1999 Minnesota Statutes

     16C.065 Cost-benefit analysis. 

    (a) The commissioner or an agency official to whom the 
 commissioner has delegated duties under section 16C.03, 
 subdivision 16, may not approve a contract or purchase of goods 
 or services in an amount greater than $5,000,000 unless a 
 cost-benefit analysis has been completed and shows a positive 
 benefit to the public.  The management analysis division must 
 perform or direct the performance of the analysis.  A 
 cost-benefit analysis must be performed for a project if an 
 aggregation of contracts or purchases for a project exceeds 
 $5,000,000. 

    (b) All cost-benefit analysis documents under this section, 
 including preliminary drafts and notes, are public data. 

    (c) If a cost-benefit analysis does not show a positive 
 benefit to the public, the governor may approve a contract or 
 purchase of goods or services if a cost-effectiveness study had 
 been done that shows the proposed project is the most effective 
 way to provide a necessary public good. 

    (d) This section applies to contracts for goods or services 
 that are expected to have a useful life of more than three 
 years.  This section does not apply for purchase of goods or 
 services for response to a natural disaster if an emergency has 
 been declared by the governor. 

    HIST: 1999 c 250 art 1 s 65