1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 898 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; IMPROVED LAND USE PLANNING
1.4TO ACHIEVE MANDATED REDUCTIONS IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
1.5The legislature finds that changes in development patterns are necessary for
1.6Minnesota to achieve the greenhouse gas reduction goals provided in Minnesota Statutes,
1.7section 216H.02, subdivision 1. The legislature further finds that improved land use
1.8planning and development practices that target growth in ways that reduce the number
1.9and length of vehicle trips are necessary to achieve the greenhouse gas reduction goals
1.10provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 216H.02, subdivision 1.

1.11    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103B.3355, is amended to read:
1.12103B.3355 WETLAND FUNCTIONS FOR DETERMINING PUBLIC
1.13VALUES.
1.14(a) The public values of wetlands must be determined based upon the functions of
1.15wetlands for:
1.16(1) water quality, including filtering of pollutants to surface and groundwater,
1.17utilization of nutrients that would otherwise pollute public waters, trapping of sediments,
1.18shoreline protection, and utilization of the wetland as a recharge area for groundwater;
1.19(2) floodwater and stormwater retention, including the potential for flooding in
1.20the watershed, the value of property subject to flooding, and the reduction in potential
1.21flooding by the wetland;
1.22(3) public recreation and education, including hunting and fishing areas, wildlife
1.23viewing areas, and nature areas;
1.24(4) commercial uses, including wild rice and cranberry growing and harvesting
1.25and aquaculture;
1.26(5) fish, wildlife, native plant habitats;
2.1(6) low-flow augmentation; and
2.2(7) carbon sequestration; and
2.3(7) (8) other public uses.
2.4(b) The Board of Water and Soil Resources, in consultation with the commissioners
2.5of natural resources and agriculture and local government units, shall adopt rules
2.6establishing:
2.7(1) scientific methodologies for determining the functions of wetlands; and
2.8(2) criteria for determining the resulting public values of wetlands.
2.9(c) The methodologies and criteria established under this section or other
2.10methodologies and criteria that include the functions in paragraph (a) and are approved
2.11by the board, in consultation with the commissioners of natural resources and agriculture
2.12and local government units, must be used to determine the functions and resulting public
2.13values of wetlands in the state. The functions listed in paragraph (a) are not listed in
2.14order of priority.
2.15(d) Public value criteria established or approved by the board under this section do
2.16not apply in areas subject to local comprehensive wetland protection and management
2.17plans established under section 103G.2243.
2.18(e) The Board of Water and Soil Resources, in consultation with the commissioners
2.19of natural resources and agriculture and local government units, may identify regions of
2.20the state where preservation, enhancement, restoration, and establishment of wetlands
2.21would have high public value. The board, in consultation with the commissioners, may
2.22identify high priority wetland regions using available information relating to the factors
2.23listed in paragraph (a). The board shall notify local units of government with water
2.24planning authority of these high priority regions.
2.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to
2.26rulemaking that begins after that date.

2.27    Sec. 3. [116C.99] SENSIBLE COMMUNITIES GRANT PROGRAM.
2.28The Environmental Quality Board shall make grants to local units of government for
2.29changes in municipal ordinances that will encourage development patterns that support
2.30the following measurable goals:
2.31(1) providing citizens with safe and convenient transportation alternatives, such as
2.32transit, walking, and bicycling;
2.33(2) increasing the quantity, quality, and accessibility of wildlands, wetlands, lakes,
2.34rivers, and streams with the goal of preserving and protecting connected ecosystem
2.35functions;
3.1(3) increasing physical activity through community design changes that promote the
3.2convenience and safety of walking and bicycling;
3.3(4) maximizing the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of public investments by
3.4prioritizing infrastructure maintenance and rehabilitation; and
3.5(5) expanding lifecycle housing opportunities for all income levels, especially in
3.6job-rich jurisdictions.

3.7    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116D.04, is amended by adding a subdivision
3.8to read:
3.9    Subd. 2c. Greenhouse gases. (a) This subdivision applies to transportation-related
3.10development projects for which preparation of an environmental assessment worksheet
3.11is mandatory.
3.12(b) Environmental review documents prepared under this chapter or rules adopted
3.13under this chapter for projects that meet the requirements of paragraph (a) must analyze
3.14greenhouse gas emissions and alternatives and mitigation measures to reduce those
3.15emissions.
3.16(c) Nothing in this subdivision adds to, subtracts from, or modifies the obligation
3.17of a responsible governmental unit under this chapter to conduct environmental review
3.18because of the potential for significant environmental effects resulting from a project's
3.19greenhouse gas emissions.
3.20(d) By November 1, 2009, the board shall develop a guidance document to
3.21implement this subdivision. In developing the guidance document, the board shall consider
3.22the Pollution Control Agency's general guidance for carbon footprint development in
3.23environmental review and, to the extent possible, shall rely on existing protocols for
3.24inventorying and analyzing greenhouse gas emissions, such as the Climate Registry. The
3.25guidance document must include examples of alternatives and mitigation measures for
3.26different types of projects.
3.27(e) By November 1, 2009, the board shall provide an amended environmental
3.28assessment worksheet form consistent with this subdivision to be used where applicable.
3.29The amended form must include analysis of project energy use, in order to characterize
3.30and measure direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, and vehicle-related greenhouse
3.31emissions.
3.32(f) By January 15, 2010, the board shall submit to the chairs of the senate and
3.33house committees with jurisdiction over environment policy a report containing specific
3.34recommendations for the most effective way to include analysis of greenhouse gas
3.35emissions, mitigations, and alternatives in all projects that undergo environmental review.
4.1(g) For the purposes of this subdivision:
4.2(1) "greenhouse gas emissions" means emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous
4.3oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride from anthropogenic
4.4sources that result from a project; and
4.5(2) "transportation-related development projects" means highways; industrial,
4.6commercial and institutional facilities; airport projects; solid waste facilities; mixed
4.7residential and industrial-commercial projects; residential developments; wastewater
4.8systems; sport or entertainment facilities; land use conversion, including golf courses; and
4.9recreational trails.

4.10    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.70, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.11    Subdivision 1. Commissioner approval. In determining whether to give a school
4.12facility a positive, negative, or unfavorable review and comment, the commissioner must
4.13evaluate the proposals for facilities using the information provided under section 123B.71,
4.14subdivision 9 . The commissioner may evaluate the proposals using the most recent "Guide
4.15for Planning School Construction in Minnesota" prepared by the Department of Education,
4.16but must not issue a negative or unfavorable review and comment under this section for
4.17a school facility based on the acreage of the proposed school site. The commissioner's
4.18evaluation of whether to replace a facility must not be based upon renovation costs
4.19approaching 60 percent of the replacement costs. If a school is proposed for a new site,
4.20the commissioner must examine the energy costs associated with that facility, including
4.21the change in pupil transportation costs and the costs of establishing new infrastructure,
4.22such as roads, sidewalks, and utility lines.
4.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for review and comments issued
4.24after July 1, 2009.

4.25    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.71, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
4.26    Subd. 9. Information required. A school board proposing to construct a facility
4.27described in subdivision 8 shall submit to the commissioner a proposal containing
4.28information including at least the following:
4.29(1) the geographic area and population to be served, preschool through grade 12
4.30student enrollments for the past five years, and student enrollment projections for the
4.31next five years;
4.32(2) a list of existing facilities by year constructed, their uses, and an assessment of
4.33the extent to which alternate facilities are available within the school district boundaries
4.34and in adjacent school districts;
5.1(3) a list of the specific deficiencies of the facility that demonstrate the need for a
5.2new or renovated facility to be provided, and a list of the specific benefits that the new
5.3or renovated facility will provide to the students, teachers, and community users served
5.4by the facility;
5.5(4) the relationship of the project to any priorities established by the school district,
5.6educational cooperatives that provide support services, or other public bodies in the
5.7service area;
5.8(5) a description of the pedestrian, bicycle, and transit connections between the
5.9school and nearby residential areas that make it easier for children, teachers, and parents
5.10to get to the school by walking, bicycling, and taking transit;
5.11(5) (6) a specification of how the project will increase community use of the facility
5.12maximizes the opportunity for cooperative use of existing park, recreation, and other
5.13public facilities and whether and how the project will increase collaboration with other
5.14governmental or nonprofit entities;
5.15(6) (7) a description of the project, including the specification of site and outdoor
5.16space acreage and square footage allocations for classrooms, laboratories, and support
5.17spaces; estimated expenditures for the major portions of the project; and the dates the
5.18project will begin and be completed;
5.19(7) (8) a specification of the source of financing the project; the scheduled date
5.20for a bond issue or school board action; a schedule of payments, including debt service
5.21equalization aid; and the effect of a bond issue on local property taxes by the property
5.22class and valuation;
5.23(8) (9) an analysis of how the proposed new or remodeled facility will affect school
5.24district operational or administrative staffing costs, and how the district's operating budget
5.25will cover any increased operational or administrative staffing costs;
5.26(9) (10) a description of the consultation with local or state road and transportation
5.27officials on multimodal school site access and safety issues, and the ways that the project
5.28will address those issues;
5.29(10) (11) a description of how indoor air quality issues have been considered and a
5.30certification that the architects and engineers designing the facility will have professional
5.31liability insurance;
5.32(11) (12) as required under section 123B.72, for buildings coming into service
5.33after July 1, 2002, a certification that the plans and designs for the extensively renovated
5.34or new facility's heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems will meet or exceed
5.35code standards; will provide for the monitoring of outdoor airflow and total airflow of
6.1ventilation systems; and will provide an indoor air quality filtration system that meets
6.2ASHRAE standard 52.1;
6.3(12) (13) a specification of any desegregation requirements that cannot be met
6.4by any other reasonable means;
6.5(13) (14) a specification, if applicable, of how the facility will utilize environmentally
6.6sustainable school facility design concepts; and
6.7(14) (15) a description of how the architects and engineers have considered
6.8the American National Standards Institute Acoustical Performance Criteria, Design
6.9Requirements and Guidelines for Schools of the maximum background noise level and
6.10reverberation times.

6.11    Sec. 7. [174.015] REDUCING VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED.
6.12    Subdivision 1. Definition. "Vehicle miles traveled" means nonfreight motor vehicle
6.13miles traveled per person per calendar year.
6.14    Subd. 2. Reduction goal. To help achieve an overall reduction in greenhouse gas
6.15emissions in Minnesota, the commissioner of transportation shall implement, and facilitate
6.16the implementation by other public and private entities of policies that have the goal
6.17of achieving by 2025 at least a 15 percent reduction from 2005 levels of vehicle miles
6.18traveled. The implemented policies shall not mandate that individuals reduce their vehicle
6.19miles traveled.

6.20    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.121, is amended by adding a subdivision
6.21to read:
6.22    Subd. 37. Vehicle miles traveled. "Vehicle miles traveled" has the meaning given
6.23in section 174.015.

6.24    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.145, is amended to read:
6.25473.145 DEVELOPMENT GUIDE.
6.26The Metropolitan Council shall prepare and adopt, after appropriate study and
6.27such public hearings as may be necessary, a comprehensive development guide for the
6.28metropolitan area. It shall consist of a compilation of policy statements, goals, standards,
6.29programs, and maps prescribing guides for the orderly and economical development,
6.30public and private, of the metropolitan area. The comprehensive development guide shall
6.31recognize and encompass physical, social, or economic needs of the metropolitan area
6.32and those future developments which will have an impact on the entire area including but
6.33not limited to such matters as land use, parks and open space land needs, greenhouse gas
7.1reduction, the necessity for and location of airports, highways, transit facilities, public
7.2hospitals, libraries, schools, and other public buildings.

7.3    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.146, is amended by adding a subdivision
7.4to read:
7.5    Subd. 5. Vehicle miles traveled reduction. (a) By July 1, 2010, the council must
7.6adopt a policy statement supporting reducing vehicle miles traveled. The policy statement
7.7must set a goal of reducing regional vehicle miles traveled by at least 17 percent from
7.82005 levels by 2025. The policy statement must identify broad strategies relating to
7.9transportation and land use by which the goal may be accomplished and an estimate of the
7.101990 vehicle miles traveled and 2005 vehicle miles traveled for all local governments in
7.11the metropolitan area. The council shall consider the policy analysis and recommendations
7.12in the Minnesota Climate Change Advisory Group's Report to the Minnesota Legislature,
7.13dated April 2008, and consult with the University of Minnesota Institute for the
7.14Environment and the University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies.
7.15(b) By July 1, 2012, the council must revise the metropolitan development guide and
7.16system plans to be consistent with the policy statement under paragraph (a) and to meet
7.17the goal for reducing vehicle miles traveled in the region.

7.18    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.25, is amended to read:
7.19473.25 LIVABLE COMMUNITIES CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES.
7.20(a) The council shall establish criteria for uses of the fund provided in section
7.21473.251 that are consistent with and promote the purposes of this article and the policies of
7.22the Metropolitan Development Guide adopted by the council including, but not limited to:
7.23(1) helping to change long-term market incentives that adversely impact creation
7.24and preservation of living-wage jobs in the fully developed area;
7.25(2) creating incentives for developing communities to include a full range of housing
7.26opportunities;
7.27(3) creating incentives to preserve and rehabilitate affordable housing in the fully
7.28developed area; and
7.29(4) creating incentives for all communities to implement compact and efficient
7.30development.
7.31(b) The council shall establish guidelines for the livable community demonstration
7.32account for projects that the council would consider funding with either grants or loans.
7.33The guidelines must provide that the projects will:
7.34(1) interrelate development or redevelopment and transit;
7.35(2) interrelate affordable housing and employment growth areas;
8.1(3) intensify land use that leads to more compact development or redevelopment;
8.2(4) involve development or redevelopment that mixes incomes of residents in
8.3housing, including introducing or reintroducing higher value housing in lower income
8.4areas to achieve a mix of housing opportunities; or
8.5(5) encourage public infrastructure investments which connect urban neighborhoods
8.6and suburban communities, attract private sector redevelopment investment in commercial
8.7and residential properties adjacent to the public improvement, and provide project area
8.8residents with expanded opportunities for private sector employment; or
8.9(6) reduce greenhouse gas emissions through a reduction in vehicle miles traveled.
8.10(c) The council shall establish guidelines governing who may apply for a grant or
8.11loan from the fund, providing priority for proposals using innovative partnerships between
8.12government, private for-profit, and nonprofit sectors.
8.13(d) The council shall prepare an annual plan for distribution of the fund based on the
8.14criteria for project and applicant selection.
8.15(e) The council shall prepare and submit to the legislature, as provided in section
8.163.195 , an annual report on the metropolitan livable communities fund. The report must
8.17include information on the amount of money in the fund, the amount distributed, to whom
8.18the funds were distributed and for what purposes, and an evaluation of the effectiveness of
8.19the projects funded in meeting the policies and goals of the council. The report may make
8.20recommendations to the legislature on changes to Laws 1995, chapter 255.

8.21    Sec. 12. [473.8585] VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED REDUCTION; LOCAL
8.22COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS.
8.23    Subdivision 1. Establish local baseline vehicle miles traveled. By July 2011, each
8.24local governmental unit exercising land control must establish the vehicle miles traveled
8.25in its jurisdiction under its existing comprehensive plan using the model developed by the
8.26University of Minnesota under section 12, subdivision 1. It must also identify strategies
8.27that will allow it to accomplish the goal set forth in the policy statement adopted by the
8.28council under section 473.146, subdivision 5, and report the results of its work to the
8.29council. Within the existing parameters of the metropolitan livable communities fund,
8.30expenses related to this subdivision are an allowable use.
8.31    Subd. 2. Revision of local comprehensive plans. By July 2012, the council must
8.32revise its metropolitan development guide and metropolitan system plans as needed to meet
8.33the goal set forth in the policy statement adopted by the council under section 473.146,
8.34subdivision 5, and issue metropolitan system statements to each local governmental unit
8.35that must prepare and submit local comprehensive plans to the council. By July 2013,
9.1each local governmental unit must revise its comprehensive plans as needed to accomplish
9.2the vehicle miles traveled reduction goal and make its local comprehensive plan consistent
9.3with the metropolitan development guide and metropolitan system plans. The revised local
9.4comprehensive plan must demonstrate that the land uses and development contemplated
9.5in the plan and the official controls, fiscal devices, and other specific actions identified to
9.6implement the plan will accomplish the vehicle miles traveled reduction goal.
9.7    Subd. 3. Council review; local plan adoption. Each local governmental unit
9.8must submit its revisions to the council. The council must review the revisions for
9.9consistency with the policy statement and conformity with the metropolitan systems plans.
9.10The council may require a local governmental unit to modify its revision if the council
9.11concludes that the revision does not accomplish the goal set out in the policy statement or
9.12is more likely than not to have a substantial impact on or contain a substantial departure
9.13from the metropolitan system plans. The local governmental unit must adopt its revised
9.14plan, after council review and modification, if necessary.
9.15    Subd. 4. Continuing obligation. After July 2013, each local comprehensive plan
9.16and plan amendment must demonstrate that the land uses and development contemplated
9.17in the plan and the official controls, fiscal devices, and other specific actions identified to
9.18implement it, will accomplish the vehicle miles traveled reduction goal.

9.19    Sec. 13. TRANSFER OF MONEY.
9.20    Subdivision 1. University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies. The
9.21Metropolitan Council must transfer $500,000 from the metropolitan livable communities
9.22fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Center for
9.23Transportation Studies to develop by July 1, 2010, resources for use by local governments
9.24and the Metropolitan Council to identify land-use and transportation planning strategies
9.25and processes to support the policies identified under section 473.146, subdivision 5.
9.26The resources should assist local communities and the Metropolitan Council as they
9.27implement the policies under section 473.8585 and under section 473.146, subdivision
9.285. The resources should take into account recent transportation trends and be catered to
9.29the specific trends happening in the Twin Cities. The Center for Transportation Studies
9.30should identify and use existing information and models to the extent they are useful and
9.31accurate. The Center for Transportation Studies is encouraged to collaborate with the
9.32Metropolitan Council and/or local units of government willing and interested in voluntary
9.33involvement with development and refinement of the resources.
9.34    Subd. 2. University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies. By July
9.351, 2010, the Metropolitan Council must transfer $250,000 from the metropolitan livable
10.1communities fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Center
10.2for Transportation Studies to offer a series of voluntary training sessions and outreach
10.3activities for staff from local governments in the Twin Cities and from the Metropolitan
10.4Council who are interested in using the resources identified in subdivision 1 to help
10.5implement the policies under section 473.8585, subdivision 1 and under section 473.146,
10.6subdivision 5. The Center for Transportation Studies should also maintain a Web site that
10.7provides information related to using the resources identified in subdivision 1.
10.8    Subd. 3. University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies. By July
10.91, 2012, the Metropolitan Council must transfer $500,000 from the metropolitan livable
10.10communities fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Center
10.11for Transportation Studies to offer voluntary technical assistance to local government staff
10.12who are interested in using the resources identified in subdivision 1 to help implement the
10.13policies under section 473.8585, subdivision 2, including assistance to communities on
10.14their comprehensive plan. The Center for Transportation Studies is encouraged to evaluate
10.15and enhance the resources identified in subdivision 1 based on input from Metropolitan
10.16Council and/or local government staff that are using the resources.
10.17    Subd. 4. Commissioner of administration. The Metropolitan Council must
10.18transfer $....... from the metropolitan livable communities fund to the commissioner of
10.19administration to fund a competitive grant program under Minnesota Statutes, section
10.20116C.99."
10.21Amend the title accordingly