A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; amending prior appropriations for capital
improvement projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 469.53; Laws
2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 14, subdivision 3, as amended; Laws 2014,
chapter 294, article 1, sections 21, subdivisions 21, 23, as amended; 22, subdivision
5, as amended; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, sections 7,
subdivision 2; 15, subdivision 3, as amended; 20, subdivisions 8, 14, 15; Laws
2018, chapter 214, article 1, sections 16, subdivision 2, as amended; 17, subdivision
6; 18, subdivisions 3, 4; 21, subdivisions 16, 28, as amended; 22, subdivision 6;
Laws 2019, chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5; Laws 2020, Fifth Special
Session chapter 3, article 1, sections 7, subdivisions 3, 18; 13, subdivision 5; 16,
subdivisions 5, 7, 15, 36; 20, subdivisions 5, 7; 21, subdivisions 14, 20, 23, 37,
44, 47; 22, subdivisions 6, 8, 18, 19, 21, 23, 28, 30, 33; article 2, section 2,
subdivisions 2, 4.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 469.53, is amended to read:
(a) The following projects shall be eligible for state appropriation support payments
upon approval by the Duluth City Council. Costs may be reimbursed for eligible projects
that begin construction prior to September 30, 2020, but in no case may the total state
payment per project exceed the amount established in this section.new text begin Eligible costs for the
projects in this paragraph may include expenditures as defined in section 469.54, subdivision
1, including but not limited to planning, acquisition, predesign, design, construction, site
preparation, demolition costs, furnishing, and equipping.new text end Eligible projects include:
(1) deleted text begintwo levels of expansiondeleted text end new text begindemolition and replacement of a skywalk connected new text endto an
existing medical district parking ramp deleted text beginand skywalk replacementdeleted text end in an amount not to exceed
deleted text begin $13,010,000deleted text endnew text begin $2,100,000new text end, including any land acquisition;
(2) a ramp with up to 1,400 new parking stalls and a skywalk to serve medical entity
west in an amount not to exceed deleted text begin$36,400,000deleted text endnew text begin $37,900,000new text end, including any land acquisition;
(3) extension of 6th Avenue East from 2nd Street to 1st Street in an amount not to exceed
deleted text begin $5,900,000deleted text endnew text begin $6,650,000new text end, including any land acquisition;
(4) demolition of existing hospital structure for site reuse, to accomplish the purposes
in section 469.51, subdivision 2, in an amount not to exceed deleted text begin$10,000,000deleted text endnew text begin $11,820,000new text end;
(5) roadway, utility, and site improvements and capacity upgrades to support medical
entity west hospital construction in an amount not to exceed deleted text begin$11,410,000deleted text endnew text begin $13,950,000new text end;
(6) district energy connections, capacity enhancement, deleted text beginanddeleted text end a pressure pump stationnew text begin, and
district energy utility improvements outside of the district reasonably necessary and
advantageous to services developments within the districtnew text end in an amount not to exceed
$7,000,000; deleted text beginand
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(7) a ramp with up to 400 new parking stalls to serve medical entity east in an amount
not to exceed $14,000,000deleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; and
new text end
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(8) site improvements made upon private property and within the public realm, including
retaining walls, public sidewalks, public stairs, and other related infrastructure, necessary
to support medical entity west hospital construction in an amount not less than $1,300,000
or in excess of $4,300,000.
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(b) new text beginUpon notice to the commissioner of employment and economic development, any
unexpended amount for the projects described in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4) and (8),
that have been substantially completed may fund the project in paragraph (a), clause (5).
The unexpended amounts applied to the project in paragraph (a), clause (5), shall be in
addition to the amount specified for that project. The Duluth City Council must submit a
written plan to the commissioner of employment and economic development to use
unexpended funds in the manner under this paragraph.
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new text begin (c) new text endFor any public infrastructure project that will not be let by the city for which state
support is sought, the project must proceed and comply with any state and local contracting
requirements otherwise applicable to the city had the city let the project. The city shall have
the right to inspect, upon reasonable notice, the construction contracts and related
documentation for any public infrastructure project for which state support is sought.
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This section is effective the day after the governing body of the
city of Duluth and its chief clerical officer timely comply with Minnesota Statutes, section
645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
new text end
Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 14, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws
2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 37, and Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 2,
section 23, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.Veterans Cemeteries
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1,500,000 |
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Of this amount, up to $500,000 is to acquire
land located in southeastern, southwestern,
and northeastern Minnesota for publicly
owned veterans cemeteries, to be operated by
the commissioner of veterans affairs. The
commissioner also must seek donations of
land for the cemeteries. The balance of the
appropriation is to predesign deleted text beginanddeleted text endnew text begin,new text end designnew text begin,
construct, and equipnew text end the cemeteries. Federal
reimbursement of designnew text begin, construction, and
equippingnew text end costs for each cemetery must be
deposited in the state treasury and is
appropriated to the commissioner of veterans
affairs to designnew text begin, construct, and equipnew text end the
remaining cemeteries. Following completion
deleted text begin of designdeleted text end of the legislatively authorized
Minnesota state veterans cemeteries in
Redwood, St. Louis, and Fillmore Counties,
final federal reimbursement of predesign deleted text beginanddeleted text endnew text begin,new text end
designnew text begin, construction, and equippingnew text end costs is
appropriated to the commissioner for asset
preservation of veterans homes statewide, to
be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.307. Federal
reimbursement may be sought for each
cemetery and must be spent to acquire land
for, to predesign deleted text beginanddeleted text endnew text begin,new text end designnew text begin, construct, and
equipnew text end additional cemeteries, or for asset
preservation as provided in this subdivision.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642, the bond sale authorization and
appropriation of bond proceeds for this project
are available until December 31, deleted text begin2022deleted text endnew text begin 2024new text end.
Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 21, is amended to read:
Subd. 21.Thief River Falls Airport - Public
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650,000 |
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For a grant to the Thief River Falls Airport
Authority to predesign, design, engineer, and
construct infrastructure to transfer wastewater
from the Thief River Falls Regional Airport
to the city wastewater collection and treatment
system, and to eliminate the airport wastewater
treatment pond located on airport property.
deleted text begin This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner of management and budget has
determined that at least $153,360 has been
committed to thedeleted text endnew text begin At least 20 percent of the
total cost of thenew text end project new text beginmust be committed
new text end from nonstate sources.
Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 23, as amended by Laws
2015, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 23, is amended to read:
Subd. 23.Virginia - Highway 53 Utilities
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19,500,000 |
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(a) $500,000 of this appropriation is for a grant
to the city of Virginia Public Utilities
Commission to acquire land, predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip an
electrical substation along or wit