1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to taxation; minerals; making clarifying changes; removing obsolete, 
1.3 	redundant, and unnecessary laws administered by the Office of the Commissioner 
1.4 	of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation; modifying funds; appropriating 
1.5 	money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 273.1341; 298.22, as 
1.6 	amended; 298.2211, as amended; 298.2212; 298.28, subdivisions 7, 11; 298.292, 
1.7 	as amended; 298.293; 298.297; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 
1.8 	298.221; 298.227; 298.28, subdivision 9d; 298.294; 298.296, subdivisions 1, 2; 
1.9 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 298.2213, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6; 
1.10 	298.222; 298.223, subdivision 3; 298.296, subdivision 4; 298.2961, subdivisions 
1.11 	1, 3, 6, 7; 298.298; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 298.22, 
1.12 	subdivision 8; 298.2213, subdivision 4; 298.223, subdivisions 1, 2; 298.2961, 
1.13 	subdivisions 2, 4, 5.
1.14 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.15 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 273.1341, is amended to read:
1.16 	273.1341 ~~TACONITE ASSISTANCE AREA~~ IRON RANGE RESOURCES 
1.17 	AND REHABILITATION BOARD SERVICE AREA.
1.18 	~~A "taconite assistance area"~~ "Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board service 
1.19 	area" means the geographic area that falls within the boundaries of a school district that 
1.20 	contains:
1.21 	(1) a municipality in which the assessed valuation of unmined iron ore on May 1, 
1.22 	1941, was not less than 40 percent of the assessed valuation of all real property; or
1.23 	(2) a municipality in which on January 1, 1977, or the applicable assessment date, 
1.24 	there is a taconite concentrating plant or where taconite is mined or quarried or where 
1.25 	there is located an electric generating plant which qualifies as a taconite facility.

1.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

2.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.22, as amended by Laws 2013, chapter 3, 
2.2 	sections 6 to 10 and 27, and chapter 85, article 5, section 34, is amended to read:
2.3 	298.22 IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION.
2.4 		Subdivision 1.The Office of the Commissioner of Iron Range resources 
2.5 	and rehabilitation. (a) The Office of the Commissioner of Iron Range resources and 
2.6 	rehabilitation is created as an agency in the executive branch of state government. The 
2.7 	governor shall appoint the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation under 
2.8 	section 15.06.
2.9 	(b) The commissioner may hold other positions or appointments that are not 
2.10 	incompatible with duties as commissioner ~~of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation~~. The 
2.11 	commissioner may appoint a deputy commissioner. All expenses of the commissioner, 
2.12 	including the payment of staff and other assistance as may be necessary, must be paid 
2.13 	out of the amounts appropriated by section 298.28 or otherwise made available by law 
2.14 	to the commissioner. Notwithstanding chapters 16A, 16B, and 16C, the commissioner 
2.15 	may utilize contracting options available under section 471.345 when the commissioner 
2.16 	determines it is in the best interest of the agency. The agency is not subject to sections 
2.17 	16E.016 and 16C.05.
2.18 	(c) When the commissioner determines that ~~distress and unemployment exists or~~ 
2.19 	~~may exist~~ economic conditions in ~~the future in any county by reason~~ all or a portion of 
2.20 	the ~~removal of natural resources or a possibly limited use of natural resources in the~~ 
2.21 	~~future and any resulting decrease in employment~~ Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation 
2.22 	Board service area, as defined in section 273.1341, might be improved by agency action, 
2.23 	the commissioner may use ~~whatever amounts of the appropriation made~~ any available 
2.24 	resources to ~~the commissioner of revenue in section 298.28~~ undertake projects or 
2.25 	programs that ~~are determined to be necessary and proper~~ will aid in the development of 
2.26 	the ~~remaining resources of the county and in the vocational training and rehabilitation of~~ 
2.27 	~~its residents, except that the amount needed to cover cost overruns awarded to a contractor~~ 
2.28 	~~by an arbitrator in relation to a contract awarded by the commissioner or in effect after~~ 
2.29 	~~July 1, 1985, is appropriated from the general fund. For the purposes of this section,~~ 
2.30 	~~"development of remaining resources" includes, but is not limited to, the promotion of~~ 
2.31 	~~tourism.~~ economy. Special priority for projects and programs shall be given to parts of the 
2.32 	Service Area most affected by economic downturns in mining or other major industries.
2.33 	(d) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any money in any account that is under 
2.34 	control of the commissioner on January 1, 2014, shall remain with the agency and be 
2.35 	used for economic development purposes.
3.1 		Subd. 1a.Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. The Iron Range 
3.2 	Resources and Rehabilitation Board consists of the state senators and representatives 
3.3 	elected from state senatorial or legislative districts in which one-third or more of the 
3.4 	residents reside in ~~a taconite assistance area~~ the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation 
3.5 	Board service area as defined in section 273.1341. One additional state senator shall also 
3.6 	be appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and 
3.7 	Administration. All expenditures and projects made by the commissioner shall first be 
3.8 	submitted to the board for approval. The expenses of the board shall be paid by the state 
3.9 	from the funds raised pursuant to this section. Members of the board may be reimbursed 
3.10 	for expenses in the manner provided in sections 3.099, subdivision 1, and 3.101, and may 
3.11 	receive per diem payments during the interims between legislative sessions in the manner 
3.12 	provided in section 3.099, subdivision 1.
3.13 	The members shall be appointed in January of every odd-numbered year, and shall 
3.14 	serve until January of the next odd-numbered year. Vacancies on the board shall be filled 
3.15 	in the same manner as original members were chosen.
3.16 		Subd. 3.Commissioner may acquire property. Whenever the commissioner of 
3.17 	Iron Range resources and rehabilitation has made determinations required by subdivision 
3.18 	1 and has determined that ~~distress and unemployment exists or may exist in the future~~ 
3.19 	~~in any county by reason of the removal of the natural resources or a possible limited use~~ 
3.20 	~~thereof in the future and the decrease in employment resulting therefrom and deems that~~
3.21 	 economic conditions might be improved through the acquirement of real estate or personal 
3.22 	property ~~is necessary and proper in the development of the remaining resources~~, the 
3.23 	commissioner may acquire such property or interests therein by gift, purchase, or lease. 
3.24 	The commissioner may purchase insurance to protect any property acquired from loss or 
3.25 	damage by fire, or to protect the commissioner from any liability the commissioner may 
3.26 	incur by reason of ownership of the property, or both. If after such property is acquired it 
3.27 	is necessary in the judgment of the commissioner to acquire a right-of-way for access to 
3.28 	projects operated on property acquired by gift, purchase, or lease, said right-of-way may 
3.29 	be acquired by condemnation in the manner provided by law. If the owner or operator of 
3.30 	an iron mine or related production or beneficiation facilities discontinues the operation 
3.31 	of the mine or facilities for any reason, the commissioner may acquire any or all of the 
3.32 	mine lands and related facilities by gift, purchase, lease, or condemnation in the manner 
3.33 	provided in chapter 117.
3.34 		Subd. 4.Commissioner may accept grants and conveyances. Whenever property 
3.35 	has been granted and conveyed to the state of Minnesota in accordance with an agreement 
3.36 	made by the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation ~~and the commissioner~~ 
4.1 	~~of administration~~ for ~~the necessary and proper development of the remaining resources of~~ 
4.2 	~~any distressed county~~ economic development purposes, such grants~~,~~ and conveyances or 
4.3 	leases are hereby accepted in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.
4.4 		Subd. 5.Commissioner may lease property. In order to carry out the terms and 
4.5 	provisions of this section, the commissioner ~~of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation~~ 
4.6 	~~and the commissioner of administration~~ may lease any property acquired hereunder ~~for~~ 
4.7 	~~a term not to exceed 20 years upon such terms as they may determine~~, provided that 
4.8 	such property shall not be leased to any person in such a manner as to constitute a direct 
4.9 	contribution of working capital to a business enterprise. Such lease may provide that in the 
4.10 	event the property is ever sold by the state to such lessee, the lessee may obtain a credit 
4.11 	on the purchase price covering the rentals paid under the lease or any renewals thereof 
4.12 	and that said real estate can be conveyed by the commissioner ~~of Iron Range resources~~ 
4.13 	~~and rehabilitation and the commissioner of administration and the said commissioners~~ 
4.14 	~~are hereby authorized to make such conveyances~~. The commissioner may lease, upon the 
4.15 	terms determined by the commissioner and approved by the board, surface and mineral 
4.16 	interests owned or acquired by the state of Minnesota acting by and through the Office of 
4.17 	the Commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation. The payments and royalties 
4.18 	from the leases shall be retained for the benefit of the agency.
4.19 		Subd. 5a.Forest trust. The commissioner, upon approval by the board, 
4.20 	may purchase forest lands in the ~~taconite assistance area~~ Iron Range Resources and 
4.21 	Rehabilitation Board service area defined in ~~under~~ section 273.1341 with funds specifically 
4.22 	authorized for the purchase. The acquired forest lands must be held in trust for the benefit 
4.23 	of the citizens of the ~~taconite assistance area~~ Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation 
4.24 	Board service area as the Iron Range Miners' Memorial Forest. The forest trust lands shall 
4.25 	be managed and developed for recreation and economic development purposes. The 
4.26 	commissioner, upon approval by the board, may sell forest lands purchased under this 
4.27 	subdivision if the board finds that the sale advances the purposes of the trust. ~~Proceeds~~ 
4.28 	~~derived from the management or sale of the lands and from the sale of timber or removal~~ 
4.29 	~~of gravel or other minerals from these forest lands shall be deposited into an Iron Range~~ 
4.30 	~~Miners' Memorial Forest account that is established within the state financial accounts.~~ 
4.31 	~~Funds may be expended from the account upon approval by the board, to purchase, manage,~~ 
4.32 	~~administer, convey interests in, and improve the forest lands. With approval by the board,~~ 
4.33 	~~money in the Iron Range Miners' Memorial Forest account may be transferred into the~~ 
4.34 	~~corpus of the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund established under sections~~ 
4.35 	~~298.291 to 298.294.~~ The property acquired under the authority granted by this subdivision 
5.1 	and income derived from the property or the operation or management of the property are 
5.2 	exempt from taxation by the state or its political subdivisions while held by the forest trust.
5.3 		Subd. 6.Private entity participation. The board may acquire an equity interest in 
5.4 	any project for which it provides funding. The commissioner may establish, participate in 
5.5 	the management of, and dispose of the assets of charitable foundations, nonprofit limited 
5.6 	liability companies, and nonprofit corporations associated with any project for which it 
5.7 	provides funding, including specifically, but without limitation, a corporation within the 
5.8 	meaning of section 317A.011, subdivision 6.
5.9 		Subd. 7.Project area development authority. (a) In addition to the other powers 
5.10 	granted in this section and other law and notwithstanding any limitations contained in 
5.11 	subdivision 5, the commissioner, for purposes of fostering economic development and 
5.12 	tourism within the Giants Ridge Recreation Area or the Ironworld Discovery Center area, 
5.13 	may spend any money made available to the agency under section 298.28 to acquire real 
5.14 	or personal property or interests therein by gift, purchase, or lease and may convey by 
5.15 	lease, sale, or other means of conveyance or commitment any or all property interests 
5.16 	owned or administered by the commissioner within such areas.
5.17 	(b) In furtherance of development of the Giants Ridge Recreation Area or the 
5.18 	Ironworld Discovery Center area, the commissioner may establish and participate in 
5.19 	charitable foundations, nonprofit limited liability companies, and nonprofit corporations, 
5.20 	including a corporation within the meaning of section 317A.011, subdivision 6.
5.21 	(c) The term "Giants Ridge Recreation Area" refers to an economic development 
5.22 	project area established by the commissioner in furtherance of the powers delegated 
5.23 	in this section within St. Louis County in the following portions of the town of White 
5.24 	and the city of Biwabik:
5.25 	Township 59 North, Range 15 West, Sections 7, 8, 17-20 and 29-32;
5.26 	Township 59 North, Range 16 West, Sections 12, 13, 24, 25, and 36;
5.27 	Township 58 North, Range 16 West, Section 1; and
5.28 	Township 58 North, Range 15 West, Sections 5 and 6.
5.29 	(d) "Ironworld Discovery Center Area" means an economic development and tourism 
5.30 	promotion project area established by the commissioner in furtherance of the powers 
5.31 	delegated in this section within St. Louis County in the south portion of the town of Balkan.
5.32 		Subd. 8.Spending priority. In making or approving any expenditures on programs 
5.33 	or projects, the commissioner and the board shall give the highest priority to programs 
5.34 	and projects that target relief to those areas of the taconite assistance area as defined in 
5.35 	section 273.1341, that have the largest percentages of job losses and population losses 
5.36 	directly attributable to the economic downturn in the taconite industry since the 1980s. 
6.1 	The commissioner and the board shall compare the 1980 population and employment 
6.2 	figures with the 2000 population and employment figures, and shall specifically consider 
6.3 	the job losses in 2000 and 2001 resulting from the closure of LTV Steel Mining Company, 
6.4 	in making or approving expenditures consistent with this subdivision, as well as the areas 
6.5 	of residence of persons who suffered job loss for which relief is to be targeted under this 
6.6 	subdivision. The commissioner may lease, for a term not exceeding 50 years and upon the 
6.7 	terms determined by the commissioner and approved by the board, surface and mineral 
6.8 	interests owned or acquired by the state of Minnesota acting by and through the office of 
6.9 	the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation within those portions of the 
6.10 	taconite assistance area affected by the closure of the LTV Steel Mining Company facility 
6.11 	near Hoyt Lakes. The payments and royalties from these leases must be deposited into the 
6.12 	fund established in section 298.292. This subdivision supersedes any other conflicting 
6.13 	provisions of law and does not preclude the commissioner and the board from making 
6.14 	expenditures for programs and projects in other areas.
6.15 		Subd. 9.Economic development and trade promotion. In the promotion of 
6.16 	tourism, trade, and economic development, the commissioner may expend money made 
6.17 	available to the agency under section 298.28 in the same manner as private persons, firms, 
6.18 	corporations, and associations make expenditures for these purposes. An expenditure 
6.19 	for food, lodging, or travel is not governed by the travel rules of the commissioner of 
6.20 	management and budget.
6.21 		Subd. 10.Sale or privatization of functions. The commissioner ~~of Iron Range~~ 
6.22 	~~resources and rehabilitation~~ may not sell or privatize the Ironworld Discovery Center or 
6.23 	Giants Ridge Golf and Ski Resort without prior approval by the board.
6.24 		Subd. 11.Budgeting. The commissioner ~~of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation~~
6.25 	 shall annually prepare a budget for operational expenditures, programs, and projects, 
6.26 	and submit it to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. After the budget 
6.27 	is approved by the board and the governor, the commissioner may spend money in 
6.28 	accordance with the approved budget.

6.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

6.30 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.22, is amended by adding a subdivision 
6.31 	to read:
6.32 		Subd. 13.Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board fund (a) A fund 
6.33 	called the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board fund, or IRRRB fund, is created 
6.34 	for the purpose of promoting the economic development of northeast Minnesota. The 
6.35 	IRRRB fund shall be used for the following purposes:
7.1 	(1) economic development projects and public works projects located within the 
7.2 	Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board service area that are approved by the Iron 
7.3 	Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board; and
7.4 	(2) for any other purpose that supports the mission of the board.
7.5 	(b) The IRRRB fund shall be administered by the commissioner of the Iron Range 
7.6 	Resources and Rehabilitation Board.
7.7 	(c) The fund established by this subdivision shall be invested pursuant to law and 
7.8 	the net interest and dividends arising from the investment shall be included and become 
7.9 	part of the fund.
7.10 	(d) There is annually appropriated to the commissioner from the allocations under 
7.11 	section 298.28, subdivisions 7 and 11, the amount necessary to carry out approved projects 
7.12 	and programs and the administration of this section.

7.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

7.14 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 298.221, is amended to read:
7.15 	298.221 RECEIPTS FROM CONTRACTS; APPROPRIATION.
7.16 	(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), all money paid to the state of Minnesota 
7.17 	pursuant to the terms of any contract entered into by the state under authority of section 
7.18 	298.22 and any fees which may, in the discretion of the commissioner of Iron Range 
7.19 	resources and rehabilitation, be charged in connection with any project pursuant to that 
7.20 	section as amended, shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the ~~Iron Range~~ 
7.21 	~~Resources and Rehabilitation Board account~~ IRRRB fund in the special revenue fund and 
7.22 	are hereby appropriated for the purposes of section 298.22.
7.23 	(b) Notwithstanding section 16A.013, merchandise may be accepted by the 
7.24 	commissioner ~~of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board~~ for payment of 
7.25 	advertising contracts if the commissioner determines that the merchandise can be used 
7.26 	for special event prizes or mementos at facilities operated by the board. Nothing in this 
7.27 	paragraph authorizes the commissioner or a member of the board to receive merchandise 
7.28 	for personal use.
7.29 	(c) All fees charged by the commissioner in connection with public use of the 
7.30 	~~state-owned~~ public-owned ski and golf facilities at the Giants Ridge Recreation Area 
7.31 	and all other revenues derived by the commissioner from the operation or lease of those 
7.32 	facilities and from the lease, sale, or other disposition of undeveloped lands at the Giants 
7.33 	Ridge Recreation Area must be deposited into ~~an Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation~~ 
7.34 	~~Board account that is created within the state enterprise fund~~ the IRRRB fund. All funds 
8.1 	deposited in the ~~enterprise fund account~~IRRRB fund are appropriated to the commissioner 
8.2 	to be expended, subject to approval by the board, as follows:
8.3 	(1) to pay costs associated with the construction, equipping, operation, repair, or 
8.4 	improvement of the Giants Ridge Recreation Area facilities or lands;
8.5 	(2) to pay principal, interest and associated bond issuance, reserve, and servicing 
8.6 	costs associated with the financing of the facilities; and
8.7 	(3) to pay the costs of any other project authorized under section 298.22.

8.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

8.9 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.2211, as amended by Laws 2013, chapter 
8.10 	3, section 12, is amended to read:
8.11 	298.2211 FINANCING ACTIVITIES.
8.12 		~~Subdivision 1.Purpose; grant of authority.~~ (a) In order to accomplish the 
8.13 	legislative purposes specified in sections 469.142 to 469.165 and chapter 462C, within 
8.14 	the ~~taconite assistance area~~ Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board service 
8.15 	area as defined in section 273.1341, the commissioner of Iron Range resources and 
8.16 	rehabilitation may exercise the following powers: (1) all powers conferred upon a rural 
8.17 	development financing authority under sections 469.142 to 469.149; (2) all powers 
8.18 	conferred upon a city under chapter 462C; (3) all powers conferred upon a municipality 
8.19 	or a redevelopment agency under sections 469.152 to 469.165; (4) all powers provided 
8.20 	by sections 469.142 to 469.151 to further any of the purposes and objectives of chapter 
8.21 	462C and sections 469.152 to 469.165; (5) apply for, borrow, receive, and expend grant 
8.22 	and loan money made available from federal sources and from federally funded programs; 
8.23 	and (6) all powers conferred upon a municipality or an authority under sections 469.174
8.24 	to 469.177, 469.178, except subdivision 2 thereof, and 469.179, subject to compliance 
8.25 	with the provisions of section 469.175, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; provided that any tax 
8.26 	increments derived by the commissioner from the exercise of this authority may be used 
8.27 	only to finance or pay premiums or fees for insurance, letters of credit, or other contracts 
8.28 	guaranteeing the payment when due of net rentals under a project lease or the payment of 
8.29 	principal and interest due on or repurchase of bonds issued to finance a project or program, 
8.30 	to accumulate and maintain reserves securing the payment when due on bonds issued to 
8.31 	finance a project or program, or to provide an interest rate reduction program pursuant to 
8.32 	section 469.012, subdivision 7. Tax increments and earnings thereon remaining in any 
8.33 	bond reserve account after payment or discharge of any bonds secured thereby shall be 
8.34 	used within one year thereafter in furtherance of this section or returned to the county 
9.1 	auditor of the county in which the tax increment financing district is located. If returned 
9.2 	to the county auditor, the county auditor shall immediately allocate the amount among 
9.3 	all government units which would have shared therein had the amount been received as 
9.4 	part of the other ad valorem taxes on property in the district most recently paid, in the 
9.5 	same proportions as other taxes were distributed, and shall immediately distribute it to 
9.6 	the government units in accordance with the allocation.
9.7 		~~Subd. 2.Area of operation.~~ (b) Projects undertaken, developed, or financed 
9.8 	pursuant to this section shall be located within the ~~taconite assistance area~~ Iron Range 
9.9 	Resources and Rehabilitation Board service area defined in section 273.1341.
9.10 		~~Subd. 3.Project approval.~~ (c) All projects authorized by this section shall be 
9.11 	submitted by the commissioner to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board for 
9.12 	approval by the board. Prior to the commencement of a project involving the exercise by 
9.13 	the commissioner of any authority of sections 469.174 to 469.179, the governing body 
9.14 	of each municipality in which any part of the project is located and the county board of 
9.15 	any county containing portions of the project not located in an incorporated area shall by 
9.16 	majority vote approve or disapprove the project. ~~Any project approved by the board and~~ 
9.17 	~~the applicable governing bodies, if any, together with detailed information concerning the~~ 
9.18 	~~project, its costs, the sources of its funding, and the amount of any bonded indebtedness to~~ 
9.19 	~~be incurred in connection with the project, shall be transmitted to the governor, who shall~~ 
9.20 	~~approve, disapprove, or return the proposal for additional consideration within 30 days of~~ 
9.21 	~~receipt. No project authorized under this section shall be undertaken, and no obligations~~ 
9.22 	~~shall be issued and no tax increments shall be expended for a project authorized under this~~ 
9.23 	~~section until the project has been approved by the governor.~~
9.24 		~~Subd. 4.Obligations not state debt.~~ (d) Bonds and other obligations issued by the 
9.25 	commissioner pursuant to this section, along with all related documents, are not general 
9.26 	obligations of the state of Minnesota and are not subject to sections 16C.03, subdivision 4, 
9.27 	and 16C.05. The full faith and credit and taxing powers of the state are not and may not be 
9.28 	pledged for the payment of these bonds or other obligations, and no person has the right 
9.29 	to compel the levy of any state tax for their payment or to compel the appropriation of 
9.30 	any moneys of the state for their payment except as specifically provided herein. These 
9.31 	bonds and obligations shall be payable solely from the property and moneys derived by 
9.32 	the commissioner pursuant to the authority granted in this section that the commissioner 
9.33 	pledges to their payment. The legislature intends not to appropriate money from the general 
9.34 	fund to pay for these bonds or other obligations. All these bonds or other obligations must 
9.35 	contain the provisions of this subdivision or words to the same effect on their face.
10.1 		~~Subd. 5.Appropriation of moneys.~~ (e) There is appropriated to the commissioner 
10.2 	for the purpose of carrying out any project or program undertaken pursuant to this section, 
10.3 	all property and moneys derived by the commissioner through the exercise of the powers 
10.4 	conferred by this section. The commissioner may pledge all the property or moneys 
10.5 	for the security or payment of bonds or other obligations issued or entered into by the 
10.6 	commissioner for this purpose.
10.7 		~~Subd. 6.Fee setting.~~ (f) Fees for admission to or use of facilities operated by the 
10.8 	Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board that have been established according to 
10.9 	prevailing market conditions and to recover operating costs need not be set by rule.

10.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

10.11 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.2212, is amended to read:
10.12 	298.2212 INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.
10.13 	All funds credited to the ~~Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board account in~~ 
10.14 	~~the special revenue fund~~ IRRRB fund for the purposes of section 298.22 must be invested 
10.15 	pursuant to law. The net interest and dividends from the investments are included and 
10.16 	become part of the funds available for purposes of section 298.22.

10.17 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 298.227, is amended to read:
10.18 	298.227 ~~TACONITE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT~~ MINING 
10.19 	REINVESTMENT  FUND.
10.20 	~~(a)~~ An amount equal to that distributed pursuant to each taconite producer's taxable 
10.21 	production and qualifying sales under section 298.28, subdivision 9a, shall be held by 
10.22 	the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board in a separate ~~taconite economic~~ 
10.23 	~~development~~ mining reinvestment fund for each taconite and direct reduced ore producer.
10.24 	 The fund established by this section shall be invested pursuant to law and the net interest 
10.25 	and dividends arising from the investment shall be included and become part of the fund.
10.26 	 Money from the fund for each producer shall be released by the commissioner after review 
10.27 	by a joint committee consisting of an equal number of representatives of the salaried 
10.28 	employees and the nonsalaried production and maintenance employees of that producer. 
10.29 	The District 11 director of the United States Steelworkers of America, on advice of each 
10.30 	local employee president, shall select the employee members. In nonorganized operations, 
10.31 	the employee committee shall be elected by the nonsalaried production and maintenance 
10.32 	employees. The review must be completed no later than six months after the producer 
10.33 	presents a proposal for expenditure of the funds to the committee. The funds held pursuant 
11.1 	to this section may be released only for projects supporting workforce development and 
11.2 	associated public facility improvement, or for acquisition of plant and stationary mining 
11.3 	equipment and facilities for the producer or for research and development in Minnesota 
11.4 	on new mining, or taconite, iron, or steel production technology, but only if the producer 
11.5 	provides a matching expenditure equal to the amount of the distribution to be used for 
11.6 	the same purpose beginning with distributions in 2014. ~~Effective for proposals for~~ 
11.7 	~~expenditures of money from the fund beginning May 26, 2007, the commissioner may not~~ 
11.8 	~~release the funds before the next scheduled meeting of the board.~~ Projects recommended 
11.9 	by the commissioner shall be subject to the board for approval. If a proposed expenditure 
11.10 	is not approved by the board, the funds must be deposited in the ~~Taconite Environmental~~ 
11.11 	~~Protection Fund~~ IRRRB fund under sections ~~298.222~~ 298.22 to 298.225. ~~If a producer~~ 
11.12 	~~uses money which has been released from the fund prior to May 26, 2007 to procure~~ 
11.13 	~~haulage trucks, mobile equipment, or mining shovels, and the producer removes the piece~~ 
11.14 	~~of equipment from the taconite tax relief area defined in section 273.134 within ten years~~ 
11.15 	~~from the date of receipt of the money from the fund, a portion of the money granted~~ 
11.16 	~~from the fund must be repaid to the taconite economic development fund. The portion~~ 
11.17 	~~of the money to be repaid is 100 percent of the grant if the equipment is removed from~~ 
11.18 	~~the taconite tax relief area within 12 months after receipt of the money from the fund,~~ 
11.19 	~~declining by ten percent for each of the subsequent nine years during which the equipment~~ 
11.20 	~~remains within the taconite tax relief area.~~ If a taconite production facility is sold after 
11.21 	operations at the facility had ceased, any money remaining in the fund for the former 
11.22 	producer may be released to the purchaser of the facility on the terms otherwise applicable 
11.23 	to the former producer under this section. If a producer fails to provide matching funds 
11.24 	for a proposed expenditure within six months after the commissioner approves release 
11.25 	of the funds, the funds are available for release to another producer in proportion to the 
11.26 	distribution provided and under the conditions of this section. Any portion of the fund 
11.27 	which is not released by the commissioner within one year of its deposit in the fund shall 
11.28 	be divided between the taconite environmental protection fund created in section ~~298.223~~
11.29 	 298.22and the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund created in section 
11.30 	298.292 for placement in their respective special accounts. Two-thirds of the unreleased 
11.31 	funds shall be distributed to the ~~taconite environmental protection fund~~ IRRRB fund and 
11.32 	one-third to the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund.
11.33 	~~(b)(i) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a), setting the amount of~~ 
11.34 	~~distributions and the review process, an amount equal to ten cents per taxable ton of~~ 
11.35 	~~production in 2007, for distribution in 2008 only, that would otherwise be distributed~~ 
11.36 	~~under paragraph (a), may be used for a loan or grant for the cost of providing for a~~ 
12.1 	~~value-added wood product facility located in the taconite tax relief area and in a county~~ 
12.2 	~~that contains a city of the first class. This amount must be deducted from the distribution~~ 
12.3 	~~under paragraph (a) for which a matching expenditure by the producer is not required. The~~ 
12.4 	~~granting of the loan or grant is subject to approval by the board. If the money is provided~~ 
12.5 	~~as a loan, interest must be payable on the loan at the rate prescribed in section 298.2213,~~ 
12.6 	~~subdivision 3. (ii) Repayments of the loan and interest, if any, must be deposited in the~~ 
12.7 	~~taconite environment protection fund under sections 298.222 to 298.225. If a loan or~~ 
12.8 	~~grant is not made under this paragraph by July 1, 2012, the amount that had been made~~ 
12.9 	~~available for the loan under this paragraph must be transferred to the taconite environment~~ 
12.10 	~~protection fund under sections 298.222 to 298.225. (iii) Money distributed in 2008 to the~~ 
12.11 	~~fund established under this section that exceeds ten cents per ton is available to qualifying~~ 
12.12 	~~producers under paragraph (a) on a pro rata basis.~~
12.13 	~~(c) Repayment or transfer of money to the taconite environmental protection fund~~ 
12.14 	~~under paragraph (b), item (ii), must be allocated by the Iron Range Resources and~~ 
12.15 	~~Rehabilitation Board for public works projects in house legislative districts in the same~~ 
12.16 	~~proportion as taxable tonnage of production in 2007 in each house legislative district, for~~ 
12.17 	~~distribution in 2008, bears to total taxable tonnage of production in 2007, for distribution~~ 
12.18 	~~in 2008. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, expenditures under this paragraph~~ 
12.19 	~~do not require approval by the governor. For purposes of this paragraph, "house legislative~~ 
12.20 	~~districts" means the legislative districts in existence on May 15, 2009.~~

12.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

12.22 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.28, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
12.23 		Subd. 7.Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. For the 1998 
12.24 	distribution, 6.5 cents per taxable ton shall be paid to the Iron Range Resources and 
12.25 	Rehabilitation Board for the purposes of section 298.22. That amount shall be increased 
12.26 	in 1999 and subsequent years in the same proportion as the increase in the implicit price 
12.27 	deflator as provided in section 298.24, subdivision 1. The amount distributed pursuant to 
12.28 	this subdivision shall be expended within or for the benefit of the ~~taconite assistance area~~
12.29 	 Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board service area defined in section 273.1341. 
12.30 	No part of the fund provided in this subdivision may be used to provide loans for the 
12.31 	operation of private business unless the loan is approved by the governor.

12.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

13.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 298.28, subdivision 9d, is 
13.2 	amended to read:
13.3 		Subd. 9d.Iron Range higher education account. Five cents per taxable ton must 
13.4 	be allocated to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board to be deposited in 
13.5 	an Iron Range higher education account that is hereby created, to be used for higher 
13.6 	education programs conducted at educational institutions in the ~~taconite assistance area~~
13.7 	 Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board service area defined in section 273.1341. 
13.8 	The Iron Range Higher Education committee under section 298.2214, and the Iron Range 
13.9 	Resources and Rehabilitation Board must approve all expenditures from the account.

13.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

13.11 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.28, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
13.12 		Subd. 11.Remainder. (a) The proceeds of the tax imposed by section 298.24 which 
13.13 	remain after the distributions and payments in subdivisions 2 to 10a, as certified by the 
13.14 	commissioner of revenue, and paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) have been made, together with 
13.15 	interest earned on all money distributed under this section prior to distribution, shall be 
13.16 	divided between the taconite environmental protection fund created in section 298.223
13.17 	and the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund created in section 298.292 as 
13.18 	follows: Two-thirds to the taconite environmental protection fund and one-third to the 
13.19 	Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund. The proceeds shall be placed in 
13.20 	the respective special accounts.
13.21 	(b) There shall be distributed to each city, town, and county the amount that it 
13.22 	received under section 294.26 in calendar year 1977; provided, however, that the amount 
13.23 	distributed in 1981 to the unorganized territory number 2 of Lake County and the town 
13.24 	of Beaver Bay based on the between-terminal trackage of Erie Mining Company will be 
13.25 	distributed in 1982 and subsequent years to the unorganized territory number 2 of Lake 
13.26 	County and the towns of Beaver Bay and Stony River based on the miles of track of Erie 
13.27 	Mining Company in each taxing district.
13.28 	(c) There shall be distributed to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board 
13.29 	the amounts it received in 1977 under section 298.22. The amount distributed under this 
13.30 	paragraph shall be expended within or for the benefit of the ~~taconite assistance area~~ Iron 
13.31 	Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board service area defined in section 273.1341.
13.32 	(d) There shall be distributed to each school district 62 percent of the amount that it 
13.33 	received under section 294.26 in calendar year 1977.

13.34 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

14.1 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.292, as amended by Laws 2013, chapter 
14.2 	3, section 19, is amended to read:
14.3 	298.292 POLICY.
14.4 		Subdivision 1.Purposes. The legislature is cognizant of the severe economic 
14.5 	dislocations and widespread unemployment that result when a single industry on which 
14.6 	an area is largely dependent, experiences a drastic reduction in activity. The Douglas J. 
14.7 	Johnson economic protection trust fund is hereby created to be devoted to economic 
14.8 	rehabilitation and diversification of ~~industrial enterprises where these conditions ensue~~ 
14.9 	~~as the result of the decline of such a single industry~~ the Iron Range Resources and 
14.10 	Rehabilitation Board service area. Priority shall be given to using the Douglas J. Johnson 
14.11 	economic protection trust fund for the following purposes:
14.12 	(1) projects and programs that are designed to create and maintain productive, 
14.13 	permanent, skilled employment, including employment in technologically innovative 
14.14 	businesses; and
14.15 	(2) projects and programs to encourage diversification of the economy and to 
14.16 	promote the development of minerals, alternative energy sources utilizing indigenous 
14.17 	fuels, forestry, small business, and tourism~~; and~~.
14.18 	~~(3) projects and programs for which technological and economic feasibility have~~ 
14.19 	~~been demonstrated.~~
14.20 		Subd. 2.Use of money. Money in the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust 
14.21 	fund may be used for the following purposes:
14.22 	(1) to provide loans, loan guarantees, interest buy-downs and other forms of 
14.23 	participation with private sources of financing, but a loan to a private enterprise shall be 
14.24 	for a principal amount not to exceed one-half of the cost of the project for which financing 
14.25 	is sought, and the rate of interest on a loan to a private enterprise shall be no less than the 
14.26 	lesser of eight percent or an interest rate three percentage points less than a full faith 
14.27 	and credit obligation of the United States government of comparable maturity, at the 
14.28 	time that the loan is approved;
14.29 	(2) to fund reserve accounts established to secure the payment when due of the 
14.30 	principal of and interest on bonds issued pursuant to section 298.2211;
14.31 	~~(3) to pay in periodic payments or in a lump-sum payment any or all of the interest~~ 
14.32 	~~on bonds issued pursuant to chapter 474 for the purpose of constructing, converting,~~ 
14.33 	~~or retrofitting heating facilities in connection with district heating systems or systems~~ 
14.34 	~~utilizing alternative energy sources;~~
14.35 	~~(4)~~ (3) to invest in a venture capital fund or enterprise that will provide capital 
14.36 	to other entities that are engaging in, or that will engage in, projects or programs that 
15.1 	have the purposes set forth in subdivision 1~~. No investments may be made in a venture~~ 
15.2 	~~capital fund or enterprise unless at least two other unrelated investors make investments~~ 
15.3 	~~of at least $500,000 in the venture capital fund or enterprise, and the investment by the~~ 
15.4 	~~Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund may not exceed the amount of the~~ 
15.5 	~~largest investment by an unrelated investor in the venture capital fund or enterprise. For~~ 
15.6 	~~purposes of this subdivision, an "unrelated investor" is a person or entity that is not related~~ 
15.7 	~~to the entity in which the investment is made or to any individual who owns more than 40~~ 
15.8 	~~percent of the value of the entity, in any of the following relationships: spouse, parent,~~ 
15.9 	~~child, sibling, employee, or owner of an interest in the entity that exceeds ten percent of~~ 
15.10 	~~the value of all interests in it. For purposes of determining the limitations under this~~ 
15.11 	~~clause, the amount of investments made by an investor other than the Douglas J. Johnson~~ 
15.12 	~~economic protection trust fund is the sum of all investments made in the venture capital~~ 
15.13 	~~fund or enterprise during the period beginning one year before the date of the investment~~ 
15.14 	~~by the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund~~; and
15.15 	~~(5)~~ (4) to purchase forest land in the ~~taconite assistance area~~ Iron Range Resources 
15.16 	and Rehabilitation Board service area defined in section 273.1341 to be held and managed 
15.17 	as a public trust for the benefit of the area for the purposes authorized in section 298.22, 
15.18 	subdivision 5a. Property purchased under this section may be sold by the commissioner 
15.19 	upon approval by the board. The net proceeds must be deposited in the trust fund for the 
15.20 	purposes and uses of this section.
15.21 	Money from the trust fund shall be expended only in ~~or for the benefit of the taconite~~ 
15.22 	~~assistance area~~ the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board service area defined in 
15.23 	section 273.1341.

15.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

15.25 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.293, is amended to read:
15.26 	298.293 EXPENDING FUNDS.
15.27 	The funds provided by section 298.28, subdivision 11, relating to the Douglas J. 
15.28 	Johnson economic protection trust fund~~, except money expended pursuant to Laws 1982,~~ 
15.29 	~~Second Special Session, chapter 2, sections 8 to 14, shall be expended only in an amount~~ 
15.30 	~~that does not exceed the sum of the net interest, dividends, and earnings arising from~~ 
15.31 	~~the investment of the trust for the preceding 12 calendar months from the date of the~~ 
15.32 	~~authorization plus, for fiscal year 1983, $10,000,000 from the corpus of the fund. The~~ 
15.33 	~~funds~~ may be spent only in ~~or for the benefit of the taconite assistance area~~ the Iron Range 
15.34 	Resources and Rehabilitation Board service area as defined in section 273.1341. If during 
16.1 	any year the taconite property tax account under sections 273.134 to 273.136 does not 
16.2 	contain sufficient funds to pay the property tax relief specified in Laws 1977, chapter 
16.3 	423, article X, section 4, there is appropriated from this trust fund to the relief account 
16.4 	sufficient funds to pay the relief specified in Laws 1977, chapter 423, article X, section 4.

16.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

16.6 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 298.294, is amended to read:
16.7 	298.294 INVESTMENT OF FUND.
16.8 	~~(a)~~ The trust fund established by section 298.292 shall be invested pursuant to law 
16.9 	by the State Board of Investment and the net interest, dividends, and other earnings arising 
16.10 	from the investments shall be transferred~~, except as provided in paragraph (b),~~ on the first 
16.11 	day of each month to the ~~trust and shall be included and become part of the trust fund.~~ 
16.12 	~~The amounts transferred, including the interest, dividends, and other earnings earned~~ 
16.13 	~~prior to July 13, 1982, together with the additional amount of $10,000,000 for fiscal year~~ 
16.14 	~~1983, which is appropriated April 21, 1983, are appropriated from the trust fund to the~~ 
16.15 	~~commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation for deposit in a separate account~~ 
16.16 	~~for expenditure for the purposes set forth in section 298.292~~ IRRRB fund. Amounts 
16.17 	appropriated pursuant to this section shall not cancel but shall remain available unless 
16.18 	expended.
16.19 	~~(b) For fiscal years 2010 and 2011 only, $1,500,000 of the net interest, dividends,~~ 
16.20 	~~and other earnings under paragraph (a) shall be transferred to a special account. Funds~~ 
16.21 	~~in the special account are available for loans or grants to businesses, with priority given~~ 
16.22 	~~to businesses with 25 or fewer employees. Funds may be used for wage subsidies for~~ 
16.23 	~~up to 52 weeks of up to $5 per hour or other activities, including, but not limited to,~~ 
16.24 	~~short-term operating expenses and purchase of equipment and materials by businesses~~ 
16.25 	~~under financial duress, that will create additional jobs in the taconite assistance area under~~ 
16.26 	~~section 273.1341. Expenditures from the special account must be approved by the board.~~
16.27 	~~(c) To qualify for a grant or loan, a business must be currently operating and have~~ 
16.28 	~~been operating for one year immediately prior to its application for a loan or grant, and its~~ 
16.29 	~~corporate headquarters must be located in the taconite assistance area.~~

16.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

16.31 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 298.296, subdivision 1, is 
16.32 	amended to read:
17.1 		Subdivision 1.Project approval. ~~The board and commissioner shall by August 1 of~~ 
17.2 	~~each year prepare a list of projects to be funded from the Douglas J. Johnson economic~~ 
17.3 	~~protection trust with necessary supporting information including description of the~~ 
17.4 	~~projects, plans, and cost estimates. These projects shall be consistent with the priorities~~ 
17.5 	~~established in section 298.292 and shall not be approved by the board unless it finds that:~~
17.6 	~~(a) the project will materially assist, directly or indirectly, the creation of additional~~ 
17.7 	~~long-term employment opportunities;~~
17.8 	~~(b) the prospective benefits of the expenditure exceed the anticipated costs; and~~
17.9 	~~(c) in the case of assistance to private enterprise, the project will serve a sound~~ 
17.10 	~~business purpose.~~
17.11 	 Each project must be approved by over one-half of all of the members of the board 
17.12 	and the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation. ~~The list of projects~~ 
17.13 	~~shall be submitted to the governor, who shall, by November 15 of each year, approve or~~ 
17.14 	~~disapprove, or return for further consideration, each project. The money for a project may~~ 
17.15 	~~be expended only upon approval of the project by the governor. The board may submit~~ 
17.16 	~~supplemental projects for approval at any time.~~

17.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

17.18 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 298.296, subdivision 2, is 
17.19 	amended to read:
17.20 		Subd. 2.Expenditure of funds. ~~(a) Before January 1, 2028, funds may be expended~~ 
17.21 	~~on projects and for administration of the trust fund only from the net interest, earnings,~~ 
17.22 	~~and dividends arising from the investment of the trust at any time, including net interest,~~ 
17.23 	~~earnings, and dividends that have arisen prior to July 13, 1982, plus $10,000,000 made~~ 
17.24 	~~available for use in fiscal year 1983, except that any amount required to be paid out of the~~ 
17.25 	~~trust fund to provide the property tax relief specified in Laws 1977, chapter 423, article~~ 
17.26 	~~X, section 4, and to make school bond payments and payments to recipients of taconite~~ 
17.27 	~~production tax proceeds pursuant to section 298.225, may be taken from the corpus of~~ 
17.28 	~~the trust.~~
17.29 	~~(b) Additionally, upon recommendation by the board, up to $13,000,000 from the~~ 
17.30 	~~corpus of the trust may be made available for use as provided in subdivision 4, and up to~~ 
17.31 	~~$10,000,000 from the corpus of the trust may be made available for use as provided in~~ 
17.32 	~~section 298.2961.~~
17.33 	~~(c) Additionally, an~~ (a) An amount equal to or less than 20 percent of the value of 
17.34 	the corpus of the trust ~~on May 18, 2002, not including the funds authorized in paragraph~~ 
17.35 	~~(b), plus the amounts made available under section 298.28, subdivision 4, and Laws 2002,~~ 
18.1 	~~chapter 377, article 8, section 17,~~ may be expended on projects. Funds may be expended 
18.2 	for projects under this paragraph only if the project:
18.3 	(1) is for the purposes established under section 298.292, subdivision 1, clause 
18.4 	(1) or (2); and
18.5 	(2) is approved by two-thirds of all of the members of the board.
18.6 	~~No money made available under this paragraph or paragraph (d) can be used for~~ 
18.7 	~~administrative or operating expenses of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board~~ 
18.8 	~~or expenses relating to any facilities owned or operated by the board on May 18, 2002.~~
18.9 	~~(d)~~ (b) Upon recommendation by a unanimous vote of all members of the board, 
18.10 	amounts in addition to those authorized under ~~paragraphs (a), (b), and (c)~~ paragraph (a)
18.11 	 may be expended on projects described in section 298.292, subdivision 1.
18.12 	~~(e) Annual administrative costs, not including detailed engineering expenses for the~~ 
18.13 	~~projects, shall not exceed five percent of the net interest, dividends, and earnings arising~~ 
18.14 	~~from the trust in the preceding fiscal year.~~
18.15 	~~(f)~~ (c) Principal and interest received in repayment of loans made pursuant to this 
18.16 	section, and earnings on other investments made under section 298.292, subdivision 2, 
18.17 	clause (4), shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the trust. These receipts 
18.18 	are appropriated to the board for the purposes of sections 298.291 to 298.298.
18.19 	~~(g)~~ (d) Additionally, notwithstanding section 298.293, upon the approval of the 
18.20 	board, money from the corpus of the trust may be expanded to purchase forest lands 
18.21 	within the ~~taconite assistance area~~ Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board service 
18.22 	area defined in section 273.1341, as provided in sections 298.22, subdivision 5a, and 
18.23 	298.292, subdivision 2, clause (5).

18.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

18.25 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.297, is amended to read:
18.26 	298.297 ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
18.27 	Before submission of ~~a~~ an economic development project using IRRRB fund or 
18.28 	Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund money to the board, the commissioner 
18.29 	of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation shall appoint a technical advisory committee 
18.30 	consisting of one or more persons who are knowledgeable in areas related to the objectives 
18.31 	of the proposal. Members of the committees shall be compensated as provided in section 
18.32 	15.059, subdivision 3. The board shall not act on a proposal until it has received the 
18.33 	evaluation and recommendations of the technical advisory committee or until 15 days 
19.1 	have elapsed since the proposal was transmitted to the advisory committee, whichever 
19.2 	occurs first. Notwithstanding section 15.059, the committees do not expire.

19.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

19.4 	Sec. 17. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
 19.5 	The revisor of statutes shall renumber the provisions of Minnesota Statutes listed 
19.6 	in column A to the references listed in column B. The revisor shall also make necessary 
19.7 	cross-reference changes in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules consistent with 
19.8 	renumbering.

19.9 | | Column A | Column B
19.10 | | 298.22, subd. 9 | 298.22, subd. 6
19.11 | | 298.22, subd. 1a | 298.22, subd. 8
19.12 | | 298.22, subd. 6 | 298.22, subd. 9
19.13 | | 298.22, subd. 13 | 298.22, subd. 10
19.14 | | 298.22, subd. 7 | 298.22, subd. 13
19.15 | | 298.22, subd. 10 | 298.22, subd. 14
19.16 | | 298.22, subd. 5a | 298.22, subd. 15
19.17 | | 298.2211 | 298.22, subd. 7

19.18 	Sec. 18.  REPEALER.
 19.19 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 298.2213, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6; 
19.20 	298.222; 298.223, subdivision 3; 298.296, subdivision 4; 298.2961, subdivisions 1, 3, 6, 
19.21 	and 7; and 298.298, are repealed.
19.22 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 298.22, subdivision 8; 298.2213, 
19.23 	subdivision 4; 298.223, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 298.2961, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5, are 
19.24 	repealed.

19.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.