hf218 SECOND ENGROSSMENT Omnibus state government finance appropriations bill. ARTICLE 1 APPROPRIATIONS Section 1: State government appropriations summary provided. Sec. 2: Legislature appropriations summarized by fund; legislative coordinating commission actions detailed. House public information office and senate publications office combined, house television services and senate media services offices combined. Sec. 3: Governor and Lieutenant Governor money appropriated. Sec. 4: State Auditor money appropriated. Sec. 5: State treasurer money appropriated. Sec. 6: Attorney General money appropriated. Sec. 7: Secretary of State money appropriated. Sec. 8: Campaign finance and public disclosure board money appropriated. Sec. 9: Investment board money appropriated. Sec. 10: Administrative hearings money appropriated. Sec. 11: Office of strategic and long-range planning money appropriated. Sec. 12: Administration money appropriated. Sec. 13: Employee relations money appropriated. Sec. 14: Capitol Area architectural and planning board money appropriated. Sec. 15: Finance money appropriated. Sec. 16: Revenue money appropriated. Sec. 17: Military affairs money appropriated. Sec. 18: Veterans affairs money appropriated. Sec. 19: Veterans of foreign wars money appropriated. Sec. 20: Military order of the purple heart money appropriated. Sec. 21: Disabled American Veterans money appropriated. Sec. 22: Gambling control money appropriated. Sec. 23: Racing commission money appropriated. Sec. 24: State Lottery money appropriated. Sec. 25: Amateur sports commission money appropriated. Sec. 26: Board of the arts money appropriated. Sec. 27: Minnesota Humanities commission money appropriated. Sec. 28: General contingent accounts money appropriated. Sec. 29: Tort claims money appropriated. Sec. 30: Minnesota State retirement system money appropriated. Sec. 31: Minneapolis employees retirement fund money appropriated. Sec. 32: Police and fire amortization aid money appropriated. Sec. 33: Compensation council information provided.ARTICLE 2 STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONSSection 1: Definition of legislative day modified. Sec. 2: Budget request deadlines clarified. Sec. 3-4: Reference to subdivision six added. Sec. 5: Federal money expenditure allotment for governor's budget increased. Sec. 6: Reference to subdivision two added. Sec. 7: References to subdivisions 3a and 3b added. Sec. 8: Approval procedures for federal money requests in non-urgent cases provided. Sec. 9: Legislative public information office established. Sec. 10: Television production of legislative proceedings office established. Sec. 11: House and senate meeting time regulations established. Sec. 12: Joint standing committees system established and duties provided. Sec. 13: Statutory references added. Sec. 14: Legislative auditor evaluation topics selection procedures provided. Sec. 15: Data access regulations and auditor review provided. Sec. 16: Cost estimate assumptions included in fiscal note. Sec. 17: Legislative commission on metropolitan government established. Sec. 18: Land management information center purpose clarified. Sec. 19: "Sustainable development" definition modified. Sec. 20: Strategic and long-range planning office planning guide purpose modified. Sec. 21: Language updated relating to planning guide and guide required to be made available on the Internet. Sec. 22: "Model ordinance" replaced with "planning guide." Sec. 23: Sustainable land use planning goals modified and purpose clarified. Sec. 24: Technical assistance language updated. Sec. 25: Office of strategic-planning plan review established and purpose provided. Sec. 26: "Planning assistance" defined and provided. Sec. 27: Secretary of state revolving fund established. Sec. 28: State auditor revolving fund established. Sec. 29: References to state auditor revolving fund included in county examination procedures. Sec. 30: References to state auditor revolving fund included in billing procedures. Sec. 31: References to state auditor revolving fund made in description of general fund. Sec. 32: Clarification of gift acceptance procedures provided. Sec. 33: Definition of lobbyist modified. Sec. 34: State board contract disclosure procedures provided. Sec. 35: Mississippi River parkway commission removed from list of later expiration. Sec. 36: "Capitol area" land border definitions modified. Sec. 37: Board's computer connections to state computer networks provided. Sec. 38: Salary limit references to subdivision five added. Sec. 39: Salary recommendation appointing authority procedures established. Sec. 40: Technology budget book publication required. Sec. 41: Change item performance measures publication required. Sec. 42: Building maintenance budget restrictions modified. Sec. 43: Statewide systems account and billing procedures provided. Sec. 44: State official litigation restrictions established. "Litigation," "state official," and "money recovered" defined. Sec. 45: Deficit remedies modified and created. Sec. 46: Statutory reference changed. Sec. 47: Capitol parking restrictions provided. Sec. 48: "Municipality" definition modified. Sec. 49: "Designate" defined. Sec. 50: "Administrative authority" defined. Sec. 51: Building code requirements modified. Sec. 52: Building officials designation procedures and qualifications provided. Sec. 53: References to special revenue fund replaced with general fund. Sec. 54: Construction codes advisory council expiration date modified. Sec. 55: Appointment by governor of director of office of citizenship and volunteer services required. Sec. 56: Language updated. Sec. 57: Barter arrangements prohibited. Sec. 58: Cost-benefit analysis required. Sec. 59: Life-cycle costing principle usage required. Sec. 60: Technology appropriation review and approval provided. Sec. 61: Web page format provided. Sec. 62: Salaries of a government unit receiving state funds required to be posted on its Web site. Sec. 63: Technology enterprise fund established. Sec. 64: Total compensation reporting requirements provided. Sec. 65: Combined charities campaign administration regulations established. Sec. 66: Salary determination criteria modified. Sec. 67: Co-payment system required. Sec. 68: "Employee" defined. Sec. 69: Conflict of interest determination procedures modified. Sec. 70: Conflict of interest resolution procedures clarified. Sec. 71: "Board" and "corporation" defined. Sec. 72: Northern Technology Initiative, Inc. made a public corporation, purpose provided, board of directors established, and business procedures given. Sec. 73: Corporate personnel appointment procedures provided. Sec. 74: Corporation powers and duties established. Sec. 75: Corporation subjected to auditing requirements. Sec. 76: Corporation dissolution procedures provided. Sec. 77: Chancellor duties clarified. Sec. 78: Contracting procedures between the board and the chancellor, vice-chancellor, or president modified. Sec. 79: Archeological services fee authorized. Sec. 80: State archeologist's duties clarified. Sec. 81: Language relating to commission expiration modified. Sec. 82: "Must" replaces "may" in reference to the lowest responsible bidder. Sec. 83: Language relating to conflict mediation updated. Sec. 84: Militia composition requirements modified. Sec. 85: Adjutant general appointment procedure and qualifications clarified. Sec. 86: Property reconveyance procedures for unused sites provided. Sec. 87: Adjutant general authorized to make payments whether or not bonds are issued. Sec. 88: Armory building funds conveyance conditions clarified. Sec. 89: Benefits expenditure maximum amounts increased. Sec. 90: Veteran's benefit limitations modified. Sec. 91: Soccer field development money appropriated. Sec. 92: Soccer field development grants established and matching criteria provided. Sec. 93: Filing fee not required for registered office change of address. Sec. 94: Fee for reinstatement of corporate existence eliminated. Sec. 95: "Community-based" replaced by "sustainable land-use" plan. Sec. 96: County development of planning process with broad resident participation encouraged. Sec. 97: Notice of county's planning process required and procedure modified. Sec. 98: Plan coordination with neighbors and constituent municipalities encouraged. Sec. 99: Single plan for a joint planning district and zoning authority delegation to the joint planning board prohibited. Sec. 100: Sustainable land use plan submission and comment required. References to community-based planning removed.. Sec. 101: Community-based plan replaced with land use plan. Sec. 102: Emergency telephone service fee reduced. Sec. 103: Municipal planning and development statement of policy provided and modified. Sec. 104: Definition of "comprehensive municipal plan" modified. Sec. 105: Definition of "land-use plan" modified. Sec. 106: "Community-based" eliminated from the term "community-based comprehensive municipal plan." Sec. 107: Definition of comprehensive municipal plan modifie, and including proposed densities for development prohibited. Sec. 108: Definition of land use plan modified, and land use plan required to include procedures for members of the public to initiate amendments to the plan. Sec. 109: Urban growth areas statement of purpose clarified. Sec. 110: Mandamus proceeding to require conformation of land use plans prohibited. Sec. 111: Annual budget list of expenditures on consultants required. Sec. 112: Written response regarding metropolitan development required. Sec. 113: Information on the metropolitan council's tax rates required. Sec. 114: Premarital education marriage license fee discount provided. Sec. 115: Fifteen dollars of the twenty dollar marriage license fee retained by the county. Sec. 116: "Must" is mandatory. Sec. 117: Settlement division of the office of administrative hearings location regulations eliminated. Sec. 118: Rivercentre loan repayment deposits placed in general fund. Sec. 119: Repealer. Sec. 120: Language updated. Sec. 121: Sections 111 and 113 applied to certain counties. Sec. 122: Intertechnologies services issue of proposal requests required. Sec. 123: Urban rivers guidelines and sustainable development initiatives established. Sec. 124: Initial board of Northern Technology, Inc. established. Sec. 125: Wine and beer license issued to capitol cafeteria. Sec. 126: Use of Fuji Ya restaurant space by Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board approved. Sec. 127: Hiawatha Avenue light rail transit cost calculation study required. Sec. 128: Pay equity study initiated. Sec. 129: "Shall" replaced by "must" in Minnesota Statutes. Sec. 130: State agency location determination study initiated. Sec. 131: Applications for increasing rent costs reduction required. Sec. 132: Amendments and proposals relating to Minnesota state colleges and universities, heads of state agencies, and engineers ratified. Sec. 133: Revisor instructions. Sec. 134: Transfer of control of the office of citizenship and volunteer services authorized. Sec. 135: Repealer. Sec. 136: Effective date.ARTICLE 3 ELECTIONSSection 1: Supervisors required to be a resident of the district to be elected. Sec. 2: Ballot question petition requirements provided. Sec. 3: Incremental penalties for voting fraud provided. Sec. 4: Maintenance of a statewide voter registration system required and rules modified. Sec. 5: Voter registration identification requirements modified. Sec. 6: Required information for voter registration card provided. Sec. 7: Registration containing last 4 digits of voter's social security number not to be deemed deficient. Sec. 8: Usage of existing stocks of registration cards allowed. Sec. 9: Rules providing for new registration cards required. Sec. 10: Inclusion of last four digits of voter's social security number on master list prohibited. Sec. 11: Inclusion of last four digits of voter's social security number on polling place roster prohibited. Sec. 12: Inclusion of last four digits of voter's social security number on public information lists prohibited. Sec. 13: Inclusion of last four digits of voter's social security number on felony convictions report required. Sec. 14: Local jurisdiction election notification duties provided. Sec. 15:. Special taxing districts included in local government meeting limitations. Sec. 16: Absentee ballot application procedures provided Sec. 17: Mail elections exempted from absentee balloting by permanently ill voters. Sec. 18: Unofficial ballot distribution conditions provided. Sec. 19: Absentee ballot directions allowed to be printed on the envelope. Sec. 20: Voter privacy study initiated. Sec. 21: Federal uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act adopted. Sec. 22: Absentee ballot application submission procedures modified. Sec. 23: Exemption of form of affidavit for candidates of partisan offices made for candidates for president or vice-president. Sec. 24-25: Presidential elector petition regulations exempted for candidates nominated by major political parties. Sec. 26: Write-in voting procedures modified. Sec. 27-28: Head election judge duties provided. Sec. 29: Lever voting machines eliminated from voting language. Sec. 30: "Chair of election board" replaced with "head election judge." Sec. 31: Translation of voting instructions authorized. Sec. 32: "Chair of election board" replaced with "head election judge." Sec. 33-34: Deadline for designating a new polling place established. Sec. 35: Voting equipment grant fund established. Sec. 36: Special taxing districts added to list of entities not allowed to hold meetings on election day. Sec. 37: Documents required for identification purposes and voter registration provided. Sec. 38: "Legislative" replaced by "federal, state, and" in reference to recount procedures. Sec. 39: Required recounts exception provided and procedures modified. Sec. 40: Statutory references removed. Sec. 41: Printer instructions provided. Sec. 42: Example ballot publication deadlines and format provided. Sec. 43: Federal white ballot format provided. Sec. 44: Voter registration regulations applied to presidential primaries. Sec. 45: Exception to Minnesota election law provided. Sec. 46: Affidavit of candidacy filing deadline modified. Sec. 47: Example ballot format and deadlines provided. Sec. 48: Election conduct regulations modified. Sec. 49: Language clarified regarding return canvassing. Sec. 50: Language updated regarding election law applicability. Sec. 51: Deadline for designating a new polling place established. Sec. 52: Experimental use of electronic voting systems authorized. Sec. 53: Voting equipment report required. Sec. 54: Presidential elector meeting procedures modified. Sec. 55: Electors required to meet at state capitol. Sec. 56: Contest proceedings pleading procedures modified. Sec. 57: Language relating to committee filing regulations updated. Sec. 58: Publishing candidate reports on the FEC web site allowed. Sec. 59: County attorney inquiry procedures modified. Sec. 60: List of individuals authorized to administer elections modified. Sec. 61: Vacancy procedures provided. Sec. 62: Repealer.AE