Engrossments
Introduction		Posted on 06/20/2005

A bill for an act
relating to the financing of state government;
providing for structural balance in the state budget;
appropriating money for education, the environment,
agriculture, economic development, transportation, and
health and human services with certain conditions;
fixing and limiting fees; regulating the deposit of
money in the state treasury; regulating transfers
between appropriations and accounts; requiring certain
studies and reports; shortening the holding period for
abandoned securities; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, sections 123B.54; 127A.49, subdivision 2;
168.013, subdivision 8; 168.12, subdivisions 2, 2a,
2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 5; 168.1255, subdivision 4; 168.127,
subdivision 6; 168.129, subdivision 5; 168.1293,
subdivision 7; 168.1296, subdivision 5; 168.27,
subdivision 11; 168.33, subdivision 7, as amended;
168.381, subdivision 4; 168A.152, subdivision 2;
168A.29, subdivision 1; 168A.31; 169.09, subdivision
13; 169A.60, subdivision 16; 171.06, subdivisions 2,
2a; 171.061, subdivision 4; 171.07, subdivision 11;
171.13, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision;
171.26; 171.29, subdivision 2; 171.36; 256.975,
subdivision 9; 256B.0625, subdivision 13; 256B.0911,
subdivision 1a; 256M.40, subdivision 2; 345.47,
subdivisions 3, 3a; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapters 93; 168; 299A; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.012, subdivision
12; 168.041, subdivision 11; 168.105, subdivision 6;
168.123, subdivision 5; 168.1235, subdivision 5;
168.128, subdivision 4; 168.231; 168.345, subdivisions
3, 4; 170.23; 171.12, subdivision 8; 171.185; 256.955.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

ARTICLE 1

SUMMARY
(General Fund Only)

BIENNIAL
2006 2007 TOTAL

APPROPRIATIONS

Early Education $ 110,329,000 $ 109,976,000 $ 220,305,000

K-12 Education 5,922,878,000 5,926,837,000 11,849,715,000

Environment &
Agriculture 172,418,000 168,941,000 341,359,000

Economic
Development 153,715,000 153,588,000 307,303,000

Transportation 78,966,000 80,221,000 159,187,000

Health and
Human Services 4,096,207,000 4,449,795,000 8,546,002,000

TOTAL $10,534,513,000 $10,889,358,000 $21,423,871,000

ARTICLE 2

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of education. new text end

new text begin The sums
indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund
to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin School readiness. new text end

new text begin For revenue for school
readiness programs under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.15
and 124D.16:
new text end

new text begin $9,020,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $9,042,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $1,417,000 for 2005 and
$7,603,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $1,415,000 for 2006 and
$7,627,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Early childhood family education aid. new text end

new text begin For early
childhood family education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.135:
new text end

new text begin $11,958,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $12,292,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $1,861,000 for 2005 and
$10,097,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $1,880,000 for 2006 and
$10,412,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Health and developmental screening aid. new text end

new text begin For
health and developmental screening aid under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:
new text end

new text begin $2,661,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $2,661,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $417,000 for 2005 and
$2,244,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $417,000 for 2006 and
$2,244,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Head start program. new text end

new text begin For Head Start programs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.52:
new text end

new text begin $17,100,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $17,100,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Community education aid. new text end

new text begin For community
education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.20:
new text end

new text begin $1,918,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $1,189,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $390,000 for 2005 and
$1,528,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $284,000 for 2006 and
$905,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Adults with disabilities program aid. new text end

new text begin For
adults with disabilities programs under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.56:
new text end

new text begin $ 710,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 710,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $111,000 for 2005 and
$599,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $111,000 for 2006 and
$599,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Hearing-impaired adults. new text end

new text begin For programs for
hearing-impaired adults under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.57:
new text end

new text begin $ 70,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 70,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin School-age care revenue. new text end

new text begin For extended day aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.22:
new text end

new text begin $ 17,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 7,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $4,000 for 2005 and $13,000
for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $2,000 for 2006 and $5,000
for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Adult basic education aid. new text end

new text begin For adult basic
education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.531:
new text end

new text begin $36,388,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $36,418,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $5,707,000 for 2005 and
$30,681,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $5,713,000 for 2006 and
$30,705,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Ged tests. new text end

new text begin For payment of 60 percent of the
costs of GED tests under Laws 1993, chapter 224, article 4,
section 44, subdivision 10:
new text end

new text begin $ 125,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 125,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Lead hazard reduction. new text end

new text begin For lead hazard
reduction under Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.46:
new text end

new text begin $ 100,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 100,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
available in the second year. The commissioner of education may
transfer this appropriation to the commissioner of health.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of human services. new text end

new text begin The sums
indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund
to the Department of Human Services.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Basic sliding fee. new text end

new text begin For basic sliding fee under
Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03:
new text end

new text begin $30,262,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $30,262,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

ARTICLE 3

K-12 EDUCATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.54, is
amended to read:

123B.54 DEBT SERVICE APPROPRIATION.

(a) deleted text begin $28,367,000 deleted text end new text begin $22,942,000 new text end in fiscal year deleted text begin 2006 deleted text end new text begin 2008 new text end and
deleted text begin $25,560,000 deleted text end new text begin $21,942,000 new text end in fiscal year deleted text begin 2007 deleted text end new text begin 2009 new text end and later are
appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
education for payment of debt service equalization aid under
section 123B.53.

(b) The appropriations in paragraph (a) must be reduced by
the amount of any money specifically appropriated for the same
purpose in any year from any state fund.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 127A.49,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Abatements.

Whenever by virtue of chapter 278,
sections 270.07, 375.192, or otherwise, the net tax capacity of
any district for any taxable year is changed after the taxes for
that year have been spread by the county auditor and the local
tax rate as determined by the county auditor based upon the
original net tax capacity is applied upon the changed net tax
capacities, the county auditor shall, prior to February 1 of
each year, certify to the commissioner of education the amount
of any resulting net revenue loss that accrued to the district
during the preceding year. Each year, the commissioner shall
pay an abatement adjustment to the district in an amount
calculated according to the provisions of this subdivision.
This amount shall be deducted from the amount of the levy
authorized by section 126C.46. The amount of the abatement
adjustment must be the product of:

(1) the net revenue loss as certified by the county
auditor, times

(2) the ratio of:

(i) the sum of the amounts of the district's certified levy
in the new text begin third new text end preceding year according to the following:

(A) section 123B.57, if the district received health and
safety aid according to that section for the second preceding
year;

(B) section 124D.20, if the district received aid for
community education programs according to that section for the
second preceding year;

(C) section 124D.135, subdivision 3, if the district
received early childhood family education aid according to
section 124D.135 for the second preceding year; and

(D) section 126C.17, subdivision 6, if the district
received referendum equalization aid according to that section
for the second preceding year; to

(ii) the total amount of the district's certified levy in
the new text begin third new text end preceding December, plus or minus auditor's
adjustments.

Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of education. new text end

new text begin The sums
indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund
to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.
new text end A. GENERAL EDUCATION

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin General education aid. new text end

new text begin For general education
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.13, subdivision 4:
new text end

new text begin $5,012,148,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $5,007,512,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $784,978,000 for 2005 and
$4,227,170,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $782,399,000 for 2006 and
$4,225,113,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Referendum tax base replacement aid. new text end

new text begin For
referendum tax base replacement aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 126C.17, subdivision 7a:
new text end

new text begin $8,704,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $8,704,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $1,366,000 for 2005 and
$7,338,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $1,366,000 for 2006 and
$7,338,000 for 2007.
new text end B. OTHER GENERAL PROGRAMS

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Enrollment options transportation. new text end

new text begin For
transportation of pupils attending postsecondary institutions
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.03:
new text end

new text begin $55,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $55,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Abatement revenue. new text end

new text begin For abatement aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.49:
new text end

new text begin $903,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $955,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $187,000 for 2005 and
$716,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $133,000 for 2006 and
$822,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Consolidation transition. new text end

new text begin For districts
consolidating under Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.485:
new text end

new text begin $253,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $-0- for 2006 and $253,000
for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Nonpublic pupil education aid. new text end

new text begin For nonpublic
pupil education aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40
to 123B.43 and 123B.87:
new text end

new text begin $15,174,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $15,976,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $2,305,000 for 2005 and
$12,869,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $2,396,000 for 2006 and
$13,580,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Nonpublic pupil transportation aid. new text end

new text begin For
nonpublic pupil transportation aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 123B.92, subdivision 9:
new text end

new text begin $20,758,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $21,446,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $3,274,000 for 2005 and
$17,484,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $3,256,000 for 2006 and
$18,190,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin One room schoolhouse. new text end

new text begin For a grant to
Independent School District No. 690, Warroad, to operate the
Angle Inlet School:
new text end

new text begin $50,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $50,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Declining pupil aid; albert lea. new text end

new text begin For declining
pupil aid to Independent School District No. 241, Albert Lea:
new text end

new text begin $75,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Declining pupil aid; mesabi east. new text end

new text begin For
declining pupil aid to Independent School District No. 2711,
Mesabi East:
new text end

new text begin $50,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Declining pupil aid; roseau. new text end

new text begin For declining
pupil aid to Independent School District No. 682, Roseau:
new text end

new text begin $10,000 new text end new text begin .....new text end new text begin 2006
new text end C. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Charter school building lease aid. new text end

new text begin For charter
school building lease aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.11, subdivision 4:
new text end

new text begin $25,465,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $30,929,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $3,324,000 for 2005 and
$22,141,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $4,123,000 for 2006 and
$26,806,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Charter school start-up aid. new text end

new text begin For charter
school start-up cost aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.11:
new text end

new text begin $1,393,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $3,185,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $-0- for 2005 and
$1,393,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $259,000 for 2006 and
$2,926,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Integration aid. new text end

new text begin For integration aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.86, subdivision 5:
new text end

new text begin $57,801,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $57,536,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $8,545,000 for 2005 and
$49,256,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $9,173,000 for 2006 and
$48,363,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Magnet school grants. new text end

new text begin For magnet school and
program grants:
new text end

new text begin $ 750,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 750,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin These amounts may be used for magnet school programs under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.88.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end

new text begin Interdistrict desegregation or integration
transportation grants. new text end

new text begin For interdistrict desegregation or
integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.87:
new text end

new text begin $7,768,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $9,908,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

new text begin Success for the future. new text end

new text begin For American Indian
success for the future grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.81:
new text end

new text begin $2,137,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $2,137,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $335,000 for 2005 and
$1,802,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $335,000 for 2006 and
$1,802,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end

new text begin American indian scholarships. new text end

new text begin For American
Indian scholarships under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.84:
new text end

new text begin $1,875,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $1,875,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end

new text begin American indian teacher preparation
grants. new text end

new text begin For joint grants to assist American Indian people to
become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.63:
new text end

new text begin $ 190,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 190,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 21. new text end

new text begin Tribal contract schools. new text end

new text begin For tribal contract
school aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.83:
new text end

new text begin $2,315,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $2,415,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $348,000 for 2005 and
$1,967,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $366,000 for 2006 and
$2,049,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 22. new text end

new text begin Early childhood programs at tribal
schools. new text end

new text begin For early childhood family education programs at
tribal contract schools under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.83, subdivision 4:
new text end

new text begin $ 68,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 68,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 23. new text end

new text begin Statewide testing support. new text end

new text begin For statewide
testing support under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30:
new text end

new text begin $9,000,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $9,000,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 24. new text end

new text begin Best practices seminars. new text end

new text begin For best practices
seminars and other professional development capacity building
activities that assure proficiency in teaching and
implementation of graduation rule standards:
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 25. new text end

new text begin Alternative teacher compensation. new text end

new text begin For
alternative teacher compensation established under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 122A.413 to 122A.415:
new text end

new text begin $3,700,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $3,700,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin If the appropriations under this subdivision are
insufficient to fund all program participants, a participant may
receive less than the maximum per pupil amount available under
Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 1. A
qualifying district or site receiving alternative teacher
compensation funding under this subdivision may use the funding
it receives to leverage additional funds from a national program
for enhancing teacher professionalism.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 26. new text end

new text begin Youthworks program. new text end

new text begin For funding youthworks
programs under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.37 to 124D.45:
new text end

new text begin $ 900,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 900,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin A grantee organization may provide health and child care
coverage to the dependents of each participant enrolled in a
full-time youth works program to the extent such coverage is not
otherwise available.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 27. new text end

new text begin Student organizations. new text end

new text begin For student
organizations:
new text end

new text begin $ 625,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 625,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 28. new text end

new text begin Online learning aid. new text end

new text begin For online learning aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.096:
new text end

new text begin $1,250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $1,250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 29. new text end

new text begin Collaborative urban educator. new text end

new text begin For the
collaborative urban educator program:
new text end

new text begin $ 528,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 528,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 30. new text end

new text begin Examination fees; teacher training and support
programs. new text end

new text begin (a) For students' advanced placement and
international baccalaureate examination fees under Minnesota
Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and the training and
related costs for teachers and other interested educators under
Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1:
new text end

new text begin $ 778,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 778,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin (b) The advanced placement program shall receive 75 percent
of the appropriation each year and the international
baccalaureate program shall receive 25 percent of the
appropriation each year. The department, in consultation with
representatives of the advanced placement and international
baccalaureate programs selected by the Advanced Placement
Advisory Council and IBMN, respectively, shall determine the
amounts of the expenditures each year for examination fees and
training and support programs for each program.
new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13,
subdivision 1, $375,000 each year is for teachers to attend
subject matter summer training programs and follow-up support
workshops approved by the advanced placement or international
baccalaureate programs. The amount of the subsidy for each
teacher attending an advanced placement or international
baccalaureate summer training program or workshop shall be the
same. The commissioner shall determine the payment process and
the amount of the subsidy.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner shall pay all examination fees for all
students of low-income families under Minnesota Statutes,
section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and to the extent of available
appropriations shall also pay examination fees for students
sitting for an advanced placement examination, international
baccalaureate examination, or both.
new text end

new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
available in the second year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 31. new text end

new text begin First grade preparedness. new text end

new text begin For first grade
preparedness grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.081:
new text end

new text begin $7,250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $7,250,000 new text end new text begin .....new text end new text begin 2007
new text end D. SPECIAL PROGRAMS

new text begin Subd. 32. new text end

new text begin Special education; regular. new text end

new text begin For special
education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75:
new text end

new text begin $528,846,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $527,446,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $83,078,000 for 2005 and
$445,768,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $83,019,000 for 2006 and
$444,427,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 33. new text end

new text begin Aid for children with disabilities. new text end

new text begin For aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 3, for
children with disabilities placed in residential facilities
within the district boundaries for whom no district of residence
can be determined:
new text end

new text begin $2,212,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $2,615,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the
appropriation for the other year is available.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 34. new text end

new text begin Travel for home-based services. new text end

new text begin For aid for
teacher travel for home-based services under Minnesota Statutes,
section 125A.75, subdivision 1:
new text end

new text begin $ 187,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 195,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $28,000 for 2005 and
$159,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $29,000 for 2006 and
$166,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 35. new text end

new text begin Special education; excess costs. new text end

new text begin For excess
cost aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision
7:
new text end

new text begin $91,784,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $91,595,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $37,455,000 for 2005 and
$54,329,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $37,417,000 for 2006 and
$54,178,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 36. new text end

new text begin Litigation costs for special education. new text end

new text begin For
paying the costs a district incurs under Minnesota Statutes,
section 125A.75, subdivision 8:
new text end

new text begin $ 17,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 17,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 37. new text end

new text begin Transition for disabled students. new text end

new text begin For aid for
transition programs for children with disabilities under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.454:
new text end

new text begin $8,788,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $8,765,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $1,380,000 for 2005 and
$7,408,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $1,379,000 for 2006 and
$7,386,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 38. new text end

new text begin Court-placed special education revenue. new text end

new text begin For
reimbursing serving school districts for unreimbursed eligible
expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving
school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes,
section 125A.79, subdivision 4:
new text end

new text begin $ 65,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 70,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 39. new text end

new text begin Out-of-state tuition special education. new text end

new text begin For
special education out-of-state tuition according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 8:
new text end

new text begin $ 250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 250,000 new text end new text begin .....new text end new text begin 2007
new text end E. FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

new text begin Subd. 40. new text end

new text begin Health and safety revenue. new text end

new text begin For health and
safety aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.57,
subdivision 5:
new text end

new text begin $ 802,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 578,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $211,000 for 2005 and
$591,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $109,000 for 2006 and
$469,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 41. new text end

new text begin Debt service equalization. new text end

new text begin For debt service
aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53,
subdivision 6:
new text end

new text begin $25,654,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $24,611,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $4,654,000 for 2005 and
$21,000,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $3,911,000 for 2006 and
$20,700,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 42. new text end

new text begin Alternative facilities bonding aid. new text end

new text begin For
alternative facilities bonding aid, according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 123B.59, subdivision 1:
new text end

new text begin $19,287,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $19,287,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $3,028,000 for 2005 and
$16,259,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $3,028,000 for 2006 and
$16,259,000 for 2007.
new text end F. NUTRITION

new text begin Subd. 43. new text end

new text begin School lunch. new text end

new text begin For school lunch aid according
to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111, and Code of Federal
Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:
new text end

new text begin $7,748,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $7,826,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 44. new text end

new text begin Traditional school breakfast. new text end

new text begin For traditional
school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.1158:
new text end

new text begin $4,634,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $4,723,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 45. new text end

new text begin Summer food service replacement aid. new text end

new text begin For
summer food service replacement aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.119:
new text end

new text begin $ 150,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 150,000 new text end new text begin .....new text end new text begin 2007
new text end G. LIBRARIES

new text begin Subd. 46. new text end

new text begin Basic support. new text end

new text begin For basic support grants
according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 134.32 to 134.342:
new text end

new text begin $8,570,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $8,570,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $1,345,000 for 2005 and
$7,225,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $1,345,000 for 2006 and
$7,225,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 47. new text end

new text begin Multicounty, multitype library systems. new text end

new text begin For
grants according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 134.353 and
134.354, to multicounty, multitype library systems:
new text end

new text begin $ 903,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 903,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $141,000 for 2005 and
$762,000 for 2006.
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $141,000 for 2006 and
$762,000 for 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 48. new text end

new text begin Electronic library for minnesota. new text end

new text begin For
statewide licenses to online databases selected in cooperation
with the Higher Education Services Office for school media
centers, public libraries, and state government agency
libraries, and public, private, or university libraries:
new text end

new text begin $ 400,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 400,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 49. new text end

new text begin Regional library telecommunications aid. new text end

new text begin For
regional library telecommunications aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 134.355:
new text end

new text begin $1,200,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $1,200,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Of the 2006 appropriation, $188,000 is for 2005 and
$1,012,000 is for 2006.
new text end

new text begin Of the 2007 appropriation, $188,000 is for 2006 and
$1,012,000 is for 2007.
new text end H. STATE AGENCIES

new text begin Subd. 50. new text end

new text begin Department. new text end

new text begin (a) For the Department of
Education:
new text end

new text begin $21,772,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $21,772,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
available in the second year.
new text end

new text begin (b) $260,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's
Museum.
new text end

new text begin (c) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of
Science.
new text end

new text begin (d) $621,000 each year is for the Board of Teaching.
new text end

new text begin (e) $165,000 each year is for the Board of School
Administrators.
new text end

new text begin (f) $29,000 each year is for Minnesota's Washington, D.C.,
office.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES.
new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from
the general fund to the Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf
and the Blind for the fiscal years designated:
new text end

new text begin $10,466,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $10,466,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
available in the second year.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS
EDUCATION.
new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from
the general fund to the Perpich Center for Arts Education for
the fiscal years designated:
new text end

new text begin $6,423,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $6,423,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
available in the second year.
new text end

ARTICLE 4

ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND AGRICULTURE

Section 1. new text begin ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND AGRICULTURE
APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are
appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to
the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article, to
be available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2006" and "2007," where used in this article, mean
that the appropriation or appropriations listed under them are
available for the year ending June 30, 2006, or June 30, 2007,
respectively. The term "the first year" means the year ending
June 30, 2006, and the term "the second year" means the year
ending June 30, 2007.
SUMMARY BY FUND

2006 2007 TOTAL

General $ 172,418,000 $ 168,941,000 $ 341,359,000

State Government
Special Revenue 48,000 48,000 96,000

Environmental 34,806,000 34,806,000 69,612,000

Natural
Resources 56,833,000 56,833,000 113,666,000

Game and Fish 82,050,000 82,050,000 164,100,000

Remediation 11,857,000 11,857,000 23,714,000

TOTAL $ 358,012,000 $ 354,535,000 $ 712,547,000

APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2006 2007

Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL
AGENCY

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation $ 52,979,000 $ 52,979,000

Summary by Fund

General 14,715,000 14,715,000

State Government
Special Revenue 48,000 48,000

Environmental 26,812,000 26,812,000

Remediation 11,404,000 11,404,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Water

19,456,000 19,456,000

Summary by Fund

General 10,467,000 10,467,000

State Government
Special Revenue 48,000 48,000

Environmental 8,941,000 8,941,000

$2,348,000 the first year and
$2,348,000 the second year are for the
clean water partnership program. Any
balance remaining in the first year
does not cancel and is available for
the second year. This appropriation
may be used for grants to local units
of government for the purpose of
restoring impaired waters listed under
section 303(d) of the federal Clean
Water Act in accordance with adopted
total maximum daily loads (TMDLs),
including implementation of approved
clean water partnership diagnostic
study work plans that will assist in
restoration of such impaired waters.

$2,324,000 the first year and
$2,324,000 the second year must be
distributed as grants to delegated
counties to administer the county
feedlot program. Distribution of the
funds must be conducted according to
the following three-part formula:

(1) Number of feedlots in the county:
60 percent of the total appropriation
must be distributed according to the
number of feedlots that are required to
be registered in the county. Grants
awarded under this clause must be
matched with a combination of local
cash and in-kind contributions.

(2) Minimum program requirements: 25
percent of the total appropriation must
be distributed based on the county (i)
conducting an annual number of
inspections at feedlots that is equal
to or greater than seven percent of the
total number of registered feedlots
that are required to be registered in
the county; and (ii) meeting
noninspection minimum program
requirements as identified in the
county feedlot workplan form. Counties
that do not meet the inspection
requirement must not receive 50 percent
of the eligible funding under this
clause. Counties must receive funding
for noninspection requirements under
this clause according to a scoring
system checklist administered by the
department. The commissioner, in
consultation with the Minnesota
Association of County Feedlot Officers
executive team, shall make a final
decision regarding any appeal by a
county regarding the terms and
conditions of this clause.

(3) Performance credits: 15 percent of
the total appropriation must be
distributed according to work that has
been done by the counties during the
fiscal year. The amount must be
determined by the number of performance
credits a county accumulates during the
year based on a performance credit
matrix jointly agreed upon by the
commissioner in consultation with the
Minnesota Association of County Feedlot
Officers executive team. To receive an
award under this clause the county must
meet the requirements of clause (2)(i)
and achieve 90 percent of the
requirements according to clause
(2)(ii) of the formula. The rate of
reimbursement per performance credit
item must not exceed $200.

Delegated counties are eligible for a
minimum grant of $7,500. To receive
the full $7,500 amount a county must
meet the requirements under clause (2)
of the formula. Nondelegated counties
that apply for delegation shall receive
a grant prorated according to the
number of full quarters remaining in
the program year from the date of
commissioner approval of the
delegation. Funds for awards to any
newly delegated counties must be made
out of the appropriation reserved for
clause (3) of the formula. The
commissioner, in consultation with the
Minnesota Association of County Feedlot
Officers executive team, may decide to
use funds reserved for clause (3) of
the formula in an amount not to exceed
five percent of the total annual
appropriation for initiatives to
enhance existing delegated county
feedlot programs, information and
education, or technical assistance
efforts to reduce feedlot-related
pollution hazards. Any funds remaining
after distribution under clauses (1)
and (2) of the formula must be
transferred to clause (3) of the
formula. Any money remaining after the
first year is available for the second
year.

$335,000 the first year and $335,000
the second year are for community
technical assistance and education,
including grants and technical
assistance to communities for local and
basinwide water quality protection.

$405,000 the first year and $405,000
the second year are for individual
sewage treatment system (ISTS)
administration and grants. Of this
amount, $86,000 in each year is for
assistance to local units of government
through competitive grant programs for
ISTS program development. Any
unexpended balance in the first year
does not cancel but is available in the
second year.

$480,000 the first year and $480,000
the second year are from the
environmental fund to address the need
for continued increased activity in the
areas of new technology review,
technical assistance for local
governments, and enforcement under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55 to
115.58, and to complete the
requirements of Laws 2003, chapter 128,
article 1, sections 164 and 165. Of
this amount, $48,000 each year is for
administration of individual septic
tank fees, as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 115.551.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the appropriations
encumbered under contract on or before
June 30, 2007, for clean water
partnership, individual sewage
treatment systems (ISTS), Minnesota
River, total maximum daily loads
(TMDLs), and local and basinwide water
quality protection grants in this
subdivision are available until June
30, 2009.

Subd. 3.

Air

8,765,000 8,765,000

Summary by Fund

Environmental 8,765,000 8,765,000

Up to $150,000 the first year and
$150,000 the second year may be
transferred to the environmental fund
for the small business environmental
improvement loan program established in
Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.

$200,000 the first year and $200,000
the second year are from the
environmental fund for a monitoring
program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116.454.

$125,000 the first year and $125,000
the second year are from the
environmental fund for monitoring
ambient air for hazardous pollutants in
the metropolitan area.

Subd. 4.

Land

18,469,000 18,469,000

Summary by Fund

Environmental 7,065,000 7,065,000

Remediation 11,404,000 11,404,000

All money for environmental response,
compensation, and compliance in the
remediation fund not otherwise
appropriated is appropriated to the
commissioners of the Pollution Control
Agency and the Department of
Agriculture for purposes of Minnesota
Statutes, section 115B.20, subdivision
2, clauses (1), (2), (3), (6), and
(7). At the beginning of each fiscal
year, the two commissioners shall
jointly submit an annual spending plan
to the commissioner of finance that
maximizes the utilization of resources
and appropriately allocates the money
between the two agencies. This
appropriation is available until June
30, 2007.

$574,000 the first year and $574,000
the second year are from the petroleum
tank fund to be transferred to the
remediation fund for purposes of the
leaking underground storage tank
program to protect the land.

$200,000 the first year and $200,000
the second year are from the
remediation fund to be transferred to
the Department of Health for private
water supply monitoring and health
assessment costs in areas contaminated
by unpermitted mixed municipal solid
waste disposal facilities.

Subd. 5.

Multimedia

4,306,000 4,306,000

Summary by Fund

General 2,265,000 2,265,000

Environmental 2,041,000 2,041,000

Subd. 6.

Administrative Support

1,983,000 1,983,000

Sec. 3. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSISTANCE 19,754,000 19,754,000

Summary by Fund

General 11,760,000 11,760,000

Environmental 7,994,000 7,994,000

$12,500,000 each year is for SCORE
block grants to counties. Of that
amount, $7,060,000 is from the general
fund and $5,440,000 is from the
environmental fund.

Any unencumbered grant and loan
balances in the first year do not
cancel but are available for grants and
loans in the second year.

All money deposited in the
environmental fund for the metropolitan
solid waste landfill fee in accordance
with Minnesota Statutes, section
473.843, and not otherwise
appropriated, is appropriated to the
Office of Environmental Assistance for
the purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
section 473.844.

$119,000 the first year and $119,000
the second year are for environmental
assistance grants or loans under
Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the appropriations
encumbered under contract on or before
June 30, 2007, for environmental
assistance grants awarded under
Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716,
and for technical and research
assistance under Minnesota Statutes,
section 115A.152, technical assistance
under Minnesota Statutes, section
115A.52, and pollution prevention
assistance under Minnesota Statutes,
section 115D.04, are available until
June 30, 2009.

Sec. 4. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD 6,681,000 6,681,000

Summary by Fund

General 6,557,000 6,557,000

Natural Resources 124,000 124,000

$124,000 the first year and $124,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund. This appropriation is
from the revenue deposited in the
natural resources fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph
(e), clause (5).

Sec. 5. NATURAL RESOURCES

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 212,158,000 212,158,000

Summary by Fund

General 77,941,000 77,941,000

Natural Resources 52,067,000 52,067,000

Game and Fish 82,050,000 82,050,000

Remediation 100,000 100,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Land and Mineral Resources
Management

7,914,000 7,914,000

Summary by Fund

General 4,925,000 4,925,000

Natural Resources 2,102,000 2,102,000

Game and Fish 887,000 887,000

$275,000 the first year and $275,000
the second year are for iron ore
cooperative research, of which $137,500
the first year and $137,500 the second
year are available only as matched by
$1 of nonstate money for each $1 of
state money. The match may be cash or
in-kind.

$172,000 the first year and $172,000
the second year are for mineral
diversification.

$86,000 the first year and $86,000 the
second year are for minerals
cooperative environmental research, of
which $43,000 the first year and
$43,000 the second year are available
only as matched by $1 of nonstate money
for each $1 of state money. The match
may be cash or in-kind.

$1,946,000 the first year and
$1,946,000 the second year are from the
minerals management account in the
natural resources fund for only the
purposes specified in new Minnesota
Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph
(c). Of this amount, $1,526,000 the
first year and $1,526,000 the second
year are for mineral resource
management, $420,000 the first year and
$420,000 the second year are for
projects to enhance future income and
promote new opportunities, including
value-added iron products, geological
mapping, and mercury research. The
appropriation is from the revenue
deposited in the minerals management
account under Minnesota Statutes,
section 93.22, subdivision 1, paragraph
(b).

Subd. 3.

Water Resources Management

10,684,000 10,684,000

Summary by Fund

General 10,404,000 10,404,000

Natural Resources 280,000 280,000

$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the
second year are for a grant to the
Mississippi Headwaters Board for up to
50 percent of the cost of implementing
the comprehensive plan for the upper
Mississippi within areas under its
jurisdiction.

$5,000 the first year and $5,000 the
second year are for payment to the
Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians to
implement its portion of the
comprehensive plan for the upper
Mississippi.

$125,000 the first year and $125,000
the second year are for the
construction of ring dikes under
Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.161.
The ring dikes may be publicly or
privately owned. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of
the first year and is available for the
second year.

Subd. 4.

Forest Management

32,237,000 32,237,000

Summary by Fund

General 26,022,000 26,022,000

Natural Resources 6,215,000 6,215,000

$7,217,000 the first year and
$7,217,000 the second year are for
prevention, presuppression, and
suppression costs of emergency
firefighting and other costs incurred
under Minnesota Statutes, section
88.12. If the appropriation for either
year is insufficient to cover all costs
of presuppression and suppression, the
amount necessary to pay for these costs
during the biennium is appropriated
from the general fund. By November 15
of each year, the commissioner of
natural resources shall submit a report
to the chairs of the house of
representatives Ways and Means
Committee, the senate Finance
Committee, the Environment and
Agriculture Budget Division of the
senate Finance Committee, and the house
of representatives Environment and
Natural Resources Finance Committee,
identifying all firefighting costs
incurred and reimbursements received in
the prior fiscal year. These
appropriations may not be transferred.
Any reimbursement of firefighting
expenditures made to the commissioner
from any source other than federal
mobilizations shall be deposited into
the general fund.

$9,715,000 the first year and
$9,715,000 the second year are from the
forest management investment account in
the natural resources fund for only the
purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 89.039, subdivision 2.

$730,000 the first year and $730,000
the second year are for the Forest
Resources Council for implementation of
the Sustainable Forest Resources Act.

$350,000 the first year and $350,000
the second year are for the FORIST
timber management information system
and for increased forestry management.

Subd. 5.

Parks and Recreation
Management

29,284,000 29,284,000

Summary by Fund

General 16,211,000 16,211,000

Natural Resources 13,073,000 13,073,000

$640,000 the first year and $640,000
the second year are from the water
recreation account in the natural
resources fund for state park
development projects.

$3,725,000 the first year and
$3,813,000 the second year are from the
natural resources fund for state park
and recreation area operations. This
appropriation is from the revenue
deposited to the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section
297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (2).

$8,971,000 the first year and
$8,971,000 the second year are from the
state parks account in the natural
resources fund for state park and
recreation area operations.

Subd. 6.

Trails and Waterways
Management

19,930,000 19,930,000

Summary by Fund

General 1,234,000 1,234,000

Natural Resources 17,012,000 17,012,000

Game and Fish 1,684,000 1,684,000

$5,724,000 the first year and
$5,724,000 the second year are from the
snowmobile trails and enforcement
account in the natural resources fund
for snowmobile grants-in-aid. Any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at
the end of the first year and is
available for the second year.

$625,000 the first year and $625,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund for off-highway vehicle
grants-in-aid. Of this amount,
$475,000 each year is from the
all-terrain vehicle account; $50,000
each year is from the off-highway
motorcycle account; and $100,000 each
year is from the off-road vehicle
account. Any unencumbered balance does
not cancel at the end of the first year
and is available for the second year.

$261,000 the first year and $261,000
the second year are from the water
recreation account in the natural
resources fund for a safe harbor
program on Lake Superior.

$742,000 the first year and $760,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund for state trail
operations. This appropriation is from
the revenue deposited in the natural
resources fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph
(e), clause (2).

$632,000 the first year and $645,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund for trail grants to
local units of government on land to be
maintained for at least 20 years for
the purposes of the grant. This
appropriation is from the revenue
deposited in the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section
297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (4).

Subd. 7.

Fish and Wildlife Management

55,937,000 55,937,000

Summary by Fund

General 1,966,000 1,966,000

Natural Resources 1,392,000 1,392,000

Game and Fish 52,579,000 52,579,000

$407,000 the first year and $412,000
the second year are for resource
population surveys in the 1837 treaty
area. Of this amount, $265,000 the
first year and $270,000 the second year
are from the game and fish fund.

$177,000 the first year and $177,000
the second year are for the reinvest in
Minnesota programs of game and fish,
critical habitat, and wetlands
established under Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.95, subdivision 2.

$1,030,000 the first year and
$1,030,000 the second year are from the
trout and salmon management account for
only the purposes specified in
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075,
subdivision 3.

$136,000 the first year and $136,000
the second year are available for
aquatic plant restoration.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the appropriations
encumbered under contract on or before
June 30, 2007, for aquatic restoration
grants in this subdivision are
available until June 30, 2009.

$2,030,000 the first year and
$2,030,000 the second year are from the
wildlife acquisition surcharge account
for only the purposes specified in
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.071,
subdivision 2a.

$1,269,000 the first year and
$1,269,000 the second year are from the
deer habitat improvement account for
only the purposes specified in
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075,
subdivision 1, paragraph (b).

$332,000 the first year and $332,000
the second year are from the deer and
bear management account for only the
purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision
1, paragraph (c).

$808,000 the first year and $808,000
the second year are from the waterfowl
habitat improvement account for only
the purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision
2.

$546,000 the first year and $546,000
the second year are from the pheasant
habitat improvement account for only
the purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision
4.

$120,000 the first year and $120,000
the second year are from the wild
turkey management account for only the
purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision
5. Of this amount, $8,000 the first
year and $8,000 the second year are
appropriated from the game and fish
fund for transfer to the wild turkey
management account for purposes
specified in Minnesota Statutes,
section 97A.075, subdivision 5.

$6,558,000 the first year and
$6,558,000 the second year are from the
heritage enhancement account in the
game and fish fund for only the
purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph
(e), clause (1).

$13,000 the first year and $13,000 the
second year are to publicize the
critical habitat license plate match
program.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, this appropriation may
be used for hunter recruitment and
retention and public land user
facilities.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the appropriations
encumbered under contract on or before
June 30, 2005, for wildlife habitat
grants in this subdivision are
available until June 30, 2009.

Subd. 8.

Ecological Services

9,173,000 9,173,000

Summary by Fund

General 3,104,000 3,104,000

Natural Resources 2,789,000 2,789,000

Game and Fish 3,280,000 3,280,000

$1,082,000 the first year and
$1,082,000 the second year are from the
nongame wildlife management account in
the natural resources fund for the
purpose of nongame wildlife management.

$477,000 the first year and $477,000
the second year are for the reinvest in
Minnesota programs of game and fish,
critical habitat, and wetlands
established under Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.95, subdivision 2.

$1,588,000 the first year and
$1,588,000 the second year are from the
heritage enhancement account in the
game and fish fund for only the
purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph
(e), clause (1).

Subd. 9.

Enforcement

27,585,000 27,585,000

Summary by Fund

General 3,346,000 3,346,000

Natural Resources 6,786,000 6,786,000

Game and Fish 17,353,000 17,353,000

Remediation 100,000 100,000

$1,082,000 the first year and
$1,082,000 the second year are from the
water recreation account in the natural
resources fund for grants to counties
for boat and water safety.

$100,000 the first year and $100,000
the second year are from the
remediation fund for solid waste
enforcement activities under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116.073.

$315,000 the first year and $315,000
the second year are from the snowmobile
trails and enforcement account in the
natural resources fund for grants to
local law enforcement agencies for
snowmobile enforcement activities.

$1,164,000 the first year and
$1,164,000 the second year are from the
heritage enhancement account in the
game and fish fund for only the
purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph
(e), clause (1).

Overtime shall be distributed to
conservation officers at historical
levels; however, a reasonable reduction
or addition may be made to the
officer's allocation, if justified,
based on an individual officer's
workload. If funding for enforcement
is reduced because of an unallotment,
the overtime bank may be reduced in
proportion to reductions made in other
areas of the budget.

$700,000 the first year and $700,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund for off-highway vehicle
enforcement. Of this amount, $665,000
the first year and $665,000 the second
year are from the all-terrain vehicle
account, $28,000 the first year and
$28,000 the second year are from the
off-highway motorcycle account, and
$7,000 the first year and $7,000 the
second year are from the off-road
vehicle account.

$130,000 the first year and $130,000
the second year are from the
all-terrain vehicle account in the
natural resources fund for
administration of the all-terrain
vehicle environmental and safety
education and training program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.925.

$225,000 the first year and $225,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund for grants to county law
enforcement agencies for off-highway
vehicle enforcement and public
education activities based on
off-highway vehicle use in the county.
Of this amount, $213,000 each year is
from the all-terrain vehicle account;
$11,000 each year is from the
off-highway motorcycle account; and
$1,000 each year is from the off-road
vehicle account. The county
enforcement agencies may use money
received under this appropriation to
make grants to other local enforcement
agencies within the county that have a
high concentration of off-highway
vehicle use. Of this appropriation,
$25,000 each year is for administration
of these grants.

Subd. 10.

Operations Support

19,414,000 19,414,000

Summary by Fund

General 10,729,000 10,729,000

Natural Resources 2,418,000 2,418,000

Game and Fish 6,267,000 6,267,000

$246,000 the first year and $246,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund for grants to be divided
equally between the city of St. Paul
for the Como Zoo and Conservatory and
the city of Duluth Zoo. This
appropriation is from the revenue
deposited to the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section
297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (5).

Sec. 6. MINNESOTA
CONSERVATION CORPS 840,000 840,000

Summary by Fund

General 350,000 350,000

Natural Resources 490,000 490,000

The Minnesota Conservation Corps may
receive money appropriated from the
natural resources fund under this
section only as provided in an
agreement with the commissioner of
natural resources.

Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND
SOIL RESOURCES 15,131,000 15,131,000

$4,102,000 the first year and
$4,102,000 the second year are for
natural resources block grants to local
governments.

The board may reduce the amount of the
natural resources block grant to a
county by an amount equal to any
reduction in the county's general
services allocation to a soil and water
conservation district from the county's
previous year allocation when the board
determines that the reduction was
disproportionate.

Grants must be matched with a
combination of local cash or in-kind
contributions. The base grant portion
related to water planning must be
matched by an amount that would be
raised by a levy under Minnesota
Statutes, section 103B.3369.

$3,566,000 the first year and
$3,566,000 the second year are for
grants to soil and water conservation
districts for general purposes,
nonpoint engineering, and
implementation of the reinvest in
Minnesota conservation reserve
program. Upon approval of the board,
expenditures may be made from these
appropriations for supplies and
services benefiting soil and water
conservation districts.

$3,285,000 the first year and
$3,285,000 the second year are for
grants to soil and water conservation
districts for cost-sharing contracts
for erosion control and water quality
management. Of this amount, at least
$1,500,000 the first year and
$1,500,000 the second year are for
grants for cost-sharing contracts for
water quality management on feedlots.

$105,000 the first year and $105,000
the second year are for grants to
watershed districts and other local
units of government in the southern
Minnesota River basin study area 2 for
floodplain management.

$100,000 the first year and $100,000
the second year are for a grant to the
Red River Basin Commission to develop a
Red River basin plan and to coordinate
water management activities in the
states and provinces bordering the Red
River.

The appropriations for grants in this
section are available until expended.
If an appropriation for grants in
either year is insufficient, the
appropriation in the other year is
available for it.

Sec. 8.

SCIENCE MUSEUM
OF MINNESOTA 750,000 750,000

Sec. 9.

METROPOLITAN COUNCIL 7,452,000 7,452,000

Summary by Fund

General 3,300,000 3,300,000

Natural Resources 4,152,000 4,152,000

$3,300,000 the first year and
$3,300,000 the second year are for
metropolitan area regional parks
maintenance and operations.

$4,152,000 the first year and
$4,152,000 the second year are from the
natural resources fund for metropolitan
area regional parks and trails
maintenance and operations. This
appropriation is from the revenue
deposited in the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section
297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (3).

Sec. 10. AGRICULTURE

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 37,864,000 34,387,000

Summary by Fund

General 37,511,000 34,034,000

Remediation 353,000 353,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Protection Services

10,297,000 10,297,000

Summary by Fund

General 9,944,000 9,944,000

Remediation 353,000 353,000

$388,000 the first year and $388,000
the second year are from the
remediation fund for administrative
funding for the voluntary cleanup
program.

The balance in the waste pesticide
account in the agricultural fund is
canceled to the pesticide regulatory
account in the agricultural fund and
the waste pesticide account is
abolished.

Subd. 3.

Agricultural Marketing
and Development

4,097,000 4,097,000

$71,000 the first year and $71,000 the
second year are for transfer to the
Minnesota grown matching account and
may be used as grants for Minnesota
grown promotion under Minnesota
Statutes, section 17.109. Grants may
be made for one year. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the
appropriations encumbered under
contract on or before June 30, 2007,
for Minnesota grown grants in this
subdivision are available until June
30, 2009.

$80,000 the first year and $80,000 the
second year are for grants to farmers
for demonstration projects involving
sustainable agriculture as authorized
in Minnesota Statutes, section 17.116.
Of the amount for grants, up to $20,000
may be used for dissemination of
information about the demonstration
projects. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.28, the
appropriations encumbered under
contract on or before June 30, 2007,
for sustainable agriculture grants in
this subdivision are available until
June 30, 2009.

The commissioner may reduce
appropriations for the administration
of activities in this subdivision by up
to $135,000 each year and transfer the
amounts reduced to activities under
subdivision 5.

Subd. 4.

Value-Added Agricultural Products

18,745,000 15,268,000

$18,745,000 the first year and
$15,268,000 the second year are for
ethanol producer payments under
Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.09.
Payments for eligible ethanol
production in fiscal years 2006 and
2007 shall be disbursed at the rate of
$0.13 per gallon. If the total amount
for which all producers are eligible in
a quarter exceeds the amount available
for payments, the commissioner shall
make payments on a pro rata basis. If
the appropriation exceeds the total
amount for which all producers are
eligible in a fiscal year for scheduled
payments and for deficiencies in
payments during previous fiscal years,
the balance in the appropriation is
available to the commissioner for
value-added agricultural programs
including the value-added agricultural
product processing and marketing grant
program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 17.101, subdivision 5. The
appropriation remains available until
spent.

Subd. 5.

Administration and
Financial Assistance

4,725,000 4,725,000

$1,005,000 the first year and
$1,005,000 the second year are for
continuation of the dairy development
and profitability enhancement and dairy
business planning grant programs
established under Laws 1997, chapter
216, section 7, subdivision 2, and Laws
2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
section 9, subdivision 2. The
commissioner may allocate the available
sums among permissible activities,
including efforts to improve the
quality of milk produced in the state,
in the proportions which the
commissioner deems most beneficial to
Minnesota's dairy farmers. The
commissioner must submit a work plan
detailing plans for expenditures under
this program to the chairs of the house
and senate committees dealing with
agricultural policy and budget on or
before the start of each fiscal year.
If significant changes are made to the
plans in the course of the year, the
commissioner must notify the chairs.

$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
second year are for the Northern Crops
Institute. These appropriations may be
spent to purchase equipment.

$19,000 the first year and $19,000 the
second year are for a grant to the
Minnesota Livestock Breeders
Association.

$2,000 the first year and $2,000 the
second year are for family farm
security interest payment adjustments.
If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available for it. No new
loans may be approved in fiscal year
2006 or 2007.

Aid payments to county and district
agricultural societies and associations
under Minnesota Statutes, section
38.02, subdivision 1, shall be
disbursed not later than July 15.
These payments are the amount of aid
owed by the state for an annual fair
held in the previous calendar year.

Sec. 11. BOARD OF ANIMAL
HEALTH 2,803,000 2,803,000

$200,000 the first year and $200,000
the second year are for a program to
control paratuberculosis ("Johne's
disease") in domestic bovine herds.

$80,000 the first year and $80,000 the
second year are for a program to
investigate the avian pneumovirus
disease and to identify the infected
flocks. This appropriation must be
matched on a dollar-for-dollar or
in-kind basis with nonstate sources and
is in addition to money currently
designated for turkey disease
research. Costs of blood sample
collection, handling, and
transportation, in addition to costs
associated with early diagnosis tests
and the expenses of vaccine research
trials, may be credited to the match.

$400,000 the first year and $400,000
the second year are for the purposes of
cervidae inspection as authorized in
Minnesota Statutes, section 17.452.

Sec. 12.

AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION
RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1,600,000 1,600,000

Sec. 13. new text begin DISPOSITION OF MINERAL PAYMENTS; FISCAL YEARS
2006 AND 2007.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 93.22,
subdivision 1, in fiscal years 2006 and 2007, all payments under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 93.14 to 93.285, shall be made to
the Department of Natural Resources and shall be credited
according to this section.
new text end

new text begin (b) Twenty percent of all payments under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 93.14 to 93.285, shall be credited to the
minerals management account in the natural resources fund as
costs for the administration and management of state mineral
resources by the commissioner of natural resources.
new text end

new text begin (c) The remainder of the payments shall be credited as
follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) if the lands or minerals and mineral rights covered by
a lease are held by the state by virtue of an act of Congress,
payments made under the lease shall be credited to the permanent
fund of the class of land to which the leased premises belong;
new text end

new text begin (2) if a lease covers the bed of navigable waters, payments
made under the lease shall be credited to the permanent school
fund of the state;
new text end

new text begin (3) if the lands or minerals and mineral rights covered by
a lease are held by the state in trust for the taxing districts,
payments made under the lease shall be distributed annually on
the first day of September to the respective counties in which
the lands lie, to be apportioned among the taxing districts
interested therein as follows: county, three-ninths; town or
city, two-ninths; and school district, four-ninths;
new text end

new text begin (4) if the lands or mineral rights covered by a lease
became the absolute property of the state under the provisions
of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84A, payments made under the
lease shall be distributed as follows: county containing the
land from which the income was derived, five-eighths; and
general fund of the state, three-eighths; and
new text end

new text begin (5) except as provided under this section and except where
the disposition of payments may be otherwise directed by law,
payments made under a lease shall be paid into the general fund
of the state.
new text end

Sec. 14.

new text begin [93.2236] MINERALS MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin (a) The minerals management account is created as an
account in the natural resources fund. Interest earned on money
in the account accrues to the account. Money in the account may
be spent or distributed only as provided in paragraphs (b) and
(c).
new text end

new text begin (b) If the balance in the minerals management account
exceeds $3,000,000 on June 30, the amount exceeding $3,000,000
must be distributed to the permanent school fund and the
permanent university fund. The amount distributed to each fund
must be in the same proportion as the total mineral lease
revenue received in the previous biennium from school trust
lands and university lands.
new text end

new text begin (c) Subject to appropriation by the legislature, money in
the minerals management account may be spent by the commissioner
of natural resources for mineral resource management and
projects to enhance future mineral income and promote new
mineral resource opportunities.
new text end

ARTICLE 5

JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Section 1. new text begin JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

General $ 25,377,000

Petroleum Tank
Cleanup 181,000

Remediation 117,000

Workers'
Compensation 3,261,000

Workforce
Development 1,503,000

Special Revenue 33,000

TOTAL $ 30,832,000

Sec. 2. EMPLOYMENT AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation $ 8,830,000

Summary by Fund

General 7,252,000

Remediation 117,000

Workforce
Development 1,428,000

Special Revenue 33,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Business and Community
Development

1,434,000

Summary by Fund

General 1,317,000

Remediation 117,000

$201,000 is for Minnesota investment
fund grants.

$25,000 is for a grant to the Rural
Policy and Development Center at St.
Peter, Minnesota. The grant shall be
used for research and policy analysis
on emerging economic and social issues
in rural Minnesota, to serve as a
policy resource center for rural
Minnesota communities, to encourage
collaboration across higher education
institutions to provide
interdisciplinary team approaches to
research and problem solving in rural
communities, and to administer overall
operations of the center.

The grant shall be provided upon the
condition that each state-appropriated
dollar be matched with a nonstate
dollar. Acceptable matching funds are
nonstate contributions that the center
has received and have not been used to
match previous state grants.

$17,000 is from the general fund for a
grant to the Metropolitan Economic
Development Association for continuing
minority business development programs
in the metropolitan area.

$25,000 is from the general fund for a
grant to WomenVenture for women's
business development programs.

Subd. 3.

Workforce Partnerships

2,332,000

Summary by Fund

General 2,028,000

Workforce
Development 271,000

Special Revenue 33,000

(a) $1,131,000 is from the general fund
for the Minnesota job skills
partnership programs, under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 116L.01 to 116L.17.
This appropriation does not cancel.

(b) $42,000 is from the general fund
for a grant under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116J.8747, to Twin Cities RISE!
to provide training to hard-to-train
individuals.

(d) $158,000 is for displaced homemaker
programs under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116L.96. Of this amount,
$125,000 is from the workforce
development fund and $33,000 is from
the special revenue fund. The
commissioner of economic security shall
report to the legislature by February
15, 2007, on the outcome of grants
under this paragraph.

(e) $698,000 is for the Minnesota youth
program.

(f) $31,000 is for the learn-to-earn
summer youth employment program.

(g) $126,000 is for the youthbuild
program under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 268.361 to 268.3661. A
Minnesota Youthbuild program funded
under this section as authorized in
Minnesota Statutes, sections 116L.361
to 116L.366, qualifies as an approved
training program under Minnesota Rules,
part 5200.0930, subpart 1.

(h) The first $1,450,000 deposited in
each year of the biennium into the
contingent account created under
Minnesota Statutes, section 268.196,
subdivision 3, shall be transferred
upon deposit to the workforce
development fund created under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.20.
Deposits in excess of the $1,450,000
shall be transferred upon deposit to
the general fund.

Subd. 4.

Workforce Services

4,518,000

Summary by Fund

General 3,360,000

Workforce
Development 1,158,000

(a) $1,254,000 is from the general fund
for the state's vocational
rehabilitation program for people with
significant disabilities to assist with
employment, under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 268A.

(b) $811,000 is from the general fund
and 1,153,000 is from the workforce
development fund for extended
employment services for persons with
severe disabilities or related
conditions under Minnesota Statutes,
section 268A.15.

(c) $282,000 is from the general fund
for grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 268A.11, for the eight centers
for independent living.

(d) $25,000 is from the general fund
and $4,000 is from the workforce
development fund for grants to the
Minnesota Employment Center for people
who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

(e) $167,000 is from the general fund
for grants for programs that provide
employment support services to persons
with mental illness under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 268A.13 and
268A.14. Up to $12,000 may be used for
administrative and salary expenses.

(f) $823,000 is from the general fund
for State Services for the Blind
activities.

Subd. 5.

State-Funded Administration

546,000

Sec. 3. EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM 1,438,000

To develop maximum private sector
involvement in tourism, $583,000 of the
amount appropriated for marketing
activities is contingent upon receipt
of an equal contribution from nonstate
sources that have been certified by the
commissioner. Up to one-half of the
match may be given in in-kind
contributions. Cash match is defined
as revenue to the state or documented
case expenditures directly expended to
support Explore Minnesota tourism
programs.

In order to maximize marketing grant
benefits, the commissioner must give
priority for joint venture marketing
grants to organizations with year-round
sustained tourism activities. For
programs and projects submitted, the
commissioner must give priority to
those that encompass two or more areas
or that attract nonresident travelers
to the state.

The director may use grant dollars or
the value of in-kind services to
provide the state contribution for the
partnership program.

$29,000 is for the Minnesota Film
Board. The appropriation is available
only upon receipt by the board of $1 in
matching contributions of money or
in-kind from nonstate sources for every
$3 provided by this appropriation.

Sec. 4. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 5,962,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for certain programs are
specified in the following subdivisions.

This appropriation is for transfer to
the housing development fund for the
programs specified. Except as
otherwise indicated, this transfer is
part of the agency's permanent budget
base.

Subd. 2.

Affordable Rental Investment Fund

1,546,000

For the affordable rental investment
fund program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 462A.21, subdivision 8b.

This appropriation is to finance the
acquisition, rehabilitation, and debt
restructuring of federally assisted
rental property and for making equity
take-out loans under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivision
39. The owner of the federally
assisted rental property must agree to
participate in the applicable federally
assisted housing program and to extend
any existing low-income affordability
restrictions on the housing for the
maximum term permitted. The owner must
also enter into an agreement that gives
local units of government, housing and
redevelopment authorities, and
nonprofit housing organizations the
right of first refusal if the rental
property is offered for sale. Priority
must be given among comparable
properties to properties with the
longest remaining term under an
agreement for federal rental
assistance. Priority must also be
given among comparable rental housing
developments to developments that are
or will be owned by local government
units, a housing and redevelopment
authority, or a nonprofit housing
organization.

Subd. 3.

Family Homeless Prevention

619,000

For family homeless prevention and
assistance programs under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.204.

Subd. 4.

Challenge Program

1,604,000

For the economic development and
housing challenge program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33.

Subd. 5.

Rental Assistance for Mentally Ill

273,000

For a rental housing assistance program
for persons with a mental illness or
families with an adult member with a
mental illness under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.2097. The
agency must not reduce the funding
under this subdivision.

Subd. 6.

Home Ownership Education,
Counseling, and Training

128,000

For the home ownership education,
counseling, and training program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.209.

Subd. 7.

Housing Trust Fund

718,000

For the housing trust fund to be
deposited in the housing trust fund
account created under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.201, and used
for the purposes provided in that
section.

Subd. 8.

Urban Indian Housing Program

30,000

For the urban Indian housing program
under Minnesota Statutes, section
462A.07, subdivision 15.

Subd. 9.

Tribal Indian Housing Program

184,000

For the tribal Indian housing program
under Minnesota Statutes, section
462A.07, subdivision 14.

Subd. 10.

Capacity Building Grants

51,000

For nonprofit capacity building grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section
462A.21, subdivision 3b.

Subd. 11.

Housing Rehabilitation
and Accessibility

662,000

For the housing rehabilitation and
accessibility program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivisions
14a and 15a.

Subd. 12.

Home Ownership
Assistance Fund

148,000

For the home ownership assistance fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section
462A.21, subdivision 8.

Sec. 5. COMMERCE

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 4,146,000

Summary by Fund

General 3,826,000

Petroleum
Cleanup 181,000

Workers'
Compensation 139,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Financial Examinations

999,000

Subd. 3.

Petroleum Tank Release
Cleanup Board

181,000

This appropriation is from the
petroleum tank release cleanup fund.

Subd. 4.

Administrative Services

903,000

Subd. 5.

Market Assurance

941,000

Summary by Fund

General 802,000

Workers' Compensation 139,000

Subd. 6.

Energy and
Telecommunications

704,000

Subd. 7.

Weights and
Measurements

418,000

Sec. 6. BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY 81,000

Effective the day following final
enactment of this act the Board of
Accountancy shall combine its
administrative functions with those of
the Board of Architecture, Engineering,
Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture,
Geoscience, and Interior Design.

Sec. 7.

BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE,
ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING,
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE,
GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR
DESIGN 131,000

Sec. 8.

BOARD OF BARBER
AND COSMETOLOGISTS EXAMINERS 117,000

Sec. 9.

PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION 694,000

Sec. 10. LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 3,703,000

Summary by Fund

General 416,000

Workers'
Compensation 3,212,000

Workforce
Development 75,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Workers' Compensation

1,724,000

This appropriation is from the workers'
compensation fund.

$21,000 is for grants to the Vinland
Center for rehabilitation service.

Subd. 3.

Workplace Services

1,097,000

Summary by Fund

General 416,000

Workers'
Compensation 607,000

Workforce
Development 75,000

$58,000 is from the workforce
development fund for the apprenticeship
program under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 178.

$17,000 is for labor education and
advancement program grants. This
appropriation is from the workforce
development fund.

Subd. 4.

General Support

881,000

This appropriation is from the workers'
compensation fund.

Sec. 11. BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 296,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Mediation Services

279,000

Subd. 3.

Labor Management
Cooperation Grants

17,000

$17,000 is for grants to area
labor-management committees. Grants
may be awarded for a 12-month period
beginning July 1 of each year.

Sec. 12. WORKERS' COMPENSATION
COURT OF APPEALS 270,000

This appropriation is from the workers'
compensation fund.

Sec. 13. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 3,735,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Education and Outreach

2,064,000

Subd. 3.

Preservation and Access

1,629,000

Subd. 4.

Fiscal Agent

42,000

(a) Minnesota International Center

7,000

(b) Minnesota Air National
Guard Museum

3,000

11,000

(d) Farmamerica

21,000

Notwithstanding any other law, this
appropriation may be used for
operations.

Subd. 5.

Fund Transfer

The society may reallocate funds
appropriated in and between
subdivisions 2 and 3 for any program
purposes.

Sec. 14. BOARD OF THE ARTS

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 1,432,000

Subd. 2.

Operations and Services

67,000

Subd. 3.

Grants Programs

961,000

Subd. 4.

Regional Arts Councils

404,000

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 326.975,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Generally.

(a) In addition to any other
fees, each applicant for a license under sections 326.83 to
326.98 shall pay a fee to the contractor's recovery fund. The
contractor's recovery fund is created in the state treasury and
must be administered by the commissioner in the manner and
subject to all the requirements and limitations provided by
section 82.43 with the following exceptions:

(1) each licensee who renews a license shall pay in
addition to the appropriate renewal fee an additional fee which
shall be credited to the contractor's recovery fund. The amount
of the fee shall be based on the licensee's gross annual
receipts for the licensee's most recent fiscal year preceding
the renewal, on the following scale:

Fee Gross Receipts
$100 under $1,000,000
$150 $1,000,000 to $5,000,000
$200 over $5,000,000

Any person who receives a new license shall pay a fee based on
the same scale;

(2) the deleted text begin sole deleted text end purpose of this fund is to new text begin (i) new text end compensate any
aggrieved owner or lessee of residential property located within
this state who obtains a final judgment in any court of
competent jurisdiction against a licensee licensed under section
326.84, on grounds of fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest
practices, conversion of funds, or failure of performance
arising directly out of any transaction when the judgment debtor
was licensed and performed any of the activities enumerated
under section 326.83, subdivision 19, on the owner's residential
property or on residential property rented by the lessee, or on
new residential construction which was never occupied prior to
purchase by the owner, or which was occupied by the licensee for
less than one year prior to purchase by the owner, and which
cause of action arose on or after April 1, 1994; new text begin and
new text end

new text begin (ii) reimburse the Department of Commerce for all legal and
administrative expenses, including staffing costs, incurred in
administering the fund;
new text end

(3) nothing may obligate the fund for more than $50,000 per
claimant, nor more than $75,000 per licensee; and

(4) nothing may obligate the fund for claims based on a
cause of action that arose before the licensee paid the recovery
fund fee set in clause (1), or as provided in section 326.945,
subdivision 3.

(b) Should the commissioner pay from the contractor's
recovery fund any amount in settlement of a claim or toward
satisfaction of a judgment against a licensee, the license shall
be automatically suspended upon the effective date of an order
by the court authorizing payment from the fund. No licensee
shall be granted reinstatement until the licensee has repaid in
full, plus interest at the rate of 12 percent a year, twice the
amount paid from the fund on the licensee's account, and has
obtained a surety bond issued by an insurer authorized to
transact business in this state in the amount of at least
$40,000.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 345.47,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Securities.

Securities listed on an established
stock exchange shall be sold at the prevailing prices on the
exchange. Other securities may be sold over the counter at
prevailing prices ordeleted text begin , with prior approval of the State Board of
Investment,deleted text end by another method the commissioner determines
advisable. United States government savings bonds and United
States war bonds shall be presented to the United States for
payment.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 345.47,
subdivision 3a, is amended to read:

Subd. 3a.

Holding period.

deleted text begin All securities presumed
abandoned under section 345.35 and delivered to the commissioner
must be held for at least three years before they are sold. A
person making a claim under this section is entitled to receive
either the securities delivered to the commissioner by the
holder, if they still remain in the hands of the commissioner,
or the proceeds received from the sale, but no person has any
claim under this section against the state, the holder, any
transfer agent, registrar, or other person acting for or on
behalf of a holder for any appreciation in the value of the
property occurring after delivery by the holder to the
commissioner. deleted text end new text begin If the property is of a type customarily sold on
a recognized market or of a type that may be sold over the
counter at prevailing prices, the commissioner may sell the
property without notice by publication or otherwise. The
commissioner may proceed with the liquidation after holding for
one year, with the exception of securities being held as the
result of an insurance company demutualization, these types of
securities may be sold upon receipt. This section grants to the
commissioner express authority to sell any property, including,
but not limited to, stocks, bonds, notes, bills, and all other
public or private securities. A person making a claim under
section 345.35 is entitled to receive the securities delivered
to the administrator by the holder, if they remain in the
custody of the administrator, or the net proceeds received from
sale, and is not entitled to receive any appreciation in the
value of the property occurring after sale by the commissioner.
The commissioner may liquidate all unclaimed securities
currently held in custody in accordance with this section.
new text end

Sec. 18. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 462C.15, is repealed.
new text end

ARTICLE 6

TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER AGENCIES

Section 1. new text begin TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are
appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to
the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article, to
be available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2006" and "2007," where used in this article, mean
that the appropriations listed under them are available for the
year ending June 30, 2006, or June 30, 2007, respectively. The
term "first year" means the year ending June 30, 2006, and the
term "second year" means the year ending June 30, 2007.
SUMMARY BY FUND

2006 2007 TOTAL

General $ 78,966,000 $ 80,221,000 $ 159,187,000

Airports 19,458,000 19,458,000 38,916,000

C.S.A.H. 441,335,000 453,948,000 895,283,000

M.S.A.S. 117,048,000 120,841,000 237,889,000

Special Revenue 73,423,000 71,737,000 145,160,000

Highway User 8,568,000 8,638,000 17,206,000

Trunk Highway 1,148,201,000 1,262,744,000 2,410,945,000

TOTAL $1,887,323,000 $2,017,911,000 $3,905,234,000

APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2006 2007

Sec. 2. TRANSPORTATION

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation $1,668,391,000 $1,799,349,000

The appropriations in this section are
from the trunk highway fund, except
when another fund is named.

Summary by Fund

2006 2007

General 16,221,000 16,221,000

Airports 19,408,000 19,408,000

C.S.A.H. 441,335,000 453,948,000

M.S.A.S. 117,048,000 120,841,000

Trunk Highway 1,074,379,000 1,188,931,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Multimodal Systems 42,147,000 42,147,000

Summary by Fund

Airports 19,383,000 19,383,000

General 16,156,000 16,156,000

Trunk Highway 6,608,000 6,608,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each activity are as
follows:

(a) Aeronautics

20,220,000 20,220,000

Summary by Fund

Airports 19,383,000 19,383,000

Trunk Highway 837,000 837,000

Except as otherwise provided, the
appropriations in this subdivision are
from the state airports fund.

(1) Airport Development
and Assistance

14,298,000 14,298,000

These appropriations must be spent
according to Minnesota Statutes,
section 360.305, subdivision 4.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, subdivision 6, funds
are available for five years after
appropriation.

If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available for it.

Of the state airports fund
appropriation in Laws 2003, First
Special Session chapter 19, article 1,
section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph
(a), clause (1), $1,900,000 cancels to
the state airports fund. This
cancellation is effective the day
following final enactment.

(2) Aviation Support and Services

5,922,000 5,922,000

Summary by Fund

Airports 5,085,000 5,085,000

Trunk Highway 837,000 837,000

$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the
second year are for the Civil Air
Patrol.

(b) Transit

16,605,000 16,605,000

Summary by Fund

General 15,810,000 15,810,000

Trunk Highway 795,000 795,000

5,322,000 5,322,000

Summary by Fund

General 346,000 346,000

Trunk Highway 4,976,000 4,976,000

Subd. 3.

State Roads 1,012,272,000 1,126,824,000

Summary by Fund

General 9,000 9,000

Trunk Highway 1,012,263,000 1,126,815,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each activity are as
follows:

(a) Infrastructure Investment and Planning

801,561,000 916,113,000

(1) Infrastructure Investment Support

168,207,000 168,207,000

$266,000 the first year and $266,000
the second year are available for
grants to metropolitan planning
organizations outside the seven-county
metropolitan area.

$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
second year are for a transportation
research contingent account to finance
research projects that are reimbursable
from the federal government or from
other sources. If the appropriation
for either year is insufficient, the
appropriation for the other year is
available for it.

$600,000 the first year and $600,000
the second year are available for
grants for transportation studies
outside the metropolitan area to
identify critical concerns, problems,
and issues. These grants are available
(1) to regional development commissions
and (2) in regions where no regional
development commission is functioning,
to joint powers boards established
under agreement of two or more
political subdivisions in the region to
exercise the planning functions of a
regional development commission, and
(3) in regions where no regional
development commission or joint powers
board is functioning, to the
department's district office for that
region.

(2) State Road Construction

576,950,000 680,950,000

It is estimated that these
appropriations will be funded as
follows:

Federal Highway Aid

280,000,000 384,000,000

Highway User Taxes

296,950,000 296,950,000

The commissioner of transportation
shall notify the chair of the
Transportation Budget Division of the
senate and the chair of the
Transportation Finance Committee of the
house of representatives of any
significant events that should cause
these estimates to change.

This appropriation is for the actual
construction, reconstruction, and
improvement of trunk highways,
including design-build contracts. This
includes the cost of actual payment to
landowners for lands acquired for
highway rights-of-way, payment to
lessees, interest subsidies, and
relocation expenses.

The commissioner may transfer up to
$15,000,000 each year to the
transportation revolving loan fund.

The commissioner may receive money
covering other shares of the cost of
partnership projects. These receipts
are appropriated to the commissioner
for these projects.

(3) Highway Debt Service

56,404,000 66,956,000

$42,086,000 the first year and
$62,005,000 the second year are for
transfer to the state bond fund. If
this appropriation is insufficient to
make all transfers required in the year
for which it is made, the commissioner
of finance shall notify the Committee
on Finance of the senate and the
Committee on Ways and Means of the
house of representatives of the amount
of the deficiency and shall then
transfer that amount under the
statutory open appropriation. Any
excess appropriation cancels to the
trunk highway fund.

(b) Infrastructure Operations
and Maintenance

204,746,000 204,746,000

5,965,000 5,965,000

Summary by Fund

General 9,000 9,000

Trunk Highway 5,956,000 5,956,000

$9,000 the first year and $9,000 the
second year are from the general fund
for equipment and operation of the
Roosevelt signal tower for Lake of the
Woods weather broadcasting.

Subd. 4.

Local Roads 558,383,000 574,789,000

Summary by Fund

C.S.A.H. 441,335,000 453,948,000

M.S.A.S. 117,048,000 120,841,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each activity are as
follows:

(a) County State Aids

441,335,000 453,948,000

This appropriation is from the county
state-aid highway fund and is available
until spent.

(b) Municipal State Aids

117,048,000 120,841,000

This appropriation is from the
municipal state-aid street fund and is
available until spent.

If an appropriation for either county
state aids or municipal state aids does
not exhaust the balance in the fund
from which it is made in the year for
which it is made, the commissioner of
finance, upon request of the
commissioner of transportation, shall
notify the chair of the Transportation
Finance Committee of the house of
representatives and the chair of the
Transportation Budget Division of the
senate of the amount of the remainder
and shall then add that amount to the
appropriation. The amount added is
appropriated for the purposes of county
state aids or municipal state aids, as
appropriate.

If the appropriation for either county
state aids or municipal state aids does
exhaust the balance in the fund from
which it is made in the year for which
it is made, the commissioner of finance
shall notify the chair of the
Transportation Finance Committee of the
house of representatives and the chair
of the Transportation Budget Division
of the senate of the amount by which
the appropriation exceeds the balance
and shall then reduce that amount from
the appropriation.

Subd. 5.

General Support
and Services 55,589,000 55,589,000

Summary by Fund

General 56,000 56,000

Airports 25,000 25,000

Trunk Highway 55,508,000 55,508,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each activity are as
follows:

(a) Department Support

38,999,000 38,999,000

Summary by Fund

Airports 25,000 25,000

Trunk Highway 38,974,000 38,974,000

(b) Buildings

16,590,000 16,590,000

Summary by Fund

General 56,000 56,000

Trunk Highway 16,534,000 16,534,000

If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available for it.

Subd. 6.

Transfers

(a) With the approval of the
commissioner of finance, the
commissioner of transportation may
transfer unencumbered balances among
the appropriations from the trunk
highway fund and the state airports
fund made in this section. No transfer
may be made from the appropriation for
state road construction. No transfer
may be made from the appropriations for
debt service to any other appropriation.
Transfers under this paragraph may not
be made between funds. Transfers
between programs must be reported
immediately to the chair of the
Transportation Budget Division of the
senate and the chair of the
Transportation Finance Committee of the
house of representatives.

(b) The commissioner of finance shall
transfer from the flexible account in
the county state-aid highway fund
$5,650,000 the first year and
$1,480,000 the second year to the
municipal turnback account in the
municipal state-aid street fund; and
the remainder in each year to the
county turnback account in the county
state-aid highway fund.

Subd. 7.

Use of State Road
Construction Appropriations

Any money appropriated to the
commissioner of transportation for
state road construction for any fiscal
year before fiscal year 2006 is
available to the commissioner during
fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to the
extent that the commissioner spends the
money on the state road construction
project for which the money was
originally encumbered during the fiscal
year for which it was appropriated.
The commissioner of transportation
shall report to the commissioner of
finance by August 1, 2005, and August
1, 2006, on a form the commissioner of
finance provides, on expenditures made
during the previous fiscal year that
are authorized by this subdivision.

Subd. 8.

Contingent Appropriation

The commissioner of transportation,
with the approval of the governor after
review by the Legislative Advisory
Commission under Minnesota Statutes,
section 3.30, may transfer all or part
of the unappropriated balance in the
trunk highway fund to an appropriation
(1) for trunk highway design,
construction, or inspection in order to
take advantage of an unanticipated
receipt of income to the trunk highway
fund or to take advantage of federal
advanced construction funding, (2) for
trunk highway maintenance in order to
meet an emergency, or (3) to pay tort
or environmental claims. Any transfer
as a result of the use of federal
advanced construction funding must
include an analysis of the effects on
the long-term trunk highway fund
balance. The amount transferred is
appropriated for the purpose of the
account to which it is transferred.

Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
TRANSIT 57,503,000 58,753,000

(a) Bus Transit

53,453,000 53,453,000

This appropriation is for bus system
operations.

(b) Rail Operations

4,050,000 5,300,000

This appropriation is for operations of
the Hiawatha light rail transit line.

This appropriation is for paying 50
percent of operating costs for the
Hiawatha light rail transit line after
operating revenue and federal funds are
used for light rail transit operations.
The remaining operating costs up to a
maximum of $4,050,000 the first year
and $5,300,000 the second year are to
be paid by the Hennepin County Regional
Rail Authority, using any or all of
these sources:

(1) general tax revenues of Hennepin
County;

(2) the authority's reserves; and

(3) taxes levied under Minnesota
Statutes, section 398A.04, subdivision
8, notwithstanding any provision in
that subdivision that limits amounts
that may be levied for light rail
transit purposes.

Sec. 4. PUBLIC SAFETY

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 160,454,000 158,834,000

Summary by Fund

General 5,242,000 5,247,000

Trunk Highway 73,022,000 73,013,000

Highway User 8,443,000 8,513,000

Special Revenue 74,247,000 73,261,000

Subd. 2.

Administration
and Related Services 9,684,000 9,689,000

Summary by Fund

General 2,371,000 2,376,000

Trunk Highway 5,938,000 5,938,000

Highway User 1,385,000 1,385,000

(a) Office of Communications

385,000 385,000

Summary by Fund

General 39,000 39,000

Trunk Highway 346,000 346,000

(b) Public Safety Support

6,855,000 6,860,000

Summary by Fund

General 2,241,000 2,246,000

Trunk Highway 3,248,000 3,248,000

Highway User 1,366,000 1,366,000

$375,000 the first year and $380,000
the second year are for payment of
public safety officer survivor benefits
under Minnesota Statutes, section
299A.44. If the appropriation for
either year is insufficient, the
appropriation for the other year is
available for it.

$314,000 the first year and $314,000
the second year are to be deposited in
the public safety officer's benefit
account. This money is available for
reimbursements under Minnesota
Statutes, section 299A.465.

$508,000 the first year and $508,000
the second year are for soft body armor
reimbursements under Minnesota
Statutes, section 299A.38.

$792,000 the first year and $792,000
the second year are appropriated from
the general fund for transfer by the
commissioner of finance to the trunk
highway fund on December 31, 2005, and
December 31, 2006, respectively, in
order to reimburse the trunk highway
fund for expenses not related to the
fund. These represent amounts
appropriated out of the trunk highway
fund for general fund purposes in the
administration and related services
program.

$610,000 the first year and $610,000
the second year are appropriated from
the highway user tax distribution fund
for transfer by the commissioner of
finance to the trunk highway fund on
December 31, 2005, and December 31,
2006, respectively, in order to
reimburse the trunk highway fund for
expenses not related to the fund.
These represent amounts appropriated
out of the trunk highway fund for
highway user tax distribution fund
purposes in the administration and
related services program.

$716,000 the first year and $716,000
the second year are appropriated from
the highway user tax distribution fund
for transfer by the commissioner of
finance to the general fund on December
31, 2005, and December 31, 2006,
respectively, in order to reimburse the
general fund for expenses not related
to the fund. These represent amounts
appropriated out of the general fund
for operation of the criminal justice
data network related to driver and
motor vehicle licensing.

2,454,000 2,454,000

Summary by Fund

General 91,000 91,000

Trunk Highway 2,344,000 2,344,000

Highway User 19,000 19,000

Subd. 3.

State Patrol 70,047,000 70,038,000

Summary by Fund

General 2,871,000 2,871,000

Trunk Highway 67,084,000 67,075,000

Highway User 92,000 92,000

(a) Patrolling Highways

60,739,000 60,730,000

Summary by Fund

General 37,000 37,000

Trunk Highway 60,610,000 60,601,000

Highway User 92,000 92,000

$3,700,000 the first year is for the
cost of adding State Patrol positions.
If money transferred to the trunk
highway fund in the first year from the
alcohol enforcement account in the
special revenue fund is less than the
amount specified in this paragraph, the
commissioner shall make up the
difference by transferring to the trunk
highway fund money allocated to the
commissioner under the federal Repeat
Offender Transfer Program, Public Law
105-206, section 164.

(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement

6,474,000 6,474,000

This appropriation is from the trunk
highway fund.

2,834,000 2,834,000

The commissioner may not (1) spend any
money from the trunk highway fund for
capitol security or (2) permanently
transfer any state trooper from the
patrolling highways activity to capitol
security.

The commissioner may not transfer any
money (1) appropriated for Department
of Public Safety administration, the
patrolling of highways, commercial
vehicle enforcement, or driver and
vehicle services to capitol security or
(2) from capitol security.

Subd. 4.

Driver and Vehicle Services

51,389,000 50,814,000

Summary by Fund

Highway User 6,966,000 7,036,000

Special Revenue 44,423,000 43,778,000

(a) Vehicle Services

23,383,000 23,849,000

Summary by Fund

Highway User 6,966,000 7,036,000

Special Revenue 16,417,000 16,813,000

This appropriation is from the vehicle
services operating account in the
special revenue fund.

(b) Driver Services

28,006,000 26,965,000

This appropriation is from the driver
services operating account in the
special revenue fund.

Subd. 5.

Traffic Safety 324,000 324,000

This appropriation is from the driver
services operating account in the
special revenue fund.

The commissioner of public safety shall
spend 50 percent of the money available
to the state under Public Law 105-206,
section 164, and the remaining 50
percent must be transferred to the
commissioner of transportation for
hazard elimination activities under
United States Code, title 23, section
152.

Subd. 6.

Pipeline Safety 994,000 994,000

This appropriation is from the pipeline
safety account in the special revenue
fund.

Sec. 5. GENERAL CONTINGENT
ACCOUNTS 375,000 375,000

Summary by Fund

Trunk Highway 200,000 200,000

Highway User 125,000 125,000

Airports 50,000 50,000

The appropriations in this section may
only be spent with the approval of the
governor after consultation with the
Legislative Advisory Commission
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
3.30.

If an appropriation in this section for
either year is insufficient, the
appropriation for the other year is
available for it.

Sec. 6. TORT CLAIMS 600,000 600,000

To be spent by the commissioner of
finance.

This appropriation is from the trunk
highway fund.

If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available for it.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.013,
subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Proceeds to highway user fundnew text begin ; vehicle services
operating accountnew text end .

new text begin (a) Unless otherwise specified in this
chapter,new text end the new text begin net new text end proceeds of the new text begin registration new text end tax imposed deleted text begin on
motor vehicles deleted text end under this chapter deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be collected by the
deleted text begin registrar of motor vehicles and deleted text end new text begin commissioner,new text end paid into the
state treasurynew text begin ,new text end and credited to the highway user tax
distribution fund.

new text begin (b) All fees collected under this chapter, unless otherwise
specified, must be deposited in the state treasury and credited
to the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue
fund under section 299A.705.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.12,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Amateur radio licensee; special plates.

(a) deleted text begin Any
deleted text end new text begin The commissioner shall issue amateur radio plates to an
new text end applicant whonew text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end is an owner deleted text begin or joint owner deleted text end of a passenger automobiledeleted text begin ,
van or pickup truck,deleted text end or deleted text begin a self-propelled deleted text end recreational new text begin motor
new text end vehicledeleted text begin , and deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) is new text end a resident of this statedeleted text begin , and who deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (3) new text end holds an official amateur radio station licensedeleted text begin ,deleted text end or a
citizens radio service class D license, in good standing, issued
by the Federal Communications Commission deleted text begin shall upon compliance deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (4) pays the registration tax required under section
168.013;
new text end

new text begin (5) pays a fee of $10 for each set of special plates and
any other fees required by this chapter; and
new text end

new text begin (6) complies new text end with deleted text begin all laws of this state relating to deleted text end new text begin this
chapter and rules governing the new text end registration new text begin of motor vehicles
new text end and deleted text begin the deleted text end licensing of deleted text begin motor vehicles and deleted text end driversdeleted text begin , be furnished
with license plates for the motor vehicle, as prescribed by law,
upon which,deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end In lieu of the deleted text begin numbers deleted text end new text begin registration number new text end required for
identification under subdivision 1, deleted text begin shall be inscribed deleted text end new text begin the
plates must indicate new text end the official amateur call letters of the
applicant, as assigned by the Federal Communications Commission,
and the words "AMATEUR RADIO."

deleted text begin The applicant shall pay in addition to the registration tax
required by law, the sum of $10 for the special license plates,
and at the time of delivery of the special license plates the
applicant shall surrender to the registrar the current license
plates issued for the motor vehicle.
deleted text end

new text begin (c) new text end This provision for the issue of special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates
deleted text begin shall apply deleted text end new text begin applies new text end only if the applicant's new text begin motor new text end vehicle is
already registered in Minnesota so that the applicant has valid
regular Minnesota plates issued for that new text begin motor new text end vehicle under
which to operate it during the time that it will take to have
the necessary special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates made.

new text begin (d) new text end If owning deleted text begin or jointly owning deleted text end more than one motor vehicle
of the type specified in this subdivision, the applicant may
apply for special plates for each of not more than two new text begin motor
new text end vehiclesdeleted text begin ,deleted text end and, if each application complies with this
subdivision, the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall furnish the
applicant with the special plates, deleted text begin inscribed with deleted text end new text begin indicating new text end the
official amateur call letters and other distinguishing
information as the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end considers necessary,
for each of the two new text begin motor new text end vehicles.

deleted text begin And deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may make reasonable
rules governing the use of the special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates as will
assure the full compliance by the owner deleted text begin and holder deleted text end of the
special plates, with all existing laws governing the
registration of motor vehiclesdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin and new text end the transfer and deleted text begin the deleted text end use
deleted text begin thereof deleted text end new text begin of the platesnew text end .

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (f) new text end Despite any contrary provision of subdivision 1,
the special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates issued under this subdivision may be
transferred new text begin by an owner new text end to another motor vehicle new text begin listed in
paragraph (a) and registered to the same owner,new text end upon the payment
of a fee of $5. The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end must be notified deleted text begin of
deleted text end new text begin before new text end the transfer and may prescribe a deleted text begin form deleted text end new text begin format new text end for the
notification.

deleted text begin (c) Fees collected under this subdivision must be paid into
the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax
distribution fund.
deleted text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.12,
subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a.

Personalized plates; rules.

(a) new text begin The
commissioner shall issue new text end personalized deleted text begin license deleted text end plates deleted text begin must be
issued deleted text end to an applicant deleted text begin for registration of deleted text end new text begin who:
new text end

new text begin (1) is an owner of new text end a passenger automobile including a
passenger automobile registered as a classic car, pioneer car,
collector car, or street rod; deleted text begin van; pickup truck as defined in
section 168.011, subdivision 29, and deleted text end any deleted text begin other deleted text end truck with a
manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton or less and
resembling a pickup truck; new text begin a new text end motorcyclenew text begin ,new text end including a classic
motorcycle; or deleted text begin self-propelled deleted text end new text begin a new text end recreational new text begin motor new text end vehicledeleted text begin , upon
compliance with the laws of this state relating to registration
of the vehicle and upon payment of deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) pays new text end a onetime fee of $100 deleted text begin in addition to deleted text end new text begin and any other
fees required by this chapter;
new text end

new text begin (3) pays new text end the registration tax required by deleted text begin law deleted text end new text begin this chapter
new text end for the new text begin motor new text end vehiclenew text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing
registration of motor vehicles and licensing of driversnew text end .

new text begin (b) new text end The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall deleted text begin designate deleted text end new text begin charge new text end a
replacement fee for personalized license plates deleted text begin that is
calculated to cover the cost of replacement deleted text end new text begin as specified in
subdivision 5new text end . This fee must be paid by the applicant whenever
the personalized deleted text begin license deleted text end plates are required to be replaced by
law.

new text begin (c) new text end In lieu of the deleted text begin numbers deleted text end new text begin registration number new text end assigned as
provided in subdivision 1, personalized deleted text begin license deleted text end plates must have
imprinted on them a series of not more than seven numbers and
letters in any combination. When an applicant has once obtained
personalized plates, the applicant shall have a prior claim for
similar personalized plates in the next succeeding year as long
as current new text begin motor vehicle new text end registration is maintained.

new text begin (d) new text end The commissioner deleted text begin of public safety deleted text end shall adopt rules in
the manner provided by chapter 14, regulating the issuance and
transfer of personalized deleted text begin license deleted text end plates. No words or
combination of letters placed on personalized deleted text begin license deleted text end plates may
be used for commercial advertising, be of an obscene, indecent,
or immoral nature, or be of a nature that would offend public
morals or decency. The call signals or letters of a radio or
television station are not commercial advertising for the
purposes of this subdivision.

deleted text begin (b) Notwithstanding deleted text end new text begin (e) Despite new text end the provisions of
subdivision 1, personalized deleted text begin license deleted text end plates issued under this
subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle deleted text begin owned or
jointly deleted text end new text begin listed in paragraph (a) and new text end owned by the applicant, upon
the payment of a fee of $5deleted text begin , which must be paid into the state
treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution funddeleted text end .

new text begin (f) new text end The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may by rule deleted text begin provide a form
deleted text end new text begin specify the format new text end for notification.

new text begin (g) new text end A personalized deleted text begin license deleted text end plate issued for a classic car,
pioneer car, collector car, street rod, or classic motorcycle
may not be transferred to a vehicle not eligible for such
a deleted text begin license deleted text end plate.

deleted text begin (c) Notwithstanding deleted text end new text begin (h) Despite new text end any law to the contrary, if
the personalized license plates are lost, stolen, or destroyed,
the applicant may apply and deleted text begin shall receive deleted text end new text begin must be issued
new text end duplicate license plates bearing the same combination of letters
and numbers as the former personalized plates upon the payment
of the fee required by section 168.29.

deleted text begin (d) Fees from the sale of permanent and duplicate
personalized license plates must be paid into the state treasury
and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
deleted text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.12,
subdivision 2b, is amended to read:

Subd. 2b.

Firefighters; special plates.

(a) The
deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates to any
applicant whonew text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end is both a member of a fire department receiving state
aid under chapter 69 and an owner deleted text begin or joint owner deleted text end of a passenger
automobile, or truck with a manufacturer's nominal rated
capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truckdeleted text begin , upon payment
of deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) pays new text end a fee of $10 and deleted text begin upon payment of deleted text end new text begin any other fees
required by this chapter;
new text end

new text begin (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
new text end registration new text begin of motor vehicles new text end and licensing of deleted text begin motor vehicles
and deleted text end drivers.

new text begin (b) new text end In lieu of the identification required under
subdivision 1, the special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates deleted text begin shall be inscribed
with a symbol deleted text end new text begin must bear an emblem new text end of a Maltese Cross together
with deleted text begin five deleted text end new text begin any new text end numbers new text begin or characters prescribed by the
commissionernew text end . No applicant shall receive more than two sets of
plates for new text begin motor new text end vehicles deleted text begin owned or jointly deleted text end owned by the
applicant.

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end Special plates issued under this subdivision may
only be used during the period that the owner deleted text begin or joint owner deleted text end of
the new text begin motor new text end vehicle is a member of a fire department as specified
in this subdivision. When the deleted text begin person deleted text end new text begin individual new text end to whom the
special plates were issued is no longer a member of a fire
department or when the new text begin motor new text end vehicle ownership is transferred,
the new text begin owner shall remove the new text end special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates deleted text begin shall be
removed deleted text end from the new text begin motor new text end vehicle deleted text begin and returned to the registrardeleted text end .
Upon deleted text begin return deleted text end new text begin removal new text end of the special plates, new text begin either new text end the owner or
purchaser of the new text begin motor new text end vehicle is entitled to receive regular
plates for the new text begin motor new text end vehicle without cost for the remainder of
the registration period for which the special plates were issued.

new text begin (d) new text end Firefighter license plates issued pursuant to this
subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle upon
payment of new text begin a new text end $5deleted text begin , which deleted text end fee deleted text begin shall be paid into the state treasury
and credited to the highway user tax distribution funddeleted text end .

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end The commissioner deleted text begin of public safety deleted text end may adopt rules
under the Administrative Procedure Act, sections 14.001 to
14.69, to govern the issuance and use of the special plates
authorized in this subdivision. deleted text begin All fees from the sale of
special license plates for firefighters shall be paid into the
state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution
fund.
deleted text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.12,
subdivision 2c, is amended to read:

Subd. 2c.

National guard; special plates.

new text begin (1) new text end is a regularly enlisted, commissioned, or retired
member of the Minnesota National Guard, other than an inactive
member who is not a retired member, and is an owner deleted text begin or joint
owner deleted text end of a passenger automobiledeleted text begin , van, or pickup truck included
within the definition of a passenger automobile upon payment of deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) pays new text end a fee of $10deleted text begin , payment of deleted text end new text begin and any other fees
required by this chapter;
new text end

new text begin (3) pays new text end the registration tax required by deleted text begin law, and
compliance with other laws of this state relating to deleted text end new text begin this
chapter; and
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end The adjutant general shall design new text begin the emblem for new text end these
special plates subject to the approval of the deleted text begin registrar
deleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end . deleted text begin No
deleted text end

new text begin (c) An new text end applicant deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must not new text end be issued more than two
sets of plates for new text begin motor new text end vehicles deleted text begin owned or jointly owned by
deleted text end new text begin registered to new text end the applicant. deleted text begin The adjutant general shall
estimate the number of special plates that will be required and
submit the estimate to the registrar.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end Special plates issued under this subdivision may
only be used during the period that the owner deleted text begin or joint owner deleted text end of
the new text begin motor new text end vehicle is an active or retired member of the
Minnesota National Guard as specified in this subdivision. When
the deleted text begin person deleted text end new text begin individual new text end to whom the special plates were issued is
no longer an active or retired member of the Minnesota National
Guard, the special plates must be removed from the vehicle deleted text begin and
returned to deleted text end new text begin by new text end the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin ownernew text end . Upon deleted text begin return deleted text end new text begin removal new text end of
the special plates, new text begin either new text end the owner or purchaser of the new text begin motor
new text end vehicle is entitled to receive regular plates for the new text begin motor
new text end vehicle without cost for the remainder of the registration
period for which the special plates were issued.

new text begin (e) new text end While the person is an active or retired member of the
Minnesota National Guard, plates issued pursuant to this
subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned deleted text begin or
jointly owned deleted text end by that deleted text begin person deleted text end new text begin individual new text end upon payment of a fee of
$5.

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (f) new text end For purposes of this subdivision, "retired member"
means deleted text begin a person deleted text end new text begin an individual new text end placed on the roll of retired
officers or roll of retired enlisted members in the Office of
the Adjutant General under section 192.18 and who is not
deceased.

deleted text begin (d) All fees collected under the provisions of this
subdivision shall be paid into the state treasury and credited
to the highway user tax distribution fund.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may adopt rules under
the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the issuance and use
of the special plates authorized by this subdivision.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.12,
subdivision 2d, is amended to read:

Subd. 2d.

Ready reserve; special plates.

(a) The
deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates to an
applicant whonew text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end is not eligible for special deleted text begin license deleted text end new text begin National Guard
new text end plates under subdivision 2c, deleted text begin who deleted text end is a member of the United
States Armed Forces Ready Reserve as described in United States
Code, title 10, section 10142 or 10143, and is an owner deleted text begin or joint
owner deleted text end of a passenger automobiledeleted text begin , van, or pickup truck, on
paying deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) pays new text end a fee of $10deleted text begin , paying deleted text end new text begin and any other fees required
by this chapter;
new text end

new text begin (3) pays new text end the registration tax required by deleted text begin law, and
complying with other laws of this state relating to deleted text end new text begin this
chapter; and
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design new text begin the
emblem for new text end these special plates subject to the approval of the
deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end . deleted text begin No
deleted text end

new text begin (c) An new text end applicant deleted text begin may deleted text end new text begin must not new text end be issued more than two sets
of plates for new text begin motor new text end vehicles owned deleted text begin or jointly owned deleted text end by the
applicant. deleted text begin The commissioner of veterans affairs shall estimate
the number of special plates that will be required and submit
the estimate to the registrar.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end Special plates issued under this subdivision may
only be used during the period that the owner deleted text begin or joint owner deleted text end of
the new text begin motor new text end vehicle is a member of the ready reserve. When the
deleted text begin person deleted text end new text begin owner new text end is no longer a member, the special plates must be
removed from the new text begin motor new text end vehicle deleted text begin and returned to the registrar deleted text end new text begin by
the ownernew text end . On deleted text begin returning deleted text end new text begin removing new text end the special plates, new text begin either new text end the
owner or purchaser of the new text begin motor new text end vehicle is entitled to receive
regular plates for the new text begin motor new text end vehicle without cost for the rest
of the registration period for which the special plates were
issued. While the deleted text begin person deleted text end new text begin owner new text end is a member of the ready
reserve, plates issued under this subdivision may be transferred
to another motor vehicle owned deleted text begin or jointly owned deleted text end by that deleted text begin person
deleted text end new text begin individual new text end on paying a fee of $5.

deleted text begin (c) The fees collected under this subdivision must be paid
into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax
distribution fund.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may adopt rules under
the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the issuance and use
of the special plates authorized by this subdivision.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.12,
subdivision 2e, is amended to read:

Subd. 2e.

Volunteer ambulance attendants; special
plates.

(a) The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue special
license plates to an applicant whonew text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end is a volunteer ambulance attendant as defined in
section 144E.001, subdivision 15, and deleted text begin who owns or jointly deleted text end owns a
motor vehicle taxed as a passenger automobiledeleted text begin . The registrar
shall issue the special plates on payment of deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) pays new text end the registration tax required by deleted text begin law deleted text end new text begin this chapter
new text end for the new text begin motor new text end vehicledeleted text begin , compliance with all other applicable laws
relating to deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (3) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this
chapter; and
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall not issue more than
two sets of these plates to each qualified applicant.

deleted text begin (b) A person deleted text end new text begin (c) An individual new text end may use special plates
issued under this subdivision only during the period that
the deleted text begin person deleted text end new text begin individual new text end is a volunteer ambulance attendant. When
the deleted text begin person deleted text end new text begin individual new text end to whom the special plates were issued
ceases to be a volunteer ambulance attendant, the deleted text begin person
deleted text end new text begin individual new text end shall deleted text begin return deleted text end new text begin remove new text end each set of special plates issued
deleted text begin to that persondeleted text end . When ownership of deleted text begin a deleted text end new text begin the motor new text end vehicle is
transferred, the deleted text begin person deleted text end new text begin individual new text end shall remove the special
plates from that new text begin motor new text end vehicle deleted text begin and return them to the
registrardeleted text end . On deleted text begin return deleted text end new text begin removal new text end of each set of plates, the owner
of the new text begin motor new text end vehicle, or new owner in case of a
transferred new text begin motor new text end vehicle, is entitled to receive
regular deleted text begin license deleted text end plates for the new text begin motor new text end vehicle without cost for
the rest of the registration period for which the set of special
plates were issued. Special plates issued under this
subdivision may be transferred to another new text begin motor new text end vehicle owned by
the volunteer ambulance attendant on payment of a fee of $5.

deleted text begin (c) The fees specified in this subdivision must be paid
into the state treasury and deposited in the highway user tax
distribution fund.
deleted text end

(d) The commissioner may adopt rules governing the design,
issuance, and sale of the special plates authorized by this
subdivision.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.12,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Additional fee.

(a) In addition to any fee
otherwise authorized or any tax otherwise imposed upon any deleted text begin motor
deleted text end vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to the
issuance of any deleted text begin number license deleted text end plate or plates, the commissioner
deleted text begin of public safety deleted text end shall impose the fee specified in paragraph (b)
that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and
issuing the deleted text begin license deleted text end plate or plates, except for deleted text begin license deleted text end plates
issued to disabled veterans as defined in section 168.031 and
deleted text begin license deleted text end plates issued pursuant to section 168.124, 168.125, or
168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, for passenger automobiles. new text begin The
commissioner shall issue new text end graphic design deleted text begin license deleted text end plates deleted text begin shall
deleted text end only deleted text begin be issued deleted text end for vehicles registered pursuant to section
168.017 and recreational vehicles registered pursuant to section
168.013, subdivision 1g.

(b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the
following plate and validation sticker fees apply for the
original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a plate in a
plate year:

Sequential new text begin Regular new text end Double Plate $ 4.25

Sequential Special Plate-Double $ 7.00

Sequential new text begin Regular new text end Single Plate $ 3.00

Sequential Special Plate-Single $ 5.50

new text begin Utility Trailer new text end Self-Adhesive Plate $ 2.50

Nonsequential Double Plate $14.00

Nonsequential Single Plate $10.00

Duplicate Sticker $ 1.00

deleted text begin (c) Fees collected under this subdivision must be paid into
the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax
distribution fund.
deleted text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1255,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Fees credited.

deleted text begin The fees collected under this
section must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to
the highway user tax distribution fund.deleted text end Fees collected under
this section do not include the contributions collected for the
World War II memorial donation match account.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.127,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Fees.

Instead of the filing fee described in
section 168.33, subdivision 7, the applicant new text begin for fleet
registration new text end shall pay an equivalent administrative fee new text begin to the
commissioner new text end for each vehicle in the fleet. deleted text begin The administrative
fee must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the
highway user tax distribution fund.
deleted text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.129,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Fees credited.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1293,
subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Deposit of fee; appropriation.

The commissioner
shall deposit the application fee under subdivision 2, paragraph
(a), clause (3), in the deleted text begin highway user tax distribution fund
deleted text end new text begin vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund
under section 299A.705new text end . An amount sufficient to pay the
department's cost in implementing and administering this
section, including payment of refunds under subdivision 4, is
appropriated to the commissioner.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1296,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Contribution and fees credited.

Contributions
under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (5), must be paid to
the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end and credited to the Minnesota
critical habitat private sector matching account established in
section 84.943. The fees collected under this section must be
deposited in the deleted text begin highway user tax distribution fund deleted text end new text begin vehicle
services operating account of the special revenue fund under
section 299A.705new text end .

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.27,
subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11.

new text begin dealer's new text end licenses; new text begin location change notice;
new text end fee.

new text begin (a) new text end Application for new text begin a dealer's new text end license or notification of
a change of location of new text begin the place of business on new text end a new text begin dealer's
new text end license must include a street address, not a post office box,
and is subject to the deleted text begin registrar's deleted text end new text begin commissioner's new text end approval.

new text begin (b) new text end Upon the filing of an application for a new text begin dealer's
new text end license and the proper fee, deleted text begin the registrar is authorized,deleted text end unless
the application on its face appears to be invalid, deleted text begin to deleted text end new text begin the
commissioner shall new text end grant a 90-day temporary license. During the
90-day period following issuance of new text begin the new text end temporary license,
the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall deleted text begin investigate the fitness of the
applicant,deleted text end inspect the new text begin place of business new text end sitedeleted text begin ,deleted text end and deleted text begin make other
investigation as necessary to deleted text end insure compliance with deleted text begin the
licensing law deleted text end new text begin this section and rules adopted under this sectionnew text end .

new text begin (c) new text end The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may extend the temporary
license 30 days new text begin to allow the temporarily licensed dealer to come
into full compliance with this section and rules adopted under
this sectionnew text end .

deleted text begin At the end of the period of investigation deleted text end new text begin (d) In no more
than 120 days following issuance of new text end the new text begin temporary new text end licensenew text begin , the
dealer license new text end must either be granted or denied.

new text begin (e) A license must be denied under the following conditions:
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end The license must be denied if within the previous ten
years the applicant was enjoined due to a violation of section
325F.69 or convicted of violating section 325E.14, 325E.15,
325E.16, or 325F.69, or convicted under section 609.53 of
receiving or selling stolen vehicles, or convicted of violating
United States Code, title 15, sections 1981 to 1991deleted text begin , as amended
through December 31, 1984,deleted text end or pleaded guilty, entered a plea of
nolo contendere or no contest, or has been found guilty in a
court of competent jurisdiction of any charge of failure to pay
state or federal income or sales taxes or felony charge of
forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses,
theft by swindle, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or bribery.

new text begin (2) new text end The license must also be denied if within the previous
year the applicant has been denied a new text begin dealer new text end license.

new text begin (3) new text end A license must also be denied if the applicant has had
a dealer license revoked within the previous ten years.

new text begin (f) new text end If the application is approved, the deleted text begin registrar
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall license the applicant as a deleted text begin motor vehicle
deleted text end dealer for one year from the date the temporary license is
granted and issue a certificate of license that must include a
distinguishing number of identification of the dealer. The
license must be displayed in a prominent place in the new text begin dealer's
new text end licensed deleted text begin location deleted text end new text begin place of businessnew text end .

new text begin (g) new text end Each initial application for a license must be
accompanied by a fee of deleted text begin $50 deleted text end new text begin $100 new text end in addition to the annual fee.
The annual fee deleted text begin shall be $100 deleted text end new text begin is $150new text end . deleted text begin All deleted text end new text begin The new text end initial fees and
annual fees must be paid into the state treasury and credited to
the general fund new text begin except that $50 of each initial and annual fee
must be credited to the vehicle services operating account in
the special revenue fund under section 299A.705new text end .

Sec. 21.

new text begin [168.326] EXPEDITED DRIVER AND VEHICLES
SERVICES; FEE.
new text end

new text begin (a) When an applicant requests and pays an expedited
service fee of $20, in addition to other specified and
statutorily mandated fees and taxes, the commissioner shall
expedite the processing of an application for a driver's
license, driving instruction permit, Minnesota identification
card, or vehicle title transaction.
new text end

new text begin (b) A driver's license agent or deputy registrar may retain
$10 of the expedited service fee for each expedited service
request processed by the licensing agent or deputy registrar.
new text end

new text begin (c) When expedited service is requested, materials must be
mailed or delivered to the requester within three days of
receipt of the expedited service fee excluding Saturdays,
Sundays, or the holidays listed in section 645.44, subdivision
5. The requester shall comply with all relevant requirements of
the requested document.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner may decline to accept an expedited
service request if it is apparent at the time it is made that
the request cannot be granted.
new text end

new text begin (e) The expedited service fees collected under this section
for an application for a driver's license, driving instruction
permit, or Minnesota identification card minus any portion
retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under
paragraph (b) must be credited to the driver services operating
account in the special revenue fund specified under section
299A.705.
new text end

new text begin (f) The expedited service fees collected under this section
for a transaction for a vehicle service minus any portion
retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under
paragraph (b) must be credited to the vehicle services operating
account in the special revenue fund specified under section
299A.705.
new text end

Sec. 22.

new text begin [168.327] DRIVER AND VEHICLE RECORD FEES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Records and fees. new text end

new text begin (a) Upon request by any
person authorized in this section, the commissioner shall
furnish a certified copy of any driver's license record,
instruction permit record, Minnesota identification card record,
vehicle registration record, vehicle title record, or accident
record.
new text end

new text begin (b) Other than accident records governed under section
169.09, subdivision 13, the requester shall pay a fee of $10 for
each certified record specified in paragraph (a) or a fee of $9
for each record that is not certified.
new text end

new text begin (c) In addition to the record fee in paragraph (b), the fee
for a copy of the history of any vehicle title not in electronic
format is $1 for each page of the historical record.
new text end

new text begin (d) Fees collected under paragraph (b) for driver's
license, instruction permit, and Minnesota identification card
records must be paid into the state treasury with 50 cents of
each fee credited to the general fund. The remainder of the
fees collected must be credited to the driver services operating
account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
new text end

new text begin (e) Fees collected under paragraphs (b) and (c) for vehicle
registration or title records must be paid into the state
treasury with 50 cents of each fee credited to the general
fund. The remainder of the fees collected must be credited to
the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue
fund specified in section 299A.705.
new text end

new text begin (f) The commissioner shall permit a person to inquire into
a record by the person's own electronic means for a fee of $4.50
for each inquiry, except that no fee may be charged when the
requester is the subject of the data.
new text end

new text begin (1) Of the $4.50 fee, $2.70 must be credited to the general
fund.
new text end

new text begin (2) For driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota
identification card records, the remainder must be credited to
the driver services operating account in the special revenue
fund under section 299A.705.
new text end

new text begin (3) For vehicle title or registration records, the
remainder must be credited to the vehicle services operating
account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
new text end

new text begin (g) Fees and the deposit of the fees for accident records
and reports are governed by section 169.09, subdivision 13.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Exception to fee. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding this
subdivision or section 13.03, a fee may not be imposed in
response to a request for public information about the
registration of a vehicle if the commissioner is satisfied that:
new text end

new text begin (1) the requester seeks the information on behalf of a
community-based, nonprofit organization designated by a local
law enforcement agency to be a requester; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the information is needed to identify suspected
prostitution law violators, controlled substance law violators,
or health code violators.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner shall not require a requester under
paragraph (a) to make a minimum number of data requests or limit
the requester to a maximum number of data requests.
new text end

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.33,
subdivision 7, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 45, section 2,
is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Filing fee.

(a) In addition to all other
statutory fees and taxes, a filing fee of:

deleted text begin (i) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end $4.50 is imposed on every deleted text begin motor deleted text end vehicle
registration renewal, excluding pro rate transactions; and

deleted text begin (ii) $7 deleted text end new text begin (2) $8.50 new text end is imposed on every other type of vehicle
transaction, including pro rate transactions;

except that a filing fee may not be charged for a document
returned for a refund or for a correction of an error made by
the Department of Public Safety, a deleted text begin licensed auto deleted text end dealer, or a
deputy registrar. The filing fee must be shown as a separate
item on all registration renewal notices sent out by the
deleted text begin department deleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end . No filing fee or other fee may be
charged for the permanent surrender of a deleted text begin certificate of deleted text end title
deleted text begin and license plates deleted text end for a deleted text begin motor deleted text end vehicle.

(b) deleted text begin Filing deleted text end new text begin All of the new text end fees collected under deleted text begin this subdivision
by the department deleted text end new text begin paragraph (a), clause (1),new text end must be deleted text begin paid
into deleted text end new text begin deposited in new text end the state treasury and credited to the deleted text begin highway
user tax distribution fund, except fees for registrations of
motor vehicles. Filing fees collected for registrations of
motor vehicles in conjunction with a title transfer or first
application in this state must be paid into the state treasury
with 50 percent of the money credited to the general fund and 50
percent credited to the highway user tax distribution
fund deleted text end new text begin vehicle services operating account in the special revenue
fund under section 299A.705. Of the fee collected under
paragraph (a), clause (2), $3.50 must be credited to the general
fund with the remainder credited to the vehicle services
operating account in the special revenue fund under section
299A.705new text end .

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.381,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Appropriations.

(a) Money appropriated to the
Department of Public Safety to procure the plates for any fiscal
year or years deleted text begin are deleted text end new text begin is new text end available for allotment, encumbrance, and
expenditure from and after the date of the enactment of the
appropriation. Materials and equipment used in the manufacture
of deleted text begin number deleted text end plates are subject only to the approval of the
commissioner deleted text begin of public safetydeleted text end .

(b) This section contemplates that money to be appropriated
to the Department of Public Safety deleted text begin in order deleted text end to carry out the
terms and provisions of this section will be appropriated by the
legislature from the deleted text begin highway user tax distribution deleted text end new text begin vehicle
services operating account in the special revenue new text end fund.

deleted text begin (c) A sum sufficient is appropriated annually from the
highway user tax distribution fund to the commissioner of public
safety to pay the costs of purchasing, delivering, and mailing
motor vehicle license number plates, license plate registration
tabs or stickers, and license plate registration notices.
deleted text end

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.152,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Inspection fee; proceeds to deleted text begin general fund deleted text end new text begin vehicle
services operating accountnew text end .

(a) A fee of deleted text begin $20 deleted text end new text begin $35 new text end must be paid
to the department before the department issues a certificate of
title for a vehicle that has been inspected and for which a
certificate of inspection has been issued pursuant to
subdivision 1. The only additional fee that may be assessed for
issuing the certificate of title is the filing fee imposed under
section 168.33, subdivision 7.

(b) deleted text begin Fees deleted text end new text begin Of the fee new text end collected by the department under this
subdivision, for conducting inspections under subdivision 1, new text begin $20
new text end must be deleted text begin deposited in deleted text end new text begin credited to new text end the general fund new text begin and the
remainder of the fee collected must be credited to the vehicle
services operating account in the special revenue fund as
specified in section 299A.705new text end .

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.29,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Amounts.

(a) The department deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be
paid the following fees:

(1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an
original certificate of title, the sum of deleted text begin $3 deleted text end new text begin $5.50 of which
$2.50 must be credited to the vehicle services operating account
of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705new text end ;

(2) for each security interest when first noted upon a
certificate of title, including the concurrent notation of any
assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction,
the sum of $2, except that no fee is due for a security interest
filed by a public authority under section 168A.05, subdivision
8;

(3) for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the
issuance of a new certificate of title, the sum of deleted text begin $3 deleted text end new text begin $5.50 of
which $2.50 must be credited to the vehicle services operating
account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705new text end ;

(4) for each assignment of a security interest when first
noted on a certificate of title, unless noted concurrently with
the security interest, the sum of $1;

(5) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum
of deleted text begin $4 deleted text end new text begin $6.50 of which $2.50 must be credited to the vehicle
services operating account of the special revenue fund under
section 299A.705new text end .

(b) After June 30, 1994, in addition to each of the fees
required under paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (3), the
department deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be paid $3.50. The additional new text begin $3.50 new text end fee
collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special
revenue fund and credited to the public safety motor vehicle
account established in section 299A.70.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.31, is
amended to read:

168A.31 DISPOSITION OF FEES; PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.

Subdivision 1.

deleted text begin paid to general deleted text end fund new text begin distributionnew text end .

All
fees prescribed by sections 168A.01 to 168A.31 and 168.54
collected by the department must be paid into the general fundnew text begin ,
unless otherwise specified in chapter 168Anew text end .

Subd. 2.

Expenses; appropriation.

All necessary expenses
incurred by the department for the administration of sections
168A.01 to 168A.31deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be paid from deleted text begin moneys deleted text end new text begin money new text end in the
deleted text begin transfer of ownership revolving deleted text end new text begin vehicle services operating
account of the special revenue new text end funddeleted text begin , and such funds are hereby
appropriated deleted text end new text begin as specified in section 299A.705new text end .

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09,
subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13.

Reports confidential; evidence, fee, penalty,
appropriation.

(a) All deleted text begin written deleted text end reports and supplemental deleted text begin reports
deleted text end new text begin information new text end required under this section deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be for the
use of the commissioner of public safety and other appropriate
state, federal, county, and municipal governmental agencies for
accident analysis purposes, except:

(1) the commissioner of public safety or any law
enforcement agency shall, upon written request of any deleted text begin person
deleted text end new text begin individual new text end involved in an accident or upon written request of
the representative of the deleted text begin person's deleted text end new text begin individual's new text end estate,
surviving spouse, or one or more surviving next of kin, or a
trustee appointed deleted text begin pursuant to deleted text end new text begin under new text end section 573.02, disclose to
the requester, the requester's legal counsel, or a
representative of the requester's insurer the report required
under subdivision 8;

(2) the commissioner of public safety shall, upon written
request, provide the driver filing a report under subdivision 7
with a copy of the report filed by the driver;

(3) the commissioner of public safety may verify with
insurance companies vehicle insurance information to enforce
sections 65B.48, 169.792, 169.793, 169.796, and 169.797;

(4) the commissioner of public safety shall provide the
commissioner of transportation the information obtained for each
traffic accident involving a commercial motor vehicle, for
purposes of administering commercial vehicle safety regulations;
and

(5) the commissioner of public safety may give to the
United States Department of Transportation commercial vehicle
accident information in connection with federal grant programs
relating to safety.

(b) Accident reports and data contained in the reports
deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin are new text end not deleted text begin be deleted text end discoverable under any provision of law or rule
of court. No report shall be used as evidence in any trial,
civil or criminal, new text begin or any action for damages or criminal
proceedings new text end arising out of an accidentdeleted text begin , except that deleted text end new text begin . However,
new text end the commissioner of public safety shall furnishnew text begin ,new text end upon the demand
of any person who hasdeleted text begin ,deleted text end or claims to havedeleted text begin ,deleted text end made a reportdeleted text begin ,deleted text end ordeleted text begin ,
deleted text end upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified
accident report has or has not been made to the commissioner
solely to prove compliance or failure to comply with the
requirements that the report be made to the commissioner.

(c) Nothing in this subdivision prevents any deleted text begin person
deleted text end new text begin individual new text end who has made a report deleted text begin pursuant to deleted text end new text begin under new text end this section
from providing information to any deleted text begin persons deleted text end new text begin individuals new text end involved
in an accident or their representatives or from testifying in
any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, as to
facts within the deleted text begin person's deleted text end new text begin individual's new text end knowledge. It is
intended by this subdivision to render privileged the reports
required, but it is not intended to prohibit proof of the facts
to which the reports relate.

(d) Disclosing any information contained in any accident
report, except as provided in this subdivision, section 13.82,
subdivision 3 or 6, or other statutes, is a misdemeanor.

(e) The commissioner of public safety deleted text begin may deleted text end new text begin shall new text end charge
authorized persons new text begin as described in paragraph (a) new text end a $5 fee for a
copy of an accident report. new text begin Ninety percent of the $5 fee
collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special
revenue fund and credited to the driver services operating
account established in section 299A.705 and ten percent must be
deposited in the general fund.new text end The commissioner may also
furnish deleted text begin copies of the modified accident records deleted text end new text begin an electronic
copy of the new text end database new text begin of accident records, which must not contain
personal or private data on an individual,new text end to private agencies
as provided in paragraph (g), for not less than the cost of
preparing the copies on a bulk basis new text begin as provided in section
13.03, subdivision 3new text end .

(f) new text begin The fees specified in paragraph (e) notwithstanding,
new text end the commissioner and law enforcement agencies deleted text begin may deleted text end new text begin shall new text end charge
commercial users who request access to response or incident data
relating to accidents a fee not to exceed 50 cents per
deleted text begin report deleted text end new text begin recordnew text end . "Commercial user" is a user who in one location
requests access to data in more than five accident reports per
month, unless the user establishes that access is not for a
commercial purpose. new text begin Of the new text end money collected by the commissioner
under this paragraph deleted text begin is appropriated to the commissioner deleted text end new text begin , 90
percent must be deposited in the special revenue fund and
credited to the driver services operating account established in
section 299A.705 and ten percent must be deposited in the
general fundnew text end .

(g) new text begin The fees in paragraphs (e) and (f) notwithstanding,new text end the
commissioner deleted text begin may deleted text end new text begin shall new text end provide deleted text begin a modified deleted text end new text begin an electronic new text end copy of
the accident records database deleted text begin that does deleted text end new text begin to the public on a
case-by-case basis using the cost-recovery charges provided for
under section 13.03, subdivision 3. The database provided must
new text end not contain deleted text begin names, driver's license numbers, vehicle license
plate numbers, addresses, or other identifying data to the
public upon request deleted text end new text begin personal or private data on an individualnew text end .
However, unless the accident records data base includes
the deleted text begin motor deleted text end vehicle identification number, the commissioner shall
include the vehicle deleted text begin license deleted text end new text begin registration new text end plate number if a
private agency certifies and agrees that the agency:

(1) is in the business of collecting accident and damage
information on vehicles;

(2) will use the vehicle deleted text begin license deleted text end new text begin registration new text end plate number
only for deleted text begin the purpose of deleted text end identifying vehicles that have been
involved in accidents or damaged deleted text begin in order deleted text end new text begin ,new text end to provide this
information to persons seeking access to a vehicle's history and
not for deleted text begin the purpose of deleted text end identifying individuals or for any other
purpose; and

(3) will be subject to the penalties and remedies under
sections 13.08 and 13.09.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169A.60,
subdivision 16, is amended to read:

Subd. 16.

Fees credited deleted text begin to highway user funddeleted text end .

Fees
collected from the sale or reinstatement of license plates under
this section must be paid into the state treasury and credited
one-half to the deleted text begin highway user tax distribution fund deleted text end new text begin vehicle
services operating account in the special revenue fund specified
in section 299A.705 new text end and one-half to the general fund.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.06,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Fees.

(a) The fees for a license and Minnesota
identification card are as follows:

Classified Driver's License D- deleted text begin $18.50 deleted text end new text begin $21.50 new text end C- deleted text begin $22.50 deleted text end new text begin $25.50
new text end B- deleted text begin $29.50 deleted text end new text begin $32.50 new text end A- deleted text begin $37.50 deleted text end new text begin $40.50
new text end Classified Under-21 D.L. D- deleted text begin $18.50 deleted text end new text begin $21.50 new text end C- deleted text begin $22.50 deleted text end new text begin $25.50
new text end B- deleted text begin $29.50 deleted text end new text begin $32.50 new text end A- deleted text begin $17.50 deleted text end new text begin $20.50
new text end Instruction Permit $ 9.50
Provisional License deleted text begin $ 9.50 deleted text end new text begin $12.50
new text end Duplicate License or
duplicate identification card deleted text begin $ 8.00 deleted text end new text begin $11.00
new text end Minnesota identification card or Under-21 Minnesota
identification card, other than duplicate,
except as otherwise provided in section 171.07,
subdivisions 3 and 3a deleted text begin $12.50 deleted text end new text begin $15.50
new text end

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), deleted text begin a person deleted text end new text begin an individual
new text end who holds a provisional license and has a driving record free of
(1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33,
169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) convictions for
crash-related moving violations, and (3) convictions for moving
violations that are not crash related, shall have a $3.50 credit
toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license.
"Moving violation" has the meaning given it in section 171.04,
subdivision 1.

(c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under
paragraph (a), the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall collect an
additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant or deleted text begin person
deleted text end new text begin individual new text end renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to
cover the costs for processing an applicant's initial and
biennial physical examination certificate. The department shall
not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew
the endorsement.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.06,
subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a.

Two-wheeled vehicle endorsement fee increased.

(a) The fee for any duplicate driver's license deleted text begin which is deleted text end obtained
for the purpose of adding a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement is
increased by $18.50 for each first such duplicate license and
$13 for each renewal thereof. The additional fee deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be
paid into the state treasury and credited as follows:

(1) $11 of the additional fee for each first duplicate
license, and $7 of the additional fee for each renewal, must be
credited to the motorcycle safety fundnew text begin ,new text end which is hereby created;
providednew text begin ,new text end that deleted text begin any deleted text end new text begin ten percent of new text end fee receipts in excess of
$750,000 in a fiscal year deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be credited deleted text begin 90 percent to
the trunk highway fund and ten percent deleted text end to the general funddeleted text begin , as
provided in section 171.26deleted text end .

(2) The remainder of the additional fee must be credited to
the general fund.

(b) All application forms prepared by the commissioner for
two-wheeled vehicle endorsements deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end clearly state the
amount of the total fee that is dedicated to the motorcycle
safety fund.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.061,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Fee; equipment.

(a) The agent may charge and
retain a filing fee of deleted text begin $3.50 deleted text end new text begin $5 new text end for each application. Except as
provided in paragraph (b), the fee shall cover all expenses
involved in receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the
department the applications and fees required under sections
171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and
171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a.

(b) The department shall maintain the photo identification
equipment for all agents appointed as of January 1, 2000. Upon
the retirement, resignation, death, or discontinuance of an
existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing
office pursuant to Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and
notwithstanding the above or Minnesota Rules, part 7404.0400,
the department shall provide and maintain photo identification
equipment without additional cost to a newly appointed agent in
that office if the office was provided the equipment by the
department before January 1, 2000. All photo identification
equipment must be compatible with standards established by the
department.

(c) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county
board must be paid into the county treasury and credited to the
general revenue fund of the county. An agent who is not an
employee of the county shall retain the filing fee in lieu of
county employment or salary and is considered an independent
contractor for pension purposes, coverage under the Minnesota
State Retirement System, or membership in the Public Employees
Retirement Association.

(d) Before the end of the first working day following the
final day of the reporting period established by the department,
the agent must forward to the department all applications and
fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in
paragraph (c).

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.07,
subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11.

Standby or temporary custodian.

(a) Upon the
written request of the applicant and upon payment of an
additional fee of $3.50, the department shall issue a driver's
license or Minnesota identification card bearing a symbol or
other appropriate identifier indicating that the license holder
has appointed an individual to serve as a standby or temporary
custodian under chapter 257B.

(b) The request must be accompanied by a copy of the
designation executed under section 257B.04.

(c) The department shall maintain a computerized records
system of all deleted text begin persons deleted text end new text begin individuals new text end listed as standby or temporary
custodians by driver's license and identification card
applicants. This data deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be released to appropriate law
enforcement agencies under section 13.69. Upon a parent's
request and payment of a fee of $3.50, the department shall
revise its list of standby or temporary custodians to reflect a
change in the appointment.

(d) At the request of the license or cardholder, the
department shall cancel the standby or temporary custodian
indication without additional charge. However, this paragraph
does not prohibit a fee that may be applicable for a duplicate
or replacement license or card, renewal of a license, or other
service applicable to a driver's license or identification card.

(e) Notwithstanding sections 13.08, subdivision 1, and
13.69, the department and department employees are conclusively
presumed to be acting in good faith when employees rely on
statements made, in person or by telephone, by persons
purporting to be law enforcement and subsequently release
information described in paragraph (b). When acting in good
faith, the department and department personnel are immune from
civil liability and not subject to suit for damages resulting
from the release of this information.

(f) The department and its employees:

(1) have no duty to inquire or otherwise determine whether
a designation submitted under this subdivision is legally valid
and enforceable; and

(2) are immune from all civil liability and not subject to
suit for damages resulting from a claim that the designation was
not legally valid and enforceable.

(g) Of the fees received by the department under this
subdivision:

(1) Up to deleted text begin $111,000 received in fiscal year 1997 and up to
deleted text end $61,000 received deleted text begin in subsequent fiscal years deleted text end must be deposited in
the general fund.

(2) All other fees must be deposited in the deleted text begin trunk highway
deleted text end new text begin driver services operating account in the special revenue new text end fund
new text begin specified in section 299A.705new text end .

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Initial motorcycle endorsement fee.

A person
applying for an initial motorcycle endorsement on a driver's
license shall pay at the place of examination a total fee of
$21, which includes the examination fee and endorsement fee, but
does not include the fee for a duplicate driver's license
prescribed in section 171.06, subdivision 2. Of this amount,
$11 must be credited as provided in section 171.06, subdivision
2a, paragraph (a), clause (1), $2.50 must be credited to
the deleted text begin trunk highway deleted text end new text begin driver services operating account in the
special revenue new text end fund new text begin specified under section 299A.705new text end , and the
remainder must be credited to the general fund.

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Repeat examination fee. new text end

new text begin (a) A fee of $10 must
be paid by an individual to take a third and any subsequent
knowledge test administered by the department if the individual
has failed two previous consecutive knowledge tests on the
subject.
new text end

new text begin (b) A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual to take a
third and any subsequent skills or road test administered by the
department if the individual has previously failed two
consecutive skill or road tests in a specified class of motor
vehicle.
new text end

new text begin (c) All fees received under this subdivision must be paid
into the state treasury and credited to the driver services
operating account in the special revenue fund specified under
section 299A.705.
new text end

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.26, is
amended to read:

171.26 MONEY CREDITED TO FUNDS.

All money received under this chapter must be paid into the
state treasury and credited to the deleted text begin trunk highway deleted text end new text begin driver services
operating account in the special revenue new text end fund new text begin specified under
section 299A.705new text end , except as provided in sections 171.06,
subdivision 2a; 171.07, subdivision 11, paragraph (g); deleted text begin 171.12,
subdivision 8;deleted text end and 171.29, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.29,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Reinstatement fees and surcharges allocated and
appropriated.

(a) deleted text begin A person deleted text end new text begin An individual new text end whose driver's license
has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1, except under
section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 609.21, deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end pay a $30 fee
before the driver's license is reinstated.

(b) A person whose driver's license has been revoked as
provided in subdivision 1 under section 169A.52, 169A.54, or
609.21, deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end pay a $250 fee plus a $40 surcharge before
the driver's license is reinstated. Beginning July 1, 2002, the
surcharge is $145. Beginning July 1, 2003, the surcharge is
$430. The $250 fee is to be credited as follows:

(1) Twenty percent must be credited to the deleted text begin trunk highway
deleted text end new text begin driver services operating account in the special revenue new text end fund new text begin as
specified in section 299A.705new text end .

(2) Sixty-seven percent must be credited to the general
fund.

(3) Eight percent must be credited to a separate account to
be known as the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension account. Money
in this account may be appropriated to the commissioner of
public safety and the appropriated amount must be apportioned 80
percent for laboratory costs and 20 percent for carrying out the
provisions of section 299C.065.

(4) Five percent must be credited to a separate account to
be known as the vehicle forfeiture account, which is created in
the special revenue fund. The money in the account is annually
appropriated to the commissioner for costs of handling vehicle
forfeitures.

(c) The revenue from $50 of each surcharge must be credited
to a separate account to be known as the traumatic brain injury
and spinal cord injury account. The money in the account is
annually appropriated to the commissioner of health to be used
as follows: 83 percent for contracts with a qualified
community-based organization to provide information, resources,
and support to assist persons with traumatic brain injury and
their families to access services, and 17 percent to maintain
the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury registry
created in section 144.662. For the purposes of this
deleted text begin clause deleted text end new text begin paragraphnew text end , a "qualified community-based organization" is
a private, not-for-profit organization of consumers of traumatic
brain injury services and their family members. The
organization must be registered with the United States Internal
Revenue Service under section 501(c)(3) as a tax-exempt
organization and must have as its purposes:

(i) the promotion of public, family, survivor, and
professional awareness of the incidence and consequences of
traumatic brain injury;

(ii) the provision of a network of support for persons with
traumatic brain injury, their families, and friends;

(iii) the development and support of programs and services
to prevent traumatic brain injury;

(iv) the establishment of education programs for persons
with traumatic brain injury; and

(v) the empowerment of persons with traumatic brain injury
through participation in its governance.

deleted text begin No deleted text end new text begin A new text end patient's name, identifying information, or identifiable
medical data deleted text begin will deleted text end new text begin must not new text end be disclosed to the organization
without the informed voluntary written consent of the patient or
patient's guardian or, if the patient is a minor, of the parent
or guardian of the patient.

(d) The remainder of the surcharge must be credited to a
separate account to be known as the remote electronic
alcohol-monitoring program account. The commissioner shall
transfer the balance of this account to the commissioner of
finance on a monthly basis for deposit in the general fund.

(e) When these fees are collected by a licensing agent,
appointed under section 171.061, a handling charge is imposed in
the amount specified under section 171.061, subdivision 4. The
reinstatement fees and surcharge must be deposited in an
approved deleted text begin state deleted text end depository as directed under section 171.061,
subdivision 4.

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.36, is
amended to read:

171.36 LICENSE RENEWAL; FEES; PROCEEDS TO deleted text begin TRUNK HIGHWAY
FUND deleted text end new text begin DRIVER SERVICES OPERATING ACCOUNTnew text end .

All licenses deleted text begin shall deleted text end expire one year from new text begin the new text end date of
issuance and may be renewed upon application to the
commissioner. Each application for an original or renewal
school license deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be accompanied by a fee of $150 and
each application for an original or renewal instructor's license
deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be accompanied by a fee of $50. The license fees
collected under sections 171.33 to 171.41deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be deleted text begin paid
into deleted text end new text begin credited to new text end the deleted text begin trunk highway deleted text end new text begin driver services operating
account in the special revenue new text end fund new text begin specified under section
299A.705new text end . deleted text begin No deleted text end new text begin A new text end license fee deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must not new text end be refunded in the
event that the license is rejected or revoked.

Sec. 39.

new text begin [299A.705] DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES OPERATING
ACCOUNTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Vehicle services operating account. new text end

new text begin (a)
The vehicle services operating account is created in the special
revenue fund, consisting of all money from the vehicle services
fees specified in chapters 168 and 168A and any other money
otherwise deposited in or credited to this account.
new text end

new text begin (b) Money appropriated is available to administer vehicle
services as specified in chapters 168 and 168A and section
169.345, including:
new text end

new text begin (1) designing, producing, issuing, and mailing vehicle
registrations, plates, emblems, and titles;
new text end

new text begin (2) collecting title and registration taxes and fees;
new text end

new text begin (3) transferring vehicle registration plates and titles;
new text end

new text begin (4) maintaining vehicle records;
new text end

new text begin (5) issuing disability certificates and plates;
new text end

new text begin (6) licensing vehicle dealers;
new text end

new text begin (7) appointing, monitoring, and auditing deputy registrars;
and
new text end

new text begin (8) inspecting vehicles when required by law.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Driver services operating account. new text end

new text begin (a) The
Driver and Vehicle Services Division driver services operating
account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of
all money collected under chapter 171 and any other money
otherwise deposited in or credited to the account.
new text end

new text begin (b) Money in the account must be used by the commissioner
of public safety to administer the driver services specified in
chapters 169A and 171, including the activities associated with
producing and mailing drivers' licenses and identification cards
and notices relating to issuance, renewal, or withdrawal of
driving and identification card privileges for any fiscal year
or years and for the testing and examination of drivers. Money
in the account may also be used for driver and traffic safety
activities.
new text end

Sec. 40. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.012, subdivision 12;
168.041, subdivision 11; 168.105, subdivision 6; 168.123,
subdivision 5; 168.1235, subdivision 5; 168.128, subdivision 4;
168.231; 168.345, subdivisions 3 and 4; 170.23; 171.12,
subdivision 8; and 171.185, are repealed.
new text end

ARTICLE 7

APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are
appropriated from the general fund, or any other fund named, to
the agencies and for the purposes specified in the sections of
this article, to be available for the fiscal years indicated for
each purpose. The figures "2006" and "2007" where used in this
article, mean that the appropriation or appropriations listed
under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2006, or June 30, 2007, respectively.
SUMMARY BY FUND

BIENNIAL
2006 2007 TOTAL

General $4,096,207,000 $4,449,795,000 $8,546,002,000

State Government
Special Revenue 44,733,000 44,743,000 89,476,000

Health Care
Access 314,010,000 253,009,000 567,019,000

Federal TANF 276,749,000 276,807,000 553,556,000

Lottery Prize 1,456,000 1,456,000 2,912,000

TOTAL $4,733,155,000 $5,025,810,000 $9,758,965,000

APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2006 2007

Sec. 2. COMMISSIONER OF
HUMAN SERVICES

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation $4,583,334,000 $4,875,979,000

Summary by Fund

2006 2007

General 3,996,801,000 4,350,389,000

State Government
Special Revenue 534,000 534,000

Health Care
Access 307,794,000 246,793,000

Federal TANF 276,749,000 276,807,000

Lottery Cash
Flow 1,456,000 1,456,000

[RECEIPTS FOR SYSTEMS PROJECTS.]
Appropriations and federal receipts for
information system projects for MAXIS,
PRISM, MMIS, AND SSIS must be deposited
in the state system account authorized
in Minnesota Statutes, section
256.014. Money appropriated for
computer projects approved by the
Minnesota Office of Technology, funded
by the legislature, and approved by the
commissioner of finance, may be
transferred from one project to another
and from development to operations as
the commissioner of human services
considers necessary. Any unexpended
balance in the appropriation for these
projects does not cancel but is
available for ongoing development and
operations.

[SYSTEMS CONTINUITY.] In the event of
disruption of technical systems or
computer operations, the commissioner
may use available grant appropriations
to ensure continuity of payments for
maintaining the health, safety, and
well-being of clients served by
programs administered by the Department
of Human Services. Grant funds must be
used in a manner consistent with the
original intent of the appropriation.

[NONFEDERAL SHARE TRANSFERS.] The
nonfederal share of activities for
which federal administrative
reimbursement is appropriated to the
commissioner may be transferred to the
special revenue fund.

[TANF FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO OTHER
ENTITIES.] Any expenditures from the
TANF block grant shall be expended in
accordance with the requirements and
limitations of part A of title IV of
the Social Security Act, as amended,
and any other applicable federal
requirement or limitation. Prior to
any expenditure of these funds, the
commissioner shall ensure that funds
are expended in compliance with the
requirements and limitations of federal
law and that any reporting requirements
of federal law are met. It shall be
the responsibility of any entity to
which these funds are appropriated to
implement a memorandum of understanding
with the commissioner that provides the
necessary assurance of compliance prior
to any expenditure of funds. The
commissioner shall receipt TANF funds
appropriated to other state agencies
and coordinate all related interagency
accounting transactions necessary to
implement these appropriations.
Unexpended TANF funds appropriated to
any state, local, or nonprofit entity
cancel at the end of the state fiscal
year unless appropriating or statutory
language permits otherwise.

[TANF MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.] (a) In
order to meet the basic maintenance of
effort (MOE) requirements of the TANF
block grant specified under Code of
Federal Regulations, title 45, section
263.1, the commissioner may only report
nonfederal money expended for allowable
activities listed in the following
clauses as TANF/MOE expenditures:

(1) MFIP cash, diversionary work
program, and food assistance benefits
under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J;

(2) the child care assistance programs
under Minnesota Statutes, sections
119B.03 and 119B.05, and county child
care administrative costs under
Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.15;

(3) state and county MFIP
administrative costs under Minnesota
Statutes, chapters 256J and 256K;

(4) state, county, and tribal MFIP
employment services under Minnesota
Statutes, chapters 256J and 256K;

(5) expenditures made on behalf of
noncitizen MFIP recipients who qualify
for the medical assistance without
federal financial participation program
under Minnesota Statutes, section
256B.06, subdivision 4, paragraphs (d),
(e), and (j); and

(6) qualifying working family credit
expenditures under Minnesota Statutes,
section 290.0671.

(b) The commissioner shall ensure that
sufficient qualified nonfederal
expenditures are made each year to meet
the state's TANF/MOE requirements. For
the activities listed in paragraph (a),
clauses (2) to (6), the commissioner
may only report expenditures that are
excluded from the definition of
assistance under Code of Federal
Regulations, title 45, section 260.31.

(c) For fiscal years beginning with
state fiscal year 2003, the
commissioner shall assure that the
maintenance of effort used by the
commissioner of finance for the
February and November forecasts
required under Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.103, contains expenditures
under paragraph (a), clause (1), equal
to at least 25 percent of the total
required under Code of Federal
Regulations, title 45, section 263.1.

(d) Minnesota Statutes, section
256.011, subdivision 3, which requires
that federal grants or aids secured or
obtained under that subdivision be used
to reduce any direct appropriations
provided by law, do not apply if the
grants or aids are federal TANF funds.

(e) Paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (6),
and paragraphs (b) to (d), expire June
30, 2009, notwithstanding section 12.

[WORKING FAMILY CREDIT EXPENDITURES AS
TANF/MOE.] The commissioner may claim
as TANF maintenance of effort up to the
following amounts of working family
credit expenditures for the following
fiscal years:

(1) fiscal year 2006, $6,942,000; and

(2) fiscal year 2007 and thereafter,
$6,707,000.

[GIFTS.] Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, sections 16A.013 to 16A.016,
the commissioner may accept, on behalf
of the state, additional funding from
sources other than state funds for the
purpose of financing the cost of
assistance program grants or nongrant
administration. All additional funding
is appropriated to the commissioner for
use as designated by the grantor of
funding.

[CAPITATION RATE INCREASE.] Of the
health care access fund appropriations
to the University of Minnesota,
$2,157,000 in fiscal year 2006 and
$2,157,000 in fiscal year 2007 are to
be used to increase the capitation
payments under Minnesota Statutes,
section 256B.69. Notwithstanding the
provisions of section 12, this
provision shall not expire.

Subd. 2.

Agency Management

Summary by Fund

General 39,530,000 39,530,000

State Government
Special Revenue 415,000 415,000

Health Care Access 3,541,000 3,541,000

Federal TANF 222,000 222,000

The amounts that may be spent from the
appropriation for each purpose are as
follows:

(a) Financial Operations

General 10,049,000 10,049,000

Health Care Access 696,000 696,000

Federal TANF 122,000 122,000

(b) Legal and
Regulation Operations

General 7,635,000 7,635,000

State Government
Special Revenue 415,000 415,000

Health Care Access 244,000 244,000

Federal TANF 100,000 100,000

General 3,281,000 3,281,000

Health Care Access 68,000 68,000

(d) Information Technology
Operations

General 18,565,000 18,565,000

Health Care Access 2,533,000 2,533,000

Subd. 3.

Revenue and Pass-Through Expenditures

Federal TANF 60,767,000 58,224,000

Subd. 4.

Economic Support Grants

Summary by Fund

General 397,165,000 413,392,000

Federal TANF 215,308,000 217,909,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each purpose are as
follows:

(a) MFIP/DWP Grants

General 35,640,000 31,902,000

Federal TANF 112,714,000 115,277,000

(b) Support Services Grants

General 8,697,000 8,715,000

Federal TANF 102,594,000 102,632,000

General 81,635,000 91,365,000

(d) Child Care Development Grants

General 1,540,000 1,540,000

(e) Child Support Enforcement Grants

General 3,255,000 3,255,000

(f) Children's Services Grants

General 39,403,000 43,657,000

[BASE ADJUSTMENT FOR ADOPTION
ASSISTANCE GRANTS.] The general fund
base is increased by $2,153,000 in
fiscal year 2008 and $4,310,000 in
fiscal year 2009 for adoption
assistance grants.

[BASE ADJUSTMENT FOR RELATIVE CUSTODY
ASSISTANCE GRANTS.] The general fund
base is increased by $838,000 in fiscal
year 2008 and $1,689,000 in fiscal year
2009 for relative custody assistance
grants.

[ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND RELATIVE
CUSTODY ASSISTANCE.] The commissioner
may transfer unencumbered appropriation
balances for adoption assistance and
relative custody assistance between
fiscal years and between programs.

[PRIVATIZED ADOPTION GRANTS.] Federal
reimbursement for privatized adoption
grant and foster care recruitment grant
expenditures is appropriated to the
commissioner for adoption grants and
foster care and adoption administrative
purposes.

(g) Children and Community
Services Grants

General 68,488,000 68,488,000

[DELAY PROJECTS OF REGIONAL
SIGNIFICANCE.] Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 256M.40,
subdivision 2, the projects of the
regional significance grant program are
delayed until July 1, 2007. The
general fund base for the program shall
be $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 and
$25,000,000 in fiscal year 2009.

(h) General Assistance Grants

General 30,823,000 31,157,000

[GENERAL ASSISTANCE STANDARD.] The
commissioner shall set the monthly
standard of assistance for general
assistance units consisting of an adult
recipient who is childless and
unmarried or living apart from parents
or a legal guardian at $203. The
commissioner may reduce this amount
according to Laws 1997, chapter 85,
article 3, section 54.

[EMERGENCY GENERAL ASSISTANCE.] The
amount appropriated for emergency
general assistance funds is limited to
no more that $7,889,812 in fiscal year
2006 and $7,889,812 in fiscal year
2007. Funds to counties shall be
allocated by the commissioner using the
allocation method specified in
Minnesota Statutes, section 256D.06.

(i) Minnesota Supplemental Aid Grants

General 30,315,000 30,801,000

[EMERGENCY MINNESOTA SUPPLEMENTAL AID
FUNDS.] The amount appropriated for
emergency Minnesota supplemental aid
funds is limited to no more than
$1,100,000 in fiscal year 2006 and
$1,100,000 in fiscal year 2007. Funds
to counties shall be allocated by the
commissioner using the allocation
method specified in Minnesota Statutes,
section 256D.46.

(j) Group Residential Housing Grants

General 84,588,000 90,110,000

(k) Other Children and Economic
Assistance Grants

General 12,781,000 12,402,000

Subd. 5.

Children and Economic Assistance
Management

Summary by Fund

General 42,292,000 42,292,000

Health Care Access 249,000 249,000

Federal TANF 452,000 452,000

The amounts that may be spent from the
appropriation for each purpose are as
follows:

(a) Children and Economic
Assistance Administration

General 7,571,000 7,571,000

Federal TANF 452,000 452,000

(b) Children and Economic
Assistance Operations

General 34,721,000 34,721,000

Health Care Access 249,000 249,000

[SPENDING AUTHORITY FOR FOOD STAMPS
BONUS AWARDS.] In the event that
Minnesota qualifies for the United
States Department of Agriculture Food
and Nutrition Services Food Stamp
Program performance bonus awards
beginning in federal fiscal year 2004,
the funding is appropriated to the
commissioner. The commissioner shall
retain 25 percent of the funding, with
the other 75 percent divided among the
counties according to a formula that
takes into account each county's impact
on state performance in the applicable
bonus categories.

[CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT CENTER.]
Payments to the commissioner from other
governmental units, private
enterprises, and individuals for
services performed by the child support
payment center must be deposited in the
state systems account authorized under
Minnesota Statutes, section 256.014.
These payments are appropriated to the
commissioner for the operation of the
child support payment center or system,
according to Minnesota Statutes,
section 256.014.

[CHILD SUPPORT COST RECOVERY FEES.] The
commissioner shall transfer $34,000 of
child support cost recovery fees
collected in fiscal year 2006 and
fiscal year 2007 to the PRISM special
revenue account to offset PRISM system
costs of maintaining the fee.

[FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DATA MATCH AND
PAYMENT OF FEES.] The commissioner is
authorized to allocate up to $310,000
each year in fiscal year 2006 and
fiscal year 2007 from the PRISM special
revenue account to make payments to
financial institutions in exchange for
performing data matches between account
information held by financial
institutions and the public authority's
database of child support obligors as
authorized by Minnesota Statutes,
section 13B.06, subdivision 7.

Subd. 6.

Basic Health Care Grants

Summary by Fund

General 1,727,366,000 1,989,812,000

Health Care Access 288,239,000 227,238,000

[UPDATING FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES.]
Annual updates to the federal poverty
guidelines are effective each July 1,
following publication by the United
States Department of Health and Human
Services for health care programs under
Minnesota Statutes, chapters 256, 256B,
256D, and 256L.

The amounts that may be spent from the
appropriation for each purpose are as
follows:

(a) MinnesotaCare Grants

Health Care Access 287,489,000 226,488,000

[MINNESOTACARE FEDERAL RECEIPTS.]
Receipts received as a result of
federal participation pertaining to
administrative costs of the Minnesota
health care reform waiver shall be
deposited as nondedicated revenue in
the health care access fund. Receipts
received as a result of federal
participation pertaining to grants
shall be deposited in the federal fund
and shall offset health care access
funds for payments to providers.

[MINNESOTACARE FUNDING.] The
commissioner may expend money
appropriated from the health care
access fund for MinnesotaCare in either
fiscal year of the biennium.

(b) MA Basic Health Care -
Families and Children

General 630,437,000 771,874,000

General 810,407,000 865,094,000

(d) General Assistance Medical Care
Grants

General 279,623,000 349,785,000

(e) Prescription Drug Program Grants

General 4,340,000 -0-

[PDP TO MEDICARE PART D TRANSITION.]
The commissioner of human services,
with the approval of the commissioner
of finance, and after notification of
the chair of the senate Health and
Human Services Budget Division and the
chair of the house Health Policy and
Finance Committee, may transfer fiscal
year 2006 appropriations between the
medical assistance program and the
prescription drug program.

(f) Health Care Grants -
Other Assistance

General 2,559,000 3,059,000

Health Care Access 750,000 750,000

Subd. 7.

Health Care Management

Summary by Fund

General 21,113,000 21,116,000

Health Care Access 15,765,000 15,765,000

The amounts that may be spent from the
appropriation for each purpose are as
follows:

(a) Health Care Policy Administration

General 5,124,000 5,175,000

Health Care Access 745,000 745,000

[MINNESOTACARE OUTREACH REIMBURSEMENT.]
Federal administrative reimbursement
resulting from MinnesotaCare outreach
is appropriated to the commissioner for
this activity.

[MINNESOTA SENIOR HEALTH OPTIONS
REIMBURSEMENT.] Federal administrative
reimbursement resulting from the
Minnesota senior health options project
is appropriated to the commissioner for
this activity.

[UTILIZATION REVIEW.] Federal
administrative reimbursement resulting
from prior authorization and inpatient
admission certification by a
professional review organization shall
be dedicated to the commissioner for
these purposes. A portion of these
funds must be used for activities to
decrease unnecessary pharmaceutical
costs in medical assistance.

(b) Health Care Operations

General 15,989,000 15,941,000

Health Care Access 15,020,000 15,020,000

Subd. 8.

Continuing Care Grants

Summary by Fund

General 1,554,247,000 1,636,406,000

Lottery Prize 1,308,000 1,308,000

The amounts that may be spent from the
appropriation for each purpose are as
follows:

(a) Aging and Adult Services Grant

General 13,951,000 13,951,000

(b) Alternative Care Grants

General 67,425,000 67,528,000

[ALTERNATIVE CARE TRANSFER.] Any money
allocated to the alternative care
program that is not spent for the
purposes indicated does not cancel but
shall be transferred to the medical
assistance account.

General 512,671,000 508,930,000

(d) Medical Assistance Grants -
Long-Term Care Waivers and
Home Care Grants

General 833,982,000 914,451,000

[LIMITING GROWTH IN MR/RC WAIVER.] For
each year of the biennium ending June
30, 2007, the commissioner shall limit
the new diversion caseload growth in
the MR/RC waiver to 50 additional
allocations. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 256B.0916,
subdivision 5, paragraph (b), the
available diversion allocations shall
be awarded to support individuals whose
health and safety needs result in an
imminent risk of an institutional
placement at any time during the fiscal
year.

(e) Mental Health Grants

General 46,141,000 45,908,000

Lottery Prize 1,308,000 1,308,000

[RESTRUCTURING OF ADULT MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES.] The commissioner may make
transfers that do not increase the
state share of costs to effectively
implement the restructuring of adult
mental health services.

(f) Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
Grants

General 1,445,000 1,445,000

(g) Chemical Dependency
Entitlement Grants

General 63,183,000 68,744,000

(h) Chemical Dependency Nonentitlement
Grants

General 1,055,000 1,055,000

(i) Other Continuing Care Grants

General 14,394,000 14,394,000

Subd. 9.

Continuing Care Management

Summary by Fund

General 14,189,000 14,189,000

State Government
Special Revenue 119,000 119,000

Lottery Prize 148,000 148,000

Subd. 10.

State-Operated Services

Summary by Fund

General 200,899,000 193,652,000

[TRANSFER AUTHORITY RELATED TO
STATE-OPERATED SERVICES.] Money
appropriated to finance state-operated
services programs and administrative
services may be transferred between
fiscal years of the biennium with the
approval of the commissioner of finance.

[APPROPRIATION LIMITATION.] No part of
the appropriation in this article to
the commissioner for mental health
treatment services at the regional
treatment centers shall be used for the
Minnesota sex offender program.

Sec. 3. COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 102,985,000 102,985,000

Summary by Fund

General 64,688,000 64,688,000

State Government
Special Revenue 32,081,000 32,081,000

Health Care Access 6,216,000 6,216,000

[TANF APPROPRIATIONS.] (a) $4,000,000
of TANF funds is appropriated each year
to the commissioner for home visiting
and nutritional services listed under
Minnesota Statutes, section 145.882,
subdivision 7, clauses (6) and (7).
Funding shall be distributed to
community health boards based on
Minnesota Statutes, section 145A.131,
subdivision 1, and tribal governments
based on Minnesota Statutes, section
145A.14, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).

(b) $2,000,000 of TANF funds is
appropriated each year to the
commissioner for decreasing racial and
ethnic disparities in infant mortality
rates under Minnesota Statutes, section
145.928, subdivision 7.

Subd. 2.

Community and Family
Health Promotion

Summary by Fund

General 41,407,000 41,407,000

State Government
Special Revenue 128,000 128,000

Health Care Access 3,453,000 3,453,000

Subd. 3.

Policy Quality and
Compliance

Summary by Fund

General 3,805,000 3,805,000

State Government
Special Revenue 10,424,000 10,424,000

Health Care Access 2,763,000 2,763,000

Subd. 4.

Health Protection

Summary by Fund

General 9,092,000 9,092,000

State Government
Special Revenue 21,529,000 21,529,000

Subd. 5.

Minority and
Multicultural Health

General 4,982,000 4,982,000

Subd. 6.

Administrative
Support Services

General 5,402,000 5,402,000

Sec. 4. VETERANS NURSING HOMES BOARD

General 30,030,000 30,030,000

Sec. 5. HEALTH-RELATED BOARDS

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 11,572,000 11,582,000

State Government
Special Revenue 11,572,000 11,582,000

[STATE GOVERNMENT SPECIAL REVENUE
FUND.] The appropriations in this
section are from the state government
special revenue fund, except where
noted.

[NO SPENDING IN EXCESS OF REVENUES.]
The commissioner of finance shall not
permit the allotment, encumbrance, or
expenditure of money appropriated in
this section in excess of the
anticipated biennial revenues or
accumulated surplus revenues from fees
collected by the boards. Neither this
provision nor Minnesota Statutes,
section 214.06, applies to transfers
from the general contingent account.

[HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
ACTIVITY.] $546,000 each year from the
state government special revenue fund
is for the health professional services
activity.

Subd. 2.

Board of Behavioral
Health and Therapy

673,000 673,000

Subd. 3.

Board of Chiropractic
Examiners

384,000 384,000

Subd. 4.

Board of Dentistry

State Government Special
Revenue Fund

858,000 858,000

Subd. 5.

Board of Dietetics and
Nutrition Practice

101,000 101,000

Subd. 6.

Board of Marriage and
Family Therapy

118,000 118,000

Subd. 7.

Board of Medical
Practice

3,404,000 3,404,000

Subd. 8.

Board of Nursing

2,356,000 2,356,000

Subd. 9.

Board of Nursing
Home Administrators

597,000 607,000

[ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES UNIT.] Of this
appropriation, $359,000 the first year
and $359,000 the second year are for
the health boards administrative
services unit. The administrative
services unit may receive and expend
reimbursements for services performed
for other agencies.

Subd. 10.

Board of Optometry

96,000 96,000

Subd. 11.

Board of Pharmacy

1,027,000 1,027,000

Subd. 12.

Board of Physical
Therapy

197,000 197,000

Subd. 13.

Board of Podiatry

45,000 45,000

Subd. 14.

Board of Psychology

680,000 680,000

Subd. 15.

Board of Social
Work

873,000 873,000

Subd. 16.

Board of Veterinary
Medicine

163,000 163,000

Sec. 6. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BOARD

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 3,027,000 3,027,000

Summary by Fund

General 2,481,000 2,481,000

State Government
Special Revenue 546,000 546,000

Sec. 7. COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

General 500,000 500,000

Sec. 8. OMBUDSMAN FOR MENTAL HEALTH
AND MENTAL RETARDATION

General 1,462,000 1,462,000

Sec. 9. OMBUDSMAN FOR FAMILIES

General 245,000 245,000

Sec. 10. new text begin TRANSFERS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Grants. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of human
services, with the approval of the commissioner of finance, and
after notification of the chairs of the relevant senate budget
division and house finance committee, may transfer unencumbered
appropriation balances for the biennium ending June 30, 2007,
within fiscal years among the MFIP, general assistance medical
care, general assistance, medical assistance, MFIP child care
assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.05, Minnesota
supplemental aid, and group residential housing programs, and
the entitlement portion of the chemical dependency consolidated
treatment fund, and between fiscal years of the biennium.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Administration. new text end

new text begin Positions, salary money, and
nonsalary administrative money may be transferred within the
Departments of Human Services and Health and within the programs
operated by the Veterans Nursing Homes Board as the
commissioners and the board consider necessary, with the advance
approval of the commissioner of finance. The commissioner or
the board shall inform the chairs of the relevant house and
senate health committees quarterly about transfers made under
this provision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Prohibited transfers. new text end

new text begin Grant money shall not be
transferred to operations within the Departments of Human
Services and Health and within the programs operated by the
Veterans Nursing Homes Board without the approval of the
legislature.
new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin INDIRECT COSTS NOT TO FUND PROGRAMS.
new text end

new text begin The commissioners of health and of human services shall not
use indirect cost allocations to pay for the operational costs
of any program for which they are responsible.
new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin SUNSET OF UNCODIFIED LANGUAGE.
new text end

new text begin All uncodified language contained in this article expires
on June 30, 2007, unless a different expiration date is explicit.
new text end

Sec. 13. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin The provisions in this article are effective July 1, 2005,
unless a different effective date is specified.
new text end

ARTICLE 8

HUMAN SERVICES POLICY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256.975,
subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Prescription drug assistance.

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end The Minnesota
Board on Aging shall establish and administer a prescription
drug assistance program to assist individuals in accessing
programs offered by pharmaceutical manufacturers that provide
free or discounted prescription drugs or provide coverage for
prescription drugs. The board shall use computer software
programs to:

(1) list eligibility requirements for pharmaceutical
assistance programs offered by manufacturers;

(2) list drugs that are included in a supplemental rebate
contract between the commissioner and a pharmaceutical
manufacturer under section 256.01, subdivision 2, clause (23);
and

(3) link individuals with the pharmaceutical assistance
programs most appropriate for the individual. The board shall
make information on the prescription drug assistance program
available to interested individuals and health care providers
and shall coordinate the program with the statewide information
and assistance service provided through the Senior LinkAge Line
under subdivision 7.

deleted text begin (b) The board shall work with the commissioner and county
social service agencies to coordinate the enrollment of
individuals who are referred to the prescription drug assistance
program from the prescription drug program, as required under
section 256.955, subdivision 4a.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2006.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.0625,
subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13.

Drugs.

(a) Medical assistance covers drugs,
except for fertility drugs when specifically used to enhance
fertility, if prescribed by a licensed practitioner and
dispensed by a licensed pharmacist, by a physician enrolled in
the medical assistance program as a dispensing physician, or by
a physician or a nurse practitioner employed by or under
contract with a community health board as defined in section
145A.02, subdivision 5, for the purposes of communicable disease
control.

(b) The dispensed quantity of a prescription drug must not
exceed a 34-day supply, unless authorized by the commissioner.

(c) Medical assistance covers the following
over-the-counter drugs when prescribed by a licensed
practitioner or by a licensed pharmacist who meets standards
established by the commissioner, in consultation with the board
of pharmacy: antacids, acetaminophen, family planning products,
aspirin, insulin, products for the treatment of lice, vitamins
for adults with documented vitamin deficiencies, vitamins for
children under the age of seven and pregnant or nursing women,
and any other over-the-counter drug identified by the
commissioner, in consultation with the formulary committee, as
necessary, appropriate, and cost-effective for the treatment of
certain specified chronic diseases, conditions, or disorders,
and this determination shall not be subject to the requirements
of chapter 14. A pharmacist may prescribe over-the-counter
medications as provided under this paragraph for purposes of
receiving reimbursement under Medicaid. When prescribing
over-the-counter drugs under this paragraph, licensed
pharmacists must consult with the recipient to determine
necessity, provide drug counseling, review drug therapy for
potential adverse interactions, and make referrals as needed to
other health care professionals.

new text begin (d) Effective January 1, 2006, medical assistance shall not
cover drugs that are coverable under Medicare Part D as defined
in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003, Public Law 108-173, section
1860D-2(e), for individuals eligible for drug coverage as
defined in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003, Public Law 108-173, section
1860D-1(a)(3)(A). For these individuals, medical assistance may
cover drugs from the drug classes listed in United States Code,
title 42, section 1396r-8(d)(2), subject to this subdivision and
subdivisions 13a to 13g, except that drugs listed in United
States Code, title 42, section 1396r-8(d)(2)(E), shall not be
covered.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.0911,
subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

Subd. 1a.

Definitions.

For purposes of this section, the
following definitions apply:

(a) "Long-term care consultation services" means:

(1) providing information and education to the general
public regarding availability of the services authorized under
this section;

(2) an intake process that provides access to the services
described in this section;

(3) assessment of the health, psychological, and social
needs of referred individuals;

(4) assistance in identifying services needed to maintain
an individual in the least restrictive environment;

(5) providing recommendations on cost-effective community
services that are available to the individual;

(6) development of an individual's community support plan;

(7) providing information regarding eligibility for
Minnesota health care programs;

(8) preadmission screening to determine the need for a
nursing facility level of care;

(9) preliminary determination of Minnesota health care
programs eligibility for individuals who need a nursing facility
level of care, with appropriate referrals for final
determination;

(10) providing recommendations for nursing facility
placement when there are no cost-effective community services
available; and

(11) assistance to transition people back to community
settings after facility admission.

(b) "Minnesota health care programs" means the medical
assistance program under chapter 256Bdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin and new text end the alternative care
program under section 256B.0913deleted text begin , and the prescription drug
program under section 256.955deleted text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2006.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256M.40,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Project of regional significance; study.

The
commissioner shall study whether and how to dedicate a portion
of the allocated funds for projects of regional significance.
The study shall include an analysis of the amount of annual
funding to be dedicated for projects of regional significance
and what efforts these projects must support. The commissioner
shall submit a report to the chairs of the house and senate
committees with jurisdiction over children and community
services grants by January 15, 2005. deleted text begin The commissioner of
finance, in preparing the proposed biennial budget for fiscal
years 2006 and 2007, is instructed to include $25 million each
year in funding for projects of regional significance under this
chapter.
deleted text end

Sec. 5. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256.955, is repealed
effective January 1, 2006.
new text end

HF 93

Bill Text Versions

Current Version - as introduced

ARTICLE 1

SUMMARY (General Fund Only)

ARTICLE 2

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of education. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin School readiness. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Early childhood family education aid. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Health and developmental screening aid. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Head start program. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Community education aid. new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Adults with disabilities program aid. new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Hearing-impaired adults. new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin School-age care revenue. new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Adult basic education aid. new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Ged tests. new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Lead hazard reduction. new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of human services. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Basic sliding fee. new text end

ARTICLE 3

K-12 EDUCATION

Section 1.

123B.54 DEBT SERVICE APPROPRIATION.

Sec. 2.

Subd. 2.

Abatements.

Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of education. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin General education aid. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Referendum tax base replacement aid. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Enrollment options transportation. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Abatement revenue. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Consolidation transition. new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Nonpublic pupil education aid. new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Nonpublic pupil transportation aid. new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin One room schoolhouse. new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Declining pupil aid; albert lea. new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Declining pupil aid; mesabi east. new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Declining pupil aid; roseau. new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Charter school building lease aid. new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Charter school start-up aid. new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Integration aid. new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Magnet school grants. new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end

new text begin Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

SUMMARY
(General Fund Only)

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Interdistrict desegregation or integration
transportation grants. new text end

new text begin American indian teacher preparation
grants. new text end

new text begin Early childhood programs at tribal
schools. new text end

new text begin Examination fees; teacher training and support
programs. new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS
EDUCATION.
new text end

Section 1. new text begin ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND AGRICULTURE
APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end