Bill Text: MN HF270 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Omnibus bonding bill.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-05-17 - Bill was not passed as amended three-fifths majority needed to pass bonding bill (81 votes), Article XI, Sect. 5 of the Minnesota Constitution vote: 76-56 [HF270 Detail]

Download: Minnesota-2013-HF270-Engrossed.html

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A bill for an act

relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public
land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with certain
conditions; modifying previous appropriations; authorizing the Housing Finance
Agency to issue housing infrastructure bonds; establishing new programs
and modifying or repealing existing programs; extending the authority to use
negotiated sales; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating
money to match federal disaster aid for the April 2013 severe winter storm
in southwest Minnesota; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes
2012, sections 12A.16, subdivision 5; 16A.641, subdivision 4a; 16B.335,
subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 16C.144, subdivisions 2, 3; 123B.65, subdivisions 1,
7; 174.50, subdivisions 6b, 7; 216C.10; 240A.09; 462A.36, subdivision 1;
462A.37, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; Laws 2002, chapter 393,
section 22, subdivision 6, as amended; Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, sections
20, subdivision 3, as amended; 23, subdivision 12, as amended; Laws 2006,
chapter 258, sections 17, subdivision 8, as amended; 18, subdivision 6; Laws
2008, chapter 179, sections 7, subdivision 26, as amended; 21, subdivision 3;
Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 3, as amended; Laws 2009,
chapter 93, article 1, section 22, as amended; Laws 2010, chapter 189, section
16, subdivision 4, as amended; Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 3, section 3,
subdivision 6, as amended; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section
10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 216C;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.433.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

ARTICLE 1

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.

    The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated,
to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as
authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire
and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or
as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j),
or article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act for a capital
program or project may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly
to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the
commissioner of management and budget. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations
in this act are available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642.

	SUMMARY
	University of Minnesota	$	109,297,000
	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities		88,562,000
	Education		8,491,000
	Minnesota State Academies		895,000
	Natural Resources		59,145,000
	Pollution Control Agency		3,100,000
	Board of Water and Soil Resources		12,000,000
	Agriculture		500,000
	Zoological Garden		4,250,000
	Administration		137,040,000
	Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission		8,555,000
	Military Affairs		2,000,000
	Transportation		79,720,000
	Metropolitan Council		65,000,000
	Human Services		47,662,000
	Veterans Affairs		22,545,000
	Corrections		25,187,000
	Employment and Economic Development		110,885,000
	Public Facilities Authority		41,075,000
	Housing Finance Agency		15,000,000
	Minnesota Historical Society		10,607,000
	Bond Sale Expenses		800,000
	Cancellations		(2,000,000)
	TOTAL	$	852,316,000
	Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service)		753,508,000
	Bond Proceeds Fund (User Financed Debt Service)		40,317,000
	Maximum Effort School Loan Fund		5,491,000
	State Transportation Fund		45,000,000
	General Fund		10,000,000
	Bond Proceeds Cancellations		(2,000,000)

APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

109,297,000

To the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the purposes specified in
this section.

Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)

35,000,000

To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046.

Subd. 3.Crookston

1,130,000

To engineer, predesign, and design the
renovation and expansion of the existing
campus wellness and recreational center at
the University of Minnesota, Crookston.

Subd. 4.Eddy Hall Renovation, Minneapolis

9,667,000

To design, construct, furnish, and equip the
renovation of Eddy Hall on the Minneapolis
campus for the international and transfer
student admissions programs and to improve
space utilization by decommissioning
obsolete space.

Subd. 5.Tate Laboratory Renovation, Minneapolis

6,000,000

To design the renovation of the Tate
Laboratory of Physics on the Minneapolis
campus for use by the College of Science
and Engineering.

Subd. 6.James Ford Bell Natural History Museum and Planetarium, St. Paul

47,500,000

To complete the design of and to construct,
furnish, and equip a new James Ford Bell
Natural History Museum on the St. Paul
campus.

Subd. 7.Laboratory Replacement, St. Paul

4,000,000

To design new laboratory facilities on the St.
Paul campus to replace obsolete facilities,
renovate current facilities, and decommission
space not suited for research.

Subd. 8.Research Facility Improvements

6,000,000

To replace the Bee Research Facility in
the College of Food, Agricultural and
Natural Resources, and to replace the
obsolete greenhouses used by the College of
Biological Sciences.

Subd. 9.University Share

Except for Higher Education Asset
Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) and
the Bell Museum, the appropriations in this
section are intended to cover approximately
two-thirds of the cost of each project. The
remaining costs must be paid from university
sources.

Subd. 10.Unspent Appropriations

Upon substantial completion of a project
authorized in this section and after written
notice to the commissioner of management
and budget, the Board of Regents must use
any money remaining in the appropriation
for that project for HEAPR under Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
of Regents must report by February 1 of
each even-numbered year to the chairs of
the house of representatives and senate
committees with jurisdiction over capital
investment and higher education finance, and
to the chairs of the house of representatives
Ways and Means Committee and the senate
Finance Committee, on how the remaining
money has been allocated or spent.

Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

88,562,000

To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities for the
purposes specified in this section.

Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)

35,000,000

To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046.

Subd. 3.Alexandria Technical and Community College

650,000

From the general fund for equipment
maintenance and acquisition for
manufacturing programs at Alexandria
Technical and Community College, including
the machine tool and welding programs,
and any other appropriate programs as
determined by the college.

Subd. 4.Metropolitan State University

32,516,000

To complete the design of and to construct,
furnish, and equip the science education
center on the campus of Metropolitan State
University.

Subd. 5.Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Moorhead

5,210,000

To complete the design of and to renovate,
furnish, and equip existing space, and to
design, construct, furnish, and equip an
addition with new laboratories, to replace
HVAC systems, and to demolish an obsolete
facilities building.

Subd. 6.Riverland Community College, Albert Lea

3,083,000

To complete the design of and to renovate,
furnish, and equip the Main Building for
multiuse classroom space, demolish the
obsolete Gateway Building, and replace
HVAC systems.

Subd. 7.Rochester Community and Technical College

900,000

To complete the design of the renovation of
classrooms, including replacement of the
heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
systems.

Subd. 8.Winona State University

5,828,000

To design, renovate, remodel, furnish, and
equip classrooms to introduce advanced
teaching and evaluation techniques to better
prepare future teachers and teachers and
educational leaders for the needs of future
schools.

Subd. 9.Systemwide Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Initiatives

2,700,000

To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
science laboratories and classrooms at the
following campuses: Century College;
Minnesota State University, Moorhead;
Northeast Higher Education District, Itasca
Community College; and Mesabi Range
Community and Technical College, Eveleth.
Campuses may use internal and nonstate
money to increase the size of the projects.

Subd. 10.Systemwide Classroom Renovations

2,675,000

To design, renovate, furnish, and equip space
for classrooms to meet workforce training
needs. This appropriation may be used at the
following campuses: Century College; Inver
Hills Community College; Northeast Higher
Education District, Vermilion Community
College; and Saint Paul College.

Subd. 11.Debt Service

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the
Board of Trustees shall pay the debt service
on one-third of the principal amount of state
bonds sold to finance projects authorized
by this section. After each sale of general
obligation bonds, the commissioner of
management and budget shall notify the
board of the amounts assessed for each year
for the life of the bonds.
(b) The board need not pay debt service on
bonds sold to finance Higher Education Asset
Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR).
Where a nonstate match is required, the debt
service is due on a principal amount equal
to one-third of the total project cost, less the
match committed before the bonds are sold.
(c) The commissioner of management and
budget shall reduce the board's assessment
each year by one-third of the net income
from investment of general obligation bond
proceeds in proportion to the amount of
principal and interest otherwise required to
be paid by the board. The board shall pay its
resulting net assessment to the commissioner
of management and budget by December
1 each year. If the board fails to make
a payment when due, the commissioner
of management and budget shall reduce
allotments for appropriations from the
general fund otherwise available to the board
and apply the amount of the reduction to
cover the missed debt service payment. The
commissioner of management and budget
shall credit the payments received from the
board to the bond debt service account in
the state bond fund each December 1 before
money is transferred from the general fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
subdivision 10.

Subd. 12.Unspent Appropriations

(a) Upon substantial completion of a project
authorized in this section and after written
notice to the commissioner of management
and budget, the board must use any money
remaining in the appropriation for that project
for Higher Education Asset Preservation and
Replacement (HEAPR) under Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board
of Trustees must report by February 1 of
each even-numbered year to the chairs of
the house of representatives and senate
committees with jurisdiction over capital
investment and higher education finance, and
to the chairs of the house of representatives
Ways and Means Committee and the senate
Finance Committee, on how the remaining
money has been allocated or spent.
(b) The unspent portion of an appropriation
for a project in this section that is complete is
available for HEAPR under this subdivision,
at the same campus as the project for which
the original appropriation was made and the
debt service requirement under subdivision
11 is reduced accordingly. Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642, applies from the
date of the original appropriation to the
unspent amount transferred.

Sec. 4. EDUCATION

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

8,491,000

To the commissioner of education or another
named agency for the purposes specified in
this section.

Subd. 2.Library Accessibility and Improvement Grants

1,500,000

For library accessibility and improvement
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
134.45.

Subd. 3.School Energy Conservation Grant Program

1,500,000

To the commissioner of commerce for the
school energy conservation grant program
under new Minnesota Statutes, sections
216C.371 and 216C.372.

Subd. 4.Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake

5,491,000

From the maximum effort school loan fund
for a capital loan to Independent School
District No. 38, Red Lake, as provided
in Minnesota Statutes, sections 126C.60
to 126C.72, to design, construct, furnish,
and equip renovation of existing facilities
and construction of new facilities. The
project paid for with this appropriation
includes a portion of the renovation and
construction identified in the review and
comment performed by the commissioner of
education under the capital loan provisions
of Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.69. This
portion includes renovation and construction
of a single kitchen and cafeteria to serve the
high school and middle school, a receiving
area and dock and adjacent drives, utilities,
and grading. Before any capital loan
contract is approved under this authorization,
the district must provide documentation
acceptable to the commissioner on how the
capital loan will be used. If any portion of
the appropriation remains after completion of
the identified project components, the district
may, with the commissioner's approval, use
the money for other items identified in the
review and comment submission.

Sec. 5. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

895,000

To the commissioner of administration for
the purposes specified in this section.

Subd. 2.New Residence Hall

810,000

To predesign and design a new residence
hall on the Minnesota State Academy for the
Deaf campus, including approximately 60
parking spaces.

Subd. 3.Kitchen Upgrades

85,000

From the general fund to complete upgrades
to the academies kitchen facilities. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.

Sec. 6. NATURAL RESOURCES

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

58,645,000

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

Subd. 2.Natural Resources Asset Preservation

1,580,000

For the renovation of state-owned facilities
and recreational assets operated by the
commissioner of natural resources to be
spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.946.
The commissioner may use this appropriation
to replace buildings if, considering the
embedded energy in the building, that is the
most energy-efficient and carbon-reducing
method of renovation.

Subd. 3.Flood Hazard Mitigation

20,000,000

(a) For the state share of flood hazard
mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.161.
(b) Levee projects, to the extent practical,
shall meet the state standard of three feet
above the 100-year flood elevation.
(c) Project priorities shall be determined by
the commissioner as appropriate and based
on need, and to the extent possible, address
needs in the Moorhead area first.
(d) This appropriation includes money
for the following county, township, and
municipal projects as prioritized by the
commissioner: Ada, Afton, Alvarado,
Argyle, Austin, Borup, Breckenridge,
Browntown, Climax, Crookston, Delano,
Granite Falls, Inver Grove Heights, Maynard,
Melrose, Minneota, Minnesota River Area II,
Montevideo, Moorhead, Newport, Nielsville,
Oakport Township, Oslo, Roseau, Rushford,
St. Vincent, and Shelly.
(e) This appropriation includes money for
the following watershed projects: North
Ottawa, Bois de Sioux Watershed District;
Quick, Two Rivers Watershed District;
Redpath, Bois de Sioux Watershed District;
Roseau Wildlife Management Area, Roseau
River Watershed District; and Shell Rock
Watershed District.
(f) For any project listed in this subdivision
that the commissioner determines is not
ready to proceed or does not expend all the
money allocated to it, the commissioner may
allocate that project's money to a project on
the commissioner's priority list.
(g) To the extent that the cost of a project
exceeds two percent of the median household
income in a municipality or township
multiplied by the number of households in the
municipality or township, this appropriation
is also for the local share of the project.

Subd. 4.Dam Renovation

5,500,000

(a) $2,400,000 is for a grant to Blue Earth
County under Minnesota Statutes, section
103G.511, for capital improvements to
repair and renovate the Rapidan Dam.
Notwithstanding the match requirements in
section 103G.511, this appropriation does
not require a match.
(b) $2,000,000 is for a grant to the city of
Champlin under Minnesota Statutes, section
103G.511, for capital improvements to repair
and renovate the Champlin Mill Pond Dam.
Notwithstanding the match requirements in
Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.511, this
appropriation does not require a match.
(c) $1,100,000 is for a grant to the city of
Lanesboro under Minnesota Statutes, section
103G.511, to replace the Lanesboro dam in
Fillmore County. Notwithstanding the match
requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section
103G.511, this appropriation does not require
a match.

Subd. 5.State Trails Development

15,415,000

To acquire land for and to construct and
renovate state trails under Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.015. This appropriation
includes funding:
(1) up to $2,000,000 is for the Blazing Star
Trail;
(2) up to $2,000,000 is for the Camp
Ripley/Veterans State Trail;
(3) up to $500,000 is for the Casey Jones
Trail;
(4) up to $2,715,000 is for the Cuyuna Lakes
Trail segments from Crosby to Deerwood,
Paul Bunyan State Trail to Lum Park, a
segment connecting to the Sagamore Unit of
the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area;
and Paul Bunyan State Trail to Riverton;
(5) up to $600,000 is for the Gateway
Trail for the segment between Scandia and
William O'Brien State Park;
(6) up to $1,700,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami
Trail from Grand Marais to the Cascade
River;
(7) up to $1,500,000 is to acquire and
develop a five-mile bituminous extension
of the Glacial Lakes State Trail in the city
of New London to Sibley State Park, in the
County State-Aid Highway 40 corridor, for
bicycle and pedestrian use;
(8) up to $300,000 is to acquire and develop
the segment of the Goodhue Pioneer Trail
between White Willow and Goodhue;
(9) up to $3,100,000 is for the Heartland Trail
extension from Detroit Lakes to Frazee and
to begin work on the Moorhead to Buffalo
State Park segment;
(10) up to $600,000 for the Mill Towns Trail
segment between Lake Byllesby and the
Cannon Valley Trail, and for the segment
between Dundas and Northfield; and
(11) up to $400,000 is for the Minnesota
River Trail between Mankato and St. Peter,
and connections to the Sakatah Singing
Hills State Trail and the Red Jacket Trail in
Mankato.
For any project listed in this subdivision that
the commissioner determines is not ready to
proceed, the commissioner may reallocate
that project's money to another state trail
project described in this section or other state
trail infrastructure. The chairs of the house of
representatives and senate committees with
jurisdiction over environment and natural
resources and legislators from the affected
legislative districts must be notified of any
changes.

Subd. 6.Lake Vermilion State Park and Soudan Underground Mine State Park

8,000,000

For development of the Lake Vermilion State
Park and the Soudan Underground Mine
State Park, as provided for in Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.012.

Subd. 7.Groundwater Monitoring and Observation Wells

1,000,000

To install groundwater monitoring wells for
multiple groundwater quantity and quality
monitoring purposes by state agencies, as
scientifically and practically appropriate.

Subd. 8.Fountain Lake Restoration

1,500,000

For a grant to the Shell Rock River Watershed
District for engineering, design, permitting,
and land acquisition for sediment removal
and cleanup of Fountain Lake.

Subd. 9.Spirit Mountain Recreation Area

3,400,000

For a grant to the Spirit Mountain Recreation
Area Authority to acquire easements,
licenses, and other interests in real property
and to engineer, design, permit, and construct
works and systems to transport water from
the St. Louis River estuary for commercial
and industrial use. This appropriation is not
available until the authority determines that
at least $1,100,000 has been committed to the
project from nonstate sources. Expenditures
made on or after September 1, 2011, for this
project shall count towards the match from
nonstate sources.

Subd. 10.Red River Recreation Area

250,000

To improve campground utilities in the Red
River State Recreational Area in the city
of East Grand Forks. These improvements
may include expansion of camping amenities
in the form of full hookups, which include
water, electricity, and sewage, but the
appropriation does not include funding of a
swimming pool.

Subd. 11.Fort Snelling Upper Post

2,000,000

For construction of streets, sidewalks, street
lighting, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, water
main, and other publicly owned infrastructure
to accommodate redevelopment of areas of
the Fort Snelling Upper Post in Hennepin
County. The commissioner of natural
resources may make one or more grants to
Hennepin County to undertake part or all of
the project.

Sec. 7. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

$

3,100,000

To the Pollution Control Agency for the
solid waste capital assistance grants to local
governments for the construction of solid
waste resource recovery facilities under
Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54. The
commissioner shall, to the extent possible,
address the needs of the Becker County
proposal.

Sec. 8. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES

$

12,000,000

RIM Conservation Reserve

(a) To acquire conservation easements from
landowners to preserve, restore, create, and
enhance wetlands and prairie grasslands
and restore and enhance rivers and streams,
riparian lands, and associated uplands in
order to protect soil and water quality,
support fish and wildlife habitat, reduce flood
damage, and provide other public benefits.
The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.515, apply to this program. Of this
appropriation, up to ten percent may be used
to implement the program.
(b) The board shall give priority to leveraging
federal funds by (1) enrolling targeted
new lands eligible for the USDA Wetlands
Reserve Program (WRP), or (2) enrolling
lands that have expiring USDA Conservation
Reserve Program (CRP) contracts.
(c) The board is authorized to enter into
new agreements and amend past agreements
with landowners as required by Minnesota
Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to
allow for restoration, including overseeding
and harvesting of native prairie vegetation for
use for energy production in a manner that
does not devalue the natural habitat, water
quality benefits, or carbon sequestration
functions of the area enrolled in the easement.
This shall occur after seed production and
shall minimize impacts on wildlife. Of this
appropriation, up to five percent may be used
for restoration and enhancement, including
overseeding.

Sec. 9. AGRICULTURE

$

500,000

From the general fund to the commissioner
of agriculture for grants to county and district
agricultural societies and associations for
acquisition of real property, construction of
buildings, repairs, and asset preservation.
This appropriation for distribution under
Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02, is for the
purposes of improving facilities for county
fair exhibits and operations, including, but
not limited to, agricultural education centers,
art and cultural buildings, and performance
stages.

Sec. 10. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

$

4,250,000

To the Minnesota Zoological Garden Board
for capital asset preservation improvements
and betterments to infrastructure and
exhibits at the Minnesota Zoo, to be spent
in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.307. This appropriation must be
used for repairs to existing state-owned zoo
buildings and grounds so that they remain
functional and safe, and for engineering and
architectural design for future enhancements
to exhibits, in order to maintain the zoo's
status as one of the state's premier cultural
institutions.

Sec. 11. ADMINISTRATION

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

137,040,000

To the commissioner of administration for
the purposes specified in this section.

Subd. 2.Capitol Renovation and Restoration

109,000,000

This appropriation may be used for one or
more of the following purposes:
(1) to complete the design of, and to
construct, repair, improve, renovate, restore,
furnish, and equip the State Capitol building
and grounds; including but not limited
to exterior stone repairs and window
replacement; asbestos and hazardous
materials abatement; mechanical, electrical,
plumbing, and security systems replacement;
general construction, including but not
limited to demolition, site improvements, life
safety improvements, accessibility, security
and telecommunications; roof replacement;
and finish work; and
(2) to predesign, design, conduct hazardous
materials abatement, construct, repair,
renovate, remodel, furnish, and equip
the State Office Building, Administration
Building, Centennial Office Building, 321
Grove Street Building, and other buildings
and parking facilities located on the Capitol
campus as determined by the commissioner
of administration to meet temporary and
permanent office, storage, parking, and other
space needs occasioned by and in furtherance
of an efficient restoration of the State Capitol
Building and for the efficient and effective
function of the tenants currently located in
the Capitol Building.
The commissioner of administration must not
construct or place any permanent building,
structure, or facility for offices, parking,
storage, or other use in the area commonly
known as Leif Erickson Park in the Capitol
complex.

Subd. 3.Relocation Expenses

1,860,000

For rent loss and relocation expenses related
to the Capitol renovation project. This
appropriation is from the general fund.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642, this appropriation is available until
June 30, 2015. The base for this appropriation
is $1,380,000 in fiscal year 2016, $960,000
in fiscal year 2017, and $0 after that.

Subd. 4.Tenant Approval

(a) The commissioner of administration must
not prepare final plans and specifications
for any construction authorized under
subdivision 2, until the program plan and
cost estimates for all elements necessary to
complete the project have been approved by
each tenant representative. In addition, the
appropriations in subdivisions 2 and 3 are
not available until each tenant representative
approves a relocation plan submitted by
the commissioner of administration. The
relocation plan shall:
(1) describe when each person who currently
occupies office space located in the Capitol
building will be moved out of the Capitol
building;
(2) identify the building and office space
assigned to each person relocated during
renovation of the Capitol building;
(3) identify the parking spaces that will be
assigned to each person relocated during
renovation, including the funding mechanism
for any new parking spaces;
(4) state when each person relocated
during renovation will be moved back into
permanent office space and where the office
space will be located; and
(5) include written, signed tenant agreements
for tenancy in the Capitol building after
renovation.
For the purposes of this paragraph, "each
tenant representative" means the secretary
of the senate, on behalf of the senate; the
chief clerk of the house of representatives,
on behalf of the house of representatives;
the governor; the court administrator, on
behalf of the judicial branch; and the attorney
general, on behalf of the attorney general's
office.
(b) The commissioner of administration
must not install new windows in the Capitol
building that cannot be opened by the tenants
of the building.
(c) The commissioner of administration shall
consult and collaborate with the director
of the Historical Society on plans and
specifications for construction authorized
under subdivision 2.

Subd. 5.Legislative Office Building

3,000,000

From the general fund, for predesign and
design of office, hearing room, and parking
facilities for legislative and other functions,
located on the block bounded by Sherburne
Avenue on the north, Park Street on the
west, University Avenue on the south, and
North Capitol Boulevard on the east. The
legislative office facility must provide office
accommodations for all senators and senate
staff who do not have offices in the Capitol
building, and on-site parking facilities
for all members and staff, and disabled
visitors to senate offices. This is a onetime
appropriation. If an appropriation for this
purpose is enacted more than once in the
2013 regular session, it shall be implemented
only once.

Subd. 6.Parking Facilities

22,680,000

To design, construct, furnish, and equip
one or more parking facilities in the
Capitol complex to accommodate up to 880
parking stalls, with a net replacement of
approximately 675 parking stalls, including
to address temporary parking needed during
construction of permanent parking facilities.
The parking facilities developed with
this appropriation are exempt from the
requirements for design competition under
Minnesota Statutes, section 15B.10.
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 16C.32
and 16C.33, if the commissioner elects to
utilize a design-build delivery method to
design and construct one or more parking
facilities with this appropriation, the Capital
Area Architectural and Planning Board, in
cooperation with the commissioner, shall
create a selection committee to act as the
board under Minnesota Statutes, sections
16C.32 and 16C.33. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.33, if the
commissioner elects to contract with a
primary designer to design one or more
parking facilities with this appropriation,
the Capital Area Architectural and Planning
Board, in cooperation with the commissioner,
shall create a selection committee to conduct
the selection process in accordance with the
standards in Minnesota Statutes, chapters
15B and 16B. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16C.33, subdivision 5,
paragraph (b), after obtaining and evaluating
qualifications from each design-builder,
in accordance with the weighted criteria
and subcriteria and procedures set forth in
the request for qualifications, the selection
committee shall select a short list of up to
five proposals.
If the commissioner does not receive any
proposals, the commissioner may either
(1) solicit new proposals, (2) revise the
request for qualifications and thereafter
solicit new proposals using the revised
request for qualifications, or (3) request
selection of a primary designer pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.33, 16C.08,
or 16C.095, and proceed with competitive
bidding pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
sections 16C.25 to 16C.29.
The bond debt will be user-financed from
parking fees collected and deposited into
the state parking account under Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.643.

Subd. 7.Minnesota Hmong-Lao Veterans Memorial

500,000

To complete design and construction of a
memorial in the Capitol Area to honor all
Hmong-Lao veterans of the war in Laos
who were allied with the American forces
during the Vietnam War. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least $150,000 has been committed to
the project from nonstate sources. Nonstate
funds provided for this project may also be
used to fund only its proportional share of
new sidewalks leading to monuments in the
Capitol Area.

Sec. 12. MINNESOTA AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

8,555,000

To the Minnesota Amateur Sports
Commission for the purposes specified in
this section.

Subd. 2.Mighty Ducks Grants; Air Handling Systems

1,355,000

From the general fund for grants to local
government units under Minnesota Statutes,
section 240A.09, paragraph (g) or (k),
to install, renovate, or replace heating,
ventilating, and air conditioning systems
in existing indoor ice arenas whose ice
resurfacing and ice edging equipment are not
powered by electricity in order to improve
indoor air quality by reducing concentrations
of carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide.
The new or renovated heating, ventilating,
and air conditioning systems may include
continuous electronic air monitoring devices
to automatically activate the ventilation
systems when the concentration of carbon
monoxide or nitrogen dioxide reaches a
predetermined level.

Subd. 3.Southwest Regional Amateur Sports Center

4,000,000

For a grant to the city of Marshall to acquire
land and prepare a site for, and to design,
construct, furnish, and equip the Southwest
Regional Amateur Sports Center in Marshall.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that at least an equal amount
is committed to the project from nonstate
sources.

Subd. 4.National Sports Center Expansion

3,200,000

For site development and for the design and
construction of parking lots, roads, athletic
fields, and other infrastructure necessary
for expansion of tournament fields at the
National Sports Center in Blaine.

Sec. 13. MILITARY AFFAIRS

$

2,000,000

To the adjutant general for asset preservation
improvements and betterments of a capital
nature at military affairs facilities statewide,
to be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.307, including life
safety improvements, correcting code
deficiencies, and federal Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance activities.

Sec. 14. TRANSPORTATION

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

79,720,000

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

Subd. 2.Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation

20,000,000

This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
account in the state transportation fund
to match federal money and to replace
or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
174.50. To the extent practicable, the
commissioner shall expend the funds as
provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.50, subdivision 6a, 6b, or 6c.

Subd. 3.Local Road Improvement Fund Grants

25,000,000

This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
account in the state transportation fund as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
174.50, for construction and reconstruction
of local roads with statewide or regional
significance under Minnesota Statutes,
section 174.52, subdivision 4, or for grants to
counties to assist in paying the costs of rural
road safety capital improvement projects on
county state-aid highways under Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4a.
This appropriation includes money for a
grant to Anoka County to complete the final
design, land acquisition, and construction
of the interchange of marked U.S. Highway
10 and Anoka County State-Aid Highway
83 (Armstrong Boulevard) in the city of
Ramsey, and for associated improvements.
$250,000 of this appropriation is for a grant
to Pine Lake Township in Otter Tail County
for improvements to Nitche Lake Road
between County Road 8 and County Road 53
in Pine Lake Township.

Subd. 4.Greater Minnesota Transit

4,920,000

For capital assistance for greater Minnesota
transit systems to be used for transit capital
facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.24, subdivision 3c. Money from this
appropriation may be used to pay up to 80
percent of the nonfederal share of these
facilities. Of this appropriation:
$450,000 is for a grant to the city of Mankato
for phase III of the facility improvements;
$800,000 is for a grant to the Rainbow Rider
Transit Board for bus garages in Elbow Lake,
Morris, Wheaton, Lowery, and Alexandria;
$2,000,000 is for a grant to the St. Cloud
Metropolitan Transit Commission for phase
I of the metro bus operations center vehicle
storage addition and improvements project;
and
$550,000 is for a grant to the Kandiyohi Area
Transit Joint Powers Board for an additional
bus storage garage in Willmar.

Subd. 5.Minnesota Valley Regional Railroad Track Rehabilitation

3,800,000

For a grant to the Minnesota Valley Regional
Rail Authority to rehabilitate and make
capital improvements of portions of railroad
track between Norwood-Young America and
Hanley Falls. A grant under this section is in
addition to any grant, loan, or loan guarantee
for this project made by the commissioner
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 222.46
to 222.62.
Before seeking appropriations in the future,
the authority must seek local contributions
from the member counties.

Subd. 6.Railroad Warning Devices Replacement

1,000,000

To design, construct, and equip the
replacement of active highway railroad grade
crossing warning devices that have reached
the end of their useful life. The commissioner
shall give priority to Blue Earth County.

Subd. 7.Passenger and Freight Rail

10,000,000

To implement capital improvements and
betterments for intercity passenger rail
projects as identified in the statewide freight
and passenger rail plan under Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.03, subdivision 1b,
which are determined to be eligible for
United States Department of Transportation
funding. Notwithstanding any law to the
contrary, a portion or phase of an intercity
passenger rail project may be accomplished
with one or more state appropriations and
an intercity passenger rail project need not
be completed with any one appropriation.
Capital improvements and betterments
include preliminary engineering, design,
engineering, environmental analysis
and mitigation, acquisition of land and
right-of-way, and construction.
This appropriation is also for environmental
analysis, engineering, acquisition
of real property or interests in real
property, and construction relating to
capacity improvements at the Hoffman
Interlocking/Hoffman Yard in St. Paul as
identified in the Minnesota Comprehensive
Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan.

Subd. 8.Safe Routes to School

2,000,000

For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.40.

Subd. 9.Range Regional Airport

5,000,000

For a grant to the Chisholm-Hibbing Airport
Authority to construct, furnish, and equip
improvements and betterments of a capital
nature at the Range Regional Airport
terminal. The airport authority must use
American-made steel for this project, unless
the airport authority determines that an
exception in Public Law 111-5, section 1605,
applies. The capital improvements paid for
with this appropriation may be used as the
local contribution required by Minnesota
Statutes, section 360.305, subdivision 4.

Subd. 10.Port Development Assistance

8,000,000

For grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
457A. Any improvements made with the
proceeds of these grants must be publicly
owned.

Sec. 15. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

65,000,000

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

Subd. 2.Transit Capital Improvement Program

45,000,000

(a) To advance transit in the metropolitan
area in accordance with the Metropolitan
Council's 2030 Transportation Policy Plan
and in consultation with the Counties Transit
Improvement Board. This appropriation
may be used by the Metropolitan Council
or for grants to metropolitan area political
subdivisions for preliminary engineering,
engineering, environmental assessment,
environmental work, design, right-of-way
acquisition, and construction for the
Lake Street and I-35W transit station in
Minneapolis, and in the following transit
way corridors: Bottineau Boulevard, East
7th Street in St. Paul, I-94 Gateway, Nicollet
Avenue, Red Rock, Riverview, Robert Street,
Rush Line, Snelling Avenue, and Southwest.
(b) The council shall allocate transit capital
development resources so as to achieve
geographic balance within the region to the
extent possible.

Subd. 3.Metropolitan Regional Parks and Trails Capital Improvements

(a) Springbrook Nature Center, Fridley

5,000,000

For a grant to the city of Fridley to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip
the redevelopment and expansion of the
Springbrook Nature Center. No nonstate
match is required.

(b) Heritage Village - Rock Island Swing Bridge, Inver Grove Heights

3,500,000

For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights
for public infrastructure improvements
and land acquisition in and adjacent to the
Heritage Village Park, the Mississippi River
Trail, and the Rock Island Swing Bridge.
These improvements will include but are
not limited to motor vehicle access, utility
service, stormwater treatment, and trail and
sidewalk connections. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least an equal amount has been committed
to the project from nonstate sources.

(c) Fish Creek Trail, Maplewood

500,000

For a grant to the city of Maplewood to
acquire and develop approximately 70 acres
of land along Fish Creek to be included
within the Fish Creek Natural Greenway, a
park of regional and historical significance
located in Ramsey County within the
Mississippi National River and Recreation
Area. This appropriation is not available
until an amount sufficient to complete the
acquisition is committed to the project from
nonstate sources.

(d) Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

7,000,000

For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board to predesign, design, and
construct renovation of the Minneapolis
Sculpture Garden, which displays art
owned by the Walker Art Center, subject
to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
The complete renovation will include
improving irrigation, drainage, the parking
lot, security, granite substructures, concrete,
and fixtures, in order to update them with
more ecologically sustainable options that
are less expensive to maintain; increasing
physical accessibility in accordance with
the Americans with Disabilities Act;
transplanting and replacing trees and plant
materials; and improving the mechanical
plant, piping, and flooring of the Cowles
Conservatory to permit its flexible reuse in a
way that is more ecologically sustainable and
less expensive to maintain.

(e) Washington and Dakota Counties Regional Trails

2,000,000

For a grant to Washington County to design
and construct trail bridges and related trails
that connect the regional trail systems of
Washington and Dakota Counties.

Subd. 4.Metropolitan Cities Inflow and Infiltration Grants

2,000,000

For grants to cities within the metropolitan
area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 473.121, subdivision 2, for capital
improvements in municipal wastewater
collection systems to reduce the amount of
inflow and infiltration to the Metropolitan
Council's metropolitan sanitary sewer
disposal system. Grants from this
appropriation are for up to 50 percent of the
cost to mitigate inflow and infiltration in
the publicly owned municipal wastewater
collection systems. The council must award
grants based on applications from cities that
identify eligible capital costs and include a
timeline for inflow and infiltration mitigation
construction, pursuant to guidelines
established by the council.

Sec. 16. HUMAN SERVICES

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

47,662,000

To the commissioner of administration, or
another named agency, for the purposes
specified in this section.

Subd. 2.Asset Preservation

2,000,000

For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at Department
of Human Services facilities statewide, to be
spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.307.

Subd. 3.Minnesota Security Hospital - St. Peter, Phase One

41,317,000

To complete the design of and to construct,
furnish, and equip the first phase of a
two-phase project to remodel existing, and to
develop new, residential, program, activity,
and ancillary facilities for the Minnesota
Security Hospital on the upper campus of
the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center.
In addition, phase one includes funding
to design phase two of the project. Upon
substantial completion of phase one, any
unspent portion of this appropriation is
available for phase two.

Subd. 4.Remembering With Dignity

195,000

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

Subd. 5.Hennepin County; St. David's Center for Child and Family Development

3,500,000

To the commissioner of human services for a
grant to Hennepin County to acquire land for
and to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
and equip the expansion and renovation of
the St. David's Center for Child and Family
Development, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695. The center must be used
to promote the public welfare by providing
early childhood education and respite care,
children's mental health services, pediatric
rehabilitative therapies for children with
special needs, support services for persons
with disabilities, foster care placement, and
other interventions for children who are
at risk for poor developmental outcomes
or maltreatment. This appropriation is
not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least an equal amount has been expended
or committed to the project from nonstate
resources.

Subd. 6.Maplewood; Harriet Tubman Center East

650,000

To the commissioner of human services for
a grant to the city of Maplewood to design,
renovate, and equip the Harriet Tubman
Center East to be used as a regional safety
service center for a domestic violence shelter,
legal services, youth programs, mental and
chemical health services, and community
education. This appropriation is added to
the appropriation in Laws 2012, chapter
293, section 18, subdivision 3, for the same
purposes.

Sec. 17. VETERANS AFFAIRS

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

22,545,000

To the commissioner of administration
for the purposes specified in this section.
The commissioner must seek to maximize
available federal funds and allocate money
appropriated in this section so as to maximize
the use of all available federal funding.

Subd. 2.Asset Preservation

3,000,000

For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at the veterans
homes in Fergus Falls, Hastings, Luverne,
and Silver Bay, and the Little Falls veterans
cemetery, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

Subd. 3.Minneapolis Veterans Home Building 17 South

18,935,000

To complete the design of, perform hazardous
materials abatement for, and demolish the
south wing of Building 17 and adjoining
buildings, and design, reconstruct, and
furnish the new south wing of Building 17
and adjoining buildings as a new skilled
nursing building, construct a new distribution
and service tunnel to serve buildings 6, 17
north, and 19, and the future 17 south, and
design, construct, and equip a network and
server room, including installation of new
fiber optic lines.

Subd. 4.Veterans Homes Resident Lift System

385,000

To purchase and install fixed asset ceiling
lifts in resident rooms.

Subd. 5.All-Veterans Memorial

225,000

For a grant to Edina to design and construct
the All-Veterans Memorial in the city
of Edina, in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 416.01. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least an equal amount has been committed
to the project from nonstate sources.

Sec. 18. CORRECTIONS

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

25,187,000

To the commissioner of administration for
the purposes specified in this section.

Subd. 2.Asset Preservation

2,000,000

For asset preservation improvements and
betterments of a capital nature at Minnesota
correctional facilities statewide, including
providing additional space for sex offender
treatment, in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.307.

Subd. 3.Minnesota Correctional Facility - Shakopee

5,187,000

To design, construct, and equip a fence of
decorative iron pickets and masonry piers
that will provide essential components
of effective and reliable escape detection
and intrusion, including but not limited
to installation of a fence protection alarm
system, additional lighting and security
cameras, and renovations of existing facilities
required to accommodate the technology and
functionality of the new system.

Subd. 4.Minnesota Correctional Facility - St. Cloud

18,000,000

To design, construct, furnish, and equip a
new health services unit and intake unit, to
repurpose existing spaces, including laundry,
state property storage and distribution,
and food service dry goods storage; to
extend and modify the existing internal
corridor to connect the new and repurposed
spaces; to construct a new security control
station to manage offender movement
through the corridor system; and to provide
required upgrades to the existing facility
infrastructure, including mechanical,
electrical, and security systems.

Sec. 19. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

110,571,000

To the commissioner of employment and
economic development for the purposes
specified in this section.

Subd. 2.Public Building Accessibility Grants

450,000

For grants to political subdivisions under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.434.

Subd. 3.Brainerd - Sewer and Water Extension to the Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport

5,000,000

For a grant to the city of Brainerd to design,
engineer, and construct an extension of water
and sanitary sewer service to the Brainerd
Lakes Regional Airport and to replace
approximately one mile of existing sewer to
accommodate flow from the airport.

Subd. 4.Duluth

(a) NorShor Theatre

4,950,000

For a grant to the Duluth Economic
Development Authority to design, construct,
furnish, and equip public improvements
and to provide public access to the historic
NorShor Theatre, including skyway access
for connection to nearby public parking,
interior circulation, street and utility
improvements, handicapped access, and
restoration of the theater's lobby, entrance,
and marquee as part of the overall restoration
of the theater.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
has determined that at least $2 has been
committed from nonstate sources for private
renovation and improvement of the interior
of the theatre and the surrounding structures
for every $1 of state funds, and that sufficient
nonstate funds are available to complete both
the state bond-financed portion of the project
and the balance of the private development.
Funds invested in the project by a person
receiving state historic tax credits pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes, section 290.0681, shall
be deemed nonstate funds for purposes of
this requirement. The city of Duluth and the
Duluth Economic Development Authority
may operate a performing arts center and
facilities that provide access to the center,
and may enter into a lease or management
agreement, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695. The state bond-financed
project subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695, shall consist only of
those improvements paid for with state
general obligation bond proceeds. The
state bond-financed property may be legally
described either as a separately platted real
estate parcel under a registered land survey
or a condominium unit. Due to the integrated
nature of the overall development, public
bidding shall not be required for the state
bond-financed project, provided there shall
be a separate construction contract for this
portion of the project, and any amounts
required for this portion of the project, in
excess of the bond appropriation, shall be
paid by nonstate sources.

(b) Wade Stadium

250,000

For a grant to the city of Duluth to design
improvements to Wade Stadium, including a
grandstand and field, with proper drainage,
for a ballpark and public outdoor events
facility. This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner determines that at
least an equal amount is committed to the
project from nonstate sources.

Subd. 5.Eveleth Water Main Improvement

1,500,000

From the general fund for a grant to the city of
Eveleth to design and construct a water main
for the St. Mary's Lake Development project.

Subd. 6.Fosston - Second Street Road Improvement

400,000

For a grant to the city of Fosston to
improve Second Street to allow for future
development. This work would include
removal of approximately seven blocks
of old street, sewer and water lines, and
replacement of sewer and water lines and
street construction, to a nine-ton capacity.
This appropriation is not available until at
least an equal amount has been committed to
the project from nonstate sources.

Subd. 7.Grand Rapids - Regional Arts Center

250,000

For a grant to the city of Grand Rapids
for predesign and design of a regional arts
center in Grand Rapids. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that at
least an equal amount is committed from
nonstate sources.

Subd. 8.Mankato - Arena and Events Center Auditorium

14,500,000

For a grant to the city of Mankato to design,
construct, improve, furnish, and equip the
Mankato Arena and to design, expand,
furnish, and equip the adjacent Events Center
Auditorium.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
has determined that at least an equal amount
has been committed to the project from
nonstate sources.

Subd. 9.Maple Plain - Street and Utility Project

930,000

For a grant to the city of Maple Plain for
the design, removal, and reconstruction of
two city streets including the replacement
of aging sewer and water lines. This
appropriation is not available until at least
an equal amount has been committed to the
project from nonstate sources.

Subd. 10.Minneapolis - Masonic Temple at Hennepin Center for the Arts

3,000,000

For a grant to the city of Minneapolis for
improvements and betterments of a capital
nature to renovate the historic Masonic
Temple at the Hennepin Center for the
Arts, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.695.

Subd. 11.Park Rapids Upper Mississippi Center

2,500,000

For a grant to the Park Rapids Economic
Development Authority for acquisition, and
to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip the renovation, including hazardous
materials abatement, demolition, health,
safety and building code compliance,
mechanical systems, and space restoration,
of the historic National Guard Armory
Building in downtown Park Rapids, for use
as a regional arts and event center, subject
to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
has determined that an amount sufficient
to complete the project is committed from
nonstate sources.

Subd. 12.Red Wing

(a) River Renaissance

1,583,000

For a grant to the city of Red Wing for
improvements of a capital nature to the area
between Levee Road and the Mississippi
River, extending between Bay Point Drive
and Broad Street in Red Wing. This project
includes: reconstruction of Levee Road from
Broad Street to Jackson Street; improvements
to storm water, sanitary sewer, and drinking
water infrastructure; replacement of a harbor
retaining wall; parking improvements;
lighting improvements; and construction of a
segment of the Riverwalk Trail. This grant
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that an
amount sufficient to complete the project is
committed to it from nonstate sources.

(b) Shear-Shredder

1,050,000

From the general fund for a grant to the
city of Red Wing to acquire and install a
shear-shredder to produce refuse-derived
fuel.

Subd. 13.Rochester - Mayo Civic Center Complex

30,000,000

For a grant to the city of Rochester to design,
construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
and expansion of the Mayo Civic Center
complex and related infrastructure, including
but not limited to skyway access, lighting,
parking, and landscaping.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
has determined that at least an equal amount
has been committed to the project from
nonstate sources.

Subd. 14.St. Cloud - River's Edge Convention Center

10,800,000

For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
equip an expansion of the River's Edge
Convention Center, including a parking
facility and pedestrian skyway connection.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
determines that at least $10,100,000 has
been committed to the project from nonstate
sources. Amounts expended by the city of St.
Cloud for project costs since July 1, 2010,
shall count toward the matching requirement.

Subd. 15.St. Paul

(a) Minnesota Children's Museum

14,000,000

For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip an
expansion and renovation of the Minnesota
Children's Museum, subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.695. The expansion
and exhibit upgrades should incorporate the
latest research on early learning, allow for
new state-of-the art education facilities, and
increase the capacity of visitors to galleries
and programming areas.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget
has determined that at least an equal amount
has been committed from nonstate sources.

(b) Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

5,000,000

This appropriation is added to the
appropriation in Laws 2010, chapter 189,
section 21, subdivision 16, paragraph (b),
and is for the same purposes.

(c) Twin Cities Public Television Building Renovation

9,000,000

For a grant to the city of St. Paul to
construct and renovate the Twin Cities Public
Television Building in downtown St. Paul.
This appropriation is not available until at
least an equal amount is committed to the
project from nonstate sources.

(d) University Enterprise Laboratories

500,000

For a grant to the St. Paul Port Authority to
design phase two of the University Enterprise
Laboratories building in St. Paul, subject
to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
Amounts expended to complete phase one
of the University Enterprise Laboratories
building since January 1, 2004, shall count
toward the matching requirement.

Subd. 16.Thief River Falls - Public Infrastructure

1,998,000

For a grant to the city of Thief River Falls to
design, construct, and equip sewers, streets,
and utility improvements for a regional
development center in Thief River Falls.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least an
additional $1,012,000 has been committed to
the project from nonstate sources.

Subd. 17.Truman - Storm Water Project

1,350,000

For a grant to the city of Truman to design,
construct, and install new storm water lines
to two areas of the city that experience
flooding with heavy rain. This appropriation
is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget has determined that
at least an equal amount has been committed
to the project from nonstate sources.

Subd. 18.Virginia

(a) Utilities relocation

1,410,000

For a grant to the city of Virginia and the
Virginia Public Utilities Commission for
engineering and predesign for relocation of
gas, electric, water, sanitary sewer, and storm
sewer utilities made necessary by and in
conjunction with the relocation of marked
Trunk Highway 53 in Virginia.

(b) Mesabi trails relocation

150,000

For a grant to the St. Louis and Lake
Counties Regional Railroad Authority for
soil testing and preparation for relocation of
portions of the Mesabi bicycle, snowmobile,
and ATV trails that must be relocated due to
the relocation of marked Trunk Highway 53.

Sec. 20. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

41,075,000

To the Public Facilities Authority for the
purposes specified in this section.

Subd. 2.State Match for Federal Grants

8,000,000

To match federal grants for the clean water
revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 446A.07, and the drinking water
revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 446A.081. This appropriation must
be used for qualified capital projects.

Subd. 3.Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Program

20,000,000

For grants to eligible municipalities under the
wastewater infrastructure funding program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.

Subd. 4.Big Lake Area Sanitary District

4,500,000

For a grant to the Big Lake Area Sanitary
District to construct a pressure sewer system
and force main to convey sewage to the
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District
connection in the city of Cloquet.

Subd. 5.Voyageurs National Park Clean Water Joint Powers Board

8,575,000

For grants to Koochiching County, Crane
Lake Sanitary District, or the Voyageurs
National Park Clean Water Joint Powers
Board to acquire land for, and to predesign,
design, and construct new sanitary sewer
collection systems in Koochiching and St.
Louis County. The systems shall address
the sanitary sewer needs and projects in
the communities surrounding Voyageurs
National Park. This appropriation is
not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that at
least an equal amount has been committed to
the projects from nonstate sources.

Sec. 21. MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

$

15,000,000

(a) To the Minnesota Housing Finance
Agency for transfer to the housing
development fund to finance the costs of
rehabilitation to preserve public housing
under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202,
subdivision 3a. For purposes of this
section, "public housing" means housing for
low-income persons and households financed
by the federal government and owned and
operated by the public housing authorities
and agencies formed by cities and counties.
Public housing authorities receiving a public
housing assessment composite score of 80
or above are eligible to receive funding.
Priority must be given to proposals that
maximize federal or local resources to
finance the capital costs. The priority in
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202,
subdivision 3a, for projects to increase
the supply of affordable housing and the
restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section
462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this
appropriation.
(b) In using proceeds of the housing
infrastructure bonds authorized in this
article, the agency shall give consideration to
projects that will provide supportive housing
for homeless youth, and for women and
children seeking to escape exploitation and
trafficking.

Sec. 22. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

10,607,000

To the Minnesota Historical Society for the
purposes specified in this section.

Subd. 2.Historic Sites Asset Preservation

750,000

For capital improvements and betterments
at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping
at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and
monuments, to be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The
society shall determine project priorities as
appropriate based on need.

Subd. 3.Oliver H. Kelley Farm Historic Site

9,857,000

To complete design and to construct, furnish,
and equip the renovation of the Oliver H.
Kelley Farm Historic Site, including the
site's visitor center and other essential visitor
services and site operations facilities.

Sec. 23. BOND SALE EXPENSES

$

800,000

To the commissioner of management
and budget for bond sale expenses under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641,
subdivision 8.

    Sec. 24. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state
general obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2015, no more
than $1,347,152,000 will need to be transferred from the general fund to the state bond
fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding state general
obligation bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds,
the commissioner of management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt service
payments needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt service
payments that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall
adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this
section. The amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from the
general fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641.

    Sec. 25. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
    Subdivision 1. Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act
from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $791,825,000 in the manner, upon the terms,
and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and
by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
    Subd. 2. Maximum effort school loan fund. To provide the money appropriated in
this act from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of management and
budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $5,491,000 in the manner,
upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to
16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of
the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds,
must be credited to a bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school loan fund.
    Subd. 3. Transportation fund. To provide the money appropriated in this act from
the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $45,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and
with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by
the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except
accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to
a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.

    Sec. 26. CANCELLATION; BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION REDUCTION.
The $2,000,000 appropriation in Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 11,
subdivision 7, for the Alexandria aircraft surveillance facility, is canceled. The bond sale
authorization in Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 21, subdivision 1, is reduced
by $2,000,000.

    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12A.16, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
    Subd. 5. Waivers authorized. The requirements of section 174.50, subdivisions 5,
6, 6a, and to 7, are waived for grants under subdivision 3.

    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.641, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
    Subd. 4a. Negotiated sales; temporary authority. Notwithstanding the public
sale requirements of subdivision 4 and section 16A.66, subdivision 2, from June 1,
2009, until June 30, 2013, the commissioner may sell bonds, including refunding bonds,
at negotiated sale.

    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16B.335, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
    Subdivision 1. Construction and major remodeling. (a) The commissioner, or
any other recipient to whom an appropriation is made to acquire or better public lands or
buildings or other public improvements of a capital nature, must not prepare final plans and
specifications for any construction, major remodeling, or land acquisition in anticipation of
which the appropriation was made until the agency that will use the project has presented
the program plan and cost estimates for all elements necessary to complete the project to
the chair of the senate Finance Committee and the chair of the house of representatives
Ways and Means Committee and the chairs have made their recommendations, and
the chair of the senate Capital Investment Committee and the chair of the house of
representatives Capital Investment Committee is are notified. "Construction or major
remodeling" means construction of a new building, a substantial addition to an existing
building, or a substantial change to the interior configuration of an existing building. The
presentation must note any significant changes in the work that will be done, or in its cost,
since the appropriation for the project was enacted or from the predesign submittal. The
program plans and estimates must be presented for review at least two weeks before a
recommendation is needed. The recommendations are advisory only. Failure or refusal to
make a recommendation is considered a negative recommendation. The chairs of the senate
Finance Committee and Capital Investment Committees and the house of representatives
Capital Investment and Ways and Means Committees must also be notified whenever there
is a substantial change in a construction or major remodeling project, or in its cost.
    (b) Capital projects exempt from the requirements of this subdivision include
demolition or decommissioning of state assets, hazardous material projects, utility
infrastructure projects, environmental testing, parking lots, parking structures, park
and ride facilities, bus rapid transit stations, light rail lines, exterior lighting, fencing,
highway rest areas, truck stations, storage facilities not consisting primarily of offices or
heated work areas, roads, bridges, trails, pathways, campgrounds, athletic fields, dams,
floodwater retention systems, water access sites, harbors, sewer separation projects, water
and wastewater facilities, port development projects for which the commissioner of
transportation has entered into an assistance agreement under section 457A.04, ice centers,
a local government project with a construction cost of less than $1,500,000, or any other
capital project with a construction cost of less than $750,000.

    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16B.335, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
    Subd. 2. Other projects. All other capital projects for which a specific
appropriation is made must not proceed until the recipient undertaking the project has
notified the chairs of the senate Capital Investment and Finance Committee Committees
and the house of representatives Capital Investment and Ways and Means Committees that
the work is ready to begin. Notice is not required for capital projects needed to comply
with the Americans with Disabilities Act, for asset preservation projects to which section
16B.307 applies, or for projects funded by an agency's operating budget or by a capital
asset preservation and replacement account under section 16A.632, or a higher education
asset preservation and replacement account under section 135A.046.

    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16B.335, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
    Subd. 5. Information technology. Agency requests for construction and
remodeling funds shall include money for cost-effective information technology
investments that would enable an agency to reduce its need for office space, provide more
of its services electronically, and decentralize its operations. The Office of Enterprise
Technology must review and approve the information technology portion of construction
and major remodeling program plans before the plans are submitted to the chairs of the
senate Finance Committee and the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee
for their recommendations and the chair of the senate Capital Investment Committee and
the chair of the house of representatives Capital Investment Committee is are notified as
required by subdivision 1.

    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.144, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
    Subd. 2. Guaranteed energy-savings agreement. The commissioner may enter
into a guaranteed energy-savings agreement with a qualified provider if:
(1) the qualified provider is selected through a competitive process in accordance
with the guaranteed energy-savings program guidelines within the Department of
Administration;
(2) the qualified provider agrees to submit an engineering report prior to the
execution of the guaranteed energy-savings agreement. The cost of the engineering report
may be considered as part of the implementation costs if the commissioner enters into a
guaranteed energy-savings agreement with the provider;
(3) the term of the guaranteed energy-savings agreement shall not exceed 15 20
years from the date of final installation;
(4) the commissioner finds that the amount it would spend on the utility cost-savings
measures recommended in the engineering report will not exceed the amount to be
saved in utility operation and maintenance costs over 15 20 years from the date of
implementation of utility cost-savings measures;
(5) the qualified provider provides a written guarantee that the annual utility,
operation, and maintenance cost savings during the term of the guaranteed energy-savings
agreement will meet or exceed the annual payments due under a lease purchase agreement.
The qualified provider shall reimburse the state for any shortfall of guaranteed utility,
operation, and maintenance cost savings; and
(6) the qualified provider gives a sufficient bond in accordance with section
574.26 to the commissioner for the faithful implementation and installation of the utility
cost-savings measures.

    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.144, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
    Subd. 3. Lease purchase agreement. The commissioner may enter into a lease
purchase agreement with any party for the implementation of utility cost-savings measures
in accordance with the guaranteed energy-savings agreement. The implementation costs of
the utility cost-savings measures recommended in the engineering report shall not exceed
the amount to be saved in utility and operation and maintenance costs over the term of the
lease purchase agreement. The term of the lease purchase agreement shall not exceed 15
20 years from the date of final installation. The lease is assignable in accordance with
terms approved by the commissioner of management and budget.

    Sec. 34. [116J.434] PUBLIC BUILDING ACCESSIBILITY GRANT PROGRAM.
    Subdivision 1. Creation of account. A public building accessibility account
is created in the bond proceeds fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the
commissioner for grants under this section.
    Subd. 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
(1) "accessible" means satisfies the requirements of the State Building Code for
accessibility by persons with disabilities;
(2) "eligible project" means predesign, design, acquisition of land or an interest in
land, construction, renovation, or other improvement or betterment of a capital nature to
make a building or facility owned by a local government unit accessible or improve its
accessibility;
(3) "governing body" means the county board of commissioners, city council, or
town board of supervisors; and
(4) "local government unit" means a county, statutory or home rule charter city,
or town.
    Subd. 3. Grant program established. The commissioner shall make grants to local
government units on a first-come, first-served basis for eligible projects.
    Subd. 4. Application. A local government unit seeking a grant under this section
must apply to the commissioner in the form and manner determined by the commissioner.
The application must include:
(1) a resolution of the governing body requesting the grant and stating that the local
government unit has or will have in a timely manner the required nonstate contribution
necessary to complete the project;
(2) a detailed description of the project and cost estimate, along with necessary
supporting evidence; and
(3) any other information the commissioner determines is necessary or useful.
    Subd. 5. Maximum grant amount; match. A local unit of government must not
be awarded in aggregate more than $150,000, whether for one or more projects in one or
more years. The local government unit awarded a grant under this section must provide
at least an equal amount from nonstate sources, which may include contributions made
before the grant is awarded.

    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.65, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
    Subdivision 1. Definitions. The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
(a) "Energy conservation measure" means a training program or facility alteration
designed to reduce energy consumption or operating costs and includes:
(1) insulation of the building structure and systems within the building;
(2) storm windows and doors, caulking or weatherstripping, multiglazed windows
and doors, heat absorbing or heat reflective glazed and coated window and door
systems, additional glazing, reductions in glass area, and other window and door system
modifications that reduce energy consumption;
(3) automatic energy control systems;
(4) heating, ventilating, or air conditioning system modifications or replacements;
(5) replacement or modifications of lighting fixtures to increase the energy efficiency
of the lighting system without increasing the overall illumination of a facility, unless such
increase in illumination is necessary to conform to the applicable state or local building
code for the lighting system after the proposed modifications are made;
(6) energy recovery systems;
(7) cogeneration systems that produce steam or forms of energy such as heat, as well
as electricity, for use primarily within a building or complex of buildings;
(8) energy conservation measures that provide long-term operating cost reductions.
(b) "Guaranteed energy-savings contract" means a contract for the evaluation
and recommendations of energy conservation measures, and for one or more energy
conservation measures. The contract must provide that all payments, except obligations
on termination of the contract before its expiration, are to be made over time, but not to
exceed 15 20 years from the date of final installation, and the savings are guaranteed to
the extent necessary to make payments for the systems.
(c) "Qualified provider" means a person or business experienced in the design,
implementation, and installation of energy conservation measures. A qualified provider
to whom the contract is awarded shall give a sufficient bond to the school district for
its faithful performance.
(d) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce through the state energy
office.

    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.65, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
    Subd. 7. District action. A district may enter into a guaranteed energy-savings
contract with a qualified provider if, after review of the report and the commissioner's
evaluation if requested, or if required under section 216C.372, the board finds that the
amount it would spend on the energy conservation measures recommended in the report is
not likely to exceed the amount to be saved in energy and operation costs over 15 20 years
from the date of installation if the recommendations in the report were followed, and the
qualified provider provides a written guarantee that the energy or operating cost savings
will meet or exceed the costs of the system. The guaranteed energy-savings contract may
provide for payments over a period of time, not to exceed 15 20 years. Notwithstanding
section 123B.79, a district annually may transfer from the general fund to the reserve for
operating capital account an amount up to the amount saved in energy and operation costs
as a result of guaranteed energy-savings contracts.

    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.50, subdivision 6b, is amended to read:
    Subd. 6b. Bridge engineering and design costs in smaller cities. Until June 30,
2007, (a) The commissioner may make grants from the state transportation fund to a
home rule or statutory city with a population of 5,000 or less and a net tax capacity of
under $200,000 for design, and preliminary engineering, and construction of bridges
on city streets.
    (b) Grants under this subdivision are subject to the procedures and criteria
established under subdivisions 5 and, 6, and 7.
    (c) Grants may be used for:
    (1) 100 percent of the design and preliminary engineering costs that are in excess of
$10,000;
    (2) 100 percent of the bridge approach work costs that are in excess of $10,000; and
    (3) 100 percent of the bridge construction work costs.
    Total grants under this subdivision to all cities may not exceed $200,000.

    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
    Subd. 7. Bridge grant program requirements; rulemaking. (a) The commissioner
of transportation shall develop rules, procedures for application for grants, conditions of
grant administration, standards, and criteria as provided under subdivision 6, including
bridge specifications, in cooperation with road authorities of political subdivisions, for use
in the administration of funds appropriated to the commissioner and for the administration
of grants to subdivisions.
    (b) The maximum use of standardized bridges is encouraged. Regardless of the size
of the existing bridge, a bridge or replacement bridge is eligible for assistance from the
state transportation fund if a hydrological survey indicates that the bridge or replacement
bridge must be ten feet or more in length.
    (c) As part of the standards or rules, the commissioner shall, in consultation with
local road authorities, establish a minimum distance between any two bridges that cross
over the same river, stream, or waterway, so that only one of the bridges is eligible for a
grant under this section. As appropriate, the commissioner may establish exceptions from
the minimum distance requirement or procedures for obtaining a variance.
    (d) Political subdivisions may use grants made under this section to construct or
reconstruct bridges, including but not limited to:
    (1) matching federal aid grants to construct or reconstruct key bridges;
    (2) paying the costs to abandon an existing bridge that is deficient and in need of
replacement, but where no replacement will be made; and
    (3) paying the costs to construct a road or street to facilitate the abandonment of
an existing bridge, if the commissioner determines that the bridge is deficient, and that
construction of the road or street is more economical than replacement of the existing
bridge.
    (e) Funds appropriated to the commissioner from the Minnesota state transportation
fund shall be segregated from the highway tax user distribution fund and other funds
created by article XIV of the Minnesota Constitution.

    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216C.10, is amended to read:
216C.10 COMMISSIONER POWERS.
(a) The commissioner may:
(1) adopt rules under chapter 14 as necessary to carry out the purposes of sections
216C.05 to 216C.30;
(2) make all contracts under sections 216C.05 to 216C.30 and do all things necessary
to cooperate with the United States government, and to qualify for, accept, and disburse
any grant intended for the administration of sections 216C.05 to 216C.30;
(3) provide on-site technical assistance to units of local government in order to
enhance local capabilities for dealing with energy problems;
(4) administer for the state, energy programs under federal law, regulations, or
guidelines, and coordinate the programs and activities with other state agencies, units of
local government, and educational institutions;
(5) develop a state energy investment plan with yearly energy conservation and
alternative energy development goals, investment targets, and marketing strategies;
(6) perform market analysis studies relating to conservation, alternative and
renewable energy resources, and energy recovery;
(7) assist with the preparation of proposals for innovative conservation, renewable,
alternative, or energy recovery projects;
(8) manage and disburse funds made available for the purpose of research studies
or demonstration projects related to energy conservation or other activities deemed
appropriate by the commissioner;
(9) intervene in certificate of need proceedings before the Public Utilities
Commission;
(10) collect fees from recipients of loans, grants, or other financial aid from money
received from litigation or settlement of alleged violations of federal petroleum-pricing
regulations, which fees must be used to pay the department's costs in administering those
financial aids; and
(11) collect fees from proposers and operators of conservation and other
energy-related programs that are reviewed, evaluated, or approved by the department,
other than proposers that are political subdivisions or community or nonprofit
organizations, to cover the department's cost in making the reviewal, evaluation, or
approval and in developing additional programs for others to operate.; and
(12) fix, charge, and collect fees from state agencies, units of local government,
education institutions, and others that use the department's technical support services
during a guaranteed energy savings program contract under sections 16C.144, 123B.65,
and 471.345, or during an energy improvement financing program for local governments
under section 216C.43, to make those services self-funding, or to cover administrative
costs to make grants under section 216C.372. An energy performance contracting fund is
established as a special revenue account in the state treasury. Fees collected and interest,
dividends, and any other earnings arising from fund assets must be credited to the fund.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner is designated the state agent to
apply for, receive, and accept federal or other funds made available to the state for the
purposes of sections 216C.05 to 216C.30.

    Sec. 40. [216C.371] DEFINITIONS.
    Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of this section and section 216C.372, the
following terms have the meanings given them.
    Subd. 2. Capital improvement. "Capital improvement" means the acquisition or
betterment of public land, buildings, and other public improvements of a capital nature,
as permitted by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, clause (a). It does not
include repair or maintenance.
    Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce.
    Subd. 3. Energy audit. "Energy audit" has the meaning given in section 216C.435,
subdivision 4.
    Subd. 4. Energy improvement. "Energy improvement" means a capital
improvement to renovate or retrofit a school building that results in a net reduction in
energy consumption without altering the principal source of energy.
    Subd. 5. Engineering report. "Engineering report" has the meaning given in
section 16C.144, subdivision 1, paragraph (k).
    Subd. 6. School building. "School building" means a permanent structure owned
by and used for school district purposes that has a permanently installed heating or
cooling system.
    Subd. 7. School district. "School district" means a public independent, common,
special, or intermediate school district or a charter school.
    Subd. 8. Statewide greenhouse gas emissions. "Statewide greenhouse gas
emissions" has the meaning given in section 216H.01, subdivision 2.

    Sec. 41. [216C.372] SCHOOL ENERGY CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM.
    Subdivision 1. Grant program established. A school energy conservation grant
program account is established in the bond proceeds fund to receive appropriations of state
bond proceeds. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of commerce to
make grants to school districts for energy improvements as provided in this section.
    Subd. 2. Purpose. The school energy conservation grant program is created to
provide financial assistance to school districts to make energy improvements in school
buildings that reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions and improve indoor air quality
in schools.
    Subd. 3. Grants, match required. The commissioner shall make energy
improvement grants for up to 50 percent of total project costs on a first-come, first-served
basis. A grantee may apply towards the school district's share of the total project costs the
amount that the school district spent on the energy audit or engineering report, and any
amounts it spends to implement energy audit or engineering report recommendations that
are part of the overall project but that are not eligible under this section.
    Subd. 4. Applications. (a) A school district must apply to the commissioner in
the manner and on forms prescribed by the commissioner. An applicant must provide
the following information:
    (1) the name and contact information for the school district and the persons
responsible for grant administration and project implementation;
    (2) the estimated total cost of the energy improvements and the grant amount sought;
    (3) a description of the energy improvements;
    (4) the proposed sources of matching funds, including, a copy of the proposed
guaranteed energy-savings contract or lease-purchase agreement if the source of matching
funds is a guaranteed energy-savings contract entered into under section 16C.144 or
section 123B.54, or a lease-purchase agreement entered into under section 16C.144;
    (5) the results of an energy audit conducted by an independent contractor, or an
engineering report prepared by a contractor qualified through section 16C.144 or section
216C.43, estimating the energy savings that will be realized as a result of the project;
    (6) a description of the projected improvements in indoor air quality achieved as
a result of the project, if applicable; and
    (7) any additional information requested by the commissioner.
    (b) A school district may, in consultation with the commissioner, evaluate the use
of the guaranteed energy-savings program outlined in section 16C.144 or an energy
improvement financing program for local governments outlined in section 216C.43 before
making an application for the school energy conservation loan program.
    Subd. 5. Commissioner review. The commissioner shall review applications filed
under this section and shall notify a school district in writing of the decision to approve or
disapprove the application. If the commissioner disapproves an application, the notice
shall state the reasons why the application was disapproved. If an approved application
includes a proposed guaranteed energy-savings contract or lease-purchase agreement as
a source of matching funds, the notice shall contain the commissioner's comments and
recommendations regarding the provisions of the guaranteed energy-savings contract or
lease-purchase agreement.
    Subd. 6. Biennial report. The commissioner shall report by February 1 of each
even-numbered year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees of
the house of representatives and senate with jurisdiction over energy policy, education
finance, and capital investment. The report must identify the school districts and school
buildings in which projects have been financed through the program, the amount of the
grants, the total project costs, the estimated and, if possible, measured energy savings and
greenhouse gas emissions reductions, the demand for and availability of grant money, and
any other information the commissioner determines would be useful to the legislature.
The commissioner shall also submit the report as required in section 3.195.

    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 240A.09, is amended to read:
240A.09 PLAN DEVELOPMENT; CRITERIA.
    The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission shall develop a plan to promote the
development of proposals for new statewide public ice facilities including proposals for
ice centers and matching grants based on the criteria in this section.
    (a) For ice center proposals, the commission will give priority to proposals that
come from more than one local government unit. Institutions of higher education are not
eligible to receive a grant.
    (b) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, the
commission is encouraged to give priority to the following proposals:
    (1) proposals for renovation and indoor air quality improvements at an existing
indoor ice arena;
    (1) (2) proposals for construction of two or more ice sheets in a single new facility;
    (2) (3) proposals for construction of an additional sheet of ice at an existing ice center;
    (3) (4) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice as part of a sports
complex with multiple sports facilities; and
    (4) (5) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice that will be expanded
to a two-sheet facility in the future.
    (c) The commission shall administer a site selection process for the ice centers. The
commission shall invite proposals from cities or counties or consortia of cities. A proposal
for an ice center must include matching contributions including in-kind contributions of
land, access roadways and access roadway improvements, and necessary utility services,
landscaping, and parking.
    (d) Proposals for ice centers and matching grants must provide for meeting the
demand for ice time for female groups by offering up to 50 percent of prime ice time, as
needed, to female groups. For purposes of this section, prime ice time means the hours
of 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays
and Sundays.
    (e) The location for all proposed facilities must be in areas of maximum
demonstrated interest and must maximize accessibility to an arterial highway.
    (f) To the extent possible, all proposed facilities must be dispersed equitably, must
be located to maximize potential for full utilization and profitable operation, and must
accommodate noncompetitive family and community skating for all ages.
    (g) The commission may also use the money to upgrade current facilities, purchase
girls' ice time, or conduct amateur women's hockey and other ice sport tournaments.
    (h) To the extent possible, 50 percent of all grants must be awarded to communities
in greater Minnesota.
    (i) To the extent possible, technical assistance shall be provided to Minnesota
communities by the commission on ice arena planning, design, redesign, installation,
renovation of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems, and operation, including
the marketing of ice time.
    (j) A grant for new facilities may not exceed $250,000.
    (k) The commission may make grants for rehabilitation and renovation. A
rehabilitation or renovation grant may not exceed $100,000 $200,000. Priority must be
given to grant applications for indoor air quality improvements, including zero emission
ice resurfacing equipment and the upgrading of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
systems which may include electronic indoor air monitoring devices.
    (l) Grant money may be used for ice centers designed for sports other than hockey.
    (m) Grant money may be used to upgrade existing facilities to comply with the
bleacher safety requirements of section 326B.112.

    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section the following terms have
the meanings given them in this subdivision.
    (b) "Debt service" means the amount payable in any fiscal year of principal,
premium, if any, and interest on nonprofit housing bonds and the fees, charges, and
expenses related to the bonds.
    (c) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
    (d) "Nonprofit housing bonds" means bonds issued by the agency under chapter
462A that are "qualified 501(c)(3) bonds" (within the meaning of Section 145(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code), finance qualified residential rental projects within the meaning of
Section 142(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, or are not "private activity bonds" (within
the meaning of Section 141(a) of the Internal Revenue Code), for the purpose of financing
or refinancing affordable housing authorized under this chapter.
    (e) "Permanent supportive housing" means housing that is not time-limited and
provides or coordinates with linkages to services necessary for residents to maintain
housing stability and maximize opportunities for education and employment.

    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given.
(b) "Abandoned property" has the meaning given in section 117.025, subdivision 5.
(c) "Community land trust" means an entity that meets the requirements of section
462A.31, subdivisions 1 and 2.
(d) "Debt service" means the amount payable in any fiscal year of principal,
premium, if any, and interest on housing infrastructure bonds and the fees, charges, and
expenses related to the bonds.
(e) "Foreclosed property" means residential property where foreclosure proceedings
have been initiated or have been completed and title transferred or where title is transferred
in lieu of foreclosure.
(f) "Housing infrastructure bonds" means bonds issued by the agency under this
chapter that are qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, within the meaning of Section 145(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code, finance qualified residential rental projects within the meaning of
Section 142(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, or are tax-exempt bonds that are not private
activity bonds, within the meaning of Section 141(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, for the
purpose of financing or refinancing affordable housing authorized under this chapter.
(g) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(h) "Supportive housing" means housing that is not time-limited and provides or
coordinates with linkages to services necessary for residents to maintain housing stability
and maximize opportunities for education and employment.

    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
    Subd. 2a. Additional authorization. In addition to the amount authorized in
subdivision 2, the agency may issue up to $35,000,000 of housing infrastructure bonds in
one or more series to which the payments made under this section may be pledged.

    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
    Subd. 5. Additional appropriation. (a) The agency must certify annually to the
commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of annual debt service on
each series of bonds issued under subdivision 2a.
(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2014 and through 2033, if any housing infrastructure
bonds issued under subdivision 2a remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under
section 462A.21, subdivision 32, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed
$2,590,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
(c) The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds the
payments to be made by the state under this section.

    Sec. 47. Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 22, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws 2005,
chapter 20, article 1, section 43, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center

3,000,000

To design, renovate, construct, furnish,
and equip ancillary support and program
facilities, including improvements to basic
infrastructure,such as sanitary and storm
sewer and water lines, public streets,
curb, gutter, street lights, or sidewalks, to
make improvements for building envelope
and structural integrity for the purposes
of stabilizing the buildings for sale, for
hazardous materials abatement, and for
demolition that will facilitate the relocation
of the facility's ancillary support, treatment,
and residential programs from the Kirkbride
buildings and of all or portions of surplus,
nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities
and infrastructure or to renovate surplus,
nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities and
infrastructure to facilitate the disposition
redevelopment of the Fergus Falls Regional
Treatment Center campus. If the property
is sold or transferred to a local unit of
government, the unspent portion of this
appropriation may be granted to the local
unit of government that acquires the campus
for the purposes stated in this subdivision.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642, the bond sale authorization and
appropriation of bond proceeds in this
subdivision are available until December 31,
2016.

    Sec. 48. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 20, subdivision 3, as amended by
Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 47, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.Systemwide Redevelopment, Reuse, or Demolition

17,600,000

To demolish or improve surplus,
nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities and
infrastructure at Department of Human
Services campuses statewide.
(a) Up to $8,600,000 may be used to
predesign, design, construct, furnish,
and equip renovation of existing space
or construction of new space for skilled
nursing home capacity for forensic treatment
programs operated by state-operated services
on the campus of St. Peter Regional
Treatment Center.
(b) $4,000,000 may be used to prepare
and develop a site, including demolition of
buildings and infrastructure, to implement
the redevelopment and reuse of the
Ah-Gwah-Ching Regional Treatment Center
campus. If the property is sold or transferred
to a local unit of government, the unspent
portion of this appropriation may be granted
to the local unit of government that acquires
the campus for the purposes stated in this
subdivision.
Up to $400,000 may be used for a grant
to the city of Walker to connect the water
reservoir to the city.
(c) $1,000,000 may be used to renovate one
or more buildings for chemical dependency
treatment specializing in methamphetamine
addiction, and demolish buildings, on the
Willmar Regional Treatment Center campus.
If the property is sold or transferred to a local
unit of government, the unspent portion of
this appropriation may be granted to the local
unit of government that acquires the campus
for the purposes stated in this subdivision.
(d) Up to $2,210,000 may be spent by the
commissioner of finance to retire municipal
bonds issued by the city of Fergus Falls
and to retire interfund loans incurred by the
city of Fergus Falls in connection with the
waste incinerator and steam heating facility
at the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment
Center. $447,610 of unexpended nonsalary
money from state-operated services may be
transferred as a grant to the city of Fergus
Falls to retire interfund loans incurred by the
city of Fergus Falls in connection with the
waste incinerator and steam heating facility
at the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment
Center. This money is only available upon
satisfactory completion of implementation of
the final master plan agreement, as approved
by the Department of Administration, the
Department of Human Services, and the city
of Fergus Falls.
(e) Up to $400,000 may be used for a grant
to the city of Fergus Falls for hazardous
materials abatement, improvements to
basic infrastructure, including sanitary and
storm sewer and water lines, public streets,
curb, gutter, street lights, or sidewalks, to
make improvements for building envelope
and structural integrity for the purposes
of stabilizing the buildings for sale, and
to demolish all or portions of surplus,
nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities
and infrastructure or to renovate surplus,
nonfunctional, or deteriorated facilities and
infrastructure to facilitate redevelopment of
the city's waste-to-energy incineration plant
located on the grounds of the Fergus Falls
Regional Treatment Center campus.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642, the bond sale authorization and
appropriation of bond proceeds in this
paragraph are available until December 31,
2016.
(f) The provisions, terms, and conditions of
any grant made by the director of the Office of
Environmental Assistance under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 115A, to the city of Fergus
Falls for the waste incinerator steam heating
facility that supports the Fergus Falls
Regional Treatment Center and that may
come into effect as a result of the incinerator
and facility being closed, are hereby waived.

    Sec. 49. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 12, as amended by
Laws 2006, chapter 171, section 2, Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 50, and Laws 2010,
chapter 189, section 47, is amended to read:

Subd. 12. Bioscience Development

18,500,000

For grants to political subdivisions to
predesign, design, acquire, construct, furnish,
and equip publicly owned infrastructure
required to support bioscience development
in this state.
$2,500,000 is for a grant to the city of
Worthington. The $313,947.17 remaining
from this appropriation, which was reported
to the legislature according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642, subdivision 1,
on January 2, 2013, is reauthorized and
does not cancel under the terms of that
subdivision. The bond sale authorization
and appropriation of bond proceeds for
this project are available until December
31, 2016, and also may be used to design,
construct, furnish, and equip a laboratory
and technology training center on the site
supported by the infrastructure.
$14,000,000 cumulatively is for grants to the
counties of Ramsey and Anoka for public
improvements to the portion of County Road
J located within each county, and for road and
bridge improvement costs at marked Trunk
Highway 36 and Rice Street in Ramsey
County in support of bioscience business
development. This amount may be used to
repay loans the proceeds of which were used
for the public improvement. The grants to
the individual counties shall be in amounts
proportionate to the individual counties' costs
associated with the public improvements.
$2,000,000 is for bioscience business
development public infrastructure grants
under new Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.435 .

    Sec. 50. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws
2008, chapter 179, section 64, and Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section
30, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.Metropolitan Regional Parks Capital Improvements

35,362,000

For the cost of improvements and betterments
of a capital nature and acquisition by the
council and local government units of
regional recreational open-space lands in
accordance with the council's policy plan
as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
473.147 . Priority must be given to park
rehabilitation and land acquisition projects.
$300,000 is for a grant to the city of
Bloomington for environmental analysis
and review, design, and construction of a
multimodal trail connection across or through
Long Meadow Lake in the vicinity of the old
Cedar Avenue bridge and for development
of a segment of the Minnesota Valley State
Trail from Fort Snelling State Park to the
Long Meadow Lake crossing to serve as
a hiking and bicycling trail connection to
renovate and restore, or to replace, the Old
Cedar Avenue Bridge for bicycle commuters
and recreational users. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
bond sale authorization and appropriation of
bond proceeds for this project are available
until December 31, 2017.
$6,000,000 is for a grant to the county of
Dakota to acquire land for a regional park
and wildlife area adjacent to the Vermillion
Highlands Research, Recreation, and Wildlife
Management Area in Dakota County.
$1,800,000 is for a grant to the city of
Minneapolis to complete land acquisition for
and construction of the Cedar Lake Trail.
$3,500,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis
Park and Recreation Board to design,
construct, furnish, and equip a new cultural
and community center in the East Phillips
neighborhood in Minneapolis.
$250,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis
Park and Recreation Board to predesign
completion of the Grand Rounds National
Scenic Byway by providing a link between
northeast Minneapolis on Stinson Avenue and
Southeast Minneapolis at East River Road.
$2,500,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis
Park and Recreation Board to mitigate
flooding at Lake of the Isles in the city
of Minneapolis. The grant must be used
for shoreline stabilization and restoration,
dredging, wetland replacement, and other
infrastructure improvements necessary to
deal with the 1997 flood damage and to
prevent future flooding.
$321,000 is for a grant to Ramsey County
to construct a bicycle and pedestrian trail on
the north side of Lower Afton Road between
Century Avenue and McKnight Road in the
city of Maplewood. This appropriation is
not available until the commissioner has
determined that at least an equal amount has
been committed from nonstate sources.
$9,000,000 is for a grant to the city of St.
Paul to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
equip, and redevelop infrastructure at the
Como Zoo.
$2,500,000 is for a grant to the city of St.
Paul to acquire land for and to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip river
park development and redevelopment
infrastructure in National Great River Park
along the Mississippi River in St. Paul.
$2,000,000 is for a grant to the city of
South St. Paul for the closure, capping, and
remediation of approximately 80 acres of
the Port Crosby construction and demolition
debris landfill in South St. Paul, as the fifth
phase of converting the land into parkland,
and to restore approximately 80 acres of
riverfront land along the Mississippi River.
$191,000 is for a grant to the city of White
Bear Lake to construct the Lake Avenue
Regional Trail connecting Highway 96
Regional Trail with Ramsey Beach.

    Sec. 51. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 18, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.Systemwide Redevelopment, Reuse, or Demolition

5,000,000

To abate hazardous materials, design,
construct, or improve basic infrastructure,
including sanitary and storm sewer and
water lines, public streets, curb, gutter, street
lights, or sidewalks, to make improvements
for building envelope and structural
integrity for the purposes of stabilizing the
buildings for sale, demolish all or portions
of surplus, nonfunctional, or deteriorated
facilities and infrastructure or to renovate
surplus, nonfunctional, or deteriorated
facilities and infrastructure at to facilitate
redevelopment of Department of Human
Services campuses that the commissioner
of administration is authorized to convey
to a local unit of government under Laws
2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 46, or
other law. These projects must facilitate the
redevelopment or reuse of these campuses
and must be implemented consistent with
the comprehensive redevelopment plans
developed and approved under Laws 2003,
First Special Session chapter 14, article 6,
section 64, subdivision 2, unless expressly
provided otherwise. If a surplus campus
is sold or transferred to a local unit of
government, unspent portions of this
appropriation may be granted to that local
unit of government for the purposes stated in
this subdivision. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond sale
authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds in this subdivision are available
until December 31, 2016.

    Sec. 52. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 7, subdivision 26, as amended by Laws 2009,
chapter 7, section 1, is amended to read:

Subd. 26.Regional and Local Park Grants

1,621,000

An appropriation in this subdivision is not
available unless a covenant is placed, or has
been placed, on the land to keep the land as a
public park in perpetuity.
$492,000 is for a grant to Stearns County to
acquire 23 acres of land adjacent to Warner
Lake Park in Stearns County to serve as part
of the Central Minnesota Parks and Trails.
$500,000 is for a grant to Chisago City
to acquire land for the creation of Ojiketa
Regional Park in Chisago County.
$129,000 is for a grant to the city of
Ortonville to construct improvements of
a capital nature at the Minnesota River
Regional Park in the city of Ortonville.
$500,000 is for a grant to the city of Sartell
to acquire up to 68 acres of land located
along the Sauk River near the confluence of
the Mississippi to serve as part of the Central
Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails. This
appropriation, which was reported to the
legislature according to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, subdivision 1, on January
2, 2013, is reauthorized and does not cancel
under the terms of that subdivision. The
bond sale authorization and appropriation of
bond proceeds for this project are available
until December 31, 2016.

    Sec. 53. Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 21, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.Bioscience Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant Program

9,000,000

For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.435 .
$3,500,000 is for public infrastructure,
including land acquisition, to support a
private research park within a designated
bioscience subzone that is adjacent to and
complementary to research facilities of
a college or university. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
bond sale authorization and appropriation of
bond proceeds for this project are available
until June 30, 2015.
$1,000,000 is for a grant to the city of
Worthington for public infrastructure to
support an agricultural-based bioscience
training and testing center for incubator firms
developing new agricultural processes and
products.

    Sec. 54. Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws
2010, chapter 189, section 58, and Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section
36, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.Old Cedar Avenue Bridge

2,000,000

For a grant to the city of Bloomington for
environmental analysis and review, design,
and construction of a multimodal trail
connection across or through Long Meadow
Lake in the vicinity of the old Cedar Avenue
Bridge and for development of a segment of
the Minnesota Valley State Trail from Fort
Snelling State Park to the Long Meadow Lake
crossing to renovate and restore, or to replace,
the old Cedar Avenue Bridge for bicycle
commuters and recreational users. This
appropriation is added to the appropriation
in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17,
subdivision 8, as amended. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
bond sale authorization and appropriation of
bond proceeds for this project are available
until December 31, 2017.

    Sec. 55. Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 22, the effective date, as amended by
Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 38, is amended to read:
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment
and expires July 1, 2013.

    Sec. 56. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 16, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2011,
First Special Session chapter 12, section 45, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.Metropolitan Regional Parks and Trails Capital Improvements

(a) Metropolitan Council Priorities

10,500,000

For the cost of improvements and betterments
of a capital nature and acquisition by the
council and local government units of
regional recreational open-space lands in
accordance with the council's policy plan
as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
473.147 . Priority must be given to park
rehabilitation and land acquisition projects.
This appropriation must not be used to
purchase easements.

(b) Como Zoo

11,000,000

For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip phase 2
renovation of exhibits at the Como Zoo.

(d) Old Cedar Avenue Bridge

1,000,000

For a grant to the city of Bloomington for
environmental analysis and review, design,
and construction of a multimodal trail
connection across or through Long Meadow
Lake in the vicinity of the Old Cedar Avenue
Bridge and for development of a segment of
the Minnesota Valley State Trail from Fort
Snelling State Park to the Long Meadow
Lake crossing to renovate and restore, or to
replace, the old Cedar Avenue Bridge for
bicycle commuters and recreational users.
The city of Bloomington must consult with
the city of Eagan and Dakota County on
the renovation project. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
bond sale authorization and appropriation of
bond proceeds for this project are available
until December 31, 2017.
This appropriation is added to the
appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 365,
section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by this
act.

(f) Rock Island Bridge Park and Trail Development

1,000,000

For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights
for park and trail development on the west
bank of the Mississippi River in Dakota
County at the site of Mississippi River Bridge
JAR 5600, commonly known as the Rock
Island Bridge. Any park or trails developed
with this appropriation must connect with
any local, regional, or state trails in the
vicinity, and the historic Rock Island Bridge.

(i) Veterans Memorial Parks

2,000,000

For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board to: (1) design and construct
an appropriate monument in Sheridan
Veterans Memorial Park on the Mississippi
River in Minneapolis to memorialize the war
service of Minnesota veterans of all wars;
and (2) match money provided by Hennepin
County to restore the flagpole monument
and plaza, and make other infrastructure
improvements of a capital nature for the
Veterans of World War I Victory Memorial
Parkway, consistent with Hennepin County's
planned infrastructure improvements.

    Sec. 57. Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 3, section 3, subdivision 6, as amended by
Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 6, section 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.Transfers In

(a) The amounts appropriated from the
agency indirect costs account in the special
revenue fund are reduced by $328,000 in
fiscal year 2010 and $462,000 in fiscal year
2011, and those amounts must be transferred
to the general fund by June 30, 2011. The
appropriation reductions are onetime.
(b) The commissioner of management and
budget shall transfer $48,000,000 in fiscal
year 2011 from the closed landfill investment
fund in Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.421,
to the general fund. The commissioner shall
transfer $12,000,000 $2,000,000 on July 1
in each of the years 2014, 2015, 2016, and
2017 $15,000,000 in each of the years 2015
and 2016, and $16,000,000 in 2017 from the
general fund to the closed landfill investment
fund. For each transfer to the closed landfill
investment fund, the commissioner shall
determine the total amount of interest and
other earnings that would have accrued to
the fund if the transfers to the general fund
under this paragraph had not been made and
add this amount to the transfer. The amounts
necessary for these transfers are appropriated
from the general fund in the fiscal years
specified for the transfers.

    Sec. 58. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 10, is amended to read:

Sec. 10. ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY

$

5,659,000

To the commissioner of administration
to predesign, design, construct, renovate,
furnish, and equip certain existing state data
center facilities and decommission certain
other existing state data center for the purpose
of decommissioning and repurposing or for
maximizing capacity and utilization of such
facilities.

    Sec. 59. CAPITOL RESTORATION; COLLECTION OF RENT.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.24, subdivision 5, paragraph (d),
the commissioner of administration shall not collect rent to recover bond interest costs or
building depreciation costs for any appropriations utilized for the restoration of the State
Capitol campus, between calendar years 2012 and 2017.

    Sec. 60. HARAMBEE COMMUNITY SCHOOL TRANSITION.
    Subdivision 1. Facilities. Notwithstanding the specified uses of state general
obligation bond proceeds appropriated in this act and Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 14,
subdivision 7, the real and personal property owned by the Joint Powers District No. 6067,
East Metro Integration District, in Roseville, known as the Harambee community school,
may be conveyed to Independent School District No. 623, Roseville, for operation of a
school facility that serves students in any grade from early education through grade 12.
    Subd. 2. Student enrollment. A student enrolled in the Harambee community
school during the 2012-2013 school year may continue to enroll in the Harambee
community school in any subsequent year. For the 2013-2014 school year and later, other
students may apply for enrollment to the school at any time in the method and manner
prescribed by the board of Independent School District No. 623, Roseville.
    Subd. 3. Compensatory revenue. For the 2013-2014 school year only, the
Department of Education must calculate compensatory revenue for the Harambee
community school based on the fall 2012 enrollment counts.
    Subd. 4. Year-round programming. Harambee community school may operate as
a flexible learning year program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.12 to 124D.127.
    Subd. 5. Pupil transportation. The board may transport pupils enrolled in the
2012-2013 school year to and from the Harambee community school in succeeding school
years regardless of the student's district of residence. Pupil transportation expenses under
this section are reimbursable under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.87.

    Sec. 61. REPEALER; APPLICATION.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.433, is repealed. Notwithstanding the repeal
of Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.433, money appropriated for the purposes of the
program in Laws 2012, chapter 293, section 21, subdivision 5, before the effective date of
the repeal must be administered as provided in law before the repeal.

    Sec. 62. EFFECTIVE DATE.
    This article is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 2

DISASTER RELIEF

    Section 1. APPROPRIATION; DISASTER AID.
$1,500,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of public
safety for the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.15, subdivision 1,
to match federal disaster assistance for the severe winter storm that occurred April 9,
2013, through April 11, 2013, in the area designated under Presidential Declaration of a
Major Disaster FEMA-4113-DR, whether included in the original declaration or added
later by federal government action. This appropriation is available for expenditure the
day following final enactment. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, this
appropriation is available until June 30, 2016.
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

    Sec. 2. FEMA MATCH 2012; REDUCED.
The appropriation from the general fund in Laws 2012, First Special Session chapter
1, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, is reduced by $1,500,000.
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.