as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/15/2018 02:32pm
A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; expanding review by commissioner of management
and budget of capital funding requests from political subdivisions; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.86, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.86, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
A political subdivision that requests an appropriation of state
money for a local capital improvement project is encouraged to submit the request to the
commissioner of management and budget by July 15 of an odd-numbered year to ensure
its full consideration. The deleted text begin requestsdeleted text end new text begin requestnew text end must be submitted in the form and with the
supporting documentation required by the commissioner of management and budget. deleted text begin All
requestsdeleted text end new text begin If a request isnew text end timely received by the commissioner deleted text begin must be submitted todeleted text end new text begin , the
commissioner must submit it tonew text end the legislaturedeleted text begin ,deleted text end along withnew text begin the information required under
subdivision 3a, the commissioner's evaluation under subdivision 3b, andnew text end the governor's
recommendations, whether or not the governor recommends that deleted text begin adeleted text end new text begin thenew text end request be funded,
by the deadline established in section 16A.11, subdivision 1.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.86, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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The commissioner must evaluate each request from a political
subdivision to determine whether:
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(1) the political subdivision has provided for the maximum possible nonstate funding
for the project;
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(2) the project helps to fulfill an important state mission;
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(3) the project is of regional or statewide significance;
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(4) the project will expand the state's role into a new policy area;
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(5) state funding for the project will create significant inequities among local jurisdictions;
and
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(6) the project will compete with other facilities to the detriment of those other facilities.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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