<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>and TV Board; providing funds for the Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>permitting the Indian Affairs Council to conduct meetings by telephone or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>other electronic means; adding a term to definition of public official; adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>provision to the films jobs production program; requiring a study of vacation <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>rental lodging; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>116U.26; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 3.922, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>subdivision; 10A.01, subdivision 35.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF HERITAGE FINANCE APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations or reductions, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>by fund made in this act.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">750,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">750,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>HERITAGE FINANCE APPROPRIATIONS AND REDUCTIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 135, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>law to the specified agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>are from the general fund, or another named fund and are available for the fiscal years <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>indicated for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this act mean that the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>year ending June 30, 2008, are effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12.1"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>Of the unexpended balance in the special <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>marketing account established pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>article 3, section 6, $500,000 is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>for a onetime grant to the Minnesota Film <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>and TV Board for the filming of a movie in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>Minnesota in 2008 and 2009. The grant is <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>in addition to any payments made for the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>same purpose from the film production jobs <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>116U.26. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>until expended.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>MINNESOTA HISTORICAL </b><br/>
<b>SOCIETY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>750,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>$750,000 in the second year is a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>onetime appropriation for the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>Sesquicentennial Commission. The <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>Minnesota Historical Society, the State Arts <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>Board, and Explore Minnesota Tourism <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>may assist the commission in designing <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>and implementing the grants program. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>The commission shall encourage private <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>contributions to match the state funds to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>greatest extent possible. Any gifts, pledges, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>membership fees, or contributions received <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>by the commission are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>commission. The commission is encouraged <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>to solicit and select a state song for the state <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>of Minnesota.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 3.922, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>    Subd. 4a. <b>Meetings by electronic means.</b> (a) Notwithstanding section 13D.01, the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>Indian Affairs Council may conduct a meeting of its members by telephone or other <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>electronic means so long as the following conditions are met:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>    (1) all members of the council participating in the meeting, wherever their physical <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>    (2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the council can <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>hear all discussion and all votes of members of the council and participate in testimony;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>    (3) at least one member of the council is physically present at the regular meeting <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>location; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>    (4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>identified and recorded.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>    (b) Each member of the council participating in a meeting by telephone or other <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>electronic means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>quorum and participating in all proceedings.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>    (c) If telephone or another electronic means is used to conduct a meeting, the council, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>remote location. The council may require the person making such a connection to pay for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>documented marginal costs that the council incurs as a result of the additional connection.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>    (d) If telephone or another electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>emergency meeting, the council shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>the fact that some members may participate by electronic means, and of the provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>paragraph (c). The timing and method of providing notice is governed by section 13D.04.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 10A.01, subdivision 35, is <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>    Subd. 35. <b>Public official.</b> "Public official" means any:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>    (1) member of the legislature;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>    (2) individual employed by the legislature as secretary of the senate, legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>auditor, chief clerk of the house, revisor of statutes, or researcher, legislative analyst, or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>attorney in the Office of Senate Counsel and Research or House Research;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>    (3) constitutional officer in the executive branch and the officer's chief administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>deputy;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>    (4) solicitor general or deputy, assistant, or special assistant attorney general;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>    (5) commissioner, deputy commissioner, or assistant commissioner of any state <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>department or agency as listed in section 
         <statute_ref>15.01</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>15.06</statute_ref>, or the state chief information <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>officer;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>    (6) member, chief administrative officer, or deputy chief administrative officer of a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>state board or commission that has either the power to adopt, amend, or repeal rules under <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>chapter 14, or the power to adjudicate contested cases or appeals under chapter 14;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>    (7) individual employed in the executive branch who is authorized to adopt, amend, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>or repeal rules under chapter 14 or adjudicate contested cases under chapter 14;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>    (8) executive director of the State Board of Investment;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>    (9) deputy of any official listed in clauses (7) and (8);<br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>    (10) judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>    (11) administrative law judge or compensation judge in the State Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>Administrative Hearings or referee in the Department of Employment and Economic <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>Development;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>    (12) member, regional administrator, division director, general counsel, or operations <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>manager of the Metropolitan Council;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>    (13) member or chief administrator of a metropolitan agency;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>    (14) director of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement in the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>Department of Public Safety;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>    (15) member or executive director of the Higher Education Facilities Authority;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>    (16) member of the board of directors or president of Minnesota Technology, Inc.;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>    (17) member of the board of directors or executive director of the Minnesota State <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>High School League;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>    (18) member of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority established in section 
         <statute_ref>473.755</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>    (19) citizen member of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>    (20) manager of a watershed district, or member of a watershed management <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>organization as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>103B.205, subdivision 13</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>    (21) supervisor of a soil and water conservation district; or<br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>    (22) director of Explore Minnesota Tourism.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116U.26, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var><b>116U.26 FILM JOBS PRODUCTION PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>    (a) The film production jobs program is created. The program shall be operated <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>by the Minnesota Film and TV Board with administrative oversight and control by the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>director of Explore Minnesota Tourism. The program shall make payment to producers of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>feature films, national television programs, documentaries, music videos, and commercials <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>that directly create new film jobs in Minnesota. To be eligible for a payment, a producer <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>must submit documentation to the Minnesota Film and TV Board of expenditures for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>production costs incurred in Minnesota that are directly attributable to the production <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>in Minnesota of a film product. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>    The Minnesota Film and TV Board shall make recommendations to the director of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>Explore Minnesota Tourism about program payment, but the director has the authority to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>make the final determination on payments. The director's determination must be based <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>on proper documentation of eligible production costs submitted for payments. No more <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>than five percent of the funds appropriated for the program in any year may be expended <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>for administration. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>    (b) For the purposes of this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>    (1) "production costs" means the cost of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>    (i) a story and scenario to be used for a film;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>    (ii) salaries of talent, management, and labor, including payments to personal <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>services corporations for the services of a performing artist;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>    (iii) set construction and operations, wardrobe, accessories, and related services;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>    (iv) photography, sound synchronization, lighting, and related services;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>    (v) editing and related services;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>    (vi) rental of facilities and equipment; or<br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>    (vii) other direct costs of producing the film in accordance with generally accepted <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>entertainment industry practice; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>    (2) "film" means a movie, television show, documentary, music video, or television <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>commercial, whether on film or video. Film does not include news, current events, public <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>programming, or a program that includes weather or market reports; a talk show; a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>production with respect to a questionnaire or contest; a sports event or sports activity; a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>gala presentation or awards show; a finished production that solicits funds; or a production <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>for which the production company is required under United States Code, title 18, section <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>2257, to maintain records with respect to a performer portrayed in a single-media or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>multimedia program.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>    (c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Minnesota Film and TV Board <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>may make reimbursements of up to 20 percent of film production costs for films that incur <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>production costs in excess of $5,000,000 in Minnesota within a 12-month period.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for films that begin filming on or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>after the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>    Sec. 8. <b>MINNESOTA VACATION RENTAL LODGING STUDY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>    Explore Minnesota Tourism shall conduct a study of vacation rental lodging in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>Minnesota and report to the legislature any recommendations needed to protect consumers, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>ensure tax compliance, promote safe rentals, and promote tourism in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>    Explore Minnesota Tourism shall consult with the Minnesota Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>Revenue, Minnesota Department of Health, political subdivisions, and representatives of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>the tourism industry including resorts, bed and breakfast establishments, cabin owner <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>associations, convention and visitor bureaus, and others to determine and recommend <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>regulations or legislation to define and promote the vacation rental lodging.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>    Explore Minnesota Tourism shall report by January 15, 2009, to the chairs <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over any <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>recommendations developed from the study, including any proposed legislation.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>