1.1A bill for an act1.2relating to state government; making changes to the Housing Finance Agency; 1.3Department of Health; health-related fees; Department of Human Services; 1.4increasing fees; requiring reports; appropriating money to various state agencies 1.5for public health and housing;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 1.6103I.208, subdivision 2; 144.121, subdivisions 1a, 1b; 144.1222, subdivision 1.71a; 144.125, subdivision 1; 144.72, subdivisions 1, 3; 144.9501, subdivisions 1.822b, 26a, by adding subdivisions; 144.9504, by adding a subdivision; 144.9505, 1.9subdivisions 1g, 4; 144.9508, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 144.9512, subdivision 2; 1.10144.966, by adding a subdivision; 144.97, subdivisions 2, 4, 6, by adding 1.11subdivisions; 144.98, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding subdivisions; 144.99, 1.12subdivision 1; 148.108; 148D.180, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5; 148E.180, subdivisions 1.131, 2, 3, 5; 153A.17; 156.015; 157.15, by adding a subdivision; 157.16; 157.22; 1.14327.14, by adding a subdivision; 327.15; 327.16; 327.20, subdivision 1, by 1.15adding a subdivision; 327C.03, by adding a subdivision; 327C.095, subdivision 1.1612; 462A.05, subdivisions 14, 14a; 469.201, subdivisions 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12; 1.17469.202; 469.203, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 469.204, subdivision 1, by adding a 1.18subdivision; 469.205; 469.207, subdivision 2; 580.07; proposing coding for new 1.19law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116; 145; 156; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1.202008, sections 103I.112; 144.9501, subdivision 17b; 148D.180, subdivision 1.218; 327.14, subdivisions 5, 6; 469.203, subdivision 3; 469.204, subdivisions 1.222, 3; Minnesota Rules, parts 4626.2015, subpart 9; 9100.0400, subparts 1, 3; 1.239100.0500; 9100.0600.1.24BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:1.25ARTICLE 11.26HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY1.27    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327C.03, is amended by adding a 1.28subdivision to read:1.29    Subd. 6.Payment to the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund.1.30In the event a park owner has been assessed under section 327C.095, subdivision 12, 1.31paragraph (c), the park owner may collect the $12 annual payment required by section 2.1327C.095, subdivision 12, for participation in the relocation trust fund, as a lump sum 2.2or, along with monthly lot rent, a fee of no more than $1 per month to cover the cost of 2.3participating in the relocation trust fund. The $1 fee must be separately itemized and 2.4clearly labeled "Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund."2.5    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327C.095, subdivision 12, is amended to read:2.6    Subd. 12. Payment to the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund.2.7    (a) If a manufactured home owner is required to move due to the conversion of all or a 2.8portion of a manufactured home park to another use, the closure of a park, or cessation 2.9of use of the land as a manufactured home park, the manufactured park owner shall, 2.10upon the change in use, pay to the commissioner of finance for deposit in the Minnesota 2.11manufactured home relocation trust fund under section 
         462A.35, the lesser amount of the 2.12actual costs of moving or purchasing the manufactured home approved by the neutral 2.13third party and paid by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency under subdivision 13, 2.14paragraph (a) or (e), or $3,250 for each single section manufactured home, and $6,000 for 2.15each multisection manufactured home, for which a manufactured home owner has made 2.16application for payment of relocation costs under subdivision 13, paragraph (c). The 2.17manufactured home park owner shall make payments required under this section to the 2.18Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund within 60 days of receipt of invoice 2.19from the neutral third party.2.20    (b) A manufactured home park owner is not required to make the payment prescribed 2.21under paragraph (a), nor is a manufactured home owner entitled to compensation under 2.22subdivision 13, paragraph (a) or (e), if:2.23    (1) the manufactured home park owner relocates the manufactured home owner to 2.24another space in the manufactured home park or to another manufactured home park at 2.25the park owner's expense;2.26    (2) the manufactured home owner is vacating the premises and has informed the 2.27manufactured home park owner or manager of this prior to the mailing date of the closure 2.28statement under subdivision 1;2.29    (3) a manufactured home owner has abandoned the manufactured home, or the 2.30manufactured home owner is not current on the monthly lot rental, personal property 2.31taxes, or has failed to pay the annual $12 payments to the Minnesota manufactured home 2.32relocation trust fund when due; 2.33    (4) the manufactured home owner has a pending eviction action for nonpayment of 2.34lot rental amount under section 
         327C.09, which was filed against the manufactured home 3.1owner prior to the mailing date of the closure statement under subdivision 1, and the writ 3.2of recovery has been ordered by the district court;3.3    (5) the conversion of all or a portion of a manufactured home park to another use, 3.4the closure of a park, or cessation of use of the land as a manufactured home park is the 3.5result of a taking or exercise of the power of eminent domain by a governmental entity 3.6or public utility; or3.7    (6) the owner of the manufactured home is not a resident of the manufactured home 3.8park, as defined in section 
         327C.01, subdivision 9, or the owner of the manufactured home 3.9is a resident, but came to reside in the manufactured home park after the mailing date of 3.10the closure statement under subdivision 1.3.11    (c) Owners of manufactured homes who rent lots in a manufactured home park shall 3.12make annual payments to the park owner, to be deposited in the Minnesota manufactured 3.13home relocation trust fund under section 462A.35, in the amount of $12 per year, per 3.14manufactured home, payable on August 15 of each year. On or before July 15 of each 3.15year, the commissioner of finance shall prepare and post on the department's Web site a 3.16generic invoice and cover letter explaining the purpose of the Minnesota manufactured 3.17home relocation trust fund, the obligation of each manufactured home owner to make an 3.18annual $12 payment into the fund, the due date, and the need to pay to the park owner for 3.19collection, and a warning, in 14-point font, that if the annual payments are not made when 3.20due, the manufactured home owner will not be eligible for compensation from the fund if 3.21the manufactured home park closes. The park owner shall receive, record, and commingle 3.22the payments and forward the payments to the commissioner of finance by September 3.2315 of each year, with a summary by the park owner, certifying the name, address, and 3.24payment amount of each remitter, and noting the names and address of manufactured home 3.25owners who did not pay the $12 annual payment, sent to both the commissioner of finance 3.26and the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. The commissioner of 3.27finance shall deposit the payments in the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust 3.28fund. The commissioner of finance shall annually assess each manufactured home park 3.29owner by mail the total amount of $12 for each licensed lot in their park, payable on 3.30or before September 15 of each year. The commissioner of finance shall deposit the 3.31payments in the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund. On or before July 3.3215 of each year, the commissioner of finance shall prepare and distribute to park owners 3.33a letter explaining the collection, an invoice for all licensed lots, and a sample form for 3.34the park owners to collect information on which park residents have been accounted for. 3.35The park owner may recoup the cost of the assessment with a monthly fee of no more 3.36than $1 collected from park residents together with monthly lot rent as provided in section 4.1327C.03, subdivision 1. Park owners may adjust payment for lots in their park that are 4.2vacant or otherwise not eligible for contribution to the trust fund under section 327C.095, 4.3subdivision 12, paragraph (b), and deduct from the assessment, accordingly.4.4    (d) This subdivision and subdivision 13, paragraph (c), clause (5), are enforceable by 4.5the neutral third party, on behalf of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, or by action 4.6in a court of appropriate jurisdiction. The court may award a prevailing party reasonable 4.7attorney fees, court costs, and disbursements.4.8    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462A.05, subdivision 14, is amended to read:4.9    Subd. 14. Rehabilitation loans. It may agree to purchase, make, or otherwise 4.10participate in the making, and may enter into commitments for the purchase, making, or 4.11participation in the making, of eligible loans for rehabilitation, with terms and conditions 4.12as the agency deems advisable, to persons and families of low and moderate income, and 4.13to owners of existing residential housing for occupancy by such persons and families, 4.14for the rehabilitation of existing residential housing owned by them. The loans may be 4.15insured or uninsured and may be made with security, or may be unsecured, as the agency 4.16deems advisable. The loans may be in addition to or in combination with long-term 4.17eligible mortgage loans under subdivision 3. They may be made in amounts sufficient 4.18to refinance existing indebtedness secured by the property, if refinancing is determined 4.19by the agency to be necessary to permit the owner to meet the owner's housing cost 4.20without expending an unreasonable portion of the owner's income thereon. No loan for 4.21rehabilitation shall be made unless the agency determines that the loan will be used 4.22primarily to make the housing more desirable to live in, to increase the market value of the 4.23housing, for compliance with state, county or municipal building, housing maintenance, 4.24fire, health or similar codes and standards applicable to housing, or to accomplish energy 4.25conservation related improvements. In unincorporated areas and municipalities not 4.26having codes and standards, the agency may, solely for the purpose of administering 4.27the provisions of this chapter, establish codes and standards. Except for accessibility 4.28improvements under this subdivision and subdivisions 14a and 24, clause (1), no secured 4.29loan for rehabilitation of any owner-occupied property shall be made in an amount which, 4.30with all other existing indebtedness secured by the property, would exceed 110 percent 4.31of its market value, as determined by the agency. No loan under this subdivision for the 4.32rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing shall be denied solely because the loan will not 4.33be used for placing the owner-occupied residential housing in full compliance with all 4.34state, county, or municipal building, housing maintenance, fire, health, or similar codes 4.35and standards applicable to housing. Rehabilitation loans shall be made only when the 5.1agency determines that financing is not otherwise available, in whole or in part, from 5.2private lenders upon equivalent terms and conditions. Accessibility rehabilitation loans 5.3authorized under this subdivision may be made to eligible persons and families without 5.4limitations relating to the maximum incomes of the borrowers if:5.5(1) the borrower or a member of the borrower's family requires a level of care 5.6provided in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for persons 5.7with developmental disabilities;5.8(2) home care is appropriate; and5.9(3) the improvement will enable the borrower or a member of the borrower's family 5.10to reside in the housing.5.11The agency may waive any requirement that the housing units in a residential housing 5.12development be rented to persons of low and moderate income if the development consists 5.13of four or less dwelling units, one of which is occupied by the owner.5.14    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462A.05, subdivision 14a, is amended to read:5.15    Subd. 14a. Rehabilitation loans; existing owner occupied residential housing.5.16It may make loans to persons and families of low and moderate income to rehabilitate 5.17or to assist in rehabilitating existing residential housing owned and occupied by those 5.18persons or families. No loan shall be made unless the agency determines that the loan 5.19will be used primarily for rehabilitation work necessary for health or safety, essential 5.20accessibility improvements, or to improve the energy efficiency of the dwelling. No 5.21loan for rehabilitation of owner occupied residential housing shall be denied solely 5.22because the loan will not be used for placing the residential housing in full compliance 5.23with all state, county or municipal building, housing maintenance, fire, health or similar 5.24codes and standards applicable to housing. The amount of any loan shall not exceed the 5.25lesser of (a) a maximum loan amount determined under rules adopted by the agency 5.26not to exceed $20,000 $27,000, or (b) the actual cost of the work performed, or (c) that 5.27portion of the cost of rehabilitation which the agency determines cannot otherwise be 5.28paid by the person or family without the expenditure of an unreasonable portion of the 5.29income of the person or family. Loans made in whole or in part with federal funds may 5.30exceed the maximum loan amount to the extent necessary to comply with federal lead 5.31abatement requirements prescribed by the funding source. In making loans, the agency 5.32shall determine the circumstances under which and the terms and conditions under which 5.33all or any portion of the loan will be repaid and shall determine the appropriate security 5.34for the repayment of the loan. Loans pursuant to this subdivision may be made with 5.35or without interest or periodic payments.6.1    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.201, subdivision 2, is amended to read:6.2    Subd. 2. City. "City" means a city of the first class as defined in section 410.01 and 6.3a city of the second class that is designated as an economically depressed area by the 6.4United States Department of Commerce any statutory or home rule charter city, town, or 6.5township. For each city, a port authority, housing and redevelopment authority, or other 6.6agency or instrumentality, the jurisdiction of which is the territory of the city, is included 6.7within the meaning of city.6.8    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.201, subdivision 4, is amended to read:6.9    Subd. 4. City matching money. (a) "City matching money" means the money of a 6.10city specified in a targeted revitalization program. The sources of city matching money 6.11may include:6.12(1) money from the general fund or a special fund of a city used to implement a 6.13targeted revitalization program;6.14(2) money paid or repaid to a city from the proceeds of a grant that a city has 6.15received from the federal government, a profit or nonprofit corporation, or another entity 6.16or individual, that is to be used to implement a targeted revitalization program;6.17(3) tax increments received by a city under sections 
         469.174 to 
         469.179 or other law, 6.18if eligible, to be spent in the targeted neighborhood community;6.19(4) the greater of the fair market value or the cost to the city of acquiring land, 6.20buildings, equipment, or other real or personal property that a city contributes, grants, 6.21leases, or loans to a profit or nonprofit corporation or other entity or individual, in 6.22connection with the implementation of a targeted revitalization program;6.23(5) city money to be used to acquire, install, reinstall, repair, or improve the 6.24infrastructure facilities of a targeted neighborhood community;6.25(6) money contributed by a city to pay issuance costs, fund bond reserves, or to 6.26otherwise provide financial support for revenue bonds or obligations issued by a city for a 6.27project or program related to the implementation of a targeted revitalization program;6.28(7) money derived from fees received by a city in connection with its community 6.29development activities that are to be used in implementing a targeted revitalization 6.30program;6.31(8) money derived from the apportionment to the city under section 
         162.14 or by 6.32special law, and expended in a targeted neighborhood community for an activity related to 6.33the targeted revitalization program;6.34(9) administrative expenses of the city that are incurred in connection with the 6.35planning, implementation, or reporting requirements of sections 
         469.201 to 
         469.207.7.1(b) City matching money does not include:7.2(1) city money used to provide a service or to exercise a function that is ordinarily 7.3provided throughout the city, unless an increased level of the service or function is 7.4to be provided in a targeted neighborhood community in accordance with a targeted 7.5revitalization program;7.6(2) the proceeds of bonds issued by the city under chapter 462C or 469 and payable 7.7solely from repayments made by one or more nongovernmental persons in consideration 7.8for the financing provided by the bonds; or7.9(3) money given by the state to fund any part of the targeted revitalization program.7.10    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.201, subdivision 6, is amended to read:7.11    Subd. 6. Housing activities. "Housing activities" include any work or undertaking 7.12to provide housing and related services and amenities primarily for persons and families of 7.13low or moderate income. This work or undertaking may include the planning of buildings 7.14and improvements; the acquisition of real property, which may be needed immediately7.15to address vacancies, foreclosures, and preservation of housing now  or in the future for 7.16housing purposes and the; demolition of any existing improvements; activities to address 7.17lead abatement, energy efficiencies, or other activities related to the health of a building; 7.18and the construction, reconstruction, alteration, and repair of new and existing buildings. 7.19Housing activities also include the provision of a housing rehabilitation and energy 7.20improvement loan and grant program with respect to any residential property located 7.21within the targeted neighborhood community, the cost of relocation relating to acquiring 7.22property for housing activities, and programs authorized by chapter 462C.7.23    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.201, subdivision 7, is amended to read:7.24    Subd. 7. Lost unit. "Lost unit" means a rental housing unit that has been vacant 7.25for more than six months or has been condemned for code violations,  that is lost as a 7.26result of revitalization activities because it is demolished, converted to an owner-occupied 7.27unit that is not a cooperative, or converted to a nonresidential use, or because the gross 7.28rent to be charged exceeds 125 percent of the gross rent charged for the unit six months 7.29before the start of rehabilitation.7.30    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.201, subdivision 10, is amended to read:7.31    Subd. 10. Targeted neighborhoodcommunity. "Targeted neighborhood7.32community" means an area including one or more census tracts, as determined and 7.33measured by the Bureau of Census of the United States Department of Commerce, that 8.1a city council determines in a resolution adopted under section 
         469.202, subdivision 1, 8.2meets the criteria of section 
         469.202, subdivision 2, and any additional area designated 8.3under section 
         469.202, subdivision 3.8.4    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.201, subdivision 11, is amended to read:8.5    Subd. 11. Targeted neighborhood community money. "Targeted neighborhood8.6community money" means the money designated in the targeted  revitalization program to 8.7be used to implement the targeted  revitalization program.8.8    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.201, subdivision 12, is amended to read:8.9    Subd. 12. Targeted neighborhood community revitalization and financing 8.10program. "Targeted neighborhood community revitalization and financing program," 8.11"revitalization program," or "program" means the targeted neighborhood community8.12revitalization and financing program adopted in accordance with section 
         469.203.8.13    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.202, is amended to read:8.14469.202 DESIGNATION OF TARGETED NEIGHBORHOODS8.15COMMUNITIES.8.16    Subdivision 1. City authority. A city may by resolution designate a targeted 8.17neighborhoods community within its borders after adopting detailed findings that the 8.18designated neighborhoods communities meet the eligibility requirements in subdivision 2 8.19or 3.8.20    Subd. 2. Eligibility requirements for targeted neighborhoods communities. An 8.21area within a city is eligible for designation as a targeted neighborhood community if the 8.22area meets two three of the following three four criteria:8.23(a) The area had an unemployment rate that was twice the unemployment rate for 8.24the Minneapolis and Saint Paul standard metropolitan statistical area as determined by 8.25the most recent federal decennial census.8.26(b) The median household income in the area was no more than half 80 percent of 8.27 the median household income for the Minneapolis and Saint Paul standard metropolitan 8.28statistical area as determined by the most recent federal decennial census.8.29(c) The area is characterized by residential dwelling units in need of substantial 8.30rehabilitation. An area qualifies under this paragraph if 25 percent or more of the 8.31residential dwelling units are in substandard condition as determined by the city, or if 70 8.32percent or more of the residential dwelling units in the area were built before 1940 1960 as 8.33determined by the most recent federal decennial census.9.1(d) The area is characterized by having a disproportionate number of vacant 9.2residential buildings and mortgage foreclosures. An area qualifies under this paragraph 9.3if it has either:9.4(1) a foreclosure rate of at least 1.5 percent in 2008; or9.5(2) a foreclosure rate in 2008 in the city or in a zip code area of the city that is at 9.6least 50 percent higher than the average foreclosure rate in the metropolitan area, as 9.7defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. For purposes of this paragraph, "foreclosure 9.8rate" means the number of foreclosures, as indicated by sheriff sales records, divided by 9.9the number of households in the city in 2007.9.10    Subd. 3. Additional area eligible for inclusion in targeted neighborhood9.11community. (a) A city may add to the area designated as a targeted neighborhood9.12community under subdivision 2 additional area extending up to four contiguous city 9.13blocks in all directions from the designated targeted neighborhood community. For the 9.14purpose of this subdivision, "city block" has the meaning determined by the city; or9.15(b) The city may enlarge the targeted neighborhood community to include portions 9.16of a census tract that is contiguous to a targeted neighborhood community, provided that 9.17the city council first determines the additional area satisfies two three of the three four9.18criteria in subdivision 2.9.19    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.203, subdivision 1, is amended to read:9.20    Subdivision 1. Requirements. For each targeted neighborhood community for 9.21which a city requests state financial assistance under section 
         469.204, the city must 9.22prepare a comprehensive revitalization and financing program that includes the following:9.23(1) the revitalization objectives of the city for the targeted neighborhood community;9.24(2) the specific activities or means by which the city intends to pursue and implement 9.25the revitalization objectives;9.26(3) the extent to which the activities identified in clause (2) will benefit low- 9.27and moderate-income families, will alleviate the blighted condition of the targeted 9.28neighborhood community, or will otherwise assist in the revitalization of the targeted 9.29neighborhood community;9.30(4) a statement of the intended outcomes to be achieved by implementation of the 9.31targeted revitalization program, how the outcomes will be measured both qualitatively and 9.32quantitatively, and the estimated time over which they will occur; and9.33(5) a financing program and budget that identifies the financial resources necessary 9.34to implement the targeted revitalization program, including:9.35(i) the estimated total cost to implement the targeted revitalization program;10.1(ii) the estimated cost to implement each activity in the revitalization program 10.2identified in clause (2);10.3(iii) the estimated amount of financial resources that will be available from all 10.4sources other than from the appropriation available under section 
         469.204 to implement 10.5the revitalization program, including the amount of private investment expected to result 10.6from the use of public money in the targeted neighborhood community;10.7(iv) the estimated amount of the appropriation available under section 
         469.204 that 10.8will be necessary to implement the targeted revitalization program;10.9(v) a description of the activities identified in the targeted revitalization program for 10.10which the state appropriation will be committed or spent; and10.11(vi) a statement of how the city intends to meet the requirement for a financial 10.12contribution from city matching money in accordance with section 
         469.204, subdivision 3.10.13    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.203, subdivision 2, is amended to read:10.14    Subd. 2. Targeted neighborhood community participation in preparing 10.15revitalization program. A city requesting state financial assistance under section 10.16469.204
          shall adopt follow a process to involve the residents of targeted neighborhoods10.17communities in the development, drafting, and implementation of the targeted 10.18revitalization program. The process shall include the use of a citizen participation 10.19process established by the city. A description of the process must be included in the 10.20program. The process to involve residents of the targeted neighborhood community10.21must include at least one public hearing. The city of Minneapolis shall establish the 10.22community-based process as outlined in subdivision 3. The city of St. Paul shall use 10.23the same community-based process the city used in planning, developing, drafting, and 10.24implementing the revitalization program required under Laws 1987, chapter 386, article 6, 10.25section 6. The city of Duluth shall use the same citizen participation process the city used 10.26in planning, developing, and implementing the federal funded community development 10.27program meeting in the targeted community.10.28    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.203, subdivision 4, is amended to read:10.29    Subd. 4. City approval of program. (a) Before or after adoption of a revitalization 10.30program under paragraph (b), the city must submit a preliminary program to the 10.31commissioner and the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for their comments. The city 10.32may not adopt the revitalization program until comments have been received from the 10.33state agencies or 30 days have elapsed without response after the program was sent to 10.34them. Comments received by the city from the state agencies within the 30-day period 30 11.1days after submission of the preliminary program must be responded to in writing by the 11.2city before adoption of the program by the city.11.3(b) The city may adopt a targeted revitalization program only after holding a public 11.4hearing after the program has been prepared. Notice of the hearing must be provided in a 11.5newspaper of general circulation in the city and in the most widely circulated community 11.6newspaper in the targeted neighborhoods not less than ten days nor more than 30 days 11.7before the date of the hearing subject to any local public notification requirements 11.8and consistent with citizen participation process established for identifying targeted 11.9communities.11.10(c) A certification by the city that a targeted revitalization program has been 11.11approved by the city council for the targeted neighborhood community must be provided 11.12to the commissioner together with a copy of the program. A copy of the program must 11.13also be provided to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency and the commissioner of 11.14employment and economic development.11.15(d) A targeted revitalization program for the city may be modified at any time by 11.16the city council after a public hearing, notice of which is published in a newspaper of 11.17general circulation in the city and in the targeted neighborhood at least ten days nor 11.18more than 30 days before the date of the hearing. If the city council determines that the 11.19proposed modification is a significant modification to the program originally certified 11.20under paragraph (c), the city council shall implement the targeted revitalization program 11.21approval and certification process of this subdivision for the proposed modification.11.22    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.204, subdivision 1, is amended to read:11.23    Subdivision 1. Payment of state money. Upon receipt from a city of a certification 11.24that a revitalization program has been adopted or modified, the commissioner shall, within 11.2530 days, pay to the city the amount of state money identified as necessary to implement 11.26the revitalization program or program modification. State money may be paid to the 11.27city only to the extent that the appropriation limit for the city specified in subdivision 2 11.28is not exceeded. Once the state money has been paid to the city, it becomes targeted 11.29neighborhoodcommunity money for use by the city in accordance with an adopted 11.30revitalization program and subject only to the restrictions on its use in sections 
         469.201 to 11.31469.207
         .11.32    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.204, is amended by adding a subdivision 11.33to read:12.1    Subd. 4.Revolving fund.A targeted community revitalization revolving fund 12.2is established in the state treasury. The fund consists of all money appropriated to the 12.3commissioner for the purposes of sections 469.201 to 469.207 and all proceeds received 12.4by the commissioner as the result of housing activities related to a targeted community 12.5revitalization program.12.6    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.205, is amended to read:12.7469.205 CITY POWERS; USES OF TARGETED NEIGHBORHOOD12.8COMMUNITY MONEY.12.9    Subdivision 1. Consolidation of existing powers in targeted neighborhoods12.10communities. A city may exercise any of its corporate powers within a targeted 12.11neighborhood community. Those powers shall include, but not be limited to, all of 12.12the powers enumerated and granted to any city by chapters 462C, 469, and 474A. For 12.13the purposes of sections 
         469.048 to 
         469.068, a targeted neighborhood community is 12.14considered an industrial development district. A city may exercise the powers of sections 12.15469.048
          to 
         469.068 in conjunction with, and in addition to, exercising the powers granted 12.16by sections 
         469.001 to 
         469.047 and chapter 462C, in order to promote and assist housing 12.17construction and rehabilitation within a targeted neighborhood community. For the 12.18purposes of section 
         462C.02, subdivision 9, a targeted neighborhood community is 12.19considered a "targeted area."12.20    Subd. 2. Grants and loans. In addition to the authority granted by other law, a city 12.21may make grants, loans, and other forms of public assistance to individuals, for-profit and 12.22nonprofit corporations, and other organizations to implement a targeted revitalization 12.23program. The public assistance must contain the terms the city considers proper to 12.24implement a targeted revitalization program.12.25    Subd. 3. Eligible uses of targeted neighborhood community money. The city may 12.26spend targeted neighborhood community money for any purpose authorized by subdivision 12.271 or 2, except that an amount equal to at least 50 percent of the state payment under section 12.28469.204
          made to the city must be used for housing activities. Use of target neighborhood12.29targeted community money must be authorized in a targeted revitalization program.12.30    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.207, subdivision 2, is amended to read:12.31    Subd. 2. Annual report. A city that begins to implement a revitalization program 12.32in a calendar year must, by March 1 of the succeeding calendar year, provide a detailed 12.33report on the revitalization program or programs being implemented in the city. The report 12.34must describe the status of the program implementation and analyze whether the intended 13.1outcomes identified in section 
         469.203, subdivision 1, clause (4), are being achieved. The 13.2report must include at least the following:13.3(1) the number of housing units, including lost units, removed, created, lost, 13.4replaced, relocated, and assisted as a result of the program. The level of rent of the units 13.5and the income of the households affected must be included in the report;13.6(2) the number and type of commercial establishments removed, created, and 13.7assisted as a result of a revitalization program. The report must include information 13.8regarding the number of new jobs created by category, whether the jobs are full time or 13.9part time, and the salary or wage levels of both new and expanded jobs in the affected 13.10commercial establishments;13.11(3) a description of a statement of the cost of the public improvement projects that 13.12are part of the program and the number of jobs created for each $20,000 of money spent 13.13on commercial projects and applicable public improvement projects;13.14(4) the increase in the tax capacity for the city as a result of the assistance to 13.15commercial and housing assistance; and13.16(5) the amount of private investment that is a result of the use of public money 13.17in a targeted neighborhood community.13.18The report must be submitted to the commissioner, the Minnesota housing finance 13.19agency, and the legislative audit commission, and must be available to the public.13.20    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 580.07, is amended to read:13.21580.07 POSTPONEMENT. 13.22    Subdivision 1.Postponement by mortgagee. The sale may be postponed, from 13.23time to time, by the party conducting the foreclosure, by inserting a notice of the 13.24postponement, as soon as practicable, in the newspaper in which the original advertisement 13.25was published, at the expense of the party requesting the postponement. The notice shall 13.26be published only once. 13.27    Subd. 2.Postponement by mortgagor or owner.(a) If all or a part of the property 13.28to be sold is classified as homestead under section 273.124 and contains one to four 13.29dwelling units, the mortgagor or owner may postpone the sale to the first date that is not 13.30a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday and is five months after the originally scheduled 13.31date of sale in the manner provided in this subdivision. To postpone a foreclosure sale 13.32pursuant to this subdivision, at any time after the first publication of the notice of mortgage 13.33foreclosure sale under section 580.03 but at least 15 days prior to the scheduled sale date 13.34specified in that notice, the mortgagor shall: (1) execute a sworn affidavit in the form set 13.35forth in subdivision 3, (2) record the affidavit in the office of each county recorder and 14.1registrar of titles where the mortgage was recorded, and (3) file with the sheriff conducting 14.2the sale and deliver to the attorney foreclosing the mortgage, a copy of the recorded 14.3affidavit, showing the date and office in which the affidavit was recorded. Recording of 14.4the affidavit and postponement of the foreclosure sale pursuant to this subdivision shall 14.5automatically reduce the mortgagor's redemption period under section 580.23 to five 14.6weeks. The postponement of a foreclosure sale pursuant to this subdivision does not 14.7require any change in the contents of the notice of sale, service of the notice of sale if the 14.8occupant was served with the notice of sale prior to postponement under this subdivision, 14.9or publication of the notice of sale if publication was commenced prior to postponement 14.10under this subdivision, notwithstanding the service and publication time periods specified 14.11in section 580.03, but the sheriff's certificate of sale shall indicate the actual date of the 14.12foreclosure sale and the actual length of the mortgagor's redemption period. No notice 14.13of postponement need be published. An affidavit complying with subdivision 3 shall be 14.14prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein, and shall be entitled to be recorded. The 14.15right to postpone a foreclosure sale pursuant to this subdivision may be exercised only 14.16once, regardless whether the mortgagor reinstates the mortgage prior to the postponed 14.17mortgage foreclosure sale.14.18(b) If the automatic stay under United States Code, title 11, section 362, applies 14.19to the mortgage foreclosure after a mortgagor or owner requests postponement of the 14.20sheriff's sale under this section, then when the automatic stay is no longer applicable, the 14.21mortgagor's or owner's election to shorten the redemption period to five weeks under this 14.22section remains applicable to the mortgage foreclosure.14.23    Subd. 3.Affidavit form.The affidavit referred to in subdivision 2 shall be in 14.24substantially the following form and shall contain all of the following information.14.25STATE OF ______________14.26COUNTY OF ______________14.27    ________________________________________ (whether one or more, "Owner"), 14.28being first duly sworn on oath, states as follows:14.29    1. (He is) (She is) (They are) the owner(s) or mortgagor(s) of the real property (the 14.30"Property") situated in __________ (Name of) County, Minnesota, legally described in the 14.31attached published Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale (the "Notice"), and make this 14.32affidavit for the purpose of postponing the foreclosure sale of the Property pursuant to 14.33Minnesota Statutes, section 580.07, subdivision 2, for five months from the date scheduled 14.34in the attached Notice.15.1    2. The Property is classified as homestead under Minnesota Statutes, section 15.2273.124, is occupied by Owner as a homestead, and is improved with not more than 15.3four dwelling units.15.4    3. Owner has elected to shorten Owner's redemption period from any foreclosure 15.5sale of the Property to five weeks in exchange for the postponement of the foreclosure 15.6sale for five months.15.7___________________________________________ (signature(s) of owner)15.8Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on .......... (date) by ................ (name(s) 15.9of person(s) making statement).15.10___________________________________________ (signature of notary public)15.11Notary Public15.12EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective one month after the date of final 15.13enactment, and applies to foreclosure sales scheduled to occur on or after said effective 15.14date.15.15    Sec. 21.  REPEALER.15.16Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 469.203, subdivision 3; and 469.204, subdivisions 15.172 and 3, are repealed.15.18ARTICLE 215.19DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH15.20    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103I.208, subdivision 2, is amended to 15.21read:15.22    Subd. 2. Permit fee. The permit fee to be paid by a property owner is:15.23    (1) for a water supply well that is not in use under a maintenance permit, $175 15.24annually;15.25    (2) for construction of a monitoring well, $215, which includes the state core 15.26function fee;15.27    (3) for a monitoring well that is unsealed under a maintenance permit, $175 annually;15.28    (4) for a monitoring well owned by a federal agency, state agency, or local unit of 15.29government that is unsealed under a maintenance permit, $50 annually. "Local unit of 15.30government" means a statutory or home rule charter city, town, county, or soil and water 15.31conservation district, watershed district, an organization formed for the joint exercise of 15.32powers under section 471.59, a board of health or community health board, or other 16.1special purpose district or authority with local jurisdiction in water and related land 16.2resources management;16.3(5) for monitoring wells used as a leak detection device at a single motor fuel retail 16.4outlet, a single petroleum bulk storage site excluding tank farms, or a single agricultural 16.5chemical facility site, the construction permit fee is $215, which includes the state core 16.6function fee, per site regardless of the number of wells constructed on the site, and 16.7the annual fee for a maintenance permit for unsealed monitoring wells is $175 per site 16.8regardless of the number of monitoring wells located on site;16.9    (5) (6) for a groundwater thermal exchange device, in addition to the notification fee 16.10for water supply wells, $215, which includes the state core function fee;16.11    (6) (7) for a vertical heat exchanger with less than ten tons of heating/cooling 16.12capacity, $215;16.13(8) for a vertical heat exchanger with ten to 50 tons of heating/cooling capacity, $425;16.14(9) for a vertical heat exchanger with greater than 50 tons of heating/cooling 16.15capacity, $650;16.16    (7) (10) for a dewatering well that is unsealed under a maintenance permit, $175 16.17annually for each dewatering well, except a dewatering project comprising more than five 16.18dewatering wells shall be issued a single permit for $875 annually for dewatering wells 16.19recorded on the permit; and16.20    (8) (11) for an elevator boring, $215 for each boring.16.21    Sec. 2. [116.9401] DEFINITIONS.16.22    (a) For the purposes of sections 116.9401 to 116.9408, the following terms have 16.23the meanings given them.16.24    (b) "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency.16.25    (c) "Alternative" means a substitute process, product, material, chemical, strategy, 16.26or combination of these that serves a functionally equivalent purpose to a chemical in a 16.27children's product.16.28    (d) "Chemical" means a substance with a distinct molecular composition or a group 16.29of structurally related substances and includes the breakdown products of the substance or 16.30substances that form through decomposition, degradation, or metabolism.16.31    (e) "Chemical of high concern" means a chemical identified on the basis of credible 16.32scientific evidence by a governmental entity or the United Nations' World Health 16.33Organization as being known or suspected with a high degree of probability to:16.34    (1) harm the normal development of a fetus or child or cause other developmental 16.35toxicity;17.1    (2) cause cancer, genetic damage, or reproductive harm;17.2    (3) disrupt the endocrine or hormone system;17.3    (4) damage the nervous system, immune system, or organs, or cause other systemic 17.4toxicity;17.5    (5) be persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic; or17.6    (6) be very persistent and very bioaccumulative.17.7    (f) "Child" means a person under 12 years of age.17.8    (g) "Children's product" means a consumer product intended for use by children, 17.9such as baby products, toys, car seats, personal care products, and clothing.17.10    (h) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency. 17.11    (i) "Department" means the Department of Health.17.12    (j) "Distributor" means a person who sells consumer products to retail establishments 17.13on a wholesale basis.17.14    (k) "Green chemistry" means an approach to designing and manufacturing products 17.15in ways that minimize the use and generation of toxic substances.17.16    (l) "Manufacturer" means any person who manufactures a final consumer product 17.17sold at retail or whose brand name is affixed to the consumer product. In the case of a 17.18consumer product imported into the United States, manufacturer includes the importer 17.19or domestic distributor of the consumer product if the person who manufactured or 17.20assembled the consumer product or whose brand name is affixed to the consumer product 17.21does not have a presence in the United States.17.22    (m) "Priority chemical" means a chemical identified by the commissioner as a 17.23chemical of high concern that is contained in a children's product offered for sale in 17.24Minnesota and meets the criteria in section 116.9403.17.25    (n) "Safer alternative" means an alternative whose potential to harm human health is 17.26less than that of a priority chemical that it could replace.17.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.17.28    Sec. 3. [116.9402] IDENTIFICATION OF CHEMICALS OF HIGH CONCERN.17.29    (a) By July 1, 2010, the department shall, after consultation with the agency, publish 17.30in the State Register and on the agency's Web site a list of chemicals of high concern.17.31    (b) The department must periodically review and revise the list of chemicals of high 17.32concern at least every three years. The department may add chemicals to the list if the 17.33chemical meets one or more of the criteria in section 116.9401, paragraph (e).17.34    (c) The department shall consider, among others, chemicals listed in the following 17.35sources for possible inclusion on the list of chemicals of high concern:18.1    (1) chemicals identified as "Group 1 carcinogens" or "Group 2A carcinogens" by the 18.2United Nations' World Health Organization, International Agency for Research on Cancer;18.3    (2) chemicals identified as "known to be a human carcinogen" and "reasonably 18.4anticipated to be a human carcinogen" by the secretary of the United States Department 18.5of Health and Human Services;18.6    (3) chemicals identified as "Group A carcinogens" or "Group B carcinogens" by the 18.7United States Environmental Protection Agency;18.8    (4) chemicals identified as reproductive or developmental toxicants by: 18.9    (i) the United States Department of Health and Human Services, National 18.10Toxicology Program, Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction; and18.11    (ii) the California Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Health 18.12Hazard Assessment pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code, Safe Drinking 18.13Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, chapter 6.6, section 25249.8;18.14    (5) chemicals identified as known or likely endocrine disruptors through screening 18.15or testing conducted in accordance with protocols developed by the United States 18.16Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 18.17United States Code, title 21, section 346a(p), as amended by the federal Food Quality 18.18Protection Act, Public Law 104-170, or the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, United States 18.19Code, title 42, section 300j-17;18.20    (6) chemicals listed on the basis of endocrine-disrupting properties in Annex 18.21XIV, List of Substances Subject to Authorisation, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of 18.22the European Parliament concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and 18.23Restriction of Chemicals;18.24    (7) persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals identified by:18.25    (i) the state of Washington Department of Ecology in Washington Administrative 18.26Code, Chapter 173-333; or18.27    (ii) the United States Environmental Protection Agency in Code of Federal 18.28Regulations, title 40, part 372; and18.29    (8) a very persistent, very bioaccumulative chemical listed in Annex XIV, List of 18.30Substances Subject to Authorisation, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European 18.31Parliament concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of 18.32Chemicals.18.33    (d) The department may consider chemicals listed by another state as harmful to 18.34human health or the environment for possible inclusion in the list of chemicals of high 18.35concern.18.36EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.19.1    Sec. 4. [116.9403] IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITY CHEMICALS.19.2    The department, after consultation with the agency, may designate a chemical of 19.3high concern as a priority chemical if the department finds that the chemical:19.4    (1) has been identified as a high-production volume chemical by the United States 19.5Environmental Protection Agency; and19.6    (2) meets any of the following criteria:19.7    (i) the chemical has been found through biomonitoring to be present in human blood, 19.8including umbilical cord blood, breast milk, urine, or other bodily tissues or fluids;19.9    (ii) the chemical has been found through sampling and analysis to be present in 19.10household dust, indoor air, drinking water, or elsewhere in the home environment; or19.11    (iii) the chemical has been found through monitoring to be present in fish, wildlife, 19.12or the natural environment.19.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.19.14    Sec. 5. [116.9404] IDENTIFICATION OF SAFER ALTERNATIVES.19.15    Subdivision 1.Department determination.The department shall determine 19.16whether a safer alternative to a priority chemical is available and is a technically feasible 19.17replacement for the priority chemical. In making this determination, the department:19.18    (1) must utilize information from current scientific literature, the Interstate 19.19Chemicals Clearinghouse, manufacturers of children's products, and other sources it 19.20deems appropriate;19.21    (2) may presume that an alternative is a safer alternative if the alternative is not 19.22a chemical of high concern; and19.23    (3) may presume that a safer alternative is available if:19.24    (i) the sale of the children's product containing the priority chemical has been 19.25prohibited by another state within the United States; or19.26    (ii) the children's product containing the priority chemical is an item of apparel 19.27or a novelty; or19.28    (iii) the alternative is sold in the United States.19.29    Subd. 2.Department designation.(a) If the department determines that a safer 19.30alternative is available and is a technically feasible replacement for a priority chemical, 19.31the department shall designate that priority chemical a Level 1 priority chemical. If the 19.32department determines that current information does not indicate that a safer alternative is 19.33available or is a technically feasible replacement for a priority chemical, the department 19.34shall designate that chemical a Level 2 priority chemical. By February 1, 2011, the 19.35department shall publish a list of Level 1 and Level 2 priority chemicals in the State 20.1Register and on the department's Web site and shall update the published list whenever a 20.2new priority chemical is designated.20.3    (b) The department shall designate at least five priority chemicals as Level 1 or 20.4Level 2 by July 1, 2011, and at least five additional priority chemicals as Level 1 or Level 20.52 by January 1, 2013.20.6    (c) The department shall, at least every two years:20.7    (1) review the list of chemicals of high concern and determine, which, if any, should 20.8be designated Level 1 or Level 2 priority chemicals; and20.9    (2) review the reports submitted by manufacturers under section 116.9405 to 20.10determine if any Level 2 priority chemicals should be designated as Level 1 priority 20.11chemicals.20.12EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.20.13    Sec. 6. [116.9406] APPLICABILITY.20.14    The requirements of sections 116.9401 to 116.9408 do not apply to:20.15    (1) chemicals in used children's products;20.16    (2) priority chemicals used in the manufacturing process, but that are not present 20.17in the final product;20.18    (3) priority chemicals used in agricultural production;20.19    (4) motor vehicles as defined in chapter 168 or their component parts, except that the 20.20use of priority chemicals in detachable car seats is not exempt;20.21    (5) priority chemicals generated solely as combustion by-products or that are present 20.22in combustible fuels;20.23    (6) retailers, unless that retailer knowingly sells a children's product containing 20.24a priority chemical after the effective date of its prohibition, of which that retailer has 20.25received prior notification from a manufacturer, distributor, or the state;20.26    (7) pharmaceutical products or biologics;20.27    (8) a medical device as defined in the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, United 20.28States Code, title 21, section 321(h); 20.29    (9) food and food or beverage packaging, except a container containing baby food 20.30or infant formula; 20.31    (10) consumer electronics products and electronic components, including but not 20.32limited to personal computers; audio and video equipment; calculators; digital displays; 20.33wireless phones; cameras; game consoles; printers; and handheld electronic and electrical 20.34devices used to access interactive software or their associated peripherals; or products that 21.1comply with the provisions of directive 2002/95/EC of the European Union, adopted by 21.2the European Parliament and Council of the European Union now or hereafter in effect; or21.3    (11) outdoor sport equipment, including snowmobiles as defined in section 84.81, 21.4subdivision 3; all-terrain vehicles as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8; personal 21.5watercraft as defined in section 86B.005, subdivision 14a; watercraft as defined in section 21.686B.005, subdivision 18; and off-highway motorcycles, as defined in section 84.787, 21.7subdivision 7, and all attachments and repair parts for all of this equipment.21.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.21.9    Sec. 7. [116.9407] DONATIONS TO THE STATE.21.10    The commissioners of health and pollution control may accept donations, grants, 21.11and other funds to carry out the purposes of sections 116.9401 to 116.9408. All such 21.12donations, grants, and other funds must be accepted without preconditions regarding the 21.13outcomes of the oversight processes set forth in sections 116.9401 to 116.9408.21.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.21.15    Sec. 8. [116.9408] PARTICIPATION IN INTERSTATE CHEMICALS 21.16CLEARINGHOUSE.21.17    The agency may participate in an interstate chemicals clearinghouse to promote 21.18safer chemicals in consumer products in cooperation with other states, including the 21.19classification of chemicals in commerce; organizing and managing available data on 21.20chemicals, including information on uses, hazards, and environmental and health 21.21concerns; and producing and evaluating information on safer alternatives to specific uses 21.22of chemicals of concern.21.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.21.24    Sec. 9. IMPLEMENTATION.21.25The activities in sections 2 to 8 shall be implemented only to the extent that existing 21.26federal, state, and private resources are available.21.27    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.121, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:21.28    Subd. 1a. Fees for ionizing radiation-producing equipment.(a) A facility with 21.29ionizing radiation-producing equipment must pay an annual initial or annual renewal 21.30registration fee consisting of a base facility fee of $66 $100 and an additional fee for 21.31each radiation source, as follows:

22.1(1)medical or veterinary equipment$5310022.2(2)dental x-ray equipment$334022.3(3)accelerator$6622.4(4)radiation therapy equipment$6622.522.6(5)(3)x-ray equipment not used on 
                  		humans or animals$5310022.722.822.9(6)(4)devices with sources of ionizing 
                  		radiation not used on humans or 
                  		animals$53100

22.10(b) A facility with radiation therapy and accelerator equipment must pay an annual 22.11registration fee of $500. A facility with an industrial accelerator must pay an annual 22.12registration fee of $150.22.13(c) Electron microscopy equipment is exempt from the registration fee requirements 22.14of this section.22.15    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.121, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:22.16    Subd. 1b. Penalty fee for late registration. Applications for initial or renewal 22.17registrations submitted to the commissioner after the time specified by the commissioner 22.18shall be accompanied by a penalty fee of $20 an amount equal to 25 percent of the fee 22.19due in addition to the fees prescribed in subdivision 1a.22.20    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.1222, subdivision 1a, is amended to 22.21read:22.22    Subd. 1a.  Fees. All plans and specifications for public pool and spa construction, 22.23installation, or alteration or requests for a variance that are submitted to the commissioner 22.24according to Minnesota Rules, part 4717.3975, shall be accompanied by the appropriate 22.25fees. All public pool construction plans submitted for review after January 1, 2009, 22.26must be certified by a professional engineer registered in the state of Minnesota. If the 22.27commissioner determines, upon review of the plans, that inadequate fees were paid, the 22.28necessary additional fees shall be paid before plan approval. For purposes of determining 22.29fees, a project is defined as a proposal to construct or install a public pool, spa, special 22.30purpose pool, or wading pool and all associated water treatment equipment and drains, 22.31gutters, decks, water recreation features, spray pads, and those design and safety features 22.32that are within five feet of any pool or spa. The commissioner shall charge the following 22.33fees for plan review and inspection of public pools and spas and for requests for variance 22.34from the public pool and spa rules: 22.35    (1) each pool, $800 $1,500; 22.36    (2) each spa pool, $500 $800; 23.1    (3) each slide, $400 $600; 23.2    (4) projects valued at $250,000 or more, the greater of the sum of the fees in clauses 23.3(1), (2), and (3) or 0.5 percent of the documented estimated project cost to a maximum 23.4fee of $10,000 $15,000; 23.5    (5) alterations to an existing pool without changing the size or configuration of 23.6the pool, $400 $600; 23.7    (6) removal or replacement of pool disinfection equipment only, $75 $100; and 23.8    (7) request for variance from the public pool and spa rules, $500. 23.9    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.125, subdivision 1, is amended to read:23.10    Subdivision 1. Duty to perform testing. It is the duty of (1) the administrative 23.11officer or other person in charge of each institution caring for infants 28 days or less of age, 23.12(2) the person required in pursuance of the provisions of section 
         144.215, to register the 23.13birth of a child, or (3) the nurse midwife or midwife in attendance at the birth, to arrange 23.14to have administered to every infant or child in its care tests for heritable and congenital 23.15disorders according to subdivision 2 and rules prescribed by the state commissioner of 23.16health. Testing and the recording and reporting of test results shall be performed at the 23.17times and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner of health. The commissioner shall 23.18charge a fee so that the total of fees collected will approximate the costs of conducting the 23.19tests and implementing and maintaining a system to follow-up infants with heritable or 23.20congenital disorders, including hearing loss detected through the early hearing detection 23.21and intervention program under section 
         144.966. The fee is $101 $105 per specimen. 23.22Costs associated with capital expenditures and the development of new procedures may be 23.23prorated over a three-year period when calculating the amount of the fees. 23.24    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.72, subdivision 1, is amended to read:23.25    Subdivision 1. Permits License required. The state commissioner of health is 23.26authorized to issue permits for the operation of youth camps which are required to obtain 23.27the permits a license according to chapter 157.23.28    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.72, subdivision 3, is amended to read:23.29    Subd. 3. Issuance of permits license. If the commissioner should determine from 23.30the application that the health and safety of the persons using the camp will be properly 23.31safeguarded, the commissioner may, prior to actual inspection of the camp, issue the 23.32permit license in writing. No fee shall be charged for the permit. The permit license shall 23.33be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises occupied by the camp.24.1    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.9501, is amended by adding a 24.2subdivision to read:24.3    Subd. 8a.Disclosure pamphlet."Disclosure pamphlet" means the EPA pamphlet 24.4titled "Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care 24.5Providers and Schools" developed under section 406(a) of the Toxic Substance Control 24.6Act.24.7    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.9501, subdivision 22b, is amended to 24.8read:24.9    Subd. 22b. Lead sampling technician. "Lead sampling technician" means an 24.10individual who performs clearance inspections for nonabatement or nonorder lead hazard 24.11reduction renovation sites, and lead dust sampling in other settings, or visual assessment 24.12for deteriorated paint for nonabatement sites, and who is registered with the commissioner 24.13under section 
         144.9505. 24.14    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.9501, subdivision 26a, is amended to 24.15read:24.16    Subd. 26a. Regulated lead work. (a) "Regulated lead work" means:24.17(1) abatement;24.18(2) interim controls;24.19(3) a clearance inspection;24.20(4) a lead hazard screen;24.21(5) a lead inspection;24.22(6) a lead risk assessment;24.23(7) lead project designer services;24.24(8) lead sampling technician services; or24.25(9) swab team services.;24.26(10) renovation activities; or24.27(11) activities performed to comply with lead orders issued by a board of health.24.28(b) Regulated lead work does not include abatement, interim controls, swab team 24.29services, or renovation activities that disturb painted surfaces that total no more than:24.30(1) activities such as remodeling, renovation, installation, rehabilitation, or 24.31landscaping activities, the primary intent of which is to remodel, repair, or restore a 24.32structure or dwelling, rather than to permanently eliminate lead hazards, even though these 24.33activities may incidentally result in a reduction in lead hazards; or25.1(2) interim control activities that are not performed as a result of a lead order and 25.2that do not disturb painted surfaces that total more than:25.3(i) (1) 20 square feet (two square meters) on exterior surfaces; or25.4(ii) two (2) six square feet (0.2 0.6 square meters) in an interior room; or.25.5(iii) ten percent of the total surface area on an interior or exterior type of component 25.6with a small surface area.25.7    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.9501, is amended by adding a 25.8subdivision to read:25.9    Subd. 26b.Renovation."Renovation" means the modification of any affected 25.10property that results in the disturbance of painted surfaces, unless that activity is performed 25.11as an abatement. A renovation performed for the purpose of converting a building or part 25.12of a building into an affected property is a renovation under this subdivision.25.13    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.9504, is amended by adding a 25.14subdivision to read:25.15    Subd. 12.Blood lead level guidelines.By January 1, 2010, the commissioner 25.16must revise clinical and case management guidelines to include recommendations 25.17for health-protective actions and follow-up services when a child's blood lead level 25.18exceeds five micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood. The revised guidelines must be 25.19implemented to the extent possible using available resources.25.20    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.9505, subdivision 1g, is amended to 25.21read:25.22    Subd. 1g. Certified lead firm.A person within the state intending to directly 25.23perform or cause to be performed through subcontracting or similar delegation any 25.24regulated lead work shall first obtain certification from the commissioner A person who 25.25employs individuals to perform regulated lead work outside of the person's property must 25.26obtain certification as a lead firm. The certificate must be in writing, contain an expiration 25.27date, be signed by the commissioner, and give the name and address of the person to 25.28whom it is issued. The certification fee is $100, is nonrefundable, and must be submitted 25.29with each application. The certificate or a copy of the certificate must be readily available 25.30at the worksite for review by the contracting entity, the commissioner, and other public 25.31health officials charged with the health, safety, and welfare of the state's citizens.25.32    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.9505, subdivision 4, is amended to read:26.1    Subd. 4. Notice of regulated lead work. (a) At least five working days before 26.2starting work at each regulated lead worksite, the person performing the regulated lead 26.3work shall give written notice to the commissioner and the appropriate board of health.26.4(b) This provision does not apply to lead hazard screen, lead inspection, lead risk 26.5assessment, lead sampling technician, renovation, or lead project design activities.26.6    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.9508, subdivision 2, is amended to read:26.7    Subd. 2. Regulated lead work standards and methods. (a) The commissioner 26.8shall adopt rules establishing regulated lead work standards and methods in accordance 26.9with the provisions of this section, for lead in paint, dust, drinking water, and soil in 26.10a manner that protects public health and the environment for all residences, including 26.11residences also used for a commercial purpose, child care facilities, playgrounds, and 26.12schools.26.13(b) In the rules required by this section, the commissioner shall require lead hazard 26.14reduction of intact paint only if the commissioner finds that the intact paint is on a 26.15chewable or lead-dust producing surface that is a known source of actual lead exposure to 26.16a specific individual. The commissioner shall prohibit methods that disperse lead dust into 26.17the air that could accumulate to a level that would exceed the lead dust standard specified 26.18under this section. The commissioner shall work cooperatively with the commissioner 26.19of administration to determine which lead hazard reduction methods adopted under this 26.20section may be used for lead-safe practices including prohibited practices, preparation, 26.21disposal, and cleanup. The commissioner shall work cooperatively with the commissioner 26.22of the Pollution Control Agency to develop disposal procedures. In adopting rules under 26.23this section, the commissioner shall require the best available technology for regulated 26.24lead work methods, paint stabilization, and repainting.26.25(c) The commissioner of health shall adopt regulated lead work standards and 26.26methods for lead in bare soil in a manner to protect public health and the environment. 26.27The commissioner shall adopt a maximum standard of 100 parts of lead per million in 26.28bare soil. The commissioner shall set a soil replacement standard not to exceed 25 parts 26.29of lead per million. Soil lead hazard reduction methods shall focus on erosion control 26.30and covering of bare soil.26.31(d) The commissioner shall adopt regulated lead work standards and methods for 26.32lead in dust in a manner to protect the public health and environment. Dust standards 26.33shall use a weight of lead per area measure and include dust on the floor, on the window 26.34sills, and on window wells. Lead hazard reduction methods for dust shall focus on dust 27.1removal and other practices which minimize the formation of lead dust from paint, soil, or 27.2other sources.27.3(e) The commissioner shall adopt lead hazard reduction standards and methods for 27.4lead in drinking water both at the tap and public water supply system or private well 27.5in a manner to protect the public health and the environment. The commissioner may 27.6adopt the rules for controlling lead in drinking water as contained in Code of Federal 27.7Regulations, title 40, part 141. Drinking water lead hazard reduction methods may include 27.8an educational approach of minimizing lead exposure from lead in drinking water.27.9(f) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall adopt rules to ensure that 27.10removal of exterior lead-based coatings from residences and steel structures by abrasive 27.11blasting methods is conducted in a manner that protects health and the environment.27.12(g) All regulated lead work standards shall provide reasonable margins of safety that 27.13are consistent with more than a summary review of scientific evidence and an emphasis on 27.14overprotection rather than underprotection when the scientific evidence is ambiguous.27.15(h) No unit of local government shall have an ordinance or regulation governing 27.16regulated lead work standards or methods for lead in paint, dust, drinking water, or soil 27.17that require a different regulated lead work standard or method than the standards or 27.18methods established under this section.27.19(i) Notwithstanding paragraph (h), the commissioner may approve the use by a unit 27.20of local government of an innovative lead hazard reduction method which is consistent 27.21in approach with methods established under this section.27.22(j) The commissioner shall adopt rules for issuing lead orders required under section 27.23144.9504
         , rules for notification of abatement or interim control activities requirements, 27.24and other rules necessary to implement sections 
         144.9501 to 
         144.9512. 27.25(k) The commissioners shall adopt rules consistent with section 402(c)(3) of the 27.26Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that renovation in a pre-1978 affected property 27.27where a child or pregnant female resides is conducted in a manner that protects health 27.28and the environment.27.29(l) The commissioner shall adopt rules consistent with sections 406(a) and 406(b) of 27.30the Toxic Substances Control Act.27.31    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.9508, subdivision 3, is amended to read:27.32    Subd. 3. Licensure and certification. The commissioner shall adopt rules to 27.33license lead supervisors, lead workers, lead project designers, lead inspectors, and lead 27.34risk assessors, and lead sampling technicians. The commissioner shall also adopt rules 27.35requiring certification of firms that perform regulated lead work and rules requiring 28.1registration of lead sampling technicians. The commissioner shall require periodic renewal 28.2of licenses, and certificates, and registrations and shall establish the renewal periods.28.3    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.9508, subdivision 4, is amended to read:28.4    Subd. 4. Lead training course. The commissioner shall establish by rule 28.5requirements for training course providers and the renewal period for each lead-related 28.6training course required for certification or licensure. The commissioner shall establish 28.7criteria in rules for the content and presentation of training courses intended to qualify 28.8trainees for licensure under subdivision 3. The commissioner shall establish criteria 28.9in rules for the content and presentation of training courses for lead interim control 28.10workers renovation and lead sampling technicians. Training course permit fees shall be 28.11nonrefundable and must be submitted with each application in the amount of $500 for an 28.12initial training course, $250 for renewal of a permit for an initial training course, $250 for 28.13a refresher training course, and $125 for renewal of a permit of a refresher training course.28.14    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.9512, subdivision 2, is amended to read:28.15    Subd. 2. Grants; administration. Within the limits of the available appropriation, 28.16the commissioner shall make grants to a nonprofit organization currently operating the 28.17CLEARCorps lead hazard reduction project organizations to train workers to provide lead 28.18screening, education, outreach, and swab team services for residential property. Projects 28.19that provide Americorps funding or positions, or leverage matching funds, as part of the 28.20delivery of the services must be given priority for the grant funds.28.21    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.966, is amended by adding a subdivision 28.22to read:28.23    Subd. 3a.Support services to families.The commissioner shall contract with 28.24a nonprofit organization to provide support and assistance to families with children 28.25who are deaf or have a hearing loss. The family support provided must include direct 28.26parent-to-parent assistance and information on communication, educational, and medical 28.27options. The commissioner shall give preference to a nonprofit organization that has the 28.28ability to provide these services throughout the state.28.29    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.97, subdivision 2, is amended to read:28.30    Subd. 2. Certification Accreditation."Certification" means written 28.31acknowledgment of a laboratory's demonstrated capability to perform tests for a specific 28.32purpose "Accreditation" means written acknowledgment that a laboratory has the 29.1policies, procedures, equipment, and practices to produce reliable data in the analysis of 29.2environmental samples.29.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009.29.4    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.97, subdivision 4, is amended to read:29.5    Subd. 4. ContractCommercial laboratory. "Contract Commercial laboratory" 29.6means a laboratory that performs tests on samples on a contract or fee-for-service basis.29.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009.29.8    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.97, is amended by adding a subdivision 29.9to read:29.10    Subd. 5a.Field of testing."Field of testing" means the combination of analyte, 29.11method, matrix, and test category for which a laboratory may hold accreditation.29.12EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009.29.13    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.97, subdivision 6, is amended to read:29.14    Subd. 6. Laboratory. "Laboratory" means the state, a person, corporation, or other 29.15entity, including governmental, that examines, analyzes, or tests samples in a specified 29.16physical location.29.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009.29.18    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.97, is amended by adding a subdivision 29.19to read:29.20    Subd. 8.Test category."Test category" means the combination of program and 29.21category as provided by section 144.98, subdivisions 3, paragraph (b), clauses (1) to (10), 29.22and 3a, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5).29.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009.29.24    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:29.25    Subdivision 1. Authorization. The commissioner of health may certify shall 29.26accredit environmental laboratories that test environmental samples according to national 29.27standards developed using a consensus process as established by Circular A-119, 29.28published by the United States Office of Management and Budget.30.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009.30.2    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.98, subdivision 2, is amended to read:30.3    Subd. 2. Rules and standards. The commissioner may adopt rules to implement 30.4this section, including: carry out the commissioner's responsibilities under the national 30.5standards specified in subdivisions 1 and 2a.30.6(1) procedures, requirements, and fee adjustments for laboratory certification, 30.7including provisional status and recertification;30.8(2) standards and fees for certificate approval, suspension, and revocation;30.9(3) standards for environmental samples;30.10(4) analysis methods that assure reliable test results;30.11(5) laboratory quality assurance, including internal quality control, proficiency 30.12testing, and personnel training; and30.13(6) criteria for recognition of certification programs of other states and the federal 30.14government.30.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009.30.16    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.98, is amended by adding a subdivision 30.17to read:30.18    Subd. 2a.Standards.The commissioner shall accredit laboratories according to 30.19the most current environmental laboratory accreditation standards under subdivision 1 30.20and as accepted by the accreditation bodies recognized by the National Environmental 30.21Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) of the NELAC Institute.30.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009.30.23    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.98, subdivision 3, is amended to read:30.24    Subd. 3. Annual fees. (a) An application for certification accreditation under 30.25subdivision 1 6 must be accompanied by the biennial fee annual fees specified in this 30.26subdivision. The fees are for annual fees include:30.27(1) base certification accreditation fee, $1,600 $1,500;30.28(2) sample preparation techniques fees fee, $100 $200 per technique; and30.29(3) an administrative fee for laboratories located outside this state, $3,750; and30.30(4) test category certification fees:.

30.31Test CategoryCertification Fee30.32Clean water program bacteriology$80031.1Safe drinking water program bacteriology$80031.2Clean water program inorganic chemistry$80031.3Safe drinking water program inorganic chemistry$80031.4Clean water program chemistry metals$1,20031.5Safe drinking water program chemistry metals$1,20031.6Resource conservation and recovery program chemistry metals$1,20031.7Clean water program volatile organic compounds$1,50031.8Safe drinking water program volatile organic compounds$1,50031.931.10Resource conservation and recovery program volatile organic compounds$1,50031.11Underground storage tank program volatile organic compounds$1,50031.12Clean water program other organic compounds$1,50031.13Safe drinking water program other organic compounds$1,50031.14Resource conservation and recovery program other organic compounds$1,50031.15Clean water program radiochemistry$2,50031.16Safe drinking water program radiochemistry$2,50031.17Resource conservation and recovery program agricultural contaminants$2,50031.18Resource conservation and recovery program emerging contaminants$2,500

31.19(b) Laboratories located outside of this state that require an on-site inspection shall be 31.20assessed an additional $3,750 fee. For the programs in subdivision 3a, the commissioner 31.21may accredit laboratories for fields of testing under the categories listed in clauses (1) to 31.22(10) upon completion of the application requirements provided by subdivision 6 and 31.23receipt of the fees for each category under each program that accreditation is requested. 31.24The categories offered and related fees include:31.25(1) microbiology, $450;31.26(2) inorganics, $450;31.27(3) metals, $1,000;31.28(4) volatile organics, $1,300;31.29(5) other organics, $1,300;31.30(6) radiochemistry, $1,500;31.31(7) emerging contaminants, $1,500;31.32(8) agricultural contaminants, $1,250;31.33(9) toxicity (bioassay), $1,000; and31.34(10) physical characterization, $250.31.35(c) The total biennial certification annual fee includes the base fee, the sample 31.36preparation techniques fees, the test category fees per program, and, when applicable, the 31.37on-site inspection fee an administrative fee for out-of-state laboratories.32.1(d) Fees must be set so that the total fees support the laboratory certification program. 32.2Direct costs of the certification service include program administration, inspections, the 32.3agency's general support costs, and attorney general costs attributable to the fee function.32.4(e) A change fee shall be assessed if a laboratory requests additional analytes 32.5or methods at any time other than when applying for or renewing its certification. The 32.6change fee is equal to the test category certification fee for the analyte.32.7(f) A variance fee shall be assessed if a laboratory requests and is granted a variance 32.8from a rule adopted under this section. The variance fee is $500 per variance.32.9(g) Refunds or credits shall not be made for analytes or methods requested but 32.10not approved.32.11(h) Certification of a laboratory shall not be awarded until all fees are paid.32.12    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.98, is amended by adding a subdivision 32.13to read:32.14    Subd. 3a.Available programs, categories, and analytes.(a) The commissioner 32.15shall accredit laboratories that test samples under the following programs:32.16(1) the clean water program, such as compliance monitoring under the federal Clean 32.17Water Act, and ambient monitoring of surface and groundwater, or analysis of biological 32.18tissue;32.19(2) the safe drinking water program, including compliance monitoring under the 32.20federal Safe Drinking Water Act, and the state requirements for monitoring private wells;32.21(3) the resource conservation and recovery program, including federal and state 32.22requirements for monitoring solid and hazardous wastes, biological tissue, leachates, and 32.23groundwater monitoring wells not intended as drinking water sources;32.24(4) the underground storage tank program; and32.25(5) the clean air program, including air and emissions testing under the federal Clean 32.26Air Act, and state and federal requirements for vapor intrusion monitoring.32.27(b) The commissioner shall maintain and publish a list of analytes available for 32.28accreditation. The list must be reviewed at least once every six months and the changes 32.29published in the State Register and posted on the program's Web site. The commissioner 32.30shall publish the notification of changes and review comments on the changes no less than 32.3130 days from the date the list is published.32.32    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.98, is amended by adding a subdivision 32.33to read:33.1    Subd. 3b.Additional fees.(a) Laboratories located outside of this state that require 33.2an on-site assessment more frequent than once every two years must pay an additional 33.3assessed fee of $3,000 per assessment for each additional on-site assessment conducted. 33.4The laboratory must pay the fee within 15 business days of receiving the commissioner's 33.5notification that an on-site assessment is required. The commissioner may conduct 33.6additional on-site assessments to determine a laboratory's continued compliance with 33.7the standards provided in subdivision 2a.33.8(b) A late fee of $200 shall be added to the annual fee for accredited laboratories 33.9submitting renewal applications to the commissioner after November 1.33.10(c) A change fee shall be assessed if a laboratory requests additional fields of testing 33.11at any time other than when initially applying for or renewing its accreditation. A change 33.12fee does not apply for applications to add fields of testing for new analytes in response 33.13to the published notice under subdivision 3a, paragraph (b), if the laboratory holds valid 33.14accreditation for the changed test category and applies for additional analytes within the 33.15same test category. The change fee is equal to the applicable test category fee for the 33.16field of testing requested. An application that requests accreditation of multiple fields of 33.17testing within a test category requires a single payment of the applicable test category fee 33.18per application submitted.33.19(d) A variance fee shall be assessed if a laboratory requests a variance from a 33.20standard provided in subdivision 2a. The variance fee is $500 per variance.33.21(e) The commissioner shall assess a fee for changes to laboratory information 33.22regarding ownership, name, address, or personnel. Laboratories must submit changes 33.23through the application process under subdivision 6. The information update fee is $250 33.24per application.33.25(f) Fees must be set so that the total fees support the laboratory accreditation 33.26program. Direct costs of the accreditation service include program administration, 33.27assessments, the agency's general support costs, and attorney general costs attributable 33.28to the fee function.33.29    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.98, is amended by adding a subdivision 33.30to read:33.31    Subd. 3c.Refunds and nonpayment.Refunds or credits shall not be made for 33.32applications received but not approved. Accreditation of a laboratory shall not be awarded 33.33until all fees are paid.34.1    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.98, is amended by adding a subdivision 34.2to read:34.3    Subd. 6.Application.(a) Laboratories seeking accreditation must apply on a form 34.4provided by the commissioner, include the laboratory's procedures and quality manual, 34.5and pay the applicable fees.34.6(b) Laboratories may be fixed-base or mobile. The commissioner shall accredit 34.7mobile laboratories individually and require a vehicle identification number, license 34.8plate number, or other uniquely identifying information in addition to the application 34.9requirements of paragraph (a).34.10(c) Laboratories maintained on separate properties, even though operated under the 34.11same management or ownership, must apply separately. Laboratories with more than one 34.12building on the same or adjoining properties do not need to submit a separate application.34.13(d) The commissioner may accredit laboratories located out-of-state. Accreditation 34.14for out-of-state laboratories may be obtained directly from the commissioner following 34.15the requirements in paragraph (a), or out-of-state laboratories may be accredited through 34.16a reciprocal agreement if the laboratory:34.17(1) is accredited by a NELAP-recognized accreditation body for those fields of 34.18testing in which the laboratory requests accreditation from the commissioner;34.19(2) submits an application and documentation according to this subdivision; and34.20(3) submits a current copy of the laboratory's unexpired accreditation from a 34.21NELAP-recognized accreditation body showing the fields of accreditation for which the 34.22laboratory is currently accredited.34.23(e) Under the conflict of interest determinations provided in section 43A.38, 34.24subdivision 6, clause (a), the commissioner shall not accredit governmental laboratories 34.25operated by agencies of the executive branch of the state. If accreditation is required, 34.26laboratories operated by agencies of the executive branch of the state must apply for 34.27accreditation through any other NELAP-recognized accreditation body.34.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009.34.29    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.98, is amended by adding a subdivision 34.30to read:34.31    Subd. 6a.Implementation and effective date.All laboratories must comply with 34.32standards under this section by July 1, 2009. Fees under subdivisions 3 and 3b apply to 34.33applications received and accreditations issued after June 30, 2009. Accreditations issued 34.34on or before June 30, 2009, shall expire upon their current expiration date.35.1    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.98, is amended by adding a subdivision 35.2to read:35.3    Subd. 7.Initial accreditation and annual accreditation renewal.(a) The 35.4commissioner shall issue or renew accreditation after receipt of the completed application 35.5and documentation required in this section, provided the laboratory maintains compliance 35.6with the standards specified in subdivision 2a, and attests to the compliance on the 35.7application form.35.8(b) The commissioner shall prorate the fees in subdivision 3 for laboratories 35.9applying for accreditation after December 31. The fees are prorated on a quarterly basis 35.10beginning with the quarter in which the commissioner receives the completed application 35.11from the laboratory.35.12(c) Applications for renewal of accreditation must be received by November 1 and 35.13no earlier than October 1 of each year. The commissioner shall send annual renewal 35.14notices to laboratories 90 days before expiration. Failure to receive a renewal notice does 35.15not exempt laboratories from meeting the annual November 1 renewal date.35.16(d) The commissioner shall issue all accreditations for the calendar year for which 35.17the application is made, and the accreditation shall expire on December 31 of that year.35.18(e) The accreditation of any laboratory that fails to submit a renewal application 35.19and fees to the commissioner expires automatically on December 31 without notice or 35.20further proceeding. Any person who operates a laboratory as accredited after expiration of 35.21accreditation or without having submitted an application and paid the fees is in violation 35.22of the provisions of this section and is subject to enforcement action under sections 35.23144.989 to 144.993, the Health Enforcement Consolidation Act. A laboratory with expired 35.24accreditation may reapply under subdivision 6.35.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009.35.26    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.99, subdivision 1, is amended to read:35.27    Subdivision 1. Remedies available. The provisions of chapters 103I and 157 and 35.28sections 
         115.71 to 
         115.77; 
         144.12, subdivision 1, paragraphs (1), (2), (5), (6), (10), (12), 35.29(13), (14), and (15)
         ; 
         144.1201 to 
         144.1204; 
         144.121; 
         144.1222; 
         144.35; 
         144.381 to 35.30144.385
         ; 
         144.411 to 
         144.417; 
         144.495; 
         144.71 to 
         144.74; 
         144.9501 to 
         144.9512; 144.97; 35.31144.98;144.992; 
         326.70 to 
         326.785; 
         327.10 to 
         327.131; and 
         327.14 to 
         327.28 and all 35.32rules, orders, stipulation agreements, settlements, compliance agreements, licenses, 35.33registrations, certificates, and permits adopted or issued by the department or under any 35.34other law now in force or later enacted for the preservation of public health may, in 35.35addition to provisions in other statutes, be enforced under this section. 36.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009.36.2    Sec. 44. [145.958] YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION.36.3    Subdivision 1.Findings.The legislature finds that the Minneapolis Blueprint for 36.4Action on Youth Violence has had some remarkable success, leading to a 43 percent 36.5reduction in juvenile violent crime in certain neighborhoods. The legislature further 36.6finds that it would be beneficial for the state to recognize youth violence as a public 36.7health problem and to use public health methodologies in preventing youth violence. 36.8This approach should focus on:36.9(1) creating connections between at-risk youth and trusted adults;36.10(2) intervening at the first signs that a youth may be at risk; and36.11(3) rehabilitating youth who have been involved in violence.36.12    Subd. 2.Definition.For purposes of this section, "at-risk youth" means adolescents 36.13and teenagers who are likely to be a threat to the health and well-being of themselves or 36.14others through gang involvement, alcohol and drug use, unsafe sexual activity, dropping 36.15out of school, or through violence and other criminal activity.36.16    Subd. 3.Violence prevention programs for at-risk youth.(a) Community-based 36.17violence prevention programs may apply to the commissioner of health for technical 36.18assistance. The programs must be community-based efforts serving at-risk youth and must 36.19work in collaboration with local schools, law enforcement agencies, faith communities, 36.20and community groups to provide a comprehensive approach to reducing youth violence 36.21by addressing the needs of at-risk youth.36.22(b) The programs must:36.23(1) ensure that there are trusted adults serving as role models and mentors for 36.24at-risk youth;36.25(2) intervene at the first signs that a youth may be at risk and strive to rehabilitate 36.26youth who are already involved in violence;36.27(3) work to strengthen families;36.28(4) work with schools in order to keep students engaged and help them prepare 36.29for higher education or job training; and36.30(5) teach self-respect and respect of others so that unsafe and unhealthy behaviors 36.31may be avoided.36.32(c) Violence prevention programs may include, but are not limited to:36.33(1) mentorship;36.34(2) job placement and support;36.35(3) youth violence prevention training;37.1(4) parent and family intervention and teaching parenting skills;37.2(5) school-related initiative involving police liaison officers, youth leadership, peer 37.3mediation systems, after-school activities, and intervention in truancy cases;37.4(6) chemical dependency and mental health intervention, screening, and assessment;37.5(7) assisting juvenile offenders in reconnecting with families and reintegrating 37.6into the community;37.7(8) working with youth to prevent sexual violence;37.8(9) working with youth to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases; and37.9(10) a youth helpline and street outreach workers to connect youth with needed 37.10services.37.11    Subd. 4.Coordination of prevention and intervention for programs for at-risk 37.12youth.(a) The commissioner of health, in collaboration with the commissioners of public 37.13safety, human services, and education, shall identify five community-based violence 37.14prevention programs that meet the criteria described in this section. One of these programs 37.15identified must be serving the youth in Minneapolis, one program must be serving the 37.16youth in St. Paul, and the remaining three programs must be serving youth in outstate 37.17communities.37.18(b) The commissioner of health shall provide technical support, within existing 37.19department resources, to these community programs including, but not limited to, 37.20assistance in seeking and applying for federal grants and private foundation funding.37.21(c) The commissioner of health shall monitor the progress of these programs in 37.22terms of the impact on public health and reducing juvenile violent crime, and shall identify 37.23the effective aspects of each program in order to assist other programs in replicating 37.24these successful aspects.37.25(d) The commissioner of health must apply for private, state, or federal funding to 37.26support the activities described in this subdivision. This subdivision is effective upon 37.27receipt of funding to support these activities.37.28    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 157.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 37.29to read:37.30    Subd. 20.Youth camp."Youth camp" has the meaning given in section 144.71, 37.31subdivision 2.37.32    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 157.16, is amended to read:37.33157.16 LICENSES REQUIRED; FEES. 38.1    Subdivision 1.  License required annually. A license is required annually for every 38.2person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of conducting a food and beverage 38.3service establishment, for-profit youth camp, hotel, motel, lodging establishment, public 38.4pool, or resort. Any person wishing to operate a place of business licensed in this 38.5section shall first make application, pay the required fee specified in this section, and 38.6receive approval for operation, including plan review approval. Seasonal and temporary 38.7food stands and Special event food stands are not required to submit plans. Nonprofit 38.8organizations operating a special event food stand with multiple locations at an annual 38.9one-day event shall be issued only one license. Application shall be made on forms 38.10provided by the commissioner and shall require the applicant to state the full name and 38.11address of the owner of the building, structure, or enclosure, the lessee and manager of the 38.12food and beverage service establishment, hotel, motel, lodging establishment, public pool, 38.13or resort; the name under which the business is to be conducted; and any other information 38.14as may be required by the commissioner to complete the application for license. 38.15    Subd. 2.  License renewal. Initial and renewal licenses for all food and beverage 38.16service establishments, for-profit youth camps, hotels, motels, lodging establishments, 38.17public pools, and resorts shall be issued for the calendar year for which application is 38.18made and shall expire on December 31 of such year on an annual basis. Any person 38.19who operates a place of business after the expiration date of a license or without having 38.20submitted an application and paid the fee shall be deemed to have violated the provisions 38.21of this chapter and shall be subject to enforcement action, as provided in the Health 38.22Enforcement Consolidation Act, sections 
         144.989 to 
         144.993. In addition, a penalty of 38.23$50 $60 shall be added to the total of the license fee for any food and beverage service 38.24establishment operating without a license as a mobile food unit, a seasonal temporary 38.25or seasonal permanent food stand, or a special event food stand, and a penalty of $10038.26$120 shall be added to the total of the license fee for all restaurants, food carts, hotels, 38.27motels, lodging establishments, for-profit youth camps, public pools, and resorts operating 38.28without a license for a period of up to 30 days. A late fee of $300 $360 shall be added to 38.29the license fee for establishments operating more than 30 days without a license. 38.30    Subd. 2a.  Food manager certification. An applicant for certification or certification 38.31renewal as a food manager must submit to the commissioner a $28 $35 nonrefundable 38.32certification fee payable to the Department of Health. The commissioner shall issue a 38.33duplicate certificate to replace a lost, destroyed, or mutilated certificate if the applicant 38.34submits a completed application on a form provided by the commissioner for a duplicate 38.35certificate and pays $20 to the department for the cost of duplication.39.1    Subd. 3.  Establishment fees; definitions. (a) The following fees are required for 39.2food and beverage service establishments, for-profit youth camps, hotels, motels, lodging 39.3establishments, public pools, and resorts licensed under this chapter. Food and beverage 39.4service establishments must pay the highest applicable fee under paragraph (d), clause 39.5(1), (2), (3), or (4), and establishments serving alcohol must pay the highest applicable 39.6fee under paragraph (d), clause (6) or (7). The license fee for new operators previously 39.7licensed under this chapter for the same calendar year is one-half of the appropriate annual 39.8license fee, plus any penalty that may be required. The license fee for operators opening 39.9on or after October 1 is one-half of the appropriate annual license fee, plus any penalty 39.10that may be required. 39.11    (b) All food and beverage service establishments, except special event food stands, 39.12and all hotels, motels, lodging establishments, public pools, and resorts shall pay an 39.13annual base fee of $150. 39.14    (c) A special event food stand shall pay a flat fee of $40 $50 annually. "Special event 39.15food stand" means a fee category where food is prepared or served in conjunction with 39.16celebrations, county fairs, or special events from a special event food stand as defined 39.17in section 
         157.15. 39.18    (d) In addition to the base fee in paragraph (b), each food and beverage service 39.19establishment, other than a special event food stand, and each hotel, motel, lodging 39.20establishment, public pool, and resort shall pay an additional annual fee for each fee 39.21category, additional food service, or required additional inspection specified in this 39.22paragraph: 39.23    (1) Limited food menu selection, $50 $60. "Limited food menu selection" means a 39.24fee category that provides one or more of the following: 39.25    (i) prepackaged food that receives heat treatment and is served in the package; 39.26    (ii) frozen pizza that is heated and served; 39.27    (iii) a continental breakfast such as rolls, coffee, juice, milk, and cold cereal; 39.28    (iv) soft drinks, coffee, or nonalcoholic beverages; or 39.29    (v) cleaning for eating, drinking, or cooking utensils, when the only food served 39.30is prepared off site. 39.31    (2) Small establishment, including boarding establishments, $100 $120. "Small 39.32establishment" means a fee category that has no salad bar and meets one or more of 39.33the following: 39.34    (i) possesses food service equipment that consists of no more than a deep fat fryer, a 39.35grill, two hot holding containers, and one or more microwave ovens; 39.36    (ii) serves dipped ice cream or soft serve frozen desserts; 40.1    (iii) serves breakfast in an owner-occupied bed and breakfast establishment; 40.2    (iv) is a boarding establishment; or 40.3    (v) meets the equipment criteria in clause (3), item (i) or (ii), and has a maximum 40.4patron seating capacity of not more than 50. 40.5    (3) Medium establishment, $260 $310. "Medium establishment" means a fee 40.6category that meets one or more of the following: 40.7    (i) possesses food service equipment that includes a range, oven, steam table, salad 40.8bar, or salad preparation area; 40.9    (ii) possesses food service equipment that includes more than one deep fat fryer, 40.10one grill, or two hot holding containers; or 40.11    (iii) is an establishment where food is prepared at one location and served at one or 40.12more separate locations. 40.13    Establishments meeting criteria in clause (2), item (v), are not included in this fee 40.14category. 40.15    (4) Large establishment, $460 $540. "Large establishment" means either: 40.16    (i) a fee category that (A) meets the criteria in clause (3), items (i) or (ii), for a 40.17medium establishment, (B) seats more than 175 people, and (C) offers the full menu 40.18selection an average of five or more days a week during the weeks of operation; or 40.19    (ii) a fee category that (A) meets the criteria in clause (3), item (iii), for a medium 40.20establishment, and (B) prepares and serves 500 or more meals per day. 40.21    (5) Other food and beverage service, including food carts, mobile food units, 40.22seasonal temporary food stands, and seasonal permanent food stands, $50 $60. 40.23    (6) Beer or wine table service, $50 $60. "Beer or wine table service" means a fee 40.24category where the only alcoholic beverage service is beer or wine, served to customers 40.25seated at tables. 40.26    (7) Alcoholic beverage service, other than beer or wine table service, $135 $165. 40.27    "Alcohol beverage service, other than beer or wine table service" means a fee 40.28category where alcoholic mixed drinks are served or where beer or wine are served from 40.29a bar. 40.30    (8) Lodging per sleeping accommodation unit, $8 $10, including hotels, motels, 40.31lodging establishments, and resorts, up to a maximum of $800 $1,000. "Lodging per 40.32sleeping accommodation unit" means a fee category including the number of guest rooms, 40.33cottages, or other rental units of a hotel, motel, lodging establishment, or resort; or the 40.34number of beds in a dormitory. 40.35    (9) First public pool, $180 $325; each additional public pool, $100 $175. "Public 40.36pool" means a fee category that has the meaning given in section 
         144.1222, subdivision 4. 41.1    (10) First spa, $110 $175; each additional spa, $50 $100. "Spa pool" means a fee 41.2category that has the meaning given in Minnesota Rules, part 4717.0250, subpart 9. 41.3    (11) Private sewer or water, $50 $60. "Individual private water" means a fee 41.4category with a water supply other than a community public water supply as defined in 41.5Minnesota Rules, chapter 4720. "Individual private sewer" means a fee category with an 41.6individual sewage treatment system which uses subsurface treatment and disposal. 41.7    (12) Additional food service, $130 $150. "Additional food service" means a location 41.8at a food service establishment, other than the primary food preparation and service area, 41.9used to prepare or serve food to the public. 41.10    (13) Additional inspection fee, $300 $360. "Additional inspection fee" means a 41.11fee to conduct the second inspection each year for elementary and secondary education 41.12facility school lunch programs when required by the Richard B. Russell National School 41.13Lunch Act. 41.14    (e) A fee of $350 for review of the construction plans must accompany the initial 41.15license application for restaurants, hotels, motels, lodging establishments, or resorts with 41.16five or more sleeping units., seasonal food stands, and mobile food units. The fee for 41.17this construction plan review is as follows:

41.18Service AreaTypeFee41.19Foodlimited food menu$27541.20small establishment$40041.21medium establishment$45041.22large food establishment$50041.23additional food service$15041.24Transient food servicefood cart$25041.25seasonal permanent food stand$25041.26seasonal temporary food stand$25041.27mobile food unit$35041.28Alcoholbeer or wine table service$15041.29alcohol service from bar$25041.30Lodgingless than 25 rooms$37541.3125 to less than 100 rooms$40041.32100 rooms or more$50041.33less than five cabins$35041.34five to less than ten cabins$40041.35ten cabins or more$450

41.36    (f) When existing food and beverage service establishments, hotels, motels, lodging 41.37establishments, or resorts, seasonal food stands, and mobile food units are extensively 41.38remodeled, a fee of $250 must be submitted with the remodeling plans. A fee of $250 41.39must be submitted for new construction or remodeling for a restaurant with a limited food 42.1menu selection, a seasonal permanent food stand, a mobile food unit, or a food cart, or for 42.2a hotel, motel, resort, or lodging establishment addition of less than five sleeping units.42.3The fee for this construction plan review is as follows:

42.4Service AreaTypeFee42.5Foodlimited food menu$25042.6small establishment$30042.7medium establishment$35042.8large food establishment$40042.9additional food service$15042.10Transient food servicefood cart$25042.11seasonal permanent food stand$25042.12seasonal temporary food stand$25042.13mobile food unit$25042.14Alcoholbeer or wine table service$15042.15alcohol service from bar$25042.16Lodgingless than 25 rooms$25042.1725 to less than 100 rooms$30042.18100 rooms or more$45042.19less than five cabins$25042.20five to less than ten cabins$35042.21ten cabins or more$400

42.22    (g) Seasonal temporary food stands and Special event food stands are not required to 42.23submit construction or remodeling plans for review. 42.24(h) For-profit youth camp fee, $500.42.25    Subd. 3a.  Statewide hospitality fee. Every person, firm, or corporation that 42.26operates a licensed boarding establishment, food and beverage service establishment, 42.27seasonal temporary or permanent food stand, special event food stand, mobile food unit, 42.28food cart, resort, hotel, motel, or lodging establishment in Minnesota must submit to the 42.29commissioner a $35 annual statewide hospitality fee for each licensed activity. The fee 42.30for establishments licensed by the Department of Health is required at the same time the 42.31licensure fee is due. For establishments licensed by local governments, the fee is due by 42.32July 1 of each year. 42.33    Subd. 4.  Posting requirements. Every food and beverage service establishment,42.34for-profit youth camp, hotel, motel, lodging establishment, public pool, or resort must have 42.35the license posted in a conspicuous place at the establishment. Mobile food units, food 42.36carts, and seasonal temporary food stands shall be issued decals with the initial license and 42.37each calendar year with license renewals. The current license year decal must be placed on 42.38the unit or stand in a location determined by the commissioner. Decals are not transferable.43.1    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 157.22, is amended to read:43.2157.22 EXEMPTIONS.43.3This chapter shall not be construed to does not apply to:43.4(1) interstate carriers under the supervision of the United States Department of 43.5Health and Human Services;43.6(2) any building constructed and primarily used for religious worship;43.7(3) any building owned, operated, and used by a college or university in accordance 43.8with health regulations promulgated by the college or university under chapter 14;43.9(4) any person, firm, or corporation whose principal mode of business is licensed 43.10under sections 
         28A.04 and 
         28A.05, is exempt at that premises from licensure as a food 43.11or beverage establishment; provided that the holding of any license pursuant to sections 43.1228A.04
          and 
         28A.05 shall not exempt any person, firm, or corporation from the applicable 43.13provisions of this chapter or the rules of the state commissioner of health relating to 43.14food and beverage service establishments;43.15(5) family day care homes and group family day care homes governed by sections 43.16245A.01
          to 
         245A.16;43.17(6) nonprofit senior citizen centers for the sale of home-baked goods;43.18(7) fraternal or patriotic organizations that are tax exempt under section 501(c)(3), 43.19501(c)(4), 501(c)(6), 501(c)(7), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 43.201986, or organizations related to or affiliated with such fraternal or patriotic organizations. 43.21Such organizations may organize events at which home-prepared food is donated by 43.22organization members for sale at the events, provided:43.23(i) the event is not a circus, carnival, or fair;43.24(ii) the organization controls the admission of persons to the event, the event agenda, 43.25or both; and43.26(iii) the organization's licensed kitchen is not used in any manner for the event;43.27(8) food not prepared at an establishment and brought in by individuals attending a 43.28potluck event for consumption at the potluck event. An organization sponsoring a potluck 43.29event under this clause may advertise the potluck event to the public through any means. 43.30Individuals who are not members of an organization sponsoring a potluck event under this 43.31clause may attend the potluck event and consume the food at the event. Licensed food 43.32establishments other than schools cannot be sponsors of potluck events. A school may 43.33sponsor and hold potluck events in areas of the school other than the school's kitchen, 43.34provided that the school's kitchen is not used in any manner for the potluck event. For 43.35purposes of this clause, "school" means a public school as defined in section 
         120A.05, 43.36subdivisions 9, 11, 13, and 17
         , or a nonpublic school, church, or religious organization 44.1at which a child is provided with instruction in compliance with sections 
         120A.22 and 44.2120A.24
         . Potluck event food shall not be brought into a licensed food establishment 44.3kitchen; and44.4(9) a home school in which a child is provided instruction at home; and44.5(10) concession stands operated in conjunction with school-sponsored events on 44.6school property are exempt from the 21-day restriction.44.7    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 44.8to read:44.9    Subd. 9.Special event recreational camping area."Special event recreational 44.10camping area" means a recreational camping area which operates no more than two times 44.11annually and for no more than 14 consecutive days.44.12    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327.15, is amended to read:44.13327.15 LICENSE REQUIRED; RENEWAL; PLANS FOR EXPANSIONFEES.44.14    Subdivision 1.License required; plan review. No person, firm or corporation shall 44.15establish, maintain, conduct or operate a manufactured home park or recreational camping 44.16area within this state without first obtaining a an annual license therefor from the state 44.17Department of Health. Any person wishing to obtain a license shall first make application, 44.18pay the required fee specified in this section, and receive approval for operation, including 44.19plan review approval. Application shall be made on forms provided by the commissioner 44.20and shall require the applicant to state the full name and address of the owner of the 44.21manufactured home park or recreational camping area, the name under which the business 44.22is to be conducted, and any other information as may be required by the commissioner 44.23to complete the application for license. Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to 44.24operate either a manufactured home park or a recreational camping area on the same site 44.25in connection with the other, need only obtain one license. A license shall expire and be 44.26renewed as prescribed by the commissioner pursuant to section 144.122. The license shall 44.27state the number of manufactured home sites and recreational camping sites allowed 44.28according to state commissioner of health approval. No renewal license shall be issued if 44.29the number of sites specified in the application exceeds those of the original application44.30The number of licensed sites shall not be increased unless the plans for expansion or 44.31the construction for expansion are submitted and the expansion first approved by the 44.32Department of Health. Any manufactured home park or recreational camping area located 44.33in more than one municipality shall be dealt with as two separate manufactured home 44.34parks or camping areas. The license shall be conspicuously displayed in the office of the 45.1manufactured home park or camping area. The license is not transferable as to person 45.2or place. 45.3    Subd. 2.License renewal.Initial and renewal licenses for all manufactured home 45.4parks and recreational camping areas shall be issued annually and shall have an expiration 45.5date included on the license. Any person who operates a manufactured home park or 45.6recreational camping area after the expiration date of a license or without having submitted 45.7an application and paid the fee shall be deemed to have violated the provisions of this 45.8chapter and shall be subject to enforcement action, as provided in the Health Enforcement 45.9Consolidation Act, sections 144.989 to 144.993. In addition, a penalty of $120 shall 45.10be added to the total of the license fee for any manufactured home park or recreational 45.11camping area operating without a license for a period of up to 30 days. A late fee of $360 45.12shall be added to the license fee for any manufactured home park or recreational camping 45.13area operating more than 30 days without a license.45.14    Subd. 3.Fees; manufactured home parks; recreational camping areas.(a) The 45.15following fees are required for manufactured home parks and recreational camping areas 45.16licensed under this chapter. Recreational camping areas and manufactured home parks 45.17must pay the highest applicable fee under paragraph (c). The license fee for new operators 45.18of a manufactured home park or recreational camping area previously licensed under this 45.19chapter for the same calendar year is one-half of the appropriate annual license fee, plus 45.20any penalty that may be required. The license fee for operators opening on or after October 45.211 is one-half of the appropriate annual license fee, plus any penalty that may be required.45.22(b) All manufactured home parks and recreational camping areas, except special 45.23event recreational camping areas, shall pay an annual base fee of $150 plus $4 for each 45.24licensed site, except that any operator of a manufactured home park or recreational 45.25camping area who is licensed under section 157.16 for the same location shall not be 45.26required to pay the base fee.45.27(c) In addition to the fee in paragraph (b), each manufactured home park or 45.28recreational camping area shall pay an additional annual fee for each fee category 45.29specified in this paragraph:45.30(1) manufactured home parks and recreational camping areas with public swimming 45.31pools and spas shall pay the appropriate fees specified in section 157.16; and45.32(2) individual private sewer or water, $60. "Individual private water" means a fee 45.33category with a water supply other than a community public water supply as defined in 45.34Minnesota Rules, chapter 4720. "Individual private sewer" means a fee category with an 45.35individual sewage treatment system which uses subsurface treatment and disposal.46.1(d) The following fees must accompany a plan review application for initial 46.2construction of a manufactured home park or recreational camping area for initial 46.3construction of:46.4(1) less than 25 sites, $375;46.5(2) 25 to less than 100 sites, $400; and46.6(3) 100 or more sites, $500.46.7(e) The following fees must accompany a plan review application when an existing 46.8manufactured home park or recreational camping area is expanded for expansion of:46.9(1) less than 25 sites, $250;46.10(2) 25 but less than 100 sites, $300; and46.11(3) 100 or more sites, $450.46.12    Subd. 4.Fees; special event recreational camping areas.(a) The following fees 46.13are required for special event recreational camping areas licensed under this chapter.46.14(b) All special event recreational camping areas shall pay an annual fee of $150 plus 46.15$1 for each licensed site.46.16(c) A special event recreational camping area shall pay a late fee of $360 for failing 46.17to obtain a license prior to operating.46.18(d) The following fees must accompany a plan review application for initial 46.19construction of a special event recreational camping area for initial construction of:46.20(1) less than 25 special event recreational camping sites, $375;46.21(2) 25 to less than 100 sites, $400; and46.22(3) 100 or more sites, $500.46.23(e) The following fees must accompany a plan review application for expansion of a 46.24special event recreational camping area for expansion of:46.25(1) less than 25 sites, $250;46.26(2) 25 but less than 100 sites, $300; and46.27(3) 100 or more sites, $450.46.28    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327.16, is amended to read:46.29327.16 LICENSE PLAN REVIEW APPLICATION.46.30    Subdivision 1. Made to state Department of Health. The plan review application 46.31for license to operate and maintain a manufactured home park or recreational camping 46.32area shall be made to the state Department of Health, at such office and in such manner 46.33as may be prescribed by that department.47.1    Subd. 2. Contents. The applicant for a primary license or annual license shall make 47.2application in writing plan review application shall be made upon a form provided by the 47.3state Department of Health setting forth:47.4(1) The full name and address of the applicant or applicants, or names and addresses 47.5of the partners if the applicant is a partnership, or the names and addresses of the officers 47.6if the applicant is a corporation.47.7(2) A legal description of the site, lot, field, or tract of land upon which the applicant 47.8proposes to operate and maintain a manufactured home park or recreational camping area.47.9(3) The proposed and existing facilities on and about the site, lot, field, or tract of 47.10land for the proposed construction or alteration and maintaining of a sanitary community 47.11building for toilets, urinals, sinks, wash basins, slop-sinks, showers, drains, laundry 47.12facilities, source of water supply, sewage, garbage and waste disposal; except that no 47.13toilet facilities shall be required in any manufactured home park which permits only 47.14manufactured homes equipped with toilet facilities discharging to water carried sewage 47.15disposal systems; and method of fire and storm protection.47.16(4) The proposed method of lighting the structures and site, lot, field, or tract of land 47.17upon which the manufactured home park or recreational camping area is to be located.47.18(5) The calendar months of the year which the applicant will operate the 47.19manufactured home park or recreational camping area.47.20(6) Plans and drawings for new construction or alteration, including buildings, wells, 47.21plumbing and sewage disposal systems.47.22    Subd. 3. Fees; Approval. The application for the primary license plan review shall 47.23be submitted with all plans and specifications enumerated in subdivision 2, and payment 47.24of a fee in an amount prescribed by the state commissioner of health pursuant to section 47.25144.122 and shall be accompanied by an approved zoning permit from the municipality or 47.26county wherein the park is to be located, or a statement from the municipality or county 47.27that it does not require an approved zoning permit. The fee for the annual license shall be 47.28in an amount prescribed by the state commissioner of health pursuant to section 144.122. 47.29All license fees paid to the commissioner of health shall be turned over to the state 47.30treasury. The fee submitted for the primary license plan review shall be retained by the 47.31state even though the proposed project is not approved and a license is denied. 47.32When construction has been completed in accordance with approved plans and 47.33specifications the state commissioner of health shall promptly cause the manufactured 47.34home park or recreational camping area and appurtenances thereto to be inspected. When 47.35the inspection and report has been made and the state commissioner of health finds that 47.36all requirements of sections 
         327.10, 
         327.11, 
         327.14 to 
         327.28, and such conditions of 48.1health and safety as the state commissioner of health may require, have been met by 48.2the applicant, the state commissioner of health shall forthwith issue the primary license 48.3in the name of the state. 48.4    Subd. 4. Sanitary facilities Compliance with current state law.During the 48.5pendency of the application for such primary license any change in the sanitary or safety 48.6facilities of the intended manufactured home park or recreational camping area shall be 48.7immediately reported in writing to the state Department of Health through the office 48.8through which the application was made. If no objection is made by the state Department 48.9of Health to such change in such sanitary or safety facilities within 60 days of the date 48.10such change is reported, it shall be deemed to have the approval of the state Department of 48.11Health. Any manufactured home park or recreational camping area must be constructed 48.12and operated according to all applicable state electrical, fire, plumbing, and building codes.48.13    Subd. 5. Permit. When the plans and specifications have been approved, the state 48.14Department of Health shall issue an approval report permitting the applicant to construct 48.15or make alterations upon a manufactured home park or recreational camping area and the 48.16appurtenances thereto according to the plans and specifications presented.48.17Such approval does not relieve the applicant from securing building permits in 48.18municipalities that require permits or from complying with any other municipal ordinance 48.19or ordinances, applicable thereto, not in conflict with this statute.48.20    Subd. 6. Denial of construction. If the application to construct or make alterations 48.21upon a manufactured home park or recreational camping area and the appurtenances 48.22thereto or a primary license to operate and maintain the same is denied by the state 48.23commissioner of health, the commissioner shall so state in writing giving the reason 48.24or reasons for denying the application. If the objections can be corrected the applicant 48.25may amend the application and resubmit it for approval, and if denied the applicant may 48.26appeal from the decision of the state commissioner of health as provided in section 48.27144.99, subdivision 10
         . 48.28    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:48.29    Subdivision 1. Rules. No domestic animals or house pets of occupants of 48.30manufactured home parks or recreational camping areas shall be allowed to run at large, 48.31or commit any nuisances within the limits of a manufactured home park or recreational 48.32camping area. Each manufactured home park or recreational camping area licensed under 48.33the provisions of sections 
         327.10, 
         327.11, and327.14 to 
         327.28 shall, among other things, 48.34provide for the following, in the manner hereinafter specified: 49.1    (1) A responsible attendant or caretaker shall be in charge of every manufactured 49.2home park or recreational camping area at all times, who shall maintain the park or 49.3area, and its facilities and equipment in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition. In any 49.4manufactured home park containing more than 50 lots, the attendant, caretaker, or other 49.5responsible park employee, shall be readily available at all times in case of emergency.49.6    (2) All manufactured home parks shall be well drained and be located so that the 49.7drainage of the park area will not endanger any water supply. No wastewater from 49.8manufactured homes or recreational camping vehicles shall be deposited on the surface of 49.9the ground. All sewage and other water carried wastes shall be discharged into a municipal 49.10sewage system whenever available. When a municipal sewage system is not available, a 49.11sewage disposal system acceptable to the state commissioner of health shall be provided.49.12    (3) No manufactured home shall be located closer than three feet to the side lot lines 49.13of a manufactured home park, if the abutting property is improved property, or closer than 49.14ten feet to a public street or alley. Each individual site shall abut or face on a driveway 49.15or clear unoccupied space of not less than 16 feet in width, which space shall have 49.16unobstructed access to a public highway or alley. There shall be an open space of at least 49.17ten feet between the sides of adjacent manufactured homes including their attachments 49.18and at least three feet between manufactured homes when parked end to end. The space 49.19between manufactured homes may be used for the parking of motor vehicles and other 49.20property, if the vehicle or other property is parked at least ten feet from the nearest 49.21adjacent manufactured home position. The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply 49.22to recreational camping areas and variances may be granted by the state commissioner 49.23of health in manufactured home parks when the variance is applied for in writing and in 49.24the opinion of the commissioner the variance will not endanger the health, safety, and 49.25welfare of manufactured home park occupants.49.26    (4) An adequate supply of water of safe, sanitary quality shall be furnished at each 49.27manufactured home park or recreational camping area. The source of the water supply 49.28shall first be approved by the state Department of Health.49.29    (5) All plumbing shall be installed in accordance with the rules of the state 49.30commissioner of labor and industry and the provisions of the Minnesota Plumbing Code.49.31    (6) In the case of a manufactured home park with less than ten manufactured homes, 49.32a plan for the sheltering or the safe evacuation to a safe place of shelter of the residents of 49.33the park in times of severe weather conditions, such as tornadoes, high winds, and floods. 49.34The shelter or evacuation plan shall be developed with the assistance and approval of 49.35the municipality where the park is located and shall be posted at conspicuous locations 49.36throughout the park. The park owner shall provide each resident with a copy of the 50.1approved shelter or evacuation plan, as provided by section 
         327C.01, subdivision 1c. 50.2Nothing in this paragraph requires the Department of Health to review or approve any 50.3shelter or evacuation plan developed by a park. Failure of a municipality to approve a plan 50.4submitted by a park shall not be grounds for action against the park by the Department of 50.5Health if the park has made a good faith effort to develop the plan and obtain municipal 50.6approval. 50.7    (7) A manufactured home park with ten or more manufactured homes, licensed prior 50.8to March 1, 1988, shall provide a safe place of shelter for park residents or a plan for the 50.9evacuation of park residents to a safe place of shelter within a reasonable distance of the 50.10park for use by park residents in times of severe weather, including tornadoes and high 50.11winds. The shelter or evacuation plan must be approved by the municipality by March 1, 50.121989. The municipality may require the park owner to construct a shelter if it determines 50.13that a safe place of shelter is not available within a reasonable distance from the park. A 50.14copy of the municipal approval and the plan shall be submitted by the park owner to the 50.15Department of Health. The park owner shall provide each resident with a copy of the 50.16approved shelter or evacuation plan, as provided by section 
         327C.01, subdivision 1c. 50.17    (8) A manufactured home park with ten or more manufactured homes, receiving 50.18a primary an initial license after March 1, 1988, must provide the type of shelter required 50.19by section 
         327.205, except that for manufactured home parks established as temporary, 50.20emergency housing in a disaster area declared by the President of the United States or 50.21the governor, an approved evacuation plan may be provided in lieu of a shelter for a 50.22period not exceeding 18 months. 50.23    (9) For the purposes of this subdivision, "park owner" and "resident" have the 50.24meaning meanings given them in section 
         327C.01. 50.25    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327.20, is amended by adding a subdivision 50.26to read:50.27    Subd. 4.Special event recreational camping areas.Each special event camping 50.28area licensed under sections 327.10, 327.11, and 327.14 to 327.28 is subject to this section.50.29(1) Recreational camping vehicles and tents, including attachments, must be 50.30separated from each other and other structures by at least seven feet.50.31(2) A minimum area of 300 square feet per site must be provided and the total 50.32number of sites must not exceed one site for every 300 square feet of usable land area.50.33(3) Each site must abut or face a driveway or clear unoccupied space of at least 16 50.34feet in width, which space must have unobstructed access to a public roadway.51.1(4) If no approved on-site water supply system is available, hauled water may be 51.2used, provided that persons using hauled water comply with Minnesota Rules, parts 51.34720.4000 to 4720.4600.51.4(5) Nonburied sewer lines may be permitted provided they are of approved materials, 51.5watertight, and properly maintained.51.6(6) If a sanitary dumping station is not provided on-site, arrangements must be 51.7made with a licensed sewage pumper to service recreational camping vehicle holding 51.8tanks as needed.51.9(7) Toilet facilities must be provided consisting of toilets connected to an approved 51.10sewage disposal system, portable toilets, or approved, properly constructed privies.51.11(8) Toilets must be provided in the ratio of one toilet for each sex for each 150 sites.51.12(9) Toilets must be not more than 400 feet from any site.51.13(10) If a central building or buildings are provided with running water, then toilets 51.14and handwashing lavatories must be provided in the building or buildings that meet the 51.15requirements of this subdivision.51.16(11) Showers, if provided, must be provided in the ratio of one shower for each sex 51.17for each 250 sites. Showerheads must be provided, where running water is available, for 51.18each camping event exceeding two nights.51.19(12) Central toilet and shower buildings, if provided, must be constructed with 51.20adequate heating, ventilation, and lighting, and floors of impervious material sloped 51.21to drain. Walls must be of a washable material. Permanent facilities must meet the 51.22requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.51.23(13) An adequate number of durable, covered, watertight containers must be 51.24provided for all garbage and refuse. Garbage and refuse must be collected as often as 51.25necessary to prevent nuisance conditions.51.26(14) Campgrounds must be located in areas free of poison ivy or other noxious 51.27weeds considered detrimental to health. Sites must not be located in areas of tall grass or 51.28weeds and sites must be adequately drained.51.29(15) Campsites for recreational vehicles may not be located on inclines of greater 51.30than eight percent grade or one inch drop per lineal foot.51.31(16) A responsible attendant or caretaker must be available on-site at all times during 51.32the operation of any special event recreational camping area that has 50 or more sites.51.33    Sec. 53. MINNESOTA COLORECTAL CANCER PREVENTION ACT.51.34    Subdivision 1.Purpose.Colon cancer is one of Minnesota's leading causes of 51.35death and one of the most preventable forms of cancer. The Minnesota Colorectal 52.1Cancer Prevention Act creates a demonstration project and public-private partnership 52.2that leverages business, nonprofit, and government sectors to reduce the incidence of 52.3colon cancer, reduce future health care expenditures, and address health disparities by 52.4emphasizing prevention in a manner consistent with Minnesota's health care reform goals.52.5    Subd. 2.Establishment.The commissioner of health shall award grants to 52.6Hennepin County Medical Center and MeritCare Bemidji for a colorectal screening 52.7demonstration project to provide screening to uninsured and underinsured women and 52.8men.52.9    Subd. 3.Eligibility.To be eligible for colorectal screening under this demonstration 52.10project, an applicant must:52.11(1) be at least 50 years of age, or under the age of 50 and at high risk for colon cancer;52.12(2) be uninsured, or if insured, has coverage that does not cover the full cost of 52.13colorectal cancer screenings;52.14(3) not eligible for medical assistance, general assistance medical care, or 52.15MinnesotaCare programs; and52.16(4) have a gross family income at or below 250 percent of the federal poverty level.52.17    Subd. 4.Services.Services provided under this project shall include:52.18(1) colorectal cancer screening, according to standard practices of medicine, or 52.19guidelines provided by the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement or the American 52.20Cancer Society;52.21(2) follow-up services for abnormal tests; and52.22(3) diagnostic services to determine the extent and proper course of treatment.52.23    Subd. 5.Project evaluation.The commissioner of health, in consultation with the 52.24University of Minnesota School of Public Health, shall evaluate the demonstration project 52.25and make recommendations for increasing the number of persons in Minnesota who 52.26receive recommended colon cancer screening. The commissioner of health shall submit 52.27the evaluation and recommendations to the legislature by January 1, 2011.52.28    Sec. 54. WOMEN'S HEART HEALTH PILOT PROJECT.52.29    Subdivision 1.Establishment.The commissioner of health shall develop and 52.30implement a women's heart health pilot project to provide heart disease risk screening 52.31to uninsured and underinsured women, who are low-income, American Indian, or other 52.32minority.52.33    Subd. 2.Services.Under this project, the commissioner must contract with health 52.34care clinics to provide heart disease risk screenings to eligible women. The clinics may 52.35also provide follow-up services to women found to be at risk for heart disease.53.1    Subd. 3.Eligibility.To be eligible for screening under this program, an applicant 53.2must:53.3(1) be between the ages of 40 and 64 years;53.4(2) receive breast and cervical cancer screening services under the Department of 53.5Health's Sage program;53.6(3) be uninsured, or have insurance that does not cover heart disease risk screenings; 53.7and53.8(4) have a gross family income at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty level.53.9    Sec. 55. REPORTS.53.10    By January 15, 2010, the Department of Health, in consultation with the Pollution 53.11Control Agency, shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate 53.12and house of representatives committees with primary jurisdiction over environment 53.13and natural resources policy, commerce, and public health regarding the progress on 53.14implementing Minnesota Statutes, sections 116.9401 to 116.9408.53.15    The activities in this section shall be implemented only to the extent that existing 53.16federal, state, and private resources are available.53.17    Sec. 56. BLOOD LEAD LEVEL GUIDELINES REVISION; CONSULTATION 53.18REQUIRED.53.19In revising the clinical and case management guidelines for blood lead levels greater 53.20than five micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood under Minnesota Statutes, section 53.21144.9504, subdivision 12, the commissioner of health must consult with a statewide 53.22organization representing physicians, the public health department of Minneapolis and 53.23other public health departments, and a nonprofit organization with expertise in lead 53.24abatement.53.25    Sec. 57. EXPOSURE LEVELS STUDY.53.26The commissioner of health shall work with appropriate local, state, and federal 53.27agencies to determine whether the levels of exposure to pentachlorophenol (PCP) in 53.28Minneapolis neighborhoods where utility poles treated with PCP or creosote, probable 53.29human carcinogens, are installed, exceed human health risk limits or maximum 53.30contaminant levels for residents, utility workers, and others who handle the treated poles.53.31    Sec. 58. FEASIBILITY PILOT PROJECT FOR CANCER SURVEILLANCE.54.1The commissioner of health must provide a grant to the Hennepin County Medical 54.2Center for a one-year feasibility pilot project to collect occupational history and residential 54.3history data from newly diagnosed cancer patients at the Hennepin County Medical 54.4Center's cancer center. Funding for this grant shall come from the Department of Health's 54.5current resources for the Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology Section. 54.6Under this pilot project, Hennepin County Medical Center will design an expansion of its 54.7existing cancer registry to include the collection of additional data, including the cancer 54.8patient's occupational history, residential history, and military service history. Patient 54.9consent is required for collection of these additional data. The data collection expansion 54.10may also include the cancer patient's possible toxic environmental exposure history, if 54.11known. The purpose of this pilot project is to determine the following: 54.12(1) the feasibility of collecting these data on a statewide scale;54.13(2) the potential design of a self-administered patient questionnaire template; and54.14(3) necessary qualifications for staff who will collect these data.54.15    Sec. 59. SMOKING CESSATION.54.16The commissioner of health must prioritize smoking prevention and smoking 54.17cessation activities in low-income, indigenous, and minority communities in their 54.18collaborations with the ClearWay organization.54.19    Sec. 60. MEDICAL RESPONSE UNIT REIMBURSEMENT PILOT PROGRAM.54.20(a) The Department of Public Safety or its contract designee shall collaborate 54.21with the Minnesota Ambulance Association to create the parameters of the medical 54.22response unit reimbursement pilot program, including determining criteria for baseline 54.23data reporting.54.24(b) In conducting the pilot program, the Department of Public Safety must consult 54.25with the Minnesota Ambulance Association, Minnesota Fire Chiefs Association, 54.26Emergency Services Regulatory Board, and the Minnesota Council of Health Plans to:54.27(1) identify no more than five medical response units registered as medical response 54.28units with the Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board according to 54.29Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144E, to participate in the program;54.30(2) outline and develop criteria for reimbursement;54.31(3) determine the amount of reimbursement for each unit response; and54.32(4) collect program data to be analyzed for a final report.54.33(c) Further criteria for the medical response unit reimbursement pilot program 54.34shall include:55.1(1) the pilot program will expire on December 31, 2010, or when the appropriation 55.2is extended, whichever occurs first;55.3(2) a report shall be made to the legislature by March 1, 2011, by the Department 55.4of Public Safety or its contractor as to the effectiveness and value of this reimbursement 55.5pilot program to the emergency medical services delivery system, any actual or potential 55.6savings to the health care system, and impact on patient outcomes;55.7(3) participating medical response units must adhere to the requirements of this 55.8pilot program outlined in an agreement between the Department of Public Safety and 55.9the medical response unit, including but not limited to, requirements relating to data 55.10collection, response criteria, and patient outcomes and disposition;55.11(4) individual entities licensed to provide ambulance care under Minnesota Statutes, 55.12chapter 144E, are not eligible for participation in this pilot program;55.13(5) if a participating medical response unit withdraws from the pilot program, the 55.14Department of Public Safety in consultation with the Minnesota Ambulance Association 55.15may choose another pilot site if funding is available;55.16(6) medical response units must coordinate their operations under this pilot project 55.17with the ambulance service or services licensed to provide care in their first response 55.18geographic areas;55.19(7) licensed ambulance services that participate with the medical response unit in 55.20the pilot program assume no financial or legal liability for the actions of the participating 55.21medical response unit; and55.22(8) the Department of Public Safety and its pilot program partners have no ongoing 55.23responsibility to reimburse medical response units beyond the parameters of the pilot 55.24program.55.25    Sec. 61. REPEALER.55.26(a) Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 103I.112; 144.9501, subdivision 17b; and 55.27327.14, subdivisions 5 and 6, are repealed.55.28(b) Minnesota Rules, part 4626.2015, subpart 9, is repealed.55.29ARTICLE 355.30HEALTH-RELATED FEES55.31    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.108, is amended to read:55.32148.108 FEES.56.1    Subdivision 1. Fees. In addition to the fees established in Minnesota Rules, chapter 56.22500, and according to sections 148.05, 148.06, 148.07, and 148.10, subdivisions 2 and 3, 56.3the board is authorized to charge the fees in this section.56.4    Subd. 2. Annual renewal of inactive acupuncture registration License and 56.5registration fees.The annual renewal of an inactive acupuncture registration fee is $25.56.6License and registration fees are as follows:56.7(1) for a license application fee, $300;56.8(2) for a license active renewal fee, $220;56.9(3) for a license inactive renewal fee, $165;56.10(4) for an acupuncture initial registration fee, $125;56.11(5) for an acupuncture active registration renewal fee, $75;56.12(6) for an acupuncture registration reinstatement fee, $50;56.13(7) for an acupuncture inactive registration renewal fee, $25;56.14(8) for an animal chiropractic registration fee, $125;56.15(9) for an animal chiropractic active registration renewal fee, $75; and56.16(10) for an animal chiropractic inactive registration renewal fee, $25.56.17    Subd. 3.Acupuncture reinstatement.The acupuncture reinstatement fee is $50.56.18    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148D.180, subdivision 1, is amended to read:56.19    Subdivision 1. Application fees. Application fees for licensure are as follows:56.20(1) for a licensed social worker, $45;56.21(2) for a licensed graduate social worker, $45;56.22(3) for a licensed independent social worker, $90 $45;56.23(4) for a licensed independent clinical social worker, $90 $45;56.24(5) for a temporary license, $50; and56.25(6) for a licensure by endorsement, $150 $85.56.26The fee for criminal background checks is the fee charged by the Bureau of Criminal 56.27Apprehension. The criminal background check fee must be included with the application 56.28fee as required pursuant to section 
         148D.055.56.29    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148D.180, subdivision 2, is amended to read:56.30    Subd. 2. License fees. License fees are as follows:56.31(1) for a licensed social worker, $115.20 $81;56.32(2) for a licensed graduate social worker, $201.60 $144;56.33(3) for a licensed independent social worker, $302.40 $216;56.34(4) for a licensed independent clinical social worker, $331.20 $238.50;57.1(5) for an emeritus license, $43.20; and57.2(6) for a temporary leave fee, the same as the renewal fee specified in subdivision 3.57.3If the licensee's initial license term is less or more than 24 months, the required 57.4license fees must be prorated proportionately.57.5    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148D.180, subdivision 3, is amended to read:57.6    Subd. 3. Renewal fees. Renewal fees for licensure are as follows:57.7(1) for a licensed social worker, $115.20 $81;57.8(2) for a licensed graduate social worker, $201.60 $144;57.9(3) for a licensed independent social worker, $302.40 $216; and57.10(4) for a licensed independent clinical social worker, $331.20 $238.50.57.11    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148D.180, subdivision 5, is amended to read:57.12    Subd. 5. Late fees. Late fees are as follows:57.13(1) renewal late fee, one-half one-fourth of the renewal fee specified in subdivision 57.143; and57.15(2) supervision plan late fee, $40.57.16    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.180, subdivision 1, is amended to read:57.17    Subdivision 1. Application fees. Application fees for licensure are as follows:57.18    (1) for a licensed social worker, $45;57.19    (2) for a licensed graduate social worker, $45;57.20    (3) for a licensed independent social worker, $90 $45;57.21    (4) for a licensed independent clinical social worker, $90 $45;57.22    (5) for a temporary license, $50; and57.23    (6) for a licensure by endorsement, $150 $85.57.24    The fee for criminal background checks is the fee charged by the Bureau of Criminal 57.25Apprehension. The criminal background check fee must be included with the application 57.26fee as required according to section 
         148E.055.57.27    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.180, subdivision 2, is amended to read:57.28    Subd. 2. License fees. License fees are as follows:57.29    (1) for a licensed social worker, $115.20 $81;57.30    (2) for a licensed graduate social worker, $201.60 $144;57.31    (3) for a licensed independent social worker, $302.40 $216;57.32    (4) for a licensed independent clinical social worker, $331.20 $238.50;58.1    (5) for an emeritus license, $43.20; and58.2    (6) for a temporary leave fee, the same as the renewal fee specified in subdivision 3.58.3    If the licensee's initial license term is less or more than 24 months, the required 58.4license fees must be prorated proportionately.58.5    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.180, subdivision 3, is amended to read:58.6    Subd. 3. Renewal fees. Renewal fees for licensure are as follows:58.7    (1) for a licensed social worker, $115.20 $81;58.8    (2) for a licensed graduate social worker, $201.60 $144;58.9    (3) for a licensed independent social worker, $302.40 $216; and58.10    (4) for a licensed independent clinical social worker, $331.20 $238.50.58.11    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.180, subdivision 5, is amended to read:58.12    Subd. 5. Late fees. Late fees are as follows:58.13    (1) renewal late fee, one-half one-fourth of the renewal fee specified in subdivision 58.143; and58.15    (2) supervision plan late fee, $40.58.16    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 153A.17, is amended to read:58.17153A.17 EXPENSES; FEES.58.18(a) The expenses for administering the certification requirements including the 58.19complaint handling system for certified hearing aid dispensers in sections 
         153A.14 and 58.20153A.15
          and the Consumer Information Center under section 
         153A.18 must be paid 58.21from initial application and examination fees, renewal fees, penalties, and fines. All 58.22fees are nonrefundable.58.23(b) The certificate application fee is $350, the examination fee is $250 for the 58.24written portion and $250 for the practical portion each time one or the other is taken, 58.25and the trainee application fee is $200. The penalty fee for late submission of a renewal 58.26application is $200. The fee for verification of certification to other jurisdictions or entities 58.27is $25. All fees are nonrefundable.58.28(c) All fees, penalties, and fines received must be deposited in the state government 58.29special revenue fund. The commissioner may prorate the certification fee for new 58.30applicants based on the number of quarters remaining in the annual certification period.  58.31(d) The fees charged by the commissioner must reflect the actual costs of 58.32administering the program under paragraph (a). Fees must not be increased to cover the 58.33costs associated with investigating allegations against uncertified hearing aid dispensers.59.1    Sec. 11. [156.011] LICENSE, APPLICATION, AND EXAMINATION FEES.59.2    Subdivision 1.Application fee.A person applying for a license to practice 59.3veterinary medicine in Minnesota or applying for a permit to take the national veterinary 59.4medical examination must pay a $60 nonrefundable application fee to the board. Persons 59.5submitting concurrent applications for licensure and a national examination permit shall 59.6pay only one application fee.59.7    Subd. 2.Examination fees.(a) An applicant for veterinary licensure in Minnesota 59.8must successfully pass the Minnesota Veterinary Jurisprudence Examination. The fee for 59.9this examination is $60, payable to the board.59.10(b) An applicant participating in the national veterinary licensing examination must 59.11complete a separate application for the national examination and submit the application 59.12to the board for approval. Payment for the national examination must be made by the 59.13applicant to the national board examination committee.59.14    Sec. 12. [156.012] INITIAL AND RENEWAL FEE.59.15    Subdivision 1.Required for licensure.A person now licensed to practice 59.16veterinary medicine in this state, or who becomes licensed by the Board of Veterinary 59.17Medicine to engage in the practice, shall pay an initial fee or a biennial license renewal 59.18fee if the person wishes to practice veterinary medicine in the coming two-year period 59.19or remain licensed as a veterinarian. A licensure period begins on March 1 and expires 59.20the last day of February two years later. A licensee with an even-numbered license shall 59.21renew by March 1 of even-numbered years and a licensee with an odd-numbered license 59.22shall renew by March 1 of odd-numbered years.59.23    Subd. 2.Amount.The initial licensure fee and the biennial renewal fee is $280 59.24and must be paid to the executive director of the board. By January 1 of the first year 59.25for which the biennial renewal fee is due, the board shall issue a renewal application to 59.26a current licensee to the last address maintained in the board file. Failure to receive this 59.27notice does not relieve the licensee of the obligation to pay renewal fees so that they are 59.28received by the board on or before the renewal date of March 1.59.29Initial licenses issued after the start of the licensure renewal period are valid only 59.30until the end of the period.59.31    Subd. 3.Date due.A licensee must apply for a renewal license on or before March 59.321 of the first year of the biennial license renewal period. A renewal license is valid 59.33from March 1 through the last day of February of the last year of the two-year license 59.34renewal period. An application postmarked no later than the last day of February must be 59.35considered to have been received on March 1.60.1    Subd. 4.Late renewal penalty.An applicant for renewal must pay a late renewal 60.2penalty of $140 in addition to the renewal fee if the application for renewal is received 60.3after March 1 of the licensure renewal period. A renewed license issued after March 1 of 60.4the licensure renewal period is valid only to the end of the period regardless of when the 60.5renewal fee is received.60.6    Subd. 5.Reinstatement fee.An applicant for license renewal whose license 60.7has previously been suspended by official board action for nonrenewal must pay a 60.8reinstatement fee of $60 in addition to the $280 renewal fee and the $140 late renewal 60.9penalty.60.10    Subd. 6.Penalty for failure to pay.Within 30 days after the renewal date, a 60.11licensee who has not renewed the license must be notified by letter sent to the last known 60.12address of the licensee in the file of the board that the renewal is overdue and that failure 60.13to pay the current fee and current late fee within 60 days after the renewal date will result 60.14in suspension of the license. A second notice must be sent by registered or certified mail at 60.15least seven days before a board meeting occurring 60 days or more after the renewal date 60.16to a licensee who has not paid the renewal fee and late fee.60.17    Subd. 7.Suspension.The board, by means of a roll call vote, shall suspend the 60.18license of a licensee whose license renewal is at least 60 days overdue and to whom 60.19notification has been sent as provided in Minnesota Rules, part 9100.0500, subpart 5. 60.20Failure of a licensee to receive notification is not grounds for later challenge by the 60.21licensee of the suspension. The former licensee must be notified by registered or certified 60.22letter within seven days of the board action. The suspended status placed on a license may 60.23be removed only on payment of renewal fees and late penalty fees for each licensure 60.24period or part of a period that the license was not renewed. A licensee who fails to renew a 60.25license for five years or more must meet the criteria of section 156.071 for relicensure.60.26    Subd. 8.Inactive license.(a) A person holding a current active license to practice 60.27veterinary medicine in Minnesota may, at the time of the person's next biennial license 60.28renewal date, renew the license as an inactive license at one-half the renewal fee of an 60.29active license. The license may be continued in an inactive status by renewal on a biennial 60.30basis at one-half the regular license fee.60.31(b) A person holding an inactive license is not permitted to practice veterinary 60.32medicine in Minnesota and remains under the disciplinary authority of the board.60.33(c) A person may convert a current inactive license to an active license upon 60.34application to and approval by the board. The application must include:60.35(1) documentation of licensure in good standing and of having met continuing 60.36education requirements of current state of practice, or documentation of having met 61.1Minnesota continuing education requirements retroactive to the date of licensure 61.2inactivation;61.3(2) certification by the applicant that the applicant is not currently under disciplinary 61.4orders or investigation for acts that could result in disciplinary action in any other 61.5jurisdiction; and61.6(3) payment of a fee equal to the full difference between an inactive and active 61.7license if converting during the first year of the biennial license cycle or payment of a fee 61.8equal to one-half the difference between an inactive and an active license if converting 61.9during the second year of the license cycle.61.10(d) Deadline for renewal of an inactive license is March 1 of the first year of the 61.11biennial license renewal period. A late renewal penalty of one-half the inactive renewal 61.12fee must be paid if renewal is received after March 1.61.13    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 156.015, is amended to read:61.14156.015 MISCELLANEOUS FEES.61.15    Subdivision 1. Verification of licensure. The board may charge a fee of $25 per 61.16license verification to a licensee for verification of licensure status provided to other 61.17veterinary licensing boards.61.18    Subd. 2. Continuing education review. The board may charge a fee of $50 per 61.19submission to a sponsor for review and approval of individual continuing education 61.20seminars, courses, wet labs, and lectures. This fee does not apply to continuing education 61.21sponsors that already meet the criteria for preapproval under Minnesota Rules, part 61.229100.1000, subpart 3, item A.61.23    Subd. 3.Temporary license fee.A person meeting the requirements for issuance 61.24of a temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine under section 156.073, pending 61.25examination, who desires a temporary permit shall pay a fee of $60 to the board.61.26    Subd. 4.Duplicate license.A person requesting issuance of a duplicate or 61.27replacement license shall pay a fee of $15 to the board.61.28    Subd. 5.Mailing examination and reference materials.An applicant who resides 61.29outside the Twin Cities metropolitan area may request to take the Minnesota Veterinary 61.30Jurisprudence Examination by mail. The fee for mailing the examination and reference 61.31materials is $15.61.32    Sec. 14.  REPEALER.61.33(a) Minnesota Rules, parts 9100.0400, subparts 1 and 3; 9100.0500; and 9100.0600,61.34are repealed.62.1(b) Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148D.180, subdivision 8, is repealed.62.2ARTICLE 462.3HEALTH APPROPRIATIONS

62.4Section 1. HEALTH APPROPRIATION.

62.5The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 62.6agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 62.7general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 62.8for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the 62.9appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or 62.10June 30, 2011, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal 62.11year 2011. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 2011. Appropriations for the fiscal 62.12year ending June 30, 2009, are effective the day following final enactment.

62.13APPROPRIATIONS62.14Available for the Year62.15Ending June 3062.1620102011

62.17Sec. 2. COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH

62.18Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$103,645,000$ 98,574,000

62.19Appropriations by Fund62.202010201162.21General60,670,00055,310,00062.2262.23State Government Special Revenue 31,531,00031,242,00062.24Federal TANF11,733,00011,733,000

62.2562.26Subd. 2.Community and Family Health Promotion

62.27Appropriations by Fund62.28General43,701,00038,441,00062.2962.30State Government Special Revenue1,033,000 1,322,00062.31Federal TANF11,733,00011,733,000

62.32Support Services for Families With 62.33Children Who are Deaf or Have Hearing 62.34Loss.Of the state government special 62.35revenue fund amount, $289,000 in fiscal 62.36year 2011 is for support services to families 63.1with children who are deaf or have hearing 63.2loss. Of this amount, in fiscal year 2011, 63.3$192,000 is for grants, and in fiscal year 63.42012, $212,000 is for grants and the balance 63.5is for administrative costs.63.6Funding Usage. Up to 75 percent of the 63.7fiscal year 2012 appropriation for local public 63.8health grants may be used to fund calendar 63.9year 2011 allocations for this program. The 63.10general fund reduction of $5,060,000 in 63.11fiscal year 2011 for local public health grants 63.12is onetime and the base funding for local 63.13public health grants for fiscal year 2012 is 63.14increased by $5,060,000.63.15Grants Reduction. Effective July 1, 63.162009, base-level funding for general fund 63.17community and family health grants issued 63.18under this paragraph shall be reduced by 2.55 63.19percent at the allotment level. Effective July 63.201, 2011, base-level funding for general fund 63.21community and family health grants issued 63.22under this paragraph shall be reduced by 5.5 63.23percent at the allotment level.63.24Colorectal Screening. $100,000 in 63.25fiscal year 2010 is for grants to the 63.26Hennepin County Medical Center and 63.27MeritCare Bemidji for colorectal screening 63.28demonstration projects.63.29Women's Heart Health Pilot Project.63.30$100,000 in fiscal year 2010 is for the 63.31women's heart health pilot project. This is a 63.32onetime appropriation and is available until 63.33expended.63.34TANF Appropriations. (1) $1,156,000 of 63.35the TANF funds are appropriated each year to 64.1the commissioner for family planning grants 64.2under Minnesota Statutes, section 145.925.64.3(2) $3,579,000 of the TANF funds are 64.4appropriated each year to the commissioner 64.5for home visiting and nutritional services 64.6listed under Minnesota Statutes, section 64.7145.882, subdivision 7, clauses (6) and (7). 64.8Funds must be distributed to community 64.9health boards according to Minnesota 64.10Statutes, section 145A.131, subdivision 1.64.11(3) $2,000,000 of the TANF funds are 64.12appropriated each year to the commissioner 64.13for decreasing racial and ethnic disparities 64.14in infant mortality rates under Minnesota 64.15Statutes, section 145.928, subdivision 7.64.16(4) $4,998,000 of the TANF funds are 64.17appropriated each year to the commissioner 64.18for the family home visiting grant program 64.19according to Minnesota Statutes, section 64.20145A.17. $4,000,000 of the funding must 64.21be distributed to community health boards 64.22according to Minnesota Statutes, section 64.23145A.131, subdivision 1. $998,000 of 64.24the funding must be distributed to tribal 64.25governments according to Minnesota 64.26Statutes, section 145A.14, subdivision 2a. 64.27The commissioner may use five percent of 64.28the funds appropriated each fiscal year to 64.29conduct the ongoing evaluations required 64.30under Minnesota Statutes, section 145A.17, 64.31subdivision 7, and may use ten percent of 64.32the funds appropriated each fiscal year to 64.33provide training and technical assistance as 64.34required under Minnesota Statutes, section 64.35145A.17, subdivisions 4 and 5.65.1TANF Carryforward. Any unexpended 65.2balance of the TANF appropriation in the 65.3first year of the biennium does not cancel but 65.4is available for the second year.

65.5Subd. 3.Policy, Quality, and Compliance100,0000

65.6Rural Pharmacy Planning. $100,000 in 65.7fiscal year 2010 is for the rural pharmacy 65.8planning and transition grant program under 65.9Minnesota Statutes, section 144.1476. The 65.10appropriation is available until expended.

65.11Subd. 4.Health Protection

65.12Appropriations by Fund65.13General9,679,0009,679,00065.1465.15State Government Special Revenue30,209,00030,209,000

65.16Grants Reduction. Effective July 1, 65.172009, base-level funding for general fund 65.18health protection grants issued under this 65.19paragraph shall be reduced by 2.55 percent 65.20at the allotment level. Effective July 1, 65.212011, base-level funding for general fund 65.22health protection grants issued under this 65.23paragraph shall be reduced by 5.5 percent at 65.24the allotment level.

65.25Subd. 5.Administrative Support Services7,190,0007,190,000

65.26Hennepin County Medical Center Cancer 65.27Registry.Of this appropriation, $100,000 65.28in the first year is for a grant from the 65.29commissioner of health to Hennepin County 65.30Medical Center for expansion of its existing 65.31cancer registry. This grant funding must 65.32come from the Department of Health's 65.33current resources for the Chronic Disease 65.34and Environmental Epidemiology Section.

66.1Sec. 3. HEALTH RELATED BOARDS

66.2Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation $14,753,000$15,036,000

66.3This appropriation is from the state 66.4government special revenue fund.66.5Transfer From Special Revenue Fund.66.6During the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, 66.7the commissioner of finance shall transfer 66.8$10,000,000 from the state government 66.9special revenue fund to the general fund. The 66.10boards must allocate this reduction to boards 66.11carrying a positive balance as of July 1, 2011.66.12The amounts that may be spent for each 66.13purpose are specified in the following 66.14subdivisions.

66.15Subd. 2.Board of Chiropractic Examiners492,000509,000

66.16Subd. 3.Board of Dentistry1,100,0001,136,000

66.1766.18Subd. 4.Board of Dietetic and Nutrition Practice105,000105,000

66.1966.20Subd. 5.Board of Marriage and Family Therapy159,000167,000

66.21Subd. 6.Board of Medical Practice3,682,0003,682,000

66.22Subd. 7.Board of Nursing3,368,0003,521,000

66.2366.24Subd. 8.Board of Nursing Home Administrators1,358,0001,262,000

66.25Administrative Services Unit - Operating 66.26Costs. Of this appropriation, $524,000 66.27in fiscal year 2010 and $526,000 in 66.28fiscal year 2011 are for operating costs 66.29of the administrative services unit. The 66.30administrative services unit may receive 66.31and expend reimbursements for services 66.32performed by other agencies.67.1Administrative Services Unit - Retirement 67.2Costs. Of this appropriation in fiscal year 67.32010, $201,000 is for onetime retirement 67.4costs in the health-related boards. This 67.5funding may be transferred to the health 67.6boards incurring those costs for their 67.7payment. These funds are available either 67.8year of the biennium.67.9Administrative Services Unit - Volunteer 67.10Health Care Provider Program. Of this 67.11appropriation, $79,000 in fiscal year 2010 67.12and $89,000 in fiscal year 2011 are to pay 67.13for medical professional liability coverage 67.14required under Minnesota Statutes, section 67.15214.40.67.16Administrative Services Unit - Contested 67.17Cases and Other Legal Proceedings. Of 67.18this appropriation, $200,000 in fiscal year 67.192010 and $200,000 in fiscal year 2011 67.20are for costs of contested case hearings 67.21and other unanticipated costs of legal 67.22proceedings involving health-related 67.23boards funded under this section. Upon 67.24certification of a health-related board to the 67.25administrative services unit that the costs 67.26will be incurred and that there is insufficient 67.27money available to pay for the costs out of 67.28money currently available to that board, the 67.29administrative services unit is authorized 67.30to transfer money from this appropriation 67.31to the board for payment of those costs 67.32with the approval of the commissioner of 67.33finance. This appropriation does not cancel. 67.34Any unencumbered and unspent balances 67.35remain available for these expenditures in 67.36subsequent fiscal years.

68.1Subd. 9.Board of Optometry105,000108,000

68.2Subd. 10.Board of Pharmacy1,509,0001,579,000

68.3Subd. 11.Board of Physical Therapy346,000356,000

68.4Subd. 12.Board of Podiatry61,00064,000

68.5Subd. 13.Board of Psychology876,000907,000

68.6Subd. 14.Board of Social Work958,000996,000

68.7Subd. 15.Board of Veterinary Medicine240,000250,000

68.868.9Subd. 16.Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy394,000394,000

68.1068.11Sec. 4. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BOARD$ 4,024,000$4,054,000

68.12Appropriations by Fund68.132010201168.14General 3,288,0003,288,00068.1568.16State Government Special Revenue736,000766,00068.1768.1868.19Cooper/Sams Volunteer Ambulance Trust625,0000

68.20Longevity Award and Incentive Program.68.21Of the general fund appropriation, $700,000 68.22in fiscal year 2010 and $700,000 in fiscal 68.23year 2011 are to the board for the ambulance 68.24service personnel longevity award and 68.25incentive program, under Minnesota Statutes, 68.26section 144E.40.68.27Transfer. In fiscal year 2010, $100,000 68.28is transferred from the Cooper/Sams 68.29volunteer ambulance trust, established under 68.30Minnesota Statutes, section 144E.42, to the 68.31general fund.68.32Health Professional Services Program.68.33$736,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $766,000 in 68.34fiscal year 2011 from the state government 69.1special revenue fund are for the health 69.2professional services program.69.3Regional Medical Services Program.(a) 69.4$400,000 in the first year is transferred from 69.5the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance trust 69.6to the emergency medical services system 69.7fund.69.8(b) $400,000 in the first year from the 69.9emergency medical services system fund is 69.10for the regional emergency medical services 69.11programs. This amount shall be distributed 69.12equally to the eight emergency medical 69.13service regions. Notwithstanding Minnesota 69.14Statutes, section 144E.50, 100 percent of 69.15the appropriation shall be passed on to the 69.16emergency medical service regions.69.17Comprehensive Advanced Life-Support 69.18Educational (CALS) Program.$100,000 in 69.19the first year from the Cooper/Sams volunteer 69.20ambulance trust is for the comprehensive 69.21advanced life-support educational (CALS) 69.22program established under Minnesota 69.23Statutes, section 144E.37. This appropriation 69.24is to extend availability and affordability 69.25of the CALS program for rural emergency 69.26medical personnel and to assist hospital staff 69.27in attaining the credentialing levels necessary 69.28for implementation of the statewide trauma 69.29system.69.30Emergency Medical Services for Children 69.31(EMS-C) Program.$25,000 in the first 69.32year from the Cooper/Sams volunteer 69.33ambulance trust is for the emergency medical 69.34services for children (EMS-C) program. 69.35This appropriation is to meet increased need 70.1for medical training specific to pediatric 70.2emergencies.

70.370.4Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS$200,000$0

70.5Veterans Paramedic Apprenticeship 70.6Program. $200,000 in the first year is from 70.7the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance trust 70.8to the commissioner of veterans affairs 70.9for a grant to the Minnesota Ambulance 70.10Association to implement a veterans 70.11paramedic apprenticeship program to 70.12reintegrate returning military medics into 70.13Minnesota's workforce in the field of 70.14paramedic and emergency services, thereby 70.15guaranteeing returning military medics 70.16gainful employment with livable wages and 70.17benefits. This appropriation is available until 70.18expended.

70.19Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY$250,000$0

70.20Medical Response Unit Reimbursement 70.21Pilot Program. (a) $250,000 in the first 70.22year is from the Cooper/Sams volunteer 70.23ambulance trust to the Department of 70.24Public Safety for a medical response unit 70.25reimbursement pilot program. Of this 70.26appropriation, $75,000 is for administrative 70.27costs to the Department of Public Safety, 70.28including providing contract staff support 70.29and technical assistance to the pilot program 70.30partners if necessary.70.31(b) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $175,000 70.32is to the Department of Public Safety 70.33to be used to provide a predetermined 70.34reimbursement amount to the participating 71.1medical response units. The Department 71.2of Public Safety or its contract designee 71.3will develop an agreement with the medical 71.4response units outlining reimbursement and 71.5program requirements to include HIPAA 71.6compliance while participating in the pilot 71.7program.

71.8Sec. 7. COUNCIL ON DISABILITY$524,000$524,000

71.971.1071.11Sec. 8. OMBUDSMAN FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES$1,655,000$1,580,000

71.12Sec. 9. OMBUDSPERSON FOR FAMILIES$265,000$265,000

71.13    Sec. 10. FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDS; REPORT.71.14By February 15, 2010, the commissioner of health shall submit to the chairs and 71.15ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with 71.16jurisdiction over public health and public safety finance a report on how funds from the 71.17American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 are used: (1) to support advancing 71.18the objectives of the Minnesota Department of Health's Sexual Violence Prevention Plan; 71.19and (2) to support any pilot programs that might demonstrate and evaluate how use of 71.20community-based prevention grants might serve as a model for future investment of state 71.21resources to help advance the department's Sexual Violence Prevention Plan.71.22ARTICLE 571.23HOUSING APPROPRIATIONS

71.24Section 1. HOUSING APPROPRIATIONS.

71.25    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 71.26agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the general 71.27fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each 71.28purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this act mean that the appropriations 71.29listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, 71.30respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal year 2011. 71.31"The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 2011. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending 71.32June 30, 2009, are effective the day following final enactment.

72.1APPROPRIATIONS72.2Available for the Year72.3Ending June 3072.420102011

72.5Sec. 2. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

72.6Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$45,208,000$ 45,208,000

72.7The amounts that may be spent for each 72.8purpose are specified in the following 72.9subdivisions.72.10This appropriation is for transfer to the 72.11housing development fund for the programs 72.12specified. Except as otherwise indicated, this 72.13transfer is part of the agency's permanent 72.14budget base.

72.15Subd. 2.Challenge Program 9,517,000 9,517,000

72.16For the economic development and housing 72.17challenge program under Minnesota Statutes, 72.18section 462A.33. Of this amount, $1,395,000 72.19each year shall be made available during the 72.20first 11 months of the fiscal year exclusively 72.21for housing projects for American Indians. 72.22Any funds not committed to housing projects 72.23for American Indians in the first 11 months 72.24of the fiscal year shall be available for any 72.25eligible activity under Minnesota Statutes, 72.26section 462A.33.72.27Base Adjustment. Beginning July 1, 2011, 72.28the base is reduced by $1,150,000.

72.29Subd. 3.Housing Trust Fund10,555,00010,555,000

72.30For deposit in the housing trust fund account 72.31created under Minnesota Statutes, section 72.32462A.201, and used for the purposes 72.33provided in that section.

72.34Subd. 4.Rental Assistance for Mentally Ill2,638,0002,638,000

73.1For a rental housing assistance program for 73.2persons with a mental illness or families with 73.3an adult member with a mental illness under 73.4Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.2097.

73.5Subd. 5.Family Homeless Prevention7,465,0007,465,000

73.6For the family homeless prevention and 73.7assistance programs under Minnesota 73.8Statutes, section 462A.204.

73.9Subd. 6.Home Ownership Assistance Fund 385,000385,000

73.10For the home ownership assistance program 73.11under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21, 73.12subdivision 8. In fiscal years 2012 and 2013, 73.13the base shall be $885,000 each year.

73.14Subd. 7.Affordable Rental Investment Fund8,996,0008,996,000

73.15For the affordable rental investment fund 73.16program under Minnesota Statutes, section 73.17462A.21, subdivision 8b. The appropriation 73.18is to finance the acquisition, rehabilitation, 73.19and debt restructuring of federally assisted 73.20rental property and for making equity 73.21take-out loans under Minnesota Statutes, 73.22section 462A.05, subdivision 39. 73.23The owner of federally assisted rental 73.24property must agree to participate in 73.25the applicable federally assisted housing 73.26program and to extend any existing 73.27low-income affordability restrictions on the 73.28housing for the maximum term permitted. 73.29The owner must also enter into an agreement 73.30that gives local units of government, 73.31housing and redevelopment authorities, 73.32and nonprofit housing organizations the 73.33right of first refusal if the rental property 73.34is offered for sale. Priority must be given 74.1among comparable federally assisted rental 74.2properties to properties with the longest 74.3remaining term under an agreement for 74.4federal assistance. Priority must also be 74.5given among comparable rental housing 74.6developments to developments that are or 74.7will be owned by local government units, a 74.8housing and redevelopment authority, or a 74.9nonprofit housing organization.74.10The appropriation also may be used to finance 74.11the acquisition, rehabilitation, and debt 74.12restructuring of existing supportive housing 74.13properties. For purposes of this subdivision, 74.14"supportive housing" means affordable rental 74.15housing with links to services necessary for 74.16individuals, youth, and families with children 74.17to maintain housing stability.

74.18Subd. 8.Housing Rehabilitation4,287,0004,287,000

74.19For the housing rehabilitation program 74.20under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.05, 74.21subdivision 14, for rental housing 74.22developments.

74.2374.24Subd. 9.Homeownership Education, Counseling, and Training865,000865,000

74.25For the homeownership education, 74.26counseling, and training program under 74.27Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.209.

74.28Subd. 10.Capacity Building Grants250,000250,000

74.29For nonprofit capacity building grants 74.30under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21, 74.31subdivision 3b.

74.3274.33Subd. 11.Transfer of Disaster Relief Contingency Funds

75.1$1,500,000 of the amount unobligated 75.2and unencumbered in the disaster relief 75.3contingency fund under Minnesota Statutes, 75.4section 462A.21, subdivision 29, is 75.5transferred to the housing trust fund under 75.6Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.201, for 75.7grants for temporary rental assistance for 75.8families with children who are homeless and 75.9in need of or utilizing an emergency shelter 75.10facility. This is a onetime transfer and is not 75.11added to the agency's permanent budget base.

75.1275.13Subd. 12.Demonstration Project for High-Risk Adults

75.14$250,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $250,000 75.15in fiscal year 2011 are appropriated from 75.16the general fund to the commissioner of the 75.17Housing Finance Agency for grants to the 75.18nonprofit organization selected to administer 75.19the demonstration project for high-risk adults 75.20under Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 1, 75.21section 19, in order to continue the project 75.22for a second biennium. This is a onetime 75.23appropriation.

75.24Sec. 3. Commissioner of Finance$5,000$5,000

75.25$5,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $5,000 in 75.26fiscal year 2011 are for the commissioner of 75.27finance for administrative expenses under 75.28section 327C.03.75.29ARTICLE 675.30HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS75.31    Section 1. EMERGENCY SERVICES SHELTER GRANTS FROM AMERICAN 75.32RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT.76.1To the extent permitted under federal law, the commissioner of human services, when 76.2determining the uses of the emergency services shelter grants provided under the American 76.3Recovery and Reinvestment Act, shall give priority to programs that serve the following:76.4(1) homeless youth;76.5(2) American Indian women who are victims of trafficking; 76.6(3) high-risk adult males considered to be very likely to enter or re-enter state or 76.7county correctional programs, or chemical and mental health programs;76.8(4) battered women; and76.9(5) families affected by foreclosure.

76.10Sec. 2. HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.

76.11    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 76.12agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 76.13general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 76.14for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the 76.15appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or 76.16June 30, 2011, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal 76.17year 2011. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 2011. Appropriations for the fiscal 76.18year ending June 30, 2009, are effective the day following final enactment.

76.19APPROPRIATIONS76.20Available for the Year76.21Ending June 3076.2220102011

76.23Sec. 3. HUMAN SERVICES

76.24Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation$15,993,000$14,990,000

76.25Appropriations by Fund76.262010201176.27General10,993,00014,990,00076.2876.2976.30Federal Fiscal Stabilization Account5,000,0000

76.3176.32Subd. 2.Other Children and Economic Assistance Grants15,993,00014,990,000

76.33Federal Funding. $5,000,000 in fiscal year 76.342010 is from the federal fiscal stabilization 76.35account.77.1Homeless and Runaway Youth. $238,000 77.2in fiscal year 2010 is for the Runaway 77.3and Homeless Youth Act under Minnesota 77.4Statutes, section 256K.45. Funds shall be 77.5spent in each area of the continuum of care 77.6to ensure that programs are meeting the 77.7greatest need. Any unexpended balance in 77.8the first year is available in the second year. 77.9Beginning July 1, 2011, the base is increased 77.10by $119,000 each year.77.11Foodshelf Programs. $275,000 in fiscal 77.12year 2010 is for foodshelf programs under 77.13Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.34. This 77.14is a onetime appropriation and is available 77.15until expended. This appropriation is to 77.16complement the federal funding under the 77.17American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.77.18Supportive Housing Services. $1,500,000 77.19each year is for supportive services under 77.20Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.26. This is 77.21a onetime appropriation. Beginning in fiscal 77.22year 2012, the base is increased by $68,000 77.23per year.77.24Community Action Grants. Community 77.25action grants are reduced one time by 77.26$1,764,000 each year. This reduction is due 77.27to the availability of federal funds under the 77.28American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.