HF 719

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  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
  H. F. No.        719
02/13/2025    Authored by Franson; Lee, F.; Rehrauer and Lillie
  The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment
05/07/2025    Adoption of Report: Re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
05/16/2026    Adoption of Report: Placed on the General Register as Amended
  Read for the Second Time
  By motion, pursuant to Rule 1.21, be placed on the Calendar for the Day
05/17/2026    Calendar for the Day, Amended
  Read Third Time as Amended
  Bill was laid on the Table as Amended
  Bill was taken from the Table as Amended
  Read Third Time as Amended
  Passed by the House as Amended and transmitted to the Senate to include Floor Amendments
  Passed by the Senate and returned to the House
05/20/2026    Presented to Governor
05/27/2026    Governor Approval
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to state government; authorizing spending to acquire and better public
1.3land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature with certain
1.4conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs;
1.5authorizing the conveyance of state bond-financed property; modifying and
1.6canceling prior appropriations; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds;
1.7appropriating money; providing for a temporary registration tax reduction;
1.8amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 16A.86, subdivision 3a; 446A.077,
1.9subdivisions 3, 4; 446A.086, subdivision 11; 457A.03, subdivision 3; Minnesota
1.10Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 134.45, subdivision 4; 446A.082; Laws 2020,
1.11Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, sections 16, subdivision 39; 17,
1.12subdivision 13, as amended; Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, sections 16,
1.13subdivision 19; 21, subdivision 9.
1.14BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.15ARTICLE 1
1.16APPROPRIATIONS
1.17Section 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
1.18(a) The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
1.19bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, to
1.20be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as authorized
1.21by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, clause (a), to acquire and better public
1.22land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or as authorized by
1.23the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, clauses (b) to (j), or article XIV. Unless
1.24otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act:
1.25(1) may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly to the capital
1.26program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the commissioner of
1.27management and budget;
Article 1 Section 1.  1
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2.1      (2) is available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes,
2.2  section 16A.642;
2.3      (3) for activities under Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.307, 84.946, and 135A.046,
2.4  should not be used for projects that can be financed within a reasonable time frame under
2.5  Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.322 or 16C.144; and
2.6      (4) is available for a grant to a political subdivision after the commissioner of management
2.7  and budget determines that an amount sufficient to complete the project as described in this
2.8  act has been committed to the project, as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502.
2.9      (b) Unless otherwise specified, appropriations in this article from the general fund or
2.10 from the trunk highway fund are made in fiscal year 2027 and are onetime appropriations.
2.11APPROPRIATIONS
2.12 Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
2.13 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $      75,000,000
2.14 To the Board of Regents of the University of
2.15 Minnesota for the purposes specified in this
2.16 section.
2.17 Subd. 2. Asset Preservation  40,000,000
2.18 To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
2.19 Statutes, section 135A.046.
2.20 Subd. 3. Magrath Campus Center Phase 1  35,000,000
2.21 To predesign, design, renovate, construct,
2.22 furnish, and equip Phase 1 of a new campus
2.23 center on the St. Paul campus. This
2.24 appropriation includes money for site
2.25 preparation, demolition of existing space,
2.26 hazardous materials abatement, and the
2.27 relocation or expansion of related utility
2.28 infrastructure.
2.29 Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND
2.30 UNIVERSITIES
Article 1 Sec. 3.  2
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3.1  Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   69,812,000
3.2  To the Board of Trustees of the State Colleges
3.3  and Universities.
3.4  Subd. 2. Asset Preservation  64,612,000
3.5  To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
3.6  Statutes, section 135A.046.
3.7  Subd. 3. Alexandria Technical and Community
3.8  College  4,000,000
3.9  To construct, furnish, and equip Phase 2 of
3.10 capital improvements at Alexandria Technical
3.11 and Community College. This appropriation
3.12 includes money for capital improvements to
3.13 a vacated transportation building, including
3.14 major projects to repair or replace the HVAC
3.15 system, building envelope, and other
3.16 improvements for programming and student
3.17 center space. This appropriation is in addition
3.18 to the appropriation in Laws 2025, First
3.19 Special Session chapter 15, article 1, section
3.20 3, subdivision 3.
3.21 Subd. 4. Southwest Minnesota State University  1,200,000
3.22 To design, construct, furnish, and equip the
3.23 renovation of the Physical Education
3.24 gymnasium.
3.25 Sec. 4. EDUCATION
3.26 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $    8,500,000
3.27 To the commissioner of education for the
3.28 purposes specified in this section.
3.29 Subd. 2. Library Construction Grants  2,000,000
3.30 To the commissioner of education for Mary
3.31 C. Murphy library construction grants under
3.32 Minnesota Statutes, section 134.45.
Article 1 Sec. 4.  3
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4.1  Subd. 3. East Grand Forks; Education Learning
4.2  Center  6,500,000
4.3  For a grant to Area Special Education
4.4  Cooperative No. 997, to predesign, design,
4.5  construct, renovate, furnish, and equip an
4.6  education learning center in the city of East
4.7  Grand Forks to house a regional educational
4.8  program for students with autism, cognitive
4.9  disabilities, emotional and behavioral
4.10 disorders, and other students with specific
4.11 educational needs, including space to house a
4.12 Level IV setting regional special education
4.13 program, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
4.14 section 16A.695.
4.15 Sec. 5. MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES  $    1,700,000
4.16 To the commissioner of administration for
4.17 capital asset preservation improvements and
4.18 betterments on both campuses of the
4.19 Minnesota State Academies, to be spent in
4.20 accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
4.21 16B.307.
4.22 Sec. 6. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS
4.23 EDUCATION  $    1,300,000
4.24 To the commissioner of administration for
4.25 capital asset preservation improvements and
4.26 betterments at the Perpich Center for Arts
4.27 Education, to be spent in accordance with
4.28 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
4.29 Sec. 7. NATURAL RESOURCES
4.30 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   79,426,000
4.31 (a) To the commissioner of natural resources
4.32 for the purposes specified in this section.
4.33 (b) The appropriations in this section are
4.34 subject to the requirements of the natural
Article 1 Sec. 7.  4
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5.1  resources capital improvement program under
5.2  Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12, unless
5.3  this section or the statutes referred to in this
5.4  section provide more specific standards,
5.5  criteria, or priorities for projects than
5.6  Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.
5.7  Subd. 2. Natural Resources Asset Preservation  30,000,000
5.8  For the preservation and replacement of
5.9  state-owned facilities and recreational assets
5.10 operated by the commissioner of natural
5.11 resources to be spent in accordance with
5.12 Minnesota Statutes, section 84.946.
5.13 Subd. 3. Betterment of Buildings  3,000,000
5.14 For acquisition, predesign, design, and
5.15 construction to replace existing facilities that
5.16 no longer meet the business needs of the
5.17 department or to acquire or construct new
5.18 facilities. This appropriation is for renovations
5.19 at and expansion of the fish hatchery in the
5.20 city of St. Paul. Amounts remaining after
5.21 completion of the fish hatchery renovation and
5.22 expansion may be applied to other projects to
5.23 better state buildings.
5.24 Subd. 4. Betterment of Public Lands  1,400,000
5.25 For the betterment of public lands and other
5.26 improvements of a capital nature. The
5.27 commissioner shall determine project priorities
5.28 as appropriate under Minnesota Statutes,
5.29 section 86A.12. Any reforestation shall be
5.30 conducted in accordance with Minnesota
5.31 Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 2.
5.32 Subd. 5. Aviation Infrastructure  2,000,000
5.33 For predesign, design, construction, and
5.34 equipping new public safety infrastructure
Article 1 Sec. 7.  5
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6.1  upgrades at the Brainerd Regional Airport to
6.2  support the agency's emergency response for
6.3  wildfires, search and rescue operations, and
6.4  other agency needs.
6.5  Subd. 6. Accessibility  1,000,000
6.6  For the design and construction of accessibility
6.7  improvements at state parks, recreation areas,
6.8  and wildlife management areas.
6.9  Subd. 7. Flood Hazard Mitigation  19,840,000
6.10 (a) For the state share of flood hazard
6.11 mitigation grants for publicly owned capital
6.12 improvements to prevent or alleviate flood
6.13 damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
6.14 103F.161.
6.15 (b) Project priorities shall be determined by
6.16 the commissioner as appropriate, based on
6.17 need and consideration of available leveraging
6.18 of federal, state, and local funds.
6.19 (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b),
6.20 $10,000,000 of this appropriation is for a grant
6.21 to the Moorhead-Clay County Joint Powers
6.22 Authority to design, construct, and equip flood
6.23 mitigation infrastructure in the city of
6.24 Moorhead. Any money not needed to complete
6.25 flood mitigation infrastructure projects in the
6.26 city of Moorhead may be expended on flood
6.27 mitigation infrastructure projects in Clay
6.28 County or the Buffalo Red River Watershed
6.29 District required for the Fargo-Moorhead Area
6.30 Diversion Project.
6.31 (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), $840,000
6.32 of this appropriation is for a grant to the Rice
6.33 Creek Watershed District for predesign and
6.34 design of flood hazard mitigation projects in
Article 1 Sec. 7.  6
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7.1  the marked Interstate Highway 35W corridor,
7.2  including constructing water storage and
7.3  treatment basins and augmenting water
7.4  conveyance systems, to alleviate flooding in
7.5  the cities of New Brighton, St. Anthony
7.6  Village, and Roseville.
7.7  (e) To the extent practicable and consistent
7.8  with the project, recipients of appropriations
7.9  for flood control projects in this subdivision
7.10 shall create wetlands that are eligible for
7.11 wetland replacement credit to replace wetlands
7.12 drained or filled as the result of repair,
7.13 reconstruction, replacement, or rehabilitation
7.14 of an existing public road under Minnesota
7.15 Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1,
7.16 paragraphs (l) and (m).
7.17 (f) To the extent that the cost of a municipal
7.18 project exceeds two percent of the median
7.19 household income in the municipality
7.20 multiplied by the number of households in the
7.21 municipality, this appropriation is also for the
7.22 local share of the project.
7.23 Subd. 8. State Trail Renovation  2,000,000
7.24 To renovate paved and unpaved state trails
7.25 established in Minnesota Statutes, section
7.26 85.015, according to the commissioner's
7.27 priorities and as provided in Minnesota
7.28 Statutes, section 84.946.
7.29 Subd. 9. Reforestation  3,500,000
7.30 For reforestation and stand improvement on
7.31 state forest lands to meet the reforestation
7.32 requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
7.33 89.002, subdivision 2, including purchasing
7.34 native seeds and native seedlings, planting,
Article 1 Sec. 7.  7
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8.1  seeding, site preparation, and protection on
8.2  state lands administered by the commissioner.
8.3  Subd. 10. Anoka; Rum River Dam  4,696,000
8.4  (a) For a grant to the city of Anoka to design,
8.5  engineer, and construct operational and safety
8.6  improvements to the Rum River Dam in the
8.7  city of Anoka.
8.8  (b) Any unspent amount of this appropriation
8.9  remaining after completion of the project in
8.10 paragraph (a) is available to design, engineer,
8.11 and construct improvements to facilitate
8.12 hydroelectric power generation and, if feasible,
8.13 fish passage and river recreation; and
8.14 modification of the existing spillway into a
8.15 navigational lock.
8.16 Subd. 11. Cuyuna Lakes State Trail Segment  2,000,000
8.17 To design and construct a multiuse paved trail
8.18 segment of the Cuyuna Lakes State Trail under
8.19 Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015,
8.20 subdivision 24, from the existing trail at the
8.21 Northern Pacific Center to 28th Street
8.22 Southeast, in the city of Brainerd.
8.23 Subd. 12. Champlin; Mississippi River Crossings  350,000
8.24 For a grant to the city of Champlin to construct
8.25 a jetty and bank stabilization improvements
8.26 upstream of the Mississippi Crossings public
8.27 dock system in the city of Champlin.
8.28 Subd. 13. Fillmore County; Forestville Bridge  2,000,000
8.29 For a grant to Fillmore County to design,
8.30 engineer, and construct the rehabilitation of
8.31 the historic Forestville Bridge.
Article 1 Sec. 7.  8
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9.1  Subd. 14. Root River State Trail  2,000,000
9.2  For engineering and construction of the Root
9.3  River State Trail under Minnesota Statutes,
9.4  section 85.015, from the city of Preston to the
9.5  city of Carimona.
9.6  Subd. 15. Three Rivers Park District; Coon
9.7  Rapids Dam  5,640,000
9.8  (a) For one or more grants to the Three Rivers
9.9  Park District to design, engineer, and construct
9.10 improvements and betterments of a capital
9.11 nature to the Coon Rapids Dam located on the
9.12 Mississippi River.
9.13 (b) $1,800,000 of this appropriation is to
9.14 replace and install hydraulic cylinders.
9.15 (c) $1,200,000 of this appropriation is for
9.16 underwater reconstruction of piers and
9.17 concrete structures.
9.18 (d) Any unspent amount of an appropriation
9.19 in this subdivision is available for other
9.20 improvements that improve the structural
9.21 integrity, safety, and operational capabilities
9.22 of the Coon Rapids Dam.
9.23 Subd. 16. Unspent Appropriations
9.24 The unspent portion of an appropriation for a
9.25 state project in this section that is complete,
9.26 upon written notice to the commissioner of
9.27 management and budget, is available for asset
9.28 preservation under Minnesota Statutes, section
9.29 84.946. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642,
9.30 applies from the date of the original
9.31 appropriation to the unspent amount
9.32 transferred.
9.33 Sec. 8. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
Article 1 Sec. 8.  9
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10.1  Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   12,014,000
10.2  To the Pollution Control Agency for the
10.3  purposes specified in this section.
10.4  Subd. 2. Statewide Drinking Water
10.5  Contamination Mitigation Program  1,500,000
10.6  For projects or grants under Minnesota
10.7  Statutes, section 115B.245.
10.8  Subd. 3. Solid Waste Capital Assistance Grant
10.9  Program  10,514,000
10.10 For grants under the capital assistance program
10.11 under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54.
10.12 The agency must prioritize the three highest
10.13 ranked projects for this program on the capital
10.14 budget request list for the Pollution Control
10.15 Agency, published January 2026 in the State
10.16 of Minnesota Final Capital Budget Requests.
10.17 Sec. 9. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
10.18 RESOURCES
10.19 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $    6,500,000
10.20 To the Board of Water and Soil Resources for
10.21 the purposes specified in this section.
10.22 Subd. 2. Local Government Roads Wetland
10.23 Replacement Program  4,500,000
10.24 To acquire land or permanent easements and
10.25 to restore, create, enhance, and preserve
10.26 wetlands to replace those wetlands drained or
10.27 filled as a result of the repair, reconstruction,
10.28 replacement, or rehabilitation of existing
10.29 public roads as required by Minnesota
10.30 Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1,
10.31 paragraphs (l) and (m). Notwithstanding
10.32 Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222,
10.33 subdivision 3, the board may implement the
10.34 wetland replacement program statewide. The
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11.1  purchase price paid for acquisition of land or
11.2  perpetual easement must be a fair market value
11.3  as determined by the board. The board may
11.4  enter into agreements with the federal
11.5  government, other state agencies, political
11.6  subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, fee title
11.7  owners, or other qualified private entities to
11.8  acquire wetland replacement credits in
11.9  accordance with Minnesota Rules, chapter
11.10 8420. Up to five percent of this appropriation
11.11 may be used for restoration and enhancement.
11.12 Subd. 3. Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve
11.13 Program  2,000,000
11.14 To acquire conservation easements from
11.15 landowners to preserve, restore, create, and
11.16 enhance wetlands and associated uplands of
11.17 prairie and grasslands, and to restore and
11.18 enhance rivers and streams, riparian lands, and
11.19 uplands of prairie and grasslands, in order to
11.20 protect soil and water quality, support fish and
11.21 wildlife habitat, reduce flood damage, and
11.22 provide other public benefits. The provisions
11.23 of Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, apply
11.24 to this program. The board shall give priority
11.25 to leveraging federal money by enrolling
11.26 targeted new lands or enrolling
11.27 environmentally sensitive lands that have
11.28 expiring federal conservation agreements. The
11.29 board is authorized to enter into new
11.30 agreements and amend past agreements with
11.31 landowners as required by Minnesota Statutes,
11.32 section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to allow for
11.33 restoration. Up to five percent of this
11.34 appropriation may be used for restoration and
11.35 enhancement.
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12.1  Sec. 10. AGRICULTURE  $    1,380,000
12.2  To the commissioner of administration for
12.3  capital asset preservation improvements and
12.4  betterments at the potato inspection facility
12.5  located in East Grand Forks, to be spent in
12.6  accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
12.7  16B.307.
12.8  Sec. 11. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL
12.9  GARDEN  $    9,000,000
12.10 To the Minnesota Zoological Board for capital
12.11 asset preservation improvements and
12.12 betterments to infrastructure and exhibits at
12.13 the Minnesota Zoo, to be spent in accordance
12.14 with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
12.15 Notwithstanding the specified uses of money
12.16 under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307,
12.17 this appropriation may be used to replace
12.18 buildings that are in poor condition, outdated,
12.19 and no longer support the work of the
12.20 Minnesota Zoological Garden; to construct
12.21 and renovate trails and roads on the Minnesota
12.22 Zoological Garden site; and to renovate animal
12.23 exhibits to meet modern animal welfare
12.24 standards, address animal and staff safety
12.25 issues, and improve the viewing experience
12.26 for guests.
12.27 Sec. 12. ADMINISTRATION
12.28 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   10,800,000
12.29 To the commissioner of administration for the
12.30 purposes specified in this section.
12.31 Subd. 2. Capital Asset Preservation and
12.32 Replacement Account  10,000,000
12.33 To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
12.34 Statutes, section 16A.632.
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13.1  Subd. 3. Capitol Area Trees  800,000
13.2  To plant trees within the Capitol Area, as
13.3  defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 15B.02,
13.4  as part of implementation of the Capitol Mall
13.5  Design Framework under Laws 2023, chapter
13.6  62, article 1, section 11, subdivision 2, as
13.7  amended by Laws 2025, chapter 39, article 1,
13.8  section 39.
13.9  Sec. 13. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
13.10 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   5,250,000
13.11 To the Minnesota Amateur Sports
13.12 Commission for the purposes specified in this
13.13 section.
13.14 Subd. 2. Asset Preservation  4,500,000
13.15 For asset preservation improvements and
13.16 betterments of a capital nature at the National
13.17 Sports Center in Blaine, to be spent in
13.18 accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
13.19 16B.307.
13.20 Subd. 3. Mighty Ducks  750,000
13.21 For grants to local units of government under
13.22 Minnesota Statutes, section 240A.09. This
13.23 appropriation must not be used to acquire ice
13.24 resurfacing or edging equipment.
13.25 Sec. 14. MILITARY AFFAIRS
13.26 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   5,800,000
13.27 To the adjutant general for the purposes
13.28 specified in this section.
13.29 Subd. 2. Duluth Hangar  3,500,000
13.30 To predesign and design the construction of
13.31 a new hangar to hold aircraft at the Duluth
13.32 International Airport in support of the 148th
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14.1  Fighter Wing of the Minnesota Air National
14.2  Guard to replace existing hangars.
14.3  Subd. 3. Asset Preservation  2,300,000
14.4  For asset preservation improvements and
14.5  betterments at readiness centers statewide, to
14.6  be spent in accordance with Minnesota
14.7  Statutes, section 16B.307.
14.8  Sec. 15. PUBLIC SAFETY
14.9  Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   19,000,000
14.10 To the commissioner of public safety for the
14.11 purposes specified in this section.
14.12 Subd. 2. Eden Prairie; Public Safety Garage and
14.13 Storage Facility  2,000,000
14.14 For a grant to the city of Eden Prairie to
14.15 design, construct, furnish, and equip a garage
14.16 and storage facility to house regional fire,
14.17 police, and other public safety equipment and
14.18 vehicles to serve the city and surrounding
14.19 communities.
14.20 Subd. 3. Golden Valley; Fire Station  2,000,000
14.21 For a grant to the city of Golden Valley to
14.22 construct, equip, and furnish a new fire station
14.23 with space to provide regional response,
14.24 training opportunities, and other associated
14.25 site improvements. This appropriation is for
14.26 Phase II of the project and is in addition to the
14.27 appropriation under Laws 2023, chapter 71,
14.28 article 1, section 9, subdivision 9.
14.29 Subd. 4. Hilltop; Emergency Shelter  2,500,000
14.30 For a grant to the city of Hilltop for site
14.31 preparation and to construct, furnish, and
14.32 equip a new tornado and emergency shelter.
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15.1  Subd. 5. Lake of the Woods County; Law
15.2  Enforcement and Government Facilities  6,000,000
15.3  For a grant to Lake of the Woods County to
15.4  design, engineer, construct, furnish, and equip
15.5  new law enforcement and government
15.6  facilities to improve public safety,
15.7  accessibility, delivery of public services, and
15.8  energy efficiency. Improvements and
15.9  betterments of a capital nature funded by this
15.10 appropriation are exempt from the
15.11 requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
15.12 section 16B.325.
15.13 Subd. 6. Mendota Heights; Public Safety and
15.14 City Hall Facility  4,000,000
15.15 For a grant to the city of Mendota Heights to
15.16 predesign and design a facility in the city of
15.17 Mendota Heights to serve as a city hall and
15.18 public safety facility for the city's police
15.19 department.
15.20 Subd. 7. Minnetonka; Fire Station  2,500,000
15.21 For a grant to the city of Minnetonka to
15.22 demolish and reconstruct, furnish, and equip
15.23 Fire Station #2 located in the city's northeast
15.24 quadrant. This appropriation includes money
15.25 for improvements necessary to equip the new
15.26 station for 24-hour operation, including space
15.27 for housing, and for updated decontamination,
15.28 gear storage, and training space.
15.29 Sec. 16. TRANSPORTATION
15.30 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   176,316,000
15.31 To the commissioner of transportation for the
15.32 purposes specified in this section.
15.33 Subd. 2. Local Road Improvement Program  50,000,000
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16.1  (a) From the bond proceeds account in the
16.2  state transportation fund as provided in
16.3  Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, for eligible
16.4  improvements on trunk highway corridor
16.5  projects under Minnesota Statutes, section
16.6  174.52, subdivision 2; for construction and
16.7  reconstruction of local roads with statewide
16.8  or regional significance under Minnesota
16.9  Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4; or for
16.10 grants to counties to assist in paying the costs
16.11 of rural road safety capital improvement
16.12 projects on county state-aid highways under
16.13 Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52,
16.14 subdivision 4a.
16.15 (b) $3,000,000 of this appropriation is for
16.16 grants to townships for capital improvements
16.17 to township roads.
16.18 Subd. 3. Local Bridge Replacement Program  25,000,000
16.19 From the bond proceeds account in the state
16.20 transportation fund to match federal money
16.21 and to replace or rehabilitate local deficient
16.22 bridges as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
16.23 section 174.50.
16.24 Subd. 4. Highway Rail Grade Crossings  1,000,000
16.25 To design, construct, and equip the
16.26 replacement of active highway rail grade
16.27 warning devices that have reached the end of
16.28 their useful life or new highway rail grade
16.29 warning devices.
16.30 Subd. 5. Safe Routes to School  1,000,000
16.31 For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
16.32 174.40.
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17.1  Subd. 6. Anoka County; TH 65 Interchange  4,300,000
17.2  For a grant to Anoka County for preliminary
17.3  engineering, environmental documentation,
17.4  final design, right-of-way acquisition, and
17.5  construction of intersection improvements
17.6  along marked Trunk Highway 65 at Anoka
17.7  County State-Aid Highway 116, also known
17.8  as Bunker Lake Boulevard Northeast, and
17.9  associated frontage roads and backage roads.
17.10 This appropriation is for the portion of the
17.11 project that is eligible to be funded with the
17.12 proceeds of general obligation bonds.
17.13 Subd. 7. Benton County; CSAH 1 Improvements  3,000,000
17.14 For a grant to Benton County to design,
17.15 engineer, construct, and reconstruct
17.16 improvements and betterments of a capital
17.17 nature along Benton County State-Aid
17.18 Highway 1 (Mayhew Lake Road) between
17.19 14th Avenue and 35th Street in the city of
17.20 Sauk Rapids. This appropriation includes
17.21 money for construction and reconstruction of
17.22 six roundabouts and construct and
17.23 reconstruction of Benton County State-Aid
17.24 Highway 1.
17.25 Subd. 8. Columbus; Hornsby Street NE  250,000
17.26 From the bond proceeds account in the state
17.27 transportation fund, for a grant to the city of
17.28 Columbus for predesign of improvements to
17.29 Hornsby Street Northeast from marked Trunk
17.30 Highway 97 to Eureka Avenue.
17.31 Subd. 9. Cook County; Gunflint Trail
17.32 Improvements  1,000,000
17.33 For a grant to Cook County to design
17.34 improvements along the northwesternmost ten
 Article 1 Sec. 16.  17
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18.1  miles of the Gunflint Trail National Scenic
18.2  Byway, terminating at Trails End
18.3  Campground. This appropriation includes
18.4  money for design of: (1) repaving
18.5  approximately ten miles of failing roadway
18.6  beginning 46 miles north of Grand Marais on
18.7  the Gunflint Trail at the intersection with
18.8  United States Forest Service Road 1347 and
18.9  ending at the end of the Gunflint Trail at Trails
18.10 End Campground; (2) replacement of
18.11 deteriorated culverts throughout the corridor;
18.12 (3) construction of up to four bridges; and (4)
18.13 other related improvements necessary to
18.14 preserve reliable access to the Boundary
18.15 Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Superior
18.16 National Forest, and associated recreational
18.17 areas.
18.18 Subd. 10. Dakota County; County Road 50  6,000,000
18.19 For one or more grants to Dakota County, the
18.20 city of Lakeville, or both, to reconstruct
18.21 Dakota County State-Aid Highway 50 from
18.22 Kenrick Avenue to Klamath Trail as part of
18.23 the Interstate Highway 35 interchange project
18.24 to address corridor mobility and safety
18.25 improvements. This appropriation may be used
18.26 for preliminary and final design and to
18.27 engineer, acquire right-of-way and temporary
18.28 and permanent easements, inspect, construct,
18.29 and reconstruct Dakota County State-Aid
18.30 Highway 50 and other roads, including 175th
18.31 Street and Kenrick Avenue, multipurpose
18.32 pedestrian and bicycle facilities, public utility
18.33 relocation, and stormwater management.
 Article 1 Sec. 16.  18
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19.1  Subd. 11. Douglas County; I-94 Interchange  1,500,000
19.2  From the bond proceeds account in the state
19.3  transportation fund, for a grant to Douglas
19.4  County for preliminary engineering and final
19.5  design of the local road portions of an
19.6  interchange at marked Interstate Highway 94
19.7  and Douglas County State-Aid Highway 17.
19.8  This appropriation also includes money for
19.9  other infrastructure necessary to support
19.10 completion of the project, including pedestrian
19.11 safety, public utility, and stormwater
19.12 management improvements.
19.13 Subd. 12. Faribault County; Welk Drive  500,000
19.14 For a grant to Faribault County to design and
19.15 construct improvements to Faribault County
19.16 State-Aid Highway 63/Welk Drive between
19.17 Faribault County State-Aid Highway 16 and
19.18 the city boundary to accommodate an
19.19 expansion of an industrial park adjacent to the
19.20 project area in the city of Blue Earth.
19.21 Subd. 13. Forest Lake; CSAH 32  2,755,000
19.22 For one or more grants to the city of Forest
19.23 Lake, Washington County, or both, for
19.24 preliminary design, final design, engineering,
19.25 right-of-way acquisition, and construction of
19.26 improvements to Washington County
19.27 State-Aid Highway 32 (11th Avenue) in the
19.28 city of Forest Lake to address safety,
19.29 accessibility, and other traffic operation issues.
19.30 Subd. 14. Frazee; North River Drive  1,850,000
19.31 For a grant to the city of Frazee to design,
19.32 engineer, and construct North River Drive and
19.33 associated water and sewer infrastructure from
19.34 Becker County State-Aid Highway 29 to
 Article 1 Sec. 16.  19
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20.1  marked Trunk Highway 87 to connect to
20.2  Wannigan Regional Park.
20.3  Subd. 15. Freeport; I-94 Interchange  6,000,000
20.4  For a grant to the city of Freeport for
20.5  reconstruction of the local road portions of the
20.6  intersection of marked Interstate Highway 94
20.7  and 1st Avenue in the city of Freeport. This
20.8  appropriation includes money for preliminary
20.9  and final design, engineering, permitting,
20.10 demolition of an existing bridge over marked
20.11 Interstate Highway 94, or construction of a
20.12 new interchange or other infrastructure
20.13 necessary to support completion of the project,
20.14 including pedestrian safety, public utilities,
20.15 and stormwater management.
20.16 Subd. 16. Fridley; BNSF Northtown Yard  2,000,000
20.17 For a grant to the city of Fridley to predesign,
20.18 design, and engineer the extension of 57th
20.19 Avenue NE, including public utilities as
20.20 necessary and a bridge and approach walls,
20.21 across the BNSF Northtown Yard from Main
20.22 Street NE (Anoka County State-Aid Highway
20.23 102) westward to East River Road (Anoka
20.24 County State-Aid Highway 1) in Fridley.
20.25 Subd. 17. Independence; U.S. Highway 12  4,000,000
20.26 For a grant to the city of Independence to
20.27 predesign, design, and construct critical safety
20.28 and mobility improvements along marked U.S.
20.29 Highway 12 from County Line Road to
20.30 County Road 90 in Hennepin County. This
20.31 appropriation is only for the general obligation
20.32 bond eligible portions of the project.
 Article 1 Sec. 16.  20
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21.1  Subd. 18. Karlstad; Municipal Airport  6,500,000
21.2  For one or more grants to the city of Karlstad,
21.3  Deerwood Township, or both, for engineering
21.4  and construction of a primary airport runway
21.5  and supporting facilities. This appropriation
21.6  is for Phase 3 of the project and includes
21.7  money for grading and drainage
21.8  improvements; runway, taxiway, and parking
21.9  apron paving; and the relocation of a township
21.10 road. This appropriation is in addition to the
21.11 Phase 1 appropriation in Laws 2021, First
21.12 Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 2,
21.13 subdivision 2, and the Phase 2 appropriation
21.14 in Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section
21.15 10, subdivision 11.
21.16 Subd. 19. Lake Park; Local Roads  2,000,000
21.17 For a grant to the city of Lake Park to design,
21.18 engineer, construct, reconstruct, and
21.19 rehabilitate local roads within the boundaries
21.20 of the city.
21.21 Subd. 20. Minneapolis; Pedestrian Access and
21.22 Safety Improvements  115,000
21.23 For a grant to the city of Minneapolis for
21.24 construction of ADA-accessible facilities in
21.25 the public right-of-way.
21.26 Subd. 21. North Branch; I-35 Interchange  1,000,000
21.27 For a grant to the city of North Branch for
21.28 predesign, design, and right-of-way acquisition
21.29 to construct an interchange at Interstate
21.30 Highway 35 and 400th Street in the city of
21.31 North Branch. This appropriation is only for
21.32 the general obligation bond eligible portions
21.33 of the project.
 Article 1 Sec. 16.  21
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22.1  Subd. 22. Oakdale; Pedestrian Bridge  3,750,000
22.2  For a grant to the city of Oakdale to design
22.3  and construct a pedestrian bridge and
22.4  associated improvements over marked
22.5  Interstate Highway 694 at the intersection of
22.6  40th Street to provide a safe crossing for
22.7  residents, connectivity with local and regional
22.8  trails and parks, and access to places of work.
22.9  Subd. 23. Olmsted County; U.S. Highway 14
22.10 Intersection G.O. Improvements  5,600,000
22.11 From the bond proceeds account in the state
22.12 transportation fund, for one or more grants to
22.13 the city of Byron, Olmsted County, or both
22.14 for the county and city share of general
22.15 obligation bond eligible portions of a project
22.16 to conduct environmental analysis, predesign,
22.17 and final design of a project to replace at-grade
22.18 intersections and traffic signals with grade
22.19 separated interchanges along marked U.S.
22.20 Highway 14, including but not limited to
22.21 intersections with Olmsted County State-Aid
22.22 Highway 3 and Olmsted County State-Aid
22.23 Highway 5, in the city of Byron. Any amount
22.24 remaining after substantial completion of
22.25 environmental analysis, predesign, design, and
22.26 engineering work may be applied to the city
22.27 and county's share to acquire right-of-way for,
22.28 and to construct, furnish, and equip these
22.29 interchanges and associated infrastructure and
22.30 road work to accommodate these interchanges.
22.31 Subd. 24. Olmsted County; U.S. Highway 14
22.32 Intersection T.H.F. Improvements  2,400,000
22.33 From the trunk highway fund for trunk
22.34 highway fund eligible portions of a project to
22.35 conduct environmental analysis, predesign,
 Article 1 Sec. 16.  22
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23.1  and final design of a project to replace at-grade
23.2  intersections and traffic signals with
23.3  grade-separated interchanges along marked
23.4  U.S. Highway 14, including but not limited to
23.5  intersections with Olmsted County State-Aid
23.6  Highway 3 and Olmsted County State-Aid
23.7  Highway 5, in the city of Byron. Any amount
23.8  remaining after substantial completion of
23.9  environmental analysis, predesign, design, and
23.10 engineering work may be applied to the state's
23.11 share to acquire right-of-way for, and to
23.12 construct, furnish, and equip these
23.13 interchanges and associated infrastructure and
23.14 road work to accommodate these interchanges.
23.15 Subd. 25. Pope County; 210th Avenue  5,000,000
23.16 From the bond proceeds account in the state
23.17 transportation fund, for one or more grants to
23.18 the city of Glenwood, Glenwood Township,
23.19 or Leven Township, or any combination of
23.20 these entities for the acquisition of permanent
23.21 easements and right-of-way and to predesign,
23.22 design, construct, and reconstruct 210th
23.23 Avenue in Pope County between marked
23.24 Trunk Highway 28 and Pope County State-Aid
23.25 Highway 28.
23.26 Subd. 26. Redwood Falls; Historic Swayback
23.27 Bridge  1,300,000
23.28 For a grant to the city of Redwood Falls to
23.29 design and construct restoration of the historic
23.30 WPA 1938 Swayback Bridge, Number 89859.
23.31 Subd. 27. Richfield; Nicollet Avenue
23.32 Reconstruction  2,000,000
23.33 For one or more grants to the city of Richfield,
23.34 Hennepin County, or both to design and
23.35 construct portions of approximately 1.4 miles
 Article 1 Sec. 16.  23
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24.1  of roadway and public utility infrastructure,
24.2  including replacement of water main, sanitary
24.3  sewer main, and storm sewer main on Nicollet
24.4  Avenue (Hennepin County State-Aid Highway
24.5  52) from 77th Street to 66th Street (Hennepin
24.6  County State-Aid Highway 53) and other
24.7  streets to support reconstruction of Nicollet
24.8  Avenue in the city of Richfield. This
24.9  appropriation includes money for predesign
24.10 necessary to complete the project and for the
24.11 acquisition of real property or right-of-way or
24.12 easement acquisition within the corridor. This
24.13 appropriation is for the city's local cost-share
24.14 and is to be used in cooperation with Hennepin
24.15 County for the Nicollet Avenue (Hennepin
24.16 County State-Aid Highway 52) reconstruction
24.17 project.
24.18 Subd. 28. Savage; Highway 13 Local Road
24.19 Improvements  3,000,000
24.20 For property and easement acquisition, final
24.21 design, and construction of intersection
24.22 improvements along marked Trunk Highway
24.23 13 at Quentin Avenue, Lynn Avenue, Chowen
24.24 Avenue, and Washburn Avenue and the
24.25 associated frontage roads, backage roads,
24.26 connecting local streets, and utility
24.27 infrastructure improvements, if necessary or
24.28 required for construction.
24.29 Subd. 29. Scott County; I-35 Interchange  1,200,000
24.30 From the trunk highway fund for predesign,
24.31 design, environmental review, engineering,
24.32 and right-of-way acquisition for reconstruction
24.33 of the interchange at marked Interstate
24.34 Highway 35 and Scott County State-Aid
24.35 Highway 2.
 Article 1 Sec. 16.  24
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25.1  Subd. 30. Slayton; 34th Street  2,000,000
25.2  For a grant to the city of Slayton to predesign,
25.3  design, engineer, construct, and equip the
25.4  reconstruction of 34th Street in the city of
25.5  Slayton, from Juniper Avenue to 160th
25.6  Avenue.
25.7  Subd. 31. St. Louis Park; Local Street
25.8  Improvements  5,100,000
25.9  For a grant to the city of St. Louis Park to
25.10 acquire property or interests in property,
25.11 predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
25.12 equip improvements to Meadowbrook Road
25.13 from Excelsior Boulevard to Oxford Street,
25.14 Oxford Street from Meadowbrook Road to
25.15 Edgewood Avenue, Edgewood Avenue from
25.16 Oxford Street to Cambridge Street, Cambridge
25.17 Street from Edgewood Avenue to Alabama
25.18 Avenue, and Louisiana Avenue from north of
25.19 the intersection of Oxford Street to south of
25.20 the intersection. This appropriation includes
25.21 money for area bikeway and sidewalk
25.22 construction; bridge repair and modifications;
25.23 replacement or repair of water, sewer, and
25.24 storm sewer facilities; regional water quality
25.25 and flood storage infrastructure construction;
25.26 and other improvements or upgrades related
25.27 to street reconstruction work, including
25.28 streetlights, signals, striping, and signs;
25.29 replacement or repair of pavement, curb, and
25.30 gutter; and roundabout construction.
25.31 Subd. 32. Stearns County; 322nd Street  3,000,000
25.32 For a grant to Stearns County for design,
25.33 engineering, environmental analysis of, land
25.34 acquisition for, and reconstruction of 322nd
25.35 Street from Stearns County State-Aid Highway
 Article 1 Sec. 16.  25
 HF719 SECOND ENGROSSMENT  REVISOR   JSK     H0719-2
26.1  4 to Stearns County State-Aid Highway 133
26.2  in and adjacent to the city of St. Cloud.
26.3  Subd. 33. Stewartville; 15th Avenue NE
26.4  Improvements  3,096,000
26.5  For a grant to the city of Stewartville for
26.6  construction of a section of 15th Avenue
26.7  Northeast within the High Forest Township
26.8  limits, that is adjacent to and borders the city
26.9  of Stewartville. This appropriation may be
26.10 used to improve and pave the roadway and to
26.11 address drainage issues at the intersection with
26.12 6th Street Northeast, including replacing
26.13 culverts and storm sewers.
26.14 Subd. 34. Stillwater; Washington Avenue  4,300,000
26.15 For a grant to the city of Stillwater to design,
26.16 engineer, and construct a new intersection of
26.17 Washington Avenue and North Frontage Road
26.18 and associated roadway and safety upgrades
26.19 and improvements in the city of Stillwater.
26.20 Subd. 35. Waconia; TH 5 Reconstruction  4,700,000
26.21 For a grant to the city of Waconia to design,
26.22 engineer, construct, and reconstruct local road
26.23 improvements related to the reconstruction of
26.24 marked Trunk Highway 5 from the
26.25 intersection with marked Trunk Highway 284
26.26 and South Olive Street to the intersection with
26.27 Carver County State-Aid Highway 59, known
26.28 as Main Street, in Waconia. For the purposes
26.29 of this subdivision, "local road improvements"
26.30 includes but is not limited to frontage roads,
26.31 backage roads, connecting local streets, trails,
26.32 and utility infrastructure that are eligible for
26.33 the use of proceeds of general obligation
26.34 bonds.
 Article 1 Sec. 16.  26
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27.1  Subd. 36. Washington County; County Road
27.2  19A Realignment  9,600,000
27.3  For a grant to Washington County for
27.4  environmental review, right-of-way
27.5  acquisition, and final design for the
27.6  realignment of County Road 19A and 100th
27.7  Street South in the city of Cottage Grove.
27.8  Subd. 37. Washington County; CSAH 18 and
27.9  CSAH 19 Intersection  500,000
27.10 For a grant to Washington County to construct
27.11 improvements for safety and reducing
27.12 congestion at the intersection of Washington
27.13 County State-Aid Highway 18 (Bailey Road)
27.14 and County State-Aid Highway 19 (Woodbury
27.15 Drive) in the city of Woodbury.
27.16 Sec. 17. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
27.17 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   57,831,000
27.18 To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes
27.19 specified in this section.
27.20 Subd. 2. Metropolitan Cities Inflow and
27.21 Infiltration Grants  15,000,000
27.22 For inflow and infiltration grants under
27.23 Minnesota Statutes, section 473.5491.
27.24 Subd. 3. Metropolitan Regional Parks and Trails  10,000,000
27.25 For the cost of improvements and betterments
27.26 of a capital nature and acquisition by the
27.27 council and metropolitan parks implementing
27.28 agencies as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
27.29 section 473.351, of regional recreational
27.30 open-space lands in accordance with the
27.31 council's policy plan as provided in Minnesota
27.32 Statutes, section 473.147. This appropriation
27.33 must not be used to purchase easements.
27.34 Subd. 4. Community Tree-Planting Grants  5,000,000
 Article 1 Sec. 17.  27
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28.1  For community tree-planting grants under
28.2  Minnesota Statutes, section 473.355.
28.3  Subd. 5. Champlin; Elm Creek Greenway  500,000
28.4  For a grant to the city of Champlin for
28.5  property and easement acquisition and
28.6  predesign for a new segment of the Elm Creek
28.7  Greenway Trail Corridor in the city of
28.8  Champlin to connect Mississippi Crossings to
28.9  the Elm Creek Park Reserve.
28.10 Subd. 6. Minneapolis Park and Recreation
28.11 Board; North Commons Park  6,000,000
28.12 For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
28.13 Recreation Board to design, construct, and
28.14 equip improvements to North Commons Park
28.15 in the city of Minneapolis to implement
28.16 elements of the North Commons Improvement
28.17 Project, including the renovation of the
28.18 community building with indoor sports,
28.19 gathering, and arts spaces, sports fields, and
28.20 renovation and relocation of the water park.
28.21 This appropriation is in addition to the
28.22 appropriation in Laws 2020, Fifth Special
28.23 Session chapter 3, article 3, section 3.
28.24 Subd. 7. Minneapolis Park and Recreation
28.25 Board; Cedar Riverside Recreation Center  1,500,000
28.26 For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
28.27 Recreation Board to predesign, design, and
28.28 construct the new Cedar Riverside Recreation
28.29 Center to serve the largest immigrant
28.30 population center in the state.
28.31 Subd. 8. Minneapolis Park and Recreation
28.32 Board; Loring Park  1,800,000
28.33 For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
28.34 Recreation Board to predesign, design,
28.35 construct, furnish, and equip improvements
 Article 1 Sec. 17.  28
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29.1  of a capital nature to renovate the Berger
29.2  Fountain and Plaza in Loring Park.
29.3  Subd. 9. Ramsey County; Boulevard Trail  4,750,000
29.4  For a grant to Ramsey County to design and
29.5  construct an approximately 2.25-mile multiuse
29.6  trail and other site improvements along the
29.7  southern edge of Vadnais Lake, enhancing
29.8  safety, providing scenic access to natural
29.9  areas, and providing regional connectivity and
29.10 recreational opportunities for pedestrians and
29.11 cyclists.
29.12 Subd. 10. St. Paul; Como Zoo  9,350,000
29.13 For a grant to the city of St. Paul to design,
29.14 construct, furnish, and equip new habitats for
29.15 a big cats and African animal exhibit at the
29.16 Como Zoo in the city of St. Paul. In addition
29.17 to exhibit space, the habitats shall include
29.18 space for training, enrichment, off-exhibit
29.19 animal housing, and veterinary care.
29.20 Subd. 11. Washington County; Brown's Creek
29.21 State Trail Connection  2,931,000
29.22 For a grant to Washington County to construct
29.23 a trail connection from Washington County
29.24 State-Aid Highway 5 to the Brown's Creek
29.25 State Trail, established under Minnesota
29.26 Statutes, section 85.015, subdivision 14, and
29.27 to construct and improve an overlook and
29.28 viewing area of the historic Point Douglas-St.
29.29 Louis River Road Bridge.
29.30 Subd. 12. Washington County; Hardwood Creek
29.31 Regional Trail Extension  1,000,000
29.32 For a grant to Washington County for
29.33 acquisition, design, and construction of the
 Article 1 Sec. 17.  29
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30.1  Hardwood Creek Regional Trail extension
30.2  within the city of Hugo.
30.3  Sec. 18. HUMAN SERVICES
30.4  Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   11,131,000
30.5  To the commissioner of human services for
30.6  the purposes specified in this section.
30.7  Subd. 2. Emergency Shelter Facilities  10,000,000
30.8  For emergency shelter facility grants under
30.9  article 2.
30.10 Subd. 3. St. David's  1,131,000
30.11 For a grant to Hennepin County to design and
30.12 construct the expansion and renovation of the
30.13 St. David's facility located at 1130 Nicollet
30.14 Mall in the city of Minneapolis, subject to
30.15 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. The
30.16 facility must be used to promote the public
30.17 welfare by providing early childhood
30.18 education, children's mental health and
30.19 pediatric therapy services, and support services
30.20 that stabilize families, build skills, increase
30.21 independence, and improve the educational
30.22 and health outcomes of Minnesotans.
30.23 Sec. 19. DIRECT CARE AND TREATMENT  $   23,000,000
30.24 To the commissioner of administration for
30.25 asset preservation improvements and
30.26 betterments of a capital nature, to be spent in
30.27 accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
30.28 16B.307, at facilities operated by Direct Care
30.29 and Treatment.
30.30 Sec. 20. CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND
30.31 FAMILIES  $    2,000,000
30.32 To the commissioner of children, youth, and
30.33 families for grants under Minnesota Statutes,
 Article 1 Sec. 20.  30
 HF719 SECOND ENGROSSMENT  REVISOR   JSK  H0719-2
31.1  section 142A.46, to predesign, design,
31.2  construct, renovate, furnish, and equip early
31.3  childhood learning facilities.
31.4  Sec. 21. VETERANS AFFAIRS
31.5  Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   77,372,000
31.6  To the commissioner of administration for the
31.7  purposes specified in this section.
31.8  Subd. 2. Asset Preservation  15,000,000
31.9  For asset preservation improvements and
31.10 betterments of a capital nature at the veterans
31.11 homes in Minneapolis, Hastings, Fergus Falls,
31.12 Montevideo, Bemidji, Preston, Silver Bay,
31.13 and Luverne, and the state veterans cemeteries
31.14 at Little Falls, Preston, and Duluth, to be spent
31.15 in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
31.16 16B.307.
31.17 Subd. 3. Minneapolis Veterans Home  17,200,000
31.18 To design, construct, furnish, and equip the
31.19 renovation of the Minneapolis Veterans home
31.20 Building 16. This appropriation may also be
31.21 used to design and complete hazardous
31.22 materials abatement.
31.23 Subd. 4. Hastings Veterans Home  45,172,000
31.24 To design, construct, furnish, and equip the
31.25 renovation of administrative and residential
31.26 buildings and infrastructure at the Minnesota
31.27 Veterans Home, Hastings campus. This
31.28 appropriation includes money to design and
31.29 complete demolition of all or portions of
31.30 buildings and other structures deemed
31.31 unnecessary or undesirable for the
31.32 development of the project, site preparation,
 Article 1 Sec. 21.  31
 HF719 SECOND ENGROSSMENT  REVISOR   JSK  H0719-2
32.1  and asbestos removal and hazardous materials
32.2  abatement.
32.3  Sec. 22. CORRECTIONS
32.4  Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   52,142,000
32.5  To the commissioner of administration for the
32.6  purposes specified in this section.
32.7  Subd. 2. Asset Preservation  39,208,000
32.8  For asset preservation improvement and
32.9  betterments of a capital nature at the
32.10 Minnesota correctional facilities statewide to
32.11 be spent in accordance with Minnesota
32.12 Statutes, section 16B.307. The report required
32.13 under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307,
32.14 subdivision 2, shall include a list of all projects
32.15 that have been paid for with this appropriation.
32.16 Subd. 3. Facility Consolidation  350,000
32.17 For predesign of consolidation and expansion
32.18 of correctional facilities statewide.
32.19 Subd. 4. Minnesota Correctional Facility -
32.20 Faribault  10,712,000
32.21 To construct, renovate, furnish, and equip an
32.22 expansion of vocational programming space
32.23 in the Dakota Building at the Faribault
32.24 Correctional Facility campus. This
32.25 appropriation includes money for demolition.
32.26 Subd. 5. Clay County; Juvenile Detention
32.27 Facility  1,872,000
32.28 For a grant to Clay County to design,
32.29 construct, furnish, and equip Phase 1 of a
32.30 nonsecure juvenile detention facility in the
32.31 city of Moorhead.
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33.1  Subd. 6. Unspent Appropriations
33.2  The unspent portion of an appropriation for a
33.3  Department of Corrections project in this
33.4  section that is complete, upon written notice
33.5  to the commissioner of management and
33.6  budget, is available for asset preservation
33.7  under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.
33.8  Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, applies
33.9  from the date of the original appropriation to
33.10 the unspent amount transferred.
33.11 Sec. 23. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC
33.12 DEVELOPMENT
33.13 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   135,479,000
33.14 To the commissioner of employment and
33.15 economic development for the purposes
33.16 specified in this section.
33.17 Subd. 2. Greater Minnesota Business
33.18 Development Public Infrastructure  2,000,000
33.19 For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
33.20 116J.431.
33.21 Subd. 3. Innovative Business Development Public
33.22 Infrastructure  2,000,000
33.23 For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
33.24 116J.435.
33.25 Subd. 4. Transportation Economic Development
33.26 Infrastructure  2,000,000
33.27 For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
33.28 116J.436.
33.29 Subd. 5. Austin Port Authority; Hormel Institute
33.30 Bioimaging Center  4,000,000
33.31 For a grant to the Austin Port Authority to
33.32 design, construct, furnish, and equip the
33.33 renovation of space at the Hormel Institute
33.34 facility in the city of Austin, a learning
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34.1  laboratory for workforce development,
34.2  kindergarten through grade 12 engagement,
34.3  and professional training in STEM and
34.4  bioimaging education.
34.5  Subd. 6. Breckenridge; Community Center  3,000,000
34.6  For a grant to the city of Breckenridge to
34.7  design, construct, furnish, and equip a
34.8  community center.
34.9  Subd. 7. Brooklyn Center; Opportunity Site
34.10 Public Infrastructure  3,000,000
34.11 For a grant to the city of Brooklyn Center for
34.12 predesign, design, site preparation,
34.13 construction, and equipping of public
34.14 infrastructure to serve the Opportunity Site.
34.15 This appropriation includes money for utility
34.16 improvements, stormwater ponding, road
34.17 construction, public parking, and other
34.18 improvements necessary to facilitate travel to
34.19 and use of the Opportunity Site by the public.
34.20 Subd. 8. Brooklyn Park; Northwest Metro
34.21 Regional Athletic Facility  7,500,000
34.22 For a grant to the city of Brooklyn Park to
34.23 construct, furnish, and equip an addition to
34.24 the Brooklyn Park community activity center
34.25 to create a Northwest Metro Regional Athletic
34.26 Facility, including multicourt gymnasium
34.27 space. This appropriation is in addition to the
34.28 appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 71, article
34.29 1, section 14, subdivision 10, as amended by
34.30 Laws 2024, chapter 88, article 1, section 12,
34.31 and is for the same purpose.
34.32 Subd. 9. Chanhassen; Community Center  2,500,000
34.33 For a grant to the city of Chanhassen to design,
34.34 furnish, and equip a regional recreation,
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35.1  community, and event center, to include two
35.2  sheets of indoor ice, a walking track, indoor
35.3  turf, indoor playground, gathering space,
35.4  meeting rooms, and other amenities. This
35.5  appropriation includes money for the
35.6  acquisition of real property or interests in real
35.7  property.
35.8  Subd. 10. Columbia Heights; Public Works
35.9  Facility  2,478,000
35.10 For a grant to the city of Columbia Heights to
35.11 predesign and design a public works facility,
35.12 an expanded public recycling area, a new
35.13 access road, and other related infrastructure
35.14 and facility improvements. This appropriation
35.15 includes money for the acquisition of real
35.16 property and demolition associated with the
35.17 project.
35.18 Subd. 11. DECC; Accessibility Improvements  4,900,000
35.19 For a grant to the Duluth Entertainment and
35.20 Convention Center Authority to predesign,
35.21 design, construct, renovate, furnish, and equip
35.22 improvements and betterments of a capital
35.23 nature at the Duluth Entertainment and
35.24 Convention Center facility. This appropriation
35.25 includes money for elevator and escalator
35.26 improvements, energy efficiency upgrades,
35.27 heating system upgrades, Americans with
35.28 Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance
35.29 improvements, and seat replacement.
35.30 Subd. 12. Hennepin County; Avivo
35.31 Rehabilitation Services Facility  5,000,000
35.32 For a grant to Hennepin County for design;
35.33 site preparation, including demolition and
35.34 environmental remediation; and renovation of
35.35 Avivo facilities located at 1900 Chicago
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36.1  Avenue and 1908 Chicago Avenue in the city
36.2  of Minneapolis to support ongoing operations.
36.3  Subd. 13. Housing and Redevelopment Authority
36.4  of Duluth; Mission Engagement Center  8,850,000
36.5  For a grant to the Housing and Redevelopment
36.6  Authority of Duluth to predesign, design,
36.7  construct, furnish, and equip a community
36.8  engagement center in the city to serve people
36.9  experiencing homelessness.
36.10 Subd. 14. Mahnomen Health Center Joint
36.11 Powers Board; Skilled Nursing Facility  10,000,000
36.12 For a grant to the Mahnomen Health Center
36.13 Joint Powers Board to design, construct,
36.14 furnish, and equip a skilled nursing facility in
36.15 the city of Mahnomen.
36.16 Subd. 15. Martin County; Veterans Office  300,000
36.17 For a grant to Martin County to design the
36.18 renovation of an existing county-owned
36.19 building in the city of Fairmont to provide new
36.20 office space for the county's University of
36.21 Minnesota Extension/4-H and Veterans
36.22 Services offices.
36.23 Subd. 16. Northfield; Community Resource
36.24 Center  3,000,000
36.25 For a grant to the city of Northfield to
36.26 predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
36.27 equip improvements to the Northfield
36.28 Community Resource Center. This
36.29 appropriation includes money for expansion
36.30 of the facility, updates for safety and security,
36.31 replacement of HVAC and other
36.32 improvements to mechanical systems, and
36.33 renovation of existing space within the facility.
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37.1  Subd. 17. Olmsted County; History Center
37.2  Museum  2,322,000
37.3  For a grant to Olmsted County to design,
37.4  construct, furnish, and equip the expansion
37.5  and renovation of the History Center of
37.6  Olmsted County Museum facility.
37.7  Subd. 18. Osseo; Central Avenue Streetscape  586,000
37.8  For a grant to the city of Osseo to complete
37.9  renovation and construction of sidewalks and
37.10 streetscape improvements on Central Avenue
37.11 in downtown Osseo.
37.12 Subd. 19. Osseo; City Hall  214,000
37.13 For a grant to the city of Osseo for
37.14 construction of capital improvements to the
37.15 city's City Hall building, including
37.16 replacement of the roof and renovations to
37.17 accessibility features.
37.18 Subd. 20. Osseo; Public Works Facility  800,000
37.19 For a grant to the city of Osseo to construct
37.20 and equip capital improvements at the Osseo
37.21 Public Works Building, including acquiring
37.22 and installing a security system, improving
37.23 security fencing, interior office space
37.24 rehabilitation, and constructing and equipping
37.25 an addition to the current building for cold
37.26 storage.
37.27 Subd. 21. Plymouth; City Center  5,000,000
37.28 For a grant to the city of Plymouth to design
37.29 and engineer an expansion of an ice center and
37.30 to design and engineer the realignment of
37.31 roads in the area bounded by Vicksburg Lane
37.32 and Trunk Highway 55 in the city of
37.33 Plymouth, known as the Plymouth City
37.34 Center.
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38.1  Subd. 22. Ranier; Public Works Building  554,000
38.2  For a grant to the city of Ranier to predesign,
38.3  design, construct, furnish, and equip a new
38.4  public works maintenance building.
38.5  Subd. 23. Robbinsdale; Public Works Facility  3,325,000
38.6  For a grant to the city of Robbinsdale to design
38.7  a new public works facility.
38.8  Subd. 24. Shakopee; Innovation Hub  4,000,000
38.9  For a grant to the city of Shakopee to design,
38.10 construct, furnish, and equip the workforce
38.11 training and postsecondary education spaces
38.12 of the Innovation Hub in the city of Shakopee.
38.13 Subd. 25. South St. Paul; Aquatic Facility  4,150,000
38.14 (a) For a grant to the city of South St. Paul to
38.15 design, construct, and equip a new swimming
38.16 pool and aquatics center.
38.17 (b) The grant under this section is exempt from
38.18 the requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
38.19 section 16B.325.
38.20 (c) The following must be incorporated into
38.21 the swimming pool and aquatics center funded
38.22 under this section: (1) high-efficiency and
38.23 low-impact lighting; (2) native and
38.24 pollinator-supporting landscaping; (3)
38.25 WaterSense certified low-flow sink and toilet
38.26 plumbing features; (4) daylighting in occupied
38.27 spaces; (5) shade features; (6) amenities and
38.28 accessibility features to enhance visitor travel
38.29 to the facility by active transportation, as
38.30 defined under Minnesota Statutes, section
38.31 174.38, subdivision 1; (7) low-VOC materials
38.32 to enhance indoor air quality; and (8)
38.33 photovoltaic-ready infrastructure.
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39.1  Subd. 26. St. Cloud; 5th Avenue Downtown
39.2  Connection Project  3,400,000
39.3  For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to acquire
39.4  right-of-way and design, engineer, construct,
39.5  furnish, and equip public infrastructure
39.6  improvements for the 5th Avenue South
39.7  Campus and Downtown Connection project.
39.8  Subd. 27. St. Cloud; Mississippi Riverwalk
39.9  Connection  3,000,000
39.10 For a grant to the city of St. Cloud to design,
39.11 engineer, construct, and equip the St. Cloud
39.12 Mississippi Riverwalk Connection Project,
39.13 including grading, trail and pathway
39.14 construction, pedestrian crossings if necessary,
39.15 lighting, landscaping, riverbank stabilization,
39.16 shoreline restoration, utility work, and related
39.17 public infrastructure improvements.
39.18 Subd. 28. St. Paul; Roy Wilkins Auditorium  40,000,000
39.19 For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
39.20 design, construct, furnish, and equip
39.21 renovations to the Roy Wilkins Auditorium.
39.22 Subd. 29. St. Paul; CHS Field  1,000,000
39.23 For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign
39.24 improvements at CHS Field. This
39.25 appropriation includes money for predesign
39.26 of upgrades and improvements to the facility's
39.27 infrastructure to meet Major League Baseball
39.28 ballpark requirements, including construction
39.29 of a new locker room, enhanced visitor
39.30 amenities, and for environmental remediation
39.31 of contaminated soil.
39.32 Subd. 30. St. Paul; Latino Museum  3,600,000
39.33 For a grant to the city of St. Paul to acquire
39.34 property for, and to design, construct, furnish,
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40.1  and equip, the Minnesota Latino Museum at
40.2  85 West Water Street on Harriet Island.
40.3  Subd. 31. West St. Paul; 150 Thompson Park  1,000,000
40.4  For a grant to the city of West St. Paul to
40.5  design improvements at 150 Thompson Park.
40.6  This appropriation includes money for design
40.7  of a plaza, urban beach, playground, dry creek,
40.8  and trails.
40.9  Subd. 32. Woodbury; La Lake Park  2,000,000
40.10 For a grant to the city of Woodbury to design,
40.11 construct, and equip facilities and
40.12 infrastructure for La Lake Park. This
40.13 appropriation includes money for an open-air
40.14 shelter with restrooms, picnic areas, trails and
40.15 a trailhead, and for other site improvements
40.16 and amenities. This appropriation also includes
40.17 money for stormwater management
40.18 infrastructure and natural resource site
40.19 improvements to protect water quality and
40.20 enhance ecosystem health.
40.21 Sec. 24. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
40.22 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   409,012,000
40.23 To the Public Facilities Authority for the
40.24 purposes specified in this section.
40.25 Subd. 2. State Match for Federal Grants to State
40.26 Revolving Loan Programs  19,000,000
40.27 To match federal capitalization grants for the
40.28 clean water revolving fund under Minnesota
40.29 Statutes, section 446A.07, and the drinking
40.30 water revolving fund under Minnesota
40.31 Statutes, section 446A.081. This appropriation
40.32 must be used for qualified capital projects.
40.33 Subd. 3. Water Infrastructure Funding Program  56,000,000
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41.1  (a) For grants to eligible municipalities under
41.2  the water infrastructure funding program under
41.3  Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072.
41.4  (b) $26,000,000 of this appropriation is for
41.5  wastewater projects listed on the Pollution
41.6  Control Agency's project priority list in the
41.7  fundable range under the clean water revolving
41.8  fund program.
41.9  (c) $30,000,000 of this appropriation is for
41.10 drinking water projects listed on the
41.11 commissioner of health's project priority list
41.12 in the fundable range under the drinking water
41.13 revolving fund program.
41.14 (d) After all eligible projects under paragraph
41.15 (b) or (c) have been funded in a fiscal year,
41.16 the Public Facilities Authority may transfer
41.17 any remaining, uncommitted money to eligible
41.18 projects under a program defined in paragraph
41.19 (b) or (c) based on that program's project
41.20 priority list.
41.21 Subd. 4. Point Source Implementation Grants
41.22 Program  30,000,000
41.23 For grants to eligible municipalities under the
41.24 point source implementation grants program
41.25 under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073.
41.26 This appropriation must be used for qualified
41.27 capital projects.
41.28 Subd. 5. Lead Service Line Replacement  15,000,000
41.29 For grants to eligible entities under the Lead
41.30 Service Line Replacement program under
41.31 Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.077.
41.32 Subd. 6. Emerging Contaminants Grant
41.33 Program  17,000,000
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42.1  For grants to eligible municipalities under the
42.2  Emerging Contaminants Grant Program under
42.3  Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.082.
42.4  Subd. 7. Albertville, Hanover, St. Michael;
42.5  Regional Water System  5,000,000
42.6  For a grant to the joint powers water board, a
42.7  regional water supply system serving the
42.8  communities of Albertville, Hanover, and St.
42.9  Michael, to design, construct, and equip
42.10 improvements necessary to expand treatment
42.11 capacity and address manganese and radium
42.12 water quality issues.
42.13 Subd. 8. Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District;
42.14 Reclamation Facility  5,000,000
42.15 For a grant to the Alexandria Lake Area
42.16 Sanitary District (ALASD) to construct and
42.17 equip Phase Two improvements and upgrades
42.18 to the district's regional water reclamation
42.19 facility.
42.20 Subd. 9. Apple Valley; Water Treatment Plant
42.21 Improvements  3,000,000
42.22 For a grant to the city of Apple Valley to
42.23 predesign and design the renovation and
42.24 expansion of the existing water treatment plant
42.25 in the city to address perfluoroalkyl and
42.26 polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the city's
42.27 drinking water supply.
42.28 Subd. 10. Big Lake; Wastewater Treatment
42.29 Facility  3,500,000
42.30 For a grant to the city of Big Lake to design
42.31 and engineer improvements and renovations
42.32 to the city's wastewater treatment facility.
42.33 Subd. 11. Bloomington; North Central Sanitary
42.34 Sewer Project  4,000,000
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43.1  For a grant to the city of Bloomington to
43.2  design, construct, and equip sanitary sewer
43.3  improvements to facilitate increased sanitary
43.4  sewer capacity needs in north central
43.5  Bloomington, including the Penn American
43.6  District.
43.7  Subd. 12. Burnsville; Water Treatment Plant  2,750,000
43.8  For a grant to the city of Burnsville to
43.9  construct and equip upgrades and
43.10 improvements necessary for renovation of the
43.11 city's water treatment plant, including
43.12 electrical component replacement, water line
43.13 upgrades, and improvements to the surface
43.14 water treatment process.
43.15 Subd. 13. Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer
43.16 District  1,400,000
43.17 For a grant to the Central Iron Range Sanitary
43.18 Sewer District to predesign, design, construct,
43.19 furnish, and equip improvements and
43.20 betterments of a capital nature to the district's
43.21 infrastructure, including Great Scott
43.22 Township/Buhl/Kinney conveyance capacity
43.23 expansion and upgrades, Buhl lift station
43.24 upgrades, and security upgrades and
43.25 conveyance system infrastructure expansion
43.26 along the Trunk Highway 169 corridor
43.27 between Great Scott Township and Chisholm,
43.28 for residential, industrial, and commercial
43.29 development.
43.30 Subd. 14. Chisago County; Shorewood Park;
43.31 Sanitary Sewer District Extension  820,000
43.32 For a grant to Chisago County to predesign,
43.33 design, and construct an extension of the
43.34 Shorewood Park Sanitary Sewer District sewer
43.35 system to 20 homes on Rush Lake.
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44.1  Subd. 15. Cohasset; Public Infrastructure  3,000,000
44.2  For a grant to the city of Cohasset to design,
44.3  construct, reconstruct, and equip the
44.4  rehabilitation of the city's water tower; the
44.5  extension of water, sanitary sewer, and storm
44.6  sewer infrastructure citywide; and associated
44.7  street reconstruction.
44.8  Subd. 16. Cold Spring; Wastewater Treatment
44.9  Facility  5,500,000
44.10 For a grant to the city of Cold Spring to design
44.11 and engineer improvements to the city's
44.12 wastewater treatment facility.
44.13 Subd. 17. Cook; Public Infrastructure  1,500,000
44.14 For a grant to the city of Cook to predesign,
44.15 design, engineer, and construct improvements
44.16 to the city's inflow and infiltration collection
44.17 system to extend utilities to the city's North
44.18 Loop.
44.19 Subd. 18. Crystal; Douglas Drive Water Main  1,750,000
44.20 For a grant to the city of Crystal to predesign,
44.21 design, and engineer the replacement of water
44.22 main infrastructure, and associated street,
44.23 sidewalk, and storm sewer improvements,
44.24 along Hennepin County State-Aid Highway
44.25 102 (Douglas Drive) in the city of Crystal,
44.26 from the intersection of Hennepin County
44.27 State-Aid Highway 70 (Medicine Lake Road)
44.28 and 29th Avenue North to Hennepin County
44.29 State-Aid Highway 8 (West Broadway).
44.30 Subd. 19. Dayton; Water Tower  3,000,000
44.31 For a grant to the city of Dayton to acquire
44.32 real property for, and to predesign, design, and
44.33 construct a new water tower to provide
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45.1  adequate water storage and sufficient pressure
45.2  for fire suppression for residents.
45.3  Subd. 20. Duluth; Lakewood Water Treatment
45.4  Plant  4,268,000
45.5  For a grant to the city of Duluth to design and
45.6  construct improvements and betterments of a
45.7  capital nature to the Lakewood water treatment
45.8  plant. This appropriation includes money for
45.9  the historic pumphouse roof and structural
45.10 repairs, flocculation tank repairs, and clearwell
45.11 and clarifier upgrades.
45.12 Subd. 21. Duluth North Shore Sanitary District  958,000
45.13 For a grant to the Duluth North Shore Sanitary
45.14 District to design, engineer, and construct
45.15 improvements to reduce inflow and infiltration
45.16 within the district's sanitary collection system.
45.17 Subd. 22. Eagle Lake; Drinking Water
45.18 Treatment Facility  6,000,000
45.19 For a grant to the city of Eagle Lake to
45.20 construct and equip a water treatment facility
45.21 to provide clean drinking water to residents
45.22 and address water quality issues, including
45.23 high levels of manganese.
45.24 Subd. 23. East Bethel; Elementary School Utility
45.25 Connections  3,000,000
45.26 For a grant to the city of East Bethel to
45.27 predesign, design, construct, and equip city
45.28 water and sewer infrastructure to connect East
45.29 Bethel Elementary School and Cedar Creek
45.30 Elementary School to city water and sewer
45.31 systems. This appropriation includes money
45.32 for a new water tower and a new water
45.33 treatment facility.
45.34 Subd. 24. Ely; Water Infrastructure  3,900,000
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46.1  For a grant to the city of Ely to design,
46.2  construct, and equip upgrades to and the
46.3  replacement of water infrastructure. This
46.4  appropriation includes money for the
46.5  replacement of raw water intake and pump
46.6  house infrastructure on Burntside Lake; the
46.7  rehabilitation and replacement of water main
46.8  infrastructure throughout the city; installation
46.9  of new pumps, automated controls, and remote
46.10 monitoring systems; replacement of associated
46.11 deteriorated bridge crossings; and major
46.12 projects at the Ely water treatment plant,
46.13 including roof replacement, HVAC upgrades,
46.14 and the installation of solar energy
46.15 infrastructure.
46.16 Subd. 25. Eveleth; Wastewater Treatment
46.17 Facility  2,500,000
46.18 For a grant to the city of Eveleth to construct
46.19 and equip filtration improvements and the
46.20 rehabilitation and replacement of aging and
46.21 failing infrastructure at the Eveleth wastewater
46.22 treatment facility to achieve compliance with
46.23 regulations for phosphorus and mercury levels
46.24 in the city's wastewater.
46.25 Subd. 26. Excelsior; Public Infrastructure  5,613,000
46.26 For a grant to the city of Excelsior to acquire
46.27 right-of-way, predesign, design, engineer,
46.28 construct, and reconstruct public
46.29 infrastructure. This appropriation includes
46.30 money for improvements or upgrades to water
46.31 main, storm sewer, and sanitary sewer
46.32 systems; curb, gutter, and street improvements;
46.33 and other publicly owned infrastructure
46.34 consistent with the city's pavement
46.35 management plan.
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47.1  Subd. 27. Floodwood; Water and Sewer
47.2  Infrastructure  1,500,000
47.3  For a grant to the city of Floodwood to design
47.4  and construct capital improvements to the
47.5  city's water and sewer infrastructure along
47.6  County Road 832 (Floodwood Road). This
47.7  appropriation includes money for replacement
47.8  and expansion of water and sewer mains and
47.9  associated street reconstruction to enhance
47.10 business and residential development.
47.11 Subd. 28. Ghent; Water Infrastructure  3,000,000
47.12 For a grant to the city of Ghent for Phase 1
47.13 improvements to municipal water
47.14 infrastructure.
47.15 Subd. 29. Grand Marais; Wastewater Treatment
47.16 Plant  1,908,000
47.17 For a grant to the city of Grand Marais to
47.18 design, construct, and equip improvements
47.19 and betterments of a capital nature to the
47.20 existing wastewater treatment facility in the
47.21 city of Grand Marais to address risks posed
47.22 from aging and failing infrastructure.
47.23 Subd. 30. Hastings; Water Treatment Plant  17,500,000
47.24 For a grant to the city of Hastings to predesign,
47.25 design, construct, and equip the Eastern Water
47.26 Treatment Plant and associated piping to
47.27 remove perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
47.28 substances from city drinking water.
47.29 Subd. 31. Holdingford; Lift Station  1,000,000
47.30 For a grant to the city of Holdingford to
47.31 design, construct, and equip a new primary
47.32 lift station.
47.33 Subd. 32. International Falls; Water Treatment
47.34 Facility  4,800,000
 Article 1 Sec. 24.  47
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48.1  For a grant to the city of International Falls to
48.2  construct, renovate, furnish, and equip
48.3  improvements and betterments of a capital
48.4  nature at the existing water treatment facility
48.5  in the city of International Falls, including an
48.6  expansion of the facility, rehabilitation and
48.7  replacement of aging and failing infrastructure,
48.8  security upgrades, and other site improvements
48.9  to support ongoing operations.
48.10 Subd. 33. Jordan; Wastewater Infrastructure  5,375,000
48.11 For a grant to the city of Jordan to design,
48.12 construct, and equip wastewater treatment
48.13 improvements in the city of Jordan.
48.14 Subd. 34. Kandiyohi; Water Infrastructure  4,000,000
48.15 For a grant to the city of Kandiyohi to
48.16 predesign, design, engineer, construct, and
48.17 equip Phase 2 of water infrastructure
48.18 improvements in the city of Kandiyohi.
48.19 Subd. 35. Keewatin; Public Infrastructure  5,500,000
48.20 For a grant to the city of Keewatin to design,
48.21 construct, furnish, and equip the replacement
48.22 and reconstruction of water mains, sanitary
48.23 sewer lines, storm sewer systems, and streets.
48.24 Subd. 36. Lafayette; Water Treatment Plant  3,087,000
48.25 For a grant to the city of Lafayette to construct
48.26 and equip a reverse osmosis system and
48.27 associated improvements at the existing water
48.28 treatment plant to address high levels of
48.29 chloride in the city's wastewater and to prevent
48.30 additional disinfection products violations in
48.31 the city's drinking water.
48.32 Subd. 37. Lake Benton; Public Infrastructure  863,000
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49.1  For a grant to the city of Lake Benton to
49.2  design, engineer, construct, and reconstruct
49.3  the replacement of sanitary sewer, water, and
49.4  storm sewer infrastructure along the marked
49.5  U.S. Highway 75 corridor in conjunction with
49.6  the reconstruction of U.S. Highway 75.
49.7  Subd. 38. Lake Lillian; Public Infrastructure  3,500,000
49.8  For a grant to the city of Lake Lillian to
49.9  design, construct, and equip the replacement
49.10 of aging and failing municipal infrastructure.
49.11 This appropriation includes money for
49.12 improvements to and replacement of a water
49.13 distribution system, sanitary sewer system,
49.14 and storm sewer system infrastructure, and
49.15 reconstruction of city streets. This
49.16 appropriation is in addition to the
49.17 appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 72, article
49.18 2, section 10, subdivision 9.
49.19 Subd. 39. Laketown Township; Wastewater
49.20 Infrastructure  6,400,000
49.21 For a grant to Laketown Township to design,
49.22 construct, and equip replacement of sanitary
49.23 sewer infrastructure, including septic tanks,
49.24 sewer main, service lines from septic tanks to
49.25 the main sewer line, and lift stations, necessary
49.26 for replacement of the township's existing
49.27 wastewater collection system. This
49.28 appropriation includes money for demolition
49.29 and removal of existing sanitary sewer
49.30 infrastructure and for street restoration and
49.31 other improvements necessary for completion
49.32 of the project. This appropriation is for areas
49.33 6B, 6F, 6D-3, and 6D-4.
49.34 Subd. 40. Lonsdale; Water Tower and Water
49.35 Main  4,851,000
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50.1  For a grant to the city of Lonsdale to design,
50.2  construct, furnish, and equip a new water
50.3  tower and water main looping in the city of
50.4  Lonsdale.
50.5  Subd. 41. Loretto; Water and Sewer
50.6  Infrastructure  2,700,000
50.7  For a grant to the city of Loretto to design,
50.8  engineer, and construct the replacement of
50.9  water mains, water valves, sanitary sewer
50.10 system, and stormwater system infrastructure
50.11 in the city of Loretto, including associated
50.12 street reconstruction.
50.13 Subd. 42. Minneapolis; Storm Sewer Project  8,000,000
50.14 For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to design
50.15 and construct a new storm sewer under 13th
50.16 Avenue Northeast from 2nd Street Northeast
50.17 to a new outfall at the Mississippi River.
50.18 Subd. 43. Minneapolis; Water Main Project  12,360,000
50.19 For a grant to the city of Minneapolis to design
50.20 and construct a structural liner along
50.21 approximately 2.6 miles within the 36-inch
50.22 water main running under 2nd Street North
50.23 and Washington Avenue North.
50.24 Subd. 44. Minneapolis; Water Distribution
50.25 Facility  4,000,000
50.26 For a grant to the city of Minneapolis for
50.27 predesign, design, engineering, environmental
50.28 analysis, and construction of a water
50.29 distribution facility to be located in Hennepin
50.30 County. This appropriation is in addition to
50.31 the appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 71,
50.32 article 1, section 15, subdivision 11.
50.33 Subd. 45. Minnetonka Beach; Public
50.34 Infrastructure  4,540,000
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51.1  For a grant to the city of Minnetonka Beach
51.2  to design, engineer, construct, and equip the
51.3  replacement of aging and failing municipal
51.4  infrastructure. This appropriation includes
51.5  money for water system, sanitary system, and
51.6  utility improvements.
51.7  Subd. 46. Minnetrista; Water Treatment Plant  3,000,000
51.8  For a grant to the city of Minnetrista to
51.9  predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
51.10 equip a new water treatment plant.
51.11 Subd. 47. Moose Lake; Sewer Lining  1,575,000
51.12 For a grant to the city of Moose Lake to
51.13 predesign, design, and construct the lining of
51.14 a sewer main pipe in the city of Moose Lake.
51.15 Subd. 48. Mountain Lake; Public Infrastructure  2,000,000
51.16 For a grant to the city of Mountain Lake to
51.17 design and construct public infrastructure,
51.18 including streets, clean drinking water, and
51.19 sanitary and stormwater sewer, to expand
51.20 housing in the city.
51.21 Subd. 49. New Germany; Wastewater Treatment
51.22 Expansion  4,000,000
51.23 For a grant to the city of New Germany to
51.24 design, engineer, construct, and equip
51.25 improvements and betterments of a capital
51.26 nature necessary to expand the city's
51.27 wastewater treatment facility capacity.
51.28 Subd. 50. New Ulm; Public Infrastructure  4,000,000
51.29 For a grant to the city of New Ulm to design,
51.30 construct, and equip capital improvements
51.31 necessary for completion of a gravity sewer
51.32 flow system, replacement of water main,
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52.1  removal of a lift station, and replacement of
52.2  impacted surface amenities.
52.3  Subd. 51. Newport; Public Infrastructure  4,000,000
52.4  For a grant to the city of Newport to acquire
52.5  right-of-way for and to predesign, design, and
52.6  construct the removal, replacement, and
52.7  installation of water, sanitary sewer, and storm
52.8  sewer system infrastructure and reconstruction
52.9  of affected streets in the project area to address
52.10 inflow and infiltration. For purposes of this
52.11 section, "project area" means 3rd Avenue
52.12 between 21st Street and 15th Street, 17th
52.13 Street between 3rd Avenue and the Mississippi
52.14 River, 12th Street between 7th Avenue and
52.15 the Mississippi River, 3rd Avenue between
52.16 14th Street and 12th Street, 13th Street
52.17 between 7th Avenue and 4th Avenue, and 5th
52.18 Avenue between 14th Street and 12th Street
52.19 in the city of Newport.
52.20 Subd. 52. North Zumbro Sanitary Sewer
52.21 District; New Regional Wastewater Treatment
52.22 Facility  12,000,000
52.23 For a grant to the joint powers sanitary district
52.24 created pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
52.25 471.59, comprising the cities of Zumbrota,
52.26 Goodhue, Pine Island, and Wanamingo, to
52.27 design, engineer, permit, construct, and equip
52.28 Phase 1 of a new state-of-the-art regional
52.29 wastewater treatment facility and adjoining
52.30 lift stations and forcemains to be located in
52.31 Goodhue County and to serve as a regional
52.32 wastewater facility prototype. This facility
52.33 shall provide wastewater treatment service for
52.34 the Elk Run settlement lands of the Prairie
52.35 Island Indian Community, which shall connect
52.36 to existing wastewater infrastructure in the
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53.1  city of Pine Island. This appropriation includes
53.2  money for demolition of existing wastewater
53.3  treatment structures and related infrastructure
53.4  and for improvements and betterments of a
53.5  capital nature, including the construction of
53.6  infrastructure, necessary to connect the new
53.7  facility to the communities in the sanitary
53.8  district and for the facility to serve its intended
53.9  purpose. Phase 1 consists of site work at the
53.10 lift station sites and construction of a portion
53.11 of forcemain piping. This appropriation is in
53.12 addition to the appropriation in Laws 2023,
53.13 chapter 72, article 2, section 10, subdivision
53.14 10.
53.15 Subd. 53. Oak Park Heights; Water
53.16 Infrastructure  1,600,000
53.17 For a grant to the city of Oak Park Heights for
53.18 design and engineering of improvements to
53.19 the city's municipal water treatment
53.20 infrastructure for the remediation and removal
53.21 of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
53.22 substances from the city's drinking water
53.23 supply.
53.24 Subd. 54. Proctor; Utility Extension  3,500,000
53.25 For a grant to the city of Proctor to predesign,
53.26 design, and construct water, sewer, and electric
53.27 utility extensions from Ugstad Road on the
53.28 north side of marked Interstate Highway 35
53.29 to the south side and extending along the
53.30 frontage road and utility replacements from
53.31 Ugstad Road on the north side of marked
53.32 Interstate Highway 35 to 2nd Street.
53.33 Subd. 55. Rice Lake; Sewer and Water
53.34 Infrastructure  3,800,000
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54.1  For one or more grants to the city of Rice Lake
54.2  to design and construct the following capital
54.3  projects to provide safe drinking water for
54.4  residents, support development in the area,
54.5  and prepare for anticipated road
54.6  reconstruction: (1) an extension of water
54.7  infrastructure along Martin Road, between
54.8  Stavenger Road and Howard Gnesen Road;
54.9  (2) an extension of sewer and water
54.10 infrastructure along a new frontage road
54.11 between Martin Road and West Calvary Road;
54.12 and (3) an extension of sewer infrastructure
54.13 near the intersection of Martin Road and Rice
54.14 Lake Road.
54.15 Subd. 56. Rochester; Sanitary Sewer Expansion  13,224,000
54.16 For a grant to the city of Rochester to
54.17 predesign, design, and construct Phase 1 of
54.18 the expansion of sanitary sewer and water
54.19 infrastructure to support development of
54.20 additional housing for the region. This
54.21 appropriation also includes money for the
54.22 portion of Phase 2 from the Chicago and North
54.23 Western Railroad to Marion Road Southeast
54.24 and 19th Avenue Southeast.
54.25 Subd. 57. Russell; Public Infrastructure  1,000,000
54.26 For a grant to the city of Russell to design,
54.27 construct, and equip the replacement of aging
54.28 and failing municipal infrastructure. This
54.29 appropriation includes money for
54.30 improvements to and replacement of a water
54.31 distribution system, a sanitary sewer system,
54.32 and storm sewer system infrastructure, and
54.33 reconstruction of city streets.
54.34 Subd. 58. Silver Bay; Water Pressure
54.35 Improvements  1,070,000
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55.1  For a grant to the city of Silver Bay to
55.2  predesign, design, construct, and equip the
55.3  rehabilitation and replacement of
55.4  pressure-reducing valve stations and
55.5  associated water distribution system
55.6  infrastructure to address water pressure, safety,
55.7  and infrastructure issues that compromise
55.8  ongoing operations.
55.9  Subd. 59. Silver Lake; Public Infrastructure  3,000,000
55.10 For a grant to the city of Silver Lake to
55.11 predesign, design, engineer, construct, and
55.12 equip stormwater, wastewater, and drinking
55.13 water infrastructure. This appropriation
55.14 includes money for improvements to or
55.15 replacement of municipal: wastewater ponds,
55.16 spray irrigation and sanitary sewer systems,
55.17 and associated infrastructure; storm sewer
55.18 systems and associated infrastructure to better
55.19 drain areas of the community; and water main
55.20 distribution systems and associated
55.21 infrastructure to provide for improved water
55.22 quality, water flow, fire protection, and water
55.23 accountability.
55.24 Subd. 60. South Haven; Water and Sewer
55.25 Infrastructure  3,500,000
55.26 For a grant to the city of South Haven to
55.27 design, construct, and equip the municipal
55.28 infrastructure. This appropriation includes
55.29 money for improvements to and replacement
55.30 of water distribution system, sanitary sewer
55.31 system, storm sewer system infrastructure,
55.32 water filters, and reconstruction of city streets.
55.33 Subd. 61. Spicer; Public Infrastructure  2,100,000
55.34 For a grant to the city of Spicer to design,
55.35 construct, and equip publicly owned
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56.1  infrastructure, including a new lift station, and
56.2  sewer, water, and roadway improvements, to
56.3  serve the County Road 8 area located in the
56.4  southeast portion of the city, to encourage
56.5  economic growth and development.
56.6  Subd. 62. St. Francis; Water and Sewer
56.7  Improvements  4,000,000
56.8  For a grant to the city of St. Francis to design
56.9  and construct water and sewer improvements
56.10 to publicly owned infrastructure along marked
56.11 Trunk Highway 47, from Cree Street to 241st
56.12 Avenue.
56.13 Subd. 63. St. Paul Regional Water Services;
56.14 Fridley Pump Station  1,500,000
56.15 For a grant to St. Paul Regional Water
56.16 Services to design, construct, and equip the
56.17 rehabilitation and replacement of aging and
56.18 failing infrastructure at the Fridley pump
56.19 station site. This appropriation includes major
56.20 projects to repair or replace electrical,
56.21 mechanical, and piping systems; replacement
56.22 of standpipe and sluice gates; sump pump
56.23 system improvements; and water pump and
56.24 motor upgrades.
56.25 Subd. 64. St. Paul; West 7th Street Improvement
56.26 Project  13,000,000
56.27 For a grant to the city of St. Paul for the Trunk
56.28 Highway 5/West 7th Street Improvement
56.29 Project to predesign, design, engineer,
56.30 construct, and equip improvements to the
56.31 publicly owned underground sanitary sewer
56.32 infrastructure under West 7th Street.
56.33 $6,500,000 is designated for the section of
56.34 West 7th Street from Kellogg Boulevard to
56.35 St. Clair Avenue and $6,500,000 is designated
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57.1  for the section of West 7th Street from St.
57.2  Clair Avenue to Interstate Highway 35E.
57.3  Subd. 65. Taylors Falls; Sewer System
57.4  Improvements  1,500,000
57.5  For a grant to the city of Taylors Falls to
57.6  design, construct, and equip improvements to
57.7  the city's sanitary sewer system.
57.8  Subd. 66. Thomson; Public Infrastructure  1,500,000
57.9  For a grant to the township of Thomson in
57.10 Carlton County to design, construct, and equip
57.11 the replacement of aging and failing municipal
57.12 infrastructure. This appropriation includes
57.13 money for improvements to and replacement
57.14 of water distribution systems, sanitary sewer
57.15 system infrastructure, and reconstruction of
57.16 streets.
57.17 Subd. 67. Two Harbors; Public Infrastructure  2,000,000
57.18 For a grant to the city of Two Harbors to
57.19 design, construct, and reconstruct publicly
57.20 owned physical infrastructure as part of the
57.21 Department of Transportation's Trunk
57.22 Highway 61 reconstruction throughout the city
57.23 of Two Harbors, including but not limited to
57.24 sanitary and storm sewers, water supply
57.25 systems, natural gas and electric utilities, new
57.26 utility extensions along the Trunk Highway
57.27 61 corridor including sanitary and storm
57.28 sewers, water supply systems, natural gas and
57.29 electric utilities, street construction and
57.30 reconstruction, wastewater treatment systems,
57.31 stormwater management systems, street and
57.32 trail lighting, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, trail
57.33 crossings, and pedestrian ramps for Americans
57.34 with Disabilities Act compliance.
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58.1  Subd. 68. Waseca; Sanitary Sewer
58.2  Infrastructure  8,900,000
58.3  For a grant to the city of Waseca to design,
58.4  engineer, and construct improvements to and
58.5  replacement of sanitary sewer infrastructure
58.6  to reduce inflow and infiltration into the
58.7  system and increase sanitary sewer system
58.8  conveyance capacity, including reconstruction
58.9  of the Nelson Lift Station. This appropriation
58.10 includes money for reconstruction of streets,
58.11 roadways, sidewalks, and other infrastructure
58.12 within the project areas.
58.13 Subd. 69. Waseca; Water Tower  1,000,000
58.14 For a grant to the city of Waseca to acquire
58.15 land or permanent easements and to predesign,
58.16 survey, and design a new water tower in the
58.17 city of Waseca.
58.18 Subd. 70. West Central Regional Water System  5,000,000
58.19 For one or more grants to Norman County,
58.20 Clay County, Polk County, all three counties,
58.21 or any combination of two of the three
58.22 counties, to acquire land or interests in land,
58.23 and to design, engineer, and construct facilities
58.24 and infrastructure for Phase 1 of the West
58.25 Central Regional Water System project,
58.26 including water transmission mains, and other
58.27 infrastructure to be built and located in
58.28 Norman County, Clay County, Polk County,
58.29 all three counties, or any combination of two
58.30 of the counties.
58.31 Subd. 71. West Union; Sewer Infrastructure  900,000
58.32 For a grant to the city of West Union to design,
58.33 engineer, construct, and equip a new
58.34 wastewater municipal infrastructure system.
 Article 1 Sec. 24.  58
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59.1  This appropriation includes money for new
59.2  sanitary sewer system infrastructure and
59.3  reconstruction of city streets.
59.4  Subd. 72. Winona; Wastewater Treatment
59.5  Facility  6,500,000
59.6  For a grant to the city of Winona to predesign,
59.7  design, construct, and equip improvements
59.8  and upgrades to the existing municipal
59.9  wastewater treatment facility.
59.10 Subd. 73. Wrenshall; Public Infrastructure  1,500,000
59.11 For a grant to the city of Wrenshall to design,
59.12 engineer, construct, and equip the replacement
59.13 of aging and failing municipal infrastructure.
59.14 This appropriation includes money for phased
59.15 improvements to and replacement of water
59.16 distribution systems and storm sewer system
59.17 infrastructure, and reconstruction of city
59.18 streets.
59.19 Sec. 25. MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE
59.20 AGENCY  $   17,500,000
59.21 (a) To the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
59.22 to finance the costs of rehabilitation to
59.23 preserve public housing under Minnesota
59.24 Statutes, section 462A.202, subdivision 3a.
59.25 For purposes of this section, "public housing"
59.26 means housing for low-income persons and
59.27 households financed by the federal
59.28 government and publicly owned. Priority may
59.29 be given to proposals that maximize nonstate
59.30 resources to finance the capital costs and
59.31 requests that prioritize health, safety, and
59.32 energy improvements. The priority in
59.33 Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202,
59.34 subdivision 3a, for projects to increase the
59.35 supply of affordable housing and the
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60.1  restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section
60.2  462A.202, subdivision 7, do not apply to this
60.3  appropriation.
60.4  (b) The agency must equally divide the total
60.5  appropriation between the metropolitan area,
60.6  as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
60.7  473.121, subdivision 2, and greater Minnesota.
60.8  The agency must distribute awards in greater
60.9  Minnesota to projects with the greatest
60.10 geographic distribution in Regions 1 to 10
60.11 under Minnesota Statutes, section 462.385.
60.12 Sec. 26. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
60.13 SOCIETY
60.14 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $       6,000,000
60.15 To the Minnesota Historical Society for the
60.16 purposes specified in this section.
60.17 Subd. 2. Historic Sites Asset Preservation  5,000,000
60.18 For capital improvements and betterments at
60.19 state historic sites, buildings, landscaping at
60.20 historic buildings, exhibits, markers, and
60.21 monuments, to be spent in accordance with
60.22 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The
60.23 society shall determine project priorities as
60.24 appropriate based on need.
60.25 Subd. 3. County and Local Preservation Grants  1,000,000
60.26 For grants to county and local jurisdictions as
60.27 matching money for historic preservation
60.28 projects of a capital nature, as provided in
60.29 Minnesota Statutes, section 138.0525.
60.30   Sec. 27. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
60.31     (a) To provide the money appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, and to
60.32 provide for expenses authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, subdivision 8,
60.33 paragraph (c), the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of
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61.1  the state in an amount up to $1,183,585,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the
61.2  effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota
61.3  Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
61.4      (b) To provide the money appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds account in
61.5  the state transportation fund, and to provide for expenses authorized in Minnesota Statutes,
61.6  section 16A.641, subdivision 8, paragraph (c), the commissioner of management and budget
61.7  shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $87,350,000 in the manner, upon
61.8  the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675,
61.9  and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
61.10   Sec. 28. CANCELLATIONS; BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION REDUCTIONS.
61.11     (a) $62,372,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 19,
61.12 subdivision 3, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1,
61.13 section 27, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 88, article 2, section 20, is
61.14 reduced by the same amount.
61.15     (b) $465,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article
61.16 1, section 8, subdivision 2, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2017, First
61.17 Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 25, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same amount.
61.18     (c) The appropriation of $4,000,000 in Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3,
61.19 article 1, section 21, subdivision 37, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2020,
61.20 Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 26, subdivision 1, is reduced by the same
61.21 amount.
61.22     (d) The appropriation of $2,500,000 in Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 18,
61.23 subdivision 5, paragraph (c), is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2023, chapter
61.24 72, article 1, section 27, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 88, article 2,
61.25 section 20, is reduced by the same amount.
61.26     (e) The appropriation of $1,600,000 in Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 23,
61.27 subdivision 20, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2023, chapter 72, article
61.28 1, section 27, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 88, article 2, section 20, is
61.29 reduced by the same amount.
61.30   Sec. 29. BOND SALE SCHEDULE.
61.31     The commissioner of management and budget shall schedule the sale of state general
61.32 obligation bonds so that, during the biennium ending June 30, 2027, no more than
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62.1  $1,184,495,000 will need to be transferred from the general fund to the state bond fund to
62.2  pay principal and interest due and to become due on outstanding state general obligation
62.3  bonds. During the biennium, before each sale of state general obligation bonds, the
62.4  commissioner of management and budget shall calculate the amount of debt service payments
62.5  needed on bonds previously issued and shall estimate the amount of debt service payments
62.6  that will be needed on the bonds scheduled to be sold. The commissioner shall adjust the
62.7  amount of bonds scheduled to be sold so as to remain within the limit set by this section.
62.8  The amount needed to make the debt service payments is appropriated from the general
62.9  fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641.
62.10   Sec. 30. EFFECTIVE DATE.
62.11     This article is effective the day following final enactment.
62.12ARTICLE 2
62.13CAPITAL INVESTMENT POLICY
62.14   Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16A.86, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
62.15     Subd. 3a. Information provided. All requests for state assistance under this section
62.16 must include the following information:
62.17     (1) the name of the political subdivision that will own the capital project for which state
62.18 assistance is being requested;
62.19     (2) the public purpose of the project;
62.20     (3) the extent to which the political subdivision has or expects to provide local, private,
62.21 user financing, or other nonstate funding for the project;
62.22     (4) a list of the bondable activities that the project encompasses; examples of bondable
62.23 activities are public improvements of a capital nature for land acquisition, predesign, design,
62.24 construction, and furnishing and equipping for occupancy;
62.25     (5) whether the project will require new or additional state operating subsidies;
62.26     (6) whether the governing body of the political subdivision requesting the project has
62.27 passed a resolution in support of the project and has established priorities for all projects
62.28 within its jurisdiction for which bonding appropriations are requested when submitting
62.29 multiple requests;
62.30     (7) whether the political subdivision has a plan for maintenance and preservation of the
62.31 project, including safety and security, maintenance and utility costs, availability of repair
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63.1  parts and materials, sustainability, and any other criteria the political subdivision deems
63.2  relevant;
63.3      (7) (8) if the project requires a predesign under section 16B.335, whether the predesign
63.4  has been completed at the time the capital project request is submitted, and whether the
63.5  political subdivision has submitted the project predesign to the commissioner of
63.6  administration for review and approval; and
63.7      (8) (9) if applicable, the information required under section 473.4485, subdivision 1a.
63.8      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2027.
63.9    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 134.45, subdivision 4, is amended
63.10 to read:
63.11     Subd. 4. Match. A public library jurisdiction applying for a grant under this section
63.12 must match the grant with local nonstate funds.
63.13     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for grants awarded after June 30, 2026.
63.14   Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 446A.077, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
63.15     Subd. 3. Eligible recipients. (a) The following are eligible recipients of grants under
63.16 this section:
63.17     (1) community public water suppliers of a community water system as defined in Code
63.18 of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 141.2, as amended;
63.19     (2) municipalities;
63.20     (3) suppliers of other residential drinking water systems; and
63.21     (4) any applicant eligible for loans and grants under the federal Safe Drinking Water
63.22 Act.
63.23     (b) All eligible recipients as part of the grant application process must apply to be listed
63.24 on the Department of Health project priority list.
63.25     (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), recipients of grants funded by state general obligation
63.26 bond proceeds under this section must be political subdivisions of the state.
63.27   Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 446A.077, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
63.28     Subd. 4. Eligible uses. (a) An eligible recipient may use a grant provided under this
63.29 program for:
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64.1      (1) removing and replacing lead drinking water service lines;
64.2      (2) repaying debt incurred for the purposes described in clauses (1), (3), and (4);
64.3      (3) providing information to residents on the benefits of removing lead service lines; or
64.4      (4) performing necessary construction activities required for and associated with removing
64.5  and replacing lead service lines.
64.6      (b) Grant money used for removing and replacing lead drinking water service lines under
64.7  paragraph (a), clause (1), must pay for 100 percent of the cost of replacing the privately
64.8  owned portions of those lines.
64.9      (c) Grant money used for removing and replacing lead drinking water service lines under
64.10 paragraph (a), clause (1), may pay for not more than 50 up to 100 percent of the cost of
64.11 replacing the publicly owned portions of those lines.
64.12     (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), eligible uses of grants funded by state general
64.13 obligation bond proceeds under this section are limited to removing and replacing publicly
64.14 owned portions of drinking water service lines and performing necessary construction
64.15 activities required for and associated with removing and replacing publicly owned portions
64.16 of lead service lines.
64.17   Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 446A.082, is amended to read:
64.18     446A.082 EMERGING DRINKING WATER CONTAMINANTS GRANTS.
64.19     Subdivision 1. Program established. When money is appropriated under this program,
64.20 the authority shall award grants to a governmental unit for up to 50 percent of the cost of
64.21 drinking water infrastructure projects to address a confirmed exceedance of maximum
64.22 contaminant level as defined by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act or a health advisory
64.23 level for a drinking water emerging contaminant as defined by the Environmental Protection
64.24 Agency.
64.25     Subd. 2. Eligibility. An eligible project for this program must:
64.26     (1) be listed on the Drinking Water Revolving Fund Project Priority List under Minnesota
64.27 Rules, part 4720.9015;
64.28     (2) receive priority points under Minnesota Rules, part 4720.9020, subpart 2, 4, or 4a;
64.29 and
64.30     (3) be certified by the commissioner of health under Minnesota Rules, part 4720.9060.
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65.1Subd. 3. Application and reservation of funds. (a) Grant applications to the authority
65.2  may be made at any time on forms prescribed by the authority, including a project schedule
65.3  and cost estimate for the work necessary to comply with the purpose described in subdivision
65.4  2.
65.5(b) The commissioner of health shall review and certify to the authority those projects
65.6  that have plans and specifications approved under Minnesota Rules, part 4720.9060. When
65.7  a project is certified by the commissioner of health, the authority shall reserve grant funds
65.8  for the project in the order listed on the commissioner of health's project priority list and in
65.9  an amount based on the cost estimate in the commissioner of health's certification or the
65.10 as-bid costs, whichever is less.
65.11Subd. 4. Grant amount. The grant amount for an eligible project under this program
65.12 shall be for an amount up to 50 percent of the eligible as-bid project cost up to $5,000,000,
65.13 minus the amount of federal emerging contaminant funds the project receives under section
65.14 446A.081, subdivision 9, paragraph (b), clause (4), or other federal emerging contaminant
65.15 funds.
65.16Subd. 5. Grant approval. The authority shall award a grant for an eligible project only
65.17 after:
65.18(1) the applicant has submitted the as-bid project cost;
65.19(2) the commissioner of health has certified the grant eligible portion of the project; and
65.20(3) the authority has determined that the additional financing necessary to complete the
65.21 project has been committed from other sources.
65.22Subd. 6. Grant disbursement. Grant funds shall be disbursed by the authority as eligible
65.23 project costs are incurred by the governmental unit and in accordance with a project financing
65.24 agreement and applicable state laws and rules governing the disbursements.
65.25Subd. 7. Recovering expenses. Money granted to a grantee under this program may be
65.26 recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general against any person who may be
65.27 liable under section 115B.04 or any other law. To be eligible for recovery, the expenses
65.28 must be reasonable and necessary expenses, including all response costs, and administrative
65.29 and legal expenses. The authority, Department of Health, and Pollution Control Agency's
65.30 certification of expenses shall be prima facie evidence that the expenses are reasonable and
65.31 necessary. Any money recovered in a civil action for a project financed with bonds under
65.32 this section shall be transferred to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit
65.33 in the state bond proceeds fund and applied toward principal interest on outstanding bonds.
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66.1    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 446A.086, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
66.2      Subd. 11. Amount of debt obligation authorized. The amount of debt outstanding
66.3  under this section must not exceed $1,000,000,000 $1,500,000,000.
66.4      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
66.5    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 457A.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
66.6      Subd. 3. State participation; limitations. The commissioner may not provide any
66.7  assistance under this chapter for more than 80 percent of the nonfederal share total cost of
66.8  any project. Assistance provided under this chapter may not be used to match any other
66.9  state funds. The commissioner shall not assume continuing funding responsibility for any
66.10 commercial navigation facility project.
66.11   Sec. 8. EMERGENCY SHELTER FACILITIES.
66.12     Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
66.13 the meanings given.
66.14     (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services.
66.15     (c) "Eligible applicant" means a statutory or home rule charter city, county, or housing
66.16 and redevelopment authority established under Minnesota Statutes, section 469.003.
66.17     (d) "Emergency shelter facility" means a facility that provides a safe, sanitary, accessible,
66.18 and suitable emergency shelter for individuals and families experiencing homelessness,
66.19 regardless of whether the facility provides emergency shelter during the day, overnight, or
66.20 both.
66.21     Subd. 2. Creation of account. An emergency shelter facility account is created in the
66.22 bond proceeds fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner to make
66.23 grants under this section. Money in the account is available until encumbered or spent
66.24 subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
66.25     Subd. 3. Project criteria. The commissioner shall prioritize grants under this section
66.26 for projects that improve or expand emergency shelter facility options by:
66.27     (1) adding additional emergency shelter facilities by renovating existing facilities not
66.28 currently operating as emergency shelter facilities;
66.29     (2) adding additional emergency shelter facility beds by renovating existing emergency
66.30 shelter facilities, including major projects that address an accumulation of deferred
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67.1  maintenance or repair or replacement of mechanical, electrical, and safety systems and
67.2  components in danger of failure;
67.3      (3) adding additional emergency shelter facility beds through acquisition and construction
67.4  of new emergency shelter facilities; and
67.5      (4) improving the safety, sanitation, accessibility, and habitability of existing emergency
67.6  shelter facilities, including major projects that address an accumulation of deferred
67.7  maintenance or repair or replacement of mechanical, electrical, and safety systems and
67.8  components in danger of failure.
67.9      Subd. 4. Eligible uses of grant money. A grant under this section may be used to pay
67.10 for 100 percent of total project capital expenditures or a specified project phase, up to
67.11 $7,000,000 per project.
67.12     Subd. 5. State and local building codes met. All projects funded with a grant under
67.13 this section must meet all applicable state and local building codes at the time of project
67.14 completion.
67.15     Subd. 6. Lease or management agreements. An eligible applicant may enter into a
67.16 lease or management agreement for operation of the emergency shelter facility, subject to
67.17 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
67.18     Subd. 7. Competitive request for proposal process; priority. (a) The commissioner
67.19 must use a competitive request for proposal process to identify potential projects and eligible
67.20 applicants on a statewide basis. At least 40 percent of the appropriation for this purpose
67.21 must be awarded to projects located in greater Minnesota. If the commissioner does not
67.22 receive sufficient eligible funding requests from greater Minnesota to award at least 40
67.23 percent of the appropriation for this purpose to projects in greater Minnesota, the
67.24 commissioner may award the remaining money to other eligible projects.
67.25     (b) The commissioner must prioritize project applications in the following order:
67.26     (1) projects that include a lease or management agreement for operation of the emergency
67.27 shelter facility and the eligible applicant will provide at least ten percent of total project
67.28 funding;
67.29     (2) projects that include a lease or management agreement for operation of the emergency
67.30 shelter and the eligible applicant will provide less than ten percent of total project funding;
67.31 and
67.32     (3) all other projects for which the eligible applicant will provide at least ten percent of
67.33 total project funding.
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68.1    Sec. 9. CLOQUET FORESTRY CENTER; LAND TRANSFER.
68.2      (a) The commissioner of administration must convey for no consideration all state-owned
68.3  land within boundaries of the Cloquet Forestry Center to the Board of Regents of the
68.4  University of Minnesota.
68.5      (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
68.6  general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
68.7      (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Carlton County and is described as follows:
68.8      (1) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 30, Township 49 North,
68.9  Range 17 West;
68.10     (2) the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 36, Township 49 North, Range 18
68.11 West;
68.12     (3) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 49 North,
68.13 Range 17 West;
68.14     (4) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 29, Township 49 North,
68.15 Range 17 West;
68.16     (5) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (or Lot 3) of Section 30, Township
68.17 49 North, Range 17 West;
68.18     (6) the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (or Lot 2) of Section 31, Township
68.19 49 North, Range 17 West;
68.20     (7) the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 32, Township 49 North,
68.21 Range 17 West; and
68.22     (8) the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 32, Township 49 North, Range
68.23 17 West.
68.24   Sec. 10. CLOQUET FORESTRY CENTER DEFEASANCE OF GENERAL
68.25 OBLIGATION BONDS; APPROPRIATION.
68.26     $1,300,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
68.27 of management and budget to prepay and defease any outstanding state general obligation
68.28 bonds used for improvements and betterments at the University of Minnesota Cloquet
68.29 Forestry Center, and other associated financing costs to facilitate the university's goal of
68.30 returning this land to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. This amount may
68.31 be deposited, invested, and applied to accomplish the purposes of this section as provided
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69.1  in Minnesota Statutes, section 475.67, subdivisions 5 to 10 and 13. Upon the prepayment
69.2  and defeasance of all associated debt on the real property and improvements, all conditions
69.3  set forth in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, subdivision 3, shall be deemed to have
69.4  been satisfied and the real property and improvements shall no longer constitute state bond
69.5  financed property under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. This is a onetime appropriation.
69.6    Sec. 11. BCA MARYLAND BUILDING.
69.7      Notwithstanding any law, rule, or ordinance to the contrary, a building permit under the
69.8  State Building Code is not required to construct a new perimeter eight-foot security fence
69.9  and access controls at the BCA Maryland Building site, as enacted in Laws 2023, chapter
69.10 72, article 1, section 15, subdivision 3.
69.11ARTICLE 3
69.12APPROPRIATION MODIFICATIONS
69.13   Section 1. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 16, subdivision
69.14 39, is amended to read:
69.15 Subd. 39. Red Wing; Rail Grade Separation  10,000,000
69.16 From the bond proceeds account in the state
69.17 transportation fund as provided in Minnesota
69.18 Statutes, section 174.50, for a grant to the city
69.19 of Red Wing for right-of-way acquisition,
69.20 environmental analysis, design, engineering,
69.21 removal of an existing structure, and
69.22 construction of a rail grade crossing separation
69.23 at Sturgeon Lake Road. This appropriation is
69.24 in addition to the appropriation for the same
69.25 purpose in Laws 2017, First Special Session
69.26 chapter 8, article 1, section 15, subdivision 4.
69.27 Any unspent portion of the amount
69.28 appropriated in this subdivision may be used
69.29 for capital improvements to Sturgeon Lake
69.30 Road in the area of the rail grade separation
69.31 project. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
69.32 section 16A.642, the bond sale authorization
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70.1  and appropriation of bond proceeds for this
70.2  project are available until December 31, 2030.
70.3    Sec. 2. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 17, subdivision 13,
70.4  as amended by Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 3, section 23, and Laws 2025, First Special
70.5  Session chapter 15, article 3, section 2, is amended to read:
70.6  Subd. 13. White Bear Lake Communities; Lake
70.7  Links Trail  3,600,000
70.8  (a) For grants to complete design and
70.9  construction of a multiuse paved trail and route
70.10 for pedestrians, bicycles, and wheelchairs
70.11 around White Bear Lake in Ramsey and
70.12 Washington Counties, as follows:
70.13 (1) $2,600,000 of this appropriation is for one
70.14 or more grants to the city of Dellwood in
70.15 Washington County to design, engineer,
70.16 construct, and equip trail improvements
70.17 consistent with the completed preliminary
70.18 engineering along or parallel with the shore
70.19 of White Bear Lake between the Mahtomedi
70.20 city limits and the western line of Washington
70.21 County Meadow Lane in the city of Dellwood.
70.22 This appropriation may also be used for the
70.23 acquisition of permanent easements and
70.24 right-of-way;
70.25 (2) $500,000 of this appropriation is for a
70.26 grant to White Bear Township in Ramsey
70.27 County to design, engineer, construct, and
70.28 equip trail improvements along and parallel
70.29 with the shore of White Bear Lake between
70.30 the Washington County line and the city limits
70.31 of the city of White Bear Lake, Ramsey
70.32 County; and
70.33 (3) $500,000 of this appropriation is for a
70.34 grant to the city of White Bear Lake in
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71.1  Ramsey County to design, engineer, construct,
71.2  and equip trail improvements along or parallel
71.3  with the shore of White Bear Lake between
71.4  the eastern city limits of White Bear Lake and
71.5  Pacific Avenue.
71.6  (b) The city of Dellwood may complete the
71.7  trail improvements funded under paragraph
71.8  (a), clause (1), in the following segments and
71.9  in any order, and may enter into separate grant
71.10 agreements for each trail segment or any
71.11 combination of segments:
71.12 (1) Echo Street to Dwinnell Avenue, along the
71.13 railway bed;
71.14 (2) Yellow Birch Road to Echo Street, along
71.15 Dellwood Avenue; and
71.16 (3) Meadow Lane to Yellow Birch Road,
71.17 along Dellwood Avenue; and.
71.18 (4) from the intersection of Dellwood Road
71.19 and Dellwood Avenue to the intersection of
71.20 Meadow Lane and Dellwood Avenue, along
71.21 Dellwood Avenue.
71.22 Amounts remaining after substantial
71.23 completion of a trail segment or combination
71.24 of segments under this paragraph may be
71.25 applied to any other trail segment or
71.26 combination of segments described in this
71.27 paragraph.
71.28 (c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
71.29 section 16A.642, the bond sale authorization
71.30 and appropriation of bond proceeds for this
71.31 project is available until December 31, 2028.
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72.1    Sec. 3. Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 16, subdivision 19, is amended to read:
72.2  Subd. 19. Washington County; Interchange at
72.3  Trunk Highway 36 and Lake Elmo Avenue  10,000,000
72.4  From the bond proceeds account in the state
72.5  transportation fund, as provided in Minnesota
72.6  Statutes, section 174.50, for a grant one or
72.7  more grants to Washington County, the city
72.8  of Lake Elmo, or the city of Grant, or any
72.9  combination of these entities, for property
72.10 acquisition and to predesign, design, construct,
72.11 furnish, and equip a new interchange at
72.12 marked Trunk Highway 36 and County
72.13 State-Aid Highway 17, known as Lake Elmo
72.14 Avenue, in Washington County. This
72.15 appropriation is for portions of the project that
72.16 are eligible to be funded with general
72.17 obligation bonds.
72.18   Sec. 4. Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 21, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
72.19 Subd. 9. Oak Park Heights; Redevelopment  2,190,000
72.20 For a grant to the city of Oak Park Heights to
72.21 acquire property and to predesign and design
72.22 public infrastructure for development of the
72.23 Allen S. King power plant site in the city.
72.24 Public infrastructure includes clean water
72.25 systems, sanitary sewer systems, stormwater
72.26 systems, roads, trails, and sidewalks.
72.27 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
72.28 16A.642, the bond sale authorization and
72.29 appropriation of bond proceeds in this
72.30 subdivision are available until December 31,
72.31 2029.
72.32   Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
72.33     This article is effective the day following final enactment.
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73.1ARTICLE 4
73.2TEMPORARY REGISTRATION TAX REDUCTION
73.3    Section 1. TEMPORARY REGISTRATION TAX REDUCTION.
73.4      Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies to taxes payable under Minnesota
73.5  Statutes, section 168.013, subdivision 1a, for a registration period starting on or after January
73.6  1, 2027, and on or before December 31, 2027.
73.7      Subd. 2. Registration tax reduction. For the period specified in subdivision 1 only, the
73.8  commissioner of public safety must calculate the registration tax owed on a vehicle under
73.9  Minnesota Statutes, section 168.013, subdivision 1a, using the following rates instead of
73.10 the rates provided in that section:
73.11     (1) the rate for a vehicle under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.013, subdivision 1a,
73.12 paragraph (a), clause (1), is 1.25 percent; and
73.13     (2) the rate for a vehicle under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.013, subdivision 1a,
73.14 paragraph (a), clause (2), is 1.285 percent.
73.15     Subd. 3. Limitation. The amount paid or due on a vehicle using the rates provided in
73.16 subdivision 2 must be disregarded for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 168.013,
73.17 subdivision 1a, paragraph (g).
73.18     Subd. 4. Implementation. The commissioner of public safety must include the following
73.19 information on a vehicle's registration tax invoice:
73.20     (1) a brief statement informing the vehicle owner that, due to legislative action in 2026,
73.21 the registration tax rate for the vehicle has been temporarily reduced; and
73.22     (2) the difference between the amount of registration tax that would have been due under
73.23 Minnesota Statutes, section 168.013, subdivision 1a, and the amount of registration tax due
73.24 under subdivision 2.
73.25     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
73.26   Sec. 2. TRANSFER.
73.27     $254,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 is transferred from the general fund to the highway
73.28 user tax distribution fund. This is a onetime transfer.
73.29     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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  APPENDIX
  Article locations for H0719-2
ARTICLE 1   APPROPRIATIONS............................................................................... Page.Ln 1.15
ARTICLE 2   CAPITAL INVESTMENT POLICY...................................................... Page.Ln 62.12
ARTICLE 3   APPROPRIATION MODIFICATIONS................................................. Page.Ln 69.11
ARTICLE 4   TEMPORARY REGISTRATION TAX REDUCTION......................... Page.Ln 73.1
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