1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1068, the third engrossment, as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3	"Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.

1.4    The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
1.5general fund to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent for public purposes.
1.6Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this act are available until the project is
1.7completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.

1.8	SUMMARY
1.9	Education		2,000,000
1.10	Natural Resources		13,000,000
1.11	Pollution Control Agency		2,625,000
1.12	Agriculture		325,000
1.13	Administration		1,000,000
1.14	Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission		1,500,000
1.15	Public Safety		225,000
1.16	Transportation		80,356,000
1.17	Human Services		69,917,000
1.18	Veterans Affairs		225,000
1.19	Corrections		18,000,000
1.20	Employment and Economic Development		7,900,000
1.21	Public Facilities Authority		275,000
1.22	Minnesota Historical Society		1,400,000
1.23	TOTAL	$	198,748,000

1.24

APPROPRIATIONS

1.25

Sec. 2. EDUCATION

$

2,000,000

2.1(a) To the commissioner of education for
2.2library construction grants under Minnesota
2.3Statutes, section 134.45.
2.4(b) $570,000 of this appropriation is for a
2.5grant to the city of Jackson to predesign,
2.6design, construct, furnish, and equip the
2.7renovation and expansion of the city library.
2.8This appropriation is not available until the
2.9commissioner of management and budget
2.10determines that at least an equal amount has
2.11been committed to the project from nonstate
2.12sources.
2.13(c) $257,000 of this appropriation is for a
2.14grant to the city of Perham to predesign,
2.15design, construct, furnish, and equip
2.16the renovation of the city library. This
2.17appropriation is not available until the
2.18commissioner of management and budget
2.19determines that at least an equal amount has
2.20been committed to the project from nonstate
2.21sources.
2.22(d) $50,000 of this appropriation is for a grant
2.23to the city of Bagley for capital improvements
2.24to the city's library. This appropriation is
2.25not available until the commissioner of
2.26management and budget determines that at
2.27least an equal amount has been committed to
2.28the project from nonstate sources.

2.29

Sec. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES

2.30

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

13,000,000

2.31To the commissioner of natural resources for
2.32the purposes specified in this section.

2.33

Subd. 2.Flood Hazard Mitigation

12,000,000

3.1(a) For the state share of flood hazard
3.2mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
3.3improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
3.4damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.5103F.161.
3.6(b) Levee projects, to the extent practical,
3.7shall meet the state standard of three feet
3.8above the 100-year flood elevation.
3.9(c) Project priorities shall be determined by
3.10the commissioner as appropriate and based
3.11on need, and to the extent possible, address
3.12needs in the Moorhead and Montevideo areas
3.13first.
3.14(d) This appropriation includes money
3.15for the following county, township, and
3.16municipal projects as prioritized by the
3.17commissioner: Ada, Afton, Alvarado,
3.18Argyle, Austin, Borup, Breckenridge,
3.19Browntown, Climax, Crookston, Delano,
3.20Granite Falls, Inver Grove Heights, Maynard,
3.21Melrose, Minneota, Minnesota River Area II,
3.22Montevideo, Moorhead, Newport, Nielsville,
3.23Oakport Township, Oslo, Roseau, Rushford,
3.24St. Vincent, South St. Paul, and Shelly.
3.25(e) This appropriation includes money for the
3.26following watershed projects: Cedar River
3.27Watershed District; North Ottawa, Bois
3.28de Sioux Watershed District; Quick, Two
3.29Rivers Watershed District; Redpath, Bois de
3.30Sioux Watershed District; Roseau Wildlife
3.31Management Area, Roseau River Watershed
3.32District; and Shell Rock Watershed District.
3.33(f) For any project listed in this subdivision
3.34that the commissioner determines is not
3.35ready to proceed or does not expend all the
4.1money allocated to it, the commissioner may
4.2allocate that project's money to a project on
4.3the commissioner's priority list.
4.4(g) To the extent that the cost of a project
4.5exceeds two percent of the median household
4.6income in a municipality or township
4.7multiplied by the number of households in the
4.8municipality or township, this appropriation
4.9is also for the local share of the project.

4.10

Subd. 3.Forest Land for the Future

1,000,000

4.11To provide for the reforestation and stand
4.12improvement on state forest lands to meet
4.13the reforestation requirements of Minnesota
4.14Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 2,
4.15including purchasing native seeds and native
4.16seedlings, planting, seeding, site preparation,
4.17and protection on state lands administered
4.18by the commissioner.

4.19

Sec. 4. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

$

2,625,000

4.20To the Pollution Control Agency for a
4.21solid waste capital assistance grant under
4.22Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54, to
4.23Becker County to design and construct
4.24a waste transfer facility and a material
4.25recovery facility. This amount includes 75
4.26percent of the cost of the transfer station and
4.2750 percent of the cost of a material recovery
4.28facility. This appropriation is not available
4.29until the commissioner of management and
4.30budget determines that an amount sufficient
4.31to complete the project is committed from
4.32nonstate sources.

4.33

Sec. 5. AGRICULTURE

$

325,000

5.1To the commissioner of agriculture for a grant
5.2to the Aitkin County Agricultural Society
5.3to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
5.4equip a shared food service building that
5.5can be separated into three smaller food
5.6preparation areas. This appropriation does
5.7not require a nonstate contribution.

5.8

Sec. 6. ADMINISTRATION

$

1,000,000

5.9To the commissioner of administration for the
5.10capital asset preservation and replacement
5.11account in Minnesota Statutes, section
5.1216A.632.

5.13 5.14

Sec. 7. MINNESOTA AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION

$

1,500,000

5.15To the Minnesota Amateur Sports
5.16Commission for grants to local government
5.17units under Minnesota Statutes, section
5.18240A.09, to improve indoor air quality or
5.19eliminate R-22.

5.20

Sec. 8. PUBLIC SAFETY

$

225,000

5.21To the commissioner of public safety for a
5.22grant to the city of Cyrus to acquire land for
5.23and to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
5.24and equip a facility to accommodate the city
5.25hall with community meeting space and the
5.26fire department. This appropriation does not
5.27require a nonstate contribution.

5.28

Sec. 9. TRANSPORTATION

5.29

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

80,356,000

5.30To the commissioner of transportation for the
5.31purposes specified in this section.

6.1 6.2

Subd. 2.Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation

24,000,000

6.3(a) To match federal money and to replace
6.4or rehabilitate local deficient bridges as
6.5provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
6.6174.50. To the extent practicable, the
6.7commissioner shall expend the funds as
6.8provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
6.9174.50
6.10(b) $11,750,000 of this appropriation is for
6.11a grant to Hennepin County to restore and
6.12recondition the Franklin Avenue Bridge.
6.13This appropriation is not available until the
6.14commissioner of management and budget
6.15determines that at least $16,500,000 is
6.16committed to the project from nonstate
6.17sources.

6.18 6.19

Subd. 3.Local Road Improvement Fund Grants

54,356,000

6.20(a) For construction and reconstruction
6.21of local roads with statewide or regional
6.22significance under Minnesota Statutes,
6.23section 174.52, subdivision 4, or for grants to
6.24counties to assist in paying the costs of rural
6.25road safety capital improvement projects on
6.26county state-aid highways under Minnesota
6.27Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4a.
6.28(b) This appropriation includes funding for
6.29the following projects:
6.30(1) a grant to the city of Richfield for the
6.3177th Street underpass project;
6.32(2) a grant to Anoka County for the U.S.
6.33Highway 10 and County State-Aid Highway
6.3483 (Armstrong Boulevard) project; and
7.1(3) a grant to Ramsey County for the road
7.2improvements related to the Twin Cities
7.3Army Ammunition Plant redevelopment
7.4project.
7.5(c) Of this appropriation, $250,000 is for a
7.6grant to Pine Lake Township in Otter Tail
7.7County for improvements to Nitche Lake
7.8Road between County Road 8 and County
7.9Road 53 in Pine Lake Township.

7.10

Subd. 4.Port Development Assistance

2,000,000

7.11For grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
7.12457A. Any improvements made with the
7.13proceeds of these grants must be publicly
7.14owned.

7.15

Sec. 10. HUMAN SERVICES

7.16

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

69,917,000

7.17To the commissioner of administration, or
7.18another named agency, for the purposes
7.19specified in this section.

7.20 7.21

Subd. 2.Minnesota Security Hospital - St. Peter

56,317,000

7.22To design and perform asbestos and
7.23hazardous materials abatement and
7.24demolition; to complete the design of, and to
7.25construct, furnish, and equip the first phase of
7.26a two-phase project to remodel existing, and
7.27to develop new, residential, program, activity,
7.28and ancillary facilities for the Minnesota
7.29Security Hospital on the upper campus of the
7.30St. Peter Regional Treatment Center. This
7.31appropriation includes funding to design the
7.32second phase of the project. Upon substantial
7.33completion of the first phase of this project,
7.34any unspent portion of this appropriation is
8.1available to design, perform asbestos and
8.2hazardous materials abatement, perform
8.3demolition, and to construct, renovate,
8.4furnish, and equip the second phase.

8.5 8.6

Subd. 3.Minnesota Sex Offender Program - St. Peter

7,405,000

8.7To design, construct, renovate, furnish, and
8.8equip the first phase of a three-phase project
8.9to develop additional residential, program,
8.10activity, and ancillary facilities for the
8.11Minnesota sex offender program on the lower
8.12campus of the St. Peter Regional Treatment
8.13Center. This appropriation includes funds to
8.14complete design, renovate, construct, furnish,
8.15and equip the west wing of the Green Acres
8.16Building; to design, renovate, construct,
8.17furnish, and equip the east wing of the Sunrise
8.18Building; to design through construction
8.19documents the renovation and construction
8.20of the Bartlett Building; and to design and
8.21perform asbestos and hazardous materials
8.22abatement in the Green Acres and Sunrise
8.23Buildings. Upon substantial completion of
8.24the first phase of this project, any unspent
8.25portion of this appropriation is available to
8.26design and to perform asbestos and hazardous
8.27materials abatement in subsequent phases.

8.28 8.29

Subd. 4.Early Childhood Learning and Child Protection Facilities

6,000,000

8.30(a) To the commissioner of human services
8.31for grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
8.32256E.37, to construct and rehabilitate early
8.33childhood learning and child protection
8.34facilities. Notwithstanding the limits on
8.35grant amounts in Minnesota Statutes, section
8.36256E.37, one grant from this appropriation
9.1for an individual facility may be for up to
9.2$1,000,000.
9.3(b) Notwithstanding the limitations on grant
9.4amounts in Minnesota Statutes, section
9.5256E.37, or this subdivision, $3,000,000 of
9.6this appropriation is for a grant to Hennepin
9.7County to predesign, design, renovate,
9.8furnish, and equip the early childhood center
9.9at the YWCA of Minneapolis. The grant to
9.10Hennepin County is not available until the
9.11commissioner of management and budget
9.12determines that at least an equal amount has
9.13been committed to the project from nonstate
9.14sources.

9.15

Subd. 5.Advocating for Change Together

195,000

9.16For grave markers or memorial monuments
9.17for the Remembering with Dignity Project as
9.18administered by the organization Advocating
9.19for Change Together for unmarked graves
9.20on public land of deceased residents of state
9.21hospitals or regional treatment centers.

9.22

Sec. 11. VETERANS AFFAIRS

$

225,000

9.23To the commissioner of administration for a
9.24grant to Edina to design and construct the All
9.25Veterans Memorial in the city of Edina, in
9.26accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
9.27416.01. This appropriation is not available
9.28until the commissioner of management and
9.29budget has determined that at least an equal
9.30amount has been committed to the project
9.31from nonstate sources.

9.32

Sec. 12. CORRECTIONS

$

18,000,000

10.1To the commissioner of administration to
10.2design, construct, furnish, and equip phase
10.3one of a new health services unit, a new
10.4service corridor and security station leading
10.5to the unit, and a mechanical building to serve
10.6the new health unit and associated utility
10.7infrastructure systems and site work; and to
10.8design phase two consisting of new intake,
10.9warehouse, and loading dock buildings
10.10associated utility infrastructure systems and
10.11sitework and all associated repurposing,
10.12including asbestos and hazardous materials
10.13abatement of interior spaces that were
10.14formally used for the occupancies being
10.15moved to the new phase one and two
10.16buildings at the Minnesota Correctional
10.17Facility in St. Cloud.

10.18 10.19

Sec. 13. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

10.20

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

7,900,000

10.21To the commissioner of employment and
10.22economic development for the purposes
10.23specified in this section.

10.24 10.25

Subd. 2.Innovative Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant Program

500,000

10.26For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
10.27116J.435.

10.28

Subd. 3.Duluth - NorShor Theatre

6,950,000

10.29For a grant to the Duluth Economic
10.30Development Authority to design,
10.31construct, furnish, and equip certain public
10.32improvements, including skyway access from
10.33adjacent public parking, interior circulation,
10.34street and utility upgrades, the connection
11.1between the skyway and street levels,
11.2handicapped access, and the restoration of
11.3the lobby, entrance, and marquee, as part of
11.4the restoration and to enhance and provide
11.5public access to the historic NorShor Theatre.
11.6This appropriation is not available until the
11.7commissioner of management and budget
11.8has determined that at least $13,900,000
11.9has been committed to the project from
11.10nonstate sources and that sufficient nonstate
11.11funds are available to complete the project.
11.12Funds invested in the project by an investor
11.13receiving an assignment of state historic
11.14tax credits pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
11.15section 290.0681, are nonstate funds for
11.16purposes of this requirement. Due to the
11.17integrated nature of the overall development,
11.18public bidding shall not be required.

11.19 11.20

Subd. 4.Hermantown; Regional Health and Wellness Center

250,000

11.21For a grant to the city of Hermantown
11.22to study, plan, and predesign a health
11.23and wellness center to meet the needs of
11.24the multigenerational population in the
11.25region. The facility will be located on the
11.26Hermantown School District campus and
11.27may be operated in collaboration with the
11.28Young Men's Christian Association. This
11.29appropriation does not require a local match.

11.30

Subd. 5.Sandstone - Business Park

200,000

11.31For a grant to the city of Sandstone to design
11.32and construct necessary public infrastructure
11.33to open a planned business park to serve
11.34a major tenant in Sandstone, Pine County.
11.35This appropriation is not available until the
12.1commissioner of management and budget
12.2determines that at least an equal amount
12.3is committed to the project from nonstate
12.4sources.

12.5

Sec. 14. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

$

275,000

12.6To the Public Facilities Authority for the
12.7purposes specified in this section. Of this
12.8appropriation, $200,000 is for a grant to the
12.9city of Oslo for a water infrastructure study
12.10and $75,000 is for a grant to the Middle
12.11Snake Tamarac Watershed District for a Red
12.12River of the North floodway hydraulic study
12.13for the Oslo area.

12.14 12.15

Sec. 15. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

$

1,400,000

12.16To the Minnesota Historical Society to be
12.17allocated to county and local jurisdictions
12.18as matching money for historic preservation
12.19projects of a capital nature, as provided in
12.20Minnesota Statutes, section 138.0525.

12.21    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12A.16, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
12.22    Subd. 5. Waivers authorized. The requirements of section 174.50, subdivisions 5,
12.236, 6a, and to 7, are waived for grants under subdivision 3.

12.24    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.45, subdivision 5b, is amended to read:
12.25    Subd. 5b. Qualification; improvement grants. A public library jurisdiction may
12.26apply for a grant in an amount up to $1,000,000 or 50 percent, whichever is less, of the
12.27approved costs of renovating or expanding an existing library building, or to construct
12.28a new library building. Renovation may include remediation of conditions hazardous
12.29to health or safety.

12.30    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
13.1    Subd. 7. Bridge grant program requirements; rulemaking. (a) The commissioner
13.2of transportation shall develop rules, procedures for application for grants, conditions of
13.3grant administration, standards, and criteria as provided under subdivision 6, including
13.4bridge specifications, in cooperation with road authorities of political subdivisions, for use
13.5in the administration of funds appropriated to the commissioner and for the administration
13.6of grants to subdivisions.
13.7(b) The maximum use of standardized bridges is encouraged. Regardless of the size
13.8of the existing bridge, a bridge or replacement bridge is eligible for assistance from the
13.9state transportation fund if a hydrological survey indicates that the bridge or replacement
13.10bridge must be ten feet or more in length.
13.11(c) As part of the standards or rules, the commissioner shall, in consultation with
13.12local road authorities, establish a minimum distance between any two bridges that cross
13.13over the same river, stream, or waterway, so that only one of the bridges is eligible for a
13.14grant under this section. As appropriate, the commissioner may establish exceptions from
13.15the minimum distance requirement or procedures for obtaining a variance.
13.16(d) Political subdivisions may use grants made under this section to construct or
13.17reconstruct bridges, including but not limited to:
13.18(1) matching federal aid grants to construct or reconstruct key bridges;
13.19(2) paying the costs to abandon an existing bridge that is deficient and in need of
13.20replacement but where no replacement will be made; and
13.21(3) paying the costs to construct a road or street to facilitate the abandonment of
13.22an existing bridge if the commissioner determines that the bridge is deficient, and that
13.23construction of the road or street is more economical than replacement of the existing
13.24bridge.
13.25(e) Funds appropriated to the commissioner from the Minnesota state transportation
13.26fund shall be segregated from the highway tax user distribution fund and other funds
13.27created by article XIV of the Minnesota Constitution.

13.28    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.52, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
13.29    Subd. 3. Advisory committee. (a) The commissioner shall establish an a local road
13.30improvement program advisory committee consisting of five members, including:
13.31(1) one county commissioner;
13.32(2) one county engineer;
13.33(3) one city engineer;
13.34(4) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a
13.35population over 5,000; and
14.1(5) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a
14.2population under 5,000.
14.3(b) The advisory committee shall provide recommendations to the commissioner
14.4regarding expenditures from the trunk highway corridor projects account accounts
14.5established in this section.
14.6(b) (c) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the committee does not expire.

14.7    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 240A.09, is amended to read:
14.8240A.09 PLAN DEVELOPMENT; CRITERIA.
14.9The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission shall develop a plan to promote the
14.10development of proposals for new statewide public ice facilities including proposals for
14.11ice centers and matching grants based on the criteria in this section.
14.12(a) For ice center proposals, the commission will give priority to proposals that
14.13come from more than one local government unit. Institutions of higher education are not
14.14eligible to receive a grant.
14.15(b) The commission must give priority to grant applications for indoor air quality
14.16improvements and projects that eliminate R-22. For purposes of this section:
14.17(1) "indoor air quality improvements" means: (i) renovation or replacement of
14.18heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems in existing indoor ice arenas whose ice
14.19resurfacing and ice edging equipment are not powered by electricity in order to reduce
14.20concentrations of carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide; and (ii) acquisition of zero
14.21emission ice resurfacing and ice edging equipment. The new or renovated systems
14.22may include continuous electronic air monitoring devices to automatically activate the
14.23ventilation systems when the concentration of carbon monoxide or nitrogen dioxide
14.24reaches a predetermined level; and
14.25(2) "projects that eliminate R-22," means replacement of ice making systems in
14.26existing public facilities that use R-22 as a refrigerant, with systems that use alternative
14.27non-ozone-depleting refrigerants.
14.28(b) (c) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, the
14.29commission is encouraged to give priority to the following proposals:
14.30(1) proposals for construction of two or more ice sheets in a single new facility;
14.31(2) proposals for construction of an additional sheet of ice at an existing ice center;
14.32(3) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice as part of a sports complex
14.33with multiple sports facilities; and
14.34(4) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice that will be expanded to a
14.35two-sheet facility in the future.
15.1(c) (d) The commission shall administer a site selection process for the ice centers.
15.2The commission shall invite proposals from cities or counties or consortia of cities.
15.3A proposal for an ice center must include matching contributions including in-kind
15.4contributions of land, access roadways and access roadway improvements, and necessary
15.5utility services, landscaping, and parking.
15.6(d) (e) Proposals for ice centers and matching grants must provide for meeting the
15.7demand for ice time for female groups by offering up to 50 percent of prime ice time, as
15.8needed, to female groups. For purposes of this section, prime ice time means the hours
15.9of 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays
15.10and Sundays.
15.11(e) (f) The location for all proposed facilities must be in areas of maximum
15.12demonstrated interest and must maximize accessibility to an arterial highway.
15.13(f) (g) To the extent possible, all proposed facilities must be dispersed equitably,
15.14must be located to maximize potential for full utilization and profitable operation, and
15.15must accommodate noncompetitive family and community skating for all ages.
15.16(g) (h) The commission may also use the money to upgrade current facilities, purchase
15.17girls' ice time, or conduct amateur women's hockey and other ice sport tournaments.
15.18(h) (i) To the extent possible, 50 percent of all grants must be awarded to
15.19communities in greater Minnesota.
15.20(i) (j) To the extent possible, technical assistance shall be provided to Minnesota
15.21communities by the commission on ice arena planning, design, and operation, including
15.22the marketing of ice time and on projects described in paragraph (b).
15.23(j) (k) A grant for new facilities may not exceed $250,000.
15.24(k) (l) The commission may make grants for rehabilitation and renovation. A
15.25rehabilitation or renovation grant may not exceed $100,000 $200,000. Priority must be
15.26given to grant applications for indoor air quality improvements, including zero emission
15.27ice resurfacing equipment, and for projects that eliminate R-22.
15.28(l) (m) Grant money may be used for ice centers designed for sports other than hockey.
15.29(m) (n) Grant money may be used to upgrade existing facilities to comply with the
15.30bleacher safety requirements of section 326B.112.

15.31    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.32    Subd. 2. Authorization. (a) The agency may issue up to $30,000,000 in aggregate
15.33principal amount of housing infrastructure bonds in one or more series to which the
15.34payment made under this section may be pledged. The housing infrastructure bonds
16.1authorized in this subdivision may be issued to fund loans, on terms and conditions the
16.2agency deems appropriate, made for one or more of the following purposes:
16.3(1) to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of
16.4supportive housing for individuals and families who are without a permanent residence;
16.5(2) to finance the costs of the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed or
16.6abandoned housing to be used for affordable rental housing and the costs of new
16.7construction of rental housing on abandoned or foreclosed property where the existing
16.8structures will be demolished or removed;
16.9(3) to finance that portion of the costs of acquisition of abandoned or foreclosed
16.10 property that is attributable to the land to be leased by community land trusts to low-
16.11and moderate-income homebuyers; and
16.12(4) to finance the costs of acquisition and rehabilitation of federally assisted rental
16.13housing and for the refinancing of costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation
16.14of federally assisted rental housing, including providing funds to refund, in whole or in
16.15part, outstanding bonds previously issued by the agency or another government unit to
16.16finance or refinance such costs.
16.17(b) Among comparable proposals for permanent supportive housing, preference
16.18shall be given to permanent supportive housing for veterans and other individuals or
16.19families who:
16.20(1) either have been without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or at
16.21least four times in the last three years; or
16.22(2) are at significant risk of lacking a permanent residence for 12 months or at least
16.23four times in the last three years.
16.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment for
16.25bonds authorized in 2014 and thereafter.

16.26    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a
16.27subdivision to read:
16.28    Subd. 2a. Additional authorization. In addition to the amount authorized in
16.29subdivision 2, the agency may issue up to $80,000,000 of housing infrastructure bonds in
16.30one or more series to which the payments made under this section may be pledged.

16.31    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a
16.32subdivision to read:
17.1    Subd. 5. Additional appropriation. (a) The agency must certify annually to the
17.2commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of annual debt service on
17.3each series of bonds issued under subdivision 2a.
17.4(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2015 and through 2037, if any housing infrastructure
17.5bonds issued under subdivision 2a remain outstanding, the commissioner of management
17.6and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under
17.7section 462A.21, subdivision 32, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed
17.8$6,400,000 annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from
17.9the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
17.10(c) The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds the
17.11payments to be made by the state under this section.

17.12    Sec. 24. AMERICAN-MADE STEEL.
17.13To the extent practicable, a public entity receiving an appropriation of public money
17.14for a project in this act must ensure those facilities are built with American-made steel.

17.15    Sec. 25. APPROPRIATIONS GIVEN EFFECT ONCE.
17.16    Except for appropriations to the local bridge replacement program under Minnesota
17.17Statutes, section 174.50, and to the local road improvement fund grants under Minnesota
17.18Statutes, section 174.52, if an appropriation in this act is enacted more than once in the
17.192014 legislative session for the same purpose, the appropriation must be given effect only
17.20once. If the appropriations for the same purpose are for different amounts, the lowest of
17.21the amounts is the one to be given effect.

17.22    Sec. 26. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
17.23The revisor of statutes shall change the headnote for Minnesota Statutes, section
17.24134.45, to "LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION GRANTS."

17.25    Sec. 27. EFFECTIVE DATE.
17.26Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment."
17.27Delete the title and insert:
17.29relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvement
17.30projects; modifying grant programs; authorizing the Housing Finance Agency to
17.31issue housing infrastructure bonds;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections
17.3212A.16, subdivision 5; 134.45, subdivision 5b; 174.50, subdivision 7; 174.52,
17.33subdivision 3; 240A.09; 462A.37, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions."