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HF 2146

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/08/2012 12:15pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to data practices; classifying certain Metropolitan Council data for
building plans, specifications, and drawings; classifying certain government
agency requests for bids and proposal data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010,
sections 13.202, subdivision 11; 13.591, subdivision 3; 473.504, by adding a
subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.202, subdivision 11, is amended to read:


Subd. 11.

Metropolitan government.

(a) Affirmative action plans. Treatment
of data relating to metropolitan agency affirmative action plans is governed by section
473.143, subdivisions 5 and 7.

(b) Contracts for management services. Data relating to compensation of
personnel who work under a management service contract are classified by section
473.405, subdivision 12.

(c) Arena acquisition. Certain data in connection with a decision whether to acquire
a sports arena are classified under section 473.598, subdivision 4.

(d) Airports commission. Certain airline data submitted to the Metropolitan
Airports Commission in connection with the issuance of revenue bonds are classified
under section 473.6671, subdivision 3.

(e) Solid waste landfill fee. Information obtained from the operator of a mixed
municipal solid waste disposal facility under section 473.843 is classified under section
473.843, subdivision 4.

(f) Metropolitan airport parking customers. Data relating to applicants for or
users of automated parking facilities at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are
classified under section 473.685.

new text begin (g) Metropolitan Council treatment and disposal facilities. Certain data on
council metropolitan treatment and disposal system facilities and building plans and other
information submitted to the council are classified under section 473.504, subdivision 13.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.591, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Business as vendor.

(a) Data submitted by a business to a government
entity in response to a request for bids as defined in section 16C.02, subdivision 11, are
private or nonpublic until the bids are opened. Once the bids are opened, the name of the
bidder and the dollar amount specified in the response are read and become public. All
other data in a bidder's response to a bid are private or nonpublic data until completion of
the selection process. For purposes of this section, "completion of the selection process"
means that the government entity has completed its evaluation and has ranked the
responses. After a government entity has completed the selection process, all remaining
data submitted by all bidders are public with the exception of trade secret data as defined
and classified in section 13.37. A statement by a bidder that submitted data are copyrighted
or otherwise protected does not prevent public access to the data contained in the bid.

If all responses to a request for bids are rejected prior to completion of the selection
process, all data, other than that made public at the bid opening, remain private or
nonpublic until a resolicitation of bids results in completion of the selection process
or a determination is made to abandon the purchase. If the rejection occurs after the
completion of the selection process, the data remain public. If a resolicitation of bids does
not occur within one year of the bid opening date, the remaining data become public.

(b) Data submitted by a business to a government entity in response to a request
for proposal, as defined in section 16C.02, subdivision 12, are private or nonpublic until
the responses are opened. Once the responses are opened, the name of the responder is
read and becomes public. All other data in a responder's response to a request for proposal
are private or nonpublic data until completion of the evaluation process. For purposes of
this section, "completion of the evaluation process" means that the government entity has
completed negotiating the contract with the selected vendor. After a government entity
has completed the evaluation process, all remaining data submitted by all responders are
public with the exception of trade secret data as defined and classified in section 13.37. A
statement by a responder that submitted data are copyrighted or otherwise protected does
not prevent public access to the data contained in the response.

If all responses to a request for proposal are rejected prior to completion of the
evaluation process, all data, other than that made public at the response opening, remain
private or nonpublic until a resolicitation of the requests for proposal results in completion
of the evaluation process or a determination is made to abandon the purchase. If the
rejection occurs after the completion of the evaluation process, the data remain public.
If a resolicitation of proposals does not occur within one year of the proposal opening
date, the remaining data become public.

new text begin (c) If a government entity asks individuals outside the government entity to assist
with the evaluation of the bids or responses, the government entity may share private
or nonpublic data in the bids or responses with those individuals. The individuals
participating in the evaluation may not further disseminate the private or nonpublic data
they review.
new text end

new text begin (d) Data created by a government entity to create a request for bids or a request for
proposal are classified as nonpublic. To the extent that a government entity involves
persons outside the government entity to create the request for bids or request for proposal,
the data remain nonpublic in the hands of all persons who may not further disseminate any
data that are created or reviewed as part of the request for bids or request for proposal
development. Data created by a government entity to create a request for bids or a request
for proposal become public, as applicable:
new text end

new text begin (1) at the completion of the selection process for bids or the completion of the
evaluation process for proposals;
new text end

new text begin (2) when a determination is made to abandon the purchase; or
new text end

new text begin (3) if all responses to a request for bids or request for proposal have been rejected
prior to completion of the selection or evaluation process and bids or proposals are not
resolicited within one year of the bid or proposal opening date.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 473.504, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Building plans and specifications. new text end

new text begin (a) The following are nonpublic
security information under section 13.37:
new text end

new text begin (1) security features, detailed system plans, building plans, building specifications,
and building drawings of interceptor, treatment, and disposal facilities owned or operated
by the council; and
new text end

new text begin (2) security features, building plans, building specifications, and building drawings
submitted to the council in connection with the performance of the council's wastewater
services responsibilities under sections 473.501 to 473.549.
new text end

new text begin (b) The council may share its security features, detailed system plans, building
plans, building specifications, and building drawings with anyone as needed for the
construction, operation, or maintenance of its interceptor, treatment, and disposal facilities,
or as required by law. To the extent nonpublic data on council facilities is disseminated
to a government entity or to a person, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 10, the
data disseminated shall have the same classification in the hands of the entity or person
receiving the data as the data has in the hands of the council.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin APPLICATION.
new text end

new text begin Section 3 applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
Scott, and Washington.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 1 to 4 are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end