1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better 
1.3 	public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with 
1.4 	certain conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs; 
1.5 	authorizing sale of state bonds; appropriating money;amending Minnesota 
1.6 	Statutes 2004, sections 85.015, by adding a subdivision; 86A.05, subdivision 
1.7 	3; 103F.161, subdivision 3; 446A.12, subdivision 1;  Laws 2000, chapter 492, 
1.8 	article 1, section 7, subdivision 21, as amended; Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 
1.9 	19, subdivision 2; Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, sections 7, subdivision 2; 
1.10 	10, subdivision 2; 19, subdivision 6; 20, subdivision 2; 27; proposing coding for 
1.11 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16B; 116J.
1.12 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.13	Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.14 	The sums shown in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are appropriated from 
1.15 	the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, 
1.16 	to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as 
1.17 	authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire 
1.18 	and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of the capital nature, 
1.19 	or as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), 
1.20 	or article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this act are available until 
1.21 	the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.

1.22	SUMMARY
	
1.23	UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
	$
	152,767,000
	
1.24	MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
		223,240,000
	
1.25	EDUCATION
		29,700,000
	
2.1	MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES
		8,066,000
	
2.2	PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION
		1,051,000
	
2.3	NATURAL RESOURCES
		96,813,000
	
2.4	POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
		12,150,000
	
2.5	BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES
		 6,900,000
	
2.6	AGRICULTURE
		6,500,000
	
2.7	ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN
		 8,000,000
	
2.8	ADMINISTRATION
		 8,400,000
	
2.9	CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING BOARD
		6,100,000
	
2.10	AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
		3,800,000
	
2.11	MILITARY AFFAIRS
		7,429,000
	
2.12	PUBLIC SAFETY
		2,400,000
	
2.13	TRANSPORTATION
		137,817,000
	
2.14	METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
		47,428,000
	
2.15	HUMAN SERVICES
		59,021,000
	
2.16	VETERANS HOMES BOARD
		14,890,000
	
2.17	CORRECTIONS
		 37,449,000
	
2.18	EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
		149,150,000
	
2.19	HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
		 25,000,000
	
2.20	MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
		7,807,000
	
2.21	BOND SALE EXPENSES
		 988,000
	
2.22	TOTAL
	$
	1,052,866,000
	
2.23	Bond Proceeds Fund  (General Fund Debt Service)
		902,223,000
	
2.24	Bond Proceeds Fund  (User Financed Debt Service)
		59,027,000
	
2.25	Maximum Effort School Loan Fund
		25,700,000
	
2.26	State Transportation Fund
		62,000,000
	
2.27	General Fund
		3,916,000

2.28		APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.29		$

3.1	Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

3.2
3.3
3.4	Subdivision 1.To the Board of Regents  of the 
University of Minnesota for the  purposes 
specified in this section
 				152,767,000

3.5
3.6	Subd.  2.Higher education asset preservation 
and replacement (HEAPR)
 				40,000,000
	
3.7 	To be spent in accordance with  Minnesota 
3.8 	Statutes, section 135A.046. 

3.9	Subd.  3.Duluth Campus

3.10	Labovitz School of Business
				 15,333,000

3.11 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip a new 
3.12 	building for the Labovitz School of Business 
3.13 	and Economics, including classrooms, 
3.14 	offices, teaching laboratories, student 
3.15 	services, and administrative support services, 
3.16 	and to upgrade the campus' central utility 
3.17 	distribution system needed to accommodate 
3.18 	demand from new and renovated facilities.

3.19	Subd.  4.Twin Cities Campus

3.20	(a) Carlson School of Management
				13,300,000
	
3.21 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip a 
3.22 	new facility to accommodate the growth 
3.23 	of the Carlson School of Management, 
3.24 	including classrooms, teaching laboratories, 
3.25 	student services, and administrative support 
3.26 	services, and to provide office space for the 
3.27 	Department of Economics.
3.28 	Notwithstanding subdivision 6, this 
3.29 	appropriation is intended to cover 
4.1 	approximately one-third of the cost of the 
4.2 	project.

4.3	(b) Medical Biosciences Building
				40,000,000
	
4.4 	To predesign, design, construct, furnish, 
4.5 	and equip a new Medical Biosciences 
4.6 	Building. The facility will include research 
4.7 	laboratories, lab support facilities, faculty 
4.8 	offices, and program and administrative 
4.9 	support services. Utility infrastructure 
4.10 	upgrades needed to support the new facility 
4.11 	will also be incorporated into the project.

4.12	(c) Science Teaching and Student Services
				41,334,000
	
4.13 	To demolish the Science Classroom Building 
4.14 	on Washington Avenue, and to design, 
4.15 	construct, furnish, and equip a new science 
4.16 	classroom and student services facility 
4.17 	to replace it. The facility will include 
4.18 	large-scale science demonstration classrooms 
4.19 	and university-wide student services, such 
4.20 	as academic counseling, career counseling, 
4.21 	registration, and bursar services. 

4.22	Subd.  5. Research and outreach centers

4.23	(a) Cedar Creek Natural History Area
				 500,000
	
4.24 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip 
4.25 	new faculty and student housing, including 
4.26 	individual cabins for visiting faculty and 
4.27 	researchers and communal housing for 
4.28 	students.

4.29	(b) Cloquet Forestry Center
				500,000
	
4.30 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip an 
4.31 	addition to the Administration Building, 
4.32 	including offices, expanded classrooms, 
5.1 	educational support services, and an upgrade 
5.2 	of the HVAC system.

5.3	(c) West Central Regional Outreach Center
				1,800,000
	
5.4 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip an 
5.5 	addition to the Administration Building, 
5.6 	including classrooms and offices.

5.7	Subd. 6.University share
 					
5.8 	Except for higher education asset 
5.9 	preservation and replacement, the 
5.10 	appropriations in this section are  intended to 
5.11 	cover approximately two-thirds of the cost of 
5.12 	each  project.  The remaining costs must be 
5.13 	paid from university sources. 

5.14	Subd.  7.Unspent appropriations
 					
5.15 	Upon substantial completion or  abandonment 
5.16 	of a project authorized in  this section and 
5.17 	after written notice  to the commissioner of 
5.18 	finance, the  Board of Regents must use any 
5.19 	money  remaining in the appropriation for 
5.20 	that  project for HEAPR under Minnesota 
5.21 	Statutes, section 135A.046.  The Board 
5.22 	of Regents must report by February 1 of 
5.23 	each even-numbered year to the chairs 
5.24 	of the house and senate committees with 
5.25 	jurisdiction over capital investments  and 
5.26 	higher education finance, and to  the chairs of 
5.27 	the house Ways and Means  Committee and 
5.28 	the senate Finance  Committee on how the 
5.29 	remaining money  has been allocated or spent.  

5.30
5.31	Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES 
AND  UNIVERSITIES

6.1
6.2
6.3	Subdivision 1.To the Board of Trustees  of the 
Minnesota State Colleges and  Universities 
for the purposes specified in  this section
 				223,240,000

6.4
6.5	Subd.  2.Higher education asset  preservation 
and replacement
 				55,000,000
	
6.6 	This appropriation is for the purposes 
6.7 	specified in Minnesota Statutes,  section 
6.8 	135A.046.

6.9	Subd.  3.Alexandria Technical College

6.10	Law Enforcement Center
				840,000
	
6.11 	To design a new Law Enforcement Center 
6.12 	and related classroom remodeling.

6.13	Subd.  4.Bemidji State University

6.14	Sattgast Hall
				700,000
	
6.15 	To design an addition to and renovation 
6.16 	of science laboratories in Sattgast Hall to 
6.17 	correct building deficiencies, safety, and 
6.18 	accessibility problems, and demolish T.J. 
6.19 	Peters Aquatic Lab Building.

6.20	Subd.  5.Century College

6.21
6.22	Science Instruction and Learning Resource 
Center
				19,900,000
	
6.23 	To complete design and to construct, furnish, 
6.24 	and equip a science instruction and Learning 
6.25 	Resource Center, including classrooms, 
6.26 	laboratories, and a library in Phase 1.

6.27
6.28	Subd.  6.Fond du Lac Tribal and  Community 
College

7.1	Library and Cultural Center
				12,390,000
	
7.2 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip 
7.3 	renovation of the existing library, an addition 
7.4 	to the library, and a new Lester Jack Briggs 
7.5 	Cultural Center. The Cultural Center will 
7.6 	include classrooms and facilities for nursing, 
7.7 	law enforcement, physical education, and 
7.8 	multicultural activities.

7.9	Subd. 7.Inver Hills Community College

7.10	Fine Arts Building
				700,000
	
7.11 	To design the renovation of, and an addition 
7.12 	to, the Fine Arts Building, including 
7.13 	classrooms and teaching laboratories. 
7.14 	The renovations will address deferred 
7.15 	maintenance, building code, and life safety 
7.16 	issues.

7.17
7.18	Subd.  8.Lake Superior Community and 
Technical College

7.19	Health and Science Center
				840,000
	
7.20 	To design the renovation of, and an addition 
7.21 	to, the Health and Science Center, phases 
7.22 	1 and 2, including classrooms, teaching 
7.23 	laboratories, and a workforce development 
7.24 	training room.

7.25	Subd.  9.Metropolitan State University

7.26	(a) Smart Classroom Center
				4,880,000
	
7.27 	To demolish the upper floors of the power 
7.28 	plant building, and to design, construct, 
7.29 	furnish, and equip in their place two floors 
8.1 	of technology-enhanced classrooms and 
8.2 	academic offices. 

8.3	(b) Law Enforcement Center
				700,000
	
8.4 	To design, in cooperation with Minneapolis 
8.5 	Community and Technical College, a joint 
8.6 	law enforcement skills training facility 
8.7 	for all metro area public higher education 
8.8 	institutions, to be located on the campus of 
8.9 	Hennepin Technical College in Brooklyn 
8.10 	Park. 

8.11
8.12	Subd.  10.Minneapolis Community and 
Technical College

8.13	Science and Allied Health Training Center
				18,874,000
	
8.14 	In cooperation with Metropolitan State 
8.15 	University, to complete design and to 
8.16 	construct, furnish, and equip renovation of 
8.17 	the building at 1301 Hennepin Avenue to 
8.18 	create a nursing and allied health training 
8.19 	center and a new science laboratory and 
8.20 	classroom facility. The project also includes 
8.21 	renovation of former science laboratories 
8.22 	in Kopp Hall into general classrooms and 
8.23 	construction of a heating, ventilating, and air 
8.24 	conditioning tower and a greenhouse on the 
8.25 	roof of Kopp Hall.

8.26
8.27	Subd.  11.Minnesota State College - 
Southeast Technical College, Red Wing

8.28	Learning Resource Center and Student Services
				4,855,000
	
8.29 	To complete design and to renovate, furnish, 
8.30 	and equip spaces for a library, learning 
8.31 	resource center, information technology, 
8.32 	student services and commons, bookstore, 
9.1 	administration, music instrument repair, and 
9.2 	allied health classrooms and laboratories, 
9.3 	and to construct an entryway addition.

9.4
9.5	Subd.  12. Minnesota State University 
Mankato

9.6	(a) Trafton Hall, Phase 1
				32,900,000
	
9.7 	To construct, furnish, and equip an addition 
9.8 	to Trafton Hall for classrooms, science 
9.9 	laboratories, and related offices, and to 
9.10 	construct, furnish, and equip renovations to 
9.11 	Trafton Hall North in Phase 1 to consolidate 
9.12 	all engineering departments. University 
9.13 	funds may be added to this appropriation up 
9.14 	to a total project cost of $33,250,000.

9.15	(b) College of Business
					
9.16 	The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
9.17 	State Colleges and Universities may design, 
9.18 	construct, furnish, and equip an academic 
9.19 	building on the Minnesota State University, 
9.20 	Mankato campus for the College of Business 
9.21 	at a site approved by the board using nonstate 
9.22 	money.

9.23
9.24	Subd.  13.Minnesota State University, 
Moorhead

9.25	(a) Lommen Hall
				600,000
	
9.26 	To design the renovation of Lommen Hall 
9.27 	and design construction of an addition to the 
9.28 	basement.

9.29	(b) MacLean Hall
				9,680,000
	
9.30 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip the 
9.31 	renovation of MacLean Hall and an addition 
10.1 	to MacLean Hall to provide a stairway 
10.2 	that complies with the Americans with 
10.3 	Disabilities Act and to preserve one exterior 
10.4 	wall of Flora Frick Hall.

10.5	Subd.  14.Normandale Community  College

10.6	Fine Arts Building
				5,125,000
	
10.7 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip 
10.8 	an addition to the Fine Arts Building and 
10.9 	the renovation of the Fine Arts Building to 
10.10 	provide classrooms, laboratories, and, in 
10.11 	cooperation with Minnesota State University, 
10.12 	Mankato, a teacher preparation department. 
10.13 	The project will also design an addition to the 
10.14 	Health and Wellness Building and renovation 
10.15 	of the building.

10.16	Subd.  15.North Hennepin Technical College

10.17	Center for Business and Technology 
				700,000
	
10.18 	To design an addition to the Career and 
10.19 	Continuing Education Building and design 
10.20 	the renovation of the building to create a 
10.21 	new Center for Business and Technology 
10.22 	that includes classrooms, a lecture hall, and 
10.23 	computer laboratories.

10.24
10.25	Subd.  16.Northland Community and 
Technical College, East Grand Forks

10.26
10.27	Nursing, Health Care, and Learning Resources 
Center
				600,000
	
10.28 	To design an addition to provide health care 
10.29 	classrooms and teaching laboratories, and to 
10.30 	design renovation to expand the library and 
11.1 	remodel the commons area to meet fire and 
11.2 	life safety requirements.

11.3
11.4
11.5	Subd.  17.Northeast Higher Education 
District, Mesabi Range Community and 
Technical College, Eveleth

11.6	Technical Laboratory Building
				4,300,000
	
11.7 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip shop 
11.8 	space to house the Industrial Mechanical 
11.9 	Technology and Carpentry programs, 
11.10 	renovate existing space for restrooms that 
11.11 	comply with the Americans with Disabilities 
11.12 	Act, and replace the boiler, piping, and 
11.13 	ventilation.

11.14	Subd. 18.St. Cloud State University

11.15	(a) Riverview Hall
				4,500,000
	
11.16 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip the 
11.17 	renovation of Riverview Hall and construct 
11.18 	an entryway to it.

11.19	(b) Wick Science Building
				14,000,000
	
11.20 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip an 
11.21 	addition to and renovation of the Robert 
11.22 	A. Wick Science Building for classrooms, 
11.23 	science laboratories, and related offices in 
11.24 	Phase 1.

11.25	Subd.  19.St. Paul College

11.26
11.27	Transportation and Applied Technology 
Laboratories and Shops
				3,000,000
	
11.28 	To design renovation of classrooms, the 
11.29 	transportation and applied technology and 
11.30 	trades laboratories on the ground floor, to 
12.1 	design construction of an expansion of the 
12.2 	truck mechanics shop, and to design and 
12.3 	construct the replacement of the campus 
12.4 	electrical distribution system in Phase 1.

12.5
12.6	Subd.  20.Southwest Minnesota State 
University

12.7	Science and Hotel and Restaurant Laboratories
				500,000
	
12.8 	To design renovation of laboratories in 
12.9 	the Science and Technology Building, 
12.10 	laboratories and a classroom in the Science 
12.11 	and Math Building, and hotel and restaurant 
12.12 	industries teaching laboratories in the 
12.13 	Individualized Learning Center.

12.14	Subd.  21.Winona State University

12.15	(a) Maxwell Hall
				11,186,000
	
12.16 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip 
12.17 	renovation of Maxwell Hall, including 
12.18 	classrooms, offices, the National Child 
12.19 	Protection Center, and related spaces; and 
12.20 	to design, construct, furnish, and equip 
12.21 	renovation of the vacated spaces in Somsen, 
12.22 	Phelps, and Gildmeister Halls.

12.23	(b) Memorial Hall
				400,000
	
12.24 	To design an addition to Memorial Hall, 
12.25 	including a 200-meter indoor running 
12.26 	track, fitness and strength training facilities, 
12.27 	a gymnasium, classrooms, faculty and 
12.28 	administrative offices, a counseling center, 
12.29 	student health services, a lobby, and support 
12.30 	facilities.

12.31	Subd.  22.Systemwide

13.1
13.2
13.3	(a) Science Lab Renovations, Workforce 
Training Classrooms, and Technology Updated 
Classrooms
				5,140,000
	
13.4 	To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
13.5 	science laboratories; to design, renovate, 
13.6 	furnish, and equip classroom space into space 
13.7 	designed to address emerging workforce 
13.8 	training  needs; and to design, renovate, and 
13.9 	equip learning technology classrooms. 
13.10 	This appropriation may be used at the 
13.11 	following campuses:  Central Lakes 
13.12 	College, Brainerd; Minnesota State College 
13.13 	- Southeast Technical College, Winona; 
13.14 	Minnesota State Community and Technical 
13.15 	College, Detroit Lakes; Minnesota State 
13.16 	Community and Technical College, 
13.17 	Moorhead; Minnesota West Community and 
13.18 	Technical College, Granite Falls; Northland 
13.19 	Community and Technical College, Thief 
13.20 	River Falls; Northwest  Technical College, 
13.21 	Bemidji;  Pine Technical College; Riverland 
13.22 	Community and Technical College, Austin; 
13.23 	and South Central  Community and Technical 
13.24 	College, Faribault. Campuses may use 
13.25 	nonstate money to increase the size of the 
13.26 	projects.

13.27	(b) Demolition 
				1,660,000
	
13.28 	To demolish obsolete buildings on five 
13.29 	campuses and demolish other obsolete 
13.30 	structures and a driveway.

13.31	(c) Property Acquisition
				9,270,000
	
14.1 	To acquire real property adjacent to the state 
14.2 	college and university campuses or within 
14.3 	the boundaries of the campus master plan.

14.4	Subd.  23. Debt service 
 					
14.5 	(a) The board shall pay the debt  service on 
14.6 	one-third of the principal  amount of state 
14.7 	bonds sold to finance  projects authorized 
14.8 	by this section,  except for higher education 
14.9 	asset preservation and replacement and 
14.10 	systemwide property acquisition, except  that, 
14.11 	where a nonstate match is  required, the debt 
14.12 	service is due on a  principal amount equal 
14.13 	to one-third of  the total project cost, less the 
14.14 	match  committed before the bonds are sold. 
14.15 	After each sale of general obligation  bonds, 
14.16 	the commissioner of finance  shall notify the 
14.17 	board of the amounts  assessed for each year 
14.18 	for the life of  the bonds.
14.19 	(b) The commissioner shall reduce the 
14.20 	board's assessment each year by  one-third of 
14.21 	the net income from  investment of general 
14.22 	obligation bond  proceeds in proportion to the 
14.23 	amount of  principal and interest otherwise 
14.24 	required to be paid by the board.  The  board 
14.25 	shall pay its resulting net  assessment to the 
14.26 	commissioner of  finance by December 1 each 
14.27 	year.  If  the board fails to make a payment 
14.28 	when  due, the commissioner of finance 
14.29 	shall  reduce allotments for appropriations 
14.30 	from the general fund otherwise  available 
14.31 	to the board and apply the  amount of the 
14.32 	reduction to cover the  missed debt service 
14.33 	payment.  The  commissioner of finance 
14.34 	shall credit  the payments received from the 
14.35 	board to  the bond debt service account in 
15.1 	the  state bond fund each December 1 before 
15.2 	money is transferred from the general  fund 
15.3 	under Minnesota Statutes, section  16A.641, 
15.4 	subdivision 10.

15.5	Sec. 4. EDUCATION

15.6
15.7
15.8	Subdivision 1.To the commissioner  of 
education  for the purposes specified in  this 
section  
 				29,700,000

15.915.10
	Subd.  2.Independent School District No. 
707, Nett Lake
 				10,700,000
	
15.11 	This appropriation is from the maximum 
15.12 	effort school loan fund for a capital loan to 
15.13 	Independent School District No. 707, Nett 
15.14 	Lake, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
15.15 	sections 126C.60 to 126C.72, to design, 
15.16 	construct, furnish, and equip renovation 
15.17 	of the elementary school and construction 
15.18 	of a new facility to house Head Start, day 
15.19 	care, youth programs, a community medical 
15.20 	clinic, and K-6 education.  The commissioner 
15.21 	and Independent School District No. 707, 
15.22 	Nett Lake, shall report to the legislature by 
15.23 	January 10, 2007, on the progress of the 
15.24 	capital loan.

15.25
15.26	Subd. 3.Independent School District No. 
279, Osseo
 				1,500,000
	
15.27 	For a grant to Independent School District 
15.28 	No. 279, Osseo, to predesign, design, 
15.29 	construct, furnish, and equip the Northwest 
15.30 	Hennepin Family Center in Brooklyn Center.  
15.31 	This appropriation is not available until the 
15.32 	commissioner has determined that at least 
16.1 	an equal amount has been committed from 
16.2 	nonstate sources.

16.3
16.4	Subd.  4.Independent School  District No. 38, 
Red Lake
 				15,000,000
	
16.5 	This appropriation is from the maximum 
16.6 	effort school loan fund for a capital loan to 
16.7 	Independent School District No. 38, Red 
16.8 	Lake, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
16.9 	sections 126C.60 to 126C.72, to design, 
16.10 	construct, furnish, and equip renovation 
16.11 	of existing facilities and construction 
16.12 	of new facilities.  The project includes 
16.13 	renovation of, and an addition to, the 
16.14 	high school to provide classrooms and 
16.15 	related facilities for technology education, 
16.16 	vocational education, physical education, 
16.17 	and community education, and to provide for 
16.18 	food services and administrative offices. The 
16.19 	heating plant and piping for the high school 
16.20 	and middle school will be upgraded. The 
16.21 	project includes renovation of the Red Lake 
16.22 	Elementary School to add classrooms and 
16.23 	to link it to the Early Childhood Learning 
16.24 	Center. The project includes renovation 
16.25 	of the Ponemah Elementary School to 
16.26 	add a media center and Head Start Center, 
16.27 	add parking, improve the bus drop-off, 
16.28 	and expand playground facilities. The 
16.29 	commissioner and Independent School 
16.30 	District No. 38, Red Lake, shall report to 
16.31 	the legislature by January 10, 2007, on the 
16.32 	progress of the capital loan.

16.33	Subd.  5.Library  improvement grants
 				1,000,000
	
17.1 	For library improvement grants under 
17.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 134.45, 
17.3 	subdivision 5b.

17.4	Subd.  6.MacPhail Music Center
 				1,000,000
	
17.5 	For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to 
17.6 	predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 
17.7 	equip a new facility for the MacPhail Center 
17.8 	for Music. The city of Minneapolis may 
17.9 	enter into a lease or management agreement 
17.10 	to operate the center, subject to Minnesota 
17.11 	Statutes, section 16A.695. This appropriation 
17.12 	is not available until the commissioner has 
17.13 	determined that not less than $15,000,000 
17.14 	has been committed to the MacPhail Center 
17.15 	for Music from nonstate sources, and that 
17.16 	the available money is sufficient to complete 
17.17 	a functional facility. "Nonstate sources," 
17.18 	for purposes of this project, means sources 
17.19 	other than a direct state appropriation for 
17.20 	construction of this facility and may include 
17.21 	loans. Money secured before the effective 
17.22 	date of this section may count toward the 
17.23 	required commitment of nonstate sources, 
17.24 	provided it is used for qualified capital 
17.25 	expenditures. Any land acquisition costs paid 
17.26 	by MacPhail qualify as capital expenditures.
17.27 	The city of Minneapolis may provide money 
17.28 	to predesign, design, construct, furnish, 
17.29 	and equip a center for music education, 
17.30 	including classrooms and a recital hall in 
17.31 	the city of Minneapolis, to provide a facility 
17.32 	for education of students, music therapy 
17.33 	programs for persons with disabilities, music 
17.34 	teacher training opportunities, curriculum 
17.35 	and program development, and to provide the 
18.1 	programming in public and private schools 
18.2 	and in partnership with other organizations 
18.3 	throughout the state.

18.4
18.5	Subd.  7.Early Childhood Learning and 
Child Protection Facilities
 				500,000
	
18.6 	To the commissioner of human services  for 
18.7 	grants to rehabilitate facilities  for programs 
18.8 	under Minnesota Statutes,  section 119A.45, 
18.9 	except that a grant  may not exceed $75,000 
18.10 	per program and  $200,000 per facility. 

18.11	Sec. 5. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES

18.12
18.13
18.14	Subdivision 1.To the commissioner  of 
administration for the purposes  specified in 
this section
 				8,066,000

18.15	Subd.  2.Asset preservation
 				2,509,000
	
18.16 	To be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
18.17 	Statutes, section 16B.307. 

18.18	Subd.  3.Frechette Hall
 				5,557,000
	
18.19 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip 
18.20 	renovation of Frechette Hall, including a new 
18.21 	electrical system, new HVAC system, new 
18.22 	windows, plumbing upgrades, removal of the 
18.23 	fireplace and sunken seating in the commons 
18.24 	area, addition of recreational space for 
18.25 	students to utilize during inclement weather, 
18.26 	and repair of the Scout Cabin. 

18.27
18.28	Sec. 6. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS 
EDUCATION

18.29	Asset preservation
 				1,051,000
	
19.1 	To the commissioner  of administration to be 
19.2 	spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
19.3 	section 16B.307.  

19.4	Sec. 7. NATURAL RESOURCES

19.5
19.6
19.7	Subdivision 1.To the  commissioner of natural 
resources  for the purposes specified  in this 
section
 				 96,813,000

19.8	Subd.  2.Asset preservation
 				2,000,000
	
19.9 	To the commissioner of natural  resources 
19.10 	to be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
19.11 	Statutes,  section 16B.307.
19.12 	$200,000 is for a grant to Hennepin County to 
19.13 	conduct emergency building stabilization at 
19.14 	Fort Snelling Upper Bluff. This appropriation 
19.15 	is not available until the commissioner of 
19.16 	finance has determined that Hennepin County 
19.17 	has entered into appropriate agreements to 
19.18 	use Sentence-to-Serve labor for the project 
19.19 	that will train the Sentence-to-Serve laborers 
19.20 	in the skills needed for the work. 

19.21	Subd.  3.Flood hazard mitigation  grants 
 				24,170,000
	
19.22 	For the state share of flood hazard 
19.23 	mitigation grants for publicly owned  capital 
19.24 	improvements to prevent or  alleviate flood 
19.25 	damage under Minnesota  Statutes, section 
19.26 	103F.161.
19.27 	The commissioner shall determine  project 
19.28 	priorities as appropriate based  on need.
19.29 	This appropriation includes money for the 
19.30 	following projects: 

20.1	(a) Austin
		$ 5,260,000
					
20.2	(b) Albert Lea
		500,000
					
20.3	(c) Crookston
		4,500,000
					
20.4	(d) East Grand Forks
		4,000,000
					
20.5	(e) Grand Marais Creek
		600,000
					
20.6	(f) Granite Falls
		1,450,000
					
20.7	(g) Inver Grove Heights
		200,000
					
20.8	(h) Manston Slough
		1,500,000
					
20.9	(i) Oakport Township
		4,000,000
					
20.10	(j) Riverton Township
		230,000
					
20.11	(k) St. Vincent
		430,000
					
20.12	(l) Wild Rice River
		1,500,000

								
20.13 	For any project listed in this  subdivision that 
20.14 	is not ready to  proceed or does not expend all 
20.15 	the  money allocated to it, the commissioner 
20.16 	may allocate that project's money to a  project 
20.17 	on the commissioner's priority  list.
20.18 	To the extent that the cost of a  project in 
20.19 	Austin, East Grand Forks, Granite  Falls, 
20.20 	Oakport Township,  Riverton Township, or 
20.21 	Wild Rice River exceeds two percent  of the 
20.22 	median household income in the  municipality 
20.23 	multiplied by the number of households in 
20.24 	the municipality, this appropriation is also 
20.25 	for the local  share of the project.

20.26	Subd. 4.Dam renovation and  removal
 				2,000,000
	
20.27 	To renovate or remove publicly owned  dams. 
20.28 	The commissioner shall determine  project 
20.29 	priorities as appropriate under  Minnesota 
20.30 	Statutes, sections 103G.511  and 103G.515.
21.1 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,  section 
21.2 	16A.69, subdivision 2, upon the  award of 
21.3 	final contracts for the  completion of a project 
21.4 	listed in this  subdivision, the commissioner 
21.5 	may  transfer the unencumbered balance 
21.6 	in  the project account to any other dam 
21.7 	renovation or removal project on the 
21.8 	commissioner's priority list.

21.9	Subd.  5.Stream protection and  restoration
 				1,000,000
	
21.10 	To design and construct trout stream 
21.11 	restoration projects.

21.12
21.13	Subd.  6.Water access acquisition, 
betterment, and fishing piers
 				2,000,000
	
21.14 	For public water access acquisition, 
21.15 	construction, and renovation projects of a 
21.16 	capital nature on lakes and rivers, including 
21.17 	water access through the provision of  fishing 
21.18 	piers and shoreline access  under Minnesota 
21.19 	Statutes, section  86A.05, subdivision 9. 

21.20	Subd.  7.Lake Superior safe harbors
 				3,000,000
	
21.21 	To design and construct capital  improvements 
21.22 	to public accesses and  small craft harbors on 
21.23 	Lake Superior in  cooperation with the United 
21.24 	States Army  Corps of Engineers.

21.25
21.26	Subd.  8.Fisheries acquisition and 
improvement
 				2,000,000
	
21.27 	To acquire land and interests in land  for 
21.28 	aquatic management areas and to  make 
21.29 	public improvements and  betterments of a 
21.30 	capital nature to  aquatic management areas 
21.31 	established  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.32 	86A.05, subdivision 14.

22.1	Subd.  9.Fish hatchery improvements
 				1,000,000
	
22.2 	For improvements of a capital nature to 
22.3 	renovate fish culture facilities at  hatcheries 
22.4 	owned by the state and  operated by the 
22.5 	commissioner of natural  resources under 
22.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.045, 
22.7 	subdivision 1.

22.8
22.9	Subd. 10.RIM - wildlife area land  acquisition 
and improvement
 				10,000,000
	
22.10 	To acquire land for wildlife management  area 
22.11 	purposes and for improvements of a capital 
22.12 	nature to develop, protect, or improve habitat 
22.13 	and facilities on wildlife management  areas 
22.14 	under Minnesota Statutes,  section 86A.05, 
22.15 	subdivision 8.

22.16	Subd.  11.Water control structures
 				1,000,000
	
22.17 	To rehabilitate or replace water control 
22.18 	structures used to manage shallow lakes and 
22.19 	wetlands for waterfowl habitat on wildlife 
22.20 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
22.21 	section 86A.05, subdivision 8.

22.22
22.23	Subd.  12.Native prairie bank  easements and 
development
 				1,000,000
	
22.24 	To acquire native prairie bank easements 
22.25 	under Minnesota Statutes,  section 84.96, 
22.26 	and to develop and  restore certain tracts of 
22.27 	prairie bank  lands for which the easement is 
22.28 	permanent.

22.29
22.30	Subd. 13.Scientific and natural  area 
acquisition and development
 				3,000,000
	
23.1 	To acquire land for scientific and  natural 
23.2 	areas and for protection and  improvements of 
23.3 	a capital nature to  scientific and natural areas 
23.4 	under  Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 
23.5 	and  86A.05, subdivision 5.

23.6	Subd.  14.State forest land acquisition
 				1,000,000
	
23.7 	To acquire private lands from willing 
23.8 	sellers within  the boundaries of state forests 
23.9 	established under Minnesota Statutes,  section 
23.10 	89.021. 

23.11
23.12	Subd.  15.Forest land and Forest Legacy 
conservation easements
 				6,000,000
	
23.13 	To acquire conservation easements as 
23.14 	described under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
23.15 	84C, on private forest lands within  the 
23.16 	boundaries of state forests  established under 
23.17 	Minnesota Statutes,  section 89.021, and 
23.18 	within Forest  Legacy Areas established 
23.19 	under United  States Code, title 16, section 
23.20 	2103c. The conservation easements must 
23.21 	guarantee public access.

23.22	Subd.  16.State forest land reforestation
 				4,000,000
	
23.23 	To increase reforestation activities to  meet 
23.24 	the reforestation requirements of  Minnesota 
23.25 	Statutes, section 89.002,  subdivision 2, 
23.26 	including planting,  seeding, site preparation, 
23.27 	and  purchasing tree seeds and seedlings. 

23.28
23.29	Subd.  17.State park and recreation area 
acquisition
 				4,000,000
	
23.30 	To acquire from willing sellers private 
23.31 	lands within state parks established under 
23.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, and state 
24.1 	recreation areas established under Minnesota 
24.2 	Statutes, section 85.013.
24.3 	$1,000,000 is to acquire land within the 
24.4 	boundaries of Greenleaf State Park.

24.5
24.6
24.7	Subd.  18.State park infrastructure 
rehabilitation and natural resource 
restoration
 				6,000,000
	
24.8 	For infrastructure rehabilitation and natural 
24.9 	resource restoration projects within state 
24.10 	parks established under Minnesota Statutes, 
24.11 	section 85.012, and state recreation areas 
24.12 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
24.13 	85.013.
24.14 	$25,000 is for electrical hookups at Monson 
24.15 	Lake State Park.

24.16
24.17	Subd.  19.State park building construction 
and rehabilitation
 				7,600,000
	
24.18 	To construct and to renovate buildings in 
24.19 	state parks and state recreation areas in 
24.20 	accordance with a management plan required 
24.21 	in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 86A.
24.22 	$1,500,000 is to construct a visitor center at 
24.23 	Grand Portage State Park.
24.24 	$1,600,000 is to develop the Big Bog State 
24.25 	Recreation Area.

24.26	Subd.  20.State park camper cabins
 				2,000,000
	
24.27 	To construct camper cabins and upgrade 
24.28 	infrastructure for the cabins in state parks 
24.29 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, 
24.30 	and state recreation areas under Minnesota 
24.31 	Statutes, section 85.013. Debt service on 
24.32 	the bonds sold to develop and construct the 
25.1 	camper cabins is annually appropriated and 
25.2 	must be paid from the parks account in the 
25.3 	natural resources fund to the commissioner 
25.4 	of finance as required by Minnesota Statutes, 
25.5 	section 16A.643.

25.6	Subd.  21.Off-road vehicle recreation area
 				1,500,000
	
25.7 	To acquire land for and construct a public 
25.8 	off-road vehicle recreation area in southern 
25.9 	Minnesota under Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.10 	86A.05, subdivision 3. Debt service on 
25.11 	the bonds sold to acquire and construct the 
25.12 	off-road vehicle recreation area is annually 
25.13 	appropriated and must be paid from the 
25.14 	off-road vehicle account in the natural 
25.15 	resources fund to the commissioner of 
25.16 	finance as required by Minnesota Statutes, 
25.17 	section 16A.643.

25.18
25.19	Subd.  22.State trail acquisition and 
development
 				7,410,000
	
25.20 	To acquire land for and to construct and 
25.21 	renovate state trails under Minnesota 
25.22 	Statutes, section 85.015.
25.23 	$650,000 is for the  Blufflands Trail. 
25.24 	$350,000 is for the Chester Woods segment 
25.25 	and $300,000 is for the segment from Preston 
25.26 	to Forestville.
25.27 	$1,185,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami Trail.
25.28 	$1,000,000 is for the Glacial Lakes Trail 
25.29 	from New London to Paynesville.
25.30 	$200,000 is for the Goodhue Pioneer  Trail. 
25.31 	$625,000 is for the Great River Ridge Trail 
25.32 	from Plainview to Eyota.
25.33 	$1,000,000 is for the Heartland Trail.
26.1 	$750,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail.
26.2 	$250,000 is for the Minnesota River  Trail.
26.3 	$1,000,000 is for the Paul Bunyan  Trail.
26.4 	$750,000 is for the Shooting Star Trail.

26.5	Subd.  23.Regional trails
 				1,133,000
	
26.6 	For matching grants under Minnesota 
26.7 	Statutes, section 85.019, subdivision 4b.
26.8 	$648,000 is for the Agassiz Recreational 
26.9 	ATV Trail.
26.10 	$485,000 is for a grant to the Central 
26.11 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
26.12 	Coordination Board to design, engineer, 
26.13 	and construct 6.3 miles of trail and two 
26.14 	parking areas along the Mississippi River 
26.15 	in Sherburne County, to be known as Xcel 
26.16 	Energy Great River Woodland Trail.  

26.17	Subd.  24.Trail connections
 				2,000,000
	
26.18 	For matching grants under Minnesota 
26.19 	Statutes, section 85.019, subdivision 4c.
26.20 	$500,000 is for a grant to Carlton County 
26.21 	to predesign, design, and construct a 
26.22 	nonmotorized pedestrian trail connection 
26.23 	to the Willard Munger State Trail from the 
26.24 	city of Carlton through the city of Scanlon 
26.25 	continuing to the city of Cloquet, along the 
26.26 	St. Louis River in Carlton County.
26.27 	$250,000 is to provide the state match for the 
26.28 	cost of the Soo Line Multiuse Recreational 
26.29 	Bridge project over Marked Trunk Highway 
26.30 	169 in Mille Lacs County. 
26.31 	$175,000 is for a grant to the city of Bowlus 
26.32 	in Morrison County to design, construct, 
27.1 	furnish, and equip a trailhead center at the 
27.2 	head of the Soo Line  Recreational Trail.
27.3 	$125,000 is for a grant to Morrison 
27.4 	County to predesign, design, construct, 
27.5 	furnish, and equip a park-and-ride lot and 
27.6 	restroom building adjacent to the Soo Line 
27.7 	Recreational Trail at U.S. Highway 10.
27.8 	$950,000 is for a grant to the St.  Louis 
27.9 	and Lake Counties Regional Railroad 
27.10 	Authority for land acquisition, engineering, 
27.11 	construction, furnishing, and equipping of a 
27.12 	19-mile "Boundary Waters Connection" of 
27.13 	the Mesabi Trail from Bearhead State Park 
27.14 	to the International Wolf Center in Ely.  This 
27.15 	appropriation is contingent upon a matching 
27.16 	contribution of $950,000 from other sources, 
27.17 	public or private.

27.18	Subd.  25.Metro greenways and  natural areas
 				1,000,000
	
27.19 	To provide grants to local units of 
27.20 	government for acquisition or  betterment 
27.21 	of greenways and natural  areas in the 
27.22 	metro region and to  acquire greenways and 
27.23 	natural areas in  the metro region through the 
27.24 	purchase  of conservation easements or fee 
27.25 	titles.  The commissioner shall  determine 
27.26 	the project priorities and  shall consult with 
27.27 	representatives of  local units of government, 
27.28 	nonprofit  organizations, and other interested 
27.29 	parties.

27.30	Subd.  26.Local initiative grants
 				1,000,000
	
27.31 	For grants for local parks and outdoor 
27.32 	recreation areas under Minnesota  Statutes, 
27.33 	section 85.019, subdivision  2; grants for 
27.34 	natural and scenic areas  under Minnesota 
28.1 	Statutes, section  85.019, subdivision 4a; 
28.2 	and grants for  regional parks outside the 
28.3 	metropolitan  area defined in Minnesota 
28.4 	Statutes,  section 473.121, subdivision 2, 
28.5 	which  may be for up to 60 percent of the 
28.6 	nonfederal share of the project cost.  Projects 
28.7 	related to replacement of  urban forests are 
28.8 	eligible for funding  under this subdivision.

28.9	Sec. 8. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

28.10
28.11
28.12	Subdivision 1.To the Pollution Control 
Agency for the  purposes specified in this 
section 
 				12,150,000

28.13	Subd.  2.Closed landfill program
 				7,150,000
	
28.14 	To design and construct remedial systems 
28.15 	and acquire land at landfills  throughout the 
28.16 	state in accordance with  the closed landfill 
28.17 	program under  Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.18 	115B.39.

28.19	Subd. 3.Capital assistance program
 				5,000,000
	
28.20 	For the solid waste capital  assistance grants 
28.21 	program under  Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.22 	115A.54.
28.23 	$1,000,000 is for a grant to Koochiching 
28.24 	County.

28.25
28.26	Sec. 9. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES

28.27
28.28
28.29	Subdivision 1.To the Board  of Water and 
Soil Resources for the  purposes specified in 
this section 
 				6,900,000

29.1
29.2	Subd.  2.Wetland replacement  due to public 
road projects
 				4,200,000
	
29.3 	$700,000 is from the general fund to 
29.4 	administer the program.
29.5 	To acquire land for wetlands or restore 
29.6 	wetlands to be used to replace wetlands 
29.7 	drained or filled as a result of the  repair, 
29.8 	maintenance, or rehabilitation  of existing 
29.9 	public roads as required by  Minnesota 
29.10 	Statutes, section 103G.222,  subdivision 1, 
29.11 	paragraphs (k) and (l).
29.12 	The purchase price paid for acquisition 
29.13 	of land, fee, or perpetual easement  must 
29.14 	be the fair market value as  determined 
29.15 	by the board.  The board may  enter into 
29.16 	agreements with the federal  government, 
29.17 	other state agencies,  political subdivisions, 
29.18 	and nonprofit  organizations or fee owners to 
29.19 	acquire  land and restore and create wetlands 
29.20 	and to acquire existing wetland banking 
29.21 	credits.  Acquisition of or the  conveyance 
29.22 	of land may be in the name  of the political 
29.23 	subdivision. 

29.24	Subd.  3.Minnesota River Study Area II
 				500,000
	
29.25 	For a grant to Area II Minnesota River 
29.26 	Basin Projects, Inc. to design and construct 
29.27 	floodwater retention projects within Area II. 
29.28 	The grant may not exceed 75 percent of a 
29.29 	project's cost. The remaining share must be 
29.30 	provided by Area II Minnesota River Basin 
29.31 	Projects, Inc. 

29.32	Subd.  4.Grass Lake
 				2,200,000
	
30.1 	To acquire conservation easements, reroute 
30.2 	County Ditch 23A, construct water control 
30.3 	structures, and plant vegetation in order to 
30.4 	restore the Grass Lake prairie wetland basin 
30.5 	adjacent to the city of Willmar in Kandiyohi 
30.6 	County.

30.7	Sec. 10. AGRICULTURE

30.8
30.930.10
	Subdivision 1.To the commissioner  of 
administration or other named agent for the 
purposes  specified in this section
 				6,500,000

30.11	Subd. 2.Joint biosafety laboratory facilities
 				1,500,000
	
30.12 	To construct, furnish, and equip a laboratory 
30.13 	facility in the Agriculture and Health 
30.14 	Laboratory Building in St. Paul that meets 
30.15 	Biosafety Laboratory Level 3-Agriculture 
30.16 	containment standards.

30.17	Subd.  3.Shade tree reforestation
 				5,000,000
	
30.18 	To the commissioner of agriculture for 
30.19 	grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.20 	18G.16, subdivision 8, to municipalities for 
30.21 	the identification, removal, disposal, and 
30.22 	replacement of dead or dying shade trees 
30.23 	lost to forest pests or disease.  For purposes 
30.24 	of this section, shade tree means a woody 
30.25 	perennial grown primarily for aesthetic or 
30.26 	environmental purposes with minimal to 
30.27 	residual timber value.  The commissioner 
30.28 	shall consult with municipalities, park and 
30.29 	recreation boards in cities of the first class, 
30.30 	nonprofit organizations, and other interested 
30.31 	parties in developing  eligibility criteria.

31.1
31.2	Sec. 11. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL 
GARDEN

31.3	Asset preservation
 				8,000,000
	
31.4 	To the Minnesota Zoological Garden for 
31.5 	capital asset preservation  improvements and 
31.6 	betterments, to be  spent in accordance with 
31.7 	Minnesota  Statutes, section 16B.307.

31.8	Sec. 12. ADMINISTRATION

31.931.10
31.11
	Subdivision 1.To the commissioner  of 
administration for the purposes  specified in 
this section
 				 8,400,000

31.12
31.13	Subd.  2.Capital asset preservation and 
replacement account (CAPRA)
 				4,000,000
	
31.14 	To be spent in accordance with  Minnesota 
31.15 	Statutes, section 16A.632.

31.16	Subd.  3.Asset preservation
 				4,000,000
	
31.17 	For asset preservation projects in 
31.18 	properties managed by the Department of 
31.19 	Administration, to be spent in  accordance 
31.20 	with Minnesota Statutes,  section 16B.307.

31.21	Subd.  4.Workers Memorial
 				400,000
	
31.22 	$400,000 is to design and construct a workers 
31.23 	memorial on the Capitol grounds.

31.24
31.25
31.26	Sec. 13. CAPITOL AREA 
ARCHITECTURAL  AND PLANNING 
BOARD

31.27	Capitol interior renovation
 				6,100,000
	
32.1 	$3,184,000 is from the bond proceeds fund 
32.2 	to design the renovation of the mechanical, 
32.3 	electrical, fire, and life-safety systems in 
32.4 	the east wing of the Capitol and restore the 
32.5 	Capitol dome.
32.6 	$2,916,000 is from the general fund to 
32.7 	temporarily relocate all the current tenants 
32.8 	of the east wing.
32.9 	The appropriation in this subdivision  may 
32.10 	not be spent on any project that  affects 
32.11 	space under the control of the  senate without 
32.12 	the approval of the  secretary of the senate 
32.13 	nor on any  project that affects space under 
32.14 	the  control of the house of representatives 
32.15 	without the approval of the chief clerk  of the 
32.16 	house.

32.17
32.18	Sec. 14. AMATEUR SPORTS 
COMMISSION

32.19
32.20
32.21	Subdivision 1.To the Amateur Sports 
Commission for the purposes  specified in this 
section
 				3,800,000

32.22	Subd.  2.Bloomington ski jump
 				300,000
	
32.23 	To pay for costs for unforeseen site conditions 
32.24 	in Phase I and for Phase II construction, 
32.25 	primarily, of the summer surface on the K70 
32.26 	ski jump in the Hyland Hills/Bush Lake ski 
32.27 	area.

32.28	Subd.  3.National Volleyball Center - Phase 2
 				3,500,000
	
32.29 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip 
32.30 	Phase 2 of the National Volleyball Center in 
32.31 	Rochester.

33.1	Sec. 15. MILITARY AFFAIRS
 				7,429,000

33.2
33.3	Subdivision 1. To the adjutant general for the 
purposes specified in this section

33.4	Subd.  2.Asset preservation
 				4,000,000
	
33.5 	For asset preservation improvements and 
33.6 	betterments of a capital nature at military 
33.7 	affairs facilities statewide, to be spent in 
33.8 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
33.9 	16B.307.

33.10	Subd.  3.Facility life safety improvements
 				1,000,000
	
33.11 	For life safety improvements and to correct 
33.12 	code deficiencies at military affairs facilities 
33.13 	statewide, to be spent in accordance with 
33.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

33.15
33.16	Subd.  4.Lead abatement and range 
conversion
 				1,029,000
	
33.17 	For lead abatement and to design, construct, 
33.18 	furnish, and equip the current indoor firing 
33.19 	ranges in ten National Guard Training 
33.20 	and Community Centers for storage 
33.21 	space, classrooms, and office space. This 
33.22 	appropriation may be used at Training and 
33.23 	Community Centers located in the cities of: 
33.24 	Albert Lea, Bloomington, Brainerd, Duluth, 
33.25 	Jackson, Montevideo, Moorhead, Rochester, 
33.26 	Rosemount, and St. Peter.

33.27	Subd.  5.Facility ADA compliance
 				1,400,000
	
33.28 	For Americans with Disabilities Act 
33.29 	(ADA) alterations to existing National 
33.30 	Guard Training and Community Centers in 
33.31 	locations throughout the state, to be spent in 
34.1 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
34.2 	16B.307.

34.3	Sec. 16. PUBLIC SAFETY

34.4
34.5
34.6	Subdivision 1.To the  commissioner of public 
safety for the purposes specified in this 
section
 				 2,400,000

34.7
34.8	Subd.  2.Gonvik Public Safety Training 
Center
 				100,000
	
34.9 	To the commissioner of public safety 
34.10 	for a grant to the city of Gonvik to 
34.11 	design, construct, furnish, and equip an 
34.12 	emergency training center for emergency 
34.13 	first responders.
34.14 	This appropriation is not available until the 
34.15 	commissioner has determined that at least 
34.16 	an equal amount has been committed from 
34.17 	nonstate sources.

34.18
34.19	Subd.  3.Rochester Public Safety Training 
Center
 				1,700,000
	
34.20 	To the commissioner of public safety 
34.21 	for a grant to the city of Rochester to 
34.22 	design, construct, furnish, and equip an 
34.23 	emergency training center for emergency 
34.24 	first responders.
34.25 	This appropriation is not available until the 
34.26 	commissioner has determined that at least 
34.27 	an equal amount has been committed from 
34.28 	nonstate sources.

34.29
34.30	Subd.  4.Scott County Public Safety Training 
Center
 				600,000
	
35.1 	To the commissioner of public safety 
35.2 	for a grant to Scott County to design, 
35.3 	construct, furnish, and equip a firing range 
35.4 	for emergency first responders.
35.5 	This appropriation is not available until the 
35.6 	commissioner has determined that at least 
35.7 	an equal amount has been committed from 
35.8 	nonstate sources.

35.9	Sec. 17. TRANSPORTATION

35.10
35.11
35.12	Subdivision 1.To the  commissioner of 
transportation for  the purposes specified in 
this section
 				137,817,000

35.13
35.14	Subd.  2.Local bridge replacement and 
rehabilitation
 				50,000,000
	
35.15 	This appropriation is from the bond  proceeds 
35.16 	account in the state  transportation fund as 
35.17 	provided in  Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.18 	174.50, to  match federal money and to 
35.19 	replace or  rehabilitate local deficient bridges.
35.20 	Political subdivisions may use grants made 
35.21 	under this section to construct or reconstruct 
35.22 	bridges, including:
35.23 	(1) matching federal-aid grants to  construct 
35.24 	or reconstruct key bridges;
35.25 	(2) paying the costs of preliminary 
35.26 	engineering and environmental studies 
35.27 	authorized under Minnesota Statutes,  section 
35.28 	174.50, subdivision 6a;
35.29 	(3) paying the costs to abandon an  existing 
35.30 	bridge that is deficient and  in need of 
35.31 	replacement, but where no  replacement will 
35.32 	be made; and
36.1 	(4) paying the costs to construct a  road 
36.2 	or street to facilitate the  abandonment 
36.3 	of an existing bridge  determined by 
36.4 	the commissioner to be  deficient, if the 
36.5 	commissioner  determines that construction 
36.6 	of the  road or street is more cost efficient 
36.7 	than the replacement of the existing  bridge.
36.8 	$2,500,000 is for a grant to Hennepin 
36.9 	County to design replacement of the Lowry 
36.10 	Avenue bridge carrying County State-Aid 
36.11 	Highway 153 across the Mississippi River 
36.12 	in Minneapolis. 

36.13	Subd. 3.Local road improvement program
 				12,000,000
	
36.14 	This appropriation is from the bond  proceeds 
36.15 	account in the state  transportation fund as 
36.16 	provided in  Minnesota Statutes, section 
36.17 	174.50.
36.18 	$10,900,000 is for grants or loans to counties 
36.19 	to construct, reconstruct, or recondition local 
36.20 	roads with statewide or regional  significance 
36.21 	under Minnesota Statutes,  section 174.52, 
36.22 	subdivision 4.
36.23 	$700,000 is for a grant to the city of Staples 
36.24 	in Todd County to predesign, design, and 
36.25 	construct a highway overpass over U.S. 
36.26 	Highway 10 and the Burlington Northern 
36.27 	Santa Fe Railroad tracks in Staples.
36.28 	$400,000 is for a grant to the town of 
36.29 	White for (1) the design and construction 
36.30 	of a new paved road that would provide 
36.31 	access between the city of Aurora and 
36.32 	the Giants Ridge recreational facilities 
36.33 	and developments on Wynne and Sabin 
36.34 	Lakes in the city of Biwabik and improve 
37.1 	public safety and emergency response; 
37.2 	and (2) the connection of two existing 
37.3 	paved recreational trails and a designated 
37.4 	snowmobile route between County Highway 
37.5 	138 and marked Trunk Highway 135. The 
37.6 	appropriations are not available until the 
37.7 	commissioner determines that $288,000 has 
37.8 	been committed to the project from nonstate 
37.9 	sources.

37.10	Subd.  4.Kittson County disaster relief
 				842,000
	
37.11 	For a grant to Kittson County as the fiscal 
37.12 	agent for cities, townships, and watershed 
37.13 	districts in the county to repair flood damage 
37.14 	to publicly owned roads, bridges, culverts, 
37.15 	buildings, and land caused by flooding from 
37.16 	the storms of July 2 and 3, 2005.

37.17	Subd. 5.Northstar commuter rail
 				60,000,000
	
37.18 	To construct, furnish, and equip the Northstar 
37.19 	commuter rail line serving Big Lake to 
37.20 	downtown Minneapolis and to construct, 
37.21 	furnish, and equip the extension of the 
37.22 	Hiawatha light rail transit line from its 
37.23 	terminus in downtown Minneapolis to a new 
37.24 	terminus near Fifth Avenue North adjacent 
37.25 	to the proposed downtown Minneapolis 
37.26 	commuter rail station. This appropriation 
37.27 	is not available until a full-funding grant 
37.28 	agreement has been executed with the 
37.29 	Federal Transit Administration. If the 
37.30 	Northstar commuter rail line is extended 
37.31 	from Big Lake to the St. Cloud area, regional 
37.32 	rail authority members of the Northstar 
37.33 	Corridor Development Authority who did 
37.34 	not fund a portion of the share of capital 
38.1 	costs from Minneapolis to Big Lake shall 
38.2 	contribute an amount for the extension equal 
38.3 	to the amount they would have contributed 
38.4 	for their proportional share of the entire line 
38.5 	from Minneapolis to the St. Cloud area.
38.6 	This appropriation is added to the 
38.7 	appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 20, 
38.8 	article 1, section 18, subdivision 5.

38.9	Subd.  6.Greater Minnesota transit
 				2,000,000
	
38.10 	For capital assistance for greater Minnesota 
38.11 	transit systems to be used for transit capital 
38.12 	facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section 
38.13 	174.24, subdivision 3c. Money from this 
38.14 	appropriation may be used to pay up to 80 
38.15 	percent of the nonfederal share of these 
38.16 	facilities.

38.17	Subd.  7.Northeast Minnesota rail initiative
 				2,575,000
	
38.18 	For a grant to St. Louis County to 
38.19 	renovate the St. Louis County Heritage 
38.20 	and Arts Center (the Duluth Depot) and 
38.21 	to complete Phase 1 design, engineering, 
38.22 	construction, and purchase of rolling stock, 
38.23 	railway stations, park-and-ride lots, and 
38.24 	other railroad appurtenances necessary 
38.25 	to facilitate the return of intercity and 
38.26 	commuter/passenger rail service within 
38.27 	Duluth and the Duluth/Twin Cities rail 
38.28 	corridor.

38.29	Subd.  8.Rail service improvement
 				4,700,000
	
38.30 	For transfer to the rail service  improvement 
38.31 	account under Minnesota  Statutes, section 
38.32 	222.49.
39.1 	$700,000 is for a grant to the McLeod 
39.2 	County Rail Authority to acquire land for 
39.3 	and to design and construct a new railroad 
39.4 	switching yard in Glencoe.
39.5 	$1,000,000 is for a grant to the Minnesota 
39.6 	Valley Regional Rail Authority to rehabilitate 
39.7 	33 miles of railroad track from Gibbon to 
39.8 	Norwood Young America.

39.9	Subd. 9.Port development assistance
 				3,000,000
	
39.10 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes,  sections 
39.11 	457A.01 to 457A.06.  Any  improvements 
39.12 	made with the proceeds of  these grants must 
39.13 	be publicly owned.

39.14	Subd.  10.Ely - joint public works facility
 				 700,000
	
39.15 	For a grant to the city of Ely to construct a 
39.16 	joint public works facility for the city of Ely, 
39.17 	St. Louis County, and Lake County.
39.18 	This appropriation is not available until the 
39.19 	commissioner has determined that at least 
39.20 	an equal amount has been committed from 
39.21 	nonstate sources.

39.22	Subd.  11.St. Cloud Regional Airport
 				2,000,000
	
39.23 	For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to acquire 
39.24 	land adjacent to the St. Cloud Regional 
39.25 	Airport.
39.26 	This appropriation is not available until the 
39.27 	commissioner has determined that at least 
39.28 	an equal amount has been committed from 
39.29 	nonstate sources.

39.30	Sec. 18. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

40.1
40.2	Subdivision 1.To the Metropolitan Council 
for the purposes specified in this section
 				47,428,000

40.3
40.4	Subd.  2.Cedar Avenue bus rapid transit way 
(BRT)
 				5,000,000
	
40.5 	To complete Phase 1 of the Cedar Avenue 
40.6 	bus rapid  transit way between the Mall of 
40.7 	America in Bloomington and Lakeville in 
40.8 	Dakota County by conducting environmental 
40.9 	studies, completing preliminary engineering, 
40.10 	improving roadway shoulders through 
40.11 	Apple Valley to allow for bus use, 
40.12 	constructing the Cedar Grove transit station, 
40.13 	expanding park-and-ride capacity at Apple 
40.14 	Valley Transit Center, and developing a 
40.15 	park-and-ride facility in Lakeville.
40.16 	This appropriation may not be spent for 
40.17 	capital improvements within a trunk highway 
40.18 	right-of-way.

40.19	Subd.  3.Central corridor transit way
 				5,000,000
	
40.20 	To conduct environmental studies, complete 
40.21 	preliminary engineering, and design the 
40.22 	Central corridor transit way between 
40.23 	downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. 
40.24 	Paul.
40.25 	This appropriation may not be spent for 
40.26 	capital improvements within a trunk  highway 
40.27 	right-of-way.

40.28	Subd.  4.Robert Street corridor transit way
 				1,000,000
	
40.29 	For a predesign of possible bus 
40.30 	improvements, bus rapid transit, or 
40.31 	light rail transit in the Robert Street corridor 
40.32 	transit way along a corridor on or parallel 
41.1 	to U.S. Highway 52 and Robert Street from 
41.2 	within the city of St. Paul to Dakota County 
41.3 	Road 42 in Rosemount.  

41.4	Subd.  5.Union Depot
 				6,250,000
	
41.5 	For a grant to the Ramsey County Regional 
41.6 	Railroad Authority to acquire land and 
41.7 	structures, to renovate structures, and for 
41.8 	design, engineering, and environmental 
41.9 	work to  revitalize Union Depot for use as a 
41.10 	multimodal transit center in St. Paul.

41.11
41.12	Subd.  6.Metropolitan regional  parks capital 
improvements
 				30,178,000
	
41.13 	This appropriation must be used to pay  the 
41.14 	cost of improvements and  betterments of a 
41.15 	capital nature and  acquisition by the council 
41.16 	and local  government units of regional 
41.17 	recreational open-space lands in  accordance 
41.18 	with the council's policy  plan as provided in 
41.19 	Minnesota Statutes,  section 473.147.  Priority 
41.20 	should be  given to park rehabilitation and 
41.21 	land  acquisition projects.
41.22 	$300,000 is for a grant to the city of 
41.23 	Bloomington to renovate the old Cedar 
41.24 	Avenue bridge to serve as a hiking and 
41.25 	bicycling trail connection. 
41.26 	$2,500,000 is for a grant to the city of Fridley 
41.27 	to redevelop and expand the Springbrook 
41.28 	Nature Center.  This appropriation is 
41.29 	not available until the commissioner has 
41.30 	determined that at least an equal amount has 
41.31 	been committed from nonstate sources.
41.32 	$1,816,000 is for a grant to Hennepin County 
41.33 	to complete the Cedar Lake Trail.
42.1 	$3,500,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis 
42.2 	Park and Recreation Board to design, 
42.3 	construct, furnish, and equip a new cultural 
42.4 	and community center in the East Phillips 
42.5 	neighborhood in Minneapolis. 
42.6 	$250,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis 
42.7 	Park and Recreation Board to predesign 
42.8 	completion of the Grand Rounds National 
42.9 	Scenic Byway by providing a link between 
42.10 	northeast Minneapolis on Stinson Avenue 
42.11 	and Southeast Minneapolis at East River 
42.12 	Road. 
42.13 	$2,500,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis 
42.14 	Park and Recreation Board to mitigate 
42.15 	flooding at Lake of the Isles in the city 
42.16 	of Minneapolis.  The grant must be used 
42.17 	for shoreline stabilization and restoration, 
42.18 	dredging, wetland replacement, and other 
42.19 	infrastructure improvements necessary to 
42.20 	deal with the 1997 flood damage and to 
42.21 	prevent future flooding. 
42.22 	$321,000 is for a grant to Ramsey County 
42.23 	to construct a bicycle and pedestrian trail on 
42.24 	the north side of Lower Afton Road between 
42.25 	Century Avenue and McKnight Road in the 
42.26 	city of Maplewood. This appropriation is 
42.27 	not available until the commissioner has 
42.28 	determined that at least an equal amount has 
42.29 	been committed from nonstate sources.
42.30 	$300,000 is for a grant to the city of St. Paul 
42.31 	to design and construct the Bruce Vento Trail.
42.32 	$9,000,000 is for a grant to the city of St. 
42.33 	Paul to predesign, design, construct, furnish, 
42.34 	equip, and redevelop infrastructure at the 
42.35 	Como Zoo.
43.1 	$500,000 is for a grant to the city of St. 
43.2 	Paul to predesign, design, construct, furnish, 
43.3 	and equip river park development and 
43.4 	redevelopment infrastructure along the 
43.5 	Mississippi River in St. Paul.
43.6 	$2,000,000 is for a grant to the city of 
43.7 	South St. Paul for the closure, capping, and 
43.8 	remediation of approximately 80 acres of 
43.9 	the Port Crosby construction and demolition 
43.10 	debris landfill in South St. Paul, as the fifth 
43.11 	phase of converting the land into parkland, 
43.12 	and to restore approximately 80 acres of 
43.13 	riverfront land along the Mississippi River.
43.14 	$191,000 is for a grant to the city of White 
43.15 	Bear Lake to construct the Lake Avenue 
43.16 	Regional Trail connecting Highway 96 
43.17 	Regional Trail with Ramsey Beach. 

43.18	Sec. 19. HUMAN SERVICES

43.19
43.20
43.21	Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of 
administration  for the purposes specified  in 
this section
 				59,021,000

43.22	Subd.  2.Asset  preservation
 				3,000,000
	
43.23 	For asset preservation improvements and 
43.24 	betterments of a capital nature at  state 
43.25 	regional treatment centers, to be  spent in 
43.26 	accordance with Minnesota  Statutes, section 
43.27 	16B.307.

43.28
43.29	Subd.  3.Moose Lake Regional Treatment 
Center

43.30	(a) Sex Offender Program - Phase 1
				41,321,000
	
44.1 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip the 
44.2 	first of two phases of additional residential, 
44.3 	program, and ancillary service capacity 
44.4 	for the Minnesota sex offender treatment 
44.5 	program at Moose Lake to accommodate 400 
44.6 	additional patients. 

44.7	(b) Sex Offender Program - Phase 2
				3,200,000
	
44.8 	To design the second phase of additional 
44.9 	residential, program, and ancillary service 
44.10 	capacity for the Minnesota sex offender 
44.11 	treatment program at Moose Lake.

44.12	Subd.  4.St. Peter Regional Treatment Center

44.13	Program and Activity Building
				2,500,000
	
44.14 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip a 
44.15 	new program and activity building on the 
44.16 	lower campus of the St.  Peter Regional 
44.17 	Treatment Center for  individuals committed 
44.18 	as sexual  psychopathic personalities, 
44.19 	sexually  dangerous persons, mentally ill, or 
44.20 	mentally ill and dangerous.

44.21
44.22	Subd.  5.Campus security and safety 
improvements
 				2,500,000
	
44.23 	To provide security upgrades of a capital 
44.24 	nature at Department of Human Services 
44.25 	campuses statewide, including but not 
44.26 	limited to: security fencing, control centers, 
44.27 	electronic monitoring and perimeter security 
44.28 	equipment, electrical distribution systems, 
44.29 	and building security renovations.

44.30	Subd.  6.Redevelopment, reuse, or demolition
 				5,000,000
	
44.31 	To demolish or improve surplus, 
44.32 	nonfunctional, or deteriorated  facilities 
45.1 	and infrastructure at  Department of Human 
45.2 	Services campuses  at Ah-Gwah-Ching, 
45.3 	Brainerd, and Fergus Falls.

45.4	Subd.  7.Roof  renovation and replacement
 				1,500,000
	
45.5 	For renovation and replacement of roofs  at 
45.6 	Department of Human Services  facilities 
45.7 	statewide, to be spent in accordance with 
45.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

45.9	Sec. 20. VETERANS HOMES BOARD

45.10
45.11
45.12	Subdivision 1.To the commissioner  of 
administration for the purposes  specified in 
this section
 				14,890,000

45.13	Subd.  2.Asset preservation
 				6,000,000
	
45.14 	For asset preservation improvements and 
45.15 	betterments of a capital nature at  veterans 
45.16 	homes statewide, to be spent in  accordance 
45.17 	with Minnesota Statutes,  section 16B.307.

45.18	Subd.  3.Fergus Falls Veterans Home

45.19	Special Care Unit
				2,695,000
	
45.20 	To design and construct a 21-bed special care 
45.21 	unit to treat individuals with Alzheimer's 
45.22 	disease or dementia.

45.23	Subd.  4.Minneapolis Veterans Home

45.24	(a) Dining and Kitchen Renovation
				1,866,000
	
45.25 	To design, renovate, construct, furnish, and 
45.26 	equip the food preparation and kitchen space, 
45.27 	and a dining area in the main dining room in 
45.28 	Building 17.

45.29	(b) Emergency Power
				2,457,000
	
46.1 	To upgrade the emergency power system to 
46.2 	make it code compliant and add emergency 
46.3 	power outlets to Building 17.
46.4 	Federal money received by the Minnesota 
46.5 	Veterans Homes Board of Directors as 
46.6 	reimbursement for 65 percent of this state 
46.7 	capital expenditure must be credited to the 
46.8 	debt service account in the state bond fund.

46.9	(c) Skilled Nursing Development
				175,000
	
46.10 	To predesign the construction of a new 
46.11 	skilled nursing facility and renovation of 
46.12 	Building 17 to provide up to 125 beds for 
46.13 	assisted living.
46.14 	Federal money received by the Minnesota 
46.15 	Veterans Homes Board of Directors as 
46.16 	reimbursement for 65 percent of this state 
46.17 	capital expenditure must be credited to the 
46.18 	debt service account in the state bond fund.

46.19	Subd. 5.Silver Bay Veterans Home

46.20	Master Plan Renovation
				1,697,000
	
46.21 	For the state share of the cost to design, 
46.22 	construct, furnish, and equip an addition to 
46.23 	and renovation of the nursing care facility.

46.24	Sec. 21. CORRECTIONS

46.25
46.26
46.27	Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of 
administration for the purposes specified  in 
this section
 				37,449,000

46.28	Subd.  2.Asset preservation
 				10,000,000
	
46.29 	For improvements and betterments of a 
46.30 	capital nature at Minnesota  correctional 
47.1 	facilities statewide, in  accordance with 
47.2 	Minnesota Statutes,  section 16B.307.

47.3
47.4	Subd.  3.Minnesota correctional  facility - 
Lino Lakes

47.5	Medical services
				2,494,000
	
47.6 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip 
47.7 	the renovation of the southeast portion 
47.8 	of the B building to provide consolidated 
47.9 	health, dental, and psychological services to 
47.10 	offenders at the facility. 

47.11
47.12	Subd.  4.Minnesota correctional  facility - 
Shakopee

47.13	Bed Expansion
				5,375,000
	
47.14 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip an 
47.15 	addition to accommodate 92 beds.

47.16
47.17	Subd.  5.Minnesota correctional  facility - 
Stillwater

47.18	Segregation Unit
				19,580,000
	
47.19 	To complete design and to construct, furnish, 
47.20 	and equip a 150-bed segregation unit.

47.21
47.22	Sec. 22. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT

47.23
47.24
47.25
47.26	Subdivision 1.To the commissioner of 
employment and economic development 
or other  named agency for the purposes 
specified in this section
 				149,150,000

47.27	Subd.  2.State match for federal grants
 				38,800,000
	
47.28 	(a) To the Public Facilities Authority:
48.1 	(1) to match federal grants for the water 
48.2 	pollution control revolving fund under 
48.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section  446A.07; and
48.4 	(2) to match federal grants for the drinking 
48.5 	water revolving fund under Minnesota 
48.6 	Statutes, section 446A.081.
48.7 	(b) The expenditure and allocation of state 
48.8 	matching money between funds described 
48.9 	in paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), must 
48.10 	ensure that the matching funds required 
48.11 	for the drinking water revolving fund are 
48.12 	available to match the 2007 and 2008 federal 
48.13 	grants, with the balance to be made available 
48.14 	to the water pollution control revolving fund.
48.15 	(c) This appropriation must be used for 
48.16 	qualified capital projects.

48.17
48.18	Subd.  3.Wastewater infrastructure funding 
program
 				20,300,000
	
48.19 	(a) To the Public Facilities Authority  for 
48.20 	the purposes specified in this  subdivision. 
48.21 	$20,000,000 of this  appropriation is for 
48.22 	grants and loans  to eligible municipalities 
48.23 	under the  wastewater infrastructure program 
48.24 	established in Minnesota Statutes,  section 
48.25 	446A.072.
48.26 	To the greatest practical extent, the 
48.27 	authority must use the appropriation  for 
48.28 	projects on the 2006 project  priority list 
48.29 	by qualified applicants that submit plans 
48.30 	and specifications to the Pollution Control 
48.31 	Agency or receive a funding commitment 
48.32 	from USDA Rural Economic and  Community 
48.33 	Development by July 1, 2006. Money not 
48.34 	reserved for eligible projects by July 1, 2006, 
49.1 	must, to the greatest practical extent, be 
49.2 	used for projects on the 2007 project priority 
49.3 	list in priority order by qualified applicants 
49.4 	that submit plans  and specifications to the 
49.5 	Pollution Control Agency or have received 
49.6 	a funding commitment from USDA Rural 
49.7 	Economic and  Community Development by 
49.8 	December 31, 2007.
49.9 	$300,000 of this appropriation is from the 
49.10 	general fund to  implement the wastewater 
49.11 	infrastructure  program.
49.12 	(b) The grants listed in this paragraph  are not 
49.13 	subject to the 2006 or 2007 project  priority 
49.14 	list nor to the limitations on  grant amounts 
49.15 	set forth in Minnesota  Statutes, section 
49.16 	446A.072, subdivision  5a.
49.17 	$6,500,000 is for corrective action on 
49.18 	systems build since 2000 with federal 
49.19 	USDA Rural and Economic and Community 
49.20 	Development money or Small Cities 
49.21 	Development Program grant money that 
49.22 	are problematic or failing for the cities of: 
49.23 	Darfur, Donaldson, Nerstrand, Palisade, 
49.24 	Spring Hill, Strandquist, Tamarack, and Wolf 
49.25 	Lake. A grant must not exceed the amount 
49.26 	of federal money used in the project unless, 
49.27 	upon consultation with the Pollution Control 
49.28 	Agency, the consulting engineers, and other 
49.29 	reliable technical experts, the authority 
49.30 	determines the best course of action to correct 
49.31 	the problem would exceed that amount and 
49.32 	that other grant funding is not available. 
49.33 	$500,000 is for the cities of Dunnell, 
49.34 	Dumont, Henriette, Lewisville, McGrath, 
49.35 	and Ostrander to cover necessary and 
50.1 	appropriate costs over and above the money 
50.2 	appropriated in Laws 2005, chapter 20, 
50.3 	article 1, section 23, subdivision 3, paragraph 
50.4 	(b).
50.5 	The appropriation in this paragraph may not 
50.6 	be used to correct problems with wastewater 
50.7 	treatment systems designed by licensed 
50.8 	engineers that were party to any of the 
50.9 	projects named in this paragraph after the 
50.10 	effective date of this section unless the 
50.11 	engineers or their firms pay for the corrective 
50.12 	measures or have successfully mediated a 
50.13 	settlement for their portion of the costs.

50.14
50.15	Subd.  4.Greater Minnesota business 
development infrastructure grant program
 				10,000,000
	
50.16 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes,  section 
50.17 	116J.431.

50.18
50.19	Subd. 5.Bioscience business development 
public infrastructure grant program
 				 8,300,000
	
50.20 	For grants under new Minnesota Statutes, 
50.21 	section 116J.435.
50.22 	Up to $6,300,000 is for a grant to the city of 
50.23 	Rochester.

50.24	Subd.  6.Redevelopment  account
 				10,000,000
	
50.25 	For purposes of the redevelopment  account 
50.26 	under Minnesota Statutes,  section 116J.571.
50.27 	$250,000 is for a grant to the city of 
50.28 	Winona to predesign facilities for the 
50.29 	Shakespeare Festival as part of the riverfront 
50.30 	redevelopment plan. This grant is exempt 
50.31 	from the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
50.32 	sections 116J.572 to 116J.575.

51.1	Subd.  7.Total maximum daily load grants
 				 5,000,000
	
51.2 	To the Public Facilities Authority for  total 
51.3 	maximum daily load grants under  Minnesota 
51.4 	Statutes, section  446A.073.

51.5	Subd.  8.Burnsville - water treatment facility
 				3,000,000
	
51.6 	To the Public Facilities Authority for a grant 
51.7 	to the city of Burnsville to design, construct, 
51.8 	furnish, and equip a water treatment facility 
51.9 	that will provide an additional potable water 
51.10 	source for the city of Burnsville using water 
51.11 	from the Burnsville quarry.  
51.12 	This appropriation is added to the 
51.13 	appropriation in Laws 2005, chapter 20, 
51.14 	article 1, section 23, subdivision 6, and is 
51.15 	subject to the same conditions. 

51.16	Subd.  9.Duluth

51.17	(a) Lake Superior Zoo
				200,000
	
51.18 	For a grant to the city of Duluth to predesign, 
51.19 	design, construct, furnish, and equip 
51.20 	renovations to the Polar Shores exhibit and 
51.21 	a rustic nature trail to link the Australian 
51.22 	Outback to the deer yards.
51.23 	This appropriation is not available until the 
51.24 	commissioner has determined that at least 
51.25 	an equal amount has been committed from 
51.26 	nonstate sources.

51.27	(b) Native American Heritage Center
				100,000
	
51.28 	For a grant to the city of Duluth to predesign 
51.29 	and design a Native American Heritage 
51.30 	Center at Spirit Mountain Ski Area.
52.1 	This appropriation is not available until the 
52.2 	commissioner has determined that at least 
52.3 	an equal amount has been committed from 
52.4 	nonstate sources.

52.5	Subd.  10.Itasca County - infrastructure
 				20,000,000
	
52.6 	For a grant to Itasca County for public 
52.7 	infrastructure needed to support a steel plant 
52.8 	in Itasca County or an innovative energy 
52.9 	project in Itasca County under Minnesota 
52.10 	Statutes, section 216B.1694, that uses clean 
52.11 	energy technology as defined in Minnesota 
52.12 	Statutes, section 216B.1693, or both. Grant 
52.13 	money may be used by Itasca County to 
52.14 	acquire right-of-way and mitigate loss of 
52.15 	wetlands and runoff of storm water, to 
52.16 	predesign, design, construct, and equip roads 
52.17 	and rail lines, and, in cooperation with the 
52.18 	city of Nashwauk and the city's public utility, 
52.19 	to predesign, design, construct, and equip 
52.20 	natural gas pipelines, water supply systems, 
52.21 	and wastewater collection and treatment 
52.22 	systems.

52.23
52.24	Subd. 11.Lewis and Clark  Rural Water 
System, Inc.
 				3,200,000
	
52.25 	To the Public Facilities Authority for  grants 
52.26 	to the city of Luverne, city of  Worthington 
52.27 	Public Utilities,  Lincoln-Pipestone rural 
52.28 	water system,  and Rock County rural water 
52.29 	system to  acquire land, predesign, design, 
52.30 	construct, furnish, and equip one or  more 
52.31 	water transmission and storage  facilities to 
52.32 	accommodate the  connection with the Lewis 
52.33 	and Clark  Rural Water System, Inc. that will 
52.34 	serve southwestern Minnesota.
53.1 	The grants must be awarded to projects 
53.2 	approved by the Lewis and Clark Joint 
53.3 	Powers Board.
53.4 	This appropriation is available only to  the 
53.5 	extent matched by at least $1 of  local money 
53.6 	paid to the Lewis and Clark  Rural Water 
53.7 	System, Inc. for each $1 of  state money to be 
53.8 	used to reimburse  costs incurred on eligible 
53.9 	projects.
53.10 	This appropriation is the second phase  of the 
53.11 	state share for the Lewis and  Clark Rural 
53.12 	Water System, Inc. project  as defined in the 
53.13 	federal Lewis and  Clark Rural Water System 
53.14 	Act of 2000.

53.15	Subd.  12.Little Falls - Zoo
 				400,000
	
53.16 	For a grant to the city of Little Falls in 
53.17 	Morrison County to design and construct 
53.18 	capital improvements at the Little Falls Zoo.
53.19 	This appropriation is not available until the 
53.20 	commissioner has determined that at least 
53.21 	an equal amount has been committed to the 
53.22 	project from nonstate sources.

53.23	Subd.  13.Minneapolis

53.24	(a) Lowry Avenue Corridor
				5,000,000
	
53.25 	For a grant to Hennepin County for Phase 1 
53.26 	capital improvements to the Lowry Avenue 
53.27 	corridor from Girard Avenue North to the 
53.28 	I-94 bridge in Minneapolis. 
53.29 	This appropriation is not available until the 
53.30 	commissioner has determined that at least 
53.31 	an equal amount has been committed from 
53.32 	nonstate sources.

54.1
54.2	(b) Shubert Performing Arts and Education 
Center
				11,000,000
	
54.3 	For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to 
54.4 	construct, furnish, and equip an associated 
54.5 	atrium to create the Minnesota Shubert 
54.6 	Performing Arts and Education Center.  The 
54.7 	city of Minneapolis may enter into a lease 
54.8 	or management agreement to operate the 
54.9 	center, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
54.10 	16A.695.
54.11 	This appropriation is not available until the 
54.12 	commissioner has determined that at least 
54.13 	an equal amount has been committed from 
54.14 	nonstate sources.

54.15	Subd.  14.Mountain Iron - Energy Park
 				500,000
	
54.16 	For a grant to the city of Mountain Iron to 
54.17 	prepare a site for and construct a sustainable 
54.18 	and renewable energy industrial park to be 
54.19 	located in the city of Mountain Iron.

54.20
54.21	Subd.  15.Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers 
Control Area
 				1,600,000
	
54.22 	To the Public Facilities Authority for a grant 
54.23 	to the Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control 
54.24 	Area, a joint powers entity, to predesign, 
54.25 	design, construct, and equip the reservoir 
54.26 	reclamation and enhancement of the 66-acre 
54.27 	Lake Redwood Reservoir to increase its 
54.28 	depth from 2.8 feet to 15 feet to remove 
54.29 	650,000 cubic yards of sediment, to attain 
54.30 	compliance with both turbidity and fecal 
54.31 	coliform impairments for the project area, 
54.32 	and to secure renewable energy capacity of 
55.1 	the hydroelectric dam, which is impeded by 
55.2 	lack of water capacity.
55.3 	The appropriation is not available until the 
55.4 	authority determines that an equal amount has 
55.5 	been committed to the project from nonstate 
55.6 	sources.  The nonstate portion will provide 
55.7 	low interest loans for 173 noncompliant 
55.8 	septic systems that are imminent health 
55.9 	threats and provide technical assistance to 
55.10 	reduce phosphorus loading to the Redwood 
55.11 	River to assist total maximum daily load 
55.12 	(TMDL) compliance of the  low-dissolved 
55.13 	oxygen impairment on the lower Minnesota 
55.14 	River.

55.15	Subd.  16.St. Paul

55.16	(a) Asian Community Center
				500,000
	
55.17 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to design 
55.18 	an Asian community center, subject to 
55.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.  This 
55.20 	appropriation is not available until the 
55.21 	commissioner has determined that at least 
55.22 	an equal amount has been committed from 
55.23 	nonstate sources. 

55.24	(b) Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
				10,000,000
	
55.25 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to design, 
55.26 	construct, furnish, and equip the renovation 
55.27 	of the Ordway Center for the Performing 
55.28 	Arts.  The city of St. Paul may operate a 
55.29 	performing arts center and may enter into 
55.30 	a lease or management agreement for the 
55.31 	center, subject to  Minnesota Statutes, section 
55.32 	16A.695.

56.1
56.2	Subd.  17.Virginia - Regional Medical Center 
Helipad
 				750,000
	
56.3 	For a grant to the city of Virginia to design, 
56.4 	construct, furnish, and equip a helipad and 
56.5 	access elevator to be located on the roof of 
56.6 	the Virginia Regional Medical Center.
56.7 	This appropriation is not available until the 
56.8 	commissioner has determined that at least 
56.9 	an equal amount has been committed from 
56.10 	nonstate sources.

56.11
56.12	Subd.  18.Willmar - Rice Memorial Hospital 
Dental Clinic
 				500,000
	
56.13 	For a grant to the city of Willmar to construct 
56.14 	a dental clinic at the Rice Memorial Hospital 
56.15 	in Willmar. The clinic is to be    operated 
56.16 	collaboratively with the University of 
56.17 	Minnesota School of Dentistry  to provide 
56.18 	dental care to underserved patients and an 
56.19 	opportunity for students to practice in a rural 
56.20 	setting. 

56.21	Sec. 23. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

56.22	Supportive housing for the homeless
 				25,000,000
	
56.23 	To the commissioner of the Housing  Finance 
56.24 	Agency for loans and grants for  publicly 
56.25 	owned permanent rental housing  under 
56.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section  462A.202, 
56.27 	subdivision 3a, for persons  who have been 
56.28 	without a permanent  residence for at least 12 
56.29 	months or on  at least four occasions in the 
56.30 	last  three years or are at significant risk  of 
56.31 	lacking a permanent residence for at  least 12 
56.32 	months or on at least four  occasions in the 
57.1 	last three years.  The  housing must provide 
57.2 	or coordinate with  linkages to services 
57.3 	necessary for  residents to maintain housing 
57.4 	stability  and maximize opportunities for 
57.5 	education and employment.  Notwithstanding 
57.6 	Minnesota Statutes,  section 462A.202, 
57.7 	subdivision 3a, the  commissioner shall give 
57.8 	equal  consideration to proposals for projects 
57.9 	serving individuals and those serving  families 
57.10 	with children.  Preference  among comparable 
57.11 	proposals shall be  given to proposals for the 
57.12 	acquisition  and rehabilitation of property. 
57.13 	$5,000,000 is for a grant to Hennepin County 
57.14 	to design, construct, furnish, and equip two 
57.15 	stories above the human service site at 2414 
57.16 	Park Avenue in Minneapolis, containing 32 
57.17 	new affordable and stable housing units, 
57.18 	some of which will be allocated for those 
57.19 	experiencing long-term homelessness. The 
57.20 	county may enter into a lease or management 
57.21 	agreement for the facility, subject to 
57.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.

57.23
57.24	Sec. 24. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 
SOCIETY

57.25
57.26
57.27	Subdivision 1.To the Minnesota  Historical 
Society for the purposes  specified in this 
section
 				7,807,000

57.28	Subd.  2.Historic sites asset  preservation
 				4,000,000
	
57.29 	For capital improvements and  betterments 
57.30 	at state historic sites,  buildings, landscaping 
57.31 	at historic  buildings, exhibits, markers, and 
57.32 	monuments, to be spent in accordance with 
57.33 	Minnesota Statutes,  section 16B.307. The 
58.1 	society shall  determine project priorities as 
58.2 	appropriate based on need.

58.3	Subd. 3.Historic Fort Snelling Museum
 				1,100,000
	
58.4 	To design the restoration and renovation of 
58.5 	the 1904 Cavalry Barracks Building for the 
58.6 	historic Fort Snelling Museum.

58.7	Subd.  4County and local preservation grants
 				1,150,000
	
58.8 	To be allocated to county and local 
58.9 	jurisdictions as matching money for  historic 
58.10 	preservation projects of a  capital nature. 
58.11 	Grant recipients must  be public entities and 
58.12 	must match state  funds on at least an equal 
58.13 	basis.  The  facilities must be publicly owned.
58.14 	$150,000 is for a grant to the city of 
58.15 	Maplewood to complete restoration of 
58.16 	the Bruentrup Farm in Maplewood. This 
58.17 	appropriation is not available until the 
58.18 	commissioner has determined that at least 
58.19 	an equal amount has been committed from 
58.20 	nonstate sources.

58.21	Subd.  5.History Center visitor services
 				572,000
	
58.22 	To construct renovations to the History 
58.23 	Center's security system, library reading 
58.24 	room, and exhibit gallery lighting.

58.25	Subd.  6.Kelly Farm renovation
 				300,000
	
58.26 	To design renovation of the Kelly Farm.

58.27	Subd. 7.Heritage trails
 				685,000
	
58.28 	To expand the Heritage Trail system to the 
58.29 	historic sites at Fort Ridgely and Upper 
58.30 	Sioux Agency.

59.1	Sec. 25. BOND SALE EXPENSES
 				988,000
	
59.2 	To the commissioner of finance for bond  sale 
59.3 	expenses under Minnesota Statutes,  section 
59.4 	16A.641, subdivision 8.

59.5 	Sec. 26. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
 59.6 		Subdivision 1.Bond proceeds fund. To provide the money  appropriated in this act 
59.7 	from the bond proceeds fund, the  commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the 
59.8 	state  in an amount up to $961,250,000 in the manner, upon the terms,  and with the effect 
59.9 	prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections  16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota 
59.10 	Constitution, article  XI, sections 4 to 7.
59.11 		Subd. 2.Maximum effort school loan fund. To provide the  money appropriated in 
59.12 	this act from the maximum effort school  loan fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell 
59.13 	and issue  bonds of the state in an amount up to $25,700,000 in the manner,  upon the terms, 
59.14 	and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota  Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by 
59.15 	the Minnesota  Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  The proceeds of the  bonds, except 
59.16 	accrued interest and any premium received on the  sale of the bonds, must be credited to a 
59.17 	bond proceeds account  in the maximum effort school loan fund.
59.18 		Subd. 3.Transportation fund bond proceeds account. To  provide the money 
59.19 	appropriated in this act from the state  transportation fund, the commissioner of finance 
59.20 	shall sell and  issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $62,000,000 in the  manner, upon 
59.21 	the terms, and with the effect prescribed by  Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 
59.22 	16A.675, and by the  Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  The  proceeds of 
59.23 	the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium  received on the sale of the bonds, 
59.24 	must be credited to a bond  proceeds account in the state transportation fund.

59.25 	Sec. 27. [16B.307] ASSET PRESERVATION STANDARDS.
59.26 	Article XI, section 5, clause (a), of the Constitution requires that state general 
59.27 	obligation bonds be issued to finance only the acquisition or betterment of public land, 
59.28 	buildings, and other public improvements of a capital nature. Money appropriated for 
59.29 	asset preservation, whether from state bond proceeds or from other revenue, is subject to 
59.30 	the following additional limitations:
59.31 	(a) An appropriation for asset preservation may not be used to acquire new land nor 
59.32 	to acquire or construct new buildings, additions to buildings, or major new improvements.
60.1 	(b) An appropriation for asset preservation may be used only for a capital 
60.2 	expenditure on a capital asset previously owned by the state, within the meaning of 
60.3 	generally accepted accounting principles as applied to public expenditures. The legislature 
60.4 	assumes that many projects for preservation and replacement of portions of existing 
60.5 	capital assets will constitute betterments and capital improvements within the meaning of 
60.6 	the Constitution and capital expenditures under generally accepted accounting principles, 
60.7 	and will be financed more efficiently and economically under this section than by direct 
60.8 	appropriations for specific projects. 
60.9 	(c) Categories of projects considered likely to be most needed and appropriate for 
60.10 	asset preservation appropriations are the following:
60.11 	(1) projects to remove life safety hazards, like building code violations or structural 
60.12 	defects;
60.13 	(2) projects to eliminate or contain hazardous substances like asbestos or lead paint;
60.14 	(3) major projects to replace or repair roofs, windows, tuckpointing, mechanical or 
60.15 	electrical systems, utility infrastructure, tunnels, and structural members necessary to 
60.16 	preserve the exterior and interior of existing buildings; and
60.17 	(4) projects to renovate parking structures.
60.18 	(d) Up to ten percent of an appropriation subject to this section may be used for 
60.19 	design costs for projects eligible to be funded under this section in anticipation of future 
60.20 	asset preservation appropriations.

60.21 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.015, is amended by adding a subdivision 
60.22 	to read:
60.23 		Subd. 25.Great River Ridge Trail, Wabasha and Olmsted Counties. (a) The 
60.24 	trail shall originate in the city of Plainview in Wabasha County and extend southwesterly 
60.25 	through the city of Elgin in Wabasha County and the town of Viola in Olmsted County to 
60.26 	the Chester Woods Trail in Olmsted County.
60.27 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall enter an agreement with the 
60.28 	Wabasha County Regional Rail Authority to maintain and develop the Great River Ridge 
60.29 	Trail as a state trail.

60.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the governing body of 
60.31 	the Wabasha County Regional Rail Authority and its chief clerical officer timely complete 
60.32 	their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

60.33 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 86A.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
61.1 		Subd. 3.State recreation area; purpose; resource and site qualifications; 
61.2 	administration. (a) A state recreation area shall be established to provide a broad 
61.3 	selection of outdoor recreation opportunities in a natural setting which may be used by 
61.4 	large numbers of people.
61.5 	(b) No unit shall be authorized as a state recreation area unless its proposed location 
61.6 	substantially satisfies the following criteria:
61.7 	(1) Contains natural or artificial resources which provide outstanding outdoor 
61.8 	recreational opportunities that will attract visitors from beyond the local area;
61.9 	(2) Contains resources which permit intensive recreational use by large numbers 
61.10 	of people; and
61.11 	(3) May be located in areas which have serious deficiencies in public outdoor 
61.12 	recreation facilities, provided that state recreation areas should not be provided in lieu of 
61.13 	municipal, county, or regional facilities.
61.14 	(c) State recreation areas shall be administered by the commissioner of natural 
61.15 	resources in a manner which is consistent with the purposes of this subdivision primarily 
61.16 	to provide as broad a selection of opportunities for outdoor recreation as is consistent 
61.17 	with maintaining a pleasing natural environment. Scenic, historic, scientific, scarce, 
61.18 	or disappearing resources within state recreation areas shall be recommended for 
61.19 	authorization as historic sites or designated scientific and natural areas pursuant to section  
61.20 	86A.08 to preserve and protect them. Physical development shall enhance and promote 
61.21 	the use and enjoyment of the natural recreational resources of the area. 
61.22 	(d) The commissioner may acquire and establish an outdoor recreation area for 
61.23 	off-road vehicle use.

61.24 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 103F.161, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
61.25 		Subd. 3.Red River basin flood mitigation projects. (a) Notwithstanding 
61.26 	subdivision 2, a grant for implementation of a flood hazard mitigation project in the Red 
61.27 	River basin that is consistent with the 1998 mediation agreement and approved by the Red 
61.28 	River flood damage reduction work group may be for up to 75 percent of the cost of the 
61.29 	proposed mitigation measures for the Agassiz-Audubon, North Ottawa, Hay Creek, and 
61.30 	Thief River subwatershed projects.
61.31 	(b) Condemnation proceedings may not be used to acquire land for natural resource 
61.32 	or wildlife enhancements or other measures that are not mitigation measures.

61.33 	Sec. 31. [116J.435] BIOSCIENCE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC 
61.34 	INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.
62.1 		Subdivision 1.Creation of account. A bioscience business development public 
62.2 	infrastructure account is created in the bond proceeds fund. Money in the account may 
62.3 	only be used for capital costs of public infrastructure for eligible bioscience business 
62.4 	development projects.
62.5 		Subd. 2.Definitions. For purposes of this section:
62.6 	(1) "local governmental unit" means a county, city, town, special district, or other 
62.7 	political subdivision or public corporation;
62.8 	(2) "governing body" means the council, board of commissioners, board of trustees, 
62.9 	or other body charged with governing a local governmental unit; 
62.10 	(3) "public infrastructure" means publicly owned physical infrastructure in this state, 
62.11 	including, but not limited to, wastewater collection and treatment, drinking water, storm 
62.12 	sewers, utility extensions, telecommunications infrastructure, streets, roads, bridges, 
62.13 	parking ramps, facilities that support basic science and clinical research, and research 
62.14 	infrastructure; and 
62.15 	(4) "eligible project" means a bioscience business development capital improvement 
62.16 	project in this state, including: manufacturing; technology; warehousing and distribution; 
62.17 	research and development; bioscience business incubator; agricultural bioprocessing; or 
62.18 	industrial, office, or research park development that would be used by a bioscience-based 
62.19 	business.
62.20 		Subd. 3.Grant program established. (a) The commissioner shall make 
62.21 	competitive grants to local governmental units to provide for up to 50 percent of the 
62.22 	capital costs to predesign, design, acquire, and construct public infrastructure required to 
62.23 	support an eligible project. The local governmental unit receiving a grant must provide 
62.24 	for the remainder of the public infrastructure costs, either in cash or in kind. In-kind 
62.25 	contributions may include the value of site preparation, other than the public infrastructure 
62.26 	required to support the eligible project. 
62.27 	(b) The purpose of the program is to keep or enhance jobs in the area, increase the 
62.28 	tax base, or to expand or create new economic development through the growth of new 
62.29 	bioscience businesses and organizations.
62.30 		Subd. 4.Application. (a) The commissioner must develop forms and procedures 
62.31 	for soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a 
62.32 	local governmental unit must include the following information in its application:
62.33 	 (1) a resolution of its governing body certifying that the required local match is 
62.34 	available and committed; 
62.35 	(2) a detailed estimate, along with necessary supporting evidence, of the total 
62.36 	development costs for the site;
63.1 	(3) an assessment of the potential or likely use of the site for bioscience activities 
63.2 	after completion of the project; 
63.3 	(4) a timeline indicating the major milestones of the project and their anticipated 
63.4 	completion dates; 
63.5 	(5) a commitment from the governing body to repay the grant if the milestones are 
63.6 	not realized by the completion date identified in clause (4); and 
63.7 	(6) any additional information or material the commissioner prescribes.
63.8 	(b) The determination of whether to make a grant for a project is within the discretion 
63.9 	of the commissioner, subject to this section. The commissioner's decisions and application 
63.10 	of the priorities are not subject to judicial review, except for abuse of discretion. 
63.11 		Subd. 5.Priorities. (a) If applications for grants exceed the available appropriations, 
63.12 	grants must be made for public infrastructure that, in the commissioner's judgment, 
63.13 	provides the highest return in public benefits for the public costs incurred. "Public benefits" 
63.14 	include job creation, environmental benefits to the state and region, efficient use of public 
63.15 	transportation, efficient use of existing infrastructure, provision of affordable housing, 
63.16 	multiuse development that constitutes community rebuilding rather than single-use 
63.17 	development, crime reduction, blight reduction, community stabilization, and property tax 
63.18 	base maintenance or improvement. In making this judgment, the commissioner shall give 
63.19 	priority to projects with one or more of the following characteristics:
63.20 	(1) the potential of the local government unit to attract viable bioscience businesses; 
63.21 	(2) proximity to public transit if located in a metropolitan county, as defined in 
63.22 	section 473.121, subdivision 4; 
63.23 	(3) multijurisdictional projects that take into account the need for affordable housing, 
63.24 	transportation, and environmental impact; 
63.25 	(4) the project is not relocating substantially the same operation from another 
63.26 	location in the state, unless the commissioner determines the project cannot be reasonably 
63.27 	accommodated within the local governmental unit in which the business is currently 
63.28 	located, or the business would otherwise relocate to another state or country; and 
63.29 	(5) the number of jobs that will be created. 
63.30 	(b) The factors in paragraph (a) are not listed in a rank order of priority; rather, the 
63.31 	commissioner may weigh each factor, depending upon the facts and circumstances, as 
63.32 	the commissioner considers appropriate. 
63.33 		Subd. 6.Local match requirement. In order to qualify for a grant under 
63.34 	this section, the local governmental unit must pay for at least one-half of the public 
63.35 	infrastructure costs as a local match. The local governmental unit must pay the local match 
63.36 	from the unit's general fund; a special property tax levy for that purpose; tax increments; 
64.1 	regional or federal money available for the economic development; or any other money 
64.2 	available to the local governmental unit.
64.3 		Subd. 7.Cancellation of grant. If a grant is awarded to a local governmental unit 
64.4 	and funds are not encumbered for the grant within four years after the award date, the 
64.5 	grant must be canceled. 
64.6 		Subd. 8.Repayment of grant. If a project funded with a grant awarded under this 
64.7 	section is completed, and five years after the date of the last grant payment the site is not 
64.8 	occupied by a bioscience business, the grant recipient must repay the amount of the grant 
64.9 	received. The commissioner must deposit all money received under this subdivision into 
64.10 	the state treasury and credit it to the debt service account in the state bond fund.

64.11 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 446A.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
64.12 		Subdivision 1.Bonding authority. The authority may issue negotiable bonds in a 
64.13 	principal amount that the authority determines necessary to provide sufficient funds for 
64.14 	achieving its purposes, including the making of loans and purchase of securities, the 
64.15 	payment of interest on bonds of the authority, the establishment of reserves to secure its 
64.16 	bonds, the payment of fees to a third party providing credit enhancement, and the payment 
64.17 	of all other expenditures of the authority incident to and necessary or convenient to carry 
64.18 	out its corporate purposes and powers, but not including the making of grants. Bonds of 
64.19 	the authority may be issued as bonds or notes or in any other form authorized by law. The 
64.20 	principal amount of bonds issued and outstanding under this section at any time may not 
64.21 	exceed $1,250,000,000 $1,500,000,000, excluding bonds for which refunding bonds or 
64.22 	crossover refunding bonds have been issued.

64.23 	Sec. 33. Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 7,  subdivision 21, as amended by 
64.24 	Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 42, is amended to read:

64.25	Subd. 21.Harbor of Refuge at Two Harbors
 				1,000,000
	
64.26 	To develop the harbor of refuge and  marina 
64.27 	at Two Harbors, including public  access 
64.28 	improvements, marina slips,  parking 
64.29 	facilities, utilities, a fuel  dock, and an 
64.30 	administration building.
64.31 	This appropriation is not available  until 
64.32 	the commissioner has determined  that at 
64.33 	least $500,000 has been  committed from 
64.34 	federal  sources.  Notwithstanding Minnesota  
65.1 	Statutes, section 16A.642, this  appropriation 
65.2 	and its corresponding  bond authorization do 
65.3 	not cancel until  June 30, 2006 December 31, 
65.4 	2009.  

65.5 	Sec. 34. Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 19, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

65.6	Subd. 2. Northwest Busway
 				20,000,000
	
65.7 	To design and construct a busway in 
65.8 	the  northwest metropolitan area between  
65.9 	downtown Minneapolis and Rogers.  This  
65.10 	appropriation is contingent on  $12,000,000 
65.11 	from Hennepin county and  $5,000,000 from 
65.12 	the metropolitan  council for the project.  Total 
65.13 	funding  from all sources may be used for  
65.14 	roadway design, reconstruction,  acquisition 
65.15 	of land and right-of-way,  and to design, 
65.16 	construct, furnish, and  equip transit stations 
65.17 	and park and  rides.  Design-build under new  
65.18 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 383B.158  to 
65.19 	383B.1586, may be used for  implementing 
65.20 	this project.  Notwithstanding Minnesota 
65.21 	Statutes, section 16A.642, this appropriation 
65.22 	and its corresponding bond authorization do 
65.23 	not cancel until December 31, 2010.

65.24 	Sec. 35. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 7, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

65.25	Subd. 2.Flood Hazard Mitigation  Grants
 				27,000,000
	
65.26 	For the state share of flood hazard  
65.27 	mitigation grants for publicly owned  capital 
65.28 	improvements to prevent or  alleviate flood 
65.29 	damage under Minnesota  Statutes, section 
65.30 	103F.161.
65.31 	The commissioner shall determine  project 
65.32 	priorities as appropriate based  on need. 
66.1 	This appropriation includes money for  
66.2 	the following projects:  Ada, Austin,  
66.3 	Breckenridge, Canisteo Mine, Cannon  
66.4 	Falls, Crookston, Dawson, East Grand  
66.5 	Forks, Grand Marais Creek, Granite  Falls, 
66.6 	Green Meadow Dam, Inver Grove  Heights, 
66.7 	Little McDonald Lake, Malung,  Manston 
66.8 	Slough, Minneapolis,  Montevideo, Oakport, 
66.9 	Palmville, Roseau  River, St. Louis Park, 
66.10 	Two River Ross  Impoundment, Warren, and 
66.11 	Whiskey Creek.  
66.12 	$2,000,000 is for Austin for identified  
66.13 	capital improvement projects, and any  
66.14 	other authorized federal or state flood  
66.15 	mitigation projects in the area  designated 
66.16 	under Presidential  Declaration of Major 
66.17 	Disaster, DR-1569,  whether included in the 
66.18 	original  declaration or added later by federal  
66.19 	government action.  The area currently  
66.20 	included in DR-1569 includes territory  
66.21 	within the counties of Dodge,  Faribault, 
66.22 	Freeborn, Martin, Mower,  Olmsted, and 
66.23 	Steele.  
66.24 	$175,000 is for the state share of a  grant to 
66.25 	the city of Cannon Falls for  predesign and 
66.26 	design of capital  improvements to alleviate 
66.27 	flooding  caused by runoff from the bluffs and  
66.28 	the flooding of the Little Cannon River  and 
66.29 	the Cannon River.  
66.30 	$1,000,000 is for East Grand Forks.
66.31 	For any project listed in this  subdivision that 
66.32 	is not ready to  proceed or does not expend all 
66.33 	the  money allocated to it, the commissioner  
66.34 	may allocate that project's money to a  project 
66.35 	on the commissioner's priority  list.  
67.1 	To the extent that the cost of a  project in Ada, 
67.2 	Austin, Breckenridge,  Dawson, East Grand 
67.3 	Forks, Granite  Falls, Montevideo, Oakport 
67.4 	Township,  Roseau, or Warren exceeds two 
67.5 	percent  of the median household income in 
67.6 	the  municipality multiplied by the number  
67.7 	of households in the municipality, this  
67.8 	appropriation is also for the local  share of the 
67.9 	project.  
67.10 	There is no local share required for  the 
67.11 	Canisteo Mine project.  
67.12 	For grants for Roseau River wildlife  
67.13 	management area, Palmville, and Malung,  
67.14 	the state share must be $3 for each $1  of 
67.15 	nonstate contribution.  
67.16 	Notwithstanding the grant expiration  date of 
67.17 	June 30, 2002, the commissioner  of natural 
67.18 	resources shall extend until  June 30, 2007, 
67.19 	the expiration date of a  grant made to the 
67.20 	city of Stillwater  under Minnesota Statutes, 
67.21 	section  103F.161, used to match certain 
67.22 	federal  appropriations for flood hazard  
67.23 	mitigation.  

67.24 	Sec. 36. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

67.25
67.26	Subd. 2.RIM and CREP Conservation  
Easements
 				23,000,000
	
67.27 	This appropriation is to acquire conservation 
67.28 	easements from landowners on marginal 
67.29 	lands to protect soil and water quality and to 
67.30 	support fish and wildlife habitat as provided 
67.31 	in  Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515
67.32 	sections 103F.501 to 103F.535.  
67.33 	$3,000,000 is to implement the program.  

68.1 	Sec. 37. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 19, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

68.2
68.3	Subd. 6. Metropolitan Regional  Parks 
Capital Improvements 
 				14,664,000
	
68.4 	This appropriation must be used to pay  the 
68.5 	cost of improvements and  betterments of a 
68.6 	capital nature and  acquisition by the council 
68.7 	and local  government units of regional  
68.8 	recreational open-space lands in  accordance 
68.9 	with the council's policy  plan as provided in 
68.10 	Minnesota Statutes,  section 473.147.  Priority 
68.11 	should be  given to park rehabilitation and 
68.12 	land  acquisition projects.  
68.13 	For purposes of Minnesota Statutes,  section 
68.14 	473.351, Columbia Parkway,  Ridgeway 
68.15 	Parkway, and Stinson Boulevard  are 
68.16 	considered to be part of the  metropolitan 
68.17 	regional recreation open  space system.  
68.18 	$100,000 is for a grant to Ramsey and  
68.19 	Washington Counties, or either of them  
68.20 	as jointly agreed, to prepare  engineering 
68.21 	design documents for the  development of 
68.22 	a trail adjacent to  marked Trunk Highway 
68.23 	120 from its  intersection with Joy Road 
68.24 	to its  intersection with 20th Street in the  
68.25 	city of North St. Paul, adjacent to  marked 
68.26 	Trunk Highway 96 from its  intersection with 
68.27 	marked Trunk Highway  61 to its intersection 
68.28 	with marked  Trunk Highway 244, and 
68.29 	adjacent to  marked Trunk Highway 244 from 
68.30 	its  intersection with marked Trunk Highway 
68.31 	96 to and including its intersection  with 
68.32 	Washington County Road 12 to be known 
68.33 	as the Silver Lake Trail.  The  design must 
68.34 	be consistent with the  recommendations 
68.35 	of the Lake Links Trail  Network Master 
69.1 	Plan prepared for Ramsey  and Washington 
69.2 	Counties.  
69.3 	$388,000 is for a grant to the city of  St. 
69.4 	Paul for park and trail  improvements in the 
69.5 	Desnoyer Park area,  above the Meeker Island 
69.6 	lock historic  site.  
69.7 	$4,676,000 is for a grant to the city  of St. 
69.8 	Paul to design and construct  river's edge 
69.9 	improvements at Raspberry  Island and 
69.10 	Upper Landing and develop a  public park on 
69.11 	Raspberry Island.  Of  this amount, $676,000 
69.12 	is the local  match for an Upper Landing 
69.13 	federal  TEA-21 grant.  
69.14 	$2,500,000 is for a grant to the city  of 
69.15 	South St. Paul for the closure,  capping, and 
69.16 	remediation of  approximately 80 acres of 
69.17 	the Port  Crosby construction and demolition  
69.18 	debris landfill in South St. Paul, as  the fourth 
69.19 	phase of converting the land  into parkland, 
69.20 	and to restore  approximately 80 acres of 
69.21 	riverfront  land along the Mississippi River.  

69.22 	Sec. 38. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

69.23
69.24	Subd. 2.State-Operated Services Forensics 
Programs
 				3,259,000 
	
69.25 	To design new facilities to be  constructed 
69.26 	on the campus of the St.  Peter Moose Lake
69.27 	Regional Treatment Center for  individuals 
69.28 	committed as sexual  psychopathic 
69.29 	personalities, sexually  dangerous persons, 
69.30 	mentally ill, or  mentally ill and dangerous.  

69.31 	Sec. 39. Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 27, is amended to read:
69.32 	Sec. 27.  BOND SALE SCHEDULE
70.1 	The commissioner of finance shall  schedule 
70.2 	the sale of state general  obligation bonds 
70.3 	so that, during the  biennium ending June 
70.4 	30, 2007, no more  than $780,536,000
70.5 	$764,665,000 will need to be  transferred 
70.6 	from the general fund to  the state bond 
70.7 	fund to pay principal  and interest due and 
70.8 	to become due on  outstanding state general 
70.9 	obligation  bonds.  During the biennium, 
70.10 	before  each sale of state general obligation  
70.11 	bonds, the commissioner of finance  shall 
70.12 	calculate the amount of debt  service 
70.13 	payments needed on bonds  previously issued 
70.14 	and shall estimate  the amount of debt service 
70.15 	payments  that will be needed on the bonds  
70.16 	scheduled to be sold.  The commissioner  
70.17 	shall adjust the amount of bonds  scheduled to 
70.18 	be sold so as to remain  within the limit set by 
70.19 	this section.  The amount needed to make the 
70.20 	debt  service payments is appropriated from  
70.21 	the general fund as provided in  Minnesota 
70.22 	Statutes, section 16A.641.  

70.23 	Sec. 40. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 70.24 	This act is effective the day following final enactment.