HF 1671

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

Supplemental budget bill; state government funding provided for state agencies, departments, and commissions, and various other state government provisions modified, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

ARTICLE 1 ��� SUMMARY
Sec. 1: Summary of general fund appropriations, cancellations, and transfers.

ARTICLE 2 ��� HIGHER EDUCATION
Sec. 1: Summary of Appropriations language provided.
Subd.1: Summary Total language provided.
Subd. 2: Summary by Agency - All
Funds language provided.

Sec. 2: Appropriations language
provided.

Sec. 3: Office of Higher Education language
provided.
Subd. 1: Total Appropriation language provided.
Subd.2: State Work-Study reduction provided.
Subd. 3: State Grants language provided.
Subd. 4: Interstate Tuition Reciprocity language provided.
Subd. 5: Agency Administration language
provided.
Subd. 6: MnLink Gateway and Minitex reduction provided.

Sec. 4: Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities language provided.
Subd. 1: Total
Appropriation language provided.
Subd. 2: Central Office and Shared
Services Unit language provided.
Subd. 3: Operations and Maintenance
language provided.
Subd. 4: Cook County Higher Education language
provided.

Sec. 5: Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota
language provided.
Subd. 1: Total Appropriation language provided.
Subd. 2: Operations and Maintenance language provided.
Subd. 3: Special Appropriations language provided for Agriculture and Extension Service, Health Sciences, Institute of Technology, System Special, University of Minnesota and Mayo Foundation Partnership.

Sec. 6: Subd. 9: Awards language modified.

Sec. 7: Subd. 4: Terms and conditions of SELF IV loans language modified.

Sec. 8: Subd. 7: Repayment of SELF loans language modified.

Sec. 9: Subd. 9: Revenue Bonds; Limit language modified.

Sec. 10: Subd. 1: Registration fees language modified.

Sec. 11: Subd. 3: Degree or nondegree program additional fee language modified.

Sec. 12: Subd. 4: Visit or consulting fee language modified.

Sec. 13. Subd. 1: Issuance of Bonds language modified.

Sec. 14. Subd. 1: Initial licensure fee language modified.
Subd. 2: Renewal licensure fee; late fee language modified.
Subd. 3: Degree level additional fee language stricken.
Subd. 4: Program additional fee language modified.
Subd. 5: Visit or consulting fee language modified.
Subd. 6: Modification fee language provided.
Subd. 7: Solicitor permit fee language provided.
Subd. 8: Multiple location fee language modified.
Subd. 9: Student transcript fee language modified.
Subd. 10: Public office documents; copies fee language modified.

Sec. 15. Subd. 6: Achieve Scholarship Program language modified.

Sec. 16. Subd. 12: Technical and Community College Emergency Grants language provided.

Sec. 17. Subd. 21: Transfers language modified.

Sec. 18. Subd. 2: Operations and Maintenance language modified.

Sec. 19: Office of Higher Education Carryforward language provided.

Sec. 20: Achieve Scholarship Program language modified for fiscal year 2011 only.

Sec. 21: Repealer provided.

ARTICLE 3 -- ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Sec. 1: Summary of Appropriations language provided.

Sec. 2: Appropriations language provided.

Sec. 3: Pollution Control Agency language provided.
Subd. 1: Total Appropriation language provided.
Subd. 2: Water language provided.
Subd. 3: Environmental Assistance and Cross-Media language provided.
Subd. 4: Administrative Support language provided.
Subd. 6: Transfers in language provided.

Sec. 4: Natural Resources language provided.
Subd. 1: Total Appropriation language provided.
Subd. 2: Lands and Minerals language provided.
Subd. 3: Water Resource Management language provided.
Subd. 4: Forest Management language provided.
Subd. 5: Parks and Trails Management language provided.
Subd. 6: Fish and Wildlife Management language provided.
Subd. 7: Ecological Services language provided.
Subd. 8: Enforcement language provided.
Subd. 9: Operation of Support language provided.
Subd. 10: Transfers in language provided.

Sec. 5: Board of Water and Soil Resources language provided.
Subd. 1: Total appropriation language provided.
Subd. 2: Appropriation reductions language provided.
Subd. 3: Carryforward cancellations language provided for Clean Water Legacy programs, Cost-Share Vegetation Buffer Grants, Cost-Share Grants, SE Flood Transfer Funds, and Cost-Share South East Flood work.
Subd. 4: Returned grants language provided.

Sec. 6: Metropolitan Council language provided.

Sec. 7: Zoological Board language provided.

Sec. 8: Repealer provided

ARTICLE 4 -- ENERGY
Sec. 1: Summary of Appropriation language provided.

Sec. 2: Appropriation language provided.

Sec. 3: Department of Commerce language provided.
Subd. 1: Total Appropriation language provided.
Subd. 2: Administrative Services language provided.
Subd. 3: Market Assurance language provided.
Subd. 4: Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry Access language provided.
Subd. 5: Petroleum Tanks Release Cleanup Board language provided.

Sec. 4: Department of Commerce-Office of Energy Security language provided.

Sec. 5: Cancellations; Department of Commerce language provided.
Subd. 1: E-85 Grants language provided.
Subd. 2: Renewable Hydrogen Initiative Grants language provided.
Subd. 3: Transfers in language provided.

Sec. 6: Transfers; Special Revenue Fund language provided.

Sec. 7: Transfer; Assigned Risk Plan language provided.

Sec.8: Subd. 6: Course Approval language stricken.

Sec. 9: Exempt Transactions language modified.

Sec. 10: Assessment language provided.

ARTICLE 5 -- AGRICULTURE
Sec. 1: Summary of Appropriations language provided.

Sec. 2: Total Appropriation language provided.

Sec. 3: Agriculture Language Provided
Subd. 1: Total Appropriation language provided.
Subd. 2: Protection Services language provided.
Subd. 3: Agriculture Marketing and Development language provided.
Subd. 4: Bioenergy and Value-Added Agriculture language provided.
Subd. 5: Administration and Financial Assistance language provided.
Subd. 6: Transfers In language provided.

Sec. 4: Board of Animal Health language provided.

Sec. 5: Agricultural Utilization Research Institute language provided.

ARTICLE 6 -- VETERANS AFFAIRS
Sec. 1: Summary of Appropriations language provided.

Sec. 2: Appropriations language provided.

Sec. 3: Veterans Affairs language provided

Sec. 4: Veterans Homes language provided.

Sec. 5: Report to the legislature language provided.

Sec. 6. Subd. 2a: Uses; veterans ���Support Our Troops��� fund account uses language provided.
Sec. 7: Subd. 3: Veterans Homes language stricken.

ARTICLE 7 -- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 1: Summary of Appropriations language provided.

Sec. 2: Appropriations language provided.

Sec. 3: Employment and Economic Development language provided.
Subd. 1: Total Appropriation language provided.
Subd. 2: Business and Community Development language provided.
Subd. 3: Workforce Development language provided.
Subd. 4: State-Funded Administration language provided.
Subd. 5: Carryforward language provided.
Subd. 6: Transfers and Cancellations language provided.

Sec. 4: Department of Labor And Industry; Transfers language provided.

Sec. 5: Bureau of Mediation Services
language provided.

Sec. 6: Board of Accountancy language
provided.

Sec. 7: Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land
Surveying, Landscaping architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design language
provided.

Sec. 8: Board of Cosmetologist Examiners language
provided.

Sec. 9: Board of Barber Examiners language provided.

Sec. 10: Combative Sports Commission language provided.

Sec. 11. Housing Finance Agency language provided.
Subd. 1: Total Appropriation language provided.
Subd. 2: Affordable Rental Housing Investment Fund language provided.
Subd. 3: Housing Rehabilitation language provided.

Sec. 12: Public Facilities Authority language provided.

Sec. 13: Explore Minnesota Tourism language provided.

Sec. 14: Minnesota Historical Society language provided.

Sec. 15: Board of the Arts language provided.

Sec. 16: Minnesota Humanities Center language provided.

Sec. 17: Public Broadcasting language provided.

Sec. 18: Subd. 2: Business and Community Development language stricken and modified.

Sec. 19: Adjustment language modified for adult and displaced worker programs.

Sec. 20. One-time appropriations language modified.

ARTICLE 8 -- MISCELLANEOUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 1. Subd. 4: Expenditures language modified.

Sec. 2: Subd. 2: Grants language modified.

Sec. 3: Officers; compensation, fees, and expenses language modified.

Sec. 4: Fees language modified.

Sec. 5: Subd. 5a: Individual license language modified.

Sec. 6: Subd. 2: Hiring and assignment of employees language modified.

Sec. 7: Subd. 3: Feedback language modified.

Sec. 8: Subd. 4: Report language modified.

Sec. 9: Cosmetology Fees and License Expiration Date language modified.
Subd. 1: Schedule language modified.
Subd. 1a: Schedule language modified for certain dates.
Subd. 1b: Fees disposition; appropriation language modified.
Subd. 2: Refunds language modified.
Subd. 3: Other licenses language modified.
Subd. 4: License expiration date language modified.
Subd. 5: Board approval or denial of application; timeline language modified.

Sec. 10: Subd. 1: Computation language modified.

Sec. 11: Rulemaking language modified for The Board of Cosmetologist Examiners.
Subd. 1: Conforming changes language provided.
Subd. 2: Good cause exemption language provided.

Sec. 12: Film Production Jobs Program language modified.

ARTICLE 9 ��� MINERALS
Sec. 1: Investment of Fund language modified.

Sec. 2: Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation; Early Separation Incentive Program Authorization language modified.

Sec. 3: 2010 Distributions Only language provided.

ARTICLE 10 ��� TRANSPORTATION
Sec. 1: Summary of Appropriations language provided.

Sec. 2: Appropriations language provided.

Sec. 3: Department of Transportation language provided.
Subd. 1: Total appropriation language
Subd. 2: Multimodal Systems language provided.
Subd. 3: State Roads language provided.

Sec. 4: Metropolitan Council language provided.

Sec. 5. Subd. 5: Trunk Highway Emergency Relief Account language provided.

Sec. 6: Repealer provided.

ARTICLE 11-- PUBLIC SAFETY
Sec. 1: Summary of Appropriations language provided.

Sec. 2: Appropriations language provided.

Sec. 3: Supreme Court language
provided.
Subd. 1: Total Appropriation language provided.
Subd. 2: Supreme Court operations language provided.
Subd. 3: Civil Legal Services language provided.

Sec. 4: Court of Appeals language
provided.

Sec. 5: Trial Courts language provided.

Sec. 6: Tax Court language provided.

Sec. 7: Uniform Laws
Commission language provided.

Sec. 8: Board on Judicial Standards
language provided.

Sec. 9: Board of Public Defense language
provided.

Sec. 10: Department of Public Safety language
provided.
Subd. 1: Total Appropriation language provided.
Subd. 2: Emergency Management language provided.
Subd. 3: Criminal Apprehension language provided.
Subd. 4: Fire Marshal language
provided.
Subd. 5: Gambling and Alcohol Enforcement language
provided.
Subd. 6: Office of Justice Programs language provided.

Sec. 11: Private Detective Board language provided.

Sec. 12: Human Rights language provided.

Sec. 13: Corrections language provided.
Subd. 1: Total Appropriation language provided.
Subd. 2: Agency-wide Reduction language provided.
Subd. 3: Community Services language provided.
Subd. 4: Transfers language provided.

Sec. 14: Sentencing Guidelines language provided.

Sec. 15. Subd. 2: Additional Revenues; Priority language
modified.

Sec. 16. Subd. 3: Fire Safety Account, Annual
Transfers, Allocation language modified.

Sec. 17. Subd. 2: Applications language modified.

Sec. 18. Subd. 5: In-service Training in Police Pursuits Requirement language modified.

Sec. 19. Subd. 4: Sentencing to Service Fees language provided.

Sec. 20. Subd. 4: Fire Marshal language provided.

Sec. 21. Sec. 11: Peace Officer Standards and Training Board language modified.

Sec. 22. Subd. 2: Correctional Institutions language stricken.

Sec. 23: Proposed Sentencing Guidelines��� Changes Delayed language provided.

ARTICLE 12 -- State Government
Sec. 1: Summary of Appropriations language provided.

Sec. 2: Appropriations language provided.

Sec. 3: Legislature language provided.
Subd. 1: Total Appropriation language provided.
Subd. 2: Senate language provided.
Subd. 3: House of Representatives language provided.
Subd. 4: Legislative Coordinating Commission language
provided.

Sec. 4: Governor and Lieutenant Governor language
provided.

Sec. 5: State Auditor language provided.

Sec. 6: Attorney General language provided.

Sec. 7: Secretary of State language provided.

Sec. 8: Campaign Finance and Public
Disclosure Board language provided.

Sec. 9: Investment Board
language provided.

Sec. 10: Office of Enterprise Technology
language provided.

Sec. 11: Administrative Hearings language
provided.

Sec. 12: Administration language provided.

Sec. 13: Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board language provided.

Sec. 14: Management and Budget language provided.

Sec. 15: Revenue language provided.

Sec. 16: Racing Commission language provided.

Sec. 17: Amateur Sports Commission language provided.

Sec. 18: Council on Black Minnesotans language provided.

Sec. 19: Council on Chicano/Latino Affairs language provided.

Sec. 20: Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans language provided.

Sec. 21: Indian Affairs Council language provided.

Sec. 22: General Contingent Accounts language provided.

Sec. 23: Expenses of Governor-Elect
language provided.
Subd. 1: Definitions language modified.
Subd. 2: Transition expenses language provided.
Subd. 3: Unused Funds language provided.

Sec. 24: Technology Lease-Purchase Appropriation language modified.

Sec. 25. Subd. 2: Powers and Duties, Generally language modified.

Sec. 26. Subd. 2: Purpose of
Funds language modified.

Sec. 27: Subd. 6: Use of funds language modified.

Sec. 28: Technology Lease-Purchase Appropriation language modified.

Sec. 29. Subd. 16: Tax refund or return preparers; electronic filing language modified and paper filing fee imposed.

Sec. 30. Subd. 4: Account Maintenance language modified.

Sec. 31: Additional Operating Budget Reduction language provided.

Sec. 32. Help America vote Act language provided.

ARTICLE 13 ��� PROPERTY TAX AIDS AND CREDITS
Sec. 1. Subd. 9 Additional Taxes language modified.

Sec. 2. Subd. 6: Credit Reduction language provided.

Sec. 3. Subd. 5: Special Levies language modified.

Sec. 4. Subd. 36: City Aid Base language modified.

Sec. 5: Subd. 9: City Aid Distribution language modified.

Sec. 6: Additional 2010 Aid and Credit Reductions language provided.
Subd. 1: Definitions language provided.
Subd. 2: 2010 Reductions; Counties and Cities language provided.

Sec. 7. Subd. 2a: Cities language modified.

Sec. 8. Subd. 2b: Counties language modified.

Sec. 9: Sec. 12: Study of Aids to Local Governments language modified.

Sec. 10: Repealer provided.

NEO 03/30/2010