1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2622 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3
 "Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
1.4The 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 spend 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),
1.10or article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act for a capital
1.11program or project may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly
1.12to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the
1.13commissioner of management and budget. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations
1.14in this act are available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota
1.15Statutes, section 16A.642.
1.16
 SUMMARY
1.17
 University of Minnesota
 $
 39,060,000
1.18
 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
 56,455,000
1.19
 Minnesota State Academies
 1,000,000
1.20
 Perpich Center for Arts Education
 263,000
1.21
 Natural Resources
 21,409,000
1.22
 Pollution Control Agency
 1,956,000
1.23
 Board of Water and Soil Resources
 10,000,000
1.24
 Rural Finance Authority
 33,000,000
1.25
 Zoological Garden
 5,000,000
1.26
 Administration
 8,000,000
1.27
 Amateur Sports
 375,000
1.28
 Military Affairs
 2,000,000
1.29
 Public Safety
 2,000,000
2.1
 Transportation
 38,500,000
2.2
 Metropolitan Council
 8,100,000
2.3
 Human Services
 2,500,000
2.4
 Veterans Affairs
 3,250,000
2.5
 Corrections
 14,128,000
2.6
 Employment and Economic Development
 46,285,000
2.7
 Public Facilities Authority
 23,600,000
2.8
 Housing Finance Agency
 5,000,000
2.9
 Minnesota Historical Society
 3,250,000
2.10
 Bond Sale Expenses
 298,000
2.11
 TOTAL
 $
 280,277,000
2.12
 Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service)
 215,125,000
2.13
 Bond Proceeds Fund (User Financed Debt Service)
 45,152,000
2.14
 State Transportation Fund
 20,000,000
2.15
 APPROPRIATIONS

2.16
 Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
2.17
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 39,060,000
2.18To the Board of Regents of the University
2.19of Minnesota for the purposes specified in
2.20this section.
2.21
2.22
 Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation
and Replacement (HEAPR)
 35,000,000
2.23To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
2.24Statutes, section 135A.046.
2.25
 Subd. 3.Itasca Biological Station
2.26
 Itasca Facility Improvements
 4,060,000
2.27To design, construct, furnish, and equip a new
2.28technology-rich biological laboratory and
2.29classroom facility, and to design, construct,
2.30furnish, and equip the renovation of the
2.31historic Lakeside Lab and to remove obsolete
2.32single-function buildings at the University of
2.33Minnesota facility in Itasca State Park.
2.34
 Subd. 4.University Share
3.1Except for Higher Education Asset
3.2Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)
3.3under subdivision 2, the appropriations in this
3.4section are intended to cover approximately
3.5two-thirds of the cost of each project. The
3.6remaining costs must be paid from university
3.7sources.
3.8
 Subd. 5.Unspent Appropriations
3.9Upon substantial completion of a project
3.10authorized in this section and after written
3.11notice to the commissioner of management
3.12and budget, the Board of Regents must use
3.13any money remaining in the appropriation
3.14for that project for HEAPR under Minnesota
3.15Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
3.16of Regents must report by February 1 of
3.17each even-numbered year to the chairs of
3.18the house of representatives and senate
3.19committees with jurisdiction over capital
3.20investment and higher education finance, and
3.21to the chairs of the house of representatives
3.22Ways and Means Committee and the senate
3.23Finance Committee, on how the remaining
3.24money has been allocated or spent.

3.25
3.26
 Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES
3.27
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 56,455,000
3.28To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
3.29State Colleges and Universities for the
3.30purposes specified in this section.
3.31
3.32
 Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation
and Replacement (HEAPR)
 20,000,000
3.33For the purposes specified in Minnesota
3.34Statutes, section 135A.046.
4.1
 Subd. 3.Bemidji State University
4.2
4.3
 Business Building Addition, Renovation
Design, Demolition
 3,303,000
4.4To abate and demolish Maple Hall and
4.5Sanford Hall, and to complete design for the
4.6renovation of Decker Hall, Hobson Hall,
4.7and Memorial Hall into multiuse classrooms
4.8and study spaces, including replacing the
4.9HVAC system and constructing an addition
4.10to Memorial Hall for better accessibility.
4.11
4.12
 Subd. 4.Minnesota West Community and
Technical College, Worthington
4.13
 Renovation and Addition
 4,606,000
4.14To renovate, furnish, and equip existing
4.15classroom and lab spaces and to design,
4.16construct, furnish, and equip a classroom,
4.17lab, and entryway addition, and replace
4.18HVAC systems.
4.19
4.20
 Subd. 5.Northeast Higher Education District -
Itasca Community College
4.21
 Renovation, Addition, and Demolition
 4,549,000
4.22To complete the design of and to renovate,
4.23furnish, and equip existing instructional
4.24and student services spaces, to design,
4.25construct, furnish, and equip an addition with
4.26multipurpose classrooms, and to demolish
4.27Donovan Hall.
4.28
4.29
 Subd. 6.Northland Community and Technical
College
4.30
4.31
 Aviation Maintenance Facility Expansion
Design
 300,000
4.32To design the expansion and renovation of the
4.33aviation maintenance facilities at Northland
4.34Community and Technical College.
5.1
 Subd. 7.Ridgewater College, Willmar
5.2
 Technical Instruction Lab Renovation
 13,851,000
5.3To complete the design of and to renovate,
5.4furnish, and equip classroom and student
5.5service spaces, to replace the HVAC
5.6system, to construct, furnish, and equip an
5.7updated campus entry, and to demolish the
5.8Administration Building.
5.9
5.10
 Subd. 8.Rochester Community and Technical
College
5.11
5.12
 Renovation and Addition for Workforce
Center Colocation
 3,146,000
5.13To complete the design of and to renovate,
5.14furnish, and equip existing Heintz Center
5.15space and to design, construct, furnish, and
5.16equip an addition to the Heintz Center for the
5.17offices and shared spaces and services of the
5.18Minnesota Workforce Center - Rochester,
5.19and to replace the HVAC system.
5.20
 Subd. 9.Saint Paul College
5.21
 Health and Science Alliance Center
 1,500,000
5.22To complete the design for an addition for
5.23the college's health and science programs,
5.24including the elimination of crowding in
5.25existing labs and the demolition of obsolete
5.26space.
5.27
5.28
 Subd. 10.Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Math Initiatives
 5,200,000
5.29To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
5.30science, technology and math laboratories
5.31and classrooms at campuses statewide.
5.32Campuses may use internal and nonstate
5.33funds to increase the size of the projects. This
5.34appropriation may be used at the following
6.1campuses: Bemidji State University; Century
6.2College; Inver Hills Community College;
6.3Minnesota State Community and Technical
6.4College, Moorhead; Minnesota State
6.5University, Moorhead; Northeast Higher
6.6Education District, Hibbing Community
6.7College, Itasca Community College, and
6.8Mesabi Range Community and Technical
6.9College; and Pine Technical College.
6.10
 Subd. 11.Debt Service
6.11(a) The Board of Trustees shall pay the
6.12debt service on one-third of the principal
6.13amount of state bonds sold to finance
6.14projects authorized by this section, except
6.15for higher education asset preservation
6.16and replacement, and except that, where a
6.17nonstate match is required, the debt service is
6.18due on a principal amount equal to one-third
6.19of the total project cost, less the match
6.20committed before the bonds are sold. After
6.21each sale of general obligation bonds, the
6.22commissioner of management and budget
6.23shall notify the board of the amounts assessed
6.24for each year for the life of the bonds.
6.25(b) The commissioner of management and
6.26budget shall reduce the board's assessment
6.27each year by one-third of the net income
6.28from investment of general obligation bond
6.29proceeds in proportion to the amount of
6.30principal and interest otherwise required to
6.31be paid by the board. The board shall pay its
6.32resulting net assessment to the commissioner
6.33of management and budget by December
6.341 each year. If the board fails to make
6.35a payment when due, the commissioner
7.1of management and budget shall reduce
7.2allotments for appropriations from the
7.3general fund otherwise available to the board
7.4and apply the amount of the reduction to
7.5cover the missed debt service payment. The
7.6commissioner of management and budget
7.7shall credit the payments received from the
7.8board to the bond debt service account in
7.9the state bond fund each December 1 before
7.10money is transferred from the general fund
7.11under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
7.12subdivision 10.
7.13
 Subd. 12.Unspent Appropriations
7.14(a) Upon substantial completion of a
7.15project authorized in this section and after
7.16written notice to the commissioner of
7.17management and budget, the board must use
7.18any money remaining in the appropriation
7.19for that project for Higher Education Asset
7.20Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)
7.21under Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046.
7.22The board must report by February 1 of each
7.23even-numbered year to the chairs of the house
7.24of representatives and senate committees
7.25with jurisdiction over capital investments and
7.26higher education finance, and to the chairs
7.27of the house of representatives Ways and
7.28Means Committee and the senate Finance
7.29Committee, on how the remaining money
7.30has been allocated or spent.
7.31(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation
7.32for a project in this section that is complete
7.33is available for Higher Education Asset
7.34Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)
7.35under this subdivision at the same campus
8.1as the project for which the original
8.2appropriation was made, and the debt
8.3service requirement under subdivision 9 is
8.4reduced accordingly. Minnesota Statutes,
8.5section 16A.642, applies from the date of the
8.6original appropriation to the unspent amount
8.7transferred.

8.8
 Sec. 4. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES
 $
 1,000,000
8.9To the commissioner of administration for
8.10asset preservation on both campuses of the
8.11academies, to be spent in accordance with
8.12Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

8.13
8.14
 Sec. 5. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS
EDUCATION
8.15
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 263,000
8.16To the commissioner of administration for
8.17the purposes specified in this section.
8.18
 Subd. 2.Loading Dock Repair
 64,000
8.19To complete design of and repair the loading
8.20dock and dock steps.
8.21
 Subd. 3.Road Repair
 99,000
8.22To complete design and repair roadway.
8.23
 Subd. 4.Storm Drainage
 100,000
8.24To complete design of and install storm
8.25drainage on the northwest corner of campus.

8.26
 Sec. 6. NATURAL RESOURCES
8.27
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 21,409,000
8.28To the commissioner of natural resources
8.29for the purposes specified in this section.
8.30The appropriations in this section are
8.31subject to the requirements of the natural
9.1resources capital improvement program
9.2under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12,
9.3unless this section or the statutes referred
9.4to in this section provide more specific
9.5standards, criteria, or priorities for projects
9.6than Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.
9.7
 Subd. 2.Natural Resources Asset Preservation
 3,000,000
9.8For the renovation of state-owned facilities
9.9and recreational assets operated by the
9.10commissioner of natural resources, to be
9.11spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
9.12section 84.946. The commissioner may
9.13use this appropriation to replace buildings
9.14if that is the most effective and the most
9.15energy-efficient and carbon-reducing method
9.16of renovation.
9.17
 Subd. 3.Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants
 4,409,000
9.18For the state share of flood hazard
9.19mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
9.20improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
9.21damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
9.22103F.161. Levee projects, to the extent
9.23practical, shall meet the state standard of
9.24three feet above the 100-year flood elevation.
9.25The commissioner shall determine project
9.26priorities as appropriate, based on need.
9.27Of this, $300,000 is for a grant to Douglas
9.28County for construction of a drainage
9.29outlet for Lake Oscar. This appropriation
9.30is not available until the commissioner
9.31has determined that at least $10,000 has
9.32been secured for this project from nonstate
9.33sources.
10.1Of this, $4,109,000 is for a grant to the Red
10.2River Watershed Management Board for the
10.3following projects: Springbrook in the Two
10.4Rivers Watershed District; Roseau Water
10.5Management Area and Hay Creek/Norland
10.6in the Roseau River Watershed District;
10.7Brandt/Angus in the Middle Snake Tamarac
10.8Watershed District; Shelly, Felton, and Upper
10.9Becker in the Wild Rice Watershed District;
10.10and Climax, Nielsville and Bear Park in the
10.11Sandhill Watershed District.
10.12For any project listed in this subdivision
10.13that the commissioner determines is not
10.14ready to proceed or does not expend all the
10.15money allocated to it, the commissioner may
10.16allocate that project's money to a project on
10.17the commissioner's priority list.
10.18To the extent that the cost of a project
10.19exceeds two percent of the median household
10.20income in the municipality multiplied by the
10.21number of households in the municipality,
10.22this appropriation is also for the local share
10.23of the project.
10.24
10.25
 Subd. 4.Dam Repair, Reconstruction, and
Removal
 3,000,000
10.26To renovate or remove publicly owned dams.
10.27The commissioner shall determine project
10.28priorities as appropriate under Minnesota
10.29Statutes, sections 103G.511 and 103G.515.
10.30
 Subd. 5.Roads and Bridges
 3,000,000
10.31For the design, reconstruction, resurfacing,
10.32replacement, and construction of
10.33DNR-maintained roads, culverts, and
10.34bridges.
11.1
 Subd. 6.State Forest Land Reforestation
 1,000,000
11.2To increase reforestation activities to meet
11.3the reforestation requirements of Minnesota
11.4Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 2,
11.5including planting, seeding, site preparation;
11.6and for timber stand improvement.
11.7
11.8
 Subd. 7.State Parks and Trails Renewal and
Development
 7,000,000
11.9For renewal, modification, replacement, or
11.10development of buildings and recreational
11.11infrastructure in state parks, state recreation
11.12areas, state trails, small craft harbors and
11.13marinas, fishing pier sites, and state forests.
11.14
 Subd. 8.Unspent Appropriations
11.15The unspent portion of an appropriation,
11.16but not to exceed ten percent of the
11.17appropriation, for a project in this section
11.18that is complete, other than an appropriation
11.19for flood hazard mitigation, upon written
11.20notice to the commissioner of management
11.21and budget, is available for asset preservation
11.22under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.946.
11.23Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
11.24from the date of the original appropriation
11.25to the unspent amount transferred for asset
11.26preservation.

11.27
 Sec. 7. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 $
 1,956,000
11.28
 Capital Assistance Grant, Becker County
11.29To the Pollution Control Agency for a
11.30solid waste capital assistance grant under
11.31Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54, to
11.32Becker County to design and construct a
11.33waste transfer facility and a material recovery
12.1facility. This amount includes 75 percent
12.2of the cost of the transfer station and 50
12.3percent of the cost of a material recovery
12.4facility. This grant is not available until the
12.5agency determines that an amount sufficient
12.6to complete the project is committed from
12.7nonstate sources.

12.8
12.9
 Sec. 8. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
RESOURCES
 $
 10,000,000
12.10
 RIM Conservation Reserve
12.11(a) To acquire conservation easements from
12.12landowners to preserve, restore, create,
12.13and enhance wetlands; restore and enhance
12.14rivers and streams, riparian lands, and
12.15associated uplands in order to protect soil
12.16and water quality; support fish and wildlife
12.17habitat; reduce flood damage; and provide
12.18other public benefits. The provisions of
12.19Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, apply
12.20to this appropriation, except that the board
12.21may establish alternative payment rates for
12.22easements and practices to establish restored
12.23native prairies, as defined in Minnesota
12.24Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 7, and
12.25to protect uplands. Of this appropriation, up
12.26to ten percent may be used to implement the
12.27program.
12.28(b) The board is authorized to enter into
12.29new agreements and amend past agreements
12.30with landowners as required by Minnesota
12.31Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to
12.32allow for restoration, including overseeding
12.33and harvesting of native prairie vegetation for
12.34use for energy production in a manner that
12.35does not devalue the natural habitat, water
13.1quality benefits, or carbon sequestration
13.2functions of the area enrolled in the easement.
13.3This shall occur after seed production and
13.4minimize impacts on wildlife. Of this
13.5appropriation, up to five percent may be used
13.6for restoration, including overseeding.

13.7
 Sec. 9. RURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY
 $
 33,000,000
13.8For the purposes set forth in the Minnesota
13.9Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph
13.10(h), to the Rural Finance Authority to
13.11purchase participation interests in or to
13.12make direct agricultural loans to farmers
13.13under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B.
13.14This appropriation is for the beginning
13.15farmer program under Minnesota Statutes,
13.16section 41B.039; the loan restructuring
13.17program under Minnesota Statutes, section
13.1841B.04; the seller-sponsored program under
13.19Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.042; the
13.20agricultural improvement loan program
13.21under Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.043;
13.22and the livestock expansion loan program
13.23under Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.045.
13.24All debt service on bond proceeds used to
13.25finance this appropriation must be repaid
13.26by the Rural Finance Authority under
13.27Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.643. Loan
13.28participations must be priced to provide full
13.29interest and principal coverage and a reserve
13.30for potential losses. Priority for loans must
13.31be given first to basic beginning farmer loans,
13.32second to seller-sponsored loans, and third to
13.33agricultural improvement loans.

13.34
13.35
 Sec. 10. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL
GARDEN
 $
 5,000,000
14.1To the Minnesota Zoological Garden for
14.2capital asset preservation and betterments to
14.3infrastructure and exhibits at the Minnesota
14.4Zoo to be spent in accordance with Minnesota
14.5Statutes, section 16B.307. This appropriation
14.6includes money to rehabilitate the saltwater
14.7dolphin tank and exhibit space in Discovery
14.8Bay.

14.9
 Sec. 11. ADMINISTRATION
14.10
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 8,000,000
14.11To the commissioner of administration for
14.12the purposes specified in this section.
14.13
 Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 3,000,000
14.14For asset preservation studies and projects
14.15on properties managed by the commissioner.
14.16This appropriation must be spent in
14.17accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
14.1816B.307. This appropriation includes
14.19money to renovate or replace the house of
14.20representatives TV control room heating,
14.21ventilating, and air conditioning system in
14.22the Capitol building.
14.23
14.24
 Subd. 3.Hennepin County, Washburn Center
for Children
 5,000,000
14.25For a grant to Hennepin County to acquire
14.26and prepare a site for and to predesign,
14.27design, construct, furnish, and equip a new
14.28Washburn Center for Children that will be
14.29used to provide mental health services to
14.30children. The county is authorized to take
14.31actions and enter into agreements needed
14.32to perform the functions set forth in this
14.33section, and the agreements may include
14.34provisions and conditions that the county
15.1negotiates. The county may enter into a
15.2lease or management contract for the new
15.3center with a nonprofit entity. The lease or
15.4management contract must comply with the
15.5requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
15.616A.695. This appropriation is not available
15.7until the commissioner has determined that
15.8at least an equal amount has been committed
15.9or expended from nonstate resources.

15.10
 Sec. 12. AMATEUR SPORTS
 $
 375,000
15.11To the Minnesota Amateur Sports
15.12Commission to replace HVAC heating and
15.13cooling units in the Indoor Sports Hall at the
15.14National Sports Center in Blaine.

15.15
 Sec. 13. MILITARY AFFAIRS
 $
 2,000,000
15.16To the adjutant general for asset preservation
15.17improvements and betterments of a capital
15.18nature at military affairs facilities statewide,
15.19to be spent in accordance with Minnesota
15.20Statutes, section 16B.307.

15.21
 Sec. 14. PUBLIC SAFETY
 $
 2,000,000
15.22
 State Emergency Operations Center
15.23To the commissioner of administration o
15.24complete site preparation and design for the
15.25State Emergency Operations Center in Arden
15.26Hills.

15.27
 Sec. 15. TRANSPORTATION
15.28
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 38,500,000
15.29This appropriation is to the commissioner of
15.30transportation for the purposes specified in
15.31this section.
16.1
16.2
 Subd. 2.Local Bridge Replacement and
Rehabilitation
 20,000,000
16.3This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
16.4account in the state transportation fund
16.5to match federal money and to replace
16.6or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as
16.7provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
16.8174.50. To the extent practicable, the
16.9commissioner shall expend the funds as
16.10provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
16.11174.50, subdivisions 6c and 7, paragraph (c).
16.12Political subdivisions may use grants made
16.13under this subdivision to construct or
16.14reconstruct bridges, including but not limited
16.15to:
16.16(1) matching federal aid grants to construct
16.17or reconstruct key bridges;
16.18(2) paying the costs of preliminary
16.19engineering and environmental studies
16.20authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section
16.21174.50, subdivision 6a;
16.22(3) paying the costs to abandon an existing
16.23bridge that is deficient and in need of
16.24replacement, but where no replacement will
16.25be made; and
16.26(4) paying the costs to construct a road
16.27or street to facilitate the abandonment
16.28of an existing bridge determined by
16.29the commissioner to be deficient, if the
16.30commissioner determines that construction
16.31of the road or street is more economical than
16.32replacement of the existing bridge.
16.33
 Subd. 3.Local Road Improvements
 10,000,000
17.1Approximately one-half of the appropriation
17.2is for construction and reconstruction of local
17.3roads with statewide or regional significance
17.4under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52,
17.5subdivision 4, and one-half is for grants to
17.6counties to assist in paying the costs of rural
17.7road safety capital improvement projects on
17.8county state-aid highways under Minnesota
17.9Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4a.
17.10This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
17.11account in the state transportation fund as
17.12provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
17.13174.50.
17.14
17.15
 Subd. 4.Railroad Warning Devices
Replacement
 2,500,000
17.16To design, construct, and equip the
17.17replacement of active highway rail grade
17.18crossing warning safety devices that have
17.19reached the end of their useful life.
17.20
 Subd. 5.Rail Service Improvement Program
 1,000,000
17.21For the rail service improvement program
17.22to be spent for the purposes set forth
17.23in Minnesota Statutes, section 222.50,
17.24subdivision 7.
17.25
 Subd. 6.Port Development Assistance
 1,000,000
17.26For grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
17.27457A. Any improvements made with the
17.28proceeds of these grants must be publicly
17.29owned.
17.30
 Subd. 7.I-35W Storm Tunnel, Minneapolis
 4,000,000
17.31For a grant to the city of Minneapolis
17.32to design and construct capital asset
17.33preservation improvements and betterments
17.34to the marked Interstate Highway 35W north
18.1and south storm tunnel systems to provide
18.2drainage for the interstate right-of-way as
18.3well as portions of southwest and northeast
18.4Minneapolis which drain into the tunnel.

18.5
 Sec. 16. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
18.6
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 8,100,000
18.7To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes
18.8specified in this section.
18.9
18.10
 Subd. 2.Metropolitan Regional Parks Capital
Improvements
 5,000,000
18.11For the cost of improvements and betterments
18.12of a capital nature and acquisition by the
18.13council and local government units of
18.14regional recreational open-space lands in
18.15accordance with the council's policy plan
18.16as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
18.17473.147. This appropriation must not be
18.18used to purchase easements.
18.19
18.20
18.21
 Subd. 3.Minneapolis Park and Recreation
Board - Phillips Community Center Pool
Renovation
 2,100,000
18.22For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
18.23Recreation Board to predesign, design,
18.24engineer, reconstruct, renovate, furnish,
18.25and equip the Phillips Community Center
18.26indoor competitive swimming pool and to
18.27predesign, design, engineer, and construct
18.28an additional indoor multipurpose family
18.29pool and facilities associated with an aquatic
18.30center in the community center, subject to
18.31Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
18.32
 Subd. 4.Gateway (I-94 East) Corridor
 1,000,000
18.33For a grant to the Washington County
18.34Regional Railroad Authority to perform
19.1environmental studies and preliminary
19.2engineering work for the Gateway (I-94
19.3East) Corridor.

19.4
 Sec. 17. HUMAN SERVICES
 $
 2,500,000
19.5To the commissioner of administration
19.6for asset preservation improvements and
19.7betterments of a capital nature at Department
19.8of Human Services facilities statewide, to be
19.9spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
19.10section 16B.307.

19.11
 Sec. 18. VETERANS AFFAIRS
19.12
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 3,250,000
19.13To the commissioner of administration
19.14for the purposes specified in this section.
19.15The commissioner must allocate money
19.16appropriated in this section so as to maximize
19.17the use of all available federal funding.
19.18
 Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 3,000,000
19.19For asset preservation improvements and
19.20betterments of a capital nature at veterans
19.21homes and cemeteries statewide, to be spent
19.22in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
19.23section 16B.307.
19.24
 Subd. 3.Northern Minnesota Veterans Home
 250,000
19.25For predesign of a 90-bed geriatric nursing
19.26facility for veterans on the campus of the
19.27North County Regional Hospital in the city
19.28of Bemidji. This facility shall be known as
19.29the "Northern Minnesota Veterans Home."

19.30
 Sec. 19. CORRECTIONS
19.31
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 14,128,000
20.1To the commissioner of administration,
20.2or other named person, for the purposes
20.3specified in this section.
20.4
 Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 10,000,000
20.5For improvements and betterments of a
20.6capital nature at Minnesota correctional
20.7facilities statewide, in accordance with
20.8Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
20.9
20.10
 Subd. 3.Minnesota Correctional Facility -
Stillwater
 3,391,000
20.11
 Well and Water Treatment Facility
20.12To complete design; cap an old well; install
20.13a new well; replace piping between wells,
20.14water tower, and facility intake; replace water
20.15treatment equipment; and design, construct,
20.16furnish, and equip a new building to house
20.17water treatment equipment.
20.18
20.19
 Subd. 4.Northeast Regional Correctional
Center (NERCC)
 737,000
20.20For a grant to the Arrowhead Regional
20.21Corrections Joint Powers Board for asset
20.22preservation improvements and betterments
20.23of a capital nature at the Northeast Regional
20.24Correctional Center (NERCC).
20.25
 Subd. 5.Unspent Appropriations
20.26The unspent portion of an appropriation for
20.27a project in this section that is complete,
20.28upon written notice to the commissioner of
20.29management and budget, is available for
20.30asset preservation under Minnesota Statutes,
20.31section 16B.307, at the same correctional
20.32facility as the project for which the original
20.33appropriation was made. Minnesota Statutes,
20.34section 16A.642, applies from the date of the
21.1original appropriation to the unspent amount
21.2transferred.

21.3
21.4
 Sec. 20. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
21.5
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 46,285,000
21.6To the commissioner of employment and
21.7economic development for the purposes
21.8specified in this section.
21.9
21.10
21.11
 Subd. 2.Greater Minnesota Business
Development Public Infrastructure Grant
Program
 5,000,000
21.12For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
21.13116J.431.
21.14
 Subd. 3.Redevelopment Account
 5,000,000
21.15For purposes of the redevelopment account
21.16under Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.571
21.17to 116J.575.
21.18
21.19
 Subd. 4.Transportation Economic
Development Program
 5,000,000
21.20For grants under new Minnesota Statutes,
21.21section 116J.436.
21.22
21.23
 Subd. 5.Austin - Research and Technology
Center
 9,000,000
21.24For a grant to the city of Austin to design
21.25and construct a new building addition to
21.26the Hormel Institute, including research
21.27labs, research technology space, and support
21.28offices. This appropriation is not available
21.29until the commissioner has determined that
21.30at least an equal amount has been committed
21.31to the project from nonstate sources.
21.32
21.33
 Subd. 6.Bemidji - Lakeland Public Television
Media Center
 3,000,000
22.1For a grant to the city of Bemidji to construct,
22.2furnish, and equip a regional public
22.3television station in the city of Bemidji.
22.4This appropriation is not available until the
22.5commissioner determines that at least a 25
22.6percent match has been committed to the
22.7project from nonstate sources.
22.8
 Subd. 7.Itasca County - Regional Fire Station
1,200,000
22.9For a grant to Itasca County to acquire land
22.10along Trunk Highway 169 in Itasca County
22.11for a new consolidated regional fire station
22.12serving the cities of Calumet and Marble
22.13and Greenway township, and to predesign,
22.14design, construct, furnish, and equip the
22.15new facility. The county may convey any
22.16property acquired with the appropriation to a
22.17public regional fire protection entity created
22.18by the communities to be served by the new
22.19fire station.
22.20
22.21
 Subd. 8.Maplewood - Harriet Tubman Center
East
 2,000,000
22.22For a grant to the city of Maplewood to
22.23purchase, renovate, and make health, safety,
22.24and security improvements to the former St.
22.25Paul's Monastery to provide housing and
22.26various support programs for individuals
22.27and families in crisis. This appropriation
22.28is not available until the commissioner has
22.29determined that at least an equal amount has
22.30been committed to the project from nonstate
22.31sources.
22.32
 Subd. 9.Pine Technical College,
22.33
22.34
 Entrepreneurship and Technology Business
Incubator
 250,000
23.1For a grant to the Board of Trustees of the
23.2Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
23.3to design, construct, furnish, and equip an
23.4entrepreneurship and technology business
23.5incubator at Pine Technical College. This
23.6appropriation is not available until the board
23.7determines that an equal match has been
23.8committed from nonstate sources, including
23.9a grant from the United States Economic
23.10Development Administration.
23.11
 Subd. 10.Saint Cloud Civic Center
 1,000,000
23.12For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to
23.13predesign and design an expansion of the
23.14St. Cloud Civic Center, including a parking
23.15facility and pedestrian skyway connection.
23.16This appropriation is not available until the
23.17commissioner of management and budget
23.18determines that at least an equal amount has
23.19been committed to the project from nonstate
23.20sources. Amounts expended by the city of St.
23.21Cloud for project costs since July 1, 2010,
23.22shall count toward the matching requirement.
23.23
23.24
 Subd. 11.Saint Paul, Beacon Bluff Business
and Jobs Site Infrastructure Development
 350,000
23.25For a grant to the Saint Paul Port Authority
23.26for preliminary design and engineering of
23.27improvements and betterments of a capital
23.28nature, including utilities, all within the
23.29Beacon Bluff Business Center along Phalen
23.30Boulevard in Saint Paul.
23.31
23.32
 Subd. 12.Saint Paul, Minnesota Children's
Museum
 12,000,000
23.33For a grant to the city of Saint Paul to
23.34design, construct, furnish, and equip an
23.35expansion and renovation of the Minnesota
24.1Children's Museum, subject to Minnesota
24.2Statutes, section 16A.695. The expansion
24.3and exhibit upgrades should incorporate the
24.4latest research on early learning, allow for
24.5new state-of-the art education facilities for
24.6Minnesota's early childhood educators, and
24.7increase the capacity of visitors to galleries
24.8and programming areas. This appropriation
24.9is not available until the commissioner has
24.10determined that at least an equal amount has
24.11been committed from nonstate sources.
24.12
 Subd. 13.Saint Paul, Regional Ballpark
 2,000,000
24.13For a grant to the city of Saint Paul
24.14for demolition and site preparation,
24.15environmental work, and to predesign and
24.16design a regional ballpark on the Gillette
24.17site in lowertown in the city of Saint Paul.
24.18This appropriation is not available until the
24.19commissioner has determined that at least
24.20an equal amount has been committed to the
24.21project from nonstate sources.
24.22The city may employ or contract with
24.23persons, firms, or corporations to perform
24.24one or more or all of the functions of
24.25architect, engineer, or construction manager
24.26with respect to all or any part of the regional
24.27ballpark and related public infrastructure.
24.28The city may deliver the project through
24.29either a design-build or construction manager
24.30at-risk method. Alternatively, at the request
24.31of a minor league baseball team, and with the
24.32consent of the city, the city may authorize
24.33the team to provide for the design and
24.34construction for the ballpark and related
24.35public infrastructure, subject to the terms of
25.1this subdivision. To the extent practicable
25.2and at the discretion of the city, the city may
25.3have such rights and exercise such powers,
25.4with respect to the acquisition, construction,
25.5use, and operation of the regional ballpark,
25.6as are granted to the Minnesota Ballpark
25.7Authority under Minnesota Statutes, section
25.8473.756. No consent or approval of another
25.9political subdivision is required for the
25.10effectiveness or the exercise by the city of
25.11such rights or powers.
25.12
 Subd. 14.Stewartville - Fire Station Expansion
 485,000
25.13For a grant to the city of Stewartville to
25.14complete design work and engineering, and
25.15to construct, furnish, and equip an expansion
25.16and renovation of the city fire station. This
25.17appropriation is not available until at least
25.18an equal amount is committed to the project
25.19from nonstate sources.

25.20
 Sec. 21. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
25.21
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 23,600,000
25.22To the Public Facilities Authority for the
25.23purposes specified in this section.
25.24
25.25
 Subd. 2.Wastewater Infrastructure Funding
Program
 20,000,000
25.26For grants to eligible municipalities under the
25.27wastewater infrastructure funding program
25.28under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
25.29$5,000,000 is for a grant to the Central Iron
25.30Range Sanitary Sewer District to supplement
25.31previous wastewater infrastructure funding
25.32grants to design, construct, furnish, and equip
25.33new wastewater treatment facilities, lift
25.34stations, and force mains. This grant is not
26.1subject to the limitations on the availability
26.2or amount of the grant in Minnesota Statutes,
26.3section 446A.072.
26.4
 Subd. 3.Lutsen Lake Superior Water Project
 3,600,000
26.5For a grant to the Lake Superior-Poplar River
26.6Water District to acquire property interests,
26.7engineer, design, permit, and construct works
26.8and systems to transport and treat water
26.9from Lake Superior through the Poplar River
26.10Valley to serve domestic and irrigation water
26.11users and commercial, stock watering, and
26.12industrial users. This appropriation is not
26.13available until the authority has determined
26.14that at least $1,200,000 in nonstate match has
26.15been committed to the project. Expenditures
26.16made on or after October 1, 2011, shall count
26.17towards the nonstate match.

26.18
 Sec. 22. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
 $
 5,000,000
26.19To the Housing Finance Agency to finance
26.20the rehabilitation of public housing under
26.21Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202,
26.22subdivision 3a. For purposes of this
26.23section, "public housing" means housing for
26.24low-income persons and households financed
26.25by the federal government and owned and
26.26operated by public housing authorities and
26.27agencies formed by cities and counties.
26.28Eligible public housing authorities must
26.29have a public housing assessment system
26.30rating of standard or above. Priority must be
26.31given to proposals that maximize federal or
26.32local resources to finance the capital costs.
26.33The priority in Minnesota Statutes, section
26.34462A.202, subdivision 3a, for projects to
27.1increase the supply of affordable housing and
27.2the restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section
27.3462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this
27.4appropriation.

27.5
27.6
 Sec. 23. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
27.7
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 3,250,000
27.8To the Minnesota Historical Society for the
27.9purposes specified in this section.
27.10
 Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
 2,250,000
27.11For capital improvements and betterments
27.12at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping
27.13at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and
27.14monuments, to be spent in accordance with
27.15Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The
27.16society shall determine project priorities as
27.17appropriate based on need.
27.18
27.19
 Subd. 3.County and Local Preservation
Grants
 1,000,000
27.20To be allocated to county and local
27.21jurisdictions as matching money for historic
27.22preservation projects of a capital nature,
27.23as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
27.24138.0525.

27.25
 Sec. 24. BOND SALE EXPENSES
 $
 298,000
27.26To the commissioner of management
27.27and budget for bond sale expenses under
27.28Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
27.29subdivision 8.

27.30    Sec. 25. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
27.31    Subdivision 1. Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act
27.32from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
28.1issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $260,277,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
28.2and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and
28.3by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
28.4    Subd. 2. Transportation fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act from
28.5the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
28.6issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $20,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and
28.7with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by
28.8the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except
28.9accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to
28.10a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.

28.11    Sec. 26. [116J.436] TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
28.12INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
28.13    Subdivision 1. Grant program established; purpose. The transportation economic
28.14development infrastructure program is created to foster interagency coordination between
28.15the Departments of Transportation and Employment and Economic Development to
28.16finance infrastructure to create economic development opportunities, jobs, and improve all
28.17types of transportation systems statewide.
28.18    Subd. 2. Eligible projects. Funds appropriated for the program must be used to
28.19fund construction, reconstruction, and infrastructure improvements that will promote
28.20economic development, increase employment, and improve transportation systems to
28.21accommodate private investment and job creation.
28.22    Subd. 3. Trunk highway projects. Money in the program shall not be used on
28.23trunk highway improvements, but can be used for needed infrastructure improvements
28.24and nontrunk highway improvements in coordination with trunk highway improvement
28.25projects undertaken by the Department of Transportation.
28.26    Subd. 4. Application. The commissioners of transportation and employment and
28.27economic development shall design an application process and selection process to
28.28distribute funding to local units of government for publicly owned infrastructure using
28.29criteria that take into account: job creation; increase in local tax base; level of private
28.30investment; leverage of nonstate funds; improvement to the transportation system to serve
28.31the project area; and appropriate geographic balance between the metropolitan area and
28.32greater Minnesota.

28.33    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 462A.21, is amended by adding a
28.34subdivision to read:
29.1    Subd. 33. Housing infrastructure bonds account. The agency may establish a
29.2housing infrastructure bond account as a separate account within the housing development
29.3fund. Proceeds of housing infrastructure bonds and payments made by the state under
29.4section 462A.37 may be credited to the account. The agency may transfer the proceeds of
29.5housing infrastructure bonds to other accounts within the housing development fund that it
29.6determines appropriate to accomplish the purposes for which the bonds are authorized
29.7under section 462A.37.

29.8    Sec. 28. [462A.37] HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS;
29.9AUTHORIZATION; STANDING APPROPRIATION.
29.10    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
29.11have the meanings given.
29.12(b) "Abandoned property" has the meaning given in section 117.025, subdivision 5.
29.13(c) "Community land trust" means an entity that meets the requirements of section
29.14462A.31, subdivisions 1 and 2.
29.15(d) "Debt service" means the amount payable in any fiscal year of principal,
29.16premium, if any, and interest on housing infrastructure bonds and the fees, charges, and
29.17expenses related to the bonds.
29.18(e) "Foreclosed property" means residential property where foreclosure proceedings
29.19have been initiated or have been completed and title transferred or where title is transferred
29.20in lieu of foreclosure.
29.21(f) "Housing infrastructure bonds" means bonds issued by the agency under chapter
29.22462A that are qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, within the meaning of Section 145(a) of the
29.23Internal Revenue Code, or are tax-exempt bonds that are not private activity bonds, within
29.24the meaning of Section 141(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, for the purpose of financing
29.25or refinancing affordable housing authorized under this chapter.
29.26(g) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
29.27(h) "Supportive housing" means housing that is not time-limited and provides or
29.28coordinates with linkages to services necessary for residents to maintain housing stability
29.29and maximize opportunities for education and employment.
29.30    Subd. 2. Authorization. (a) The agency may issue up to $10,000,000 in aggregate
29.31principal amount of housing infrastructure bonds in one or more series to which the
29.32payment made under this section may be pledged. The housing infrastructure bonds
29.33authorized in this subdivision may be issued to fund loans, on terms and conditions the
29.34agency deems appropriate, made for one or more of the following purposes:
30.1(1) to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of
30.2supportive housing for individuals and families who are without a permanent residence;
30.3(2) to finance the costs of the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed or
30.4abandoned housing to be used for affordable rental housing and the costs of new
30.5construction of rental housing on abandoned or foreclosed property where the existing
30.6structures will be demolished or removed;
30.7(3) to finance that portion of the costs of acquisition of abandoned or foreclosed
30.8property that is attributable to the land to be leased by community land trusts to low-
30.9and moderate-income homebuyers; and
30.10(4) to finance the costs of acquisition and rehabilitation of federally assisted rental
30.11housing and for the refinancing of costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation
30.12of federally assisted rental housing, including providing funds to refund, in whole or in
30.13part, outstanding bonds previously issued by the agency or another governmental unit to
30.14finance or refinance such costs.
30.15(b) Among comparable proposals for permanent supportive housing, preference
30.16shall be given to permanent supportive housing for individuals or families who: (1) either
30.17have been without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or at least four times in
30.18the last three years; or (2) are at significant risk of lacking a permanent residence for 12
30.19months or at least four times in the last three years.
30.20    Subd. 3. No full faith and credit. The housing infrastructure bonds are not public
30.21debt of the state, and the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the state are not pledged
30.22to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds or to any payment that the state agrees
30.23to make under this section. The bonds must contain a conspicuous statement to that effect.
30.24    Subd. 4. Appropriation; payment to agency or trustee. (a) The agency must
30.25certify annually to the commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of
30.26annual debt service on each series of bonds issued under subdivision 2.
30.27(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2013 and through 2035, if any housing infrastructure
30.28bonds issued under subdivision 2 remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
30.29and budget must transfer to the affordable housing bond account established under
30.30section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed
30.31$1,850,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from
30.32the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
30.33(c) The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds the
30.34payments to be made by the state under this section.

31.1    Sec. 29. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 7, subdivision 23, as amended by Laws 2010,
31.2chapter 399, section 2, is amended to read:
31.3
 Subd. 23.Trail connections
 2,010,000
31.4For matching grants under Minnesota
31.5Statutes, section 85.019, subdivision 4c.
31.6$500,000 is for a grant to Carlton County
31.7to predesign, design, and construct a
31.8nonmotorized pedestrian trail connection
31.9to the Willard Munger State Trail from the
31.10city of Carlton through the city of Scanlon
31.11continuing to the city of Cloquet, along the
31.12St. Louis River in Carlton County.
31.13$260,000 is to provide the state match for the
31.14cost of the Soo Line Multiuse Recreational
31.15Bridge project over marked Trunk Highway
31.16169 in Mille Lacs County.
31.17$175,000 is for a grant to the city of Bowlus
31.18in Morrison County to design, construct,
31.19furnish, and equip a trailhead center at the
31.20head of the Soo Line Recreational Trail.
31.21$125,000 is for a grant to Morrison
31.22County to predesign, design, construct,
31.23furnish, and equip a park-and-ride lot and
31.24restroom building adjacent to the Soo Line
31.25Recreational Trail at U.S. Highway 10.
31.26$950,000 is for a grant to the St. Louis
31.27and Lake Counties Regional Railroad
31.28Authority for land acquisition, engineering,
31.29construction, furnishing, and equipping of
31.30a 19-mile "Boundary Waters Connection"
31.31of the Mesabi Trail from Bearhead State
31.32Park to the International Wolf Center in
31.33Ely. This appropriation is contingent upon
31.34a matching contribution of $950,000 from
32.1other sources, public or private. segment of
32.2the Mesabi Trail from County Road 697 in
32.3Breitung Township east through Vermilion
32.4State Park. Notwithstanding Minnesota
32.5Statutes, section 85.019, no local match shall
32.6be required for this grant. Notwithstanding
32.7Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
32.8bond authorization and appropriation of bond
32.9proceeds for this project are available until
32.10June 30, 2014.

32.11    Sec. 30. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
32.12
32.13
 Subd. 3.Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT)
 5,000,000
32.14To the Metropolitan Council or for a
32.15grant to Dakota County for environmental
32.16studies, preliminary engineering, bus
32.17lane improvements, and transit station
32.18construction and improvements in the Cedar
32.19Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Corridor.
32.20This appropriation may not be spent for
32.21capital improvements within a trunk highway
32.22right-of-way.

32.23    Sec. 31. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 27, as amended by Laws 2010,
32.24chapter 189, section 56, and Laws 2010, chapter 399, section 4, is amended to read:
32.25
32.26
 Subd. 27.State Trail Acquisition,
Rehabilitation, and Development
 15,320,000
32.27To acquire land for and to construct and
32.28renovate state trails under Minnesota
32.29Statutes, section 85.015.
32.30$970,000 is for the Chester Woods Trail
32.31from Rochester to Dover. Notwithstanding
32.32Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
32.33bond authorization and appropriation of bond
33.1proceeds for this project are available until
33.2June 30, 2016.
33.3$700,000 is for the Casey Jones Trail.
33.4$750,000 is for the Gateway Trail, to replace
33.5an at-grade crossing of the Gateway Trail
33.6at Highway 120 with a grade-separated
33.7crossing.
33.8$1,600,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami Trail
33.9between Silver Bay and Tettegouche State
33.10Park.
33.11$1,500,000 is for the Great River Ridge Trail
33.12from Plainview to Elgin to Eyota.
33.13$1,500,000 is for the Heartland Trail.
33.14$500,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail from
33.15Lake Byllesby Park to Cannon Falls.
33.16$150,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail within
33.17the city of Faribault.
33.18$1,500,000 is for the Minnesota River
33.19Trail from Appleton to Milan and to
33.20the Marsh Lake Dam. Notwithstanding
33.21Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
33.22bond authorization and appropriation of bond
33.23proceeds for this project are available until
33.24December 30, 2014.
33.25$2,000,000 is for the Paul Bunyan Trail from
33.26Walker to Guthrie.
33.27$250,000 is for the Root River Trail from
33.28Preston to Forestville State Park.
33.29$100,000 is for the Root River Trail, the
33.30eastern extension.
33.31$250,000 is for the Root River Trail, the
33.32eastern extension Wagon Wheel.
34.1$550,000 is to connect the Stagecoach Trail
34.2with the Douglas Trail in Olmsted County.
34.3$3,000,000 is to rehabilitate state trails.
34.4For any project listed in this subdivision that
34.5the commissioner determines is not ready to
34.6proceed, the commissioner may allocate that
34.7project's money to another state trail project
34.8in this subdivision. The chairs of the house
34.9and senate committees with jurisdiction
34.10over environment and natural resources
34.11and legislators from the affected legislative
34.12districts must be notified of any changes.

34.13    Sec. 32. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
34.14
 Subd. 4.Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit
 4,000,000
34.15To the Metropolitan Council or to the
34.16Council to grant to Dakota County, the
34.17Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority,
34.18or the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority to
34.19acquire land, or an interest in land, and to for
34.20design, environmental studies, preliminary
34.21engineering, bus lane improvements, layover
34.22and maintenance facilities, and transit station
34.23construction and improvements in the Cedar
34.24Avenue Bus Rapid Transit corridor in Dakota
34.25County. This appropriation may not be spent
34.26for capital improvements within a trunk
34.27highway right-of-way. This appropriation
34.28is added to the appropriation in Laws 2006,
34.29chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 3.

34.30    Sec. 33. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 19, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2011,
34.31First Special Session chapter 12, section 34, is amended to read:
34.32
 Subd. 4.Minneapolis Veterans Home Campus
35.1
 Building 17 HVAC Replacement
 1,155,000
35.2To predesign, design, and construct
35.3improvements to heating, ventilation, air
35.4conditioning, and lighting systems and
35.5associated areas serving the south wing of
35.6Building 17. Any unspent funds from this
35.7appropriation may be used for the purposes
35.8provided under Laws 2010, chapter 189,
35.9section 19, subdivision 4, as amended by
35.10Laws 2010, chapter 399, section 8, and
35.11Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12,
35.12section 46.

35.13    Sec. 34. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 21, subdivision 15, as amended by Laws
35.142008, chapter 365, section 22, and Laws 2008, chapter 370, section 6, is amended to read:
35.15
35.16
 Subd. 15. St. Cloud State University - National
Hockey Center; HEAPR
 6,500,000
35.17To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
35.18State Colleges and Universities to predesign,
35.19design, construct, furnish, and equip the
35.20renovation of and addition to the National
35.21Hockey Center or for higher education asset
35.22preservation and replacement (HEAPR)
35.23pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
35.24135A.046, at St. Cloud State University or
35.25systemwide. The board may use university
35.26and nonstate money for the remainder of
35.27the cost of the construction of the National
35.28Hockey Center project. Notwithstanding
35.29Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
35.30bond authorization and appropriation of bond
35.31proceeds in this subdivision are available
35.32until June 30, 2016.

35.33    Sec. 35. Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
36.1
36.2
 Subd. 2.Transit Capital Improvement
Program
 21,000,000
36.3(a) To the Metropolitan Council. $8,500,000
36.4is for the state's share of costs for the Central
36.5Corridor light rail line for one or more of the
36.6following activities: preliminary engineering,
36.7final design, property acquisition, including
36.8improvements and betterments of a capital
36.9nature, relocation of utilities owned by public
36.10entities, and construction.
36.11(b) Any remaining money from this
36.12appropriation is to implement one or more of
36.13the following capital improvements, which
36.14are not listed in a ranked order of priority.
36.15The council shall determine project priorities
36.16after consultation with the Counties Transit
36.17Improvement Board, and other stakeholders,
36.18as appropriate. The council shall seek
36.19geographic balance in the allotment of this
36.20appropriation where possible and maximize
36.21the use of all available federal money from
36.22the American Recovery and Reinvestment
36.23Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, and any
36.24other available federal money.
36.25
 (1) Bottineau Boulevard Transit Way
36.26For a grant to the Hennepin County Regional
36.27Railroad Authority for environmental work
36.28for Bottineau Transit Way corridor from the
36.29Hiawatha light rail and Northstar intermodal
36.30transit station in downtown Minneapolis to
36.31the vicinity of the Target development in
36.32northern Brooklyn Park or the Arbor Lakes
36.33retail area in Maple Grove.
36.34
 (2) Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit
37.1To the Metropolitan Council or to the
37.2Council for a grant to Dakota County, the
37.3Dakota County Regional Rail Railroad
37.4Authority, or the Minnesota Valley Transit
37.5Authority to acquire real property and
37.6construct, for preliminary engineering, and to
37.7design and construct transit stations, layover
37.8and maintenance facilities, and roadway
37.9improvements for shoulder running bus lanes
37.10on County State-Aid Highway 23 in Apple
37.11Valley and Lakeville for the Cedar Avenue
37.12Bus Rapid Transit Way (BRT) in Dakota
37.13County.
37.14
 (3) I-94 Corridor Transit Way
37.15(i) For a grant to Washington County
37.16Regional Rail Authority for environmental
37.17work and preliminary engineering of
37.18transportation and transit improvements,
37.19including busways, park-and-rides, or rail
37.20transit, in the marked Interstate Highway 94
37.21corridor.
37.22(ii) To acquire property and construct
37.23transportation and transit improvements,
37.24including busways, park-and-rides, or rail
37.25transit, in the marked Interstate Highway 94
37.26corridor.
37.27
 (4) Red Rock Corridor Transit Way
37.28To design, construct, and furnish
37.29park-and-ride lots for the Red Rock
37.30Corridor Transit Way between Hastings and
37.31Minneapolis via St. Paul, and any extension
37.32between Hastings and Red Wing.
37.33
 (5) Riverview Corridor Transit Way
38.1For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional
38.2Railroad Authority for environmental work
38.3and preliminary engineering for bus rapid
38.4transit in the Riverview corridor between the
38.5east side of St. Paul and the Minneapolis-St.
38.6Paul International Airport and the Mall of
38.7America.
38.8
 (6) Robert Street Corridor Transit Way
38.9To design and construct new passenger
38.10shelters and a bus layover facility, including
38.11rest rooms, break areas, and a passenger
38.12shelter, in the Robert Street Corridor Transit
38.13Way along or parallel to U.S. Highway
38.1452 and Robert Street from within the city
38.15of St. Paul to Dakota County Road 42 in
38.16Rosemount.
38.17
 (7) Rush Line Corridor Transit Way
38.18For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional
38.19Railroad Authority to acquire land for,
38.20design, and construct park-and-ride or
38.21park-and-pool lots located along the Rush
38.22Line Corridor along I-35E/I-35 and Highway
38.2361 from the Union Depot in downtown St.
38.24Paul to Hinckley.
38.25
 (8) Southwest Corridor Transit Way
38.26To prepare an environmental impact
38.27statement (EIS) and for preliminary
38.28engineering for the Southwest Transit Way
38.29Corridor, from the Hiawatha light rail in
38.30downtown Minneapolis to the vicinity of the
38.31Southwest Station transit hub in Eden Prairie.
38.32The Metropolitan Council may grant a
38.33portion of this appropriation to the Hennepin
39.1County Regional Railroad Authority for the
39.2EIS work.
39.3
 (9) Union Depot
39.4For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional
39.5Railroad Authority to acquire land and
39.6structures, to renovate structures, and
39.7for design, engineering, and construction
39.8to revitalize Union Depot for use as a
39.9multimodal transit center in St. Paul. The
39.10center must be designed so that it facilitates a
39.11potential future connection of high-speed rail
39.12to Minneapolis.
39.13(c) Of this amount, $313,000 is for
39.14preliminary engineering and final design for
39.15betterments in the State Capitol area related
39.16to the Central Corridor light rail transit
39.17project. This money is not included in the
39.18Central Corridor light rail transit project
39.19budget.

39.20    Sec. 36. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 7, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
39.21
 Subd. 12.Shade Tree Program
 3,000,000
39.22For Department of Natural Resources
39.23expenditures on state lands, if recommended
39.24by an adjacent or coterminous unit of local
39.25government, and for grants to cities, counties,
39.26townships, and park and recreation boards
39.27in cities of the first class for the planting of
39.28publicly owned shade trees on public land
39.29to provide environmental benefits; replace
39.30trees lost to forest pests, disease or storm; or
39.31to establish a more diverse community forest
39.32better able to withstand disease and forest
39.33pests. The commissioner must give priority
39.34to grant requests to remove and replace
40.1trees with active infestations of emerald ash
40.2borer. For purposes of this appropriation,
40.3"shade tree" means a woody perennial grown
40.4primarily for aesthetic or environmental
40.5purposes with minimal to residual timber
40.6value and no intent to harvest the tree for its
40.7wood. Any tree planted with funding under
40.8this subdivision must be a species native to
40.9Minnesota.

40.10    Sec. 37. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 18, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
40.11
40.12
 Subd. 5.Minnesota Sex Offender Program
Treatment Facilities - Moose Lake
 47,500,000
40.13To complete design for and to construct,
40.14furnish, and equip phase 2 of the Minnesota
40.15sex offender treatment program at Moose
40.16Lake. Upon substantial completion
40.17of this project, the unspent portion of
40.18this appropriation is available for asset
40.19preservation projects for the Moose Lake
40.20campus of the Minnesota sex offender
40.21program, including design and construction
40.22of a replacement water tower, abatement
40.23of hazardous materials, and the demolition
40.24of the existing water tower serving the
40.25Moose Lake sex offender program and the
40.26Department of Corrections Moose Lake
40.27facility. The water tower project must
40.28be cost-shared with the Department of
40.29Corrections.

40.30    Sec. 38. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 24, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
40.31
40.32
 Subd. 3.County and Local Preservation
Grants
 1,000,000
40.33To be allocated to county and local
40.34jurisdictions as matching money for historic
41.1preservation projects of a capital nature,
41.2as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
41.3138.0525 .
41.4$150,000 is for a grant to the city of South St.
41.5Paul to renovate the historically significant
41.61941 Navy Hangar at 310 Airport Road at
41.7Fleming Field in the city to meet life safety
41.8and building code requirements, subject to
41.9Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. No
41.10local match is required for this grant.

41.11    Sec. 39. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 3, subdivision 7, is
41.12amended to read:
41.13
 Subd. 7.Normandale Community College
41.14
41.15
 Academic Partnership Center and Student
Services
 21,984,000
41.16To design, construct, furnish, and equip a
41.17new building for classrooms and offices and
41.18to design, construct, furnish, and equip the
41.19renovation of the Student Services Building.

41.20    Sec. 40. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 3, subdivision 8, is
41.21amended to read:
41.22
41.23
 Subd. 8.NHED Mesabi Range Community
and Technical College, Virginia
41.24
 Iron Range Engineering Program Facilities
 3,000,000
41.25To predesign, design, construct, furnish,
41.26and equip an addition to and renovation of
41.27existing space for the Iron Range engineering
41.28program, including laboratory spaces, other
41.29learning spaces, and improvements to the
41.30entrance, and to acquire a privately owned
41.31housing facility on the campus.

42.1    Sec. 41. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 14, subdivision 2,
42.2is amended to read:
42.3
42.4
 Subd. 2.Transit Capital Improvement
Program
 20,000,000
42.5To the Metropolitan Council or for the
42.6Council to grant to Anoka County Regional
42.7Railroad Authority, Dakota County, Dakota
42.8County Regional Railroad Authority,
42.9Hennepin County, Hennepin County
42.10Regional Railroad Authority, Minnesota
42.11Valley Transit Authority, Ramsey County
42.12Regional Railroad Authority, or Washington
42.13County Regional Railroad Authority to
42.14perform environmental studies, preliminary
42.15engineering, acquire property or an interest
42.16in property, design or construct transitway
42.17facilities and infrastructure, including
42.18roadways, for the following transitway
42.19projects: Northstar Ramsey station,
42.20Gateway (I-94 East) corridor, Minneapolis
42.21Interchange facility, Red Rock corridor,
42.22Newport park-and-ride and station, Rush
42.23Line corridor, Robert Street corridor, 35W
42.24South Bus Rapid Transit, and Cedar Avenue
42.25Bus Rapid Transit.

42.26    Sec. 42. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 19, is amended to read:
42.27
 Sec. 19. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 $
 20,000,000
42.28
 Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Program
42.29To the Public Facilities Authority for
42.30grants to eligible municipalities under the
42.31wastewater infrastructure funding program
42.32under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
42.33Notwithstanding the criteria and requirements
42.34of Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072,
43.1up to $1,000,000 of this appropriation is for
43.2a grant to the city of Albert Lea to design,
43.3construct, and equip water and sewer utilities
43.4in the area of Broadway Avenue and Main
43.5Street. This project may include demolition
43.6of deteriorating concrete curbs, gutters,
43.7sidewalks, and streets above the utilities,
43.8and the construction costs to replace and
43.9rehabilitate the infrastructure.

43.10    Sec. 43. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 22, is amended to read:
43.11    Sec. 22. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
43.12The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state
43.13general obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2013, no more than
43.14$1,200,858,000 $....... will need to be transferred from the general fund to the state bond
43.15fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding state general
43.16obligation bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds,
43.17the commissioner of management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt service
43.18payments needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt service
43.19payments that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall
43.20adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this
43.21section. The amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from the
43.22general fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641.

43.23    Sec. 44. LAKE SUPERIOR-POPLAR RIVER WATER DISTRICT.
43.24    Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Lake Superior-Poplar River Water District is
43.25created as a municipal corporation, having the powers provided under Minnesota Statutes,
43.26chapters 110A; 429, notwithstanding any provision of chapter 110A to the contrary; and
43.27444. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the district shall not have the power to issue
43.28general obligation bonds. Minnesota Statutes, sections 110A.04, 110A.07, and 110A.09 to
43.29110A.18, shall not apply to the district or to the board created by this act.
43.30    Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of applying Minnesota Statutes, chapter 110A,
43.31to this act, "works" and "systems" shall include irrigation purposes, "court" is deemed to
43.32refer to the board of county commissioners; and "secretary of state" is deemed to refer to
43.33the county auditor.
44.1    Subd. 3. Territory included in district. The territory of the district shall include
44.2all lands within Sections 20, 21, 28, 29, 32, and 33 of Township 60 North, Range 3 West
44.3of the Fourth Principal Meridian. Additional territory may be added as provided in
44.4Minnesota Statutes, sections 110A.19 to 110A.22.
44.5    Subd. 4. Payment of costs. No person shall be obligated to purchase or be entitled
44.6to receive water from the district unless that person is a party to a contract to purchase
44.7water from the district. Excluding any initial capital investment funded by the state, all
44.8capital and operating expenses of the district shall be paid by the users in proportion to
44.9their use of water. The cost of distribution lines: (1) departing from the main water pipe
44.10from Lake Superior to the domestic water treatment plant to any user; or (2) from the
44.11water treatment plant to any user, shall be paid for by the user of the water either at the
44.12time of installation or by user charges that allow the district to recoup the full cost of the
44.13distribution lines and the cost of financing. Subject to this subdivision and the availability
44.14of water under any applicable permit with a state or federal agency, any owner of land
44.15within the district may contract with the district for the purchase of water.
44.16    Subd. 5. Board of directors; elections. (a) The district shall be governed by a
44.17board of directors which shall have not less than three nor more than 13 members. The
44.18district's initial directors shall be appointed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners,
44.19with one director representing the domestic water users to serve for three years; up to two
44.20directors representing the irrigation water users, one to serve for two years and one to
44.21serve for three years; and up to two directors representing the commercial, stock watering,
44.22and industrial users, one to serve for one year and one to serve for two years.
44.23(b) The district's establishment shall take effect upon the Cook County Board of
44.24Commissioners' appointment of the initial directors. The initial directors shall meet for
44.25the purposes of organization within 30 days of their appointment. Thereafter, except
44.26as otherwise provided in this subdivision, directors shall be elected in accordance with
44.27Minnesota Statutes, section 110A.24, from election divisions comprised of domestic water
44.28users; irrigation water users, and commercial, stock watering, and industrial users. Each
44.29use classification shall be entitled to elect one director, plus one additional director if its
44.30expected water usage for the following fiscal year exceeds ten percent of total water
44.31usage. Each water user within each use classification shall be entitled to cast one vote for
44.32each one percent of expected water usage for the following fiscal year. A homeowner's
44.33association shall vote on behalf of its members if duly authorized by appropriate action by
44.34the association's members. Prior to each election, the board of directors shall determine
44.35the use classifications entitled to vote, the expected water use percentage of each user and
45.1of use classification for the following fiscal year, and the number of directors each such
45.2use classification is entitled to elect. The elections shall be conducted and supervised by
45.3the board of directors and ratified by the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
45.4EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.This section is effective the day after
45.5the governing body of Cook County and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota
45.6Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

45.7    Sec. 45. ACQUISITIONS FOR CANISTEO PROJECT.
45.8The commissioner of natural resources shall acquire, without undue delay, the land
45.9or interests in land that are needed to construct a conveyance system and other betterments
45.10to accommodate the water level and outflow of water level from the Canisteo mine pit.
45.11The commissioner may acquire the land or interests in land by eminent domain, including
45.12use of the possession procedures under Minnesota Statutes, section 117.042.

45.13    Sec. 46. REPEALER.
45.14Minnesota Rules, part 8895.0700, subpart 1, is repealed.

45.15    Sec. 47. EFFECTIVE DATE.
45.16Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment."
45.17Amend the title accordingly
45.18Adjust amounts accordingly