as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/13/2019 04:54pm
A bill for an act
relating to state government; prohibiting an agency from procuring supplies or
services from persons that fail to disclose as required by federal law information
relating to conflict minerals originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
or its neighboring countries; requiring an agency to provide notice of the prohibition
in any solicitation for supplies or services; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) The following terms have the meanings given them.
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(b) "Conflict mineral" means a mineral or mineral derivative determined under federal
law to be financing human conflict. Conflict mineral includes columbite-tantalite (coltan),
cassiterite, gold, wolframite, or derivatives of those minerals.
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(c) "Noncompliant person" means a person:
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(1) who is required to disclose under federal law information relating to conflict minerals
that originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or its neighboring countries; and
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(2) for whom the disclosure is not filed, is considered under federal law to be an unreliable
determination, or contains false information.
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No commissioner may knowingly procure supplies or services
from a noncompliant person.
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In any solicitation for supplies or services, a commissioner shall provide
notice of the requirements of this section.
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