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HF 748 House Long Description

hf748FOURTH ENGROSSMENTOmnibus jobs and economic development finance bill.ARTICLE 1�APPROPRIATIONS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSection 1: Economic development appropriations summary by fund +provided.Sec. 2: Trade and economic development appropriations detailed.Sec. 3: Minnesota Technology, Inc., appropriations detailed.Sec. 4: Housing finance agency appropriations detailed.Sec. 5: Commerce appropriations detailed.Sec. 6: Board of accountancy appropriations detailed.Sec. 7: Board of architecture, engineering, land surveying, +landscape architecture, geoscience, and interior design money appropriated.Sec. 8: Board of barber examiners money appropriated.Sec. 9: Labor and industry money appropriated.Sec. 10: Bureau of mediation services money appropriated. Sec. 11: Workers' compensation court of appeals money appropriated.Sec. 12: Public utilities commission money appropriated.Sec. 13: Minnesota historical society money appropriated.Sec. 14: Council on Black Minnesotans money appropriated.Sec. 15: Council on Chicano-Latino affairs money appropriated.Sec. 16: Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans money appropriated.Sec. 17: Indian affairs council money appropriated.Sec. 18: Board of the arts money appropriated.Sec. 19: Department of education money appropriated.Sec. 20: Cancellations and transfers detailed.ARTICLE 2�DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; POLICY PROVISIONSSection 1: Government controlled or owned company prohibited from +transacting business.Sec. 2: Fees other than examination fees modified.Sec. 3: Rating prefile options established and clarified.Sec. 4: Workers' compensation penalties modified.Sec. 5: "Qualified hydroelectric facility" definition modified.Sec. 6: Director prohibited from inspecting liquid petroleum gas +measuring equipment.Sec. 7: Petroleum inspection fee raised.Sec. 8: Eligibility modified.Sec. 9: Suspension of mortgage credit certificate aid provided.Sec. 10: Ambulance service liability insurance study initiated.Sec. 11: Unclaimed property procedures established.Sec. 12: Repealer.ARTICLE 3�DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY; POLICY PROVISIONSSection 1: Division of voluntary apprenticeship replaced with +division of labor standards and apprenticeship.Sec. 2: Conforming change.Sec. 3: Powers and duties for division of labor standards and +apprenticeship specified.Sec. 4-6: Conforming changes.Sec. 7: Apprenticeship registration account created and annual fee +imposed.Sec. 8-9: Conforming changes.Sec. 10: Boiler inspection and license fee surcharge imposed.Sec. 11: Repealer.Sec. 12: Effective date.ARTICLE 4�DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY; POLICY PROVISIONSSection 1: Rehabilitation council for the blind meeting conditions +clarified.Sec. 2: Meeting procedures established.Sec. 3: Plan to reduce number of workforce service areas required.ARTICLE 5�PETROFUNDSection 1: "Tank" definition modified.Sec. 2: Authorized expenditures modified.Sec. 3: Reimbursements, subrogation, and appropriation regulations +modified.Sec. 4: Natural disaster area reimbursement provided.Sec. 5: Abandoned underground storage tank regulations provided.Sec. 6: Registration procedures modified.Sec. 7: Repealer.Sec. 8: State tank removal provided.ARTICLE 6�DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY +PROVISIONSSection 1: Departmental duties modified.Sec. 2-4: Miscellaneous conforming changes, appropriation +modifications, and language updates.Sec. 5: "Job enhancement" defined.Sec. 6: Challenge grants purpose clarified.Sec. 7: Funding regions addressed.Sec. 8: Revolving loan fund changed to revolving fund.Sec. 9: Loan criteria changed to assistance criteria.Sec. 10: Revolving fund administration regulations modified.Sec. 11: Reporting requirements modified. Sec. 12: Required content modified.Sec. 13: Conforming change.Sec. 14: Purpose of Minnesota investment fund expanded.Sec. 15: Eligible projects clarified.Sec. 16: Grant limit doubled.Sec. 17: Contractual obligation clarified.Sec. 18: Enrollment of loans without commissioner's full premium +payments authorized.Sec. 19: Authorized rural rehabilitation account expenditures +modified.Sec. 20: Conforming change.Sec. 21: Wage and job goals clarified.Sec. 22: Technical.Sec. 23: Job skills partnership program language updated.Sec. 24: Grant usage clarified.Sec. 25: Pathways program regulations modified.Sec. 26-27: Grants regulations modified.Sec. 28: Date extended.Sec. 29: Administrative cost limits increased.Sec. 30: Rapid response activities established.Sec. 31: "Low-income area" definition modified.Sec. 32: NAFTA and FTAA review and report required.Sec. 33: Repealer. ARTICLE 7�VAPOR RECOVERYSection 1: Retail locations and transport vehicles addressed.Sec. 2: Issuance authority provided.Sec. 3: Penalty amount modified.Sec. 4: "Retail location" defined.Sec. 5: "Transport delivery vehicle" defined.Sec. 6: "Vapor recovery system" defined.Sec. 7: Vapor recovery system regulations provided.Sec. 8: Vapor recovery on transports addressed.Sec. 9: Preemption clause expanded.ARTICLE 8�MOTOR VEHICLE INSTALLMENT SALESSection 1: Technical.Sec. 2: Fee increased.Sec. 3: Technical.Sec. 4: Vehicle sales finance company violations excess charges +regulations established.Sec. 5: Effective date. ARTICLE 9�MISCELLANEOUSSection 1: Public data expanded.Sec. 2: Maximum expenditure for construction or acquisition of art +provided.Sec. 3: Eligible persons list modified.Sec. 4: Minnesota humanities commission eliminated.Sec. 5: "Indian" definition modified.Sec. 6: Board of directors regulations modified.Sec. 7: Advisory committee expiration date provided.Sec. 8: Minnesota technology account modified.Sec. 9: Fees provided.Sec. 10: Member regulations modified.Sec. 11: Fees provided.Sec. 12: Administrative penalties provided.Sec. 13: Effect on local ordinance notification requirements +expanded.Sec. 14: License fees authorized.Sec. 15: Utility regulatory review required and rural concerns +provided.Sec. 16: Transfer of responsibilities for Indian business loan +program provided.Sec. 17: Seasonal agricultural operations relating to manufactured +home park exclusions provided.Sec. 18: Repealer.Sec. 19: Effective date.AE