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A bill for an act relating to state government; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs; authorizing the conveyance of state bond-financed property; modifying and canceling prior appropriations; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money; providing for a temporary registration tax reduction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 16A.86, subdivision 3a; 446A.077, subdivisions 3, 4; 446A.086, subdivision 11; 457A.03, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 134.45, subdivision 4; 446A.082; Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, sections 16, subdivision 39; 17, subdivision 13, as amended; Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, sections 16, subdivision 19; 21, subdivision 9. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: ARTICLE 1 APPROPRIATIONS Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS. (a) The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, clause (a), to acquire and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, clauses (b) to (j), or article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act: (1) may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the commissioner of management and budget; (2) is available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642; (3) for activities under Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.307, 84.946, and 135A.046, should not be used for projects that can be financed within a reasonable time frame under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.322 or 16C.144; and (4) is available for a grant to a political subdivision after the commissioner of management and budget determines that an amount sufficient to complete the project as described in this act has been committed to the project, as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502. (b) Unless otherwise specified, appropriations in this article from the general fund or from the trunk highway fund are made in fiscal year 2027 and are onetime appropriations. APPROPRIATIONS Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $ 75,000,000 To the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the purposes specified in this section. Subd. 2. Asset Preservation 40,000,000 To be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046. Subd. 3. Magrath Campus Center Phase 1 35,000,000 To predesign, design, renovate, construct, furnish, and equip Phase 1 of a new campus center on the St. Paul campus. This appropriation includes money for site preparation, demolition of existing space, hazardous materials abatement, and the relocation or expansion of related utility infrastructure. Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $ 69,812,000 To the Board of Trustees of the State Colleges and Universities. Subd. 2. Asset Preservation 64,612,000 To be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046. Subd. 3. Alexandria Technical and Community College 4,000,000 To construct, furnish, and equip Phase 2 of capital improvements at Alexandria Technical and Community College. This appropriation includes money for capital improvements to a vacated transportation building, including major projects to repair or replace the HVAC system, building envelope, and other improvements for programming and student center space. This appropriation is in addition to the appropriation in Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 15, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3. Subd. 4. Southwest Minnesota State University 1,200,000 To design, construct, furnish, and equip the renovation of the Physical Education gymnasium. Sec. 4. EDUCATION Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $ 8,500,000 To the commissioner of education for the purposes specified in this section. Subd. 2. Library Construction Grants 2,000,000 To the commissioner of education for Mary C. Murphy library construction grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.45. Subd. 3. East Grand Forks; Education Learning Center 6,500,000 For a grant to Area Special Education Cooperative No. 997, to predesign, design, construct, renovate, furnish, and equip an education learning center in the city of East Grand Forks to house a regional educational program for students with autism, cognitive disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, and other students with specific educational needs, including space to house a Level IV setting regional special education program, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. Sec. 5. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES $ 1,700,000 To the commissioner of administration for capital asset preservation improvements and betterments on both campuses of the Minnesota State Academies, to be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. Sec. 6. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION $ 1,300,000 To the commissioner of administration for capital asset preservation improvements and betterments at the Perpich Center for Arts Education, to be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. Sec. 7. NATURAL RESOURCES Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $ 79,426,000 (a) To the commissioner of natural resources for the purposes specified in this section. (b) The appropriations in this section are subject to the requirements of the natural resources capital improvement program under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12, unless this section or the statutes referred to in this section provide more specific standards, criteria, or priorities for projects than Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12. Subd. 2. Natural Resources Asset Preservation 30,000,000 For the preservation and replacement of state-owned facilities and recreational assets operated by the commissioner of natural resources to be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 84.946. Subd. 3. Betterment of Buildings 3,000,000 For acquisition, predesign, design, and construction to replace existing facilities that no longer meet the business needs of the department or to acquire or construct new facilities. This appropriation is for renovations at and expansion of the fish hatchery in the city of St. Paul. Amounts remaining after completion of the fish hatchery renovation and expansion may be applied to other projects to better state buildings. Subd. 4. Betterment of Public Lands 1,400,000 For the betterment of public lands and other improvements of a capital nature. The commissioner shall determine project priorities as appropriate under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12. Any reforestation shall be conducted in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 2. Subd. 5. Aviation Infrastructure 2,000,000 For predesign, design, construction, and equipping new public safety infrastructure upgrades at the Brainerd Regional Airport to support the agency's emergency response for wildfires, search and rescue operations, and other agency needs. Subd. 6. Accessibility 1,000,000 For the design and construction of accessibility improvements at state parks, recreation areas, and wildlife management areas. Subd. 7. Flood Hazard Mitigation 19,840,000 (a) For the state share of flood hazard mitigation grants for publicly owned capital improvements to prevent or alleviate flood damage under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.161. (b) Project priorities shall be determined by the commissioner as appropriate, based on need and consideration of available leveraging of federal, state, and local funds. (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), $10,000,000 of this appropriation is for a grant to the Moorhead-Clay County Joint Powers Authority to design, construct, and equip flood mitigation infrastructure in the city of Moorhead. Any money not needed to complete flood mitigation infrastructure projects in the city of Moorhead may be expended on flood mitigation infrastructure projects in Clay County or the Buffalo Red River Watershed District required for the Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion Project. (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), $840,000 of this appropriation is for a grant to the Rice Creek Watershed District for predesign and design of flood hazard mitigation projects in the marked Interstate Highway 35W corridor, including constructing water storage and treatment basins and augmenting water conveyance systems, to alleviate flooding in the cities of New Brighton, St. Anthony Village, and Roseville. (e) To the extent practicable and consistent with the project, recipients of appropriations for flood control projects in this subdivision shall create wetlands that are eligible for wetland replacement credit to replace wetlands drained or filled as the result of repair, reconstruction, replacement, or rehabilitation of an existing public road under Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1, paragraphs (l) and (m). (f) To the extent that the cost of a municipal project exceeds two percent of the median household income in the municipality multiplied by the number of households in the municipality, this appropriation is also for the local share of the project. Subd. 8. State Trail Renovation 2,000,000 To renovate paved and unpaved state trails established in Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015, according to the commissioner's priorities and as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.946. Subd. 9. Reforestation 3,500,000 For reforestation and stand improvement on state forest lands to meet the reforestation requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 2, including purchasing native seeds and native seedlings, planting, seeding, site preparation, and protection on state lands administered by the commissioner. Subd. 10. Anoka; Rum River Dam 4,696,000 (a) For a grant to the city of Anoka to design, engineer, and construct operational and safety improvements to the Rum River Dam in the city of Anoka. (b) Any unspent amount of this appropriation remaining after completion of the project in paragraph (a) is available to design, engineer, and construct improvements to facilitate hydroelectric power generation and, if feasible, fish passage and river recreation; and modification of the existing spillway into a navigational lock. Subd. 11. Cuyuna Lakes State Trail Segment 2,000,000 To design and construct a multiuse paved trail segment of the Cuyuna Lakes State Trail under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015, subdivision 24, from the existing trail at the Northern Pacific Center to 28th Street Southeast, in the city of Brainerd. Subd. 12. Champlin; Mississippi River Crossings 350,000 For a grant to the city of Champlin to construct a jetty and bank stabilization improvements upstream of the Mississippi Crossings public dock system in the city of Champlin. Subd. 13. Fillmore County; Forestville Bridge 2,000,000 For a grant to Fillmore County to design, engineer, and construct the rehabilitation of the historic Forestville Bridge. Subd. 14. Root River State Trail 2,000,000 For engineering and construction of the Root River State Trail under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015, from the city of Preston to the city of Carimona. Subd. 15. Three Rivers Park District; Coon Rapids Dam 5,640,000 (a) For one or more grants to the Three Rivers Park District to design, engineer, and construct improvements and betterments of a capital nature to the Coon Rapids Dam located on the Mississippi River. (b) $1,800,000 of this appropriation is to replace and install hydraulic cylinders. (c) $1,200,000 of this appropriation is for underwater reconstruction of piers and concrete structures. (d) Any unspent amount of an appropriation in this subdivision is available for other improvements that improve the structural integrity, safety, and operational capabilities of the Coon Rapids Dam. Subd. 16. Unspent Appropriations The unspent portion of an appropriation for a state project in this section that is complete, upon written notice to the commissioner of management and budget, is available for asset preservation under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.946. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies from the date of the original appropriation to the unspent amount transferred. Sec. 8. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $ 12,014,000 To the Pollution Control Agency for the purposes specified in this section. Subd. 2. Statewide Drinking Water Contamination Mitigation Program 1,500,000 For projects or grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.245. Subd. 3. Solid Waste Capital Assistance Grant Program 10,514,000 For grants under the capital assistance program under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54. The agency must prioritize the three highest ranked projects for this program on the capital budget request list for the Pollution Control Agency, published January 2026 in the State of Minnesota Final Capital Budget Requests. Sec. 9. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $ 6,500,000 To the Board of Water and Soil Resources for the purposes specified in this section. Subd. 2. Local Government Roads Wetland Replacement Program 4,500,000 To acquire land or permanent easements and to restore, create, enhance, and preserve wetlands to replace those wetlands drained or filled as a result of the repair, reconstruction, replacement, or rehabilitation of existing public roads as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1, paragraphs (l) and (m). Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 3, the board may implement the wetland replacement program statewide. The purchase price paid for acquisition of land or perpetual easement must be a fair market value as determined by the board. The board may enter into agreements with the federal government, other state agencies, political subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, fee title owners, or other qualified private entities to acquire wetland replacement credits in accordance with Minnesota Rules, chapter 8420. Up to five percent of this appropriation may be used for restoration and enhancement. Subd. 3. Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve Program 2,000,000 To acquire conservation easements from landowners to preserve, restore, create, and enhance wetlands and associated uplands of prairie and grasslands, and to restore and enhance rivers and streams, riparian lands, and uplands of prairie and grasslands, in order to protect soil and water quality, support fish and wildlife habitat, reduce flood damage, and provide other public benefits. The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, apply to this program. The board shall give priority to leveraging federal money by enrolling targeted new lands or enrolling environmentally sensitive lands that have expiring federal conservation agreements. The board is authorized to enter into new agreements and amend past agreements with landowners as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to allow for restoration. Up to five percent of this appropriation may be used for restoration and enhancement. Sec. 10. AGRICULTURE $ 1,380,000 To the commissioner of administration for capital asset preservation improvements and betterments at the potato inspection facility located in East Grand Forks, to be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. Sec. 11. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN $ 9,000,000 To the Minnesota Zoological Board for capital asset preservation improvements and betterments to infrastructure and exhibits at the Minnesota Zoo, to be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. Notwithstanding the specified uses of money under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307, this appropriation may be used to replace buildings that are in poor condition, outdated, and no longer support the work of the Minnesota Zoological Garden; to construct and renovate trails and roads on the Minnesota Zoological Garden site; and to renovate animal exhibits to meet modern animal welfare standards, address animal and staff safety issues, and improve the viewing experience for guests. Sec. 12. ADMINISTRATION Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $ 10,800,000 To the commissioner of administration for the purposes specified in this section. Subd. 2. Capital Asset Preservation and Replacement Account 10,000,000 To be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.632. Subd. 3. Capitol Area Trees 800,000 To plant trees within the Capitol Area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 15B.02, as part of implementation of the Capitol Mall Design Framework under Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 1, section 11, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 2025, chapter 39, article 1, section 39. Sec. 13. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $ 5,250,000 To the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission for the purposes specified in this section. Subd. 2. Asset Preservation 4,500,000 For asset preservation improvements and betterments of a capital nature at the National Sports Center in Blaine, to be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. Subd. 3. Mighty Ducks 750,000 For grants to local units of government under Minnesota Statutes, section 240A.09. This appropriation must not be used to acquire ice resurfacing or edging equipment. Sec. 14. MILITARY AFFAIRS Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $ 5,800,000 To the adjutant general for the purposes specified in this section. Subd. 2. Duluth Hangar 3,500,000 To predesign and design the construction of a new hangar to hold aircraft at the Duluth International Airport in support of the 148th Fighter Wing of the Minnesota Air National Guard to replace existing hangars. Subd. 3. Asset Preservation 2,300,000 For asset preservation improvements and betterments at readiness centers statewide, to be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. Sec. 15. PUBLIC SAFETY Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $ 19,000,000 To the commissioner of public safety for the purposes specified in this section. Subd. 2. Eden Prairie; Public Safety Garage and Storage Facility 2,000,000 For a grant to the city of Eden Prairie to design, construct, furnish, and equip a garage and storage facility to house regional fire, police, and other public safety equipment and vehicles to serve the city and surrounding communities. Subd. 3. Golden Valley; Fire Station 2,000,000 For a grant to the city of Golden Valley to construct, equip, and furnish a new fire station with space to provide regional response, training opportunities, and other associated site improvements. This appropriation is for Phase II of the project and is in addition to the appropriation under Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 9, subdivision 9. Subd. 4. Hilltop; Emergency Shelter 2,500,000 For a grant to the city of Hilltop for site preparation and to construct, furnish, and equip a new tornado and emergency shelter. Subd. 5. Lake of the Woods County; Law Enforcement and Government Facilities 6,000,000 For a grant to Lake of the Woods County to design, engineer, construct, furnish, and equip new law enforcement and government facilities to improve public safety, accessibility, delivery of public services, and energy efficiency. Improvements and betterments of a capital nature funded by this appropriation are exempt from the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.325. Subd. 6. Mendota Heights; Public Safety and City Hall Facility 4,000,000 For a grant to the city of Mendota Heights to predesign and design a facility in the city of Mendota Heights to serve as a city hall and public safety facility for the city's police department. Subd. 7. Minnetonka; Fire Station 2,500,000 For a grant to the city of Minnetonka to demolish and reconstruct, furnish, and equip Fire Station #2 located in the city's northeast quadrant. This appropriation includes money for improvements necessary to equip the new station for 24-hour operation, including space for housing, and for updated decontamination, gear storage, and training space. Sec. 16. TRANSPORTATION Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $ 176,316,000 To the commissioner of transportation for the purposes specified in this section. Subd. 2. Local Road Improvement Program 50,000,000 (a) From the bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, for eligible improvements on trunk highway corridor projects under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 2; for construction and reconstruction of local roads with statewide or regional significance under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4; or for grants to counties to assist in paying the costs of rural road safety capital improvement projects on county state-aid highways under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4a. (b) $3,000,000 of this appropriation is for grants to townships for capital improvements to township roads. Subd. 3. Local Bridge Replacement Program 25,000,000 From the bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund to match federal money and to replace or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50. Subd. 4. Highway Rail Grade Crossings 1,000,000 To design, construct, and equip the replacement of active highway rail grade warning devices that have reached the end of their useful life or new highway rail grade warning devices. Subd. 5. Safe Routes to School 1,000,000 For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40. Subd. 6. Anoka County; TH 65 Interchange 4,300,000 For a grant to Anoka County for preliminary engineering, environmental documentation, final design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of intersection improvements along marked Trunk Highway 65 at Anoka County State-Aid Highway 116, also known as Bunker Lake Boulevard Northeast, and associated frontage roads and backage roads. This appropriation is for the portion of the project that is eligible to be funded with the proceeds of general obligation bonds. Subd. 7. Benton County; CSAH 1 Improvements 3,000,000 For a grant to Benton County to design, engineer, construct, and reconstruct improvements and betterments of a capital nature along Benton County State-Aid Highway 1 (Mayhew Lake Road) between 14th Avenue and 35th Street in the city of Sauk Rapids. This appropriation includes money for construction and reconstruction of six roundabouts and construct and reconstruction of Benton County State-Aid Highway 1. Subd. 8. Columbus; Hornsby Street NE 250,000 From the bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund, for a grant to the city of Columbus for predesign of improvements to Hornsby Street Northeast from marked Trunk Highway 97 to Eureka Avenue. Subd. 9. Cook County; Gunflint Trail Improvements 1,000,000 For a grant to Cook County to design improvements along the northwesternmost ten miles of the Gunflint Trail National Scenic Byway, terminating at Trails End Campground. This appropriation includes money for design of: (1) repaving approximately ten miles of failing roadway beginning 46 miles north of Grand Marais on the Gunflint Trail at the intersection with United States Forest Service Road 1347 and ending at the end of the Gunflint Trail at Trails End Campground; (2) replacement of deteriorated culverts throughout the corridor; (3) construction of up to four bridges; and (4) other related improvements necessary to preserve reliable access to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Superior National Forest, and associated recreational areas. Subd. 10. Dakota County; County Road 50 6,000,000 For one or more grants to Dakota County, the city of Lakeville, or both, to reconstruct Dakota County State-Aid Highway 50 from Kenrick Avenue to Klamath Trail as part of the Interstate Highway 35 interchange project to address corridor mobility and safety improvements. This appropriation may be used for preliminary and final design and to engineer, acquire right-of-way and temporary and permanent easements, inspect, construct, and reconstruct Dakota County State-Aid Highway 50 and other roads, including 175th Street and Kenrick Avenue, multipurpose pedestrian and bicycle facilities, public utility relocation, and stormwater management. Subd. 11. Douglas County; I-94 Interchange 1,500,000 From the bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund, for a grant to Douglas County for preliminary engineering and final design of the local road portions of an interchange at marked Interstate Highway 94 and Douglas County State-Aid Highway 17. This appropriation also includes money for other infrastructure necessary to support completion of the project, including pedestrian safety, public utility, and stormwater management improvements. Subd. 12. Faribault County; Welk Drive 500,000 For a grant to Faribault County to design and construct improvements to Faribault County State-Aid Highway 63/Welk Drive between Faribault County State-Aid Highway 16 and the city boundary to accommodate an expansion of an industrial park adjacent to the project area in the city of Blue Earth. Subd. 13. Forest Lake; CSAH 32 2,755,000 For one or more grants to the city of Forest Lake, Washington County, or both, for preliminary design, final design, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of improvements to Washington County State-Aid Highway 32 (11th Avenue) in the city of Forest Lake to address safety, accessibility, and other traffic operation issues. Subd. 14. Frazee; North River Drive 1,850,000 For a grant to the city of Frazee to design, engineer, and construct North River Drive and associated water and sewer infrastructure from Becker County State-Aid Highway 29 to marked Trunk Highway 87 to connect to Wannigan Regional Park. Subd. 15. Freeport; I-94 Interchange 6,000,000 For a grant to the city of Freeport for reconstruction of the local road portions of the intersection of marked Interstate Highway 94 and 1st Avenue in the city of Freeport. This appropriation includes money for preliminary and final design, engineering, permitting, demolition of an existing bridge over marked Interstate Highway 94, or construction of a new interchange or other infrastructure necessary to support completion of the project, including pedestrian safety, public utilities, and stormwater management. Subd. 16. Fridley; BNSF Northtown Yard 2,000,000 For a grant to the city of Fridley to predesign, design, and engineer the extension of 57th Avenue NE, including public utilities as necessary and a bridge and approach walls, across the BNSF Northtown Yard from Main Street NE (Anoka County State-Aid Highway 102) westward to East River Road (Anoka County State-Aid Highway 1) in Fridley. Subd. 17. Independence; U.S. Highway 12 4,000,000 For a grant to the city of Independence to predesign, design, and construct critical safety and mobility improvements along marked U.S. Highway 12 from County Line Road to County Road 90 in Hennepin County. This appropriation is only for the general obligation bond eligible portions of the project. Subd. 18. Karlstad; Municipal Airport 6,500,000 For one or more grants to the city of Karlstad, Deerwood Township, or both, for engineering and construction of a primary airport runway and supporting facilities. This appropriation is for Phase 3 of the project and includes money for grading and drainage improvements; runway, taxiway, and parking apron paving; and the relocation of a township road. This appropriation is in addition to the Phase 1 appropriation in Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, and the Phase 2 appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 10, subdivision 11. Subd. 19. Lake Park; Local Roads 2,000,000 For a grant to the city of Lake Park to design, engineer, construct, reconstruct, and rehabilitate local roads within the boundaries of the city. Subd. 20. Minneapolis; Pedestrian Access and Safety Improvements 115,000 For a grant to the city of Minneapolis for construction of ADA-accessible facilities in the public right-of-way. Subd. 21. North Branch; I-35 Interchange 1,000,000 For a grant to the city of North Branch for predesign, design, and right-of-way acquisition to construct an interchange at Interstate Highway 35 and 400th Street in the city of North Branch. This appropriation is only for the general obligation bond eligible portions of the project. Subd. 22. Oakdale; Pedestrian Bridge 3,750,000 For a grant to the city of Oakdale to design and construct a pedestrian bridge and associated improvements over marked Interstate Highway 694 at the intersection of 40th Street to provide a safe crossing for residents, connectivity with local and regional trails and parks, and access to places of work. Subd. 23. Olmsted County; U.S. Highway 14 Intersection G.O. Improvements 5,600,000 From the bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund, for one or more grants to the city of Byron, Olmsted County, or both for the county and city share of general obligation bond eligible portions of a project to conduct environmental analysis, predesign, and final design of a project to replace at-grade intersections and traffic signals with grade separated interchanges along marked U.S. Highway 14, including but not limited to intersections with Olmsted County State-Aid Highway 3 and Olmsted County State-Aid Highway 5, in the city of Byron. Any amount remaining after substantial completion of environmental analysis, predesign, design, and engineering work may be applied to the city and county's share to acquire right-of-way for, and to construct, furnish, and equip these interchanges and associated infrastructure and road work to accommodate these interchanges. Subd. 24. Olmsted County; U.S. Highway 14 Intersection T.H.F. Improvements 2,400,000 From the trunk highway fund for trunk highway fund eligible portions of a project to conduct environmental analysis, predesign, and final design of a project to replace at-grade intersections and traffic signals with grade-separated interchanges along marked U.S. Highway 14, including but not limited to intersections with Olmsted County State-Aid Highway 3 and Olmsted County State-Aid Highway 5, in the city of Byron. Any amount remaining after substantial completion of environmental analysis, predesign, design, and engineering work may be applied to the state's share to acquire right-of-way for, and to construct, furnish, and equip these interchanges and associated infrastructure and road work to accommodate these interchanges. Subd. 25. Pope County; 210th Avenue 5,000,000 From the bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund, for one or more grants to the city of Glenwood, Glenwood Township, or Leven Township, or any combination of these entities for the acquisition of permanent easements and right-of-way and to predesign, design, construct, and reconstruct 210th Avenue in Pope County between marked Trunk Highway 28 and Pope County State-Aid Highway 28. Subd. 26. Redwood Falls; Historic Swayback Bridge 1,300,000 For a grant to the city of Redwood Falls to design and construct restoration of the historic WPA 1938 Swayback Bridge, Number 89859. Subd. 27. Richfield; Nicollet Avenue Reconstruction 2,000,000 For one or more grants to the city of Richfield, Hennepin County, or both to design and construct portions of approximately 1.4 miles of roadway and public utility infrastructure, including replacement of water main, sanitary sewer main, and storm sewer main on Nicollet Avenue (Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 52) from 77th Street to 66th Street (Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 53) and other streets to support reconstruction of Nicollet Avenue in the city of Richfield. This appropriation includes money for predesign necessary to complete the project and for the acquisition of real property or right-of-way or easement acquisition within the corridor. This appropriation is for the city's local cost-share and is to be used in cooperation with Hennepin County for the Nicollet Avenue (Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 52) reconstruction project. Subd. 28. Savage; Highway 13 Local Road Improvements 3,000,000 For property and easement acquisition, final design, and construction of intersection improvements along marked Trunk Highway 13 at Quentin Avenue, Lynn Avenue, Chowen Avenue, and Washburn Avenue and the associated frontage roads, backage roads, connecting local streets, and utility infrastructure improvements, if necessary or required for construction. Subd. 29. Scott County; I-35 Interchange 1,200,000 From the trunk highway fund for predesign, design, environmental review, engineering, and right-of-way acquisition for reconstruction of the interchange at marked Interstate Highway 35 and Scott County State-Aid Highway 2. Subd. 30. Slayton; 34th Street 2,000,000 For a grant to the city of Slayton to predesign, design, engineer, construct, and equip the reconstruction of 34th Street in the city of Slayton, from Juniper Avenue to 160th Avenue. Subd. 31. St. Louis Park; Local Street Improvements 5,100,000 For a grant to the city of St. Louis Park to acquire property or interests in property, predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip improvements to Meadowbrook Road from Excelsior Boulevard to Oxford Street, Oxford Street from Meadowbrook Road to Edgewood Avenue, Edgewood Avenue from Oxford Street to Cambridge Street, Cambridge Street from Edgewood Avenue to Alabama Avenue, and Louisiana Avenue from north of the intersection of Oxford Street to south of the intersection. This appropriation includes money for area bikeway and sidewalk construction; bridge repair and modifications; replacement or repair of water, sewer, and storm sewer facilities; regional water quality and flood storage infrastructure construction; and other improvements or upgrades related to street reconstruction work, including streetlights, signals, striping, and signs; replacement or repair of pavement, curb, and gutter; and roundabout construction. Subd. 32. Stearns County; 322nd Street 3,000,000 For a grant to Stearns County for design, engineering, environmental analysis of, land acquisition for, and reconstruction of 322nd Street from Stearns County State-Aid Highway 4 to Stearns County State-Aid Highway 133 in and adjacent to the city of St. Cloud. Subd. 33. Stewartville; 15th Avenue NE Improvements 3,096,000 For a grant to the city of Stewartville for construction of a section of 15th Avenue Northeast within the High Forest Township limits, that is adjacent to and borders the city of Stewartville. This appropriation may be used to improve and pave the roadway and to address drainage issues at the intersection with 6th Street Northeast, including replacing culverts and storm sewers. Subd. 34. Stillwater; Washington Avenue 4,300,000 For a grant to the city of Stillwater to design, engineer, and construct a new intersection of Washington Avenue and North Frontage Road and associated roadway and safety upgrades and improvements in the city of Stillwater. Subd. 35. Waconia; TH 5 Reconstruction 4,700,000 For a grant to the city of Waconia to design, engineer, construct, and reconstruct local road improvements related to the reconstruction of marked Trunk Highway 5 from the intersection with marked Trunk Highway 284 and South Olive Street to the intersection with Carver County State-Aid Highway 59, known as Main Street, in Waconia. For the purposes of this subdivision, "local road improvements" includes but is not limited to frontage roads, backage roads, connecting local streets, trails, and utility infrastructure that are eligible for the use of proceeds of general obligation bonds. Subd. 36. Washington County; County Road 19A Realignment 9,600,000 For a grant to Washington County for environmental review, right-of-way acquisition, and final design for the realignment of County Road 19A and 100th Street South in the city of Cottage Grove. Subd. 37. Washington County; CSAH 18 and CSAH 19 Intersection 500,000 For a grant to Washington County to construct improvements for safety and reducing congestion at the intersection of Washington County State-Aid Highway 18 (Bailey Road) and County State-Aid Highway 19 (Woodbury Drive) in the city of Woodbury. Sec. 17. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $ 57,831,000 To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes specified in this section. Subd. 2. Metropolitan Cities Inflow and Infiltration Grants 15,000,000 For inflow and infiltration grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.5491. Subd. 3. Metropolitan Regional Parks and Trails 10,000,000 For the cost of improvements and betterments of a capital nature and acquisition by the council and metropolitan parks implementing agencies as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.351, of regional recreational open-space lands in accordance with the council's policy plan as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.147. This appropriation must not be used to purchase easements. Subd. 4. Community Tree-Planting Grants 5,000,000 For community tree-planting grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.355. Subd. 5. Champlin; Elm Creek Greenway 500,000 For a grant to the city of Champlin for property and easement acquisition and predesign for a new segment of the Elm Creek Greenway Trail Corridor in the city of Champlin to connect Mississippi Crossings to the Elm Creek Park Reserve. Subd. 6. Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; North Commons Park 6,000,000 For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to design, construct, and equip improvements to North Commons Park in the city of Minneapolis to implement elements of the North Commons Improvement Project, including the renovation of the community building with indoor sports, gathering, and arts spaces, sports fields, and renovation and relocation of the water park. This appropriation is in addition to the appropriation in Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 3, section 3. Subd. 7. Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Cedar Riverside Recreation Center 1,500,000 For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to predesign, design, and construct the new Cedar Riverside Recreation Center to serve the largest immigrant population center in the state. Subd. 8. Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Loring Park 1,800,000 For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip improvements of a capital nature to renovate the Berger Fountain and Plaza in Loring Park. Subd. 9. Ramsey County; Boulevard Trail 4,750,000 For a grant to Ramsey County to design and construct an approximately 2.25-mile multiuse trail and other site improvements along the southern edge of Vadnais Lake, enhancing safety, providing scenic access to natural areas, and providing regional connectivity and recreational opportunities for pedestrians and cyclists. Subd. 10. St. Paul; Como Zoo 9,350,000 For a grant to the city of St. Paul to design, construct, furnish, and equip new habitats for a big cats and African animal exhibit at the Como Zoo in the city of St. Paul. In addition to exhibit space, the habitats shall include space for training, enrichment, off-exhibit animal housing, and veterinary care. Subd. 11. Washington County; Brown's Creek State Trail Connection 2,931,000 For a grant to Washington County to construct a trail connection from Washington County State-Aid Highway 5 to the Brown's Creek State Trail, established under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015, subdivision 14, and to construct and improve an overlook and viewing area of the historic Point Douglas-St. Louis River Road Bridge. Subd. 12. Washington County; Hardwood Creek Regional Trail Extension 1,000,000 For a grant to Washington County for acquisition, design, and construction of the Hardwood Creek Regional Trail extension within the city of Hugo. Sec. 18. HUMAN SERVICES Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $ 11,131,000 To the commissioner of human services for the purposes specified in this section. Subd. 2. Emergency Shelter Facilities 10,000,000 For emergency shelter facility grants under article 2. Subd. 3. St. David's 1,131,000 For a grant to Hennepin County to design and construct the expansion and renovation of the St. David's facility located at 1130 Nicollet Mall in the city of Minneapolis, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. The facility must be used to promote the public welfare by providing early childhood education, children's mental health and pediatric therapy services, and support services that stabilize families, build skills, increase independence, and improve the educational and health outcomes of Minnesotans. Sec. 19. DIRECT CARE AND TREATMENT $ 23,000,000 To the commissioner of administration for asset preservation improvements and betterments of a capital nature, to be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307, at facilities operated by Direct Care and Treatment. Sec. 20. CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES $ 2,000,000 To the commissioner of children, youth, and families for grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 142A.46, to predesign, design, construct, renovate, furnish, and equip early childhood learning facilities. Sec. 21. VETERANS AFFAIRS Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $ 77,372,000 To the commissioner of administration for the purposes specified in this section. Subd. 2. Asset Preservation 15,000,000 For asset preservation improvements and betterments of a capital nature at the veterans homes in Minneapolis, Hastings, Fergus Falls, Montevideo, Bemidji, Preston, Silver Bay, and Luverne, and the state veterans cemeteries at Little Falls, Preston, and Duluth, to be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. Subd. 3. Minneapolis Veterans Home 17,200,000 To design, construct, furnish, and equip the renovation of the Minneapolis Veterans home Building 16. This appropriation may also be used to design and complete hazardous materials abatement. Subd. 4. Hastings Veterans Home 45,172,000 To design, construct, furnish, and equip the renovation of administrative and residential buildings and infrastructure at the Minnesota Veterans Home, Hastings campus. This appropriation includes money to design and complete demolition of all or portions of buildings and other structures deemed unnecessary or undesirable for the development of the project, site preparation, and asbestos removal and hazardous materials abatement. Sec. 22. CORRECTIONS Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $ 52,142,000 To the commissioner of administration for the purposes specified in this section. Subd. 2. Asset Preservation 39,208,000 For asset preservation improvement and betterments of a capital nature at the Minnesota correctional facilities statewide to be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The report required under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307, subdivision 2, shall include a list of all projects that have been paid for with this appropriation. Subd. 3. Facility Consolidation 350,000 For predesign of consolidation and expansion of correctional facilities statewide. Subd. 4. Minnesota Correctional Facility - Faribault 10,712,000 To construct, renovate, furnish, and equip an expansion of vocational programming space in the Dakota Building at the Faribault Correctional Facility campus. This appropriation includes money for demolition. Subd. 5. Clay County; Juvenile Detention Facility 1,872,000 For a grant to Clay County to design, construct, furnish, and equip Phase 1 of a nonsecure juvenile detention facility in the city of Moorhead. Subd. 6. Unspent Appropriations The unspent portion of an appropriation for a Department of Corrections project in this section that is complete, upon written notice to the commissioner of management and budget, is available for asset preservation under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies from the date of the original appropriation to the unspent amount transferred. Sec. 23. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $ 135,479,000 To the commissioner of employment and economic development for the purposes specified in this section. Subd. 2. Greater Minnesota Business Development Public Infrastructure 2,000,000 For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.431. Subd. 3. Innovative Business Development Public Infrastructure 2,000,000 For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.435. Subd. 4. Transportation Economic Development Infrastructure 2,000,000 For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.436. Subd. 5. Austin Port Authority; Hormel Institute Bioimaging Center 4,000,000 For a grant to the Austin Port Authority to design, construct, furnish, and equip the renovation of space at the Hormel Institute facility in the city of Austin, a learning laboratory for workforce development, kindergarten through grade 12 engagement, and professional training in STEM and bioimaging education. Subd. 6. Breckenridge; Community Center 3,000,000 For a grant to the city of Breckenridge to design, construct, furnish, and equip a community center. Subd. 7. Brooklyn Center; Opportunity Site Public Infrastructure 3,000,000 For a grant to the city of Brooklyn Center for predesign, design, site preparation, construction, and equipping of public infrastructure to serve the Opportunity Site. This appropriation includes money for utility improvements, stormwater ponding, road construction, public parking, and other improvements necessary to facilitate travel to and use of the Opportunity Site by the public. Subd. 8. Brooklyn Park; Northwest Metro Regional Athletic Facility 7,500,000 For a grant to the city of Brooklyn Park to construct, furnish, and equip an addition to the Brooklyn Park community activity center to create a Northwest Metro Regional Athletic Facility, including multicourt gymnasium space. This appropriation is in addition to the appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 10, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 88, article 1, section 12, and is for the same purpose. Subd. 9. Chanhassen; Community Center 2,500,000 For a grant to the city of Chanhassen to design, furnish, and equip a regional recreation, community, and event center, to include two sheets of indoor ice, a walking track, indoor turf, indoor playground, gathering space, meeting rooms, and other amenities. This appropriation includes money for the acquisition of real property or interests in real property. Subd. 10. Columbia Heights; Public Works Facility 2,478,000 For a grant to the city of Columbia Heights to predesign and design a public works facility, an expanded public recycling area, a new access road, and other related infrastructure and facility improvements. This appropriation includes money for the acquisition of real property and demolition associated with the project. Subd. 11. DECC; Accessibility Improvements 4,900,000 For a grant to the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center Authority to predesign, design, construct, renovate, furnish, and equip improvements and betterments of a capital nature at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center facility. This appropriation includes money for elevator and escalator improvements, energy efficiency upgrades, heating system upgrades, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance improvements, and seat replacement. Subd. 12. Hennepin County; Avivo Rehabilitation Services Facility 5,000,000 For a grant to Hennepin County for design; site preparation, including demolition and environmental remediation; and renovation of Avivo facilities located at 1900 Chicago Avenue and 1908 Chicago Avenue in the city of Minneapolis to support ongoing operations. Subd. 13. Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Duluth; Mission Engagement Center 8,850,000 For a grant to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Duluth to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip a community engagement center in the city to serve people experiencing homelessness. Subd. 14. Mahnomen Health Center Joint Powers Board; Skilled Nursing Facility 10,000,000 For a grant to the Mahnomen Health Center Joint Powers Board to design, construct, furnish, and equip a skilled nursing facility in the city of Mahnomen. Subd. 15. Martin County; Veterans Office 300,000 For a grant to Martin County to design the renovation of an existing county-owned building in the city of Fairmont to provide new office space for the county's University of Minnesota Extension/4-H and Veterans Services offices. Subd. 16. Northfield; Community Resource Center 3,000,000 For a grant to the city of Northfield to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip improvements to the Northfield Community Resource Center. This appropriation includes money for expansion of the facility, updates for safety and security, replacement of HVAC and other improvements to mechanical systems, and renovation of existing space within the facility. Subd. 17. Olmsted County; History Center Museum 2,322,000 For a grant to Olmsted County to design, construct, furnish, and equip the expansion and renovation of the History Center of Olmsted County Museum facility. Subd. 18. Osseo; Central Avenue Streetscape 586,000 For a grant to the city of Osseo to complete renovation and construction of sidewalks and streetscape improvements on Central Avenue in downtown Osseo. Subd. 19. Osseo; City Hall 214,000 For a grant to the city of Osseo for construction of capital improvements to the city's City Hall building, including replacement of the roof and renovations to accessibility features. Subd. 20. Osseo; Public Works Facility 800,000 For a grant to the city of Osseo to construct and equip capital improvements at the Osseo Public Works Building, including acquiring and installing a security system, improving security fencing, interior office space rehabilitation, and constructing and equipping an addition to the current building for cold storage. Subd. 21. Plymouth; City Center 5,000,000 For a grant to the city of Plymouth to design and engineer an expansion of an ice center and to design and engineer the realignment of roads in the area bounded by Vicksburg Lane and Trunk Highway 55 in the city of Plymouth, known as the Plymouth City Center. Subd. 22. Ranier; Public Works Building 554,000 For a grant to the city of Ranier to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip a new public works maintenance building. Subd. 23. Robbinsdale; Public Works Facility 3,325,000 For a grant to the city of Robbinsdale to design a new public works facility. Subd. 24. Shakopee; Innovation Hub 4,000,000 For a grant to the city of Shakopee to design, construct, furnish, and equip the workforce training and postsecondary education spaces of the Innovation Hub in the city of Shakopee. Subd. 25. South St. Paul; Aquatic Facility 4,150,000 (a) For a grant to the city of South St. Paul to design, construct, and equip a new swimming pool and aquatics center. (b) The grant under this section is exempt from the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.325. (c) The following must be incorporated into the swimming pool and aquatics center funded under this section: (1) high-efficiency and low-impact lighting; (2) native and pollinator-supporting landscaping; (3) WaterSense certified low-flow sink and toilet plumbing features; (4) daylighting in occupied spaces; (5) shade features; (6) amenities and accessibility features to enhance visitor travel to the facility by active transportation, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.38, subdivision 1; (7) low-VOC materials to enhance indoor air quality; and (8) photovoltaic-ready infrastructure. Subd. 26. St. Cloud; 5th Avenue Downtown Connection Project 3,400,000 For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to acquire right-of-way and design, engineer, construct, furnish, and equip public infrastructure improvements for the 5th Avenue South Campus and Downtown Connection project. Subd. 27. St. Cloud; Mississippi Riverwalk Connection 3,000,000 For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to design, engineer, construct, and equip the St. Cloud Mississippi Riverwalk Connection Project, including grading, trail and pathway construction, pedestrian crossings if necessary, lighting, landscaping, riverbank stabilization, shoreline restoration, utility work, and related public infrastructure improvements. Subd. 28. St. Paul; Roy Wilkins Auditorium 40,000,000 For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip renovations to the Roy Wilkins Auditorium. Subd. 29. St. Paul; CHS Field 1,000,000 For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign improvements at CHS Field. This appropriation includes money for predesign of upgrades and improvements to the facility's infrastructure to meet Major League Baseball ballpark requirements, including construction of a new locker room, enhanced visitor amenities, and for environmental remediation of contaminated soil. Subd. 30. St. Paul; Latino Museum 3,600,000 For a grant to the city of St. Paul to acquire property for, and to design, construct, furnish, and equip, the Minnesota Latino Museum at 85 West Water Street on Harriet Island. Subd. 31. West St. Paul; 150 Thompson Park 1,000,000 For a grant to the city of West St. Paul to design improvements at 150 Thompson Park. This appropriation includes money for design of a plaza, urban beach, playground, dry creek, and trails. Subd. 32. Woodbury; La Lake Park 2,000,000 For a grant to the city of Woodbury to design, construct, and equip facilities and infrastructure for La Lake Park. This appropriation includes money for an open-air shelter with restrooms, picnic areas, trails and a trailhead, and for other site improvements and amenities. This appropriation also includes money for stormwater management infrastructure and natural resource site improvements to protect water quality and enhance ecosystem health. Sec. 24. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $ 409,012,000 To the Public Facilities Authority for the purposes specified in this section. Subd. 2. State Match for Federal Grants to State Revolving Loan Programs 19,000,000 To match federal capitalization grants for the clean water revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.07, and the drinking water revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.081. This appropriation must be used for qualified capital projects. Subd. 3. Water Infrastructure Funding Program 56,000,000 (a) For grants to eligible municipalities under the water infrastructure funding program under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072. (b) $26,000,000 of this appropriation is for wastewater projects listed on the Pollution Control Agency's project priority list in the fundable range under the clean water revolving fund program. (c) $30,000,000 of this appropriation is for drinking water projects listed on the commissioner of health's project priority list in the fundable range under the drinking water revolving fund program. (d) After all eligible projects under paragraph (b) or (c) have been funded in a fiscal year, the Public Facilities Authority may transfer any remaining, uncommitted money to eligible projects under a program defined in paragraph (b) or (c) based on that program's project priority list. Subd. 4. Point Source Implementation Grants Program 30,000,000 For grants to eligible municipalities under the point source implementation grants program under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This appropriation must be used for qualified capital projects. Subd. 5. Lead Service Line Replacement 15,000,000 For grants to eligible entities under the Lead Service Line Replacement program under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.077. Subd. 6. Emerging Contaminants Grant Program 17,000,000 For grants to eligible municipalities under the Emerging Contaminants Grant Program under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.082. Subd. 7. Albertville, Hanover, St. Michael; Regional Water System 5,000,000 For a grant to the joint powers water board, a regional water supply system serving the communities of Albertville, Hanover, and St. Michael, to design, construct, and equip improvements necessary to expand treatment capacity and address manganese and radium water quality issues. Subd. 8. Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District; Reclamation Facility 5,000,000 For a grant to the Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District (ALASD) to construct and equip Phase Two improvements and upgrades to the district's regional water reclamation facility. Subd. 9. Apple Valley; Water Treatment Plant Improvements 3,000,000 For a grant to the city of Apple Valley to predesign and design the renovation and expansion of the existing water treatment plant in the city to address perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the city's drinking water supply. Subd. 10. Big Lake; Wastewater Treatment Facility 3,500,000 For a grant to the city of Big Lake to design and engineer improvements and renovations to the city's wastewater treatment facility. Subd. 11. Bloomington; North Central Sanitary Sewer Project 4,000,000 For a grant to the city of Bloomington to design, construct, and equip sanitary sewer improvements to facilitate increased sanitary sewer capacity needs in north central Bloomington, including the Penn American District. Subd. 12. Burnsville; Water Treatment Plant 2,750,000 For a grant to the city of Burnsville to construct and equip upgrades and improvements necessary for renovation of the city's water treatment plant, including electrical component replacement, water line upgrades, and improvements to the surface water treatment process. Subd. 13. Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer District 1,400,000 For a grant to the Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer District to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip improvements and betterments of a capital nature to the district's infrastructure, including Great Scott Township/Buhl/Kinney conveyance capacity expansion and upgrades, Buhl lift station upgrades, and security upgrades and conveyance system infrastructure expansion along the Trunk Highway 169 corridor between Great Scott Township and Chisholm, for residential, industrial, and commercial development. Subd. 14. Chisago County; Shorewood Park; Sanitary Sewer District Extension 820,000 For a grant to Chisago County to predesign, design, and construct an extension of the Shorewood Park Sanitary Sewer District sewer system to 20 homes on Rush Lake. Subd. 15. Cohasset; Public Infrastructure 3,000,000 For a grant to the city of Cohasset to design, construct, reconstruct, and equip the rehabilitation of the city's water tower; the extension of water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer infrastructure citywide; and associated street reconstruction. Subd. 16. Cold Spring; Wastewater Treatment Facility 5,500,000 For a grant to the city of Cold Spring to design and engineer improvements to the city's wastewater treatment facility. Subd. 17. Cook; Public Infrastructure 1,500,000 For a grant to the city of Cook to predesign, design, engineer, and construct improvements to the city's inflow and infiltration collection system to extend utilities to the city's North Loop. Subd. 18. Crystal; Douglas Drive Water Main 1,750,000 For a grant to the city of Crystal to predesign, design, and engineer the replacement of water main infrastructure, and associated street, sidewalk, and storm sewer improvements, along Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 102 (Douglas Drive) in the city of Crystal, from the intersection of Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 70 (Medicine Lake Road) and 29th Avenue North to Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 8 (West Broadway). Subd. 19. Dayton; Water Tower 3,000,000 For a grant to the city of Dayton to acquire real property for, and to predesign, design, and construct a new water tower to provide adequate water storage and sufficient pressure for fire suppression for residents. Subd. 20. Duluth; Lakewood Water Treatment Plant 4,268,000 For a grant to the city of Duluth to design and construct improvements and betterments of a capital nature to the Lakewood water treatment plant. This appropriation includes money for the historic pumphouse roof and structural repairs, flocculation tank repairs, and clearwell and clarifier upgrades. Subd. 21. Duluth North Shore Sanitary District 958,000 For a grant to the Duluth North Shore Sanitary District to design, engineer, and construct improvements to reduce inflow and infiltration within the district's sanitary collection system. Subd. 22. Eagle Lake; Drinking Water Treatment Facility 6,000,000 For a grant to the city of Eagle Lake to construct and equip a water treatment facility to provide clean drinking water to residents and address water quality issues, including high levels of manganese. Subd. 23. East Bethel; Elementary School Utility Connections 3,000,000 For a grant to the city of East Bethel to predesign, design, construct, and equip city water and sewer infrastructure to connect East Bethel Elementary School and Cedar Creek Elementary School to city water and sewer systems. This appropriation includes money for a new water tower and a new water treatment facility. Subd. 24. Ely; Water Infrastructure 3,900,000 For a grant to the city of Ely to design, construct, and equip upgrades to and the replacement of water infrastructure. This appropriation includes money for the replacement of raw water intake and pump house infrastructure on Burntside Lake; the rehabilitation and replacement of water main infrastructure throughout the city; installation of new pumps, automated controls, and remote monitoring systems; replacement of associated deteriorated bridge crossings; and major projects at the Ely water treatment plant, including roof replacement, HVAC upgrades, and the installation of solar energy infrastructure. Subd. 25. Eveleth; Wastewater Treatment Facility 2,500,000 For a grant to the city of Eveleth to construct and equip filtration improvements and the rehabilitation and replacement of aging and failing infrastructure at the Eveleth wastewater treatment facility to achieve compliance with regulations for phosphorus and mercury levels in the city's wastewater. Subd. 26. Excelsior; Public Infrastructure 5,613,000 For a grant to the city of Excelsior to acquire right-of-way, predesign, design, engineer, construct, and reconstruct public infrastructure. This appropriation includes money for improvements or upgrades to water main, storm sewer, and sanitary sewer systems; curb, gutter, and street improvements; and other publicly owned infrastructure consistent with the city's pavement management plan. Subd. 27. Floodwood; Water and Sewer Infrastructure 1,500,000 For a grant to the city of Floodwood to design and construct capital improvements to the city's water and sewer infrastructure along County Road 832 (Floodwood Road). This appropriation includes money for replacement and expansion of water and sewer mains and associated street reconstruction to enhance business and residential development. Subd. 28. Ghent; Water Infrastructure 3,000,000 For a grant to the city of Ghent for Phase 1 improvements to municipal water infrastructure. Subd. 29. Grand Marais; Wastewater Treatment Plant 1,908,000 For a grant to the city of Grand Marais to design, construct, and equip improvements and betterments of a capital nature to the existing wastewater treatment facility in the city of Grand Marais to address risks posed from aging and failing infrastructure. Subd. 30. Hastings; Water Treatment Plant 17,500,000 For a grant to the city of Hastings to predesign, design, construct, and equip the Eastern Water Treatment Plant and associated piping to remove perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances from city drinking water. Subd. 31. Holdingford; Lift Station 1,000,000 For a grant to the city of Holdingford to design, construct, and equip a new primary lift station. Subd. 32. International Falls; Water Treatment Facility 4,800,000 For a grant to the city of International Falls to construct, renovate, furnish, and equip improvements and betterments of a capital nature at the existing water treatment facility in the city of International Falls, including an expansion of the facility, rehabilitation and replacement of aging and failing infrastructure, security upgrades, and other site improvements to support ongoing operations. Subd. 33. Jordan; Wastewater Infrastructure 5,375,000 For a grant to the city of Jordan to design, construct, and equip wastewater treatment improvements in the city of Jordan. Subd. 34. Kandiyohi; Water Infrastructure 4,000,000 For a grant to the city of Kandiyohi to predesign, design, engineer, construct, and equip Phase 2 of water infrastructure improvements in the city of Kandiyohi. Subd. 35. Keewatin; Public Infrastructure 5,500,000 For a grant to the city of Keewatin to design, construct, furnish, and equip the replacement and reconstruction of water mains, sanitary sewer lines, storm sewer systems, and streets. Subd. 36. Lafayette; Water Treatment Plant 3,087,000 For a grant to the city of Lafayette to construct and equip a reverse osmosis system and associated improvements at the existing water treatment plant to address high levels of chloride in the city's wastewater and to prevent additional disinfection products violations in the city's drinking water. Subd. 37. Lake Benton; Public Infrastructure 863,000 For a grant to the city of Lake Benton to design, engineer, construct, and reconstruct the replacement of sanitary sewer, water, and storm sewer infrastructure along the marked U.S. Highway 75 corridor in conjunction with the reconstruction of U.S. Highway 75. Subd. 38. Lake Lillian; Public Infrastructure 3,500,000 For a grant to the city of Lake Lillian to design, construct, and equip the replacement of aging and failing municipal infrastructure. This appropriation includes money for improvements to and replacement of a water distribution system, sanitary sewer system, and storm sewer system infrastructure, and reconstruction of city streets. This appropriation is in addition to the appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 10, subdivision 9. Subd. 39. Laketown Township; Wastewater Infrastructure 6,400,000 For a grant to Laketown Township to design, construct, and equip replacement of sanitary sewer infrastructure, including septic tanks, sewer main, service lines from septic tanks to the main sewer line, and lift stations, necessary for replacement of the township's existing wastewater collection system. This appropriation includes money for demolition and removal of existing sanitary sewer infrastructure and for street restoration and other improvements necessary for completion of the project. This appropriation is for areas 6B, 6F, 6D-3, and 6D-4. Subd. 40. Lonsdale; Water Tower and Water Main 4,851,000 For a grant to the city of Lonsdale to design, construct, furnish, and equip a new water tower and water main looping in the city of Lonsdale. Subd. 41. Loretto; Water and Sewer Infrastructure 2,700,000 For a grant to the city of Loretto to design, engineer, and construct the replacement of water mains, water valves, sanitary sewer system, and stormwater system infrastructure in the city of Loretto, including associated street reconstruction. Subd. 42. Minneapolis; Storm Sewer Project 8,000,000 For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to design and construct a new storm sewer under 13th Avenue Northeast from 2nd Street Northeast to a new outfall at the Mississippi River. Subd. 43. Minneapolis; Water Main Project 12,360,000 For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to design and construct a structural liner along approximately 2.6 miles within the 36-inch water main running under 2nd Street North and Washington Avenue North. Subd. 44. Minneapolis; Water Distribution Facility 4,000,000 For a grant to the city of Minneapolis for predesign, design, engineering, environmental analysis, and construction of a water distribution facility to be located in Hennepin County. This appropriation is in addition to the appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 15, subdivision 11. Subd. 45. Minnetonka Beach; Public Infrastructure 4,540,000 For a grant to the city of Minnetonka Beach to design, engineer, construct, and equip the replacement of aging and failing municipal infrastructure. This appropriation includes money for water system, sanitary system, and utility improvements. Subd. 46. Minnetrista; Water Treatment Plant 3,000,000 For a grant to the city of Minnetrista to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip a new water treatment plant. Subd. 47. Moose Lake; Sewer Lining 1,575,000 For a grant to the city of Moose Lake to predesign, design, and construct the lining of a sewer main pipe in the city of Moose Lake. Subd. 48. Mountain Lake; Public Infrastructure 2,000,000 For a grant to the city of Mountain Lake to design and construct public infrastructure, including streets, clean drinking water, and sanitary and stormwater sewer, to expand housing in the city. Subd. 49. New Germany; Wastewater Treatment Expansion 4,000,000 For a grant to the city of New Germany to design, engineer, construct, and equip improvements and betterments of a capital nature necessary to expand the city's wastewater treatment facility capacity. Subd. 50. New Ulm; Public Infrastructure 4,000,000 For a grant to the city of New Ulm to design, construct, and equip capital improvements necessary for completion of a gravity sewer flow system, replacement of water main, removal of a lift station, and replacement of impacted surface amenities. Subd. 51. Newport; Public Infrastructure 4,000,000 For a grant to the city of Newport to acquire right-of-way for and to predesign, design, and construct the removal, replacement, and installation of water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer system infrastructure and reconstruction of affected streets in the project area to address inflow and infiltration. For purposes of this section, "project area" means 3rd Avenue between 21st Street and 15th Street, 17th Street between 3rd Avenue and the Mississippi River, 12th Street between 7th Avenue and the Mississippi River, 3rd Avenue between 14th Street and 12th Street, 13th Street between 7th Avenue and 4th Avenue, and 5th Avenue between 14th Street and 12th Street in the city of Newport. Subd. 52. North Zumbro Sanitary Sewer District; New Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility 12,000,000 For a grant to the joint powers sanitary district created pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 471.59, comprising the cities of Zumbrota, Goodhue, Pine Island, and Wanamingo, to design, engineer, permit, construct, and equip Phase 1 of a new state-of-the-art regional wastewater treatment facility and adjoining lift stations and forcemains to be located in Goodhue County and to serve as a regional wastewater facility prototype. This facility shall provide wastewater treatment service for the Elk Run settlement lands of the Prairie Island Indian Community, which shall connect to existing wastewater infrastructure in the city of Pine Island. This appropriation includes money for demolition of existing wastewater treatment structures and related infrastructure and for improvements and betterments of a capital nature, including the construction of infrastructure, necessary to connect the new facility to the communities in the sanitary district and for the facility to serve its intended purpose. Phase 1 consists of site work at the lift station sites and construction of a portion of forcemain piping. This appropriation is in addition to the appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 10, subdivision 10. Subd. 53. Oak Park Heights; Water Infrastructure 1,600,000 For a grant to the city of Oak Park Heights for design and engineering of improvements to the city's municipal water treatment infrastructure for the remediation and removal of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances from the city's drinking water supply. Subd. 54. Proctor; Utility Extension 3,500,000 For a grant to the city of Proctor to predesign, design, and construct water, sewer, and electric utility extensions from Ugstad Road on the north side of marked Interstate Highway 35 to the south side and extending along the frontage road and utility replacements from Ugstad Road on the north side of marked Interstate Highway 35 to 2nd Street. Subd. 55. Rice Lake; Sewer and Water Infrastructure 3,800,000 For one or more grants to the city of Rice Lake to design and construct the following capital projects to provide safe drinking water for residents, support development in the area, and prepare for anticipated road reconstruction: (1) an extension of water infrastructure along Martin Road, between Stavenger Road and Howard Gnesen Road; (2) an extension of sewer and water infrastructure along a new frontage road between Martin Road and West Calvary Road; and (3) an extension of sewer infrastructure near the intersection of Martin Road and Rice Lake Road. Subd. 56. Rochester; Sanitary Sewer Expansion 13,224,000 For a grant to the city of Rochester to predesign, design, and construct Phase 1 of the expansion of sanitary sewer and water infrastructure to support development of additional housing for the region. This appropriation also includes money for the portion of Phase 2 from the Chicago and North Western Railroad to Marion Road Southeast and 19th Avenue Southeast. Subd. 57. Russell; Public Infrastructure 1,000,000 For a grant to the city of Russell to design, construct, and equip the replacement of aging and failing municipal infrastructure. This appropriation includes money for improvements to and replacement of a water distribution system, a sanitary sewer system, and storm sewer system infrastructure, and reconstruction of city streets. Subd. 58. Silver Bay; Water Pressure Improvements 1,070,000 For a grant to the city of Silver Bay to predesign, design, construct, and equip the rehabilitation and replacement of pressure-reducing valve stations and associated water distribution system infrastructure to address water pressure, safety, and infrastructure issues that compromise ongoing operations. Subd. 59. Silver Lake; Public Infrastructure 3,000,000 For a grant to the city of Silver Lake to predesign, design, engineer, construct, and equip stormwater, wastewater, and drinking water infrastructure. This appropriation includes money for improvements to or replacement of municipal: wastewater ponds, spray irrigation and sanitary sewer systems, and associated infrastructure; storm sewer systems and associated infrastructure to better drain areas of the community; and water main distribution systems and associated infrastructure to provide for improved water quality, water flow, fire protection, and water accountability. Subd. 60. South Haven; Water and Sewer Infrastructure 3,500,000 For a grant to the city of South Haven to design, construct, and equip the municipal infrastructure. This appropriation includes money for improvements to and replacement of water distribution system, sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system infrastructure, water filters, and reconstruction of city streets. Subd. 61. Spicer; Public Infrastructure 2,100,000 For a grant to the city of Spicer to design, construct, and equip publicly owned infrastructure, including a new lift station, and sewer, water, and roadway improvements, to serve the County Road 8 area located in the southeast portion of the city, to encourage economic growth and development. Subd. 62. St. Francis; Water and Sewer Improvements 4,000,000 For a grant to the city of St. Francis to design and construct water and sewer improvements to publicly owned infrastructure along marked Trunk Highway 47, from Cree Street to 241st Avenue. Subd. 63. St. Paul Regional Water Services; Fridley Pump Station 1,500,000 For a grant to St. Paul Regional Water Services to design, construct, and equip the rehabilitation and replacement of aging and failing infrastructure at the Fridley pump station site. This appropriation includes major projects to repair or replace electrical, mechanical, and piping systems; replacement of standpipe and sluice gates; sump pump system improvements; and water pump and motor upgrades. Subd. 64. St. Paul; West 7th Street Improvement Project 13,000,000 For a grant to the city of St. Paul for the Trunk Highway 5/West 7th Street Improvement Project to predesign, design, engineer, construct, and equip improvements to the publicly owned underground sanitary sewer infrastructure under West 7th Street. $6,500,000 is designated for the section of West 7th Street from Kellogg Boulevard to St. Clair Avenue and $6,500,000 is designated for the section of West 7th Street from St. Clair Avenue to Interstate Highway 35E. Subd. 65. Taylors Falls; Sewer System Improvements 1,500,000 For a grant to the city of Taylors Falls to design, construct, and equip improvements to the city's sanitary sewer system. Subd. 66. Thomson; Public Infrastructure 1,500,000 For a grant to the township of Thomson in Carlton County to design, construct, and equip the replacement of aging and failing municipal infrastructure. This appropriation includes money for improvements to and replacement of water distribution systems, sanitary sewer system infrastructure, and reconstruction of streets. Subd. 67. Two Harbors; Public Infrastructure 2,000,000 For a grant to the city of Two Harbors to design, construct, and reconstruct publicly owned physical infrastructure as part of the Department of Transportation's Trunk Highway 61 reconstruction throughout the city of Two Harbors, including but not limited to sanitary and storm sewers, water supply systems, natural gas and electric utilities, new utility extensions along the Trunk Highway 61 corridor including sanitary and storm sewers, water supply systems, natural gas and electric utilities, street construction and reconstruction, wastewater treatment systems, stormwater management systems, street and trail lighting, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, trail crossings, and pedestrian ramps for Americans with Disabilities Act compliance. Subd. 68. Waseca; Sanitary Sewer Infrastructure 8,900,000 For a grant to the city of Waseca to design, engineer, and construct improvements to and replacement of sanitary sewer infrastructure to reduce inflow and infiltration into the system and increase sanitary sewer system conveyance capacity, including reconstruction of the Nelson Lift Station. This appropriation includes money for reconstruction of streets, roadways, sidewalks, and other infrastructure within the project areas. Subd. 69. Waseca; Water Tower 1,000,000 For a grant to the city of Waseca to acquire land or permanent easements and to predesign, survey, and design a new water tower in the city of Waseca. Subd. 70. West Central Regional Water System 5,000,000 For one or more grants to Norman County, Clay County, Polk County, all three counties, or any combination of two of the three counties, to acquire land or interests in land, and to design, engineer, and construct facilities and infrastructure for Phase 1 of the West Central Regional Water System project, including water transmission mains, and other infrastructure to be built and located in Norman County, Clay County, Polk County, all three counties, or any combination of two of the counties. Subd. 71. West Union; Sewer Infrastructure 900,000 For a grant to the city of West Union to design, engineer, construct, and equip a new wastewater municipal infrastructure system. This appropriation includes money for new sanitary sewer system infrastructure and reconstruction of city streets. Subd. 72. Winona; Wastewater Treatment Facility 6,500,000 For a grant to the city of Winona to predesign, design, construct, and equip improvements and upgrades to the existing municipal wastewater treatment facility. Subd. 73. Wrenshall; Public Infrastructure 1,500,000 For a grant to the city of Wrenshall to design, engineer, construct, and equip the replacement of aging and failing municipal infrastructure. This appropriation includes money for phased improvements to and replacement of water distribution systems and storm sewer system infrastructure, and reconstruction of city streets. Sec. 25. MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $ 17,500,000 (a) To the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency to finance the costs of rehabilitation to preserve public housing under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202, subdivision 3a. For purposes of this section, "public housing" means housing for low-income persons and households financed by the federal government and publicly owned. Priority may be given to proposals that maximize nonstate resources to finance the capital costs and requests that prioritize health, safety, and energy improvements. The priority in Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202, subdivision 3a, for projects to increase the supply of affordable housing and the restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this appropriation. (b) The agency must equally divide the total appropriation between the metropolitan area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and greater Minnesota. The agency must distribute awards in greater Minnesota to projects with the greatest geographic distribution in Regions 1 to 10 under Minnesota Statutes, section 462.385. Sec. 26. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $ 6,000,000 To the Minnesota Historical Society for the purposes specified in this section. Subd. 2. Historic Sites Asset Preservation 5,000,000 For capital improvements and betterments at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping at historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and monuments, to be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The society shall determine project priorities as appropriate based on need. Subd. 3. County and Local Preservation Grants 1,000,000 For grants to county and local jurisdictions as matching money for historic preservation projects of a capital nature, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 138.0525. Sec. 27. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION. (a) To provide the money appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, and to provide for expenses authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, subdivision 8, paragraph (c), the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $1,183,585,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. (b) To provide the money appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund, and to provide for expenses authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, subdivision 8, paragraph (c), the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $87,350,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. Sec. 28. CANCELLATIONS; BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION REDUCTIONS. (a) $62,372,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 19, subdivision 3, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 27, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 88, article 2, section 20, is reduced by the same amount. (b) $465,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 8, subdivision 2, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 25, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount. (c) The appropriation of $4,000,000 in Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 21, subdivision 37, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 26, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount. (d) The appropriation of $2,500,000 in Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 18, subdivision 5, paragraph (c), is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 27, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 88, article 2, section 20, is reduced by the same amount. (e) The appropriation of $1,600,000 in Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 23, subdivision 20, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 27, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 88, article 2, section 20, is reduced by the same amount. Sec. 29. BOND SALE SCHEDULE. The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state general obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2027, no more than $1,184,495,000 will need to be transferred from the general fund to the state bond fund to pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding state general obligation bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds, the commissioner of management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt service payments needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt service payments that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall adjust the amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this section. The amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from the general fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641. Sec. 30. EFFECTIVE DATE. This article is effective the day following final enactment. ARTICLE 2 CAPITAL INVESTMENT POLICY Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16A.86, subdivision 3a, is amended to read: Subd. 3a. Information provided. All requests for state assistance under this section must include the following information: (1) the name of the political subdivision that will own the capital project for which state assistance is being requested; (2) the public purpose of the project; (3) the extent to which the political subdivision has or expects to provide local, private, user financing, or other nonstate funding for the project; (4) a list of the bondable activities that the project encompasses; examples of bondable activities are public improvements of a capital nature for land acquisition, predesign, design, construction, and furnishing and equipping for occupancy; (5) whether the project will require new or additional state operating subsidies; (6) whether the governing body of the political subdivision requesting the project has passed a resolution in support of the project and has established priorities for all projects within its jurisdiction for which bonding appropriations are requested when submitting multiple requests; (7) whether the political subdivision has a plan for maintenance and preservation of the project, including safety and security, maintenance and utility costs, availability of repair parts and materials, sustainability, and any other criteria the political subdivision deems relevant; (7) (8) if the project requires a predesign under section 16B.335, whether the predesign has been completed at the time the capital project request is submitted, and whether the political subdivision has submitted the project predesign to the commissioner of administration for review and approval; and (8) (9) if applicable, the information required under section 473.4485, subdivision 1a. EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2027. Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 134.45, subdivision 4, is amended to read: Subd. 4. Match. A public library jurisdiction applying for a grant under this section must match the grant with local nonstate funds. EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for grants awarded after June 30, 2026. Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 446A.077, subdivision 3, is amended to read: Subd. 3. Eligible recipients. (a) The following are eligible recipients of grants under this section: (1) community public water suppliers of a community water system as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 141.2, as amended; (2) municipalities; (3) suppliers of other residential drinking water systems; and (4) any applicant eligible for loans and grants under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. (b) All eligible recipients as part of the grant application process must apply to be listed on the Department of Health project priority list. (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), recipients of grants funded by state general obligation bond proceeds under this section must be political subdivisions of the state. Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 446A.077, subdivision 4, is amended to read: Subd. 4. Eligible uses. (a) An eligible recipient may use a grant provided under this program for: (1) removing and replacing lead drinking water service lines; (2) repaying debt incurred for the purposes described in clauses (1), (3), and (4); (3) providing information to residents on the benefits of removing lead service lines; or (4) performing necessary construction activities required for and associated with removing and replacing lead service lines. (b) Grant money used for removing and replacing lead drinking water service lines under paragraph (a), clause (1), must pay for 100 percent of the cost of replacing the privately owned portions of those lines. (c) Grant money used for removing and replacing lead drinking water service lines under paragraph (a), clause (1), may pay for not more than 50 up to 100 percent of the cost of replacing the publicly owned portions of those lines. (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), eligible uses of grants funded by state general obligation bond proceeds under this section are limited to removing and replacing publicly owned portions of drinking water service lines and performing necessary construction activities required for and associated with removing and replacing publicly owned portions of lead service lines. Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 446A.082, is amended to read: 446A.082 EMERGING DRINKING WATER CONTAMINANTS GRANTS. Subdivision 1. Program established. When money is appropriated under this program, the authority shall award grants to a governmental unit for up to 50 percent of the cost of drinking water infrastructure projects to address a confirmed exceedance of maximum contaminant level as defined by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act or a health advisory level for a drinking water emerging contaminant as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency. Subd. 2. Eligibility. An eligible project for this program must: (1) be listed on the Drinking Water Revolving Fund Project Priority List under Minnesota Rules, part 4720.9015; (2) receive priority points under Minnesota Rules, part 4720.9020, subpart 2, 4, or 4a; and (3) be certified by the commissioner of health under Minnesota Rules, part 4720.9060. Subd. 3. Application and reservation of funds. (a) Grant applications to the authority may be made at any time on forms prescribed by the authority, including a project schedule and cost estimate for the work necessary to comply with the purpose described in subdivision 2. (b) The commissioner of health shall review and certify to the authority those projects that have plans and specifications approved under Minnesota Rules, part 4720.9060. When a project is certified by the commissioner of health, the authority shall reserve grant funds for the project in the order listed on the commissioner of health's project priority list and in an amount based on the cost estimate in the commissioner of health's certification or the as-bid costs, whichever is less. Subd. 4. Grant amount. The grant amount for an eligible project under this program shall be for an amount up to 50 percent of the eligible as-bid project cost up to $5,000,000, minus the amount of federal emerging contaminant funds the project receives under section 446A.081, subdivision 9, paragraph (b), clause (4), or other federal emerging contaminant funds. Subd. 5. Grant approval. The authority shall award a grant for an eligible project only after: (1) the applicant has submitted the as-bid project cost; (2) the commissioner of health has certified the grant eligible portion of the project; and (3) the authority has determined that the additional financing necessary to complete the project has been committed from other sources. Subd. 6. Grant disbursement. Grant funds shall be disbursed by the authority as eligible project costs are incurred by the governmental unit and in accordance with a project financing agreement and applicable state laws and rules governing the disbursements. Subd. 7. Recovering expenses. Money granted to a grantee under this program may be recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general against any person who may be liable under section 115B.04 or any other law. To be eligible for recovery, the expenses must be reasonable and necessary expenses, including all response costs, and administrative and legal expenses. The authority, Department of Health, and Pollution Control Agency's certification of expenses shall be prima facie evidence that the expenses are reasonable and necessary. Any money recovered in a civil action for a project financed with bonds under this section shall be transferred to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the state bond proceeds fund and applied toward principal interest on outstanding bonds. Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 446A.086, subdivision 11, is amended to read: Subd. 11. Amount of debt obligation authorized. The amount of debt outstanding under this section must not exceed $1,000,000,000 $1,500,000,000. EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment. Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 457A.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read: Subd. 3. State participation; limitations. The commissioner may not provide any assistance under this chapter for more than 80 percent of the nonfederal share total cost of any project. Assistance provided under this chapter may not be used to match any other state funds. The commissioner shall not assume continuing funding responsibility for any commercial navigation facility project. Sec. 8. EMERGENCY SHELTER FACILITIES. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services. (c) "Eligible applicant" means a statutory or home rule charter city, county, or housing and redevelopment authority established under Minnesota Statutes, section 469.003. (d) "Emergency shelter facility" means a facility that provides a safe, sanitary, accessible, and suitable emergency shelter for individuals and families experiencing homelessness, regardless of whether the facility provides emergency shelter during the day, overnight, or both. Subd. 2. Creation of account. An emergency shelter facility account is created in the bond proceeds fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner to make grants under this section. Money in the account is available until encumbered or spent subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642. Subd. 3. Project criteria. The commissioner shall prioritize grants under this section for projects that improve or expand emergency shelter facility options by: (1) adding additional emergency shelter facilities by renovating existing facilities not currently operating as emergency shelter facilities; (2) adding additional emergency shelter facility beds by renovating existing emergency shelter facilities, including major projects that address an accumulation of deferred maintenance or repair or replacement of mechanical, electrical, and safety systems and components in danger of failure; (3) adding additional emergency shelter facility beds through acquisition and construction of new emergency shelter facilities; and (4) improving the safety, sanitation, accessibility, and habitability of existing emergency shelter facilities, including major projects that address an accumulation of deferred maintenance or repair or replacement of mechanical, electrical, and safety systems and components in danger of failure. Subd. 4. Eligible uses of grant money. A grant under this section may be used to pay for 100 percent of total project capital expenditures or a specified project phase, up to $7,000,000 per project. Subd. 5. State and local building codes met. All projects funded with a grant under this section must meet all applicable state and local building codes at the time of project completion. Subd. 6. Lease or management agreements. An eligible applicant may enter into a lease or management agreement for operation of the emergency shelter facility, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. Subd. 7. Competitive request for proposal process; priority. (a) The commissioner must use a competitive request for proposal process to identify potential projects and eligible applicants on a statewide basis. At least 40 percent of the appropriation for this purpose must be awarded to projects located in greater Minnesota. If the commissioner does not receive sufficient eligible funding requests from greater Minnesota to award at least 40 percent of the appropriation for this purpose to projects in greater Minnesota, the commissioner may award the remaining money to other eligible projects. (b) The commissioner must prioritize project applications in the following order: (1) projects that include a lease or management agreement for operation of the emergency shelter facility and the eligible applicant will provide at least ten percent of total project funding; (2) projects that include a lease or management agreement for operation of the emergency shelter and the eligible applicant will provide less than ten percent of total project funding; and (3) all other projects for which the eligible applicant will provide at least ten percent of total project funding. Sec. 9. CLOQUET FORESTRY CENTER; LAND TRANSFER. (a) The commissioner of administration must convey for no consideration all state-owned land within boundaries of the Cloquet Forestry Center to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota. (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Carlton County and is described as follows: (1) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 30, Township 49 North, Range 17 West; (2) the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 36, Township 49 North, Range 18 West; (3) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 49 North, Range 17 West; (4) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 29, Township 49 North, Range 17 West; (5) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (or Lot 3) of Section 30, Township 49 North, Range 17 West; (6) the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (or Lot 2) of Section 31, Township 49 North, Range 17 West; (7) the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 32, Township 49 North, Range 17 West; and (8) the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 32, Township 49 North, Range 17 West. Sec. 10. CLOQUET FORESTRY CENTER DEFEASANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS; APPROPRIATION. $1,300,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget to prepay and defease any outstanding state general obligation bonds used for improvements and betterments at the University of Minnesota Cloquet Forestry Center, and other associated financing costs to facilitate the university's goal of returning this land to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. This amount may be deposited, invested, and applied to accomplish the purposes of this section as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 475.67, subdivisions 5 to 10 and 13. Upon the prepayment and defeasance of all associated debt on the real property and improvements, all conditions set forth in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, subdivision 3, shall be deemed to have been satisfied and the real property and improvements shall no longer constitute state bond financed property under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. This is a onetime appropriation. Sec. 11. BCA MARYLAND BUILDING. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or ordinance to the contrary, a building permit under the State Building Code is not required to construct a new perimeter eight-foot security fence and access controls at the BCA Maryland Building site, as enacted in Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 15, subdivision 3. ARTICLE 3 APPROPRIATION MODIFICATIONS Section 1. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 16, subdivision 39, is amended to read: Subd. 39. Red Wing; Rail Grade Separation 10,000,000 From the bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, for a grant to the city of Red Wing for right-of-way acquisition, environmental analysis, design, engineering, removal of an existing structure, and construction of a rail grade crossing separation at Sturgeon Lake Road. This appropriation is in addition to the appropriation for the same purpose in Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 15, subdivision 4. Any unspent portion of the amount appropriated in this subdivision may be used for capital improvements to Sturgeon Lake Road in the area of the rail grade separation project. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond sale authorization and appropriation of bond proceeds for this project are available until December 31, 2030. Sec. 2. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 17, subdivision 13, as amended by Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 3, section 23, and Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 15, article 3, section 2, is amended to read: Subd. 13. White Bear Lake Communities; Lake Links Trail 3,600,000 (a) For grants to complete design and construction of a multiuse paved trail and route for pedestrians, bicycles, and wheelchairs around White Bear Lake in Ramsey and Washington Counties, as follows: (1) $2,600,000 of this appropriation is for one or more grants to the city of Dellwood in Washington County to design, engineer, construct, and equip trail improvements consistent with the completed preliminary engineering along or parallel with the shore of White Bear Lake between the Mahtomedi city limits and the western line of Washington County Meadow Lane in the city of Dellwood. This appropriation may also be used for the acquisition of permanent easements and right-of-way; (2) $500,000 of this appropriation is for a grant to White Bear Township in Ramsey County to design, engineer, construct, and equip trail improvements along and parallel with the shore of White Bear Lake between the Washington County line and the city limits of the city of White Bear Lake, Ramsey County; and (3) $500,000 of this appropriation is for a grant to the city of White Bear Lake in Ramsey County to design, engineer, construct, and equip trail improvements along or parallel with the shore of White Bear Lake between the eastern city limits of White Bear Lake and Pacific Avenue. (b) The city of Dellwood may complete the trail improvements funded under paragraph (a), clause (1), in the following segments and in any order, and may enter into separate grant agreements for each trail segment or any combination of segments: (1) Echo Street to Dwinnell Avenue, along the railway bed; (2) Yellow Birch Road to Echo Street, along Dellwood Avenue; and (3) Meadow Lane to Yellow Birch Road, along Dellwood Avenue; and. (4) from the intersection of Dellwood Road and Dellwood Avenue to the intersection of Meadow Lane and Dellwood Avenue, along Dellwood Avenue. Amounts remaining after substantial completion of a trail segment or combination of segments under this paragraph may be applied to any other trail segment or combination of segments described in this paragraph. (c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond sale authorization and appropriation of bond proceeds for this project is available until December 31, 2028. Sec. 3. Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 16, subdivision 19, is amended to read: Subd. 19. Washington County; Interchange at Trunk Highway 36 and Lake Elmo Avenue 10,000,000 From the bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, for a grant one or more grants to Washington County, the city of Lake Elmo, or the city of Grant, or any combination of these entities, for property acquisition and to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip a new interchange at marked Trunk Highway 36 and County State-Aid Highway 17, known as Lake Elmo Avenue, in Washington County. This appropriation is for portions of the project that are eligible to be funded with general obligation bonds. Sec. 4. Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 21, subdivision 9, is amended to read: Subd. 9. Oak Park Heights; Redevelopment 2,190,000 For a grant to the city of Oak Park Heights to acquire property and to predesign and design public infrastructure for development of the Allen S. King power plant site in the city. Public infrastructure includes clean water systems, sanitary sewer systems, stormwater systems, roads, trails, and sidewalks. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond sale authorization and appropriation of bond proceeds in this subdivision are available until December 31, 2029. Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This article is effective the day following final enactment. ARTICLE 4 TEMPORARY REGISTRATION TAX REDUCTION Section 1. TEMPORARY REGISTRATION TAX REDUCTION. Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies to taxes payable under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.013, subdivision 1a, for a registration period starting on or after January 1, 2027, and on or before December 31, 2027. Subd. 2. Registration tax reduction. For the period specified in subdivision 1 only, the commissioner of public safety must calculate the registration tax owed on a vehicle under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.013, subdivision 1a, using the following rates instead of the rates provided in that section: (1) the rate for a vehicle under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.013, subdivision 1a, paragraph (a), clause (1), is 1.25 percent; and (2) the rate for a vehicle under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.013, subdivision 1a, paragraph (a), clause (2), is 1.285 percent. Subd. 3. Limitation. The amount paid or due on a vehicle using the rates provided in subdivision 2 must be disregarded for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 168.013, subdivision 1a, paragraph (g). Subd. 4. Implementation. The commissioner of public safety must include the following information on a vehicle's registration tax invoice: (1) a brief statement informing the vehicle owner that, due to legislative action in 2026, the registration tax rate for the vehicle has been temporarily reduced; and (2) the difference between the amount of registration tax that would have been due under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.013, subdivision 1a, and the amount of registration tax due under subdivision 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment. Sec. 2. TRANSFER. $254,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 is transferred from the general fund to the highway user tax distribution fund. This is a onetime transfer. EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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