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SF 1429

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/26/2021 01:55pm

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A bill for an act
 relating to economic development; modifying dates for awarding relief grants;
amending Laws 2020, Seventh Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 1,
subdivision 7; article 5, section 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Laws 2020, Seventh Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 1, subdivision
7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Appropriation.

(a) $88,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the
general fund to the commissioner of revenue to make payments required under this section.
This is a onetime appropriation. Of this amount, $250,000 is appropriated to the commissioner
of revenue to administer this section.

(b) The appropriation under this subdivision deleted text begin expires on March 15, 2021. Any unexpended
amount from the appropriation in paragraph (a) after March 15, 2021, is canceleddeleted text end new text begin is available
until expendednew text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. If
Laws 2020, Seventh Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 1, subdivision 7, has expired
on the effective date of this section, then subdivision 7 is revived and reenacted retroactive
to March 14, 2021.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Laws 2020, Seventh Special Session chapter 2, article 5, section 1, is amended to
read:


Section 1. COUNTY RELIEF GRANTS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES;
APPROPRIATION.

(a) $114,800,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of management and budget for payments to counties for relief grants to local
businesses. This is a onetime appropriation.

(b) Each county shall be issued a payment in the amount of $256,250 or a per capita
amount determined by reference to the population of each county according to the most
recently available 2019 population estimate from the state demographer as of December 1,
2020, whichever is greater.

(c) Each county may use the greater of $6,250 or 2.5 percent of the amount received
under paragraph (b) for administrative costs incurred from making grants under this section.
A county may contract with a third party to administer the grant program on behalf of the
county.

(d) Counties shall use the funds to make grants to individual businesses and nonprofits
that, to the extent it is feasible for the county to determine:

(1) are located in the applicable county in the state of Minnesota or on adjacent tribal
land;

(2) have no current tax liens on record with the secretary of state as of the time of
application for a grant under this section; and

(3) were impacted by an executive order related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(e) A county shall determine grant recipients and the grant amount awarded per grant.
A business that receives a business relief payment under article 1 is not excluded from
applying for a county relief grant under this section. A county may award a grant to a
business that is owned by a tribal government and located on tribal land if the business has
voluntarily complied with Executive Order No. 20-99. Nonprofits, nonprofit arts
organizations, nonprofit museums, and nonprofit fitness centers that earn revenue similar
to businesses, including but not limited to ticket sales and membership fees, are eligible for
grants under this section.

(f) Grant funds must be used by the eligible business or nonprofit for operations expenses
incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.

deleted text begin (g) Grants under this section must be awarded by March 15, 2021.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end Grants and the process of making grants under this section are exempt from the
following statutes and related policies: Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.15, subdivision 3;
16B.97; and 16B.98, subdivisions 5, 7, and 8. A county opting to use a third party to
administer grants is exempt from Minnesota Statutes, section 471.345, in the selection of
the third-party administrator. The exemptions under this paragraph expire deleted text begin on March 15,
2021deleted text end new text begin on the date the amount appropriated under this section is expended under paragraph
(i)new text end .

deleted text begin (i)deleted text end new text begin (h) new text end By June 30, 2021, the commissioner of employment and economic development
shall report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over economic development
policy and finance on the grants provided under this section.

deleted text begin (j) Any unexpended amount from the appropriation in paragraph (a) after April 1, 2021,
is canceled.
 deleted text end

new text begin (i) The amount appropriated under this section is available until expended.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. If
Laws 2020, Seventh Special Session chapter 2, article 5, section 1, paragraph (h), has expired
on the effective date of this section, then paragraph (h), now codified as paragraph (g) is
revived and reenacted retroactive to March 14, 2021.
 new text end