1.1 .................... moves to amend H. F. No. 380 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
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"Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
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1.4 The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
1.5bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated,
1.6to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as
1.7authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire
1.8and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or
1.9as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or
1.10article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this act are available until
1.11the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
1.13 Sec. 2.
PRIORITIES.
1.14 The Transportation Finance Division of the House Finance Committee classifies
1.15the appropriations in this act under section 4, subdivisions 5 and 6, as a medium priority,
1.16all of the remaining appropriations in this act as a high priority, and has not included
1.17any do not fund projects.
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Sec. 3. TRANSPORTATION
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Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
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$
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23,500,000
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1.20To the commissioner of transportation for the
1.21purposes specified in this section.
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Subd. 2.Port Development Assistance
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3,000,000
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1.23This appropriation is from the general fund
1.24for the port development assistance program,
2.1to be spent as grants under Minnesota
2.2Statutes, chapter 457A. Any improvements
2.3made with the proceeds of these grants must
2.4be publicly owned.
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Subd. 3.High-Speed Rail Line
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10,000,000
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2.6For the state's share of a high-speed rail
2.7line between St. Paul and Chicago. No
2.8part of this appropriation may be spent to
2.9acquire or better capital improvements that
2.10are located outside the state of Minnesota,
2.11that may be used from time to time outside
2.12the state of Minnesota, or that are part of
2.13a rail corridor that is not designated by the
2.14Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact.
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Subd. 4.Northshore Express
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500,000
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2.16For a grant to the St. Louis and Lake
2.17Counties Regional Railroad Authority to
2.18acquire land, to conduct design, engineering,
2.19and environmental studies, and to construct
2.20or reconstruct rail lines, railway stations, and
2.21other railroad appurtenances necessary to
2.22facilitate the return of passenger rail service
2.23within Duluth and in the Duluth/Minneapolis
2.24rail corridor.
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Subd. 5.Railroad Track Rehabilitation
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10,000,000
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2.26For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional
2.27Rail Authority to rehabilitate up to 95 miles
2.28of railroad track from Norwood-Young
2.29America to Hanley Falls. A grant under this
2.30paragraph is in addition to any grant, loan,
2.31or loan guarantee for this project made by
2.32the commissioner under Minnesota Statutes,
2.33sections 222.46 to 222.62.
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Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
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3.1
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Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
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$
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218,322,000
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3.2To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes
3.3specified in this section.
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Subd. 2.Central Corridor Light Rail Transit
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140,000,000
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3.5For preliminary engineering, final design,
3.6property acquisition including improvements
3.7and betterments of a capital nature, relocation
3.8of utilities owned by public entities, and
3.9construction of the central corridor light rail
3.10transit line between downtown Minneapolis
3.11and downtown St. Paul.
3.12This appropriation may not be spent for
3.13capital improvements within a trunk highway
3.14right-of-way.
3.15This appropriation is not available until the
3.16commissioner of finance has determined
3.17that, by September 1, 2008, the Metropolitan
3.18Council, the Ramsey County Regional
3.19Rail Authority, and the Hennepin County
3.20Regional Rail Authority have entered into a
3.21memorandum of understanding that specifies
3.22future expected funding shares for operating
3.23and capital for the Central Corridor Transit
3.24Way. The agreement must require that the
3.25named agencies be responsible for at least
3.26one-third of the state and local match to
3.27federal new-start capital funding.
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Subd. 3.Urban Partnership Agreement
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16,672,000
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3.29$8,360,000 of this appropriation is to acquire
3.30land, design, and construct new or expanded
3.31park-and-rides or transit stations in the
3.32Interstate 35W and Trunk Highway 77/Cedar
3.33Avenue corridors.
4.1$8,312,000 of this appropriation is for bus
4.2lane construction and related street and
4.3sidewalk improvements and bus shelters in
4.4downtown Minneapolis. Up to $6,433,000
4.5of this appropriation is for a grant to the city
4.6of Minneapolis for bus lane construction and
4.7related street and sidewalk improvements in
4.8downtown Minneapolis.
4.9The appropriation under this subdivision
4.10is not available until the United States
4.11Department of Transportation authorizes
4.12funding under the Urban Partnership
4.13Agreement.
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Subd. 4.Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT)
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22,000,000
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4.16For environmental studies, preliminary
4.17engineering, bus lane improvements, land
4.18acquisition, and transit station construction
4.19and improvements in the Cedar Avenue Bus
4.20Rapid Transit Corridor.
4.21This appropriation may not be spent for
4.22capital improvements within a trunk highway
4.23right-of-way.
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Subd. 5.Fridley Train Station
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10,650,000
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4.25For design, construction, furnishing, and
4.26equipping a station in the city of Fridley on
4.27the Northstar commuter rail line, including
4.28a pedestrian and bicycle tunnel under the
4.29railroad tracks and for property acquisition
4.30and construction of park-and-ride lots near
4.31the Fridley train station.
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Subd. 6.Bottineau Corridor Transit Way
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17,500,000
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4.33For a grant to the Hennepin County Regional
4.34Rail Authority to prepare an alternatives
5.1analysis, draft environmental impact study,
5.2and for property acquisition for the Bottineau
5.3Corridor Transitway from the Hiawatha light
5.4rail and Northstar transit hub in downtown
5.5Minneapolis to the vicinity of the Target
5.6development in Northern Brooklyn Park.
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Subd. 7.Southwest Corridor Transit Way
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500,000
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5.8For a grant to the Hennepin County Regional
5.9Rail Authority to prepare an environmental
5.10impact statement (EIS) and for preliminary
5.11engineering for the Southwest Corridor
5.12Transit Way, from the Hiawatha light rail
5.13transit line in downtown Minneapolis to the
5.14vicinity of the Southwest Station transit hub
5.15in Eden Prairie.
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Subd. 8.Red Rock Corridor Transit Way
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500,000
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5.17For environmental studies and preliminary
5.18engineering of the Red Rock corridor transit
5.19way from Minneapolis to Hastings via St.
5.20Paul.
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Subd. 9.Rush Line Corridor Transit Way
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500,000
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5.22For a grant to Washington County to work
5.23with the Metropolitan Council for predesign,
5.24preliminary engineering, and matching
5.25federal funds for transit improvements,
5.26including busways or rail transit in the
5.27marked Interstate Highway 94 Corridor
5.28between the Union Depot Concourse
5.29Multimodal Transit Hub, located in St. Paul,
5.30extending eastward through Washington
5.31County to the Minnesota-Wisconsin border.
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Subd. 10.I-94 Corridor Transit Way
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500,000
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5.33For a grant to Washington County for
5.34predesign, environmental studies, and
6.1alternatives analysis of transportation and
6.2transit improvements, including busways or
6.3rail transit in the marked Interstate Highway
6.494 Corridor between downtown St. Paul,
6.5extending eastward through Washington
6.6County to the Minnesota-Wisconsin border,
6.7to terminate in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
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Subd. 11.I-494 Corridor Transit Way
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500,000
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6.9For environmental studies and preliminary
6.10engineering of light rail transit along a
6.11corridor on or near marked Interstate
6.12Highway 494, from Minneapolis-St. Paul
6.13International Airport to a transit station
6.14located on the proposed southwest corridor
6.15transit way.
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Subd. 12.Union Depot
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9,000,000
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6.17For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional
6.18Railroad Authority to acquire land and
6.19structures, to renovate structures, and for
6.20design, engineering, and environmental
6.21work to revitalize Union Depot for use as a
6.22multimodal transit center in St. Paul.
6.23 Sec. 5.
BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
6.24 To provide the money appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the
6.25commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to
6.26$221,322,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota
6.27Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI,
6.28sections 4 to 7.
6.29 Sec. 6.
EFFECTIVE DATE.
6.30 Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment."
6.31Amend the title accordingly