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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public
3	3	1.3 land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature with certain
4	4	1.4 conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs; modifying
5	5	1.5 prior appropriations; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating
6	6	1.6 money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 142A.46, subdivision 1;
7	7	1.7 473.5491, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14,
8	8	1.8 subdivision 21; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters
9	9	1.9 16B; 115B; 446A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 16A.662; 116J.417,
10	10	1.10 subdivision 9.
11	11	1.11BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
12	12	1.12 ARTICLE 1
13	13	1.13 APPROPRIATIONS
14	14	1.14Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
15	15	1.15 (a) The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
16	16	1.16bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, to
17	17	1.17be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as authorized
18	18	1.18by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, clause (a), to acquire and better public
19	19	1.19land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or as authorized by
20	20	1.20the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, clauses (b) to (j), or article XIV. Unless
21	21	1.21otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act:
22	22	1.22 (1) may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly to the capital
23	23	1.23program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the commissioner of
24	24	1.24management and budget;
25	25	1Article 1 Section 1.
26	26	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ
27	27	SENATE
28	28	STATE OF MINNESOTA
29	29	S.F. No. 2933NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
30	30	(SENATE AUTHORS: PAPPAS and Housley)
31	31	OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
32	32	Introduction and first reading03/24/2025
33	33	Referred to Capital Investment 2.1 (2) is available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes,
34	34	2.2section 16A.642;
35	35	2.3 (3) for activities under Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.307, 84.946, and 135A.046,
36	36	2.4should not be used for projects that can be financed within a reasonable time frame under
37	37	2.5Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.322 or 16C.144;
38	38	2.6 (4) is subject to the policies and procedures adopted by the commissioner of management
39	39	2.7and budget or otherwise specified in applicable law; and
40	40	2.8 (5) is available for a grant to a political subdivision after the commissioner of management
41	41	2.9and budget determines that an amount sufficient to complete the project as described in this
42	42	2.10act has been committed to the project, as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502.
43	43	2.11 (b) Unless otherwise specified, appropriations in this article from the general fund or
44	44	2.12from the trunk highway fund are made in fiscal year 2026 and are onetime appropriations.
45	45	2.13 (c) Recipients of grants from money appropriated in this article must demonstrate to the
46	46	2.14commissioner of the agency making the grant that the recipient has the ability and a plan
47	47	2.15to fund the program intended for the facility. This paragraph does not apply to state agencies.
48	48	2.16 APPROPRIATIONS
49	49	2.17Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
50	50	40,000,000$2.18Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
51	51	2.19To the Board of Regents of the University of
52	52	2.20Minnesota for the purposes specified in this
53	53	2.21section.
54	54	40,000,000
55	55	2.22Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation
56	56	2.23and Replacement (HEAPR)
57	57	2.24To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
58	58	2.25Statutes, section 135A.046.
59	59	2.26This appropriation must be used to fully fund
60	60	2.27improvements and betterments of a capital
61	61	2.28nature required to complete the following
62	62	2.29projects:
63	63	2.30(1) critical utility infrastructure improvements
64	64	2.31for the heating plant on the Crookston campus;
65	65	2Article 1 Sec. 2.
66	66	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 3.1(2) the repair or replacement of the HVAC
67	67	3.2system in the Library Annex facility on the
68	68	3.3Duluth campus and other capital
69	69	3.4improvements to comply with federal, state,
70	70	3.5and local building code requirements;
71	71	3.6(3) improvements to the Multi-Ethnic
72	72	3.7Resource Center, originally constructed in
73	73	3.81899, on the Morris campus; and
74	74	3.9(4) the replacement of the pedestrian enclosure
75	75	3.10and suicide deterrent barriers on the
76	76	3.11Washington Avenue Pedestrian Bridge on the
77	77	3.12Twin Cities campus. The board must consult
78	78	3.13with persons impacted by suicide at this
79	79	3.14bridge, suicide prevention organizations, and
80	80	3.15experts in the field of suicide prevention in
81	81	3.16designing the project.
82	82	3.17Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND
83	83	3.18UNIVERSITIES
84	84	40,000,000$3.19Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
85	85	3.20To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
86	86	3.21State Colleges and Universities for the
87	87	3.22purposes specified in this section.
88	88	40,000,000
89	89	3.23Subd. 2.Higher Education Asset Preservation
90	90	3.24and Replacement (HEAPR)
91	91	3.25To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
92	92	3.26Statutes, section 135A.046.
93	93	177,149,000$3.27Sec. 4. EDUCATION
94	94	3.28(a) To the commissioner of education for
95	95	3.29library construction grants under Minnesota
96	96	3.30Statutes, section 134.45.
97	97	3.31(b) Of this amount, $1,000,000 is for a grant
98	98	3.32to the city of Clara City to predesign, design,
99	99	3.33construct, furnish, and equip a new library
100	100	3.34building.
101	101	3Article 1 Sec. 4.
102	102	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 4.1Sec. 5. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES
103	103	1,227,000$4.2Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
104	104	4.3To the commissioner of administration for the
105	105	4.4purposes specified in this section.
106	106	1,227,0004.5Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
107	107	4.6For capital asset preservation improvements
108	108	4.7and betterments on both campuses of the
109	109	4.8Minnesota State Academies, to be spent in
110	110	4.9accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
111	111	4.1016B.307.
112	112	1,000,000$
113	113	4.11Sec. 6. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS
114	114	4.12EDUCATION
115	115	4.13To the commissioner of administration for
116	116	4.14capital asset preservation improvements and
117	117	4.15betterments at the Perpich Center for Arts
118	118	4.16Education, to be spent in accordance with
119	119	4.17Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
120	120	4.18Sec. 7. NATURAL RESOURCES
121	121	58,400,000$4.19Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
122	122	4.20(a) To the commissioner of natural resources
123	123	4.21for the purposes specified in this section.
124	124	4.22(b) The appropriations in this section are
125	125	4.23subject to the requirements of the natural
126	126	4.24resources capital improvement program under
127	127	4.25Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12, unless
128	128	4.26this section or the statutes referred to in this
129	129	4.27section provide more specific standards,
130	130	4.28criteria, or priorities for projects than
131	131	4.29Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.
132	132	15,000,0004.30Subd. 2.Natural Resources Asset Preservation
133	133	4.31For the preservation and replacement of
134	134	4.32state-owned facilities and recreational assets
135	135	4.33operated by the commissioner of natural
136	136	4Article 1 Sec. 7.
137	137	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 5.1resources to be spent in accordance with
138	138	5.2Minnesota Statutes, section 84.946.
139	139	18,000,0005.3Subd. 3.Badoura State Forest Nursery
140	140	5.4To predesign, design, and construct facility
141	141	5.5capital improvements and associated facility
142	142	5.6components at the Badoura State Forest
143	143	5.7Nursery.
144	144	2,000,0005.8Subd. 4.Accessibility
145	145	5.9For the design and construction of accessibility
146	146	5.10improvements at state parks, recreation areas,
147	147	5.11and wildlife management areas.
148	148	5,000,0005.12Subd. 5.Flood Hazard Mitigation
149	149	5.13(a) For the state share of flood hazard
150	150	5.14mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
151	151	5.15improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
152	152	5.16damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
153	153	5.17103F.161.
154	154	5.18(b) Project priorities shall be determined by
155	155	5.19the commissioner as appropriate, based on
156	156	5.20need and consideration of available leveraging
157	157	5.21of federal, state, and local funds.
158	158	5.22(c) To the extent practicable and consistent
159	159	5.23with the project, recipients of appropriations
160	160	5.24for flood control projects in this subdivision
161	161	5.25shall create wetlands that are eligible for
162	162	5.26wetland replacement credit to replace wetlands
163	163	5.27drained or filled as the result of repair,
164	164	5.28reconstruction, replacement, or rehabilitation
165	165	5.29of an existing public road under Minnesota
166	166	5.30Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1,
167	167	5.31paragraphs (l) and (m).
168	168	5.32(d) To the extent that the cost of a municipal
169	169	5.33project exceeds two percent of the median
170	170	5Article 1 Sec. 7.
171	171	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 6.1household income in the municipality
172	172	6.2multiplied by the number of households in the
173	173	6.3municipality, this appropriation is also for the
174	174	6.4local share of the project.
175	175	6,000,0006.5Subd. 6.Community Tree Planting
176	176	6.6For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
177	177	6.784.705. This appropriation must be used for
178	178	6.8qualified capital projects.
179	179	2,400,0006.9Subd. 7.Reforestation
180	180	6.10For reforestation and stand improvement on
181	181	6.11state forest lands to meet the reforestation
182	182	6.12requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
183	183	6.1389.002, subdivision 2, including purchasing
184	184	6.14native seeds and native seedlings, planting,
185	185	6.15seeding, site preparation, and protection on
186	186	6.16state lands administered by the commissioner.
187	187	10,000,0006.17Subd. 8.Dam Renovation, Repair, Removal
188	188	6.18(a) For design, engineering, and construction
189	189	6.19to repair, reconstruct, or remove publicly
190	190	6.20owned dams and respond to dam safety
191	191	6.21emergencies on publicly owned dams. The
192	192	6.22commissioner must first use this appropriation
193	193	6.23for removal of the Rapidan Dam, including
194	194	6.24associated improvements for stream and
195	195	6.25stream bank stabilization and mitigation of
196	196	6.26public safety hazards. Any unspent portion of
197	197	6.27this appropriation remaining after completion
198	198	6.28of the Rapidan Dam project may be applied
199	199	6.29toward other project priorities as determined
200	200	6.30by the commissioner, in accordance with
201	201	6.31Minnesota Statutes, sections 103G.511 and
202	202	6.32103G.515.
203	203	6.33(b) If the commissioner determines that a
204	204	6.34project is not ready to proceed, this
205	205	6Article 1 Sec. 7.
206	206	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 7.1appropriation may be used for other projects
207	207	7.2on the commissioner's priority list.
208	208	7.3Subd. 9.Unspent Appropriations
209	209	7.4The unspent portion of an appropriation for a
210	210	7.5project in this section that is complete, upon
211	211	7.6written notice to the commissioner of
212	212	7.7management and budget, is available for asset
213	213	7.8preservation under Minnesota Statutes, section
214	214	7.984.946. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642,
215	215	7.10applies from the date of the original
216	216	7.11appropriation to the unspent amount
217	217	7.12transferred.
218	218	7.13Sec. 8. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
219	219	8,000,000$7.14Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
220	220	7.15To the Pollution Control Agency for the
221	221	7.16purposes specified in this section.
222	222	8,000,000
223	223	7.17Subd. 2.Statewide Drinking Water
224	224	7.18Contamination Mitigation Program
225	225	7.19For projects or grants under Minnesota
226	226	7.20Statutes, section 115B.245.
227	227	7.21Sec. 9. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
228	228	7.22RESOURCES
229	229	6,500,000$7.23Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
230	230	7.24To the Board of Water and Soil Resources for
231	231	7.25the purposes specified in this section.
232	232	2,500,000
233	233	7.26Subd. 2.Local Government Roads Wetland
234	234	7.27Replacement Program
235	235	7.28To acquire land or permanent easements and
236	236	7.29to restore, create, enhance, and preserve
237	237	7.30wetlands to replace those wetlands drained or
238	238	7.31filled as a result of the repair, reconstruction,
239	239	7.32replacement, or rehabilitation of existing
240	240	7.33public roads as required by Minnesota
241	241	7Article 1 Sec. 9.
242	242	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 8.1Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1,
243	243	8.2paragraphs (l) and (m). Notwithstanding
244	244	8.3Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222,
245	245	8.4subdivision 3, the board may implement the
246	246	8.5wetland replacement program consistent with
247	247	8.6section 404 of the federal Clean Water Act.
248	248	8.7The purchase price paid for acquisition of land
249	249	8.8or perpetual easement must be a fair market
250	250	8.9value as determined by the board. The board
251	251	8.10may enter into agreements with the federal
252	252	8.11government, other state agencies, political
253	253	8.12subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, fee title
254	254	8.13owners, or other qualified private entities to
255	255	8.14acquire wetland replacement credits in
256	256	8.15accordance with Minnesota Rules, chapter
257	257	8.168420. Up to five percent of this appropriation
258	258	8.17may be used for restoration and enhancement.
259	259	4,000,000
260	260	8.18Subd. 3.Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve
261	261	8.19Program
262	262	8.20To acquire conservation easements from
263	263	8.21landowners to preserve, restore, create, and
264	264	8.22enhance wetlands and associated uplands of
265	265	8.23prairie and grasslands, and to restore and
266	266	8.24enhance rivers and streams, riparian lands, and
267	267	8.25associated uplands of prairie and grasslands,
268	268	8.26in order to protect soil and water quality,
269	269	8.27support fish and wildlife habitat, reduce flood
270	270	8.28damage, and provide other public benefits.
271	271	8.29The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section
272	272	8.30103F.515, apply to this program. The board
273	273	8.31shall give priority to leveraging federal money
274	274	8.32by enrolling targeted new lands or enrolling
275	275	8.33environmentally sensitive lands that have
276	276	8.34expiring federal conservation agreements. The
277	277	8.35board is authorized to enter into new
278	278	8.36agreements and amend past agreements with
279	279	8Article 1 Sec. 9.
280	280	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 9.1landowners as required by Minnesota Statutes,
281	281	9.2section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to allow for
282	282	9.3restoration. Up to ten percent of this
283	283	9.4appropriation may be used for restoration,
284	284	9.5rehabilitation, and enhancement.
285	285	15,000,000$
286	286	9.6Sec. 10. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL
287	287	9.7GARDEN
288	288	9.8To the Minnesota Zoological Board to design,
289	289	9.9construct, furnish, and equip a new animal
290	290	9.10hospital building at the Minnesota Zoological
291	291	9.11Garden.
292	292	9.12Sec. 11. ADMINISTRATION
293	293	26,044,000$9.13Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
294	294	9.14To the commissioner of administration for the
295	295	9.15purposes specified in this section.
296	296	8,500,0009.16Subd. 2.Capitol Tunnel
297	297	9.17To design, construct, and equip improvements
298	298	9.18to bring a portion of the tunnel under Rev. Dr.
299	299	9.19Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and to the
300	300	9.20east to the State Capitol into compliance with
301	301	9.21the Americans with Disabilities Act.
302	302	2,044,000
303	303	9.22Subd. 3.Capital Asset Preservation and
304	304	9.23Replacement Account
305	305	9.24To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
306	306	9.25Statutes, section 16A.632.
307	307	3,500,0009.26Subd. 4.ADA Accessibility
308	308	9.27To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
309	309	9.28Statutes, section 16B.308.
310	310	12,000,0009.29Subd. 5.Capitol Mall Improvements
311	311	9.30To predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
312	312	9.31equip improvements and betterments of a
313	313	9.32capital nature within the Capitol Area,
314	314	9.33consistent with the Capitol Mall Design
315	315	9Article 1 Sec. 11.
316	316	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 10.1Framework update required by Laws 2023,
317	317	10.2chapter 62, article 2, section 124.
318	318	10.3Sec. 12. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
319	319	7,000,000$10.4Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
320	320	10.5To the Minnesota Amateur Sports
321	321	10.6Commission for the purposes specified in this
322	322	10.7section.
323	323	6,000,00010.8Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
324	324	10.9For asset preservation improvements and
325	325	10.10betterments of a capital nature at the National
326	326	10.11Sports Center in Blaine, to be spent in
327	327	10.12accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
328	328	10.1316B.307.
329	329	1,000,00010.14Subd. 3.Mighty Ducks
330	330	10.15For grants to local government units under
331	331	10.16Minnesota Statutes, section 240A.09,
332	332	10.17paragraph (b), for projects that eliminate R-22.
333	333	10.18Sec. 13. MILITARY AFFAIRS
334	334	3,000,000$10.19Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
335	335	10.20To the adjutant general for the purposes
336	336	10.21specified in this section.
337	337	3,000,00010.22Subd. 2.Duluth Hangar Design
338	338	10.23To predesign and design the construction of
339	339	10.24a new hangar to hold aircraft at the Duluth
340	340	10.25International Airport in support of the 148th
341	341	10.26Fighter Wing of the Minnesota Air National
342	342	10.27Guard to replace existing hangars.
343	343	10.28Sec. 14. PUBLIC SAFETY
344	344	47,998,000$10.29Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
345	345	10.30To the commissioner of administration for the
346	346	10.31purposes specified in this section.
347	347	10Article 1 Sec. 14.
348	348	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 47,998,000
349	349	11.1Subd. 2.Southern Minnesota BCA Regional
350	350	11.2Office and Laboratory
351	351	11.3To construct, furnish, and equip a new Bureau
352	352	11.4of Criminal Apprehension regional office and
353	353	11.5laboratory facility in Mankato.
354	354	11.6Sec. 15. TRANSPORTATION
355	355	94,621,000$11.7Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
356	356	11.8To the commissioner of transportation for the
357	357	11.9purposes specified in this section.
358	358	35,000,000
359	359	11.10Subd. 2.Major Local Bridge Replacement and
360	360	11.11Rehabilitation Program
361	361	11.12From the bond proceeds account in the state
362	362	11.13transportation fund for grants under Minnesota
363	363	11.14Statutes, section 174.50, subdivision 6d.
364	364	3,000,00011.15Subd. 3.Port Development Assistance Program
365	365	11.16For grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
366	366	11.17457A. Any improvements made with the
367	367	11.18proceeds of these grants must be publicly
368	368	11.19owned.
369	369	20,000,000
370	370	11.20Subd. 4.Local Bridge Replacement and
371	371	11.21Rehabilitation
372	372	11.22From the bond proceeds account in the state
373	373	11.23transportation fund to match federal money
374	374	11.24and to replace or rehabilitate local deficient
375	375	11.25bridges as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
376	376	11.26section 174.50.
377	377	36,621,00011.27Subd. 5.Local Road Improvement Fund Grants
378	378	11.28From the bond proceeds account in the state
379	379	11.29transportation fund as provided in Minnesota
380	380	11.30Statutes, section 174.50, for eligible trunk
381	381	11.31highway corridor improvement projects under
382	382	11.32Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52,
383	383	11.33subdivision 2; for construction and
384	384	11Article 1 Sec. 15.
385	385	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 12.1reconstruction of local roads with statewide
386	386	12.2or regional significance under Minnesota
387	387	12.3Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4; or for
388	388	12.4grants to counties to assist in paying the costs
389	389	12.5of rural road safety capital improvement
390	390	12.6projects on county state-aid highways under
391	391	12.7Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52,
392	392	12.8subdivision 4a. Of this appropriation,
393	393	12.9$5,000,000 is for projects on town roads.
394	394	12.10Sec. 16. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
395	395	14,125,000$12.11Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
396	396	12.12To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes
397	397	12.13specified in this section.
398	398	10,000,000
399	399	12.14Subd. 2.Metropolitan Cities Inflow and
400	400	12.15Infiltration Grants
401	401	12.16For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
402	402	12.17473.5491.
403	403	4,125,00012.18Subd. 3.Metropolitan Regional Parks and Trails
404	404	12.19For the cost of improvements and betterments
405	405	12.20of a capital nature and acquisition by the
406	406	12.21council and local government units of regional
407	407	12.22recreational open-space lands in accordance
408	408	12.23with the council's policy plan as provided in
409	409	12.24Minnesota Statutes, section 473.147. This
410	410	12.25appropriation must not be used to purchase
411	411	12.26easements.
412	412	8,000,000$12.27Sec. 17. DIRECT CARE AND TREATMENT
413	413	12.28To the commissioner of administration for
414	414	12.29asset preservation improvements and
415	415	12.30betterments of a capital nature at Department
416	416	12.31of Direct Care and Treatment facilities
417	417	12.32statewide, to be spent in accordance with
418	418	12.33Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
419	419	12Article 1 Sec. 17.
420	420	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 4,500,000$
421	421	13.1Sec. 18. CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND
422	422	13.2FAMILIES
423	423	13.3To the commissioner of children, youth, and
424	424	13.4families for grants under Minnesota Statutes,
425	425	13.5section 142A.46, to predesign, design,
426	426	13.6construct, renovate, furnish, and equip early
427	427	13.7childhood learning facilities.
428	428	13.8Sec. 19. VETERANS AFFAIRS
429	429	25,045,000$13.9Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
430	430	13.10To the commissioner of administration for the
431	431	13.11purposes specified in this section.
432	432	9,000,00013.12Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
433	433	13.13For asset preservation improvements and
434	434	13.14betterments of a capital nature at the veterans
435	435	13.15homes in Minneapolis, Hastings, Fergus Falls,
436	436	13.16Silver Bay, and Luverne, and the state veterans
437	437	13.17cemeteries at Little Falls, Preston, and Duluth,
438	438	13.18to be spent in accordance with Minnesota
439	439	13.19Statutes, section 16B.307.
440	440	16,045,000
441	441	13.20Subd. 3.Minneapolis Veterans Home - Building
442	442	13.2116 Remodel
443	443	13.22To design, construct, furnish, and equip the
444	444	13.23renovation of the Minneapolis Veterans Home
445	445	13.24Building 16.
446	446	13.25Sec. 20. CORRECTIONS
447	447	86,585,000$13.26Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
448	448	13.27To the commissioner of administration for the
449	449	13.28purposes specified in this section.
450	450	40,000,00013.29Subd. 2.Asset Preservation
451	451	13.30For asset preservation improvement and
452	452	13.31betterments of a capital nature at the
453	453	13.32Minnesota correctional facilities statewide to
454	454	13Article 1 Sec. 20.
455	455	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 14.1be spent in accordance with Minnesota
456	456	14.2Statutes, section 16B.307.
457	457	46,585,000
458	458	14.3Subd. 3.Minnesota Correctional Facility - Rush
459	459	14.4City
460	460	14.5To design, construct, furnish, and equip a new
461	461	14.6building addition and to renovate existing
462	462	14.7space to provide incarcerated persons services
463	463	14.8at the Rush City Correctional Facility.
464	464	14.9Subd. 4.Unspent Appropriations
465	465	14.10The unspent portion of an appropriation for a
466	466	14.11Department of Corrections project in this
467	467	14.12section that is complete, upon written notice
468	468	14.13to the commissioner of management and
469	469	14.14budget, is available for asset preservation
470	470	14.15under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
471	471	14.16Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
472	472	14.17from the date of the original appropriation to
473	473	14.18the unspent amount transferred.
474	474	14.19Sec. 21. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC
475	475	14.20DEVELOPMENT
476	476	4,000,000$14.21Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
477	477	14.22To the commissioner of employment and
478	478	14.23economic development for the purposes
479	479	14.24specified in this section.
480	480	2,000,000
481	481	14.25Subd. 2.Greater Minnesota Business
482	482	14.26Development Public Infrastructure
483	483	14.27For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
484	484	14.28116J.431.
485	485	2,000,000
486	486	14.29Subd. 3.Transportation Economic Development
487	487	14.30Infrastructure
488	488	14.31For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
489	489	14.32116J.436.
490	490	14.33Sec. 22. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
491	491	100,011,000$14.34Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
492	492	14Article 1 Sec. 22.
493	493	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 15.1To the Public Facilities Authority for the
494	494	15.2purposes specified in this section.
495	495	39,000,000
496	496	15.3Subd. 2.State Match for Federal Grants to State
497	497	15.4Revolving Loan Programs
498	498	15.5To match federal capitalization grants for the
499	499	15.6clean water revolving fund under Minnesota
500	500	15.7Statutes, section 446A.07, and the drinking
501	501	15.8water revolving fund under Minnesota
502	502	15.9Statutes, section 446A.081. This appropriation
503	503	15.10must be used for qualified capital projects.
504	504	35,484,00015.11Subd. 3.Water Infrastructure Funding Program
505	505	15.12(a) For grants to eligible municipalities under
506	506	15.13the water infrastructure funding program under
507	507	15.14Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
508	508	15.15(b) $17,742,000 is for wastewater projects
509	509	15.16listed on the Pollution Control Agency's
510	510	15.17project priority list in the fundable range under
511	511	15.18the clean water revolving fund program.
512	512	15.19(c) $17,742,000 is for drinking water projects
513	513	15.20listed on the commissioner of health's project
514	514	15.21priority list in the fundable range under the
515	515	15.22drinking water revolving fund program.
516	516	15.23(d) After all eligible projects under paragraph
517	517	15.24(b) or (c) have been funded in a fiscal year,
518	518	15.25the Public Facilities Authority may transfer
519	519	15.26any remaining, uncommitted money to eligible
520	520	15.27projects under a program defined in paragraph
521	521	15.28(b) or (c) based on that program's project
522	522	15.29priority list.
523	523	18,527,000
524	524	15.30Subd. 4.Point Source Implementation Grants
525	525	15.31Program
526	526	15.32For grants to eligible municipalities under the
527	527	15.33point source implementation grants program
528	528	15.34under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073.
529	529	15Article 1 Sec. 22.
530	530	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 16.1This appropriation must be used for qualified
531	531	16.2capital projects.
532	532	7,000,000
533	533	16.3Subd. 5.Emerging Contaminants Grant
534	534	16.4Program
535	535	16.5For grants to eligible municipalities under the
536	536	16.6Emerging Contaminants Grant Program under
537	537	16.7Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.082.
538	538	16.8Sec. 23. MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE
539	539	16.9AGENCY
540	540	14,500,000$16.10Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
541	541	16.11To the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
542	542	16.12for the purposes specified in this section.
543	543	10,000,00016.13Subd. 2.Public Housing Rehabilitation
544	544	16.14To the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
545	545	16.15to finance the costs of rehabilitation to
546	546	16.16preserve public housing under Minnesota
547	547	16.17Statutes, section 462A.202, subdivision 3a.
548	548	16.18For purposes of this section, "public housing"
549	549	16.19means housing for low-income persons and
550	550	16.20households financed by the federal
551	551	16.21government and publicly owned. Priority may
552	552	16.22be given to proposals that maximize nonstate
553	553	16.23resources to finance the capital costs and
554	554	16.24requests that prioritize health, safety, and
555	555	16.25energy improvements. The priority in
556	556	16.26Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202,
557	557	16.27subdivision 3a, for projects to increase the
558	558	16.28supply of affordable housing and the
559	559	16.29restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section
560	560	16.30462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this
561	561	16.31appropriation.
562	562	16Article 1 Sec. 23.
563	563	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 4,500,000
564	564	17.1Subd. 3.Greater Minnesota Housing
565	565	17.2Infrastructure Grants
566	566	17.3For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
567	567	17.4462A.395, subdivision 3.
568	568	17.5Sec. 24. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
569	569	17.6SOCIETY
570	570	6,588,000$17.7Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
571	571	17.8To the Minnesota Historical Society for the
572	572	17.9purposes specified in this section.
573	573	5,588,00017.10Subd. 2.Historic Sites Asset Preservation
574	574	17.11For capital improvements and betterments at
575	575	17.12state historic sites, buildings, landscaping at
576	576	17.13historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and
577	577	17.14monuments, to be spent in accordance with
578	578	17.15Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The
579	579	17.16society shall determine project priorities as
580	580	17.17appropriate based on need.
581	581	1,000,00017.18Subd. 3.County and Local Preservation Grants
582	582	17.19For grants to county and local jurisdictions as
583	583	17.20matching money for historic preservation
584	584	17.21projects of a capital nature, as provided in
585	585	17.22Minnesota Statutes, section 138.0525.
586	586	1,300,000$
587	587	17.23Sec. 25. MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND
588	588	17.24BUDGET
589	589	17.25From the general fund to the commissioner of
590	590	17.26management and budget to prepay or defease
591	591	17.27any outstanding state general obligation bonds
592	592	17.28used for improvements and betterments at the
593	593	17.29University of Minnesota Cloquet Forestry
594	594	17.30Center, and other associated financing costs,
595	595	17.31to facilitate the university's goal of returning
596	596	17.32this land to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake
597	597	17.33Superior Chippewa. This amount may be
598	598	17.34deposited, invested, and applied to accomplish
599	599	17Article 1 Sec. 25.
600	600	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 18.1the purposes of this section as provided in
601	601	18.2Minnesota Statutes, section 475.67,
602	602	18.3subdivisions 5 to 10, and 13. Upon the
603	603	18.4prepayment or defeasance of associated debt
604	604	18.5on the real property and improvements, all
605	605	18.6conditions set forth in Minnesota Statutes,
606	606	18.7section 16A.695, subdivision 3, shall be
607	607	18.8deemed to have been satisfied and the real
608	608	18.9property and improvements shall no longer
609	609	18.10constitute state bond financed property under
610	610	18.11Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
611	611	18.12Sec. 26. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.
612	612	18.13 Subdivision 1.Bond proceeds fund.To provide the money appropriated in this act from
613	613	18.14the bond proceeds fund, and to provide for expenses authorized in Minnesota Statutes,
614	614	18.15section 16A.641, subdivision 8, paragraph (c), the commissioner of management and budget
615	615	18.16shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $703,375,000 in the manner, upon
616	616	18.17the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675,
617	617	18.18and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
618	618	18.19 Subd. 2.Transportation fund.To provide the money appropriated in this act from the
619	619	18.20bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund, the commissioner of management
620	620	18.21and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $86,621,000 in the
621	621	18.22manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
622	622	18.2316A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
623	623	18.24Sec. 27. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
624	624	18.25 The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state general
625	625	18.26obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2027, no more than
626	626	18.27$1,221,106,000 will need to be transferred from the general fund to the state bond fund to
627	627	18.28pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding state general obligation
628	628	18.29bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds, the
629	629	18.30commissioner of management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt service payments
630	630	18.31needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt service payments
631	631	18.32that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall adjust the
632	632	18.33amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this section.
633	633	18Article 1 Sec. 27.
634	634	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 19.1The amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from the general
635	635	19.2fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641.
636	636	19.3 Sec. 28. EFFECTIVE DATE.
637	637	19.4 Except as otherwise provided, this article is effective the day following final enactment.
638	638	19.5 ARTICLE 2
639	639	19.6 MISCELLANEOUS
640	640	19.7 Section 1. [16B.308] ACCESSIBILITY ACCOUNT.
641	641	19.8 Subdivision 1.Establishment.An accessibility account is established in the state bond
642	642	19.9proceeds fund to receive state bond proceeds appropriated to the commissioner of
643	643	19.10administration to be expended for the purpose and in accordance with the standards and
644	644	19.11criteria in this section.
645	645	19.12 Subd. 2.Standards.(a) An expenditure may be made from the account only when it is
646	646	19.13a capital expenditure on a capital asset owned by the state, within the meaning of accepted
647	647	19.14accounting principles as applied to public expenditures. The commissioner of administration
648	648	19.15must consult with the commissioner of management and budget to the extent necessary to
649	649	19.16ensure that an expenditure meets the criteria of the Minnesota Constitution, article XI,
650	650	19.17section 5, clause (a).
651	651	19.18 (b) An expenditure may be made from the account to predesign, design, construct,
652	652	19.19renovate, furnish, and equip accessibility improvements on state-owned property. For
653	653	19.20purposes of this section, "state-owned property" does not include property controlled or
654	654	19.21managed by the University of Minnesota.
655	655	19.22 (c) Categories of projects considered likely to be most needed and appropriate for
656	656	19.23financing are:
657	657	19.24 (1) removal of architectural barriers from a building or site; and
658	658	19.25 (2) improvements to meet state and federal requirements for accessibility for people
659	659	19.26with disabilities.
660	660	19.27 Subd. 3.Applications; project selection.The commissioner of administration must:
661	661	19.28 (1) provide instructions to state agencies to apply for funding of capital expenditures
662	662	19.29from the accessibility account;
663	663	19.30 (2) review applications for funding;
664	664	19Article 2 Section 1.
665	665	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 20.1 (3) make initial allocations among eligible projects;
666	666	20.2 (4) determine priorities for funding in collaboration with the Minnesota Council on
667	667	20.3Disability; and
668	668	20.4 (5) allocate money in priority order until the available appropriation has been committed.
669	669	20.5 Subd. 4.Report.On or before January 15 annually the commissioner of administration
670	670	20.6must submit to the commissioner of management and budget and the chairs and ranking
671	671	20.7minority members of the committees in the senate and the house of representatives with
672	672	20.8jurisdiction over capital investment a list of the projects that were funded with money from
673	673	20.9the accessibility account during the preceding calendar year, as well as a list of priority
674	674	20.10projects for which accessibility appropriations will be requested in that year's legislative
675	675	20.11session.
676	676	20.12Sec. 2. [115B.245] STATEWIDE DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATION
677	677	20.13MITIGATION PROGRAM.
678	678	20.14 Subdivision 1.Program established.(a) The commissioner may design and construct,
679	679	20.15or may make grants to eligible grantees as provided under this section to design and construct,
680	680	20.16projects to provide safe drinking water, due to contamination of drinking water by hazardous
681	681	20.17substances, through projects such as treatment systems, new drinking water wells, sealing
682	682	20.18contaminated wells, and connecting to alternative drinking water sources. The criteria for
683	683	20.19selecting projects must follow the criteria and rules established under section 115B.17.
684	684	20.20 (b) The commissioner must prioritize projects located in a census block group with a
685	685	20.21supplemental demographic index score in the 70th percentile or higher within the state of
686	686	20.22Minnesota.
687	687	20.23 Subd. 2.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
688	688	20.24meanings given.
689	689	20.25 (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency.
690	690	20.26 (c) "Eligible grantee" means:
691	691	20.27 (1) for projects funded from proceeds of bonds authorized by the Minnesota Constitution,
692	692	20.28article XI, section 5, clause (a), a city, county, school district, joint powers board, or other
693	693	20.29political subdivision of the state; and
694	694	20.30 (2) for projects funded from appropriations from the general fund, any person.
695	695	20.31 (d) "Private infrastructure projects" means improvements made to nonpublicly owned
696	696	20.32infrastructure such as sealing of private wells, connecting private properties to water mains,
697	697	20Article 2 Sec. 2.
698	698	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 21.1water service fees, treatment systems, and drilling new private wells in an unimpaired
699	699	21.2drinking water aquifer.
700	700	21.3 (e) "Public infrastructure projects" means improvements made to publicly owned
701	701	21.4infrastructure such as water main installation, public water system improvements, treatment
702	702	21.5systems, and associated improvements.
703	703	21.6 (f) "Supplemental demographic index" means an index in the Environmental Justice
704	704	21.7Screening and Mapping Tool developed by the United States Environmental Protection
705	705	21.8Agency that is based on socioeconomic indicators, including low income, unemployment,
706	706	21.9less than high school education, limited English speaking, and low life expectancy.
707	707	21.10 Subd. 3.Eligible projects.(a) The proceeds of state general obligation bonds may only
708	708	21.11be expended to acquire land or an interest in land and to predesign, design, construct, and
709	709	21.12improve public infrastructure projects that further the purposes of this section.
710	710	21.13Notwithstanding section 115B.17, subdivision 6 or 16, any money recovered in a civil action
711	711	21.14for a project financed with bonds under this section shall be deposited by the commissioner
712	712	21.15in the statewide drinking water contamination mitigation account in the special revenue
713	713	21.16fund for the purpose of funding additional projects under this section.
714	714	21.17 (b) Appropriations from the general fund may only be expended on public or private
715	715	21.18infrastructure projects that further the purposes of this section.
716	716	21.19Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142A.46, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
717	717	21.20 Subdivision 1.Grant authority.The commissioner may make grants to state agencies
718	718	21.21and, political subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, Indian Tribal governments, or private
719	719	21.22child care providers licensed as child care centers or to provide in-home family child care
720	720	21.23to construct or rehabilitate facilities for early childhood programs, crisis nurseries, or
721	721	21.24parenting time centers. The following requirements apply:
722	722	21.25 (1) for grants funded with general obligation bonds, the facilities must be owned by the
723	723	21.26state or a political subdivision, but may be leased under section 16A.695 to organizations
724	724	21.27that operate the programs. The commissioner must prescribe the terms and conditions of
725	725	21.28the leases.;
726	726	21.29 (2) for grants funded with general fund appropriations, the facilities may be owned by
727	727	21.30a political subdivision, nonprofit organization, Tribal government, or private child care
728	728	21.31provider licensed as a child care center or to provide in-home family child care;
729	729	21.32 (2) (3) a grant for an individual facility must not exceed $500,000 for each program that
730	730	21.33is housed in the facility, up to a maximum of $2,000,000 for a facility that houses three
731	731	21Article 2 Sec. 3.
732	732	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 22.1programs or more. Programs include Head Start, School Readiness, Early Childhood Family
733	733	22.2Education, licensed child care, and other early childhood intervention programs.;
734	734	22.3 (3) (4) state appropriations must be matched on a 50 25 percent basis with nonstate
735	735	22.4funds. The matching requirement must apply program wide and not to individual grants.
736	736	22.5 Sec. 4. [446A.082] EMERGING CONTAMINANTS GRANTS.
737	737	22.6 Subdivision 1.Definition.For the purposes of this section, "supplemental demographic
738	738	22.7index" means an index in the Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool developed
739	739	22.8by the United States Environmental Protection Agency that is based on socioeconomic
740	740	22.9indicators, including low income, unemployment, less than high school education, limited
741	741	22.10English speaking, and low life expectancy.
742	742	22.11 Subd. 2.Program established.When money is appropriated under this program, the
743	743	22.12authority shall award grants to a governmental unit for up to 80 percent of the cost of drinking
744	744	22.13water infrastructure projects to address a confirmed exceedance of a health advisory level
745	745	22.14for a drinking water emerging contaminant as defined by the Environmental Protection
746	746	22.15Agency.
747	747	22.16 Subd. 3.Eligibility.An eligible project for this program must:
748	748	22.17 (1) be listed on the Drinking Water Revolving Fund Project Priority List per Minnesota
749	749	22.18Rules, part 4720.9015;
750	750	22.19 (2) receive priority points under Minnesota Rules, part 4720.9020, subpart 4a; and
751	751	22.20 (3) be certified by the commissioner of health per Minnesota Rules, part 4720.9060.
752	752	22.21 Subd. 4.Application and reservation of funds.(a) Grant applications to the authority
753	753	22.22may be made at any time on forms prescribed by the authority, including a project schedule
754	754	22.23and cost estimate for the work necessary to comply with the purpose described in subdivision
755	755	22.242.
756	756	22.25 (b) The commissioner of health shall review and certify to the authority those projects
757	757	22.26that have plans and specifications approved under Minnesota Rules, part 4720.9060. The
758	758	22.27commissioner of health must also indicate in the certification the supplemental demographic
759	759	22.28index scores of the projects.
760	760	22.29 (c) When a project is certified by the commissioner of health, the authority shall first
761	761	22.30reserve grant funds for projects located in a census block group with a supplemental
762	762	22.31demographic index score in the 70th percentile or higher within the state of Minnesota. Any
763	763	22.32remaining funds shall be reserved for projects in the order listed on the commissioner of
764	764	22Article 2 Sec. 4.
765	765	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 23.1health's project priority list and in an amount based on the cost estimate in the commissioner
766	766	23.2of health certification or the as-bid costs, whichever is less.
767	767	23.3 Subd. 5.Grant amount.The grant amount for an eligible project under this program
768	768	23.4shall be for an amount up to 80 percent of the eligible as-bid project cost up to $12,000,000,
769	769	23.5minus the amount of federal emerging contaminant funds the project receives under section
770	770	23.6446A.081, subdivision 9, paragraph (a), clause (12), or other federal emerging contaminant
771	771	23.7funds.
772	772	23.8 Subd. 6.Grant approval.The authority shall award a grant for an eligible project only
773	773	23.9after:
774	774	23.10 (1) the applicant has submitted the as-bid project cost;
775	775	23.11 (2) the commissioner of health has certified the grant eligible portion of the project; and
776	776	23.12 (3) the authority has determined that the additional financing necessary to complete the
777	777	23.13project has been committed from other sources.
778	778	23.14 Subd. 7.Grant disbursement.Grant funds shall be disbursed by the authority as eligible
779	779	23.15project costs are incurred by the governmental unit and in accordance with a project financing
780	780	23.16agreement and applicable state laws and rules governing the disbursements.
781	781	23.17Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.5491, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
782	782	23.18 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
783	783	23.19the meanings given.
784	784	23.20 (b) "Affordability criteria" means an inflow and infiltration project service area that is
785	785	23.21located, in whole or in part, in a census tract where at least three of the following apply as
786	786	23.22determined using the most recently published data from the United States Census Bureau
787	787	23.23or United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
788	788	23.24 (1) 20 percent or more of the residents have income below the federal poverty thresholds;
789	789	23.25 (2) the tract has a United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social
790	790	23.26Vulnerability Index greater than 0.80;
791	791	23.27 (3) the upper limit of the lowest quintile of household income is less than the state upper
792	792	23.28limit of the lowest quintile;
793	793	23.29 (4) the housing vacancy rate is greater than the state average; or
794	794	23.30 (5) the percent of the population receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
795	795	23.31(SNAP) benefits is greater than the state average.
796	796	23Article 2 Sec. 5.
797	797	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 24.1 (c) (b) "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city located within the metropolitan
798	798	24.2area.
799	799	24.3 (c) "Supplemental demographic index" means an index in the Environmental Justice
800	800	24.4Screening and Mapping Tool developed by the United States Environmental Protection
801	801	24.5Agency that is based on socioeconomic indicators, including low income, unemployment,
802	802	24.6less than high school education, limited English speaking, and low life expectancy.
803	803	24.7 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.5491, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
804	804	24.8 Subd. 2.Grants.(a) The council shall make grants to cities for capital improvements
805	805	24.9in municipal wastewater collection systems to reduce the amount of inflow and infiltration
806	806	24.10to the council's metropolitan sanitary sewer disposal system.
807	807	24.11 (b) A grant under this section may be made in an amount up to 50 percent of the cost to
808	808	24.12mitigate inflow and infiltration in the publicly owned municipal wastewater collection
809	809	24.13system. The council may award a grant up to 100 percent of the cost to mitigate inflow and
810	810	24.14infiltration in the publicly owned municipal wastewater collection system if the project
811	811	24.15meets affordability criteria is located in a census block group with a supplemental
812	812	24.16demographic index score in the 70th percentile or higher within the state of Minnesota.
813	813	24.17Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.5491, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
814	814	24.18 Subd. 4.Application.The council must award grants based on applications from cities
815	815	24.19that identify eligible capital costs and include a timeline for inflow and infiltration mitigation
816	816	24.20construction, pursuant to guidelines established by the council. The council must prioritize
817	817	24.21applications that meet affordability criteria for projects located in a census block group with
818	818	24.22a supplemental demographic index score in the 70th percentile or higher within the state of
819	819	24.23Minnesota.
820	820	24.24Sec. 8. Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 21, is amended to read:
821	821	2,000,000
822	822	24.25Subd. 21.Inver Grove Heights; Heritage Village
823	823	24.26Park
824	824	24.27For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights
825	825	24.28to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
826	826	24.29equip an inclusive accessible play structure
827	827	24.30structures for children and to predesign,
828	828	24.31design, construct, furnish, and equip accessible
829	829	24Article 2 Sec. 8.
830	830	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 25.1restrooms, water fountains, and a fixed-shade
831	831	25.2structure structures, at Heritage Village Park.
832	832	25.3 Sec. 9. CLOQUET FORESTRY CENTER; LAND TRANSFER.
833	833	25.4 (a) The commissioner of administration must convey for no consideration all state-owned
834	834	25.5land within boundaries of the Cloquet Forestry Center to the Board of Regents of the
835	835	25.6University of Minnesota to facilitate the university's goal of returning this land, and similarly
836	836	25.7situated land currently owned by the university, to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior
837	837	25.8Chippewa.
838	838	25.9 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
839	839	25.10general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
840	840	25.11 (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Carlton County and is described as follows:
841	841	25.12 (1) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 30, Township 49 North,
842	842	25.13Range 17 West;
843	843	25.14 (2) the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 36, Township 49 North, Range 18
844	844	25.15West;
845	845	25.16 (3) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 49 North,
846	846	25.17Range 17 West;
847	847	25.18 (4) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 29, Township 49 North,
848	848	25.19Range 17 West;
849	849	25.20 (5) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (or Lot 3) of Section 30, Township
850	850	25.2149 North, Range 17 West;
851	851	25.22 (6) the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (or Lot 2) of Section 31, Township
852	852	25.2349 North, Range 17 West;
853	853	25.24 (7) the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 32, Township 49 North,
854	854	25.25Range 17 West; and
855	855	25.26 (8) the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 32, Township 49 North, Range
856	856	25.2717 West.
857	857	25.28Sec. 10. REPEALER.
858	858	25.29 (a) Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16A.662, is repealed.
859	859	25.30 (b) Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116J.417, subdivision 9, is repealed.
860	860	25Article 2 Sec. 10.
861	861	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ 26.1 EFFECTIVE DATE.Paragraph (a) is effective the day following final enactment.
862	862	26.2Paragraph (b) is effective retroactively from June 2, 2023.
863	863	26.3 Sec. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.
864	864	26.4 Except as otherwise provided, this article is effective the day following final enactment.
865	865	26Article 2 Sec. 11.
866	866	25-03189 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ Page.Ln 1.12APPROPRIATIONS...............................................................................ARTICLE 1
867	867	Page.Ln 19.5MISCELLANEOUS...............................................................................ARTICLE 2
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870	870	Article locations for 25-03189 16A.662 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT BONDS.
871	871	Subdivision 1.Infrastructure development fund.The infrastructure development fund is
872	872	created as an account in the state treasury. The commissioner of management and budget shall
873	873	credit to the fund income from the sources provided by law. The commissioner of management and
874	874	budget shall from time to time certify to the State Board of Investment the assets of the fund not
875	875	currently needed. The amount certified must be invested by the State Board of Investment subject
876	876	to section 11A.24. Investment income and investment losses attributable to investment of fund
877	877	assets must be credited to or borne by the fund.
878	878	Subd. 2.Bonds authorized.When authorized by law enacted in accordance with the constitution,
879	879	article XI, sections 5 and 7, the commissioner may by order sell and issue bonds of the state
880	880	evidencing public debt incurred for any purpose stated in the law. The bonds are general obligations
881	881	of the state, and the full faith and credit of the state are pledged for their payment.
882	882	Subd. 3.Manner of issuance; maturities.The bonds must be issued and sold in accordance
883	883	with section 16A.641. Sections 16A.672 and 16A.675 apply to the bonds.
884	884	Subd. 4.Debt service account; appropriation of debt service account money.There is
885	885	established within the state bond fund a separate and special account designated as the infrastructure
886	886	development bond debt service account. The money on hand in the debt service account must be
887	887	used solely for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds issued under Laws 1990,
888	888	chapter 610, article 1, section 30, subdivision 2, and is appropriated for this purpose. This
889	889	appropriation does not cancel as long as any of the bonds remain outstanding.
890	890	Subd. 5.Assessment to higher education systems.(a) In order to reduce the amount otherwise
891	891	required to be transferred to the state bond fund with respect to bonds heretofore or hereafter issued
892	892	under Laws 1990, chapter 610, article 1, section 30, subdivision 2, the commissioner of management
893	893	and budget shall assess each higher education system for one-third the amount that would otherwise
894	894	need to be transferred with respect to those bonds sold to finance capital improvement projects at
895	895	institutions under the control of the system; provided that, to the extent that the amount to be
896	896	transferred is for payment of principal and interest on bonds sold to finance life safety improvements,
897	897	the commissioner must not assess the higher education systems for the transfer.
898	898	(b) After each sale of the bonds, the commissioner of management and budget shall notify the
899	899	Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the regents of the University
900	900	of Minnesota of the amounts for which each system is responsible for each year for the life of the
901	901	bonds. The amounts payable each year are reduced by one-third of the net income from investment
902	902	of those bond proceeds that must be allocated among the systems in proportion to the amount of
903	903	principal and interest otherwise required to be paid by each. Each higher education system shall
904	904	pay its annual share of debt service payments to the commissioner of management and budget by
905	905	December 1 each year. If a higher education system fails to make a payment when due, the
906	906	commissioner of management and budget shall reduce allotments for appropriations from the general
907	907	fund otherwise payable to the system to cover the amount of the missed debt service payment. The
908	908	commissioner of management and budget shall credit the payments received from the higher
909	909	education systems to the infrastructure development bond debt service account in the state bond
910	910	fund each December 1 before the transfer is made under subdivision 4.
911	911	Subd. 6.Appropriation from general fund.There is annually appropriated from the general
912	912	fund for transfer to the infrastructure development bond debt service account the amount that, added
913	913	to the amount in the infrastructure development bond debt service account on December 1 each
914	914	year, after giving effect to subdivisions 4 and 5, is equal to the full amount of principal and interest
915	915	to come due on all bonds to and including July 1 in the second ensuing year.
916	916	Subd. 7.Constitutional tax levy.Under the constitution, article XI, section 7, the state auditor
917	917	must levy each year on all taxable property within the state a tax sufficient, with the amount then
918	918	on hand in the infrastructure development bond debt service account, to pay all principal and interest
919	919	on the bonds due and to become due to and including July 1 in the second ensuing year. The tax is
920	920	not subject to limit as to rate or amount. However, the amount of money appropriated from other
921	921	sources as provided in subdivisions 4, 5, and 6, and actually received and on hand before the levy
922	922	in any year, reduces the amount of the tax otherwise required to be levied. The proceeds of the tax
923	923	must be credited to the infrastructure development bond debt service account.
924	924	Subd. 8.Application and appropriation of proceeds.The proceeds of the bonds must be
925	925	deposited and spent as provided in this subdivision and are appropriated for those purposes. Any
926	926	accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds must be credited to the
927	927	infrastructure development bond debt service account. Except as otherwise required by law, the
928	928	1R
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930	930	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-03189 balance of the bond proceeds shall be credited to the infrastructure development fund and spent for
931	931	the purposes specified in the law authorizing the issuance of the bonds. So much of the proceeds
932	932	as is necessary must be used to pay costs incurred in issuing and selling the bonds.
933	933	116J.417 GREATER MINNESOTA CHILD CARE FACILITY CAPITAL GRANT
934	934	PROGRAM.
935	935	Subd. 9.Cancellation of grant; return of money.If the commissioner determines that a grantee
936	936	is unable to proceed with an approved project or has not expended or obligated the grant money
937	937	within five years of entering into the grant agreement with the commissioner, the commissioner
938	938	shall cancel the grant and the money is available for the commissioner to make other grants under
939	939	this section. Money made available to the commissioner from a canceled grant is subject to
940	940	cancellation under section 16A.642 as if it had been appropriated to the program in the year in
941	941	which the grant is canceled.
942	942	2R
943	943	APPENDIX
944	944	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-03189