1.2relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvement
1.3projects; modifying grant programs; authorizing the Housing Finance Agency to
1.4issue housing infrastructure bonds;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections
1.512A.16, subdivision 5; 174.50, subdivision 7; 174.52, subdivision 3; 240A.09;
1.6462A.37, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8	Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.

1.9    The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
1.10general fund to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent for public purposes.
1.11Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this act are available until the project is
1.12completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.

1.13	SUMMARY
1.14	Natural Resources	$	15,000,000
1.15	Agriculture		325,000
1.16	Administration		1,000,000
1.17	Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission		1,500,000
1.18	Public Safety		225,000
1.19	Transportation		51,743,000
1.20	Veterans Affairs		225,000
1.21	Corrections		18,000,000
1.22	Employment and Economic Development		83,255,000
1.23	Public Facilities Authority		22,275,000
1.24	Minnesota Historical Society		1,400,000
1.25	Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board		3,800,000
1.26	TOTAL	$	198,748,000

1.27

APPROPRIATIONS

2.1

Sec. 2. NATURAL RESOURCES

2.2

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

15,000,000

2.3To the commissioner of natural resources for
2.4the purposes specified in this section.

2.5

Subd. 2.Flood Hazard Mitigation

7,500,000

2.6(a) For the state share of flood hazard
2.7mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
2.8improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
2.9damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.10103F.161.
2.11(b) Levee projects, to the extent practical,
2.12shall meet the state standard of three feet
2.13above the 100-year flood elevation.
2.14(c) Project priorities shall be determined by
2.15the commissioner as appropriate and based
2.16on need, and to the extent possible, address
2.17needs in the Moorhead and Montevideo areas
2.18first.
2.19(d) This appropriation includes money
2.20for the following county, township, and
2.21municipal projects as prioritized by the
2.22commissioner: Ada, Afton, Alvarado,
2.23Argyle, Austin, Borup, Breckenridge,
2.24Browntown, Climax, Crookston, Delano,
2.25Granite Falls, Inver Grove Heights, Maynard,
2.26Melrose, Minneota, Minnesota River Area II,
2.27Montevideo, Moorhead, Newport, Nielsville,
2.28Oakport Township, Oslo, Roseau, Rushford,
2.29St. Vincent, South St. Paul, and Shelly.
2.30(e) This appropriation includes money for the
2.31following watershed projects: Cedar River
2.32Watershed District; North Ottawa, Bois
2.33de Sioux Watershed District; Quick, Two
2.34Rivers Watershed District; Redpath, Bois de
3.1Sioux Watershed District; Roseau Wildlife
3.2Management Area, Roseau River Watershed
3.3District; and Shell Rock Watershed District.
3.4(f) For any project listed in this subdivision
3.5that the commissioner determines is not
3.6ready to proceed or does not expend all the
3.7money allocated to it, the commissioner may
3.8allocate that project's money to a project on
3.9the commissioner's priority list.
3.10(g) To the extent that the cost of a project
3.11exceeds two percent of the median household
3.12income in a municipality or township
3.13multiplied by the number of households in the
3.14municipality or township, this appropriation
3.15is also for the local share of the project.

3.16

Subd. 3.Fountain Lake Restoration

7,500,000

3.17For a grant to the Shell Rock River Watershed
3.18District for sediment removal and cleanup
3.19of Fountain Lake, including engineering,
3.20design, permitting, and land acquisition for
3.21deposit of removed sediment.

3.22

Sec. 3. AGRICULTURE

$

325,000

3.23To the commissioner of agriculture for a grant
3.24to the Aitkin County Agricultural Society
3.25to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
3.26equip a shared food service building that
3.27can be separated into three smaller food
3.28preparation areas. This appropriation does
3.29not require a nonstate contribution.

3.30

Sec. 4. ADMINISTRATION

$

1,000,000

3.31To the commissioner of administration for the
3.32capital asset preservation and replacement
4.1account in Minnesota Statutes, section
4.216A.632.

4.3 4.4

Sec. 5. MINNESOTA AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION

$

1,500,000

4.5To the Minnesota Amateur Sports
4.6Commission for grants to local government
4.7units under Minnesota Statutes, section
4.8240A.09, to improve indoor air quality or
4.9eliminate R-22.

4.10

Sec. 6. PUBLIC SAFETY

$

225,000

4.11To the commissioner of public safety for a
4.12grant to the city of Cyrus to acquire land for
4.13and to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
4.14and equip a facility to accommodate the city
4.15hall with community meeting space and the
4.16fire department. This appropriation does not
4.17require a nonstate contribution.

4.18

Sec. 7. TRANSPORTATION

4.19

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

51,743,000

4.20To the commissioner of transportation for the
4.21purposes specified in this section.

4.22 4.23

Subd. 2.Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation

20,743,000

4.24To match federal money and to replace or
4.25rehabilitate local deficient bridges as provided
4.26in Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50. To
4.27the extent practicable, the commissioner
4.28shall expend the funds as provided under
4.29Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50.

4.30 4.31

Subd. 3.Local Road Improvement Fund Grants

30,000,000

4.32(a) For construction and reconstruction
4.33of local roads with statewide or regional
5.1significance under Minnesota Statutes,
5.2section 174.52, subdivision 4, or for grants to
5.3counties to assist in paying the costs of rural
5.4road safety capital improvement projects on
5.5county state-aid highways under Minnesota
5.6Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4a.
5.7(b) This appropriation includes funding
5.8for a grant to Ramsey County for the road
5.9improvements related to the Twin Cities
5.10Army Ammunition Plant redevelopment
5.11project.
5.12(c) Of this appropriation, $250,000 is for a
5.13grant to Pine Lake Township in Otter Tail
5.14County for improvements to Nitche Lake
5.15Road between County Road 8 and County
5.16Road 53 in Pine Lake Township.

5.17

Subd. 4.Safe Routes to School

1,000,000

5.18For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
5.19174.40, for infrastructure to increase safety
5.20and convenience for children to walk or bike
5.21to school.

5.22

Sec. 8. VETERANS AFFAIRS

$

225,000

5.23To the commissioner of administration for a
5.24grant to Edina to design and construct the All
5.25Veterans Memorial in the city of Edina, in
5.26accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
5.27416.01. This appropriation is not available
5.28until the commissioner of management and
5.29budget has determined that at least an equal
5.30amount has been committed to the project
5.31from nonstate sources.

5.32

Sec. 9. CORRECTIONS

$

18,000,000

6.1To the commissioner of administration to
6.2design, construct, furnish, and equip phase
6.3one of a new health services unit, a new
6.4service corridor and security station leading
6.5to the unit, and a mechanical building to serve
6.6the new health unit and associated utility
6.7infrastructure systems and site work; and to
6.8design phase two consisting of new intake,
6.9warehouse, and loading dock buildings
6.10associated utility infrastructure systems and
6.11sitework and all associated repurposing,
6.12including asbestos and hazardous materials
6.13abatement of interior spaces that were
6.14formally used for the occupancies being
6.15moved to the new phase one and two
6.16buildings at the Minnesota Correctional
6.17Facility in St. Cloud.

6.18 6.19

Sec. 10. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

6.20

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

83,255,000

6.21To the commissioner of employment and
6.22economic development for the purposes
6.23specified in this section.

6.24 6.25

Subd. 2.Innovative Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant Program

500,000

6.26For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
6.27116J.435.

6.28

Subd. 3.Duluth - NorShor Theatre

6,950,000

6.29For a grant to the Duluth Economic
6.30Development Authority to design,
6.31construct, furnish, and equip certain public
6.32improvements, including skyway access from
6.33adjacent public parking, interior circulation,
6.34street and utility upgrades, the connection
6.35between the skyway and street levels,
7.1handicapped access, and the restoration of
7.2the lobby, entrance, and marquee, as part of
7.3the restoration and to enhance and provide
7.4public access to the historic NorShor Theatre.
7.5This appropriation is not available until the
7.6commissioner of management and budget
7.7has determined that at least $13,900,000
7.8has been committed to the project from
7.9nonstate sources and that sufficient nonstate
7.10funds are available to complete the project.
7.11Funds invested in the project by an investor
7.12receiving an assignment of state historic
7.13tax credits pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
7.14section 290.0681, are nonstate funds for
7.15purposes of this requirement. Due to the
7.16integrated nature of the overall development,
7.17public bidding shall not be required.

7.18 7.19

Subd. 4.Duluth - Spirit Mountain Recreation Area

3,400,000

7.20For a grant to the city of Duluth for the
7.21Spirit Mountain Recreation Area Authority
7.22to acquire easements, licenses, and other
7.23interests in real property and to engineer,
7.24design, permit, and construct works and
7.25systems to transport water from the St. Louis
7.26River estuary for commercial and industrial
7.27use. This appropriation is not available until
7.28the commissioner of management and budget
7.29determines that at least $1,100,000 has been
7.30committed to the project from nonstate
7.31sources. Expenditures made on or after
7.32September 1, 2011, for this project shall count
7.33toward the match from nonstate sources.

7.34

Subd. 5.Duluth - Wade Stadium

2,300,000

8.1For a grant to the city of Duluth to design,
8.2construct, furnish, and equip improvements
8.3to Wade Stadium, including the stadium walls
8.4and façade, grandstand, lighting, concession
8.5facilities and field, with proper drainage, for
8.6a ballpark and public outdoor events facility.
8.7This appropriation is not available until the
8.8commissioner of management and budget
8.9determines that at least an equal amount
8.10is committed to the project from nonstate
8.11sources.

8.12 8.13

Subd. 6.Hermantown; Regional Health and Wellness Center

250,000

8.14For a grant to the city of Hermantown
8.15to study, plan, and predesign a health
8.16and wellness center to meet the needs of
8.17the multigenerational population in the
8.18region. The facility will be located on the
8.19Hermantown School District campus and
8.20may be operated in collaboration with the
8.21Young Men's Christian Association. This
8.22appropriation does not require a local match.

8.23 8.24

Subd. 7.Lake Superior - Poplar River Water District

1,110,000

8.25For a grant to the Lake Superior-Poplar
8.26River Water District to acquire interests in
8.27real property, engineer, design, permit, and
8.28construct infrastructure to transport and treat
8.29water from Lake Superior through the Poplar
8.30River Valley to serve domestic, irrigation,
8.31commercial, stock watering, and industrial
8.32water users. This appropriation does not
8.33require a nonstate match.

8.34 8.35

Subd. 8.Mankato - Arena and Events Center Auditorium

14,500,000

9.1For a grant to the city of Mankato to design,
9.2construct, furnish, and equip an addition to
9.3and renovate existing space, and for other
9.4improvements of a capital nature to the
9.5Minnesota State University Arena and Event
9.6Center Auditorium. This appropriation is
9.7not available until the commissioner of
9.8management and budget determines that at
9.9least $14,500,000 has been committed to
9.10the project from nonstate sources. Amounts
9.11expended by the city of Mankato for project
9.12costs since March 1, 2013, shall count toward
9.13the matching requirement.

9.14 9.15

Subd. 9.Rochester - Mayo Civic Center Complex

35,000,000

9.16For a grant to the city of Rochester to design,
9.17construct, furnish, and equip the renovation
9.18and expansion of the Mayo Civic Center
9.19complex and related infrastructure, including
9.20but not limited to skyway access, lighting,
9.21parking, and landscaping. This appropriation
9.22is not available until the commissioner of
9.23management and budget has determined that
9.24at least an equal amount has been committed
9.25to the project from nonstate sources.
9.26Amounts expended by the city of Rochester
9.27for project costs since July 1, 2013, shall
9.28count toward the matching requirement.

9.29

Subd. 10.Sandstone - Business Park

200,000

9.30For a grant to the city of Sandstone to design
9.31and construct necessary public infrastructure
9.32to open a planned business park to serve
9.33a major tenant in Sandstone, Pine County.
9.34This appropriation is not available until the
9.35commissioner of management and budget
10.1determines that at least an equal amount
10.2is committed to the project from nonstate
10.3sources.

10.4 10.5

Subd. 11.St. Cloud - River's Edge Convention Center

11,560,000

10.6For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to
10.7predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
10.8equip an expansion of the River's Edge
10.9Convention Center, including a parking
10.10facility and pedestrian skyway connection.
10.11This appropriation is not available until the
10.12commissioner of management and budget
10.13determines that at least $10,100,000 has
10.14been committed to the project from nonstate
10.15sources. Amounts expended by the city of St.
10.16Cloud for project costs since July 1, 2010,
10.17shall count toward the matching requirement.

10.18 10.19

Subd. 12.St. Paul - Minnesota Children's Museum

7,485,000

10.20For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
10.21design, construct, furnish, and equip an
10.22expansion and renovation of the Minnesota
10.23Children's Museum. The expansion and
10.24exhibit upgrades should incorporate the
10.25latest research on early learning, allow for
10.26new state-of-the art education facilities, and
10.27increase the capacity of visitors to galleries
10.28and programming areas. This appropriation
10.29is not available until the commissioner of
10.30management and budget has determined that
10.31at least an equal amount has been committed
10.32from nonstate sources. Amounts expended
10.33for this project by nonstate sources since
10.34October 1, 2010, shall count toward the
10.35nonstate match.

11.1

Sec. 11. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

11.2

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

22,275,000

11.3To the Public Facilities Authority for the
11.4purposes specified in this section.

11.5

Subd. 2.Lewis and Clark Joint Powers Board

22,000,000

11.6For a grant to the Lewis and Clark Joint
11.7Powers Board to acquire land or interests
11.8in land for, and to design, engineer, and
11.9construct pipeline and other facilities and
11.10infrastructure necessary for phase I of the
11.11Lewis and Clark Regional Water System
11.12project, and the extension to Magnolia, if
11.13possible. This appropriation is not available
11.14until the commissioner of management and
11.15budget determines: (1) that the construction
11.16and administration for work done on
11.17the project will comply with all federal
11.18requirements and regulations associated with
11.19the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System
11.20Act of 2000, and the cooperative agreement
11.21between the United States Department of
11.22the Interior; and (2) that a nonstate match,
11.23including local and federal dollars, of at least
11.24$5,000,000 is committed to the project.

11.25

Subd. 3.Oslo Water Infrastructure Study

275,000

11.26Of this appropriation, $200,000 is for a grant
11.27to the city of Oslo for a water infrastructure
11.28study and $75,000 is for a grant to the Middle
11.29Snake Tamarac Watershed District for a Red
11.30River of the North floodway hydraulic study
11.31for the Oslo area.

11.32 11.33

Sec. 12. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

$

1,400,000

12.1To the Minnesota Historical Society to be
12.2allocated to county and local jurisdictions
12.3as matching money for historic preservation
12.4projects of a capital nature, as provided in
12.5Minnesota Statutes, section 138.0525.

12.6 12.7

Sec. 13. IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION BOARD

$

3,800,000

12.8To the Iron Range Resources and
12.9Rehabilitation Board to predesign, design,
12.10construct, furnish, and equip a new multiuse,
12.11year-round event center at Giants Ridge
12.12that will replace the existing facility. This
12.13appropriation is not available until the
12.14commissioner of management and budget
12.15determines that at least an equal amount has
12.16been committed to the project from other
12.17sources.

12.18    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12A.16, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
12.19    Subd. 5. Waivers authorized. The requirements of section 174.50, subdivisions 5,
12.206, 6a, and to 7, are waived for grants under subdivision 3.

12.21    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
12.22    Subd. 7. Bridge grant program requirements; rulemaking. (a) The commissioner
12.23of transportation shall develop rules, procedures for application for grants, conditions of
12.24grant administration, standards, and criteria as provided under subdivision 6, including
12.25bridge specifications, in cooperation with road authorities of political subdivisions, for use
12.26in the administration of funds appropriated to the commissioner and for the administration
12.27of grants to subdivisions.
12.28(b) The maximum use of standardized bridges is encouraged. Regardless of the size
12.29of the existing bridge, a bridge or replacement bridge is eligible for assistance from the
12.30state transportation fund if a hydrological survey indicates that the bridge or replacement
12.31bridge must be ten feet or more in length.
12.32(c) As part of the standards or rules, the commissioner shall, in consultation with
12.33local road authorities, establish a minimum distance between any two bridges that cross
12.34over the same river, stream, or waterway, so that only one of the bridges is eligible for a
13.1grant under this section. As appropriate, the commissioner may establish exceptions from
13.2the minimum distance requirement or procedures for obtaining a variance.
13.3(d) Political subdivisions may use grants made under this section to construct or
13.4reconstruct bridges, including but not limited to:
13.5(1) matching federal aid grants to construct or reconstruct key bridges;
13.6(2) paying the costs to abandon an existing bridge that is deficient and in need of
13.7replacement but where no replacement will be made; and
13.8(3) paying the costs to construct a road or street to facilitate the abandonment of
13.9an existing bridge if the commissioner determines that the bridge is deficient, and that
13.10construction of the road or street is more economical than replacement of the existing
13.11bridge.
13.12(e) Funds appropriated to the commissioner from the Minnesota state transportation
13.13fund shall be segregated from the highway tax user distribution fund and other funds
13.14created by article XIV of the Minnesota Constitution.

13.15    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.52, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
13.16    Subd. 3. Advisory committee. (a) The commissioner shall establish an a local road
13.17improvement program advisory committee consisting of five members, including:
13.18(1) one county commissioner;
13.19(2) one county engineer;
13.20(3) one city engineer;
13.21(4) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a
13.22population over 5,000; and
13.23(5) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a
13.24population under 5,000.
13.25(b) The advisory committee shall provide recommendations to the commissioner
13.26regarding expenditures from the trunk highway corridor projects account accounts
13.27established in this section.
13.28(b) (c) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the committee does not expire.

13.29    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 240A.09, is amended to read:
13.30240A.09 PLAN DEVELOPMENT; CRITERIA.
13.31The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission shall develop a plan to promote the
13.32development of proposals for new statewide public ice facilities including proposals for
13.33ice centers and matching grants based on the criteria in this section.
14.1(a) For ice center proposals, the commission will give priority to proposals that
14.2come from more than one local government unit. Institutions of higher education are not
14.3eligible to receive a grant.
14.4(b) The commission must give priority to grant applications for indoor air quality
14.5improvements and projects that eliminate R-22. For purposes of this section:
14.6(1) "indoor air quality improvements" means: (i) renovation or replacement of
14.7heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems in existing indoor ice arenas whose ice
14.8resurfacing and ice edging equipment are not powered by electricity in order to reduce
14.9concentrations of carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide; and (ii) acquisition of zero
14.10emission ice resurfacing and ice edging equipment. The new or renovated systems
14.11may include continuous electronic air monitoring devices to automatically activate the
14.12ventilation systems when the concentration of carbon monoxide or nitrogen dioxide
14.13reaches a predetermined level; and
14.14(2) "projects that eliminate R-22," means replacement of ice making systems in
14.15existing public facilities that use R-22 as a refrigerant, with systems that use alternative
14.16non-ozone-depleting refrigerants.
14.17(b) (c) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, the
14.18commission is encouraged to give priority to the following proposals:
14.19(1) proposals for construction of two or more ice sheets in a single new facility;
14.20(2) proposals for construction of an additional sheet of ice at an existing ice center;
14.21(3) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice as part of a sports complex
14.22with multiple sports facilities; and
14.23(4) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice that will be expanded to a
14.24two-sheet facility in the future.
14.25(c) (d) The commission shall administer a site selection process for the ice centers.
14.26The commission shall invite proposals from cities or counties or consortia of cities.
14.27A proposal for an ice center must include matching contributions including in-kind
14.28contributions of land, access roadways and access roadway improvements, and necessary
14.29utility services, landscaping, and parking.
14.30(d) (e) Proposals for ice centers and matching grants must provide for meeting the
14.31demand for ice time for female groups by offering up to 50 percent of prime ice time, as
14.32needed, to female groups. For purposes of this section, prime ice time means the hours
14.33of 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays
14.34and Sundays.
14.35(e) (f) The location for all proposed facilities must be in areas of maximum
14.36demonstrated interest and must maximize accessibility to an arterial highway.
15.1(f) (g) To the extent possible, all proposed facilities must be dispersed equitably,
15.2must be located to maximize potential for full utilization and profitable operation, and
15.3must accommodate noncompetitive family and community skating for all ages.
15.4(g) (h) The commission may also use the money to upgrade current facilities, purchase
15.5girls' ice time, or conduct amateur women's hockey and other ice sport tournaments.
15.6(h) (i) To the extent possible, 50 percent of all grants must be awarded to
15.7communities in greater Minnesota.
15.8(i) (j) To the extent possible, technical assistance shall be provided to Minnesota
15.9communities by the commission on ice arena planning, design, and operation, including
15.10the marketing of ice time and on projects described in paragraph (b).
15.11(j) (k) A grant for new facilities may not exceed $250,000.
15.12(k) (l) The commission may make grants for rehabilitation and renovation. A
15.13rehabilitation or renovation grant may not exceed $100,000 $200,000. Priority must be
15.14given to grant applications for indoor air quality improvements, including zero emission
15.15ice resurfacing equipment, and for projects that eliminate R-22.
15.16(l) (m) Grant money may be used for ice centers designed for sports other than hockey.
15.17(m) (n) Grant money may be used to upgrade existing facilities to comply with the
15.18bleacher safety requirements of section 326B.112.

15.19    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.20    Subd. 2. Authorization. (a) The agency may issue up to $30,000,000 in aggregate
15.21principal amount of housing infrastructure bonds in one or more series to which the
15.22payment made under this section may be pledged. The housing infrastructure bonds
15.23authorized in this subdivision may be issued to fund loans, on terms and conditions the
15.24agency deems appropriate, made for one or more of the following purposes:
15.25(1) to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of
15.26supportive housing for individuals and families who are without a permanent residence;
15.27(2) to finance the costs of the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed or
15.28abandoned housing to be used for affordable rental housing and the costs of new
15.29construction of rental housing on abandoned or foreclosed property where the existing
15.30structures will be demolished or removed;
15.31(3) to finance that portion of the costs of acquisition of abandoned or foreclosed
15.32 property that is attributable to the land to be leased by community land trusts to low-
15.33and moderate-income homebuyers; and
15.34(4) to finance the costs of acquisition and rehabilitation of federally assisted rental
15.35housing and for the refinancing of costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation
16.1of federally assisted rental housing, including providing funds to refund, in whole or in
16.2part, outstanding bonds previously issued by the agency or another government unit to
16.3finance or refinance such costs.
16.4(b) Among comparable proposals for permanent supportive housing, preference
16.5shall be given to permanent supportive housing for veterans and other individuals or
16.6families who:
16.7(1) either have been without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or at
16.8least four times in the last three years; or
16.9(2) are at significant risk of lacking a permanent residence for 12 months or at least
16.10four times in the last three years.
16.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment for
16.12bonds authorized in 2014 and thereafter.

16.13    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a
16.14subdivision to read:
16.15    Subd. 2a. Additional authorization. In addition to the amount authorized in
16.16subdivision 2, the agency may issue up to $80,000,000 of housing infrastructure bonds in
16.17one or more series to which the payments made under this section may be pledged.

16.18    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a
16.19subdivision to read:
16.20    Subd. 5. Additional appropriation. (a) The agency must certify annually to the
16.21commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of annual debt service on
16.22each series of bonds issued under subdivision 2a.
16.23(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2015 and through 2037, if any housing infrastructure
16.24bonds issued under subdivision 2a remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
16.25and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under
16.26section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed
16.27$6,400,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from
16.28the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
16.29(c) The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds the
16.30payments to be made by the state under this section.

16.31    Sec. 21. AMERICAN-MADE STEEL.
16.32To the extent practicable, a public entity receiving an appropriation of public money
16.33for a project in this act must ensure those facilities are built with American-made steel.

17.1    Sec. 22. WATER CONNECTION; CITY OF WORTHINGTON.
17.2The commissioners of health, natural resources, and the Pollution Control Agency
17.3shall issue the necessary permits and approvals to allow the city of Worthington to
17.4continue to connect and receive water from Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water until the Lewis
17.5and Clark Regional Water System project is able to provide water to the city. A person,
17.6local unit of government, or other entity adding salt or a substance containing salt to water
17.7pumped by Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water to treat it for nitrates shall not be subject to
17.8a fine or other penalty for violations of wastewater discharge requirements as long as
17.9Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water continues to take action to address wastewater discharge
17.10noncompliance. This provision does not preclude state agencies from taking action other
17.11than fines or penalties to resolve any wastewater discharge violations.

17.12    Sec. 23. APPROPRIATIONS GIVEN EFFECT ONCE.
17.13    Except for appropriations for the Flood Hazard Mitigation program, Minnesota
17.14Children's Museum, the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System, the local bridge
17.15replacement program under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, and to the local road
17.16improvement fund grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52, if an appropriation in
17.17this act is enacted more than once in the 2014 legislative session for the same purpose, the
17.18appropriation must be given effect only once. If the appropriations for the same purpose
17.19are for different amounts, the lowest of the amounts is the one to be given effect.

17.20    Sec. 24. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
17.21The revisor of statutes shall change the headnote for Minnesota Statutes, section
17.22134.45, to "LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION GRANTS."

17.23    Sec. 25. EFFECTIVE DATE.
17.24Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment.