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2005 House Bill 3 (House Bonding Bill)

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  • Introduced by Rep. Tony Cornish, Rep. Ray Cox, Rep. Lloyd Cybart, Rep. Gregory Davids, Rep. Matt Dean, Rep. Jerry Dempsey, Rep. Dan Dorman, Rep. Rob Eastlund, Rep. Pat Garofalo, Rep. Paul Gazelka, Rep. Rod Hamilton, Rep. Larry Howes, Rep. Leon Lillie, Rep. Doug Magnus, Rep. Denny McNamara, Rep. Joe Opatz, Rep. Gene Pelowski, Jr., Rep. Neil W. Peterson, Rep. Connie Ruth, Rep. Char Samuelson, Rep. Dean Simpson, Rep. Nora Slawik, Rep. Judy Soderstrom, Rep. Loren Solberg, Rep. Steve Sviggum, Rep. Dean Urdahl and Rep. Lynn Wardlow on January 6, 2005, to spend $642,252,000 from state bonds for capital improvements and other building projects. Among the spending projects, this bill appropriates: 1) $79,790,000 to the University of Minnesota for a) asset preservation, b) an Academic Health Center in Minneapolis, c) an Education Science Center in Minneapolis, d) Kolthoff Hall in Minneapolis, and e) a Morris biomass facility, 2) $129,417,000 to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for a) asset preservation, b) Pasteur Hall at Winona, c) Hagen Hall at Moorhead, d) Century College labs, e) Centennial Hall at St. Cloud, f) classrooms at St. Cloud Tech, g) laboratories at South Central Tech, h) a College Center Building at Inver Hills, i) systemwide science labs, j) labs and classrooms at Riverland, k) a health science center in Rochester, l) systemwide demolition, m) Trafton Hall at Mankato, n) Brown Hall at St. Cloud, o) and an IT facility at Dakota Tech, 3) $1,054,000 to the Department of Education for the Crosswinds Arts and Science Middle School, 4) $4,255,000 to the Minnesota State Academies forthe state academies for the deaf and blind, 5) $52.5 million to the Department of Natural Resources for a) flood grants, b) dam renovation, c) RIM state match grants, d) Fisheries, e) water access and piers, f) reforestation, g) state and local trails, h) state forest land purchase, i) state park and recreation area land purchase, j) local park grants, k) and regional parks in greater Minnesota, 6) $14 million to the Pollution Control Agency for landfills, 7) $4 million to the Office of Environmental Assistance for solid waste grants, 8) $26 million to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for RIM and CREP easements, and wetland replacement, 9) $18,570,000 to the Department of Agriculture for rural finance authority loans and agriculture water management research, 10) $2 million to the Minnesota Zoo, 11) $1 million to the Department of Administration for capital asset replacement and preservation, 12) $1,870,000 to the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board for restoration of the Capitol and dome, 12) $5 million to Military Affairs for asset preservation and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, 13) $670,000 to Veterans Affairs for the World War II memorial on the capitol mall, 14) $90,890,000 to the Department of Transportation for a) local bridges, b) local roads, c) ports, d) a Mankato Headquarters for the department, and e) Northstar Commuter Rail, 15) $16 million to the Metropolitan Council for a) Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit, b) the Rush Line Corridor Transitway, and c) regional parks, 16) $21,873,000 to the Department of Human Services for a) the St. Peter Sex Offender program, b) systemwide infrastructure, and c) a forensic nursing facility, 17) $6,306,000 to the Veterans Homes Board for the Luverne Dementia Wander Area and general asset preservation, 18) $65,433,000 to the Department of Corrections for a) the Faribault Correctional Facility, b) the Stillwater Correctional Facility, c) general asset preservation, and d) the Willow River Correctional Facility, 19) $61,280,000 to the Department of Employment and Economic Development for a) state matches for federal grants, b) projects in the biotechnology and health science zones, c) wastewater infrastructure programs, and d) the U of M Mayo Clinic Biotechnology Research Facility, 20) $10 million to the Housing Finance Agency for "supportive housing loans", 21) $4 million to the Historical Society for asset preservation and local grants, 22) $25,754,000 for grants to local governments for a) tornado repairs in Buffalo Lake, b) flood repairs in Roseau, c) the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, d) the North Central Regional Correctional Facility, e) the Rochester Regional Public Safety Training Center, f) the Blue Earth Police and Fire Station, g) the Middle St. Croix River Watershed Management Organization, h) Rushford for their Nanotechology company, i) St. Paul for Phalen Boulevard, and ) the Burnsville Water Treatment facility, and 23) $590,000 for bond sale expenses.
    • Referred to the House Capital Investment Committee on January 6, 2005.
    • Motion by Rep. Dan Dorman on January 13, 2005, to add Representatives Urdahl, Cybart, Neil Peterson, Peppin, Davids, Cornish, Dempsey, Dean, Sviggum, Soderstrom, Cox and Magnus as authors on HF3. The motion passed in the House by voice vote on January 13, 2005.
    • Motion by Rep. Dan Dorman on February 10, 2005, to add Representatives Slawik and Lille as authors of HF3. The motion passed in the House by voice vote on February 10, 2005.
    • Reported by Rep. Dan Dorman on February 17, 2005, from the Capital Investment Committee with amendments and the recommendation that the bill pass as amended. As reported, all of the provisions of the bill were deleted. As amended, the bill would spend $816,811,000 from state bonds for capital improvements and other building projects. Among the spending projects, this bill appropriates: 1) $89,373,000 to the University of Minnesota for a) asset preservation, b) an Academic Health Center in Minneapolis, c) an Education Science Center in Minneapolis, d) Kolthoff Hall in Minneapolis, and e) a Morris biomass facility, and f) the Duluth Campus Life Science Building, 2) $89,373,000 to the University of Minnesota for a) asset preservation, b) labs and support center at Anoka Ramsey, c) equipment shop in Stabples for Central Lakes College, d) smart classrooms at Century Community, e) IT and labs at Dakota Tech, f) classrooms at Inver Hills CC, g) computer labs at Lake Superior, h) ITV classooms at Fergus Falls, i) parking and construction trades space in Moorhead, j) Hagen Hall at Moorhead, k) classrooms at Riverland in Austin and Albert Lea, l) Heintz Center in Rochester, m) Centennial Hall and Brown Hall at St. Cloud, n) classrooms at St. Cloud Tech, o) asset preservation in Faribault, p) Pasteur Hall at Winona, q) other systemwide renovations, 3) $1,083,000 to the Perpich Center for Arts Education, 4) $3,054,000 to the Department of Education for the library grants and the East Metro Integration District, 5) $4,255,000 to the Minnesota State Academies for the state academies for the deaf and blind, 6) $72.9 million to the Department of Natural Resources for a) flood grants, b) dam renovation, c) RIM state match grants, d) Fisheries, e) water access and piers, f) reforestation, g) state and local trails, h) state forest land purchase, i) state park and recreation area land purchase, j) local park grants, k) regional parks in greater Minnesota, l) metro greenways, m) native prairie bank easments, n) the Lake Superior Zoo, and o) local grants, 7) $14 million to the Pollution Control Agency for landfills, 8) $4 million to the Office of Environmental Assistance for solid waste grants to Red Wing and Olmsted County, 9) $27,362,000 million to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for RIM and CREP easements, and wetland replacement, 10) $5,470,000 to the Department of Agriculture for Water Management Research and a Plant Pathology Research Facility, 11) $15 million to the Minnesota Zoo, 12) $8.5 million to the Department of Administration for capital asset replacement and preservation, and the exterior of the transportation building, 13) $1,870,000 to the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board for restoration of the Capitol and dome, 14) $5 million to Military Affairs for asset preservation and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, 15) $670,000 to Veterans Affairs for the World War II memorial on the capitol mall, 16) $82.5 million to the Department of Transportation for a) local bridges, b) local roads, c) ports, d) rail service, and e) Northstar Commuter Rail, 17) $19,850,000 million to the Metropolitan Council for a) Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit, b) the Central Corridor Transitway (which could mean busses or light rail), and c) regional parks, 18) $25,873,000 to the Department of Human Services for a) the St. Peter Sex Offender program, b) systemwide infrastructure, and c) a forensic nursing facility, 19) $5,406,000 to the Veterans Homes Board for the Luverne Dementia Wander Area, the Willmar Veterans Nursing home and general asset preservation, 20) $106,394,000 to the Department of Corrections for a) the Faribault Correctional Facility, b) the Stillwater Correctional Facility, c) general asset preservation, d) the Willow River Correctional Facility, and e) the St. Croix Boys and Girls camp, 21) $115,380,000 to the Department of Employment and Economic Development for a) state matches for federal grants, b) projects in the biotechnology and health science zones, c) wastewater infrastructure programs, d) the U of M Mayo Clinic Biotechnology Research Facility, e) Austin Flood Relief, f) Total Maximum Daily Load grants, and g) other Bioscience development, 22) $10 million to the Housing Finance Agency for "supportive housing loans", 23) $6 million to the Historical Society for asset preservation and local grants, 24) $37,324,000 for grants to local governments for a) Orono for the Big Island Veterans Camp, b) Blue Earth Police and Fire, c) Buffalo Lake Maintenance Garage and Street Repair, d) Crookston and Red Lake Falls Riverbanks, e) Lewis and Clark Rural Water system, f) the Lowry Corridor, g) Minneapolis Planetarium, h) Phalen Corridor in St. Paul, i) Rochester Public Safety Trainin Center, j) Roseau Infrastructure and Municipal Complex relocation, k) rural infrastructure, and l) Shubert Theater in Minneapolis, 23) $785,000 for bond sale expenses. The report was adopted.
    • Reported by Rep. Jim Knoblach on February 21, 2005, from the Ways and Means Committee with amendments and the recommendation that the bill pass as amended. As reported, all of the provisions of the bill were deleted. As amended, the bill would spend $816,811,000 from state bonds for capital improvements and other building projects. Among the spending projects, this bill appropriates: 1) $89,373,000 to the University of Minnesota for a) asset preservation, b) an Academic Health Center in Minneapolis, c) an Education Science Center in Minneapolis, d) Kolthoff Hall in Minneapolis, and e) a Morris biomass facility, and f) the Duluth Campus Life Science Building, 2) $154,762,000 to MNSCU for: a) asset preservation, b) labs and support center at Anoka Ramsey, c) equipment shop in Staples for Central Lakes College, d) smart classrooms at Century Community, e) IT and labs at Dakota Tech, f) classrooms at Inver Hills CC, g) computer labs at Lake Superior, h) ITV classooms at Fergus Falls, i) parking and construction trades space in Moorhead, j) Hagen Hall at Moorhead, k) classrooms at Riverland in Austin and Albert Lea, l) Heintz Center in Rochester, m) Centennial Hall and Brown Hall at St. Cloud, n) classrooms at St. Cloud Tech, o) asset preservation in Faribault, p) Pasteur Hall at Winona, q) other systemwide renovations, 3) $1,083,000 to the Perpich Center for Arts Education, 4) $3,054,000 to the Department of Education for the library grants and the East Metro Integration District, 5) $4,255,000 to the Minnesota State Academies for the state academies for the deaf and blind, 6) $72.9 million to the Department of Natural Resources for a) flood grants, b) dam renovation, c) RIM state match grants, d) Fisheries, e) water access and piers, f) reforestation, g) state and local trails, h) state forest land purchase, i) state park and recreation area land purchase, j) local park grants, k) regional parks in greater Minnesota, l) metro greenways, m) native prairie bank easments, n) the Lake Superior Zoo, and o) local grants, 7) $14 million to the Pollution Control Agency for landfills, 8) $4 million to the Office of Environmental Assistance for solid waste grants to Red Wing and Olmsted County, 9) $27,362,000 million to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for RIM and CREP easements, and wetland replacement, 10) $5,570,000 to the Department of Agriculture for Water Management Research and a Plant Pathology Research Facility, 11) $15 million to the Minnesota Zoo, 12) $8.5 million to the Department of Administration for capital asset replacement and preservation, and the exterior of the transportation building, 13) $1,870,000 to the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board for restoration of the Capitol and dome, 14) $5 million to Military Affairs for asset preservation and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, 15) $670,000 to Veterans Affairs for the World War II memorial on the capitol mall, 16) $81.5 million to the Department of Transportation for a) local bridges, b) local roads, c) ports, d) rail service, and e) Northstar Commuter Rail, 17) $20,850,000 million to the Metropolitan Council for a) Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit, b) the Central Corridor Transitway (which could mean busses or light rail), and c) regional parks, 18) $25,873,000 to the Department of Human Services for a) the St. Peter Sex Offender program, b) systemwide infrastructure, and c) a forensic nursing facility, 19) $5,406,000 to the Veterans Homes Board for the Luverne Dementia Wander Area, the Willmar Veterans Nursing home and general asset preservation, 20) $106,394,000 to the Department of Corrections for a) the Faribault Correctional Facility, b) the Stillwater Correctional Facility, c) general asset preservation, d) the Willow River Correctional Facility, and e) the St. Croix Boys and Girls camp, 21) $113,280,000 to the Department of Employment and Economic Development for a) state matches for federal grants, b) projects in the biotechnology and health science zones, c) wastewater infrastructure programs, d) the U of M Mayo Clinic Biotechnology Research Facility, e) Austin Flood Relief, f) Total Maximum Daily Load grants, and g) other Bioscience development, 22) $10 million to the Housing Finance Agency for "supportive housing loans", 23) $6 million to the Historical Society for asset preservation and local grants, 24) $39,324,000 for grants to local governments for a) Orono for the Big Island Veterans Camp, b) Blue Earth Police and Fire, c) Buffalo Lake Maintenance Garage and Street Repair, d) Crookston and Red Lake Falls Riverbanks, e) Lewis and Clark Rural Water system, f) the Lowry Corridor, g) Minneapolis Planetarium, h) Phalen Corridor in St. Paul, i) Rochester Public Safety Trainin Center, j) Roseau Infrastructure and Municipal Complex relocation, k) rural infrastructure, and l) Shubert Theater in Minneapolis, 23) $785,000 for bond sale expenses. The report was adopted.
    • Motion by Rep. Joyce Peppin on February 21, 2005, to be stricken as an author of HF3. The motion passed in the House by voice vote on February 21, 2005.
    • Amendment offered by Rep. Bruce Anderson, Rep. Mark Buesgens, Rep. Chris DeLaForest, Rep. Sondra Erickson, Rep. Mary Liz Holberg, Rep. Karen Klinzing and Rep. Ray Vandeveer on February 22, 2005, to eliminate funding for the Northstar Commuter Rail and use that money for additional funding for local bridge and road projects. Representative Vandeveer withdrew the portion of the amendment on increasing spending on local roads and bridges after the portion on eliminating funding for Northstar Commuter Rail was voted down.
      • Amendment offered by Rep. Bruce Anderson, Rep. Mark Buesgens, Rep. Chris DeLaForest, Rep. Sondra Erickson, Rep. Mary Liz Holberg, Rep. Karen Klinzing and Rep. Ray Vandeveer on February 22, 2005, to eliminate funding in the bonding bill for Northstar Commuter rail (this second portion of the initial amendment was taken separately after Representative Kelliher asked that the quest of eliminating Northstar funding and increased road and bridge funding be taken separately with the Northstar issue voted on first). The amendment failed in the House (29 to 104) on February 22, 2005. [Vote Details and Comments]
    • Amendment offered by Rep. Mark Olson on February 22, 2005, to ask the federal government for a waiver so that federal money allocated for Northstar Commuter could be used instead for express bus service along highway 10. A study would be required on the costs of commuter rail versus express bus service and the relative effectiveness of each. No state funds could be spent on either unless the study showed that one or both have benefits exceeding costs in alleviating highway 10 congestion. If both were shown to have benefits exceeding costs, then the mode selected would be the one with the higher ration of benefits to costs. The amendment failed in the House (31 to 102) on February 22, 2005. [Vote Details and Comments]
    • Amendment offered by Rep. Mark Olson on February 22, 2005, to require a public hearing and a referendum in each city in which the Northstar commuter rail project would be located before any money could be spent on the Northstar project. The amendment failed in the House (32 to 101) on February 22, 2005. [Vote Details and Comments]
    • Amendment offered by Rep. Mark Olson on February 22, 2005, to require a study of the option of personal rapid transit rather than buses or light rail down the central corridor. The amendment failed in the House (25 to 106) on February 22, 2005. [Vote Details and Comments]
  • Passed in the House (121 to 12) on February 22, 2005, to spend $816,811,000 from state bonds for capital improvements and other building projects. Among the spending projects, this bill appropriates: 1) $89,373,000 to the University of Minnesota for a) asset preservation, b) an Academic Health Center in Minneapolis, c) an Education Science Center in Minneapolis, d) Kolthoff Hall in Minneapolis, and e) a Morris biomass facility, and f) the Duluth Campus Life Science Building, 2) $154,762,000 to MNSCU for: a) asset preservation, b) labs and support center at Anoka Ramsey, c) equipment shop in Staples for Central Lakes College, d) smart classrooms at Century Community, e) IT and labs at Dakota Tech, f) classrooms at Inver Hills CC, g) computer labs at Lake Superior, h) ITV classooms at Fergus Falls, i) parking and construction trades space in Moorhead, j) Hagen Hall at Moorhead, k) classrooms at Riverland in Austin and Albert Lea, l) Heintz Center in Rochester, m) Centennial Hall and Brown Hall at St. Cloud, n) classrooms at St. Cloud Tech, o) asset preservation in Faribault, p) Pasteur Hall at Winona, q) other systemwide renovations, 3) $1,083,000 to the Perpich Center for Arts Education, 4) $3,054,000 to the Department of Education for the library grants and the East Metro Integration District, 5) $4,255,000 to the Minnesota State Academies for the state academies for the deaf and blind, 6) $72.9 million to the Department of Natural Resources for a) flood grants, b) dam renovation, c) RIM state match grants, d) Fisheries, e) water access and piers, f) reforestation, g) state and local trails, h) state forest land purchase, i) state park and recreation area land purchase, j) local park grants, k) regional parks in greater Minnesota, l) metro greenways, m) native prairie bank easments, n) the Lake Superior Zoo, and o) local grants, 7) $14 million to the Pollution Control Agency for landfills, 8) $4 million to the Office of Environmental Assistance for solid waste grants to Red Wing and Olmsted County, 9) $27,362,000 million to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for RIM and CREP easements, and wetland replacement, 10) $5,570,000 to the Department of Agriculture for Water Management Research and a Plant Pathology Research Facility, 11) $15 million to the Minnesota Zoo, 12) $8.5 million to the Department of Administration for capital asset replacement and preservation, and the exterior of the transportation building, 13) $1,870,000 to the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board for restoration of the Capitol and dome, 14) $5 million to Military Affairs for asset preservation and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, 15) $670,000 to Veterans Affairs for the World War II memorial on the capitol mall, 16) $81.5 million to the Department of Transportation for a) local bridges, b) local roads, c) ports, d) rail service, and e) Northstar Commuter Rail, 17) $20,850,000 million to the Metropolitan Council for a) Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit, b) the Central Corridor Transitway (which could mean busses or light rail), and c) regional parks, 18) $25,873,000 to the Department of Human Services for a) the St. Peter Sex Offender program, b) systemwide infrastructure, and c) a forensic nursing facility, 19) $5,406,000 to the Veterans Homes Board for the Luverne Dementia Wander Area, the Willmar Veterans Nursing home and general asset preservation, 20) $106,394,000 to the Department of Corrections for a) the Faribault Correctional Facility, b) the Stillwater Correctional Facility, c) general asset preservation, d) the Willow River Correctional Facility, and e) the St. Croix Boys and Girls camp, 21) $113,280,000 to the Department of Employment and Economic Development for a) state matches for federal grants, b) projects in the biotechnology and health science zones, c) wastewater infrastructure programs, d) the U of M Mayo Clinic Biotechnology Research Facility, e) Austin Flood Relief, f) Total Maximum Daily Load grants, and g) other Bioscience development, 22) $10 million to the Housing Finance Agency for "supportive housing loans", 23) $6 million to the Historical Society for asset preservation and local grants, 24) $39,324,000 for grants to local governments for a) Orono for the Big Island Veterans Camp, b) Blue Earth Police and Fire, c) Buffalo Lake Maintenance Garage and Street Repair, d) Crookston and Red Lake Falls Riverbanks, e) Lewis and Clark Rural Water system, f) the Lowry Corridor, g) Minneapolis Planetarium, h) Phalen Corridor in St. Paul, i) Rochester Public Safety Trainin Center, j) Roseau Infrastructure and Municipal Complex relocation, k) rural infrastructure, and l) Shubert Theater in Minneapolis, 23) $785,000 for bond sale expenses. [Vote Details and Comments]
  • Motion by Rep. Dan Dorman on February 24, 2005, that the House refuse to agree to the amendments made to the bill by the Senate and that a five member conference committee be appointed to work out the differences. The motion passed in the House by voice vote on February 24, 2005.
  • Motion by Rep. Dennis Ozment on April 6, 2005, to suspend the House and Joint House/Senate Rules on conference committee reports.
    • Motion by Rep. Marty Seifert on April 6, 2005, to excuse anyone not voting on the Ozment motion to suspend conference committee rules. The motion passed in the House by voice vote on April 6, 2005.
  • The motion passed in the House (95 to 36) on April 6, 2005. [Vote Details and Comments]
  • Motion by Rep. Dan Dorman on April 6, 2005, that the report of the Conference Committee be adopted and that HF3 be repassed as amended by the Conference Committee. As amended, the bill would spend $817,892,000 from state bonds for capital improvements and other building projects. Among the spending projects, this bill appropriates: 1) $108,383,000 to the University of Minnesota for a) asset preservation, b) an Academic Health Center in Minneapolis, c) an Education Science Center in Minneapolis, d) Kolthoff Hall in Minneapolis, and e) a Morris biomass facility and fooball stadium, and f) the Duluth Campus Life Science Building and Recreational Sports Addition, 2) $213,598,000 to the University of Minnesota for a) asset preservation, b) labs and support center at Anoka Ramsey, c) Bridgeman Hall at Bemidji State - Northwest Tech, d) equipment shop in Staples for Central Lakes College, e) smart classrooms at Century Community, f) IT and labs at Dakota Tech, g) Culture Center at Fond du Lac Tribal and CC, h) classrooms at Inver Hills CC, i) computer labs at Lake Superior, j) health sciences center at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, k) student center at Southeast Tech, l) ITV classooms at Fergus Falls, m) parking and construction trades space in Moorhead, n) Hagen Hall at Moorhead, o) Trafton Science Center at Mankato, p) workforce center at the Northland CC, q) classrooms at Riverland in Austin and Albert Lea, r) Heintz Center in Rochester, s) Centennial Hall and Brown Hall at St. Cloud, t) classrooms at St. Cloud Tech, u) asset preservation in Faribault, v) Pasteur Hall at Winona, w) other systemwide renovations, 3) $1,083,000 to the Perpich Center for Arts Education, 4) $20,583,000 to the Department of Education for the library grants and the East Metro Integration District, and the Red Lake School District, 5) $4,255,000 to the Minnesota State Academies for the state academies for the deaf and blind, 6) $72,145,000 to the Department of Natural Resources for a) flood grants, b) dam renovation, c) RIM state match grants, d) Fisheries, e) water access and piers, f) reforestation, g) state and local trails, h) state forest land purchase, i) state park and recreation area land purchase, j) local park grants, k) regional parks in greater Minnesota, l) metro greenways, m) native prairie bank easments, n) the Lake Superior Zoo, o) canoe and boating routes, and p) local grants, 7) $10 million to the Pollution Control Agency for landfills, 8) $4 million to the Office of Environmental Assistance for solid waste grants to Red Wing and Olmsted County, 9) $27,862,000 to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for RIM and CREP easements, and wetland replacement, 10) $3,919,000 to the Department of Agriculture for Water Management Research and a Plant Pathology Research Facility, 11) $22,640,000 to the Minnesota Zoo, 12) $7,279,000 to the Department of Administration for capital asset replacement and preservation, the exterior of the transportation building, and parking, 13) $2,370,000 to the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board for restoration of the Capitol and dome, 14) $4 million to Military Affairs for asset preservation and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, 15) $670,000 to Veterans Affairs for the World War II memorial on the capitol mall, 16) $642,000 to the Department of Public Safety for Blue Earth to buy land and build a fire and police station, 17) $94 million to the Department of Transportation for a) local bridges, b) local roads, c) ports, d) rail service, and e) Northstar Commuter Rail, and rail service improvements, a grant to New Brighten for a railroad wye, the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge, and Holman Field Flood Protection, 18) $30,914,000 to the Metropolitan Council for a) Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit, b) the Central Corridor Transitway (which could mean busses or light rail), c) the "Red Rock Corridor Transit Way (from Hastings through St. Paul to Minneapolis), d) the Rush Line Corridor Busway, and e) regional parks, 19) $26,073,000 to the Department of Human Services for a) the St. Peter Sex Offender program, b) systemwide infrastructure, c) the Willmar Regional Treatment Center, and d) a forensic nursing facility, 20) $5,437,000 to the Veterans Homes Board for the Luverne Dementia Wander Area, the Willmar Veterans Nursing home, the Minneapolis Veterans Home and general asset preservation, 21) $98,694,000 to the Department of Corrections for a) the Faribault Correctional Facility, b) the Stillwater Correctional Facility, c) general asset preservation, and d) the Willow River Correctional Facility, 22) $167,199,000 to the Department of Employment and Economic Development for a) state matches for federal grants, b) projects in the biotechnology and health science zones, c) wastewater infrastructure programs, d) the U of M Mayo Clinic Biotechnology Research Facility, e) Austin Flood Relief, f) Total Maximum Daily Load grants, g) Burnsville, water treatment facility, h) Crookston and Redlake Falls Riverbank Protection, i) the Lewis and Clark Rural Water system, j) Roseau Infrastucture, k) greater Minnesota Business development grants, l) redevelopment grants to local governments, m) other Bioscience development, n) Buffalow Lake maintenance garage and street repair, o) Detroit Lakes Regional Historical Pavilion and Band Shell, p) Laurentian Energy Authority, q) Minneapolis planetarium, heritage park and the shubert center, r) the Moorhead Heritage Hjmekomst Center, s) Ornono Big Island Veterans Camp, t) the Rochester U of M/Mayo Bio Tech Research facility and u) Phalen Corridor in St. Paul, 23) $12.35 million to the Housing Finance Agency for "supportive housing loans", 24) $6 million to the Historical Society for asset preservation and local grants, and 25) $884,000 for bond sale expenses.
    • Motion by Rep. Erik Paulsen on April 6, 2005, to count those who do not vote on the Bonding bill as excused. The motion passed in the House by voice vote on April 6, 2005.
  • The motion passed in the House (115 to 16) on April 6, 2005. [Vote Details and Comments]
  • Signed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty on April 11, 2005, to spend $817,892,000 from state bonds for capital improvements and other building projects. Among the spending projects, this bill appropriates: 1) $108,383,000 to the University of Minnesota for a) asset preservation, b) an Academic Health Center in Minneapolis, c) an Education Science Center in Minneapolis, d) Kolthoff Hall in Minneapolis, and e) a Morris biomass facility and fooball stadium, and f) the Duluth Campus Life Science Building and Recreational Sports Addition, 2) $213,598,000 to the University of Minnesota for a) asset preservation, b) labs and support center at Anoka Ramsey, c) Bridgeman Hall at Bemidji State - Northwest Tech, d) equipment shop in Staples for Central Lakes College, e) smart classrooms at Century Community, f) IT and labs at Dakota Tech, g) Culture Center at Fond du Lac Tribal and CC, h) classrooms at Inver Hills CC, i) computer labs at Lake Superior, j) health sciences center at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, k) student center at Southeast Tech, l) ITV classooms at Fergus Falls, m) parking and construction trades space in Moorhead, n) Hagen Hall at Moorhead, o) Trafton Science Center at Mankato, p) workforce center at the Northland CC, q) classrooms at Riverland in Austin and Albert Lea, r) Heintz Center in Rochester, s) Centennial Hall and Brown Hall at St. Cloud, t) classrooms at St. Cloud Tech, u) asset preservation in Faribault, v) Pasteur Hall at Winona, w) other systemwide renovations, 3) $1,083,000 to the Perpich Center for Arts Education, 4) $20,583,000 to the Department of Education for the library grants and the East Metro Integration District, and the Red Lake School District, 5) $4,255,000 to the Minnesota State Academies for the state academies for the deaf and blind, 6) $72,145,000 to the Department of Natural Resources for a) flood grants, b) dam renovation, c) RIM state match grants, d) Fisheries, e) water access and piers, f) reforestation, g) state and local trails, h) state forest land purchase, i) state park and recreation area land purchase, j) local park grants, k) regional parks in greater Minnesota, l) metro greenways, m) native prairie bank easments, n) the Lake Superior Zoo, o) canoe and boating routes, and p) local grants, 7) $10 million to the Pollution Control Agency for landfills, 8) $4 million to the Office of Environmental Assistance for solid waste grants to Red Wing and Olmsted County, 9) $27,862,000 to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for RIM and CREP easements, and wetland replacement, 10) $3,919,000 to the Department of Agriculture for Water Management Research and a Plant Pathology Research Facility, 11) $22,640,000 to the Minnesota Zoo, 12) $7,279,000 to the Department of Administration for capital asset replacement and preservation, the exterior of the transportation building, and parking, 13) $2,370,000 to the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board for restoration of the Capitol and dome, 14) $4 million to Military Affairs for asset preservation and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, 15) $670,000 to Veterans Affairs for the World War II memorial on the capitol mall, 16) $642,000 to the Department of Public Safety for Blue Earth to buy land and build a fire and police station, 17) $94 million to the Department of Transportation for a) local bridges, b) local roads, c) ports, d) rail service, and e) Northstar Commuter Rail, and rail service improvements, a grant to New Brighten for a railroad wye, the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge, and Holman Field Flood Protection, 18) $30,914,000 to the Metropolitan Council for a) Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit, b) the Central Corridor Transitway (which could mean busses or light rail), c) the "Red Rock Corridor Transit Way (from Hastings through St. Paul to Minneapolis), d) the Rush Line Corridor Busway, and e) regional parks, 19) $26,073,000 to the Department of Human Services for a) the St. Peter Sex Offender program, b) systemwide infrastructure, c) the Willmar Regional Treatment Center, and d) a forensic nursing facility, 20) $5,437,000 to the Veterans Homes Board for the Luverne Dementia Wander Area, the Willmar Veterans Nursing home, the Minneapolis Veterans Home and general asset preservation, 21) $98,694,000 to the Department of Corrections for a) the Faribault Correctional Facility, b) the Stillwater Correctional Facility, c) general asset preservation, and d) the Willow River Correctional Facility, 22) $167,199,000 to the Department of Employment and Economic Development for a) state matches for federal grants, b) projects in the biotechnology and health science zones, c) wastewater infrastructure programs, d) the U of M Mayo Clinic Biotechnology Research Facility, e) Austin Flood Relief, f) Total Maximum Daily Load grants, g) Burnsville, water treatment facility, h) Crookston and Redlake Falls Riverbank Protection, i) the Lewis and Clark Rural Water system, j) Roseau Infrastucture, k) greater Minnesota Business development grants, l) redevelopment grants to local governments, m) other Bioscience development, n) Buffalow Lake maintenance garage and street repair, o) Detroit Lakes Regional Historical Pavilion and Band Shell, p) Laurentian Energy Authority, q) Minneapolis planetarium, heritage park and the shubert center, r) the Moorhead Heritage Hjmekomst Center, s) Ornono Big Island Veterans Camp, t) the Rochester U of M/Mayo Bio Tech Research facility and u) Phalen Corridor in St. Paul, 23) $12.35 million to the Housing Finance Agency for "supportive housing loans", 24) $6 million to the Historical Society for asset preservation and local grants, and 25) $884,000 for bond sale expenses.

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Introduced by Rep. Tony Cornish, Rep. Ray Cox, Rep. Lloyd Cybart, Rep. Gregory Davids, Rep. Matt Dean, Rep. Jerry Dempsey, Rep. Dan Dorman, Rep. Rob Eastlund, Rep. Pat Garofalo, Rep. Paul Gazelka, Rep. Rod Hamilton, Rep. Larry Howes, Rep. Leon Lillie, Rep. Doug Magnus, Rep. Denny McNamara, Rep. Joe Opatz, Rep. Gene Pelowski, Jr., Rep. Neil W. Peterson, Rep. Connie Ruth, Rep. Char Samuelson, Rep. Dean Simpson, Rep. Nora Slawik, Rep. Judy Soderstrom, Rep. Loren Solberg, Rep. Steve Sviggum, Rep. Dean Urdahl and Rep. Lynn Wardlow on January 6, 2005. Passed in the House (121 to 12) on February 22, 2005. New Comment

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