Posted: 1:42 pm Wed, July 20, 2011
By Finance and Commerce?Staff
Editor?s note: Here?s a rundown of the projects funded in the bonding bill, listed by agency. A spreadsheet detailing the projects can be found here.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Physics and Nanotechnology
$51.33 million
Construct, furnish and equip a new physics and nanotechnology building on the Twin Cities campus. The facility will include research laboratories, offices, a clean room supporting nanotechnology, faculty and student meeting space, infrastructure and support spaces. Covers two-thirds of the cost of the project.
Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement
$25 million
For various projects focused on safety and statutory compliance, building integrity, mechanical systems and space restoration.
Central Corridor Transit Way Laboratory Mitigation
$12.5 million
Design, construct, furnish and equip the relocated biomedical nuclear magnetic resonance imaging facility and to mitigate impacts on other research laboratories associated with the construction of the Central Corridor light rail transit line, the costs of which are not covered by the CCLRT project budget. Covers one-half of the cost of the project.
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
St. Cloud State University
Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility
$42.33 million
To complete design of and to construct, furnish and equip the facility.
Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement
$30 million
For various projects focused on safety and statutory compliance, building integrity, mechanical systems and space restoration.
Normandale Community College
Academic Partnership Center and Student Services
$21.98 million
To design, construct, furnish and equip a new building for classrooms and offices and to design, construct, furnish and equip the renovation of the Student Services Building.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids
Fine Arts Building Renovation
$5.36 million
To complete design and to renovate, furnish and equip the Fine Arts classroom and lab building.
Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie
Learning Resource and Student Services Renovation
$10.57 million
To renovate, furnish and equip existing space at the Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie campuses for a Library and Learning Resource Center and student services with an addition and new entrances at both campuses.
Metropolitan State University
Science Education Center
$3.44 million
To design and acquire land for a Science Education Center.
Minnesota State University, Moorhead
Livingston Lord Library and Information Technology Renovation
$14.9 million
To complete design and to renovate, furnish and equip Livingston Lord Library.
Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Virginia
Iron Range Engineering Program Facilities
$3 million
To predesign, design, construct, furnish and equip an addition to and renovation of existing space for the Iron Range engineering program, including laboratory spaces, other learning spaces and improvements to the entrance, and to acquire a privately owned housing facility on the campus.
MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES
Asset Preservation
$2.16 million
For asset preservation on both campuses of the academies, including safety upgrades, building code compliance issues and the like.
NATURAL RESOURCES
Natural Resources Asset Preservation
$17 million
For the renovation of state-owned facilities and recreational assets operated by the commissioner of natural resources. Includes money for emergency repair and rehabilitation of an elevator shaft in the Soudan Underground Mine and for renovation and rehabilitation of St. Croix State Park.
Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants
$50 million
For the state share of flood hazard mitigation grants for publicly owned capital improvements to prevent or alleviate flood damage. Up to $16.5 million of the total is for a project in Moorhead. Up to $6 million is for a project in Roseau. Up to $1 million is for a project in New Ulm. Also includes money for the following projects: Area II Minnesota River Basin; Brandt-Angus, Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed District; Buffalo-Red Watershed District; Cedar River Watershed District; Climax and Nielsville, Sand Hill River Watershed District; Grand Marais, Red Lake Watershed District; Hay Creek-Norland, Roseau Watershed District; Manston Slough; North Ottawa, Bois de Sioux Watershed District; Red Path, Bois de Sioux Watershed District; Shell Rock River Watershed District; Shelly and Felton, Wild Rice Watershed District; Springbrook, Two Rivers Watershed District; and Turtle Creek Watershed District; Wild Rice Watershed District projects.
Roads and Bridges
$4.8 million
For design, reconstruction, resurfacing, replacement and construction of state roads and bridges in forests, parks, trails and wildlife management areas.
Lake Vermilion State Park Development
$8 million
For predesign, design and construction of infrastructure at Lake Vermilion State Park.
Groundwater Monitoring and Observation Wells
$600,000
To install new groundwater level observation wells statewide to monitor and assess groundwater for water supply planning.
Coon Rapids Dam Renovation
$16 million
To predesign, design and construct the renovation of the Coon Rapids Dam to serve as a barrier to invasive fish. The commissioner may use a design-build method of project delivery. There is no local cost share.
State Trail Acquisition and Development
$5.8 million
To acquire land for and to construct and renovate state trails.
Lake Superior Campground Expansion
$1.25 million
For a grant to the city of Two Harbors to design and construct an expansion of the Burlington Bay Campground.
POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
Closed Landfill Cleanup
$7 million
To design and construct remedial systems and acquire land at landfills throughout the state in accordance with the closed landfill program.
Capital Assistance Program
$550,000
For a grant to the Pope/Douglas Solid Waste Joint Powers Board to improve access to and to design, construct, furnish and equip an expansion of the Pope/Douglas materials recovery facility located in Alexandria under the solid waste capital assistance grants program. A nonstate contribution is not required.
BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES
RIM Conservation Reserve
$20 million
To acquire conservation easements from landowners to preserve, restore, create and enhance wetlands; restore and enhance rivers and streams, riparian lands and associated uplands in order to protect soil and water quality; support fish and wildlife habitat; reduce flood damage; and provide other public benefits.
Area II Minnesota River Basin
$1 million
For grants to local governments in Area II of the Minnesota River Basin to acquire, design and construct floodwater retention systems. A grant for a project is not available until the board determines that at least $1 has been committed to the project from nonstate sources for every $3 of state grant.
Grass Lake
$1.61 million
To acquire conservation easements, reroute County Ditch 23A, construct water control structures and plant vegetation in order to restore the Grass Lake prairie wetland basin adjacent to the city of Willmar in Kandiyohi County.
Minnesota Zoological Garden
$4 million
To design and construct capital asset preservation improvements and betterments to infrastructure and exhibits.
ADMINISTRATION
Capital Asset Preservation and Replacement Account (CAPRA)
$2.83 million
For projects related to unanticipated emergencies of all kinds, remove life safety hazards, hazardous substances like asbestos or PCBs, and to moderate cost replacement and repair of roofs, windows, tuck pointing and structural members necessary to preserve the exterior and interior of existing buildings.
Asset Preservation
$8.15 million
For asset preservation, predesign and design and projects on properties managed by the commissioner. Of this amount, up to $4 million is for the State Capitol Building.
ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY
$5.66 million
To the commissioner of administration to predesign, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip certain existing state data center facilities and decommission certain other existing state data center facilities.
MILITARY AFFAIRS
Asset Preservation
$ 3.78 million
For asset preservation improvements and betterments of a capital nature at military affairs facilities statewide.
Camp Ripley State Education Complex
$1.83 million
To predesign and design a state education complex addition to the existing Camp Ripley education center.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Hennepin County Regional Communications Center
$4.7 million
For a grant to Hennepin County to predesign, design, construct, furnish and equip a regional 911 emergency communications center in Hennepin County.
East Metro Fire Safety Training Center
$3 million
For a grant to the city of Maplewood to acquire land, prepare a site including environmental work, predesign, design and construct the East Metro Regional Public Safety Training Facility.
Regional Public Safety Training Center; Scott County
$1 million
For a grant to Scott County to design, construct, furnish and equip an expansion of the regional public safety training center in Scott County. The appropriation is not available until an equal amount has been committed to the project from nonstate sources.
TRANSPORTATION
Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation
$33 million
From the bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund to match federal money and replace or rehabilitate local deficient bridges.
Local Road Improvement Fund Grants
$10 million
From the bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund for construction and reconstruction of local roads with statewide or regional significance or for grants to counties to assist in paying the costs of rural road safety capital improvement projects on county state-aid highways.
Railroad Warning Devices Replacement
$3 million
To design, construct and equip the replacement of statewide active highway railroad grade crossing warning safety devices.
Greater Minnesota Transit
$2.5 million
For capital assistance for publicly owned greater Minnesota transit systems to be used for transit capital facilities. Money from this appropriation may be used to pay up to 80 percent of the nonfederal share of these facilities.
Port Development Assistance
$3 million
Any improvements made with the proceeds of these grants must be publicly owned.
Airport Infrastructure
$3.7 million
For capital assistance grants to rehabilitate and modernize deteriorated runway pavement at publicly owned airports. For any airport project where only state and local money is to be used, money from this appropriation may be used to pay the local contribution required by Minnesota statutes,
Rail Service Improvement
St. Louis Park Noise Barrier
$700,000
For a grant to the city of St. Louis Park to predesign, design, construct and install noise mitigation barriers associated with route changes for freight rail.
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
Transit Capital Improvement Program
$20 million
For grants to Anoka County Regional Railroad Authority, Dakota County, Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority, Hennepin County, Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority, Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority or Washington County Regional Railroad Authority to perform environmental studies, preliminary engineering, acquire property or an interest in property, design or construct transitway facilities and infrastructure, including roadways, for the following transitway projects: Northstar Ramsey station, Gateway (I-94 East) corridor, Minneapolis Interchange facility, Red Rock corridor, Newport park-and-ride and station, Rush Line corridor, Robert Street corridor, South Bus Rapid Transit and Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit.
Metropolitan Regional Parks and Trails Capital Improvements
$5 million
For the cost of improvements and betterments of a capital nature and acquisition by the council and local government units of regional recreational open-space lands in accordance with the council?s policy plan. Priority must be given to park rehabilitation and land acquisition projects. This appropriation must not be used to purchase easements.
HUMAN SERVICES
Asset Preservation
$4.7 million
For asset preservation improvements and betterments of a capital nature at Department of Human Services facilities statewide.
Early Childhood Learning and Child Protection Facilities
$1.9 million
For grants to construct and renovate facilities.
Minnesota Sex Offender Program Treatment Facilities ? St. Peter
$7 million
To design, renovate, furnish and equip the Shantz Building on the St. Peter campus to include security systems, windows and doors, mechanical and electrical systems, HVAC systems, building lighting, fire/life safety systems, hazardous materials abatement, code and licensure requirements, and other upgrades as required.
Remembering with Dignity
$300,000
For grave markers or memorial monuments for unmarked graves on public land of deceased residents of state hospitals or regional treatment centers.
VETERANS AFFAIRS
Asset Preservation
$2.3 million
For asset preservation improvements and betterments of a capital nature at veterans homes statewide. If all or part of the sewer line and related improvements serving the veterans home in Hastings is sold or transferred to the city of Hastings, up to $720,000 of this appropriation may be granted to the city of Hastings for repair and replacement of the lines and related improvements.
CORRECTIONS
Asset Preservation
$19 million
For improvements and betterments of a capital nature at Minnesota correctional facilities statewide.
EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Greater Minnesota Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant Program
$4 million
For grants. The city of Thief River Falls is not required to provide a match.
Innovative Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant Program
$5 million
For grants.
Bloomington ? Lindau Lane Corridor
$15.45 million
For a grant to the city of Bloomington to complete streets and make safety improvements within the Lindau Lane corridor, including a safety improvement to the access from Trunk Highway 77 to Lindau Lane, grade separation on Lindau Lane at 21st Avenue, extending Lindau Lane from 24th Avenue to 30th Avenue, completion of 30th Avenue from American Boulevard to East Old Shakopee Road, and Lindau Lane pedestrian and bike improvements from 30th Avenue to 31st Avenue. This appropriation is at least a 2:1 (nonstate: state) match.
Hennepin County ? Minnesota African American History Museum and Cultural Center
$1 million
For a grant to Hennepin County to predesign, design, construct, furnish and equip the renovation of a historic mansion for the Minnesota African American History Museum and Cultural Center in Minneapolis. This appropriation is not available until the commissioner has determined that at least an equal amount has been committed to the project from nonstate sources.
PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Program
$20 million
For grants to municipalities under the wastewater infrastructure funding.
Up to $1 million of this appropriation is for a grant to the city of Albert Lea to design, construct and equip water and sewer utilities in the area of Broadway Avenue and Main Street. This project may include demolition of deteriorating concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks and streets above the utilities, and the construction costs to replace and rehabilitate the infrastructure.
MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Asset Preservation
$1.9 million
For capital improvements and betterments at state historic sites, buildings, landscaping at historic buildings, exhibits, markers and monuments. The society shall determine project priorities as appropriate based on need.
BOND SALE EXPENSES
$553,000
To the commissioner of management and budget for bond sales.
Source: http://finance-commerce.com/2011/07/list-what%E2%80%99s-in-the-minnesota-bonding-bill/
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