Legislative Session number- 83

Bill Name: SF0002

E Relating to capital improvements ARTICLE 1 � CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTSAuthorizing
spending to acquire and better public land and buildings +and other public
improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; +providing a summary
of appropriations to certain departments and agencies; +appropriating money to
the board of regents of the university of Minnesota to +renovate Jones hall,
construct the translational research facility and design a +teaching and
technology center on the Minneapolis campus, to renovate and upgrade +the
veterinary diagnostic laboratory on the St. Paul campus, to renovate +and equip
the social science building on the Morris campus and to construct +facilities at
certain research and outreach centers, to the board of trustees of +the
Minnesota state colleges and universities for higher education asset
preservation and replacement (HEAPR) and certain improvements at the +Dakota,
Hennepin, Northwest, South Central, Southeast and St. Cloud technical+ colleges,
the Fergus Falls and Inver Hills community colleges, the Lake +Superior,
Minnesota West and Ridgewater community and technical colleges, +Bemidji,
Mankato, Southwest and St. Cloud state universities and the Northeast+ higher
education district and to acquire real property near college and +university
campuses from willing sellers, to the commissioner of children, +families and
learning (CFL) for a magnet school grant to the west metro education +program
joint powers board for the Southwest integration magnet school in St.+ Louis
Park, for library access grants and for grants to the city of +Minneapolis for a
new planetarium, to the city of St. Paul for an Asian community +center and a
Paul and Sheila Wellstone center for community building, to Hennepin+ county
for the Colin Powell youth leadership center in Minneapolis and to +the city of
Moorhead for the Trollwood arts village and for early childhood +learning and
child protection facilities grants, to the commissioner of natural +resources
(DNR) for state park and recreation area acquisition and +improvements, for
metro and regional park grants, for reforestation, for state forest +and trail
acquisition and development, for metro greenways and natural and +scenic areas
acquisition and betterment grants, for grants to certain rural water +systems,
for certain dam improvements, for flood hazard mitigation grants, for+ stream
protection and restoration, for public water access acquisition and development,
for the Lake Superior safe harbor, for fisheries +acquisition and improvement,
for acquisition of native prairie bank easements and for+ a grant to the city of
Wabasha to construct the national eagle center, to the+ office of environmental
assistance (OEA) for solid waste capital assistance +grants, to the board of
water and soil resources (BOWSR) for reinvest in +Minnesota (RIM) conservation
easements, for the shoreland protection program, for +wetland replacement and
for grants to area II Minnesota River basin projects +for construction of the
LQP-25/Lazarus Creek floodwater retention project+ and to the city of Stillwater
for improvements on Brown's Creek, to the +commissioner of administration for
expansion of the department of agriculture +greenhouse on the Metropolitan state
university campus, to the Minnesota zoological+ gardens for the gateway to the
north trail master plan, to the commissioner +of administration to renovate the
residence of the governor and to +predesign a government services facility in
Olmsted county, to the amateur sports commission for a sports conference center,
for the national +volleyball center in the city of Rochester and for the Mount
Itasca biathlon training +facility, to the commissioner of administration for
grants to the city of +Bloomington for a public arts facility, to Hennepin
county for expansion of the +children's theatre company facility and to the city
of Minneapolis for a new +Guthrie theater, to the adjutant general for a camp
Ripley antiterrorism +facility, to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for
local road improvements,+ for town road sign replacement, for a grant to the
city of Duluth for +restoration of the aerial lift bridge, for port development
assistance and freight +access improvement grants, for greater Minnesota transit
facilities, for the+ North Star commuter rail line, for the statewide radio
communications +system and for the DM&E working group, to the metropolitan
council for the livable +communities grant program and to design the central
corridor bus transitway, to +the commissioner of health for certain dental
clinics, to the +commissioner of administration for improvements at the Brainerd
regional treatment +center (RTC), for the People, Inc. north side community
support program and +for a grant to the city of Bayport to complete construction
of the sewer +system, to the commissioner of trade and economic development
(DTED) for certain redevelopment account projects, for the wastewater and
greater +Minnesota business development infrastructure grants programs and for
grants to+ the city of Fairmont for the Winnebago avenue sports complex, to
Itasca county+ for the children's discovery museum, to the city of Minneapolis
for +empowerment zone projects, to the city of Olivia for the Minnesota center
for +agricultural innovation, to the city of St. Cloud for expansion of the
civic +center and to the city of St. Paul for preservation of the Roy Wilkins
center, to +complete contamination remediation on Phalen boulevard and to
construct a +public park on Raspberry island for the 2004 renaissance project,
to the iron range +resources and rehabilitation board (IRRRB) for the Mesabi
trail station, to the+ Minnesota historical society for county and local
preservation grants and for +grants to Jackson county for historic Fort Belmont,
to the New Brighton area +historical society for Long Lake regional park history
center renovation and to +the city of Pipestone for certain improvements to the
Pipestone county museum +and to the commissioner of finance for bond sale
expenses; authorizing the +issuance of state bonds for the projects and
specifying certain debt service +payment responsibilities of the university of
Minnesota board of regents and +the MnSCU board of trustees; clarifying and
specifying the authorized uses of a+ certain prior appropriation to the
metropolitan council for the northwest +busway and granting the council the
powers of Hennepin county for the use of +design build specifications ARTICLE 2
� ROSEAU FLOOD APPROPRIATIONSAppropriating money to the commissioner of trade
and economic +development (DTED) for transfer to the Minnesota investment fund
for grants to +local government units for grants or loan programs for businesses
directly +and adversely affected by flooding in the DR-1419 area and for safe
+rehabilitation of buildings in the area damaged by petroleum tank releases, to
the +public facilities authority for grants to local government units to assist
+with the cost of rehabilitation and replacement of publicly owned
+infrastructure and to the city of Roseau to relocate the flood damaged city
hall, +auditorium, library, museum and police department, to the housing finance
agency +(HFA) for the economic development and housing challenge program, to the
+commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for flood hazard mitigation grants to
the +city of Roseau and other local government units in the DR-1419 area, to the
commissioner of transportation (DOT) for grants to local government +units for
flood damaged road or bridge rehabilitation, replacement or +reconstruction
costs and to Polk county to repair a certain structure on highway +#220 damaged
by flooding; authorizing the issuance of state bonds for the projects (ja)