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
32.32Recreation Board to predesign, design,
32.33engineer, construct, and furnish the
32.34renovation of the Minneapolis Sculpture
32.35Garden and Cowles Conservatory. This
33.1appropriation is not available until the
33.2commissioner of management and budget
33.3determines that at least $1,500,000 has been
33.4committed to the project from nonstate
33.5sources.
33.6
 Subd. 13.Rochester - Mayo Civic Center
 37,000,000
33.7For a grant to the city of Rochester to design,
33.8construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
33.9and expansion of the Mayo Civic Center
33.10complex and related infrastructure including
33.11but not limited to skyway access, lighting,
33.12parking, and landscaping. This appropriation
33.13cannot be used as the city's matching
33.14contribution required under Minnesota
33.15Statutes, section 469.47, subdivision 4.
33.16This appropriation is not available until the
33.17commissioner of management and budget
33.18determines that at least $40,500,000 has
33.19been committed to the project from nonstate
33.20sources. Amounts expended by the city of
33.21Rochester for project costs since July 1, 2013,
33.22count toward the matching requirement.
33.23
33.24
 Subd. 14.St. Cloud - River's Edge Convention
Center
 11,560,000
33.25For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to
33.26predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
33.27equip an expansion of the River's Edge
33.28Convention Center, including a parking
33.29facility and pedestrian skyway connection.
33.30This appropriation is not available until the
33.31commissioner of management and budget
33.32determines that at least $11,560,000 has
33.33been committed to the project from nonstate
33.34sources. Amounts expended by the city of St.
34.1Cloud for project costs since July 1, 2010,
34.2shall count toward the matching requirement.
34.3
34.4
 Subd. 15.St. Paul - Minnesota Children's
Museum
 14,000,000
34.5For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
34.6design, construct, furnish, and equip an
34.7expansion and renovation of the Minnesota
34.8Children's Museum, subject to Minnesota
34.9Statutes, section 16A.695. The expansion
34.10and exhibit upgrades should incorporate the
34.11latest research on early learning, allow for
34.12new state-of-the-art education facilities, and
34.13increase the capacity of visitors to galleries
34.14and programming areas. This appropriation
34.15is not available until the commissioner of
34.16management and budget has determined that
34.17at least an equal amount has been committed
34.18from nonstate sources.
34.19
 Subd. 16.St. Paul - Historic Palace Theater
 6,000,000
34.20For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
34.21design, construct, furnish, and equip the
34.22renovation of the historic Palace Theater.
34.23This appropriation is not available until the
34.24commissioner of management and budget
34.25determines that at least an equal amount has
34.26been committed from nonstate sources.
34.27
 Subd. 17.Virginia - Industrial Park
 1,500,000
34.28For a grant to the city of Virginia to prepare a
34.29site for and to design and construct publicly
34.30owned infrastructure for the expansion of
34.31the Northern Heights Industrial Park. This
34.32appropriation is not available until the
34.33commissioner of management and budget
34.34determines that at least an equal amount has
35.1been committed to the project from nonstate
35.2sources.

35.3
 Sec. 21. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
35.4
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 67,688,000
35.5To the Public Facilities Authority for the
35.6purposes specified in this section.
35.7
 Subd. 2.State Match For Federal Grants
 12,000,000
35.8To match federal grants for the clean water
35.9revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
35.10section 446A.07, and the drinking water
35.11revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
35.12section 446A.081. This appropriation must
35.13be used for qualified capital projects.
35.14
35.15
 Subd. 3.Wastewater Infrastructure Funding
Program
 20,000,000
35.16For grants to eligible municipalities under the
35.17wastewater infrastructure funding program
35.18under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
35.19
 Subd. 4.Big Lake Area Sanitary District
 4,500,000
35.20For a grant to the Big Lake Area Sanitary
35.21District to acquire land for and to predesign,
35.22design, and construct a pressure sewer
35.23system and force main to convey sewage
35.24to the Western Lake Superior Sanitary
35.25District connection in the city of Cloquet.
35.26This appropriation is not available until the
35.27commissioner of management and budget
35.28determines that at least an equal amount has
35.29been committed to the project from nonstate
35.30sources.
35.31
35.32
 Subd. 5.Koochiching County - Voyageurs
National Park Clean Water Joint Powers Board
 8,567,000
35.33(a) $750,000 is for a grant to the Crane Lake
35.34Water and Sanitary District to acquire land
36.1for and to predesign, design, and construct
36.2a new sanitary sewer collection system
36.3and to expand the existing systems. The
36.4project will include a sewer extension to the
36.5Handberg Resort, public landing, and any
36.6associated work in Area T of the Crane Lake
36.7Water and Sanitary District comprehensive
36.8plan, including any necessary road work.
36.9This appropriation is not available until the
36.10commissioner of management and budget
36.11determines that at least an equal amount has
36.12been committed to the project from nonstate
36.13sources.
36.14(b) $7,825,000 is for a grant to the Voyageurs
36.15National Park Clean Water Joint Powers
36.16Board to acquire land for and to predesign,
36.17design, and construct new sanitary sewer
36.18collection systems and expand the existing
36.19systems in Koochiching County for the
36.20Island View sewer project as designated in
36.21the November 2013 Voyageurs National
36.22Park Clean Water Joint Powers Board Draft
36.23Comprehensive Plan. This appropriation
36.24is not available until the commissioner of
36.25management and budget determines that at
36.26least an equal amount has been committed to
36.27the project from nonstate sources.
36.28(c) Any remaining funds from the projects
36.29in paragraphs (a) or (b) may be used for the
36.30other project or for the Ash River project in
36.31St. Louis County or the Kabetogama project
36.32in St. Louis County. Funds are not available
36.33until the commissioner of management and
36.34budget determines that at least an equal
36.35amount has been committed to the project
36.36from nonstate sources.
37.1
 Subd. 6.Lewis and Clark Joint Powers Board
 20,203,000
37.2For a grant to the Lewis and Clark Joint
37.3Powers Board to acquire land or interests
37.4in land for, and to design, engineer, and
37.5construct pipeline and other facilities
37.6and infrastructure necessary for phase I
37.7of the Lewis and Clark Regional Water
37.8System project. Notwithstanding Minnesota
37.9Statutes, section 16A.86, subdivision 4, this
37.10appropriation does not require a local match.
37.11
 Subd. 7.Town of Rice Lake
 1,168,000
37.12For a grant to the town of Rice Lake to design
37.13and construct a replacement water main and
37.14install new fire hydrants on East Calvary
37.15Road and Kolstad, Austin, Milwaukee,
37.16Mather, and Chicago Avenues in Rice Lake
37.17Township. This appropriation is not available
37.18until the commissioner of management and
37.19budget determines that at least an equal
37.20amount has been committed to the project
37.21from nonstate sources.
37.22
 Subd. 8.City of Truman
 1,250,000
37.23For a grant to the city of Truman to predesign,
37.24design, construct, and install new storm water
37.25lines and associated roadway improvements
37.26to two areas of the city that experience
37.27flooding with heavy rain. Construction will
37.28include replacement of existing sanitary
37.29sewers, water mains, and streets, including
37.30any remaining items as necessary to eliminate
37.31grade conflicts with the existing utilities and
37.32proposed storm sewer. This appropriation
37.33is not available until the commissioner of
37.34management and budget determines that at
38.1least an equal amount has been committed to
38.2the project from nonstate sources.

38.3
38.4
 Sec. 22. MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE
AGENCY
 $
 10,000,000
38.5To the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
38.6for transfer to the housing development fund
38.7to finance the costs to rehabilitate public
38.8housing under Minnesota Statutes, section
38.9462A.202, subdivision 3a. For purposes of
38.10this section, "public housing" means housing
38.11for low-income persons and households
38.12financed by the federal government and
38.13owned and operated by the public housing
38.14authorities and agencies formed by cities and
38.15counties. Eligible public housing authorities
38.16must have a public housing assessment
38.17composite score of 80. Priority must be
38.18given to proposals that maximize federal or
38.19local resources to finance the capital costs.
38.20The priority in Minnesota Statutes, section
38.21462A.202, subdivision 3a, for projects to
38.22increase the supply of affordable housing and
38.23the restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section
38.24462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this
38.25appropriation.

38.26
38.27
 Sec. 23. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
38.28
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 3,000,000
38.29To the Minnesota Historical Society for the
38.30purposes specified in this section.
38.31
 Subd. 2.Historic Sites Asset Preservation
 2,500,000
38.32For capital improvements and betterments
38.33at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping
38.34at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and
39.1monuments, to be spent in accordance with
39.2Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The
39.3society shall determine project priorities as
39.4appropriate based on need.
39.5
 Subd. 3.Historic Fort Snelling
 500,000
39.6For predesign of a comprehensive
39.7development project to support visitor
39.8services and history programs at Historic
39.9Fort Snelling.

39.10
 Sec. 24. BOND SALE EXPENSES
 $
 980,000
39.11To the commissioner of management
39.12and budget for bond sale expenses under
39.13Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
39.14subdivision 8.

39.15    Sec. 25. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
39.16    The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state
39.17general obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2015, no more
39.18than $1,255,065,000 will need to be transferred from the general fund to the state bond
39.19fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding state general
39.20obligation bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds,
39.21the commissioner of management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt service
39.22payments needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt service
39.23payments that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall
39.24adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this
39.25section. The amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from the
39.26general fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641.

39.27    Sec. 26. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
39.28    Subdivision 1. Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act
39.29from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
39.30issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $929,281,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
39.31and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and
39.32by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
40.1    Subd. 2. Transportation fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act from
40.2the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
40.3issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $40,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and
40.4with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by
40.5the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except
40.6accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to
40.7a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.
40.8    Subd. 3. Maximum effort school loan fund. To provide the money appropriated in
40.9this act from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell
40.10and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $13,464,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
40.11and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by
40.12the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except
40.13accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a
40.14bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school loan fund.

40.15    Sec. 27. EFFECTIVE DATE.
40.16    Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment.

40.17ARTICLE 2

40.18    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.641, is amended by adding a
40.19subdivision to read:
40.20    Subd. 4b. Negotiated sales; authority. Notwithstanding the public sale
40.21requirements of subdivision 4 and section 16A.66, subdivision 2, the commissioner may
40.22sell bonds, including refunding bonds, as a negotiated sale.

40.23    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.642, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
40.24    Subdivision 1. Reports. (a) The commissioner of management and budget shall
40.25report to the chairs of the senate Committee on Finance and the house of representatives
40.26Committees on Ways and Means and Capital Investment by January 1 of each
40.27odd-numbered year on the following:
40.28(1) all laws authorizing the issuance of state bonds, bonds supported by a state
40.29appropriation, or appropriating general fund money for state or local government
40.30capital investment projects enacted more than four years before January 1 of that
40.31odd-numbered year; the projects authorized to be acquired and constructed for which
40.32less than 100 percent of the authorized total cost has been expended, encumbered, or
40.33otherwise obligated; the cost of contracts to be let in accordance with existing plans and
41.1specifications shall be considered expended for this report; and the amount of general fund
41.2money appropriated but not spent or otherwise obligated, and the amount of bonds not
41.3issued and bond proceeds held but not previously expended, encumbered, or otherwise
41.4obligated for these projects; and
41.5(2) all laws authorizing the issuance of state bonds, bonds supported by a state
41.6appropriation, or appropriating general fund money for state or local government capital
41.7programs or projects other than those described in clause (1), enacted more than four years
41.8before January 1 of that odd-numbered year; and the amount of general fund money
41.9appropriated but not spent or otherwise obligated, and the amount of bonds not issued
41.10and bond proceeds held but not previously expended, encumbered, or otherwise obligated
41.11for these programs and projects.
41.12(b) The commissioner shall also report on general fund appropriations for capital
41.13projects, bond authorizations or bond proceed balances that may be canceled because
41.14projects have been canceled, completed, or otherwise concluded, or because the purposes
41.15for which the money was appropriated or bonds were authorized or issued have been
41.16canceled, completed, or otherwise concluded. The general fund appropriations, bond
41.17authorizations or bond proceed balances that are unencumbered or otherwise not obligated
41.18that are reported by the commissioner under this subdivision are canceled, effective July 1
41.19of the year of the report, unless specifically reauthorized by act of the legislature.
41.20(c) The reports required by this subdivision shall only contain bond authorizations
41.21supported by a state appropriation and their associated general fund appropriations for
41.22projects authorized or amended after December 31, 2013.

41.23    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.642, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
41.24    Subd. 2. Cancellation. (a) If the commissioner determines that the purposes for
41.25which general obligation bonds of the state or bonds supported by a state appropriation
41.26 have been issued or for which general fund monies were appropriated are accomplished
41.27or abandoned, after consultation with the affected agencies, and there is a remaining
41.28authorization or appropriation for a specific project of $500 or less, the commissioner may
41.29cancel the remaining authorization or appropriation for that project. Bonds supported by
41.30a state appropriation shall only be canceled if they were authorized or amended after
41.31December 31, 2013.
41.32(b) If a premium received on the sale of bonds is credited to the bond proceeds
41.33fund, pursuant to section 16A.641, subdivision 7, paragraph (b), the corresponding bond
41.34authorization to which the premium is attributable must be reduced accordingly by the
41.35commissioner.
42.1(c) The commissioner must notify the chairs of the senate Finance Committee and
42.2the house of representatives Capital Investment Committee of any bond authorizations,
42.3including bond authorizations supported by a state appropriation, or general fund
42.4appropriations canceled under this subdivision.

42.5    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.0716, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
42.6    Subdivision 1. Grants. (a) The commissioner may make grants to any person for
42.7the purpose of researching, developing, and implementing projects or practices related
42.8to collection, processing, recycling, reuse, resource recovery, source reduction, and
42.9prevention of waste, hazardous substances, toxic pollutants, and problem materials;
42.10the development or implementation of pollution prevention projects or practices; the
42.11collection, recovery, processing, purchasing, or market development of recyclable
42.12materials or compost; resource conservation; and for environmental education.
42.13(b) The commissioner may make grants to municipalities for the purpose of
42.14removing and properly disposing of accumulated sediment from storm water ponds and
42.15related infrastructure. Each grant shall require a 50 percent match from nonstate funds
42.16from the municipality.
42.17(b) (c) In making grants under paragraph (a), the agency commissioner may give
42.18priority to projects or practices that have broad application in the state and are consistent
42.19with the policies established under sections 115A.02 and 115D.02. In making grants under
42.20paragraph (b), the commissioner shall give priority to projects that: alleviate a threat of
42.21flooding to private or public properties, including residential and business properties;
42.22provide direct water quality benefits to an impaired water as defined in section 114D.15,
42.23subdivision 5; or include measures to reduce the future accumulation of contaminants in
42.24the storm water pond sediment.
42.25(c) (d) The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer the grant program.
42.26(d) (e) For the purposes of this section:
42.27(1) "pollution prevention" has the meaning given it in section 115D.03;
42.28(2) "toxic pollutant" has the meaning given it in section 115D.03; and
42.29(3) "hazardous substance" has the meaning given it in section 115D.03 115B.02,
42.30subdivision 8.

42.31    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
42.32    Subd. 2. Authorization. (a) The agency may issue up to $30,000,000 in aggregate
42.33principal amount of housing infrastructure bonds in one or more series to which the
42.34payment made under this section may be pledged. The housing infrastructure bonds
43.1authorized in this subdivision may be issued to fund loans, on terms and conditions the
43.2agency deems appropriate, made for one or more of the following purposes:
43.3(1) to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of
43.4supportive housing for individuals and families who are without a permanent residence;
43.5(2) to finance the costs of the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed or
43.6abandoned housing to be used for affordable rental housing and the costs of new
43.7construction of rental housing on abandoned or foreclosed property where the existing
43.8structures will be demolished or removed;
43.9(3) to finance that portion of the costs of acquisition of abandoned or foreclosed
43.10property that is attributable to the land to be leased by community land trusts to low- and
43.11moderate-income homebuyers and that portion of the costs of acquisition of property
43.12located in a foreclosure priority area identified by the agency that is attributable to the land
43.13to be leased by community land trusts to low- and moderate-income homebuyers; and
43.14(4) to finance the costs of acquisition and rehabilitation of federally assisted rental
43.15housing and for the refinancing of costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation
43.16of federally assisted rental housing, including providing funds to refund, in whole or in
43.17part, outstanding bonds previously issued by the agency or another government unit to
43.18finance or refinance such costs.
43.19(b) Among comparable proposals for permanent supportive housing, preference
43.20shall be given to permanent supportive housing for veterans and other individuals or
43.21families who:
43.22(1) either have been without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or at
43.23least four times in the last three years; or
43.24(2) are at significant risk of lacking a permanent residence for 12 months or at least
43.25four times in the last three years.
43.26EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment for
43.27bonds authorized in 2014 and thereafter.

43.28    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a subdivision
43.29to read:
43.30    Subd. 2a. Additional authorization. In addition to the amount authorized in
43.31subdivision 2, the agency may issue up to $40,000,000 of housing infrastructure bonds in
43.32one or more series to which the payments made under this section may be pledged.
43.33EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

44.1    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a subdivision
44.2to read:
44.3    Subd. 5. Additional appropriation. (a) The agency must certify annually to the
44.4commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of annual debt service on
44.5each series of bonds issued under subdivision 2a.
44.6(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2015 and through 2037, if any housing infrastructure
44.7bonds issued under subdivision 2a remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
44.8and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under
44.9section 462A.21, subdivision 32, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed
44.10$3,200,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from
44.11the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
44.12(c) The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds the
44.13payments to be made by the state under this section.
44.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

44.15    Sec. 8. Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 11, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
44.16
44.17
 Subd. 4.Minnesota Valley Railroad Track
Rehabilitation
 4,000,000
44.18For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional
44.19Railroad Authority to rehabilitate up to 95
44.20miles of railroad track from Norwood-Young
44.21America to Hanley Falls. The grant
44.22under this subdivision may also be used
44.23for predesign, design, engineering, and
44.24rehabilitation or replacement of bridges with
44.25new bridges or culverts between Norwood
44.26Young America and Hanley Falls. A grant
44.27under this subdivision is in addition to any
44.28grant, loan, or loan guarantee for this project
44.29made by the commissioner under Minnesota
44.30Statutes, sections 222.46 to 222.62.

44.31    Sec. 9. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 15, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
44.32
44.33
 Subd. 5.Minnesota Valley Railroad Track
Rehabilitation
 5,000,000
45.1For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional
45.2Rail Authority to rehabilitate and make
45.3capital improvements to railroad track from
45.4east of Gaylord to Winthrop. The grant
45.5under this subdivision may also be used
45.6for predesign, design, engineering, and
45.7rehabilitation or replacement of bridges with
45.8new bridges or culverts between Gaylord and
45.9Winthrop. A grant under this subdivision
45.10is in addition to any grant, loan, or loan
45.11guarantee for this project made by the
45.12commissioner under Minnesota Statutes,
45.13sections 222.46 to 222.62.

45.14    Sec. 10. Laws 2012, chapter 293, section 19, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
45.15
45.16
 Subd. 4.Minneapolis Veterans Home
Centralized Pharmacy
 1,366,000
45.17To predesign, design, remodel, and furnish
45.18historic Building 13 Building 15 or another
45.19building located on Minneapolis Veterans
45.20Home campus to be used as the veterans
45.21homes' central pharmacy.