House Capital Investment Committee - part 15317

>> [GAVEL] >> CHAIR: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN; I LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING. TO ORDER. I WONDER WHERE YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ALL. YEAR? [LAUGHING] WE DO HAVE A BIT OF AN.

OVERFLOW HERE. WE ARE TRYING TO SET UP SOME OTHER CHAIRS. . THERE'S ALSO A SET UP IN.

ROOM FIVE WHICH IS RIGHT ACROSS. THE HALL. WRITE DOWN THE HALL. IF.

YOU ARE-IF YOU CAN FIND A PLACE TO SIT OR DON'T WANT TO STAND. IN HERE. SO; WITH THAT; WE DO HAVE A. QUORUM PRESENT.

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE I. THINK REPRESENTATIVE. GUNTHER; WOULD YOU MOVE APPROVAL OF THE MARCH. 29 MINUTES? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY; AYE.

[CHORUS OF AYES.] OPPOSED; NAY. >> [GAVEL] >> CHAIR: MARCH 29 IS. APPROVED. TODAY; WE'RE GOING TO DO IS TO CONSIDER THE CAPITAL.

INVESTMENT BILL; HOUSE. FILE 892. WE WILL. MOVE A-DO GIVE YOU A LITTLE OUTLINE-BUT DE.

--THREE AMENDMENT TO THAT. THEN WE'LL. TAKE TESTIMONY ON THE BILL. THEN; LIKELY GO INTO AMENDMENTS.

AND FINAL PASSAGE OF. THE BILL. SO THAT IS. THE AGENDA.

IF WE NEED TO; AND WE. LIKELY WILL; HAVE TO COME BACK AT. 6:30 PM WE WILL DO SO. BUT THIS.

-THE INTENT IS TO GO UNTIL. 5 PM WITH THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THROUGH. THE TESTIMONY BY 5 PM.

THAT'S ABOUT TWO MINUTES A PERSON. WE WILL SEE IF WE CAN MAKE IT. SO; WITH THAT; I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE. HOUSE FILE 892.

IT. WILL BE REFERRED. TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY; AYE.

[CHORUS OF AYES.] OPPOSED; NAY. CARRIED >> [GAVEL] >> CHAIR: NOW I HAVE A DE. --THREE AMENDMENT WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE. SO IS.

THERE DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY; AYE. [CHORUS OF AYES.] OPPOSED; NAY. THE AMENDMENT IS CARRIED. >> [GAVEL] >> CHAIR: NOW WE WILL ASK MS.

TYSON TO-ANYBODY; YOU GO FIRST. >> STAFF: IN YOUR PACKETS THERE SHOULD BE A PACKET ENTITLED 2017 CAPITAL BUDGET DE - AMENDMENT TO HOUSE. FILE 892. IT LOOKS LI.

KE THIS. STARTING AT THE TOP OF THE SPREADSHEET; LINE 8; UNIVERSITY MINNESOTA THERE'S $30 MILLION. G-OH BONNETS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ASSET PRESERVATION. MOVING ON TO MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES; LINE 13 THERE'S.

G-OH BONNETS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ASSET PRESERVATION. MOVING ON TO MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES; LINE 13 THERE'S 25;000;004 HIGHER EDUCATION ASSET PRESERVATION. 25 MILLION. THE NEXT TWO LINES ARE.

USER FINANCING. THESE ARE PROJECTS. THAT ARE FINANCED WITH TWO THIRDS OF. THE DEBT SERVICE COMING FROM THE STATE AND WEATHERED COMING FROM.

THE INSTITUTION. SO THE FIRST. OF THOSE LINE 14 S. CENTRAL.

COLLEGE STEM. 48.6 MILLION. THIS IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT. THEN.

LINE 15 STETTIN FOR [INAUDIBLE] $970;000. MINNESOTA [INAUDIBLE] LIBRARY INSTITUTE RENOVATION. FOR $820;000. FINALLY; NORTHLAND.

LABORATORY RENOVATION IN EAST. GRAND FORKS. FOR $826;000. MOVING ON TO THE DEPARTMENT.

OF EDUCATION; 2 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION. YOU WILL NOTICE IN A FEW PLACES OF. THE SPREADSHEET HIGHLIGHTS. SAME EDUCATION.

-OR GRANT POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. IS WHEN THE AGENCIES ARE ACTING AS A. GRANTING AGENCY TO THE LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT. AND THIS IS LINE 26; FIRST.

OF THESE TWO OLMSTED COUNTY FOR. DYSLEXIA INSTITUTE OF MINNESOTA FACILITY FOR 1.5 MILLION IN G-O BONDS. THEN MOVING ON TO MINNESOTA. STATE ACADEMY LINE 31 ASSET PRESERVATION AT 2 MILLION.

AND DESIGN FOR $50;000 LINE 32. MOVING ON TO. THE DNR; 50 MILLION FOR ASSET PRESERVATION. LINE 37.

THEN UNDER FLOOD. HAZARD INVESTIGATION WHICH IS THE BULL TITLE ONLINE 38 11 MILLION. AND THEN A NUMBER OF ITEMS WITHIN THAT. JUST A GENERAL PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE DNR IS AT 7 MILLION.

AND THEN FOR THE CEDAR RIVER; 1.7 MILLION. POUNDS VALID; $750;000; AND FOR ORTON BILL; 1.8 MILLION. UNDER DAMN REPAIR. RECONSTRUCTION; 9 MILLION IS THE TOTAL PROGRAM.

WITH 500;000 FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 3.6 MILLION FOR LANE BOROUGH. 2.5 MILLION FOR LAKE BRONSON. 500;000 FOR. PELICAN RAPIDS.

200;000 FOR THE NORWAY. LAKES DAM 200;000 FOR. THE IMPOUNDMENT THEM. WHEN THOUSAND FOR THE.

BLUESTONE LAKE DAM AND. 1.4 MILLION FOR OTHER STATE. OWN DAMS. THEN 1;000;004 REFORESTATION AND.

SAND IMPROVEMENT AND 3.3 MILLION. FOR THE CITY OF CHAMPLIN FOR THE. MILL POND PROJECT. 1 MILLION FOR LAKE COUNTY PROSPECTORS ATV.

TRAIL SYSTEM. UNDER THE PCA; 12.705 MILLION FOR THE ST. LOUIS AREA AREA OF CONCERN. A GRANT OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FOR COLT COUNTY;; 9 MILLION.

FOR THAT LINE 62. THEN FOR THE BOARD OF WATER AND. SOIL RESOURCES; 10 MILLION FOR THEM. 5 MILLION FOR.

LOCAL ROADS WETLANDS REPLACE. MENT PROGRAM. FOR THE MINNESOTA ZOO; 4 MILLION FOR ASSET PRESERVATION. WITH APARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION; 10.5 MILLION FOR PHYSICAL SECURITY IN THE STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX AND 2 MILLION FOR [INAUDIBLE].

UNDER MN.IT 1 MILLION FOR REVERSING. STATE OFFICES PURPOSES FOR. DATA [INAUDIBLE] FOR ASSET PRESERVATION UNDER. PUBLIC SAFETY; 3 MILLION FOR THE.

CAMP ROUGHLY. DERAILMENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE CENTER AND MOVING ON TO THE DEPARTMENT. OF TRANSPORTATION LINE 100; 59 MILLION FOR THE LOCAL BRIDGE. REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.

THIS IS. ALL PROGRAMMING ADMINISTERED. BY MN.IT AND LINE 102 107 MILLION FOR THE L. OCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT FUND.

OF THAT; 59 MILLION IS FOR. THE PROGRAM. THEN THERE'S ANOTHER SPECIFIC PROJECTS IDENTIFY GOOD 9;000;004 SPIN OAKLAND. COUNTY.

[INAUDIBLE] 30 5W INTERCHANGE; 3.246 MILLION FOUR PLANE. RECONSTRUCTION OF 105TH. AVE. 25;000;004 HENNEPIN COUNTY.

FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] PROJECT. 1.5; 10.5 MILLION FOR. THE HIGHWAY TO. 12 IN CHESTER INTERCHANGE.

70;000 FOR REDWOOD COUNTY. STATE VETERANS. CEMETERY ROAD. WE GOT TO GRADE.

CROSSING SEPARATION; OF THE TOTAL IS 57 IS. 57.024 MILLION FOR THAT.. OF THAT. 42.626 MILLION IS.

FOR MOREHEAD. 14.762 IS FOR. THE SEPARATION PROJECT IN REDWING. 1;000;004 GRADE CROSSES REPLACEMENT 4 MILLION.

FOR THE MINNESOTA VALLEY REGIONAL. RAIL AUTHORITY. [INAUDIBLE] SHORTLY AND FREIGHT RAIL TRACK REPAIR. THEN UNDER PORTS; 5 MILLION.

FOR PORT. DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND 3 MILLION FOR INTERNATIONAL. FALLS COUNTY AIRPORT AIRLINE. TERMINAL AND SEVE.

N OR 50;000 FOR THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS. . RIVER. PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.

UNDER THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL; 3;007;004 INFILTRATION GRANTS. THE DEPARTMENT OF. HUMAN SERVICES. FOR THE CHILD ADOLESCENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.

CENTER; 7;530;004 THE ANOKA. TREATMENT CENTER 2.25 MILLION. FOR THAT. LINE 133..

VETERANS AFFAIRS 5 MILLION FOR. ASSET PRESERVATION. 20 MILLION FOR. ASSET PRESERVATION.

THEN MOVING ON TO. DEED DEED 7 MILLION FOR THE TRANSPORTATION. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS. 12 MILLION FOR.

[INAUDIBLE] AND 2.5 MILLION. FOR [INAUDIBLE]. LINE 152; GENERAL SENT FUND APPROPRIATION FOLLOWED LATER IN THE SPREADSHEET BY CANCELLATION OF THE SAME AMOUNT FOR 300;000. SO THE NET EFFECT IS ZERO.

LINE 153 3 MILLION FOR THE. [INAUDIBLE] FOR POWER. GENERATION IMPROVEMENT. LINE.

154; MINNEAPOLIS 1.029 MILLION. FOR THE MINOR. SOLDIERS CEMETERY FENCE. THE CITY OF ST.

JAMES. HIGHWAY FOUR AND. ALLIED PROJECTS; 3.44 MILLION. FOR THAT.

FOR ST. PAUL; 13 MILLION FOR THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OF. MINNESOTA PRESERVATION. MOVING ONTO PUBLIC.

FACILITY 30 70 MILLION FOR STATE MATCHING GRANTS TO US. CAPITAL GRANTS. 55 MILLION FOR THE WATER. INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.

OF WHICH HE MILLION IS. FOR WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND 50 MILLION IS FOR DRINKING. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. THEN 33.737 FOR THE WATER.

INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE FROM POINT SOURCE. IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS. THEN; UNDER PFA FOR GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS; 1.2 MILLION FOR THE. BIG LIKE SANITARY SEWER DISTRICT.

SEVEN. AND 26;000 FOR THE CITY OF DENISON FOR STEWARD. PROJECTS AND 5.3 MILLION. FOR EACH EAST GRAND FORKS FOR THE SEWER INTERCONNECTION WITH.

GRAND FORKS AND 2;000;004 SPEECH IN COUNTY FOR THE ISLAND SEWER PROJECT. UNDER MINNESOTA HOUSING. FINANCE AUTHORITY 10 MILLION FOR PUBLIC. HOUSING REVOCATION AND.

2.5 MILLION FIRST. WORKSITE ACID PRESERVATION UNDER THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL. SOCIETY FINALLY LINE LINE. 187; $621;000 FOR ESTIMATED BOND.

SALE EXPENSES. MOVING ONTO THE LAST PAGE; THESE ARE TWO. INCREASES. IN THE MAXIMUM BOND PROCEEDS THAT CAN BE AUTHORIZED BY THE MINNESOTA HOUSING AND FINANCE.

AUTHORITY. THESE ARE AS A RESULT OF LOWER. THAN ANTICIPATED DEBT. SERVICE COSTS FOR PREVIOUS AUTHORIZATIONS.

. SO WHILE THIS BILL WOULD INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PRINCIPAL THAT. THE AGENCY CAN AUTHORIZE IT DOES NOT INCREASE THE DEBT SERVICE THAT'S REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THAT. IN A SENSE OF THE DEBT SERVICE TO PAY FOR THIS IS 20 MILLION WOULD BE AN.

EXISTING APPROPRIATION. LINE 179 YOU CAN SEE THE TOTAL. G-OH. LINE 198 YOU CAN SEE THE TRANSPORTATION FUND.

THIS 166 REFLECTS THE LOCAL ROAD AND. BRIDGE NUMBER. ESSENTIALLY; THAT'S A STATION WITH A DIFFERENCE. THESE ARE G-OH BOND.

FINANCE. PROJECTS. THEN LINE 199 YOU CAN SEE THE USER FINANCE THIS REPRESENTS THE ONE. FOR CHAIR OF THE MNSCU SYSTEM.

LINE 200 YOU CAN SE. E THE CANCELLATION FOR THE EAGLES. KILLING NEST. THAT WAS THE THREE OF THOUSAND DOLLAR APPROPRIATION MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE BILL.

I WILL MENTION. ONE SPREADSHEET. ERROR ONLINE TO THAT SHOULD. REFLECT 300 THE SHOULD NOT BE A ZERO.

THE GRANT TOTAL IS ACTUALLY. 646.77. THAT DOESN'T AFFECT ANY THE TOTALS IN THE BILL WITHOUT JUST A SMALL SPREADSHEET TOTALING. ERROR.

THEN; THE NET GENERAL. OBLIGATION BONDS; THE AMOUNT FORWARDED BY THE GENERAL FUND; IS SHOWN. ON LINE 204. THEN THERE'S A NUMBER.

OF CANCELLATIONS THAT IN A SENSE DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF DEBT SERVICE NEEDED FOR THAT. SO THAT THE ACTUAL IMPACT IN. TERMS OF THAT. NEW G-O BONDS THE STATE HAS TO PAY DEBT SERVICE OR IS 600 MILLION.

LIKE. TO 11. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU MR. LEE.

MISS TYSON. >> STAFF: ARTICLE 2 OF HOUSE. FILE 892 TO DELETE. EVERYTHING AMENDMENT; IN THE BILL BEGINS ON PAGE 31 AND CAN.

CONTAINS MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES TO. STATUTORY PROGRAMS AND PAST. APPROPRIATIONS. SECTIONS 1 AND.

TWO LATE. TO THE LEWIS AND CLARK A PROBATION BONDS THAT WERE. AUTHORIZED IN 2015; I BELIEVE. OUT OF THE 90 MILLION THAT.

WAS AUTHORIZED IN STATE A. PROBATION BONDS FOR. THE PROJECT; THEY WERE ABLE TO DO. PHASE 2 FOR LESS THAN THAT AND.

THEY ARE REMAINS APPROXIMATELY. 7.2 MILLION. IN AUTHORIZATION. THIS MODIFIES THE LANGUAGE.

AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION SO THAT MONEY CAN BE USED FOR PHASE 3. SECTION 3 RELATES TO THE AUDIO. INDUCTION BOOTH BILL HEARD. IN COMMITTEE JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO.

IT REQUIRES THAT. STATE CAPITAL GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR RENOVATION OF PUBLIC GATHERING SPACES MUST. HAVE PERMANENT AUDIO AMPLIFICATION. MUST USE AUDIO INDUCTION LOOPS.

AND PERMANENT AUDIO. AMPLIFICATION SYSTEMS; AND THEN SPECIFIES. OTHER STANDARDS. .

THIS SECTION OF THE BILL ALSO DEFINES PATHI PUBLIC. GATHERING SPA AS A SPAC. E CONSTRUCTED RENOVATED OR INTENDED TO USE BY 15 OR. MORE PEOPLE IN WHICH AUDIO COMMUNICATIONS ARE INTEGRAL TO THE USE OF THE SPACE.

THERE'S. AN EXEMPTION ALLOWED AND. GIVE S AGENCIES-USE THE EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENT THERE'S A REPORT REQUIRED ON IT AND IT'S EFFECTIVE FOR PROJECTS. THAT ARE ENACTED IN.

LAW AFTER JANUARY 1 OF. THIS YEAR BUT IT ALSO DOES NOT APPLY TO A PROJECT THAT'S ALREADY. COMPLETED. SCHEMATIC DESIGN AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE BILL.

SECTION 4 RELATES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. ASSET PRESERVATION LANGUAGE; AND THAT'S WHEN WAS. THE ALLOWS A PROJECT TO REMOVE LIFE HIM. [INAUDIBLE] STRUCTURAL DEFECTS AND ALLOWABLE USES THE ASSET.

PRESERVATION MONEY. SECTION 5 THIS RELATES TO THE. UPPER BLUFF AT FORT SNELLING AND IT'S AMENDING A LAW THAT. GOVERNS THE DNR'S AUTHORITY TO LEASE PROPERTY AT THE.

UPPER BLUFF AND REQUIRES THE LEASE OF STATE BOND FINANCE PROPERTY THEY ARE. THAT IS FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS TO BE TREATED AT THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY AND PROCEEDS OF THE SELDEN GO TO. REDEEM OR PAY OFF THE BONDS. THEN AFTER THAT THE.

LEASE PAYMENTS CAN BE USED FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROPERTY I BELIEVE THIS RELATES TO THE VETERANS HOUSING PROJECT. THAT'S AT THE. UPPER BLUFF COULD I'M NOT POSITIVE. SECTION 6-9 ARTICLE 2; WITH A TWO LOCAL.

BRIDGES AND IN SECTION 9; THE BRIDGE. GRANTS PROGRAM HAS A NEW PROVISION THAT SETS A $7 MILLION ON BRANDT UNDER THE. LOCAL BRIDGE REHABILITATION PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY MNDOT. SECTION 10 IS A NEW.

STATUTORY PROGRAM THIS WAS IN THE. GOVERNORS BILL; AND. IT ESTABLISHES A. GRANTS PROGRAM - EXCUSE ME - GRANTS PROGRAM FOR.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RAIL. SAFETY AND STATUTE IDENTIFIES USES OF. THE PROGRAM AND PROVIDES THAT COUNTIES; CITIES AND TOWNS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR GRANT RECIPIENTS. SECTIONS 11-14 RELATE TO THE PUBLIC FACILITY AUTHORITY.

AND THE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. FUNDING PROGRAM WHICH. IS MODIFIED TO COVER DRINKING WATER AS WELL AS WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND THAT INCREASE MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT FROM 4 MILLION. -5 MILLION A PROJECT.

AND 15;000; TO. 20;000 FOR EXISTING CONNECTION. IT ESTABLISHES. FUNDING FORMULA FOR DRINKING.

WATER PROJECTSBASED ON THE AFFORDABILITY. THRESHOLD USED FOR THE FEDERAL DRINKING WATER FUND AND STRIKES OUT. OBSOLETE LANGUAGE. THE POINTS IN.

SECTION 12; POINT SOURCE IMPLEMENTATION GRANT PROGRAM IS TO MODIFY WITH A MAXIMUM GRANT. GOES FROM 3 MILLION; TO 7 MILLION AND INCREASES. THE SHARE OF THE GRANTS. COVERED FROM 50%; TO 80% OF THE.

PROJECT COST. THEN; SECTION 13 IS A TECHNICAL. CROSS REFERENCE PROVISION RELATED TO THE DRINKING WATER. REVOLVING FUND.

THEN IN SECTION 14 THE BONDING AUTHORITY. THE PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY HAS IS INCREASED FROM 1.5 BILLION; TO 2 BILLION IN. OUTSTANDING DEBTS. SECTION 15-21 OF.

ARTICLE 2 ARE MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO. PAST APPROPRIATIONS. AS MR. .

LEE MENTIONED; IN GOING TO. THE SPREADSHEET FOR THE MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY. THE APPROPRIATION BONDING FOR THE HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS; THE AUTHORIZATION IN SECTION 15 IS INCREASED BY 15 MILL. ION THAT IS SUPPORTED BY THE EXISTING DEBT SERVICE AND STATUTE AND IN SECTION 16 THERE'S AN INCREASE OF.

5 MILLION FOR A TOTAL OF. 20 MILLION IN. NEW AUTHORIZATION REPORTED BY EXISTING GENERAL. FUND THAT SERVICE.

SECTION 17. THIS RELATES TO THE PERMANENT. HUMAN SERVICES FACILITIES AND THERE IS A KIND OF A. LONG HISTORY AS THIS GOES BACK TO 2005 BUT BASICALLY THIS.

IS REAUTHORIZING THE. REMAINING AMOUNT OF AN APPROPRIATION FROM. 2006 AND IT SHOWED UP IN THE. CANCELLATION.

REPORTS. SO THIS INSERTS THE LANGUAGE THAT WE. AUTHORIZES. IT REMAINS AVAILABLE TO THE ESTIMATED AT.

1.9 MILLION AND MY UNDERSTANDS THIS RELATES TO THE FERGUS FALLS TREATMENT CENTER AND. ITTS REUSE. I BELIEVE. IT'S ALSO OWNED BY THE CITY AT.

THIS TIME. SECTION 18 IS EXEMPTING THE. 2012 APPROPRIATION FOR THE REPAIR THE LANES BURL DAM FOR. MANY NATURAL CLIMATES AND STATS.

SECTION 19 IS THE WEST ST. PAUL RIVER. TO RIVER GREENWAY AND MODIFYING THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION TO ALLOW FOR A GRADE SEPARATED CROSSING SO IT'S NOT SPECIFICALLY. A BRIDGE.

THEN UPDATES THE NAME OF. THE PROJECT. SECTION 20 IS THE LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT. FUND GRANTS FROM 2015 FOR THE WOMAN.

WHY PROJECT WHO MODIFIES IT TO. THE CURRENT PLAN FOR THAT PROJECT. SECTION 21 IS 77 TH ST. UNDERPASS MODIFICATION FROM THE.

-OF THE 2015 APPROPRIATION TO ALLOW THE MONEY. TO BE USED FIRST FOR THE RIGHT AWAY. ACQUISITION AND THEN IF. MONEY REMAINS.

FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. RIGHT NOW; REQUIRES THE MONEY TO GO FOR ALL OF THAT. AND IT DOESN'T WORK FOR THAT PROJECT. SECTION 22; THIS IS A PROVISION THAT WILL ALLOW THE AMATEUR.

SPORTS COMMISSION. TO LEAVE PROPERTY IN BLAINE TO THE SPRING LAKES PARK. SCHOOL DISTRICT. FOR UP TO 99 YEARS AND THEN PERMITS THE TENANT.

TO MAKE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TWO. OF RENT IN APPROPRIATES OF THOSE RENT PAYMENTS TO THE AMATEUR. SPORTS COMMISSION AND THEN FINALLY. SECTION 23 IS A TECHNICAL REVISOR INSTRUCTION RELATED TO.

THE REPEAL REPEALER IN SECTION 24 IS JUST REPEALING. AN OBSOLETE CODIFIED BOND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE. COOPERATIVE SECRETARIES. FACILITY GRANT PROGRAM LAST USE IN THE 1980S.

THEN THE. BILL OVERALL IS EFFECTIVE THE DAY. AFTER NACHMAN. AFTER SPECIFIED.

THAT CONCLUDES THE BILL. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU MS. DYSON AND MR. LEE.

ANY QUESTIONS? REPRESENTATIVE HAUSMAN. >> REPRESENTATIVE. HAUSMAN ONE CLARIFYING QUESTION. I THINK WE.

MR. LEE. UNDER THE LOCAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; HOW ARE WE ABLE TO USE G-OH BONDS. FOR HIGHLY US TO 12? >> STAFF: IS ACTUALLY FOR THE.

LOCAL ROAD ELEMENTS OF. THAT INTERCHANGE AND. IF YOU-I THINK IT IS ON PAGE 16. I'M LOOKING WHERE IT IS IN THE BILL.

PAGE 16; BEGINNING. LINE 15. IT IS FOR GRANTS TO COVER COUNTY. CITY OF CHASKA OR BOTH FOR THE VARIOUS PROJECTS.

RELATED TO LOCAL. ROAD IMPROVEMENTS RELATED TO THE PROJECT IT'S NOT A TRUNK. HIGHWAY PROJECT. >> REPRESENTATIVE HAUSMAN: IF I UNDERSTOOD ON THE.

TOTALS MAYBE JUST A CLARIFICATION. IF. THE EAGLES KILLING NEST WAS ONLY AUTHORIZED IN 2015; TWICE THAT ALREADY CANCELED AND. THEN REAUTHORIZED? >> STAFF: I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS PROJECT.

MY. UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS BEING CANCELED BECAUSE OF THE WAY. IT WAS WORDED THE. FIRST TIME AND IT COULD'VE BEEN.

AMENDED BUT THIS IS TAKEN FROM LAST. YEAR'S BILL. THIS WAS THE APPROACH FROM LAST YEAR. AND IT WORKS EITHER WAY TO CANCELED AND HAVE A.

NEW APPROPRIATION;-IT JUST A DIFFERENCE. IN WORDING. >> REPRESENTATIVE HAUSMAN: BECAUSE THAT CANCELLATION; THAT'S WHY IT SHOWS NO. GENERAL FUND IN THE BILL AT ALL; BECAUSE IT JUST CANCELLATION.

WE DON'T HAVE TO. INDICATE REAUTHORIZATION? >> STAFF: THAT. IS CORRECT. >> CHAIR: HEAD NODDING DOES NOT SHOW UP.

[LAUGHING] OKAY; THANK YOU. REPRESENTATIVE HANSEN. >> REPRESENTATIVE HANSEN: MY QUESTIONS ON SECTION 111 AND. SECTION 12.

WONDERING. ABOUT PRECEDENT. HAS THE STATE. OF MINNESOTA DONE ANYTHING LIKE.

THIS BEFORE. WE HAVE PROVIDED THE INFRASTRUCTURE. PROGRAM DOLLARS FOR DRINKING WATER CREED. ? WE'VE HAD A HISTORY OF.

WASTEWATER. OVER ARE DOING IN THE DELETE ALL AMENDMENT WERE AMENDING WASTEWATER. TO INCLUDE DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. JUST LOOKING TO SEE IF FOR ESTABLISHING NEW PRESIDENT HERE.

; OR IF THIS IS BEEN. DONE BEFORE? >> CHAIR: I. BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE. GOVERNORS LANGUAGE.

I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S BEEN DONE BEFORE OR NOT. CAN. ANYONE CLARIFY? >> STAFF: THERE HAS. BEEN APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DRINKING WATER REVOLVING FUND.

IN BONDING BILLS IN. YEARS PAST. SO FINDING DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT NEW. THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE PROGRAM IS.

SOMETHING THAT THE PFA MAY BE BETTER. -BETTER ENTITY TO ASK ABOUT HOW. THIS RELATES TO ANY NEW. PRESIDENT.

BUT DRINKING WATER. HAS BEEN PART OF FUNNING IN THE PAST. >> REPRESENTATIVE HANSEN: I UNDERSTAND IT'S PART OF THE. GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL.

I DO THAT IT'S A VERY. SIGNIFICANT ISSUE. I KNOW WE. HAVE DONE-I THINK THERE HAVE BEEN INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS FOR DRINKING WATER; BUT.

ADAPTING THE GRANT SO THAT. IT FLOWS TO DRINKING WATER. .. THE CONCERN HERE IS THAT.

THIS IS ESSENTIALLY BREAKING THE SEAL. WHERE WE MOVE TO. CLEAN UP ON NITRATE CONTAMINATION FOR. DRINKING WATER.

RATHER THAN TRYING TO WORK ON PREVENTION. THE PREVENTION PROGRAM. SO AS WE SET UP THE GRANT PROGRAMS. FOR NITRATE CONTAMINATION OF DRINKING WATER; AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS; I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO PUT THIS ON.

THE RECORD THAT THIS WILL. NEVER END. IT IS A HUGE COST. THAT WILL CONTINUE.

TO GROW IF SOMEBODY ELSE PICKS UP THE COST. FOR NITRATE MITIGATION. >> CHAIR: REPRESENTATIVE. HAUSMAN.

>> REPRESENTATIVE HAUSMAN JUST TO CLARIFY WOULD YOU PREFER. COMMITTEE MEMBERS IF THEY WE HAVE GENERAL. OBSERVATIONS ABOUT DO YOU WANT US TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER. PUBLIC TESTIMONY? >> CHAIR: YES; THAT WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE.

ANY OTHER. QUESTIONS OF MR. LEE OR. MISS TYSON? WELL; THEN.

WE SHALL MOVE TO THE TESTIMONY.. JUST. VERY BRIEF STATEMENT I LIKE. TO MAKE.

. THAT IS; I APPRECIATE YOU ALL OF YOU COMING HERE TODAY TO. LIST YOU. R CONCERNS AND OF COURSE POSSIBLE PRICES OF.

THE BILL. I COULD JUST SAY; I KNOW. BUT THAT PROBABLY WON'T SUFFICE. FOR EVERYBODY.

YOU HAVE TWO. MINUTES TODAY AND YOU BE. ALERTED HERE WHEN YOU GET TO. 30 SECONDS.

IF YOU REALLY DON'T FEEL THAT'S. ENOUGH TIME I'M OPEN. TO YOU; MY DOOR IS OPEN. YOU CAN.

CALL ME; YOU CAN TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS IF YOU DON'T FEEL YOU CAN CALL. IT ALL OUT IN TWO. MINUTES BUT WITH THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WE HAVE HERE TODAY THIS IS THE WAY WE HAVE TO DO IT. YOU DO UNDERSTAND; THAT TECHNICALLY; THIS IS A.

NON-BONDING YEAR. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE BIENNIUM. WHAT MAKES THIS YEAR DIFFERENT. IS THAT WE DID INTO A BILL THE.

LAST BIENNIUM. SO IN ESSENCE; WERE TRYING TO MAKE UP. FOR WHAT WE DIDN'T DO BEFORE. THAT'S WHAT THIS.

IS ABOUT. SO MOST OF WHAT WE ARE DOING LIKELY. NEAR 1% WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS; LEAVE THE. DOOR OPEN; BUT WE ARE DOING WHAT WE HAD DONE BEFORE.

.. WHICH SHOULD HAVE PASSED INTO LAW. LAST TIME. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS.

IS ABOUT. THE NEXT YEAR IS THE. BONDING YEAR. WHERE WE.

WILL DO; I WOULD HOPE; THE. TRADITIONAL METHOD OF. GOING OUT IN YOUR COMMUNITIES. AND AREAS; SEEN THE PROJECTS AND VETTING THEM; HAVING THE TOUR AROUND THE STATE THAT WE DO.

; BRINGING YOU INTO TESTIFY IF YOU WISH. TO COMMITTEE READINGS. NEXT YEAR. SO THAT'S WHAT WE.

ARE DOING. WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO TODAY. AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO AND KEEP IN MIND THIS. THIS BILL IS A STARTING POINT FOR WHAT WE.

ARE DOING. FROM HERE IT'S GOING TO GO TWO WAYS AND MEANS. AND THEN THE PROCESS WILL CONTINUE. I WILL GUARANTEE YOU.

THE BILL IS NOT GOING TO SHRINK THROUGH. THE PROCESS. IT'S A VERY VERY RARE. BONDING BILL THAT EVER LEAVES THIS COMMITTEE AND THEN.

COMES BACK SMALLER. THE. GOAL IS TO DO A BONDING BILL. THAT WILL SERVE THE INTERESTS OF THE.

PEOPLE MINNESOTA AS BEST. WE CAN WITH CERTAIN CONSTRAINTS THAT WE DO. FACE AND TO GET THIS BILL DONE IN AN. EXPEDITIOUS MANNER AS MUCH AS.

WE CAN GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE HAVE. ONLY ABOUT THREE WEEKS LEFT TO GO. BUT THAT IS. MY INTENT.

TO GET A GOOD. BILL DONE THAT DOES WOULD WE AS REPRESENTATIVES ARE HERE TO DO. AND THAT IS TO SERVE THE. PEOPLE MINNESOTA THE BEST WAY WE CAN.

REPRESENTATIVE HAUSMAN. >> REPRESENTATIVE. HAUSMAN NOT THAT THERE'S MUCH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO MINUTES AND THREE MINUTES BUT SOMETHING MIGHT'VE GONE. OUT THAT GAVE EVERY THOUGH IN THE.

THE IMPRESSION OF THREE MINUTES OF A TIME THERE WERE MARKS; THIS MAY. COMPLICATE THINGS. I DON'T KNOW. WHAT THE-WHAT YOUR SENSE IS.

>> CHAIR: WELL IF THEY THINK. TWO; THREE; I THINK THEY CAN SHAVE IT DOWN TO TWO. THEY WILL HAVE A LOT OF TIME SITTING. THERE WAITING.

[LAUGHING] IF YOU'RE. PLANNING THREE; IN THE SPARE TIME YOU WILL HAVE FOR. THE NEXT WHATEVER SHAVE IT DOWN. A TAD.

SOMEBODY IS CALLING ME. EXCUSE ME. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S.

OFF NOW. PROBABLY MATT. DEAN. HE DOES THAT TO ME ALL THE TIME.

WITH THAT; SOMETIMES THEY. PLAY MUSIC TO START THE. NEXT SEGUE. WE BRING PHONES.

WITHOUT BEGIN. THE LIST. REPRESENTATIVE LILLIE >> REPRESENTATIVE O'NEILL ARE WE GONNA BE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS OF THE TEST OF OURS? >> CHAIR: I WOULD RATHER NOT. IF YOU GOT REALLY SOMETHING BURNING YOU GOT TO KNOW SOMETHING RAISE YOUR HAND.

BUT. IF WE CAN JUST MOVE ALONG IT WOULD. BE HELPFUL. >> REPRESENTATIVE LILLIE.

: REPRESENTATIVE FRANKE HAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS GOOD AS A FRESHMAN I'M SURPRISED. >> CHAIR: YES; WELL MOVING. RIGHT ALONG. [LAUGHING] OUR.

FIRST CONTESTANT--NO; OUR. FIRST TESTIFIER. IS COMMISSIONER MYRON FRIENDS. [INAUDIBILE / OFF MIC] WELCOME.

>> TESTIFIER: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I APPRECIATE YOUR OPENING REMARKS. MR. CHAIRMAN.

THE. GOVERNOR LIKEWISE WANTS TO. MAKE SURE WE GET A. BONDING BILL THAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF MINNESOTA AND THAT'S WHERE WE ALL.

BEGIN. WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ALSO AS. YOU MENTIONED ON MONDAY OF. THIS WEEK THE NOTICES WENT OUT.

FOR THE PROCESS FOR THE NEXT BONDING BILL FOR 2018. THAT PROCESS IS UNDERWAY AS WE SPEAK RIGHT NOW. PEOPLE AROUND THE STATE. ARE GETTING NOTICES FROM MMB ABOUT THE PROCESS TO.

SUBMIT APPROPRIATION PROJECTS. AS YOU MIGHT RECALL WHEN THE REASONS I WANT TO MAKE A FEW REMARKS. ABOUT THE CONCERN WE HAVE ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS. YET OVER $3.7 BILLION WORTH.

OF PROJECTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO I GUESS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. THOSE PROJECTS REALLY CONTINUE TO BE. OUT THERE. RIGHT NOW; HOUSE.

FILE 892 MY KNOW IT'S GOING TO GROW BUT ONLY REPRESENTS ABOUT 60% OF THAT $3.7 BILLION. IN REQUEST. FROM 2016. WE REALLY ARE CONCERN.

WE PROVIDE A BONDING BILL OF THE SIZE THAT. WILL PROVIDE. THE NEEDED INVESTMENT. IN INFRASTRUCTURE.

NOW I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF. GOV. DAYTON. THE SLOPE OF THE COMMISSIONERS A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE TO TESTIFY TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU ON DETAIL PROJECTS.

I WANT TO GIVE A HIGH OVERVIEW ABOUT THE. FISCAL STATUS. A MINNESOTA. AS YOU KNOW; LAST YEAR; AAA STATUS.

WAS RAISED. TO OUR STATUS WAS RAISED. TO AAA BY THE FITCH RATING AGENCY. IN PART THAT WAS REVIEW OUR FINANCIALS.

SITUATION; THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A LOW DEBT. BURDEN OVERALL THREE SECONDS ALREADY ARE. YOU SERIOUS? WE ACTUALLY HAVE A LOW. DEBT BURDEN TWO MINUTES GOES REALLY QUICKLY.

SO THE KEY. ISSUE IS WE HAVE. THE RESOURCES TO. MAKE THIS AS AN INVESTMENT.

WE HAVE THE PROJECTS. WE NEED IN THE GOVERNOR REALLY IS. URGING YOU. AND WE WILL WORK THIS COMMITTEE AND YOU; MR.

CHAIR TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A. BONDING COMMITTEE. THAT HELPS MINNESOTA MOVE FOUR. THANK YOU.

VERY MUCH. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU. ONE THING I. SHOULD'VE MENTIONED IN MY LITTLE INTRODUCTION IS THAT.

JUST GENERALLY; IN THIS. BONDING BILL; AS I THINK OUR STAFF. DID RELAY; WE ARE HEAVY ON. INFRASTRUCTURE.

81%.. MOST OF IT IN LOCAL ROADS AND BRIDGES. OR PFA OR WATER PROJECTS AND SOME. ASSET PRESERVATION.

SO THAT'S WHERE THE BILL IS. THANK YOU. NEXT; WE. WILL BRIAN-ASSOCIATE VICE.

CHANCELLOR FACILITIES FOR. MINNESOTA STATE. ON DECK TONY. CARLSON.

WELCOME. >> TESTIFIER: GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M BRIAN YOU'LL LOOK. SUPERVISOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OF.

MINNESOTA STATE. ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLOR FACILITIES COULD. FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEFLY ADDRESS THE PROPOSED. REPORT BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TODAY.

WE APPRECIATE BEING INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE. THE 32.5 MILLION IN. STATE FUNDING ENABLES THE EXECUTION. ENABLES THE EXECUTION OF $36.2 MILLION WORTH.

OF URGENT-URGENTLY NEEDED ASSET PRESERVATION. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR COLLEGES. AND UNIVERSITIES. THE.

PROPOSAL ALLOWS. FOLLOWS OUR BIRDS PRIORITIES. IN TERMS OF INVESTMENTS; CAPITAL INVESTMENTS AND IMPACTS AND 13 CAMPUSES THEN THE MINNESOTA. STATE SYSTEM.

FOR THIS WE ARE. THANKFUL. HOWEVER; RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THAT THIS NOT. ENOUGH INVESTMENT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR BUILDINGS.

AND INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED UNDER. 54 CAMPUSES. AS YOU KNOW OUR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. INCLUDE NEARLY 30;000;000 FT.

OF FACILITY SPACE. AND REPRESENT ONE THIRD OF THE. STATES BUILDINGS. IN REAL ESTATE.

THE LIMITED CAPITAL INVESTMENT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF ASSET. PRESERVATION THE [INAUDIBLE] ALREADY STRESSED. OPERATING BUDGET; COLLEGES.

AND UNIVERSITIES AS A MAKE. BAND-AID REPAIRS OF SYSTEMS THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN UPGRADED AND REPLACED EARLIER AND CLEAN UP. AFTER SYSTEMS LIKE ROOF LAKES. WE NOTE YOU FROM.

OUR BUSINESS FROM YOUR VISITS TO OUR CAMPUSES THIS. COMMITTEEIS CONTINUE TO BE. AWARE OF WHAT WARM SAFE; DRY FACILITIES TO ATTRACTING. STUDENTS AND FACULTY AND BE IN THE WORKFORCE NEEDS.

A MINNESOTA. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THIS COMMITTEE OVER THOSE DAYS. I HAD TO ADJUST THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT PRIORITIES OF OUR COLLEGES. AND UNIVERSITIES.

THANK YOU FOR TIME AND ATTENTION. ANY QUESTIONS? >> CHAIR: DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT. THANK YOU. NEXT.

WE HAVE TERRY CARLSON DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF DEPARTMENT. OF CORRECTIONS AND KENT-ON DECK. BY THE WAY; WE ARE NOT STARTING THE TIME UNTIL AFTER YOU'VE. INTRODUCED YOURSELF.

[LAUGHING] SEMI GUYS HAVE. LONG INTRODUCTIONS. BEGIN; PLEASE >> TESTIFIER: MY NAME IS: GONE. WHAT AND OTHER CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AT.

ST. CLOUD AND SPEAKING ABOUT OF. TERRY CARLSON. FIRST I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE $20 MILLION IN ASSET PRESERVATION THAT'S IN.

YOUR BILL. IT IS SORELY NEEDED. MUCH APPRECIATED. SECONDLY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A.

BONDING REQUEST OF. $19 MILLION FOR NEW INTAKE AREA AT THE ST. CLOUD FACILITY. .

WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS REQUEST THIS WAS ORIGINALLY A $32 MILLION REQUEST THAT WE SUBMITTED. IN 2016.. YOU; AS WELL AS. THE SENATE ASKED US IF WE COULD PHASE THAT REQUEST.

DID PHASE APPEARED PHASE 1 WAS FUNDED; IT'S 1300 THANK YOU. THE PROJECT IS JUST ABOUT COMPLETE. PHASE 2 IS THE 19 MILLION PIECE. THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR.

PHASE 2 IS THE DESIGN; THE TOYS THAT. YOU DID PEOPLE SAW THE AREA. KNOW WHAT WE ARE. ASKING FOR.

NO IT'S A NEED. I WOULD ALSO. ADD THAT IF THIS IS DELAYED. UNTIL 2018 COST ESTIMATES INDICATE THE PRICE WOULD INCREASE BY.

$2.7 MILLION. SO NOT ONLY WOULD. IT BE HONORING A FACE. TO COMMITMENT IT WOULD BE.

PRUDENT USE OF FUNDING DOLLARS. THANK YOU. SPEED. THANK YOU >> CHAIR: THANK.

I DID TOUR. THE FACILITY AND LUCKILY WAS. ABLE TO LEAVE. MY WIFE FELT.

VERY STRANGE DROPPING ME OFF AND DRIVING AWAY THAT. DAY. [LAUGHING] >> TESTIFIER: THANK YOU. FOR COMING.

>> CHAIR: NEXT WE HAVE. DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT. >> TESTIFIER: DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT FOR DNR. COMMISSIONER LAMBERT WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND TODAY AND WE RECOGNIZE THE DIFFICULTY IN PUTTING TOGETHER A $600 MILLION BILL.

WE FACE. SIMILAR DIFFICULTIES WHEN WE LOOK AT MANAGING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES. ASSET PRESERVATION AT ONLY. $15 MILLION.

THAT'S CONTAINED IN THIS BILL. AS YOU RECALL; OUR INITIAL REQUEST IN 2016 WAS. 30 MILLION. THE GOVERNOR HAD 34 MILLION.

THIS CONTINUES TO BE OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY TO TAKE CARE OF THE ASSETS THAT. WE HAVE. THIS IMPACTS ALL OF. OUR DIVISIONS.

WE HAVE $55 MILLION. IN UNACCEPTABLE. POOR BUILDINGS. IN OUR NATURAL RESOURCES ASSET PRESERVATION IS MORE THAN JUST BUILDINGS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF COMPETING NEEDS FOR THAT. WE HAVE $3 BILLION IN ASSETS; THREE AND 42 MILLION. IN MAINTENANCE AND IS IMPACTS. WATER AXIS; AND SEWER SYSTEMS; AND TO SPECIFIC EXAMPLES.

A BLUE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK; THE WATER SYSTEM IS NOT PORTABLE. WE USE THE RUNNING WATER FOR FLUSHING. TOILETS; SHOWERS AND SINKS ARE TURNED OFF. WE ARE PROVIDING MODELED WATER FOR.

THE CAMPERS. AT CASCO. SEWER LAGOON NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT UP. TO STANDARDS TO.

MEET CCA AND WATER QUALITY STANDARDS. THOSE. ARE TWO. LARGE PROJECTS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER ISSUES THAT.

WE HAVE. DISASTER DAMAGES THAT OCCURRED OVER THE LAST YEAR SO THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THESE ARE NEEDED SO WE CAN AVOID MORE ROAD AND BRIDGE. TRAIL CLOSURES; FOREST ROAD CLOSURES.

DOING ADA ACCESSIBILITY SO WE CAN PROVIDE ACCESS TO ALL OF OUR FACILITIES. WE DO NOTE IN THIS. BILL 50% OF THE DNR APPROPRIATION IS FOR PASS-THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE. FLOOD HAZARD MITIGATION AND DAM SAFETY WHICH ARE IMPORTANT PROGRAMS.

THE ONLY. BELIEVES $29 FOR THE COURT DNR PROGRAMS. AND WE RAISE SOME OF THOSE ISSUES AND PARKS. AND TRAILS.

AND THE OTHER PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS. WE APPRECIATE THE INCLUSION OF. THE LANGUAGE. >> TESTIFIER: THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

TO COMMENT ON THE BILL. I'M STEVE ELLIOTT DIRECTOR OF THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. FIRST; THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR ASSET PRESERVATION. THE SOCIETY.

WE HAVE A WEIGHTY. STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITY TO PRESERVE AND. MAKE ACCESSIBLE. 140 BUILDINGS IN THE STATES HISTORIC.

SITES NETWORK. MANY OF WHICH ARE MORE THAN A CENTURY OLD. OF COURSE WERE NOT DESIGNED TO BE PLACED. HEAVY PUBLIC VISITATION.

TIME; WEATHER AND VISITORS TAKE. THEIR TOLL ON THESE IMPORTANT PLACES. THE SUPPORT FOR ASSET PRESERVATION IS A GREAT START. BUT OUR FACILITIES NEEDS.

ARE GREAT. AND CONSTANT. UNDERFUNDING RESULTS IN. DEFERRING RESULTS IN DEFERRING.

NEEDED WORK IN DEFERRING MAINTENANCE RESULTS IN MORE. RAPID DETERIORATION AND. INCREASED EXPENSE. WE HAVE CATCHING UP TO DO AND WE.

LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING YOU ON YOUR VISITS LATER IN THE YEAR. TO SEE SOME OF THESE IMPORTANT HISTORIC STRUCTURES THAT WE. CARE FOR. MR.

CHAIR; NOT TO. DISAPPOINT YOU A FEW. WORDS ABOUT HISTORIC FORT SNELLING. THE SITE IS ONE OF OUR STATE'S MOST IMPORTANT PLACES.

OUR. STATES FIRST NATIONAL. HISTORIC LANDMARK. AS WE.

APPROACH 2020; NOW JUST 2.5 YEARS AGO; FORT. SNELLING'S BICENTENNIAL. WE WILL HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE MANY STORIES OF THE SITE WITH MINNESOTANS AND VISITORS FROM NEAR AND FAR. IT WILL BE KEENLY INTERESTED.

IN THIS SITE DURING. ITS BICENTENNIAL. WE. SHOULD CAPITALIZE ON THIS STRONG.

PUBLIC INTEREST. THE PROJECT. HAS BROAD PUBLIC SUPPORT. THEN A DEPARTURE FROM THE POLICY OF THE STATES FULLY FUNDING THE.

CAPITAL NEEDS. OF THE HISTORIC SITES; WE COMMITTED TO RAISE. $12 MILLION THIS PROJECT. AND THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN IMMEDIATE.

AND STRONG. PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE AND BEYOND RECOGNIZE. THE DEEPEST. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY AND EXCITED BY THE COMMITTE MANY STORIES.

AND CONNEC TO MAJOR NARRATIVES IN. AMERICAN HISTORY. WE'VE SHARED WITH YOU EDITORIALS FROM NEWSPAPERS ACROSS THE STATE. AND WE EXPRESS SUPPORT OF MANY ORGANIZATIONS.

AND VETERANS EAGER TO. SEE THIS SORELY NEEDED. PRESERVATION WORK AND PROGRAMMING MOVE FORWARD IN A TIMELY WAY. FOLLOWING YOUR APPROPRIATION OF.

PREDESIGNED MONEY; WE HAVE KEPT. DESIGN DEVELOPMENT ON TRACK AND. ON SCHEDULE WITH. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS BUT.

THIS YEAR; THE STATES APPROPRIATION. IS NEEDED SO WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS WORK. IN TIME FOR FORT. SNELLING'S BICENTENNIAL.

WE. THANK YOU THAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH YOU. FOR THAT YOU SUPPORT. FULL FUNDING FOR HISTORIC SCHOOL FORT SNELLING THIS.

LET'S GET IT. DONE. THANKS. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU.

NEXT; [CALLING SPEAKER CARDS] >> TESTIFIER: I. DO APPRECIATE IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS. THANK YOU FOR THE RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE PUT INTO THE BILL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION. AND ASSET PRESERVATION TODAY.

TO PUT IT SIMPLY THOUGH; MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT LEGISLATION BEFORE US TODAY IS SIMPLY NOT ADEQUATE TO MEET. THE NEEDS OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. IS THE.

COMMISSIONER WHO. IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE WELL-BEING OF THE STATE OWNED FACILITIES COME I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BE ALARMED THE DECLINING CONDITION OF STATE BUILDINGS. AS PROPOSED; THIS BILL WOULD NOT. EVEN FIND FIXES TO WHAT'S ALREADY BROKEN IN STATE FACILITIES AT THE CONSEQUENT STATE EMPLOYEES MINNESOTANS WHO.

VISIT THE CAPITOL GROUNDS OR COME TO THE STATE OFFICES TO. DO BUSINESS WILL BE EXPERIENCING BUILDINGS THAT ARE. LESS SAFE THAN THEY SHOULD BE. LESS ACCESSIBLE THAN THEY SHOULD BE IN THERE COSTING TAXPAYERS INCREASE OPERATING COSTS JUST TO TEMPORALLY MITIGATE.

INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS. WHEN WE PROVIDE A FEW SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS THE GOV. DAYTON HAS RECOMMENDED THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION THAT ARE NOT IN THE BILL AND ESSENTIAL TO BE FUNDED THIS SESSION. $10.9 MILLION FOR THE CENTENNIAL.

PARKING RAMP. THE NEED FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS RESULTED IN THE PARTIAL CLOSING. OF THIS RAMP OVER TWO YEARS AGO. THE 50 YEAR RAMP STILL HAS NOT.

BEEN REPAIRED RESULTING IN. 176 [INAUDIBLE] UNUSABLE AND. THE RENT $740;000 WORTH OF. TEMPORARY.

STRUCTURAL STORAGE SHORING EACH YEAR IN ORDER TO. STABILIZE THE BUILDING. AS A. RESULT; ALSO; THE FUNDING NEEDS FOR THE CENTENNIAL RAMP.

ARE INDICATIVE OF. THE CAPITAL ASSET PRESERVATION ACCOUNT WHICH THE GOVERNOR HAS RECOMMENDED $5 MILLION ONLY 2 MILLION IS IN THE BILL. THE CAPITAL FUND IS AT AN. ALL-TIME LOW OF.

ESSENTIALLY ZERO THE LOWEST. IT'S FUN SINCE FIRST IMPLEMENTED IN ORDER TO MAKE. SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS TO SAY BILLIONS AS A LAST RESORT. JUST A FEW EXAMPLES THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS OUR FACILITIES AT THE.

CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND. STATE ACADEMIES. [INAUDIBLE] OF THE PEOPLE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR. ESTATE AGENCIES CARING FOR WOULD'VE BEEN ADDRESSED.

SO MEMBERS; I ENCOURAGE THAT TO BE FULLY FUNDED AS WELL AS. THE PHYSICAL. SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CAPITOL. COMPLEX BUILDINGS AND THE PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CAPITAL.

MALL MONUMENTS. IN CLOSING; ME OF $1.3 BILLION OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE IN THE STATE. OF MINNESOTA AND GROWING MUCH. OF THAT MUCH OF THAT IS FACILITIES.

IN CRITICAL OR POOR. CONDITION INCLUDING NEARLY $100 MILLION. OF NEEDED IMPLEMENTS IN CRITICAL OR POOR CONDITION JUST OF THE ROOFS AND SHELLS OF BUILDINGS. NEED TO FIX.

THESE FACILITIES AND TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO FULLY FUND THE GOVERNORS. RECOMMENDATIONS. JUST LIKE MONEY IN THE BANK THE TAXPAYERS. EXPECT US TO DO WHAT.

WE CAN TO PROPERLY CARE FOR AND MANAGE THE STATE BUILDINGS. I THINK YOU FOR THE TIME AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO FULLY FUND. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. >> CHAIR: THANK.

YOU COMMISSIONER. [CALLING. SPEAKER CARDS] >> TESTIFIER: I'M NOT. BEN JOHNSON.

[INAUDIBLE] THIS. IS IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR US SO FIRST. OF ALL THANK YOU TO. THE COMMITTEE FOR THE $5 MILLION TO.

TAKE CARE OF OUR REPAIR. AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EXISTING. VETERANS HOME THROUGHOUT. THE STATE.

THE ISSUE THAT. I'M ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF. THE BRIDGE AT. THE-MINNEHAHA CREEK.

IT'S AN ISSUE THAT IS. DEFINITELY IN THE LIFE SAFETY CATEGORY AND NEEDS TO. BE ADDRESSED WERE TO BE MADE. AWARE OF.

IN 2015 THE LEGISLATURE DID. APPROPRIATE $650;000 FOR A PRE-DESIGN; DESIGN. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT. THAT.

IS 99% COMPLETE AND IS WAITING. FOR NECESSARY FUNDS TO BEGIN. THE REPAIRS. WE WANT TO ASK FOR; AND REQUEST THE.

$7;851;000 APPROPRIATION. IF WE DO NOT DO IT IN A TIMELY MANNER. IN 2018 THAT DROPS OFF THE. RADAR SCREEN IF.

YOU WILL AND WE WOULD HAVE TO DO A REASSESSMENT. SO IT'S. AN ISSUE AND THOSE WHO HAVE NOT NAVIGATED. THAT ROUTE IN AND OUT OF THE VETERANS HOME IN MINNEAPOLIS.

YOU WILL FIND THAT THE ROAD WHICH IS NARROW IS BUILT ON. A SLOPE. EITHER YOU GO UP THE OR YOU WILL DOWN TO THE. MINNEHAHA CREEK.

WILL HANDLE VERY SMALL. VEHICLES MAN'S; SO FORTH BUT MAJOR FIRE TRUCKS AND SO FORTH. WOULD BE INACCESSIBLE. IT'S NOT JUST EVEN.

A TYPICAL SAFETY HAZARD. IT'S VERY VERY SERIOUS. AS FOR YOUR FULL CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.

>> CHAIR: THANK YOU. [CALLING. SPEAKER CARDS] >> TESTIFIER: I WILL. COVER BOTH HER AND MR.

BYRON'S ITEMS. SO IT'LL SAVE YOU. SOME TIME. MAYBE YOU WILL.

APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU AGAIN JOHN. JUST KEEPBOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES AND THERE'S TWO ITEMS IN YOUR BILL AND. THEY ARE BOTH BASED ON THE GOVERNORS RECOMMENDATIONS.

WAS NOT. AT THE AMOUNTS GOVERNOR HAD RECOMMENDED. THE FIRST IS $5 MILLION FOR THE LOCAL. REPLACEMENT PROGRAM WHICH THE.

STATUTORY REQUIREMENT THAT THE AGENCY HAS TO MITIGATE WETLANDS ON BEHALF OF LOCAL. ROAD AUTHORITIES. AND BECAUSE. AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER IS NOT A.

BONDING BILL. LAST YEAR THERE NEEDS TO BE AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION EARLIER THIS SESSION TO ACCOMMODATE THE. STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS. SO IN THIS CASE THE BILL HAS A $5 MILLION AMOUNT WOULD GET US.

THROUGH THE. YEAR AHEAD. IF THERE'S ANOTHER BONDING BILL NEXT YEAR WILL NEED ANOTHER5 MILLION IN AS WELL IN THE. FOLLOWING YEAR.

THE SECOND. ITEM IS REINVESTMENT. MINNESOTA CONSERVATION. ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT IS BASED ON. THE COMBINATION OF A STATE PROGRAM REINVESTMENT MINNESOTA PROGRAM AND THE FEDERAL CONSERVATION. RESERVE PROGRAM WHERE WE ARE ABLE. TO LEVERAGE IN.

THIS CASE BE IN AGREEMENT WITH. THE GOVERNOR IN JANUARY WITH THE US. AGRICULTURE SEC. $350 MILLION OF FEDERAL MONEY.

[INAUDIBLE] IF MINNESOTA CAN COME UP. WITH A $159 OF STATE MONEY TO DO PROJECTS THAT WOULD RESTORE WETLANDS AND PROVIDE. BUFFER AREAS AND ALSO PROTECT WELLHEAD. CONSERVATION PRACTICES.

SO THE GOVERNOR HAD RECOMMENDED 3 MILLION FOR THIS. THE BILL AS YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU HAS GOT $10 MILLION AMOUNT. WE DO HAVE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES THAT WERE ALSO SEEKING TO THE. LEGACY AMENDMENT AND YOU KNOW THAT AS WELL MR.

CHAIRMAN. I WILL IN MY COMMENTS HERE EXCEPT TO SAY THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WE HAVE THESE FUNDS. SOON BECAUSE THE FEDERAL MONEY IS. SITTING THERE AND WERE ONLY ABLE TO GO FORWARD AND TAP THOSE.

FEDERAL FUNDS. WHEN WE HAVE THE STATE RESOURCES IN HAND. SO. THANK YOU.

>> CHAIR: THANK YOU. [CALLING. SPEAKER CARDS] THANK YOU. >> TESTIFIER: I'M TOLD THERE MIGHT BE CIVIL WAR ARTIFACTS.

BURIED UNDER OLDER BUILDING. I HOPE. AS WE TEAR THEM DOWN WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND THOSE. AS.

AN INCENTIVE >> CHAIR: LET ME KNOW >> TESTIFIER: I WANT TO MAKE FOR BRIEF POINTS. FIRST THANK YOU MUCH FOR THE DOLLARS YOU ALLOCATED SO FAR. $39 IS CRITICAL PRESERVING OVER 29;000;000 FT. OF.

INFRASTRUCTURE THE. UNIVERSITY HAS. ACROSS THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. I WOULD ASK AND NOTE HOWEVER ARE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS ARE CONCEIVABLY GREATER THAN THAT.

WITH HER THERE'S ROOF LEAKS PLUMBING ELECTRICAL. ADA COMPLIANCE THAT WE HAVE THESE NEEDS. THERE SIMPLY DEFERRED. DIFFERING AND FURTHER PUTS US FURTHER IN THE HOLE.

WE ASK YOUR INDULGENCE A LOOK AT OUR. ORIGINAL REQUEST. CHEMISTRY. AND VANS TO BUILDINGS YOU.

HAVE A LETTER FROM CHANCELLOR BLACK IN YOUR PACKET. TODAY 5500 STUDENTS A YEAR TAKE CHEMISTRY. IN A STATE-OF-THE-ART MUSEUM. FROM 1948 WHICH IS EXACTLY THE BUILDING IS.

WE THINK WE CAN DO. CONSIDERABLY BETTER. I'D PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY MINNESOTA DULUTH FROM MINNESOTA. 50% OF THE STUDENTS FROM.

GREATER MINNESOTA. CHEMISTRY. PROVIDES THEM STEMS GOES. TO BACK INTO THE STREET ACROSS.

THE MINNESOTA THIS IS A PRESSING NEED. TH. E HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION CENTER ON THE. UNIVERSITY MINNESOTA MINNEAPOLIS CAMPUS WOULD ULTIMATELY REPLACE THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITY THAT WE HAVE FOR OVER 70% OF THE STATES HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.

IN 2012 THE ACCREDITATION BODY. THAT CERTIFIES HER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS EXPRESSED CONCERN. ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES WE HAVE FOR. THOSE STUDENTS.

IN 2015 BIDDEFORD THAT CONCERN KNOWING YOU'RE WORKING WITH A LEGISLATURE THAT WAS SIGNIFICANCE EARNING 20 TEAM TO BRING UP ACCREDITATION AGAIN ABILITY TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS. FINALLY THE RESEARCH. FACILITY LEVEL LETTER FROM DEA. N FORCE COLLEGE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES IN YOUR PACKET; THE ST.

PAUL CAMPUS SERVES OUR AGRICULTURAL NEEDS ACROSS THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. PLAN RESEARCH AND WERE GRATEFUL FOR. PAUL ANDERSON IN HIS SPONSORSHIP OF THE BILL IN. THE PAST.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION GET WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU. >> REPRESENTATIVE CARLSON.

THE REASON I ASKED THE QUESTION IS. THAT INCREASE THE COST. AFTER REPAIR. THOSE LATER.

YOU CAN BASICALLY GIVE A YES OR. NO ANSWER BECAUSE OF OUR. TIME LIMITS. >> TESTIFIER: THE ANSWER.

IS; YES. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU. REPRESENTATIVE. CARLSON.

REPRESENTATIVE HAUSMAN. >> REPRESENTATIVE HAUSMAN THEY DO SHOW IT AT 30 MILLION SO YOU CAN SEE IT IN YOUR PACKET. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE.

MOLLY GREENMAN PRESIDENCY OH OF THE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP. WELCOME. >> TESTIFIER: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY MOLLY GREENMAN PRES.

AND CEO THE. FAMILY PARTNERSHIP. WE. ARE REQUESTING.

1.6 MILLION FOR PLANNING AND PRECONSTRUCTION OF A NEW. SERVICE CENTER AND HEADQUARTERS WHICH WILL CONSOLIDATE SOME OF HER OTHER OFFICES AND PROVIDE ROOM FOR GROWTH IN. SOUTH-CENTRAL MINNEAPOLIS. WE WERE IN THE BONDING BILL.

LAST YEAR. THANK YOU FOR TH. AT AND I BELIEVE WERE STAYING IN THE BILL. WAS DUE TO THE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT THAT WE GOT AND IT'S BECAUSE OF.

OUR WORK. REALLY CROSSING POLITICAL AND. GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES. FAMILY PARTNERSHIP WAS FOUNDED IN 1878.

WE SERVE MORE THAN 35;000 PEOPLE BUT WE BE THE 24 TO CITY MINNESOTA IF WE WERE A CITY; FOUR OUT OF FIVE. CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVING. IN POVERTY. IN OUR WORK AND.

SEX TRAFFICKING. REALLY IMPACTS THE ENTIRE STATE WORKING WITH KIDS COMING IN FROM. ALL AREAS. OUR VISION MINNESOTA WHERE.

EVERY CHILD REGARDLESS EVERY FAMILY REGARDLESS OF INCOME OR THEIR START. IN LIFE WHICH IS THEIR. FULL POTENTIAL AND WE DO THIS IN FOUR WAYS. WE CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

AND CARE; 83% OF THE FIVE-YEAR-OLDS. IN OUR. PROGRAMS OFTEN COME FROM POVERTY GRADUATED. FROM OUR FOUR-STAR PARENT.

AWARE PRESCHOOL READY FOR KINDERGARTEN. THANKS. TO SCHOLARSHIPS IN MANY WAYS. SECOND THROUGH ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT SO THAT WE CAN.

HELP PARENTS FOUR OUT OF FIVE OF WHOM. LEARN NEW SKILLS TO SUPPORT. THEIR CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT. 30 SECONDS.

MENTAL SERVICES. AND ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR. SEX TRAFFICKING IS A. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPWE HAVE $2.5 MILLION.

ALREADY RAISE FROM. INDIVIDUALS AND 1.6 WILL HELP US REALLY. PUT TOGETHER FOR THERE. ARE PLANS FOR THIS NEEDED FACILITY.

THANK YOU. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU. [CALLING. SPEAKER CARDS] >> TESTIFIER: I'M DON CURRENT.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS. THANK YOU. FOR FUNDING OUR THIRD PRIORITY. IN OUR LIST IN GOVERNORS.

BONDING BILL. WERE DISAPPOINTED WE DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY OUR FIRST PRIORITY IS OUR FIRST PRIORITY. . AND SECOND PARTY WAS AFTER OUR SECOND PRIORITY.

WE DO APPRECIATE THE. THIRD PRIORITY IN THE BILL. WITH THAT; I'LL. MOVE ON AND TAKE.

THE TIME TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH ALSO. FOR SUPPORTING WHEN PUBLIC. SAFETY'S PRIORITIES. EMERGENCY REAL TRAINING CENTER AT.

CAMP RAPIER THE AGENCY STRONGLY SUPPORTS. THAT INITIATIVE WE THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THAT. . WITHOUT A YIELD FOR QUESTI.

ONS. >> CHAIR: YOU'VE DONE A FINE JOB MR. . KERR.

REPRESENTATIVE HAUSMAN >> REPRESENTATIVE HAUSMAN. HE DID NOT TELL US WHY THE. FOR SOME. SECOND PRIORITIES [INAUDIBLE] WE SHOULD OF.

HEARD YOUR ARGUMENTS. FOR SOURCE FIRST AND SE. COND PRIORITIES. >> CHAIR: WOULD YOU CARE TO THOSE WHICH ARE FIRST AND SECOND VIRUS? >> TESTIFIER: OUR FIRST PRIORITY IS THE PROJECT IN ST.

CLOUD THAT WE HAD TO FACE. BECAUSE WE DO NOT GET THE FUNDING OR THERE'S NO WORKING ON THE FIRST. PROJECT NOW AFRAID IF WE DON'T GET THAT PROJECT FUNDING WILL HAVE TO DEMOBILIZE AND RE-MOBILIZE. AND THAT OF COURSE WILL COST US MORE MONEY COULD THAT'S ONE OF.

ONE PRIORITY. WEISEL PROBLEMS WITH. THE ENVELOPE IN OUR SECOND PRIORITY IS RENOVATION. IN THE BRAIN OR FACILITY.

WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT. THAT ARE ASSET PRESERVATION MANY WAYS BECAUSE OF THE GENEROSITY OF THE LEGISLATURE IN THE LAST SESSION. BY GRANTING A REQUEST TO. MOVE MONEY FROM ONE SENSES A PROBATION INTO ASSET PRESERVATION TO BE COULD COVER THE PREVIOUS SHORTFALLS WE'VE HAD AN ANSWER FOR THE PREVIOUS.

THREE YEARS. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU. [CALLING. SPEAKER CARDS] >> TESTIFIER: I THINK I'VE IDENTIFIED A LOOP HOPE YOU SAID TIME AND IS MAKING AN AUTO.

INTRODUCE MYSELF. SO BEFORE I. INTRODUCE MYSELF I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TAKE A. MOMENT [LAUGHING] I AM CHRIS COLEMAN MAY OVER THE CITY'S AND POPULAR APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY BEFORE YOUR COMMITTEE.

AS COMMISSIONER FRANZEN INDICATED. THE PROCESS FOR NEXT YEAR'S. BONDING BILL IS ARTIE BEGUN. COMMITTEES ACROSS.

THE STATE. HAVE BEEN PUT ON NOTICE AS THEY NEED TO PUT THEIR. PRIORITIES TOGETHER BUILDER LIST OF PROJECTS THEY THINK ARE THE. MOST IMPORTANT FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THIS A MULTI- PPROCESS THAT BEGINS BUSINESS. COMMITTEE MEMBERS; CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS; PEOPLE TO COME TO THE CITY OF ST. PAUL. AND WILL BE PUT A LIST TOGETHER IT'S A REFLECTION OF.

THAT PROCESS THE STATE BY. LAW REQUIRES LOCAL COMMITTEES TO ENGAGE IN. THAT'S WHY. IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING TO SEE THE.

BONDING BILL THAT'S BEEN INTRODUCED OR PUT. BEFORE US; CONTAIN SOMEONE RIGHT PRIORITY OF THE CITY OF ST. PAUL. WHERE WERE APPRECIATIVE OF THE FACT THE SCIENCE MUSEUM ON ITEM.

WE SUPPORT IT'S NOT ONE. OF OUR PROJECTS ON THE LIST. IN THE CITY OF ST. PAUL HAS BEEN PUT.

ON THAT. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THERE'S A CRITICAL PROJECTS. SOME THERE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO MAKING SURE THE PREVIOUS STATE INVESTMENTS ARE ACTUALLY AFFECTED. FOR INSTANCE; THE LACK.

OF FUNDING FOR THE DOROTHY DAY CENTER. PHASE 2 WHILE PHASE I CERTAINLY PROVIDES A PLACE FOR PEOPLE. TO LIVE; THE PATHWAY. TO LONG-TERM ANY LONG-TERM HOMELESSNESS THE PATHWAY TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREET IS GOES THROUGH.

PHASE 2 IS ABSOLUTELY. ESSENTIAL PROJECT. FOR. GENERATIONS MINNESOTANS COMO ZOO HAS.

BEEN IMPORTANT LEARNING CENTER IN. A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES TO BRING. THEIR CHILDREN AND RIGHT NOW. COMO ZOO IS THE SEE LINE EXHIBIT.

IS AT RISK OF BEING LOSING. ITS ACCREDITATION AND HAVING TO. C LOSE DOWN. THE COMMITMENT OF THE STATE REGIONAL PARKS.

AND TRAILS. HIS COMMITMENT THAT'S BEEN LONG-STANDING AND. THE FAILURE TO FUND THOSE. PROJECTS IS UNFORTUNATE INVESTMENT OR LACK OF INVESTMENT.

AND SUPPORTING ASSETS IN THE. METROPOLITAN AREA. THE THIRD. STREET BRIDGE; THE CRITICAL LINK BETWEEN THE VITALITY.

OF DOWNTOWN. IMPOVERISHED NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE SIDE WERE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR JOBS WAYS TO GET INTO DOWNTOWN IS IN. PERIL BECAUSE OF THE. PLACED ON PROJECTS ACROSS THE STATE.

OF MINNESOTA. MY TIME IS UP BUT I WOULD APPRECIATE RECONSIDERATION FOR THE PROJECTS WE RANK IN THE CITY OF ST. PAUL THAT BEEN BASED ON LONG-TERM PROCESS INVOLVING MANY. MANY PARTIES.

>> CHAIR: THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. I SURE YOU AS WE GO THROUGH. THE PROCESS WILL BE TAKING A LOOK AT ST.

PAUL. NOW; WE HAVE CHUCK JOHNSON JEOPARDY COMMISSION OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES. WITH [INAUDIBLE]. MR.

JOHNSON. >> TESTIFIER: MY NAME IS. CHUCK JOHNSON DEPUTY COMMISSION. ER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE.

THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY JUST FOR ONE START. BY THINKING. FOR INCLUDING TWO OF THE DH PROJECTS IN THE BILL. THE FUNDING FOR.

THE CHILD BE A REAL HEALTH SERVICES. IN WILMARHOSPITAL THAT SERVES AT. RISK CHILDREN AND. 2.25 MILLION FOR SECURITY UPGRADES THAT.

ARE ANOKA. PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL WHAT'S NEEDE. D FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR PATIENTS AND STAFF THERE. OVER DISAPPOINTED THE BILL DOESN'T INCLUDE OUR TOP PRIORITY WHICH IS THE FUNDING.

FOR PHASE 2 OF THE MINNESOTA SECURITY HOSPITAL IN ST. PETER. S. ECURITY HOSPITAL PROVIDE.

S TREATMENT FOR MINNESOTANS ARE COMMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND MENTALLY ILL AND DANGEROUS COMMITTED BY COURTS. THIS IS BEEN DHS IS TOP PRIORITY SINCE 2012 WE FIRST ARE BRINGING IT TO. LEGISLATORS ARE TALKING ABOUT. IT'S REALLY NEEDED BASICALLY TO IMPROVE.

THE SAFETY OF OUR PATIENTS AND FOR OUR STAFF. AS WELL AS CREATE A BETTER. THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PATIENTS THAT WE SERVE. AT THE SECURITY HOSPITAL.

THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN MINNESOTA. THOSE INDIVIDUALS REQUIRE GREAT. DEAL OF CARE AND THE CURRENT FACILITY IS NOT UP. TO IT.

THE FIRST PHASE WAS FUNDED IN 2014 WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW NUMBER OF YOU VISITED THE CAMPUS HAVE SEEN THE. NEW CONSTRUCTION.. IT'S NOW LARGELY COMPLETE WERE.

STARTING TO USE IT AND. IT'S BEEN REALLY GREAT TO HAVE THAT SPACE AVAILABLE. HOWEVER; THE PROJECT. IS NOT COMPLETE.

IT'S A TWO-PHASE PROJECT. THE. SECOND PHASE IS THE PART THAT REALLY GETS US INTO THE. OLD BUILDING INSERTS THE RENOVATION REMODELING.

OF THAT. OLD BUILDING SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE. BETTER CARE FOR PATIENTS AND CREATE. BETTER SAFETY.

ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT I THINK FOLKS HAVE SEEN. IS THE SPLIT LEVEL LIVING UNITS AND PART OF WHAT WE DO IN. PHASE 2 FOLLOW A COUPLE GOES TO GREAT BETTER SILENCE FOR STAFF; BETTER SAFETY AND BETTER SAFETY FOR PATIENTS AS WELL. LONGER PHASE 2 IS THE WAY.

THE HARDER IT BECOMES FOR US. TO OPERATE VERY VULNERABLE. INDIVIDUALS PARTLY IN THE FACILITY AND PARTLY IN A NEW FACILITY. I WANT TO MENTION TWO OTHER PROPOSALS VERY QUICKLY WERE.

NOT INCLUDED THAT I LIKE TO BRING TO THE COMMITTEE'S ATTENTION ON ST. PETER CAMPUS FUNDING FOR THE MINNESOTA SEX. OFFENDER PROGRAM. THIS IS PREPARATION SERVICES.

THAT'S THE PART OF THE PROGRAM THAT WE ARE. A PEOPLE COURT ORDERED TO US AND CURRENTLY HAVE A WAITING. LIST UNTIL. IT'S CREATING A LEGAL PROBLEM FOR SIN.

AND SECONDLY EARLY LEARNING. CHILDHOOD FACILITIES. THIS IS A PROPOSAL WE BEEN FUNDED VERY STEMS OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS. THE GOVERNOR RECOMMENDED $50 MILLION THIS HELPS LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN PARTICULAR.

WERE DOING WITH SPACE ISSUES WITH ANY BETTER EARLY CHILDHOOD. PROGRAMMING. THANKS. ESTHER CHAIRMAN AND COMMAND MEMBERS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF.

THOSE PROPOSALS. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU. WILL CERTAINLY BE CONSIDERING. THEM.

NEXT; [CALLING SPEAKER CARDS] >> TESTIFIER: MY NAME IS. AARON HOUSEL IS. AN OKAY. RESIDENT BACK YOUR ARE CAYUGA BUSINESS.

OWNERS [INAUDIBLE] TODAY WERE HERE TO TALK ABOUT. POINT FOR CCENTURY VISION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY CAR UNIT. VISION THAT PROVIDES THREE DAYS OF. CYCLING WITHOUT.

REPEATING ATTRIBUTE A VISION THAT BUILDS UPON THE 15 NEW BUSINESSES THAT STARTED SINCE THE MOUND. BAY TRAILS OPEN SIX YEARS AGO. AND SUSTAINS EARLY INVESTORS. LIKE JOHN.

VISION TRANSFORMED OUR. REGION FROM ECONOMIC DISASTER TO IT'S. BEEN CALLED. RENAISSANCE.

MEMBERS; WE THINK THE HOUSE. AND SENATE FUNDING COMMITTEE FOR. TOURING THE COUNTRY STATE RECREATION AREA LAST YEAR. WERE ALSO GRATEFUL TO BE INCLUDED IN LAST YEAR'S BILL.

SINCE THAT TIME WE AS A COMMITTEE OF. RACE $670;000 ON OUR OWN. TO CONTINUE IN THE TRAIL. EXPANSION FOUR.

PROOF POSITIVE WERE NOT LOOKING FOR A FREE HANDOUT IN LEGISLATURE THAT WE ARE SHOVEL READY. MINNESOTA DNR PARKS AND TRAILS WAS GIVEN US THE GREEN LIGHT FOR. EXPANSION. TODAY MEMBERS WE NEED.

YOUR HELP. TO COMPLETE THE MASTER VISION FOR TRAILS 3.6 MILLION APPROPRIATION FOR THE KONA COUNTRY SAFETY WRECK. RATION AREA IS NOT REGION IS REQUESTED THIS FUNDING AT THE TOP PRIORITY LAST YEAR NETWORK IN THE SESSION. THAT REGION INCLUDES BRAINERD CAR UNIT MILLE LACS.

AIKEN AND [INAUDIBLE] THE LETTERS OF SUPPORT ARE IN. YOUR SUPPORT BEING. PASSED AROUND. FIVE COMMITTEES WORKING.

TOGETHER FOR. THE GOOD. THIS IS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE IN OUR. COMMUNITY.

EVER. WHEN COMPLETED THE. MASTER VISION WILL CONVERT A 3.6 MILLION. STATE INVESTMENT WAS BEEN.

CONSIDERABLY ESTIMATED AS A 21 MILLION RETURN. THAT'S ANNUALLY. AS YOU CONTINU. E FORWARD; WE ASK YOU TO STRONGLY CONSIDER INCLUDING.

BONDING COMMITTEE. MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE LUECK'S 3.6 MILLION REQUEST. THE KONA COUNTRY STATE. WRECK AREA.

THANK YOU. >> CHAIR: THA. NK YOU. YOUR REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN WELL SERVING YOU IN THIS ISSUE.

I BELIEVE. REPRESENTATIVE LILLIE LOST HIS SHIRT THERE ONCE. >> REPRESENTATIVE LILLIE I'M. NOT SURE.

WEARING RED SHOES TODAY IN YOUR HONOR. >> TESTIFIER: IT IS TRUE. BECAUSE IT'S YEARS IN MY MIND WHEN IT. HAPPEN [LAUGHING] >> REPRESENTATIVE LILLIE.

MY APOLOGIES.. >> CHAIR: WE. NOW HAVE [CALLING SPEAKER CARDS] >> TESTIFIER: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ST. LOUIS RIVER ALLIANCE IN DULUTH.

THE LINES IS. THE GRASSROOTS AND WE HAVE BEEN MEETING THE EFFORT TO SECURE THE STATE MATCH. [INAUDIBLE] HOUSE INCLUDING THE INITIAL MATCHING FUNDS. 12.7 MILLION IN.

THIS BILL IN YOUR RECOGNITION OF ITS. IMPORTANT PROJECT. BECAUSE OF THE URGENCY TO SECURE THE FEDERAL FUNDS. WHETHER AVAILABLE WE ARE NOW ASKING THE LEGISLATURE.

TO APPROPRIATE THE FORMAT. YOU NEEDED WHICH IS 25.4 MILLION. IN THIS YEAR'S BONDING BILL. THE.

GOOD NEWS IS. THIS WEEK CONGRESS AGREED ON THE. 2017 BUDGET THAT WOULD PROVIDE THE FUNDING FOR THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE. 300 MILLION.

THIS MEANS THE 47.2 MILLION IN. FEDERAL FUNDING IS. STILL AVAILABLE AND WAVING A MATCH. FROM THE STATE TO SECURE IT.

ONCE THE STATE MATCH IS. MADE AVAILABLE WE CAN COMPLETE. THE PAPERWORK AND CLEANUP. WILL BEGIN.

THE BAD NEWS. IS THAT IT MINNESOTA IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE MATCH THIS YEAR. WE ARE CONCERN OTHER REGIONS IN THE. GREAT LAKES WILL STEP UP AND RECEIVE.

THE FUNDS. OR WORSE; CONGRESS WILL BE FUN. THE PROGRAM. WITHOUT THE FEDERAL FUNDS MINNESOTA WILL BE ON THE HOOK FOR THE FULL $72.6 MILLION.

TAKEN THE CLEANUP MUCH MORE. EXPENSIVE EFFORT AND MAYBE ONCE IN A GENERATION. OPPORTUNITY LOST. AGAIN WE FEEL STRONGLY THE LEGISLATURE APPROPRIATE THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE STATE MATCH THIS YEAR WHICH IS 25.4 MILLION.

NOR TO RELEASE THE FULL 47.2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS. NOW AVAILABLE. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM. THE HANDOUT.

THAT'S BEING PASSED OUT WEAVE A BROAD COALITION OF LOCAL REGIONAL AND. STATE SUPPORT GO. OD OUR PARTNERS ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DAY WHEN THE ST. LOUIS RIVER AND DULUTH HARBOR.

WIL L BE LISTED AS AN AREA OF CONCERN BY 2025 AND WERE WELL ON OUR WAY. WE ARE EXCITED NOT ONLY FOR CLEAN WATER BUT FOR THE RESTORATION OF A WORLD-CLASS FISHERY HABITAT. AND ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION THAT WILL FOLLOW AND. ALREADY BEGUN ON BEHALF.

OF OUR NUMBERS AND COALITION WE LOOK FORWARD TO A BONDING BILL THIS YEAR SO WE CAN COMPLETE THIS IMPORTANT WORK. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU. [CALLING.

SPEAKER CARDS] WELCOME. >> TESTIFIER: THANK YOU FOR MOVING UP I DIDN'T WANT TO MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT. ESPECIALLY NOTE AND. DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE THAT THERE'S.

NO EARMARKS THE TRUNK HIGHWAY SYSTEM IN WHAT'S. BEEN PROPOSED. SO WE VIEW THAT AS A GREAT STEP. >> CHAIR: THAT'S ALL GOOD STUFF IN YOUR THINKING IS.

ARE YOU DONE NOW? [LAUGHING] >> TESTIFIER: IT IS. SO GOOD THAT I WANT TO ADD THAT ALONG. WITH OTHERS; THERE'S A. TREMENDOUS NEED AND.

I WILL HIGHLIGHT A FEW. IN THE. RAIL SEPARATIONS IS A NUMBER. OF PROJECTS THAT BEEN.

CITED. ONE; IN ANOKA COUNTY THAT'S ALSO I. THINK VERY AND SOME WOULD AGREE; IS VERY NOTED [INAUDIBLE] WE APPRECIATE THE LOCAL. BRIDGE PROGRAM.

THERE IS IN ADDITION. TO THE. LARGE BRIDGES IN THE CITIES; MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THERE'S EVEN.

MORE NEED FOR DEUTERIUM BRIDGES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. SPECIAL NOTE OF THAT. THERE IS. A FACILITY FOR MNDOT.

WHICH IS NOT A GENERAL OBLIGATION BUT TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDS THAT. LIGHT COMMISSIONER. MOSSMAN DESCRIBED; STATE BUILDINGS WITH. A NUMBER OF SUPPORTED BUILDINGS SEVERAL.

IN PARTICULAR. TRUCK STATIONS THAT NEED REPAIR AND WE HAVE. $40 MILLION AND A REMINDER THIS IS TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDS. NOT GENERAL.

OBLIGATION BONDS. THERE'S ONE. BONDING PROPOSAL FROM THE GOVERNOR. THE BRIDGE; WHICH IS NOT ELIGIBLE.

FOR TRUNK HIGHWAY. BONDS BECAUSE IT IS A BIKE. PEDESTRIAN FACILITY. IT'S ONE OF THE ICONIC BRIDGES.

FOR MINNESOTA. AND IT IS DETERIORATING UNDERNEATH. THE WATER; BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT STANDS. WE'VE KNOWN THIS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

WE WOULD LIKE AT LEA. ST FUNDING THEY WERE INVESTIGATING THE. FULL NEED BUT WOULD NEED. SOME RECONSTRUCTION BELOW.

THE WATERLINE. SURE I COULD SAY MORE BUT I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS. THANK YOU >> CHAIR: THANK YOU. [CALLING.

SPEAKER CARDS] WELCOME >> TESTIFIER: THINK THAT MY. MS. MARGARET-WRECK OF THE MINNESOTA. TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE.

WERE STATEWIDE COALITION OF PUBLIC SECTOR AND PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS. WORK ON THE. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. WE WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF.

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS. BONDING BILL. PARTICULAR; FOR. LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO HAVE JURISDICTION OVER MOST OF THE MILES OF ROADS AND BRIDGES IN THE STATE.

AND WHO DO RECEIVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF MONEY OUT OF THE HIGHWAY TRUNK FUNDS THE. LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN THE LOCAL BRIDGE PROGRAM. HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN VERY. IMPORTANT PROGRAMS FOR.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THEY HAVE. TRADITIONALLY BEEN PART OF THE CAPITAL. BONDING BILL. AS YOU'VE HEARD THERE'S A LARGE NEED FOR BRIDGES OF THIS YEAR.

BECAUSE OF THE THIRD STREET BRIDGE AND ST. PAUL THE 10TH AVE. BRIDGE. IN MINNEAPOLIS.

THERE MAY NEED TO BE SOME ACCOMMODATION FOR LARGER BRIDGES IF THERE IS GOING TO BE A IN THE LOCAL. BRIDGE PROGRAM. SO WE APPRECIATE THE LEVEL. OF FUNDING BUT WE WOULD URGE YOU TO.

LOOK AT HOW THOSE FUNDS CAN BE. DISTRIBUTED. WE ALSO APPRECIATE THE FUNDING FOR. THE PORT PROGRAM THAT'S IN THE BILL.

THE FUNDING FOR THE RAIL GRADE SEPARATION PROGRAM. AND ALSO THE TRANSPORTATION. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WHICH IS BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE AT. TARGETING FUNDS.

WE APPRECIATE THE LOCAL ROAD. WETLAND REPLACEMENTS PROGRAM FUNDS FIVE. ALTHOUGH THAT MAY NEED TO GO TO. 10 MILLION TO REALLY COVER.

THE NEEDS. SINCE IT'S AN UNDERFUNDED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. WE WOULD ALSO REQUEST YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE IMPORTANT. TRANSIT PROJECTS HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE GOVERNOR.

AND WERE INCLUDED IN THE BONDING BILL. LAST YEAR. OVER; THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE. PUBLIC ASSETS IN THIS BILL.

THANK YOU. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU. [CALLING. SPEAKER CARDS] >> TESTIFIER: I'M.

SCOTT SHELTIE. COUNTY COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONERS ELLIE JUST TOLD YOU ABOUT THE RAIL GRADE SEPARATION IN ANOKA COUNTY AT. HANSEN BOULEVARD.

IS A $25 MILLION PROJECT THAT WE RAISED HALF THE MONEY LOCALLY. $12.6 MILLION HAS ALREADY BEEN. APPROPRIATED THROUGH THE COUNTY TRANSIT. IMPROVEMENT BOARD CITY OF KONA BUT SINCE.

COUNTY OF ANOKA. THE ENGINEERING IS DONE. THE RIGHT-OF-WAY IS. BEING ACQUIREDWE NEED $12.6 MILLION MORE TO FIX THE NUMBER.

ONE TRAFFIC. EXPOSURE INTERSECTION IN THE STATE. OF MINNESOTA. 12;500 CARS A DAY ON.

HANSEN BOULEVARD. OVER 81 TRAINS. A DAY. EXPOSED AT THE DOUBLE.

TRACK INTERSECTION. WE ARE READY. WE HOPE YOU. ARE TOO AND LASTER'S BOND.

ING BILL WAS SUPPORTED BY THE HOUSE THE SENATE AND THE GOVERNOR. WERE HOPING YOU CAN FIND A WAY TO. REINSERT THAT INTO THIS. BONDING BILL.

>> CHAIR: IDENTIFY YOURSELF THE RECORD. >> TESTIFIER: RAPIDS. FIRE CHIEF. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND IN OUR COMMUNITY COMMISSIONER SHELTIE GIVE YOU THE NUMBERS BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING IN CONTACT ACROSS THE TRAIN TRACK THERE.

FROM REAL. SAFETY PERSPECTIVE. ARE CITIZENS; SEPARATING THEM WITH A BRIDGE KEEPING THE PEOPLE AWAY FROM THE TRAIN IS A GOOD THING. FROM A PUBLIC SAFETY.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSPECTIVE THIS IS A. HUGE DEAL. WE CHOOSE TO. 3-4 MINUTE RESPONSE TIME FOR A MEDICAL EMERGENCY SECONDS COUNT IN A FIRE.

THE FIRE DOUBLES. EVERY MINUTE AND A DELAY IN A. NORMAL DELAY IT'S THREE HAVING. FOUR MINUTES IN THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO IT'S 30 MINUTES BUT IT'S CRITICAL TO EMERGENCY.

RESPONSE TIMES TO GET THIS GRADE SEPARATION IN PLACE. >> CHAIR: THANK. >> TESTIFIER: JERRY COOK.. 20 SECONDS.

WE HAD THREE REAL GREAT SEPARATIONS IN THAT BONDING BILL LAST YEAR. CAN RAPIDS IS THE NUMBER. ONE INTERSECTION OF TRAINS. AND CARS AS COMMISSIONER SHELTIE MENTION.

TO THOSE ARE STILL. IN THIS BONDING BILL THAT YOU'VE GOT. YOU'VE OFFERED AND WE ASK YOU TO PUT US BACK IN THERE AGAIN IT'S REALLY CRITICAL FOR OUR RESIDENTS. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU.

[CALLING. SPEAKER CARDS] WELCOME. >> TESTIFIER: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF.

THE COMMITTEE. MY. NAME IS---EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF. THE MINNESOTA COALITION FOR.

THE HOMELESS. I'M HERE. TODAY REPRESENTING HOMELESS FOR ALL COALITION WHICH IS A PARTNERSHIP OF OVER. 170 DIFFERENT PUBLIC AND.

PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS. IN EVERY LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT IN. THE STATE. I WANT TO ACKNOWLED.

GE THAT $10 MILLION IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR. PUBLIC HOUSING. REHABILITATION AND THE $20 MILLION ALLOCATION FOR. HOUSING.

INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS FROM THE 2014-2015 YEAR. GOOD I KNOW LOVE HARD WORK WENT INTO. THE BILL AND I KNOW. YOU KNOW THAT IN COMMITTEES ACROSS.

THE STATE THERE IS STILL. NOT ENOUGH AFFORDABLE HOUSING WE HAVE SO. MUCH MORE WORK. TO DO TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MINNESOTANS.

TO ARTISTS WHO. ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE THEIR ENDS ME. WHERE WE. LIVE IMPACTS EVERY SINGLE ASPECT OF OUR LIVES.

IN IMPACTS WHERE WE CAN BUY OUR GROCERIES WHERE WE CAN SEND OUR KIDS. TO SCHOOL. HOW WE THRIVE. IN OUR.

COMMUNITIES. TONIGHT THERE. ARE 10;000 HOMELESS. MINNESOTANS WHO DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE.

PEOPLE HEAR ME SAY IT ALL THE. TIME. BUSINESS IS A. MASS PROBLEM AND IT'S.

TOTALLY SOLVABLE TO TARGETED. INVESTMENTS. THE PROPOSED AMOUNT FOR HOUSING IN THIS BONDING BILL ARE LESS THAN THE LEGISLATURE APPROVED LAST YEAR AND WILL PUT THE DEVELOPMENT. AND PRESERVATION OF LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF UNITS OF HOUSING.

IN JEOPARDY. JUST FOR ONE MOMENT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT. THE FOLKS LIVE IN THOSE. HOUSING UNITS.

SENIORS MAKE UP THE FASTEST GROWING POPULATION OF MINNESOTANS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. 150;000 OLDER ADULTS IN MINNESOTA QUALIFY. FOR AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING HAVE. A SUPPLY.

OF JUST OVER 23;000 SENIOR. ONLY UNITS THAT REPRESENTS A GAP OF. 126;000 SENIORS WHO CAN'T AFFORD A. HOME TODAY.

OUR AGING POPULATION WILL ONLY GROW. AND ITS FAILURE TO INVEST IN MORE AFFORDABLE. HOUSING NOW WILL BROADEN. THIS GAP.

PLEASE; CONSIDER. THE HOMELESS FOR ALL REQUEST OF. $100 MILLION IN BONDS. FOR HOUSING THESE DOLLARS PROVIDE AFFORDABLE SUPPORTIVE.

HOUSING OPTIONS TO MINNESOTANS. AT EVERY STAGE OF LIFE IN ORDER. TO THRIVE. THANK YOU.

>> CHAIR: THANK YOU. [CALLING. SPEAKER CARDS] WELCOME. >> TESTIFIER: THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS DAN MCGINNIS TO VOLUNTEER AND BOARD MEMBER OF. THE [INAUDIBLE] JUST A FEW MILES. FROM HERE AMONG THE BLUFFS OF THE. MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS A CAVE CALLED.

WHICH 250 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK WAS. VISITED BY JONATHAN. CARVER AND HE MET HERE WITH THE DAKOTA INDIANS. NATIVE AMERICANS AT.

THE SITE AND IN THE LAST 250 YEARS SINCE THAT INITIAL MEETING. THE SITE EVENTUALLY BECAME. A RAILYARD AND WAS THE HOME TO SOME OF THE. EARLIEST IMMIGRANTS.

IN MINNESOTA AND TWIN CITIES AREA. LATER ON; IN THE 1970S; THE RAILROAD ABANDONED. THE SITE AND IT BECAME A DUMP. AND THEN ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO THE LOWER.

CREEK PROJECT IN OUR COMMUNITY NEIGHBORS. AND PARTNERS CLEANED UP THE SITE. WE RESTORED HABITAT. TO THE NATIVE HABITAT THAT'S.

THERE TODAY AND ESTABLISH A SERIES OF TRAILS THAT CONNECT. TO THE REGIONAL TRAIL AND THE GATEWAY STATE TRAIL. AND SOON TO THE SAM. MORGAN TO TRAIL ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND BECOME A.

GATHERING PLACE THAT'S PART OF THE GREAT. RIVER PASSAGE AND. PARKS SYSTEM IN THE TWIN CITIES. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO REQUEST THE STATE OF MINNESOTA JOIN US.

THIS PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT. THE RESTORATION USE AND INTERPRETATION OF THE SITE. AND STORIES BY PROVIDING A. $3 MILLION FOR THE DESIGN AND.

CONSTRUCTION OF [INAUDIBLE] INTERPRETIVE CENTER PRETTY. MUCH FUNDS TO 3.7 MY DOLLARS. IN PRIVATE PUBLIC SOURCES. >> TESTIFIER: THE NEED FOR THE CENTER.

IS NOW. OVER 4000 SCHOOLCHILDREN VISIT THE SITE ANNUALLY. FROM ACROSS THE STATE. INCLUDING THE LOWER SIOUX AND UPPER.

SIOUX COMMITTEES IN MORETON AND GRANITE FALLS. THE CENTER NEEDED TO SERVE AND MANAGE ALL THESE PEOPLE AND TO PROTECT THE SACRED SITE THAT. IS THERE. THE SACRED DICK RHODA SITE COULD ALSO REPRESENT THE ECONOMY IN THE REGION CAN.

WE ESTIMATE THREE 5000 OVER 100;000 PEOPLE VISITING PER YEAR. TO THE CENTER. SO BE. CONNECTING VISITORS WITH OTHER BUSINESSES AND ATTRACTIONS IN THE REGION AND BEYOND.

THE URGENT NEED AN. ADDITIONAL BENEFIT. TRANSLATES TO WIDE-RANGING SUPPORT ESPECIALLY FROM THE NATIVE. AMERICAN COMMUNITY.

AFTER THIS BONDING ALLOTMENT WILL NOT SEE US AGAIN. WE WILL COVER ALL. FUTURE COSTS TO MAINTENANCE AND NOT. [INAUDIBLE] DON'T LOOK TOO HAPPY.

BUT WE ARE GOOD. IN SUMMARY WE. RESPECT THIS ALLOTMENT FOR 39 DOLLARS FOR THE SENATE. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU.

THAT'S THE BEST NEWS OF THE DAY. [CALLING SPEAKER CARDS] WELCOME. >> TESTIFIER: I'M DR. ANDREW BECKERMAN EXAM FOR HENNEPIN COUNTY AND SCOTT COUNTIES.

THREE COUNTIES LIKE TO POINT OUT FOR. FOUR YEARS PARTING. TO PROVIDE INVESTIGATION SERVICES. WE RECENTLY SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS.

OUR OFFICE PROVIDE SERVICE TO. 1.7 MILLION MINNESOTANS THE THIRD OF. THE STATE. WERE 24-7 MISSION-CRITICAL FUNCTION FOR GOVERNMENT.

THE ANSWER WE. PROVIDE ADDRESS. WAS MOST DIFFICULT QUESTIONS ENSURE THAT JURIES UNDERSTAND. COMPLEX INJURIES.

MEDICAL EXAMINERS IN MINNESOTA ARE REQUIRED. TO BE [INAUDIBLE]. OUR CURRENT NATIONAL ESTIMATES POSSIBLY. 500 OF US.

PRACTICING FULL-TIME IN A COUNTRY THAT NEEDS A. LEAST 1100. OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN NATIONALLY CREDIT FOR MORE THAN. 30 YEARS AND REMAINS AMONG THE ONLY 70-80 OFFICES NATIONWIDE TO BE NATIONALLY OCCURRED.

MAINTAINING. NATIONAL ACCREDITATION AS A PRIMARY DRIVER FOR OUR REQUESTS FOR REGIONAL MEDICAL EXAMINER FACILITIES. SOME OF YOU HAVE TOWARD MY OFFICE AND RECALL THE. WOEFUL LIGHTING THE GRANT ALWAYS THE CROWDED WE.

HAVE OUTGROWN THE 50-YEAR-OLD. TRAINS FUTURE MEDICAL. EXAMINERS. ACHIEVEMENT.

ARE ALL ALUMNI OF OUR TRAINING PROGRAM. RECORDING THE. BEST TRAININGINTO MINNESOTA POPULATING OUR OWN AND OTHER MEDICAL EXAMINER OFFICES WITH OUR TRAINEES IS A MAJOR REASON THE STATE SHOULD. HAVE THE BEST OF INTEREST IN OUR LONG-TERM SUCCESS AS A.

REGIONAL OFFICE. HER WORK INFORMS LAW ENFORCEMENT. MEDIATE [INAUDIBLE] NEW REGIONAL. EXAMINER FACILITY WHICH WE ARE READY TO.

MOVE ON WHEN SURE THE TRAINING AND ATTENTION OF. THE TOWN MINNESOTA. NEEDS CONTINUE [INAUDIBLE]. THIS PROJECT WAS IN YOUR BILL LAST YEAR.

WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT AGAIN THIS YEAR. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU. REPRESENTATIVE HAUSMAN >> REPRESENTATIVE HAUSMAN: WE TOURED YOUR FACILITY WHICH BY THE WAY I DON'T EVER WANT TO DO AGAIN; YOU DIDN'T HAVE. A LOCATION.

YOU NOW HAVE. A LOCATION? >> TESTIFIER: YES; WE DO HAVE. A LOCATION. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU.

ANYTHING VERY SURE TO TELL US. >> TESTIFIER: I'M APPEARING BEFORE YOU AS COMMISSIONER MIKE. CHAIRMAN OF THE. STARK COUNTY BOARD JUST TO AT.

OUR SUPPORT. WE RECOGNIZE EXCELLENCE IN HENNEPIN. COUNTY MENTAL EXAMINERS OFFICE. OTHER THAN TAX OUR CITIZENS TO DUPLICATE THE SERVICE.

WE JOIN FORCES WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY WE LIKE TO LET. OUR SUPPORT IT AS YOU CONSIDER MAKING A GREAT BILL EVEN BETTER. ; AT THE HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE BACK INTO THE BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> CHAIR: THANK YOU. I'M ALSO TOWARD THE FACILITY. AND I JUST WANT TO. BE SURE IF WE FUND THIS I NEVER HAVE TO GO BACK.

>> TESTIFIER: I CAN AGREE. TO THAT.. >> CHAIR: REPRESENTATIVE LILLIE >> REPRESENTATIVE LILLIE: JUST. WONDERING ALSO.

THOSE WHO VOTE AGAINST IT CAN GO IN. A TOUR. THAT SORT OF TH. ING.

>> CHAIR: THAT MIGHT BE RISKY. THE OKAY [CALLING SPEAKER CARDS] >> TESTIFIER: I'M TIM MARKS SEALED CATHOLIC CHARITIES HERE. TO TESTIFY IN. SUPPORT OF FUNDING.

FOR THE BBB AND SAMPLE THE DOROTHY DAY. PLAY CENTER IN A CRISIS POINT IN 2011 THE. FIRST TIME IN 30 YEARS. WE HAD TO TURN PEOPLE AWAY FOR THE.

CONDITIONS WERE UNDIGNIFIED. WERE OVERCROWDED AND THEY. WERE UNSANITARY. CAMP SPRUNG UP IN THE.

SURROUNDING AREAS. BUT THANKFULLY THE COMMUNITY SPRUNG. INTO ACTION BECAUSE BUSINESS. AND GOVERNMENT STAY LOCAL AND PHILANTHROPY.

CAME TOGETHER THE BOLD NO VISION THAT IS NOW ON. THE CUSP OF. BEING COMPLETED. THANKS TO STATE SUPPORT.

IN 2014 GENERAL OBLIGATION AND. HOUSING BONDS. FIRST PART OF THAT VISION HIGHER GROUND ST. PAUL OPEN.

IN JANUARY. AND PROVIDING HOUSING AND HOPE TO 473 PEOPLE. SOME WHO BEEN HOMELESS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. THE JOB IS.

NOT DONE. WE NEED AN OPPORTUNITY CENTER. FOR JOB TRAINING AND OTHER SERVICES AND. MUCH MORE SAFE SIMPLE.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THOSE. IN NEED WITH VERY SPECIAL NEEDS. THIS PROJECT IS THE LARGEST PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN HOUSING AND SOCIAL SERVICES. STATES.

HISTORY. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF 15 BUSINESSES AND. COMMUNITY LEADERS LED BY. DOUG BAKER MARY BRAINARD AND ANDY.

-THEY'VE RAISED NEARLY. $40 MILLION OF 500 PRIVATE DONORS. THEY HAVE. DONE THAT WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT.

THE PUBLIC WILL DO. ITS PART. OUR REQUEST IS FOR $12 MILLION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND FOR. THE OPPORTUNITY.

CENTER AND 35 MILLION WERE MORE. OF HOUSING BONDS TO MEET NEEDS THROUGHOUT. THE STATE PUTS THE STATE. THIS WILL COMPETE AT THE HOUSING AND THIS IS A BROAD.

BIPARTISAN COALITION. FROM GOVERNOR THE SENATE CAPITAL. INVESTMENT COMMITTEEAND WITH THE HOUSE. AND SENATE PASSED LAST YEAR.

WE. WERE READY TO BE. BY NOW. WE MUST BE IN THE GROUND.

THE CENTER. OTHERWISE WE WILL LOSE. MILLIONS. OF DOLLARS OF TAX-CUT INVESTMENT IN COST WILL INCREASE BY AT LEAST $2 MILLION.

THIS FRIDAY; OUR ANNUAL DOROTHY DAY COMMITTEE BREAKFAST AT A GATHERING OF. 400 BUSINESS AND CIVIC LEADERS. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU. [CALLING.

SPEAKER CARDS] >> TESTIFIER: LAST MONTH. YOU HAD FROM. CITY ADMINISTRATOR ABOUT A CONCERN WE HAVE. ABOUT A CLOSE.

LANDFILL SITE THAT'S OWNED BY THE STATE. OF MINNESOTA. I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO THE INADEQUATE FUNDING. BEEN PROVIDED TO THE MINNESOTA.

TO CLEAN UP THE STATE OWN LEAKING. HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE. I SUPPORT. THE REQUEST.

OF MPCA TO FUND 11.3 MILLION TO REMOVE. HAZARDOUS WASTE. THAT PRESENTS A RISK TO HUMAN. HEALTH TODAY.

THE SITE OFTEN REFERRED TO. AS THE WBE SITE. WHEN. THE VERY BASIC FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT WE LOOK AT AS A.

CITY LEVEL YOU LOOK AT THE. STATE LEVEL WHEN WE KNOW FUNDING PRIORITIES IS WHETHER ARE VERY VERY BASIC JOB. IN PROTECTING THE HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE OF OUR RESIDENTS. IS OUR MOST BASIC FUNCTION.

FE. W ITEMS TODAY THAT YOU'VE HEARD. FROM ACTUALLY. RISE TO THE LEVEL OF RISK THE CLOSED.

WIKI LANDFILL. THIS AREA WITHIN 1 MILE OF 5000 CHILDREN WHO ARE ATTENDING SCHOOL. EACH DAY. NEXT TO A CREEK THAT.

MY SON THE ANDOVER SCIENCE CLUB. UNKNOWINGLY UNWITTINGLY CLEARED. LITTER FROM. THEIR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AR.

E DOING. RESTORATION PROJECT NEXT TO. PEOPLE KAYAKING. VERY FEW.

PEOPLE KNOW. THAT THE LEAKING FROM THIS LANDFILL IS CONTAMINATING. THE WATERWAY. LAST YEAR REQUEST WAS HEARD.

IN ENGINEERING CIRCUIT TODAY WE. HAVE A SHELF READY PROJECT READY TO GO FOR BIDS. JUST. NEED 11.3 SOME ODD MILLION DOLLARS TO GET THIS PROJECT CLEANED.

WE HAVE A GROWING. YOUTHFUL COMMUNITY. WE HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST. IN PROTECTING WHILE WE HAVE SEVEN MUNICIPAL WELLS WITHIN A MILE OF THE SITE.

SO THIS RISK. IS REAL. ITS CURRENT IT'S BEEN GOING ON. FOR YEARS MANY OTHER METHODS HAVE.

BEEN TRIED. NINE OF THEM HER WORK. IT'S TIME TO CLEAN UP. THE PITAND.

GET OF OUT OF ANDOVER THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING MY TESTIMONY TODAY. >> REPRESENTATIVE'S >> CHAIR: THANK YOU. [CALLING. SPEAKER CARDS] >> TESTIFIER: THANK YOU.

SUE. TRAN ABBY FOR NAMI. TRAN ABBY. IS CONCERNED [INAUDIBLE] NOT INCLUDING THE BOTTOM THAT WE CAN SILLY SPORT OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS FUNDING FOR THE PLANNING AND FOR.

PHASE 1 AND FOR. PHASE 2. PHASE 1 IS NEARLY COMPLETED. I MET.

WITH FAMILIES AT THE SECURITY HOSPITAL. THEY'VE SAID THE. NEW BUILDING IS. FILLED WITH LIGHT IN YOUR MEDIALLY FILLED.

WITH HOPE 11 WILL. GET BETTER IN THIS NEW CENTER. WE'VE HEARD AS WELL PATIENTS AND STAFF NOTED IT'S. REALLY IMPACTED.

THEIR RECOVERY AND THAT THE ATMOSPHERE IS MUCH. MORE CALM. IF YOU'VE NOT BEEN TO THE. SECURITY HOSPITAL YOU NEED TO KNOW THE ENVIRONMENT IS.

NOT GREAT. THEIR. SPLIT LEVELS AND POOR SIGHTLINES. THE PEOPLE OF THE SECURITY HOSPITAL MOVE THE MOST SERIOUS.

MENTAL ILLNESSES MAY NEED A SETTING. THAT THERAPEUTIC IN THIS SACRED PHASE 2 AS WE UNDERSTAND WOULD REMODEL FOUR OF THE LIVING UNITS; ELIMINATING THE SPLIT LEVEL. WITHOUT MORE. ACUTE CARE WHICH IMPORTANT TO HELP STABILIZE PEOPLE COMING INTO THE SECURITY HOSPITAL BEFORE BEING PLACED ON A LIVING UNIT.

WITHOUT. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TELL. PEOPLE PAIR TO MOVE GRADUALLY INTO THE. COMMUNITY.

PEOPLE AT THE SECURITY HOSPITAL. FOR MANY YEAR. S OFFER 6-8 YEARS AND THE STATE. HAS RESPONSIBILITY SINCE.

THEY BEEN COMMITTED TO YOUR CARE TO. PROVIDE ENVIRONMENT. THAT'S SAFE AND THERAPEUTIC ON BEHALF OF. I URGE YOU TO INCLUDE FUNDING FOR PHASE 2 OF THE RENOVATION.

ALSO WANT TO ADD NAMI MINNESOTA IS ALSO SUPPORTIVE OF THE DOROTHY DAY CENTER. COURSE HOMES FOR ALL COALITION. AS WELL BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE'S MENTAL ILLNESS. ARE HOMELESS.

THANK YOU. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU. WELCOME. >> TESTIFIER: GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE A MAYOR GEORGE TORKELSON.

WE HAVE-I'LL TRY TO-I'LL MAKE THIS. VERY BRIEF. WE HAVE. TWO REQUESTS.

ONE IS FOR BRODRICK WHICH A LOCAL CITY STREET. AND WE'VE GOT A SITUATION. UNIQUE SITUATION THE WEAVE STATE. HIGHWAY ALONG ITS ENTIRE WESTERN BORDER AND WE.

HAVE THE EMBER HILLS. COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON HALF OF THE. EASTERN BORDER. THEY ALSO USE IT AS OVER.

FOR PARKING. WE ARE TOLD TO DO A 429 ASSESSMENT PROJECT AND WE WOULD LOVE TO ASSESS THE STATE. OF MINNESOTA AND EMBER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE WE KNOW YOU CAN'T DO THAT. SO WE'VE HAD.

THE PROJECT FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS IN THE TWO. WE'VE ARTIE GOT A PLANNED; DESIGNED TO WERE PUTTING UP $1.8 MILLION. THE SMALLER REQUESTS THAT'S FOR. $1 MILLION TO ALLOWS TO FINISH THE STREET.

IT CONNECTS TWO COUNTY ROADS AND ALSO SERVES AS A. FRONTAGE ROAD. AND ACTUALLY TELL PEOPLE NOT TO DRIVE ON. IT BECAUSE IT IS SCARRED AND.

WE'VE DONE PATCHY AND WE CAN. PATCH IT. ANYMORE. SO WE WOULD LIKE YOUR SUPPORT.

ON THAT FOR THE ONE MILLION-DOLLAR REQUEST THAT IS OUR FIRST PRIORITY. THE OTHER REQUEST THAT WE HAVE IS FOR $2 MILLION. PLANNING MONEY AND TAKING A LOOK AT. OUR-HIGHWAY 55.

IT'S ONE OF. THE LAST STOPLIGHTS AS YOU. COME SOUTH TOWARDS. THE EGAN.

AND IT'S. HAVING SOME FIXING BEEN DONE IN THE PROBLEM. -NOT THE PROBLEM. IT'S.

AN OPPORTUNITY WERE LOOKING AT AN INCREASED. TRAFFIC FLOW. WERE ANTICIPATING BEFORE WE TAKE. A LOOK AT THE VIKINGS NEW TRAINING CENTER WHICH WE WRITE TO THE EAST.

. IT'S BEEN LOOKED AT AS ONE OF. THE TRAVEL [INAUDIBLE] I WOULD. JUST ASK YOU GIVE US THE.

MILLION DOLLARS. FOR BROAD WILL TAKE A LOOK IN THE FUTURE LOOK AT THE OTHER REQUEST. IT IS-WE. THANK YOU.

FOR YOUR TIME YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR SERVICE. AND. WE APPRECIATE. BEING CONSIDERED.

THANK YOU. VERY MUCH >> CHAIR: THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. [CALLING SPEAKER CARDS] WELCOME.

>> TESTIFIER: MY NAME IS EMILY PUGH WITH THE ASSOCIATION. MINNESOTA COUNTIES. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY. THIS AFTERNOON.

FIRST I LIKE TO. THINK CHAIRMAN URDAHL INCLUDING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUNDING. THE BILL FOR THE. THE BILL FOR THE LOCAL.

RD.; RICHMOND THE LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BOTH THESE PROGRAMS ARE IN HIGH DEMAND. WE UNDERSTAND THE INTENSE COMPETITION FOR LIMITED FUNDS WANT. TO EMPHASIZE THE DIRECT EFFECT THIS. PROGRAM HAS ON THE SAFETY OF OUR ROADS AND BRIDGES ACROSS THE STATE.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF FUNDING FOR THE LOCAL ROAD WITH AN. REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. WE APPRECIATE THE LEGISLATURE SWIFT ACTION AT THE BEGINNING OF SESSION. TO PROVIDE A.

ONE-TIME GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION OF 5 MILLION FOR. THIS PROGRAM. FOR TO; THAT WAS ONLY PART OF THE EFFECTS. THE 10 MILLION.

A BONDING ORIGINALLY INCLUDING APPEALS. WAS REMOVED THE INTENTION ADDING TO THE BONDING BILL LATER. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN UNDERFUNDED THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY FUNDING LAST YEAR THE 5 MILLION CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN THE. BILL SOMETHING NOT ENOUGH TO GET A WETLANDS.

BACK UP. AND RUNNING. SECURING 10 MILLION FOR THE LOCAL ROAD WETLAND. REPLACEMENT PROGRAM WHEN SURE OUR LOCAL ROAD.

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. WILL BE DELAY. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU.

VERY MUCH. NOW WE HAVE [CALLING. SPEAKER CARDS] WELCOME. >> TESTIFIER: THANK YOU.

MY NAME. IS SCOTT-GENERAL MANAGER OF WORTHINGTON PUBLIC UTILITIES. ALSO MEMBER OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I BELIEVE THAT LEWIS AND CLARK PROJECT.

IS FAMILIAR TO PROBABLY ALL. OF YOU. WE ARE HERE RICHLY IN 2014 RECEIVE FUNDING FOR. PHASE 1.

RECEIVE FUNDING FOR PHASE. 2 2015. WERE IN THE BONDING BILL. LAST YEAR FOR FUNDING.

FOR THE THIRD AND. FINAL PHASE AND OF COURSE. BONDING BILL FAILED TO PASS A WERE BACK. THIS YEAR LOOKING FOR.

THAT FUNDING FOR THE THIRD AND FINAL PHASE OF. THE PROJECT. ESTIMATED COST OF PHASE 3 WHICH WILL COMPLETE. AN ASSERTIVE PORTION OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK PROJECT IS.

$20.5 MILLION AND WE DO HAVE. $9 MILLION NONSTATE. FUNDING AVAILABLE. LEAVING A BALANCE.

OF 11.5. CURRENT VERSION OF HOUSE. FILE 892 AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER IN ARTICLE 2 SECTION 1 AND TWO DOES PROVIDE. US ACCESS TO SURPLUS BUT WE ESTIMATE.

$8 BILLION IN SURPLUS FROM THE. 2015 APPROPRIATION.. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THAT. THAT MEANS.

A BALANCE OF $3.5 MILLION FOR. THE PROJECT. UP UNTIL MONDAY THAT. $3.5 MILLION WAS GOING TO.

BE PROVIDED. THROUGH THE JOBS BILL. IT WAS IN THERE AS A. CASH APPROPRIATION.

JOBS WILL THAT FELL OUT DURING CONFERENCE. ON MONDAY. SO WE THANK. THE COMMITTEE FOR CERTAINLY FOR THE LANGUAGE IN ARTICLE 2 AND GIVES.

US ACCESS TO THE $8 MILLION. IN SURPLUS FROM THE. 2015 APPROPRIATION AND. RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE.

COMMITTEE CONSIDER THROUGH THE BONDING. BILL FUNDING THAT REMAIN. $3.5 MILLION. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU.

IT'S A PROJECT I'VE BEEN TO AND I SAW THE BIG PIPE AND NEED TO FINISH. THE JOB. [CALLING SPEAKER CARDS] >> TESTIFIER: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO RESIDENTS OF MINNESOTA.

MY NAME IS EMILY LARSON AND THE. MAYOR OF CITY. OF DULUTH. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS YOU HAVE HEARD.

FROM ME IN OUR DOWNTOWN. BUSINESS COMMUNITY. AND OTHER DULUTH OFFICIALS ABOUT. THE HIGHEST.

PRIORITY PROJECTS THE CITY. OF DULUTH HAVE ADVOCATED FOR $21 MILLION. TO HELP US CONVERT ARE 90-YEAR-OLD. STEAM PLANT COAL-FIRED STEAM PLANT INTO A CLOSED LOOP HOT WATER.

HEATING SYSTEM FOR THE ENTIRE. DOWNTOWN DISTRICT 4 CANAL PARK IN OUR DULUTH ENTERTAINMENT CONVENTION CENTER. WHEN WE SAW. THE SPREADSHEET FOR THE HOUSE.

BONDING BILL WE. WERE DISAPPOINTED THAT FUNDING. FOR THE UPGRADE WAS. NOT INCLUDED.

WE ARE. HOPEFUL THAT AT THIS BILL IS THROUGH THE PROCESS. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO. PRIORITIZE FUNDS TO MAKE THIS PROJECT A REALITY FOR THE CITY OF DULUTH.

THIS TRULY IS. A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME ONCE IN A. GENERATION OPPORTUNITY THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW HOT. WATER LINES.

WILL COINCIDE WITH THE RECONSTRUCTION OF OUR MAIN STREET. SUPERIOR STREET TOWARD DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AND. IT'S REALLY. NOT PRACTICAL FOR US TO MAKE HEATING SYSTEM HA.

S BEEN COMPLETED AND TRULY WE CAN'T WAIT ANYMORE. WE NEED TO. BEGIN CONSTRUCTION. 2018.

SO THE TIMING OF THIS PROJECT. IS IMPORTANT BUT SO IS THE. IMPACT BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE CITY. OF DULUTH.

HAS SET THE ATTAINABLE COLLECTIVE GOAL TO CUT OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 80% BY 2050 A GOAL THAT'S. BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY BY. THE COMMITTEE HAS. BEEN SET IN CONCERT WITH OUR.

ENERGY PARTNERS. STEAM PLANT ALONE THIS. CLOSE LOOP IN RECENT PILOT PROJECT. TO SHIFT FROM COAL TO NATURAL GAS GETS.

IS 20% TOWARDS. THAT GOAL. THIS A WIN-WIN PROPOSITION. FOR THE STATE FOR THE CITY FOR.

THE ENVIRONMENT AND THAT'S WHY I'M. HERE AGAIN. I APPRECIATE THE YOU HAVE VISITED THE FACILITY. THAT YOU'RE PATIENTLY LISTENED.

12 PRESENTATION AND IN CLOSING I ASK YOU CREATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FUND THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT. IS PART OF THE TWENTYSOMETHING CAPITAL. INVESTMENT BILL. THE TIME OF INCREASINGLY.

DIVISIVE POLITICS IS ONE OFFER. THIS PROJECT CODES OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FROM A VERY BROAD COALITION OF BUSINESS. ENVIRONMENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN THE CITY. OF DULUTH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU; MAYOR. WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT IT HAS TO. BE CASH.

>> TESTIFIER: YES. MAY I. ACTUALLY LIKE? IT'S AN ISSUE THAT IS ROOTED IN THE STATE CONSTITUTION BECAUSE. THIS PROJECT.

THE STATE CONSTITUTION ALLOWS. FOR ENTERING THE G-O BOND FOR PUBLIC PROJECTS THIS. PARTICULAR ONE. INVOLVES THE INTERACTION OF.

THE PUBLIC UTILITY WITH PRIVATE CUSTOMERS. SO WE CAN PROVIDE. SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TO YOU AND.

FOLLOW UP. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU. [CALLING. SPEAKER CARDS] WELCOME.

>> TESTIFIER: HELLO I'M. TERRY WILDLY. SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE MINNESOTA STATE ACADEM. Y.

IN >> [GAVEL] IN PERSON WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME. GIVING US THE FUNDING FOR. ASSET PRESERVATION. AND DESIGN FOR.

NEW SECURITY QUARTER THAT'S IMPORTANT. FOR STUDENT. ALSO FROM THE LAST BONDING BILL. ONE PROJECT WAS MISSING FROM.

THIS BILL.. THAT'S IN REGARD. TO OUR TRACK FIELD AT THE MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND. WE'VE NEEDED A.

NEW TRACK. WERE ONE OF TWO SCHOOLS IN. THE STATE THAT DOESN'T HAVE OUR. OWN TRACK SO WE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO USE OUR NEIGHBORING SCHOOL..

TRACK BUT THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN. PROCESS OF GETTING RID OF THE TRACK AND REPLACING WITH A DIFFERENT ATHLETIC FACILITY. SO WE ARE REALLY IN DIRE. NEED FOR A NEW.

TRACK OURSELVES NEW TRACK OF OUR STUDENTS OFTEN MANY. DIFFERENT CHALLENGES. THAT REQUIRE MORE EXERCISE; MORE. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY TO BUILD TTHEIR STRENGTH AND WELLNESS.

THEIR HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS WE NEED FUNDING FOR THAT TRACK. I'M HOPING THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER STARTING. A PROJECT INTO THIS BILL. IT WAS IN THE PREVIOUS.

BONDING BILL. WE ALSO WANT TO EXPLAIN TO YOU ABOUT. THE IDEA THAT MOST. SCHOOLS DON'T ASK FOR THE KIND OF FUNNY BECAUSE THEY'RE ABLE TO TAX.

AND LEVY. THEIR HOME AREAS. WE DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAX LEVIES A WERE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT. FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS ON.

OUR CAMPUS. THANK YOU. VERY MUCH. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU.

NEXT; [CALLING SPEAKER CARDS] >> TESTIFIER: GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M DAVE-BOARD MEMBER OF ALL. ABOARD MINNESOTA. WERE NONPROFIT.

EDUCATION ADVOCACY GROUP. SUPPORTING AMTRAK AND INNER-CITY PASSENGER RAIL. HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE MY. WRITTEN TESTIMONY AND I'LL TRY TO SUMMARIZE IT BRIEFLY.

WE ARE REQUESTING THAT. YOU PROVIDE THE NOMINAL BUT NECESSARY BONDING. $1 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNOR'S. BUDGET REQUEST OF $900;000 PER YEAR THE STATE PASSENGER RAIL PLAN.

BONDING BILLS FOR THIS. ARE INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE. AND SENATE BY REPRESENTATIVE O'NEILL AND SEN. MILLER EARLIER IN THE SESSION QUESTION $1 MILLION TO FUND THE.

PROJECTS CURRENTLY. NEARING COMPLETION. WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED HOWEVER THAT. THE LEGISLATURE IS PROVIDED.

[INAUDIBLE] ROGERS REQUEST TO REQUEST THE. BOND FUNNY IN THE JUST-RELEASED. TRANSPORTATION OMNIBUS AND BONDING BILL. THE RESULT IS THAT NO FUNDS.

BEEN BUDGETED. WERE PROVIDED THE PASSENGER RAIL PROGRAM. IN EFFECT; THE PROGRAM WOULD. BE DEFUNDED UNDER THE LEGISLATURE'S.

CURRENT PROPOSALS. THE MEN.PASSENGER RAIL OFFICE CONTINUED CURRENT. FUTURE PROJECTS. WOULD CEASE POTENTIALLY DELAYING ANY IMPROVEMENT OR EXPANSION OF AMTRAK INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL.

IN FOUR YEARS AND FATHER. TWO. PROJECTS CURRENTLY NEARING COMPLETION WOULD BE STOPPED THE. TWIN CITIES TOOTH MORE THAN.

LIGHTS EXPRESS. ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO MILWAUKEE. AND CHICAGO WHICH IS. BEING DEVELOPED JOIN WITH THE STATE.

OF WISCONSIN. AS AN EXTENSION OF THE CHICAGO MILWAUKEE. SERVICE. BOTH OF.

THESE SERVICES ARE GOING TO BE SHOVEL READY AND 2017 AND 2018. [INAUDIBLE] UNLESSFUNDING. IS DENIED. THESE PROJECTS ARE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH GREAT RAILROADS USING EXISTING RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND TRACKS.

PROVIDING BENEFITS OF MINIMAL. INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT MAINTENANCE COSTS. RETURN [INAUDIBLE] TO TAXES AND MORE PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT BUT IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT MINNESOTA LACKS OTHER STATES IN THE MIDWEST. AND NATIONALLY WHICH ARE.

AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING STATE-SUPPORTED AMTR. AK NETWORKS PRIMARY BENEFITS ON THE RURAL AND ALL-STATE COMMUNITY. AND THE BAD NEWS HERE IS THAT WITH. THE CURRENT LACK OF FUNDING.

THESE BENEFITS COULD. BE LOST IN MINNESOTA CAN BE LEFT AT. THE STATION. IN CLOSING; TRAIN DAYS ARE THIS SATURDAY DOWN IN ST.

PAUL UNION DEPOT. PLEASE; COME DOWN AND SEE US. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU. >> TESTIFIER: MY NAME IS.

PAUL ALLWOOD ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AT THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. TO THINK OF YOU FOR. THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. BONDING REQUEST.

THE GOVERNOR. RECOMMENDED $2.3 MILLION. TO PROVIDE F. OR NEW INSTRUMENTS IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAB.

AS PART OF LAST YEAR'S. BONDING BILL THAT DIDN'T PASS AND. THIS YEAR BILL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY OF. THAT FUNDING.

THE FUNDS ARE. NEEDED BECAUSE FOR THREE REASONS FIRST; THE MAN FOR TESTING BY THE PUBLIC. HAVE INCREASED AND ARE MORE COMPLEX. THE LAB HAS EQUIPMENT THEY ARE.

USEFUL END-OF-LIFE. AT THE END OF THEIR USEFUL LIFE. AND. THERE'S NO DEDICATED MECHANISM.

I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT. THE CURRENT MEASLES EPIDEMIC. WERE EXPERIENCING. UNDERSCORES THE URGENCY OF THIS REQUEST.

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW THIS WILL THE TWO DOZEN CASES OF MEASLES. CURRENTLY IN. THERE SEVERAL MANY MANY MORE PEOPLE EXPOSED. THE DEPARTMENT IS RESPONDING.

TO THIS VERY FULLY BUT IN THE. PUBLIC LAB. IS A PART OF THIS RESPONSE. THE LAB IS.

PERFORMING ADVANCED MOLECULAR STUDIES. AND ALSO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN MEASLES AND. OTHERS CONDITIONS OF SIMILAR SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS. THE FUNDS THAT WE ARE REQUESTING WILL BE USED TO.

PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY. 15 INSTRUMENTS RANGING FROM. COST 40;000 TO ABOUT $400;000. THESE BE MORE SENSITIVE AND.

MORE RELIABLE AND WILL ANSWER. OUR ABILITY. AND CAPABILITIES FOR CRITICAL TESTING AND FOOD. SAFETY; EMERGING.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND RARE AND. TREATABLE DISORDERS IN NEWBORNS AND. IN CHEMICAL OF. EMERGING CONCERN.

WE WOULD ENCOURAGE AND URGE THE MEMBERS TO CONSIDER. REINSTATING THOSE FUNDS IN CLOSING I LIKE TO ALSO PUT A PLUG OF SUPPORT. IN FOR DRINKING WATER AND. WE THINK THIS REQUEST BE.

FUNDED FULLY. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU. [CALLING. SPEAKER CARDS] WELCOME.

>> TESTIFIER: THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. FOR THE RECORD MY NAME IS. [INAUDIBLE] COMMISSIONER AT THE MINNESOTA. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALSO.

KNOWN AS DEED. INCH GOVERNOR GOV. DAYTON INTRODUCED A $1.5 BILLION. BONDING BILL THAT WOULD BUILD MORE THAN.

240 PROJECTS. ACROSS MINNESOTA AND CREATE AN. ESTIMATED 23;000 JOBS. THIS PUBLIC INVESTMENT.

WOULD A PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR. LOCAL ECONOMIES ACROSS. THE STATE. I WANT TO BRIEFLY DISCUSS.

THE DEED PROGRAMS IMPACTED. BY THE. THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM; THE TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; THE INNOVATIVE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM AND THE S.

MINNEAPOLIS WORKFORCE CTR. I THINK YOU FOR FINDING THESE PROPOSALS IN. THE BILL.HOWEVER; THE LEVEL OF FUNDING. IS INADEQUATE.

THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC. INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. IS CURRENTLY OUT OF MONEY AND HAS OVER $4 MILLION IN PENDING REQUESTS WHICH IS A HUGE DEMAND. THE PROGRAM GRANT TO CITIES AND GRANTED MINNESOTA.

FOR A 250% OF THE CAPITAL COST PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO EXPAND ECONOMIC GROWTH; RETA. IN AND CREATE JOBS OR INCREASE THE. TAX BASE. [INAUDIBLE] HAS BEEN.

A MULTIPLE. MINNESOTA PROJECTS INCLUDING BUSINESSES IN. SPRING GROWTH; TWO HARBORS; AND WHEN I'M JUST TO NAME A FEW. THE GOVERNOR RECOMMENDED.

AN ESTIMATED INVESTMENT OF $21 MILLION FOR THE PROGRAM. I URGE YOU TO INCREASE THE FUNDING FOR. THIS LEVEL. THE.

TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM ECONOMIC. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ALSO KNOWN AS TED. IS COMPETITIVE GRA. NT PROGRAM INVESTING IN HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT AND PUBLIC.

INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS A. CRITICAL PROGRAM. THAT DEED PARTNERS WITH MN.IT TO RUN. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ABOUT 70% OF THE COST FOR TRUNK HIGHWAY INTERCHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS.

EACH TIME >> >> >> >> [GAVEL] >> CHAIR: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN; I LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING. TO ORDER. I WONDER WHERE YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ALL. YEAR? [LAUGHING] WE DO HAVE A BIT OF AN.

OVERFLOW HERE. WE ARE TRYING TO SET UP SOME OTHER CHAIRS. . THERE'S ALSO A SET UP IN.

ROOM FIVE WHICH IS RIGHT ACROSS. THE HALL. WRITE DOWN THE HALL. IF.

YOU ARE-IF YOU CAN FIND A PLACE TO SIT OR DON'T WANT TO STAND. IN HERE. SO; WITH THAT; WE DO HAVE A. QUORUM PRESENT.

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE I. THINK REPRESENTATIVE. GUNTHER; WOULD YOU MOVE APPROVAL OF THE MARCH. 29 MINUTES? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY; AYE.

[CHORUS OF AYES.] OPPOSED; NAY. >> [GAVEL] >> CHAIR: MARCH 29 IS. APPROVED. TODAY; WE'RE GOING TO DO IS TO CONSIDER THE CAPITAL.

INVESTMENT BILL; HOUSE. FILE 892. WE WILL. MOVE A-DO GIVE YOU A LITTLE OUTLINE-BUT DE.

--THREE AMENDMENT TO THAT. THEN WE'LL. TAKE TESTIMONY ON THE BILL. THEN; LIKELY GO INTO AMENDMENTS.

AND FINAL PASSAGE OF. THE BILL. SO THAT IS. THE AGENDA.

IF WE NEED TO; AND WE. LIKELY WILL; HAVE TO COME BACK AT. 6:30 PM WE WILL DO SO. BUT THIS.

-THE INTENT IS TO GO UNTIL. 5 PM WITH THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THROUGH. THE TESTIMONY BY 5 PM.

THAT'S ABOUT TWO MINUTES A PERSON. WE WILL SEE IF WE CAN MAKE IT. SO; WITH THAT; I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE. HOUSE FILE 892.

IT. WILL BE REFERRED. TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY; AYE.

[CHORUS OF AYES.] OPPOSED; NAY. CARRIED >> [GAVEL] >> CHAIR: NOW I HAVE A DE. --THREE AMENDMENT WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE. SO IS.

THERE DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY; AYE. [CHORUS OF AYES.] OPPOSED; NAY. THE AMENDMENT IS CARRIED. >> [GAVEL] >> CHAIR: NOW WE WILL ASK MS.

TYSON TO-ANYBODY; YOU GO FIRST. >> STAFF: IN YOUR PACKETS THERE SHOULD BE A PACKET ENTITLED 2017 CAPITAL BUDGET DE - AMENDMENT TO HOUSE. FILE 892. IT LOOKS LI.

KE THIS. STARTING AT THE TOP OF THE SPREADSHEET; LINE 8; UNIVERSITY MINNESOTA THERE'S $30 MILLION. G-OH BONNETS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ASSET PRESERVATION. MOVING ON TO MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES; LINE 13 THERE'S.

G-OH BONNETS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ASSET PRESERVATION. MOVING ON TO MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES; LINE 13 THERE'S 25;000;004 HIGHER EDUCATION ASSET PRESERVATION. 25 MILLION. THE NEXT TWO LINES ARE.

USER FINANCING. THESE ARE PROJECTS. THAT ARE FINANCED WITH TWO THIRDS OF. THE DEBT SERVICE COMING FROM THE STATE AND WEATHERED COMING FROM.

THE INSTITUTION. SO THE FIRST. OF THOSE LINE 14 S. CENTRAL.

COLLEGE STEM. 48.6 MILLION. THIS IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT. THEN.

LINE 15 STETTIN FOR [INAUDIBLE] $970;000. MINNESOTA [INAUDIBLE] LIBRARY INSTITUTE RENOVATION. FOR $820;000. FINALLY; NORTHLAND.

LABORATORY RENOVATION IN EAST. GRAND FORKS. FOR $826;000. MOVING ON TO THE DEPARTMENT.

OF EDUCATION; 2 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION. YOU WILL NOTICE IN A FEW PLACES OF. THE SPREADSHEET HIGHLIGHTS. SAME EDUCATION.

-OR GRANT POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. IS WHEN THE AGENCIES ARE ACTING AS A. GRANTING AGENCY TO THE LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT. AND THIS IS LINE 26; FIRST.

OF THESE TWO OLMSTED COUNTY FOR. DYSLEXIA INSTITUTE OF MINNESOTA FACILITY FOR 1.5 MILLION IN G-O BONDS. THEN MOVING ON TO MINNESOTA. STATE ACADEMY LINE 31 ASSET PRESERVATION AT 2 MILLION.

AND DESIGN FOR $50;000 LINE 32. MOVING ON TO. THE DNR; 50 MILLION FOR ASSET PRESERVATION. LINE 37.

THEN UNDER FLOOD. HAZARD INVESTIGATION WHICH IS THE BULL TITLE ONLINE 38 11 MILLION. AND THEN A NUMBER OF ITEMS WITHIN THAT. JUST A GENERAL PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE DNR IS AT 7 MILLION.

AND THEN FOR THE CEDAR RIVER; 1.7 MILLION. POUNDS VALID; $750;000; AND FOR ORTON BILL; 1.8 MILLION. UNDER DAMN REPAIR. RECONSTRUCTION; 9 MILLION IS THE TOTAL PROGRAM.

WITH 500;000 FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 3.6 MILLION FOR LANE BOROUGH. 2.5 MILLION FOR LAKE BRONSON. 500;000 FOR. PELICAN RAPIDS.

200;000 FOR THE NORWAY. LAKES DAM 200;000 FOR. THE IMPOUNDMENT THEM. WHEN THOUSAND FOR THE.

BLUESTONE LAKE DAM AND. 1.4 MILLION FOR OTHER STATE. OWN DAMS. THEN 1;000;004 REFORESTATION AND.

SAND IMPROVEMENT AND 3.3 MILLION. FOR THE CITY OF CHAMPLIN FOR THE. MILL POND PROJECT. 1 MILLION FOR LAKE COUNTY PROSPECTORS ATV.

TRAIL SYSTEM. UNDER THE PCA; 12.705 MILLION FOR THE ST. LOUIS AREA AREA OF CONCERN. A GRANT OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FOR COLT COUNTY;; 9 MILLION.

FOR THAT LINE 62. THEN FOR THE BOARD OF WATER AND. SOIL RESOURCES; 10 MILLION FOR THEM. 5 MILLION FOR.

LOCAL ROADS WETLANDS REPLACE. MENT PROGRAM. FOR THE MINNESOTA ZOO; 4 MILLION FOR ASSET PRESERVATION. WITH APARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION; 10.5 MILLION FOR PHYSICAL SECURITY IN THE STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX AND 2 MILLION FOR [INAUDIBLE].

UNDER MN.IT 1 MILLION FOR REVERSING. STATE OFFICES PURPOSES FOR. DATA [INAUDIBLE] FOR ASSET PRESERVATION UNDER. PUBLIC SAFETY; 3 MILLION FOR THE.

CAMP ROUGHLY. DERAILMENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE CENTER AND MOVING ON TO THE DEPARTMENT. OF TRANSPORTATION LINE 100; 59 MILLION FOR THE LOCAL BRIDGE. REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.

THIS IS. ALL PROGRAMMING ADMINISTERED. BY MN.IT AND LINE 102 107 MILLION FOR THE L. OCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT FUND.

OF THAT; 59 MILLION IS FOR. THE PROGRAM. THEN THERE'S ANOTHER SPECIFIC PROJECTS IDENTIFY GOOD 9;000;004 SPIN OAKLAND. COUNTY.

[INAUDIBLE] 30 5W INTERCHANGE; 3.246 MILLION FOUR PLANE. RECONSTRUCTION OF 105TH. AVE. 25;000;004 HENNEPIN COUNTY.

FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] PROJECT. 1.5; 10.5 MILLION FOR. THE HIGHWAY TO. 12 IN CHESTER INTERCHANGE.

70;000 FOR REDWOOD COUNTY. STATE VETERANS. CEMETERY ROAD. WE GOT TO GRADE.

CROSSING SEPARATION; OF THE TOTAL IS 57 IS. 57.024 MILLION FOR THAT.. OF THAT. 42.626 MILLION IS.

FOR MOREHEAD. 14.762 IS FOR. THE SEPARATION PROJECT IN REDWING. 1;000;004 GRADE CROSSES REPLACEMENT 4 MILLION..