1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending
1.3 	to acquire and better public land and buildings and
1.4 	other public improvements of a capital nature with
1.5 	certain conditions; authorizing sale of state bonds;
1.6 	appropriating money.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 1.9 	The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are
1.10 	appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund,
1.11 	to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent for
1.12 	public purposes.  Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent
1.13 	as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section
1.14 	5, paragraph (a), to acquire and better public land and
1.15 	buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or
1.16 	as authorized by article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j),
1.17 	or article XIV.  Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations
1.18 	in this act are available until the project is completed or
1.19 	abandoned.  If there is a shortage of money for a program or
1.20 	project funded in this act, or in the money available for state
1.21 	and local match under Minnesota Statutes, section 12.221, unused
1.22 	general fund money appropriated for any other program or project
1.23 	in this act may be transferred by an interagency agreement
1.24 	approved by the commissioner of finance to cover the shortfall.
1.25 	It is the intent of the legislature to alleviate flood
1.26 	damage and make repairs and improvements to infrastructure in
2.1 	the area included in DR-1569 in the following counties:  Dodge,
2.2 	Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Mower, Olmsted, and Steele.
2.3 	The term "the area included in DR-1569," when used in this
2.4 	act, means the area designated under Presidential Declaration of
2.5 	Major Disaster, DR-1569, whether included in the original
2.6 	declaration or added later by federal government action.
2.7 	SUMMARY
2.8 	EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT              $    .,...,000
2.9 	HOUSING FINANCE                                       .,...,000
2.10 	NATURAL RESOURCES                                     .,...,000
2.11 	TRANSPORTATION                                        .,...,000
2.12 	TOTAL                                            $    .,...,000
2.13 	Bond Proceeds Fund                                    .,...,000
2.14 	General Fund                                          .,...,000
2.15 	Transportation Fund                                   .,...,000
2.16 	APPROPRIATIONS
2.17 	                                                 $

2.18 	Sec. 2. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 2.19 		Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of
2.20 	employment and economic development for the
2.21 	purposes specified in this section                    .,...,000
2.22 		Subd. 2.Minnesota Investment Fund                   .,...,000
2.23 	To the Minnesota investment fund for
2.24 	grants to local units of government for
2.25 	locally administered grants or loan
2.26 	programs, including buyouts, for
2.27 	businesses directly and adversely
2.28 	affected by the flood.  Criteria and
2.29 	requirements must be locally
2.30 	established with the approval of the
2.31 	commissioner.  For the purposes of this
2.32 	appropriation, Minnesota Statutes,
2.33 	sections 116J.8731, subdivisions 3, 4,
2.34 	5, and 7; 116J.993; 116J.994; and
2.35 	116J.995, are waived.  Businesses that
2.36 	receive grants or loans from this
2.37 	appropriation must set goals for jobs
2.38 	retained and wages paid within the area
2.39 	included in DR-1569.
2.40 	This is a onetime appropriation from
2.41 	the general fund and is available until
2.42 	expended.
2.43 		Subd. 3.Petroleum Cleanup                           .,...,000
2.44 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
2.45 	section 115C.08, subdivision 4, up to
2.46 	$....... is for grants to local units
2.47 	of government in the DR-1569 flood area
2.48 	to safely rehabilitate buildings if a
2.49 	portion of the rehabilitation costs is
3.1 	attributable to petroleum contamination
3.2 	or to buy out property substantially
3.3 	damaged by a petroleum tank release.
3.4 	This is a onetime appropriation from
3.5 	the petroleum tank release cleanup fund.
3.6 		Subd. 4.Public Infrastructure                       .,...,000
3.7 	To the Public Facilities Authority for
3.8 	grants to local units of government to
3.9 	assist with the cost of rehabilitation
3.10 	and replacement of publicly owned
3.11 	infrastructure, including storm sewers,
3.12 	wastewater and municipal utility
3.13 	service, drinking water systems, and
3.14 	other infrastructure damaged by
3.15 	flooding in the area included in
3.16 	DR-1569.
3.17 	For the purposes of this appropriation,
3.18 	criteria, limitations, and repayment
3.19 	requirements in Minnesota Statutes,
3.20 	sections 446A.07, 446A.072, and
3.21 	446A.081, are waived.
3.22 		Subd. 5.Capital Project Grant                       .,...,000
3.23 	For grants to cities to relocate flood
3.24 	damaged city buildings and departments
3.25 	out of the floodways, as a result of
3.26 	flooding as declared in DR-1569, and in
3.27 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
3.28 	section 16A.86.

3.29 	Sec. 3. HOUSING FINANCE
 3.30 		Subdivision 1.For transfer to
3.31 	the housing development fund for the
3.32 	programs specified in this section                    .,...,000
3.33 		Subd. 2.Economic Development and
3.34 	Housing Challenge                                     .,...,000
3.35 	For the economic development and
3.36 	housing challenge program under
3.37 	Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33,
3.38 	for housing assistance in the area
3.39 	included in DR-1569.  For assistance
3.40 	under this subdivision, the
3.41 	requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
3.42 	section 462A.33, subdivisions 3 and 5,
3.43 	and Minnesota Rules, part 4900.3632,
3.44 	are waived.
3.45 	This is a onetime appropriation from
3.46 	the general fund.

3.47 	Sec. 4. NATURAL RESOURCES
 3.48 		Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of
3.49 	natural resources for the purposes of
3.50 	this section                                          .,...,000
3.51 		Subd. 2.Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants              .,...,000
3.52 	$....... is for flood hazard mitigation
3.53 	grants for identified capital
3.54 	improvement projects, and any other
3.55 	authorized federal or state flood
3.56 	mitigation projects providing all or
4.1 	part of the 100-year flood protection
4.2 	for the cities in the DR-1569 flood
4.3 	area.  To the extent that the cost of a
4.4 	100-year flood protection project
4.5 	exceeds two percent of the median
4.6 	household income in the municipality
4.7 	multiplied by the number of households
4.8 	in the municipality, this appropriation
4.9 	is also for the local share of the
4.10 	project.
4.11 	$....... is for grants to local units
4.12 	of government in the DR-1569 area for
4.13 	the state share of flood hazard
4.14 	mitigation grants for flood damage
4.15 	reduction studies, planning,
4.16 	engineering, and publicly owned capital
4.17 	improvements to prevent or alleviate
4.18 	flood damage under Minnesota Statutes,
4.19 	section 103F.161.  This is a onetime
4.20 	appropriation from the general fund and
4.21 	is available until expended.
4.22 	$....... is to buy out property
4.23 	substantially damaged by flooding in
4.24 	the DR-1569 flood area.  This is a
4.25 	onetime appropriation from the general
4.26 	fund and is available until expended.
4.27 	$....... is for grants to local units
4.28 	of government in the DR-1569 flood area
4.29 	for the construction of ring dikes or
4.30 	barriers for the mitigation of flood
4.31 	damage.  This is a onetime
4.32 	appropriation from the general fund and
4.33 	is available until expended.

4.34 	Sec. 5. TRANSPORTATION                               .,...,000
 4.35 	To the commissioner of transportation
4.36 	for the purposes specified in this
4.37 	section.
4.38 	This appropriation is from the bond
4.39 	proceeds account in the state
4.40 	transportation fund.
4.41 	$....... is for grants to local
4.42 	governments for capital costs related
4.43 	to the rehabilitation, replacement, or
4.44 	reconstruction of roads or bridges
4.45 	damaged or destroyed by flooding or
4.46 	that provide future protection from
4.47 	flood damages in the area included in
4.48 	DR-1569.  A grantee must submit to the
4.49 	commissioner of transportation final
4.50 	plans for each project before grant
4.51 	money may be released.  The
4.52 	commissioner shall determine project
4.53 	priorities and plans and require
4.54 	changes to ensure the most prudent use
4.55 	of state resources.
4.56 	$....... is for a grant to the county
4.57 	of ....... for the repair of a
4.58 	structure north of ....... on MN-....
4.59 	damaged by flooding.
4.60 	For grants made under this section, the
4.61 	requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
4.62 	section 174.50, subdivisions 5, 6, 6a,
5.1 	and 7, are waived.

5.2 	Sec. 6. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
 5.3 		Subdivision 1.Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money
5.4 	appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the
5.5 	commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state
5.6 	in an amount up to $....... in the manner, upon the terms, and
5.7 	with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
5.8 	16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article
5.9 	XI, sections 4 to 7.
5.10 		Subd. 2.Transportation fund. To provide the money
5.11 	appropriated in this act from the state transportation fund, the
5.12 	commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state
5.13 	in an amount up to $....... in the manner, upon the terms, and
5.14 	with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
5.15 	16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article
5.16 	XI, sections 4 to 7.  The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued
5.17 	interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must
5.18 	be credited to a bond proceeds account in the state
5.19 	transportation fund.

5.20 	Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 5.21 	This act is effective the day following final enactment.