1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to public administration; authorizing 
  1.3             spending to acquire and to better public land and 
  1.4             buildings and other public improvements of a capital 
  1.5             nature with certain conditions; authorizing issuance 
  1.6             of bonds; requiring payment for debt service; 
  1.7             appropriating money, with certain conditions; amending 
  1.8             Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 16B.335, subdivision 
  1.9             3, and by adding a subdivision; 41B.19, subdivision 1; 
  1.10            94.16, subdivision 3; and 135A.046, subdivision 3; 
  1.11            Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 16B.335, 
  1.12            subdivisions 1 and 2; Laws 1995, First Special Session 
  1.13            chapter 2, article 1, section 13; proposing coding for 
  1.14            new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 446A; repealing 
  1.15            Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 446A.071, 
  1.16            subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8; Minnesota 
  1.17            Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 446A.071, 
  1.18            subdivision 2; Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 24, 
  1.19            subdivision 3. 
  1.20  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.21  Section 1.  [CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  1.22     The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
  1.23  appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 
  1.24  to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 
  1.25  acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 
  1.26  improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act. 
  1.27                              SUMMARY 
  1.28  ADMINISTRATION                                   $  102,351,000
  1.29  AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION                            18,800,000
  1.30  CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING BOARD         4,800,000
  1.31  MILITARY AFFAIRS                                        932,000
  1.32  CORRECTIONS                                         109,303,000
  2.1   HUMAN SERVICES                                        4,138,000
  2.2   VETERANS HOMES BOARD                                    742,000
  2.3   CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION                               978,000
  2.4   CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING                     23,000,000
  2.5   RESIDENTIAL ACADEMIES                                 2,186,000
  2.6   MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES            53,995,000
  2.7   UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA                              97,781,000
  2.8   TRANSPORTATION                                       48,530,000
  2.9   ECONOMIC SECURITY                                     2,000,000
  2.10  HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY                                2,500,000
  2.11  MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY                          2,500,000
  2.12  PUBLIC SAFETY                                         1,185,000
  2.13  PUBLIC SERVICE                                        4,000,000
  2.14  AGRICULTURE                                          41,000,000
  2.15  ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE                              8,000,000
  2.16  NATURAL RESOURCES                                    38,124,000
  2.17  POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY                              3,549,000
  2.18  PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY                           8,000,000
  2.19  BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES                     8,250,000
  2.20  MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN                             750,000
  2.21  BOND SALE EXPENSES                                      556,000
  2.22  TOTAL                                            $  587,950,000
  2.23  Bond Proceeds Fund                                  547,595,000
  2.24  Transportation Fund                                  10,000,000
  2.25  Trunk Highway Fund                                   29,433,000
  2.26  General Fund                                            922,000
  2.27                                                   APPROPRIATIONS 
  2.28                                                   $
  2.29  Sec. 2.  ADMINISTRATION
  2.30  Subdivision 1.  To the 
  2.31  commissioner of administration
  2.32  for purposes specified in this section              102,351,000
  2.33  Subd. 2.  Capital Asset
  2.34  Preservation and Replacement (CAPRA)                 16,000,000
  2.35  This appropriation is for unanticipated 
  2.36  emergencies of a capital nature, 
  2.37  projects to remove life safety hazards, 
  2.38  elimination or containment of hazardous 
  2.39  substances, and replacement and repair 
  2.40  of roofs, windows, and other capital 
  3.1   assets in accordance with Minnesota 
  3.2   Statutes, section 16A.632.  This 
  3.3   appropriation is available for use at 
  3.4   state facilities. 
  3.5   The commissioner shall give all state 
  3.6   agencies, other than the Minnesota 
  3.7   state colleges and universities and the 
  3.8   University of Minnesota, an opportunity 
  3.9   to apply for money for urgently needed 
  3.10  projects under this appropriation.  The 
  3.11  commissioner shall determine project 
  3.12  priorities as appropriate based upon 
  3.13  need. 
  3.14  Up to $900,000 of the money 
  3.15  appropriated in this subdivision may be 
  3.16  used as necessary to renovate the 
  3.17  Governor's Residence in St. Paul for 
  3.18  life safety, code, security, and 
  3.19  ancillary storage facility improvements.
  3.20  Subd. 3.  Statewide Building Access                  10,000,000
  3.21  For improvements of a capital nature to 
  3.22  remove barriers and make state-owned 
  3.23  buildings, programs, and services 
  3.24  accessible to individuals with 
  3.25  disabilities, including compliance with 
  3.26  federal ADA guidelines.  The 
  3.27  commissioner shall determine project 
  3.28  priorities as appropriate based upon 
  3.29  need.  In determining project 
  3.30  priorities, the commissioner must give 
  3.31  lower priority to projects in 
  3.32  facilities which the state intends to 
  3.33  demolish, sell, or abandon within five 
  3.34  years. 
  3.35  Subd. 4.  Transportation 
  3.36  Building Phase IV                                     5,525,000
  3.37  To continue life safety renovation at 
  3.38  the transportation building in St. Paul.
  3.39  This renovation is to include new 
  3.40  heating, ventilation, and air 
  3.41  conditioning systems, elevators, 
  3.42  lighting, windows, and raised floors. 
  3.43  This appropriation is from the trunk 
  3.44  highway fund.  
  3.45  Account balances from previous 
  3.46  appropriations for earlier phases of 
  3.47  this continuing project may be used for 
  3.48  phase IV. 
  3.49  Subd. 5.  Renovate Capitol 
  3.50  Area Elevators                                        1,744,000
  3.51  To improve, upgrade, and modify 
  3.52  existing elevator equipment in the 
  3.53  capitol, state office building, 
  3.54  administration building, and Ford 
  3.55  building.  This appropriation is exempt 
  3.56  from the provisions of Minnesota 
  3.57  Statutes, section 16B.335. 
  3.58  Subd. 6.  Agency Relocation                           2,454,000
  3.59  $2,193,000 of this appropriation is 
  4.1   from the trunk highway fund for the 
  4.2   partial relocation of the department of 
  4.3   transportation. 
  4.4   $261,000 of this appropriation is from 
  4.5   the general fund to relocate the 
  4.6   department of human rights, public 
  4.7   safety division of driver and vehicle 
  4.8   services, department of labor and 
  4.9   industry in St. Cloud, and department 
  4.10  of human services in St. Cloud. 
  4.11  Subd. 7.  Health Building
  4.12  Design                                                4,000,000
  4.13  For design of a new health building and 
  4.14  parking ramp in the capitol complex 
  4.15  area in St. Paul.  Of this amount, 
  4.16  $400,000 is appropriated to the capitol 
  4.17  area architectural and planning board 
  4.18  for a design competition. 
  4.19  Subd. 8.  Revenue Building 
  4.20  Design                                                2,150,000
  4.21  For design of a new revenue department 
  4.22  building.  Of this amount, $200,000 is 
  4.23  appropriated to the capitol area 
  4.24  architectural and planning board for a 
  4.25  design competition. 
  4.26  Subd. 9.  Support Services
  4.27  Facility                                              8,088,000
  4.28  For land acquisition, predesign, 
  4.29  design, construction, furnishing, and 
  4.30  equipping of new facilities for print 
  4.31  communications, micrographics, records 
  4.32  center, and central stores. 
  4.33  Subd. 10.  Electric Utility 
  4.34  Infrastructure Phase II                               1,635,000
  4.35  To improve, upgrade, and expand the 
  4.36  electrical utility infrastructure in 
  4.37  the capitol complex area.  This project 
  4.38  is exempt from the requirements of 
  4.39  Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335.  
  4.40  The account balance from the prior 
  4.41  phase as authorized in Laws 1994, 
  4.42  section 2, subdivision 9, may be used 
  4.43  for phase II. 
  4.44  Subd. 11.  Travel Management 
  4.45  Facility                                              2,655,000
  4.46  For land acquisition, predesign, 
  4.47  design, construction, furnishing, and 
  4.48  equipping of a new facility for the 
  4.49  travel management center. 
  4.50  Subd. 12.  Science Museum 
  4.51  of Minnesota                                         33,800,000
  4.52  To the commissioner of administration 
  4.53  for a grant to the city of St. Paul to 
  4.54  design, construct, furnish, and equip a 
  4.55  science museum in St. Paul. 
  4.56  This appropriation is not available 
  4.57  until matched by $59,000,000 in 
  5.1   nonstate funds and is not available 
  5.2   until the city of St. Paul has provided 
  5.3   written evidence of the availability of 
  5.4   matching funds to the commissioner of 
  5.5   finance and the commissioner of finance 
  5.6   has determined that all matching 
  5.7   requirements of current and prior 
  5.8   appropriations for this project have 
  5.9   been met. 
  5.10  Subd. 13.  Lake Superior 
  5.11  Center                                               14,000,000
  5.12  To the commissioner of administration 
  5.13  for a grant to the Lake Superior Center 
  5.14  authority for costs to design, 
  5.15  construct, furnish, and equip the Lake 
  5.16  Superior Center in Duluth.  This is the 
  5.17  final state appropriation for this 
  5.18  project.  All land, buildings, and 
  5.19  capital assets must be owned by the 
  5.20  Lake Superior Center authority. 
  5.21  This appropriation is not available 
  5.22  until matched by $4,000,000 in new 
  5.23  nonstate funding and is not available 
  5.24  until the authority has provided 
  5.25  written evidence to the commissioner of 
  5.26  finance and the commissioner of finance 
  5.27  has determined that the matching 
  5.28  requirements of Laws 1994, chapter 643, 
  5.29  section 2, subdivision 10, have been 
  5.30  met and complete program plans and cost 
  5.31  estimates are approved by the 
  5.32  commissioner of administration. 
  5.33  Subd. 14.  Arden Hills 
  5.34  Predesign                                               300,000
  5.35  To the commissioner of administration 
  5.36  for a grant to the city of Arden Hills 
  5.37  for predesign of co-located city, 
  5.38  state, and other public facilities at 
  5.39  the site of the Twin Cities army 
  5.40  ammunition plant in Arden Hills. 
  5.41  Sec. 3.  AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION                   18,800,000
  5.42  Subdivision 1.  Mighty Ducks
  5.43  Community Ice Center Grants                           8,800,000
  5.44  To the amateur sports commission for 
  5.45  grants to construct new ice arenas and 
  5.46  renovate existing ice arenas throughout 
  5.47  the state.  New arena grants are 
  5.48  contingent upon a $3 local to $1 state 
  5.49  match.  Renovation grants are 
  5.50  contingent upon a $1 local to $1 state 
  5.51  match.  All new and renovated 
  5.52  facilities receiving grants from this 
  5.53  appropriation must be publicly owned.  
  5.54  Projects receiving grants from this 
  5.55  appropriation are exempt from the 
  5.56  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
  5.57  section 16B.335. 
  5.58  Subd. 2.  Mariucci Ice 
  5.59  and Tennis Facility                                  10,000,000
  5.60  To the board of regents of the 
  5.61  University of Minnesota to predesign, 
  6.1   design, construct, and equip a new 
  6.2   facility adjacent to Mariucci arena on 
  6.3   the Minneapolis campus to include an 
  6.4   olympic-size ice sheet and tennis 
  6.5   courts. 
  6.6   Sec. 4.  CAPITOL AREA
  6.7   ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING BOARD            
  6.8   To the commissioner of administration 
  6.9   for predesign, design, and 
  6.10  reconstruction of the northeast and 
  6.11  southeast terraces of the capitol 
  6.12  building.  Upon completion of this 
  6.13  project any remaining unused funds from 
  6.14  this appropriation may be utilized for 
  6.15  other structural stabilization projects 
  6.16  at the capitol                                        4,800,000
  6.17  Sec. 5.  MILITARY AFFAIRS                               
  6.18  Subdivision 1.  To the adjutant 
  6.19  general for purposes specified 
  6.20  in this section                                         932,000
  6.21  Subd. 2.  Renovation of 
  6.22  Kitchen Facilities                                      400,000
  6.23  To renovate kitchen facilities at 
  6.24  national guard training and community 
  6.25  centers in Thief River Falls, Wadena, 
  6.26  Willmar, Redwood Falls, Pine City, 
  6.27  Pipestone, Red Wing, Fergus Falls, 
  6.28  Hastings, and Sauk Centre.  This 
  6.29  appropriation is exempt from the 
  6.30  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
  6.31  section 16B.335. 
  6.32  Subd. 3.  Asset Preservation                            532,000
  6.33  For unanticipated emergencies of a 
  6.34  capital nature, projects to remove life 
  6.35  safety hazards and code violations, 
  6.36  elimination or containment of hazardous 
  6.37  substances, and replacement and repair 
  6.38  of roofs, windows, building components, 
  6.39  HVAC systems, and other capital assets. 
  6.40  By December 31 of each year, the 
  6.41  adjutant general shall submit a list of 
  6.42  the projects that have received bond 
  6.43  proceeds during that calendar year from 
  6.44  this appropriation to the chairs of the 
  6.45  state government finance divisions, the 
  6.46  senate finance committee, the house 
  6.47  capital investment committee, the 
  6.48  commissioner of finance, and the 
  6.49  commissioner of administration.  This 
  6.50  appropriation is exempt from the 
  6.51  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
  6.52  section 16B.335. 
  6.53  Sec. 6.  CORRECTIONS
  6.54  Subdivision 1.  To the 
  6.55  commissioner of administration for
  6.56  the purposes specified in this section              109,303,000
  6.57  Subd. 2.  New Facility                               99,999,000
  6.58  To complete design and to construct, 
  7.1   furnish, and equip a new close custody 
  7.2   correctional facility to provide up to 
  7.3   800 beds. 
  7.4   Subd. 3.  Inmate    
  7.5   Bed Expansion - Brainerd                              1,500,000
  7.6   For capital improvements to the 
  7.7   Brainerd regional human services center 
  7.8   to establish a correctional facility 
  7.9   for medium and minimum security inmates 
  7.10  and to establish a special unit for 
  7.11  inmates with medical needs. 
  7.12  Subd. 4.  Minnesota Correctional 
  7.13  Facility - Stillwater                                 2,581,000
  7.14  For predesign and design of a health 
  7.15  services center providing up to 50 
  7.16  regular medical beds, 30 transition 
  7.17  beds, and 20 mental health beds. 
  7.18  Subd. 5.   Minnesota Correctional 
  7.19  Facility - St. Cloud                                  2,381,000
  7.20  To design, construct, furnish, equip, 
  7.21  and relocate visiting, laundry, and 
  7.22  X-ray rooms. 
  7.23  Subd. 6.  Minnesota Correctional 
  7.24  Facility - Lino Lakes                                   842,000
  7.25  For site preparation, predesign, and 
  7.26  design of a segregation unit for up to 
  7.27  80 medium security beds. 
  7.28  Subd. 7.  Asset Preservation                          2,000,000
  7.29  For unanticipated emergencies of a 
  7.30  capital nature, projects to remove life 
  7.31  safety hazards and code violations, 
  7.32  elimination or containment of hazardous 
  7.33  substances, and replacement and repair 
  7.34  of roofs, windows, building components, 
  7.35  HVAC systems, and other capital assets. 
  7.36  By December 31 of each year, the 
  7.37  commissioner of corrections shall 
  7.38  submit a list of the projects that have 
  7.39  received bond proceeds during that 
  7.40  calendar year from this appropriation 
  7.41  to the chairs of the crime prevention 
  7.42  finance divisions, the senate finance 
  7.43  committee, the house capital investment 
  7.44  committee, and the commissioner of 
  7.45  finance.  This appropriation is exempt 
  7.46  from the requirements of Minnesota 
  7.47  Statutes, section 16B.335. 
  7.48  Sec. 7.  HUMAN SERVICES
  7.49  Subdivision 1.  To the 
  7.50  commissioner of administration for
  7.51  purposes specified in this section                    4,138,000
  7.52  Subd. 2.  Asset Preservation                          2,000,000
  7.53  For unanticipated emergencies of a 
  7.54  capital nature, projects to remove life 
  7.55  safety hazards and code violations, 
  7.56  elimination or containment of hazardous 
  8.1   substances, and replacement and repair 
  8.2   of roofs, windows, building components, 
  8.3   HVAC systems, and other capital assets. 
  8.4   By December 31 of each year, the 
  8.5   commissioner of human services shall 
  8.6   submit a list of the projects that have 
  8.7   received bond proceeds during that 
  8.8   calendar year from this appropriation 
  8.9   to the chairs of the health and human 
  8.10  services finance divisions, the senate 
  8.11  finance committee, the house capital 
  8.12  investment committee, and the 
  8.13  commissioner of finance.  This 
  8.14  appropriation is exempt from the 
  8.15  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
  8.16  section 16B.335. 
  8.17  Subd. 3.  Anoka Metro Regional 
  8.18  Treatment Center                                        322,000
  8.19  For predesign and design of 
  8.20  improvements to the existing 
  8.21  residential, program, clinical, and 
  8.22  ancillary support areas in the Miller 
  8.23  building. 
  8.24  Subd. 4.  Brainerd Regional 
  8.25  Human Services Center                                 1,800,000
  8.26  To improve and upgrade heating, 
  8.27  ventilation, cooling, air conditioning, 
  8.28  and electrical systems in the most 
  8.29  critical residential areas at the 
  8.30  center as determined by the 
  8.31  commissioner of human services.  This 
  8.32  appropriation is exempt from the 
  8.33  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
  8.34  section 16B.335. 
  8.35  Subd. 5.  Willmar Regional 
  8.36  Treatment Center                                         16,000
  8.37  For predesign of upgrades and 
  8.38  improvements to residential and program 
  8.39  facilities in buildings 8, 9, 10, and 
  8.40  11 at the center. 
  8.41  Sec. 8.  VETERANS HOMES BOARD                     
  8.42  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of 
  8.43  administration for purposes specified 
  8.44  in this section                                         742,000
  8.45  Subd. 2.  Silver Bay 
  8.46  Dementia Unit                                           242,000
  8.47  For design, construction, furnishing, 
  8.48  and equipping of an addition to the 
  8.49  Silver Bay veterans home to be used for 
  8.50  a day room, activity area, and wander 
  8.51  area for dementia and alzheimer 
  8.52  patients. 
  8.53  Subd. 3.  Asset Preservation                            500,000
  8.54  For unanticipated emergencies of a 
  8.55  capital nature, projects to remove life 
  8.56  safety hazards and code violations, 
  8.57  elimination or containment of hazardous 
  8.58  substances, and replacement and repair 
  9.1   of roofs, windows, building components, 
  9.2   HVAC systems, and other capital assets. 
  9.3   By December 31 of each year, the 
  9.4   Veterans Homes Board shall submit a 
  9.5   list of the projects that have received 
  9.6   bond proceeds during that calendar year 
  9.7   from this appropriation to the chairs 
  9.8   of the veterans affairs committees, the 
  9.9   senate finance committee, the house 
  9.10  capital investment committee, and the 
  9.11  commissioner of finance.  This 
  9.12  appropriation is exempt from the 
  9.13  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
  9.14  section 16B.335. 
  9.15  Sec. 9.  CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION 
  9.16  Subdivision 1.  To the 
  9.17  commissioner of administration for
  9.18  the purposes specified in this section                  978,000
  9.19  Subd. 2.  Asset Preservation                            366,000
  9.20  For design and construction of 
  9.21  sprinkler systems, road reconstruction, 
  9.22  and sidewalk replacement.  This 
  9.23  appropriation is exempt from the 
  9.24  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
  9.25  section 16B.335. 
  9.26  Subd. 3.  Delta Dormitory Upgrades                      612,000
  9.27  To design, remodel, furnish, and equip 
  9.28  Delta dormitory. 
  9.29  Of this appropriation, $118,000 is from 
  9.30  the general fund. 
  9.31  Sec. 10.  CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING                      
  9.32  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner 
  9.33  of children, families, and learning, for 
  9.34  the purposes specified in this section               23,000,000
  9.35  Subd. 2.  Youth Initiative Grants                    20,000,000 
  9.36  For grants to repair, replace, or 
  9.37  construct parks and recreation 
  9.38  buildings and school buildings to 
  9.39  provide youth, grades fourth through 
  9.40  eighth, with regular enrichment 
  9.41  activities during nonschool hours, 
  9.42  including after school, evenings, 
  9.43  weekends, and school vacation periods.  
  9.44  Enrichment programs include academic 
  9.45  enrichment, homework assistance, 
  9.46  computer and technology use, arts and 
  9.47  cultural activities, clubs, 
  9.48  school-to-work, athletic, and 
  9.49  recreational activities.  Grants must 
  9.50  be used to expand the number of 
  9.51  children participating in enrichment 
  9.52  programs or improve the quality or 
  9.53  range of program offerings.  The 
  9.54  facilities must be fully available for 
  9.55  programming sponsored by youth-serving 
  9.56  nonprofit and community groups, as well 
  9.57  as school or city programs, for maximal 
  9.58  hours after school, evenings, 
  9.59  Saturdays, summers, and other school 
 10.1   vacation periods.  Priority must be 
 10.2   given to proposals that demonstrate 
 10.3   collaboration among public agencies and 
 10.4   community and parent organizations in 
 10.5   owning or managing facilities, 
 10.6   arranging programming, staffing, 
 10.7   transportation, and equipment. 
 10.8   (a) Enrichment grants within the
 10.9   city of Minneapolis                                   5,000,000
 10.10  For grants to repair, replace, or 
 10.11  construct parks and recreation 
 10.12  buildings or school buildings in the 
 10.13  city of Minneapolis for after-school 
 10.14  enrichment activities.  Of this amount 
 10.15  at least $2,500,000 must be used for 
 10.16  repair, replacement, or construction in 
 10.17  the neighborhoods of the near north 
 10.18  side, Hawthorne, Sumner-Glenwood, 
 10.19  Powderhorn, Central, Whittier, and 
 10.20  Phillips. 
 10.21  (b) Enrichment grants within the 
 10.22  city of St. Paul                                      5,000,000
 10.23  For grants to repair, replace, or 
 10.24  construct parks and recreation 
 10.25  buildings or school buildings in the 
 10.26  city of St. Paul for after-school 
 10.27  enrichment activities.  Of this amount, 
 10.28  at least $2,500,000 must be used for 
 10.29  repair, replacement, or construction of 
 10.30  parks and recreation buildings in the 
 10.31  neighborhoods of Summit-University, 
 10.32  Thomas-Dale, North End, Payne-Phalen, 
 10.33  Daytons Bluff, and the Westside. 
 10.34  (c) Enrichment grants outside 
 10.35  of Minneapolis and St. Paul                          10,000,000
 10.36  For grants to local government units to 
 10.37  repair, replace, or construct parks and 
 10.38  recreation buildings or school 
 10.39  buildings to serve after-school 
 10.40  enrichment activities.  Priority must 
 10.41  be given to geographic areas with high 
 10.42  concentrations of children eligible for 
 10.43  free and reduced school lunch. 
 10.44  (d) Grantees receiving these funds are 
 10.45  required to make a local contribution 
 10.46  toward debt service so that the total 
 10.47  combined local contributions to debt 
 10.48  service equals $10,000,000 allocated 
 10.49  among grantees in a manner that results 
 10.50  in an equalized local effort for these 
 10.51  projects measured by adjusted net tax 
 10.52  capacity rates with adjustments for the 
 10.53  per capita value of the project.  The 
 10.54  commissioner of children, families, and 
 10.55  learning is authorized to accept 
 10.56  matching funds of $1 local to $2 state 
 10.57  for these grants in lieu of the debt 
 10.58  service requirement. 
 10.59  Subd. 3.  School Building Accessibility Grants        2,000,000
 10.60  For grants to local school districts 
 10.61  according to Minnesota Statutes, 
 10.62  sections 124C.71 to 124C.73.  Grants 
 11.1   are contingent upon a dollar-for-dollar 
 11.2   match by nonstate sources.  
 11.3   Subd. 4.  Library Accessibility                       1,000,000
 11.4   For grants to public libraries for 
 11.5   accessibility capital projects under 
 11.6   Minnesota Statutes, section 134.45.  
 11.7   Grants are contingent upon a 
 11.8   dollar-for-dollar match by nonstate 
 11.9   sources. 
 11.10  Subd. 5.  Appropriations in this 
 11.11  section are exempt from the 
 11.12  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 11.13  section 16B.335. 
 11.14  Sec. 11.  RESIDENTIAL ACADEMIES AT FARIBAULT 
 11.15  Subdivision 1.  To the 
 11.16  commissioner of administration for the 
 11.17  purposes specified in this section                    2,186,000
 11.18  Subd. 2.  Asset Preservation                            935,000
 11.19  For unanticipated emergencies of a 
 11.20  capital nature, projects to remove life 
 11.21  safety hazards and code violations, 
 11.22  elimination or containment of hazardous 
 11.23  substances, and replacement and repair 
 11.24  of roofs, windows, building components, 
 11.25  HVAC systems, and other capital assets. 
 11.26  By December 31 of each year, the 
 11.27  residential academies shall submit a 
 11.28  list of the projects that have received 
 11.29  bond proceeds during that calendar year 
 11.30  from this appropriation to the chairs 
 11.31  of the K-12 education finance 
 11.32  divisions, the senate finance 
 11.33  committee, the house capital investment 
 11.34  committee, and the commissioner of 
 11.35  finance.  
 11.36  Subd. 3.  Sidewalk Replacement                           67,000
 11.37  To design, remove, and reconstruct 
 11.38  deteriorated sidewalks at the Minnesota 
 11.39  state academy for the blind.  This 
 11.40  appropriation is from the general 
 11.41  fund.  This appropriation is exempt 
 11.42  from the requirements of Minnesota 
 11.43  Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 11.44  Subd. 4.  Demolition of Dow Hall                       1,184,000
 11.45  To demolish Dow hall and the old 
 11.46  industrial building at the Minnesota 
 11.47  state academy for the blind in order to 
 11.48  remove potential safety hazards.  This 
 11.49  appropriation is also available to 
 11.50  construct surface parking on the site 
 11.51  following demolition. 
 11.52  Subd. 5.  The appropriations in this 
 11.53  section are exempt from the 
 11.54  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 11.55  section 16B.335. 
 11.56  Sec. 12.  MINNESOTA STATE 
 11.57  COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 
 12.1   Subdivision 1.  To the board of 
 12.2   trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges 
 12.3   and Universities for the purposes specified 
 12.4   in this section                                      53,995,000
 12.5   Subd. 2.  Higher Education Asset 
 12.6   Preservation and Renewal                             24,000,000
 12.7   This appropriation must be spent in 
 12.8   accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
 12.9   section 135A.046, and is exempt from 
 12.10  the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 12.11  section 16B.335.  The board is not 
 12.12  required to pay any debt service for 
 12.13  the appropriation in this subdivision. 
 12.14  Subd. 3.  St. Cloud 
 12.15  State Library                                        29,995,000
 12.16  For design, construction, furnishing, 
 12.17  and equipping of a new library and 
 12.18  learning resources facility at St. 
 12.19  Cloud State University.  The board 
 12.20  shall pay one-third of the debt service 
 12.21  on state bonds sold to finance this 
 12.22  project as specified in section 30 of 
 12.23  this act and Minnesota Statutes, 
 12.24  section 16A.643. 
 12.25  As a condition of this appropriation, 
 12.26  the Minnesota state colleges and 
 12.27  universities system must participate in 
 12.28  planning for a statewide on-line 
 12.29  library information system for the 
 12.30  libraries of Minnesota. 
 12.31  Sec. 13.  UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA  
 12.32  Subdivision 1.  To the board of regents 
 12.33  of the University of Minnesota for the 
 12.34  purposes specified in this section                   97,781,000
 12.35  Subd. 2.  Higher Education Asset 
 12.36  Preservation and Renewal                             18,000,000
 12.37  This appropriation must be spent in 
 12.38  accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
 12.39  section 135A.046.  This appropriation 
 12.40  is exempt from the requirements of 
 12.41  Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 12.42  Subd. 3.  Facility Renewal                            6,000,000
 12.43  This appropriation is to renew existing 
 12.44  classrooms and instructional spaces.  
 12.45  $1,500,000 of this appropriation must 
 12.46  be used for improvements to academic 
 12.47  health center facilities. 
 12.48  Subd. 4.  Minnesota Library Access 
 12.49  Center                                               43,150,000
 12.50  To complete design documents, 
 12.51  construct, furnish, and equip the 
 12.52  Minnesota library access center to 
 12.53  house the university's archives and 
 12.54  special collections, to store less used 
 12.55  library materials for libraries in the 
 12.56  state, and to house Minitex services. 
 13.1   The board of regents of the university 
 13.2   shall pay one-third of the debt service 
 13.3   on state bonds sold to finance this 
 13.4   project in accordance with section 30 
 13.5   of this act and Minnesota Statutes, 
 13.6   section 16A.643. 
 13.7   Receipt of this appropriation is 
 13.8   contingent upon the university 
 13.9   preparing and executing a statewide 
 13.10  agreement with other public and private 
 13.11  libraries in Minnesota to store their 
 13.12  infrequently used books and 
 13.13  publications, and to make these stored 
 13.14  collections accessible statewide 
 13.15  through the Minitex library information 
 13.16  network.  The agreement must include 
 13.17  the libraries of the Minnesota state 
 13.18  colleges and universities, private 
 13.19  colleges, state government libraries, 
 13.20  city libraries, county libraries, 
 13.21  regional libraries, and public school 
 13.22  libraries.  Use of this appropriation 
 13.23  is also contingent upon the 
 13.24  university's full participation in 
 13.25  planning for a statewide on-line 
 13.26  library information system for the 
 13.27  libraries of Minnesota.  This is the 
 13.28  final state appropriation for this 
 13.29  project. 
 13.30  Subd. 5.  Architecture 
 13.31  Renovation and Addition                              21,027,000
 13.32  To complete design documents, renovate 
 13.33  the existing architecture building, 
 13.34  construct an addition, and acquire 
 13.35  furnishings and equipment. 
 13.36  Use of this appropriation is contingent 
 13.37  upon receipt of $4,206,000 in private 
 13.38  funds.  In addition, the board of 
 13.39  regents of the university shall pay the 
 13.40  debt service on $4,206,000 of the state 
 13.41  bonds sold to finance this project in 
 13.42  accordance with section 30 of this act 
 13.43  and Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.643.
 13.44  Subd. 6.  Willmar Poultry 
 13.45  Testing Laboratory                                      104,000
 13.46  To acquire land and a new facility for 
 13.47  the poultry testing laboratory in 
 13.48  Willmar.  This appropriation is exempt 
 13.49  from the requirements of Minnesota 
 13.50  Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 13.51  Subd. 7.  Academic Health
 13.52  Centers of Excellence                                 9,500,000
 13.53  (a) To design, construct, furnish, 
 13.54  and equip a new facility 
 13.55  for the magnetic resonance research 
 13.56  program and to design, remodel, 
 13.57  furnish, and equip the molecular and 
 13.58  cellular therapeutics facility                         6,500,000
 13.59  The board of regents of the university 
 13.60  shall pay one-third of the debt service 
 13.61  on state bonds sold to finance this 
 13.62  appropriation in accordance with 
 14.1   section 30 of this act and Minnesota 
 14.2   Statutes, section 16A.643. 
 14.3   (b) For predesign of a transitway 
 14.4   between Fairview Riverside Hospital and the 
 14.5   University of Minnesota, contingent upon a 
 14.6   dollar-for-dollar match by Fairview 
 14.7   Hospital and the University of Minnesota
 14.8   not to exceed $3,000,000.                             3,000,000
 14.9   Subd. 8.  Debt Service  
 14.10  The board of regents is not required to 
 14.11  pay any debt service for the 
 14.12  appropriations in subdivisions 2, 3, 
 14.13  and 6.  
 14.14  Sec. 14.  TRANSPORTATION
 14.15  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 14.16  of transportation for the purposes
 14.17  specified in this section                            48,530,000
 14.18  Subd. 2.  Local Bridge 
 14.19  Replacement and Rehabilitation                       10,000,000
 14.20  This appropriation is from the state 
 14.21  transportation fund as provided in 
 14.22  Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, to 
 14.23  match federal funds and to replace or 
 14.24  rehabilitate local deficient bridges. 
 14.25  Political subdivisions may use grants 
 14.26  made under this section to construct or 
 14.27  reconstruct bridges, including: 
 14.28  (1) matching federal-aid grants to 
 14.29  construct or reconstruct key bridges; 
 14.30  (2) paying the costs to abandon an 
 14.31  existing bridge that is deficient and 
 14.32  in need of replacement, but where no 
 14.33  replacement will be made; 
 14.34  (3) paying the costs to construct a 
 14.35  road or street to facilitate the 
 14.36  abandonment of an existing bridge 
 14.37  determined by the commissioner to be 
 14.38  deficient, if the commissioner 
 14.39  determines that construction of the 
 14.40  road or street is more cost-efficient 
 14.41  than the replacement of the existing 
 14.42  bridge; and 
 14.43  (4) paying the costs of preliminary 
 14.44  engineering and environmental studies 
 14.45  authorized under Minnesota Statutes, 
 14.46  section 174.50, subdivision 6a. 
 14.47  Subd. 3.  Metro Public Safety Radio
 14.48  System                                               15,000,000
 14.49  For design, site and equipment 
 14.50  acquisition, construction, and 
 14.51  development of a shared 800 megahertz 
 14.52  digital trunked public safety radio 
 14.53  system.  Use of this appropriation is 
 14.54  contingent upon a dollar-for-dollar 
 14.55  match from nonstate sources.  This 
 14.56  appropriation is exempt from the 
 14.57  provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 
 15.1   section 16B.335. 
 15.2   Subd. 4.  Port Development Assistance
 15.3   Program                                               3,000,000
 15.4   For port improvement projects to 
 15.5   repair, construct, and improve terminal 
 15.6   structures, equipment, and access as 
 15.7   authorized under Minnesota Statutes, 
 15.8   chapter 457A.  Grants awarded under 
 15.9   this subdivision are contingent upon a 
 15.10  $4 state to $1 local match.  Grants 
 15.11  under this subdivision are exempt from 
 15.12  the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 15.13  section 16B.335. 
 15.14  Subd. 5.  Trunk Highway 
 15.15  Facility Projects                                    20,530,000
 15.16  To the commissioner of transportation 
 15.17  for the purposes specified in this 
 15.18  subdivision.  The appropriations in 
 15.19  this subdivision are from the trunk 
 15.20  highway fund. 
 15.21  (a) For construction documents, construction,
 15.22  furnishing, and equipping of Bemidji 
 15.23  headquarters building to replace the existing
 15.24  facility.  The new facility will house the district
 15.25  staff, support services, design, construction,
 15.26  right-of-way, materials engineering, maintenance,
 15.27  radio shop, inventory center, vehicle maintenance,
 15.28  vehicle storage, bridge maintenance, and building
 15.29  services                                              9,000,000
 15.30  (b) Repair, replace, construct, or develop
 15.31  additions to chemical and salt storage buildings
 15.32  at 29 department of transportation locations
 15.33  statewide                                             1,014,000
 15.34  (c) For schematic design, design
 15.35  development, construction documents, construction,
 15.36  furnishing, and equipping of an addition to the
 15.37  Rochester district office and state patrol center     1,260,000
 15.38  (d) Construct, furnish, and equip a new
 15.39  equipment storage building on a new site in
 15.40  Pipestone to replace the existing facility              520,000
 15.41  (e) Construct, furnish, and equip a new
 15.42  equipment storage building on a new site in
 15.43  Deer Lake to combine and replace existing
 15.44  operations at Togo and Effie                            644,000
 15.45  (f) Construct, furnish, and equip a new
 15.46  equipment storage building on a new site in 
 15.47  Rushford to replace the existing facility               663,000
 15.48  (g) For construction documents, construction,
 15.49  furnishing, and equipping of an addition to the 
 15.50  central services building at Fort Snelling for
 15.51  heated storage                                          855,000
 15.52  (h) Schematic design, design development,
 15.53  and construction documents for projects
 15.54  at Duluth, St. Cloud, Jordan, Fort Snelling,
 15.55  Golden Valley, and a new record building                677,000
 15.56  (i) Design, construction, equipping, and
 15.57  furnishing of an addition to the Garrison truck
 15.58  station and related improvements                        206,000
 16.1   (j) For construction documents, construction,
 16.2   furnishing, and equipping of an addition
 16.3   to the Hastings truck station                         1,362,000
 16.4   (k) Construct, furnish, and equip a new 
 16.5   equipment storage building on a new site in 
 16.6   Gaylord to replace the existing facility                680,000
 16.7   (l) Remove asbestos from various
 16.8   department of transportation buildings statewide        225,000
 16.9   (m) Construct, furnish, and equip a new
 16.10  equipment storage building on a new site
 16.11  in Hibbing to replace the existing facility           1,237,000
 16.12  (n) Design, construction, equipping, and
 16.13  furnishing of an addition to the Long 
 16.14  Prairie truck station and related improvements          215,000
 16.15  (o) Design, construction, equipping, and
 16.16  furnishing of an addition to the Forest
 16.17  Lake truck station and related improvements             451,000
 16.18  (p) Design, construction, equipping, and
 16.19  furnishing of an addition to the Erskine
 16.20  truck station and related improvements                  300,000
 16.21  (q) Design, construction, equipping, and
 16.22  furnishing of an addition to the Dilworth
 16.23  truck station and related improvements                  514,000
 16.24  (r) Construct, furnish, and equip class
 16.25  II safety rest areas in Fillmore county,
 16.26  Cook county, and Kanabec county                         120,000
 16.27  (s) Construct pole type storage buildings
 16.28  at department of transportation locations
 16.29  throughout the state                                    387,000
 16.30  (t) Land acquisition at Fort Snelling
 16.31  next to the central services complex when
 16.32  it is made available as surplus property
 16.33  by the federal government                               200,000
 16.34  (u) Paragraphs (b) and (d) to (t) 
 16.35  are exempt from the requirements of Minnesota
 16.36  Statutes, section 16B.335.
 16.37  Sec. 15.  ECONOMIC SECURITY                           2,000,000
 16.38  To the commissioner of economic 
 16.39  security for grants to state agencies 
 16.40  and political subdivisions to construct 
 16.41  or rehabilitate facilities for head 
 16.42  start or other early childhood learning 
 16.43  programs under Minnesota Statutes, 
 16.44  section 268.917.  Grants under this 
 16.45  section are exempt from the 
 16.46  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 16.47  section 16B.335. 
 16.48  Sec. 16.  HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY                      2,500,000
 16.49  To the commissioner of the housing 
 16.50  finance agency for the purpose of 
 16.51  making transitional housing loans to 
 16.52  local government units authorized under 
 16.53  Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202, 
 16.54  subdivision 2.  Loans under this 
 16.55  section are exempt from the 
 17.1   requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 17.2   section 16B.335.  
 17.3   Sec. 17.  MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
 17.4   Subdivision 1.  To the Minnesota
 17.5   historical society for the purposes
 17.6   specified in this section                             2,500,000
 17.7   Subd. 2.  Historic Site
 17.8   Preservation and Repair                               2,000,000
 17.9   For capital repair, reconstruction, or 
 17.10  replacement of deferred maintenance 
 17.11  needs at state historic sites, 
 17.12  buildings, exhibits, markers, and 
 17.13  monuments.  The society shall determine 
 17.14  project priorities as appropriate based 
 17.15  on need.  This appropriation is exempt 
 17.16  from the requirements of Minnesota 
 17.17  Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 17.18  Subd. 3.  County and Local
 17.19  Preservation Projects                                   500,000
 17.20  To be allocated to county and local 
 17.21  jurisdictions as matching money for 
 17.22  historic preservation projects of a 
 17.23  capital nature.  Grant recipients must 
 17.24  be public entities and must match state 
 17.25  funds on at least an equal basis.  
 17.26  Grants in this subdivision are exempt 
 17.27  from the requirements of Minnesota 
 17.28  Statutes, section 16B.335.  
 17.29  Sec. 18.  PUBLIC SAFETY                               1,185,000
 17.30  To the commissioner of the department 
 17.31  of transportation for capital 
 17.32  improvements to license exam stations, 
 17.33  grounds, and facilities at Arden Hills, 
 17.34  Eagan, and Plymouth.  This 
 17.35  appropriation is from the trunk highway 
 17.36  fund.  
 17.37  Sec. 19.  PUBLIC SERVICE                              4,000,000
 17.38  To the commissioner of finance for the 
 17.39  energy conservation investment loan 
 17.40  program in the department of public 
 17.41  service under Minnesota Statutes, 
 17.42  section 216C.37.  Loans in this 
 17.43  appropriation are exempt from the 
 17.44  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 17.45  section 16B.335. 
 17.46  Sec. 20.  AGRICULTURE                                41,000,000
 17.47  To the rural finance authority to 
 17.48  purchase participation interests in or 
 17.49  to make direct agricultural loans to 
 17.50  farmers.  All debt service on bond 
 17.51  proceeds used to finance this 
 17.52  appropriation must be repaid by the 
 17.53  rural finance authority.  Loan 
 17.54  participations must be priced to 
 17.55  provide full interest and principal 
 17.56  coverage and a reserve for potential 
 17.57  losses.  Loans for capital projects 
 17.58  from this appropriation are exempt from 
 17.59  Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 18.1   Sec. 21.  OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE          8,000,000
 18.2   To the office of environmental 
 18.3   assistance for the solid waste capital 
 18.4   assistance grants program under 
 18.5   Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54.  
 18.6   Grants under this section are exempt 
 18.7   from the requirements of Minnesota 
 18.8   Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 18.9   Sec. 22.  NATURAL RESOURCES                                     
 18.10  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of
 18.11  natural resources for the purposes 
 18.12  specified in this section                             38,124,000
 18.13  Subd. 2.  Asset Preservation                          2,000,000 
 18.14  For repair and renovations of 
 18.15  department of natural resources land, 
 18.16  buildings, or other improvements of a 
 18.17  capital nature throughout the state. 
 18.18  The commissioner shall determine 
 18.19  project priorities as appropriate based 
 18.20  upon need. 
 18.21  By December 31 of each year, the 
 18.22  commissioner shall submit a list of the 
 18.23  projects that have received bond 
 18.24  proceeds during that calendar year to 
 18.25  the chairs of the environment and 
 18.26  natural resources finance divisions, 
 18.27  the senate finance committee, the house 
 18.28  of representatives capital investment 
 18.29  committee, the commissioner of finance, 
 18.30  and the commissioner of 
 18.31  administration.  This appropriation is 
 18.32  exempt from the requirements of 
 18.33  Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 18.34  Subd. 3.  Office Facility 
 18.35  Completions                                           2,155,000
 18.36  For design and construction of service 
 18.37  facilities at consolidated office sites 
 18.38  at Detroit Lakes, Aitkin, Cambridge, 
 18.39  and Two Harbors. 
 18.40  Subd. 4.  Office Facility 
 18.41  Consolidation - New Construction                        7,080,000
 18.42  For design and construction of new 
 18.43  consolidated office facilities at 
 18.44  International Falls, Grand Marais, 
 18.45  Warroad, and Windom. 
 18.46  Subd. 5.  Office Facility 
 18.47  Predesign                                               100,000
 18.48  For predesign work for new consolidated 
 18.49  office facilities statewide.  The 
 18.50  commissioner shall determine project 
 18.51  priorities as appropriate based on need.
 18.52  Subd. 6.  State Park and Recreation 
 18.53  Area Building Rehabilitation                          1,500,000
 18.54  For improvements of a capital nature to 
 18.55  repair, rehabilitate, construct, or add 
 18.56  to state park buildings throughout the 
 18.57  state, according to the management plan 
 19.1   required in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
 19.2   86A.  The commissioner shall determine 
 19.3   project priorities as appropriate based 
 19.4   upon need. 
 19.5   Subd. 7.  State Park and Recreation 
 19.6   Area Building Development                             1,000,000
 19.7   To construct, furnish, and equip new 
 19.8   facilities in the state park system, 
 19.9   according to the management plan 
 19.10  required in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
 19.11  86A.  The commissioner shall determine 
 19.12  project priorities as appropriate based 
 19.13  upon need. 
 19.14  Subd. 8.  State Park and Recreation 
 19.15  Area Betterment and Rehabilitation                    1,500,000
 19.16  To upgrade, repair, or rehabilitate 
 19.17  improvements of a capital nature at 
 19.18  state park and recreation area 
 19.19  facilities throughout the state, 
 19.20  including, but not limited to, resource 
 19.21  management projects, trail 
 19.22  rehabilitation, campground 
 19.23  rehabilitation, and road and bridge 
 19.24  repair.  The commissioner shall 
 19.25  determine project priorities as 
 19.26  appropriate based upon need. 
 19.27  Subd. 9.  Well Inventory 
 19.28  and Sealing                                             500,000
 19.29  To seal inactive wells on state-owned 
 19.30  land.  $276,000 of this appropriation 
 19.31  is from the general fund.  The 
 19.32  commissioner shall determine project 
 19.33  priorities as appropriate based upon 
 19.34  need. 
 19.35  Subd. 10.  Trail Rehabilitation                         500,000
 19.36  To upgrade, repair, or rehabilitate 
 19.37  improvements of a capital nature on the 
 19.38  Luce line trail, the Douglas trail, and 
 19.39  the North Shore trail.  Use of this 
 19.40  appropriation is contingent upon debt 
 19.41  service payment of $80,000 from the 
 19.42  snowmobile account in the natural 
 19.43  resources fund in accordance with 
 19.44  Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.643.  
 19.45  The commissioner shall determine 
 19.46  project priorities as appropriate based 
 19.47  upon need. 
 19.48  Subd. 11.  Dam Improvements                           1,200,000
 19.49  For the emergency repair, 
 19.50  reconstruction, or removal of publicly 
 19.51  owned dams throughout the state.  The 
 19.52  commissioner shall determine project 
 19.53  priorities as appropriate based upon 
 19.54  need as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
 19.55  section 103G.511, and shall include the 
 19.56  Zumbro Lake dam. 
 19.57  Subd. 12.  Flood Hazard 
 19.58  Mitigation Grants                                     2,500,000
 19.59  For the flood hazard mitigation grant 
 20.1   program to local government units for 
 20.2   capital improvements to prevent or 
 20.3   alleviate flood damages.  The 
 20.4   commissioner shall determine project 
 20.5   priorities as appropriate based upon 
 20.6   need. 
 20.7   Subd. 13.  Forest Road and 
 20.8   Bridge Projects                                         250,000
 20.9   For reconstruction, resurfacing, 
 20.10  replacement, or construction of 
 20.11  improvements of a capital nature to 
 20.12  state forest roads and bridges 
 20.13  throughout the state.  The commissioner 
 20.14  shall determine project priorities as 
 20.15  appropriate based upon need. 
 20.16  Subd. 14.  Fish Culture 
 20.17  Facility Rehabilitation                                  500,000
 20.18  To repair, replace, or rehabilitate 
 20.19  facilities of a capital nature at 
 20.20  department fish hatcheries statewide.  
 20.21  The commissioner shall determine 
 20.22  project priorities as appropriate based 
 20.23  upon need. 
 20.24  Subd. 15.  Forest Recreation 
 20.25  Facility Rehabilitation                                 400,000
 20.26  For improvements of a capital nature to 
 20.27  rehabilitate, improve, or develop 
 20.28  forest recreation facilities throughout 
 20.29  the state.  The commissioner shall 
 20.30  determine project priorities as 
 20.31  appropriate based upon need. 
 20.32  Subd.  16.  RIM Fisheries Improvement 
 20.33  Projects                                                500,000
 20.34  For fish habitat improvement projects 
 20.35  of a capital nature statewide, 
 20.36  including installation of aeration 
 20.37  systems and shoreline stabilization.  
 20.38  The commissioner shall determine 
 20.39  project priorities as appropriate based 
 20.40  upon need. 
 20.41  Subd. 17.  RIM Wildlife, SNA, 
 20.42  and Prairie Bank Improvements                         1,330,000
 20.43  For development, protection, or 
 20.44  improvements of a capital nature to 
 20.45  wildlife management areas, state lands, 
 20.46  scientific and natural areas, and 
 20.47  prairie bank areas throughout the 
 20.48  state.  The commissioner shall 
 20.49  determine project priorities as 
 20.50  appropriate based upon need. 
 20.51  Subd. 18.  Water Access 
 20.52  Rehabilitation                                          500,000
 20.53  For upgrade, repair, or rehabilitation 
 20.54  of a capital nature to water access 
 20.55  facilities statewide.  The commissioner 
 20.56  shall determine project priorities as 
 20.57  appropriate based upon need. 
 20.58  Subd. 19.  St. Louis River
 21.1   Land Acquisition                                      2,200,000
 21.2   To acquire and preserve undeveloped 
 21.3   lands located along the St. Louis, 
 21.4   Cloquet, and Whiteface rivers. 
 21.5   Subd. 20.  RIM Wildlife and Natural Area
 21.6   Land Acquisition                                      2,400,000
 21.7   To acquire land for wildlife management 
 21.8   areas, scientific and natural areas, 
 21.9   and prairie bank easements; for the 
 21.10  critical habitat match program; and for 
 21.11  acquisition and wetland restoration 
 21.12  under the North American Waterfowl 
 21.13  Management Plan.  The commissioner 
 21.14  shall determine project priorities as 
 21.15  appropriate based upon need. 
 21.16  Subd. 21.  RIM Fisheries
 21.17  Acquisition                                             500,000
 21.18  For acquisition of trout and warm water 
 21.19  stream easements and aquatic management 
 21.20  areas.  The commissioner shall 
 21.21  determine project priorities as 
 21.22  appropriate based upon need. 
 21.23  Subd. 22.  Trail Acquisition 
 21.24  and Development                                       3,500,000
 21.25  For acquisition and development of a 
 21.26  capital nature on state trails as 
 21.27  specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
 21.28  section 85.015.  The commissioner shall 
 21.29  determine project priorities as 
 21.30  appropriate based upon need. 
 21.31  Subd. 23.  Metro Regional Park 
 21.32  Rehabilitation, Acquisition, and
 21.33  Development                                           4,450,000
 21.34  This appropriation is for payment by 
 21.35  the commissioner of natural resources 
 21.36  to the metropolitan council.  The 
 21.37  commissioner shall pay the amount on a 
 21.38  reimbursement basis to the metropolitan 
 21.39  council upon receipt of a certified 
 21.40  copy of a council resolution requesting 
 21.41  payment.  The appropriation must be 
 21.42  used to pay the cost of rehabilitation, 
 21.43  acquisition, and development by the 
 21.44  council and local government units of 
 21.45  regional recreational open-space lands 
 21.46  in accordance with the council's policy 
 21.47  plan as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
 21.48  section 473.315.  This appropriation 
 21.49  must not be used for research, 
 21.50  planning, administration, or tax 
 21.51  equivalency payments. 
 21.52  Subd. 24.  Stearns County Quarry Park
 21.53  and Nature Preserve                                   1,559,000
 21.54  For a grant to Stearns county to design 
 21.55  and develop the first phase of this 
 21.56  park.  Eligible project costs include 
 21.57  site reclamation and capital 
 21.58  improvements to provide public access 
 21.59  for trail activities, swimming, scuba 
 21.60  diving, rock climbing, ski touring, 
 22.1   mountain biking, and general outdoor 
 22.2   recreation. 
 22.3   Subd. 25.  Projects in subdivisions 2 
 22.4   and 6 to 24 are exempt from the 
 22.5   requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 22.6   section 16B.335.  
 22.7   Sec. 23.  POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 22.8   Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 22.9   of the pollution control agency for the
 22.10  purposes specified in this section                    3,549,000
 22.11  Subd. 2.  Red Wing Combined Sewer Overflow            3,349,000
 22.12  For the state share of a combined sewer 
 22.13  overflow grant under Minnesota 
 22.14  Statutes, section 116.162, to the city 
 22.15  of Red Wing to complete construction 
 22.16  and separation of its combined sewer 
 22.17  system.  Use of this appropriation is 
 22.18  contingent upon a $1 state to $1 local 
 22.19  match.  It is the expectation of the 
 22.20  legislature that this will be the final 
 22.21  appropriation for the combined sewer 
 22.22  overflow program.  This appropriation 
 22.23  is exempt from the requirements of 
 22.24  Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335.  
 22.25  Subd. 3.  Automated Water Quality Monitoring 
 22.26  Systems                                                 200,000
 22.27  For ten permanent water quality 
 22.28  monitoring stations and equipment at 
 22.29  river and stream locations throughout 
 22.30  the state.  This appropriation is from 
 22.31  the general fund and is exempt from the 
 22.32  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 22.33  section 16B.335. 
 22.34  Sec. 24.  PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY                 8,000,000 
 22.35  $4,000,000 is appropriated to the 
 22.36  public facilities authority for state 
 22.37  matching money for federal grants to 
 22.38  capitalize the state water pollution 
 22.39  control revolving fund under Minnesota 
 22.40  Statutes, section 446A.07.  To the 
 22.41  extent that federal funds are not 
 22.42  available to match this appropriation, 
 22.43  the portion of the appropriation that 
 22.44  is not matched may be added to the 
 22.45  appropriation below for state matching 
 22.46  money for federal grants to capitalize 
 22.47  the state drinking water revolving fund.
 22.48  This appropriation must be used for 
 22.49  qualified capital projects. 
 22.50  $2,000,000 is appropriated to the 
 22.51  public facilities authority for state 
 22.52  matching money for federal grants to 
 22.53  capitalize the state drinking water 
 22.54  revolving fund under Minnesota 
 22.55  Statutes, section 446A.081.  To the 
 22.56  extent that federal funds are not 
 22.57  available to match this appropriation, 
 22.58  the portion of the appropriation that 
 22.59  is not matched may be added to the 
 22.60  appropriation above for state matching 
 22.61  money for federal grants to capitalize 
 23.1   the state water pollution control 
 23.2   revolving fund.  This appropriation 
 23.3   must be used for qualified capital 
 23.4   projects. 
 23.5   $2,000,000 is appropriated to the 
 23.6   public facilities authority for state 
 23.7   grants to municipalities under 
 23.8   Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.071.  
 23.9   This appropriation must be used for 
 23.10  qualified capital projects.  Grants 
 23.11  under this section are exempt from the 
 23.12  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 23.13  section 16B.335. 
 23.14  Sec. 25.  BOARD OF WATER AND
 23.15  SOIL RESOURCES                    
 23.16  Subdivision 1.  To the board
 23.17  of water and soil resources for the 
 23.18  purposes in this section                              8,250,000
 23.19  Subd. 2.  Area II Minnesota 
 23.20  River Basin                                             750,000 
 23.21  For grant-in-aid on flood control 
 23.22  projects initiated by local government 
 23.23  in area II in the Minnesota river basin.
 23.24  Subd. 3.  RIM and PWP Conservation
 23.25  Easements                                             7,500,000 
 23.26  This appropriation is for the purposes 
 23.27  specified in paragraphs (a) and (b). 
 23.28  (a) To acquire conservation easements 
 23.29  from landowners on marginal lands to 
 23.30  protect soil and water quality and to 
 23.31  support fish and wildlife habitat as 
 23.32  provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
 23.33  103F.515. 
 23.34  (b) To acquire perpetual conservation 
 23.35  easements on existing type 1, 2, and 3 
 23.36  wetlands, adjacent lands, and for the 
 23.37  establishment of permanent cover on 
 23.38  adjacent lands, in accordance with 
 23.39  Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.516.  
 23.40  Subd. 4.  The appropriation in this 
 23.41  section is exempt from the requirements 
 23.42  of Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 23.43  Sec. 26.  MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL
 23.44  GARDEN                                                  750,000
 23.45  To the Minnesota Zoological Garden in 
 23.46  Apple Valley for design, construction, 
 23.47  and improvements of a capital nature to 
 23.48  roadways, parking lots, pathways, and 
 23.49  public plaza areas at the zoo.  The 
 23.50  Minnesota zoological board shall 
 23.51  determine project priorities based upon 
 23.52  need.  This appropriation is exempt 
 23.53  from the requirements of Minnesota 
 23.54  Statutes, section 16B.335. 
 23.55  Sec. 27.  BOND SALE EXPENSES                            556,000
 23.56  To the commissioner of finance for bond 
 23.57  sale expenses under Minnesota Statutes, 
 24.1   section 16A.641, subdivision 8. 
 24.2      Sec. 28.  Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 2, 
 24.3   article 1, section 13, is amended to read: 
 24.4   Sec. 13.  BOND SALE SCHEDULE                                    
 24.5   The commissioner of finance shall 
 24.6   schedule the sale of state general 
 24.7   obligation bonds so that, during the 
 24.8   biennium ending June 30, 1997, no more 
 24.9   than $458,704,000 $445,741,000 will 
 24.10  need to be transferred from the general 
 24.11  fund to the state bond fund to pay 
 24.12  principal and interest due and to 
 24.13  become due on outstanding state general 
 24.14  obligation bonds.  During the biennium, 
 24.15  before each sale of state general 
 24.16  obligation bonds, the commissioner of 
 24.17  finance shall calculate the amount of 
 24.18  debt service payments needed on bonds 
 24.19  previously issued and shall estimate 
 24.20  the amount of debt service payments 
 24.21  that will be needed on the bonds 
 24.22  scheduled to be sold, the commissioner 
 24.23  shall adjust the amount of bonds 
 24.24  scheduled to be sold so as to remain 
 24.25  within the limit set by this section.  
 24.26  The amount needed to make the debt 
 24.27  service payments is appropriated from 
 24.28  the general fund as provided in 
 24.29  Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641. 
 24.30     Sec. 29.  [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.] 
 24.31     Subdivision 1.  [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money 
 24.32  appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund the 
 24.33  commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 24.34  and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $547,595,000 in 
 24.35  the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 24.36  Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 24.37  Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  
 24.38     Subd. 2.  [TRANSPORTATION FUND.] To provide the money 
 24.39  appropriated in this act from the state transportation fund, the 
 24.40  commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 24.41  and issue general obligation bonds of the state in an amount up 
 24.42  to $10,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the 
 24.43  effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 
 24.44  16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 
 24.45  4 to 7.  The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and 
 24.46  any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited 
 24.47  to a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund. 
 24.48     Sec. 30.  [HIGHER EDUCATION DEBT SERVICE SHARE.] 
 25.1      Subdivision 1.  [HIGHER EDUCATION BOARDS.] The board of 
 25.2   trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities shall 
 25.3   pay one-third of the debt service on state bonds sold to finance 
 25.4   projects authorized by this act.  Appropriations for higher 
 25.5   education asset preservation and renewal are not subject to the 
 25.6   one-third debt service requirement.  After each sale of general 
 25.7   obligation bonds, the commissioner of finance shall notify the 
 25.8   board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and 
 25.9   universities of the amounts for which each system is assessed of 
 25.10  each year for the life of the bonds. 
 25.11     Subd. 2.  [UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.] The board of regents 
 25.12  of the University of Minnesota shall pay one-third of the debt 
 25.13  service on state bonds sold to finance projects authorized by 
 25.14  this act.  Appropriations for higher education asset 
 25.15  preservation and renewal are not subject to the one-third debt 
 25.16  service requirement.  After each sale of general obligation 
 25.17  bonds, the commissioner of finance shall notify the board of 
 25.18  regents of the amounts assessed for each year for the life of 
 25.19  the bonds. 
 25.20     Subd. 3.  [METHOD OF PAYMENT.] The commissioner shall 
 25.21  reduce each system's assessment each year under subdivisions 1 
 25.22  and 2 by one-third of the net income from investment of general 
 25.23  obligation bond proceeds that must be allocated among the 
 25.24  systems in proportion to the amount of principal and interest 
 25.25  otherwise required to be paid by each.  Each higher education 
 25.26  system shall pay its resulting net assessment to the 
 25.27  commissioner of finance by December 1 each year.  If a higher 
 25.28  education system fails to make a payment when due, the 
 25.29  commissioner of finance shall reduce allotments for 
 25.30  appropriations from the general fund otherwise available to the 
 25.31  system and apply the amount of the reduction to cover the missed 
 25.32  debt service payment.  The commissioner of finance shall credit 
 25.33  the payments received from the higher education systems to the 
 25.34  bond debt service account in the state bond fund each December 1 
 25.35  before money is transferred from the general fund under 
 25.36  Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, subdivision 10. 
 26.1      Sec. 31.  [PROGRAM FUNDING.] 
 26.2      Recipients of grants from money appropriated in this act 
 26.3   must demonstrate to the commissioner of the agency making the 
 26.4   grant that the recipient has the ability and a plan to fund the 
 26.5   program intended for the facility.  A private nonprofit 
 26.6   organization that leases or manages a facility acquired or 
 26.7   bettered with grant money appropriated in this act must 
 26.8   demonstrate to the commissioner of the agency making the grant 
 26.9   that the organization has the ability and a plan to fund the 
 26.10  program intended for the facility. 
 26.11     Sec. 32.  Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 
 26.12  16B.335, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 26.13     Subdivision 1.  [CONSTRUCTION AND MAJOR REMODELING.] The 
 26.14  commissioner, or any other recipient to whom an appropriation is 
 26.15  made to acquire, construct, or better public lands or buildings 
 26.16  or other public improvements of a capital nature, must not 
 26.17  prepare final plans and specifications contract documents for 
 26.18  any construction, or major remodeling, or land acquisition in 
 26.19  anticipation of which the appropriation was made until 
 26.20  the agency that will use the project commissioner or other 
 26.21  recipient has presented the final program plan, schedule, and 
 26.22  cost estimates for all elements necessary to complete the 
 26.23  project to the chair of the senate finance committee and the 
 26.24  chair of the house ways and means committee and the chairs have 
 26.25  made their recommendations, and the chair of the house capital 
 26.26  investment committee is notified.  "Construction or major 
 26.27  remodeling" means construction of a new building or substantial 
 26.28  alteration of the exterior dimensions or interior configuration 
 26.29  of an existing building.  The presentation must note any 
 26.30  significant changes in the work that will be done, or in its 
 26.31  cost, program, cost, or schedule since the appropriation for the 
 26.32  project was enacted or from the predesign submittal.  The 
 26.33  program plans and, schedule, and cost estimates must be 
 26.34  presented for review at least two weeks before a recommendation 
 26.35  is needed.  The recommendations are advisory only.  Failure or 
 26.36  refusal to make a recommendation is considered a negative 
 27.1   recommendation.  The chairs of the senate finance committee, the 
 27.2   house capital investment committee, and the house ways and means 
 27.3   committee must also be notified whenever there is a substantial 
 27.4   change in a construction or major remodeling project, or in its 
 27.5   cost. 
 27.6      Sec. 33.  Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 
 27.7   16B.335, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 27.8      Subd. 2.  [OTHER PROJECTS.] All other capital projects or 
 27.9   grants for which a specific appropriation is made must not 
 27.10  proceed until the recipient undertaking the project has notified 
 27.11  the chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the 
 27.12  house capital investment committee, and the chair of the house 
 27.13  ways and means committee that the work is ready to begin.  
 27.14  Notice is not required for capital projects needed to comply 
 27.15  with the Americans with Disabilities Act or funded by an 
 27.16  agency's operating budget or by a capital asset preservation and 
 27.17  replacement account under section 16A.632, or a higher education 
 27.18  capital asset preservation and renewal account under section 
 27.19  135A.046, or systemwide appropriation specifically identified 
 27.20  for asset preservation purposes. 
 27.21     Sec. 34.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 16B.335, 
 27.22  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 27.23     Subd. 3.  [PREDESIGN REQUIREMENT.] A recipient to whom an 
 27.24  appropriation is made for a project subject to review under 
 27.25  subdivision 1 or notice under subdivision 2 shall prepare a 
 27.26  predesign package and submit it to the commissioner for review 
 27.27  and recommendation before proceeding with schematic design 
 27.28  activities.  The commissioner must complete the review and 
 27.29  recommendation within ten working days after receiving it.  
 27.30  Failure to review and recommend within the ten days is 
 27.31  considered a positive recommendation.  The predesign package 
 27.32  must be sufficient to define the scope, cost, and schedule of 
 27.33  the project and must demonstrate that the project has been 
 27.34  analyzed according to appropriate space needs standards satisfy 
 27.35  the predesign requirements of the department of administration.  
 27.36     Sec. 35.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 16B.335, is 
 28.1   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 28.2      Subd. 7.  [EXEMPT PROJECTS.] Capital projects exempt from 
 28.3   the provisions of this section include construction, renovation, 
 28.4   or improvements to dams, highway rest areas, truck stations, 
 28.5   storage facilities not containing offices or heated work areas, 
 28.6   trails, bike paths, sewer separation projects, water and 
 28.7   wastewater facilities, campgrounds, roads, bridges, or any other 
 28.8   capital projects with a construction cost of less than $100,000. 
 28.9      Sec. 36.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41B.19, 
 28.10  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 28.11     Subdivision 1.  [PROCEDURE.] For the purpose of developing 
 28.12  the state's agricultural resources by providing for the 
 28.13  extension of credit on real estate security and to assure the 
 28.14  timely payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds or 
 28.15  other obligations issued by the rural finance authority, and 
 28.16  upon request of the rural finance authority under section 
 28.17  41B.08, the commissioner of finance may at the direction of the 
 28.18  authority, issue general obligation bonds of the state in a 
 28.19  principal amount not exceeding $50,000,000 $91,000,000.  The 
 28.20  bonds must be secured as provided in the Minnesota Constitution, 
 28.21  article XI, section 7, and, except as provided in this section, 
 28.22  must be issued and secured as provided in section 16A.641.  The 
 28.23  proceeds of the bonds, except any premium and accrued interest, 
 28.24  must be deposited in the security account established by this 
 28.25  section and used solely for the purposes specified in this 
 28.26  section.  The premium and accrued interest, if any, must be 
 28.27  deposited in the the rural renewal bond account in the state 
 28.28  bond fund. 
 28.29     Sec. 37.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 94.16, 
 28.30  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 28.31     Subd. 3.  [PROCEEDS FROM NATURAL RESOURCES LAND.] The 
 28.32  remainder of the proceeds from the sale of lands that were under 
 28.33  the control and supervision of the commissioner of natural 
 28.34  resources shall be credited to the land acquisition account in 
 28.35  the natural resources fund.  
 28.36     Sec. 38.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 135A.046, 
 29.1   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 29.2      Subd. 3.  [REPORTING PRIORITIES.] Each post-secondary 
 29.3   governing board shall establish priorities within its HEAPR 
 29.4   projects.  By December 31 of each year, it shall submit a list 
 29.5   of those priorities for which capital bonding appropriations 
 29.6   will be sought in the next legislative session, as well as a 
 29.7   list of the projects that have received bond proceeds during 
 29.8   that calendar year to the chairs of the higher education finance 
 29.9   divisions, the senate finance committee, and the house of 
 29.10  representatives capital investment committee, and the 
 29.11  commissioner of finance. 
 29.12     Sec. 39.  [446A.072] [WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING 
 29.13  PROGRAM.] 
 29.14     Subdivision 1.  [ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROGRAM.] The 
 29.15  authority will establish a wastewater infrastructure funding 
 29.16  program to provide supplemental assistance to municipalities 
 29.17  applying for funding under the water pollution control revolving 
 29.18  loan program or the United States Department of Agriculture 
 29.19  Rural Economic and Community Development's (USDA/RECD) Water and 
 29.20  Waste Disposal Loans and Grants program for the design and 
 29.21  planning, improvements to, and construction of municipal 
 29.22  wastewater treatment systems. 
 29.23     Subd. 2.  [TYPE OF SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE.] Supplemental 
 29.24  assistance shall be in the form of zero percent loans, with loan 
 29.25  repayments beginning February 20 or August 20 following the 
 29.26  scheduled date of the project obtaining the operational 
 29.27  performance standards established by the agency.  Upon receipt 
 29.28  of notice from the agency that the project operational 
 29.29  performance standards have been met the authority will forgive 
 29.30  the scheduled loan repayments made under this section.  If not 
 29.31  forgiven, loan repayments shall be deferred upon request from 
 29.32  the commissioner of the agency for six-month periods, provided 
 29.33  the commissioner has determined that satisfactory progress is 
 29.34  being made to achieve project performance or is developing or 
 29.35  implementing a corrective action plan. 
 29.36     Subd. 3.  [PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.] The authority shall 
 30.1   provide supplemental assistance, as provided in subdivision 2, 
 30.2   to municipalities demonstrating financial need, as provided in 
 30.3   subdivision 4, whose projects have been certified to the 
 30.4   authority by the commissioner of the agency or whose projects 
 30.5   have been certified by the commissioner of the agency.  The 
 30.6   authority shall reserve supplemental assistance for projects in 
 30.7   order of their priority ranking established by the agency. 
 30.8      Subd. 4.  [FUNDING LEVEL.] (a) The authority shall provide 
 30.9   supplemental assistance for essential project component costs as 
 30.10  certified by the commissioner of the pollution control agency 
 30.11  under section 116.182, subdivision 4.  
 30.12     (b) The amount of funding a municipality shall receive in 
 30.13  any given fiscal year under this section shall not exceed 50 
 30.14  percent of the appropriations available during the fiscal year 
 30.15  or $2,000,000, whichever is less. 
 30.16     (c) The authority will calculate the grant amount needed 
 30.17  for the essential project component costs by first determining 
 30.18  the amount needed to reduce a municipality's monthly residential 
 30.19  sewer service charge to $30 or to an annual residential sewer 
 30.20  service charge in excess of 1.7 percent of the municipality's 
 30.21  median household income, whichever is less, and then multiplying 
 30.22  that amount by 80 percent to determine the actual award amount 
 30.23  to supplement loans under section 446A.07 or provide up to 
 30.24  one-third of the amount of the grant funding level required by 
 30.25  USDA/RECD for projects listed on the agency's intended use plan. 
 30.26     Subd. 5.  [APPLICATIONS.] Applications for the wastewater 
 30.27  infrastructure funding program shall be made to the authority on 
 30.28  forms prescribed by the authority and the agency for the water 
 30.29  pollution control revolving loan program.  The commissioner of 
 30.30  the pollution control agency shall determine if the project 
 30.31  meets the criteria set forth in section 116.182.  The 
 30.32  commissioner of the pollution control agency shall certify 
 30.33  projects to the authority under section 116.182, and shall rank 
 30.34  such certified applications in accordance with section 116.182, 
 30.35  and determine the essential project component percentage for 
 30.36  each certified application. 
 31.1      Subd. 6.  [DISBURSEMENTS.] Disbursements made by the 
 31.2   authority to recipients shall be made for eligible project costs 
 31.3   as incurred by the recipients, and shall be made by the 
 31.4   authority in accordance with the project financing agreement and 
 31.5   applicable state and federal laws and rules governing such 
 31.6   payments. 
 31.7      Subd. 7.  [RULES.] The wastewater infrastructure funding 
 31.8   program shall be administered by the authority in accordance 
 31.9   with this section.  The agency may adopt rules to carry out its 
 31.10  duties under this section. 
 31.11     Subd. 8.  [LOAN REPAYMENTS.] All loan repayments received 
 31.12  by the authority under subdivision 2 shall be used to provide 
 31.13  additional assistance under this section. 
 31.14     Subd. 9.  [SYSTEM REPLACEMENT FUND.] Any recipient of 
 31.15  assistance under this section shall be required to establish a 
 31.16  system replacement fund setting aside a minimum of $.10 per 
 31.17  1,000 gallons of flow for major rehabilitation, expansion, or 
 31.18  replacement of the treatment plant at the end of its useful 
 31.19  life.  Funds must remain in the account, for the life of the 
 31.20  loan associated with the supplemental assistance, unless use of 
 31.21  the fund is approved by the authority for major rehabilitation, 
 31.22  expansion, or replacement of the treatment plant.  Failure to 
 31.23  maintain the fund will cancel the loan forgiveness provided 
 31.24  under subdivision 2. 
 31.25     Subd. 10.  [ELIGIBILITY.] A municipality will become 
 31.26  eligible only after grant funding from other sources has been 
 31.27  applied for, obtained, rejected, or the authority has determined 
 31.28  that the potential funding is unlikely. 
 31.29     Subd. 11.  [GRANT LIMITATION.] Supplemental assistance 
 31.30  shall not be used to reduce the sewer service charges of a 
 31.31  significant wastewater contributor, or a single user which has 
 31.32  caused the need for the project or whose current or projected 
 31.33  flow and load exceed one-half of the current wastewater 
 31.34  treatment plant's capacity, unless the applicant can demonstrate 
 31.35  to the authority that the significant wastewater contributor 
 31.36  cannot pay its fair share.  Funding will not be provided for 
 32.1   projects that are not qualified for assistance or that would 
 32.2   violate the state's constitution or laws regarding the use of 
 32.3   funds appropriated for the program. 
 32.4      Subd. 12.  [HIGH COST PROJECTS.] The authority shall not 
 32.5   award supplemental assistance for projects in excess of $5,000 
 32.6   per household unless the agency has ranked the project in the 
 32.7   top half of the project priority list.  
 32.8      Sec. 40.  [REPEALER.] 
 32.9      Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 446A.071, subdivisions 1, 
 32.10  3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, 
 32.11  section 446A.071, subdivision 2; Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 
 32.12  24, subdivision 3, are repealed. 
 32.13     Sec. 41.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 32.14     This act is effective the day after its final enactment.