Gov. Tim Pawlenty will propose a 760 million dollar bonding bill in the upcoming legislative session. Pawlenty announced the last of his bonding proposals yesterday (WEDNESDAY). The overall price was higher than what some of his former House Republican colleagues expected. But Pawlenty said he was aiming for a number between what the GOP-led House and the DFL-controlled Senate would propose. The bill focuses on a variety of areas, including construction at colleges and universities, state prison expansion and environmental projects. DFL Senator Keith Langseth is the bonding committee chair in the Senate That is DFLer Keith Langseth, who the is the bonding committee chair in the Minnesota Senate.