1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; amending prior appropriations for capital 
1.3 	improvement projects; authorizing the conveyance of state lands; establishing a 
1.4 	targeted community capital project grant program; requiring reports; appropriating 
1.5 	money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 469.53; Laws 2009, chapter 
1.6 	93, article 1, section 14, subdivision 3, as amended; Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 
1.7 	1, sections 21, subdivisions 21, 23, as amended; 22, subdivision 5, as amended; 
1.8 	Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, sections 7, subdivision 2; 
1.9 	15, subdivision 3, as amended; 20, subdivisions 8, 14, 15; Laws 2018, chapter 
1.10 	214, article 1, sections 16, subdivision 2, as amended; 17, subdivision 6; 18, 
1.11 	subdivisions 3, 4; 21, subdivisions 16, 28, as amended; 22, subdivision 6; Laws 
1.12 	2019, chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5; Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session 
1.13 	chapter 3, article 1, sections 7, subdivisions 3, 18; 13, subdivision 5; 16, 
1.14 	subdivisions 5, 7, 15, 36; 20, subdivisions 5, 7; 21, subdivisions 14, 20, 23, 37, 
1.15 	44, 47; 22, subdivisions 6, 8, 18, 19, 21, 23, 28, 30, 33; article 2, section 2, 
1.16 	subdivisions 2, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
1.17 	116J.
1.18 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.19 	ARTICLE 1
1.20 	AMENDMENTS TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS

1.21 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 469.53, is amended to read:
1.22 	469.53 REGIONAL EXCHANGE DISTRICT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE 
1.23 	PROJECTS.
1.24 	(a) The following projects shall be eligible for state appropriation support payments 
1.25 	upon approval by the Duluth City Council. Costs may be reimbursed for eligible projects 
1.26 	that begin construction prior to September 30, 2020, but in no case may the total state 
1.27 	payment per project exceed the amount established in this section. Eligible costs for the 
1.28 	projects in this paragraph may include expenditures as defined in section 469.54, subdivision 
2.1 	1, including but not limited to planning, acquisition, predesign, design, construction, site 
2.2 	preparation, demolition costs, furnishing, and equipping. Eligible projects include:
2.3 	(1) two levels of expansiondemolition and replacement of a skywalk connected to an 
2.4 	existing medical district parking ramp and skywalk replacement in an amount not to exceed 
2.5 	$13,010,000 $2,100,000, including any land acquisition;
2.6 	(2) a ramp with up to 1,400 new parking stalls and a skywalk to serve medical entity 
2.7 	west in an amount not to exceed $36,400,000 $37,900,000, including any land acquisition;
2.8 	(3) extension of 6th Avenue East from 2nd Street to 1st Street in an amount not to exceed 
2.9 	$5,900,000 $6,650,000, including any land acquisition;
2.10 	(4) demolition of existing hospital structure for site reuse, to accomplish the purposes 
2.11 	in section 469.51, subdivision 2, in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 $11,820,000;
2.12 	(5) roadway, utility, and site improvements and capacity upgrades to support medical 
2.13 	entity west hospital construction in an amount not to exceed $11,410,000 $13,950,000;
2.14 	(6) district energy connections, capacity enhancement, and a pressure pump station, and 
2.15 	district energy utility improvements outside of the district reasonably necessary and 
2.16 	advantageous to services developments within the district in an amount not to exceed 
2.17 	$7,000,000; and
2.18 	(7) a ramp with up to 400 new parking stalls to serve medical entity east in an amount 
2.19 	not to exceed $14,000,000.; and
2.20 	(8) site improvements made upon private property and within the public realm, including 
2.21 	retaining walls, public sidewalks, public stairs, and other related infrastructure, necessary 
2.22 	to support medical entity west hospital construction in an amount not less than $1,300,000 
2.23 	or in excess of $4,300,000.
2.24 	(b) Upon notice to the commissioner of employment and economic development, any 
2.25 	unexpended amount for the projects described in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4) and (8), 
2.26 	that have been substantially completed may fund the project in paragraph (a), clause (5). 
2.27 	The unexpended amounts applied to the project in paragraph (a), clause (5), shall be in 
2.28 	addition to the amount specified for that project. The Duluth City Council must submit a 
2.29 	written plan to the commissioner of employment and economic development to use 
2.30 	unexpended funds in the manner under this paragraph.
2.31 	(c) For any public infrastructure project that will not be let by the city for which state 
2.32 	support is sought, the project must proceed and comply with any state and local contracting 
2.33 	requirements otherwise applicable to the city had the city let the project. The city shall have 
3.1 	the right to inspect, upon reasonable notice, the construction contracts and related 
3.2 	documentation for any public infrastructure project for which state support is sought.

3.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the governing body of the 
3.4 	city of Duluth and its chief clerical officer timely comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.5 	645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

3.6 	Sec. 2. Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 14, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 
3.7 	2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 37, and Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 2, 
3.8 	section 23, is amended to read:

3.9	Subd. 3.Veterans Cemeteries
 				1,500,000
	
3.10 	Of this amount, up to $500,000 is to acquire 
3.11 	land located in southeastern, southwestern, 
3.12 	and northeastern Minnesota for publicly 
3.13 	owned veterans cemeteries, to be operated by 
3.14 	the commissioner of veterans affairs. The 
3.15 	commissioner also must seek donations of 
3.16 	land for the cemeteries. The balance of the 
3.17 	appropriation is to predesign and, design, 
3.18 	construct, and equip the cemeteries. Federal 
3.19 	reimbursement of design, construction, and 
3.20 	equipping costs for each cemetery must be 
3.21 	deposited in the state treasury and is 
3.22 	appropriated to the commissioner of veterans 
3.23 	affairs to design, construct, and equip the 
3.24 	remaining cemeteries. Following completion 
3.25 	of design of the legislatively authorized 
3.26 	Minnesota state veterans cemeteries in 
3.27 	Redwood, St. Louis, and Fillmore Counties, 
3.28 	final federal reimbursement of predesign and,
3.29 	design, construction, and equipping costs is 
3.30 	appropriated to the commissioner for asset 
3.31 	preservation of veterans homes statewide, to 
3.32 	be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
3.33 	Statutes, section 16B.307. Federal 
3.34 	reimbursement may be sought for each 
4.1 	cemetery and must be spent to acquire land 
4.2 	for, to predesign and, design, construct, and 
4.3 	equip additional cemeteries, or for asset 
4.4 	preservation as provided in this subdivision. 
4.5 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.6 	16A.642, the bond sale authorization and 
4.7 	appropriation of bond proceeds for this project 
4.8 	are available until December 31, 2022 2024.

4.9 	Sec. 3. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 21, is amended to read:

4.10
4.11	Subd. 21.Thief River Falls Airport - Public 
Infrastructure
 				650,000
	
4.12 	For a grant to the Thief River Falls Airport 
4.13 	Authority to predesign, design, engineer, and 
4.14 	construct infrastructure to transfer wastewater 
4.15 	from the Thief River Falls Regional Airport 
4.16 	to the city wastewater collection and treatment 
4.17 	system, and to eliminate the airport wastewater 
4.18 	treatment pond located on airport property. 
4.19 	This appropriation is not available until the 
4.20 	commissioner of management and budget has 
4.21 	determined that at least $153,360 has been 
4.22 	committed to the At least 20 percent of the 
4.23 	total cost of the project must be committed 
4.24 	from nonstate sources.

4.25 	Sec. 4. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 23, as amended by Laws 
4.26 	2015, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 23, is amended to read:

4.27
4.28	Subd. 23.Virginia - Highway 53 Utilities 
Relocation
 				19,500,000
	
4.29 	(a) $500,000 of this appropriation is for a grant 
4.30 	to the city of Virginia Public Utilities 
4.31 	Commission to acquire land, predesign, 
4.32 	design, construct, furnish, and equip an 
4.33 	electrical substation along or within six miles 
4.34 	of the relocated U.S. Highway 53 in Virginia 
5.1 	as part of relocating the electrical utilities. This 
5.2 	appropriation fully funds the project described 
5.3 	in this paragraph and meets the requirements 
5.4 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502, that 
5.5 	the project be fully funded. This appropriation 
5.6 	does not require a nonstate match.
5.7 	(b) $19,000,000 of this appropriation is for:
5.8 	(1) a grant to the city of Virginia Public 
5.9 	Utilities Commission to acquire land, 
5.10 	predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 
5.11 	equip relocated water, electrical, and gas 
5.12 	utilities along or within six miles of the 
5.13 	relocated U.S. Highway 53 in Virginia, 
5.14 	Eveleth, Gilbert, and Fayal Township;
5.15 	(2) a grant to the city of Virginia to acquire 
5.16 	land, predesign, construct, furnish, and equip 
5.17 	relocated storm water and sanitary sewer along 
5.18 	or within six miles of the relocated U.S. 
5.19 	Highway 53 in Virginia, Eveleth, Gilbert, and 
5.20 	Fayal Township; and
5.21 	(3) a grant to the St. Louis and Lake Counties 
5.22 	Regional Railroad Authority to acquire land, 
5.23 	predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 
5.24 	equip trails to handle bicycles, pedestrians, 
5.25 	snowmobiles, and ATVs along or within six 
5.26 	miles of the relocated U.S. Highway 53 in 
5.27 	Virginia, Eveleth, Gilbert, and Fayal 
5.28 	Township. This appropriation does not require 
5.29 	a nonstate match; and
5.30 	(4) any amount of this appropriation that is 
5.31 	unspent after substantial completion of the 
5.32 	work described in clauses (1), (2), and (3), 
5.33 	may be used for a grant to the St. Louis and 
5.34 	Lake Counties Regional Railroad for 
6.1 	construction of a segment of the Mesabi Trail 
6.2 	extending from the eastern end of the Mesabi 
6.3 	Trail in Biwabik at the intersection of marked 
6.4 	Trunk Highway 135 and St. Louis County 
6.5 	Road 20 to the intersection of County Road 
6.6 	20 and First Street South in the city of 
6.7 	McKinley. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
6.8 	Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond sale 
6.9 	authorization and appropriation of bond sale 
6.10 	proceeds for this project are available until 
6.11 	December 31, 2022.

6.12 	Sec. 5. Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 22, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws 
6.13 	2018, chapter 214, article 2, section 27, is amended to read:

6.14
6.15	Subd. 5.City of Rice Lake - Water Main 
Replacement and Extension
 				1,168,000
	
6.16 	For a grant to the city of Rice Lake to design 
6.17 	and construct a replacement water main and 
6.18 	related public infrastructure on East Calvary 
6.19 	Road and Kolstad, Austin, Milwaukee, 
6.20 	Mather, and Chicago Avenues in the city of 
6.21 	Rice Lake. This appropriation is not available 
6.22 	until the commissioner of management and 
6.23 	budget determines that at least an equal 
6.24 	amount is committed to the project from 
6.25 	nonstate sources.Any amount remaining after 
6.26 	completion of the project may be used to 
6.27 	predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 
6.28 	equip a municipal utility extension from 
6.29 	Howard Gnesen Road to Martin Road in the 
6.30 	city of Rice Lake. This appropriation does not 
6.31 	require a nonstate match. This appropriation 
6.32 	is available until December 31, 2020 2022.

6.33 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment, except 
6.34 	that the extension of time for availability of the appropriation is effective retroactively from 
6.35 	December 30, 2020.

7.1 	Sec. 6. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 7, subdivision 2, is 
7.2 	amended to read:

7.3	Subd. 2.St. Louis River Cleanup
 				25,410,000
	
7.4 	To design and implement contaminated 
7.5 	sediment management actions identified in 
7.6 	the St. Louis River remedial action plan to 
7.7 	restore water quality in the St. Louis River 
7.8 	Area of Concern. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
7.9 	Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond 
7.10 	authorization and appropriation of bond 
7.11 	proceeds for this project are available until 
7.12 	December 31, 2023.

7.13 	Sec. 7. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 15, subdivision 3, as 
7.14 	amended by Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 2, section 33, and Laws 2020, Fifth Special 
7.15 	Session chapter 3, article 5, section 24, is amended to read:

7.16	Subd. 3.Local Road Improvement Fund Grants
 				115,932,000
	
7.17 	(a) From the bond proceeds account in the 
7.18 	state transportation fund as provided in 
7.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, for trunk 
7.20 	highway corridor projects under Minnesota 
7.21 	Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 2, for 
7.22 	construction and reconstruction of local roads 
7.23 	with statewide or regional significance under 
7.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52, 
7.25 	subdivision 4, or for grants to counties to assist 
7.26 	in paying the costs of rural road safety capital 
7.27 	improvement projects on county state-aid 
7.28 	highways under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.29 	174.52, subdivision 4a.
7.30 	(b) Of this amount, $9,000,000 is for a grant 
7.31 	to Anoka County to design, acquire land for, 
7.32 	engineer, and construct improvements to, 
7.33 	including the realignment of County State-Aid 
7.34 	Highway 23 (Lake Drive), County State-Aid 
8.1 	Highway 54 (West Freeway Drive), West 
8.2 	Freeway Drive, and to Hornsby Street in the 
8.3 	city of Columbus to support the overall 
8.4 	interchange project. Notwithstanding 
8.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond 
8.6 	sale authorization and appropriation of bond 
8.7 	proceeds for the project in this paragraph are 
8.8 	available until December 31, 2024.
8.9 	(c) Of this amount, $3,246,000 is for a grant 
8.10 	to the city of Blaine to predesign, design, and 
8.11 	reconstruct 105th Avenue in the vicinity of 
8.12 	the National Sports Center in Blaine. The 
8.13 	reconstruction will include changing the street 
8.14 	from five lanes to four lanes with median, turn 
8.15 	lanes, sidewalk, trail, landscaping, lighting, 
8.16 	and consolidation of access driveways. This 
8.17 	appropriation is not available until the 
8.18 	commissioner of management and budget 
8.19 	determines that at least $3,000,000 is 
8.20 	committed to the project from sources 
8.21 	available to the city, including municipal state 
8.22 	aid and county turnback funds.
8.23 	(d) Of this amount, $25,000,000 is for a grant 
8.24 	to Hennepin County, the city of Minneapolis, 
8.25 	or both, for design, right-of-way acquisition, 
8.26 	engineering, and construction of public 
8.27 	improvements related to the Interstate 
8.28 	Highway 35W and Lake Street access project 
8.29 	and related improvements within the Interstate 
8.30 	Highway 35W corridor, notwithstanding any 
8.31 	provision of Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.32 	174.52, or rule to the contrary. This 
8.33 	appropriation is not available until the 
8.34 	commissioner of management and budget 
8.35 	determines that an amount sufficient to 
9.1 	complete this portion of the Interstate 
9.2 	Highway 35W and Lake Street access project 
9.3 	has been committed to this portion of the 
9.4 	project.
9.5 	(e) Of this amount, $10,500,000 is for a grant 
9.6 	to Carver County for environmental analysis 
9.7 	and to acquire right-of-way access, predesign, 
9.8 	design, engineer, and construct an interchange 
9.9 	at marked Trunk Highway 212 and Carver 
9.10 	County Road 44 in the city of Chaska, 
9.11 	including a new bridge and ramps, to support 
9.12 	the development of approximately 400 acres 
9.13 	of property in the city of Chaska's 
9.14 	comprehensive plan.
9.15 	(f) Of this amount, $700,000 is for a grant to 
9.16 	Redwood County for improvements to Nobles 
9.17 	Avenue, including paving, as the main access 
9.18 	road to a new State Veterans Cemetery to be 
9.19 	located in Paxton Township.
9.20 	(g) Of this amount, $1,000,000 is for a grant 
9.21 	to the town of Appleton in Swift County for 
9.22 	upgrades to an existing township road to 
9.23 	provide for a paved, ten-ton capacity township 
9.24 	road extending between marked Trunk 
9.25 	Highways 7 and 119 preliminary and final 
9.26 	design, engineering, and reconstruction of a 
9.27 	segment of County State-Aid Highway 6 
9.28 	between marked Trunk Highway 7 and County 
9.29 	State-Aid Highway 17 to provide for a ten-ton 
9.30 	paved roadway. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
9.31 	Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond sale 
9.32 	authorization and appropriation of bond 
9.33 	proceeds for this project are available until 
9.34 	December 31, 2025.
10.1 	(h) Of this amount, $20,500,000 is for a grant 
10.2 	to Ramsey County for preliminary and final 
10.3 	design, right-of-way acquisition, engineering, 
10.4 	contract administration, and construction of 
10.5 	public improvements related to the 
10.6 	construction of the interchange of marked 
10.7 	Interstate Highway 694 and Rice Street, 
10.8 	Ramsey County State-Aid Highway 49, in 
10.9 	Ramsey County.
10.10 	(i) Of this amount, $11,300,000 is for a grant 
10.11 	to Hennepin County for preliminary and final 
10.12 	design, engineering, environmental analysis, 
10.13 	right-of-way acquisition, construction, and 
10.14 	reconstruction of local roads related to the (1) 
10.15 	realignment at the intersections of marked U.S. 
10.16 	Highway 12 with Hennepin County State-Aid 
10.17 	Highway 92; (2) realignment and safety 
10.18 	improvements at the intersection of marked 
10.19 	U.S. Highway 12 with Hennepin County 
10.20 	State-Aid Highway 90; and (3) safety median 
10.21 	improvements from the interchange with 
10.22 	Wayzata Boulevard in Wayzata to 
10.23 	approximately one-half mile east of the 
10.24 	interchange of marked U.S. Highway 12 with 
10.25 	Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 6.
10.26 	(j) Of this amount, $1,000,000 is for a grant 
10.27 	to the city of Inver Grove Heights for 
10.28 	preliminary design, design, engineering, and 
10.29 	reconstruction of Broderick Boulevard 
10.30 	between 80th Street and Concord Boulevard 
10.31 	abutting Trunk Highway 52 and Inver Hills 
10.32 	Community College in Inver Grove Heights. 
10.33 	The project includes replacement or renovation 
10.34 	of public infrastructure, including water lines, 
10.35 	sanitary sewers, storm water sewers, and other 
11.1 	public utilities. This appropriation does not 
11.2 	require a nonstate contribution.
11.3 	(k) Of this amount, $2,350,000 is for a grant 
11.4 	to McLeod County to acquire land or interests 
11.5 	in land and to design and construct a new 
11.6 	urban street extension of County State-Aid 
11.7 	Highway (CSAH) 15, including railroad 
11.8 	crossing, storm water, and drainage 
11.9 	improvements.
11.10 	(l) Of this amount, $6,000,000 is for a grant 
11.11 	to the city of Baxter for 50 percent of total 
11.12 	project cost for the acquisition of land or 
11.13 	interests in land, environmental analysis and 
11.14 	environmental cleanup, predesign, design, 
11.15 	engineering, and construction of improvements 
11.16 	to Cypress Drive, including expansion to a 
11.17 	four-lane divided urban roadway, between 
11.18 	Excelsior Road and College Road.

11.19 	Sec. 8. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 20, subdivision 8, is 
11.20 	amended to read:

11.21	Subd. 8.Eagle Bend High School
 				1,500,000
	
11.22 	For a grant to Independent School District No. 
11.23 	786, Bertha-Hewitt, or other independent 
11.24 	school district to which that portion of the 
11.25 	territory of former Independent School District 
11.26 	No. 2759, Eagle Valley, containing the city 
11.27 	of Eagle Bend school is attached by action of 
11.28 	the Todd County Board, to predesign, design, 
11.29 	prepare, and develop renovate the Eagle Bend 
11.30 	High School building site, including 
11.31 	demolition of buildings and infrastructure, to 
11.32 	remove life safety hazards and to facilitate the 
11.33 	redevelopment and reuse of the site and 
11.34 	buildings. The city may contract or partner 
12.1 	with a third party to manage the renovation 
12.2 	and to operate the renovated housing project 
12.3 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.4 	16A.695. This appropriation does not require 
12.5 	a nonstate contribution. Notwithstanding 
12.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond 
12.7 	authorization and appropriation of bond 
12.8 	proceeds for this project are available until 
12.9 	December 31, 2024.

12.10 	Sec. 9. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 20, subdivision 14, 
12.11 	is amended to read:

12.12
12.13	Subd. 14.Minneapolis - Pioneers and Soldiers 
Cemetery Restoration
 				1,029,000
	
12.14 	For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to 
12.15 	restore the historic steel and limestone pillar 
12.16 	fence along Cedar Avenue and Lake Street, 
12.17 	install a new steel fence and pillars along 21st 
12.18 	Avenue South, and install a waterproofing 
12.19 	system for preservation of the fence and 
12.20 	pillars, at the Pioneer and Soldiers Cemetery. 
12.21 	This appropriation does not require a nonstate 
12.22 	contribution.

12.23 	Sec. 10. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 20, subdivision 15, 
12.24 	is amended to read:

12.25	Subd. 15.Minneapolis - Norway House
 				5,000,000
	
12.26 	For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to 
12.27 	acquire land and predesign, design, construct, 
12.28 	furnish, and equip a conference and event 
12.29 	center at 913 East Franklin Avenue and 
12.30 	adjacent property in Minneapolis to celebrate 
12.31 	the culture of Norway and American 
12.32 	Norwegians, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
12.33 	section 16A.695. This appropriation is not 
12.34 	available until the commissioner of 
13.1 	management and budget determines that an 
13.2 	amount sufficient to complete the project is 
13.3 	committed from nonstate sources.
13.4 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.5 	16A.642, the bond sale authorization and 
13.6 	appropriation of bond proceeds for the project 
13.7 	in this subdivision are available until 
13.8 	December 31, 2026.

13.9 	Sec. 11. Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 16, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 
13.10 	2019, chapter 2, article 2, section 2, is amended to read:

13.11	Subd. 2.Local Road Improvement Fund Grants
 				78,600,000
	
13.12 	(a) From the bond proceeds account in the 
13.13 	state transportation fund as provided in 
13.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, for trunk 
13.15 	highway corridor projects under Minnesota 
13.16 	Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 2, for 
13.17 	construction and reconstruction of local roads 
13.18 	with statewide or regional significance under 
13.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52, 
13.20 	subdivision 4, or for grants to counties to assist 
13.21 	in paying the costs of rural road safety capital 
13.22 	improvement projects on county state-aid 
13.23 	highways under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.24 	174.52, subdivision 4a.
13.25 	(b) Of this amount, $13,500,000 is for a grant 
13.26 	to the city of Dayton for design, engineering, 
13.27 	environmental analysis, property and easement 
13.28 	acquisition, construction, and reconstruction 
13.29 	of local roads in conjunction with an 
13.30 	interchange on marked Interstate Highway 94 
13.31 	near Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 
13.32 	101, known as Brockton Lane, in Dayton.
13.33 	(c) Of this amount, $6,100,000 is for a grant
13.34 	one or more grants to Dakota County, the city 
14.1 	of Inver Grove Heights, or both to predesign, 
14.2 	design, engineer, acquire right-of-way 
14.3 	property and temporary and permanent 
14.4 	easements, inspect, and construct or 
14.5 	reconstruct: (1) realignment of Dakota County 
14.6 	State-Aid Highway 63, known as Argenta 
14.7 	Trail, in Inver Grove Heights, from northerly 
14.8 	of its intersection with Amana Trail to the 
14.9 	anticipated future alignment of 65th Street, 
14.10 	then west to the existing Argenta Trail 
14.11 	alignment, and in anticipation of the 
14.12 	development of an interchange of Argenta 
14.13 	Trail and marked Interstate Highway 494; and 
14.14 	(2) expansion from two lanes to four lanes of 
14.15 	Dakota County State-Aid Highway 26, known 
14.16 	as 70th Street West, in Inver Grove Heights, 
14.17 	from the border with Eagan through the 
14.18 	intersection with Argenta Trail as realigned, 
14.19 	to the intersection of Highway 26 with Trunk 
14.20 	Highway 3, known as Robert Street.
14.21 	(d) Of this amount, $9,000,000 is for a grant 
14.22 	to Carver County following a jurisdictional 
14.23 	transfer to Carver County of the affected 
14.24 	segment of marked Trunk Highway 101. The 
14.25 	appropriation may be used for design, 
14.26 	right-of-way acquisition, engineering, and 
14.27 	reconstruction of the segment transferred to 
14.28 	the county that is between Pioneer Trail and 
14.29 	Flying Cloud Drive, including grade 
14.30 	separation of a multipurpose pedestrian and 
14.31 	bicycle trail from the segment for the 
14.32 	Minnesota River Bluffs Regional Trail and a 
14.33 	regional trail along marked Trunk Highway 
14.34 	101.

15.1 	Sec. 12. Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 17, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

15.2
15.3	Subd. 6.St. Paul - Nature Sanctuary Visitor 
Center
 				3,000,000
	
15.4 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign, 
15.5 	design, construct, furnish, and equip a visitor 
15.6 	and interpretive center in the Bruce Vento 
15.7 	Nature Sanctuary in St. Paul for programs that 
15.8 	the city determines meet regional and city park 
15.9 	purpose requirements. The city may enter into 
15.10 	a lease or management agreement under 
15.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, to 
15.12 	operate the programs in the center.
15.13 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.14 	16A.642, the bond sale authorization and 
15.15 	appropriation of bond proceeds for the project 
15.16 	in this subdivision are available until 
15.17 	December 31, 2024.

15.18 	Sec. 13. Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 18, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

15.19
15.20
15.21	Subd. 3.St. Peter Regional Treatment Center 
Campus - Dietary Building HVAC and Electrical 
Replacement
 				2,200,000
	
15.22 	To predesign, design, engineer, and renovate 
15.23 	the mechanical and electrical systems in the 
15.24 	Dietary Building on the St. Peter Regional 
15.25 	Treatment Center campus, including: the 
15.26 	upgrade, replacement, and improvement of 
15.27 	existing heating and ventilation equipment; 
15.28 	installation of air-conditioning equipment; 
15.29 	replacement of the building's outdated and 
15.30 	undersized electrical system; design and 
15.31 	abatement of asbestos and hazardous 
15.32 	materials; and structural, site, and utility work 
15.33 	necessary to support the project.
15.34 	Upon substantial completion of this project, 
15.35 	any unspent portion of this appropriation 
16.1 	remaining, after written notice to the 
16.2 	commissioner of management and budget, is 
16.3 	available for asset preservation under 
16.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

16.5 	Sec. 14. Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

16.6
16.7	Subd. 4.Anoka Metro Regional Treatment 
Center - Roof and HVAC Replacement
 				6,550,000
	
16.8 	To predesign, design, engineer, construct, and 
16.9 	equip improvements on the Anoka Metro 
16.10 	Regional Treatment Center campus, including 
16.11 	but not limited to design and abatement of 
16.12 	asbestos and hazardous materials, replacement 
16.13 	of roofs on residential units, installation of 
16.14 	metal wall cladding on the mechanical 
16.15 	penthouses, installation of new heating, 
16.16 	ventilation, and air conditioning systems, fire 
16.17 	sprinkler systems, electrical lighting systems 
16.18 	in the Miller Building, and installation of a 
16.19 	new heating system in the warehouse building.
16.20 	Upon substantial completion of this project, 
16.21 	any unspent portion of this appropriation 
16.22 	remaining, after written notice to the 
16.23 	commissioner of management and budget, is 
16.24 	available for asset preservation under 
16.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. 
16.26 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.27 	16.642, the bond sale authorization and 
16.28 	appropriation of bond proceeds in this 
16.29 	subdivision are available until December 31, 
16.30 	2023.

17.1 	Sec. 15. Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 21, subdivision 16, is amended to read:

17.2
17.3	Subd. 16.Minneapolis - Upper Harbor Terminal 
Redevelopment
 				15,000,000
	
17.4 	For a grant to the city of Minneapolis, the 
17.5 	Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, or 
17.6 	both, for predesign, design, and construction 
17.7 	work for site preparation and for park and 
17.8 	public infrastructure improvements to support 
17.9 	an initial phase of redevelopment of the Upper 
17.10 	Harbor Terminal on the Mississippi River; a 
17.11 	site that was rendered inoperable for barging 
17.12 	by the federal closure of the Upper St. 
17.13 	Anthony Falls Lock. Notwithstanding 
17.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond 
17.15 	sale authorization and appropriation of bond 
17.16 	proceeds in this subdivision are available until 
17.17 	December 31, 2024.

17.18 	Sec. 16. Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 21, subdivision 28, as amended by 
17.19 	Laws 2019, chapter 2, article 2, section 6, is amended to read:

17.20
17.21	Subd. 28.St. Paul Ramsey County - Southeast 
Asian Language Job Training Facilities
 				5,500,000
	
17.22 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign, 
17.23 	design, renovate, construct, furnish, and equip
17.24 	Ramsey County to acquire a bus driver and 
17.25 	mechanics training facility on Sycamore Street 
17.26 	in St. Paul for training drivers and mechanics 
17.27 	through programming primarily in the 
17.28 	Southeast Asian languages, and to predesign, 
17.29 	design, renovate, construct, furnish, and equip
17.30 	acquire a training facility on Plato Avenue in 
17.31 	St. Paul for use as a training facility for health 
17.32 	care, manufacturing, and information 
17.33 	technology jobs through programming
17.34 	provided primarily in the Southeast Asian 
17.35 	languages. This appropriation may be used to 
18.1 	acquire property for these purposes.
18.2 	Notwithstanding the primary focus as a 
18.3 	workforce training facility described in this 
18.4 	subdivision, a portion of the Plato site may be 
18.5 	used for child care facilities open to the public 
18.6 	but is primarily intended to improve 
18.7 	programming outcomes for students and 
18.8 	participants of the training programs. A 
18.9 	portion of both the Plato and Sycamore sites 
18.10 	may include on-site supportive services to 
18.11 	assist the participants in training programs to 
18.12 	secure housing, mental health services, adult 
18.13 	basic education, and health care enrollment 
18.14 	and access. The city of St. Paul county may 
18.15 	enter into a lease or management agreement 
18.16 	with a nonprofit corporation for either or both 
18.17 	of these facilities under Minnesota Statutes, 
18.18 	section 16A.695.

18.19 	Sec. 17. Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 22, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

18.20
18.21	Subd. 6.Aurora; Hoyt Lakes; Biwabik; and 
White Township - Drinking Water System
 				2,500,000
	
18.22 	For a grant to the city of Aurora to acquire 
18.23 	land, acquire a long-term lease, or a permanent 
18.24 	interest in land, design, engineer, construct, 
18.25 	furnish, and equip a comprehensive 
18.26 	municipally owned cooperative joint drinking 
18.27 	water system in for the cities city of Aurora, 
18.28 	Hoyt Lakes, and Biwabik, and White 
18.29 	Township, including a water intake and 
18.30 	treatment plant located in White Township
18.31 	and the Town of White and designed for the 
18.32 	future use of other cities, including Biwabik 
18.33 	and Hoyt Lakes. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
18.34 	Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond sale 
18.35 	authorization and appropriation of bond 
19.1 	proceeds for this project are available until 
19.2 	December 31, 2024.

19.3 	Sec. 18. Laws 2019, chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

19.4	Subd. 5.South St. Paul - Seidl's Lake
 				781,000
	
19.5 	For a grant to the city of South St. Paul for 
19.6 	capital improvements to improve the water 
19.7 	quality of Seidl's Lake. The capital 
19.8 	improvements include design, engineering, 
19.9 	construction, and equipping of a storm water 
19.10 	lift station to discharge excess storm water 
19.11 	into the city of South St. Paul's storm sewer 
19.12 	system to minimize the fluctuating water 
19.13 	levels of the lake. This project may be 
19.14 	implemented jointly by the cities of South St. 
19.15 	Paul, Inver Grove Heights, and West St. Paul.
19.16 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.17 	16A.642, the bond sale authorization and 
19.18 	appropriation of bond proceeds for the project 
19.19 	in this subdivision are available until 
19.20 	December 31, 2024.

19.21 	Sec. 19. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 7, subdivision 3, is 
19.22 	amended to read:

19.23	Subd. 3.Flood Hazard Mitigation
 				17,000,000
	
19.24 	(a) For the state share of flood hazard 
19.25 	mitigation grants for publicly owned capital 
19.26 	improvements to prevent or alleviate flood 
19.27 	damage under Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.28 	103F.161.
19.29 	(b) To the extent practical, levee projects shall 
19.30 	meet the state standard of three feet above the 
19.31 	100-year flood elevation.
20.1 	(c) Project priorities shall be determined by 
20.2 	the commissioner as appropriate, based on 
20.3 	need and consideration of available leveraging 
20.4 	of federal, state, and local funds.
20.5 	(d) This appropriation may be used for projects 
20.6 	in the following municipalities: Afton, Austin, 
20.7 	Breckenridge, Browns Valley, Carver, Delano, 
20.8 	Faribault, Golden Valley, Halstad, Hawley, 
20.9 	Hendrum, Inver Grove Heights, Jordan, 
20.10 	Montevideo, Moorhead, Newfolden, 
20.11 	Nielsville, Owatonna, Round Lake Township 
20.12 	in Jackson County, Sioux Valley Township 
20.13 	in Jackson County, and Waseca.
20.14 	(e) This appropriation also may be used for 
20.15 	projects in the following watershed districts: 
20.16 	Bois de Sioux Watershed District, Buffalo-Red 
20.17 	River Watershed District, Cedar River 
20.18 	Watershed District;Lower Minnesota River 
20.19 	Watershed District, Middle Snake Tamarac 
20.20 	Rivers Watershed District, Prior Lake-Spring 
20.21 	Lake Watershed District, Red Lake Watershed 
20.22 	District, Roseau River Watershed District, 
20.23 	Shell Rock River Watershed District, Two 
20.24 	Rivers Watershed District, Upper Minnesota 
20.25 	River Watershed District, and Wild Rice River 
20.26 	Watershed District.
20.27 	(f) This appropriation may also be used for a 
20.28 	project in the Southern Minnesota Rivers 
20.29 	Basin Area II.
20.30 	(g) For any project listed in this subdivision 
20.31 	that the commissioner determines is not ready 
20.32 	to proceed, does not have the nonstate match 
20.33 	committed, or does not expend all the money 
20.34 	granted to it, the commissioner may allocate 
21.1 	that project's unexpended money to a priority 
21.2 	project on the commissioner's list.
21.3 	(h) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), $2,000,000 
21.4 	of this appropriation is for flood hazard 
21.5 	mitigation for the Toelle Coulee in the city of 
21.6 	Browns Valley Traverse County.
21.7 	(i) To the extent practicable and consistent 
21.8 	with the project, recipients of appropriations 
21.9 	for flood control projects in this subdivision 
21.10 	shall create wetlands that are eligible for 
21.11 	wetland replacement credit to replace wetlands 
21.12 	drained or filled as the result of repair, 
21.13 	reconstruction, replacement, or rehabilitation 
21.14 	of an existing public road under Minnesota 
21.15 	Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1, 
21.16 	paragraphs (l) and (m).
21.17 	(j) To the extent that the cost of a project 
21.18 	exceeds two percent of the median household 
21.19 	income in a municipality or township 
21.20 	multiplied by the number of households in the 
21.21 	municipality or township, this appropriation 
21.22 	is also for the local share of the project.

21.23 	Sec. 20. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 7, subdivision 18, 
21.24 	is amended to read:

21.25	Subd. 18.Lake City; Ohuta Beach Breakwater
 				1,058,000
	
21.26 	For a grant to the city of Lake City to design, 
21.27 	engineer, and construct a breakwater at Ohuta 
21.28 	Beach in Lake City at Ohuta Park.

22.1 	Sec. 21. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 13, subdivision 5, 
22.2 	is amended to read:

22.3
22.4	Subd. 5.Construction and Renovation of Public 
Skate Parks
 				250,000
	
22.5 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.6 	240A.20, subdivision 2, clause (2), for design 
22.7 	of to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 
22.8 	equip skate parks from. Design work must be 
22.9 	by designers with expertise in the field of skate 
22.10 	park design. Construction must be of a skate 
22.11 	park designed by designers with expertise in 
22.12 	the field of skate park design.

22.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from October 21, 2020.

22.14 	Sec. 22. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 16, subdivision 5, 
22.15 	is amended to read:

22.16
22.17	Subd. 5.Anoka County; Marked Trunk 
Highway 65 Interchange
 				1,500,000
	
22.18 	From the bond proceeds account in the state 
22.19 	transportation fund as provided in Minnesota 
22.20 	Statutes, section 174.50, for a grant to Anoka 
22.21 	County to complete environmental analysis 
22.22 	of local road intersections and associated 
22.23 	improvements along marked Trunk Highway 
22.24 	65 from north of 93rd Avenue to north of 
22.25 	117th Avenue, and preliminary engineering, 
22.26 	environmental analysis, and final design of a 
22.27 	grade separation and associated improvements 
22.28 	to Anoka County State-Aid Highway 12, 
22.29 	known as 109th Avenue, at marked Trunk 
22.30 	Highway 65 in the city of Blaine.

22.31 	Sec. 23. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 16, subdivision 7, 
22.32 	is amended to read:

22.33
22.34	Subd. 7.Golden Valley; Douglas Drive and 
Highway 55
 				6,500,000
	
23.1 	From the bond proceeds account in the state 
23.2 	transportation fund as provided in Minnesota 
23.3 	Statutes, section 174.50, for a grant to the city 
23.4 	of Golden Valley to construct perform 
23.5 	preliminary and final design engineering, 
23.6 	environmental analysis, acquisition of 
23.7 	permanent easements and right-of-way, 
23.8 	reconstruction, and construction engineering 
23.9 	of local roads related to construction of public 
23.10 	safety improvements at, and within a 600-foot 
23.11 	radius of, the intersection of Douglas Drive 
23.12 	and Highway 55, including a box culvert 
23.13 	underpass across Highway 55, a roundabout 
23.14 	and extended frontage road south of Highway 
23.15 	55, retaining wall construction, underground 
23.16 	utility relocation, sidewalk and trail 
23.17 	connections to existing facilities, Americans 
23.18 	with Disabilities Act-compliant facilities, and 
23.19 	landscaping.

23.20 	Sec. 24. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 16, subdivision 15, 
23.21 	is amended to read:

23.22
23.23
23.24	Subd. 15.Scott County; Highway 13 Interchange 
at Marked Intersections of Dakota and Yosemite 
Interchange Avenues
 				$5,269,000
	
23.25 	From the bond proceeds account in the state 
23.26 	transportation fund as provided in Minnesota 
23.27 	Statutes, section 174.50, for a grant to Scott 
23.28 	County for to design, provide construction 
23.29 	engineering, and construction of construct
23.30 	local road improvements, including 
23.31 	accommodations for bicycles and pedestrians
23.32 	and public utility relocations, to support a 
23.33 	programmed interchange at the intersection 
23.34 	of marked Trunk Highway 13 and at Dakota 
23.35 	Avenue and Yosemite Avenues in Savage.

24.1 	Sec. 25. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 16, subdivision 36, 
24.2 	is amended to read:

24.3
24.4	Subd. 36.Olmsted County; Trunk Highway 14 
and County Road 104 Interchange Construction
 				6,000,000
	
24.5 	For a grant to Olmsted County for the county's 
24.6 	share of general obligation bond eligible 
24.7 	portions of a project to conduct environmental 
24.8 	analysis, predesign, design, and engineer, 
24.9 	construct, furnish, and equip an interchange 
24.10 	at marked Trunk Highway 14 and County 
24.11 	Road 104, including a flyover at 7th Street 
24.12 	NW, in Olmstead Olmsted County, and 
24.13 	associated infrastructure and road work to 
24.14 	accommodate the interchange. Any amount 
24.15 	remaining after substantial completion of 
24.16 	environmental analysis, predesign, design, and 
24.17 	engineering work may be applied to the 
24.18 	county's share to acquire right-of-way for, and 
24.19 	to construct, furnish, and equip, this 
24.20 	interchange and associated infrastructure and 
24.21 	road work to accommodate the interchange.

24.22 	Sec. 26. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 20, subdivision 5, 
24.23 	is amended to read:

24.24
24.25	Subd. 5.Minnesota Correctional Facility - St. 
Cloud
 				800,000
	
24.26 	To design, renovate, construct, equip, and 
24.27 	install a new fire suppression system in Living 
24.28 	Units A, B, and C D and E at the Minnesota 
24.29 	Correctional Facility - St. Cloud. This 
24.30 	installation includes but is not limited to cells, 
24.31 	common areas, and control areas and must 
24.32 	comply with all applicable codes.

25.1 	Sec. 27. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 20, subdivision 7, 
25.2 	is amended to read:

25.3	Subd. 7.Minnesota Correctional Facility - Togo
 				2,600,000
	
25.4 	To design, construct, and equip a new sewer 
25.5 	treatment system at the Minnesota 
25.6 	Correctional Facility - Togo. The system 
25.7 	includes but is not limited to settling ponds, 
25.8 	pumping stations, and other underground 
25.9 	infrastructure improvements associated with 
25.10 	the sewer system complying with all Pollution 
25.11 	Control Agency and code requirements. As 
25.12 	part of the project, the existing septic 
25.13 	system/drain field shall be decommissioned.
25.14 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.15 	16B.24, subdivision 6, the commissioner of 
25.16 	administration may enter into a lease and 
25.17 	subsequent lease amendments with a term 
25.18 	sufficient to be at least 125 percent of the 
25.19 	useful life of any improvements to be 
25.20 	constructed on the Minnesota Correctional 
25.21 	Facility - Togo site.

25.22 	Sec. 28. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 21, subdivision 14, 
25.23 	is amended to read:

25.24
25.25	Subd. 14.Crookston; Colborn Property 
Development
 				895,000
	
25.26 	For a grant to the city of Crookston for 
25.27 	development of the southern end of the city 
25.28 	limits commonly known as the Colborn 
25.29 	Property. This appropriation includes money 
25.30 	for construction of roads and storm water 
25.31 	infrastructure, for design and site preparation, 
25.32 	and for other improvements of publicly owned 
25.33 	infrastructure.

26.1 	Sec. 29. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 21, subdivision 20, 
26.2 	is amended to read:

26.3	Subd. 20.Fergus Falls; Riverfront Corridor
 				1,750,000
	
26.4 	For a grant to the city of Fergus Falls for 
26.5 	construction of a downtown riverfront corridor 
26.6 	improvement project including an 
26.7 	amphitheater, a river market, public arts space, 
26.8 	interactive water components, and related 
26.9 	publicly owned infrastructure and amenities.

26.10 	Sec. 30. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 21, subdivision 23, 
26.11 	is amended to read:

26.12	Subd. 23.Hennepin County; Avivo
 				1,700,000
	
26.13 	For a grant to Hennepin County for Phase 1 
26.14 	of the Avivo regional career and employment 
26.15 	center project in Minneapolis, subject to 
26.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. Phase 
26.17 	1 includes geotechnical and environmental 
26.18 	investigation, demolition, and site work; 
26.19 	predesign and design of the renovation and 
26.20 	expansion of a building; and predesign and 
26.21 	design for the replacement of or improvements 
26.22 	to building systems on the Avivo campus, 
26.23 	including HVAC, mechanical, electrical, and 
26.24 	accessibility improvements. Upon substantial 
26.25 	completion of Phase I, any unspent portion of 
26.26 	this appropriation remaining, after written 
26.27 	notice to the commissioner of management 
26.28 	and budget, is available for renovation or 
26.29 	construction.

26.30 	Sec. 31. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 21, subdivision 37, 
26.31 	is amended to read:

26.32
26.33	Subd. 37.St. Joseph; Jacob Wetterling 
Recreation Center
 				4,000,000
	
27.1 	For a grant to the city of St. Joseph to 
27.2 	predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 
27.3 	equip a recreation center as an addition to the 
27.4 	former school building purchased by the city 
27.5 	to be repurposed as a adjacent to and 
27.6 	connected to the city's new community center.
27.7 	The city may enter into a lease or management 
27.8 	agreement for operation of recreation 
27.9 	programs, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
27.10 	section 16A.695.

27.11 	Sec. 32. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 21, subdivision 44, 
27.12 	is amended to read:

27.13	Subd. 44.Wadena; Access Road
 				1,300,000
	
27.14 	For a grant one or more grants to the city of
27.15 	Wadena County, Otter Tail County, or both, 
27.16 	to acquire a permanent easement for and to 
27.17 	predesign, design, engineer, and construct an 
27.18 	access road just northeast of 11th Street 
27.19 	Northwest in Wadena, going from marked 
27.20 	Trunk Highway 10 to the new hospital 
27.21 	complex.

27.22 	Sec. 33. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 21, subdivision 47, 
27.23 	is amended to read:

27.24
27.25	Subd. 47.Willernie; Public Infrastructure
Maintenance Building
 				160,000
	
27.26 	For a grant to the city of Willernie to replace 
27.27 	the roof of the city hall, and, if any money is 
27.28 	remaining, for capital improvements in 
27.29 	conjunction with the Washington County road 
27.30 	12 project, including replacing and extending 
27.31 	the sidewalk, replacement of a water main, 
27.32 	and moving or removing a retaining wall
27.33 	demolish a maintenance building and to 
28.1 	design, engineer, construct, and equip a new 
28.2 	maintenance building.

28.3 	Sec. 34. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 22, subdivision 6, 
28.4 	is amended to read:

28.5	Subd. 6.Arden Hills; Water Main
 				500,000
	
28.6 	For a grant to the city of Arden Hills to acquire 
28.7 	permanent easements for and to engineer and 
28.8 	install a water main extending along Lexington 
28.9 	Avenue, from County Road E to marked 
28.10 	Interstate Highway 694.

28.11 	Sec. 35. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 22, subdivision 8, 
28.12 	is amended to read:

28.13	Subd. 8.Austin; Wastewater Treatment Plant
 				7,450,000
	
28.14 	For a grant to the city of Austin to design and 
28.15 	engineer improvements for upgrades to the 
28.16 	city's wastewater treatment facility. Amounts 
28.17 	remaining after substantial completion of this 
28.18 	project may be used to construct the 
28.19 	wastewater treatment facility.

28.20 	Sec. 36. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 22, subdivision 18, 
28.21 	is amended to read:

28.22
28.23	Subd. 18.Mahnomen; Water Wastewater
Infrastructure
 				650,000
	
28.24 	For a grant under Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.25 	446A.07, to the city of Mahnomen forto 
28.26 	construct improvements to the city's water
28.27 	wastewater infrastructure. This grant is not 
28.28 	subject to the project priority list set forth in 
28.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.07, 
28.30 	subdivision 4.

29.1 	Sec. 37. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 22, subdivision 19, 
29.2 	is amended to read:

29.3
29.4	Subd. 19.Mahnomen; Drinking Water 
Infrastructure
 				1,250,000
	
29.5 	For a grant under Minnesota Statutes, section 
29.6 	446A.081, to the city of Mahnomen forto 
29.7 	construct improvements to the city's drinking 
29.8 	water infrastructure. This grant is not subject 
29.9 	to the project priority list set forth in 
29.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.081, 
29.11 	subdivision 5.

29.12 	Sec. 38. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 22, subdivision 21, 
29.13 	is amended to read:

29.14	Subd. 21.Mendota; Water Infrastructure
 				650,000
	
29.15 	For a grant to the city of Mendota to 
29.16 	predesign, design, engineer, and construct the 
29.17 	extension ofimprovements to the water main 
29.18 	throughout the city of Mendota to allow 
29.19 	residents to connect with the Saint Paul 
29.20 	Regional Water Servicesdistribution system.

29.21 	Sec. 39. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 22, subdivision 23, 
29.22 	is amended to read:

29.23
29.24	Subd. 23.Oronoco; Regional Wastewater System 
Infrastructure Grant
 				24,027,000
	
29.25 	(a) Of this amount, $1,350,000 is for a grant 
29.26 	to the city of Oronoco to acquire land and 
29.27 	easements, design, and engineer a wastewater 
29.28 	collection, conveyance, and treatment system 
29.29 	and associated water distribution 
29.30 	improvements to serve the city of Oronoco 
29.31 	and the region including the Oronoco Estates 
29.32 	Manufactured Home Community. Any amount 
29.33 	remaining after completion of design, 
30.1 	engineering, and acquisition may be applied 
30.2 	to the purposes described in subdivision 2
30.3 	paragraph (b).
30.4 	(b) Of this amount, $22,677,000 is for a grant 
30.5 	to the city of Oronoco to construct and provide 
30.6 	construction-related engineering for a 
30.7 	wastewater collection, conveyance, and 
30.8 	treatment system and associated water 
30.9 	distribution improvements to serve the city of 
30.10 	Oronoco and the region including the Oronoco 
30.11 	Estates Manufactured Home Community.
30.12 	(c) This appropriation may also be used to 
30.13 	acquire easements, design, engineer, and 
30.14 	construct the restoration of a portion of the 
30.15 	streambank of the Zumbro River in the city 
30.16 	of Oronoco as necessary to obtain permitting 
30.17 	for the wastewater collection, conveyance, 
30.18 	and treatment system funded in paragraphs (a) 
30.19 	and (b).

30.20 	Sec. 40. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 22, subdivision 28, 
30.21 	is amended to read:

30.22	Subd. 28.South Haven; Wells
 				1,700,000
	
30.23 	For a grant to the city of South Haven to 
30.24 	acquire land, predesign, design, construct, 
30.25 	furnish, and equip two new wells, including 
30.26 	a well house, water main, and other related 
30.27 	drinking water improvements, in Wright 
30.28 	County.

30.29 	Sec. 41. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 22, subdivision 30, 
30.30 	is amended to read:

30.31	Subd. 30.Spring Park; City Utilities
 				1,500,000
	
31.1 	For a grant to the city of Spring Park for 
31.2 	improvements to the city's water and sewer 
31.3 	system and the adjacent roadway West Arm 
31.4 	Drive West in the northwest area of the city 
31.5 	on West Arm Drive.

31.6 	Sec. 42. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 22, subdivision 33, 
31.7 	is amended to read:

31.8
31.9	Subd. 33.Vernon Center; Water Infrastructure 
Improvements
 				7,984,000
	
31.10 	For a grant to the city of Vernon Center to 
31.11 	predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 
31.12 	equip water infrastructure improvements, 
31.13 	including refurbishing a water tower, and 
31.14 	replacement of wastewater collection
31.15 	treatment facilities, water distribution systems, 
31.16 	storm sanitary sewer system improvements
31.17 	and storm water collection systems, and 
31.18 	related local road improvements.

31.19 	Sec. 43. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 2, subdivision 2, is 
31.20 	amended to read:

31.21	Subd. 2.Railroad Grade Separations
 				110,000,000
	
31.22 	From the bond proceeds account in the trunk 
31.23 	highway fund to construct for environmental 
31.24 	analysis, predesign, design and engineering, 
31.25 	and construction of rail safety projects at trunk
31.26 	highway-railroad grade crossings in 
31.27 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
31.28 	219.016 as identified in the Department of 
31.29 	Transportation's crude by rail grade crossing 
31.30 	study (Improvements to Highway Grade 
31.31 	Crossings and Rail Safety, December 2014 
31.32 	and revised in 2019).

32.1 	Sec. 44. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 2, subdivision 4, is 
32.2 	amended to read:

32.3	Subd. 4.Flood Mitigation
 				23,000,000
	
32.4 	From the bond proceeds account in the trunk 
32.5 	highway fund for environmental analysis, 
32.6 	predesign, design, engineering, and
32.7 	reconstruction of trunk highways that 
32.8 	experience frequent flooding in Sibley County 
32.9 	and Le Sueur County, to modify the elevation 
32.10 	of the roadways and reduce closures due to 
32.11 	river flooding, for portions of the projects that 
32.12 	are eligible for trunk highway bond proceeds.

32.13 	Sec. 45. CONVEYANCE OF STATE LAND; ISANTI COUNTY.
 32.14 		Subdivision 1.Conveyance authorized. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 
32.15 	16A.695 and 16B.281 to 16B.287, or other law, administrative rule, or commissioner's order 
32.16 	to the contrary, the commissioner of administration may convey to Isanti County for no 
32.17 	consideration all or part of the real property described in subdivision 3. The commissioner 
32.18 	of administration may add conditions to the conveyance of the property deemed to be in 
32.19 	the interest of the state. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the 
32.20 	real property shall continue to be considered state bond-financed property after the 
32.21 	conveyance of the real property to Isanti County and until all the requirements are satisfied 
32.22 	for the real property to no longer be considered state bond-financed property. Isanti County 
32.23 	must operate the state bond-financed property in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, 
32.24 	section 16A.695, and all applicable state and federal laws, and in a manner that will not 
32.25 	cause the interest on the state general obligation bonds to be subject to federal income 
32.26 	taxation for any reason.
32.27 		Subd. 2.Form. The conveyance shall be in a form approved by the attorney general. 
32.28 	The attorney general may make changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure 
32.29 	accuracy.
32.30 		Subd. 3.Description. The real property to be conveyed is located in Isanti County and 
32.31 	is described as: all that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and all that 
32.32 	part of Government Lot 4 all in Section 32, Township 36, Range 23, Isanti County, 
32.33 	Minnesota, except that part lying easterly and southerly of the easterly and southerly 
32.34 	right-of-way of Minnesota State Trunk Highway No. 293, per the right-of-way plans on file 
33.1 	with the Minnesota Department of Transportation as said highway passes through said 
33.2 	Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and said Government Lot 4.
33.3 		Subd. 4.Determination by commissioner. The commissioner has determined that the 
33.4 	real property described in subdivision 3 is no longer needed for any state purpose and that 
33.5 	the state's land management interests are best served if the land is conveyed to and used by 
33.6 	Isanti County for community-based services.

33.7 	Sec. 46. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 33.8 	Except as provided otherwise, this article is effective the day following final enactment.

33.9 	ARTICLE 2
33.10 	TARGETED COMMUNITY CAPITAL PROJECT GRANT PROGRAM

33.11 	Section 1. [116J.9924] TARGETED COMMUNITY CAPITAL PROJECT GRANT 
33.12 	PROGRAM.
33.13 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
33.14 	the meanings given.
33.15 	(b) "Capital project" or "project" means the acquisition or betterment of land, buildings, 
33.16 	and other improvements of a capital nature.
33.17 	(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.
33.18 	(d) "Government entity" means a city, township, county, or any political subdivision, 
33.19 	or an American Indian Tribal government entity located within a federally recognized 
33.20 	American Indian reservation.
33.21 	(e) "Low-income area" means:
33.22 	(1) a census tract that has a poverty rate of at least 20 percent as reported by the United 
33.23 	States Bureau of the Census in the most recent American Community Survey;
33.24 	(2) a qualified census tract, as defined under United States Code, title 26, section 42; or
33.25 	(3) a census tract, city, township, or county in which ten percent of the population has 
33.26 	an annual income of 200 percent or less of the federal poverty level.
33.27 	(f) "Nonprofit organization" means a not-for-profit corporation under section 501(c)(3) 
33.28 	of the Internal Revenue Code or a Tribal nonprofit under section 7871 of the Internal Revenue 
33.29 	Code. Nonprofit hospitals, private schools, credit unions, and higher education institutions 
33.30 	do not qualify as a nonprofit organization for the purposes of this section.
34.1 	(g) "Small business" means a business that:
34.2 	(1) employs no more than the equivalent of 50 full-time persons in Minnesota;
34.3 	(2) has a history of providing benefits to, and developing longstanding connections with, 
34.4 	the surrounding community; and
34.5 	(3) meets the eligibility criteria for the programs for small businesses and socially and 
34.6 	economically disadvantaged, economically disadvantaged area, or veteran-owned small 
34.7 	businesses under Minnesota Rules, chapter 1230, regardless of whether the business has 
34.8 	been certified as such by the commissioner of administration.
34.9 		Subd. 2.Grant program established. (a) The commissioner shall make competitive 
34.10 	grants for capital projects to nonprofit organizations, government entities, and small 
34.11 	businesses that provide services, either alone or in partnership, in one or more of the 
34.12 	following areas:
34.13 	(1) economic development, including but not limited to programs to relieve economic 
34.14 	disparities or foster entrepreneurship or small business development;
34.15 	(2) education, including but not limited to programs focused on the arts, technology, 
34.16 	social-emotional learning, literacy, or culturally specific curriculum;
34.17 	(3) food insecurity, including but not limited to food shelves or nutrition services;
34.18 	(4) performing and visual arts;
34.19 	(5) veterans services;
34.20 	(6) housing, including but not limited to housing or shelter facilities for persons 
34.21 	experiencing homelessness;
34.22 	(7) health care, including but not limited to medical, behavioral health, dental, or 
34.23 	substance abuse programs;
34.24 	(8) workforce development, including but not limited to apprenticeships, internships, 
34.25 	employment preparation, job placement assistance, and job skills training and counseling; 
34.26 	or
34.27 	(9) legal assistance to marginalized communities.
34.28 	(b) The commissioner shall give priority to applicants under subdivision 3 that:
34.29 	(1) do not have a history of receiving capital grants from the state; or
34.30 	(2) have previously received phased grant funds as described under subdivision 4.
35.1 		Subd. 3.Eligibility. (a) A prospective grantee under this section must submit a written 
35.2 	application to the commissioner in the form, at the time, and in the manner prescribed by 
35.3 	the commissioner. The written application must include:
35.4 	(1) a description of the capital project to be funded by the grant;
35.5 	(2) the rationale for the project, including a description of the services provided and 
35.6 	populations served by the applicant;
35.7 	(3) the total cost of the project and the cost of individual phases of the project, including 
35.8 	but not limited to predesign, design, construction, engineering, furnishing, and equipping;
35.9 	(4) the requested grant amount;
35.10 	(5) the property owner of the facility to be improved;
35.11 	(6) the sources and amounts of state and nonstate funds previously received and 
35.12 	committed to the project;
35.13 	(7) the public purpose achieved by the project;
35.14 	(8) an estimated timeline of the project; and
35.15 	(9) any additional information requested by the commissioner.
35.16 	(b) The commissioner shall give priority to applicants that:
35.17 	(1) specialize in providing services to:
35.18 	(i) immigrants;
35.19 	(ii) youth or young adults from families with a history of intergenerational poverty;
35.20 	(iii) low-income areas; or
35.21 	(iv) persons who are unemployed or underemployed; or
35.22 	(2) are nonprofit organizations that are majority operated and governed by one or more 
35.23 	persons who identify as a woman, Black, Indigenous, or a person of color, or a person with 
35.24 	a substantial physical disability.
35.25 		Subd. 4.Project phasing; minimum grant amount. The commissioner has the discretion 
35.26 	to fund one or more phases of a capital project for which an applicant has applied for grant 
35.27 	funds under this section, up to the total project cost. A grant awarded under this section 
35.28 	must be no less than the amount required to complete a phase of the project, less any nonstate 
35.29 	funds already committed for such activities.
36.1 		Subd. 5.Determination of application. On the basis of applicable law and available 
36.2 	information, the commissioner must determine whether an applicant shall be awarded a 
36.3 	grant under this section. The commissioner must notify the applicant of the determination. 
36.4 	This notice must be in writing and contain the basis for the determination. An applicant 
36.5 	who is not selected for a grant award may apply for a grant under this section the fiscal year 
36.6 	following receipt of the notice of determination under this subdivision.
36.7 		Subd. 6.Applicability of other laws. The provisions of chapter 16A that apply to general 
36.8 	fund appropriations for capital projects also apply to grants under this section. Money 
36.9 	granted under this section is available until the project is completed or abandoned subject 
36.10 	to section 16A.642.
36.11 		Subd. 7.Appropriation; administration and monitoring. Up to five percent of any 
36.12 	appropriation for the program under this section is for administration and monitoring of the 
36.13 	program. The commissioner must also use the funds under this subdivision to provide 
36.14 	technical assistance, education, and support for program applicants, as needed, and may 
36.15 	contract with a third party to provide such services.
36.16 		Subd. 8.Report to legislature. On or before January 15, 2022, and every January 15 
36.17 	thereafter, the commissioner must submit a report as required under section 3.195 that details 
36.18 	the grants awarded under this section, including the total grants distributed, the recipients 
36.19 	of the grants, the services supported by the grants, and any other information the 
36.20 	commissioner deems pertinent. A copy of this report must also be sent to the chairs and 
36.21 	ranking minority members of the committees of the house of representatives and the senate 
36.22 	having jurisdiction over capital investment.

36.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2021.

36.24 	Sec. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF PRIOR TARGETED GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR 
36.25 	TARGETED COMMUNITY CAPITAL PROJECT GRANTS.
 36.26 	Notwithstanding the eligibility criteria in Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.9924, any 
36.27 	grantee named in Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 3, is eligible for a grant 
36.28 	under the targeted community capital project grant program under Minnesota Statutes, 
36.29 	section 116J.9924, in fiscal year 2022, so long as the grantee submits a written application 
36.30 	at the time and in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner of employment and 
36.31 	economic development.

36.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2021.

37.1 	Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION; TARGETED COMMUNITY CAPITAL PROJECT 
37.2 	GRANT PROGRAM.
 37.3 	$24,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
37.4 	of employment and economic development for the targeted community capital project grant 
37.5 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.9924. This appropriation is available until 
37.6 	June 30, 2023.

37.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2021.