1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for jobs, economic 
1.3 	development, housing, and Minnesota Heritage; establishing and modifying 
1.4 	certain programs; providing for regulation of certain activities and practices; 
1.5 	providing for accounts, assessments, and fees; changing codes and licensing 
1.6 	provisions; providing penalties;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 
1.7 	115C.08, subdivision 4; 116J.8731, subdivisions 2, 3; 154.44, subdivision 1; 
1.8 	326B.33, subdivision 19; 326B.46, subdivision 4; 326B.475, subdivisions 4, 7; 
1.9 	326B.49, subdivision 1; 326B.56, subdivision 4; 326B.58; 326B.815, subdivision 
1.10 	1; 326B.821, subdivision 2; 326B.86, subdivision 1; 326B.885, subdivision 2; 
1.11 	326B.89, subdivisions 3, 16; 326B.94, subdivision 4; 326B.972; 326B.986, 
1.12 	subdivisions 2, 5, 8; 327B.04, subdivisions 7, 8, by adding a subdivision; 
1.13 	462A.05, subdivisions 14, 14a; Laws 2007, chapter 135, article 1, section 16; 
1.14 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B; repealing 
1.15 	Minnesota Rules, part 1350.8300.
1.16 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.17 	ARTICLE 1
1.18 	JOBS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, AND MINNESOTA 
1.19 	HERITAGE APPROPRIATIONS SUMMARY

1.20	Section 1.  SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.21 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
1.22 	in this act.

1.23			2010
		2011
		Total
	
1.24	General
	$
	125,040,000
	$
	121,478,000
	$
	246,518,000
	
1.25	Workforce Development
		18,874,000
		19,124,000
		37,998,000
	
1.26	Remediation
		700,000
		700,000
		1,400,000
	
1.27	Workers' Compensation
		22,574,000
		22,574,000
		45,148,000
	
1.28	Clean Water
		8,125,000
		17,250,000
		25,375,000
	
1.29	Total
	$
	175,313,000
	$
	181,126,000
	$
	356,439,000

2.1	Sec. 2. JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.2 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
2.3 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this act.  The appropriations are from the general 
2.4 	fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each 
2.5 	purpose.  The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this act mean that the appropriations 
2.6 	listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, 
2.7 	respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal year 2011. 
2.8 	"The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 2011.  Appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
2.9 	June 30, 2009, are effective the day following final enactment.

2.10				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.11				Available for the Year
	
2.12				Ending June 30
	
2.13					2010
		2011

2.14
2.15	Sec. 3. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT

2.16	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	57,415,000
	$
	57,415,000

2.17	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.18		2010
	2011
	
2.19	General
	38,870,000
	38,870,000
	
2.20
2.21	Workforce 
Development
	17,845,000
	17,845,000
	
2.22	Remediation
	700,000
	700,000
	
2.23 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.24 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.25 	subdivisions.

2.26
2.27	Subd. 2.Business and Community 
Development
 		7,526,000
		7,526,000

2.28	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.29	General
	6,826,000
	6,826,000
	
2.30	Remediation  
	700,000
	700,000
	
2.31 	(a) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
2.32 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
2.33 	contaminated site cleanup and development 
2.34 	grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.35 	116J.554. This appropriation is available 
2.36 	until expended.
3.1 	(b) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 
3.2 	the second year are from the general fund 
3.3 	for a grant to Women Venture for women's 
3.4 	business development programs.
3.5 	(c) $105,000 the first year and $105,000 
3.6 	the second year are from the general fund 
3.7 	for a grant to the Metropolitan Economic 
3.8 	Development Association for continuing 
3.9 	minority business development programs in 
3.10 	the metropolitan area.
3.11 	(d) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
3.12 	the second year are from the general fund 
3.13 	for a grant to the BioBusiness Alliance 
3.14 	of Minnesota for bioscience business 
3.15 	development programs to promote and 
3.16 	position the state as a global leader in 
3.17 	bioscience business activities. This is a 
3.18 	onetime appropriation.

3.19	Subd. 3.Workforce Development
 		47,443,000
		47,443,000

3.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.21	General
	29,598,000
	29,598,000
	
3.22
3.23	Workforce 
Development
	17,845,000
	17,845,000
	
3.24 	(a) $4,562,000 the first year and $4,562,000 
3.25 	the second year are from the general fund 
3.26 	for the Minnesota job skills partnership 
3.27 	program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
3.28 	116L.01 to 116L.17. If the appropriation for 
3.29 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
3.30 	for the other year is available for it. This 
3.31 	appropriation is available until expended.
3.32 	(b) $8,800,000 the first year and $8,800,000 
3.33 	the second year are from the general fund for 
3.34 	the state's vocational rehabilitation program 
3.35 	under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268A.
4.1 	(c) $5,986,000 the first year and $5,986,000 
4.2 	the second year are from the general fund for 
4.3 	the state services for the blind activities.
4.4 	(d) $2,380,000 the first year and $2,380,000 
4.5 	the second year are from the general fund 
4.6 	for grants to centers for independent living 
4.7 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.11.
4.8 	(e) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
4.9 	second year are from the general fund for 
4.10 	a grant under Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.11 	116J.8747, to Twin Cities RISE! to provide 
4.12 	training to hard-to-train individuals.
4.13 	(f) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
4.14 	second year are from the general fund for 
4.15 	a grant to Northern Connections in Perham 
4.16 	to implement and operate a pilot workforce 
4.17 	program that provides one-stop supportive 
4.18 	services to individuals as they transition into 
4.19 	the workforce.
4.20 	(g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
4.21 	second year are from the general fund for 
4.22 	a grant to Advocating Change Together for 
4.23 	training, technical assistance, and resource 
4.24 	materials for persons with developmental 
4.25 	and mental illness disabilities.
4.26 	(h) $5,412,000 each year is from the general 
4.27 	fund and $6,830,000 each year is from the 
4.28 	workforce development fund for extended 
4.29 	employment services for persons with severe 
4.30 	disabilities or related conditions under 
4.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.15. Of 
4.32 	the general fund appropriation, $125,000 
4.33 	each year is to supplement funds paid for 
4.34 	wage incentives for the community support 
5.1 	fund established in Minnesota Rules, part 
5.2 	3300.2045.
5.3 	(i) $1,613,000 the first year and $1,613,000 
5.4 	the second year are from the general fund for 
5.5 	grants to programs that provide employment 
5.6 	support services to persons with mental 
5.7 	illness under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
5.8 	268A.13 and 268A.14. Up to $77,000 
5.9 	each year may be used for administrative 
5.10 	expenses.
5.11 	(j) $145,000 each year is from the general 
5.12 	fund and $175,000 each year is from 
5.13 	the workforce development fund for a 
5.14 	grant under Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.15 	268A.03, to Rise, Inc. for the Minnesota 
5.16 	Employment Center for People Who are Deaf 
5.17 	or Hard-of-Hearing. Money not expended 
5.18 	the first year is available the second year.
5.19 	(k) $50,000 each year is from the general 
5.20 	fund and $250,000 each year is from the 
5.21 	workforce development fund for a grant to 
5.22 	Lifetrack Resources for its immigrant and 
5.23 	refugee collaborative program, including 
5.24 	those related to job-seeking skills and 
5.25 	workplace orientation, intensive job 
5.26 	development, functional work English, and 
5.27 	on-site job coaching.
5.28 	(l) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
5.29 	the second year are from the workforce 
5.30 	development fund to provide reemployment 
5.31 	services to unemployed workers and 
5.32 	universal job seekers.
5.33 	(m) $3,500,000 the first year and $3,500,000 
5.34 	the second year are from the workforce 
5.35 	development fund for the Minnesota youth 
6.1 	program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
6.2 	116L.56 and 116L.561.
6.3 	(n) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
6.4 	the second year are from the workforce 
6.5 	development fund for the Opportunities 
6.6 	Industrialization Center programs.
6.7 	(o) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
6.8 	the second year are from the workforce 
6.9 	development fund for grants for the 
6.10 	Minneapolis summer youth employment 
6.11 	program. The grants shall be used to fund 
6.12 	up to 500 jobs for youth each summer. Of 
6.13 	this appropriation, $250,000 each year is for 
6.14 	a grant to the learn-to-earn summer youth 
6.15 	employment program. The commissioner 
6.16 	shall establish criteria for awarding the 
6.17 	grants. This appropriation is available in 
6.18 	either year of the biennium and is available 
6.19 	until spent.
6.20 	(p) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 
6.21 	the second year are from the workforce 
6.22 	development fund for grants to fund summer 
6.23 	youth employment in St. Paul. The grants 
6.24 	shall be used to fund up to 500 jobs for 
6.25 	youth each summer. The commissioner shall 
6.26 	establish criteria for awarding the grants. 
6.27 	This appropriation is available in either year 
6.28 	of the biennium and is available until spent.
6.29 	(q) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
6.30 	the second year are from the workforce 
6.31 	development fund for the youthbuild 
6.32 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.33 	116L.361 to 116L.366.
6.34 	(r) $340,000 the first year and $340,000 
6.35 	the second year are from the workforce 
7.1 	development fund for grants to provide 
7.2 	interpreters for a regional transition program 
7.3 	that specializes in providing culturally 
7.4 	appropriate transition services leading to 
7.5 	employment for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and 
7.6 	deaf-blind students.
7.7 	(s) The first $1,450,000 deposited in each 
7.8 	year of the biennium into the contingent 
7.9 	account created under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.10 	section 268.196, subdivision 3, shall be 
7.11 	transferred before the closing of each fiscal 
7.12 	year to the workforce development fund 
7.13 	created under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.14 	116L.20. Deposits in excess of $1,450,000 
7.15 	shall be transferred before the closing of each 
7.16 	fiscal year to the general fund.

7.17	Subd. 4.State-Funded Administration
 		2,446,000
		2,446,000

7.18	Subd. 5.Transfer
 					
7.19 	On or before June 30, 2009, the commissioner 
7.20 	shall transfer to the general fund $800,000 
7.21 	from the amount appropriated by Laws 2008, 
7.22 	chapter 358, article 5, section 4, subdivision 
7.23 	3, for Section 125 employer incentives.

7.24	Sec. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	8,225,000
	$
	17,350,000

7.25	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.26	Clean Water Fund
	8,125,000
	17,250,000
	
7.27	General Fund
	100,000
	100,000
	
7.28 	(a) $5,000,000 the first year and $10,000,000 
7.29 	the second year are for the total maximum 
7.30 	daily load grant program under Minnesota 
7.31 	Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
7.32 	appropriation is available until spent.
7.33 	(b) $2,500,000 the first year and $5,000,000 
7.34 	the second year are for the clean water legacy 
8.1 	phosphorus reduction grant program under 
8.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.074. This 
8.3 	appropriation is available until spent.
8.4 	(c) $125,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
8.5 	second year are for the small community 
8.6 	wastewater treatment program for technical 
8.7 	assistance grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
8.8 	section 446A.075. This appropriation is 
8.9 	available until spent.
8.10 	(d) $500,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
8.11 	the second year are for the small 
8.12 	community wastewater treatment program 
8.13 	for construction loans and grants under 
8.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
8.15 	appropriation is available until spent.
8.16 	(e) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
8.17 	second year are for the small community 
8.18 	wastewater treatment program under 
8.19 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 446A. This 
8.20 	appropriation is available until spent.

8.21	Sec. 5. EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM
 	$
	9,988,000
	$
	9,988,000
	
8.22 	(a) To develop maximum private sector 
8.23 	involvement in tourism, $500,000 the first 
8.24 	year and $500,000 the second year must 
8.25 	be matched by Explore Minnesota Tourism 
8.26 	from nonstate sources. Each $1 of state 
8.27 	incentive must be matched with $3 of private 
8.28 	sector funding. Cash match is defined as 
8.29 	revenue to the state or documented cash 
8.30 	expenditures directly expended to support 
8.31 	Explore Minnesota Tourism programs. Up 
8.32 	to one-half of the private sector contribution 
8.33 	may be in-kind or soft match. The incentive 
8.34 	in the first year shall be based on fiscal 
9.1 	year 2009 private sector contributions. The 
9.2 	incentive in the second year will be based on 
9.3 	fiscal year 2010 private sector contributions. 
9.4 	This incentive is ongoing.
9.5 	Funding for the marketing grants is available 
9.6 	either year of the biennium. Unexpended 
9.7 	grant funds from the first year are available 
9.8 	in the second year.
9.9 	Unexpended money from the general fund 
9.10 	appropriations made under this section 
9.11 	does not cancel but must be placed in a 
9.12 	special marketing account for use by Explore 
9.13 	Minnesota Tourism for additional marketing 
9.14 	activities.
9.15 	(b) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the 
9.16 	second year are for the Minnesota Film and 
9.17 	TV Board. The appropriation in each year 
9.18 	is available only upon receipt by the board 
9.19 	of $1 in matching contributions of money or 
9.20 	in-kind contributions from nonstate sources 
9.21 	for every $3 provided by this appropriation.
9.22 	(c) $552,000 the first year and $552,000 
9.23 	the second year are appropriated for a grant 
9.24 	to the Minnesota Film and TV Board for 
9.25 	the film jobs production program under 
9.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116U.26. These 
9.27 	appropriations are available in either year 
9.28 	of the biennium and are available until 
9.29 	expended.

9.30	Sec. 6. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

9.31	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	42,710,000
	$
	42,710,000
	
9.32 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
9.33 	purpose are specified in the following 
9.34 	subdivisions.
10.1 	This appropriation is for transfer to the 
10.2 	housing development fund for the programs 
10.3 	specified. Except as otherwise indicated, this 
10.4 	transfer is part of the agency's permanent 
10.5 	budget base.

10.6	Subd. 2.Challenge Program
 		6,769,000
		6,769,000
	
10.7 	For the economic development and housing 
10.8 	challenge program under Minnesota 
10.9 	Statutes, section 462A.33. Of this amount, 
10.10 	$1,395,000 each year shall be made available 
10.11 	during the first eight months of the fiscal 
10.12 	year exclusively for housing projects for 
10.13 	American Indians. Any funds not committed 
10.14 	to housing projects for American Indians in 
10.15 	the first eight months of the fiscal year shall 
10.16 	be available for any eligible activity under 
10.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33.

10.18	Subd. 3.Housing Trust Fund
 		10,555,000
		10,555,000
	
10.19 	For deposit in the housing trust fund account 
10.20 	created under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.21 	462A.201, and used for the purposes 
10.22 	provided in that section.

10.23	Subd. 4.Rental Assistance for Mentally Ill
 		2,638,000
		2,638,000
	
10.24 	For a rental housing assistance program for 
10.25 	persons with a mental illness or families with 
10.26 	an adult member with a mental illness under 
10.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.2097.

10.28	Subd. 5.Family Homeless Prevention
 		7,465,000
		7,465,000
	
10.29 	For the family homeless prevention and 
10.30 	assistance programs under Minnesota 
10.31 	Statutes, section 462A.204.

10.32	Subd. 6.Home Ownership Assistance Fund
 		885,000
		885,000
	
11.1 	For the home ownership assistance program 
11.2 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21, 
11.3 	subdivision 8.

11.4	Subd. 7.Affordable Rental Investment Fund
 		8,996,000
		8,996,000
	
11.5 	For the affordable rental investment fund 
11.6 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.7 	462A.21, subdivision 8b. The appropriation 
11.8 	is to finance the acquisition, rehabilitation, 
11.9 	and debt restructuring of federally assisted 
11.10 	rental property and for making equity 
11.11 	take-out loans under Minnesota Statutes, 
11.12 	section 462A.05, subdivision 39. 
11.13 	The owner of federally assisted rental 
11.14 	property must agree to participate in 
11.15 	the applicable federally assisted housing 
11.16 	program and to extend any existing 
11.17 	low-income affordability restrictions on the 
11.18 	housing for the maximum term permitted. 
11.19 	The owner must also enter into an agreement 
11.20 	that gives local units of government, 
11.21 	housing and redevelopment authorities, 
11.22 	and nonprofit housing organizations the 
11.23 	right of first refusal if the rental property 
11.24 	is offered for sale. Priority must be given 
11.25 	among comparable federally assisted rental 
11.26 	properties to properties with the longest 
11.27 	remaining term under an agreement for 
11.28 	federal assistance. Priority must also be 
11.29 	given among comparable rental housing 
11.30 	developments to developments that are or 
11.31 	will be owned by local government units, a 
11.32 	housing and redevelopment authority, or a 
11.33 	nonprofit housing organization.
11.34 	The appropriation also may be used to finance 
11.35 	the acquisition, rehabilitation, and debt 
12.1 	restructuring of existing supportive housing 
12.2 	properties. For purposes of this subdivision, 
12.3 	"supportive housing" means affordable rental 
12.4 	housing with links to services necessary for 
12.5 	individuals, youth, and families with children 
12.6 	to maintain housing stability.

12.7	Subd. 8.Housing Rehabilitation
 		4,287,000
		4,287,000
	
12.8 	For the housing rehabilitation program 
12.9 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.05, 
12.10 	subdivision 14, for rental housing 
12.11 	developments.

12.12
12.13	Subd. 9.Homeownership Education, 
Counseling, and Training
 		865,000
		865,000
	
12.14 	For the homeownership education, 
12.15 	counseling, and training program under 
12.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.209.

12.17	Subd. 10.Capacity Building Grants
 		250,000
		250,000
	
12.18 	For nonprofit capacity building grants 
12.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21, 
12.20 	subdivision 3b.

12.21
12.22	Subd. 11.Transfer of Disaster Relief 
Contingency Funds
 					
12.23 	$1,500,000 of the amount unobligated 
12.24 	and unencumbered in the disaster relief 
12.25 	contingency fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
12.26 	section 462A.21, subdivision 29, is 
12.27 	transferred to the housing trust fund under 
12.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.201, for 
12.29 	grants for temporary rental assistance for 
12.30 	families with children who are homeless and 
12.31 	in need of or utilizing an emergency shelter 
12.32 	facility. This is a onetime transfer and is not 
12.33 	added to the agency's permanent budget base.

12.34	Sec. 7. LABOR AND INDUSTRY

13.1	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	22,780,000
	$
	23,030,000

13.2	Appropriations by Fund
	
13.3		2010
	2011
	
13.4	General
	880,000
	880,000
	
13.5
13.6	Workers' 
Compensation
	20,871,000
	20,871,000
	
13.7
13.8	Workforce 
Development
	1,029,000
	1,279,000
	
13.9 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
13.10 	purpose are specified in the following 
13.11 	subdivisions.

13.12	Subd.  2.Workers' Compensation
 		14,890,000
		14,890,000
	
13.13 	This appropriation is from the workers' 
13.14 	compensation fund.

13.15	Subd. 3.Labor Standards and Apprenticeship
 		1,909,000
		2,159,000

13.16	Appropriations by Fund
	
13.17	General
	880,000
	880,000
	
13.18
13.19	Workforce 
Development
	1,029,000
	1,279,000
	
13.20 	The appropriation from the workforce 
13.21 	development fund is for the apprenticeship 
13.22 	program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
13.23 	178, and includes $100,000 each year for 
13.24 	labor education and advancement program 
13.25 	grants.
13.26 	The appropriation from the workforce 
13.27 	development fund is for the apprenticeship 
13.28 	program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
13.29 	178, and includes $250,000 in fiscal year 
13.30 	2010 and $500,000 thereafter to expand and 
13.31 	promote registered apprenticeship training in 
13.32 	nonconstruction trade programs.

13.33	Subd. 4.General Support
 		5,981,000
		5,981,000
	
13.34 	This appropriation is from the workers' 
13.35 	compensation fund.

14.1
14.2	Sec. 8. BUREAU OF MEDIATION 
SERVICES

14.3	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	1,683,000
	$
	1,683,000
	
14.4 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
14.5 	purpose are specified in the following 
14.6 	subdivisions.

14.7	Subd. 2.Mediation Services
 		1,583,000
		1,583,000

14.8
14.9	Subd. 3.Labor Management Cooperation 
Grants
 		100,000
		100,000
	
14.10 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 
14.11 	the second year are for grants to area 
14.12 	labor-management committees. Grants may 
14.13 	be awarded for a 12-month period beginning 
14.14 	July 1 of each year. Any unencumbered 
14.15 	balance remaining at the end of the first 
14.16 	year does not cancel but is available for the 
14.17 	second year.

14.18
14.19	Sec. 9. WORKERS' COMPENSATION 
COURT OF APPEALS
 	$
	1,703,000
	$
	1,703,000
	
14.20 	This appropriation is from the workers' 
14.21 	compensation fund.

14.22
14.23	Sec. 10. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 
SOCIETY

14.24	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	21,758,000
	$
	21,642,000
	
14.25 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
14.26 	purpose are specified in the following 
14.27 	subdivisions.

14.28	Subd. 2.Education and Outreach
 		12,281,000
		12,271,000

14.29	Subd. 3.Preservation and Access
 		9,233,000
		9,225,000

14.30	Subd. 4.Fiscal Agent

14.31	(a) Minnesota International Center
		37,000
		37,000

14.32	(b) Minnesota Air National Guard Museum
		13,000
		0

15.1	(c) Minnesota Military Museum
		85,000
		0

15.2	(d) Farmamerica
		109,000
		109,000

15.3	(e) Balances Forward
					
15.4 	Any unencumbered balance remaining in 
15.5 	this subdivision the first year does not cancel 
15.6 	but is available for the second year of the 
15.7 	biennium.

15.8	Subd. 5.Fund Transfer
 					
15.9 	The Minnesota Historical Society may 
15.10 	reallocate funds appropriated in and between 
15.11 	subdivisions 2 and 3 for any program 
15.12 	purposes and the appropriations are available 
15.13 	in either year of the biennium.

15.14	Sec. 11. BOARD OF THE ARTS

15.15	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	6,892,000
	$
	3,446,000
	
15.16 	It is the intent of the legislature that the base 
15.17 	for fiscal year 2012 and thereafter be $0.
15.18 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
15.19 	purpose are specified in the following 
15.20 	subdivisions.

15.21	Subd. 2.Operations and Services
 		422,000
		192,000

15.22	Subd. 3.Grants Program
 		4,494,000
		2,261,000

15.23	Subd. 4.Regional Arts Councils
 		1,976,000
		993,000

15.24	Sec. 12. BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
 	$
	505,000
	$
	505,000

15.25
15.26
15.27
15.28	Sec. 13. BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE, 
ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING, 
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, 
GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN
 	$
	815,000
	$
	815,000

15.29
15.30	Sec. 14. BOARD OF BARBER AND 
COSMETOLOGIST EXAMINERS
 	$
	839,000
	$
	839,000

16.1 	ARTICLE 2
16.2 	EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT-RELATED PROVISIONS

16.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 115C.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
16.4 		Subd. 4.Expenditures. (a) Money in the fund may only be spent:
16.5 	(1) to administer the petroleum tank release cleanup program established in this 
16.6 	chapter;
16.7 	(2) for agency administrative costs under sections 116.46 to 116.50, sections 
16.8 	115C.03 to 115C.06, and costs of corrective action taken by the agency under section 
16.9 	115C.03, including investigations; 
16.10 	(3) for costs of recovering expenses of corrective actions under section 115C.04; 
16.11 	(4) for training, certification, and rulemaking under sections 116.46 to 116.50; 
16.12 	(5) for agency administrative costs of enforcing rules governing the construction, 
16.13 	installation, operation, and closure of aboveground and underground petroleum storage 
16.14 	tanks;
16.15 	(6) for reimbursement of the environmental response, compensation, and compliance 
16.16 	account under subdivision 5 and section 115B.26, subdivision 4; 
16.17 	(7) for administrative and staff costs as set by the board to administer the petroleum 
16.18 	tank release program established in this chapter;
16.19 	(8) for corrective action performance audits under section 115C.093; 
16.20 	(9) for contamination cleanup grants, as provided in paragraph (c); and
16.21 	(10) to assess and remove abandoned underground storage tanks under section 
16.22 	115C.094 and, if a release is discovered, to pay for the specific consultant and contractor 
16.23 	services costs necessary to complete the tank removal project, including, but not limited 
16.24 	to, excavation soil sampling, groundwater sampling, soil disposal, and completion of an 
16.25 	excavation report. 
16.26 	(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), money in the fund is appropriated to the 
16.27 	board to make reimbursements or payments under this section.
16.28 	(c) $6,200,000 is annually appropriated from the fund to the commissioner of 
16.29 	employment and economic development for contamination cleanup grants under section 
16.30 	116J.554. Of this amount, the commissioner may spend up to $180,000 $225,000 annually 
16.31 	for administration of the contamination cleanup grant program. The appropriation does 
16.32 	not cancel and is available until expended. The appropriation shall not be withdrawn from 
16.33 	the fund nor the fund balance reduced until the funds are requested by the commissioner 
16.34 	of employment and economic development. The commissioner shall schedule requests 
16.35 	for withdrawals from the fund to minimize the necessity to impose the fee authorized by 
17.1 	subdivision 2. Unless otherwise provided, the appropriation in this paragraph may be 
17.2 	used for: 
17.3 	(1) project costs at a qualifying site if a portion of the cleanup costs are attributable 
17.4 	to petroleum contamination; and
17.5 	(2) the costs of performing contamination investigation if there is a reasonable basis 
17.6 	to suspect the contamination is attributable to petroleum.

17.7 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.8731, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
17.8 		Subd. 2.Administration. The commissioner shall administer the fund as part of 
17.9 	the Small Cities Development Block Grant Program. Funds shall be made available to 
17.10 	local communities and recognized Indian tribal governments in accordance with the rules 
17.11 	adopted for economic development grants in the small cities community development 
17.12 	block grant program, except that all units of general purpose local government are eligible 
17.13 	applicants for Minnesota investment funds. The commissioner may also make funds 
17.14 	available within the department for eligible expenditures under subdivision 3, clause 
17.15 	(2). A home rule charter or statutory city, county, or town may loan or grant money 
17.16 	received from repayment of funds awarded under this section to a regional development 
17.17 	commission, other regional entity, or statewide community capital fund as determined by 
17.18 	the commissioner, to capitalize or to provide the local match required for capitalization of 
17.19 	a regional or statewide revolving loan fund.

17.20 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.8731, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
17.21 		Subd. 3.Eligible expenditures. The money appropriated for this section may 
17.22 	be used to provide fund:
17.23 	(1) grants for infrastructure, loans, loan guarantees, interest buy-downs, and other 
17.24 	forms of participation with private sources of financing, provided that a loan to a private 
17.25 	enterprise must be for a principal amount not to exceed one-half of the cost of the project 
17.26 	for which financing is sought.; and
17.27 	(2) strategic investments in renewable energy market development, such as low 
17.28 	interest loans for renewable energy equipment manufacturing, training grants to support 
17.29 	renewable energy workforce, development of a renewable energy supply chain that 
17.30 	represents and strengthens the industry throughout the state, and external marketing to 
17.31 	garner more national and international investment into Minnesota's renewable sector. 
17.32 	Expenditures in renewable energy market development are not subject to the limitations 
17.33 	in clause (1).

18.1 	ARTICLE 3
18.2 	HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

18.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462A.05, subdivision 14, is amended to 
18.4 	read:
18.5 		Subd. 14.Rehabilitation loans. It may agree to purchase, make, or otherwise 
18.6 	participate in the making, and may enter into commitments for the purchase, making, or 
18.7 	participation in the making, of eligible loans for rehabilitation, with terms and conditions 
18.8 	as the agency deems advisable, to persons and families of low and moderate income, and 
18.9 	to owners of existing residential housing for occupancy by such persons and families, 
18.10 	for the rehabilitation of existing residential housing owned by them. The loans may be 
18.11 	insured or uninsured and may be made with security, or may be unsecured, as the agency 
18.12 	deems advisable. The loans may be in addition to or in combination with long-term 
18.13 	eligible mortgage loans under subdivision 3. They may be made in amounts sufficient 
18.14 	to refinance existing indebtedness secured by the property, if refinancing is determined 
18.15 	by the agency to be necessary to permit the owner to meet the owner's housing cost 
18.16 	without expending an unreasonable portion of the owner's income thereon. No loan for 
18.17 	rehabilitation shall be made unless the agency determines that the loan will be used 
18.18 	primarily to make the housing more desirable to live in, to increase the market value of the 
18.19 	housing, for compliance with state, county or municipal building, housing maintenance, 
18.20 	fire, health or similar codes and standards applicable to housing, or to accomplish energy 
18.21 	conservation related improvements. In unincorporated areas and municipalities not 
18.22 	having codes and standards, the agency may, solely for the purpose of administering 
18.23 	the provisions of this chapter, establish codes and standards. Except for accessibility 
18.24 	improvements under this subdivision and subdivisions 14a and 24, clause (1), no secured 
18.25 	loan for rehabilitation of any owner-occupied property shall be made in an amount which, 
18.26 	with all other existing indebtedness secured by the property, would exceed 110 percent 
18.27 	of its market value, as determined by the agency. No loan under this subdivision for the 
18.28 	rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing shall be denied solely because the loan will not 
18.29 	be used for placing the owner-occupied residential housing in full compliance with all 
18.30 	state, county, or municipal building, housing maintenance, fire, health, or similar codes 
18.31 	and standards applicable to housing. Rehabilitation loans shall be made only when the 
18.32 	agency determines that financing is not otherwise available, in whole or in part, from 
18.33 	private lenders upon equivalent terms and conditions. Accessibility rehabilitation loans 
18.34 	authorized under this subdivision may be made to eligible persons and families without 
18.35 	limitations relating to the maximum incomes of the borrowers if:
19.1 	(1) the borrower or a member of the borrower's family requires a level of care 
19.2 	provided in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for persons 
19.3 	with developmental disabilities;
19.4 	(2) home care is appropriate; and
19.5 	(3) the improvement will enable the borrower or a member of the borrower's family 
19.6 	to reside in the housing.
19.7 	The agency may waive any requirement that the housing units in a residential housing 
19.8 	development be rented to persons of low and moderate income if the development consists 
19.9 	of four or less dwelling units, one of which is occupied by the owner.

19.10 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462A.05, subdivision 14a, is amended to read:
19.11 		Subd. 14a.Rehabilitation loans; existing owner occupied residential housing.
 19.12 	It may make loans to persons and families of low and moderate income to rehabilitate 
19.13 	or to assist in rehabilitating existing residential housing owned and occupied by those 
19.14 	persons or families. No loan shall be made unless the agency determines that the loan 
19.15 	will be used primarily for rehabilitation work necessary for health or safety, essential 
19.16 	accessibility improvements, or to improve the energy efficiency of the dwelling. No 
19.17 	loan for rehabilitation of owner occupied residential housing shall be denied solely 
19.18 	because the loan will not be used for placing the residential housing in full compliance 
19.19 	with all state, county or municipal building, housing maintenance, fire, health or similar 
19.20 	codes and standards applicable to housing. The amount of any loan shall not exceed the 
19.21 	lesser of (a) a maximum loan amount determined under rules adopted by the agency 
19.22 	not to exceed $20,000 $27,000, or (b) the actual cost of the work performed, or (c) that 
19.23 	portion of the cost of rehabilitation which the agency determines cannot otherwise be 
19.24 	paid by the person or family without the expenditure of an unreasonable portion of the 
19.25 	income of the person or family. Loans made in whole or in part with federal funds may 
19.26 	exceed the maximum loan amount to the extent necessary to comply with federal lead 
19.27 	abatement requirements prescribed by the funding source. In making loans, the agency 
19.28 	shall determine the circumstances under which and the terms and conditions under which 
19.29 	all or any portion of the loan will be repaid and shall determine the appropriate security 
19.30 	for the repayment of the loan. Loans pursuant to this subdivision may be made with 
19.31 	or without interest or periodic payments.

19.32 	ARTICLE 4
19.33 	LICENSING AND WAGES

19.34 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.44, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.1 		Subdivision 1.Schedule. The fee schedule for licensees is as follows:
20.2 	(a) Three-year license fees:
20.3 	(1) cosmetologist, manicurist, esthetician, $90 for each initial license, and $60 for 
20.4 	each renewal;
20.5 	(2) instructor, manager, $120 for each initial license, and $90 for each renewal;
20.6 	(3) salon, $130 for each initial license, and $100 for each renewal; and
20.7 	(4) school, $1,500.
20.8 	(b) Penalties:
20.9 	(1) reinspection fee, variable; and
20.10 	(2) manager with lapsed practitioner, $25;
20.11 	(3) expired cosmetologist, manicurist, esthetician, manager, school manager, and 
20.12 	instructor license, $45; and
20.13 	(4) expired salon or school license, $50.
20.14 	(c) Administrative fees:
20.15 	(1) certificate of identification, $20; and
20.16 	(2) school original application, $150;
20.17 	(3) name change, $20;
20.18 	(4) letter of license verification, $30;
20.19 	(5) duplicate license, $20; and
20.20 	(6) processing fee, $10.
20.21 	(d) All fees established in this subdivision must be paid to the executive secretary 
20.22 	of the board. The executive secretary of the board shall deposit the fees in the general 
20.23 	fund in the state treasury.

20.24 	ARTICLE 5
20.25 	LICENSING; FEES

20.26 	Section 1. [326B.153] BUILDING PERMIT FEES.
20.27 		Subdivision 1.Building permits. (a) Fees for building permits submitted as 
20.28 	required in section 326B.106 include:
20.29 	(1) the fee as set forth in the fee schedule in paragraph (b) or as adopted by a 
20.30 	municipality; and
20.31 	(2) the surcharge required by section 326B.148.
20.32 	(b) The total valuation and fee schedule is:
20.33 	(1) $1 to $500, $29.50;
20.34 	(2) $501 to $2,000, $28 for the first $500 plus $3.70 for each additional $100 or 
20.35 	fraction thereof, to and including $2,000;
21.1 	(3) $2,001 to $25,000, $83.50 for the first $2,000 plus $16.55 for each additional 
21.2 	$1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000;
21.3 	(4) $25,001 to $50,000, $464.15 for the first $25,000 plus $12 for each additional 
21.4 	$1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000;
21.5 	(5) $50,001 to $100,000, $764.15 for the first $50,000 plus $8.45 for each additional 
21.6 	$1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000;
21.7 	(6) $100,001 to $500,000, $1,186.65 for the first $100,000 plus $6.75 for each 
21.8 	additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000;
21.9 	(7) $500,001 to $1,000,000, $3,886.65 for the first $500,000 plus $5.50 for each 
21.10 	additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000; and
21.11 	(8) $1,000,001 and up, $6,636.65 for the first $1,000,000 plus $4.50 for each 
21.12 	additional $1,000 or fraction thereof.
21.13 	(c) Other inspections and fees are:
21.14 	(1) inspections outside of normal business hours (minimum charge two hours), 
21.15 	$63.25 per hour;
21.16 	(2) reinspection fees, $63.25 per hour;
21.17 	(3) inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated (minimum charge one-half 
21.18 	hour), $63.25 per hour; and
21.19 	(4) additional plan review required by changes, additions, or revisions to approved 
21.20 	plans (minimum charge one-half hour), $63.25 per hour.
21.21 	(d) If the actual hourly cost to the jurisdiction under paragraph (c) is greater than 
21.22 	$63.25, then the greater rate shall be paid. Hourly cost includes supervision, overhead, 
21.23 	equipment, hourly wages, and fringe benefits of the employees involved.
21.24 		Subd. 2.Plan review. Fees for the review of building plans, specifications, and 
21.25 	related documents submitted as required by section 326B.106 must be paid based on 65 
21.26 	percent of the building permit fee required in subpart 1.
21.27 		Subd. 3.Surcharge. Surcharge fees are required for permits issued on all buildings 
21.28 	including public buildings and state licensed facilities as required by section 326B.148.
21.29 		Subd. 4.Distribution. (a) This subdivision establishes the fee distribution between 
21.30 	the state and municipalities contracting for plan review and inspection of public buildings 
21.31 	and state licensed facilities.
21.32 	(b) If plan review and inspection services are provided by the state building official, 
21.33 	all fees for those services must be remitted to the state.
21.34 	(c) If plan review services are provided by the state building official and inspection 
21.35 	services are provided by a contracting municipality:
22.1 	(1) the state shall charge 75 percent of the plan review fee required by the state's fee 
22.2 	schedule in this part; and
22.3 	(2) the municipality shall charge 25 percent of the plan review fee required by the 
22.4 	municipality's adopted fee schedule, for orientation to the plans, in addition to the permit 
22.5 	and other customary fees charged by the municipality.
22.6 	(d) If plan review and inspection services are provided by the contracting 
22.7 	municipality, all fees for those services must be remitted to the municipality in accordance 
22.8 	with their adopted fee schedule.

22.9 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.33, subdivision 19, is amended to read:
22.10 		Subd. 19.License, registration, and renewal fees; expiration.  (a) Unless 
22.11 	revoked or suspended under this chapter, all licenses issued or renewed under this section 
22.12 	expire on the date specified in this subdivision. Master licenses expire March 1 of each 
22.13 	odd-numbered year after issuance or renewal. Electrical contractor licenses expire March 
22.14 	1 of each even-numbered year after issuance or renewal. Technology system contractor 
22.15 	licenses expire August 1 of each even-numbered year after issuance or renewal. All 
22.16 	other personal licenses expire two years from the date of original issuance and every two 
22.17 	years thereafter. Registrations of unlicensed individuals expire one year from the date of 
22.18 	original issuance and every year thereafter.
22.19 	(b) Fees for application and examination, and for the original issuance and each 
22.20 	subsequent renewal, are:
22.21 	(1) For each personal license application and examination: $35;
22.22 	(2) For original issuance and each subsequent renewal of:
22.23 	Class A Master or master special electrician, including master elevator constructor: 
22.24 	$40 per year;
22.25 	Class B Master: $25 per year;
22.26 	Power Limited Technician: $15 per year;
22.27 	Class A Journeyman, Class B Journeyman, Installer, Elevator Constructor, Lineman, 
22.28 	or Maintenance Electrician other than master special electrician: $15 per year;
22.29 	Contractor: $100 per year;
22.30 	Unlicensed individual registration: $15 per year.
22.31 	(c) If any new license is issued in accordance with this subdivision for less than two 
22.32 	years, the fee for the license shall be prorated on an annual basis. 
22.33 	(d) A license fee may not be refunded after a license is issued or renewed. However, 
22.34 	if the fee paid for a license was not prorated in accordance with this subdivision, the 
22.35 	amount of the overpayment shall be refunded.
23.1 	(e) Any contractor who seeks reissuance of a license after it has been revoked or 
23.2 	suspended under this chapter shall submit a reissuance fee of $100 before the license is 
23.3 	reinstated.
23.4 	(f) The fee for the issuance of each duplicate license is $15.
23.5 	(g) (f) An individual or contractor who fails to renew a license before 30 days after 
23.6 	the expiration or registration of the license must submit a late fee equal to one year's 
23.7 	license fee in addition to the full renewal fee. Fees for renewed licenses or registrations 
23.8 	are not prorated. An individual or contractor that fails to renew a license or registration by 
23.9 	the expiration date is unlicensed until the license or registration is renewed.

23.10 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.46, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
23.11 		Subd. 4.Fee. (a) Each person giving bond to the state under subdivision 2 shall pay 
23.12 	the department an annuala bond registration fee of $40 for one year or $80 for two years.
23.13 	(b) The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without 
23.14 	the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the bond registration from one year 
23.15 	to two years so that the expiration of bond registration corresponds with the expiration of 
23.16 	the license issued under section 326B.49, subdivision 1, or 326B.475.

23.17 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.475, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
23.18 		Subd. 4.Renewal; use period for license. (a) A restricted master plumber and 
23.19 	restricted journeyman plumber license must be renewed annually for as long as that 
23.20 	licensee engages in the plumbing trade. Failure to renew a restricted master plumber and 
23.21 	restricted journeyman plumber license within 12 months after the expiration date will 
23.22 	result in permanent forfeiture of the restricted master plumber and restricted journeyman 
23.23 	plumber license.
23.24 	(b) The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without 
23.25 	the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of restricted master 
23.26 	plumber and restricted journeyman plumber licenses from one year to two years. By 
23.27 	June 30, 2011, all restricted master plumber and restricted journeyman plumber licenses 
23.28 	shall be two-year licenses.

23.29 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.475, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
23.30 		Subd. 7.Fee. The annual renewal fee for the restricted master plumber and 
23.31 	restricted journeyman plumber licenses is the same fee as for a master or journeyman 
23.32 	plumber license, respectively.

24.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.49, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.2 		Subdivision 1.Application. (a) Applications for plumber's license shall be made to 
24.3 	the commissioner, with fee. Unless the applicant is entitled to a renewal, the applicant 
24.4 	shall be licensed by the commissioner only after passing a satisfactory examination 
24.5 	developed and administered by the commissioner, based upon rules adopted by the 
24.6 	Plumbing Board, showing fitness. Examination fees for both journeyman and master 
24.7 	plumbers shall be $50 for each examination. Upon being notified of having successfully 
24.8 	passed the examination for original license the applicant shall submit an application, 
24.9 	with the license fee herein provided. The license fee for each initial and renewal master 
24.10 	plumber's license shall be $120 $240. The license fee for each initial and renewal
24.11 	journeyman plumber's license shall be $55 $110. The commissioner may by rule prescribe 
24.12 	for the expiration and renewal of licenses.
24.13 	(b) All initial master and journeyman plumber's licenses shall be effective for more 
24.14 	than one calendar year and shall expire on December 31 of the year after the year in which 
24.15 	the application is made. The license fee for each renewal master plumber's license shall be 
24.16 	$120 for one year or $240 for two years. The license fee for each renewal journeyman 
24.17 	plumber's license shall be $55 for one year or $110 for two years. The commissioner 
24.18 	shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without the need for any rulemaking 
24.19 	under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of master and journeyman plumber's licenses from 
24.20 	one year to two years. By June 30, 2011, all renewed master and journeyman plumber's 
24.21 	licenses shall be two-year licenses.
24.22 	(c) Any licensee who does not renew a license within two years after the license 
24.23 	expires is no longer eligible for renewal. Such an individual must retake and pass the 
24.24 	examination before a new license will be issued. A journeyman or master plumber who 
24.25 	submits a license renewal application after the time specified in rule but within two years 
24.26 	after the license expired must pay all past due renewal fees plus a late fee of $25.

24.27 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.56, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
24.28 		Subd. 4.Fee. (a) The commissioner shall collect a $40 bond registration fee for 
24.29 	one year or $80 for two years from each applicant for issuance or renewal of a water 
24.30 	conditioning contractor or installer license who elects to proceed under subdivisions 
24.31 	1 and 2.
24.32 	(b) The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without 
24.33 	the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the bond registration from one year 
24.34 	to two years so that the expiration of bond registration corresponds with the expiration of 
24.35 	the license issued under section 326B.55.

25.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.58, is amended to read:
25.2 	326B.58 FEES. 
25.3 	(a) Examination fees for both water conditioning contractors and water conditioning 
25.4 	installers shall be $50 for each examination. Each initial water conditioning contractor 
25.5 	and installer license shall be effective for more than one calendar year and shall expire on 
25.6 	December 31 of the year for which it was issued after the year in which the application 
25.7 	is made. The license fee for each initial water conditioning contractor's license shall be 
25.8 	$70 $140, except that the license fee shall be $35 $105 if the application is submitted 
25.9 	during the last three months of the calendar year. The license fee for each renewal water 
25.10 	conditioning contractor's license shall be $70 for one year or $140 for two years. The 
25.11 	license fee for each initial water conditioning installer license shall be $35 $70, except 
25.12 	that the license fee shall be $17.50 $52.50 if the application is submitted during the last 
25.13 	three months of the calendar year. The license fee for each renewal water conditioning 
25.14 	installer license shall be $35 for one year or $70 for two years. 
25.15 	(b) The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without 
25.16 	the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of water conditioning 
25.17 	contractor and installer licenses from one year to two years. By June 30, 2011, all renewed 
25.18 	water conditioning contractor and installer licenses shall be two-year licenses. The 
25.19 	commissioner may by rule prescribe for the expiration and renewal of licenses. 
25.20 	(c) Any licensee who does not renew a license within two years after the license 
25.21 	expires is no longer eligible for renewal. Such an individual must retake and pass the 
25.22 	examination before a new license will be issued. A water conditioning contractor or water 
25.23 	conditioning installer who submits a license renewal application after the time specified 
25.24 	in rule but within two years after the license expired must pay all past due renewal fees 
25.25 	plus a late fee of $25. 

25.26 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.815, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
25.27 		Subdivision 1. Licensing fee. (a) The licensing fee for persons licensed pursuant 
25.28 	to sections 326B.802 to 326B.885, except for manufactured home installers, is $100 per 
25.29 	year $200 for a two-year period. The licensing fee for manufactured home installers under 
25.30 	section 327B.041 is $300 for a three-year period. 
25.31 	(b) All initial licenses, except for manufactured home installer licenses, shall be 
25.32 	effective for two years and shall expire on March 31 of the year after the year in which the 
25.33 	application is made. The license fee for each renewal of a residential contractor, residential 
25.34 	remodeler, or residential roofer license shall be $100 for one year and $200 for two years.
26.1 	(c) The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without 
26.2 	the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of residential 
26.3 	contractor, residential remodeler, and residential roofer licenses from one year to two 
26.4 	years. By June 30, 2011, all renewed residential contractor, residential remodeler, and 
26.5 	residential roofer licenses shall be two-year licenses.

26.6 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.821, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
26.7 		Subd. 2.Hours. A qualifying person of a licensee must provide proof of completion 
26.8 	of seven 14 hours of continuing education per year two-year licensure period in the 
26.9 	regulated industry in which the licensee is licensed. 
26.10 	Credit may not be earned if the licensee has previously obtained credit for the same 
26.11 	course as either a student or instructor during the same licensing period.

26.12 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.86, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
26.13 		Subdivision 1.Bond. (a) Licensed manufactured home installers and licensed 
26.14 	residential roofers must post a surety bond in the name of the licensee with the 
26.15 	commissioner, conditioned that the applicant shall faithfully perform the duties and 
26.16 	in all things comply with all laws, ordinances, and rules pertaining to the license or 
26.17 	permit applied for and all contracts entered into. The annual bond must be continuous 
26.18 	and maintained for so long as the licensee remains licensed. The aggregate liability of 
26.19 	the surety on the bond to any and all persons, regardless of the number of claims made 
26.20 	against the bond, may not exceed the amount of the bond. The bond may be canceled as 
26.21 	to future liability by the surety upon 30 days' written notice mailed to the commissioner 
26.22 	by regular mail.
26.23 	(b) A licensed residential roofer must post a bond of at least $15,000.
26.24 	(c) A licensed manufactured home installer must post a bond of at least $2,500.
26.25 	Bonds issued under sections 326B.802 to 326B.885 are not state bonds or contracts 
26.26 	for purposes of sections 8.05 and 16C.05, subdivision 2.

26.27 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.885, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
26.28 		Subd. 2. Annual Renewal period. Any license issued or renewed after August 
26.29 	1, 1993, must be renewed annually except for(a) A residential contractor, residential 
26.30 	remodeler, and residential roofer license shall have a renewal period of two years. The 
26.31 	commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without the need for any 
26.32 	rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of residential contractor, residential 
26.33 	remodeler, and residential roofer licenses from one year to two years. By June 30, 2011, 
27.1 	all renewed residential contractor, residential remodeler, and residential roofer licenses 
27.2 	shall be two-year licenses.
27.3 	(b) A manufactured home installer's license which shall have a renewal period of 
27.4 	three years, effective for all renewals and new licenses issued after December 31, 2008. 

27.5 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.89, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
27.6 		Subd. 3.Fund fees. In addition to any other fees, a person who applies for or 
27.7 	renews a license under sections 326B.802 to 326B.885 shall pay a fee to the fund. The 
27.8 	person shall pay, in addition to the appropriate application or renewal fee, the following 
27.9 	additional fee that shall be deposited in the fund. The amount of the fee shall be based on 
27.10 	the person's gross annual receipts for the person's most recent fiscal year preceding the 
27.11 	application or renewal, on the following scale:

27.12		Fee
	Gross Annual Receipts
		
27.13		$160 $320
	under $1,000,000
		
27.14		$210 $420
	$1,000,000 to $5,000,000
		
27.15		$260 $520
	over $5,000,000

27.16 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.89, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
27.17 		Subd. 16.Additional assessment. If the balance in the fund is at any time less 
27.18 	than the commissioner determines is necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, 
27.19 	every licensee, when renewing a license, shall pay, in addition to the annual renewal 
27.20 	fee and the fee set forth in subdivision 3, an assessment not to exceed $100 $200. The 
27.21 	commissioner shall set the amount of assessment based on a reasonable determination 
27.22 	of the amount that is necessary to restore a balance in the fund adequate to carry out the 
27.23 	purposes of this section.

27.24 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.94, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
27.25 		Subd. 4.Examinations, licensing. The commissioner shall develop and administer 
27.26 	an examination for all masters of boats carrying passengers for hire on the inland waters of 
27.27 	the state as to their qualifications and fitness. If found qualified and competent to perform 
27.28 	their duties as a master of a boat carrying passengers for hire, they shall be issued a license 
27.29 	authorizing them to act as such on the inland waters of the state. The license shall be 
27.30 	renewed annually. All initial master's licenses shall be for two years. The commissioner 
27.31 	shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without the need for any rulemaking 
27.32 	under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of master's licenses from one year to two years. 
27.33 	By June 30, 2011, all renewed master's licenses shall be two-year licenses. Fees for the 
28.1 	original issue and renewal of the license authorized under this section shall be pursuant to 
28.2 	section 326B.986, subdivision 2.

28.3 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.972, is amended to read:
28.4 	326B.972 LICENSE REQUIREMENT. 
28.5 	(a) To operate a boiler, steam engine, or turbine an individual must have received a 
28.6 	license for the grade covering that boiler, steam engine, or turbine. The license must be 
28.7 	renewed annually, except as provided Except for licenses described in section 326B.956
28.8 	and except for provisional licenses described in paragraphs (d) to (g).:
28.9 	(1) all initial licenses shall be for two years;
28.10 	(2) the commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without 
28.11 	the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of licenses from 
28.12 	one year to two years; and
28.13 	(3) by June 30, 2011, all licenses shall be two-year licenses.
28.14 	(b) For purposes of sections 326B.952 to 326B.998, "operation" does not include 
28.15 	monitoring of an automatic boiler, either through on premises inspection of the boiler or 
28.16 	by remote electronic surveillance, provided that no operations are performed upon the 
28.17 	boiler other than emergency shut down in alarm situations. 
28.18 	(c) No individual under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol may operate a boiler, 
28.19 	steam engine, or turbine or monitor an automatic boiler. 
28.20 	(d) The commissioner may issue a provisional license to allow an employee of a 
28.21 	high pressure boiler plant to operate boilers greater than 500 horsepower at only that 
28.22 	boiler plant if: 
28.23 	(1) the boiler plant has a designated chief engineer in accordance with Minnesota 
28.24 	Rules, part 5225.0410; 
28.25 	(2) the boiler plant employee holds a valid license as a second-class engineer, 
28.26 	Grade A or B; 
28.27 	(3) the chief engineer in charge of the boiler plant submits an application to the 
28.28 	commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner to elicit information on whether 
28.29 	the requirements of this paragraph have been met; 
28.30 	(4) the chief engineer in charge of the boiler plant and an authorized representative 
28.31 	of the owner of the boiler plant both sign the application for the provisional license; 
28.32 	(5) the owner of the boiler plant has a documented training program with examination 
28.33 	for boilers and equipment at the boiler plant to train and test the boiler plant employee; and 
28.34 	(6) if the application were to be granted, the total number of provisional licenses 
28.35 	for employees of the boiler plant would not exceed the total number of properly licensed 
29.1 	first-class engineers and chief engineers responsible for the safe operation of the boilers 
29.2 	at the boiler plant. 
29.3 	(e) A public utility, cooperative electric association, generation and transmission 
29.4 	cooperative electric association, municipal power agency, or municipal electric utility 
29.5 	that employs licensed boiler operators who are subject to an existing labor contract may 
29.6 	use a provisional licensee as an operator only if using the provisional licensee does not 
29.7 	violate the labor contract. 
29.8 	(f) Each provisional license expires 36 months after the date of issuance unless 
29.9 	revoked less than 36 months after the date of issuance. A provisional license may not be 
29.10 	renewed. 
29.11 	(g) The commissioner may issue no more than two provisional licenses to any 
29.12 	individual within a four-year period. 

29.13 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.986, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.14 		Subd. 2.Fee amounts; master's. The license and application fee for a an initial
29.15 	master's license is $50 $70, or $20 $40 if the applicant possesses a valid, unlimited, current 
29.16 	United States Coast Guard master's license. The annual renewal of fee for a master's 
29.17 	license is $20 for one year or $40 for two years. The annual renewal If the renewal fee is
29.18 	paid later than 30 days after expiration is $35. The fee for replacement of a current, valid 
29.19 	license is $20, then a late fee of $15 will be added to the renewal fee.

29.20 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.986, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
29.21 		Subd. 5. Boiler engineer license fees. (a) For the following licenses, the 
29.22 	nonrefundable license and application fee is: 
29.23 	(1) chief engineer's license, $50 $70; 
29.24 	(2) first class engineer's license, $50 $70; 
29.25 	(3) second class engineer's license, $50 $70; 
29.26 	(4) special engineer's license, $20 $40; 
29.27 	(5) traction or hobby boiler engineer's license, $50; and 
29.28 	(6) provisional license, $50. 
29.29 	(b) An engineer's license, except a provisional license, may be renewed upon 
29.30 	application and payment of an annual a renewal fee of $20 for one year or $40 for two 
29.31 	years. The annual renewal, If the renewal fee is paid later than 30 days after expiration, 
29.32 	is $35. The fee for replacement of a current, valid license is $20 then a late fee of $15 
29.33 	will be added to the renewal fee. 

30.1 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.986, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
30.2 		Subd. 8.Certificate of competency. The fee for issuance of the original state 
30.3 	of Minnesota certificate of competency for inspectors is $50. This fee is waived$85 
30.4 	for inspectors who did not pay the examination fee or $35 for inspectors who paid 
30.5 	the examination fee. All initial certificates of competency shall be effective for more 
30.6 	than one calendar year and shall expire on December 31 of the year after the year in 
30.7 	which the application is made. The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the 
30.8 	commissioner, without the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal 
30.9 	of certificates of competency from one calendar year to two calendar years. By June 30, 
30.10 	2011, all renewed certificates of competency shall be valid for two calendar years. The fee 
30.11 	for an annual renewal of the state of Minnesota certificate of competency is $35 for one 
30.12 	year or $70 for two years, and is due January 1 of each year. The fee for replacement of a 
30.13 	current, valid license is $35 the day after the certificate expires.

30.14 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327B.04, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
30.15 		Subd. 7.Fees; Licenses; when granted. Each application for a license or license 
30.16 	renewal must be accompanied by a fee in an amount established by the commissioner by 
30.17 	rule pursuant to section 327B.10 subdivision 7a. The fees shall be set in an amount which 
30.18 	over the fiscal biennium will produce revenues approximately equal to the expenses which 
30.19 	the commissioner expects to incur during that fiscal biennium while administering and 
30.20 	enforcing sections 327B.01 to 327B.12. The commissioner shall grant or deny a license 
30.21 	application or a renewal application within 60 days of its filing. If the license is granted, 
30.22 	the commissioner shall license the applicant as a dealer or manufacturer for the remainder 
30.23 	of the calendar year licensure period. Upon application by the licensee, the commissioner 
30.24 	shall renew the license for a two year period, if: 
30.25 	(a) (1) the renewal application satisfies the requirements of subdivisions 3 and 4;
30.26 	(b) (2) the renewal applicant has made all listings, registrations, notices and reports 
30.27 	required by the commissioner during the preceding year licensure period; and
30.28 	(c) (3) the renewal applicant has paid all fees owed pursuant to sections 327B.01 to 
30.29 	327B.12 and all taxes, arrearages, and penalties owed to the state. 

30.30 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327B.04, is amended by adding a 
30.31 	subdivision to read:
30.32 		Subd. 7a.Fees. (a) Fees for licenses issued pursuant to this section are as follows:
30.33 	(1) initial dealer license for principal location, $400. Fee is not refundable;
30.34 	(2) initial dealer license for subagency location, $80;
31.1 	(3) dealer license biennial renewal, principal location, $400; dealer subagency 
31.2 	location biennial renewal, $160. Subagency license renewal must coincide with the 
31.3 	principal license date;
31.4 	(4) initial limited dealer license, $200;
31.5 	(5) change of bonding company, $10;
31.6 	(6) reinstatement of bond after cancellation notice has been received, $10;
31.7 	(7) checks returned without payment, $15; and
31.8 	(8) change of address, $10.
31.9 	(b) All initial limited dealer licenses shall be effective for more than one calendar 
31.10 	year and shall expire on December 31 of the year after the year in which the application 
31.11 	is made.
31.12 	(c) The license fee for each renewed limited dealer license shall be $100 for one 
31.13 	year and $200 for two years. The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the 
31.14 	commissioner, without the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal 
31.15 	of limited dealer licenses from one year to two years. By June 30, 2011, all renewed 
31.16 	limited dealer licenses shall be two-year licenses.
31.17 	(d) All fees are not refundable.

31.18 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327B.04, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
31.19 		Subd. 8.Limited dealer's license. The commissioner shall issue a limited dealer's 
31.20 	license to an owner of a manufactured home park authorizing the licensee as principal 
31.21 	only to engage in the sale, offering for sale, soliciting, or advertising the sale of used 
31.22 	manufactured homes located in the owned manufactured home park. The licensee must 
31.23 	be the title holder of the homes and may engage in no more than ten sales annually
31.24 	during each year of the two-year licensure period. An owner may, upon payment of the 
31.25 	applicable fee and compliance with this subdivision, obtain a separate license for each 
31.26 	owned manufactured home park and is entitled to sell up to ten 20 homes per license 
31.27 	period provided that only one limited dealer license may be issued for each park. The 
31.28 	license shall be issued after:
31.29 	(1) receipt of an application on forms provided by the commissioner containing 
31.30 	the following information:
31.31 	(i) the identity of the applicant;
31.32 	(ii) the name under which the applicant will be licensed and do business in this state;
31.33 	(iii) the name and address of the owned manufactured home park, including a copy 
31.34 	of the park license, serving as the basis for the issuance of the license; 
31.35 	(iv) the name, home, and business address of the applicant;
32.1 	(v) the name, address, and telephone number of one individual that is designated 
32.2 	by the applicant to receive all communications and cooperate with all inspections and 
32.3 	investigations of the commissioner pertaining to the sale of manufactured homes in the 
32.4 	manufactured home park owned by the applicant;
32.5 	(vi) whether the applicant or its designated individual has been convicted of a crime 
32.6 	within the previous ten years that is either related directly to the business for which the 
32.7 	license is sought or involved fraud, misrepresentation or misuse of funds, or has suffered a 
32.8 	judgment in a civil action involving fraud, misrepresentation, or conversion within the 
32.9 	previous five years or has had any government license or permit suspended or revoked 
32.10 	as a result of an action brought by a federal or state governmental agency in this or any 
32.11 	other state within the last five years; and
32.12 	(vii) the applicant's qualifications and business history, including whether the 
32.13 	applicant or its designated individual has ever been adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or has 
32.14 	any unsatisfied court judgments outstanding against it or them;
32.15 	(2) payment of a $100 annual the license fee established by subdivision 7a; and
32.16 	(3) provision of a surety bond in the amount of $5,000. A separate surety bond 
32.17 	must be provided for each limited license.
32.18 	The applicant need not comply with section 327B.04, subdivision 4, paragraph (e). 
32.19 	The holding of a limited dealer's license does not satisfy the requirement contained in 
32.20 	section 327B.04, subdivision 4, paragraph (e), for the licensee or salespersons with respect 
32.21 	to obtaining a dealer license. The commissioner may, upon application for a renewal of 
32.22 	a license, require only a verification that copies of sales documents have been retained 
32.23 	and payment of a $100 the renewal fee established by subdivision 7a. "Sales documents" 
32.24 	mean only the safety feature disclosure form defined in section 327C.07, subdivision 3a, 
32.25 	title of the home, financing agreements, and purchase agreements. 
32.26 	The license holder shall, upon request of the commissioner, make available for 
32.27 	inspection during business hours sales documents required to be retained under this 
32.28 	subdivision.

32.29 	Sec. 23.  REPEALER.
 32.30 	Minnesota Rules, part 1350.8300, is repealed.

32.31 	ARTICLE 6
32.32 	MISCELLANEOUS

32.33 	Section 1. Laws 2007, chapter 135, article 1, section 16, is amended to read:

32.34	Sec. 16. TRANSFERS
 					
33.1 	The commissioner of labor and industry shall 
33.2 	transfer $1,627,000 by June 30, 2008, and 
33.3 	$1,515,000 by June 30, 2009, and each year 
33.4 	thereafter, from the construction code fund to 
33.5 	the general fund.
33.6 	Of the balance remaining in Laws 2005, First 
33.7 	Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 
33.8 	2, subdivision 2, for the methamphetamine 
33.9 	laboratory cleanup revolving loan fund, 
33.10 	$100,000 is for transfer to the small 
33.11 	community wastewater treatment account 
33.12 	established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
33.13 	446A.075, subdivision 1.