HF 2444

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/22/2012 02:47pm

A bill for an act
relating to the financing and operation of state government; income and corporate
franchise taxation; eliminating the preferences for foreign source income;
repealing the subtraction for foreign royalties; expanding the definition of
domestic corporations to include certain foreign corporations incorporated
or doing business in tax havens; modifying JOBZ tax benefits; reducing the
corporate franchise tax rates; modifying the apportionment of income; repealing
foreign operating corporations; repealing the special apportionment formula for
certain mail order businesses; expanding the Minnesota Science and Technology
Authority to include a research focus; establishing a new public research
infrastructure grant program; requiring a plan for expanded research; establishing
a public postsecondary research partnership; amending Minnesota Statutes
2010, sections 116W.01; 116W.02, subdivisions 2, 3; 116W.03, subdivision 1;
116W.04, subdivisions 1, 8; 116W.06, subdivisions 1, 2; 289A.08, subdivision 3;
290.01, subdivisions 5, 19d, 29, by adding a subdivision; 290.06, subdivision
1; 290.0921, subdivision 1; 290.17, subdivision 4; 290.191, subdivisions 2,
3, 5; 469.315; 469.319, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement,
sections 116W.25; 116W.26, subdivisions 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 116W.27; 116W.28;
116W.29; 116W.30; 116W.31; 116W.32, subdivision 1; 290.01, subdivision 19c;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116W; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 290.01, subdivision 6b; 290.06, subdivision
29; 290.0921, subdivision 7; 290.191, subdivision 4; 469.317; 469.318.

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

ARTICLE 1

MINNESOTA INNOVATION ACT

Section 1. new text begin CITATION.
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new text begin This act may be known as the "Minnesota Innovation Act."
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ARTICLE 2

CORPORATE TAX REFORM

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 289A.08, subdivision 3, is amended to
read:

Subd. 3.

Corporations.

(a) A corporation that is subject to the state's jurisdiction to
tax under section 290.014, subdivision 5, must file a return deleted text begin , except that a foreign operating
corporation as defined in section 290.01, subdivision 6b, is not required to file a return deleted text end .

(b) Members of a unitary business that are required to file a combined report on one
return must designate a member of the unitary business to be responsible for tax matters,
including the filing of returns, the payment of taxes, additions to tax, penalties, interest,
or any other payment, and for the receipt of refunds of taxes or interest paid in excess of
taxes lawfully due. The designated member must be a member of the unitary business that
is filing the single combined report and either:

(1) a corporation that is subject to the taxes imposed by chapter 290; or

(2) a corporation that is not subject to the taxes imposed by chapter 290:

(i) Such corporation consents by filing the return as a designated member under this
clause to remit taxes, penalties, interest, or additions to tax due from the members of the
unitary business subject to tax, and receive refunds or other payments on behalf of other
members of the unitary business. The member designated under this clause is a "taxpayer"
for the purposes of this chapter and chapter 270C, and is liable for any liability imposed
on the unitary business under this chapter and chapter 290.

(ii) If the state does not otherwise have the jurisdiction to tax the member designated
under this clause, consenting to be the designated member does not create the jurisdiction
to impose tax on the designated member, other than as described in item (i).

(iii) The member designated under this clause must apply for a business tax account
identification number.

(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules for the filing of one return on behalf of the
members of an affiliated group of corporations that are required to file a combined report.
All members of an affiliated group that are required to file a combined report must file one
return on behalf of the members of the group under rules adopted by the commissioner.

(d) If a corporation claims on a return that it has paid tax in excess of the amount of
taxes lawfully due, that corporation must include on that return information necessary for
payment of the tax in excess of the amount lawfully due by electronic means.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for returns filed for taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2011.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.01, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Domestic corporation.

The term "domestic" when applied to a corporation
means a corporation:

(1) created or organized in the United States, or under the laws of the United States
or of any state, the District of Columbia, or any political subdivision of any of the
foregoing but not including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any possession of
the United States;

(2) which qualifies as a DISC, as defined in section 992(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code; deleted text begin or
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(3) which qualifies as a FSC, as defined in section 922 of the Internal Revenue Code deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
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new text begin (4) which is incorporated in a tax haven;
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new text begin (5) which is engaged in activity in a tax haven sufficient for the tax haven to impose
a net income tax under United States constitutional standards and section 290.015, and
which reports that 20 percent or more of its income is attributable to business in the tax
haven; or
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new text begin (6) which has the average of its property, payroll, and sales factors, as defined under
section 290.191, within the 50 states of the United States and the District of Columbia, of
20 percent or more.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for returns filed for taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2011.
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Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 5c. new text end

new text begin Tax haven. new text end

new text begin (a) "Tax haven" means the following foreign jurisdictions,
unless the listing of the jurisdiction does not apply under paragraph (b):
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new text begin (1) Andorra;
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new text begin (2) Anguilla;
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new text begin (3) Antigua and Barbuda;
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new text begin (4) Aruba;
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new text begin (5) Bahamas;
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new text begin (6) Bahrain;
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new text begin (7) Belize;
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new text begin (8) British Virgin Islands;
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new text begin (9) Cayman Islands;
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new text begin (10) Cook Islands;
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new text begin (11) Costa Rica;
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new text begin (12) Dominica;
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new text begin (13) Gibraltar;
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new text begin (14) Grenada;
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new text begin (15) Guernsey-Sark-Alderney;
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new text begin (16) Jersey;
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new text begin (17) Jordan;
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new text begin (18) Lebanon;
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new text begin (19) Liberia;
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new text begin (20) Liechtenstein;
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new text begin (21) Maldives;
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new text begin (22) Marshall Islands;
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new text begin (23) Monaco;
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new text begin (24) Montserrat;
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new text begin (25) Nauru;
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new text begin (26) Netherlands Antilles;
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new text begin (27) Niue;
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new text begin (28) Panama;
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new text begin (29) St. Kitts and Nevis;
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new text begin (30) St. Lucia;
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new text begin (31) St. Vincent and Grenadines;
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new text begin (32) Tonga;
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new text begin (33) Turks and Caicos; and
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new text begin (34) Vanuatu.
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new text begin (b) A foreign jurisdiction's listing under paragraph (a) does not apply to the first
taxable year after the United States enters into a tax treaty or other agreement with the
foreign jurisdiction that provides for prompt, obligatory, and automatic exchange of
information with the United States government relevant to enforcing the provisions of
federal tax laws and the treaty or other agreement was in effect for the taxable year.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for returns filed for taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2011.
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Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19c, is
amended to read:

Subd. 19c.

Corporations; additions to federal taxable income.

For corporations,
there shall be added to federal taxable income:

(1) the amount of any deduction taken for federal income tax purposes for income,
excise, or franchise taxes based on net income or related minimum taxes, including but not
limited to the tax imposed under section 290.0922, paid by the corporation to Minnesota,
another state, a political subdivision of another state, the District of Columbia, or any
foreign country or possession of the United States;

(2) interest not subject to federal tax upon obligations of: the United States, its
possessions, its agencies, or its instrumentalities; the state of Minnesota or any other
state, any of its political or governmental subdivisions, any of its municipalities, or any
of its governmental agencies or instrumentalities; the District of Columbia; or Indian
tribal governments;

(3) exempt-interest dividends received as defined in section 852(b)(5) of the Internal
Revenue Code;

(4) the amount of any net operating loss deduction taken for federal income tax
purposes under section 172 or 832(c)(10) of the Internal Revenue Code or operations loss
deduction under section 810 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(5) the amount of any special deductions taken for federal income tax purposes
under sections 241 to 247 and 965 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(6) losses from the business of mining, as defined in section 290.05, subdivision 1,
clause (a), that are not subject to Minnesota income tax;

(7) the amount of any capital losses deducted for federal income tax purposes under
sections 1211 and 1212 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(8) the exempt foreign trade income of a foreign sales corporation under sections
921(a) and 291 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(9) the amount of percentage depletion deducted under sections 611 through 614 and
291 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(10) for certified pollution control facilities placed in service in a taxable year
beginning before December 31, 1986, and for which amortization deductions were elected
under section 169 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended through December
31, 1985, the amount of the amortization deduction allowed in computing federal taxable
income for those facilities;

deleted text begin (11) the amount of any deemed dividend from a foreign operating corporation
determined pursuant to section 290.17, subdivision 4, paragraph (g). The deemed dividend
shall be reduced by the amount of the addition to income required by clauses (20), (21),
(22), and (23);
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deleted text begin (12) deleted text end new text begin (11) new text end the amount of a partner's pro rata share of net income which does not flow
through to the partner because the partnership elected to pay the tax on the income under
section 6242(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code;

deleted text begin (13) deleted text end new text begin (12) new text end the amount of net income excluded under section 114 of the Internal
Revenue Code;

deleted text begin (14) deleted text end new text begin (13) new text end any increase in subpart F income, as defined in section 952(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code, for the taxable year when subpart F income is calculated without
regard to the provisions of Division C, title III, section 303(b) of Public Law 110-343;

deleted text begin (15) deleted text end new text begin (14) new text end 80 percent of the depreciation deduction allowed under section
168(k)(1)(A) and (k)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code. For purposes of this clause, if
the taxpayer has an activity that in the taxable year generates a deduction for depreciation
under section 168(k)(1)(A) and (k)(4)(A) and the activity generates a loss for the taxable
year that the taxpayer is not allowed to claim for the taxable year, "the depreciation
allowed under section 168(k)(1)(A) and (k)(4)(A)" for the taxable year is limited to excess
of the depreciation claimed by the activity under section 168(k)(1)(A) and (k)(4)(A)
over the amount of the loss from the activity that is not allowed in the taxable year. In
succeeding taxable years when the losses not allowed in the taxable year are allowed, the
depreciation under section 168(k)(1)(A) and (k)(4)(A) is allowed;

deleted text begin (16) deleted text end new text begin (15) new text end 80 percent of the amount by which the deduction allowed by section 179 of
the Internal Revenue Code exceeds the deduction allowable by section 179 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended through December 31, 2003;

deleted text begin (17) deleted text end new text begin (16) new text end to the extent deducted in computing federal taxable income, the amount of
the deduction allowable under section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code;

deleted text begin (18) deleted text end new text begin (17) new text end for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2013, the exclusion allowed
under section 139A of the Internal Revenue Code for federal subsidies for prescription
drug plans;

deleted text begin (19) deleted text end new text begin (18) new text end the amount of expenses disallowed under section 290.10, subdivision 2;

deleted text begin (20) an amount equal to the interest and intangible expenses, losses, and costs paid,
accrued, or incurred by any member of the taxpayer's unitary group to or for the benefit
of a corporation that is a member of the taxpayer's unitary business group that qualifies
as a foreign operating corporation. For purposes of this clause, intangible expenses and
costs include:
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deleted text begin (i) expenses, losses, and costs for, or related to, the direct or indirect acquisition,
use, maintenance or management, ownership, sale, exchange, or any other disposition of
intangible property;
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deleted text begin (ii) losses incurred, directly or indirectly, from factoring transactions or discounting
transactions;
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deleted text begin (iii) royalty, patent, technical, and copyright fees;
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deleted text begin (iv) licensing fees; and
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deleted text begin (v) other similar expenses and costs.
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deleted text begin For purposes of this clause, "intangible property" includes stocks, bonds, patents, patent
applications, trade names, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, mask works, trade
secrets, and similar types of intangible assets.
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deleted text begin This clause does not apply to any item of interest or intangible expenses or costs paid,
accrued, or incurred, directly or indirectly, to a foreign operating corporation with respect
to such item of income to the extent that the income to the foreign operating corporation
is income from sources without the United States as defined in subtitle A, chapter 1,
subchapter N, part 1, of the Internal Revenue Code;
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deleted text begin (21) except as already included in the taxpayer's taxable income pursuant to clause
(20), any interest income and income generated from intangible property received or
accrued by a foreign operating corporation that is a member of the taxpayer's unitary
group. For purposes of this clause, income generated from intangible property includes:
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deleted text begin (i) income related to the direct or indirect acquisition, use, maintenance or
management, ownership, sale, exchange, or any other disposition of intangible property;
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deleted text begin (ii) income from factoring transactions or discounting transactions;
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deleted text begin (iii) royalty, patent, technical, and copyright fees;
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deleted text begin (iv) licensing fees; and
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deleted text begin (v) other similar income.
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deleted text begin For purposes of this clause, "intangible property" includes stocks, bonds, patents, patent
applications, trade names, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, mask works, trade
secrets, and similar types of intangible assets.
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deleted text begin This clause does not apply to any item of interest or intangible income received or accrued
by a foreign operating corporation with respect to such item of income to the extent that
the income is income from sources without the United States as defined in subtitle A,
chapter 1, subchapter N, part 1, of the Internal Revenue Code;
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deleted text begin (22) the dividends attributable to the income of a foreign operating corporation that
is a member of the taxpayer's unitary group in an amount that is equal to the dividends
paid deduction of a real estate investment trust under section 561(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code for amounts paid or accrued by the real estate investment trust to the
foreign operating corporation;
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deleted text begin (23) the income of a foreign operating corporation that is a member of the taxpayer's
unitary group in an amount that is equal to gains derived from the sale of real or personal
property located in the United States;
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deleted text begin (24) deleted text end new text begin (19) new text end for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2010, the additional amount
allowed as a deduction for donation of computer technology and equipment under section
170(e)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code, to the extent deducted from taxable income; and

deleted text begin (25) deleted text end new text begin (20) new text end discharge of indebtedness income resulting from reacquisition of business
indebtedness and deferred under section 108(i) of the Internal Revenue Code.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
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Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.01, subdivision 19d, is amended to read:

Subd. 19d.

Corporations; modifications decreasing federal taxable income.

For
corporations, there shall be subtracted from federal taxable income after the increases
provided in subdivision 19c:

(1) the amount of foreign dividend gross-up added to gross income for federal
income tax purposes under section 78 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(2) the amount of salary expense not allowed for federal income tax purposes due to
claiming the work opportunity credit under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(3) any dividend (not including any distribution in liquidation) paid within the
taxable year by a national or state bank to the United States, or to any instrumentality of
the United States exempt from federal income taxes, on the preferred stock of the bank
owned by the United States or the instrumentality;

(4) amounts disallowed for intangible drilling costs due to differences between
this chapter and the Internal Revenue Code in taxable years beginning before January
1, 1987, as follows:

(i) to the extent the disallowed costs are represented by physical property, an amount
equal to the allowance for depreciation under Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 290.09,
subdivision 7, subject to the modifications contained in subdivision 19e; and

(ii) to the extent the disallowed costs are not represented by physical property, an
amount equal to the allowance for cost depletion under Minnesota Statutes 1986, section
290.09, subdivision 8;

(5) the deduction for capital losses pursuant to sections 1211 and 1212 of the
Internal Revenue Code, except that:

(i) for capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986,
capital loss carrybacks shall not be allowed;

(ii) for capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986,
a capital loss carryover to each of the 15 taxable years succeeding the loss year shall be
allowed;

(iii) for capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning before January 1, 1987, a
capital loss carryback to each of the three taxable years preceding the loss year, subject to
the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 290.16, shall be allowed; and

(iv) for capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning before January 1, 1987,
a capital loss carryover to each of the five taxable years succeeding the loss year to the
extent such loss was not used in a prior taxable year and subject to the provisions of
Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 290.16, shall be allowed;

(6) an amount for interest and expenses relating to income not taxable for federal
income tax purposes, if (i) the income is taxable under this chapter and (ii) the interest and
expenses were disallowed as deductions under the provisions of section 171(a)(2), 265 or
291 of the Internal Revenue Code in computing federal taxable income;

(7) in the case of mines, oil and gas wells, other natural deposits, and timber for
which percentage depletion was disallowed pursuant to subdivision 19c, clause (9), a
reasonable allowance for depletion based on actual cost. In the case of leases the deduction
must be apportioned between the lessor and lessee in accordance with rules prescribed
by the commissioner. In the case of property held in trust, the allowable deduction must
be apportioned between the income beneficiaries and the trustee in accordance with the
pertinent provisions of the trust, or if there is no provision in the instrument, on the basis
of the trust's income allocable to each;

(8) for certified pollution control facilities placed in service in a taxable year
beginning before December 31, 1986, and for which amortization deductions were elected
under section 169 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended through December
31, 1985, an amount equal to the allowance for depreciation under Minnesota Statutes
1986, section 290.09, subdivision 7;

(9) amounts included in federal taxable income that are due to refunds of income,
excise, or franchise taxes based on net income or related minimum taxes paid by the
corporation to Minnesota, another state, a political subdivision of another state, the
District of Columbia, or a foreign country or possession of the United States to the extent
that the taxes were added to federal taxable income under deleted text begin section 290.01, deleted text end subdivision 19c,
clause (1), in a prior taxable year;

deleted text begin (10) 80 percent of royalties, fees, or other like income accrued or received from a
foreign operating corporation or a foreign corporation which is part of the same unitary
business as the receiving corporation, unless the income resulting from such payments or
accruals is income from sources within the United States as defined in subtitle A, chapter
1, subchapter N, part 1, of the Internal Revenue Code;
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deleted text begin (11) deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end income or gains from the business of mining as defined in section 290.05,
subdivision 1, clause (a), that are not subject to Minnesota franchise tax;

deleted text begin (12) deleted text end new text begin (11) new text end the amount of disability access expenditures in the taxable year which are
not allowed to be deducted or capitalized under section 44(d)(7) of the Internal Revenue
Code;

deleted text begin (13) deleted text end new text begin (12) new text end the amount of qualified research expenses not allowed for federal income
tax purposes under section 280C(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, but only to the extent
that the amount exceeds the amount of the credit allowed under section 290.068;

deleted text begin (14) deleted text end new text begin (13) new text end the amount of salary expenses not allowed for federal income tax purposes
due to claiming the Indian employment credit under section 45A(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code;

deleted text begin (15) deleted text end new text begin (14) new text end for a corporation whose foreign sales corporation, as defined in section
922 of the Internal Revenue Code, constituted a foreign operating corporation during any
taxable year ending before January 1, 1995, and a return was filed by August 15, 1996,
claiming the deduction under section 290.21, subdivision 4, for income received from
the foreign operating corporation, an amount equal to 1.23 multiplied by the amount of
income excluded under section 114 of the Internal Revenue Code, provided the income is
not income of a foreign operating company;

deleted text begin (16) deleted text end new text begin (15) new text end any decrease in subpart F income, as defined in section 952(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code, for the taxable year when subpart F income is calculated without
regard to the provisions of Division C, title III, section 303(b) of Public Law 110-343;

deleted text begin (17) deleted text end new text begin (16) new text end in each of the five tax years immediately following the tax year in which an
addition is required under subdivision 19c, clause deleted text begin (15) deleted text end new text begin (14) new text end , an amount equal to one-fifth
of the delayed depreciation. For purposes of this clause, "delayed depreciation" means the
amount of the addition made by the taxpayer under subdivision 19c, clause deleted text begin (15) deleted text end new text begin (14) new text end . The
resulting delayed depreciation cannot be less than zero;

deleted text begin (18) deleted text end new text begin (17) new text end in each of the five tax years immediately following the tax year in which an
addition is required under subdivision 19c, clause deleted text begin (16) deleted text end new text begin (15) new text end , an amount equal to one-fifth
of the amount of the addition; and

deleted text begin (19) deleted text end new text begin (18) new text end to the extent included in federal taxable income, discharge of indebtedness
income resulting from reacquisition of business indebtedness included in federal taxable
income under section 108(i) of the Internal Revenue Code. This subtraction applies only
to the extent that the income was included in net income in a prior year as a result of the
addition under deleted text begin section 290.01, deleted text end subdivision 19c, clause deleted text begin (25) deleted text end new text begin (20) new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
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Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.01, subdivision 29, is amended to read:

Subd. 29.

Taxable income.

The term "taxable income" means:

(1) for individuals, estates, and trusts, the same as taxable net income; new text begin and
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(2) for corporations, the taxable net income less new text begin :
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(i) the net operating loss deduction under section 290.095; new text begin and
new text end

(ii) the dividends received deduction under section 290.21, subdivision 4; new text begin plus
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(iii) deleted text begin the exemption for operating in a job opportunity building zone under section
469.317;
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deleted text begin (iv) deleted text end the exemption for operating in a biotechnology and health sciences industry
zone under section 469.337; and

deleted text begin (v) deleted text end new text begin (iv) new text end the exemption for operating in an international economic development
zone under section 469.326.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
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Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Computation, corporations.

The franchise tax imposed upon
corporations shall be computed by applying to their taxable income the rate of deleted text begin 9.8 deleted text end new text begin 6.5 new text end
percent.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
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Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.0921, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Tax imposed.

In addition to the taxes computed under this chapter
without regard to this section, the franchise tax imposed on corporations includes a tax
equal to the excess, if any, for the taxable year of:

(1) deleted text begin 5.8 deleted text end new text begin 3.8 new text end percent of Minnesota alternative minimum taxable income; over

(2) the tax imposed under section 290.06, subdivision 1, without regard to this
section.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
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Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Unitary business principle.

(a) If a trade or business conducted wholly
within this state or partly within and partly without this state is part of a unitary business,
the entire income of the unitary business is subject to apportionment pursuant to section
290.191. Notwithstanding subdivision 2, paragraph (c), none of the income of a unitary
business is considered to be derived from any particular source and none may be allocated
to a particular place except as provided by the applicable apportionment formula. The
provisions of this subdivision do not apply to business income subject to subdivision 5,
income of an insurance company, or income of an investment company determined under
section 290.36.

(b) The term "unitary business" means business activities or operations which
result in a flow of value between them. The term may be applied within a single legal
entity or between multiple entities and without regard to whether each entity is a sole
proprietorship, a corporation, a partnership or a trust.

(c) Unity is presumed whenever there is unity of ownership, operation, and use,
evidenced by centralized management or executive force, centralized purchasing,
advertising, accounting, or other controlled interaction, but the absence of these
centralized activities will not necessarily evidence a nonunitary business. Unity is also
presumed when business activities or operations are of mutual benefit, dependent upon or
contributory to one another, either individually or as a group.

(d) Where a business operation conducted in Minnesota is owned by a business
entity that carries on business activity outside the state different in kind from that
conducted within this state, and the other business is conducted entirely outside the state, it
is presumed that the two business operations are unitary in nature, interrelated, connected,
and interdependent unless it can be shown to the contrary.

(e) Unity of ownership is not deemed to exist when a corporation is involved unless
that corporation is a member of a group of two or more business entities and more than 50
percent of the voting stock of each member of the group is directly or indirectly owned
by a common owner or by common owners, either corporate or noncorporate, or by one
or more of the member corporations of the group. For this purpose, the term "voting
stock" shall include membership interests of mutual insurance holding companies formed
under section 66A.40.

(f) The net income and apportionment factors under section 290.191 or 290.20 of
foreign corporations and other foreign entities which are part of a unitary business shall
not be included in the net income or the apportionment factors of the unitary business.
A foreign corporation or other foreign entity which is required to file a return under this
chapter shall file on a separate return basis. deleted text begin The net income and apportionment factors
under section 290.191 or 290.20 of foreign operating corporations shall not be included in
the net income or the apportionment factors of the unitary business except as provided in
paragraph (g). deleted text end new text begin The provisions of this paragraph are not severable from the provisions of
section 290.01, subdivision 5, clauses (4) to (6); if any of those provisions are found to be
unconstitutional, the provisions of this paragraph are void for the respective taxable years.
new text end

deleted text begin (g) The adjusted net income of a foreign operating corporation shall be deemed to
be paid as a dividend on the last day of its taxable year to each shareholder thereof, in
proportion to each shareholder's ownership, with which such corporation is engaged in
a unitary business. Such deemed dividend shall be treated as a dividend under section
290.21, subdivision 4.
deleted text end

deleted text begin Dividends actually paid by a foreign operating corporation to a corporate shareholder
which is a member of the same unitary business as the foreign operating corporation shall
be eliminated from the net income of the unitary business in preparing a combined report
for the unitary business. The adjusted net income of a foreign operating corporation
shall be its net income adjusted as follows:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) any taxes paid or accrued to a foreign country, the commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, or a United States possession or political subdivision of any of the foregoing shall
be a deduction; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) the subtraction from federal taxable income for payments received from foreign
corporations or foreign operating corporations under section 290.01, subdivision 19d,
clause (10), shall not be allowed.
deleted text end

deleted text begin If a foreign operating corporation incurs a net loss, neither income nor deduction
from that corporation shall be included in determining the net income of the unitary
business.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (h) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end For purposes of determining the net income of a unitary business and the
factors to be used in the apportionment of net income pursuant to section 290.191 or
290.20, there must be included only the income and apportionment factors of domestic
corporations or other domestic entities deleted text begin other than foreign operating corporations deleted text end that are
determined to be part of the unitary business pursuant to this subdivision, notwithstanding
that foreign corporations or other foreign entities might be included in the unitary
business new text begin , except that foreign corporations or other foreign entities that are included on a
federal income tax return must be included on the combined report. Income of a foreign
partnership or other foreign entity treated as a partnership included in federal taxable
income, as defined in section 63 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
through the date named in section 290.01, subdivision 19, and the proportionate amount of
apportionment factors, must be included in the combined report new text end .

deleted text begin (i) deleted text end new text begin (h) new text end Deductions for expenses, interest, or taxes otherwise allowable under
this chapter that are connected with or allocable against dividends deleted text begin , deemed dividends
described in paragraph (g), or royalties, fees, or other like income described in section
290.01, subdivision 19d, clause (10), deleted text end shall not be disallowed.

deleted text begin (j) deleted text end new text begin (i) new text end Each corporation or other entity, except a sole proprietorship, that is part of
a unitary business must file combined reports as the commissioner determines. On the
reports, all intercompany transactions between entities included pursuant to paragraph
deleted text begin (h) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end must be eliminated and the entire net income of the unitary business determined in
accordance with this subdivision is apportioned among the entities by using each entity's
Minnesota factors for apportionment purposes in the numerators of the apportionment
formula and the total factors for apportionment purposes of all entities included pursuant
to paragraph deleted text begin (h) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end in the denominators of the apportionment formula. new text begin All sales of the
unitary business made within Minnesota pursuant to section 290.191 or 290.20 must be
included on the separate combined report of a corporation that is a member of the unitary
business and is subject to the jurisdiction of this state to impose tax under this chapter.
new text end

deleted text begin (k) deleted text end new text begin (j) new text end If a corporation has been divested from a unitary business and is included in a
combined report for a fractional part of the common accounting period of the combined
report:

(1) its income includable in the combined report is its income incurred for that part
of the year determined by proration or separate accounting; and

(2) its sales, property, and payroll included in the apportionment formula must
be prorated or accounted for separately.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for returns filed for taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2011.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.191, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Apportionment formula of general application.

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end Except for those
trades or businesses required to use a different formula under subdivision 3 or section
290.36, and for those trades or businesses that receive permission to use some other
method under section 290.20 deleted text begin or under subdivision 4 deleted text end , a trade or business required to
apportion its net income must apportion its income to this state on the basis of the
percentage obtained by taking the sum of new text begin the following percentages and dividing by three new text end :

(1) deleted text begin the percent for the sales factor under paragraph (b) of deleted text end the percentage which
the sales made within this state in connection with the trade or business during the tax
period are of the total sales wherever made in connection with the trade or business during
the tax period;

(2) deleted text begin the percent for the property factor under paragraph (b) of deleted text end the percentage which
the total tangible property used by the taxpayer in this state in connection with the trade or
business during the tax period is of the total tangible property, wherever located, used by
the taxpayer in connection with the trade or business during the tax period; and

(3) deleted text begin the percent for the payroll factor under paragraph (b) of deleted text end the percentage which
the taxpayer's total payrolls paid or incurred in this state or paid in respect to labor
performed in this state in connection with the trade or business during the tax period are
of the taxpayer's total payrolls paid or incurred in connection with the trade or business
during the tax period.

deleted text begin (b) For purposes of paragraph (a) and subdivision 3, the following percentages apply
for the taxable years specified:
deleted text end

deleted text begin Taxable years beginning during calendar year deleted text end			deleted text begin Sales factor percent deleted text end			deleted text begin Property factor percent deleted text end		deleted text begin Payroll factor percent deleted text end
deleted text begin 2007 deleted text end			deleted text begin 78 deleted text end			deleted text begin 11 deleted text end		deleted text begin 11 deleted text end
deleted text begin 2008 deleted text end			deleted text begin 81 deleted text end			deleted text begin 9.5 deleted text end		deleted text begin 9.5 deleted text end
deleted text begin 2009 deleted text end			deleted text begin 84 deleted text end			deleted text begin 8 deleted text end		deleted text begin 8 deleted text end
deleted text begin 2010 deleted text end			deleted text begin 87 deleted text end			deleted text begin 6.5 deleted text end		deleted text begin 6.5 deleted text end
deleted text begin 2011 deleted text end			deleted text begin 90 deleted text end			deleted text begin 5 deleted text end		deleted text begin 5 deleted text end
deleted text begin 2012 deleted text end			deleted text begin 93 deleted text end			deleted text begin 3.5 deleted text end		deleted text begin 3.5 deleted text end
deleted text begin 2013 deleted text end			deleted text begin 96 deleted text end			deleted text begin 2 deleted text end		deleted text begin 2 deleted text end
deleted text begin 2014 and later calendar years deleted text end			deleted text begin 100 deleted text end			deleted text begin 0 deleted text end		deleted text begin 0 deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.191, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Apportionment formula for financial institutions.

Except for an
investment company required to apportion its income under section 290.36, a financial
institution that is required to apportion its net income must apportion its net income to
this state on the basis of the percentage obtained by taking the sum of new text begin the following
percentages and dividing by three new text end :

(1) deleted text begin the percent for the sales factor under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), of deleted text end the
percentage which the receipts from within this state in connection with the trade or
business during the tax period are of the total receipts in connection with the trade or
business during the tax period, from wherever derived;

(2) deleted text begin the percent for the property factor under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), of deleted text end the
percentage which the sum of the total tangible property used by the taxpayer in this
state and the intangible property owned by the taxpayer and attributed to this state in
connection with the trade or business during the tax period is of the sum of the total
tangible property, wherever located, used by the taxpayer and the intangible property
owned by the taxpayer and attributed to all states in connection with the trade or business
during the tax period; and

(3) deleted text begin the percent for the payroll factor under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), of deleted text end the
percentage which the taxpayer's total payrolls paid or incurred in this state or paid in
respect to labor performed in this state in connection with the trade or business during
the tax period are of the taxpayer's total payrolls paid or incurred in connection with
the trade or business during the tax period.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.191, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Determination of sales factor.

For purposes of this section, the following
rules apply in determining the sales factor.

(a) The sales factor includes all sales, gross earnings, or receipts received in the
ordinary course of the business, except that the following types of income are not included
in the sales factor:

(1) interest;

(2) dividends;

(3) sales of capital assets as defined in section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(4) sales of property used in the trade or business, except sales of leased property of
a type which is regularly sold as well as leased;

(5) sales of debt instruments as defined in section 1275(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue
Code or sales of stock; and

(6) royalties, fees, or other like income of a type which qualify for a subtraction from
federal taxable income under section 290.01, subdivision 19d(10).

(b) Sales of tangible personal property are made within this state if the property is
received by a purchaser at a point within this state, and the taxpayer is taxable in this state,
regardless of the f.o.b. point, other conditions of the sale, or the ultimate destination
of the property.

(c) Tangible personal property delivered to a common or contract carrier or foreign
vessel for delivery to a purchaser in another state or nation is a sale in that state or nation,
regardless of f.o.b. point or other conditions of the sale.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c), when intoxicating liquor, wine,
fermented malt beverages, cigarettes, or tobacco products are sold to a purchaser who is
licensed by a state or political subdivision to resell this property only within the state of
ultimate destination, the sale is made in that state.

(e) deleted text begin Sales made by or through a corporation that is qualified as a domestic
international sales corporation under section 992 of the Internal Revenue Code are not
considered to have been made within this state. deleted text end new text begin Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) to (d),
sales of tangible personal property are in this state if the property is shipped from an office,
store, warehouse, factory, or other place of storage in this state and the purchaser is the
United States government or the taxpayer is not taxable in the state of the purchaser.
new text end

(f) Sales, rents, royalties, and other income in connection with real property is
attributed to the state in which the property is located.

(g) Receipts from the lease or rental of tangible personal property, including finance
leases and true leases, must be attributed to this state if the property is located in this
state and to other states if the property is not located in this state. Receipts from the
lease or rental of moving property including, but not limited to, motor vehicles, rolling
stock, aircraft, vessels, or mobile equipment are included in the numerator of the receipts
factor to the extent that the property is used in this state. The extent of the use of moving
property is determined as follows:

(1) A motor vehicle is used wholly in the state in which it is registered.

(2) The extent that rolling stock is used in this state is determined by multiplying
the receipts from the lease or rental of the rolling stock by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the miles traveled within this state by the leased or rented rolling stock and the
denominator of which is the total miles traveled by the leased or rented rolling stock.

(3) The extent that an aircraft is used in this state is determined by multiplying the
receipts from the lease or rental of the aircraft by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the number of landings of the aircraft in this state and the denominator of which is the
total number of landings of the aircraft.

(4) The extent that a vessel, mobile equipment, or other mobile property is used in
the state is determined by multiplying the receipts from the lease or rental of the property
by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the taxable year the
property was in this state and the denominator of which is the total days in the taxable year.

(h) Royalties and other income not described in paragraph (a), clause (6), received
for the use of or for the privilege of using intangible property, including patents,
know-how, formulas, designs, processes, patterns, copyrights, trade names, service names,
franchises, licenses, contracts, customer lists, or similar items, must be attributed to the
state in which the property is used by the purchaser. If the property is used in more
than one state, the royalties or other income must be apportioned to this state pro rata
according to the portion of use in this state. If the portion of use in this state cannot be
determined, the royalties or other income must be excluded from both the numerator
and the denominator. Intangible property is used in this state if the purchaser uses the
intangible property or the rights therein in the regular course of its business operations in
this state, regardless of the location of the purchaser's customers.

(i) Sales of intangible property are made within the state in which the property is
used by the purchaser. If the property is used in more than one state, the sales must be
apportioned to this state pro rata according to the portion of use in this state. If the
portion of use in this state cannot be determined, the sale must be excluded from both the
numerator and the denominator of the sales factor. Intangible property is used in this
state if the purchaser used the intangible property in the regular course of its business
operations in this state.

(j) Receipts from the performance of services must be attributed to the state where
the services are received. For the purposes of this section, receipts from the performance
of services provided to a corporation, partnership, or trust may only be attributed to a state
where it has a fixed place of doing business. If the state where the services are received is
not readily determinable or is a state where the corporation, partnership, or trust receiving
the service does not have a fixed place of doing business, the services shall be deemed
to be received at the location of the office of the customer from which the services were
ordered in the regular course of the customer's trade or business. If the ordering office
cannot be determined, the services shall be deemed to be received at the office of the
customer to which the services are billed. new text begin If the taxpayer is not taxable in the state of the
purchaser, the sale is attributable to this state if the greater proportion of the service is
performed in this state.
new text end

(k) For the purposes of this subdivision and subdivision 6, paragraph (l), receipts
from management, distribution, or administrative services performed by a corporation
or trust for a fund of a corporation or trust regulated under United States Code, title 15,
sections 80a-1 through 80a-64, must be attributed to the state where the shareholder of
the fund resides. Under this paragraph, receipts for services attributed to shareholders are
determined on the basis of the ratio of: (1) the average of the outstanding shares in the
fund owned by shareholders residing within Minnesota at the beginning and end of each
year; and (2) the average of the total number of outstanding shares in the fund at the
beginning and end of each year. Residence of the shareholder, in the case of an individual,
is determined by the mailing address furnished by the shareholder to the fund. Residence
of the shareholder, when the shares are held by an insurance company as a depositor for
the insurance company policyholders, is the mailing address of the policyholders. In
the case of an insurance company holding the shares as a depositor for the insurance
company policyholders, if the mailing address of the policyholders cannot be determined
by the taxpayer, the receipts must be excluded from both the numerator and denominator.
Residence of other shareholders is the mailing address of the shareholder.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 469.315, is amended to read:

469.315 TAX INCENTIVES AVAILABLE IN ZONES.

Qualified businesses that operate in a job opportunity building zone, individuals who
invest in a qualified business that operates in a job opportunity building zone, and property
located in a job opportunity building zone qualify for:

(1) exemption from individual income taxes as provided under section 469.316;

(2) deleted text begin exemption from corporate franchise taxes as provided under section 469.317;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end exemption from the state sales and use tax and any local sales and use taxes on
qualifying purchases as provided in section 297A.68, subdivision 37;

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end exemption from the state sales tax on motor vehicles and any local sales tax
on motor vehicles as provided under section 297B.03;

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end exemption from the property tax as provided in section 272.02, subdivision
64; new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (6) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end exemption from the wind energy production tax under section 272.029,
subdivision 7 deleted text begin ; and deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (7) the jobs credit allowed under section 469.318, except that a qualified business
located in a create automotive recovery zone is not eligible for the credit under section
469.318 but is eligible for the credit under section 469.3181.
deleted text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 469.319, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Repayment procedures.

(a) For the repayment of taxes imposed under
chapter 290 or 297A or local taxes collected pursuant to section 297A.99, a business must
file an amended return with the commissioner of revenue and pay any taxes required
to be repaid within 30 days after becoming subject to repayment under this section.
The amount required to be repaid is determined by calculating the tax for the period or
periods for which repayment is required without regard to the exemptions and credits
allowed under section 469.315.

(b) For the repayment of taxes imposed under chapter 297B, a business must pay any
taxes required to be repaid to the motor vehicle registrar, as agent for the commissioner of
revenue, within 30 days after becoming subject to repayment under this section.

(c) For the repayment of property taxes, the county auditor shall prepare a tax
statement for the business, applying the applicable tax extension rates for each payable
year and provide a copy to the business and to the taxpayer of record. The business must
pay the taxes to the county treasurer within 30 days after receipt of the tax statement. The
business or the taxpayer of record may appeal the valuation and determination of the
property tax to the Tax Court within 30 days after receipt of the tax statement.

(d) The provisions of chapters 270C and 289A relating to the commissioner's
authority to audit, assess, and collect the tax and to hear appeals are applicable to the
repayment required under paragraphs (a) and (b). The commissioner may impose civil
penalties as provided in chapter 289A, and the additional tax and penalties are subject to
interest at the rate provided in section 270C.40, from 30 days after becoming subject to
repayment under this section until the date the tax is paid.

(e) If a property tax is not repaid under paragraph (c), the county treasurer shall
add the amount required to be repaid to the property taxes assessed against the property
for payment in the year following the year in which the auditor provided the statement
under paragraph (c).

(f) For determining the tax required to be repaid, a reduction of a state or local
sales or use tax is deemed to have been received on the date that the good or service was
purchased or first put to a taxable use. In the case of an income tax or franchise tax,
deleted text begin including the credit payable under section 469.318, deleted text end a reduction of tax is deemed to have
been received for the two most recent tax years that have ended prior to the date that the
business became subject to repayment under this section. In the case of a property tax, a
reduction of tax is deemed to have been received for the taxes payable in the year that
the business became subject to repayment under this section and for the taxes payable in
the prior year.

(g) The commissioner may assess the repayment of taxes under paragraph (d) any
time within two years after the business becomes subject to repayment under subdivision
1, or within any period of limitations for the assessment of tax under section 289A.38,
whichever period is later. The county auditor may send the statement under paragraph
(c) any time within three years after the business becomes subject to repayment under
subdivision 1.

(h) A business is not entitled to any income tax or franchise tax benefits, including
refundable credits, for any part of the year in which the business becomes subject to
repayment under this section nor for any year thereafter. Property is not exempt from tax
under section 272.02, subdivision 64, for any taxes payable in the year following the year
in which the property became subject to repayment under this section nor for any year
thereafter. A business is not eligible for any sales tax benefits beginning with goods
or services purchased or first put to a taxable use on the day that the business becomes
subject to repayment under this section.

Sec. 15. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 290.01, subdivision 6b; 290.06, subdivision 29;
290.0921, subdivision 7; 290.191, subdivision 4; 469.317; and 469.318, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for returns filed for taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2011.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

RESEARCH EXPANSION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116W.01, is amended to read:

116W.01 MINNESOTA SCIENCE deleted text begin AND deleted text end new text begin , new text end TECHNOLOGY new text begin , AND RESEARCH new text end
AUTHORITY ACT.

This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end Technology new text begin , and Research new text end
Authority Act."

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116W.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Authority.

"Authority" means the Minnesota Science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end Technology new text begin ,
and Research new text end Authority.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116W.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Eligible recipient.

"Eligible recipient" means an entity primarily operating
to create and retain jobs in the state's industrial base new text begin , expand research capacity throughout
the state, new text end and maximize the economic growth of the state through:

(1) high-technology research and development capabilities;

(2) product and process innovation and commercialization;

(3) high-technology manufacturing capabilities;

(4) science and technology business environment; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(5) science and technology workforce preparation new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (6) enhanced capacity for research through expanded research infrastructure and
opportunities new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116W.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Membership.

The Minnesota Science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end Technology new text begin , and
Research new text end Authority consists of the commissioner of employment and economic
development, the commissioner of management and budget, the commissioner of revenue,
the commissioner of commerce, deleted text begin and deleted text end the commissioner of agriculture new text begin , the chancellor
of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and the president of the University
of Minnesota new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116W.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Duties.

The Science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end Technology new text begin , and Research new text end Authority shall:

(1) coordinate public and private efforts to procure federal funding for collaborative
research and development projects of primary benefit to small-sized and medium-sized
businesses;

(2) promote contractual relationships between Minnesota businesses that are
recipients of federal grants and prime contractors, and Minnesota-based subcontractors;

(3) work with Minnesota nonprofit institutions including the University of
Minnesota, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and the Mayo Clinic in promoting
collaborative efforts to respond to federal funding opportunities;

(4) develop a framework for Minnesota companies to establish sole-source
relationships with federal agencies;

(5) provide grants or other forms of financial assistance to eligible recipients for
purposes of this chapter;

(6) coordinate workshops, assistance with business proposals, licensing, intellectual
property protection, commercialization, and government auditing with the University of
Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; and

(7) develop and implement a comprehensive science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and research new text end
economic development strategy for the state.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116W.04, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Reports.

(a) The authority shall report by February 1 each year to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with
jurisdiction over finance and economic development on its progress to design, coordinate,
and administer a strategic science and technology program for the state to promote the
welfare of the people of the state, maximize the economic growth of the state, and create
and retain jobs in the state's industrial base new text begin , and expand research capacity throughout the
state, new text end through enhancement of Minnesota's:

(1) high-technology research and development capabilities;

(2) product and process innovation and commercialization;

(3) high-technology manufacturing capabilities;

(4) science and technology business environment; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(5) science and technology workforce preparation new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (6) research capabilities new text end .

(b) The report must include a complete operating and financial statement covering
the authority's operations during the year, including amounts of income from all sources.
Books and records of the authority are subject to audit by the legislative auditor in the
manner prescribed for state agencies.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116W.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Advisory commission membership.

A Science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end Technology new text begin ,
and Research new text end Initiative Advisory Commission of 18 members is established and is
comprised of:

(1) two representatives of the University of Minnesota, selected by the president of
the university, including a faculty member actively involved in science and technology
research;

(2) two representatives of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, selected by
the chancellor, including a faculty member actively involved in science and technology
research;

(3) the chief executive officer of Mayo Clinic or a designee;

(4) six chief executive officers or designees from science-oriented deleted text begin or deleted text end new text begin ,
new text end technology-oriented new text begin , or research-oriented new text end companies;

(5) four representatives from science-oriented deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology-oriented new text begin , and
research-oriented new text end organizations;

(6) one representative of organized labor;

(7) a venture capital representative; and

(8) a representative of angel investors.

A member must have experience in science deleted text begin or deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , or research new text end in order to
serve on the commission.

Members of the commission listed in clauses (4) to (8) shall be appointed by the
authority.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116W.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Advisory commission duties.

The advisory commission must assist
the authority in developing a comprehensive science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and research new text end
economic development plan to be presented to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over economic development
and higher education by January 15, 2011. The plan must include recommendations in
strategic areas for science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and research new text end investments, recommendations on
additional programs to support science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and research new text end focused economic
development activities in the state, selection of specific programs and grantees for support
from program funds authorized by the advisory commission and ongoing assessment of
the effectiveness of programmatic elements according to metrics to be developed by the
authority in consultation with the advisory commission. The advisory commission may
also advise and assist the authority in fulfilling its duties under section 116W.04.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 116W.25, is amended to read:

116W.25 CITATION.

Sections 116W.26 to 116W.34 may be cited as the "Minnesota science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end
technology new text begin , and research new text end program."

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 116W.26, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Authority.

"Authority" means the Minnesota Science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end Technology new text begin ,
and Research new text end Authority established under this chapter.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 116W.26, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Commercialized research project.

"Commercialized research project"
means research conducted within a college or university or nonprofit research institution
or by a qualified science and technology new text begin or research new text end company new text begin or organization new text end that has
shown advanced commercial potential through license agreements, patents, or other forms
of invention disclosure, and by which a qualified science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , or research new text end
company has been or is being currently formed.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 116W.26, subdivision 6, is
amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Fund.

"Fund" means the Minnesota science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and research new text end
fund.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 116W.26, subdivision 7, is
amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Nonprofit research institution.

"Nonprofit research institution" means an
entity with its principle place of business in Minnesota, that qualifies under section 501(c)
of the Internal Revenue Code, and that conducts significant research or development
activities in this state in the areas of science and technology new text begin , and other applied research
areas new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 116W.26, subdivision 8, is
amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Program.

"Program" means the Minnesota science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and
research new text end program.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 116W.26, subdivision 9, is
amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Qualified science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and research new text end company.

"Qualified
science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and research new text end company" means a corporation, limited liability
company, S corporation, partnership, limited liability partnership, or sole proprietorship
with fewer than 100 employees that is engaged in research, development, or production of
science or technology in this state including, without limitation, research, development,
or production directed toward developing or providing science and technology products,
processes, or services new text begin , or products, processes, or services generated through applied
research new text end for specific commercial or public purposes.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 116W.27, is amended to read:

116W.27 MINNESOTA SCIENCE deleted text begin AND deleted text end new text begin , new text end TECHNOLOGY new text begin , AND RESEARCH new text end
FUND.

A Minnesota science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and research new text end fund is created in the state
treasury. The fund is a direct-appropriated special revenue fund. Money of the authority
must be paid to the commissioner of management and budget as agent of the authority and
the commissioner shall not commingle the money with other money. The money in the
fund must be paid out only on warrants drawn by the commissioner of management and
budget on requisition of the executive director of the authority or designee.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 116W.28, is amended to read:

116W.28 MINNESOTA SCIENCE deleted text begin AND deleted text end new text begin , new text end TECHNOLOGY new text begin , AND RESEARCH new text end
FUND; AUTHORIZED USES.

The Minnesota science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and research new text end fund may be used for the
following to:

(1) establish the commercialized research program authorized under section
116W.29;

(2) establish the federal research and development support program under section
116W.30;

(3) establish the industry technology and competitiveness program under section
116W.31; and

(4) carry out the powers of the authority authorized under sections 116W.04 and
116W.32 that are in support of the programs in clauses (1) to (3).

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 116W.29, is amended to read:

116W.29 COMMERCIALIZED RESEARCH PROGRAM.

(a) The authority may establish a commercialized research program. The purpose of
the program is to accelerate the commercialization of science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and applied
research new text end products, processes, or services from colleges or universities, nonprofit research
institutions, or qualified science and technology companies that lead to an increase in
science and technology businesses and jobs. The program shall:

(1) provide science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and applied research new text end gap funding of up to
$250,000 per science and technology research project to assist in the commercialization
and transfer of science and technology research projects from a college or university or
nonprofit research institution to a qualified science and technology company; and

(2) provide funding of up to $250,000 for early stage development for qualified
science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and research new text end companies to conduct commercialized research
projects.

(b) All activities under the commercialized research program must require:

(1) written criteria set by the authority for the application, award, and use of the
funds;

(2) matching funds by the participating qualified science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and
research new text end company, college or university, or nonprofit research institution;

(3) no more than 15 percent of the funds awarded by the authority may be used
for overhead costs; and

(4) a report by the participating qualified science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and research
new text end company, college or university, or nonprofit research institution that provides
documentation of the use of funds and outcomes of the award. The report must be
submitted to the authority within one calendar year of the date of the award.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 116W.30, is amended to read:

116W.30 FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
PROGRAM.

The authority may establish a federal research and development support program.
The purpose of the program is to increase and coordinate efforts to procure federal funding
for research projects of primary benefit to qualified science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and research
new text end companies, colleges or universities, and nonprofit research institutions. The program shall:

(1) develop and execute a strategy to identify specific federal agencies and programs
that support the growth of science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and applied research new text end industries in
this state; and

(2) provide grants to qualified science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and research new text end companies:

(i) to assist in the development of federal Small Business Innovation (SBIR) or
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) proposals; and

(ii) to match funds received through SBIR or STTR awards. No more than
$1,500,000 may be awarded in a year for matching grants under this clause.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 116W.31, is amended to read:

116W.31 INDUSTRY INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAM.

(a) The authority may establish an industry technology and competitiveness
program. The purpose of the program is to advance the technological capacity and
competitiveness of existing and emerging science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and research new text end industries.
The program shall:

(1) provide matching funds to programs and organizations that assist entrepreneurs
in starting and growing qualified science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and research new text end companies
including, but not limited to, matching funds for mentoring programs, consulting and
technical services, and related activities;

(2) fund initiatives that retain engineering, science, technology, and mathematical
occupations in the state including, but not limited to, internships, mentoring, and support
of industry and professional organizations; and

(3) fund initiatives that support the growth of targeted industry clusters and the
competitiveness of existing qualified science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and research new text end companies
in developing and marketing new products and services.

(b) All activities under the industry innovation and competitiveness program shall
require:

(1) written criteria set by the authority for the application, award, and use of the
funds;

(2) matching funds by the participating qualified science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and
research new text end company, college or university, or nonprofit research institution; and

(3) a report by the participating qualified science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and research
new text end company, college or university, or nonprofit research institution providing documentation
on the use of the funds and outcomes of the award. The report must be submitted to the
authority within one calendar year from the date of the award.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 116W.32, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

General powers.

The authority shall have all of the powers
necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of sections 116W.26 to 116W.34,
including, but not limited to, those provided under section 116W.04 and the following:

(1) The authority may make awards in the forms of grants or loans, and charge and
receive a reasonable interest for the loans, or take an equity position in form of stock, a
convertible note, or other securities in consideration of an award. Interests, revenues, or
other proceeds received as a result of a transaction authorized by use of this fund shall be
deposited to the corpus of the fund and used in the same manner as the corpus of the fund.

(2) In awarding money from the fund, priority shall be given to proposals from
qualified science deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end technology new text begin , and research new text end companies that have demonstrable
economic benefit to the state in terms of the formation of a new private sector business
entity, the creation of jobs, or the attraction of federal and private funding.

(3) In awarding money from the fund, priority shall be given to proposals from
colleges or universities and nonprofit research institutions that:

(i) promote collaboration between any combination of colleges or universities,
nonprofit research institutions, and private industry;

(ii) enhance existing research superiority by attracting new research entities,
research talent, or resources to the state; and

(iii) create new research superiority that attracts significant researchers and resources
from outside the state.

(4) Subject to the limits in this clause, money within the fund may be used
for reasonable administrative expenses by the authority including staffing and direct
operational expenses, and professional fees for accounting, legal, and other technical
services required to carry out the intent of the program and administration of the fund.
Administrative expenses may not exceed five percent of the first $5,000,000 in the fund
and two percent of any amount in excess of $5,000,000.

(5) Before making an award, the authority shall enter into a written agreement with
the entity receiving the award that specifies the uses of the award.

(6) If the award recipient has not used the award received for the purposes intended,
as of the date provided in the agreement, the recipient shall repay that amount and any
interest applicable under the agreement to the authority. All repayments must be deposited
to the corpus of the fund.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 22.

new text begin [116W.35] PUBLIC RESEARCH CAPITAL GRANT PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Creation of account. new text end

new text begin A public research capital account is created in
the bond proceeds fund. Money in the account may only be used for capital costs of public
research facilities and improvement projects.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section:
new text end

new text begin (1) "authority" means the Minnesota Science, Technology, and Research Authority;
new text end

new text begin (2) "eligible project" means a capital improvement project in this state for a public
research facility to support science, technology, and applied research;
new text end

new text begin (3) "governing body" means the council, board of commissioners, board of trustees,
board of regents, or other body charged with governing a local governmental unit;
new text end

new text begin (4) "local governmental unit" means a county; city; town; special district; the
University of Minnesota campuses at Crookston, Duluth, Morris, Rochester, and Twin
Cities, and the institutions of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; or other
political subdivision or public corporation; and
new text end

new text begin (5) "public research facility" means a publicly owned facility, or improvements of a
capital nature to a publicly owned facility, that supports research for science, technology,
and other applied research.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Grant program established. new text end

new text begin (a) The authority shall make competitive
grants to local governmental units for an eligible project. The local governmental unit
receiving a grant must provide for the remainder of the costs of the eligible project from
other sources.
new text end

new text begin (b) The amount of a grant may not exceed the lesser of the cost of the eligible
project or 50 percent of the sum of the cost of the public research facility plus the cost
of the completed eligible project.
new text end

new text begin (c) The purpose of the program is to support and expand research in the state and
the benefits of commercialization of research, including keeping or enhancing area jobs,
increasing the tax base, or expanding or creating new economic development through
innovative research.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin (a) The authority must develop forms and procedures for
soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a local
governmental unit must include the following information in its application:
new text end

new text begin (1) a resolution of its governing body certifying that the money required to be
supplied by the local governmental unit to complete the public research facility is
available and committed;
new text end

new text begin (2) a detailed estimate, along with necessary supporting evidence, of the total
development costs for the eligible project;
new text end

new text begin (3) a description of the potential or likely use of the site for research activities after
completion of the research facility and eligible project;
new text end

new text begin (4) a timeline indicating the major milestones of the eligible project and the
anticipated completion date;
new text end

new text begin (5) a commitment from the governing body to repay the grant if the milestones are
not realized by the completion date identified in clause (4); and
new text end

new text begin (6) any additional information or material the authority prescribes.
new text end

new text begin (b) The determination of whether to make a grant under subdivision 3 is within the
discretion of the authority, subject to this section. The authority's decisions and application
of the priorities are not subject to judicial review, except for abuse of discretion.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Priorities. new text end

new text begin (a) If applications for grants exceed the available appropriations,
grants must be made for public research facilities that, in the authority's judgment, provide
the highest return in public benefits for the public costs incurred. In making this judgment,
the authority shall give priority to eligible projects with one or more of the following
characteristics:
new text end

new text begin (1) the geographic expansion of public research facilities;
new text end

new text begin (2) the ability of the local government unit to provide support for the eligible project;
new text end

new text begin (3) the cross disciplinary participation in the research plan, transportation, and
environmental impact;
new text end

new text begin (4) that the eligible project is not relocating substantially the same research activities
from another location in the state, unless the authority determines that the eligible project
cannot be reasonably accommodated within the local governmental unit in which it
is currently located; and
new text end

new text begin (5) the potential for commercialization of the research findings and the potential
number of jobs created in the state through commercialization.
new text end

new text begin (b) The factors in paragraph (a) are not listed in a rank order of priority; rather,
the authority may weigh each factor, depending upon the facts and circumstances, as
the commissioner considers appropriate.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Cancellation of grant. new text end

new text begin If a grant is awarded to a local governmental unit
and funds are not encumbered for the grant within four years after the award date, the
grant must be canceled.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Repayment of grant. new text end

new text begin If an eligible public research facility project funded
with a grant awarded under this section is not operational in accordance with the grant
application under subdivision 4 within five years after the date of the last grant payment,
the grant recipient must repay the amount of the grant received. The commissioner must
deposit all money received under this subdivision into the state treasury and credit it to the
debt service account in the state bond fund.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 23. new text begin MINNESOTA SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND RESEARCH
AUTHORITY; EXPANDED RESEARCH CAPACITY PLAN.
new text end

new text begin To realize the full potential of academic research conducted in Minnesota, the
Science, Technology, and Research Authority under Minnesota Statutes, sections
116W.02 to 116W.06, must develop a plan to expand academic research at postsecondary
institutions and nonprofit research facilities within Minnesota. The plan must examine
existing barriers to research expansion and identify methods to expand the academic
research at the: University of Minnesota's campuses, including the Twin Cities,
Duluth, Crookston, Morris, and Rochester campuses; campuses of the Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities; campuses of private nonprofit colleges and universities in
Minnesota; and Minnesota-based nonprofit research institutions. The plan must include
recommendations on how to best expand academic research within the existing network
of institutions and facilities in Minnesota. The authority must provide the plan with an
implementation strategy and make recommendations for realizing Minnesota's research
potential to the committees of the legislature responsible for economic development and
higher education by February 15, 2013.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 24. new text begin PUBLIC POSTSECONDARY RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP.
new text end

new text begin The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and the Board of Trustees
of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must establish a joint partnership to
develop a model for the expansion of academic research activities throughout Minnesota's
postsecondary institutions. In conjunction with the partnership, the University of
Minnesota must provide administrative and fiscal services to facilitate and support
research grant applications submitted by the faculty of the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities. By January 15, 2014, the Board of Regents and the Board of Trustees must
report to committees of the legislature responsible for economic development and higher
education on the research partnership outcomes. The report must include recommendations
on how to expand the partnership model to encompass academic research activities at
private postsecondary institutions and private nonprofit research institutions.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end